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Veterans Day commemoration
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Issue 8
Volume 35
Nov 9, 2006
Geoduck Union
considers joining
the Washington
Student Lobby
By Jan Humphrey
By Tori Needer
Veterans Day this year was themed
"War Makes Veterans of Us All." It was
celebrated on campus Tuesday, November 7. The event starred guest speaker
David Harris, a renowned journalist,
author and activist. Evergreen President
Puree also made a speech.
For the past 12 years, the Veterans
Day Commemoration Planning Committee has put on this event. In an interview, Paul Gallegos, the head of the
committee and a US Army veteran, said
that the committee was created to show
that "Evergreen was making a special
effort to commemorate our veterans." He
added that "the public has a responsibility to veterans that goes beyond supporting the work they do, and goes beyond
a holiday." Gallegos said Harris was
chosen because he "demonstrated this
personal responsibility in his life."
The commemoration started with a
posting of colors ceremony led by three
veterans: Molly Gilbert, US Army; Alan
Smith, US Navy; and Ricky Wright, US
The student government discussed
the possibility of becoming a member of
the Washington Student Lobby (WSL)
during their weekly public meeting on
November 1.
The WSL is a state-wide, non-profit
organization that is active in Olympia.
Participation is open to all state universities. The WSL in the past has lobbied the capitol on topics such as tuition
increases, health care and financial aid.
Several concerns were discussed by
the representatives. The interest level of
the student body was discussed, as well
as whether or not the WSL is an effective
organization. There were also questions
about how the Geoduck Union should
meet the cost of being in the WSL.
Originally, the Geoduck Union
planned to ask the S&A board to approve
a budget for WSL expenses. But because
the WSL is a private political organization, using state funds would be illegal.
It was proposed that a non-compulsory fee, similar to the WashPIRG fee,
could appear on students' bills from the
SEE "VETERANS" PAGE 5
Molly Gilbert, Evergreen student and Army veteran, retires the colors following
Tuesdays commemoration.
Minor leaks saturate campus
By Charlie Daugherty
When it rains it pours. When it pours
it leaks.
In the past week the first heavy rain of
the year was the cause of leaks in several
on-campus buildings. Included in the
wetness were SEM II, Longhouse and
the CAB.
Richard Miles, a facilities worker, was
busy working on leaks around campus
this week. Miles, could not be reached
for comment, he was out sick Wednesday. Don Price, a facilities employee
who has worked at Evergreen for 23
years, said that mechanical maintenance
is concerned and aware of leaks. The
concern being if there was a situation
where there was standing water in the
building, mildew could form or concrete
could spall, meaning to chip or split.
Several SEM II buildings, including
B, E and A, experienced roof leaks. On
Tuesday, leaks could be recognized in
these buildings by "caution wet floor"
signs, trashcans and rags to collect the
leak, or the monotonous dripping of the
water itself.
In the hallways of B building, the
dripping water could be seen from the
second floor where a puddle had collected.
Price said that the source of the vari-
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Dan Price inspecting work Richard Miles did to stop leaks in the Student Activities building.
ous roof leaks came from the roof's skylights, which have now been covered to
prevent extra leaking.
In order to fix the problem, the skylights would have to be resealed. The
other fix could be tightening the flashing,
the sheet metal that protects angles such
as those where the roof and skylights
come together.
The Longhouse has been having
problems with leaking skylights as well,
though not as severe as in the past. A
contractor was brought in to resolve the
problem but during the rain this week the
skylights leaked again.
A carpet on the third floor of the CAB
was soaked. The leak was bad enough
that computers and equipment had to be
moved to stay dry.
The source of the leak came from
water seeping in through a crease in
the metal roofing and filling up a space
SEE "LEAKS" PAGE 5
cashier's office. The fee would range
between two to four dollars depending
on the number of students expected to
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opt in to the fee.
Discretionary funds from the office
of the Vice President of Student Affairs
might also be used to fund the costs.
This year is seen as a crucial legislation year for higher education. If discretionary funds can be used to fund WSL
expenses, the Geoduck Union will likely
take on a somewhat larger role at the
Capitol.
At the November 8 Board of Trustees meeting, Evergreen's president Les
Puree expressed his support for the Geoduck Union's involvement in the WSL
over the next year. "The next few months
are when you want to be involved [with
the WSL]" said Puree.
If a fee was proposed, it would likely
cover expenses such as membership
dues as well as the travel and lodging for
TESC delegates attending WSL activities outside of Olympia.
An open committee was formed at
the Geoduck Union's November 8 meeting to further investigate the question of
WSL membership. Committee members
are unsure about a time frame for resolution because Iittle precedent has been set
for matters of this type. The student body
would have to accept any proposed fee
at the polls but even if the membership
fee won approval on a student ballot,
WSL membership would still have to be
approved by the Board of Trustees.
Tori Needer is a junior Enrolled in
Health and Human Development.
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"What do you think about
the current clash between
police and protesters in
Oaxaca, Mexico?"
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"It is a global tragedy
when CIVilian subordinates attempt to
secure reasonable
rights and privileges
inllerent to basic
human dignity, that
as they express their
frustrations through an
act of public demonstration, the authorities of state incite violence that sensationalizes and invalidates the realities of a
legi_tirrJate str~;Jggle to confront grotesque
soc1al mequal1ty."
NOVEMBER 9, 2006
STUDENT VOICE
"It's similar to the
Olympia Port protests
wh~re again the police,
glVen absolute power
brutalized students and
peaceful protestors
wtio are just trying to
get a message across
in a proved democratic
way."
Alex Tarasar • Turning Eastward
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negative light that is
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also want there to be a
discourse about what's
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"I'm pro-protestor."
"I think that the police
situation in Mexico is
bad because the police
in that country don't
have control. I don't
know exactly what's
going on."
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Victor Rodriguez • Heritage
,Tm not sure what
Fox is doing because
the Pria is in charge in
Oaxaca, which is the
old government. Fox's
party came in when
they were in control
of all of Mexico. From
what I understand
they've maintained
control in that one
locality. I don't really understand why Fox
has sent in troops and why he's not insisting
that the government change, given the history of tflat political party, that corruption
that they had all over Mexico. The people
striking are demanding changes wh1ch are
kina of radical, ana Fox 1s a Coca-Cola
executive and conservative. I don't know
enough about their demands to be able to
say how I feel though."
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BRIEFS
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
Celebrate with waste
The power of the
Free School publication
free holidays
vagina, on stage
looking for volunteers
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 Thurston County
logo to see local participating businesses,
and feel free to browse the participatin g 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.
The Phrontisterion is holding open
auditions for the classic Greek play 'Lysistrata' next week. No acting experience
is necessary. Auditions will be 3:30 to 5
p.m. in SEM II C21 05 on Monday, Nov.
13 and Wednesday, Nov. 15. To schedule
an alternate date or time, send an email to
theprontisterion@gmail.com. The Women's Resource Center also is looking for
thespians to make up the cast and crew
for 'The Vagina Monologues'. Interested
persons should meet at the Women's Resource Center on the CAB 313 on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. For questions, call
(360)867 -61 62.
"Natural Learning," a publication of
Olympia Free School is now looking for
volunteers to come on board to help expand and offer an online journal: writers,
columnists, photographers, web masters,
graphic designers, or anyone with a zest
for supporting alternatives in education
in Olympia. Natural Learning provides a
community forum for exchanging ideas,
insight, information, and perspectives to
education supportive of self-reliance and
critical thinking. Pick up the latest journal around town or at the Olympia Free
School, 610 Columbia St. If interested in
learning more about becoming involved
with Natural Learning or Free School,
contact Paul or Sara at (360)352-4165 or
naturallearning@riseup.net.
Doctors and needles
and the flu ... oh my!
GetAFiuShot will be on campus on
Nov. 9 from 1 1:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in
the 2nd floor CAB lobby conducting a
clinic for flu and pneumonia shots. Unri e r viou years, vaccine supply is
plentiful for the flu clinic, however some
doctor's offices are experiencing flu vaccine shortages. Everyone 12 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.govlflu/protect/keyfacts.htm.
Alumni photography
exhibition
Evergreen Galleries is celebrating its
35th anniversary this year with a photography exhibition featuring former Evergreen students. The opening reception
will be this Friday at 5 p.m. with a panel
discussion at 7 p.m .. The gallery will be
open November 6th through December
7th on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of
every week, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Friday the gallery will be open
from noon to 4 p.m., there is no cost and
the event is open to the general public.
You can contact the Evergreen galleries
at (360)867-5125 or visit them at www.
evergreen.edu/gallery.
Survived your first year?
Share your experiences
The Disappearing Task Force charged
with examining the first-year student experience at Evergreen is holding a public forum on Friday, Nov. I Oth at I pm in
SEM II A II 07. All community members
are encouraged to attend to hear the find ings of the task force and to discuss the
Recommendations
recommendations.
from the community will be recorded.
If you are unable to attend, please send
your recommendations to Sherry Walton
at waltonsl@evergreen.edu or Holly Colbert at colberth@evergreen.edu by Dec.
I.
Geoduck Union to host
town hall forum
Geoduck Union representatives will
host a town hall forum, where students
can voice issues and concerns about
the quality of student life and what the
Geoduck Union should focus on in the
future. This forum is for you, so we want
to hear as many voices as possible to get
a feel for what's going on with the student body. Come Wednesday Nov. 15, to
LH 3 from 6 to 7 p.m. to speak up and
speak out; it's your town, your hall, your
voice.
Independent media
and free pizza
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NOVEMBER 9, 2006
I scream for ice cream
(and academic advising)
Now is the time to start planning
ahead for future studies. Come and
meet faculty from across the curriculum and enjoy free ice cream. Faculty
and Academic Advisors will be available to answer questions and assist with
planning. This event is Monday, Nov. 13
at 4 p.m . in the HCC and is sponsored by
Housing and Food Services and Academic Advising.
han has launched a multi-year campaign
undertaken by seven of America's most
effective non-profits to safeguard and
revive food traditions associated with
plants and animals at risk in North America. He will be giving lectures, round tables and workshops through Dec. 2007 to
help each "food nation," or ecoregion in
North America come up with strategies
for reviving foods such as heirloom vegetables and fruits, rare livestock breeds,
shellfish, fish and wild plants.
She blinded me with
science and now I can't
read; get rid of your old
books
TESC Chemistry Club is holding a
book drive. This is your chance to clean
out your bookshelves. We want all unwanted books, textbooks, old editions
and novels. We will take it all! The
beauty is that we will even pick it up directly from your office. You may stack
them near your office door, drop them in
a Book drive box in the Library, CAB,
Lab I and Lab II, or email olsmic27@
evcrgreen.cdu for direct pick up. Pick
up times are Mondays from 3 to 6 p.m.,
Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. in SEM II,
and on Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. and
Fridays I to 4 p.m. in Lab I and II.
So you want to
be a lawyer ...
The 2006 Portland Law School Fair
will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 10
a.m. to I p.m. in the Smith Center Ballroom on the Portland State campus. This
opportunity to meet representatives from
50 law schools from around the United
States is free and open to the PSU student body and the public. For information, contact Tim Garrison at garrisont@
pdx.edu.
Food traditions lecture
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Contact Briefs Coordinator Ryan Hanks if you'd
like to see your stuff on
the briefs page or drop
by our office during the
week at CAB 316.
E-mail:
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Phone: (360)867-6213
The Environmental Resource Center
presents a lecture by Gary Nabhan on
Salmon Nation's Food Traditions. Nabhan, a food activist and author, will speak
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heirloom varieties in our local bioregion,
the Pacific Northwest. This event is Monday, Nov. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. in LH I. As
founder of the RAFT consortium, Nab-
Tired of waiting in line to get into
a media program on campus? Join the
members of the Independent Media
Group this Friday for an information
session about our student organization.
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sources that are available. We are screenDancing!
ing some of our past and current work.
Karaoke!
Check us out and consider becoming an
Bingo!
IMG member. We will be serving free
Loads of Fun!
pizza and refreshments. This event takes
Qallv Happy Hour 4·8!
place Friday, Nov. 10 from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. in the HCC. Contact (360)867-5770
for comments and questions.
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Show your Evergreen student ID when
you hop an I.T. bus and ride free.
It's that easy! Skip the parking hassles,
save some cash, and be earth-friendly.
I.T. is your ticket to life off campus!
For more info on where I.T. can take you,
pick up a "Places You'll Go" brochure
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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Ballot proposals
Around the nation
Gay marriage
Colorado, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin passed measures defining marriage as solely between a man and woman.
Colorado rejected Referendum I, which would have
created domestic partnerships that would have given
same-sex couples the same legal rights that married
couples currently have.
Arizona rejected Prop. 107, which defines marriage as
solely between a man and a woman.
Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire,
North Dakota, Oregon and South Carolina passed
measures restricting the use of eminent domain when
the property would be used for private projects.
California and Idaho rejected similar measures that
contained eminent domain restrictions plus proposals
of regulatory takings similar to Washington's I-933.
Local elections
Total registered voters in Thurston County: 134, 876
Voter turnout: 51.48%
Washington ballots
U.S. House District 3
Initiative 920 - Estate Tax
Eminent domain
ELECTION RESULTS
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C=:J Micheal Messmore (RI 35.4 %
No61.4%
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Brian Baird (D) 64.6%
.Yes38.6 %
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Initiative 920 proposed repealing Washington State's estate
tax, which applied to estates with a value of more than $2 mil·
lion. This money is earmarked for the Education Legacy Trust
Account, which is used only for public school improvement
efforts noted in 1·728 and for providing access through new
enrollment and financial aid.
100000 120000
U.S. House District 9
C=:J Steven Cofch1 n (RI3J.2%
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Ada m Smith (D)66.R%
Initiative 933 - Private Property
20000 30000 40000 50000
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No6 1.4%
. Yes38.6%
Superior Court Number 8
Abortions
South Dakota rejected Referred Law 6, which would
have established a ban on virtually all abortions.
California and Oregon rejected measures that would
have required a waiting period and parental notification for abortions for minors.
Smoking
Arizona and Ohio passed measures banning smoking
in public places. Nevada passed Question 5, which
bans smoking in public places with children.
C=:J Anne Hirsch NP 59.60k
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Jim Powers NP 40.4%
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This measure proposed requiring a government to consider
and document various factors before enacting laws regulating
private property, as well as requiring a government to pay
compensation to private property owners for restrictions that
would damage the use or value of private property.
Initiative 937 - Energy Use
[ j No 58.4%
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County Commissioner
L__j Kevin O'Sullivan (R)40.42%
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Yes41.6 %
Rob Macleod (D) 59.46%
Affirmative action
Michi gan passed Proposal 2, which prohi bits rac ial
preferences and affirmative action in public colleges
and governments.
Stem cell research
Missouri passed Amendment 2, which allows stem
cell research.
Minimum wage
Arizona, Colorado, Missouri , Montana, Nevada and
Ohi o passed measures raising the minimum wage and
index ing it to inflation.
This measure proposed requiring certain electric utilities
with 25,000 or more customers to meet targets for energy
conservation starting in 2010 and to meet interim targets for
use of renewable energy sources up to 2020, culminating in a 15
percent usage requirement.
Sheriff
[ ~ Howard P.Thronson (R)34.12%
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Amendment HJR4223 - Property Tax
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30000
No 21.2%
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50000
. Yes78.8%%
Coroner
Marijuana
[_~Ter ry L. Harper (R)42.58" o
N evada rejected Question 7, which would have legal ized possession of up to one ounce of marijuana.
South Dakota rejected Measure 4, which would have
allowed medical use of marijuana.
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This measure would allow the legislature to amend the state 's
constitution to increase the exemption on taxable personal
property for each "head of a family" from $3,000 to $15,000.
Death penalty
Wisconsin passed an advisory measure, which reinstated the death penalty.
Dan iel D. Kimba ll (D)65.72%
Gary Warnock (D)57.3%
40000
Donald Rumsfeld gives official resignation
Alcohol
OkLahoma passed Question 733, which allows sale of
alcohol on Election Day by pctckage stores.
Immigration
Arizona approved Proposition I 00, which denies bail
to illegal immigrants; Proposition I 02, which denies
civil lawsuit awards for illegal immigrants; and Proposition 300, which prohibits state subsidies to illegal
aliens.
Colorado approved Referendum H, prohibiting tax
deduction of wages paid to illegal aliens, and Referendum K, making it possible to sue federal government
to enforce immigration laws.
Information from http://www.iandrinstitute.org/ballotwatch.htm.
·By Lauren Takores
President Bush held a press conference at the White
House on Wednesday, Nov. 8 to address the midterm
election results and announced that Donald Rumsfeld
will be stepping down as Secretary of Defense.
"The election has changed many things in Washington, but it has not changed my fundamental responsibility, and that is to protect the American people from
attack. As the Commander-in-Chief, I take these responsibilities seriously ... After a series of thoughtful
conversations, Secretary Rumsfeld and I agreed that
the timing is right for new leadership at the Pentagon,"
Bush stated.
One speculation for the reason of Rumsfeld's resignation is the recent victory of the Democrats winning
the majority of seats in both the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate.
Bush nominated former CIA director and current
president of Texas A&M University Robert Gates to the
position of Defense Secretary. Gates rose from an entry-level employee in the CIA to become the Director of
Central Intelligence in 1991. His initial nomination in
1987 was withdrawn due to controversy over his role in
the Iran-Contra scandal. Currently Gates awaits confirmation by the Senate Armed Services Committee, then
by majority vote in the Senate to become the new Secretary of Defense.
Gates also owns a home on Big Lake in Skagit County, where he moved in 1994. He plans to retire there after Bush's term is over, if he is nominated.
Lauren Takores is a sophomore enrolled in Russia
and Eurasia.
NEWS
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NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Amy Goodman lecture
By fan McGuffick
Notorious
independent grassroots
journalist Amy Goodman spoke at the
North Thurston Performing Arts Center,
Friday October 27, promoting her new
book and celebrating ten years of her
daily radio and television program "Democracy Now!"
Now broadcasting on over 500 stations in North America, "Democracy
Now!" has grown substantially over the
last decade. Goodman's lecture, part of
an 80 city tour, made the show 's rising
popularity clear. People from every corner of Thurston County jam-packed the
auditorium Friday for a chance to see her
speak in person.
''I'm so excited," said one audience
member, Alison Fisher. "I'm a big fan of
her show and what she does and stands
for. I've been looking forward to this all
week. "
Goodman's lecture, "Breaking the
Sound Barrier", coincided mostly with
themes raised in her new book Static:
Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders
and the People who Fight Back, written
with fellow journalist and brother Dav_id
Goodman .
On the attack, Goodman spoke of a
dishonest administration and a fraudulent
media who often bow to political whims.
Speaking on government folly, Goodman scolded the administration's lack of
response after Hurricane Katrina.
''How is it possible in the 21 51 century
that we have to witness the drowning of
American city?" asked Goodman. "Make
no mistake, Bush was fully briefed before this hurricane hit."
Other points of contention included
an oil thirsty administration and its attempts to dismantle the 1996 war crimes
act: ''They don't want to be held accountable,'' she said.
Even Henry Kissinger and Oliver
North couldn't escape the fray-the audience responded with approving "whoos"
and applause, when she said they should
be tried for war crimes.
"I think the media got it right when
they went to these guys for advice on ter-
LEAKS
CONTINUED FROM COVER
between the exterior walls, leaking down
onto the carpet.
As a temporary fix, Miles drilled a
small hole in the exterior of the building
to allow the water between the walls to
drain out and away from the interior wall
and the inside of the building. This is not
the first time the building has been leaking. As Price said, "Once we had water
in the lights."
Price confirmed that during the
rorists," she said. "It takes one to know
one."
Media monopolization and whitewashing was central to Goodman's lecture as
well. Among other examples, Goodman
highlighted the networks' self-censorship
of wartime images which depict savagery
and bloodshed.
"These pictures that helped to end the
war in Vietnam, where are they now?"
she asked. '' If for just one week we saw
these images - dead babies, women with
their limbs blown off, the coffins of U.S.
soldiers - Americans would say war is
not the answer to conflict in the 21 51 century."
Towards the end, while Goodman told
inspiring stories of activists, she stopped
to ask if Rachel Corrie's parents were
in the audience. When it was found that
they were, in fact, in the back row, Goodman praised them and the audience gave
a standing ovation in their honor.
Goodman also mentioned the play
"My Name is Rachel Corrie," which was
until recently kept off the stage due to alleged controversial content. "Censorship
can only happen for so long," she said of
the play.
Goodman's lecture acted as a benefit for Evergreen's KAOS and Thurston
County Television, both hoping to provide more collaborative efforts in the
future. "Bringing together public media,
that is what it's all about." said Goodman
on the team-up.
Also thanking Orca books, who organized a book sale and signing afterwards,
Goodman noted independent bookstores
as "part of the sanctuary of dissent." After paying homage to independent media,
Goodman ended by encouraging community members to stand up to the powers
that be:
"Every action you engage in has a ripple effect all around the world," Goodman said. "We have a decision to make:
to represent the sword or to represent the
shield. Democracy now."
David llarris began his career in
1964 as a civil rights activist in Mississippi while he was concurrently enrolled at Stanford University. In 1966,
he was elected student body president.
Due to his status as a student, he
was able to defer being drafted. Soon
after he was elected, he refused the
deferment.
When conscripted, he refused to
join the army and paid for his ideals
in 1969 with 20 months in a maximum-security prison, four of which
in Japanese Literature.
he spent in isolation chambers.
After he was released, Harris continued to work on the anti-war movement with Vietnam Veterans Against
the War. In 197 4, he served on the
board of the first congressionally
chartered veterans' service organization, Swords to Plowshares.
Since the end of the war, he's
worked for The New York Times
Magazine and Rolling Stone. He has
written ten books and is working on
an eleventh.
VETERANS
CONTINUED FORM COVER
Army. The audience stood in acknowledgment as an American flag, a POW
flag and a Washington State flag were
marched onto the stage.
Puree stepped forward after a brief
introduction by Nan Mick. He expressed
his profound respect for veterans, and
spoke about his grandfather who served
and died in WWII.
After he reached the podium, Harris
began by excusing himself. "I'm not
the traditional Veteran's Day kind of
speaker." The audience laughed in
response . "Not that I'm not a veteran,"
Ian McGu.ffick is a senior enrolled in a he said.
contract called Print Journalism.
Harris spoke about his involvement
in the anti-war movement during Vietnam. He was very clear that "there was
never any antagonism about the warriors
first heavy rain of the year leaks could in that war; there was antagonism about
become an issue. In the summer, building the war." Harris talked about honoring
materials can dry out and shrink leaving the veterans who have returned home.
cracks and holes. Metal, during changes · "These are people who have done their
of heat and cold, can move around, a duty. It is a duty, not to politicians per se,
possible reason for the leak in the student but to democracy," he said.
Harris mentioned a few "points of failactivities room.
Neither Price nor Paul Smith, director ure" in our current administration. The
of facilities services, could say when the first was the pol icy of preemptory attack.
leaks will be fixed.
Charlie Daugherty is a sophomore
enrolled in Images of Women: Changes
Sam Jessup
David Harris
"For the first time we have decided to
attack first. Seventy years later we are the
Japanese," he said, referring to the attack
on Pearl Harbor. "With a preemptive
strike we have become an abomination."
He denounced our policy of spreading
democracy, specifically, "the assumption
that we can start a global democracy at
the point of a gun."
He seemed most angered by the new
policy of "publicly endorsed torture."
"That was what made us different from
the Soviets, different from the Nazis, different from the Tojoists. To turn devoted
soldiers into torturers is a stain this government will always have."
Harris summed up by turning once
again to the veterans. "We should never
hold the warriors responsible for the war.
Let's hold the government responsible
for their policies and hold everyone else
in our arms."
The flags were taken from the stage
and the audience filtered out into the rain,
murmuring about what they had heard.
Ian Humphrey is a freshman enrolled
in Sign, Symbol and Symptom.
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The Language Symposium:
The phenomenology of abstraction part II
:December 15, 2003
By Victoria Larkin
By Grant Miller
year hosted Spring Writes, a daylong writing workshop
that featured Sandra Yannone, Bill Ransom and Steven
Perhaps the literary conversation at Evergreen can Hendricks.
be abstract. One only needs to look as far as last year's
"Slightly West" is Evergreen's annual literary jour"Slightly West" to confirm this statement. Yet the liter- nal. Founded in 1986, "Slightly West" publishes fiction,
ary conversation itself-the who, what, when, where poetry, creative nonfiction and visual art. Last year was
and why-can also be just as abstract as the language "Slightly West's" 20'h anniversary edition; editors Holly
itself.
Melgard and Andrew Csank oversaw a beautifully comPerhaps you've come to Evergreen intent on becom- piled and formatted edition that is currently available,
ing the next Toni Morrison or James Joyce or other pro- for free, in CAB 320. "Slightly West" is perfect for
lific belletrist of your choice. In this case, you've come bourgeoning student writers and calls for submissions
to both the right and the wrong place. Evergreen is no- winter quarter and publishes in the spring. "S lightly
torious for cultivating social activists, environmental West" also hosts readings throughout the year. Go to
scientists, Matt Groening and a formidable army of food http://academ ic.evergreen.edu/groups/s l ightlywest for
service technicians. But what about writers?
information on how to publish or otherwise get involved
Sometimes the literary community at Evergreen in the publishing process.
seems so vast and ubiquitous that you might have better
The Women's Resource Center, located in CAB 313,
luck defying the laws of physics than getting into one of has a wealth of community resources ranging from
Bill Ransom's classes. Other times, the literary commu- pregnancy tests to a vast feminist library. The WRC
nity seems like physical atoms themselves-you know · also publishes a zine called "The Ovarian". "The Ovarthey are there, but you just can'( locate them without ian" is a publication that accepts all forms of poetry, ficsome optic assistance. There is a literary community at tion, creative nonfiction and visual art by women, and
Evergreen, and like any productive family, it is slightly is currently published annually. The WRC would like
dysfunctional. This is not a bad thing. In fact, out of this to publish "The Ovarian" on a quarterly basis. If you
seeming chaos rises a very cohesive whole.
want to see this happen, get involved. For submission
The most obvious literary support at Evergreen is the guide! ines and more information contact the Women's
Writing Center. The WC offers one-on-one peer tutoring Resource Center at 867-6162 or send them an email at
for everything from poetry to lab reports and is a great wrc@riseup.net.
place to take the latest draft of any of your short stories
The Writers Guild publishes a chapbook every year
or poems.
entitled "On Uneven Ground ." This chapbook also calls
Also, beginning in winter quarter, the WC offers for submissions in fall and winter quarters and comes
a weekly series of open workshops led by tutors. The out in spring. This chapbook is open for members of the
workshops include: Academic Writing, which deals Writers Guild, whether active or not. For more informawith everything from cultivating theses to writing well tion about "On Uneven Ground" and the Writers Guild
focused essays; the Grammar Rodeo, so you can ham- contact wrtsgld@evergreen.edu.
mer out the ambiguous usage of the semicolon; and the
I also hear through the abstract vine that the students
Creative Writing workshops, which deal with poetry in Leonard Schwartz's program "Prolegomena to a Fuand fiction, both experimental and traditional.
ture Poetics" have to create their own Iiterary journals
These workshops will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays this quarter. Flyers of this nature and with these details
and Wednesdays and are free and open for all students, can be seen all over campus.
alumni, staff and faculty. Each workshop is different and
And last but not least, the publication you are readthese workshops are great spaces for writers to get to- ing this very second, Cooper Point Journal, publishes
gether, do writing exercises, and further hone the tricks bourgeoning student journalists. Submission guidelines
of the trade. For more information on peer tutoring or for this publication are available at CAB 316.
Workshops, go by the Writing Center in Lib 2304.
All of the aforementioned activities and publications
The Writers Guild is an S & A funded student or- are published, edited, coordinated and conceived by
ganization that meets weekly to read and critique each and for students. I'm sure I've left out something someother's work, do writing exercises, and just sit around where, but if you're here and you're interested in helpand talk about writing. The Writers Guild meets every ing cultivate the literary community at Evergreen, hopeWednesday. It is entirely democratic and always chang- fully the abstract has been made more concrete, if that's
ing to meet the needs of its members. So, if you go to what you're into anyway.
the Guild, make it what you will. Either way, it's a great
space for writers to engage with writing. The Writers
Grant Miller is a senior enrolled in Postmodernism
Guild also hosts readings throughout the year, and last and Postmodernity. He is a tutor in the Writing Centa
"Great day for a hangin'",
the bus driver said as we drove off. ..
Windy sleety day
Grey,
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my brown friend was
talkin' 'bout there being' a lynchin''bout us gettin' lynched:
the "witch" and the "negro"
Yesterday Saddam got pinched
After the tomato throwin'
and the whuppin ',
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Officially kill his assIf he don't die of some
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How they must all sweat under their collars
I mean, after alI.
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By condemning him
Don't they condemn themselves?
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Or,
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They arc not him?
"Great day for a hangin'" . ..
I've been at the other end of that rope,
as have my loved ones,
swinging, eternaily, in the breeze ...
"Great day for a hangin'" ...
How many such days could there be?
Larkin is a senior enrolled in a contract titled
The Use and Abuse of Language. She is also a
tutor at the Writing Centa
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NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Mirah remixed
Forgiving Phelps
By Paul Melnyk
By Casey Jaywork
expression of love, the remix drains these emotions
to convey something more
dark and timid, perhaps
driven by a lover's fear of
rejection; what at first appears sonically
monotonous reveals itself to be desperation.
"La Familia" had a sense of nostalgia and
reflection on Mirah's first album. Here, both
treatments seem to inject the fire and passion of youthhood, a joyful outcry seeming
to embrace the sheer magic and energy of
the moment.
Other songs bring out the unconsciousness underlying the original versions. The
be-not-so-fearful message of "Apples in
the Trees" is turned into a musical tone
poem that unleashes a wave of ecstasy as
it constantly samples the two of the lyrical
passages: "there's love beyond compare"
and "you don't have to wait until you die."
Meanwhile, Krts brings out the passionate,
rhythmic and sexy dance number that was
hiding beneath the ugly-duckling original
version of"The Dogs of B.A."
The standout piece is Yacht's take on
"Jerusalem," a song about the hopeful prospect of peaceful Israeli-Palestinian relations.
The original version is a delicious piece of
folk-pop in its own right. However, Yacht
takes the "Kumbaya" factor out of the song.
The vocals are distorted and slowed down,
creating a very eerie effect. Constantly, the
mix starts and stops with distortion. The
drum machines pound like a factory assembly line with a static rumbling bass line
beneath. This version is no less optimistic,
but also conveys all the hardships, obstacles
and realities of the world.
Overall, the songs on these albums offer
a new perspective to Mirah's library; some
cuts make the originals more engaging and
accessible, some show them in a new light,
and others reinvent them into something
even better. While many of the songs are
seen from different perspectives and contexts, this ultimately doesn't detract something from the source material. Instead, one
can now see these songs all the more truthfully. It's kind of like the title of her first
album, "You Think It's Like This, But It's
Really Like This.''
Joyride: Remixes
Various Artists
K Records (2006)
It's intriguing when John
Mayer tums the layers of
video game sounds of "Kid
A" by Radiohead into acoustic strumming
•
or when Iron and Wine turns the driving,
youthful electronica of The Postal Service's
''Such Great Heights" into a ghastly folk
ballad. In both cases, the layers of drum
machines and synths are stripped away to
their emotional core, allowing the songs to
be seen more truthfully.
It would seem like the exact opposite
occurs in ''Joyride: Remixes," a 22-track
compilation that reinterprets Mirah 's collection of lo-fi indie rock. The delicate finger
picking of ''Nobody Has To Stay" becomes
beats and turntables. The string section becomes cavernous delay. The intimacy is
transformed into trip-hop. Initially, it sounds
like great songwriting thrown out in favor
of a few DJ's bells and whistles. But fear
not, this two-disc compilation of remixes
allows Mirah's library to shine in a whole
new light.
One of the early misconceptions is that
Mirah 's voice will get lost in some ProTools flourishes. Yet that's not the case. "Monument" and "Don't Die On Me," among a
few other tracks, are both arranged very
minimally, putting the lyrics to the forefront.
Most of the other songs punch up the vocal
track, allowing her voice to shine front and
center.
These songs do sound different. However, it's not just the instrumentation and mood
of the songs that change. Sometimes, it's
the entire emotional perspective of the song.
The album begins with "The Light," blasting the listener with a technicolor dreamcoat of fuzzy synthesizers and keyboards.
While Phil Elverum 's production on the
original version had a detached and dreary
sound, which seems to revolve around the
opening lyrics, ''what's the use of holding
out a work-sore hand I to catch some when
it turns up empty", this new mix presents a
more optimistic mood to the song, shining
more light to the last verse: "in the starry atmosphere I when all the questions disappear
! and pressure with a salty taste I exalts the
tears that soak your face."
While the original "Sweepstakes Prize"
sounds like an honest, unabashed, carefree
Don't get me wrong.
I' m not saying that every time I look anything but sideways at what happened to Matthew Shepard, my chest doesn't feel like it's imploding, my
hands don't suddenly become fists looking for a culprit and my eyes don't
begin to spray out water that isn't clean enough to be worthy of washing
the feet of this man who died for my sins, because all of that does happen.
The day that we forget what happened to him is the day I find a redneckedly-righteous shooting range in which to do my best impression of a
postal worker, because terrorism is what you do when there are no options
left. However, seeing as how we're not there yet, and seeing as how I'm
not quite arrogant enough to suppose that my words could even approach
what's already been said, much less do him justice, I reckon I'll say this:
Dear Rev. Fred Phelps,
You are, without a doubt, the most easily villainizable motherfucker in
recent memory. You make Bush look like a champion of civil rights; you
make Kerry look like a flamer; you make Hitler look like a picture of mental health; you make me so angry that descriptions would be pointless.
I hate you.
From the bottom of my heart to the tip of my tongue, I can feel the rage
inside me like mercury. Usually it sits heavy in my stomach like some
long-forgotten wound, but when I get shaken up it pulsates through my
capillaries like chilled napalm, I swear, if I saw you, I could retum the favor.
Pistol-whip those intolerance-foaming teeth into sprinkle-sized shards,
break your face in so many places that it looks like a badly-fitting Halloween mask; Then, after I've had my fun, use razor wire to chain your shivering, sobbing form to a wooden fencepost that even Christ couldn't lift.
No, you didn't kill him yourself, but it's a hell of a lot easier to forgive
those who did and repented than those who saw and rejoiced ...
... but I've got to.
See, we hate what we fear, and we fear what's most like us. I'd rather tie
myself to that fence than become like you. Sometimes it's hard to see the
truth through all the tears, but that's when it's most important. So here it is:
You are not evil.
Much as I'd love to toe the Rainbow-Party line on this issue, I've never known of a straw man argument helping anyone on either side of any
fence, and the truth is that you do not fairly represent conservative America. But more than that. ..
You are not evil.
You're a man who's in so much pain that you've forgotten there's anything else. You're a cracked pot that's boiling over, buming up and venting
the impossible pressure wherever you can. You're the sum total of a million lonely nights of wondering why God has joined the world in forsaking
you and then assuming that you must deserve it;
You're my brother. I swear to you that I love you enough to drown my
hatred and spread my judgmental arms into an embrace that only a mother
could teach. I will hold them there, through spit and stones, and words that
could crush bones into sprinkles, until you are ready to hold me back.
Casey Jaywork is a freshman enrolled in Tradition and Transformation.
Paul Melnyk is a sophomore enrolled in
The Art of Living and Dying.
The power of the written word
By Sheryl Baird
As Evergreen students, I' m sure all of us
have come to accept that all of our course
work revolves around the fundamental idea
of writing. It's an inescapable fact! We write
journals weekly, we are required to (but
sometimes bag off) writing morning pages,
and taking a research methodologies class
holds a certain expectation to write detailed
literature reviews. Writing has become second nature with all that Evergreen students
are expected to produce.
In some ways it is as natural as breathing. However, in some ways writing offers
a difficult obstacle in that it can limit the
author's ability to accurately articulate the
emotions, nuisances and inflections that
verbal speaking allows. If perfected, writing can be a powerful tool, but all too often
written work can be void of the humanness
of communication.
One particular incident that really highlights this occurred during lyceum/seminar
at the Tacoma Campus (Tuesday Oct. 31) in
the daytime classes. The campus broke up
into seminar before the lecture to discuss
the readings of the current program With
Justice and Liberty for Whom ? We were
charged with coming up with questions that
the reading provoked and pose those questions to a panel of our instructors.
During Dr. Young's seminar, the subject
of dropout rates in the public school system
came up, specifically pertaining to those
at the highest risk of dropping out of high
school.
I asked the question of how to address
the needs of those who are at an exceedingly higher rate of dropout-predominately
African American, Native American and
Chicano young men- without creating an
atmosphere of hostility or negative profiling.
My chief concem being not to create
further disparities among this group, but to
find ways of offering access without alienating the situation further. Dr. Young, excit-
ed by the question, charged another student
in writing it out on a little 3x5 note card to
give to the panel to discuss later in the day.
The student had me repeat my question and
tried their best to ensure that it was written
accurately and specifically stated what I
was asking.
It is here that the power of the written
word becomes important. I was able to articulate my question using human mannerisms like hand gestures, speech inflection
and rhythmic control, but the words said
something completely different when written.
The words stated what I asked but
couldn't include the benefit of my passion.
The question was written as it was stated,
but couldn't be read in the same light as it
was spoken. Unfortunately, the interpretation of the question was misunderstood and
thus the intended discussion never engaged.
' Words are powerful and they have to
be used carefully. Even in this article, I've
changed the phrasing of the question so
that I could articulate it the way I initially
intended it to those reading. Writing powerfully isn 't just about using words; it's about
ordering those words appropriately to convey the meaning that is meant; it's about
understanding correct punctuation so that
an idea can be enhanced.
Writing is about understanding your
intended audience and how that audience
might interpret what is being read. Using
details to explicate the idea that is being
conveyed is the way to overcome the inherent limitations of writing without the use of
eye movements, voice inflections and rhythmic control.
Most of all, writing powerfully means
leaming to write with your senses instead
of relying on your body language, basically
all the human stuff we use when speaking
doesn't transcribe into writing.
Sheryl Baird is a junior enrolled in With
Justice and Liberty for Whom?
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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
By Bob SpHsbury
That night we walked along the beach
again and watched the full moon rise
against a sky of brilliant stars. We identified the Big Dipper and Orion's belt. Patrick talked about how much different life
in Italy was compared to his hometown
of San Francisco. "It's so much more laid
back in Italy, but at the same time it's a
lot crazier being amongst Americans
studying abroad. I wish I could speak the
Italian language so I could communicate
with the people here more; then I'd feel
really at home," Pat remarked. Dave was
from St. Louis, Missouri, and had a bit of
a southern twang. Lance was from Phoenix, Arizona, and told us that the last time
he camped out was in the Grand Canyon. We all opened Heinekens and drank
on the beach, wishing we could light a
fire, but we had seen signs forbidding it.
Eventually, we headed back to Marina
di Campo and settled into our uncomfortable tent. It was a tight squeeze with
all four of us, and even though Lance
was the only one with a sleeping bag, he
bitched about the rocks sticking into his
back.
The night was long and seemed neverending as I awoke countless times with
pains in my sides as those jagged rocks
stabbed me. I could hear Lance snoring
peacefully away and cursed myself for
not being a Boy Scout, one who is always prepared. This situation was worse
than even my stay in the Grand Tetons of
Wyoming, where I had camped without a
tent in pouring rain during a cross-country drive.
At least then I had had a car to retreat to when the rain struck. I knew
if I could just close my eyes and try to
meditate with the silence of the night, I
held the power within to transcend the
painful state I was in. Somehow, I made
it through one of the longest nights of
my life. At 9 a.m. I saw Patrick step outside the tent, so I followed. Pat hadn't
slept much either, and there was a haggard look on his face; I was sure he felt
as weary as I on that windy beach morning. We grabbed some cappuccinos and
cornetti at the camp's nearest restaurant.
The cappuccinos gave us a nice kick, and
we played some ping-pong at the outdoor
recreation area, while waiting for Dave
and Lance to get up. Pat was a fantastic
ping-pong player, with great reflexes and
gifted finesse with his paddle motion. His
ball always hit the table despite the tricky
wind shifts on the seacoast. I was far less
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accurate and lost three straight games to
my chagrin.
When Dave and Lance got up, we
went for a long hike recommended to
us by the camp managers. The trail went
straight up a dirt road bordered by cactus plants. The ocean spread fantastically
below us, while green mountains hovered above our heads. We were hiking up
a steep part of the trail, when two dirtbikers racing each other zoomed by. It
looked like they were having fun, but we
knew there was no way any of the four of
us could handle such a ride.
We continued climbing, finding more
spectacular views. We would never forget
being able to see practically the entire island of Elba from the peak. Poor Lance's
legs got tired before reaching the summit
so he headed back early, saying he would
walk back and check our possible train
times. Although we had planned to camp
for two nights, our tent situation made
this impossible. Pat, Dave and I climbed
to the top of the mountain and felt the
sheer freedom of vast space and an endless ocean dazzling in sunlight. I felt true
peace of mind at the top of the mountain.
Even though my legs ached from the uphill walk and my head was slightly faint,
I still felt powerful hiking on this solid
ground, roaming about the earth on unfamiliar territory. I felt like a gypsy seeing
all these places in such a short time; I felt
as though the whole world was my home
and there would be great sites wherever I
wandered.
I realized that being in Elba had made
me feel far removed from reality, where
suicide bombers were blowing up parts
of Baghdad each day; where many Americans were reading the morning papers,
shaking their heads in disgust- ''How
can we survive another two and a half
years with George W. Bush as our president?"
I felt removed to another existence,
where I was watching the Italian flag flying on a warm beach, on a remote island
in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
I thought to myself: This is the most remaved from reality I've ever felt, but in
time it will be only a memory washed
away in the sands of time, covered over
by the ocean.
"And so castles made of sand fall 1n
the sea eventually."
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Spilsbury is a junior enrolled in
Four Philosophers.
Students raise money for restorative justice
By Korrinna Jordan
I got involved with the Gateways program through my class Political Economy and Social Movements, which has a
seminar that focuses on how race, gender
and class affect the justice system. Gateways for Incarcerated Youth is a grassroots, non-profit organization that works
with young men in Greenhill and Maple
Lane schools to help the students from
both Evergreen and the juvenile incarceration centers in obtaining an educational
experience they wouldn't otherwise get.
Students from Evergreen travel weekly to one of these schools in order to participate in a class with the students who
live there. The seminar focuses on shared
reading and writing projects, and many
of the incarcerated youth receive college
credit for the class.
Gateways for Incarcerated Youth is a
TYadiriol't&
restorative justice program that focuses
on the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders
as opposed to punishment.
It acknowledges the fact that 65 percent of the youth in these institutions
are people of color, a disproportionate
amount considering that people of color
make up only 19.7 percent of Washington's population.
Gateways offers a cultural component to the students' education by offering cultural groups and cultural diversity
classes. Focusing on learning about their
heritage and gaining pride in their culture
along with educational opportunities is
a key component in the youths' success
when they are released from the facilities.
Evergreen Students are responsible for
getting funds to maintain the Gateways
program. Fundraising is a component of
the Gateways class for the Evergreen stu-
dents. Every year, students table at key
events within the community educating
others about incarcerated youth as well
as receiving donations from community
members. Selling products made by the
youth within the facilities is also a fundraiser.
There is a calendar each year that is
made up of poetry and art made by the
students, as well as a book, "Through the
Eyes of the Judged," which is filled with
autobiographical essays written by young
men who are in the program. The students who are working on this will table
every Wednesday and Thursday.
The main fundraising event for Gateways for Incarcerated Youth will be a
winter prom. The idea of a prom came
about because it occurred to us that many
of the men within Gateways will never
get a chance to attend their proms or normal social events and it is small things
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about.
Besides. dances are hella tight. The
prom will be held in the Longhouse on
December 2 and will feature live music
and aDJ.
Keep an eye out for more information.
All proceeds go towards paying the tuition and books for the incarcerated men
so that they can receive credit for the
class, as well as providing scholarships
for many of them once they are released.
Korrinna Jordan is a junior enrolled
in Political Economy and Social Movements.
FEATURES
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
9
NOVEMBER 9, 2006
What's in it for me?
The truth about vitamins
By Alex Taylor
energy. Thus, to be at your most alert,
athletic and probably even sociable, you
need adequate riboflavin. The RDA is 1.6
mg (Nelson 515, Merck 1470, BBC).
Niacin, also called vitamin B3, has
a story very similar to riboflavin's. It
is found in liver, fish, yeast and cereal
grains. Humans can synthesize some
niacin from the amino acid tryptophan
(think turkey dinner), but most people
need greater quantities that what can be
synthesized. Once again, every cell in the
body needs niacin or niacin derivatives.
One common derivative, nicotinamide
adenine dinucleotide or NAD/NADH is
an energy shuttle and is used in reactions
that break down food, toxins and waste
products. For example, the enzymes that
break down alcohol and lactic acid need
NAD, so if you don't want stiff muscles you'd better make sure you've got
enough. The RDA is 18 mg (Nelson 512,
BBC).
Cyanocobalamin, a vitamin commonly known as B 12 is totally cool. It has a
cobalt atom in the center of the molecule,
and is so crucial to your body that your
stomach secrets a special protein called
intrinsic factor, to bind to it so that it
doesn't get lost in digestion. Dietary
sources of vitamin B 12 include fish,
meat, liver, dairy products and nutritional
yeast. Humans obtain much of their B 12
by leaching it off of their intestinal bacteria, and use it to break down fatty acids (fats and oils) with an odd number of
carbon atoms. It is important for vegans
and vegetarians to have additional supplements of B 12 because it cannot be obtained from vegetables. Deficiencies can
cause a form of anemia and neurological
impairment. The RDA is I j..lg (I microgram) (Nelson 642-645 Merck 1785).
While this is by no means a definitive
list or explanation of essential vitamins,
I hope it helps clear up some of the crucial roles that vitamins play in our lives.
As you can see, the claims are not. far
fetched that an "Emergen-C" or other
multivitamin/B vitamin complex can go
a long way in helping you succeed - academically and physically- and just help
your body run smoothly.
This information in this article was
provided by: Lehninger Principles of
Biochemistry, forth edition; The Merck Index, thirteenth edition; and from
the British Broadcasting Corporation's
"Health" website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/
health/). For more information, please
contact your physician, nutritionist,
friendly neighborhood biochemist or of
course, the Studt:!nt Health Center.
Hey everybody, welcome back to another action-packed year on the glorious
Evergreen campus. If you're anything
like me, halfway through the quarter
means that a little tension is already starting to build in your shoulders and a slight
sniffle may already be haunting your sinuses. You may have already downed a
couple packets of"Emergen-C" ifyou've
been looking for a little more energy or
the cure for the common cold, but are the
claims to fame true?
What's in a packet, and what does it
do? ''Emergen-C" contains vitamins,
which are molecules containing carbon
that the body needs but cannot itself produce its self. Here's a rundown of some
of the 1najor players:
Vitamin C, also known as L-Ascorbic
acid, is a vitamin found in fruits (notably citrus), tomatoes, peppers, potatoes
and broccoli. Warning: Vitamin C is destroyed by over-cooking. Once ingested,
much of the vitamin is used to m'aintain
the function of the enzyme (prolyl 4-hydroxylase) that chemically modifies the
amino acid proline to a form that stabilizes collagen.
In English, that means vitamin C essentially allows your body to make good
quality connective tissue (e.g. tendons,
ligaments, skin). A vitamin C deficiency
can cause fatigue, irritability, increased
severity of respiratory infections and
scurvy. The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) is 60 mg (Nelson 130, Merck 141 , BBC).
Thiamin, also known as vitamin B I, is
found in whole grains. meat, vegetables,
m iIk. legumes. brown rice. yeast and
fruit. In the body it is converted into thiamine pyrophosphate, an essential component of the pyruvate dehydorgenase complex . What th at means for you non-nerds
is that all 100 trillion cells in your body
need it. This vitamin is essential for carbohydrate metabolism, gluconeogenesis
(for turning protein into blood sugar),
and efficient DNA RNA synthesis (building new muscle or fighting an infection).
Essentially. this vitamin is what allows
you to turn that spaghetti dinner into the
all night cram-session. Deficiencies in
B I can cause neurological impairment
and heart problems. The RDA is 1.4 mg
(Nelson 602, Merck 1657, BBC).
Riboflavin, also called vitamin B2, is
found in liver, milk, eggs, malted barley,
leafy green vegetables and yeast. One
of its common biologically active forms
is called flavine-adenine dinucleotide or
FAD. Once again, every cell in your body
needs it because it is essential in transferring electrons along the mitochondrial
electron transport chain. In layman's
terms, it acts as a conveyer belt that
transfers energy from food into cellular
Alex Taylor is a senior enrolled in The
Fungal Kingdom. He is also a Student
Medical Assistant.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2006
LEITERS & OPINIONS
The epidemic of girlfriendism
By Alexandra Tobolsky
Though
we've
been told our whole
lives
that
society
is progressing and
we're all equal now,
women's rights still
just seem to be taking
a step backwards. We've traded in our
aprons and spatulas for designer briefcases and PDAs, but we still take our
glass ceiling and lower paychecks as just
facts oflife.
Working women doing eighty percent
of the housework and childcare in the
average family, fashion models starving
themselves to be "sexy," plastic surgeries
on television to be "pretty," the hundreds
of dollars spent by the average woman
each year on "beauty" products, are now
not only accepted but expected.
The average woman doesn't question
these expectations and standards. Instead, she not only questions, but scolds
herself when she thinks about straying
from them much less actually doing so.
The double standard has become so obvious that it's invisible.
During a conversation with a transfer
student, she expressed her feelings of not
belonging here at Evergreen. She was
born and raised in one state, completed
two years of college there and had started
her third.
Two weeks in, she abruptly left and
moved to Olympia because she "couldn't
bear the thought of living without [boyfriend's name here]." She built her entire life there and then gave it all up for a
boyfriend ofthree months.
Why? She told me she'd been a girlfriend for so long that she didn't know
The epidemic of girlfriendism to define a
woman's worth by the man she's with is holding women back with our own corsets and tying
us down with our own garters.
what it was like to be herself anymore.
She doesn't know how to not be a girlfriend and hasn't left his side since. What
troubles me even more than this is the
fact that she doesn't see it as a reason for
not belonging.
Men and women alike are letting us
live in a world where they feel like we
don't have a place or worth. In the ageold argument of nature vs. nurture, are
we taught that we're not complete unless
we're on the arm of a big hunk o' man
or are we responsible? Despite the cruelties of male society generated by our culture, those received from other women
and ourselves will almost always be the
worst.
No woman will ever go a day without
walking past another who will dislike her
out of jealousy, sneer at her out of condescension, or make judgments based on
her hair, make up, or cleavage.
Listen up, Jack!
By Sap [Sam] Bryson
I am writing in response to "Politics
as religion" CPJ Oct.
26. Let me start off
by saying that the last
thing I want to do is
drive a wedge between the people who want to exact positive change in this world.
There are already far too many divisions between people like us. Don't you
ever fucking put words in my mouth like
that; try to compare me to a religious
fanatic. "The 'damn' part could refer to
nothing else but eternal damnation." How
dare you! I insinuated nothing of the sort.
I apologize if anyone thought my piece
(Vote damn you!) was hostile.
I was merely trying to emphasize
. the importance of voting. I know some
people who don't do it because they feel
like they are buying into the system they
hate.
I empathize with that feeling because
I know how fucked up that system is.
Realistically, look at what is happening
No woman will ever not be that woman, either. I, along with every other woman, subject myself to daily pain. Barbie
and Skipper teach us to think we have to
do all this for our Ken.
The fierce competition to find Mr.
in our world, look at what the GOP has
done.
Voting makes a difference. The Dems
are honestly far from the people who I
would like in charge of this country, but
I guarantee that we would not be in the
mess we are in if they were.
I know politics is full of propaganda
and corruption, but running away from it
Right before some bitch snatches him up
is ruthless. At the risk of the blind leading the blind, maybe the best way to
force male society to accept and equalize
us is to show by example and first accept
and equalize each other. As much as I'd
like to think that a man was the one who
first thought that beauty is pain, I'm sure
it wasn't. Only a woman would let herself think that she's not beautiful unless
she tortures herself into it, if even then. I
am not excluding myself from these generalizations and accusations.
I own a hair straightener, make up,
push-up bras and a blackhead remover.
I have scars from shaving and a whole
shelf-full of facial products. I cut off my
cuticles and rub acetone on the wounds
each time I paint my nails. I pass a woman on the street and assume things about
her because of her appearance.
I've been in that heart-wrenching po-
them that the public is apathetic and that
they can do what ever they want and people won't oppose them.
Well, I oppose them and I plan to tell
them so. Also, you get to vote on specific
ballot measures and propositions and
such; if we don't participate in those, the
politicians and ignorant people who vote
will continue to give more power to corporations.
It is such with Proposition 933, check
it out yourself. We will also vote on Prop
937, which will force people to take alternative energy seriously. I may sound
naive to some, and I'm sure the proposi-
I know politics is full of propaganda and
corruption, but running away from it is not
going to solve the problem.
is not going to solve the problem. Voting
doesn't do enough, aside from making
you feel more free from the system, not
voting doesn't do anything.
It isn't some kind of protest the politicians or the voting population will notice
and change because of.
On average less than 50 percent of our
population votes. You know what that
says to the people in charge? It says to
tion isn't perfect, but I bet it's a hell of a
lot better than what we have now.
Look at it this way, if there ever is a
violent revolution, which may become
all too necessary, who do you think is
more likely to drop poison gas on anarchist American citizens: the fascist Bush
regime or the Dems?
I'll say it again: voting doesn't do
enough. Anyone who really cares about
sition of being stuck with a man who's
stopped showing interest in you unless
it's 3 a.m. and he's bored and lonely and
wants you to come over. That's the curse
of the female gender. That's exactly why
I recognize the strength of women. If we
can endure and survive this hell. there's
nothing we can't do.
It takes losing the man you (think
you) love to find yourself. I like to think
that Dorothy was right in saying, "If you
can't find it in your own backyard, then
you never really lost it to begin with."
Having a man doesn't complete you; losing one doesn't break you.
It can feel that way, but the only way
to fill in those cracks it to find missing
pieces of yourself. It's long and it's difficult, but it's rewarding. You'll come out a
better person than you ever felt you were
with the dumb fuck who left you.
The epidemic of girlfriendism to define a woman's worth by the man she's
with is holding women back with our
own corsets and tying us down with our
own garters. Discover yourself to free
yourself. After all, behind every great
man, there's a great woman. Put on some
Aretha Franklin and find her.
Alexandra Tobolsky is a second-year
tramfer enrolled in The Age of Irony
and The Heroism of Ordinary People.
She is also the CP.J Letters and Opinions
Coordinato1~ She can be e-mailed at TohAle24@)evergreen. edu.
this world should be doing more. We
need to take matters into our own hands.
Write letters to state and federal politicians about what you care about, maybe
they will listen. Get involved in your local community, and tell me how, I need
to do more as well.
Gar Russo spoke of philosophical anarchism in his article. Well, from what
I know, a big idea in anarchism is that
if everyone just took care of each other
we wouldn't need a government. What a
beautiful freaking idea, right? Well, we
may not be able to abolish government
so easily, but we should all be taking care
of each other. We know our government
won't.
In closing I don't want to "shun'' anyone, so to those of you who have a philosophical or ideological reason why you
don't vote, I beg you to reconsider. The
system is wrong but there are better ways
to affect it than not voting.
And to those of you who just don't
care enough to vote, who probably aren't
even reading this, try giving a damn
about something other than your bong,
your homework, or your relationships for
a day or two.
Something to do: Mystery Action,
Dec. 2, 1:00 p.m. at Sylvester park.
Sap Bryson is a first year student
studying Understanding Species.
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 hfe, who will?
Send your letters and articles to cpj@evergreen.edu.
SPORTS
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
11
NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Cross Country finishes at regionals
By Emily Uhlig
Evergreen Kung Fu team poses for a photograph after Western
Canadian Martial Arts Challenge
Team Evergreen Kung Fu
Takes names at the Western Canadian
Martial Arts Challenge
By Devon Waldron
In the first tournament of the 2006/2007
academic year, Team Evergreen Kung Fu
headed up to Burnaby, British Columbia
for Bill Hunter 's Western Canadian Martial
Arts Challenge.
The team, consisting of: team captain
Devon Waldron; Darius Harding; and recent
graduate John Cary; were joined by alumni
National Team members Sam Haskin, Jesse
Harier, and Andrew Bresnik, along with
Noam Reiniger and Nate Sonnenberg who
flew in from Austin, Texas and Los Angeles
respectively.
The day began with an exciting stari in
the underbelt traditional soft forms division.
Harding took gold in his division, followed
by teammate Cary He went on to compete
for the underbelt forms grand championship.
fast and powerful, denying all comers,
nearly knocking out his first opponent with
a lightning fast ridge hand. After the dust
cleared and the division was done, Harter
came away with a gold medal.
The Black Belt point sparring came
next, with all eyes on the National Team as
they took on a championship caliber field
of competitors including Portland's world
champion Tim Gustafson ofTeam DDX. In
the middleweight point sparring divisions,
Noam Reininger and Nate Sonnenberg
fought hard.
Reiniger showed all in attendance some
of his highest point fighting skill to date,
taking a bronze medal in a difficult field.
In the heavyweight division, Waldron lost
only to Gustafson and took bronze, while
his teammate Bresnik went on to take silver
against Gustafson in the final point-fighting
match of the night.
In the Grand Championship competition, Harding burrned his form and came out on tom for another Team
Evergreen Grand Championship win.
In the Grand Championship competition, Harding burned his fonn and came out
on top for another Team Evergreen Grand
Championship win.
In the black belt Traditional Soft Forms
Division, Bresnik and Waldron took first
and second respectively, with Bresnik going
on to compete for the black belt All Forms
Grand Championship. In a tough division
of more than ten gold medal contenders,
Bresnik perfonned well and came up only
a tenth of a point short of taking home the
trophy.
With the fonns divisions out of the way,
all of the fighters were ready to let the fists
fly. First came the underbelt divisions, beginning with point fighting.
Harding made it through several elimination rounds to contend for first place against
a seasoned competitor in an intense match
that went into overtime. Harding eventually came away with a silver medal. In the
heavyweight division, Cary beat all comers to take home another point fighting gold
medal.
SKIL (Sport Karate International
League) continuous was up next, with the
well-known Harter in the fray. Harter was
In the final event of the day, the Black
Belt WKC full contact, Evergreen team
captain Waldron made his third full contact appearance. In the 185-200 lb. division,
Waldron, coached by Sifu Dana, took the
fight to his opponents.
During his very first match, the fight
had to be stopped on three separate occasions due to Waldron nearly knocking his
opponent out. After a grueling round-robin
bracket, Waldron took home two well-deserved gold medals, loudly announcing his
emergence onto the full-contact scene.
This showing at the 2006 Western Canadian Martial Arts Challenge has set a winning tone for the upcoming season, and the
Evergreen Kung Fu Team looks forward to
a successful year.
The Evergreen Bak Shaolin Eagle Claw
Kung Fu Club and Competition Team
meets Monday through Friday. Contact
Team Captain Waldron at (360) 357-9137
or Devon.C.Waldron@gmail.com.
The
Bak Shaolin International website is: www.
bakshaolineagleclaw.com
Devon Waldron is a senior with an internship working as a Network Administrator.
Evergreen cross country finished the
season on Saturday at the NAJA Region
II Cascade Conference championships at
Eastern Oregon University in La Grande
Oregon. The course was muddy and
grassy which produced slower times despite strong performances.
The women's 5k was the first race.
The 5k is 3.14 miles. The women's regional winner was Simon Fraser which
took the top four spots, led by Kristen
Kolstad who won the individual title with
a time of 17:45. Simon Fraser is ranked
first in the nation. The Cascade Conference was won by Corban College. Evergreen's top five were Emily Uhlig- 18'"
conference, 38'" region in 20:0 I, Kelly
Beckham-19'" , 39'" in 20:07, Kelsey
Blair - 40'", 71 '' in 21 :38, Amanda Kirklin - 51 't, 83'd in 22:48, and Dianne Leo,
running in her first race at Evergreen was
61 ' 1 in the conference and 95'" in the region in 24:14. Despite having a full team
Evergreen was not allowed to place at
the meet due to a new NAIA rule that requires teams to declare their team sizes
earlier in the season, when Evergreen had
an incomplete team. Evergreen would
have been 6'" in the conference and 9'" in
the region.
The men's 8k followed the women's
race. The 8k is 4.98 miles. · The region
and the conference were both led by Concordia University. The individual winner
was David Wambui of Simon Fraser in
25: II. Evergreen's top five were Brian
Rakestraw- 14'" in the conference, 24'" in
the region, in 27:20, James Hudson- 18'",
30'" in 27:34, Miguel Pineda- 34'", 50'" in
28:04, Erik Jones- 38'", 57'" in 28:22 and
Graeme Paulsen in 49'" and 71 '' in 28:58.
Other Evergreen runners were Jason McConnel, Darin Martin, Bryan Torian and
John Noone. The men finished 7'" in the
conference and I 0'" in the Region.
Emily Uhlig is a junior enrolled in
American Literature.
Evergreen vs. St. Martin's
By Arland Hurd
The night's double header opened with
the Evergreen women shutting down the
St. Martins team, 55-52. However, Geoducks men's inability to develop points
left them losing to the Saints 86-75. The
night was hosted by Evergreen and held
in the CRC. Half time brought out some
youth players who showed off their practice. The fans were supporting the competition with plenty of shouting.
In the first match up junior Danielle
Keenan, #21, played some strong defense, which helped Evergreen hold the
lead for most of the game. Taking the
lead momentarily, St. Martin's with 8:27
left to play on the clock, fouled junior
Melissa Evans, #II. The Evergreen ladies took this opportunity to get the motivation to produce a seven-point run and
take the lead again. The game closed after the Geoducks put up point after point
to win the game.
Geoduck men came to the floor after the women played, with pre-game
warm-up that looked like synchronization that could out do any pool ballet;
the men looked ready to win. The game
whistle blew and St. Martin got the first
points. Junior David Howard, #5, and
junior Adam Moore, #1, helped the Geoduck men battle forward. Moore had 23
points in the game. Some of the three
point shots would have been worthy of
ESPN or at minimum a video recording that could be taken back to the dorm
to review. Evergreen men were getting
fouled all night. Joe Chirheart, #22, of
St. Martins accumulated three personal
fouls and the St. Martins team had a total
of 25 team fouls. The determination and
dedication presented on the court shows
the Geoduck team is taking this year seriously. The game against St. Martins was
an exhibition game and preparation for
the league play the Geoducks are headed
into. "Go, Geoduck, Go through the mud
and through the sand ... "-
Arland Hurd is a senior enrolled in
Mind and the World.
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Date: Nov.7, 2006
Attendance: 618
Start time: 7:30p.m.
Date: Nov.7, 2006
Attendance: 350
Start time: 5:30p.m.
SCORE BY PERIODS I'' 2"d TOTAL
St. Martin's University 47 39 86
The Evergreen State College 30 45 75
SCORE BY PERIODS I'' 2"d TOTAL
St. Martin's University 22 30 52
The Evergreen State College 27 28 55
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COOPER POINT JOURNAL
SPORTS
NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Evergreen Crew sweeps regatta
By Kendra Elsbeth Obom
Rowing is often overlooked in mainstream sports coverage, as while most of
the nation is hitting the snooze button,
rowers are hitting the waterways. This is
why I remained disinterested for most of
my college career.
Things that happen while I'm still
sleeping generally aren't intriguing
enough to interrupt either dream or nightmare. llowever, the challenge of pushing
out of the safety of my bed and finding
new things to be committed to was rousing enough to get me going.
As we compete, our proficiencies define our strength as a team, currently
presenting us with immense potential. Intensity is amplified in the gym and on the
water, as we transition into winter training in preparation for the spring racing
season.
With great success comes great responsibility, and it is essential to have direction as we proceed in our endeavors.
At one point or another, everyone faces a choice as to whether we succumb to
a seemingly insurmountable challenge or
we face that challenge.
Collegiate ath letics - in my case row-
With great success comes great responsibility, and
it is essential to have direction as we proceed in our
endeavors.
Joy White, #10 goes up against Janae Hirschi, #23 in Evergreen's first game of
the season.
Evergreen Women's Basketball opening
day against Westminster, 44-70
By Arland Hurd
The Evergreen women came up with
the first points on the board against Westminster and even put up several 3-point
shots from Molly Clark, #20 and Joy
White, #10.
The key-up beginning of the season
didn't last for long though The Evergreen
women lost 44-70.
Ultimately, the ladies started giving up
too many fouls in the last four minutes of
the game, allowing Westminster enough
free points to seal the deal on their quest
for a victory.
The team is being coached by Monica
Heuer, who is in her sixth year with the
Geoducks. The women are going to have
thirty more games in their thirteenth year
at Evergreen.
Arland Hurd is a senior enrolled in
Mind and the World.
Evergreen Women's Soccer, an end to a good season
By Arland Hurd
The Evergreen women's soccer
team was two games away from going
to Nationals this year. They had to go
through #2 ranked Concordia to get there
and with a 1-0 Joss the women have nothing to regret.
The team held Concordia to only one
goal with the help of senior goal keeper
Carly Stewart, #1, who blocked 10 attempts by Concordia. Getting to the fi-
nals, the women won two of their three
games in tournament play. The one loss
they did acquire in the tournament was
from Concordia, but their victories were
enough to get the women into the finals.
The season officially ended when the
women were honored at half-time, during the opening day of men's basketball
between Evergreen and St. Martins.
This past weekend Evergreen crew
traveled down to Portland, Oregon for
the first race of the year. Proudly, we are
able to report that Evergreen took I" in
every category entered, and our varsity
set a course record.
These victories provide a gauge for
current goals and competition. This season we are building on last year's successes at the Western Intercollegiate
Rowing Association (WJRA) Championships in Sacramento, California, where
our novice 4+ took 4'" out of fourteen,
and varsity 4+ took I 0'" out of sixteen
boats entered. We look forward to a very
competitive year of racing nationally
ranked teams in the 2006-07 season.
Balancing the rigors of high academic
expectations with the physical demands
of competitive intercollegiate athletics
is the ultimate test of character, skill and
endurance, says Coach Aaron Starks.
ing - provides us with those challenges
and the confidence to face them. I want
to know that I'm not missing out on opportunities, how much potential I may
be leaving unrealized and what I can do
about it.
It's critical to realize that you're the
one who ascribes worth and meaning in
your own life and take responsibility and
pride in that. You will never experience
consistent success if you consistently refuse to face the trials that lay before you.
We greatly appreciate all the support
from alumni, faculty. administration and
students!
If you'd like more information on our
team, our website is www.evergreencrcw.
edu.
Kendra Obom is a senior enrolled in
Health and Human Development.
We've got the stories, you bring the action!
Take photos of Evergreen sporting events and send
them to cpj@evergreen.edu
Arland Hurd is a senior enrolled in
Mind and the World.
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CALENDAR
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NOVEMBER 9, 2006
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
THURSDAY, 9
6:30 to 8:30p.m. Independent Media
Group information session. Screening of
past and current work, free pizza. HCC.
4 to 5:30p.m. Fall Advising Festival for
students to meet with faculty, student sup-
3 to 4 p.m. Pride Foundation Scholarship
Workshop, hosted by Women of Color
Coalition and Queer People of Color. CAB
108.
7:30 to 9:30p.m. Men's Basketball. Geoducks vs. Puget Sound Christian College.
CRC Gym.
6:30 to 8:30p.m. AIDS and the Community. Brian Thatcher from CYS to speak on
I-llY/AIDS prevention. SEM II BII07.
4 p.m. "This Body is a Prison" film screening, hosted by Carnival. SEM II B1107 .
II a.m. to 5 p.m. Herbal Medicine Day
and potluck, hosted by Healing Arts Collective. Organic Farmhouse.
II a.m. to I :30 p.m. Flu shots, cost: $30.
CAB Lobby.
Women's Resource Center, (360) 867-6162.
7 to 9 p.m. Dances of Universal Peace,
hosted by Common Bread. No experience
necessary. Rotunda/middle of Lecture Halls.
RID ".Y, 10
I p.m. Public forum to discuss recommendations from First- Year Experience DTF.
SEM II All07.
port staff. HCC. Free ice cream.
SATURDAY, 11
5 p.m. Organi zing session for crew of The
Vagina Monologues. CAB 313. Contact
TUESDAY, 14
SUNDAY, 11
candidate for Teacher Education faculty.
Longhouse 1007.
3:30 to 5:30p.m. Olympia Men's Project
session for GBTQ men ages 18 to 29. Food,
coffee, prizes. CAB II 0.
I : 15 to 2:45 p.m. "Hit the Spot" sex-positive workshop. Open to everyone.
2 p.m. "Radical Updates" presented by
Media Island . CAB Lobby. Free refreshments.
3:30 to 5:30p.m. "Speakers Panel."
Community members speak on IllY/A IDS
experiences.
6:30p.m. "Love and Diane" documentary
I to 5 p.m. Films for AIDS Awareness
Week in SEM II, B II 07 I los ted by the
student group VOX. TENTATIVE.
screening. SEM II Bl107.
3:30 to 5 p.m. Open auditions Aristophanes' "Lysistrata." SEM II C21 05.
7 to 9 p.m. Lecture by Omoyclc Sowore,
anti-oil activist from Niger Delta, Nigeria,
hosted by EPIC. Lll I.
6 to 7 p.m. Geoduck Union town hall meeting. Lll 3.
12 to I p.m., Presentation by Susan Novinger, candidate for Teacher Education
faculty. SEM II B2107.
8:30p.m. "Before the Music Dies" film
screening. Lll 5. Free popcorn.
6 p.m. " Harold and Maude" film screening,
hosted by Mindscreen. LI II. Free popcorn.
3:30 to 5 p.m. Open auditions Aristophancs' "Lysistrata." SEM II C21 05.
12 to I p.m. Presentation by Jason Ranker,
MONDAY, 13
W':DNESDAY, 15
NEXT WEEK
November 16
12 to 2:30p.m., 3:15 to 6 p.m. Blood drive
for Pugct Sound Blood Center. LIB 2000.
Contact Calendar Coordinator Lauren Takores about including
an event in The Cooper Point Journal's calendar.
December 6
I to 2 p.m. Evergreen President Thomas L.
Puree open meeting. Ncar deli in CAB.
E-mail: cpj@evergreen.edu
Phone: (360)867-6213
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Geoduck Union
Wednesdays, I to 3 p.m .. SEM II A II 05
gcoduckun ionr<!)gma il.com
Next year's course
Battling Castanets open mic series, poetry reading
Wednesdays. 8 p.m., The Primetime Writing Center,
A Donn, 2nd floor
Road construction updates: southbound (towards I 0 I) lane of Evergreen Parkway will remain closed at the roundabout
until Nov. I 0. Marked detour route is onto Ovcrhulse Rd., then right onto 17th Ave. NW for access to I 01. Enhanced signagc is being installed this evening. Northbound lane (from 101 to the college) is not affected.
AIDS Awareness Week is Nov. 13 through 16. Check out events listings in this calendar.
of~erings
arc up online, http://www.evergreen.edu/catalog/2007-08.
Students for a Democratic Society
Wednesdays, 2 p.m., SEM II E3 I 05
Wings of Recovery Narcotics Anonymous
Tuesdays, 8 p.m., SEM II 3107
Narcotics Anonymous I lelpline, (360)754-4433
Women of Color
Wednesdays. 5:30p.m., CAB 206 (right next to the
marketplace)
Queer People of Color meetings, Arts Night
Mondays. 6 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m. CAB 206
Student Video Gamers Alliance
Tuesdays, 7 !o 9 p.m., CAB TV lounge
THURSDAY, 9
I to 2:30p.m. Art Workshop
Bread and Roses, 1320 8th Ave. SE
Visualizing peace with homeless in
our community
FRIDP.Y, 10
8 p.m. Fiddle and guitar duo Liz Carroll & John Doyle
Traditions Cafe. 300 5'" Ave. SW
Tickets $18, student/low income, $12
CENSE Forest Walks
Wednesdays, I :30 p.m., meet-up by clock tower in Red
Square
Tugboat Annie 's, 2100 Westbay Dr.
NW
(360)867-6784, censc@cvergreen.edu
21 +, (360) 943-1850
Evergreen Animal Rights Network
Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. CAB 3rd Floor
Gypsy Nation Dance & Heal
Mondays, 6:30 to 9 p.m. E I I 07
$5 plus offering
Society for Trans Action Resources
Wednesdays, 3 p.m. SEM II D3107
TESC Chess Club
Thursdays 4 to 6 p.m. SEM II Cl 105
All skill levels welcome
Evergreen Spontaneity Club
Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. SEM II D II 05
All experience levels welcome
Healing Arts Collective
Wednesdays, I p.m., 3rd floor of the CAB
9:30 p.m. Whoa Dizzy
SATURDAY, 11
4 to 6 p .m. Protest and Vigil for
!Iuman Rights Northwest Detention
Center, 1623 E. J Street, Tacoma
Carpool at 3: 15 p.m. at Westside I lo llywood Video/Grocery Outlet parking
lot
SUNDAY, 12
6 to 9 p.m. Food Not Bombs
Media Island, 816 Adams St. SE
Cook at Ml starting around 4ish, share
food down on 4th Ave., afterward
cleanup at MI.
MONDAY, 13
9 p.m. Monday Movie Night
Lc Voyeur, 404 4th Ave. E, (360) 9435710 21+, free
7 p.m. Presentation and book sign ing
by Anne Gould llauberg, "Fired by
Beauty" State Capital Museum, 211
2 ! stAve. SW, (360)753-2580
Free and open to the public
WEDNESDAY, 15
Deadline for art submissions
Expressions of Peace Exhibit and
Festival
http://www. ncwyearpcacc.org
7 to 9 p.m. Skate land Dollar Night
2725 12th Ave. NE
$1 w/ skates, $2 without skates
TUESDAY, 14
4 p.m. Radical Updates
Media Island, 816 Adams St. SE
Free refreshments will be served
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Photos by Lisa Hubert, who is a junior
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