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Avant garde sex
I've spent seven years of my life following a guru
who just announced to the media
that he was only joking.
Poem
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Barbara
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I'm burning my records.
The books that used to be
in the corner
next to what used to be
the floor pillows.
The pillows' ashes are paisley .
The books' ashes are lines.
Artwork
I've tied up my lover.
I've forced him back into the closet
and pressed apple flesh
between his teeth.
by
Jim
Davies
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My friends, my mother, my analysis,
tell me I'm having a nervous breakdown.
"It's okay," they hug me, patting my back,
"You've been through so many before, you'll pull through:
My friends left for the movies,
mom gave me some bagels,
the receptionist charged me $127.00
"Have a nice day,· the smiling, cherry-tart lipped blonde said.
The second day of my recovery I got up off the floor,
crawled to the window,
opened the glass
and spit out my toothpaste.
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Queer cinema
I walked to the closet, stood naked before him,
removed the dental bridge from his mouth,
and said. "We've got to talk."
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I don't believe he loves me anymore.
He stares blue through me
and turns his face to the wall.
by Sara Steffens
hooker. I'm a slave. I'm your
"Sex is the best expression of girlfriend ...AlI of these wonderful persona
freedom that I know of," the voice of are inside of me," said Scarlett Other
perfonnance artist Scarlett 0 echoes across
roles, with which she encouraged
experimentation, were stripper, good
the lobby, "...And I want you all to know
that while you're here with me tonight,
nurse/bad nurse, goddess, submissive,
you're free to do anything you want You
dominant, and Girl Scout
can sit in your seats and you can jerk off.
"I thought it might be fun, if we
tried actual transformation here tonight,"
You can play with yourselves. You can
said Scarlett, yanking off her clothing.
play with each other... And you can come
Scarlett instructed on the basic
up here, when you're invited, and you can
play with me."
principles of slut-ism while applying thick
layers of make up. "Try to forget
Scarlett O's video, Appearances Can
Be Deceiving, played Thursday night to a
everything you've ever learned about
makeup application," she suggested,
crowd that was altemaJely amused and
making a fish-face and painting broad
uncomfortable. The screening was part of
Martha Wilson's presentation, "How I
Single-Handedly Brought Down the
"I thought it might be
National Endowment for the Arts." Wilson
is the founder and director of New York's
fun. if we tried actual
avant-garde art and performance space,
transformation here
The Franklin Furnace.
tOnight." said Scarlett.
Wilson gave a brief outline of the
mechanics of the NEA peer review panel.
yanking off her clothing.
The video Appearances Can Be Deceiving
caused a post peer review panel to reject
Franklin Furnace's $25,000 grant request stripes of rouge underneath her
this year.
. cheekbones. "Make it war paint."
Wearing only garters and fIShnet
Wilson said that avant-garde women
artists are often the target of censorship stockings, she invited the audience to help
because their work tends to deal with her apply scented body lotion.
Scarlett then donned a black shaggy
sexuality.
wig,
a
skintight dress, and spike heeled
The presentation was part of the
"fuck-me
pumps."
Unsoeld Seminar Series and included
"I've
prepared a little speech about
slides of fede¥ly funded Franklin Furnace
Scarlett
chirped. Skirt riding up
slut
sex,"
projects during the last 16 years. Slides
about
her
hips,
Scarlett
mimed varioils
recorded visual and ·performance art on
sexual
encounters
and
encouraged
the
themes such as the lesbian gestures of
audience
to
volunteer
to
play
various
"Laverne and Shirley," the mythology of
sex, the display of the female body, and characters, an act which could be
. considered solicitation.
the science of go-go dancing.
"It is not solicitation, it is talking
Wilson stressed the inherently
about
the act of solicitation, and it is
controversial nature of performance art. A
funny,
self-conscious work," said Wilson.
break was taken during the screening of
Scarlett's
slut scenarios included
Scarlett O's video to answer questions and
of performing fellatio
graphic
descriptions
allow people to leave.
and
a
co-worker
ejaculating
into her lunch
The controversial video recorded a
of
broccoli
with
garlic
sauce.
performance art piece about sexual
inhibition and "transformation dressing."
"I'm a slut I'm your mother. I'm a see Wilson, page 14
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"Do you love me?" I ask.
"Who?"
"Me. Do you love me?"
"Who are you?" His eyes pin me to the wall.
I remember, he doesn't believe in
anesthesia .
I leave.
I lock the closet door behind me and vow
never to speak to him again,.
I've burned all of the books.
I think I' ll pour kerosene over T.S. Eliot's ashes.
To remember.
Page 12 Cooper Point Journal April 16, 1992
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A still from The Banle of .
directed by Juliet BashOre. Northwest
International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival returns to Evergreen for its fifth year.
See sto·ry page 4
Russian poet Yevgeny Yetushenko signed books after speaking and reading his
poetry Monday at Evergreen. See story page 12. photo by David Mattingly
Protestors outraged at clear
cutting of national parks
by Doug Smith
Approxiiilately 30 people braved rain
and wind Tuesday to protest questionable
United States Forest Service (USFS)
actions, carrying signs such as "No more
logging on public lands" and "Extinction is
forever." The gathering was part of a
nation-wide effort organiZed by the
environmental gt:Oup Earth First! as part
of the National Day of Outrage.
The protesters were demanding an
end to clear cutting. "When you deforest
this land ...the sediment on the side of the
mountain washes into nearby SIreamS,
polluting them," said protestor Ryan
Hollander.
This runoff also makes
regrowth virtually impossible in many
situations.
The USFS should take the initiative
in realizing that the logging industry is
dying. "We hope that we can retrain these
loggers," said Hollander.
According to many environmentally
sympathetic sources, the initial loss of jobs
came from increased efficiency and
automation in saw mills, not from changes
in logging practices.
According to
Hollander, "We're trying to allow it [the
change in industry] to be a smooth
transition. "
The protesters solution to this
problem is to put loggers to work
removing roads that, in the protestors'
opinion, shouldn't have been built in the
fIrst place.
"They [the USFS] have to do
community restoration work," said protest
organizer Heather McPherson. She added,
"[There are] all these people who have
been using machinery to build the roads.
Why can't they use the same machinery to
rip out the roads? That way you have
jobs."
Legislation has been introduced in
both houses of Congress to encourage
retraining--the Ancient Forest Protection
Act, introduced by Jim Jontz of Indiana,
and the Adams Bill. The latter includes a
retraining program and loans for loggers.
The protesters expressed concern
about the exportation of virtually uncut
logs to foreign countries. They claimed
that more logs sent abroad increases
pressure on the USFS to open land to
logging.
"We want them to start processing
wood in America instead of sending it to
foreign countries," said Hollander.
Finally, the protesters wanted the
USFS to be held accountable for what
they deemed to be crimes against the
environmenL
The protestors are not alone in their
beliefs. A group formed from within the
USFS--the Association of Forest Service
Employees for Environmental Ethics
(AFSEEE)--upholds the same ideals. The
AFSEEE publishes the Inner Circle to
voice their opinion.
The USFS was unable to issue .a
statement during the protest The Day of
Outrage was a national effort to challenge
USFS practices and to commemorate
activist John Muir's birthday.
For more information write:
AFSEEE
P.O. Box 11615
Eugene, OR 97440
Native Forest Council
P.O. Box 2171
Eugene, OR 97402
American Forestry Association
1516 P St NW
Washington, DC 20005
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Internal Seepage
Vine Deloria at TESC
Presidential politics
Antlers return
Happy art
WOCC discussion continues
Dr. Demento
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Ungerie makes you go hmm
Flow like water
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NEWS.B'RI-EFS
Cheap book~, a
bunch 0' them
OL YMPIA--Hardbacks and paperbacks
will be on sale for unbelievably low .prices
at the annual FriendS of the Olympia
Library book sale.
Pick op paperbacks for 25 cents an
inch at the Olympia Library from 10-4
pm, Saturday, April 25, and from 1-4 pm
Sunday, April 26. On Sunday, books will
be sold for $2 per bag.
The Olympia Library is located at
the <comer of 8th and Franklin streets,
downtown.
Lower rates for
HIV testing
EVERGREEN--Hea1th Services will now
be offering anonymous HlV testing for a
flat rate of $25.00. There will be no
additional deposit or charge required in the
event other tests must be performed. For
more information call Health Services at
866-6000 x6200.
Self defense
class for women
EVERGREEN--Student Affairs is pleased
to offer the last in a series of quarterly
F.l.S.T. (Feminists In Self-defense
Training) workshops for this academic
year. Female students, staff, and faculty
are welcome to attend free of charge.
The Spring Quarter workshop will
be held on Wednesday, April 29, from
5:30-8:30 pm in CAB 110. This three-hour
class covers information, physical and
verbal self-defense practices, and includes
a discussion period.
The workshop can accommodate up
to 35 women. Call F.l.S.T. directly at 4380288 to reserve a space; leave a message
on the answering machine if necessary.
Note: This workshop is specially
designed for women. If there is sufficient
interest on campus, Student Affairs will
offer a comparable workshop for men.
Discuss-access
for disabled
THURSTON COUNTY --Thurston County
is working to make its jobs, services, and
buildings more accessible to people with
disabilities, and is inviting citizens to a
public meeting tonight, April 23, to help
identify where improvements should be
made.
To comply with the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act, Thurston
County is evaluating the accessibility of all
county government services and facilities.
This evaluation will result in a plan that
identifies barriers to access and addresses
how and when the county will remedy
these problems.
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Tuesday, April 1.5
Thursday, April 17
A relatively quiet day for campus security.
Friday, April 18
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"All the sitcoms are the same. We're supposed
to believe these people are normal? Problems
are resolved in 22 minutes?"
Linda Gwilym, CPJ staffer, discussing campus TV watching trends in this week's edition of TV Guide magazine.
The Thurston County Board of
Commissioners is inviting citizens to assist
the county in identifying barriers to
accessibility. A public meeting is planned
to provide citizens with an opportunity to
help identify where improvements should
be made.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 pm
Thursday, April 23 in Building I, Room
152 at the Thurston County Courthouse.
During this period of evaluation and
planning, requests for accommodations
from job applicants and citizens seeking
county government services should be
directed to the ADA Coordinator, Thurston
County Employee and Administrative
Services, 786-5498 or 1-800-624-1234,
x5498.
Check out that
nasty milfoiU
THURSTON COUNTY--Volunteers,
including lake residents, youth groups and
other interested citizens; are needed to
form patrols to halt the spread of Eurasian
watermilfoil during the April 26 Opening
Day of lowland lake fishing. A noxious
aquatic weed, milfoil has infested lakes
and rivers across the state, from Lake
Washington to the Columbia River system.
The volunteers will distribute
information about the threat of milfoil
infestation and check boats entering and
leaving Thurston County lakes on the
county's busiest boating and fishing day of
the year.
During last year's Opening Day,
volunteer patrols at 12 lakes throughout
the county examined 1,098 boats to find
and remove weed fragments stuck to boat
wells, motors, and propellers; car and
truck axles; trailer rollers, hitches and
bumpers; and fishing gear.
Milfoil Patrol volunteers will be
needed at public launches in lake
throughout Thurston County on April 26.
Shifts will be arranged between the hours
.of 7 am and 4 pm. To volunteer for the
Opening Day Milfoil Patrol or for more
information about Eurasian watermilfoil
and proper boating practices to keep from
spreading the weed, call Tom Clingman or
Pamela Lyons, Thurston County Lakes
!ISECURITYt BL[]TTERII
0105: F-dorm resident reported an
unidentified person repeatedly knocking on
his door.
0941: Grounds maintenance personnel
reported extensive damage done to the
field between C-lot and the Day Care
Center.
1051 : . Two dogs were picked up on Red
Square and placed in the kennel. One of
the dogs was later picked up by Animal
Control.
1253: General fife alarm went off in Cdorm due to burnt toast
2014: Another general fife alarm when off
in C-dorm, this time due to burnt food.
Wednesday, April 16
2050: Student patrol and a student
manager reported someone making strange
noises in a tree located around the
Community Center.
2211: Person reported a hit and run
vehicle accident in C-lot
Native spokesperson Vine
indicated a suspicious man slowly walking
away.
1204: Person was reported to have injured
his ankle at the Branch. 911 was called
and medics responded.
2349: Bookstore alarm and video system
reportedly detected two people in the
Bookstore back hallway.
Program, at 786-5485 or 1-800-624-1234
x6809.
'K AOS' new and
amazing things
EVERGREEN--Now through April 26 are
Satellite Preview Days at KAOS, 89.3 FM
on your radio dial. Listeners can hear
samples of the programs and personalities
that will be available to south Sound
listeners when KAOS is connected to the
Public Radio Satellite System.
Samples will include: The Pacifica
News, We Like Kids, The War of the
Worlds, The Radio Works, National
Native News, Soundprint, New
Dimensions, WINGS, Whad'ya Know?,
and Little City in Space; with Russell
Means, Amy Goodman, Gary Fife, Daniel
Schorr, Larry Bensky, Malcolm X,
Michael Feldman, Michael Toms, N<;>am
Chomsky and many more historic and
contemporary voices from community
broadcasting.
Listeners can hear the samples
through Friday at 7, 9, and 11 am, 5:30
and 9:45 pm; on Saturday at 9:30, 11 am,
and 8 pm; and on Sunday at 9 am, noon,
2, and 8 pm. To support the Olympia
Public Radio Project call 866-KAOS
(5267).
Marijuana wears
no clothes
EVERGREEN--Mr. Jack Herer, author of
The Emperor Wears No Clothes, a book
detailing the U.S. government's conspiracy
to keep marijuana illegal, will give a
speech entitled "Hemp and the Marijuana
Conspiracy: Jack Herer Speaks!" in the
Library Lobby at TESC on April 30 at 10
am.
Mr. Herer has been a pro-marijuana
advocate for the last 17 years and has
toured the country giving lectures on the
many beneficial uses marijuana can
provide and exposing the hypocrisy
handed out by the U.S. government over
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Dr. Art Costantino, Evergreen's new
Vice President for Student Affairs, went
incognito during part of his candidacy visit
to the college in January.
In a telephone interview from Ohio,
Costantino said he spent a few days "in
blue jeans, chatting with students," before
his formal interview. He found
Evergreen's student body "very
inquisiti ve," and "dedicated to
undergraduate education as furthering their
total education... The University of
Toledo, where I am now, is a great school,
but most students come here with the idea
of getting a job. "
He also said that the school's staff
. was "Open and friendly ... I put issues on
the table and had them respond. I didn't
feel tike we were doing that little dance of
scorpions that happens so often when you
apply for a job. "
Costantino, who starts work at
Evergreen in "mid-July," said he applied
for the job last winter because he was
attracted to the college's education
methods, and because helping his teenage
stepdaughter shop for colleges left him
impressed by the programs of "good,
comprehensive liberal arts schools." He
served for one year as Dean of Students at
a liberal arts school, Behrend College in
the Pennsylvania State college system.
When aslced why he didn ' t take the
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relationships to the -outside .world.
_ Deloria's 1984 book. The Nations Within,
examines the history of Native American
sovereignty in the Context of the US
political/legal system. In Nations Deloria
proposes:
-Fundamental structural refoon of
tribal governing institutions taking into
account continuity between the past and
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renewal to resolve the question of Indian
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today's world.
-And, the stabilization of
relationships between tribes and federal
and state governments based on mutual
respect and parity in political rights.
, "A lot could happen in the next three ·
or four years if you could just get people
to see that far ahead and get ready to do
it," Deloria said.
Tedd Kelleher is an Evergreen
student and an upstanding citizen . .
Local presidential politics:
Brown wins convention ...
by Jeffery D. Bradley
Delegates elected in March's
Democratic caucus came together last
Saturday at the Thurston County
Democratic Convention in Olympia. They
met to listen to Democrats running for
office speak and to argue over the local
party platform and the presidential
election. While tensions were at times
high between the various camps, most of
the people there agreed that the differences
were small compared to the problems all
of them had with President George Bush.
Delegates for Jerry Brown won a
victory early in the day when they elected
one of their own, Kim Field, to the chair
of the convention.
Brown's forces,
having won the initial round of caucuses
in Thurston County, kept their over~llead
in delegates, electing 26 to the
Congressional District Convention this
May. While Brown held his lead, Bill
Clinton's forces did very well too. They
were able to pull in enough uncommitted
people and supporters of candidates now
out of the race to send 13 delegates to the
convention in May, ten more than Clinton
had at the start of the day. Still, this left
Clinton in fourth place overall.
One of the most surprising parts of
the convention was the number of people
who have remained uncommined this late
in the campaign. Though the race is now
Dr. Art Constantino photo by Bill Harlough down to only Brown and CI,inton, many
delegates have yet to back either one.
Evergreen job right after being offered it,
During a meeting of uncommined
in mid-March, Costantino replied that he "delegates, many people expressed their
wanted to confer with Evergreen's new
dissatisfaction with both the leading
President when s/he was chosen, but more
importantly, needed to determine "what
[the job's] impact was going to have on
my wife." Dr. Magda Costantino is
Director of the Intensive English Language
by Dan Fain
Institute at Finley College; according to
From nine in the morning until late
at night, Democratic Party delegates from
her husband, she will probably stay in
the voting precincts in Thurston County
Ohio with their 12-year old daughter for
several months after July, until the family
crept through questions of presidential
finds a house in Washington state.
preference, party platform, and a variety of
Andrew · Hamlin is the Arts and resolutions. The presidential candidate
Features Managing Editor for the CPJ.
with the most support at the convention
was Jerry G. Brown, Jr., son of California
governor Pat Brown and self-styled
populist, and the convention split on many
issues between his supporters and the
other delegates.
The two camps differed on a range
of issues, from presidential preference to
tax policy and even microphone
placemenL Early in the process a Brown
delegate protested the placement of two
microphones near the front of the room,
which required Brown delegates to stand
next to the other candidates' delegates
when speaking. A convention organizer
quickly moved one of the microphones
nearer to the Brown delegation. The
attnosphere was often ' tense. When one
delegate called for the convention to pick
up ' its pace, he claimed that Brown's
supporters included many "hard working
people" who had to work weekends, while
Clinton's delegation were "a bunch of
legislators" who had an excess of free
time.
DelegateS spent much of the day
debating the ground rules of the meeting.
Even the question of who would chair the
convention was put to a vote. Before the
convention, representatives of the various
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0036: Bookstore's intrusion alarm cameras
EVERGREEN--Students with asthma may
be having more trouble than usual during
spring. Their asthma may become
especially bad at night, when the Student
Health Center is closed.
The best treatment to use when
asthma suddenly stops responding to home
medication is a . nebulizer. The Health
Center has recently purchased another
nebulizer which will be kept at Security
for nighttime access. However,_,students
who would like to use it need to be taught
how to use this new model. Interested
students need to get an appointment at the
Student Health Center to be checked.
Their name will then be put on a list at
Security so they can have access to the
machine.
Questions or concerns? Call the
Student Health Center, Seminar 2110, at
866-6000 x6200.
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inside and outside the Library building
fourth floor men's and womens' rooms.
1512: Student reported s/he was- being
harassed at the Branch.
0303: Vehicle towed from dorm loop.
Security performed 61 public
services (unlocks, escort,jwnp starts, etc.)
this week.
Deloria will be
on ca"m pus Thursday
April30 for a 3.:30 pm
booksigning in the
Bookstore and an 8 pm
public address in the
Library Lobby.
Help for late
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OL YMPIA--The Olympia Waldorf
School's Annual Benefit Auction on
Saturday April 25 will once llgain present
probably the most unique and varied
offerings that could be imagined (!). This
year's event will include the following
items: A floatplane fishing trip in Canada;
Nisqually River float trip; handmade
poetry books; Olympia Weavers Guild
items; a day sailing on South Puget
Sound; personal checkbook balancing
services; English riding lessons; and an
array of creative and functional services
and items that are hard to top. The event
this year is for adults only. Please join an
evening of silent and live auction, desserts
and conviviality.
Olympia Waldorf School is located
at Springer Manor, 3003 Pacific Ave. The
auction, at 8 pm Saturday, is $7.50 in
advance, $10.00 at the door. Contact the
Olympia Waldorf School for reservations
and information.
Vine Deloria Jr.; a prominent Native
American spokesperson, is Coming to
Evergreen April 30 as part of the tenth
anniversary celebration of the Graduate
Program in PUbJic Administration.
Deloria, a member of the Standing
Rock sioux Tribe in North Dakota, was
born in 1933 in Martin, South Dakota on .
the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. His
formal credentials include a B.S. in
General Science (1958), a Master's of
Sacred Theology (1963), and a Doctorate
of Law (1970). In addition, he has
Deloria broke on to the national
received . five honorary doctorates, has
scene in 1969 with his biting polemic
written 14 books, 116 articles, seven
Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian
editorials for papers such as The New York
Times, 19 book introductions, and 116 Manifesto. Deloria, in an interview in The
Progressive, attributes the success of
articles.
Custer in 1969 to the media's need to find
He is presently a professor of
an Indian writer. Deloria credits the
American Indian Studies, History, as well
continued popularity of Custer to a need to
as an adjunct professor of Law, Religious
feel guilty by people like anthropologists.
Studies, and Political Science at the
His writing has since focused on the
University of Colorado. In addition, he
technical and legal aspects of tribal
serves on 13 organizational boards.
ALASKA SUMMER JOBS
Saturday, April 19
Sunday, April 20
by Tedd KeUeher
Excitement you
can't imagine
Visiting parents or family?
0000: Custodian reported graffiti scrawled
0449: Art Annex was found unlocked.
1623: Fire alarm went off in C-dorm due
to burnt food. .
2215: A-dorm resident reported items were
moved around her room while she was
away.
the I8st 60 years.
Mr. Herer is also trying to get on the
presidential ballot here in Washington as
an alternative candidate running on a promarijuana platform. The lecture is
sponsored by Evergreen NORML.
Delo~ia
candidates and their desire for Clinton and
Brown to earn their support. There was
also a feeling among many' uncommitteds
that they could act to help bring the
Brown and Clinton forces together to win
the presidency this fall.
An ex-Tom
Harkin delegate who had moved to the
uncommitted camp summed up the mood
well when he said, "I don't like Brown
and I don't like Clinton, but God knows
I'll vote for either over George Bush come
this November."
The fmal breakdown of delegates
elected to the Congressional District
caucuses was: Brown 26, uncommined 20,
Tsongas 14 and Clinton 13.
While
Clinton is still behind, his campaign will
continue to pick up support if he continues
to do well in the national campaign.
All during the day many candidates
for both state and national office addressed
the convention. The best received was
U.S. Representative Jolene Unsoeld,
followed by former Representative Mike
Lowery who announced that he will
formally announce his campaign for
Governor on April 28 here in Olympia.
One of the most interesting speakers was
U.S. Senate candidate Pany Murray, the
only Democrat currently in the race for
Brock Adams' seat. Her speech both
admonished the Bush administration and
its policies and stated why she believed
that Washington should elect a strong,
progressive female voice to the Senate.
Jeffery D. Bradley is covering the
national electrons for the CPJ.
... AtIllO sphere tense
campaigns had deadlocked on the selection
of chair, with the Brown campaign
backing Brown supporter Kim Field, and
the Clinton and Tsongas campaigns
backing Dean Foster, a Tsongas supporter.
The convention chose Field in a vote of
244-205, with 131 delegates not voting.
The College Precinct, which includes
only residents of Evergreen Housing, sent
eight delegates to the County Convention,
four in support of Brown, two in support
of Tom Harkin, and two uncommitted.
Since Harkin withdrew from the race
shortly after the precinct caucus, one of
the Harkin delegates decided to support
Brown, and the other, Clinton .
After alternates were seated for all
the delegates who didn't show up, the
Credentials Committee took a final tally
and determined how many delegates each
of the Presidential candidates would
receive. Brown earned a total of 26
delegates, more than any other candidate.
Twenty delegates would continue
uncommitted to any particular candidate.
The convention gave fourteen delegates to
Paul Tsongas, and thirteen to Bill Clinton.
Evergreen Faculty and Brown
Delegate Ken Dolbeare presided over the
adoption of the party's platform for the
county. It was not until fairly late in the
evening when many delegates were absent
that the convention finally considered a
variety of resolutions which delegates had
submitted .
Dan Fain will not be voting for any
billionaires this year.
Cooper Point Journal April 23, 1992
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Antler House challenges ,a ccu$atlons ·o f racism
by Bryan Connors
Being branded a racist on this
campus, as most people know around here,
can either be a proverbial kiss of death, or
a tool of ostracism by others.
No one knows this better then the
members of Antler House--the selfproclaimed group of friends who · have
given themselves that name. This second
part of the series will concentrate on the
rumors that Antler House is a racist
organization.
Is Antler House racist?
"Being a militant Negro," said
Adrian Cheeks, Antler House member, "I
don't really see anybody or anything about
Antler House that is racist because they
don't have the power to subjugate
someone to their will, and they don't have
a political thought or idea based on color ...
although a good portion of them are
Caucasian. "
Cheeks went on to say "[You] can't
really categorize us as racist, socialists,
sexist [so on and so forth] because, unlike
most groups at Evergreen, we compose,
probably, the most diverse cross section at
Evergreen."
According to Cheeks, other blacks
on campus have accused him of being a
racist for being part of Antler House.
"I was attacked by people in a group
that was supposed to be for my color, as a
racist, because Lwas in Antler House. And
the persons who made this, made the
accusation more out of anger towards me
then out of [either] knowledge or
ignorance [of Antler House] ... but the fact
that. it was seriously made shows a large
bit of ignorance, because someone who is
a black and militant, in that mind set,
can't be a racist to his own people when
he is being militant for his own people."
"There's this persecuted paranoid
witch hunt, running around Evergreen,"
Jeff Richard said. "I would say that the
one thing we are gUilty of is that we are
tactless ... we've done many tacky things-I've done many tacky things--and offended
a lot of people, but then again isn't that
what Evergreen is around for, to shock
people to some extent..."
Where did the accusations of racism
stem from?
According to Piper Persoon-Gundy,
another Antler member, the accusations
stem from the assault in Evergreen's Adorm last Halloween, where Antler House
member Dan McCluskey attacked William
Baxter, another Evergreen student, with a
glass container. McCluskey pleaded guilty
to second degree assault in late March,
and is now serving a nine-month sentence
in Thurston County Jail.
,Persoon-Gundy said that when she
asked McCluskey how he coul~ have
come to be thought a racist, Dan said that
"the only thing he could think of was that
he [had been] talking about being in higb
school and going to a /mostly blac1c high
school and being persecuted because he
was white." McCluskey apparently ~ .
believes that someone overheard this
conversation, relayed it to Baxter, and
"said something that got blown out of
proportion. "
According to Persoon-Gundy, Baxter
also overheard a conversation between Jeff
Richard and Jessica Shemm, and from
that, "also decided that Jessica and Jeff
had racist connotations." She believes
Baxter concluded that "all of Antler House
was a complete racist organization, and
that he hated them all ...so he decided to
run around yelling 'I hate Antlers,' and
that's when the fight happened."
What about the rumor of skinheads in
Antler House?
According to many Antlers, a friend
of some of them, Jeff Sparks, once
considered himself a skinhead.
"I hate to sound like a liberal
pundit," Richard said, "but Jeff was a
product of his environmcnt ...he's
mellowed out a lot."
"Jeff's been a good friend of mine,"
Turn in your .plastics
S(iott Tracy said "My 'fiancee is Mexican,
and the three of us have sat down and
have had apeJfectly good conversation,
1so] that would fly · in the face of ariy
racist skinhead beliefs against race mixing
that you might, say, hear from Idaho..."
"He's a Wotan worshiper and a
pagan," . said Richard, "with some
separatist attitudes...which ' could be
acceptable by some groups of people and
not [by] others." Richard added, "[Sparks]
really never had a coherent [racial]
philosophy... except he hates hippies."
Anything else tbat mightbave
contributed to the accusation?
According to Persoon-Gundy, during
the Gulf War last year, Antlers living on
the second floor of J-dorm put a sign in
their window reading "Peace Through
Victory." This, she says, convinced some
of her friends that the Antlers were racists.
"It seems, on this campus, that if
you air views that differ [from] the PC
establishment," Cheeks said, "you're
branded a racist or a sexist, or what
ever... "
So, are tbe Antlers racists?
Perhaps Adrian Cheeks put it best by
saying, "Do you think that I, a militant
black, would associate with a group that
would not be conducive to my mental
health ... ?"
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by Greg Wright
Last week in the CPJ I inadvertently
reported that our fllSt plastics recycling
day will be on April 24. Due to
circumstances beyond our control we have
had to reschedule the fllSt plastic recycling
.
day to FRIDAY, MAY 22.
Washington State currently recycles
less than 1% of its post consumer plastic
waste. Several opportunities or markets for
plastic exist in the Northwest Public
pressure and the emergence of strong
national markets for certain resin types
have combined to create a degree of
momentum for this industry. These efforts
reflect that plastics are inherently
recyclable. Many of the characteristics that
make plastics such a nuisance in the waste
stream--their durability--are advantageous
for recycling. Unlike paper, there is
minimal waste or degradation to the
material in reprocessing.
There are two barriers to an ongoing
plastic recycling program on campus. The
even come close to the cost of collecting
and transporting the material to a
re~essor. Especially if the only market
options that we have are in Seattle. The
second is the lack of
campus storage
space. Plastic, unless it is baled, is bulky.
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on
Week of April 23-29, 1992
Exceptional Foresters Inc, a local
recycler, is currently building 25,000 sq.
feet of recycling processing in West
Olympia It is scheduled for completion
in May of 1992. That facility, which is 10
minutes from campus, will have the
capability to process a full line of recycled
material, including certain kinds of plastic.
It will, in effect, allow us to collect and
transport smaller amounts of plastic over
a shorter distance. It will · make plastic
recycling a lot easier.
As I stated before, we will be
starting our fllSt collection day for plastics
on FRIDAY, MAY 22. It will be a day
that clean, sorted plastic containers to a
centralized collection point on campus.
Mark your calendars and look for more
information in this space.
Greg Wright is the Campus
Recycling Coordinator.
·On April 26 at 11:30 am, An
Spiegelman, author of Maus and Maus II,
will discuss "Why Mice? A Q&A with An
Spiegelman," in Seattle during the week of
Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day).
Carpool and tickets can be arranged.
Please contact the Jewish Cultural
Center at x6493.
·The Parent Support Network is looking
for a coordinator for next year, as Crystal
is graduating in June. If you are interested,
please call x6636 and leave your name
and number. Thank you!
·On Friday, April 24, Mindscreen
presents two films by John Waters:
Ruminations of a Snap Queen, on Saturday
evening.
Riggs' work, from Ethnic
Notions in 1987 to Tongues Untied and
Affirmations in 1990 have helped to "give
voice to not only the gay and African
American communities, but to all who are
marginalized and who seek
acknowledgement" (quoted from the
festival program). Riggs speaks to us all
about the power of naming our own
identities. His latest work, Color
Adjustment, a landmark study of prejudice
and perception in television, will screen on
Saturday prior to his presentation.
Saturday night, after Marlon Riggs'
presentation, the gala festival dance will
be held in the flCSt floor Library Lobby.
Last year's dance received rave reviews
from participants, and all indications are
that it will be even better this year.
This festival has become a landmark
event in the lesbian/gay community
throughout the Northwest and has put
Olympia on the map in the international
queer cinema network. When the festival
was flCSt produced in 1988, it joined a
network of lesbian/gay film festivals in
San Francisco, New York, and Bedin.
Since that time, similar events have been
established in many cities, from Sydney,
Australia to Vancouver, B.C. "We get
calls from people allover the country and
the world asking for advice on how to
produce a festivai like ours and how to
access these kiJlds of films. We are
networking across the world," said Marge
Brown, one of the festival producers. The
festival office has received correspondence
from Hong Kong and Budapest as well as
communities across the United States.
An all-volunteer event, the festival is
a labor of love, produced by a collective
team of Evergreen students, staff, faculty,
alumni, and community members. The
festival has received unprecedented
support from the campus this year: from
student organizations, food services,
administrative offices, and the many
New coalition formed to unite WOlllen
by Jan Richmond
A new group has formed on TESC
campus as a result of a Women's
Community Meeting held on Feb. 12. The
group is seen as a coalition for women
and women's groups.
A role play exercise at the Feb. 12
meeting resulted in consciousness raising
about issues of gender and race at TESC.
The withdrawal of women of color from
the group at large during the meeting,
while necessary.. was painful and not
clearly understood by some. A second
meeting on April 1 underscored the
frustration of women on campus
concerning three issues: 1) a need for
more dialogue across racial and ethnic
lines between women, 2) the fact that
women do not have a good ' information
network, and 3) a need for a common
voice through which women can be beard
concerning issues confronting women on
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Individuals, Couples, Groups
campus. The proposed coalition for
women is an attempt to find a mechanism
for sharing resources which can then be
focused to alleviate the above frustrations.
The coalition will meet on
Wednesday, April 29, at noon in Library
1612. Any and all women on TESC
campus are encouraged to attend, and all
women's groups are invited to introduce
their individual programs and specific
issues of concern to the community as a
whole. Contact persons for a place on the
meeting agenda are Llyn DeDanaan at
x6146 or the Women's Center at x6162.
(Please leave a voice mail message if you
cannot reach a real person.) Each woman
and/or group should come prepared to
share information concerning any area of
campus life which might affect other
women.
Of course, not all women agree on
all things, but women can support one
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and cultural bac1cgrounds. Therefore, we are
committed in using a flexible fee SCtlle to
prouide a ballmced IlC(%SS to therapy. We
offer groups for adults heiUing from sexual,
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Call for more information.
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another in their various areas of concern.
Information and the power of numbers
are two things a coalition can bring to
women on campus. By keeping · one
another informed by and about women and
women's issues, on and off camp\JS,
women can be available to support one
another's efforts with the specific issues of
sexual harassment, rape, ethnicity, sexual
preference, child care, politics and finance,
among others. These are issues that impact
some women all the time and all women
some of the time. They are also issues on
which women can agree to disagree and
still support one another.
individuals whose efforts and care make it
a success.
Marlon Riggs said, "When the
existing history and culture do not
acknowledge and address you--do not see
or talk to you--you must write a new
history, shape a new culture, that will."
The producers invite you to participate in
the festival as we take another step in the
shaping of our culture.
Look for festival programs; they're
everywhere. If you have any questions,
leave a message at x6542 and someone
will return your call, or look for the
festival table in the CAB most days from
11 am to 1 pm. Ticket prices are $5
general ($4 for Evergreen students) for
films and $8 general ($7 for Evergreen
students) for Marlon Riggs. Tickets are for
sale in the CAB at lunchtime, at Rainy
Day Records on the Westside, and at the
festival.
Beth Hartmann is a staff member,
alumnae, and a festival producer.
For
The 1992-93 Services and Activities Fee Review Board.
A major opportunity to impact the growth and
direction of The Evergreen State College.
Increase your skills. knowledge and experience in:
• multi-level management • group facilitation
• fiscal policy and development
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Interested Evergreen Students are encouraged to apply
regardless of sexual orientation, race, sex, age,
handicap, relfgious or political belief
or national origin. .
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between adult males. Much of his
testimony reportedly has been extracted
under torture and he was sentenced to
three years imprisonment.
Much is yet to be known about
Mironov's case. Regretfully, Amnesty
Inte~ational will not be able to act fully
on hiS case unless more evidence is found
and the reports confirmed.
Please write to the address below
and respectfully and politely request
information on Mironov's arrest Also
express concern on reports that his
testimony was extracted under physical
duress. Please remember that this
particular case is purely investigative and
we are not yet calling for his release.
Please contact the Amnesty office on
campus if a reply is received.
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by Dante Salvatierra
There are reportedly thousands of
men in the former Soviet Union who are
in prison for their sexuality. Gays and
lesbians in Peru have been detained by the
government without charge and over 60
have been killed in the past year by the
MRTA, an armed revolutionary group. In
Iran, homosexuality is outlawed and those
that. transgress the law are subject to the
death penalty.
For many years Amnesty
International ,has been rightfully criticized
by gay and lesbian rights groups such as
ACT UP for not working on human rights
abuses dealing with sexual orientation.
After 17 years of debate, an Amnesty
International/USA resolution calling for
action against human rights abuses,
including gay and lesbian abuses, passed
at the international council meeting in
Yokohama, Japan.
The process of sorting and
confinning the thousands of new cases has
begun. One of the flCSt is for a man named
Vladimir Mironov of Russia.
Mironov was arrested on Oct. 11,
1990 and c~arged under Anicle 121 part 1
of the RUSSian Federation Criminal Code
which punishes consenting sexual ac~
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3, followed by Pink Flamingos at 9:45.
Admission is free. Hairspray is a bizarre
musical comedy featuring the talents of
Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry, Pia Zadora
and many others that promises to offend,
amuse and entertain everyone. The
infamous Pink Flami"gos offers for your
viewing pleasure the repulsive exploits of
the filthiest people alive. There will be no
Mindscreen event next Friday but we
encourage you to patronize the
Gay/Lesbian film festival on May 1, 2,
and 3. Join us again on May 8 when we
return with a special presentation of
Slacker and God's Angry Man in 16mm
format
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Lesbian/Gay Film Festival brings cinematic wonders
by Beth Hartmann
For the fUth year, the Evergreen
campus will host the Northwest
International Lesbian Gay Film Festival.
This three-day extravaganza of lesbian/gay
culture opens Friday night, May I,
downtown at the Capitol Theater and then
moves onto campus for a weekend of
cinematic wonder.
There are well over 60 films in the
. program. They run from two minutes to
feature length. Subject matter ranges from
sixteenth century Britain in Derek
Jarman's Edward II to the lives of South
Asian lesbians and gay men in Pratibha
Parmar's Klmsh. There are many views of
the AIDS epidemic, from safe sex to
outrageous activism, from Bangkok to
Nicaragua to New York. There are love
stories, lust stories, and portraits of our.
famous and not-so-famous heroes and
others.
Acclaimed film maker Marlon Riggs
will provide the keynote presentation,
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Emily heats up Bev with pyrotechnics
a nice boy") doesn't see that Emily is
Yes! At the last minute as Emily is
getting out of hand, even when Brenda
fondling her Bic, Dylan and Brenda come
warns him. Emily's tactics become
home and Brenda shares a moment with
ruthless as she keeps phones ringing all . Emjly. Their bonding convinces Emily to
night and nasty anonymous letters coming
push her pyrotechnic plans aside and
in to the Blaze.
apologize to Brandon and his family, .
MeanwhUe, Brenda and Dylan have
telling th~m all her sins, including the hate
decided that they spend too much time,
mail to the Blaze.
urn, (insert favorite "STUDS" euphemism
That's all she wrote, good
for sexual activity here), and try to control
BevHeads. In the immonal words of all
themselves by getting cultured at a
classical concert. At the concert Dylan,
being the little bag of hormones that he is,
all but leaps onto Brenda, killing any idea
of self control. Ab, to be young again.
Back to our main plot, Emily
becomes more and more persistent with
her calling and antics. In a scene designed
to make high school peer counselors take
note, Emily gives her antique typewriter to
the Blaze and tells Andrea that no one
Compiled by Dong Smith and Paul
wants her around (anyone remember the
Henry
tell-tale signs of suicidal thoughts?)
Braridon fmally gets his chance to
20 YEARS AGO
tell Emily off at a gathering to fmish the
homecoming float when she tries to kiss
The Inauguration of The Evergreen
him. He explodes! There is Brandon,
State College campus will be this week.
Wonderboy Walsh, sputtering out all of
Formal dedication of the college by
his frustrations to this whacked-out kid in
Governor Daniel J. Evans will be followed
front of the whole gang! It was beautiful!
by inauguration of The Evergreen State
I didn't think he had it in him.
College's first president, Dr. Charles
And all of this leads us to the
McCann.
Grande Finale! In a very Brian DePalmaThe all day celebration will include
esque scene, we see Brenda and Dylan at
visits to academic program displays
another concert trying to control their
throughout the Daniel 1. Evans Library
"urges." The violin solo is spliced together
Building and tours of the campus' 990
with shots of Emily sneaking around the
acres of open space.
float in the Walsh's driveway with cans of
gasoline and paint as she proceeds to
--The Paper, April 21, 1972
destroy it. The scenes are flawlessly edited
together to bring the viewer to a
10 YEARS AGO
heightened state of euphoria and ecstasy.
Anyone see "The Untouchables?" ART, I
After two years of delay, KAOS-FM
is going stereo. The necessary modulator
SAY! ART! I mean, could it possibly get
any better? .
was installed last Tuesday and will be
A
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by Seth "Skippy" Long
Ooooh! It was one of THOSE
episodes.
The scenes are
flawlessly edited
together to bring the
viewer to a heightened
state of euphoria and
ecstasy .... ARf, I SAY!
ARI1 I mean, could it
possibly get any better?
Fresh on the heels of last week's
show, this episode (as we all guessed)
continued the saga of love-struck Emily
and macho tough-guy Brandon. However
this week we were graced by multiple plot
lines, some hot editing and "Twin Peaks"
rip-off music. So as Ramblin' Rod used to
say, "Here we goooooo!"
The basic story is quite simple,
Emily is all upset because Brandon broke
up with her last episode and she
essentially flips out. Brandon ("He' s such
Saturday morning villains, "And I
would've gotten away with it 100-- if it
weren't for these meddling kids!"
Seth "Skippy" Long longed for
Scooby snacks as a child. Red hair
flaming, he sat transfIXed on Saturday
morningsfantasizing about haunted houses
and torrid nights alone with Daphne in the
back of the Mystery Machine. Skip-- you
have no secrets.
tested in the field in the near future.
Huntsberger, Station Advisor, claims
he will have trains running through
people's living rooms, and tennis matches
from speaker to speaker in their dens.
--Cooper Point Journal, April 8, 1982
5 YEARS AGO
"When I arrived at Evergreen two
and a half years ago I never enviSioned
that it would be such a relief to leave. The
quality of education here is in rapid
decline ...The student-faculty ratio in many
courses is closer to 24: 1 than 12: 1, hardly
a situation which fosters communication
and solid relationships between students
and faculty ... The physical layout of the
school can't support 50 or 60 people in
one program .. .Individual contracts and
internships are practically impossible."
--Letter to'Cooper Point Journal, April 9,
1987
More thoughts
about ·WOCC
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To the Evergreen community:
Just some thoughts to keep in mind-To those who believe we should
emphasize our humanness or "homo
sapienness" over our women-of-colorness:
"Equal rights is an enormously
complex and changing goal; we simply
frustrate and mislead ourselves when we
assume sameness with blindness to all
distinctions. Only in a world · that had
never known institutionalized
discrimination, only in one utterly without
the errors fundamental to ours, could
blindness to all distinctions do anything
other than preserve the centrality of those
enshrined themselves as the only real and
worthy type of human."
-Elizabeth Minnich, Transforming
Knowledge
To those who think Evergreen is a
diverse utopia:
"Yes! Everyone seems to be
clamoring for 'difference', onl y too few
seem to want any difference that is about
changing policy or that active engagement
and struggle. Too often, it seems, the point
is to promote the appearance of difference
within intellectual discourse, a
'celebration' that fails to ask who is
sponsoring the party and who is extending
the invitations...who is getting hired to
teach it, and where?"
-bell hooks, "Critical Interrogation,"
Yearnings
To those who compare the WOCC
with the KKK (and who need to check '
their information on just what the KKK
does and does not want to do. Ever hear
of Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"?):
"I am located in the margin. I make
a definite distinction between that
marginality which is imposed by
oppressive structures and
that
marginality one chooses as a site of
resistance [my bold letteringJ--as a
location of radical openness and
Possibility. This site of resistance is
continually formed in that segregated
culture of opposition that is our critical
response to domination. We come to this
space through suffering and pain, through
struggle. We know struggle to be that
which pleasures, delights, and fulfills
desire. We are transformed, individually,
collectively, as we make radical creative
space which affirms and sustains our
subjectivity, which gives us a new location
from which to articulate our sense of the
world."
-bell hooks, "Choosing the Margin,"
Yearnings
Mira Chieko Shimabukuro,
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This is a letter to all men,
I hope you will take the time to read
yet another commentary about the
concerns of women in our community, and
in particular the concerns of WOMEN OF
COLOR. There have been many responses
to the sign put up by the WOMEN OF
COLOR COALITION, and the subsequent
controversy that is now taking place. Not
surprisingly nearly all of these comments
were from men, and usually white
(respectfully insert your own word) males.
What d~s surprise me is the lack of
awareness that men on this campus still
suffer from, even after having women
reluctantly attempt to once again educate
us. I say us, because we as men have had
many opportunities to educate each other,
but have either failed in our attempts, 01'
are so much in denial about our privilege
in the U.S. that we cannot see past that
denial when our roles as males are
challenged. If men continue to remain in
denial about what we are or are not
capable of, then we will continlJe to see
letters written by confused and
unenlightened men. Gary Bohon, Reverend
Joseph McCoy, Greg Hohnholt, Adrian
Cheeks, Dante Salvatierra, Scott Maxwell,
Jon Wilkie, and Bruce L. Rogers are all
men who have made sCathing remarks
about this issue.
I will lake yet another .risk arid say
that these men are all in denial of the
power dynamics that we as men priyilege
from in the U.S. If we continue to allow
these poor men to wallow in their denial
and grief, then the rest of us are also
guilty ofharboriJlg a system that is not
conducive to learning or taking risks.
Unfortunately, when some men on campus
are willing to take risks and challenge
other men, we are charged with
McCarthyism (thanks C-huck), overgeneralization, and called liars. We have
the right to voice our unpopular beliefs,
the rest of you do not have the right to
shove those beliefs down our throats.
If you are in the way of progress as
it pertains to sensitizing ourselves to the
concerns of women in our community,
then be prepared to get bowled over.
Women are tired of waiting for us to get
our act together, and some of us are tired
of what is perceived as an "old boys
network" being allowed to proliferate here
or anywhere else. We have a wonderful
opportunity to become allies . with
members of our community, let's take a
chance and see if we can get it right.
WAKE UP MEN !!!
To all of my relations,
Gary Wessels Galbreath
Coalition is
racist and sexist
A response to Wayne Au:
You brought up a very valid point
about the history of the school. "This
school was created through the oppression
of Native American men and women."
The conclusion, .. this school is
institutionally racist/sexist in structure,
content, form, administration, faculty,
staff. and students," is not consistent with
the rest of your statements.
Based on your assertion, it's safe to
say that the Women of Color Coalition
(WOCC) is racist/sexist. Being a coalition
of students on this campus, they cannot
escape label of racist/sexist that all
students deserve for agreeing to enter into
such a racist institution of higher learning.
I might add that all institutions have the
same basic problem, and that all nonNative American people living on this
continent must be racist because they are
living on stolen land. This tends to strip
the word of any meaning in the context of
our own- society, so I would prefer a
definition that pertains more to our
situation.
So let's take the "Power + Prejudice
= Racism" definition. By this standard, I
can still say that the WOCC was
racist/sexist in their actions. They are part
of the institution, funded by S&A monies.
They are an organization, which gives
them more power than I, as an individual,
could ever have at this school. I do not
deny them their right to have an
organization, but the "right" to assume
immunity to the crimes of racism and
sexism which they assign to everyone else.
Or are you talking about the
historical power that only white males
possess? By that definition. I am
disempowered as a woman in this society,
and therefore cannot be racist or sexist.
Hitler was allegedly one quarter Jewish; if
this is true, would you not consider him a
racist? Your formula does not work for
me. Violence· is never a solution to these
problems, and I cannot condone it in any
form. If the WOCC wants to see positive
change, they might address their concerns
in a more civilized manner.
Perhaps the WOCC should consider
the implications of some of their demands.
Hiring more women of color as faculty is
. certainly a good goal for this sChool, but
this demand needs to be put into
perspective. Our school, as reported in the
CPl, hires a larger percentage of faculty
of color that any other four year state
school. Since 1987 the ratio of white and
non-white faculty hired has been
approximately SO/50. Does it look to you
like we're insensitive to the need for
faculty of col<X7
Women of color are needed to teach
women's studies, 1 agree. But why should
we hire a woman of color and relegate her
to teaching only women's studies? There
are women of color faculty on this
campus, and they are qualified to teach in
many different areas. Shouldn't we be
concerned to see .that women are teaching
in traditionally male-dominated fields,
rather than focusing on women's studies?
You challenge me to accept the fact
that I am privileged. I do: I accept the fact
that I am privileged, that I have
prejudices, and that I can act in racist and
sexist manners. I do not accept the
assertion that you and the Women of
Color Coalition and those they represent
cannot be racist or sexist.
Lovi~a Stephan
White men can't
be oppressed
As a white male I can understand
the bewilderment some white students may
be feeling about what has come to be
called the 'Women Of Color Coalition
(WOCC) Controversy' . In some ways it is
understandable that a white person, who
sees themself as anti-racist, could look at
the situat on and not know exactly what to
do, causing confusion about "what can or
should I (as a white person) do?" Well
here are some thoughts, along with some
analysis of what's gone down so far. Over
the past few weeks many people,
predominantly white men, have written
into this newspaper attacking the actions
taken by the WOCC in their desire to
claim space. Reading through last week's
edition of this paper I was horrified by the
amount of racism expressed through letters
from white men who feel their power and
privilege is being challenged because
space is being claimed. Space they have
no right to enter, to invade.
In reading some of the letters I
became quite distressed, especially about
the white man who signed his letter
"oppressed by you." I wonder if this
person has any understanding of
oppression; it seems if he did he would
have signed his letter instead with the
statement "in continuation of my
oppression of you."
But his letter was not the only one;
looking through the paper there were
countless others, clearly expressing the
racism on our campus. The drawing/comic
on one of the last pages, stating that the
WOCC ·were "fighting racism with
racism," was incredibly disturbing. This is
an absurd idea, most likely coming from a
white male who wants to define the
claiming of space as racist. May I point to
the fact that racism is a term used "to
describe historical power imbalances" and
not the claiming of space.
The WOCC "controversy" began not
by their effon, but because of violence
done to them . Invasion of space is
emotional and spiritual violence and the
claiming of space is a very healthy
response. For the white person reading
this, who claims an anti-racist stance, I
strongly encourage you to not sit back and
passively suppon the continuation of
racism on our campus. It's time for all
white folks, but especially those claiming
anti-racist ideals, to take a pro-active
stance against racism. The struggle will be
long and hard for there will be many who
will resist change. As the letters from last
week demonstrate, white men are very
fearful of giving up their power and
privilege. Become active in anti-racist
issues and demonstrate your support for
the WOCC's right to space and safely on
our campus.
Lukan Paulus
WOCC strategy
warrants respect
Please, allow me to tell you what 1
saw. 1 saw an image of myself, like that in
a mirror, when 1 looked at and read the
"challenge" (many are calling it a "sign")
on the door of the Women of Color
Coalition (WOCC) sanctuary. 1 saw this
same · image of myself in David
Mattingly's photo on page 9 of the March
l~, 1992 CPl. The ensuing personal crisis
Cooper
was then fueled by the adjacent (to the
pholtl) article from Diana Gonz41ez, Ronke
• Adekanbi, and Darice R. Johnson which
helped to clear my fogged over eyes; I did
not like what was being shown.
My "brothers" had invaded a
women's sanctuary. What now makes me
angry is tIuit they were there, whether they
know it or not (it took me some time to
figure it out, lOb), as my representatives. I
had not asked them to speak or act for me.
Yet, they did. They represented me
because, until now, I have stood or walked
along in life and have said nothing. I have
been silent My silence has made me as
gUilty of the crime as my "brothers" by
complicity (Thank you, Tomoko Colleen
Burke).
I do not perceive that the Women of
Color have adopted isolationism nor that
they encourage prejudice or discrimination.
On the contrary, these courageous women
have catalyzed a reaction which has taken
both confusing and well understood ideas
contained in my head and helped produced
a new model of looking at this world. This
model is still and probably will continue to
be shaped, I hope, by others like Women
of Color. (That is a clue to the need). My
interpretation of those who claim the
Women of Color Coalition's action to be
isolationistic, prejudicial, and
discriminatory is that they may not have
the proper "reactants" in their heads (nor
their hearts). I believe the manner and
language of many (if not all) of the
. responses to the original "sign" supports
this interpretation. I also do not believe for
a moment that the WOCC's action
estranged anyone who truly understood
their call. The Women of Color could only
have awakened readied minds; not put
them to sleep.
The strategy of the WOCC has (at
the risk of sounding patronizing)
warranted my respect for them. Their
ability to risk, illustrates their ability to
give, and give a great deal. "If one cannot
risk oneself. then one is simply incapable
of giving ,"--J.B .. Furthermore, to even
ponder the possible response to a "Men of
No Color Union" on this or any other
campus is a blatant and aggressive attack
on all non-white, non-male, and (with
admitted ignorance, I shall guess) nonheterosexual people. "Brother", "Men of
No Color Unions" already exist,
everywhere; throughout our country. There
simply may be no doorway placard that
you nor I can see. I think that's a part of
what the WOCC was and are trying to
show us (you and me, "brother"). And,
before any of us ..... urge the Women of
Color to ask themselves why they acted
the way they have" and recommend
"review committees," I suggest a look in
the "mirror." If, and only if, the Women
of Color Coalition wants a "review
committee" established, then make it so.
Until then, I suggest we (you and me,
"brother") further the process of selfexamination begun with the "gift" from the
Women of Color Coalition--the mirror to
help us see ourselves as we are. So, find a
March 12, 1992 issue of the ePl (they are
around), cut out Mattingly's photo on page
9, and tape it on your bathroom mirror or
refrigerator door. To quote a very giving
woman (of color), "I dare you!"
Raymond Paul Nelson
Claim of space
was daring
Recently I was speaking to a woman
who was coming to Olympia to cofacilitate with Olympia AIDS Task Force' s
"Working Against Oppression Training." I
was talking to her about what has been
happe~g at TESC and the attacks the
Women of Color Coalition has
experienced since trying to claim space.
Neither of us is very surprised at what is
taking place.
There is an illusion surrounding
alternative thoughts, lifestyles, learning
facilities etc.--that being alternative is
enough, and knowing rhetoric is enough;
saying we are anti-racist. anti-sexist, anti-
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Help Arro\V Lakes People protect their land
by More Rain (Maureen Yocum)
On Sunday, April 5, Marilyn James
came to speak to all who had ears to listen
at the Olympia Center. She cried out on
behalf of her people, the . Arrow Lakes
Band, the Columbia River, and the next
six generations. on crimes at · the head
waters of the Columbia River by Celgar
Expansion Pulp Mill at Castlegar, B.c.
and the Canadian government.
Celgar is owned by the Pacific
Republic of China and U.S. corporations,
Stone Consolidated Ltd. and Power
Corporation Ltd. Last year, Celgar was
cited seven times for permit violations for
exceeding allowable dioxin and furon
toxin emissions. These a.11 traveled
downstream to Lake Roosevelt in
Washington State.
Lake Roosevelt was closed to fishing
last year due to high toxin levels but after
heavy pressure from outside forces, the
State of Washington recanted knowing full
and well dioxin and furon "have been
determined to be toxic to aquatic life,
persistent in the environment and prone to
bioaccumulation in the food chain,"
(Celgar Expansion Review Panel, p. 49).
Marilyn James noted that it has been
claimed that it will take six generations to
clean the river and lake if we stop today!
The Ministry of Environment of
Canada's response to the Celgar
Expansion PrOposal is, "The Ministry
accepts Celgar's position that realistic
time frames will have to be developed
through pilot and in-plant testing...even
though ...There is little in the scientific
literature to answer these questions at
present," (emphasis mine).
This is how they answered their own
questions pertaining to what "happens to
HMW (high molecular weight) chlorinated
organic compounds when. they are in the
river and lake? Do they in fact remain as
large molecules or do they break down
into smaller units that can be taken IJP into
the food chain? What are the breakdown
products and their toxicity?" (Stage II
Proposal)
The land and ·trees that have been
declared "decadent wood" and slated to be
"chipped" that fall in the Canadian Zoning
Area called Pulpwood Agreement #9 is
known as the Interior Wet Belt or
Columbia Wet Belt. This is the largest and
Northernmost interior temperate rainforest
zone in North America It typically holds
western hemlock and western red cedar.
Some of the cedars range ten feet across
and are more than 1,000 years old. This
place was once the home of Marilyn's
ancestors, the Arrow Lakes People. They
were declared extinct by the Canadian
government when the last paid Lakes
Indian died. Today the Elders of the Lakes
People have called on their children to
repatriate the home of their ancestors. For
three years there has been an ongoing
occupation camp by Arrow Lakes People
at Vallican, B.C. They are protecting an
ancestral burial ground that the
government has found to be 5,000 years
old and used by the people as recently as
the smallpOx outbreaks in the 1800's.
B.C. Heritage Trust would like to
develop this area for tourism so the public
would have access to the "cultural
. richness" of the area. The Arrow Lakes
People are in direct opposition to turning
their burial sites into picnic areas where
archaeologists explain to tourists how they
were. This directly breaks a cultural law of
the Lakes People. The bodies of their
ancestors must be returned to the earth so
they may complete their responsibility to
this law. Archaeologists and pot hunters
have disrupted and desecrated this basic
right to return to the earth. (By the way,
they found the burial grounds when
putting in a road for a gravel pit.)
In order to "prove" this known burial
site exists, the Arrow Lakes People must
litigate an injunction that will cost over .
$5,000 for case development required by
law. The people are not in a financial
situation to address this mom I issue.
There is a cry brought to our city to
help these people protect this land.
Financial as well as physical help is
needed. These developments affect not
only the Lakes PeOple but all People who
are sustained by the Columbia River
Basin.
There is a blockade planned, date
undisclosed at this time. Action is required
now if we are to see the Columbia River
clean for the seventh genemtion. To go
over the current updates, files will be kept
at ERC at The Evergreen State College,
CAB 108, and at the SPEECH office in
downtown Olympia. You are all
encouraged to join this action.
More Rain (aka Maureen Yocum) is
a member of the Traditional Artist Guild.
Submitted: April 13
Vandals ·waste school funds
by Paul Henry
I don't get it.
As if that pit in front of A-dorm
hasn't existed for long enough already, a
bunch of cretins had to go and carve up
the newly poured concrete like they were
children, thereby ensuring that we're all
going to have to walk around that damned
fence for another couple of weeks while
Facilities repairs the damages.
Did they really think they were
being cute?
Did they really think that there is no
better use for our tuition and fees money
than to repour a perfectly good block of
concrete that they messed up for kicks one
night?
Are their brains really as small as it
would appeatl
Paul H. Henry is a CPJ staffperson.
Submitted: April 13
endorse it, because of the statement at the
end of the article about it: "Steph and
Skip are both recovering Catholics."
Do you mean that Catholics who
have not yet "recovered" are sick?
Do you want to · provoke
controversy? Is this a challenge to see if
someone will respond with outcries
claiming bigotry and prejudice?
Or are you oblivious to those
possibilities?
I suspect that it is the latter; but
whichever it is, your credibility as an
editor is questionable.
Anna Mae Livingston
Cat Kenney, a creator and citizen of
Coven House. The letter, by Darice
Johnson, read in part, "The things that we
have worked for our whole lives, and our
lif~ on campus, w~ destr9yedJ ifl ,9.~ .~y
by that cartoon. I'm sure many of you will
say (once again) that I am being
melodramatic. But I am not."
Being an upstanding member, I was
immediately concerned. Was a single
cartoon really capable of inflicting that
much harm? And if so, what if Cat were
to do several cartoons--perhaps during a
national crisis?
Now, I know Cat Kenney. I've
worked with Cat Kenney. Cat Kenney is a
friend of mine. But I ask myself,-"Can Cat
handle the burden of responsibly writing
and drawing a comic strip capable of
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Response
Space, from page 7
homophobic is enough. Well it's NOT.
This is painfully clear in the fact that
Women of Color are not supposed to
claim space. Claim it. Create it and keep
it.
What are we so afraid of losing that
we can not respect a groups right to say,
"Ask permission before assuming you
have a right to our space. To our energy.
To our lives?"
What the Women of Color Coalition
did was brave and daring. Claiming a right
that is without question theirs is necessary,
especially from a group and institution
hiding in political correctness that then
turns around and questions this basic right.
Some folks might even call the Women of
Color Coalitions actions "uppity."
And we can look in our history and
see that "uppity" people are those persons
not in the power/privilege/oppressor group.
Who in turn are not dealt with kindly
when oppressors think them "uppity".
History ~nce again repeats itself on
the Evergreen campus.
Those of us remaining silent have
learned our lesson well. Our complacency
will keep oW' oppressor role safe.
REMEMBER if you are not proactive, if you are not a part of the
solution, YOU ARE A PART OF THE
PROBLEM.
Yours in Struggle,
Nanci LaMusga
Dr. Demento is a
CPJ fan, really!
Many thanks to whoever has been
sending me your paper from time to time
over the last couple of years.
I've decided that yours is the most
consistently stimulating and entertaining
college newspaper I've ever seen, and I've
seen a lot of them.
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I often read it while the recordS are
spinning as I'm taping my show.
A couple of things: A couple of
years ago the Culver City post office was
split into several zip codes, and ours is
now 90232.
Also--I would very much like to
keep receiving the paper. I couldn't find
anything inside about mail subscription
rates, but I know money is tight up there
and I'd like to pay my way. Please let me
know how much I should send, and to
whose attention I should send the check.
Stay Demented!
Dr. Demento
Evergreen is
humorless
Can one cartoon
cause damage?
Recently I was startled to read in the
CPJ a fiery condemnation of a cartoon by
see cartoon. page 14
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Recently, I've been thinking that the
single, best word to describe the sOcial
climate at Evergreen is HUMORLESS.
What is this; New Age Puritanism? The
PC Inquisition?
I thank the mercy of the Universe
for the few exceptions, like Cat Kenney,
Rachel Nesse and Edward Martin III. To
live without humor is merely to survive.
P.S. Thanks to everyone who saved
me the trouble of tearing down my
posters.
Edward Leroy Dove
Catholic slam
uncalled for
Dear Ms. Nesse:
Considering all of the consciousnessraising activity going on all the time at
Evergreen, it is astonishing to me to see
your unprofessional and offensive editorial
comment on page 1 of the April 16 CPJ.
It is obvious that you are biased in
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exhibit and against those who may not
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Fem.inisDl and hairy legs
by Julie Reading
A few weeks ago I was interviewed .
by The Olympian's Lorrine Thompson
regarding feminism. I stated that I felt
feminism suffeI'f".4 from a negative image.
Only a portion of . my statement was
printed, rendering it open to many
interpretations. People have taken offense
to my quote, "What people see (of
feminism) is this big woman with hairy
legs," (The Olympian, Feminism 1992,
March 11, 1992). Therefore, I wish to
explain my intentions. To begin, I do nol
shave my legs, nor am I exactly what one
would describe as petite. I think "big
women with hairy legs" are beautiful.
Unfortunately, mainstream society does
not. I find it sad that women have so
many expectations placed on them,
including expectations regarding their
appearance.
Those who feel threatened by the
feminist movement have done everything
possible to weaken it. This includes
representation of a feminist stereotype (for
example, a "masculine" bra burner with
hairy legs who kills men) . . Therefore,
supporters of equality and women's issues
fear activism and identification with
feminism.
For some feminists, choosing not to
conform to society's ideals of how a
woman is supposed to look is an important
method of political expression. Yet others
choose other means of expression and feel
comfortable with a- more traditional
"feminine" mien. A variety of people
make up the movement for women's
equality: big women, small women,
women with long hair, women with short
hair, wockingclass women, upper class
women, Black women, Asian women,
White women, heterosexual women,
lesbians, differently-abled women, and
even men of various backgrounds are
active in the movement for equal rights.
I am sorry that offense".was taken to
my statement, and I am sorry it was taken
out of context. However, I will not
apologize for speaking truth, which is that
people have a negative perceptions of
feminists. I hope this changes.
Julie Reading is a member of the
Evergreen community.
Parents, take responsibility
by Cameron Rose
This letter is aimed directly at the
rude, inconsiderate and thoughtless parent
of the child that spent no less than half an
hour screaming and crying at the showing
of Raiders of the Lost Ark on Sunday
April 19.
Are you utterly lacking in manners
or have you simply no common sense to
speak of? Did you honestly think the
people who shdwed up came there to
listen to a baby cry? Why on earth did
you wait a full 30 minutes to take the
child outside? I realize that the infant
began to wail and shriek at a particulady
exciting sequence in the film, and maybe
yda '-didn 't want -"to miss it. I enjoyed' it
too, 8lthough I'm sure my enjoyment
would have been enhanced if I had been
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able to hear it.
When you decided to have a child
you rendered yourself vulnerable to certain
responsibilities and with responsibilities
come sacrifice. Maybe one of those
sacrifices would be to miss that sequence
in the movie and be accommodating of
your fellow movie patrons.
Just because you become a parent
doesn't mean you are allowed to throw all
sense of courtesy out the window simply
because it would inconvenience you. How
do you expect to impart values of common
decency and civility to your child when
you obviously have none? I suggest you
attempt to grow up before your child does.
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Appreciate differences and learn to listen
by Cindy Franklin
Current events in student
organizations have brought to the forefront
issues of divisions within our population
that needed to be addressed long ago on a
campus-wide level. It is time. Could
Starhawk have been speaking directly to
the Evergreen community when she said
that, "... a colony of ants can disrupt a
picnic of giants?"
If life at Evergreen was a picnic in
the past, then it has been severely
disrupted. If we had ants in our pants
would we stand there angry and stuck, or
would we move quickly to resolve the
problem that is making us (unbearably)
uncomfortable? I rejoice in the fact that
there is escalating dialogue occurring
within our community, whatever the
catalyst.
Participating in the Political
Economy and Social Change program this
year was an eye-opening experience for
students and faculty alike. It was difficult
for us to realize the destruction of cultures
that our ancestors helped to perpetuate.
More difficult yet was learning at gut level
how we live each day through our racist
and sexist perceptions because of past
conditioning. Watching as males
(especially white) came to terms
emotionally with their sexist actions was a
humanizing experience. I had forgotten
that men could be so feeling and so caring
(a fCll!ale sexist attitude). At times we all
felt pretty devastated by who we were and
it was hard to fmd hope for the future
within the midst of all of the negatives.
Then we began to read Sexual Democracy
and from Ann Ferguson learned how easy
it is for people with the same goal to
become thwarted by divisions within a
group. She talked of ways to overcome
those divisions. And then we read· Daniel
Kemmis in Community and tM Politics of
Place and gained inspiration. It wasn't
until he came to campus to speak to us
that I realized the possibilities contained
within Evergreen for becoming a model
community.
During his lecture, Kemmis spoke of
continually going nowhere with important
issues until people in Montana got tired of
wasting time fighting against each other
and began sitting down at "roundtables."
People with opposite goals, who had done
their best to outdo each other for years, sat
together and learned to communicate in a
fashion that allowed them to deal
successfully with issues. To get started
they found it necessary to set aside
I rejoice in the fact
that there is
escalating dialogue
occurring within our
community, whatever
the catal yst.
contradictory issues for a specific period
of time. We questioned him about his
views on different aspects of community,
abortion, and segregation. Kemmis refused
to leave us that day until he made what I
consider a very important comment. His
words embody the potential of the.
Evergreen community so I will quote him
in full. "This has been an engaging
discussion. Your questions are very good
questions that have helped me to think of
issues that are important to me. I am
impressed by the civility of your
discussion. I don't know what accounts fm
that but I suspect that what you have here
is a kind of polity that encourages the kind
of civility that I have seen today. I may be
imagining things but I don't think so. You
treat one another with a great deal of
respect. You treat me with a great deal of their color, to model behaviors that will
feel much more acceptable to us in the
respect. You've spoken your minds very
forcefully and very persuasively and yet future. And we need people of color
you've done it in a way that allows me to
because white fairy tales have gotten
hear you and to respond to you. I
women into a lot of trouble, and maybe
congratulate you on being a very
other cultures' fairy tales make more
impressive group of people. You have sense. And what about all of the other
only increased my optimism." . (Feb. 21,
traditions that are passed down by
1992)
different cultures? I want to hear about
those too. Maybe I can benefit from the
If we find a way to work together
strength of your roots while I continue to
for the good of the Evergreen community
search for the origins of mine. Who
I believe we will naturally begin to see the
good in each individual. In the fmal
knows, maybe some day we will be sitting
analysis, divisions between people of together in a class on fairy tales from all
different shapes, sizes, sex, or color is . over the world, enjoying our differences
contradictory to survival.
and laughing at our similarities and vice
When I think of the past and the
versa
We can continue using our energy to
different ways we were raised, I realize
fight each other in one court of law m
that each of us has a gr~!lt deal to
another (the divide and conquer principle)
overcome. I find myself feeling angry
about how women were not written into or we can take the other route. If we mean
it when we say we want peace and a
history in an acceptable manner or how
future for our children then what we are
hard I have had to fight. since birth, for an
identity I could own. I think about how we really asking for is the chance to fight
have been raised on fairY tales which have with tenacity on a daily basis. We can
begin to strengthen our community by
absolutely no parallels to the real life we
must now live. I think of the losses on all seeing value in our differences. We can do
sides: women and the lost opportunities it for Ferguson, for Kemmis, for ourselves,
created by being raised to believe men or for whomever we'd like. We just must
would take care of us; the intense pressure find it within ourselves to start. Looking at
of the responsibility for supporting an people we are having conflicts with as a
entire family that most men had to bear; mirror of ourselves can often be painful,
and the fact that they were not allowed to but it sure can show us a lot. Canceling a
express their feelings; and I think of the conflict with someone because there are
far-reaching effects this unreal vieVf of more important issues at hand would be
people is having on our children. Men noticed by many. (If your car crashed and
were likely nurturing fathers in. the past, you were paralyzed tomorrow, would that
but you won't see those kinds of details in conflict seem like such an important
matter?) And, did you notice, nearly all oj
a history book.
I have fmaUy figured out that I need the tables in 1M CAB are round? I think
to have ongoing discussions with my Kemmis' point was that people within the
daughter about how riding off into the Evergreen community already have the
sunset ,with some man on a horse is not at skills needed to resolve issues. If only we
all a safe thing to do--especially if you could increase our listening skills through
know nothing about his friends or family. practice.
Cindy Franklin is an Evergreen
But that leaves me in a quandary. What do
I say to my son? We need men, no matter slutknt.
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20, ' 1992
In the spirit of Rachel Nesse, my
beloved editor, who advised me that the
way to write is to put down the
impooant things first, important things,
ideas, and/<X' categories in this story are
helpfully marked in BOLD ALL-CAPS.
THE STAGE had ARTIFICIAL
CARS hanging from the ceiling. One car
had WORDS on it which, despite much
squinting through binoculars, I was never
able to decipher, and another one had
DISCO BALL SIHNY STUFF all over ·
the outside. It is this car that was later
used by the OBNOXIOUS MAN WHO
SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN LAS
VEGAS. We'll get to that.
THE PIXIES started--surprise,
shock--only twenty minutes late, with a
song called "ROCK MUSIC." But
BLACK FRANCIS, the singer, screams
beautifully, and KIM DEAL, the bass
player, sings beautifully. A large man of
unknown origin joined them on
keyboards,
and
guitarist
JOEY
SANTIAGO, resplendent in a military
cap, unleased some highly satisfying
noise. Their last song, which might have
been "U-Mass," from the latest album,
went over the best; it had a two-chord
anthemic hook like Foghat's "Slow Ride."
and Black Francis screaming "IT'S
EDUCATIONAL! "
THE OBNOXIOUS MAN WHO
SHOULD HA VE BEEN IN LAS
VEGAS sat in the DISCO BALL CAR
and introduced televised bits from the
FREDDIE MERCURY MEMORIAL
AIDS CONCERT. My favorite was Ian
Hunter singing "All The Young Dudes"
with David Bowie, who wrote the song
for Ian's old band Mott the Hoople. Ian's
cries of "Hey dudes! Stand up! I want to
see you! I want to feel you!" fit the
Have they been in a bus station for 87
occasion, and he ironically makes the
song more urgent, more moving, than
most of the stuff David Bowie sings by
himself.
THE OBNOXIOUS MAN proved
himself not quite so obnoxious when he
said, "With your pennission, I'd like to
DEDICATE THIS EVENING'S SHOW
TO EVERYONE FIGHTING THE
mv VIRUS." I winced, fearful of
hearing boos, but none came. Only
applause and cheers. So there' s hope.
U2 hit the stage with about FIFfY
MILLION TV SETS, a silent radio, and
hours or what? Photo by Anton Corbijn
a lot of other junk. They blasted COCK,
PUSSY, WORK, HATE, and a lot of
other WORDS at the audience during the
second song. Bono, dressed in leather,
fiddled with his channel changer and
tuned in a home shopping station--"Some
of it's pretty, and some of it's just
expensive."
U2 is one of the most amazing live
bands in the world, with a supple singer,
dazzling guitarist, and blistering rhythm
section. The MUSIC was anthemic,
rousing, passionate, technically amazing-everything you could want. I'm just not
by Jane Laughlin
sure the techno-assault stuff was in
keeping with that - spirit MTV images
blown up to ten feet are no more
impressive, and transmiUing yourself onto
the big area screens ' as , you play is
already a tired gambit
So I kept my binocuIats trained on
the real perfonners, tempting though
those TV screens were, and duly noted
that BONO is looking more and more
world weary, although he didn't act it.
He did display an irritating series of
Arena Rock Star Moves, Pat. Pending,
however. I wished he' d have just jumped
down into the front rowand' danced with
people, like he did at Live Aid.
THE PRANK PHONE CALL TO
THE WmTE HOUSE occurred during
the encore set, where Bono sang "Desire"
dressed in a SILVER LIBERACESTYLE SEERSUCKER SUIT WITH
MATCmNG COWBOY HAT.
He
dialed the White House and asked to
speak to the President
"The President's not available, sir."
"Oh, is he sick?"
"No, he's just not... sir, what is
that echoing noise in the background?"
"This is ElviS."
"Goodbye."
THE ACOUSTIC SET, which
came after five or six songs from
Achtung Baby, was surprisingly brief, just
"Angel of Harlem," with part of ABBA'S
"Dancing Queen" thrown in at the end,
and the first half of Lou Reed's "Satellite
of Love." If you sing "Satellite of Love"
through, including the bridge, it's about
a person ;watching their lover walk away;
without the bridge, it's just about
SATELLITES and TV, which seemed to
be the order of the night. Once again,
beautiful singing, passionate playing--but
while U2 didn't lose their soul amid their
toys, they did seem to think the toys
were equally important, and that, I think,
was their mistake.
SEAWEED
"WBAK"
SUB Pop
Hey! "'s Seaweed! And they are smiling! photo by Art Aubrey
Circus Lupus: the 're mean, hot, and blessed
How many times must I tell you? Okay?
Thank you.
Following Unwound, I waited for
my hands to stop shaking, and managed
CIRCUS LUPUS, CRAIN,
to walk out into the alley for some air.
UNWOUND, THE SPINANES
There, I complimented Brandt the
APIUL 19, 1992
drummer for the wonderful show, and
CAPITOL THBATRB
mentioned how horrible I am at this
between-set mingling garbage. He
It was fortunate that I made it back
expressed the same feeling. I wanted to
to Oly to see this show. I had been in
tell Justin that he had successfully turned
Seattle for the weekend, and on Saturday
my knees into jello, but unfortunately, I
my car was kind enough to break, so I
was in fact lucky just to have made it to
am quite pathetically shy.
the OK Hotel that night. But, that's a
So anyway, Crain comes on. They
were fantastic. And loud The guitarist
different show. Sort of.
In fact. the only difference between
spent a lot of time with his ear
Saturday's lineup at the OK and
dangerously close to his screaming
Sunday's at the Capitol Theatre was the
Marshall half-stack. The drummer was
fact that the Spinanes were playing
incredible, he managed to play these
instead of Antietam. And I will never
complex beats without moving his torso.
know how to correctly pronounce that.
.. It was all sort of executed from the
Anyway, being that it's Olympia,
shoulders down. The two guitarists and
the show got going about a half hour
the
bassist
all
shared
vocal
late. Nobody minded of course, as we are
responsibilities. After dedicating a song to
Chris. Chris. and .seth of Circus L.UL'U;) .
photo by
Laughlin "Erica," they then announced that they
used to this sort of thing. The Spinanes
are a two-piece from Portland, consisting bassist. At one point, the singer had to my various contributions to the CPJ, I'll were famous for their tuning abilities.
Crain were great, but they left me
of a female singer/guitarist, and a tune her guitar, so Circus Lupus's bassist remind you of how much I was looking
with a churning stomach and a headache.
drummer/trumpet player. I was impressed Seth told the crowd a joke. Actually, it forward to the next band. Very much.
I wondered if it was a coincidence that
by their minimalist style that still was more like a story with a punch line. Indeed.
For
those
of
you
who
never
read
Unwound
had
just
returned
from
a
one
of their songs started out reminding
managed to rock without the aid of a
California
tour,
described
by
me of the Melvins. I knew that my ears
guitarist/vocalist Justin as "SUJUly." Hmm,
would be ringing late into the night as I
I thought as I watched them launch into
watched Circus Lupus, who are from
yet another beautifully raging set What
Washington D.C., set up. .
else can I say, other than see this band.
I'd seen them the night before at
the OK Hotel, and was again completely
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impressed by their intensity and energy.
co~sponsored
Punk
rock. Yeah, they were loud, but I
1t§1t1tee
did not care this time. Seth the pinkStudW
haired bass player was so cool. He
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jumped around a lot whilst playing these
wonderfully complicated parts. He almost
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The singer was equally animated.
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His vocals were a steady stream of
screaming
fury, meanwhile the guitarist
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stood in one spot and kept his face
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turned to the frets the whole time. Except
~ 8:30 pm, just four bucks!
for when his string broke, then Seth was
nice enough to tell us another joke.
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Things
became increasingly casual. as
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they so otten do at the Capitol Theatre.
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Mter the show, the spirit of
goodwill prevailed as Circus Lupus,
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Crain, and Unwound set about selling
their wares. Unwound SOOn ran out of
North America1 Bison
singles, and many people bought Circus
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Lupus CDs. If you didn't have the
Saturday, April 26
money that night, I'm sure you can get
."cwt Grrri Show at the Un-Cola
one through their label, Dischord.
It was one of the best shows I have
8 pm, $2 for girls, $3 for boys·
ever seen. I left with a stomachache
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which had been sttangely brought on by
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sound vibrations coursing through my
TestRccket
guts.
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If Jane Laughlin had thl! nerve,
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she'd ask him to drink coffee with her.
But once again. she is pathl!tically shy. So
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Six-guitar baldheaded meltdown at the Un-Cola
by Matthew Johnston
NIMROD, SUPERCONDUCTOR, 7
YEAR
BITCH, BLISTER,
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TREADMILL
ROCK AGAINST VIVISECTION
BENEFIT
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APRil.. 18, 1992
I've been ordering concert tickets
over the phone lately and it seeins that I
spew forth so much cash for convenience
charges, service charges, and the
exorbitant ticket price, that while I'm
waiting two months for the show to
happen my expectations rise beyond the
artist's ability to deliver. Last Saturday. I
borrowed five bucks and went to a show
at what may be the most sincere
alternative to big-budget productions in
Olympia today--the Un-Cola. Despite
rumors that the only surviving all-ages
venue in the city might be shut down due
to pressure from local authorities, I
witnessed the most intense set of
performances I have seen since the Deep
Purple "Perfect Strangers" tour in 1985.
The show was a benefit for Rock
Against Vivisection, and all the bands
played under a 24" by 36" poster of a
monkey being torqued in an evil "rack of
punishment." At the rear of the room was
a table with literature promoting ethical
treatment of animals. This important and
emotional cause seemed understated, yet
there was something nice about not being
beaten over the head with the stick of
issue awareness.
I arrived after , Treadmill had
finished. and ex-Lemonade frontman Jason
was adamant that I "realfy missed out."
Geek O'Tardy syndrome set in and I
quietly waited for the next band.
Blister consists of alumni from the
punk band Christ On Parade (I think), and
they 're still very punk, playing riffwas over, and I had most definitely risen
maniacal, syncopated songs in a raw . in,to rock and roll heaven.
thrash fashion. The bass player was truly
Fully dazed and surfed out, I poised
a master of his beautiful "Hondo
in front of center stage for the band from
Longhorn" bass. Between songs Blister
Japan called Nimrod. Actually, the
used taped soundbites. most of which were
members of Nimrod are all from Montreal,
inaudible and pretty clumsily executed.
Canada, and they moved to Japan to
7 Year Bitch gathered quite a bit of
become part of a popular alternative music
support and interest in Olympia since they
scene there. The band consisted of a bald
played at the International Underground
bass player wearing a skirt made out of
Pop Convention. Unlike that set, moshing
children's sheets; a drummer who knocked
ruled the floor this night. as sweaty girls
over all of his cymbals and bent the top of
and boys twisted in fuli punk rock glory.
his high-hat stand into a forty-five degree
Stephanie's guitar sounded strict and
angle; a very tall dark-haired vocalist who
defined, and the vocals came out with the
liked to squat; and a Japanese ex-porn
strength and anger that makes 7 Year
queen/dancer/performance artist, who did
Bitch one of the most honest acts to
interpretive toples.s dances and candle wax
dripping in the loft above the stage.
emerge from the Northwest scene in a
long time.
Superconductor had six ~uitarists .
Yes, six guitarists, two bass players, and a
drummer with cymbals that looked
shredded. My rock and roll libido
increased twelve-fold as I watched them
set up: the rear wall of the Un-Cola was
AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR
completely lined with amplifiers, with
even more amplifiers wrapping around the
• VIKING
edges of the stage to form aU-shaped
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wall of power. Guitar cords weaved a rug
on the stage floor, with a BigMuff
distortion pedal every six inches. One of
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the bassists stood on the floor in front of
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Around midnight the stl;lge lights
came up on the nine players, ·the smoke
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machine coughed fourth, the strobe lights
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began to pulse, and I became reborn.
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Pounding waves of sound erupted from the
stage and the crowd became "metal
surfers," executing the head bang and the
foot stomp while gasping for breath and
trying to maintain some sort of balance.
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The music was gone and
Superconductor was packing up, but I was
still screaming. Before I knew it the set
At one point, the singer screamed
through a yellow electronic device which
unfortunately looked weirder than it
sounded. .I looked back at Hell trout
guitarist Mike and he mouthed "this is
weird" to me. When Mike says that, I
freak.
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One thing I really appreciated about
this album was the choice of cover art: a
photograph from the Seaweed show
February 1 at the Capitol Theatre which
featured several of my friends (Fez, Ned,
Malaki, Brandt, and Hannah). I would
have been on the cover too, but I was
busy taking photographs, which would
eventually never turn out, next to Mr.
Charles Peterson. With the obligatory
name-dropping out of the way, I'll get on
with it
This is one of those albums that
sounds better and better the more you
listen to it It kind of grows on you, like
some strange fungus or something. But
anyway, the first time you listen to it,
you'll think to yourself, "these songs all
sound alike." But no! It is merely
Aaron's inability to be vocally versatile!
You see, if one were to extract. the_vocal
b'ack from -the Seaweed album, you
would fmd a collection of distinctly
different, well-produced, punk tunes, with
that signature tempo-c~gin', guitarcrunchiQ' sound. So then, you put Aaron
back in, and he tends to add this
consistency to it all ...
He has a good voice, but it's a
shame that he only hits three or four
notes on Weak. It does make their music
recognizable, tQ say the least. and
apparently the kids back East really dig
it Fortunately, the instrumentalists of
Seaweed
are
extremely
talented
individuals, capable of musical diversity,
of the punk-pop (ugh) sort
It's a good album. I like listening
to it. Buy it if you like Seaweed. Or Sub
Pop. Or whatever. But Aaron sure sounded good that night way back in
February. If only he could c~pture that
range in the studio.
Jane Laughlin likes to take naps.
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Russian poet Yevt~shenko charD1S OIYJnpia
by Giselle Weyte
. "Great art is based on the tonnents
of conscience," said Russian poet
Yevgeny YevtuShenko as he spoke at
Evergreen on Monday, April 20.
The brief biographical sketch
Yevtushenko presented to the small-butgrowi,ng audience included his troubled
and troublesome time as an adolescent,
who was expelled from school at 16.
Occupied with his two overwhelming
passions at the time, poetry and soccer,
YeVtushenko says he didn't show up for
schQoI very often. When someone broke
into the school and burned the record
book ~hich the students' grades were
kept. he was pegged as the criminal and
promptly kicked out
Declared a social outcast by
Russian standards as a result of this
expulsion, he immersed himself in poetry
and published his rust book of poems at
19.
Forty-five years later, Yevtushenko
returned to speak at his old school. One
of his classmates, now a famous Russian
physicist, came forth and publicly
confessed to burning the record book.
Why? This classmate got very high
grades, and was in a rage over getting a
"4: roughly equivalent to a B in the
American system.
At Evergreen Monday, Yevtushenko
Hand-kissing Russian poet of world renown, Yevtushenko continues to make his
admirers swoon. photo by David Mattingly
read several of his poems, many in
himself at that age. Nicknamed
"Mayakovsky" (another famous Russian
Russian with a volUnteer from the
audience reading them in English.
poet), Yevgeny falls in love with a young
Monday evening at the Capitol Theater
Russian girl. Caught among the crowd of
he presented his latest film, Stalin's
thousands eager to catch a glimpse of ·
Stalin's body at his funeral, they survive
Funeral, which he described as a love
the crushing sea of humanity that
story wrapped into a political event.
suffocates or tramples many others.
The film revolves around Stalin's
death and funeral, and the political
Yevtushenko himself plays the part
of a sculptor, sitting drunkenly in his
climate of the Soviet Union at that time.
studio surrounded by huge plaster heads
The film, as he explained before the
showing, is also very autobiographical.
of Marx and Engels, philosophizing over
their downfall as the masses press
One of the main characters is a boy
of about 16 years named Yevgeny, who
towards Stalin's coffin.
Unfortunately, Yevgeny's love is
Yevtushenko admits is a portrayal of
eventually crushed by a truck 'as they are
exchanging their vows of eternal love.
The film ends with Yevgeny following
'her body, draped over a fWleral wreath
intended for' Stalin, as it is carried down
a barren snow-covered lane.
After the ' film
Yevtushenko
answered questions from the audience.
, The rust question was, inevitably, about
, his use of symbolism. This led on to a
lengthy explanation of what the character
of Charlie Chaplin, ,who appeared
repeatedly during the scenes of sharpest
tragedy, represents in the Soviet Union
and in Yevtushenko's life. To Russians,
Chaplin represents the "little oppressed
man," not the comical tramp that
Americans see.
Yevtushenko also spoke about the
way American cinema is taking over
what used to be the Soviet Union. Now
American movies full of Sylvester
Stallone and Chuck Norris crowd the
theaters, pushing Russian movies out.
While America has many things to offer,
the relentless Westernization of Eastern
Europe is disturbing.
"We have many things to learn
from America," said Yevtushenko. "We
learn bad things easier."
Giselle Weyte and her close
companion, Mr. Bunny, are longtime
devotees of Yevtushenlw.
,
Poi Dog Ponderin S of a luau with log drums
it the listening time it deserves. It's an
album that may spark an interest in the
band's roots, and hopefully send you out
shopping for the history lessons of the
earlier records.
, The eight members of Poi Dog can
and do play piano, flugelhorn, accordion,
violin, guitar, conga drums, drum kit,
steel string guitar, and other instruments,
but some of the record's most enjoyable
parts come from the guest appearances.
"Te Manu Pukarua," a celebration of
Frank's Hawaiiana outlook, features Tetua
Iaone on patu, fa'atete, and Tahitian
ukulele, and Jesse Jesse playing various
by Matthew Johnston
POI DOG PONDERING
"VrLO VOLO" (CD, CASSBlTE)
COLUMBIA RBcoRos
A poi dog is not a new twist on
meat substitutes.
I grew up in Honolulu, and there
wasn't much in the way of live music for
the young tonal enthusiast. Sometime
between elementary and high school
something really magical happened at the
local shopping center that would forever
change my life. I remember stopping for
a shaved ice and complementary "laffy
tattoo" after surfing one day (the
storekeeper was arrested a year later for
giving away free laCfy acid tattoos), and
stumbling into the "Koko Marina
Shopping Center Battle of the Bands." A
group called Hat Makes The Man was
rocking out in front of a few parking lot
stalls full of semi-interested shoppers
while I stood behind the drummer eating,
tattooing, and dreaming of a future in
rock.
Then, as if Ozzy himself had heard
my payers, a drumstick came flying from
out of nowhere, and hit me in the head
like a bolt of lighbling. I picked the stick
off the ground and returned it to the god
on the platfonn that had sent it my way.
From then on I was known by the band
and the crowd as the "rat head drum
roadie. "
DoIit
The man to which lowe my entire
rock and roll existence is Frank Quimby
Orall, front man for Poi Dog Pondering.
This eight member band, born in Hawaii,
transplanted to Texas, gives us its
strongest offering yet with Volo Volo.
The neat thing about · Poi Dog is
that with each album comes an emotional
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growth, , based on personal expenence,
and reaching into many genres of music,
including funk, folk. hip-hop, Hawaiian,
and reggae. In the context of their rust
tWo major label albums, this third one is
phenomenal; if this were my rust taste of
~oi, however, I doubt that I would give
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Tahitian log drums. Other highlights
include "Jack Ass Ginger," the rust
single, and "Collarbone," a song about
the relationship between love and
communication.
Volo Volo is definitely a "feelgood" album, with positive lyrics and
uplifting beats. There is a strong sense of
affirmation throughout that could pull
even the most bummed-out-relationshiphaving stressed-out soul from the twist~
wreckage of miserable sorrow and lead It
by the hand into paradise, where Ozzy
plays every night.
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super-secret video 0/ Black Sabbath
playing "Blue Suede Shoes"? The Shadow
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SUNDAY
ME AND HIM PRODUCTIONS presents
This Is Spinal Tap, a cinematic
masterpiece, and Straight To Hell, a ...
well, I better not talk about it, it gets my
blood pressure up too high, tonight at 7
and 9 pm respectively, in Lecture Hall 5.
Free.
"PUTTIN' ON TIlE RITZ" is a fashion
show to benefit the Masterworks Choral
Ensemble, this afternoon at 3 pm at the
Olympia Golf and Country Club (oh my).
For $12.50 you can thrill to lingerie from
DeMarerie, business and fine apparel
from Jinjor, sponswear from Rainbow
Spons Northwest, wedding and formals
from Affairs of the Heart, and jewelry
from Talcon Jewelers. Reservations and
info: 956-3307.
"TIlE WELFARE GAME" is a play by
Miram Gordon, presented by the Fair
Budget Action Campaign today from 3 to
5 pm at St. John's Episcopal Church,
19th and South Capitol Way in Olympia.
Free. Info: 491-7050 or 491-9093.
I dunno what it means either. Address queries to Body Leaks, Saturday night at 8 in the Experimental Theater.
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THURSDAY
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS
MEETING today and every Thursday in
the basement of the Lecture Hall
Rotunda. Info: x6800.
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.
HIV/AIDS 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 marij~a and hemp for industrial,
medicinal, and personal use, every other
Thursday from 5 to 6 pm in Library
2118. Info: ,x6636.
THE 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.
DREAMZ, a Galleria. features Seth
Damm's drawings and watercolors from
now ~ugh April 30, along with works
by Robert Simpson, George Kurzman.
and Dave Depew. Info: 786-8953.
"AND THAT IS THE WAY OF THE
WORLD" is a staged collection of
Grimm's Fairy Tales, in the original
violent and gooshy versions, at the
Market Theater, wherever that is. It runs
from tonight through May 16. Info: 7819273.
"THEN LET
MEN
KNOW" is a
presentation by actress ClaiJ::e Bloom of
some of Shakespeare's women, tonight at
8 pm at the Washington Center for the
Petfonning Arts in Olympia. Tickets
$18/16114 general, or $16/14/12 for
studenlS and seniors, plus a 75 cents
service charge. Info: 753-8586.
"MEXICAN MASKS: THE OTHER
FACE OF MEXICO" is an exhibit of
Mexican dance masks, running through
May 14 at the Washington State Capital
Mu~um, 211 West 21st Avenue. Hours
are 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday-Friday, and
noon to 4 pm Saturday and Sunday. Info:
753-2580.
RADICAL WOMEN NEWS ROUND-UP
tonight at 5018 Rainier Avenue S. in
Seattle,- sponsored by Radical Women.
Highlights include organizing to stop an
anti-gay initiative in Oregon, and fighting
for a community review board of police
in Los Angeles. Meeting at 7:30 pm,
dinner at 6:30 pm for $5. Info: 722-6057
or 722-2453.
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FRIDAY
TIlE JURASSIC GROUP meets in the
Donn loop every Friday at 6:30 pm for
drug-free activities. Office hours are from
I to 3 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Info: x6555.
THE
KALICHESTEIN-LAREDOROBINSON PIANO TRIO performs
music for piano, violin, and cello tonight
at 8 pm at the Washington Center for the
Perfonning Arts. Tickets $18/15.50 for
adults, $16113.50 for students and seniors.
Info: 753-8585.
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE
WAY TO THE FORUM, Stephen
Sondheim's musical, opens tonight at the
Washington Center for the Perfonning
Arts; Petformances are tonight, tomorrow
night, April 30, and May 1, 2, 7, 8, and
9. Tickets $lO/adults, $5/children 14 and
under, plus a 75 cents service charge.
Info: 753-8586.
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SATURDAY
BODY LEAKS is a theatrical performance
by three members of the Omaha Magic
Theater. about the consequences of self~
censorship, tonight at 8 pm in the
Experimental Theater at Evergreen's
Communications Building. "To get ahead
in our climb up the success ladder, many
of us have fOWld it necessary to bite our
tongues and close our ears. Most of us
say that when we 'get there,' we won',
have to censor ourselves anymore. Yet
sometimes, before we know it, censorship
becomes a comfortable way to cope and
not rock the boat." Tickets $7.50/students
and alumni, $lO/general. Info: x6833.
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MONDAY
TIlE WOMEN'S CENTER holds its
weekly meeting in CAB 206 from 5 , to
6 pm today. All women welcome. Info:
",6162.
THE
OLYMPIA
CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA presents
the
world
of Courtney
Crawford's
premiere
composition "Tulum," tonight at 8 pm at
the Capitol Theater in downtown
Olympia. A winetasting 'to benefit the
orchestra starts at 6:30 pm at the Green
Frog Wineshop, 410 S. Washington
Street. admission $3. Tickets $6, available
at Green Frog, Rainy Day Records,
Positively 4th Street Records, or the
theater night of show. Each ticket gives
the bearer a one-time discount of 15% on
any purchase at Green Frog. Info: 3578432.
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.
BENEFIT FOR TIlE RIOT GRRRL
fanzine tonight at 8 pm at the Un-Cola,
featuring These Wonns, Continental
Breakfast, Witchy Poo , TestRocket,
CWA (Cunts With Attitude), and more
stuff. Tickets $2 for girls, $3 for boys.
"Riot Grrri wants to encourage expression
concerning issues of oppression. Males
bringing words or pictures on such issues
will receive reduced admission. YAY!"
EVERGREEN
STUDENTS
FOR
CHRIST meet tonight and every Tuesday
at 7 pm in CAB ~08. It's "a .time for
singing, study, sharing of our lives, and
prayer."
OLYMPIA BICYCLE RALLY today at
10 am, capital Lake Park, comer of 5th
Avenue and Water Street in Olympia.
There's also a 5-mite bike parade leaving
from the Evergreen State College at 9:30
am, accompanied by the City of
Olympia's bike patrol , police officers.
From the Rally riders will scatter to a
variety of rides, short and long;
Olympia's Alpine Racing Team will also
be on hand. An Earth Week event,
sponsored by SPEECH. Info: 786-6349.
JENNIFER JAMES, popular author and
lecturer, will be the keynote speaker at a
forum called "Connections: A Forum for
Cancer Survivors," from 9 am to 4 pm
today at the Tyee Hotel in Tumwater,
sponsored by the St. Peter Regional
Cancer Center. Cost is $20 per person,
including lunch and materials; family
members and significant others may
attend for an additional fee of $10 each.
Info: 493-4111.
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TUESDAY
SINGLE PARENT SUPPORT GROUP
meets each Tuesday at noon in Library
1509. Info: x6193.
W ASHPIRG'S campaign against toxics
meets today at 6 pm in Library 3228, to
discuss activities for this quarter.
Everyone welcome. Info: x6058.
.
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WEDNESDAY
MEN'S NEXUS GROUP meets from 3
to 5 pm today, in the S&A Conference
Room. Info: x6462.
TEMPEST, a Celtic/European-styled sort
of rock band thing, perfonns from 11:30
am to 1 pm today on Evergreen's Red
Square (in case of rain, it'll be moved to
the CAB main flOQr lobby). Info: x6128.
30
THURSDAY
VINE DELORIA, JR., activist, lawyer,
theologian and author of Custer Died For
Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto among
other works, speaks tonight at 8 pm in
the Evergreen Library Lobby, as part of
a celebration fCl' the tenth armiversary of
Evergreen's first Master in Public
Administration program graduation. Free.
Info: x6128.
Cooper Point Journal April 23, 1992 Page 13
Etc.
Freedom Coalition responds to censorship·
by M Sara Stelfeos
"Any censaship attempt, no matter
how small or iMocent appearing is
dangerous," says Richard Kirton. I'm sort
of pezched on the edge of his sofa, trying
to take notes in a half-size Geoduck
notebook. Kirton offers . me International
Foods coffee and talks slowly so I can
take notes. He's really a nice person. He
also happens to be the president of the
Washington Freedom Coalition (WFC).
For those of you not familiar with the
WFC, it is a statewide organization
working to maintain the civil rights of
affectional minorities.
The Washington Freedom Coalition
recently formed an Anti-Censorship Task
Force (WFC-ACIF) to respond to
censorship attempts in the following
counties: Thurston, Mason, Lewis and
Grays Harbor.
WFC-ACI'F was formed in response
to two recent incidents. The fust involved
an attempt to remove gay and lesbian
counseling material from the Puyallup
School District. The second, slightly more
notorious,was the attempt to remove the
book Daddy's Roommate from the shelves
of the Olympia Timlx-zland Library.
Kirton believes that censorship
attempts are increasing across the country
due to recession economy. It is cOmmon
for a nation hit by hard times to make an
attempt to return to more "traditional
values,? a process which usually involves
scapegoating of particular lifestyles and
expression of those lifestyles. "Gays and
lesbians are one of the few groups it is
still legal to harass in most areas," says
Kirton. (Rememlx-z the Buchanan TV ads?
Art bas glorified homosexuality, Bush
Used Your Tax $$$ For This. The ads
are -so vile they almost make Bush look
good.)
The ACI'F will be sort of multi
functional: monitoring information bases
such as libraries, education boards, and the
media for censorship attempts, reacting to
such attempts, sharing information with
other anti-censorship groups in
Washington and the United States, and
attempting to educate the public on
by Tom Grimth
Students of The Evergreen State
College participated in a non-violent,
direct action protest on the nuclear
Analysis
weapons testing site in Nye County,
Nevada, in ironic celebration of Earth Day
92'. The action was the official Earth Day
activity and was attended by an
international mix of people. The
Hundredth Monkey Organization
coordinated the project, and elders from
the Western Shoshone Nation led the
actual protest/ceremony.
The Evergreen students along with
an estimated 50<Ui00 people crossed the
barbed wire boundaries of the test site on
the morning of April 19.
Groups worked together on a unified
mass action created by the Shoshone
elders, entitled "Flow Like Water."
Initially the protesters eluded the armed,
Desert Storm attired, Wackenhut security
guards and Nye County Police officers by
"flowing" around lines of arm linked
peaceful resisters.
Flow Like Water attempted to
symbolize a spiritual, moral, and political
expression which might draw attention to
the issues--such as:
The ongoing
poisoning of groundwater, soil, .air, and
people; the leakage, admitted to by the
Dept of Energy, of radiation into the
atmosphere from more than half of the
tests; the estimated 430,000 deaths by
2000' resulting from testing; the skewed
logic of developing more deadly nuclear
weapons as a deterrent to nuclear war; the
700+ · bombs detonated in Shoshone
territory; the United States' blocking
efforts of over 100 member nations of the
U.N. to achieve a Comprehensive Test
Ban, which nurtures a lack of trust in nonnuclear countries about U.S. commitment
to disarmament, and encourages them to
proliferate; the U.S. Government's
apparent obliviousness to the disbanding of
the U.S.S.R.; the illegal occupation of
Shoshone land in Nevada since the test
site's 1951 seizures in violation of the
1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley; and for the
$1,000,000,000 spent annually on
perpetuating this pariah of the human
condition, which leads us into atrocities
like nuclear war in the fIrst place.
The students, along with 500-600
other well intentioned "criminals," were
eventually rounded up, cuffed, pushed,
there."
The 70 minute video concluded with
At one point during the performance a few sentences about the importance of
Scarlett 0 squatted to insert an oversized safe sex in the 90s. "Condoms, dental
dildo into her vagina, rocked back and
dams, spennicides, latex gloves: they're all
forth, grunting enthusiastically, and
wonderful, new, exciting parts of sex--use
explained how she had orgasms while on
them."
stage. She · exhibited and licked the
Wilson concluded the presentation
mucous-covered dildo as proof of her by saying, "I think we need more
enjoyment
controversial art, not less, to let the
The last scenario Scarlett described
troubling thoughts of the collective
involved herself, four men, and two pool unconscious come to the surface to
cues.
become a part of the world, and then reach
Throughout the video, Scarlett resolution ...
maintained that it is healthy for women to
A reception for Wilson occurred
experiment with and recognize all aspects after the seminar. Wilson also spoke to
of sexuality, including that which is overt students in the Core Program, "Making
or aggressive.
/ American Selves," the following morning.
"Sexy isn't about thin thighs. Sexy
Sara Steffens is the CPJ's See-Page
really is about really loving your body and editor,
loving being inside of it while you're
Soylant Evergreen by Rachel Young
censorship issues.
believe that there is somethirig inherent to
What exactly ' qualifies as sound recordings that should make them
c~sorship? A nice definition might be: an
specially exempt from such restrictions.
illegal action to restrict right of free
So for your information, the legal
speech and access to. inforn;tation. Larger, definition of ,pofllQgraphy is: erotic
more politicaIly-oriented lobbyist groups material, the dominant th~e of which
may be operating under other defmitions. appeals to the prurient ·interest of .minors
There may be existing laws or ordinances in sex, which .is patently offensive because
which you consider censorship, but which it affronts . cOntemporary community
individuals and organizations are currently standards and is utterly without redeeming
bound to obeying (i.e., libel laws or social value, as determined by a Superior
pornography laws).
Court Judge within the county.
Which brings us to the interesting
By this time in our conversation, I'm
matter of HB2554. It's law, kids, youth , really ' starting to worry about specific
word defmitions, like "prurient" and
outrage . notwithstanding. What I find
"affront." Nobody ever said free speech
fascinating about this bill is that all it
really does is extend Washington state was easy.
If you would like to help out the
pornography laws to sound recordings.
Kirton explains this with an impressive WFC-ACI'F, with money, time, and so
forth, or if you need help on censorship
grasp of weird legal stuff. Pornography
issues, you can give them a call at 943laws already extend to books, fIlms,
4662.
magazines, etc. So I think, if HB2554
It's worth your time.
angers you, you have a choiCe: either
M Sara Steffens is editor of the Seebelieve that all porn laws are a form of
Page.
censorship, (and decide for yourself
whether it's an acceptable form), or
pulled, and/or dragged into vans, which
transported them to the chain link holding
pens, where they waited for up to 4 hours
in the desert sun for busses to herd them
off to the lovely city of Beatty, Nevada,
an hour's drive away. They were cited for
"unlawfully entering federal land after
being told not to" (a charge carrying a
$315 fine).
Most were released directly from the
busses with a court hearing pending. Not
to worry though; these cases are not likely
to go to court due to the fact that legally
the protesters were guests of the
Shoshones, and if they were ever tried in
court, they could me counter-suit against
their captors for kidnapping, and that
would set a precedent (or the Shoshones'
land rights which would lead to the
inevitable permanent closure of the test
site.
' Tom Griffith is a concerned
Evergreen student.
you HeAR R,(fH::/?S • . ___ CJr U1yOi/l SEss/ms FAR
inflicting such enormous damage?" Sadly,
1 believe the answer is no. I mean, the
woman can't even keep her own room
clean, for Christsake. .
Now, I'm no fan of censorship. But
it seems clear to me that if Cat's cartoon
can inflict such damage on the very
Greeners the CPJ is pledged to serve, the
CPJ should discontinue the strip. Even the
Supreme Court has ruled there are limits
to free speech (crying theater in a crowded
fire, etc.) and there are clear issues of
public safety at stake here.
I have shown Johnson's letter to
members of the Olympic City Council, as
well as to several professional models and
an androgynous individual known only as
'Lace'. All of them agree that it would be
a disservice for the CPJ to continue to
publish a strip that can inflict such pain.
I will admit her comics are funny.
Stop it at once.
Goodman
(unindicted co-conspirator, the
Evergreen Free-Press)
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