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Subcommittee Report 12
equal access to all, regardless of their
degree of aggressiveness? Is it important to encourage students to pursue
their own educational goals, while at
the same time promoting an attitude
of respect for different cultures,
disciplines, lifestyles and the folks
working in the very structures that
serve them?
15_ Although there is a feeling of
cooperation and collaboration within
programs, there appears to be a good
deal of distrust and suspicion
throughout the faculty, a lack of
mutual respect that is probably
grounded in our often radically
divergent ways of teaching and learning_ How can we foster an attitude
of mutual respect between
disciplines, particularly when it
comes time to making one of our
many budget cuts? To what degree
is t his attitude of competit ion a
healthy aspect of dialogue between
and among educators?
16_ We are operating under severe
financial deprivation, at lea st when
compa red to years past. How do we
co ntinue to offer high quality in qruction, facilities, and instructional
, upport as our funding dollars are
co nsistently cut back? What kind of
rea llocation of dollars, people and
resource s could creative ly address
this on-going problem?
17. The criteria for evaluating
students, faculty, service areas, programs, and other activitips and
bodies on campus are not welldefined, yet the need for evaluation
is ever-present. Should crit eria for
the different types of valuations that
occur at Evergreen be developed,
agreed upon and adhered to? To
what degree would such uniformity
prevent us from responding to
changes in the educational communit yor prevent us from being responsive to individuals?
18. Although we talk a great deal
about cultural diversity, we can't
seem to arrive at a mutually
agreeable definition of the term, nor
do we have an active plan for
creating and celebrating diversity.
Are we truly comm itted to making
Evergreen a culturally diverse environment? I f we are, how can we incorporate this value into all aspects
of our community, such as hiring
and recruiting practices, student
recruitment, community building activities, curriculum planning processes, etc.? How can we ensure that
we are doing what we say we're doing with respect to cultural diversity?
These are the significant issues
that have risen to the surface over the
past weeks. Perhaps you don't find
your top five issues in this list. Or,
perhaps you've thought of a great
solut ion for one or more of these
issues and problems. The committee
is eager to hear your comments, suggestions,
additions,
and / or
criticisms.
IV. SOME CENTRAL
VALUES
All the way through our studyas we've listened to people, scoured
documents and tried to synthesizecertain value commitments have kept
cropp ing up. Some have represented
special interests, some have been intertwined with each other, and some
have been confusing. One clear, and
important, message we've received,
though, is that we should all try to
define the main characteristics of
Evergreen, the broad, central traits
that have made the place what it is;
we should not, however, define it out
of existence, strive so hard for concreteness t hat we destroy the useful
ambiguity/tension that sometimes
inspires our most imaginative efforts. Another strong indication
we've picked up is that though we
may disagree among ourselves on
some matters (most often specifics of
practice, but at times on central
viewpoints), and though we sometimes fall short of our hopes, there
are still some key principles that people have felt to be critical to the
primary vision that has brought us
to this point. They also appear to be
the main goals towards which we
should aspire for the foreseeable
future. Here is a list of those core
beliefs.
The Evergreen State College
should reaffirm its commitment to
and continue the pursuit of:
·LlBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
fected by decisions should have some
PONSIBLE,
MUTUALL Ysay in those decisions. regardless of
PRIMARILY AT THE UNDERRESPECTFUL RELATIONS, one
GRADUATE, BUT ALSO AT THE
their position in the institutional
that places COOPERATION OVER
GRADUATE LEVEL. Teaching/
hierarchy.
COMPETITION .
It
values
learning in the Humanities and Arts,
0A CONSONANT COMMUNITY.
SHARED DECISION-MAKING
As a learning community, as opposthe Natural and Social Sciences, that
and RESPONSIVENESS TO INDIed to some other kind, Evergreen is
helps students learn to learn, to value
VIDUALS AND GROUPS without
a variety of intellectual and cultural
one whose life is and should be definsacrificing necessary EFFICIENCY.
traditions and historical themes, to
ed most by the college's academic
It strives to COMMUNICATE INthink and solve problems in mission . Simult aneously, however,
FORMATION CLEARLY, to
dependently, and (where apall other aspects of life in this comhonor
INDIVIDUAL
AND
propriate) cooperatively, and to
munity should not only be consistent
CULTURAL DIVERSITY a nd to
with the form and content of our
ensure EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.
make humane ethical decisions, has
teaching and learning, but they
As in our academic life, we do not
formed and should continue to form
t he central core of what we do here
should mirror the academic exalways reach our community goals,
perience as completely as they can.
academically.
but we should continue to be comThese values seem to be the ones
mitted to creating a HEALTHY
.INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHmost central to what we have tried
ING AND LEARNING. Our central
SOCIAL LIFE here for individuals
to do at Evergreen, and the ones we
and groups; we also should
curricular commitment has been and
should pursue in the future . Despite
ACKNOWLEDGE AND CEL~
should be team-taught coordina ted
receiving different emphases from or
stud ies programs, but we also see
BRATE DIFFERENCES, BREAK
being seen from slightly different
DOWN CAMPUS/COMMUNITY
that group and individual contracts,
angles of vision by various ones
BARRIERS, and PRESERVE OUR
and even courses, can be presented
among us, these positions represent
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
in thematically coherent ways. Thus
the center of the spectrum of opinion
it is more important that faculty
about what thi s college is, does. and
Evergreen as a Work Organization
members collaborate in sharing
Above all, Evergreen's administrae lements from their var iou s
should continue.
tion should distinguish itself by bedisciplines than that they merely pass
ing FAIR AND RESPONSIBLE .
on their spec iali zed expertise, or
Administrators shou ld identify
cover a body of know ledge. and that
themselves with their decisions, i.e . .
students reap the benefits of studies
be LOCATABLE and ACCOUNTIn our first reporting document,
growing from among different
we grouped a number of Evergreen
ABLE, and they should demonstrate
fields. but that they also be given the
values under the rubric of "ways of
high degrees of PROFESSIONAL
discipl inary background and the
thinking about the co llege" - as a
COMPETENCE . They should also
sound , consistent academic advice
COMMUN ICATE CLEA RLY ,
leaching/ learning enterprise. as a
required to enab le them to succeed
commun ity of persons. and a s a
SEEK CONSENSUS where possible,
in interdisciplinary work.
work o rganization . By co ntinuing and CONSU LT with parties to be afoTHE INTERPLA Y OF THEORY
that practice here , we hope to
fected by their decisions always.
AND PRACTICE. Since neither
Such practices conduce to, rather
highlight even more of the comclassroom work nor field (or applied)
mitments that have made us a unithan inhibit , EFFICIENCY. Ultistud y i, complete in itself, we value
que and interesting institution and to
mately, our administration should
learning that blends mental with
hands-on activity. We consciously
suggest the wisdom in our persist ing
SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC
AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THIS
seek opportunities to bring actual exin them .
COMMUNITY .
Evergreen as a Teaching/Learning
perience and ideas /principles into
Though somewhat less central
Enterprise
contact with each other for the purGenerally, we see th is college as
than the values discussed earlier in
pose of elucid ating both. We should
this document, the ones mentioned
being committed to an INTEcontinue to value and pursue thi s
here have evolved over the duration
GRATED AND INTEGRATIVE
goal.
CURRICULUM, which means
of the college's life up to now.
0BEING A LEGITIMATE ALTERSomet imes, various ones of them
simply that the modes and content
NATIVE TO OTHER INSTITUof the instruction we offer do/ should
have been more acknowledged in the
TIONS OF HIGHER EDUCAcohere, in specific and in general. We seek ing than recognized in the
TION. While acknowledging that
achievement. They nevertheless still
teach and expect students to learn in
difference or innovation for its own
A VARIETY OF WAYS-cognitive get defended and sought after by
sake is not what we seek, we also
members of this community, and as
and intuitive, concrete and abstract,
want Evergreen to offer a first-rate
a result seem like reasonable aspiraverbal and sensory. Our largely
education in the liberal arts and the
tions for us to take into the coming
PROJECT OR THEME-CENsciences that is distinct from that
years.
TERED STUDIES should demonlearning offered elsewhere. Difstrate COHERENCE internally and
ference might exist in who attends
throughout the entire curriculum;
this college, in the content of its curthey should progress from BEGINriculum, the method(s) of instruction
NING TO ADVANCED levels of
or otherwise, but it should conduce
While the value orientations mendifficulty and sophistication; they
to our students' being able to
tioned above are relatively clear to
should be INNOVATIVE when that
recognize and cherish what separates
us, there are other things we
makes sense; and they should be set
their education from others available
say/believe are important that are
in HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
to them.
much harder to define consistently,
whenever possible. Such a cur0SERVICE TO THE SOUTH
much more difficult to practice in
riculum shou ld emphasize both INPUGET SOUND BASIN, SOUTHrelation to each other. These are
DIVIDUAL AND GROUP WORK
WEST WASHINGTON, AND THE
"value tangles," the conflicting,
and aim to help students develop
ENTIRE REGION. By means of a
tension-creating, contradictory situaCOMPETENCE IN READING ,
variety of study modes, in multiple
tions that occur when certain values
WRITING, MATH, SPEAKING,
subject areas, and in different forrun head-on into each other, or get
RESEARCH AND PROBLEMmats, we have been meeting and
so intimately wound up with each
should continue to meet as many of SOLVING, and ideally, it should
other that it's often hard to know
help ttv:m prepare to live active lives
the needs of our service area as we
where one ends and another begins .
in a DEMOCRACY. Obviously, a
reasonably can. Outreach programs,
Some of these tangles are relatively
economic development efforts, joint curriculum like this, one that stresses
innocuous, causing only a wry grin
ACADEMIC AS WELL AS PERprojects with other state agencies,
here or there or an occasional minor
and policy research and study are SONAL DEVELOPMENT. rests
inconvenience.
Others, however,
upon
practices
like
LECTURES,
some of the ways an institution like
frustrate expectations, hinder inSEMINARS, and so on, and upon
this should serve its students and the
a complex and effective system of dividual development and log-jam
environment in which it is situated.
institutional business. SHARED
ACADEMIC AN CAREER AD.EASY ACCESS TO THE COLDECISION-MAKING, for example,
Thus,
whether
the
mode
of
VISING.
LEGE AND ITS RESOURCES.
is too often inefficient and results in
teaching/learning is COORHistorically, we have tried to make
issues never getting settled or deciDINATED STUDY, GROUP/
admission to the college as open as
sions getting "unmade." Our widelyINDIVIDUAL CONTRACT or
is legal for us. We have also tried to
held and tightly-embraced value on
COURSE, whether it is FULlmake our human and non-human
TIME
or
PART-TIME,
whether
it
resources available to as many people as possible. We should continue uses INTERNSHIPS or FIELD
these efforts.
WORK, it should rely upon a LOW
0DlVERSITY. We should renew our
STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO
efforts to incorporate as much varieand HIGH FACULTY/STUDENT
ty as possible in race and ethnicity,
CONT ACT. All of our work should
socio-economic class, lifestyle,
be judged by means of MUTUAL
cultural values and so on into the
NARRATIVE EVALUATION (facfaculty, staff and students of TESC.
ulty-student.
student-faculty,
0COOPERATION OVER COMPEfaculty-faculty). Our approach to
TITION. Over time, we have sought
teaching and learning is enormously
cooperation among individuals,
difficult, demanding upon everyone,
groups, and interests whenever /
exciting and rewarding in the ex wherever appropriate, in place of treme and a concrete statement of
competition among them . Academ- our vision of knowledge as unified,
ically, institutionally, and socially relevant to life and applicable in real
that is still a value that we hold dear.
human situations. Just as we have
achieved st unning successes, we've
0SHARED DECISION-MAKING.
also experienced painful failures.
Whether one look s for consensus, a
This approach has brought us to this
locatable/accountab le administrator
point and seems most Ii kely to carry
or consultation, we believe this colus into the academic future that we
lege should operate according to
wish. We should continue it.
policies and procedures that are
Evergreen as a Community
open, mutually-understood, supporWe are serious in our attempts to be
table and as efficient as possible. We
a COMMUNITY OF OPEN, RESthink that people who will be af-
V. SOME OTHER
VALUES
VI. VALUE
TANGLES
EGA LIT ARIANISM at times confuses us about what quality is or
forces us to staunchly back people or
practices we really don't believe in.
And so on. In this report, we've tried
to expose a range of value tangles,
and to suggest possible ways of
thinking about their resolution. The
real business of working our way out
of these dilemmas will be done by
others after we disband. But, there
remain value conflicts that need to
be resolved!
VII. NOW IT'S
. YOUR TURN
If you have our first report (dated
March 31), you will notice major
changes and additions in the present
draft. We fu lly intend our final draft
to reflect further changes, major and
minor, in response to what we hear
in this next ro und of discussions.
This draft report for the Values
and Aspirations Subcommitt ee of
the Strategic P lanning Process, along
with the report coming from the Environmental Sub-committee, will
provide the basis for campus-wide
discussions on Wednesday, April 23,
1986. Give us your responses. Ask
questions. Complain. Let us know
what you think. Have we asked the
right questions? Raised the right
issues? Left out the main thing?
Distorted / misunderstood what you
told us earlier? Despite the fact that
the Planning Council is going to
make its first declarations in the next
few days, you still have time to get
your comments to us. Write notes to
Rudy Martin, or anyone else in this
group. Speak to us on campus. Write
your opinions, your priorities among
the values and aspirations we've
presented. Add others. We'll publish
our final report, including whatever
recommendations we arrive at and
the several principles we judge to be
most important to the community
early in May. That statement will be
our last comments to you and our
suggestions to the Planning Council.
Speak now, or ....
The Values and Aspirations Subcommittee of the Strategic Planning
Process:
Sandy Butler (Staff)
Sally Cloninger (Faculty)
Rob Cole (Faculty)
Mary Fleischman (Staff)
Thome George (Student)
Norma Gilligan (Staff)
Jan Holz (Student)
Rob Knapp (Faculty)
Darren Lilla (Student)
David Marr (Academic Dean)
Rudy Martin (Faculty/Chair)
Stone Thomas (Dean/Enrollment
Services)
APPENDICES
(PROPOSED)
The following materials will be appended to our final statement and
left on record in the Provost's Office. Community members wishing
to examine them there will be
welcome to do so.
I. Copies of all reports/documents
published by this committee.
2. Copies of all documents consu lted in our research.
3. All written responses turned in
to this subcommi ttee .
1967
Cooper Point Journal
Issue No.
23
May I, 1986
Vol. No. 14
Students confront administration with rally
Many issues addressed
by Maggie Murphy
Approximately 400 students with
faculty, staff and administrators
gathered in the library lobby Monday to listen to concerns surrounding
childcare issues at Evergreen. Sue
Roden, coordinator of the Parents'
Center, organized the event. Roden,
faculty Terry Tafoya. and student
Nina Powell were also slated to
speak. The rally eventually opened
to include many students. a staff
member,
alumni,
and
administrators.
Roden opened the rally with
thanks to all who helped Jennifer
Belcher, a state representative unable
to attend, but who sent verbal support and a general announcement
. that April was the month of the
ch i I d.
Roden listed the issues in four major categories:
I) TESC lacks a timely and effec'5- tive grievance process by which
5
students voices can be heard.
2) TESC lacks a process by which
~
students
have control over student
,
~ service positions and money.
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3) Concerned students of TESC
Sue Roden, coordinator of the Parents' Center and a S&A Board member, speaks outro the approximately 400
are questioning the direction that
people who came 10 the noon-hour rally last Monday in the library lobby. Roden, also a mOlher, organized rhe
this college is heading.
rally to protest what she thought was a lack of strong administration support Jor childcare at Evergreen and
4) TESC is giving the natioll a
other issues.
false progressive image through rhe
news media.
Will administrators fund daycare?
Sh e the n requested a wriiten
response by noon Tuesday, April 29.
to the following:
hy Tracy Gibson
I) That afirm commitmem to rhe
Childcare Expansion Project be
made and that the nrooosed facility
be immediately monitored fur environmental safety.
2) That in light of five years of
complaints and documentation
ubout Dflftwood Daycare's administration under Virginia Brian.
we call for the dismissal of the director.
One of the demands of students
at Monday's protest was for stronger
administration support of childcare
at Evergreen. Recently the administration and the S&A Board
have been working together to try
and move the daycare to a new site
that is larger and closer to campus .
Analysis
The new facility will have room for
I 2 more students and separated
space for different age groups. At
one time the administration and
S&A each agreed to pay half of the
$65,000 it will cost to make the
move.
Students accuse the administration of repeatedly failing to increase
support for daycare and failing to include childcare in budget requests to
the legislature -- both despite DTF
recommendations to do so.
The administration says they support daycare, but feel the issue is the
degree of support the college can
give.
Students also accuse the administration of implying it will not
fund daycare's proposed move to a
larger site if S&A takes money from
the building reserves fund . This
money could be used for the proposed CAB II budget.
A memo from Gail Martin, vice
president for student affairs, to the
S&A Board strongly suggests the
board take daycare relocation funds
from operating expenses instead of
THE EVERGREEN
STATE COLLEGE
Otympia. WA 98505
the building reserves fund; S&A contends the building reserves fund is
for any building S&A decides is
necessary, which includes daycare
facilities.
Martin's memo inspired Sue
Roden, coordinator of the Parent's
Center and S&A Board member, to
organize Monday's rally for stronger
daycare at Evergreen and a better
grievance process.
Roden, also a mother, expressed
that childcare is an essential service
for student parents at Evergreen.
Carol Costello, coordinator of the
S&A Board, sees child care for student parents as essential as van service or the library.
"\t's necessary so students can
turn their heads to the business of
learning," she said.
Both Roden and Costello feel the
administration is not doing as much
as it could to help increase the quality of child care on campus. "S&A
has always supported childcare,"
Roden said at Monday's rally, "but
the administration has helped very
little. "
Currently daycare at Evergreen is
primarily supported by the Student
Activities Board. Out of Driftwood's $60,000 yearly budget the
administration helps with only
$6,000, parents' fees pay around
$10,000, the rest is supplied by S&A .
Several DTF's have recommended
the administration pay 40 percent,
S&A 40 percent, and the remaining
20 percent be covered by parents'
fees.
The 1979 DTF for childcare
recommended the college include
daycare as an appropriate budget
item because the college continually
attracts older students . In May of
1984 the administration decided not
to ask the legislature for funding for
childcare after telling students they
would.
Martin said the administration
supports daycare, but there are
many competing needs for the collegc's limited resources. She said
both Financial Aid and thc
Registrar's office have seen a 35 percent increase in enrollment, but the
legislature did not allocate money
for increased support services.
Martin says her impression of the
1984 decision not to add daycare to
the budget proposal was due to a
feeling the legislature would not suP.port the proposal. She thinks the
legislature might accept such a pro posal now, but implied there were
still competing needs.
The administration has chosen to
help with the proposed daycare
mov~ to a larger site, Martin says.
By doing this, they hope to help
daycare increase its operating income. From this site, daycare can
care for more children, thereby making basic fixed costs more efficient,
and possibly attract grants.
Martin doesn't know if the administration will cont inue in its
agreement to pay half the daycare
relocation costs if S&A insists on
funding their half from the building
reserves fund.
The building reserves fund is
money the administration hopes will
be used to float bonds on the pro posed building of the 14 student offices on the third floor of the CAB.
S&A Board Secretary Paul Tyler
said.
Martin feels her memo is an attempt to keep both issues alive and
see Fund page 2
3) That documentation of the administration's plan for CAB Phase
II be submitted to the student
population of The Evergreen State
College.
4) That, if the administration
plans to go ahead with the gym nasium project, a plan be submitred
to the student body about who is expected to fund the functions of said
building (the administration or
S&A?).
5) That the administration, the
S&A Board, and personnel formulate an evaluation procedure
specific to student funded staff
positions.
6) That the students, staff. faculty, and administrators work together
to formulate a timely and effective
grieva nce procedure for The
Evergreen State College.
7) That Joe Olander. Stan Marshburn. and Jack Daray make public
their executive decisions and be held
locatable and accountable for those
decisions.
8) That an initial response be
made and available to the public hy
noon, Tuesday, April 29. 1986.
9) That the demands made hv Ihe
North west Indian Center be uddressed in writing. by bOlh JuC' Olander
and Pal rick Hill. and dispersed III
rhe ellrire Evergreen Commun ity.
Next. Powell addrc " cd t he crowd
by asking. "Wha. will [·vcrgrcen
dlOose as it plans for the future. and
who will decide that future" "
Followed by a booming applause she
stated, "We arc taking Evergreen
back! " Powell sees Evergreen as su fferi ng from a form of domest Ie
violence . Shc voiced support for the
Native American Studies program
and said, "We will continue to be
David Whitener's students wherever
he ho lds his classes . We will not
allow outdated evalu ations of Bill
see Issues page 6
Provost sets budget
By Irene Mark Buitenkant
The sum of $526,000 wa s
allocated to The Evergreen State
College to fund increased enrollment. Half of this amount has to be
spent this year and the remainder
next year. On Tuesday, April J 4.
President Olander was given a list of
proposed expend itures of $260,000,
prepared by Vice President and Provost Patrick Hill. That list is in the
process of being reviewed.
This list reflected a greater say
from the academic deans, and faculty including their budget subcommittee of the agenda comm itt ee.
According to Karen Wynkoop,
assistant vice president for budget in
the academic area. the first half of
the money has to be spent by June
30, 1986; because of time constraints, involving students in the
decision-making was difficult .
Gail Martin, vice president for
student affairs, has thought about
ways to involve students in the
decision-making process. "One way
would be for Patrick Hill to hold
open meetings on the priority list
and hear the degree to which
students' priorities for that money
concur or vary from his. He could
solicit what st udents feel are their
top 10 priorities in instruction. The
Information for Action survey with
over 900 responses should lend some
guidance of a research sort."
Asked what she thought were the
possible areas of expenditures such
as restoration of program and facul ty cuts. Martin answered ... Pl : bad
the things where we felt the most
loss; I wou ldn't necessa rily just
replace the past. I would factor in
so me of the results coming out of
Strategic P lanning. You get money
like that so seldom; you have to COIl serve those resources.
"You also have an obligation to
fund whatever future orientation
might grow out of the strategic plan ning effort. It's hard to be future oriented. I don't mean frills. I mean
things that have to do with the well
being of the institution as it develops
over lime."
A breakdown of Hill's proposal
will appear in next week' s CPJ.
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May [, [986
New site for childcare
may be contaminated
by Tracy Gibson
Plans to lIlove Driftwood Daycare are laden with controversy.
Fund
from page 1
" balance different obligations to different students." By 1990 the student organizations in their present
offices will have to move and Martin would like to have "CAB II
ready for students to move right
into. "
In 1981 S&A gave the college
$103,000 during a financial crunch.
In return, S&A has a rent-free lease
on the student offices on the third
floor of the library through 1991.
Carol Costello and other members
of the S&A Board see the memo as
one more attempt by the administra-
tion to "blackmail" S&A into
building CAB II . They see the administration's urgency for CAB II as
a move to get back their office space
on the third floor.
The S&A Board feels somewhat
leary of administration's intentions
as far as CAB [I. According to
Tyler, the board discovered that the
$1 'I, million the administration was
quoting them for the 14 student offices included a three-story addition
to the CAB for SAGA, the
Bookstore and recreation space.
Now CAB 11 and daycare are in
compet ition .
Martin feels this is normal,
"Everything that costs money is in
competition ."
Richard Siddoway, the single
fathn of a daughter, 7, saw in the
Evergreen catalog that child care was
available. But when he arrived he
discovered that Driftwood only took
children in a narrow age bracket.
There was no after school care to
meet his needs.
He says he can't thank the
Parents' Center enough for their
help. But, he also says that child care
is not available so that he can get involved in Evergreen governance.
"The student parent population is
already wiped out," says Roden,
"They don't have time. They are trying to raise good families and be
good students. They need all the support they can get."
Once Evergreen offices, now a
pottery shop, building 20 I, located
behind the Communications Lab
and near parking lot c, is the proposed site for the daycare and
Parent's Center. However, Services
and Activities (S&A) is concerned
that the site may be contaminated
with residue pottery glazes, some of
which are toxic.
Sue Roden, a member of the S&A
Board and co-ordinator of the
Parent's Center, stresses that there
are "no facts anywhere, no investigation. The problem could be
minor. We don't know."
The S&A Board discovered potters at the shop have been
thoroughly cleaning the shop and
then dumping the cleaning water
outside. S&A is now running an investigation to discover if there is a
problem with toxins in the soil where
the water was dumped.
The board has asked Marty
Beagle, Evergreen's scientific instructional technician, to make a
preliminary investigation into the
matter. Due to Beagle's busy work
schedule, he hasn't had time to make
the investigation yet, but will as soon
as possible.
Beagle and the members of the
S&A board feel the problem is probably minimal_ Roden pointed out at
an S&A meeting that the water was
not dumped where children will be
playing. But as Carol Costello, S&A
Board coordinator, says "Clearly no
one wants to put children in jeopardy. We are interested in finding out
as soon as possible what contaminants exist, if any, and where."
Barbara Lund, the manager of the
pottery shop since August, says that
most of the chemicals they use are
all right once they are mixed with
water or have been cooked into a
glaze. They are mostly dangerous in
powder form such as silica dust. She
feels the dumping is not the problem
for the daycare, but the chemical
dust in the air, the ceiling, the attic
and the ventilation ducts is. "Ten
years as a pottery shop and turning
it into a daycare is nuts -- they might
as well turn it into a restaurant,"
Lund said.
The problem with the chemical
dust was taken into consideration
when the site was chosen, even
though it was left out of the final
proposal written last·December suggesting the move and giving a cost
run down of the move.
Daycare Director Virginia Brian
called Thurston County Environmental Health and was told
there would not be a problem if the
building was thoroughly cleaned and
carpet was laid. "We certainly
wouldn't move in if it was not safe,"
she said.
The plans are to use the $1,000
budgeted for clean-up to cleanse the
pottery shop and seal the walls, and
cont inue the investigation to
discover if there is a problem with
toxins in the soil and around the site.
Semester system considered at consultation
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",ctrca t when th e fac ult y tackled the
,,, ue or ; trategic plannin g last weck
at Camp Bishop. In a summ erca mp-lik e sett ing, th e annual facul ty re treat bega n Wednesda y, A Jml
23. II ', first task: to evaluat c a nd
C'o mm cnt o n th e Strat cgic Planning
Subco mmittee dra ft s.
Vt ce Pres ident a nd Pro vos t
Pat'rick Hill , who is chairperson or
thc Strategic Planning C ouncil, introduced the topic. Next thc Values
and Aspirations and Ihe En vironmental Subcommittees gave
their reports.
The final draft of the Strategic
Plan will direct the Board of
Trustees , President Olander and administrators in decisions concerning
curriculum, recruitment, budgeting,
and educational modes. Committee
members are developing documents
for the Evergreen community and
external audiences, such as the
legislature .
Proposals offered by the Values
a nd Aspirations Subcommittee,
whose task IS to uncover Evergreen's
"
animating values, include: shifting
from th e quan cr to the semester
system , restricting individual w ntracts to advanced study , developin g
th c Paciri c Rim program a nd
esta bli shing large interdisc tplin ary
lecture courses.
Th e En vironmental Subcommittee, wh ose las k is to identify and explain faclOr s in Evergreen and
Washington stat e that will affect the
college, talked about their second
draft. This draft includes: a study of
Evergreen's physical location, potential student pool, public image,
political liabilities and strengths,
Evergreen's educational prominence, and the public's expectations of the college. (Both reports are
available at: the Library circulation
desk, in the April 24 issue of ·the
CPl, or from Steven Hunter.)
Faculty discussion at the retreat ,
like the student campus consu ltations which preceded and followed
it , centered on the Values and
Aspirations
Subcommittee's
proposals.
Faculty members' opinions varied
so widely that little consensus was
achieved . Some faculty members
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agreed on one detail of an issue, but
d isagreed on the next -- with one exception: they liked th e idea of swit chtng from thc quarter to a semester
system; some said jokingl y that they
wo uld switch imm ediatel y.
According to St eve Hunter,
Strategic Planning Council memb er
and Evergreen's director of research
and planning, t here are severa l
reasons supporting the change:
1) For facilIty, the main ,eason
would be the feeling that the quarter
period is too short, and the semester
would be a better increment to examine subjects .
2) Faculty and students would
have fewer evaluations to write, and
the staff fewer to process, thus
decreasing the workload .
3) Pressure on admissions and
registration staff would also ease.
4) And costs would be reduced.
Budget director Jack Daray says
costs would drop as two of the four
registration periods were cut.
Faculty seemed united on another
topic. Most praised the Strategic
Planning Council for work well
done. Few would comment negativeIy--at least not on record--on the
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One racult y member said it was
ridiculous to expect an y meaningful
proposals and recommendations out
of one three-hour session. Later she
said she was " just blowing oIl
steam," and asked not to be quoted.
Another, who said during di scussions that they had only five-tenth s
orthe time needed to talk about the
proposals, also declined to comment
further.
Gail Tremblay, like most faculty,
says the time given to comment on
the subcommittees' drafts was adequate. "You could discuss forever or
you could take some limited amount
of time and divide up into groups
and discuss .. . [ think we covered
most of the important material," she
said. And t here will be more
consultations.
Budget Director Jack Daray said
he was surprised at the level of the
discussion . "We're at the base, examining the core," he said, and it
was good faculty were not getting
defensive .
In working out how the institution
will run it [Strategic Planning] may
he more useful internally than exter-
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When asked how long it will take
for the Strategic Plan to be completed, Strategic Planning Council
member Paul Motl put hi s hand o n
this reporter 's shoulder and said,
"How old are you now, 21? OK, by
the time you're 50."
He explained that t he Strategic
Planning Process does not have to
be complet e thi s year, that it will
continue through the years. Now a
few issues will get the process roil ing for next year and t he years after
that.
"It really is a perpetual revolution," Mott said.
"I hope not a perpetual revolution, but perpetual planning," says
Patrick Hill, Strategic Planning
Council chairperson . "It [planning]
will a lways be necessary because
there will always be a future to be
planned."
Faculty Dave Hitchens said, "Efficiency experts would tear their hair
over this process." It is easy for people walking into these discussions to
get frustrated, said Hitchens, but
talking focusses the issues, and
groups have a collective wisdom.
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Carol Gruen, a staff in registration
and chairperson of the Wellspring
Africa support group. Gruen had
talked to Missen by phone a few
weeks ago and sait!, "He says it is
going well. The men are learning to
drill and install the pumps, and the
women are learning to maintain
them. "
Pat McCann worked with Missen
and Johnson when Missen was here
on campus. She said, "[ have never
met anyone who would stick to
something like they do. They are visionary people who will make a difference in the world."
Fear of terrorism won't stop summer program
by John Kaiser
The threat of terrorism won't stop
this summer's Museums and
Monuments program from going to
Europe. Evergreen faculty Gordon
Beck will lead the program into a
study of classical art and architecture
and ancient civilizations at sites in
Britain, France, Germany, Austria,
Italy and Greece.
"Fear of terrorism should not
make us hostages in our own homes
or corrupt our lives and educational
pursuits," wrote Beck in a recent letter to students registered in the program. Beck emphasizes that they will
stay in blue collar neighborhoods
away from fancy hotels and highspending American tourists . [n
Greece, nearly all their work will be
done in small towns or in the
countryside.
But much of the program involves
study at heavily visited spots such as
the British Museum, the Louvre in
Paris and the ancient Greek
monuments. Beck points out that art
has been lost throughout history, but
rarely through deliberate attacks .
Statistically, the chances of being
killed by a terrorist are extremely
low. Newsweek magazine reports
that more Americans drowned in
their bathtubs last year than in terrorist attacks.
"The risks are slim. It's more
dangerous driving around here on
the highways than going to
Europe," said program member Jon
Fritzler.
"Some of the most dangerous
places to visit are places where a lot
of American tourists say they're going this year like the Washington
monument or the U.S. Capitol,"
Beck adds.
Beck and his wife Libby have led
students around Europe for the last
IS years, 12 of which have been
Evergreen programs. He knows his
way around some European cities
better than he knows his way around
Seattle.
"Terrorism has been around for
a long time; the chances of being a
victim are very slim," Libby Beck
said .
Despite the relative safety of
European travel, Beck has decided
not to receive mail at the American
Express office in Athens; "a possible though unlikely target," he
writes.
He emphasizes that the program
is a serious educational endeavor not
a tourists' vacation. People in the
program will be traveling inconspicuously by plane, train, ferryboat, car, bus and cruise ship .
Community chooses Advisory Board delegates
by Bob Baumgartner
If the President's Advisory Board
were a flower, its stem would be just
beginning to grow.
The roots were established five
weeks ago when the Governance
Disappearing Task Force (DTF)
released a document outlining the
Advisory Board's creation and func-
tion. According to this document,
the Advisory Board will make
recommendations to the college
president on important campus
issues.
Three students, staff and faculty
members have been chosen to represent the groups on campus. Along
with the Advisory Board members,
one alternate has been chosen for
each group in order to replace a
member who cannot participate.
To insure people of color and
women are on the board, three other
members will be appointed by President Olander with the recommendation of Advisory Board members
and the campus affirmative action
officer.
President Olander will participate
as a non-voting member, allowing
him to bring up issues and present
information, but not to vote.
Sandy Butler, member of the
Governance DTF, said the Advisory
Board, like most campus committees, will work toward consensus,
and vote only if consensus cannot be
reached.
.Staff Advisory Board members
were selected by ballot, according to
Eleanor Dornan, staff Advisory
Board member. After the first
round, the 15 people who received
the most nominations voted amongst
themselves to select the staff's three
Advisory Board members and one
alternate.
Staff Advisory Board members
are Doug Hitch, instructional technician in the Lab Annex and Set and
Model Shop; Steve Bader, student
development specialist; Eleanor
Dornan, development officer; and
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to their homes. Cliff was nearly
overwhelmed as familiar faces
crowded up to him for finger-snap
handshakes welcoming him back.
(Cliff had been in Liberia in 1982
with "Crossroads Africa. ")
Since we have arrived in the village
we have been amazed and delighted
with the enthusiasm and import the
villagers have given this project.
They have put a lot of time inlO
working with us even though this is
the middle of the season to cut their
farms and time is short before the
rains come, Johnson added.
Missen and Johnson had planned
to return in mid-May according to
Jan Lambertz (alternate), director of
recreation and athletics.
Don Finkel, chairperson of the
faculty and the Agenda committee,
said the Agenda C.Qm1'Qj,tte.l<,' consisting of about 10 faculty members,
chose one Advisory Board member,
and the faculty as a whole voted for
the other two members and the alternate. Their names have not been
released.
Accord ing to Vice President for
student affairs Gail Martin, she and
nine student volunteers selected student Advisory Board members from
a pool of six applicants on the basis
of their knowledge of campus issues,
interactive style, communication
skills and time and energy to commit. The screening process included
reading the resumes of the six applicants, copies of their evaluations,
their written re sponse s t o
hypothetical questions, and conduct ing a group interview .
Martin said they were looking for
a diverse group of students to participate on the Advisory Board.
James Boden, Patricia Gilbert, Bret
Lunsford and Andrew Ta rtella
(alternate) will serve as student Advisory Board members.
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scraped together six Consallen handthe India Mark II hand pumps they
pumps which have plasiic pipe and
had ordered and which had been enstainless steel mechanics.
dorsed for use by the Liberian
At night they dream of pizza, their
All of this took five weeks, when
Ministry of Rural Development and
friends back home, and chocolate.
they
had only planned to spend three
UNICEF
were
no
longer
approved
By day they teach natives in the
weeks in Monrovia. With their perfor use because the galvanized drop
Liberian bush about water sanitation
sonal stipend gone, they had no
pipe would corrode within a year .
and how to drill wells and install
choice, Johnson said, but, to load
The good news was that they were
hand pumps. Cliff Missen, an Everthe truck and head off into the bush.
able to stop shipment of the pumps
green graduate, and his wife,
We were surprised 10 find thai the
ordered
from
India.
Carolyn Johnson, worked for a year
Johnson stated in her letter, we bit truck assigned to us by the Ministry
to raise the $20,000 for "Wellspring
our lips and hunkered down 10 of Public Works was a nearly new
Africa," a project committed to
work .... The American Embassy put dump truck. Now we were looking
bringing clean water and decent
us in touch with Bob Braden at the forward to a bouncy ride, but who
sanitation to millions of people in
United States Agency for Interna- are we to look a gift horse in the
the world living without either
tional Development (U.S.A.I.D.) mouth?
In a recent letter to the Cooper
We filled every inch of the truck
who had afriend who was a minister
Point Journal, they tell of the red
with
our supplies, pumps, and tools,
of
Public
Works
who
had
a
truck
we
tape and problems they encountered
and
then
piled on the assortment of
could
use
to
cart
our
materials
inlO
on their arrival to Monrovia. Expecthe bush. Gabriel (the project coor- people who invariably attach to any
ting to be there three weeks while
dinator) had a friend at UNICEF vehicle headed into the bush. (They
they collected supplies, they found
who came up withfuelfor the truck. show up with a good story and no
an economic crunch affecting the
The ministry of Rural Development money . and promise not to be a
country threatened to end the whole
let
us adapt some of their spoiled bother if they can cling desperately
project.
drill bits for hand drilling in the to the lOp of the load as the truck
Commitments for transportation
lurches through the mud and pot
village.
of supplies, fuel, and per diem exholes on its way south.)
stuff
The
church
cleared
our
penses made by the government of
We arrived at Wessah, overjoyed
through
customs
the
very
day
the
Liberia and the Christ Pentecostal
government withdrew all duty-free 10 arrive in one piece, Johnson conChurch simply could not be kept
privileges. (Luckily, the port officials tinued, and there was a large throng
because the money was not
had not heard. Maybe their phones of people there to welcome us. They
available . (Many government
were not working.) And, finally, the had come from the bush villages to
workers had not been paid for four
months.) They also were told that - ministry of Rural Development head-load the pumps and 100is back
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mE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
letters
Q:Qinions
. President to meet
with community,
re: N. A. Studies
It's time to include students in decision making
by Steven Aldrich
Irene Mark Buitenkant, in this
week's issue of the CPJ, informs us
that a proposal on how to spend
$260,000 has been forwarded to
President Olander's office. The proposal was prepared by the provost's
office with the help of the deans, and
faculty .
Students were not included in the
process.
"Because of time constraints , involvinl students in the decisionmaking process was difficult,"
Buitenkant explains.
This is not acceptable to me as a
student.
Last week I asked Hill for a copy
of his proposals, which had already
been forwarded to the president's office, I was told that Martin-whom
he said was coordinating student
input-had a copy of the recommendations, and could release it to me
if she so chose.
When approached Martin said she
did not have a copy of the recommendations, and that she was not
coordinat ing student input;
although, she assumed Hill didn't
know ' this as he had just returned
from a three day work trip.
As a student, I am frustrated at
my inability to be involved in
deciding how to spend money the
legislature allocated for my education. I question a process that is, in
theory, supposed to provide me that
opportunity, but somehow enables
the provost to make budgetary
recommendations, not only without
student involvement, but without his
knowledge of our noninvolvement.
Hill should not be singled out for
persecution. After many conversations with him I believe he wants to
see students involved in decision
making. The problem seems to be
that the institution does not, or. has
not, offered a method by which he
can consistantly provide this.
In an April 10 CPJ article, Bob
Baumgartner explained the process
for deciding how the $260,000 is to
be spent. "After input from the
Agenda Committee [a committee of
the Faculty Senate], deans, and
academic staff, a proposal will be
made to President Olander, then the
Board of Trustees," he said.
Hill recently informed me that the
deans made a recommendation for
slightly more than the $260,000 to be
spent, and then-after consulting
the Faculty Budget Committee (a
subcommittee of the Agenda Committee)-chose from a number of
options in order to reduce the recommendation to the final $260,000.
No mention was made of staff involvement in the process.
It is clear that the faculty are
organized in a way that makes them
locatable and accountable when
their input is desired. In addition, it
seems they have organized
themselves so that a few faculty
members (those on one committee or
another subcommittee) can speak on
topics, like budget proposals, and
know they have the support of
many.
Students have no similar strur.ture. So, our most effective input is
to protest.
Those in power then must decide
how to best appease us, if we can be
ignored, or search for some middle
ground.
Last week Margarita Mendoza de
Sugiyama, special assistant to the
president/affirmative action, spoke
out at the protest organized by
frustrated students and faculty connected with the Native American
Studies program. She said "This institution is driven by personality and
not process." She added that she
heard a lot of protestors saying I this
and I that, but what is needed is a
process that will force people to
decide as a community how to meet
individual and collective needs.
President Olander announced last
Wednesday, April 30, that delegates
to the Advisory Board have been
chosen, and that he will be using this
Board to help him make decisions.
Hopefully, this will provide the
whole Evergreen Community with
an opportunity to be involved in the
campus decision making process.
In a speech last spring Olander
warned the community if we did not
create a functional alternative to the
Evergreen Council he would be su bmitting budget proposals to that
dysfunctional body.
The community has created that
alternative: the Advisory Board.
The administration now needs to
give the board the opportunity to
prove itself by using this "system of
governance defined by our
documents" to evaluate and decide
whether to accept, reject, or modify
Hill's recommendations.
'Genocide being committed on Big Mountain'
by Leslie Cowell
It is a sad but true fact that the
people of Big Mountain are being
asked to relocate from their traditional homelands. Multi-billion
dollar corporations such as Kerra
Mcgee and Peabody Coal, to name
a fe\v, have their eyes on this land
only for the valuable mineral
resources that lay beneath the Four
Corners area . It is not a fact that
these resources are needed for the
well-being of our country. By means
of conservation and renewable
resources, we already can more than
provide energy for ourselves. We
underestimate the power of our
voices which could prevent July 8
from becoming the "beginning of
the end," not only for the Dine and
Hopi but for all people .
It is a fact that Evergreen is a
relatively isolated corner of the
world. Yet support groups across the
country are recognizing the need to
make the American public aware of
the struggle at Big Mountain. The
media over the past years has avoided the issue due to pressure from the
government and vested interests.
Recently, though, with the broadcasting of "Trouble on Big Mountain," a PBS documentary, and
"Broken Rainbow," which won an
Academy Award for best documentary, the public is slowly being made
aware.
We must be realistic, we need not
admit defeat, we must recognize our
power as a people.
There are less than three months
remaining before the present
relocation date of July 8, which is
adequate time to do America a favor
and educate the people about the
genocidal decisions being made by
our govenment. If there is truly a
concern to ensure the right to selfdetermination and protect the wellbeing of all people, we who are
aware of this situation will employ
our personal communication skills
and pressure our mass communication system to give this issue the exposure it rightfully deserves.
The money and resources that are
'u .S. creates conflict in Nicaragua'
by Ben Tansey
Francisco Campbell, first
secretary of the Nicaraguan Embassy in charge of Political Affairs ,
who works in Washington D.C.,
recently spoke on KING 1090's Jim
Altoff radio talk show. His comments were mostly consistent, logical
and rarely evasive, The following is
a summary of comments.
His fundamental position was, of
course, that the United States is supporting the planned uverthrow of
Nicaragua's Sandinista regime by
supporting the so-called "Contras."
If this were not the case, he asserted,
Nicaragua would be a small peaceloving nation with a free media and
democratically elected officials.
However, due to U.S. aggressions,
certain military measures have been
taken such as the pronouncement of
a state of emergency; which Campbell implied means that not all the
civil rights enjoyed in a country such
as the United States are available. If
there were no U.S. aggression, he
said, there would be no state of
emergency.
Campbell defended the 1981 loan
to Nicaragua from Libya of $100
million as a measure taken to help
defend the country from the U.S.
backed Contras. He responded to
accusations of terrorism by citing
acts of terror perpetrated by U.S .
supported forces, especially an incident in which he sa id a CIA plane
was used to bomb a Nicaraguan airport. Though this may be true, it is
hardly a relevant defense of whether
or not Nicaragua sponsors
terrorism.
He supported his charges of U.S .
state-sponsored terrorism against his
country with another point. He
brought up the now famous CIA
Manual which, though officially denounced by the Reagan administrat ion once it was made public, encouraged assassination and terrorism
as a means to an end. He pointed out
that Nicaragua took this matter to
the International Court of Justice
(world court), but that the U.S.
maintained the authority of its
foreign policy decisions transcended proclamations by the Hague. He
did not point out that historically,
the United States was not uniqe in
ignoring a world court decision.
Campbell denied that the presence
of Soviet advisors impinged on the
"nonaligned" status of Nicaragua
which he went quite a long way to
establish. He repeated that the
Nicaraguans are in need of "obtaining methods of defending"
themselves and that they are
"grateful" to anyone who helps. I
considered this to be a very viable
point.
He said relations with Libya, like
Russia, are practical in this realm
since the Sandinistas are being openly challenged by one of the most
powerful nations on the planet. He
pointed out that Nicaragua also has
relations with Europe, Arabia and
Asia as well as Libya, Russia and the
United States. This last is seen as important for purposes of maintaining
an open channel of communication
and negotiation.
On the issue of self-determination,
Campbell responded to one caller's
complaint [that Nicaragua has had
no elections] by saying that on
Novem ber 4, 1984, there were elections and that they were affirmed by
observers from all over the world,
except those from the Nited States,
to have been "open, honest and
fair." In those elections, Daniel
Ortega, the Sandinista leader, won
the vote while his party members
captured two-thirds of the assembly,
with the other one-third being shared
between six other parties. Moreover,
he said the government had voted an
amnesty to the Contras and
guaranteed political freedom LO
them if they would lay down their
weapons.
On the accusations by both the
United States and other Central
American nations that Nicaragua
has hindered the Contradora Peace
Process, Campbell said that this is
not true. He said that Nicaragua has
for years been ready to sign an agreement stating that Central Amercan
nations should be free of all foreign
advisors and foreign military bases.
The proposal has other provisions as
well, including a law against the
transfer of arms through or between
Central American nations . He said
that the United States has sabotaged all efforts to sign this treaty or the
Contradora Plan. It seems evident
however that the Ortega government
has not been very willing to
compromise.
Campbell also denied that the
Sandinista armies have massacred
the Mosquito Indian tribes that live
in Nicaragua. This assertion is
doubtful as well.
dvailable need not be used to educate
the Dine and Hopi people. They
have been living with the threat of
relocation since the enactment of
public law 93-531 in 1974 and are
well aware of their circumstances.
The Dine and Hopi traditionalists
have adjusted to American culture
in order to stand up for their rights
and personally confront their opposition. The people have witnessed the effects of relocation and have
watched their families and friends
suffer. Government documents
show that half of the relocatees have
lost their homes purchased by the
federal government due to severe
financial problems and their
psychological inability to adjust to
city life. In the Dine language relocation means "to go away and never
be seen again." The elders of Big
Mountain are taking a spiritually
nonviolent stand but in the event
they are forced to physically defend
their land, they will surely die on Big
Mountain.
We as a people cannot
underestimate our power. Our voices
are the greatest resource we possess
to bring about a change that will
protect the rights of all our people.
We have the potential to make that
change a reality and in a 'good way.
(The author would like to
recognize Jennifer Matlick and
thank her for her concerns and good
intentions.)
Fall '86 CPJ editor position open
Tired of sitting in a classroom learning things? Are
you ready for excitement, adventure and travel
through miles of student writing? Would you like
to be the hub of information for this campus, and
live a rich and fulfilling life vicariously? Then the
Cooper Point Journal needs you.
Applications for the 1986-'87 academic year CPJ
editor position can be obtained from Allie Hinkle
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See "Campaign created 10 slOp
Salvadoran bombing, " page 7.
To Mattie Bloomfield, Robin
Fielding, Joe Waterhouse and Gary
Wessels
At last week's demonstration
Parick Hill offered to bring togethe;
President Olander, Pris Bowerman
(faculty DTF chair), and Rudy
Martin (Values and Aspirations Subcommittee for Strategic Planning
chair) to hear student concerns
regarding Native American Studies.
That meeting has been arranged.
Please join Patrick, Joe, Pris and
Rudy in the Board Room Monday,
May 5, from noon to I p.m.
Thank you.
Kris Johansson, Provosts Office
KAOS explains
power boost
r
,
,'.
statement, "The cost is cheap" (an
absolutely accurate quote). If KAOS
is locked into a narrow, lower power
status, 14 years of effort by over a
thousand individuals, and the expenses of the station over those 14
years, will have come up short of
producing a permanently viable
public radio station for the sO\lthern
Puget Sound are.a,. Thus, the total
financial commitment is small;
relative to our historic personal and
financial cost. Given the fact KAOS
operates in radio broadcasting,
where even non-commercial stations
have budgets in excess of $1 million
annually (and some commercial stations several times that), the power
increase proposal represents a
relatively small number of dollars.
Thus, the cost is cheap.
Thank you for bringing the issue
to the Evergreen community. I look
forward to an exchange of views
with any person who might wish to
explore our proposal.
Sincerely,
Michael Huntsberger
KAOS general manager/advisor
Editor:
I commend the CPJ, and particularly Margaret Livingston, for
the concise presentation of issues
surrounding KAOS' proposed
power increase. The coverage was
complete, encompassing the legal,
financial, and programmatic concerns from all areas of the college.
I would like to clarify two points,
so CPJ readers might have a clearer
understanding of the issues:
I . The headline, "KAOS wants
more watts to compete," might leave
the reader with myriad impressions
regarding the intent of the KAOS
proposal. I want to reinforce the
point that KAOS wants to enter the
competition for available airwaves.
Broadcasters SUbmit proposals to
make use of those public airwaves,
and the FCC rules "in the public interest." KAOS, as a non-commercial
station, is mandated by federal law
to provide an aftemative to aother
mass media, so any competition for
listeners and dollars is simply a byproduct of our position on the FM
dial, not a primary ' operational
objective.
2. The final sentence of paragraph
five is either a mistatement on my
part or a misinterpretation of my
statements about potential competition from commercial broadcasters.
In fact, KAOS is not in danger of
such competition -- yet. As program
administrator, responsible for the
!o~g-term survival of KAOS Radio,
It IS my strong conjectun! the FCC
may attempt to repeal the current
non-commercial umbrella now protecting the below-92 megahertz portion of the FM band. I do believe
that KAOS coufdbe placed in direct
competition for air waves with
politically and economically powerful commercial broadcasters, given
the current administration's attitude
toward "fue market" broadcasting
and general distrust of public broadcasters. In any case, as of February
1987, the FCC will freeze all existing
stations, effectively locking KAOS
into competition with other
broadcasters .
One final point regarding my
'Football factory'
confuses Reeder
To the Editor,
I am confused and concerned
about the point of Jacob Weisman's
article "The great Evergreen football
factory is here," printed in the April
17 issue of the CPJ. He starts the article by referring to Evergreen's
"long standing commitmenJ to
athletics." He ends the article by
saying "I don't think there's any
reason to worry about Evergreen's."
That is, no reason to worry about
Evergreen putting too much emphasis on a successful sports
program.
It seems to me that that middle
story concerning recruiting does little to clarify the point of the article.
So what is the point? The story has
little in common with our present
athletic department. The athletes
coaches and staff are a dedicated:
hard working group of people who
are committed to attaining athletic
excellence.
We all operate on shoe-string
budgets and yet have produced
qUality programs. Although basketball is a future possibility, football
is not being considered. There is
always a place for good, fun humor.
Unfortunately, I missed the humor
in this article and am afraid that
some of the statements will give
readers negative impressions of
Evergreen athletics. I'd be more than
happy to discuss this.
Robert R. Reed
Ethnic Studies
providing Whites
with needed info
To the Editor,
So the new brouhaha on campus
is the conflict over Native American
and Third World Studies. Protesters
claim that Evergreen is "racist,"
that ultimate dirty word in liberal
circles. They say that Evergreen
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misrepresents its Ethnic Studies programs as being more than they are.
The protesters proclaim that the
deans are trying to impose "whi te"
strictures on the program.
Guess what ... none of these claims
are particularly new. Evergreen has
for some time had a reputation as
sanctuary for middle-class liberals
and trust-fund hippies. And as for
the Ethnic Studies, perhaps they are
"white-oriented." But big deal! It is
an unfortunate fact that most of the
money and power in this world is
still in the hands of so-called white
people. These same white people are
responsible for most of the oppression of ethnic peoples world-wide.
And it is these same white people
who need to undergo personal
transformation for any of these injustices to change.
Of course ethnic peoples need
transformation also, but, short of
violent revolution, their enlightenment will do them no good until the
power-wielding whites are enlightened. If Evergreen is doing a good job
of changing superficial white liberals
into humans with historical/ empathetic perspectives of ethnic issues,
then I believe the Ethnic Studies programs are doing their job. And
perhaps single-issue programs (as
some of these protesters seem to
want Native American Studies to
become) are not relevant or suitable
to Evergreen's broadly interdisciplinary environment. Now you
can call me a racist also. But I know
better.
Sincerely,
Randy J . Earwood
page 5
tribal society. In the tribal sense,
they cannot survivl: in our culture
any more than we can survive in
their culture as individuals.
My response is that they have a
greater chance of survival by trying
to defend their land because even if
they die resisting the corporate invaders, they will have somehwere to
go. They will go to their Great Spirit.
We are the ones whom hope is running out for. Where will we go when
our soul is as black as the coal and
the coal is as scarce as our spirit?
Keith Fredrikson
Pope ignored
basic issue
Dogs, a threat to
children's safety
To all people who bring and leave
their dogs on campus -We are workers at the Parent
Center and are concerned about the
dogs running rampant in Red
Square. This morning we brought
some kids out to play in the sunshine
until one child was knocked over and
snapped at by a dog. Last week a
dog trotted up to our ball and took
off with it , never to be seen again .
There have been similar occurences
all year long and we're sick of it!
We love dogs and all other
animals as well, but a child's safety
is much more important than a
freedom loving canine. Please
respect this request.
Dear Editor,
Newspapers in Olympia have consistently suffered from a lack of
Sincerely,
competent movie reviewers, and
Kristi MacLean
Paul Pope's recent attempt to review
Annette
Leas
the Olympia Film Society's screening of "Siddhartha" has only continued this unfortunate tradition .
Had Mr. Pope followed through on
his aborted attempt to constructively criticize the film, I might well have
agreed with many of his points. Instead, his rambling diatribe against
volunteer ticket takers and smug
Concerning the CPJ April 24 issue
pride at ripping off a nonprofit film
opinion "Big Mountain people
collective offers readers nothing but
'must adjust' for survival,"
a twisted view of his own conceited
ego.
Jennifer, in your complacent
"Siddhartha ' may not be a
"realism," you are an accessory to
cinematic classic, but it has been a
genocide. The Dine are an ancient
consistent request of Film Society
tribe of peoples, who were already
members, which after all is what
wise centuries before your birth -are you doing them a favor by tellOFS is all about. In the future
ing them to quit before the final batplease confine Mr. Pope to th~
poetry page. His writing seems much
tle has even begun? In fact, you have
better suited to those environs than
not even bothered to address our
the reality of community cinema.
concerns to the Dine elders, but instead, in the hushed tones of a
Sincerely,
sickroom aunt talking about "what
Dear Editor,
Peter
Moulton
is best for" the retarded child, you
In response to the CPJ April 24
Olympia Film Society
address your remarks to the white
opinion by Jennifer Matlick which
hippies who you suppose are watbegins with the sentence, "lt is a sad
ching over the Indians.
but true fact that the people of Big
I am not overly partisan to liberal
Mountain are being forced to
"causes," and have never been a
relocate from their sacred land. " Yes
member of the Big Mountain Supit is sad but it is not altogether true.
port Group . Nevertheless, I have
lt is important to be aware of and
more respect for the wisdom of the
remember the fine human beings
Dine
elders than to suppose that they
who will resist the relocation even at
are being led around by Evergreen
the cost of their lives. These people
students. These elders will continue
live lives of dignity in harmony with
to direct the aid, not vice-versa.
To the honorable Paul Tyler,
their spiritual values and they will die
Ronald Reagan only has 143
Your
April
24
CPJ
article
("No·
honorable deaths defending those
nuke activist to speak") described
values.
weeks left in office. For some
the past activities of no-nuke activist
reason, this actor, who lives off his
You have no right to give up hope
image on the tube, has chosen to
Lloyd Marbett. Most of Mr.
for a people who have not given up
Marbett's actions are worthy but he
take a misguided personal interest in
hope in almost 500 years. Native
the relocation at Big Mountain. If
deserves no kudos for his 1980 camAmericans have a relationship with
paign for congress.
we can help the Indians who live
white people that sometimes includes
there to stay for just three more sumAccording to the article
helping us and sometimes includes
mers (or if the courts do), there is
"(Marbett) ran for U.S. Congre~
fighting against us, and always there
every
reason to believe that the next
against
AI
Ulman,
Chairman
of
the
can be found Indians who still strugpresident will be less hateful about
House Ways and Means Committee.
gle for their future. They have not
the matter.lfwecan just hold on for
Marbett ran as an independent, and
given up hope. Don't you give up
received 5 percent of the vote. This
hope either.
the few years more that it will take
eliminated the margin Ulman needto get a new generation elected, our
You called it a fact that the
ed to win, and threw the election to
national policies toward preserving
underground riches of coal uranium
his opponent."
treaties and cultural traditions will
oil, etc. are needed for the well-bein~
What you failed to mention was
finally change for the better.
of our country You are confusing a
that Ulman may have had his faults
Jennifer, what we need, right
widely held belief with a fact. A pe0but he was a moderate-to-liberal
now, is courage to see us through the
ple who can commit such vast inDemocrat who tended to vote corfinal thrashings of the ugly old men
justices as we repeatedly do are not
rectly on most issues. "His oppobeing well, we are being ill. The elecwho brought us the Vietnam War,
nent" is now Congressman Denny
the ones who ordered its protesters
tricity produced from Big Mountain
Smith, a right-wing Republican who shot. What we do not need is to lose
coal and uranium canl\.ot change our
supported Reagan 78 percent of the
heart due to fearful and pathetic
ill being into well-being.
time in his first two terms in
cries that "the system" is too strong
Your main point seems to be that
Congress.
for us.
since three months is not enough
Just think if enough left-wing intime to educate the world on the
Scott F. Buckley
dependent candidates run in
plight of the Dine, we should instead
marginal districts, the balance of
educate them to adjust to our world.
power can be shifted in the House
You are overlooking the difference
The Cooper Point Journal
of Representatives and the Reagan
between Red and White. Sure, if
welcomes letters from our
clones can take over. Then we can
they adapt, and the young ones may
readers. All letters to the editor
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must be typed, double-spaced,
We can build Star Wars, scrap social
in our society. They could survive as
limited to 2~0 words, signed,
security and student aid, funnel
individuals, which is very important
and must include a daytime
military aid to the Contras, etc., etc.
to us because we are an inphone number where the author
dividualistic society. It is not so imcan be reached for consultation
portant to them because they are a
Todd D. Anderson
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Depression - Personal Growth ~ Abuse
be received no later than noon
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Hope exists for
future of
Big Mountain
Big Mountain
residents need not
be moved
Radical puts
conservative in
legislature
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May I, 1986
May I, 1986
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Greenerspeak:
by Todd D. Anderson
How do you feel about the Native Amer. Studies conflict?
photos by Jennifer Buttke
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Ja mes McGuire: It' s not so
much t hey want to get rid o f
the program , it 's th at th e
academi c deans want to revise
it so it wo uldn't be the same;
they' re missing t he point: the
program is set up that way so
Native Americans ha ve an enviro nme nt they can learn in.
It's loosely st ructured becau se
Native American s find structure within them selves.
Issues
Campaign created to stop Salvadoran bombing
Mary Moriarty: It's real easy
to fall into the racism bandwagon. I have mixed feelings;
I want to fight racism, but I
don't know much about this
part icular case . It seems obvious the program should be
taught by a Native American.
Native Americans need a
representative and that's important. It's not right to jump
to the conclusion that racism
is at the bottom of it. -
from page I
Brown to be the base for his
dismissal. We demand quality
childcare. She closed by challenging
each student to become a part of the
process .
The crowd joined hands to show
support for the issues; as hands slipped apart Tafoya approached the
podium with a furry creature curled
around his neck . This " baby sasquatch, " actually a fuzzy puppet
Tafoya uses when he works with
Andy Stewart: The ad mini stration has to be
understanding and willing to
do what the students are saying. To make this school work
we all have to work together;
the administration has to join
up or we'll lose our strength.
We are privileged to have
David Whitener teaching us.
He is of this land , and he is a
tribal elder . To be sincere, we
must listen and support him.
children, helped facilitate Tafoya's
words.
"Often children do not have an .
opportunity
to
speak
for
themselves," he said. He told the
crowd not to point fingers, because
too often that causes polarity . He
asked the Evergreen community to
think about what we desire as an
outcome and how to achieve it as a
community . "In some Native
American Nations there is a concern
to look down seven generations
when planning for the future, not
just a couple of years," he said.
Tafoya hoped that because we are
on Indian land we will carryon with
Jackie Heinricher: I think it's
up to the students and what
they want to get out of it. It
should be made available . If
people feel it's important then
it's very important. I don't
think any program should be
judged, unless there's some
sort of physical or mental
damage occuring.
wisdom and patience that will
benefit the children of the future.
Applause filled the room and
Roden took the floor. She opened
the stage for anyone who wanted to
speak. Mike Hall, director of Student Affairs, said, "There is a process happening right now, and it's
important to be pro-active not reactive." He added that he would officially support the boycott of classes
that afternoon. S&A also closed
their doors in support of the
boycott.
A single parent took the floor and
said, "That 'process' is inaccessable
to students, and leaves a student
Jeffrey Lee Barker: I'm a
senior in the Native American
Studies program. One of the
reasons that brought me and
kept me here was the freedom
at Evergreen. It's changing . I
worry about the future ; it will
become just another boring,
bourgeoisie, state college. I
worry. Can I endorse this
place to my Third World
brothers and sisters?
ieeling frustrated, angry and
alienated . "
When David Whitener, a Native
American faculty, approached the
microphone, the crowd rose to a
standing ovation. "I appreciate the
support, and it appears that student
and adult empowerment is here. I
feel strongly the message will be
heard," he said.
Several more students spoke
about how they see the issues. Later,
Patrick Hill, vice president and provost, approached the podium after
being invited to respond. He said
"I'm not going to defend these
issues because I was invited to the
Debra Gronning: You have
complete control of your
education in Native American
studies . A lot of people don't
understand that because
they've been raised in tradifional White institutions .
They don't realize that their
view is essentially racist
because of this. Looking at
the program from an Indian
point of view , the program is
fine as it is.
rally to listen."
He reaffirmed his commitment to
alternative education, individual approaches to learning, internships and
stressing an honest catalog. "We
want a blend of students," he said.
He also asked students to participate
in the strategic planning activities
and stressed there is no attempt being made to have Evergreen appeal
to a more traditional student.
Many more spoke Monday and
many listened. Only a handful of administrators were present, but
enough to carry the message that
Evergreen is angry, but ready to
communicate.
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tive to .the call for examination of
The group feels Third District Congressman Don Bonker can help
V.S. support for the bombing. Most
highlight V.S . activities.
. of those targeted are Democrats and
sit on committees key to the allocaThe campaign is part of the nationwide umbrella organization
tion of funds to EI Salvador.
'CISPES (Committee on Solidarity
Bonker's district assistant, Scott
with the People of El Salvador).
Jackson, indicated Bonker will be
CISPES has targeted 66 congresreceptive_ "He has not been in favor
sional members, one of whom is
of military aid," said Jackson .
Bonker. in an effort to raise political
"However, he has yet to take a stand
consciousness of the bombing.
publicly on bombing."
Support for aid to the Salvadoran
Morrison said the group is
government is strong in Congress.
generally satisfied with Bonker's
The Duarte government is viewed as
voting record, "We want him to
"democratic" by virtually every
speak out publicly against the bommainstream account. Vnlike the
bing and vote against additional reContras, whose democratic credenquests for military assistance." Curtials have been called into question
rently 74 percent of all U.S. aid to
by virtually everyone outside the
EI Salvador is used for war or warReagan administration, the Duarte
related purposes and V .S. aid comgovernment is supported by even
prises 55 percent of the Salvadoran
staunch liberals . Widespread
national budget according to a
documentation of the bombing camreport released by three members of
paign could change the current comCongress last year. Documentation
mitment of support. That is why
provided by the Third District Campaign shows that the bombing camCISPES has singled out congressional members it feels will be receppaign and U.S. support of it, has
With all the controversy over aid
to the Nicaraguan "Contras," many
Americans have virtually forgotten
about the other Central American
hot spot, EI SaivadoT- But if the
Third District Campaign to Stop the
Bombing has anything to do with it,
that will change (related art pg. 4).
The civil war that has ravaged the
country for six years has caused untold death and destruction. V.S. aid
to the government of EI Salvador
has increased 100 times between
1979 and 1985 (from $5 million to
$500 million annually). Since 1982,
an increasing amount of that aid has
gone to fund aerial bombardment by
the Salvadoran Air Force on the
civilian population . Third District
campaign coordinator Susan Morrison feels it is time to bring that action to the attention of the American
public. "The V .S. is providing advisors to the military and money for
bombs and planes, " said Morrison.
Tour of Evergreen tunnels
to be scheduled this spring
by Ben Tansey
Most people may be unaware that
beneath the quiet, beautiful,
Evergreen campus there lies a network of tunnels connecting all the
major buildings on campus. This
rumor was pursued because some
people suggested the tunnels are a
National Guard security measure
built into the college, (which, after
all, was built around the time of the
Kerit State massacre). This rumor fit
in nicely with another about how
easy it would be to water down
rioters on slippery Red Square.
Ron Wilkinson, Evergreen's
facilities engineer supervisor, chuckled off these fears by explaining that
the tunnels are indeed present but,
like most large institutions built in
recent years, Evergreen uses the tunnels as a means of circulating
utilities.
A few underground crew
members spend a certain amount of
time in the tunnels to check wiring
and such_ They can drive those little golf carts around, but the tunnels
are not much bigger than that.
In case anyone is still suspicious,
Wilkinson has arranged for a Tunnel Tour to take place within the
next few weeks; notices will be
posted asking interested people to
meet at the Central Power Plant, but
review the map so as not to get lost.
steadily escalated over the past four
years . The Salvadoran Air Force has
been using incendiary bombs, that
contain napalm and white
phosphorous, against the civilian
population in an attempt to hit supposed guerrilla strongholds.
The struggle to curtail V .S. aid
will be an uphill one. Even Bonker,
who opposed Contra aid and the
U.S. invasion of Grenada, has a
mixed record on EI Salvador . On
May 10, 1984, Bonker voted in favor
of an amendment to prohibit
military aid to the government unless
steps were taken to protect civilians
and open negotiations with the guerrillas. The amendment failed but the
total amount authorized in the
House Bill was less than what the
Republican-controlled Senate and
the Reagan administration wanted to
give.
Two weeks later Bonker voted in
favor of an amendment to raise the
amount of aid to the level authoriz-
The Career Development and
Counseling Center is sponsoring a
Job Information Fair from 3 to 5
p.m., Thursday May 8, in CAB lOS.
The purpose of'the fair is to inform
students about which on-campus
jobs are available, and to let students
know jobs can be applied for earlier
than fall quarter.
This is the first time in Evergreen's
history that a job fair for campus
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lobby at The Evergreen State
College.
Fisher' s public lecture is part of a
three-day visit (May 12-14) to the
college sponsored by the Willi UnR
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E vergreen 's underground tour will begin at the Central Untility Plant.
(5); Women's Health Advocate (5) ;
Clinic Receptionist (1);
Career Development : Resum e
Paraprofessional Counselor (1);
Third World : Peer Support
Counselor (2);
Learning Resource Center: Tutor
Aide~ (8);
Key Services: Tutor Aide (needs a
pool of applicants);
Driftwood Day Care Center :
soeld Seminar Program. Fisher has
earned an international reputation as
an authority on negotiating . The
principles of his 19S1 bestseller,
"Getting To Yes: Negotiating
Agreement Without Giving In, "
have .been successfully used in
labor / management
relation s
throughout the world .
A 1942 Harvard graduate, Fisher
served in the Marshall Plan on the
staff of Ambassador Harriman in
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Teacher Aide ( 16 includin g
substitutes); Secretary (I);
Student Activities: Coordinator~
of Student Organizations ;
Some of the positions are workstudy, internship or institutional.
The Financial Aid and Cooperative
Education offices will be available to
give a short presentation and answer
any questions about how to appl y
for these jobs .
Paris in 1948, was consultant to the
assistant secretary of defense for international security a ffairs in the
'60s.
The Willi Unsoeld Seminar fund,
created to honor the late Evergreen
faculty member, has chosen Fisher
as its first fellow . In addition to hi s
May 12 public lecture, Fisher will
also work with Evergreen students in
four large academic programs, addres s a meeting o f the Olympia/Thurston County C hambers o f
Commerce, and meet informally
with staff and faculty members.
Admission to the Monday evening
lecture is free to the public . Call
866-6000 , x61 28 for complet e
details.
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Students, parents and faculty are invited
to cOlDe aboard the S.S. UNIVERSE '
for an OPEN HOUSE
during its call in Seattle.
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negotiating at a free lecture 7:30
p.m. Monday, May 12, in the library
On July 10, 1985. Bonker voted
against another amendment to deny
fl!nds unless a list of criteria were
met and then only if congress certified that the criteria had been met.
This was voted down by a lopsided
margin. The only member of the
Washington State Congressional
delegation to vote in favor was Rep .
Mike Lowry (D-Seattle). This apparently doesn't deter the Third
District Campaign, which meets
every Wednesday night from S to 9
p.m. at the Vrban Vnion Restaurant
in Olympia; Morrison encourages all
interested individuals to attend.
Recr•• tion
Center
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jobs has occured. Some offices on
campus need to hire in the spring
and have their staff trained before
the first day of classes.
Representatives from each office
will be on hand to describe each
position. The jobs include :
Counseling
Center:
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Counselor (7 positions); Intake
Receptionist (2);
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THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
May 1, 1986
EARTH FAIR 86
by Maggie Murphy
Heavy rain ushered in Evergreen's annual Earth Fair last Saturday. Although attendance was low, Kate Crockett, co-coordinator
of the event, thought the fair to be a success.
Workshops, forums, food, information booths, arts and crafts lined the CAB and library lobby. Handmade baskets, arrowheads,
soaps and jewe1rey were available to purchase.
Special interest groups were on hand to ask for support. The Nisqually Delta Association (who was able to announce Weyerhauser's
indefinite postponing of a log export dock at Du Pont) was there. Another group pointed out that Morton Salt, (Morton Thiokol,
makers of solid rocked boosters for Midgetmen, Minutemen, MX, Poseidon, and Trident nuclear missils), has a disasterous
environmental record. Still another group offered an environmental education daycamp this summer for kids.
Examples of compact solar gatherers and energy efficient stoves contributed to this year's theme: "Art and Technology."
One forum on "Old Growth" was well attended. Members from Oregon's "Earth First!" spoke on the subject. Old growth
are trees approximately 450 years old. Some can live as long as 800 to 1200 years. Old growth is necesary for the survival of forests
in the Pacific Northwest, although 5 to 15 percent of original old-growth forests are all that remain. Approximately 42 species
of animals completely depend on old-growth forests to survive.
Crockett, interested in the old-growth issue, said, "If we cut away old growth, we will lose our ability to grow big trees. If
we stop cutting the forest industry will be drastically affected. What's more important, saving old growth or having the timber
industry redesign their processing procedures?" She pointed out, if the industry continues to cut old growth, eventually they will
have to redesign their processing mills anyway.
A small group of students attended a seminar on cultural diversity lead by Margarita Mendoza de Sugiyama, of Evergreen's
affirmative action. The seminar focussed on the growing crisis of people not recognizing the interdependence we all share as human
beings. Also discussed was how tensions between cultures are necessary in order to experience growth. Most importantly the "shared
experience" needs to happen on a one-to-one basis. "By personally empathizing with another's situation, we can gain awareness
and understanding of the value and importance of our differences," Mendoza de Sugiyama said.
All in all, "Earth Fair," coordinated by Vince Brunn, Douglas Palenshus, Kate Crockett, Laurie Kirk, Rhys Roth, Aaron English,
Rusty Post, and Traci Stonebridge, was a resounding, soggy success.
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(Top right) Two students get a close-up to a super efficient solar
catcher made by an Energy Systems student. (Middle right) The
Olympia Spinners and Weavers Guild fascinated many with their
traditional craft. (Lower right) Color and designs by Dennis Merrill
brightened the faces of many. (Above) Lori Kirk (co-organizer)
weaves a basket from pine needles. (Near bottom left) Individuals
must reach out to save our Earth, Lloyd Marbett emphasized. (Far
bottom left) Keith Fredrikson, Energy Systems student, demonstrates
the strength of his wind tower model. (Middle left) Paul Prince entranced fairgoers with his guitar. (Top left) Lincoln Post, Brett
Reofern, and Giles Arendt add spicey political music to the fair .
...
photos by Jennifer Lewis
May I, 1986
page IO
People of all ages entertained at opening bash
Review:
by Dennis Held
An unusual mix of people attended the Greater Evergreen Student
Community Cooperative Organization's grand opening dance on Friday, April 25. Laquer spike-haired
neopunks shared the floor with
silver-coiffed grannies in GESCCO's
newly-rented building at 5th and
return all three, and watch as he
Hoover, who wears a cotton print
dress and a bemused smile. "We
danced all afternoon at Shelton
down at the Armory," Bernice says
with more than a hint of pride. "We
went and had a light meal and came
here," Evelyn added. "You can't
dance on a full stomach."
"The Melody Makers" are tight
and lively, their skills honed by the
dance held on the first Friday of
every month at the Community
Center, 1314 E. 4th. George Kalat
plays clarinet. Hobie Bond pounds
the skins, George McClean plays
guitar. as does An Irvin, Earl Constant plays bass viol and Geneva
Silva plays keyboards. For bookings, call George Kalat in Shelton.
"They're the best band in Olympia," Bernice reminds me. as she
watches the kids hop. "They sure are
Cherry .
music, and "The Young Pioneers,"
a rock-thrash band, finished the
evening.
"The Melody Makers" brought
their own fans, some 40 members of
the Olympia Senior Citizens' Center.
A rivulet of sweat runs along the
temple and greying sideburn of
John, who extends a big smile and
handshake with his introductiop_ I
outlandish, but they're having fun."
The "Phantom Zydeco Band"
followed with music that was a little more difficult to classify. Some
selections had a three-step polka
beat, and others were less structured,
allowing room for improvisation.
"We call ouselves the Phantom
Zydeco Band because we're never
really sure who will show up," explained bassist Counney Crawford.
Those who did appear, Bill Shepherd
on button accordian, Liza Constable
playing guitar and fiddler Pete
McCracken. whipped up some
bouncy homespun magic and the
crowd responded with applause and
dance. There were more variations
on the polka than the average Polish
wedding, and many just invented
their own moves to the unfamiliar
music. "The Pbantom Zydeco
Band" is available for occasional
.,.
engagements by calling 357-4183.
Following the Zydeco zaniness, I
felt compelled to visit a local sudsery
and slake my hop-induced thirst with
some barley pops. When I returned,
"The Young Pioneers" were hard at
it, lashing out heavy-handed threechord abusive and abrasive tunes to
the frantic appreciation of a large
jumble of slam dancers_ While theirs
is not the style of music which appears frequently on my home stereo,
they certainly gave the crowd the
music they wanted -- loud, fast,
danceable, and loud. And fast.
Good time was had by all, including
one young maiden who I saw get
slammed to the floor ,and stomped .
on by the frenzied thrashpile. She
emerged, bloodied and smiling, to
smoke a Camel straight in the doorway. Outlandish, as Bernice might
say. Outlandish, indeed.
May I, 1986
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THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
blasts from thep._as......t_ __
.Frustrated students close school for two days
Evergreen students are sorely lacking in historical perspective; both in
general and specifically in terms oj
this school. As a result. much
valuable energy is spent by students
just spinning our wheels in the muddy trenches oj problems that are
years old, if not age old. Maybe such
is the nature oj students. At any
rate, the following blasts from the
past (a collection oj articlesJrom old
CP Js and its predecessor. The
Paper) are offered, with only inapplicable detail omit/ed, for your
perusal. Like a handful oj gravel.
these old articles are meant to provide traction so that our spinning
wheels might drive us out of the hole
we seem to be stuck in.
DEC 5,1975
by JUI Stewart/Chris Cowger
Clay Zollars. who with
Crowe and Bret Lunsford. has coordinated GESCCO's activities. said
one of the main objectives of
GESCCO was to bring together
diverse elements of the Olympia and
Evergreen communities. "Looks like
it worked." Zollars said. pointing to
a leather-studded blue-haired 20 year
old shuffling a primitive Foxtrot
with a grey but nimble senior.
The blend was fostered by the
diversity of musical styles
represented. "The Melody Makers."
a senior swing band, was followed
by the "Phantom Zydeco Band"
playing authentic Cajun and Creole
,slowly rubs a sore knee while tapping his other foot to the swing. A
darkly-dressed young beauty
emerges from the swirl of dancers.
The knee is a decoy. John snaps up
with newfound alacrity and takes her
elbow. already guiding her back to
the floor even as he asks. "Wou ld
you dance. miss?" And they do.
keeping company with the young
kids doing a frenzied hop while the
precise Foxtrot shufflers keep their
distance while cutting their own
paths .
"It's the best band around here."
offers Bernice Bemis, who watches
the goings-on with her friend Evelyn
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Concerned community members wait to speak.
group spokesperson; more small
group meetings to arrive at solutions
to the problems, and a final
community-wide meeting for resolutions for future action.
Motions, tablings, countermotions and points of information
tangled the closing group meeting.
The final tangible result of the
moratorium was a resolution calling
for a group of interested students to
revise and simplify the welter of
often-overlapping proposals made
by the small groups for a campuswide vote Wednesday, Dec. 3.
One goal of the teach-in was to
create an· on-going group of
students, faculty, and staff to continue working with the ideas. A large
portion of the participants were interested in forming this group as
soon as possible.
The problem with creating a
representative body in the next few
weeks is that the faculty and staff involved thus far do not necessarily
represent their respective groups.
Many faculty and staff disagree with
what is going on; others are confused; some are mildly curious; some
are not aware of the situation at all.
To the Editor:
Evergreen from the beginning has
been an institution of crises. The
events of the past three weeks merely seem more intense due perhaps to
a lack of historical perspective in the
few years of the college's existence.
The tremendous concern that I see
pressing Evergreen is not the call for
student power, that I can handle, but
what I fear is the call for student
power without an underlying educational philosohy. All too often during debate for power -- and its location -- concern with what that power
is for was lost, and thus a real opportunity to reaffirm the college's
mission was ignored. If much can be
seen from the effects of the teach-in
and its related activities, it would be
a call for power for the sake of
power. No one questioned the validity of some student desires in light of
what I see the school attempting to
do. By not questioning these
motives, I feel a shaky step has been
taken to separate the college into
diverse sections and may split the
very thing that makes Evergreen a
powerful institution.
The proposals put forth by Merv
Cadwallader are a sharp conflict
with· the kind of educational
philosophy on which Evergreen is
founded. His proposals point by
point are a return to traditional college education built on the model of
the high school experience we all
the administration accordingly.
Although this group would not have
decision-making power, some hoped
that it would open practical lines of
communication between the administration and the students. faculty, and staff.
2) Counter-arguments were that the
administration would not listen to
this group or any other group as long
as the administration has full
decision-making power. These people felt that a body with decisionmaking power should be formed.
A problem arises at this point. By
state law, the Board of Trustees have
ultimate authority in decisions made
here. To grant that power to a group
of students, faculty, and staff or any
other group outside the Board would
require a change in state laws which.
if feasible, would take years.
However, there are possibilities
for modifying the system without
challenging the law. COG can be
revised, as can the social contract.
This, however, is all decided by the
Board of Trustees who until now
have apparently had no involvement
in the events of the past tthee weeks.
Estimates from the logIstics com-
taining Evergreen's mode of innovative studies. After all, it is clear
to see what is wrong with education
without substance. do you wish to
return to that which you disliked so
much?
The Council for Postsecondary
Education for Washington recommended that Evergreen's primary
function be that of providing interdisciplinary instruction in the
Humanities, Social Sciences and
Natural Sciences, and that this
charge be specific to Evergreen .
Among thl! many things said for and ,
about Evergreen. perhaps the most
thought-provoking was stated by
Maxine Mimms to the 1974
Evergreen seniors. She said that she
hoped Evergreen had not trained
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them for specific job skills, but
rather had taught them to learn how
to learn. Student power. without accompanying
educational
philosophy. will only serve to return
this college to the past, in my estimation, a dreadful alternative to the
present. The most important thing
to know when you wish to change
something is to know what it is that
you have, and only after exhausting
every means possible to make that
system work, to consider sO{l1ething
else. I am not satisfied we have come
close to exhausting those means, and
in reality the college is still better
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wanted to leave behind. And
agitating for power for the sake of
power will only lend itself to that
kind of experience.
A four-college system. with its
own deans and its own budgets, will
point this institution to the type of
departmental backbiting that
plagues most, if not all, colleges in
the country. Evergreen's insistence
on interdisciplinary study attempts
to get past this idiocy and instead
recognizes the need to teach composite education with heavy emphasis on reading, writing and thinking. If you can agree that high
schools and traditional colleges are
models of fragmented supermarket
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power group on refining and main-
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A . representative group, while
representing minority positions,
must also speak for the majority,
and nobody seems to know what the
majority is thinking.
Other suggestions for this continuing group ranged from a group
contract to an open meeting. A
group contract at this late date may
be difficult to obtain and tend to
become isolated from the rest of the
school. On the other hand, large
open meetings to discuss everything
from COG revisions to faculty hiring could easily become frustrating
and stagnant. There were many
other ideas, but the above suggestions seemed to be the most plausible. although none of them are
perfect.
Many people were concerned not
with the structure of the group, but
what the group would do once formed. While there were probably scores
of ideas, two were vocalized more
than others.
1) The advisory model was brought
up several times -- a group which
would, through town meetings or
similar gatherings, find out what
people thought on issues and advise
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How do Evergreeners deal with
issues of crucial, community-wide
significance?
A new precedent was set in the
form of a two-day campus
moratorium held Nov. 24 and 25.
The moratorium, for which most
academic activities were canceled
and staff and faculty were excused
to attend, was a student-originated
response to several matters of crisislevel concern. They included the lack
of student participation in governance and curriculum planning; circulation of rumors about faculty
member Merv Cadwallader's proposal to restructure Evergreen; and
an abundance of general ignorance
concerning how decisions are made
here, and what impact students actually have on curriculum planning.
"We had a specific mandate from
the students," said student Marcel
Hatch, head of the "teach-in"
logistic committee. "Our purpose
was to explore and discuss the issue
of governance -- how decisions are
made at Evergreen, and not the decisions themselves."
The first day consisted largely of
explanations of curriculum planning, the COG document and its rela··
tion to the Third World community. dean selection. the board of
trustees, the budget and the state
legislature. Three-minute open-mike
statements were also entertained.
Activities Tuesday included
reports from the previous day's
mittee placed attendance for the first
day at a consistent 850 people, while
the second day ranged from 700 pre·
sent to 400 and less at the very end
of the proceedings.
Faculty member Joye Peskin saw
the teach-in as a positive influen ce.
"My on ly regret is that students
didn't get more support from th e
faculty," she said.
Hatch said he felt the real benefit
of the moratorium was as a starting
point. in addition to the respect for
democratic organization that was
fostered. "Our task now is to continue organizing, not to sidetrack
with the diversion of COG III." he
said.
Student moderator Sheron
Buchele wsa pleased with the results
of the moratorium, but admitted,
"We are not a slick group."
The single greatest handicap during the entire series of group interactions was undoubtedly the use of
parliamentary procedure during the
final few hours of resolution.
Nobody suggested a better method
of dealing democratically with the
complicated issues, yet time and
again the spirit of the conference
wavered in the face of a mindboggling display of stalling tactics
and other procedural intricacies.
One student criticized what she
saw as the exclusivity of the large
group proceedings, saying, "those
25 people up at the microphones
aren't representing me or my
views."
A great deal of energy was spent.
People became confused, anxious
and tired. Large group meetings,
small group meetings. planing
meetings give the impression of
endless talk. People will argue that
the moratorium was a waste of time;
however, a few concrete things were
produced: the M & M Manifesto by
Dave Marr and Rudy Martin. the
beginnings of support for a student
union. initiation by McCann of a
COG III DTF, initiation by Ed Kormondy of both short and long-range
curriculum DTF's.
Perhaps most importantly, people
were educated. The barriers between
programs fell away little by little as
physical science buffs mingled with
sociologists. Students have begun to
understand governance at a school
where many thought COG meant
part of a wheel.
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THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
May I, 1986
eX"Qressive arts network
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Modern legend comes to life in student film
by Joan Davidge
Wayde Ferguson, a junior, is a
member of a small special interest
group at TESC. He is a filmmaker.
He came to Evergreen in 1984 after
receiving a t\Vo-year degree in television from Mt. Hood Community
College. He chose Evergreen because
a friend of his spoke eagerly about
the sc hool and its filmmaking
facilities. But, like many things
which draw people here, the reality
is often different from what they expect to find. Wayde quickly found
his enthusiasm for film was not
shared by the institution.
"There's an a ttitude here that
filmmaking is too much of a speciality , that it's too focussed, 50 that
you're not getting a well-rounded interdisciplinary education," Wayde
said.
However, the lack of support on
the part of the institution has encouraged the formation of a highly
creative and supportive network of
student filmmakers . "Five years ago
was the last time the 16mm equipment was :.tsed this much. It seems
to go in waves . There are some exceptional filmmaker s here this
year. "
As Wayde went on to describe his
project, it became clear that he has
indeed had an interdisciplinary learning experience through the filmmaking process.
" Film is different from the other
arts because it combines all art forms
-- drawing, painting, sculpture,
photography, writing and performance. Editing is the only process
which is unique to film. lust as important are the non-aesthetic aspects
like psychology, analytical skills,
logistics, finance and politics."
During his first year here, Wayde
took a program called "Oral and
Performing Traditions" taught by
Charlie Teske. "It was a great program. We looked at jazz, blues,
storytelling, fairy tales, and folklore .
While I was in the program, I founp
a book on modern urban legends. I
was fascinated to see how many of
these stories I had heard as a kid. I
realized that this was a valid part of
our culture; an oral tradition which
is alive."
Last year, Wayde concentrated on
photography and script writing. This
year he is a member of a 12 person
cluster contract called "Advanced
Film." He decided to focus on one
of these urban legends for the film
project.
Modern urban legends are told in
many forms, such as jokes, ghost
stories and stories with an underlying moral. Many of these tales are
directed toward adolescents warning
them .about proper hygene,
premarital sex, and drugs. The incidences •in the legends are most
often said to have happened to a
friend-of-a-friend of the storyteller.
For example, "This story happened
to my brother's friend's sister. ... "
Wayde's film, "The Hook,"
draws on one of the most popular
scenarios depicted in these legends:
two teenagers drive to an isolated
place to park and make out, and
then have a terrifying experience
with psycho-killer. "It's all very
cliche because that's the way I
remember it as a kid. It's a real innocent look, like the movies of
Frank Capra . I want people to think,
'Oh, yeah, I remember this!' "
The quality of his film is impressive, even in its present rough cut
form . The camera angles, staging
and lighting are all used effectively
for the black and white '50s style
suspense format. Both the acting
and the script lend a kind of innocence to a tale which is usually
passed along by adolescents.
While he talked, another film student came into the room to ask
about the previous night's shooting
of a car scene on the parkway. After
a long process of getting everything
set up, it was midnight and the lights
shut down to every third lamp . They
went ahead and shot the scene, but
it seemed likely that it would have
to be shot again. Wayde explained
that this was only a minor setback .
There have been many major setbacks, including large portions of
film getting destroyed through
equipment failures and lab problems. I became convinced that the
most valuable quality of a filmmaker
could have is patience.
When Wayde finishes this yearlong project, it will be about eight
minutes long. He has worked very
hard to get the script and the shots
down to a minimum. "Every shot
and every word is there for a reason.
It's like the saying, 'If I had had
more time I would have written a
shorter letter.' "
Wayde also expressed frustrations
with the film program at Evergreen.
"The funding is making it difficult
to use any 16mm equipment. It's a
shame. I think it is irresponsible for
an institution to offer a course of
study and not back it up with the
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support it needs to make the program worthwhile."
He pointed out Sandy Osawa as
the only part-time faculty employed,
who holds her expertise in script
writing. This leaves nobody to teach
students technical skills. Wayde is
virtually self-taught through Media
Loan proficiency testing and the
process of trial and error with the
equipment. "You must work very
hard individually to learn what you
need to know. "
Wayde's other major frustration
is the run around he experiences
dealing with the hierarchy on campus. "It's like going through
admissions everyday. You have to be
extremely motivated to get anything
done. If you can do it at Evergreen,
you can do it out there."
One of the things he Ii kes best
The Expressive' Arts Network
(EAN) will sponsor a bubble party
from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday,
May 8 at the GESCCO building
downtown on Sth and Cherry.
Student Bradford Brooks will
guide the construction of a giant
bubble. The group can make any
simple geometric shape using 6mm
polyethylene drop cloth, 2 inch
polyethylene tape, and a box fan.
Brooks learned to make giant
bubbles from his mother, Nancy
Schmitz, a professor at Columbia
Teachers College in New York. In
her work with basic education and
aesthetics the medium has proved to
be easy and quick.
"My mother has used bubbles for
dance perfrmance, both background
and foreground. She had a dance
piece based on a Native American
Indian legend of the creation of the
universe. The moon was born from
a large bubble.
"It is a unique sculptural medium
which gives air spacial property, just
as aesthetic as marble or plaster if
done right. It is cheap, that is important," Brooks said.
The bubble will be large enough
to play in, on and around. In addi·
tion to the polyurethane bubble, all
other bubble forms are encouraged.
So bring yourself, your friends, and
your favorite kind of bubbles, and
explore the spacial properties of air
with others.
about making films is that it con-
we
Evergreen educational philosophy.
o( dirt clods in the plowed fields.
The product of Wayde Ferguson's
learning process will be available for
viewing in 1une if all goes according
to plan. But, as a realistic filmmaker, he is keeping his fingers
crossed.
would build little houses and viI/ages
Then. we would bomb them.
with dirt clods.
till they tumbled into the dirt .
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by MAARA VA. The creative
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staff is needed to fill its pages.
This quarter's publication will
have a new format with quality
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9. Submissions should be
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Paul Tyler
(found poem)
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THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
Greener builds hom from douglas fir boughs
by Bob Baumgartner
You may have seen Andy Kennedy weaving fir boughs on the lawn
near Red Square.
He was there Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Apri l 21 ,22,23, and he
planned to be there through Friday,
April 25, building what he calls a
symbol of home.
"Even if this construction doesn't
get completed to my little sketches,
my little model, that's all right,"
Kennedy says, "because I would
stress that a sense of home isn't a
sense of house."
To Kennedy, "Home isn't just a
place. It can be a sense of self, and
doesn't have to be nailed down.
Home can be found in another person . Home can be found in your
life's work. 'Maybe you've really
found something that keeps you going, keeps you satisfied."
One aspect of being at home is
feeling at home with the land , Kennedy sa)lj. That is represented in his
structure by the natural materials
and construction techniques (no
nails, no wire, no knots). And for
this project, it began with a tromp
through the woods in search of
wind-fallen branches.
Last quarter, Kennedy says, he
studied the issue of missing children.
He related to this because his family moved so often he felt a lack of
connections.
"I f last quarter was a look at
homelessness, then this quarter is
trying to search for a sense of
home," Kennedy says.
In this sense, the project began a
long time ago. When he was a kid,
Kennedy says, one of his biggest joys
was to go into the woods and build
shelters by putting sticks and leaves
together.
"Doing this work out here, I'm
searching still. I'm being asked,
'What are you making?' "
Kennedy explains, "That's why
I'm bringing this outside, hopefully
so I can talk with people and meet
people.
"People come up to me and they
talk to me about what they're doing,
about the meeting they were just in,
or the class they have to go to, or
their job, and that's great.
"I learn so much, talking to the
maintenance guys about how they
mow lawns and how they prune
trees. J wouldn't have learned that
if I wasn't out there."
And with the experience, Kennedy
is asking questions.
"And the really hard question to
ask is, 'Are you at home now?' And
that gets so big. That asks you so
many things at once: Where should
I be now? What should I be doing?
Who am I and what role am J playing? And is it worthwhile?
"It [the story] isn't about me,"
Kennedy says. "They're universal
questions . "
Cross cultural lectures held
The dynamics of cross cultural interaction will be discussed in a
series of five lectures held at 7 p.m., Wednesdays, April30-May 28,
in Lecture Hall Five at The Evergreen State College.
Steve Schain, spokesperson for Normalization, kicks off the series
on April 30 with a discussion of "Serving People with Special Needs."
Evergreen faculty Mark Papworth lectures on "Melting: The Individualizing of Tribal Peoples" on May 7. Julia Heiman and John
Verhulst, internationally known sex therapists and associates of Doctors Masters and Johnson, will speak on "Transcultural Concerns in
Sex and Marital Therapy ."
On May 21, Denis Benjamin, clinical pathologist at the Children's
Orthopedic Hospital, will discuss "Culture and Cuisine." Seattle actress Rebecca Wells concludes the series with a talk on "Communication: Actor and Audience." Wells has received regional acclaim for
her one-woman play, "Splittin' Hairs."
Admission to all lectures is free and open to the public. Call
866-6000, x6424 for complete details.
USSR panel
Dr. Tom Rainey, faculty member
at The Evergreen State Colelge, will
moderate a panel on Citizen
Diplomats in the Soviet Union 7:30
p.m. Friday, May 2, in the Capital
High School Auditorium.
Rainey, who visited Russia last
summer with a group of Evergreen,
University of Montana, and Colgate
University students, will be joined
by: Dr. Richard Scheider, chancellor
of the World Peace University;
former Evergreen student Betsy
Bridwell; Olympian Barbara Gilles;
Seattle High School student Mark
Van Sickle; Dr. John Bucher,
member of Physicians for Social
Responsibility and Nina Sheperd, a
former nurse and youth director.
For more information on the free
event call Gilles at 786-8530.
Call Davs. Eves & Weekends
1107 N.E. 45th_ St.
(Iuite 440)
Seattle, Wa. 98103
(206) 632-0634
Puget Sound's Shotwell invitational ·
track meet Saturday, April 24. He
was disappointed. The stands were
conspicuously bleak, broken only by
a few blanket toting teams and a
Andy Kennedy stands admist doug/as fir branches he's using to create a "sense of home. "
Show brings back the '60s
The San Francisco Oracle, known
as the voice and heart of the HaightAshbury hippie movement, will be
the subject of a slide/lecture by
Oracle founder and editor Allen
Cohen, 7 p.m. Friday, May 9 in the
Recital Hall at The Evergreen State
College. Special guest Tony Seldon
-- a.k .a. the Vagabond poet -- will
be on hand as the evening's master
of ceremonies.
The Oracle, with its groundbreaking use of color and graphic design
in a newspaper format, was the standard bearer of the underground
press movement in the mid '60s. Circulation in its short but meteoric life
(1966-68) reached 125,000. Writers
and thinkers such as Alan Watts,
Buckminister Fuller, Timothy Leary
and Allen Ginsburg generated much
of the idealistic philosophy of the
hippie movement on the Oracle's
pages. Cohen's description of the
130 slides taken from the best pages
of the Oracle illuminates the history
of Haight-Ashbury and the culture
and philosophy of the period.
Interested persons may call Olympia Media Exchange, the event sponsors, at 866-6000, x6001 for complete details.
Scholarship honors 2 citizens
Olympians Jess and Hanna
Spielholz were recently honored by
the creation of a $1,000 scholarship
at The Evergreen State College, will
their name.
The Comprehensive Health
Education Foundation (CHEF), a
Seattle-based organizaiton, is funding the scholarship for an
Evergreen student with a desire to
work in the fiel.d of health education.
CHEF affirms that this
is "the first time that any of our college/university based scholarships
will be named in honor of deserving
people."
The Speilholzes have been founding members of the Evergreen College Community Organization (ECCO), a group instrumental in pro-
mating communications and
cooperation between the people of
Thurston County and the college.
Jess is a physician and has served in
various capacities in' social and
health services. Before retiring he
was the deputy director for the State
Department of Social and Health
Services, and is currently on the
planning commission of the department. In addition, he serves on the
advisory board of the State Council
Sean Hollen warming up.
on Aging, and is a board member at
the Senior Center, and serves as a
committee member for several other
organizations.
The Spielholzes were named
"Super Saturday Citizens of the
Year" in 1981. The awards committee that presented the honor said that
the couple exemplified the roles of
"aware citizens" about which
Evergreen's founding faculty frequently spoke.
OUR STUDENT lOANS
MAKE THE GRADE.
Sports anlaysis by Sports Informlltion Director and Tennis COllch Bob
Reed
The men's tennis team added
another highlight to an already successful season when they 'defeated
UPS 5-4 in a home match Wednesday, April 23.
Ben Chotzen, Bob Reed and Jim
Wood claimed singles victories.
Chotzen and Wood won at number
one doubles and then Reed and J.ay
Nuzum won the clincher, 6-3, 7-5.
Also contributing solid efforts were
Mark Ray and Kirk Camer in the
number three doubles match.
Women's team members Kirty
Erickson, Regina Bonnevie. Ann
Hollingsworth, Julie McCallum,
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television, courtesy of Western
Washington University. And they
weren't looking at action replays of
the day's events.
It rained at t he same meet a year
ago and a few competitors showed
up. This year ii was a similar story;
more rain and less runners. Gone
were most of the stars; probably sunning in Hawaii, training for the
Championships.
Gone
was
Evergreen's Maverick Man, Baethan
Crawford.
There's just no money in these
meets; none for victories, nor for
food. One member of the Evergreen
team almost broke down, crying out
repeatedly, "Our food budget has
been cut, help." Members of the
Portland State and Central
Washington teams merely returned
unsympathetic stares at the hungry
Geoduck, while they continued to
eat.
Sean Hollen must like the
Shotwell invitational by now. Last
year he threw for a personal record
in the javelin and bought the meet
T-shirt. This year, the blond
Alaskan triumphed in another personal best for a new school record
of 155 ft. II in. But there were no
T-shirts .
"The facilities aren 't the best,"
noted Denny. The long jumpers
have to start on th e sidewalk next to
the stadium entrance and the high
jumpers cannot jump until the track
is clear.
John Kaiser ran a 4: 19 in the
1500M. Caprice Brown couldn ' t get
enough of the rain, entering the
1500M and 3000M races. She cruised to a 5:53 fin ish in the 1500M.
The sprinting trio of Becky Burton, Laurie Selfors and Suzy Tveter
fared the weather dashing to fine
finishes in the 100M and 200M.
"Get me a bucket." That's what one
of the runners said just after
finishing a race. Could this become
the new catch phrase for those meets
when it's raining and you feel like
throwing up?
Caprice Brown runs the 3,000 meter.
Tennis beats UPS 5-4, heading into districts
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Alumni veteran Todd Denny
returned to watch the action, hoping to see his old team battle the stars
of District I at the University of
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TUT~.-..mISINCE_
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
'Get me' a bucket,' UPS meet a deluge
FOUR DAY CLEANUP
JUNE 14 through 17
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participated in a pre-district tournament last weekend at UPS.
ways, both exemplify this tenacity.
Chotzen has played four years of
They didn't win any matches, but
did benefit from playing extremely
strong competition. Most of the
matches were played on UPS's fast
indoor courts. Our players had a
problem adjusting to the increased
speed of the balls.
tennis at Evergreen and has matured
greatly during those years. He has a
strong sense of how to play each
match and how to accomplish his
goals related to winning and improvement. His record this season is
the best of his four years.
In the final two doubles matches,
they all showed considerable improvement. Our women have proven
that they are competitive with many
of the other players in our district.
With continued hard work, we will
start to see -more victories on the
scoreboard.
Jim Wood has had to deal with
physical pain that has come from the
recurrence of old injuries. He has
been able to effectively play through
that pain and to use his extensive experience for successful match
performances.
As both a player and coach , I've
been able to experience and fecI our
team's mental and physical tenacity. This tenacity has enabled us to
be competitive and win matches,
even when our play has not been
strong .
Chotzen and Wood, in different
Geoducks will have six singles and
three doubles entnes III the men' ~
and women's tournaments.
As one of the tournament direc-
tors, I will be balancing my supervisory chores, my doubles play with
Jay Nuzum and cheering-c,?aching
support for our players.
Wood and Chotzen teamed
together to win the doubles event in
last weekend's pre-district tournament held in Spokane.
The final two events or Ihe season
are the district and national championships. The district tournament
is hosted by Central Washington this
weekend in Ellensburg . The
******* SPORTS IN BRIEF********
RUN FOR YOUR MOM!! What a worthy cause!
This fun-packed event is an annual favorite at
Evergreen. Being held his Saturday, May 3rd at
lOam, the run will feature a 2 mile and a 10k
course, both encircling TESC's wooded campus_
Entries of individuals and teams (two men and
two women) are encouraged. Call 866-6000 ext.
6530 for more information.
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THE GREAT GEODUCK GALLOPi Now is the time
to begin getting pledges for this 2nd annual event,
to be held Sat., May 17, at Capitol Lake, 7 am to
7 pm. You collect pledges for the number of miles
you walk, run andlor gallop. Participants will be
eligible for PRIZES, including a 12 speed bike and
two pairs of running shoes. Pick up your pledge
sheets in the Recreation Center, room 302. Call
ext. 6530 for more information.
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TRACKSTERS KEEP TRUCKING, EVEN IN RAIN!!
Despite absolutely miserable conditions, our track
team performed admirably last weekend at UPS.
John Kaiser placed ninth in the 1500 with a 4: 19,
which translates to a 4:38 mile! Becky Burton blitzedthe 100 meter in 13.8 seconds and the 200 in
29.7. Caprice Brown ran the 1500 in 5:53; Sean
HoI/en placed third in the iavelih with a record
throw of 755 ft, 11 in. Good work Geoducks!!!
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