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CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE BAIRD INTERYIEWE
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STUDENTS REACH OUT PAGE
°COOPER POINT
SPORTS UPDATE PAGE 13
OURNAL
Seminar II tagged
One of several graffiti tags that appeared last Saturday night, located on the fourth floor of Seminar II
5.
Photo by Charlie Daugherty
Issue 3
Volume 35
Oct. 5, 2006
By Charlie Daugherty
Sometime between Saturday night
of September 30 and Sunday morning,
the Seminar II building was vandalized.
There were eight to nine pieces of graffiti
along the upper walkways of the fourth
floor of the building.
The graffiti contains images of what
appear to be a Seattle skyline, a dinosaur,
a stick figure on a mic, and a creature
smoking a blunt, among other things.
With these images are words and numbers
including "Gasworks 06 till," "Steve
+ Gary," "Powerhog," and the number
"206" scrawled over the cement walls.
The number "206" is also the Seattle area
code and might aid in the investigation.
Facilities will not be removing the
graffiti due to the magnitude and time
consuming nature oft he clean up. Instead,
a contracted cleaning crew will be hired
to blast the paint off the cement ..yalls. A
technique similar to sand ?lasting will be
used. In place of sand, safer materials are
being considered, such as walnut shells
or baking soda that are less harsh to the
environment or while inhaling.
Baking soda or soda blasting seems
to be the preferred. choice for cleaning
because it is not harmful when inhaled
and doesn't etch glass said a possible
contractor, Duane Miller, working for
SEE "TAGGERS" PAGE 5
''Heated exchange'' in housing: matter goes to grievance
By Galen Swift
At around two in the morning on Monday,
October 2, housing staff and campus police
arrived in the Soup to respond to a "heated
exchange" between two women inside
the building and at least two men outside
the building, said Art Costantino, Vice
President of Student Affairs.
The men allegedly "directed sexually
explicit and derogatory statements" toward
the women, said Costantino in an e-mail to
the Evergreen community Monday.
According to the case report from police
services, the men allegedly yelled, "Show
[me] your titties," and one hiked up his
shirt in demonstration. Another comment
referred the clothing of one of the women,
who is not a student at Evergreen. She wore
a hijab, a Muslim head covering, and was
told to "finish wrapping your head."
At one that afternoon, Art Costantino
convened a meeting of the Bias Incident
Team, a twelve-person committee whose
purpose is to apply Evergreen's bias incident
response protocol when a relevant incident
occurs. It is possible that the Bias Incident
Team will reconvene to further examine the
incident if Costantino deems it necessary.
The incident went directly to the
grievance office, where Andrea SeabertOlsen, one of Evergreen's two grievance
officers, is conducting an investigation. The
purpose of this investigation is to determine
whether any of the students involved
violated Evergreen's Social Contract, and
decide what, if any, reparations will follow.
Each person involved in the incident has
been assigned a case manager, in order to
provide them with a source of information
New exhibition opens up on campus
By Lisa Hubert
Last Friday, the Evergreen Gallery
opened its doors to the art of Louise
Williams. Many present were friends and
relatives of the late artist, an inspiring
woman who spent many difficult
years creating a collection of vibrant,
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sometimes disconcerting, and always
impressive works. Her passion was
described by Kathy, a relative, as ~aving
been "amazing".
Kathy is an artist herself, and said that
she couldn't imagine having gone through
cancer while still giving so much to the
world in the form of art.
and support. According to Costantino, case
managers are typically student affairs staff,
including housing employees, and Student
Academic Support Services staff (for
example, academic advisors). Although one
of the women in question is not a stuaent,
she was assigned a case manager who
will support and assist her throughout this
process.
In her investigation, Seabert-Oisen will
be talking with all persons involved in the
incident, including witnesses, housing staff,
and anyone who wants to provide relevant
information. Following the investigation,
Seabert-Olsen will report her findings to
the students involved, and work with them
to decide upon appropriate reparations.
If such negotiation proves impossible,
Seabert-Olsen will write a letter to
each offending student that explains the
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investigation's findings, and informs
the student of reparations that need to
be made. That student may accept the
terms of the letter, or appeal to a hearing
board, which will both hear the student's
argument and review the grievance officer's
recommendation in order to make a final
decision.
Seabert-Olsen
hopes
that
the
investigation will be completed by Monday,
October 9. The students in question may or
may not need to make reparations. If they
do, the matter will be closed when those
actions have been taken.
Swift is a junior enrolled in Memory of
Fire. Please contact her with feedback at
swical13@evergreen. edu.
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CORRECTIONS
•Last week we misspelled the following names: Andrew Olmsted,
Victor Ali and Merran Owen.
• Lisa Hubert contributed to Victor Ali's article.
• Erin Rashbaum, not Charlie Daugherty contributed to Vox Pop.
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OCTOBER 5, 2006
Evergreen Queer Alliance provides safe
space and supportive community
By Chelsea Whitaker
The Evergreen Queer Alliance (EQA) is one of
the many student groups on campus. It has been
around since 1973, though it has gone through a
number of different names. In that time the group
has served as a resource for students, a supportive
community, and a great place to meet people.
The EQA is dedicated to providing a space for
lesbians, gays, bisexuals, pansexuals, intersexuals,
transgenders, transsexuals, genderqueers, all other
sexual and gender minorities, family, friends and
allies.
The EQA has an office in the Student Activities
area of the CAB building on the third floor
(CAB 314). We have a variety of resources and
information available for students to take. We also
have a large selection ofqueer-related books, fiction
and non-fiction; available for people to check out.
The office is also a place for people to hang out
and feel comfortable. The current co-coordinators
are Kit Crosland ancf Chelsea Whitaker. The
coordinators have weekly office hours where we
will be available to chat or answer questions. Feel
free to drop by!
The EQA holds meetings every Wednesday at
I:30 p.m. in Sem II 03107. At our meetings we plan
upcoming events, brainstorm what activities the
club would like to plan, and discuss topics around
the queer community at Evergreen. We also have
Discussion Group meetings every Wednesday at
2:30 p.m. in our office. The topics for discussion
groups vary and are based on the interest of active
participants.
One of our many goals is education and raising
awareness. We also understand that asking
questions about sexuality and gender and the
issues involved with them can often be awkward,
and for this reason we have set up the Anonymous
Questions system. There is a can outside our office
for anyone to submit a question anonymously, and
we will answer it on our website..
Our website is a work in progress, but provides
a number of resources as well as information
about the club. You can check it out at http://
academic.evergreen.edu/groups/eqa. We also
have communities on Facebook, Myspace, and
Livejournal, and can be reached by e-mail at eqa@
evergreen.edu.
The EQA is interested in fostering a safe and
welcoming environment for all, regardless of your
sexual orientation and/or gender identity. This also
means that we encourage straight allies to join.
We have a number of exciting events planned for
this year, and we are looking forward to working
as a club to make a difference in the Evergreen
community. We also look forward to seeing you
at our meetings.
Whitaker is a senior enrolled in Political
Economy & Social Movements.
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If your ideal
program was
created, what
would it be
called?
By Seth Vincent and Ryan Hanks
"All I Really Needed
to Know I Learned in
Alternative Education"
Naomi Picinich, junior
Memory ofFire
"Late Term Capitalism and
Advanced Globalization"
Mark Sine, junior
Political Ecology ofLand
"So, You Want to Overthrow the Government?"
Greg Saunders, first-year
Masters in Teaching
28th Annual Harvest Fest this Saturday
By Carlin Briner
The 28'h Annual Harvest Fest is next Saturday,
October 7, from 2:00- 6:00 p.m. at the Evergreen
Organic Farm. This longstanding Evergreen tradition is a celebration of the arduous but fruitful work
our community gardeners and organic farmers have
put into their plots and the farm all season. It is also a
time to begin preparing for next season, with activities
such as a seed exchange as well as a good time to get
information about all of the farm's programs.
The musical headliner at this year's Harvest Fest is
'The Tune Stranglers,' performing at 4:00p.m. There
will be fresh apple cider pressing throughout the afternoon as well as arts and crafts and games, such as the
old favorite sack races. Farm and garden tours will be
given throughout the afternoon.
The Harvest Fest is sponsored by the student group
Community Gardens. Community Gardens provides
students, faculty and community members with 12ft
Staff
by 12ft. garden plots at the Evergreen farm March 1
-October 15. Community Gardens prepares the beds
and provides tools and hoses as well as some gardening support throughout the season. There are some
communal herb and vegetable beds and next season
we will have berries! Plot requests are accepted after
February 1.
So please, leave your pets at home (as a courtesy
to our chickens and ducks), bring your friends and
family and some of your favorite seeds and join us
at the Harvest Fest Saturday October 6 from 2:00
-6:00p.m.
For more information please call (360) 867-6145 or
e-mail carlinbee@riseup.net.
Briner is a sophomore enrolled in Sustainable
Design.
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Discuss ethics, journalism law and conflict
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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
BRIEFS ----------------~~~~~~~-------------------
OCTOBER 5, 2006
time practicing English? Do you need
volunteer time for your program or
contract? We at the EF International
School ofEnglish have foreign students
CASV has been a backbone for
who would like to practice English with
survivors and allies of survivors of
a native speaker.
No
special
sexual violence and creating a safe,
qualifications are necessary. All you
respectful and confidential space
need is a willingness to spend an hour
for all involved. We have organized
or two a week chatting with interesting
events such as the ~lothesline Project,
people who want to learn about you
Silent Witness Project, self-defense
and your culture. If you think you
workshops, community discussions,.
would enjoy our Conversation Partner
and the ever-present Take Back The
Program, or if you have any questions
Night. The group also works closely
about it, contact Rhonda James at
with the Office of Sexual Assault
jamesr@evergreen.edu,
or
drop
Prevention, Men Against Sexual
by Seminar 4152 and pick up a blue
Violence and VOX. It would be beyond
"Information for Native Speakers"
amazing to have some new people
form from the rack outside the door.
get involved and contribute. Weekly
meetings are Thursdays at 3:30 p.m.
in Sem II E2109. For more information Register To Vote By Friday
on the group and how to get involved,
with WashPIRG
contact Katherine at (503) 891-4725,
walkatl9@evergreen.edu.
The deadline for voter registration
is quickly approaching. Find a
friendly WashPIRG activist with
Consensual Sex with Free those clipboards full of voter forms
Ice Cream
before Friday night to register to vote!
The official deadline to register to vote
The newly forming Men Against is 30 days before an election, or 15 days
Sexual Violence (MASV) will be before if you register in person at the
holding a free ice cream social on local county elections office. All you
Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00 to need to do is fill out the form, show
8:30 p.m. in the HCC. Come mingle, some identification, and you're all
live it up and bring your fresh new set. Registering is quick and easy, and
ideas as we come together to find with our civil rights in ever-increasing
some positive community solutions to jeopardy, now is the time to make the
multiple effects of male socialization. politicians Iis ten to us!
MASV is dedicated to creating a safe
and confidential place to discuss men's
Lifeguards Needed
roles and responsibilities in addressing
sexual violence, harassment, assault
The aquatics program is still seeking
and domestic violence within the
more lifeguards. If you \now anyone
community through self-education
who is currently certified and
and promoting awareness and support.
interested in working ple~se have them
Representatives from the Office of
come by the College Recreation Center
Sexual Assault Prevention and the
(CRC 21 0) and fi II out an application
Coalition Against Sexual Violence
and disclosure form. These positions
will be available to discuss the impact
are open to students and non-students.
of "Red Zone" in the Evergreen
Evergreen students will however have
community at large and available
priority.
support services. For more information
on the group and how to get involved,
contact Daniel at (360) 239-2929, Calling Evergreen Students
truetetsujin@yahoo.com.
Interested in Education and
Coalition Against Sexual
Violence Starting Now
Foreign Exchange Students
Seeking
Conversation
Partners
Are you interested in working with
foreign students? Do you want to
practice your Korean, Japanese,
Chinese or Spanish in exchange for
Action
The TESC Center for Community
Based Learning is looking for nine
students to fill work-study positions
at four Olympia Title 1 Elementary
Schools and one after school program.
If you are interested in working in
education, public schools or afterschool programs, this is a great
Danger Room Comics
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opportunity to learn skills, make
contacts in the education field and
connect to young people who need
support in learning. Use work-study
time to make a difference for children
in high poverty schools. Contact
Ellen Shortt Sanchez at 867-6859 or
shorttse@evergreen.edu.
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the war, orange in support of our bill of
rights and our constitution, and yellow
to stand out for human and civil rights.
Joint demonstrations will be in Seattle
at the University of Washington, in
the neighborhood of Capitol Hill, and
the district of Downtown. Contact
seattle@worldcantwait.org and by
phone at (206) 322-3813.
If You Carrot at All, Beet
Record
Label
the System and Squash the Local
Sponsoring Free EP Release
State
Party
The Environmental Resource Center
and Evergreen Political Info Center
presents "Local, Sustainable Food for
All!" with Anna Lappe on Thursday,
October 12 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in
Lecture Hall 1. Anna Lappe is the coauthor of "Hope's Edge: The New Diet
for a Small Planet" with Francis Moore
Lappe and "GRUB: Ideas for an Urban
Organic Kitchen" with Bryant Terry.
She is a national bestselling author
and public speaker on food politics,
sustainable agriculture, globalization
and social change.
"OCT5"
Demonstrations
Planned, Focus on Messages
. of Anti-War Sentiments
In The Name of Love productions,
under the blanket banner of "The
World Can't Wait," is planning a
nation-wide solidarity strike, walkout,
and protest that means no work and no
school starting at 10 a.m. on October 5
and continuing all night at the Capitol
Building. Join the mass demonstrations
across the country and march through
the streets, saying to the world:
"This regime does not represent us
and we will not stop until we drive it
out!" There will be 1000 orange rain
ponchos with "IMPEACH" and "BUSH
OUT NOW" to be given away to the
first 1000 people. The plans are all
just starting to form. Come on down
to 425 Franklin Street, downtown
Olympia, on Sunday, October 1 at
3:00 p.m. for a final planning. Contact
worldwideprotest@yahoo.com and by
phone at (206) 257-8219. In addition
there are currently weekly meetings on
State Capitol steps on Sundays at 2:00
p.m. The meeting moves 10 blocks
away starting at 2:30 p.m. At 425
Franklin Street, next door to Capitol
Theatre are meetings from 3:00 to 4:30
p.m. Demonstrators are encouraged
to wear green for WCW/drive out the
Bush regime, red to stand out against
Spider and the Webs are proud to
announce their first EP release on K
Records with a free record release
party. Refreshments will be provided
at no charge. After the show each
member of the band will perform a
OJ set. This event is Tuesday, October
10 at The Art House, 420 51h Ave in
Olympia, at 9 p.m. and is free.
S & A Positions Available
If you're looking for a way to get
involved at Evergreen, play a decisive
role in the life of student activities, and
make some extra money every quarter,
look no further! The S&A Board is
hiring for the year and applications are
due this Friday.
Many students are not aware that the
fate of their student fees is decided by
a small group of dedicated students
every year, the S&A Board. Most
colleges allow little or no direct student
involvement in distributing student
fees, but at Evergreen nine students
make the decisions and it's all done by
consensus, not by voting.
The Student Activities fee is the $158
every full-time Evergreen student pays
each quarter. All the student groups
like ~ynergy and the Women's Center
depend on these funds, as do college
athletics, the Children's Center, KAOS
Radio and the Cooper Point Journal.
The S&A Board is an opportunity
to really know what's happening
on campus, to gain experience in
consensus decision-making, and to g~t
involved where it really counts. It also
looks really good on a resume. Board
members will receive a $300 stipend
every quarter.
For an application stop by the front
desk at Student Activities, CAB 320.
Applications are due Friday and
interviews begin next week.
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
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OCTOBER 5, 2006
Student Health Center Offers Affordable Vaccinations
By Sara Higgins
Immunizations artificially induce an
immune system response against specific
infectious diseases. When the human immune
.system is exposed to a disease once, it can
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develop the ability to quickly respond to a subsequent infection. The practice of immunization has been around for centuries. Medicinal
practices of India, the Ottoman Empire and
east Africa used open sore and pus inoculations.
Today, each state attempts to reduce the
spread of communicable diseases by issuing
immunization requirements
for school
attendance. Here at TESC, a policy was
implemented regarding proof of measles
immunity for all new undergraduate or graduate
students born on or after January I, 1957. The
decision to take steps to protect the campus
community occurred in the wake of measles
outbreaks on campuses across the country
and locally. In 1995, there was an outbreak at
Western Washington University in Bellingham
involving 13 students and the campus was
closed to non- or under-immunized students for
several weeks. A smaller, but similar, outbreak
occurred in 1996 in Vancouver, WA at Clark
College where two students were diagnosed
with measles and measures were taken to
prevent its spread on campus which included
closing the campus to susceptible individuals. It
is a standard at many colleges, graduate schools
and professional schools to require that all
students be up to date on their immunizations
to avoid disease outbreaks and campus closure
to susceptibility.
In compliance with TESC Measles
Immunization Policy all students must provide
a copy of their medical or immunization record
showing two doses of the Measles vaccine,
usually administered as the "MMR vaccine".
The doses must have been given after January
I, 1968, given at least 30 days apart, and on or
after 12 months of age. If a student does not
have proof of measles immunity, they have
three options to avoid a hold on theirregistration
status:
(1)
Receive the MMR immunizatioA
(2)
Have a blood test to prove immunity
(3)
Sign a waiver acknowledging that if an
outbreak occurs they will be required .to leave
campus for at least two weeks, running the risk
of missing class and losing credit.
Though it is not required yet, the
Meningococcal vaccine is strongly advised for
freshmen residing in dorms since crowded living
situations and proximity to a person diagnosed
with disease (e.g., being a household contact)
increases one's risk of disease. Meningococcal
disease is contagious and progresses very
Dancing!
rapidly. The bacteria are spread person-toperson through the air by respiratory droplets
(e.g., coughing, sneezing). The bacteria also
can be transmitted through direct contact with
an infected person, such as oral contact with
shared items like cigarettes or drinking glasses,
and through kissing.
Dependant on your exposure risks,
employment and travel requirements you may
want to check out the other immunizations
available to you at The Student Health Care
Center. If you are 19 years old and up you can
receive the following vaccines at these affordable
prices after paying your Student Health Center
Fee (which you already paid with your. tuition if
you are a full time student):
Hepatitis A
$30.00 per injection (series of 2)
Hepatitis B
$35.00 per injection (series of 3)
Meningococcal
$85.00 per injection
MMR
$45.00 per injection (series of 2)
Polio (IPV)
$40.00 per injection
TDaP (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis)
$45.00 per injection
If you are a TESC student 18 years of age
or younger you may be eligible to receive your
Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, MMR, TDAP and
Meningococcal vaccine free of charge. For
further details call the Student Health Center at
(360) 867-6200.
In general, it is always better to
be knowledgeable about the potential
communicable diseases lurking out there
and the proactive steps you can take to avoid
them. If you want to learn more about how
immunizations can help improve your health
and the health of those around you make an
appointment at the Student Health Center and
check out the following web links:
TESC Student Health Center: http://www.
evergreen.edu/health/health/im mun ization.
htm
The CDC's National Immunization Program:
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/default.htm
The World Health Organization: http://www.
who.int/vaccine research/en/
The Immunization Action Coalition: http://
www.immunize.org/
The State of Washington Dept of Health
immunization program: http://www.doh.
wa.gov/cfh/lmmunize/adult_immunization.
htm
Higgins is a fourth year student enrolled
in Molecule to Organism. She is also a
graduate medical assistant and the Peer Health
Coordinator at the Student Health Center.
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Police Reports
Case Number 06-1717
9/20/06 at 0015 hours
A group of students approached
an offl.cer on duty and asked him
if he new how to cure the hiccups.
The offl.cer kindly responded that
he did and observed that the
students appeared intoxicated.
The offl.cer inquired about one
student's age and he responded
"I'm thirty-four." Upon inspection
of the students I.D. the student
turned out to be under twentyone. The offl.cer proceeded to pat
the student down and retrieved
a knife and a sandwich bag
containing two white pills:
When seeing the ba·g the student
proclaimed "Oh shit! Oh shit!
That's Vicadin!" and admitted
that he did not have a prescription.
The student was not detained
further and the pills were sent to
the crime lab for identifl.cation.
Case Number 06-1684
09/16/06 at 2046 hours
An offl.cer was dispatched to
investigate a complaint that
someone was shooting :fireworks
out of A dorm. The offl.cer
encountered three males and
was informed by an RA that
an additional student had been
present. The RA informed the
offl.cer that the same student
was responsible for damaging
property the night before. The
offl.cer went to the students
Dorm and knocked. The student's
opened the door and greeted
the offl.cer by yelling "What the
fuck do you want?" The student
appeared to be intoxicated and
the offl.cer issued the student a
trespassing citation. The student
refused to sign the citation,
insisting that he had not done
anything wrong.
Ongoing arime tally!
Since bikes can be stolen in parts (for example stealing a front wheel or seat) there will be
arbitrary tractions based on the their approximate mass ratio compared to the total bike.
What crimes would you like to see tallied? E-mail us at cpj@evergreen.edu and
we'll take your preferences under serious consideration.
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Traffl.c stops
19
Traffl.c infractions issued
2
Minors in possession of alcohol
7
Possession of illicit drugs or paraphernalia
6
Dorm burglaries
1
.
Bike thefts
1 l/3
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potatoes, weeded the garden beds, and Farm in Rochester. Helsing Junction is a
did other maintenance work around the 35-acre organic farm in the Independence
Despite the rain and cold this year, garden. Some of the Evergreen students Valley producing a well-known CSA.
on Wednesday, September 20 about 75 went into classrooms and brought small The farm is run by Evergreen Alumni
students came out to do volunteer work groups of3-5 children out to help in their and regularly donates I00 feet of every
io benefit the larger community, as part areas of the garden. Victoria Neeler, an row to the Gleaners. The students who
of the annual Community to Community Evergreen student who helped in the went to this site worked diligently and
Day (C2C), part of Evergreen's · Lincoln School's garden that day said, harvested over 1800 pounds of organic
Orientation Week. The students gathered "It was a really great experience and a vegetables. These were donated to the
on the main square of The Evergreen good way to get to know the community food banks of Olympia and Rochester
State College and divided into groups that better... I really enjoyed working with as well as Safe Place, Bread and Roses
and Food Not Bombs. Xandra Kiersky,
were transported in college vans to three the kids."
an Evergreen student who
project sites in the Olympia area.
participated at Helsing Junction
C2C is planned by the Center
"There's
Farm,
commented,
for Community-Based Learning
nothing
like
picking
food
and
& Action (CCBLA), which
eating
it
right
away.
Wasted
food
opened its doors at Evergreen in
is one thing that bothers me most;
September 2004. The CCBLA
I'm glad that I can keep food
" ... supports the partnership of
from
being wasted and put it to
academic programs, students,
good use."
faculty, and staffwith community
Community to Community
members and organizations to
Day
this year was another step
address mutually agreed upon
in
Evergreen's
longstanding
community needs as a means to
of
community-based
tradition
enhance and strengthen students
Photo courtesy of Lindsay Feuer
service learning. This day of
learning," according to their
Evergreen students, visiting Japanese students and students action was an important gesture
Mission Statement. The Center
of Lincoln Elementary worked together in their school
that expressed the intentions of
planned the projects for C2C garden on C2C Day.
the Evergreen community and
this year in partnership with
According
to
Jerry
Fugich, the dedication to continued involvement
two organizations that address issues
Construction Supervisor at Habitat in our larger community. The report of
of poverty and the sustainable use of
for Humanity's Fairview Housing the DTF (Disappearing Task Force) that
resources in the Olympia area; Habitat
Community, Evergreen students and instituted the CCBLA states that, " ... it
for Humanity, which builds homes for
faculty in the Eco-design Program is important to develop, nurture, and
low-income families, and The Gleaners
of 2003 designed the homes. He also sustain broad and deep relationships
Coalition, whose mission is to "gather
spoke about the variety of sustainability with the community. Our constantly
surplus food from local farms and
features
incorporated
into
the changing curriculum poses special
gardens and distribute it to the low- and
construction of the community. Many problems to the continuity of our efforts
no-income members of our community."
of the students who helped at this site in community-based learning, problems
The students who participated in
are either residents of the Sustainability the DTF believes a center can successfully
Community to Community Day chose
House at Evergreen or are enrolled in address." The Center for Communityfrom three project sites in the Olympia
the Sustainable Building class this year. Based Learning and Action is a service
area: the garden at Lincoln Elementary
The 14 students, who came to this site center on campus that assists students,
School, Habitat for . Humanity's new
in a van and an additional carload, had staff, and faculty in connecting to offFairview Housing Community, and
the opportunity to help with some of the campus organizations and agencies that
Helsing Junction Farm.
final touches, as these homes are now provide service-learning opportunities.
Lincoln Elementary is an alternative
nearing completion. Directed by Jerry This volunteer work may be integrated
school located near the Capitol Campus
Fugich from Habitat for Humanity, who into an academic program or done by
in downtown Olympia. They have a
is an Evergreen alumnus, the students individual students who wish to gain
large organic teaching garden, which
worked on siding, doorframes and some real life experiences in their field
includes a chicken coop, herb garden,
adding vents to the houses. At the end of of study or interest.
vegetables, and a greenhouse. At this site
the day Fugich noted that, "Evergreen's
there were 14 Evergreen students, seven
continued concern about community
Feuer is the Student Involvement
visiting students from Japan , as well as
issues is made evident by the hard work Coordinator at the
Center for
several faculty and staff members. Led
they displayed on the Habitat site."
Community-Based
Learning
and Action
by the garden coordinators Karen Ray
About 40 students worked with the and an Americorps member.
and Sue Martin at Lincoln, they pruned
Gleaners Coalition at Helsing Junction
raspberry bushes, dug and cleaned
By Lindsay Feuer
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decided yet. The current act of vandalism
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incident of this calendar year.
On the May 2, graffiti lining the top
of Seminar II E and D buildings was
discovered. The total cost of removal
came to a total exceeding $10,000,
requiring special equipment such as
harness and restraints.
The vandals involved with the crime
were all arrested, brought in on an
anonymous tip. Altogether there were
four members involved in the graffiti,
three students and one vagrant. The
students, Tim McConnell, Dylan Ward
and Alan Prokuski, alf faced felony
charges and are currently performing
community service. Stephen Plachta, the
forth member has yet to go on trial, with
a court date later this month.
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As for the current graffiti, Director of
Police Services Ed Soger hop~s students
with information will come forward. He
says, "I am looking for students to take
some ownership."
A hot line called Crime Stoppers
will be offering a $300 reward for
any anonymous tipster who can give
information on the people involved with
the current vandal ism to the fourth floor
of Seminar II. This same hotline was used
in catching the four members involved in
the May graffiti incident. This hotline
is coordinated by the Director of Police
Services, Ed Sorger, who has promised
the reward. You can reach this hotline at
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New mothers at risk
for domestic violence
By Timia Olsen
Photo by Ryan Hanks
The bike parade: An Olympia experience
By Gary Russo
There I was,. a little late for the 5 p.m.
start time for last Friday's bike parade
wondering where everybody was, but
thinking "that proves its disorganization."
I was standing on the edge of the library
side of Red Square talking with a friend
and some comrade bike riders when suddenly it seemed that numberless twowheeled gnomes began floating up the
stairs and emerging from the car cracks in
the red bricks.
Within moments the pregnant circumlocution began in the square portending
the beginning of the uppity ride to come.
With yips and the "dring, dring" of the
baby bells, the riders moved en masse
out of the square through McCann Plaza
into the roundabout. Without circling it
the bare tires of the two-wheelers headed
out Evergreen Parkway with some daring
riders risking catastrophe in the two-way
turn lane, coming close to the oncoming
heavy masses of moving metal. Behind
them, the creeping four-wheelers were
strung out on the ribbon of asphalt and
did not dare pass the 50-yard long line of
laughing lightweights.
Not long into the ride, a zig-zagging
rider on a yellow bike zigged when he
should have zagged and toppled over in
a one bike crash but quickly recovered,
determined not to do that again. Another
biker may have bumped a turning wheel
in front of him and crumpled to the hard
road but popped up.
Soon the swatch of movement in the
cool clear evening glow entered Division Street, heading to parts known and
unknown to all but a few. The chant of
words ending in "ation" began at some
point but the only words that I caught
were "celebration" and "masturbation." I think almost everybody wanted to say something dirty for its own
For many, pregnancy is a time of joy,
beauty and wonder. For some, it is also
a time of concern and worry. Women are
particularly vulnerable to domestic violence during pregnancy and right after the
child is born.
In the United States, about 324,000
pregnant women experience domestic
violence by their intimate partners per
year (Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2000). Some research has shown that
50-80 percent of adolescent mothers will
experience intimate partner violence be-
jury or death.
Other contributing factors that are potentially harmful for both the mother and
baby include increased drug and alcohol
use and suicide attempts. Indirectly, the
fetus may be harmed by a lack of prenatal care, often because the partner is preventing the mother from seeking it (Brit-
sake, so it was "masturbation" in public.
The consorts stopped at the vacant lot
ish Medical Journal, 1997).
at the corner of Harrison and Division and
Recently, work has been done to edusomebody collected email addresses ("for
cate practitioners on issues surrounding
the cops") but as quickly as it stopped, the
domestic violence and effects on pregrolling amoebic . presence suddenly funnancy. Included in their education is how
neled onto Harrison through a lull in the
to screen for indications of domestic and
traffic and headed downtown! Next stop:
sexual violence, to reduce judgmental reThe squirt fountain.
The assemblage assembled in the parking lot across from it, posed for pictures
Available resources on Evergreen's campus include
when abruptly the call went out from
the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention (OSAP), the
anonymous voices: "To the well!" "To
the well?" I thought. Oh, yeah, that corHealth Center and the Counseling Center.
roded pipe sticking out of the parking lot
On Thursday, October 19th from 5:30-7:30 OSAP will
with the sight that says: "Drink at your
be hosting an event, open to men, with Even Hasting:
own risk." At that stop, there was much
primping and admiring of the most beauThe Mask and Masculinity. Call 867-5221 to pre-registiful bikes, like the nice lines of the womter and for location details.
en's homemade soft green one with the
high rise handle bars and the large shiny
empty metal baskets, the long slender one fore, during, and/or immediately follow- sponses to offer a safer environment for
with the skate board rack on the back, and ing the birth.
the mother so she does not feel isolated,
the unforgettable low riding motorcycleStudies show that 26 percent of new and for healthcare practitioners to estabstyled two-wheeler with flames on the mothers between the ages of 13 and 17 lish clinical practices that will enhance
fake gas tank.
experience domestic and/or sexual vio- the safety of their client- mothers and
Then, it was out the marina road to the lence by an intimate partner within the their unborn children.
tall closed chain link gates and the empty first three months after giving birth (MaMany of these women, some utilizing
watch shack. I saw the third fall of the ternal and Child Health Journal, 2000), outside support, have gone on to lead safe
ride on this leg as a rider didn't take the as well as experiencing sabotage in the and healthy lives by finding the strength
railroad tracks at a right angle and top- use of birth control by means of their part- to leave their previous environment.
pled over as she trapped her front wheel ner. With this comes emotional stress on
They have created a safe and empowin the crevice. She got up quickly a lit- the mother and the fetus.
ering environment for themselves and
tle shocked at the suddenness of it. The
Domestic violence impacts the moth- their children and are working to educate
cries of "To the capitol!" soon echoed off er and family, including the unborn baby. their children and others to be aware of
the chain link fence, like the group was an During pregnancy and the postpartum pe- and support an environment free of doarmy preparing to take Moscow, and the riod, domestic violence is one of the lead- mestic violence.
movement began anew.
ing causes, at 31 percent, of maternal inI dropped out and lost track of them as jury deaths.
they crossed fourth avenue heading toWomen who experience violence in
Olsen is an alum and Student Educaward the capitol dome, shrank into it and their homes also have increased rates of tor Coordinator for the Office of Sexual
became a memory of a good day.
complications during their pregnancy. Assault Prevention. She will be departing
Some of these include: anemia, infec- for Guam in the near future to work with
Russo is a fourth year student study- tions, m.iscarriage, low birth weight, pre- individuals aroundfamily planning, preging art.
mature birth, first and second trimester nancy, childbirth and postpartum issues.
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Brian Baird: An interview with our Third Congressional
D V What are your goals if the Democrats win control
Washingtonian Brian Baird ofthe
house?
discusses hot topics and his. BB: Well, we face some very daunting challenges ahead
in our country. I'm gravely concerned about the projected
Congressional career
increases in the budget deficit in the coming years. In fact,
I
Interview by Drew Vance
Brian Baird practiced and taught psychology most of his
career. He was elected to the congress in 1998, after losing
in 1996. This interview took place on September 13, 2006
in his Washington D.C. office.
Drew Vance: So why did you run for congress?
Brian Baird: I forgot my medication. [laughs]
DV: [laughs]
BB: The real answer is, it's all about public service for
me. I was working in the mental health field to try and make
a difference in people's lives. Teaching was much the same,
and I've always felt that the best form of public service is
through elected office, is about serving the people you're
elected to serve. That's the premise of the Constitution and
the Declaration.
D V So do you think that you have made a difference
then?
BB: Oh yeah, in many ways. It starts at just the basic
level with individuals who needed help with things like
social security or Medicare, or a host of other things. There
are bigger items, and it's not just legislation.
Sometimes it's bringing people together, to try to make
things work better, making the permitting process work
better, or resolving a difference between groups that may be
clashing and you can use your good graces to try and try to
help move things forward in a more constructive way. But
then legislatively, you know, you look for a:n example in the
last two years, Washington residents have saved over $500
million, each year, on their tax returns because oflegislation
I wrote and moved. And that's about fairness, it's about
making Washington residents' treatment of our state taxes
equal to the treatment of taxes in other states.
DV Where they have a state income tax?
BB: Yeah, well you figure if you can put $500 million
in people's pockets, that helps their kids' education, their
healthcare, helps them afford a home maybe.
I founded the national parks caucus, created the newest
national park in the United States in our district. Led the
fight in congress against methamphetamine, and as a result
of that-a number of counties in our district are part of the
high intensity drug trafficking area-the federal budget for
combating meth has increased substantially, we blocked
cuts proposed by the administration, and we are leading the
fight to get an international conference to stop the supply
of precursors.
I've intervened in a host of other areas like invasive
species, which are the second leading cause of habitat loss
in the country-we're helping to protect Willapa Bay that
way. So throughout the district if you look literally town
y town, county by county, we can list a host of things that
, my staff, and others have been able to accomplish that I
think have made a real difference.
~ ((.... . . .if one day it happens
tfiat1fie congress is wiped out by a
terrorist strike, the current statuation
is basically to refer to martial
law, probably by an unelected
individual from the cabinet, and I
think that's a dangerous place to
lead a democratic republic.
Selected Voting
Record of Brian Baird
as a student issue, that debt is going to be borne by our kids,
if we keep racking it up, and I think we really need to look
very seriously at the budget deficit situation, and that entails
also looking at entitlement programs, it entails looking at
health care costs, not only for seniors but for all people in
the country.
I believe we've got to have a responsible energy policy.
There's no excuse for the United States not leading the world
in renewable and responsible energy technologies and we're
far from that right now.
October 10, 2002:
Use of Military force against
Iraq
A vote to adopt a joint resolution authorizing the use of
United States Armed· Forces
against Iraq.
Vote: No
(5 tb Whether or not one agrees
March 07, 2006
U. S. A. Patriot and Terrorism
Prevention Reauthorization
Act
Extends the authority of the
federal bureau of intelligence
to conduct "roving wire taps"
and accesses certain business
records through December
2009. Also makes remaining
provisions of PATRIOT Act
permanent
Vote: No
With this conflict, which I don't,
I am 100 percent committed to
supporting these soldiers and their
families. It takes a tremendous
amount of courage, and enormous
sacrifices, not just the sacrifice of
lives or limbs, the sacrifice ofbeing
away from their families.
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don~
win the house?
BB: I've never been in the majority, I've always done
what I've been able to do from the position of a minority
member, and that included passing the sales tax, creating the
meth caucus, creating the national parks caucus.
Around the room are a few pieces of legislation signed
into law that I had a hand in, and that's very uncommon for a
relatively junior member in the minority party. You've got to
be able to work across party lines, and some people see that
as heresy but I think it's necessary to get the job done.
DV If you could pass a piece of legislation tomorrow
what would it be?
BB: Well, realistically ifl could pass a piece oflegislation
tomorrow it would be restoring sales tax deductibility. In
terms of what's moving right now that is most urgent,
because that expired last year, that may not sound idealistic
but it's the realistic, practical, on the ground. ·
What we're trying to do right now, we're trying to get
that thing extended. Again it's $500 million to our state,
that's a billion over 2 years. Us politicians, we'll crow about
bringing an appropriation back home for a few hundred
thousand dollars, $500 million, that's a fair bit of money,
and it goes right into the pockets of taxpayers. So in the
short term, realistic politics, that's the one I would pass
right now.
After that, I would pass two pieces of legislation. My
72 hour rule, which requires all legislation, except intel or
emergency bills, be brought up with 72 hours to read for
the public and the members of congress, and the reason I
focus on that is that I think that would dramatically change
a lot of thing that happen here, because people will have
time to study it, people, not just congress but the public and
newspapers. So ·I think that would transform the congress
in some constructive way.
I think I would also try to pass some of my work on
the continuity of congress, because that's the kind of thing
that easily takes a back seat but if one day it happens that
the congress is wiped out by a terrorist strike, the current
statuation is basically to refer to martial law probably by
an unelected individual from the cabinet and I think that's
a dangerous place to lead a democratic republic.
DV So what has been the biggest disappointment in your
congressional career?
July 18, 2006
Same-Sex Marriage Resolution
A vote to pass a joint resolution
to pass a constitutional amendment providing that marriage in
the United States consists of the
union of a man and a woman.
Vote: No
Source: www. vote-smart. org
and now it's part of the extenders package,
we're not fighting to get it in the extenders Brian Baird (D)
package it's in there, we just get the
broader package passed.
That's really remarkable, to have
something that's off the table, and partly it's because I
came up with a creative way to do it that minimized the
budget impact overall but restored fairness for our particular
states. That difference was very helpful in getting the thing
passed.
Bairds communications secretary: I think you're running
a little late, we can take one more question.
DV What would you say to a kid leaving for Iraq?
BB: [silence]. .. Well, I think the most important thing
is to let the men and women who are serving in Iraq and
Afghanistan know that we support them as people, we
support them as soldiers, we will do our best to make sure
they have all the equipment they need to perform their jobs
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legislation, and not just the inability to do it, the manner in a safe and effective way. We will do our best to take care
in which it was defeated, and what I consider to be of them when they come home and their families while
extraordinarily illogical and unjustified arguments against they are away, and they will make us proud by their ~ervice
it. And underhanded tactics employed by the majority party, over there.
and the fact that in the process we have left the country
Whether or not one agrees with this conflict, which I don't,
DV: What have you done to represent the interests of vulnerable to martial law, I think that's a grave mistake. So I am I 00 percent committed to supporting these soldiers and
E:vergreen students?
that's been a substantial disappointment.
their families. It takes a tremendous amount of courage, and
enormous sacrifices, not just the sacrifice of lives or limbs,
BB: I think in a number of ways. First of all, I've had a
D V.· And your greatest accomplishment?
the sacrifice of being away from their families.
umber of town hall [meetings] in the greater Olympia area;
I've got two 18-month-old boys and I hate being away
've been out t() campus a number of times. The students
BB: Probably the sales tax deductibility. It affects so many from them for ten days, which this job requires from time to
re interested in Evergreen, obviously all students in the people and with such magnitude and frankly the reality of time. Some of these folks are required to leave their families
country are interested in student loans, and we've worked that is that sales tax deductibility was lost in 86, and for the for two years. They don't see their kids get born, they don't
o try to fight cuts in the student loan program, to increase better part of 18 years it laid dormant and nobody picked it see them for their first year of life, we need to respect and
up, and I recognized that we ought to fix it and came in and honor that and support these people as individuals and I
he amount of Pell grants. ·
On a number of international issues I think Evergreen people said, "There's no way you're going to get that done, wholeheartedly do.
tudents would probably, by and large, support my opposition from the minority party, and as a relatively new member",
And I would say we're with you, we appreciate what you
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Baird, shook his hand, and his press secretary's hand, and
turned off the microphone. Baird turned to me and said,
"Were there any other critical questions you wanted to ask?"
"You're on the science committee, what are you doing about
global warming?" I said, and turned the microphone back
on.]
BB: The most important way to address global warming
is broad based responsible energy policy that reduces
consumption of fossil fuels and moves us to towards
alternative energy sources.
There's a DARPA [Defense Advanced Research Project
Agency] like bill in the science committee that I've strongly
supported, we've supported increased CAFE standards,
etc. So the science committee's focused on t~chnological
innovations, on a host of fronts, ranging from hydrogen
to fuel cells to ultimately maybe even superconductivity,
things like that.
DV And the transportation committee as well?
88: Similarly I've supported CAFE standards
D V Public transportation over freeways?
BB: I wouldn't say over, but as part of our transportation
solution you've got to have public transit and alternatives.
In Olympia for example, I secured $4 million for the
bridging the gap project to complete the bike trail, the
Chehalis western bike trail that will get people form the
Lacey area over I-5, so a lot more people can bike. Now that
might not seem like a lot but if you can take a couple hundred
cars off the road a day you've made a real impact.
[An interview with Bairds opponent in the November
election is scheduled for October II, and should appear in
the following issue of the Cooper Point Journal. To register
to vote in Thurston county visit http://www.secstate.wa.gov/
elections/register.aspx ]
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The Language Symposium:
Desire makes the world go 'round: an exploration
By Victoria Larkin
The origin of language: speaking
-inner world to outer, One to an Other,
is as mysterious as the origin of the
Universe. One can speculate all the way
back, using mathematical equations
and physical theories, to the so-called
Big Bang, but not get anywhere near
knowing from whence the Big Bang
would have come.
This physical explanation, which is
not even sure of its How, begs, at least
to my mind, the more metaphysical
question: Why?
This is where I begin my inquiry
about language, and when I say
"language" here, I'm referring to verbal
constructions; for, that which we speak
through our mouths is only one form of
language.
I often hear the presumption that
language evolved around finding food,
focusing on survival.
·
A preoccupation with food sources
makes sense, for, as anyone who has
ever been reduced to starvation rations
will soon discover, it's all about the
food.
But one doesn't need language to kill
a living creature for one's sustenance.
As any good hunter knows, unlike
these noisy "white" men in the woods
these days, hunting is all about silence,
usually for long periods of time. One
might use some sign language, easy to
read gestures.
Merely holding your hands up to
your head a certain way and moving
your body around would suffice for
communicating "Big animal, good for
dinner, over thataway".
We've always heard about men
being "strong and silent". Is it just a
myth? Or did biological necessity do
it? Hunting for food requires little or no
vocabulary.
Much can also be taught and learned
through apprenticeship, without using
any words. I learn by helping you
prepare the meat for eating. I watch
as you kindle the flame, and I do the
same.
I see which berries you gather, I taste
the sweetest ones, and I know next time
which ones to pick, and when. Perhaps
simple sounds were used in repetitive
situations. The same grunt over and
over again with reference to some
creature in the distance might have led
to what amounted to a word for it.
But there is no need for complexity,
for a grammar. Even for more personal
communication, much can be ·said
without words, with merely a look, a
gesture, an act, or the lack of one.
With my eyes, I can tell you: Yes,
you're the one ... perhaps I could even
convey why, if you let me near enough.
And this works to express both love
and murderous intent. I do not need
language of the verbal kind.
It is when the hunt is over, the
berries mashed and waiting, the food
needs satisfied, that people have time to
sit back by the fire and look up at the
stars. It is at this point that I believe
"language" arose.
not those green leaves?
To question, to ponder, to reach
toward understanding, to discover
deeper
mysteries,
to
pass
on
philosophical kinds of knowledge, to
even acquire that knowledge, one must
have a language, a grammar, words.
Whatever drove it, all humans created
grammars with which to communicate.
Verbal language is how we connect our
thoughts to thoughts.
With language we unravel our
individuality and weave it into our
(j (j To question, to ponder, to reach toward
understanding, to discover deeper mysteries,
to pass on philosophical kinds of kl:zowledge,
to even acquire that knowledge, one must have
a language, a grammar, words.
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As we know from all kinds of devious
political regimes who keep their people
frantic over how to provide the next
meal so as to avoid a revolution, one
doesn't have time to philosophize when
food is at issue.
But once people stop having to
worry about their body fuel, their
minds begin to wander, and they hegin
to reflect and to question. Perhaps way
back when, under those stars, half clad
beside others in whatever kind of tribe
one was in, there arose the desire to say
more, to know more, to commune more
deeply.
I imagine it being this desire to
explore and to relate that led to the
creation of vocabulary.
To form a grammar, one must have a
need for words. And to have that need,
one must have something that impels
expression in a manner beyond gesture.
One would have to have thoughts to
speak of.
Perhaps at this point in history our
thoughts are framed in words because
they've been part of our paradigm all
our lives. But once upon a time, our
thoughts were less specific, less clear.
They were perhaps just feelings, moods,
wonderings that wanted to be explored.
The Jew in me thinks: First, there was
a question, a conundrum burning inside
someone, a "why" that demanded
formulating, and then answering: Why
does the moon appear and disappear?
Why does my sex do what it does? How
do these little ones get made? What's
going on? Why does my stomach hurt
every time I eat these green leaves, but
world.
To enter into communion, with
one's self, with one's others, with one's
world, with one's god, to come out of
isolation one requires a method through
which one's inner self can be shared,
and through which the other can be
comprehended as well. Grunting can
only go so far. You don't need grammar
to kill people, or even to make love,
but you do need grammar to have
conversations.
At this point in my mental
meanderings, I had a revelation: Perhaps
gram mar was the original fragmentation
into "one" and the "Other." · Perhaps
before grammar there was no "Other'.
Perhaps the creation of grammar
was the fall of humanity, and before
grammar, All was One ... Perhaps in our
silence we had knowing. We certainly
had stillness, peace, until we crowded
up/clouded up each other's ears with
our babble. And we have not known
wholeness since. Maybe language
separated us:
To keep from touching you, I talk;
To keep from feeling you, I talk;
To keep from being alone with
myself, I talk;
To keep from hearing the ineffable
(silence), I talk ...
By talking I create distance from
what is within and walls between me
and what is without.
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The Scientific Revolution is the we are also wired for many things
natural outcome of this di-chotomy, we do not utilize. As long years of
di-alogue, dualistic relationship: I relationships have taught me, potential
and Other. What are bridges are also doesn't necessarily mean fulfillment.
across chasms. Perhaps before we were Without the desire to be a great piano
just there. The irony of it: we create player, all the latent wired talent in
language with which to communicate the Universe won't make you play the
our inner selves to an Other, and thereby piano, ever, at all. And this is why I
create an Other. Before that, perhaps we postulate: there must be Desire.
were one, and just knew. Perhaps that
Creating languages was no easythi ng:
first question was the first shattering, there had to be an impulse, a drive to do
and with language we stepped out of it, a desire for some level of intellectual
communion.
intercourse.
M a n y
Desire leads to
It is only our bias that all things. All
mythologies
attribute the gift makes us think "primitive that we create
of language to
is from desire:
man" had nothing deep for
the gods. Adam
security, for
to
say
and
spent
his
time
was given speech
satiety, for love,
by "God", (with
for revenge, for
naming the animals.
which, I must
power, for beauty.
note, his first
Humans had the
task was to name the animals). Ifl read desire to speak, to impart something
"god" as the spark of spirit within, to others, had the urge to convey
then I agree that language was god- something that couldn't be expressed
given. It is only our bias that makes without words, and out of this desire,
us think "primitive man" had nothing languages were born. We shaped our
deep to say and spent his time naming languages to express ourselves, and
the animals. It is perhaps our cultural once into this world there was no going
framework that conditions us to see back. As to what language has done to
language, naming, the hierarchy of us, or what we have done to each other
power over "our Kingdom of Objects" with language since then, well, that is
rather than exploration of our Universe, another story.
as the motivating factor for language.
Larkin is a senior enrolled in a
I allow that something more pressing
made humans come up with grammar.
contract titled The Use and Abuse of
It has been said that we are wired Language. She is also a tutor at the
for language, and maybe we are. But writing center.
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Louise's works range from a dark,
expressionistic style that invokes us to
think about some of the more serious
aspects of the feminine character, to the
vibrant, circus-like atmosphere that brings
one into an almost dreamy, surreal state.
Particularly notable to me was her
use of very 'simple' mediums to create
an altogether finished and balanced look.
When I say 'simple' mediums, I mean
things such as colored pencils, oil pastels,
charcoal, and mixed media.
Really, these mediums are only as
simple as the artist makes them. However,
someone with the talent to use colored
pencils in the way that Louise Williams
has certainly has a little special something
going on.
Likewise, her works with pastels were
simply amazing. Her pieces provide an
insightful representation of an intricate
and complicated mind and certainly
worth the short walk to the 4th floor of the
library, where her exhibit will be going on
until October 29, 2006.
Louise was a strong supporter of
women painters. According to some at the
opening who were well acquainted with
the artist, her passion for uplifting women
artists was as fiery as her passion for art.
In a ten-minute, introductory video
compiled by Connie Simpson, a close
friend and Evergreen graduate, significant
questions are asked, such as, "Where do
women painters fit in?" and, "What is
[the situation with women painters] like
today?" The video continues on with
Photo by Lisa Hubert
Simpson with one of Williams paintings on
exhibit at the Evergreen gallery.
Louise suggesting possible courses of
action for women painters on changing
their place in society. A key idea presented
through this video-and which many of
us can certainly understand-is the one
of gender roles. Louise tells us that if one
gender's role has to change, so does the
other one.
Going on, she explains that we are
like puzzle pieces; if you alter one side of
the piece, then you must also change the
corresponding piece. So must it be with
men and women, she says.
Her views are such that I believe many
Evergreen students could relate to her. I
would encourage everyone stop by and
take a look at these wonderful works in
the Gallery.
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COO:fER POINT JOURNAL
LEITERS & OPINIONS
OCTOBER 5, 2006
Losing civil liberties in an
historical context
A call to
preemptive
unilateralism
By Sky Cohen
By Matt Vinson
It was with
disbelief
and
great sadness that
I read the details
of the M i Iitary
Commissions
Act of 2006. This
bill,
recently
passed in the Senate and the House, will
undoubtedly be looked upon as one of the
lowest points in American democracy
since the Alien and Sedition Acts of the
late l81h century.
The bill gives unchecked power to
the executive branch in regard to arrests,
imprisonment and torture. The new
legislation has a frighteningly vague
definition of "enemy combatants," which
foreign nationals and even US citizens can
be labeled. This label alone is enough to
justify the arrest and indefinite detention
of a person with no chance of appeal. The
new law will suspend the Writ of Habeas
Corpus, giving prisoners no chance of
challenging detainment. The president
will be free to decide what abusive
interrogation methods are tolerable and
keep his decision a secret, thus legalizing
torture.
Evidence gained from coercion will
be considered reliable and admissible
in military tribunals. These narrow
definitions of torture in the bill will allow
rape and sodomy of prisoners without
consequence. Among the most terrifying
of the clauses in the bill is the provision
for exemption from judicial review. No
judge will be allowed to challenge any
aspect of the system except through
military tribunals.
The Writ of Habeas Corpus, a freedom
dating back to the Magna Carta, 1215
A.D., hasn't been suspended since Lincoln
held office. The legality of Lincoln's
action regarding the Writ during the Civil
War is dubious at best and still debated
today. Mr. Bush is justifying this action
with his War on Terror, a war he admits
is indefinite.
This is a bill that passed without
significant opposition. How is that
possible? The democrats in the House
and the Senate are too afraid of being
labeled as weak on terror this election
cycle to speak up. The bill was reformed
through compromises made by Senators
McCain, Warner and Graham, with the
administration. The compromised bill
pleases both the right and the far right.
Stephen Colbert has never been more
spot-on when he said "governing is a lot
easier when your checks and balances
come from people who don't want to
check or balance you." Why fight the
opposition party when you can find a
compromise with the opposition within
your own party?
Whether this is ultimately the low
point or just one more step on the way to a
totalitarian state, one can't say. Plato said
in The Republic, "The most aggravated
form of tyranny and slavery springs forth
from the most extreme form of liberty
and democracy," and yet I never thought I
would witness such a thing myself.
I shudder to think what other freedoms
the people of this country are willing to
be stripped of in the name of safety. Still
on the horizon is a bill set to legalize Mr.
Bush's warrantless wiretapping program.
Not that he will need the evidence
produced from that program to justify
arresting you and imprisoning you forever
without trial.
"They that give up essential liberty to
obtain temporary safety, deserve neither
liberty nor safety."-- Benjamin Franklin.
How
should
our
democratic
society act towards
potentially
dangerous threats
before they take
place on our home
soil? The answer:
Preemptive unilateralism, preemptive
war and preemptive detentions. Through
the devastation that was had on 9-11-01,
we have all experienced the negative
repercussions of political pacifism. As
Americans in a post 9-11 society the
traditional classification of terrorism no
longer suffices and new definitions of
jurisprudence are needed to combat a
new threat. We live in an age in which
suicidal terrorists don explosives and
possibly have access to weapons of
mass destruction. Those terrorists
would willingly take others' lives for the
prospect of martyrdom.
Preemptive unilateralism has become
a necessary part of American foreign
policy, which means that racial/religious
profiling, preemptive detentions, forceful
Vinson is a junior enrolled in interrogations, restrictions of rights and
even preemptive war need to be applied
Cinematography and Neon Sculpture.
in order to protect the general public
from another terrorist attack. There is an
obligation of the federal government to
protect America and its citizens; which is
why we are in need of detainment camps,
such as those located at Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, Abu Ghraib, Iraq and hundreds
of other camps throughout the globe.
Although not all detainees are guilty, a
the rest of my day? Would I be able to few are, and those who are innocent are
focus within my class? Would they then being sacrificed for the greater good. High
have succeeded to a certain degree if ranking AI-Qaeda officials, including
I could not? Could we lessen or stop Osama Bin Laden and Abu Ayyub althat kind of effect from happening? In Masri, have vowed that the attacks on
the past, people did not respond to the United States soil would not end with
protestors as vocally as they did this year, 9-11. However in the five years since the
but I talked to many who were greatly attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon and
upset and affected by it. In ignoring the the application of this new foreign policy,
demonstrators, we did not decrease their there have been zero attacks within the
effect on the community, although we did borders ofthe United States. This proves
the effectiveness of both the detainment
not encourage or increase it either.
As Evergreen students, we have a camps and our foreign policies.
This past August, with the help of
social contract we hold each other to
surveillance
by the government, plots to
in order to maintain a safe space for
blow
up
airplanes
headed from the United
learning, but how can we express that
Kingdom
to
the
United
States were foiled.
standard to those who are not members
of our community? Perhaps next time Then in September Peter Clarke, of the
we can get one of those drum circles United Kingdom, admitted that the police
Evergreen is famous for going on around are keeping watch on "thousands of
the demonstrators so we can't hear the people" who may be involved in terrorist
slogans, and we can have ourselves a activities. Clarke then stated that these
joyful gathering of"baby killing women," people included "not just terrorists, not
"porn-freaks," "sodomizers," "rebellious just attackers but the people who might
women," "godless men," and maybe even be tempted to support or encourage." If
it were not for the sacrifice of a few civil
some Mormons.
Instead of responding to them, we liberties in order to counteract these acts
can take the time to celebrate life, our of terrorism, hundreds of people would
community and our respect for the have been killed. Now imagine this same
diversity within it, without even having to scenario, taking place in San Francisco,
be mutually exclusive of our sign-holding Houston or even Seattle. Personal
friends. After all, the Bible also says "Let sacrifices need to be made, the privacy of
them praise His name with dancing, and a few e-mails is not worth the decimation
make music to Him with tambourine of cities. Terrorism has evolved and so
and harp, for the Lord takes delight in must we evolve to counter it, even if that
His people; He crowns the humble with means the renouncing of certain civil
liberties for a safer tomorrow.
salvation" (Psalm 149:3-4 NRV).
Regarding our sign-holding friends
By Abigail Anderson
The
recent
fundamentalist
Christian,
antiabortion protestors
on campus have
been a topic of
discussion for the
past week or so,
and one by which I find myself incredibly
torn. I don't like the presence of these
demonstrators and the fact that, for some,
they make Red Square a less secure place.
I do however respect their right to gather
and make a statement, as I hope they
would respect mine. The proper response
to these demonstrators is a question that
continually plagues me and has since the
end of last year.
You see, the Bible Believers
demonstrated on campus last year as well.
My response was to borrow the Bible of
one of them and read Matthew 7 to him
(which is the one that says basically not
to judge others, or you will be judged the
same way and true judgment is reserved
for God alone). Now, the reason this was
my first response was because I have
the unusual luck of having ministers for
parents ... both of them. Granted, they
are both very liberal, mission-oriented
ministers who do great work within
their community and I am incredibly
proud of them. However, this means I
have absorbed a lot of Bible verses, been
through almost every class they offered
in the church, and even attended some of
seminary classes with them when I was
at the impressionable age of five. Not to
mention attending weekly lectionary
meetings with my Dad every summer
since I was sixteen or so. I'm probably
more qualified to talk about the Bible
than your average televangelist. Not only
do I know most of the verses, I also know
who Marcus Borg and Matthew Fox are.
Despite all this, I identify as pagan, so
most of this knowledge sits in a corner
and collects dust and cobwebs until I
get to pull it out on some unsuspecting
demonstrator.
Now back to the story. One might
expect that reading a Bible verse in which
Jesus says not to judge others would have
some effect, at the very least surprise, on
the demonstrator in question. Inreality, it
had none at all. He had me read on until
verse five, which talks about pulling the
log from one's own eye so they can see.
The implication was that he had done
this, and therefore was capable of judging
people. In other words, he totally missed
the point of that first verse.
The reason I bring up this story is
because it made me realize that our actions
probably don't impact the people with the
signs at all, but their actions create a very
large disturbance among students within
Evergreen. Knowing this, perhaps we
should reconsider our response and think
a little about what other responses might
be within those circumstances. In my
mind, our focus should be on lessening
their power to negatively influence our
classmates, our friends, and ourselves.
Say, for example, I was a woman who had
recently made the decision to terminate
a pregnancy and I came to school to
face those signs. How would that affect
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Museums.
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Culture in the Public Sphere.
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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
OCTOBER 5, 2006
Runner seeks same, offers freedom and friendship
Women's
volleyball
falls back
By Emily Uhlig
Have you ever felt trapped-stuck in
a crowd, traffic, a cramped classroom?
Sometimes there are crowds so tkick you
can't even move. In college there are people
around you all day-school, the cafeteria,
your dorm room. Sometimes it's hard to
hear yourself think. When was the last time
you actually listened to yourself think and
could really hear yourself without someone
else butting in? If you can't hear yourself
think, you can't know who you really are.
Sometimes you need to get away and find
some space. That's the great thing about
running- it gives you a whole lot of space. It
makes you free. It makes you fly.
When I'm running I can think about
anything I want to with no distractions. I
also can not think about anything I don't
want to-1 can leave it all behind me-it's
my choice. In running you choose how fast
you're going, where you're going and how
By Tori Needer
The woman's volleyball team couldn't
keep up their winning streak on Friday
night against Albertson College. Albertson
took the lead in the first round, dominating 9-30. Evergreen picked up momentum
in the second round but suffered a narrow
defeat of27-30. Unfortunately they couldn't
parlay it in to victory and were finally shut
down in the third round 20-30.
In their sixth Cascade Conference match
Evergreen was set back early and had a hard
time recovering against Albertson's towing
defense. Time and time again Evergreen
offence set and spike flawlessly only to be
quickly batted back down by the Albertson
front line.
Evergreen's best work was in the second round when they exploited the hole in
Albertson's formation. The ball sailed to the
ground with out one of the visiting team's
players coming near it. One of the Geoducks, libero, #6 freshman Ann Forman
stood out not only because of her strong
defensiv~ work but also for her quick-footed
dig that would often end in a forward roll.
Women's volleyball has won four of their
eleven games this season and Albertson
was expected to be a challenge. Seven of
the team's fourteen members are freshmen
this year. Albertson ranks 11th overall in the
NAlA and have a win/lose record of 13-2
this season.
''As a team we're playing better, we're developing faith and trust. We played a strong
team. I feel confident that the girls played
to the best of their ability and that's alii ask
them to do," said Head Coach Bill Lash of
the Geoducks.
far you're going. Running lets you control"
the direction and speed of your life. When
you are running, no one affects your life but
you. That's one thing I love about runningthe freedom of being alone, but another
great thing running brings you is teamwork
and companionship-when you are a member of the cross country team.
You have never quite bonded with someone like you have when you have run with
them. Working together, side by side, matching someone stride for stride is the time
when I feel most a part of the world. It is the
only time I know that whatever I am thinking or feeling, my teammate right beside me
is thinking a'ld feeling the exact same thing.
Cross country creates more than just people
to run with. It creates teammates working
together to get through the pain that is life.
How often do you find companions like
that? In cross country, you find them everyday. That is the great thing about an individual team sport. You can be yourself, you
Evergreen sports overview
By_ Arland Hurd
Women's volleyball
Women's volleyball has two home
games coming up. One on Friday at 7
p.m. will challenge the women to do their
best when they play Concordia University. The second game will be played on
Saturday at 7 p.m. and will be no walk
in the park when they play Corban. With
seven freshmen on the team there is a lot
of room for growth. The two losses that
we had during the weekend leave us currently ranked number 8th in our conference.
Last Friday they went up against Albertson College of Idaho who is ranked
I Ith nationally. The ladies couldn't hold
onto a victory in the match up that ended
9-30, 27-30, 20-30.
The trim of points that Eastern Oregon
provided
gave them a 28-30, 27-30, 19-30
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Women's soccer held on to their Geoduck pride when they defeated Oregon
Institute of Technology.
OIT having no mascot had nothing to
do with the skill that was shown on the
field when three of the Evergreen team
members made goals. Alice Dietz #5,
an Evergreen senior, scored one point,
Jenine Adams #2, a sophomore, scored
another, and Mira Sussman #15, also a
sophomore, put one away also. The final
score was 3-0 Evergreen. The success
didn't last through the weekend though.
On Saturday the women suffered a 2-1
loss to Southern Oregon.
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can be a team. You help yourself, and you
help each other. You can be whatever you
make of it and become whatever it makes of
you-it's your choice.
Right now Evergreen women's cross
country can't be a team-not officially. A
team needs to be composed of at least five
members to be recognized and score points
at races and Evergreen cross country has
only four. We need another girl who's willing to work hard, and have fun, someone
who wants to run head on into life.
If you become a team member, you become a part of something greater than yourself and just as importantly you become
yourself-which is great.
Contact Coach Dickson at (360) 867-6741
or dicksonc@evergreen.edu for information
on cross country.
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Literature.
Men's soccer
There was no stopping the Geoduck men's
soccer team offence against Cascadia last
Thursday, due to the showing of determination
of the Evergreen players. The Geoducks, with
the help of Matt Curry #2 and Lacey Conner
#15 (both freshman), put up three goals and
stopped all attempts for points by the opposition, leading the team to an impressive 3-0 victory over the Thunderbirds.
The ability of our Evergreen men's defense
was superb. Matt Graves #8 and Kyle Andrews
#7 were able to put together some impressive
blocks on the field that stopped the advances of
Cascadia's Mark Tower.
There were some penalties on the field, but
when an allotted penalty kick was given Evergreen's Justin Kobe kept the opposing team's
board clear.
On Saturday they fared well despite a 2-1
defeat against Concordia James Mcdonald
scored our point, which was the result ofa penalty.
This year's men's Geoducks are tied for second place in the conference with a conference
record of2-2 and an overall record of3-5-l.
Today's game is in Oregon against Corban.
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Thursday
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. "World Can't Wait"
protest rally. Capitol Building steps.
5 p.m. Common Bread's first interfaith
gathering of the year. Longhouse Cedar
Room.
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ArtsWalk XXXIII
Sneak Preview Opening "Wood &
Stone & Light & Line." The Washington Center. 512 Washington St. SE,
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film, "An Inconvenient Truth." St.
Patrick Catholic Church, 825 E.
Edgar St., Seattle. Open discussion to
follow. Information at (206)329-2960.
ing. Open discussion to follow. Support
the Evergreen Food Bank by bringing
canned goods to the event.
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7:30p.m. Radical Women Organizing Meeting. New Freeway Hall, 5018
Rainier Ave. S., Seattle. Supper, with
vegetarian option, available at 6:30 p.m.
for a $7.50 donation. For more information call Radical Women at (206)7226057 or e-mail RWseattle@mindspring.
com. Everyone welcome.
7:30p.m. Elliott Bay Books presents
author Thorn Harmann talking about
his new book, "Screwed: The Undeclared War on the Middle Class".
Town Hall, Eighth and Seneca, Seattle. Tickets $5 from Elliott Bay Book
Company, info and tickets (206)6246600 or www.elliottbaybook.com.
7 p.m. "Loose Change" film screen-
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7:30 p.m. OFS Presents "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," 1919 silent film
set to live music with the Devil
Music Ensemble from San Francisco. $10.00 general! $8.00 OFS
members. All ages. Advance tickets are available at www.buyolympia.com or at the box office night
of show.
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7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The South
Sound Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society October
meeting. Visitors are welcome.
Washington State Capital
Museum, 211 West 21'' Avenue,
Olympia.
Tuesday
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7:30 p.m. Elliott Bay Books presents
James McGreevey, who proclaimed
himself"a gay American" in 2004
while announcing his impending resignation as governor ofNew Jersey,
will discuss his personal struggle
with homosexuality and New Jersey
politics in a new memoir, "The Confession." Town Hall, Eighth Ave at
Seneca (downstairs, enter on Seneca
Street), Seattle. Tickets $5 from
Elliott Bay Book Company, info and
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10 a.m. to I p.m. The Tacoma/ Pierce
County Progressive Roundtable presents
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7:30p.m. OFS presents "Anna Cabrini
Chronicles." Capitol Theater, 206 5'h Ave
SE, downtown Olympia. Tawd Dorenfeld,
visiting filmmaker, introduction before
film, and question and answer. $7.00 general/ $4.50 OFS members. Tickets available at the box office only. All ages.
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Jean, x5621.
7 p.m. Jazz group Native Blue at
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