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Diary of an M&M S la y e r
by Loranne Schmidt
Green Meets Green
Nader Quotes
by Jason Waldow
Late night Naderisms ...
Ralph Nader spo ke last night and was g ree ted
by a standing applause from 2,700 Olympians all
congregated in the e Re building. Here are some
indications of where he stands.
and growing,"
He who has th e "ya rd st ic k cont ro ls
the views and right n ow co rp o r ation s
are co ntro lling rhe yardstick s, wh il e t he
government IS jusr a reacror."
Nader on democracy:
Nader on ed ucatIon:
"If yo u were mentall y
ab le to partic ip ate in
democracy, and didn't, you
j u's t hel ped weaken ou r
de moc racy. "
Eenie Meenie M&M
Torture, kiss, and do 'em in.
One goes fast and one goes slow
Which will be the first to go?
Nader on pol itics:
" If yo u turn o n politics,
politics will turn on you."
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Yellow, _green , _ 9r~nge, red
Blue 1.S dying, brown is dead.
Suck its little candy shell
Then it aoes to candy hell!
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Nader on
corporations:
"We must take perso n al offe nse to giant
corporat io n s rUinin g
electio ns."
"T he government
IS nothing more than
an accounts recievable
ba zaa r. "
Nader on social
meq umes:
Chocolate flesh and candy skin
Oh, what pain it must be in.
Crunch the little peanut bone
Hear it gasp, hear it groan.
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" Speciali z ed
forms and s tan dardized fraud ,"
he sa id, dismi ss ing t he
SATs.
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Ralph Nader cmphasrl,cs:1 potm. N:Jdcr, :1. perennial pres,denual cand idate famed for hi S consumer advocacy,
6rougmThc c rowds ro1ncu-feencvl' tal ri mes during-the cvening.-He---nev~r- sccmed to -tire, de.spite-aJuu l.:..- _
ho ur-plus appearance Ih:lt included a speech, a CJl1cslion-:md-;mwer pt: riod and :J. book signing. The cven[ W:IS
broadcast li ve on KAOS I'M.
photo by Perrin Randlette
"How would you like ro
be th e abolitionists fighting
aga inst slavery in Virginia
around th e 1850s ... they _aioIII.o.;;;=
had no where near the
mechanism s [0 get th eir
poin t across as we do
today. "
"Today four billion dollars in this world was
spent on military ... while roday fifty thousand
children died of curable diseases like measles
and tuberculoses."
" 110 million peoples whole life's earnings
in this country is equal to what Bill Gates was
.
worth two rear~go..:.
Nader on the economy:
"[This] economy is [nowhere near) productive
Nader
on
the
White House:
"The White House is lead by a giant
corporation masquerading as a human
being. "
Nader on justice:
" The flag was not intended for use
as a gag, the flag was nor inten d ed as a
bandan·a~. :rne flag was-inrended fosta nd for
the last two Iin es of the Pledge of All egiance:
' With Liberty and Justice for a ll ' ."
Olympia Arts Walk XXV: A Good Time Had by (Nearly) All
by Ian Mansfield
An O lympia institution, th e Art s W.llk once agai n tu rned downtown inl O an al l-e nco mpassing art festival a nd b.17.aar. bringing
out all of the various contingents that cal l O lym pi a home. Local businesses and arti sts teamed up to turn stores into a rt gal leries.
wh ilc closed-o ff st reets became fam il y-oriented " ree t t hcater ven ues. Ind eed, more so th a n most other O lymp ia art fcst i,'als . Arts
Walk drew a heavy family crowd . for the majority of the day, Olympians of a ll ages and walks of/ife glowed about the succ ess
of this fall's Arts Wa lk on a ll fronts.
Bridget Iri sh, a sralT member ar Dumpster Va lu es a nd lifelong Olympia resident, echoed such se ntiments. On an artisti c front. she
nored, " ir's gcning bcner cvery ycaL .. ir's progressed beyo nd 2-D work into performance an. stree t (heater, and surpr ises." After
commenting that she had seen m any new faces i n t he sto re thar ni ght , she affirmed o n of t hc un spoken goa ls of Arts Wa l k by
mentioning , " I think it's good for business ."
On the mobile front, fellow li felong Olympian Jefe a.k.a. Pa x Nick, wh ee led around on hi s "R hythm ic Transformation Station ." a
tricycle outfitted with an entire se t" of I rap drums . A veteran of the Burning Man feslival, Pa x Nick rook to the streets to promoll:
his idea for "Tribal Traps ," a mobi le ana logue to th e drum ci rcle for trap pl ayers. Ca llin g Arts Wa lk , " Like toys at Ch ristm as.
but on the st rce t for everybody," Pax Nick described the egalitarian spi ril of the d ay as a reminder that "c re ati ve fteedom is for
eve rybody, not just Mr. Sweetcheeks Artistman."
Indeed, it was a happy (and in th e more afAuent co rrid ors, highly profirable) d ay for all until , of a ll things, it stalled raining. The
majority of Olympia's teenage populatio n spent their day on the lawn by the bus terminal, taking in a free punk show put on by
O lympia Parks, Arts, a nd Recreation. As the Supersuckers' se t time neared, the rai n intensified unt il the Dirty Birds' set was cur
short and the organizers sought a drier venue. Unfortu nately, the "Teen Stage," listed under "City of Olympia Family Events" in
the program, found itself in a bar that was anything but dry. As a parade of dejected minors walked down the street , cheated
out of seei ng Social Distortion, The feelings towards the Olympia Municipal Department of Keeping Those Damn Teenagers
Off Dope and Away From Vandalizing Cars grew decidedly ugly. After a long and happy day at Arts Walk, most congregated
in the (shelteredl bus terminal whcte the show was originally slated to take place, looking for a ride home rather than a closer
glimpse oflead singer Mike Ness.
Sadly, a day that brought out the su rprising diversity that the city has to offer ended with local teenagers shut out of the "Teen Stage"
because they were under twenty-one, a soggy and disappointing ending to an otherwise glorious day in Olympia.
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U.S. Arrogance ~Towards Ira
by ApcyL NeLson
Hey there blotter lovers, both
old and new. Remember my
good friend Justin? He's back!
That means that there will be
two of us writing the blotter
again, with each of us writing
every other week. This week,
I'm in charge but next week
it's al/ Justin. Yeah ... So onto
the mayhem of the campus.,.
October 2
12:23 p.m.
Long lines at the
college, where everyone is supposed to
will catch you and then tie you up by
Labs. It's bad and probably really
be chill, theft would have to go against
your toes in the CAB ... Or not.
uncomfortable, I mean there aren't any
everything we all believe in right? I
2:15 p.m. Okay, everyone keep
pillows, just those really high chairs,
mean it's bad for your karma. And we
your hands to yourself. Don't touch
and I think you'd kill yourself if you
don't want bad karma to turn us into
anything that doesn't belong to you, if
fell off of one. So, yeah .. Don't sleep
the next president do we?
you see a book bag in the HCC near
in the labs, it's not cool.
6:36 p.m.
7:03 p.m.
D dorm fire alarm.
the washing machine, that means that
Pan was toO hot for the olive oil that
someone is USING that washer. It
alarm in some dorm . When Police
was put in it. .. Well, it happens to
does not mean that you can take the
Services responded, there was a smell
the best of us , I guess. Just be more
book bag. Is the school being overrun
in the dorm that the resident tried
careful next time.
by kl eptos this year or something?
to say was cigar smoke, but we aren't
Was there a memo that the rest of
stupid ... Cigars don't smell quite like
us missed?
an illegal substance that< is smoked
Time unknown A student had
their brand new digital camera stolen
10:42 p.m.
at a party.
Smoke sets off the
Burnt popcorn
occasionally on campus. And since it
causes a fire alarm in one of the dorms.
had that particular aroma, Police ser-
Since it's the second fire alarm of the
vices found .... PARAPHERNALIA! A
Location:
year, I'll go easy on you guys; just keep
multi-colored blue and black glass pipe
trouble and gives the rest of us the
Bookstore. Problem: Attempted theft.
an eye on things on the stove or in the
was found and the case was forwarded
very first blotter entry of the year. No
Honestly, the lines can't be long
microwave, okay?
to grievance. The pipe was taken into
lecture here though, just an arrest and
enough to risk your future for _some-
a forward to grievance. Maybe they
thing that probably costs nothing
should have just dealr with a lecture
more than a dollar. Yep, that's right,
Nothing interesting happens. For
Olympia beer. .. Sounded a little like
on how wrong stealing is?
someone else tried to steal from the
a Friday night, this must be saying
a bad movie there for a bit. But it
1 :50 p.m. A parking permit was
bookstore . .. But you had probably
something.
isn't, no , it's just an MIP .. . That's a
stolen out of a parked car. The car
already figured that out. So here's a
bookstore plus ·no money equals our
very first theft of the year. That's right,
an $0,81 floppy disk gets a person into
October 3
12:15
p.m.
couldn't be locked, so it would have ' news flash for you guys: The bookstore
been fairly easy to get into the car and isn't having that crap this year. They
October 4
October 5
4:40 a.m.
No sleeping i~th~
custody and destroyed.
11 :25
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Minor in Possession. Or an underage
drinker. You shouldn't partake of rhe
fermented grains, because it's bad.
take it. Even so, that's wrong. At this
Anti-war Teach-In
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hY HAl Ste/Oberg .
Last Wednesday greeners packed them selves ac ross the floor and up one fl ight of
stairs in the Library lobby. They were there
to attend an anti-war teach in.
The event featured 3 Evergreen professors who spoke about their concerns that
Bush is waging an unjust war against Iraq.
"T his is ab ou t th e globalization of
violence and co rporat e interests," said
Therese Saliba, an Evergree n faculty who
spoke at the teac h-in,
Saliba and others m ai ntain that th e
possibility for human catastrophe would be
much greater if th e United States attac ked
Saddam Husse in than if it just left him
alone to the forces of his own people and
fairer UN laws.
If the US launches an attack against Iraq,
Hussein could very possibly use whatever
he has left against American soldiers and
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laun ch scud miss iles against nation s such as
Israel, as he did in the 1992 Gulf War.
If it comes to taking Hussein out
it needs to be with th e s upp o rt of the
Iraqi people and through United Na tions
multiiatera lism , believes Eve rgree n faculty
Steve Niva.
"I differ from so me people o n the left
who say that sovere ignty is sacrosa nct ,"
he said .
After an hour of arguing against the
immorali ty of the Bush admini stration's
push for war, musician Elizabeth Hummel
s trummed an acoustic guitar a nd sang
about the pain war causes on all sides of
the fight.
A documenta ry film showin g the horrors
of 10 years of sanctions against the Iraqi
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Washington DC needs to rear its head in
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T he in vasion of Iraq is th e Bush
adm inistration's next step in using
the War on Te rrorism for their
intere s ts. As th e Wh ite H ouse
devises a st rategy for justifYing a war
in Iraq, the history between Iraq
and the U.S. becomes extremely
rel eva nt in und ersta ndi ng the present Situation.
The first observation which is
appare nt is that Hussein was once
quite friendly with U.S. interests. In
1963 the U.S. sponso red a coup by
th e Baath Party and gave th em the
nam es of comm unists we wanted
dead, and the Party killed them. By
1978 Hussein had killed off those
within the pa rty who opposed him,
removed the preside nt and ass umed
power over the Iraqi government.
In the early 1980 's the U.S .
established ties with Hussein and
Before the Duwamish River became
the industrial hub of Seattle, it was
ho me ' to native tribt<S who hadfish~d
its watdrs for several thclusand years.
Sadly enough, it took l~ss thait:>.I 00
year(for modern indu'imialists to ,
render it virniiilly, un-fishable.: '
Initially listecl as a Superfund site,
it was an EPA designated dcaii. up 'site '
crowd made up of Evergeeners and emp\y ne sters gathered around the gazebo to Sylvester Park Monday
supported an Iraq i invasion into
in September .2 001, ,but ~negotiatioris
evening.
[t was filled with hundr ed s who were advo catin g for a peaceful resolution to the conflict
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Iran . The U .S , opposed U.N,
b etween t e pu Ie;·an pr.lvate sectors
with
[rag
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The prores ters , vigil-ers , and rall y-e rs list ened ro folk mu sic and speakers from speakers
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action to condemn the in vasio n,
to assess financ~al respo. ,!lsibility. tiave
from Eve rg reen State and loca l peace organization s, A " peaceful but noisy " crowd wpund through
removed lraq from the list of nations
made sI6w ,progress, In addition, the
the downtown much to the chagrin of some motor~sts stuck at traffic lights, The crowd marched and
E.P.A. ,:md the Qepartmerit.ofEchlogy"
supporting terrorism, and began
waved and drummed their
Brian Baird 's office to
sins and candles at hi s door.
.are Investigating other'; ind~sp:ial .
transferrin g weapons to Iraq . A
polluters alorig the ri_ver's ball~' for
1994 Senate ba nking committee
[the invasion] could have been done by a
York Times, Bush is arguing for "more
lia~ility. and .to. red,ucethe' nee~ for
report states that th e weapons ex po rted small enough contingent that two Marine intrusive inspections that would include
.:.fedetalfuiiding. B.o eing* he Po'rtof
to Iraq during the 198 0's included the
division s might have driven them back the palaces, " which has delayed the return
. Se~ttle, King 'C~:>uni:y, and, the, city, of
chemical and biological which were used into Iraq."
of U,N . inspections teams to Iraq. Bush
.Seattle have come forw ard to claim .
against his own Kurdish population during
Ins te ad Bush, Sr. c hose a bombing is attempting to manipulate Iraq int~
fault: arid have ·formeda. co~Jtio~ to
th e Iran/ Iraq war. The U.S . had knowledge assault which targeted civilian infrasrruc- declining inspections, which will render it
assist th6se3.gencies inJ6caii,ngoth~rof the use of these weapons, yet increased ture more intensely th a n all the raids of subject to the use of force. If successful,
responsible
parties
and
dividing
the
eco no mic ties to Iraq.
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war II or t h e V'letnam WI
war. 0 ver Bush will have ex ploited international laws
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tion s with Hussein until th e invas ion of dev~stated.
in ternational relations.
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get our of Kuwait to repay his debt rom motive of self-de fense against an a ll eged support in an arrack on Iraq. Co nsequentl y
about, Fo~ one of the polluters, this
th e Iran/ Iraq war," explained Everg re en assassination attemp t o n ex-president Bush it will all ow the C hinese government to
is the second time on the Superfund
professo r Steve N iva . Was hin gton cou ld two month s ea rl ier. The seco nd was a four c ru sh thi s group in th e na me of fightin g
list. Pacific Sound Resources (PSR),
not support this because Iraq had crossed -n ight strik e occurring after Iraq dism issed
terrorIsm.
form e rly the Wyckoff Co., was also
th e Iin e of US hegemony and t his wou ld U. N, weapons inspectors in 1998, c1 ai ming
To gain regional supp ort, the U.S, is
found liable in the .cleanup of Eagle
se t a dangero us precedent , where countries the U,S. h ad u sed th e in spec ti ons for endorsing a $16-billion bailout by th e
Harbor to the north. At the PSR site
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on the Duwamish, co ntamin ants were
also gave the Bush , Sr. adm ini stration a new Post late r co nfirmed ,
Bank if Turkey all ows their bases to be
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War), Soon afte r the invasion of Kuwait , $ 187 million doll a r debt in U, N . dues.
has increased funding for co nstruction of
river is home to ~ubsistence fishing for
Bush , Sr. rej ec ted any diplo matic setrlem ent Acco rding to Phyllis Bennis, a fellow of the military structures in Qatar, acco rdin g to
a n,umber of immigrant communities
of th e Iraq i invasion a nd hea d ed up an
Insti tute for Po licy Studies, in Iraq Under The Nation, to ensure that it wi ll serve as
in south Seattle, exposing those who
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to high levels of PCB's, arsen ic, and
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c laimed 250,000 Iraqi troops a nd 1.500 Co uncil. " Then th e U.S. ca ncel ed $7
Two co nsistent th emes ca n be seen in ,
mercury. Unfortunately, getting the
tanks had amassed on th e border of Saudi
message out is harder than it' seems ,as
billion doll a rs of Egyptian debt and turned a U.S. policies towards Iraq. First, they will
Arabia.
many of the fishing regulars don't speak
blind eye o n Syrian occ upa tion of Lebanon, s upport ab usive regim es when it serves
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taken on September 13, 1990, co ntradicted
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and bribe other co untri es into se rvin g
Times, "we don't see troop concent rations... th e ir int erests . According to the New Greel!ersforpeace@yahoo,com
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by KY1A smith
screenings are $7 (hey, it's less than the multiplex), and only $8 for All Freakin' Night
(that's less than two dollars per freakin'
film). Fringe (revival) screenings, including
"The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "The
Gong Show Movie," and the Monkees on
acid (yes, those Monkees) in "Head," are
only $5 a pop; likewise for the experimental
and short film screenings at the Midnight
Sun. Tickets are sold at the Capitol Theatre,
Rainy Day Records, Video I, Scarecrow
Video in Sea(tie and on-line (Open·ing
Night and All Freakin' Night only, or
passes for Olympia Film Society members)
at www.buyolympia.com. Movie and
special event descriptions, screening times,
all ticket prices and general information
can be found at www.olyfilm.org. I'll
see you in line.
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Full of Life
by Ch8rles ROllis
-D avid Garza and his band sound like
a drugged Our Lady Peace. In his most recent
album, simply self-titled, Garza's vocal styling
creates a whining-crying effect, with a quick
wavering in it. Overall, the album seemed
entertaining, showing off lots of the singer's
talent and mixed emotions. Love, security and
expression of his deep thoughts are very often
the subjects of his music. The song "Lost
Souls" is a later song on the album that displays
a concept which proves thematic throughout
his songs.
The first two songs on the CD are
less heavy than the next two songs. The
fold-in pamphlet shows the words to the song
"Drone" . The title "Dron< vaguely refers to
something repetitive and without a soul, more
automatic, like a machine. Most of Gana's
songs repeat single words or phrases lightly,
achingly, or whisperingly. Song number two,
"Say Baby", relaxed me the first time I heard
it. The word "Baby" is sung very passionately
throughout the song.
The second two songs on the album are a
little heavier. It blew me away when I heard
song three, "God's Hands". "Blow My Mind"
is song four, and is even heavier than "God's
Hands". David Garza's drumming patterns
reminded me of Nirvana's "In Utero." The
percussion on number four " Blow My Mind"
has drumbeats that are similar to "Serve the
Servants" on "In Utero. " Garza seems to
have heavy grunge roots, bur it turns our he
is more bluesy than anything. Grunge beats,
R&B roots, blues and rock combine interestingly on this album.
Around song six in the album, I realized that this album has great diversity. Song
and the American .Dream ...Alr Freakin' Night
Parking is scarce, tourists clog the streets,
and Junior Mint supplies are dangerously
low: yes, kids, tomorrow marks the return
of the Olympia Film Festival. Now in
its nineteenth year, the O.EE promises
a scrumptious smorgasbord consisting
of independent, documentary and short
films, eleven revival screenings, ten special
events, two panels, two workshops, one
late-night marathon and a movie in 3-D.
Some of the highlights of this year's
festival include the crowd-pleasing documentary "The Cockettes," about the
infamous San Francisco performance
troupe; "America So Beautiful," in which
a group of Iranian-Americans struggle to
achieve the American Dream; a screening
of Steven Seagal's timeless masterpiece, "On
Deadly Ground," hosted by Mr. Show's
Bob and David (!); a Mexican-American
girl trying to find herself in the Closing
Night ftlm "Real Women Have Curves;"
numerous short film compilations, and
of course, All Freakin' Night ( starting at
midnight, 12 Oct.), a marathon of five
horror films including ''The Tingler" and
"Re-animator," a handful of shorts and
live music by The Zombi Beat.
Of note to the student auteUr (but
open to the anyone) are the two 24-hour
filmmaking lock-ups. Participants will
be given 24 hours to create, shoot, edit
and screen either~a~I'.'.'iv~e~
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ning midnight, 13 Oct.) short ftlm. You ·
can register for either (or to become my
personal Messiah, both) at 754-6670.
Other ways to reach out into the filmmaking world are through O.EF.'s two panels,
Feature Filmmaking in Olympia, and Now
It's a Party. The first, FFO, represents an
opportunity to meet feLLow local ftlmmakers, and watch clips of upcoming Oly-based
productions, whereas personal filmmaking
is the topic at the Party panel.
Though sadly there are no student
discounts, single tickets for non-event
Lifeless Subject,
s ix, "Crown of Thorns", is bass-heavy, which
seems to have a good studio effect of balance
between a grunge-like bass sound and a jazzysounding guitar on the other side of the music's
"stream of consciousness." I would say that both
"God's Hands" and "Soul Custody" are the lone
pair ofbluesy songs on the album.
Atlantic Records did a good job recording song seven,"Too Much", which sounds like a
pop song. I liked "Keep on Crying" because of the
vocals. David Garza did a good job varying his
vocals on all of the songs on the CD. One could
describe Garza's vocals as 'allover the place' in the
music's "stream of consciousness".
The greatest surprise came when I heard
the song "Bloodsuckers."
"Bloodsuckers" sounds just like several of the
songs from U2, especially "Sunday Bloody
Sunday." The guitar seems to fade into the distance, like an open song in a bright, open sky.
I would have to say that I didn't like "Bloodsuckers", in that it doesn't -really fit with the rest of
the album. It's up to the listener, though, to
decide whether to listen to someone sing the word
"bloodsuckers" over and over again.
"Let Me" was the last song on the album,
and the most passionate. This song contrasted
well with the rest of the songs, and made a great
ending to the album. All of the songs ring out
with great clarity, with great variance throughout.
Overall, there are a lot of pretty harmonies, and Garza's music goes way beyond music
itself The roots of blues are truly expressed on
this album. I would also say that the album
sounds fairly well-polished, and his record company did a thorough job recording it.
David Garza has created a good album
and my grade for it would be a B.
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october 10, 2002
the cooper point journal
the cooper point journal
october 1Q, 2002
Fall·Fashion ReRort
months and a half and there is someone out
After traveling to the East coast for two there who takes some insane satisfaction in
weeks, I had ample time to observe the spending that much money on a friggin'
current runway trends in Fashion. Every throw! You can't even wear it. It lays on
once and awhile it happens that the fashion the couch. For that price it should clean
karmic wheel falls back on what I normally the house or repel bullets or do something
wear. In fact, this "Urban Gypsy" trend amazmg.
What I recommend for socially and
has been going at Evergreen since 1971 . It
hasn't changed very much at all. Of course economically conscious clothing is to stop
the hairstyles are a bit more radical-I have buying clothes from retail stores. Yes, all
no idea what hipsters of the past would retail clothing stores are evil. Ok, maybe
make of dreads, multi-colored hair, and not evil, but it is likely that anything you
the no-I-am-not-going-bald-but-hey-don't- buy in the West Olympia retail complex
I-look-Iike-Vin-Diesel haircut. If you ever was made in a sweatshop in a Third World
wanted to grow your hair out or grow some country. In this case I mean made by
groovy facial hair, this is the time and place anyone from a small child of four years to
to give it a go. Bring on the patched cords, an elderly man of 80 who are all getting
the see-through peasant blouses, and those paid from fifty cents an hour to three dollars
cute round-toed winter boots. In a month a day to make your foofy little hoo-hoo of
you'll be bringing on the thigh-high green a jacket, vest, or thong. So where does one
rubber Wellies, the duofold logger union buy clothing and other things domestic?
Thrift stores are the main ingredient to
suits, and the down-filled jackets.
Yet I begin to think that major brain looking in-style at Evergreen and in Oly.
damage has occurred to all the couture There are three thrift stores in downtown
designers every time I see two things in a Oly: Dumpster Values, Bargain Hut, and
fashion mag. One is when something is the Children's Thriftstore. In the case of
made with real fur. No one wears fur. Even all of the above, you often find ·clothing
the rich people I know don't wear fur. The that is new or nearly new, as well as unique
only fur I come in contact with is antique house wares for a fraction of the retail store's
fur items which have been dead since 1930, prices. In the case of the above stores all
which I recycle for crafts. Two is when the money goes to fund worthy causes, as
something costs more than 100 dollars. In is the case at the Salvation Army in Lacey,
fact, I recently saw a selection of designer the only large scale homeless shelter in
"throws" at about one thousand bucks each! downtown Olympia (and it has the best
I can live off of a thousand bucks for two . furniture) . So the theory behind thrift
brA Loskota
shopping is to let the foolish buy new items,
never use them, then donate them to a thrift
agency, so that when you buy them, the
money goes to a good cause. Ha-ha.
For the brief moment of time you will
be here, all time is suspended and you
can wear just about whatever style you
want. This will also apply if later you
take .one of the following job positions:
record store clerk, roadie, independent
theater/bookstore/cafe worker, mistress/
master of a dungeon, convenience store
night clerk, alternative clothing store clerk;
tattooist/piercer, band member, or biker.
Outside of those, dressing really strange
may prevent getting a job. That is just the
way it is. In fact it can even get you refused
service at local restaurants depending on
how freaky you look. Once a small gothique
friend of mine was refused a table at a
local Asian place mainly because her date
was held on a leash and they were wearing
freaky gothy clothes.
So you have to remember that it is asking
a bit much for the world to see the inner
you when the outer you is covered with
liquid latex, metal studs, and cattle brands.
Enjoy your freedom of fashion and feel free
to forget about the fetters that once held
you wondering if Capri pants were still in
style, or that your crusty make-up might
attract the right kind of date.
What did you dQ 0
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aperson the decline of the African tr
rog in urban Detroit? What about th
'ndergarten basics .. .. those what-I-did
or-summer stories o( days past? W~ her
t the CPJ have np mtentlon ~o Sl~p
rgct about the basiCS, and are stdl ClIno
about Y9ur vacations.
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. Our devotion is real.
The Arts and Entertainmentl Lene
d Opinions sections are asking.for you
acadon stories of all seasons ovid yo
tudy abroad in Italy? Was th~ food good.
ell us about it. Or did you hnd yoursel
n a pove~ stricken third-world coun
d now have strong opinions about thel
vernll}ent/ouJ;:/tovernmcl)t's role .there.
ell us about it. Make it under 700 words.
And keep on truckin.
The Glorious GeoducksGet Their Gameface On
Evergreen Stings Two Division Rivals
bv MaCk Germano
In the 44th minute, AI Fairburn drilled
the ball into the back of the net on an assist
from ' Fenster. Not long after; Fenster scored
on a chip shot that went over ·the Eastern
Oregon Goalie's outstretched arms. The goal
put Evergreen up 4-0 and it seated Fenster the .
hat trick going into halftime.
During the ·first half Evergreen's defense
was nearly impeccable. In forty-five minutes
of play goalie Sara Hart had to stop only
one of two shots, the other going wide
left. In comparison, Eastern Oregon goalie
Sarah Androlewicz was bombarded by the
Geoducks' 21 first-half shots.
In the 13th minute, Fenster scored· her
fourth goal of the game. When asked about
her performance she stated, "Preparation is all
about mentality, but we have a stellar midfield.
It'd be hard not to score."
Senior Jennifer Fahrney scored the final
goal for Evergreen in the 15th minute, putting
the Mountaineers to rest with a final score
Evergreen's Heather Gordon shot the ball
but it was saved by Albertson's goalkeeper.
However, she failed to hold onto the ball and
in an excellent ~ffort Fahrney scored off the
rebound, putting Evergreen up 2-0.
In the 71st minute ofthe second half,
Albertson forward lkcky .Robertson scored
on a rebol!Jld, putting the Coyotes back in ·
the gaine 2-1.
However, in the final fifteen minutes
of the net.
Fenster went on to score two more goals
in ten minutes, giving her six goals on the
weekend, and ten in the last four games.
. The final summation is that no tearn can
tell where or when Evergreen will hit them
hardest. With a variety of weapons, a depth
of talent and a four-game win streak, the '
Evergreen Women's Soccer tearn is I~king at
a potential conference
championship.
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The next day, things were slightly different
for the GeOducks in their contest with the
Albertson Coyotes.
The game started off f.Urly even until the
tenth minute when Fahrney scored, unassisted,
and put the Geoducks on top.
The game was nearly tied going into the
second half when goalie Sara Hart was beat
on a shot that left the ball inches ftom the
line. Evergreen's Bethany Roth came speeding
to the rescue, just barely making the save from
an Albertson forward.
In the 18th minute of the second half,
photo by Amil Cabot
Evergreen's Heather Gordon drills the ball past a cascade of defenders.
Tiffany Fenster and Crystal VanderHoof
sealed the game for Evergreen.
In the 80th minute Fenster wIs tripped
in the box after making an exceUent move
past the goalkeeper. Then VanderHoof nailed
the penalty kick into the upper-left corner
Game three of Evergreen's final five-game
home stand will be next Friday at 3 p.m.
against #1 Concordia, undefeated in conference play to date. In the September 30th
release, Concordia was ranked #2 in NAIA
Region I, and 14th in the nation .
Saye the I,abor Center!
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The future of'TESC is at stake.
There is a very real budget crisis facing people of Washington state. Located on the creative approach.
TESC in the next few years. As spending second floor of the library, across the lobby " The Labor Center has built·a very unique
reductions and tuition increases shape the from the computer center, LERC organizes house for working folks in Washington
landscape of the college , who, or what, educational retreats for union members, state, and yet Evergreen seems unwilling
will remain to define Evergreen's future community organizers, and TESC students. to extend to it the comfort of having a
vision of interdisciplinary, socially-minded The Center's most well-known program is home. If budget cuts don't destroy the
education? And further, as Evergreen applies The Summer School for Union Women. For Labor Center, the determination of some
scarce budget money to market (via costly the past thirteen years LERC has brought members of the TESC administration to
website re-designs and efforts to "brand" together women trade unionists to discuss undermine the Center's mission of serving
the everGreen logo) who, or what, will their common issues and concerns and to working people certainly will. Applying
"we-must-destroy-the-village-toremain to insure that Evergreen fosters a
real, person-to-person sense of connection ....,~i!:.....
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save-it" logic, administrators are
discussing turning the director of
between the institution and the public it ~ ~ The Labor Center has built a very
unique house for working folks in
the Labor Center into full-time
aims to serve?
Washington state, and yet Evergreen
faculty, leaving him little time to
I write this letter because I feel that
the innovative work of the TESC Labor
seems unwilling to extend to it the
do the real work of the Center.
Education and Research Center (LERC)
comfort of having a home. If budget
If the goal of this year's budget
setting is to indeed preserve ·the
embodies the core educational values that
cuts don't destroy the Labor Center,
Evergreen educational model in
attract students to Evergreen. As part of
. thedetermination of some members of all its richness then one must
the college's public service mission, LERC
makes real the rhetoric; it puts into practice
the TESC administration to undermine ask: what truly are the priorities
the college's commitment to learning
the Center's mission of serving working of the college, if not to support
across significant barriers by bringing the
the important work of the Labor
le certainly will.
peop
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Evergreen model of education into working
As a TESC alumnus who, as
class communities throughout the state.
develop
the
self-confidence
they
need
to
be
a
student,
was
profoundly affected by my
However, this year the Labor Center
empowered
members
of
their
unions
and
work
at
the
Labor
Center, as a member of
is in danger. I do not hesitate to say that the
the LERC Advisory Committee, and as a
budget decisions being made regarding the communities.
In contrast, most labor centers through- politically active person in the Olympia
Labor Center are also decisions being made
about the fundamental direction of the out the country sit on college campuses and community, I urge Evergreen students, staff
school. In a very real sense the Labor Center busy themselves studying "labor manage- and .faculty to not let the Labor Center
'is a litmus test: will Evergreen support ment relations." They devote little, if any, slip silently away. I implore you to take an .
innovative programs which extend the time to teaching critical thinking skills active role in defining what this learning
reach and power of alternative education, to working people. Such teaching is the institution will look like, and to speak
or will those programs be cut in favor of CENTRAL mission of·the Labor Center. out on whom it should serve. If yo~ do
commissioning consultants to shape the The Center has consistently brought the not, the web-site designers and everGreen
Evergreen model of teaching and learning market-teers will do the job for you.
future (image) of the school?
-Steve Hughes, TESC alumnus Member,
to bear in the field of rank and file union
A House Without a Home?
and
a Labor Center Advisory Committee
member
education.
Like
the
college
itself,
Since 1987 the Labor Center has provided rank and file education to the working LERC is recognized nationally for its member.
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simon Henderson - Bamboo Nation
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Sharif Abdullah
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Soil Fertility Workshop
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perm acu lture and urban design to, appropriate technology,
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restorationl con se rvation I prese rvation, human relaBev Brown - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LH 4
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by Evan 8Bsfings and Adam Burger
With the war drums still beating in Washington, the same old cries of 'democracy' and 'freedom' continue to run hollow through the halls of everyday discourse in much of the
worl,t'Tnisdistastefrrlrnetoric has .never.truly-Ileen integ--rally-appHeu-irranrofour fol'e-ign- polrcractions::.-- - - - - - - - - National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice rold the Financial Times last week-in a statement reminiscent of fascist dictatorships found in pre-WWIIEurope, where state
control of the press was rampant-that the u.s. military should be seen as "liberators" when it moves on Iraq, and that the. admini9tration was devoted ·to "de.mocr.atization,
or the march of freedom in the Muslim world."
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Skeptics of the impending war on Iraq and the u.S. government's continued, undying support for Israel in the Middle East conflict, have recently questioned Bush's Iraqi evidence,
in which Bush and his senior advisors proclaim that Saddam is the possible mastermind behind AI-Queda and that Iraq, und.er Saddam, produced mass biological and chemical weapons.
One such critic is our local state representative, Jim McDermott, who was quoted a few days ago on Capirol Hill.as saying that President' Bush was willing "to mislead the American
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Senator Don Nickles, Republican from Oklahoma, who is the party's assistant leader in the Senate, said Mr. McDermott and Mr. Bonior "both sound somewhat like spokespersons
for the Iraqi government." His ally Michael Leeden, noted for his support and guidance in both the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Jewjsh Institute for Natiora:I·Security
Affairs UINSA), highlighted the ultra-conservative stance common throughout much of the Republican party when he noted,
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These types of neo-conservative, ultra-rightwing beliefs are the underlying force behind the support for the Bush administration's stance on the Middle East and, in reality, almost
all foreign relations ac tions committed by our government, supposedly in the name of the American public and for our 'interests'. Therefore, support is d'rastically needed for those
in the Senate who have taken the first step in becoming citizens of the world by dissenting from the very institutions which they were 'elected' to uphold. And without support from
the masses, the voices of those who need to dissent, and the voices of the rest of the world, will go unheard.
Let's also take note that these critical voices are coming from members of the same government that turned a blind eye to Amnesty International's (AI) reports before
the G ulf War of widespread human rights violations in Iraq. They did nothing, in fact,. tolerated and supported the actions of Saddam during the most atrocious period
of his reign, when he was responsible for the gassing deaths of thousands of Kurds during the Iran-Iraq war in the late nineteen-eighties. In addition, the Iraqi people have
borne the brunt of United Nations sanctions, enforced and regulated by 'the ' U .S. and our staunchest ally, Britain, .;s iflce the 'epd' of
the Gulf War in 1991, which have led to the deaths of an estimated one million Iraqis, mainly women and children, from lack of
access to clean drinking water and malnutrition.
Does our most recent interest in overthrowing a President named Saddam with wide Iraqi support really have to do with fighting
the War on Terrorism, or are we still trying to get a more prominent foothold on the massive, oil reserves located in the Middle East
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For all the fuss that Iraq causes' many a
cranky old bastard in D.C., the country's
strategic value is still of relatively minor
importance compared to that of its neighbor, Saudi Arabia. While eleven percent
of the world's oil reserves are buried under
Iraq, Saudi Arabia rests atop a whopping
25%. Given that the world oil production
is due to peak by 2006 ('~ Analysis of
u.S. and World Oil Production Patterns
Using Hubbert-Style Curves," Albert
A. Bartlett, 2000), and that U.S. global
financial hegemony is crucially dependent
on u.S. control of oil, we should watch
military developments in the Middle East
unfold with special attention. Particularly
alarming is ' the prospect of civil war
in Saudi Arabia, a possibility made all
the more likely by the impending U.S . .
invasion ofIraq.
The international sale of oil is denominated in US dollars, which creates a huge
demand for American currency. Saudi
Arabia not only maintains this ar'rangement through its unparalleled influence in
the Organizatjon of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC), but it also invests its
oil profits into the US economy. This
allows our country, by virtue of its grossly
overvalued currency, to control the global
economy ("The Economics of a Global
Empire," Henry C. C. Liu, Asia Time~
Online). However, the Saudi g~vernment
is far from unanimous in its enthusiasm for
supporting the United. States, while the
Saudi people are overw~elmingly against
such a system.
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Protests condemning both the corrupt
Saudi royal family and the United States
have been erupting throughput the country
for the past several months. The Saudi
government, while still the most despotic
and hard-line Islamist regime in the world,
has submitted to an ongoing US military
presence on its soil since the first Gulf
War. In addition to this humiliation,
the Saudi people are well aware that the
United States is directly responsible for the
nearby destruction of Palestinian society, by
virtue of its unconditional support for the '
apartheid state ofIsrael. Augmenting this
popular frustration has been the dnimatic
decline in Saudi living standards over the
past twenty years due to the country's highly
pro-US trade policies and the rampant
corruption among the members of the
royal family (BusinessWeek Online, July
24,2QOO). In addition to all these factors,
one can only imagine what kind of social
volatility an invasion of- 'neighboring
Iraq could spark throughout the Arabian
Peninsula.
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The powerful royal family of Saudi
Arabia is divided into two main fictions.
The a1-Sudairy fiction of full brothers, led
by King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz AJ-Saud and
Defense Minister Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz
AI Saud (Prince Sultan), has traditionally
maintained exceptionally close ties to the
US. In contrast, the religious faction of
half-brothers, led by the country's de ficto
ruler Crown Prince Abdullah, has closer ties
to the ultra-conservative Wahabbi religious
establishment;
As of this writing, King Fahd is .in
. declining condition on '·his deathbed in
a Swiss. hospital. To complicate things
further, King Fahd has refused to proclaim
Prince Sultan next in line to become Crown
Prince (second in line to the King) upon
Abdullah's ascendancy to the throne. Sultan
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Fahd's death, or shortly after. This would
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Sultan, against Crown Prince Abdullah,
who heads-ife . National Guard.
. In a country run by totalitarian pro-US
Islamists, it is not inconceivable that
the population might prefer totalitarian
anti-US Islamists instead. AI Qaeda is
widely acknowledged to have an active
presence in the country, and its political
appeal has been steadily growing. Should
al Qaeda overtly support a faction of
the divided government against Defense
Minster Sultan in the event of civil war,
the' entire Western world would support
a US-led incursion into the country to
secure its invaluable oil reserves from the
threat of a hostile regime. Hypothetical
plans have already 'been proposed that
consider cutting off the oil-rich Shiitep'o pulated eastern province from the
rest of the country and turning it into
a US-backed "Muslim Republic of East
Arabia" (Max Singer of the Hudson
Institute).
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The potentiai consequences of dramatically destabilizing the Middle Eastern
region with a unilateral attack on Iraq
are simply frightening. Geopolitically
speaking, dice are being rolled with the fate
of the world. The ripple effects of regional
. pbpular unrest could very quickly turn
this war-of-the.month into the defining'
moment of our' generation. The prize at
stake is control over 36% of the world's
oil ~eserveS and dominatIon of the global
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for the powerful interests .· controlling the
United States to willingly forfeit; regardless
of the enormous risks inv!'!lved.
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