The Cooper Point Journal Volume 34, Issue 19 (March 9, 2006)

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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 34, Issue 19 (March 9, 2006)

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MARCH

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Issue
19
Volume 34
Mar. 9, 2006

Upcoming Evergreen
elections
How will they be handled?
By Sam Goldsmith
Odds are the person sitting next 'to you
doesn't know about next week's election to
create a student government.
An unscientific poll found that 60 percent
of Evergreen students are unaware of next
week's student government election. The
poll asked 40 students what they knew about
creating a student government at Evergreen.
Only 40 percent of students knew anything
about next week's election .
The election starts week ten and asks
students if they want to ratify the Geoduck
Union constitution, leading to creation of a
21-member student government.
Among those who did know about the
election , only half understood the student
government proposal.
" I know surpri s in g ly littl e a bout th e
student union," said junior Carl Fredricks,
" but I do know about the election ."
I n order for the election to be va l id , onl y
2 5 percent of Everg ree n' s tot a l s tud e nt
popul ation have to vote - rou g hl y 1075
student s.
Jayn e Ka sz ynski , co- c oordin a to r o f
Greeners for a Stude nt Governm ent- th e
g roup that drafted th e constitution- says
activists working on the campa ig n have tried
to inform students with posters, a rti cles in
the CPJ, class visits, and most re ce ntl y a
mass-mailing.
"I would like itto be higher," said Kaszy nski
in reaction to th e poll numbers, "but I thin k
we're doing pretty damn well for Everg reen ."
She says it is difficult to engage students fo r
campus initiatives at Evergreen , citing the poor
voter turnout for the Clean Energy Com mission
election earlie r this quarter. Onl y 59 students
voted in that election .
But Kaszynski has to do better for thi s
election to be valid. She says holding the
election week ten when students will already
be online registering for classes means they
are more likely to vote. Votes for the student
government election- like all other student
elections- are cast online.

She also plans to have last minute
campaigning throughout week ten.
Student government proponents will
spend the week talking to students face to
face and encouraging them to vote for the
const itut ion .
While Greeners for a Student Government
campaign to ratify the constitution, others
will campaign simply for students to vote
at all.
Adam November, student election
commissioner, and Tom Mercado, director The organic farm has just under an acre ofland used to produce crops and host composting and pro. vides a classroom f or students interested in ecological learning and living. Photo : Laura Hadden
of student activities, created a plan to
increase voter turnout for both the student
government election , and the WashPIRG
fee reaffirmation election. These elections
happen at the same time.
November a nd Mercado rented six laptops
to use at student polling stations throug hout
week ten . Students will be pa id to run the By Nicki and Michael Dallmann
sta tion s, which are co mparable to voting
pr oj ect a rea, a div e rs it y of vege ta bl e
booth s. A sign readin g " vote here" will
cro ps, a sm a ll appl e orchard , blueberri es,
Th e frogs are out , th e robin s are sin g ing in
mark the stations , placed strateg ica ll y in th e bran ches, the chi cke ns are layi ng aga in . ras pberri es , strawb errie s, 15 duck s a nd
locati o ns with the mos t stud ent traffiC, like It's tim e for a nother season at Th e Eve rg reen about 60 chick ens . Eve ry year around 20
th e Iibrary lobby, CA B lobby, S EM II ca fe , State College Orga nic Fa rm! Wh at's new
PSA stud ents operate th e fa rm from April
HCC, and o utside th e Greenery.
u nt i I October. Th is includes a market up on
thi s yea r? We' re in th e process of building
This pla n to increase vot erturnout comes a new g ree nh ouse (2 0' by 40' ) for hardenin g ca mpu s on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a
w ith a price tag. Because co ll ege lapto ps off o ur start s, th ere's ta lk of chickens and
15- to 20 - pe rson C ommunity S uppo rt ed
are reserved [or academics, student activ ities turk eys be in g rai se d thi s summ er, our new
Ag ri culture s ubsc ript ion (CSA) . T he fi rst
had to re nt the computers fr om Re nt- A- duck s are lay ing eleve n eggs a day, an d we' re me mbe rs to sign up weekl y v ia e -m a il a rc
Ce nt er, and buy wireless ad apters for each
pro m ised a CSA box fu II of all the produc e
prepa rin g fo r a wh o le new class of Prac tice
compute r. Th e computers a nd adapt e rs of Su sta in able Ag ri culture stud ents.
and fruit we grow th at wee k, alon g with
w ill cost a n es timated $680. Novembe r
T hi s yea r we dec ided to start a little bit half- a-doze n eggs. Th e box costs $20 a nd
a nd Mercado hire d 17 student s to rUIl the earlie r, seeding close to 144 fl ats of on ions,
is picked up on Red Squ a re on Tu esday
s tat ion s fo r an estimated cost of $2000.
afternoon s.
sha llo!s and leeks fo r t wo farm s, Bo isfort
G ree ners for a Student Go vernment will
Th e cl ass inte nt is to g ive stud e nt s a
Va ll ey and He lsi ng Juncti on, that we sell
have act iv is ts campaig nin g throu g hout organic starts to every s prin g. We c ulti vated
working fa rm opportunity while edu cating
nex t week , te llin g student s to vot e for our fir st ground in th e hoop hou se las t week,
them in loc a l su sta ilj, lb le practices. T he
th e con s tituti o n a nd dire ctin g them to pla nting several rows of s pinach . Next week
farm g ives st udents a firsth and chan ce to
polling station s. To avoid any impropriety, we begin seeding our famou s salad greens
learn how to g row th ei r own fo od as well as
November set a 50 foot perimeter arou nd that you can look forward to at the beg inning 'creative freedom to explore their interes ts
polling station s where campaigners won't be of market on April II.
through outdoor projects. And wait until
able to go. He says th is wi II ensure a place
For those of you who are not fam il iar they taste their first fresh tomato ri g ht off
to vote free of campaigners.
the vine!
with the farm , we have about two acres
Melissa Barker, the farm m anage r, wa its
in production. Included in the two acres
are
communit
y
garden
plot
s
,
a
student
Co ntinued on Page 7 ...
Continued on Page 7 ...

Organic fann gears up for new season

Farm incorporates green courses,
strengthens Greener community

Community
Action Focus:
Students In Action
By Jacob Berkey

Zachary Zimmerman
Freshman
Color Photography

Spring quarter s Academic Fair al/racted hlmdereds of stlld~lIts looking for prospective classes
and discussing oppor/unilies with faculty. Piloto: Aaron Biel=

TESC
Olympia, WA 98505
Address Service Requested

Students in Action will change the world .
It is easy to sign up, and upon compl etion
of your service agreement you will receive
a $1 ,000.00 tuition award. SIA is an
AmeriCorps program for current students.
To be eligible for this award, a student has
to participate in community acti on. This
action takes many forms , including tutoring,

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environm enta l work and variou s community
outreach projects. A lot of thi s may be work
you are already doing or are planning to do
with your spring quarter internship or workstudy position .
Many students have already enroll ed in S IA
and are be ing rewarded for the many great
things they are getting done from Issaquah
to Portland . Some of these actions include :
feeding the homel ess, reading to children ,
gl eaning food for the hungry, tutoring math ,
helping the disadvantaged access healthcare,
restoring habitat, distributing toothbru shes
and teaching children about nonvio lent
communication methods. Since so m a ny
people are getting involved, spots are limited .
Continued on Page 5 .

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KAOS Olympia's Community WashPIRG Hunger and Changing the Face of Food at
Evergreen
Radio Fall Mem bership Drive Homelessness Campaign

Po YOU feel there Is
adequafe h ..fl'.,.... ~.f'''ull
about studettt
govertttMettt to vote Itt
the upcOI,dttg electlotts?

Finding our power as women
Expressing ourselves truthfully

KAOS 89.3 FM Olympia Community
Radio kicks off its Sprin g Members hip
Drive on Thursday, March 9. The sevenday driv e w ill end Wednesday, March
15. New supporters and renewing KAOS
members are invited to contribute to the
public radio stat ion's goa l of $30,000. All
funds raised during th e dri~ e will be used
to support th e programming and trainin g
activities of KAOS Olympia Communit y
Radio. Since 1973, KAOS has been th e
Sou th ~o und ' s on ly full- time commercia lfree public radio serv ice, offering a wide
range of independ ent mu s ic, loca l and
g lobal news, and community informati on.
The station streams its broadcast ing Iive on
the World Wide Web at www.kaosradio.org
and can now be heard on Comcast cable in
Thurston County on TCTV Public Access
Channel 22. KAOS listeners can call in
their support to the station 's main studio
line at (360)867-5267 (866KAOS), or th ey
can join online by visiting the KAOS Web
site at www.kaosradio.org. Contributions
ean also be mailed to: KAOS, CA B 301 ,
2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW, O lympia, WA
98505 .
One of Thurston County's larges t
volunteer-based organizations, KAOS
is programmed by a staff of nearly 100
student and community volunteers. Their
varied perspectives and sensibilities make
KAOS a unique resource for in fo rmation
and entertainment often ignored by major
media.

By Claire Dulka
I have wande red into a humongou s
blackberry bush . All around me is juicy,
ripe fru it for the taking. It is swcet and I
gorge myself. A fterwards , my hands arc
stai ned blue. r fee l sick, like I wi ll puke
Grandma'sjam. Decided ly, I look for a way
out, but ouch ... damn itl ... these thorns snag
my skin'. I pan ic, which on ly increases my
discomfort. I am yelling and screaming for
help and soon my voice is gone.
Who wou ld have ever thought th at I wou Id
get into so much trouble? For me, the juicy
ripe fruit was my own fruit. At a you ng age
I grew breasts and hips as well as sexual
curiosi ty. I was attract ing attentio n, which
was fceding my appetite to be a woman. I
am sti ll tryi ng to be th at woman. Lately,
I have been dressing to accentuate my
sexual appeal. I hold a belief th at Illy body
is a malfunct ion butt on . If my intellect or
sense of humor fai ls, I can always count on
my tight sweater. I try and play it off li ke I
am just a sexua ll y liberated person , but how
can I deny my wounds that won't heal?
Truth has a way of becomi ng a rushing '
river. It can drown all th e lies that I have
ever told myself. Times li ke these, I need
a strong arm to padd le my way to health .
I have been saved Illany timcs by women
when I was goi ng under, just as I have taught
many ot hers how to swi m.
In the care of women, I have found my
power as a woma n. Together we have sifted
through the good and the bad . We have
created a shelter in which we seek refuge
not only fro m patriarchy, but the personal
limitations we pl ace on ourselves.
I am pleased to say that this quar ter
Evergree n has housed many suppo rt ive
fo rum s and uni ons for womc n '~ iss ue s.
My first expos ure was at the aud ition for
the Vagina Monologues. It was unli ke any
other audit.ion I've ex perienced. There we re
a dozen or so women si ltin g in a ci rclc
laughing and smiling. At one point we did

a group moan th at everyone in the entire
CA B hea rd. This moan was fo llowed by
our own individual signature moan. It was
an incredible ex perience; we disregarded
being "quiet ladies" to uncove r a greate r
power. We we re reclaim ing what belongs
to us, our sexua lit y and identit y as sexual
beings. Although I was neve r cast in th e
'cunt crew: I fee l that j us t th e ex perience
ofbeing th ere brought me to a new place in
my womanhood .
Another expe ri ence of fe male bonding
a nd suppor t was th e sc reeni ng of th e
"Aborti on Diaries" by Penn y Lane. Her
document ary ex posed th e star tlin g fact
tbat a large percentage of women and girls
have aborti ons eve ry yea r and dissected
th e soc ial tab oo about aborti on th ro ug h
personal acco unt s. The film d isp layed
many women of different ages, ethni cities
and reli gious backgrounds . The common
theme of their stories was that for a long
period of tim e they did not tell anyo ne
about their abortion. Instead, th ey kept it
a secret, harboring shame and grief within
themse lves. Afte r the show my good friend
and I we re talking abo ut th e message of th e
fi lm . I learned that she had an abor tion that
she kept to herse lf. At first I took this as a
personal attack on our frie ndship, but soon
reali zed th at silence in our cult ure co mes
as second natu re. This is why I wa nted to
wri te thi s arti cle.
It is a tragedy th at many people are not
out fi tted to talk abou t persona l iss ues.
In stead we pretend th at they are not there.
We must reali ze that we will not abo li sh
oppress ion of any kind by protest or ra ll y
alonc. Our frecdom will not cOlll e in an
election , but ra th er by dea lin g with the
emoti onal , th e heart, th e root of our pain .
Stud ies have shown that th~ repression
of sex ual ab use, loneliness, self hate, ctc.
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students enrolled at The Evergreen
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or by request at (360) 867-6054 .

"Information has been out there in the CPJ, TESC Talk, and
people coming to my class and talking about it. Ilearned from
the CPJ that at one point we had a student government, but it didn't go
so well. Iam all for it, because we have no voice."

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Res Publica

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It IS not visible."

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Capture the Flag

"The poster with the fine print, I read every word.
And I'm going to vote March 14."

Lizzie Diehl, Senior
Public Works

Patsy Hutchison,~ornwre aS~lt~ i.don'i'understand how It r.elates i~ me or 'real
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Borders Ofmwmty .Issues}".

Your work in print
Our meetings are ope n to the
Evergreen community.

Paper Critique 4 p.m. Monday
Comment on that week's paper. Air
comments, concems, questions, etc. If
something in the CPJ bothers you , this is
the meeting for you!

Student Group Meeting 5 p.m. Monday

Contributions

Find out what it means to be a member
of the student group CPJ. Practice
consensus-based decision making .

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Staff
Business
Business manager........................... Corey You ng
Assistant business manager.......Jordan Lyons
Business apprentice ................Lindsay Adams
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The CPJ has rece iveci a document from
an unidentified so urce indicatin g that " th e
biggest , badd est, most badass ga me of
Ca pture the Flag ever" wi ll be held thi s
Saturd ay, March II. Some reade rs lucky
enou gh to ha ve played thi s gy m class
favor ite in their earlier education have
undoubted ly wondered what it wou ld be li ke
w ithout the codd ling effects of th e teac her's
presence. Less athletically inclined r~ader s
may have been traumati zed, even with that
protection, by the funda menta l ferocity of
th e ga me, but wa nt a chance to see if they
have sin ce acq uired what it takes to right
th e wrongs of the past. Oth~rs still may be
totall y un fa mili ar w ith Ca pture the Flag
but want to know what mere ga me cou ld
have such a hold on its players, even yea rs
later. With those fateful days of elementary
school long gone, this "final showdown"
could eas ily the last chance for all three to
find their answers. Meet at 3:00 p.m. in the
meadow by Indian Pipe Loop .

Get a Plot for Gardening
The ComllU.Jnity Gardens at the Evergreen
State Co ll ege is a St ud e nt Activities
g roup dedicated to prov idin g ga rden ing
space to members of the Eve rgr een and
g reater O ly mpia comm uniti es. It a lso
provides garden ing too ls, seeds, waterin g
equipm ent , common areas and access to th e
group's collection of ga rd enin g a nd oth er
informational materials. The Eve rg reen
Comm unity Ga rd ens 2006 season is on it s
way. Plot registration has beg un , with th e
plots becom ing ava ilable somet im e dur ing
Ap ril or May depe ndi ng on the weather.
In for matio n and reg istration packets ar~
ava il ab le at the Com munit y Ga;'dens
office , located in the work roo m of th e
Eve rgree n Orga nic Far m, 2712 Lewi s ReI.
Weekly meetin gs wi ll beg in Week O ne of
Sprin g Q uarter. every Wednesday at 2:00
p.m. at the Communit y Gardens office. For
more information ca ll 867-6145 or c- mai l
va ra a r29@eve rgreen .edu.

If yo u eal at Eve rgre en from time to time,
you may be thinking about iss ues in volved
in di ning here beyond just what's on your
plate. Whatever your th oug hts, if you're on
ca mpus for almost every meal , you probably
end up thinking them it pretty often. Now
you have a ehance to say what's on yo ur
mind and learn about fut ure poss ibilities
for on-campus dinin g. Today, orga ni zi ng
student group members wi ll speak alongs ide
Ar t Consta ntino, Vice Pre sident for St udent
Affa irs, and ot her school admini strators on
food serv ices and the poss ibility of creating a
new se lf~ope r a t ed dining facil ity. Th is event
will begin with a presentation and question
and a nswe r sess ion on the subject from
4:30 to 5:30 p.m . follow ed by an open forum
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by EPIC,
SOFA a nd Everg leaners, this event will be
held in Sem II E l105 today, March 9.

Filmmaker Heather Carawan
The Eve rgree n Tacoma Media Li teracy
C lub wiII host fi Immaker Heath er Carawan
for a screening a nd after-scree ning
di sc ussi on of her nat ion ally acclaimed
documentary, "The Telling Takes Me Home."
This ha lf-hour documentary includes
fo otage from th e 1-1 ig h la nd er Researc h
and Ed ucat ion Center where Heather spe nt
most of her ch ildhood. Additionally, the Ii 1m
pays tribute to South ern region al musicians
such as Nimrod Workman , Florence Reece,
Chuck Neblett and Matthew Jones. Heather's
parents popularized th e song " We Sha ll
Overco me." Co nti nenta l brea kfas t and
snacks will be provi::led. This Saturday,
March II , from 11:30 a.m. -1: 30 p.111

Volunteer
Conference

for

Thursday Forum 4 p.m. Thursday
Discuss ethics, journalism law and
conflict resolution.

Advisor......................................... Dianne Conrad

Biology

The Society for No rth western Verteb rate
Biology and th e Wash ingto n Chapter of The
Wi ldlife Soc iety are see kin g vo lun teers to
ass ist in thei r 2006 Joint An nu al Meetin g
at The Eve rgreen State Co llege in Olympia .
WA , March 27to 31. Volunteers wi ll receive
a 50 pe rcent regist ratio n d iscou nt. YOli can
learn aboll t caree rs in th e field and gel to
know w ild li l\: by wo rking side by side w ith
profess ion al biolog ists. To vo lunt eer, con tact
Dan Dugger (d ugrda n@a ll vantage.com).

• MARCH 1, 2:28 P.M.
Someone tampering with
valves i n SEM II set off t he
insane talking f ire alarm f o r
t h e second time th is '-lee k .
Officers and fire officials
are concerned beca use there
is noth ing restricting acc ess
to the va lv es .

• MARCH 3, 12:09 A .M.
Of f icers respond in g to a
nois e complaint behin d U Dorm
came upon a student who was
throwing objects at windows
and admit t ed he was d i sturb i ng
peop l e and did not care. He
was arrested for MIP and
for presenting a false South
Dakota I . D .

• MARCH 3, 1:05 A.M.
Officers doing rounds near
G-Dorm found a student walking
with two cans of beer in h i s
hands. When asked wh at he was
doi ng, h e stated that h e had
no excuse. The studen t later
admitted to drinking 7 beers
and possessing ma rij ua na.

• MARCH 5, 4:30 A.M.
County Dispatch co nt ac t ed
Evergreen police after a
stud ent h ad called for help
for a lip injury . When asked
how her lip bec ame injured,
she stated t h at she needed to
r e move a cyst, so she p laced a
ru bber band arou nd it , c ut ting
o ff the ci rc ulation , then cut
it off with a pair of scissors .
D.I.Y. Me d ical Procedures .

• MARCH 6, 12:25 P.M .
Food Servi ce sLaff contacted
Pol ic e Services after they
took a student into custody
for trying to smu gg le food out
of the Greenery. The student
sta t e d he was hav i ng a band
come and needed food to feed
t hem. The food was dis ca rded
and his act i ons were forwarded
to the Grievance Off i cer.

Participating is easy- just fill out a Commuter
Log
. . and you will be entered into adrawing
for great prizes like massages, and gift
certificates to local shops and
restaurants!

News
Editor·in-chief ............. ............ ........ .. Eva Wong
Managing editor............ ............ Kate DeGraaf!
Arts & Entertainmenl... ... ... .. ....... ......... .unfilled
Briefs.................... ............ Francesco Di Stefano
Calendar....... .................... Francesco Di Stefano
Comics .......................................... Chelsea Baker
Copy editor................. ....................... Sean Paull
Letters & Opinions ..................... .... Alex London
News .............. ............... ................... Sam Jessup
Photos ............ ......................... ....... Aaron Bietz
Student Voice .................. ............Shane Bolinger
Design ........ ............................ Curtis Randolph
Victor Sanders

Contributions
from ~
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any TESC student are
Content Meeting 5:30 p.m. Monday
welcome. Copies of
Help discuss future content, story ideas,
submission and publication
Vox Populi questions and possible long
criteria for non-advertising
term
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recycled newsprint
using say ink.

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"There is a lot of information available,
but students have to seek It out because

Meetings

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Email: cpj @ evergreen.edu
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Neil Coffey, Sophomore
Movement and.Resistance

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Cooper Point Journal

By Undsay Adams &Victor Sanders

WashPIRG's St ud ent s Against Hunger
a nd Home less ness Ca mp aig n a t T he
I:.vergree n State Co ll ege plan s to se nd
about 12 students to New Orleans to help
out with relief efforts after th e tragedy of
Hurrica ne Katrina . As yo u may know, many
evac uees still can not ge t to th eir homes,
livin g co ndi ti ons a re still un safe, man y
neighborhood s are still withou t water and
elec tri city, a nd many peoples' basic needs
are still not be ing met. T he 12 stude nt s
wi ll be wo rkin g w ith Co mm on ·G rou nd
Co ll ect ive. Co mm on G round Co llec tive
is orga ni z in g to provide medica l ca re,
distribute food and supplies, and rebuild
homes. Most of th e work we wi ll be doing
w ill be gutting houses in preparation for
people moving back in . I am writing to you
because I need yo ur help as we have been
able to raise most of th e money for tiGkets,
but we a re still short on our estimated goal.
The best way for yo u to contribute to th ese
efforts would be to g ive a contribution
towards this trip. An y money left over will
go to the Common Ground Collecti ve (http:
Ilcommongroundrel ief.org).

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Ends March 12th 2006!

To be entered in the winter quarter drawing bring
your completed commuter log to Parking Services
between March 12th and March 24th or enter it
online at: www.evergreen.edu/commute

Anyone can participate, just fill out a
Commuter Log the week of March 6th!
Pick one up at Parking Services or the Evergreen Bike Shop

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MARCH 9, 2006

Petitioners question dean's decision
to put ornithology on hold
By Sam Goldsmith

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Evergreen professor Steve Herman ret ired in
2000, but continued to teach ornithology- the
sc ientific study of birds- every spring quarter since. His post-retirement contract ran out
last year, and for th e first time·in 34 years of
teaching, Herman will not be offered a teaching position this spring.
News that Herman wou Id not teach next
quarter was unexpected , but accord ing to
deans, there is no available room in th e curriculum . Students planning to take his spr ing
field studi es program created a petit ion, urging
the college to make room for Herman.
Petition organi zer Jeremy Krumlauffand a
group of disappointed students sent a letter to
cu rriculum dean Tom Womeldorff on January 20 asking him to recons ider Herman 's
program.
Womeldorff, along with facult y members,
make the final decision s for what is offered
each quarter. They maintained their decision
not to include Herman's program in the spring
curriculum.
When students got a negative reply from
Womeldorff, an on-line petition was created.
" We were thinking, of course the program
would be there," said Krumlauf, an Evergreen
junior. " It's been there for 30 yea rs."
He wants Herman to teach this spring so he
can continue his focus in ornithology and work
with a true expert.
Krumlaufplans to look for an internship, but
says nothing can compare to Herman's ornithology program. "To have Steve Herman on
a resume or as a reference is really attractive
for getting a job in the field."
Krumlaufand others are left with no orni thology option next quarter. Evergreen hired
a new ornithology faculty after Her man

ret ired, but she is not teach ing om ithology
next qua rter. She can't sponsor independent
learni ng contrac ts because she is a new
member or the faculty. The only ot her faculty
with a background in ()rnithol ogy is away lo r
maternity leave.
Beyond his ow n academic needs, Krumlauf
says students leave Herman's classes with not
just an education in biological sc iences, but
a passion for conservationism and the environment. Petitioners ag ree th at Herman's
programs are unmatchcd at Evergreen or any
undergraduate institution.
Kr umlaufwant s th e petition to prove th ere
is a demand for Herman-- and his prograll1 - this spring.
Womeldorff, dean or curriculum, says
the deci sion is not about the importancc
of ornitholog y or Herma n, but fillin g th e · biggest ho le s in th e curriculuill.
Womeldorff says there a re always more
requests to teac h than ava i lab le spots for
teachers. Teaching spots are called lines. The
amount or lines per quarter is determined
by how much money is ava ilab le to pay the
lilcuity. In this case, then: is not an available line to pay Herman for sprin g quarter.
Because hi s post-ret irement contract expired,
he is not guaranteed a line in the curriculum.
" When we looked at th e c urriculum to
decide where th e bigges t hole s are, thi s
didn 't ri se to the top," sa id Womeldorff
" Had ther e been more line s ava ilable ,
we may have go tten to o rnitholo gy."
He says I-Ierman was not th e on Iy perso n
denied a line for spring quarter. " Thi s
is not a unique s ituation," he says.
But petitioners say this situation is unique
because Herman built a legacy at Evergreen
and in the field of om ithology. His 34 yea rs
at Evergreen left many students av id for

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av iqns and th e environment. Former students
of Herman went on to found The Herman
Institute lor Biological Studies in Costa Rica.
Thi s sen tim en t is amplifi ed in th e petition, which is posted online. The petition
ha s over 150 s ig natur es from student s,
parent s and a large number o f alumni ,
ma ny of whom posted co mment s.
Patrick Migas , class of 200 1. writes, " I
fee l, as do many, that if Dr. Herman has
the desire to teach, TESC shou ld have the
good se nse to let him a nd providl: him
the resou rces Ill:.:ded to do it hi s way ,"
C urrent student Scott Sc hu etzler writes,
"Stevc's program s are import ant , and th ey
cannot be repl aced or replicated . He is a Irue
con servat ioni st, and an inspirati on to th ose
who asp ire to make a diff.:rence lor wildlife"
He rm an teac hes a s imilar but sho rter
vers ion of hi s or nithology fie ld stud y
program durin g summ e r sess ion . Th e
decision for sp ring quarter does not
affect his abilit y to teach summer classes.
I-Ierman was un available to cOlllment on
this story. Pet it ion orga n izcrs say Herman
is aware o f th eir work , but not involved
in challenging the college 's deci sio n.
Accord i ng to th e pet it ion website,
il e rm a n expressed a "great interest"
in co ntinuing to teach at Everg re e n.
But for thi s spring, Dr. Her man's ornithology
program is ex t inct.

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Starting Monday, students will vote to
ratify the Geoduck Union constitution. If it
passes, Evergreen will have the framework
for a 21-seat student government. But only
the framework.
Ratifying the Geoduck Union constitution is
the first step in creating a student government.
How much power the government will have,
how it will represent the student body, and
how representatives will be elected remain
unanswered for now.
If the constitution is approved, there will
be an election next quarter for the 21 student
representatives. Brad Bishop, co~coordinator
ofGreeners for Student Government, says in
order for the government to succeed, students
must do more than vote for the constitution.
They have to run as representatives.
If there are less than 21 candidates for
student repre se ntatives, st udents will
run unopposed and 21 seats won't be
filled. Bishop says Greeners for Student
Government will have to recruit students to
run for seats. "There is a certain level offaith
that there will be enough people with interest
in running," says Bishop.
After the spring election, the proposed
student government must determ ine what
they will do as a governing body, including
what issues they will take on and how. Bishop
says there are a lot of questions that will just
have to be answered with time.
An example is the hole in the current
Geoduck constitution regarding freshman
representation. Since elections for student
representatives will be held every spring

with an eagle eye for ideal tilling conditions
for the first planting of beets and carrots.
" We're just waiting for that one small
window in March that we missed last year."
The season didn't pick up until mid-June
last year when the rains finally stopped, but
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farm constituency consists of the farm
manager, five composters, one community
garden coordinator, three students
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the Demeter's Garden coordinator and two
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resulted in female ailm ents like ovarian
cancer, latent gen ital warts, c h ron ic
pelvic pain and painful sex , just to name
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matched with intuition has allowed me to
stay connected with myse lf an d other.
When I am grounded in this place I ca n
be ofservice to those in need of guida nce.
I have taken si mple steps j ust by talking
candidly about my pas t ex perienc es and
sharin g my fears. There is a great com for t
in this release j ust as th ere is comfort
in li stenin g to others. Thi s exc hange is
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something that req uires practice. In tim e
we can reli sh in the blackbe rry bush , neve r
Nicki and Michael Dallmann are juniors fe e ling the thorn s. With the s upport of
enrolled in Eco logica l Agriculture.
hea lthy relationships I am hea lin g my pa st
and creating a vision for the future .
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quarter for the followin g year, freshmen,
first-year and transfer students won't have a
chance to run as representatives. This mean s
the Geoduck union won't represent this large
portion of the student body every year.
" I hope the people that we elect take thi s
into account," says Bishop. He expects the
constitution will be amended within a yea r
to address this and other questions.
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. There is also the question of how the
st udent gove rnment will be an accurate
representation of the student body. There is
no ass urance that the 21 representatives who
run will be a diverse group who represent all
voices of the community. Bishop says that it
is "up to the voters" to make sure the student
union honestly represents the campus.
If students want to be represe nted by
eyening and weekend students as well as
full-time students, then students must find
and elect them . The responsibility to find
a diverse group of people to run as student
representat ives rests in the hands of the
student body.
Once elected, these student representatives
wil l have to determine what issues they
will: focus on and how they will operate.
Students will be able to vote until the first
The constitution demands that a student day of spring quarter, but Greeners for a
gov~rnment be created, but it will be up to
Student Govern ment hope to get enough yes
the representatives to create it.
votes within the first few days of week ten to
"This is a starting point," says Bishop. He carry the initiative through. They worry that
says the constitution only guarantees that during eval week and spring break, students
Evergreen will have a student government. will be even more disengaged with elections
But how we will govern is still to be than usual , and less likely to vote.
determ ined.
And without at least 25 percent voter
turnout, and a majority in favor of th~
Yazmin Shah is a sophomore and Sam constitution, the Geoduck Union will be
Goldsmith is a senior. They are enrolled in dead in the Puget Sound.
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Are you prepared? .
Disaster tips for people with special needs
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In a disaster, people who have special
needs will manage the situation much
better if they have a plan and are prepared.
If you are visually impaired, plan for losing
the auditory cues you usually rely on. Have
emergency security lights installed in each
room that can be installed into electric wall
outlets and offer light for one to six hours.
Store high-powered flashlights with widebeams and extra batteries. Understand that
service animals may become confused,
panicked, frightened or disoriented during
and after a disaster. Keep them confined
or securely leashed or harnessed. A leash!
harness is an important item for managing
a nervous or upset animaL Be prepared to
use alternative ways to negotiate your
environment. If helpful, mark emergency
supplies with large print, fluorescent tape
or Braille. Advocate that TV news not only
post important phone numbers, but also
announce them slowly and repeat them
frequently for people who cannot read
the screen.
If YOll are hearing impaired, consider
storing your hearing aides) in a strategic,
c'o nsistent and secured location so they can
be found and used after a disaster. Store
extra batteries for your hearing aids and
implants. Maintain TTY batteries, and
store extra batteries for your TTY and
light phone signaler. Determine how you

will communicate with emergency personnel if there is no interpreter or if you don't
have your hearing aids. Store paper and
pens for thi s purpose. Consider carrying
a preprinted copy of important messages
with you, such as: " I speak American Sign
Language (ASL) and need an ASL interpreter," " I do not write or read Eng li sh,"
and " If you make announcements, I will
need to have them written or s igned."
Maintain advocacy for TV stations to
broadcast al! news and emergency information in open caption format.lfpossible,
obtain a battery-operated television that
has a decoder chip for access to signed or
captioned emergency reports.
People with spec ial medical needs
should always have at '-east a three-day
supply of all medications in their original
containers, These medications should be
with you, in case you can't get home immediately after a disaster. Also, have a list of
all your medications: name of medication,
dose, frequency and the name of prescribing doctor. Have an extra three-day supply
of any medical supplies you use, such as
bandages, ostomy bags or syringes. For
all medical equipment requiring electrical power- beds, breathing equipment or
infusion pumps--check with your medical supply company and get information
regarding a back-up power source, such as

a battery or generator. Have written operating instructions attached to all equipment.
In the event that you have to leave your
home, have a bag packed at all times that
contains: a medication list, medical supplies for at least three days, copies of vital
medical papers such as insurance cards,
power of attorney, etc, An important part
of being prepared for a disaster is planning
with family, friends and neighbors. Know
who could walk to you r home to assist
you if other means of transportation are
unavai lable . Discuss your disaster plans
with your home health care provider. Ask
your local fire department ifthey keep a list
of people with special medical needs; ask
to be included if they do mai ntain a li st.
For people with mobility disabilities,
store your needed mobility aids close to
you in a consistent, convenient and secured
location. If you use a motorized wheelchair
or scooter, consider having an extra battery
available, or understand how to charge the
battery using a car battery or an adapter
for your car lig hter. Keep a pair of heavy
gloves with you to use while wheeling or
making your way over glass or debris. If
you spend time above the first floor of a
bui Iding with an elevator, plan and practice
using alternative methods of evacuation.
If needed, enlist the help of your personal
support network . If you cannot use stairs,

discuss lifting and carrying techniques th at
will work for you. There will be instances
where wheelchair users will have to leave
their chairs behind in order to safely evacuate a structure. You will need to give bri ef
instructions regarding how to move you .
Look for us in the CAB every Tuesday,
March 7, 14, 21 , (not on the 28, that's
spring break) and April4. We will be there
with free Di saster Preparedness booklets,
cards and other mi scellaneous items, and
be available to answer your questions. If
you have questions, call John Davenport,
the Emergency Response Coordinator on
campus, at extension 5028. Next week 's
article: "How to Put Together a 72- Hour
Emergency Kit."
The in/ormation in this article was
taken from the "'Disaster Preparedness
Handbook, an emergency planning and
r esponse guide . ..
Linda Colwell is a senior at Evergreen
currently enrolled in an Individual Writing Contract with Paul Sparks and is
assisting John Davenport in promoting
disaster awareness on campus in preparation/or the statewide earthquake drill to
be held on April 6, 2006.

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Making Evergreen food"better
CAB redesign and beyond
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Follo wing
ideas
a re
a bo ut
big
pi ctu rc food
Iss ues
on
cam pu s . " If
di sas te r s in
th e ce ntr a lize d dining
s e r v i ces
By Tlyler "T-Claw "
ki t c h e n s
have left you
Crawford
hu ngry, then here is a way to help prevent
th ese problems in the future." (The full
ve rsion of the articl e will be publi shed in
the Infoshoppe Zin e #4 available in CA B
3 10 and on the TESCTalk Iistse rv)
Imagine hav ing th e food you lo ve
readily available on campu s. Would
yo ur interdi sc iplin ary studi es be well
co mplemented by a culinary component? What about a small student run

cafe o r co-op to not onl y ea t lunch and
fee l good where yo ur money is going,
but also have a place to hang o ut? Do
yo u have food needs be ing le ft unmet
th at need to be addressed? Do yo u wan t
foo d on campus that yo u ca re about, th a t
you wo uld be int eres ted in co ntributin g
towards ? How a bo ut in creased co nsumpti o n of loca l foods year-ro und on
campus? How wo uld yo u li ke foo d fro m
our ow n fa rm and oth er loca l fa rms mo re
consistentl y?
T his arti cle disc usses th e redes ign of
the CA B, s us ta ina bility on campu s and
o ur foo d se rvice . In cluded are proposed
ideas of changes, disc uss io ns o f cost and
a call for ac tion to ge t this fo od change
on a roll. If yo u are interes ted in food
po litics in any way you should try to
find time to read thi s and spread words
of support or c riti cism.

We need new fac iliti es . A seco ndary CA B redesign, but bas ica ll y w ith b etter
restaurant is number one on the li st of farm fac iliti es the consumpti on of more
necessa ry improvements. The Gree nery farm goods at campu s food vend ors may
se rves th e purpose o f s ho veling lots of be possible in the future . More details
fo od thro ugh lo ts of bodi es in a day, are f ound in the fu ll article.
C ulin ary Art s fac ult y o r ex is tin g
but there is a need fo r more co nsc io us,
faculty
will need to commit to culin ary
va lu es- base d and tas ty foo d ve ndo rs.
as
pec
ts
in co urse wo rk or to coordin ate
T he Gree nery in and of it se lf need s
renova ti o ns and mo re sp ace, but this oth er functi ons such as the fo od processfoc uses on o th er fac iliti es th at co uld in g fac ility to kee p the operati on goi ng
help dece ntr ali ze th e foo d pro duct ion. as students co me and go. Additi onal staff
Ideas of a stud ent run ca fe o r co-o p have to help coo rdin ate food s tuff on campus
bee n glea min g in the eyes o f many since would also he lp. The adminis trators o f
th e last att empt at the corner store pi zza housing and food se rvice already see m
or sand wich shop. T he seco nd kitch en o verwork ed and are intimidated to take
wo uld no t have th e stress o f feeding on new, more progressive food endeavthousands of meals a day. That wo uld ors because th eir workl oad wo uld only
make it eas ier to create beller food and increase.
Where will th e money co me fro m?
provide for backup if th e central operalion has a di saster. T he food's quality The CAB redesign, its priorities , and its
wo uld be fos tered by an increased sen se costs are of immediate concern . Ho w
of student ac countabi Iity for th eir own will we make it affordable? There are 8
food . Th e s tructure would allow for ways to make thi s operation in the full
- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- -- - -- -- - - - - - - -1 max imum input of students' fo od aspira- version of the article, including things
ti ons and could se rve as a more pl easant ranging from sub s idi zed lab or fr o m
place to spe nd time than a cafeteria. The academi c programs to stud ent ac ti vities
res taurant would be a place to di splay fund s.
The pertinence of this topic is th a t th e
student art, music and academic work.
The kitchen could double as a food College Activities Building on campus
processin g facility off-ho urs . Freezing, will be redesigned in the nex t few yea rs
drying, bo iling and ca nning could be and th ey are taking input from students
done by res taurant wo rkers, aca demi c and fac ulty ab out wh at they fee l would
programs and by loca l farmers renting b e important to inco rporate int o th e
out the space . Tasti er local foods co uld new building. Surveys are ava ilable in
be used year-round . In thi s way we won ' t the CAB now and th ere will be meetin gs
I. We will have the power to
have to get our appJ es from New Zealand and forum s to be att ended by co ncerned
affect our s chool. Wo rke rs
or our potatoes from Idaho. We can fre eze students .
d idn ' t ge t th e wee kend by indi and dry our o wn beans, which are supThe top pri o riti es so far, se t b y
vid ua ll y as kin g th e ir bosses
pi ied by surplus from summer 's harves t students , were id entifi ed as: I . Better
for tim e o ff- th ey orga ni zed .
when th ere are fewe r stud ents here to food ser vice opti o ns and a co mfortab le,
eal. Thi s has bee n prove n sLiccessful and hom ey building. 2. Improve d Stu de nt
As s tud e nt s, we nee d to d o
eco no mi ca ll y viabl e in schools aroLind A c ti v iti es sp ace a nd a p erfo rm a nce
th e sa me thin g. Eve rg reen has
By Jayne Kaszynski
th e co untr y includin g Warren Wilson space . The students will vo te o n three
a rm ed po li ce. O ur foo d se rCo
ll ege sc hoo l food prog rams run by different pri ce level co mmitments to di c4.
We
will
always
have
the
final
vic e is uw ned by a corpo rati on
Ann
e Coo per. In th e co mplete versi on tat e th e type of CAB re.des ig n. T he three
say over our government. We
with ti'es to th e pri so n indus tr y
of th e article th ese exa mpl es are gone level s will be som ewh ere aro und S 1-5
are th e ultimate chec k and ba l(a nd th e foo d is n' t eve n good) .
a credit per quart er, for 20 years. Make
into wi th more deta il.
ance to wha t o u r represe nt a Tuiti o n ha s risen 66% s in ce
A fo od s to rage ce ll ar and fr eezer sure your prioriti es in th e CAB redes ign
ti ves a re do ing . A nyon e ca n wo uld be necessary if the kitchen was are heard ; compl ete sur veys, a tt end
2000. Housing prices are up. It 's
pro pose an a m e ndm e nt a nd bei ng used as a food processing fac il- meetings and take direct acti o n- th ese
time fo r us to use our co ll ecti ve
eve ry a mendm ent has to pass it y. Th e ce ll a r would provide mu c h are of immedi ate impo rt ance . If all yo u
power to make th e changes we
a stud e nt vo te to ta ke effec t, mo re ve rsatility for ea ting local foods think we need is more wa ter fOllntains,
<11eed .
so our gove rnm e nt w ill always year- round . Food can las t 3 yea rs or they need to know th at. If you think so me
2. We will b e repr esented at th e
more aft er being canned , whi ch would new food life here is what is nee ded,
wu rk fo r us.
state legi slature. Le t's ta lk to
be
good fo r crop rotation on the farm . th en th e committ ees, admini str a ti o n
5. Someone will be paying attenth e rea l peo ple in c harge. T he
Also
with th e ce llar, produce like pota- and architects have open ea rs.
tion. We don't all have tim e to
legislature f und s Everg ree n, so
ni ons, appl es and squ as h can be
toes
,
o
Wo uld you a pp reciate e a t ing a t
pay a tt e nti o n to eve r y thin g
if we wa nt lowe r tuiti on we need
kept all winter.
o r pa rt icip ating in a ny o f th ese pro th at 's happ e nin g o n -ca mpu s
to lob by the folk s at th e ca piAs part of academi c program work th e po sed changes ? Things y ou ca n
(th
e admini strati o n ca n barely
tol. Eve ry four- yea r college in
res ta ur ant co uld be used as a Lea rning do: I .Yo u can respond to T-C la w a t
do it , and th ey do n't eve n have Kitchen Fac ilit y. This wo uld help co m- craty le29 @evergree n. edu or ca ll 36 0Was hington except Everg reen
cl ass- work to do). But our rep - pl ete the loo p of studi es re lated to food 867-6144 and leave a message fo r SOFA.
has a s tud ent lobb yis t wo rkin g
rese nt ati ves ca n ma ke sure th at li ke, s c ie ll c e, agric ullllre, p o liti ca l 2 . Fill o ut a survey put out by the CA B
fo r th e m at th e ca pit o l, eve n
so
meo ne is pay in g a ttenti o n , econO Ill I'. cl/ltllre and s mall bllsill l?ss pre-des ign co mmittee; the y are ava ilab le
th o ug h we ' re t he o ne wit h a
and th at th e res t of us a re a ler ted s tlldi es ." T he re is a lso th e o pti o n of in a tall black triangle on th e second fl oor
ca mpu s in th e capito l c it y. O ne
whenever a big decis ion is about crea tin g an aca de m ic prog ram' w he re of th e CA B. 3 . Talk to th e Vice Pres ident
o f o ur stu de nt rep resen ta tive s
part of th e aca demi c wo rk is runnin g fo r Student A ffairs, Art Costantin o, at
to happen.
can bri ng our voices to th e state
wo rkin g in th e kitchen. Four- credit 867- 6384 , cos tant a@eve rgreen .e du,
and
6. It won't cost us an ythin g. T he
legis la tu re .
night clas ses could be speci fi c ni ches or th e Di rec tor of Hous ing and Foo d
stud ent governm ent can run on
3. Our government will be more
of culin ary s tudi es th at aren' t offered a t S e rvic e, John Lauer, at 86 7- 64 19,
money th at is alrea dy ava il able
equitable. Majo rit y rul e isn' t
SPSCC . G ive n th e popularit y of simil ar lauerj @evergreen.edu ."They need yo ur
for stud ent gro ups on ca rppu s, prog rams (s uch as Farm to Table), a culi- input. " 4. Do an independe nt lea rnin g
wo rkin g for our federa l gove rn whi ch mea ns vo tin g "yes" fo r nary art s prog ram is like ly to fill on th e contract wi th T-Claw spring qu arter. 2-20
ment , beca use a 51% maj orit y
th
e Geodu ck Uni o n wo n' t ca use first day of registration . THi s facilit y and credi ts . 5. Find fac ulty/staff and students
ca n ove rrul e the wis hes of 49%
tuition to increas e.
prog ramming wo uld add a lo t of valu e wh o are interes ted in s upp ortin g some of
of the co untr y. Con se nsll s dec i7. We have nothing to lose, and to th e coll ege in th e eyes of pros pective th ese iss ues and just talk about it.
sio n-m akin g mea ns th at min orever y thing to gain . Wh at ca n fres hm en.
it y viewpoints are li s tened to
A s ma ll student -run co-op grocery Tvler "T- Claw" Crav.iord is a sophomore
I say- it 's cheesy but tru e.
seriou s ly, r a th e r th a n vo ted
could be incorporated into the restaurant. enro lled in an independent contract about
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dow n a nd di smi sse d . It may
Even a small produce cooler and a co uple f ood service.
take longe r to reac h a dec ision, Jayne Kasz)'l'/ski is an MPA stl/dent al'/d
bulk bins fo r more co-op st yle groceries
but the dec isio ns reac hed are Evergreen grad. She works as the Senior on campus would be a huge step . A 5more ju st a'nd mo re li ke ly to be Coordinator with Stl/dent Acti vities and ac re expansion of the Organic Farm from
implement ed since eve r yone has serves as the .I'tl/dentmember un the Buard 1.3 acres is not direc tly rel ated to th e
uf" Trustees.
ag reed on a co urse o f acti on.

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COOPER POINT JOURNAL

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MARCH 9, 2006

Student government, Evergreen's
hierarchical power structure and you!
sand students have a concern , a problem
What ' s
or a compl icated questi o n, the chances for
wrong with
.
change
increase dramati call y.
E vergreen ' s
d e centralSome stude nt concerns that can be
ized
decibetter addressed with a unified student
sion-making
voice:
process?
Well, it 's not
(I) Everg ree n teachers a ren ' t pai d what
decentrali zed.
they' re wo rth, and des pite adm ini strati o n's
pow e r
T he
By Avery Jacob pledge to pay the ir teac hers at the 75 th pers tructure at
Wiscomb centil e o f the nati o na l ranking of teac hers
the Evergreen
State College is hierarchical : students are sal ari es, Everg reen teachers are, in fact,
at the bottom, the president and the Board pa id at the 2yd. A n Eve rg ree n teac he r
of Trustees are at the top. Our school is w ith 1-6 years teaching ex pe ri ence starts
not run by teachers and stud ents; it's run at under $40 ;000 a yea r. Many commiss ioned sales associates at N o rd str om 's
by professional administrators.
Students need a centralized representa- make more mo ney th an new teache rs at
tive organization because students need to Evergreen.
What does thi s have to do with students'?
bette r respond to wh at is rapidly becoming
Everything.
For ho w much Evergreen is
an opaque and authoritative administration, hiding behind closed-door " work- willing to pay teachers is linked, in part,
groups ." Students need an organization in to who Everg reen can hire and who, in the
the know, a place where students can go lo ng run , will stay.
Student tuition has gone up 66 percent
to get straight, honest, timely answers to
200 I, whilst the wages of Evergreen
since
their questions, a place where students can
teachers
have only slogged forward by way
see their concerns seized up by the many
of fi xed , cost-of-living pay increa ses.
and actualized daily.
Centralized student government at What's worse, the Evergreen State College
Evergreen means two things: it means employs nearly one hundred adjunct facpolitical leverage at the local level, which ulty, that is, about 1/4 of all faculty, faculty
can be used to enact institutional policy who are paid at only 80 percent of the reguchange, and it means Evergree n students lar faculty wage, or, in the case of a teacher
will finally be able to participate in educa- with 1-6 years of experience, 80 percent
tional policy implementation and reform of 40,000 dollars per year. Adjuncts also
receive fewer benefits than regular faculty
at the state level.
and
are given, at best, one-year contracts.
If you have a problem, a concern or even
These
contracts are renegotiated year after
a complicated question, the administration
doesn 't have to pay attention to you. After year after year (some adjunct faculty, in
all, you ' re just one student, one of almost fact , have been signing one-year contracts
five thousand. Want proof'? Just go and . for te n years or more). Each year presents
try to get an institutional policy changed. adjunct faculty memb e rs-and th e ir
Good luck . If, on the other hand, fi ve thou-. families- with the possibility of sudden

unemployment, just like contract workers
at Microsoft.
(2) In M ay of 200 2, Evergree n 's
Board of Go vernors folded the Eve rg ree n
E ndo w m e nt - so m e 5 milli o n dollars
that provides o llr meage r rati on of g ra nts
and sc hol arships- into the Un ivers ity of
Was h ingto n Co nsolid ated End ow me nt
Fund for subsequent in vestm ent. Des pite
re peated requ es ts fro m s tud e nts , th e
Eve rgree n Fo und a ti o n has refu sed to
re lease in fo rm a ti o n as to how th ese
f und s a re inv es ted , igno ri ng co nce rn s
th at ma ny corp o ra tions the Endowm ent
m ay be in vested in pro fit from hum a n
ri g ht s abuses. O ne poss ible corporati o n,
Caterpill ar Inc., suppli es D9 and D 10 bulldozers to the Israe li Defe nse Forces, bulldozers that are milita ri zed and then used to
ill ega lly occ upy Gaza and the West Bank ,
bulldoze rs that a re used to uproot o li ve
groves, demoli sh homes and occas io nall y
run o ver protesters. Other corporati ons the
Eve rgreen Foundation may be invested in
include Bec htel and Hall iburton.
(3) Evergreen loses roug hl y 25% of
its incoming class after their first year.
Because it has to fi II seats, Evergreen
was forced to adm it 98% of students who
appli ed last year. All these procedures do
little for the national academic reputation
of Evergreen, which is now, quite literally,
" a school for everyone," even for students
who aren't ready to tackle college-level
coursework ..
( 4) ·E v e rgree n has si g ne d a serie s
of lousy food contracts, the latest with
Ara mark . Aramark is a campus-wide food
monopoly ; so long as there is Aramark,
there will be no other food service provid-

ers on the Everg reen campus. It 's in the
contract. Aramark prov ides ferryboat food
and ex pects students, le ft without immed iate o ptions, to pay hi gh pri ces. Fres hm en
w ho live o n campus a re a lso req uired
to purc hase ex pe nsive mea l pl a ns, and
Arama rk gouges cafe c ustomers, it see ms,
to give forced-Gree nery eaters bette r dea ls.
Even ing and weeke nd studi es stude nts are
limited to ve nding ll1 ac hines o rthe Sem II
ca fe, whi ch o ft entim es has but yogurt and
day -old muOins. Admitted ly, A rama rk has
tri ed to do beller- w itness th e aweso me
power of the burri to cart - but the rece nt
sewage c ri s is in th e G n:ene ry k itc he n
shows that Ara mark has no co ntin ge ncy
food se rvice plan w hen reg ul ar o pe rat ions
beco me beleaguered, no plan, that is, save
pi zzas, burge rs a nd po tato chips.
( 5) T he Eve rg ree n Hea lth Ce nt er IS
funde d w ith stud ent fun ds, th at is, yo u
pay fo r it, a nd ye t studcnts are hav ing a
harde r a nd hard er time gelling appo intments, a nswers o r medi c ine. When ca n
you drop in w ithout an appo intment? Nin e
ho urs a wee k, o r thirty-six ho urs a mo nth.
T hi s qoes n' t seem like a bi g deal until
you' re deathly ill , fa r away from home,
and can't get help from a Health Ce nter
you ' re paying to keep running.
Vote for the Geoduck Union on or
after March 13 when you register for
spring quarter classes on Gateway (just
click ' Student Votes'), or look for voting
stations in the CAD and Library buildings. Your vote wo n't change anything,
it will change everything.

Avery Jacob Wiscul/l b is a seniur studying
ancient philosophy. Latin and Greek.

You should support
WashPIRG's fee renewal
This week,
state public policy matters. It al so fund s
am askin g
a network of students and staff around th e
people to vote
co untry who are workin g w ith Everg reen
y es for the
to win national ca mp a ign s . Was hPIRG
WashPIRG fe e
stude nts and staff al so pro vide se rvi ce
renewal. 'f you
opportunities. A prime example o f thi s is
s upport the
the upcomin g trip to New Orleans, wh ere
fee renewal,
10-15 Evergreen students are going to New
the biggest
Orleans for spring break to help re build
mistake you
the city in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
can
make _ _ _
B;;...y_J_e_s_s_e_S_t_ar._k Students who cannot afford the fee or who
is not to vote. That is because here at do not share the values of the organization
Evergreen, in order to approve a fee , at can opt out of the fee .
least 25 percent of the student body must
A good example of the PIRG network
vote in addition to there being a simple in action is the efforts to stop the cuts to the
majority. Voting opens March 13, and is . federal student aid program. Politicians,
very accessible. You may vote at several many of them with political and financial
polling sites on campus or online by ties to the lending industry, have been
logging into your Gateway account.
trying to cut student aid and balance
WashPIRG is unique in that it allows the budget on the backs of students. The
students to take an issue that they national PIRG , of which WashPIRG
care about and provides them with the is a part, has been among the leaders
resources to make their voices heard. If fighting the cuts, generating over 15,000
you vote yes to Evergreen's WashPIRG phone calls in January alone. Following
chapter, your $8-per-quarter fee-which the February I vote on the budget bill ,
would go up from the current fee of $6 WashPIRG has been mobilizing students
per quarter-would go to hire staff who to pressure the Department of Education 's
work in partnership with students, faculty Commiss ion on Higher Education to
and other campus groups on local and recommend loan program reform as a

to p prt OTIty for the federa l go ve rnment.
In additio n, WashPIRG has been among
the leaders in fi g ht ing for env iro nment al
iss ues that TESC students care about, such
as getting more clean energy o n campus,
successfull y working to defeat attempts
to open th e Arc ti c Nati o na l Wildlife
Refug e fo r dri II ing , a nd s uc cess fully
passin g a measure forcin g the federal
government to pay for th e Hanford
nuclear cleanup . WashPIR G does thi s
by provid ing organizing and advocacy
skills to students and letting them run the
campaigns themselves. Experienced staff
help the students design and implement the
campaigns, but students make everything
happen. Below is some personal testimony
on how WashPIRG has affected me.
When I first came here last fall, I
did not know anybody. I was interested
in political activism, and WashPIRG
was there to help me become more
knowledgeable about political events.
The experienced staff also trained me to be
more effective in informing and mobilizing
other students about important issues. One
ofthe most aston ishing things I fo und out
about the 2004 election was how poorl y
informed people often are when deciding

how to vote. Grou ps like Was hPIR G have
done much to educate students and the
pub li c a bo ut iss ucs impo rta nt to thc m
a nd how our poli tica l leade rs s tan d on
those iss ues. Since I s tarted writin g for
Was hPIRG, I have had people te ll I1 l e all
the ti me that th ey learned so mething I"ro m
w hat I have written . I am glad that I could
be of he lp, and any body who has an ab ili ty
to write can step int o my shoes and fo llow
in my foot steps if an d when I dec ide to
move on. WashPI RG empo wers ord inary
students like you to make a differen ce in
public policy.
Everybody 's vote will count, regardless
of which side you are on . George Bush
won in 2000 because 537 Florida voters
decided to stay home from the polls that
day. Here in Washington, Chris Greg io re
won the governor 's race in 2004 because
100 Was hington vo te rs decided to stay
hom e that day,

Jesse S/ark is a senior transf er studel1l alld
is the WashPIRG m edia in/ern.

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9, 2006

MARCH

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By Devon Waldron
In their first competition of the winter the bronze. John
academic quarter. Evergreen's Bak Shaolin stayed strong all
Eagle Claw Kun b Fu team traveled by car and the way through
by ferry boat to Victoria, British Colum bia the competit ion,
to com pete in their third tournament of the o utscoring hi s
season, the fsland Open Championship. The final opponent and
competition, organized by Albert Labossiere taking the gold.
and directed by one of Canada's top tournaT e a III
ment promoters, Bi ll Hunter, hosted some of Eve r g r ee n 's
the top local talent from the British Columbia Aubrey Hard in g
:uea. Led by team captain Devon "Dakota" a nd
Darius
Wa ldron. Team Eve rgree n's Dan "Doj" I-lardin g. a lon g
Edleson-Stei n, Aubrey Harding and Dari us with
"Doj"
I-lard ing competed in both traditional soft Ed leso n-Stein ,
fo rms and fi ghting. Team Evergreen was foug ht for the
joi ned by Bak Shaolin Eagle Claw National first tim e in a n
Team members and Eve rgreen Al umni Sam intermediate diviI laskin, Jesse Harter and Andrew Bresnik , sion. In an intense
all fonner Team Evergreen captains. Also ki ckoff mat ch.
attending were members of th e Phinney Ed leso n-S tein
Ridge Kung Fu Club, Bak Shaolin Eagle narrowly defeated
Claw 's Seattl e branch.
hi s opponent wit h
The day began wi th the under-b lack belt hi s usua l qu ick
soft fonns division. Though the members of and scrappy sty le.
Team Evergreen often compete in different A ubrey fought an
div isions based on their experience leve l. the experienced oppoIsland Open had only one soft fonns division nent, pressing him
fo r all adult competitors ranked below black hard but fini shing
~n' ;.nhnileam meln ()e,rs.
belt. The result was that Team Evergree n's just shy of a winJesse Ilcu·ler. John Ken y. AI/bit')' !-larding. (Kneeling) Brandon Wani, Andrew Breznik, Darius !-larding PhOiocoIII'{e!.yo{D(!IJon /Valdron
competitors were up against not on ly other ning score. Darius,
beginners, but intermediate and advanced with a bye, edged out Doj for a chance at the but was edged out by a fighter who would Claw. The experience gained at the Island
competitors as well. Knowing how to turn gold. By the end of the division after a series go on to beat Hunter for first place. Next Open Challenge will help all the par1icipants
upthe heat, Evergreen's Aubrey Harding and of heated matches, Darius had won the silver was Jesse Harter, who beat his opponent in and the members of Team Evergreen shine
Brandon Ward of the Phinney Ridge Kung and Aubrey had the bronze.
a hard-hitting and fast-paced match, show- in another challenging and competitive year.
Fu Club, Seattle's branch of Bak Shaolin
The final event of the day was the black ing once agai n that he is both a skilled and Next up: the team wi ll ret urn to Vancouver,
Eagle Claw, pulled out performances earn- belt point fighting division where current entertaining fi ghter. In the second round, it BC for the Tiger Balm Internationals on
ing them third and second places respec- Evergreen team captain Devon Waldron was Devon's turn to square off against Bill March 18 and 19 and the Western Martial
tively. John Cary, an Evergreen alumni in and former team captain Andrew Bresnik Hunter, where he pressed the champion in Arts Open on April 8. The competition
his first tournament appearance. earned a fought alongside Team Evergreen alumni a very close match resulting in a 2-1 score season will continue with a stri ng of regional
fourth-place finish in the highly competi- Sam Haskin and Jesse Harter. Bresnik in Hunter 's favor. Jesse fought Hunter next, and national events through the spring and
tive division.
fought first and was matched up against local each ' hunting' for the point that would send summer quarters until its finale atthe MAAD
Next came the beginner point fighting legend and two-time NBL World Champion him to the first place match. In the final Challenge in Portland, which will take place
ring where Cary, Ward and Phinney Ridge Bill Hunter. Bresnik shocked Hunterwith his moments of the fight, Hunter broke the tie. during the annual Bak Shaolin Eagle Claw
cl ub member Bryan Williams all made their speed and skill, forcing the exciting match Harter went on to defeat his next opponent summer camp in June. Be sure to check
competitive debuts. The ring began with to time oui with a one-point difference in for the bronze in the third round.
them out!
John swiftly defeating his first opponent, favor of Hunter. Waldron fought second,
The Evergreen Bak Shaolin Eagle Claw
After the team 's successful showing at the
taking him into the second round. Brandon, lining up against a bigger opponent who tournament, they took a well-deserved break Kung Fu C lub and Competition Team meets
after a loss in the first round, fought his way he quickly bested to move on to the second in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia where Monday through Friday. Contact Team
through two more diflicult matches to earn round. Haskin fought well in tbe third match, they had a chance to celebrate their victory Captain Devon Waldron at (360)357-9 137
or Devo n.C. Waldron@gmai l.com. Bak
in the city 's historic downtown.
Team Evergreen looks forw ard to con- Shaolin International website: www.baksh
tinuing an already strong and successful year. aolineag lec law.col1l.
The team would like to than k Grandmaster
Leung Fu and Sifu Dana G. Daniels fortheir Devon Waldron is a senior enrolled ill
tireless efforts in teaching Bak Shaolin Eagle SOS Software.

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The angriest rice cooker in the world

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