The Cooper Point Journal Volume 29, Issue 15 (February 8, 2001)

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"As far as I know it's not a big problem
o n campus. But if the iss ue is big, we
should ask how to m ake the campus a
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By Bri a n Fra nk , Cra halTI Ha lllh y,
Vanessa Le m ire, a nd Sre ph e n
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"I've never felt uncomfortable walking
around at night. But there's always a
need for awareness and prevention."
- Rebecca Bonnici, Sophomore (left)
and Beth Stenwick, senior
TESC
Olympia, WA 98505
Address Service Requested

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Everg reen Siudent, Aliss. Fo unlain (Id 't), shows her mom, Elle n Supp lee (middle), and grandma, M.,rgi
Gus tafson, one orrhe ma ny J rI projecls by rhe Students orlhe DiJjerencealili Drsire prot\r:1I11 y""erd.IY. The shuw
was disp layed in rhe Lecrure H all rorunda.

Ariel Sharon elected Israel's president
Bush Watch
Mass Protests in Ecuador, Venezuela,
Ukraine, and Bangladesh
• Pres ident Bush had another run in wilh
a microphone he misloo k for inoperative last
week, as he acc identally expressed hi s views on
th e necessity of ca llin g sc hoo l vo uchers
"op portuni ty sc holarshi ps" in ord er to
"position it fro m a PR pe rspec tive." ~u sh \
schoo l vouchers program would take money
from troubled public school sys tems to pay for
individual students to go to priva te or religious
schools. Last summer Bush neglected to notice
his mic was on while he was insulting a New
York Times reporter with Dick Cheney. (more
at /abcnews.com/)
oThe Bush Administration has cleared $4
million for an Iraqi dissident group to gather

information un Saddam Hussein . \
spokesperson for the gro upsaid they would usc
the mo ney to ··e nh ance our network there. tu
pe net rate the Iraq i regi lll e, and expose thl'
criml's of the regi llle·'. Blish has pro nmed tll
"reenergizc" S3nct1O IIS imposed in 19~1J that
have ki ll ed an hun dreds oft hOt lsa nds 0 1kaqi,.
Iraq anno unced this week that it will sublll it
inforilla ti on to th e UN th at proves that the
cOll nt ry is nOI developing weapo ns lechn ology.
(more at / dailynews.yah oo.com/)
oRuss ian defen se offi cia ls wa rn ed la st
week th at President Bush's plans to implement
a Na tional Missile Defense system would be
considered th e initiation of a new arms race
and wo uld represent the end of the 1972 Anti·
Balli sti c Miss il e Tre at y. (mo re at
www.reuters.co m/)
oTh e US Att orney's Office informed th e
fam ily of Amadou Diallo family that civil rights
charges would not be brought agai nst th e fo ur
whit e po li ce office rs th at ki lled Dia ll o. an
Mri ca n immigrant in 1999. Diallo was gunn ed
dow n in a hail of 41 bull ets o ut side hi s
apa rtment buil di ng. Rece ntl y co nfirm ed
At torney Genera l John Ashcroft accep ted th e
dec isio n ca ll ing for re newed tr us t be twee n
po li ce depa rtm ent s and the comm uniti es.
(mo re at Iwww. nyti mes.co ml)
oLegisla tion introduced to Co ngress last
wee k wo uld limit th e abi lity of most doc tors
to prescri be RU·486, the "abortion pill". which
was lega li zed for th e firs t time last yea r in the
U.S. despite being ava ilable through Euro pe for
mo re th a n a de cade. (more at
Idailynews. yahoo.com/ )
oThe inhabitants of the Caribbean Island
of Vieqlles, which the US nav- has used as a
bombing range for the past 60 years , are
seeking $100 million in damages for th e
abnormally high cancer rate on the island,

proJeCled a; 52% higher Ih,1I\ lhal 01 PlleW
Rico. Everv Sunday. islandl'r~ rally in their
I1lain town, pro testlllg th e 1:lct thaI nnl' :hirc
or the i, land j" occupied bl" the L:S Il,lW ,,1m
ri,ks their health witi l cheillieal exp lOSive, ,Inel
uranium projee liles. (mo re .1 t 11\\"w
gu,1rd ia nu n Ii mil ed.co.uk/)
o:\s Super 13011'1 a·ttendee, I'a" ed
through th e tll rm lile, in Ta mpa I",t mon lh.
po lice Video ca mera, recorded th eir fil(e,. a~
comp ut ers co mpa re d Ih em wit h digit a l
po rtrait s 01 kn ow n cr im illa ls an d expectttl
te rror ists. Graph co Tec hn olog ies le nt th e
eq uipment 10 the Ta mpa police '0 thaI th ey
co uld test how th e so ft wa re wo uld pe rform
and so th ey co uld mark et th eir new "b ig
broth er" tec hn ology. Alth o ugh civ il li berty
groups oppose th is venture. COLI rts have rul ed
that there's no expec tation of privacy in public
areas. (more at Iwww.washillgtonpost.coml)
oJuan Go nzalez. lo ngti me co·hos l of
Pac ifica Rad io's Democracy Now!. resigneJ on
the air last week. lollowing cO lnplaint s or th e
netwo rk's corporti za tio n and slander ofhisco·
host. Arny Guod man. Gonza lez is planning a
ca mp aign aga in st it. De mocracy Now! air,
weekdays at 9AM o n 89.3. (mo r,' at I
W\Vlv.com rn ondrea ms.org/)
oPhili p Berriga n. 77, and Susa n Crane.
57. were sen tenced to a year in ja il las t ,,·rek
for sabo taging U.S . mi litary aircraft while on
pr pba tio n fo r a , illli l"r actio n un a ;\an
dest roye r laS! yea r. (more at 11",,,,,·.ap.orgl)
Environmental
oA major glaci er [orrna tion in Antarctica
is shrinking, acc ording to a new sc ientitl c
report which is heightening concerns that

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BEYOND
THE BUBBLE
g lDbal warming is causi ng thc
world's ice cover to melt. Thc
disappcarance of thc Earth's ice
cover would significantly alter the
g lob a l climate si nc e ice reflects large
amounts of so lar encrgy back into
space and h e lps coo l the planet.
(more at Iwww. ips.org /)
o The Sena te confi rmed John
Ashcroft (for Attorney General) and
Gale Norton (for Secretary of the
Interior) last week, despite
substantial opposi tion from most
Senate Democrats. Ashcroft, while a
Senator, had one of the lowest
ratings
by
the
League
of
Conservation Voters in the country
at less than 4%, and Norton was a
protegee of Ronald Reagon's
infamously an ti -environmental
Secretary of the Interior, James Watt .
epresident
Bush
relaxed
pollution restrictions on California
last week in a move he said would
fight power outages and lower
electricity prices in the state. Bush
used the opportunity as a plug for
hi s plans to open up the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge to drilling.
(more at lens .lycos .coml)
o A German cabi net m ee ting in
Berlin la st week app rov ed the
slilugh ter of up to 400,000 cows O\'er
thl' next 30 months in order to
Cl)mbat the in~tability of bed
Illarket;.
in
Europe.
Bl'l'I
L· ,)n~umptilln in Europe h,l~ f.dll'11
ab,)ut 25"" 111 the ,,',lke 01 the cri~I'

,lbout 30% of pesticides marketed in
the developing world con tain toxi c
substances which pose a serious
threat to human health and th e
environm e nt. The rogue pesticides
con tain chemicals either banned or
severely restricted elsewhere in the
world, or co ncentrations of
c hemi ca ls
that
exceeded
international limits. (more at I
www.bbc.co.uk/)
oScientists are worried about
recent expansion of plant diseases
that threaten to the world's cacao
trees, from which chocolate is
derived. Cocoa bean production in
Brazil is now just one-fourth of what
it was ten years ago thanks to the
invasion of a single fungus,
Crinipellis penriciosa . In West and
Central Africa, losses due to another
disease, black pod, range from 30
percent to 90 percent a year. (more
at Iens.lycos.coml)

,1n 'lpp.Hl'l1tl'a~l' ul Illad cu\\' di"e,l'L'
In South Korl'.) h.1S bL'en di~l't)\ ' l'rl'd
If SU~pil'llln PI'll\'l'S true , it willlw the
Ilr,t rl'~)llrlL'd (,ISe 01 the eli"e ,l"l'
,' ut' ldl' PI Europe . (Ill o rl' at
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-T,,·() L'nitl'd :\ ,ltilln, ,1gl'n L' ies,
till' World I k,)lth Clrg,1I1i/atinn and
thl'
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Foreign
eTwenty-five Palestinians were
injured this week during the "day of
rage" protesting the election of Israel
right-wing leader Ariel Sharon, who
helped spark the Palestinian
uprising when he visited a Muslim
holy site with hundreds of military
police in tow. Sharon has promised
not to resume negotiations with
Palestinians until the Intifada, or
uprising, is s ma s h ed. Sharon's
opponent, Ehud Barak, reSigned as
labor party leader after his nineteenpnint
delcat.
(more
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· The enormity of the tragedy
1II1f , )ldill~ In \\'l':;tl'rn India is
lwcnming more app 'Hl'nt. Current
L,~timates ~ho\\' over 100,000 dead
,1nd O\' er 1.25 million homeless
fnllu\\'ing
the
de\,ilstilting
L'Mthqu<lkt· l'entered in GlIjM,lt la~t
\\'eek . (morl' ,It \\·\\·w.bbc.co.uk l)
oTenslon in Ecuador grew thi,;
wl'ek a~ till' Mmy opened fire un
3,llLlll prok~ter s. killing four . Thi s
protl'~t wa~ the latest a c tion in an

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Last week's Calendar
claimed that ASIA was hosting
a "Visita tion" art show and open
m ic on Feb. 9 in the Library
Lobby. This is not true. The
Student Arts Council is hosting
the show.

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through the center of the Ukrainian
capital, Kiev, demanding the
resignation of the president, Leonid
Kuchma. The protestors, who came
S~nday islanders rally in their main
town, protesting the fact that one
third of the island is occupied by the
US navy who risks their health with
chemical explosives and uranium
projectiles.
(more
at
Iwww.guardianunlimited.co.uk/)

news.bbc.co.uk/)
eAn international private
consortium of scientists released a
statement last week stating that they
intend to clone a human being
within the next two years. Once
developed,
they
claim
the
technology will be made widely
available for couples unable to
reproduce that want their own
biological children. Published
success rates for animal cloning are
between 1-2%, raising concerns
about risks to mothers' health who
are carrying cloned children.
Opponents have also raised ethical
concerns .
(more
at
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www.bbc.co .uk/)
oThe government of Venezuela
has declared a strike of over 140,000school teachers illegaL The strike for
increased wages has affected over six
million s tudents, but the Venezuelan
governme nt refuses to ack nowledge
the union leadership and would not
negotiate with teachers . The
Venezuelan
president,
Hugo
Chavez, has come under fire from
interniltional labor groups in the
re c ent past who accuse him of
violating workers' rights . (more at I
\\'ww.bbc.co.uk / )
oThe Tanzanian police and
army arc using unrestrained force to
shoot , injure, and kill people on
Pemba and Zanzibar islands,
Human Rights Watch charged last
week . Hundreds have reportedly
been killed ()r injurl'd in an ilttempt
tl) " ~ilen ce thL' polltit'al opposition
thwlIgh tL'rror .lnd \' ioleneL' ." (more
at
Iw\\,\\,.h r lV .org /
and
1\\,,,' \\'. rei iL'fweb .i Il t I)
o La ~ t \\'L'ek in Gdngladesh , a
gl' llera l ~ tr ikl' called bv ele\'en leftwlIl g part ie" paralYLed the nation ,
IC,I\'l n g "treets and businesse s
virtudlly empty. The strikl' ",a s
called to protest il bomb blast at il
recent r,l ll\' of the Communltot PartV'
of Bangla,iesh that left four peopl~
dead . The eOillition o f left parties,
known d ~ thl' Lnlted Allian ce , are
dl'm.lndillg that th e g o vernment
rl' ,i g n and hold ear ly parliilmentary
e!eetil)!b. (m l)re ,1t Iwww.bbc.co.ukl)
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dem o nstrator" hiwe marched

CP ••• A?
The Cooper Point Association i!>
looking for volunteers and interns
that want to combine environmental
preservation and community
enhancement.
They
monitor
developments, attend hearing s ,
verify environmental assessments,
make sure existing laws are
followed, and more.
Many de\"clopments in thi s area
haven't happened due to citizen
invoh·ement.
For
example,
Evergreen was due to bl' ~urrollnded
by multiple apartment buildings. As
it turns out, WC' \'e only had one .
Grass La ke wa s s la te d to be a huge
condominium proje c t; it is now a
city-owned pilrk .
The CPA is c urrent ly developing
a websi te to p o~t notices about local
developments, project info, updates
and more . Thc}' also want to design
and create a wildlife corridor I trail
"y"tem conn ect ing Cooper Point ilnd
TESC with the Black Hills and the
Capitol Fore,,!, If you ' re interested,
contact
them
at
greenland@olywa.netand (360) 866·1496.

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ongoing mass movement by
peasants and indigenous peoples
against IMF sponsored policies that
have contr ibuted to inequality,
inflation,
corruption,
and
environmental devastation. The
government has declared a state of
emergency, which in effect suspends
constitutional rights throughout
Ecuador. Ecuador 's 4 million Indians
make about one-third of the
country's population and are among
the
poorest.
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Sober stealers, ambiguous thieving
by Jen Blackford

Apparently, a s tudent gets a coffee the other two today, and he gets a
cup, fills it with ice and then coffee, ci tation for theft.
because God knows you can't s teal
any other beverages. He exits the Wednesday, Jan. 31
Did you ever wonder why they Deli, cup in hand , trying to hide it 1:10 a.m.
Oh, B-Lot, what is it
wer.e cracking down in the Deli? all the while. Alas, th ere is no about you that we find so wonderful.
Were you ever concerned about just trashcan nearby to deposit the Is it the fact that you're the second
what it is that people take? Did you "evidence" in and he gets arrested. letter in the ill phabet? Could it be
ever st?P and think, "1 should steal His protestations of false arrest while your relative closeness to L111 thilt is
- som~th:ing but r 'don't hrive a_'g ood detained in the Fine H ost office arc g reat at Evergreen? Or possibly, is it
reason ·why." -;- .'. - '
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in vain, and he, too, gets placed in the fact that you don't suck as mu ch
. . : Well,' Hus week's blo.tter is for handcuffs and escorted to a pa trol as F-Lot? Whatever the case,
YOtl" :Nut only ."W-ill; YP1J. · get CaT. While walking out, he yells out someone wished to feel your glory
" ~ri(t,e:m~n.t~ , o! ideplo.gy, . a~.·a . l?ol}us, to hi s friends, "Don't steal from the by slee ping in a caL This
. you, .~I~o g,et i} , ~h91~ : IO,t ,of \qffee -Deli anymore man, look what com munion , however, was not to be,
happens.'"
. b,~ing.. g~lz;ZJe.d., c;tqwn: .... '" .
as the person gets i1 warning for
: . :Ofi,_yeah: ·a,nd. th~e.re'~ -a coup le
But this loqua cious fellow has habi ta tion.
of open corirainers,"fire alarms, and not yef begun to ta lk . While riding 5:19 p.m.
Something
gets
sUSpici6t.is ci'tcums tances, 'liti t' really, back to fhe sta tion, he tells the officer s tolen from the Greenery, but [ have
'Wbo ~a n~& ab'ottt-those? ' . ,
that it isn ' t stealing, that this is no idea what it is. Perha ps so meone
-: ~n wi{h the ·rttayhem,:.
Evergreen and we should be helping felt the need for companionship and
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each othe.r out. When asked if he was stole a p lant for his or her bleak
Tuesday', ·Jal). 30,
paying for his school and books existence. Mayhap it was an indigent
9:00 a.m.
_ !'< guy in the Oeli has (apparently to judge whether he is a student, drawn to the odors of food
a cup . full of "a. brown liquid needy coffee fiend or not), he replies wafting out of the Deli, who took a
substat:lce, most liKely coffee," and that his father pays for hi s sc hooling delicious pastry to supplement some
drinks it. That's right, the whole cup. and everything in life, s ince hi s dad meager rice and beans . But' in thi s
He then decides to toa st a bage l to is a professor and can get "free crazy world, who can te ll, when
quench the acid now Circulating education."
eve ry one leads such sad and lon e ly
throughout his syste m , and while
Wai t, it gets so much better tha t lives.
waiting for the delectable prod uct to I must quote a report again. "He 11 :10 p.m.
You know, I thought
heat, he refills his cup again with con tinued to tell me that he doesn't I'd stop writing about graff iti, but
coffee, making sure to add milk and consider taking others belongs Isicl somehow, J feel st ran gely drawn to
s ugar. And then what does he do? or items, stea ling, but that we as a i t. It's like the six missing exit signs
Horrors upon horrors, he only pays society s hould accept each other and the marijuana leaf on the wall
for one coffee and a bagel, but not along in our journey through life. If in A-Dorm have hypnotized me . I
the coffee jittering its way through someone needs something and you feel compelled to write of the
the digestive tract.
have it they should be able to take it grandeur and of the fact that
The police catch up to him in the he told me . He continued on to say someone also painted "expand your
Fine Host office after an undercover he d id not s teal th e coffee as in a mind," thus leading to a new
"witness" detains him. Alas, the criminal theft but yes he did take it consciousness emerging on c ilmpu~ .
suspect's rolling of eyes and but not in the sense of the law ' !) Or something like that.
mumbling about the absu rdity of the interpretation of what theft is. He
situation are not persuasive, and he also mentioned that th e Deli is Thursday, Feb. 1
gets advised th at he is under arrest. corporate America." Sadly fo r him, 11:30 a.m.
Something
went
However, the s uspect has other ideas this statement of philosophy falls on down in th e Library building this
and says he's not going. After deaf ears, and he, like so many others week. Something dark a nd sinister.
warnings and bantering, the guy is before him, gets a citation for theft.
No one will speak of it. What is this
put into handcuffs and taken to the
evil that is so inexplicable, so
station.
12:45 p .m.
Poor foo ls, to think ineffable,
so
utter ly
that you wOllldn't hear about yet incomprehensible? You tell me, since
9:52 a .m .
Well, something that another theft from the Deli. For this I don't have the report for this one.
fits into a pick-up truck but not a tale is far from over. A suspect takes 12:48 p .m.
A bicycle gets stolen
passenger car was stolen from a a brownie, puts it in his pocket, but from A-Dorm, but luckily for me, it's
cons tructi on area near the CLB. So if in an odd twist in the day, ac tu ally not mine, which is rapidly
your roommate has suspicious pays for his coffee. He gets busted, approaching its 2.5 year anniversary
amounts of large equipment in hiS nonetheless, and taken back to Police dwelling in the same place. Pretty
room, he just might be the culprit ... Services. But lucky for me, his rea!:>on ~oon, it ' ll get a pretty party hat.
or working on hi~ !>enior thesis is
much
simpler
than his Assuming, of course, that the ru " t
project.
predecessors. He didn ' t have the doesn't engulf it completel ~'.
11:08 a .m .
Ah ,
and
vve money for t.hS coffee and the
encounter another theft in the Deli, brownie, and h'e needed the energy Friday, Feb . 2
but this time, it ' s political. for class. But his fate is the same as 11:-:10 a.m.
Normally, three fliers

being posted in the Deli wouldn't be
of any interest, but the fact that one
advoca tes the posting of hardcore
porn at Evergreen in public places is
just s ick enough to make it in the
blotter. Congratu la ti ons .
11:30 p.m .
See Johnny. Johnny
has an open container of beer. See
cop catching Johnny with beer. LJh oh, think s Johnny, I'm screwed. No,
Johnny, you're not thi~ time . !:lut
there ' s alway" next time .
Sa turd ay, Feb. 3
11:22 p .m .
I.)oes it matter that
two more people get busted for
having beer? Not really, but I
s uppose it's a good thin g no one's
drinking it. Someone is, you say?
Well, that's funny. There are no MIPs
this week. Clearly everyone o n
cam pus is experiencing a n ew wave
of Prohibition . Clearly.
Sunday, Feb. 4
2:25 a.m .
Well, that's a re lief.
Ju st when I think th at everyone on
campus ha s gone dry, a DUJ comes
along to remind m e that at least
so meon e is ta s tin g th e fruits of
Bacchus. H owever, J can't tell you
anything e lse, because of course this
report is sti ll open.
5:20 p .m.
And what week
would be comp le te without a fire
ala rm ? Not this one, that's for sure.
This time, it's a faulty smoke
detector, which is slightly more
exciting than burnt food. But not by
much .
Monday, Feb . 5
9:41 a.m.
Police
recover
p roper t y a t a bi ke chop shop off
Driftwood Road. I wonder if it'!>
bicycle-related. Hmm .
6:34 p.m.
Oh, goody. Another
fire alarm wen t off this week, this
time at th e Ce rami cs studio. No
doubt it's re lated to some sort of
wacky kiln incident.
7:30 p.m.
An alarm goes off in
A-Dorm loop. It doesn ' t stop until 11
p.m.
9:56 p.m.
And once again the
Library building is prey to another
sllspicious c ircuIT,stance, this time in
the Computer Center. There is a note
of h<lbitatlOll violation 011 the blotter,
w hich mean s a bsolu tel), noth ing tu
me, since I have no idea why an yone
would sleep in the Computer
Center.

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l3y A lissa Founta in an d E li z a
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Tell me, Mad ,l me Vagi na, whe re
d id yo u come from?
A. Three energe tic w omen crea ted
me ina da m p basemen t.
Q . Why d id they cn'a te you?
A. I was crea ted to p ubli cize a
perfo rm ance ca ll ed T h e Vag in a
Monologues, w hich is a coll ec tion of
pe rso n al s tor ies s ur ro und i n g
vag inas. On February 14'h, all across
the la nd, this pl ay by Eve Ens le r will
be pe rformed in the nam e of the VDay movement.
Q. Wha t is the V-Day m ove ment?
A. V-Day is abo ut vaginas and the
co n ce rn ab o ut Vag in a Vio le n ce.
These w o me n are wor r ied ab o ut
vagi nas. And aft er what h appened to
me, it's no wo nder.
Q. Wh a t h a pp e n ed, M a d a m e
Vagin a?
A. Well, after abo ut a w eek of m y
s tay in the Library lo bby te llin g
p eople about the perfo rm a n ce,
someone decided to cut me down.
They took me away and r don' t kn ow
much more than that, e xcept that
someone erected a g reen penis over
the Library lobby. I also know my
friend , iiI' Vagina, also created by
vagina loving women, who w as
hangin g in the Cab, was ripped
down, crumpled up and thrown
again s t the Women's Resour ce
Cente r d oor. When m y fri end w as
found , she was repaired by a vaginalov in g wo man a nd p ut back up in
the CAB. Aga in, my fr iend w as taken
down by the next d ay, and I ha ve n ot
~een her si nce. That vag ina- loving
wo m a n go t a n gry. Sh e go t rea l
frigg in ' angry.
Q . What d id she do w ith her ange r?
A. She wrote a s ta temen t abo ut the
Vagina Abd uc tion (that was mel) and
pos ted al mos t a hundred co pi es
around ca mpu s. By the nex t d ay,
o n ly two cop ies re m aine d o n
campus. Doesn' t it sou n d as if
someone is t ry ing to s il ence th e
\'agina 7
If you' re interested in d isc uss ing the
gen it a l iss ue, co me to th e ope n
forum, Friday, Feb.9, 12 p. m. - 2 p. m .
in Lib. 4300. Spo n so red by th e
Wo men's Reso uce Ce nter.
Q.

Mea nwhil e, Ca li fo rni a's util i ty
co mp a ni es a re o n th e ve rge o f
ba nkr up tcy, forced to pay infl a ted
pri ces on the 'spot' ma rket while not
being a llowed to increase electr ica l
ra les to consu me rs.
Renewables and the Environment
U nd e r th is leg is la ti o n $54 0
milli o n ha s bee n provid e d fo r
renewa bl es for the trans ition pe ri od
(1996- 2002 ). Thi s kind o f mo n ey
sound s good for ren ewable energy,
but it p ales in compari son to wh at
could h ave been if the C PUC had
decid ed tha t 20% of all electriCity on
th e g rid had to com e fr o m
ren ew abl es, up from th e current
12%.
Mo re
rece nt
leg isla tion
pr o vid e d
$1. 35
billion
for
renewa bl es for the 10-year pe riod
after 2002, but a lso ins ured that the
Californi a utility compani es w ould
re tain control of transmission and
di s tribution . This is important,
bec au se it allows the utility

T he Ro ad to Dereg ulati on
Deregula t ion bega n in 1994
when the Ca lifo rnia Pu bli c Utiliti es
Com miss ion (C PUC) reco mme nd ed
that the gene rdtion of e lec tri city
become mo re com pet iti vc. Hea ri ngs
we re he ld to crea te a fra mewo rk fo r
de reg ul a ti o n. Pa rti cipa nts in th e
process were vari ed; they incl uded
s takehold ers, enviro nmenta l gro ups,
ren ew a bl e m anu fa t ture rs, publi c
inte res t g ro up s, a n d th e ut iliti es .
Iss ues add ressed w ere low -i ncome
ass is tan ce prog ram s, a g uarantee
tha t a percentage of the elec tri city be
p rod uced fr om renew abl es, and how
to value the utili ties' stranded asse ts
(s u ch as n uc lea r p la nt s th a t th e
util ities wa n t to recove r their losses
on).
[t soo n beca m e cl ear to th e
Ca liforni a utili ti cs th a t they we re
fac in g s tiff o pp os iti o n to th e ir
s tra nded asse t recove ry plan. They
w ere a lso facing a s trong fig ht by
g ro up s
a nd
e nvironm e ntal
re newa bl e e n e rgy co mp a n ies to
include signifi cant renewable energy
pro du c ti o n in th e d e reg ulate d
m a rk e t. Th e utiliti es trump e d
contenti ous publi c parti cipation by
go ing s tra ig ht to th e leg is lature.
With the passa ge of legis lation AB
'1890 in ] 996, d ereg ul a ti o n was born
in Ca lifo rni a. This gave the utiliti es
$28 b illi o n for recove ry of stranded
asse ts (mos tl y fililed nu clear pla nts),
fun de d by s ur ch arge a d ded to
elec tr ici ty so ld by co mp et in g
elec tri city provi ders.
The Ri se of Power Speculators
Dereg ula ti o n has res ulted in the
rise of elec t ricity broke rin g
co rpora lions ta ki ng adva n tage of lhe
un stab le Cil li fo rni a mar ket, buy in g
power c h eap and se ll ing it fo r
inc red ible profit ~. Cu m pa nies s uch
clS Dukl' En ergy and En ro n, both
ma jo r co n tri but ors to th l' Bu s h
campaign a n d pos t-e lec tio n figh t,
have seen profits SOM fro m sell ing
ele ctr ic it y o n the 'spot ' ma r ket in
Cali fo rn ia. Bush has refused to put
pric i ng co ntr o ls on th e vo lati le
California
energy
m il rk e t.

Q : What are Common Stocks?

A: Common Stocks are shares or equity
of a corporation.

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: Bonds are long-term fi xed income
ecmities that offer high reliability but low
rates of returns.

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is an acronym for Certifica te of
which are iss ued by banks.

What are Options?
An option is the right or op tion to buy
or sell a s tated number of stock at a certain
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Presentation by Alurista to' students
of the following programs:
Hispanic Forms and Life, Reading South and North,
Reading and Writing, Contemporary Prose,

Other members of the community
are invited to attend.
7:30 - 8:30pm Poetry Recital Location: Lecture Hall 1

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g ree n Inve stment Club (EIC)
m ee ts on Thursda ys at 2:30 p .m . in the
CAB Conference Room , third floor.

February 16th 2-3pm

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cos ts
fr o m
p rodu c ti on
to'
dis lr ibu ti on . Ca li fo rni a also has a
ne t m e te rin g la w, wh ic h a ll ows
inde pe ndent p ower pro d uce rs (s uch
as mi cro- h ydr o or roo f-m o unte d
sola r systems) to sell excess power
bac k to the g rid a t the sa me price it
cos ts the utilities to genera te it. But
s hiftin g cos ts fro m ge ne ra tion to
d is tr ibution artificia ll y redu ces the
amount p aid to ind ependent power
provid ers.
This has res ul ted in California
Go v. G ray Da vis re dire c ting the
Dept. of Water Resources budge t to
buy power on the 'spot' ma rket and
bail out the utility companies. Last
week he diverted $400 million from
th e Ca lFe d pr ojec t (a s ta te and
fed eral venture aim ed at improving
the environment a l health of
waterways) and anoth er prog ra m
aimed at stretching Colorado River

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J os~ ph O ' Co n n o r

" Doe s n ' t fe e l like w e' re b e ing
included," said a Fine Host e mployee about
th e DTF deCiding the futur e of their
employment. The DTF, he adde d , is "not
ev e n keeping u s informed, much les s
including u s in it. "
On Ja n . 24 , th e Food Se r v ic e
Disappearing Tas k Force (DTF) anno unced
thre e options it will con s ider when making
a re comm e ndati o n to the Evergr ee n
adminis tra tion . Fine Hos t's contract ex pires
o n Se pt. 1, a nd th e re a re no pla n s for a
ren ew a l. Many food worke rs, wh e n h earing
th e new s, fe lt a gro wing sense of unease
ab o ut the ir p o tenti a l la ck of job security and
wo rk e r self-re presentati o n in all three DTF
o pti o ns.
Th e Foo d Se rv ice DTF C h a irpe rson ,
C hu ck Mc Kinn y, who is a lso the Direc tor o f
HOll s in g, o utline d t he th ree pro p osal s as
foll o w s:
1) Evergreen owns and operates its
own food service.
T hi s option , favo r e d by ma n y foo d
wo rk ers a nd s tud e nts , h as been a lmos t
ruled o ut by the DTF a t thi s time. Due to
bud ge t and time con s tra ints, the DTF sees
the p ossibility o f this o ption d own th e roa d ,
b ut isn ' t likely to sllgges t it n ow. "It's a huge
commitment," saic;l McKinn y. He a lso no ted
tha t renovati o n wo rk in the food serv ice
a reas " need s to be done no m a tter w ho is
he re."
Still, som e s tud ents a nd food workers
conte nd th a t th is o ptio n is too impo rta nt to
pa ss up. Fo rmer Rine Hos t worke r a nd
Everg reen s tude nt Jason Ada ms commented
th a t " iJ w o~r1d b e best if Everg reen ta kes
over food se rvice and m ad e it non- p ro fit. "
Ad a m s fee ls th a t foo d wo uld n o t o nl y be
ch eape r fo r consume rs, b ut th a t paying
wo r kers s ta n da rdized Sta te wages v:i th
h ea l t h b e n efi ts wo ul d be a bi g
improvement. Adams a lso feels that food
wo rkers' right to form in dependent lin ions
is an importan t condition fOT his ap prova l
of the proposa l.
One Fine Host wo r ker was not so
optimistic about Evergreen owning and
running food service on campus. She did
not want to be incorporated il1to the
Wash in gton Federation of Sta te Employees
(WFSE) w h o hold a " closed sho p " policy a t
Evergreen. "If there was some way to keep
th e independent un ion an d h ave co ll ective
dec isio n maki n g power with th e
Ad mi nistration, I would be all for the idea,"
she said.

2) Evergreen co ntracts w ith State food
prov id e rs.
This op tio n wo u ld make Evergreen
food service sta te-run and might make food
contracts significantly sh o rter, instead of the
seven - to ten-year contracts most
corporations bargain for. Some people from
the group Alternatives To Corporilte Food
(ATCF) con tend that this plan wi ll a llow
food se r vice to be s tate-run while also
pro\'idi n g an opportun i ty to further
research the possibilities for the first option.
The DTF is conSidering the University
of Was hing ton, who opera te their own food
serv ice, a nd Services for the Blind , wh ich
curre ntl y p rovides food at the Washington
Sta te Capi tol, fo r Evergree n' s food service.
T h e DTF said i t w ill look into th e
compa tibility these food prov id ers have
wi th Everg reen 's wa nts an d need s.
Som e peop le wo rry a bout the q u a lity of
a s ta te- run food se r vice, w hile De li a nd
oth er food service wor ke rs a re concerned
a bout the impac t thi s proposa l migh t have
on the m .
The DTF does n o t know a t th is time if
workers will keep their jobs or w ill have to
rea ppl y for th e ir old positi o ns under th is
p rop osa l. It w as .a lso not clea r if the Bran ch
is incl u de d in th is dea l.

The House That
Peace Bui It
by Abigail Fowler

nonviolent direct action group initiall
established in opposition to Israel
destruction of Palestinian homes. After year
of lUlSuccessfully trying to secure a buildin
permit, the Shawamreh family was finall
able to build its much needed residency
Twice they have witnessed the demolition a
their "illegal" home . Aided by Israeli
Palestinian and international peace activists
the Shawamrehs rebuilt the home, which i
now known as "the house that peace built:
Although unable for political reasons t
inhabit the home, it still stands as a symbo
of " the desire of all Palestinians and Israeli
to live in peace and equality."
The" A View From the Ground " tour wil
be an exce llent opportunity to learn mor
about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and th
ensuing alliance work from activists involve
in the struggle for peace. These free event
are being sponsored b y the Eve rgre e
program "Imagining the Middle East an
South Asia , " the Middle Eas t Resour c
Center, the Jewish Cultural Center, and th
Asian Student Alliance. Please join us!

Are you interested in the IsraeliPalestinian peace process but confused by
its media portrayal? If so, you're not alone.
On Friday, Feb. 16, speakers Jeff Halper and
Salim Shawamreh will evaluate the peace
process from a perspective largely ignored
or misrepresented by the media-that oJ "on
the ground" Israeli poliCies.
Thi s
presentation, called, "A View. from the
Grol1Jld," will take place at 12:00 in the
Evergreen Library Lobby and again at 7:00
at Traditions Cafe in downtown Olympia.
. The speakers are not merely critics of
the so-called "peace process." Halper is an
Israeli-Jew and coordinator of the Israeli
Committee .A gainst Housing Demolition
(ICAHD), and Shawamreh is a Palestinian
engineer and activist whose Jerusalem home
was demolished by the Israeli government.
They will propose their ideas for a just and
lasting peace, as well as for the region in
general once this peace is achieved. Indeed,
their shared goal of a just peace is reflected
in the alliance work they have done together
through ICAHD.
Traditions Cafe 'is located at 600 5 th Avenu
Coordinated by Halper, ICAHD is a S.W., in downtown Olympi<'\ .

3) Evergreen contracts with a corporate food
service.
Th is op ti o n a ll ows co rpo ra tion s to bid fo r
Eve rg reen's food co ntr ac t. Und e r Sta te I a w,
Eve rg reen mu s t accep t the lowes t bi dder tha t
mee ts its req uire me nts. T he cor pora tion who w ins
the contract wi ll mos t Ji J..ely have the excl usive
rig ht to sell foo d on cam p us. The DTF estimates
tha t the contract wi ll las t seven years.
Ch uck McKinny expressed some skepticism
abo ut Evergreen's appeal to corporat ions. He
exp lained th at Evergreen 's o utdated acsthetics
and mac hinery, and lack of ma ndatory food p lans,
make Evergreen less appealing to corporations
than other schools. The DTF i~ curren tl y
considering debit cards that work anywhere at
Evergreen an d expa nd in g food and/or coffee
service to nineteen different locations on camp us,
in ord er to make Evergree n m ore competitive.
Peop le w ho are invo lved wi th ATCF, and w ho
protested Sodex ho-Marriott's proposed contract
las t s umm er, ge n erally oppose th e fo r- prof it
monopoly these corporate contracts tend to create.
Some Fine Hos t workers sec their emp loyer 's
monopo ly as the reason food pr ices are so
expensive and why their worki ng conditions are
unpleasant. Others are also worried about the
qua li ty of f()ll~l co rpor<ltions provide and would
prefer local organic food to supporting
agrib usiness, organic or not.
But some Fine Host worke rs are also willing
to accept jobs wi th a corporate food provider if
they acknow ledge their independent u nion . " [ live
off my job, this is how I pay ren t," one worker
exclaimed. "j just wilnt to keep the ullion," said
anothe r.
Wh at the DTF w ill recommend and w h a t the
adm inis tra ti o n wi ll fina ll y decide to do is still up
in the air. How the Evergreen communi ty chooses
to
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Deadline for text and payment is
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just $2.00 for 30 words. Contact
Jen Blackford for more info. Phone
(360) 867-6054 or stop by the CPJ,
CAB 316.

NEWS
Tacoma branch Do It Yourself
moves to a n~w can do it for you,
~,;~,mpus on hili if you can find it
Th e E\'l'rgrl'l'n St,ltl' Co llege
Icoma bran c h ha s opened new
)l)rs to education . The new, l<1rger
Il1pU~
will accommodate d
'owin g p opulation. EvergrccnIcom,) Dire c tor Joy<.> Hardiman
ys, "The new Cd m pus i~ ba s ed on
Ic ient , traditinnal ,lnd Ill o dem
~ e<1r c h . Ther e
\\ ' dS
~ t udent ,
III III unit)' and lnternational input ,
hich abo helped dl'\,l'lop the new
mpus
dc s ign,
c olor
and
\' ironmental concerns. "
The faculty and s taff a re
thusiastic about the n('w
vironment. The campus has a
rg e m ul timedia lecture ha Il and
thering commons that Celn seat 250
op le, a sciencc lab dedicated to
Iblic
health
and
urban
vironment studics, a computer lab
r Web-based comm un ity research,
-ivics democra cy prd ctice lab, and
Dulti-mediJ lab for media literacy
Jdies and productions. " What we
~ re tr ying to crea te is a temple
rary university on the hill. A place
It feels good to the so ul , and a
that
nourishes
with
:Ice
ow ledge . This building will not
Iy serve our students well, but be
invalwlb1e community resource,"

This show in particu lar featured
The Infe rna l Noise Brigade, a group
consistin g of marching d rums, flags,
This Friday I went to a "show" and an exotic sounding female
in Seilttle i1t Secluded Alley Works, vocalist, a band cons isting of an
called DIY Fest (Do It Yourself). 1 electr ic v iolin , bass, drums, and
found ou t about it through niy friend gui tar ca ll ed Intima, and the 500
Keny, but unfortunately it was not Hundred Year Coll ective a locill hip
publicized outside of Seilttle. The hop group consisting of 3 Me's and
s how ch a nges from town to town a OJ.
The whole idea of this tour is the
s in ce th ey try to incorporate as many
collaboration
between peop le w ho
locals as possible The perma n en t
are
active,
interested,
a nd doing it all
part of the show is a few
on
their
own.
The
tour
gives a chan ce
independent movies, a talk by Zack
for
the
locals
who
come
to meet each
Exley who did th e web pilge
gwbush.com, a digital hard core set other and speak up about what they
spun by OJ Holocaust, and MC a re trying to do. T he whole show had
a very good vibe to it. Unlike go ing
Shipwreck with a boom box .
The guy behind the whole to hear a band play, this environment
festival, Maft Pizzolo, makes two of milde you feel as though you were
the indepE'ndent movies. One of cont ributing to iI larger good, a
th e m is co llilbor atio n with ATR larger voice, while sti ll ge ttin g to
(A tari Teenage Riot) wi th footage enjoy good music and film. This tour
that Ind e pend e nt Media, Pick Ax is dedicated to informing and let tin g
Prod uc tions, and various activists yo u know that you too ca n do
s hot at WTO; it has the feel of a music so m e thing politically and socially
video with very serious content. The involved and all it takes is a n idea.
other is a feature le ngth film that For mor e info, show dates, a n d
took Maff and collaborators 5 years reviews of Threat v isi t their web page
to complete. The mcvie, Threat, at diyfest. com. They plan on com ing
deals with issues and co nflicts of through on another tour, so look for
race, different s ub cu ltures, and the them.
feeling of isolation.

Arts Review
by Kendra Scheuer l" in

Qui nt in Page,

T,lCOl))a

studenr

Hardiman says. The s tud en ts will
have
an
opportun it y
to
educationally grow and prosper
because Hardiman's dream of a new
campus has become a rea lity for th e
comm unity. Plans are being made for
a formal dedication the first week in
May.

imagine this

you
CPJ lllitor 2001-02

:ine Host raises ante, hires security
Jen Blackford

" What's new: a ll shop lifters arc
w prosec u ted to the full extent of
?'

la w."

Students and other Evergreen
ld serv ice lIsers Cil me back from
nter break to find these signs
sted throughout the Deli i1 n d
eenery. Since then, reported
minal incidcnt~ of shopl ifti ng in
, blotter have gone up noticeably',
th s everal s tudent s gett i ng
arged w i th theft in the third
~rl' e. And i t i~ not s urpri!>ing no w
lear of , tudl'nh bl' in g t,lken to thl'
ti o n for ,tl'<lling c1 cup ul co ffel'.

But why the increased , harsher
In the world of food service, thi s
penalties
for what many peopl e
type of "shrinkitge" is nothing new.
might
con
s
ider to be a minor lapse
Various providers ha ve taken s teps
in
jud
g
ment?
According to the same
to s top theft, ran gi n g from video
report
,
"
Ho
e rst told [Officer
came rils to restructuring th e "flow"
Garland]
th
a
t
because of the high
of th e cils hi er lines. But at Evergreen,
cos
ts
re
lated
to
th e thefts he would
this is definitel y a change in policy.
like
th
e
s
usp
ec
ts
to be prosecuted by
Recently, Fine Hos t h ired iI retail
the
cou
nt
y
lega
l system not
securit y firm to he lp with ca tchin g
internally.
He
wants
resti tu lion for
shopl ifters. Beca usc of this expensive
these
il
c
ts
commit
ted
against his
measure, Food Services manager
business
and
has
offered
to exp lain
Dane Iloerst says , "the costs of
th
is
to
the
courts
or
administration."
hourly wages and time involved in
So to re coup the costs of the
cllrt,li lin g these th dh i1re becoming
security
firm, Fine Host is ask in g
,):.tron o ll1i c.ll " (fr olll ,I J<lll. 31 p ul ice
thilt
the
police
charge offe n ders with
rl'port on c1 :.hopliftin g offen se) .

th eft, rather than use the gr ievance
process set up a t Eve rgreen, as at
least one TESC police officer has
s ugges ted .
Currently, if Fine Host cbose to
pursue iI theft in the third degree,
offense, th ey could receive
reimbursemen t for the stolen item,
le gal costs, i1nd between S100 and
$200 for a succes t> ful civil s uit.
Crimina Il y, how ever it' s up to the
judge to decide how severe he or s he
wishes to get .
At th e tim e thi s we nt to press,
th e C PJ IVa " unabk' to reach Da ne
Hoer" t fo r comment.

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Co ul d Ihis be Fine Host's finesl)
friend is smil in g. As he leaves the CAB, h e
is confronted by a mysterious ge ntl eman in
an excep ti ona ll y long hilt. Almost clownish
in his appeilrance , it 's hard for my friend to
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a cc use s him (If stea li ng sips of tca. My fr iend
co uldn ' t cUllceal ,1 w id en ing smlle a t the lega l
a c tio n th at this un s h;t ven, pasty lo ok ing, lo n g-hat
man was th rea teni ng. Al th oug h h e s h owed no
ide nti f ic.lti o n o f a uth o r i ty, it wou ld SCl' m th at the
rum o rs <Ire tru e, s ecre t SllOPPl'fS are a m o n g us,
w a te-h i ng ou r e v e ry sip , s niff an d sa m p le in th e
d e li . Still s milin g hi s be am is h s m ile, my fr ie nd
foil o w e d th e myster iolls m an d ow ns tair s to ta l k
the sippin g dispute out . Hi s smil e so on fa d ed i1nd
the g low in g morning qui c kl y be came lugubri o u s
as he was handcuffe d and led to the campus
po lic e car, then driven to the security office to be
booked . For si ppin g the iced tea??? It seems they
soug ht to m ake an examp le of h im: a co urt date,
i1n otherwise clean record blemished, and the
possibility of iI tw o hundr ed and fifty dollar fir-e.
Ouc h l My friend went from citizen to criminal in

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In response to last week 's sustainable forestry article

Orwellian forestry and
the evangelical mind
Su rprisingly, other cav ity-nes ting birds
and mamm"Is that are prese nt on
LlSt yeM, I was involvcd with ,1 camp us do not make their own cavities,
program at Evergrecn that offered forest ilnd would have fewer nesting and
ecology at Mt. Rainier. In stead, we roosting options without the pileated
wrote to papers on logging practices for activity.
a consumer resource group, with which
One respqnse land managers use
my professor is associated. He for pileated conservation is to ens ure
ex.plilined to us how this was part of his 300 acres of land with large snags for
plan to have sustainable forestry at roosting and nesting, with an additional
Evergreen. One opt jon for the 300 acres of forest of various types for
s ustainable forestry management at fo ra ge, all within an estimated home
Evergreen is under the guidelines of range of 1,000 acres (USFS Pacific
this same organization. We took field Northwest Regional Guide lines).
trips to industrial lands, and we were Evelyn Bull and Kim Mellen have
not offered the opportunity to study published conclus ion s stating,
forest eco logy at Mt . Rainier. " Research sugges ts that the 12]-ha (i.e.
Eventually, lobbying efforts resulted in 300 acres) management areas are often
a fo rest ecology option during winter inadequate in coniferous forests." It
quarter that resembled the actual course seems that all large snag nesting
requirements arc met in the above plan,
descri ption.
but
not the foraging needs! Several
Last year, the school sanctioned
logg ing on a small parcel of la nd aspects a f pileated ecology are now
ildjacent to the organic farm. The school being studied, and it appears that the
cu nsulted this professor for an most under researched area is their
environmental assessment of these feeding habits.
Sustainable Forestry at Evergreen
land s, and he reported to them that
has
made a decision to implement
there were no wildlife concerns, and
logging
at our school. They have picked
that pi lea ted woodpeckers would not
a
site
that
has active pileated feeding.
be affected by logging. Logging
They
picked
a site before doing any
occurred
over spring
break .
analysis
of
the
entire Evergreen forest
Unfortunately for the pileated
or
of
the
pre-established
guidelines to
woodpecker, this area is part of its
make
these
types
of
decisions.
They are
primary feeding ecology and adjacent
making
a
decision
before
resea'rching
to a tract where they roost. This logging
occurred during th e woodpeckers' the status of our forested communities,
nesting season, and research has shown the development pressures of the entire
these woodpeckers to abandon their Cooper Point peninsula, and the
nests and young because of logging. implications those pressures will have
Federal land managers now avoid on the forests of Evergreen. They are
logging during the nesting season to making decisions by asking for your
benefit the reproductive success of input on surveys without informing
nesting birds (US FS Pacific Northwest you of the implications. While the rest
of the world is moving in a direction of
Regional Guidelines).
This year, a class called Sustainable learninghowtolookatecosystemsand
Forestry is proposing to log 7.5 acres, connect ivity to make informed
which is an amount of land about three decisions, they decided on a plan where
times as large as Red Square, to promote stand level management options come
biodiverSity. The area they want to log before an analysis of the systems they
is a s ignificant portion of the primary are in . They decided on the site first and
feeding habitat of the pileated arc now selling this to the campus as
woodpecker. This habitat is the result innovative management.
Before becoming a college studen t,
of a severe ice storm that thinned the
I
worked
in the woods for 17 years . A
forest and left a legacy of structural
lot
of
my
work included surveying
diverSity, represented by an abundance
habitat,
especially
snag work. I have
of snags where they find their food.
even
laid
out
timber
sales in secondMany of the students in the class were
unaware of this feeding activity, or that growt h s tan d s for commercial thinning
the site was naturally thinned by ice in as a profeSSional contractor. The stands
1997, and they did not i ncI ude it as part we worked in nev er contained the
of their initial survey work. The class is structural diversity that is present in
proposing to thin these woods and Susta inable Forestry's proposed
create snags. Does this so und fa miliar? logging plans; and this is ev id enced by
the presence of pileated woodpeckers.
It seems the ice s torm bea t them to it.
One
of the most important educational
The pileated woodpecke r has two
goals
I have is to develop critical
federal listings The first is as a sensitive
analysis
with the hope that we can
species because of habitat loss, response
make
better
dec isions in the future than
to logging and its decline in much of its
we
have
in
the
past.
original home range. The second and
Sustainab
le forestry is an
most important listing is as a
important
concept
and can be
management indicator species. The
implemented
effectively,
but maybe a
pilea ted was given this status because
questions
need
to
be
answered,
few
of its benefit to at least 46 separate
serious
studies
conducted,
and
species of birds and mammals (Evelyn
standards
set
before
adopting
an
Bull 1977). It is inferred that if the
habitat requirements for pileated agenda-based management option,
woodpeckers are met, than the especially at a sc hool. I am sure the
requirements for these species can also pileated woodpecker would appreciate
be satisfied. Its primary ecosystem it. Lastly, I would encourage th ~ '"
functions are creation of cavities that Sus tainabl e Fores try class to have a
other species occupy, pest control and panel of speakers, including dissenting
initiation of nutrient recycling in the opinion, at one of their communi ty
forest (jack Ward Thomas ]979). au treach sessions.

LETTERS & 0 PINION S
The light is rising
by Sky Cosby

Mismatched socks
and cigarette butts

by Gwen Gray

of a time of rebirth than a g ray and drippy
time. I am a good Wiccan most of the year,
but] can never get enthusiastic about the
straw burning, self-searchlng and spring
welcoming rituals of 1mbolc.
In spite of that, part of me is glad to
have February back again. I know that it
is wet and messy and bOring, and so I
dislike it, but I feel somethlng else, too.
Instinctively, half consciously, I can feel
the light getting brighter. Spring is not
important to me because my community
can plant crops. That dependency has
almost disappeared from view. But
human beings in general are happier and
more energetic in the spring. In some
communities, suicide statistics are
noticeably lower in May than January. It
is just easier to be alive in the spring than
in the winter, and I am always grateful to
see the change coming. My innate disdain
for the outdoors during winter is waning,
and I am less enraged by the rain lately.
The tide has turned and I know it, so I do
not despair. And I'm not the only one.
My mother in Hawaii c1rums to feel
happ~er and healthier as she feels the light
growmg stronger, even though winter
there is never very dark. My roommate
has Seasonal Affective Disorder and is
noticeably easier to live wi th than she was
in December. I suspect that the same
could be srud of me. All around, I see
people relaxing a little, seeming slightly
happIer. We are responding to the
warmth and light of spring, weeks before
m?st of us will notice it consciously. That
WIll have to hold me for the next six
weeks, 'til the solstice comes and I can
see the light, as well as feel it. In a small
and begrudging way, I sing the praises of
February. Thank gods, the light is rising!

Februaty second is Imbolc, a Pagan
holiday which welcomes the beginning
of spring and celebrates the return of light
and life to the world. It is also Groundhog
day, an American trad i tion which
determines whether or not spring has
Evergreeners! Merry Men! Unite! roof, the stock prices take out the floor, begun, and celebrates serious news
Change the world, one carefully placed and all the walls of useless shit come profeSSionals standing around a hole,
step at a time. Do you realize the things crashlng down around us, what will we waiting for a rodent to wake up (the
that are going on out there, outside our do then? Can G.I. Joe feed and comfort groundhog did see rus shadow trus year,
hidden kingdom? Ugly things, bits of a starving child? Can Barbie build a by the way). 51. Brigid's day, Candlemas,
Mahasruvatri, and the Chinese New Year
evil,shades of war, clouds of hate. We're campfire on a cold rught?
also fall in February. Many, many cultures
on a one-way escalator ride straight to No.
When you get have a celebration of some kind right
our doom, going to hell
right down to it, they're about now.
in a made-in-Japan,
just completely useless
Some of these holidays celebrate the
plastic hand basket.
Can G.I. Joe feed and ch unks of nonreturn of spring as a sacred event, or a
What kind of coun try
comfort a starving child? biodegradable, un- miracle from the gods. Some were just
do we li ve in that
recyclable plastic that intended to mark the end of three or four
Can Barbie build a
spends sixty million
will someday choke a months in the year when you didn't go
campfire on a cold
dollars to investigate a
dolphin
off of someone outdoors much. Almost all of them,
blowjob given to EI
night? No.
Presidente?
Does
else's coastline far, far though, are clearly intended to celebrate
away from the K-Mart the fact that spring is coming. Our side of
anyone else notice all
in which it was the planet is edging closer and closer to
these things go in g
originally
purchased.
God Bless Barbie. facing the sun, and as it does, the days
wrong around us? The energy crisis in
Why
can't
we
just
group together grow longer and the light becomes
California, a terrible o il spill in the
and
tie-dye
old
fabrics
around
a bonfire brighter. Historically, there was a greater
Ga lapa gos Islands, Occidental
instead
of
shelling
out
however
many need to observe these things, as our lives
Petroleum killing off the U'wa, Bush
countless
thousands
of
dollars
for
an revolved around the weather.
getting elected, the hole in the ozone
Armaru
suit
that
costs
more
than
our
Now we are insulated from the
getting bigger, AIDS running rampant,
seasons, and spring seems not as
people being killed every day over parent's college degree?
I've had it with all these greedy important. Even if it were, it wouldn't
drugs, overpopulation, too many cars,
corporations
whose CE.O.s are more officially be spring for another six weeks,
corporate business, pollution. Does
concerned
with
the degree of srune on and it still wouldn't feel like spring for
anyone else recognize these as signs of
their
shoes
than
with the· health ahd weel<S 'after that. February's celebrations
disaster? If you do, I urge you to speak
happiness
of
their
customers. I'm sick are mostly minor events that don't even
up, raise your voices . If you get loud
of
all
the
lazy
people
who own their involve a day off from school and don't
enough, someone just might listen.
own
car(s)
and
have
the
audacity to concern us much. Personally, I thlnk of
But don't just raise your voices; get
whine
about
gas
prices.
At
least you February as less of a time of rebirth than
out there and make a difference any
have
a
car.
I
hate
McDonald's,
inflation,
way you can. I don't care if you plant a
banned
books,
Barnes
taxes,
age-limits,
tree, burn a billboard, grow your own
and
Noble,
the
logging
industry,
Nike,
food, stop buying from magazines,
aluminum,
"organized"
religiOns,
the
blackli$t gas companies, increase
Bush
administration,
hunting
for
sport,
community activity and personal
relationships with neighbors - just do people who don't carpool, nuclear
something, anything, which you deem power, and vain celebrities. I hate the
that
everything
that's
worthwhile and helpful. It doesn't take fact
manufactured
in
Taiwan
has
to
~
that
too awful long to write a letter to
it's
manufactured
there.
I
hate
the
little
someone concerning some issue you are
peeved about. Write your congreSSional warning labels on bottled pop telling
representative, write G-dubyah, write morons not to knock their eyes out.
the mayor, write Bill Gates and ask him What a waste of paper, time, money,
to donate some money to some and energy.
Whatever happened to the private
meaningful organization, write
businessman?
The shoe shiner who
Greenpeace, write McDonald's, write
I no longer see any benefit lying within the constructs of human
could
tell
you
the
names of everyone
Hunter S. Thompson and ask him what
communkation and the exchange of ideas, when the ego will be the only
happened to the American Dream, of his customers over the past decade;
thing both accepting and rejecting the ideas offered by those engaged in the
where
has
he
gone?
The
teacher
who
write Jim Morrison and ask if this is
exchange. People are not so concerned with hearing as they are with being
cares
more
about
learrung
than
grades,
really The End .
heard, and ultimately they are only speaking to further benefit their own
Wake up America! Your trees are behavior or paychecks; the town doctor
personal opinions-or to give themselves a feeling of self-worth or some
who
helps
patients
even
if
they
have
no
scream ing while yo u sleep in dreaming.
sort
of justification for their thoughts, beliefs, et cetera.
Are you just going to s it there and waste insurance; the lawyer who still has real
These pointless exchanges are a cycle of constant inactivity and selfaway while the world fills up with faith in justice; where have all these
sustaining
egoism, resulting in nothlng more but dissatisfaction for some,
mismatched socks and cigarette butts decent people gone? Now we seem
and
a
false
sense of discussion for others.
and good- inten tioned compost piles? overloaded with self-centered, selfruscussion
cannot occur unless ego is left out of it and openness is the
A
Or are you going to do something about righteous individuals raised on
irutiator
of
the
conversation.
I find it surprising that at Evergreen, most
it other than wonder? Wonder .. . I television, junk food, and disposable
ruscussions
I've
engaged
in
are
initiated by someone wanting to superficially
wonder where our addict ion for silverware. These people have no idea
prove
his
or
her
openness,
rather
than prove it substantially through active
material goods stems from ... Isn't that how to drink alcohol correctly, much
listerung
and
participation
in
a
conversation.
a daunting question? Which God do I less raise a child in the US of A. No
Maybe it's because I'm jaded; it seems like it's always raining, and I've
address? Jehovah, Buddha, Brahma, . wonder Europeans refer to us as being
become
even more cynical and misanthropiC in a very short amount of time.
Vishnu, Allah, Poseidon? Where does "already drunk."
Or
maybe
it's because I've realized that, in the end, no one but myself can fix
The trick isn't to hunt down the
our greed originate? Is it bred into us
thlngs
for
me.
Regardless, I can't help but feel isolated amidst a large group
from day one with Barbie, Monopoly, extravagant, expensive aspects - no,
of
people
because
I have nothlng to say to them. And I don't know if I would
Wal-Mart, and Starbucks? Are we the trick resides in the ability to
be
heard
anyway.
merely hypnohzed zombIes tramed by recognize the subtle extravagance
mmdless advertIsmg to buy, buy, buy found in the little trungs around you
The thing I hate today is:
and to fill your life with these simple
and waste, waste, w~ste?
www.amihotomot.com
When the gas prIces go through the . pleasures.

Cooper Point Journal -10" February 8, 2001

III communication

Faith based funding
Corey says:
"Faith based"
my eye.

Jessica says: Don't
believe the leftist
hype

George
W.
Bush
has
fashioned himself in th e image
of
his
favorite
emperor,
Constantine,
and
he
has
adopted the wonk of hi s favorite
televangelist, Billy Graham. The
Bush administration's plan to
fu nd
"fa i th-based"
organizations for providing
social services is a horribl e,
stupid idea.
The proposed $8 billion
"compassion capital fund" will,
in
effect,
dump
the
responsibilities of Government
organizations
like
the
Department of Social and
Health Services (DSHS) into
private hands. The money will
not
be
handed
out
indiscriminately. "Groups will
be judged on their performance,
not on their faith," said a nameless
administration official in the
New York Times. "They will be
asked, 'What's your system of
evaluation? Are you reducing
teenage drug abuse?'" It is
foolish
to
assume
that
churches, particularly small
ones, will have the capability to
deal
with
drug
addicts,
convicts, single mothers and
the like after the Government
gives them a little money.
While faith can soothe the soul,
it will do little for the unwed
teenage mother on drugs unless
she walks under the arches of
her own volition.
Even if religious services help
our social ills, the plan still
blatantly conflicts with the First
Amendment's non-establishment
clause. Recently in the Times,
White House press secretary Ari
Fleischer said "Some people will
raise church and state issues ...
The preSident is prepared to
take that on ." Sadly, I doubt
that Bush will have to fight that
hard. The Supreme Court has
already proven their affections
by anOinting him President.
Bush has also shown what he
means by a "strict constructionist"
conception of the Constitution:
whatever strikes his fancy. If
financial support is not the most
importan t
type
of
"establishment," then what is? I
predict tha t the merciless barrage
of legalese will overpower the
silent wails of common sense,
and that Bush will get his way.
My advice to the American
people is to sin now, because later
you will have to repent by law.

Many people arc up in arms
about President Bush's new $8
billion "compass ion capital fund" to
empower religiOUS non-profits with
the tasks generally held by the
Department of Social and Health
Services and
other welfare
departments. I'd like to take some
time to clear up a few of the
common misconceptions.
First, there is th e idea that this
is some thing new and different. In
fact, it is not. Former president Bill
Clinton had a s imilar plan, which
started in 1996. The plan even had
the same name.
The largest
difference will be that President
Bush will be creating an office to
execute the plan, rather than just
adding it to his rhetoric and list of
"have-dones. "
Second, there is the absurd idea
that this is some ' kind of ultra-right
plan. In fact, many of the concepts
in this plan mirror those from the
Progressive Policy Institute, a
branch of the New Democrats
Leadership
Council
(www.ppionline.org) . The paranoid
far right probably won't have
anything to do with this plan if they
have their logic about them, as
many are afraid that government's
involvement with the church would
inherently corrupt it.
Third, there is the lack of
understanding of the sheer numbers
of the deal. Bush is proposing eight
billion dollars . Only eight billion .
Let's put that into perspective. The
federal budget expenditure total for
2000 was $1,785,000,000,000.00.
Since that's a lot of zeros, I'll do the
counting - that's nearly two trillioll
dollars. (I've nev er even us ed
"tri llion" in a sentence before!) The
spe nding currently for welfare
activities is $321,300,000,000.00.
Let's be merciful and add in
expe n ses
for
community
improvement (as many churches
and such are likely to do that). The
federal government's total expenses
fo r community improv eme nt s tand
at $140,640,000,000.00 . If anything,
I should ask President Bush why
only $8 billion is to be shared
between the over 2,000 churche s
(only churches) and the countless
other religious organizations that
help the community (such as
temples,
mosque s,
and
organizations lik e th e YWCA,
YMCA, and Boy Scouts of America).
Finall y, there is some growing
concern that this policy is not in
accordance
with
the
First
Amendment. The First Amendment
reads, "Congress shall make no law

please see JESSICA on page 1?

February 8, 2001 -11- Cooper Point Journal

SPORTS

EVERGREEN ATHLETES UNION

THE INTERVIEWS: CHARLIE BENDOCK

by: Shasta Smith

by : Sha sla Smi lh

What can we as a thletes do to
promote a positive change here at .
I am talkin g with C h a rli e course I want to rec ruit talent to a your experience at the Nationals an,d Evergreen, to ge t more s tudents to
Bendock, the Me n's and Women 's competitiv e program, but you can now going back as a coach, how 1t s come tryout for teams, to get more
Swim ming Head Coach . Charlie has take pride in what you do no matter going to be different, and talk about fans in the bleachers? My ques tion
to all of you student-athle tes here at
been h e re for a yea r. Le t' s ge t to w he re you're comi ng from. If you the eve nt itself.
work ha rd , you will see results. So
Evergreen is this: do yo u want to
kno w him .
that's bee n my coac hin g philosop hy Charlie: My advice to my swimmers have students see yo u in a positive
when we get there - this was spoken light? Do you want to see what talent
CPJ : So C ha ri ie, tell me a lillIe bit thus far.
to
me at th e banquet part of the there is around you? Do you want
dbout yourself .
Nationa
ls, my senior year. Someone yo ur bl eac h ers full of sc re aming
C PJ : So you hav e so m e rea lly
got
up
there
and sa id "You're ready s tud e nts? How do we acco mplish
Chilrlle: Well, 1 g rew up in Sea ttl e, ta lented swim m ers here; it's yo ur
to
swim
fas
t,
you're ready to have a this goal? How do w e ge t people
dnd s wam th ere g row ing up, as well first yea r, and a lready yo u hav e three
ex
perience.
Jus t take a loo~ inte res ted in the m y riad s ports that
g
reat
fo ur s w imm ers going t o
d~ p l"y ing o th er sports. I end ed up
ilfo
lll1d
and
e
njoy
th e ex p e ri en ce s urround them? .
g'Jing to PLU to co llege. I swam th ere Na ti ona ls.
once
o
r
twi
ce
w
hen
you'
re there. Just
Do ath le tes know wha t o th e r
and rea ll y fe ll in love with the s port,
fo
rget
abou
t
the
fact
thilt
you're he re athletes he re on campus do? Is there
and I was coachi ng in my summers Char li e: Yeah. Actually, we will take
off and really liked coachin g dS well, five swimmers to Nationa ls thi s to race, don't worry about yo ur cro ss-co mmuni cation between the
yeilr: Alison Aylesworth, Bonni e performance; just take a look around te ams? I h ave see n men' s and
~Ll 1 dccided to pur~uc ,1 co,,,:hing
Martin, Amber Tot z, Misty Wes tphal, ilnd say " Hey, I'm a t the Nationil ls." women' s basketbal l players go to
(a rL\l' r.
Clnd Rya n Miyake on the men 's s ide . Because it 's a once i'n a eilch o th er's games ilnd cheer, and I
It' s a g reat sq uad . It 's a pretty sma ll lifetime" .. well, maxim um four in a have seen the sa me w ith soccer, bu t
C I'! Whl'n did y' OU ~ tart coachlllg ?
team , a nd rec rui ti ng is Cl big prior ity li fetime; if every thin g goes as w h at about th e o th e r spor ts ? Do
planned ... It 's il unique experience, sw immers ta lk to crew members? Do
C h", lie: I st,lrted cD,lC hing when I for the upcoming SCd ~o n .
and
yo u know I believe co ll ege bilsketbnll plilyer s know what
\\ ,1S l'l, back in 1'1'13, for iI summer
swimming
is a priv ilege, going to the ind oo r ~ Ol:cer is up to?
cl ub In Seattle ,mel prog re,, ~ed from C PJ : Sl) yo u helve regionzd co nference
<In
even bigger priv ilege.
Ndtillndis
I think th ere need s to be a p lace
th l'rl' tu coach ,1t Sh",11 Shoa l Aquatic tindb coming up ?
It
lllL'dn
s
you
w o rked hard ; it 's d for st udent -Ol thlete~ to ge t together
l- lub. That bl'came Sal m on Bay
\qu.ll IC; it'~ a club te,llll in the arca. C hMlie : Yl'ah, it'~ kind o f iln reward , ilnd you defini te ly s hould and find ou t whilt the other t eilm~
I h"t W,b ,1 grl',lt l" peril'nee ; go t to ,Hvkwa rd si tuati on becau s,l' th e 5a\'Or the expe rience il nd enj oy eVl'ry arc doing, talk about th e iss ues that
w ork wi th Doug Ru~s , d real Cascade Co lle g iat e Conference mlIlute of it. You thi nk like th,lt, face every tea m , dnd tr y and solve
'pl'rIC ncl'd coac h; had .1 few doesn ' t have s wimming , so we yo u ' re s ure to ge t yourself in cl some of the probl e ms that p lague
in
the
Northwest positivE' mood, ilnd I just don ' t think p layers here ilt Evergree n. I know I
\ )l\'mp ic qualifier,,; a nd fro m there, compe te
Co
n
fere
nce,
kind
of
as
an
outsider. a n yth in g bad can happen when have been ask ing a lot of questions,
'lp p lI ed for ,1 Job down here, and
It
's
st
ill
a
co'mpetitive
m
eet
ilnd
there you ' re in a positivE' e nvironme nt like so here is an idea instead: What if we
l.\ rl' I anl.
ilfe al l the tea ms that we co mpeted that.
had a union of st ude nt a thl e tes here
against
in our dua l mee ts, but that's
at Evergree n? ... Did you catch that?
PJ : So how many years have yo u
CPJ: That's reall y exci ting . Is there ... It was a question ... Anyway, what
the top mee t before Nationals .
l!(' n coachi ng?
anything else you would like to tell we need is a group that will s tand
the students about the program, to for what the players believe in for
CPJ:
What
will
it
mean
for
the
team
'harlie : This will be my e ighth year.
generate support, or maybe to get themselves and for their teams, The
to win at this event?
some students out who had been idea is to get together and be heard,
'PJ: How did you d o a t PLU?
Charlie: Unfortunately, there's no swimmers before but decided not to have a voice that will reach out to the
other students and to the
'harlie : I wasn't the most talented team scoring at this event for us. In compete at the college level?
wimmer coming in, but I worked the upcoming years, that's a goal of
administration and coaches. Where
a rd , and by my se nior year, I was mine, to ge t ourselves affiliated with Charlie: Like I said before; it's an do you go if you have a problem with
b le to qualify for Nat ionals a conference that we can be a incredibly rewarding experience, the your sports program on any level ...
1dividually. I represented our member of competitive ly. There 's teamwork and camaraderie is really you can just quit, I suppose, but then
: hool in rela ys my junior and senior some politics involved in that. For building up, and it's great fitness what have you been doing your
ears before I left; that was probably our swimmers, we're just going there and a lot of fun. As far as the rest of whole life playing that sport
le high point of my swimming to ra ce, and it does n't matter if they th e community, we have our anyway?
1reer. It kind o f ties in with my put us on th e podium or not; we co nference meet coming up at our
The Evergreen Athletes Union is
pooL It's sure to be a real exci tin g forming. We have two s tudents who
, lac hing philosophy, wh ich is : it kn ow what we did .
meet, a lot of fast swimmers, and if are interested in organizing the
oe~n' t rea lly m a tter, I don't ca re so
nothing else, you get to see people athletes h ere on campus . If you
CPJ
:
Ca
n
yo
u
talk
a
little
bit
about
Llc h what you r backgro und is. Of
in Speed os.
would like to ge t invo lved,
vo lunteer, organize, or talk about
athletics get a hold of me a t
s misha13@e vergreen.edu. or Ronen
Johnson at Ronenlohnson@aoLcom.
S h.l> l" S m i, h
You can also ca ll me at 556-0428 or
Ron en at 754-0379. This is a persona l
Cra ndma s ter Fu Le un g of Bilk Shaoli n Eagle Claw Kung Fu lnternatiDnal WilS very impressed with Team
in vitation t o a ll of yo u student
l' rg ree n Kung Fu's performance ilt the Supe r G rand World C hampIOns hips ,of Sport Karate. ~ e came to town
athletes who want to see o r help
L' ntl y and did training se min ilrs for th e in s tructors a nd new studen ts. r eam Evergreen s world ranke~
change here a t Evergreen.
'''petition sq uild is curre ntly in th e offseason, bu t classes for beginner, II1te rm ed la te, and advanced s tud e nts ale
lul l swing a t th e Sha oli n Eagle C l"w C lu b.
.
7
Everyone in the club has ben e fite d from and enjoyed th e se minars. You can contact the club by ca ll1l1g 35 ,7 o r e mailingjvharter@earthlink.net. Check out our website, www.bakshaolll1eagleclaw.com.

BAK SHAOLIN EAGLE CLAW KUNG FU

Team Everg ree n Kung
Fu. Pictured from left:
Shasta Smith. Sam
Haskin, Loa Arnoth.
Jesse Harter. Jess ie
Smith, John E;stlake.
Katheri ne McLaine,
and Owen O'Keefe
Tea m cap tain Jesse Harter

MEN'S
WOMEN'S
BASKETBALLBASKETBAL

b y: Shasta Sm idl

hy : ShaHa Smi,h

Men's Coac h John Barbee with Athletic Directo r Dave Webber

The Women's ream at the end of a tim e-a u,

On Ja n . 30 the men tr ave led to
Sa le m , Oregon to play Western
Baptist, o ne of th e top teams in the
Cascade Co ll eg iate Confere n ce.
Despite big nights fro m Andre
Stewart and Trelton Spencer, along
with a so lid performance by Jimmie
Richilrdson , the m en los t 84-78.
Stewa rt had a ca reer night, scoring
30 points on 13 of 21 s h oo ting .
Spe nc er put in 24 points with 9
ass is ts and 5 rebounds. In ad dition,
Jimmie Richardson had 14 points .
Western Bap tist had four men w ith
double-digit scorin g nights,
On the 2 nd o f February, the men
were in the No rth west Pavilion. In
th e third meeting be tw een Evergreen
and Northwest, the Evergreen mcn
won for the th ird s tr a ight time, 7764. The men were ca rried by Andre
Stewart, who had another career
night, scoring 32 and never leaving
the floor. Trelton Spencer missed
mos t of the first half after an elbow
to the head, and the rest of the team
picked it up behind Ste wart. Nearly
everyone on th e te a m scored, and
every one had solid minutes. Spen cer
did eventua ll y return and had 13
points with 5 s teals and 5 rebo unds
on the nigh t.
The post season is just 24 days
away for th e men, and of the top
e ight team s from th e confe ren ce th at
get to go, Evergreen is c urrently
number seven. The men hilv e a
cha nce of hosti ng a game in the post
season tournament. So the playoffs
go someth ing like this ... The top
e igh t teams advance to the post
seaso n with th e regular seaso n
champion receiving one of the two
berths to go to the NAIA national
tournilment. The second bid will go
to th e champio n of the Cascade
Co llegia te Conference tournament
unl ess th e co nferen ce champion s
w in it, in which case the runner-up
goes; unless there was a ti e for th e
regu lar season tit le which would
g ive the berth to the team that tied
for the c.c.c. regular season crown.
What th a t means for Evergreen is
that it mllst win through th e
tournament. This will be the fourth
appearance for Evergreen in the post
season in its fourth season ever.

Pictured from left: Jimmie Richard so n. Andre Stewart,
Trelton Spencer, and Greg Johnson

Northwest beat o ur women 50
to 47 on Feb . 3 with a come from
beh ind vic to ry. The win e liminates
Everg ree n from the p ost-seaso n
picture . Linnaea Jablon ski and
Michelle Ramsga te eac h h ad doubledoub les on th e night, Jablons ki with
a ga m e high 16 points and 10
rebounds and Ra msgate w ith a gilme
high 15 rebound s and 10 points .
Des pite be ing kno cked out of
the playoffs, th e Evergreen women
arc putting up impressive numb e rs
thi s seaso n . Kat ie Vernon ra nk s
fourth in the Cascade Co ll eg iate
Conference in assists, averaging 7. 18
a game . Heather Johnso n is th e
second-leading sco rer in the c.c.c.,
averaging 1.8.5 points a ga me; s he is
also the second-highest re bound er,
pulling down an av e rage .of 8.9 a
game . Linnaea Jablon sk i IS th e
number two sho t blo c ker in the
c.c.c. at 1.7 a game, and the number
three rebounder at 8.8 a game.

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Cooper Point Journal -12- February 8, 2001

February 8,.2001 -13- Cooper PoiIi.t Journal

WATCH
SHASTA'S
EVERGREEN
SPORTS
SHOW

WOMEN'S
RUGBY
by: Shasta Smith

INDOOR SOCCER

The women are out on the field
twice a week getting ready for the
spring season. Wednesdays at 2:30
PM and Sundays at 1 PM, there are
a group of girls being led by interim
coach Cicio They are 12 strong now
and more are coming out every
week. If you are interested in
playing, and if you have ever
thought about playing rugby, you
should do so; it's a blast. Their new
head coach is on his way out to
practice along with veteran player
Dan Santana. The team is rebuilding
but has the potential to be a force
here in the Pacific Northwest. So
grab your cleats or borrow a pair and
go see what the new Hellcatz are all
about.

FACE OF SPORTS A

EVERGREEN
On-campus
CHANNEL 18
TUES-WED-THUR 11 AM
CHANNEL 16
ALL WEEK 5:30 and 10:30 PM

by: ShaSta Smi th

This Wednesday amongst the men's indoor games in the pavilion,
Evergreen's Men's Soccer team fielded two teams against each other. The
game was a fierce contest that was never separated by more than a goal :
The game ended up 6 - 6 as the two teams matched each other goal for
goa l.
If you are interested in playing you can show up at 6 PM Monday for
co-ed, Wednesday for the men, or Friday for the women. The players are
all friendly, and if you have some talent or skill, you ca n usually find a
team and
ta
minutes of
ytime in . Enjoy.

SWIMMING
Co-Ed indoor night

SPORTS
SCHEDULES

Off-campus
TCTV CHANNEL 3
MaN 11 AM FRI 6:30 PM

BAK SHAOUN EAGLE CLAW
KUNG FU
- beginning classes weekdays
at 5 PM at the Longhouse
SHAOLIN EAGLE AEROBICS for
WOMEN
- clil sse~ in the CRC
Jiln. 22 - Fe b . 26;
il t 5:30, 6:30, a nd 7:45 PM
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- 1 home gil m e this w ee k
- Fe b . 9 vs. Conco rdi a at 7:30 PM
in the C RC
MEN 'S BASKETBALL
- 1 road game thi s w ee k
- Feb . 9 \ ·S . Cil scild e (a Wil y) il t
7:30 PM
SWIMMING
- Northwe:,t C onferen cc
Champions hips Fe b. 15-1 7
TENNIS
- contac t Rick Hilrden e x t. 6858
IN DOOR SOCCER
- indoor soccer Mon .-Wed.-Fri.;
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The Evergreen swimmers will be up
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area, and their races and victories are
preparation for the Nationa ls that
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Cooper Point Journal -14- February 8, 200 1

Th e
wom e n 's
v o ll ey ball
hea dcoa c h, Bill La s h, not onl y run s
th e up coming volleybnll pro g ram
h e re on c ampus but al so h as il
number of club teams that he is the
cuach for. Coach Lash has set up a
farm sy stem for girl s to pl ay
volleyball , fr om the youn g tee ns to
college level. Coach Lash' s sys tem,
which is reminis ce nt of th e farm
systems Europe has for its blooming
soccer playe rs, will bring in some o f
th e top high school pros pec ts from
the area to pla y here at Evergreen.
We'll keep you posted as to how
Coach Lash's program develops here
on campus.

Try to accomplish anything on
this campus, make some change,
improve life and some well meaning
friend will tell you the three basic
law's of inertia at Ev e rgreen;
1) Nobody shows up unless
you feed them.
2) Nobody comes to more than
two meetings in a row.
3) Nobody seems to care.
Consequently large sca le
substantive change is on a glacial
pace around here. Let me show you
what r mean.
By now you ' ve seen the handbills asking why the campus
administrators have failed to take
any action towards eliminating
sweat-shop generated apparel in the
bookstore. There are three or four
versions all of them asking basically
the same thing; 'We told you to fix this,
why havell't yo II ?' I can think of
several responses to this that the
college could take from the practical
aspects of clearing out existing
stocks to the stress and confusion of
setting up a new administratiun, a ll
of wh-ich are perfectly legitimate.
What ever their reasons are, the
fact rema in s that the college
administration doesn't have to do
anything. While we as students have
unprecedented access to the people
who make the decisions around here
(unless you're in Tacoma, then it's
hike) we have no power to influence
those decisions_ Let me correct tha t,
w e have the power, we haven't
milized it yet.
As it stands right now in order
to make any change, effect policy,
have any impact on campus life we
have to hold a referend um, that is we
have to get a majority of people to
vote on a single specific issue. The
last time that happened it was over
whether to add a fee on for the bus
pass. That was a very popular and
high profile issue, most aren ' t. [n fact
most issues are poorly understo"d,
that's just as true here on campus as

information and opinion in both
directions. Call it a Forum,
Corninunity Seminar or, Town-Hall
Meeting it really isn't that important,
what is important is dialog. I thin k
what is commonly cha lked u p to

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Instru ctor Jessie Smith has
created an awesome martial arts
aerobic class. Shaolin Eagle Aerobics
for Women is a dynamic workout
class designed to improve the health
and genera l well being of all the
women involved.
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You can get aho ld of Jessie Smi th
through the CRC here a t Evergreen,
or find one of her myriad posters
tha t cover the town. Get in shape, get
heal thy, get motivated, and get some
energy. Or improve all of these
aspects of your life.

it is anywhere e lse. Also referendum student apathy could also be
are pain in the butt, you have to exp lained as frustration with
incomplete
or
non-existent
really believe in your cause.
information.
There is an alternative.
The nature of bureaucratic
A student government would
is
to grow
more
have the power to insist that the systems
administration acknowledge issues conservative over time but th a t's
and take action but the connotation only part of the formula. The
th e word "government" carries has students are the consumer in this
kept the students from having an reliltionship and believe it or not the
effective voice in the running of their admini s tration and the faculty
own school. A student government would both like to sec the student
is /lot organ of power, it is a conduit body finally get it's act together.
for information and opinion. And j t What I'm proposing isn't going to be
would work both ways; we'd find easy, it' been tried before and
out about issues that were coming up floundered. It wi ll require a long
before they got jammed down our term commitment from a core of
throats and the college would have people will ing to see it through but
it's worth doing. If
some feed back on
you r€ not willing to
which to base its
become an active
decisions.
"A student government
partic ip ant
in
When
the
would have the power to shaping the policies
planning faculty
that effect your life
laid
the
insist that the
now when YOll
fou ndation for this
administration
could
be
most
place they star ted
acknowledge
isssues
and
effect
i
ve,
.
then
with a list of
take action, but the
when? You can't
things
they
gripe if yo u 're not
wanted to get
connotation the word
wi lling to work for
away
from
"government" carries has
change.
departments,
kept students from having
If
you ' re
hierarchy, let ter
an effective voice in the
interested, last year
grades and, so on.
a group got together
They then built
running of their own
and
tri ed to hamm er
with
whatever
school. "
out some models to
was left over. I
put out for a vote by
think we could do
much the same thing here. We're a the studen ts. The process bogged
sma ll school so modeling anything down and final models never made
on any national government seems it out for consideration. Some of the
too cumbersome and carries a stigma writings, research and those models
that would make it hard to a.ccept. are in a binder on the reserve desk
[n fact I think the name government at the library. I encourage you to
should be avo ided all together. We have a look maybe submit your ideas
don't need bureaucracy and th ere here to the CPJ, get the dialog go ing
isn't any authority to wield (or again.
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suppl ies, il ll to bu y eno ugh money to competiti ve alternative. Deregulation
k,'CP the lights on il few more d ays. may not be the problem eithe r; a t leas t
Sudden ly programs a im ed <1t it giv es people the opportunity to
improving sa lmon habitat, reducing make decisions over how and where
pol lutio n, and insurin g clean water their power is prod uced. The problem
,uppJies for yea rs to come have been is th at the utilities themselves hav e
scrapped to pay for a co uple days' been allowed to form d eregula tion the
way th ey wa nt it , position in g
electrici ty.
Electrici ty produced in Washington themselves to make lots of money in
and prized in California just got more the future.
v.Jluab le, and our e lec tri ca l rates a re Now a major energy produ ce r ca n
reflec ting that. Washington has been refuse to se ll power during peak
forced to release more water through demands, ar tifi cially crea ting inflated
the dams to make up for California's prices on the spo t market; or a power
,hortfa ll s, water rese rv ed for company ca n s hut down a plant for
endangered migrating salmon. Before maintenance at just th e right time so
you b lame Californ ians for higher as to reduce the supp ly. These
elt'ctricalra tesandstealingwaterfrom companies claim that demand is
salmon, remember tha t we are usually outstripp ing su pply, but power use is
de pendent on Californ ia-p roduced , on par with last year. This has ra ised
co al-generated power w h en our some eyebrows, and COV. Locke has
energy needs are the grCCl test, usuili ly set as ide $100,000 to inves ti ga te price
during the co ld est PMtS of winter. gouging by out of sta te compan ies.
Then in the summer, we se nd our
The solution to our curren t power
hydropower to them when they are prob lems must come through using
running the AC dur in g the h ottest less energy more efficien tl y.
parts of the summer. About one third Conservation could lead to less
of our power typically comes fro m depende n ce on foreign oil, less
Californ ia coal-fired power plants . po lluting of the air and water, and
Every time someone in Ca liforn ia more water for properly fu nctioning
flicks a sw itch, they are taking water' river habitats.
re sources ilway from endangered Look for a future article foc using on
~almon in the Columbia ilnd Snake ene rgy use here at cdmpus and at local
Rivers, and when a Washingtonian homes. There are oppo rtu n iti es
flicks a switch, they are dirtying everywhere to conserve and use
California's air, and vice versa .
power more efficien tl y. These art icles
Us and Them
wi ll be looking at how efficiently our
Increases in electrical prices are not campus is run, where there is room for
the prob lem; curren t prices better improvement, and wha t th e faculty
reflect the actual cost of producing and and studen ts can do to save watts,
transmi ttin g power and make more save salmon, and have clean air.
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tw e nty minutes flat. I'm thinkin g
mayb e a warning wa s in order,
espec ially s in ce befo rehand
nobody had even looked twic e at
him for s ipping . In th e words of
respec ted ca mpu s maint e nance
s up e rv isor Matt Kluber, " Who
hasn't sipped befo re buying?" In
the words of famed essayis t Henry
David Th oreau, "Word up." In the
wo rd s o f pop si nger Rockw e ll , "I
a lw ays fee l lik e some b udy's
watching me." Peop le a re more
tense these days; o ur s houlders are
be ing looked over and not ju s t by
us. Those in positions of a uth or ity
(and they h ave g un s now) a r e
taki n g these things a little more
ser io Li s ly th a n yo u or I. The deli
regime is chang in g. Consider this

a warnin g. But do not be
co mpl e te ly di s h ea rt e n e d: th ey
don't hav e a comp le te monopoly,
and there are s till underground
food options for those with a n eye
o ut. Also, th e Subterranean,
loca ted in th e Hous ing Community
Cen ter, se rv es pi zza tha t' s a
hundred a nd t we nty gazi llion
times better than the deli's, a nd is
ope n even ings a nd late- ni ghts for
hungry a nd hard working stude nts
who might be on ca mpus later at
night. Do what yo u will, watch
yo ur back, a nd fear th e deli. Secret
s h o pp e r s are u s u a lly the ones
looking a t the muffin selection for
more th a n twenty minutes . There
are n o free s ips!

Be A Star!
Record a video me ssage with
WashPIRC to send to th e CEO o f BP
and your congress people, te lling
the m how you fee l about dri lling in
the arctic na tional wildlife refuge. 11 1 in the CAB lobby.
Get yo ur groove on with a speical
West African d ance workshop led by
Olympia's ow n drummer/dancer
duo Sheri Bentl ey and Bre tt Smith.
It starts a t 3:30 in CRC 116, bring
water a nd loose clothes .
t\ photography slide presentation by
Jonathan Dun can, "The Spirit of
High Places," wi ll exp lore mountain
landscapes and cultures in Lecture
Hall 1 at 7:30. 5 bucks regu lar
a dmission, 3 bu c ks for students.
Sponsored by the Wilderness Center
and Freaks of Nature.

JESSICA
respect i ng an es tab lis hm ent of
religion or prohibiting the free
exe rcise thereof ... "; the key word
here is estab li shme nt.
This
amendmen t was added to prevent
the crea ti o n of a mandatory
"Church of America," lik e th ere
was a "Ch urch of England," which
was the req uir e d religion for
Eng lish s ubj ects for a cons id erable
portion of his tory.
Now that that's taken care of,
let's get to the meat of th e ar ticl e.
I am sup p 0 r ti n g Pres ide n t Bush's
plan, because I believe it opens
America 's front porch through
those most involved and most
aware of the com mun i ty's needs.
The ultimate act of compassion,

and even good-neig hborliness, is
found in empowering accou nta bl e
Mosques, Temples, Ch urches and
othe r gro up s to serve th e ir
co mmunit y eve n better than they
a l ready do. They can do t hi s
without th e bureaucracy, without
the layers of managers and
caseworkers, and wit h out the
coarse n ess that so many of our
institutional services. ha ve. No t
on ly are re li g ious organ ization s
better neighbors than governmen t
institutions, but they are better
prepared a nd have a better
ince'ntive to serve theit'comm1.mity.
They w ill make a bea 1I hIul and
d iverse supp lement to the present
government assistance programs.

Fri, Feb 9

Stewardship, have I got a class for
you ! From 10 a.m-2p.m. you' ll lea rn
about biology, endan gered species,
tracking and much more. Best of a ll ,
its fre e. Space is limited, a nd
reg is tration is required . Ca ll Na ti ve
Plant Sa lv age Proj ec t 704-7785 to
regi Ster.

Free Dinner and a speaker arc
co min g at you today co urtesy of
Co mm on Bread and Radical
Ca tholi cs for Ju stice and Peace.
Eve rg ree n geo logi s t, Martha
He nd e rson, will speak about " the
land scape of he r faith." 5 p .m. o n
CABllO. More info at 943-9144

Sun, Feb. 11

Tue, Feb. 13

Kaya Cho rove r will be rock in with
m oa ndolini st/so n gw rit er
Zak
Borde n at 8:30 in th e Logos Lounge
above Oly World News. $6 cover and
a ll ages '

LOCAL 443 wi ll conduct a CampusWide Un ion Meeting from 12-1 in
Lecture Hall O n e . T h ey' ll b e
discussing co ntract negotia ti ons,
hea lthca re iss ues, and more.

Do you like to party? Well, help pl a n
Thruston County's 150 th Birthday
Celebration from 10-12 n oo n in
conference room A / Bat 2404
Hertiage Court SW in Oly.

Ska teland. The name says it all. You
ca n go to a party the re tonig ht from
9- 11. Its s ponsored by th e WRC, and
cos ts $4.

"Jazz on a Summers Day" opens at
the Captio l Th ea ter, a nd plays
through the 13th . Shows at 4.6:30
and 9 pm today.

The Wild e rn ess Ce nte r ha s to
mandatory meetings tod ay for the ir
trips to the Olympia Hotsprings and
for Snowshoes ... at 5 and 6:30 P.M.,
respective ly. Ask at CRe. $14.

Fri, Feb. 16
Environmental Film Festival. ..
"S ubdivid e and Co nqu er '" See thi,
film a nd o th e rs a t th e Capitol
Theater for a t least $5.7-10 P.M .
Another set lIIallana at 12 P.M.
DEAD MOON a n d guests play at th e
4th Avenue Tavernat 10 P.M. Call
360-786-1444 .. $6.21 a nd over, kids.
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Ongoing Stuff
Fe b . 10 is the las t day to sec
H arleq uin production'S "S ixteen
Word s for Water." Sta te Theater. $15$22. Ca ll 360-786-0151.
Uh ... "S+A part / Capoeria Angola/
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The 16th is the last day to turn in
yo ur non-heterosexua l scho larshi p
applications. 1-800-735-7287.

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Say "so long" to Jane Wood, the
coordinator of Part-Time Studies, by
attending a lunch in L2207.
"Thanks a LOTI"
The LOTT Wastewater Alliance is
meetin'at 7 a.m. in their office, 2101
4th Ave. E.
The Women's Resource Center is
holding an oper forum on all the big
genitals around campus lately. Noon
to 2 P.M., LIB 4300 .
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Sat, Feb. 10
If you're crazy about Urban Wildlife

Open tl!lie

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"FOR me?"
Olympia
Fellowship
of
Reconciliation (FOR) are planning
events and workshops concerning
non-violence. They meet to plan
today, contact Glen Anderson at 4919093 for more information.
"As god as my witness :.."
WashPIRG is holding a planning
meeting for a day of events that will
raise money for the hungry and the
hom e less . 4 p.m . in th e LH rotunda ,
or call x6058 for info .

"Talking Vaginas"
WRC is puttin on the "The Vagina
Monolouges"at the Capitol Theatre
at 8 p.m . Donations benefit Olympia
Safeplace.
Today isNational Condom Day! Any
questions about STD' s or condoms
will be answered at 1-800-342-2347.
All ages are invited to Thekla tonight
where Unwound and Cosmos Group
and good friends will be rockin the
house . Doors open at 6 p.m. Show
starts at 6:30, and costs 6 bucks.

Th e 7th-15th Safeplace women's
shelter is h o lding a Display of
Hearts . Buy them and see them
displayed at local bus inesses .
Learn Life Drawning. The class isnt
until March but you have to sign up
now. Call 786-8257.
Oscar Soule has bought a bunch of
Mariners' Opening Night tickets
(April 2). Buy them from him for $15,
or extra to make a donation to th e
TESC Jackie Robinson scholarship
fund . O scar is in UB 1411. Sweet
huh?

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For more info. call 866-6000 ext. 6412
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Cooper Point Journal -16- February 8, 2001

Common Bread
Description: We are a Christian
Community working for justice
and peace.
Meeting times: 5 P.M. every
Monday in CAB 110
More info: Julie Boleyn 943-9144
Evergreen Dance Team
Meeting times: Wednesday, 2-4
P.M. in CRC 316 and Thursday
3:30-5 P.M. in CRC 116

The Evergreen Swing Club
Description: We teach East Coast
Swing and Lindy Hop basics. We
welcome begirmers, and you
don't need a partner!
Meeting times: Friday, 7 P.M. on
the first floor of the library
More info: David, 866-8324;
Kristina, 867-4939

Amnesty International
Description: International
human rights org. working to
free prisoners of conscience,
ensure fair trials, and promote
justice.Meeting times: 5 P.M.
every Monday in CAB 310 More
info: x6724

Evergreen Investment Ch1b
Meeting time: Thursday, 2:30 in
CAB 315
More info: Andrew Bucher, Adam
Smith-Kipnis, 786-9161

ASIA
Description: Asian Students in
Alliance welcome everyone.
Meeting times: 1 P.M. every
Wednesday in CAB 320
More info: Emiko Atherton,
Miral Ghimire at 867-6033

Evergreen Queer Alliance
Meeting times: 5 P.M. Tuesday
(Gen. interest) in CAB 314;
5 P.M. Wednesday (Film Fest
planning)
More info: 867-6544
evergreer Lgueecal.liance@hotmailcom

Bike Shop
Description: We are a volunteer
operated, do-it-yourself bike
shop.
Meeting times: Call or stop by;
schedule is on door
More info: Ari or Jayro at 8676399

Evergreen Students for Christ
Description: We discuss and apply
the teaching of Jesus.
Meeting times: Tuesdays, 7 P.M. in Medieval Society
LIB 1507
Description: Students interested
More info: Josh or Greg, in recreating medieval martial
ES4C@aol.com
arts, crafts, and performances.
Meeting times: 5:30 P.M. every
Thursday in CAB 320

Feminist Majority Leadership
Giant Robot Appreciation
Society
Description: EvergreenAnime
Club!
Screenings Friday, 8 P.M. at the
Edge
More info: Ken Koontz
squirelfox@hotmail.com
MEChA
Description: The Chicano student
movement of Aztlan strives to
create a space where members
can educate themselves, inform
others, and confront issues.
Meeting times: 2 P.M. every
Wednesday
More info: x6143

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More info:
medievalsociety@mail.com
866-6000 or x6036
Slightly West Literary Magazine
Description:We publish TESCs
Literary Mag.
Meeting times: 2 P.M. Monday, 9
P.M. Thursday
More info: Patricia Kinney, Jen
Levinson x6480
WashPIRG
Description: We run
environmental, social, and
consumer campaigns.
Meeting times: 4 P.M. Wednesday
in Lecture Hall rotunda
More info:Rebecca x6058
evergreen_washpirg@hotmail.com
Women's Resource Center
Description: A resource center
that provdes meetings, a library,
events and a drop-in center.
Meeting times: General meeting
Monday, 3 P.M.; Zine meeting
Monday, 5 P.M.; Evergreen
Cliteracy Foundation Wednesday,
3 P.M .
More info: x6162
'This list is lIot comprehensive. If YOII
want your st lldent grollp listed, drap
offyollr illforlllation at the CPJ (CAB
316).

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-19- Cooper Point Journal

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