The Cooper Point Journal Volume 35, Issue 6 (October 26, 2006)

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WORLD'S POPULAR BOOKS. PAGE 7 +DIET FOR A NEW ACTIVIST PAGE 8 +STUDENTS RESPOND TO GRAFFITI PAGE 10

°COOPER POINT

OURNAL

Faculty and staff examine diversity at Evergreen
Diversity DTF to
release its report
By Galen Swift
The Diversity DTF (Disappearing
Task Force) will release its "Report to the
President" within the week to all faculty,
staff and students.
The report includes examination of
issues surrounding diversity at Evergreen
and makes recommendations for change
within the college.
The Background
The DTF was charged by Les Puree,
president, in April 2005. According to
Laura Grabhorn, DTF Chair, his goal was
for the strategic plan to have a whole section
for diversity-the DTF was the first step in
that direction.
Previously, there have not been
committees formed specifically in order to
create a long-term approach to diversitythere was one applicable report each in the
70s, 80s, and 90s.
Most recently, Tfle Framework for the
Assessment ofEvergreen as a Multicultural
Community was produced in 2005 by
the Washington Center for Improving
Undergraduate Education.
There were eighteen members of the

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Compiled from
appendix 5 of the
report to the president
by the Diversity
DTF, to be released
this week. It details
how students in
the undergraduate
population of the
Evergreen State
College classified
themselves in fall of
2005.

Native American
Alaska Native 4.4%
Asian
Pacific Islander 4.4%

Hispanic/ Latino 4.2%

African American 5.2%

African American 1.81%
American Indian 3.
Hispanic/Latino 3.51%-,

1

Compt.1edfirom th e Unkown 12.23%
Higher Education
Coordinating Board's
1998 state-wide
progress report. It
details how students
in the undergraduate
population ofthe
Evergreen State
College classified
themselves in fall of
/996.

SEE "DIVERSITY" PAGE 4

Bush and Congress suspend habeas corpus
By fan Humphrey
As of October 17, 2006, habeas
corpus has been suspended so that,
in the words of our president, those
"questioning terrorists" can "continue
to do everything within the limits of
the law to get information that can save
American lives."
Habeas corpus is a legal instrument
that allows detainees to seek release
from unlawful imprisonment.
Habeas corpus has been suspended
before. In 1942, F.D.R. seized 120,000
Japanese and Japanese . Americans and
placed them in relocation camps after the
attack on Pearl Harbor.
The bill allowing for this suspension,
the Military Commissions Act of 2006,
was passed in the Senate by a vote of65 to
34 on September 28, 2006. The very next
day, the House of Representatives passed
the bill by a vote of 270-150, with only
twelve absent, leaving no doubt about
congress's strong feelings on this issue.
President George Bush signed off on the
deal on October 17, saying that" ... with
the distance of history the questions will
be narrowed and few. Did this generation
of Americans take the threat seriously
and did we do what it takes to defeat that
threat?"
TESC
Olympia, WA 98505
Address Service Requested

While the house of representatives
was debating this bill, Representative
David Wu of Oregon mentioned one
possible situation.
"Let us say that my wife, who is here
in the gallery with us tonight, a sixth
generation Oregonian, is walking by the
friendly, local military base and is picked
up as an unlawful enemy combatant.
What is her recourse? She says, I am a
U.S. citizen. That is a jurisdictional fact
under this statute, and she will not have
recourse to the courts? She can take it to
Donald Rumsfeld, but she cannot take it
across the street to an article 3 court."'
The Military Commissions Act
removed habeas corpus for any noncitizen determined by a committee to be
an "unlawful enemy combatant engaged
in hostilities or having supported
hosti I ities against the United States."
Excepting section 1005 of the Detainee
Treatment Act of2005, "no court, justice,
or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear
or consider an application for a writ of
habeas corpus filed by or on behalf of
an alien detained by the United States
who has been determined by the United
States to have been properly detained as
an enemy combatant or is awaiting such
determination." §1005(e)(l), 119 Stat.
2742.

For those of you wondering what
exactly defines an "unlawful enemy
combatant," it is either a person who
"has engaged in hostilities or who has
purposefully and materially supported
hostilities against the United States or
its co-belligerents who is not a lawful
enemy combatant" or "a person who,
before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of the Military Commissions
Act of 2006, has been determined to
be an unlawful enemy combatant by a
Combatant Status Review Tribunal or
another competent tribunal established
under the authority of the President or
the Secretary of Defense." The definition
of a "Competent Tribunal," as defined in
the U.S. Army field Manual, is a "board
of not less then three officers."
The National Lawyers Guild released
a statement that "Anyone who donates
money to a charity that turns up on
Bush's list of 'terrorist' organizations,
or who writes or speaks out against the
government's policies, could be declared
an 'unlawful enemy combatant' ·and
imprisoned indefinitely."
Ian Humphrey is a freshman enrolled
in Sign, Symbol, Symptom. E-mail
him with any responses at humian05@
evergreen. edu.

Issue 6
Volume 35
Oct. 26, 2006

Future of

TESCTalk
in question
By Tori Needer
Because of recent alleged misuse,
the TESCTalk listserv is under review.
Art Costantino posted a message on
list October 16 citing sorrie issues of
contention as the use of "stereotypical
and
insensitive
statements"
and
breach of Evergreen's Social Contract.
TESCTalk is an e-mail list available
by subscription that enables discussion
among campus members about current
topics of interest in the Evergreen
community.
Since the beginning of the quarter
various topics on the list have raised
controversy, such as the men's basketball
team's level of social awareness and
accusations that the program Pillars of
Fire unfairly promotes Jewish culture
over other minority topics. Many
members expressed the view that these
posts employed ethnic stereotypes
and
bordered
on
anti-Semitism.
The administration intervened when
students and faculty reported feeling
threatened by the nature of the posts.
Many of these posts were made from
non-evergreen.edu addresses, ensuring
anonymity for the author.
John Hurley, vice president for finance
and administration, is convening ~
group of faculty, staff and students to
evaluate the issues surrounding the list.
The review group, which is composed
of faculty, students and staff, will
evaluate the list's structure and format
and whether it is effectively fulfilling
its designated purpose. The review
group will then turn over their findings
to the senior staff, a group comprised
of higher administrators including
the president and the vice presidents.
Currently the only action being taken is

SEE "TESCTALK" PAGE 5

CORRECTIONS
• James Staples's middle initial is A, not H.
• Lauriel Schuman is a peer
advisor for study abroad.
• The Phrontisterion was
spelled incorrectly in the
last issue. But do you really
blame us?
• Jesse Tarlton. Not Jesse
Tarilton. Not Jessi Tarlton.
Jesse Tarlton. You can blame
us for this one.
PRSRT STD
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OCTOBER 26, 2006
The school administration is considering
what to do with TESCTalk in response to
racist comments, anti-Semitic comments,
and undermining the integrity of a program. What do you think should be done
to TESCTalk in response to these prejudices and ongoing complaints?"
By Ryan Hanks and Charlie Daughterty

"TESCTalk should be a forum
where events and ideas should be
discussed intelligently. Stud~nts
should be mature about what they
contribute. Its not Jerry Springer."

•

Amelia Mann, junior
Political Economy ofSocial Movements

"Students who voice their opinions in
an inappropriate matter should be held
accountable by their community. People
need to be responsible for their words."

•

,,If you want people to stop spewing hate
speech you have to have the ability to
shut down individuals who create divisions through hateful speech; removing
the vehicle for free speech isn't necessary
when one person abuses it."

Jesse Strass, sophomore
Political Economy ofSocial Movements

Colin Bartlett, freshman
Understanding Species

"To shut it down would be to ignore the
problem. Dissemination of information of
other cultures would be the most effective
way to deal with prejudices on TESCTalk."
Lee Dallas, senior
Multicultural Counseling

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"I see how it has value for the
campus but I don't use it."

>

"It should be moved to an online
opt-in web forum [where] you can
have a moderator. Tying it into Evergreen's CAS [certified authenticated
server] would remove amenity."
Jonathan E. Magen, second year
Data and !'?formation and co-coordinator of
theJCC

Lori Lawrence
Internship with the Department of Ecology

"Maybe a link that people can click [to access
,..-..........-t TESCTalk] with a mandatory login using your
Evergreen email account will get rid of the
possible negative outcomes of amenity and
keep people responsible for their words."

"I think it's a fine line of freedom of
speech and protecting the integrity
of institution and what it stands for."

Ben Zegeye, freshman
Academic Writing as Inquiry

Marina Galvan, junior
Studying business

"If somebody is putting racial
comments on there they should
be blocked from using it. I'm sure
it can't bf: hard to do."

"Instead of shutting it down maybe
there can be set rules and structure;
revise the way it works. In Yahoo
groups there are facilitators that
boot people for breaking the rules."

Ben Martchek

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OCTOBER 26, 2006

Do-it-yourself silkscreen
printing workshop
Bring a black and white design and
learn how to silkscreen it into hundreds
of t-shirts or patches. This event is
Wednesday Nov. I at 5:30 p.m. and
sponsored by Carnival, the Evergreen
Political Arts Collective, in the CAB 315
workroom. Contact (360)867-6636 with
questions.

David Hlavsa book signing
event
In "An Actor Rehearses: What to Do
When and Why," David Hlavsa, Theatre
Arts Professor at Saint Martin's University
in Lacey, shows how to make a vital
connection between becoming a better
actor and becoming a better person: more
compassionate, more vital, more alive.
"An Actor Rehearses" demonstrates how
leading a purposeful life on stage can help
us to lead more fulfilling lives off stage.
Hlavsa reads from his new book at 7 p.m.
on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Orca Books, 509
Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, (360)352-0123
(www.orcabooks.com). Hlavsa will also
sign his book at the event. Hlavsa's book
leads actors and directors through a process
that is presented simply, sequentially, and
in detail, starting before rehearsals begin
and continuing through the first readthrough, blocking rehearsals, technical
rehearsals and performances.

Sunday memorial service for
Marge Brown
There will be a community memorial
service for Marge Brown .on Sunday, Oct.
29 at I p.m. at the Longhouse Education
and Cultural Center. Friends, colleagues
and students are invited to attend. Marge
died on Sunday, July 9 after a three-year
fight with ovarian cancer. She turned 50
on March 28. The Margery B. Brown
Memorial Media Fund has been created
through The Evergreen State College
Foundation to support the student
oriented teaching and production work
in which Marge invested so much of her
life at Evergreen. This fund will support
students interested in researching,
producing and supporting socially
relevant, experimental and critical media.
The fund will provide annual production
stipends, scholarships, and resources
for expanding the college's animation
collection. An annual application process
will be administered by staff and faculty
in media, and awards will be based on
need and thematic content. Donations can
be made at the college foundation's secure
giving site at www.evergreen.edu/give.

New York Style Hand Tossed Pizza
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Tacoma campus event

" ... And Counting"

Flu shot time

On Tuesday, Nov. 7 at I and 6 p.m.,
TESC-Tacoma will host a lecture with
Peter Irons, author of"A People's History
of the U.S. Supreme Court" and a widely
respected authority on the Supreme Court
and constitutional litigation. Irons has
written and edited 12 books, including,
most recently, "Jim Crow's Children: The
Broken Promise of the Brown Decisi<1n."
Irons is a Professor of Political Science at
the University of California at San Diego
(UCSD). He received his undergraduate
degree from Antioch College and his
Masters and Ph.D. in Political Science
from Boston University. He earned
his · Juris D,Pctorate from Harvard Law
School.

Transfer studeRt Allan L. Hill will
present a controversial and provocative
work titled,
" . . . And Counting" on
Oct. 26 and 27 as part of the "Creating
a Conceptual Framework for I mages"
program lnstafiation Art Show~ase in
the Library. According to Hill, "I have
decided on this installation based on the
censorship that led to the termination of
Tami Silicio, an American worker based in
Kuwait, whose photograph of flag-draped
coffins in process of returning home has
became the impetus of gravely needed
dialogue around the dinner table. I am
also creating the piece to draw attention to
the underlying reasons for our continued
presence in Iraq ... " ... And Counting" is
an interpretative and interactive piece and
at the same time expresses the undeniable
fact that issues of censorship have to be
dealt with ... As I consider this project to
be my visual voice, it is my hope that it will
give birth to drastically needed dialogue
and changes in what rights we decide to
give away, and what rights for which we
continue to die." Hill's exhibit is part of a
two-day showcase of installations by local
Evergreen artists.

GetAFluShot will be on campus on
Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the
2nd floor CAB lobby conducting a clinic
for flu and pneumonia shots. Unlike
previous years, vaccine supply is plentiful
for the flu clinic, however some doctor's
offices are experiencing flu vaccine
shortages. Everyone 12 years and older is
encouraged to get an annual flu shot. Flu
shots are $30 and pneumonia shots are
$45, which must be paid by cash or check
at the time of the vaccination. Medical
insurance carriers may reimburse for all
or part of the vaccination cost. Contact
your medical insurance to determine their
requirements. For more information on
the flu vaccine please see http://www.cdc.
gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm

Ladies gatherings
This week from Oct. 28 through
Nov. 3 is Moon Fest Week, focusing on
fertility awareness. On Nov. I at 6 p.m. is
an herbal and natural remedies workshop
for women presented by herbalist Corrine
Boyer, followed by a do-it-yourself
reusable menstrual pad making session,
in CAB 110. On Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. is a
fertility lecture, open to all to learn about
how bodies function as fertile beings in
LHI. Then in the Farmhouse is a two
part workshop to learn about natural
conception and fertility awareness. The
first workshop is from I to 5 p.m. and the
second is from 5 to 7 p.m. Please contact
the Women's Resource Center to sign up;
both workshops must be attended. Finally
on Nov. 3 at7:30 p.m. in the Farmhouse is a
potluck and full moon ceremony. Contact
the WRC in CAB 313, call (360)867-6162,
or email wrc@riseup.net

Celebrate with waste free
holidays
Americans throw away 25 percent more
trash between Thanksgiving and New
Year's Day than during any other time of
the year. The added food waste, shopping
bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows
and ribbons adds up to an additional I
million tons a week to the nation's waste
stream. Thurston County is participating
in the regional Waste Free Holidays
program, which rewards the public
for reducing waste and supports local
businesses. Each participating business
offers an experience or service gift at a
discount of 15 to 50 percent. Purchases
at the discounted price can be made from
Nov. 15 through Dec. 31 by contacting the
local businesses directly. Details on the
participating partners and their discounted
experiences will be posted by Nov. 15 at
www.wastefreeholidays.com. Click on
the Thursto)l County logo to see local
participating businesses, and feel free to
browse the participating businesses in
other counties, such as King, Pierce and
Kitsap, because their discounts apply to
you as well.
Call Amber at (360)754-3355 ext. 7669,
for more ideas on waste free holiday gifts,
creative wrapping, festive parties, and
tree recycling.

Open interview session with
Scott Kruger
Scott Kruger, a candidate for Director
of Development at Evergreen, will be on
campus for interviews on Friday, Oct.
27 from 12 noon to 12:45 p.m. in Sem
H B2107. The Director of Development
works with Advancement staff and other
campus leaders to design, organize, and
implement a comprehensive fundraising
program for Evergreen that includes
the college's Annual Fund and major
individual, corporate and foundation
gifts.
Scott Kruger is currently Director
of Development and Associate Director
for Institutional Advancement at the
Southern Illinois University School of
Law in Carbondale.

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Amy Goodman tour to stop in
Lacey
On Friday, Oct. 27, KAOS and TCTV
will present a lecture by Amy Goodman,
host of radio show "Democracy Now!"
and author of "Static: Government Liars,
Media Cheerleaders and the People Who
Fight Back." The event is at 7 p.m. at
the North Thurston Performing Arts
Center. Goodman is touring for the tenth
anniversary of "Democracy Now!" to
promote the release of her book, and in
celebration of independent media. Tickets
are $10 and $15, available at the KAOS
Studio.

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Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition's
Night Out will be Monday, Nov. 6 at First
United Methodist Church, 1224 Legion
Way SE. A potluck is at 5:30 p.m., then
the discussion is from 6 to 8 p.m. Onsite
childcare and travel reimbursement
available. Share what you know about
the candidates and initiatives. Learn what
others know. Bring your voter pamphlets
and/or ballots. If you are not registered to
vote, come and get registered so you can
vote next election. There are also volunteer
opportunities. Volunteer meetings are
every Wednesday afternoon at I :30 p.m.
at the Olympia WROC office in the Payne
Room of the First Christian Church, 701
Franklin St SE. Outreach will be Thursday
mornings in November at the Olympia
welfare office, 6860 Capitol. Be available
to those who might want a witness and
to let people know more about their
rights. Monday morning, Nov. 6, WROC
will be at the Shelton welfare office.

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Herbalist Presentation for wo"men
and Hand made Pad work Party

Fumhouoe. Sat. Octobe• 28th 1-5 illld Fri. NOY. 31'd S-7.
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C.A.B 110 Wed. NOY. lot@ 6 pm
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Lee. Hall #1 Th11D. NOY. 2nd@ 7pm
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OCTOBER 26, 2006
Recommendation IV is to establish an would "make the 'invisible' visible," in order
DIVERSITY
Academic Curriculum and Community for to recognize and "address troubling patterns"
CONTINUED FROM COVER

Olympia Campus-based Students of Color.
The main idea behind this suggestion is
that in order to increase diversity of the student
body and "address issues of educational
achievement," students of color need to
have a community "linked to the academic
curriculum" (page 13).
The report envisions an academic program
for students of color that crosses campuses,
planning units, and the line between evening
and weekend and full time classes. .
Fifteen faculty and students would have the
opportunity to design this program during a
summer institute. Under the DTF's proposal,
the program would be offered starting 2008-

(page 10).
The key here, the report suggests, is for this
DTF appointed to it by the President in May
disaggregated data to be utilized by the college
and June, 2005, including one student.
in real ways.
Due to varying work commitments, ten
Recommendation VI is entitled Capacity
of these members are currently on the DTF.
Building and Community Engagement.
The student is no longer a member of the
It focuses on creating "an institution-wide
committee.
process for involvement, discussion and
Members of the final committee are: Laura
advocacy," through events designed to promote
Grabhorn, Paul Gallegos, Heesoon Jun, Gillies
thought and communication around diversity,
Malnarich, Alan Parker, Sharon Parker, Rita
most specifically with a suggested five-year
Pougiales, Joyce Stahmers, Joe Tougas and
commitm€nt to a Diversity Series.
Sonja Weidenhaupt.
By "Diversity Series" the report means a
The report was turned into the President
regular stream of lectures, Q and A sessions,
on August 25, and he met with Grabhorn on
and the like. It might look somewhat like the
September 29 to discuss the next steps. Now 2009.
one that exists now, with some significant
it's on the verge of being released to the greater
Recommendation V (page 13), remarked differences; the emphasis would be on
community.
Laura Grabhorn, is perhaps the most dialogue.
contentious, at least among faculty: "That will
That is, after each presentation faculty
The Report
take a lot of discussion," said Grabhorn.
and staff would attend two-hour small group
The report itself is 28 pages long, with an
ln the report, there was much explanation discussions.
additional 32 pages of appendices.
There would also be
The body of the report
"one dialogue activity
consists of an overview,
each quarter." Evergreen's
observations,
seven
various campuses would
recommendations and a
be connected through
What is a Disappearing Task Force?
conclusion.
media technology.
The appendices include
The series would be
A DTF is a group of faculty, student and staff members that
information that the DTF
designed at summer
has been formed to answer a question involving the governance of
used as resources, Iike
institutes, which would
the college. The goal of the DTF is then to find a possible solution
the president's charge,
also include facilitation
while taking into account Evergreen's values and guidelines as
current diversity statistics
training (pages 21-22).
well as state regulations and guidelines. When a task force comes
and TESC Framework for
Recommendation
up with a recommendation it is often presented to faculty, staff, and
Diversity, and documents
III
is
to
formally
students for feedback. If the recommendation is unclear or in need
the DTF created, like
implement "performance
of re-working, the DTF meets again. When a recommendation is
portfolio protocol and a
expectations
and
adopted or when the DTF is no longer needed, the Disappearing
conflict incident response
evaluations" of college
Task Force disassembles or "disappears."
form.
administrators
to
Prominent among the
incorporate
"diversity
Written by Charlie Daugherty.
recommendations
are
efforts" in their workthose to create a Center for
this was already called for
Community Matters (Vll),
in Evergreen's strategic
to Establish an Academic
plan, but the DTF is
Curriculum and Community for Olympia of the reasoning behind it and what its effect recommending making it official (page 12).
Campus-based Students of Color (IV), and would be.
The first recommendation, on page nine
Evergreen faculty are required to assemble of the report, is that the members of the DTF
Diversity, Faculty Portfolio, Faculty Institutes
and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at a portfolio for every program they teach. (who are able) would continue their work as the
Portfolios are meant to be both developmental Implementation and Coordinating Committee,
TESC(V).
The Center for Community Matters tools and in order for faculty to be evaluated.
carrying out the recommendations of the
Under this recommendation, faculty would revised report.
(page 23) would be an open public office for
community members to obtain "immediate essentially use their portfolios to examine the
effectiveness of their programs in respecting
support [when] experiencing conflict."
What's next?
The relevance of this kind of service is and educating about diversity.
The report is in the President's hands,
Grabhorn pointed out that, with the current according to Laura Grabhorn.
especially clear to Grabhorn. "There are this
whole range of issues that maybe don't rise ways of keeping track of demographic data,
"What he wants to do is he wants to get
to the level of a bias incident that's defined as it's very difficult to know what people's feedback from the community first," she said,
a hate crime, but they're still horrible things experiences are at Evergreen. "As a campus, after which he'll incorporate them into his
... those things have to be addressed as a everybody has their own sense of what their report, to be acted upon by the Implementation
community." Which is where the Center for experience is like at Evergreen, and because it's and Coordinating Committee.
such a small community I think they assume
Community Matters would come into play.
When asked how the DTF plans to get
The report does not designate it specifically that everybody else's experience is the same. feedback, especially from students, Grabhorn
for conflict around diversity-its emphasis is And it isn't the case."
explained that standard public forums will
The report recommended as item Il probably be used, as well as an event, "somewhat
on resolving conflict that is not appropriate to
that Evergreen take an important first like an academic fair, something like a poster
take to the civil rights office.
step
in "deepening its diversity work" by session for each different recommendation."
It would be staffed by "trained members of
a wide variety of campus constituencies" as disaggregating data- separating it out
She emphasized that, "this [report] is just
well as people formally qualified to respond to according to race, ethnicity, gender and class.
a start .. . and we really depend on student
Disaggregating data, states the report, participation."
conflicts.
[All citations refer to the "Report to the
President by the Diversity DTF."]
Calen Swift is a junior enrolled in Memory
of Fire. Feedback is appreciated! E-mail
swicall3 @evergreen. edu.

Alumni
meet, greet
and eat

By fan McGuffick
When Pat and Elizabeth Marken
attended Evergreen together twenty years
ago, neither would have dreamed what lay
ahead. Recently, during what was supposed
to be a friendly reunion, they instantly fell
in love, just six weeks ago tying the knot.
But at Saturday's private alumni
reception, the Markens weren't the only
ones with an Evergreen story to tell. Back
on their college stomping ground, about
forty former Greeners met in the library
building,
enthusiastically recounting
glory days and reuniting with friends of
yesteryear.
The reception, which ran from 6 to 8
p.m., brought an eclectic batch of alumni
under the same roof: Past students who
studied everything from chemistry to
political science, who graduated across
Evergreen's life span from 1974 to 2005.
Advancement Vice President, Lee
Hoemann, who spoke at the reception, said
the event was designed to keep graduates
close to the institution and up to date on
breaking developments.
"It's a way to keep them connected to
the community, and to meet and network
for the first time," Hoemann said. "I saw
a lot of the alumni here tonight trading
business cards," she added.
The reception, which featured an array
of food, deserts and wine, also included a
tour of the newly renovated library, media
and computer centers.
Academic Dean, Lee Lyttle, acted
as tour guide, showing off the library's
new balconies, adaptive technology and
children's rooms. Lyttle also provided
detailed back-stories on everything from
the carpet to a stained glass piece in the
building's basement.
Media Services Manager, Wyatt Cates,
also spoke on the tour, explaining the ins
and outs of1Evergreen's photography lab,
student editing suites and multimedia
room.
At the reception, alumni settled into
seats with name tags and dinner plates.
After taking time to meet and mingle,
Hoemann spoke, addressing among other
things new grants and staff openings.
Included was a public relations position the
college hopes to fill this week. Hoemann
also unveiled a poster campaign which
directly acknowledges individual alumni
donors.
Speaking after Hoemann, was Provost
and Academic Affairs Vice President Don
Bantz. Bantz commended Evergreen's
unique educational opportunities and
committed faculty. Notingtwenty-five hires
over the last two years, Bantz praised what
he called "a new generation offaculty."
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an interdisciplinary setting arid make a
difference," he said, "They bring an influx and
infusion of energy to Evergreen."
Other topics included continued efforts
to make Evergreen a truly "green'' campus,
and attempts to attract minority students. As
examples, Bantz cited new compost facilities
and integrating sustainability lessons into
curriculum. An $800,000 dollar grant for
reservation based programs, Bantz said, would
bring "a new pipe line of Native American
students to study in the Northwest region.''
The alumni reception was hosted by the
Alumni Affairs office. Alumni Affairs President,
Bonnie Marie, was the event's major organizer.
Ill and undergoing medical treatment, Marie was
unable to attend, but was noted by Hoemann as
"the heart and soul of the organization." Special
Events Coordinator, Mary Ann Steele, also
helped prepare for the reception; Jay Cortez
from Aramark provided the buffet.
Hoemann said that as Evergreen and its
alumni mature, events like this are becoming
more common. Last year, ten such gatherings
were offered across the country in cities like
San Francisco, Austin, Denver and New York.
"We've seen many wonderful alumni all over
the country," she said.
Connecting graduates was said to be the
event's main goal, but alumni have also been
acknowledged as valuable contributors. Alumni
donated up to $3,000 to the annual fund last
year, according to Hoemann, a thirty percent
jump from the year before.
The newly wed Markens, and others at the
reception, are among those who have, and say
they will continue, to support Evergreen.
"It was great to see all these folks and some
. familiar faces," said alumni Pat Marken. "It's a
great school and we're glad to help it in any way
we can."

Ian McGuffick is a senior enrolled in a
contract called"Print Journalism."

the interim requirement that
members post from an Evergreensponsored address,
restricting
membership to students, faculty,
administrators and alumni. This new
measure is enabling the campus to
identify the authors of a post as· well.
The original plan was to scrap
the board completely, according
to Holly Colbert, special assistant
to the vice president. "The initial
proposal was to shut down
TESCTalk completely but after
further discussion the interim
step was taken," said Colbert.
The listing is filled with discussion
about its own fate. Several
members made posts declaring
their exasperation with the board's
use.
Another poster expressed an
adamant wish to have the list
discontinued. This person stated
that allowing the list to endure
is enabling discrimination and
incivility to proliferate on the
Evergreen community.
Other
comments
express
frustration with the use of the
board but think that discontinuing
the listing is akin to censorship.
The review groups goal is to have
the issue resolve swiftly. The fate
of TESCTalk is to be determined
by the end of the quarter.
Students with thoughts and
opinions about TESCTalk can
reach Holly Colbert at colberth@
evergreen.edu.

Students plan to rrstick it to the administration"

Action begins Thursday
present, they asked the group to help
come up with demands to make to the
Seventeen students met in the central administration.
area of CAB 320 on the evening of
A variety of students were present,
Monday, October 23 to make a plan for including people from student groups
confronting the administration on its SESAME, QPOC, EPIC, SDS, the WRC
response (or lack thereof) to what these and student government.
students refer to as oppression.
They informally, and somewhat
They gathered in order to come up with jokingly, named themselves the "Antidemands to make to the administration, Oppression Appearing Task Force," but
discuss the action and figure out how to they have no plans to become a student
spread the word.
group-they're just coming together to
At least some of the students present act on a need that they see as important.
showed up in response to an e-mail titled
"The goal for this week is to raise
"Stickin [sic] it to the Evergreen Admin." a stink," said Tara Tabassu. Besides
from members of QPOC, that called for taking Costantino a petition, the group
"a ridiculously large group of people to will be making written demands of the
walk into Art Costantino's office and administration and asking students to
confront this issue."
wear red on Thursday, October 26, to
The e-mail mentioned "specifically show that they won't tolerate oppression.
the verbal sexual harassment to a Moslem
In part, students were responding to
female and TESCTalk crap," and stated, current issues, as well as what they see as
"It's about fuckin [sic] time Evergreen veiled oppression.
took a stand on oppression."
Students at the meeting discussed
The students at the meeting all seemed recent "hate speech" on TESCTalk, the
to be in agreement that Evergreen's bias incident in Housing three weeks
administration has
not responded ago [see the CPJ issue from October 5],
appropriately to issues of oppression at and the pending release of the Diversity
the Olympia campus, and that systemic DTF's report to the. President (see story
and subtle oppression is a reality here that on cover).
the administration has not addressed.
Before the meeting a core group had
Calen Swift is a junior enrolled in
drafted a petition that they plan to get a Memory of Fire. Feedback is appreciated!
large group to take to Art Costantino on E-mail swicall3@evergreen.edu.
Thursday. After reading it to the students

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The Language Symposium:

Just what do you mean by that?
" ... when we talk about war, we're
really talking about peace." (Bush Jr.)

By Victoria Larkin
What do people mean by what they
say? It's a simple enough question, but oh,
the places it can lead ... labyrinthical ...
Language operates by agreement.
We agree that when I say "dog," I mean
furry four legged creature, and when I
say "banana," I mean mushy edible fruit.
These agreements allow us to function
with a reasonable amount of trust: when
I ask for fried bananas I do not expect to
get fried dog.
But at some point meaning can get
cloudy. Dog and banana are fairly straight
forward nouns, but once you get into
complexity and abstraction there is more
room for misunderstanding, and for
manipulation.
In asking someone, or myself, to
break down their meaning, I am seeking
edification, and direction. I am seeking
to find the extent to which we have
agreement.
Sometimes I am pushing them to
examine the language they are using.
Recently I heard someone say: "Well, if
you look at History - ", and I wanted to
know: What do you mean by "History"?
That which is written down? Western?
Eastern? Northern? Southern? Can I
trust the word of "Historians"? How do
I know they haven't said "Terrorist for
Freedom Fighter"(or "Freedom Fighter for
Terrorist"?). "Discovery for Invasion"?
"Deportation for Death"? History depends
on the written word, and the word written
depends on the writer.

Jews imprisoned in Nazi ghettos wrote
feverishly about what was happening to
and around them.
They went to great lengths to hide what
they wrote so that one day their side of the
story would be found. They knew that lies
were being spread, and if they didn't get
their own words down, what might be left
to History?
A very pretty tale. A tale similar to
the one we have printed in American
textbooks about relations between Natives
and Colonists.
Omissions and untruths all mess with
the unspoken language contract. They
distort reality, and by "reality," I mean
Real Events: you kill me, and say I killed
myself; you rape me, and say I seduced
you; you brutalize me into enslavement
and say I was happy, I liked it that way, it
was my natural state of being ...
Lies play on the hopes of others, and
by "lies," I mean words that are not true
to the intention of the speaker, words that
hide "reality" from the listener: "Don't
worry, you're just going to be resettled.
It's just a work camp.
You'll get fed there. Everything will be
alright. It's for your own good;" "Be sure
to organize your things in a neat pile, and
remember where you put them. That way
it will be easy to find them when you get
out of the showers."
In a world where showers mean death,
war means peace, liberation means
occupation, how can we maintain trust in
language? It will always be suspect. But
we should not let our focus on the language
used deter us from considering the user.
Language does nothing without us: It is of
our own crafting, and ourselves are shown

and shaped through it. If someone's word
is repeatedly shown to be false: their
treaties broken, lies revealed, subterfuges
uncovered, we need to reevaluate our
relationship with them.
When I was a little girl, my mother
would say: "Why don't you just apologize?
If you'd just say you're sorry everything
would be alright." But I wondered: what if
I'm not sorry? What ifl meant it? What if
I'd do it again? Should I just lie? Would I
get what I wantthat way? But how could
my word ever be good after that? What
would happen to my integrity? To the
wholeness of our understandings? To the
trust between us?
"Everything would be alright, if you'd
just tell me you love me." We want to hear
that.
We want to believe that we are loved,
even against the evidence. We want to
believe that America is True, that America
didn't plot and plan to wipe out the Native
population; we want to believe that Our
Country is Good, and isn't just trashing
Iraq for the oil, and to fulfill its Imperialist
dreams of ruling the world.
We want to believe that our government
really cares about our children. Who wants
to know they're being lied to?
Lies are obvious breaks with the bonds
of the language agreement. They destroy
the ground upon which we base our
interactions.
They remove our freedom to act as
informed beings. And they make our
relationship to language shaky, filling
everything with doubt. But even our
accepted terms are fraught with meaning
we don't consider.
Trying to decipher what means what,

and who means what, can be daunting and
frustrating, and yield nothing but further
confusion. Between then and now, one
layer leads to another, and who what when
where all fuse together to the limits of our
knowledge of knowledge.
But by asking someone to tell us
what they mean, we begin a process of
unraveling to the unseen. Deconstructing
language can release us from a state of
ignorance and dependency that allows us
to be victimized.
Our world and our lives are shaped and
moved by language, and by looking more
closely at the language we use, and at the
language that is used at us, we can begin
to consider how to disentangle ourselves
from, how to orient ourselves in, this
complex web we are a part of.
Challenge: Can you spot the
loopholes?
" ... mili)and meat from cloned livestock
and their offspring pose no unique risks to
consumers." "Our evaluation is that the
food from cloned animals is as safe as
the food we eat every day," said Stephen
Sundlof, the FDA's chief of veterinary
medicine." (quoted from the Seattle Times,
Oct. 17, 2006)
This article was brought to you by
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Victoria Larkin is a senior enrolled
in a contract titled The Use and Abuse
of Lang uage. She is also a tutor at the
Writing Center.

A Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning Center Puzzler

The Weekly Ouantitatiw Reasoning Challenge
The Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning Center (QuaSR) invites you to challenge your quanti.tative reasoning skills by solving our puzzle of the week. Each week we will present a new puzzle for you
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Film review:

American Dreamz

By Sumiyuki Miyahara
The sight of this virescent, silent road
I see from here is somehow like you quite

convincing. Quaid's true skill is evident
By Jake Winer
in how he keeps far enough away from the
moron he's imitating to make the character
(2006)
his own. Grant (whom I must say I'm not
Written and Directed by: Paul Weitz
Starring: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, a huge fan of) plays the biggest douchebag
Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe, Jennifer this side of Simon Cowell to great comedic
Coolidge, Sam Golzari, Marcia Gay Harden, effect. I mentioned Moore earlier but it's
Chris Klein, Seth Meyers, John Cho and worth mentioning her again. Turns out she's
a great actress when not doing the same old
Judy Greer
regurgitated teen comedy romances she was
I saw this movie originally when it came so found of about three years ago. She is
out in theaters, and I watched it again the definitely one to watch. Newcomer Golzari
day it came out on DVD. Why? Because this is also splendidly funny.
movie is really fucking good.
The supporting cast is also worth a
Combining the juvenile sensibilities of mention. Cho is funny as always and I
Weitz's earlier film "American Pie" with the almost always enjoy Seth Meyers when he
adult sensibilities of his later films "About A isn't on SNL (see "See This Movie" and
Boy" and "In Good Company," Weitz creates "Perception" to see what I'm talking about).
a movie that will appeal to all age groups. Judy Greer as always is underutilized. I can't
Simply put, there is no way not to like this wait till people start giving her the attention
she deserves (although she did get fair screen
movie.
The movie centers around two things: an time in "The Great New Wonderful" which I
idiot man-child of a president (who doesn't thoroughly recommend).
read the paper and only believes what his
Klein is funny as hell and is, in my
advisors tell him), and "American Dreamz," opinion, one of the most underrated young
a show not at all unlike the highest rated comedic actors out there. Tony Yalda also
show in America, "American Idol." When deserves a mention as the absolutely hilarious
these two things come together it can only Iqbal Riza, Orner's American cousin. And of
result in one thing comedy gold.
course I can't not mention Dafoe, one of the
"Imagine a country where the president greatest actors alive (but you should already
never reads the newspaper, where the know that).
government goes to war for all the wrong
I'm a big fan of Weitz and can't wait for
reasons, and more people vote for a pop idol his next film. I only see him getting better
than their next president." This tagline says from here, and I cant wait to see his next
it all about where the movie is coming from cast (he has an uncanny eye for spotting the
perfect talent for his films). You can bet I'll
and where it is going.
The central contestants on the show are be there on opening day for whatever it is, I
a devious pop-princess-wannabe named don't give a fuck what it's about.
On my scale ofO (Hostel) to 10 (Nightmare
Sally Kendoo (Mandy Moore in yet another
delightfully played role) and a terrorist, Before Christmas) with 0 being average,
Orner Obeidi (played skillfully by Sam I have to give this movie a solid-as-hell 8.
Golzari), who gets kicked out of terrorist Me and Carver (my buddy who I see all my
training camp, sent to the United States and movies with) loved it the first time in theaters
eventually contacted by his sleeper cell who and we both agree that it only got better the
want him to make it to the final round of the second time. All I can tell you is that this is
American Dreamz competition in order to not the last time I'll enjoy American Dreamz,
blow up the president who is guest judging "Dreamz with a Z."
the final round. (What a fucking mouthful.)
Jake Winer is a senior enrolled in Heritage.
Every performance in this movie is
top-notch. Quaid pulls off his best "W." You can reach him at wishfulthinking@
impression to make his character entirely gmail.com.

Most popular books around the world
By Hunter Bickel
Have you ever wondered what other cultures
are reading? "Ode Magazine", based in the
Netherlands, recently published a survey of the
top 10 bestsellers of independent bookstores
touching geographically diverse regions.
Some bestsellers for the first six months of
2006:

"Silver Spoon" - Sydney (Australia)
''A Arte da Politica" (The Art of Politics) by
Fernando Henrique Cardoso - Puetro Alegre

(Brazil)
"Brave New World of Work" by Ulrich Beck
- Kiryat Tivon (Israel)
"It's Not How Good You Are, It's How
Good You Want To Be" by Paul Alden -

"How Soccer Explains the World" by Frankl in
Foer - San Francisco (USA)

Amstmlam(Netmlanls)

"EI Ultimo Peronista" (The Last of the Peronists)
by Walter Curia- Buenos Aires (Argentina)

"Edim doma" (Eating at Home) by Julia
Vysotskaya - Moscow (Russia).

"The Argumentative Indian" by Amartya
Sen- New Delhi (India)
"The State of Africa" by Martin Meredith Nairobi (Kenya)

Other cities, such as Cairo and Tokyo, were
attempted, but language, for the moment,
remains a barrier. All ten lists in full length
can be found in the latest issue of Ode (www.
odemagazine.com)

"Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt - London
(UK)

Hunter Bickel is a senior enrolled in Heritage
and Way ofHaiku.

In point of luring, somewhat grieving code
With tepid zephyr melting through in light
My solemn thought of you constricts me up
And causes wheezing, for my heart is pressed
My fading soul might always drink the cup
Of aid by coming there, this pavement's crest
For heart's compress is not about to heal
I'm bleeding from my eyes a-lacking light
Left cheek receives the heat from street I feel
I gaze the haze a-swaying up to right

A-shining sky arising 'gainst the avenue
The end of you projecting 'gainst the passing blue

Sumiyuki Miyahara is an exchange student enrolled in

Prolegomena to a New Poetics.

Reclaiming New Orleans
By Casey Jaywork
It's hard living in New
Orleans, knowing that God
calls you "Dude" because he
can't remember your name, and
I don't mean residents. There
are stories of heroes fighting
dragons, armies, villains, but what
happens when you take yourself
hostage? Is there a fight? Are there
glorious technicolor explosions
restructuring the metaphysics of
the Self, self-consciously slowmotion diving through John
Woo-hails of kinetic nihilism,
or ... Do you get a job? Hang
diplomas like rims across walls
like advertisements? Puff smoke
up assholes in squeaky suits?
I've started reading the Bible,
as literature, and that scares me.
I've started planning ahead at
parties and classes: this Professor
knows people, that girl's really
drunk. I've started reading the
newspaper for the obituaries, in
hopes that they'll be interesting or
funny.
I haven't slept sober in days.
It's hard leaving New Orleans,
when you came back for a belief
that had rotted over the spring, so
that the gentle puddle of sweat you
woke in every morning ceased to
be a baptism, the advent of atheism
defacing statues of Gandhi,_ 'cause
you know that diaper boy beat his
wife, and what's worse: you don't
care. It'll look good in the living
room.
What's worse is homeless
people have become litter;
tragedy's become entertainment;
that little spot in your chest that
used to tighten up at the N-word
... doesn't bother you anymore.
You got clean clothes and sharp
eyes, and suddenly you're glad
Bush is president, because at least
it makes things interesting; it's _
when this gallows-humor replaces

pillow-talk that you can't even
have anymore 'cause you're too
ashamed oflove letters you aren't
writing- That, that is when you
mold paper mache Magnum, put
it to your head, gaze up past the
satellites and say:
"Our Father, who art in
Heaw!n, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be
done, on Earth as it is in Heaven."

You pull the trigger, and the
matches. Under fire alarms in
temples, we will GET GOD'S
ATTENTION! Until the holy
word is spoken and our heads
sprout halos, mouths spread wider
than Red Sea express lane, arms
creating snow angels in the space
between Gomorrah and New York.
We will get God's attention!
And the sky will bleed tears
of martyrs and mothers, while
librarians burn books and deaf
men tell stories. We will see the
best and worst in ourselves, while
NASA sends graffiti artists to
the moon and the president says,
"Fuck" on television.
And you ...
You will take your diploma
off the wall, wrap it in wax paper
and put it in the attic. You'll stand
in SeaTac, watching people fly
and wondering if maybe that's a
metaphor that you just now got.
A young man will drive you from
New Orleans airport back to the
ninth ward, because the truth is,
some people do that; and there,
between tourism and corpses, your
hands will trace scripture, from
God's people to a new testament,
and it will be called ...
Genesis.
Casey Jaywork is a freshman
enrolled in Tradition and

Transformation.

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OCTOBER 26, 2006

P_O_IN_T_J~O_U_R
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Diet for a new activist: The dilemma of what to eat
the globe. But is it the diet for everyone?
In a time when activism is so necessary,
it is important that activists are well fed
and strong for the work ahead. Otherwise,
there is less to give back to the community.
So, how do you evaluate the pros and cons
of a vegetarian diet?
Vegetarianism has been associated
with lower risk of obesity, coronary heart
disease, high blood pressure, diabetes
mellitus and some cancers (American
Heart Association).
What is unclear is what diets they are
comparing. It would make sense that those
who are being more conscious about their
dietary choices and also likely making

html). These nutrients are vital for healthy
development of the. brain and nervous
system along with cholesterol, another
thing that soy is lacking.
In the past century, food and diet have
Other shocking information included
undergone many transformations. Factors
descriptions of soy isoflavones as "phytosuch as modern technology and the refining
endocrine disrupters" that at dietary levels
and processing of foods have played a part,
"can prevent ovulation and stimulate the
as has the movement away from traditional
growth of cancer cells.
family farming and local eating to factory
Eating as Iittle as 30 grams (about
farms and a broad expansion of the world
four tablespoons) of soy per day can
market.
result in hypothyroidi sm with symptoms
The aisles in the big box grocery stores
of lethargy, constipation, weight gain
are largely filled with exotic and newfangled
and fatigue" (www.westonaprice.org/
convenience "foods ," with a spackling of
mythstruths/mtsoy.htm l). The more I read,
traditional wholesome food s like frui ts,
the more I was amazed at how easily I had
vegetables and meat on the periphery.
been duped. Here was a side of the story I
Along with the aisles and aisles of food,
had not heard in my vegetarian days from a
many Americans struggle with the equal
research foundation that was not sponsored
plethora of conflicting research, theories
by any food industry. The data was well
and dietary programs about how to eat.
foot noted and allowed me an opportunity
Organic? Local? No fat? Low salt? No
to take the whole story into account.
sugar? Whole wheat? No wheat? Dairy?
I read other books and articles
Meat or soy? Margarine or butter?
that began to turn my mind to a more
Add to these questions political and
traditional way of eating, how people ate
ethical concerns and the issues get bigger.
before modernized food, before there were
The questions and debates are endless
and a thorough discussion about all the other healthy choices such as exercising each day averaged six to eight grams. vitamin supplements, fortified granola and
factors and complexities that surround or not smoking would have lower rates of That is almost two teaspoons! (Nagata C, soy hot dogs. I found literature that refuted
diet warrants more dialogue than will be disease than those living off of the standard Takatsuka N, Kurisu Y, Shimizu H; J Nutr the presence ofB12 vitamins in plants and
negated the belief that vegetarians live
presented here.
American diet and making other unhealthy 1998, 128:209-13). Not nearly enough to
longer or are at less risk for certain chronic
On the Evergreen campus, discussions choices.
justify the block of tofu I was eating each
diseases.
around diet often focus on a theme of
It is unclear if the only factor dictating day!
I read articles that praised saturated
·activism: eating to make a smaller imprint health is the absence of animal products.
The traditional use in Japan appeared
on the earth, eating fresh food from It becomes increasingly important to more of a condiment to compliment a diet fats such as butter while denouncing
local and organic farms, and supporting thoroughly evaluate the studies, especially rich in fish, pork and other animal proteins. vegetable oils as contributors to heart
food cooperatives that give back to the when the results of the research are I read on to discover in an article published disease and cancer (www.westonaprice.
org/mythstruths/mtnutrition.html).
The·
community.
promoted and widely dispersed by profit by the Weston A. Price Foundation that soy
education
was
priceless.
Typically, the diet that is most driven industries.
foods place stress on the body's digestioA.
By broadening my mind to complex
championed by the school's students and
The soybean not only lacks vitamins
A lot of the research on soy, for example,
some of its faculty is vegetarianism. In has been paid for by soy producers whose A and D (needed to digest the bean's debates and differing research, I was able
fact, it is heralded by many activists around profits are determined by what the research proteins) it also contains trypsin inhibitors to make a more educated decision about
the diet that would serve me best.
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For me, I began to eat local, organic meat
simultaneously affect pancreatic fun ction
dairy, lots of butter, fresh vegetables
and
(www.westonap r ice .org/ myt hstrut hs/
and fruit and it became easy to cut back the
mtsoy. html).
The soybean also has the highest level major sweet tooth I had as a vegetarian.
r felt stronger, more energetic and
of phytic acid of any legume. The phytic
my
thoughts were clearer. I was able to
acid is neutralized only in fermented forms
become
a better activist and give more to
of soy such as tempeh and miso. This acid
my
community
with this renewed energy.
makes it harder for the body to assimilate
As
an
activist,
it
is your job to figure out
calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc
how
you
will
be
sustained.
(w ww.westonaprice.org/soy/soy _alert.
Don't settle for what you just hear
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your research. If what you read here was
surprising, look into it.
The most helpfu l resource for me has
been the Weston A. Price Foundation. You
can read more at www.westonaprice.org.
Be open to multiple debates, evaluate the
on Intercity Transit!
pros and the cons and ultimately decide
Show your Evergreen student ID when
what is best for you.

By Ariel Brantley-Dalg/ish

proves (www.mercola.com/2004/jan/21/
soy.htm). Can an honest interpretation of
the research be guaranteed when there is
so much invested?
One way to get around the bias is to read
the actual reports the industries are lifting
data from, or at the very least, read another
interpretation of the data from someone
with an opposing viewpoint.
To use the soy example, a common
argument I have used as a vegetarian
was that soy was eaten for centuries
in countries like Japan. Upon further
research, I discovered a survey of almost
five thousand Japanese men and women
that indicated the amount of soy eaten

By broadening my mind to complex
debates and differing research, I was able
to make a more educated decision about
the diet that would serve me best. ' '

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OCTOBER 26, 2006

Study abroad in Italy
By Bob Spilsbury
It was Thursday night in early April,
and I had just gone out to the great
"Trattoria Sabbatina" with Miles, Mike
and Olivia to celebrate SACI's end-ofthe-semester art show. Out of all of us,
Mike's submission was the only one
chosen to be in the show.
His painting had tons of different
colors splotched together, and he said
it was inspired by jazz music and a
photograph of a girl's bare back with a
Sicilian beach in the background.
The Trattoria Sabbatina was a popular
family restaurant just past the gates of
Florence. We ordered spinach ravioli
with "ragu," meat sauce, for our "prima
piatto," first course, along with some
"prosciutto" and "pecorino" cheese.
For the "secondo piatto," we ordered
veal and roast beef, along with a bottle
of red wine. We raised our glasses and
toasted our stay in Italy.
Even though each of us had had our
problems with SAC! and Florence,
we were all happy that night, perhaps
because we realized the semester was
almost over, or perhaps because we now
felt nostalgia since our time in Europe
was almost up. Friendship was at least
a tangible and valuable outcome of our
semester abroad.
On our way home along the Arno
River, Mike walked on the edge of the
embankment wall, and feeling the effects
of the red wine he said, "I could stay in
Florence for another month! I'm really
starting to like it here now that it's warm
out and spring has come!"
This was the same Mike who had
been complaining bitterly about SACI
and its lack of resources all semester,
and how he should have gone to Costa
Rica instead. I said, "I don't know if I
could stand Florence for another month,
the streets are just too crowded with
tourists, and the 'centro storico' is such

a jam-packed, claustrophobic space state looking for our platforms. When we approaching-Elba was a small island,
during the day. At night it's all right and finally reached Piombino Marittima, we just as it appeared on the map. It was
I like it here, but I still wish there were were worn out and hungry. We stopped bigger than Caprera, off Sardinia, where
more parks or open areas to play soccer, at a bar, and I ordered a cappuccino and I had spent a summer sailing in high
a "cornetto," sweet croissant, while the school, but it was much smaller than
or simply reflect."
We walked to "Piazza della others ate "paninos" with salami.
Sardinia and Sicily. Napoleon had been
Repubblica" and descended stairs to
Next, we bought our ferry tickets to banished to this remote island after
"Looney's," an underground basement Elba at a boat company called "Moby." losing the battle of Waterloo against
With thirty minutes until departure, we Britain and France.
packed with sweaty Italians.
I couldn't imagine what it would be
The cover band was terrible, so we left waited by the bus station and watched
fairly quickly and headed over to "Angie's other American tourists gabbing in like to live on this tiny peaceful island
after conquering all of Europe. It would
pub," where we drank "Hefevisen" beer English.
on comfortable leather couches. Around
Once aboard the ferry we parked be a stark change. ·
two a.m., I went back to my apartment, ourselves on the front deck in order to
Bob Spilsbury is a junior enrolled in
knowing I had to get up at six to take watch the Mediterranean Sea flow by,
Four Philosophers.
the train and then ferry to the famous shimmering in the sun's golden light.
island of Elba, between the mainland
A while later, we could see land
and Corsica. I was going with my friend
Patrick and his two roommates, Dave
and Lance.
The next morning, the alarm sounded
in my head like a foghorn, and somehow
I dragged myself out of bed and headed
to the Santa Maria Novella train station.
I arrived fifteen minutes before our
train's departure but saw no sign of Pat
and his roommates.
Only five minutes before the train
was scheduled to pullout, Pat showed
up carrying the tent we would camp in.
Lance had a huge pack on his back with
a sleeping bag. I hadn't even thought
to bring a pillow or sleeping bag, arid
realized that the next nights would be
some of my least comfortable sleeps.
We quickly validated our tickets
and found our seats. I spent the whole
morning train ride in a half-conscious
state, for I was just as tired and weary
as my companions-Dave especially,
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LEITERS & OPINIONS

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The art of graffiti as war October is coming to an end
given there is enough practice and skill
involved!).
Evergreen,.----------.
Back to war and graffiti: is it possible
where are you?
· to stop either? Those who make war are
Evergreen ... who
in charge and those who aren't in charge
are you? For some,
can't stop it. Those who make graffiti are
this is a whole
not in charge, and those who are can't
of
new
world
stop it. It can make sense, though graffiti
buzzcuts, politics
rarely kills (depending on your definition
and veganism. For
of "kill").
others, this is yet another year of that
Is graffiti/tagging valid art? Are
same wonderful Oly. In any case, from unjust sanctions, corporate welfare, and
wherever, whoever you are, where you oppression war? It all depends on your
at?! And what are you doing?
definition, I guess, but there are some
Are you making art? That's great! truths that cannot be denied. There is a
Wait... are you tagging? You are?! Well, fight in both. People fight to make their
listen here, mister or missis, that is illegal Iives better than what is given or allowed
and that makes it wrong, OK?! If you do to them, and to stop the pain and injustice
make graffiti, we will find you and expose inflicted on them and those around
you. You should be scared.
them. People fight against the blandness
No one wants to have to pay extra of the world around them, against the
tuition or taxes to clean up some wanna- authoritative forces letting them do and do
be-gangster's "West Side 4 Life" off a not, against their facilities of expression
wall, or some aspiring artist's too-poor- and the reasons behind them. Because the
to-afford-oils-and-a-canvas
dinosaur world is how it is, there will be a fight.
scrawling, but ... is that as deep as this
Luckily, from the rain comes a rainbow,
goes?
from the pain comes ... a pain bow. Without
Aren't there more issues on the table some of the atrocities that have occurred
than just slapping an "ILLEGAL'' on it throughout history, we may not have
and canvassing the issue merely as police earned the ability to value life as much
blotter? Well? I hope so, because this IS as we can. Without having to buff and
Evergreen, this IS the CPJ, and we ARE sandblast walls we may have never had
(mostly) liberal.
Basquiat, French cave drawings, poetry
Tagging is graffiti. Graffiti is art. from Pompeii, or a curious, worldwide
Simple, right? I know, it can be hard to unity of low income graffiti writers,
choke that down when it's so easy to see making things that could never fit or be
many inexperienced individuals pick up thought of in a gallery. So maybe the next
a sharpie and invent their own tag name, time you see a crappy tag on a wall, you
"tight" crew, and "dope" style. All City may curse or maybe think nothing of it
(more like Campus!), baby! Well, maybe and go your way. Maybe you'll thank all
in the same, war is killing and killing is that history of art and cultural progress
... urn, bad. But is war necessary? I don't · that, in some way, inspired and informed
know yet, but it's definitely a symptom that person to mark that surface with
of the ailing motives and actions of some something they made. When it goes
of the world and its leaders. So, I ask, is beyond the tag and the tagger, it's a
graffiti necessary?
beautiful (necessary?) thing.
Some of us think so. Many in the art
In closing, I guess I should summarize
world know its history enough to believe some things ... OK, here it goes: if war
that it is. So do those of us who have seen is about hate and hurt, and you want to
it for what it can be.
depress it, Jove and help. If graffiti is
For example, a rusty train car from . about exposure and expression, and you
Montana blocking traffic downtown that want to depress it, don't make it a front
forces everyone in their cars to look at page pictorial article (it just encourages
the layers and colors that now cover the them!).
rust: pink letters shaped like elephants,
and sunsets from Arizona in the dead
Duke Brady is a fifth year student
of winter. Aesthetically, graffiti can enrolled in Fungal Kingdom.
speak for itself, given the chance (and

By Duke Brady

An open letter to the Sem II taggers
By Edmond Lapine
Dear those who
tagged Seminar II,
Your
graffiti
sucks. It is ugly,
hastily done, and
a waste of spray
paint.
As
you
skulked back to
your respective dorms, laughing the
entire way, I am sure you didn't realize
that hardly anyone visits the fourth floor
of Seminar II. No student saw it. No one
cares that you represent Seattle. Hell,
many people here at Evergreen represent
Seattle, myself included, and I can surely
tell you that not one of them needs a can
of spray paint to do it. The truth is that

you are probably new to Evergreen and
you don't understand the importance of a
college education. Otherwise, why would
you graffiti your own school, WHERE
YOU GO?
Moreover, your graffitying a place that
hardly anyone walks by is proof that you
are too chickenshit to do it in the open. I
hope you understand that.
By saying this, I am not advocating
vandalism, especially at my own school,
but I am daring you to tag out in the
open. Hear me? I DARE YOU. Grow
some balls before you do it again, so
that the next time you vandalize our
college, the police can catch you and save
your parents some money. Goodnight.

By Timia Olsen and Chandra
Lindeman
Domestic
Violence
Awareness Month,
October, is coming
to a close. But we
know that domestic
violence continues
in our community. Timia
We also know that
many people in our
community
will
continue working
to understand the
causes of domestic
violence.
We would like
to thank everyone
who has helped this past month in placing
events, volunteering and participating
in activities to raise awareness around
domestic violence. .
We would like to give a special thanks
to the following student groups for doing
the wonderful work they did: VOX,
the Women's Resource Center (WRC),
the Coalition Against Sexual Violence
(CASV), the Men Against Sexual Violence
(MASV) and Canary (graduate medical
assistant) with the Health Center.
Thank you to the Cooper Point Journal
for all of your help, time and support.
Thank you to all who participated in
wearing purple ribbons. Thank you to
everyone involved in The Silent Witness

.....-~-.="'~---.

Project, and to those who came. Thanks to
Evan Hastings for facilitating "The Mask
in Masculinity," and to the participants
who attended. And finally, thanks to all
the volunteers. We cannot do this work
without you.
We'd like to honor all the people in
our community who have Jived through
domestic violence. You are not alone!
We care about you deeply. Please contact
Evergreen's Office of Sexual Assault
Prevention at 867-5221, TTY 1-800-8336388 or the Counseling Center at (360)
867-6800 if you would like information
or support.
If you or someone you know want
servkes due to domestic violence, there
are additional resources avai !able. Contact
Safeplace (360)754-6300, the Crisis Clinic
Hotline (360)586-2800, the Washington
Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline
(800)562-6025 and/or the National
Domestic Violence Hotline (800)799SAFE for help and information.

Timia Olsen is an alumna, while
currently still the Student Educator
Coordinator for the Office of Sexual
Assault Prevention on campus. She will
be departing for Guam in the 'near future
to work with individuals around family
planning, pregnancy, childbirth and
postpartum issues.
Chandra Lindeman is the coordinator
for the Office of Sexual Assault
Prevention.

Some roomie 10 1
By Bridgid McGrath
Dedicated to a
particular
fellow
genius brain (tu
sabes!), and all my
housemates, past,
present and future.
I have love for you
all!
You've taught me so
much,
but especially my current ones,
with whom I break bread
It's week four (five? I dunno, wait, what
day is it? We're all really tired, anyway...)
That means you probably have realized
all this by now or are at the very least
needing to hear some hopeful news about
roommates and the occasional drama
that can go along with those blessed
cr~zy people. So here's some knowledge,
spoken all from experience (and the heart):

1. Everyone wants a harmonious
household.
Your housemate is your friend (of
course, not all friends make good

housemates). If not, they will become
your enemy. Beware! To avoid this, the
best thing to do is put your personal shit
aside (I know it's hard) and understand
where they are coming from first.
We cannot understand one another,
much less get along, if we do not first
know something about each other's lives,
like family, preferences, and background
experiences, etc ... that may inform our
current choices.
Hopefully,
we
can
then
share
our
own
experiences,
and
establish
common
ground.
Like why the hell do they always leave
the toilet seat up? Maybe they just forgot.
Don't take it personal,just point it out and
ask nicely.
Remember the holy grai I of mediation:
"I" statements. For example, I really don't
like seeing and smelling the grossness
that is your pee. Growing up in my
household, I would've gotten smacked
for that or maybe I had to clean the
toilet every Friday ... and chores suck!

SEE "ROOMIE" PAGE 11

The Letters & Opinions section, like all pages of the
Cooper Point Journal, is open to contributions from
all Evergreen students-and by open, we mean it's
necessary. In fact, if you don't send in your opinions
regarding school, politics, or daily life, who will?
Send your letters and articles to cpj®evergreen.edu.

Edmond Lapine is a senior enrolled in
Shadow of the Enlightenment.

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COOPER POINT JOURNAL

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11

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Responses:

Politics as religion
By Gar Russo
The
voter
registration
lady
standing with her
brown clipboard in
front of the activities
center was aghast
when I told her that
I had unregistered
and that I will vote no more forever. Her
re.action was no wonder. Her religion had
been challenged.
Just because we have separation of
church and state doesn't mean that we don't
have a state religion. The state religion is
"democracy," but any attempt to define it
always defines "republic."
The three word headline on the front
page of the October 12 CPJ said it all: "Vote,
damn you!" The "damn" was definitely an
allusion to religion. The reaction of true
believers to non-voters is always somewhere
among shunning, hostility, anger or violence.
The "Vote, damn you!" headline was a
condensation of"Vote or damn you to hell!"
The "damn" part could refer to nothing

the earth."
Being a non-voter is escape from
non-stop, wall-to-wall propaganda. A
conscientious non-voter can see clearly the
emotional tweaking of political advocacy
and not be vulnerable to it.
The Nazi propagandist, Goebbels,
learned his techniques from American
corporate advertising. Goebbels went
away, but American corporate propaganda
continued and has spread around the world
with "globalization."
Simply stated, propaganda is a sloganized
appeal to emotion that is repeated and gives
no credence to the opposition, A voter is the
political equivalent of the perfect consumer.
Propagandists know that emotion
trumps reason almost every time and that
almost everyone thinks in terms of slogans
and cliches. "9/11" is an unstoppable slogan
that powerfully contains all the elements
of propaganda and is enhanced by an
unforgettable visual.
A vote counts but only counts as one.
What really matters is money and more
money beats less money most of the time.
Any honest politician would rather have · By Ryan Stephens

else but "eternal damnation." The "damn"
combined with the exclamation mark made
the headline very angry and hostile.
The speaker in the article fell short of
advocating burning alive the non-voting
heretics: he just wanted to shun them and
ostracize them and make their opinions
irrelevant. If "you don't vote," he said, "I
don't really want to hear from you ... you
are not entitled to your opinion anymore."
He came close to advocating censorship or
Lenin's injunction that "in political conflicts,
the goal is not to refute your opponent's
argument, but to wipe him from the face of

your thousand dollars than your vote.
In the 2000 Washington State senate
campaign, Maria Cantwell outspent Slade
Gorton by $4.5 million and won the election
by 2,229 votes. That is $2,000 per vote for
her winning margin.
In that election, she made a big deal out
of not taking Political Action Committee
(PAC) money, but gave her campaign $6
million of her own money and "loaned" it
another $3.7 million. Her total spending was
$10.9 million with only $1.2 million coming
from contributions. Her money moved the
masses.

ROOMIE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10

as the need for appreciation, the need
for cleanliness, or the need for respect.
Needs, like feelings, are always valid,
and the goal is to figure out how
EVERYONE can get their needs met
(see the bumper sticker: Mediators do
it until everyone's satisfied).
So, for the sock incident, you might
say, "I need to smell fresh air when I walk
down the hall" or "I need to see beauty
surrounding me in my home, not mold,
which I am allergic to ..." or perhaps
the more elusive "I need respect for the
common space" or "I need appreciation
for the fact that I cleaned the bathroom
yesterday and it's already really messy
again."
Framing this as simply needing
help is a great tactic and often true,
i.e. "I need your help with ... taking
out the garbage!" (Stroke the ego
. . . gently now, stroke it! stroke it!)
Remember, just because you may have
different needs about space, food,
cleanliness, substances, friends, or
privacy, does not make one right or
wrong. Your roomie may very well
counter with, "I need to leave my

A basic non-violent communication
model, compassionate communication,
as taught by Marshall Rosenberg,
PhD
(http://www.cnvc.org),
gives
us one possible effective tool that
helps us not have screaming fights:
a) Use neutral observation of facts first,
i.e. "I see your socks are on the floor
and have been there for a month. Hey
look, they are starting to grow mold!"
b) State your feelings as nonjudgmentally as possible, i.e. "I feel
disgusted when I see moldy socks," NOT
"Your socks are really grossing me out! I
feellikeyou're really dirty!" Remember,
I statements are good, but feeling
"like" is not a feeling, it's a judgment.
c) State your need. This is a tricky
one. Essentially, all humans need food,
water, clothing, shelter and love. But
there are many complex needs, such

If 85 percent of any ruling body were
de Medicis, Kennedys or veterinarians,
we would say that we were ruled by de
Medicis, Kennedys or veterinarians, but in
the political world the slogan's emotion is
more powerful than the fact's reason.
Lawyers make the laws, enforce the
laws and interpret the laws. No voting will
change that.
The final arbiters for any issue are the
lawyers on the Supreme Court, and the
phrase "the judge rules" is no metaphor.
The idea of voting no more forever is
not cynicism but it is a liberating concept of
philosophical anarchism.
It frees the individual from the perpetual
political propaganda machine which chews
up lives and spits them out like they were
never there, and which gives value to
people only in the degree of its successful
manipulation of their thought.

Gar Russo is a fourth-year student
studying art.

Response to herpes article

((;; (5 A conscientious non-voter can see
clearly the emotional tweaking ofpolitical
advocacy and not be vulnerable to it. 9) 5)

2. Communication is everything.

Too bad paying individuals for their
votes is illegal. Lots of people could use
the money. Advertising works and the way
politicians buy votes is to buy television
time.
In 2004, money given over to political
advertising on television doubled from the
year 2000 to $1.6 billion, according to the
Alliance for Better Campaigns.
Politiciansareentertainersandcontestsfor
election are made-for-television campaigns.
Richard Nixon taught all politicians a lesson
in 1960 when he appeared without make-up
in the debate with a primped John Kennedy.
JFK knew better than to appear on television
without make-up.
He lost the audio debate, but won the
visual and the very close election probably
because of his better appearance on
television (and a little help from Chicago
Mayor Daley's corrupt political machine).
The last number I have is that 85 percent
of the national legislators are lawyers. "The
rule of law" is actually "the rule oflawyers."
The government is of, by and for lawyers.

I would like to
draw attention to an
article published in
the October 19 issue
ofthe CPJ, "Talking
theinvisibleelephant,
Herpes, into view,"
submitted by Casey
Jay work.
I commend Casey for his willingness to
share his personal experience with Herpes
and his attempt to lessen the secrecy and
stigma that s4rrounds issues of sexually
transmitted infections (STls). At the same
time, I was disappointed that Casey chose
to compare the stigma of an STI with the
experience of racism, sexism and other
forms of oppression.
Casey writes, "In our country, we
purportedly refuse to tolerate the oppression
of a group based on color, gender, sexuality,
or any other condition which is outside of
their control.

stuff somewhere convenient when
have no time." Respect differences
and try to accommodate, especially if
you expect the favor to be returned.
d) Make a request. Requests are NOT
demands. This means you have to be
willing to negotiate and take no for an
answer, then keep the dialogue open
until you find a solution that works.
So you might say, "Could you please
move your socks out of the hallway?"
Then hopefully they do it ... and say,
"Thanks!" Some might skip the first
bunch of steps, and simply ask someone
nicely to do something.
That's often a lot easier and less
drama. Do your roommates need to
know all about your childhood and
feelings and blah blah blah? Probably
not, so just ASK NICELY!
Remember, you want them on your
side, not on the defensive. So try and catch
those flies with honey, not vinegar ...
I could tell you some horror stories
here, but I won't bore you with tales
of old women screaming at me about
dishes sitting next to the sink for longer

Why then do we stand for the omnipresent
stigma against people living with . . . an
[STI]?" This comment is preceded by the
suggestion that a person who makes a racist
joke at.a party would "probably be shunned,"
but a person who jokes about Herpes would
have everybody laughing.
I hope that the CPJ can remain a venue
where students feel free and safe to express
their opinions and share their experiences.
For this reason, I am uncomfortable with
Casey's comparison because it suggests that
there are forms of oppression that are no
longer tolerated.
I hope that all of us can refrain from
making statements about other peoples'
oppression with whom we're unfamiliar,
especially for the purpose of minimizing.
Let's be sensitive to social stigmas
surrounding' STis without becoming
insensitive to the ongoing struggle against
oppression.

Ryan Stephens is a senior enrolled in
Awareness.

than five minutes, or piles of garbage
attracting rats, or absolutely NO
COUNTER SPACE AT ALL to make
tea, much less cut up a vegetable.
Instead I wi II say that once you figure
it out, your roommates can become
good friends, and you'll realize what
amazing people they 'are underneath
the logistics of sharing tight quarters.
Evergreen is a microcosm, y'all, and
like the world, it's growing.
Let's keep the traditions on this
campus alive, yet transform them as we
go (insert evil laugh here).
If we can't do it here, what in the
world will we do out there? And we
wonder why there's war ... I'm off
my horse now to go practice what
I preach, learn from my mistakes,
share the lessons with others, and
all that jazz. Much respect, joy, and
peaceful houses. Take great care!

Bridgid McGrath is an aspiring
art therapist taking way too many
credits, or maybe just enough,
including the explosive Tradition and
Transformation.

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Men's Soccer

Cross Country

Evergreen State (4-10-1) vs.
Cascade College (10-6-0)
Date: 10/21/06
Attendance: 100
Weather: cloudy

St. Martin's Invitational
Cross Country Meet
Date: 9/23/06
Men's 8k
I Univ. of Alaska at Anchor
Total Time: 2:10:58.00
Average: 26:11.60
2 Western Oregon University
Total Time: 2:13:30.00
Average: 26:42.00
3 Western Washington University
Total Time: 2:15:07.00
Average: 27:01.40
4 Seattle Paci fie University
Total Time: 2:16:11.00
Average: 27:14.20
5 St. Martin's University
Total Time: 2:17:28.00
Average: 27:29.60
6 The Evergreen State College
Total Time: 2:23:47.00
Average: 28:45.40
7 Bellevue Community College
Total Time: 2:36:32.00
Average: 31:18.40

Goals by period

I 2 Tot

Evergreen State
Cascade College

I 0- I
I I - 2

Evergreen State (4-11-1) vs.
Simon Fraser (6-6-3)
Date: 10/23/06
Attendance: 125
Weather: cloudy

James Hudson, shown in the front, put out a strong effort last Saturday in the Pete
Steiiberg Open, placing seventh overall.

Goals by period

I 2 OT Tot

Evergreen State
Simon Fraser

0 I 0 - I
0 1 I - 2

Women's Soccer
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Evergreen State (6-10, 5-4 CCC) vs.
Northwest (4-8-2, 2-6-1 CCC)
Date: 10/18/06
Attendance: 100
Weather: rainy
Goals by period

I 2 Tot

Evergreen State
Northwest

2 I- 3
0 I- 1

Albertson College (6-10-2) vs.
Evergreen State (7-11-0)
Date: 10/21/06
Attendance: 72
Weather: sunny

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Goals by period

I 2 Tot

Albertson College I 0- I
Evergreen State
2 0- 2

4th Annual Pete Steilberg Open
Date: I 0/21/2006
Women 5k
I Simon Fraser University
Total Time: I :31:35.00
Average: 18:19.00
2 Evergreen State College
Total Time: 1:48:37.00
Average: 21:43.40
3 Concordia University
Total Time: I :54:34.00
Average: 22:54.80
Men's 8k
I Concordia University
Total Time: 2:12:38.00
Average: 26:31.60
2 Simon Fraser University
Total Time: 2:16:10.00
Average: 27:14.00
3 Evergreen State College
Total Time: 2:19:30.00
Average: 27:54.00

Women's Volleyball
GAME SCORES
Evergreen State
Albertson College

Senior Alice Deitz, #5, has played at Evergreen for the last two years.
She has scored ten goals this season. She is the top scorer for the Evergreen
women's soccer team. She is leading the women through the finals in points.
Alice transferred to Evergreen from Lower Columbia Community College
and is originally from Longview, WA. When asked what she liked best about
the women's team she stated, "we communicate well."

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Friday 27

Thursday 26
II a.m. to 12 noon. Pandemic Awareness Session. CAB llO.

12 noon to 12:45 p.m. Scott Kruger, candidate for Director of Development at Evergreen, open interview session. SEM II B2107.

2 p.m. Anti-Oppression Appearing Task Force (tentatively named) petitioning
event. Red Square.

4:30 p.m. Critical Bike Mass meet-up. Red Square.

3:30p.m. "Day of Absence" and "Day of Presence" agenda planning meeting, Presented by First Peoples Advising Service. First Peoples' Unity Lounge
(Library 2147). Contact (360) 867-6467 or e-mail firstpeoples@evergreen.edu
6 to 9 p.m. Shakespeare Film Fest, sponsored by Dialogues with Shakespeare's
Women. "King Lear," James Earl Jones as Lear. LH 5.

Saturday 28
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Center for Community-Based Learning and Action,
native plant restoration trip to the
Chehalis River. Contact Lindsey
x6866, feuerl@evergreen.edu
1 p.m. Men's Soccer home game.
Geoducks v. Corban College.
8 p.m. Art House Performance
Space presents "The Night of the
Living Sax Monsters." 420-B Franklin St. $10 cover charge.

6 to 9 p.m. Shakespeare Film Fest, sponsored by Dialogues with Shakespeare's
Women. "Ran," Akira Kurosawa's Japanese adaptation of"Lear". LH 5.
6:15p.m. American Chemical Society Puget Sound Section presents Dr. Carolyn
Fisher, speaking on "Spices and Herbs: Chemistry and Health." SEM2 BI 105.
7 p.m. A Benefit for KAOS and Thurston Community Television featuring Amy
Goodman, host of Democracy Now. North Thurston Performing Arts Center. $10
in advance, $15 at the door.

Sunday 29
I p.m. Campus memorial for
Marge Brown. Longhouse. Colleagues, students, friends invited to
attend.
7:30p.m. door, 8 p.m. show. OFS
presents, sponsored by KAOS "Spin
the Globe,"
Huun Huur Tu, Tuvan throat singers. Capitol Theater, 206 E. 51h Ave.
$10 OFS members, $I2 general
admission. All ages.

Monday30
5 p.m. Anti-Oppression Appearing
Task Force (tentatively named) general meeting. CAB 320.
7 p.m. Film screening, "La Ciudad."
Presented by CISPES and MeCHA.
LH 5. Discussion on immigration to
follow.

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Sexual Violence Workshop and
Community Forum. Women of
Color Coalition Office, CAB 206.
5:30p.m. DIY Silkscreen Printing
Workshop, sponsored by Carnival
(The Evergreen Political Arts Collective.) CAB 315.
6 p.m. Mindscreen presents "Trans
America." Free admission and free
popcorn. LH l.

Happy Halloween!

Next Week: Tuesday, November 7, 7 p.m. Film screening, "American Blackout." Discussion to follow. LH l.

November 13 to 15, "World AIDS Awareness Week." WOCC is collaborating with TESC and community organizations to put together a program
with films, speakers and a community panel on AIDS education and
awareness. Please watch for more information.

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