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MUSIC,
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IMPORTANT
DAYS
The Days of
Absence and
Presence are coming. Get
your calendar to plan your
day! ~ PAGES 8-9
GOTEAMI
Speedy is back
in action as the
Geoducks take
on the Southern Oregon
University Owls.
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GU working to
address student
concerns
DINOSAURS
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Comics page
goes prehistoric, featuring some terrible
lizards doing some funny
things! ~ PAGE 15
ISSUE 14. VOLUME 3ti.JANVARY 31. :2008
Lady Geoducks rally for impressive win
Smoking, attendance
among Union worries
by AMBER CARVER
In the future, smoking could be banned
on campus . The controversial proposal is
currently awaiting a vote by the faculty,
which has been postponed until March.
This and other issues will be open for
discussion at the Geoduck Union town
hall meeting on February 7.
The meeting will be held in the Housing Community Center. Representatives
offer this as an opportunity for students
to connect with the GU and join with
other students to act on specific issues.
Such outreach is much needed by the
G U. Students are invited to attend all
union meetings, but turnout has been low.
Very few students show up at the twiceweekly meetings, and attendance has
even been an issue for representatives.
The GU has experienced severe attrition. About one-thirds of the 21 representatives originally elected have left the
union or been voted out, and many of the
remaining members attend meetings only
occasionally.
This Monday meeting was no exception.
Fifteen minutes into the meeting, only a
handful of representatives had gathered
in their cubicle in the Student Activities
office. Later, they made their way out to
"the pit" and got down to business.
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BELINDA MAN
FOR THE WIN SENIOR FORWARD JENNIFER SOLBERG LED THE LADY GEODUCKS OVER SOU FRIDAY, 52-47
by ZACH LICHT
On Friday night in a game against
Oregon Tech, the women's team proved
two old sports adages to be correct.
Defense wins games; and it's not how
you start the game, it's how you finish
it. The 'Ducks pulled off a 52-47 comefrom-behind victory
The game was off to a rocky start as
, Oregon Tech raced out to a quick 6-point
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see UNION, jJage 4
Black car steered through CLUC
~yJUSTIN
SHEPHARD
The Black Car Collective received a
recommendation for extension from the
Campus Land Use Committee (CLUC)
on Wednesday Jan. 23. The art project,
a 1993 lsuzu Rodeo covered in stucco
and painted black, in parking lot C, was
in danger of being removed in February.
Thanks to the vote for extension with
only one dissenter, the public art piece
aimed at inviting people to think about
the effects of cars in society should be
around at least until January 2009. The
recommendation from the CLUC was
not without condition. Several members
of the committee expressed concern
that without some type of informative
sign or plaque, the potential educational
and thought provoking benefits of the
project would be lost. The display was
granted recommendation in part because
the artists were willing to agree verbally
to create an informational component as
well as make an earnest push at promoting the presence and message . of the
art on campus and in the community.
In essence, permission was granted for
the freestanding sculpture to remain on
campus providing that the significance
and artistic statement become more
accessible to the viewer. Along with the
addition of a sign, basic concerns about
safety, vandalism, and the proper use of
see CAR, page 3
lead. The Geoducks responded however,
tying the game at six all.
Tech then went on a 7-0 run. The teams
would trade baskets until the score was
I I -18. Evergreen would then go on a
small run to bring the team to a small
deficit of 17-18 at the 2:19 mark. Tech
would answer with an eight point run,
including a wild, running turnaround
three-point bank shot as time expired
heading into half. Things looked bleak
as Evergreen went in the intermission
only shooting 25% from the field, as
opposed to Tech's 40.
But there was no keeping these ladies
down. This would be their night. As the
second half started, Tech made a threepoint shot to push their lead to twelve, the
largest of the game. It was there and then
the 'Ducks' defense woke up, because
see BASKETBALL, page 13
DAY ()F1\BSENCE
The importance of history
I!Ji EMILY PIEPER
The observance of Day of Absence, Day
of Presence, a two-day event, was created
to explore and celebrate issues of diversity, culture and community at Evergreen.
Although many of us focus on issues of
diversity each and every day, we invite the
entire community to collaboratively reflect
on these issues for two days each year when
we observe the Day of Absence and Day of
Presence.
The Day ofAbsence was originally a unity
dinner celebrated by our African American
faculty in the mid '70s. It grew to become
an opportunity for all students, staff and
faculty of color to gather off-campus for
an educational and community-building
retreat.
The idea for the Day of Absence came
from a play of the same name by African
American playwright, Douglas Turner
Ward. Presented in 1965, as a "reverse
minstrel show," featuring black actors in
whiteface, the play is a social commentary
on race relations in the U.S. and satirizes the
South's refusal to see the African American
as an equal member of the community.
In the play, a town wakes up to find all
of the African Americans missing, leaving
those left to reflect on the meaning of their
community without these valued members.
see HISTORY, page 9
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Jenny Boylan reading
on campus
Jennifer Finney Boylan teaches fiction
writing, American literature, composition, and gender studies at Colby College.
She published seven books of fiction
as James Finney Boylan. Her memoir,
She :S Not There: A Life in Two Genders,
discusses her transition from James to
Jennifer and the effects that it had on
her relationhips with family, friends,
and colleagues. She will be reading from
her new release, I'm Looking Through
You: Growing Up Haunted. Wednesday,
February 6 at noon, SEM II B31 07.
Email andotherweb
services will be
temporarily oflline
Don't plan on checking your Evergreen
email between midnight and 4 a.m. this
Friday morning.
Email will be down until at least 4 a.m.,
along with my.evergreen.edu, personal
file shares and collaborative tools such
as moodle, drupal , wikis , etc.
The Computer Center in the Library
will be closing at midnight on Thursday
as well. The power in the Library will
be shut down so that the contractor can
continue with remodeling the building.
"There is the remote possibility that
some or all services may not be available
by 8 a.m. on Friday," according to an
email sent by Barbara Caswell ofTechnical Support Services.
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Student Solidarity
Project
The Iraqi Student Solidarity Project, a
committee of the student group Students
Educating Students about the Middle East
(SESAME), is moving forward with its goal
of bringing three displaced Iraqi students
to Evergreen this fall on full tuition waivers. The group has been diligently pursuing
support from community organizations,
the faculty of Evergreen, as well as accumulating over seven hundred signatures
from Evergreen students and community
Israel education
comes to Evergreen
Just weeks after the release of a recent study
that found only half of American Jews under
the age of 35 are "comfortable with the idea
of a Jewish state," the Rohr Jewish Learning
Institute (JLI) announced a new six-week
course - offered at 750 locations around the
world - that focuses on the millennia-old
spiritual bond between Jews and Israel.
This compelling and fascinating course is
being offered for Evergreen College students
by Chabad of Thurston County.
The course, titled "The Land and the Spirit:
Why We All Care About Israel," will run for6
Wednesdays beginning January 30 from 6:30
pm -7:30pm at the Evergreen State College
in SEM II A2107. This course is open to
students of all backgrounds and affiliations,
no previous knowledge is necessary.
"This course will offer a chance to explore
the mysterious pull of Israel. A casual class
atmosphere with lots of discussion will
surely lead to fascinating discoveries about
the individual's connection to the soul of the
land of Israel," said Rabbi Cheski Edelman,
course instructor and Chabad representative
in Olympia.
Commenting on the course, Sir Martin
Gilbert, a leading British historian and official biographer of Winston Churchill, said the
"spiritual values and centrality of the Land
of Israel are expounded through a fascinating range of religious and secular texts and
opinions.
These texts, like the course itself, will serve
a noble cause in stimulating thought and
encouraging understanding."
For registration or more information, please
contact, Rabbi Cheski Edelman, course
instructor, at (360) 584-4306 or email rabbicheskie@gmail.com.
members supporting our project. We would
like to invite the students, faculty, and staff
of Evergreen to a community meeting
on Wednesday, Febraury 6 in Seminar II
A 1107 at 3 p.m. Come to this meeting and
offer input on the direction of the project,
the means by which to push our proposal
through if we encounter resistance, as
well as your feelings about bringing these
displaced Iraqis here to study. We desire
this effort to have widespread support and
input from the community so as to demonstrate that the campus community supports
fellow students everywhere in the world,
especially those whose educations have
been truncated by war.
CAR, from cover
state resources were addressed. Susie Seip,
the parking supervisor on campus attended
the meeting to address the issue of paring
fees and ensuring that the state would not end
up paying for the maintenance and eventual
removal of the vehicle. Seip stated that she
fully supported the project, but must fulfill
all state policies regarding public resources.
Parking services does not have the authority
to grant parking waivers and must still collect
fees from Bruce Wilkinson, one of the project's creators. While the black car remains on
campus for the remainder of the year, with a
Evergreen
police blotter
Police Services received a call about an
attempted burglary at the Market during
closed hours. Individuals responsible tried
to force the roll-down gate open. The gate's
locking mechanism showed signs of an
attempt to forcibly enter. The lobes, where the
lock connects, were bent back by the wouldbe burglar or burglars. The mechanism was
damaged but not broken due to a new lock
put in after a past break-in attempt. There are
no suspects at this time.
clearer message from the creators, the task of
finding a permanent site for it is underway.
The original grant money for the project is
exhausted and there is the issue of who will
eventually take the project and how it will get
to its next location. A website for the project
not only maintains occasional updates but
also advocates starting similar projects in
other parts of the world and allows feedback:
http://autovid.blogspot.com. Art, for now,
remains.
Justin Shephard is a junior enrolled in
Practice and Community.
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parking pass in their windshield. The date on
the pass had been changed from January 25
to 28 with a blue ball point pen. A wheel lock
was then placed on the car. The student later
came to Police Services with his pass, alteration scratched off. He denied altering the
pass. The officer alerted the student he could
write anything he wanted on the pass, as long
as it did not constitute fraud. The student,
while refusing to apologize verbally agreed
to produce a written apology. He was issued
a grievance form.
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It's no secret anymore
UNION,Jrom cover
The volunteers and customers are strikingly similar in their uniqueness; likeWhen Margaret Mead started talking
minded people like lightly fried foods.
about a small group of dedicated indiThe palpable sense of conviviality hazes
viduals, a whole generation listened. A
over many questions, however, to which
small group of dedicated Greeners, on the
the city council would no doubt seek
other hand, decided that they wouldn't
answers.
just change the world. They'll serve it
Food preparers were noticeably devoid
to you with a silver spoon and a dirty
of gloves or hairnets, food was stored out
handshake .
in the open, often on the floor, and "alterThis last Saturday night, a group of young
natively sourced" ingredients creatively
people put together a Westside Artswalk,
does not rule out rubbish receptacles.
a semi-monthly neighborhood event that
In addition, while the beer and wine availbrings together the best in local
able for purchase was
music, cuisine, and community
IT IS THE ABSENCE OF ESTABLISHbrewed and bottled by
spirit. Attendees are encouraged
local micropurveyors,
to travel from one house to the
MENT NORMS THAT FORMS MUCH
no state identification
next, sampling from each, meetwas necessary either
ingold friends and new acquain- OF THE APPEAL FOR A SECRET CAFE. at the door or after
tances along the way.
receiving a drink. To be
Oneofthemostimportantstops THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN COOK AND sure, most secret cafe
on the Arts walk road is the Secret
patrons are at the very
cafe, a local home that serves CONSUMER, BETWEEN THE MEANS AND least 21, but the liquor
homegrown food at reasonable
board normally doesn't
prices. It's meant as a rest stop
THE ENDS, BLURS FOR A MOMENT.
care about the "most"
along the way, giving concertgowho are of age.
ers and gallery gabs a chance to recharge represents a conscientious effort to blur
"Illegal" is too damning a word for somewithout having to patronize one of the the line between restauranteur and patron. thing so pure of intention. Even "underBut this isn't the restaurant without ground" misses the mark. In fact, due to
dozen or so traditional restaurants along
Harrison Avenue.
borders we were promised. Ethnic and the professional-sounding waitresses and
They come for an entirely different racial diversity is in short supply among apron-clad chefs, few cafe goers so much
reason, however. Sure, the food is deli- the clientele. A homogenous mixture, the as took pause to n_otice how vastly differcious. Recipes included pan-fried tradi- patrons are fiercely religious, unquestion- ent their experience was from a traditional
tionallatkes, venison chili, and Mexican ably devoted to a doctrine of doubt and restaurant.
It is the absence of establishment norms
bread pudding. And at about $10 for a skepticism, if not cynicism. And the dress
that forms much of the appeal for a secret
meal and a drink, it fits nicely into the code is consistent, if unwashed.
-----------------------------------------------------------------, cafe. The boundary between cook and
consumer, between the means and the
ends, blurs for a moment. Those who
would insist on health code standards and
marketing strategies have no place in a
world where a secret cafe can exist.
Filling a niche is what every business
owner strives to do. The secret cafe model
appeals to a very specific market group
and successfully meets its demands with
little to no barriers of entry. The cost of
doing business, though, may prove to be
prohibitively high if traditional health
departments and liquor licensing authorities see fit to intervene.
It was obvious to all in attendance that the
Secret Cafe represented a positive shift in
the paradigm of the American food industry. The burden now lies on the governing
authorities to determine how far they will
let this movement go.
Over the general din of the CAB, the
seven representatives present recapped
plans for the town hall meeting and
discussed elections . The time is fast
approaching to choose representatives
for next year, and the GU has developed
a tentative timeline for elections.
The polls are slated to be open between
April 24 and May 2. The online voting
system will likely be revamped for greater
convenience. Rather than having to look
up codes for each candidate, students will
be able to select a candidate by clicking
on a box next to their picture and information.This is one of several kinks that
the GU has had to iron out, in an effort
to improve functionality. This is only the
second year of the student union, so the
GU has been forging through new territory, and not all has gone as planned.
When the GU was first designed, it was
stated that representatives would receive
a stipend to compensate them for their
time. Four months into the academic
year, stipends have yet to be disbursed.
Funds for the stipends have been tied
up due to issues with the S&A board,
but they are now available. Representatives need only fi II out the appropriate
paperwork, and they will receive back
stipends, but the issue is by no means
resolved. The GU is going through tough
financial times and can't afford to both
pay all of the stipends and accomplish its
other goals.
The GU is planning to hire two commissioners to supervise the polls during the
upcoming elections, said representative
Charles Loosen. Pay for the position is
$400 per commissioner, which accounts
for nearly all of the funds remaining in
the GU's budget.
If representatives claim their· stipends,
the GU will not be able to afford two
commtsstoners. During th e Mon day
meeting, it was suggested that not all
representatives deserve to get paid.
While the GU constitution states th at
representatives may be removed by
consensus minus one , it is mute on th e
issue of docking their pay. Clearly, th e
GU has very important questions to
answer before next year 's crop of representatives comes into office. The Union's
creation was endorsed and funded by the
student body, so students will likely have
the final say in what shape the organization takes. The only problem is getting
students to come to the meetings and
give their input.The GU meets Mondays
4 to 6 p.m. in cubicle 18 in the Student
Activities Office and on Wednesdays 1 to
3 p.m. in Seminar II C1107.
David Raileanu is a senior enrolled in
Molecule to Organism.
Amber Carver is a junior enrolled in
Tropical Rainforests .
An innovative design poses an interesting question
by DAVID RAILEANU
budget of most starving students.
The real attraction of a secret cafe to a
forward-thinking Greener is the aesthetic:
a chance for just one meal to shuffle off
the corporate coil and enjoy food grown,
bought, and prepared by someone from
your town. Locally sourced, hand-prepared
dishes offer the customer a unique opportunity to eat, no questions asked.
It presents itself rather unassumingly, but
makes a grand gesture for the community
involvement movement. Perhaps taking
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January 31, 2008
The meaning of life
THE ANIMATION
ATTEMPTS TO
CONVEY A STATE OF
MIND AND FEELING
IN THE AUDIENCE.
belief systems, assumptions, prejudice,
and the meaning of life.
Panushka is the animator. She is a
professor of animation at USC. Her work
is evokes simplicity. so that the meaning
is found in the movement of the characters and not a complicated form. Instead,
the complexity lies in the transition from
character to character and perspective to
introspection. The film Marrow, was especially moving. Focusing a wheelbarrow of
bones that becomes stuck in the ground.
The seasons pass by all around the bones
and after the snow melts, the seasons
of life are played out among them . The
bones grow into people until it ends and
the bones are put back in the wheelbarrow. The animation attempts to convey a
state of mind and feeling in the audience.
"Some people will get it and some won't ...
they find their'audience," said Panushka.
The films certainly found their audience
that night.
Araiza is the spoken-word/performance
artist. He Previously toured the country as
the director of Teatro VIVA!, a program
designed to focus and spotlight the need
for HIV/Aids education and prevention
through the presentation of theater works.
He is currently working on two new projects. Araiza presented spoken word/performance pieces for the audience. Describing
Cloverfield
91I1 meets Godzilla as
by BRANDON CUSTY
Last Thursday the Evergreen Expressions Series hosted "Mosca and the
Meaning of Life." The performance, held
in the Experimental Theater, was a collaborative effort using Performance Art and
Animation. The two performers presented
past work to illustrate the collaborative
process and the vast differences between
the artists. Christine Panushka and Alberto
"Beto" Araiza came together to create an
inspiring work, utilizing performance
art interacting with multiple animation
screens all at the same time, creating a
unique experience for the audience. The
piece explores the the mysteries of life,
MOVIEREVIEU1
told by a Blair Witch
by DANIEL A. MIES
. PANUSHKA AND ARAIZA AFTER
THE PERFORMANCE IN THE ET
his work and philosophy of art, he said,
"Art is meant to be given." He stressed the
his survival of a difficult life and points
out that it is his work to help other people
survive. The work is soaked in feeling. "I
want you to feel it, it goes to your heart
and then to your head," explained Araiza.
An example is his last individual piece
about a letter he wrote. In it he uses the
cliche statement, "don't cry over spilled
milk," as a metaphor for human lives. He
paints the picture of corporate executives
and war profiteers bank accounts swelling as they lap up the blood. Empty milk
cartons everywhere, but no one asks questions, because you mustn't cry over little
things. Because milk is readily available.
The imagery was stunning, and indeed the
meaning of that piece took a long time to
move from my heart to my head.
The collaborative piece explored worlds
and worlds colliding. The world of the
beetle interacting with the clean white
floor. The two connected characters at
the top who basically just agree with
The whole entire point of this movie can
be missed if you're intending it to go see
a monster movie. Readers take my words
with great care. This is not a monster
movie; it's a movie with a monster in it.
There is a difference. You will never know
what the monster is, what it wants, why its
there, where it came from, or anything to
do with it.
This is a story about moments. Moments
that define our lives. Moments like September 11, 2001 at New York City around the
Twin Towers.
What happens when you fight with those
you love, and what happens when you never
tell them you love them. What happens
when you Jet a job get in the way?
The movie is about these moments specifically. This guy loves his best friend, and
has a chance at telling her so, but doesn't
because he's moving to Japan for a job. In
fact the last thing he says to her, he regrets,
because it's not much longer after that, a
crisis on the town unfolds, and she needs
him. It's about these moments.
The movie was shot with a "Blair Witch"
style, and all of it is from a single camera.
The realism was excellently executed. They
may receive criticism for poor writing, but
in fact the writing and production of this
film was brilliant. If a tape had surfaced
from an evemt more catastrophic than 9/11,
this is what it would look like.
This movie literally made me feel sick,
but I did not walk out of the theater, nor did
any of the other patrons. I can only speak
for myself, but I kept through because I
felt the struggle of the characters was my
struggle too. My advice to those that don't
enjoy amusement park rides that make
them feel sick afterwards is to make sure
you get popcorn or a soda or even nachos,
anything really to help you steady your
stomach. Also try to look away from the
screen and look at something stationary for
a while.
The ending left me disappointed because
like many of you, I wanted to know more
about the monster. I was engrossed in this
film. I was drawn in, wanting to know
some kind of answer, any kind of answer.
I wanted an explanation why the movie is
called Cloverfield And so I sat there for
thqse moments after trying to comprehend
what it was that I just saw. And the reality
is, it was the same as people felt on 9/11.
Nobody knowing much, just some of the
basic details. There was an attack, it was
bad. Life is like that. It's not a movie. There
really is nothing able to sum it all up for us.
Ultimately, its about the ones we care for
and letting them know that we care.
Go see this movie. Go through this experience. Then go home and love the one
you're with.
Daniel A. Mies is a junior currently
enrolled in Molecule to Organism.
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and center. The three worlds colliding
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ly ALEX MORLEY
Old Time Relijun came out with their
seventh album called Catharsis in Crisis
towards the end of the year 2007. Old Time
Relijun is a band from Olympia and has
been with K Records for a while. The band
consists of Arrington De Dionyso, who is
the lead singer and electric guitar as well
as the bass clarinet for some songs. Ben
Hartman plays the saxophones while Aaron
Hartman is on upright bass. Germaine
Bacca plays the drums.
Catharsis in Crisis starts out with "Indestructrible Life!" It starts out with a 33
second guitar solo that sounds like something from Egypt or some other crazy place
located far away from here. Once they say
"old time relijun," the saxophones start to
play with a beat that makes it fun and exciting to listen to. The lead singer Dionyso
starts to sing with his little skillful moan in
tune and melody with the saxophone and
then the lyrics come. His voice makes the
whole band sound like a creepy version of a
rock band that has gone terribly wrong- but
they do it with so much skill that the music
is something that will chill you straight to
the bone. In other words, it is very good.
It is completely different that anything I
have heard before. They are weird, insane,
devilish, and extremely funny. Old Time
Relijun s lyrics are very weird, sometimes
I believe that they are just making shit up.
Only THEY can do it, and THEY do it very
well.
Their second song "The Tightest Cage"
has a really good drumbeat with a great
bass part; they have an assortment of instruments and place it all together so very well.
Their third song, "Daemon Meeting" is a
1:37 song that is non-stop with the bass and
the drum and Dionyso singing about "riding
elevators and getting off the wrong floor so
he tried to stay inconspicuous." "What does
it mean to be human?" is the end of that
song. It has a great ending, it is short and
quick and nonstop.
To move on down to more different type
of style of Old Time Relijun would be
with their song "Veleno Mortale" - the
whole time it is a Spanish style of music
and Dionyso is singing in Spanish; well, at
least he would like us to think that. In fact it
sounds like he is making up his own Spanish words - something that is extremely
funny and yet it is really good. I suggest
listening to "Veleno Mortale" without leaving. It is really good, but really hard to start
up again if you have left during the middle
of it. My only suggestion to them would be
to shorten it up. On "The Second Day of
Creation," it is just an assortment of bells
and quiet noise something that is a change
up for them and yet it is relaxing. On their
final song of the album "The Invisible New"
is Dionyso singing about "birds and waves"
and tells us what "he has seen." He paints
us a picture in our minds like a descriptive
writer. "In the end this whole is perfect!"
Old Time Relijun is a great band from a
great city with a great record label. They are
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extremely different and extremely creepy
with their interesting lyrics and odd ways
of telling us about them through their vast
arrangement of musical instruments and
eerie ways of moaning - all very talented
that will make you either love them or hate
them. I would suggest listening to Old Time
Relijun, just beware of how eerie this band
truly is, but still, they are very talented.
Alex Morley is a freshman enrolled in
Evolution in America.
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SOCIALJUSTICE
Getting involved,
becoming active
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In particular, Paul's work supports
grassroots community struggles for social
justice by addressing, educating, challenging, and channeling resources from allies
and mainstream communities and supports
the leadership of women, men and women
of color, people of low income, and people
from other marginalized groups, particularly young people.
Paul's work covers a wide range of
Did your history
teacher lie to you7
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J\nti-racist trammg and organizing with issues, including how to eradicate racism,
social justice activists complements and prevent male violence, avert youth
supports grassroots organizing and lead- vtolence, promote progressive parenting,
ership development in communtties of halt homophobia, uproot class and gender
color. Both kinds of work are necessary to discrimination, and promote social justice
help build mass-based, multi-racial social by helping people get together to form
justice movements.
productive alliances.
Paul Kivel, author of several powerful
After the keynote, Paul will facilitate
books including Uprooting Racism, How a workshop ''Beyond White Privilege"
IVhite People Can Workfor Racial .Justice, from 2:30 - 5:15 p.m. As space is limited,
is driven by a powerful question: how can participants must individually pre-register
we live and work to sustain community, through
eberharj@evergreen .edu
and
nurture each other, and create a multi- commit to attending the keynote address
cultural society based on love, justice, and from 12 - I :45 p.m.
interdependence with all living things?
At the end of the Day of Absence, Paul
Perhaps the challenge posed in that ques- will attend the potluck at 5:30 for all
tion is the most important one we face participants from on and off campus,
today.
organized by the Appearing Task Force on
Kivel envisions a society where each Anti-Oppression.
person is valued regardless of gender, race,
The ATF invites you to get involved
cultural background, sexual identity, abil- and take action! Take part in as much of
the Day of Absence and Day of
Presence activtties as you can and
H OvV CAN WE LIVE AND
help lead the charge all year long
\V ORK TO SeSTAIN COl\t'IMU- on Iearnmg about and challengmg unearned pnvilege 111 all its
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forms.
Call 867-6144 for more intormatton about ATF and to get on
OTHER, AND CREATE A
BASED ON LOVE, JUSTICE,
AND INTERDEPENDENCE
WITH ALL LIVING THINGS?
ity or disability, or access to wealth. This
society would provide adequate shelter,
food, education, recreation, healthcare,
security, and well-paying jobs for all. The
land would be respected and sustained,
and justice and equal opportunity would
prevail. Such a society would value
cooperation over competition, community
development over individual achievement,
democratic participation over hierarchy
and control, and interdependence over
either dependence or independence.
Paul's mission is to use his teaching,
mentoring, writing, and activism to provide
a wide variety of accessible educational
and training opportunities and materials
in different media, languages, and formats
that help provide people with a vocabulary,
a framework, and critical thinking skills to
increase their capacity for being active in
struggles for social justice.
board!
As Rabbi Tarfon wrote more
than fifteen centunes ago, "It is
not upon you to finish the work.
Neither are you free to desist
from it."
Much of this article was taken
from http://www.paulkivel.com.
Jean Eberhardt is a staff member at The
Evergreen State College.
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Paul Kivel will deliver the interactive
keynote address on Day of Absence on
campus in Lecture Hall I at noon, geared
towards those who seek to be allies. As
many students, staff and faculty of color
choose to leave campus for an educational
and community building retreat, white
colleagues reflect on white privilege and
the intersections of oppressions that impede creating "YOU CAN'T SEPARATE PEACE
real social justice on campus,
in our town, in our country,
FROM FREEDOM BECAUSE
and in our world.
}ou canY separate peace
.fi'om .fi'eedom because no one
can be at peace unless they
have theirfreedom. - Malcolm
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by SONJA WIEDENHAUPT
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WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
Why learn history? It's so IF A HISTORY TEXT BOOK
BORING!
James Loewen , author of Lies
WERE NOT ADOPTED
My Teacher Told Me, is coming
to Evergreen on the Day of PresBY A SCHOOL DISTRICT
ence, Wednesday February I 3.
He will bring history alive
BECAUSE IT WAS ... TOO
and give you another reason for
paying attention to the stories
PREOCCUPIED WIT H
you've been told. Find out: Did
your history teacher lie to you?
ISSUES OF RACE?
What would you say if a history
textbook were not adopted by a
school district because it was too controHistory books typically omit the story
versial and too preoccupied with issues of Sundown Towns. From the end of
of race?
the Civil War to the 1970s and beyond,
Should history be taught as the legis- Sundown Towns systematically, often
lators agreed to in the 2006 Florida brutally, kept Blacks, Jews, Chinese and
Education Omnibus Bill: "American others out of communities after dark. Did
history shall be viewed as factual, not as you say that must have been in the South?
constructed .. "?
Well, this practice was in fact also quite
clow should history be taught? Loewen rife in the North.
wtll help you make sense of some of
James Loewen sociOlogist, civil rights
opmtons surroundmg this question.
advocate, author 'and professor wtll give
T hrough his work m sociology and two lectures on the Day of Presence:
htstory, he calls attention to the myths and "Lies My Teacher Told Me and How to
inaccuracies that htstory texts perpetuate, Avoid Them" (Lecture Hall 1, 10 - 12
and exammes why so many narratives p.m.), and "The Most Important Penod of
are devoid of controversy and full of U.S. History That You Never Heard Of,
melodrama.
Why You Didn't, and What Difference It
His most recent book, Sundown Towns: Makes" (Longhouse, 7- 9 p.m.).
To reserve seats at either of these events,
A Hidden Dimenswn ofAmerican Racism,
draws attention to another critique of please contact Norma Alicia Pino at
history texts: omission. In this case, the pinon@evergreen.edu
omission of vital chapters that help to
illustrate and explain the legacy of racism
Sonja Wiedenhaupt is a faculty membr
in the United States.
of The Evergreen State College.
at the Writing Center in Lib 2310
Brought to you by
The
Lib 2304 867-6420
www.evergreen.edu/writingcenter
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January 31, 2008
Sex+ Race in U.S. History and Society:
The Last Taboos? Chico Herbison.
Join us ford discussion ofways in which
we can demystify and shift conversations
on interracial relationships, biracial children, transracial adoption, and similar
topics from the margins to the center of
campus discourse.
Noon
Lunch Break (Potluck).
CALENDAR
DAY OF
ABSENCE:
1:30 p.m.
Moving with Change: Tai Ji Workshop.
Master Chungliang AI Huang.
Enjoy this rare opportunity to learn how
to incorporate the positive energy of Tai
Ji into your everyday life from this well
known author, philosopher and authority
on the synthesis of Eastern and Western
Cultures.
This interactive workshop explores the
Tao of Health through movement, music,
poetic imagery, calligraphy and insightful discussions. Chungliang will guide
students through Tai Ji to move more
gently and fluidly, improve balance and
concentration, experience renewed energy
and vitality and approach life with fresh
perspectives.
On campus events are
geared towards educating white allies about
privilege and oppression
9a.m.
Welcome and Introductions, (Lecture
Hall #1).
9:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a.m.
Co11current morning session:
Mirr~rs of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible ...... Film and discussion,
(Lecture Hall #1).
This film by Shakti Butler catalyzes
powerful dialogue to support learning,
change and healing related to undoing
race-based oppression. It features White
social justice advocates speaking honestly
on their own experience in challenging
notions ofracism and White identity development in the United States.
CALENDAR
DAY OF
ABSENCE:
Starpower Game: Facilitated by Art
Costantino, (Sem. II A1107).
Participants in this trading game/simu3.45 p.m.
lation will gain new insights into power
Community news. Open mic for announand privilege. Individuals who attend this
cements and events.
' workshop should be prepared to be active
8:30a.m.
participants and open to new and often
4p.m.
Vans leave from campus entrance for
surprising insights.
about white privilege and to move towards
Closing
activity
with
Master
Chungliang
Lacey Community Center from the Library
Space
is
limited
and
pre-registration
is
AI
Huang.
responsibility
for addressing concrete
Loop. Pre-register by February 5 to get a
required,
call
867-6462
to
register
and
of
racial
justice. Space is limited
issues
seat on our vans by calling 867-6462.
4:30p.m.
pick up tickets.
and individual pre-registration is required.
Travel back to campus.
Email Jean at: eberharj@evergreen. edu to
Lacey Community Center
Identity Development and Ethnic Heri- register. Participants must attend Pauls
Woodland Creek Community Park
5:30p.m.
6729 Pacific Avenue SE
tage. Lecture and workshop by Joe talk at noon.
Coming Together Potluck, CAB 110
(360) 412-3191
Tougas, (Sem. II E1105).
All Day of Absence participants from on
Interested students are invited to join
What's Race Got to Do with It: Social
and
off campus are invited to come together :
9:15a.m.
with
students
in
The
Practice
of
CommuDisparities
and Student Success. Film
to celebrate.
:
Welcome and introductions.
nity:
Growing
Home
for
a
workshop-style
and
facilitated
discussion, (Lecture Hall
Please bring food to share that reflects
Raquel Salinas and Norma Alicia Pino.
discussion of identity development and #1).
your
cultural
heritage.
Students
from
the
Overview of the program and purpose for
This film by Jean Cheng chronicles the
Appearing Task Force will help us bring ethnic heritage. There will be a lecture
the day. Refreshments will be provided
closure to this years Day ofAbsence, lead- from 9:30 - I 0:15 on identity development experiences of college students over the
ing to' action over the next year.
theories, and then small group discussions course ofa /6 week series ofdialogs about
lOa.m.
, from 10:15-11:30.
race. Watch as they confront themselves
Concurrent Sessions:
For more information, or to get direcSpace is limited and pre-registration is and each other about race and the lack of
Queer People of Color. Dalya Perez and
tions to the Center, please visit: www. required, call 867-6462 to register and awareness about how different their expeLorenzo Cervantes.
Come have fun and do interactive activi- evergreen.edu/multicultural or call First pick up tickets.
riences are.
ties and talk about the complexities ofrace Peoples' Advising Services at (360) 867and Queerness and how this unique iden- 6462. These events were sponsored by the
Noon to 1:45 p.m.
Mindful Of Privilege: Strengthening
tity bridges communities. This will involve Day of Absence of Presence Committee. Uprooting Racism: How white people the Vow to Anti-Racist Action. WorkSpecial
thanks
to
all
of
our
volunteers
and
some creative and energizing activities.
can work for racial justice, Presented shop Facilitated by Fletcher Ward, (Sem
contributors.
by guest speaker and author, Paul Kivel II B 3105).
(Lecture Hall #1).
Mindfulness meditation helps us cultivate
Educator, anti-racist and social justice compassion, wisdom and confidence so
activist and writer Paul Kivel will give an that we can live out our deepest inteninteractive talk focused on the motivation, tions. Vows are forces of our inherently
understanding and skills needed by white compassionate nature, uncovered through
people to intervene more effectively as careful examination of our lives in an
allies in situations ofracial injustice. Kivel unjust world. This workshop will combine
is the author of Uprooting Racism: How mindfulness meditation with an examinaWhite People Can Work for Racial Justice tion of our vows as whites who aspire to
and several other books and curricula.
justice. No previous meditation experience
is required.
2:30p.m.
Concurrent afternooll sessions:
5:30p.m.
Beyond White Privilege. Workshop Coming Together Potluck, (CAB 110).
facilitated by Paul Kivel.
All Day of Absence participants from
Beyond guilt, shame, denial, and resis- on and off campus are invited to come
tance, how do we take responsibility together to celebrate. Please bring food to
, for challenging specific forms of white share that reflects your cultural heritage.
privilege built around issues of/and, labor, Students from the Appearing Task Force
education, housing, and self-identity? will help us bring closure to this years
STUDENTS AND STAFF PARTICIPATE IN AN ACTIVITY AT THE DAY OF
ABSENCE OFF CAMPUS RETREAT
This will be an interactive opportunity Day ofAbsence, leading to action over the
to explore how to get over generalities next year.
OffCampus events for
community ofcolor
On Campus events for
ally communities
New York Style Hand Tossed Pizza
Huge Selection of Fresh Toppings !
Pizza By The Slice & Whole Pies
Vegan Pizzas Available
Salads, Calzone, Fresh Baked Goods
Micro Brews on Tap, Bottled Beers, Wine
Dine In or Call Ahead for Take Out
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360-943-8044
located at Harrison & Division
(233 Division St. NW)
Lounge & Bocce Bar I 3ll N. Capitol Way Olympia I 360 705 0760
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DAY OF
SKY COHEN,JAYANIKA LAWRENCE AND NICK GONZALES AT DAY OF ABSENCE OFF CAMPUS
HISTORY, from cover
9 a.m.
Welcome and "Acknowledging the wall,
creating ladders."
Dalya Perez and Jhaleh Akhavan (Sem
II E II 05). Overview of the day's agenda,
and Anti-racism exercise. Refreshments
will be provided.
In the mid '90s, the Day of Presence
was added by students and staff of color
in order to reunite the college community
and honor diversity and unity as a whole
campus and represent the unification of our
community.
10 a.m.
On the Day of Absence, while students
and staff of color are off campus, typically,
"Lies My Teacher Told Me and How to
a group of white students and staff plan Avoid Them" Keynote lecture presented
educational workshops and invite guest by James Loewen, (Campus Recreation
speakers to campus to work on issues of Center, back bay). Well known author
multiculturalism from an ally perspective.
and sociologist, James W Loewen most
This year we come together with a ton recognizedfor, Lies My Teacher Told Me:
of awesome events to bring our various Everything Your High School History
communities together. Please check out the Textbook Got Wrong and his work on
schedule, which is posted in this issue of "Sundown Towns" that kept out African
the CPJ to find out more. Other upcoming Americans (and sometimes other groups)
events surrounding Day of Absence and for decades (Some still do.) will give two
Day of Presence include a reading of the lectures today. Space is limited and preDay of Absence play on campus (location registration is required, call 867-6462 to
and time to be announced) on Sunday, register and pick up tickets.
February 3. Also on Sunday there will
be a workshop put on by Youthspeaks on
Noon
creating and performing anti-oppression Voces/Voices/Vox (Campus Recreatioll
slam poetry.
For any questions, please Center, back bay)
ask members of the Day of Absence/Day
Spoken word, music, theatre, art and
of Presence planning committee; Norma song by various students, staff and faculty.
Alicia Pino, Anna Fortygin, Tasha Corra- Bring your lunch and participate in this
dine, Raquel Salinas, Marissa Luck, Art open mic event to express your views on
Costantino, Sandy Yannone, Jhaleh Ahka- social justice and anti-oppression.
van, Chico Herbison, Paul Gallegos, Jonathan Lindsay, Emily Pieper, Phyllis Lane,
2 p.m.
Jayanika Lawrence, Jesse Strauss, Jean "Space Traders"
Eberhardt, Marie! Cutler, Dalya Perez,
Film and facilitated workshop with
Patsy Hutchison, Sonja Wiedenhaupt, Chico Herbison (Sem II D21 09). If someKatie Hutchison, Laurel Smith, Fletcher one offered you an opportunity to rid the
Ward, Joe Tougas.
world of poverty, pollution, and other
For all other questions, please call 360ills, what would you be willing to give up
867-6462.
for those services? What if the sacrifice
of a segment of the U.S. population-say,
Emily Pieper is a student at The Evergreen African Americans-was the price you
State College.
had to pay? That happens to be the prem-
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ise of Space Traders, a satirical exploration of U.S. race relations. Directed by
the Hudlin brothers and based on a short
story by Derrick Bell, this .film asks whom
and what the United States would be
willing to sacrifice to serve "the greater
good. " Join us for a screening of Space
Traders and a discussion that will touch
on issues of race/ethnicity, sex, history,
politics, economics, and cultural appropriation. Pre-registration required.
Call 867-6462 to register and pick up
tickets.
5 p.m.
"I exist".
Film and Facilitated discussion by
students in Sesame (Sem II E 1105). This
film examines the journeys oflesbian and
gay people of Middle Eastern cultures
living in the United States. Facing not
only cultural and religious challenges of
adapting to a new country, these people
must also confront their sexual identities.
Even with these challenges, however,
stories of hope emerge; a family's love
can win over hatred and ignorance.
6 p.m.
Resource Fair. Campus and community
resources, (Longhouse).
PRESENCE
7 p.m.
"The Most Important Period of U.S.
History That You Never Heard Of, Why
You Didn't, and What Difference It
Makes."
Evening Keynote lecture presented by
James Loewen (The Longhouse). Loewen
will cover the "Nadir of Race Relations"
and the distorted history and sundown
towns that resulted from it, to this day.
The author will hold a book signing
session ajier his lecture.
For more information, or to get
directions to the Center, please
visit: www.evergreen.edu/multicultural or call First Peoples' Advising
Services at (360) 867-6462. These
events were sponsored by the Day
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January 3 I, 2008
Peeing with Tampons
And other rarely-discussed issues
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ERIN RASHBAUM
If you have a vag, you
know what I'm talking
about: hold the string
to the side, tuck it up or
totally forget it's there
and then awkwardly ......_ __._
dry it off. Why is this
never discussed? We all experience it. We
all find it somewhat annoying. I suppose
it's not considered proper, but fuck it. This
is Evergreen! I'm here to say it:
_
Being A Girl
• As Iiberated as I feel, I sti II have body
ISSUeS.
• Girls who only make out with other girls
when boys are around are not bisexual.
• Most chicks actually do think "Whoa!"
when they look at their vaginas in a
hand mirror.
• It's "A rgh," when looking at their naked
asses.
• Gals who read "Are You There G-d? It's
Me Margaret," anxiously awaited their
periods.
• Women arc more likely to masturbate to
an idea than an image.
• II eels suck, but they do incredible things
fo r the legs and ass.
• Some girls have female hang down
(where the labia minora sticks out a
bit past the labia majora), some don't.
Vagi nas come in all shapes and sizes,
like snowflakes.
• For women, criticism from mom tends
to cut deeper than it would from anyone
else.
• Toilets have seats for a reason. When
you squat, you pee all over where I am
supposed to sit. Stop it.
• Though I wouldn't make a career of it, it
is nice to get something simply because
you're cute.
• Orgasms are good for cramps. Orgasms
are good for everything, but especially
cramps, because it brings more blood to
the girlie parts.
It's damn hard to keep a diary.
• Don't stick your dick in crazy. It will
end badly. For some reason, don't let
crazy inside you just seems a little more
obvious.
• Male genitalia just isn't pretty. It's not
repulsive, it can feel great, but it ain't
pretty.
• Lesbians don't fuck boys. Why are
dudes so into lesbians? Chasing Amy is
just a movie.
• Some women who can't orgasm during
vaginal intercourse can with anal. Indirect clitoral stimulation, yo. Check it.
•
•
•
•
GEEKY GUYS CAN BE HOT. AWKWARD-
•
NESS DOESN'T NECESSA-RILY
•
TRANSFER INTO THE SACK. JUST TURN
•
OFF THE EFFING VIDEO GAMES.
• Disney movies told us that we'd find
love at first sight, have a conflict, be
rescued and live happily ever after.
Fuckers.
• Peeing with tampons sucks, but not as
much as wearing a diaper-like maxipad
all day.
Sex
• Sex without a condom feels better for
women, too, but it's not worth getting
preggers or diseased.
• During intercourse, the longer the
session, the better. Not so with fellatio.
• In general, (single) guys are easy.
• I' m okay with porn, but hate that its
portrayal of women is what boys are
taught to sexualize.
• lley girls, you can have sex on yo ur
period. If cleanliness is your worry, take
a shower before and after. Be sure to put
a towel under you, or just hop on top.
• lley guys, you can have sex on her
period. I wouldn't necessan ly recommend going down on her, but as long as
she's cool with it, bone away! There's
blood, but so what? You're getting laid!
• Who hasn't had a fantasy about a
teacher?
• Geeky guys can be hot. Awkwardness
doesn't necessarily transfer into the sack.
Just turn off the effing video games.
Cunnilingus rules: If you get some positive feedback, stay there! You've found
it!
Don't stop mid-hand/blow job. It's just
mean.
A woman is not a ho, whore or hooker
unless she has sex for money. A woman
who has sex simply because she enjoys
it is none ofthe above.
Telling someone they have a small cock
creates a Iifetime issue. No matter how
angry you are, don't go there.
Anyone can deep throat. No one can
without their eyes watering and nose
running a little bit.
Do not get near the butt without a bottle
of lube. It's not a vagina.
If no one feared being considered a
sl ut, everyone would be more sexually
satisfied .
My name is Erin and I study human
sexuality. Over the next few months, I'll
discuss everything from first dates to listing, safe sex to S&M and much , much
more.
Next week: "Get Thee fo A Nunnery,
Chicks and Casual Sex.'·
Erin Rashbaum is enrolled in Me and
My Shadow. Ifyou see her on campus this
week, say the code word (teacup) anc/, in
under I 0 seconds, she will tell you how to
locate and stimulate the g-spot.
Freedom ofspeech for all
Contribute articles to tlze
CPJ:
Not just for those we agree with
by CASEY JAYWORK
It s not often that
he voung and beautic~J peace out in the
.lJ(ldle of their career,
wn 1ch explai ns why
Heath Ledger's recent
Jeath has inspired the
Pnncess Diana Effect among fans, peers,
and weak-lipped entertainment reporters.
\ seniOr editor of In Touch Weekly: "It's
JUSt horribly tragic. He was just a fine
actor and a good person."
Me l Gibson: "I had such great hope for
him ."
The prime minister of Australia: "It is
tragic that we have lost one of our nation's
finest actors in the prime of his life."
Not since Ledger topped Jake Gyllenhaal in the critically acclaimed snoozefest
Brokeback Mountain has he received such
public attention. But not everyone is upset
by the Ledger's passing.
"Heath Ledger is now in hell, and has
begun serving his eternal sentence therebesides which, nothing else about Heath
Ledger is relevant or consequential." So
sayeth a press release from the Westboro
Baptist Church sent in the wake of the
star's death.
The WBC-led by geriatric cowboy
Fred Phelps-first came to national attention protesting the funeral of Matthew
Shepard in 1998, then again at the funerals of soldiers who died in Iraq (because
our government is so pro-homo), and last
· year threatened to protest the funerals
of the Virginia Tech students (also gay.
apparentlv ).
Responses fro m well, every other
person m the world have been m1xed,
rangmg from mere spitefu I hatred to
murderous rage. In my own home state
of Delaware. a mob actually rushed the
group, smashed the windows of a police
van as it escorted them to safety (footage
available on YouTube.com).
One could argue that the price we pay for
basic civil liberties like freedom of speech
and protest is that we must be willing to
endure bullshit like Phelps and the WBC
screaming, "God hates fags!" at funerals-if we create the precedent of allow-
UNPOPULAR SPEECH
-WHICHWBC
EPITOMIZES - IS THAT
WHICH NEEDS TO BE
PROTECTED THE MOST.
ing any curtailing of free expression based
on its content, we've opened the door to
forceful censorship-and who decides
what is or isn't acceptable?
Unpopular
speech-which
WBC
epitomizes-is that which needs to be
protected the most. But looking at pictures
of Matthew Shepard-a dead saint of the
GLBT movement I never knew yet feel
intimately close to I'm not sure I could
practice what I preach.
Do I have Jt 111 me to beat a mcntallv
suspect se n1or cttJzen unconsciOus?
Watchin~ the Reverend Phelps not onlv
rail against a dead faggot who could have
easily been me or someone I loved, but do
it right in front of his family, friends, and
lovers- my hands start to twitch, searching for a heavy blunt object.
Why? Why am I so instantly angry about
the behavior of a group that is manifestly
insane?
Part of it is because while the content
of the WBC is manifestly psychotic, they
sound fairly rational in their manner of
speech, so it's easy to imagine you're
listening to someone who's mentally
competent.
Still, overstated emotional reactions are
usually a pretty good indicator of some
underlying fear.
What is it that the WBC represents that's
so scary to me? To the rest of America?
Is it just that they've broken the taboo of
respect for the recently dead?
Youtuber British Bullfrog 88 sums things
up nicely:
"In my opinion, the Westboro Church
has done nothing but to accentuate how
idiotic and unnecessary homophobia
is ... The freedom of speech is one of our
basic rights; and I hope to our fag-hating
god that they never lose theirs."
Casey Jaywork is a sophomore at The
Evergreen State College.
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.January 31, 2008
Su!J Standard·
The Lending Crisis
in America Part II
by TILLMAN CLARK
So if you aren't a direct
vrct1m of subprime
loans, why does this
matter to you? Over
the last 30-40 years we
have witnessed government policies that have brought more
wealth to the already wealthy while leaving the middle and working classes with
stagnant wages and skyrocketing costs like
that of housing and health care, to name
a few. As people look for ways to try to
cover those costs, too many have been talked into refinancing their homes with loans
L . . _ _ L ._ _- ' - - - ' " " " '
storm. Remember the what subprime lending entails. Some are made as '"adjustable
rate' loans, which offer low initial interest
rates that jump sharply after a few years
in the form of resets." There have been a
large amount of mortgage resets in the past
few months, but unfortunately most of the
resets will be occurring starting in January
of2008 (right now).
In December 2007 there were 58 million
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Resets, up from
22 million in January of 2007. Between
January 2008 and June 2008 it is expected
that 521 million Adjustable Rate Mortgages
will be reset.
That is an average of 87 million per
THE SUBPRIME CRISIS REQUIRES RADICAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP ALLEVIATE A LOOMING .D ISASTER.
they cannot afford and then end up losing month with a high of II 0 million in
their homes and being worse off than they March. Many of those loans will supposedly be refinanced, but even if they are,
were before.
The subprime crisis is going to lead to it does nothing to help the credit situthe foreclosures of many homes and thus ation and only stalls and worsens the
decrease home values in the neighbor- inevitable recession tied in with this crisis.
Basically what the subprime mortgage
hoods where homes are foreclosed and,
eventually, housing in general. Decline in crisis points to is not some sort of blemthe value of housing means a decline in ish on the smooth surface of our•· system
wealth for homeowners, which means a that can be solved with economic stimulus
big loss for the consumption spending that packages and reforms. Instead, it points
drives our economy.
to the exploitative nature of capitalism. It
The fact that the majority of consumption points to a system that fosters an inequality
spending was, and is, financed by debt, of wealth and debt while blatantly encourand the industries connected with housing aging aggressively predatory institutions in
(washing machines, furniture, etc.) wi II now the name of profit and economic growth.
sec a much smaller market, only makes the
These institutions are unchecked from
likely onset of a recession worse. As hous- prospering oiT the ignorance, need and
ing values go down, the property taxes go poverty of the majority of people of color
down as well, leading to less revenue for and the lower, middle, and working classcity and state
-all of whom
governments
are desperately,
LONG TERM SOLUTIONS
to
provide
at every turn,
services for INCLUDES TALKING ABOUT scratching and
their constitclawing for a
uents (most AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM THAT meager .piece of
likely public
the pie.
schools,
DOES NOT ENCOURAGE
The subprime
which
also
cns1s requires
perpetuates PREDATORY INDUSTRIES TO radical solutions
inequalto help alleviity).
Also,
FLOURISH AND DOES NOT ate a looming
recently, The
disaster. Short
Dow Jones
RELY PRIMARILY ON EVER term solutions
industrial
include
more
average INCREASING CONSUMPTION. public spending
on human needs
lost
more
than 300 points. This means a decrease like health care, affordable housing and
in consumption spending of wealthy mass transit, low or no interest government
people and a decrease in investment. All loans to families in need, not allowing
these factors combined could lead to a evictions or foreclosures, and a higher tax
nation wide depression that could have on the wealthy.
Long term solutions includes talking
vastly broad effect on all of us in terms
of jobs, education, and standard of living. about an economic system that does not
President Bush made an announcement encourage predatory industries to flourish
about his plans for an economic stimulus and does not rely primarily on ever increaspackage of approximately $150 Billion ing consumption. We have just touched the
dollars that included and focused on tax surface of the subprime mortgage crisis,
and if things continue as they are, and
cuts and rebates.
This is basically designed as a quick fix wealth is not distributed more equally and
to spur people into spending money and debt burdens eased, more and more of us
cause the economy to grow and the crisis will see our livelihoods squelched and our
futures darkened. And that is a crisis that
to be averted.
But this really is just a quick fix. There cannot be refinanced by any loan.
is no guarantee that a slight increased in
Tillman Clark is a student at The Everconsumption spending will offset this crisis.
In fact, we have not seen the worst of the green State College.
to the Editor:
Hey CPJ,
Sorry I didn't
write during the
last issue when
you asked how
students felt about
there being political writings in the CPJ. I am all for it,
yes, yes, yes and yes.
Please continue to follow this ever
so bunk and disappointingly covered
election because you're right, the
things you say are not what the other
media outlets are saying.
Personally I would like to find out
about candidates stances on issues of
choice, what they really plan to do to
help the failing educational system
in our country, how the fuck they are
going to deal with the national deficit
and whether they even believe the
U.S. is headed for a depression or if
they're writing it off as a "bump in the
road" of our ever infallible economy.
I also wouldn't mind some good
research about the reality of such topics
in current times since the rest of the
mediadoesn'tseem to think weare able
to deal with harsh realities in our news.
I would also like to say that issue
(the one before the currently distributed issue) was AMAZING! For the
first time in a long time I felt like I
was reading a REAL newspaper, with
REAL news! hard to come by in our
"current political climate".
I'm proud to attend a school where the
journalists see our paper as an opportunity to talk about what's going on in
the big bad world while still being able
to throw in a bit about vegie options
in airports that caused me to split my
side with laughter. Every article I read
I loved and felt smaricr for having
read it, and you can quote me on that.
~
SHIZUNOMARGOT
Dear CP J Staff,
I know Evergreen
has real lax math
requirements but I
think the CP J staff
should be able
to count better;
hippie isn't a four letter word.
I wrote the article "Spice Up
Granola, Buddy" in the first
printed in 2008. The problem
that is I titled it "Spice Up
Granola, Hippie."
It is sad that the tagger was
about the CPJ, you censor.
right
HIPPIE ISN'T
A FOUR LETTER
WORD
I never use the word "Buddy" when
I talk. I feel like buddy is a word used
by old men and republicans ofwhich
I am neither.
Did you feel like I was singling out
the Hippies? Newsflash, if you're an
Evergreen student your labeled one
by the outside world whether you
are or you're not. So I played it up.
I thought we could have a laugh at
ourselves.
What are you doing censoring
anything though? I read an article
in the CP J before I was a student at
Evergreen about how to give good
blow jobs! Not that I really needed
the advice.
Maybe this is just a new thing you're
trying like how my mom went blond
one summer. She looked horrible
blond though and you look horribly
similar to just another conformed
student newspaper when you censor.
~
shizunomargot is a sometimes
contributor and a regular reader qf
the CP.J.
Your
issue
with
Your
LARRY MILTON
Larry Milton is a junior enrolled in
Business, Culture, and the State: US
and Latin America.
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Geoducks upset #6 Oregon Tech, 75-69
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THE DANCING GEODUCK COMPETITION KICKED OFF WITH STYLE
BASKETBALL, .Ji"om cover
the game was about to change. Tech
would not score for another 6:00 as
Evergreen began to rally back, lead by
:njor Jennifer Solberg and junior Kristi
Aucklai'rd . as the two combined for
seven of the team's 12 points that would
tie the game at 29. Rosiland Lee, who
would become a defensive presence in
the middle, grabbed key rebounds.
The game began to go back and forth for
another ten minutes, until the Geoducks
would tie the game on an Auckland field
goal with 4: 12 left in the game. Seconds
later, junior guard Joy White put the
'Ducks ahead 42-40. They would not
lose that lead for the rest of the game.
Tech would begin to foul, forcing the
'Ducks to make free throws if they
wanted the game. Soldberg and White
would combine for the team's final four
points via the line that woutd seal the
deal at 52-4 7.
Soldberg lead the team with 18 points
and 12 boards, while Auckland would
chip in ten, while Lee and White would
combine for thirteen.
Defense turned the game around, as
the 'Ducks out-shot nearly 50% from
the floor in the second half, while Tech
struggled at 34. The game was a great
effort defensively by the entire team,
who could've put their heads down at
the half.
ZACH LICHT
Intensity was in the air and on the
faces of both teams as the Geoducks and
Oregon Tech Owls began their pre-game
warm-ups.
Coming into the game, Oregon Tech was
ranked sixth in the nation. That's right,
national NAJA rankings. Evergreen was
no slouch coming in, being ranked 34th,
but nevertheless, had to be considerable
underdogs.
But on this night, it didn't matter that the
Ow Is were sixth, and it didn't matter that
Evergreen was at home. This game was
a true battle on the court, all throughout
the game.
Both teams obviously laid their hearts
on the line in what turned into a physical
game. Bodies were flying everywhere for
much of the game, on the floor, through
solid fouls, and after loose balls. But in
the end, Evergreen would be the team on
top, pulling off what could be considered
a huge upset.
From the openingjump, the game started
at a high level and would only get higher.
Evergreen would race out to an 11-5 lead
behind a stellar five-for-seven shooting by
the 'Ducks. Tech would then take a onepoint lead, at the 15:30 mark, and it was
there that the game began to tighten up.
While neither team taking a lead of more
than two, the teams battled to a 20-20 tie.
Tech went on to take a six-point lead off
a pair of three pointers. The game then
slowed down, with Tech continually leading the 'Ducks by scores of five to eight
.....
points, until junior Nick Moore completed
an incredible four point play that not only
brought the Tech lead down to four with
7: 15 left in the first half, but also seemed
to get the 'Ducks back on track and ready
to roll.
Sophomore guard Nathan Menefee and
senior Marcus Whittaker would help lead
the team to a small run for the rest of half
that would bring Evergreen to within
one at the half, 41-42. Coming out half,
sophomore center Julio Feliciano scored
a quick shot to put the Geoducks up 4342. From this point on, Evergreen would
never trail, but the game became essentially a football game in the way both
teams became more and more physical
with each other.
Defensively, both teams stepped up, and
the game was close the rest of the way.
Tech would eventually tie the game at 58
with I 0:00 left, but Evergreen would take
over, spearheaded by Menefee, Moore,
and Whittaker.
Every time it seemed Tech was about
to come back, Evergreen had an answer
for them. And with a six point lead with
just under thirty seconds left, the 'Ducks
stopped the Owls with excellent defense
to finish the deal and the upset, 75-69.
Menefee lead all scorers with 24 points,
including four three pointers. He had
plenty of balance around him, with Moore
scoring 14, Feliciano with 12, and Whittaker ending up with I 0.
Zach Licht is a freshman enrolled in
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events
for the week qf
February 7, Thursday
}an31- Feb 6
Free pizza and volunteer info at Olympia Free School. Enjoy
free vegan and vegetarian pizza while you learn how you can help
your community. 6:30 to 9 p.m. 510 Columbia St.
January 31, Thursday
Geoduck Town Hall Meeting Come
share your opinions on student issues.
Quit talking and do something! 7 to 9 p.m.
I-ICC.
MEFF- Blue Scholars & Step Cousins
Opening Night of The 5th Annual Middle
East Film Festival. Hosted by SESAME.
8 p.m. The Longhouse. Tickets: Students:
$10 /$13, General: $15/$18. Available at
Rainy Day Records & TESC Bookstore.
"ESL Students Bring You the World:
Cultural Traditions & Immigration
Experiences" Meet and read English as
a Second Language students' writings on
their cultural traditions and immigration
experiences. Presented by the ESL students
of South Puget Sound Community College.
Olympia Timberland Library. 7 to 8:30
p.m.
February I, Friday
PC vs. Mac Wrestling: A Quick Study
in Desktop Life A free workshop on understanding PC and Mac computing at Evergreen. Presented by Frank Barber. 2 to 3:30
p.m. GC I Grotto- Computer Center.
First Friday in Downtown Olympia
Stores, galleries and restaurants will have
their ~oors open late to host various events
and invite the community downtown to
mingle and experience downtown at night.
5 to9 p.m.
Bump Kitchen. 8 p.m. Eagles Grand Ballroom. Tickets at Traditions Cafe: $40/$45.
MEFF - Voices in Exile; Guest speakers: filmmaker Joan Mandell & Michel
Shehadeh This film follows a 20-year
deportation case against Palestinians in Los
Angeles that foreshadows current government use of "secret evidence." 7 p.m.
Lecture Hall I.
David Clark sober concert Watch live
music as an alternative to drinking. 7 to I 0
p.m. I-ICC.
MEFF- Breaking Ranks; Guest speaker
Chanan Suarezdia, president of the Seattle
Chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War.
This documentary examines the current
phenomena of US soldiers seeking refuge
in Canada. 7 p.m. Lecture Hall I.
Food Not Bombs volunteer meeting
6 p.m. Media Island, 816 Adams St SE.
February 4, Monday
Community arts roundtable on arts
education The Arts Commission of the
City of Olympia invites local artists and
arts organizations to join a community
arts roundtable that will give participants
the opportunity to exchange ideas, share
experiences and create strong local support
for their work. 4 p.m. Olympia Timberland
Library.
community TV and radio station in Somalia. 4 p.m. Sem II, C II 05.
Comedy Night with Evergreen grad
Josh Blue Josh Blue, Bryan Kellan, Troy
Thirdgill. 7:30 p.m. CRC.Tickets: Students
$10/ General $15 At the Door $13/$20.
Evergreen Callery artist lecture series
Blake Haygood is an artist, curator and codirector of Platform Gallery of Seattle 3:45
to 5:15 p.m. Lecture Hall I.
Send your event listings to cpj@cvergrccn.cdu.
group meetings:
MONDAYS
Capocira COM 209, 4:30 to 9 p.m.
Cooper Point Journal CAB 316, 5J2.1llEQA Evergreen Queer Alliance SEM 2 A21 09; 3:30 p.m.
Geoduck Union CAB 3rd Floor Pit, 4 to 6 p.m.
Flaming Eggplant CAB 108,4 to 6 p.m.
Student Video Garners Alliance CAB TV Lounge 3rd Floor, 6 to 9
p.m.
Women of" Color Coalition CAB 206, 4 to 5 p.m.
Yarn Pioneers SEM 2 03107, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
MEFF -Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution This documentary explores Iranian
WEDNESDAYS
cinema through a compelling blend of film
& archival footage and interviews. 4 p.m.
Sem II C II 05.
Amnesty International CAB 320, 12:30 p.m.
ATF Appearing Task Force on Anti-Oppression CAB 320, I p.m.
Bike Shop 2 p.m.
Chemistry Club LAB 2 2207, I p.m.
EARN Evergreen Animal Right Network Vegan Potluck CAB 320,
5:30p.m.
Evergreen Hillel CAB 320, 3 p.m.
Evergreen Pre-Health Society SEM 2 A31 07, 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Evergreen Wilderness Adventure Group SEM 2 A3 I 05, I p.m.
Gaming Guild CAB 320, 5:30p.m.
Geoduck Union SEM 2 C II 07, I to 3 p.m.
GRAS Giant Robot Appreciation Society Anime Screening CAB
3rd Floor TV lounge, 5 p.m.
Hip Hop Congress Library Proper Room 3303, 4 to 5 p.m.
MEChA CAB 320, 4:30 p.m.
Musicians Club CAB 320, I :30 p.m.
SESAME Students Educating Students about the Middle East, SEM
2 E2107, I p.m.
SESAME Teach-In & Film Festival Committee, SEM 2 E2 I 07, 4:15
p.m.
SESAME Iraqi Student Committee, SEM 2 E2107 3:15p.m.
SDS Students for a Democratic Society CAB 320, Solarium, 6 to
8p.m.
Umoja CAB 320 3rd Floor Pit, 2 to 3 p.m.
Women's Resource Center CAB 320, I :30 p.m.
Writers' Guild LIB 2130 Writing Center, 4 p.m.
MEFF - Zero Degrees of Separation
This documentary looks at the Middle
East conflict and the Palestinian Occupation through the eyes of mixed Palestinian
and Israeli gay and lesbian couples. 7 p.m.
Lecture Hall I.
Febrary 2, Saturday
February 6, Wednesday
Direct Action Training This trammg
will offer an opportunity to explore the
fundamentals of direct action and how to
use these strategies in the anti-war movement. Noon to 4 p.m. SEM 2 E2109. To
register e-mail sesame@evergreen.edu or
call 360-867-6724.
MEFF - Paradise Now; Guest speaker
Evergreen faculty Steve Niva, Ph.D.
Paradise Now follows Palestinian childhood friends Said and Khaled who live in
Nablus and have been recruited for suicide
attacks in Tel Aviv. 7 p.m. Lecture Hall 1.
The Illuminated Ball A key fundraising gala for the Procession of the Species.
Featuring food, drinks, a floor show dance
and live music by New Orleans funk band
SATURDAY, FEB 9, 7 P.M., HOUSING COMMUNITY CENTER
I LOVI~' IIIP HOP IK MOROCCO IS BEING SHOWN AS A PART OF TilE
MIDDLE EAST FILM FESTIVAL. FOR MORE OF THE FILM FESTIVAL,
SEE LISTINGS IN THE CALENDAR UNDER MEFE
MEFF- Talk Mogadishu: Media Under
Fire The story of HornAfrik, the first
"Art, Ardor and Adornment" opening party More than 12 regional artists in
clay, paint, jewelry and fabric have come
together to celebrate love and Valentine's
Day. Meet the artists and see the show on
opening night. 5 to 7 p.m. State of the Arts
Gallery 500 Washington St SE.
Legal Observer Training The National
Lawyers Guild will train you to observe
and record incidents and the activities of
law enforcement in relation to the demonstrators. Noon to 4 p.m. Sem II C 1107.
MEFF - Baghdad: A Doctor's Story (Baghdad Hospital:
Inside the Red Zone); Guest filmmaker Dr. Orner Salih Mahdi,
an ER doctor at AI Yarmouk during the invasion, brings camera
crews through the inundated hospital to document the extent of
the violence and casualties that the invasion and occupation have
engendered. 7 p.m. Lecture Hall I.
February 3, Sunday
February 5, Thesday
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upconring events:
Adjusting Your Breaks You're racing
down Division towards the round-about
picking up speed with every millisecond,
and the cars at the bottom all stop. You
try to brake, but your brakes just don't
slow you down enough, and you crash
into the car in front of you. How do you
tighten your brakes? Can brakes be too
tight? How do you get your brakes to
stop rubbing on one side? Come find out
at the bike shop; it could save your life.
THURSDAYS
Common Bread Longhouse I 002, 5 to 8 p.m.
Sabot Infosquat Library Proper Room 3303, 4 p.m.
Generation Friends SEM 2 Cll05 6 to 8 p.m.
VOX CAB 320, Solarium, 5 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAYS
Capoeira COM 209, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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THE BASILICA DEL VOTO NACIONAL IS AN IMPOSING
CHURCH, NEO-GOTHIC IN STYLE, WITH GARGOYLES REPRESENTING THE NATIONAL FAUNA. IT IS BUILT ON A HIGH SPOT
IN THE CITY CENTER, A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM PLAZA DE
LA INDEPENDENCIA. IT WAS STARTED AT THE END OF THE
19TH CENTURY BUT WAS NOT FINISHED UNTIL THE 20TH
CENTURY.
THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 50 ERUPTIONS OF COTOPAXI
SINCE 1738. NUMEROUS VALLEYS FORMED BY POWERFUL
LAHARS (MUDFLOWS) SURROUND THE VOLCANO. THIS POSES
A HIGH RISK TO THE LOCAL POPULATION, THEIR SETTLEMENTS AND FIELDS. DURING A WAR BETWEEN THE INCAS
AND THE SPANIARDS IN 1534, THE VOLCANO ERUPTED AND
PUT AN END TO THE FIGHTING AS BOTH FLED FROM THE
BATTLEFIELD.
THIS STATUE OF THE VIRGIN OF QUTO WAS GIVEN TO ECUADOR BY THE FRENCH. THE VIRGIN IS SAID TO WATCH AFTER
THE PEOPLE OF QUITO, AND CAN BE SEEN FROM GREAT
DISTANCES.
SEMANA SANTA- THE WEEK LEADING UP TO EASTER IS VERY
IMPORTANT FOR RELIGIOUS FOLLOWERS. THE STREETS ARE
LINED WITH ONLOOKERS AS BRASS BANDS MAKE A GRAND
PROCESSION, AND STATUES LIKE THIS VIRGIN MARY ARE
CARRIED ON THE BACKS OF THE FAITHFUL.
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