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students
attend FCC
hearing
by GAVIN DAHL
Students from The Evergreen State
College joined more than I ,200 citizens from throughout the Northwest
at an open hearing held by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
on Friday, November 9 at Seattle's
Town Hall. Nearly 300 individuals
signed up to testify regarding media
ownership consolidation. Approximately half were present when called,
with an overwhelming majority
opposed to any further consolidation.
TESC senior Stephen Sharrett testified, saying, "It is my demand that you
abide by Section 202h of the Telecom
Act of 1996." Commissioners are not
allowed to write laws; their job is to
determine rules based on the laws on
the books. Sharrett implored, "Take
into account public necessity and
ignore corporate interests."
At stake was Chairman Kevin
Martin's proposal to relax restrictions banning cross-ownership by
one company of a newspaper and
broadcast outlet in the same metropolitan area. Currently there is already
cross-ownership in eight of the top 20
markets. These 20 Designated Market
Areas account for over 43% of U.S.
households.
While Republican Deborah Tate did
not attend, the other four commissioners, Republican Chairman Kevin
Martin, Republican Roger McDowell,
Democrat Michael Copps, and Democrat Jonathan Adelstein participated in
over nine hours of testimony.
The hearing took place with less
than a week's notice, as the FCC
announced the location and date of
the event late in the day the previous
Friday. Officially, the meeting was
scheduled to allow public participation in the commission's review of
broadcast ownership rules. For many
guest speakers, including Democrat
Governor Christine Gregoire and
Republican Attorney General Rob
McKenna, however, the short notice
suggested Martin planned to force
a rules change despite widespread
public opposition.
Already this week, in a Tuesday
editorial for the New York Times,
Martin made very clear that he plans to
end the cross-ownership ban, despite
The Evergreen State Geoducks bested the
Saint Martin's University Saints Friday night,
97-85, in a wild shootout between the crosstown rivals. The second game of the season,
the Geoducks split their exhibition schedule
this year, losing the first to Boise State University earlier in the week.
The Saints quickly jumped out to a 12-3 lead
to open the game. "We started out slow because
we were trying too hard to score," said Coach
John Drinkwine after the game. The Geoducks
caught up quick, though, tying at 14. "Once
the adrenaline wore off, we started to settle
down."
The Saints led. by as many as 12 during the
first half, but a blistering pace and strong
defense, coupled with big time shooting from
senior forward Marcus Whittaker and sophomore phenom Nate Menafee, tied the game
just before the half. The Geoducks entered the
locker room down 44-41.
see FCC, page 3
see BASKETBALL, page 8
DAN HILDEN
PICTURES AND DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS OF THE PORT DEMONSTRATION IN DOWNTOWN OLYMPIA ON PAGES 5-7
V1EWPOINT
ares none
by JOEL MORLEY
This is Tuesday night, November 13,
approximately ten o'clock at the entrance
Port of Olympia. It's a cliche, but not a stretch
to say that tensions are mounting. This is
the eighth straight day of protest toward the
militarization of the Olympia port, and certain
new factors make this night's protest more
inviting to concern.
For instance, agitation between the Olympia
Police Department and the port militarization
demonstrators seems to be compounding.
Some would say that it becomes harder and
harder to receive the pepper spray, aerosol
pellets and nightstick blows non-violently.
Also, a gathering of anti-resistance observers, making comments loaded with hatred and
racism, are both threatening and attempting to
instigate physical assault.
Approximately 30 women have linked arms
to form a human blockade. This is a statement
against the alleged sexual harassment directed
toward them from the men of the Olympia
Police Department in previous encounters.
see PORT, page 5
Gaoducks silence Saints, 97-85
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November 15, 2007
Late night shuttle bus on schedule
NE\VS BREIFS
Service set to start spring quarter
by VICTOR SANDERS
One of the most anticipated services
at Evergreen has been quietly moving
forward since its go-ahead last spring.
The late-night shuttle initiative, put forth
by the Geoduck Student Union last year,
is on track for its scheduled debut this
spring.
Students voted to approve the late-night
shuttle fee last May, at $3 per student per
quarter, to fund a night shuttle service
running between campus and downtown
on the weekends. The late-night shuttle
initiative met the 25% voter-participation threshold requirement when it was
approved last spring, with over 25%
of those students voting to approve the
measure.
After the voting concluded last spring,
from FCC, page 1
Speakers represented a wide political spectrum with dozens of youths,
the Union and college administrators met
to discuss the program's next step. The
feasibility of running the shuttle through
the college was brought to the table, with
the GU proposing ways Student Activities, Parking and Police Services and the
student government could run the shuttle
in-house. However, examples of successful night shuttles run exclusively through
a college were difficult to come by, and
questions arose as to the liability of such
a commitment. After a few discussions,
it was clear that the logistics and liability
of introducing this program would put
a strain on the minimal late-night staffing resources on campus. The decision
was made to look to outside agencies to
provide the service.
TheGreenerCommutingprogram, which
began supervising the shuttles direction
Dissent event at
Oral Books
this fall, began to look to Western Washington University, Eastern Washington
University, and several other regional
colleges which offer late-night shuttles
through third parties, paid for through
student fees. According to Greener
Commuting, Evergreen will follow suit
and send out a request for proposals
to local transit and shuttle companies.
Several agencies are already showing
interest, says the Greener Commuting
program, which is asking students to be
patient, adding .that the ballot language
stated clearly that the shuttle wouldn't
start until Spring 2008.
Victor Sanders is the student cordinator
the Greener Commuting Program.
Authors Kristian Williams and Jules Boykoff
will be at Orca Books on Friday, November
16 to discuss their latest books. The event
will take place at 7 p.m. William's book,
Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in
America, as well as Boykoff's book, Beyond
Bullets: The Suppression of Dissent in the
United States, discuss the subject ·of law
enforcement and its relationship with the
public and the government.
State CHmateAdvisory
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The Washington Climate Advisory Team
will be gathering on the 15th and 16th of
this month to discuss climate change. The
meeting will take place in the Grand Holiday
Ballroom at 1522 4th Avenue. The team is
led by Washington state Ecology director
Jay Manning and Juli Wilkerson, director of
the Department of Community, Trade, and
Economic Development. The team consists
of various influential members of business,
government, and environmental groups.
Topics of discussion will include cutting
carbon emissions, clean energy, and cutting
down spending on fuel imports. The meetings
will occur from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday
and from 8 a.m. to 3:30p.m. on Friday. The
public is encouraged to attend. More information on these meetings can be found at
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/.
women's rights activists, Latinos and
Native Americans speaking up for
underrepresented viewpoints while
republican King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn
and conservative
Seattle
Times
publisher
Frank
Blethen
agreed
more consolidation
hurts the public.
TESC
junior
and KAOS music
director
Luc
Heuer began his
testimony with a
rhetorical
ques-
he concluded, "is also good for local
business, keeping your dollar in town
and not on its way out." Commissioners
Adelstein and Copps applauded Heuer
and many other speakers throughout
the evening, but will likely be outvoted
by the republican maJonty when
Martin's rule changes are up for a vote
in December. U.S. Senators Trent Lott,
R-Miss., and Byron Dorgan, D-Dak.,
have planned a U.S. Senate Commerce
Committee heari ng before the FCC
vote takes place, with the intention
of stopping further media ownership
concentration.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Lawson, the
executive director of media literacy
tion. "Why is it a
group Reclaim the Media said, "Despite
On Thursday, November 29, the Career
popular
cultural
opinion that we
no longer need
radio?" Referring
to a recent article
called "Left off
the Dial" in Seattle's weekly The
Stranger newspaper, he added, "I
disagree." Speaking of KAOS,
Heuer said, "Individual
programmers are allowed
to play what we
truly care about,
not what we're
told to care about.
radio,"
"Local
the absurdly short notice ... turnout in
Seattle was phenomenal."
Development Center will be sponsoring a
brown bag workshop on "Preparing forGraduate School." The workshop will take place
from noon to I p.m. and educate students on
the application process. The workshop will
also cover standardized testing, writing a
personal statement as well as other subjects,
which will be beneficial for students looking
into graduate studies.
NICKI SABALU
DANNY "KING KHAZM" KOGITA OF 206 ZULU
NATION AND KCBS RADIO TESTIFIES
AGAINST MEDIA CONSOLIDATION
Gavin Dahl is a senior enrolled in
Politics, Performance and the Public
and a contract called Community Radio
Networking.
Brown Bag grad school
workshop
Corrections
• Filem6n Bohmer-Tapia's name was
misspelled in last week's issue. He was
also misquoted. The proper quotes are as
follows:
"We want the military to immediately
stop the use of our ports or any other
ports for this war of aggression."
"We are also calling for an immediate
withdrawal from Iraq and reparations for
the Iraqi people."
• Trevor Kinahan's name was misspelled
in last week's issue.
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November 15, 2007
Album Review:
1-Empire
Some Dang Fiercellmprov
by BRANDON CUSTY
by ALEX MORLEY
Angels and Airwaves came out with
its second album, 1-Empire on Tuesday.
This is the band's second full-length.
It consists of twelve songs. Lead man
Tom De Ionge, formally with Blink-182
and Boxcar Racer, claims to have you
"listen to our music with headphones
in your room with the lights dimmed."
The debut album We Don~ Need to
Whisper was something not of the
times. It was a mix of 80s electronic
pop. Some people would consider this
the genre of space emo. The lyrics of
the songs were about World War II.
The reason for their explicit content
was the graphic explanation of war.
On their recent album, 1-Empire,
Tom DeJonge changes up his style of
music. It's still a mix of 80s electronic
pop, but now with different style of
guitar riffs and lyrical melodies that
make it more with the times of the
genre alternative & punk. A few songs
sound much more like Tom DeJonge's
second band, Boxcar Racer. "Sirens,"
"Secret Crowds," and "Rite of Spring"
match the most recent style of music.
They start the album with "Call to
Arms," a song that shows off Angels
and Airwaves' chops. Almost like "The
Adventure" from their first album, it is
a five-minute song with a great guitar
part and with lyrics that you decide
on what they mean. The last minute
and thirty seconds of "Call to Arms"
shows off Angles and Airwaves at its
very best. They jump right into their
single "Everything's Magic," which is
a catchy drum part and guitar riffs that
make you want to dance to the song.
The lyrics are similar to Simple Plan's
"Welcome to My Life" - where Tom
DeJonge is trying to connect with the
listener. But to make it different he
adds his special poppy style of music
to make it danceable.
see I-Empire, page 5
At 7 p.m. on the seventh day of the
month that falls exactly four months after
the seventh month of the year 2007, an
improvisational comedy show was held at
Evergreen. Brought to you by the Generation Friends Comedy Arts Coalition, the
improv show was presented in Lecture Hall
I. The members of the club explained that
the format of the show was to be Comedy
Sports. The competition consisted of two
teams of three and was complete with three
badly tempered and highly jaded judges to
score the competitors. The judges were an
amusing addition, assigning low scores to
the events, almost without exception. The
judges elicited loud boos from the crowd,
the boos were reminiscent of cries from
behind the backstop at a major league baseball game. The boos reserved only for the
judges, the crowd let out spirited cheers for
team Hotdog on a Stick Parentheses Com
Dog, and Team B.
The contestants took suggestions from the
crowd at the beginning of each game. One
of the games called "Three Scene" created
a scene where a didgeridoo falls from the
sky. Comedy is not the only thing the coalition provides. They also provide wisdom.
The wisdom from this Three Scene came
from the one called Corbin. He was giving
the gleeful man wisdom as he said, "Here's
the thing about life: You can't be happy all
the time, you gotta be sad ... all the time."
The scene developed until the third repetition which found a Leprechaun stuck in a
didgeridoo while the other character stole
his pot o' gold.
In the next scene, team Hot Dog on a
Stick Parentheses Com Dog did Marriage
Counselor. The crowd shouted out problems
that could tear a couple apart. The marriage
counselor and the wife knew what the problem was while Wiffledor, the husband, was
given three minutes to find out the problem.
Once Wiffledor wised up and shouted the
problem, "Not sharing enough cookies!"
The crowd cheered and soon after booed the
judges once again.
At the beginning of the show, members of
the audience were asked to write one funny
line to be used later in the show. Blind Line
Box is the name of the game. The performers
from Team B stuffed their pockets with lines
from the blind line box. They composed a
scene based on the unbelievable scenario: a
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terrorist comes out of your shoe. The lines
delighted the crowd as the performers pulled
them out of pockets at random moments
proclaiming, "It is rude to spit, besides it's
already in your mouth." It was especially
funny when two related lines were chosen
consecutively. "I'm up for nipple clips and
candle wax," and, "My nipples are chafed
and bleeding." There were other hilarious
scenes like the popup storybook related to
the audience by friend little bear, his flower
love is story. He told of Davis and Jefferson
and the Revolution. The judges scored low
THE SUGGESTION
FROM THE CROWD
WAS jELLYFISH
BASE JUMPING
again and one of the members of Team B
said, "You broke my heart." The judge
responded, "You broke my ... shins?" Of
course, the poem "I Rock" by a foreign poet
with translator was great as he explained his
joy for the return of his poo-filled guitar.
With Team Hotdog on a Stick Parentheses
Com Dog leading by three, the games went
into the final round. And it was time for slow
motion commentary. The suggestion from
the crowd was Jellyfish Base Jumping,
Filthy McNasty vs. Bearclaw Clawhammer. With Commentary from CNNESPNOPYABC Networks. The announcers
explained that the fearless men would be
jumping off a large bridge with jellyfish as
their parachutes. The competition was fierce
at the beginning, but as they cascaded toward
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the ground Clawhammer did something
spectacular- he attempted to save McNasty
from death. The commentators mused, "You
only read this in Disney Books," and, "We
have not seen this kind of heroism since
Jesus Christ."
As the event ends, the participants congratulate each other and wait for the scores from
the judges. It was a tie. Then it was time for
the dance off. Shoe-on-head, crowd member
pulled onto stage and the worm are a few of
the "dances" that stand out.
As I sat there watching them "dance,"
I wished there could be some kind of an
encore. Well kids, Jet this be a lesson to
you that wishes can come true. After the
dance-off, they performed an Onion - a
scene that starts out with one character and
more characters (layers) are added and then
peeled away. This game consisted of both
teams. It included a milk moustache, a
squash computer, squash computer porn, a
dog named Rick that pooped dollars and ate
change, burying live dogs, jumping fingers
and jet packs, and a movie script written by
a lawyer because writers are too expensive.
As I sat in one of the many rows in the
Lecture Hall one, I found myself wondering If I could do Improv, if I had the gift.
If only there was a way to try it out. So I
wished and wished and then I remembered.
The Generation Friends Comedy Arts
Coalition meets for improv on Wednesdays
from 6-8 p.m. In El105. Ifimprov isn't your
bag, they also have sketch comedy meetings
Tuesdays and Thursday from 5-7p.m. On
the third floor of the CAB in the pit.
Brandon Custy is a sophomore enrolled in
Performance Arts Laboratory.
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from PORT, cover
from !-Empire, page 4
Unlike their first album, there are
only two and a half songs on /-Empire
that are slow. "Breathe," "Star of
Bethlehem" (which is two minutes
and eight seconds of slow music, an
intro to "True Love"), and "Lifeline"
are their slower songs. Tom DeJonge's
slower songs are about love and
coping with it. "Lifeline" is a song
where Tom DeJonge sends his voice
on a "tnp" you might say, something
you wouldn't expect from a former
Blink-182 member.
On their song "Rite of Spring," they
make it more like a Boxcar Racer
tune. The lyrics in this song are not as
'good' as all the other songs. He tells
of a childhood -this is their 'angry'
song. It sounds as if he is mad at his
childhood. They would have done just
fine without "Rite of Spring."
Angels and Airwaves follows up its
first album with !-Empire, an album
that is really good and somewhat
different but with the same styles of
modern day music. "Call to Arms,"
"Everything's Magic," "Lifeline,"
"Siren," and "Heaven" are by far the
most exciting songs on !-Empire.
Angels and Airwaves has good music,
but it's just not time for their style of
music.
Alex Morley is a freshman enrolled in
Evolution in America.
of demonstrators sprinted toward the road in
order to stop their movement. All cohesion
is lost at this point, and potentially nothing
is good.
A haphazard line is formed to block the line
of Stryker vehicles, which is quickly broken
up by a reign of pepper spray, aerosol pellets
and concussion grenades.
Just as we feared, the Olympia Police
Department has moved into full force. The
atmosphere quickly changes from civil unrest
to that of martial law.
As a last resort (or a less-than-last resort for
some), many of the demonstrators dispersed
into the streets of Olympia to form more
temporary blockades, and to cause general
chaos in the public domain.
Eyewitness accounts speak of protesters
being hit with a kind of non-lethal bullet, and
of Stryker vehicles mauling through garbage
cans that demonstrators brought into the
intesection of 4th and Plum as a barracade.
By the end of the night, upwards of 50
demonstrators were arrested, and it is speculated that around 30 military vehicles moved
out of Olympia - a very disheartening end
to an alread troublin ni t. Nevertheless,
expect the demonstrations to continue so long
as there is a military presence in Olympia.
After the fifth order to disperse, the Olympia
Police Department steps forward and begins
the process of escortmg all thirty-something
women into the van. Eventually, an Intercity
Transit Bus . is Drought in to hold excess
detainees.
At this pomt, many of the demonstrators
are sighing an air of relief at the fact that the
Olympia Police Department has refrained
from using excessive force. This sentiment
does not last long.
After about half of the women in the line
have been taken into custody, the police
force the line back approximately thirty feet,
sometimes by the act of thrusting the ends of
their nightsticks into the backs and chests of
ill-prepared demonstrators.
This movement leaves the remaining
women isolated Within the police barricade.
The arrests continue.
By now many of the anti-resistance observers have become nearly out of control in their
words and actions, physically threatening
the crowd and de-evolving their taunts to the
level of elementary banalities such as, "You
hate America, you're Arabs," and, "What are
you looking at, four-eyes?"
Suddenly it becomes apparent to that the
Joel Morley is a junior enrolled in Poetics
military vehicles have stared to exit through
the North Gate. At the sight of this, masses and Power.
What to do if you witnessed an assault
or were personally assaulted by the
Olympia Police Department:
For assistance and support in this process call 8789644/878-1401. This informjrtion will be help m the
most confidential manner possible.
File a complaint with the City of Olympia.
These can be found at www.ci.olympia wa.us/
citygovemment/forms/complimentcomplaintsl
You may also pick up one of these forms outside the
SESAME office in CAB 320, workstation #9.
Emotional trauma can affect a person years after swviving an assault or witnessing an assault. It is important to
deal with this trauma as soon as possible to avoid what is
called Post Traumatic Stress "Disorder" or PTSD. It IS a
normal reaction to a traumatic situation. Take some tline
to talk with a close friend or seek out a counselor.
Thursday, November 15 at 6 p.m. CAB 103 will host
an Evergreen community port debrief. Come and talk
about you experiences.
Medical Assistance
Sea Mar Medical Center - 3030 Limited Lane NW,
704-2900
Providence Emergency Room - 413 Lilly Rd SE,
493-7291
Evergreen Health Center (unable to do legal documentation)- 867-6200
Emotional Assistance
Crisis Line- 586-2800
SafePlace- 754-6300
Evergreen Counseling Center- 867-6800
Documentation Assistance
Anna-Marie Murano, PMR brutality support, ('360) 8789644 I 878-1401
Drew Hendricks, Oly Cop Watch, (360) 870-3127
Flaming Eggplant postponed to spring
by JASON SLOTKIN
The Flaming Eggplant student organization has been working on putting together
a student-run cafe since last year. They
had originally planned to open in winter
quarter, however due to various difficulties
with finances, logistics, and operations,
they won't be able to open until at least
spring quarter.
"We've been organizing to have a studentrun cafe for one to two years," said Flaming
Eggplant member Jay Standish. "Last year
it seemed like a real possibility."
Standish went on to explain the difficulties in making this project come to fruition.
Since the cafe is being planned for the long
term, they have to follow guidelines that
many businesses have to. This includes
state, federal, and county codes, which set
forth regulations on how food is stored and
prepared.
A lot of budgeting has to be done before
the cafe can open. This includes determining the cost of labor and ingredients in a
way that will set food prices that won't end
up losing money for the project.
This planning process also involves
researching past attempts at similar projects and learning from past mistakes.
The purpose of this would be to make a
baseline plan to keep the cafe on track and
sustainable. "We wouldn't build it if it is
not sustainable," Standish added.
T.he members of the Flaming Eggplant
also have to develop detailed construction
plans before any building can begin. This
adds what Standish says is a "Catch-22,"
since they can't accomplish things they
need to do before making a plan without a
plan to begin with.
Operational procedures are also creating
issues for the Flaming Eggplant. The original plan involved student workers, however
students cannot work on campus for more
than 19 hours each week. The cafe would
also be busiest between classes, during the
lunch hour, when students wouldn't be able
to work more than an hour at a time due to
programs.
According to Standish, the opening date
of the Flaming Eggplant depends on how
much help they can get. The group has a
dedicated group of core members, but in
order to keep the project long term they
need to bring in new people. Many students
want to volunteer but are unable to make
the business-like commitment the cafe will
require. They may get the help they need
through the use of student projects.
Even with all these potential roadblocks,
the members of the Flaming Eggplant
remain optimistic. The members of the
organization do not seem phased by the
dilemma of balancing business with
sustainable student cafe.
Jason Slatkin is a junior enrolled in
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November 15, 2007
Angry confession~ of a gentle soul
by ERAN RHODES
Hands still sting, face .-.~--::::,.,..-.,...----,
burning like dying coal
even hours later. My
brain boiling with rage
and weariness, being
stirred and whipped
with a rusty spoon.
Everything hurts; my heart feels pierced,
as the haze still seemingly surrounds me.
Any boyhood image, dream or sliver of
hope seems to have been sucked right out
of me. I feel sad, so sad.
I try to calm down, repeating the wise
words of master Yoda: Fear leads to
anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to
suffering.
I know this to be.true, as much as I know
the world is round, meaning I believe
it to be true - I can feel it. I must not
be angry; it will only lead to violence,
which means that they have already won.
That elusive 'they' ... now I at last know
who they are.
Yet anger is all I can feel. It stiffens
my every joint as its currents run up and
down my shaking body, and all I can
think of is violence. Now"that I am sure
I know who 'they' are, all I can think
of are ways at getting back at them. It's
so wrong. What they did is so fucking
wrong. I don't understand how humans
can do this to other humans. Today we
too felt what war is like.
Perhaps it is hard to imagine the pain,
if you weren't there. But I am wondering
why none of the news is reporting that
students were being shot, pepper sprayed,
and beat, as chaos ensued through downtown Olympia.
Anger. I now understand. But it must
stop. I cannot be angry. Or scared. ·
Only peace will achieve peace. Only
love will ever achieve love.
And yet I feel no peace, nor love.
What I witnessed today is inexcusable. I
do not understand it.
Since no one is willing to report exactly
what happened, I will.
8 p.m.: A decision is made to put
physical blockades in front of the main
entrance to the port, as well as on the
road leading out from the back gate.
By 9 p.m., both barricades are set up
successfully. The police presence is
suspiciously lacking.
At 1 a.m. I left back to campus to get
some sleep. The port is very quiet.
Both barricades are controlling all traffic in and out of the port very responsibly. All civilian vehicles are let through
in peace.
At 4 a.m. I get a text message that police
will start arriving at 5, and I go back to
the port. A beautiful dawn shines light
on the men and women who had stayed
at the port all night long. 8 a.m.: A long
line of police cars arrives at the back gate
blockade dressed in full riot gear. About
20 in riot gear, about 20 protesters. The
cops, who are recognizable as being the
Olympia Police Department, attempt
threats and different methods of intimi-
SETH VINCENT
Police make the decision to use violence
against non-violent protesters. They walk
to the line of people with linked arms, and
spray excessive amounts of pepper spray
directly into their faces, and continue
spraying to the sides as they disperse off
"NO ATTEMPT OF ARREST IS
MADE. POLICE MAKE THE DECISION TO USE VIOLENCE AGAINST
NON-VIOLENT PROTESTERS."
dation. About I 0 people lock arms in
front of the barricade. The officers give
three warnings to disperse, or they will
be subject to arrest, and they will use any
force necessary to do so.
Police move in, and do not attempt
to arrest. No attempt of arrest is made.
sETH VINCENT
the street.
At that point, the police circle the barricade, and bulldozers and several pickup
trucks were brought in to disassemble the
barricade.
The scene moves to the main gate.
There all the fences are removed except
the first one, which has a row of people
sitting in front of with linked arms. At
some point after 9 a.m., all the riot police
congregate at the front gate. Here they
approach the line of students sitting on
the ground, and begin pepper spraying
directly on them from inches away. The
students fall over in pain, as the police
move in with clubs and fists trying to
push or drag the protesters, who are yelling in pain, away. That group is pushed
to the side, where medics (our own) treat
them immediately. The rest of the group
links arms and comes in from the side,
momentarily pushing back the police and
forming a human blockade of the road.
Pepper spray flies everywhere. Everyone
on the street gets pepper sprayed. The
medics (students also for the most part)
rush from person to person trying to wash
it off their faces and eyes.
Another line of protesters approaches,
and did not even make it to the street.
They are pepper sprayed in the face,
then beat with clubs, and pushed onto the
gravel.
Still no ambulance or police assistance
to arrest the storm troopers. 9-1-1 was
ailed, and would not honor our plea for
assistance. None of the officers would
reveal badge numbers when requested.
Eventually one ambulance came to assist
dozens of injured people. Eventually the
police had a human blockade oftheir own
around the entrance to the port. A group
of students -decides to move into downtown, 4th and Plum. Where the Strykers
had to drive through. Approximately 30
protesters go downtown. Some move
further down to Plum and Union.
In downtown, a physical blockade is
voted to be made. As Strykers approach
protesters push dumpsters and stones
in the intersection. One protester who
was not aiding in the blockade ran to
stop a dumpster when she saw it rolling
towards a car. The people in the car got
out and began harassing her, and cameras
were around making it seem like she had
a part in the action, when in fact she
saved it from falling on a car. This same
protester would later be pepper sprayed
at point blank range when attempting· to
help a friend get up who was beaten to
the ground.
Riot police showed up, and began
shooting at protesters with pepper spray
bullet machine guns. The students scatter, mostly behind a coffee stand at the
intersection. Again, the police made the
decision that violence was to be used.
No protester ever tried resisting arrest, or
assaulting the police.
At least two people are shot. The
protesters who ran to hide behind the
dumpsters to escape the bullets were
flanked from both sides by the police and
pepper sprayed.
Dozens of people are screaming in
agonizing pain. Chaos. Fear. Anger.
Violence. Instigated completely by
choice of the police.
The next round of Strykers approaches
and a girl attempts to block the road alone.
More come to join her, and are immediately beat and pepper sprayed. One
woman ·was pushed hard to the ground,
and was being kicked by officers, when
as mentioned above, a. friend attempted
to help and was pepper sprayed directly
in the face.Farther up the road, a group
of students chained their arms together
and sat in front of the 1-5 onramp. These
students were shot with pepper spray
pellets, which exploded on contact to
release the painful oil. They then had
their protective goggles removed so that
the pepper spray will have its full effect.
In all, 13 arrests were made so far. On
the city of Olympia website there is an
entire section describing the purpose of
the Olympia police department. Every
single action taken by the officers of the
community today was in direct violation
of the code promised by the chief. They
created fear, and anger. They are part of
the war machine, which drives this country. As for us, love is the one thing no one
can take away. Personally, I am clinging
to it with dear life. It's time to take the
dive. It's time for the powers of love to
unite.
Eran Rhodes is a student at the Evergreen State College.
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~CASEY JAYWORK.
Wednesday: "I really
would have liked to go
home at nine last night,"
he says, eyelids cavernous without sleep. "I
mean, protest the war,
or Bush, or whatever
- yell and scream all you want - that's your
freedom of speech. But you come looking
for a fight - block traffic, break the law, try
to forcibly close the port - I'm gonna bust
you up.
"I mean, it comes back to the social contract,
right? Rousseau, Locke, those guys. If you
want to belong to society - if you want
mp3s and universities and no smallpox and
protected civil rights- you surrender certain
freedoms, like the right to close a port or
dictate the transportation of troop carriers,
just because you think things should be done
differently. This is a democratic society. Why
should these protestors get to tell everyone
else what to do?"
I hand him his coffee. My manager nods,
replying, "Yeah, I used to do crazy stuff
like that, too. But it's just a cultural event.
Something fun and exciting to do with your
friends, and commiserate over afterwards.
There's nothing sexier than a rebel, with or
without a cause."
The cop nods, hands me a tip.
Friday: My ass is on soggy cardboard.
Around me, college kids in hippie-wear
lock arms and occasionally chant stuff like
"Whose port? Our port!" (I'm no expert on
property law, but I think that's inaccurate.
If it's not, then everyone owns everything,
which means no one owns anything, which
means might is right. Welcome to socialism.)
We're seated in the street, side-by-side, a
tiny wall of human shields blocking military
equipment-laden semi-trucks from exiting
the port. Some old guy is on a megaphone
giving the legal aid phone number in case
you get arrested, and cops mill around looking frustrated.
I muse over the irony that the only reason
this sit-in can work at all is that we inhabit a
civilized country where truck drivers won~
run you over even when you purposefully
get in their way, and cops don t just beat your
head in with batons for flagrantly opposing
the law. Of course, the flip side is that kids
like me won~ build homemade explosives to
bomb the port entrance shut. Even toe-to-toe
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between the Man and the Revolution, it's
nice to see some level of decency survive.
I realize I cannot articulate why I am here.
Suddenly, I'm embarrassed.
After leaving, I call my 20-year-veteran,
former-federal-agent,
married-to-a-cop
friend on the east coast. I tell her, "This whole
situation has me fucked up: On the one hand,
any rational analysis of the port blockade
quickly uncovers it as absurdity. They're
not going to stop the military vehicles from
coming through eventually, they're just pissing off cops and port workers, and costing
the city money.
"On the other hand," (and here's where I
sigh because I know how dumb I'm going
to sound), "I'm glad someone is doing something to oppose this war, however small or
ineffective it may be. And right or wrong,
I'm inspired to see my friends standing for
their beliefs to the point of enduring physical
violence."
We're 3000 miles apart, but I know she's
nodding.
''Well, sweetie," she says, "I think you did
the right thing leaving, since you didn't feel
comfortable. But consider: ifthe actual troops
in Iraq saw this protest, they'd probably think
DAN HILDEN
yelling obscenities," he croaks. It's dusk, but
he just woke up.
"Why are you doing this?" I ask, ladling the
steaming 99-cent goop into a coffee mug and
handing it to him. He laughs.
"It's such a rush, man. Facing the cops, us
against them, holding out against the odds.
"THERE'S NO COMMON ENEMY, NO
CAUSE. SO IT'S NO SURPRISE TO FIND OUR
BRIGHT YOUNG OLYMPIANS SUSPENDING THEIR REASON FOR THE SAKE
OF AN IDEAL (WHICH THEY NEITHER
UNDERSTAND NOR ARTICULATE)"
it was against them, not just the war."
Knowing Greeners, I'm not sure they'd be
entirely wrong.
"Besides, the troops are going to be sent
either way. Something as big as this, you
can't slowly chip away at the bottom with
localized direct action; you've got to cut off
the head. That's what Congress is for.
"As long as this war is on, those soldiers
will be sent in. The only difference is, they
might not have armored troop carriers thanks
to your bandana-faced friends."
Saturday: I'm making chicken soup for a
friend.
"I slept about four hours the last two nights,
and then I got pepper sprayed and started
Getting sprayed kinda sucked, though."
I laugh, too. "At least you admit it. Before
you said that, I was ready to rush down there
and take your place tonight out of loyalty to
you, if not to your cause."
"Awe, thanks," he says. "But, well, that's
not the only reason. Look- the war is wrong,
right? And having our town load military
equipment makes each of us a complicit
member of the war effort, not to mention
allowing the military element and ideology
to infect our community. Obviously, we can't
stop them forever. But we can make the city
pay for extra cops and personnel to handle
us, so that next year the Oly city counsel will
look at its budget and realize just how much
this cooperation is costing them. Maybe
then, indirectly, we will stop military use of
the port.
"Plus, we made the front page of the
Olympian. This creates PR for the anti-war
effort, and against the port and the city's
involvement."
"Finally - and I know this is farfetched
- but this war is illegal, both domestically
and internationally. Should there ever be
tribunals for us as citizens, at least I'll be
able to show that I did my part, hopeless as it
may have been. And even without tribunals,
there's a principle behind it, you know?"
Every brotherhood~of-soldiers movie has a
scene where the main characters, fresh out of
boot camp and pulsing with testosterone like
a Schwarzenegger fart, go to some base bar
and knock back beers like a newly-emancipated Mormon. Then they fight; the whole
place becomes a riot, and just as the MPs
rush in our heroes stumble out into the sobering night air. End Act I.
Like most cliches, this is from truth: young
folks get their dander up and do stupid shit,
then crow and slap each other's shoulders
about it afterwards. Friendships are cemented
and identity is born.
This is a human trait, but as so often
happens, rich kids with doting parents and an
Isolated campus/playground have had their
battles already fought (or bought) for them.
There's no common enemy, no cause. So it's
no surprise to find our bright young Olympians suspending their reason for the sake of
an ideal (which they neither understand nor
articulate) just to belong, to matter, to do
something of importance. Who doesn't like
to play Robin Hood? Of course, I could just
be a hateful skeptic decrying a noble cause.
Maybe they will help stop the port, or even
the war in Iraq. (Though they'll never again
hold the moral high ground against jaywalkers or other traffic-blockers.)
What this conflict is about, really, is faith
in the system. Even the counter-protestors I
spoke to Sunday didn't support the war per
se; they supported the troops. They supported
loyalty. There's general agreement that
Bush's war is, at best, a botched surgery in
need of fixing. The question is how: protestors argue that broken traffic laws and a few
blocked semis are a small price to pay to stop
an ongoing bloodbath, especially when our
corrupt/inefficient government is taking too
long. Others just see spoiled kids playing
at the expense ·of their neighbors, and point
to the established channels of democratic
reform. Both are right, of course: decent
battles are always fought between two groups
who both believe they're the good guys.
I just hope we can all still live together
afterwards.
Casey Jaywork is a student enrolled at The
Evergreen State College.
DAN HILDEN
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November 15, 2007
Evergreen Crew ends for fall
by DAVID RAILEANU
JENNIFER SOLBERG DRIVES THE I.ANE AS THE WOMEN LOSE TO SMU, 59-91
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Evergreen Crew ended their fall season
this last weekend at Head of the Lake, the
largest regatta in the western United States.
Competing m the event were teams from
across the region in 47 heats The race
represents the last competition of the fall
for the region until the competitive season
begins again in the spring.
The race began behmd schedule due to an
admmistrat1ve breakdown as soon as the
race began. The early morming weather
report, calling for a chilly 47 degrees with
winds out of the south at 1'3 miles per hour,
gave pause to some of the event organizers.
Boats circled in the harbor just outside the
University of Washington boathouse.
Boats began to turn over in the Montlake
cut, causing concern for many involved.
Eventually, boats started coming off the
water and the second Evergreen boat
followed suit.
This was particularly abnormal for races,
and a common sentiment chalked it up to
the late start of the race. In the past, the
race has taken place one or two weekends
earlier. "Usually you don't spend two hours
sitting out there in the freezing cold," said
junior Kit Crosland after the boat came n.
Disappointed by the inability to race,
Evergreen Crew kept its chin up. "The one
boat that did [get to race] ... It was a good
experience for them," said Crosland.
"It was really amazing to get to row
against some of these teams, some of the
best in the country," said Mallory "Killing
Machine" Hagel. After finishing her race,
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in which her crew posted a last-place finish
of eight minutes, 59 seconds, she was
appreciative of the chance she got to row.
"This is supposed to be one of the best
courses on the West Coast," she said,
referring to the scemc path from the UW
boathouse down to the Freemont Bridge.
Many supporters made the trip up to
Seattle to watch the race. Parents, friends,
and alumnae of the program came out to
cheer on the girls and help them in any
way possible. "If it wasn't for other things
in my life right now, I know I'd be coaching," said senior and former rower Kim
Rutherford.
Coach Aaron Starks, leading the team ever
since its inaugural season in 2000, echoed
many of the same winning sentiments
expressed by the girls. "Part of being an
athlete," he said after the race, "is putting
yourself in a position of competition."
Coach Starks details from the very beginning of the season a regimen designed to
take people with little or no experience
and turn them into fierce competitors and
strong women.
David Rai/eanu is a senior enrolled in
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"The second half we came in as a team,"
said Drinkwine. The transition offense
proved too much for the sluggish Saints
defense. Perimeter shooting, quick draw
scoring, and a towering effort by center
Julio Feliciano gave Evergreen the lead
early in the second half, controlling the
game the rest of the way.
Questionable officiating characterized the
second half. At one point, the Geoducks
had been charged their eighth team foul
before the Saints had earned their second.
After one particularly debatable call, junior
guard Michael Ward immediately created
an opportunity on defense and showed the
predominately SMU crowd what he can
do.
Fortunately, the officiating did not keep
the men from victory. "We had three big
men foul out ... there were a lot of calls that
really could have hurt us. We were lucky
to overcome them," commented Drink-
wine. Ward and Menafee shot a combined
11-14 from the field in the second half,
hitting more than the entire Saints team
combined.
The Geoducks hope to take the momentum into the regular season as they open up
against Pacific University Friday night at
the Green House. Drinkwine commented
on the importance of the victory, describing the kinds of lessons learned. "Even
though it's an exhibition, you still want to
learn how to win."
The players also took at lot away from
the early road victory. Menafee, who led
all scorers, said, "We approach each the
same way. We're going to take the season
one day at a time and hopefully come away
with some wins."
David Raileanu is a senior enrolled in
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by LAUREN TAKORES
A sold out bout between the Oly Rollers
Cosa Nostra Donnas and the Lilac City
Roller Girls of Spokane brought roller
derby fans and families out in the damp
cold of last Sunday for a night full of high
speed and hard hits in a true east versus
west rumble.
Roller derby, an all-women's flat-track
sport invented in 1935, was on a steady
decline in the early 1970s but in 2001 was
resurrected with a vengeance. Now there
are more than 50 leagues and Olympia's
own Oly Rollers have two teams: the Cosa
Nostra Donnas and the Prima Donnas.
Derby girls are required to wear the
mandatory gear: helmet, mouth guard,
elbow and kneepads, wrist guards, and
quad roller skates. They all have aliases
and creative numbers. For the Cosa
Nostras there's #1962 Connie Pinko, #10
Surly Sioux, and #4 Knuckleberry Finn,
and a host of other tough girl names. Most
girls also dress up their uniforms beyond
the standard team shirts with knee socks,
fishnets, tights, miniskirts, and pigtails.
Bouts are broken down into three
twenty-minute periods consisting of twominute jams. Each team has five girls
on the rink, forming a pack. There's the
pivot', who wears a stripe on her helmet.
She leads and sets the pace for the pack.
She's also the last line of defense against
the opposing team's jammer, who wears
a star on her helmet. Jammers take off
after the pack is already ahead and must
legally break through the pack to gain the
status of lead jammer. This means she can
call off the jam before the two minutes
are up by placing her hands on her hips.
The other three girls in the pack are
called blockers. Points are scored when
the jammer passes members of the opposing team. When a jammer passes all five
members, it's called a grand slam.
What are some illegal moves? Elbowing, hitting above the shoulders, grabbing, pulling, or tripping, out of bounds
blocking, cutting the track, and insubordination. Derby is a full-contact sport
and injuries happen, like bruises, broken
teeth, sprains, and dislocated shoulders.
Sunday night's bout fell right in line
with all the action expected from derby.
Lilac City may have been a little
exhausted from their journey west; they
scored no points until the fifth jam in the
first period, after which the score was 81
to 2; the period ended with the score 90
to 8. Cosa Nostra jammers skated fast to
catch up to the pack, then a favorite technique turned out to be whipping, when
the pivot grabs the arm of the jammer to
whip her ahead of the pack.
The commentator said Lilac City was
probably used to a slower pace leading the
pack. With their work cut out for them,
Lilac City stepped up their defense and
got lead jammer more often in the second
A COSA NOSTRA DONNAJAMMER WATCHES FOR A CHANCE TO LEAD THE PACK
period. But Cosa Nostra scored more than
100 points in grand slams alone, ending
the second period with a score of 182 to
33.
From Lilac City, we saw first period
brawl, second period knockdown, and
third period strategy. Could Lilac City
take the bout in a surprise choke-punch?
All bets were off; the third and final
period was gritty, dirty, and nasty. The
two teams were neck-and-neck for
brutality in the rink. Every seat in the
penalty box was very, very warm. There
were even two ejections: Cosa Nostra's
#9 Tannibal Lector and #7827 Sparkill
Licious of Lilac City. Those girls liked to
hit each other; one vicious hit dominoed
four Lilac City girls practically flying out
into the audience bumper. But the girls
knew to fall small so as not to be a tripping hazard.
Outstanding platers turned out to be
Cosa Nostra #52 Kill'er B and Lilac
City's #63 Troubled Youth- two jammers
worth their names in gold. But when Cosa
Nostra broke 200 points after the fourth
jam, leaving Lilac City in the dust with
39 points, the outcome was inevitable,
and the Cosa Nostra Donnas skated away
with a 245 to 53 victory.
Lauren Takores is a junior enrolled in
Poetics and Power.
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This week's events on & around campus
Thursday, 15
12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch Series
- Evergreen Community Speakers. Slide
show and discussion: "Magic, Morality and
Medicine: Madness and Medical Pluralism in
Java" by Teresa Woods-Santoso, Ph.D. Library,
Underground Lounge, directions at Reference
Desk.
Thursday, 15 continued
5:30 p.m. Homo for the Holidays Thanksgiving potluck. Bring a dish to share with your
family of choice. CAB 320. Hosted by EQA.
Friday, 16
10 a.m. to noon. Academic planning workshop. SEM II, A II 07.
Friday. 16 continued
information, contact paige.heggie@sierraclub.
org
7 p.m. Jewelry workshop. The Love Shack,
225 Milroy St. NW. If you have supplies, bring
them.
Monday,26
3:30 to 5:30p.m. Auditions for the Phrontisterion production of Aristophanes' comedy, "The
Birds." SEM II, A3107.
7 to I 0 p.m. Bread and Roses benefit show
featuring the Tune Stranglers. The Brotherhood
Lounge.
Saturday, 17
3:30p.m. "Iraq in Crisis: Refugees & Responsibility." Location TBA. Hosted by SESAME.
4:30 to 5 p.m. Public comment period for
Governor Gregoire's Climate Advisory Team
meeting. Grand Holiday Ballroom. For more
information, contact paige.heggie@sierraclub.
org
5 p.m. Potluck, 6 p.m. Dance. Dances of
Universal Peace: Sufi Inspired Dances and
Chanting. Longhouse. Hosted by Common
Bread.
Noon. "Earth Return: Noise and the · 6:30 p.m. Screening of "Soldiers of
of
Electromagnetism"
with Conscience." Eight US soldiers today, some
Nature
Douglas Kahn, one of Evergreen's earli- who killed and some who said no, reveal their
est
graduates.
COMM
Recital
Hall.
inner moral dilemma over killing in combat.
Capitol Theater.
3 to 4 p.m. Open campus interview: Andrea
Sunday, 18
Seabert Olsen for the position of Assistant to the
Nov. 18, 10 a.m. Natural Family Planning
Vice President for Student Affairs for Student
Advanced Training. Location TBA. Hosted by
Conduct. CAB Solarium.
vox.
4:30 to 5 p.m. Public comment period for
Governor Gregoire's Climate Advisory Team
meeting. Grand Holiday Ballroom. For more
Tuesday, 27
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Self-evaluation workshop.
Prime Time, A Dorm. Presented by the Writing
Center.
Wednesday, 28
2 p.m. Black Forest Fancies variety show.
SEM II, AI I 05. Hosted by Carnival.
7 p.m. Being Jewish in Olympia dessert
potluck. SEM II, B31 05. Hosted by Evergreen
Hillel.
Thursday, 22
Thanksgiving Day
Upcoming Events
Friday, Nov. 30, 5 p.m. leave Evergreen. Critical Mass bike ride. 5:30 p.m. leave Harrison
and Division.
Friday, Nov. 30, 7 p.m. School of Rock musical
performance. Longhouse. Hosted by Musician's
Club & EPIC.
Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. I, 7 p.m.
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by the Urvasi Dance Company and faculty
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Sunday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m. Afro-Bazilian Arts Fest
Percussion & Movement Workshops. Longhouse. Hosted by Capoiera Angola.
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Selfevaluation workshop. Prime Time, A Dorm.
Presented by the Writing Center.
Student Group Meetin s
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Mondays, 3 p.m.
CAB320
Musician's Club
Wednesdays, I :30 p.m.
CAB320
Evergreen Queer Alliance
Mondays, 3:30p.m.
CAB315
Evergreen Hillel
Wednesday, 3 p.m.
Workspace I 5
Women of Color Coalition
Mondays, 4 to 5 p.m.
CAB206
Umoja
Wednesdays, 2 to 3 p.m.
CAB 3rd floor TV lounge
Center for Radical Education
Bi-weekly Mondays, 4:30 to 6 p.m.
SEM II, E3 107
Environmental Resource Center
Wednesdays, 3 p.m.
CAB320
Capoeria
Mondays, 5 to 9 p.m.
COMM209
Writers Guild
Wednesdays, 4 p.m.
LIB 2130, next to Writing Center
Mind Screen
Mondays, 6p.m.
LH I
Society for Trans Action and Resource
Wednesdays, 4 to 5 p.m.
SEM II, D21 07
Percussion Vibe
Tuesdays, 6 to 9 p.m.
COMM209
Hip Hop Congress
Wednesdays, 4 to 5 p.m.
LIB 3303
Greeners 4 Christ
Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
SEM II, 2107
Gaming Guild
Wednesdays, 5:30p.m.
CAB320
Amnesty International
Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m.
CAB 320
Giant Robot Appreciation Society
Wednesdays, 5:30p.m.
CAB 3rd floor TV lounge
Appearing Task Force on anti-oppression
Wednesdays, I p.m.
CAB320
Generation Friends Improv Club
Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
SEM II, E1105
Chemistry Club
Wednesdays, 1 to 2 p.m.
LAB II, 2207
Sabot Infosquat
Thursdays, 4 p.m.
LIB 3303
The Phrontisterions
Wednesdays, I to 2 p.m.
SEM II, A21 05
Slightly West
Thursday, 4 p.m.
Writing Center
Geoduck Union
Wednesdays, I to 3 p.m.
SEM II, EJJ05
Common Bread
Thursdays, 5 to 8 p.m.
Longhouse 1002
Students Educating Students
About the Middle East
Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.
CAB320
Circus Resurgence
Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m.
LIB lobby
Women's Resource Center
Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.
CAB3l3
Capoeria
Saturdays, 12 to 2:30p.m.
COMM209
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