The Cooper Point Journal Volume 32, Issue 15 (February 5, 2004)

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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 32, Issue 15 (February 5, 2004)

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Philosophy,
Society and
Globalization

"Love and fine
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Maya Lusis
Senior

Understanding
Your Food

"The first
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The Jewish Cultural Center ·Welcomes
You
by Val Saturn
Though the Evergreen campus includes
asurprisingly large number of students with
a Jewish background , many of us shri nk
away from being identified as such. This
sense of intimidation is understandable,
especially in light of all the recent controversy surrounding the Israeli/ Palestinian
conflict and the fear of somehow becoming
a target of political antagonism. Also, some
Jewish students distance themselves from
their heritage because they want to avoid
being associated with the great Evergreen
taboo on religion , particularly JudeoChristian religion. For these reasons, our
college is home to an enormous well of
invisible "closet Jews," isolated from one
another and unaware that they are not, in
fact, isolated at all. You know who you are!
The Jewish Cultural Center, which meets
every Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Lib 2129,
is here to offer support and ~esources for
students Iike you.
The Jewish Cultural Center is made

up of people as diverse as Jewish culture
itself, and we welcome people from all
backgrounds , including those who are
not Jewi sh but want to learn about another
culture. Our' members possess a variety
of perspectives from religious to secular
(non-religious), and we are first and foremost a cultural organization dedicated to
celebrating the history, arts, and achievements of the Jewish people.
In Fall Quarter, the Jewish Cultural
Center sponsored many fun activities,
including potlucks with lots of delicious
food, a Hannukah party, and an Arts
Collective with a storyteller, Jewish films
from Fiddler on the Roo/to Spaceballs,
and an open mic .
For those seeking the spiritual dimens ion of Judaism , we also offer carpools
to Shabbat se rvices on Friday evenings.
Also, JCCmembers reflect the spectrum of
political ideologies within the Jewish community. Though we live in a world political

climate marked by tensIOn and division,
we embrace a range of political thought
and have very diverse opinions regarding
the conflict in the Middle East. Ultimately,
we recognize that people are what matters
most, and our main interest is in building
dialogue. We are here to offer information
resources, community, support, and connection to Jewish heritage, and whatever
your interests and beliefs, there is always a
place for you in the JCC community.

To find out more, join us
Wednesday.afternoons, give us a
call at ext. 6092, or send an e-mail
to evergreenjcc@yahoo.com.

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Day of Absence - Friday, February 6th
On-Campus Events;
Promoting a MUlticultural Campus
Breakfast Seminar facilitated by Art Costantino, Vice-President for Student Affairs.
9 to 10:30 a.m. - CAB Faculty/Staff Lounge - All are welcome

What Does it Mean to be a White Anti-Racist Ally?
Lunchtime workshop led by Michael Vavrus, Ph.D., TESC Faculty, author and activist-scholar in the national anti-oppression education reform movement.
Noon to I p.m. - Librtry 1706 - All are welcome, no registration required

The Examined Life: Clearing the Path to Action
This writing workshop will use guiding questions to nurture introspection around
Day of PresencelDay of Absence issues.
Led by Sandy Yannone, Ph.D., TESC Writing Center director, author and poet
I :30 to 3:30 p.m. - Library 1706 - All are welcome, no registration required
Please encourage everyone you know to participate in Day of Presence/Day of
Absence. Students - ask your teachers to include these events in your programs.
Teachers - make sure your students have the time and support to participate.
Great World Teacher, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, wrote from Birmingham
Jail, "For years now I have heard the word 'Wait!' This 'Wait' has almost always
meant 'Never.' We must come to see that 'justice too long delayed is justice denied. ",
Oppressed peoples have always been in touch with this sense of urgency. It is nec"
essary for the privileged to earnestly cultivate this awareness. When whites finally
arrive at this place of being unwilling to wait for justice, perhaps then we'll see some
relief for the ocean of suffering that threatens to drown us all.

The Accused
The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention will be showing the 1988 film The
Accused with Jodie Foster and Kelly'-McGillis on Thursday, February 12, at 6 p.m.
in the Edge inA Dorm. The film deals with one woman's battle for legal justice after
she survives a sexual assault at a local bar. The story explores the issues of sex ism
and c1assism in her struggle to navigate the legal system. Join us for popcorn and
snacks to watch and discuss this important film . - Philipe Lonestar

You've Got Bat Box!
Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a free
workshop will be offered on birds and bats.
All are invited to learn abo ut the important role th ese creatures play in the health
of ecosystem s and controlling mosquito
population s. The workshop inc ludes a
presentation by local bird and bat expert
Janet Pal1 low, and participants will have
the opportunity to build a swallow or bat
box , which may then be taken home or
donated to county parks. Regi stration is
required .
To register or for more information,
contact Patricia Pyle at 570.5841.

MAKE ART WITH TH E OFFI CE OF SEXUA.L
A SS A. U LT P R..E V EN T ION!
How do you feel about sexual violence in your life? In our community? At
Evergreen? We are working on an ongoing collage project responding to media myths
about gender, sexuality and sexual assault/domestic violence. You can contribute to
the project during lunch on Wednesdays at our table in the CAB. Stop by for a few
mintutes or longer to help us invision a world of respect, consensuality and peace.
The mural will be displayed prior to a discussion about this topic during Sexual
Assault Awareness Month in April. What would a world free from sexual violence
be like? Join us to realize our vision through art. - Philipe Lonestar

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Two musical events highr ht the
the Washington Center for the
Performing Arts .
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Tomorrow, the Seatt e Symphony performs at 8 p.m. in preparation for their
upcoming Carnegie Hall performance later this season.
Conducted by Gerard Schwarz, the Symphony will present the world premiere of
Bright Sheng's The Phoenix, featuring soprano Jane Eaglen, and will be performing
selections from Busoni's Turandot Suite and Beethoven'S Symphony No.3.
Tickets cost $41 and $37 for adults, $38 and $35 for students and seniors, and
$21.25 and $19.25 for youth.
Sunday evening, the Olympia Symphony presents The London Conneclion.
The 7 p.m. show will feature special guests John Michel and Carrie Rehkopf,
cello/violin duo, as well as selections from Glinka, Brahms, Walton, and
. Hanson. Further information may be found at the Symphony's Web page at http:
//www.olympiasymphony.com/.
Tickets cost $39.50, $34.50, $29.50, $23.50, and $18.50.
For more information, contact the Center box office at 753.8586 or visit http:
//www.washingtoncenter.org/.

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Eery ethnic group has what it calls ··soul food " - soothing comfort food that brings back warm memories offamily dinners. Today in America, the term ·'soul food "
si mply means African-American cuisine. To fully understand the concept of "soul food ," you IllUSt learn the traditional foods of Africa. Many common American foods are
indige nous to Africa. Grains, legumes, yams, sorghum. watermelon. pUlllpkin, okra. and leafy greens could be found as early as 4,000 B.C. on the African continent. Eggplant,
cucumber. onion and garlic are believed to be African in origin, while only a small number of fruits are grown on the continent: wild lemons, oranges, dates and figs.

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slave trading began in the early 1400's, the diet of newly enslaved A fricans changed on the long journeys from their homeland. On these terrible voyages
aeros::; the Atlantic Ocean, small portions of rice and beans. with the occasional vegetable or piece of fruit , replaced their normally healthy diet. A "slabber" sauce, made
froll1 old beef and rotten fish and salt, was poured over the rice and beans in an attempt to fill the slaves' stomachs.
(' "'ifrican s laves actually had a better diet than their owners did. The owners ate mostly fatty foods, with lIttle or no vegetables and lots of sweets and alcohol that left
them lethargic. The slaves needed to be strong and energetic to work the fields, so large vegetarian meals were encouraged and drinking discouraged. Ice tea and lemonade
b":cJme typical drinks. As the Africans began to assimilate into the American slave society, they "made do" with the ingredients at hand. The fresh vegetables found in Africa
were replaced by the throwaway foods from the plantation house. Their vegetables were .ti:le tops of turnips and beets and dandelions. Soon they were cooking with new
typ~reen s: collards. kale. cress, mustard and pokeweed. With a lot of lard for flavor from the slaughtered hog and cracklin' f~om its skin, they made a filling meal.
, {he s lave diet began to evolve when slaves entered the plantation houses as cooks. With an array of new ingredients at their fingertips and a well-tuned African palate,
the cooks would make delectable foods .for their masters. Suddenly, southern cooking took on new meaning. Fried chicken began to appear on the tables, sweet potatoes
(which had replaced the African yam) sat next to the boiled white potato.

L~~on the slave's cui sine became knows as "good times" food. After long hours working in the fields or up at the house, the evening meal was a time for families to get

Become a Master · Recycler!
Thurston County is .seeking volunteers for its spring recycling course. Upon
completion, volunteers will be a community resource on solid waste issues, such
as waste reduction, recycling and composting.
In exchange for 18 hours of training; volunteers agree to spend 36 hours durin g
the following year working in the community, which may include participating in
a wide range of county or neighborhood activities.
The cow·se will take place from 6 p.m . to 9 p .m. on Wednesdays, March 3, 17,
24 and 31 , as weIl as 9 a.m; to noon on Saturdays, March 6 and 13 for fi eld trips.
and will be held at the Thurston County Courthouse complex.
To ~ecome a Master Recycler, participants must attend all six sessi.ons.
Class size is limited to 20. To reserve a space, contact Janine Bogar at Solid
Waste at 357.2498, (TDD) 754.2933..
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. For more information; visit http://www.co.Thurston.wa.us/wwm.

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The bi g pots became a meal for both body and soul. It was during the meal that the oral history was retold, forbidden religious ceremonies held and family and
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Toctay when 1110st people think of soul food. it is a table heavy with trays of watermelon , ribs, candied sweet potatoes or yams, greens and fried chicken. Each black
f'1Il1ily. however. has its own idea of what black cuisine is . Hogshead cheese sliced on saltine crackers with hot sauce and beer is one such dish. Crab cakes. Carrot and
rai sin salad. Fried corn. Hush puppies. Corn pone. Red beans and rice . Greens. Liver and onions. Lima beans with ham hocks. Stewed okra and tomatoes. Cornbread dipped
ill hu1termilk. Fried catlish. Smothered chicken. Pickled pig 's feet. Fried cabbage. Neckbones. Tongue. Chittlin 's. Tripe. Gumbo. Breaded fried pork chops with a mess of
greens. Blac k-eyed peas ... and grits.
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L he arullla of ··so ul !"ood" can fill the house and let the neighbors know that a big pot is cooking. Today, many are just too busy to spend hours in the kitchen cooking
lip the traditional !"oods of black America. In the search for the best soul food restaurant, there is one piece of advice: "If you walk by and the aroma does not greet you at
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Counihan, Carol and Penny Van Esterik, editors, Food and Culture: A Reader, Routledge, New York, 1997.
UMOJA Soul Food Potluck
Today on the second floor of the CAB at 5: 30 p..m.
Please bring a traditional soul food dish or salad.

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to their new home at the Olympia Center, located at 222 Columbia St. N.W.
The move and subsequent installation, which completes the Olympia Salmon Run ,
will happen within the next few weeks and includes the rejoining of Stephanie Lee
Fraher's Wishupona Fish and No-Limits Olympia with the following sculptures: Souls
of Extinclion, David (Mollari) Sederberg with Procession of the Spec ies Celebration
including Eli Sterling and Heather Taylor-Zimmerman; Salmon Boy Rides the Wat ershed,
Coquina Creation Studio: Paul 1. and Carolyn C. Wagner; The Interconnected Conneclion,
Sherry Buckner with Tumwater High School students; Th e Lucky One, Nikki McClure;
People oflhe Water, Andrea Marie Wilbur-Sigo.
For more information, contact Linda Oestrich at the Cit of 01 m ia at 753.8380.

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by Kandi "Kage " Bauman

Next Wednesday, artist and activist
Peter Hwoschinsky will visit Evergreen
and share music and footage from his
documentary Seedlings of Peace Summer
Camp, filmed in the Balkans.
The event, sponsored by Dance,
Creativity and Culture, will be held from
II a.m. to I p.m. in CRC 117. Please do not
wear street shoes inside the studio. Floor
seating will be available as well as some
chair seating.
For more information , contact Mukti
Khanna at 867.6752.

For those wishing to participate in this
year's Arts Walk celebration, the deadline
for registering is fast approaching. In fact,
it 's tomorrow at 7 p.m . So, what are you
waiting for? Forms are available at the
Olympia Center, located downtown at 222
Columbia St. N.W. , by calling 709.2678, or
by visiting http ://www.ci.olympia.us/par
(click on What's Hot).

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Body Count In Iraq
as of January 31, 2004

It's our school, our food, our community ... let's bring the power back to the local level
News Commentary

by Kenan Breshem

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Statistics from: UNESCO, http://iraqbodycountnetl, http://strike-free.net/, http:
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The S&A Board recently approved a
proposal brought forth by the Women 's
Resource Center (WRC) for 10 delegates
from various student organizations (including but not limited to the WRC, Coalition
Against Sexual Violence, Women Of Color
Coalition, Evergreen Queer A II ianc e,
Evergreen Political Information Center,
and VOX) to attend an educational
forum on women's reproductive rights in
Washington D.C.
The weekend-long forum, from April
22 to 26, will include various workshops
regarding women's reproductive rights and
an hour-long march. In the past, the S&A
Board has refrained from funding protests
and marches, not only because the board
holds an unbiased opinion towards the
political Interests of groups, but also for
liability issues.
In this case, the Board funded the proposal as an "educational trip, " rather than
a "march," because the march is only a
very small portion of the event, and is not
the emphasis of the trip. The participants
of the trip will be serv ing Evergreen by
representing Evcrgreen atthis event, and

wi II be hosting a presentation of thei r
experiences upon return.
The Board funded the coordinators
$3,000 for travel expenses to attend the
three day event. It took two meeti ngs for
the board to reach a deci sion because they
did not feel comfortable fundin g the group
without liability insurance, if at al l.
The Board had a heated debate abo ut
whether or not it was ethical to fund
a group to attend a pol itical event. but
decided it would be acceptable in thi s
case because it would be benefiting the
Evergreen community by having representation at the rally.
While the topic of a woman's reproductive rights is a controversial iss ue, the
Board will always make decisions ba sed
on the needs of students and not any politi cal stance. When the group brought the
proposal back to the following mee ting
with plans for liability insurance at $48
per person for coverage of $1 00,000. the
Board met a consensus to fund the gro up
fully for $3,000 to attend "an educ ationnl
forum on a woman 's right to choose,"

Currently there is a strong trend toward
privatization in institutional food service,
as well as in education and other public
services/infrastructure. Private interests
want to own, and thereby control, our
m eans to eat, learn, get from place to
place, ad infinitum. In mainstream dialogue, very few voices are given prominence that would even dare to imply that
this trend is anything but beneficial for
everyone involved.
There is a growing number of people,
though, who believe that policies made
in the interest of big business profit are
bad for to the majority of people whom
the policies c,lirectly effect. By taking the
mainstream , convenient path of contracting out to large corporations, we lose
control over where our money goes, our
community relationships, and our range
of choices. Money spent on corporate
products leaves our local community and
adds to far away concentrations of wealth.
Local community flounders as the power
to make changes becomes more and more
concentrated in the hands of distant CEOs.
As corporations drive out the small local
competition, our choices as consumers
become increasingly fewer and more
homogenous.
Originally a relatively small West Coast
company, Bon Appetit, has recently been
bought out by Compass Group, an enormous mullinational based in London that

employs over 325,000 people. Compass
Group has ties to the prison-industrial
complex and has subsidiaries directly
involved in profiting off the illegal
occupation of Iraq. They also own much
of the so-called com petition, such as
Chartwells , another institutional food
service corporation. Last fall, the management of our largely student-run cooperative, the Corner, was taken over by Bon
Appetit, so we no longer have any choice
but to patronize Bon Appetit if we want
to buy food at school, or if we are one of
the first year students required to buy food
here due to a mandatory meal plan. This
is an example of corporations controlling
our lives - right here at Evergreen, where
things are supposed to be different. So I
have become involved in a movement,
hopefully a growing one, whose goal it
is to rid our campus of Bon Appetit and
Compass Group and replace the corporate
model with one that is more sustainable
and community-friendly, whose values
and goals will be in better alignment with
ours as a community.
Having done preliminary research into
various alternative possibil ities, a group of
us have decided that we should push for
the option of an in-house, college-run food
service. The college would be responsible
for hiring, and all the workers would then
be state employees. The operation could
conceivably be run by a board made up of

workers, students, faculty, etc., or it could
be managed more traditionally . There are
several compelling reasons for going inhouse, rather than other possibilities we
talked about. It would most likely be better
for the current employees of Bon Appetit,
many of whom are reluctant for yet another
shaky transition, and understandably so.
Evergreen has gone through several transitions with various companies in the past
few years. Possibilities involving multiple
small local businesses would make it difficult for workers to stay on in similar or
better positions, or to unionize. As state
employees, food workers would be paid
higher wages, and there is the potential
for a stronger union. Stability is a real
and pressing concern for the workers, and
this needs to be respected in our. plans.
Another good reason for going self-op is
that it would be extremely difficult for the
college to contract out again, making us
much less vulnerable to corporate design.
The college, and hopefully the students as
well , would have more control over how
the food service is run.
According to the Food Service DTF
recommendations from 200 I, such an
operation would be most likely to bring in
revenue for the college, although it would
require large startup costs and at least a
year of planning ih order to adequately
prepare for such a transition. It would be a
long and complicated process, but I believe

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it is most likely the best long-term solution
to the problem of food service here . With
the current contract with Bon Appetit there
is the option of renewing the contract each
year for the next seven years. If it means
that we can be planning for the transition
to self-operation, I would be supportive
of a move to renew the contract with Bon
Appetit for one more year. Because the
college continues to lose money on food
service, there is a possibility that they will
look into contracting with someone el se.
The other corporations out there available to contract with are limited , and not
any better than Bon Appetit - Chartwells,
Sodexho, Aramark ... We need 10 come up
with a better long-term solution.
The self-op model for food service
could also be made compatible with
smaller forms of diversification , such
as small contracts with local businesses,
or student-run co-ops. There would be
more room for trying out positive innovations, such as more extensive work with
the organic farm. It could also include
opportunities for students to learn about
the restaurant business, through individual
learning contracts, or possibly even a new
academic program in sustainable business
practices with direct hands-on experience.

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bv Christine Johnson
Do you have an interest in the links understandings of the world are driving
between Western educational culture and environmental destruction . For instance,
the increasing levels of environmental his 2000 book Let Them Eat Data examo
degradation? If so, you may want to come ines the myth that access to more informajoin us for an evening with CA. Bowers, tion and data via computers is equivalent
author of such books as Let Them Eat to a better understanding of the world and
Data and The Cultural Dimensions of of our proper place in it. Drawing from a
Educational Computing: Understanding wide variety of academic disciplines, he
the Non-Neutrality of Technology, and shows that all forms of modem technolan outspoken critic of current educational ogy - including computers - perpetuate the
methods. On Thursday, February 12, from view that technology is neutral, while in
6-8 p.m. in Lecture Hall 3, Dr. Bowers will reality these technologies act as filters on
be speaking on eco-pedagogy, which could our perceptions, further reproducing the
loosely be described as efforts to under- myths of the culture.
An important concept that arises in
stand the links between the ways people
are educated and the resulting environmen- Bowers' work is the idea of the my thotal consequences.
poetic narrative - a sort of story about
As a professor of education at Portland the world that embodies the beliefs and
State University in Oregon, Bowers is one experiences of the culture and which
of the few voices identifying the linkages serves as a base framework for further
between what we are learning in school learning. So what are some of the common
and through media and how these faulty mythopoetic narratives in our culture? A

few he identifies are that change and this gives them credibility and authority
experimentation are inherently good and to act. (And more status!) However, these
represent "progress," that the individual is " learned" people then often apply these
autonomous and entirely"separate from the epistemologically erroneous beliefs to the
environment, that the market system is the natural world In particularly insane ways
best method for assigning values, that our - pesticides, nuclear weapons, dams, and
system is demonstrably superior to other so forth - all of which clearly epitomize
"uncivilized" cultures, and that because disharmony with respect to the natural
of its superiority it should be exported to world.
While..!his lecture is aimed primari ly
the entire world. His analysis is that tra-__
ditional cultures have valua Ie lessons to towards graduate students in environmenteach us about living in harmony with the tal studies and teaching, undergraduates in
planet, but because they have a different environmental education, related faculty,
set of guiding root metaphors, the "unsci- and environmental education practitioners,
entific" knowledge connected with their all are welcome to attend. If you have an
understandings is what he calls low-status interest in becoming aware of these deepknowledge. School learning, on the other seated and largely invisible basic problems
hand, is a tonn of high-status knowledge in education, please join us - there wi ll be a
- mai nl y for the reason that in thi s culture, small group discussion after th e lecture.
people with more formal education are
credited with having a better understanding of the world than those with less, and

.Day of Presence, Day of Absence: On-Campus Events
Friday, February 5
Day of Absence

Thursday, I=ebruary 4
D-ay of Presence
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Breakfast Seminar facilitated by Art Costantino,
VP for Student Affairs
9 to 10:30 a.m. - CAB Faculty/Staff Lounge

• Fishbowl Discussion: A Year Later Creating Inclusive Learning Environments
10:30 a.m. to noon
Library 1000

• Critical Moments case story and discussion
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Library 1000
• Soul Food Potluck *
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Saturday night found a few dozen
Greeners dancing to hip-hop and top
40 music in the CRC from 10 p.m .
until late into the night. The Women
of Colo r Coalition hosted th e dance,
which featured a live DJ.
The room was dark , lit only wi th a
string of tiny multi-colored Chri stmas
lights, a neon green light near the DJs
in the comer, and the soft glow of
single white candles on the tables
around the edge of the room.
On the dance floor, kids gathered
in groups of four or five and danced
to newer top-40 music, as well as
classic '90s dance party music like
Cris Cross's "Jump Jump." After a
string of hip-hop, the OJ changed the
mood with a few Latin/Salsa-inspired
songs. The styles of dancing changed
with the music.
The crowd fluctuated in size but
there were usually around twentyfive to forty students dancing at a
time.

What Does it Mean to be a White
Anti-Racist Ally?
Lunchtime workshop led by Michael Vavrus, Ph.D.,
TESC faculty, author, and activist-scholar in the national
anti-oppression education reform movement.
Noon to 1 p.m. - Library 1706

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Women of Color Cpalition hosts dance party

Promoting a Multicultural Campus

The Examined Life: Clearing the Path to
Action
This writing workshop will use guiding questions to
nurture introspection around Day of Presence/Day of
Absence issues. Led by Sandy Yannone, Ph.D., TESC
Writing Center director, author, and poet.
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. - Library 1706

WITH KEYNOTE SPEA
Dacalewelah

Native sovereignty and prison rights qctlvlst Involved In the Attica PrIson rebellion and the
Amertcan 'ndlan Movement Founder of the League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations of the Western Hemisphere.

Diane Leafe Christian

Author and editor of Communities magazine as we" as an expert on

Intentional communities and ecovlllages

Kevin Danaher

Long time critic of ·free trade· and advocate of people's globaDzatJon. Co-founder and
director of Public Education at Global Exhonge as well as an author and/or editor of II books.

Rosalinda Guillen

Farm worker organizer Involved In the successful unionizing campaign In the
Colombia' river GOrge In ISilSil5. Executive Director of LUPE an organization aimed at empowering low-Income people

Dan Imhoff

Independent publisher. small-scale farmer. and founding m,mber of the Wild Farm Alliance.
Advocate of regional farming based on a watershed approach, wildlands connectivity. ecolabellng and more.

Joe Kennedy

co-founder and former director of Builders Without Borders (BWS). an organization dedicated
to serving the underhoused with prolects on the U.SJMexlco border and U.S. indian reservations.

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I believe Evergreen and the range of opportunities in higher education could benefit
a lot by offering such a program.
Many colleges and universities around
the country, as well as in Canada and
other countries, have small student-run
stores, cafes, coffeehouses or restaurants .
Many are run collectively, and they offer
an invaluable resource to their communiti es, both in tenns of services they offer
and as places for students to learn throu gh
practical experience abo ut running a
business. Up until very recently, Evergreen
had the Comer. As mentioned earlier, management of the Comer was taken over by
Bon Appetit this past fall at the request of
th e administration . The Comer had about
a 20-year history on campus, and at times
it was q uite success ful. At the time it was

taken over, though, they had apparently
been losing money. They threw out the
baby with the bath water. The administration will almost certainly be wary about
allowing students to start something similar up again, but with some persistence,
organization, and enthusiasm, they might
come around. There are many successful
models out there, as well as the collective
experience of ex-Corner wor~ers to be
taken into account. Regardless of what
else happe ns', I believe Evergreen is ripe
for a(nother) student-run cooperative, so
that we can at the ve ry least have our own
altern ative place on campus.
We can make this happen! It's our college, ollr commlmity, our food . T his should
be our food service - it should be unique,
and we should be able to be proud of it.

Help take baek our power to make decisions
about how our money is spent. Let's not
further contribute to the system of oppression that is corporate globalization. Come
to work group meetings (Wednesdays, 4:
30 p.m., LIB 3500). E-mail me with your
opinion (iranek @hotmail.com) . E-mai l
the administration. Write a leHer to the
CPJ. Come to student union meetings to
help organize so that students can have
an official influence at Evergree n. Let
your voice be heard. This is an important
issue that effects us directly as student s.
that effects our local community, and that
has the potential to contribute to the larger
movement for soc ia l justice and peace .
Let's get moving.

Paul Stamets

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M-Pact: A Cll:pella

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Friday night, a bomb of mindful spoken ,
Without skipping a beat, Saul appeared
word went off in the minds of those hun- on stage comfortable and present and began
dreds who attended the Saul Williams to make himself at home. After stripping
show. The gym was packed from end to off his "serious black sweater" to reveal
end with eager faces of all ages crunched a "vintage" grey t-shirt, he joked openly
cheek to cheek· on the bleachers and stand- about stereotypes surrounding Evergreen,
ing together behind folding chairs.
mocking the smell of patchouli, hemp
The first performer, Laura "Piece" necklaces and bootlegged Ani Difranco
Kelly, is a local spoken word artist from CDs. He laughed, but we saw his bare
Seattle who works as an Arts Educator, feet.
social activist and grassroots organizer.
As he began to flow, wisdom dripped
She confidently took the stage sporting a out of his mouth like saliva. His messages
long feathered skirt, her hair natural and varied in origin, stemming from everything
free, and began to speak with a voice so from money to spirituality but convergmelodic the crowd was instantly spell- ing into a solid lesson in empowerment.
bound. Her smooth rhythm and insightful In both his poems and his candid voice, he
rhymes eloquently portrayed struggles of repeatedly focused on the unlimited pospoverty, drugs, spirituality and identity. sibilities we have to manifest our vision(s)
From the moment she took the stage until in this time of great resources. Saul bluntly
the time she left it, she connected with the stated, " I bel ieve in the collective unconaudience in a humble manner that allowed scious." He thankfully attributed his own
the clarity of her message to prevai I. She art to the people, explaining that because
said, "If you believe it, then be it and live of humanity's inherent interconnectedness
it or leave it be."
he is able to receive and vocalize what we
We were graced with a surprise appear- soulfully create.
Saul used hip-hop as a metaphor for
ance by Evergreen's own Terrence Turner.
He took the opportunity to welcome Saul time. Just as a good OJ mixes in bytes from
Williams, who originally inspired him the past that people liked into the current
to write rhymes while incarcerated . He track, so are we able to focus on things that
expressed the utmost gratitude by sharing historically "worked" and integrate them
his first poem, which was written for Saul. into the present. Practicing past wisdom
Then, in a torrent of confidence and style, allows us to transcend the status quo,
The show concluded with an awe-filled
he exploded into a witty contemplation
of time, creating the acronym: Tolerated applause, Piece, Terrence and Saul 's perIllusions Many Encounter. He received formances planted seeds of contemplaa hearty standing ovation that served to tion to be mulled over for weeks to come.
Thank you.
welcome Saul Williams to the stage.

by Daniel and Jakob' [aggner
Two people perform a graceful and pl.ayful. fight in. the midst of a ci~c1e of p~ople. It looks I~ke a choreogr~phed acr.obatic dan~e. Legs swo.oping ov~r ducking ~o~.ie5,
inverted attacks, spins and flips make this an Impressive spectacle. TIllS game IS call~d Capoelra A~g.ola. In ItS ~leart ~Ies rh~thmlc Afro-B~azillan I!1USIC. An or~hestla of
rhythm instruments makes the music . The berimbau , a single str~ng instrume~t that IS played by hlttmg the stnng with a stick ~nd changlllg the pl~ch by hO.ldlll.g a rock
to the string, is the focal point of the orchestra. It leads the pandelro (tambo~nne), agogo (cowbell), reco.reeo (a .s mall ,,~asl~boal d) and ata~aque (dIUIll). A callel u,~uall},
plays the berimbau . He or she sings a song loud enough to sound over the Instrum~nts, and the pe?ple III the circle w.11I sll1g th~ appropnate response to the SOlle . ~rt~e
songs are sung in Portuguese, part impromptu , part remem~e~ed. They tell of t.h~ history of Capoelra as well aswhat IS happenll1gm tI.le c~rrent gal~le, day to da)· .1 0 ) S
and sorrows, and spiritual beliefs. The players are the mUSIClal~S and tl~e n:uslclans are the playe.rs. '.fhe. cap~~Ifl~,tas take turns steppll1g .mto the clr~1e t\~ 0 at a tlm,~ '
where they begin the match . Even though this is a martial art, Violence IS di sco uraged , and the objective IS to get your comrade by taggll1g her or hlln With yO Ul leeS
or head in the area from the torso to the head . Grace and trickery are encouraged.
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Capoeira has its roots in the time of Brazili.an slavery. Siavesdeveloped this game to practice a martial al1 that was disgui se~ as a dance so as not to II.:t 011 ~o th c lr
owners what they were do ing . It also ke pt alive a sense of Africa and culture that he ld them togethe:. Aft~r sla~ery was abolished and the powe r ~ f Cap?elr~ was
recognized, it became illegal. The poorer black people of Brazil played this game in the streets at th e. rlsk ot. ImpflSo nm en.t; nevel1heless. It was practi ced often III ~he
spirit of resistance against government oppression. In the 1920 's, Capoeira became tolerated , but only III a strict settlllg, which meant every roda (the event of Ca lwclra .
pronounced ho-da) had to be regi~tered and w~s only allowed iii all cnclosed space.
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The vast knowledge ofCapoelra IS transmitted o rally from the me stre (master) to the pupil s. A mestre IS Oll~ who has l11aste.~ed the ph} s lc.d. mu s ical. Im lollcal.
philosophical and spiritual aspects ofCapoeira. It takes decades of dedication to reach such a level. Olle of them IS mcstre jurandjlr, who teache s In Seattle and here at
The Evergreen State College.
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Female and male students come together to practice thi S art form . As the capoem stas develop th e ir game, they also deve lop thel~ own ulliqu e Sly h.: , I~ Pl esellt~lI"C. 0 1
personality, body type and mood . This diversity paints the e~c.eptional picture of impr~visational communication between two bod les. The comprehenSive comblllation
of movement, song, rhythm instruments, philosophy and splfltuahty makes up Capoelra Angola.

The Capoeira Angola el ub meets in CRC 117 on Wednesdays frorn :)
to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 12 to 2 p.m. Beginners are vveleoJne. F'oJ'
more information, contact Daniellaggner@yahoo.conl.

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by Robin So/ash
Two weeks ago, some students and I
from the Evergreen Singers, Evergreen's
choir class led by Scott Farrell, went .to see
an a cappella group called M-Pact. This
group of five guys (Jake, Marco, Rudy,
Trist, and Britt) had exquisite musical
talent. For those of you that don't know
what a cappella music is, it is people singing and creating instrument sounds with
their voices using perfect harmony.
This was M-Pact's farewell concert
because they had to be on a plane that
night to leave for New York for a jazz
singers' conference. They told the packed
club audience that they would be back
performing in Seattle on April 23 . They
took the stage and our jaws dropped to
the floor as soon as they uttered the first
note. I have heard people that could sing
really well before, but this was downright
heart-stoppingly impressive. They started
out with an original song called "Suddenly
You," and then a hip-hop song, and then
another original song called "Somebody

Love Me," then a rendition of "My
Favorite Things." In between they sang
some jazzy bits.
The most impressive were the sounds
they made: one song was just instruments
that they made with their voices. It was
truly remarkable. They ended with the
theme form Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
My friends and I were screaming the
whole way through the concert. It ... it was
a wonderful girl 's night out. Scott knows
the guys and he brought them over to us so
we could meet them and they could sign
our CDs that we bought that night. Then
Scott told us that on our final performance
on March 14, they would be performing
with us! It will be so exiting. Al so, they
will be performing the day before at the
Harmony Convention, where Scott will
be ajudge,
So if you can 't make it to the Harmony
Convention, come to the Evergreen
Singers' A Cappella Concert on March 14
at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Recital Hall # I.

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INTERNATIONAL GUEST LECTURE

STUDY ABROAD
IN A WORLD IN CRISIS
Dr. Jose Suarez-Torrez
Fundacion CIMAS del Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador
Thursday, February 12
Noon - 1pm
Lab I, Room 1040
Can academic, research and community activities provide
alternatives for a more just development and give new meanings
to personal Ii ves?
How are our assumptions of modernity and development placed in
question when living with marginal communities in poor areas in
the world?
Is study abroad a way to build international solidarity and bring
solutions to many pressing problems in the world?
Jose Suarez-Torres, MD., M .P.H., Ph.D. has teaching and research experience
in Epidemiology and Public Health at Central University and S~n Francisco
University in Ecuador, the University ofWashir:-gton and The Evergreen State
College. He is a former official of the Health Ministry of Ecuador and
Consultant for International Organizations.
Fundaci€n Cimas del Ecuador (Cimas) is a private, non-profi t organization
committed to the study of Ecuador s environment, economic development and
health issues.
Sponsored by the EvergreenlEcuador Studies Program, Dean s Office L2211

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bv Brian Flewell

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bv Gabrielle Sagona
Over 10 So l ( Martian da ys) after it s
computer problems occurred, the Martian
rover Spirit has continued operat ions in
G uzev Crarer. Mars. The prob lem that
plagued Spin ' was a faulty fla sh memory
card that had faulty information stored in
it. left over from the nine- month journey
from Earth . With all problems so lved, we
hope th at Spirit and Opportunity will continue the ir journeys of ex ploration without
any further problem s. This is goi ng to be
my final report on the Mars Exploration
Rovers. Godspeed to the rovers and to the
ground control team that pi lots the rovers
from our Earthl y bonds.
Orion . He stands proudly in the winter
sky as the most recogni zed con stellation
to the average person. February brings us
a few perfectly clear night s for us to once
again look heavenward. By look ing up. we
are loo kin g at some of the most awesome
sights in the sky.
We ' ll start 'With Bete lgeuse (pronounced: bet'l-jcez'), the top left star ofthe
to rso of Orion. During the Middle Ages,
much of Rom an and Greek civilization
was kept in the hands of the Arab schol ars. The constellation names remained in
Greek, but many of the star names were
translated to Arabic . Betelgeuse, when
translated from its anc ient form, is "the
armpit of the gia nt. " Makes it easy to
remember which star it is. Betelgeuse is
a star that is several times larger than our
sun. In fact, if we put our solar system at
the center of Betelgeuse, the surface of
Betelgeuse would extend to the orbit of
Jupiter! Another treat is Rigel. a bright

blue star that represents the forward foot
of Orion. In contrast to th e coo l red of
Betelgeuse, Rigel is a hot, blue star that
sh ines just as brightl y as Betelgeuse. A test
of your co lor perception skill will be if yo u
can look at red Betelgeuse and blue Rigel
and tell the color difference . It's diffic ult
for some people, but others have the abi lity
to do it , and when you do, it gives co lor to
an otherwise white dotted sky.
The fir s t co nste ll a ti on that I eve r
learned was Orion, the great hunter. I hope
that thi s artic le wi ll send a few new people
looki ng skyward for the first time in an
un derstanding of what rea lly lies beyond
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When was the last time you saw a movie that was a real mind-bender? I mean really
twisted and totally intriguing. I am not talking about an end of the world disaster or
creepy murder sex scandal or even a voodoo queen gone berserk in space. I know YOll
get fed lip with Hollywood thinking we are just st upid cattle who want cookie-cutter
entertainment. Don ' t they realize that we have seen it before, or are they just yanking
our chain s because the movie industry at large truly believes that we are dumb and
they are fumbling around tlying to come up with a new way to present tired material?
Or maybe they don't even know that they are being repetitious . Well , there is something new on th e horizon, and it is pretty exciti ng. In spring of 2003, I was privy to
a very s uccessfu l test sc reenin g of What 'he $#*! Do We Know?: A Quantum Fable
(check Ollt their coo l website at http ://www.whatthebleep.comJ) at The Evergreen
State Co ll ege. It blew the aud ience away, answering a lot of questions about life
a nd rea lity, the kinds of questions you ask when yo u stay up late with a friend over
a bottle of wine and arc totally engaged in the deepest of conversations.

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The test audi ence was a eross section of O lympia, including a whole slew of
co ll ege students, bus in ess people and random folks. Most did not want to leave the
screenin g room and stayed for over a n ho ur asking the filmmakers every.thing about
it, their inspiration , the ir plans for its release, and how they could get copIes to watch
aga in and again. People couldn't believe there was a fi 1m that explored .the advel~tures
and avenues of the mind, one that incorporated the wisdom of the ancIent mystIcs as
well as the most rad ica l v iews of sc ience today, all with cutting-edge special effects,
award-winning acto rs, and a powerful rock score, with a bold leap into the realm
of quantum physics as applied to someone's persona l journey with regards to work,
relationships, and addic tion. Experiencing this unusual alchemy on the big screen,
its effects are jaw-drop ping shock makin g; you want to laugh hysterically, while at
the same moment you almost cry because of the nature of the realized message, All
the while your brain is in overdrive trying to compute what you have just witnessed
with your eyes.

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What the #$*! Do We Know?: A Quantum Fable combines interviews with some
of the 1110st forward-thinking sc ientists, theologians, and mystics of our day with the
story of a modern-day young woman whose life begins to unrav:1 as these concepts
unfurl in her life, The scientists act as a Greek chorus, and theIr comments find a
place in the story of the central character, Amanda, who, like Alice falling ~own the
rabbit hole, finds reality to be much stranger than she had ever before reahzed.The
film takes a crack at answering some of mankind 's age-old questions : Who are we?
Where are we going? Why are we here? What is the purpose of our life? What does
our spirituality tell us? How does this fit with what we are told by scienc~? There is
knowledge in both religion and science that up to now has been largely incomprehensible to the average person , This film explains it. Adds Arntz, "The animation
sequences and special effects bring this world to life with boldness and humor. "

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Monday evening was just one .Of those nights when you felt the
need to go out with your friends and have s.Omefl(n, and that's exactly
what I did. Myself and three other frien'ds of min~ . had tickets to the
Trapt concert. I have never been to the Showbox Theater before; I just
knew that it had a bar in it. I didn't realizethat it was a tiny club-like
atmosphere. As the mosh pit began to form we hung out in the back
so not to get trampled on because I am 4'8" and everyone seems think
that I can get broken easily. The opening act took the stage, Alien
Crime Syndicate. The lead singer with blonde hair was a bit slow for
the rest of the groups playing but it worked. Oh, did I mention that
the guitarist was extremely hot? And he wasn't playing the guitar; he
was " loving" the guitar. For an opening act they were good. Finally
the main event, Trapt, walked on stage. I love this band. Their music
is so emotionally charged, the lyrics and 'the way they don't use only
three chords and the fact that the lead singer is handsome helps too.
They played every song on their self-titled album. Starting with, "Still
Frame," "Made of Glass," my favorite, \\Echo/' \\Stories," many more,
but they did their encore with their biggest hit, called "Headstrong."
In my opinion that is the worst song album. Ever,y other song is wonderful. There was a real mosh pit formed, complete with circles. Some
how I made my way up to the front of the pit and got to touch the
lead singer, ChriS. It was an experience that I will never forget. It was
hard for me to see the rest of the baridbecause I am short but they
played so well: Simon on guitar, Peter
ba~s and Monty on drums.
I got pushed into the circle at some point and '~ot elbowed in the eye,
but I got rescued by a nice big guy. I 'will forever remember Monday
night because I loved every minute of it . .

I met with the local filmmakers William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, and Mark Vicente
after the screening once the crowds diminished. They had a lot of evidence showing
that people are ready for a whole new g~neration of films and entertainment driven
not by profit but by true inspiration. They feel that it is time for the world to learn
what the sc ientists have known for decades and the mystics have known for eons.

Filmmakers William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, and Mark Vicente will be on hand
Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7 after the first of the two evening screenings at Yelm Cinemas (call Yelm Cinemas for times at 360.~00.3456 or check ?ut
the ir website at http://www.yelmcinemas.com/) for a questIOn and answer perIod
that you won't want to miss . Tickets are hard to come by, so it's best to get them
ahead of time, They go on sale at noon three days before each show, and they don't
sell them via their website. It will run for several weeks ,
The Yelm Cinemas are state-of-the-art theatres that attract awide-ranging audience, some from as far away as Seattle, due to their Dolby Digital and Sony Dynamic
Digital Sound systems, stadium seating, and Christie projectors. They are truly the
best theaters in the area. For not just one of the most memorable times in your entertainment life, but one of the most memorable times in your life, go see this movie
and see it more than once. And get the word out!

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The Definite Article:

No G-Strings Attached
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by Lee Kepraios
is these young women who get the most
respect on the job. As offensive as that
sounds, I think someone has to see what
I saw to be in a position to weigh in on
this scenario: a woman with confidence
enough to be naked in front of a room
full of strangers dances for two minutes
and leaves with enough of their money to
pay a whole month's rent. And the men
a First Amendment right!_
watching, for one shining moment, are
You see, anyone who's ever gotten reduced to helpless, infantile lumps of
a lapdance knows that they are practi- clay, incapable of taking any initiative
cally devoid of sexual content and that whatsoever. Like Velveeta in human form.
lapdances are considered by many to be I don't know about you, but that counts as
a healthy way to release sexual tension. power to me.
Eventually I was offered a dance from
I knew very little about the issue when I
heard about the ban, so I wanted to find a young brunette named Violet. I would
out what the L.A. City Council, in all their have preferred to call her by her real name,
infinite wisdom, thought was so dangerous but I doubt she'd have been hired ifshe'd
and unlawful about a lapdance. In prepara- gone with Linda or Becky or whatever her
tion for this article, The Curmudgeon did a name was. To tell the truth, I really would
Iittle field research. I went to Seattle to visit have preferred she forego the lapdance
a local strip club, the name of which I was and just answer my questions. I was five
told I cannot disclose. I know it would lend dollars short for the fee, which was steep,
more weight to my argument if) disclosed but Violet was kind enough to give me a
the name, but the bouncer told me that the pass.
place didn't want to call any unnecessary
So I paid for that overpriced, marginally
attention to itself. Fine with me. You didn't satisfying ritual which Violet, a paragon of
want to piss off this guy. He was scarier female curvaceousness, performed like a
than a Hieronymus Bosch portrait of Sug composer conducting a great symphony.
My Id and Ego danced a jig of euphoria,
Knight.
A fter watching the central attractions while my Subconscious popped the cork
on stage, I came to two conclusions: I) on a cheap sparkling endorphin and poured
there is no limit to what can be done with · liberally. I also found myself wondering,
a pole, and 2) it 's kind of strange, quite "This is illegal in a state governed by
unfortunate and very hard to believe that Schwarzenegger?"
out of all the women in the workplace, it
That's when a thought crossed my

A few months ago, the L.A. City
Council banned lapdancing. Now I'm
finding out that receiving a lapdance in
parts of Washington is also illegal. I've
kept quiet about this one long enough,
This really hits home . Frankly, I can't
believe how many people are still cheering the ban. What's next? Burning books?
Let me spell it out for you: Lapdances are

mind. Violet and her ilk are artists. They
have a way of drawing you into their kind
of fantasy world. Much like a skilled pulp
novelist does ... if that pulp novelist had
artificial breasts and a naval piercing.
When Violet was finished, she proceeded with the customary practice of
talking with the customer for a minute
before she went about her business. I was
pleased to see she did not appear hesitant
about answering my questions:
"Do you think the ban on lapdances in
L.A. and in parts of Washington is unfair?
I wanted to know what you thought about
that. "
" Well , I don't know why it is, 'cause
places make a lot of money. I wouldn't
be able to support myself if I didn't have
this job. "
" So you think the ban is unfair?"
" I think so because there are rules to
make sure we don't get hurt or abused.
I mean , it can still be dangerous, and I' d
rather be doing something else, but most
of these guys are pretty nice."
I ' d have preferred the L.A. City
Council to hear what Violet told me .
Maybe it would inspire them to do some
thinking before they decide to advocate
their puritanical morality by censoring
the language of the human body as an art
form. Members of this Council are privileged, highly paid (salaries in excess of
$130,000 a year) moralists who, when it
comes to issues like this, become nothing
more than advocates with too much power
trying to make'the rest of us feel guilty for

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Yesterday.. and T()day. Bookends .
One of These NighlS . Belweenthe Butlons.
Pipes of Peace. Who's Nexl. Days of
Future Passed. I GU I Dem 01' Ku:m ic
Billes Again, Mama'
I guess you could say I havc a thin g for
aibullls, particularly those as o ld or oldcr
than I and originally released as 33 1/3
r.p.m . vinyl. Yea h, there's no thin g like
rockin ' out to mu s ic th at pops, hi sses
and skips, especially the stereotypical
broken-record s kip that repeats over and
over. So, with the advent of compact di scs,
why would I even bother with this outdated
format? Well - depending on the album,
but in most cases - the di g ital version is
like watching one of your favorite movies
after it has been edited for television; it
just doesn ' t sound right. Sure, digital
may eliminate a lot of the annoying crap,
but many of the cool subtleties get lost in
translation. And for that, I'll take the pops,
hisses and skips.

Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearls Cillb Band.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme . (see
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having fun doing so mething they have a
problem with.
What's more, strippers are expressing
an idea. An idea cal led hope. The hope that
some day a skinny girl with a perfectly
waxed bikini area will want to have sex
with you. And without that hope, dear
readers, millions of American men might
just as well throw themselves ofT a cliff.
Need any more on that?
Lee's New Rule of the Week: Truck
driver hats are only to be worn by actual
truck drivers. Got it? Stop trying to rub off
a piece of American Kitsch that isn 't yours.
Need a correction? Try a kicky beret.

Word Score. That'll be 26 points."
" No way!" my Scrabble-play ing pal1ner
protestcd. "The rules say no forei g n word s.
That's a fore ig n word. Take it off and lose
your tUI'll ."
"O h yea h?" I re torted . "BLII yo u just
played 'despot.' That's a G ree k wo rd- there's no difference."
"O f course thl:re is," s he sa id . " It 's been
accepted into the language . It 's not foreig n
Clllymore. No\\' takc your word off and let
me have my turn ."
Thi s was serio us. The stakes were high .
and my arg llm e nt was weak. I finally
co nceded and removed " hom bre" from
the board. The debate, however, led me to
contemplate some hard-hitting philological questions : When does a word borrowed
from another la76uage cease to be consid-

ered forei gn? When is it no longer written
in italics? And most important, when can
you play it in Scrabble?
In a 1945 essay called "Politics and th e
Eng li sh Language," George Orwell wrote
that almost all "foreign" words- that is,
words of any origin but Saxon- were
pretentious a nd completely unnecessary.
A nice se ntiment, but it doesn' t help much
in the ga mc of Scrabble. I fwe had allowed
only these "native" word s, then three-quarters of th e wo rd s we'd played would hav c
bee n void.
See. Engli s h has a fine tradition of
borrowing words from other languages.
For example:
• English sta rted out as a dialect of Low
Gennan, spoken by a number of scattered
tribes (historically g rouped together as
the "Anglo-Saxons") who lived on the
northern borders of the Roman Empire.
Naturally, they traded - both goods and
words - with their Latin-speaking neighbors, and so English gained words like

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Album Lvolution

by Talia M. WilsUIl
Like music? Think you know a lot about
it? Then the first one to correct Iy g uess the
artists of all the aibuills Iisted wins. Wins
what? Don ' t ask me; I'm onl y the writer!
(And no cheating l )

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Tu Our Children's Ch ildren 's Ch ildren.
Cheap Thrills. Whipp ed Cream and Other
Delighls . Sw eel Fre edom. American
Woman. HiRhway 6/ Revisited All Things
Must Pass. RU/l1 () urs. Wailinglor the Sun
/l'lcCartnl!.v. The Rise and 1''''011 of Ziggy
Stardust and the Spiderfi'om Mars .
Albums are mo re th an the s upporting cast for hit s ingles, achieving go ld ,
platinum or multi-pl atinum status for th e
number of copies sold : they are a collective unit compri sed of sing les, instrumental
and "a lbum cuts" that coexist as a mus ical
vision or are whatever the g roup, artist,
produc e r or record company intend s.
While a trac k or two may go on to become
hit sing les, that shouldn ' t pass off th e rest
of the album as unw ol1h y or unnecessa ry.
In fact, th ose remaining trac ks may ga in
popularity over time, like Led Zeppelin IV
or Led Zeppe lin II or Physical Graffiti or
basically anything by Led Ze ppelin .
Of co urse, price is always an iss ue .
What was once $5 now averages $20! No
wonder online downloading is so popular:
with prices like that, a person would have
to be greatly inspired - or desperate - to
buy a CD, when Morpheus, Grokster and
Kazaa (among others) have made peer-topeer life sharing so easily accessible. And

thoug h iTunes and the ne w Na pster offer
honest downloading, faith in legality has
been so mewhat di storted, with the RIA A
chas ing those who so niuch as brea the in
Kazaa ' s direction, including th ose who
don't own a computer.
Though format s, prices and eras have
changed a few times over, the aibuill ' s concept has not: a certain number of songs.
possibly one or more that are hit-worthy,
arranged in auditory-pleasing (or displeasing) sequence. Eve n with the onslaught of
digital mus ic , a lbum s are still a prevalent
force , now even offered by Napster for
$9.95 each.
So whether Dylan 's Nas hville Skyline
turn s yo u on or yo u di g th e Beatle s '
Revo lver , t hese and man y o thers a re
available on their original vinyl plu s
8-track (thou g h the previ o us may tak e
some searching or a trip to San Francisco),
cassette, and C D, whichever format fill s
yo ur needs, unlike today' s new releases
that have a limited forniat: loud, computerized and falsish .
Funny how things change.

Answers: Yeslerday... alld TudayThe Beatles. Bookends- Simon &
Garfunkel. One of These Nights- The
Eagles. Between Ihe Butlons- Rolling
Stones . Pip es of Peace- Paul
McCa rtney . Who 's Next- The Who.
Days of Future Passed- The Moody
Blues. 1 Got Dem 01' Ko zmi c
Blues Again, Man-w!-Janis Joplin.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearls Club
Band-The Beatles. Parsley, Sage.
Ros emary and Thyme-Simon &
Garfunkel. Hot el California-The
Eagles. Out of Our Heads- Rolling
Stones . Venus and Mars - Paul
McCartney & Wings . Tommy- The
Who. Tu Our Ch ildren 's Children's
Children-The Moody Blues. Cheap
Thrills- Big Brother and the Holding
Company. Whipped Cream and Olher
Delights- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana
Brass. Sweet Freedom- Uriah Heep.
American Woman- The Guess Who.
Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan . All
Things Mllst Pass- George Harrison .
Rumours- Fleetwood Mac. Waitingfor
the Sun-The Doors. McCartney-Paul
McCartney. The Rise and Fall of
Ziggy Stardust and the Spider from

Generally spcak ing, when I write these columns, Ilike to point out problem s
that I can offer a s impl e <lnswerto. I don't think th at it is terribl y useful for me to
just cOllle along and bitch about something that is not go ing to change. Howcver,
thi s week's topic bugs me so much that I' m go ing to mention it even thou g h I
don't know i fthere is reall y any answer. I fyou have a suggestion , I implore you to
either write it up as a C P J art ic le or e-mail it to me (Morcon03 @everg ree n. ed u).
I' m talkin g about bad drainage o n campus.
It shouldn't be a sec ret to a ny body that it rains here. A lot. Therefore, one
would imagine that the place would be well des igned to handle a lot of a rain .
<?bvious to everyone but the architects, apparently. Given a ra'iristorm of any
size at all, Red Square seems to turn into one gigantic puddle. There are drains
scattered about, but it seems that only a few have any sort of channels to direct
the rain towards them. Though I could be wrong, even those channels seem to
have been worn by the rain itse lf and not created by the designers.
But at least Red Square HAS drains. The various sidewalks that wind around
the rest of campus seem to have left that element out entirely. The path from A
dorm past the HCC and out to the Mods invariably turns into a river when the
rains come. There are places where the sidewalk is tilted so that rain drains a
little bit into the field , but if there is more thanjusta tiny bit of rain, it backs up
and these areas become little obnoxious ponds .
As I said, I don't have the answer to this one, short of repaving much of the
campus. But I am confident that there is another answer. I am hoping that at
least one of you brilliant, creative, interdisciplinary minds on campus will be
inspired to come up with some inspired, lateral thinking answer to this question .
Because I'm really sick of wet socks.

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What Happened to
Day of Absence?
Day of Presenc~lDay of Absence is a two-day event established by the
Ev~rgreen commul1lty to celebrate culture, heritage and community. It is also
a tllne to focus our attention on the vital work of educating one another about
issues ofequality~justice, privilege and oppression. On Day ofAbsence, this year
scheduled for Friday, February 6, Evergreen's community of color - students
!aculty. a~? staff - is invited to leave campus to participate in community build~
1l1~ ~ctlvltles. On campus, the remaining community members from historically
~I'lv"eged groups r~flect on questions of privilege, justice, ~nd responsibility in
Irght of the symbolrc absence of our coffeagues of color, Day of Presence, on
Th.ursday, February 5, celebrates the re-unification of our whole community and
bUIlds on last y~e, "Examining Racial Climate in the .Classroom."
Over. the years, the great majority of the responsibilitY. for organizing .and
cond.uctlng Day of Presence/~ay qf Absence has fallen to First,f>eople'sAdvising
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com.munity. SO,mew~ere .along the ~ay it was assun:ed th~t.Jhis event "~~Ih~gs"
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butter, chalk, cheese, kitchen, and street.
Of course, all of the words noted above
• In the ninth century, Vikings set up would be allowed in Scrabble. Really, the
camp on the east coast of Great Britain, only way to determine if a "foreign"
a nd once again, words were exchanged. word is too foreign for Scrabble is to see
A nger. ca ke, c\ UIll SY, egg, husband, root, how commonly used and understood it
s ky, and ugl y are all of Norse origin.
is. Usually, when a word becom es part
• In 1066, Wi II iam the Conqueror and of the lingua franca, it is, il11er alia, no
hi s Norman armies invaded Eng land. longer italici zed. Caveal scrabb/or, howWhile English remained the language of ever- don ' t ge t carried away, becau se
th e peopl e, all ari stocrats spoke Frenc h. even though you may consider yo urse l f
The Norman influence o n the lang uage a cognoscel11e of the koinc, your savoir
was g rea t- we got s uch words as nobl e. faire may reveal itself to be mere chut:pah
gove rnm ent , rei igion, so ld ieI'. volunteer, when your ne pillS ullra gets voted down
beef. mutt o n, art. courage, and questionby the other players. In truth, a rgument s
and to thi s dny. man y consider familiarit y about which foreign words are allowed in
with French terms a s ign of elegance and Scrabble could go on ad infinitum. So,
cultivation.
faul e de mieux , and until " hombre" is
• During th e Ren a issa nce , E nglish accepted into the Scrabble vernacular, I
s pea kers ' interest in the language and think I'll take up poker instead.
culture of ancient Greece and Rom e was
rekindled , and new words were coined
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In the January 29 edition of the Cooper Point Journal, I read a Letters & Opinions
piece that seemed very narrow-minded and self-centered, put out by the Carnival cocoordinator. Saying that they want to show love and joy to all must not include compassion or consideratiol) to certain groups. I understand the impact created by their
artwork on the entrance to the library, but found it wanting when they did not post any
references for their statistics in plain view as part of their art.
The Carnival "felt blessed" on January 28 as members for the U.S. Armed Forces
took time to come to the campus for the internship fair. Carnival admits that they
attempted to get them to pose with their signs.
I had seen the layout that the Armed Forces members had put up, and also the
photos and comments made by Carnival. This is where I found Carnival to be lacking
in personal responsibility and consideration to their fellow hum.ans. "We attempted to
get them to pose with us and our sign that simply displayed the numbers ofcasualties.
They re~ed and attempted to cover our sign as we took photos with it . ..
First of all, looking at Carnival's own photos, it looks like even after refusal, they
put their sign on the same table as the presentation by the U.S. Armed Forces and took
photos anyway. If it was just necessary to show the sign as an art piece, why did it
HAVE TO be in front of this presenter?
Spreading joy must not include respecting people's requests to NOT be a part of
another group's agenda. Also, to make something clear, when someone joins and is an
active member of the Armed Forces, they are not allowed to make statements, be part
of anti-military presentations, or pose for photographs of a "directed political manner"
while in uniform.
, The reason being, one active member of the Armed Forces is not the spokesperson
for the entire armed forces. Those who were here were part of the Internship Fair and
looking for non-military interns.

Next, the Carnival co-coordinator states, .. We attempted to get a comment
aboulthis. from these men, about the situation in iraq. or even why they came to
Evergreen, but they refused. Why do these men hide from the truth? How can they
claim to be supporting our brothers and sisters in Iraq if they are trying to hide
their sorrow?"
Wow, they se,em to be a little presumptuous. First, they are not allowed to make
political statements in uniform. Would you fly an airplane if you saw the chief
mechanic, in uniform, talking about how he disliked the company he worked for?
The men were here to promote the Armed Forces and non-military internships, not
discuss politics. (If you can't figure it out, this is WHY they came to Evergreen.)
Second, you don't discuss private or non-pUblic information with those who don 't
have clearance, or the information hasn't been made available. I don'tthink Carnival
would .start handing out the passwords to its filesetver for its websites, so that
anyone could go in and look at the data structure.
The Carnival co-coordinator also seems a bit arrogant in the last two statements.
To say they are hiding from "the truth" means that the Carnival co-coordinator
has some authority on "the truth." Doesn't that seem again narrow-minded and
perhaps a biti,ntolerant of others ideas and opinions? Also, "hiding their sorrow?"
What if they disagree with Carnival's concepts and think we are helping others?
Wouldn't they then be happy to do their jobs? The co-coordinator seems to know ,
these people's intimate feelings after meeting with them once. Isn 't the Carnival
co-coordinator putting an agenda before showing love and joy to all? Carnival
presented ... and it was found lacking.

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Last Wednesday, the manager and corporate representatives of Bon
Appetit met with a group of roughly forty concerned students to discuss the
future of food service at Evergreen . The meeting was held at Bon Appetit 's
request in reaction to a student campaign to replace corporate food service
at Evergreen with an in-house, college-run food service operation .
As many of you know, after signing their contract with Evergreen, Bon
Appetit was bought by the largest food service provider in the world ,
Compass Group. The Compass Group financially profits off of the illegal
occupation of Iraq and the inhumane incarceration of American prisoners
in for-profit prisons and jails, in addition to other socially irresponsible
deals. They also sell Evergreen students, faculty, and staff the food that
sustains their bodies.
At the meeting, the corporate representatives spoke of their own misgivings with Compass Group, but focused on Bon Appetit's commitment to
supporting models of econom ic and agricultural sustainability. This is adm irable in the context of neoliberal capitalism ~ but it is beside the point.
The campaign to replace Bon Appetitwith a self-operated food service
system is motivated by a rejection of corporate food service, no matter
what models of "sustainability" they claim to promote. The issue is not
specifically with Bon Appetit or Compass Group, but with corporate food
in general and its relentless profiteering. Any other corporation would be
just as unwelcome.

The campaign is based, around the notion of food sovereignty - the right of
people and communities to determine who grows. prod \.Ices, and sells them
their food and how that process is conducted, unmediated by corporations.
Food is an absolute necessity oflife and should not be permitted to be used as
a tool to increase the obscene wealth of corporations and their shareholders.
To submit the production and distri!mtion offood and water to profiteeriilg
market mechanisms is to hold profits as a higher priority than life.
At this point. a distinction must be made: this campaign is opposed to
the corporations Compass Group and Bon Appetit, not the Bon App¢tit
workers here at Evergreen. The importance -to themselves and to the col- "
lege - of their h~~d work that goes into preparing the meals that nourish
our bodies is deeply appreciated. Bon Appetit workers are invited to help
conceive visions for an alternative food service model, working to build a
coalition and bridge the gap between the "servers" and the "served." The
campaign continues to support and make contact with the unionized workers at Evergreen. Together, students and workers can create a food service
model that all can be happy with.
If you would like-to get involved in a movement to move towards ajust,
locally based; sustainable model of food service here at Evergreen, please
come to meetings, every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Library Room 3500.

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Curling: a Scottish tradition for more than 500 years
by Kyra Befkovlch

Thursdav, February 5
5:30 p.m. "Soul Food" potluck! Presented by Umoja! Bring traditional soul
food dishes and join us for chicken, greens, Mac n cheese, corn bread, and Kool
aid! In the CAB on the second floor.
7:30 p.m. General Radical Women Meeting . Dinner ~ith Veg~ie option
at 6:30 p.m , for a $6.50 donCltion. All welcome. Whe~lchal~ accesslbl:! New
Freeway Hall , 5018 Rainier Ave S., Seattle. For more Info, ndes, or chlldcare,
call 206.722.6057,

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As usual, I found a sport whose tra- of four players. Aha! Now we re getting stones alternately and then determine the
dition extends back much further than somewhere.
score"). Seems simple enough in theory,
I d even thought. Apparently, curling
Next, I learned the technical term of but in practice, I m sure it takes a good
is over 500 years old and originates in "sweeping." I gathered that was what the deal of quick thinking and practice to learn
the mists of time, as the website http: other teammates do to the stone that s trav- the distances.
Ilwww.worldcurling.org/, tells me . eling down the sheet of ice toward the giant
Here s where I almost laughed out loud,
Actually, Scotland seems to be the mother bulls eye. The reason they do that is to and I apologize ifit might seem harsh of
country that got together
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16. DOPING
Curling Club.
I. The use of all perfor"Curling is an
mance-enhancing drugs,
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whether they have been
sport based around a
taken knowingly or othvery simple idea. Slide
erwise, is prohibited.
a stone down a sheet
2. A competitor may be
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or after the course of a
of rings (called a house).
competition to submit
the problem being that your opposition will let the stone maintain its pace in a certain himselflherself for drug testing.
do everything tactically to stop you from direction. One can change the course of the
3. A competitor found to have a positive
achieving this goal. So the game contains stone by sweeping the ice in the general test will be banned from further competielements of great skill, strategy, finesse, path they want it to travel. Right. But you tion while the reason for the presence of
exertion and endeavour, and we promise can t touch the stone, or you II be thrown
the banned substance is considered .
you that the perception of a slow-paced out of the game.
4. A competitor refusing to submit to testNow the way you score in this fantas- ing will be banned from further participagame is just that, a perception."
Well, there you have it. As I scrolled tically precise game is to get your stones tion in the competition.
down the page of rules and regulations, as near to the bulls eye as possible. Any
I became more and more confused. They stone within six feet of the tee is eligible
Now, it seems to me that in the great
were telling me things like the weight of for contention. The length of the game sport of curling, doping wouldn t be as
the curling stone, the length of the pole is set at 75 minutes for a ten-end game much of a problem as in, say ... track and
thinggie, blahblahblah. It took me a while ("'end means that part of a game in which field sports? Maybe this is just me being
to even find out that teams are comprised the two opposing teams each deliver eight biased against certain sports, but what the

hell kind of help can you get from steroids
to improve your curling game? It reminds
me of doping to playa game of chess: not
very necessary. But what do I know? I
don t curl. I shuffleboard .

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8 p.m. E.G,YH.O,P_ Benefit Show at the Capito~ Theater backstage. ~eaturlng

Lyerbird, Encyclopedia of Fun, Sandman, and Kickball! $5 or $4 With warm
blanket donation!

Friday-Thursday, February 6 to

Home game update

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by Kyru Berkovich

SESAME presents the Sixth Seattle Arab & Iranian Film Festival. For more
info contact http://www.saiff.com/ or SESAME at 867.6033.

Friday, February 6
vs. Concordia.
Saturday, February 7
vs. Baptist.
The women start at 5:30 p.m.,
men at 7:30 p.m.

February 6 to 28
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. .
Extended Hours: Friday, Feburary 6, 7 to 9 p.m. Art Across Borders: a tr?veling exhibit of Israeli and Palestinian contemporary artwork. Art House DeSign
Gallery, 420 Franklin St. For more info, contact 459.700 I.

Satu~day, Febru~ry

These are the last two home
games for the men this season,
so please come to cheer them
on as they try to improve their
in-conference record from
4-9. The women, meanwhile,
have three more home games
in-conference to better their
record of 6 -7.

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9 a.m.-3 p.m. Stream Team presents Birds and Bats to the R~scu~ (free w.orkshop) at Tumwater City Hall , 555 Israel Road S. W. Tumwater registratIOn reqUired .
360.570.5841.
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8 p.m. The Historic SPAR Restaurant and Lounge Presents livejazz with Denni s
Hastings! 21 +, free! For reservations or information, call 357.6444.

February ' 7-21

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Friends of the Trees Society presents an Earth-Healing Permaculture Course.
$950 . Two-week residential certification course, For more info contact 360.676 ,7704
or friendsofthetrees @yahoo.com.

Sunday, February 8

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(0:45 a.m. Come to the Tubishevat celebration to plant trees and have a light
lunch! Meets in the Library Lobby.

Monday, February 9

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3-4:30 p.m. TESC Writing Center Presents '" Lab Wnt.e~ Up Part II : DI SC USS IOn
and Results" in LIB 2218. For more info contact th e Wrltmg Center at 867.6420
or http://www.evergreen .edu/writingcenter/.
3-5 p.m . S&A Board meeting in CAB 315.
4:30-6 p.m. TESC Writ,ing Center Presents "UsingYour Sources : Support and
Ev idence" in LI B 2218. For more info contact Ihe Wntll1g Center at 867.6420 or
http :// www.evergreen .edu/ writi ngce nter/.

Tuesday, Febl?uary 10 .' . ,. .

6:30 p.m. Sp irilual Ex ploratIOns: "LIVlllg th~ Good LI fe. I' ree .le~ lUrc and
di scll ss ion seri es in LIB 2 126. (F ree vegela rt an dlllners se rved.) Fo r In lo co ntact
http ://www.gree ne rs4c hrisl.orgi .
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7-8:30 p.m. Free Adoption Inf? nnatio n. Meetin g lor prospective pare~t s prese nted by Open Adoption and Family Pl annIn g ServIces. IN C, 1737 N. W. )61h SI.,
Suite 102. RSV Pat 206.782.0442 or hnp :l/www.openadopt.com/.
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7:30 p.m. Mind screen Movi e Nights is showing Sweet Sm ell o{Success 10 LH
I . Admission a nd popco rn are fre e!

Wednesday, February 11

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Patriot Act Teach-in sponsored by SESAME and OMJP. Watch the IIst-serv for
more information: http://iists.riseup:netlwww/ info/sesame/.
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1-2 p.m. Internship Orientations: highly recommended for all students pursutng
their first internship. LIB 1505 .
2-3 p.m. TESC Writing Center presents "The Compound Sentence" in .
LIB 2218. For more info, contact the Writing Center at 867.6420 or http://
www.evergreen.edulwritingcenter/,
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3-4:30 p.m. TESC Writing Center Presents "Lab Wnt~~Up Part II : DISCUSSion
and Results" in LIB 2219, For more info, contact the Writing Center at 867.6420
or http://www.evergreen.edulwritingcenter/.
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4:30-6 p.m. TESC Writing Center presents" AVOldmg Plagiarism III LIB 2219 .
Fot more info, contact the Writing Center at 867.6420 or http://www.evergreen.edul
writingcenter/.
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5 p.m. The Cooper Point Journal is seekin? a Manag~ng Editor fo~ Spring
Quarter! Write a letter of interest to Sophal (Editor and ~hlef) by 5 p.m,.
8 p.m. The Queen Bees invite you to be our valentine ... Love Leite: at the
Crocodile Cafe, 2200 Second Avenue at Blanchard in Seattle. $1 O. For more Info and
age appropriate information, contact queenbeesfans-owner@yahoogroups.com.

Sunday, February I?, 2004:
Application deadline for the 2004 N. W. ReglO.nal Harmony Sweepstakes A
Cappella Festival! Champions win $2,000! For tnfo, contact Masterworks at
360.491.3305 or http: //www.MCE.org/.

Every Thursday

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'IIILecture
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10 p.m. Soul Good Thursdays at The Mark, 407 Colu~~la. £?ance wi~ ;:t.pve
DJ! 21+, free. Contact info: 754.4~14 . . '
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DJ! $3,21+.

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'· 10 p.m. Supa' Saturdays at the Fourth Avenue Tavern, 210 Fourth Ave. $1,
21 +. Contact 786.1444.
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5:30 p,m. The Shamanic Club meets in theLonghouse Cedar Room!
6-8 p.m. Scrabbleicious! fn the Writing Center (LIB 3407), come ~I~y the
ultimate in word board games with like-minded folks! Call 867.6382 or VISit http:
//www.evergreen.edulwritingcenter/ for more info.
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space! For more info: 867.6555 'or earn@riesup.net .
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