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Artists have always been mercurial visionaries, leading their
societies to places beyond the boundaries of public decency.
As
artists,
we must demand a free space in which to create,
unhindered by censorship.
Without being reactionary (creating
conflict for the sake of argument,) artists should push the outer
limits of public acceptance.
At the edge of freedom,
the battle
lines are continually redrawn.
If artists refuse to claim the
controversial,
the conservatives will continue to limit the
acceptable material with which ' an artist may create.
We must
constantly be on guard against being bound by the common morality be that Jesse Helms' or the Politically Correct System's. Artists
must be judged on the quality of their work and not the content of
their message if we want the United States to have a broad cultural
consciousness.
-Molly M. Lewis

"Sometime,
far in my past,
I was taught that whatever type of
person I turn out to be, it was most important that I be internally
consistent,
that I believe in what I say I believe in,
and that
every action and thought of mine follow the same internal rules of
consistency."
-Edward Martin III
(from CPJI17, 2-27-92)

Cenaorship
Imprisonment.
,
Thugs with sledgehammers and crowbars
Smashing presses.
Harassment.
Officials and functionaries
Intimidating artists and
Confiscating independent expressions.
Impoverishment.
Legislators and their wives
Restricting and
Denying access to public media and funds,
Persecuting and
Prosecuting artists and their venues.
Discouragement.
Editors with prerogative
Persuading people to remain
Silent,
Delaying publication of timely pieces.
Defacement.
Individuals without conscience
Altering,
Removing, and
Destroying thins that they don't like.
Disempowerment.
-Edward Leroy Dove

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Political correctness,
the fundamentalist censorship movements,
and the rhetoric of figures akin to Tipper Gore and Jesse Helms are
all based upon political and religious ideology.
Ideology ·is a
system of thought united with a faith in history,
and has nothing
at all to do with the truth.
Art,
on the other hand,
is the
expression of truth as perceived by the artist.
Ideology doesn't
necessarily have anything to do with truth, and when it does it's
no more than a pleasant coincidence . . Since art stems from the truth
of the artist, to entertain artistic criticism under the guidelines
of ideology is a lie,
and one which the artist must call to
reckoning. Allowing art to be judged along ideological lines is to
allow ourselves to take another leap in our rational process and to
join the ranks of those standing in line to slug common sense in the
stomach,
while it's being held down by agenda-fired radicals
breathing kerosene fumes,
faces anger-pinched or clear in the
angelic gl ow of self-righteous indignation and the open lie of some
divine knowing . As an artist, it is your responsibility to present
truth,
it is our responsibility to act and create,
and to let
truth s tand for itself in every instance.
We must realize that
through creation and expression we defend our unique truths as well
as our c ommon truths before the world; we must remember to question
and to mind our own hypocrisies, we must remember that we are all
one. pe ople,
and that this is our world;
and for better or worse
we are res po nsible for everything that happens here. To surrender
the tru t h, even a little part of it,
is to allow ourselves to be
stripped o f posterity and hope.
-Peter Carlson

As an "artist" I feel that I should not allow my work to be
influenced by societal or individual morality/opinion. Morality is
nothing mo re than opini on and therefore morality should not have any
ef f ect on my work unless it is my own morality. Laws have no place
in "art , " They are meant to restrict and regulate but how does one
regulat e personal expression?
Obscene is only an opinion and is
therefore irrelevant.
"Artists" are responsible to only one entity or person,
themselves.
If an "artist" allows him or herself to be influenced
by another morality or opinion, they open themselves up to
censorship by all.
-Seth D. Long

"We've got PC. Yes we do. We've got
PC. How 'bout you?!" was a favorite chant
at my high school football games. Back in
my Texas high school, we would bask in the
beautiful light of PCness until our whole
bodies had a warm (yet culturally sound)
fuzzy feeling allover.
Now that I've moved up to the great
Northwest for college,
I am pleased to
find that PC has found its way up here as
well.
For, once again,
I can drink from
the communal cup of love and proper living.
Lately,
however,
there has been some
confusion as to exactly what "politically
correct" means.
And,
like the bicycleriding postperson who equally distributes
letters to those who worship from her or
his own personal choice o·f non-traditional
goddess figures,
I have the answer.
PC is: The force that allows you to
walk your dog across a busy intersection.
Smug addiction.
The feeling that one can
eat grainy foods without anguish.
The
making of body odor 'into a commodity.
A
truthful lie.
The fear of normal looking
footwear. The concept that LA is bad, bad,
bad.
Patchouli
milkshakes.
The
reacceptance of textured vegetable protein
into the four food groups.
A substitute
for sex in the 90s.
Serious.
A western
condemnation of western culture.
Wellmanicured sloppiness.
God's funky little
seminar. Recyclable. Dreaming of tofu on
a Sunday morning.
Glad that your parents
aren't
watching
right
now.
Kinda
respectable.
Lover's loving love/hater's
hating hate.
Cheap beer and weighty
thoughts.
Discomfort from the comfort of
your own home.
Complex.
Arming only the
hippies.
Communication through putting
angry Xerox copies on the wall.
Worth
sixteen credits.
Your
best
friend.
Putting big gooey stains on your sheets
right nOW,
as we speak.
Free-thinkers
speaking against free thought.
Your mama.
Here to stay until we get bored with it.
Hard to put into words.
-Raad German

LocalfHmmakers highlight
April 30, 1992

Volume 22 Issue 23

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C~T\tlPUS GARI~AGE
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by Bryan Connors
What's this? Garbage in the middle
of Red Square?
~What we're trying to do here is
draw people's awareness to how much
garbage we produce here on campus," said
Greg Wright, Evergreen's Recycling
Coordinator, "and the best way to do that
was simply to pile a sample of our
garbage out on the campus itself."
Wright, along with WashPIRG
members, set up the demonstration to
commemorate Earth Day and to educate
the campus on the subject of campus
refuse. The garbage piling occurred April
22 and 23.
But, really, why in the middle of
Red Square?
"Well... you can tell people numbers,
and statistics until you're blue in the
face ... [but] you really only hit home when
they actually can see it," Wright said.
And how did the average Greener
respond? ·
"People have been very responsive
and they have expressed a lot of
questions," Wright said. "They simply
didn't know how much garbage this
campus produced--and recycled."
Wright commented that this campus
produces 16 cubic yards of refuse a day.
At the end of the demonstration
Wright and WashPIRG cleaned up.
Bryan Connors always puts glass
bottles in the recycling bin.

Greg -Wright and WashPIRG volunteers gather on red

Kody's dreamworld desi
by Stephanie Zero
Some people know it as the Taj
MahaI of Evergreen; others call it the
Design Palace; housing lists it as D515,
studio aparnnent.
Kody Johnson has transfonned his
one person studio into a design studio that
has seen his senior thesis, KODACIOUS:
The Dreamworld, become reality.
"Ail the costumes come from images
I have in dreams," says Johnson. "The
whole year I lived, ate, slept. fabric. It
greeted me in the morning and tucked me
in at night"
Over a crystal glass of guava juice
he wove together pieces of his dreams
while headdresses and gold mannequin
parts listened.
The surreal characters stood waiting
in the wings to be introduced. Polka, the
Dotted Lam6 Dragonfly; Fleura, the Funky
Fantasy Flower; and the school of
Kodacian Phish were all anxious to jump
off their hangers and dance.
All ten pieces of wearable art in the
Kodacious collection have headdresses,
some looming to the height of five feet
tall. Some models have to do arm and
neck exercises to prepare for the
perfonnance.
Kody said he likes trying on all of
the costumes as he held up Glitter, the
Enchanted Dancing Bubble, to show the
hundreds of iridescent ruffles and yards
and yards of sequins and gold lame
meticulously sewn together.
"I bought out three fabric stores of
gold sequins and one store out of gold
lame." Johnson said. (Lame is fabric made
with metallic thread.)
The production has cost
approximately $2,500 according to
Johnson, not including sewing machines

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to show the necessity of recycling.

become reality
Kachina dolls (spirits and gods of the
Hopi's) where there was a definite
similarity in the use of headdresses, wings,
hand props, and masks.
"I've taken shapes and symbolism
used in Hopi culture and tied it together
with new fabrics and texture to create
somethingtota1ly different and new;" said
Johnson.
He has taken part in every part of
the production from designing to
choreographing to sewing.
"I want people to enjoy a whole
evening of art and design," said Johnson,
"I want to bring a smile to their face."
KODA C/O US: The Dream World
will be showing May 9 and 10 in the
Ex.perimental Theatre in the
Communications Building. For
reservations and information call (206)

866-6833.
Stephanie Zero is a CPJ staf/writer.
Kody Johnson in his home/design studio. photo by Seth Long
and labor. He's been sponsored by local
businesses, family members and the senior
thesis committee.
He hopes this show will be his
bridge into the world of professional
design. Johnson invited Seattle designers
and Bob Mackey (designer for the likes of
Cher and Diana Ross) to the May show.
"Designing is my love, my life, my
passion, " said Johnson who has been
sewing since he was thiee years old.
His graiuJrnoiher was there to tell
childhood anecdotes, like when he made
her a dress when he was three.
'IHe cried because I wouldn't wear it
- it was too short," said Gtandma.
"As a child I had hundreds of rag

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dolls," said Johnson, "One doll in
day 221 in the pit crisis
particular had an extensive wardrobe. I
(What do you think Ihey're waiting for?) ,
draw upon the designs I made for that doll
even now."
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He also draws upon the influence of
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the Hollywood glamour produrtions of the Mima Mounds
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1930's. He attributes the draping Berries are gathered
characteristic of some costumes to the Marlon Riggs
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designer Erte. The ornateness and
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opulence of the Faberge eggs of Russia Latex propaganda
have also played .a part in his ornate Bev meets Color Me Sadd
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designs.
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"I've drawn a lot upon the Hopi
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culture and not rCaIized it until it was Fish with a P
pointed out to me," said Johnson who is a Old squires never die
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member of the Hopi tribe.
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NEWS BRIEFS
Forum about
security issues
EVERGREEN--There will be a forum on
security issues on May 6. At this forum,
Les Purce will go through the
recommendations he will present to the
Board of Trustees the following week.
At hand to discuss the impact of the
recommendations will be representatives
from the Department of Labor and
Industries, the Sheriffs Office, TESC
Security, and TESC Housing.
The forum will be held Wednesday,
May 6, at noon in the Library Lobby. For
those who cannot attend, a recording of
the session will be available form the
President's Office.

Greener named
Younger Scholar
W ASHINGTON--Rio Lara-Bellon, a
junior at The Evergreen State College, is
one of two Washington state students
named national Younger Scholars for 1992
by the National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH). The students were
selected in a nationwide competition of
high school and college students who
submitted project proposals in history,
literature, philosophy, foreign languages
and other humanities disciplines.
Rio and a student at Garfield High
School in Seattle are among 70 high
school and 89 college students chosen for
grants this year. Each student will
undertake a nine-week independent
humanities research project of their own
design.
Rio Lara-Bellon will receive a
$2,400 grant for a project titled, "Berries
Are Gathered: Women's Stories from the
Longhouse." This award also includes a
$400 stipend for a faculty mentor.

State readies for
summer drought
OL YMPIA--Faced with one of the worst
droughts on record, Governor Booth
Gardner called an emergency of state,
federal, and local agencies to develop a
response plan.
Snowpacks are averaging far less
that 70% of normal levels, and unless it
rains most of the summer, officials expect
substantially less water to be available
than during the drought in 1987.
Although precipitation this winter
has averaged about 80% of normal,
unseasonably warm weather this spring
has decimated the snowpack, leaving little
water in reserve. The Cascade snowpack
ranges from 66% of normal at Mt. Rainier

Oue~ of lke

"Did you hear what happened with the
Rodney King thing In LA? They let
everybody oft .. they let everybody
off."
Tedd Kelleher, upon entering the CPJ office
Wednesday evening.
(116 inches compared to an average 175
inches) to 0% of normal at Snoqualmie
Pass (no snow compared to a 67-inch
average), according to the National
Weather Service. Mt. Baker has 47% of
average, or 83 inches instead of 176.
Under state law, the governor can
declare drought conditions that trigger
water rationing that would affect the
amount of water available for agriculture,
power generation, drinking water and
fisheries.

Day of Absence
event revived
EVERGREEN--The First Peoples Day of
Absence, held April 21, was revived this
year in order to address internal and
external issues addressed by People of
Color on this campus, which include
working proactively to thrive in the midst
of institutional racism. Also discussed
were prejudices and internalized
oppression within the First People's
community, and assessment of multiculturalism as it exists and/or does not
exist at The Evergreen State College.
According to Gary Wessels
Galbreath, First Peoples Counselor, over
130 people attended this year's event, 22
of them..faculty.
The flfSt Day of Absence was held
in 1975, and became an annual event
through 1987. The event was held this
year and is to be held again next year to
provide an environment in which People
of Color can discuss issues where they
feel safe and free from the tensions that
exist on campus.

Mill about with
delightful critters
LACEY --Calling all kids! The fifth annual
Lacey Spring Fun Fair is coming, Saturday
and Sunday, May 2 and 3, 1992 at Saint
Martin's College. Community groups from
police to day care centers go out of their
way to make sure the youngsters enjoy

IISECURITY. BLOTTER I
Tuesday, April 21
0318: Area in the third floor of the
Library building found unlocked.
0831: A motorcycle theft from F-Iot was
reported.
1207: Fire alarm went off in D-dorm due
to burnt food.
1255: Man reported to be acting
suspiciously in the CAB's Deli area.
1255: Person reported her bike stolen from
D-donn ' s bike rack.
1659: Person reported his vehicle broken
into while parked in F-10t
2045: Two young men were reported to be
trapped in an elevator in the Library
building. Elevator maintenance was called
and the occupants were extricated.
Wednesday, April 22
1145: Fire alarm went off in C-dorm due
to burnt food.
1602: Person reported their bicycle helmet
stolen.
Thursday, April 23
0517: Person was reported unconscious in
U-dorm. 911 was called.
0736: Person reported a two vehicle
accident in C-dorm:
1145: Person reported his bike stolen from
the front of T-donn.
1830: Young man was reported to have
pried a Library building elevator, causing

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it to automatically shut down. Elevator
maintenance was called.
Friday, April 24
0249: Vehicle towed from the dorm loop.
0600: Office on the third floor of Lab II
found unlocked.
1718: General fire alarm went off on the
eighth floor of A-dorm for no known

reason.
Saturday, April 25
0508 & 0640: Graffiti found scrawled on
various parts of the campus.
1205: Person was reported to be trapped in
a elevator in the Library building. Elevator
maintenance was called and the occupant
was extricated.
2208: Vehicle towed from the dorm loop,
and ...
2339: Another vehicle towed from the
dorm loop, and ....
2339: Yet another vehicle towed from the
dorm loop.
Sunday, April 26
A relatively quiet day for campus security.
Monday, April 27
1950: Person reported the tire of his bike
kicked in.

Security performed 53 public
services (unlocks, escorts, jump starts,
etc.) this week.

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themselves. Kids can create crafts and
sample plenty of educational exhibits, such
as the fire department's Safety_ Town.
Popular personalities such as Smokey the
Bear and Footloose the Moose mill about
to delight the children. Free balloons, pony
rides, root~, and facepainting make the'
fair easy on parents' budgets . For further
information call 491-4141.

Discover the
MimaMounds
OL YMPIA--On Saturday May 2, Black
Hills Audubon and the South Sound
Chapter of Washington Native Plant
Society will be offering a field trip to the
Mirna Mounds and Scatter Creek. Spring
wild flowers will be abundant and the
bird-watching will be great too. The public
is welcome to join in. - For additional
information, call the Audubon office at
352-7299, otherwise meet at 8 am
Saturday at the Farm Boy restaurant at the
Maytown exit south of Olympia on 1-5.

Play ball with
the local kids
OL YMPIA--The Olympia Parks and
Recreation is looking for volunteer
coaches for the 1992 Youth Coed Flag
Football League. Coaches will work with
fourth-seventh graders on an average of 6
hours per week. Free certification training
will be provided.
The Olympia Parks and Recreation
is also looking for volunteer coaches for
the 1992 Youth Coed Softball League.
Coaches will work with fourth-ninth
graders an average of 6 hours per week.
Free certification will be provided.
If you are interested in either of
these opportunities please contact Olympia
Parks and Recreation at 753-8380 or come
to an informational meeting May 3, 6:30
pm at The Olympia Center, 222 N.
Columbia.

Grad programs
offer course
EVERGREEN--A short course on the
North American Free Trade Area is to be
offered May 1,2,8, and 9 by TESC's two
graduate programs in public administration
and environmental studies. Enrollment is
open to the community.
While election year politics seems to
have placed negotiations over the trade
agreement on hold, the prospect of some
form of trade liberalization appears likely.
The course examines policy issues
surrounding the possible formation of such

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a free trade area.
Following an overview of global
trade and -exchange liberalization during
-the past several -decades, specific readings
and discussions will include liberalization
of tariff and non-tariff barriers, increased
mobility of investment capital, wage,
health -and safety issues, environmental
regulations and the treatment of
intellectual property.
Course instructory is Dean Olson, a
faculty member of Evergreen's Graduate
Program in Public Administration. The
course, which has no prerequisites, is to
meet from 5 to 9 pm May 1 and 5; from
9 am to 3 pm May 2; from 5 to 9 pm May
8; and from 9 am to 3 pm May 9. Tuition
is $150. For more information about these
courses call Bonita Evans at 866-6000
x6707.

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Be festive on
Cinco de Mayo
EVERGREEN--The Evergreen State
College Chicano Student Organization,
Mecha, is sponsoring a Cinco de Mayo
Celebration on Thursday, May 7, at The
Evergreen State College in room LIB 4300
from 6 pm to midnight.
Cinco de Mayo, the Fifth of May, is
not a celebration of Mexican National
Independence but a commemoration of the
people of Mexico defeating Napoleon III's
invading army at the Battle of Puebla in
1862. In recent times Cinco de Mayo has
become a Celebration of Mexican/Latin
American Pride of Culture and a forum in
which to address continuing issues of
importance to Hispanics.
The Cinco de Mayo Celebration will
feature a welcome by Keynote Speaker Dr.
Antonio Sanchez, President of Americas:
Institute of Art, History, and Culture
currently sponsoring an exhibition at the
Washington State Capital Museum entitled
"Mexican Masks: The Other Face of
Mexico" through May 14, 1992. The
welcome will be followed by a traditional
breaking of the Pinata.
There will be entertainment
highlights throughout the evemng
including dancers, mUSICIans, food,
speakers, and awards. The event closes
with a dance featuring Salsa, Merengue,
and Tex/Mex music ' open to all students
and the general public from 10 pm to
midnight. The event is free and open to
everyone.

by Beth Hartmann
The Fifth Northwest International
Lesbian Gay Film Festival, opening
tomorrow evening (Friday, May I), will
showcase a number of works by
filmmakers who have shared in the
"Evergreen experience" in various ways.
-. Students John Spitzer and Ylonda
Stevens are the directors of Homoerotic, a
short subject which celebrates "both the
hidden and existing homoerotic images in
mainstream cinema" (quoted from the
festival program). Homoerotic will screen
on Sunday at 4 pm. Ylonda Stevens' film
Down on the River, which explores lesbian
erotica and safe sex, is included in the
collage Visual Bliss at 11 am on Saturday.
The Boys R Doin' The Go-Go, a
role-crossing short by student, Camilla
Eckersley, is part of Visual Bliss.
Aliens Cut My Hair is a featurelength, sci-fi, campy melodrama by
alumnus Michael McIntosh. Aliens will
"blast-off' on Sunday at 1:30 pm.
Claire of the Moon, produced and
edited by Evergreen graduates Pam Kuri
and Michael Solinger, is currently in post
production. This feature-length film will
not be ready in time for the festival, but
an eight-minute trailer will be shown on
Saturday at II am. Festival producers
hope to bring the fmished product to
Olympia soon, or you can jet off to France
and catch it at Cannes (where it might be
a bit harder to get tickets).
Former film faculty member,
Barbara Hammer, has two off-beat short
films in the festival: Vital Signs and

Errata
Oh so many erratics this week ...
The headline for the article
"Protestors outraged at clear cutting in
national parks," was incorrect; the protest
was about clear cutting national forests,
not national parks. Also, in the same
article, the AFSEEE publication name is
the Inner Voice, not the Inner Circle.
On the Seepage page, Edward Leroy
Dove's piece contained the word "thins,"
which should have read "things."
The pit was 214 days old, not the
207 that Pitwatch claimed.

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featured at film fest

Aliens Cut My Hair by Michael MaCintosh, showing at the Lesbian Gay
Film Festival this weekend.
Sanctus. They are included in Visual Bliss
on Saturday at 11 am.
Wendy Jo Carlton is a local
filmmaker who has three pieces in this
year's festival: Dreams of the Fish
(Saturday at 1:30 pm), Crossing Against
the Light (Saturday at 4 pm), and
Listening to Laura (included in Visual
Bliss).

The keynote presentation by Marlon
Riggs (Saturday, 8 pm) will be of special
interest to the many students and faculty
who have seen his films Tongues Untied
and Ethnic Notions. Riggs, who teaches at
uc Berkeiey; will include clips from his
fIlms as he takes us on a tour of gay
African American snap culture.
After sitting in darkened lecture halls

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viewing the best of queer cinema all day,
we'U loosen our muscles at the year's best
dance, brought to us by the Lesbian Fun
Society with help from the LGBPRC and
the Gay Men's Social Network.
On another note, the festival
producers are very encouraged by the level
of official support that the festival has
received this year. Interim President Les
Purce wrote an eloquent letter of support
which is included in the festival program.
Governor Booth Gardner also issued a
supportive message which, since it was
received too late to be printed in the
program, is included here:

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OLYMPIA POTTERY & ART SUPPLY

People Have the Right to Know," Sunday
by Andrew Hamlin
Ben Bagdikian, media critic, doesn't May 3 at'the CapitOl Theater in Olympia,
think much of the Gannett newspaper as a benefit for the Friends of the
chain (owners of The Olympian), or their Evergreen State Library.
When The Media Monopoly first
flagship paper USA Today--"When they
run out of ideas, they start having bar appeared in 1983, the author listed- fifty graphics on apple production in New corporations that controlled most of the
Zealand," he says. But he doesn't think nation's news. The second edition in 1987
Gannett is the worst newspaper chain in listed about thirty; the third edition in
1990, only twenty-six. In the book's fourth
the land.
"They're not the worst example," revised edition, due out this year, the
said Bagdikian, whose book The Media number has shrunk to twenty. Bagdikian
Monopoly examines the media sees this as a result of "mergers,
conglomorates who control most of this acquisitions and takeovers in the media"
nation's newspapers, television, and book that have been "progressing over the last
publishing, "they just have the court twenty-five years ...but as business obtained
Ben Bagdiklan In his Berkeley office. publicity photo
documents to prove [what they do]." greater tax advantages and [encountered]
stopped
the feeding of those policies," and
BagdiJcian claims the Gannett newspaper fewer anti-trust laws," during the Reagan
programs in the counlry,'" he says. "The
feels
that
the "gradual shifLof federal
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, wrested control years, that process sped up.
Dean who succeeded me met Al one time
revenue from corporate taxes to individual
and asked him, 'What have you got
away from the old publisher after buying
Consolidation, according to
taxes" after World War II went
against UC-Berkeley?' Al said, 'Your
out the paper, in violation of the contract Bagdikian, gives news corporations power
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Baddboys cause lDajor
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by Seth "Skippy"
I didn't believe they could pull it
off. How do you make the most
disgustingly pop show even more pop?
Why, add a generous dose of the most
disgusting pop music group of course!
(Calling these guys a band is just too
much of a stretch for me). So what
actually happens when these two elements
(The Bev and Color Me 8add) are mixed
together? A Pop Sensation! The true
makings of a ratings master's dreams!
How do you dilute this wondrous mixture?
TIuow in a plot! I mean, you'd think that
Aaron Spelling would've figured out by
now that plots are by far the most

troublesome element in a show like The
Bev. But nol He had to throw one in this
week to water down the wonderfully
giddy mix of pop cul~ he had
concocted Oh well. despite this flaw, it
was still the best episode I have ever
watched. Majestic.
So for all of you who actually
missed this glorious episode, I shall sum
up. Pop group Color Me Badd (can't sing
or spell) is in town and the ladies plus
David (alwayS at Donna's side--come on
guys, don't laugh, we all went through it
too) will stop at nothing to see them.
David discovers the location of their hotel
and they all proceed to do whatever is
necessary to get in to see the group.
Meanwhile, back at the BevCave
(Walsh home), the guys (Brandon, Dylan
and Steve) are left alone on the rainy
Saturday afternoon SO they decide to do
some male bonding. In short. they hire a
stripper. After a long wait, the bell rings
and in walks Andrea. Now, here's the best
line of the show, Steve says to Dylan in a
hushed voice "Did you know Zuckerman
was moonlighting?" Sheer poetry!
Well, as you can guess, Andrea
overstays her welcome and the stripper
arrives. The guys make up some overused

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bottles. But there will be some work
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cousin story and Andrea and Brandi .
From here on, the story, deals with
become fast friends to the amazement of DQnna's predicainent and in a respectable
the anxious young men in the room. When way too. But I still cling to my belief that
An~ finally leaves, Brandi starts to strip
morality has no place on television. As
but Brandon ("He's such a nice boy") with any prime-time TV show (except
stops her, saying that he knows her too
season finale cliff-hangers) the drama is
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with Color Me B!ldd singing softly a
cappella to us from the Peach Pit ("We
came for the burgers"). Oh the humanity.
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we do this for two minutes, we will have a decrease of two gallons in the volume in the
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ResEonse
CPJa tool of
persistent idiots
To Edward Leroy Dove and the CPl,
I'm wondering why you, Mr. Dove,
think that your "timely pieces" are unique
and important enough to deserve
publication in the CPJ, a newspaper with
limited space.
There is nothing in those two
cartoons (CENSORED! TOO HOT!)
which has not been said in the paper
recently, excepting the phrase "brown
sugar baby." Otherwise, your remarks are
redundant.
Besides, you obviously have
sufficient resources available to you to
post copies of your work allover campus
without the CPJ's aid. Perhaps you should
leave space for those less privileged, in the
interest of fostering a greater diversity of
voices in the campus media.
For instance, the women of color,
whom you portray in careless and
disrespectful ways. And yet you complain
of "individuals without conscience" who
"disempower" you by tearing down "thins"
[sic] of yours.
Your empowerment, as that of the
white men before you, is directly
dependent upon the disempowerment of
other groups. Your poster, if it functions
to empower you, is merely another
example of this.
. The comparisons made in your poem
"Cens(X'S})ip," which I have quoted from
elsewhere in this writing, are cheap. There
is no wicked government working to stifle
you. In fact, your situation is quite the
opposite.
Your posters were torn down
because they suck. Why do you insist that
you are talented enough to deserve the
attention of the community?
I wish to criticize the Editors of the
CPJ, not only for reversing their wise
decision not to publish your work, but also
for printing 'our examples of it in the last
issue. This implies an attempt on their part
to ameliorate your pathetic and childish
cry of censorship. I see your work in the
space previously occupied by Matt Pipes'
"Death of a Herald." Will you continue to
take up space?
I sympathize with Rachel Young's
views, as expressed in her comic, "Soylent
Evergreen." The CPJ is not a "tool of th.e
administration" as much as it is a tool of
persistent idiots who produce sloppy work,
such as Edward Dove and Bryan Connors.
It was the latter's poorly researched article
last quarter, concerning security issues,
which inspired the comment (printed in
the Free Press) Young disagrees with.
And, lastly, Connors strikes again
with his "Antlers" article. He emphasizes
the opinions of Adrian Cheeks, who
cannot decide whether he is a "militant
Negro" or a "militant black." This
supposed militancy is referred to three
times in the piece, with the intention of
dismissing Antler House's purported
racism.
This is dishonest and shows a poor
evaluation of the evidence. Judging from
Cheeks' response in the April 9 CPJ, in
which he advises women of color who
have been assaulted to consult the proper
authorities because "they are the ones who
can do something," I would suggest that
Cheeks is militant about his ignorance
only.
Kevin Sandri

Responding to
Galbreath letter
Dear Gary,
Perhaps you should make your
weekly letter-writing endeavors a little
more luaative by forming a consulting
flrm--an "advocacy clearing house," if you
will--the mission of which would be to
hunt down and re-pogram all "confused
and unenlightened" people--with an
especially patema1 focus on the uniquely
pathetic whille males who still haven't
quite mastel'ed important skills and
concepts such as: The Evergteen State
College Universal WIUte·Guilt Response,

The Twelve Step Method to the Correct
Purchase or an Ecuadorian Sweater, and
maybe most importantly, (sulce you have
displayed considerable talent here) The
Galbreath Principle or Simultaneous
Condescension/Bonding, which I · think
goes something like this: Large quantities
of moral and political higher-ground are
taken from a pure source (you) and mi~ed
with a volatile solution of unstable
elements (the rest of us) with the hope that
the mixture will yield a stable, unified
solution of components which have taken
on the characteristics of the stabilizing
agent--I may have that wrong. In any case,
I'm sure you'll correct me in your next
column.
Concerning your latest offering of
enlightenment to all of us cave-dwellers:
I am truly in awe of your
omnipotence, God--I mean ... Gary. I wish
I were able to know the hearts and minds
of "Gary Bohon, Reverend Joesph McCoy,
Greg Hohnholt, Adrian Cheeks, Dante
Salvatierra, Scott Maxwell, Jon Wilkie,
and Bruce L. Rogers," sufficient to see
them for the dangerous individuals that
they are, making those "scathing remarks"
about the WOCC. How dare they? Don 't
they know the risk they take at Evergreen
when they express divergent points of
view? Don't they realize they'll eventually
have to reckon with the Almighty
Presence and Knowledge of Gary W~sels
Galbreath? Damn them all to hell.
Gary, show me the way to risktaking--teach me your secrets. One day, I
too want to be able to say that I spared no
expense defending the oppressed memberS
of the Evergreen community.
But HOW'? How can I master the
force?
How can I learn to complain about
other (read "unenlightened") peoples'
oppressive points of view being shoved
down my throat, as I simultaneously shove
mine down theirs (weekly)'?
How can I learn to cease taking
offense at the idea that various separatist,
finger-pointing organizations on campus
are using a portion of the non-negotiable
S and A fees (read "taxes") that I pay with
my tuition, to fund their sign-making
parties and pay their figureheads to attack
photographers curious about their
platform?
How do I rid my white, middle-class
self of that recurring dream that I'm
Sammy Davis Jr. playing to a tough crowd
at the Montgomery, Alabama Hilton
lounge, circa 1955, when really, I'm safe
in my bed at Evergreen?
Please show me how to take full and
complete advantage of the "wonderful
opportunity to become allies" with the
WOCC. I had this idea--I was thinking
maybe if I had a sex-reassignment
operation and bought a tanning
bed. ..please give me a sign--I'm desperate
to start "taking risks."
One of your relations,
Gile R. Downes

Ability to talk
graces TESC
This letter is a response to an article
published in the April 23 issue of the
Seattle Times. While we don't usually
print responses to articles published in
other papers, particularly non-local
papers, it seems pertinent. --Ed.
I graduated from Evergreen in 1990.
I am disturbed by Ms. Diana GonzAlez's
statement on the part of women of color
that, "We've lost faith." Giving up will not
mend the challenges we face. Further, that
statement is based on a nasty--and useless-premise: men and wliite people are,
respectively, guilty of sexism and racism.
I thought, as U.S. citizens, and
especially as Orceners that we believed in
the phrase: "Innocent until proven guilty."
If we p-esume 1he guilt and ~alice
of the memben of our communities; we
are being unWr Dot only to them but also
to ourselves. Is a penon proven guilty by
sex or coler? If that it the weight we are
flgJlting, we c.utOt cast it off by throwing
it on 9OIIleone else.
In a class at Evergreen I was

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I would like to share some of my
own experience and perceptions of the gay
men's community on this campus, and my
hope for some form of change.
" I think that the community is a very
small and enclosed one--one which turns
off those who either do not make their
sexuality the dominant part of their
identity, or who don't get any of their
emotional needs met from the gay men's

rap group.
I consider my sexuality to be just
one of many important aspects of my life,
others being my own sense of spirituality
and creativity. For this reason, I don't
choose to present myself as "Ari Langergay male". First and foremost, I am ;'Ari .
Langer-human being." Because of thjs, I
may not appear .to be totally out of the
closet But I think there are many others
like me on this campus who don't choose
to present themselves as gay. There is no
way for these people to connect with each
other, because either they are not
obviously gay, or do not feel comfortable
in the gay men's rap group.
.
I have been to several gay men's rap
groups over the last two years, and none
of my needs have been fulfilled. What I
expected was a forum for some open and
honest discussion of each other's issues,
and a place for support That's what I
thought a rap group was supposed to be
all about What I experienced was mostly
scattered chauer and gossip about sex and
fashion. This type of rap group may be
fine for some people, but I need something
I was not a part of any
more.
conversation of depth, nor did I feel safe
enough to share my own thoughts and
feelings because of the level of
superficiality in the room.
I think that sexuality, gay or straight,
is an issue that's been totally blown out of
proportion by our society through the
media, and through our own repressed and
stifled feelings.
Men have been
conditioned throughout time to hold in
their emotions, and not be very
communicative with eachother. So, for
gay men, it takes an extra effort to break
through the ice and relate about issues
deeper than just the act of sex.
If we can break through the ice on a
larger scale, I think it can help gay men
experience more deep and fulfilling
relationships and lives.
I do not intend to attack the gay
men's community--I am simply expres.~ing
my hope that we can progress to
something more balanced and truthful. If
we can do this, it may invite more people
in, thus establishing a more diverse gay
male community. A community of gay
writers, gay artists, gay scientists, gay
humans--who have the rest of their lives
to lead, with their straight and gay friends.
If there are people out there who
relate to what I'm saying, or disagree,
please respond to me through the CPJ or
leave me a note in the CPJ office. Maybe
a new kind of gay men's rap group should
be started?
Ari Langer

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working on a project with two men. We
were having trouble, and I felt that the
problem was sexism. I told my faculty
member, "There is no way I can work
with these guys." Since then I have
learned the lruth of his response, "You
better figure out how to, because this is
Little League."
With his support I went to the men
involved and to my cI8ssmates, demanding
change. The men freaked out. One took
me aside and said, "If you are planning to
castrate me on Red Square, tell me now
and I'll just leave."
They didn't leave and I didn't.
Instead, our class talked about the
problems and searched for solutions. That
ability to talk has historically been the
grace of the Evergreen campus. Presumed
guilt results in whispered rumors, fmgerpointing and factionalism. It perpetuates
silence.
Don't lose faith!
Michelle Connor
alumni, now employed as: Political and
Economic Affairs Assistant
The Consulate-General of Japan. Seattle

Catholic remark
beyond callous
Re: The editorial remark at the close of
the article by Zero and Long. "Steph and
Skip are recovering Catholics," bottom of
page I, in the April 16 edition.
A fundamental tenet in any
successful community is respect for the
individuals making up that community.
As a Catholic, I found that comment
to be egregiously offensive and
disrespectful. I tried to excuse it as "cutesy
adolescent"·-a clever metaphor carelessly
perpetrated. But I cannot. The remark was
beyond callous. It was savage, pernicious
and totally reprehensible. More
importantly, it flies in the face of all we
are trying to accomplish in the name of
multi-cultural diversity.
John R. Filmer
faculty member

New gay men's
group needed

News media is twisted
by JohD B. Thosteson
Our most precious freedom, that of
a free press, has been stolen. An Evil
Empire, beaten into the <lust by a bmve an
patriotic people in Eastern europe and the
old USSR, is flourishing here in America.
The leftist/elitist, trash America at any
time for any reason, radical movement,
has taken over our news media. Our
"messenger" is a wolf in sheep's clothing. .
These mdicals have built a new Iron
Curtain between lruth and the American
people, a new Berlin Wall between news
and reality. .Their most recent schem'e s
include cheerleading negative economic
news and an unrelenting, virulent and
treasonous attack on the presidency. Every
time one of their devious, dull witted and
intellectually dishonest hacks (Rather,
Gumbel, Sesno el al) have twisted,
omitted, used innuendo or lied for their
own purposes, they have put another nail
into the coffin of freedom. A freedom
earned for 200 years with the blood and
lives of thousands of patriotic Americans.

"Pravda niet Pravda y Izvestia niet
Izvestia" was a favorite slogan of the
world diplomatic corps in Moscow in the
old USSR. Pravda is the Russian word for
truth and alsO the name. of the communist
party newspaper. Izvestia is the Russian
word for newS and also the name of the
state .newspaper. The slogan, therefore,
was "THE TRUlH lS NOT THE TRUTH
NEWS IS NOT THE NEWS." That is no
longer true in the old USSR, but very
sadly, is now lrue here. This is not the
country I grew up in.
Make no mistake about it, an
insidious, relentless and powerful evil has
enveloped our country like a black cloud.
A contrived conspiracy, uniquely designed
to capture your every thought and control
your political actions, is constantly at
work.
The citizens of today face the
challenge of having an America of The
Manchurian Candidate or that of Patrick
Henry.

Response
White people do
have privilege
We support the women involved
with The Women of Color Coalition and
the actions they have taken. They have not
been racist. We are two women who have
chosen to respond by compiling a list of
the privileges we experience as white
Americans.
-It is white privilege that gives us
the choice to deal with racism.
-Our ethnicity 'and/or status as
Americans is rarely questioned.
-We can walk on campus, into a
class and be assured that most of the
students, faculty, and staff will be of our

race.

.. -We are riever asked to speak for all
the people of our racial group.
-We can speak in public to a
powerful male group without puuing our
race on trial.
-We can do well in a challenging
situation without being called a credit 10
our race.
-We can remain oblivious of the
language and customs of persons of color,
who constitute the world's majority,
without feeling in our culture any penalty
for such oblivion.
-Our art is not labeled primitive. Our
stories are not caned folktales unless we

choose those labels.
-We can easily buy posters,
postcards, picture books, greeting cards,
dolls, toys, and children's magazines
featuring people of our race.
-We can turn on the television or
open to the front page of the paper and
see people of our race widely represented.
-We can choose blemish cover or
bandages in "flesh" colors that more or
less match our skin.
-We are taught to assume that we
are more capable, competent, and entitled
because of our race.
·We are given more access to "the
system" because of our race, and in our
attempts to initiate change we assume our
input is welcomed and conslructive.
-We can defend our mistakes by
focusing on our good intentions.
-When we're overwhelmed and tired
we can leave the issues of racism until
next week.
Karla Wolf and Gretchen Burger
We credit Peggy McIntosh, Margo Adair
and Sharon Howell as our resources,
including The Subjective Side of P6litics
and Breaking Old Patterns Weaving New
Ties by Margo Adair and Sharon Howell.
Margo Adair will be coming to TESC
May 21 & 22 to conduct racism
workshops.

. The below poem is by Chrystos, a Native American poet who fully supports the
actions and desires of the Women Of Color Coalition for a separate space. This poem is
.
printed as support of their struggles.
Chrystos is fomly in favor of Women of Color only space, and in claiming this
space, working towards the balance of power.
THOSE TEARS
from Dream On, 1991
by Chrystos
of a white woman who came to the group for Women of Color
only
her grief cut us into gUilt while we clutched the straw
of this tiny square inch we have which we need
so desperately when we need so much more
We talked her into leaving
which took 10 minutes of our precious 60
Those legion white Lesbians whose feelings are hurt
because we have a Lesbians of Color Potluck
once a month for 2 hours
without them
Those tears of the straight woman
because we kicked out her boyfriend at the Lesbians only
poetry reading where no microphone was provided
& the room was much too small for all of us
shouting that we were imperialists
though I had spent 8 minutes trying to explain
to her that an oppressed people .
cannot oppress their oppressor
She ignored me
charged into the room weeping & storming
taking up 9 minutes of our precious tiny square inch
Ah those tears
which could be jails, graves, rapists, thieves, thugs
those tears which are so puffed up with inappropriate grief
Those women who are used to having their tears work
mge at us
when they don't
We are not real Feminists they say
We do not love women
I yell back with a wet face
Where are our jobs?
Our apartments?
Our voices in parliament or congress?
Where is our safety from beatings,from murder?
You cannot even respect us to allow us
60 uninterrupted minutes for ourselves
Your tears are chains
Feminism is the right of each woman
to claim her own life her own time
her own uninterrupted 60' hours
60 days
60 years
No matter how sensitive you are
if you are white you are
No matter how sensitive you are
If you are a man you are
We who are not allowed to speak have the right
to defme our terms our turf
These facts are not debatable
Give us our inch
& we'll hand you a hanky

for MAV & DENISE, who guarded the door after the incident at the Lesbian reading &
thus, didn't get to hear the poetry

Columns

Latex propaganda for sexual variations

(in point 00:23:34 out point 00:28:46)
And now, an informal moment
inspired by the behavioral modifying
event, The Continued World Wide Spread
of mY/AIDS I
(cue theme song to "My Three Sons")
Hello boys and girlsl I'd just like to
take a moment of your time to share with
you some knowledge chunklets that you
just may be unaware of.
(fade in from blact to montage of campus
and people socializin&)
Did you know Ihat the HIV/AIDS
crisis effects you? WbcdIer you are gay,
bisexual. IUai&bt. 1eIbiIn, queer, male,
female or whatever, if ,au engage or wiD
engage in sexual CODIKt with another
persclIl or persons, you must acknowledge
and practice safer) sex IieChniques.
1'hcre is no known cure for the
immune system destroying disease

believed to be caused by the my virus,
and one way to help ensure continued
health for yourself and your partners is to
practice safer sex.
This may include, but is not
necessarily limited to, the use of a latex
barrier such as a condom or dental dam
during penetrative sex, be it anal, vaginal,
oral or manual. Also, practicing methods
of sexual contact that does not include the
exchange of bodily fluids, such as mutual
masturbation or the use of dildos and
vibrators, constitutes safer sex.
Everyone must fight against the
continued spread of mY/AIDS. This is as
simple as practicing safer sex and
acknowledging the importance of
protecting yourself and your partners from
acquiring my.
Additional information, counseling
and safer sex tips can be received by
calling the national AIDS Hotline at 1800-342-AIDS or in spIDish at 1-800-344SIDA and for the hearinJ impaired at 1·
800-AIDS·1TY.. or c.WI the Olympia AIDS
TISk Fon:e • . 352-2375 or Th'"*-'
County HealIh J)eplnment at 1·800-2722437.
If you feel dull you may. be at risk.
get tested (new lower fee at the campus

heaItb cenaer, DOW oRIy'S25). Always U8C
a latex barri« duriDf penetrative sex.

Don't share IY needles.
mYlAIDS effects everyone. Each of
us must do what we can to help stop the
spread of my infection. PLEASE, PLAY
SAFE AND BE SAFE TO FIGHT AIDS!
(fade to black, roll credits)
xxoo, Frank
Frank lias been video editing for far
too long and keeps jog-ing when he should
be shuttle-ing.
.
Heterosexual behavior, the unnatural
cross gender intimacy that is one of the
many risk behaviors spreading mY/AIDS.
Be it deviant queers or bonaftde breeders,
your anti same-sex love is giving the virus
to each other and your babies. Aside from
the unaccountable attraction certain
individuals have for the opposite sex
(which we won't go into, you obviously
haven't met the tight penon belonging to
your own) and the (by all appearances)
uncontrollable temporary urge (don't
worry though, urges pass in time) 10
J*ticipate in potenIiaIIy pocreational
IICtivicies y'all just IhoUId sit yerbuus
down for a while IDd IbiDt about all the
tiddly, widdly, Iictly, inserty, perverty
SlUff lhat you prcpo::te to enjoy (your Irue
sexual identities are obviously befudcDed
with the 1OCic&al notion dial it is
c:onscionable to bring more children into

this wood).

These behaviors of you all goin'
down on each other, insertin', pervertin',
teasin', lickin', stickin', DC variety sex
puts you (and your insurance, housing,
health, relationships, ability to make
healthy babies, fucking live for much
longer in most cases) at risk of the at
present incurable mv/AIDS virus and the
less than acceptable treatments available
for the 350+ recognized opportunistic
infections (that mayor may not be
available to you).
So allow me to dish up a bit of latex
propaganda (and we all know how
propaganda enriches our lives every day).
The method is simplification and the
directions are clear. If it involves hands,
use gloves (finger cots for just fingers). If
the penetration in question uses a dildo or
penis, roU th8t condom on. If the oh so
lovely vulva (X' anus is receiving attention,
adorn with dental dam or condom with the
tip cut off and sliced length wile (and
don't fciqet the life saving mouo-Wheo
in doubt. U8C lube. Water based IDd lots of
it).
Tbia bas beal a homo8exiJt ~
service amouncement COIlCCIniDa teeder
8Ctivilia and your inhcmlt vulncnbWty 10

mv and AIDS

from your local team d
homofa8cist anarchists, because we care.
XXOOHEIDI

Cooper Point Joqrnal April 30, 1992 Page 7

A·rts .& ,Entertainment
Phish rocks a scaled down show, at the CRC
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by Matthew Johnston

PHISH
THB EVBRClRIlBN STATB COLLEOE REc CENTER
APRIL 25, 1992
Let it be known that Matthew
Johnston is not a big Phish fan. My
opinion of this band was taint,ed when
my roommate in the mods last year
played that damn Lawn Boy CD over and
over--he loved it, I hated it.
Almost a year later, someone asked
me if I would represent KAOS at their
show by saying something on stage
before the band played. I accepted this
gracious offer and quickly replaced that
cold spot in my heart that I had been
saving for Phish with some nice warm
cardio-fuzzies. With two free passes, I
lined up a hot date and began to prepare
my big speech. This was my chance to
harness the immense power of a
professional P.A. system and speak to the
minds of hundreds of my colleagues.
Unfortunately, before I even got to
the CRC, I was informed that Phish
didn't like the idea of having anyone on
. stage before them. This formality was
most likely hidden in the tour rider
somewhere between "big bread on the
deli tray" and "concert-goers may not
leave the building until we leave the
stage," a rule strictly enforced by "NO
RE-ENTRY" signs posted on all of the
entrances. I was mad and I wanted
answers, "who do these guys think they
are, and where do they keep their beer?"
Nobody knew.
There were at least 800 people

man is having a balls-to-the-wall blissout. photo by David Mattingly
packed in the gym to see Phish. A U-District, or sold over the phone by
reliable source at Ticketmaster told me credit card. Phish also seemed 10 have a
that quite a few of the tickets were travelling following, either California
bought at the Tower Records in Seattle's people or returnees from the Nevada Test

Site protests, because there were a bunch
of really ~ people around. The crowd
was (I have to say it, you knew it was
coming) reminiscent of the crowd at a
Dead show.
Phish's playing was tight · and
together, and they carne across With the
air . of seasoned and experienced
professionals. Each musical phrase was
spoken with raging articulation and the
sound was incredible. HQw they sounded
that 'good in a gym is beyond me, but
800 bobbing heads made a perfect canvas
for Phish's audio artistry. I found myself
noticing tiny little noises in great detail,
as if I were looking at the music through
a microscope.
Phish
lacked
Unfortunately,
originality somethin' awful. Phish used 10
be a Grateful Dead cover band, and after
I found that out, it was impossible for
me to stop comparing the two. A friend
of mine said it best when he described
Ph ish as "a group of music majors
playing Grateful Dead music." They even
pulled the ever-so-overdone "play half a
song, insert two other songs, and then
come back to the rust song" bit. With
the release of A Picture of Nektar, their
new album on Elektra, they reach new
heights of accessibility, leaving the
alternative listener a bit unsatisfied. Phish
is most definitely a live band, but the
.show was devoid of any surprises.
Nearly worth the ten bucks, the
four-hour show was a success in many
ways. Phish gives their fans exactly what
they want, a good time. Lots of fans
showed up to give Phish what they want
also, lots of money.

Actress Bloom presents five .snippets from the Bard
by Jan Richmond
Last Thursday evening I was in a
fIfth row center aisle seat at the
Washington Center for the Performing
Arts, watching one of my all-time idols,
the actress Claire Bloom. I rushed out
and got the best seat in the house as
soon as I saw the advertisement for this
concert performance, and it was worth it!
In a program called "Then Let Men
Know," Miss Bloom performed some of
Shakespeare's most memorable women,
She created the scenes with only herself
on a bare stage. She wore a simple,
black gown, used little make-up, and her
only adornment was a simple pair of
silver earrings. The stage held only a
music stand for her notes and a small
table with a glass of water.
She began with a rousingreQQition
of scenes from Twelfth Night, This is a
play of mistaken identity and falling in
love with the wrong person, Bloom
slipped easily from the chamcter of
Count Orsino to the maid Viola
(disguised as a boy , Cesario) and then to
Olivia--a beauty whom Count Orsino
loves, and to whom he sends Cesario to
plead his case.
Of course, Viola (Cesario) is in
love with the Count--but Olivia falls in
love with Cesario (Viola) believing she is
a young man. · The slOry is resolved
happily in typical Shakespeare fashion,
because Viola has a twin brother,
supposedly killed in the same shipwreck
which brought Viola to Count Orsino's
domain. The brother, Sebastian, shows up
in the town, is spotted by Olivia who
believes him to be Cesario, and this time
Cesario (Sebastian) responds to her
advances. They fall in love, of course!
Viola and Sebastian are reunited
and she reveals her true identity to the
Count, who then realizes why he found
the "1x>y" Cesario so appealing all along.
Looking youthful and lovely, Claire
Bloom created each character by subtle
changes of voice, facial expression and
body stance. At no time were the
characters confused in the minds of the
audience. No mean feat!
Perhaps the most dramatic moment
of the evening came with Volumnia's
speech from Act V, scene 3 of

and Juliet, Bloom ended her 75 minutes Revisited, the adaptation of Evelyn
on stage. Her ability to move from the Waugh's novel, for public television.
This tour is another in the many
character of Juliet to Nurse to Romeo,
successes
of a career spanning 45 years.
the Friar, and Lady Capulet kept the
Jan
Richmond knows
her
story alive to the end, It was possible to
Shakespeare.
see the younger Claire Bloom in her
creation of the role of Juliet on the
Broadway and London stages in this
lively and moving performance.
Coriolanus. Volumnia, the mother of
If there was one thing which
Coriolanus, pleads with him to return his marred the evening for me, it was a
Pierre's 'Electric 1Wse.
allegiance to Rome and sues for peace sense of detachment on the part of Claire
tt~1ttt®®
between the two cities. It is a moving Bloom. This was an audience primed and
and highly dramatic speech ,
waiting 10 love an actress. She, however,
Bloom maintained the intensity and revealed nothing of herself, but placed all
force · of emotion even though the her energy in the characters of
audience interrupted a long pause with Shakespeare. She touched her Olympia
applause. Volumnia's speech, which audience
through
the
pmcticed
begins, "How can we for our country competence of her craft rather than the
pray... Alack! or we must lose The brilliance interpretation for which she is
Country, our dear nurse, or else thy
noted.
Claire Bloom has been on stage
person, Our comfort in the country ... "
and then continues to berate her son with
since her first appearance with the
all the ammunition a mother and
Oxford Repertory in October of 1946.
grandmother can bring to bear, involved
She has played Shakespeare's women in
the predominantly female audience in her · most of the world's major cities, but her
plea 10 bring peace to her country and
favorite role, according to the Who's Who
her son. It was, and is, a universal plea,
of Theatre, was that of Blanche DuBois
and Bloom achieved a real moment with
in Tennessee William's A Streetcar
the scathing climax, "Come, let us go,
Named Desire. She created that role ill
This fellow had a Volscian 10 his mother;
the Picadilly Theater in London in 19',
and proceeded to win every theater award
His wife is in Corioles, and this child
with it. She has also done most of
like him by chance .. J am hushed until
Ibsen's women, including Nora in A
our city be afue, And then I'll speak a
Doll's House, Hedda in Hedda Gabler,
little. "
and the wife in Rosmersholm.
The portrayals of Desdemona and
Her film credits include Look Back
Emelia from Othello, using the classic
in Anger and The Spy Who Came in
discussion of fidelity in marriage, were
From the Cold, among others. She also
both
amusing
and
relevant,
as
participated in the malcing of several
Shakespeare poses the question, "Why
Shakespeare plays and Brideshead
should a woman remain faithful when her
husband does not?" Again, Bloom created
affects people of all ages, income ' ,
two separate identities on stage and made
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3.0

THURSDAY

include the popular BlacliflY, an animated
adaption of Wade Hemsworth's song of
the same name. Tickets $7 at the Box
Office, $6/Advance. $4.50 for matinees'
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS , matinees start at 4 pm, evening shows
MEETING today and every Thursday in 7 pm. Info: 323-8780.
the basement of the Lecture Hall
Rotunda. Info: x6800.

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TESC FENCING CLUB meets tonight
and every Thursday from 7 to 9 pm in
the TESC Library Building, 3rd floor
mezzanine. Info: Russ Redding at 7868321.
HIVIAIDS support group meets every
Thursday from 7 to 8:30 pm; there's alSQ
a group meeting on 5 pm today. Info:
Deb Duggan at 786-5581 x6971.
EVERGREEN'S
CHAPTER
OF
NORML, dedicated to the re-legalization
of marijuana and hemp for industrial,
medicinal, and personal use, every other
Thursday from 5 to 6 pm in Library
2118. Info: x6636.
TIIE LACEY TIMBERLAND LIBRARY
has a story program in its weekly activity
schedule. At 10:15 am and 11:15 pm
each Thursday, kids can enjoy books,
stories, poems, puppets, and creative
dramatics. There's a also a . preschool
story time each Saturday at 11:15.
Fantastic Tales, a program for older
children ages 6 to 9, is each Monday
from 4 to 4:45 pm. It all takes place at
the Timberland Regional Library. Info:
491-3860.
HOLOCAUST
MEMORIAL
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL tonight on Red
Square at 7:30, followed by a showing of
the first part of Shoah, the eight-hour
documentary on the Holocaust, at 8: 15
pm in Lecture Hall 3. Never forget.
VINE DELORIA, JR., activist, lawyer,
theologian and author of Custer Died For
Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto among
other wodes, speaks tonight at 8 pm in
the Evergreen Library Lobby, as part of
a celebration for the tenth anniversary of
Evergreen's rust Master in Public
Administration program graduation. Free.
Info: x6128.
A CONTEMPORARY THEATER in
Seattle opens its season with the world
premiere of Steven Dietz's Trust, a new
comedy about love and lust and the
differences between the two. It opens
tonight and runs through May 24. Info:
285-3220.
FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION tonight,
tomorrow night, and May 3 at Kane Hall,
University of Washington. Selections

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FRIDAY

TIIE JURASSIC GROUP meets in the
Domi loop every Friday at 6:30 pm for
drug-free activities. Office hours are from
1 to 3 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Info: x6555.
PLANNING
MEETING
FOR
EVERGREEN SENIOR PARTY today at
3 pm in Library 3205. "Tell us what you
(One
want...A speaker? ... A Keg?"
guess ... ) Info: x6550 or x6190.
MAY
DAY
FESTIV AL/POTLUCK/PICNIC today in
Sylvester Park today from noon until the
evening. They'll be music from Krome
Mary, Blueplate Special and two other
bands, in a celebration of international
worker'S days, the "rites and wrongs of
spring," and the smashing of the "work
beast." There's also music, food, an open
mike, literature, games, a parade, and a
maypole, and ifs all free. Bring
"noisemakers, treats, instruments, toys,
food, and crafts."
FOUR SEASONS BOOKS presents
Olympia resident Rebecca Bass reading
from, discussing, and autographing copies
of her new book Just After Inca: One
Woman's Journey Through Incest to
Healing, tonight 7:30 pm at Four Seasons
Books at 421 S. Water. Free. Info: 3574683.
FIFTH
ANNUAL
BICYCLE
COMMUTER CONTEST runs from
today through May 31, sponsored by the
Energy Outreach Center, 503 W. 4th
A venue in Olympia. Six mileage
categories to register under, depending on
what your round trip distance to and
from work is. Prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd place winners in each category.
Info: 943-4595.
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meets each Tuesday at noon in Library
1509. Info: x6193.
EVERGREEN
STUDENTS
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CHRIST meet tonight and every Tuesday
at 7 pm in CAB 108. It's "a time for
singing, study, sharing of our lives, and
prayer."
WASHPIRG'S campaign against toxics
meets today at 6 pm in Library 3228, to
discuss activities for this quarter.
Everyone welcome. Info: x6058.

WARREN MURRAY AND KRIS
JORDAN play .... a twin tape release
party/concert Saturday today at 8 pm at
the Epicurean Express in Lake Forest
Park Town Center. Kris celebrates her
new tape Love For Keeps; Warren
celebrates his new tape Traveling Songs.
$5. Info: 329-6303.

6

"DISSOLUTION
ROULETTE:
ASSESSING THE SOVIET UNION'S
BREAKUP" is a lecture by recent Soviet
immigrant Dr. Victor Krogan, now an
assistant professor of criminal justice and
sociology at Saint Martin's College, as
the final installment of the "Piece of My
Mind" lecture series, 12:10 to 12:50 at
the Olympia Center, 222 N. Columbia St.
Coffee and tea provided; bring your own
lunch. Info: x6128,

ISSEI/NISEl/SANSEI:
JAPANESE
AMERICA ON FILM is a series of films
to be shown in conjunction with the
Wing Luke Asian Museum's current
exhibit Executive Order 9066: 50 Years
Before/50 Years After and Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month this May. It
runs today, May 9, and May 16 at the
Theater Off jackson, 409 7th Avenue S.
Tickets $4. Info: 624-3925 or 545-8170.

THURSDAY
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS
MEETING today and every Thursday in
. the basement of the Lecture Hall
Rotunda. Info: x6800.

SUNDAY

TESC FENCING CLUB meets tonight
and every Thursday from 7 to 9 pm in
the TESC Library Building, 3rd floor
mezzanine. Info: Russ Redding at 786832l.

MEDIA CRITIC BEN BAGDIKIAN
gives a speech called "Democracy and
the Media: People Have the Right To
Know" tonight at 7 pm at the Capitol
Theater, 206 East Fifth Avenue in
Olympia. Tickets $5/general, $2/seniors.
Benefit for the Friends of the Evergreen
State College Library. Info: x6128.

HIVIAIDS support group meets every
Thursday from 7 to 8:30 pm; there's also
a group meeting on 5 pm today. Info:
Deb Duggan at 786-5581 x6971.
EVERGREEN'S
CHAPTER
OF
NORML, dedicated to the re-legalization
of marijuana and hemp for industriaI,
medicinal, and personal use, every other
Thursday from 5 to 6 pm in Library
2118. Info: x6636.

THURSTON COUNTRY CROP WALK
AGAINST HUNGER begins at 1:15 pm
at Ingersoll Stadium at Olympia High
School. Baked goods, etc. Info: 786-6929.

4

MONDAY

TIlE WOMEN'S CENTER holds its
weekly meeting in CAB 206 from S to
6 pm today. All women welcome. Info:
x6162.
STONEWALL YOUTH, a peer support
group for gay, lesbian, and bisexual
youth in Thurston County meets today
from 7 to 9 pm at . the Olympia
Timberland Library, comer of 8th and
Franklin in Olympia. Info: 866-4563 or
275-6998.

WEDNESDAY

MEN'S NEXUS GROUP meets from 3
to 5 pm today, ill the S&A Conference
Room. Info: x6462.

MAY DAY FESTIVAL: TRffiUTE TO
WOMEN WORKERS OF THE WORLD
happens today from noon to 10 pm at
New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Avenue
S. in Seattle. Donation $5 at the door
(sliding scale for low income). Oldfashioned diner serves a Blue Plate
Special for $6.95. Sponsored by the
Freedom Socialist Party. Info: 722-2453
or 722-(:1)57.

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TUESDAY

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TIlE LACEY TIMBERLAND LmRARY
has a story program in its weekly activity
schedule. At 10:15 am and 11:15 pm
eac~ Thursday, kids can enjoy books,
stones, poems, puppets, and creative
dramatics. There's a also a preschool
story time each Saturday at 11:15.
Fantastic Tales, a program for 01<112'
children ages 6 to 9, is each Monday
from 4 to 4:45 pm. It all takes p~ at
the Timberland Regional Library. Info:
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491-3860.

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or
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4th.
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AUDITIONS
FOR EVERGREEN'S
PRODUCTION OF PETER PAN today in
rooms 209 and 410 of the Evergreen
Communications Building~ The play will
go on at the Washington Center July 1619 and 21-26 at the Washington Center.
All roles available except for Captain
Hook. Audition times are 9 am to noon
for children ages 12 and under; 1 to 4
pm for ages 13 and older not auditioning
for the role of Peter Pan; and 4:30 to
7:30 pm for adults auditioning for the
role of Peter Pan only. Wear comfortable
clothing, and prepare to sing and dance.
Bring sheet music; an accompanist will
be provided. Info: x6632.

Hel Wanted ·

SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL
CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL from today
through May 9 at the Seattle Center.
Theater from six continents. Info: 684-

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Cooper Point Journal April 30, 1992 Page 9

News

Comics

Earth Day volunteers sweep campus clean
by Eric Penner Haury and Oootslaus

Presbyter
On Earth Day (April 22), Red
Square had more litter than normal, and it
was the environmentalists' fault.
WashPIRG and the campus recycling
group held Operation Clean Sweep (CS).
.Instead of being taken directly off to a
Iandflll, the garbage from the Library
building and the Labs was put on display.
Volunteers with trash bags spread out
around the campus, cleaning up any litter
they found, and adding it to the pile. They
coUected everything from cigarette butts
and candy wrappers to a ReadyteUer sign
and a bent car bumper. All that garbage-over twenty bags--rested there for over a
day, a silent reminder to how wasteful this
society, and this campus, is.
The average American produces four
pounds of garbage every day, while
average Europeans produce only one.
True, we are beginning to recycle, and
Washington does very well compared to
most states, but that's not enough.
Recycling isn't just dropping our cans and
bottles into the recycling bins. Products
MADE FROM recycled material must be
on the store shelves if we are to see any
benefit. While we waste resources and ruin

environments right and left, much of the
material that is dropped into recycling bins
ends up in landfllis (New York City
actually has to pay to have the material
hauled away). There is too little demand
for recycled goods.
Something has to change, and it's
us. We need to buy recycled materials and
support legiSlation that ' would help
increase the demand. Thus, can we
complete the cycle. We also need to reuse
materials and reduce the amount of
resources we consume in the first place.
People who came to the garbage pile on
the day after Earth Day received
information about reducing resources and
saw several clever examples of reusing.
The CS was the brainchild of
WashPIRG's Solid Waste & Recycling
Campaign (S WRC) , which is part of a
nationwide campaign on almost onehundred campuses. The campaign
promotes a three-part platform:
1) a national bottle bill; if adopted,
many shopping areas will contain
something like a vending machine in
reverse. Cans and bottles will be inserted
and coins will come out. Seven states have
bottle bills, and the recycling rates for
those states are at about 90%. No other

Aikido senseis visit

by Tina Cook

The Evergreen Learning Center and
TESC student group, Common Ground,
proudly present their 1992 Spring KiAikido seminar with world renowned
Aikido senseis (instructors), Takashi
Nonaka sensei and Shinich Suzuki sensei
from the Hawaiian islands. This rare
cultural event brings together two of the
senior most Ki-Aikido instructors in the
world, who coUectively have over 75 years
of Aikido experience and training between
them.
Aikido (pronounced, eye-key-do), is
a non-aggressive Japanese martial art that
emphasizes the unification of mind and
body while responding to an attack in a
defensive manner, and harmonizing with
the force (energy, chi or ki) of the attack
to allow for a peaceful resolution .
"We are very fortunate to have these
two wonderful senseis from Hawai i to
share not only their good energy but their
Aloha spirit, which is why they are so

special," says Bud Cook sensei, head
instructor for Evergreen Ki-Aikido and
student of Nonaka sensei.
There will be a free Ki-Aikido
demonstration for the public on May 1 at
7 pm; and on Saturday and Sunday, May
2 and 3 from 10 am to 4:30 pm wiU be
workshops geared for the beginner with
Nonaka and Suzuki senseis instructing. All
activities will take place at TESC gym ,
third bay.
Cook adds, "we encourage everyone
to participate in this unique cultural event.
Both senseis will soon be unable to travel,
so now is the time." Evergreen Ki-Aikido
offers programming to community
members, alumni and students ages 15 and
over. For more information on the
workshop or other Aikido programs please
contact Dorothy Thomas at 754-0675 or
Tina Louise Cook at 786-8409.
Tina Cook is a member of (h e
Evergreen Aikido program.

Old squires never die
by Ariel Halsey-Detzer
Imagine the sun streaming down on
colorful pavilions with pennants snapping
in the wind. The bustling encampment
rings a central clearing where fighters
gather in full armor and gleam ing helms,
displaying bright heraldry on their shields
and surcoats. Rows of merchants sell their
wares and traveling tavems set up shop.
The heralds for the King and Queen call
the populace to court and then the
weekend of tournaments, contests, feasting
and fun begins.. .In the darker season of
the year, imagine halls hung with banners
and flickering with candle light, while
servers bring savory dishes from the
kitchen and bards perform to the
accompaniment of drum and flute ...
Welcome to the Society for Creative
Anachronism! The SCA is a non-profit
organization which studies the culture,
customs, clothing, crafts, pastimes and
politics of the Middle Ages through
research and reenactment. As ' closely as
we can, we try to recreate the Middle
Ages, not to entertain an audience, but for
our own learning and enjoyment At a
recent Monday night meeting for
newcomers, the campus group coordinator
Martin Ie Harpur (aka Marty Caspe)
explained the basic aspects of the society.
He was assisted by myself, Ariel de
Courtenay (Ailel Halsey-Detzer) from
Evergreen, and Squire Fergus Fitzalan
(who works in Evergreen's library under
the name of Rich Edwards) from the
Olympia area branch.
At Evergreen, the Society for
Creative Anachronism is an official

state, not even Washington, comes close to
that.
2) a 50% recycled content standard;
that would force the market to make at
least half of all paper and packaging
(including cans and bottles) out of
recycled materials by the year 2000.
Remember, recycled resources NOW cost
more than virgin resources, so industry is '
not likely to start using the goods without
"help." Once recycled materials are used
more often. they wiU actually COST
LESS.
3) A 10 year moratorium on garbage
incinerators; we need to solve the garbage
problem, but this is not the way. The
government has declared the ash from the

Coven House by Cat Kenney .

incinerators to be a hazardous substance,
and that ash ends up in landfills (85% of
landfills have no plastic lining, which
means hazardous garbage can pollute the
water supply).
.
Congress is arguing over all of these
proposals now. A petition supporting them
was signed by 247 people who passed by
the garbage pile. It seems garbage can do
some good, after all.
If you wish to find out about
WashPIRG or how you can help, call
x6058 or come to Lib3228.
Eric Penner Haury is co-coordinator
of WashPIRG's SWRC. Oootslaus
Presbyter is involved in WashPIRG .

Soylent Evergreen by Rachel Young
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Help organic farming grow
by Tofer Greeley
Yes, Evergreen, you have seen the
pile of trash collected by our solid waste
campaign on Earth Day, and now it is
time for an update on our other campaign:
one of the most environmentally
responsible activities that you can
participate in is to support your local
organic farmer.
Our dependency on commercially
grown, pesticide-ridden produce is
currently perpetuating environmental
damage at an alarming rate. Last season
.approximately 500 acres went out of
business, locally, becoming susceptible to
urban sprawl and other forms of abusive
land management. Because we as
consumers have been trained by the
agribusiness industry to value price and
appearance over health and sustainability,
we are an integral part of the problem.
Our farming campaign is designed to
educate consumers on these issues, and to
expand markets in Olympia for local
organic farmers. We have recently
completed 350 surveys with consumers
regarding their knowledge of locally
grown organic produce and purchase
habits. The results have revealed that
Olympia appears to be more supportive of
their local organic farmers than the
average American town.
Despite the positive response to the
survey, we have a long way to go,
considering that local farmers are being
forced out of business at an estimated 5001000 acres/year. Therefore, continuing Ihis
campaign we will host various public
awareness events, surrou~ding this scrious

problem. The scheduled events include a
"pesti-challenge" taste test, where
consumers wiU be given the opportunity to
compare organic/non-organic produce. The
campaign wiU be wrapped up with an
open forum/discussion on May 28, those
in attendance wiU include members of the
community and local organic farmers.
The forum is designed to re-establish
a direct relationship between the consumer
and those who grow their food. For more
information, and to fmd out how you can
help our campaign, call WashPIRG at
x6058.
Tofer Greeley is the project
coordinator for the farming issues
campaign.

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charge a nominal fee to cover costs.
Participants may want to join the national
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