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Evergreen
student found
dead in Capitol
Forest
The making of Synergy
Evergreen stude nt Eden Shinnan, 20,
was fo und dead bes id e a dirt road in
Capitol State Forest Sunday night. He had
been missing since the previous Friday.
Hi s roommate said that Shirman had left
to go mountain biking at around II a. m.
on Friday and never returned. Shirman's
father drove down from Seattle and notified poli ce
a ft e r
'not
being able to
reach hi s son
all weekend.
The police
rep o rt indicate d th at
Shinnan most'
lik e ly hit a
tree or oth er
obstacle, ruining his bike, and caught hypothermi a while
attempting to hi ke bac k to hi s car. His bike
was later found about 2.5 miles from where
he coll apsed. Hi s clothing was sa id to be
inadequate for wet conditi ons. The road
Shirrn an was found by was a dirt Forest
Service road that is sparse ly traveled.
T hi s was Shirm a n 's fi rs t acade mic
yea r at Evergreen, afte r transferring from
Seattl e Central COllllll unity Co ll ege. He
was enro ll ed in Contemporary Social
Issues in fall quarter and was curren tl y
taki ng Nietzsche: Life, Times, Work.
According to those who knew him , he
had al ready made an impact on campus
through both hi s acade mic and vol un teer
work .
• • • • •
Want to study in Japan?
Photo by Eva Wong
Synergy volul1leers work together in Red Sq uare ( 0 construct domes made fro m sycamore and apple (ree clippings, cut j j'om trees on camp us and in the surrounding
community. Synergy is an anl1l1al fo ur-day s(u del1l -run conference that addresses
issues of sustainable and collecti ve li ving.
Green~ractivists
"
to show off
greener cars
By Kerry Gutknecht
·r
Back in November there was a wa lkout
on Evergreen's campus to protest the use near the obse rvation tower where aro und
of Olympia's port for military shi pments 100 peopl e gathered to Iisten to speakers,
toJraq. The de mOI;stration Ul(lt followed share the ir th oughts over a bullhorn and
the walko ut was given much attention, bu t disp lay signs, and later moved up to the
the commotion has since died dOlVn . While fe nce; which separated the publ ic space
the noise may have subsided, the energy from actual Port of Olympia property. At
has not, and there is still much happening one point, the fenc e was cut and so me
in the ongo ing strugg le and debate over the peopl e briefl y trespassed. Afte r that, police
shipments. Here's what's bee n ha ppe ning arri ved, some in ri ot gear, as protesters
since the walko ut :
shouted and shook the fenc e. The ship
. Demonstrati on at th e Port of Olympia: set saiI around 8 p.m. and the protesters
Fo llowing the walko ut on November dispersed . Two arrests we re made for tres18, folks gathered at the port, where the . passing. The followin g day the Olympian .
Cape Intrepid had docked the day before, ran an article about the demonstration, fealoaded cargo, and was pl anning to depart turing pictures of masked protesters and
that evening. The demonstrati on started riot police and claiming $3,500 worth of
By Morgan Rozacky
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Address Service Requested
She is a sophomore enrolled in Self and Culture. She is studying video,
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News In Brief
Puget So und Blood Ce nter will be on
campus Tues day, Feb ruary 15 from 10
a.m. - 12 :30 p.m. and I: 15 p. m.-4 p.m.
The dri ve will be held in the Lect ure I-Ia ll
Rotunda. If you have questi ons and/or
would like to s ign up for an appointm ent,
please contact Kathy Dean at ext. 6804.
The saga contin ues
TESC
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Olympia, WA 98505
Issue
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Vdfume 33
February 10
Show love for the community ~y giving blood
Military shipments at the
Port of Olympia:
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conventional engi nes," said Jess Tweedy,
project coo rdi nator of the campa ign at
Evergreen stude nts are about to ge t Evergreen.
a prev iew of so me of th e
. The students plannin g the
newest clea n ca r tec hnology P.1II."rtII""~"'-"I1!" event expect as many as a
Joe Jatcko is (I jllnior enrolled in Seeing on the road. Thi s Saturday on 1ii""~iliNI4t
dozen cars to be on display,
the Light. He is the News Coordinator at . Evergreen 's Red Sq uare, as part II~"'M~~
from th e po pul ar Toyota
(h e CPd
of the Synergy Conference, a 1i"'~iIIt~~
Priu s and Honda Acco rd
fl eet of vehi cles represe nting BIliiIH~~~
hybrids [to Volk swago n's
new Jett a Diesel] and the
th e state-of-th e-aI1 of high fuel ~~"1JIjj1Mi
e ffi ciency and low emi ss ions 1I~~;!ij~
Ford Escape Hybrid SU Y.
will be on displ ay.
Th e Publi c Int eres t
Stud ent o rga ni ze rs with
Research Group 's acti vists
Eve rgree n's Was hPIR G chapter have planned the Clean Cars Show as part of
asse mb led th e ve hi c les, whi ch a re thei r conti nui ng campaign to pass clean car
designed to limit the environmental impaet leg islation through the Was hington State
Governm ent. The p roposed law would
of dri ving.
.
"We wa nt peopl e to know th at there are
a variety of cho ices, incl udin g hybri ds,
See "Clean Cars" Page 5
By Crys tal Lorentzson
diese l. and j ust pl ain clea ner versi.ons of
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T VOICES OF COLOR, PAGE 2 T LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, PAGE 4 T VAGINA MONOLOGUES, PAGE 9 TLOVELINES, PAGES 17-19 T
By Joe Jatcko
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property da mage.
Po rt of O ly mp ia Co mmi ss io ners '
Mee ti ng: Aro und 150 peo pl e, in cl uding abo ut 100 anti -war activi sts, cam e
to the Port Commi ss ioners' meeting the
fo ll owing wee k. O f th e 50 peo pl e who
gave public testimon y, 40 spoke against
the port being used to make shipments to
Iraq. The commissioners, expl aining that
their job was to make business decisions,
not moral ones, decided to cQntinue with
the shipmerits.
Phont;-in: A week later, 'on December
See '·Port of 0 I) III pia" Page 5
Evergreen is seeking applicants for an
exchange scholarship to study at Mi yazaki
University and Hyogo Uni versity in Japan.
There are three one-year scholarships for
Miyazaki and two for Hyogo availabl,l: fo r
the 2005"2006 a'tadem ic year. The scholarships cover li ving expenses for a one-yea r
stay in Japan.
Appli cant s must show a stro ng acade mic bac kg round and interest in th e
Ja pa nese la ng uage a nd cultur e. T he
scholarship requires a compl eted app li cati on form , a statement of purpose no
longer then fi ve doubl e-spaced pages, an
Evergreen transcript, two letters ofrecommendation from faculty members and one
writing sample. Appl icati on packets must
be turned in by February 25 at the Study
Abroad offi ces in Academic Advis ing on
the second fl oor of the Lib rary building.
Appli cation form s are avai lab le from the
Stud y Ab road Coordinator.
.
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"Commuter Contest begins
next week
.
Th e E;ve rg ree n Co mlll uter Co ntest
starts Monday, February 14 and runs until
Sund ay, February 20. By recording how
yo u commute to the co llege for the week,
you can win one 0[$700 in gift certificates
and help the coll ege obtain grants to fund
alternative comllluting program s.
Despite its name, the commuter contes t
is not just open to alternati ve commuters .
Participati on from peopl e that dri ve alone
is very ' ,ortant for providing grant statistics anu ,,:veloping commuter programs.
Turn in a completed survey by February
25 to Parking Servi ces or complete one
onl ine at http ://www.everg ree n. e du/
c ommute a nd receive a $1 drink card
for u se on ·campus.
T ha nks.
Brady
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Moving on up
Evergreen has been named 2 1" ill the
nation among sma ll co ll eges and Ull iversiti es for alumni invo lved in the Peace
Corp s. The category contain ed all sma ll
coll eges and .uni versiti es with enro ll me nts
under 5,000 students.
Thi s designation is due to 18 Eve rgree n
graduates currently se rving in the Peace
Corps.
C'O RRECTIONS
L<Jst week's Synergy pull-out secti on
contained an article about underground
mycelium that contained an incomplete
definition of the plant. An article with the
complete definition, written by the author
oflast week's article, appears on page 5.
PRSRT STD
US Postage
Paid
Olympia WA
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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
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FEBRUARY
V~ofCdlor
Swirl Inc.:
Acommunity for interracial/
i ntercu Itu ral / i nterfa ith
people and families
By Natsumi Paxton
Swirl Inc., a New York City-based non-profit
organi zati on, was founded in 2000 by Jen Chau
shortly after her graduation from Well es ley. Jen
sought to create a meeting pl ace for mixed-race
people, coupl es and fa mili es . Sw irl Inc. hosts
soc ial events like din e- out s, pi cni cs, ka rao ke
' nights, book readings and film screenin gs. Swirl
has al so been involved with efforts such as voter
registration in communiti es of co lor. Within four
years, chapters had formed in Ari zona, Denver,
Boston, Philadelphia, the Bay Area, Lo ~ Angeles
and, recently, right here at Evergreen. The Olympia
chapter wiII be the first campus based chapter of
Swirl. Ifyou are interested injoining, you 6:an attend
meetings on Mondays at 3 p.m. in the Women of
Color Coalition Office, right nex t to the Market
in the CAB, or yo u can contact the coordinator at
(360) 867-6636.
Natsumi Paxton is a sophomore enrolled in Self
Determination, Indi an Education and Native Art
in the 20th Century.
10, 2005
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,By Chris Frank
u s eco nd-ye ar
"Going home and
seeing my boy fri end ."
Max Heller
Junior
Poetics and Powe r
" My wit s. I'm going to
impress men with my wits."
Abigail Anderson
Freshman
Negotiating Cultural Landscapes
" It isn't important to me. I think every day
should be Valentine's Day."
Kaelie Pharrah
Junior
Articulating Power
s tu de nt a t
The CPJ apologi zes to Chris Frank for the typo in his poem last week. The sentence
should have read : " What you couldn' t Have/ Then you can ' t Have now is/ What the
situation might be."
"Jus t find a cute guy and as k him out."
Jackie Koala
Freshman
Imag ing the Past
On campus clu·b connects student musi,cians
Isaac Rivelle
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. The Musicians Club is an organization of enthusiastic individuals who just l o~~nn ectin 1~\,Is i c i a n s and
giving people a place to exper,(ence the sa ~ e JOY for
music that they all share. They are cun-elllly"p lanni ng
some collaborative work with other clubs but are not
.
·producing anyt hin g on th eir ow ~ .
. " Right now, we have a small crew of minutemen whp
are ready to produce some ideas but liave no i ~aslo
produce," says co-coordin ator Isaac Rivelle. "We want
to put on som ething th at is'exc lusive ly ours ( 0 get our
II '
name out there."
The Mu sicians Club keeps a free talent list for
anyone to lise. Whether yo u are in (he club or not, you
can send an e-mail with yo ur name, contact inrorm ati on, instrument pl ayed or instrum cllI n e,~ d ed , genre
iremcnts fo r hire to
s ifications, and additi onal
ikt rivelle@hotmail.com. By letting them know about
you or your band, they can also look you up for future
productions where mUSical talent would be needed.
Wee kl y .mee tings and ja m sess ion s for th e
Musicians Club are on Wednesdays at 5: 30 p.m. on
the third fl oor of the CA B. Bring your instrument
and yo ur ideas.
"Come jam with us and you will be cool, 'cause we
all roc k and roll thi s schoo l. .. This is why I don't write
lyri cs," ~ ings Isaac Rivc ll e, a drulllm er by trade.
"Stand on the corner of 4'h Ave. and
wait for someone to pick me up."
Mathew Wollle
Seni or
Poetics and Power
" Look in side fo r my love lin e.' :
Lucas Claussen
Senior
Poelics
and Power
,
Isaac Ril"{'l/e is lI j i'es hlll al1 l!nr olled 'in, Interrogating
American Culture Through the Arts. H e is a coorclina/or/or (he Aillsic:ians Club.
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Find out what it means to be a member of the
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By Lauren O'Connell-Fujii
By Joe Jatcko and Arland Hurd
" I'm going t~ fl y 1,200 mil es."
Lauren Fujii
Senior
Contract dealing with national health '
Friday Forum
3 p.m. Friday
Put your values to the test! Discuss ethics,
journalism law and conflict resolution.
All meetings are in CAB 316.
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10, 2005
Do you need health insurance? Getting to know your STDs:
What's y~ur plan of attraction
for Valentine's Day?
I come from a pl ace that white America would
like to forget ex ists. With a hi story that remind s
them of their stupidity, not mine. Straight out the
lower deve lopm ent housing wh ere they don' t
believe that my constituents and .me can make it
out. But I remind them of the debt, the mass ive
and uripaid debt that they owe my forefathers and
me every time I step into their grocery stores,
their ex clusive golf courses, or their upscale
neighbourhood s. On ce they wave at me I ike
it's all good I flash gang signs as a gesture of
di sres'pect. My attitude and demeanour bear my
affili ation. As soon as they smile like it's all good
I shyne my go ld grill to di splay my increased
defiance. They claim that they don 't understand
why I am so ang ry but they are lying. Yet they use
my hand to reach thei ~d e inog raphic. It's me that
all those white kids in suburbia want to be like,
even though they look silly to me in their attempts
to rock the baggy pants and the backwards cap
and even try to flow like me. They get nervous
when I remind them that hip hOI? came out of the
black community and stems from AncientAfrican .
ex pression. But it's cool , they can rock the dreads
and the baggy pants and look as affiliated as they
want as long as they pay_tribute and recognize
the fact that I' m assoc iated with the re al deal , and
· don't you ever forget it.
Chris Frank is
Evergreen.
FEBRUARY
Vox Populi
The young hustla
COOPER POINT JOURNAl
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new employer will cover them after they
graduate and get a job. But during the job
search and in the time before benefits kick
in, or if the job is part-time, there is likely
to be a period in which they go without
insurance. Some take the relatively small
risk that they will get injured or sick rather
than pay for insurance.
Students are under-insured as well.
College plans are notorious for offering
only "bare-bones" coverage. Evergreen
offers a plan through HTH for $300 per
quarter, but it is far from complete. Even
Almost 20 percent of full-time college
students in the U.S. do not have health
insurance, according to a Commonwealth
Fund report. A Fali Quarter 2004 survey
of 181 Evergreen undergraduates echoes
these findings . Of the sample, 18 percent
did not have health insurance and a total
of37 percent had gone without it at some
point in the last four years.
Students without health insurance tend
to go without preventative care such as
screenings, tests and
counsel ing, and tend
"Why I Don't Have Health Insurance ."
to delay a trip to the
doctor 's office even if
it 's needed, says th e
Did n' l Say .
report. In the Evergreen
sample , 64 perce nt
Ot her
of uninsured students
had not sough't niuch
Don't Need ~
needed care due to the
co s t compared w ith
Cost
36 percent of insured
students.
0%
20 %
40 %
60%
80%
Having health insLlrance gives us the peace
of mind that if a maj or
accident or illness happens to LIS, we won' t people with insurance can get into fin anlose all our savings and go into debt. One cial trouble ·due to " under-ins urance" :
day in the hospital averages about $3,000 Medical debt is a major factor in personal
bankruptcy.
Seventy-six perDo You. Have Health Insuranco
Do You Have Health Insurance?
cent of un~n s ured
Ages 21-22
'. Age 23-29
Gree ner s
who
took th e s ur vey
No
did not have coverage becau se o f
th e cos ts. Th ere
are so me o pti ons
to lo ok int o in
Washington State
if yo u need h ea~ t h .
in s ura nc e. ~ om.e·
are low co~ t\ a nd
som e a re s liding
and is going Lip.
scale.
This is the fi rst in a two-part se ries o·n
Si xty-one percent ofin sLired Evergreen
students in the surv<:y we re covered by health insurance for my contract ,National
their parent's plans. At age 23 the parent 's Health Insurance and Th e Evergreen State
employer will usually kick them off the College .
plan. This was evidenced by a gigantic
increase in un-insurance among 23-to-29- Lauren 0 'Connell-Fujii is a senior studyyear-olds. Students may figure that their ing health care policy.
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Health Insurance Possibilities For Uninsu~ed Greeners
Plan: Medicaid
Contact: 1-800-462-4957 (Thurston County)
Eligibility: if you are under 19, pregnant, have children or are disabled,
you are eligible for Medicaid.
Plan: Washington Basic Health Plan
Contact: 1-800-660-9840 or www.basichealth .hca.wa.gov
Eligibility: If you are single and make less than $1552/month, not
including Pell Grants, you are eligible to apply..
Extra Tips: Basic Health offers premiums from $17 to $130 on a sliding scale based on income and family size. Basic Health can frIlup,
but now it is open and enrolling new people. But apply now as it can
close at any time, and get on the waiting list if it's closed.
Plan: COBRA
Contact: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_consumer_cobra .htmland
' http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/wa03.html .
Eligibility: If you previously had health insurance, this law can extend
your former plan for a period of time.
Extra tips: If it was your parents' plan, you have 60 days once you
are dropped. If your last employer cover.ed you ; you might qualify for
"continuation coverage." The downside is that it can be expensive.
Plan: Washington High-Risk Pool
C~mtact: http://www.wship.org
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Eligibility: For- those who have been turned down elsewhere.
Extra tips: It is very expensive.
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Human Papilloma ·V irus
ally app ear a s soft , moi st, pink or
flesh-colored swellings, usually in the
Though · it s not something we welcome, genital area . They can be rai sed or
Sexually Transmitt ed Diseases are now fl at, s ingle or multiple, sma.!1 or large,
as much a part of adult life as taxes or and sometim es cauliflow er . s ha ped .
parking tickets . Long past is th e idea They can be anywhere in, on or around
that only promiscuous or uncfean people th e g roin (a nywh.e re in th e "boxe r
contract these sexual side effects. These shorts area"). After sex ual contact with
diseases are //l ore widespread than mos t an in fec ted person, wart s may appea r
people think, and encountering one of them within wee ks or month s, or not at al!.
is not Of/t ofthe ordinary. In/his article we Ge nital waits are diagn osed by visual
will introduce you to the HP V virus. This inspection or by blood tests in fema les.
is the first arlicfe of a series detailing the The warts can be removed by chem'ica ls
characteristics oFI varieiy ofSTDs, offer- or liquid nitrogen treatments. These trealing afrank summGlY of some of the things ments only take care of the wart ; the virus
youlI/ay not know about the mosi common remains in the body inde finitel y.
down side to sex.
The majority of s tudi es show th at
condom s don ' t offer prote cti on fr om
HPY. Condom use is nevertheless encourHPV
aged to protect against other STDs that can
abet the development ofserious health risks
Ge nit a l HPV is caused by Human caused by HPY. Abstinence and monogPapilloma Virus. Human Papilloma Virus amy are good ways to avoid catching HPV,
is a group of viruses that includes more than but these practices are not foolpro of and ,
100 different strains. More than 30 of these for many people, !lot reali stic . If you ' re
viru ses are
a female , the
sexually transmos t imp o rIII itted and can
tant safeguard
infect the geni is to get a Pap
tal area of men
s mear eve ry
a nd· wo me n,
Approximately 20 million
year. If a
·in c ludin g th e
people are currently infected
ca nce r-ca uss kin o f th e
in g str ain of
with HPV, or about one out of
pe nis , vuLva, .
HPV is ide nfive people over the age of 12 .
a.1ll1 S a nd th e
tifi ed ea rl y
At least 50 percent of sexually
linin gs of th e
on, treatment .
vag ina, cerv j'x
active men and women
is · fa r more
or
rec tum .
acquire genital HPV infection
successful. Of
Mos t peo pl e
the women in
at some paint in their lives. "
wh o beco me
th e Unit ed
infected with
States wh o
HP'V
will
get ce rv ica l
not have an y
cance r, a bout
sy mptom s
ha lf
have
but
a re
s till
ca rriers. never had a Pap test.
A portion of these strains are higher-ri sk
Some of the largest adverse effects of
and may cause abnorm al Pap tests. In HPV are the considerable psychological
rare cases they may lead to can cer of reactions that people have when they are
t.he cervi x, vulva, vagina, anus or penis. diagnosed. Common emotional responses
Other low-risk strains may cause mild include depression, anger, and decrease in
Pap test abnormalities or genital warts. self-esteem and libido. Because ofthese
t,\pproximately 20 million people are emotional' responses, counseling or supcurrently infected with HPV, or about one port groups can also be an important part
out of five people over the age of 12. At of treatment.
least 50 percent of sexually active rrien
HPV vaccines for type 6, II, 16 and
and women acquire genital HPV infec- 18- the types linked to cancer- are
tion at some point in their li~es. By age showing success in clinical trials. Much
50, at least 80 percent of women will have of this vaccine research is taking place at
acquired genital HPV infection. About 6.2 . the University of Washington. If you are
million Americans get a new genital HPV interested in being part of any of this paid
infection each year. Genital warts are not research, contact the UW Virology departonly widespread; for some demographics, ment or Harborview Medical Clinic.
catching this virus is close to guaranteed.
If you have any oth\!r questions, please
The types of HPV that infect the genital ca
r stop in at the Evergreen Student
area are spread primarily through genital Health
r. On Wednesdays during
contact. Most HPV infections have no normal walk-in hours (1-3 :30 p.m.),
signs or symptoms; therefore most infected we focus specifically on sexual health.
persons are unaware they are infected, yet Screenings and treatments are at-cost and
they can still transmit the virus to a partner. completely confidential.
,
And because many viruses are shed from
places that are not covered by a latex barInformation for this article came from
rier, this germ is easily passed from person the Center for Disease Control and the
to person in many s~xual activities, any of University of Washington Department of
which involve ski.u-to-skin contact.
Medicine.
So what does HPV do when you get
it? Usually nothing. The virus lives in the Casey "strap yo boots on " James and Jenn
skin or mucous membranes arid causes no Kratzer are Student Medical Assistants at
symptoms. Some people get visible geni~1 tlie Evergreen Student Health Center.
warts or have pre-cancerous change's in the
cervix, vulva, anu~ or penis.
When present, genital warts usu-
By Casey James and Jenn Kratzer
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Legislative updates from the
week of January 31
Clean Cars and Hot Bikes
Consider your options on Saturd ay,
February 12 on Red Square, at "C lea n
degrees." Finally, higher ed ucat ion gover. The largest ever study of climate change Cars an9 Hot Bikes," a part of Synergy's
By Jaime Cop/an
nance process in relation to fi sca l policy reported las t week that global warming A It e rn ati'v e Transportation Day. An
The re are many issues pertaining to would be revi ewed.
could be twice as disastrous as previously asse mbly of bicycle-re lated activities and
Evergreen that are heard every week in
Legis lat iv e Ac ti vity for January 3 1- thought. The shift is already manifesting information will cover all the bases, from
the state's House of Representatives and February 4:
with me ltin g glaciers, catac lysm ic and bicycle advocacy and maintenance workSenilfe. ·1t is important for students to be
Monday, January 3 1: The House Capitol abnormal wea ther conditions and ri si ng shops to art bikes and utilitarian bicycle
aware of these issues, as the policies affec t Budge t Co mmittee heard HB i 272, whi ch sea levels. According to the study, tem- contraptions for the pragmatist in all Df us.
us direc tl y. If we are know ledgeable of the would req uire all state-funded buildings pe ratures may rise anot her 20.7 degrees The Evergreen Bi ke Shop will be on the
bi ll s and proposal s that are be ing disc ussed to be bui lt over 5,000 sq uare.feel and a ll Fahre nheit.
square g ivi ng short maintenance demos,
at the Capit o,l, we can take actio n and ge t renovations costing 50 percent or more of
S ince the Indus tr ia l Revo luti on, our The Bike Shop wi ll also have a repair sta nd
our voices hea rd. The follow ing is a S UIll- th e building's estimat ed va lue to c omp ly to dependence on oil has skyroc ket.ed, Cars, ou t for anyo ne who need s a quick tun e-up.
mary of last week 's House and Se nate LEED standards, a complex points system es pec iall y the gas-g uzzling behemoths that Eve n if yo u haven' t used peopl e-power
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th at assesses a bu iId ing 's susta inab iIity and have been so popu lar the past few years, s in ce Big Wheel s, a ft er exp lorin g the
act ivity:
The Hi gher Ed ucatio n Coo rdi nat ing im pact. Semi nar II is current ly in the pro- , arc in largc pal1 responsibl e for the cata- wo rld of hot bi ke s you' ll wis h eve rything
Board (HECB) heard discussion of ed u- cess of quali fying as a Gold LEED buil d- strophi c changes we are now experiencing. had a pai r of pedal s.'
cat ion ce nt ers that provide services to in g, and ifpassed , thi s bill wou ld apply to Changing our dri vi ng hab its could tu rn thc
As the sexy s idek iok to all tliat twostudent s who would ot herwise be unab le th e sc hedul ed renovations to·the· Library num bers aro und , but it might not seem as whee led ac ti on, Eve rgree n's WashPI RG
to attain a fou r-year degree. These cen- bLiilding.
ea,sy as it, shoul d be . A small -b us in ess' chapter is host in g a C lean Cars Show as
tel's are defined as o lT-campus si tes that
T hu rsday, Feh ru a ry J: The Hou se owner with an eye out for tax loopholes part of Alt ernat ive Transportation Day.
, prov ide instr uction geared at acq uirin g Il ig her Education Com mill ee hea rd a Cali write off up to $ 1OOK on hi s taxes for Hybrid and low-em iss ion ve hi cles will be
professiona I ce rt i fica tes" a nd deg rees. publi c hearing o f Bill 11 74 rcga rdin g vet- a Cadi llac Esca lade or any other monster on d ispl ay with representatives exp la inThose in altenda nce we re re prese nt a- erans' tuition waivers. In additi on , the bi:1I over 6,000 Ibs . At the O lympi a Auto Mall ing the benefits of clean car technolog ies.
tives for Eastern , Cen tral , Western and woul d provide for an appropri ate refund of you can, take yo ur pick of any number of Add iti o na ll y, expe rt spea kers will ta lk
Eve rgreen,' Eve rg reen has three suc h tuition money for active se rv i ~e members S U V's to dri ve home that day. But the about the need for stri cter automobile
cen ters: in Tacoma , in Gray's Harbor who are ca ll ed to duty and unabl e to CO I11- wa it time for a Prius, Toyota 's gas-electri c emi ss ions stand ards in Was hington . , .
and in the Tribal Rese rvation community. plete·their term. One hundred Evergreen hy brid? Ten months,
Whatever yo ur transportat ion fancy, These .centers serve ma inl y those over 24 students are eith er active service members
Hold fast, intrepid trave ler, not all is yo u' ll find enough locomotive inspirati on
.
. lost. Communities aro und the country are at "Clean Cars and Hot Bikes" to carry us
years o ld , min oriti es and wo men, many or veterans.
of whom are working and/or raising fami Friday; February 4: The House Higher evolving into bike and p ede s tri a n~fri e ndl y all into a cleaner, greener future (handlebar
lies. The HEC B will assess and ex plore Education Committee heard a publ ic hea r- enclaves, so yo u ca n Forero the car alto- strealners opt ional).
.
the cost-effecti veness of th ese ce nt ers, ing of8 ill 11 9 1, proposing amendi ng the geth er. Oth erwi se, eve n GM is considcrand ultimately ove rsee their creati on and definiti on ofa res ident for tuiti on purposes ing a hybr id Ilumm er for 2008 , Among Cass ie Barden is ( I sen io r du ing an
progress.
for those who hold non- immignint visas, a ll the doomsday head lines about globa l independenl contraci caRed Developing
Governor G regoire testi ti ed in ' fro nt "the issuance of which is cond itioned on an wann ing, gas price spikes and dangerously Nonfiction Articles For P.ubli cati on. She
of the House Ea rl y Lea rning, K- 12, and intent not to aba nd on ,a foreign resid ence, depleted globa l oil reserves, we all have is s tudying wril ing and environm enlal
Hi gher Education Commillee on January o r an int ent not to seek do mi cile in the plenty o f choi ces, however yo u prefer to sllidies .
) I in regarrls to her Hou se Bill 544 1 United States." Less than one percent of trave l, that can help turn things aro und ,
(Senate companion Bill 544 1). This bill Evergreen's students are attendi ng on visas
wo ul d e nac t "a co mp re he ns ive stud y (no t including the EF progra m).
of hi g her ed!lcati on [ilild] must include
I fa ny of these bill s interest yo u, there arc contac t me at j aimecoplan@gmail.com.
at http ://wIVw,everg reen ,ed u/pres iden ti
The i"nform a ti o n pro vid ed he re is Iegis lat ive2005/home, htm.
opt ions for creating a new fundin g system" ~ couple ?fway~ t.o get involved. F?r more'
pertaining to enrollment at two-Hnd fo ur- . Informati on , VISit the State Leg islatu re cou rt esy of the Director of Govern mental
yea r uni ve rsities, cost of instruct ion and ' . web s it e at http :// www 1'. leg . I\'a,gov / ,Re lat ions here at Eve rgreen (Evergree n's Jaim e Coplan is a sophollJore laking a
how much should' be fu nded th ro ugh leg islature. Also, studelll s area ll owcd <Ind lobby ist ), Ed ie lI a rdin g, and the ('ol1lmCI called Making the Grass Gree ner:
tu ition, general state-fund subsid il's and eneouragcd to atte nd heari ngs, If yo u arc Legis lati ve web page . Edie puts out a Im plementing Change Through Grassroots
financial aid, It will "idemi fy stratco ies and intcrcsted in thi s, or in working on pass-' wee kl y news letter and ge nera l ,leg isla- and Political Action . She is slllc~ving creing or preve nt ing any of these bill s, pl ease tive inform ati on, which can be accessed. alive wriling.
costs for incrcas in"c access to bacc<llaureate
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Port of Olympia
mission" to Nicaragua and Haiti called
Horizons." The Olympian ("Army
"New
( ' ulltiI1L1.:d frolll ('0\':1'
Prepares
for Shipments," January 4, 2005)
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applauded the program, while anti-war
3, the Olympian ran an article about plans activists have criticized it as being both
for a massive phone-in to officials and a public relations plQy and U,S, military
commissioners at the Port of Olympia by
training in disguise , The military itselfhas
people objecting to the military shipments,
stated that "the primary objective remains
It was later determined that the action, orgaproviding excellent, comprehensive trainnized at the last minute by the Olympian ing opportunities to U,S, military person- .
Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP), nel. " Government officials and activist ,
was not released to the Olympian but rather groups in both Latin America and Haiti
discovered by an Olympian reporter who
have also been very critical of the shiphad subscribed to OMJP's listserve, The
ments, seeing them as yet another form
article used quotes from long-time activ- of strategic U,S, military presence in the
ist and Evergreen facu lty member Larry area,
Mosqueda's e-mail , giving the appearance
. What Now?: As the Port of Olympia ,
that he had been interviewed directly. On continues to be used for military shipments
December II , after the phone-in did not
both to Iraq and elsewhere, activists are
prove to be "mass ive," the Olympian gave
organizing to res pond to and publicl y
OMJP and Mosqueda a " thumbs down," '
denounce the shipments as well as edu"
say ing "the telep hone protest.. , was a dud .
cate others and pl an for future acti ons.
The phone- in flopped."
The Port Response Steering Committee
Militarizati on of the Port of O lympia:
was formed out of th-e Port Community
On October 12, 2004, the United States
Debriding- a meeting o f abou t 50 people
Coast Guard (USCG) and the Department
who came toget her to share their reactiuns
. of Homeland Securit y (DHS) published in
the federal reg iskr plan s to establi sh the \0 the port s it uation and to urgan ize for
Port of Olympia as a "Sec urity Zone." One future strateg ies - in December. Its agenda
or the stated reasons fo r th is "national secu- includes creat ing a bette r cOlllmunicatio n
rity" acti on \Vas Il)- protect the port from netlVork to akrt othel's o r in coming sh ip'threa ts from AI Oa~da. Thl! proposed plan men ts, o f whi ch the re is lll'tcn lill ie Wd J'll I\ol il d givc mil it8ry (o nt l'Ol ofO IYI; lp ia 's ing. Ongoi ng res ista nce eff orts inc ilid e
port tu the Captain ll f Port I'uget Sound in II' riting le tters to the edi tur and 811 ending
the twice-m onth ly Port COlllmi ss i() ncr,,;'
Seattle whenever a Ill ilitary ship or nl ili tary
meet ing . For more inform ation , or to lind
) cargo are at the port . The pl.an ca ll ed for OLit how to get in vo lved, go tu the Olympi a
comments to be m;ld(! by Nov ember 26,
Movement lor Ju sti ce and Peace 's webI 2004, J\lthough there was great controsite
, hllp: //www.omjp.org, and click on
ve rsy over the use or Olympia 's port for
the
"Port of Olympia" lin k,
mi li tary shiplilClltS at the ti;n~ , the po rt
The information in thi s art icle was COIllcommi ss ioners- whe ther they' we re not
pi
led
from various sources, inc Iud iI1g Peter
informed o f the plan or were withllo lding
Bohme
r 's article " Building a Movement
infonnation- did nu t in form citize ns ofihe
Aga
in
st
th e Shipmen t of Weapon s to
proposal, nor did they make any comments
Iraq"
in
the
January ed ition of Works in
the mse lves. On December 10, the USCG
Progress (W IP); Larry Mosq ueda 's "The
and DJ-IS made their fina l ruling, stating
that " no written commen ts we re made and Mil itar iza ti on of th c Po rt of O lympia
a public hearing was not requested and and 'Humanitarian Aid from the Port" in
none was held ." No one, except perhaps February's WIP; and va ri oLi s art ic les from
the port commissioner, fou nd out abo ut all the O lympian,
thi s until nearly a month later, when a local
Cryslal [oren l:sol1 is a junior enro lled
acti vist stumbled ac ross it.
"New Hori zo ns" ' Humanitarian J\id in Political Eco nom y, Social Cha nge
Shi pments: The firs t military shipment and G lobali zation. She can he reached (J/
of 2005 was a huma ni ta ri an a id ship- lorery 1.J@evergreel1. edu.
ment which was part of a " hum ani tarian
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For the record: a deeper definition of underground mycelium
FEBRUARY 10, 2005
By Ad.rienne Barrett
In my most recent article, several mistakes I had written went into print. Most
of them just reflect the sloppiness of my
editing, but one particular detail is an
instance of untruth, In paragraph seven, I
described mycelium as "the complex roots
system beneath-the mushroom sprout." A
more in-depth definition woutd have been
more appropriate,
Mycel ium is the vegetative part of a
fungus that grows below the ground or
within another substrate and is made up of
an interwoven mass of threadlike hy phae,
Through these hyphae the fun gus absorbs
nutrients from the environment by first ·
secreting enzy mes to break dow n polymers 'in the food so urce int o monomers,
and then abso rbin g the monomers into the
mycelium through fac ilitated diffus ion and
ac ti ve transport.
Myce liulll is a cruci al clemen! of an
ecosys tem hecallse it increa ses the elTi-
O
Adrienne Barrell is a sophomore enrolled
in In Search of Susta in ability, Introd ucti on
to Eco logy , and En viro nm e nt a l and
COlllllluqity Journalis m. Sh e is Sludl'ing
ecology (s us I(J in ahi lil) ~ evolution. hioJi\·L'rsil),. eco-a,\!., /)o lall), a ild CCUS1',I' ICIJI Sj,
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In additi\Hl t" til\: \'ar ~I:()\I , l' iudie,d
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r he Cle8n e<l r Show will run t'rom 9
a. lll . to 4 p. m, Satu rday, Feb ru ;II'~ 1:2 in
h ergr.:en 's Red Sq uare . Ca r sellers and
owners and campaign repres ~ntativ cs will
be avai lable lo r questions all day.
For more informat ion, call Wash P IRG 's
<:ampus otlice at (360) 867 -6058,
require that 100 /0 o f new ca r ~ prod llcl'd
fur Was hin gton Sta te be! classili cd as low
em iss ioll or ze r o - e ll1i s ~ i u n ve hi cles,
I r the Clean Cars l egi~ lati oIl passes,
the nu mber of option s {o r cleaner vehicles
will fUl1hcr increase to 25 .01' Illore lowemiss ions versions of models already in
production . "This law lI' il!' help to gi ve
cons um ers even more c ho ice s," said
Mega n Blank wise , Wa shPIRG' s C lean
Cars Campa ign advoca te in Seattle.
In addi ti on to Iilll It ing cars ' ellv;ronmen- Ken), u lllkn t!ciJl i s a j unior enrolled
tal .impact. cleaner automoti ve leehnology . il1 Tell in g the Truth . He is the Mediu
wi ll improve the public health , Accu rding c'uordinolor fb r WashI'IRG~' Clean Cars
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ciency of water and nutrient absorption
of many plants and aids in the decomposition of plant material into organic soil, a
-process that releases carbon dioxide into
the atmosphere.
The sprouted hat-like structure recognizable to many is merely the reproduclive Stalk oflhe fungus', The mycelium is .
really the mass of the organism , In fa ct,
the largest )jvingfuhgus has a mycelium
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FEBRUARY
Greeners attend
press conference with
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez
By Ethan Schaffer
Edi t o r~' n o te,
Ethan Schaffer,
Evergreen seniOl; and Sarita Role are in
South America until this May Schaffer and
Role are therefor their non-profit organ ization, Organic VO/lin teers,
On Sunday, January 29, Hugo Chavez;
President of Venezuela, held a press conference at the World Social Forum , Sar ita
and I attended as reporters from the CP J,
Chavez has intrigued me since I heard
reports on Democracy Now! on the 2002
U.S.A .-backed attempted coup, During the
coup , the military seized the presidential
palace and Chavez was fl own out of tbe
country, However, th e loya l palace guards
and one million people in the streets took
the palace back and returned Chavez to
power, The entire epi sode was capt ured
in the docum enta ry Th e Revolution wi/!
not be Televis ed.
Chavez supporters hai l him as a president of the people, the most progressive in
Latin America, Hi s opposit io n considers
him to be a communi st dictator with tooclose-for-comfort ties to C uba, I jumped
at the chance to hear him in person and
decide for myself what kind of president
he is.
The press conference was held 'at thl:
hotel Sao Rafael in Port o Alegre, When
we arrived, the line for regi sterin g as
press was already wrapped aroun d th e
room three times, We waited in line for
forty-five minutes ulltil someone yell ed.
'That's it , no more pn:ss. " The I ine of
reporters exp loded into chaos, Evcr:one
ran for th e rOOlll \\'h ere Cll a\-.;z \I'(l llid
speak. The crowd pushed up ag ain ~ t Ih e
door and dem an ded to be kt in, The)
started ch an t ing, " S OIJl II ,1 jll rl/oliShll' IIIJ
somas terrur;stas." · Wc'r,' jou rnali sts, no t
terrori sts . We cnuld s.:c through an open
door that then: \\'a~ [lle nt y of spacc in the
pressroom.
Finally, thc organi l'.crs suc<.: lIlllbcd to the
crowd, and the mob of reporters flo oded '
into the room . Sar'it a ami I were sur fe d to
the front of the room , We sa t Oil the floor
about ten feet from the podiulll .
I hi ghl y doubted th at Chave z would
speak at such an insecure even t. l'\o on<.'
went through an~ ]..: ind of s~cllrll~ ckarance and there Il cre no armed " l lard~ in
sight. Yet after lilkell Illill d ;c' (I: ,.\);\('
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The Eve rgreen Resurgence Element
(E IR E) is hosting a lecture/workshop next
Wednesday entitl ed "A ll About Gaelic,"
which will take place at 5 p.m . in Seminar
II DlI05 . lfyoll 'veeverbeenhalfwayclIriask one question each were picked from
a hat. He was asked about the ro le of the OliS about Ire land 's stilHhriving indigenous
military, how the Brazilian media covered tongue, here's yo u're chance fo r enli ghtthe 2002 coup, Venezuela/C uba relations, enment! TESC professor Sean Williams
Venezuela 's intern ati onal rela ti ons wit h will offer an in for mati ve and entertai ning
the EU, the U.S. and Colombia ,and the perspective on the past, present and fu ture
of the Irish Gaelic language. Learn a littl e
situation in Haiti.
Chavez was cheerful and witty as he backgro und, some bas ic vocabu lary and
answered the questions in true Sout h g rammar, and maybe even a song or two.
Amer ican politi cia n style, rambling into Sean wo n't be teaching her ever-popu lar
long speec hes abou t topi cs he felt were summer-quarter Iri sh classes thi s year, so
more important than the questions asked. those of YOll who were hoping to learn a
Here are some of the salient points that · little Irish thi s yea r will not want to mi ss
out on this one.
Chave z made:
Thanks., Zane Haxton
• The role ofthe mil itary shou ld be that
of " liberators," an anti- imperi al force that
protects the people. He stressed the need Need knowledge?
for the people to be more involved in the
The Multi-Media Lab is hosting open
defe nse of the country. -In add iti on, the work shops to help students, faculty and
military should be more involved in soc i- staff with media projects thi s qua rter
ety through civic and ed ucation projects.
Mondays from 2-4 p.m. in Library 13 16.
• The world is in the middle of a severe They are. offering workshops in iMovie,
env ironme ntal cri sis. He referred to the Final Cut Pro and iDVD. Sign up soon at
planet as ,a li ving body that has "a pu lse, Media Services in Library 1314.
temperature and equili brium ." He said ,
" I f we don't tran sce nd th e cap ita l ist , Garage sale for relief
neoliberal model , the planet cannot resist
The tsunam i relief coalition is hosting
anymore." He stressed that it is necessa ry a garage sale on Thursday, February lOon
to join with the people of the North the the first tJoor of the Library from 8 a.m.figh t for a better wo rl d,
3 p.m. (8 a.m.- IO a. m. to se ll, 10 a. m.-J
·The people of the U,S. are victi ms p.m . to buy) They request people bring
of a " medi a dictatorship ." The media are used goods to donate and sell , as we ll as
controlled by a few large corporati ons li ke browse what other peop le have bro ught.
CNN, FOX ,etc ,
All profit s will go to the Tsunami Relief
• Chavez described hi s vi sit earlier that Fund. II' is requested that only manageable,
day to a sett lement of the MST (Land less clean and unbroke n items are brought to
Workers Movement), H e was pleased be sold .
with their' I'cgard for the loca l ccology.
For a li st of ba.llned ite ms and more
lie described their polycu ltllre meth od of ' tSlinami relief ac ti vi ti es, please visit thei r
fanning rice usi ng organi c fertili ze r. Ca rp webs ite at http :// www,eve rgree n'.ed ll /
that sw im in the rice paddic!s do the tilling tsullamirt:iieL
by burro wir'lg into the soil and eat 'parasitic
insccts. He was impressed wit h the MST in Venczuc:la . Thousands of Cuban doctors
'iced s;]v ing program and signed a pape·r are work ing in Venezuela and Cuba is helpshowing hi s inten t to start a seed tradc ing tht:m develop a sugar industry.
with Brazil. Ill' spo]..:e ag;]inst genetically
·In regards to the recent coup in Haiti ,
Illod ified crops.
Chavez Sil id there is onl y one president of
• Chavez defilled tile fre e mar]..:et ncol ib- Haiti and it is kan-Bertrand Arist ide .
.:nd t!resis as, "Privatize everything. wait
· C hav ez wa s very ex plicit wh e n
twcnty years, and when everyo ne is dying address ing U.S.IVenezuela relations. He
of hu ngcr. " the economy wi.llmag ica ll y · said, "We are ant i-imperia li st; they [the
begin to fl ouri sh," lIe is opposed to free U.S,A.l an: imperia lists." He responded
traue ngreem,ents lik e the Free Trade Area to a recent co mment that Condoleeza Rice
of the Ameri cas (FTAA), li e explai ned that · mode rekrring to C havez as "a negati ve
Ilh I·.:r'iio n of the FTA 1\ \I'<llrld be ncigh- force in the reg ion." He said, "The bi gg':' 1
1)(1 !'lIlg cO!lntries tl'adin g reso urces they are neg<Jtive lo rce in the wo rld is the U.S .\ "
' il'h II! t'w rC' UlIl'<.:es lh t: ~ bad l) need. /\ ' lie also mentio ned that Bu sh COlhl ,q i'-,
II ' t·\.llll l' lc' he said Velll'lllcia ".: lls Cub"
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Police Services
Hell O, hello, my fellow Geodueks! I am
writing this article to inform the Evergreen
community of my position and responsibility as the new ly selected chair of the
(PSC RB ) Poli ce Service Co mmunit y
Review Board. As the chair of the board I
will help promote comll1un ity based policing and encourage the community to be
involved in important deci sions that are
and wi ll be made regarding police services.
I wi ll wo rk h a~d to represent our diverse
community and facilita te meaningful, productive dialogue between the police and
the general campus popUlation. I encourage any and all communi ty members to get
involved in policing our community and
ensuring a healthy, i.e. safe atmosphere
regardi ng these issues. As you know the
WRICOPS visited our campus a few weeks
ago and the report will be coming out soon.
I will be following up next week on the'
WRICOPS as well as the hiring of two
new members of our community. Indeed,
when more information is released, I
will write anoth e r lengthi er and more
detai led articl e regard ing these issues.
Thank you for thi s opportunity to serve
you.lf you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call me at (360)
866-4839 or e-ma il me at afs heenfa tem
By Christopher Alexander
Jason Anderson-The Wreath
(K Records, 2005)
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Environmental Citizen
Lobby Day
American heroes li ]..:e Mar1i n Luther Kin g
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A fte r the press con Ference we rushed to
the stadi um where Chavez would speak to
tho usands of parti cipan ls from the World
Soc ial Forul1l . However, that is a different
story and Chavez didn't cove r anyth ing
·new in hi s speech.
More stories on our adve ntures in So uth
Alllcl'ica can be follnd at http ://polycu ltur,
c, blogs pot.com .
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O n Wed nesday. February 17, peopl e
are encouraged to meet a t the S&A
office to arrange carpooling and to ride
the bus toget her to th e Cap it al. For
time and eve nts. 'plea se con tact Kerry at
cobracolll mand@ hotmai l.com.
FEBRUARY
Jason Anderson's
Wreath is uneven
but occasionally
propu lsive
News In Brief
Learning Gaelic
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My life is a cliche, exampl e number 15:
I am a music journali st who is a frustrated
musician. I spent several perfectly useful
years of my life playing in woefull y awful
rock and ska ban.ds, and all I got out of
it was this lousy word processor. People
have suggested that the experience left me
embittered, es pecia ll y towards successful
bands. This is partl y true, but I think it 's verse unfu'rls like an excerpt fro m Noam
more acc urate to say that it 's left me .. . Chomsk'y's diary: " s uch pedestrian
we ll , angry. Not angry that o ur band didn 't dreams/s uch sex less visions of triumph,
se ll as many tickets, or records, or what- and e-mail. and p hone calls." Yo u can ,
ever, but angry that we could ' ve never, practically see the sweat from hi s effort,
ever done anyth ing as good as what some but as a pict-ure of flustered romantic ambi-'
of them do. For as many giddy returns guity, the song works.
multiple spins through my favo rite records
If that so und s li ke a backhanded
give me, there 's always a pall somewhere compliment, it kind of is. The Wrea th
north of the headphones. It's worse than is significantl y stronger than last year's
my ge neral fee lin gs of ineffectuality, unmemorable New England but I still
worse than the reminder that I basically
. have mi sgivings abou t
wasted my time. Rather. .---....:---~.,..:r----.;....--,
Anderson as a lyri cist.
it 's that the 'best arti sts
" My Ba lancing Act,"
can do it so effortl essly,
a self- pitying piano '
a utomaticall y. They
di rge, recal ls bo th
make it look easy, in
New England :\. wa tchother words .
- check in g tempos and
T hi s is why I find
its unfortunate aft e ncom fort In Jason
. tion to solipsist ic de tai l:
Anderson. He reminds
"Yo u' re.on a planet/and
me how liard it rea lly
every ' h,i, how are you?'
is. The erstwh il e Wolf
sounds so foreign/every
Colonel frontman writes
App lebee 's sign , every
earnest indie-fo lk with a
' hey how 's it goi ng?'!l
very awkward tendency.
guess 1'1:1 fin e." (A
" I' m slowly embracing the conceptofyou similarl y garish Arby 's sign gets si milar
as a ghost," he sings in " lfl'm· Waiting." trea tm ent in ''The Library.") He clearly
Ii 's a fine beginnirig, but the rest of the wan ts us to feel what he fee ls -the
weirds are more muttered than sung, g iving 1996. Anderson's throaty, ove r-emotive
the song an app ropriately dolorous feel. . warbLing has led some to crya n intended
Whatever sig'nificance the restaurant has Connor Oberst opi ng, but I think Soul
to him, though, he doesn' t give tiS enough Asy lum 's Dave Pirner is the more li ke ly
context to empathi ze.
source.
Still, the alblll1l is a much 11l0re immeI don'twish io over-critici ze. The Wreath
showc'ases severa l memorable songs. The d iate s uccess than New England was.
afo rement ioned " If I'm Waiting" is a suc- Jere my Jensen 's h a nd s~off production
cinct coffee-house acoustic love song,'too is partl y responsible (former band mate
short to wear out its welcom·e. " 0, Jac!" is Phil Elverum proved to be an ill -fit), and
more patient, multiple instruments build- Rachel Jen sen's diaphragm-heavy alto is
ing on the ope ning's simple guitar chords a welco me add iti on td Anderson 's son ic
before an understated chorus naturall y palette. I think it's no accident that she
blooms. "Cit izen's Arrest" is a propulsive s uppli es the album 's mo st clea r-eyed
power-pop pastiche, marred at its end by an self-critic ism. " You ' re trying so hard ,"
incongruous Cas io-horn line. He rediscov- she says, atte mpting to adv ise him in the
ers his fuzz pedal on "Our Winter," fai th- otherwise turgid " My Balancing Act." It's
fu ll y recalling Wo lf Colonel's Guided by advice he should take to heart: It 's when
Voices impersonations.
Th e Wreath sounds the most re laxed that
Th is leads to Anderson's other problem. he's at his best:
After five album s, he still fai ls to weld his
in flu ences into his own language. " I Was Ch r islOph er Alexander is' the A&E
Wrong" is a laughable Ne il Young homage , Coordinator fo r Ihe CPJ, which is pretty .
·complete with off-tune harmo ni ca and amazing considering thaI he once /0.1' 1 a
rambling ru n-tim e (seven minutes ). $10 bet because he was abso lutely conEven an enjoyable track li ke "Cit ize n's vin ced that "Come Sail Away " was a
Arrest" 's tands out not on its strength, but Journey song. He is also a senior enrolled
how it seems to be plagiarized from any in Pat ience, and il S. nol like anyone gives
modern rock single released in su mmer a shit about Styx, e ither
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"Escape Artist" is hi s mission statement:
Sage Francis- A H ea lthy a comm entary on his ow n career (" I shot
Distrust (Epitaph, 2005 )
my Iqad when I came out of the box"), his
desire to turn hi s' back on the whole thing
When Rolling Stone did their fir st (rapper as magician, magician as escape
anicle on Definitive Jux, EI-P told them artist, "leaving naysayers stumped li ke
that independent hip-hop was still consid- rainforests," ) and the lack of new ideas
ered a euphemis m lo r "not work ing." That coming into hip-hop ("I'm not reveali ng
was four years ago. Today, putting Def J ux any tri cks of the trade, it's just there ain't
on a nye r will attract at least fifty heads no magic in the breakdown, baby! " ).
even in the lily- white preserve of Olympi a.
A Heallhy Distru:;! is Sage's fir st
Washington . Making fun of whit e kids fo r release with signi ficant backing (Epitaph
"dressing black" is passe, only slightly less is an independent label on ly in the most
in touch than the fift ytechnical se nse of the
year-old rock mus ic- or
word), so it makes sense
even the thirt y-year-old
ihat the record find s him
punk scene- the hater s
somewhere betwe e n
cling to. Madvi lain shows
se lf-reflecti'on and out up on every year-e nd Iist I
ri ght tran sition. He get s
read, Anticon has become
help from old fr iends
the new SST, Buck 65 is
Joe Beats and Sixtoo, so
being promoted by V2 as
the album's beats sound
the new Tom Waits, and
comfortab le ' enough.
eve n my drama-m a jor
"Sea Lion ," though,
partner knows who Jean ·
features he lp from Will
Photos cOllrte.,y Epitaph record,'Grae is.
O ldham, of all people.
Popularit y has the
It's a smooth fit: O ldham
paradoxical effect of both
brings a weathered ton e
expand ing and dilutin g
to Sage's road-weary tal e
a genre 's sound, se tting
of dis illusionm ent. "The
the stage for the eternall y
dance floor is packed and
internecine battle bet ween
the louder they clap/the
rabid purists and the rest
less he is able to make
of us. (I have several good
the connection/between
friends, so me of whom
what he sees when he sees
are very intell igelll, who
certa in notes/and the bun
insi st The Beatle s are
that isshown in hi s facial ·
"the worst thing to ever
expressions. "
happen to rock n' rol\." )
The a lbum 's title at
Sage Franci s, perhaps the most popular fir.s t seems li ke an allusion to hi s politiindie MC, seems acu tel y awa re of thi s cal convictions, espec ial ly with Icadoff
tension. " When I first got into magic, it single "Slow Dowh Gand hi." The song
was an underground phenomenon," he raps takes well-written sw ipes at a li! any of
in "Escape Artist." "Now everybody's like targets, among them campus military
' pick a card, any card. '" On 2003 's Hope, recruitment (the album 's best lyric: " It fe lt
Sage brilliantly rail ed against the "lowest like Kent State the way they targeted the
common denominators let(ting) their an students") and features hi s unabashed love
suffer," using a Mobb Deep sa mple to for his music: "The cool kids were rocking
memorably place himse'l r outside of the votes/l shit you not/l was sli nging rocks
mainstream. Now, with A Healthy Distrllst, at cops for hip-hop." A Heallhy Dislnlsl,
hefinds himself in the unsavory position of though, fakes on di fferent hues after d i
Last year at the Evergreen Longhouse I world -premiere puppet show that includes
experienced my first Chinese Lunar New hand-made puppets and a broiling " flag
Year ce lebration. I danced with the dragon. storm" breaking before yo ur very eyes.
I moved with the ebb and fl ow of the uni- The Snail Goddess will be in attendance.
verse in the two-day Tai Ji movement A Mongolian dance will be performed.
workshop taught by Master Chung li ang Zhi Yi and Zheng Er wi ll entertain with
AI Huang. I was enraptured by the off- Chjnese poetry and music. Linda Waterfall
scale yet odd ly melodious warb lings of . and the Evergreen Singers will se renade
the traditi onal Jing- Hu fiddle . I gasped with two songs frolll the Dao De Jing.
at the fan tastic, gravity-defying "monkey
The Tai Ji movement workshop will be
dance" performed by a genuine Peking held Friday and Saturday, February II and
Opera acrobat. I swooned to the hypnotiz- 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The actual Lunar
ing "swan dance." I learned to gracefu lly New Year celebrat ion wi ll be on Sunday,
move my entire body while performing February 13, beginning at 2 p.m. All events
the ancient art of Chinese Calligraphy. are in the Evergreen Longhouse. Tickets
Need less to say, it was a li fe-chang ing for Friday and Saturday are a stea l at $40.
event and something I will remember with Sunday is only $ 10. Tickets can be purgreat fondness on my deathbed .
chased at the campus bookstore, Traditions
Lucky for yo u, this year's festivities and Bag Bei Gifts at 208 4th Avenue West.
are sc heduled to be even more spec- See you there!
tacular thanbefore. This'Year of the Cock
promises to be the biggest blowout ever. Michelle Reynolds is a senior enrolled ill
Under the benevo lent organization of Arts and the Chi ld. She is in/erested in
p.lychology. particlilarly oj"children .
ent songs: For most of the record, it sounds
li ke Sage is more distrustful of his incipient
fame than of the Bush administration.
That 's its' best strength. Many artists
have tried to marry the political with the
personal in the wake of the Iraq war, to
varyi ng degrees of success. The reaSon
Sage does this most expertly is because
both are well-worn territory for hini. The
result is not so much a flexing of creative
muscle as much of a mere amalgamation
of past efforts. Take ''The Buzz Kill." The
song starts off as a personal meditation
on· the vacuous and pernicious effects on
drug culture. He mostly stays on point, but
over the cou rse offom minutes he careens
into asides ranging from Clear ChanneiJo
"freedom kissing the French for their
political dissent." It's hi s "Welcome to the
Ten'ordome," and like that song it works
because of its lack of focus, not in spite of
it. Si milarly, "G unz Yo" is an unblinking
exploration of violence and its connection
to masculine identity (key line : " I got more '
back issues than Guns and Ammo") that
hits its home . truth not on his trademark.
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
FEBRUARY
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Sage Fran<;is is out of jt:.
Celebrate the Chinese Lunar
New reCi~t~ lR~~ ~t~i tl,ntlllmgly
New Year, February 13
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MCs Alexander, Hirsh and M ukti, many
of the old favorites wil l return, as well as a
having the mainstream inch closer to him. By Michelle Reynolds
By Christopher Alexander
. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
vicious word-play but on his choice of
first-person narrative.
A Healthy Dislrusl is a two-fold title. It
implies not on ly a well,honed skepticism ,
but also that sa id distrust is good for you. A
healthy distrust is imperative in leading the
examined life, the only one worth living. It
forc'es you to ask uncomfortable questions,
and, getting the answers, acting on them.
It's no surprise that Sage Francis continues
to turn his scalpel in ward as much as outward, and tha~ he continues to yield such
outstandi ng resu lts. With two landmark
album s already under his belt ("2002's
Personal Journals is one of the few truly
great indie hip-hop albums), A Heallhy
Dislrllsl cements his reputation as a gi fted
lyri cist. The only question is whether he
can hand le the game. Ifhe drops out, that's
a shame, because it's our loss.
Chrislopher Alexander is Ih e A&E
Coordinalor for Ihe CPJ. He is a senior
enrolled in Patience, and is no good al
coming.llp wilhjokes wider pressure.
The Vagina Monologues:
a past performer's perspective
national campaigns in Afghanistan. This
year's V-Day Spotlight is "Women of
Iraq , Under Siege." The environment
for Iraqi women is constrained to the
degree that they. are losing their basic
rights, even the right to choose their own
clothing. With cause of these trivialities
they are kidnapped, tortured and killed. '
Let us bri ng these issues home. I encourage '
all to experience this year 's The Vagina
Monologues . Liste n with yo ur eyes and
speak with your ears; continue the dia-
By Pennie Bumrur:9siri
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10, 2005
Annual Vagina Monologues
production coming up this weekend
By Jordan Lyons
Performing in The Vagina Monologues
last year channeled me through a steadfast
A Valentine 's Day production of Eve
journey into myself. It caused a personal
Ens ler 's The Vagina Monologues has
maneuver through a character, a woman I
become a tradition on Evergreen's campus.
was chosen to represent, her lIfe through
And if you saw it last year, see it again.
mine. One week after another, monologue
More than a play, The Vagina
lines began to fall into memory. They fell
Monologues is a political act. As Kate
so deep that soon lines created boxes, and
Arvin, one of the show 's actors, put it :
my own memories fe ll into a combination
"These issues aren't over." And each new
of the senses. Blends from my past and
cast puts its own spin on the monologues.
present escaped with the future of thi s
character. That I was rete II ing her story
meant as much to me as I was telling my
own. Bringing attent ion to such issues as
marital rape and domestic battery and
threats are issues that are raised through .
her monologue.
For this Valentine weekend we have
assemb led a cast of twenty amazing individuals, narrating the story of our mothers,
our sisters and our daughters . Most importantly, through this collective vo ice we Ii nd
ourselves, a specific·tonality that was-never
there before. Thi s year I am assisting in the ·
direction of Th e Vagina Alol1olciglles and it
ap pears that focu sing on the whole pro.duction rather than a'n individual monologue
has taken me through an a'mazi ng tlux of
response, words to each woman 's story. .
The cast has worked so graciously in
devo ui'ing the ir chal'acter tor t.hem sel ves
and for eve ryo ne c lse . The suppo rt in
this comm unit y we ha ve built shows the
beauti ful exchange that res ults fro m a wiII
to chunge the ever-present rea lities ofvio-'
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Photo by Eva Wong
lence imposed on women and yo ung girl s.
Last year I found so much of myse lf in my Several casI members rehearse The Vag ina Monologues before laking Ihe slage.
perform ance . Thi s yea r I find al l of my self .
in the hard work and dedication of this logue.
" Different people mean. a different expeupcoming production , and the immense For more information of the V-Day rience," remark ed stage manager Betty
Campaign, visit http://www.vday.org.
support al l around.
Arias.
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How I became a vegan
meat eaters, in general, don't want to know , avocado, and smoky, spicy chipotle may- pfiesteria, which causes its nearby human
about. I learned that the beaks of "layer" onnaise. A deep cho'colate mousse, like victims to suffer from memory loss, skin
. I was on a hens are seared or cut off. when they ' re velvet on the tongue, with a bitter nip of lesions and incapacitating fatigue .
As I learned these facts about the
country high- chicks because, packed six to a cage the cocoa sounds delicious, doesn 't it? Yet
of
a
folded
newspaper;
had
they
had
people
who
would
otherwise
leap
at
these
size
consequences
of eating animal products,
way near my
sharp
beaks
they
would
peck
each
other
mouth-watering
dishes
suddenly
recoil
[
was
stunned
by the difference I could
parents' town
to
death
.
I
learned
that
pregnant
sows
when
we
give
the
food
a
name:
vegan.
make
by
such
small
changes in what I eat,
one evening
on
pig
farms
are
chained
for
months
at
Words
have
only
as
much
power
as
we
the clothing I wear, even the stuff I buy
when I drove
past the body a time in metal crates barely larger than give them, and for many people, hearing to clean my toilet. I a lso realized that my
of a mule deer their own bodies; forget standing up and the term "vegan" stops them intheir tracks, Iittle world isn't Iittle at all; I am connected
stag. A sudden taking a step. I learned that the calves of but it's just a word. Too often the term to everyone and .e verything on the planet,
dairy cows, who in a natural situation' brings to mind images of bland, quiver- and everyone and everything is, in turn,
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compelled me to pull over at the nearest would suckle from their mothers for eight ing blocks of tofu, bowls of naked sprouts, connected to me. Being vegan reinforces
opportunity. [ turned on my emergency months, are taken instead within 24 hours or loaves of bread as heavy and tasteless this connection daily.
as the bricks
As [ spoke to the deer that night, [
flashers and walked down the datk, twist- of birth and sold to
they
resemble.
thought
about what I wanted the world to
"
the
veal
industry.
ing road to where the deer's body lay
Being
a
curious
On
the
conbe
like.
I
see a world in which my human
prone. He was stretched out so naturally,
sort
and
genertrary,
vegan
neighbors
are tiappy, healthy, and comI realized that my little
eyes wide and dark, that I hesitated. There
ally
undaunted
food is the passionate; where the earth is green and
was no bleod,no sign of injury. He looked
world isn't little at all; I am
by
uncomfortable
freshest, most vibrant and teeming with life; where all
very much alive, as if he had lain down
facts,
[
read
every
delicious
and beings are respected and appreciated for
connected
to
everyone
quietly for a rest by the highway. He was
tragic
story
and
what they bring to the world.
most
varied
gbrgeous, with a glossy, dun-colored coat
and everything on the
every
terrible
staon
the
planet.
Webster 's defines civilization as "an
and a mature rack of antlers. [ knelt down
tistic.
By
the
end
planet,
and
everyone
and
eat
better
[
. advanced state of human socie)y in which a
in front of him, expecting at any moment
of
that
afternoon,
now
than
I
high level of culture, science, industry, and
that he would surge to life, lift his great '
everything is, iii turn, conI'd
made
a
rather
eyer
did.
In
government
has been reached." It cannot
head and sniff the wind, then leap off into
nected
to
me_
Being
vegan
addition,
I
feel
sudden-I
seem
be
d'
e
nied
that
human ingenuity has helped
the woods. Tentatively I reached out a
to
remember
my
ex
better,
have
us
realize
this
definitioQ of civilization.
hand and touched fingers to neck. He was
reinforces this connection
"rash"
and
saying
more
energy,
This is, however, only one understanding
still warm, his muscles strong under the
, daily.
"extreme"-deciand spend less of the word. Webster's says nothing of
smooth hair.
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money at the love, compassion, friendship, community,
I regarded the deer thoughtfully. I wasn't· sion: I was going
vegan.
This
meant
grocery
store .
connection, enlightenment or beauty. As
used to communing with the dead.
giving
up
not
just
But
if
the
a
society, we can create a new definition
"['m so sorry," I said, voice hoarse.
meat,
but
all
animal
products.
promise
of
delicious
food
isn't
enough,
of civiliiation. It is our responsibility to
My sudden self-consciousness, talking to
It
can
T.
Being
vegan
is
like
being
in
love:
take
it
from
Cornell
University's
,Dr.
ourselves, our families, our futures and
a dead deer on the side of the road, sadColin
Campbell:
"The
vast
majority,
be
frustrating
and
confusing,
but
it's
also
the world we are a part of to rise up to the
dened me. I stroked his neck slowly and
I've
ever
done.
And,
like
perhaps
80
percent
to
90
percent,
of
all
the
greatest
thing
nobility of what civilization can be.
watched his dark eyes.
being
in
love,
when
you
go
vegan
you
get
cancers,
cardiovascular
diseases,
and
other
John Muir said, "Everybody needs
Seeing lights coming around the curve,
eat
a
whole
fot
of
really
good
food
.
of
degenerative
illness
can
be
preto
forms
be<\uty as well as bread, places to play
t. knew it was time to go. I didn't want the
To
non-vegans,
giving
up
so
many
vented,
at
least
until
very
old
age,
simply
in and places to pray in, where nature
overstaffed local cops coming to see what
diet."
by
adopting
a
plant-based
familiar
foods
must
certainly
seem
like
may heal and give strength to body and
I was all abOut. [ said a silent goodbye to
Far
from
it.
For
each
food
I
Eating
meat
has'
other
ramifications
a
hardship.
soul
alike." We live in participation with
the stag and returned to my car.
I'd
never
beyond
the
possibility
of
poor
health.
stopped
eating
[
discovered
ten
nature.
In our efforts to heal the wounds
Four years ago 1 told a friend I could
tried
before.
.
A
quick
check
on
the
Bureau
of
Labor
of
the
natural
world, we will in turn heal
never be a vegetarian, and certainly not
Food, I quickly learned, is a delicious Statistics website shows meatpacking to ourselves. Becoming vegan was the first
vegan. I was even planning a fancy cheesepassion.
Think rich, coconut-scented be one of the nation's most dangerous . step in reawakening my own connection
tasting party. Around that time I vowed to
curry
with
creamy butternut squash and · jobs, yet it remains o'ne ofthe lowest-paid to the earth, and I feel it each time I see a
learn how to cook; convenience foods were
the
tang
of
lemongrass
and Thai basil. Or industrial jobs. One quarter ofthe Amazon fog-sheathed sunrise, feel the warm, rough
taking a toll on my wallet.
earthy
chanterelle
mushrooms
sauteed rainforests have been destroyed to make skin of a cedar tree, or look into the dark
Despite my self-assurances.that I would
never stop eating meat, I spent an after- in white wine. Roasted red potatoes and room for cattle. And that Big Mac? Enough eyes of a deer.
noon searching for vegetarian recipes on lemons with rosemary. Sweet-hQt hoisin- wheat went into the production of those
the internet. Weight-conscious at the time, glazed tofu with crisp stir-fried broccoli. two greasy patties to make five loaves Cassie Barden is a senior doing an
I figured veggie food was all low-cal, low- A smooth, sweet mouthful of lemon tart, of bread. As for the pastoral, rolling hills independent contract called Developing
fat. [t didn't occur to me, of course, that bursting with sour citrus. Bright spears of depicted in the movie Babe, modern hog Nonfiction Articles For Publication. She
cupcakes, three-cheese pizza, and Doritos asparagus, garlicky and browned, roasted, farms consist of giant metal buildings built is studying writing and environmental
tender, sweet, melting. Balsamic vinegar over man-made reservoirs that collect the studies,
are vegetarian.
drizzled
over impossibly red, glossy straw- multiple tons of solid waste from the thouA funny thing happens when you search
berries.
Toothy
sunflower bread, brilliant sands of pigs packed inside. These vast
for vegetarian recipes on the internet: You
tomato s lices, creamy lakes of manure breed the microorganism
orange
heirloom
run into a whole lot of information that
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article
and
set of surveys
recently tllat
surprised me.
The
article
detai led the
fact that 30
percent
of
,
students questioned throughout the United States felt
the Constitution "goes too far."
The key issue here is that our rights are
taught to us and not experienced first hand.
You don't feel a strong need to stand up for
your rights if you haven't had them called
into question. I've been discriminated
against for not pledging allegiance to the
flag, which is why [ support freedom of
expression. quite vehemently, since I've
had my rights hindered. But for regular
people, why would you care about freedom
of expression if you haven't been censored,
or freedom of assemb ly if you've never personal opinion on how the government
works, or whether a law is right or not,
been in a protest or organization?
dictates opinion
In the issue of
. among students,
ignorance among
rather than the
students, there is
It
is
amazing
to
think
that
facts .
evidence to show
we once criticized Saddaril
Fifty percent
how little most
of students felt
know about the
Hussein or China for reguthat newspapers
current laws or
lating television and the
shouldn't be able
power of the
Internet when 50% of stuto publish freely
govemment. The
dents
surveyed
believe
the
without governsurvey shows
ment approval.
that 75 percent
American government can
[n other words,
of students surrestrict indecent material on
veyed thought
people actually feel
the Internet when it cannot" , our freedom to say
flag
burning
what we want in
is illegal, and
it isn't. It is
the press should
amazing to think that we once criticized have the men who use a black marker to
Saddam Hussein or China for regulat- censor sensitive information in the governing television and thl Internet when 50 ment working full time in the media. It is
percent of students surveyed believe the strange to think that only 83 percent of
American government can restrict indecent students believe unpopular views should
materfal on the Internet when it cannot. be allowed to be expressed, considering
These examples just go to show how much the ability to dissent is as American as the
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Declaration of Independence. Although
the number of students that bel ieve in such
extremist positions of somewhat fascistic
control is small, the fact that the number is
higher than it should be is a clear sign that
strides need to be made in the education
system to teach students why their rights
matter more tha.n what their rights are.
[ ' d almost think that these students
have practically been brainwashed by
apathy towards their self-evident rights
because they haven't lived in an age
where those rights were questioned, but
I am one of these students and I survived
the age just fine . The issue of ignorance
in this case might as well be one in which
those involved either learn from the past
like educated people should or continue
onward into the future, doomed to repeat
the mistakes' of it.
Jacob Stanley- is
a freshman
America in the 20th Century.
enrolled in
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Ever.green survey ignore~
important student issu'es
By Caroline White
In response to
last week's art icle, "Evergree n
survey sh ows
decline in student involvement " I would
like to point out
some key things.
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the s urvey res ults are worked into "faculty
planning institutes," I would like to point out
parts of Evergreen culture that may not be
taken into account by TESC, since they are
not necessarily curri culum oriented.
First on the menu: The s urvey indi cated
that freshman students " have a decreased
se nse of how s upportive the campus env ironment is, espec iall y, when it comes to thrivin g
socially." I thi'nk that if the coll ege wants to
improve the stud ent social experience, they
need to take into acco unt these things :
o T he ability of all stud ents to exp ress
unpopular views in front of their peers. The
co ntroversy surro undin g th e Presidential
e lection, th e war on I raq and hordes of other
issues leads some stud ents to find themselves
chastised or afraid to speak their m ind. The
college comm unity s hould be aware that
scaring people out of expressi ng themse lves
does 'not change opinions or beliefs, but can
lead to hatred a nd mi s understandin gs. In
my opini on, students and faculty should do st uden t staff say. It's nice when th e people
more to support discussion and educati on, w ho live in an area have some control over
not excl usion and plugged ears.
how fhings are.
o I greatl y suspect that a large reason
o Removing the st udent-run food service
stud ents have a "decreased se nse of how from the HCC has decreased its traffic and
quality of at mosphere.
s upp ort ive .the
camp us env iIt appears that Housing
ronm e nt is" is
has tried to replace
I greatly suspect that a
due to th e disthe hustle and bustl e
empowerment
of soc iali z ing with a
large reason students
flat-screen TV.
of
st ud ents
have a "decreased
o Aggressive policreg ar ding th e
decisions made
in g of the dorms is
sense
of
. how
about Housing
unfriendly to tho se
supportive the campus
and
campus
who are ' "out there. "
food services.
I have been told that
environment is" is due.to
Ca mpu s Police are
Students have
the disempowerment of
be.en disemroutinely not specifypowered in that
·ing that a g un was
students regarding the
there has been
drawn in their reports,
decisions made about
preventing a review
abso lute ly no
stude nt input
by
the college Deadly
Housing and campus
whatsoever
Force Review Board.
food services.
, regarding the
This und e rmines the
c h eck we have to
re m ov in g of
kitchens f ro m
ensure accountabil ity
the dormitories, forced meal plans for st u- to the community. We need to make s ure that
dents, closing the st udent-ru n food serv ice in the cops are pulling their weapons out for a
the HCC and givi ng the student-run Corner good reason or take their weapons away.
o Finall y, incre<;ls ing tuition ca uses more
Sto're to the corporate food service prov ider.
This wou ld appear to fa ll mainly under the stress for many students. Students must work
jurisdicti on of Housi ng, wh ich operates as and wo rk longer hours. St udents who receive
a non-profit orga nizati on. Housi ng has to work study don't make eno ug h money to
manage its money and upkeep, but it does save a nd use to payoff th e i r loa ns . We
not have to li sten to anyth ing stud ents or . should put some press ure on our state and
put a lot of pressure on the federal government : Ask them where the taxes are going.
A nd edu cate yo urse lf o n how importa nt
ed ucati on is for us.
I'll add my more controversia l two cents
on how to make the Evergreen social experi ence more socia ll y supportive, or "thri ving": Students of Housing can inv ite students
li ving 6ft-campus to hang out more often and
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Letter t·o the Editor:
Clarifying the Student
Union ,and enrollment
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vice versa. Use less recreational drugs and
alcohol to "social ize" beca use the qua l ity of
socializing is higher without, and addictions
don 't lead to "thriving" social cond itions, duh.
Students in Housing could show more respect
for neighbors by getting to know them , so that
you know whether or not playing yo ur stereo
at a volume that rocks the floor above you and
the rooms across from you is cool. Students
could put together petitions advocating for
specific changes in an attempt to make TESC
more accountable to the students. Students
could come to Student Union meetings on
Fridays at 5 p.m. in CAB 3 15 in S&A.to share
the issues they are having and learn how to de
something about them. We're trying to create
a sustainable or permanent organization of
student positions to advocate for students
on issues that affect us, which we currently
have a lot of trouble doing anything about as
individual students. You can also sign onto
the student union listserv to find out what
we're up to·at www.riseup.net. lists, student
activism, tesc _ studentunion, subscribe .
As for the "senior decline rates," I don 't
have nearly as much to say: Decline rates " in
student-faculty interaction" cou ld be due to
larger class sizes or more apathy. I don't know
why there has been a "decreased frequency of
conversation with peers ofa different race or
ethnicity." "Lower involvement in co-curricular activities such as internships, community
service, and study abroad" is probably due
to a number of different factors, including
increasing tuition rates-or req ui remen ts st udents are trying to get for g raduate school or
the BS degree.
Caro lin e White is a senior enrolled in
Organizing for Democracy and A fro- Brazi Iian
Da nce. She is involved in the struggle 10 effectively organize around campus issues,
Cut and paste
By Javier Berrios
Satire by Sean Paull
In Adam
Hi It o n 's
article, "The
Studen t
Union and
enrollment:
right und er our noses. The Stud ent
Uni on realized that students needed to
be better inform ed of this iss ue. so we
wrote articles for the CP J and s uggested
that e nrollment growth be the subject of
Vox Populi. I was actua ll y in th e process .
of
writing a lette r to the DTF exp ressi ng
Dilulin g
our commu- di ssatisfaction-over the lack of student
nily" (C PJ , input solicited when I got word that stuFebruary 3, dent focus groups were being formed to
p. 13), Mr. Hilton states that Evergreen 's examine enrollment growth. In addition,
Student Union accepted a proposal from to better protect and defend student's
the State Legislature that would increase ideals, the Student Union is recruiting
the student population. That is simply another student representative for the
false. The Associated Students of The Enrollment Growth DTF.
In conclusion, the Student Union
E vergree n State College, a .k .a . the
never
has been and never will be
Student Union, is not responsible for,
nor do we s upport, the Legislature 's "taking orders from above and shunting
plan to increase Evergreen's popula- the ideals of students." We are unpaid,
tion by 1000 students in ten years. As , unsolicited students who take time out
the Union 's Co-coordinator for Student of our~busy schedules to create a power
Life, I h~ve made it clear in our meetings structure that will serve as an advocate
that the enrollment growth plan runs the for the student body.
risk of tearing the fabric of Evergre.en
Javier A. Berrios is a junior enrolled
apart.
In fact, the Student Union is partially in Local Knowledge. He is the Co-.
respons ible for the pr.ess this issue is Coordinator for Student Life of th e
currently receiving. The Enrollment Associated Students of The Evergreen
Growth Di sa ppearing Task Force State College (ASTESC).
(OTF) has hee n meetinl' for months
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my mind.
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and I want to <hold/caress/touch> you so much.
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sad/confused>. <Every time/sometimes>' when we ate together, I <remember/
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with me forever/I' m very attracted to you>. There will never be another <man!
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articles for errors and lives in constant darkness (nottcl mention that he hates il
when people use parentheses).
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
LEITERS AND OPINIONS
FEBRUARY
13
10, 2005
Medically accurate sex education
gende'~oles
By Ryan A. Tompkins
A n important part of public schooling is
its role in teaching sex education. Although it
is widely acknowledged that parents should
be large ly re s ponsi bl e for th e ir c hild 's
knowledge of topics like birth control a nd
reproductive anatomy, it is important to
realize that parents often rely on schoo ls to
teach the bulk of sex ed ucation. This makes
sex education especially important s ince it
is such vital informati on for living a healthy
li fe for the six out of 10 women and seven
out of 10 men in the United States who, by
age 18, have had sexual intercourse. Ri ght
now in Washington State most public schools
teach some forlll of sex education, but many
of these schools have programs that leave out
vital information and distort the facts.
Abstinence-only sex education looks only
at a small part of a much bigger. picture. In
school, when they teach math, it is expected
that along with addition, subtraction , division
and multiplication should be taught as well.
If addit ion is the only thing that stud ents are
learning, there is a much larger piece of the
picture mi ssing from their education. It is no
different when it comes to sex ed ucation ; it
is im portant to g ive students the all the
stereotypical
as scientific fact.
information, not just parts of it like absti One program tells students, " Women gauge
nence-onl y programs do.
their happiness and judge thei r success by
A recent report
their re lationships.
M e n's happine ss
prepared
Representative
and success hinge
Heriry A. Waxman,
on their accomOver 80% of the
a
Democrat
plishments."
in th e United ·
abstinence-only
In the interest of
States Hou se of
publ ic health, it is
curricula, used by over
Re prese ntativ es,
key to ma ke sure
two-thirds of SPRANS
reviewed currithat school s give
c ul a of prog rams
all the information
gramtees in . 2003,
funded by th e
available. A bill has
contain false, misleading
SPRANS
Inlbeen introduced in
ti a..tive , wh ic h
this legi s la tiv e
or disorted information
gives g ra nts to
session called the
about . reproductive
abs tinen ce-only
Healthy Youth Act.
education groups.
The
bill would see
health.
The review of
"
that "abstinence
federally funde'd
may not be taught
abstinence-only
to the exdusion of other methods of preventcurricula found that "over 80 percent of
ing teenage pregnancy and sex ually transthe abstinence-only c urri c ul a, used by
mitted disease, including HIV infection." It
over two-third s of S PRANS gra ntees
would also set g uidelines for what shou ld be
in 2003, co ntain false , mi s lead ing or
taught, taking into account that " [material s]
distorted information about reproductiv e
be age-appropriate and appropriate for use
health ." Many of th e curricu la used teach
with st udents of all races, genders, sex ua l
for"
Further responses on
the' Middle East
By Jacob Stanley
In response
to last week' s
artic les:
I'd lik e t o
thank
A lan
Wi II iams
for
cla rify ing the
definition
of
pac 'i fism , as I
had been lo oking atthe wrong definiti on when I or iginall y
wrote the nonviolence articl e.
As to Riley and Joanna's articl e, I would
just like to say that a lthough their analysis
was us eful to understanding the other s ide of
the fence , they offered no real solutions to the
problem, as ide from simple, ideali stic peace.
Of course the answe r to Middle Eastern violence is peace, but until we find a reason to
make them stop killing each other, we have
to work critically with the options they ' ve
a lready left open for us. I speak of sol uti ons
to problems in pure pract icality because eve n
ori entations, and eth ni c and cultural backgrounds and students with disabil iti es."
Pa st efforts to pas s s imilar bills in
Was hin g to n- State have been made by
the NARAL Pro-C ho ice America a nd
Planned Pare nthood, but thi s year the bi ll
is also s upported by th e Washington State
PTA, the Association of Washington State
Principals and the Washington State Medical
Associatio n. Helping to support the Healthy
Youth Act is a good way to be involved in
o ur state's democratic process. On March 15,
Planned Parenthood will ho ld a lobby day
for thi s bill. The event will have a morning
workshop on ta lking to legi slators. lames
Wagoner, the pres ident of Advocates fo r
Youth, will speak ; the re will be a provided
lunch and time to speak to those who make
decisions in the Washington State House
and Senate. If you are interested taking part
or getting involved in another way, please
co ntact VOX in CAB 310, Workstati on 17,
o r e- mail VOXtesc @vahoo .com.
Ryan A. Tompkins is ajunior and an il7lern
for vox
NOT IN OUR NAME!
the rest of th e world. We can ' t afford to wait
By Gabrielle Sloane
I know that you can't just tell countr ies to
for 2008. Ac ti on must be taken now.
stop fighting and expect them to reso lve
I invite yo u to a planning meeting to start
In the past three yea rs, George Bush
their issues rationally, let a lone peacefully. and hi s admi ni strati on have sta rted two a Not In O ur Name group at Evergree n on
My point abo ut nonviolence not be ing an preemptive wars, instituted racist policies Friday;'"'Febfuary 18 at 6 p.m. Thi s wi ll be
opt ion for Palestinians was made in a criti- agai nst Muslim and Arab immigrants and . a time to discuss the c urren t political clical manner by know ing how the idea of trampled free speech rights. The war in Iraq mate and brai nstorm on how we can build
nonviolence is s upposed to work and realiz- has claimed a lmost I ,500 American soldiers a powerful anti-war movement in O lympia
ing through simple probability that it WOrt't and 100,000 Iraqi civilian lives. When Bush and across the country. We are in the prowork out too well in th eir con fli ct because was elected last year by 51 percent of the cess of finding a meeting space at the time
of facto rs I mentioned in the artic le.
electorate- this 51 percent be ing less than of writing this, so please gathe r in front of
It 's easy for people to take the moral 25 percent of the population of this co un- the CAB and we will wa lk to th e meeting
hi gh ground and say, "S top war. Make . try- he called it a "mandate." To him , thi s space from th ere. If you have quest ions,
peace," but life·isn 't th at simpl e. Contli cts is a blank check for continued war abroad please email notinournameo ly mpi a @
come and go, but unless the more powerful and repression at home.
ya h oo .com. More information about
and offensive side is shown a reason to stop
Indeed , it appears that a third war is on Not In Our Name can be found· at http :
their fi ghting, the other, less powerful side the way. Seymour Hersh, journalist for The Ilwww. n otinourn ame. net.
will do all it can to co ntinue fighting so as New Yorker, recently reported that U.S.
not to .be destroyed- i" the process. Better agents are covertly scouting for attack tar- Gabrielle Sloane is a fresh man .enrolled in
to di e with dignity than be swept unde r the gets in Iran. Bush may be president, but this Inte rrogating American Culture Through
sa nd in shame.
is not the time to feel helpless. As people of the Arts.
conscience, we must do everything in our
Jacob Slanley is a freshman enrolled in power to stop our government from attacking
America in the 20th Century.
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FEBRUARY
10, 2005
The (ooper Poi nf J0 U rn aI
LEITERS AND OPINIONS
The Curmudgeon:
On flu vaccines
By Lee Kepraios
of
Most
Eve r g r e en
is or was
recently sick
with the flu.
I want to talk
about the fl u.
I'm amazed
because I don't
-.....-...,.....J remember, in
other years, people wanting a 'flu shot
so badly. Earlier last fall, the flu vaccine
was in hot demand because the American
people were told they couldn't have it due
to a shortage. That's the public for you:
Tell them they can't have something, they
have to have it. First Tickle-Me-Elmo, now
this.
This particular flu took a serious toll on
my asthmatic conditions in the past few
weeks: I had trouble breathing; my normal
medications weren't helping very much;
I couldn't go anywhere. I desperately
needed to see a doctor. I'm one of those
people who rarely get sick- the immune
. system of the male Greek is astoundingly
tenacious- but this was an instance when
.. I needed to go to a clinic.
When I told the doctor that I just had
the flu, she asked me if I had gotten a flu
shot. I told her I had not, and she "tsked"
and very briefly shook her head. I could tell
she wanted to smack me with her clipboard
for not trying this year's brew.
I don't believe in the flu vaccine. Sorry.
Early in life I thought it was a good idea,
but now I realize that it's a bunch of
shit- like campaign finance reform.
But I proudly stated that I don't get the
flu vaccine. I wish I could have actually you want to avoid the flu , you ' re going
conversed with the doctor a 'little while to have to remember it is something your
longer, asking her if she thought, as I do, body hasn't seen before.
that it is unproductive for the media to
But the flu itself is not the issue here;
cover only one medical view. I hear people it's that you never hear this side of it. I'm
on TV arguing about why we don 't have talking about the theory. On his deathbed,
flu vaccine. Doesn't she think that we Louis Pasteur renounced what he said was
would benefit from hearing at I~ast some his life's work. He said that in fact, Antoine
people who think the cure is worse than Beauchamps was right. And Beauchamps
the disease?
is the guy who said it's not the germ, it's the
You don't need the flu vaccine if you terrain. In other words, the mosquito finds
don't need it. You don't need it, I don't a swamp and it breeds in it. But if you're
need it. But the'
not a swamp, it
fact is, if you are
can't breed.
someone in your
The reason we
That's the public for you: tell
70s or 80s and.
have low defenses
them they can't have someyou have lung
is because we
thing, they have to have it.
disease, the flu
overuse vaccines
can surely kill
and antibiotics.
First Tickle-Me-Elmo, now
you . It can be
Some say vacthis.
dangerous . It
cines have been
can cause pneua phenomenal
monias. And
"
advance in medithose people do need it. But that's only a cine. I say they're overrated. Don't forget,
handful of people.
most disease has been wiped out because of
But the vaccine attacks a flu that they things like indoor plumbing. And don't get
don't know exists. I mean, they make it me wrong: Everyone overuses medicines
a year before. There are hundreds of dif- sometimes, even me. If we're talking about
ferent flu vaccines that they're shifting you-know-what, then yes, I do consider
and drifting. So they're making a vaccine that one of my abused medicines. But you
that they're only guessing will work. Dr. can't get it at a drugstore .
Anthony Morris, who is the former chief
I know I'm preaching to the choir here,
vaccine controller for the FDA, said, but the problem with Western medicine
"There is no evidence that any flu vac- is that it seeks to conquer the disease,
cine is effective in preventing the flu. The to stuff it back in your body. The most
producers of these vaccines know they popular medicines are Pepto Sismol,
'are worthless, but they go on selling them Gas-Ex, Dristin-aU things· designed to
anyway."
stuff the problem back inside you. Our
Again, the flu cannot be ignored. The bodies are rejecting the effects of our
flu is smarter than we are, and it finds toxic food supply and we're responding
a way to engineer around the normal by stuffing the disease back inside us,
defenses of our bodies. So every year, if laying the ground for cancer 20 years
"
nee s
your
stu •
down the line.
And as I see it, the flu came about
because people in China are a little too
chummy with their animals. But sitting
there in that wax paper-covered bench in
the clinic, I could not relate these thoughts
to Dr. Kwon.
Lee's New Rule of the Week: Even
lawyers can have a sense of humor!
Founders for a group called Americans For
Legal Reform charged that two lawyers
waiting in line to enter the Long Island
Courthouse were overtly making lawyer
jokes, which mocked those in the legal
profession. They said that the remarks
were offensive, inappropriate and hurtful, which is another way of saying that
they were really funny guys, and slapped
the two with a disorderl~conduct and misdemeanor suit. Here we have another possible violation of First Amendment rights
because of some people's hurt feelings. My
biggest cultural pet peeve in the world:
fake outrage. Are you outraged by lawyer
jokes? Nobody is reaUy outraged by this,
and if you are, go back to the legal reform
center and do something that actually helps
our fucked up legal reform system. I mean,
isn't this why people make lawyer jokes
in the first place?
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thoughts
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How the government still
favors white guys
By Ted Reinbold
/
It's been a good week for white guys
again . I am applying to law schools
right now and I am happy to report that
the government is going to help me out
through one of their affirmative action
programs and I didn 't even have to apply.
Yes, that's right, affirmative action for me!
White, male, middle class me. Can you
believe it?
It seems aside from my day to day
white privilege- you know, that whole
being looked upon as a golden boy and
wh:;1t not- the government decided that
I need an even larger step up in ,life, and
boy did they do an amazing job. It is quite
impressive what an investment in the
future can accomplish, but I am getting
ahead of myself.
In the late I 800s theU n ited States
Government gave away land, aU over on
the eastern side of Washington, as part of
the Homestead Act. Oh, man, was there
a lot of land, all of it uninhabited. Well, for the sake of simplicity, let's just assume
except for indigenous tribes here and there, that none of the tribes was giving up its
homelands for shits
and they were
and
giggles.
by no means "
Well,
back
using
the
It seems aside from
to me. My nice
land- I mean
German ancestors,
they weren't
my day to day white
having clear white
even chopprivilege-you know,
skin and being of
ping down
that whole being looked
the trees or
European decent,
tearing up the
had no problem
upon as a goklen boy
securing some of
soil. So , the
and what" not-the govthat land right at
United States
the confluence of
Government
ernment decided that
the Spokane and
did what any
I
need
an
even
larger
Colombia Rivers.
good i nd usstep up"'in life, and boy
A fter a few generatrial nation
of toil, cutting
tions
would do: they
did they do an amazing
the trees and teartook it. Now
job.
ing up the soil and
sonie of you
, ,
what
not, the land
maybe thinkturned into a very
ing , "Didn't
profitable farm and
the
United
that's all it took; My great-great-grandparStates sign treaties for some of that land?"
Well, yes, but that is very complicated and, ents struggled on the land, my great grand-
parents lived comfortab ly on the land and
my grandparents got rich off the land.
My dad went to law school-farming
ain't worth what it used to be. And, well ,
aside from paying for my undergraduate
education, my parents and grandparents
also set aside $20,000 for me to go to law
school, so I'm set, at least for the first year.
Shit, it would be hard going if I had to go
to law school without help. But thanks to
the United State Government, I don 't have
to worry about that.
I wonder how other people do it? And
why doesn't the government invest in
everyone? It worked so well for my familyand the government got their money back
tenfold in taxes. Oh well, we white guys
don't have time to worry ourselves with
such trivia; we have graduate schools to
apply to.
Ted Reinbold is a senior enrolled in
Articulating Power. He is studying white
anti-racist action and activity.
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Your everything.
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TESC women to compete in
post-season tournament
By Meredith Lane
I
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Even with a loss in overtime on Saturday,
the Evergreen Women 's Basketball team
is in the running for a top fi ve berth in the
Cascade Collegiate Conference pl ayoffs.
In the last 10 games, the g irls have won
seven. As of ri ght now, they are the fourth
seed in the conference, with more than just
a chance of moving up into the top three
depe nding on the results from the upcoming weekend.
Friday night 's play aga inst Co ncordia
re sulted in the fo urth co nsecutive win
against the Cavaliers in two yea rs, The
fab fo ur, consisting of Heather Hyde,
Stephanie MacDuff, and freshmen Jenny
O lson and Kamrica Ary-Turner, led the
tea m to v icto ry aga in , domin ating in
points and rebounds that kept Concord ia
at bay for another season. Thanks to the
Geoducks , the Cava li ers hav e a s lim
chance at getting back into the top s ix
and going to playoffs ,
Though it d idn ' t res ult in a w in ,
Saturday's game had all the fan s on the
edge of their seats, Reg ul ation play was n' t
enough for the game versus the number
three rank ed Western Bap ti st. Even with
the Du c ks los in g 64- 70 in overtim e,
Ka mri ca ancl Hea th er still ma naged to
k3d the match in re bo unds and scori ng.
respectively,
The Ducks wi II be home thi s \\'eekel1d
fo r their last re~ula r- 5 easo n !;!<lllles of thl'
~ch ool year to p la~' Cascade and Warner
Pac ific. who a rc ra nked seven th and
eig hth . respecti vely, Earl ier th is year. dow n
in Portl and, the Duck s used these contests
to start offtheir season strong, winning by
nearly ~O points,
Get to the game a little before 5:30 p.m.
in the CRC on Saturday night to celebrate
the end of collegiate careers for the team 's
seniors.
A 5'5" guard from Portland, Oregon ,
Alicia Riddl e transferred to Eve rgreen
from Cascade Co ll ege , She atte nded
Benson Polytechnic High School.
Number 24, Kri stin Zompett i, is a 5'6"
guard who transferred to Evergreen from
Highline Community Co llege. She is from
Seatt le, WA and attended Kennedy High
School.
A 5'6" guard from Tacoma, WA, Sh iante
Reed transferred to Evergreen from South
Puget So und Community Co ll ege. She
,attended Foss High School.
These girls have been here to see the
Evergreen women 'sbasketball program go
from a pre-coach Heuer record of no more
than five wins a season to plac ing in the top
of the co nfe rence. Though the end of their
basketball careers may be on the horizon.
the girl s can be proud to say they were a
pa li o f deve loping one of the top programs
in the Cascade Conference,
I hope yo u' ll jo in me this weekend ill
wishin g them congratu lations on an awe;.o lll e season. and !:,-olld luck with ~ raclu a
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Team effort leads
to revenge
By Kip Arney
Another ranked opponent was on
the schedu le this past weekend, but the
Geod ucks saw it as just another game. It 's
actually become a theme for the Geoducks
to play to the level of their opponents as
three of their last four outings have been
against team s ranked in the top 25, resulting in two Evergreen wins and one loss,
which was a double overtime defeat that
could 've easi ly gone the Geoducks way.
O n Friday, February 4, Everg ree n
trave led to Portland to take on the surging Cavaliers of Concord ia University. It
was a battle for the sevent h position of the
Cascade Conference as Evergreen held a
sli ght· half ga me lead, However, when the
ni ght was over, Concordia held the half
game lead as they walked away with a 7960 victory, sweeping the season series.
Turnovers plagued the Geod ucks aga in
as th ey turned the ba ll over 26 tim es. That
marked the fi fth time thi s season th ey
eclipsed the 25-turnover mark in a sing le
game and the 13th occurrence they've committed ove r ~O giveaways, The Geoduck s
lead the conference in the dubious category
o f tllrll overs. ave rag ing 18 a ga me, In th e
Geodllcks' losses. they a verage two more
turnove rs a ga mc than whc nthey win , Big
whoop, righ t') No t so fast. my friend, Two
lLif'llovers a game me ans poss ibl y mi ss ing
uut on si:-. poi nts pC I' contest. Still with me')
In ga mes dec idee by si" points or less, the
Geoduds are 6-4, Take two ort hose losses
and place them in the win category, and
you ' ve got yo urse lf a squad siltin g at the
fiv e spot in the conference instead of their
current eighth seeding.
In the loss, Eve rg ree n act ua ll y had
a lead late in the first half but all owed
Concordia a 16-4 run to end the hal f and
('ound themse lves down by eight at intermi ssion, T he Geoducks would get as close
as fi ve but Co ncordia seniors Brandon
Erl andso n and Jon Lee combined for 39
o f the Cav s' 79 po ints to help pull away and
coast to their ro ul1h straight victory. Sen ior
Barso n Co llins was the only Geod uck to
hit do ub le d igit s in the scorin g col umn,
Scnior De nni s FI) nn ended the game with
nine po int s, all coming ('rom beyond the
thl'ce-po int li ne,
0' nc r the game, the Geod ucks conti nued
"llu th to Salelll to I~lce the Wes tern Bapti st
(WB) Warriors the following night. This
wasn't the same Warriors team Evergreen
had seen back on January 7. Back then, the
Warriors were ranked number one in the
country, had just run over Evergreen to go
18-0 and seemed like they were preparing
them se lves for a championship run. Since
that victory in the CRC, the Warriors had
dropped to number 16 in the country, go ne
5-4, and in three of those victories needed
overtime to win.
There wo uld be no overtime o n
Saturday ni ght as Evergreen became the
fir st team all season to beat the Warriors
on their home court with a narrow 86-84
victory. It was a co ll ective effort from the
O lympia sq uad as five players all reached a
double-digit scoring total and four players
snagged at least six rebounds.
Evergreen won the game in two areas.
Rebounding was one of them as , goi ng
into the game , WB led the confere nce
in re bounds, ave rag ing 39 a ga me. But
Evergreen wa s ab le to o utboard them
40-29, including 10 on the o ffe nsiv e side.
lead ing to crucia l second chance opportunities.
Th e oth e r a rea where th e Geoclu cks
ll oul'ished was at the charit y stri pe. where
they we re ran kedlkad las t in the conferc! nce, Thosc sta ts cl icl n't see m to Illalt l! r
as lhey connccted on 17 of 25 fro m the
I'ree throw line. includ ing Walt Tucker 's
10- 12, rn the closing 12 seconds of the
ga me. Tucker was forced to shoot frcc
throws to preserve their slim lead, and he
d idjust that by going si" for six. showing
why he is nea r the top in the confe re nce
in free throw percentage. Tucker fini shed
the game with a team hi gh 20 poi nts. 18
co mi ng in the second ha lf. and a team hi gh
eight boards,
Nort hwest C o ll ege fro lll Kirkland.
Washington is next on the schedule, and
they ' ll be looking fo r revenge as Evergreen
defeated them last month , sending them
into a tail spin by los ing li ve of their nex t
seven games , Th e ga me is Oil FI'iciay.
Fe bruary II in the CRC at 7:3 0 p,m, or 20
minu tes fo lf owi ng the end of the women's
ga me, .whi ch beg ins at 5:30 P,Ill ,
jll lli o )' e l1 mlled i n
I'ore ns ics and My ste ry Writing, /-Ie i.l'
sllIdl'ing creal il 'l! lI'1'i l ing,
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To my family,
I love you all! Happy Valentine's Day.
From CoasttoCoast~ thanks
Michelley,
for being a good frie11d: Mara- Mrrr... lloveyou lil<ebacos
belly shuzuk~ planko j011es~ big
and vinegar. Wow!
dog~ T.I. and Jillln11o. I love
YOll. Pancakes ca11 be eaten
Eva.
and they should.
tll0' 13~YJ
YouJrt'i~~
of~ Yteart:
LO\JeI, NetUkcv
Bradley Thomas
You are my shining pa~adin in
mithril scalemail that gives +5 key
to my heart. The murlocs of my
loins burble at the very thought of
your mighty enchanted hammer.
Please twink me all night long!
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Spring Break in Hawaii ' Rolling surf. Warm sunshine. Hoc nighcs, And Hawaiian Ai rlines
can gee you ch ere , Ch eck our web s ice for the very lowes t fares ava ilabl e.
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Superfaus! We love you! Thanks for everyt4ing!
AnaisHere's to our
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Allison, Hallie and Eli,
Our plumbing is
falling apart and we have
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mice in the walls, but I love our house because
you are there.
Stab ya! Eva.
Maritza~
Girl you've got
more legs than
a
bucket
of
chicken.
Big girls unite I
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Mariah,
I appreciate all that you do and all of the
unconditional/ove that you share. You are
so beyonc! ,y our years! To say / love"you
isn't enough.
Always, Markus Maceo (AKA) DAD!
me a!teacladw bra/ YIoIk}~(b fZ!~. {{iff?pijowerJIoI
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To Andrea, Lab Partner
extraordinaire:
Andrea was a chemist
But Andrea is no more.
What she thought was H20
Was H2S04!
P.S. Apryl smells
Dear Aaron,
You're an awesome dancer. And
you don't smell too
bad.
TeeTee- I nerer told you thid hut I found
your red dredd, only now· itd a golden key .
fo the other realm. Lefd hreak coded.
I lore you. T.I
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Dcar insignificant man,
Your emotional capacity is as pitifully small as your penis. Your intuition to womcn want is so sub-p'ar, somctimcs
I think you arc a robot. When I am with you, I feel like I am hanging out with a thumbtack. Thank you fi)r proving
that the male spccics pales in comparison to women.
p.s. you are bad in bed. I '.vas faking it the w hole time.
D ear Mom and Dad,
UMOJA
"yeahhh"
• DOLLY & Kandi
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Soon I will be gone, and
it will be cold. There will
be no trees, the fruits
and veggies will be old.
It won't be long until I'm
missing my friend , Eva
To, the Vagina Monologues 2005.
You are am9zing. I am so impressed with
your individual talents and enthusiasm
towards breaking barriers and challenging
the silence. There will always be a moan in
my heart for you.
-Your Po Po Catapital
To my Phil. These days that
have turned into weeks have
been fun, inspiring, and full
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of love. Thank you for your
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words, ears, and beautiful
eyes. I look forward to more tilu«tt 'UI~ 4 'UI~, 7~ 'fOU ~ aft
days to come.
fIOM ~BW~'.Q.«, a«d ~,
For shizzle ,boy, you make me weak in
th e knizzles and have stolen my hizzle.
And disco is, too.
To my wonderful family in Olympia, Washington: Pennie Lane, Philly
Phat, Afsheen, Elizebeth, Dyami, Brianna, and Benny Ben. My world
turns more smoothly because you're here. Thank you and I love you all so
very much.
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To the girls of R-308:
Roses are red,
May Saint Valentine grant
Violets are blue.
all of your wishes and
St. Valentine is dead . ,prayers.
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Events This Week
Friday, February 11
S p.m. The Write r's Guild presents an
evening with Irish poet Knute Skinner
and special guest Patrick Hill. Seminar
II E 1105.
7 p.m. The Vagina Monologues will
be performed in the recital hall in
the Communications Building. Bring
donations of fern in ine necessities.
Thursday, February 17
10 a.m.-3 p.m. All-campus garage
sale! Your old junk is someone else's
desired treasure! Show up at 8 a.m.
to drop off your stuff in the first floor
library lobby, or pull your car around
to the loading dock.
1 p.m. EF students will present
cultural information on Korea in
Lecture Hall 1.
4-6 p.m. The Evergreen Queer
Alliance will be giving a workshop in
Seminar II C I \07.
Saturday, February 12
7 p. m . The Va g ina Monologues w ill
be performed in the rec ital ha ll in
the Communicat ions Building. Bring
donation s of femini ne necessities.
6:30 p.m. A n all encompassing,
no-nonsense STD and birth control
di sc uss io n with members of the Peer
Hea lth Team will be held in Seminar
II C 11 07.
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Weekly Group Meetings
il l he ill Ilh·l' ..\ I ~
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Monday
~O() 1l
1'1ll' \\<'()l1lc'l1 ()!' l' "lnJ' l ',,;! lil io ll
' rl'-;l' l1t N hojj . <ll ,lr ihh l' J Il Il llJ, ici ;! 11
• 1l 11
!id dil'r.
"'-6 p.m. The S&A Board Illcc: b ill
C \B 315 .
5 p.lII. Ever'green Kung F' u Ill c:eh ill
the Longholl se.
Tuesday, February 15
:. 0 a .m.-4 p.m. 1' 1I\.',e l SLHl nd Blnod
(' e nte r will bc o n campu s inllle
J .c ct llrc I-Iall n \l ulllla .
p.IlI .-7 It.llI. United Co mmu lliiics
,\ IDS N e two rk w ill be g ivi ll g <I
prcscntal ion 0 11 ;\ I I)S and A I US
prcvent io n.
Wednesday, February 16
1- 3 p.III . ;\ fo rum
ill be held at
Sl~ m i llar II EI Hl 7. /\1 1 arc in viled
1<' at lend alld vo ice (l pin iol1 s and
Uli Ke rn s. Prc sc Il1 ed by stud ellts ill
Orgull i:: illgji)}' 1)(' III ( iCl'(/{ '.l'.
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S -7 p.m. F.IST. w ill be giv il1 g a self·
de fense work shop in CA B I Ill.
7:30 p. m . CO l1lm o n 8read prese nt s
Da nces of uni versal Peace in the
Lo ngholl se.
:; p.m. T h e Coo per Point .Journal
meets in CAl3 3 16 . Cllme part icipatc
in the organi zatio n and the plan nin g o f
t he newspaper.
7 p.m. Students for Christ, Seminar
II A2100.
9:30-11:30 p.m. Late Night at
the C Re. Come join in late - nig ht
activities like Badminton , Ping. Pong,
Basketball, Volleyball , and 4-Square.
Wednesday
2 p.m. VOX - Comm unities for'
Choice, CAB 32 0, C ubic le 17. Office
ho urs: Wednesday, 1-2 p.m., CA B 32 0,
C ubi c le 17.
3 1'.111. Jew is h Cultural Center.,
3 p .m . SEED, Se minar II E3 109.
7:30 a.m. Yoga Cl u b, CRC 116.
3 p.m . Writer's G uild , Semina r II
A 11 07.
... p.m. Prison Action Co mmittee
meets in C AB 320. Wo rk stat io n 10.
4 p.m. ST A R , Seminar II B2109.
4 p.m. Racquetball in th e C Re.
3:311 p. m. E nvironlll ental Alert.
C A 8 320 o n the couche s . Help
defend Arct ic Na ti o nal Wildl ife
Refuge .
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S p.m. Yoga C lub, C RC 117.
5 p.m. Everg re en Kung Fu meets in
.
th e Lo ng ho ll se.
C Olm: play l
ri g ht s in CA 13
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6 p.m. M t'n's Center Ill c'eh in CA B
320 in Work stati o n 2.
7 p.m. Percussion Club, bascm e nt o f
the Lib rary Bu ildin g. All a rc welc o me
a nd drum s arc provided l
7 p.m. Geoda nce meets in the hotto ill
tloor of th e Library.
7 p.m. Juggling Club, Se mi nar II
81 107.
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(,-8 p.m. Olympia Men's Project
meets every second and fo urt h
T hursday at UCAN . For more
info rm at ion, ca ll (360) 352-2375.
9:30-11:30 p.m. Late N ight a t
the C Re. Come jo in in late- nigh t
act iv ities like Badm inton. Pinll-Pon!!.,
Bas ketba ll. Vol leyba ll. a nd -l -S qllrlr;.
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Friday
4 p.m . EPIC, Se min a r II A2 105.
put yo u r et h ics to th e test, lea rn abo ut
j o urnalism , a nd discu ss iss ues in
jo urnali sm a nd grou p dy namics .
Element mee ts in CAB 320,
Workstation 4 .
SHE [)oE5Nf
[vDI KNOW'
4 p.m. ASIA meets in the CAB third
floor co n ference roo m .
3 p.m. CPJ Friday Forum. Come
5 p.m . Evergr'een Irish Resurgence
51'!L[{{o 'P UMP
~5(lB< N/D
4 p.m. CPJ paper critique. Come
voice concerns a bout the week 's paper.
"' - 6 p.m. The S&A Boar'd meets in
CAB 3 15.
4 p.m . CPJ production ni ght. Come
participate in putting together yo ur
stud e nt newspaper.
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4 p.m. Racquetball in the e Re.
<> p.m. EARN meet s i n ci isC: lI ss an ill la l
2 p.m. Eve rgreen Capitalists
Organi7.ation, Librar y 1308.
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4 p.m . Women's Resource Center.,
CAB 315 .
1:301).111. Radical C a tholics ill eet in
Cr\ B 320.
3 p.m, Women of Color Coalitio n
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CAB 206.
Tuesday
4 p.m. Carnival, Seminar II Dl107.
51'.111 . Dodge ba ll in the Pavi li o n.
7 p.m. Improvisational T h eater,
Sc m inar II C 11 05.
9:30-11 :30 p.m. Late N ig ht a t
the eRe. C omc •jo in in la te ni '='<> ht
act iv iti es like Badmint o n, P in L'.-Po nL'. .
l3askl'lba ll , Volleybal l, a nd -l - Sq ll ar~.
Thursday
1:30 p.m. Environmental Resource
Center. Se m inal' II U 105.
1:30 p.m. Na t ive Student Alliance
Illeeh ill C A8 320. Work stiltio ll 13.
II ri([) ILl 5
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.9:30-11:30 p.m. Late Night at
the CRC . Come,join .iillate-night
activities like Badminton, Ping-Pong,
Basketball, Volleyball, and 4-Square.
S p.m. Yoga Club, eRC 117.
Se m i nar II E21 05 . •
6-8 p.m. Racquetball Leag ue in the
CRe
6-8 p.m. Racquetball League in the
CRC
S p.m •. Soccer in the Pavilion.
1 p.m. Evergreen Q ueer' All iance,
Sem inar II C2 107.
NOH'a u at the SpJr.
,~u lH: htim e .
S p.m. Evergreen Kung Fu meets in
the Longhouse.
7:30 a .m. Yoga Club, CRC 116 .
S p.m . C ome se(: Dilll 81 unck Ja zz
Monday, February 14
4:30 p.m. The Evergreen Compost
Club meets in the Organic Farm
workroom. For more info, email
carjay 13@ evergreen.edu .
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Music Collective,
S p. m. Electronic
.
Se m ina r II C2 107.
7 p.m. Giant Robot Appreciation
Society, Seminar II AlIOS.
5 p.m. Evergreen Kung Fu meets in
S p.m. Evergreen Kung Fu meet s in
the Longhouse.
the Longhouse.
5 p.m. Gaming Guild, CA B 320.
S p.m. ASTESC Student Union
meets in CAB 320.
5-7 p.m. Scrabbelicious presented
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If you haven't shopped at OPAS,
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Coffee, treats, and prizes l
Sunday
1-3 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee in th e
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Pav ilio n.
3 p.m. Kickball o n the field next to
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5:30 p.m. Yoga Club, Lecture Ha ll 3.
6:30 p.m. Common Bread ,
Longhouse Cedar Room . .
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on the future...
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the story so far!- nihilist boy discovers that gettin'g
sucked into a black hole leads to a dive bar in
an alternate universe, completely shattering
his world view!
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when Mr: Bush gouges
Social Security you will
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medication at all.
is what I am expecting.
So I am taking 30 years
worth of medication for
the next 6 weeks.
I thought Cia lis was a 36
hour erectile dysfunction
drug. How are you
mangaging to take
so much?
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