The Cooper Point Journal Volume 20, Issue 17 (March 1, 1990)

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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 20, Issue 17 (March 1, 1990)

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1 March 1990

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Hightower continued from cover
"There is a huge progressive
majority out there just waiting to be
scratched and were not reaching them."
"What we have to do is foster a
new politics which is rooted in the very
best traditions and values of this country,
which builds on the best instincts of her
citizens, which invests in the hopes and
aspirations of ali Americans and is
derived from the finest values of our
society."
"...and
there's
nothing
very
complicated about that. These are the
very values that founded this country;
economic fairness, social justice, equal
opponunity for all Americans ... the
trickle down theory of economics is alien
to American values. It's a very ugly
concept which says to vast majority of
productive, hard-working Americans that
'you don't matter."
Hightower told several individuals'
stories to make his points. One was that
of a Georgia farmer, only five years ago
was twice farmer of the year in Georgia
and had now lost his farm as a result of
Administration price policies.
Frank Williams recounts, "I was a
good farmer. 1 didn't take vacations. 1 .
kept my equipment up. 1 worked hard
and 1 didn't splurge. My tractors ten
years old and my truck. I made good
crops. But they busted my price. My
daddy farmed this place and his daddy
but now the bank owns it and no one's
farming it. And I don't even have a job.
It doesn't make any sense to me.

1b.--ee years later, over 1000 of those
laid off had still not found new work and
two-thirds of those who did took a pay
cut. Among lhese were Ruth Shaver, who
went from SI2.60 per hour to S5.70,
meaning her annual income dropped from
over $24,000 to under SII,OOO. She is 46
years old and has lost her home and car
and now lives in a trailer in Dallas. Four
of those laid off have committed suicide.
Hightower said, "What they call
supply-side economics is like putting
earrings on a hog. You just can't hide
the ugly."

Junk Bond Buy-outs
Hightower illustrated the the effects
of leveraged buyouts on ordinary workers
in North Texas. In 1986, the fmu of
Goldberg,
Cravaths
and
Roberts
assembled $4.1 billion in junk bonds and
bought out the Safe way chain. The
company could not even pay the interest
on $4.1 billions of debt, so the new
management began to seU company assets
and close down stores throughout the
country, including 141 in north Texas
alone throwing 8,814 people out of work.

Populist Solutions
Much
of Hightower's
speech
concentrated on populist solution to lhe
Administrations farm policies. The
program that he has tried to implement in
Texas over lhe past eight years consists
of four basic elements; l)diversification
of commodities, 2) direct marketing of
commodities by farmers, 3) bringing
farmers directly into lhe processing end
of the business, and 4) creating a ·
sustainable agricultural economy that isn't
dependant on pesticides, herbicides, and
other environment lhreatening chemical
poUutants.
He described how direct marketing
aided a Beaumont rice farmer, Roosevelt
GiUery, who was going broke seUing his
rice to brokers at 9 cents per pound.
Hightower put Gillery in touch with a
San Antonio fmu which marketed spanish
rice with salsa. Ralph Velasco of Amigo
foods found he could pay Gillery 19
cents per pound and still undercut his
retailer. Gillery now leads a farmers coop which supplies Velasco with rice lhat
he exports to nine different countries.
North Texas wheat farmers were in a
similar situation as they were going broke
on their price per bushel. When
Hightower traced the wheat he found it
was going to Kansas because that was
where the nearest flour mill was. The
wheat farmers of Armarillo formed a coop and built a flour mill, the frrst in
Texas since 1955. The miU now grinds
300,000 pounds a month.
Hightower noted that it was
indicative of the state of out economy

that the flour mill parts had to be bought
in Italy. The farmers now have a paying
market for lheir wheat because they can
beat lhe local price and they keep the
profits from the processing as well.

"Money is like
manure, it doesn't
do any good until
you spread it
around,"
Lening farmers own and control
their commodities is a central part of
HIghtower's agenda, "money is like
manure; it doesn't do any good until you
spread it around," quoting an old mexican
proverb.
He said this philosophy could apply
to almost any commodity. Instead of
sending crawfish to Louisiana to tailed
and canned, Texas crawfish farmers now
process their own crawfish. "We may not
be rocket scientists down in Texas, but
we can handle .the technology of
crawfish."
Hightower has a master's and a
fellowship from Columbia and was a
long-time editor of The Texas Observer
before he entered politics.

Environmental Farming
The final element in Hightower's
program is environmental. He tries to
encourage farmers to move away ' from
chemical farming, noting polls which say
that 87% of rural Texans are concerned
about chemical and pesticide use in
farming "Farmers are leading the change.
It's lheir home, their land, their crops,
their water table and their own health
that their worried about"
He spoke of studies by Iowa State
University which showed that nonchemical fanning of wheat in Iowa costs
less and nearly all large commodities
when grown in season are competitive or
undercut the market price.

This got Hightower into trouble with
the Reagan Administration in 1988 when
then U.S. Trade Representative Clayton
Yuetter (now Secretary of AgriCUlture)
was renegotiating tariff barriers with the
European
Common
Market.
The
Europeans wanted no beef which used
hormones to bolster growth and Yuetter
stormed out of the conference claiming
that lhe Europeans were stonewalling in
order to keep out American produce and
beef.
A reporter called Hightower and
asked him about the controversy. He
replied that 60% of Texas beef was

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Larger than you, above you, so high,
reaching up, reaching out.

I compost my garbage and separate
the metal from the glass. I turn off the gas

Michelle Minstrell

close the doors and shades to the hearth-room
and burn wood slawly.

Doug Fir

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Doug Fir
Stands tall, atop the ridge
Wasteland sprawls below

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Daughters and sons
Sisters and brothers
Fallen
Death sprawls below
Doug Fir
Stands tall, grieves
Wind wails, anguish
Trunks and branches writhe
Sky cries rain
Tears drip from needles and branches
Doug Fir
Stands tall

Mike Meyers
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in spite of the coming destruction of everything

Shading, protecting,

Doug Fir
Stands tall, endures
Spared by the dotted line
Merciful wilderness boundry

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As If It Will Matter

Cooper Point Journal

February 22, 1990

in spite of the abvss and the fireball
i wrap the waterheater, buy second-hilnd clothes
as if it will maHer as if it makes sense
to save, conserve protect, reuse
the vegetable water in the next soup.
any day now the end, bomb or leak
or the aftermath for those unlucky enough
to survive. no civil defense drills
anymore, they might alarm the populacebetter we should be digging potatoes
when the thunder comes, thiln
bolt around now glassy and numb
like {eRr-crazed rabbits.
Someone's in control,
i trust, what a waste to go in an accident
but whoever's in control i can't control
. or even persuade. so i eat well
and heartily, run to keep in shilpe
as if strength mattered, as if i could run (fWay.

lody Aliesan

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Volume 20 Issue 17

Evergree
Has A
Problem
With
Racism

grown without hormones and that Texas
would be happy to sell the beef to the
Europeans. Yuetter charged Hightower
with interfering with a federal negotiation
with foreign powers and there was talk of
prosecuting him under the Logan Act.
Hightower recalled the incident in
good humor, "I'm no scientist. I don't
know if hormones in beef are good for
you of not. But I do know lhat if you've
got a buyer who wants his beef without
hormones and you've got lhe beef to sell,
then just maybe it might be a good idea
to sell it to them. I guess this seemed to
be a radical concept to the free
enterprises in the Reagan Administration,"
Hightower is now running for a third
term
as Texas state agriculture
commissioner and faces a primary
challenge in May.
Larry Smilh is an Evergreen slucienz.

So many smells, attacking the senses,
of leaf, of bark, of soil, of rain.

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Questions of diversity

"He spoke of studies
by Iowa State
University which
showed that
t
non-chemical
fanning of wheat
costs less,"

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by Tina Cook
Does Evergreen have a problem with
racism?
According to several students and
administrators on campus, the answer is
yes.
As part of the effort to deal with
racism at Evergreen, last month a group
of students, faculty and adminisu&tors
attended a YWCA conference in Phoenix,
Toward a Racial 1ustice Agenda for lhe
21st Century. Evergreen's representatives
were able to attend workshops dealing
specifically with campus racism.
One of lhe students who attended the
conference, Maia Bellon, is the National
Chairwoman for the YWCA's National
Student Council. Going to the conference,
the Native American said, was a valuable
experienCe. Sl)iesaid it didn't ~I:·. IlIlueh ·
teach her something new as it "reaffirined
what I believe is the struggle for racial
justice and equality,"
What does Bellon think Evergreen's
problems with racism are? "It's mainly a
lack of awareness that racism [on
campus) exists," Apparently, Evetgreen
does not always live up to the picture it
paints of itself. "Just because the catalog
says we have cultural diversity dOesn't
mean we have cultural diversity."
.
1abu Dayton, Rosemary Tanksley, and
Heather Clark. students involved with
UMOJA, Evergreen's African American
students group, echoed Bellon's concems.
"They make it seem like a diverse
campus when it isn't," Clark Said_ The
claim of a diverse campus sounds hollow,
she explained, wben the~~ few
students of color at Evergreen. For
example, there are only 40 African
American students at the college.
Anotbec symptOOf' (>f •discrimination
involves a lack Of .social skills in dealing
with poople of col<r. This includes the
assumption of the right to walk up and
interview someone m the basis of skin
color and pelSOIIS taking pbotographs
without asking permission.
Other aspects of discrimination
include Ewupean Americans wanting to
adopt persoos of color's CullUre instead
of resean:bing their own background and
expecting to be told about racism issues
instead of taking the initiative themselves,
Altogether, the UMOJA members
descnbed three different kinds of racism:
instilUtional, covert, and overt. Evergreen,
Clark said, is instilUdoQally racist because
it claims to be diverse and isn't An
example of covert racism is asswning
you're not racist because you have
friends who are persons of color. Overt
racism includes blatant racist acts,
~'s a lot of denial about being

see conference page 5
The Evergreen S~te College
Olympia, WA 98505
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by Tim Gibson
Iris also credits bee upbringing as a Quaker in PhilLong before either Iris Adcock or Betty Fullner-Mc- ly for the way she views race today.
Intosb ever met, Nortb American society erected
WI grew up with a really good attitude about difobs1acles to forming close ' intel'-racial friendships.
ferent races. and so I don't think I learned to fear
How~ver, lhese two Evergreen students bave proved
differences nearly as much as some who aren't exposed
they. like many others, can overcome their differences to it as mucb: she said. "Quakers have lhe idea that
and their frusu&tions in order to find common ground everybody is God's child and you need to extend
in their desire to establisb a rewarding and lasting yourself and your love to all people. That helped form
friend<lhip.
my own ideas of race as well."
In ali attempt to discover the events that led up to
Betty and Iris met while participating in the "Little
lheir friendship, bolh Betty and Iris delved deep into Theater Jesters" acting troupe when they were both in
their backgrounds.
1unior High Scbool.
Bolh Betty and Iris agreed that
Betty, an African-American who grew up in Seattle, their meeting and ensuing friendship lacked any racial
described a childhood of "two different worlds"-the tensions whatsoever.
white and lhe black.
"I was swrounded by white people all lhe time, so
"1bere was a difference," she said, "lhey were two
different communities, When I was in the suburbs, I
see friends page 5
did act differently than when I was r------------~c:uar~~~~s who lived in the
ftWith people in [the suburbs], I
Up to 500 people
had to be more careful of wbat I
said and at school I had to be converged on the state
morc polite and more gentle because capitol in Olympia last
1;
that's what the white community is,"
Betty continued, "Wben I was in Monday to participate
the CD, I could Ialk my mind and in the nation-wide 'March
say it lilte it is."
for the Trees' campaign.
Betty explained that she's by no
Activists, young and
means alone in her split reality.
"It's just something that a lot of old, participated in the
[African-Americans) learn bow to do,
rally in support of
and if they don't learn how to do
it, lhey don't survive in the other responsible logging
practices.
world," she said.
Iris, a European-American who
Threatened old-growth
grew up in a black community in
forests
provided a focus
PhIladelphia before moving to Seattle
in the mid-80's, also looks to her for the regional march,
childbood for the roots of their which was organized in-

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friendship.

"I'm really grateful that I grew
up in a black community because".I
. bad really wonderful experieaces with
black friends," she said.

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NEWS BRIEFS
Cow hormone
to be banned
News Release
Legislation
banning
a
growth
honnone that makes cows produce more
milk has taken center stage in the state
House of Representatives amid such
issues as boosting payments to people on
welfare, raising teachers' salaries and
managing urban sprawl.
Quietly inttoduced and approved by
the Senate, SB 6861 would allow the
state Department of Agriculture to put a
moratorium on the use of BST - bovine

somatolropin -- until. it gains public
acceptance. The bill has the support of
the dairy industry and many consumers.
A conswnrz group, Moms On Milk,
rallied against the bill in Seattle and
Olympia on Friday, when the bill was
being heard in the House.
State Rep. Marilyn Rasmussen, DEatonville, testified in favor of the bill
Friday when it was heard in the House
RwaJ
Development
Agriculture &

in the state.
BST can boost the milk production of
dairy cows by 25 percent. Although the
Food and Drug Administration says the
genetically engineered hormone poses no
health risk, the public is nonetheless
wary. A consumer survey conducted last
December by the Washington Dairy
Products Commission found that 75% of
those interviewed didn't want it in their

Committee.
Rasmussen said dairy fanners are
worried that consumers will lose

Five national grocery chains -including Safeway -- have announced that
they won't seU dairy products using milk
from BST-treated cows.

confidence in the purity of dairy products
if the growth honnone becomes available

Security Blotter
third floor of the Library.
2135: A rock was thrown through a car
window while parked at Fireweed Road
2349: Two women were sighted throwing
rocks off the top of the Library by the
Clocktowrz.
Friday, February 23
0213: Newspapers were found burning in
the A-Donn stairwell
1126: A car was reported to have been
broken into twice while parked in F-lot.
1336: The Library fire alann was set off
by burning popcorn on the third floor.
1340: Binoculars and a black case were
reponed stolen.
1426: "F--1- you" had been written about
a hundred "times in the A-Donn stairwell.
A student manager was very upset.
1825: A custodian was stuck between
two floors in a Library elevator.
1838: A compact disc player was stolen
from J-Dorm.
2338: A male subject called Security and
threatened to use a gun on Security if
officers were issued arms.
Saturday, February 24
0725: A red car was broken into while
parked in B-loL
1139: Somebody fell down at the new
CRC entrance.
1430: Burnt food set off the D-Donn
third floor fire alarm.
Sunday, February 25
0029: Several people were reported
shouting insults and throwing rocks at 1Donn.
1154: Graffiti was discovered by the
Library Loop.
One hundred and twelve public
services were performed last week by
Crimewatch and Security. A car that
failed to stop at a sign and a speeding
car both received citations.
The Security Blotter is written by
James Egan. a first-year student at TESC.
It is condensed from significant entries in
the Evergreen Security Incidenl Log .
Comments should be direcled loward lhe
CPl.

Monday, February 19

1021: A Federal Express driver got lost
in the CAB behind the bookstore.
1710: A gray car was discovrzed in the
ditch off the road to the beach.
2012: Near the Evergreen ParJcwaya sign
was almost pulled down.
2037: Graffiti was found in the CAB
men's room on the second floor.
2040: Graffiti regarding the war on drugs
and armed security was also found on the
third floor of the library and in the CAB.
Tuesday, February 20
0001: Two students were found drinking
in the basement area of the Library
building. They were asked to dump out
their beer and did so cooperatively.
0900: Graffiti was found in the women's
restroom on the third floor of the
Library.
1020: Racial graffiti in the UMOJA
office (third floor of Library) was
reported on the chalk board (written in
chalk). Further investigation shQwed that
it was part of a lesson involving quotes
from Spike Lee's movie Do lhe Right
Thing.
2056: Security found an intoxicated male
sleeping in a car in F-lot with the engine
running. The non-student was identified
as a felony warrant suspect for theft on
a $5000 bail. Olympia police took him
into custody.
2111: A silver pig was pen-painted on
the side of the black Security car outside
the CRC.
2137: An intoxicated white male
fishennan searching for Westport was
reportedly trying to flag down cars on the
Parkway.
Wednesday, February 21
1306: A small dog was caught off leash
outside the library and was put in
Security's kennels.
2333: New graffiti was reported in the
fIrst floor library.
Thursday, February 22
1700: A sexual harassment phone call
was made to a female in C-Dorm.
0753: More graffiti was found on the

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Hours changed
The Student Account Office changed
their hours · some time ago. They are
open from 9 am to 4 pm including the
lWlch hour.
Sooooo ... Cashiers have changed their
hours. We are now open, on a ttial basis,
from 10 am to 4 pm. There are occasions
when our closure during noon hour will
be necessary, but most days we will be
open at noon.
We hope this change will help you.
Let us know what you think... but be
nice.

Korpas speaks at
'Touch of Europe'
Felix Korpas, a Croation jouma1ist,
will speak at 6 pm at "A Touch of
Europe," 1023 Capitol Way (fonnerly
Sonny's Cafe), on the "voiceless inferno"
or plight of the Croation people. A
British documentary on the subject will
be shown at 7 pm at the same place.
Discussion is welcome.
Korpas was a correspondent of the
Croatian Weeldy, an Australian-based
publication distributed to Croations who
want independence foc their homeland.
He left Croatia three years ago because
his activities reganling forming a
Croation homeland had attracted attention
fonn Yugoslavia's secret police. Croatia
is one o.f six republics that make up
YugoslaVIa

by IIvrett Wilke

Lut Monday. the life-,ivin, Sun made Ul unexpected appearance while about SOO people joined
to,ether Downtown in the fir.t major environmenlal
protell of the 1990'., the lut decade of the millen-

Bookstore.

General Admissioo is $10;
$7.50 f(W Students, Seniors and KAOS
Radio Subscribers. For infonnation and
reservations call 866-6000, ext 6397.
SUKAY perfonns traditional folk
music from Bolivia. Pm! and Ecuador.
The band ttavels with 13 boxes
containing more than 40 instruments.
Aside from such exotica as goat's hoof
rattles, die primary insUument families
are strings and woodwinds. The wind
instruments come in an array of shapes
and sizes, with panpipes that range in
length from four and a half feet down to
just a few inches. The string instruments
are dominated by various kinds of
clwangos. All the group's members play
clwango, a tiny to-string guitar-like
instrument, that is an essential element of
SUKAY's sound
The band has toured around the
world and recorded six record albums.
The members include: Quentin Howard,
Carlos Rene Crespo, Richard Esttada and
Sandro Barrientos. Don't miss this unique
and special performance of LatinAmerican folk music.

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Been harrassed?
The Wimmin's Safety Group is
documenting wirnmin's experiences of
se;x.ual/gender harassment If you have
had experiences where you have felt
uncomfortable or harassed (harassment
can be implicit oc explicit) either verbally
or physically, experienced assault/rape or
have witnessed such actions on campus
please contact Kelly Wright, The
Women's Center, ext 6162, or Micha at
the l./GRC, ext 6544.
All accounts are anonymous and can
be dropped off at the Women's Center or
the L/ORe in L3200.

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The popular South American folk
music group SUKAY returns to Olympia
for an enchanting evening of traditional
Andean melodies on Thursday, March 1
at 8 pm. SUKAY will perfonn at The
Evergreen State CoUege Recital Hall.
Advance tickets are on sale now at Rainy
Day Records, Positively Fourth Street
Records and The Evergreen State College

The "March For Tree.", an event that took place
in al leut 48 other ltatel
the nation at the
lame time. But Ihe March hid an edge of special urgency hCR in Olympia, which is the epicenter of the
vut Northwest temperate EvergJWn coniferoUi foresL
The demonstralor. who represented a .urprisingly
diverse age range. includina roughly 70-80 grade-achool
children, grouped together in Sylvester Park In
downtown Olympia. After IOveral inspirational tunes
from the Citizen's Band, a long sprawling Iwman chain
composed of OlympilJll, TESC students, and activists
from Seattle, Tacoma. and other surrounding are ..
begUl to march to the beat of their own chanting
through Downtown the delllonsuators marched up
Capitol Way, and ultimately arrived at the Legislative
Building at the State Capitol.
Many Olympians witnessing the scene shot ugly, bitter glances at the crowd, others smiled and nodded
approvingly, but most simply gawked open-mouthed in
a blank expression, as if they didn't know what was
going on. The driver of a large truck carrying an immense load of cardboard products surprised many
protestors by waving and honking in support of the
demonstration.
By the time the crowd reached the Capitol campus
the chanting ("What do we want? -OLD GROWTHI
WhCR do we need it? -HEREU" and 'The Earth is
our motherl There won't be anotherl'') and emotions
reached an impressive peak. Many demonstrafolll yelled
at onlooking legislators and pauen-by, "Stop raping the
Earthl", "Save old·growthl", Uld "Wake upl" 10 passionately they were even heIrd over the chanting.
When the crowd readied the 1!CP' of the Capitol,
the triumphant cheering and .houting drew many
curioUi oIxIerven. Thja wu .the be&innin& of the rally.
Muter of ceremonies Grace Cox of the Citizen'.
B and began the rally by remindinl everyone that the
event- was not to ltir up hatred between environmen·
talilts and the lOUin, indUitry. The main point, she
laid, wa. to demand reform of the foresuy laws,
utilWn, lell de.tructive ad more IUltainable IOIlIn&
memoda.
Cox went en to outline the otha' five points:
-recmc. timber harvOil IevelJ on public land
-ban . the uport of raw old-growth lop
-reatare IIIciIInt fmat 0C0IYJlmII
...-ve nmve bio-diveaity
-expand JllCYCIin& of piper producII immediately
Harriet and Amana Filher Stepetin of the Macew
tribe then 1l1l1I "Che-Chi-Yo" the lona of the Bean.
They apob wiIely of the . - l to puerve the baIanc:e
and to eDlur. a linble habitat for our children'.

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Marcia Rutan of Project LiJhlhawlt then enoouraged
people to put .ade their penonal phoblu of chalIenJina the powen-that-be. and stand up for the few
nmlinln& old-growth foreIla. She then helped 'ina two
movin&. timely IOIIp wilh her JlliJbIDd, a1ao a member
of Project LiJhlhawk. wrilteIl 0Ip0Cia1ly for Ihe March.

approach Capitol steps.
Lummi Tribe member Jewell James then played on
his flute a light, breezy piece he explained as being
the sound of the Forest. He also expressed a great
amount of pleSliure that more and more non-Indians
were now being active enviionmentalists, as Native
AmeriClllll have alway. done.
Next, TESC student and March co-Organizer Mike
Myers urged demonstrators to lobby against the measure
SlM 8023, which reconunends to U.S. Congress an in·
creued harvest of public forest. By this time, prolestors were actively scribbling messages to their
congresspeople. and a few wallced into the building to
contact their IogiJlaton peraonalJy.
At some point around thiJ lime, ICVeral TESC scudents were requeating permiuion to raise The Flag· of
the Earth on an empty flagpole next to the State and
Federal flags. But apperently. thiI fJag that had led the
entire procession to the • • .of the Capitol was con.idere~ 10 be inappropriate. Uld the motion wu ultimately denied aft« a 10ng runaround..
Then Mitch Friedman of the Ancient Forelt Rescue
Project ,ave powerful insiJht into the eoological importance of old·growth, and the veritable environmental
disutar of loIina them.
And finally. II:tivill/mulician Jim Page finished off
the rally with a few lOng', mainly about the Exxon
Valdez apill, Dan Quayle, and the Bush administration
in general. MOlt demonstrators responded weU to hi.
bitin&, sarcutic l0I\II. but othen seemed perturbed that
they had little 10 do with the prOlelL A Seattlite litting neu me, Kwadwo Copeland, remarked. ''I bet if

there's an anti·handgun rally next week, he'll play old
growth IOIlgs."
Wu the march a success? Most of the TESC srudents I talked to felt personally inspired but weren't
_sure if their message came across loud and clear.
However, on the whole, it seemed to be very effective
for only SOO people. due to the surging energy of its
participants. But in order to really crack the eggshell
of thestslus quo, many more people will be needed
next time around.
So who else could join in? ''1 think loggers should
march with us next time," said TESC student Cindy
Park. She clarified this by pointing out that preserving
the fOrelll is and will contipue to be a murual interest. H they want 8 better chance of keeping their jobs
and to pas. their lifestyle on to their children, sustainable 10Uing practice _ mUit be implemented. Otherwise old-growth forests will become a memory. and
YOlllll monocultural douglas-fir forests will become less
and lell valuable for both aides.
With the energy created by the Sun and
demonstrators Monday, Park sees hope for the two
warring tribe. 10 lay down their arms and work
together in symbiosis, a relatiollBhip vital to health of
an ecosystem, of which we are all a palL "Something
good is happating, I think."
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Gun bill passes
from committee
Evergreen
may join

other state
colleges with
an armed
police force
by Kevin Boyer
Voting 8-3, the House Higher
Education Committee decided last
Thursday 10 pass the college gun bill
(SSB 6234). The bill, requiring all four
year institutions 10 arm their secwity
personnel, then moved 10 the House
Appropriations committee. Since every
other four year institution either has
armed secwity or is preparing 10 receive
them, the bill affects only Evergreen.
According 10 Jennifer Jaech at press
time, the bill has died in House
Appropriations but, "we can't celebrate
yet." Jaech says the bill can be amended
onlO another bill and because of its'
strong support in the House it has a good
chance of doing so. We can be sure the
bill is dead only when the session is over
(March 8th), and the members go home,
says Jaech.
The HEC committee, chaired by Ken
Jacobson (D, U. District), was asked to
consider an amendment brought forth by
Karen Fraser (0, Olympia), which would
have left the final decision up to
Evergreen's Board of Trustees, but the
amendment was denied.
One amendment was included with
the bill however. It forces schools to
send crime statistics and safety measures
to all incoming students.
Gail Martin, Dean of Student Affairs,
was not happy with the decision of the
HEC committee. She was one of the
thirty plus people who went 10 the
Legislature to speak against the bill.
When asked about the students

influence on the bill during the public
hearings, Martin said, "students had a
mixed affect, some didn't help, some did
an excellent job."
A few students did spealc out for
guns. Brendan Williams, an intern to
Senator Baur, went as far as to send a
memo to the House Higher Education
Committee outlining four reasons to
support the gun bill. The reasons
included:
"2) The person who spent the longest
period of time presenting the case against
the bill is Paul A. Westmoreland. He has
amassed four counts of criminal trespass
for his activities at Evergreen. Arthur S.
West, who interrupted the proceedings
with a loud outburst, has been brought up
on everything from burglary to assaulting
a campus security officer to sexual
harassment He is not a student at
Evergreen. All of the crimes he's been
caught for, however, have occurred at the
school. It can't be reasswing to know
that many members of Olympia's
criminal community are aware of the fact
that campus security officers are
unarmed. From research I've done on the
homeless community locally I know
many indigent criminals who spend the
night camped out on campus.
"4) TIle referendum where students
voiced their opposition to an armed
secwity force was conducted in such an
unethical fashion that its results would be
rejected by almost any reasonable
standard. The ballot question was
misleading, sensationalism was the rule,
and many students were coerced into
voting the 'right' way. Many others
stayed away rather than risk harassment"
Martin cited some early results of
the safety DTF in her teStimony before
the committee. The DTF asked again
whether people wanted TESC to arm
secwity and the responses were 3 to 1
against. Although Martin admits the early
results were "skewed" in favor of staff
and faculty, she claims they show a clear
indication the people of this community
don't want guns.
Martin also said she is prepared to
speak again if allowed but, "if the
external influences of the press and

Student COlD.lIlunications
Center Ne\Vs
. SU Minutes
Student Union Meeting of Febuary 28,

1990
Facilitator: Gayle Clemens
Minutes Taker: Michelle Shephard
3:10 Meeting is called
3:15 S&A Hiring Process (Dianna
Caley)
.
Selection Process (MarIe Sullivan)
3:45 No decisions made, so TABLED
10 next formal meeting.
3:45 Approve Agenda
3:45 Amendment Process (Debbie
Dillenbeck)
Motion to approve: 14 - 0 - 7
Passed.
3:50 El Salvador (Susan Manning)
Motion to approve: 18 - 1 - 1
Failed.
discussion period. 18 - 1 - 1
Failed.

friends, from cover
it was natural," Betty said, "all of
my friends who were not white were
outside of school and Jesters."
Iris agreed when she said, "in
terms of forming the friendship, I
don't think [race] made anything different.
It didn't take any longer
because of it."
However, during the years before
they both came to Evergreen, Iris
began to grow aware of the separate
worlds in which Beny lived.
"I think maybe after a few years
of our friendship, and she would tell
me ab,o ut living in Capital Hill
[Betty's first home], I would realize
that it was a different community,"
she said, "but I never thought:
' Betty has to be different people in
different societiesl'"
It was not until they both arrived
at Evergreen that Iris realized the
radical differences between the worlds
in which Betty had 10 live.
"When we came to Evergreen, I
noticed she started going to Umoja
meetings and making friends, then I
did think about Betty as being almost like two separate people," Iris
said, "because I felt like when she
went to Umoja meetings, that was
like someone else that I almost really didn't have to deal with."
"I noticed that, too," Betty said,
"it was weird because Evergreen was
the first time I experienced going

One of the performers at last weekend's 'Aslan
1i1bute.' The 1i1bute COincided with the opening
of a new Japanese garden in downtown Olympia.
organizing parents groups prevails, 'we'll
have guns."
The legislalOrs just don't understand,
Martin claims. They see all the other
colleges in the state having an anned
secwity force and don't understand why
Evergreen doesn't want the same. Martin
says she has tried again and again to
convince the legislators of the difference
at Evergreen to try and solve problems
through new means and the gun issue is
no exception.
S he sees the legislature as setting a

dangerous precedent by demanding all
schools conform 10 one set of standards.
As the legislators take the rights of
individual Board of Trustees' away and
createS standardization, the state loses the
individuality of colleges, asserts Martin.
If this college does receive armed
secwity guards the state will fund a
rotation system where the current secwity
personnel will rotate out to be trained
while state-funded secwity take their
place.

A look at Nicaragua's elections
Editor's note: Thomas Fletcher is in
NicaragUiJ to monitor the elections we
now know were won by UNO candidate
Violeta Chamo"O, a surprise to all
involved. This is the first letter we have
received from Thomas and was written a
couple of weeks before the elections. I
decided to print the first-hand account to
show the prevailing attitude in NicaragUiJ
and some insights Thomas had on the
country itself. .
Kevin Boyer, edUor

history of dictators, Nicaragua is
internationally· give UNO 35 percent -FSLN 53 percent 39 percent for UNO
surprisingly fluent in democracy. Here
they are trying to break tradition- with
is the highest seen or heard here. The
Greenberg Institute, which monitored
rapid progress.
elections in El Salvador, Panama, and
Nicaragua receives high marks. On
February 26, the second election in the
Costa Rica, shows UNO sliding from 16
percent to 12 percent due mostly to the
11 years of revolution will take place.
U.S. invasion of Panama.
Our "forefathers" needed 12 years for the
flTSt elections. Less than 60 percent voted
If they get above 25 percent of the
vote, the FSLN (the Sandinistas) might
in the United States' Bush/Dukakis
elections. 90 percent of Nicaraguans
be forced into a coalition. At least UNO
have registered. No PAC'S (political
action committee) exist here, nor ";;>SSSSSSSS;S;;§jjI'il'ij~s;;ssssss~
corporate interests. Money does not play
a large role here except U.S. money sent
to support the UNO, the strongest
opposition headed by La Prensa
newspaper director Violeta Chamorro.
Daniel Ortega will most likely be reelected. That is the general consensus
here. The Sandinistas do have faults.
The question is: how much support '
will UNO get? The "nonpolitical"
Catholic Church backs UNO. The Frente
antagonized the Church in the past with
threats of legalizing abortion and
prospects of usurping the Church.
Nicaragua is a Catholic nation. The
Church holds much power.
Conservative figures broadcasted

by Tbomas Fletcber
I have been here four days now. I
will tell you what I know. My lack of
Spanish limits me. Much of my energy
I direct to Spanish.
In the U.S., students have no tradition
of or incentive to learn foreign languages.
People make attempts to learn language
in high school and college. Except
are
rare.
immigrants,
bilinguals
Americans have trouble when visiting a
foreign country with a foreign language.
They struggle. Hopefully, the foreigners
in question have patience. As with
residents of Paris or San Juan, many
have no tolerance. they are bilingual, they
expect the same.
Tomorrow I will go to the American
Embassy to protest U.S. funding of the r-':'"""~~~------;'-'_
Contras. Americans in Nicaragua, as well
as other internationalists, gather every
Thd ~y to telbelour ged°~ernmethnt, U'wSe
PETER G. WHITE, C.A.
on l want to
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citizens were in Grenada in 1985.
Quest1ons :" COnsultotlOflf - Appointments
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Failed.
Final motion (needs 7J3 maj):
17 - 0 - 3 Passed.
3:54 S&A Coordinator/ SUB Member
Separation (Matthew Greeo)
4:00 Announcements:
Community Comment form handed
out (for rating dean candidates).
4:05 Meeting Adjourned.

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or stop him to bend his ear.
from one community to the other ...
and making such drastic changes... it
was never really conscious."
Betty said meeting friends in
Umoja helped her discover more
about her childhood and the oppression she had internalized.
"When I went to Evergreen, I
was around people who were not accepting [racism and discrimination]. I
started trying to change, I was trying
not to accept it so much, I was
trying to bring the two worlds more
together," she said.
These dawning realizations of raceroles by both Betty and Iris began
to have an affect on the nature of
their friendship.
"We had more arguments," Betty ·
said. uIt f's not like we totally disagreed on everything... I felt like I
agreed with what she was saying,
but it wasn't as easy as the way
she explained. I would agree with
her but with a deeper understanding
of what racism was about."
Iris also saw a change in their
relationship upon their arrival at
Evergreen.
"I don't really feel that we disagreed that much," she said, "but
one of the ways it did change was
that when Betty started going to
Umoja, she was acknowledging more
directly that part of her.
"That was great. It was healthy
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lack of a desire to change as the
main causes of racism in seminar.
"A lot of time white people will
talk about people of color as if
they're experts and know just as
much as people of color," Betty
said, "that is very oppressive for
people of color on this campus." .
"They're not open to learning,"
Betty said, "they're very intent on
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cial friendship is, Betty and Iris said,
there will always be frustrations and
misunderstandings.
"It was really frustrating for me,"
Iris said, "I wanted to be able to
understand [Betty] completely because
we were best friends."
"I felt like I wanted to be able
to understand everything that [Beny]
would talk about," she continued.
Betty also found herself frustrated
in the friendship at times.
"I was frustrated that I couldn't
make her understand," she said. "Just
because Iris is my friend doesn't
mean she automatically knows everything."
"The fact that she wanted to understand was a whole other thing ,"
Betty continued, "that was something
that was above and beyond people
who are not my friends . There's a
lot of people who just don't want
to understand."
However problematic an inter-racial
friendship might be, Iris said common ground in friendship is easier to
fmd that might be expected.
"I don't have to pretend that I
understand the differences that exist
completely, " she said, "I think friends
can try to be understanding, to be
there for each other, to comfort, and
to listen."
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Once at Evergreen, Betty and
Iris would be free of dealing with
problems that ensued from racism
and discrimination, or i,s that just
more Evergreen talk?
"It's definitely ' just talk," Betty
said, "Evergreen puts on a really
good facade. It really looks like this
is Utopia and there's no racism, but
they also think there's no theft, that
there's no rape here and everything
else."
Betty said Evergreen ' s seminars in
particular pose many problems for
people of color.
"[Racism] realIy comes out in
seminars. People will go to the UW
or other larger schools and not see
it as much," she said. "A lot of
black people feel more racism here
than they did where they came from
because it comes out more in semi-

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we live in a racist society. "It's a matter
of fmding out how racist you are and
dealing with it."
According to DaylOn, one of the
biggest problems with racism on campus
involves seminars. Usually, there is only
one person of color in Ii seminar. When
someone uses a gross generalization or
stereotype, Dayton said, the person of
color often has no support from fellow
students or faculty, often because they
aren't familiar enough with the issues to
know what is happening.
Student Activities Director Kathy
Ybarra attended the YWCA conference
and agrees that racism in seminar can
have a strong impact "We have a very
intimate learning environment compared
to other colleges. If there is racism it can
be more powerful."

While she believes there are
problems with racism on campus, Ybarra
said, "that doesn't mean I'm less
supportive of Evergreen as something to
fight for."
In many ways, Ybarra said,
Evergreen is more fortunate than other
colleges in dealing with racism issues.
"We very much have the support of the
President and the Vice Presidents. That's
not always true of other universities and
colleges."
What is being done about racism on
campus? According 10 Bellon, students
who attended the YWCA conference will
be giving racism workshops and UMOJA
is planning a racism awareness day.
"People ask us what we're doing,"
Dayton said. "The community needs to
take responsibility."
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Arm security? No .way!
by Tom Freeman
Representative Heavey raised some
impMant questions about pendulum
swinging and why Evergreen students
seem not to be following the national
trend in asking for armed security on
college
campuses.
Representative
VanLuv~n expressed some puzzlement. at
the sentiment of our student body WhICh
overwhelmingly has expressed opposition
to establishment of an armed police force
at Evergreen. To understand why we feel

'We resent
those outside
our campus
suggesting that
they know
better than we
do what is best
for US."

must have faith in the wisdom of that
Board to act on behalf of the public
interest, otherwise our system is flawed
from the onset
Senator Von Reichbauer's press
release cited examples of crime on UW's
and WSU's campuses as reasons for
needing a fully commissioned police
force yet the crimes cited still occurred.
He also points out the loss of gold cards
and personal computers as another
justification. What's the real issue here?
Personal safety, or protection of property
ownership?
We, as members of the
Evergreen community, have worked
together,
in
partnership
with
administration, students, faculty and
security, to address safety concerns on
campus. We have instituted a crimewatch support system which provides any
member of the community an escort to
their vehicles or anywhere on campus
and the Adult Student Housing complex.
Response to the service has been
overwhelmingly positive. It works! And
it's a proactive, empowering way for our
community to work together for the
common good of our own safety.
Last spring, I was a participant in a
peaceful student protest which objected to
Ow firing of a popular student advisor

this way, it is important to look back
upon Evergreen's founding and, yes, even
the historical context of the '60's, where
the ever familiar image of the armed
security forces on campuses became for
students, a hated symbol of state and
political authority.
Evergreen saw the political and social
unrest occurring on college campuses
around the country and purposefully
decided that a new way of ,handling
conflict was necessary, if we were to
avoid similar unrest on our campus.
Two weeks after the Kent State killings,
Evergreen composed a social contract
which defmed how students, staff, faculty
and administration would work together
in problem solving and decision making.
The social contract was designed to be an
inclusive tool, and has been over all these
years. Our social contract is a unique
document for four-year colleges, and I
believe that Evergreen has gained a
national reputation as a school which still
works within the principles of community
and social justice when determining
policies for its own good.
Because schools which profess our
unique approach to problem solving are
so rare, Evergreen contin ues to attract
students who believe in alternative
decision-making and consensus problem
solving. This is the heart and soul of
Evergreen. and it is one major factor why
SSB 6234 is so vigorously opposed by
our students.
We, as members of the Evergreen
community, still believe that decision
making is best handled by the community
directly affected by the proposed policies
and regulations pending. While this may
run counter to the normal day to day
routine of legislative business (and still,
acknowledging that we are a state
school), we at Evergreen have come to
expect and demand that right to decide
for ourselves what our campus policies
are and how they are to be enforced.
We believe that the best governing board
for agreeing or disagreeing with our
policies is the Board of Trustees which is
commissioned by the Governor and the
Legislature to ultimately handle the
decision making and policy objectives of
the college it represents.
I believe that the legislature stepping
in and assuming the authority of our
Board of Trustees sets a dangerous
precedent If we stait here, where do we
draw the line? If you, as infonned and
hard working representatives of the
people, feel that this is the way to enact
policy, then I must ask why we ' even
have a Boord of Trustees?
If we
empower a Board to make decisions, we

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Journal March

and the manner in which S&A funds are
administered. It was a positive, growth
enhancing protest, and was handled in a
responsible way.
We respected the
school's property, did not make a mess,
and worked together through consensus
building in determining our demands and
how to meet with and negotiate with
administration.
As a community, we
signed an accord with administration
which has resulted in an S&A
reorganization team working toward
refonn in how our funds are
administered. Yet this peaceful protest
has been cited in The Olympian, as one
of the reasons why security needs guns
on our campus. When I read that, it
made me feel like a target, and the
notion of guns against protesterS is the
same ideology that led to so much
campus violence in the '60's. We, the
Evergreen community, just cannot allow
this to happen.
Briefly, I'd like to point out that
while Mark Brown represented the
AFSCME union in support of the bill,
the AFSCME local at Evergreen is
strongly opposed to SSB 6234. Also,
while I respect the right of the
Washington Student Lobby to take a
position on this bill, I must emphasize

that Evergreen Students do not belong to
the Washington Student Lobby and we
resent those out side our campus
suggesting that they know better than we
do, what is best for us. The students at
Evergreen overwhelmingly, clearly and
decisively let their wills be known in
opposition to an armed police force on
our campus. It is a positive shared by
staff, faculty and administration. (I even
had the opportunity to talk to Evergreen's
fonner director of Security and a fonner
security guard and Evergreen alum, who
both strongly oppose guns on campus).
F'mally, I wish to state my support
for the bill's provision which requires
colleges to provide infonnation on an
institution;s security policies to applicants
for admission as well as existing students
and employees. Knowing how security is
handled on college campuses and what
community members can do to protect
themselves is an important step in
keeping Evergreen safe.
Please vote no for requiring an armed
security force on Evergreen. I don't
know if I can convey how strongly the
sentiment against this bill exists on
campus.
Tom Freeman is an Evergreen
student.

Under eyelids
by StepbaJUe Zero
In a recent interview with UMOJA,
coordinaton said "People associate racism
with bis events and organi1l'4 fronts like
Howard Beach, Skinheads, and the
KKK." But under the viaor of our eyelids
is a covert racism that is just as effective.
Jabu Daytoo says, "We prefer to keep it
011 a bigber level so we don't have to
deal with our own actions or thoughts..
Nobody wants to be a racist, but racism
is a small word that covers many
different things.
Feeding off the definitioo of Jabu's
. definition
of
racism--discrimination
combined with power; to control one's
and other's ideas of what a type of
people are by media, government,
education, etc.-- lends that just by being
brought up in America's EuropeanAmerican society we will be racist
Under this definition she says that reverse
racism is impossible because a person has
to have the power to enforce their
prejudice to be racist
Heather said, fa example, schools
teach a distMed American history. It
starts when Columbus landed on the
continent and doesn't refer to the 40,000
years the native Americans lived on the
land. Our country is made up of a lot
more than European-Americans. Why
don't we learn about African history?
African-Americans are taught American
history but we don't have to learn
anything about theirs.
According to UMOJA the place to
make a change in what we've been
taught is .. in our college education.
College is a place to make another start
It is supposed to prepare us for the
diverse world out there. When we
graduate and go into the work force it is
our views of the world that will change

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covert
raCISm
r------------------------------------------,
ethnic

society. The world is full of
peOple- are we taught the skills to accept

and respect the different cultures that
make up our country?
"One popular saying," says Rosemary,
"is we're all the same inside; they just
have black skin over them. That's not
true. It's a different culture; an African.
American people," That means they have
a different perspective, like how they
read a book, how they walk across Red
Square, the music they listen to, the food
they eat, and the way they're treated in
society.
Is identifying yourself with your
culture being a separatist?
Jabu,
succeeding coordinator of UMOJA says
"We're trying to find our African heritage
within an all-white society." The point is,
assimilation and integration are not the
same thing; one can integrate into a
society without losing a sense of their
own culture.
Jabu says, "Evergreen is the ideal
liberal college; a place of possibilities,
not too entrenched in it's own tradition
being European-American. Other colleges
a person of color doesn't talk about
racism 0' campus diversity- it's just
accepted. "
The 1990-91 Catalog says that
Evergreen "is the epitome of diversity."
This year there were 40 AfricanAmerican students out of the some 3,200- the majority being European-American.
A point made by Jabu was that,
"People have the sense they don't have
any power-- and that goes against
everything this school is supposed to
represent As a European-American
community we run the school is supposed
to represent As a European-American
community we run the school and have
the right to demand a certain college

Evergreen's Ethnic Population
Source: S&:A Orientation Manual

100"

80"

60"

2~

l~

91.6%

Asians
3.2%

Native
Americans

(2962)

(lOt)

1.8%
(59)

Whites

eJlperience. ~ simple way to take action
is to let administration know that you
want a diVelse campus."
It is important that motivation for
action should not come from a sense of
guilt "If it is out of guilt," says Heather,
"then the motivation is wrong and it will

Mexicanal

Latinos

Alrian
Americans

1.8%
(59)

1.6%
(53)

eventually falter. " In words of AJan
Watts; "Genuine love comes from
knowledge, not from a sense of dllty or
guilt"
Stephanie Zero is an Evergreen
student.

Words frolll UMOJA: a new CPJ column
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ENTRY FROM THE DREAM DIARY
OF MARY FIELDS
by SbeltOD JoImsoD
(Mary Fields was a blaclc woman who
drove a slBgCCOaCb, and was a US mail
carrier in Cascade, Montana during the
lattu part of the 19th century.)
Febnwy 14, 1896: Dreamt about
those wolves again, and this time didn't
have no rifle or revolver to keep them
back. Thought I could forget about that
night, but there I was again, pullin' that
wagon, half-<Iozin' , when the hOOJeS
snorted catchin' their scenL Remembu
it bein' silent one moment, all hell the

next Woke up on the ground, things
a gun. 1be soldiers over at Fort Shaw
sprawled all over, with no gun in sight
know about me. I've seen 'em in the
Wolves was everywhere, and me' in the . saloon, black and white, they aU left me
middle with nothin' to use ·on 'em.
alone! Let me drink my whisky and
I was in my fifties then and gettin'
smoke my cigars! I was born a slave in
tired of stuff like thaL I was doin' God's
Tennessee, but ain't nobody's slave now!
work. too, freight haulin' for the nuns at
So who put me here under this old night
the Mission. Wondered if I would get to
with these ornery dogs, again? I'm gettin'
Cascade that night, but I did! SL Peter
100 old for practical jdc:es. Even for
must a been lookin' out over that dark
playin' them on myself. Why can't I be
in town havin' a drink, watchin' the
prairie, spotted me and said "that's no
place for a woman to die!"
place fIll up with smoke? Been riding
So why am I back here again without
these trails over 20 years and I ain't
any Idnd of weapon? Ain't a man alive
afraid of no mangy dog!
CC!IJld put me in this hell again. I'm big
Mary Fields is my name. People
as any hired hand, and know how to use know me, know I won't put up with

stuff. This is Montana. This is where I
live. This is a state now. A free state.
And I'm a free black woman. A strong
woman. Don't need a man fa nothin'/
Don't need no flea-bitten wolf either!
Don't need no gun! I got fists! I got
arms. Got me a mind, IOO! SO go fmd
an old milkin' cow 'cause Mary's got
work: to do!
And that was it No wolves. No
wagon. Just me in my bed with light
starlin' to break. rlfSt thing I did was
grab me a pen and begin to write. Cold
in herel Can't write no more. Day's
starlin'. Got to get the mail. It won't
delivl!' ii.."'elf.

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them in fa the "American Way." We
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Cooper Point Journal March 1, 1990

Page 7

ID.N
Opinion
)YcrJ)~
The
'threat'
of
drugs
~ ~ (f\l~
~ .ru~.1..t!l

by Jon 'Eppo' Epstein
Don't take life so seriously! We
have enough problems in the world
already. Have a sense of humor as you
go about your business in the world.
Have a little compassion for yourself and
for others. Humanity is a wondrous thing.
Being Human means making mistakes
and taking the good with the bad.
If you don't like what I say in this
column or on my radio show then callin on the program and complain. Write
a letter to the CPl and call me a fool.
Remember, this column is only a
Take a
snapshot of my thoughts.
snapshot of a passing train full of tourists
and you get a glimpse of a few
passengers. You can't see the whole
train. You can judge me be my weeldy
column but you are basing your judgment
on a few snapshots.
Last week some veterans complained
about my column on Joe Olander.
Apparently,
comparing
Joe's
administrative style to the "military mind"
was offensive to some vets on campus.
No one had any response to the meat of
the column (what to do about Joe?).
While I regret offending people
unintentionally, I consider the reaction
hypersensitive. The column was about Joe
Olander--not veterans. I was informed
that had I actually been a veteran, my
comments would have been more
tolerable. Why? Can only veterans speak
or have opinions about the military? Can
only women have opinions about
women's issues? Can only people of
color have opinions about racism? The
key word here is OPINION!!! You be the
judge.
I am sorry the Greeners who testified
at the Legislature a couple of weeks ago
made such a mess of things. I respect
their willingness to take the time to
challenge lawmakers on the bill to arm
security officers with guns. I wish they
had taken my advice before testifying but
I don't think any of them tuned into
"Mouthing-Off' two weeks ago. Many
people do not understand the concept of
respect If you want some you have to
give some. It's kind of like love.
Calling legislators names has never
been an effective tool of persuasion. I
had suggested students testify about their
personal feeling concerning safety here at
Evergreen. I had suggested they pomt out
the fact most of the incidents of violence
cited in the original Senate discussion had
occurred on the other campuses in
Washington. These campuses already
have guns.
I also believe a good tactic would
have been to pit the trustees against the
legislators. This gun bill takes power
away from the trustees and begs the
question. If lawmakers are going to
legislate every controversial issue at state
colleges then why have a Board of
Trustees?
Eppo is an Evergreen graduate
student who has an opinion on everything.

---------------1
Corrections
Tim Gibson's story on the new
KAOS-FM show "East of the Sun, West
of the Moon," was inadvertently jumbled
and the paragraphs set out of sequence,
we apologize for any confusion this may
have caused.
There were also two misspellings in
the article on the new Italian restaurant
Trinacrias. The name of the establishment
was misspelled and the owner's name,
Eugenio, was misspelled. We regret the
mistakes.

".

by Scot Wheat
Fron;' post World "!tar n
1Otema1lonal. commurust . consprracy
~ a climate of fear m ~e. U.S.
which was used to coerce the Clt1Zenry
into supporting government actions which
were not in their best interest Fear of
the "evil empire" enabled policy makers
to pursue an enormous military build up
(at the expense of social spending) as
well as m~i.tary in~rvention ab~d.
~ese poI~cles ennc~ corporatlO~S
mvolved 10 the milItary mdustnal
complex and also provided profitable
investmen~ ~t1ets in the Third World for
U.S. multmationals.
However, reforms in the Eastern Bloc
have made it more difficult to portray the
Soviet Union as "the evil empire". This
is certainly a dilemma for policy makers
because, unless driven by fear, it is
doubtful the public will continue to
support a military build up and Third
World intervention.

o~, th~

"Noriega
graduated from
West
Point.
,
cooperated with
the CIA when he
was head of
Panamanian
security forces
and even danced
at Ronald
Reagants flrst
inaugural ball:t
Much to the relief of Pentagon
officials and u.s. multinationals, the
Bush Administration has created a new
enemy that will serve the same function
the "communist threat" once did Instead
of dragging the fear-ridden public into a
war against communists, the Bush
administration is ridding the world of evil
drug dealers and users. Thus, the Bush
Administration has found a new morally
righteous fig leaf to mask the underlying
motives behind Third World intervention.
The u.s. invasion of Panama
provides
an
excellent
example.
According to the Administration and the
mainstream media, "we" invaded Panama
in order to save Panamanians from
Manuel Noriega-the evil, drug-dealing,
voodoo-worshipping dictator.
What caused Noriega's image to shift

from a U.S. ally to our most reviled
enemy?
all, Noriega
from West Pomt, cooperated With ~
CIA .when he was head of Panamaman
secunty forces and even danced at
Ronald Reagan's frrst inaugural ball.
Moreover
Noriega
received
more
commendations from the DEA (drug
enforcement agency) for his efforts to
fight drug trafficking in the seventies
than. any other politician in Latin
Amenca. .
..
In an mtervIew With Mother Jones
magazine (which appeared in the
Febr~ary/March
editi?n) . Noriega
explamed the reason behmd this sudden
change in his image:
"(then vice admiral) Poindexter came to
see me about what he said was a very
urgent nuJtler. The Admiral wanted to use
Panamanian territory to train and launch
the Contra against Nicaragua. I explained
to him why we could not become a
launching pad for the Contra without
causing
turbulence in
the
region ...PoindeXier grew quite indignant,
right in my office .. .After that incide'!t, the
United States began its campaign to
remove me."
I am not playing the role of
apologist for Manuel Noriega. It is true
he was trafficking drugs and brutalizing
his political opponents. Yet none of this
seemed to matter as long as he
obediently carried out directives issued
from the White House. It was only after
Noriega refused to launch the Contras
that our policy makers suddenly displayed
moral indignation over his activities.
Our policy makers are very selective
about expressing righteous indignation
over known drug traffickers. The case of
Mike Harrari, an Israeli covert operations
specialist who became one of Noriega's
top advisors, is a case in point
On December 28 the U.S. Embassy
in Panama announced that they had
captured Harrari. Harrari is known to
play an important role in cocaine
trafficking. For instance, an NBC series
broadcast in August 1989 identified
Harrari as one of three Israeli advisors
who were training hit squads for the
Medellin cocaine cartel. In addition, Jane
Hunter, editor of the Israeli Foreign
Affairs newsletter, claims that Harrari
headed
"... afull-fledged narcotrajJicking operation
run jointly by Israel and the U.S. To date
it is the most clearly defined major IsraelU.S. covert operation... The Harrari
networkJar exceeds the importance oj the
Ollie North (contra arms) operation in
terms of policy implications" (from an
interview which appeared in the Feb. 7th
edition of the Guardian).
Moreover, Jose Blandon, a former
advisor to Noriega, told the Senate
Foreign RelationsComminee on April 4,
1988 that "(Harrari) has business with

~

~uated

Noriega in Panama for a series of
companies
for
arms
contraband,
smuggling to supply arms to Central
America and to the counterrevolution. the
Nicaraguan counterrevolution" Blandon
also claimed that cocaine lI'lIfficking was
a routine operation within the Harrari
network.
Yet a few days after his arrest
Harrari was walking the streets of
Jerusalem. Hunter states,
'The people who say the Harrari arrest
was mediated between the US and Israel
and that Harrar; was let go' ::Ut right o~
the money."
•
A review of the facts surrounding the

"It is true
[Noriega] was
trafficking drugs
and brutalizing
his political
opponents. Yet
none of this
seemed to matter
as long as he
obediently carried
out directives
issued from the
White House. tt
invasion of Panama shows that the "war
on drugs" is a very selective war. It is
clear the U.S. government does not have
anything against drug traffickers in
Central America as long as they are on
"our side." Yet the U.S. government will
use the war on drugs as a fig leaf to
justify the ousting of Central American
leaders who do not adhere to U.S.
Foreign Policies.
Thus the "war on drugs" serves the
same role that the "international
communist conspiracy" theory once did.
The "drug war" is nothing more than a
tool which is used to manipulate the U.S.
public into supporting intervention in the
Third World. The Panamanian invasion
proved to the Bush administration that a
fearful citizenry will look up to "our
great leaders" who are "getting tough" on
drug dealers--just as a fearful citizenry
used to look up to "our great leaders"
who were leading the fight against
communism.
Scot Wheat is an Evergreen student
and a CPJ staff writer.

Hey you! Get involved!

by Paula Lang
There is a new awareness of the
problems facing the planet Earth and its
inhabitants. As a populous we are now
beginning to face the realities of our
future and what has to be done to
preserve it We must admire and support
those citizens who involve themselves in
impcxtant issues that affect us all in one
way or another. These go-getters have
worked toward improving conditions for
others. Due to Greeners of allldnds who
have become involved in bettering the
world Evergreen has gained recognition.
Everyday on campus, leaflets can be
found on bulletin boards asking students
and non-students alike to become
involved. However, many of us fmd
excuses as to why we cannot attend a
meeting or a march; it is difficult to fmd

Page 8 Cooper Point Journal March 1, 1990

the time, but the effort put forth is
rewarding, necessary and worth making
the time.
I reca\l attending meetings and a
march to stop the Master Plan OVt7 two
years ago.
As time progressed,
attendance dropped. This discouraging
trend left the movement with a loss of
power. I strongly urge' all students and
members of the community to attend at
least one meeting involving a cause to
their interesL H it proves productive,
plan your schedule so that you do not
miss these important discussions.
If,
perhaps, none of the meetings inspire you
as progress develops, become involvl'.d in
an issue directly ... volunteer.
As a volunteer myself, I am
testimony that volunteer work is
worthwhile and defmitely benefits others.

I am not suggesting that one method of
aiding in a cause is better than another.
What I am suggesting is that doing
something is better than doing nothing.
I would like to see more unity and
community spirit concerning issues that
involve us all as well as future
generations.
Next time you are in the vicinity of
a bulletin board, please do not walk by
iL Slop and see who is asking for your
intellect and participation, and get
involved. Not only will you be helping
others, you will be gaining additional
knowledge surrounding an issue; thus, in
the process, you will benefit yourself as
well. You will never regret it
Paula Lang is an Evergreen student
and a CPJ staff writer.

Letters
Williams' criticism misleading

It was with great anger that I read
Suzette William's remarlcs in the
February 22 issue of the CPJ. As an
Evergreen student and member of a
community concerned about safety issues,
I attended the hearing on February 19.
The speakers from Evergreen who were
. against SB 6234 made presentations that
were strong, articulate, and well-prepared.
The only presentation that is bad is Ms.
Williams' assessment of the situation.
The turn-out was excellent, especially
considering the short notice that was
given to Evergreeners (The hearing was
announced Thursday and notices were
posted Friday afternoon. Because of the
holiday weekend, many people did not
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of the hearing until after it was
over). Through the efforts of the Student
Communications Center, KAOS, and
independent individuals, a full-house of
students showed up to voice their
opinions.
The speeches and speakers were
excellent The first student opened with a
passionate, lyrical speech explaining
Evergreen's anxiety towards guns and
their possible effect on a learning
community. Yes, his speech did open
with a quote from Hitler, not as an
accusation, but in accord with guns'
detrimental effects on the community.
Other fine speeches followed: some
passionate, some statistical, all building
around the concepts of community selfdetermination, the LUlSa/ety of guns, and
alternative safety methods. None of the
speeches were construed as biased attacks
on the legislators, but instead were
serious, well-thought-out explanations of
why-especially when the majority of the
state supports armed campuses--TESC is
opposed to an armed security.
Concerning Ms. Williams comments
on the dress of presenters, I have two
questions: Did we attend the same
hearing? Sixty to seventy percent of the
student body represented were dressed for
a wedding (or perhaps a funeral--if a bill
can be killed because citizens don't dress
"right"). Second~ just where do you fmd

a dress code for public hearings? I met
another Evergreen student outside whom
Ms. Williams would have considered
"dressed for a backwoods camping trip."
He was lobbying for an environmental
bill. had just finished visiting an opposing
senator and recounted to me with pride
past legislation he had participated in.
Without having to dress some part,
without losing his own identity: one
student has been able to pass important
legislation.
Moving to the heart of what Ms.
Williams said and more importantly,
exploring
why her opinions are
destructive to a community forum: Ms.
Williams, you are trying to take away the
"voice" of your community. In the
brochure "To Testify at the Washington
State Legislature" it is stated "Hearings
are conducted infonnally. Legislative
hearings are not judicial proceedings.
There are no prescribed rules to follow.
~y~)De,~ ~s!llY' ~ou ~o not need legal
tralnmg. ThIS IS qUite different from the
sort of protocol you ascribe.
You demean students by calling
them "well-meaning, but misguided:". The
~tudents prese~ted themselves as cIUZens
In ~ democratic p~ss, they presented
~elf . arguments With great strength .and
1Otelhgence, they treated the committee
members as equals--as all members in a
democracy are--polite, not seeking to

demean them nor feel weakened under
them. To sum up, Ms. Williams you have
tried to take a voice away from people
who wish to make their unpopular (to the
rest of the state) opinions heard and
dissuaded future students from making ,
their opinions heard with your scalding
opinions printed in the CPJ. You do your
community a disservice and you defeat
the principles of a democracy.
The committee has voted against
amending the bill to allow Evergreen to
remain unarmed. As opposed to the so
called "well·meaning, but misguided"
Evergreen students
who
presented
themselves at the legislator, I say this is
due to the attitudes of Suzette Williams
and others like her--an attitude that
wishes to stick to current protocols and
lock out dissenting voices. Historically on
the issue of security, the answer has
always been showing a greater power:
arming with guns.
At Evergreen we wish to respond to
the same issue, but we want to answer
the problem with a new solution: strength
of community. We are a small minority,
we are searching for a voice. We must
ask, like the student at the hearing: (as
did many members of the audience
during and after the hearing) "Are you
listening to me?"
Robert M. Keefe

Right to point fingers
I began reading Suzette Williams'
"opinion piece" in last week's CPl,
highly concerned. Concerned, that is,
because, we disagree a1m~t consistently
on any issue, and I found myself in
agreement over the student presentations
to the House
Higher Education
Comminee. She's right We blew it!
Testimony against guns, on the most part,
was not particularly cogent, did not
address the issue at hand and succeeded
in alienating comminee opinion against us
- though I consider it highly unfair to
blame those of us at the hearing for the
outburst of a former student We didn't
encourage him to yell at the comminee
and we were just as mortified as you
were, Suzette.
But then Suzette began her diatribe
about clothing and "dressing the part."
Whew! What a relief! We do disagree
aftera1l! Frankly, I found her comments
regarding dress to be as insulting as it is
elitist, and a prime example of an
ideology of administrative centrism and
organic conservatism.
I once went to Washington D.C., as
part of a student delegation fighting a
proposed Reagan budget which would
have cut 46% of all fmancial aid for

students in one year. One primary point
that stuck with me from that experience
is that legislators fmd it hard to believe
that you need more money, or even need
to rnaiJitain current aid levels, when you
appear before them in a Brooks Brothers
suit, complete with tie, expensive shoes
and cosmetic accessories.
In other
words, if you are a student, be a student.
You don't have to dress up to impress
somebody and, in many cases, it can
actually weaken your case.
Regarding the House hearing, I
believe most Evergreen students were
dressed fairly well. I, for one, wore an
Evergreen State College sweatshirt which
I felt was an absolutely appropriate
expression of my esprit de corps. . For
me, culturally and politically, a suit and
tie is inappropriate and that's a reality
that most legislators, 1'm sure, can

respect.
Rather than pointing fingers at
indiViduals and usinJl; your centrist
political views to bash people, would it
not better serve our effectiveness to laud
those students who at least took the time
. to appear at the House Higher Education
Commiuee hearing? Where the hell was
everybody else?
We made some

mistakes, big ones I might add. But
those who testified did so out of their
hearts and their affection for Evergreen
and its community.
So where do we go fr{)m here? I
suggest that Evergreen students should
explore creation of a lobbying commiuee
through the Student Union which can
better coordinate student testimony to
legislative bodies. My hope is that we
can create a mechanism for testimony
training and work collectively to review
each others proposed statements prior to
the hearing, so if there is something that
might hurt rather than help us, we can
suggest that it be removed.
J eMifer J aech, the president's
assistant to the legislature is extremely
interested in this proposal and would be
available to help us develop our own
Evergreen Students Lobby. This would
also give us a stronger voice to
counteract the Washington Student Lobby,
to which we do not belong and which is
considerably more conservative overall
than our student body. By the way, I
think WSL is a perfect organization for
you to pursue your legislative goals
Suzeue.
Thomas Mitchell Freeman

The truth about Vietnam
I heard Wallace Terry's lecture
Bloods. In three hours of exploring the
"lessons of Vietnam," he never told me
why it happened. What greater lesson
could there be? So I asked him, "Why
did we fight in Vietnam, and were we on
the right side?" He told me it's too
complex to explain. It has something to
do with hating communists, defending
democracy, and committing a tragic

mistake.
American kids died because a very
popular
independence
movement
threatened American business interests in
Vietnam, and we did olD' best to stop the
bastards. Our bombs ended their plans
for elections, just like we wanted. Our
genocide against Vietnamese people
damaged (but did not kill) their hopes for
independence, just like we wanted. We
wanted to either destroy a society or
make it subservient to American business
interests, and had to settle for the former.

The government and press wants us
to believe in "America's good intentions."
People like Mr. Terry want to enlighten
our govel1'- .ent regarding its "tragic
mistake. " But why would the most
powerful nation in the worid keep to a

plan so closely and for so long, if it was
not policy from the start?
You and I can know the truth about
Vietnam.
John Dempsey

Taking the 5th
Several days ago Jack Germond and
Jules Whircover, columnists for one of
the media service organizations, wrote a
column headlined, "Let Reagan Rely on
Fifth Amendment," suggesting this for his
testimony in the Poindexter trial.
Perhaps Germond and Whitcover are
not familiar with the language of
"doublespeak," for if they were doesn't it
seem likely they would recognize
Presidents and their staffs constantly rely
on the Sth? Remembering that only
"communists" and "Mafia gangsters" use

that amendment according to Reagan, it
wouldn't be proper for a President to use
it in that form.
So Reagan, and other Presidents,
always "take the 5th" but they call it
"national security"! Notice, however the
result is the same, they cover up from we
their employers, what they want to hide.

John Thome

more letters on page 10

Cooper Point Journal March 1, 1990

Page 9

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Abortion, Jesus and Socrates
by Chris Chandler
The following is how I have come
to an IDlderstanding on the morality of
abortion.
By
directly
using
my
understandings of the beliefs of people
who I would refer to if they were alive,
I can come to a confident decision and
honestly feel that to some degree I have
the support of those same people, who I
deeply respecL It would be neat to hear
responses to this in the following issues
of the CPJ.
Socrates: Hello! Are you Jesus of
Nazareth?
Jesus: Yes, I am.
Socrates: Many people refer to you as
the son of God. Do you accept that title?
Jesus: It is acceptable.
Socrates: People oflen refer to the Gospel
and the Old Testament when discussing
the mooility of abortion. It is fortunale
indeed that I have managed to find you,
for now I can go to the source of so
much of the profound respect and
inspiration that many pro-lifers have for
you. Do you mind if I ask you about this
topic?
I am very curious about the
matter. It's intriguing to see how much
passionale discussion is generaled by the
topic. You know, it inspires me to see
people debating a philosophical issue,

especially those people who you would
not ordinarily see discussing philosophy.
Jesus: When someone's spirit is moved
by God it is nearly impossible to hold
themselves back no matte' how lDlusual
the action. On either side of this debate
there is God's hand, pushing gently
forward those whose hearts are yearning
for the Inlth of Him.
Socrates: I have often felt the hand of
God guiding me. As you may have
heard, I died willing for what I believed
in, as you did, by continuing to do what
I thought was right in the eyes of God in
the face of opposition.
Jesus: I have heard much of the story of
your execution. You are truly great in the
eyes of God, even as you were despised
and feared by the men of your homeland.
Socrates: It seems to me to be very
important how one dies. That one dies is
meaningless when taken out of the
conlext of how that person has come to
end his life.
Jesus: The sadness with which a loved
one departs from this world is less in the
hearts of those who know they will
follow them into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Socrates: Do you agree with me that it
is important to consider the circumstances
of the death of someone, above and
beyond the fact of the death itself?

Letters
Live and Learn
In response to the Suzette Williams
article prinled in last week's CPJ, where
she criticizes lestimony from Evergreen
students opposed to SSB 6234.
Your tip on legislative procedure was
helpful and necessary. Your lurid
portrayal of Evergreen lestimony was noL
Countless times I have heard
Evergreen students "candidly" testify and
speak out about issues. Countless times
they've not been "dressed" for the
occasion. Countless times they've been
forgiven. Perhaps they mould learn a bit
about testifying. But countless times,
wall-flowers criticize their performance.
When the dust settles we still have work:
with each other; live and grow together.
Suzetle, you exaggerale. And you
chide student performance, but fail to
testify yourself. Addressing politicians
about real life issues is pretty damn
intimidating. I'm sure others share this
view. "Manners" are probably necessary,
for whalever reason. But it is often
difficult to remember the intricale and
sometimes puzzling legislative process,
especially when one is partaking of it for
the first time. You on the other hand are

a legislative inlem and know the
procedure. You therefore have an
advantage. Easy for you to gripe. Why
didn't you testify?
You suggest those who testified are
at fault f<I" the passage of SSB 6234. I
believe a "higher protocol" insists that
you apologize. At least those who
testified tried. Some even wrole followup letters. These people really cared. I
submit apathy is a significant cause.
Your's and other's. Knowing so much
about the process you could have helped
testify. Otha inlems did.
As for legislative "response" to our
testimony, the response I heard was quile
formidable. Legis1ators are capable of
meting out issues and making up their
own minds. They don't need us to blow
it for them. They are also capable of vole
trading. Perhaps another significant cause.
Suzetle, think.
Again, your tip on legislative
procedure was helpful and necessary.
Your sensational portrayal of Evergreen
testimony was nOL
Paul Westmoreland

Dress for success?
This letter is in response to Suzetle
Williams' article "Students presentations
bad,. (Volume 20 Issue 16). I very much
agree with the points made about
rudeness. I also think it is iIJlpropcr to
compare state legislators to Hitla, to
continue speaking after being asked to
sum up a lengthy speech, and to shout at
the committee chair while someone else
is speaking.
However, I defmilely disagree with
the attitude that someone MUST dress a
certain way in order to address their
elecled officials. When Ms. Williams
wrote "even when Evergreen students
were articulate and respectful, most were
dressed for a backwoods camping trip,
not for giving testimony at the
legislature," I wondered, what does that
mean? lf a homeless person, testifying
for funds to help her/him and others like
ha/him, come dressed in what they wear
everyday becllUSC they don't own a threepiece suit, does that mean they have no
rij!ht to address the legislature?

Ms. Williams also-wrole, "legislators
give more credence to witnesses who
dress professionally .. ." What does "dress
professionally" mean? Whose criteria do
we use? Does it mean that a prospective
witness has to look like he/she is a
member of a club that he/she does not
belong to? Again, does that mean that a
person whose profession does not require
a suit and tie would not be given the
same consideration as a person who
dresses the part?
In a country that prides itself on
being a "democracy" and having a
government for and by the people, this
whole attitude about dress strikes me as
hypocritica1. Why is so much credence
given to people who wear designer suits
and so liUle to people who can't afford
or won't wear them? In my opinion, this
whole "dress for success" mania is just a
way to keep people who are perceived
as "undesirable" from having their voices
heard. And that's a damn shame.

Jesus: Yes. Death is eventual, a part of
God's plan for each of us. There is little
to consider about the bare fact of
mortality other than this.
Socrates: Agreed. Then, do you think it
wise to legislate either way on the
subject of abortion without respect to the
circumstances under which it occurs?
Jesus: Good people know the law in their
hearts and in their souls. Laws are for
the ignorant and for the will of society.
They never speak the Inlth plainly.
Socrates: I believe I understand your
meaning. But in order to avoid confusion
on my part, allow me to ask you this: is
it not senseless to define the morality of
abortion without looking into the facts of
individual cases as well as the
individual's own understandig of their life
and their relationship with God?
Jesus: It is true that people must be free
to act as they feel God instructs them to.
Socrales: That is part of what I mean,
but I suspect you have more to say on
the matter.
Jesus: Yes. Inlercourse serves to multiply
the people of God in order that they may
be fruitful and enjoy the earth. It is from

sex that God grants us the ability to
choose to creale life.
Socrales: It is naive in the extreme to
forget such a thing. What about sex
before marriage or sex for the pleasure
of iL Are these activities immOOll or do
they, also, find a place in the approving
light of God's wisdom?
Jesus: Nothing is beyond being good in
God's creation. No one can see into the .
hearts and minds of those who choose .to
do these things, except God and
themselves. It is between them and God
to work .it out if there is an uncertainty
in the relationship. It would be
unfortunale to inlerfere with that divine
struggle which we all must take upon
ourselves.
Socrales: You make an elegant argument
for individual human rights. So many of
your followers confuse me on this point.
I'm glad to have had this discussion with
you.
Jesus: It is always good to discuss these
things. I hope that I have helped you in
your search for Inlth.
Socrates: Indeed, you have.

Free Films!
by Lee Sboemaker
Experimental, documentary, and
political f11ms made by R.S.L.S.
(Reccrding and Slnlcturing Light and
Sound) students will be shown to the
public on Friday, March 9 at 7 pm in the
Recital Hall. Themes include gender
issues,
critiques
of
media
and
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vs. the
environment, death and the grieving
process, growing up with a gay parent,
an expose on the modeling industry, the
infamous Hamilton Farms billboard, racial

discrimination and homophobia, and
stories of Hanford radiation victims, with
These pieces,
additional 'art' films.
made both individually and collectively,
represent a large portion of our Winter
quarter work. Most are five to ten
minutes in length.
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5 pm Traditiooal Women's dance by
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7 pm Lecture Hall 1 - Women's Films
Ruth Stout's Garden and Small Happiness
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.Tuesday, March 6 - Library Lobby
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international Women's Day
.Thursday March 8 - Library Lobby
12 pm A Panel of Art and Women's
II am Panel on Men and Feminism
Lives - TESC students present and
12 pm Sexual Harassment Forum discuss their work:
7 ptn Library Lobby - Pro-Choice Films, . presenled by Judy Fortier and Margarita
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including Abortion: Stories North and
1:30 pm Women's Words - Women's
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oral history and storylelling by women in
forced Slerilization world-wide.
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follow.
.Wednesday, March 7 - Library Lobby
8 pm Ma Sugar and Ranch Romance!
11 am Women's Poetry and Performance
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UFO's In the sky: 'diamonds'
Anotber Washington by Chris Bader
I have heard many UFO stories from
a variety of different people and I am
always impressed by the sincerity with
which these stories are told.
I could not help being especially
intrigued when a good friend ca11ed me
last year, and told me that he had seen
a UFO.
Jason Gooding, who I have known
for over eight years, lives in Lynnwood,
about fifteen miles north of Seattle.
It was Friday April 7, 1989 at
approximalely 4 am. Gooding was
crossing the Ship Canal Bridge en route
to work at the Associaled Grocers

Building in south Seattle. On the left
side of the bridge is the University of
Washington Campus, on the right a
residential area.
It was a clear, cloudless night and
Gooding recal1s that there was only one
other car in the area, behind him, and

that his slereo was on.
About halfway across the bridge,
Gooding noticed five strange objects out
of his peripheral vision. Turning to
observe the objects, he noled that they
like "large, black diamonds" and
were flying from west to easL
The objects flew in a "perfect
which Gooding .· had a hard
time describing or sketching to his
satisfaction.
One of the diamonds
occupied a central position and the Olha
four were on each side of it; they
remained in this formation for the entire
sighting.
Gooding watched the craft cross the

bridge and stop at the water on the east
side.
After briefly remaining still, the
"UFOs shot away" at a ninety-degree
angle and disappeared from sighL The
entire episode had lasled under ten
seconds.
Jason Gooding still wonders what he
saw that night and remains uneasy about
the encounter.
(Have you had a strange experience?
Wrile to Chris Bada care of the CPJ.
Names will remain confidential upon
requesL)

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extrapolating the known weight of a
volume of goodies and known yearly
volume to give a yearly weight.

Following are the categories of
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A man broke in anyway, but he Z'berg, who was in the shop when the
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through the window - with a Inlct.
about two feet from where he stood.
Last Friday at five minutes to , Pierre escaped unharmed.
midnight, a drunk driva crashed through
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As a motorcyclist, Pierre said, he had
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Arts & Entertainment
Anderson: 'Cultural assault'

by Scott Brown

LAURIE ANDERSON

THE PARAMOUNf
20, 1990
If Laurie Anderson's shows can be
referred 10 as a sign of the times, that
sign might read "Beware Of America."
Little did I know when the short, spikeyhaired women appeared on stage playing
violin (backdropped by the image of a
spinning flashlight on one of the four
projection screens), and singing a hymnlike chant that I was in for an evening of
creative culnual assault that would leave
even teflon feeling scathed.
Using electronic instruments and a
'hodge-podge'
of visual
imagery,
Anderson turned the Paramount inlO a
sort of Big Brother cabaret, doing so in
a satirical fashion that probably won't
make the cover of Vogue.
With the stage lit in red, white and
blue she took stabs at "The National
Anthem" (stating that the song is ".. .a lot
of questions about a fire. ") and then
attacked its
"surrealistic"
f1ipside,
"Yankee Doodle" (" ...and called it
macaroni?"), showing that her ability 10
exploit the cracks in the cultural mold is
uncanny.
FEBRUARY

Latet she would go on to spoof the
NEA censorship issue. Set against the
music from Eastwood's Fistful Of
Dollars, she portrayed Sen. Jesse Helms
as the morally upright sheriff of D.C.
determined on ridding his IOwn of the
desperado Robert Mapplethorpe. Again
the humor is apparent, but it is also the
seriousness and unknowing absurdity of
her IOpics (Le. the national debt, the
defense budget) that grants them their
levity.
But don't be fooled by her witty
monologues, she is also a fine singer
(though her singing style does lend itself
towards talking at limes). In playing
songs like "Coolsville" and "Hiawatha" of
her last album Strange Angels she proved
that her lyrical and vocal abilities are by
no means the weak: link.
A multi-media minstrel? A technotroubadour? What does one call Laurie
Anderson' s entertaining and thought
provoking style of performance? I don't
know. What I do know is that I saw a
performance. An excellent performance.
Scott Brown is an Evergreen student
and a CPJ staff writer.

LAURIE

ANDERSON .

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see this movie:

Nightbreed
by Edward Martin m
Casting, casting, casting. How could
Bambi ever be cast in Psyclw? Could
Doris Day perform competently in Heavy
Metat!
Who knows and, most
impmantly, who would be willing 10 fmd
ouL Clive Barker's new flick Nighlbreed
stars Craig Sheffer as Boone, a genuine
Rob Lowe wannabe with about as much
genuine feeling and acting talent as that
mutated little kid who laugl¥!d during
IWlCh in third grade and spewed milk
from his nose all over the people sitting
across from him on those narrow little
rollup tables.
Hugh Ross's role as . Narcisse,
however, more than makes up for
Sheffer' s amazingly bad performance by
being the coolest dead thing in a movie
since Treat Williams in Dead Heal,
although the cow (ah, the cowl) was a
special touch and a close second in that

mm.

David Cronenberg plays in his first
starring role as Dr. Decker, the kind of
psychologist that you always wished
someone else would go and see because
you have . plenty of problems ruready
without waking up every night in a
puddle of sweat after having a nightmare
containing your psychologist, thirty-seven
weird Australian daggers, a Ziploc mask:
and a long, black coat. Maybe it was
supposed to be subtle, but chunks of
slime are aln10st visible dripping from
this guy. H I walked by him on the

street. I think I would want to take a
bath afterwards with lye or something.
Maybe it was the coal .. or the mask. .. or
the wide variety of tools he used.
While Nightbreed doesn' t have ' the
same
I-am-oow-going-to-destroy-yourmind-forever quality that Hellraiser had,
you sti.ll walk out of the theater hoping
that it is actually, even in a small way,
real, hoping that you could see what
happens next. as long as it doesn't
involve Craig Sheffer.
Edward Martin III is an Evergreen

sho~!

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by Scott Brown
JOHN WBSLBY HARDING, THE 0cBAN
BLUB & THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS
THE MOORS llmA1lUl
(Plus THE RIsE at THE VOGUB)
FEBRUARY 21, 1990
A 1993 i'eunion lOur by The Beatles
(sponsored by VISA) where John is a
cardboariJ cut-out with no shoes. Could it
be true? No, but this gives you a hint at
the lOngue in cheek humor of some of
John Wesley Harding's song content
Harding, playing an acoustic set. was a
good opening acL
While he continually admonished the
bad sound during his set, the songs he
played, mostly from his album Here
Co~s The Groom, came off crisply and
well played. Not all of his songs are
brutally sarcastic, but his busts on Phil
Collins and his song about Live Aid
(where he good-beartedly donates the 10
Pound note he used 10 snort coke with as
he watched the telecast) reflected the
overall theme. The set ended with him
breaking a string as he feverishly
strummed out his final solo.
As for The Ocean Blue, their set
was inconsistenL Starting out confident
and calm with strong versions Of "Ask
Me Jon" and "Between Something and
Nothing, " they gradually slipped into

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The stage lights dimmed to an off
white, the band slid into some jazzy riffs,
and out boWlded eight actors in silky
robes. Seductively they began to sidle
aroWld the stage toying with their robes
while a soundtrack played the actors
thoughts about being nude in public.
Eventually the robes slinked off and by
the end of the fust vignette all eight
aclOrs stood nude.
Ohl Calcutta, billed as, "the World's
longest running erotic stage musical
comedy," is filled with an odd mixture
of comical, dance and serious vignettes
dealing with sexuality and perfonned
almost entirely in the nude. Ohl Calcutta
• conceived by the late Kenneth Tynan,
opened off-Broadway in 1969. In his
words he was aiming 10, "fill the gap
between the raunchy and the ridiculous."
In all but two of the thirteen /lCts,

choppier waters in the middle of their
seL Fortunately they regained course with
a well received "Drifting, FaIling" and
carried the momentum on through a two
song encore. Dave Schelzel's steady
vocals and Steve Lau's simple, inviting
saxophone solos helped incite the crowd
to fill in the area in front of stage.
Though their overall performance wasn't
as truly energetic as the two English acts,
it served as a good spirited buffer.
By the lime The Mighty Lemon
Drops were set to play, the audience had
already been treated 10 two fine
performances and as they took the stage
(with Sly & The Family Stone's "I
Wanna Take You Higher" playing on the
p.a.) they set out 10 prove that "three is
a charm." With singer Paul Marsh and
guitarist David NeWton taking control,
The Drops started their task with "At
Midnight" and rarely faltaed.
With the stage colored in green and
purple light, Marsh's vocals on "Where
Do We Go From Heaven" proved 10 be
one of the finer points of the evening.
Playing songs off all four of their
records, they mixed the play list well
with an enthusiastic version of "The Real
World" (from Laughter) followed by an
equally vibrant "All The Way" (from
Happy Head). Their two encore set ended

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with a strong rendi tion of "Paint It
Black," climaxing with Newton kicking
his guitar as he hung it on the
microphone stand and it. in turn, tipping
over in a feedback hum.
With my ears ringing I headed over
to The Vogue after the show 10 meet a
friend. When I got there a San Francisco
band named The Rise was setting up.
While I was a little credulous about their
aesthetic fascination with Indian jewelry,
they went on 10 play an inspired gig
almost unparalleled in my small venue
experiences. Playing mostly originals
(their music style exists, in a naive sense,
somewhere between early Cult and early
U2) they were quite entertaining. Half
way through the set members of The
Ocean Blue and The Mighty Lemon
Drops showed up and the party really
started. During their cover of Del
Shannon's "Tallahassee Lassie," The
Rise's road manager whirled the guitarist
around by his legs during a solo as
Drops guitarist Newton slammed danced
with members of The Ocean Blue and
their road crew. Their set also included
the guitarist and bassist jamming IOgether
on the bar. Truly a live act. they capped
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Erotica is
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the intrapersonal exploration of a couple
through a 'beautiful nude dance. The
fourth vignette titled, Jack and Jill, is the
most serious piece. Jack and Jill started
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opening
d has been mentioned yet.
Lead manl Matt Johnson has been one of
the mae enigmatic figures in modem
music in the last 5 years and 1$ band
(with ex-SMmlS guitarist Johnny Marc)
should put on a performance well worth
the $17.50 ticket price.

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One major criticism of the musical is the
VITZ will bring his show to THE
fact that it is dllted enough so that it is
not dealing with contemporary issues of BACKSrAdE in Ballard. Kravitz's album
Let Love Rule is a soulful yet rocky mix
AIDS, rape, child abuse and the like.
The ending scene, involvin
the which draws comparison 10 Elvis Costello
with each and Prince.
Tickets are $15.50 and
members of the cast, beg
person fully clothed.
gh the Washington State law requires that you
expression of disrobing and mping nude be 21 10 enter bars.
together, it symbolically showed the
shedding of some of the absurd sexual ·MARCH 16, FRIDAY. PETER MURPHY will
mores, hang-ups and diversions of headline at THE MOORE THEA1lUl. No
opening band has been mentioned yet.
modern day.
The overall impact of the show was Murphy, the former lead singer of the
refreshing in that it brought sexuality into . "legendary" Bauhaus, will be briDging his
a mostly satirical limelight in which the solo act to IOwn (with the help of his
major message was that society should back up band, The Hundred Men).
allow penis' and vaginas' to co-exist Having achieved mild commercial
peacefUlly, so that the dicholOmies which success, Murphy will be lOuring behind
exist in the realm of sexuality can be 3 excellent solo records, the latest being
Deep. (Note: RCA denies this concert is
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Leonard is an Evergreen happening although it is being advertised,
so don't hold your breath.)

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THURSDAY
MARCH 1
S.P.A.z.'s First Exhibit - Opening
reception for women student artists at
6:30 PM, :CAB first floor. Celebration of
Inremational Women's Herstory weekI
Food and drink and good cheer. Also an
evening of avant-garde short films will
follow at LHI at 7:30. $1 donation.
Hear an oral bistory or Radical
Women's early years as vereran members
describe what is was like to help found
University of Washington's Women
Studies, break inlO traditional trades,
organize for legal abonion and agitate
against the Vietnam war in the late
1960's and early '70's. 7:30 PM at New
Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S.,
Seattle. Dinner at 6:30 PM for $5. For
rides or childcare call 722-6057 or
722-2453.
Soviet peace activist Kairat Nmarov and
Western Shoshone Nation Elder Paulin
Esteves will discuss citizens diplomacy as
part of the "Stop Nuclear Testing" tour,
noon, LIB Lobby.
Tbe Peace and Resolution Center is
sponsoring representatives from the
Nevada Desert Experience and the Bay
Area ~e Test, at 7:30 PM, Olympia
Community Center, room 202.
Suby Concert
Recital Hall, 8 PM
$7.501$10
Sponscred by KAOS
Reservations, call 866-6000 X6397.
Tbe Evergreen VeteranslReservists'
suptXXt group will meet at 5 PM in
Lm 2205 to talIc about next year's
budgel

FRIDAY
MARCH 2
Orientation to Career Planning
12 - 1 PM, LIB 1406A
Sponsored by Career Development

Nevada Testsite Benent Dance
LIB 4200, 9 PM, Call the Peace and
Conflict Resolution Center at 866-6000
X6098 for more information.
UMOJA presents Looking for Langston,
a 40 minute film exploring gay identities
during the Harlem Renaissance and Tiny
and Ruby: Hell Divin' Women, a
documentary 'of jazz trumpeter Ernestine
"Tiny" Davis and her lover, drummer
Ruby Lucas during the early 1900's.
LH 5, 7 PM, $3.

Romero, the SlOry of Father Oscar
Romero, archbishop of EI Salvador, will
be shown in LH 1 at 7 PM and 9 PM. A
donation of $2-$5 is asked, but no one
will be turned away. For more
information call Verne Flesner at
866-6000 X6145 or Anna Schleet at
943·8386.
Barb's BBQ and Soul Cuisine presents
Michael Moore on the Jazz Piano.

SATURDAY
MARCH 3

Reko Muse - Shrine Show reception

starts at 7 PM, 112 E. State St

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FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
ATTENTION· HIRING!
Government jobs - your area. Many
immediate openings without waiting
list or test $17,840 - $69,485. Call
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REWARD! 100 overweight people
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ATTENTION: EARN MONEY
TYPING AT HOME! $32,OOOIyr.
income potential. Details, (1) 602·
838-8885 EXT. Tl4,471.

Marna Hecht, a storyteller, will delight
the young and young-at-heart with a
storytelling concert at the Antique
Sandwicb Co., 5102 N. Pearl, Tacoma.
3 PM. Please, no children under 8.

MONDAY
MARCH 5
Beginning or International Women's
Week!
Conscience and Military Tax Workshop
What you can do about the 60¢ of your
tax dollar that goes to the military!
CAB 110, noon, free. Sponsored by the
Peace and Conflict Resolution Center,
866-6000, X6098.
Women's Films, LH I, 7:30 PM. Lm
Lobby. Sponsored ' by the Women's
Center.

Tbe Olympia Film Society presents a
documentary on comic books, Comic
Cbristian Recording Artist Steve Camp Book Confidential, featuring Greener
Alumnus Lynda Barry. Capitol Theatre,
and the Taproot Theater Co. will perform
at 7 PM in the Gym. $5 at the door, . 6:30 and 9 PM, $2.50 members1$4 nongeneral, $2 for students with ID. Tickets
members. Call 754-6670 for more
purchased in advance will be $4. Tickets
information.
can be purchased at the TESC Bookstore
Croatian Journalist Felix Korpar will
and The Good News Bookstore on
speak at A Touch of Europe, 1023
Olympia's Westside.
X6220
for
more Capitol Way S., at 6 PM. He will focus
Call
866-6000
information.
on Eastern European politics and the
plight of the Croation peoples. A film
Barb's BDQ and Soul Cuisine presents
will be shown at 7 PM. Free.
Cloud Wells and Bill Mcarty.
Tbe
Central
American
Action
Tbe annual meeting of the Thurston Committee meeting will be beld in LIB
County Rainbow Coalition will take place 2219. Call Curtis Padgett at 866-2483 or
from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Thurston 86(Hj()()() X6431 for more information.
County Courthouse, 2000 Lakeridge Dr.
TUESDAY
S.W., Bldg. I, Room 152 in Olympia.
Public Welcome I
MARCH 6

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·~o cents for IICh Iddltlonal word

SUNDAY
MARCH 4

ATTENTION· GOVERNMENT
SEIZED VEHICLES from $100.00.
Fords, Mercedes, Corvettes, Chevys.
Surplus Buyers Guide. 1-602-8388885 EXT. AI4471,
Volvo DL 1980, sun roof, nice
stereo, 5 speed, well maintained.
$3,850. Call: KEVIN. H. 866-0756
W.754-2203
SNOW TIRES•..In the continuing
snow tire saga, will Edward buckle
down &. sell the pair for $50.001
Wbo lmows7 To find out call
866-1453866-6000 X6Z13.

Pablo Bellon's The Fish, the Water, a
video about the Chehalis River salmon

HOUSING
We are clean, studious. non-smoking
students IooldnB for SOlllCQlle to
share our quiet three bedroom
apartment in ASH. Rent is
$131.50/month plus utilities. Call
Peter or Pat at 866-7196 or Peter at
866-6000 X6213.
Spring quarter housing contract for
sale. One room in a spacious four
bedroom aparttnent With neat,
intelligent, non-smoking women.
Contact Catherine at 866-2478.

OPPORTUNITY
Alexander Tecbnique worksbopto
be beld March 10th and 11th. This is
a technique to enhance pbysical and
mental well-being through movement
and manipulation of posture. For
inrormation call 943·9125.
Would your organization like to
make $500.00 for a one-week
campus marketing project? CALL:
CORINE OR MYRA at
1-800·592-2121

WANTED
ORIGINAL POETRY, SHORT
FICTION, &. CARTOONS for
publication in the CPl. Please bring
work with name &. phone number to
CAB 306A.
VocaIisl/Performance Artist desires
non-functioning kitcben appliances.
Toasters, blenders, whatever. Don't
throw them away, give them to Dan
in D1I4 or call 866-9926.

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SERVICES
ACUPUNCIURE &. BODY WORK
CHRIS SYNODIS. certified
acupuncturist, licensed massage
therapist, masters in counseling.
Practice of 8CUptDlCture integrated
with acupressure, and chinese heros.
Covered by student insurance. 1722
W. Harrison call 786-1195 for appl
or consultation.

kill from a tribal perspective and Maori
Reflections, a slide presentation about
New Zealand photographed by Gary
Galbreath will show in LH 5, 6:30 10
7:30 PM.

Scotty by Jeremy T. Owen

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As part or International Women's
Week Pauline Oliveros and the Olympia
Chamber Orchestra will perform at 8 PM,
TESC Recital Hall $6 general, $4
students.

WEDNESDAY
MARCH 7
UMOJA's Films
LH 3, 7 PM, $1.50

The Mwder of Fred Hampton and
The Brother from Another Planet

THURSDAY
MARCH 8
Rancb RomanCe and Ma Sugar will
perform at 8 PM in the LIB Lobby as
part of International Women's Week.
Tickets $71$5.

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Gail Tremblay will read poetry at
6:30 PM at the Asterix. Free. Sponsored
by the Asterix and At Home With Books.

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As a special complement to Paul Linke's
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will be featured at the Broadway
Performance Hall on selected evenings in
his one-man show, Ufe and Depth.
Performances run througb March 11.
Tickets range from $12.50 10 $14.50. For
tickets and group sales information call
the Box Office at 323-2623. Or call
Ticketmastez at 628'()888. $2 discount for
students and seniors.

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