The Cooper Point Journal Volume 35, Issue 20 (March 15, 2007)

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°COOPER POINT OURNAL
Weekend at Tacoma Port

Issue 20
Volume 35
March 15, 2007

VIEWPOINT

Police react vvith violence
to peacefUl protestors
By Emily Johnson
This story details my experience and expresses views and opinions
common to many ofthe protestors present at this event.

On the tenth night of the Tacoma port protest, Monday, March
12, we, the protestors, met in a dimly lit parking lot to discuss our
protesting strategy before we marched closer to the port.
The goal of the protests are to stop the shipment of Stryker
Brigade equipment to Iraq out of the port of Tacoma and to support the troops by protesting the war. People were wary from the
previous protests where excessive police violence had broken out
as a consequence of passionate protestors encroaching on police
enforced boundaries.
The intention we came up with in our meeting on Monday
was to get as close to the war vehicles as lawfully possible and to
remain completely peaceful. There was no endorsement of illegal
activity and we all agreed that it would be more effective if we
stayed within the police dictated boundaries.
In our meeting before marching on Monday, Rob Whitlock a
senior at Evergreen expressed his personal peeve with using violence to fight violence. "In the past couple of days the confrontations between the protestors and the police have been really disappointing and I think there is a misdirection of energy. Mainly, I
think hateful behavior is destructive and violent whether its verbal
or physical, so I'm really disappointed about the conduct of the

Heavily dressed law enforcement await the thne to make arrests at the Port of Tacoma. At least fifty officers
w re resent outsf

MONDAY PROTEST PAGE 9

Tear gas, excessive force used at port protest
By Ian Humphrey
Saturday morning March I 0 at 2:30 a.m. near Port
Tacoma, police marched on non-violent protesters firing
tear gas canisters and non-lethal bullets into a crowd. Six
protesters were arrested.
The protest, organized by Tacoma students- with the
help of many Evergreen students as well -was part of a
follow up to the protests that began the previous Sunday,
where students were also fired upon.
The protest was targeting the loading ofStrykers, a combination tank and Hummer, as well as soldiers headed for
Iraq. The hope of all was to bring attention to the cause with
this protest, but there were some who hoped to breach the
security of the Port in hopes that this would detain the soldiers and give them more time to get proper training.
Many of the Olympia protesters met beforehand at
Harrison and Division to carpool to Tacoma. Rides were

Corrections
Issue 19, March 8, 2007:
• JefT Berryhill was
incorrectly identified
as Seth Berryhill last
week.
• Caitlin Esworthy's
name was misspelled.

organized quickly, with an emphasis on making sure
everyone got to the protest.
Most of the protesters arrived between 9 and 10 p.m.,
and almost all were present by II p.m. Directly before the
fence that signified the main protest area was a barricade
guarded by four policemen who advised that protesters were
to leave their backpacks behind or they would be arrested
for obstruction. When asked for comment on the legality
of this charge, the police would not respond.
Around midnight, one protester, fed up, tried to cross
the Backpack Barricade. He was promptly arrested. A video
recording of the arrest was taken and is now available on
Youtube.com.
A legal observer, Larry Hildes, told a reporter that
"There is Ninth Circuit Law that absolutely says that they
cannot search backpacks at a demonstration unless they

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Demonstrators march to a police barricade to voice opposition to port militarization just before actions of civil disobedience take place.

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Gateways Program for Incarcerated
Youth: Challenge Program
Orientation
The Gateways Program for Incarcerated
Youth is looking for students and volunteers for spring quarter. We are having
an orientation for those interested in
working with our program at 4 p.m. on
Thursday, March 15. The orientation
will be in the Community Based Learning
and Action Resource Room, SEM II,
E2125. Internships, credit and contracts
are available. The Gateways Program for
Incarcerated Youth work with incarcerated
young men at the Maple Lane and Green
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The Challenge Program organizes and
trains educational partners to go out to
the juvenile youth facility once a week to
work one-to-one with a youth to help establish and meet educational and life goals.
Challenge Partners also meet on a biweekly basis to discuss their experiences
in the in stitution and to engage in meaningful dialogues on issues like popular education and the prison industrial complex.
South Sound's "Foodshed Project"
meeting
On March 18 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
a community meeting will be held at the
Olympia Eagles Lodge, 805 W. 4th Ave .
at the corner of Plum Street, on the lower
level, to discuss South Sound's "Foodshed
Project," working to make local foods
more accessible . A foodshed is somewhat
like a watershed: it describes the area
from which food flows into a community.
This meeting will give us the opportunity
to describe our particular vision, provide
more information about work completed
so far, and provide a chance for you to
give input.
You are invited to a community
dialogue
Students in the Evergreen MPA program have spent an entire quarter doing
rigorous academic study in the area of

poverty policy. Wishing to move their
efforts from theory to practice, they explored several areas of poverty impacting
local communities. They gained an appreciation of the work already being undertaken in the community and wished to support a broader understanding of issues and
linkages. While students in the course represent diverse political and philosophical
viewpoints, they share a desire to create
inclusiv e positive futures. They thus combined their efforts to support a community
dialogue on Saturday, March 17 from I to
4 p.m. at Camp Quixote II, Poor Peoples
Union, at St. John's Episcopal Church, 114
20th Ave SE.
Members of the Camp Quixote community will speak about why there is a need
for Camp Quixote, their experiences with
local social services, how the camp is run
and their plans for the camp. There will
also be a discussion of current state initiatives supporting the rights of the faith
based community to serve the homeless
through hosting tent cities. There will be
food, multimedia exhibits and informational tables. At the end of the event, everyone is invited to head over to Camp
Quixote for a tour.
Get involved, ensure students' voices
are heard, become the next Student
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Here is a chance to learn how Evergreen
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According to Evergreen's website, "The
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its long-term strategic leadership.
The BOT directs Evergreen into the
future, initiates policy and delegates authority to the president, who reports to
th e Board. The BOT meetings are open to
the public. The Governor of Washington
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external community and alumni, and the
eighth member is a student chosen by the
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Starting March 19, 2007, applications
will be available in CAB 320 as well in the
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320 to Tom Mercado. Instructions on how
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applicants first will be interviewed by the
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and the 13.
The Union will vote to send off the five
final applicants to the Washington State
Governor. Once in the hands of Governor
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Case Number 07-0238
2/01107 at 0005 hours
An officer was walking back to his patrol vehicle after performing walkthroughs
when he heard a drum being played loudly
from the soup loop. At that time the officer
was notified by dispatch of a noise complaint involving someone playing a drum
loudly in the soup loop. The seemingly unrelated puzzle pieces fit together and the officer headed toward the source of the noise.
The officer knocked on the window and stood
outside. The officer eventually gained access
inside the facility, where there was a strong
presence of intoxicants wafting through the
air, and an equally strong presence of people
under 21. Also in the room was a glass multicolor marijuana pipe, a very tall bong sticking
up from behind a cabinet, another glass multicolor marijuana pipe, and a hooka. The ten
students present in the dorm were asked who
lived there, and who owned the various paraphernalia. Each and every one of them stated
that they did not live there, and that they had
no knowledge of the pipes even being there.
The officer informed them that since no one
wanted to admit ownership of the pipe, he
would issue them all Required Grievance
Meeting forms. During the contact a female
asked to use the restroom. When she exited
the restroom she fled the dorm and was not
heard from again. The officer was unable
to correctly identify her and the other students weren't fessing up. Still, nine out of
ten isn't bad.
Case Number 07-0246
02/0112007 at 1815 hours
You know that creepy guy who sits in a car
in F-lot and watches you park at night? Well,
actually there's several of them and they're
hired by campus to do that, l;mt it turns out
sometimes they're actually good for some-

thing. While off duty, one of them spotted a
suspect in the Library Computer Lab who had
an active criminal trespass warning. Several
officers went to the computer lab and located
the suspect, calling out his name and then
telling him to put his hands behind his back.
Wrist restraining hand cuffs were placed on
the suspect and checked for tightness, and the
suspect was then read his Miranda warning
from a CJIT issued laminated rights card. The
suspect, in addition to the trespass warning,
also had a warrant for FTA assault 4 DV from
Aberdeen city police services. Aberdeen was
c.o ntacted but said they were unwilling to
take the suspect at this time, so he was instead transported to the Thurston County
Jail where he was booked on the charge of
Criminal Trespass First Degree. Suspect
was asked what he was doing in the Library
Computer Lab, when he was well aware that
he was trespassing and not supposed to be on
campus. Suspect stated that he just wanted to
use the computer to get on MySpace. Suspect
was apparently unaware that MySpace hasn't
been cool since 2003.

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02/03/2007 at 0159 hours
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walking on the path behind H dorm. Suspect
non-chalantly lit a firecracker and tossed
it behind him. Suspect was contacted and
asked why he was lighting firecrackers and
throwing them behind him, without even
looking to see what was there. Suspect
stated he did not know. This was not a very
good answer. Suspect was issued a Required
Grievance Meeting form. 14 additional firecrackers were recovered from suspect's
right front pocket and were logged into
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March 15, 2007

arts & entertainntent

The sounds of sleep:
an interactive installation featuring electroencephalography
By Seth Vmcent

You couldn't hear the droning ofBirch Cooper's
sleeping until you walked inside Evergreen's art
critique room, E4115. Resonating from a speaker
in the back ofthe room, a slow cycle of deep atonal
noise filled the empty space. It was the afternoon
of Sunday, March 11; Cooper's sleeping was all
that could be heard. He was not snoring.
Cooper had EEG (Electroencephalography)
electrodes affixed to his temples, which picked
up the electrical activity of his brain. Those signals were then sent through a small amplifier and
a computer running a program called Max!MSP,
which essentially made the signal audible. The
electronic signals of Cooper's brain were exiting
the speaker as he slept.
EEG is often used to monitor and diagnose epilepsy, sleep disorders, eating disorders, coma and
brain death by examining the patient's electrical

signals in the brain. Cooper used his brain's electrical signals to produce an interactive musical installation. It was easy to be skeptical upon first entering the room; the sounds were cyclical, moving
in patterns that could be misconstrued as a loop
playing from Cooper's computer.
But just when my disbelief of the technical
authenticity of the installation reached its peak, I
kicked a chair, which may have been accidental.
Cooper stirred, resulting in a series of relatively
higher-pitched notes.
And maybe that's why the installation was advertised as interactive, to see how we could change
the electrical signals being sent to the amplifier and
speaker; to make unpredictable, compelling music.
Expect similarly engaging installations from Cooper
in the coming weeks and throughout spring quarter.
Seth Vincent is a junior enrolled in Project
Studio Environment.

Birch Cooper in Evergreen's Art Critique Room, E4115. EEG electrodes
are picking up the electrical activity of his brain, which is projected
from a speaker at the back of the room.

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March 15, 2007

How to write sex scenes: a night with Steve Almond
By Joshua Katz

Last Saturday, I was given a gift.
The gift was a touching recollection of
heavy metal, and sex, and Idaho Spuds,
and sex, and the future of reading, and
sex. And sex. There was a lot of sex. This
was all in the reading Steve Almond did
at Evergreen. In that Library Lobby, I
learned among other things that the scariest thing you can imagine is interviewing
KISS with their makeup off and that indie
candy is way better than a Milky Way.
Steve Almond is the author of "My
Life in Heavy Metal," "Candyfreak," and
the short story collection "The Evil B.B.
Chow." Until last May, he was an adjunct
professor of creative writing at Boston
College until May 2006, at which time
the selection ofCondoleezza Rice as commencement speaker caused him to publish
in the Boston Globe a letter of resignation in protest. Since that time he has focused about writing; which, if this reading
was any indication, is all about sex. No,
it was not gratuitous. Although one story,
"How to Love a Republican" began with
the popular phrase "What Darcy enjoyed
most was a good lathering between the
thighs . .. " Almond emphasized a humanistic and almost spiritual appreciation of
the finer pastimes.
His career began with a revolving tour
interviewing virtually every hair metal
band of the late Eighties, which- at least

to me-makes him pretty much the biggest bad ass I've ever seen. From there
he became interested in more ... general
writing. By which I mean, sex and candy.
The candy part comes from Almond's lifelong affection for confection; the premise
behind his nonfiction novel "Candyfreak"
is basically an all-you-can-eat tour of independent candy makers, focusing on
more regionally palatial Idaho Spuds,
Twin Bings, and Valomilks . Almond described the motivation to write a nonfiction novel about candy, traveling and sex
as an attempt to recreate a regional sense
of culture; something he thinks has been
lost but can be glimpsed through the delicious lens of Idaho Spuds and the like.
A selection from the reading included
"How to Write a Sex Scene: The 12-step
program." I will include a few of my favorite steps . Step three states, "Then
again, sex is sometimes funny. And if you
ever saw a videotape of yourself in action, you'd agree. Don't be afraid to portray comic aspects. If one of your characters, in a dire moment of passion, hits a
note that sounds eerily like Celine Dion,
duly note this. If another can't stay hard,
allow him to use a ponytail holder for an
improvised cock ring. And later on, if
his daughter comes home and demands
to know where her ponytail holder is,
well, so be it."
Step six implores us, "Don't obsess
over the rude parts. Sex is inherently over

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the top. Just telling the 'reader that two (or
more) people are balling will automatically direct us toward the genitals. It is
your job, as an author, to direct us elsewhere to the more inimitable secrets of
the naked body. Give us the indentations
on the small of a woman's back, or the
minute trembling of a man's underlip."
And finally, step twelve brings it all
together: "If you ain't prepared to rock,
don't roll.
If you don't feel comfortable writing
about sex, then don't. By this, I mean
writing about sex as it actually exists, in
the real world, as an ecstatic, terrifying,
and, above all, deeply emotional process.
Real sex is compelling to read about because the participants are so utterly vulnerable. We are all, when the time comes
to get naked, terribly excited and frightened and hopeful and doubtful, usually at
the same time. You mustn't abandon your
lovers in their time of need. You mustn't
make of them naked playthings with rubbery parts. You must love them, wholly
and without shame, as they go about their
human business. Because we've already
got a name for sex without the emotional
content: It's called pornography."
After this , Almond read one more
story, which I won't get into for the sake
of propriety. Suffice to say, although featuring the exploits of a loving couple exploring a physical difference, the story
was surprisingly warm and just perfectly

unsettling. Heavy metal, candy, sex.
wish I were Steve Almond.
Steve Almond's website can be found
at www.stevenalmond.com. You can also
view all of the twelve steps mentioned in
"How to Write Sex Scenes" at www.utne.
com/issues/2005 128/features/115671.html.

Joshua ·Katz is a junior enrolled in
Power in American Society.

Selh Vincent

Steve Almond speaks at Evergreen,
March 10.

By Brandon Custy

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"The Ladies of the Camellias"
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Theater Review

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On Thursday, March 8, "The Ladies of the
Camellias" finally opened at the state theater.
It was a day I had been looking forward to for
more than a month. I attended a few of therehearsals and couldn't wait to see the play with
sound lighting and the entire set in place, I was
avid with anticipation.

When I arrived to pick up my tickets at will
call, the woman behind the desk couldn't find
them. She discovered them a few minutes later,
relieved. I rushed through the door in such a
hurry that I passed the guy taking tickets. I went
back apologizing profusely for the mistake and
then entered the theater and found my seat in the
seventh row, ready to enjoy the show.
The play examines Art's place in society in
a comic fashion. Two competing actresses who
rose to fame through their interpretation of the
play "The Lady of the Camellias" by Alexander
Dumas, Sarah Bernhardt and Eleanora Duse,
are fierce rivals in the international stage.
Bernhardt is played by Rebecca Wood while
Mari Nelson plays Duse. What can I say? They
are more than impressive. The two characters
and their respective acting groups find themselves held hostage by a Russian atheist named
Ivan, played by Jason Haws. The setting is
Bernhardt's Parisian theater in 1897 and the set
on the stage is convincing and magnificent.
There are numerous accents involved in the

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dialogue that add to the comedy. Two chara<?ters in particular play a major role in the comedic action of the play. These are FlavioAndo
and Gustave-Hippolite Worms, played by Brian
Claudio Smith and Russ Holm respectively.
The two played off each other with expert accuracy. At intermission, the woman sitting next
to me commented to her friend that Ando was
her favorite. The entire cast worked well together acting out complex scenes with ease and
undying energy.
The show has something for everyone, it
even included an acrobatic Cyrano de Bergeac
played by Marco Bujeaud swinging in from
one of the balconies. Jt was a crowd favorite.
The lines were crafted together with expertise and flowed between characters with fluidity. "A cynic is just a romantic sulking,"
Bernhardt utters to Ivan, one of my favorite
lines in the play.
The play ended leaving me wanting so much
more. I can't wait until the end of April when
the next play is scheduled to open. "The Ladies
of the Camellias" will play eleven more shows
in the coming month. The run ends on March
31. There is more information available at
www.harlequinproductions.org. Do yourself a
favor and see the show.

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Language of surrounds me
By Victoria Larkin

They always nail those thinking rebel types. I half expect sirens and flashing lights to erupt from the ceilings if
I pick anything up off the table: There is a Jew near aisle
10, picking up a box of Matzos. We repeat, there is a Jew
over there trying to buy Jewish food. Last year they had
nothing 'Jewish' in this store at all. When I asked about
Shabbos candles they told me they usually have those at
Christmas. I guess they're either trying to be sensitive, or
make some more money.
In Spring, Jewish folks celebrate the story of their liberation from slavery. This becomes problematic after the
Holocaust, and after capitalist consumerism, and maybe

chocolate. I guess the Christians got a little confused by
the Pagans. Fertility and sticky sweets: sounds like Spring
Earth rituals to me. Sounds like an aphrodisiacal frenzy
after a long and cold monastic Winter.
In this supermarket I can't help shopping in, they are
selling chocolate bunnies and Cadbury eggs, and lots of
redolent flower plants. It's hard to resist all that, and the pastels, the jelly beans and most especially the Easter grass.
Whichever stories you prefer, one thing is clear: despite
Daylight Savings/Summer Time, we are still in tune with.
the seasons of this Earth, and it is Spring.
And Spring always arrives, despite our histories. Spring
is new life, regeneration. Places dormant
now burst through stretching out to experiLiving here I get to experience the discomfort of
ence, rising up from wet sky cries ... clouds
being Jewish every Spring/Passover, which is quite cover keeping safe while germination comes
to fruition. Soon Sun. Sun has tickled to
appropriate, all things considered. After all, Good
awakeness.
Friday is what they call the day they crucified a Jew.
Dance and Song oflndian Plum, of Red
Osier prayers, of jubilant violets crocuses
after the mess going on in Israel too, but Spring still signi- plum blossoms daffodils, swaying hips and arms of trees,
fies a time of passing through/over great trials and into new geese, I hear geese overhead ...
life. This is where the Jesus story comes back in. In Spring,
Wetness secreting secretes secrets unfolding into lips
Jesus, as solo Jew, passes through great trials, i.e. gets tor- your buds your flowerings despite the clock and the change
tured and crucified, and is then reborn into a new life.
and the what are we still doing over there in tanks blowing
The Jews have a much more somber approach to this lives up spreading our anger and hatred when ... Spring
liberation from constraint than the Christians. Passover is is in happening ...
as if to say, hey, don't forget, last week sucked - it was
cold, you were starving, wearing rags, shivering and allift up your skirts to the winds ... flower .. .
most at the end of your rope, so tO"speak. Easter is more
about forgetting about all that grim stuff, and getting on
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Police push back protesters when they attempt to cross the barricade. In less than ten minutes tear gas and
rubber bullets will be discharged into the crowd.

FRIDAY PROTEST FROM COVER

on their toes, let's march!" The meeting was concluded
and off the crowd went, crying "Whose street?" "Our
street!"
When the crowd reached the Backpack Barricade, the
patrol cars located there retreated. Encouraged, many
protesters took the opportunity to knock down the barricade entirely before 'marching on . Protesters locked
arms as they marched at a fast pace to where the cars
were parked.
The crowd reached another police barricade. This
one was far less defended. Most of the riot police were
still stationed back at the other fence. Protesters took
up positions, one group against the barricade and one
across the street. It was clear that some of those against
the barricade were interested in direct action, while those
across the street were clearly not. There was· singing
and locking of arms. The tune "Give Peace a Chance"
drifted out of the crowd numerous times. The riot police
arrived quickly.
At about 2 a.m. there was a peaceful protest being
staged. The next moment, the area in front of the police
barricade was a cloud of tear gas. There was the hissing
sound of tear gas canisters and the sparks flying out of
them were the only thing one could see where once there
had been a crowd of people.
Everyone was coughing and hacking. Many protesters
pulled bandannas over their faces to keep breathing,
many others were being carried out by their arms, apparently unable to walk on their own.
There was a series of popping sounds, accompanied
by rubber bullets and pepper balls shot into the crowd.
One protester with a megaphone started shouting at the
police, "What did we do?"
There was a clacking sound beating out a rhythm.
The police were marching up the street in two ranks,
still firing the non-lethal guns and tear gas canisters.
Everyone who had stopped running started again. One
protester grabbed debris, induding sections offence and
slabs of wood, from the side of the road and threw it
in the middle of the street. Many of the protesters were
jumping into their cars and driving off at this point, with
rubber bullets bouncing off their windows as they left.
Eventually, the protesters took refuge behind a
dumpster. The police stopped their march. There was a
moment of air while discussions were had on both sides
of what had become a battlefield in the middle of the
road. Many of the protesters were cut off from their cars
by the line of police. The police never issued instructions beyond saying that we were to disperse.
Marco Rossi and Anna Marie-Murano, representatives of the protesters, approached the line of police with
their hands raised in the air. They were allowed, haltingly, to approach the police line. The protesters waited
anxiously to know what would happen next.
The representatives returned, saying that, "Drivers
are allowed to pass five at a time, but only if they keep to
the sidewalk, keetJ their hands in the air, and if any suspicious moves are made, everyone will be arrested and
they will open fire," they said. "Also, anyone standing
around will also be arrested."
Five by five the drivers loaded into their cars, picked
up their other passengers and left. The police line was
still standing there after everyone had left.
A follow up protest is being held Thursday March
15. A car pool is meeting at Harrison and Division at 3
p.m. All are welcome.

believe that individual specifically has a weapon.
They're trying to get around it by saying you can't have
them at all, but there's no legal basis for that either."
The fence around which most of the protest would be
set was draped in caution tape and stood about chest high
on most of the protesters. About twenty feet behind the
fence was either one or two ranks of riot police depending
on the hour. More of them showed up throughout the
night. The riot police were wearing the traditional allblack with white reflective writing. This writing, when
caught in the flash of a camera, is impossible to read.
It is this writing that is supposed to identify police.
Even normal visual identification is almost impossible, especially if the policeman in question is moving.
They were armed with zip ties, wooden and/or metal
batons, mace and non lethal guns, not to mention the
automatic pistols strapped to their hips. Off to the left of
the protesters, four police were waiting on the outside
ofthe fence with bicycles. Regularly, the police would
change shifts. Those not on the fence were usually in
view of the protesters, ready to arrive if needed.
The crowd was enthusiastic for most of the night.
When the protesters arrived, they started with the traditional chanting. "War! What is it good for? Absolutely
nothin'!" was a common one. Many protesters would
press themselves against the fence or lean over and try
to communicate with the police. Whether the protester
was asking for a badge number or calling the police
pigs, there was no response at any time. When the protesters pulled out camera and camcorders, the police
silently did the same.
Hi Ides called out to the filming police officers, "The
law is very specific, you can film only if there is illegal
activity taking place, or is about to." He also asked
for the officer's badge number and name. Neither was
given.
The first rubber shots were fired around midnight
when the fence was temporarily breached. To the right
of the main crowd, one protester, who was unavailable for comment, found that the fence was not properly secured. The protester promptly knocked it over.
Hildes said that, "They're not supposed to use lesslethals unless their safety is threatened or they have no
reasonable alternative. They're firing ·indiscriminately
into the crowd."
For a few moments, the police were pointing their
guns everywhere and excitement was in the air, but the
fence was quickly re-secured. However, more attacks
were made on the fence. At least twice, protesters would
jump out of a group of trees, throw their body on the
fence, and then run off while the police fired rubber bullets and mace into the crowd.
After the attacks were, done, the fence was still
secure and three people had been maced. It is not clear
which of these may or may not have attacked the fence,
but it is clear that most of them did not. Instead, they
chose not to run when the police decided to spray.
The protesters decided to organize. They gathered into a
circle to discuss strategies. Ryan Tompkin summarized
the meeting well: "We're working to improve communication between those who don't want to be a part of
[civil disobedience] and those who would like to explore
those i(inds of tactics."
At approximately 1 a.m., the decision was made to
Jan Humphrey is a freshman about to attend Chile
march. One protester shouted out of the crowd: "We've.
been standing around for too long, let's keep these cops 2007.

A sniper takes his position above the crowd of protesters Mondc
night.

An officer in riot gear maintains the security perimeter Frida
night.

After protesters create a breech in the fence, an officer repairs
with a large zip tie.

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Wally Cuddeford of Olympia, who was arrested and tasered on the night of March 4, speaks to officers through
a megaphone on Sunday, March 11. He tells them,"As you can see, I'm not afraid. I've come back every night
since, and I'll keep coming back:'

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Sunday, March 11: Phan Nguyen of Olympia attempts to bring
a backpack into the protest zone near the Port ofTacoma where
bags have been prohibited by police. His backpack contains
nothing more than a copy of the United States constitution.

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Protesters offer one another first aid while fleeing a cloud of tear
gas.

MONDAY PROTEST FROM COVER
police and certain individuals. My intention here tonight is to express my feelings about the deployment
of this brigade. It is important to make sure that the
message stays true to what we are doing here. I'm offended by the use of derogatory language; we are here
to create peace."
Throughout the entirety of Monday night, I and everyone I have interviewed can safely say that every protestor stayed peaceful and did not provoke police action,
verbally or physically. Every person stayed respectfully
behind police barricades. With that being said, the story
of what happened is quite interesting.
After finishing our meeting, which was very important to the organization of our group, we united and
marched closer to the port. Our voices resonated through
the streets of Tacoma. With each step we became more
passionate and connected with what we were chanting.
"No justice. No peace. U.S. out of the Middle East," "
No more weapons, bring them home," "Fight the rich,
not their wars," "There ain't no power like the power
of the people, cuz the power of the people don't stop,"
"WHOSE PORT? OUR PORT!" "People, united, can
never be defeated!" The chanting climaxed and we
ended up facing the police who were dressed in their
riot gear, guns aimed, ready to attack. There was even
a sniper on the roof aiming his gun. Metal sawhorses
separated us from the police. We chanted and held up
our peace signs. I stood in "the front and looked each
police officer in the eye while belting out the memorized chants. The words I chanted rustled up every
ounce of belief, hope and passion I harbor with in me.
After chanting a while we formed a circle around three
former war veterans, two of whom fought in the war in
Iraq. They spoke out against the war in Iraq and shared
their personal experiences. This was very touching
and extremely powerful, and the energy of the group
intensified.
After a while of lawfully practicing our right to
peacefully gather, the group decided to march to the
Lincoln and Milwaukee intersection where more riot
police were waiting behind their barricade. We protested for about ten minutes and I can not stress this
point enough: every single person in the group remained
peaceful and with in the law abiding boundaries. No
physical or verbal threats were given to the police:
we stood respectfully behind the barricade and exercised our right to protest. Absolutely nothing illegal
was done and the group followed its original plan of
being peaceful.
"This is the Tacoma Police, please disperse immediately." "What? Why?" people asked. "This is the
Tacoma Police, please disperse immediately," the policeman repeated in a robotic, non-interactive voice. But
the voice was calm, which made it almost obvious that
nothing urgent was going on that would have made their
order feasible. "Alright, then where can we go to exercise our right to peacefully protest?" a few of us asked.
No answer, just a monotone repeat from the same cold
police officer. "Where are we supposed to go?" people
asked over and over. Another question which was never
answered was "How long do we have to disperse until

you take action?"
The police started to come out of their barricade.
People who stood in the way were arrested. Arrested for
standing within legal boundaries, exercising their First
Amendment rights given to every citizen in the United
States? Yes. Police invaded us coming from three streets
of the intersection, leaving one open.
We stood our ground in the middle of the intersection, carrying on with our protest. Without warning, tear
gas canisters, thrown with hateful force, flew through
the air and hit the ground with loud pops and slight
crackles of fire. The popping noises were followed by
frightened screams cause by the fear of knowing each
canister which hit the gravel road would make the cloud
of smoke thicker. When the smoke from the canisters
joined forces it arrested our capacity to function as protestors as well as human beings. Our unity and strength
as a group quickly diminished and everyone instinctively ran down the only street the police hadn't blocked.
The chemical smoke invaded'our lungs, making it impossible to breath, creating panic in the crowd. The bandanas we doused with vinegar hardly helped the harsh
burning I felt deep in my nostrils, lungs, eyes, and all
over my skin. We all coughed violently and gasped for
air. We were chased down street for what seemed like
forever, and when we would get to a point where the air
was ok to breath, the police would inhumanly throw another round of the canisters. The biggest problem was
that they would launch the canisters ahead of us so we
would have to run into the smoke. People cried out in
terror, "When are they going to stop, oh please stop!"
They kept firing the tear gas and chased us so far that we
were past our cars an'd there was no way of leaving.
I felt like I was a bug and the police were exterminators. They didn't care about any of us as people or recognize us as citizens, they just wanted us gone. It was
heartbreaking that we were punished so violently for
doing nothing. Unlike other protests which were previously held, the demonstrators at Monday night's protest
did nothing to provoke this extreme violence. "The only
thing that could have been seen as illegal is refusal to
disperse, but really we were fully with in our rights as
citizens because they didn't specifY where to disperse or
why we couldn't practice our right to peacefully gather.
Before the attack many of the riot police in the front
were smiling and seemed very sadistic, they seemed to
be enjoying what they were doing. On Monday no one
did anything wrong and there was a distinct violation
of our First Amendment right to gather peacefully. They
did not specify where we could disperse. No laws were
broken by the civilians, they were broken by the police."
Sky Cohen told me, who was arrested on Monday for
doing nothing different from the rest of the group. He
was just randomly selected.
Jayanika Lawrence, a student at Evergreen, also
had something to say about the unjust police attack. "It
was intimidating facing the police dressed up in their
riot gear, with their weapons ready. We were all being
peaceful without violence. There was no action on our
part to invoke such a forceful attack."

Emily Johnson is a freshman enrolled in Writing
from Life and Afro-Brazilian Dance.

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March 15, 2007

Synergy is coming:
Sustainable living conference
By Graham Golbuff
For the past six winter quarters,
Synergy: The Sustainable Living
Conference has been an incredibly dynamic and vibrant event on this campus,
bringing speakers as exciting as Jim
Hightower, Amy Goodman and Starhawk.
Many ofyou have even wondered just what
the status for Synergy in 2007 is in recent
weeks. An assortment of subtle announcements have been made over the course of
the year, but get ready kids, it's officially
time to put Synergy on your radar.
For those of you unfamiliar with
Synergy, it is an entirely free three-day
event that brings in an assortment of
speakers, workshops and forums that address the issue ofsustainability through the
lenses of culture, design, ecology, health
and social justice. We believe that it is
vital to look at sustainability beyond any
one specialized area of interest. By recognizing the interconnectedness of these issues, we can work beyond our individual
interests to create a vision, and ultimately
a model of sustainability.
The event was originally instituted
by the student group SEED (Students at
Evergreen for Ecological Design) but has
since morphed into its own entity. Synergy
attempts to draw and reflect on our bioregion as much as possible. A great effort
is made not only to draw top names from
the Pacific Northwest but also to create
events that specifically pertain to life in
our bioregion.
The Synergy Conference will take
place from Friday, April 20 through
Sunday, April22 (otherwise known as the
weekend between weeks four and five of
spring quarter). Why the delay this year?
The conference has traditionally been held
between weeks six through eight of winter
quarter and years of observation have allowed us to identify strategies to make the
conference even better by selecting new
dates.
First of all, Synergy was selected to
fall during Earth Day weekend this year
and allow for that exciting tie-in. Perhaps
you've figured this out intuitively but a
conference in April is much more conducive to having as many events occur outside than a conference in February. Finally,
we believe that holding the conference in
the first half of the quarter will allow students to more fully engage in the conference than were it to be held during say

week nine of winter quarter, when work
is really piling up.
In addition to our scheduling change,
the 2007 Synergy Conference will feature
additional variation from last year's event.
We are partnering with the Community
Gardens to offer an Earth Day Celebration
in conjunction with lecture-style events on
upper campus on the final day of the conference. The Earth Day Celebration will be
held at the Organic Farm and will host a series of gardening workshops covering everything from tomato propagation to composting. We're also working to create complimentary transportation linkage between
the City of Olympia's Earth Day Fair and
the Synergy Conference. The Earth Day
Fair will be held at Tumwater Park and will
provide opportunities for food and mu!ic
throughout Saturday and Sunday.
Still not completely enticed yet?
Perhaps a sneak peak at our lineup will
help. Noted fermentation enthusiast Sandor
Katz will present twice during Synergy, delivering a more hands on workshop on fermentation as well as a more general discussion on food activism. Urban-agriculture pioneer Anna Marie Carter and industrial-fertilizer whistleblower Patty Martin
will be the stars of this year's "Radical
Women For Change" event. A sampling of
other speakers include UW Professor and
member of the research team behind the
first International Panel on Climate Change
report Richard Gammon, noted author
and Monthly Review editor John Bellamy
Foster, former director of the American
Chemical Society's Green Chemistry
Institute Dr. Mary Kirchhof, Bastyr
Univeristy founder Dr. Joesph Pizzorno,
bird language expert Alexia Stevens and
a host of others.
As has been alluded, this article is
meant to serve as a precursor to an upcoming saturation of Synergy publicity.
The time to get excited for this conference
is right now! If you are interested in volunteering or contributing input the invitation is open. We meet weekly as a student
group on Wednesdays at 3:45 in CAB 320
and can also be reached at (360) 867-6493
or at synergy@evergreen.edu. Check out
our website at http://www.evergreen.edu/
synergy for more information regarding
conference scheduling, speaker bios, etc.

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Olympia hosted around a hundred eager people at Traditions
Cafe Thursday night. They came
to hear speakers talk about a range
of issues, which included women's rights. Traditions Cafe hosted
Communities in Solidarity with the
People of 81 Salvador (CISPES)
speaker Dolores Huerta and a local
activist Rochelle Gause, who had
recently returned from Oaxaca.
Dolores Huerta brought up issues
mainly about the faulty U.S. Central
American Free Trade Agreement
(CAFTA). While this trade agreement has been poised to help the
people of El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras and later Costa Rica stay
afloat with possibility of trade,
Dolores spoke about the devastation
that CAFTA is having on the people
who are living under new laws that
were required for CAFTA to pass.
Huerta pointed out that the U.S.
government under President Bush
came into the trade agreements
promising an increase in exports,
but instead the countries reported
no change and El Salvador watched
their exports go from $187 million
to $88 million. Huerta told stories
about the critical oversight of laws
that were being implemented by our
government. The law change packets
were only given a week before the
trade agreement vote, and although
many walked out on the votes, the
trade agreement passed.
She also mentioned that the U.S.
government has imposed laws that
pertain to intellectual property and
telecommunication and that impose
new penal codes. The countries also
had to invoke a pirated goods ban,
which would jail citizens for selling
unlicensed goods, which many families rely on to provide housing. She
said this is all to keep a trade agreement alive that promised increases
in prosperity but has failed to do so
at this point.
Her son Ricardo Chavez approached the microphone to roust
the audience before a transition to
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women, murdering strike organizers
and engaging in general corruption,
the people have now stood up and
voiced their opinion asking for democracy now.
Rochelle Gause, who was down
witnessing the events that were
shaping up in Oaxaca, spoke about
the attempt to instill democracy
into a state that has seen nothing
of it since the oppression of Ortiz.
She said the people of Oaxaca have
been banding together to implement
a framework that will remove Ortiz
from office and reinstall democracy
to the state. This infrastructure that
the uprising is trying to create has
already taken over radio stations to
inform the community about current
events and has put up barricades to
keep Ortiz's men out of the community. Gause told a story about
the community meetings and daily
resistance to the brutality, going to
the pinnacle with pictures and witty
commentary to the people at the
forum. Through organizing, planning and setting into play objectives
that will get the community stronger
control, the Oaxacan people have
been showing they value democracy
as much as Bush values Halliburton
stock. Rochelle Gause had plenty of
pictures from the region, and the repair of a state government that was
known for killing their own citizens
was not a pretty scene.
The people at the forum were
receptive to the talks from both
speakers. While Rochelle answered
a few questions from the crowd,
Dolores ended up asking the crowd
a few questions. Everyone was full
of energy and interacted with the
speakers well, and the speakers,
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The inside on rubbers
By Anna Paulson
Condoms, they come in all shapes, colors,
textures, sizes and flavors. On top of that,
when used consistently and correctly they
help prevent sexually transmitted diseases including the HIV, as well as pregnancy. It has
been estimated that close to half of college
students do not consistently use condoms
during sex. So why wouldn't 100 percent of
sexually active participants use condoms?
Literature on the subject of condom use
and reliability is reluctant to give one particular reason as to why sexually active people
are not jumping at the opportunity to engage
in safer sex by using a condom. Allergies,
discomfort, decreased sensation, lack of
availability, as well as a history of condom
breakage are the top reasons stated by college
students as to why they don't consistently use
condoms during sex. What many don't know
is that there are techniques that can increase
the pleasure of condom use while decreasing
adverse experiences with condoms.
First and foremost being comfortable
talking with your partner about safe sex practices is important! If you are going to engage
in sex, defined as genital to genital, oral to
genital, oral to anal, or anal to genital contact then it is your right and responsibility to
do it in a safe manner. Using condoms is a
respectful way to protect yourself as well as
your partner.
With so many brands and styles of condoms on the market which one do you
choose? Consumer Reports recently tested
23 kinds of latex condom, and two types
made from polyurethane. The goals of the
tests were to identify the most durable condoms on the market. What they found was
that most of the types of condoms met minimum standards for length and thickness.
The condoms that met the poorest rating
were the Planned Parenthood brand con-

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11 steps to proper condom use:

doms. The highest rated condoms for both
strength and reliability were: Durex Extra
Sensitive Lubricated, Durex Performax
Lubricated, LifeStyles Classic Collection:
Ultra Sensitive Lubricated, Trojan Extended
Pleasure Climax Control with numbing lubricant, and Trojan non-lubricated. Both brands
of polyurethane condoms met minimum standards for condoms.
In the community there are several places
to get condoms. The student health center
here on campus offers free condoms and
lubricant for students. We have recently
switched from the Durex brand condoms to
LifeStyles condoms based on student request.
Planned Parenthood supplies both LifeStyles
and Planned Parenthood brand condoms
and have latex alternative condoms available. Grocery stores, phannacies and convenience stores all carry condoms. They usually
have a large selection of brands and types of
condoms. For more exotic condom choices
Lovers in Lacey carries more novelty and
uncommon condom brands. Just make sure
they prevent against sexually transmitted infections (STis).
Once you have selected a condom to use
it is important to apply the condom correctly.
Most condom malfunctions are due to improper application and use. It is crucial for
condom users to know how to put a condom
on, the correct way. Following are steps to
ensure proper condom application.
For more resources on condom use and
sexual health practices feel free to access
the heath care professionals at the Student
Medical Center located in SEM 2110, here
on campus. We maintain an educational and
confidential environment for your health
care concerns.

I. Get consent to sexual activity.
2. Check condom package for pocket of
air. The presence of air ensures that the
package has not been damaged.
3. Check the expiration date on wrapper.
Condoms have a shelf life and should not
be used after the expiration.
4. Carefully open the condom wrapper
making sure not to use scissors or your
teeth. This will help prevent unintentional
tearing of the condom during removal
from the package.
5. Pinch the tip of the condom as you roll
it over an erect penis. This also allows adequate room for semen (cum).
6. Some recommend placing a small
amount of water based lubricant on the
inside of the condom near the tip. This
can increase pleasure for the condom
wearer.

7. Roll the condom down over the erect
penis, covering the entire shaft. Note: if
you have foreskin pull the skin back before placing the condom on, this helps
with a proper fit of the condom.
8. Use a water based lubricant such as
Astroglide or Slippery Stuff! Using lubricant decreases friction which can lead to
condom breakage. It also helps prevent
vaginal and anal irritation.
9. Have fun!
I 0. After sex, hold the base of the condom
in place and pull the penis out of the vagina, anus, or mouth before the penis becomes soft. This helps prevent semen escaping from the condom.
II. Discard the condom into a waste
basket. Roommates dislike used condoms
lying around and putting them down the
toilet can lead to cloggage.

The Dos and Don'ts of condom usage:
DO:

Anna Paulson is a senior enrolled in
Science in Sports and the Medical Assistant
Program.

have plenty of condoms so you have
back up condoms in case something
goes wrong with the first.
use only latex or polyurethane
(plastic) condoms.
keep condoms in a cool, dry place.
use a new condom for each sex act.
put the condom on an erect penis
before there is ill!Y. contact with a
partners genitals.
use plenty of water based lubricant
with latex condoms. This helps reduce friction and helps the condom
from tearing.
squeeze air out of the tip of the
condom when rolling it over the
erect penis.
hold the condom at the base of the
penis before withdrawing after sex.

DON'T:
don't use an out of date condom.
don't unroll the condom before
putting it on the erect penis.
don't leave condoms in hot places
like a wallet, back pocket, or car.
don't use oil based products with
latex condoms Oil based lubricants
such as baby oil wear down the
material of the condom and significantly increases the chances of the
condom breaking during sex.
don't use fingernails, scissors, or
teeth to open condom wrappers. If
you tear a condom throw it away
and use a new condom.
don't reuse a condom. Always use
a new condom for each encounter
of sex you have.

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Thank you, Norman Rockwell
By Alex London
Recently I came
across a piece of our
history buried in the
fragments of our grandparents memories, but
much forgotten to
younger contemporaries. Some of us may know of this man,
Norman Rockwell- a very famous painter
active in popular culture from 1913-1967.
Think of middle-class suburban white
people in America; think of popular '50s
TV sitcoms such as Lassie, Father Knows
Best, and The Honeymooners; think of
apple pie, baseball and ice-cream socials.
Think of this idealistic American life, and
you should think of Norman Rockwell,
and thank him.
Norman Rockwell was a prolific
American painter, primarily published
on the cover of the now out-dated The
Saturday Morning Post magazine. Boy
scouts, girls in pigtails watching their
mothers bake a pie, grandpa showing
shadow puppets to his grandchildren, papa
dressing up as Santa Clause, papa and son
going fishing, gleeful kids holding up report cards ... these images, before TV
was available, were present in the minds
of Americans between and during both
World Wars.
Once World War II ended, and all the
troops came home to start new families,
TV transmuted Norman Rockwell's elitist
images into real social situations enacted
by middle-class white America. Being the
monkeys that we are (monkey see monkey
do), suburban white people clung to this
elitist cultural identity, while other cultural groups developed inferiority complexes, envy, a want to integrate into that
identity, or disdain (which mirrored those

of the elites for them).
As we all know, the civil rights movements of the 1960s shook that status quo
and changes were made. Anti-establishment, freedom-loving, alternative, experimental hippies attempted to create the
roots for counter-cultures which would
survive (and have) to today. But, in the
pursuit of a liberal America - of which
multiculturalism would flourish - there
was a fatal error.
Today, the evolved form of this elitist
white middle-class America still exists.
The government is still enveloped in
people produced by Norman Rockwell's
cultural idealism. Small-town America is
still ruled by them. Close your eyes, spin
in a circle, point, and drive an hour in that
direction away from Evergreen; you will
surely find them. Go to Colorado, take a
look around. Go to Minnesota and avoid
the Twin Cities.
So what? You might ask. If you
haven't already pondered this article's
implications, then I will be more explicit. Remember Columbine? Read Elliot
Aronson's "Nobody Left to Hate"; in the
first chapter he makes the point that all
the place in recent years where there were
school shootings were not in poor, black,
Hispanic, or cosmopolitan neighborhoods
- they were in Norman Rockwellian
neighborhoods. Why? Because MANY
people still live with this elitist cultural
identity (i.e. think Ronald Reagan). Those
who do not conform to this cultural identity are isolated and ridiculed.
My major point here, however, is not
about Republicans, conservatives, white
people, the middle-class or 20th century popular history. My point is that art
is very influential. Norman Rockwell's
paintings may have imitated culture. But,
it was a very selective imitation of cui-

ture, which the culture in return imitated
and reflected; thus, creating a full circle
of re-validation.
Here at Evergreen we have many talented artists. Go into the studios at the
Arts Annex and take a look around. Meet
the creative geniuses of our day. The only
challenge that we face is that our art conflicts with our social goals as an Evergreen
community. Most of the art produced from
Evergreen are arts of the soul- presented
in abstract ways. Why don't we have more
art that depicts the cultural diverseness of
our society? With all the injustice that still
occurs in our world, of which our little
community is largely removed (but yet
actively voiced against), why don't we
have more art that attempts to show our
diverse culture?
Another point I'd like to make regards
public education. I never learned about
the history of our popular culture in public
high school. I've made these connections,
and I am sure that there is much more to
it. In hindsight, it seems that propaganda
is very subtle in America. We may look
at these far gone cultural aspects with disdain, but must neglect to acknowledge
that we are the products of our history,
and things are not always as they seem.
The image of America to many people is
still Norman Rockwell's America, perhaps in an evolved form. But, it is not my
America. Is it your America? Probably
not. Then, why does this elitist American
image still exist? We are all future leaders
on paths of justice and harmony, trying
to change or influence the world for the
better. The people we must influence
are the people still subjected to Norman
Rockwell's spirit.

Alex London is a sophomore enrolled
in Evening and Weekend Classes.

The clitoris and you
By Erin Rashbawn.
Ahh, the clitoris, the
most wondrous, mysterious part of the female
figure.
Anyone whose studied
anatomy, human sexuality or seen The Vagina '----~----'---'
Monologues can rattle off facts like the clit has
8,000 nerve endings, twice the amount found
in the penis, but can anyone who doesn't have
a clitoris really get it? I've got some hints.
Clit CliffNotes, if you will. Clitoral Orgasms
for Dummies. Whether you'd like to learn
to better pleasure, or are the proud owner of
your own, there's good to be had in learning
the ins and outs of the first star to the right and
straight on 'til moaning.
Location, location, location:
The first step is to find the buried treasure.
This may seem obvious to you, but it never
hurts to review. Stick with me. If the vagina is
a clock, go to points II and I, then lightly lift
upward, toward the pubic bone. This should
make the clit peek out from under its hood. If
already aroused, this will be more prominent.
Keep in mind, however, that the hood is not
just for decoration. You needn't keep the clit
exposed, as it is sensitive and over-stimulation can lead to numbness. Just keep this location in mind. It's the "x" marking the spot
on your map to orgasmville.
Hold your tongue:
The tongue is the strongest muscle in the
body. Though we may not realize the strength
in our tongues, the clitoris does. While sucking
and slightly forceful stimulation may briefly
be exciting, this is not generally what makes
a girl come. Keep things light and steady.
Before you make your way to the clit, do
some teasing. Don't just latch on; make her
want it.
Ready, steady, go!:
Once you've arrived at the clit, stay
there! There's nothing more frustrating than
someone moving or breaking the rhythm right

as you're about to come. It's all about the
rhythm. For those with cocks, it's as though
someone is blowing you and it's awesome,
then just when you're about to get off, they
stop. It sucks. Don't do it. Also, if you're doing
down on a girl and hear a moan or some other
positive feedback, for goodness sake, don't
move! Eureka! You've found a sweet spot!
Learn from the pro:
Watch her masturbate. Aside from being
hot as hell, this can teach you how she likes to
be touched. Perhaps she likes to softly circle
her clit at a slow pace. Maybe she just goes at
it as hard and fast as she can. Learn her techniques and try 'em on her. Once you've mastered this, change it up slightly. Don't underestimate the power of a good hand job. They
fucking rock. Try it with lube or perhaps just
through her panties (a layer of clothing can
be good, as it helps you stay on target). You
can even experiment with a vibrating massager or cl it stimulation toy. Don't be intim idated by toys. They're there to help you make
her feel good.
Come on already!:
When she comes, she'll likely tell you or
you'll just know. Like a penis, blood rushes
out of the clitoris after orgasm. If the clit goes
soft, it's a good sign that she got off. Even if
you aren't always sure, don't bug her about
it. It's great that you care whether or not she
came, but ifyou constantly ask her, she may
fake it just to get you to shut up. You' II think
you rocked her world when you haven't, while
she's left frustratingly unfulfilled. This sucks
all the way around (and no, that's not a rim job
reference, naughty pants). Seriously, women,
please don't fake just to make them feel better.
It just hurts them in the long run.
Honey, meet my clitoris:
The more you and your lover discuss your
sex life, the better it will become. Everyone
has their preferences and those should be
shared. Tell your partner what you want!
You'll actually get exactly what you want and
they'll be thrilled to know how to please you.
Especially if your sex partner doesn't have a

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clitoris themselves, let them know what it's
like. Tell 'em how things work down there.
Hell, give tours.
Pardon me, was that an orgasm?:
A clitoral orgasm tends to be more inwardly
intense than the g-spot, thus is often quieter.
Just because she's not loud doesn't mean
your performance is lacking. Many women
aren't particularly loud when it comes to their
cl its. Of course some are, but if she's having
screaming clitoral orgasms every time, you
may be lickin' a faker. You (yeah, you) likely
think no one's ever faked with you and you
could surely tell the difference. That's what
pretty much everyone thinks. Most women
have faked an orgasm at least once. But don't
be blue, pal. The way to combat faking is just
to sit down with your partner out of a sexual
situation (clothed and comfortable) and discuss. Talk about what's particularly pleasurable and what could be better. Be open, honest
and kind to one another.
Timing is everything
If you could can give her a clitoral orgasm
or at least sufficiently stimulate her before
you fuck, this will not only get her hot, wet
and ready, but also up her chances of coming
during. Feellikeyou'regonnacome, but don't
yet want to break the flood gates? Go down
on her! This gives you a much-needed break,
but keeps her stimulated. Seem icky? Get over
it! It's natural, it's human, it's sex: it's inherently messy.
Don't let yourself be baffled by the clitoris, but don't assume you are all-knowing
either. Try new techniques and talk to partners
about how's it's going and what they like. A
clitoral orgasm can be a remarkably intense
experience. Discuss it. Go on a clitoral advenure and reap the benefits. A good orgasm
is worth a lot in this crazy, mixed-up world.
Spread the love.

Postmodernism
in the academic
sphere
By Casey Jaywork
There is a specter
haunting Western academia. No, not communism; that dichotomy of back patting/face kicking ran
itself into oblivion
long ago. (I realize that for many fellow
Greeners this is akin to learning that there
is no Santa Clause; all I can say is, I'm
sorry. The world is a harsh and frightening
place, but you had to learn sometime.)
No, the specter I speak of is Post.Modernism. Obviously, the term itself is
absurd, implying that we are somehow
outside of history- an overwhelmingly
arrogant idea, and one that could just as
easily have been held during any other period of history. One can imagine Henry
Ford musing: "All of history has been
leading up to ... NOW! Now, finally, that
the horse and buggy have been replaced
by my auto-mobile, we are living outside
of history!"
This absurdity expands upon investigation, when you learn that Post-Modernism
doesn 'l actually mean anything. There is
no strict definition, only a loose amalgamation of ideas and movements.
Modernism, on the other hand, is tied
up in the ideas of progress, absolutes, external reality, reason, perfectibility; it's
a sort of cultural utopianism prevalent
in conservative attitudes, especially the
era immediately following the Second
World War.
It seems reasonable, then, that PostModernism must be a rejection, or at least
transcendence, of these ideas of perfectibility. Certainly the "Leave It To Beaver"
America of the fifties was in need of opposition- because such an idyllic utopia
could only exist by marginalizing anything that didn't fit into its scheme of
perfection (queers, people of color, creativity, etc.) It found this in the countercultural beatniks and the revolutionary
sixties they spawned. It is tempting for
us to romanticize these movements, because our country is so in need of similar
movements today.
The problem, though, is what happens when the revolution is over. What
they don't tell you is that every last
beatnik either OD'd or sold out- Jack
Kerouac drowned in his own blood after
· his liver exploded from alcoholism; the
free love movement laid the groundwork
for the AIDS- and herpes-fueled return to
Puritanism in the eighties; the pro-drug
movement petered out into crack, heroin,
and meth. Simply put, reactionary movements are only useful inasmuch as they
have something to react to; their downfall
is in their inability to think proactively.
And so it is with Post-Modernism. It's
sort of like a Humvee: it has its uses if
you're going off-road to tackle specific
problems, but when it becomes standard,
it's something to be pointed and laughed
at. Eggs are also good. It's not that rebellion is a bad idea; it's that you've got to
have a plan for afterwards.
So consider yourself warned: during
your tenure at Evergreen, it is almost certain that at least one of your teachers will
try to sell you on the idea that language
only derives meaning in how words differ
from each other, all Grand Narratives are
to be rejected, and value is entirely relative. Remember: the most eloquent argument against this is a simple slap in
the face.
"Was that real?"

Erin Rashbaum is a third year student enrolled in Poetry Practice. Have a sexual topic
you'd like her to cover? Maybe a specific question? Send 'em to sexualqueries@gmail. com.

Casey Jaywork is a freshman enrolled
in Tradition and Transformation. He can
be reached at burch_9030@yahoo.com.

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8 p.m. Afro-fusion
dance and drumming
performance. Presented
by Percussion Vibes.
Longhouse.
Friday, 16
I 0:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Candidate for Director
of Development open
interview session, with
Richard Francois. Board
Room, LIB 3112.
Noon. Rachel Corrie
Remembrance:
Evergreen Remembers.
SEM II, E31 05.

2:30 to 3:30p.m.
Interviews for Campus
Police Sergeant: Tony
Perez. Primetime, 2nd
floor of A-dorm.
8 p.m. Kagami presents Butoh dance recital
"Redemption." COM
Experimental Theatre.
General admission $10,
students $8.
Saturday, 17
Noon to midnight.
Chibi Chibi Con: Anime
showings and dance. LH
1-5. Hosted by GRAS.
8 p.m. Kagami presents Butoh dance recital
"Redemption." COM
Experimental Theatre.
GA $10, students $8.

off· Crunpus

Sunday, 18
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Chibi
Chibi Con: Anime
showings and dance.
Showings in LH I -5.
Hosted by GRAS.

Thursday, 15
7 p.m. Permanence
(Richmond,
Virginia), Rocket
Attack, Sidetracked
Fever, MDK,
President Kennedy is
Assassinated.
The Muppet House,
donation

I 0 a.m. to 4 p.m. Help
prepare new hoop
house. Circle Hawk
Farm. Hosted by The
Gleaners Coalition.
Contact vicki@gleanerscoal ition .org.

Friday, 16
9:30 p.m. Our Fallen
Heroes, 6 Ounce
Gloves, and Empty
Hollow
4th Ave Tavern, 21 +, $3

Monday, 19
Evaluation week begins,
don't forget to do your
self and teacher evals!
Good luck!

8 p.m. Hairfarmers,
The Redux, Holy Ghost
Revival, Never Ending
Party, Broken Strings,
Chinese.
Eagles Ballroom, $5

6:30 to 9 p.m. Gypsie
Nation: Freespirit dance.
SEM II, EII07.

Saturday, 17
2 p.m. Super Awesome
Fest
Benefit for Seattle
Refugee Women's
Alliance, El Cuarto

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Special
Announcements

"Dance 0 Dance," a public access
dance show, is taped and broadcast

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Monday, 19
9 p.m. Monday Movie
Night
Le Voyeur, 21 +, free

The Community Language Lab,
located in SEM II, A 3116A, will
be closed from Saturday, March 17
to Sunday, April I and will reopen
on Monday, April 2 at noon. Hours
spring quarter will be Monday through
Thursday from noon to 7 p.m., Friday
and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.
French Conversation Group will resume Tuesdays at noon beginning
April3.

Remember to check out the 4th
Annual TESC Science Carnival on
Friday, June I and Saturday, June 2
from I 0 a.m. to 4 p.m. It's free, fun,
hands-on and welcome to everyone.
There will be student demonstrators about all aspects of science at all
levels.

Send

Sunday, 18
4:30 to 6:30p.m. South
Sound's "Foodshed
Project" community
meeting
Olympia Eagles Lodge,
on the lower level

live on the first Friday of the month
at TCTV Studio A, 440 Yauger Way
SW. Open to everyone, all styles welcome. The theme on April 6 is "Dance
0 Trance."

As of March 6, students must use
the school email account, evergreen.
edu, to log in to the Gateway system.
To activate, or to change settings in
your evergreen.edu account, go to
my.evergreen.edu.

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Thursday, 15
3 to 4 p.m. Interview
for Campus Police
Sergeant: Helen Coubra.
Primetime, 2nd floor of
A-dorm.

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Tuesday, 20
I to 3 p.m. Music
Department Live with

guest Kristin Myers
Airs on KAOS 89.3FM
Wednesday, 21
8 p.m. June Madrona,
Drew Dan burry, Aubrey
Debauchery, and Mona
Reels
Bad Ass House, $3 to $5
Thursday, 22
7 p.m. Film screening,
"Maquilapolis,"
Traditions Cafe, hosted
by South Sound Clean
Clothes Campaign
Friday, 23
I 0 p.m. Rodeo Kill and
the Misery Whip
Eastside Club, $3
Saturday, 24
9 p.m. High Ceiling,
Aeolian, Isaac &
Electric Rising, benefit
for Olympia Hempfest,
4th Avenue Tavern
Sunday, 25
6 p.m. Evan Price,
David G. Williams,
Orphans of Odin
The Midnight Sun, benefit for The Audition is
Dead
Monday, 26
9 p.m. Hibiki, Rockoon
Charlie's Bar and Grill,
free
Tuesday, 27
6:30 p.m. Improv
Acappella Music
Olympia Free School,
• 808 Jefferson St. SE
Wednesday, 28
Noon to I p.m. Peace

Vigil
Sylvester Park, Capitol
and Legion
Thursday, 29
3 p.m. Vince Brown
Traditions Cafe
Friday, 30
5 to 6 p.m. Women in
Black Vigil
Percival Landing, along
Water Street between
4th and State
Saturday, 31
9 p.m. Hillstomp, White
Trash Whiplash
4th Ave Tavern, $3
Sunday, April 1
I 0 p.m. Montauk,
Angelo Spencer, Hornet
Leg, Matty Pop Chart
Le Voyeur, 21 + free
Monday, 2
Midnight (Actually,
Tuesday morning),
"Dance 0 Dance" on
TCTV Ch. 23
Tuesday, 3
I 0 p.m. Dream Date,
The Glasses
Le Voyeur, 21+, free
Wednesday, 4
7 p.m. Video lecture,
"The 'Inconvenient
Truth' About Health
Care"
Olympia Center, Rm.
101

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Club Meetings

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TESC Democrats
Mondays, 3:30p.m.
CAB 3rd floor
tescdemocrats@gmail.
com

Meditation workshop
Wednesday 7:30 to 8:30
p.m.
Cedar Room,
Longhouse

Prolegomena to a Future
Poetics evening literary
reading series
Mondays, 7 p.m.
SEM II, A 1105

Geoduck Union
Wednesdays, 1 to 3 p.m.
SEM II, B 1105
geoduckunion@evergreen.edu
SEED
Wednesdays, I p.m.
CAB 3rd floor pit

Healing Arts Collective
Tuesdays 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Info Shoppe, 3rd floor
Library
Evergreen Spontaneity
Club
Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
SEM II, D1105
All experience levels
welcome
Narcotics Anonymous
Tuesdays, 8 p.m.,
LAB I, 1047 and SEM
II, 3107A
Sundays, 6:30p.m.
CAB lounge
Student Video Garners
Alliance
Tuesdays, 7 p.m. to 9
p.m.,
CAB TV lounge

Students for a
Democratic Society
Wednesdays, 2 p.m.,
SEM II, E31 05
Society for Trans Action
Resources
Wednesdays, 3 p.m.
SEM II, D31 07
Writer's Guild
Wednesdays, 3 to 4 p.m.
SEM II, C building
lobby chairs
Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesdays, 4 p.m.
LAB I, 1047
Fridays, noon and 7
p.m.
LAB I, 1047

The Outdoor Adventure
Club
Wednesdays, 4 p.m.
CRC rock climbing gym
Open Mic Poetry
Reading
Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Infoshoppe and Zine
Library
Thursdays, 4 p.m. LIB
3303
Students In Action
workshops
Wednesdays, I to 3 p.m.
SEM II, E2125
Evergreen Animal Rights
Network
Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.
CAB 3rd Floor
TESC Chess Club
Thursdays 4 to 6 p.m.
SEM II, C1105
All skill levels welcome.

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an ink drawing by

Andrew Desmarais
Andrew Desmarais is a freshman enrolled in Visualizing Ecology.

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The Evergreen State College Student Newspapers

Media

cpj0980.pdf