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For anyone who's been by the
CRt lately there is one question:
'What's with the big hole?"
The sign on the fence doesn't
explain much, and ifit's at all possible
the web site it refers to is even less
illuminating, Believe it or not, they're
fixing a leaking roof in the Wellness
Center adjacent to and under the
excavation site.
The leaks that have damaged
walls and ceilings inside the CRC are
the result of what Project Manager Hal
Van Gilder called "a major drainage
issue" and "long standing problem." He
also added that all efforts to caulk, seal.
and even epoxy the ceiling from inside
had failed.
According to the Facilities web
page work began on the 10th of july,
and was to have been completed by the
first of September. As of now Facilities
has no completion date for the work.
Van Gilder attributes the delay in
completion "to the discoveries made
when they finally uncovered the
problem area. Essentially, he added, the
building as completed does not
conform to the design specifications.
Mr. Va n Gilder hopes to be able
to complete the project before the
weather becomes a factor.

If you didn't already know. the Parents
Resource Network is a student group that
strive s to support the parent-student
com munity at Evergreen.
On October 7th, the Network will have
an excip ng field trip to th e Pacific Science
Cen ter in Seattle to kick off the fall in the right
way. A IS-passenger van ha s been ren ted, so
you can travel in style without worrying about
driving or parking. Reservations have been
made at PSC for the field trip.
The price for the event is $2 per adult
and $1 per chi ld , which will help cover th e
costs of gas and parking. Everyone attending
needs to pack a sack lunch and any snacks
needed for the day. The group will meet at th e
bus loop in front oflhe library building at 9:30
a.m. to coordinate transportation, including
extra carpooling if necessa ry.
Space may be limit ed, even with extra
carpooling, so stop by CAB 320 or call 8676412 to reserve a spot for this fun-filled event.
Don't forget to bring your car seats!

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Are you tired. depressed, or just
plain bored all the time? Do the days
drag by without any real events or
livelin css? Are you just looking for
some sort of escape from the everyday
grind? (if not . wait until winter.
Seriously.) If so. you shou ld b('com e a
Lunch Buddy!
McLane Elementary Schoo l is
h oping to ('[('at(' a "lunch buddy"
program. The intent of the program is
to have adults eat lun ch with students
once every week or every other week .
That lunch hour of boisterous
energy and insights born of innocence
will infuse you with new life. You'll be
ready to face the real world with a
sunny smile and a happy ·go- Iucky
optimism untainted by cynicism.
You'll experience the rewarding feeling
of working with children and helping
them learn and grow. instead of just
seeing it on Maury Povich. And don 't
forget that nutritious, delicious
cafeteria food!
The school is asking that any
interested Evergreen staff, faculty, or
students contact jeannie Chandler at
ext. 6402, or bye-mail at
chandloc@evergreen.edu. If students
or faculty have com munity service
requirements in their classes, con tact
Elaine Haya shi-Pe terson in Academic
Advising for further information .

needs you bad.

Ah, the tirst week ot school and already
I'm enjoying it. There's nothing like watching
everyone run around in a high state of panic
to register, get into a class, and find edible food
at Evergreen to make you think ''I'm glad I only
have one more year of this." But then that's
me and I'm getting out of this madhouse soon.
For the rest of you who have a longer
stint, may I say welcome (back for some) and
be prepared for the chaos, the utter insanity,
the mayhem that is daily life at this school.
And, oddly enough, the events that transpire
in Police Blotter.
Sept. 2
Back to school time means
the usual buying of supplies. You know, like
pencils, paper, drug paraphernalia. Oh wait,
I'm just thinking of what someone left on
Driftwood Road today.
Sept. 3
A deer gets dispatched by
a firearm, and I flash back to bad memories of
cleaning up the highway for community
service. Enough said.
Sept. 4
It's 12:30 a.m. It's
quiet...some might say too quiet. An alarm
punctuates the silence as the ATM in the HCC
blares its warning of turmoil and thievery.
Police rush over, determined to catch the
crook. However, it turns out the machine was
just unplugged.
Sept. 5
contact order.

Someone violates a no·

:lept. b
I he weatller may tJegettlllg
cooler. but that didn't stop someone from
baring way too much flesh on the Beach Trail.
Sept. 7
Justwhen I thought I would
have a nice alarm-free week, someone
accidentally pulls a fire alarm in Lecture Hall
1. How much effort could it really lake to not
pull a fife alarm? It's not as if you slipped,
caught your elbow on the fire alarm, and pulled
it down. At least not more than once.
Ser-t. 8
Going 18 miles over the
speed limit lands two people in trouble as one
gets cited for driving with a suspended license
and the other one for possession of drug
paraphernalia. Welcome back 10 school.
Sept. 10
It was a dark and stormy
night when a man got pulled over on the
Parkway and cited for DUI and Reckless
Endangerment. And a companion traveler was
arrested for MIP. Still, elsewhere in the 'land.
in the afternoon, a fire alarm rang out in A
Dorm. And therein ends my tale.
Sept. 12
A fire alarm of mystery and
wonder occurs today as one goes off for
unknown reasons in P-Dorm.
The Beach Trail is truly a
Sept. 14
path that leads to great things. Why else would
someone choose to sleep near it? Clearly, in
order to pursue a quest of some noble sort. Or
else because living in Olympia costs so damn
much. One oftne two.

Sept. 15
Today marks a day of fast
living as one person gets cited for narcotics on
Red Square while two drivers race at speeds
estimated to be up to 90-miles per hour. Ah,
the freedom of youth and Fridays.
Sept. 17
We start off with a pipe
being seized in the Arts Annex. I'm willing to
bet it's not one used for plumbing, but the
blotter does not elaborate. Then someone
maliciously pulls a fire alarm in A-Dorm. It's
refreshing to see a little bit of honesty in the
alarms for once. To top it off, hislory tragically
repeats itself as another injured animal is
dispatched by a firearm.
Sept. 18
Su re, there's the routine
stuff like pets in the Library, graffiti on traffic
signs, and people caught with drug
paraphernalia, but that's not the interesting
part of the day. The Blotter is proud to feature
a twisted tale of traffic chaos:
It begins with a call to Police. When the officer
answers the call. she talks to a student who
claims that she ha s been involved in an
accident. Here's the tricky part. She was
apparently sitting on a curb when a car pulled
up. wanting to park. She raised her arm to have
the driver wait while she got up. The driver,
otherwise referred to by the complainant as a
"Crazy Bitch," hit her knee when she pulled up.
When the officer asked to see her knee, she
refused to show her leg and then walked over
to her car.
But there's another side to this story. as with

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one of your virtues" and started'.ti1\1»a ~own
her license plate number. She tflci1:~'ired
the driver that she was calling 91h.a~I,'Jhile
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September 28. 2000 -2- Cooper Point Journal

S&A Fee Review Board:

The S&A
board has several paid positions for people to allocate the S&A funds around
campus. Nine students sit on the board.
The students are paid a stipend of$150.00
fall quarter, $150.00 winter quarter, and
$200.00 spring quarter. The group meets
twice a week for the academic year. Applications are due Oct 13. Contact Jaime
Rossman at ext. 6221.

Student Conduct Code Hearing
Board: This group conducts hearings
when students appeal decisions of the
Campus Grievance Officer. Several students needed. Contact John Carmichael
ext. 6296.

for each hire, but 2!le hiring DTF for all of
the positions. The' ~creening committee
and Hiring DTF merge to make the final
hiring recommendation for each position.
The DTF and the other committees are
anxious to have student members.
Screening committees work fairly intensely for 2-4 weeks reading files, and
another 2 weeks during inierviews; the
Hiring DTF meets almost all Mondays
and Wednesdays of Winter Quarter during
governance time, with some Fall and
Spring meetings. Interested students
should contact the Faculty Hiring Office
as soon as possible at ext. 6861 .

Enrollment Coordinating Committee: This group helps review and

chemical use, and changes in land use
policies. Contact Michel George, x 6115.

Deadly Force Review Board reviews every incident in wh ich a firearm or
other deadly weapon is drawn, discharged,
or unprofessionally exhibiled by an Officer or by any other individual on campus.
Contact John Carm ichael, ext. 6296.
Peer Health Advisory Team: This
group is starting this fall. Students are
needed to participate in activities and
workshops. Contact the coordinator at
ext. 6220.
Human Resources DTF: This group
will review all aspects of college personnel-related issues, including compensation
practices, evaluation processes, the search
process, employee recognition, employee
benefits, upward mobility programming
and professional development and training. Contact Meredith Huff, ext. 6367.

Tuition Waiver DTF: This group is
meeting to propose a policy for allocating
that part of the college' s fmancial aid that
is awarded as tuition waivers. Contact Bill
Zaugg, ext. 6291.

develop approaches for the recruitment
and retention of students. This committee
meets twice a month on Friday mornings,
one student is needed. ContaCt Michele
Elhardt, ext. 6310.

Graduation Planning Committee: This group will help to plan com-

Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention Advisory Board: This board

mencement activities for June 2000. Students who are seniors are encouraged to
become involved. Contact Jesse Welch,
ext. 6310.

helps develop policy and reviews abuse
prevention efforts. At least one student is
needed. Contact Liz Nyman, ext. 6200.

Campus Land Use Committee:

Space Management Committee:

Faculty Hiring DTF & Committees: Two committees are involved in

-This committee is charged with making
sure the college follows the Campus
Master Plan. The committee reviews and
makes recommendations on plans such as
building new facilities, modernization,
outdoor art installations, academic projects in undeveloped areas, ecological restoration, parkway repairs, landscaping,

This group sets policy and approves space
use on campus. This group meets at least
quarterly. At least one student is needed .
Contact Michel Geoge, ext. 6115 .

each regular faculty hire: a screening
committee which reads files, recommends
people for interview, and hosts the interviews, and the Faculty Hiring DTF, which
interviews all candidates for all positions.
There is a different screening committee

Food Services DTF: This group will
work on awarding a food services contract
in the spring of2001 and is looking for a
lot of student involvement. Contact Piper
Kapin, ext. 6501.

Seminar Phase II Design: A major
new classroom and office building is expected to open in Fall 2003. The design
phase of the project is currently underway.

Student input in the design phase is
needed. Contact Michel George, ext.
6115.

Infraction Review Committee:
These are paid positions on a board that
hears appeals of parking tickets. This
committee, which consists of two students, one facu lty, one classified staff, and
one exempt staff, meets at least once a
month for at least two hours . Contact
Susie Seip, ext. 6131 .

Copyright & Patent Board

is respons ible for administering the college's
Patents & Copyrights policy. In practice
this means meeting occasionally (once or
twice a year) to review questions related
to ownership of copyrights and patents.
Contact Bill Bruner at ext. 6246.

Communications Board:

This
group provides guidance on student media
issues. The board meets once each quarter and needs two students. Contact
Phyllis Lane, ext. 6034.

Bookstore Advisory Committee:
This committee advises the bookstore in
selecting merchandise and on bookstore
policies. This group meets once a quarter.
Two or three students are needed. Contact
Patrick Miller, ext. 6217.

Health and Safety Advisory
Committee: This group helps to promote worker health and safety on campus.
This committee meets monthly for two
hours and needs at least one student.
Contact Robyn Herring, ext. 6111

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yond the Bubble
(Gore is the executor of a family account in •
Bill Clinton authorized the release of30
occidental worth more than $500,000, and million ofthe country's 571 million barrels of
By Brian Frank
Gore's father sat on the company's board of emergency oil reserve last week in an attempt
Produced as a service from EPIC(Evergreen directors. The U'wa have vowed to commit to lower oil prices in the U.S. for the coming
mass ritual su icide ffOccid~ntal drills on their winter. Oil has become a major election issue
Political Information Center)
Epic meets at 2pm Wednesdays at Library land . (more at /www.washingtontimes.com/ with Gore accusing Bush of colluding with oil
and Iwww. ran .orgl)
companies, Bush attacking the Clinton/Gore
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Environmental
administration
for not forcing OPEC (the
Suggestions? You can contact me at
•
Investigations
by
the
U.S.
Department
of
of
Petroleum Exporting
Organization
epicupdate@hotmail.com
Justice
last
week
found
that
a
laboratory
had
Countries)
to
produce
more oil. (more at I
Domestic
falsified test results at thousands ofSuperfund abcnews.go.com/)
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A new book by journalist Patrick
Japanese whaling ships returned with 88
Tierney, titled "Darkness in El Dorado," sites across the United States; in what is •
apparently
the
largest
case
oflaboratory
fraud
whales,
including endangered sperm whales
details a study conducted by James Neel and
in
U.S.
history.
Superfund
sites,
administered
and
43
endangered
Bryde's whales. Numerous
several other world famous anthropologists
by
the
EPA,
monitor
water
quality
at
industrial
governments
and
environ
mental groups have
during the 1960's in which the scientis ts
lens.lycos.com/)
sites.
(more
at
spoken
out
against
Japan's
actions. The U.S.
deliberately administered measles to the
U.N. meteorologists along with NASA is threatening sanctions.. The Japanese
Yanomani people of Venezuela with the
and the World Meteorological Organization government claims eating whales is part of the
expressed intention of sparking an epidemic.
announced
last week that the Ozone layer cou ntry's traditional culture, although the
The study killed thousands, was administered
is growing at an whales are generally eaten only at upscale
above
Antarctica
without any medical or governmental
unprecedented
rate.
(more at I restaurants (more at /www.ap.orgl)
oversight, and the unwitting test subjects were
dailynews.yahoo.com/)
.
•
Last week a jury acquitted 28 U.K.
denied medical attention. There is speculation
•
Damage
from
the
worst
flooding
in
activists,
including the director of
among the anthropological community that
decades ha s claimed hundreds of lives Greenpeace, of charges stemming from their
the study's purpose was testing the eugenics
theories developed by Nazi scientists before throughout South East Asia, and put millions destruction of a genetically modified- maize
at ri sk of starvat ion and disease. The test crop in eastern England. {more at I
and during WWII. The U.S. Atomic Energy
monsooon rains and typhoons are expected to lens.lycos.com/}
Commission funded the study; as they wished
continue for several more months. Scientists
U.S. Foreign Relations
to study the effects orIarge-scale disasters on
have noted a marked in crease in extreme
France
and Jordan joined Russia last
small communities. The study's surviving
weather
events
in
.th
e
past
five
years
week
in
violating
U.S. and U.K. led sanctions
authors have been asked to defend their work
attributabl e to globa l warming (more at by delivering emergency medical supplies to
at the next meeting of the American
Iraq last week. The sanctions have been widely
Anthropological Association in November. lens. lycos. com/)
•
Co
ngreSSio
nal
committees
have
criticized
by human rights activists and a
(more at Iwww.guardianunlimited.co.uk/)
approved a major new "salvage"logging rider, growing number of diplomats worldwide as
A New York Times ~tudy released last
nicknamed ·'Happy Forests", for attachment they have led to widespread starvation and
week found that 10 of the 12 States that have
to the 2001 Department of the Int erior severe health problems in the country. (more
abolished the death penalty have conSistently
appropriations bilL Salvage logging allows at lasia.dailynews.yahoo.com/)
had murder rates lower than the national
Reports released last week brought fresh
areas
that are normally protected from timber
average. In related news. a recent NAACP
harvest
to
be
logged,
ostensibly
to
reduce
evidence
that th e CIA funded known human
study found that 43'X. of executiol1' in the U.S.
logs
that
might
trigger
accumulation
of
dead
rights
violators
in Chile after the 1973 coup
are of African Americans_ (more at I
forest fires. The controversial rider allows that toppled socialist President Salvador
www.nytimes.com/)
•
Polling conducted last week found Al harvesting plans to move through the Allende and brought General Augusto
Gore with a substantia l lead overG<:orge Bush r"equirements set by the ·}Ja tional Pinochet to power. Money was given to the
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the head of Pinochet's directorate of National
Jr. in the presidential ra ce. Gore was also
federal Endan gered Species Act (ESA) by Intelligence, Manuel Co nteras, who was later
found to be leading in the majority of the
special "expedited procedures." A r,imilar convicted of masterminding the 1976 car
"battleground" states. (more at I
rider in 1995 sparked many of the tree sits that bombing that killed Orlando Letelier, a
dailynews.yahoo.com/)
have occurred arou nd the country in the past member of Allende's cab inet and American
•
A Ralph Nader "super-rally" in Seattle
5 years. (more at lens.lycos.com/)
Ronni Moffitt. The CIA insists that the
last week drew more than 10,000 supporters.
The Canad ian government initiated a funding was due to a "miscommunication'·
With similiary sized rallies in Oregon and
new plan to begin secretly !lying imported (Illore at /www.washingtonposl.com/)
Minnesota the last month; Nader has had the
excess plutonium to secret sites around
International
three largest rallies of the presidential race.
Canada; thwarting efforts by environmental •
A new report from the United Nations
Nader is polling at about 3-5'){, nationally.
groups to expose the lo cations of the Population Fund on the cha ll enges facing
(more at Iwww.washingtonpost.com/)
processing sites for the extraordinarily women around the world was released last
and
Human
rights
activists
dangerous elelllent. (Illore at lens. lycos.collli week. Findings from the survey include: More
environmentalists aroulld the country
)
than 1 in 3 women have been raped: at least
protested C;o rc's connections to Occiden tal
Krafi recalled its Taco Bell Taco Shells last 130 million women have been forced to
Petl oleum last week, with the largest protests
week after it was found Ihat they contained a undergo genita l mutilations; 2 million girls
occllrring in Washington State, Oregon. Iowa .
strain of genetically engineered (GE) corn between the ages of 5 and 15 enter the
Ca lifornia. and Wisconsin . Occide nt al
developed by the Aventis Corporation. The co mmercial sex market each year; in the U.S.,
Petroleum is planning on beginning drillillg
lUrII was nol
approved for hllman a woman is battered every 15 seconds. (more
on the ancestra l land of the U\va of the
co nsumption due to allergic reactions found at /dailynews.yahoo.com/)
Colombian cloud forests in the corning weeks.
Colombia's largest pro-government
in test subjects. although it is used in animal
frcd. (more al Ida ilynews.yahoo.com/)
paramilitary organization. the Un ited Self-

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Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)
slaughtered dozen s of suspected lehwing
"guerrilla collaborators" last week. The killings
were the latest in Colombia's decades old civil
war, which has claimed more than 35,000 lives
since 1990. Human rights activists have found .
substantial documentation linking the AUC to
the Colombian government, and the AUC has
publicly stated that it receives 70% of its
funding from drug trafficking. The Colombian
government is the 3n1 1argest recipient of U.S.
military aid which is administered without
human rights stipulations due to a special
presidential waiver. (more at I
dailynews.yahoo.coml and Iwww.hrw.org!)
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people's rights group, released a report last
week on the destructive effects of oil industry
on Siberia's indigenous peoples. The report
details the use of fear tactics, legal
manipulation, and breaking ofcompensation
agreements by oil companies trying to obtain
land rights in the region. The study also finds
a dramatic increase in suicide and alcholism
among the effected Siberians. Problems
stemming from global oil shortages have been
severe in the past few months as oil
exploration expands to more remote locations.
Massive gas price protests have occurred in
nearly every European country and reports of
oil related violence, displacement of
indigenous peoples, and severe environmental
damage have come from Canada, Kazakhstan,
Ecuador, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Russia,
Colombia, China, Tibet, Brazil, Bolivia, Chad,
Cameron, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Peru,
Burma, and other countries. (more at I
www.moles.org! and Iwww.survival.org.uk/
VOjislav Kostunica defeated Slobodan
Milosevic last week in the Yugoslavian
presidential elections, although Yugoslavia's
federal election commission has declared that
he did not need the 50% ·of the vote needed to
avoid a run-off. Kostunica has declared the
results fraudulent. The U.S. has donated
millions to organizations working to oust
Milosevic, although Kostunica himself has
been vocally anti-NATO. (more at /
dailynews.yahoo.com/)
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Approximately 10,000 demonstrators
converged on the joint meetings of the
Intemational Monetary Fund (lMF) and the
World gank last week. Significant clashes with
the police occurred at the protests with police
using tear gas, clubs and water cannons to
disperse protesters; and the protesters fighting
back with molotov cocktai ls. bricks. and
wooden clubs. These international
institutions stand accused of aidin g rich
countries in the exploitation of the poorer
countries of the world. (more at I
www.indymedia.org/
and
II
www.g-Jardianunlimited.co.uk/)

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the Children

1

This fall marks the anniversary of my
return to college after having a baby. I
successfully completed one full academic year,
juggling part time work, full time school and,
most importantly, the biggest challenge:
raising my beautiful. bright 2 1/2-year-old
son.
However empowering this experience
may seem , it was a strugg le. Finding
~ffordable, dependable, quality ch ildcare was
one of the most difficult obstacles I faced. III
the beginning, my closest friends cared for my
child while I worked and wellt to school.
However, as schedules and life paths evolved,
I no longer had the privilege of having those I
trusted most care for my child.
After NINE different nannies and care
providers in only two quarters of school, a
spot in the Duckling room at the Evergreen
Campus Ch ildcare Center became available
after spendi ng ONE YEAR on the waitlist. I
was lucky to be this fortunate ; some students
are still on the waitlist for campus ch ildcare
after TWO years of patience and frustration.
Meanwhile, more and more infants and
toddlers arc finding their way into Evergreen's
classrooms. I, too, have had to bring my son
to class when I couldn't find anyone to WJtch
him during evening classes. I retained hardly
anything from these classes, and I usuall~ · left
early because tired two-year-olds and lectures
don 't mix. I completely support any parent
pursuing a higher education. The reality,
however, is that in most cases the presence of
young children in the classroom lowers the
quality of education that faculty can provide
and that students come here to receive.
Evergreen is growing rapidly. Space on
this ca mpus is a precious commodity. The
administration plans to build a new seminar
building to accommodate the needs of
students and faculty. This project is coupled
with the inevitable parking lot expansion,
which will keep TESC up to code with zoning
laws.
As our college continues to undergo the
necessary changes to meet the needs of the

student body another large scale plan to
expand the Evergreen Campus Childcare
Cen ter is also under way. The numbers of
students attending Evergreen who are in need
of child care are soaring and the center's
director. Sandi Shellaberger, is searching for
the funding to finance the renovation and
expansion of the childcare center on campus.
The proposed expansion and renovation
of the center woul4almost double its curren t
capacity of 37 (10 Jf these slots can be filled
by kids of faculty and staff) up to 70.
significantly increasing availabilil)'for infants
and toddlers. The blueprints for the new
center also includes a Parent's Resource room,
a place where parents can network. do
homework, or access child developmen.t and
parenting books, magazines, and information.
Staffi ng the new ce nter will also provide
more great opportunities for individuals who
are interested in chi ld development by
creaiing a career ladder in which individuals
can begin as aides and work their way up to
the next level. This expansion will provide
relieffor those fillnilies who have been waiting
for affordable, convenient, quality childcare.
For now, these visions of grandeur are on
hold. Financial support is the missing
component to beginning this renovation, and
with other very large expansio!.l. projects on th e
table the Childcare center on campus is taking
a back seat to the seminar building and the
parking lots needed to accompany that
growth. Yet I commend the compass ion and
support of the student body at TESe. as the
Services & Activities Board has already
allocated $269,000 of the $1.2 million needed
to complete this new center.
These last two years, the expansion of the
childcare center on campus has been the top
priority of the S & ABoard, which is comprised
of and governed by students. This year alone,
the S & A Board awarded $171,000 for
operating expenses, which will allow lowincome students to pay a lower monthly
childcare fee of $200. Eighty percent of the
studen ts who have children enrolled in the

photo by Paul Hawxhurst
childcare ccn ter qualify as low-income
families.
I am truly amazed that the students on
this call1pus are so compassionate and
support ive of the needs of such a sma ll er
student population: low-income parents
attending Evergreen. I wanr to thank S & A
for all its efforts to see this project succeed.
One hundred percent of the funding
secured for the new center has essen tially
corne from the st ud ents. Yet this is not

stopping Shellaberger. She has now add ed
grant writing to her list ofjob activities, as she
has already applied for grants with the
Department 9fEducation and the Department
of Comm unit y Trade and Economic
Development, and she is preparing to send off
an application to the Paul Allen Foundation.
I comme nd her dedication and
commitmen t to parents on this campus, for
Sandi knows these parents can't keep waiting.

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leave student s without the
necessa ry resourc es for food
or lodgin g .
Thi s ca n be a difficult
s ituati on not onl y for th e
stud e nt in need but als o those
who wa nt to help , but can ' t.
In an e ffort to provide as
much assistanc e as poss ibl e
to students experiencing a
hou s in g c risi s, the college
des ign ate s a contact person
to provide adv ice and
suppo rt.
Debo rah Rohovit will
co nt inue in that role for the
2000-200 I ye a r. S he ' s abl e to
pro vid e students w ith
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The Cooper Point Journal -7- September 28, 2000.

TIMELINE
offood events
(Bear with us if you're new here, as we will
be using some
of Evergreen's uniquely delicious
bureaucratic terminology)
Fall 1990 Northwest Food Service becomes
the college's food service provider on a tenyear contra ct. The company is later bought
out by the Fine Host Corporation.
12/10/97 Food Service Focus Groups
forllled by the 3dlllinistratioll to compile a
survey on what types offood service
Evergreen needs.
Groups included housing residents,
fu ll tim e students, student stafT,
administration . faculty. and staff. This
information was used by the administration
to form a survey, which focused on food
preference and on camplls location and did
not addres~ I~bor standards or corporate
i~sues.

10/21/98 Food Service Design
Di\appraring Task Force (DTF) begins and
works to create a proposal for modifications
to the food service facilities in order to
accommodate Evergreen's increasing
numbers. (A Disappearing Task Force is a
committee created by the college that makes
decisions/recommendations/etc. on an
issue effecting the campus_)
At its inception, this DTF was open to
all com munity members).
3/00 A Committee to create a Request For
Proposal (RFP) for a new food service
provider a1 Evergreen is formed by one of
the administrators from the 1998 DTF.
(RFPs lells private contractors what the
College is looking for in bids for serviCes to
the college. The College cannot legally
evaluate bidders on criteria not included in
the RFP.)
The creation of this committee and its
meetings are not advertised publicly_
Around this same time. Fine Host
workers begin (Iuietly talking about'
organizing.
5/1/00 RFP for a 7-year food service
contract isslied only t.o the Daily Journal of
Commerce Newspaper and to a vendor list
recom mended by a consultant to the RFP
committee.
The RFP includes no mention of
corporate ethics.
05/10/00 The Branch. the cooperatively
rlln, stl,d~nt lIIanaged convenience store
located in the HCC, respondil~g to rumors,
asks their sllpervisor at the book store if
they will be impacted by the new food
sen'ice co ntract. They are assured that there
is onl y a small pOSSibility, "10%-15%", that
t heir bl1sines~ lIlay be taken over by the new
food service provider. They are told not to
sit tight and not worry.
6/8/00 Proposals for the food service
co ntra ct are received on ly from
Fine Ho\ t il nd 5udexho-Ma rri otl
cor porations

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Douglas Mackar Presents:

Opinion

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are more or less opposed to the
incarceration ofhllman beings for profit
on premise. If not, I can assure you
that the CCA/PZN has a long. long
B Brian
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history of ~roblem~ i~c1uding
FY k
V
guards havlllg sexwlth mmates,
ran
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allegations of severe brutality,
Last year,
O~ ,",V ~o;' racism. rioting , escapes,
at
.It( ~
killings of inmates, lies to
student s
~
government officials and
dozens of co lleges ~I \.aro und the country
~ report.ers, and illegal firings
1Illtlate.d campaIgns
~-~ ofwlllstieblowers .. Th~CCA ,
agaInst
Sodex ho
,
O~
has been the subJectlve of
Marriott - at two of these
.It(~
numerous investigative articles,
th e State ~I'\.
and even a60 Minutes special.
colleges,
University of New York at
~\.Besides the fact that cents off of every
Alban y and our own
dollar spent at Sodex ho Marriott end up
Evergreen State College, the ,
reinvested in the private prison industry, a
protests ended with Sodexho Mar rio t t sandwich bought a Sodexho Marriott cafeteria
10singafood ~ervicecontract.Theprotestsstem
supports one of th e mos t an ti -labor
from two main issues: Sodexho Marriott's tics corporations in the U.S, Before the merger.
to the emerging "for-profit" private prisoll Marriott's wa s described bv the AFL-CIO as "not
industry and th e co mpan ~"~ long history of olllyvioientl~'anti-llnioll ..'. but ideologically so"
mistreatmelll of it, worker~.
and things really haven 't go tten better since.
Bear with me H we delve int o th e shadY Sodexho Marriott was accused of union busting
IIl1derworid of th e co rpora te illter-olVner~hip by th e American Federation of State. County.
and mega- merge rs, Sodex ho Marriott was an d Mu nicipal Employees in 1998, Earl ier thi s
created in 1998 when th,' Marriott Ilotel chain year the National Labor RcI;ltions Board ruled
merged its food se rvice holdings with the food that Sodexho-Marriotthadillegallysuppressed
~e rvi ce holdings of the Sodexilo Allian cc. a worker's first amendment rights by a statement
Fortune 500 transna tional corporat ion based in their employees' manual prohibiting
out of Paris. The Sodex ho Alliance asserts discLlssion of working conditions - even when
~ ubstalltial control over 50dexho Marriott with
off the job. Indeed. Sodexho Marriott was kicked
48% stock ownership and the right to appoint off of Albany's campus largely due to union
busting efforts at that college's cafeteria. Not
several board members to the company.
In the Sodexho Alliance's broad portfolio exactly th e kind of place you'd want to go
is one of the largest chunks of the recelltly looki ng for an on campus job.
The good news is Sodexho Marriott's isn't
merged Corrections Co rporation of America/
Prison Realty Trust (CCA/PZN), the largest on our campus today. The bad news is they may
owner and manager of private prisons in the very well re-bid on the food service contract for
world. The Sodexho Alliance's Vice President next year, or may even buyout Fine Host before
sits on CCA/PZN'sBoard of Directors. Until last the year's end! In the meantime, there are still
spring. when Sodexho Marriott realized the very serious complaints from the current food
protests against them were growing, the service that can no longer be ignored by the
president. founder, and CEO of both the CCA community at large, I suggest keeping a watchful
and the PZN was on Sodexho Marriott's board eye on the food service developments this year
of directors. Clearly these companies, besides - if not. you may end up eating from a
corporation you'd rather not touch with a fork
being Onancially linked, are qllite chummy.
I would imagine that OlallY of you reading this next time around.

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Watch your language

didn't try to do it. In fact, I discovered
that these vulgarities. words that
belong
on the battlefield, marked me as
It's been said that there are over
ignorant.
200,000 words in the English languag e.
Actually, as I think back on it, I
The average American has a vocabulary
hy Hannah
a month after this of around 1,000 words and uses around quit the whole sta te of Texas because of
language . Not that twangy, singsong.
Fishn
/Cl
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meeting, we found 100 on a regular basis.
In th e 2000~~
..
out that we had
Which words we choose say a grea t achy-breaky bull you hear on "Co untry "
200 1
ca talog .
been part of
deal about who we are; what one person sta tions. The language I'm thinking of
E\'e rgrcen has a copy of its
the negotiations all thinks or perceives of the world around was more subtle and insidious. Texans
Soria l Contracl, ":1 document that ha s
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along, and had been him is just as viable, ju st as remarkable hav e a self-image , a stultifying
dl" lincd and guided th e college's values sin ce
~
sold out to Marriott by as the next. It is how those observations groupthink. an 'our way or the highway'
ib \Try beginning", It goes 011 to say that the
aforementioned members of th e are expressed - the language, the attitude. There wa s no one clear
"Evergrcl' n can th rive only if member s comm ittee. This was all done without our
gra mmar. the style - which determines example you could point to ; it was an
respec t the rights of others while enj oying knowledge. behind closed doors. What really how the me ssenger receives the inference. almost a cu ltura l imperative
their o\\'n ... AII Illu st share alike in prizing infuriates me is the fact that we were lied to. message . One of my professors lik es to that said. 'yo u're e ith er a snob, a
acadelllic and interpersona l honesty, in in direct violation of th e socia l con tract quote Cicero: " If truth were self redneck hick or you don't belong ." I
resl'0n~ i bl)' obta inin g and in providing full
t.vergreen seems so pro ud of. I believe that evident. eloquencc would not be didn't belong, I found 1 could mimi c
and arcurate Inf'>r1ll3tion ...... Well. I would this episode is indi cative of what happen s at necessar y, .,
th e accent passab ly well, but th e
like to iJelil'vr thaI these are values that Eve rgree n. There is a great deal of apath y
I grew up in a small town in New attitude wa s another matter. Languag e
EVl'fgrl'l'n does lIph old, but even ts that among the sludents on this campus, and that Hamps hire; it 's a region famolls for the is a Illost powerful force in our live s,
A week or so
tran \p ir~ d l'arher thi _ ~lImmer have led me to
I, taken advantage of by those who make the local accent. New
IX'hen' olherwi\e. I refer. of course, to th e dec isions. We were grant ed a reprieve when Englander~
ago. on the bu~
are
leaving campus, I
cnt in' Socil"xch n·Marriott (lasco that was Sodexc ho-Marriott suddenly backed out of forever loppin g off
"The average American has struck
aln)(l~t plIlIl'cI (Ilron the Evergreen campus.
the deal. and the only reasons that I have R's Irom one place in
up
a
a vocabulary of around
co nv ersation with
The IIr:llllh fir't hea rd the rumor of our heard were "Onancial". I don't pretend to their speech and
someone on a
inclu sion ill the nell' food service contract know what th at means. I on ly know th at it appending
1,000 words and uses
them
political
issu e
th oug h th e E\Trgrcen grapevine. We then seemed entirely too good to be true. and I still elsewhere, seemingly
around 100 of them
askl'd our d"Sl'st superv isor, the manager of think there's something fishy about the entire at random. It was a
when
two
regularly. "
the IlooK"OJ'e, all d he assu red us, that the deal.
teenagers got on
manner of speech I
ch:nl(~ 01 our being take ll over were very slimI write this to inform the student body was able to mimic but never re a ll y and sat across from u s. The one on the
"10-1S'X, .. . III our e)'e~. th is was the righ t idea. that the Branch was grateful for the adopted. I co uld a lmo st blend in. but right go t very interested and almost
as Ih~ Bran cil has been and is a non -profit , overwhelming amount of support that we
nev er totally, How you spoke excited about the issue we were
st lIci r llt-ru lI b\J.\illes~ that. has maintained were flooded with during the entire ordeal. determined how you fit in. or if you fit discussing and wanted to say
,O lllt' of til t' valucs that Evergreen should be However, just because Marriott is not a in,
something. I don't remember what it
abollt. I rdt'r to the fact of its being a presence on camp us at this time does not When I was about twelve, I was se nt to was. All I remember is that he was
rollecti\'~ ir:lfIling experience, where every
mean they are no longer a threat. I encourage private school, and I found that how I awkward and frustrated; twice , he got
lIlaj or d~ci~ion is lIlade by the entire staff. all of you to take part in the decision about wrote and spoke put me in th e majority. embarrassed and apologized for
Thi~ nJ:lkes it a laid-back {'lace. but hey, we
the new food service contract. There is
For a change. the few who sounded like swearing. Twice since then, I've noticed
sell jllnk lood ami smokes.
great danger in assuming that bad things old fishermen stood out, The language bu s drivers warning people I knew were
Our ne xt move was to attend an open don't happen in the Evergreen bubble,
Evergreen students about their
barrier was reversed.
because probably sooner rather than later it'll But when I went home, I found that the language .
!O!· 1I1ll thaI 11';1, held in late June. At this
Very recently I offended someone,
111 ('ding I\' e askcd the meIT,bers of the bite you in the ass. We as students must be first time I dropped a word with more
(Onll llitt l'e 111 tdilis what was going on, and conscientious about our right to demand than two syllables, I would get puzzled, someone I respect , someone whose
lI'ere rl'a~slll'l'd by RlIta Fanning a'nd Chuck information, or else we lose all rights to surprised looks , and myoid friends opinion matters to me. It was some
what
information
the called me 'professor.' Thomas Wolfe stupid little thing I don ' t even
i\ 11 I, illllL')' Ih;It it was h ighl Yunlikely. Exactly question
administration does let us have.
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dozen people show lip for the second
meeting with Sodexho Marriott. The vast
majority express frustration with the
selection process and with both food service
vendors, particularly Sodexho-Marriott for
their Oscal ties to the for-profit privat~
prison industry and the companies history
oflabor abuses.
The protestors deman d a meeting with
the committee for redress of grievances and
present a petition gathered in the time
between the two meetings with about right)'
Signatures of students demanding more
participation in the food se rvice decision.

6/21/00 Sparsely advertised community
interviews with Fine Host and Sodexho
Marriott take pian'.
Unlya fel\' people ~ how up to the Orst
m~c tin g with Fine Ilost and the majority
w:lik in protl'~t of the undemocratic, nun6/26/00 RFP Committee holds a public
tramparcnt sele ction process.
\"\'ord ~pread\ quickly in the few hours .. meeting to discuss the concerns raised at 6/
21/00 meeting.
bctll'ee n the two meetings, and about two

The meeting is tense: many
community members are outraged with the
process and with the possibility that
Sodexho Marriott will be the food service
provider for the nexf seven years. The food
service committee defends the selection
process, and repeatedly denies all charges
that Sodexho-Marriott is atl unethical
corporation.
It is publicly acknowledged for the tlrst
time at this meeting that the Branch may be
given to the new food service provider,
although the Branch workers are again
assured that it is only a small possibility.
The Branch workers vocally and
unanimously oppose being taken over.
6/28/00 ·Stop Marriott" campaign begins.

Thro ugho ut the summer this group of
ahout three dozen students, alumni, staff,
anJ (acliity works to expose and publicize
Sodl'x hl1-i\ I ~ rriot t's corporate misconduct
to the cOl1ll1l un ity, the possibility of the
branch being taken over, and the
lIlllirll1 l)Cf:Jtic lI'ay ill which the food service
COl1lr~ctor is being chosen,
The gro up,·csearches Sodexho
:- 1:11 riot t alld the for·pront prison industry.
Ill~e" ,,·l lh \'ariou~ administrators and
11Il'1I1 b"1 , of t hl' food service cOlllmi ttee ,
thrl":lt"n~ to t'ncOllrage a full scale boycott
of Slldl'xho Marriott if the contract is
, igll ed. prc~ents a list of strict worker's
rights prod~io ns to include in the contract,
pe)'forll1~ '''trect theatre", hangs banners
and ~igll' :1 rl111 lid campus, and schedules a

public forum on the issues for 8/12/00.
7/14/00 Evergreen enters into Negotiations
with Sodexho Marriott.

the Academic Year 2000-2001.
The Branch is not included.in the
extended contract.

7/26/00 A member of the food service
committee informs the Branch that they will
be taken over by Sodexho-Marriott within
the next two weeks. Branch workers are
outraged that they were never consulted by
the administration at any point during the
process.

8/12/00 Public forum scheduled by ·Stop
Marriottn takes place, with more than 100
people in attendance.
The history of the situation is
discussed, and attendants (including staff,
faculty, administration, and students)
discuss their ideas for the future of food
service, and how to make a better process
for deciding the matter.

8/7/00 Negotiations between Evergreen
and Sodexho-Marriott abruptly end due to
the negative financial implications for both
the college and Sodexho Marriott.
Contract with Fine Host extended to

8/00 Discussions of organizing a union
among food service workers resurface after
Marriott loses contract.
Workers come together to self-

organize the Evergreen Fine Host Workers
Organizing Committee (EFHWOC).
8/29/00 People involved in the Stop
Marriott campaign, members of EFHWOC,
and other folks who attended the public
forum form PIFD (pa,ticipation in food
decisions) and ATCF (alternatives to
corporate food).
9/00 EFHWOC begins discussions of
affiliailitg with representatives of several
labor unions and planning of worker
organizing and community outreach
campaign for the 2000/2001 school year.
Late 9/00 You read this and decide to get
involved in shaping the future of
Evergreen's food service I

A WARNING TO ALL THOSE
WHO READ THIS:
In the followin~ months
you will be subjected to
the use and eventual
abuse of rhetoric,
symbOls,
thoulZhts, lanlZualZe, and
of reality itself- Certain
words should an d will
become meaninlZlesspeace, freedom, justice,
equality, life, democracy,
law, community,
left/ri~ht /wron~/bonlZ, and
,
nader.
All of these words are
pieces you ve used to
build your illusionREALITY IS ADDICTIVE
Lan~ualZe & Words &
ThoulZhts & Ideas & Beliefs
have built a world around
you while you were too
busy payinlZ attentionIf you are readin2 this
there is somethin2 wron~
with youThoulZht is self-defeat
No one alZrees with you
about anyth in2Heaven is down. Hell is
up_
This is proven by the fact
that the planets and
stars are orderly in their
movements,
while down on earth we
come close to the primal
chaos
*note (Imposition of Order
= Escalation of Chaos)
WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE
IMPRISONS YOU
There is no way out of
sufferinll_
You try to resist_
The LilZht shines brilZhter
and the sirens return_
Curfew is now active.
Return to unit_

burn the world they
tau~ht you
burn the world they made
they d kill you if they
cau~ht you
they 11 kill you a nywa y

Astral Projections
by Counney Haedr

New Moon- Wednesday Sept27- The New Moon is a
time when wehaVl' the opportunity tocreale aplan fix
what Itt' wish to acromplisJJ by me next full moon. Be
conscious ofyour daily routine. Allow fOr personal
spare to rune into your TIt'f.'ds. Seek to create balance
inyourlik, and usetiJis wrek to worl<out anyobstades
mat may be standing in me way ofyourgoals.
An important note to all astrology rnders: the dates
for the signs may vary a day or so on either end,
depending on}QUr SOurl't'. You may be burn on aru~p.
between two signs. If one doesn't sound right to you,
read the other. Put them together, balance them ouLlf
neither sounds right to you- make up your own! My
projections are possibilities,)'DU are in control of your
own destiny. Enjoy this with a light heart!

Aries- March 19-April19
Be straightforward about your neros, Aries. Have you
established a suflicient stomping ground? Do}QU have
enough room to roam in? Make sure }QU get it now,
before everything settles in around }QU and }QU find
}QUrseIf surrounded. Be dear about communicating
your personal boundaries to those who approach }QUr
space. Ofcourse, as}QU lay down }QUr law, remember
to smile and remain calm. Breathe. Keep a lighthearted
outlook when }QU go do discuss the details, and the
reception of your ide-.lls will be heeded with a lot less
strain than if you were to aggressively demand the
coopeTdtion ofyour neighbors, tealners, and any others
who}Uu come in contact witll. You certainly deserve
to get what you need, but keep the neros of others in
mind too. Some compromise may be necessary; just
be sure that you aren't the only one making all the
accommodations.

Tawm- Aprill9-May :'W
Feel out your daily rOli'iine and make note of any
changes that need to be made. Where do you feel like
you are coming up short? What is missing from your
life that you may need to acquire? Use this week 10 figure
out howyouwanl tile details to fall inloplacc. Establish
a dear vision in your mind's eye of that which you wish
10 call to your life. Ore-am it up in lucid visions atleasl
once a (lay;all the while certain that youhave tile power
10 make manifest your truest desires. While the results
may not be immediate, they wiU be set into Iniltion
once you make a conscious choice thus greally
inBuenLingtheprobabilityofasull:essfidoulcome.nle
key is to be very dear aboul what you wanl to bring
inlo}QUr life. Meilitate on the many possibilities, and
then choose what calls 10YOU most intensely. Stick with
your decision, and allow }QUrselfto manifest what you
wish for over the next few weeks.
Gtmint- May 20- june 20
Ilave you made any choices that}Uu regret lately? Why
bother torturingyoursdfwith what-ifsand if-<mlys? It
just drains your energy and clouds your vision, which
isn't going to help make better choices. You see? You

- --- ----

U'WA TRIBE FACES CUL TURAL CATASIROPHE
see and you know you do. You knew befOre you took
actionwhatwwldhappm,M'I'Iifthat'shardtoadmit,
because you wt'f'I' hying not to pay attention to the
coruequences.1 am in no way chidingyou, Gemini. In
fact, I consider myself an advocate of your immense
potential and the actualization thmof!lt just seems
like}QU are experiencing difficulties feeling sure of the
decisions }QU have made recently, and I'd hate to see
}QU detach and isolate yourself from those who love
}QU. Sowhy not pay more attention to that voice inside
}QU?Tne one that knows exactly what 10 do? listen ....

Cancer- june 20- july 22
How do you feel these days, Cancer? Was that a sigh?
Maybe something is bothering you tllat}QU just can't
put}QUr finger on. What could it be? That little cloud
of dissatisfaction needs to be cleared away. If you are
feeling any emotional upset, anger, jealousy, or
loneliness, ask yourselfwhy. What is the soun:e ofyour
unease? Envi~ion it. Call it up and look it square in the
facewhile}QU have some alone time. Ifit appears to be
coming from a source outside yourself write a letter
expressing howyou feel to that person, pla('C, or thingbut do not send it. Read it to }QUrselfand sort through
your reactions. Do this for a few
days; until you feel like you've gotten it out of your
system. Then take}QUr little mllection ofletters and
bum them. Letyourwonies ceremoniously disappear.
roof]

Leo- july 22-Augusl22
Participate en thusiasticaUy in the creation ofyour new
life,leo.Now i.~thetimetoigniteyourdrdmaticspark!
Don't know an}Une? Make new friends! Don't know
what to say? Makesomething up! You arejll~tbursting
with creative potential and the world is preparing to
witness it~ glory. Invent new words and watch Ihem
spread! Make a fashion statemenl and walch il catch
on in the crowds! You have never been where you are
now, so let go of the past and creale the future with
gusto. As you do so you will draw a newcircle offriends;
so entertain them with your blooming ideas of the
world. Say thing.~ sporadkally thai )'tlU dido 'I know you
though I until they exited your mouth. nlCll go all('au
and change your mind! Moreover, always remember
to laugh at people who ask for proof of your radical
new ideas. Tell them you are in theexperimentaJ phase,
ifYOIl must, and go merrily on your way. Any person
or idea thai sticks a((lund long enough after your
delightfully ridiculoll~ behavior is sure 10 be right on.

Vago- August :.!2-September 22
If! could make one wish fbr you, il would be that you
will acknowledge your beautiful powers to live a happy,
healthy life full of satisfYing love. Beautiful- as you are.
Powers- which you have. Uving- as an active soul.
Ilappy- as you can be. Healthy-as you are whole. r'llllof what }QU wish for. SatisfYing· that you may be at
peace. Love- for all thai surrounds}QU and is within
you. See how I pulled all those neat-(l attributes into
one big fat wish? 0 could have gone on but I only have
a little column...}It would be even more wonderful if
you would makeyourown big fat wish about what your
Iifecouldbe.lncludealliheamazingattributesyoucan

paW>Iy think of. and write it down in rainbow colors
anddisplayil somewhereyoucan see it everyday, Read
it with joy out loud, and allow yourselfto believe it. It is
your own wishes fur your self. and your allowance of
them to come to pass that will be necessary for the
rea1i.zation ofyour drearns. You make it happen,

uta- September 22.()ctober 22
Happy Birthday, [jbra! Now is your time to reflect on
the past year cycle andcelebrateyourgrowth.Take note
ofany troubles you had and learn from your mistakes.
This means: don't dwell! See it, know it, and leI it go!
Plan for this New Year well. Decide on some essential
issues that you would like to address, and think of
effective ways to accomplish them. Bring your body,
heart, and mind into balance. Tap into your true soul
self and create}QUr own fulfillment. You have come a
long way from where you started from, congrarulate
}QUrself on a job well done. Be sure to finish off any
final details that may be lying around from unfinished
projects. -Illiswill fi't'eyou up to encounter new exciting
activities. Hone in on the skilIs}QU have developed over
theyearsand plan to use them well. You have created a
strong base to work from. Your time is now, so take itl
Saxpio- October 22-November 21
Use your resources wisely. You should have a fair
amount of useful items, ideas, and interests in }QUr
repertoire. Now is the time to reach into your stash and
sort through what you have collected. Set aside those
things that will be of use 10}QU now. Add them to your
daily conversations, carry them in your daypack, and
set them up around your desk. 11 lese are your power
tools ... your strong connection to wisdom, }QUr keys
to tile future. You have much to work with. Glances
are,you havesomuch it isalittleovelWhelming.In the
delight uf re-discovering things you thought you had
10Sl, or simply just forgot about, keep an eye out for
things that you really just don't need. Give them away
to someone you know \viII appreciate something you
once loved, and they \viII once again be useful. Take
whal}QU have leftover. thoseneatolhings that}QU don't
really need right now, bur aren't ready to let go of. and
put them in a special box that you can rummage
through on rainy days.
~us· November 21- December 21

Put a magic bubbleoflight around yourselfas you walk
through this week. It will protect you from the energies
bouncing all over the place. No time for distraction;
now is the time to focus in on what you have on your
plate. What a tasty array of delights you have worked
into your schedule, Sag. Bask in the little world that
you managed tocreateforyourself. Are theresome final
details to attend to? Do it now while you canl The
whirlwind of activities is just firing up, and ifl know
you, you have a lot going on.As this new fall cycle takes
root, work in a healthy dose offoresight into your daily
schedule. Usethistimetogetajumponwhatistocome.
nle artofprocTdStination may always seem to pull you
through, but you \vill be amazed at what you can
accomplish if you work at it bit by bit along the way.
Remember that your magic bubble keeps you clear in
your own space, so call it up if you start feeling

1JYl'I'WheIrned,

By Shoren Brown

CIpiaIrn- December 22-January 20
Be patient, my fiiend.1t is all working out for you, be
sure ofit Some things just take time. So slow down a
tittle, Stop rushing around and breathe, Have a seat in
a cornlY space and listen to some music, or something

The traditional U'wa tribe, ~
with some 5,000 people living in
the cloud forests of northeastern
Colombia, received notice last
week of the government's plan to
evict them to make way for
Occidental petroleum's final
shipments of drilling equipment. As
a result, there has been an
incredible wave of solidarity
actions here in the States. Across
the country, activists are
confronting Vice President AI Gore
and demanding that he use his
personal and political connections
to Oxy and the Colombian
government to stop the drilling of'
U'wa land.
U'wa leaders have also
called on Gore to speak up in their
favor and for the protection of their
land . Over the last year Gore has
come under increasing public
criticism for his long-time, personal
and financial connections to
Occidental. Concerned citizens
have targeted Gore with protests at
more than 50 campaign stops
across the country in recent
months, calling on him to take a
stand for the U'wa.
Gore has deep personal
and financial ties to Occidental ,
including family investments of up
to $1 million in the company.
Gore's father, following his Senate
career, sat on Occidental's board
of directors . Occidental has also
been a generous and frequent
donor to the Democratic Party and
Gore 's presidential campaign . To
date , Gore has refused to take a

that will calm your nerves. There is a lot ofnewness in
your life, and this is a good thing. As }QU settle into a
routine, remember to set a comfortable pace so }QU
don 'I tire yourselfout too fast. Your ambitions may be
trying to get the better ofyou, pushing}QU forward at
breakneck speed. Pull the reigns and keep control and
things will go smoother. Rcly on your intuitions to let
you know when }UU really have to get there and let the
rest fall into place. Forcingthings to happen often leads
them to crumble fast. so if something is not working
out as you had planned reconsider your motives. It
could be to your advantage toshiftyour perspective on
the matter; give yourselfplenty of ti me to think it over.

Aquarius- january 20- February 19
Feeling rebellious? just don't want to confonn to
someone else's rules? Make up your own rules,
Aquariusl Write them down. Create laws that}QU can
live by. If others are trying to force you into a corner,
take a good look at their motives. Are their intentions
forthebest? Are}QUcommunicatingyournerosc1ear1y
to thosewho afrect}QU? Maybeyou arereeIingwhacked
out by someone's actions or advice. Something may
have gone down that wierded you out but }QU don't
know just how or why. Look it over well. Figure out
exactly what you have a problem with and all the
reasons why. Write them down in your new
Constitution ofSelf, that no one may trespass in these
ways because .. and fill in the blanks. Use this new
document as a back-up tool fornlture discussions when
you will have to lay down your law. Plain and simple, it
is your life. You ofall people should be perfectly capable
of making your own way.
Pisces- r-ebruary 19-March 19
You may be feeling like you are being bombarded.
Retreat! just for a tittle while. Seclude yourself in order
to be clear about the energies attacking your space.
Perhaps you are just picking up on all the wildness in
the air. If so, build up your energy and make sure that
you can go out into all tha t you have to face in the world
without feeling zapped atthe end of the day. You have
a lot to deal with right now, and it won't help to waste
precious energy worrying about other people's
problems. If someone is directly attacking you
(mentally, spiritually, emotionally), by all means- get
away from themll t would do you good to have your
own space to take the time to understand thesituation.
It is difficult to see clearly when }QU are deep in the
moment of the siruation. Make your retreat a sacred
one, you need to recharge. Decide how you fi!eI about
everything before you attempt to confront the issue.
Nurrure yourself for the tinle being.

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public stand against this project,
which will inevitably result in
environmental damage and human
rights violations.
"It's a time of reckoning for
AI Gore, the supposed
'environmental vice president' ,"
said Lauren Sullivan of Rainforest
Action Network. "Either he take a
stand against this project which
threatens the U'wa people and
their environment or expect this
conflict to rear its ugly head at
every campaign turn ,"
September 19th proved to
be an amazing day for rallies and
actions in support of the U'wa,
Santa Rosa, California; Madison ,
Wisconsin; Des Moines, Iowa and
Olympia all saw picketing, office
occupations and various other
demonstrations.
Here in town there was a
rally at Sylvester Park where Greg
LaDuke Grove, a local Cowlitz
staff and drum carrier gave an
inspirational speech . The rally was
followed by a funeral procession,
complete with puppets and coffins,
to the Democratic Party's office in
downtown Olympia . At noon 200
activists occupied AI Gore 's
offices, some vowing to stay
through the night and beyond,
until the Vice President came out
against Occidental Petroleum 's
drilling project. Throughout the
day there was street theater and a
banner was hung over the street
to educate people on the issue .
Twelve activists were arrested in
all, after a lock down and
occupation that ended in three

activists being half carried and
half dragged from the building
with bicycle locks still attached to
their necks.
Outside the office, police
swung billy clubs wildly at nonviolent protesters and used
excessive force to control those
who sat blocking the police
vehicle that presumably was
arranged to haul the final
arrestees to jail . These last
protesters became "unarrested"
and were let loose when the
police realized they could not
remove the locks, and that they
had failed to intimidate or subdue
those who had gathered outside.
Within five minutes of the removal
of the last protesters from the
building, there was not a
policeman in sight.
Eight years into a nonviolent campaign by the U'wa to
block drilling and tension on the
ground in Colombia is rising. The
tribe has warned for years that if
the oil project goes forward the
area will become another center
of violenl conflict between the
military, paramilitaries and
guerilla factions in the country's
three-decade-old civil war. Recent
reports from the U'wa seem to
confirm those longstanding
warnings. U'waleaders say the
Colombian military has planted
land mines on indigenous lands to
protect Occidental's planned
drilling and went a step further
this week by shooting at U'wa
farms from circling aircraft.

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are excited about student activities
and willing be apart 01 the Board. For
more inlormation or an application
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by Shasta Smith , jesse Harter and johnny
Eastlake, Kung Fu Team members
There is an orga nization on campus that
has been winning in Evergreen's name for the
past three years.
Since its creation, Bak Shaolin Eagle Claw
Kung Fu Team Evergreen has competed in and
won a num ber of tournament s across thp
country, The victories from the past year haw
caught the att ention of tlw martial arts world ,
and the team will appear in a fea tllre art icle in
the na tionally sy ndicated magaz ine In side
Ku ng Fu.
This SlIlllme r, Team Evergn'en hit the
open kara te circuit hard, rQmpNing in seven
tournamen ts that ra nged fro m central Oregon
to Vancouver, British Columbia. Time and time
dga in Team Evergreen wo n llIedab
disproportionate to the number of members
competing.
These victories have had a resounding
impact in the National Blackbelt League. The
:'IlBL is a sport karate organization that spans
fifty-two CO lin tries and has twe nt y-four
conferences frolll the Ame ricas to Europe.
Members of th e tea m have received top
regio nal ra nkings in the Pacific :'Ilorthw('st
Confere nce and are rated among th e top
competitors in the world. Thi s rank ing,
regiona lly and na tionally, mea ns that Team
Evergreen is being invited to the NBL World
Cha mpionship Super Grands XI, which is the
Super Bowl of sport ka rate.
TIlisaccomplishment is in itseU'amazing,

bu t is magnified by the fact that Team
Evergreen is one of the only kung fu teams
competing on the NBL circuit, which is an
American Open Karate venue,
Three of the top qualitying tournaments
fro m this summer include:
Can-Am Internationals

The weekend ofJune 24 saw a'core crew
of six team members competing in the NBL
rings at this Vancouver tournamen t. The NBL
was in control of the ~ t ~di u m all day with top
regio nal and national knr~ t e compet it ors
trying to get points
fur
this ye ar ,
upcoming Super
Gra nds.
As
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tO ll rnament
progresse d
throughout the day
Jesse Harter showed
his skill and power
takingasilver medal
in the forllls rings
whi le Loa A rn o lh '~
clarity and foc lls
"ariled her a bronze,
These meda lsadded
poi nts towa rds
f larter and Arnoth 's
'landings in the NBLSuper Grands.
Competing in one of th e trad iti o n~1
weapons rings, Harterwoke up the crowd with
his thundering Shaolin staff form , one of th e
oldest, most powerful styles of staff fighting.
This tourna ment marked the first ti me john
F~ls tl ake, Shasta Smith, Kat herine McLaine,
and Owen O'Keefe competed at the bl~ck belt
level. cYrn though they weren 't yrtlanked as
such.
In the N BL point rings, Harter came up
agai nst sixt h-ranked national tighter Tim
Gustavso n. Harter moved up to the super
heavyweight division specifica lly to have a
chance to fight Mathesnn.
Alier a few exchanges, Gllstavson scored
a sol id point with a left foot rollndhouse to
Ha rter's chest. Harter shook it off and came
right bac~ hammering Gustavson's leg and

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a solidly contested fight , which
ended with Gustavson ahead by a few
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Dan Anderson , Gustavson's
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ring. lie fought a hea ted rema tch wi th a fighter he
had competed against just a month before in
Vancouver and evened the odds with his
competitor by fighting aggressively and scoring a
nearly equal number of points (22-26).
The women's fightin g team also scored
highly. Arnoth took the bronze in the lightweight
Cll ntinuous fighting ring by repeatedly landing
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ta king silve r in th e blackbelt point-fighting
rin g, j essie Smith also progressed in th e
division, ta king a bronze after a fierce fight
against another nationally ranked fighter.
Tea m Cap tai n and leadi ng blackbelt Jesse
Ilarter rose to the occasion Saturday displaying
his skill and power by taking a silver medal in
the blackbelt point ring. After taking apart his
fi rst two opponents with devastating kicks and
lightnin g fast pu nches, Harter fo ught Bill
Hunter, who is ra nked first in the region and
sixth in the world.
The fight was in tensely contested, with
Harter hold ing bac k hi s powe r to avoi d
disqualifica tion and scoring two rapid points
before fa lling to the finesse ofthe veteran point
fig hter. Other nationally ranked fighters
watching the ma tch commented that Harter's
fighting style has improved exponentially over
the past couple months. Bill Hun ter said, "He
really hits hard and ali I could dowasduck and
run to get olltta there."
0 11 Saturday, Team Evergreen excelled in
the compe titions once aga in. Harter
demonstrated his considerable Shaolin skills,
winning yet another silver in "1'0 divisions
wh ile Arno th rece ived a bronze. In the
advanced rings Shasta Smith, john Eastl ake,
and Owen O'Keefe placed second, fourth, and
fifth respectively.

before the World Championship Super Grands, Team Evergreen consisted of
twelve competitors including visiting National Team Captain Noam Reininger
and Regionill Team Captain Sam Haskin, Dave Weber, The Evergreen State
College Athletic Director, attended to show his support for one of Evergreen's
most accomplished competition teams. Together the team swept the
tournament, winning 34 first, second, and third place medals in all.
Arnoth, ranked first in the Pacific Northwest and third in the Western Pacific
for Creative Musical Forms, again perforrned an excellent display of
contemporary Wushu and took first place in the division. Harter followed her
in second place and Shasta Smith, debuting in the blackbelt arena, took third.
Harter demonstrated the speed and power oftraditional Eagle Claw Kung
Fu, winning a gold in the traditional forms division, He was followed closely by
Reininger who performed an equally powerful Eagle Claw form to take second,
and then by Arnoth who took third.
Reininger and Harter took first and second in the weapons ring with two ripping
Shaolin staff forms. The team was especially honored by the center judge who
complimented them on their spirit and teamwork.
In the Point Fighting, Continuous Fighting, and Team Sparring divisions, Team
Evergreen won twenty-one first. second, and third place fighting medals. Harter
landed another first place medal while Reininger took first in the lightweight
Continuous Sparring. Movingup to middle-heavyweight, he took second and
was followed by john Eastlake, a debuting blackbelt who secured third place,
In the women's Continuous Fighting rings Jessie Smith, number one
female Continuous Fighter in the Pacific Northwest, dominated with her
patented hook punches, taking first place hands down. Arnoth was close behind
finishing second in the event. Other highlights in the Continuous Fighting rings
included Shasta Smith's second-place medal in the light-middleweight division,
Owen O'Keefe's first place, and Sam Haskin's second place medal in the superheavyweights division.
The Point Sparring rings were lit up when Reininger demonstrated the
traditional, quick, and highly effective Bak Shaolin Eagle Claw fighting style,
taking second in the lightweight division. Other standings in the point divisions
included Harter's second and Eastlake's third place standing in the heavyweight
division, Haskin's second in the super-heavyweight division, Amoth's second
in the women's lightweight division, and jessie Smith's third in the women's
heavyweight division.

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Thursday 9 -28 .

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Obo Addy's Okropona:- Evergreen Expressions hosts West African dancers and drummers at the Washington Center for Performing Arts 512 Washington SI. SE. Show starts at 7:30 p.m . $10 for students.

Everybody was Kuna: Fu Fia:htina: Support your
local Kung Fu Club and catch three back to back
flicks. Lecture Hall I, starts at 9 p.m. $3.

Movies about Trees-Sustainable Forestry Program presents films about
th e fULUre of our forests. Lecture Hall 5, 3-5p.m . FREE.

Ra Ra Sis Boom Ba Men 's soccer kicks some
balls at the Western Baptist players. Home field,
3 p.m.

Communicatinj: to Connect- Olympia Fellowship of
Recognition presents a series of workshops developed
by the Cen ter of Nonviolent Communication. From 6:308:30 p.m. at Lincoln School cafeteria. 213 21 st Ave SE.

Saturday

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Oueer Meetina: Get out of the closet and come to the Evergreen
Queer Alliance's introductory meeting at 4 p.m. in. the CAB. A
queer movie will be shown in A dorm following the meeting.
Women Meetina: The Women's Center is having a
meeting to discuss their new vision . The meeting starts at
2p.m . in CAB 315, the student activities room.

9-) ,

Happy is Good- Olymia's State Theater presents
Hapgood, a Tom Stoppard play. Run s through Oct. 7.
Shows are Thurs-Sat 8 p.m.Sundays at 2 p.m. on 204 E
4th . Tickets ran ge from $ 15 -$22, ca ll 786- 0151 for tick ets.
Soccer= Hard- But watching it is easy as pie. Come
cheer on Men's Soccer as they take on Warner Pacific
at I p.m. o n our home field.

Monday
Sunday

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Vote Register to vote on Red
Square, check out the WashPIRG
booth .

10-1

Relax . Take a bath.

Tuesday

10-

Wednesday 10-

Get on the Boat- Olympia Wooden
Boat Association meeting at "The
Place," 222 Madrona Beach Road .
Social hour begins at 6 p.m.; meeting starts at 6:30 p.m.

Come one Come AII- Community potluck for students, faculty and staff sponsored by First People's Advising Service, KEY and Access Services, and the
Career Center. Yummy food, nice people, great fun starts at 5 p.m . at the
Longhouse. Please bring an edible item to share with the community.

Input Needed-Thurston/Mason
Chemical Dependency Advisory
Board needs feedback regarding
chemical dependency treatment and
prevention services in Thurston
County. Ideas for improvement will
be discllssed at the Health Deartment
on 529 4th Ave W from 6- 7: 15 p.m.

Sydney is Far Away - Our games aren't. Women's Soccer takes on
the Western Baptists at 3 p.m. right here in the All American City of
Olympia, WA.
Helen Thomas- Has canceled her speaking engagement at Pierce College tonight. Tickets
purchased with credit cacds will be automatically refunded, otherwise call (253) 8408416. Sorry Duuuudes.
Labor History Nia:ht-Evergreen's Tacoma Campus features speaker Nellie Stone Johnson, a 94-year old AfricanAmerican Labor Rights activist. Also included is a panel of laber union activists and a dance performance by
Evergreen Faculty member Kabby Mitchell. Reception at 6 p.m. program runs from 7-IOp.m. 1202 Martin Luther
King Jr. Way. It's FREE. Call TESC Labor Center for more info, 866-6000 ex. 6525.

Welcome Mass- Father Bill Bixel gives a Mass followed by a lecture on his experience fighting
the School of the Americas. Begins at 7p.m. in Cab 110.
Call the Pres- National Forest Call-In Day. Join college students through tout the west coast as they dial
1-877-730-3377 (toll free) from 10 a.m. to I p.m. and bombard the White House with calls to convince
Clinton to pass a plan that will protect 60 million acres of national forests.

hursday

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Mexican Human Rij:hts Activist- Hilda Navarrete.
a leading acti vist for human rights from the state of Guerrero. Mexico, will
be ~peaking on the ongoing
struggle for indi ge nous and human ri ghts and democracy in Mexico. She
will speak at 12 p.m. in the Library Lohby and at 7p.m. at Traditions Cafe
on 5th and Water in downtown Olympia.

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Ice T- Legendary rapper lectures at Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom 940 I
Farwest Drive SW. Lakewood. Starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15; available at
Ticketmaster ou tl ets or by calling (253) 964- 6283.

Student Groups
Rua:bv Club Contact Jon at 943-3854 or brokenvw@yahoo.com. All
experience levels welcome. Practice 5:30, Bush Park in Lacey, Tuesday
and Thursday. First game with Olympia Rugby Club on the 30th.

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Common Bread Explore your relationship with God Monday evenings at 5 in the Organic Farmhouse, or meet in front of the library to
walk over. 352-6214 or gojio@earthlink.net.
What is EOA? Evergreen's own queer student group. Three coordinator
positions available. Applications due Monday, October 2nd. Plan Coming Out Day for October 11th. Drop by CAB 314 any time. 867-6544 or
evergreen_queecalliance@hotmail .com.

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Everyone else come by the
CAB 316, as soon as soon as you
hire a coordinator so we can list your meeting times and such. If
you gave us that information but don't see it listed that means we
messed up so let us know. We know you will!

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