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I noticed you the other day on Full House, which I'm sure you know is deep in
syndication territory. I myself do stand-up and know how difficult it really is. I have
respect for anyone who tries it.
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Of course I do not have Illuch experience, not nearly as Illuch as you, Dave. Don't
take this the wrong way, but watching you on Full House, knowing what I know about
you froIll having read the bio on your website, I think I can honestly say that I'Ill probably funnier than you.
by Katie Thurman and Joe Jackto
Wbo is your favorite
. ~fesident and why?
"A I Gore ."
Amy Loskola
Sophmore,
Masters
ill Teaching
In fact I'm sure of this. That's why I'm inviting you to come out here to Evergreen State
College out here in sunny Olympia, known for its cheap but not-so-good-tasting beer, as
part of your 2004 college tour. You will do your show and then I will do my show so that I can
"L incoln
and
Teddy Rooseve lt.
Lincoln becau se
he was ab le to
be everything
to eve ryone and
Roosevelt because
he stood up for his
convictions."
confirm my suspicion that I'm funnier than you.
still with me? I know itJs kind ot weird to be reading this. Some ne)er-
do-well college student who thinks he's God's gift to the open mic mails
a letter to a noted TV star and comedian as well as a respected voice-
Vernon Thomson
Sophmore,
Transcendent
Practices
over al-tist with a lifetime of valuable experience he could never have as a
washed-up, failure, loser student choking down Top Ramen ever,Y night.
Why should you even consider something like this? In fact, why should you
even consider reading the rest of this letter, even finishing this sentence?
The answer is simple, Dave. It's because you know I might be right. You know
I'm onto something. And you're intrigued by a student who bothered to write a
letter to someone like in the old days before e-mail ruined human comnlunication.
Sorry to SOUt1d so grat1diose, I dOt1lt t\teat1 to sound as if I at\t trying to it\tpugn
your professionalist\t, I know youlre a dedicated fa'flUy t\tan and a very busy guy. It s
nothing personal. I have respect for any cot\tedian, I just think youlre really unfut1tlY
and I bet I can beat you in a contest,
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The Greener Event of the Year: Evergreen students frolic inside a geodesic
dome as part of the Synergy Conference.
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Lincoln , because
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Pro-Choicers Defend Local Abortion
Clinic
Paul Whitney
Junior,
The Folk
" William Harrison,
because he didn't
have a chance to
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his t e r m . " 1
Sarah MacKenzie
Senior
Independent
Contract
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Senior,Age ofIrony
alld Contract '
" Harry S. Truman,
because he was
there for me in a
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Sincerely,
Zach Mandeville
Junior, Ire/and
by Lloyd Young
The first day that I volunteered for
clinic defense I had only a general idea of
what the clinic was. As I was driving down
the road, I saw a crowd of people holding
signs outside of a women 's health cI inic. I
parked and as I walked towards the building a woman from the pro-life protesters
started to yell at me. I ignored her and kept
walking, and as I approached the entrance
I saw another group of protesters sitting
outside of the entrance to the clinic. At first
I was nervous that there were more pro-life
life protesters, but then I read what their
signs said. They were small, white signs
that simply had "PRO-CHOICE" spraypainted on them. Once I knew that they
were Clinic Defense I began to hear music.
That's not a metaphor; the women from
the Clinic Defense play The Bird, a local
radio station that plays jazz. They play this
music to mume the yells from the pro-life
protesters. As soon as she saw me, Arlene
offered me an umbrella and introduced
herself. Eventually everyone was introduced and we were all talking and laugh-
ing, and I knew that this was something
that I wanted to commit myself to.
Being a twenty-one year old I have
never experienced a time when abortion
was illegal; however, the right to have
abortions is being questioned and even
attacked by some in the current legislature. Arlene, Helen, Carol Ann, Billy
Clark, Helen, and Maggie are all women
who have seen a time when abortion was
not a right and have been active most of
their lives to never let this right be taken
away. These women make up the' foundation of Clinic Defense, an informal
organization that supports the right for a
woman to choose an abortion. What Clinic
Defense does is sit outside of the East Side
Women's Clinic every Thursday that the
cI inic has appointments and hold signs that
say " Pro-Choice." The reason that they do
this is to counter the Pro-Life protesters
that stand outside of the parking lot and
yell at anyone who enters.
Beth is the leader of the Pro-Life protesters and they are, as well, at the East
Side Women 's Clinic every Thursday that
there are appointments. They are there to
"save lives," as Beth states. They hold their
"s igns of truth" and hand out their literature, which contains facts about abortion .
If you are interested in volunteering,
contact the Women 's Resource Center
(TESCwomenscenter@hotmail.com,
867.6162 , CAB 313) to find out if C lini c
Defense is open that Thursday.
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A science club at
Ever~reen!?
Yes, the Evergreen Chemistry Club was started in Fall 2003 and has been an
active club on campus since its inception. We have a nice repertoire of community
events under our belt already and have lots of plans for many more. Keep your eyes
peeled for a Women in Science Symposium and a Science@Evergreen Carnival,
both of which will be held on campus during spring quarter.
For now, we want to get the word out that the Chemistry Club is going to the
National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim, CA! We have
received funding from the S&A Board to take a small group of students to this
special event. Unfortunately, we are limited to only ten students, so we will be
implementing a selection process involving a short essay. All interested students
should apply! Important: you do not have to be a science student to apply! We
want a nice rounded group to represent the college. A national meeting can give an
undergraduate student a unique opportunity to see some of the most cutting edge
research, trends in industry, and the opportunity to make life-changing contacts-all
in the span of a week! Again, non-science students that are interested in chemistry
are encouraged to apply. Information regarding the ACS National Meeting can be
found at http://chemistry.org/meetings/.
The group will travel via van, departing from TESC on Friday, March 26, 2004
and returning to TESC on Friday, April 2, 2004. The Club will cover transportation
arid accommodations. Students will be responsible for their own registration fees,
food, travel insurance, and any extra expenses. Participants are TequiTep to assist with
fund raising efforts. Attendees will also be required to present their trip experiences
to the Evergreen community a few weeks after their return. Because the conference
takes place during the first week of Spring Quarter, a faculty signature is required
from all Spring program faculty. All participants will be expected to make up the
missed days on their own, without special treatment. .
Application forms available at the Student Activities Desk, CAB 320, or online
at
http://academic.evergreen.edulgroups/chemclub/ACSmeeting . htm~
The deadline is February 23, 2004.
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and Chamber Education Committee
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Sock Drive.
During the drive, Chamber !11embers and supporters
fill socks
with change. All proceeds collected
will fundco\Lege scholarships. The
drive lasts through March 5.
For more information , call
458.6608.
The Puget Sound Blood Center is
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Help is needed with local blood drives.
specifically registering and monitoring donors after their don ation s.
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Searching for Peace
Lecture Series
The events are in downtown Olympia
(the First Church of Christ Scientist on
Eighth and Washington).
The week after:
Next week:
The Israeli
Right, Hamas,
U.S. Policy
and Obstacles to
Peace
February 26, 2004
February 19, 2004
!Ian
Peleg
Naseer Aruri
(Lafayette
(Univers ity of
College)
Massachusetts)
Steve Niva
Stephen Zunes
(The Evergreen
(University of San
State College)
Francisco)
Little Shoo of
HorrorS
Tonight, Little Shop of Horrors opens
at 8 p.m . at Centralia College's Corbet
Theatre and continues its run with performances through Sunday and February 26
through 28.
The story centers around Seymour, a
florist 's assistant who takes possess ion of
a man-eating pl ant- acquired from aliens
set on world domination- that soon develops a ferociou s appetite.
Tickets cost $9 for adults and $7 fo r
students and seniors. Shows start at 8
p.m., with the ex ception of the Sund ay
matinee.
For ticket reservation s or more inform ation, contact the box office at 73 6.939 I
ext. 525.
General Meeting
5 p.m.
Monda~
Help decide such things as the Vox
Populi question, what the cover photo
should be, and what should be in the
next issue of the CPJ.
Paper CritiQue
12:30 p.m. Friday
Comment on that day's paper. Air
comments, concerns, questions, etc.
Also known as the ·Post Mortem. '
Friday Forum
3 p.m. Friday
Come in and put your values to the test!
Discuss ethics and journalism law.
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two-wheeled friend? Each week, the Evergreen Bike Shop offers free classes to anyon e
wanting to learn more about bike repair and maintenance. The classes are taught mnsl
Monday evenings beginning at 5 p.m. and continuing until 7 p.m .. No prior skill o r
experience is required. All you have to do is show up (you are strongl y encour<:lgcct
to bring your bike along to the classes and be prepared to get greasy !) The [ vt: rg reen
Bike Shop does not support discrimination of any kind and is GLBTQ friendl y. We
are located in the basement of the CAB building vi a the elevato r. Call us al !Po.G3l)<)
for our hours or contact Ben Tabor at tabben03 @evergreen.edu fo r qlle~tinn s about tile
classes. Let us help you "get your grease on ."
Current Schedule :
February 16: Understanding your bicycl e wheels and keeping them straight (whee ll ruing).
February 23 : Stopping your bike safel y. Adjusting brakes and replacing brJke p ad ~.
March I : Derailers, chains and gears . Getting your bike to shift gears. Basic dri vc tra in
maintenance will al so be addressed .
March 8: Hubs and Headsets. Learning about bearin g systems. adju sling and ovc rl l<lI i1 ing.
March 15: NO CLASS! Enjoy spring break'
Volunteers will be avail abl e to answer questions not rel ated to the evc ning 's c l:l s,;.
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Stephen Schwartz
Would you like to
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This Saturday, a legend comes to the Washington Center for the Performing Arts.
Stephen Schwartz-best known for musicals such as Godspell, Pippin, and Children
of Eden as well as his latest, Wicked, which opened on Broadway in Fall 2003- will
perform songs from his shows and will be accompanied by Tony award winner Debbie
Gravitte, Broadway performer Liz Callaway, and rising star Scott Coulter.
Tickets cost $36 and $32.50 for adults, $34 and $30 ,50 for students and seniors, and
$18,75 and $17.25 for youth.
For more information, contact the Center box office at 75J 8586.
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Brian Pointer
Vice-President and Coordinator
The Evergre~n Chemistry Club is a Student Affiliate Chapter of the American
Chemical Society. The club meets in Lab I, Room 1051 every other Monday. For
a more detailed schedule , see http ://academic.evergreen.edu/groups/chemclub/
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Russel-Directed Vagina Monologues
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As a person who does not possess
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by Deane Rmlerman
Pacific Northwest Forest Defense
is going to be big this year! Festivities
will begin with a huge kick off action on
February 23 in nine cities and three states.
Join us at Olympic National Forest HQ at
Black Lake Blvd. and 101 from 10 a.m.-I
p.!ll. , Monday morning, February 23!
This Demo will be a feast offamily fun
with costumes, open mike, placards, banners, food and surprises. :) While we demonstrate in Olympia simultaneous demos
will occur in Wenatchee, Bellingham,
Portland, Ashland, Eugene, Detroit Lake,
Eureka, and maybe even Seattle.
The Environmental Resource Center,
Oly Earth First!, and Media [sland are supporting this demo in order to pull together
this year's local representation for another
season of forest defense.
The timber w~rs of the Pacific
Northwest have gone on for two decades
and it's about time that you want to get
involved in saving ancient forests, right? If
you get involved now you'll get an inside
connection to this summer's exciting forest
saving festivities. For more info, email the
ERC at deane@efn.org or call 867.6784.
What are we protesting on February 23
from 10-1 p.m. at Olympic National Forest
Headquarters? The Rollbacks of Survey
and Manage!
Survey and Manage has been a Iynchpin of combating timber sales under the
legal system for years and was the basis of
saving many old growth forests like Straw
Devil, Solo and Clark timber sale victories
last summer.
Some things to think about:
• As many as 100 timber sales deemed
illegal over the last decade may be
reopened.
• Several hundred rare and poorly studied
species will lose all protection under the
plan, which should take effect within a few
months; already the agencies charged with
looking for these species have laid offvirtually their entire survey staff.
• The decision could also reopen the original Spotted Owl lawsuit under the federal
Endangered Species Act, which was the
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most significant forest management controversy in modern times.
• Timber sale planning will be greatly
expedited in Cascadia.
• This is only one of several other MAJOR
changes to environmental laws in the past
year-e.g ., the Healthy Forest Initiative,
downgrading of the Aquatic Conservation
Strategy, the elimination of Clinton 's
Roadless Rule, the expansion of so called
Categorical Exclusions, etc., etc.
While mainstream environmental
groups scramble to access the damage to
their legal system tactics, others are
increasingly realizing that a new era of
"lawless logging" is now upon us and
that only massive public outcry cari hope
to make a difference.
We ask you to join the resistance to
species extinction, environmental collapse,
and corporate greed. Please be there on
February 23!
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Teachings in Dzogchen meditation with
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Learn to Read Tibetan in One Weekend.
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ing on February 12, 13, and 14. The
production was put on by a group of
Evergreen students and directed by
Cara Russel. The play was indeed
interesting and thought provoking .
The acting was skillful, with a
few excellent performances standing
out. Pennie Bumrungsiri 's rendition
of "Crooked Braid," the story of an
abused Native American woman, was
poignant and moving. MelissaAvril 's
portrayal of "The Woman Who Loved
to Make Vaginas Happy" was brilliant,
with the character truly coming alive
on stage.
While my gender certainly affected
my reaction to the play, the performance as a whole was a testament to
the universal power of storytelling.
These are stories of personal experience retold in a communal setting. The
effect is a sense of common humanity transcending gender. Stories like
''Because He Liked to Look At It"
and "The Little Coochi Snorcher That
Could" bring the universaf experience
of seeking self-respect and finding it
in the eyes of another. "The Flood"
tells ~ tale of repressed sexuality that
anyone can understand . The play is at
its strongest when it is embracing this
kind of humanity.
Unfortunately, it seems that Ensler
does not trust the power of her own
storytelling, After the intermission, the
monologues take a turn for the Very
Special " Different Strokes." The audience is suddenly faced with statistics
about rape and female genital mutilation . A series of monologues deal with
horrors committed against women,
told in gruesome detail. In smaller
doses or with a lesser emphasis on
gross-out details, these stories could
have been effective and moving. As
is, the result is more like a carnival of
horrors, a Ripley s Believe It Or Not
of molten faces and sliced vaginas.
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or gruesome renderings of rape. and ~''.....
violence; 1 remem ber human bemgs.
The very human story of "Crooked ~:~
Braid" remains in my mind while the "t,
details of "The Memory of Her Face," "i~
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burned faces, escape me. ThIS IS not
to say that there is no political power ~:~
in The Vagina Monologues. Quite the "t"
contrary, the play is a powerful state- "i.~
men!. It just works best when it works ~t,.....
on a more subtle and fundamental
level. The entire work functions as a ~:~
celebration ofsexuality and femininity t
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in the face of seemingly overwhelm- ...'
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underlying cultural attitudes that allow"'"
horrors against women to occur. It is ~:~
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Disclaimer: I, Doctor Troy, am completely full of shit. This is why I am highly qualified to analyze your dreams. Send me your dreams to figure out how messed up you
are in a public forum at cpj @evergreen .edu. Subject: DreamDoc. And remember, this
is for entertainment purposes only, like Miss Cleo in print.
lvIy Shoddy Apollo-VY'e<iLmI
Dear Doctor Troy,
Well, I was falling asleep after making the fantastic choice of skipping seminar for
my own sanity when I slipped into that nifty state of being asleep and being faintly
aware of the outside world. So 1 felt someone poke me in the shoulder, and I roll ed
over, wondering who dared to disturb my guilty slumber. It was this guy who glared at
me and declared in a booming voice, " I am the sun god Apollo, so you have to sleep
with me." I stared at the guy incredulously, and told him no, because I didn't believe
in him. Well, when I said that, he started to glow a little less, and I was able to see him
fully, and kind of felt bad for the poor gent. Unlike the Apollo of legend, this man was
a dirty blonde with a little bit'of unsightly stubble and dark .circles under his eyes. He
glowed, but more of a dying bulb glow. I stared at him for a moment, and then went on
this long diatribe on how he must have fallen from glory and couldn 't even make me
compUlsively sleep with him because of the current disbelief in the Greek gods, and
that the only reason he was still able to intrude on young women's beds was because
the shrines dedicated to him still existed. After THAT, he became more sullen and
looked like he was going to cry, and I thankfully woke up before the waterworks began.
I mean, come on, seeing an ancient god cry because no one believes in him anymore
is just too sad.
Sincerely,
Kai Young
Dear Kai,
It is quite obvious to my inflated ego that you have issues with sunlight. This is
a direct cause of being trapped in Olympia for so many months. Obviously you no
longer believe the sun to exist, which is quite sad. You feel this pain and acknowledge
that the belief i,n the non-existence of the sun is sad. You transferred that deep emotion onto a false deity, Apollo. Plus, you really want to have sex with a hot guy or girl,
but are too distraught over the lack of solar energy to get it on. This is why even the
second sexiest Greek god can 't even arouse your interest. You made him to look like
your horrible feeling of gloom. But do not fret, for you aren't completely messed up!
You have a conscience and choice to end his torment by waking up before you made
him cry - because men don ' t cry, unless they're weak. In conclusion, my prognosis:
go get sun and ass.
Your fifteen-minute session is over. I'll see you kids next week!
Sincerely,
Doctor Troy
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to ~elve at others. A fairly good turnout,
considering the event was competing
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The Curmudgeon:
A Curmudgeonly Valentine To All of You
Who Eats Who? Evergreen's
"Buffet of Culture"
by Lee Kepraios
Of all the rotten holidays out there, is
there any more pernicious, more pitilessly
cruel, more genuinely awful and stupid than
Valentine's Day?
I know the February holiday for lovers
has already come and gone and the wisest
thing to do would be to let it go gracefully
and not dwell on it. But I feel like I have to
say something about this because I walked
around and saw a lot of downtrodden people
on this campus last Saturday and I knew it
wasn't just because of the rain .
I've talked a mean streak about some
really annoying, stupid things in this paper,
but Valentine's Day takes the cake without
any semblance of question. What a miserable, rotten, twisted, fucking dogshit holiday
Valentine's Day is. Not even Christmas is as
cripplingly depressing.
I was surprised by how much I liked the
film Bad Santa when I saw it because it had
done what I had been waiting for · years to
see on screen. It took some of the hot air out
of the sacred, humorless Christmas season.
Christmas had it coming. But someone
needs to do likewI se with Valentine's Day.
The trouble wit~ that is that Valentine's
Day as we know it today has little or no
religiousness left to it so it isn't exactly as
great a subject for derision as Christmas.
Someone needs to do something about that
because Valentine's Day urgently needs to
be tom a new one . Besides, the feelings
that are associated with Valentine's Day
have already been made into movres .'Film
has veered into the general direction of this
holiday. For examp le: Every Romantic
Comedy Ever Made .
Valentine '5 Day is used as an excuse
for those of us who are happy and in love
to rub in their pile of red, white and pink
Mylar-draped effervescence the faces of
those of us who are unhappy or at least nut
quite as happy as they are. It's a scam , the
flames of which are fanned by Hallmark and
Hershey's. You wanna know what February
14 really is? Take your right hand and clutch
at the left side of your chest, where your
heart is located, and keep it there all day
and don't stop. Don't stop' Do not release
your hand until the day is over. Then have a
couple of drinks.
You don't have a yearly over-priced, overhyped, mall product disguised as a holiday
to put you in mind of your life's love and
good feelings . And it isn't even really love,
for Chrissakes' It 's th e affection for your
sweetheart. That's not love . Love is in the
littJc things . Smokin g a ci garette , eating a
sandwich, watching a s unset and everything
along those lines: that ' 5 love . People say you
can't detine love. True , but you can define
what it isn't. And it isn't a S 12.00 dollar rose
and a box of Russell Stover's for your special
someone . If you need a holiday to sort all this
out, you probably need more than a holiday.
But you do all that on your own. Keep it out
of my life.
Do I have anything against love'! No.
Is there anything wrong with wanting to
ce lebrate? Certain ly not. It 's good for the
economy. Do I resent other people 's happiness? A little bit. The point is, reading this
column you get the feeling that I'm a pissed
otT miserable prick all the time and that I
only deal in negativity. Wrong' I'm actually
a relatively content individual with a loving
family and several good fricnd s. I treat
most people I know with respect, and I'm
not abhorrent of every single thing on Earth
(though I am getting there) I enjoy b()wling, cooking. stand-up. watching people gct
arrested, Japanese theater, and movies.
Especially movies.
But boy oh boy, do I hate Valentine's
Day.
For one thing, stop telling me that r
can still get valentines from family and
friends. Fuek you' You know what kind
of valentines everybody's taking about.
They're the kind everybody wants. We
all secretly hope the valentine one of
our peers gives us is going to say, " Meet
me in the nearest bathroom in 10 min utes. "
And can ' t we have another holiday
to balance everything out') How about
a holiday devot ed to hat e ') I-late is
every bit as natural and human as love
or even an y orthe bull shit most pcople
associate with lovc. You don't have)o
act on it , but you can celebrate it as a
feeling. I olien feel that hate gets a bad
name . It 's a natura l human emoti on. It's
healthy. Most people view it as a sin.
I see it as a form of therapy. There 's
nothing wrong with Just thinking it. So let's
have a day where we honor our feelings of
contempt. There should be a oay when you
shou ld make it known to at least one other
person that for whatever reason , you don't
like them. I think it will clear the air in your
li fe a little bit.
I sense you ' re not with me on this.
That's tine . Just make it eas y on yourself
next Valentine's Day and do what I do. Stay
home'
Lee's New Rule of the Week: The
co lor-changi ng glass pyramids on top of
the l.ibrary Building arc not cool; they ' n.:
a wa ste: of money. Is this what Evergreen
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needs money. folks. And putting a World's
Fair decoration at th e top 01" our most important building is not a wise way to spend
what we need. You know how Daddy yells
at Mommy for spcnding more muney than
she and Daddy make Well , it 's kind of like
that. In a school where mo st student s arc on
tinancial aid, the cost of books is astronomica l and first year students are required to
purchase meal plans they don 't want , why
is money being spent to make the roof of th e
Library BuilJing look like it should be landing airplancs':> Sorry to espouse the echocs of
capital ism O'llu your double lalte, everybod y,
bllt ;llass pyram id s are wa sleful sll'Llctural
masturbal io n of tlte: highest order.
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E~cep~ for one aspect of Olympia's TESC campus, it has quite a bit
of ~Iversl.ty. Comi~g fr?m the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the most
raCIally dIverse regIOns In the United States, I can't help but notice the lack
of color and culture in Olympia and its Evergreen campus (as opposed to
the Tacoma campus and Reservation-Based Program this fine institution
loves to !ncorporate into its "diversity" statistics). Weli, color diversity has
been an Issue for many of us People of Color (maybe it's the lack of sun up
here?), but are we so lacking in culture? I'm sure that you've seen plenty
of Rastafanan ct~eadlocks <?n campus, Hip Hop fashion, a Kaniengehaga
Mohawk, an IndIgenous ASIatIC deSIgn, character or dragon tattoo Tibetan
Prayer Flags, Japanese anime, Afrikan drums Native beadwork Masai
piercing (stretched earlobes), maybe you've see~ a Hindu holy dot ~r hindi.
~'m sure ~ou've notic~d a few of these cultures being practiced by people
m OlympIa and on thIS campus, but many of them don't appear to be the
originators of the culture.
r emphasize "appearance" because ancestral blood is not always evident
to onlookers. Yet and still, I know of people (I'm sure you do too) who
"practi~e" a cul~re that is not .their.own. I've personally inquired about
people s aesthetIC and cultural IdentIty compared to their actual heritage.
Some say that there are "beautiful" cultures all over the world that are
~isappearing continually and holding onto that culture will "honor" the
mdlgenous peoples , Others might say that culture is simply not "exclusive" to a people; in fact, culture is "universaL" I've even been told by a
Darwinian Hip Hoppin' "Greener" that, "We all come from Afrika," so
we're all real1y just Afrikans!
It used ~o be a mystery to me why the wasi 'chu (white people) wish to
be somethmg that they are not. I was puzzled by their rationale that it was
"honorable" to practice our cultures, but somehow it wasn't "honorable"
to practice their ancestral cultures. I couldn't understand why our cultures
where so "beautiful" and theirs were not. I couldn't grasp how om' cultures
are "universal" but their cultures were so incredibly exclusive that even
they couldn't practice them.
His'story lessons reveal the religious persecution upon indigenous
Europeans by the Roman Empire and the Christian inquisitions. Europeans,
the greatest colomzers of all tllne, themselves have been colonized and cultur~lIy p~rsecu~ed. ~hey have lost their connection to their mother (land),
theIr spmt and Identity. In fact, their own peek of cultural submission took
place ju.st before they landed on our shores 512 horrific years ago.
My hfe lessons have shown me the supposed "universal" "culture" of
the WASP (Wh!te Anglo-Saxon Protestant) as not being "universal" as
much as It IS a dtsease, a vacuum, or what our LakotalXicano brother John
!rudell calls "mining." To put it simply in my own words, our experience
m H'asi 'chu-dominated society is the same mining process that our mother
earth undergoes. I've heard other People of Color explain the colonized
European as a "vampire" that sucks the blood out of our culturally rich
VeInS . We are fedLlp-on to shape us into the sprockets that keep the invaders' machine operating efficiently.
People of Color are not the only ones being fed upon by the industrial
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by So Kinney
nd now for something you'll really likePunctuation. It can be a friend, or it can be a foe , but what is it, really')
Well, what follows is, for your pleasure and reference, a near-exhaustive list of punctuation marks,
from the banal (shal l I say- "c'ol11l11a-place"')) to the obscure .
Let's start things off with the punctuation mark of punctuation marks, the period (.). This was probably the first punctuation mark ever used, and was, in fact, originally known simply as the "punct:'
which comes from the Latin word puncllIs, "a pricking or point." It began to be ca ll ed a period because
it sels off distinct periods, or segments, of writing. .
The comma (,), like many of our punctuation marks, was invented by Alexandrian librarians. The word "comma" comes from the
Greek word kamma, "a piece cut ofl~" because it separates, or cuts otT, one part of a sentence from another.
The colon (:) and semi-colon (;) are also from Greek. They derive from the word kalon , which means "limb, member, or cJause"- not
to be confused with kalon , which means "large intestine."
The apostrophe C) is also from our Greek heritage. In Greek, apostrophe meant "a turning away." This explains its current non-punctuatory usage: an apostrophe, in literaturc, is an address to someone or something not present, as in the song "0 Christmas Tree ."
The word parentheses comes from the Greek parenthesis, "a putting in beside." Don't forget that jtlst one, whether open (0 or closed
()), is called a parenthesis .
Ellipsis is any omission of a letter, word, or phrase (also from the Greeks: an etleipsis is a "falling short''). It can be implied, or can be
represented by several difTerent punctuation marks : the most common looks like three periods in a row (... ), but also seen is a long dash
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(often used in eighleenth-century literature to imply a name, as in "Mr. p._ -") or other symbols (like, "What the h***' ?").
Specifically, those little symbols afterthe "h" are called asterisks. Their name is probably the most poetic in a ll ofpunctuation- aster!.\"kos is Greek for "little star." Please, please, please remember that the singular form of this word is "asterisk," not "asterix."
Next: the exclamation point (') and the question mark ('.'). The exclamation point was originally a form of the Latin word io, "joy":
tl~e "I" was simply written right on top of the "0." Same thing with the question mark- it started out life as a "Q" atop an "0," an abbreViated fonn of the Latin word quaestio, "what."
The dash has two forms , the long eth-dash (which is the width of the letter M) and the shorter en-dash (which is on ly as wide as an
N). The em-dash, for those of you who are curious, is used to separate interjections or parenthetical comments- lik e this - from the rest
of a sentence. The en-dash is used to separate spans of dates or numbers (as in "Read pp. 36-48.")
The caret C' ) is used by proofreaders to show where something should be inserted. Don't confuse it with a "carat," which is a unit of
weight for diamonds, a "karat," which is ·a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, or a "carrot," which is a root vegetable .
When the "A" symbol sits on top of a letter, it has a different name. There is a whole family of these symbols, called diacritics, which
go above?r beneath letters. There is the circumnex (e), the cedilla (9- from Spanish zedillu, "little z"), the umlaut (6), the breve (J:t),
the macron (a), and the tilde (n).
That wavy line (- ), when it is not over a letter, is called a swung dash , and is used as an ellipsis.
The word ampersand comes from a contraction of "and per se and." The symbol itself (&) comes from a styli zed rendition of the
Latin et, "and." This is why you occasionally see "etc." written as "&c."
The slash (I), in fonnal circles, is known as a virgule, from a French word meaning "little rod."
There is a new punctuation mark that has been trying to force its way into grammar guides since 1962, when it was invented by adman Martin K. Speckter. The interrobang <!> looks like a question mark typed over an exclamation point, and is supposed to be used in
place of the two marks in a row (as in "You did WHAT'V").
So there you have it. Go forth and punctuate. Becaus'e you now know all you ever cared to know about punctuation- period.
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A Huge Bird Will Rise
Up and Destroy This
Bourgeoisie Empire
Down
Campus Benches:
It's Everyone's Problem
by Marius Mazilu
by Connor Moran
"God Save the King" was a patriotic song first performed in London in 1745. It
is considered to be the national anthem of the United Kingdom, except substituting
the word "queen" for "king" where and when appropriate. This leads me to my point,
which is: would America not be so incredibly kick-ass if we only had a king? A royal
tyrant who could decimate entire peoples on a whim .. . I would personally serve this
man lo¥ingly and loyally. The United Kingdom perfected civilization .. . with the help
of a monarch. Now I don't know about all you anarchists on campus but I'm not naiVe
about humanity and how the majority of humans are complete and utter idiots. What
we need is a leader who can escort us on our collective path to awesomeness.
Also Evergreen needs more theocrats and more theologists. Every good king must
have a great religious fanatic as an advisor. The last tsar of Russia, Nicholas the Second,
his wife had Rasputin, and we all know how hard he was to kill. That gives the country
you are ruling over power, and it shows the world that you are indeed hard.
In this monarchist utopia the social classes will be endless, just as nature intended. And
those children who refuse to either bow down before their supreme overlord or attend
Sunday school will be decapitated by means of guillotine. Also, walruses will be used
as weapons. Also, if anyone chooses to smoke in our milieu, they will have to smoke
only Marlboro Reds, because those cigarettes are in fact the hardman's choice.
Today I saw the biggest head ever. It was gigantic. That was the head of Saudi Arabia;
they have a sultan. Doesn't that sound classy? Saudi Arabia's head has grown large
because of its ego. It knows it rocks; it doesn 't need the approval from "its people."
In any case, having a monarch would be an incredible betterment to this country.
Thomas Jefferson once said "a country should have a revolution every twenty years" ;
are we not ready for our revolution? Capital ism has proven that it can party with the
best of them; I remember that time that America and Spain went on that weekend-long
cocai ne binge ... Those times kicked ass. But now we need a really manly political
system to show the world that the United States will not be bitched around . America
should also start carry ing a glove around in its pocket, so it can s lap other countries
who try to give it shit , a gigantic leather glove made out of bombs.
About a week ago, our fine campus received a rare treat. The omnipresent clouds
parted and rays of sunshine poured down in place of rain. It was a beautiful thing.
Because of its rarity, I felt a desperate need to take advantage of this gift. For some
people, that meant getting out and throwing a Frisbee, playing soccer. drumming, et
cetera. For a person of my sloth-like disposition, those activities were somewhat out
of the question. I didn't want to run around; I wanted to sit in the sun.
Now, because of the number of trees on campus, even on a sunny day there isn', a
large amount of sun in very many places on campus. The two clearings large enough to
generate the kind of massive sun dose I was looking for are Red Square and the field .
Red Square is fairly well stocked with benches, and the red bricks provide a dry place
to sit in the sun. Unfortunately, living down in lower campus, I don "t want to trek up
to Red Square unless I have a reason to. That sloth-like disposition and all. So I went
looking for somewhere to sit down by the field.
Even on a sunny day, the grass is wet, which means that sitting on the field itself is
out. There are a few sewer grates that could potentially offer a seat, but to be honest
those things creep me out. They're always making banging, scraping sounds. I don't
want to be any nearer than I have to be. There are benches outside the I-1CC, but they
are all covered. Ordinarily that makes good sense, but it rather defeats the purpose of
finding a place to sit in the sun . The only remaining option is the steps of thi:: /-ICc.
The only problem there is that the very sun that draws me out draws skateboarders to
the steps. I could really do without that combination of noise and bodily danger when
I' m trying to relax.
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Thursday,
February 19
Evergreen and Oregon congratulate each other following Saturday's
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by Kyra Berkovich
Sophomore and co-captain of the women's basketball team Sara Wallman sprained
her ankle playing volleyball at a church function Monday. She sat out on Sunday's game
against Walla Walla and will remain benched until the swelling goes down for trainers
and coaches to look at and determine the length of her recovery period.
With her injury, coupled with the season-long absence ofShiante Reed (torn Achilles
tendon), this leaves one co-captain remaining and eight players to run the floor. "That's
all right. We had eight players at the end of last year, too. We joke around and call
ourselves the Elite Eight," says Sophomore Karen Cale.
The women play two more regular season games, both in-conference, this Friday
and Saturday, before continuing on their automatic berth to the Cascade Conference
Tournament, beginning February 22.
Gallery Talk
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Gallery Two, Library
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10 a.m.-Noon. rVl"ark Lakeman, LIB
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1-2 p.m, Ben Kaufman & Craig
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1-2 p.m. Christopher Swain, LIB
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2-3 p.m. Village Design institute,
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2-4 p.m. Dan Chodorkoff, LIB 1000.
2;30-4 p.m. Native Plant Salvage, LIB
2000.
4-6 p.m. Keynote Speaker Rosalinda
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7-9 p.m. Joseph Kennedy, Lecture
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Friday,
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2-4 p.m. Nick Begich, Lecture Hall I .
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An all-ages Drag King show at
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10-11 :30 a.m. John Zerzan, Lecture
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10 a.m.-Noon. Joan Dunayer, LIB
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]0 a.m.-Noon. Rusty Keeler, LH 2 .
1-2:30 p.m. John DeGraff, movie and
discussion, Lecture Hall I.
2:30-4 p.m. Ted White, film and discussion, Lecture Hall I.
2:30-4 p.m. Stefan Vera, video and
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7-9 p.m. Diana Leafe Chrisitan, Lecture
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7 p.m. The Queen Bees Present:
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8 p.m. The Historic Spar Restaurant
and Lounge Presents live jazz with Dan
Blunck! Free. 21+. For info or reservations, call 357.6444.
Monday,
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Olympic National Forrest Headquarters
(Blacklake Blvd/HWY 101), For more
info contact the Environmental Resource
center at 867.6784,
3-4:30 p.m. TESC Writing Center
Presents: " Lab Write-Up Part III:
Completing the Paper." LIB 3407. For
more info contact 867 .6420 or http:
//www.evergreen.edu/writingcenter/.
4-5 p.m. Thomas L. Purce, President
of The Evergreen State College, is available for informal meetings in the CAB
Deli area!
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4:30-6 p.m:TESC Writing Center presents: "Avoiding Plagiarism." LIB 3407.
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February L5
2-3 p.m. TESC Wnting Center Presents:
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4:30-6 p.m. TESC Writing Center
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.7 p.m. Through the Looking Glass:
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8 p.m. An Evening with Bruce
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10 p.m. Soul Good Thursdays:
Dancing with a Live OJ at the Mark:
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by Talia M Wilson, Sports analysislcommentary
If games could possibly be won on heart and effort, then Evergreen's club baseball team would have pounded rival the University of Oregon Ducks into next week.
Unfortunately, one's heartfelt effort doesn't count in this game, only runs scored.
The team faced the Ducks last weekend at South Eugene High School, playing a
doubleheader Saturday and another game Sunday morning. This was their first meeting
ever, as both teams joined the National Club Baseball Associations' Pacific Mountain
Conference this season.
The Geoducks appeared confident, despite criticism from the crowd and the size of .
Oregon's team and their Nike uniforms. They showed up with eleven players, some of
whom also serve as their coaches, including head coach/manager Sean Presley, first
base coach Dirk Kinsey, and third base coach/assistant to the coach Justin Porter.
The Ducks dominated Saturday's doubleheader, shutting out the Geoducks in the first
game with twelve runs, eight alone in the second inning, which resulted in the game
being called during the bottom of the fifth inning when the Geoducks had two runners on
base one in scoring position and only one out. (I guess the umpires didn 't want to wait
and see if they might actually score that time.) And though the Ducks produced more
hits and runs, the Geoducks had some hits and were walked, giving a few the chance to
try to score, though the highlight was likely when third basemen/pitcher James Stippich
hit a foul into adjacent and highly traveled Pearl Street, barely missing traffic.
In the second game, the Ducks managed a staggering 20 runs, though they failed
to once again shut out the Geoducks, when two runs were scored in the final inning.
A fterwards, the team presented the Ducks at the behest of first baseman Tucker Waugh
with Britney Spears Valentine's cards, about which they could be heard commenting,
"Wow, they have Britney Spears on them!"
The team spent the afternoon walking around downtown Eugene, even stopping to
kiss the Ken Kesey statue, before checking into their motel in Springfield.
And that's where the fun REALLY began.
As a contributor for the Cooper Point Journal, the team knew I was hanging around
to write about them and the games, and they graciously allowed me to hang out with
them, even so much as shared their beer. They kept telling me things to include, which
I warned them I would forget, and I did, thanks to the booze, aside from one thing: the
team's sexy image.
For starters, the Evergreen fight song. The team sang it a couple times, but alii can
remember is something like, "Siphon high, squirt it out," which could be taken so many
ways that it's too funny for words. And the Geoduck itself has some funky imagery
going on. (But that 's another article ... )
The prominent factor of their sexy image lies in butt taps versus ass-slapping. It's
not about a quick congratulatory slap but how the hand is positioned and how long it
lingers. (I'm dead serious; you should have seen the demonstration .) Plus, there's the
tight uniforms, the infielder who looks like Tom Cruise, and the simple fact that they ' re
just a down-to-Earth group of guys. And besides, they made sure that I, when I was
too comfortable to care, didn' t attempt to drive drunk, yet none took advantage of that
situation. And if there 's anything sexier than that, I don't know.
Sunday's game was another five-inning blow-out by the Ducks, but the Geoducks ..
played better than they did Sunday, with more hits as well as better defense. One player
attributed it to the night before, commenting, "Maybe we should party before every
game." A \though the game was called with the Ducks shutti ng them out with 12 runs,
the Geoducks still walked away optimistic.
"They may have beat us, but we did our best," Stippich said, who had a couple
hits. "We'll get 'em next time." The Geoducks face Oregon again March 27 and 28 at
home.
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