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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
DECEMBER
8, 2005
SEEPAGE
MLK:
A DAY OF SERVICE, PAGE
4.
SESAME FILM FESTIVAL, PAGE
8-9.
BASKETBALL TEAM DOING POORLY, PAGE
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
12
Issue
12
Volume 34
Jan. 19,2006
Let the elections begin
Issues on ballot include CAB
redesign, increased Clean Energy Fee
By Adam November
The Nal iunal Sun cy nt'St ud\.'l1( Lllga gcmclll S/lI'1' ..'.1' sho ll 's thllll:: l'e rgn:e ll./irsl -Yc.'ar students lind senIOr,\'
scofl.!d "hove lite NSSE {Il'er(IK C! . 1'1/010: ,-/arOIl Ht!II=. 1:" " lI JJ ·{)I1.~
Survey: Greeners study hard,
play well with others
By Cary Retlin
Accord ing to a national survey,
Eve rgreen leads th e nat ion in academ ic
challenge and produces st udent s who
contribut e dur ing <J nd outs ide of cl<Jss.
The National Survey of Stude nt
Engage ment (N SS E. pronou nced " nessie")
is designed to meas ure, track and
compa re th e educationa l effectiveness
of 529 colleges and uni ve rsi ti t:s in th e
Un ited Stat es and Canada. Local NSSE
participant s in 2005 in clud ed Un ivers it y
of Washington-Seattle, Portland State
Un iversity, Paei fie Luth em n Uni ve rsit y
and The University of Puget Sound .
Last spring, 212 first-year and se nior
und ergrad uate Gre eners we re asked
questions that related to five NSSE
benchm arks:
•
Level of Academic Challenge
Active and Collaborat ive
•
Learning
•
Enriching Ed ucationa l
Ex periences
•
Student Interaction s with Faculty
•
Supportive Campus Environment
The resu lts of the 2005 NSSE found
that on every benchmark , Evergreen firstyear students and sen iors scored above
the NSSE average. Specific to Academi c
Challenge, Evergreen seniors reported
reading more, writing more papers
under five pages and spending more time
preparing for class than students at most
other schools.
Evergreen's most impressive NSSE
scores found fi rst-year students in the
top' 10% of all NSS E; institutions for
Academ ic Challenge and Active and
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Art by Eric Zelfe"i;Z
Eric Zellen is afreshman enrolled in 2D Art.
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Address Service Requested
Co llaborati ve Lea rnin g. Question s from
th ose benchm arks revealed th at first-ye a r
Greeners are more Iikel y to contribute
to class di sc ussion and share learni ng
outside of class th en a lm ost a ll NSSE
surveyed stud ent s.
Because Eve rgree n's NSSE
performance has been consiste litl y
excepti onal. in 2003 Evergree n
was se lected to partic ipate in th e
Docume nting Effecti ve Educa ti onal
Practi ce study. The primar y ai m of DEEP
was to ident iCy what makes Eve rgreen
<J nd 20 other hi gh-ac hi ev ing NSSI:::
participant s so effecti ve and sha re those
find ings with oth er colleges.
Students who respon de d to th e
NSSE in 2005 also rem ind Evergree n
where th ere is room for improve ment.
Interac ti ons with faculty and campu s
environ ment were Eve rgree n's lowest
scores in the sur vey. " We scored ve ry
high in important are as," Anthony
Sermonti , Eve rgreen 's spokespe rson,
said in response to questions about th e
lowe r scores. He sees the survey as an
"opportunity for se lf- study and goalsetting."
The NSSE demonstrates th at
Eve rgreen is clearly " making learning
happen ," the core of the college's mission.
An Ex ploration of Evergreen
Benchmark Scores on the National
Survey of Student Engagement 2005
can be found at www.evergreen.edul
insl il ul iunalresearchl l1sse. hi In .
Cary ReTli1i is a Masters ill Public
AdmiliistraTioli calldidate alld is a sTudellt
employee with IIISTitutiolial Research alld
Assessm ellt.
Over the next few 111 0nth s The
Everg ree n State Co ll eg~ wil l hold several
ekct ion s determ in ing the legacy of the
curre nt student body. Thi s piece exi sts
to inl(JrIll you about them and quell any
an.\ iety th at comt:s with at least th rec'
sepa rate vo t ing sessions. Yes, I said
three. Whi le in the futu re eve ry att empt
wi ll be made to hold one voting session.
as suc;h <Jtt empts were made to do so thi s
yea r, circum stances req uired myself,
t ht: Di rector of St udent Ac t ivi t ies, and
individual s invu lved with tht: spe<.: ific
projects to create mult ipk sess ion s.
The 11 rst elect ion, lor whic h I have
made app l icat ions ava ilable on Iin c, is
to selec t members of the Clean Energy
Committ ee. The committec wi ll
invest igate opt ions and rev iew subm itted
proposa ls to determin e what type of
clea n energy projects wou Id be created
on campus. They wiII have a budget of
10% of th e clea n energy fee received,
abou t $25,000, so it was determ in ed to ge t
this group together as soo n as poss ible.
Thi s will be a yea rl ong position in th e
fut ure, determined by a fall election with
positions ending th e followin g spr ing.
This first committee wi ll be rep laced by
an elec tion during fa ll quarter 2006. The
committ ee elec ti on w ill be held from
Thu rsday, Fe b. 2, 2006 th rough Thursday,
Feb. 9, 2006 using Gateway as th e votin g
platform. As in future e lec tio ns, polling
places wi ll be ava ilable at we ll -marked
locations, but stu de nt s wi ll be ab le to vote
from any comput er, simpl y by logging in to
Ga teway.
As student s have a vo lunt ary ro le in
payin g th e $6 per quarter WashPI RG fee,
it mu st go for a reaffi rmat ion vote every
two yea rs. Thi s reaffi rmation vote will be
for a new fcc of $8 per qu arter, the II rst
in c rea se in a nUlllber of yea r's: Co in ciding
with the reaffirmat ion vote may he an
initiative to r th e cre'3tion ora student
union a nd auoptio n ora con stitut ion . Th e
initiative llIu st co llect the sig natures ofa
percentage ort he student body to ge t on
th e ba llot: ori gi nall y th e Illark was 10%
of st ud ent s, but recc ntl y the group found
that th e State Attorney Ge neral oversees
stude nt gove rnment and Illay insist for
25% of th e students' sig natu re's. Pendin g
approval. the con st it ut ion \V iII beg in the
process lor stuu ent go vernillent at The
Evng rec n Stall: Col lege. The second
election sess io n w ill coincide w ith spring
quarter regist ratio n, beginning Monday,
March 13,20 06 <J nd end in g Frid ay, April
7, 2006 . Poll ing places wil l be avai lab le
for th is vote as we ll , albeit on a more
limited basis, as stude nt s w ill have access
to vot ing when th ey register lor classes.
The question of th e CA B renovati on
wi ll be the third electi on session of th e
yea r, and its dates are not ye t set. Stud ents
will be deciding wheth er to pay an
add itional fee and also as to what level
th ey would be willing to pay to renovate
or ex pand the CAB into it St ud ent Union
Building. If the constitution initiative
passes, this third elect ion may also be for
candidates for st udent gove rnm ent. This
IInal votin g sess ion will most likely occ ur
in June.
If yo u wo u Id like an app l icat ion for
th e Clean Energy COl11m iuee or have any
question s abou t th ese particu lar sessions
0 1' the ge neral vot ing process, please
e- rna i I me at eil!d ion.l·ii( (, \·l!rg r eel1. edu.
.. Ie/alii N(}\'(!lIIher is II j unior ill an
il1lernship cnl1fraCllVith the Washing ton
S laTe Departm en'r u/Tral1.lpurtatiun. He
is also The Llediul1.1' Commissioner lor Ih e
£\'ergreen STaTe ('o f/ege.
WashPIRG CatIlpaigns have
high goals, expectations
WashPIRG goals include
Evergreen using 25% less
energy by 2015; 100%
recycled paper by 2007
By Jesse Stark
WashPIRG, the Environmental
Resource Center and a coalition of
environmental groups are beginning two
environmental campaigns for Winter
Quarter 2006 . The first campaign is the
Clean Energy Campaign. Its goals are to
get The Evergreen State College to use
25% less energy by 2015 and use 35%
of its energy from on-campus, selfproduced energy. The second campaign,
the Tree Free campaign, has a goal of
getting the university to convert to 100%
recycled paper by 2007. TESC students
voted in Fall 2004 ' to offset electrical
greenhouse gas usage with renewable
energy.' Now, WashPIRG , ERe and the
rest of the environmental coalition intend
to build upon this program with these
campaigns.
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JANUARY 19, 2006
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S&A Board: dishin' it out
By Shane Bolinger
Have yo u ever wondered how certain
st udent orga n i zat ions host mult i- t housa nd dollar events? How they send their
members across the nation to conferences?
Even the best bake sa les don't make that
kind of money. The most common way
is throug h petitioning the Services and
Ac t iviti es Fees /\ Il ocat ion Board (a.k.a.
the S&A Board) for di sbursement s to
cove r th e ir additio nal ne ed s. Whil e
the S&A board is integ ral to the use of
money throughout campus orga ni zations.
not to mention helping fund the Childcare
Ce nter, KAOS, the Athl eti cs and Recreation Center and the Cooper Point Journal,
littl e is actuall y known about the process
the S&A uses to di sburse money.
Fir st of a ll , the S&A Board is Evergreen's response to state law that the st udent body has a say in where the money
garnered from the Serv ices and Activities
fee s end s up. While some colleges meet
this requirement by placing a student on a
board offaculty and staff to overv iew what
is being done with the fund s, Evergreen
leaves the choice up to Everg reen students
on the S&A Board . Currently nine students comp rise the S&A Board, advised
by Director Tom Mercado and Assistant
Director Andy Corn .
Toget her, they interview student organ ization proposa ls in meetings ope n to the
public every Monday and Wednesday at
3-5 p.m. Eac h meetin g usuall y consists of
t wo to three diffe rent groups' proposa ls.
Firsl lhe grou ps have time to ex pl ain their
pro posal and it s purposes fol lm·ved by a
round of ques tioning by the members of
the boa rd . fro m there, the boa rd decide s
th rough conse nsus wheth er to grant all.
pa rtia l or no fu nd s to the stude nt g roup
at th e ti me.
Cu rrentl y. th e S&A Boa rd has appro\i ma tely $66.000 remaining for st uden t
g roups, w ith $:25,000 al lotted l'or each of
the remai ning quarter5 and th e rest
remaining as a reserve fund. C urrent
disbursements to the Chemistry Club
included $8,605, which will be used to
send 12 student s to the American Chemica l Societ y Nat ional Meeting in At lanta,
Georg ia. In addi tion, the Chemistry Club
wil l be hosting speaker Clare Reimers,
a profe sso r of biogeochem ist ry. Sy nergy was also given a di sburse ment for
$ 12.523 for their 5'h Annual Sustainabl e
Living Co nference com ing up in ear.ly
March. While these are definit ely wort hy
acco mpli shm ent s, some of the bes t uses of
the Services and Activi ti es fee s arc see n
everyday on campus. By fundin g the Everg ree n Radi o Stat ion, KAOS and the CPJ.
they allow l'or stud ent voices to ma ke an
impact on our communit y. Also, the use
of the fees make s way for team sport s and
workout fac i Iit ies throug h the Ath letic s
and Recreat ion Center. A Iso, poss ibly th e
most important contribution is the money
that has gone to fund the Childcare Ce nt er
on campus . The faci lity is one of the best
on-campus childcare centers in the state,
if not the nat ion, and enables student s
with children to access an ed ucation they
couldn't have otherwise pursued .
While the opportunity exists for all groups
to gain fi nancial support , the process to
do so can be problematic for those who
ha ven' t prior expe ri ence with petitioning far additional fund s. As such, plans
for work shops thi s quar ter to help gu id e
groups and indi viduals throug h the proces s are in the work s.
A II in all. the S& A Board pl ays a leading
rol e for the well being of student organiLati ons and eve nts on ca mpus. It is import ant
that the whole Eve rgreen comm unit y have
a say in the proce ss of th t! fu nd s. Sho\\
yo ur support for yo ur favori te groups by
att ending their sched ul ed proposa l meet ings, and help Evergreen become an eve n
more fun , e.\cit ing and wo nder ful place.
Shune /J o/;nga is
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.w phol/lorr: e/7r olled il1
Env iron JIle ntal St udi<: s.
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STUDENT VOICE
JANUARY
Vox Populi
By Zach Gore and Eva Wong
WashPIRG Meeting
Enviro Lobby Day Training TEse Lunar New Year
WashPIRG Campaign Kickoff Meeting
Environmental o rgan izat ion s and
concerned ci ti zens from across the state
will be meet ing at the United Churches
in Olympia on Thursday, Jan . 26 for the
Priorities for a Healthy Washington Citi zen
Lobby Day. Take part in trainings and
workshops and lobby your represe ntat ive
on some or all of the following iss ues:
renewabl e fuel s, recyc lin g, cl ean i ng
up the Puget Sound and bannin g toxi c
Il aill e-retardan·ts. Ewrgreen's Was h PI RG
chapter is planning on taking a gro up of
student s to the cap ital for thi s eve nt and has
invit ed Wa shPIR G field orga ni zer Mega n
Blanck we is to hold a lobby training on
Monday, Jan. 23 at 4:00 p.m. in Se m II
A2 109. lf yo u·re interested in the training
o r being part o f th e Wa shPIR G TESC
de legati on to Thursday's eve nt. ca ll ~676058 or e-mail
bl ai r@\vashpi rgstudent s. org.
Inte re sted in making Eve rg reen more
sustaina ble? How about defending student
aid or fighting poverty in Olympia? Find
o ut how to make a ll of thi s happen at
WashPI RG 's Campaign Kickoff Meeting
on Thursday, Jan . 19 at 4:30 p.m. in Sem
II B2 109. We' ll be munching on snacks,
pl annin g to win th e good fi ght. If you've
never wo rked with WashPI RG before or
on politi cal campai gns in genera l, then thi s
is a great place to ge t start ed I Fo r more
informat io n, ca ll 867-6058 o r e-mail
b Ia ir@washpirgstudent s.org.
How did you spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
" I was on the radio interview ing descendents of
C ra zy Horse."
Jose Pineda
Sophomore
Inlerninx al KAOS
" That was Monday . . . hang on ... I think I was
just doing homework."
International Devlopment
Joshua Latos
Work shop on Int ernati onal Deve lopment ,
WOlll en's Rights and the Env iro nm en t
Senior
Walershed Ecology
" I was watching pro-wrestling."
Matthew Parrish
Junior
America 10 2006
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" I went to a doctor's appointment with my boyfri e nd. The n I went to get groceri es . .. I did wish
him a happy birthday at one point."
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Was hPIR G and the Women's Reso urce
Ce nter arc hostin g a works hop by th e
Sierra Club on the comp licated relationship
betw een in lern a ti o na l deve lopment ,
\¥ome n's ri ghts and the environm ent.
Sierra Club organizer Susa n Knig ht will
host t IVO work s ho ps on Tue sda y, Ja n.
24 th at 12:30 and 4: 30 p.m. in Sem II
1321 05. Free pi zza wi ll be provided! For
more inform ati on. ca ll 867-605 8 or e-m ail
bl a ir@washpirgst udents.org.
Shakespeare Workshop
Il ari equ in Prod uctions offers Shakespeare
work shop l'o r yo ung acto rs at the State
Theater, 202 4'1. Ave . E ill downtown
Olympi a on Saturday. Feb. II , 2006 by
appoi !ltmen\. For more inform at ion and
aud ition form s, co nt act Trudy at
trudy @ har lequinprod ucti ons. org, or by
phone at (360)705-3250 .
Michelle Bodurtha
Junior
Ori.l.li Dunce and Doing 11coc/emic Research
Ballroom Dance Night
A ballroom dance wi ll be hosted by the
Ol ympia C hapter of th e USA Dan ce
(for merl y US/\BDA - US Amateur
Ba llroo m Danc e Association) on the
fourth Friday, Jan . 27. The Snow Ball
(wear wh ite on Friday ni ght) will be at
the Olympia Eag les, 805 E. 4'1. /\ ve. in
dow ntown Olympia (corne r of Plunj and
4'h) . The public is we lc ome to att end .
Doug Henry wi ll teach a one -hour dance
lesson at 7 p.m. The dance is 8- 11 p.m.
\vith music by To m Long in a smok e- and
alcohol-free env ironment. Get acq uainted:
mi xers, a rame and a da nce de monstrat ion
are included in the eve nin g's program .
So ft drink s arc avai labl e. The cost is $ 10.
Pay at th e door. Dances are on the I'o Llrth
Friday of every month with a dance class
7-8 arid dances at 8-11 p.m . on Jan. 27,
Fe b. 24 and Mar. 24.
" I think I spenl it read in g for cla ss, ac tu all y."
i
Skye Tclka
Preshman
Asian ClIlllIl'e and Art
19, 2006
Evergreen Lunar New Year 2006, Friday
and Sat~lrday in the Longhouse. Please
mark Feb . 3 and 4 on your calend a r
and co me to celebrate with us the two
days of movem ent , medit ation , merriment. music and good company. Pl ease
invit e you r fami ly and friend s. hilI) :
/I(l c (Ide III iC. I! \'e rgre e 11 . ed I/ ! C 1/ r r i (' It 1(/ r/
\ 1'0
Ik I hrO/ Ig /l\I'l Ie e1/ Lit " <II ~ I )d(
Disabled Student Alliance
Disab led St udent A Ili ance prese nt s Open
Microp hone Forum. Fundrai seI' and bake
sa le. Friday. Jan . '27. :2006 fro m 7 to 9
p.m . in Lecture Ii all 5. "/\ unilied vo ice
s pea~ s vo lulll es'"
TEse President Meetings
Open meeting till1l.: s with Thomas L .
Puree, President of T LSC. "I continu e
to sched ule time l'o r informal. open discussio ns with meillbers of th e caillpu s
comlllunity. I plan to be avai labl e on the
dates and times li sted below in the area
ncar the Deli in the CA B. I in vite students. staffand facult y to join me at those
tillles to share concerns. ask lj uesti ons or
ge t acq llainted . There ma y be occas ions
when last minute sc heduling co nllil'\s
pre ve nt me from being ava ilab le. If you
cOllle to see Ill e at a schedu led time and I
alll not there, please ca ll my office ex ten·
sio n 6 100 to contirm my ne.\ t sched ul ed
tim e." Wed nesdays: .Ian . 18. 4- 5 p.m.;
Feb . 22. 3:30-4 :30 pm.; Marc h 15. 3:
30 4:30 p. m.
'Frozen' Opens
Tony Award-W innin g ''froze n'' opens at
Harlequin Productions at the Statc Theale r.
202 4'h Ave. E. in downtown Olympia at 8
p.m . on Jan. 19-21, 25* -28 and Feb. 2-4 and
9-11 ; at 2 p.m. on Jan 22. 29 and Feb. 5. $20
- $29, with $12 - $20 Ru sh Tickets avai lable
a half-hour before curtain . *Jan. 25 is a Pay
What You Ca n periormance.
Intramural Basketball
Staff
Business
Business manager. ..
. ....... ... .. .... Corey Young
Assistant business manager... . . ..... .. ........... Jordan Lyons
Ad proofer and archivist.. .................... Carrie Ramsdell
Circulation manager/Paper archivist. ......... R. Yazmin Shah
Distribution manager......... ................. ............. Anna Nakano
Ad sales representative ............................ Kristen Lindstrom
General aid....... ...... ......................................... unfilled
News
Cooper Point Journal
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is written , edited and distributed by students enrolled at
The Evergreen State College, who are solely responsible for its
production and content.
is published 28 Thursdays each academic year, when class is in
session: the first through the 10th Thursday of Fall Quarter and the
second through the 10th Thursday of Winter and Spring Quarters.
is distributed free at various sites on The Evergreen State College
campus. Free distribution is limited to one copy per edition per person.
Persons in need of more than one copy should contact the CPJ business
manager in CAB 316 or at 867·6054 to arrange for muttiple copies. The
business manager may charge 75 cents for each copy after the first.
Editor·in·chief ....................... .. ... ..................... Eva Wong
Managing editor.. ............... ............... .. ........ Kate DeGraaff
Arts &Entertainment coordinator................ R. Yazmin Shah sells display and classified advertising space. Information
Briefs· ....................... .. ............ ..... ................ Curtis Randolph about advertising rates, terms and conditions are available in CAB
Calendar coordinator· ................ ........ ........ R. Yazmin Shah 316, or by request at (360) 867·6054 .
Comics coordinator ................ ..... ............ .. ..... Chelsea Baker
Copy editor..... ......... ........... .. ..... ... ........ .............. .. Sean Paull How to Contribute
Copy editor............ .................. ............. ........Rachel Linkhart Contributions from any TE5C student are welcome. Copies of submission
Letters & Opinions coordinator....................... ........ unfilled and publication criteria for non·advertising content are available in CAB
News coordinator ................................ ... ....... .... .. ...... unfilled
Photo coordinator............ .... ......... .......... .... .......Aaron Bietz 316, or by request at 867·6213. Contributions are accepted at CAB 316, or
Seepage coordinator ....................... .. ........................ unfilled by email at cpj@evergreen.edu. The CPJ editor·in·chief has final sayan
Sports coordinator ..................................................... unfilled the acceptance or rejection of all non'advertising content.
Student Voice coordinator ............................. Shane Bolinger How to Contact the CP J
Design ..... .. ............................ ........................... John Morgan
Curtis Randolph
Victor Sanders
Advisor .. ...... ............... ..... .... .. ... .. Dianne Conrad
Assistant advisor ........ .... .. ...... .. . ..... MA Selby
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12 p.m. Friday
Comment on that week's paper. Air comments,
concerns, questions. etc. If something in the
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JANUARY 12, 12:38 a.m.
" OUTLAW POVEHTY" in metCllli cgold was graf fiLie d o n the e asr
si d e of the c.:\B . Th e !:e ight O[
the letters wer~ 110LCd ut. bei ng
a t l eao;t. 1 4 inclips in height -the vandals
so ',;[ (ective with
the s pray pClint .
JANUARY 14, 12:14 a.m.
On l y 19 and t r ying t o s ta s h his
1 2 oz . bottle of Jubila l e , the
ma n tri ed t o hid", it near a tree .
vlhen as k e d wha t he \vas d o ing,
he sa id, "Takinq a pee ." He wa s
arres ted f or M. I . P.
On a rou t ine patrol near F - Lo t.
an of fi ce r obs e rved a n Evergreen
stud ent b ehin d hi s vehic le,
rais in g h is arms int o t he a ir.
pronou ci n g hi s " l o ve" f o r law
en for c ement. When que s ti o ned on
h is conduct , h e was immedi ately
apo l oge tic and s t at ed that he
rea lly didn ' t mean i t .
JANUARY 15, 12:06 a.m.
On foot patr ol nea r I-Dorm.
o ffi ce r s not i ced an Evergreen
s tudent having trouble wa lking.
sway ing b ack a n d f ort h. I<!hen
appr o a c h ed a nd questioned ,
he u l t imately di s played hi s
ma rijuana pipe, smelling of b u rn t
p ot . The items wer e confiscat e d
and h e was not ar r ested. but
gave t h e officers the bi rd as h e
~Ial k ed away.
ART
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Evan Wolfson,
Founder, Free dom to Marry
Marriage Equality:
the Road Ahead
"One of the 100 most
influential people
in the 'U!orld"
-Time M agDllFl e
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m.
.Temple Beth Hatfiloh
8th and Washington St.,
Downtown Olympia
Free and open to the public
OLY .\ I'I'IA
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1822 Harrison Ave. NW, Olympia, WA 98502
Phonne : (360)943·5332
All meetings are in CAB 316.
Parking Set'vices continued i ts
alp ha bet run and [ound an o rher
altered perTH i t. The man cha nged
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events on Mond ay, Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day. One was in Seattle
and the other right here in Olympia.
The Seattle event was at the Jubilee
Women's Center. At this site, students
ai'ld other citi ze ns helped clean up
and organi ze the fac ilities. Shelves
were hung, a carpet cut up, and the
ground s we re clea ned we ll. Th e
residents ap preciated the help, and
were thoroughly entertained by the
energy and mood of the voluntee rs.
TheOlympia Event, ' Experi encing
Equal it y: Elementary Kids MLK Day
Bash', was sponsored by the CCBLA
and orga ni zed by local Al11c riCorps
members. Severa l Evergrecn stu dc llls we re
among the outstand in g vo lunt ee r, present
at the event. Held at Madi son Ele mentar y
School, voluntee rs helped faci lit att: ac tivi tics.
games and crafts. These ex peri enti al activities
raised aware ness for the iss ues of dive rsity,
equa lity. tolerance and the movemelll for nonviolence. Towa rds the end of the day the group
participated in a game foc used on ex per iencing
pri v il egt: a nd pr ejudi ce in a co ntr oll ed
envi ronme nt. Thi s helped the children ga in
a better und erstanding of how th ese two
concepts operate in the "rea l wo rld ."
All around, thi s event was a huge hit with
the kid s. The Olympian interviewed ten-year
old Kay la Sutlief, one orthe stude nts pre sent.
She expl ai ned to the repo rter that each act ivit y
had a lesson att ac hed and added that had she
not come, she wo uld have "stayed home.
watc hed TV. [and] been bored."
What did you do on Mo nday" Next yea r
the CC BLA hopes to re peat th is event wit h
evt: n greater success. As 'f hu rston ('o unt y's
obse rva nce of M L K Day ex pa nds, th e
Ce nter for Community-Based Leam ing and
nd
of action
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By Jacob Berkey
Th is year's Ma rt in Luther King Jr. Day
of Sh vicc wit nessed many opport unit ies for
commun ity act ion . Owr 250 people marched
on Capitol Hi ll in Olympia to fig ht for the
ri ghts of impover ished peoples. Stude nts and
cOlll munit y members part icipated in events
that bettered li ving conditions for everyone.
Your Cent er for Communit y Based- Learnin g
and Ac tio n lCCBLA) was ou t th ere too.
mak ing things happe n!
The weekend bega n on Friday night with
the show ing of "Downtow ners". The fi lm
screening. speaker Jerry Fest and communit y
fo rum drew a full house at th e Ca pital
Theater. The Gove rn or's office present ed
the fi Im makers, Eve rgreen st ude nts Jessica
Eskelson and Nichole Ketcherside, with an
awa rd of recogni tion for their cOlllmunity
efTorts. Center for Community Based -learn ing
and Actio n was one of ma ny COlllmunit y
organ izat ions that made this project possible
and tabled at the event.
The CCI3LA was involved in two serv ice
looking
for a
reener
Action will be there sup porting effort s
to ' Remember, Act, and Celebrate' in the
years to come.
Thi s is not the only weekend to get out into
the .community. Stop by the CC BL A today
and fi nd out about other opportunities.
Jacob Be rkey is ajirs l-year in the Masters
in Public Ad mini strati on program.
WashPIRG
Campaigns
CO lll ill ll ed/m lll Pa ge I
" It is ti me for the ca mp us to ta ke the next
step by red ucing em issiuns by using loca ll y
prod uced energy," said Blair An und son.
ca mpus orga nizer fu r WashPI RG . "TESC
student s took the in it iati ve by vo ting lo r
slightl y higher fees in exchange lor more
renewable energy. It is now time for the
adm inistrati on to take simi lar steps."
Anundson sa id that red ucing energy usage
and sw itching to 100% recyclable paper
would cost the school a littl e more in the
short ter m, "but th at would be offset by bi g
sav ings in the long term."
"Thi s goes along with the campus policy
and with what the school purports to be,"
said Jen Cam pbell , a coordinator fo r ERe.
Enrollment at coll eges is ex pec ted to ri se
by 23% bet wee n 2003 and 20 13 according to WashPIRG's fig ures. Therefore, it
becomes more and more importan t for colleges to fi nd ways to red uce energy usage
and construc t bu ildings that are energyfriendly. Was hPIRG estimates that ifal l of
our coll eges we nt to 100% clea n energy. it
. wo uld qu ad ruple clea n energy de mand in
JANUARY
th e U.S.
TESC has been recognized as one of the
leaders in promoting and developing environmentally fri endl y program s. On Nov.
13, 2005, TESC rece ived a Green Power
award at the Seattle Seahawks game for
the renewable energy program approved
by student s in December 2004. TESC also
offers Students in Service, a scholarship
program that pays between $1 ,000 and
$2,30 0 of yo ur tu ition in exch ange for 300900 hours of volunteer work: many of these
prog rams involve environmental init iati ves,
including strea m restoration. Evergreen's
Washi ngton Center, a TES C project specializing in develop ing educational progra ms, is creati ng a list of outstanding
environme nt al ed ucatio nal prog rams and
resources withi n the Puget Sou nd area.
Ot her goa ls call ed fo r in the Clean
Energy campaign include involving student s in the changes through designing
classes and intern ships that would give stu de nts rea I- wo rld expe r ience in implementing these changes.
The goal lo r the Tree Free paper campaign includes buyi ng either 100% recycled
paper, buying alternati ve mate rials like
kenaf, or both . Other goa ls fo r the Tree
Free campaign include hav ing the campus
purchase its paper from companies that do
not log or use wood from old-growth fotests and hav ing the ca mp us pu rc hase paper
fro m co mpan ies that do not log or use wood
on public land in the .U.S.
Petitions wi ll be.ci rcul ating asking facult y members and stude nts to sign. Facult y
or stu de nt s who are inte rested in signing
these petit ions ca n ca ll (360)867-6058.
.Jesse Slal'k is a seniurlran4'er slUden! and
Ihe Was hPIRG /IIedia inlern.
Take back
your TV
By Alex Busack
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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
LETTERS & OPINIONS
NEWS
Did
you
ever read that
book, "The
B e rn s t e in
Bears
and
Too
Much
TV?" I did .
Many a time
during
my
childhood ,
would hear the tale of the heroic family
making the ultimate sacrifice: their TV. It's
a popular idea- giving up TV, that is- as
it well should be. The average American
watches four hours of TV a day. If the old
saying is true, and we have "eight hours for
work, eight hours for rest and eight hours for
what we will," that means we spend half of
our free time watching TV. But, come on,
eight hours of free time a day? It's no secret
that many in the working force put in a good
50 hours a week, or ten hours a day, and after
all the commute time and family obligations,
that means we spend almost all of our free
time watching TV. .
So try to give it up. At least once a year, I'll
participate in "TV Tum Off Week" (the last
week in April-gasp! Right before sweeps
week?), and I recently did it again for the
purpose of writing this article. And what were
the results? First off, if you' re a busy person
who thinks there just aren't enough hours in
the day, you will be amazed to discover how
many more you ' ll find with the absen~e of TV
time. I'm a fairly busy person, working 30+
hours a week and taking 18 credits in college,
but without Illy friend Stevie the TV, I had a
remarkable amount of downtime. I was even
sometimes--{\are I say it?-bored. Once I
got over that, however, I had more time for
my friends, more time to be creative and paint
or write, take the dog for walks and read . I
discovered Pai nt-By-Numbers. I learned
Sudoku. I reconnected with fri ends from high
school , and I had ample time for it all.
TV is not 100% evil. But it does take us
away from real things like friends and family.
It makes us less social, and less willing to
participate in our community through means
such as volunteering, voting and socializing.
A week off can do everyone some good .
Even if you're a pathological TV-watcher,
as I tend to be (I ' ll admit it), you ' ll find that
after a week without it, TV is actually kinda
boring compared to the other stuff you could
be doing.
Take back your TV. Take it back tothe store,
take it to the attic, put it away. Just see what
life is like without it.
Alex Busack is a senior doing an internship
with Take Back Your Time.
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19, 2006
Let's raise our collective voice:
Where's our student representation?
By Jay ne Kaszy nski
In a docume nt tit led "Students",
written in 1974 by Evergreen's then
Dean of Student Services, Larry O.
Stenberg, obj ecti ve number seven
is:
" To build a mec ha n is m by
which the admini stration can seek
and rapidly respond to expressed
student concerns so that any gap between the institution and it s
largest internal constituency can be dea lt with openly and kept to
a minimum ... and to extend every possible avenue for [students']
participation in evaluating all aspects of campus life." (2)
Theoretically, Evergreen was founded on the principl e of
student involvement in decision-making. Of course, please note
that the above objective doesn't state that student concerns or
evaluations will be acted upon .
For nearly forty years, Evergreen's method of achieving student
involvement has been Disappea ring Task Forces: groups of
students, staff and faculty who come together to solve campus
problem s. But how much of a voice do students really have in
DTFs? In the same 1974 docum ent quoted above, Stenbe rg
mentions that staff-hiring has been conducted by committees
with "equal numbers of students, staff and fac ulty." (4) Those
high standards no longer re main . Many DTFs strugg le to find
even one student to give their opinion, while others will only take
one or two students on. Once on a DTF, whether the students'
voices count for anything depend s on which facult y a nd staff
are involved . Without sympathetic facult y and staff, students'
suggestion s can be ignored a nd their voices marg inali zed. Even
if students manage to make th eir needs hea rd on a DTF, it 's
possible that the recommendati ons of the DTF remain j ust that:
recomm end ations. In the words of our educational philosophy,
they are theory without practice.
Furtherm ore, eve n if students do have a vo ice on DTFs, and
DTFs' recomm end ati ons a re impl eme nted, there's no
ass urance that those stude nts will act in the interests of student s
as a whole. Students who volunteer on DTFs are not student
representati ves. Although they are ex pected to provide a student
voice in decision-making, the voice they bring to the tabl e is
their own voice. Since many students don 't know about or have
time for DTFs, students who sit on them are sometimes recruited
by administrative employees desperate to have a student-any
student- sit on the committee. While well meaning, this runs
the risk of our student voices being picked by the administration.
Of course, it's unlikely we ' ll ever know who our student voices
are or what they 're saying, since there are a half-dozen DTFs
running at anyone time and barely any students know about
any of them .
if the
Evergreen students operate under the fluffy-warm feeling
that we go to a libera/liberal arts college that doesn't need our
oversight. But Evergreen is cha nging. Tuition is up. A single
corporate food serv ice holds a legal monopoly over the campus.
Greeners for Student Government
are a group of students who are
proposing a vote for student
government later this quarter. We
need to gather 450 signatures (100/0
of Evergreen students) to get it on a
ballot so you can vote on it. Look for
us petitioning outside of the CAB
or visiting your class. Want to get
involved? We're looking for more
people! If you want a copy of our
proposed constitution, to volunteer
or to just tell us what you think, email us at greenergov@evergreen.
edu, call 867-6636 or come to our
meetings on Mondays at 3:30 p.m.
in CAB 320.
Ca mpus sec urit y has becom e an a rm ed polic e department.
And student s have no collective voice in the dec ision-making
process.
Thi s s itu at io n is why Eve rg ree n d es p e ~ at ely needs a
represe ntati ve st ude nt union. Elected representatives wo uld be
abl e to do what sin gle students- no matter how involved and
well-infor med- cannot. A student government could make sure
that all DTFs have st udents on them and that the students that
represent us on DTFs are responsive to us. A stude nt government
would be able to keep trac k of what is happening on each of the
DTFs, so that major deci sions don't slip by without students
knowing about them. And lastly, a student government would
ensure that student voices on DTFs are listened to by publicizing
problem s and bringing the full weight of Evergreen's students
to bear on administrative deci sion making. Then, instead of a
couple of isolated students making their case against a half-dozen
full-time staff and faculty, there would be over 4,000 of us, We
could use our power within and outside of DTFs to make real
changes on campus.
Our power, like any group of people, lies in our collective
voice- let's use it.
Jayn e Kaszynski is a member of Greener sfor Student Government and a current MPA student. Her fa vorite color is green.
Our hierarchy is hurting us: protect your rights now
By Arland Hurd
You know,
I have al ways
been amazed
by the hi erarchy
of
our c ulture.
Peo ple lik e
T heodo r e
Rooseve lt ,
Dale Carn egie and Henry Ford made small mistakes,
but their presence was more good than it
was bad. I wish I could say the same about
our present hierarchy, but I can't. With
Bush leading a war on terror, it seems we
Americans are following a fascist into a
new year of limited rights.
I'm sure that you have heard the stories
of eavesdropping and unbridled power th at
our president has gotten: the Patri ot Act
that has g iven him power to detain Arab
men and women; to Spy on peopl e who are
tryi ng to build their own dream in th is great
country; of the U of Mass. student who,
after returning from overseas, checked out
a book at his local library and was g rilled
by Secret Service age nts. Yes, they knew
what he was reading.
This ty pe of action is not only happening
in the federal governm ent. Bellows Fall s
just received a $98,000 grant fr om the
Justice Department to put up one camera
for every 200 people that live in its town.
Does Orwell come to mind? Even though
the idea of a fascist society that spies on its
citizens is fiction in that book, it's beginning to be all too real in modern America.
Since the seventies, the Foreign I ntelli-
gence Surveill ance Act (F ISA) has been
around , allowing 15-day wartime phone
taps without a wa rrant. Today, however,
the president ca n spy on whoever the fuck
he wa nts wi thout hav ing to go to Congress
or courts for perm iss ion.
Bush says that he is doing thi s to protect
A mericans from terrori sm. That's wonderfu I. Why does n't he go and kill Osama and
quit taki ng my rights away? Yo u might say,
' We ll , I'm not a terrori st and I don't read
controve rsial materia l." But you do live in
a country that, whether you like it or not, is
seeing new transitions every day, good or
bad. There was a leader during World War
II that said he was doing this for his country
and wanted to keep them safe by enforcing
new rules. His name was Adolf Hitler.
All that I'm saying is that our hierarchy
isn' t doing shit to progress the spirit of
Amer ica: a place where yo u can build a
dream without fear of repri sal. No, they are
doing the exact opposi te: they are building sove rei gnty over our people, they are
provid ing a platfo rm of tear so that they
can have cont ro l of ou r rights. If you ca ll
yourselfa true liberal, set dow n your bongs,
go out, and fi nd a way to buil d security
fo r yo urse lf and the others who share your
world . Don't sit aro und and do noth ing with
hands in pocket and watch as The Regime
rolls over our rights; there are too many
helpful organi zations out there to let that
happen.
Arland Hurd is a sophomore enrolled in
Health and Human Development.
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19, 2006
LETTERS & OPINIONS
Change Evergreen's food policies: stop buying battery cage eggs
By Anna Marie Judah
A s I look
back
on
my years at
Evergreen,
my fonde st
memories are
of those times
when students
and
staff
worked together on social justice causes. I'm
proud to be an alum of a college that has been
a leader in many important issues, including
women's rights and environmental protection.
I hope that my alma mater will continue this
tradition, since it now has a chance to become
a leader on an issue that affects roughly 300
million animals a year.
Egg-laying hens are perhaps the most abused
animals in modern-day factory farming.
Almost 95 percent of these birds are cramped
into wire battery cages that are too restrictive
for them even to spread their wings. For more
than a year"each hen lives in roughly 67 square
inches of space-an area smaller than a single .
sheet of paper.
The cages aren't only miniscule; they ' re
barren . Inside th e wire battery cages, the
birds have no means to nest, perch , forage or
scratch- all natural behaviors vital to a hen's
welfare. According to poultry welfare expert
Dr. John Webster, "There is good evidence that
laying hens experience frustration in the barren
cage; most especially, the frustration associated
with their inability to select a suitable nesting
site prior to laying their daily egg."
The abuses hens endure in battery cages are
so extreme that the European Union has ruled
to eliminate the use ofthese barren enclosures
by 2012. McDonald's-U.K. exclusively uses
Iran and nukes: Who cares?
eggsfromuncagedhens,andAsda,aWal-Mart
subsidiary in Europe, switched all ot its private-line eggs to cage-free, a move estimated
to benefit more than 500,000 hens a year.
In our country, 2005 saw increasing corporate interest in protecting egg-laying hens
from battery cage cruelty: several natural food
chains, including Whole Foods Market, Wild
Oats Natural Marketplace, Earth Fare and
Jimbo's Naturally implemented exclusively
cage-free egg policies. Food service provider
Bon Appetit- which serves more than 55
million meals annually in nearly 200 dining
facilities-initiated a one-year phase-out of
all shell battery eggs. And supermarket chain
Trader Joe's announced that it would convert
all of its brand eggs to cage-free.
Unfortunately, Evergreen is falling behind
other colleges and universities by continuing
to support battery cage eggs. To date, nearly
80 schools have either el im inated or are phas-
Move
By Jacob Stanley
and Israel will size up the situation safely
rather than fanatically.
The paranoia that accompanies I ran is
The I ranian gov- there because they are building nuclear
ernment is facilities, such as uranium enrichment
developing facilities, underground and in strategia nuclear cally hard-to-bomb areas. Why build in
program 111 hard -to-reach places? Iran is paranoid ,
I ran. The and they well should be. I mean, shit, we
bombed the fuck outta Iraq for the last 10
Russi a n s
years
and then invaded under the goddamn
have supsuspicion of having WMDs. I mean, shit, if
posedly
supplied them with thi s te chnology to I were going to make nuclear facilities for
further the growth of their infrastruc - power, I'd be as careful as possible when
ture. The problem with this is, of course, going about research, since the United
the possibility of them huilding nuclear States will most likely bomb the hell
weapons. The reason that is a problem is out of them before Bu sh even gets out of
because the Iranian president was quoted office. In fact, I have a strong belief that the
last year as saying that Israel should be United States will invade or start bombing
wiped off th e map . Although this isn't I ran by the end of'06 or at least m id-2007
reason to think they're not just tryin g to for any number of reasons, nuclear bui Idup
show they have g uts in a reg io n that is being th e primary excuse.
I think Iran knows th e benefits a nd
und er constant U.S. at tac ks, sc that one
might think twice before going after Iran , hazards of nuclear power, so they'r e
plannin g in the open and underg round
what's the re al sto ry here?
T he main problem all Middle Eastern fo r the wo rst of possibilities. I personally
countries and Mu slim te rrori sts have don 't care if they want to make nuk es:
with America is oUr support of Israel as let them . We have them and so do Ind ia,
a manner of imperialism in th e Middle Pak istan, Israe l, Russia and China , so
Ea st. The other things the United States why not let them? Because we can't stop
does are troublesome, yes , but Israel is a them from doing what they want when
thorn in the side of many a man there, or they do get nukes. Seeing as our immeso I've read. The problem with the destruc- diate conquests in the Middle East lately
tion or attack of Israel is that ifisrael gets are about control, it's fairly obvious any
attacked, then whoever attacks them will nation having the upper hand, militarbe promptly obI iterated by the United ily, is out of the question. We're willing
to let them have economic power with
States.
On the bright side, Iran won't attack resources such as oil, but we tend to get
Israel unprovoked, whether we insinu- a lot out of those deals no matter what.
ate that they would or not. Iran is doing I'm all for Iran having a little power to
the smart thing and trying to use nuclear play with because I seriously doubt they'll
energy so they won't have to rely on oil do anything too stupid with it. We've got
and natural gas within their own nation. them covered from Iraq and Afghanistan
Of course, the United States just assumes now, with Pakistan as allies to the east
it always means, "They got nukes, they'll and Israel and others to the west. Personkill us and all our friends!" If there was ally speaking, I don't expect Iran to do
any precedent for that outside of the United anything bad because there's no reason
States-seeing as we're the only ones who to, but I think the United States won't care
have ever used nukes against another about the odds and will invade them in
country-t n .perhaps they'd have a case. time anyway. We're tired of doing little
Nuclear te
ology is good to have if things in the Middle East these days by
your goal is to eep the United States the looks of it; brute force seems to be
from fucking Ith your life, although it's open policy. If we're lucky, it'll turn into
a double-edged sword since the production an economic safeguard for Iran. (fwe're
of weapons brings about U.S. intervention, not, then it'll turn into a quagmire greater
a la Iraq. India and Pakistan keep a good, than Iraq. Prepare for the worst and you
though mean, nuclear truce, so why can't won't be surprised.
Iran and Israel? Iran has nothing to gain,
but Israel has to watch U.S. interests to Jacob A Stanley ;s a sophomore enrolled
know what it has to gain from such a war. in afew four-credit gems to get a +3 creAll comes down to the size ofisrael's balls, ativity modifier.
I think, and if we're lucky they'll shrink
ing out their use of eggs from caged hens.
Aramark, which operates Evergreen's dining
facilities, has a history of positive action on
this issue; its operations at George Washington
University, University of Rochester and Vassar
College have all switched to cage-free eggs.
Evergreen has a wonderful opportunity to
end its support for one of the most terrible
factory-farm cruelties. By making a simple
change in purchasing policies, Evergreen can
ensure that tuition money will support animal
welfare standards that are consistent with qur
school's belief in social responsibility.
Anna Marie Judah is a 1998 graduate of
Evergreen State College and currently works
at the Humane Society ofthe United States,
located in Washington, D.C. While attending
Evergreen, Ms. Judah was active in many
socialjustice causes such as animal advocaby, women's rights and environmental
protection.
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PHILIP MORRIS
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Dear S. Young :
Th ank you very much for YOllr le Uae We .:lpproc iata y'our &ha ring your views with
to know that you are 3 &trong supporter o f tho right to choose.
U iS
.und we are delig hted
CJgarelttHi l:U1ot a legH! prOduct that many adults enjoy, notv.'ithstanding the serious h ea lt h issues
surrounding a,making. Alth~ugh It Is appropriate for government and health authorities to encourage
people to aVOid risky behavlon:., WA do not believe th a t th e y should prohibit adul ts I rom choos ing to s moke
The decision as to whether or not to smoke shou ld b e left to individual adults .
If you would like to h~lp d~fend the rig hls of adults who choose to smok e , I urge you to share your views;
Wi th your repressntahve3 In government. Brief, polite le tters from constitu ents c an h ave a sign ific ant
impact on the attitudes of elected officials.
' .assure y?,u Blat W~ will continue 10 wOlk o n tJehalf of our fidult consumers 10 tmsura ttu::I11hey IU::Ive 1t1e
rrght to enJOY o u r products . Thank you once again for taking the t ime to write to Uti. We look lorward to
your continued support .
Sincerely,
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John H . Barlow
Se nior S p ecia list
C om.lImer A fh:H fS
By Shirley Young
"A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the
nose, harmful to the brain , dangeroLls to the lungs,
and in the black stinking fume thereo f nearest resembling the horrible · styg ian smok e of the pit that is
bottom less ."
King .lames I, A Counterblaste to Tobacco, 1604
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Seven Types of the
Same Thing
By R. Yazmin Shah
Dear Mr. Elliot Perlman:
Someone told m'e that I shouldn't write
hate mail to writers. I told them to shut
up. What's more detestahle than sawing
down hundreds of trees to be pumped
through paper mills in order to produce
billions of copies of shit-streaked work by
an articulate idiot who fancies himselfa
writer? What's worse is what a bad writer
does to his victim, the reader. A dedicated
reader immerses herself in the words.
Abandons herself. clears her mental vestibule, and allows the writer to drive her
conscious for a while. So you understand
how pissed, how betrayed she must feel
when the writer careens her into a ditch.
Now, you 're not a bad writer, Mr. PerIman. You're actually pretty good. But the
project you chose for yourself left the taste
of blood in my mouth. Ergo, the open hate
letter.
Now that I've calmed down a bit, I
don't think you should kill yourself. So
please don't. I doubt you'll ever come
across this anyway. Especially since I
can't be bothered to mail this to you.
Would I recommend your book? Maybe
to people I don't like, or to others I think
are a touch stupid. Anyway, here's a letter
explaining why you suck:
Dear Mr. Elliot Perlman:
You wrote a book, I'm sure you remember it. It's called " Seven Types of Ambiguity': There was a quote on the front from
The New York Times Book Review ~ying
it was the shit, "a bustling, kaleidoscopic ,
Rashomonian novel."
'-
Your prem ise was ent ic ing, a story told
from the perspectives of seven different
people entangled in an affair of unrequited
But more than the inability to explore
and define her emotions, A'lgelique is
presented with this strange sheen beneath
the letters of her words . What is it? It 's ...
Uust a second) .. , pity. Yes, that's it. No, .
wait ... there's something else, something
under the pity. Ah yes, it's inferiority. It's
as
ifshe were being regarded by a well-tolove. Seven different perspectives- that's
do gentleman. A man who may wish the
what sold me. Could you do it, Mr. PerIman? Could you go beyond writing a char- best for her, but certainly cannot imagine
her humanity equal to his own . She cannot
acter and actually write as someone e lse?
. escape being a female sex-worker because
Seven times? Could you construct a difyo u will not allow her to tran scend this
ferent viewpoint, speech pattern, thought
s
ingular characteristic- her occupaprocess, philosophy, vernacular- seven
tion - to something pertinent that every
times over? Could you slip into the skins
human being can relate to: the struggle of
of seven completely different people?
the
human condition .
Each testimony reflecting the same story
from a different angle, under a different
You' re an upper-middle -class gentlelight. Could one man invent seven strangman
, Mr. Perlman . You can' t know such
ers? More importantly, would you be
a woman . You won't let yourself really
believable?
know that type of woman. So how could
you
imagine her mental narrative? How
To be blunt, Mr. Perlman, you were
could you trick me into believing you?
not. Believable, that is. You were, up to a
You never got past that persona she prespoint. You write the rich white male narents
so well . You got caught up in it.
rative very well, and are able to depict a
Sympathized with it, but could not see the
rich white female narrative comfortably.
person inside it. In trying to be somebody
Your portrayal of Joe, a stock broker from
else,
you exposed yourselfin painstaking
a modest background secured in a loveless
detail.
marriage, was at times tenderly, beautifully true. So imagine the rude awakenYou suck Mr. Perlman. Give me back
ing one receives as Joe's story bleeds into
my three hours.
Angelique's, a female escort whom Joe
7
R. Yazmin Shah is a sophomore taking an
individual contract titled Writing the News.
regularly visits.
Sincerely,
The illusion begins to unravel here,
Mr. Perlman . I can see you behind the
lines, claiming to come from a girl off the
streets. I can see you, straining, grunting, trying to be her. " I cannot convey
the extent of my pain," she (you) writes.
Probably because you have no idea what
her pain would feel like. Similarly, you
'lack in sight into the infrastructure of her
thoughts, the flavor of her values. Yes, she
is judged, she is constantly judged. But
where is her judgment? Angelique's story
is an awkward dance toward authent icity,
a destination she never reaches.
R. Yazmin Shah
Beneath Waves
Music
ReViews
By
Matthew Allison
(continued on page 9)
Smoking is prohibited on campus , except in
designated areas. There are conveniently located
designated smoking areas around the main campus core and smoking is prohibited
outside of those areas . It's an effort to create a healthier environment at Evergreen
while considering the rights of smokers and non-smokers.
Evergreen posters are being put in place and flyers are being passed out to students
who feel the need to light up without thinking seriously, 'Why do I smoke?' There is a
myriad of excuses as to why, and I do mean a myriad of excuses, that don't come near
to the hazards or perils of smoking.
Word came at 5:05 on the morning of Jan. 7, 2006 that singer Lou Rawls died
Friday of lung cancer, and it is my understanding that he quit smoking thirty-five
years ago. Why do smokers take it for granted that smoking is all that? Before actor
Yul Brenner died of cancer caused by smoking, he made a commercial telling people
not to smoke. We lost news anchor Peter Jennings to the ravages of lung cancer from
cigarette smoking.
There are those of us familiar with what Dr. Frances Cress Welsjng has to say on
'The Symbolism of Smoking Objects (March 1977)' in her book, "The Isis Papers: The
Keys To The Colors". For those who don't have a clue of who she is or where she is
coming from, I would suggest reading her book, and that may be a start of discovering
why we smoke in the first place. Who knows, you may be encouraged to quit.
One more tidbit: I have witnessed some brilliant minds and beautiful people at
Evergreen who smoke; beautiful minds that don't have a clue as to why they smoke,
let alone give some thought to the idea that smoking might eventually be the cause of
their maladies somewhere down the line. Knowing that there are those persons who
have died from lung cancer and didn't smoke is a bitter pill to swallow. I say let's get
a grip and be more in control of what's really important in our lives and stop making .
up excuses for why we think smoking relaxes us when it may end up killing us.
Want to quit?
American Lung Association- www.lungusa.org.
Department of HeaIth-http://www.doh.wa.gov/Tobacco.
Students: Campus Health Center-SEM I 2110, 867-6200.
Faculty/Staff: Check health plans or cal I the Employee Assistance Program at (360) 493 -7867.
Shirley Young is a senior enrolled in an independent contract.
Up North E.P.
Johanna Kunin
Probably the best album out of the handful I was given for this week; it's
an advanced release of songs from her Up North E.P. Each song has a
haunting, plaintive lullaby feel to it. Her voice really stirs every bittersweet
memory, and even in the following sadness, somewhere there's this faint
glow that warms the heart inducing some overall feeling of happiness. She
also can hold her own as a diverse composer from rainy-day folk to an
oceanic ambience.
Karl Blau
K Records
To be released Jan . 24, 2006
Not his best work, but certainly the most refined of all his releases. I
don't know actually; there's nothing about this album that really grabs me.
It's not bad, I guess ... it just leaves me feeling indifferent. It's just some
average pop.
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Lecture Hall 4
Friday, Jan. 27 Seminar II
Wednesday, Feb. 1
Lecture Hall 4
C1105
2 P.M.
2 P.M.
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More
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exy, Freaky,
By Matthew Allison
Going Home (1995) Documentary, 48 min.
A British Army officer s experiences upon returning to Israeli
Palestine after more than 45 years of
con flict.
Middle East
Film Festival
(Students Educating Students
About the Middle East)
VYednesday,Eeb.l
Lecture Hall 4
7 P.M.
Schedule
Nazrah: A Muslim Woman's
Terrorism and the Kebab (1992)
Perspective (2003) Documentary, Feature Film, 105 min.
Monday. Jan. 23 Seminar II
e1105
55 min., with Guest Speakers
Farah Nousheen and Rita Meher
from Tasveer, independent South
Asian film
7 P.M.
Muslim women of the Paci fic
Northwest are given a forum to
express their views on Islam, politics
and the image of Islam and Muslim
EDWARD SAID
A comedy of errors where a father
trying to get his son transferred to a
schoo l closer to home ends up taking hostages and demanding Shish Kebabs .
Selv
'thers
Monday, Jan. 30 Seminar II
C1105
women in the West.
7 P.M ..
The Road To Love (2002)
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Lecture Hall 4
Feature Film, 70 min.
A French-Algerian sociology student
sets out to make a documentary about
homosex ualit y in Islamic cultures that
leads him to face hi s own sexuality.
Life d rpfii[osopliie
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Selves and Otllers: A Portrait of
Edward Said (2003) Documentary, 54 min ., with Guest Speaker
Assoc. Professor at St. Martin's
College David Price discussing
the FBI's surveillance of Edward
Said
Dancing I
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Summer in La Goulette (1996)
Lllads ., funl
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Feature Film, 100 min.
Return to the Land of Wonders
(2004) Documentary, 88 min.
Jake's
IIVIIJII's PremIer by MII~lclab
Maysoon Pachachi accompanies
her fathe r home to Iraq as he helps to
draft the Bill of Rights and temporary
constitution. The film offers a unique
glimpse into the resilience of the Iraqi
people as they struggle to sustain
their lives without succumbing to
despair and defeat.
Three friends of different faiths
attempt to deal with life and love in
Tunisia, leading up to the Six Day
War.
Shortly before h is death , a French fi 1m
crew spent several weeks with Said and
his family, offering a glimpse at some of
Said's fi nal reflections on the themes that
dominated his life's work.
Karynne Ray ner is currently a second-year
junior at Evergreen and is enroffed in
French, Figure Drawing and a contract on
Islam in West Asia and North Africa.
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rner Brothers Records
eased Nov. 22, 2005
Tony Hussle
Reprise Records
Released Dec. 20, 2005
achine Shop
... with big sound! "
Created by Linkin Park's MC Mike Shinoda, it is an album of rather weak
me styles and big-name guest stars. Most of the lyrics contain a lot of L.P.ue pop-angst and pretentious bathos, pretending that he's a voice of the
1II~'t;Uple;; with some used-up generic bullshit about someone starving and people
ng hard to make ends meet. He needs to realize that his Linkin Park /roc k
status makes those views- which he apparently has seen out of his hotel
indow-and his role as a social commentator worthless. It is funny to see the
sformation from a whiny little bitch into a thug. Hmmm , reminds me of kid
knew in high school. At least some of the beats are pretty good. Despite being
uced by Jay Z and featuring Black Thought, Kenna, Common and Holly
rook, among others, it's still not all that great. What the hell does the Ri sing
.1 hate hav ing to th ink of th ings to write for sh itty albums. There's never anythlllg to ~ay about thel,n except that they suck . To begin , I' m sure that taking
photos 01 yourself Slttlllg on your bed with a guitar and a cigarette make you
look artsy whel~ yo~ put them ?n your cover. However, I'm also pretty sure that
featured gUitar IS not used In any of the songs. Granted, he did write and
ar.range all the songs him self. Props should be given for that. However, they're
~tlll
good . ~e all want to get laid , Tony. Essentially, all that's being said is
~et s ha~e sex on the whole album. In fact, he could have saved everyone some
Ime and Just recorded a twenty-second track saying, "Let's fuck." There's no
btlely, depth or originality to redeem the album . Like the Fort Minor disc
III·'~ ~·~'S some d~cent music to accompany the crass lyrics, especially if you like
soul. Frankly, If Leon Phelps put out an album , it would sound identical to this. I
on ' t want to hate though ; I'm sure there are a few people out the re who will be
'7.;t;1I;;),. :'IOUU\.,';U, and so let them be.
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"Everything is Illuminated"
Jon athan Safran Foer
Harper Perennial
ISBN : 0060529709
By John Morgan
A strip mall containing Borders and
Whole Foods opened down the street from
where I used to live, instantly becoming the
ineffectual-liberal Mecca ofYancouver. A
one-stop spot for free-range beef and Jack
Johnson CDs. Is it any wonder I found
myself redeeming a gift card there just
days after Christmas?
The cover of "E verything is
Illuminated " is neon lettering over an
electric yellow background . The author's
name, Jonathan Safran Foer, is written the
same size and color as the title, leading
one's eye on first pass to read title and
author as one. Needless to say, it's audacious. So is the placement ofthe author's
bio, at the front of the book.
I am taking a shower with the faint
din of Wolf Parade filtering through the
wall. I have to write something for our
thin A&E section , but having spent the
break high, drunk and playing too much
Madden 'OS; my mind is not welcoming
the idea. Jesus, what's my angle? Tapping
my foot and shampooing my hair, I think
I should tackle Foer's book. But I don ' t
know exactly how to explain my mixed
emotions .
" Eve rything is Illuminated" starts
si mply : "My legal name is Alexander
Perchov." Alex then rolls right into his
shtick. He's a Uk rainian and, as such, has
about the most ludicrous broken English
I've ever seen even conceptualized. Alex
doesn't understand American idiom. Okay,
that is to be expected, but at once, he has
a fine vocabulary. Of co urse, like Mike
Tyson or a college freshman , he doesn't
k,row what hal f the words he uses mean.
You ei ther think thi s is funny or you don ' t,
because if you were like me and thought
thi s was kind of funny, you won't sti ll be
thinking that way after a hundred pages
of it.
For much of the beginning of the book,
that is the problem. We are not given characters, only shticks: the irritable grandfather who always falls asleep, the rabbi who
yells when he speaks, the Seeing Eye bitch
who likes the dog-phobic Foer a bit too
much (yes, the author writes himself in
as a lead character), and, of course, Alex.
Your opinion of Alex's character, and just
how humorous his linguistic faux pas are to
you, will do much to decide your opinion
of this work.
Shaving. How do I tell everyone that I
almost quit on this book after fifty pages
but ended up really enjoying it? Damn,
just cut the shit out of my neck. Frickin'
disposable razor. How do I tell everyone
I really enjoyed it and still found portions
of it insufferable? That Foer's writing is
more uneven than my sideburns?
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Looking it over at Borders, the book
fit my criteria: contemporary, an author
unknown to me, plus an interesting concept. And, seriously, I need to get the hell
out of Borders before I go berserk. "Yeah,
I' m ready to go," I say to my family that is
not my family. Wow, does this guy actually
have the audacity to put his bio before his
debut novel? What balls! This guy must
carry his balls in a wheelbarrow. Nice of
Borders to sell me a $13.95 novel for the
Canadian price.
An author doesn ' t always wade into
inspiration like a nude septuagenarian at
a hot springs, but must often brave a harrowing journey like Odysseus . What Foer
started with, an extended joke set to narrative, he mercifully transcends halfway
into the book . Instead of creating new
characters to crack one-I iners and be abusively droll, he falls in love with a beautiful
story about love and moral am biguity. He
tames the beast of Alex, allowing him to
speak like a person, allowing him , even, to
become kind, mysterious and sympathetic.
The disparate elements of the book begin
to playoff each other, making the work
seem less schizoid. I think the fast transitions and broken-up narrative works for the
modern reader's mind. It can be satisfying
to make the connection between the three
story lines, seeing how each, ahem, illuminates something in the others. Eventually,
it seems Foer makes someth ing innocent
and beautiful , despite him se lf.
I walk into my bedroom and sit on my
bed/co uch/desk and turn on my computer.
As a young writer, Foer 's ea rl y s uccess is
a little threatening to my pride. I havc so
much power sitting here . Judging another,
I could think of every fault I found and
emphasize Foer ' s every shortcomin g.
I know I don ' t want to heap another
"Bri lliant." on top of the New York Times,
San Francisco Chronicle and Esquire
mound of praise. Jesus, what a douche I'd
be, ripping something up out of my own
insecurity. I just want everyone to know
thatthis book is good, but also sometimes
very bad. How should I get this review
started? Maybe I'll write it all chopped
up, sort of riffing off "I lluminated"'s
structure. I wi II
John Morgan will let anyone interested
borrow the books he reviews. Just come
up to the CPJ office in room 316 in the
second story o/the CAB. Jfyou return it,
cool. Jfnot, well, I've read the/uckin 'thing
already anyway.
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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
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JANUARY
SPORTS
19, 2006
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
CALENDAR
JANUARY
Evergreen men's basketball team in a slump
lh Kip A rne\'
The Lw rgrec n mcn's ba sketball te am
lost again Ovel' the weekend to Northwest
Uni ve rsit y by a sco re of 53-44 . The loss
tn their statl' " rival" was the tearn's seventh loss in it;, [last eight garn es, and their
recnrd l'lllHinue s to rlul11lll et to a di sl11al
.'i -I3 , But kt's throw objecti vity out th e
w ind ow a nd get down tn wha t reall y
needs to be said : thi s \<:<1111 suck s. There's
no sugar-coating how had thi s tea m is.
I remcmber reading the program to th is
past game and there wa s a note th<lt said
senior Doug Dietz had only missed 2 free
throws all year. But they failed to mention
that he was on ly 16 of 18 on th e season,
whi ch is only <I n average of one attempt
a game. The point is not to bash Dietz,
because there 's obvious ly nothing to
complain about right there . But the funny
thing is that people have to stretch to write
lame-ass tidbits to make this team sound
appea ling to audiences. You can try and
wri te 'em , but you'd j ust be poorly covering up the obv iously pitiful state that this
basketball program is in.
You can try and defend the players about
how there's on ly three players from last
year 's squad and the chemist ry is still
tryi ng to be found, as was the case thi s past
Friday when al l the players came out sporting white head bands to show camamderie.
Aft er halftime, the players came back out
on the court onl y to have a few remaining
players still wearing one . Nice try fella s.
You ca n try and defe nd the coach about
how he's cOllle int o a bad situati on and is
trying to weathe r a storm. But c'111on, at
ka st bc cnrnrct iti ve. I mean , alkr runni ng
dow n a fe w numbers, I think yo u' ll see
where I' m,co m ing froill. Poi nts per ga me,
l a ~ t in con'ference. Fic ld goa l percentage,
last in conference. Three-po int r ercentage
and frc e throw rcrcentage? I.ast and last.
Rebound s, assists. bl ock s pCI' gam e; last.
last, la st. Ass ist to turnover rat io ... last.
Oh great ; don 't you hate it when you say
a word so many times it hegins to sound
awkwanP L-a- s-t. It doesn't even look
like it 's spell ed correc tl y.
But let's get stati stical, sha ll we? YOLI
Illay ask, "Ok, so they're last in the conference in scoring. But how far behind
the 9th place team are they?" Evergreen
averages 54 points a game, the next lowest
team averages 67. In fact, Eve rgreen has
only ecl ipsed the 60-poi nt mark fOllr times
(excluding those two washout wins against
Trinity Lutheran where they won by an
average of about 50), and each time they
reac hed the 60-point mark , they lost. So
they have to slow it down and play these
grind-it-out games that are an eye sore for
any basketball fan.
This past weekend, the hal f time score
was 16- 12 in Northwest's favor. 12? 12'1
Onl y 12 points in a half? That's six field
goa ls' That can almost be counted on one
hand! foOl' some, it ca n be. What I don't
understand is that here's a team who is
the worst three-point shooting team in the
confere nce at 29 percent, ye t 35 percent
or their shot selecti on is from beyond the
three-point arc . That's terrible. Onl y three
other team s shoot more from beyond the
arc - ratio wi se--and what's even more
in c r~ dible is that t\\lO of the three teams
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Phoro by Aaron Beilz
above them are in the bottom hal f of conference in scoring. I think I'm see ing a
trend here. Stop jack ing the long bombs!
Go in si de. Go to the rack. Everg reen
newcomer, T homas Cook, would have
the 36th hig hest field goa l percentage in
the entire nati on. But... he doesn't qualify
because he doesn ' t get enoug h shot
attempts. How ca n a starter who's shooting that high of a percentage be fifth on
hi s own team in shot attempts? It doesn't
take a geniu s to figure out that the close r
you are to the basket, the easier it is to
score. How about penetrating the defense
and drawing fouls instead of passing it
arou nd the perimeter? Oh, here's another
catego ry the y' re la st in : free throw
attempts. Where's the aggress ion?
I have more numbers I could throw out,
but I think my case and point have been
made. Everg reen is 2-7 in the conference,
which marks the midway point, and now
they ' ll begin playing opponents for the
second tim e. Evergreen stands on the
outside look ing in at the co nference tournament , and look s to turn things around
with home games starting thi s Friday night
agai nst the top two teams in the conference who have a combined record of 346. Can they win? Any thing can happen I
guess. Will they w in? No.
• Rocking The Village will be
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Coffeehouse on 434 NW. Prindle
St. in Chehalis. Show begins at 8
p.m. $10 in advance and $12 at the
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Wolves in the Throne Room , Fierce
Perm, Scream Club and Tim Curry
Bear at Manium on 421 4,10 Ave. at 9
p.m . $5, all ages.
• Musician's Club presents a
cornucopia of Evergreen talent : The
• Grizzle G ra zzle Tras.h Can Band ,
Yarm ark, Mad Apple, Spense R- S.
Detro, Soilallce and Maddy Booill
will be. -:erforming al tile HCC.
Even~M,ins at 7:30 p:m. and is
free .
• • Changing spa,~~},an art exhibit
by Richard So1te~'lis it s official
opening from 5-7 p.m. Show run s
Crom Jail. 20- Feb. 10. Exh ibit is
showing in gal ley 4 on the tourth
11001' of the Evergreen State
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Low Price is playing at the Capitol
Th eater on 206 E. 5'" Ave. NonIll c' rn be rs pay $7.00. Event benefits
th .:: OIYIllPi a Freeschool and is
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