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°COOPER POINT jOURNAL
Issue 25
Volume 35
May 10, 2007
Evergreen examines policies after
Virginia Tech shooting
By Jordan Nail on
In its many incarnations, mental illness
affects a surprising number of American
adults. Yet mental illness is rarely discussed in an open forum in our culture.
For college campuses, the circumstances
of the Virginia Tech shooting have changed
that for now.
"What this did was make us say, 'Hey,
what's going on on our campus, and what
can we do?'" explained campus Police
Chief Ed Sorger. "It's forced us to make
our students' safety more of a priority."
Vice President of Stndent Affairs,
Art Costantino, along with Chief Sorger
are the authorities on campus in charge
of formulating and facilitating campus
safety procedures. One area that they are
looking into is the policy and procedures
in place for coping with and helping students who are, or are suspected of being
mentally ill .
Virginia Tech is an expansive campus
with a student body close to 30,000.
Comparatively, Evergreen is a fish bowl
community with roughly 4,500 students.
Art Costantino believes the school's size
is an advantage, making it easier for different faculties of the college, including
academics, Police Services, administration, Counseling Services and Housing,
to communicate concerns to one another.
"One of the things we have going for
us is that we are a smaller campus. So we
can pull more of the pieces of information
together to paint a fui\er picture."
Assistant Director for Residential Life
Chuck McKinney also stressed the need
for community vigilance. "Whenever a
student is causing concern, whether it's
the guy sitting next to you in class, or a
student whose work is suspicious, we, as
a community, have a duty to confront the
situation."
McKinney went on to explain the tiered
system of evaluation that Student Housing
uses for reporting issues regarding student
safety, including, but not limited to concerns of mental illness. In a militaristic
style of rank and order, the dorms have
twenty-three live in Resident Advisors,
along with eight Resident Managers, and
two Resident Directors.
If a student reports a problem to an
RA, the RA is required to respond to and
assess the situation. Upon their initial
evaluation, it is in the student RA's judgment whether or not to call for a Resident
Manager's input.
If the RM finds need for extra concern,
it is in their judgment who to contact next.
If at any point during the resident staff
evaluation they feel their may be a risk
of violence, resident staff are required to
contact police services. Otherwise the RM
can refer the student to either a Resident
Director, or Chuck McKinney.
During the process McKinney reviewed,
it is the college's job to determine how to
best help the student or students involved,
to figure out, "What do they need?"
In some cases students are referred to
Counseling Services. In some instances,
upon evaluation the college has the right
to expel a student or to have the student
committed to psychiatric care.
Seung-Hui Cho, the shooter in the tragic
Virginia Tech incident, had a history of
perceived mental instability on campus.
Unfortunately, despite suspicion amongst
his peers, as well as two documented cases
of stalkmg and one university mandated
committal to psychiatric services, the
pieces did not paint the full picture.
"How do you eliminate that threat?"
asked Art Costantino. "Quite honestly, I
don't think you ever can. Human nature
is unpredictable."
Jordan Nailon is a junior enrolled in an
independent learning contract.
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Corrections
Issue 24, May 3, 2007
•In last week's review of "My Name is Rachel Corrie," it refers
to an autopsy stating she was killed by "material dislodged by
an Israeli bulldozer that tumbled onto her." The official autopsy
states "her death was caused by pressure on the chest," directly
supporting evidence that she was killed from being run over.
•Last week's article about the Tenino Quarry Amateur Photo
Contest left out contact information. For information call
264-6368 or go to www.ll·iendsoftenino.org.
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Spring is here and the square has awaken from its winter slumber. Head to page 7 for
more photos of the fantastic weather we have had this week and the campus revelling
in it.
Geoduck Union needs mor
By Tori N eeder
The deadline to declare candidacy for
student government has been extended a
week beyond its original May 7 date. As
of the original date only 14 students had
declared their intentions to run.
Potentially, 21 Union Representatives
will perpetuate the fledgling student government next year however there is no
limit the number of people that can run in
the election.
Current student representative Carolyn
Commer cited the election process' youth
as to why only moderate numbers of students had inquired so far. "Finding elections
commissioners and writing policies took up
so much time," said Commer, "we didn't
really advertise for new representatives."
The extended recruitment period will
be oriented towards attracting students that
already have experience in campus governance such as Residents Assistance and participants will be visiting class rooms over
the next week to the hopes of publicizing
the election.
There is currently no contingency plan
or constitutional bylaw to address if fewer
than 21 students run. Commer vehemently
insists that there are many qualified candidates that need only to become aware
of the situation. "There's something about
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extending deadlines on this campus, it kicks
people into shape." said Commer.
Representative participation in the
Union has dwindled over the last year.
Interpersonal conflicts and growing pains
have shook the Union over the last year.
As of the May 9 public GDU meeting 11
of the 21 original representatives were in
attendance.
Strictly there is no hard dead line or official paper work for student government
candidates, as the election ballots will have
a write-in slot open to any student. But in
order for the potential representative to be
included in the Geoduck Union compiled
Election Guide, candidacy forms must be
submitted to the student government office
by May 14.
Besides compiling the Election Guide,
the Union will be organizing a Candidate
Fair that will run simultaneously with the
Summer/Fall Academic Fair on May 16.
Students will have until the election to
campaign, which is slated for the eighth
and ninth week of the quarter. Voting will
be available through online registration.
Election commissioners plan to tally the
votes and announce the new representative
body in week ten.
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All about the West Side Arts Wlzlk.
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Tori Needer is a junior enrolled in
Health and Human Development.
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McCann Plaza asphalt overlay
The McCann Plaza entry lane, the section of the road served by the parking booth,
temporarily closed on Tuesday, May 8. For
the time being all vehicles will enter "C"
parking lot, including those going to "B"
lot or the bus loop. This will go on through
Thursday, May I 7 . The parking booth will
be closed during this time Parking Services
will allow parking without daily or one hour
passes in the two affected lots during the
closure. The outer perimeter lane of the "C"
lot will be a one lane roadway into the college. It will be appropriately marked with
signs and cones . There will be no daytime
closure of the McCann lane for cars exiting the college during the day throughout
the project. However, there will be reductions from two lanes to one frequently in
the next few weeks. Please exercise extra
care and caution driving near equipment and
workers . As with all road work, the schedule
may vary depending on the weather and
other factors that are beyond the control of
the contractor.
Evergreen to Host Annual Orissi Dance
Festival
" Olympia's Annual Orissi Dance
Festival , " sponsored by Evergreen
Performing Arts and The Evergreen Orissi
Dance Ensemble and featuring the Urvasi
Dance Company, with 19 dancers, will be
held at the COM Experimental Theatre on
May II and 12 at 8 p.m. The performance
will open with Hindustani Classical Music
by the Gandharva Music Ensemble, led
by Extended Education faculty member,
Arij it Mahalanabis . The orchestra consists
of Arijit Mahal abi s (v oca li st) , Brandon
Mcintosh (Sarod), Nirm al Rout (Pakhawaj/
Mardala). Mausam (Harmonium), Ravi
Ramamurthy (Violin), and Satyajit Limaye
(Flute/Tabla).
Evergreen Galleries exhibits art of
graduating sen iors
The talent and ded ication of graduat in g
seniors Katy Elli s O'B ri en a nd Miranda
Currie is being celebrated in an exhibition
at Eve rgreen Gall eries. 0 ' Brien and Currie
were se lected from among a strong group
of appli cants to partic ipate in Seni or Th es is
Projects. Their paintings and prints will be
ex hibited in Gall ery 4 from May II to 24,
with an opening recepti on Thursday, May
I 0 from 5 to 7 p.m. Assuming the role of
both painter and storyteller, O' Brien created
a series of acrylic-on-panel renditions of the
emotion al journey of three animal characters who di scover a pair of human foundlings. In her colorful cartoon style, the artist
shows her characters reachin g heights of
trauma and ecstasy against the idyllic backdrop of a rural village. The result is a mix of
peculiarity and pathos, as with each image
th e vi ewer learns more about the characters
and their situation . Currie imbues her series,
The Three Littl e Birds Who Wandered the
World and Became Wealthy, with a tim eless feel , achi eving this through content and
tec hnique . In spired by her readings of 16th
to 19th century European fairy tales and
reminiscent ofbook illustrations, Miranda's
dreamlike prints combine fairy tale imagery
with scenes from her everyday world. The
artist creates the images using the time-consuming, centuries-old traditional process of
etching images into multiple copper plates
and then printing with multiple colors.
Evergreen Galleries, Gallery IV is located
in LIB 4th floor. Hours are Monday through
Friday, 10 a.m . to 6 p.m.
Filmmaker and author Saul Landau
upcoming event
Saul Landau, an internationally-known
scholar, author, commentator, and filmmaker, will be screening his new film, "We
Don't Play Golf Here- and Other Stories of
Globalization" and discussing his new book,
"A Bush and Botox World" on Monday, May
14 from noon to 2 p.m. in SEM II, Ell07.
Using Mexico as an example of what much
of the Third World has experienced, "We
Don ' t Play Golf Here" shows how foreign
investment in export factories distort both
the culture and environment. Its exquisite
photography, elegant editing, and original
music probe the essence of the new economic disorder.
"Roosevelt Elementary" performances
"Roosevelt Elementary" is an original
musical presenting a satirical treatment of
the convergence of art and politics. By addressing the rise of McCarthyism, nuclear
proliferation, and above all art's role in social movements, the play exhibits parallels between post- WWII America and the
present. "Roosevelt Elementary" will be
performed Saturday, May II and Sunday,
May 12 at the Midnight Sun at 8 p.m. as well
as Tuesday, May 15 at COM Recital Hall at
7 p.m. All shows are free of charge.
Do you like clean forests?
Come to the Forest lean-Up Action
and help remove trash fro m th e Evergreen
woods. We will be gath ering on Friday, May
II for 12 to 3 p.m. and Thursday May 17
from 4 to 6pm starting at the F-Lot trailhead.
The trash will be used in an eco-art installation on Red Square during Week 9, whi ch
will be address in g land stewardship, forest
ecology and land use poli cies of the campu s.
We recomm end that you bring g loves, boots
and a water bottle . For more inform ation
contact sierrawagner@hotmail.com
should be of high interest to any student
with loan indebtedness of at least $7,500.
Please bring the names, addresses and phone
numbers of two references and one family
member to the session. Perkins loan borrowers must also schedule a separate exit
counseling session with Student Accounts
at 867-6440.
MindScreen free movie Wednesdays
Have you been going to the free movies
on Wednesdays? If so then you know how
cool it is to get something back from your
student fees! A free film and popcorn is
offered by MindScreen every Wednesday
at 6 p.m. LH I. This week is "Coffee and
Cigarettes" featuring several stars including
Tom Waits, lggy Pop, Bill Murray, GZA and
RZA, Cate Blanchett, White Stripes Meg
and Jack White, Roberto Benigni, and more.
Week 8 is a landmark cult film about a selfproclaimed "internationally ignored song
stylist" from Communist East Berlin and
her search for her other half, "Hedwig and
the Angry Inch." Weeks 9 and 10 have yet
to be announced and since the local megaplex wants nearly thirty dollars just for popcorn a drink and some Goobers, come over
to LH I. Bring your own Goobers or win
some in the give-away drawing, and enjoy
a free film and free popcorn . It's your student fees , enjoy them.
Green Party Convention slated for May
12 at Evergreen
The Green Party of Washington State
(GPoWS) will hold its Spring Convention
on Saturday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
in LH 3 . Headlining the event will be
Elaine Brown, a former national chair of
th e Black Panther Party and current candidate for the Green Party nomination for
Pres ident. Other speakers joining Brown
include : Malik Rahim, co-founder of the
Common Ground Collective and a former
Green Party candidate for the New Orleans
City Council; Aaron Dixon, GPoWS 2006
candidate for U.S. Senate; T. J. Johnson,
Green Party member and current Olympia
City Councilor; and Dr. Muhammad Ayub,
an area physician and active member of
the Green Party of South Puget Sound.
Registration gets underway at 9 a.m. Dr.
Ayub will start the festivities at 9:30 a.m.
with an opening address, "A Muslim
Perspective of Green Party Organizing."
The morning session will include work on
party business. Starting at 2 p.m., the afternoon session, which is free and open to
the public, will feature speeches and panel
discussions with Ms. Brown providing the
keynote address. For more information, visit
www.wagreens.us, email info@wagreens.
us, or call (360) 532-0949.
WoCC Tiny Theatre Oral History
Performance
The Women of Color Coalition is sponsoring WoCC Tiny Theatre Oral History
Performance. We invite you to share your
oral history with the community. There will
be an Oral History workshop on Tuesday,
May 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. in CAB 206.
There will be paper, art supplies, prompts,
and conversation to get the expressive
juices flowing. The Performance will be
on Monday, May 2 I at 7 p.m. in CAB 206.
Performers do not have to be workshop attendees. These pieces can be anything from
a monologue to poetry to a visual representation to simply sharing a story. The performance and workshop is open to all students,
faculty, and staff. WoCC Tiny Theater is a
venue for performance, be it an open mic or
a film presentation , hosted in th e Wom en of
Color Coalition office, CAB 206, hence the
tiny. Students, faculty, and staff are all invited to participate in both the performances
and in the audience. WoCC Tiny Theater is
intended to be a venue for expression.
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Roosevelt Elementary
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Lead actor Andrew Schwartz practices a solo song with the support of the
rest of the cast.
By Tori Needer
dancers were knocked out of the tournament, impromptu break off filled the circle
between rounds. "It's always fun," said
Daniel Etcheto a Washington local. "I've
been doing this for I 0 years, it's a small
tight knit community, everyone gets to
know everyone."
In the fourth final round of the night
Tim the Pin, representing the Massive
Monkees crew, faced off against Nasty Ray
from San Jose Ca. Both dancers gave everything they had left after the two and a
half hour competition but at the end of the
night Time the Pin emerged the champ.
This isn't the first title the Massive
Monkees crew has walked away with. In
2004 the crew won the world B-Boy championship in London. The crew also hold the
position of the Seattle Super Sonics official Dance team.
In October Tim will head to the All
National Finals to compete against other
top dancers from Miami, New York, San
Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and
Vegas.
The break dance community came out
for a chance to compete one on one and for
a chance to win the title of best breaker in
the nation . On May 5 the All Nations I v
I Break Dance Competition drew 32 participants from Seattle, Portland, Vancouver
B.C., L.A. and even France.
The grand prize is a trip to Chicago
to compete against the top dancers from
seven other cities for a national title and
ten thousand dollars.
In the fourth floor gallery of the library
dancers squared off in one on one battles
in front of three judges. The judges scored
dancers after each bout on a one to five
point scale.
The preliminaries round whittled the 32
competitors down to I6. Round one saw
eight more dancers walk away and a bonus
tie breaker between Ruckus, the French national, and Tim, a Washington local hailing
from Seattle. Ruckus inched his way ahead
and battled it out in the top eight.
The competition was intense between
the world class athletes but the spirit of
the night stayed good natured. Even as
Evergreen drama students rehearse a musical number in the
student production "Roosevelt Elementary:' (Left to right)
Nick King, Johanna Lee, Niki Bilodeau, Andrew Schwartz,
Jaden Maher, Kira Mason, Alex Paxton, will perform in this
post-WWII American satire May 11 and 12 at the Midnight
Sun in Olympia at 8 p.m and May 15 in the Recital Hall at
7p.m. All shows are free.
Tori Needer is a junior enrolled in
Health and Human Development.
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May 10, 2007
-Campus ResoUrce Guide
Welcome to Evergreen. If you're wondering what5 available to you as a student on campus, or you're just curious about the
difference between all the concrete buildings, here's a guide to catch you up on the lowdown around campus.
The Library Building
Besides the stained glass and
pyramids that light up at night,
the Library is the main hub of
college operations. In addition to the library, the Library
Building also has a number
of important offices and student resources, such as the
Computer Center, Registration
and Records, Admissions,
Student Accounts, the cashier, the galleries, Financial
Aid, the Writing Center, the
Quantitative and Symbolic
Reasoning Center, Student
Academic Support Services,
the Deans' offices, and the
President's office.
cilities. You might also want to
know about the music checkout center, where you can
borrow everything from mandolins to tambourines.
SemI
The classic Evergreen seminar. Where would we be
without it? Although it's unlikely that you'll have a seminar in Sem I due to the
number of students it can
hold as compared to Sem II,
don't discount the importance
of this building. Inside these
walls you'll find the Health
and Counseling Center, as
well as Police Services.
Center and the Center for
Community-Based Learning
and Action. Also, don't miss
the cafe in the bottom of the B
building, as it can be a convenient food stop when dashing
from one
class to another or while
you're on a five-minute break.
Lab I and II
If the Library Building is
the hub of college operations,
then the Lab buildings are
the hub of scientific learning.
Consisting of three stories and
a basement, the Lab buildings house a number of
amazing gadgets and facilities to further our
comprehension of
the world around
us and its properties. Also, if
you're ever curious about
what your fellow
students are
studying, they usually hang posters depicting their projects
on the walls, which
can provide an interesting educational experience as you walk
through.
Although the appearance of
the CAB building is scheduled
to change in the next couple
of years, for now the CAB
largely functions as the home
of the many student groups on
the Olympia campus and the
primary place for hot food.
Down in the depths of the
CAB you can find the
Bike Shop, a handy
place for repair
and maintenance
tips and help. In
the first floor is
the Greenery,
a buffet-style
eatery run by
Aramark. The
second floor has
the Market, a more onthe-go style eatery also
run by Aramark, as well as
the student bookstore. The
third floor contains the student activities office and is the
headquarters for the campus'
student groups, including your
friends at the Cooper Point
Journal. If you want to get involved on campus, drop on by
and see what student group
might interest you.
College Recreation
Center
Parking Lot B
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Pottery, metalworking, and
stilllifes, oh my! As the name
might suggest, this building
houses all things art. Students
work frantically on their masterpieces inside the many studios and shops ensconced in
the Arts Annex, like the 3D
arts studio or the metal and
wood shops.
College Activities
Building
Sem II
Longhouse
The recently conThe Longhouse stands as a
structed Seminar II building
testament to Evergreen's comhas won a number of environ- mitment toward the Native
mental architecture awards
American programs and stands
since its construction and
out from the stoic concrete
is a monument to the colof the many other buildings.
lege's efforts toward sustainThe carvings and the fireplace
ability. It also has a wide vaCom Building
are works of great art, and
riety of rooms for all purposes, the many folding walls inside
The COM Building contains within its hallowed walls from lecture rooms on the first allow the Longhouse to host
floors to seminar rooms on
a number of interesting fagroup meetings of many difthe second and third floors to
cilities. For all you thesferent sizes. The Longhouse
pians, there's the Experimental wide open rooms on the fourth is truly unique among the....colTheater and the costume shop, floors to lounges that pervade
lege's buildings and in general,
all floors. There are also a
and for musicians, the Recital
being the first building of its
number of important commuHall and practice rooms gakind to be constructed on a US
nity resources in Sem II, such campus.
lore. For film buffs, there's
as the Community Language
some post-production film fa-
Ifyou're into sports, then
this is the place for you. This
structure contains Evergreen's
gym, a fitness center, a swimming pool, racquetball courts,
the climbing gym, and a
number of other amazing facilities. The CRC is also home to
The Outdoor Program, an office that coordinates trips offcampus for students.
Housing Community
Center
The HCC is mainly a social area, with a big screen
TV and a number of table-top
games scattered around the
main room. It's a social spot
in the dorms, and as you meander through, you may encounter friends leaving the
Comer Store-a mini grocery
store-or people who have
just gotten finished with their
laundry, as the HCC provides
the main source of washers
and dryers for those farther out
in the Soup.
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Cooper Point Journal
Are you eco-Jiterate?
Students' Impact on TESC forests
By Sierra Wagner
One definition of ecological literacy
consists of three components: systems
thinking, knowledge of the principles of
ecology, and the practice of ecological
values .
This article discusses some often-overlooked environmental issues occurring in
Evergreen forests, meadows and shoreline
and their causes. Suggestions are made to
possible restorative acts that can be taken
by students, faculty and staff.
The undeveloped spaces on our campus
should be protected for their intrinsic value
and their value for ecological and other academic studies, in addition to their scenic
quality.
Has anyone else noticed the hypocrisy that takes place when students visit
the forest to bond with nature and end up
damaging the very environment they strive
to commune with? Many times walking in
th e woods I have noticed old, disgusting
campsites and bottles left over from parties. Do you practice ecological values?
Heavy recreational use has come into
conflict with the academic usefulness of
the waterfront and other biomes of the
campus as ecological study areas. The
popularity of bicycle riding on forest trails
has been a significant contributor to both
the deterioration of the trail tread and the
creation of new trails. Establishing more
formal trails will cut back on the myriad of
unauthorized and destructive pathways.
Research indicates that contiguous
forest with relatively low human disturbance will result in higher chances of successful nesting and reproduction of animal species.
Campers and squatters have long been
unofficial residents of the area, even
though Evergreen's Habitation Policy prohibits overnight occupation by any person.
Irresponsible actions result in damage to
every part of the system: reduction in vegetation, increased soil erosion, and wildlife degradation.
Direct interaction between campers
and wildlife can result in changes in animal behavior. Accumulation of bodily
and solid waste has several negative effects, including reduction in water quality
for salmon and other fish habitat. Many of
the native bird 's diets consist of fish. The
small freshwater streams that drain into the
Eld inlet are spawning grounds for Chum ,
Coho, Sea-run and Cutthroat trout.
Smoke pollution from campfires and
the risk of fires becoming out of control
are additional negative impacts. Overall,
informal camping in the forest areas detracts from the ecological integrity and
beauty of the forest.
When people camp and walk their dogs
in the forest inevitably fecal waste is left
behind. This bacterium is often washed
into streams and into Eld inlet. It can travel
for miles in water and even effect the Puget
Sound's health.
This pollution has become a serious
problem in the Puget Sound ' s bays and
inlets . A day's waste from one human or
dog can contain billions of fecal coliform
bacteria, enough to close 15 acres of shellfish beds. Waste can also contain diseasecausing organisms such as salmonella,
camplyobacteriosis, toxocariasis (roundworm), toxoplasmosis and giardia.
The marine marsh has been heavily im-
pacted by pedestrian foot traffic. Several
campus studies have addressed the small
marine slough on the waterfront and found
it to be extremely vulnerable to human impact. The slough attracts unique animal
and bird species to the shoreline, including
the Olympia Oyster and Harbor Seal.
We must look at ecological principle for
help. The many possible ways the forest
ecology could be improved include: revegetation of native species; educational signage to inform the visitors to their potential
impacts; the creation of a forest steward
position by the college for the regular
and long-term maintenance of the forest;
the providing of bags for dog and human
feces to be collected by their owners; regular forest clean-up days organized by students , faculty, staff and the public who
use the forest; better enforcement of the
Evergreen Habitation Policy; and the creation of new policies which limit mountain bike riding and campfires.
Native species of woody shrubs , trees
and grasses can be planted to provide
shade to streams and wetlands. Herbaceous
wetland plants help improve water quality
by reducing nutrient loads through fi ltration. Replanting native riparian vegetation
and maintaining natural wetland function
are restorative actions that can take place
to treat the problem of temperature and
dissolved oxygen content and further more
improve the conditions needed for the removal of both nitrogen and phosphorus
from surface water.
Buffer zones around the wetlands could
consist of riparian vegetation, which is
known to maintain the stability of stream
channels and increase the quality of water
in both intermittent and continuous flow
systems.
This is a great way to start treating pollution problems in the water before it begins mixing with any water from the Puget
Sound. In economic terms, wetlands are
an invaluable source for research and
teaching sites.
They also support the local economy
by creating healthier waters, and thus
healthier fish and shellfish for industry
harvesting. Less money will be spent on
repairing flood damage (and related insurance costs) . Greater protection of human
health , safety and welfare will be produced
by healthy wetlands, which can store and
slowly release surface water, rain, ground
water and floodwaters. Some cost for labor
would exist to establish and maintain native plants and trees in these areas.
If you would like to do some direct action to reestablish the health of the forest
you are welcome to participate in two
forest clean-up days. On May II from
noon to 3 p.m. and May 17 from 4-6 pm
students, staff and the public who use the
forest are meeting at the trailhead at the
back ofF-Lot to remove refuse from the
woods. Bring some boots, heavy-duty
gloves, and a water bottle. The trash collected will be used in a temporary ecoart installation that will be on Red Square
during week nine. For more information
email sierrawagner@hotmail.com . For further reading check out The Evergreen State
College Campus Master Plan 1998 and the
Thurston County Public Heath and Social
Services Division.
Sierra Wagner is a senior enrolled in an
independent contract about eco-art.
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May 10, 2007
Tyler Carr
Remembered
This Monday, May 14, 2007 marks the
22nd birthday of one of the brightest and funniest students to ever attend the Evergreen
State College. Sadly, he won't be there to celebrate with his fiancee, family, and friends.
Tyler Carr passed away on April 26, 2007. In
his short life he did a tremendous amount of
living. Tyler Carr genuinely touched a lot of
people. He was a true friend who was always
there for the ones he loved. He was raised in
Amarillo with a Texan's charm. He was a successful student in high school who loved the
debate team. In 2004 Tyler moved to Olympia
to attend the Evergreen State College. He soon
fell in love with the beautiful Northwest. Tyler
made fast friends with genuine people who
would see him through till his untimely end. He
treated them like family and now there will be
a gaping hole left in their hearts. This year he
was a senior enrolled in the Heritage program.
Tyler had planned to graduate this spring. He
was going to marry his fiancee Caitlin Rory
Harrison who sped up her education in hopes
that her and Tyler would be able to accept
their diplomas together and settle down in
California. Tyler was a remarkably intelligent
person. He was skilled at business and equally
generous. At his funeral in Amarillo his father Jim Carr gave him twenty-two dollars to
take with him to the next life saying that with
twenty dollars Tyler could make a thousand
but if he ran into someone in need he would
want to give him the extra two bucks. Tyler had
friends from across the country attend his funeral. Three friends so far have memorialized
him on their bodies with tattoos. Tyler loved
music and playing guitar. Tyler was starting a
record label called Clemontine Records. The
label will be continued by his friends in his
honor and memory; the first three records will
be released next month. All of the proceeds
from the label will be donated to various charities in Tyler's name, the first being Help and
Healing Place choosen by Tyler's parents. If
you are interested in learning more about the
label, talking with friends to remember Tyler,
or the charities please visit http://www.clemontinerecords.com. We all will greatly appreciate any support for the label as it will be our
way ofkeeping Tyler alive. At the website there
is a message board for friends to post stories
and thoughts about Tyler for his friends and
family. His family loves the support that they
have received from Tyler's friends and wishes
to remain in contact with everyone who was
close to him so please post on the message
board and leave a way for his family to contact you. Friends who wish to come to Tyler's
birthday dinner can contact Buster Ross at
(505) 577-0061.
-Buster Ross and Althea Wiley
The alternative Artswalk
By Daniel Bolduc
There's something happening in Olympia.
Houses are opening up, sharing art with each
other in an open setting that defies definition.
Artists are collaborating across boundaries of
fonn and social networks to create new forums
that blur the distinctions between artist and audience, between private and public space, between art and activism. Who is responsible for
these dangerous developments?
Some say this is the work of a group known
as the Raccoon Collective. Starting in January,
the group has been hosting "Artswalks" on the
last Saturday of every month . The Artswalk occurs primarily in people's own homes, hosting
events that showcase diverse forms of art.
Usually houses have visual art or sculptures on
display on the walls for people to observe, as
well as some type of event. Examples of such
events include musical performances, secret cafe's, performance and theatre art, fire spinning,
poetry readings, games like Capture the Flag
or Fugitive, and others that defY description.
During the March Artswalk, DJ Scuffs
Mentality, a spoken work artist, performed
while audience members painted in response
on the walls of a living room. At another house
nearby, community members planned an intersection repair project and held a street party.
The Artswalk has evolved into an event that
alternates between the Eastside and Westside
of Olympia every month. The next one is on
May 26 and will be hosted on the Westside. The
event is free and open for anyone to participate
in any way they choose.
One of the original goals of the group is to
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Mav 10, 2007
Language Symposium:
]-I-H-A-D spells Victory
By Jais Brohinsky
Have no fear. The days of Yellow, Orange and Red
terror alert threats are over. The hours waiting in line to
be inspected by Homeland Security are no more. The to
travel through tunnels, use major bridges, go to the Super
Bowl need not be considered. Fellow Americans, pour
out into the streets and buy, buy, buy to your free heart's
content. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are
ours once again. I have a plan to end the War on Terror.
I have a bloodless, bombless plan to win the War on
Terror. It boils down to language-reduces to a single
word. Jihad.
Jihad translates literally as "struggle." This struggle
is divided into a greater, internal struggle against vice and
a lesser, external struggle against infidels. The American
populace has been compelled to believe that the War on
Terror and its manifestations in Afghanistan and Iraq are
reactions to a global jihad, as represented by terrorist
acts like that of 9/11. To win this War on Terror, i.e. to
suppress this supposed holy war, we've directly committed thousands of lives and billions of dollars. But no
more. To win, we must simply socially appropriate both
the word and the idea of jihad. Yes, through everyday
use; through the economic powerhouses of advertising,
Hollywood and pop culture; through consumerism and
commoditization we must work to turn 'jihad' into an
American icon, another epitome of 'cool.'
Words, according to the Oxford English Dictionary,
are forms of expression. I'll add that words are representations of ideas, physical objects and actions-representations of the physical reality in which we operate
and the metaphysical consciousness through which we
perceive. These representations, however, are not absolute-there is agency within each utterance, each reiteration. Through our use of language, we effectively
contribute to the definitions that describe our reality.
Since we are limited by perception, these descriptions
are powerful in that they further (re)establish a social
perception or interpretation ofthis reality. By using the
word 'jihad,' one has the ability to further consolidate its
meaning or completely destabilize that understanding.
By infusing·'jihad' into American pop culture, we can
alter the idea and subsequent reality behind the word.
We can give 'jihad' a makeover: trade turban for a sideways cap, beard for a goatee, camel for a Camero, and
... well, you can keep the harem, but you'll have to call
them all groupies.
The social appropriation of jihad needs to be ubiquitous. We need a strategy that engages the word at every
stratum of American culture. First, the word needs to be
incorporated into everyday language.' Jihad' should become a sign of approval or an expression of excitement,
Once jihad hits the international
airwaves bouncing in Beyonce's new
boogie or displayed across the booty
of GAP jeans, it will become part and
parcel of these hated freedoms.
a mean wealth of$144,000 per person, the obvious affluence of the U.S. allows for a lifestyle unmatched in its
consumerism and wastefulness. This, we're told, breeds
jealousy, disgust and hatred, which in turn spawn the ingredients for victory.
Our president has warned that the terrorists ·'hate
our freedoms- our freedom of religion, our freedom of
speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree
with each other." I'll add the freedom to spend more on
military technology and operations than any other nation
in the world, the freedom to disregard the International
Court of Justice (e.g. Nicaragua vs. U.S.) and the Kyoto
Protocol on Climate Change, and the freedom to annually spend hundreds of billions of dollars on television,
movies and advertising. It is this final hated freedom that
allows for jihad victory. We have the power to impose linguistic warfare on a global scale never before witnessed.
By dropping a few hundred million. we can flood pop
culture with the new jihad, changing its image forever.
Once jihad hits the international airwaves bouncing in
Beyonce's new boogie or displayed across the booty of
GAP jeans, it will become part and parcel of these hated
freedoms.
Once jihad has been claimed by the Justin Timberlakes,
Wal-Marts and other cookie-cutter symbols of the
American way of life, its promulgation via the War on
Terror will end. When jihad joins the American culture of
consumer waste, it will create a metalingual conundrum.
There will need to be jihad against jihad. The idea will
become self-destructive, self-negating. J-1-H-A-D will
spell Victory. And we won't stop there. Whatever new
language is developed against us, we will appropriate in
turn, adding to the jihad sitcoms and merchandise. We
will sing "Hollaback Jihad" from L.A. to N.Y.C. and
cross the oceans, jihading all the way. We will win this
War on Terror, and jihad will be our savior. Jihad!
a replacement for 'cool' or 'awesome': "Let's get some
ice cream." "Jihad!" If celebrities use it, the masses will
follow. If we can inundate the American populace with
Gwen Stefani singing "Hollaback Jihad," Joe Jihad cigarettes, Mentos: fresh and full of jihad and Hello Jihad
Trapper Keepers instead of Hello Kitty, we may just turn
'jihad' into another aspect of our glamorized culture of
fads and stuff. If we can break jihad's association with
holy war and reassign its context to that of sparkling
wet tee shirts flashing in MTV music videos, we may
just win this war.
While the causes of war are debated, (U.S. global hegemony marked by an expansive military, a clash of cultures, a religion's innate hate of freedom) one can easily
observe that American culture is unique on planet Earth.
According to the Energy Information Administration,
Jais Brohinsky i1· a senior co-producing an original
U.S. petroleum consumption in 2005 represented twenty- student musical, "Roosevelt Elementary," which will be
five percent of that of the world, while U.S. citizens com- preformed May II and May 12 at the Midnight Sun and
prised only about five percent of world population. With . May 15 at TESC 's Recitia/ Hall
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The Weekly Quantitative Reasoning Challenge
The Quantitative and Syrnbolic Reasoning Center (QuaSR) invites you to challenge your quanti~
tative reasoning skills by solving our puzzle of the week. Each week we will present a new puzzle for you
to solve. When you come up with an answer, bring it in to the QuaSR Center in Library 2304. If you are
one of the first three with the correct answer, we have a prize for you.
Which numbers are 1nissing frotn this pattern?
Solution to previous challenge:
2, 3, 5, - ' 11, 13, - ' 19, - '29, - '37, 41, 43, - '53, 59,
61,_, 71, 73, 79, 83,_, 97,101
(hint what do these numbers all have in common?)
letters & op_inions
Cooper Poinl Journal
May 10, 2007
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A different take on Corrie
By Robert Cahill
In lieu of the play "My
Name is Rachel Corrie,"
apologists of the Israelioccupation are once
again denouncing Rachel
Corrie's call to Palestine,
and ignoring the human
suffering caused by the occupation. Last
week, The CP J featured a review of the play
by Gar Russo, implying that Rachel was
working as an unbeknownst accomplice for
Palestinian border-smuggling into Egypt.
Apparently, Rachel Corrie fell victim to "an
organization that recruited Westerners to
serve as 'human shields' against Israeli military activities." The writer provides no evidence for these implications, but refers to
the website Rache!CorrieFacts.org, which
offers the same analysis surrounding Rachel
Corrie's death as that shared by FOX News,
Rush Limbaugh, and right-wing media pundits around the globe. According to the writer's sources, Rachel was killed "by material
dislodged by an Israeli bulldozer that tumbled onto her." This attempt to downplay
Rachel's death is contradicted by the 2005
US State Department's human rights report on Israeli and the Occupied Territories,
which states: "on March 16, an Israeli bulldozer clearing land in Rafah in the Gaza
Strip crushed and killed Rachel Corrie."
The writer critiques the play's "artistic and
human merit" because it is not "separated
from the continuing Middle East bloodfeud." How privileged and naive to imagine
that art should be separated from conflicts
that cause immeasurable suffering, anguish,
and misery. If that were so, anything from the
Civil War poems in Walt Whitman's "Leaves
of Grass," to George Orwell's "Homage to
Catalonia." to the works of the Nigerian author Ken Saro- Wiwa would be considered
void of artistic merit. The article continues
with an attack of the play's "one-sided progandistic [sic] value" and lack of a "generalized view of the human condition." These
claims would be more convincing if they
weren't based solely on personal opinion,
and did not cheaply serve the author's purpose of dismissing the humanity and art of
Rachel Corrie's life and writings. Instead
of trusting an opinion-laden review of "My
Name is Rachel Corrie," watch the play for
yourself, read Rachel's own writings, or visit
Rache!Corrie.org.
Robert Cahill is enrolled in Masters in
Teaching.
What is the deal with Evergreen and juggling? An investigative report
By Jan Tangen
What is this obsession with juggling at
Evergreen?
Not a day goes by we
are not forced to pass
within harm's way of the
omnipresent jugglingmafia tossing sticks and pins and napkins feverishly all about.
I'll admit I've been a little scared of these
people. Usually, there's a horde of them in
Red Square, or in that enormous empty space
above the library entrance. I never go up
there! No way! I'm afraid if I stare, they' II
encircle me and start tossing bowling-pins
back and forth across my head, and won't
let me escape!
On occasion, I manage to speak with one
when they get separated from the group,
and I build up enough courage to ask what
the deal is with all this juggling. They just
smile silently, like I'm speaking Slovak or
something.
Since I can't get any answers on campus,
I checked out the Evergreen website. I was
surprised to find juggling is actually mentioned rn the college's mission-statement:
" .. .furthermore, we believe outdoor arts such
as wearing pants underneath one's skirt, or
being barefoot, or especially juggling, promote diversity, and increase student-centered learning."
I was totally taken aback: does that mean
I'm xenophobic, or intolerant? "Oh God," I
thought! "Please tell me I'm not Republican!"
But I took a few deep breaths and soon realized that since I was putting in an effort to
understand people different from me, and not
live in constant fear of them, I couldn't possibly be Republican.
Then I searched further, and discovered that Evergreen actually offers juggling
electives. In fact, there's an entire juggling
program! It's called, Juggling pour vous t
Juggling pour /e monde! It's an entire year,
culminating with a two-week trip to Lyon,
France, to study under the tutelage of therenowned Abner Jean-Pierre Bulefont.
That doesn't sound so scary, does it? Then
why do the jugglers frighten me so? I mean,
they bring world-class entertainment to us all,
do they not? Tossing a variety of small objects
like Kleenexes and popsicle-sticks up in the
air without faltering, without pause, for minutes at a time?
I think my aversion to the sport began in elementary school physical education, where I
was forced to spend months every year rolling
plastic bowling-balls across the gymnasium
floor at plastic pins, and square-dancing like
an awkward idiot in a big circle, and juggling
pink polka-dot handkerchiefs for 45 minutes
every day! I wanted to run and jump in P.
E. , but they wanted me to square-dance and
juggle. It was frustrating and humiliating.
But I know now that they were right.
Looking back, I regret I had not been more
open-minded to those lessons. Though I've
always dismissed juggling as sheer and utter
nonsense, I'm finally realizing the value of
what they were trying to teach me. Indeed,
maybe if more Americans could jump doubledutch on a tricycle while juggling two purple
mittens and a tennis-shoe (without removing
their backpacks), we wouldn't be mired in
Iraq without an exit-strategy.
Jugglers: I was wrong to fear you. Next
time we pass, I'll smile like you're speaking
Slovak or something.
Jan Tangen is enrolled in Masters of
Environmental Studies.
The entertainment value of religious violence
By Casey Jaywork
Case I: If you're looki
to shit an emotional brick,
check out the "I Like to
Watch" music video on
Churchofeuthanasia.org to
see clips of football touchdowns, hard core pornography, and the Sept. II
attacks, all set to techno music. If this isn't offensive, I don't know what is.
Except that calling cum-splattering money
shots interspliced with 9/ I I footage "offensive"
seems to be stating the obvious while missing
the point. The title of this video is ironic, considering how much a normal person wouldn't
like to watch it- save in the fascinated-horror
kind of way one encounters with train wrecks
and Fox News. This is more than analogy; I'll
get to how in a second.
Slightly less obvious is the juxtaposition of a
giant exploding phallus with a giant exploding
building- whether you like it or not, this is inarguably artistic metaphor.
Yet this still isn't the (pardon the pun) meat
of the piece. At its core, this video comments
on the American public's overt willingness to
engage in emotional hedonism, irregardless (or
more frighteningly: because of) the real world
implications of what we're watching. In doing
so, it impoliticly calls us on our sanctimonyand pays the price in unpopularity.
Any unbiased observer could hardly deny
the visceral thrill every television-owning
American got out of the horrendous 9/II attacks, any more than they could deny it in spectator sports or porno (the other two types of
footage spliced throughout.) The problemand the point- is that it's nearly impossible to
find an unbiased observer when talking about
9/11.
If, while viewing this video, you experience
a rush of righteous anger, take a moment to
wonder why. It can't be the irreverence towards
inhumane disaster, unless you have the same reaction to the routine pop-culture appropriation
of other atrocities like the Hindenburg. Nor can
it be harm caused: video footage, no matter how
disturbing, clearly falls on the "words" side of
any "sticks and stones" distinction.
Fair evaluation reveals that Americans are ethical behavior (assassinations, robberies,
repulsed by this video because it's painfully etc.), but much of the game's success comes
from the fact that it's totally playable outside
honest with us: we get off on 9/ I I.
Not sexually, but emotionally, like a horror of the missions. Hypothetically, a player could
film multiplied.
spend hours simply driving around the city,
The message isn't subtle: catharsis of cama- stopping at redlights, saving people in amburaderie and patriotism born ofcollective tragedy lance missions, relaxing at the beach- y'know,
is a powerful opiate, to which we're hooked, all those things responsible adults do in the
line and sinker.
real world.
Case 2: The "Left Behind" book series,
Which begs the question, why do we play
which chronicles the Book of Revelations Tom video games?
Clancy-style, has inspired a "Command &
Herein lays the difference between GTA and
Conquer" type video game in which you con- "Left Behind," and the reason why the latter is
trol the Christian armies battling to convert or a moral mockery while the former is harmless
kill the godless unbelievers. This is obscene, fun: presentation.
GTA is a caricature of romanticized gang
but not for the reason you think.
Admittedly, I've phrased this in the most culture. It's part social satire, part dark humor,
sensationalist way possible. So I' lllet the game and part visceral hyperviolence- but all
designers speak for themselves.
fiction.
As they are quick to point out on their web"Left Behind," on the other hand, is presite (leftbehindgames.com), "Contrary to mis- sented as literally true. The storyline is based
information on the web ... there is NO killing on what millions of Americans believe will
in the name of God, and NO convert or die actually happen during the "End Times" foremissions." Lower on the same page: "Conduct told in the book of Revelations: that all true
warfare using the power of PRAYER and Christians (and innocent kiddies) will Poof' into
WORSHIP as more powerful weapons than heaven during the Rapture; that Satan (in the
form of a peace-spreading diplomat) will come
guns."
Basically, the game consists of com- to dominate this world; that after many tribumanding the dwindling post-Rapture forces of lations, those who have finally accepted God
Christendom against the Antich rist-controlled (and survived, since they weren't Saved beUN, aka Global Community Peacekeepers. The fore the Rapture) will gain entrance to Heaven,
idea is to survive while converting as many un- while everyone else is devoured in a lake offire
believers as possible to be Saved, which is ac- for eternity
There's nothing inherently wrong with this
complished using "more than 30 units typesfrom Prayer Warrior and Worship Leaders to story, which reads like a "Lord of the Rings"
rip-off. Fictional violence isn't a problemSpies, Special Forces and Battle Tanks!"
To be fair, killing is supposedly only done until it's presented as true. Then it's at best an
in self-defense against the attacking GCP. insult to ethical sensibilities, at worst a self-fulFurther, a spokesperson stresses in a website filling prophecy.
This is the height ofhypocrisy: holier-thanvideo that, as in life, killing is presented as
wrong (you lose points for it) but ultimately thou Christians railing against the degeneracy of
modern media and the growing threat of islam,
the players choice.
This is an interesting defense, because only to turn around and buy their ten-year-old
the same is true of one of the most maligned what is essentially ajihadist training module.
While it's no original observation that
video games of recent memory: Grand Theft
Auto. Defamed for violence, sexuality, im- fundamentalist Christians are generally sancmorality, drug use and general lack of tradi- timonious assholes, it's always refreshing to
tional values, GTA nonetheless grants players see them find a new rope to hang themselves
with- in this case, video gaming.
full free agency.
Conclusions: both of these cases present
Granted, many of the missions require un-
us with a choice between stating the obvious
("9/11 was tragic; killing unbelievers is wrong,"
etc.) and thinking critically.
Personally, I'm growing impatient with the
single most important event of my generation
(9/1 I) being banned of irreverence. Yes, it was
tragic-but so are its ongoing consequences.
While we should never try to forget the Sept. I I'
attacks, we find ourselves in the collective position of a trauma victim who hasn't yet dealt with
his or her emotional issues. Part of recovery is
questioning-and even laughing about-the
thing that scarred us in the first place. But for
the time being, it looks like we're stuck with
cheap, pre-packaged catharsis, because we're
just not strong enough to face the real thing.
On the flip side of all this is the Christian
Right, who presumably would be the most
offended by the "I Like to Watch" video yet
have managed to create their own media monstrosity- though with far less purposeful
irony.
It's common practice among people frightened by the growing power of Batshit-Crazy
Christians to sound the alarms of secular liberties, bringing rational imperatives and ethical
arguments to bear.
I wonder if this ideological arms-race is a
mistake. Perhaps we should simply refuse to
take seriously people who do not warrant serious consideration.
Not that the arm of Christian fundamentalism isn ~a real threat to our democracy, but
maybe simple public ridicule will force the
BCC's to either back down (it's difficult to
argue with someone who is laughing at you)
or show their true, extremist colors. Either
way, the problem would be met on our terms,
not theirs.
It seems that Americans must accomplish
that most difficult of tasks: intelligently chilling
out. The enemies of today aren't so heinous as
to be worth our freedom of art or parody, and
the threats of tomorrow might be preemptively
defeated by simply exposing them for what they
are: absurd.
Casey Jaywork is a sophomore enrolled in
Life and Consciousness. He can be reached at
burch_9030@yahoo. com
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