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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 23, Issue 26 (May 20, 1993)
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Here is -what [ have been' noticing more and more
lately. In the incredibly evil environ.ment of
commercial media, women are lately being given
substantial roles in film or TV, only to be portrayed
as nymphomaniac, psychopathic, and/or unstable, or
they are just plain uppity and actually have strength
and dimension. They all ena. up dead by the end of the
film . Prime examples would be Single White Female
and Fatal Attraction. Even in Thelma and Louise, a "
movie about strong, indepe.naent women who have been
victimized by men, the protaganists end up dead. Does
this say that women like this cannot survive in this
society? Wendy Jo Carlton has already outlined this
sinister trend in her piece written for the Olympia
Film Society's Winter Films-Part two program
schedule .
Instead of pointing out how nearly all woman
characters in TV and movies have woman enemies or
rivals and fight amongst each other over men, or other
similarly petty things, I'd rather focus on how this
behavior affects me and my friends in my life.
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PART TWO
NONOXYNOL-9
It took me 19 Y" ..... and eleven and a balf monthl to arrive
at th1. moment: I WIUI deflowered on the floor in the atoUc
of hi. p ..... ntl· bou ••• In - the d,w,rk amid.t pUe. of
nondel<ript junk and boob and rubbte from bio youtb. Itill
... ar\ni my ne.. JlaDDel ni&htahln puohed up over my ribl.
.Sinee I "81 a very young chlJd, I bave known aboul sex. I
couldered myulf bJ.chl,. educated on tb. oubject for a
penon or
ace. and I .... lookln& forward to
tirlt
time. hoplq . . all pta do th.t It ..ould be lpedal and fun
and not thaI painfUl. 1 .... extremoly lucky that the
aeIllallIaruamonl ) Olldured In my youth "u v..ry mild, ...
compared to a m~ty of 1Prl•. ) ha.. had tho privUele of
lookina al .." In • more or I... pq.itlv. Ullht. In high
ochoo!, .. hIJ.ot frie.nde and peen were fucldng boyo .. ho
..... bJ.ch on hormon•• and aocial prea.ure. and f.eUnIi
rotten about It. 1 .... quite alone. and clad that I " ...
I.vina my ..onderful body for • lover, not 10m• • illy
lae.nqer ..ho ..anted to Improve hIo .alf... t ••m by gettin«
laid.
10
month., eld.tlng Iranooeo •• tally through I.tten and
ezpenoive phon. calla. Tbb cold night, In a northern
California town lhat 1 will probably Dever return to; .0
BOOn after ..e had arguod about Ih. dwlndUnK relatlon.hip
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As far as the "keeping us in line" part, the modern
feminist movement has largely served to unify and
strengthen women's communication and sisterhood,
thus destroying the catflght mentality. This sort of
thing freaks out the sexist, superconservative ass holes
in this country (traitorous women included) because
we are no longer divided, we 'are getting together and
sharing our stories and tears and love (not only the
sexual kind, either). That is the "threat" to the
"traditional family," to institutionalized and
internalized misogyny, to patriarchy and tyranny.
this one word: Unity.
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Women take note: When you' have a problem with
another woman, see if you can look at her as a fellow
sister in the struggle, instead of an enemy. This is the
same thing that African-Americans advocate in order
to fight their oppression. Divide, and conquer. I know.
it is hard, and it does not mean that you should take
any shit from anyone. But tell her this, any way you
can, that in times of backlash like these, we cannot be
fighting eachother over things like men and popularity
and attention. We can't be distrac ted anymore from
our rea l e nemy: the system.
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The Best Birds Are the Ones Who Eat 'hash
H. leemed to be mildly p ...iooate at fint, and I kno .. I
WU . I "81 broken In.lde e .. Uy. and I did not bleed.
though the latex dld hurt a bit. I dld foel lOme pl .... ure.
phYOlcal. Then I lom.ho .. ltapped outaide of my mind and
thought of .. hat !hi. oceDO mu.t look lik. from acroa. the
room. Hmm. Two people . lIenlly humping
that the
brother in the n ext room and the parent. dOWDltairl
wouldn't hear. How oilly
mUit look!
My attraction to crowe I'm lUTe hOI lIomet.hing, but not
everyt hing. to do ",Ith Ihe WBy they look. Th.y'r. big.
• they're black. they are m yeterioul in their visual quality
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A. a child, I recaU ailting in my bedroom ODe l unn y
afternoon, and being disturbed by 8 loud noise outside. I
went lo my window and 8aw, on the other aide of the
.Ireet. tbre~ big, tough cro... baralling a diminutive bird.
Uke 8 Iparrow Dr lometbing. How biz9J'T'e it waA to !!lee
thel. luppo.edly unintelligent cre alures ganging up on
anothar.•maller bird. They killed tb. Iparrow aod new
away cackling joyou.ly.
Bein« the virgin that I w ... I had no idea of wbal to do
with myo.lf, .. far U ,pO'itlon"Fo
. Bein« tbat he had
fucked UteralJy tool of girl. hundred of timeo before me.
he half-heartedly att.mpted to h p me get with the
program, but ...med hilihlY an.per ed and Inleooltiv. to
myawkwardne.l.
SO THERE WE WERB. · ALONE. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WOULD BE THE
LAST DAY WE WOULD SPEND TOGETHER. I JUST KNEw THAT I wAS STRANGELY
WILLING TO GO THROUGH wITH IT. I WAS NAKED. HE WAS NAKED . wE WERE
NAKED. IT wAS THE FIIIST TIME I lI1<D BEEN NAKED IN FRONT OF ANYONE
EXCEPT MY DOCTOR , MY PARENTS, AND MY BEST FRIEND IN SECOND GRADE.
.
BUT NOW I WAS NINETEEN AND HERE WE WERE. ALONE . STRIPPED. THE
WATER WAS RAINING DOWN FROM TH! SHOWER HEAD. THE AFTERNOON LIGHT
FLOODED THE BATHROOM . I LOOKED UP AT THE STEAM DAMAGE DONE TO ~
Theo I r.11 lrind of alone; diolanced fIOm thi. penOD who',
mind and aoul I cared ao much for, not for tb. body that
wu up there fucking away a t me . [ attempted to get
iavolved - I want to be a good lover - but. thi. wal not
lovemaking, and never would be ru. wu intercourse. He
could have been screwing anyone. I wlehed 1 could dOle
THE WALLS ABOVE THE fADED PORCELAIN.
myeyel
H. eJacuJaLed Into mo. Into Ibo ""ndom. I liked the feeUnJi
of boldin« hIo body clOI. . . he bad hil orgaom. rul 10",
probably the only part I .. aUy el\ioyed Imaybe becau.e it
.... ov.r, and ) only really ..anLed tbe afterglow. anyw.y)
and dldn't feel rru.traLed during. So much for mA1l:lnJi It to
&I. t".nty Inlact, I thought aboontly.
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I KNOW THAT. MY BODY FELT SMALLER. HE SMILED_ HIS HAND GUIDED
UGH.§9M'ifil• • SE. .W."MUH. I GUESS
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NOT. THEN THE WATER GOT COLD, SO WE STEPPED OUT OF THE TUB. I
STARTED DRYING OF.F. HE LED HE TO MY BED. r KNEll IIH/S WAS "SUPPOSED "
TO HAPPEN HERE. I KNEW I WAS NOT GOING
HAPPEN HERE.
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outraged.
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Iia. I had dreamed of thil occa.ion. Ihe 10 .. of my
virginity. ouch a memorable thinK to me .and il meant .hit
to my partner. No... ) am atuck with thia memory for the
remainder of my day&. Oh. Yl'I, I know it eould hne been
"'one, but I have kept lucb hJgh expectation. and
IlllDdardo in the men department. and a1\er aU that, I .....
,tlU I.n unfuJflU.d . So much for ·Th. Joy of Su. - I
.... ondered it he WIU tW. crappy of. lover wit.b everyone
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LET HIM PUT HIS KOUTH BETWEEN MY LEGS. _ _
WHY NOT? NO ANSWER . I LAY THERE IN THE AWKWARD SILENCE . I TRIED
TO ENJOY IT THE WAY I ALWAYS DID ALONE, BUT IT JUST WASN'T HAPPENING .
I HEARD MYSELF LAUGHING. MY CAT WALKED INTO THE ROOM AND MEOWED
AT ME. IT WAS ABSURD. I THEN REALISED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY IN
HELJ,. I ' WAS REALLY GOING TO ENJOY TIns. NO WAY I WAS GOING TO COME,
BECAUSE THIS BOY WAS FINALLY GETTING WHAT HE WANTED, HE WOULDN"T
EVEN LET ME WATCH. WHY NOT? HE STOPPED . I LAY THE RE FEELING SAD,
HE HAD STAINED MY- YELLOW SHEETS, THE ONES THAT HA~ COVERED THIS
~HATTRESS SINCE THE DIVORCE SEVEN YEARS AGo.(that·s the first time
H. lay thare for • while. not "Yin« or dolnJi anythin¥
rubbed the back of hi...arm head and looked around at Le
Itrange moonliKht . hado". In the room. At the time . I
not thinJdq of the do.en. of vqlnu be had performed
thIo ei:act lame. meaaincla •• act on.
The Dext morning ..... did it BJio.1n It
daylil
At firot. I
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the lame. only
I wonder, could I ever become OQ jaded and detached by the
act or love as he wal, t.hat It could mean noLhJoa to me
10 doubt II Thll ... ould Ilpal the 10 .. of pa"lo~
from my life, It il IOmething I could never lacrifi"" 81 h.
did
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TO KNOW. I PEEL BLESSED. HE WAS QUICK TO DRESS HIMSELF. THEN
HE HAD
GO. HE HAD BEEN MY EX-BOYFRIEND POR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS.
I FELT SO EMPTY, SO .. . BORED? WITH HIH. THE NEXT DAY HE LEFT FOR
SOM2 ROAD TRIP TO I OIlA .
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FIVE MONTHS LATER I GUESS I LOST MY HIND AND CALLED HIM. HE WAS
HAPPY TO HEAR FROM ME. WANTED TO SEE ME. STILL WANTED TO FUCK
ME. · GODDAMHIT WHY CAN"T BOYS BB FRIENDS WITH GIRLS? AT LEAST THIS
BOY COULD NOT. WONDERING IP HE STILL HAD THE SAKE POWER OF PERSUAS
OVER ME, I AGREED TO MEET HIM. HE LOOKED ABOUT THE SAME. HE SMELLED
, .... THE SM11L
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I WAS ••• REPULSED.Ci'RiM" . . . .,npn HE WOULD SAY TO
ME ON THE PHONE ALL THE TIMB . OH, EXCEPT ME. RIGHT? HE LEFT THE
RECORD STORE.'Mhi;;." YEAH, RIGHT . AS IF. HEY, DIDN"T WE BRE~K
UP? I GUESS IT TOOK US SOMB TIMB TO PIGURE OUT WHAT BREAKING UP
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horrified at lhi. oztremely to.n·Dianeylike
octuaUy the .marle.t of aU bird •. smart eDough to employ
ouch laetico In the lteaUng of food . They are the outla ....
of the bird world. They are Ih. pUn!< of aU bird • . They
travel in groups we humane have named "murders" end .
scream at one another from their t.reetop perches
Crowe eat jU8t about. everythiog.1 and [ t.ake pleasure lO
watcWng their routl..ne of hopping about in the continuoua
quelt . They are fearle .. , .a oppo,ed to tbe ,kittilb littl e
brown bird. or inoaoely shy blu_jayo. When I om "elklng
pa.1 B crow, it WiU u.uaUy juat walk ~af. diatance out of
my .... y. in.l.ad of taking haoty fllgbl
I have had several memorable pereonal encouolerl with
crows. The fi.rst ""aa i.n my youth , standing in a parking lot
al one 00 an oVercoat day, ",aiting for my mom to collect m y
brother from hi. piano leaeon. [ turned aTOWld at. a small
noise and saw a crow stancling there about two feet away,
staring up a t me 1 froze. not wanting to scare it. I think it
waoted to bell for food. I lold tb. crow I had nothing. and
it wandered away.
~ i have had "n orgaslII vhile g iv ing someon e e1se pl easure.)1'RAT' S
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dilplay of violence. Now I can recognize that cro". are
MIN E . SLIPPERY. ALIEN.
Th.n h. 1101 out of me. and got up, mutlerlng lomething
about havin« to go to tha bathroom. We wenl to Ilo.p. tb.
silence Wlbroken. Ho"" could ...e Dot talk about wbat had.
jUlt taken place? F.ar. Tho fe.lin« of being u aed and
swindled crept In, but I feU _ Ie.p before I eould lIet too
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I made male friends in high school, did not date any of
them (but crushed a few), and had about' two solid,
female friendships during that time. I found myself
stereotyping most other girls as dumb and bitchy and
catty, while they all thought I was snobby and weird
and a dyke.
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and confirmed that I walt the ooly one In love anymore. we
bed lex. Yeah, It made DO oeD ••. He bad juat fini.hed
telling me that aex wao a meaningle.. activity to him and
'"ould Dot regiater In hio heart. He announced tbat he
would mo.t likely fool around wi~h any girl in bed bealde
him, I betrayed many of my principle. and following my
burgeoning luat about an hour later, and thinldng that
maybe thIo mlgbt heve .omethlna to do with love. at least
for me ..... DID IT.
Cal!. me paranoid (the oppressed are always called
paranoid), but I am starting to really believe that this
cu!ture encourages women to fight amongst each other
for .purposes of keeping us in line. I am not saying that
it isn't natural to take offense when some girl Is shitty
to' you, as in, If they take the competition thing to an
extreme out of their 6wn dysfunction (see the article
on' my ex-roomates), but notice how these quarrels so
often center around a vying for something else, i.e.
jealqusy, or more appropriately, envy and insecurity.
We are already programmed as young girls that we are
stupid, ugly, and fat; no wonder we are trained to
constantly compare ourselves to one another and fear
inadequacy.
I have noticed the way that I have perpetuated this
trend in my relations with women. most profoundly in
the period between the onset of puberty and my
a rriv al at college. During this time. I developed the
common view of other women as opponents, as
competition rather than sisters. It makes me shudder
with gUilt to think of it. I had a few girlfriends up
until middl e school. whe.n my life became its most
fucked -up (parents divorcing, braces on teeth, no real
friends , flat chested. sexual identity crisis, sibling
pro bl e ms. short- little- nerd- who- was- in- the "smart" - classes, etc.). The circle of girlfriends I kept
was a circle of mistrust and backstabbing.
m,.
I .... In 10"' with him. We bad heen In love for about four
Now I think of it, and I realize that the only friends
that endured ~rough high school and to this day are
the tv.a women: Dawn and Jen (though I barely speak to
Jen anymore since she found christ, but I have totally
lost touch with all of the boys). I feel good knOwing
this. Now, my friendships with women are even more
solid.
(Case in point I was involved with this ma n who was
obsessed with his ex-girlfriend. Though I was quite
upset with the boy for having these rather unhealthy
and bordering on psychotic feelings for this woman, a
lot of my frustrations were aimed also at her. She was
a woman ..... hom I had never met, in fact, [ don't even
know her last name, much less what she looks like
[though I was told she resembled mel . Yet 1 felt a lot of
rage toward her. [ should never have felt anything for
her but a distant sense of comradery, as we both went
through the same ordeals with this man. In fact, a lot
o f friends of mine who knew her went on and on about
how cool she was, which lessened my jealousy.)
wbo IlllelDpllIO
Ibme die IIIIIOdIIIt wurW oi paul ftlPJiillbltty
1·1IICI1Wdlll1WeiJl.1O jn:tIoe ala: lite dill bas 110 IIdIcwtdldle beat, 10
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M any yeara later, in college . I bad jult gott.en out of
lecture and was walking paat ODe of lhe buildings on
campus wheD I heard a sbarp screaming coming at me from
~ le ft. lide. Nearby stood a crow, alone, looking atraighl
at me and cawing bitterly It eontinued QS I palled, Btill
.taring Rt me , until J looked right at It and ordered it Lo
.but tbe ruck UP . though I of course comple te ly respecte d
the beautiful bird. I did not feel like being yelled at for
nothing in public.
Hmmm. Pe rb.apa
rucking cool.
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once a crow That would ' be so
Washington Press Association award winning CPJ not so bad after all
May 20, 1993
Volume 23 Issue 26
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
Indecent exposures reported
Public Safety says exercise caution
by Early Ewing and Sara Sterrens
Two incidents of indecent exposure
were reported on or near The Evergreen
State College campus on two subsequent
days, May 11 and 12.
Public Safety is recommending
women exercise extra caution around the
outer edges of campus and that they not
travel the trails alone.
On May II, a 13-year-old girl was
~xiting a school bus near Sunset Drive
when she saw a man mastwbating on the
side of the road. Her mother reported the
incident to Public Safety.
The second incident occurred at
11:45 a.m. the next day on the trail
leading from the main campus to the
Organic Fann, A woman was walking
along the path when she spotted a man
ahead and sensed trouble. The woman
Lurned around to head back toward campus
but the man overtook her. He then blocked
her paLh, dropped his shorts and began
masturbating. The woman screamed, ran
and immediately reported the incident to
Public Safety bUL no suspects were found
in the case.
Sadiq & David, two young hooligans who are not members of the Happy Squad,
Larry Savage, Public Safety
perform at the Student Concert last week. See them bring their Festival of Fury
Sergeant, said Lhat at this point Safety is
on Friday in the library Lobby at 7 p.m. photo by Seth "Skippy' Long
looking for the same suspect in both cases,
From pasL precedenl, Savage says he has
reason to believe the suspect is not a
TESC student, staff or faculty member,
but does know campus and its trails well,
The suspect has been described as
regarding legislative mandated funding. It
by Robert Taylor
Funding for the Labor Center was expressed the opinion that OPBC had approximately six feeL tall and clean
restored in the proposed draft budget by drafted its proposal in a "process... (that shaven with dark hair. On May 12, he was
Lhe Opemtional Budget Planning Council was) exclusive, non-consultative and built wearing a black T-shirt wiLh the word
(OPBC) in meetings Fri.; May 14, and
upon disinformation with regard to the BEND in white lettering on the front
Mon., May 17,
Anyone who may have information
Labor Center", and was, according to their
Additional fundirig was restored for response, "(a) ' reCommendation. . . (lhat) about these cases should contact Public
assessment programs mandated by the contradicts the majority of your Council's Safety at 866-6000, x6140. The
Legislature in its recently passed state seven guidelines."
Counseling Center staff is available to talk
.
opemtions budget. These resLorations of
Russ Lidman, Interim ProvOSL and Lo anyone troubled by these incidents.
$120,000 dollars in funding were made by member of the Academic Planning and Drop-in hours begin at I p,m., Monday
cutting corresponding amounts in each Budget Council thaL assisted in gathering Lhrough Friday, with peer and professional
division of the college.
input for drafting OPBC proposals, staLed counselors of both genders,
Helen Lee and Dan Leahy of the that, "They (the Labor Center) had the .
Public Safety and the Counseling
Labor Center had submitted a preliminary same opportunity to respond to proposals Center have expressed concerns that the
response 10 the OPBC on its proposal on as the 'other public service organizations. exposures indicate a threat of increased
May 10 to eliminate the Labor Center. Two of Lhem responded, they didn't... I violence toward women, since nearly all
This response poinLed out that the OPBC
reponed exposures are perpetrated by men
draft was inaccurate on its assumptions
against women. A pattern of exposure may
Labor Center funding restored
see Labor Center page 10
\Vhat to do
if vou are the victim of
lndecentexposure
-Be vocal and assertIve.
-Keep wal1cing - don't panic.
-Look at the person carefully so you
can report an accurate description later.
-If the exposer is in a vehicle, get the
exact license plate nwnber.
·Get to the nearest phone and call
Public Safety, x6140, immediately!
Emergency phones are located at
various places around campus, including F-lot The sooner Public Safety
receives a report, the better chance they
have of catching the exposer.
·If you are disbJrbed by the incident
and want to talk, call the Counseling ~
Center at x6800.
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indicate a violent and disturbed individual,
who may graduate to more serious crimes
such as physical assault or rape.
Incidents of indecent exposure are
not new to Evergreen. "It [exposure]
always starts the rust good wann weather
we have and goes right on through the
summer," said Savage. In 1991, seven
incidents of indt;eent exposure on Geoduck
Beach and its trails were reported; in
1992, four more exposures were reported
on campus.
Savage said he currently did not
believe the two most recent exposures are
connected Lo reports of a habitual exposer
in 1992. The current suspect is described
as having brown or black hair, while
reports from previous years consisLently
described a blond man,
Savage is offering portable radios to
check out to persons who regularly visit
Geoduck Beach. Persons willing to help
Safety keep track of those areas by calling
in reports of suspicious or disbJrbing
incidents lliay contact Safety.
A person convicted of public
indecency can face sentencing of up to
one year in jail.
Early Ewing aild Sara Steffens are a
CPJ staff reporting team.
Longhouse Center approved and ready for design details
by David Potter
After 14 years of effort, $2.2 million
has been approved by the state legislature
for the Longhouse CulLural .Education
Center. Now Lhe communities of this area
(local mbes and the college) need to
decide the details - how the Center will be
built and best used. Three major areas of
decision-making are physical design,
programs and governance.
Evergreen Native American Studies
professOr David Whitener says, "It's been'
a long time coming."
The Longhouse Cultural Education
Center is different from other buildings on
campus, in terms of th.e depth of planning
and dreaming towards the intentional
creation of a communil)'-oriented place
where Native students and visitors, in
particular, feel comfortable and "aL home."
Donna Minnehan of the Native
Student Alliance said, "When I went to
my first Longhouse meeting, I couldn' Lget
over how comfortable iL was to be there. It
was just like a cozy time around a
campfire.... It was a place of hospitality
where families and people were the
important business of the hour,"
The most immediate question facing
the communities now is how the physical
design and materials of the structure can
best create that aunosphere of friendliness,
hospitality and community. As Colleen
Ray, coordinator of the Project, explains,
"The design process is still very flUid. The
artistic renderings that have been made
have been to help illustrate the
conversations to gain legislative and tribal
support."
The general uses as classroom space and
The existing drawings will soon be
as a ceremonial and banqueL hall are well
on display for public comment, and a
known, bur the potential goes beyond
request for applications for
Lhese aspects.
"
architectural/engineering services is being
Ray says, "We hope to see it
posted. Throughout the design process,
eventually become a research center that
"the conversation will be wide open with
provides assistarice to local tribes in
the Evergreen and tribal communities in
formulating public policy and other areas
developing the fonnal design of the
of Indian issues."
building, We want to gain public inpul," Ray has just returned . from
said Ray.
Washington D,C., where she was seeking
The son of programs the Center will
Longhouse program support.
facilitate is
Ray and Evergreen Native American
another decision before the communities.
Studies professor David Whitener stress
The Evergreen State College
Olympia. WA 98505
Longhouse
Cultural
Education
Center
that state-of-the-art compuLer and
teleconferencing facilities have long been
a central focus of their vision of the
Longhouse CulLural Education CenLer.
As Whitener put it, "We wanL the
most advanced technology available. The
design of the Longhouse Center musL not,
be a concepL frozen in time."
Among the myriad uses such
facilities would support is the .process of
locating holdings of tribal artifacts and
ancestors in distant archives and museums.
. These holdings could be researched and
accessed for displays. AncesLors and their
burial goods stolen by grave robbers could
see longhouse, page 10
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News Briefs
News
Remote library
access available
EVERGREEN-lESC students, faculty
and staff now have remote access to the
Library~s on-line catalog. This access is
available 24-hours a day, except on
Sunday monungs from 7 a.m. to noon
when the system is down for maintenance.
This makes it possible for Evergreeners to
search holdings of the TESC, Wa. State
Lib. or Timberland Regional libraries from
the Computer Center or from anywhere
else on or off-campus using a computer
and modem. lnstructions for accessing the
catalog and tips that will make searches
easier are available at the reference desk
in the Library. If you follow the
instructions and have difficulty getting into
the system, call Computer Services at
x6626. If you get into the catalog, but
have difficulty doing a search, call the
Library reference desk at x6252.
Hunger strike
for health care
OLYMPIA-Members of United
Farmworkers of Washington State spent
all of last week in front of the legislature
on a hunger strike. They were protesting
the exclusion of farmworkers from the
Health Care Refonn bill. One hundred
sixty farmworkers and supporters across
the state were also on a hunger strike as
part of the protest.
.
The bill does not Include
farm workers in state guaranteed "universal
coverage." The farm workers are asking
Governor Lowry to veto the portion of the
bill that excludes the approximately
100,000 farmworkers f
The hunger-strikers were present at
the Capitol from midnight of Sun., May 9,
through Fri., May 14. They left the Capitol
Events focus
on farmworkers
I wouldn't know
a vagina if "it bit me in the face.
Chris Wolfe, CPJ graphic artist
on Monday for a couple of hours to join
the picket and leaflet effort at Falls
Terrace Restaurant, in support of the
Chateau Ste. Michelle wine boycott. That
day, after about a month of pickets, Falls
Terrace announced that they would pull
the wine. Also last week, El Serape
announced that they will honor the
boycott These decisions bring the number
of restaurants and stores which have no
longer carry Chateau Ste. Michelle Wines
to 19.
TESC students
receive grant
TESC student
premiers album
EVERGREEN-TESC student Ari Langer
will premier his frrst album, Gypsy Moth,
on Sat., May 22 at 7 p.m. in Comm 110.
Refreshments will be served and the doors
will close at 7:30.
The album was produced this year at
TESC as his Senior Thesis project. Langer
plays the electric violin, and is joined by
members of the Evergreen community. CD
orders will be available.
THUf{STON COUNTY-During ~e
spring grant cycle, the Commumty
Sustaining . Fund of Thurston .Co~nty
awarded $2,000 to six local orgamzatl~ns
and
individuals. The Commun.tty
Sustaining Fund is a non-profit foundal.1on
supporting community-building and social
change projects in the South Sound area.
Among those awarded were two Evergree~
students. Richard Doss and Janet POSCIHuleane received $600 for materials to
continue "The Kitchen Garden" Project.
These students are building gardens for
low-income people in Thurston County.
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Tuesday, May 11
1653: A male was reported masturbating
on Sunset Beach Drive.
1746: .38 Cal. ammo rounds were
reportedly found in a leftover jacket from
a recent concert.
2351 : Public Safety assisted Thurston
County in investigating a report of
screams which may have originated from
the Sunset/fESC beach.
Wednesday, May 12
0208: The glass on a CAB copy machine
was reportedly found broken.
10 10: A vehicle was towed from the CAB
basement parking area .. reportedly.
1150: A female reported that a male
exposed himself to her on the farm trail.
1255: A Q-donn frre alarm was activated
by burning food.
0920: A seven foot boa cqnstrictor was
reported as missirg from its residence in
A-donn.
1535: Medical attention was given to a
person suffering from a seizure by Red
Square.
1642: Someone in T -donn activated the
rrre alarm by burning his/her food .
1846: A liquor violation reportedly
occurred.
Thursday, May 13
2148: A Custodial Staff member reported
items taken from the Library. The thieves
reportedly gained access through the
custodial closet.
KEY
WashPIRG holds
plastic recycling
EVERGREEN-On Fri., May 2i, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m., WashPlRG is setting up a
plastic recycling center in the A-Donn
courtyard. Plastic containers with the
numbers 1, 2, 4, and 6 can be recycled
information, call
then. For more
WashPIRG at x6058.
Forum discusses
disability access
EVERGREEN-Mental health and
disability expert Dr. Stewart Govig and
M e.ga-Eni
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Accommodation: Washington and the
World," SaL, May 22,-t'rom-5-tG-& ·fl.m. at
Evergreen. The forum begins with a
potluck dinner ,a t 5 p.m. in The Greenery.
McKnew
will begin
her dinner
presentation at 6 p.m. Govig will give his
presentation in the COMM Building
.
Recital Hall.
Admission is free to this event
sponsored by the Union of Students With
Disabilities and the Master's in Public
Administration Graduate Student
Association. For general information and
details regarding assistive devices, call the
Union of Students with Disabilities at
x6092.
The Cooper Point Journal staff
sincerely regrets thal corrections were
not made on last week's F orum.Response
or Columns pages. due to technical
difficulties beyond OW' conrrl>l.
Samuel Loewenberg' s article had a
comma in the first paragraph which he
did not place there. nor would he have. as
it was a bad comma. Sam has a new •do.
A front page photo was by Ned
Whiteaker, not be Ned Whiteaker.
Last week's Quote of the Week was
misquoted and misattributed, or so a lillie
bird tells us.
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Part of a line from a Forum piece
was inadvertantly concealed.
I almost made a big mistake on the
Calendar page this week, but I didn' t.
Send letters of congrats clo the CPJ.
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Friday, May 14
0628: A student was reportedly found in
violation of a habitation policy.
0821: A Q-donn frre alarm was activated
by burning food again. Watch w.hat you'~e
cooking, kids. People are starvmg 10 this
world.
0837: A harassment report was filed.
1551: A B-donn fire alarm was you know
what
2028: A 4x4 vehicle was reported as stuck
. .
in a dirt hill by the soccer field.
2200: Harassing phone calls of a racist
nature were reported.
Saturday, May 15
0135: An unconscious male was reportedly
found in front of the steam plant.
1150: A vehicles driver side window was
reportedly found broken in F-lot. .
2247: The Library had an msecure
condition. But it's much better now.
Sunday, May 16
0122: According to reports, a vehicle was
stuck on the hill leading up to the
recreation field.
Monday, May 17
1553: A student reported receiving a note
of a harassing nature on their vehicle.
2146: A fire alarm was activated with
much malicious intent.
The Public Safety Department
performed 27 public services (unlocks,
jumpstarts. escorts, group hugs, etc.) last
week.
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(Keep Enhancing Yourself)
Student SltppOI t Services
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EVERGREEN-A three-part mm and
spe8ker . series tided Si S~ Puede:
Remembering Cesar Chavez, will be held
in Lecture Hall 5 from 7 to 9 p.m., on
May 20, 27, and June 3.
.
On Thurs., May 20, the film Si Se
Puede will be shown. The film depicts the
nonviolent organizing of fann workers to
fight the anti-union efforts of the ~zona
legislature and governor. The film WIll be
followed with a discussion led by Jose
Gomez, an Evergreen associate academic
dean who formerly was an administrative
assistant to Chavez, and Evergreen facuity
member Larry Mosqueda.
On Thurs., May 27, the film Huelga
will be screened. This film captures the
early organizing efforts of the United
Farm Workers of America. Tomas
Villanueva, fonner president of the United
Farm Workers of Washington will speak
following the film.
On Thurs., June 3, the film Fighting
for Our Lives will be shown. It portrays
the massive strikes in the summer of 1973.
Speakers following the film include
Manuel Cortez, president of the United
Farm Workers of Washington; Paul Ortiz,
organizer, Olympia Fann Worker ~ustice
Committee; and Israel Mendoza, Drrector
of Office of Policy Suppon and
Communications, Washington Employment
Security Department. ·
These events are sponsored by the
academic programs Search For Justice a~d
Civil Rights: Liberation and TerrOrist
Movements, the Latin American Students
Organization, MECha,. the Olympia F~
Worker Justice Commlllee and the pubbc
. access television program Panorama
Latinoamericano.
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States government and haole businessmen
was an illegal act. They took away our
Glossary
land, our birthright. and they destroyed the
peace of mind of the Kanaka Maoli. all for
1. Po"e Hawai'i Kanaka
wealth and power.
Maoli:
the truelindigenous
Early January 1893. Hawai'i's last
reigning monarch decided to make some
people of Hawai'i.
changes. Queen Lili 'uokalani believed that
2. pae'aina: archipelago.
by a return to · a strong monarchy, she
3.
'aina: land.
could give again Hawai'i to the
Hawaiians. Lili'uokalani believed the only
4. kai: sea.
way to save her small country from being
5.
pono: well-being.
given away by "guests" was to announce
6. haole: white.
a new constitution. This new constitution
aided her people as well as returned her
7. Mainland: the U.S., from
sovereign power. Her cabinet ministers
Maine to California.
refused to sign. They followed the advice
8. mai haole: white man's
given to them by the Annexation Club (a
group of wealthy foreigner.s, missionaries,
disease
descendants and plantation ~ owners).
9. Akua: God.
Members of this club formed the
10. 'Onipa'a: steadfast; stay
"Committee of Safety." They feared what
strong.
this constitution might do to their power.
This committee was comprised of 13
11. hui: group.
members, . haole foreigneryin Hawai'i.
These 13 men took it upon themselves to
and ftve years of hard labor. She served a
declare that the action of the Queen was
21 month sentence. Upon her release, the
"revolutionary." Therefore, with the aid of
Queen went to the United States to protest
the self-appointed committee and . the
against annexation.
American Minister in Hawai'i, American
On July 13, 1895 President
troops were landed from the USS Boston
McKinley signed the bill for annexation
to aid in the overthrow of Queen
and unfortunately for the Queen, Hawai'i,
Lili'uokalani and the Hawaiian Kingdom .
and the people, .the transfer of sovereignty
A proclamation was then read to the
from the Republic to the United States
Queen, abrogating the monarchy, and
took place on August 12, 1898.
establishing a provisional government to
-~ F~l1owing
this transfer of
. exist until annexation with the United sovereignty, America has imposed its
States occurred.
On January 17. 1"893, Lili'uokalruti values and its economically-based lifestyle
on the Kanaka Maoli. Since statehood in
signed the document and stepped down to
1959, America has offered the islands to
avoid bloodshed of her poorly-armed
"plunderous"
developers and speculators
guards and people, hoping that the
who
have
ignored
the beautiful, and
President of the United States, Grover
scoffed at the sacred - pushing the cost of
Cleveland would reinstate, her rightful
shelter so high that many are homeless.
place on the throne. On January i8, the
America has profited from a billion
Committee of Safety set up a provisional
dollar a year tourist industry. which
government and finalized the selfprostitutes a people's 'culture and their
appointed government's cabinet and
land.
officers. Sanford B. Dole was named as
Evergreen students Mona Ma'ialoha and Josh Judd are the coordinators of the
The Po'e Hawai'i Kanaka MaoH, of
President along willi
five
haole
Pacific Islander Association. photo by Ned Whiteaker.
which
there are presently 200,000. were
commissioners.
given
the
status of perpetual wardship. We
Josh Judd and Mona Ma'ialoha
Meanwhile. Grover Cleveland
tragic history that occurred to Native
are nQt allowed to fonn governments; we
went to Hawai'i early this year for the
believed that what had happened to the
Americans and the Native ~.()ple of
are not allowed to control our land. We do
commemeration of the one-hundreth
Kanaka MaoH by haole foreigners was an
Central and South America.
not even have the right to sue for past
anniversary of the overthrow of Queen
"act of war." He asked them to repent for
The topic of sovereignty is important
injustices. We are the only class of Native
Lili'uokalani in orckr to investigate the
the Uijustice done to himself and the
to me because I have read the
Americans and the only class of American
Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
Queen, to withhold their racist beliefs, and
"intentionally suppressed" history of my
citizens
that are not allowed access to the
to return her to her rightful place on the
people, and I see an ever-increasing need
by Mona Ma'ialoha
federal court system.
throne.
for freedom from external control in my
Aloha!
With the conquest of Hawai'i by the
President Dole declined to entertain
homeland of Hawaii. It is my opinion that
We were Po"e Hawai'i Kanaka
United
States, our land was split up into
a nation with sovereignty possesses the
the proposition of the President of the
Maoli before we were labelled Hawaiian.
parcels and given to the State to be held in
United
States.
right
to
manage
its
affairs
without
We lived in this mid-Oceanic pae'aina
trust
Queen Lili'uokalani's overthrow was
interference on the part of other nations. It
since time immemorial, farming the aina,
Since 1920. 30,()()() Kanaka MaoH
is free to organize its governments as it
a culmination of years of economic power
fishing the !(ai, and sharing the bounties
sees fit setting forth the rights and duties plays by outside interests entrenched in the have died while waiting for their homeland
of our nature gods with others in the
awards; 22,000 families are still on the
of its citizens, and to conduct its foreign
islands.On January 16; 1895, a group of
pursuit of pono.
waiting list for land entidements.
In 1778, when Captain James Cook relations as it wishes. The only legal
counter-revolutionaries dared one last
Enlightenment has begun with the
restraints on a nation's sovereignty are its
sailed into the Hawaiian archipelago, he
stand against the empowered foreigners.
100
year
commemoration of the overthrow
laws and the terms of any treaties to
found a thriving community of 800,000
Due to the death of one haole foreigner,
and
with
the sovereignly movement A
which it has chosen to adhere. Sovereignty
Kanaka Maoli living In balance with
Lili'uokalani was placed under house
great
deal
of pride has been restored to
is the ability of a people to share a
economically self-sufficient,
nature,
arrest as a co-conspirator until her court
our
people.
Our people know that the
common culture, religion, language, value
feeding and clothing themselves with the
martial on February 5, for treason. She
Akua
put
us
here
on earth to be guardians
system and land base, and to exercise
resources of their own land. Within one
had no knowledge that this attack would
of
these
sacred
lands.
It is a God-given
control over their lands and lives. Selfgeneration, 770,000 of our people died
take place. She pleaded "oot guilty" during
and
trust
that a sovereign
responsibility
from mai haole.
determined. Self-sufficient. It means we
her ftrst court hearing. After a three-day
nation
must
assume
if
it
is to have any
Cook's arrival brought venereal
can plan our own destiny. The overthrow
trial, she was given the maximum sentence
disease, flu, and the small pox: the same
of the Hawaiian Kingdom by the United
for misprision of treason of a $5,000 fine
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THE
THIRD
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STUDENT GROUPS
WEEKLY
compiled by Curtis Goodman
·SPAZ (Student Produced Art Zone) is
continuing its Brown Bag Art Hour on
Thurs., May 20, at 7 p.m. in CAB 320.
This week's topic is men's art. For more
infonnation, please call x6412.
·SodaPop presents Honour of All, Part
One, a video about the recovery of a
Native American reservation from alcoholism Thurs., May 20, at 6 p.m. in The
Edge. SodaPop also presents Sadiq &
David in a Festival of Fury on Fri., May
2 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. in L2000. For more
infonnation, please call Dante or Josh at
x65SS.
·Native Student AUiance is sponsoring a
Native Nation Celebration Sat, May 22,
from noon until 11 p.m on Red Square or
in the CRC in case of rain. The event has
become a Spring Quarter highlight and
includes a Pow Wow, food and dance. For
more information, please call x610S .
·The Union orStudents with Disabilities
and the MPA-GSA are sponsoring
Washington and the World about the
American Disabilities Act Sat, May 22.
There will be a potluck and speaker, Mary
McKnew, at 5 p.m. in the Greenery and
Dr. Stewart Govig will speak on the international perspective at 7 p.m. in the
Recital Hall. For more information, please
call x6092.
-ERC (Environmental Resource Center) is sponsoring a lecture and presentation by an ACLU speaker Mon., May 24,
at 7 p.m. in LH4. For more information,
please call x6784.
·EPIC and SPAZ present an exhibit of .
political cartoon art by Matt Wuerker
Tues_, May 25, through Fri., May 28, in
CAB 320. Wuerker's cartoons have appeared inZMagazine, TIlL LA Times, The
Washington Post, and TIlL Progressive.
Wuerlrer will be on hand for the opening
Tues.., May 25, at 2 p.m. and lead a discussion about his work and political
cartooning as art For more information,
please call x6144_
·Latin American Student Organization
(LASO) and Organi$3Cion Eswdiantil
Latino Americana (OELA) are sponsaing a lecture and discussion on Mapuche
Indians, Claim for Rights in Chilean Soqety, on Fri., May 21, at noon in the
Llbrary Lobby. Ms. Maria Catrileo, a
faculty member at Universidad Austral
De Chile will speak at this free event For
more information, please call x6221.
Curtis has nothing better to do than
get on with his life. Heip!
by Rafael Marino
We will be looking today at a survey
with a sample of 144 fust-year students that
entered' Evergreen this past fall (statistics
provided by steve Hunter of ihe Office of
Institutional Research and Planning of the ·
,.
college). They were asked to place themselves
inoneoffivepoliticalcategories: I-farleft,
There is very little doubt that Ever2 - liberal, 3 - middle of the road, 4 - green is way to the left of the norm.
Let's look now at political differences
conservative, 5 - far right As in our last
colwnn, we compared the result from Ever- between Greener males and females. This is
green with those from other four-year public the corresponding chart:
colleges across the United States, which serve
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by Seth "Skippf.' LOIIg
They dropped the ball.
Plain and simple. Nope, no question
about it They dropped the ball. '
The opporwnity was ripe! Sitting in
the palms of their hands and they just let it go.
Finally, the chance to do some good with the
show and they let it fly right over their heads.
Schmucks.
The First Amendment to our Constitution is extremely important. It guarantees,
above all, thefreedom to express one 's views.
Now, if somebody chooses to express their
views via music, image-making, graffiti,
flyeIS or style of dress, that is their right. The
Visiting parents or family?
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by Bryan Connors
Let's talk about submissions.
They're funny things, you know, up
here at the CP1, believe it or don't, we get
kind of get wigged out by them.
Any how, there are some things that
you, the community, should really know
about this newspaper in order to submit to it
So, I, the happy-go-lucky jolly editor, will
guide you through.
First. you can't be afraid of the CPl.
Really, we don't sit up here and think: up
ways to eat people when they enter through
the door. Come talk to us, we want to help really!
Second, if you can't make it through
our doors and you have an itch to write (as so
many of you do, gosh bless you), then please,
Please, PLEASE, PLEASE! keep the length
between 450 and 600 words. And why ate we
These are some ways to have poslbve m~?al. dialogues with y~)Ur inner se!f to gam
lDSlght, new perspectIves and c~ty .
Com~sion and unde~dingof otheIS and self IS necessary and .difficult wh~n
seeking inner peace. AcceptIng the ~ty
that we are not perfect comes first AU bemgs
are unique and deserve to be valued, rather
than judged or controlled by so~eone else.
Listening, talking, laughing, helpmg otheIS,
taking time to give of yourself t? others that
are different from you can be a JOyful experience. Each person has SO much to offer.
Through inner peace we then have a chance
for world peace.
Shari Smith is a counselor at the TESC
Counsel0g Center.
upsetaboutsome~ngthathappened~mmg
such sticklers for those lengths? Good question. Well, there are a couple of rC<l.. ' · 1 ~.
One is that, in order to accommodate
all our submissions. we need to have a mean
-word length.
Another is that. understandably, not a
lot of people are aware of how big 800 to
1000 words is - when it is transformed into
columns, it's huge! And more often than not,
we don't have room for it
Personally.l think this is a pity. Since
we are a community-based newspaper, it is
my belief that anyone should be able-to say
what they want to until they're done saying
it (Some of my colleagues disagree with me
on this.) But we usually don't have the room
to print such massive articles, so we have to
resort to that dreaded practice that all editors
must face: cutting.
I, as well as anyone up here, don't like
to cut articles. So, what we do to remedy this only to have it shredded- •. it can ·be sorta
simation is that we have the contributor cut it ' heart breaking. Buton the other hand, people
Whichcomes to the qUestion that we're should learn to focu~ and write succinctly.
often asked: "Why do I have to cut my piece
Well I ho~ this helps.lf any of you:"I
when you let [place name here] run over the have any quesbOns or comments. you. re
limit last week?~ Well, we don't profess to more then welcometodropmeano~orgtve
be perfect We also think that some pieces meacall . .. and, hey, you can makeitasioog
warrant their length.
as you want
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Believe me when I say that I do know
Bryan Connors IS tIlL Managmg Edihow it is when you submit a magnum opus tor for the CPJ.
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dress code rule that the Bev School Board set one would think that we are supposed to
up was plain wrong.
ignore our basic freedom of speech and move
Aaron, my friend, you missed this.
to higher moral ground. In essence, we should
What last week's show should have release ourselves from the "bonds" of the
been about was freedpm of expression. Not First Amendment in the name of sensitivity
that petty "Don~ Martin Grnduates!" trash. and "correct" ways of expression.
The West Beverly Classof'93 had the chance
Bullshit.
If we forget about the FirstAmendment
to show the TV viewing world that they have
soul, heart and integrity. Instead they dis- then we open the door to more oppression.
played a moronic sense of cluelessness in By denying someone the right to speak out
regards to basic human rights.
(no matter how reprehensible their opinions),
Yes, True Believers, it was a sad day in we set precedence for others to do the same
Bevdom indeed. The Class of '93 is, as one to us. This goes for all forms of speech and
member of the class of '94 put it, apathetic. . expression, dress codes to "hate speech"
Anyone who won't recognize and defend rules, all erode our basic rights.
their basic freedoms deser:ves to have them
I know it's a cheap example but here
taken away.
goes: the Bev kids missed the; point on all of
Amazingly enough, as we discuss this, this and considering how many people watch
Jane Jervis, Art Costantino, Les Puree and the show that's dangerous enough on it's
the Boald of Trustees, et al., are making own. Let's not miss the point here at Evergrnndiosestatementsaboutfreedomofspeech green. For if we do, those very things we
and the Social Contract here at Evergreen. cling to so dearly here, individuality, self
[Frightening segue. I know]
expression and the free exchange of ideas,
It would appear that after examining will cease to exist
the statements they have made that our beGratuitous SelrPromo: Hey kids! Are
loved administration believes that our sacred you interested in learning why you shouldn' t
Social Contract is not subject to the Consti- believe news photos anymore? Do you find
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in harmony with ourselves - instead we react eat too much, drink too much, stay too busy,
defensively toourextemalenvirorunent How distract ourselves with TV, etc. We also may
can we have world peace, when we do not project our discomfort outside of ourselves
have inner peace, or peace within our rela- by casting blame to relationships, cultural
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Besponse
KAOS shifting
from community
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I must comment on your article in
the April 22 issue of the Cooper Point
Journal. KCMU, the University of
Washington radio station, u~ to be
"community" radio station. It was
refreshing to see an important part of
Evergre<;n music, communications and
media production departments on the front
page of the school newspaper.
Currently, KAOS is spending 76%
of its budget on management buying a
satellite dish, and worrying about staying
with the "community" image. I began to
wonder - what's next? Soon KAOS will
be buying radio shows, eliminating student
DJ s, and consolidating power to a small
minority . How will KAOS then represent
the Evergreen student population? With a
weekly show? Or maybe with five minutes
of "What's happenin' on campus today",
nestled between NPR and "World Cafe"?
My college radio station should get rid of
the $100,000 management, sell the satellite
dish back to Muzak, Inc., get a bigger
antenna and boost there wattage. Then
they will be a real community station.
Your local "community" hick,
D.G. Meyers
Mob mentality is
not the answer
To Leilani Johnson,
The skinheads at the Fugazi show
accomplished exactly what they set out to
do: got your attention, ruffled your
feathers and pisSed you off. But your
reaction was no less close minded,
intolerant and self-righteous than theirs.
It was certainly' upsetting to see
these "Nazis" show up at the show the
other night What was more frightening
was the mob mentality that the rest of the
crowd engaged in. On the most basic level
these punks had just as much right to be
there as any other punk. Now it is
apparent that they were behaving rather
violently. But when you're in the pit,
there is a fine line between moshing and
fighting. There should be a difference, but
lately there often is not.
At any rate, the band used the power
of its media to rally the crowd into a
frenzy . And the result was little short of a
witch hunt.
Basic civil liberties declare that
everyone has the right to think, dress and
act as they please, to the point that it does
not infringe on the rights of others. What
this basically means is that everyone has a
right to his or her own opinion, however
fucked up it .may be.
When the crowd at Fugazi chanted
"Fucking racists!," it only met hatred with
more hatred Nobody's mind was changed.
The skinheads probably left the theater all
the more encouraged to spread violence
and hatred. The harm that these people do
is real. But that is where we should be
directing our intolerance, not at their
appearance or hand signals.
To call these people stupid and
ignorant is only to gloss over the roots of
the problem. Next time, don't feed into
These people are seeking
their trip.
attention. And by giving it to them, you
merely give them legitimacy. Remember
hatred fuels itself.
Loren D, Rupp
The opinions expressed here do not
necessarily reflect those of the Lair of the
Gods in general.
Student Gov. up
to the students
I have read with interest Loren
Rupp 's history of efforts to organize a
student government at The Evergreen State
College, and a subsequent letter to the
editor concerning student government by
Goodman. The purpose of this letter is to
clarify some misconceptions which may
have arisen and to provide encouragement
Page 6
to students who are continuing to work on
the issue of student governance.
Loren Rupp, in his May 6 CPJ
article, indicates that I committed a student
government to be in place by Fall; 1993.
What I believe I have done is $upport the
development of a process through which
students would decide if they wish to
establish a governance structure and if so,
offer the assistance of Student Affairs staff
in identifying different models of
governance. I have also tried to make it
clear that students have the right to
operate without a governance structure as
they have in the past It would not be
appropriate for me to commit to the
establishment of a student government
since this is a matter for students to
detennine.
I had at one point thought that I
could assist students by recommending a
time table and establishing a student study
group to detennine the process through
which students would endorse a particular
governance organization or confirm their
desire to not be represented. These efforts
proved unnecessary with the establishment
of the student governance committee. This
student committee met throughout the
spring to discuss student governance
issues. The staff in Student Affairs have
tried to support the work of this committee
by offering advice and by providing
financial support for mailings, copying,
etc.
Since a student government has the
potential to increase communications
among students, faculty and staff, serve as
a representative voice for students and
organize students for action, I believe the
discussion of student governance is
important If at some point the college is
asked to recognized a governance model,
it would need to ensure that the model is
nondiscriminatory, legal, and developed
with an opportunity for input from all
Evergreen students. In the meantime, staff
in Student Affairs will continue to provide
adviCe and support as neceSsary for
students to continue their deliberations.
Sincerely,
Art Costantino
Vice-Preside.. t for Student Affairs
Put-downs not
an effective tool
Dear G.W. Galbreath,
I feel a need to explain myself
somewhat so that your judgments and
words of May 6 won't be the sole
explanation of my intentions. Prevalent in
your letters since Feb. 25 is your
perception of people as either one of "us"
or one of "them." In your letter, you
implied that I was an agent of "theirs," the
privileged white males, "eager to discount
the words" and "experiences" of an
amorphously defined "us" (p.o.c.).
Contrary to your incriminating insistence,
I do not consider myself as one of "us" or
"them," and I have no desire to be
included in either camp, but thank you all
the same for the generous offer.
Without a doubt, racism exists in
gross abundance in this country and in
more minds and theories than is
commonly observed. Please do not think
that I wish to deny such an obvious fact.
What I take issue with is the way you
address this abundance of racism which,
judging by your letters, consists of little
more than the punitive categorizing,
labelling and blaming of objectionable
white people. I have no advice or
alternative theory to offer, only a notion
that as "educa~" human beings we have
a r}l8llOnsibility - we are able - to use our
YlMds for more than putdowns based on
mere collectivity. Criticism serves a
valuable function to be sure, but as Djuna
Barnes points out, "Criticism is so often
nothing more than the eye garrulously
denouncing the shape of the peephole that
gives access to hidden treasure." In light
of this thoughtful quote, I "dare" to
enquire about the "treasure" that your
blameful and repressive criticisms are
leading toward. So far, no treasure have
you shown, only repeated condemnations
Cooper Point Journal May 20, 1993
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of your perceived opponents: "us"
("them?"), accompanied with the
hypocritical "hopes" for "open and honest
dialogue" and my being "more respectful"
in the future. t realize that you may
consider such condemnations valuable;
indeed, the shape of a peephole can be
very ugly, but there is more to look at
than skin color, level of privilege and level
of "ewo-patriarchal indoctrination" should
you care to notice.
I am wary of any theory, and of any
"subscriber" to given theories, that
considers itself beyond argument. If I
speak up in defense of anything, it is in
defense of the modem human being's
decreasfng ability to see what is what and
'who is who for him or herself. My respect
is not inspired or directed at "us" or
"them," nor the theories that define such
groups. My respect is for the people who
surprise me with their ability to think for
themselves and look to meet others face to
face, not identity to identity.
You suggest that I "get a grip and
grow up." My hope is that I will always
be willing to loosen my grip enough to
examine what my clenched fist conceals.
This way 1 can more readily recognize
what is worthy of respect and distinguish
it from what is simply demanding me to
be obedient; to maintain my "grip."
Thanks for the letter. It brought a lot
to mind.
Peter Water Madsen
(a.k.a. Privileged White Male)
Thanks given
for concert help
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To the editor,
As
an Evergreen community
member, I would like to take this
opportunity to show appreciation to the
folks who helped sponsor the John Trudell
conCert. The Native Student Alliance and
their friends worked many hours to make
this one of the most successful concerts in
Evergreen's history (I think so anyway).
The event was conceived and presented
from a Native perspective, and the success
of this event proved it. Also, thanks to the
students of South Puget Sound Comm unity
College for their continued support
concerning Native issues and Northwest
. Food for the use of their facilities. Javier
O' Brien, you are a great asset to this
community.
To aU of my relations,
G.W. Galbreath
Dog oppression'
just plain wrong
I'm very upset over the doggie
problem here at Evergreen. It hurts and
offends me to see a bunch of dumb white
doggies chase after a liule blue ball on
Red Square while doggies of color
denied the opportunity to play with them.
Yes, folks, this kind of canine oppression
happens right here at Evergreen. Believe
are
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Sincerely,
Emi J. Kilburg
Return of stolen
photos implored
Sometime during the weekend of
May 15 and 16, somebody removed one of
my 8x1O photographs from the Japan
Today program bulletin board opposite
L2501. This is the second such theft this
year: during Christmas break an 8x 10
photograph had also been stolen, 3x5
photographs of individual students posted
on our bulletin board ha.ye also been
removed or vandalized during this year.
While I am flattered that somebody
likes my work enough to want to own it,
I would rather s/he ask me for a print. The
college didn't pay to make these prints, I
did. Each one cost me $20. Removing
them from the program bulletin board is
theft, plain and simple.
I'm also concerned that acts such as
this contribute to a growing ugliness and
sterility of the visual environment on
campus, as well as making it more
difficult for programs to develop a sense
of community and share what they are
studying with others on the campus. In
addition, some might consider the theft of
these photos depicting aspects of Japanese
cultUre and the defacing of pictures of-our
students as a racist act directed against
Japan and Japanese.
I ask those responsible for these
thefts to reflect on what you are doing If
you decide to return the photographs, just
send them back through campus mail to
L2102. I'm not interested in vengeance.
John Cushing
Membe~ of the Faculty
Hate flyers not
acceptable here
As members of the Board of
Trustees, we often have the opportunity to
see the best of Evergreen. Hearing from
students, talking with faculty and staff,
participating in seminar discussions and
serving on DTFs provide many of the
most exciting and meaningful moments we
spend in our roles as trustees.
From these moments, we each are
able to assemble in our minds an overall
picture of what Evergreen is. And as a
result, each of us has come to respect and
admire the scholarship, creativity,
commitment and honesty that so many of
our students~ faculty and staff represent:
We have become committed to this
institution and to those who are part of
this learning community that seems · so
different from other colleges and
universities.
That is just one of the reasons - and
there are many - for our unanimous
dismay and disgust · when we witness
hateful, insulting acts that should not occur
anywhere, but least of all - Irere:-We
becaine aware, at our meeting May 12, of
flyers posted on campus that were
especially demeaning and offensive toward
women. Our discussions and reading of
the Cooper Point Journal have made ' us
aware of other, similar flyers posted
around campus at various times through
this academic year. The intended "target"
of the flyers might change; the despicable
nature of the messages they convey do
not We find this type of behavior sad and
demeaning to every mem ber of the
campus community.
We wish to join the administrators
and student organizations who wrote last
week to express their indignation toward
the conduct dettumstrated by these types
of ttUssages.
We wish to express to each of you
our belief that the V(lst majority of
students, faculty and sttiff find this
behavior ilUlppropriate and repulsive and that Ih()se who engage in hateful acts
have no place in this community.
We wish to retifjirm our belief that
much of Evergreen's strength lies in the
guiding principles expressed in the Social
Contract, and that each member of the
community is nulde stronger when those
principles are upheld and made weaker
when those principles are violated.
It is important to us, because of both
our responsibility to and our belief in this
institution, to speak out against senseless,
hateful acts and to afftrm our commitment,
for the record, to the Social Contract and
to the people of Evergreen who will work
to maintain ail environment in which
hateful communication is unacceptable.
The Evergreen community by its
actions sustains or diminishes the Social
Contract When the Social Contract is
sustained, the human spirit is enlarged.
The message for every component of the
community must be that hatred and
bigotry, even when exercised in free
speech, are irresponsible actions against
the Social Contract.
Sincerely,
TESC BOllrd of Trustees
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Save our Labor Center
@m'93
exists.
by Brian Price
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Students could have a voluntary fee
It is clear that the reason given so
far for eliminating state funding for the . option to help defray Labor Center costs,
the precedent for which is already
Labor Center - provisoed funding, etc. employed to help fundWashPIRG.
are inadequate explanations for Budget
With administration, faculty, staff,
Committee recalcitrance in the face of .
and student backing, the Evergreen
widespread community opposition to its
Development Office and Alumni
proposed action.
This is a public education institution
Association could be encouraged to make
available to the Labor Center a portion of
which is supposed to honor honesty and
annual gift-giving that is donated without
truth. I think that the community has a
right to an honest, truthful exphination of specifying a particular purpose for its use.
why their concerns regarding the. Labor
Alumni literature could feature regular
calls for donations to the Labor Center.
Center are, apparently, capable of being
In short, even if we accept, upon
ignored.
But let us imagine that the college
hearing an honest and truthful accounting,
community receives and is satisfied with
the necessity for eliminating state funding
an honest and truthful accounting of the
for the Labor Center, the removal of that
necessity for eliminating state funding for
funding in no way implies the need to
the Labor Center. There is no logical
accept the demise of the Labor Center
reason why, in the absence of state
itself.
funding, the Labor Center should be
If, as a community, we agree that,
closed.
regardless of one specific funding source,
the Labor Center should live, we can make
After all, Dan Leahy is a member of
the faculty, so at least one full-time Labor
that happen.
What we cannot do. I believe. is
Center person would still survive. And
accept as useful and meaningful the
non-state funding to facilitate the
current rationale for eliminating the Labor
continuance of at least some Labor Center
Center's state funding, be satisfied with
activities could easily be arranged to tide
the Labor Center over until budget woes
less than complete candor from the Budget
Committee, or make the logical error of
leSsen.
assuming that the end of state funding for
For example, faculty, administrators,
the Labor Center is the same thing as the
and staff could quite simply ariange the
equivalent of an ear-marked monthly dues end of the Labor Center itself while other
funding options are easily available.
check-off from their wages to be given to
Brian Price is a TESC faculty
the Labor Center. I already have such a
check-off to my AFSCME union dues, so member.
the precedent for such an arrangement
Budget cuts should be spread more evenly at TESC
. community that is dealing-(or not...dealing)
-: -by-Todd-boKelly-I am fmishing up my first year at with our society's problems: racism,
TESC. I came to TESC because it is the sexism, homophobia, discrimination in
only four-year public state college that has general, classism, etc .. I'm ashamed of
any possibility of being able to adapt to Evergreen right now, for in the face of
the world. I came to TESC because it is crisis we are allowing ' o,urselves, as a
the only school in the State of Washington community, to be conquered and divided
that has the ability to teach our children in what seems to be a death knell of
how to survive. Sound like a greener? I'm defeat. How? Everybody on this campus is
ashamed of Evergreen right now. Yeah, facing THE BUDGET CUTS (except for
sure, they're at it again. They've left us a few) . And right now it seems that the
the pilS and crust in the Higher Education way the Administration wishes to deal
Budget. TESC has faced the budget ax .~ith it is by axing people.
A lot of people are losing
many a time, but it survived. Why?
Because of that indefmable greener spirit jobs under the current Administration's
plan. This hurts especially when one views
that says .. . community!
Evergreen is a community. It is a Eve~~een as a family under attaCk: Well.,
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There are a ' lot of creative ways we can
deal with this situation without kicking
pe~ple out of the community. The
legislature handed us a budget which gives
a specific percentage to be cut from a
specific area of a certain department. Say
you have to cut 4.9 percent out of the
staffing budget, what are you going to do?
I say we spread the pain around so that
everybody only gets at the most a five
percent cut in their hours or pay. If you
make a disproportionate amount in your
' department than you need to take a bigger
bite for this biennium so that your workers
will be able to survive.
The way the Administration wants to
do it, and expressed so when challenged at
the budget meeting last week. is to take
that 4.9 percent and deal with it by axing
two or more people in that department.
People! People with kids! Children who
are our future! Future Evergreeners! No!
This is not an acceptable way to do
business at Evergreen. Because at
Evergreen, we do not hurt the ones we
love. If Our community must take pain in
the fonn of economic greenercide, then we
must share that pam so it doesn't fall on a
few shoulders. TIle. stronger ones must
take more of the pain. This is a challengeI
Shame 'on ·those who would trash our
community to keep their so called powerpositions. We do not have to kkk people
out of our family to meet the budget
requirements! There are no provisos in
regard to these budget cuts! We can .
meet the budget cuts by cuUing the
bosses' pay and sharing the burden
amongst all the starr and students.
And this is the most important part
of the solution: students will need to
involuntarily pick up after themselves. I
offer to sw~p, mop, clean the bathrooms,
fix the roof, whatever needs to be done SO
that our school survives and becomes a
leader in innovative thinking and action
that will be emulated across the
Northwest.
Todd L. Kelly is a part of the
Evergreen family.
Dead Dlen overlooked
.' by Sara Steffens
"Dead men don't rape."
"Dead women don't refuse."
I find it execrable that our
administration should choose to condemn
the second statement and remain silent
about the first, which was also
disseminated via flyers and graffiti around
campus.
Threats of violence against women
have a long and painful history which
. should not be ignored. However, our
administrators lied to us in their letter by
ignoring the context of the retorting flyer.
The sad truth is, the person or
people who posted "Dead men don't rape"
were quite serious in their anger toward
men. The responSe "Dead women don't
refuse" was a satirical attempt to point out
the absurdity of that thought pattern. To
suggest killing all men because some men
are rapists is. vicious and morally
indefensible. History students should be
familiar with the results of such fuzzy
thinking - perhaps we can have our very
own Salem witch trial on this campus,
with justice meted out by the ignorance of
an angry mob.
Both statements, as well as similar
incidents in the past, result from an
unconstitutional and ineffective closed
judiciary system, which administrators
have done nothing to correct When we
have no access to real infonnation about
important issues, we must resort to posting
crudely indignant messages.
By responding only to the second
flyer and ignoring the larger issues, our
administration is saying that it is okay to
brutalize and threaten people of a certain
gender. In a school that purports to cherish
critical thought, is this the kind of
oversight we should allow our
administrators?
If Costantino, Lidman, Jervis and
Puree choose to become at all involved in
the free forum of flyer-posting, they
should respond equally to equal threats,
regardless of whether the target is
politically correct to persecute.
Sara Steffens is mad as hell.
Cooper Point Journal
May 20, 1993 Page 7
Arts Ie Entertainment
First Greener chamber orchestrC:t features turnip twaddlers
by Eric Sbopmeyer
orchestra features
internationally
The following article is an excerpt . recognized kazoo players and turnip
from a secretly taped meeting of the
twaddlers.
organizers of the Evergreen Chamber
Mark: Yeah, and all the musicians
Orchestra.
wear Cylon Centurion outfits from
Jenne: . So Eric, now it's time to
Battlestar Galactica.
introduce ourselves and let everyone know
Me: Yeah , we could say that, bul. ..
about our chamber orchestra. Where shall
Jenne: None of it would be truel
we begin?
Mark: Except for the Battlestar
Me: Well; we could start by saying
Galactica pan.
that our orchestra is a one of a kind, 101
Me: Hey, don't give it away! Make
piece ensemble that has just returned from
them come to the performance!
a three-day world tour.
Jenne and Mark: When is it?!
Jenne: Or we could say that our
Me: Duh! It's Thursday, May 27, at ,
8 p.m. in the Recital Hall. And it's free!
Wally: You know, it sure was a fine
idea to start this chamber orchestra here at
Evergreen.
Tbe Beaver: Gee Wally, it-sure was,
because there wasn't any sort of orchestral
group here before this year.
.
Mark, Jenne and I: Huh? How did
they get in here?
Mark: I don't know, but it sounded
like they were about to say how the
orchestra is comprised entirely of students.
Jenne: Not to mention the fact that
it is completely organized and directed by
students as well.
Me: It also provides an opportunity
for Evergreen students who are not
involved in a music program to play with
other student musicians.
Jenne: Yeah, and the group only
~
performs music written in the . 20th
century.
Me: It's an excellent medium for
student composers to express themselves
in an orchestral setting.
Ed: 'Yes sir! Excellent medium sir!
Mark: Well, we're just a week
away from the big performance. I hope
people will try to come to the show.
Yoda: There is no try. Only do.
Jenne Park. Mark Sopchack and
Eric Schopmeyer are the coordinators of
the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra. They
are currently Evergreen students seeking
degrees in Gun Repair. Gourmet Cooking
and Hamster Management. They are
always on the look out for fresh talent
(especially kazoo players). Look for them
in the dark recesses of the COM Building.
(Mark did not actually say any of this.)
mURSDAY
SODAPOP PRESENTS The Honour ofAll
(part I) at 6 p.m. tonight in the Edge (Adorm). The video documents the story of
the Alkai Lake Indian band of British
Columbia and their successful fight against
alcoholism. A discussion will follow the
showing. All are welcome - bring your
heart, bring snacks.
by Leilani Jobnson
In Carlo, as the sun cuts through the
back alleys in elongated shadows, the heat _
begins to release its infernal grip on the
city and the mosque caller's cries echo
through the city. Mill\ons bend over their
prayer rug in contortion to Allah.
The music that evokes this image is
not some obscure Near Eastern tape
discovered at the local record store, but an
album named Gypsy Moth. a senior thesis
project by Evergreen's own Ari Langer.
.
His album is a melange of folksy
type sing-along songs, and intricate multileveled musical vistas that remind me of
Peter Gabriel's Passion soundtrack. or the ·
sitar playing of Shankar. While many
other Evergreen students have contributed
to this album - Sean Warren, Matt
Sommer, Enrique Paez, DaJ:l Black, Jason
Montgomery, Brad Purkey, Joe Vogt, Tina
Benshoof, Mark Sopchack, Corey Wilde,
Scott Begin, Nathan Grigg and Theresa
Jaworski - the electric violin of Ari ·
Langer dominates the album.
Ari Langer is the only person I have
seen, aside from the nerd in Revenge of
the Nerds, who · plays the electric violin.
It's a very distinctive
and unusual
sounding instrument. . . so very Evergreen.
Theresa Jaworski and The Evergreen
Chorus provide the vocals for the last song
on Gypsy Moth. named "Three Prayers,"
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S&A area at 2 p.m. today. The exhibit is
sponsored by The Evergreen Political
Information Center and Student Produced
Art Zone.
DIGITAL TRUTH, a multimedia lecture
on the future of photojournalism, will be
presented today at 1 p.m. in the Recital
Hall. Come see the CPJ's own cute-as-abutton Seth "Skippy" Long do his part for
the "Media Ethics for the '90s"
symposium.
LEARN HOW TO MAKE MEANING
from your dreams from 10:30 a.m. to noon
today in L2218. This free workshop is
facilitated by Barbara Gibson and Monica
Drewer. To register, contact the
Counseling Center at 866-6000, x6800.
GREG BROWN, BILL MORRISSEY
perform at 7:30 p.m. tonight in L2000.
Tickets are $8 to $14. This concert is
sponsored by KAOS.
Sf SE PUEDE: Remembering Cesar
Chavez is a fIlm and speaker series,
premiering, from 7 to 9 p.m. tOnight in
LH5. Admission is free.
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interview · techniques workshop from 9
a.m. to noon today in CAB 110. Students,
Slaff, alumni and faculty are encouraged to
attend. To inquire or to register, please
call 866-6000, x6193.
THE ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
continues through Saturday with showings
in COM 209. For reservations or more
information, call 866-6833.
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at his CD-premiere, May 22.
A NATIVE NATION CELEBRATION
will be held from noon to II p.m. tOday in
the CRC Gym. The day includes a pow
wow, a dance and food. This event is
sponsored by the Native Student Alliance.
A T A'I CHI mini-demonstration and
participation session will be presented by
Blaine Snow, the Ta'i Chi Leisure Ed
instructor, in Red Square today from 12: 15
to 12:45 p.m.
Ari's electric violin, original tunes provide
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p.m. tonight in LH5. The films are Beacon
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DREAMZ PRESENTS Brett Lovins. a
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from 9 to 11 p.m. tonight. Tickets are $3
at the door, 404 E 4th in downtown
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May 20, 1993
Page 9
Etc.
OPBC reinstates Labor Center; takes cuts elsewhere (from cover)
generate the dollars we needed (to fund it)
in the area of budget reduction .... We had
a plan with a $120,000 h@le in it and
treated it institutionally and spread it
across the institution. If it wasn't
collaborative, it wouldn't have been dealt
with that way."
Lee said, "I'm really excited the
Labor Center has been reinstated, even
though I've not seen written
conflnnation. .. The process of the budget
committee was not inconsistent with what
they said they were going to do: they took
new information, analyzed and
believe that public service is part of the
mission of the College. In the Academic
division, sentiment was in favor of
supporting instruction, and giving them the
lowest cuts."
The OPBC decided to reinstate the
Labor Center funding after receipt of the
Labor Center's response and extensive
public opposition to eliminating the Labor
Center.
According to Steve Trotter, OPBC
member and TESC Budget Officer, "We
had to put the Labor Center in a different
context. Once we did that, we were able to
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responded.... If the Labor Center is not
being terminated, we are being treated
fairly .... We'd like students to know that
the Labor Center will continue to work
with students and rank-and-fIle workers in
the State of Washington."
According to Trotter, the
corresponding budget cuts that will have to
occur in order to incorporate · the Labor
Center and assessment programs include
decreased janitorial service, decreased
hours in the Cashier's Office and a
reduction from six to five in the number
of peer advisors available during new
student orientation. Academic proposals
for budget cuts, according to Lidman, are
.
still being resolved.
In addition, public service programs
such as \he Labor Center and the Public
Policy Institute may have to take
additional cuts in funding above the eight
percent cut they are scheduled to take. Lee
said, "A 10 percent cut would mean that
we wouldn't have any operational money
above salaries."
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integrity. Presently, we have sovereignty
huis that have enrolled up to 12,000
members and are currently in thc process
of educating native Kanaka MaoH of their
history and native rights.
Deep in the soul of all Kanaka
Maoli is a desire to speak our own
language, to relate with the natural world
publicly and unashamedly as our ancestors
did, to think our own thoughts, to pursue
our own aspirations, to develop our own
to worship Our own gods, to follow
our own moral system, and to see our own
people when we look around us. We long
to make contributions to the world as
Kanaka Maoli and to exist as a nation.
The establishment of a sovereign
Kanaka MaoH nation will give us that
chance.
During our Native Nations
Celebration on May 22, we will be
showing the film "Betrayal" and the live- .
footage Josh and I brought back from
Hawai'i in Jan. of the commemoration of
the overthrow at Iolani Palace. We will
also have Hawaiian speakers on our
sovereignty panel, and Pacific Islander
perfonners during the celebration and Pow
Wow.
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be found, repatriated and ceremonially put
back to rest.
Another possible use of computer
facilities is to connect with curriculum
available for writing programs from the
Native American Journalists' Association.
A third focus of dialogue is
governance. Ray explains,"We are in the
process of defining that right now, what I
like to call the Longhouse Council.
Membership will come from tribal
community
members, college
administration, faculty, staff and students.
An important tribal elder has advised us to
keep it cultural and educational in its
focus, rather than letting it become another
political entity."
The council
(or governance
committee) model of governance is being
proposed to the Board of Trustees.
Whitener says, "An example of a
facility that already works with a
governance committee is the Organic
Farmhouse. So I think we've got a pretty
good track record."
The Board of Trustees is expected to
hold legal authority over the Longhouse
Center, as it does over the rest of the
college, by state law.
Asked about the Longhouse Center
funding in relation to other college
funding, Ray said, "There is no connection
between the Longhouse funding and the
other aspects of the budget If we hadn't
got the money for the Longhouse it would
not be available for other budget needs.
The Longhouse funding could be .
considered a bonus." Ray expressed her
pain over the budget cuts and job losses,
and shared her hope that "we can maybe
pull together behind the Longhouse
success and build a stronger community
than ever to get through these hard times."
David Potter hopes people will
submit their views on the Longhouse
Center to the CPJ for inclusion in future
articles.
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