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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 13, Issue 4 (October 18, 1984)
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VOLlJMt. NlJMbl<;R 13,
ISSUE NUMBER 4
A
Evergreen Commits
to
Cultural
Literacy
"P b bi th . t "fi
Pilgrimage
of thought and str uggle on the part
of the faculty. Many felt the difficulty of this task, placed as it was, upon
a faculty largely trained in Eurocentric traditions. Some facu~ly
members "were concerned with
what t~ey saw as usurping their
academIC frcedom by bemg told
what to teach," according to Affirmative Action Officer Lovern King.
But most, she said, were very recep·
tive. They were concerned with over·
coming the limits placed on them by
tradItIOnal backgrounds and
reco.gnizing their own biases...
Kmg, whose background IS In
multi-cultural education, is a facul·
ty member who is working in the Af·
Lovern King, TESC Affirmative Action Officer
firmative Action Office for this year
by Nancy Boulton
auspices of the Affirmative Action
areas. They identified short and long
only. One of her main objectives is
DTF, the Subcommittee for Cultural
term gOals and resource needs.
to work as a resource person for the
"Cultural Literacy" is the slogan
Literacy in the Curriculum worked
Some of the specific proposals infaculty. She will help faculty
for a variety'of activities intended to
last winter and spring to delineate elude:
development
of
a
members to experiment with difbring about recognition and respect
methods for implementation of "Bibliography of Great Texts By
ferent ideas and materials as they
for cultural differences among
cross-cultural development within
and About People of Color" by the
focus on non-traditional cultural
members of the Evergreen comeach section of the curriculum. They Humanities specialty area; possible
education.
munity. A main aspect of this, acalso set up timetables for progress
field work on Native American
One issue that this subject brings
cording to Tomas Ybarra, is recognievaluation.
reservations by the Environmental
up is the ability of traditionally traintion that' 'Civilization did not begin
Under the direction of the subStudies area; units on science and
ed faculty to present non-European
with the Greeks and Romans. Not
committee, faculty members of each cultural perspective in the area of
cultures. There have been comall people trace their roots to that
specialty area, core programs and Science, Technology and Health;
plaints in the past by third world
tradition ...
graduate studies met separately to and various seminars, workshops
groups that their cultures have been
draft p[ans _ These plansjdentifi.t:!L.._..and~ectur.esJ>ased.on a diversity.of__inwulu.ceLinto a atmospher~QL
nto the Evergreen curriculum have
means for developement of inter- cultural influences.
preconceived attitudes. Cultural
been given a new priority. Under the
cultural aspects within their specific
The proposals .howed a great c1eal
aspects may be distorted and thus
ro a .y e mos slgnl 1' th at happene d
cant th lng
as president
du-rl'ng my term
.
was the adoptl'on of the
'
affiIrmatIve
act'Ion poI'ICY, , ,
regardl ess 0 f. what th e 1aw
says , we 're gOl'ng to do more
and do better • "
,
DICk Schwartz
Cruising Cadillac:
Brown,
Beautiful,
Bewitching;
Texas Towns:
Dun,
Desolate,
Depressing;
Odd Odyssey:
Pilgrimage to Places
I couldn't wait to leave.
Michelins to Merkel
Radials revolving
Retracing ruts my father
Roamed from years ago.
[ w.onder less at wanderlust,
Blood heritage of mine
(The legacy my father left
[n lieu of child support),
Than my return to childhood homes
E ncased in Cadillac.
tri umphant Regression
Pretentious Procession
The fantasy he sired,
Co nceived perhaps
So Me so ul-sick night
SOll l sitting some sad sinn er ,
So ul-s ick himse lf
_ __._________
H p-Ile-l~,r~d: ----
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Da ys o f construction ,
Ni g.hts of prayer and preaching,
Yca rs of disappointment.
Reassurance
I do not fit
Th ese towns or t his car.
Te mporary Aberrations
Accidental A ssociations
W ith my father.
Press your fingers hard
against your head.
Then roll the skin
around the bone.
R" g.e r Di c ke y
You and Yosemite
used to love to explure
the hills and valleys and caves
a nd other sce ni c wonders of yo ur body.
But om:c when I was lying in the sun
I'm after the insecurity
Th a t spurred my fat her's
success.
Terry Miner
in one of yo ur so ft meadows,
full of sandwiches and beer ,
a snake in your grass came to me
and told of all the others
who had lain there before.
At fir st I didn't care,
but when the sun went down
and [ was still counting,
I began to think of new frontiers.
Craig Oates
Something is in there
that won't come out.
But now it knows
it' s not alone.
Loretta Bashakeus
Old Boyfriend
I won't drive down O'Farrell Street again .
There'll be an Audi in her driveway
And a lump in my throat.
We have nothing the other needs :.lIlymore
Except oa friendly howdy do
And maybe a clean getaway.
There's no need to talk, or even hope.
Everthing's resolved, it's over.
And I've already died enough for ten men.
Spilled Laughter
Ci reles aroulld circles
Laugh ing with the SUIl
Here is something new
:\ Iy life has just begun
Wa rm, sleepy picture- tlwu glll'
Vivid sight and sound
r>.lo ney for the rich folk
For me, the open ground
Cry in g between laughter
A cease-fire in my soul
This is what comes after
You know you'll soon be whole
Circles around circles
Dancing in the rain
Her'e- is'-something new
Hope inside of pain
UnIilled
An hour
is not at all
lik e any ord inary
moving object.
Since time began,
generat ions
have secn it go by,
and memorized its margins
as it passed,
but where to stand
when the next one
comes around
is still
anybody's guess.
Benjamin Dover
.Janet Wahler
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
">.,
jng_jlOLLjLwe_didn:tincludelculwr.aI+-~_______
literacy] in your education."
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Longhouse Will Focus Native American Studies
f\1crkel to Magog,
A ,hu rt trip in a Cad illac.
Living Cheap
produce misunderstanding rathel .
than promote understa.nding .
Ybarra emphasized the need no
to simply graft an aspecl of a non
European culture onto an agendc.
that is a lready being followed. Hl
"would prefer to see people let go
of old patterns and build from the
ground up."
To overcome these problems in
training, the final report by the Subcommittee for Cultural Literacy reo
quested that a minimum of $20,()()(
annually be set aside for "facult)'
development and program enrichment in the area of intercultural/ international study."
A major evaluation of the pro· 1
gress made in cultural literacy will
occur at the end of the 1986-87
academic year. RefleCtions by faculty, students and the Provost on what
was learned over the previous years
will be used to decide on the future
for development of cultural literacy.
Whether we a're a third world or
non-third world background, that
future will affect each of us, according to King. "Figures show that by
the year 2000, five out of six people
in the world will be people of color, "
she said. "We would be short chang-
[ quit begging her to stay after
She refused to come back and after she
Told me how long she had been trying to
IW.
Bob Owen
Pals
I take from this they did not work,
your dreams of grand ambition,
and now you call because you fear
the howling ciowd's derision.
I've seen you through the weary times
when work had numbed your spirit,
though others could ndt take your pain
I've moved in close to hear it.
I've backtd you up throughout the years
in schemes both straight and shakey.
I've come to know the truth of you,
and, friend, you're pretty flakey.
by Kirt¥ Erickson
Construction of a [onghouse on
th'e Evergreen Campus to be used as
the site of Native America(l studies
has been included in the college's
new Affirmative Action P·olicy. a
site has been selected and
preliminary sketches have been
drawn. The Longhouse Proje.c t·
Committee is working on funding.
A longhouse is a long house constructed of cedar logs. To Indian
communit ies it is the gathering place
in which are expressed the cuture's
concepts of education, ecology,
economics, and personal exhange.
In addition to the traditional
one room, Evergreen's longho'use
will have facilities necessary to accomodate academic and social activities. Included in these will be a
classroom/dining area, a stage,
restrooms, and a kitchen.
The functions a longhouse will
serve for the campus, according to
the report submitted by the Project
Committee, include the following:
a) The Longhouse will provide a
focus and primary setting for Native
American Studies on the Evergreen
College campus.
b) It tvill be an important recruitment tool for Indian students by
providing a culturally relevant setting for a specially designed
academic program.
c) It will be a place where the
cultural, spiritual, and artistic
elements of the Native American
Culture can be preserved.
d) It will be a living museum and
a place for demonstration and
discussion between Native and nonNative Americans. It will be a place
to celebrate Indian culture and a
place of inspiration to Native
. Americans
and
non-Native
Americans ' alike.
e) It will be a ctiiler of communication and a bridge between
THE EVERGREEN
STATE COLLEGE
Roger Dickey
Olympia.
OCTOBER 11,1984
WA
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SIT[ PLIIN , PHASE I
lOHGHOUS[ C()ff'l()!
THE [Y£RGA[[N SU.TE COllEGE
cu!!Ures. [t will provide a significant
cross-cultural experience for nonNative Americans, including
Teacher Certification students.
f) It will serve as an affirmative action effort, easing the transition for
Indian students coming ' to
Evergreen.
Mary Ellen Hillaire, a Member of
the FacuIty at TESC from 1971 until her death in 1982, initiated the
idea of a long house at Evergreen
many years ago. Though the board
of Trustees Of~Vergreen approved
the resulting pr ject request from the
longhouse pIa ning group in 1982,
the state did not fund it's construction . It did, however, approve the
concept if funds be raised from
private parties.
Lack of money has not stopped
those involved since Ms. Hillaire's
cleath. The memory of her drive for
a long house still lives and is felt by
those who knew her. She said in one
of the many meetings, "The need for
the longhouse has its roots in the
treaties which have up to date not
been fulfilled. Its purpose is to
develop an alternative educational
system, which is drawn from the
values and is sustained by the life
styles that have come out of the
many cultures. This is the context
that will be utilized to establish the
educational process which will
1.'''·,OHClIJ SE
"'O~EII
l OtI(. HOU:: (/J'IPl n. PHI.S[ I
THE [V[ R' R([N STHE (OlU f. [
develop in the longhouse ."
The projected cost of over one
million dollars for this project is the
major obstacle to a longhouse on
campus. Also, whether the state will
maintain and operate the longhouse
once ~onstructed is still in question.
If and when the money is raised
to begin construction,
the
longhouse will be built on the corner of Driftwood Road and Sunset
Drive, using between two and four
acres, including parking facilities.
The Longhouse Policy Advisory
Board members on campus are;
Lloyd Colfax - Native American
Studies, Jon Collier - architect,_
John Perkins - Academic Dean.
and David Whitener Nativl
American Studies .
Mr. Perkins noted that if completed, the longhouse project will bl
"unique" in that it will be "a pro·
gram unlike any other in the coun
try." Evergreen, already unique ir
itself, is an appropriate setting fOI
a new and exciting sty le 01
education.
A community meetillg will be hel(
next Monday, October 22 at noon in
Library 4300 at the Evergreen Statr
College to inform the public am'
answer questions concerning tht
Longhouse . Project.
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTi\(;E
PAID
OLYMP IA. W /\
PERMIT
NO . 6~
A Step
Back
the Evergreen Community appearing in the c.p _J. volume 13, iss ue
No.3.
Allison, What is wrong with an
Army recruiter (who, by th e way,
does not represent the entire army
To The Evergreen Community:
and is not perso nally responsible for
Whe re have all the children gone?
the situation in Central Ameri ca or
Another demonstration of man' s
A n o'p en letter to the student body:
for the condition of our re lations
disregard for th e value of Ii fe has
As you are probably aware, there
with Russia), as you say, "sitting in
recently passed before o ur eyes.
are some importa nt decisions facing
Lib. 2112" on the 16th of October?
Many times we see g roups a nd in ·
all of us. I a m speaking specifically
While I am not a fan of the Armed
di vidual s ta kin g a sta nd against the
of th e upcoming presidential
Services, I do not den y the recruiter' s
wa nt o n sla ught er o f our natural
electi o n.
ri g ht to be on campus. My moralit y
wildlife; aga inst th e taking of th e
The firs t decision fo r us to make
whaic ; against the "Harvest" of the does not need to be imposed on ead)
is whether or not to vote . Then it
and every ot her person in th e world.
fur sea l; aga in st the threat of nucleal
gets ha rd; if i'm not sure, Who do
People develop their morals throug h
To th e Eve rgreen Communi ty :
wa r via the arms race ; aga inst th e
I vo te for (or against)?
th eir own expe ri ences. For thi s
G ree n h as co m e t o m ean
sta rv a tion of dep ri ved peoples and
Well, I do n't have YOUR answer
reaso n, they are va lid mora ls a nd
'o m elhin g othe r th an Ih a t color to nations. What a stra nge conundrum
bUI I did find o ut that WashPIR G
whil e I mi ght not agree with th em I
ck ,cr ibe lire C hri s tma ~ tree, the pa in l thi s is. Or maybe it is not a conunis spon so ring a SHOWDOWN belcertainl
y do not consider th em, to be
wirl c h Army tru c ks a nd their drum after all but only a thinly
ween , th e
Democrals
and
any less va lid than my ow n .
assailant 's assig n Ih e ir ca m ouflage,
veiled hypocrisy. Is it logica l to
RepUbli ca n's. The ihtent of thi s
St udents a t TESC represent a
th e col or of m y blond ha ired, fair
demon strate fo r the prot ec tion of
prese ntation is to allow yo u to hea r
microcosm
of the communit y, ' th e ' kined Lady's eyes - it has ex pand th e va ri o us spec ies of animal o n the
a nd co mpare th e different platforms
stat e, th e entire co untry . Wh il e the
ed 10 mea n m o re th a n the wor ld
face of this earth a nd sta nd read y to
a nd goa ls of the two pa rti es.
majority of us are proba bl e anti descr ibed to me before Evergree n
fi g ht tooth and nail agiamt th e hun I wo uld lik e to e ncourage yo u to
Re agan,
a nti-n uclear,
ant iheca mc a fi g ure in my life .
tin g of th e w hale o r th e ex tin cti on
a ttend the presentation o n Sunday,
intervention a nd seve ral other we ll
/t's now that I'm surro unded by
of th e eag le a nd fail to confro nt the
October 2 1st a t 6 p.m . in Lecture
intentioned "a nti' s," there may be
Ihe d eli g ht s o f Green 's mea ning in
most trag ic s laug ht e r of a ll tim e HailS .
the a rms of th is co ll ege : given eye~
the killin g of the innocent p re na ta l so me st udent s who a re genuinel y in After a ll , if yo u don'l vote in terested in joinin g the service . Do10 notice Ihal "ert a in people have a lhuman' This is the ultimate
te llige ntl y you' re part of the proing so does not ex press a desire to
la in ed a d ef inition bf "T he
de mo nstration of man '~ di sregard
ble m, not part of the so lution .
go
immediately to Central America
(jree ner" - the lo ng fl ow in g hair ,
for life. T he suppo rt of G rec npcace
Thanks
mu lt i-co lo red att ire, th e za ny pera nd abortion is a ntithetical. Save th e and "put the damn rebels in their
James Norton .
sona lil y tha t rema in s untoucha bl e by
whale and sacrifi ce th e child is place." En lisling i'n the servi ce may
be a way o f gett in g techni ca l train a n y but th e authenti c co hort - the
hyponacy .
ing
or gettin g a n inexpensive cducamood of green has infec ted the
Today the State is involved in th e ·
bowels of m y so ul a nd turned m e to
abortion bu siness using ,s tate tax ti01l. Who knows? While I believe
the decision to join must be preceed- ,
readju st what I thought to be
funds to carry out it s bu siness. I ned
by a thorough soul searching, I
g rega ri o us a nd co mpatible with
dividuals are running to the clinics
do not deny anyone the right to join .
human nature; I am compelled to
a t an unrrecedented race. Re,s ponThe recruiter is not pulling people
dig further than the hues of my im sibility for personal decisions has
off
of Red Square, he or she is simppri soned perceptions, drive n by an
been cast aside as an old coal. The
ly sitting there. If you want to join
insa ne need to be as my new COnl emcycle perpetuates itself breeding
(because that is hi s or her specific
po rary\ and hug even the most
more and more disregard for life and
purpose on the 16th), go talk to him
unl ovab le characters,turn my
less and less ability to accept
or
her . Ask questions related to joinfjlilor\ lillie: P('/('r O/mll. a./''''lI1er
ro ma nti c not io n that people a rc peorespon sibility.
ing,
if
you
are
interested.
But
c'l'('rgreell
\'llIrI('lI/. hal l>e(,11 ill
pl e a nd we will find each other,
, The issue is complex; the , solu rem ember that this person does not
NiclIflI!!/W Fl,. liI e lal} t('11 1//lJlllhl·
_. Llisco-Yl:r tha t wc arc pulled to to uch
tion.'i-..aJ:c-haLd; amLtlle future is '
neccssarrly,epTesenrthe-co liectiv ~itlrrh e-B,.ethem-Voluftfee,-Go,p .
by th e very a llract io n of o ur na lure,s
unclear. Will we ~ontinue in our
conscious of th e e ntire Armed
'
- no , now I mU SI dig m yse lf away
hypocri sy o r will we wake in our
Forces. ·Remember that they a rc as
Irol11 Ih ese scn, ibilitie., and look
nighl mare a nd PUI an end to thi ~
To Everyone:
mll ch a n individua'i as you.
I hosc people who pass thro ug h my
social cancer.
There a rc so ma ny fric nd I want
I I' no one vis ited the recr uit er,
day directl y in the eyes and extend
Th is November we will have th e
to address Ihi s to perso na ll y. I ho pe
wouldn't
th
a
t
be
an
equally
e
lTec
ti
ve
lir<.: grecn for mul a: be kind becau sc
o pportunil y 10 take an impo rt a nt
a ll o f yo u are in good spirits and
stalement?
il mak es li fe easier, bc warm hcca u'l
., tep hack from Ihe hrink of socia l
hea lth ,
I've talk ed t hroughoul thi s leller
il Ill a ke, lik Illore lov in g , be to uch)
ca lastro phe, You r decision will afThere is a lo t (lfla lk, and lens io n,
a bo ut the rights of t he individual. I
beca use il ma ke s 0 1he rs feci acfeCI the qua lit y of frec li fe in th e
aboul
'llbSla nti a l csca lati(ln in the
certai nl y do not deny you, A lli son,
ccplcd, I wa ke in Ihi , new world full
fUlurc. Which direc lion will we ttO
co
unt
e
rrevo lu tionary agression as
Ihe right to meet with th e recr uit er,
o f d ist ress Ihal I ca nn o l pa ss Ihe
ill ou r quest for thc protecti on 01
Ih
e
elec
tions, bOlh Ni carag ua na a nd
I want you to know that your va lu es
Icsl ! ... m<:, a cilifi ed youn!! man who
lifc') VOle Ihi s Nove mber with a dr:or
U.S.
draw
closer. A chan ge of presiand moral s a rc of equa l va lidit y,
has beCll ra i.sed on C hcryl Ticgs a nd
conscience . Rescind state funding o f
de
nl
in
th
e U.S. vc ry wel l co uld
Thank you,
Illa ca ro ni a nd c heese expec ted 10
a borti on. I t will be a step in the ri gA t
mean life or d ea th 10 a goodl y
..
Patty
O
rr
d ine al the Corner on sproul sa lad
direction.
number of indi vidual s in this and
and fantasies of peasa nt skirted
C. Wadsworth
o
th er parts o f the world. Heck, in
Ed it()r 's IUlle:lt is a/1 Arll1y
yo un g m a i den~, . ,S(l I so licil you
the
U .S. as well . II's cer tainly worth
recruita'sjol! 10 representlhe enlire
E\ crg reeners fo r yo ur ki ndncss to
a tr y, every sin gle o nce (l r a tr y we
A
mll'
accept Ihe ri va l of Ill y so rt . th e cl ea n
t.
ca n mu ster.
, have n (ace a nd short ha ir, I he
II' s amaz in g whal a symbo l
Va urtlet Jet seller, because behind a ll
Ronald Reagan has become here,
my stage cl o thing a nd g roo min g is
pe rhap s comeing of of the
a Illan th a i can rea ll y smc llthi s col Nicaraguans' s own perception o f the
o ur g reen, tas te thi s grecn . see these
wider
U.S.
new definitions with an o pe n .heart ,,---- - .
social / political / economic dynamic,
- but forgive me because I don'l
I could not help but be deeply mov ever wa nl to grow a beard.. ,
Dear Allison,
ed and impressed when Alfonzo, a
This is in regard to your lell er to
Pa ul Hesse
middle aged laborer, community
lea der, and father of 5, implored a
Witness delegation visiting Ocotal to
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"do everything possible, and even
impossible to keep Mr- Reagan from
gett ing reelected ." Finding families
To the Editor ;
which haven't been -personally and
Proposition One on the November
Editor: Roger Dickey
tragically affected by the long, painballot ·reads; "Shall Ihe people of
Managing Editor: Anne Bockman
ful U.S. interference and intervenThurston Coullly request that the
Photo Editor; Anne Culbertson
tion in Nicaragua is difficult.
U.S. government end military in Associate Editor: Liz Nequette
In my 10 months here in
tervention in Nicaragua and El
Poetry Editor; Donald Mills
Nicaragua, I have witnessed and
Salvador?"
Enviornmental Editor; Robert Healy
touched more grief I think than in
Last week, Irwin Zuckerman and
Advisor; Mary Ellen McKain
my previous 26 years of life. It was
I sent a leller to the Evergreen comWriters: Charlie Campbell, Kurt Batdorf, Gary Burris, Kirty Erickson,
munity requesting endorsements and , difficult to stand in the room with
Cath Johnson
the parents and siblings of Juanita
financial contributions to the camPhotographers; Chris Corrie, Kirty Erickson, Steve Schaefer
Herrera and Elena Beltran, two 12
paign. We want to thank those of
Graphic Artists; B.C. Shelby, Charlie Campbell
year old cousins whose bodies were
you who have responded , and to
Production Crew: Curt Berquist, manager; Polly Pauw, Louise
laid out there on tables and covered
urge those who have not. to consider
Brown, Dave Vailancourt, Charlie Campbell
with flowers (the coffins arrived the
making a contribution. Whatever
Slime
time as we did) . The two had
the final outcome of the campaign,
been killed, along with two other
we believe the effort will have been
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UP, DO NOT BOIL."
Pet a Henderson
to the above-mentioned stipulations.
As painful as it was to be there
Member of the Faculty
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with the grieving families that day,
1 realized it was also a privilege, the
benefits of which 1 deeply want and
hope to be able to share with you,
with illy communities in the State.
After 10 months in Nicaragua, I was
not surprised, only humbled, by the
generosity with which those families
of the victims of U .S . policy opened up to us, allowed us to sha re in
t hei r sorrow.
Time and t ime and tim e
aga i n, people here say to us, .. All we
want is peace , to be a ll owed to do
our work. Why is your government
doing this to us?". The response that
I usually think of is that the most
po litica ll y and econo mically powerful country in the world ca nnot
stand it that a small nation with the
size and population of Iowa all of
a sudden is o ut from underneath it s
exploitive control. From what I hear
of U .S. media, the Reaga n a dmini st ration claims lha t Nicaragua
is a totalitarian, communi st, agresive
state, and uses these lies to justify
waging war against the government
a nd peoples o f Nicaragua (but of
course, we're not really waging war:
we ' re only supportin g freedom
fighters). Last week we talked with
the Secretary of the Mini stry! of
Housing, a strong C hristian woman
from upper middle class background
whose involveme nt in a small Bible
re fl ec tion group in the 60s a nd 70s
drew her into the struggle for and
with the poor, of whi ch the presenl
Nicaragu a n process is very muc h
about. She told us she does not really
know what communism or Marxism
is, but that she is going to take a
course in the laller, because of all the
accusations comin g from outside,
and she want s to know what il is . I
think I've met one communist since
being here in Nica ragua , and he was
from Denmark.
--L:m -lj nding-iLhanLlO-.-S lay wjw _______ _
o ne outl in e fo r this letter, as prac ticall y every sentence I write spa rk s
other ideas o r feelings I want to In'
and s hare. Speakin g of th e constanl
effo rt s by the Reagan ad minislralion
to fra me what 's happening here in
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the o ld ea~ t - west co nflict, whil e il! '
norin g th e no rth-so uth exploit e r/e~ploited d yna mi c, I'm remind ed of
ano th er woman lm el rece ntl y in the
incredibly g reen a nd beau liful
mountainou s town o f Qui lali.
A mali a spoke wilh s uc h cla rity.
streng th a nd di gnit y, telling us a bou l
what the revolu tion has meant tO lhe
poor , to th e people she li ves a nd
works with, she gave us a brief portraya l o f a peasant fa rm worker, or
" peo n " as t hey we re ca ll ed.
(Much of the land ar :lUnd Quilali
was in huge estates , which used loca l
labor a t a very cheap price . Small
fa rmers were pu shed further and
further up into marginal land or off
the land all together, at which point
they ' d go to work as " peons" for
the partron). The patrons often owned and controlled the communities;
access to food and supplies, very
much like the company store. I wish
you could have seen Amalia's
presentation of a "peon" asking for
an advance of a few pounds of sugar
From the patron of her family; head
bowed, shoulders slightly hunched,
hands folded meekly in front of her ,
almost whispering. Then the
response of the patron; "What'!! 1
just gave you two pounds last week!
You eat too much, and you don't
know how to manage things." And
then Amalia's recovery into her own
articulate, generous kind smile, "We
will never jlO back to that. We will
die first, they will have to kill us."
I believe her.
,
That's it for now. Still looks like
('II be here until next May, God willing. I'm learning more and more
Nicaraguan songs, although my skill
with the mandolin is still at the
"chunk 'em out" stage. The community of the long term team here
con tinues to be one of my treasured
and most utilized gifts, and the
wonderful connections that happen
with such good folks from all over
t he sta tes keep my spirits carbonated. Bless you a ll and each in
what yo u do, how you smi le, what
you see and hear and touch .
With love,
Peter Olson
OCTOBER 18.1984
Committee Proposes Changes in State Education
by Charlie Campbell
ing the state's needs for education
beyond secondary schools; assessing
Washington state may get a more
the effectiveness of current
powerful higher education planning postsecondary education programs
board. The Temporary Committee in fulfilling the state's needs; and
on Educational Policies, Structure,
rej:ommending goals and long-term
and Management (3609 Committee),
plans for Washington postsecondary
education . "
which
has
been
studying
Washington's public education
The 3609 committee states the
system, issued its draft report in
proposed board's powers in section
. September. The report calls for a
111-5 of its report titled "The Paranumber of changes through out the mount Duty' .
state's school system, including the
"The enabling statute for the State
creation of a State Board of Higher
Board of Higher Education should
Education , as a more potent replaceprovide it with express authority to
ment for the CO).lncil for Postsecon- . engage in co mprehensive planning ,
dary Education .
co nduc t a general educational needs
The proposed board , compri sed
assessment, determine s pecifi c
of nine mem bers appointed by the
educational needs , review existing
Gover no r. wou ld pl a n, coordinat e, degree progra ms, and approve or
an d monitor hi gher educat ion
di sapprove new program s, of fpolicy. The board, worki ng with
ca mpu s centers a nd new physical
representat ives of co lleges and
facilities, a nd adopt ru les a nd
universities , wo uld set specific roles reg ul a ti ons forthe opera li on of highe r
fo r eac h institution, consistent with
educa ti on co nsortia. '
the ed uca ti o nal goa ls o f th e sta te
Besides the crea tion Ih e o f the
o Ulline
as.
res pon s iven ess. State Board of Hi gher Educat ion,
cffi ciency and accessibilit y. Sta tul e
th e proposals that wi ll direc ll y e ffec t
would solidify each school' s purpose
Eve rgr een a r e;
a nd character.
oThe six four-year institution s
sho uld continue to be largely se lfT he Co un ci l for Postsecon d a r y
Ed ucati on will retain a role in the adgove rned , but the five member
ministration of student fi'nancial a id
board s t ha l govern mos t of t he co la nd management programs. It s curleges and unive rsi ti es would be exrent powers, as desc ribed by WA C
panded to a mi'nimum o f seven
250-10-022 are app lied to, "Identifymembers.
WashPIRG Sponsors Debate Forum
WashPIRG a nnounced today that
it will sponsor Showdown '84, a
forum centered around the October
21 DFeside-nt~al-de bat es. Showdown '84 will give students
a chance to watch the presidental
debate and have their questions
answered by local party officials. On
October 21, 1984 at 6 ;00 in Lecture
Hall 5 WashP1RG will have a mass
viewing of the foreign policy debate
between Ronald Reagan and Walter
Campaign for Voter Registration
spokesperson . "Over 14 million
citizens in that age group failed to
register and vote in 1980."
Lacrosse
Team Forms?
twenty-four year olds, ma ny of
whom are students, are the least
registered age group in America ,"
according to a National Stlldent
Mondale. Representatives from both
campaigns have been IIlVlteOlO- at~
tend to answer students' questions
on the debate or platform iss ues.
Showdown'84 is part of a Na'tional Student Campaign designed to
help students make an informed
choice in November. "Eighteen to
WashPIRG is a non-partisan, student run organization wh ich works
around the state on consumer, environmental, and good government
issues.
- Remedial education in four-year
institutions should be forbidden except when supported by tuition from
enrollment in those courses, noncredit bearing, and in direct preparation to advanced learning. Rem.edial
education should be the task of community colleges.
-Funding ~hould be granted colleges and universities for outreach
programs to minority group
students .
._
-Colleges and universities should
train teachers in gifted student
education and offer courses and
summer study opportunities for
.
gi fted students .
-A simplified approac h to appropri a tions should be ado pted to
a ll ow co lleges and univ e rs iti es
grealer freedom in expe ndin g I he ir
fund s.
oMeril -based student financial a id
sho uld be expa nded to full tuiti on
fo r student s o f particular merit.
OStale fina ncia l aid might support
st udents pursi ng career s vil a l to the
sla te.
oBefore being admitted to sta te
univers iti es o r Eve rgreen, s iudents
mu st complele a co ll ette prepara lion
c urri cu lum reco mm e nd ed as:
eng li sh-- four , consec uti ve y~ar s ;
mat hma tics --t hree years; sc ience-three yea rs, including a labora tory
science ; foreign la nguage-- two sc-
quential years; fine Of performing
arts--one year .
The Legislature created the 3609
Committee (the committee that is
making these recommendations) two
years ago. The Governor appointed
the committee's thirteen citizen
members . Four legislators were appointed, one se lected by her/ his
peers from each caucus in each
house. The committee first convened in August, 1982. In November,
1983 the comm itt ee issued and In terim Report which after a series of
public hearing was rev ised, a m mended a nd presented to thfl.egislature in
January, 1984.
Public hear in gs arc bein g he ld on
the c urrent report , al co mmunit y
colleges and hi gh schools around the
state, No hea rings are scheduled for
the six four-year institutions. A hearin g a t C lark Co mmunity College , in
Va nco uver, Washington, c li <.: it ed
pu blic responses varying from a plea
to re move rep ra ll ys fr o m regu;ar
schoo l hou r§,. to a defense of the
Comm iss ion on Voca ti o na l Educalion. which the repo n recomme nds
be dismant led .
When the proposed State Hoard
of Higher Education 's res pec t for
eac h coll ege's a nd uni ve rsity 'S se lfappo int ed goals was q uesti oned, Dr.
Wi lli a m C h ance, th e Execu ti ve
Women Seek Feminist Perspective
by Phyllis Lowery
and Dian e Ta ddiken
Two weeks ago fiv e science
students, all women, met tOOISCUSS
the implications of being a woman
st udying scie nce a nd preparing fo r
a career as a professiona l sci entisl.
We found similarities in D'ur vari ed
backgrounds in that we have oFten
felt leFt out in the classroom by th e
intentional or ,n ~)fl-intentional om m'iss·ion of women in textbook s and
lectures or Just the lack of a simple
acknow ledgement that women
played s ignificant roles in the
de vetopment of the sc ien<.:es.
According to Betsy Diffendal,
academi c dean, T ESC has no
women ' s studies program. However,
there is a scliDol policy that states a
feminist perspective and the recognition of women as important contributors to their field s sha ll be included in a ll o f E vergreens prog rams. We found the implementation of thi s policy to be lack ing in
quite a few of our classes.
Our goal is to first provide an opportunity for women to look at
sc ience with a feminist perspective
and to examine our role of respon-
Crosscountry Records Set
Anyone int erested in playin g
Lac rosse, to lea rn how, to play just
for fun, or to compete o n Evergreens
Sport s C lub team , please a ttend an
organizational meeting Monday October 29t h a t 12: 10 pm in CAB 104 .
We will di sc uss different opportunities for playing, a nd possibl y
issue eq uipment.
- The turn-out at thi s meeting ma y
determine whether the Evergreen has
a co ll ege-spon so red competitive
team , so p lease notify the receptionist in the Campu s Recreation
Center (extension 6530) if you cannot attend.
Hill Run
Slated
Take part in the Lost Horizon Hill
Ru~, Saturday October 27, 1984.
Your c hoice of an 8 or 13 mile erosscountr y course.' This fun race takes
on the hills a round campu s, continues down into the Delphi Valley,
up over the Black Hills, and back to
sc hool. The thrill of this race is just
trying to finish without losing your
way! Random prizes for those who
get temporarily di soriented!! Entry
Fees: Before Oct. 24 wit h
"finishers" T -shirt $7 .00 without
shirt $4.00. Day of Race with
"fi nishers" T-shirt $8.00, without
$6.00. Sign up and additional inforlI)ation at CRC office. Course
volunteers still needed - free Tshirts!
OCTOBER 18;1984
Director of the Co mmitt ee,
responded :
.. A lot of the criticism that was
received on the present coordinating
structure [the Council on Postsecondary Education] focused on the lack
of effective consultative arrangements . What happened over
time was the development of the
Council Qf Presidents and its role in
these slate level curriculative issues .
The report does call for a President 's
Advisory Committee, Student Advisory Committee, and a Faculty
Ad visory Co mmitt ee . A nd it is ce rtainly the intention on this committee that those be effective structu r'es.
and that effective consu lt ative arrangements be d ev eloped and
Ma int ai ned , ..
O n Oc tober 23. 24. 25, 30. publ ic
hear in gs will be held in , respectively, Spokane, Aberdeen, Tacoma.
and Longview. T he revised report
will be p rese nt ed to Ihe Legi slatur e
in January, 1985. Iflhe Legislal ure
adop ts the proposah. Ihc y Will he
phased in ovcr Ihe ne\1 six vc ar ,
Thc draft repon is avai lable I ,11 11
IhL' Ed uca tio na l Policies Co nlllllll cl'
in Se minar 4 16 1,
Th c Everg reen admi ni slra li on',
rcaC I io n wi II be cove red nL',\ I wed,
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slbility in challenging the sex ist a ltitudes we sometim es encount er a nd
to enact changes in the classroom
a nd in profes sio nal situations.
Alt hough our concern s stem mamll"y- - from our experiences as na tural
sc ience stud e nt s, we e ncour age
women from any discipline at
Evergreen to come to o ur nex i
meeting, Monday, Oc tobe r 22, at
noon in the CAB student lounge on
the third floor, to share experiences,
feelings, and strategies about these
issues . Men will be welcomed a t la ter
meetings , to be an no unced .
by Todd Denn y
Imagine competing against the nationa ll y ra nk ed runners week in a nd
wee k out over the course of a 2
month season a nd you'll know wha t
it 's like to run for T ESC crpss
country.
T he TESC cross country team surpassed men's
and
women' s
Eve rgreen standard s durin g the
Pacific Lutheran Universi ty In vit ati o na l, thi s past Saturday at FC!rt
Steilacom's beautiful cou rse.
Com pet in g in the 5th meet of the
seaso n, Fran Hear n strided to a fine
2 1:31i time in the women' s 5
kilometer race (3 . 1 miles ) over a wi nding , hill y co urse. Her time eclipsed th e previous TESC sta nda rd for
the course. Mary Applewhite also
running for the women' s team
finished with a respectable 23:35
time during the wet race ..
The me n' s race, a 4 .7 mile course,
was held under better co nditi ons as
the rain blew ove r by start ing time.
Scan Meehan, first in for Evergreen,
surged to a 28:49 time over the hill y
course, propelled by a bee sti ng one
mile into th e race . The men 's race
was plagued by bee stings as a swarm
of the Hymenoptera fam il y attack ed numerous runners . Todd Denn y
came in on Sean's heel s a t 29: 10
followed by greeners John Frit zler,
Brent McManigal, Matt Die te ring,
Dave Heiret , and Dave Henderson .
Evergreen' s largest team competes
in the powerhouse Northwest NA1A
division, II. The 12 runners race
weekly with top ranked team s from
Simon Frazier Universi ty, Western
University and Pacific UniversilY·
Both men 's and women's team s
from each of t hese schoo ls are cur rent ly ranked in the national top 10 .
The team coac hed by Pete
Steil berg has been training toget her
since the first week oCschool.
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ENVIRON
Answers to Questions About the Effects of
Clearcutting 'Depend on Who You Ask
forest ecosystem left to talk about
when you dearcut, all you have is
bare ground and you usually have a
slash burn afterward.
DC: There are impacts associated
with all harveSting methods. They
vary . The basic impact associated
with dearcutting is that if you're not
careful about your road construction
techniques , you can get soi I erosion
which you wou ld not normally have
gotten off a natural stand. In c1earcutting you enter an area only once
in about sixty years, and your soil
compaction danger is lower than
when you go in repeatedly with
machinery.
Who supports
why?
by R J Healy
One of the most astonishing sights
to encounter suddenly in the Pacific
Northwest is a clear cut. An area of
land completely denuded of trees,
lying naked next to towering conifers, like stubble neKt to a full
growth beard on the face of the
earth .
Clear cutting is a volatile issue in
the Pacific Northwest because of its
potential forenvironDlCntal d~reda
lionand lack of visGatappeal. Clearcutting is also one of the most useful
tools of the timber industry, making
possible the harvesting of large tracts
of land at low cost.
The impacts of c1earcutting are
hard to assess because one is dealing
with entire ecosystems. This art ide
summarizes both sides of the issue
and provides a synopsis of interviews
with
a
forester
and
an
environmentalist.
Briefly, those who support dearCUlling (e.g. forresters) c1aim.c1earcutting is the most economical
method to harvest most timber
lands, 2) ensures the regeneration of
selected tree species, 3) minimizes
road building, 4) allows for multi ple use of an area,S) benefits
streams by increasing runoff, and 6)
opens up the forest floor to sunlight
encouraging a wide variety of plant,
and therefore animal, species.
Those opposed to c1earcutling
(e.g. environmentalists) claim : I) soil
erosion and stream sedimentation increases dramatically when an area is
clearcut, 2) the burning of the slash
a~s ociated with a dearcut heats the
top soil so much that chemical
change occurs in the soil resulting in
compromised health, 3) leaching of
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What is the effect on animal and
plant populations when the trees in
an area are (11/ even-aged?
RC: You probably have less diversity in the, populations.
DC: It depends on the species that
you manage it for. By and large,
game species flourish where there is
a wide varLety of habitat types in the
same area. Most deer populations
are up from before harvesting was
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SPONT ANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION
An Epic
Deep beneath t he wheezing vowels
Organed out by damaged lungs
Nestled in amongst my bowels
Hellish pains my vitals stung .
"Ouch!" "I cried in pain and terror,
Falling backwards to the wall,
"Zeus has smitten me in error!
I am guiltless! Not at all!"
Sadly, Gods were not in question;
Circumstance my self cnflamed
Fire found an 8-stone bastion,
Out from innards was it aimed.
" Never more," I gasped, "will Sterno
Pass these burning lips if I
Waken elsewhere than inferno
(Dante's)", came my smokey cry.
Consciousl~ I lost the pictures.
Orange flickered in my eyes.
Self-preserving thoughts of scriptures
Conjured up with other lies.
News
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Notes
October 19 & 20
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So I died a proven victim
Done away by ether gas
Violence born from, well, my recturrt.
Blown to bits, to fit an ass .
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RENDEZVOUS
SOME KIND OF BALANCE
Sometimes, when I lie down in the dark
and close my eyes,
a dream comes by
wearing only a see-through sunny day.
A neighbor is someone
who can't hear
his own dog bark.
And when I begin to feel my way,
.... _, _ __ _ J.!_softly sPIeads._ _ . ...- .. -.. . suggesting a night
where I can Ii ve
..
"What began it? Cite a reason!
Bangs and such begin as sparks.
Was it murder? Was it treason?
Mischief-making meadow larks?"
A barking dog is someone
who never got tired
of his own voice,
and came back
just to keep talking.
by letting go
Neal Sinefren
Benjamin Dover
Death came quiekly, like a fighter,Better than 10 fade or crash.
I got drunk and ate my lighter-Sit-ups made the flicker fla~h.
THE END
. of a far-fetched epic poem
written expressly for Anne Culbertson
who isn't whistling--Dixy
or anything else.
Philip Dennison
Special to the CPL.
Jon Hinck, the Director of the
toxies project for Greenpeace International will be on campus on Friday from 12:00 - 1:00 in the ERC
(Cab 3068). We will have an informal brown bag lunch session with
Jon and you are invited to bring
your .concerns and questions to the
meeting.
THE DEVILS IN THE OPTIMIST
They foraged as reapers, these desirers of my point of view.
Of age, one satan sighed, tis time for truth to bloom .
Smelling my soul, snouts flayed to songs of pervasive ideologies
girding it with behests; expected without a drop of shed blood?
T'was simpler, back then, in Lilith's hands I deemed.
Terrified?, one satan said feigning from this face to that.
Sweet delusions the world is not, another said .
Proof? I turn my back like the gentle turn unkind .
Tis true, some taste to retch my thrOes of adoration as we duel;
Anon, they succumb.
. Please drink these pungent herbs to ease your somber sin s.
Begone, vile ones!
Wax and webs unhand my veiled dreams!
With spires struck of flaxen pomp I joust your subtle lance.
My points of view are owned in grace and love; I see not your
vivid image of mental schemes.
O! thief of light begone from me!
leave me float in spheres of dream s divine .
The Cooper Point JO).irnal
welcomes your articles, letters and
news briefs related to environmental issues. Please drop them in the
envelops outside CAB 306 ..
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and
RC: One of the real issues of c1earcutting is the size of the c1earcut.
Smaller c1earcuts are more adaptable
to wildlife. The protection of the soil
is the biggesl issue. Road building is
one of the most damaging effects .
DC: The reason for c1earcutting is
less economics and much more
because of the stand we're trying to
establish after cutting. The biggest
objection is they're ugly, and they're
large.
soil nutrients rises significantly, 4)
wind velocity accrued as a result of RC: The timber companies because
a c1earcut can damage the forest- its generally the least expensive way
edge trees,S) carnivores such as bear of getting the trees out.
and cougar disappear due to lack of DC: Professional foresters, primariDoes clearcutting threaten the
cover, 6) the normal stages of plant Iy. Its one of those necessary 100ls
stability of forest ecosystem upon
succession are missed and so are that we use right now because we
which it is practiced?
their benefits to the soil and wildlife, don't know how to manage forest
7) the monocropping of tree species with the species that we're dealing
RC: The stability is threatened the
associated with c1earcutting creates with in a different fashion .
minute you go in and cut the trees
an animal nionoculture as well and
down. It's not 'reaJly fair to talk
8) the burning of slash can synthesize Who oPPOSfs clearcutling. and wiry? about a forest ecosystem as such
and release hazardous chemicals like
after it has been c1earcut - you have
dioxin if the trees have been s.pn~_..-F."c: A lot of en.,.ironmentalists ..a..differenLs}'Stem. ___ .__ _
The following questions were
because they think that there are
presented to Richard Cellarius,
damages not only to the ecosystem DC: In fact, just the opposite ocSierra Club member and TESC
of the forest but that there is perma- curs. In general, genetic diversity is
biology faculty, and Don Chance,
nent damage in that the soil can increased, not decreased. because by
Land Use Director for the National
wash away. It's also visually offen- replanting with a variety of genetic
Forest Protection Association on
sive, and to a certain extent it stock you find more diversity. ClearThursday, October II, 1984.
!testroys certain kinds of recreational cutting does reduce ecosystem diveropportunities.
sity, which is different from genetic
DC: The basic opposition tends to diversity.
What is clearcul/ing?
be from ,an asthetic point of view.
There's no question c1earcutting is
RC: The complete removal of trees
Would clearcutting and monocropaesthetically ugly. I think its ugly ping compromise the viability or
from a large area of ground - very
and I'm a forester!
fundamental.
health of an ecosystem if practiced
DC: Removing all of the commeron a piece of land for many
cial timber on a tract of land at the
Is erosion a serious concern on centuries?
same time.
clearcut lands?
RC: You don't know . What you do
know is that nutrients run-off with
RC: Not if they're flat. But if they're
Why is cleorcul/ing practiced?
every crop. But since we've only
steep - yes, absolutely.
RC: It is economical, and often the DC: It's not. We get virtually no emgone through one rotation, for many
least expensive way of getting the sion off our dearcut sites. We do get
centuries, who knows? '
trees out.
DC: If you were not 'careful you
erosion off our roads, and that's
DC: It is used, more than anylhing where we've got to be careful.
could deplete the soil base if you
else, as a regenerative technique with
went to very short rotations - 15-20
shade-intolerant species.
What is the effect on streams and years of length, or if you went to
their salmon runs when adjact·nt whole tree chipping, taking
Does clearcu//ing damage a forest 'Iands are clearcut?
everything off the land . Usually 70
ecosystem more than the other
percent of the biomass is left on site
methods of ltree harvesting such as RC : That also depends on whether and burned.
the shelter wood or selection the land is flat or not, but in general
methods?
Do you have anything further to say
there is' more runoff. I f you have a
to add to an understanding of the
slope you tend to get more debris in
issue?
RC : Yes , it destroys it. You have no rhe slreams and il can clog up the
Shamp,,,, & Blow D,y Incl"dE'd
ROSES
Am('rtC~" [I'nre'iS
clear~'ulling,
spawning grounds, so on streams
and salmon runs there are some very
distinct damaging effects .
DC: They can be impacted in three
ways: I) fine sediment will cover up
the spawning beds; 2) temperature
will increase in low-volume streams;
and 3) large organic debris will clog
up the stream.
Untitled
When I miss you
lat e at night
I sleep
in your long underwear .'
Amy Alexander
11 PM Weekdays _ Saturdays
S d
Man doesn't conquer the mount ain
he becomes one with ils power
that is all
one with the force of the wind
t he current of water
the earths enormity
and whol e within him self.
Paul Heese
Phi wanders in from his
sleepy garage
for hi s d rink of water
J . W . Rena ud
Our apologies to C ra ig 0 are
whose name appeared, las t week,
as C ra ig Oates under YOU AND YO SE MI TE .
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"-Splittin' Hairs"
Opens Expressions·
Steven's New Album Is Different
Olympia Film Festival Set For November
by Allison C. Green
The Olympia Film Society is
bringing the firsl ever film festival
to Olympia, November 9 - 15. OFS
will take over the State Theatre at
204 E. 4th, showing 28 films plus a
seri.e~ of films and videos sponso red
by the Olympia Media Exchange .
The coordina tors of the festival,
working with int erested filmgoers,
have chosen lilms in three areas: The
Cinema of Latin America, Women
in Film, and Confetti a
miscellaneous group of films. Selections include Repo Man. Atomic
Cafe. My 8rillia!1l Career, Lianna,
8001 People, The Marriage of Maria
Braun, When lITe Moumains Tremble, £rendira, Bye Bye 8ra<.il,
Carmen, The Ballad of Gregorio
Cortez , A Wedding, Duck Soup,
Swepl A wav, Peppermint Soda, One
Sings Ihe Olher Doesn'l. ClaYllla·
tion, Video Shorls, and Biller Cane.
Rebecca Wells, author ana solo performer ot ":,pltmn ' Hairs."
U2's Latest Album Draws Mixed Reviews
milk
a wonderful drug
by Kurt Batdorf
- - VOice oj-Amenc-a -lstne second
albu-m of Little Steven and the Disciple of Soul.
Steven has worked with Bruce
Springsteen, and other assorted artists from Asbury Park, New Jersey,
for the last 29 years_ He was an
unknown quantity until he arranged the horn sect ion of Born 10 Run's
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-out." Bruce
immediately hired Steven, or Miami
Steve as he was known then, as his
rhythm guitarist.
Miami went on to produce and co• arrange Southside Johnny's 1976
debut album I Don'l Wan I 10 Go
Home. (For a somewhat complete
history of Bruce, Miami ; and
Southside, read the back cover of I
Don'l Wanl 10 Go Home.)
Subsequently, Steven formed Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
with assorted members of Southside
.fohnny's and Springsteen's bands.
This wllaboration brought about
Men Wilholll Womell. the band's
first album .
lillie Steven's follow-up LP,
Voice of 11117erica differs substantia lIv from his earlier works. Only seven
rT] psicians appear on VOA, compared to twenty-three on the first
album.
Fewer musicians make the album's
sound more sparse but more intense.
The content of the songs has also
changed. Seven of the LP's 10 songs
contain one I)f three political
messages. They alternate between his
audible hatred of political and social
injustice in the title track and
.. Justice," his frustration at
American involvement in Central
America in "Los Desaparecidos,"
and his dreams of the ideal world in
"Checkpoint Charlie," "Solidarity," "I Am a Patriot," and
"Among the Believers. "Only two of
the LP's 10 songs contain some form
of the old 'boy and girl' theme that
Steven used and wrote so well. Gone
by Kurt Batdorf
By C harli e Campbell
now are the nalvere-·arrd-innocem:e----01i1ike the Rave-=ttps-reviewed-in lasl-week-"-s-GP-J-, - - - _.
of "This Time it's For Real" and
U2 still sounds like U2. But, and this mayor not be
The Un.forKf!lable Fire is a fair album from a great
"First Night."
a big but, The Un.forgel/able Fire sounds much !TIore
band.
Steven is hardly the first singer to
polished and less raw than any other U2.
When a band turns to Brian Eno for production, it'~
use his or her songs to make a
Some of this refinement in sound lies on the wllectrvin~ too hard. Eno is not the problem. One's e:.tr
political statement. The Clash and
tive shoulders of producers Eno/Lanois. They have
~~s p;cts he is responsible for some of I he nicer touches
Elvis Coste llo did the same thing in
turned down U2's rawness, while not doing anything
on Ihe album, and there arl many. U,ing Eno is just
the late '70's, wh ile Crosby, Stills,
to inherently change their sound. You won't mistake
one of the thousand Tiny ,igns that U2, particularly
Nash and Young, and others, did iT
Fire as anyt hing but U2, but you may wonder where
.voca list Bono Vox, has hecome acutely aware of fame.
in the late '60's. Still, it is good to
a ll the rawness has gone. Eno/Lanois have hidden it
Realized stardo m is a' insidious illness that has lead
hear "'something different from a
under a nice polish job.
somc artists to a top-fourty-pap-and-dribb le-Doohicfamiliar ar·tist, even if the message
Musically, Fire is somewhat less diverse than, say,
Brothers-death, e.g., the Police. While there's nothing
isn't all That novel.
War. Still. U2's musicianship is flawless. Bono's vocals
as banal as "Evcry Areath You Take" on thi s album.
"Fear" is the most shocking and
are exce ll ent, The Edge's guitar is still powerful but a
there is a practiced tone to Bono's vocah that hints to
troubling song on the LP. Using
mile subd ued at times. and Adam Clayton's bass and
the listener he/ she is being ~ung to. rather Ihan hear strong guit ars, and nihilistic lyrics of _ Larry Mullen 's drums are both solid. No rea l problems
illl! someone sing because they fcel the need.
hurt, pain, anger and frustration,
here.
.
Thc first side o-Hers the album's best tuncs, "Pride."
Steven gives the listener an honestly
One very int eres tin g song is "4th of July," a
"Wire."andthetitletrad,"ThcUnforgetablcFire,"
terrifying situation . Espec ial ly
fascinating instrumental. "4th of .lull''' sounds lik e
which in some passages opens up astonishingly huge
haunting is the second refrain:
something from Musical Star Streams, the "space'paces where 130no's voca ls Ihrill one in th e ~ame wav
"Fear makes me want to hurt you,
musi<.:'· show played by KEZX . One almost wonders
contemplating leaping from hi gh places thrills o nc. The
Fear makes you want to hurt me;
why this song appears on the LP such is its difference
firs t side ends with a mishandled ballad. "Promcll.lde."
Fear makes you swallow whatever
from anything eLse U2 has done before. But "4th of
The ~ecolld side begins with a Ihrowawav instrumenyou're handed,
.lull''' is '0 heautiful. relaxing and different that you
lal ca lled "4th o f July" and is followed by "Bad.'·:1
Fear keeps you angry 'cause you
don't care that it sounds unlike U2. "4th of July"
,ix minute, twO dlOrd lune that attempts to he a huild
don't understand ' it. .. "
makes a refreshing change. not a shocking difference.
up hut enes liP sta lling . The feeble, first-thought lyriL"s
"Fear" does create a dilemma for
.. M Lk: " is anot her beauti ful ~ong that sounds unlike
like" I 'm wide awake. I'm wide awake. I'm wide awake.
the listener. Steven answers that Fear
U2. Bono ,oftly and rea"lIringly croons a " ,veet lullaby:
I'm not sleeping" falter under Ihe emphasis of Bono's
docs, bu. he doesn't answer what
"Slrej'l. ,Icep tonight.
vll<.:als.
Fear is, nor what causes Fear. The
and may your dream, be realized.
"Indian Summer .Sk}'" is a beautifull1lcJody and olle
song is an interesting concept, but
If the thunder cloud ra,sc~ rain,
of th e standout tunes, but suffers from guitarist, The
the dilemma of "Fear" makes it
~o let it rain, rain down on him,
Edge's non-stop chucka-chuchka-chucka thai brings to
rather frustrating.
,0 Jet it be. so let it be .... ·'
mind the worst of new King Crimson. "E I"is Presly and
Not that "Fear" makes Voice oj With a soft, low rumble as a background, like a strong
America" is Bono Vox free-forming for six minute,
America a waste of time. In fact, this but unthreatening windstorm, you complete ly Irust
wh ile Eno plays with the . tone control. The last tune
reviewer found it refr~shing to hear
Bono. His voice comp lelel y reassures you, and you
is a ballad called "MLK," which spel ls milk if you put
somehting different from Steven,
know that he is righ!. "MLK" overpowers like a drug,
an 'i' in it.
even if the LP's content is political
tiut a wonderful drug.
There arc piclllres of the band on the back and on
or nihilistic.
All of this leaves you with a choice. If, like me you
the sleeve but, of course, as usual, no one is looking
So, just because Little Steven (or
have only heard a limited amount of U2, such as "Sunal the camera .
Miami Steve to you Springsteen
day Bloody Sunday" or "New Year's Day," The Unfa,natics) has (perhaps temporarily) .forgellable Fire makes for a great introduction to U2's
discarded his old formula of rockwork. On the other hand, if you want to hear something
Earlh Ascending by Jose Arguelles, which was
n-rol!, this does not make V 0 A a
raw like the U2 of old, you'll probably be disappointed
reviewed in last week's CP J, can be purchased at the
baJ or disappointing album eomwith The U/~for!!.etlable Fire. Eno/ Lanois have taken
TESC Bookstore.
pared to any of Steven's other ef- out quite a lot of the old rawness, but this only makes
forts. It only makes Voice oj Fire different. not better or worse. When I come up
America a different, an enjoyably with ihe money. Fire will definitely be my next record
Sandal
different, album. And someti!TIes investment. 'Null said.
speciatists,
different makes all the difference.
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"Splitt in' Hairs." a one woman
show by Rebecca Wells, opens The
Evergreen Expressions Series on Friday, October 19 a t 8 pm in the
Recital Hall. This three-act
monologue follows the life of Loretta Sue Endless from age fifteen when
she is "called to beauty by the Lord"
Ihrough her ownership of "The best
garage beauty shop east of the
Mi'lissippi" until the day in her thirlies when she confronts the horror
of nuclear war. "Splittin' Hairs"
has been praised by "The New York
Timc'" as "ranging from split ends
- - - -It'-raeisl1l, n udear war ·and-homoscxualilY within a frame work of
character and experience rather than
oOl·trine and exhortation."
Wells. who live, in Seattle, is most
wid ely known for her television
\\'prk in "The Baxter Fam il y" whi ch
carned her an Emmy romination.
She ha, a lso appeared at The EmpI\ Space Theat rc and A Contem[,orary Theam·. Tickets are $6
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avai lable at th e door, but Wells' per-
During the week of-the festival,
over 70 volunteers will be needed to
sell tickets, promotional items, series
passes and memberships to OFS. as
well as assis t with projection.
Volunteers are asked to put in at
least four hours, in return for passes
that are not otherwise shown :
to see two films for free. The only - foreign films, obscure films, art
other commitments are two orientafilms and American classics.
tion meetings before the festival.
The Fall Series continues with
And of course, you can work more
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th an four hours, earn in g more
and Diamonds on Novem ber 5. Bot h
passes for mOre films.
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Shifts to work are open from
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