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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
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Issue 25
Volume 34
May 4, 2006
Graffiti on Seminar II
By Sam Jessup
In the time between the evening of
Monday, May I and the morning of the
following Tuesday, vandals struck the
Seminar II building in what longtime
facilities employee Mark Kormondy calls
the largest single act of vandalism he has
seen on campus in a decade.
"We get the occasional tagger,"
Kormondy said in a Wednesday interview,
"they ' ll hit a door or a wall but it's usually
isolated. We deal with that constantly . . . but
something of this magnitude I haven't seen
in ten years."
Anthony Sermonti, campus public relations officer, said that it appears the vandalism probably took a number of people "a
while" to accomplish.
Most of the graffiti was concentrated
on the fourth floor of Seminar II's E- and
D-wing, but tags were also discovered near
the Cafe on the first floor of B-wing.
The vandals used spray paint and wide
black markers to scrawl tags and slogans
("adorning shirts with a human face only
defaces the wearer") on windows, metal
utility doors, and cement walls.
Evergreen Police Services was notified
of the vandalism at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday
by the Seminar II building manager.
Officer Dana Brewster, who is assigned
to the vandalism case, spent Tuesday taking
pictures of the graffiti and dusting for fingerprints.
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photo by Sam Jessup
In a Tuesday interview, Brewster
said that she had lifted some promising
prints.
On Wednesday, Sermonti said police
services sent the prints to the Washington
State Patrol crime lab for analysis.
Police services also sent photographs
of the graffiti to local police departments
in hopes that someone would recognize
the work of the Evergreen vandals.
Richard Britz, a public service center
employee, also took time out of his
Tuesday to inspect the graffiti from the
fourth floor of E-wing.
A day earlier at about 3 p.m., Britz was
walking past E-wing on his way towards
F-Iot when he noticed somebody sitting
on the metal ledge below E-wing's fourth
floor windows.
"I thought that was a strange place to
be," Britz said, examining the fresh graffiti.
Britz said the person looked to be a male
in his mid-twenties, of medium build, and
dark medium-length hair.
Sermonti said he had not heard anything
about the person Britz had seen.
Washington State's department of general administration (DGA) will remove
graffiti from cement surfaces. Facilities
staff will remove it from windows and
uti lity doors.
News Commentary Graffiti Situation:
Reactions on Campus
By Paul Osterlund
There has been quite a buzz circulating
through the campus in the past few days,
and it's not even the weekend yet. Terrible
jolCes aside, most students at Evergreen
seem to have either actually witnessed or
heard about the numerous tags that recently
appeared in sporadic locations around the
Seminar II buildings. J solicited numerous
students for their reaction regarding the
graffiti incident, and the responses were
. quite varied. First year student Jonathan
Magen, who was seemingly unsettled by
the event, said that "what was done to
Seminar II was inappropriate, especially
with the incoming freshmen," referring
to the potential future Greeners visiting
on campus. Jenny Reed, also a first year
student, said she thinks, "it looks like shit,
they could have done something better."
Surely the tagging does nothing to increase
the aesthetic appeal of the campus, especially considering the ambiguous content
and random nature of the graffiti.
Individual examples included racial
references like "Azn Pride," cryptic philosophical remarks such as, "Did you know?
No one will ever love you more than you
are capable of handling," and political statements like "sending letters to government
officials will not instigate social change."
There were also several circled capital A
anarchy signs, a true cliche of half-assed
Denver photographed by Tim Elliott
TESC
Olympia, WA 98505
Tim Ellioll is a freshman in Reenacting Conflict.
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and talent-less tagging . The messages
seemed to be writ1en by more than one
person, as evidenced by alternating handwriting styles. Also tagged was the line
"everything you touch and everything you
see is all your life will ever be," which
was later modified by replacing "everything" with "all." This is a line from a
Pink Floyd song. Some might think that to
be a standard Evergreen-type occurrence,
subversively referencing Pink Floyd, but
not correctly.
The school is not taking the matter
lightly, as gathered by a bulletin from the
college that has been appearing on doors
all over campus requesting information
that might help lead to those responsible
for the graffiti .
Clearly the school has its hands full
as far as cleanup goes, but this incident
recalls an entire societal response in
recent years, mostly marked by extreme
anti-graffiti sentiment. One could say that
graffiti is the skateboarding of art, a legitimate activity that takes great skill and
precision, but that also frequently occurs
under the pretense of illegality. Freshman
Mckenzie Moton, who has been tagging
for three years, is aware of the negative
associations with graffiti. "Graffiti already
has a bad name, and when people don't
know what they are doing it makes
graffiti look worse ," The good name of
the art form as a whole is definitely not
benefiting from these and other types of
directionless vandalism. Media buzz as
well as civic response has been the issue
of much debate when it comes to effectiveness and resources. Junior Lee Routledge
thinks that the aggressive citywide type
campaigns engineered to stop graffiti are
counter-productive. "People spend way too
much money on graffiti (removal) that they
could be putting to better use." Graffiti was
first recognized as a term when referring to
the carved inscriptions on the catacombs
of ancient Rome. It has emerged today as
a vibrant cultural art from that mostly is
active in urban areas, although that has
crossed over into many other areas.
Despite the diverse opinions of the
students I spoke with, everyone agreed
that graffiti is a legitimate medium of art
that unfortunately can be used for negative
purposes, like in this case, vandalism that
demands a great amount of restoration
work and a good deal of money. Truly a
pointless statement, nothing particularly
constructive has come as a result of the
recent graffiti appearances on campus.
Paul Osterlund is afreshman enrolled
in Animated Visions. He is also a CPJ
reporter.
DGA visited campus Wednesday afternoon to survey the damage and test out
various chemical products to see which
would remove graffiti most effectively.
Paul Smith, facilities director, says the
cleanup work by DGA will probably cost
between $6,500 and $7,000. The price tag
includes both time and materials.
Cleanup will begin at 7 a.m., Thursday
May 4. Smith says that by a conservative
estimate, it will take a week to remove all
the graffiti .
Continued on page 6 .. .
Outdoor Medicine
Staying safe while pursuing
warm-weather activities
By David Errington
With summer right around the corner
a lot of us are daydreaming about getting in some good outdoor adventures.
Outdoor adventures bring a higher level
of personal risk than our many day-to-day
adventures. Although it does happen, it is
hard to imagine spraining an ankle while
crossing Red Square, whereas it is much
easier to imagine spraining an ankle whi Ie
scrambling across some scree on the side
ofa mountain or while diving fora Frisbee
in the park .
There are some simple things you can
do to prepare for the possibility of injuries
while having your outdoor adventures this
summer. The first thing is to bring a light
first aid kit with you-you don 't need to
carry the entire contents of a medical ward.
Just bring the things needed to stabilizt::
the injury until one can receive medical
treatment. The second thing is to be careful. Most of you just said "duh, that is not
big news." The fact is that most injuries
during physical activity are preventable if
we don't overdo the activity.
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STUDENT VOICE
MAY 4,2006
Because
you have
something
to say
What do you think is the cause
of the enrollment decline?
of the CPJ!
"People can follow their passion by networking
in the community, instead of going through the
higher education system. "
.4 islyn Matias is a writing tutor from the
Evergreen Writing Center She is em'olled
ill an independent learning contract.
Z imryah Barn
senior
Internship with the DOllla Proj ec/ prison hirth allendants
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" Tuition increases. People can' t
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afford to go. "
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Irish: Remembering the
Forgotten Tongue
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The Irish (G ae lic) la ng uage is one o f the
oldest writte n languages in Europe, w ith
a ri c h body ofl iterature and tradition. Join
Evergreen's I rish-studi es professor Sean
Williams for an exciting a nd insightf ul
exploration into the heart and soul of the
Iri sh language, and a glimpse into the
cultural heartbeat of Ireland itself. Learn
a background, some basic vocabulary
and grammar, and maybe even a song or
two. If you are thinking about taking the
ever-popular Ireland program next year
you should be sure to check this one out.
(Thursday, May 4 .in SEM II Cl105 from
4:10 - 5 p.m.)
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semor
Evening and weekend studies
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"It's a systemic problem. There is a lack of accessibility
to higher education. For Evergreen, there is a disconnect
between the unique theory of Evergreen, and the practice
of education here." .
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Edie Sharp
senior
Reconstructing New Orleal1s
"Maybe kids are swimming in lakes
and hiking in jungles instead of sitting
. CIassrooms. "
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Annual Prairie
Appreciation Day
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Business
Editor-in-chief ..... .................... ..... .........................Eva Wong
Managing editor. ......... ................................... Kate DeGraaf!
Arts & Entertainment coordinator ..................... Randa Sams
Briefs coordinator........ . ..... . .... .Francesco DiStefano
Calendar coordinator ............. ......... ...Francesco DiStefano
Comics coordinator. .................. ,................... .Chelsea Baker
Copy editor..........................................................Calen Swift
Copy editor................. ............................. Carrie Ramsdell
Letters & Opinions coordinator........ . ..... Sam Goldsmith
News coordinator ........ ...................................... Sam Jessup
Photo coordinator.......... ............................. ........ Aaron Bietz
Seepage coordinator... ............. ...........Christina Weeks
Sports coordinator . . ...
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Reporter........................................................ Sam Goldsmith
Paul Osterlund
Design ........................................................ Curtis Randolph
Charlie Daugherty
Advisor .. .. .............................. .................. Dianne Conrad
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Dragon boat racing dates back into
prehistory and commemorates China's
famous poet Qu Yuan. These races are
held internationally,. they promote community spirit, cross-cultural awareness,
and international friendship. This year, for
the first time ever, Dragon Boat Challenge
Cup 2006 will be held at the Capital Lake
in Olympia. There will be 12 teams competing, including two teams from China,
teams from local colleges and Evergreen
students from the Arts, Environment and
the Child program . The race will take place
on May 6, 2006, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Capitol
Lake in downtown Olympia.
There are still many jobs for volunteers
who would like to participate a nd help in
setting up the race. Those interested in
helping should contact Theo Porter, race
coordinator, at Tporter@ stmartin .edu or
call (360) 438-4598.
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This weekend, why not learn about, explore
and just generally appreciate local prairie
lands? Thurston County's Glacial Heritage
Preserve will be hosting a daylong event
during which you can partake in those very
things. Visit 15 "exploration stations" with
activities for all ages or take a "wonder
walk," a self-guided tour allowing you to
commune with the prairies, alone.
Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For directions and other information visit
www.prairieappreciationday.org.
Maria McJ)on a ld
sen ior
Eve ning and weekend \'I1iJin
Business manager .............. ... .... ............. Jordan Lyons
Assistant business manager ......................... Lindsay Adams
Ad proofer and archivist... ...... ..... .. ............. Carrie Ramsdell
Circulation manager/Paper archivist... ......... .............. unfilled
Distribution manager.... ......... .... . ....... Anna Nakano
General aid.... ................. ... ...., ........ ....Christina Weeks
News
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'S tud e nt a id c uts . T he fe de ral g o vern m ent
is sp e ndin g tax d olla rs on th ings o th er tha n
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e d ucat lon
Staff
On the first Friday of May each year, all
around the world people gather to observe
No Pants Day. With orig ins possibly as
early as 1986, this secular holiday held in
cele bration of the joy of not wearing pa nts
has accumulated a la rge follow ing in what
is a rel atively short existence for a holiday.
Participants refrain from wea ring pants or
pa nts a nalogues (i.e. skirts, shorts, kilts)
rely ing solely on unde rga rm ents to cove r
their nether reg ions. Traditionally, all other
local c ustoms gove rning sa rtori a l c hoices
a re to be followed by those observing No
Pa nts Day. Thi s yea r, the holiday fa lls on
this Friday, May 5 and its observance is
be ing promoted at Everg ree n. Readers
should not worr y th at thei r parti c ipati on
in thi s little know n holiday w ill be mi sta ke n Iy rega rd ed as soci a ll y tra nsgres siveex hibitio nism. No Pants Day is being
w ide ly publi c ized on ca mpu s a nd w ill
pres um ably be unde rstood as is mea nt to
be, a positi ve recog nition of the pa nts- less
state.
Starting in Fall Quarter of 2006 the
Geoduck Union will consist of21 elected
student representatives. The Union will
be non-hierarchical, all representatives
will be on equal footing and a ll decision- making will be conse nsus- based.
All Evergreen students are eligible for
candidacy and encouraged to run. Appli cations can be picked up in CAB 320 and
must be returned by Monday, May 8. There
will be a candidate fair on Red Square
durin g week si x. Candidate applicat ion
statements will be published in a Voter's
Guide during week seven . Voting Beg ins
May 22. For more information e -m a il
greengov@ eve rg ree n.edu.
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Aver y Wiscomb
senior
"The University of Washington Cascadia
COn/ract: Ordinary
campus is sucking up all the transfer students. " Lang uage. Greek
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No Pants Day at Evergreen
Why Don't You Run for Student
G.overnment?
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01JI X)II l lllil ies
tA'lovv'
by Eva Wong , lindsay Adams, <;lnd Aaron Bietz
Eric 8uechel
JUIllor
~_ _ Reconstructing New Orleans
is written, edited and distributed by stude nts enrolled at
The Eve rgreen State College , who are so lely responsibLe fo r its
producti on and conte nt.
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 a nd 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 CA8 316 or at 867·6054 to arrange for muLtipLe copies. The
business manager may charge 75 cents for each copy after the first.
sells display and classified advertising space. Information
about advertising rates, terms and conditions are availabLe in CAB
316 , or by request at (360) 867·6054.
How to Contribute
Contributions from any TESC student are welcome. Copies of submission
and publication criteria for non·advertising content are available in CAB
316, or by request at 867·6213. Contributions are accepted at CAB 316, or
by email at cpj@evergreen.edu. The CPJ editor·in·chief has final say on
the acceptance or rejection of all non·advertising content.
Meetings
Our meetings are open to the Evergreen
community. Please come and discuss with us!
Paper Critique
4 p.m, Monday
Spring Writes
Comme nt o n th at week 's pape r. A ir co mments,
concerns, qu esti o ns, etc . If some thin g in th e
CPJ bothers you , thi s is the m eetin g fo r yo u !
The first of a planned annual writer's con ference , Spring Writes, will feature workshops with Evergreen writers Sandra Yannone, Steven Hendricks and Bill Ransom .
(n addition there will be a " Painted Word"
workshop, described in promotional literature as inviting "participants to explore the
mean ing of word through paint and paper,"
and an " Open Mic" reading of writing produced during the workshops. This event is
being presented by The Writer's Gui 1<1 and
the Writing Center.
This Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to 6:30
p.m. in the Evergreen Longhouse. Tickets
a re $5 for students and $7 for community
members.
Student G rou p Meeti ng
5 p.m. Monday
Find out what it means to be a member of the
stude nt group C PJ . Pra ctice co nsens us-based
deci s ion makin g.
Content Meeting
5:30 p.m. Monday
Help di scu ss future content, s tory ideas, Vox
Populi questions and possible long term reporting projects.
How to Contact the CPJ
Cooper Point Journal
CAB 316
News: (360) 867 - 6213
Email: cpj@evergreen.edu
Business: (360) 867 - 6054
Email: cpjbiz@evergreen.edu
Thursday Forum
The CPJ is printed on
recycled newsprint
using soy ink.
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MAY 4,2006
Be
a part
By Aislyn Matias
Three out of three G reeners on campus
agree that writing is a n essential medium
o f commun ication. When asked to speak
o n the relationship between writing and
communication, the re plies ranged from
the foundational premi se that " writing is
a tool," to the extreme se ntiment, " I live
through communication ; words g ive sha pe
to my thoughts." In a riveting conversation
a bout life after college, senior Kac ie Dill
contributed, " it is becoming vital to write
clearl y and conc ise ly." Ente r Eve rg reen
Wri ting Center, prec ise ly because yo u a re
thinking a nd being with a vo ice, beca use
yo u have th e freedom to s peak an d th e
abi lit y to w r ite . T he Writin g Ce nt e r
co mes full y- loaded w ith a pl eth o ra of
peers eage r to e ngage in th c proccss of
wr iting wi th yo u. We offe r indi vidual sess ions that range from brainstormin g ideas
to almost-c1 ari fi cati on, whi ch e na bl es yo u
(th e writer) to find stre ngth in yo ur words.
Like the re marks issued fol1h fro m oth ers,
yo u to o will be a ble to cheer, toast, prost
a nd sailld to lang uage I
The Writing Center is located in CA B
108 and is open Monday through Thursday
10-6, Frid ay 11-4 and S unday 12-6. The
a ft er- hours center, Prime Tim e, loca ted o n
the second fl oor of A-dorm , is open S unday
th ro ug h Wednesday from 6-9.
COOPER POINT JOURNAl
BRIEFS
4 p.m. Thursday
Discuss ethics, journali sm law and confl ict
resolution .
Making Sense of Loan
Consolidation
You've probably gotten the solicitations in
your mailbox and notices in e-mail touting
the benefits of consolidating your student
loans. Is this the ri ght de cision for you?
(f you are considering loan consolidation,
make sure you have all the information
you need . The Northwest Education Loan
Associat ion's loan consolidation presentation provides an overview of the Federal
Loan consolidation Program. It discusses
the pros and cons of con sol idati ng and provides tools to help you make an informed
deci sion .
Come to the workshop this Friday, May 5
from 12-2 p.m. in SEM II A 1105. Contact
the Financial Aid Office at (360) 867-6205
to sign up.
All meetings are in CAB 316.
THE EVER6REEN STATE [OLlEGE
BLOTTER REPORTS
03- E - 06 at 1155 hours
Case number 06-0596
An officer used her patrol car to
transport a victim to the CMC since
the medics were on a priority call.
The victim was distraught because
an insect had flown into her ear canal
and.it was deep inside, buzzing, and
possibly biting. The CMC wasn't able
to address her immediately, so the
officer stayed with her in the waiting
room. The medical personnel said it
was unusual that an insect would
bury that deep into an ear canal, and
03- Ii' - (5 at 2342 hours
that an event like this could drive a
Case number 06-590
A male was observed urina ting in person insane. They were impressed
the bushes near the HCC. He was in the victim was able to sustain until
public view and had his back turned they could take care of the matter .
so that he could not see the officer IF THIS EVER HAPPENS TO YOU,
standing right behind him. The offi- the medical personnel recommends
cerwaited until the suspect was done that you pour mineral water into the
and then asked for his ID. It was hole canal and let it settle for 15 minutes
punched signifying a Dill infringe- to suffocate the insect. Mineral oil is
ment, and it showed the suspect was better than using rubbing alcohol.
20 years old. Based on his actions, in
03-D-06 at a36 hours
addition to the strong alcoholic odor
Case number 0605
corning from his breath, the officer
Two officers were on patrol and
asked if he had been drinkjng. He
admitted to drinking, and also to noticed a woman drink:ing beer on
not being a student. He was arrested a footpath. Someone yelled "COPS I "
and in the process was also found to and the RUSpeCt immediately turned
have a bag of green vegetable matter around and started walking away.
that smelled like marijuana on his They yelled at her to stop but she
person. That's about six infringe- pretended not to notice. They ran
up to her and seized the can of
ments in five minutes.
beer, which she claimed to have
just picked up. She presented a
03-27 -06 at 2330 hours
1984 ID. Unfortunately for her, one
Case number 06-0666
One of the patrol cars got signifi- of the officers had asked for her ID
cantly damaged. The bumper was earlier in the day at a traffic stop,
cracked and gouges had been dug and at that time she presented an
into the paint on the Side of the car. ID that listed her as under 21. When
Pieces of plastic were found near the the officer pointed this out she said
dirt. It was suspected that someone "Oh, you were that cop." According
hit the vehicle with another car. to the report, her conduct during the
They drove a car next to the dam- rest of the process was sarcastic and
aged patrol car to re-simulate the unpleasant.
crash. Ten photographs were taken
03-21-06 at B45 hours
of the damaged patrol car. Someone
Case
number 06-06.8
started a war like they wouldn't
A man was upset that he had
believe.
to pay a $25 fine for missing an
apPointment at the student health
05-a -(5 at 0857 hours
center. He was told he could go to
Case number 06-0888
the
student health center and speak
The construction company called
police services to report that some- with the staff about the imposed fme.
one had slashed open the plastic He replied by saying "If I go over
over the doorway on the Library 2nd there I will take a shotgun and blow
floor, and that they had proceeded to some heads off." He did not though,
pour maple syrup into the construc- and instead paid the fine and left.
His aggressive behavior warranted
tion boxes. Isn't that GROSS?
a follow-q> by the authorities, and
he then apologized profusely and
03-E-06 at 0351 hours
stated he understood why it was a
Case number 06-0594
An RA in A-Dorm reported a problem.
medical incident and requested an
04-26-06 at 0007 hours
Officer to respond. Apparently, an
Case number 06-086.
underage reSident of the RA was
During a traffic stop someone
drinking, and had been requested
to dispose of his beer. He tried to yelled "FUCK THE POLICE" and
pour it out the window but forgot it threw an egg at the officer handling
was closed, and sustained a cut to his the infraction. The suspect missed.
arm while smashing through, creat- The officer tried to find the suspect,
ing a safety hazard on the Sidewalk but instead only found more broken
with broken glass. When the officer eggs around the area. Apparently
arrived, the suspect was gone, but he this has been a reoccurring inCident,
left his bong out in open view and it the suspects throw eggs and then
was immediately confiscated. The run away into the dorms to giggle
suspect showed up later and was like children. Their efforts to fight
not arrested, but had to undergo the system are applauded by us all.
grievance.
04- 03- 06 at 1726 hours
Case number 06-0720
A call was made for back up
on Chelsea Ct . NW in respons e
to a 15- year- ol<iwith a knife. An
Evergreen officer showed up and
helped to separate the responsible
parent (father) and suspect (s on)
until a third 'Phurston County officer arrived. The suspect was placed
under arrest for Malicious Mischief
in the third degree.
B/otter edited by Curtis Randolph.
Photo by Aaron Bif?lZ.
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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
A Dnlications for
5
MAY 4,2006
A sustainable
College Activities
Building
By Dan Edleson-Stein
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are due Monday, May 8 by 5:00 PM.
Keep the trains running on time.
See the other side ••of news.
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" What the hell is LEED?" is a question students have been asking a lot when
the CAB renovation comes up. LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) is a rating system created by the
U.S . Green Building Council to rate buildings on environmental factors and sustainable design. The system rates buildings
according to over thirty different factors
that fall into the broader categories of
sustainable building placement, energy
performance, water efficiency, materials
used and indoor environmental quality.
Depending on how many points a building
receives in the rating system, it can become
LEED certified, silver, gold or platinum. In
the state of Washington new buildings now
must be at least LEED silver. While LEED
is in some ways a corporate gimmick and
cenainly is not perfect, it actually is a
relatively good gauge of how sustainable
a building is. If a building scores high, it's
probably doing something right.
Because the CAB is already built it
doesn't need to meet the certification
requirements of LEED. This doesn't
mean however that the designs for the
renovated CAB won't be more environmentally friendly, as well as meet LEED
standards.
All three plans for the CAB renovation
remodel make the CAB LEED certified,
with the low-cost plan only going for certification, the mid-cost for silver and the
high cost for gold. The low-cost scheme
will integrate sustainable materials with
non-toxic finishes into
the remodeling as well
as upgrading the building to be more e nergy
efficient. T he building
a lso may have a so lar
power demonstration
project on the roof that
uses photo-voltaics. In
addition to the sa me
upgrades as the lowcost plan, the mid-cost
plan will create more
natural lighting through
roof windows and bring
plants and trees indoors,
as well as saving on
piclure courlsy of Dan Edleson-Slein
energy costs through The High-Cost CAB renovation plan.incorporates a stream and edible
operable windows that landscaping on the north side of the building.
can be opened and
closed depending on the weather and LEED rating system, but are still important eating alternative. Whether it's the organic
people's preferences. The plan will also to mention when talking about sustainabil- farm, the Synergy conference, or the fact
incorporate water reclamation to make ity. The large lounges that are proposed that our school is located on 1000 acres of
use of run-off and wastewater, and may in all three plans allow natural lighting to forest, Evergreen is a place that celebrates
integrate solar heated hot water into the become more prevalent in the building, sustainability and a connection to nature.
design as well. The high cost plan includes giving students inside a better connection It seems fitting that the built environment
all the same green features as the smaller to the forest. This also helps to save money of the campus celebrate this as well. On
two plans as well as a closed loop water on lighting and heating costs by effectively May 22 the voting begins on the plans for
reclamation system that will incorporate maximizing passive solar heating and natu- the CA B renovation. Go onto Gateway and
rainwater runoff, greywater and compost- rallighting. The proposed student-run cafe cast your vote on whether or not you want
ing toilets. A stream will be added onto the is another element of the re-designed CAB to pay for a re-designed CAB. The choice
north side ofthe building as well. The plan that would help make the building more is yours, make your voice heard!
will also incorporate green roofs arid edible sustainable by adding a space that would
allow students to buy locally grown food ,
Dan -Edleson-Stein is a senior in
landscaping into the design.
There are several other things in the minimizing the distance food would have to Foundations Of Visual Arts.
CAB designs that may not register on the travel while also giving students a healthy
Community Action: Habitat Greeners
By Jacob Berkey
Interested in eliminating sub-standard
housing in Thurston County? Get in touch
with the Habitat Greeners. The Habitat
Greeners are a group of Evergreen students
who are starting their own club in coordination with Habitat For Humanity and
Evergreen 's Center for Community-Based
Learning and Action. Their first building
project is May 20.
Habitat Greeners ' mission is simple: To
eliminate sub-standard housing in Thurston
County by increasing awareness of lowincome and sustainable housing issues
through coordination with Habitat for
Humanity, the community, and Evergreen
students. Through this action Habitat
Greeners will promote friendships and
Habitat for Humanity needs 20 vOlwlteers to help make a difference' Construction work will be going on
SATURDAY, MAY 20 rrom 11-5
- lunch will he provided-
R.S.V.P. with name and email athabitat.greeners@gmail.com
Questions?
Call Kayla at
(360) 239-7489
or Tyler
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fellowship amongst those lending a hand.
Lunch will be provided at the May 20 building event. The group's aim is to get 15-20
volunteers out once a month to a building
their enthusiasm, a posi tive atti tude, a
willingness to work to gether, and some
patience. Everything else can be taught on
site and the tool s will all be provided. May
20th is Habitat Greeners ' kick-offbuilding
event. The day starts at II a.m. and continues until five . Lunch is provided. To RSVP
contact habitat.greeners@gmai I.com. This
is a great opportunity to learn more about
issues surrounding homelessness in the
South Sound and how eco-design and constructi~ can meet this critical need. Not
to mention the chance to build/physically
site. There they will be building houses that
create something.
are "green" and " low-impact" -meaning
more sustainable than traditional construcJacob Berkey is in his first year in the
tions. Those interested only need to bring-
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NEWS
MAY 4,2006
Be prepared:
Outdoor First Aid
article continued from cover
Minimal supplies to bring:
- Gauze wrap--this can be used to either
wrap a sprain or to cover a wound.
- Bandages-a small assortment of
band-aids is always helpful for easing the
pain of blisters or covering a small cut to
prevent infection.
- Medical tape- medical tape can be
used to secure gauze to a wound or to
tape up a sprain or strained appendage.
- Antibiotic ointment or cream- use this
to deter infection in a fresh wound . Many
products also have pain relievers in them
to help ease discomfort.
• ACE bandage- this is a very versatile
item. You can use it as a wrap for a strain
or sprain or place gauze between the ACE
wrap and any open wound injury.
For sprains and bruising remember to
FIRST AID
" R.I.C.Eo" it:
• Rest- rest the injured area; remember
that if you continue with an acti vity your
body will have to compensate for the injury
by using the good working parts of your
body.
-Ice- use a cold compress to help
reduce the effects of swelling. The general rule is to apply a cold compress for
15 minutes at a time, taking 15 minutes
between to allow the blood flow to return
to normal in the injured area.
-Compression- use an ACE bandage
or gauze to wrap the
area. This will provide
support to injured muscles and/or tendons. You
can also use strategically
placed medic<!-I tape to
support the injury. This
is a little more advanced,
but you can find tips
on the web at http:
I/go rp.away .co m/gorp/
publ ishers/ lyonspres s/
med out2 .htm.
-Elevation- while
resting you should raise
the injured area so that
it is above the heart. For
example , if it is your
ankle that is injured, lie
down and prop your leg
up so that the ankle is
higher than your chest.
For cuts and scrapes:
Clean
the
wounded area with a
little of your drinking
water. Using creek or
stream water can introduce bacteria or other
infectious agents into the wound .
- Apply an antibacterial ointment or
cream to burn s, scrapes and shallow
wounds. Manufacturers normally warn
against using these products on deep or
puncture wounds.
- Wrap or cover the area securely with
a clean bandage.
After stabilizing any wound we recommend having it checked out by a medical
professional. It is especially important if
the wound that doesn't seem to be healing
within a day or two. If you are interested in
learning more about emergency medicine
you may want to check out a Wilderness
First Responder Course or a Wilderness
Emergency Medi ca l Technician.
Here are a few good Iinks to more
information about training in wilderness
medicine : Wilderness Medical Associates:
www.wildmed .com. National Outdoor
Leadership School: www.nol s.edu.
We se ll an outdoor first aid kit at the
Student Health Ce nter for $25, it has a
sturdy plastic case and almost all of the
supplies yo u would need out in the backcountry. This kit includes "Backcountry
First Aid and Extended Care" reference
book by Buck Tilton, Director of the
Wilderness Medical Institute ofNOLS.
David Errington is 0 senior doinK
undergraduate research with bacteriophages, and is in the Student Medical
Assistant Program.
photo by Aaron Bietz
Vandalism at Evergreen
The campus facilities department will
clean up graffiti on windows and metal
doors.
To get the graffiti cleaned up quickly,
facilities will have to move staffaway from
other campus projects lik e the brickwork
that has beem going on in Red Square .
O n the E-wing wall where Britz spotted the mysterious person , vandal s spraypainted two website URLs.
One URL, donjustvote.com, appea rs to
be a bogus link .
But when web brow se rs open
the other link left by vandals,
givemethemasterkey.com, the web page
plays a flash movie that declares "gratitude" is "the master key."
The movie then presents the viewer with
a symbol that is supposed to represent the
"gratitude" concept.
After the flash movie finishes,
web browsers are forwarded to
gogratitude.com.
"C hances are," the author of
www.gogratitude.com states, "you'll begin
to see the Gratitude symbol everywhere."
And, indeed, the "G ratitude sy mbol "
was spray painted on the wall of E-wing.
At gogratitude.com, readers are encouraged to subscribe to an email list.
.
The website promises that subscribers will learn to "to feel better instantly,"
" increase [their] prosperity and abundance," and "make a profound difference
in the lives of many people," among other
things.
Sam Jessup is a junior enrolled in a
contract titled Spreading the News. He is
the news coordinator of the CPJ.
FEATURES
In
Santiago
A first-hand
account
On May I, 2006, the streets of Santiago
were bursting with demonstrators . A
myriad collection of people had congregated in the center of the city-teenagers,
families and the elderly had gathered to
celebrate Labor Day. Some were socialists. Others were communists. A few were
anarchists. Ultimately, the agenda of the
individuals was insignificant. With peace
in mind, the purpose of their protest was
to remind the nation of the importance of
the working class.
Eleven Evergreen students were
also present at the protest. For nearly a
month, these students from the program
Tramforming Consciousness have been
studying abroad in Chile. Their goal was
to gain an understanding ofa foreign culture. Oblivious to the cultural significance
rein in the crowd. Thousands rushed to
the sole avenue of escape.
The horses were so agitated by th e
frenzy that they nearly trampled the crowd.
Some of the armored guards blasted
people with streams of water. Soaked with
tear gas, the air was unbearable. Chi ldren
cried as young people rushed the streets
to avoid incarceration. The metro was
closed to contain the crowd. There was no
escape. Inevitably, the eleven Evergree n
students were separated. For that half an
hour, the streets of Santiago were bursti ng
with utter misery.
Once the air had cleared of tear gas, the
crowd that remained had almost retained
their joyous attitude . Not to be defeated
by the presence of armored guards, they
continued to dallce in the streets and
wave theirilags of revolution. A few even
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Unfortunately, their interest in cultural
understanding quickly diminished when
the celebration and the crowd dissolved
into total chaos.
For about half an hour, the streets of
downtown Santiago resembled a war
zone. A heavy cloud of tear gas signaled
the crowd to evacuate the area. Armored
guards hopped into their armored cars
while policemen on horseback tried to
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Once the air had cleared
of tear gas, the crowd
that remained had almost
retained their joyous attitude. Not to be defeated by
the presence of armored
guards, they continued to
dance in the streets and wave
their flags of revolution.
sm il ed for pictures in fro nt of the destruction. Imm ed iately, the people began to
wonder what provoked the attack. Som e
blamed the anarchists. Others cried that
the police are too eager to initiate confrontation. What truly provoked the violence
will never be known. A 1\ that remained
was broken glass, beeping alarms, and the
tear gas that lingered in the lungs of those
who had gathered to celebrate.
The eleven Evergreen students have
since reunited . They've shared photographs, swapped stories, and wondered
how they managed to stumble upon a
protest. While they may never truly understand the significance of what happened to
them on Labor Day, they do have a better
understanding of how people celebrate in
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festive attitude. Street vendors sold beer
and lollipops while young people danced
in the street. What began as joy, however,
soon turned to terror. A shift in the wind
brought a cloud of tear gas toward the
crowd. The teenagers, the families, and
the elderly were forced to cover their
noses with the arms of their sweatshirts.
Still oblivious to their environment, the
eleven Evergreen students moved deeper
into the crowd. They wanted to take pic-
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of the protest, those students traveled to
the center of Santiago to exper ience the .
Labor Day celebration. Upon their arriva l,
the students immedi ate ly recognized th at
the event was more than a mere festival.
People with banners marched down barricaded avenues. Political flyers littered
the streets. Music and words of revolution blared from a tower of speakers.
The eleven Evergreen students quickly
realized that, in Chile, celebrations and
demonstrlltions are nearly indistinguishable. They had stumbled upon a social
movement.
For the people of Santiago, their
demonstration did take the form of a
joyous celebration. Whi Ie the protest
was marked by the presence of armored
guards, the people still gathered with a
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Re-inspired by kids
Marketing Evergreen:
package vs. product
Introducing the
06 - 07 CPJ Editor
By Sam Goldsmith
As part of my class work in Arts,
Environment and The Child I volunteer one
half day a week at Madison Elementary
school. I therefore basically hang out
with first graders (six year olds, that is) for
three hours every
Thursday . My
task ,
ongoing s ince the
beginning
of
November, has
be e n to work
with them In
smal l groups,
drawing , in little
books we've put
By Victoria Larkin
together, objects
I bring in from nature.
Last Thursday] had to tear myself away
from a coffee shop and some writing I was
doing to get to the school. I was frustrated,
but, as always, I was more than rewarded by
the company of these little people. I love
them. They have truly brightened more than
one day for me, though supposedly I go there
for them. I remember one Thursday morning feeling particularly miserable, wondering how teachers go to school every day and
face a room full of children, be present, and
"teach," no matter what kind of mood they
are in. I don't know how many times that
day I was asked for a hug, and giving hugs
meant that I was getting hugged . By the end
of my three hours there I'd entirely forgotten
about my bad mood.
This last bright breezy springtime day, the
kids were absolutely hilarious. Everyone was
bubbling over, like newly blossomed flowers . One boy chanted: "Somebody get me a
doctor: I've got Spriiiiing fever!" (quoting
Sponge Bob) . I found out who's got a crush
on whom, who in fact LOVES whom, who's
pretty, who's "hot," and that I'm " handsome"
(that from a six year old boy who has two
"girlfriends," one of whom is his best friend's
mother- no such thing as age discrimination
when you're six!). Yes, they fight over stuff,
they grab and throw, but overall they help
each other, say incredibly creative and funny
things, and generally crack me up.
But what I've realized I love the most is
the way they run when they 're told to walk,
the way they squirm when they're told to sit
still, the way they let you know when they
don't want to do something. I asked one boy,
who was just fidgeting with the shells and
sticks: "Don't you like to come out here and
draw?" and he said : "Sometimes I do , and
sometimes I don't." I love that. He's not
busy being diplomatic yet. I know just where.
he stands, just how he feels. Six-year-olds
don't ever really fake it. I f they are unhappy,
you know it. And if they like you, or don't
like you, you know that, too .
And there's "The System," training them,
expecting them to do things they don't want
to do. It's bad enough that it might happen
sometime or another when you're "grown,"
but when you're six? They're being trained to
sit still, to hold their tongues , to read books
that they don't want to read, to stand straight
in line, to do as they're told, and to deny their
own truths.
I'm still not very good at faking my
moods. Somehow I've made it to this age
without managing to put a lid on it . When I
don't like something, I'm quick to speak out,
aqd I'm equally as quick to share my delight.
In first grade these kinds of exclamations
are considered "blurt-outs," for which one
can lose their recess. The punishment I get
is watching other "grown-ups" get really
uncomfortable around me.
I thrnk of all these "grown-ups," who
repress their anger, their joy, their sorrow,
their displeasure, and eventually their wonderment, and perhaps, in the long run, their
knowledge of themselves: who they are, how
they feel, what they want and don't want.
Then I see them imposing these strictures on
the six year olds. The six year olds rebel;
they get told to go sit outside or put their
heads down on their desks . They do it, but
it doesn't keep them from blurting out again
later. That takes years of training. At this
stage, they are still insistent on being who
they are and feeling how they feel. They still
act as if they have the right and freedom to
express themselves .
I've come to feel that these are the {leople
I am most comfortable around. This is not
to say that they are perfect: They can be
mean, and manipulative, they can lie, and
they have often experienced difficulties they
do not understand in their home lives, and
therefore at times behave inappropriately
with others . But their honesty of expression
inspires me to maintain my own . I left the
school the other day feeling energized, lighthearted , validated and free, re-committed to
being who I am, and continuing to speak my
mind . Of course, I've been told I'm just colludin 6 with them , and ] can't help thinking
it's true, especially when I'm running down
the hallway with the stragglers on our way
to PE. But if it is collusion, then cpunt me
in on the side of honest emoting.
.
In The Gospel of Thomas, found in the Nag
Hammadi, (a collection of ancient Gnostic/
Coptic texts found in Egypt in 1945), Jesus
is reported to have said: "Do not tell lies,
and do not do that which you abhor, for all
things are known before heaven ." Imagine
how different our world would be if we all
told the truth, to ourselves and to each other.
And imagine further how different it would
be if we never did anything we hated doing .
Wow ... there goes working at Wal-mart, and
just about most of the things that make our
economy run.
As it is, we sit still, we feign interest, we
don't ask too many questions , we don't rock
the boat, we do as we're told, and we repress
our true selves . I say we could learn how
to Be from many of the children around us
who still scream when they want to go outside, because they have not yet unlearned
how to live .
Victoria Larkin is a senior enrolled in
Arts, Environment, and the Child, andOrissi.
She is also a tutor in the Writing Center.
When I read the letter from President Les
Puree in the April 13 CPJ, I wondered how
I would respond. As a proud Greener, his
announcement that the college is struggling
to attract new students is disappointing .
Puree tells us the college has a problem:
Ten percent fewer applications
means less people want to come
to Evergreen at a time when
the college is banking on the
opposite. Not only is legislative
funding tied to enrollment, but
enhancing campus buildings,
expanding the curriculum, and
th e hiring more faculty are all
deliberate preparations for a
calculated plan to increase the
school's population .
While my feelings about Evergreen's
enrollment woes gestated, I found an article
in the April 26 New York Times called "At
Decision Time, Colleges Lay On Charm."
The article discusses the lengths at which
America's most prestigious schools go to
seal the deal with newly admitted students.
It seems they have a simi lar problem with an
A r t
crutch
entirely different cause. Top tier schools
are receiving so many applications that
they have to compete with each other to
entice young perspecti ves to pick one
school over the others.
Fer example, Brown University
"reserves three or four cars
on an Amtrak train to take
students from Washington
[DC], Baltimore and other
cities to visit" the campus:
At Swarthmore College,
admitted students "can
play indoor soccer with
the dean" or "try henna tattooing. " "Confetti comes
flying out" of acceptance
letters from Reed College,
and Oberlin College "sends admitted students a T-shirt."
Side by side, these articles say a lot
about contemporary American culture .
They show how we value status more
than education- that the packaging is
more important than the product. In order
to be a person of merit, you have to wear
,
the brand name accessories, and because
the gap between the rich and less-rich is
widening, only an elite group can afford
the bling schools.
In his email to faculty and staff, Puree
says he "asked the Vice Presidents to take
steps to enhance our recruitment efforts
and improve our retention ." I don't think
he wants Art Costantino to play soccer
with students, nor do I foresee admissions sending a geoduck to prospective
students, but Puree's assertion shows
th.at as an institution, Evergreen needs
to get better at marketing ourselves to
potential buyers.
So the question is, how do we make
our product more attractive, and to whom
do we market it? Evergreen offers just as
much educationally as brand name universities, but the notion that Evergreen is
on par with Brown or Reed goes against
mainstream thinking. We can't compete
with the top-rankers, so we sell ourselves
as a "best value" school. The problem
is that we're not competing with other
colleges and universities, we're compet-
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ing with the job market-with sk ipping college
altogether.
Spending four years and however many thousands of dollars on a college degree is a diffi cult decision to make. The number of qualified
candidates far exceeds the number of avai lable
jobs, and because a degree from Reed is " more
valuable" than a degree from
Evergreen, the investment in an Evergreen
diploma might not buy a better job, so it might
not be worth the money, time, and effort.
Puree and his Vice Presidents are up against
more than a question of marketing . They have
to figure out how to sell th e importance of
education. They have to co mmunicate that an
education from Evergreen will give you morc
than a diploma, it will make you smarter, more
articulate, a better thinker, and a more fulfilled
person, and then they havc to deli ver. But in a
world where a gallon of gas and a cup of coffee
both cost over three dollars, that's a really tough
sell.
Sam Goldsmith is a senior at Evergreen. He
is the Leiters and Opinions coordinator of the
CPJ.
Dear Reader:
My name is Sam Jessup . I
will serve as the Cooper Point
Journal's 2006-07 editor-in-chief.
Allow me to introduce my ambitions for next year's CPJ.
Evergreen students should be
able to depend on the Cooper
Point Journal to provide them
with information that is useful,
stories that are interesting, and commentaries that reflect
the sentiments of their community.
What will it take to make this paper more useful , more
interesting and more representative of the Evergreen student
body?
For a start, I think it is essential for the Cooper Poinl
Journal to be accessible to all Evergreen students .
Nex t year, I want to see the Cooper Poinl Journal strengthen
its connection to students at the Tacoma campus and in th e
Reservation Based/Community Determined program.
When all Evergreen students can easily read and contribute
to the Cooper Point Journal, then we can truly say that thi s
newspaper represents our stl;ldent body.
On the Olympia campus, I want to make sure the Cooper
Point Journal continues to strengthen its connection with
students.
Heads up, I'll be going around the dorms this weekend
introducing myself.
If you ever see me around campus, on the bus or downtown,
please don't hesitate to strike up a conversation.
I look forward to meeting you,
s
By Erin Rashbaum
The su n is shining, accordion music swirls through the
crowd, teens and golden-agers alike walk arm in arm, while I
try to avoid large groups where I may trip over people's feet.
Yes, it's Arts Walk and I'm on crutches . The dancing, tree
climbing and running about that I remember so fondly from last
year have given way to dogs barking at me in fear as I make
my staccato procession down 5th Ave. You never hear anyone
say, "Hey-look at that holtie on crutches ." Kids stare, while
parents repeat, "Keep your chin up, it 's only a matter of time,
I remember when I was young ... " Doors need to be opened
and friends must slow their pace for 01' crutchie. Skateboards
beco me public enemy numl>er one . And happy hour, a thing
of the past. Tipsy on crutches is dangerous business . While
my cronies go to sip cheap rum, I head home to elevate my
tootsie and watch yet another episode of ''The L Word ." It's
pretty hard to enjoy the art without the walk .
Erin Rashbaum is a sophomore enrolled in an independent
learning contract.
Keeping it growing:
beyond vegan
a little far out in the effort to make her
I have a lot
point and certainly her discussion of the
of respect for
environmental side of animal food leaves
vegans. 1 have
something to be desired. But her basic
a lot of respect
message is worth listening to .
for
anyone
I agree with vegan propaganda in that
who
thinks
the treatment of animals in commercial
about
how
meat and dairy facilities is shameful. 1
their Ii festy Ie
try to a void eating anything that comes
and diet impact
from factory farms, especially animals.
the landscapes
By Jesse Certainly cattle grazing, at least in the
of the earth
Dutton Miller arid west, is an arrogant and inefficient
and the people,
practice that is destroying fragile shrubplants and animals that live there . I think it's great to step-pe ecosystems. But then, eating
make an effort to have a diet that causes some wild venison (deer are overpopuno harm to the planet. But, at the risk of lated here), or some chickens raised on a
becoming the least popular CP J columnist, local farm that have been fed vegetable
I have to say that I also think that a vegan scraps and grain, is a slightly different
diet isn't always the best means towards story. It's important to discriminate
among meat products just as we disthis end .
criminate
among the various vegetables
In my class we've been reading the
and
grains
that are available to us.
cookbook Nourishing Traditions by Sally
One
problem
with a vegan diet is that
Fallon, which makes the case that quality
it
is
often
very
reliant
on soy, which has
animal products are an essential part of the
human diet. After years in which saturated ,some rather dubious nutritional and
fats were considered unhealthy by most environmental qualities. Soy contains
Americans, Fallon's book is part of a new high amounts of phytates, acids that
paradigm in nutrition which has gained a bind with nutrients and keep your body
lot of following. She cites vegetable fats, from absorbing them. The only way to
including hydrogenated oils and sugar, as completely get rid of the phytates in
some of the causes of America's major your soy is to ferment it into tempeh,
health problems. In my opinion she goes natto, or miso. Soy is one of the world's
Sam Jessup
Sam Jessup is a junior enrolled in a contract titled
Spreading the News. He is the news coordinator of the
CPJ.
·three biggest crops; it is often grown as reduced to a dogmatic diet composed of a
a monoculture that is destructive to the very few, particular foods (especially soy)
land, and it is commonly genetically modi- which are not necessarily produced more
fied. Although you're not directly killing ecologically than any other food .
animals by eating soy, it's important to
Here at the Evergreen farm, our animals
consider that animals die from habitat loss serve purposes beyond just growing food ;
to agriculture.
they fit into the dynamic relationships on
If you want to increase animal foods the farm that keep our local economy and
in your life, a good way to do it is keep ecology rich. In our orchard, free-range
chickens in your backyard or buy meat ducks eat insects and fertilize the soil.
from a local organic farmer. It's certainly They help keep slugs out of our crops.
a lot easier to keep chickens as a source of
Some Practice of Sustainable
protein through eggs and meat than it is to Agriculture students have chosen to
grow enough soybeans to provide a similar study ecological methods of animal food
amount offood in the same space! Being production this quarter. Our farm will be
vegan as a foremost nutritional policy can acquiring meat chickens (in addition to
also distract from the importance of local our large laying flocks of chickens and
food. Tofu and tahini are rarely produced ducks) as well as turkeys this quarter. We
around here, while local eggs, meat, and will also have goats for mohair producdairy products are abundant.
tion. One student is learning about methThere are a lot of people out there ods of animal slaughtering with a local
with a lot of different ideas about what slaughterer. We are also raising more
we should eat. It's easy to get caoght up in baby chicks for increasing our laying
someone's perfect diet and forget to listen flock! Of course we ' ll keep growing lots
to your body as your number one guide . of vegetables so even you vegans will be
If vegan food makes you feel super, more included.
power to you, as long as you can eat in an
Jesse Emerson Sequoia Sempervirons
ecological way.
Vegans are on the right track in thinking Dutton Miller is a senior enrolled in the
about where their food comes from and Practice of Sustainable Agriculture. He
how its production affects the world. But works at the TESC Children s Center. Please
too often this creative contemplation is sendfeedback 10 zapatilla@riseup.net.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MAY 4, 2006
Mark Knoptler & Emmylou Harris - All the Roadrunning
Warner Bros. 2006
M
Seven years in the making, this is a selection of duets obviously featuring the aforementioned artists. Emmylou Harris
you may remember from the last Bright Eyes album if
not from her years and years of being one of the best
Americana singers in a pre-Dixie ChickslFaith Hill
country world. Mark Knopfler was the lead singer
from Dire Straits, so fuck him. Actually, all prejudices aside, he is the weak point on this album.
All in all, this album is rather cornily adult
Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now
contemporary and therefore not so good,
Warner Bros. 2006
although that way be a plus for you. It is
Like their album says, it's louder
worth it, in a small way, to
. now. They rock it out now, perhaps
hear her sing.
taking cue from!!! 's Louden Up Now!
The opening riff to " What 's It Feel Like
to be a Ghost?" is good , although they
fuck it up within the first 15 seconds. What
happened to all the emo, did Taking Back
Sunday sell out? I don 't know what to feel
about this. So the band has gotten a little older,
wiser and more musical I)' mature, branching out
into areas they had not previously. The question
now is, why the fuck do they sti ll suck? Oh right ,
they're Taking Back Sunday.
And other music reviews
The Geoduck Union's constitution was ratified by
student vote at the beginning of this quarter with 91 %
'Yes' votes and 33% of students voting. The Geoduck
Union has no president, secretary, or treasurer. It
consists of 21 equal student representatives who make
decisions by consensus, representing the students of
The Evergreen State College.
By Matthew Allison
YOU can run for one of these student representative
positions by picking up a declaration of candidacy
form in' CAB 320 or emailing elections@evergreen.edul
Candidacy forms .must be turned in by Monday,
8th. Voting begit:ls on May 22nd.
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World - sit
Marriage 2006
I don't really know what to
make of this, really. A lot of it
sounds kinda like stuff I used to
record before I realized I didn't
have any talent. Really sparse
minimalist n<;>ise, it sounds
more like a band setting up
to perform than an actual performance. I th·ink someone' s tuning a banjo and
there's an anxious percussionist or something
shuffling about,bumping chimes and nudging
things. This goes on for about 20 minutes. Oh,
there are three more of the same following.
The second track is not as bad, it has a better
drone to it. making it more like an ambient band than an I-don't-know-what kind
of band. It probably sounds great really
blazed . The third song is not so bad,
very drone-yo The fourth track is only
4 minutes, hurray! Oh, god, what the
fuck is this? Ok, I'm done. By the
way, this is Adam Forkner ofYume
Bitsu and Honey Owens of Jackie-O
Motherfucker. I think they played
with the Dirty Projectors last year
at the Art House. Interesting.
Goo Goo Dolls -Let Love In
Warner Bros. 2006
The Goo Goo Dolls?
What the fuck?
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MEET ALL OF THE CANDIDATES AT THE
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Take a few minutes to get to know the people who want to represe'nt you.
Red Square Candidate Fair
Wed. May 10th
3-5 in Red Square
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Thurs. May 18th
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Candidate info will also appear at hHp:// greenergov.brightercolors.com.
For more information, contact Evergreen's Student Election Commissioner at
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DON'T FORGET TO VOTE DURING WEEK 81
. By Arland Hurd
E-40 - My Ghetto Report Card
Reprise 2006
Whew, I need to catch niy breath. I'm
feeling claustrophobic. I heard this thing
on MTV about a British rapper who
decided that people weren't taking him
seriously enough, so he started making
designer ring tones. This means that he
stopped writing real music and started
solely making ring tones. On an unrelated note: E-40 is supposed to be East
Bay or, more specifically, California's
response to the budding syzrp-slurping
Houston scene. He's supposed to be a coiner of phrases, slangspeak, if so, it's certainly lacking on this album. Produced in part
by Lil Jon and it. .. shows? Is "Yay Area" a coke reference? One
listen reveals all, this guy is hella coked out, it's obvious he 's so
high he thinks his shit is good. Definitely would prefer some codeine
cough syrup. I would have to be hella fucked up to dig this, although
the mix is kinda fucking with me. I can't tell if it's because there is a
geni us, cracked out producer masterm ind ing the mix, or if it's just terri b Ie.
Interestingly enough, this album still hasn 't reached gold status yet, unlike
his contemporaries, but we can wait.
Matthew Allison is a sophomore
enrolled in Inventing Systems.
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Did you support our local DJs?
At "The Conflict," a venue held Friday
night put together by "The People," DJs
came together and showed off their skills.
Artist from California, Washington D.C.,
Texas, Thailand, and Holland were performing at the HCC. Among the DJs were
DC Dave, DJ Wendell, DJ Danny Prime.
DJs such as DJ Comrade Shufile and DJ
Vip gave . the crowd what they wanted
with a blend of house and jazz. Wanting to
keep the listeners drawn in is a venue that
requires the right crowd and the ability to
read them . DJ Shufile says, " DJing is about
controlling yourselfto control the crowd by
mixing up different articulate energies."
In many incidences the DJs are in charge
of moving the crowd by playing what they
feel the room needs to hear so they can
dance more. By putting various records
on two record players, a DJ blends beats
and patterns of music together. Knowing
what records have what music and being
able to mix the right records together is a
daunting task, that requires an artist knowing his wax (record) as well as a pitcher
knows how to hold the ball for a particular
pitch. The battle ofDJs has been going on
for years, in the basic form it is about one
person showing offhis or her technique of
combining music so people will enjoy their
music and dance. DJs create a rough concrete sound, or a dynamic retro or techno
sound and at times it can be a blend of both
that can only be called "Turritablism."
photo ·by Aaron :Bietz
While waiting for his time to perform,
OJ Iron Will, a OJ that spins rap and RIB
and loves to spin Mac Mall, talked about
what his favorite aspect about being a DJ
was. Iron Will said "the love and energy
that the crowd shows you whether they Iike
your music or .not." This is certainly true
for any artist, in addition to the support
given by the crowd, that all DJs love the
crowd to get hype (stayi ng excited) wh ile
they perform, bringing the people toget her
and showing the maste ry of comb ini ng
old records to create new sounds. M:lJny
different styles of music can be use(' by
tumtablists to create their art, but origiru lly
the practice started by mixing together hip
hop record. Many DJs still stick to the roots
of this skill and continue to mix ra p. hip
hop, and R&B.
"Studying the art of spinning for a year
has allowed me to throw some good parties, " stated DJ Vip. This rings true for
DJ Essel, who studied the roots ofDJi ng
also, and looked at people such as Africa
Bambada and Zulu nation. These artists
were from the Bronx and were putting
forth the energy needed to make a new
sound for their music and get the music
out to as many people as possible. The
beauty of DJing is that a person can go
out and produce a sound that is pos itive.
DJ Essel clearly gained an understandi ng
of how to gather the crowd's vibe so th at
he can put back that which is positive. " He
talked about the negative to the positi ve, if
you don't know. " The "he" that Essel was
referring to is the late Notorious B.I.G .
The time that has been spent by all OJs
through the year to get the crowd mo vi ng
has clearly been a part of that mentality to
keep the party progressing and new music ·
germinating.
Arland Hurd is a junior enrolled in
Health and Human Development.
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MAY 4, 2006
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
CAlENDAR
SPORTS
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MAY 4, 2006
Disappointment Beyend Proportions
By Kip Arney
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involving sports in my young life. I mean, I
am a diehard Washington State University
football fan so I know what it's like to have
my heart ripped out and stepped on repeatedly. But those disappointments were all
from a fan's point of view. I don 't know
if I've ever been a part of something so
disappointing as what went on up in Seattle
while playing baseball. After three games
against equal if not inferior opponents,
Evergreen baseball came up on the short
end of the stick all three times and pretty
much locked up another winless season.
Saturday's game was played in the
freezing rain under the lights but since the
field was entirely field turf, the game was
on. Evergreen had a prime opportunity
to jump all over Seattle's number one
starting pitcher in the first inning as he
couldn't seem to find the strike zone but
anxious, ill-advised swings resulted in little
damage and that was the story of the night.
Evergreen, despite scoring a season high
eight runs on just two hits, still dropped
the opener 16-8.
The next day, the weather was much
better and so was the quality of play.
Evergreen senior Justin Porter pitched a
complete game but the offense didn't carry
over from the night before, giving him only
three runs of support before losing a tight
ballgame, 5-3. Evergreen has a trend of
staying close throughout the games until
there's that one fateful inning where one
bad bounce ofthe ball or one wrong pitch
will send the team spiraling downward to a
deficit they just can't overcome. This game
was different though, as Seattle was able to
scatter a few hits here and there. But just as
foolish as Porter made the Seattle batters
look, the same could be said for the Seattle
pitcher. Inning after inning, Evergreen left
runners on base when the third out was
recorded as they just couldn't find that key
hit that would tum their fortunes around.
After the brief break following the first
game, Evergreen sent Will Rockwell to the
mound and another solid pitching outing
ensued. Evergreen's offense finally showed
up to back up Rockwell's performance until
that one fateful inning I mentioned before
came back to bite them in the ass. Going
into the bottom of the fifth of another
seven-inning game, Evergreen held a 6-3
lead and I believe we just didn't know how
to handle it. I can't remember ever playing
on this team with a lead as late as the fifth
inning of a seven-inning ballgame against
any opponent. And for anyone who plays
sports, they know that the mental side of
sports is huge. Trying to hold a lead and get
the first ever win in program history, the
pressure was weighing heavy and that day
it was just too heavy. Seattle came back to
score four runs in the bottom of the fifth to
take a one run lead. After Evergreen in the
next half inning tied it at seven apiece, all
hell broke loose in the bottom of the sixth
as Seattle scored eight times and running
away with the game 15-7.
The offense for Evergreen
definitely experienced its best
weekend as they racked up
19 runs, which was more than
double they'd scored all season
up to that point. After the
weekend was over coach Mike
Anchors said his rotator cuff
was tired from waving his arms
seriding runners home. A Iso
going into the series, Evergreen
had struck out at the plate 61 of
121 plate appearances. In three
games over the weekend. that
. percentage was significantly
decreased as only 12 strikeouts
were recorded against us while
we sent about 60 batters to the
plate. When you put the ball
in play, good things happened.
Everyone who got in at bat
got a hit. I'll use myself as an
example. In the second game I
. hit a routine fly ball to right field
but the right fielder dropped it
and I ended up on third base and
immediately came in to score on
a John Each fielder's choice.
It's hard to find silver lining in what
for me was a disappointing, underachieving weekend, but we are improving in all
aspects and in sports you're taught to forget
about the past and move on. Move' on we
shall, as this weekend Evergreen will host
Western Washington University with a
game on Saturday and two on Sunday,
most likely at Olympia High School.
Games start at high noon both days.
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The Rough Riders
Exhorting you to "raise the rent," these
drag kings will be performing as a benefit for
the Gender Variant Healthcare Project with
"dancing and revelry" to follow. (At Jakes,
311 4th Ave E, Olympia. WA from 8 to 10
p.m., $5 to $25 sliding scale)
Frida}', May 5
Smoking Is Cool
Starting tonight, storyteller
Elizabeth Lord will be performing her
work Smoking Is Cool for three nights .
(May 5, 6, and 7 at The Midnight Sun.
113 N. Columbia Stre-et, Olympia.
WA , $5 to $15 at the door, starting
at 8 p.m.)
Clampitt. Gaddis & Buck
With Red Brown and the Tune Stranglers
and Might Ghosts of Heaven.
(At Le Voyeur, 404 4th Ave. E, Olympia,
WA, lOpm,21+)
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music and stories from Nicaragua.
(At the Capitol Theater, 204 E. 5th
Avenue, Olympia, WA, at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12-30 general admission sliding scale, $10 students,
low income and OFS members, $6
chi Idren under 12)
Laboratories.
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Kimya Dawson Record Release Party
Celebrating the release of "Remember that I Love
You" with guests Only Son and Angelo Spencer. (At
K Temple, 802 Jefferson Street, Olympia, WA, free
admission, beginning at 7 p.m.)
Rocky Votolato
Playing acoustic songs from his new album
"Makers" on Red Square at I p.m.
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The Merchant of Venice Auditions
The Roles of Shylock and Antonio are already
cast but roles for five women and nine men still
need to be filled in these two days of auditions.
Appointments are not necessary. Director: Dennis
Rolly. For information visit www.olytheater.com or
call (360) 357-3471. (May 8 and 9 at The Midnight
Sun, 113 N. Columbia Street, Olympia, WA , starting
at 7 p.m.)
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Tour of Teaching Gardens
For those interested in learning more about
the new arboretum at the Evergreen State
College campus, there isa Washington Native
Plant Society tour from I :30 to 3 p.m. The tour
will be meeting in front of the library building.
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teachinggardens or www.wnps .org (click on
South Sound Chapter and tield trips).
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