The Cooper Point Journal Volume 31, Issue 28 (May 22, 2003)

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Who is your favorite
professor and why?
Junior Brant Eddy:

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By fils Fall

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"Tom Rainey. He's
pretty much the most
engagi ng, thoughtprovoking, person I
know. PIllS, he's been
here fo rever. "

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Long Ago 14 Rings of Power We~Y , ' \
Cast by the Lord Regyon .
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Seven for the mortal leaders o~ P\rt Thot Rlng\
United States. Four for leaders'1>t._ A..
the great International
Corporations. And three for the
Wealthiest Men in th" World.
But secretly. Regyon . made another
ring. a ring of power to rule all the
others. His underling Buoshon stole
it from him the same day.
Inside the band waS inscribed ·One
ring to rule them all. One ring to
remind them , One ring to gain for
all. or the Bank will fine them.

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Greener Grad
Martha Eden:
"I doni know ifI have
a fovorite but Mike Beug
or Janet Ott were both
lJery good."

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Sophomore Greg Feigf!1lSon:
"I think it would be York
Wong because class was entertaining and the arguments'
presented were real smart
and concise. He had a way of
tying things together. "

himself as it would expose his theft
BlIOshon kept the ring and it gave him tin--____
unauturally long life and control over
Kuwaiti and Saudi Oil. He kept it close
to him until his power ended and the
ring decided to entice another .!lew
friend ...

Freshman Kalen Lett:

The ring enticed Buoshon'5
own son to steal it from him.
Once he set it upon his finger
the corruption of ultimate
power filled him. A great
darkness came upon the land
ond all of the Constitution
was forgotten until now ...

"Proftssor Gerardo Chin-Leo ...
cuz he is awesome, man . ..

Freshman WilJ Keegan:
''Proftssor David Rutledge
because he encourages anything you want to do and he
wants you to learn, not do
somethingfor him. "

I Freshman
John Haltiwallger:
"It would have to be
Terry Ford. She's the best
alit of who I've had so for. "

THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE ECONOLYPSE
AVARICE:. ANTINOMY. DE:BT. & PRIV1LEGE

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" Pjork " - Brian Walter
"B. O .F.M." - Max Averil l
" Lards of the Rin gs " - Amy Lo s kota
"Th e Econolypse " - Do n Le e

Sophomor< Moses Kaber:
• "Yukio from Japan.
It's jllSt too bad that he's
not here anymore. He
wtU actually able to present things in a way that
people enjoyed his lectures.
The way he taught-he
really knew the content. "

TESC
Olympia, WA 98505
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Guns in the Sun-_
Evergreen Police Services to be Armed 2417
by Andv CoChran
The issue has been decided. Jr's over. Like it or nor, police officers
at Evergreen will be carrying handguns rwenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week.
TESC cops have been armed 2417 since September 2002 in
response to specific threats against students. This change makes it
permanent - it rewrites procedure ..
President Les Puree made the fin al decision in this maner. In a
campus-wide email sent May 19, Purce sa id , "I have concluded that,
on balance, the safety of both the campus and of our officers will be
enhanced by allowing our officers more consistent access to firearms."
Purce pur the policy into effect immediately.
Purce based his recommendation on several things. First, the union
that represents Police Services (and certain other TESC stafO made a
formal request for the change, saying, "presently, police officers ... are
required to work under problematical and dangerous constraints."This
echoes a 1989 Labor and Industry (a Washington State Department
that oversees, among other things, workpl ace sa fety) report that
cited the college for providing unsafe working conditions for public
safety officers. The administration rh en requested advice from several
different organizations. One was rhe Police Services Co mmuniry
Review Board . This is a committee made up of rhree students, rwo
faculty, three staff me mb ers, and two non-voting members. The
PSCRB made announcements, held 15 public meetings, and used the
Intnnet to request input. The PSC RB's report co ncludes, "we beli eve
the College needs to change our current arming policy to full arming
to maximize officer sa fety, the safety of community members and
visitors, and to decrease College liability. "
The PSCRB also worked with Students for Police Accountability
and Responsibility (SPAR), a student group formed in respon se to
controversial police activity. This activity includes rwo armed drug raids
and an incident where police pepper-sprayed a drunken student and
then refused to allow him water to wash out his eyes - one eyewitness
described it as "ridiculous." SPAR later went door-to-door and talked
to about 300 students. Raffael Boccamazo of SPAR reported, "The
vast majority of students assumed that the police were already armed
around-the-clock and simply expressed an overwhelming desire to
have positive interactions with the police on campus and to know
them a little better. "
Another consultant was Vicki Peltzer, the Chief of Police at the
University of Washington. Vicki Peltze r spoke with community
members and reveiwed Evergreen policy. Her report answers th e
question about arming police 24/7: "Absolutely .. . You should not wait
for an unfortunate incident to happen to change your policy."
Steve Huntsberry, Evergreen's Chief of Police, was asked to review
any changes in the campus since the limited arming policy was
put into place, and what experiences he has had administering rhe
policy. Huntsberry nores encroaching development, greater traffic on
. Evergreen Parkway, and specific incidents involving '''scary' characters"
as his experiences with the current limited arming policy.
Art Costantino, Vice President for Student Affairs and Huntsberry's
boss, collected these reports . He made his own recommendation
to Les Puree in April. Costantino cons idered the input and wrote
a final report to Puree, in which he also recommended arming the
police 2417. Additionally, Costantino recommended d eadly force
refresher training and instituting other recommendations from the
PSCRB. These include switching shifr personnel and improving
reporting procedures.
Full text vers ions of all of th e above reports are available at
h rrp:1 Iwww.evergree n.edu/commitree/policereview/.
The CPJ would like to hear what you think about cops, guns,
and violence at Evergreen. You can write a short comment or a long
opinion piece. Our email is cpj@evergreen.edu, or you can drop
off you submission at CAB 316. Our deadline is Monday at 3
(we only have rwo issues left) . The CP] will not print anonymous
submissions.

Hate Crime
inHousing
bv Renata Rollins

-He came back from class to his B-dorm apartment around

noon. Upon arrival, he immediately noticed his belongings
strewn about his room. His clothing was everywhere. His
drawe rs had been rifled through . One of his soccer shoes
was tied up in his blinds. His flags from Columbia were
torn off the wall. His posters were ripped up . He was
miss'l tg $25 and rwo C Ds. And on the floor, in the middle
of the chaos, was a note written with a blue marker on a
white piece of paper.
The note was brief, just one word long. But the message '
had a meaning that has become more complex and more
insidious over the past three centuries in rhis country. The
note read, "Nigger. "
"The first thing that went through my head was, "Who
did I piss ofp' " said Jake Taylor, the victim of this racially
motivated hate crime. "But I couldn't think of anyon e. It's
frustrating. Coming here I didn't expect anything like that
to happen. [rhought college would be different." Taylor is
a firsr yea r student from Gig H arbor, although he originally
hails from Columbia in South America.
The arrack, which was classified as a "burglary (possible
hate crime)" by reporting officer Kirk Talm adge, occurred
on May 7, sometime berween 9:40 a.m. and noon, while
Taylor was in class.

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M.E.Ch.A.
Brinas Huerta

5v Renata Rotns

- Ever notice those posrers that hang in the em ployee area

in minimum wage workplaces? The ones that read: "Your
Rights as a Non-Agricultural Worker") Ever wonder what
rights the agricultural workers do have?
Thanks to Dolores Huerta, the answer is no longer
"no ne." Huerta has been in rhe profession of organizing
since 1955, when she helped found the Stockton Chaprer
of the Community Service Organization, which sought
to end segregation and policy brutality, and to encourage
improved public services. But she is most well known as the
co-founder of United Farm Workers Union, working side
by side with Cesar Chavez.
On Friday. Huerta spoke to an audience of about 200 in
Evergreen's library foyer, receiving a standing ovation upon
taking the stage. She talked about unions. She talked about
wealth. She talked about racism and sexism. And she talked
about what students can do today.
Her reasoning was clear and undisputable: the growers
who own the orchards and vineya rds, belong to organizations,
and they're much bener off than th e workers. "Who needs
an organization more? " she asked the audience. "G rowers
or workers?"
Huerta did the impossible with her life: She formed an
organization for farm workers where none had previously
existed. Thanks to her direction , the entire California grape
industry had to bargain with the UFW for higher wages
and betrer working conditions-notably clean, functioning
toilets. As of 1965, the grape pickers were on average making
only 90 cents per hour, plus ten cents for every filled basket.

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StudIes
A se ri es o f MES prese nt ati on s are co min g up. If yo u've eve r
wo nde red what the dea l with th e Masters in Environm ental Studi es
wa s, now is the tim e to sa ti sfy you r curiosity. On M ay 28, 29,
a nd Jun e 3 in Lecture H all 2, studen ts will presen t th eir th eses
on top ics ranging from the use of DDT to co ntro l Malaria to the
impac t of the media o n th e environment. Presentations will be from
4-6 p.m . Anyon e co nsidering the MES pr ogram at Eve rgreen is
encouraged to attend .

Introducing the "Domest ic Sec urity
Enh ancement Act"
-C ivil. Liberties expendable for the sake of
nation al security?
-Rationale for collecting of genetic informa. tion )
-Right to protest or guilt by association?
-First Amendment
-Bill of Rights
-Ce nso rship of "free speech)"
-Unreasonable sea rches and seizures)
-Instit uti onalized new kind of legal authority?
Free Public Eve nt: Plato Series Lec ture
T he Evergreen State Co llege, Lecture Hall 1,
Wednesday, May 28, 6-8:30 p.m. For more
information , cont act Randy Groves at (360 )
867-5498

Collaborative Creative Writing Workshops WRC Seeks
lriferns
Friday, May 23 and Friday, May 30, two creative writing workshops
will take place. These two workshops will lead up to a small gro up
publi cation to be re leased in fall of 2003. At this workshop , each
participant will help plan o ut goals for th e publication in the chapbook,
discuss wh at our values are as writers and how they would d ic tate a
critique workshop, and play writing games. These workshops will be
held from I p.m . to 3 p.m. in th e Writing Center.
Contact: 867-6098.

Looking for so methin g to do Fall quarter?
Work for a cause that yo u Care about. Be
active , crea ti ve, involved , be an activis t.
Intern for th e Women's Resource Center on
campus. Do what you love and get credit for
it. For information , stop by the WRC or call
867-6 162.

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Performing and M edi a Arts at The Evergreen Stare College
prese nts "Me tamo rphoses," based on the Myths of Ovid.
Written by Mary Zimmerman
T hursday, Friday, Saturday a nd Sunday May 28-30
and June 1, 8:00 p.m. The Evergreen State College
Communi cations Building Experimental Theatre $6 student,
$10 general. Available in advance at the Evergreen Bookstore
or at th e box offi ce begin ning one hour prior to showtime
INFORMATIO N: (360) 867-6833 <N O LATE SEATING.
Based on Ovid's song that illuminates the Ro man myt hs,
"Me tamorphoses" addresses uni ve rsal top ics with simpl e
elegance and bri ngs an an cie nt t ex t to con tem p orary
releva nce. O ri ginall y performed at No rthwes tern University,
"Metamorphoses" has just fini shed its first Broadway run . T he
play is entertaining and thought- provoking with a parade
of over 75 fabulou s characters, including such favorite s as
Midas, Aphrodite, O rpheus, and Narcissus.
With a se t built around a 16- by 20-foot pool of water, rh e
techni cal as pec ts of this production will also be both interes ting and impressive. The techni cal sraff of the Performing
and Media Arts is heavily involved with this productio n ,
excited to demonstrate the level of profession alism and sheer
technical profi ciency th at is possible at the college level. This
prod uction is also the first that new fac ul ty memb er Wa lter
Eugene G rodzik will be directing at Eve rgreen.
Th e cast is co mpri sed of 18 s tud ents who have bee n
working togeth er in a year-long program entitled "Empty
Space: Theatre of C ompass ion." Bringing a myri ad of
talents to the stage- ac ting, singing, dancing, plate spinning,
and ju ggling-they are cra fting a producti o n that will be a
dazzling, comedic tribute to th ese founda tional myths and
th eir lesso ns for th e modern wo rld about the inesca pable
nature of change. .

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by SQpba/ Long
Possessing the power to capture imaginations and emotions, and thus to 'transport' people to other times and places,
dance is sensually and socially impassioned.
It is an integral component of spiritual life
and rites of passage, and a popular form of
entertainment for people the world over, as
was the case on May 17 at Housing's Block
Party. A.S .LA. (Asian Students In Alliance,
an Evergreen Student Group) , sponsored
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traditional Thai and Cambodian dancers
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Center (H.C.C.). Being Cambodian,
are- regularly uriderrepresermd
and also carrying the understanding that
culture is at times , difficult to share,
in the media, as elsewhere, and
I would like to explore the history of
traditional Cambodian dance.
has devoted this space every week
Traditional Ca mb o di a n danc es are
performed for a variety of reaso ns for a
exclusively for studeiltS of color
variety o f audiences. At New Year tim e
in mid-April, for exa mple, dancers of the
to voice their thoughts, concerns
court tradition enact sac red legends mea n t
as offerings. If the deities are pleased with
and joys regarding racial identity,
the prese ntati o n, it is believed they will
bestow bless ings o n Ca mbodi a and her
community, history and.any other
peo ple. Villagers pe rform rites, which
issues th ey face as students of
include dance in propitiation of ances tral
spirits at select times throughout the year.
color. Everyone is invited to . As part of a weddi ng party, gues ts of all
ages dan ce in circ ul ar-patte rn ed socia l
contribute to any section of the
dances.
Cambodian traditional dan ce rs trace
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Cambodian dances of this tradition are
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Where does the time go) It's week eighi and well f know that yo II all have missed your true and faithfol Blotter these ftw weeks. Well kiddies, here it is. Enjoy.'!!

May 7
9:45 a.m. I'm sure that by now, most of you lovel y Greeners kn ow about the beach trail improvements. Seems that, however, someone was reall y upset by it. So upset by
the improvements that th ey de cid ed to stretc h a lengt h of fishing wire along th e area to trip up a 4-wheeler dri ver. That's low, after all, the driver is just trying to make an
honest buck, you know? C hill. you guys.
7:45 p.m. A ca r got th e lice nse pl ate stolen right off of the front bumper. Or maybe the license plate fell off, who knows, all that is kno\vn howeve r is that the license
plate is gone.
May 8
9:30 p.m . A ca r got busted into and. had the stereo stolen right out of it. Only th e stereo though, non e of the CDs th at were in the car.
May 9
6:23 p.m. Unknown causes make the fire alarm go offin the COM building.
May 13 .
10:44 p.m. A fire alarm was caused in B dorm when a resident was cooking "a rather sto ut looking qu arterpound er-sized hamburger." Instead of exiting the building, he stayed an d
enjoyed that burger. Good lob! But lea rn to not set off the alarm next time, OK?
May 15
1:17 a.m. A roommate dispute occurred in housing. A note was found on th e dorm's message board being held up by a kitchen knife readin g "Ques tion, what's big, fugly, an d reeks of
drugs, booze and hairy ass mints?)?" Next time use a tac k. In fac t, we'll have one waiting for yo u at the CPJ. Co me up and get it.
10 :30 p.m . A cigarette set off the fire alarm in T dorm .
May 17
II :00 p.m. Another fire alarm goes off th e COM building.

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populated with princes and princesses,
male and female deities, giants (often evil)
and monkeys (often good-hearted). Girls
dance the roles of princesses, princes, gods
and goddesses, and giants; boys dance
that of the monkey. While some works are
complex dance-dramas of love and war
and magic, others are considered 'pure'
dance pieces, meant to evoke a sense
of reverence without telling an explicit
story. The Cambodian dancers at the
Housing Community Center performed
two dances, one called Robaim Choun Por
(Pronounced: Row-bam June-Bo) and
Roba im Poung Nea ry (Row -Bam Poong
N ea r-E). The C houn Por dance is a goodwishes dan ce, specifically performed at
N ew Year time and others to bring about
good fo rtun e. The Po ung Neary dance
is perform ed fo r special guests that come
[0 visit th e Royal Ca mbod ian Co urt. It
is a stor y that co mpares th e beauty of
the dancers to that o f blosso ming fl owers
(fl owe rs are used in the dance) .
Wh e n a udi e n ces obse rve sce n es in
whi c h m o nk eys fl y, g ia n ts tr a n sfo rm
themselves into anim als, goddesses swini
the seas, o r princes fight in choreograp hed
duels, they can und erstand what is before
th e m in va rious ways . Beyo nd the s[Ory
line, metaphors for proper social behavi or
are e na c te d throughout the diffe re nt
characte rs and th eir relatio ns with o ne
another. Mythic-historical tales evoke
a se nse of th e Khmer pas t, and h e lp
maintain a link to a collective history.
In general, for both d ance-dram as and
'pure' dance pieces, the costuming reminds
the onlooker of ubiquitous images o f
tevoda (celestial beings) , thus conjuring an
atmosphere of the sublime, even when the
gods are not specifically referenced.
Those who come to take on the mantle
of class ical or court dancer do so after
an arduous training period . At the Royal
University of Fine Arts, children enter the

dance department at age seven or eight.
They practice their technique three to four
hours each morning, and study regular
academics in the afternoon. For the first
year of training, students learn the set
of thousands of basic positions and movements by repeating them over and over
a,gain while singing the rhythm of the
percussions, and while having their bodies
and limbs manipulated into place by their
teachers. (The children then wait a year or
so before being permitted to dance to live
music.) Ove r the course of the next nine
yea rs, students progress to take suppo rting
roles in dances and then, for the most
talented, they begin to learn starri ng roles
in specific dramas. Throughout their years
of rraining, the dancers engage in strenuo us stretch ing exe rci ses mea nt to foster
the suppleness and strength req uired by
a dance aes th etic that values the co nstant
fl ow of energy to the extremities: fingers
bent back to form a crescent, toes fl exed,
lower backs arched. The traditio nal dance rs enthus ias ti call y d e mo nstrated th ese
tec hniques to o nl oo king G reene rs.
K now led ge of th e cere moni al co m po n e nt s of a s p ec i'fi c rite and of the
performance techniques are passed down
from ge nerati on to generati on at a local
leve l. While some regions o f the country
h ave . unique performance traditions ,
in others, one can see the same s[Ories
e nacted, though in different guises.
Whether in a village clearing, in a court
pavilion, on a proscenium (raised platform)
stage , or at the H.C.C., Cambodia's dancers communicare aspects of what it means
to be Khmer. Dance, with all its complexity and diversity, is a potent symbol of
identity for Cambodians. I, along with
Pennie Bumrungsiri (the' Coordinator of
A.S .l.A.) were happy to share that identity
with the Evergreen Community. We hope
that everyone who was present enjoyed
the performances.

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ofTnJstees Address State oftbe State Co])ege
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Question: H ow do you make someo ne in the co llege's faculty and staff-including the
power at Evergree n frown >
president-w hom th ey bave th e power to
Answer: Tell them about the Washingto n d ischarge for a "goo d and lawful reaso n."
Trustees also, w ith the help of faculty, decide
state budget.
This is the job of Steve Troner, the the courses ava ilable and are in charge of
Execut ive D irector for Operational Planning publishing the academic catalogs. At bottom,
th e Board of Trustees makes t be finan cial
and Budget of The Evergreen State Coll ege.
He requests from the legislature th e ideal decisions for the college.
At each Board meeti ng, then ; repoperational budget for Eve rgree n (whi ch funds
rese
n t .. o:1 ves from different departments
academ ics, faculty and staff salaries/benefits,
and st udent services such as the lib rary and (s ucb as Coll ege Advancem ent, Finance &
computer ce nter.) H e in turn reports the Administration , and Student Affa irs), as
legis la ture's approved operationa l budget wel l as represe ntati ves from faculty, staff,
back to Presi dent Purce and the bo ard of and student groups, present [he board with
departmenta l or group updates, wh ich the
trustees.
On Tuesday May 13, Trotter spoke to a boa rd takes into account when mak ing their
morose Purce and Board about tbe reali ties decisions.
Needless to say, the decisio ns are not always
of the Legislature's budge t for the up coming
Jun e 2003 to Jun e 2005 b iennium . He put easy to make, and state bud ge t con straints
the gr im ci rcum stan ces aga inst [he backdrop make less- than-ideal decrees the norm . Wit h
of a n ational dil emma : that the publi c is the statc budget in a $4.5 mi llion deficit , and
beginn ing to favo r less co ll ective respo nsibility w ithout tb e diversified fu nd in g so urces that
for fu ndi ng traditiona ll y co nsidered publi c Trotter encou raged to offset the cost , m uch
se rvices, such as publi c institutions of high er of the finan cial burden for arrendin g public
learn ing, public transportation , and tax-doll ar college falls on st udents. Students felt this with
supported hospitals for th e mentally ill. Public the 14% tuiti on raise for the 200 2-03 school
opi nion instead seems to support shiftin g the year. In the 2003-04 school year, students
financial burden largely to those who use such will experience another tuition hike as wel l
services. Acco rdin g to Trotter, public support as a 5% rate increase on student ho using rent
wi ll most likely not sway in favor of payi ng each of the next two academ ic yea rs.
But not raising tuition, accor ding to
more for public colleges anytim e soon.
"The current funding so orces are not Trotter's written Summary of the 2003-05
keeping up with our needs," he told the Operating Budget Activities, "is co mparable
board on Tuesday, stressin g tbe )1eed to begin to operating budget impacts the size of [one
looking at ways to diversifY Evergreen's sources of th e fo llowing]: eliminating the e ntire
Library Media Su pport Services, eliminating
of revenue.
almost
all of th e Student Affairs Division
The tru stees liste ned intently to Trotter
ruitment,
admi ssio n s, financial a id ,
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and other Evergreen higher-ups at their M ay
13 and 14 meet ing, which was one of several student aca demi c support services, a nd
sched uled each year to discuss and decide wellness), ... [or] eliminating the offices of
issues most important to Evergreen. Tbe Board all vice presidents, president, institutional
is made up of eight trustees appoi nted by the research , college advancement, co ll ege relastate governo r, one of whom is req uired to be tion s, busin ess serv ices, payroll, hum an
a student. As stipul ated by Washington state resou rce servi ces and administrative computlaw, the Board of Trustees of The Evergreen ing support."
Frank M cGove rn bo pes to provide the
State Coll ege "shall have fu ll control of [be
state co llege and its property of various kinds, so rt of divers ifi ed funding base thaI the
except as otherwise provided by law" ( RCW coll ege needs. As vice president of College
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Co ll ege Founda ti on . H e to ld th e Board
of Trustees th at in tbe future he envisions
more of the funds from TESC Foundation
supplementing the college ope rational budget.
T be Eve rgreen State Coll ege Fo undation is a
non-profit gro up that operates independ ently
fro m the co ll ege und er a thirteen-member
Board of Gove rn o rs. T h ey acce pt gifts,
mone tary an d otherwise, th a t alumni o r
anyo ne el se want to do nate to the co ll ege.
The money is then invested in a vari ety of
stocks and used ~o timd scbolarships and other
college operations. According to McGovern,
as of now o nl y about 10% of Evergree n's
reve n ue comes from TESC Foundation,
whereas abo ut 30% co mes from tuition and
60% comes fro m sta te funds (Ed itor's note:
Tui tion currently acco unts for over 36% of
Evergree n's revenue).

Whi le state fu nds are getting tighter and
ti ghter, do nat ions to the TES C Foundation
a re just beg inning to b lossom. "We' re in
pretty incredible shape," he told the Board on
Wednesday. "The economy being the way it
is, Evergreen grads have stepped up."
O ne particular success story involves Mr.
Young Harvill, an Evergreen graduate from
1976. Recently he and bis wife Ann LaskoHarvill, also an alum, made a genero us .gift
to the college. In an interview after the Board
meeting, McGovern said that Young H arvill
has decided that Evergreen w ill be o ne of
the causes he dedicates his life to. To start

Last Wednesday, in the Library room
31 12, th e Board of Trustees unanimously
agreed to all ow Evergreen's president, Les
Purce, to begin nego tiating with the governor
over collective bargaining. Collective bargainin g will a llow th e Governo r's office to
n egotia te on behalf of Evergreen with the
Washin gton Federation of State Employees
(WFSE), th e union for state employees .
Negot iatio ns would cove r things like job
c lassi fi ca tion s and pay. In an email fro m
Alexand er Mar to Evergreen staff, the optio n
of co ll ective ba rgai ning became available
w hen "t he C ivil Se rvi ce Refor m Act of
April 2002 removed Legislature's micromanagem ent of th e state civi l service and
gra nted unions the ri ght ro negotiate with
state authori ty."
Ann Daley, Vice Pres ident for Fin ance
and Administration explai ned that th ere was
a choice fo r Everg ree n : to bargain lo ca ll y"
with the WFSE, or to allow th e Gove rnor's
office to bargain on behalf of TESC and
any o th er state univ ersities and co ll eges
that participate. Acco rding to an executive
summary sen t to th e Board of Trustees by Les
Puree, none of t he o th er four-year colleges in
Was hingtO n plan to participate in co ll ec tive
ba rgainin g, wh ile 18 co mmunity colleges
in te nd to.
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cycles. She stressed th at acco rding to t he
executive summary, the annual cost for
participation would be in the range 0[$7,000
and $ 10,000. The cost for local negotiations
is es timated to be much higher due in p art
ro a need for additional staff th at could COSt
$80,000 a year.
Kirk Talmadge, th e Staff Representative,
explained past bargai ning processes . Under
th e current contract, where Talmadge was
a part of the negotiating team, it rook one
year to address nine out of twenty articles .
The process is buge, Talmadge explains, an d
upcom ing negot iation s are going to be ten
times bigger than previously.
Lin Crowley, who was in a survey co mmittee for Evergreen staff, said that of the 73
peo ple who respond ed, nin e werc~ in fa vor
of sepa rate bargaining by th e coll ege . 15
staff desired a form of collec ti ve bargai nin g
separate from the state. The remain ing 49
wanted bargainin g through th e gove rnor's
offi ce of labo r relati o ns. Or iginall y, it was
assumed tha t all state agencies that agreed
would be handled rogeth er by the governo r,
but he mi ght choose ro deal se paratel y with
schools and other groups. Crowley indicated
that th e Board of Truste es' approva l was th e
very first step toward Coll ecti ve Bargain ing
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off, they donated 20% of the shares of Pulse
Entertainment, a private co mpany that Young
co-fo und ed in 1994, which, as McGovern
put it, "co uld be worth a hell- of-a- loL"
The money will go toward funding a digital
co mmunications program at Evergreen .
O ne of th e ch all enges Evergree n fac es
as a rel at ively young public college is that
it hasn't had tim e to build up a large fund
from alumni . Whereas Washington State
University, for example, which was founded
in 1890, has had more than a cen tury of
graduating classes to draw donati ons ftom ,
many of which have passed o n and may have
bequeathed fund s to WSU in th eir w ill s.
McGovern points o ut that Evergreen's oldest
alums (looki ng solely at sru dents of traditio nal
coll ege age while anending Evergreen) are
in their early- to mid- 50's. They arc pu n ing
their own chil dren through co ll ege ri ght now.
It makes sense, th en , that many are nO[ in the
position to donate large amounts at this time.
T his makes Evergreen more depen dent on
state fund s than the five p ubli c universi ties
in Was hington, whi ch is bad news in a state
with a $4 .5 million do ll ar deficit. But ru the
Trustees, the prospect of more donations in
the future provided a li ght at the end of the
dark budget runnel through which Evergreen
now plods.
Th e Board w ill meet agai n in Jun e to
discuss iss ues that came up during this meeting and to discuss the final Legislative budget
for the 2003-05 biennium.

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" I was disappointed," said Andrea Se~~ert, the resident director who handled
the complaint. "I've been involved in a number of racially based incidents [on
campus], and I'm always disappointed. It's difficult for students of color to thrive
in an environment where these things happen." Seabert wrote up a notice about
the incident and, with permission from the student, posted it in the phase-one area
of housing, which includes A through D dorms. She gave him a lot of say in how
the situation was handled because she wanted to "empower the student as much as
possible in a situation that is obviously disempowering."
The victim and his roommate had been leaving their door unlocked because the
victim's roommate did not have a key to the apartment. Housing has since provided a
new key, and according to the police report "they will be locking their door."
While this is th e first reported racially motivated attack on campus this year,
Seabert says that in her three years as resident direc tor at Evergreen, there have been
one or two such crimes reported each year.
As of yet, there are no suspects. Steve Huntsberry, director of police se rvices
at Evergreen, said he didn't know "what has bee n done with this, if anything," but
that he thinks "we have pretty much come to a dead end here because [Taylor] didn't
have any kind of a firm idea as to who did iL" H e said that Officer Talmadge,
who filed th e report , wo uld have more information. Talmadge cou ld not be
reached fo r comment.
In Tay lor's previous experiences with racial harassment in high school, he's found
that "police don't do a nything," adding, "there's no thing really they can do."
D o lly England, a seco nd-year student and an RA in B-dorm, recalls walking up to
t he dorm o n May 7 and seei ng a sign on the front door. The sign was wr itten to the
perpetrator by Tay lor and one of hi s friend s, challengi ng her/h im to meet them in red
square and to, in Taylor's words, "wear a shirt that says what yo u wrote on the note."
Engla nd took down th e sign because she felt it wasn't the righ t way to dea l with th e
problem , and because that day the campus was loaded with high sc hool se ni o rs who
plan on attending Evergreen next year. T hen she talked to Taylo r.
" I was rea lly, rea lly upset about it because I live two Aoors ·above him, and I'm a
pe rson o f color too ," she said . " It definitely has affected stude nts of color. Eve rgree n is
made out to be th is great place where eve rybody gets along harmoniously, an d all th at
bullshit. " But clea rly, according to England, this is not th e case.
To many white students w h o were unofficially interviewed, thi s hate crim e
looked like a terrible but isolated event on an otherwise tolerant campus. To the
stude nts of color who were interviewed, however, th e attack is part of a larger
pattern of rac ism o n campus.
Taylor said hi s first quarter at Evergreen was terrible. He had white students in
seminar t rying to tell him what racism is, who didn't seem to understand how or why
he would have a different perspective. On o ne particular day when race ca m e
up in sem inar, he was the o nl y student of color in the room . England has had
similar experiences in acade mic and social situatio n s. In m any cases, she says,
"people don't know th at they're being rude," but the result is still hurtful. Englat1(~
would like to see white students "recognize that th ey have a privilege that puts
them ahead of people of color in this world . " Overwhelmingly, she says, this has
not happened at Evergreen.
Despite the underlying racism that England senses on campus, the attack still
shocked her. "It was surprising, because it hit so close to home," E ngland said.
As for Taylor, he will be leaving Evergreen after next year, and plans to attend
school in Hawaii , or "anywhere but Washington"-with the possible exception of
Seattle. When asked if anything could make h im want to stay at Evergreen, he
shook his head. "No," he replied.

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And the toilets-when they were provided-were unsightly. Huerta worked long,
hard hours to improve the conditions of farm workers everywhere.
The two primary sponsors for this event were the Wo men of Color Coalition
and M.E.Ch .A (El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Azdan). M .E.Ch.A. is
a nationwide movement with chapters in high schools and colleges throughout
the country. According to The Philosophy of M.E.Ch.A ., the student organization
"promotes higher education, cultura, and historia. M.E.Ch.A. was founded on the
principles of self-determination for the liberation of our oJn people." Sophomore
John Cary, co-coordinator of Evergreen's M .E.Ch .A. chapter, was fairly pleased
with the turnout.
" Dolores Huerta is a phenomenal person," he said. "If there were half the people
there then I'd be glad that those people saw her. I think Dolores Huerta dese rves
thousands of people each time she speaks. " He called her "one of the most prolific
but under-recognized civil righ ts activists." When ·asked why she is so anonymous
compared to her working partner Chavez, Cary replied, "because she's a woman,
and she's a woman of color."
For M .E.Ch.A. , bringing Huerta to Evergreen meant ~ chance to hear directly from
an inspiring Chicana about union organizing. In addition to creating a welcoming
environment for Chicana/o culture at Evergreen and beyond, M.E.C h .A. supports
the idea of a student union at Evergreen. Cary hopes in sponsoring this event, a
connection will be formed "between the audience and Dolores."
Huerta hopes so, too. She urged students to get their degree, and then go out
to "serve those who create the wealth ." She gave advice to students who are trying
to organize opposition to war and oppression. At one point, the entire crowd was
cheering with her, "Si, se puede! Si, se puede (Yes, it can be done)! "
The UFW's effort isn't over. Just two months ago, farm workers in N ew York
began a march to d emand overtime . pay, collective bargaining protection, and as
. _ Huert'! pu_t it, "0rt.~ ,day of rest." The benefits. s;ome "at a terrible, terrible cost, "
som etimes even involVing theross ofhumanli~ -- ,
" It's a constant struggle," says Cary, of gaining acceptance for the Chicana/o
culture.
But Dolores Huerta is proof that there is hope.

For more information on M.E.Ch.A, call 867-6583 or visit M.E.Ch.A . on Mondays
in CAB 320, cubicle #12.

CASCADIA SUMMER 200)
An open invitation to protes:t Cas,adia's,ecQsyste,mS
and creatIVe <Ilfect attIon.

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and networks of resistance and an opportunity
to commit to a broader movement for social
change against all oppression. As part of the
risi ng tide of the global justice movement
against the militarized corporate empire, we
can collaborate with our allies more globally
Over half the land in Cascadia is federal public . and focus our work more effectively. With
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must maximize the social and eco nom ic
benefits of its management program for
all Am erican s and fu lly acco unt for t he
benefits of unlogged forests and the costs
of logg ing in its ti"m ber sale decisions.
Instead, the on ly costs calculated are those
concernin g th e sale and pro cess in g of
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only funding wars abroad, but also thi s
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o ur own land.
Now Geo rge W Bush and the timber
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who use Evergreen's file sharing illegally. I also notified to get the songs played on the radio. Another interesting side note that I discovered in
students of the large steps that the federal government has my research is that according to Cary Sherman, the majority of recording artists receive
taken to facilitate the prosecution of cyber criminals. John Ashcroft (US Attorney General) 50% of all the royalties on a CD! These factors, along with taxes, often result in CDs
and Cary Sherman (President of the RIAA) both announced their satisfaction with recent costing in the 20 dollar range!
court decisions in their favor.
Suddenly, breaking the law and burning or ripping that CD doesn't sound like such a
Recently, a research company called JupiterResearch confirmed the reason for their hard bad idea. Add to the mix that a lot of college students are in difficult financial situations
stance. A summary of their research (available at www.jup.com) states that over the last three and you can easily see why many students have not hesitated to swap copyrigh ted
years, "The rate of CD copying has doubled; one quarter of online consumers admit to information.
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Last week, the recording industry moved to copy-protect all
developments in the court's stance on file sharing
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after December 25 will be protected from most types of theft. This
4' '" "Music labels should leave CDs alone and migrate
doors to increased surveillance that goes far
means you won't be able to rip it onto your computer, you won't
consumers to DVDs and digital downloads."
beyond simply file sharing." Ian makes a very
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possibly find illegal material that otherwise would
that will enable most computer literate users to circumvent this protection. JupitcrResearch have never been discovered.
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After the publication of las t week's story, I was approached by several students who
copy protection to CDs decreases demand as much as 76 percent, depending on the claimed that ResNet Manager Noel McHugh had curtailed their Internet use in Housing.
price of the disc. Music labels should leave CDs alone and migrate consumers to DVDs When I interviewed Noel a second time, he confirmed 'that he had indeed curtailed five
and digital downloads ."
student's Internet use but that he had not shut down their ability to web browse or send
Some peop le wonder why the record labels take such extreme measures and invest so and receive email. He had realized that a certain type of protocol (Internet language) was
much time in chasing down file-swappers. The basic answer has to do with money, of using a majority of the available bandwidth. He then made it so this unknown protocol was
course. For example, from the time that the CD is physically made, to when it is imprinted unable to use as much bandwidth as other programs. He also wrote letters to the Housing
with the information from the record label, we could hypothetically say that its cost is students using this unknown protocol and asked them to come and speak with him. As of
about two dollars (This is just for an example's sake. Different CDs have different price the interview date, none had done so. "It's really a quality of service matter," Noel repeated
ranges depending on far too many factors to cover in this story.) However, when the record from the week before, "It's interesting that none of these students have approached me. I
label adds the information, the CD takes on a much higher dollar value . The price of the would really like to speak to them if they are concerned."

PART _II of II.

,M~!eractice Suits Are a Tight Fit

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Last month America heard the story of a
fifteen-yea r-old girl who was given what was
supposed to be a life-saving ear and lung
transplant, but no one had checked to make
sure that the organs were compatible with
her blood type. She died a few days later.
Amazingly, extreme error on the part of
doctors is not a rare occurrence. Medical
malpractice is the eighth leading cause
of death in our country. In fact, more
Americans di e at th e hand of their docto rs
than from breast cancer, AIDS, or traffic
accidents.
In surance companies have rai sed the
rates of their medical malpractice liability
insurance premiums that doctors have to
pay in order to protect themselves _ They
have faulted outrageous injury awards and
'frivolous' claims filed against doctors_
In Washington State, there is a joint
resolution under consideration by the House
judiciary committee that addresses this
issue of medical malpractice litigation. The
bill "amends the Constitution to allow
the Legislature to place limitations on the
a mount of non -economic damages that
may be awarded in medical malpractice
actions." The writers of this bill place. the
high cost of medical care in our state on
the should e rs of out-of-control medical
malpractice lawsuits. They propose, among
other things, to "reduce the incidence of
'defensive medicine' and lower the cost
of health care liability insura nce, all of
which contribute to the escalation of health

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care costs," and "ensure that persons with
meritorious healthcare injury claims receive
fair and adequate compensation, including
reasonable non-eco nomic damages."
The bill defines "non-economic damages"
as including pain, suffeing, mental anguish,
and disability or_disfigurement incurred by
the injured party.
"Medical malpractice claims are filed
because people in whom we place our trust
for the care of our health do not fulfill
their duty to do it with the skill and care
with which they hold themselves out to
the community as providing, " said Gary
Preble, a local attorney representing medical
malpractice victims_ H e sa id that suits
are also filed "because the people we trust
refuse to take responsibility when they make
a mistake_ Doctors bury their mi stakes _"
According to Preble, thi s forces a lawsuit to
allow the victims full access to th e facts that
led to their injuries.
Our legal system -is designed to allow a
jury of our peers to dete rmine the outcome,
including financial compensation, of the
case at hand. If the joint resolution is
ratified, it will put a limit on the value of
loss to a family, an amount determined by
legislators. "There is going to be a whole
group of people who are not going to be fairly
compensated," sid Jeanne Sockle, a legal
intern who will be taking the W ashington
State Bar exam this summer. "The only way
to have to compensate peo ple is financial,
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Will the state save patients' health,
or the economic health ofinsurance
companies?

Gary Morse of
Physician's Insurance
agrees_ "In some cases,
there is no aount of money that can compensate them. " Morse, however, supports
a cap on damages on medical malpractice
insurance. "The problem is very simple--it
is the unpredictability of how much more
severe the total cost of cases is going to go_"
Morse, in-house counsel for the Seattle-based
insurance company, says that the number of
claims is either flat or going down, but the
total cost of each claim is going straight up.
"rhe vast amount of cases don't go to trial,
but all it takes is one jury verdict."
When aked if he agreed with claims by
plaintiff-supported groups that insurance
companies are raising rates due to stock
market investments, Morse said, "I find it
ap palling that they make that argumen t.
We have very small investments in th e stock
marker."
In Washington state there is no mandatory reporting system that requires hospitals
and doctors to document and inform the
public of errors that are made. When asked
if better di scipline of doctors would help
lower medical negligence, Morse said, "No.
[What would help] is a society that permits
healthcare to promote a culture of safety
without being sued."
If a cap is put in place, Morse admits that
it would not lower premiums to doctors on
their insurance plans, but it would restrai n
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Oher states have instituted a cap on noneconomic damages in civil cases such as
these. California has been limiting damages
since 1997, but according to the Washington
State Trial Lawyers Association, California's
medical malpractice premiums are 19 percet
higher than the nation's average,
The people who would suffer if a limit
was put on damages given to plaintiffs are
the families and those victims who suffer
medical malpractice, according to Charles
Lane, an Olympia attorney representing the
victims of doctors' mistakes. "No amount
of money can make them whole, but it
can make a bitter pill easier to swallow,"
he says.
Lane believes that Washington State
is very conservative as far as awards that
arc given to victims. He supports stricter
discipline of doctors . "A lot of what goes on
the general pu bl ic doesn't hear about. It's
.unreported or covered up by the hospital."
Our state's leaders have a tough and
controversial d eci sio n to make thi s year:
whether to support the economic health of
large insurance companies and, therefore,
physicians in our community, or to allow
the judicial system to continue to have
the power to determine just compensation
for victims who have suffered from their
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Are You Psychic
or Psychotic?

Bennett

Understanding the Doshas
So where was I? Oh yeah, something about chili-cheese not being a dish best served cold.
Vata consists of space and air. Thus its general
But, there's no time for that right now! Whal I really wanted to talk about was the difference
Five Element Theory Review
characteristics include dry, creative, cold, light
between being psychic and psychotic. Yes, there is a difference. Really! Actually you can be
Space: Non-resistance and sound (density), quick, rough, mobile, and separate. Pitta one or the other, or both, or neither. I just so happen to be none of the above. I am preny
derives from fire, therefore it is defined by hot,
sure there is not a shoe in my brain . So basically, the two terms are bandied about and yet
Air: Movement and touch
penetrating,
sharp,
light
(visual),
acidic,
decisive,
and
they are such vastly different things.
Fire: Conversion and sight
change. Earth and water make up Kapha. Qualities
Despite all of the evidence provided by Miss Cleo, the Pet PSj1chic, and the "Crossing Over"
Water: Moisture and taste
like solid, slow, heavy, mucus, oil, patience, stability,
dude, I have a little trouble with the so-called psychic phenomenon. Why, you may ask? Well,
Earth: Structure and smell
and cohesion signifY Kapha dosha.
most of the examples that I have seen could easily be educated guesses. If you carefully watch and
listen to any of them, they have a common formula of vague rapid-fire questions that develop
Remember that all three doshas arc present in
nature and in each individual person. A physical
into more specific questions, which evolve into general statements. If the psychic watches the
person's body language and subtle facial expression cues, he can play the hot/cold game without
example is the human digestive system. The force of Kapha dosha initiates digestion in the mouth
and esophagus by liquefYing the food . Kapha governs the mucus and moisture- producing organs,
the responders noticing it. What's more, the participants are already believers. They need no
convincing and want to believe that someone who is gentle and trusting has superpowers. So
which lubricate, moisten, and bind food together, forming chyme. Once in the stomach, the
force of Pitta takes over and transformation begins. Pitta rules the organs that secrete acids,
participants often pay for the favor of being told sensational things about themselves. I guess
enzymes, and other chemicals which convert chyme into bolus (liver, gallbladder, pancreas,
that means that I am a skeptic.
Now, if you're psychotic, you just think that you're psychic. Becoming psychotic is much
spleen, and small intestine.) The colon and organs of elimination are the Vata zone. Vata
dosha separates what will be reabsorbed and sent to the kidneys, from wh at will be dried
easier than you think. Sleep deprivation takes about 72 hours for most. Drugs will do
out and excreted as feces.
the job quicker. LSD,
Mushrooms, and Crystal
Meth will create a nice ·f·..·f- ..... ---.......-.-.--.------ .-.-- ---..- .....-.-.--. quick psychosis. However,
A mental example can be seen in thought processes as well. For example, Vata supplies the
creativity to come up with an idea. Pitta offers the motivat ion to do the work of the idea. The some folks achieve psy .. '*'IJSD, Mushrooms, and Crystal Meth
chosis without even trying.
It is a condition that
will create a nice quick psychosis.
requires no superpowers
stability and patience to complete the idea come from Kapha. The necessity, dependency, and
interconnectedness of Vat a, Pitta, and Kapha is essential in both examples.
whatsoever, but those
However, some folks achieve
in the midst of one may feel
Working with the Doshas
like they have super..
psychosis without even trying.
powers. It's kind of ironic,
The doshas react to a wide variety of treatments. (Please note: No part of this three part series
isn't it?
-... - .- ----....-... ---.---...-.... - ---.-on Ayurveda takes the place of consultation with a trained physician. Self-treatment, of any sort, is . So what is psychosis,
anyway? I'm so happy you
done by your choice and the responsibility for your health remains with you.)
asked. It is a condition in which your perception of reality has changed and you completely buy
into it. Need an example? Something involving cheese perhaps? Ok, imagine that you open the
Balancing Vata
fridge door and you hear a little voice. You look and look and behold, the little ball ofPort ..Wine
Treat Vata dominance with moisture and warmth. Massage sesame oil into skin daily,
especially feet. Drink warm fluids rather than cold. Eat small, frequent meals. Eat more warm
greets you with delight and begs you not eat him, just yet...
Naturally you are skeptical. Cheese doesn't talk, does it? Well, you scoff at first, which hurts the
cooked food than cold raw food. Include sweet, salty, and sour foods in your diet. Wear gold
as your metal. Use a humidifier in your room . Set boundaries for yourself and respect them.
little guy's feelings, who by now declares his name to be Portly. He then tells you that he knows
Essential oils that balance Vata dominate people include lemon, nutmeg, cypress, patchouli, that you were touching yourself last night, and that you secretly like chartreuse (quite possibly
rosemary, ginger, rosewood, and sage.
the most hideous color known to mankind) . It's true, it's true! Oh god! How could he know your
Balancing Pitta
secrets! Well, you gently hold little Portly and take him out to see the sights. Now at this point,
Cooling relaxation is treatment for Pitta dominant people. Drink plenty of fluids. Avoid common sense dictates that something is very wrong about you cavorting about with a cheese-ball
stimulants, alcohol, and coffee. Include sweet, bitter, and astringent tastes in your food choices. named Portly cradled in your arms, discussing philosophy, no less. Well hey, you're psychotic and '
Incorporate non-competitive exercise into your life. Wear silver as your metal. Massage discrepancies that challenge your current reality are very distressing and must be shunned. Who I
coconut or almond oil into skin. Put rose water in your bath. Essential oils that relax Pitta
needs common sense when you have super sense?
include rose, sandalwood, peppermint, spearmint, yarrow, lemon balm, coriander, champa,
Think of it this way. If you were act.ually clairvoyant and could read minds, bend spoons, or
vetiver, neroli, and jasmine.
predict the future, wouldn't that make you feel very empowered? You would be special (in a good
Balancing Kapha
way). You 'would be gifted and desired, That feeling of empowerment is instantly comfortable.
Kapha people benefit from dry heat. Drink hot ginger tea. Reduce dairy, sugar, and wheat Often, this is the feeling that someone in a psychosis feels. Arguing with him or her is just a bad
from your diet. Include pungent , bitter, and astringent tastes in your food. Do not overeat. Idea. He is hearing little Portly tell him amazing secrets about the world around him . Telling ,
Fast on a regular basis. Allow yourself to be pushed; seek stimulation and new experiences.
him he is crazy only alienates him further. I have learned this the hard way with many others
undergoing a psychosis. Being told you are mentally ill when you are feeling all-powerful is
Wear copper as your metal. Exercise everyday. Massage mustard or olive oil into your skin.
Essential oils useful for balancing kapha: lime, eucalyptus, juniper, grapefruit, ginger, cinnamon,. quite depressi ng, so who wants that?
thyme, basil , rosemary, and black pepper.
Some psychosis involves extreme anxiety. What if the little Mr. Portly was telling you that you
Ayurveda is a science. This series serves as an introduction; the material has been simplified. were being watched and that they arc going to get you? Well, that's paranoia isn't it? Remember,
Each subject mentioned can be further explored, for thi s is merely the tip of a huge iceberg of when you are psychotic, everyone else is crazy! When you are frightened, feeling threatened is easy,
anc ient knowledge, spiritual observation, and Vedic wisdom. Ayurveda offers lifestyle fine-tuning and trust is hard. After all , maybe they will try and take away your superpowers!
rarely found in other medi cal models. It is about taking health a step further and realizing
So, if you sec so meo ne you know having a quiet talk with his Muenster, don't give him a
potential. Ayurveda gives us the tools to learn more about ourselves and then gives us more bunch of crap. Th ere's a hundred ways to lose your mind . Try not to rob someone of their
dignity as well.
tools for using our knowledge.

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What would the world look like right now if
we were in a total state of anarchy' It probably
wouldn't be mu ch different than what is
going on right now, (m inus the rise of fascism
and milit aris m of co urse) but we'll ign ore
those fa cts for the mo ment and pretend we
live in a democracy that is turnin g int o a
monarchy/dictatorship.
Let 's say tomorrow, all gove rnm ent s, institutions, and religions were elimin ated. Where
would that put us? How would we surv ive' If
we hit the 'restart' button on ea rth, what New
World would we create' Endless possibi lit ies,
right? Yes, but let's skip and jump past evolution
and all that right up to the present, with all of
our ideas and inventions already in existence.
Only now we arc stripped of money, debt,
credit, power structures, hierarchy, patriarchy,
dogma, written law, military, formal education,

attempt to reconnect
with the biosphere .
Thi s is all theoretical
and hyp ot heti cal of
course and requires
an essay much longer
th an thi s co lumn to
explain and support
with arguments, but
these arc important
ideas to disc us s at
any time when people
are co nstantly talking
about the downfall of western civilization and

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work, health and
safety issues, and
all necessary pro ..
visions, you must
rely on the majority (democracy) .
Remember what
Mark Twain said,
"Whenever you
find yourself on
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will be built , businesses will be established
and so on and so forth until there is complete
fallout. Lawlessness and disorder will set in for a
little while, but then the cycle starts again. Each
time we rotate we have a chance to be more

etc.

OK, besides the millions of deaths this
would incur and the complete collapse of our
infrastructure resulting in all-out war, after we
calm down and smoke a few bowls, we have
to decide what to do next. Most of us would
probably aba nd on our major c ities and the
tec hnosphere in ruins, and despite anyone's
atte mpts to remain totally independent, and
auto nomous , eventually people would starr
clumping toget her in groups and tribes. We
would revert to a more natural state of being and

may 22, 2003

the cooper pOlnt 'Journal

9

I Hate the

un and the
un Hates Me.

I can't speak for anyone besides
myself when I say that I never sleep
unless the sun is out. In fact, nobody
in my apartment does . If you were
to call at 11 :00 a.m" you would be
calling at the wrong time. Oh, sure
we're up from 3 p.m. to 4 a.m, but
otherwise we avoid the sunshine like
the Plague. It's not that we don't like
the sun. No, it's that the sun hates
us. I can hear you say, "What is this
guy talking about? What a weirdo!"
But, it's true!
First of all, college isn't strucrured
so that you can spend time under the
sun, I know of few classes that aren't
inside a room. So the sun doesn't
beam on those who want to be in the
sun half as much as they would like.
Second, even when you are out in the
sun, all you get is burnt. Sure you
might get a tan if you apply liberal
amounts of suntan lotion and rum
every few minutes, but all the sun
wants to do is burn your lily-white
butt, and given the chance, will readily
. do 50, So one thing is for sure, the sun
doesn't like you! Third, if you liked
the sun so much, what are you doing
in Washington?! There are plenty of
other colleges where you could not
only get much more sun, but the sun
would oblige you by actually coming

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The end of this amazingly difficult year .
is finally in sight. This year of writing
for the CPJ has brought about both a
out on a more regular basis.
new understanding of why I write, and
My decision? Fuck it, I hate the
secondly, why I publish this stuff publicly.
sun because it hates me. I stay indoors
Deep in the heart of every writer who
far too much for it to matter anyway.
attempts to publish his or her work is
I've decided to worship the moon
what I call an 'emotional exhibitionist.'
instead because I see much more of
This is the little voice inside me, which ,
it. Class gets out around 5 p.m, and
despite all the negative messages in my
what do I do? I stay indoors to work
head, says "Hey look at me! I'm special!"
on some type of studio project or
Accordingly, the amount of time I have
assignment. Screw going outside,
spent learning and refining my talents
it's raining .. -again. By the time my
equates a lifetime of reading, experimenthomework is done, guess what? It's
ing, failure, and practice.
dark outside! Hurrah! No sun to burn
It seems I have reached a point where
me, and no sun to bother me. I'm
need the exhibition of my work to
so used of it by now that my pupils
counteract the awkwardness I feel in daily
have shrunk and my night vision has
life, I have been sober for almost four
begun to evolve like nothing else. I
years now, and I have returned to my prior
can spot a quarter on the ground at
anti-social self, Social situations are very
night simply by the way the starlight
stressful to me, and I always seem to mess
bounces off its surface,
things up. That is why I try to entertain
My buddies are raccoons . My
people, and why I tell stories, because I do
friend is the silence of the night. Well,
not know the right words to say in a real
it's not perfectly silent but it sure is
conversation. I need to be able exhibit my
quieter then during the day. Plus,
words in a clear and concise manner.
there are no people! That's the best
Four years ago I was just chubby and
part. All those sunshine loving', day
brazen; cute, if you will. In fact, how I
worshiping throngs of busy people
am seen' today is a reality of two years of
are gone. Blessed peace and quiet.
my life. As this fat person, you hope that
No one asks you how you're doing at
people will understand, and you pray that
night. Even the internet runs faster,
boys will not shout rude things when
simply from lack of normal, everyday
you walk down the street. You get sick
traffic. So, sure I sleep, I just sleep
of the snickers and the teasing that even
when the raccoons, deer, and wolves
college age boys do. Sometimes you think
do.
things would be different if you were
thin. All those job interviews you were
over-qualified for might have meant jobs.
All those nice people who did not have
enough imagination to see past your weight
that might have been a romantic interest.
Sometimes it is ove rwh elming and I just
want to hide.
H ow many tim es have you looked a t
an overweight person and immediately
felt rev ul sion or piry? How ma ny times
have you ass umed that a fat person h as
something wrong with th em inside, or is
Islamic groups, but security organizations purposely unh ealthy? H ow many tim es has
that had until recently propped up the your valuing of a fellow student, class mate,
Palestinian leaders hip (Washington Post
5111/03), " This is a deal that Prim e
Minister Abbas is in no position to accept.
By Israel not even acce pting the roadmap
and making concessions, this leaves Abbas to be a llowed i nro Israel to find andlor
in a very weak political position, giving rerum to jo bs, rh e Gaza Strip has become
him no means to furth er achieve the a prison yet aga in. This was reported to be
the "tightest crack ..
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between Israel and
would give the new " If peace is really a goal of Israel,
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only continlation would be a
defenseless security organization. Israel ues the economic hardships that many
s'eems to offer no real sblution -to- Abbas Palestinians have been fac ing since the
uprising began and they were imprisoned
and th.e problem of terrorists.
Ariel Sharon has also balked on his in their own homes without access (Q
pledges to allow Palestinians within the an income. Thus increasing Palestinian
occupied territories to live and work within grievances and leaving no room for Abbas
Israel. Within days of announcing that to begin the dismantling of a terrorist
Palestinians with work visas were going infrastructure.

A New Roadmap

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In looking at the progress that Colin
Powell is having in implementing the
"road map to peace" in the region, some
serious doubts and questions must arise
in how willing Israel and Ariel Sharon
are in embarking on the route that is laid
out by the Quartet. All discussion in the
US mainstream media claims that the
fate of this roadmap to peace hangs on
the Palestinian Authority by appointing
a Prime Minister Abbas as well as the
dismantling of the terrorist infrastructure.
Israel, on the other hand, refuses to
halt new settlement activities, allow
freedom of movement to Palestinians
within occupied territories, and halt statesanctioned terror against Palestinians, Of
all of the requirements of this initial phase
of the roadmap, the first step has been
taken by the -Palestinian Auth-oriry wirh
the appointment of Prime Minister Abbas
as the new representative of Palestinian
government.
To dismantle the terrorist infrastructure, "Sharon has made it clear he wanted
Abbas ." to disarm not only militant

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or staff member words be affected by their
weight? I want you to think about this,
because this doubt and your reactions
affect me everyday. Fat people do not need
your pity! We are what we are because of
a number of reasons and your notions of
physical aesthetics are not our problem .
Lucky for me, I stumbled on an adorable
"Fat Girls Speak" flyer, which sent me on a
personal Internet odyssey into the world of
fat admirers (FA's.) I just needed to know
that somewhere there is a large group of
people who find my outside attractive. In
fact, I discovered that I was probably not
fat enough for many FA's. Oh well. You
just can't have it all, I guess. So all you
fabulous chubby people out there, do not
despair, learn about the political conspiracy
against fat people at www.fatfootsie.com.
It comes in convenient comic book form
and is drawn in the luscious colors of
the Midwest lifestyle, For some wickedly
adorable comics lady wrestlers too, try
www.luchababes.com.
I also encourage FA's to come out and
admit your preferences in physical beauty.
Don't be afraid to love what you like and
if you don't like, never discount heavy
people's abilities or their strength. It takes
a lot of flexible muscle to carry around
extra weight, My friends have been very
surprised on how my practices of yoga and
Tai Chi have made me nearly equal to my
thinner counterparts in. their flexibility and
balance, or that I can carry heavy weights
(including carrying most of my thinner
counterparts.) Thus comes my advice, that
if certain people continue to mock us, a
fat person will snap and you will be in
for an unhappy experience . Run if you
ever hear the words "Hulk no fat, Hulk
SMASH!"
I would never give up my talents so
th a t I could be physically att ractive on
that general level. Then I would have to
spend the rest of my life wondering if I
was being taken seriously or just admired
for my attractiveness . Yet there is much
I would give lip for a sm ;; 11 portion of
unde rstandin g and respe ct fo r what I have
had to do and sacrifice to be here now.

In fo llowing the process o f th e roadmap to peace, we must remember the
O slo Accords and the history in which
[his peace process took place, as well as
[he results, Then, as now, we see the US
as having won a routing victory in Iraq , a
once powerful enemy of Israel. Then , in
an attempt to impose a 'new world order, '
peace was lost, and the quagmire of this
conflict bega n anew, with fresh wounds
to bring fear and terror to both sides of
this struggle. If peace is really a goal of
Israel, the US, and Palestine, there must
be concessions made by a ll parties. All
sides must be held accountable to their
part of the pea ce process. A peace will
never be achieved if the c urrent policy of
Israel, and its supporter, the US, does not
recognize this and m ake accountability of
both sides a reality.

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The Matrix has me?

by Lee Kepraios

The Matrix: Reloaded
The much antic ipated sequel to "The Matrix" (which set the sta ndard
for America nized kung-fu act ion scenes and ushered in a new era of pseudophilosophical buffoonery) seems far too fascinated with itself. It suffers from too
great a dive into its ow n comp lex universe, unloading one Socratic revelation after
anoth ; r on its hero and its audi ence and using that as a step ping stone for
action sequences that elevate goofiness to an art form. In this environment, bullets
fired from guns show the ripping effect as they tear through space, bodies whirl
around each other in hand to hand com bat, and ent ire clips of ammo arc fired at
the heroes to no avail, all serving a detached se)1se of cool aided by a barrage of
martial arts and gothic noir images.
After the four-year intermi ssion, we arc given a deeper look inro the universe
of "The Matrix." To its credit , "Reloaded" paints what its predecessor could only
sketch by showing us the full scope of its universe. Too much of it really. It
follows a group of rebels still opposing th e malevolent eyber-intelligence that
created the Matrix as a way of maintaining order by lulling people into slavery
to distract them from the truth that they arc being harvested by machines for
their energy (of co urse why the Matrix is even necessary if the harvestees arc in
suspe nded animation , don't know the truth anyway, and generate the same energy
no matter what, is still unclear to me).
The idea of The Matrix is based off the idea of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave,"
which illustrates ignorance preventing us from seeing a greater, more co mpl ex
wo rld omnisciently above o ur world. Although this story is a facile, watered down,
Hollywood version of that id ea, it gives the di alogue a kind of eerie power. Even
if you don't understand the jargon (and I won't blame you) you feel its meaning.
"Reloaded" ramps it up thi s time around. Many of the secrets and theories revealed
don't add up, but they don't seem like they have to add up. They feel like they
do. It would take a headful of ac id or a philosophy major eq uipped with a teenage
gamer to unscrambl e this kind of distorted allegory. And part of the fun of the
Matrix movies is in trying to do just that.
Of course, some of it is just weak. A plot thread involving an operator on
the crew, Link (Harold Perrineau), and his wife goes nowhere, as does a conflict
between Commander Lock (Harry Lenni x) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne)
which mayor may not have something to do with fellow rebel Niobe (Jada
Pinkett-Smith) . The romance between Neo and Trinity is cheesy and lacks any
depth whatsoever. It 's a standard action rom ance. Trinity is played by Ca rrie-Anne
Moss who more than holds her own in the action scenes, but is placed on the back
burner the rest of th e time. Keanu Reeves performance as Neo was a success in the
first film because Reeves was able to "u n-d udei fy" him self, delivering his lin es in
a throary whisper. But it feels wrong in this film, even as Reeves' callowness as an
actor has begun to ossify. It's off-putting.
And that's a shame beca use Reloaded is a bravura piece of act ion and special
effects assembly. The precision of the martial-ans choreography (supervised by
legendary Hong Kong action dire cto r Yuen Wo Ping) that went into th e fight
scenes and the mesmerizi ng power of the digital effects-assisted st unts make the
movie. There's less gunfire and more hand-to hand in this one (w ith so me cool
melee weapons in one seque nce) . Back to play the hilariously deadpan Agent of
the Matrix is Hugo Weaving whose entrance announces one of the two asto nishing
extended action sequences in the movie in which Nco fights Weaving's "Smi th" and
hoards of his clones. The other is a 13-speed ing chase/fight sequence [h at takes
place on a highway that was cons trucred just for this movie, and employs trucks,
motorcycles and the all-around badassed -ness of Laurence Fishbllrne.
The downside of the expans ion of the Matrix uni ve rse for th e sequel is [hat
since the messiani c characte r of Nco "played" by Reeves , is no longer new to
this universe, it has lost it's sense of wonder. In the firs! film , the sense of awe
and astonishment at the machinations of the Matrix and the rebellion kept [h e
whole thing enjoyable (and Reeves watchable). Here however, we are introduced
to the entire clan of rebel s and to Zion, the lasr human city, as well as a new
system of travel in the M3trix , and rh e movie hasn't the time nor the patience to
let any of it set tl e in for too long.
But don't let t113r srap you. It 's enjoyable stuff whether yo u choose to ignore all
that or not. Directors Larry and Andy Wachowski arc ski ll ed ar crea tin g this kind
of entertainment but deficient in giving it any real core. These are the best spec ial
effects money can buy. But technical virtuosity is simply not enough. As passive
entertain ment, the movie works but in the end, eve n as we co me to sec so me of
the deep, dark secrets of the Matrix, thc role of the messiah figure, and fate of
the pagan-looking Z ion , th ere is very littl e other than appetizi ng philosophical
mumbo-jumbo and top-notch technology to keep "The Matrix: Reloaded" from
emerging as just another piece of high-co ncept Hollywood hokum.
Rating: ••• stars

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J\Jlh. Charlie Hunter

by ,lon MCAWster

\

The Matrix
Sucked Donkey Ass.
by Jerry Chiang
With great sequels like "Godfather II" and "Lord
o f the Rings: Two Towers," I went into "The
Matrix Reloaded" thinking that it would defy the
Hollywood curse of terrible sequels. I must be honest
and admit that I have never been so disappointed by a
film. Clear your preconceptions and word-of-mouth
praises: "Reloaded" is a jumbled mess that will
go down in cinematic history as another appalling
sequel and testimony to Hollywood's ability to churn
out lackadai sical, recycled crap.
"The Matrix ," released in 1999, was a groundbreaking cinematic feat because of its revolutioi1ary
special effects. "Re loaded" fails to deliver anything
new or shocking; none of its special effects make me
say, "Whoa!" Granted, the highway chase seq uence
is thrilling and captivating but, like the "bullet-ti me"
effect, it is nothing new. Every cool moment of the
sequence has predecesso rs in older film s. Another
supp osed highli ght of "Reloaded" fea tures Neo
fighting an army of Agent Smith clones. At its
climax, Nco lifts himself up on a stick and rotates
360 degrees and ki cks as m any Agent Smiths as
possible. Sounds cool, but when you see it and realize
that N eo's face resembles a computer-generated
video game character, the entire set up is for naught.
Viewers deserve live-action, not computer-generated,
Final-Fantasy animation . Neo's fight sce ne raises
yet another question. [n "Reloaded," Neo has the
ability to fly like Superman. So, if Neo can fly, why
doesn't he flyaway from the Agent Smith clones in
the first place, as he eventually does ?
Anoth er exasperating aspect of "Reloaded"
is that it clearly suffers from the "Attack of the
Clones" syndrome, where the audience members
get hopelessly l<lst in the increasingly Byzantine
mythol ogy of the story. For example, unless you were
a die-hard Star Wars fanatic who read all the Star
Wars novels, you would not be able to understand
the plot of "A ttack of the Clones." The subplot
of the Senate conspiracy, the clones, the virtual
disappearance of Jar Jar Binks, and other narrative
atrocities turned every piece of dialogue into pure
gibberish. Similarly in "Reloaded," the filmm akers'
attempt to fl esh out the sto ry of the Matrix and its
myth ology bewilders th e audience. What sense is to
be made of the questions of causaliry and effect and
th e metaphysical question of choice?
As if th e previous offenses weren't enough,
the audience member has to put up with Keanu
Reeves, who has achieved a new low. Don't get me
wrong, Reeves was actually decent in "The Matrix."
However, in "Reloaded ," Reeves is expressionless
throughout the entire film. He showed more emo rion
and enthusiasm in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures
rhan Reloaded. Reeves is no Shakespearea n actor,
but reprising the role of "The One," audi ence
members expect more pulse an d exciteme nr than
a Ze n-like quietude.
Overall, the world expected "Reloaded" to outdo
its predecessor by inventing new special effects , but
instead, its best offer is a plate of reheated,lukewarm
effects that don't deserve the name special. Perhaps

I h ave so many probl ems with "The
Matrix " that I do not know where to begin.
Problem # I : If the Matrix is supposed to be
something believable (in order to keep the
billions of humans in so me made up world,
and happy as living batteries) then why is it
that almost anyone with a stro ng mind can
see his way around it' Problem #2: Again ifit's
supposed to be believable, why is that no one
ever gets bruised' Sure someone gets cut and
agents get torn apart by Neo (literally) but
what's up with not bruising' [ asked someone
this question the other day and they told me,
"It's a computer simulation, there doesn't have
to be bruising'" I thought , ok so there doesn't
have to be bruising but wouldn't people begin
to wonder why they run into something and
nothing happens' [ mean, if everyone realized
that they couldn't get hurt in a fist fight, then
wouldn't they realize that things just weren't
normal? Problem #3: Again, this question is
along simi lar lines. If th e Matrix is supposed
to simulate reality, then why is it th aI during
the thirty- minut e ca r chase scene no one
stopped driving forward? I don't know about
you bur if I saw people shoot in g at each other
in front of me, the first thing I'd do wo uld be
to hit the brake peda l. I most certainly would
not just mindless ly drive into the horizon .
Add spinning ca rs, agents flying through the
air, and giant explosio ns, and I would take
the first exit in one heartbeat. Problem #4:
If a bullet ca n no longer kill Nco, why is it
everyone still tri es shooting at him ? If the
agents arc still somewhat convinced th at they
can kill Nco, because "he is still only human"
then atomic bomb his ass' Unleash abo ut 100
kilotons of atomic power on him and then see
what happens! The Matrix would continue.
It's not like atomic bomb., haven't gone off in
the real world. But I can see it already. Nco
would just flex and hold up his hand and the
explosion would so mehow bounce ri ght off
of him . To me, this movie was si mply one of
those things you attend to walch hot people
fight against insurmountable odds and win.
Same story as always, just set in some rype ':
of strange reality where the directors have
free reign to wow you any way they want and
expect you, the ticket-buying living battery,
to believe them . It almosr seems like th ey're
mocking you.

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I really need ra go to a shitry co ncert once in a while so that I can
write a bad review and tear 'e m up like a Cuisinart. I tried to go see
Kelly Osborne but that red-haired remora barnacle of a pop-starlet
took a sick day when she contracted some form of throat herpes (see
disclaimer below) . The care bear cousin of The Insane Clown Posse
known as Twiztid was supposed to play on Tuesday the thirteenth,
but also bailed out on the Showbox. That was fortunate, howeve r,
because I attended a C harlie Hunter Quintet show at the Jazz Alley
on that date and saw a band that was tightenhan th e skin on Lonnie .
Andersons flesh grill. Fuck it, I'll write another rave review.
I !=ould see the Jazz Alley was a fancy" joint as I walked up to
the woman at the entrance behind a podium . My sweater was
hanging off of my backpack and when I raid her that I was on
the guest list, she looked at me like I was there to rob the place.
I took my reservation ticket and walked downstalfs past a gtant
picture of Billy Holiday.
From whar I have been told, the Jazz Alley has recently doubled
in size, and there was eve n a balcony full of people sitting at cafe style
tables peering down. Apparently, th e last time that Hunter played
.there, in its smaller version, th e ven ue was still only half full. This
time, the Quintet was playing one night only. This var ies from the
usual three o r more days that th e Alley generally books perfo rmers
for, so it was more packed than Rick James' crack pipe. Being a .
fake 'big shot' like myself, however, gets yo u nice seats close up ,
even if you are a little late.
About rhree minutes afre r we sar. a woman from KPLU ca me
out and introduced th e band. I looked at th e menu; Appetizers:
$7 .9 5-12.95 Entrees: $1 7 .95- 26.95. 'Til have a whiskey so ur."
Don't worry I generally drink only 0-1-2-3 or at the mosr 4 drinks
when I party like most (over 84%) Greeners. The band starrs and
I'm bobbing my head to th e music and sippin' my drink as I look
up from writing. I saw that Davis was nodding his head too, so I
looked over to Sean , the only other person I knew there, who was
si tting acro~s the room. Yep he was moving tOo but, when I looked
around, everyone else looked fancy and stiff. GHB stiff. Unlike my
drink, stiff. Take a lesson from my favorite Vietnamese bar/club, the
'
.
Rang Dong: more whiskey, less sou r.
Charlie plays an 8-string guitar. H e bars the low-end strIngs to
play bass lin es while simultan eo usly plaring high -e~1d jazz solos
with the rest of his fmgers. The horn sec tlOn (Ron Mtles: trumpet,
Alan Ferber: trombone , an d John Ellis: Tenor saxlflute) played
their parts respectively, but there were numerous guitar solo jams
where Hunter and Drummer Derek Phillips played musically off .
of each other. When performing crazy techno-jazz tempo changes,
Derek was speedier than a jack rabbit kicking it with a young Robin
Williams 3t Studio 54 in a pair of ' D an and Dave' Reeboks. Hunter
would really get into it, often grunting like Master P. At times his
guitar would even so und like a keyboard and he would have t~e
craziest expressions o n his fl esh grill. Derek Phillips rocked hIs triO
of cowbells, and Hunter often played jazz more like Eddie Van Halen
and C huck Berry than John Scofield. I looked around and people
were moving to the music.
The Quintet played so ngs off of their new album Right Now Move
and even did one of those ' li'l bit softer now' routines from "Shout"
with the instruments, but the best part ca me towards the end of the
show. Hunter did a one-handed tambourine solo that was so quick
and so impressive that he alone sounded like a tribe of aborigines
from Gilligan's Island. He would look over to the drummer Implymg
that he shpuld join in, but instead Hunter would laugh and tell
him , 'Tve got it." Finally Derek bega n bea t boxing like Rahzel to
which Charlie replied, "You got it." Hunter and Ferber blew and
whistled into their water bottles like jugs and Ellis played a pitch
pipe. Hunter then sta rted si nging and turned it into a rendition of
Sir Mix-a- Lot's "My Posse's on Broadway."
There was a seco nd set at 10 p.m . but my pass wasn't important
enough for me to stay for it, I guess. G~nerally, Jazz ~1I? will
invite guests of the earlier shows to stay If the late set Isn t full,
like it w as on that ni ght. I wasn't paying $25 to see that set so
Davis and I drove up to Broadway to get a pitcher at th e Comet
and saw a crackhead dancing like a paranoid schizophrenic "Billie
Jean" era Michael Jackson.

flatt ery, and there was a plethora of parodies
of th e spec ial effects from "T he Matrix"
after its rel ease. Don't expect any parody of
"Reloaded" anytime soon .

'This is purely bullshit a nd false allegations. It is only here
to entertain and is by no means intended to harm anyone, create
sland erous rumo rs or imply that I have any knowledge of the exact
rype. variety, or types of var iet ies of herpes that Kelly or any members
of the Osbo rn e fa mil y have infes ting their bodies.
(Footnotes)

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~Reviews
Flaming Lips: Fight Test EP

Coming on the heels of the Flaming Lips' newest release, Yoshillli Battles" Th e Pink ~~bOIS, is th e
"Figh t Test" single EP, containing more than its share of extras. Along With Fight Test tS a bag full
of B-sides, including of all things a cover of Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" whtch
sounds more like Ennio Morricone than Australia's pop princess . The Lips also cover Beck's "The Golden
Age" and Radiohead's "Knives Out" with the former, in my opinion, being better than the original.
Wayne Coyne's whine is much more suited to Beck's high lonesome Sea Change songs than ~,eck's
own Leonard Cohen impress ion. Besides the above bundle, there are two brand new Lips songs, Th~
Strange Design of Conscience" and "Thank You Jack White, " the la([erso~g bell1g ~bout Jack WhIte s
gifr of a plastic Jesus backstage at a Beck concert. The new songs soun~ ~tmilar to thetr LP ~ounterparts,
with an emphasis on spacey production and ethereal hooks. Though It s not worth the pnce of an LP,
the "Fight Test" EP will definitely be a good used bin find.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell
While it seems the hype about the New York rock scene has died down, the bands con~inue to live
up to the buzz. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are no exception. Fronted by Karen 0, a raven-haired sexpot,
the Yeah Yeah Yeahs play an angular but bluesy punk that may remind listeners of Jon Spen.cer Blues
Explosion at so m e times and Blonde Redhead at others. Ms. 0, who laments her charactenzat.lOn as
"oversexed" in interviews, has fun with her over-the-top persona both onstage and on record. Ltve, 0
prances around the stage moaning and kicking in her personally designed C hristian Joy dres~es. On
record, she sings about sex in tones both orgasmic and melancholy. When she repeats the word tick over
and over on the song "Tick," the syllables ge t so mangled the letter 'd' see ms to find its way into the
mix. O's come-ons sound both sexy and embarrassing. It's clear Karen is not completely comfortable
in her role and that's part of her charm .
But the brilliance of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's debut must also be credited to M s. O 's backup band. Nick
Zin ner's guitar squea ls, shoots single note bullets, an ~ pounds P?wer chords .to rein in O's histrionics.
Unlike the White Stripes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs aren t blues punsts. ZInner IS unafratd to unleash an
atonal chord or use feedb ack as an instrument. And drummer Brian Chase's expert rhythm keeps the
band from sounding like some of their sloppier post-punk counterparts. In a perfect world, the Yeah
Yeah Yeahs' d eb ut would be greeted with the sa m e exci tement as their New York neighbors The Strokes,
but I'm ske ptical. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are just too damn sexy and fun to find a ~ece ptlve audtence
amo ng the people who helped Kelly C larkson break Soundscan records.

De·v in Brewer:

., . ,_

,...------~Extreme Btuegrli?~
bYMefuHagan~

_____________________________________________________

One ragi ng hippi e with a classical guitar met
anoth er raging hippie, and wooed her. They built
a log cabin in the "a bsol ute country." This is
w here Devin Brewer began his mu sical ca reer,
surround ed by neighbors who played bluegrass
and folk. After listen ing to his dad play Beatles
tunes on that sa me class ical guitar for years, Devin
took up trumpet in the third grade.
Nearly 20 years later, he has a bluegrass CD of
his own, and an afternoon's-worth of stori es. He
switched to trombone in high school, and played
with his high school jazz band all over the US and
Euro pe. His dad gave him a steel-string guitar for
his 16'" birthday, and he played it all day until
his fingers bled. H e dropped the trombone and
never looked back.
"Not as sexy," he asserts, with th e firm conviction of som eo ne who knows such things.
Around the sa me time-to be precise, the
day after his first acid trip-he started ~riting
songs. He got into bluegrass after mOVIng to
Olympia. With all the proper ingredients (musical
upbringing, acous ti c guitar, inspired songwriting,
love of bluegrass), it was only a matter of time.
His d ebut album , Dandelion Win e, came out
late last year.
When I listened to hi s album, I noticed a
co uple of themes right away. One is shoulder
tens ion. The other is love. Devin admits with a
chuckle that the two are directly related. The love
in the songs is always just out of reach , glancing
back from the window of the train that's pulling
away as you stand on the platform with your
backpack and your second thoughts.
SQ \\,ho's. the: .objec t of the . amazing love in
the songs?
"There were a few muses for that album," says
Devin. But the common . element is the leaving.
"Leaving is one of the most extreme feelings . You
know you've had the experience . .. just to know

that someo ne like th at is out there, even if they're
not lying next to you."
Devin is practicing for "hard living." His heroof-the-year is Steve Earle. He went to see Earle in
conce rt in Seattle, and had trouble approaching
him beca use " he growled at me with his eyes. "
" His life story is the st uff of Hollywood
movies .. . the in-betweens never really interested
him, " Devin exults, although he avers that he's
not trying crack cocaine or heroin like his hero.
He shares with Earl the desire to "live hard,"
but he has a slightly different idea of what that
means.
"[ see hard living as not killing myself on
drugs, but having those adventures, the tim es
of your life and the times wh en you feel like
absolute shit."
The in-betweens don't really interest Devin,
either (his speech is peppered with the word
"absolute"). Having lived half of his childhood in
the country and the other half in th e ciry, he loves
both (and hates the suburbs). The album is about
good tim es and hard living, absolute country and
abso lute city, finding love an d leaving love, and
just having fun with music.
"It's all about juxtaposition .... It brings people
out of their frame of mind."
Why does he keep on with music?
"To tell a story, because that's what we thrive
on as hum ans."
Ca n we expect a second CD anytime soon ?
"Sometime . . . sometinle . . .. "
. Devin's next show wiil be at 9 :30 p.m. May 29
at Tugboat Annie's, with Joe Walsh 011 mando lin,
~l)_d special gue~~ vocalists Allison Arth a.r1.d Rac~e1
Thorne. It's FREE.

You can find more information abOUI Devitt.
or buy a copy of Dandelion Wine for yourself
at www.devillbrewer.colll.

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Metamorphoses

Comes to Evergreen
bYe

, ,

Sweeney

In the coming weeks,
the
Experimental
Theater will be going
through some ch anges.
"Metamorphoses" to be
exact. Now, thi s is not
just my co ntributi o n
lO the lon g- hcld tra dition of ha c kn eye d
introdu c ti ons. Mar y
Z immerman's
play,
"Mctamorphoses," actu all y does dem a nd trul'
change frolll the t he;Her
crew here at Evergreen.
The play, a modern take
on th e talcs of Ovid ,
lakes pla ce' prilllMil y in
and aro und a 16 by 20
foot pool. How arl' rlwy
go in g to (.\-hulll , ncusl'
me) lll eta nlO rpho., e the
Experim enl ;d Theatl'!"
inl o yo ur local YMCA ,
yo u ask' \'\Ih y, th .1I mu sl
be a Herc ul ean ras k
(I know, Ihat was 100
mu c h)1 It was certa inly
no wal k in the park ,
hut Ih e lechn ical crcw,
und", Ih e di rection of
Jill Ca ner, has so me how done ii , and May
29 th rough June I ,
"Metamorphoses" will
run here at Evergreen.
Ou tside of the
excitement of the stage picture, the play, written by Mary Z immerman,
shines brightly on its own. Just off of Broa dway, the play greatly
exceeds even the initial shock of its set, and co ntinues to awe audiences
through stunning artfulness and decidedly modern humor. This is
its truest strength a nd greatest challenge, interweaving the an cienl
and modern as fluidly as the water on stage, while balancing subtl ety
and well-studied cliche .
So balanced, "Metamorphoses" has none of the self-co nsciou sness
one might expect from a classical historian turned playwright such
as Zimmerman. A professor at Northwestern and winner of the
prestigious 1998 MacArthur Genius award, Mary Zimmerman spent
many years crafting these stories into top-notch drama, and it shows
in her work . She takes these tales and makes them her own, bUl
more import antly, she then makes them ours. Looking at the very
image of ourselves, we see we are beautiful but decidedly flawed.
And while there is undoubtedly a measure of pathos in the play, for
the most part, Zimmerman shows us our faults in the same manner
that we show them to the world:. with intense humor and raucous
co ntradiction.
. There is a lot going on in this play. Postmodern in the tru est
literary and theatrical sense, it is not simply contemporary, but builds
upon classical tales, incorporating the sensibility of the moderns. All
of this is injected with a clean sense of kitsch , matched with true
cultural commentary. This play has opened up these ancient tales
to renewed interpretation thus providing new Evergreen faculty and
director, Walter Eugene Grodzik, an incredible range of material to
work with. Without doubt, audiences will find an array of surprises
dOlted throughout the production.
The play is packed to the gills (get it, water. .. gills, oh brother) with
color, humor, intelligence and sex. These are all unerly recognizable
parts of all of us , but presented anew in this work . Thus, our earliest
myths seem fresher than ever, making it clear that little has changed
over a few thousand years.
It is in this spirit that "The Empty Space: Theater of Compassion,"
a year long program, commences its final production on the main
stage. This is a culmination of studies in theater from the Greeks
to present-day dram a. In fall quarter, students sllldied the origins
of western theater in the Greek tradition. During the winter, they
continued their study of theater into the twentieth cenlllty, creating
an original work as a comment on the ideas and gruesome realities of
this previous century. Now, they return once again to the stories of the
G reeks , but look on ~hese tales with a.decidedly co ntemporary eye.
Note: Don', worry about the pool; towels' provided for the first two rows.
Thi! main !tage production of Mary Zimmerman'! Metamorpho!e!
talm place in the Experimental Theater. The !how run! ThuTJday, May 29
through Sunday, june 1. DOOr! open at 1:30 p.m., the water fight begim
at 8 p.m. Ticket! are 6$ for !tudenlS and 10$ for general admiJJion. For
information call /he Evergreen box office at (3 60) 861- 6833.

may 22" 2·003,

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Screening· fOithe Miri::d.

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Mindscreen, Evergreen's resid ent film club is pleased to annOllnce a test screening at Evergreen for th e film
"Wh at the $#*1 Do We Know l" a feature film which redefines the term 'documentary.'
Lord of the Wind Filllls, in collaboration with Mindscrcen, presents a feature length documentary interlaced
wilh a story involvin g a female protagonist, played by Academy Award Winner Marlee Matlin, which they
will be showing al a test screen ing at The Evergreen State College in Lecture H all # 1 on Friday, May 30
at 7:00 p.m. "We fini shed film ing in Portland in the fall an d have been editing a nd producing over 40
minutes of mind blowing a nim ation and effect sequences to what is now a mostly co mpleted film ," says
Betsy C hasse, on e of the film's producers. " It has been une of the most chall enging of films to produce
and now it 's time to see wh at an audien ce will think before we put th e final tou ches on." says C hasse, a
veteran of over 20 Hollywo od film s.
.
"'\Vhal th e #$'1 Do We Know!' combines i11lerviews with some of the mOSl forward- thinking scientists,
th co logians, and mystics of our day wilh the story of a mod ern-day yo ung wom an whose life begins to unravel
as th ese concepts unfurl in her life. "Documelllari es a rc challenging enough - but this film is part docume11lJrY,
part lierional film and parr animaled feature, and it 's all true! " says C hasse; " It', like 'The Matrix' for dummi es
- everyt hing you ever wanl ed to know abou t Iile , realiry and th e mean ing of every thing PUI inLO J fun . excit in g,
a nd thought -provo ki ng film ." M indscrec n is proud to spo llsor Ihi s event as it is our co ntinuing duty to promole
oursel ves wilh ye t anot her shameless plug .
W illiam ,\rnl z, anmh er produ cer o f rhe fi lm
ad ds, "The sc ientists di scuss Ihe most cha llen gin g
r
by Erika Wittmann
concep ts of supcr pm ili on . quantum ent angle:i
1 , .!_
m en l, and .Ih e nature of realil Y itself. Findin g
a wa y It) lll:lke th ese co ncep ts en lerta inin g and
I,
e:\.w 10 undl'l"sta ltd \Va., a ch;d lenge, I Ice! we've
l~lLln d ;1 way to do just thar. You ha ve 10 sa
II .
Eve ryoflt· w ho ha s wa lk s away c hanged .
T he sc ienti sts act as a Gree k chorus , an d th eir
co III ml"ll l.s find a pla ce in Ih e story ofollr ce ntral
characler, Amand a, who , like Ali ce Ed lin g down
Ihe r:l bbil ho lc, find s realil Y 10 be mu ch stranger
WJS hinglon C emer fo r th e Per fo rrnin g Ans, BLI ck Ll ox
than she had ever before real ized. O ur anim at ion
Stage II; Illu sic perfo rlllcd by StOIlI'CTO{' llI /{i Friends, curse'luen ces and special dTecls bri ng this world to
Ielin at 8 p.lll ., st udents $ 10 , or hers S15. Prese nt ed by (;a lelili.·. We usc both digit al video (HD 24 P) and
ways for Inca rcerated Youth .
35 mm lilm as clements to ga ther th e co mpl ex
vis ua l clcmelli s in the lilm." Mindscreen is
V",jidOl~, rJ\Aa~ gOtt,
co mmitted to .s howing film s like Ihi s to the
• Th e 1-/(lIllllll lll 1 Col/ectil ·£'. A - Kall/p & Dill' Ey('d S{'t'cEvergreen community as a remi nder th a t we
/{Ic/e al the C apitol Th eatre BKkst age, :\/1 agcs, 8 p.m .,
$ 7 wi th student 10, $8 wi thout. For mOre info: (360)
:! (cept siudeill-made film s to be shown before
709-981 3.
o ur wcek ly leature.
Arntz, a former software designer and presigatuhda~, v\Aay gIst
dem of several sofrware com panies, m et Chasse
• "The Big May 31st Show: All Ages, All Music, All
in 2002, and along with another writer they
Day," with Madlta/ian, Blood Paradise, Strangers lVirlt
fashioned a script and hired Hollywood cinemaCandy, Tlt e Nobodys, 50111 Owl alld the Toad Mell frolll
tographer Mark Vicente ("Sarafina" and Disney's
Outer Space, Dirtybirds, Chief; Sy-Co Pharlll , SOlilldbod"Fatherhood") 10 film in Portland. "The weather
ies, Splinters, Black -Top Dei/IOn, & Headless Pez. One
cooperated beautifully," said Chasse - a miracle
band scheduled per hour beginning at 2 p.m., in thi s order,
at th e Black Lake Grange, 6011 Black Lake Blvd, $8. Beer
in the Northwest. "We only had one day of rain
Garden for the over 21 crowd, $4 fur a bottomless cup.
on the whole shoo!."
• Betsy Holt, "O lympia's Blueswoman ," with special gues t
Adds Vicente, "The fi Im takes a crack at
Tom Russell, at EI Guanaco, (Salvadoran Restauram and
answering so me of mankind's age-old questions:
Lounge,)
415 Water Sr. SW, 9;30 p.m.
Who arc we' Where are we going? Why are we
here? What is the purpose of our life) What
V"hiday, June btl,
do es our spirituality tell us? How does this
• Fat Tire Amber Ale Festival, with A-Kalllp, One-Eyed
fit with what we are told by science? There is
Spec/ade,
& Samba OlyWa, at 5025 69th Sr., starting at
knowledge in both religion and science that up
7
p.m,
$7.
Food,
rafAe, bonfire, pin ata and beer included
to now has been largely incomprehensible to the
in admission price. Parking is limited, so carpool or park
average person. We try to explain it."
on the streel. Proceeds go to Bike-Aid, a summer-long crossPavel Mikoloski , the company's Marketing
country cycling trip for social justice.
Director says, "We plan to open this film late in
• Live hip-hop night with Tech N9NE, SS (Scallerman
2003 in some of the major cities in the US. We
& Snug Brim) B.G. BulletwoLlnd, Hobo TOil e, and special
believe there is an untapped market for this type
guest appearance by Kurt Calhound a nd Big Krizz Kaliko,
of fare. A lot of people don't go to the movies
The GO C lub, 9 p.m. , $7.
- they don't necessarily want an adrenaline rush
like th ey get from so many films these days.
V"hiday. ))Ulle I gl'
Even the more tasteful dramas are ultimately
• MC Bmk hosted by Bane, (2"" Friday of every month ,
entry cost is $5 and deadline is the I" of every momh , $250
pretty pal and stale, it seems every story has been
Grand Prize) at the GO Club, $5 at the door.
told, except of course the true story of humanity.
We are aiming for the untapped market of those
V"hida4, JUlie gOth
who want enlightened entertainment. We look
• Dead Ntoon at the GO Club, 9 p.m., $6. Tickets available
forward to the feedback from the Evergreen
at www.ticketweb.com.
Community - a community which is known for
being forward-thinking."
This however, will not constitute Mindscreen's
uUo"da~s • $2 Pint Night at the Eastside , on 4th Ave. Inel udes
regular feature for that week which will be
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VOX mee ts from 6-9 p.m. in M od 30~A. Fo r more inform~tion, cmail vox @hust.co m. Juggling Club meet~
vlAay 24 • 51b Annual
fro m 7 -1 0 p.m . in L i b r~ r y .)000. Northwest Camarilla/Anarch Gathermgs. T hese meetlllgs, hosted by Camarilla, tnvo lve
Evergreen Highland' Games
live-act ion ro leplayin g. From 8 p .m . to midn igh t on the fi rst floor orth e Library. G_R_A_S. mee ts from 7 t ~ 10 p.m. In Lecture
runs from 11 a,m, td 7 p.m. in
Hall 3. Support Group for Older Returning Women Students meet s from 7-8 p.m. In the Womens Resource Center,
the soccer field. It's free, it's fun
CAB 206. For 111 0 re in format ion, ca ll 867-6 16 2. Medieval Society meets at 4 p.m . in CAB 320 #5 . For more II1form auon ,
and yo~ shouldn't miss it! .Contact 754-3697 or email
cal l R6 7- 6036. Students for Christ meet at 7 p.m. in B 108. For more info rm ation ,call 867- 6636 .
sergeant tamlin@hotmail.com for more infqrmation.
gwlays Peace Vigil fi-om 12-1 p.m. at the C apito! every week. For more inforn~ation, ca~1 Chrissy or.Simona at 867-6196.
MEChA meets I p .m . in CAB 320. Fo r more Inlor111allon, call 867-6583. ~nson ActIOn, ~o~lmlt!e~ meets 3 p.m. In
C AB 320, Wo rkstation 10. For more info rmati on, ca ll 867-6724. Fellowship of ReconclhatlOn Vigil from 4:30-5:30
vlAa~
A Ballroom
p.m. at rh e 4'h Avenll e Fountain. For more info rmation, call Chrissy or Sim ona at 867-6 196 . Women in ~Iack \'igil
Dance
hosted
by
the Olympia
from S-c, p .m . at Percival Landing. For more information , ca ll C hrissy or Simo na at 867-61.96 . Evergreen Lmux U~ers
Chapter
of
U.S
_ amateur
Group (ELUG) meets from 1-3 p.m . in Library 1505. No Iraq War take a stand for peace from 12 to I p.m. at the Tivoli
Ballroom Dancers Association
.
.
Foulltain at C apitol gro unds. LA SO mec ts at 5 p.m . in CAB 3 20.
at
the
Olympia
Elks,
1818
E. 4'h Ave. Music by Tom
gatuhdnys Freeway Overpass Banner Drop frolll II a.lll . to I p.lll. at thc 1-5 overpass. For Illorc Informallon ,
Long,
a
free
one-hour
lesson
starts
at 7 p.m, and normal
call C hrissy or Si mon a at 867-6196.
dancing
starts
at
8
p.m.
and
lasts
until
II p.m. Cost for
gUl'ldn~g Open Mic at Last Word Books 7 p.111.
you
is
$8
for
non-members,
$6
for
members.
JAollaays Services and Activities Board (S&A) meets from 3-5 p.m. in_ CAB 3.1 5. Open Stage for Peace al 7 p.m. at the
Traditions C ate 3005 '10 Ave SW. For Illore call 7 05- 2819. Evergreen Alllmal Rights Network m eets at 3:30 p. m . In C AB
320 . Activists Working Against Racism at Evergreen (AWARE) Ill eet at (, p.m. in CALI 320. For more information,
vUay 28 •
call 867-6221. Bike Shop: New vo lun teers meeting and trainin g from 5-6 p.m. in the Bike Shop (hasement of CAB). foor
Patriot II - Why
Illorc informa tion , call 867-6399. TRANS SOFFA meets at 5 :30 p.m. in MOD 309A.
It's Scarier Than
<JLte~da~~ Evergreen Animal Rights N~twork (EAR~) rtl:Cl at iJ p.lll . in Ih e Stud clll Acr:vi ti es olli ce, CA B 320. Ca~!,
Patriot
I.
Anita
8(,7 -6'i55. Evergreen Students for SenSible l)rug Policy (ESSDP) m ee t al 5 p.lll. In the Studenl ACIlV llI es Offi ce, 3
Ramasasrry, Director. of the The Shidler Center for
tlllor of th e C ALI . Pl ease cmail Ever!! ree nSS DP(<P ho tmail.cum for mo re info. Students for Christ m eet from 7-8:.'\0 p.lll .
Law, Commerce, & Technology at the University of
ill th e C A B 108. foo r mo rc inforlllat ion, call 867-6636.
Washington, will explore issues of US Citizenship, civil
CUJcdllCsd(t~~ Women of CoIO!- m eet at noon in CAB 3 13. For more in for m ation, ca ll867 -6006. Fellowshi~ of
liberties, censorship, and more. Lecture H all 1 from 6
Reconciliation vigil at 12 p.m. in Sy lvester Parle For m o re IIlformatlon , ca ll C hnssy or Simona a t 867 -6196. As~all
to 8:30. Free event. For more info call Randy Groves at
Solida.-ity in Action (ASIA) meets from 12- 1 p.m. in Library 2 103 . For more info~'r:'ation, ~a ll 867-6033 .. HUI 0
867-5498, or email randy@scn.org.
Hawaii meets at 12:30 p.m. in C AB 320. Fo r Ill o re information . call 867-6033. Coalition Agamst Sexual VIOlence
(CASV) m ee ts at I p .m. in CAB 320. For more info rmati on, call 867 -67 49. Women's Resource Cen,ter (WRC)
m eets at 2 p.m. in the WRC, CAB 206. For more information, ca ll 867 -6162: Healing Arts Collective meets at
.
. .
2: 15 p.m. in CAB 320. DEAP m eets from 2-3 at the Organic Farm. For more 1I1formatlon, ca ll 867-6493 .. WashPIRG m eets at 2 p.m. In CAB 320. For more 1I1for:11atton, ca ll
867 -6058. Men's Group meets from 2-4 p.m. in Library 2118. For more IIlformatlon , call 86 7- 609~. JeWish Cultura~ Center(JCC) meets at 3 p.m. 111 Llbrary_ 2129. For more
info rmation, ca ll 867-6092 . Students at Evergreen for Ecological Design (SEED) m ee ts at 2 p.m. In Lab 2. For more 1I1formatlon, call ~67 - 6493. Evergreen IrIsh Resurgence
Experiment (EIRE) meet s at 3 p.m . in CAB 320 . For more information, call Eamon at 867-6098. Mee ting for The OvarIan (the WRC zlne) at 3 p.m . In the
WRC, CAB 206 Evergreen Political Information Center (EPIC), Carnival and Infoshoppe meet at 4 p.m. 111 Library 3500. For. more Information, call 867-6144. Please
be Sllre to ch ec k ba ck as the meetit) g place is subject to change . Student Art Council meets at 2 p.m . in CAB 320. For more l~forma_tlOn" call 867-6412. Evergreen
Queer Alliance (EQA) meets from 2 to 3 in CAB 315 . For more inforf!1ation call 867- 6544. Ev.ergreen Studen,.s for Ideological DiverSity (ESID) meets at two 111
the Pit on the third floor of the CAB . For more information contact eSld03@yahoo .com . Native Student AllIance (NSA) meets at I p . m . In CAB 320. For more
information call 867- 6105. Stitch & Bitch discussion group meets at 2 p.m. in the Women's Reso urce Center, CAB 206. For more tnformatlOn, call 867-6162 . UMOJA
meets at 5 p.m. in the Pit on the third floor of the CAB.

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Every week:

scheduled for the following Sunday. Our film for
that week will be Jean-Luc Godard's masterpiece,
"Weekend." There is still no word yet as to
whether our popcorn machine will be present for
"What the $#*! do we know!" Mindscreen will
try to represent itself at the film, if Mindscreen
can make it, but Mindscreen should not expected
to deviate from the normal mis..,ion statement
of Mindscreen and Mindscreen's goals which,
as I said, will try to represent itself at the film .
Minscreen!
Evergreen students and professors are invited
to attend this free screening, as are interested
members of the community. The filmmakers
will be prese nt to discuss the film with interested
members of the au dience. Sec you there!

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domesric and microbrews.

<Juesdayg. 'Drum n' Bass' with rotating DJs,

at The Mark,
407 Columbia St., free , 10 p.m . • 'Twisted Tuesday' 4th
Avenue Tavern, Resident DJ Almighty & guest DJs all week.
Call 786-1444 for informati on . • Open Mic Night, Tugboat
Annie., 2100 West Bay Drive, 9 p.m.
CWedhesdays • Old School Mix, DJ Dr. Rob, M cCoy's
M,vern, 4th Ave.
'CHUhSdaljs, $2/2 bands/$2 Microbrews, McCoy's
rn , 4th Av". • $2 Pint Night a! ,he E~stside, on 4,h Ave.
'cfhldays g .satuhdaljs • Dance mUSIC from 9 p.ni, to
2 a.m. with DJ Jack at [he Urban Onion, "Olympia's only
gay and lesbian bar and club," 116 Legion Way SE, across
from Sylvester Pa rk.

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WI' I'lud Jour tips! !f,oU would liJu 10 add a lornl show or t'I't'nt ([rll m Olympill
and Iht' lu rrounding auaj to our CIIlmda r, pfrau t'mail cpj@t'v("grrt'n.t'l/u,
attn : Erika, or L'ali 867-6213 and ltatlt' tI mt'lJIlgt' for Erika.

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Piper in response to his N.F.A.A.(National
Field Archery Association) (Ournament
tide that he won in Redding, California
on May 3-4
How did you get started in archery?
1 became interested in archery when 1
was eleven years old. There was a loca l
archery and fishing shop in my hometown
of Yelm, WA called Archers and Anglers,
which I frequented often because I loved to
go fishing in m y spare time. Alter becoming
frustrated on my fishing success, I made a
joke to my friend Asaf saying "I can see the
fish I just can't catch them to bad I didn't
h ave a bow I could just
shoot the fish . " Being
both young and na'ive
and much to my dismay
I soon realized that trout
and bass are not game
fish and that it was illegal
to shoot them. However
jt left me with interest in
archery that I have not
stopped perusing.
What has archery
taught you?
A rchery is a wonderful teacher. Archery
has taught me that the
only competitor I have
is myse lf and that my
anirude is everyth ing. If
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happen. Archery has taught me focus,
patience, and the ability (0 move on.
Meaning when you make a poor shot or
something does not turn out right, you just
have to move on and not dwell on the past.
You have to be able to focus in the exact
moment that you are in, not the moment
in the past when you made a poor shot and
not in the future when you're think about
the outcome of the tournament. You hav~

to live in the now.
What have you accomplished and
where do you want to go?
I'm not going to go into details about
every local or Sate tournament that I have

won or placed well in, however 1 will share
with you my success on a national and
world level. I currently have six national
titles from the N . F.A.A. (National Field
Archery Association) including the national
title I recently won in Redding, California
on May 3-4. In the summer of 2000, I
tried out for the Junior World Outdoor
Target Team at the
Olympic Training
Center in Ch ula
Vi s ta , California,
and became their
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place third in the world at the I.F.A.A.
(International Field Archery Association) in
Darrington, WA. My plans for the future
are to attend as many national events as
possible without interfering with my college
education. After college, I plan on getting
my pro card and shooting the professional
circuit and see where that leads me.

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