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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
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PARKWAY
CAB REVIEW
MEmNG •
ACCIDENT
A dramatic
but short-lived
accident ties up traffic just
south of the Evergreen
roundabout._ PAGE 4
The architects
responsible for
the CAB renovation give a
report to the review committee .. PAGE4
GEODUCKSI
AVANT-
Spring club
sports make
--....-.:....- a splash over
break. Baseball and crew
return from exciting road
trips .. PAGE 15
GARDE
Comics this
week take you
beyond the bounds of artistic expression. Can you
dig it?~ PAGES 18-19
President to S&A: "Meet this obligation"
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DAVID RAILEANU
The financial repercussions of
the incident following the Dead
Prez concert have made a tangible
impact on student activities.
In a memo dated April 2, President Les Puree indicated that the
college had received a bill from
Thurston County and asked the
Services and Activities Fee Allo-
cation Board (S&A) to "come
together ... to meet this mutual
obligation."
Dean Phyllis Lane had previously
quoted a price to S&A for roughly
$26,000, half of the bill sent to the
school.
Because both the county and the
college are self-insured, much like
most governmental agencies, the
money must come from reserves.
Crew rows into
Vancouver
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for the allocation board. Because
of a recent cancellation, she said
that the Special Initiative fund has
about $4,100.
"But that'll probably get picked
. up pretty quickly," said board
member A.J. McGillis.
Assistant Director Andy Com
said that paying the money would
"probably not" have a significant
immediate impact on student
services and activities, but its
impact would "absolutely be felt."
Questions exist about whether
S&A should pay the money. He
indicated that forums are planned
to discuss students' feelings about
the request from the president.
David Raileanu is a senior
enrolled
in
Molecule
to
Organism.
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l!Y BRANDON CUSTY
Evergreen Crew rose early last
Saturday to make the trip to the
Northwest Collegiate Rowing
Conference Invitational.
The NCRC featured 15 teams
from Bellingham to San Diego.
The regatta provided a high
caliber of competition for the
rowing team, including Western
Washington and Humboldt State
who rank number one and four
in Division II respectively.
Les Puree said that his decision
to cover the costs was based on
moral obligation. "Early in the day
on February 15, I decided that the
college should pay for Thurston
County's damages."
Alexandra Valin, S&A Board
manager, said that the board has
very little money currently available. "[It's] practically none," she
said about the money left available
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CALL TO ACTION GRAFFITI, SEEN ON MANY FIXTURES AND BUILDINGS ACROSS CAMPUS, TOUCHED OFF A
RECENT EMAIL CONTROVERSY. SEE PAGES 10- 11.
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by SETH VINCENT
& JASON SLOTKIN
Evergreen rowed four boats in
the competition. The Nov ice 8+
person boat placed thhd in the
first heat and fifth in the final.
This success was mirrored by
the Women's Novice 4+ person
(a) boat. The boat finished
second in the prelfminary· race
and fifth in the final. The two
crews finished in the top half of
twelve teams.
It is important to note that the
crew that finished fifth in the
four-person race would usually
be in a lightweight division.
There was no category for them
so they raced in an· opep weight
class.
see CREW, page 15
RIOT PSYCHOLOGY
Demanding the release of an arrested man, chasing
police off cam~us, flipping over a police car: Some
students label these actions as an uprising, a demonstration of contempt for the police. Others characterize the
conflict that followed the Dead Prez show on February
14 as getting caught up in mob mentality.
Either way, there was a distinct set of circumstances
that developed a dynamic atmosphere in which the
actions of the crowd seemed at ooce impetuous and
purposeful.
Evergreen Police Chief Ed Sorger has described these
circumstances as the "perfect storm."
'RELEASE TIJAT MAN
It would be unrealistic not to expect some backlash
from the crowd considering Dead Prez's politics, the
race of the man arrested, and the common ideals ofthe
crowd.
"(Dead Prez) is an anti"establishment group, they are
black nationalists," said student and Hip Hop Congress
coordinator Art Fanucchi. "And to have a police officer
right there, what do you think is going to happen?"
"An African-American arrested in the back of the
police car with a white officer, and what's the band
that's playing?" commented Sorg;;:r. Dead Prez concertgoers converged on February 14 not only for their love
of hip-hop - the crowd was there because of the politics
ofM-1 and Stic-man, for the acerbic lyrics of Dead Prez
that relate to police, institutional racism, revolution, and
prison systems. As shown in video clips released by
the Geoduck Union and Hip Hop Congress, Dead Prez
encouraged the crowd to participate in due process, to
get badge numbers and the name of the man arrested.
The crowd lashed out at Officer April Meyers when
she arrested Kaylen Williams because of what she
represents, not because of who she is. "It just happened
to be her," said Fanucchi. "There's that symbolism and
they wanted to rebel against that"
"(Dead Prez) said 'someone's getting arrested. What
are you all going to do about it?"' said Dave Lavender,
one of the attendees.
"I fSnoop Dogg were here- he's all about gangsterism,
it comes from that part of society - but you probably
wouldn't have a riot," said Fanucchi. "Maybe some
more weed or alcohol abuse, but they're not going to
riot"
"I felt bad for the folks in front. They were being
peaceful and getting pushed forward," said Sorger.
According to Lavender, the crowd around the police
car felt a sense of frustration.
see RIOT , page 4
Student code
revision
For the first time in over I 0 years,
the student conduct code is being
revised, and students are needed
to join a committee that will make
the revision.
Evergreen's
conduct
code
outlines the types of behavior that
can result in students being sent to
grievance.
The entire justice process at
Evergreen could change with
the revision of the conduct code
- sentences range from drawing
comics to being expelled, and
the decision-making process that
results in those consequences.
At least two students are needed
to join the committee. Currently
there are only two students on
the seven person committee to
represent the over 4500 students
on campus. If you are interested
in being a part of this committee,
contact the chair, Wendy Endress,
at endressw@evergreen.edu or by
phone (360) 867-6291 SEM 4168.
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April I 0, 2008
Student Group Spotlight: CASV Hosts
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
by RAINBOE SIMS-JONES
One out of three women and one out of
every six men has been or will be a victim
of sexual violence in their lifetime. With
those statistics, it's clear why Evergreen's
student group Coalition Against Sexual
Violence, or CASV, is on a mission to
bring awareness to the issue.
Raine Wholey, one of CASV's co-coordinators, has had 40 hours of advocate
training at Safeplace, which prepared her
to support survivors of sexual violence
and assault with listening skills, community referral information and more. Jenna
Wes, CASV's other co-coordinator and
intern at Evergreen's Office of Sexuai
Assault Prevention, will be receiving similar training soon. "We are here as peers as
opposed to staff members. We are here to
listen to survivors but we also focus on
prevention awareness," she says.
· It is especially important to spread
awareness on college campuses. Very few
sexual assaults are reported, but that is
where the most assaults can happen. Acts
of sexual assault aren't reported because
they are usually instigated by an acquaintance; it may have been date rape, or there
may have been drinking involved. One of
the most common myths of sexual assault
is "stranger danger." People think an
assault is most likely to be instigated by a
stranger lurking in the bushes, but in reality sexual assaults are most commonly
instigated by people we know.
The Red Zone-about the first six weeks
of the semester a college is in session- is
a time when students-most specifically freshmen women-are most at risk
of sexual assault. This is a time when mission to raise awareness of the links
students are lulled into comfort and think between oppression and violence within
that everyone is their new best friend. the Evergreen community.
To meet the many facets of their mission,
"We think we're friends with someone
because we met in the registration line, CASV is hosting Sexual Assault Awarebut the truth is we certainly don't know ness Month with more than a dozen events
each other," says Mary Craven, a long- centered towards raising awareness and
promoting
healtime supporter in the
Student
Activities
ing for survivors.
office.
The events CASV
The mission of
is most excited to
bring include The
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Mask in MaskulinSexual Violence is
to provide education
CAB 320, space 16
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Office of Sexual Assault Prevention
ings, The Clothesour community at
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line Project that
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They
will display t-shirts
designed by students
are committed to
Call for an appointment
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healing
in Red Square, and
and
empowerment
a Day of Action
Safeplace
for both survivors
where bodies will
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loved
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Walk-in Advocacy
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to provide learning
portray the one in
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three and one in
Tuesday and Wednesday
events, workshops,
24-hour Crisis Line 360-754-6300
statistics of sexual
classes,
speakers,
violence
occurfilms and discussions
rences among men
and they are committed to creating a safe and women.
place for discussion on campus and creatOne of CASV's long-term goals is
ing awareness about harassment, domes- to work with other groups on campus
tic violence, and sexual assault. CASV to create a plan for response for sexual
is also committed to making connections assault, and as students organize as a
on campus and in Olympia to provide the community to have accountability and
resources their constituents need. "Rape promote healing.
Student groups already showing interis an expression of power and control,"
says Wholey. CASV recognizes that all est in helping with this collaborative
oppression is intertwined, and it is their plan are the Women of Color Coalition,
COMMUNITY
RESOURCES:
Hosting the "Back Up Your Birth Control"
workshop for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Wednesday, April 16 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in PrimeTime.
New Group: Center for Sustainable
Entrepreneurship (CSE}
Providing resources for Evergreen students that
inspire people wanting to start businesses and nonprofits. Meets Wednesdays from 2-3 p.m., SEM II
C3107. Office located in CAB 320, space 10, ext
6058. Office hours to be announced.
New meeting times for
EQAandSTAR
The Evergreen Queer Alliance (EQA) and the
Society for Transaction and Resources (STAR)
are meeting at new times. EQA is meeting 3 to 4
p.m. Wednesdays in Seminar II C2107 followed by
STAR at 4 to 5 p.m. in the same ·room. An upc.oming event for these groups is Queer Pride week,
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COLOR SECTION
IS BACK!
On Tuesday, the infant Economics Club held its first
meeting in the Solarium on the third floor of the CAB.
Spearheaded by junior Tillman Clark, questions of agenda, structure, and scheduling dominated the discussion.
With approximately I 0 people attending, a relaxed
mood prevailed as Greeners hashed out their designs
for the fledgling club. The main focus was providing an
inviting weekly forum for discussing current economic
affairs and issues, as well as possibly facilitating speakers
and debates.
A working consensus established brief, voluntary
weekly readings for club members, with the goal of
exploring diverse schools of economic thought.
Contributing economic analysis and point/counterpoint
debates in the Cooper Point Journal was also floated as
a possible activity. Informal potlucks or parties were
mentioned, and requiring brandy and cigars at meetings
was jocularly suggested.
The group convenes in the same location at 5:30p.m.
on Tuesdays, with students of all ideologies, interests,
and levels of expertise encouraged to attend. Email us at
tesceconclub@gmail.com.
Rainboe Sims-Jones is enrolled in an
THE VOICES OF
Student Activity blotter
TESC Students for Choice
the Women's Resource Center, Evergreen Queer Alliance, and the Appearing
Task Force on Anti-Oppression. CASV
strongly encourages other student groups
to join them in their mission.
.
"We understand that while we can
provide risk-reducing education and
skills, we can not prevent sexual violence
100% until our culture as a whole changes.
We are living in a climate that condones
and promotes violence. We must work
to alter that," says Talcott Broadhead,
the coordinator of the Office of Sexual
Assault Prevention.
CASV recognizes that the promotion
of Sexual Assault Awareness Month on
campus can be triggering for some people.
Anyone can be dealing with strong
emotions or depression. It's important
for people to know what resources are
available to them.
CASV and The Office of Sexual Assault
Prevention on campus are the most readily available resources for students. There
will also be zines titled "Support" printed
that will be available to pick up in the
CASV office and distributed on campus
throughout the month.
CASV is located in CAB 320, space 16
and they meet Wednesdays at three. The
Office of Sexual Assault Prevention is in
SEM I Counseling Center 4121.
If you would like to get involved in
Sexual Assault Awareness Month, there
are a variety of volunteer opportunities
available. To find out more information
about how you can help, contact Jenna
Wes at jennawes@hotmail.com.
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"I THINK YOU HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO WENT THROUGH A REALLY
CHARGED EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE," SAID LAVENDER. "PEOPLE
WERE HIGH ON ADRENALINE."
RIOT,Jrom cover
CAB redesign update
by SETH VINCENT
Budget problems continue to
plague the CAB redesign.
The architecture design firm
that was hired to head the CAB
redesign reported that their
design plan is still roughly
one million dollars over the
$14 million· budget at a recent
meeting with the CAB redesign
committee.
In January 2008, the design
firm DLR Group estimated
being roughly $10 million over
budget.
"The 800 pound gorilla in the
room is the project cost," said
Larry Ahern, DLR Group's project leader of the CAB redesign,
addressing the budget in a meeting with Evergreen students and
staff.
While the estimated project
cost is still a million dollars over
budget, Ahern informed the CAB
committee that they are prepared
to move ahead with the project.
"I think (the project cost) is
within a range where we feel
we are comfortable with saying,
'Let's move forward with this,"'
said Ahern
The CAB redesign committee reviewed the current plans
for the renovation, including
preliminary floor plans and
elevation designs.
see CAB, page 6
Car accident on parkway
f:y SETH VINCENT
After Olympia resident Rich
Harnack stopped for high school
students Antonio and Sam ScarpeJI
at a crosswalk on Evergreen Parkway, he noticed in his rear view
mirror that a car was approaching
at an unreasonably fast speed. A
Pontiac Grand Am hit the back of
the pickup truck that was stopped
three cars back from Harnack.
"I saw the GrandAm hit the pickup
and the back of the pickup started to
lift up," said Harnack."
The Grand Am was underneath
the pickup, which sat at a forty-five
degree angle. The impact of the
Grand Am on the pickup resulted
in a domino effect, said Harnack,
which resulted in minimal damage
to the three cars in front of the
pickup. Harnack avoided the
collision.
"I gunned it so I wouldn't get hit,"
said Harnack.
SMASHED CAR SITS ON PARKWAY WHILE FIREMAN LOOK ON
No serious injuries were reported
immediately
following
the
crash. Pedestrians Antonio and
Sam - brothers who live near
the McLane School Forest Trail
- were approaching the median of
Evergreen Parkway as the crash
occurred.
"I feel so bad," said Antonio, "I
feel like we ruined everybody's
day."
The crosswalk, which was built
last summer, connects two sections
of the McLane School Forest
Trail on either side of Evergreen
Parkway.
"We've crossed this road a thousand times," said Sam, noting how
they often take nature hikes on the
trail. "People might not be used to
the fact that this crosswalk is here."
Seth Vincent is a junior enrolled
in an internship learning contract.
"(Meyers) will ·dialogue with
students with any questions they
have," said Sorger. "And possibly,
not knowing that more and more
people are exiting the building
saying 'Hey, cops are arresting this
guy. Let's go and support him."'
The appearance of the Olympia
Police Department did not help. The
confrontations during this moment
may. have sparked the mood the
crowd ended the night on.
OPD
LEAVE
CAMPUS,
CROWD FOLLOWS
Williams' release was obscured
by the crowd. Many didn't notice
his release and continued chanting
things such as "Let him go."
"I was standing about ten feet
from him and I didn't know he was
released," said Lavender.
Soon after Williams' release, the
police officers began to do what
can be called a retreat, leaving only
a sheriff cruiser behind.
During this time, students began
to follow after them. The YouTube
video that the Geoduck Union
released shows students talking with
a deputy, and other students chasing
after the cop cars. A particular scene
shows one student throwing what
appears to be a bottle at one of the
cars.According to Lavender a lot of
the crowd appeared surprised and
happy about the exit of the cops.
POLICE CAR FLIPPED
"And the perfect storn1 is really
lining up now," said Sorger in reference to the final part of the evening
in his "perfect st01m" analogy.
Zach Newman, a student who
attended the concert described
walking out of the concert after
the police left. A crowd of students
gathered around the sheriff cruiser
and started to flip it over.
He said he felt "a huge mistake
was made" and that other students
felt ''jovial" about the car being
flipped, and that it appeared to be a
very "spur of the moment" action.
The term mob mentality has been
used to describe the motivatmg
force behind the event, which has
landed at least four students in
jail. Many seem to believe that
police actions during that night and
encounters at the Port of Olympia
protests influenced the event.
"I -don't think it would have
hap~ned this way if people got a
sense of fairness and justice from
the police," said Lavender.
The large group of concertgoers may have been caught up in
the moment. According to court
records, Jake Silberman, one of
the students arrested, described his
motivation as being caught up in
"mob mentality."
"I think you had a lot of people
who went through a really charged
emotional
experience,"
said •
Lavender. "People were high on
adrenaline."
This event happened almost two
months ago, and members of the
Evergreen community are still dealing with repercussions.
These repercussions have included
national and regional media coverage of the not, a moratorium on
concerts that IS still in place, the
suspension of a student group, and
the school paymg restitutions for
the damaged cruisers.
Students have always discussed
their concerns about having a police
presence on campus and conflicts
w1th off-campus police, the power
dynamic between students and
administrative staff, and race issues
on campus.AII of those subjecb
have been put rnto a nev. context
after the not. Evergreen faculty,
staff, and students now have an
understandrng of where these unresolved tensions can lead.
Sorger joked about gaining a new
understanding from the incident.
"Having a police chief that knows
the difference between hip-hop
and doo-wop would have helped,"
said Sorger. "I know the difference
now."
Jason Slatkin and Seth Vincent
are enrolled in individual learning
contracts.
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April 10,2008
A note on the Silent Survivor's Project for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
by TALCOTT BROADHEAD
The mission of the Silent Survivor's project is
to provide survivors of sexual violence with an
outlet through which to share their experiences,
promote healing, and increase awareness of the
prevalence of sexual violence in our community.
The project is also intended to provide those
who might be suffering in silence with a safe
and anonymous way through which to seek
guidance and advocacy. The culmination ofthe
project will be a public gallery-like display of
the survivors' own words.
I have heard of this type of project having been
done before on college campuses. ln all cases
that I've read of, the project displays the stories
of survivors in an open public space. For this
project I chose to use an enclosed gallery space
to display stories. I decided that in this setting
people could make an informed decision to view
the stories with advocates nearby. I did not want
to expose people to stories that might re-stimulate their own trauma in a very public space,
especially without their choosing to be exposed
to such material. The gallery space will be open
but those who enter will understand that they are
entering to view these stories.
The project will be on display on Tuesday, April
29 in SEM II B ll 07, 5-8 p.m. I must say that upon
putting the call for submissions up on TESCcrier,
I was flooded with inquiries about and requests
for one-on-one interviews with survivors. I did
not expect to receive such an instantaneous and
massive response. My perception is that there are
many people in our community who have been
waiting for an opportunity to share their stories.
In all cases where submissions were made, the
people submitting their storieS" took time to
explairi to me that it was very important to them
to share their stories and that they hope that their
stories might assist in preventing sexual assault
or promoting healing in other survivors. I met
some very strong and amazing people and I feel
honored to have worked with each and every
person who contacted me.
Talcott Broadhead is the Coordinator of the
Office ofSexual Assault Prevention. .
Police Services will
offer rewards for
information
STUDENTS jACKIE HAYES AND CALLIE MARTIN WITH
A BANK OF AMERICA DISPLAY
Bank of America divestment campaign. Bank of America has
been a target of many environmental and human rights campaigns,
largely because of its corporate investments in unsustainable and
inhumane businesses. However, Bank of America, in a lowest-bidder
contest, has secured a place in Washington's public higher education
system as the central financial institution providing paychecks, ATMs,
and investment strategies. Along with making a profit, this strategy
creates "brand loyalty" among student and faculty workers who open
accounts or use ATMs. This campaign is centered on the idea that it
is unethical for our schools to continue supporting with BoA as long
as the corporation continues its current method of business, and that
divesting at the campus level is more winnable than trying to change
the BoA's practices directly.
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College police will pay up to
$1,000 for tips relating to recent
crimes on campus, according to a
recent flyer.
The flyer stressed that callers
will remain anonymous and will
not be subject to retaliation or
court appearances.
Police Services are interested in
information relating to incidences
of graffiti, laptop theft, and any
further identification of individuals responsible for damage
or theft after during the riot.
Tipsters can call 493-2222
from the
Olympia/Thurston
County area to leave their info.
Cash rewards are given out
based on information leading to arrests or filed charges.
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Student graduation
speakers needed
Attention graduating seniors:
Your ceremony needs you to
speak up!
All graduating undergraduate
seniors are eligible. Speaker auditions will be in Lecture Hall 3 on
Wednesday, April 23, 4 to 6 p.m.
Although not required, speeches
· may incorporate this year's class
theme, which is a quote from
Albert Einstein: "We cannot
solve our problems with the
same thinking we used when we
created them ."
Maximum speech length is
five minutes. Presenters will be
stopped when their time is up, so
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an interest or questions, contact
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questions.
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Volunteers are needed for TESC's new
resource network for
conflict resolution
Conflict Assistance, Resource and
Empowerment Network (CARE)
is seeking students, staff, and faculty with a commitment to supporting and empowering TESC
community members in resolving
conflict.
Join the CARE Network and
learn about crisis intervention and resolution, mediation,
victim's
rights,
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positively with individuals from
diverse backgrounds. The deadline to submit your applications
is April . 16. The volunteer position description and application
can be found at www.evergreen.
edu/studentaffairs/care/.
Don't miss this exciting opportunity! Professional volun\eer
training from the Dispute Resolu. tion Center of Thurston County is
scheduled for the end of April and
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Police officers are usually
required to document the crimes
they investigate and the arrests
they make. These documents are
often used in cases against the
defendant.
Reports are often
meant to be direct professional
narratives of arrests and incidents.
Like many professional documents, the language may seem
detached. Recently a report from
a minor in possession citation
included the passage: "I observed
[the student] reach down towards
his groin area and unzip his pants.
[The student] manipulated his
groin area for several seconds. It
appeared to me that [the student]
was attempting to urinate in
public." That is one way to say,
"attempted to pee."
A man has had various encounters with Police Services while
attempting to sleep on campus.
This non-student was most
recently arrested for trespassing
while sleeping in the A Dorm
community room, and one week
later in the Housing ComrilUnity
Center while listening to music.
This man claiins to sleep in various locations all over Olympia.
He was last transported to the
Salvation Army after .being
arrested and cited.
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While on patrol, an officer
discovered an empty can of
Rainier beer with remnants of a
firework inside. This discovery
was made by the Campus Activities Building and College Recreation Center. Spring break prank
or statement about the quality of
Rainier beer?
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During the course of
the presentation, DLR
Group offered several
alternate design plans,
including an incorporation of geothennal heating and , terrace-style
steps, each associated
with additional cost.
The only way to tighten
up the budget, said
Ahem, is to go more
into detail with design.
Cutting down the cost
of the redesign has
"gotten us behind schedule," said Ahem. "We're
in a make-up mode in
tenns of timing."
DLR group will be
holding two more workshops with the CAB
redesign
committee
and others interested in
the · progress: a design
development workshop
where the group will
work to finalize floor
plans on Wednesday,
April 30; and the fioor
plans will be shown
after input from the
prior meeting has been
included on Wednesday,
May 28. The locations
will be announced.
DRAFTS OF CAB FLOOR PLANS:
Students for a Democratic Society
FLOOR 1
Student group a_p peals suspension
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enrolled in an internship
learning contract.
The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
may or may not be an official student group next
fall. A decision that will detennine the length of
their current suspension is pending for Monday,
April 14, according to Tom Mercado, director
of Student Activities, who has final say on the
punishment. The initial suspension was set to
last through January 2009, followed by probatio~
until the following March. This suspension is a
consequence of the group's unauthorized use of
school facilities, which were used to hold the San
Francisco 8 panel discussion that occurred Friday,
March 7.
SDS appealed this suspension on Monday April
7 in a meeting with Mercado. It was well attended
by multiple student groups who wanted to show
their support for SDS.
Members of SDS have voiced their concerns
about the concert moratorium and how it ties into
their current situation. "Events that are explicitly
advertised as concerts aren't banned for being
concerts, but are being banned for content,"
said Shyam Khanna at the meeting on Monday.
The criteria for deciding which events will be
allowed to happen is described by vice president
of Student Affairs Art Costantino as a continuum:
"Obviously, on one hand, we aren't going to be
having any more big hip-hop shows, but on the
other hand, a poetry reading would probably
be okay."SDS members assert that this way of
making decisions appears arbitrary.
According to Mercado and Phyllis Lane, the
Dean of Student and Academic Support Services
(SASS), the event in question had been originally
cancelled on the grounds SDS did not heed
their advice to no longer promote the benefit
concert and potluck in conjunction with the panel
discussion.
Madeline Berman is a freshman enrolled in
Hollywood.
BACKGROUND ON SDS SUSPENSION:
·SDS begins to plan the panel dlscussion, along with a
potluck and musical performance following it. The musical
performance was intended as a benefit show on behalf of an
anti·war activist.
·Though SD5 organizers say that the musical portion and
the potluck were separate from the panel discussion and
was initially organized by an off campus group, they were
promoted on the same fiier that was posted both on and off
campus.
·A contract to pay meml:iers ·of the San Francisco 8 for
coming to the college is submitted to, but never signed by
the administration according to Jonathan Christian Steiner,
an SDS member.
-According to MercadQ, Student Activities advisors are
informed from an outside source that the panel discussion
is being promoted with the benefit potluck and the musical
event. SDS is advised to remove these extra activities a week
before the planned date for the event.
-Steiner says that at this point SDS had only been told to
remove the potluck from the roster of events and claims
that an e-mail had been sent out informing both campus
members and non -campus members of this.
-Lane says that the website promoting the event had not
been changed. It is debatable whether or not there was an
effort made to take down fiiers, which advertised the potluck
and benefit show.
-According to Mercado, on March 5, two days before the
event, Phyllis Lane informs SDS that the event in its entirety
must be canceled on the grounds that it violates the concert
moratorium.
-According to Steiner, SDS talks with Lane and attempts
to compromise by removing the musical performance from
the event, leaving solely the panel discussion, but Lane is
adamant in her decision. According to Lane, she claims that
SDS had ample time to remove both unauthorized events
from the promotional e-mail, but had yet to do so.
-SDS, seeing it as the only reasonable option, goes ahead
without authorization and holds the panel discussion and
musical performance, on the grounds that it is a matter of
upholding the principles of free speech
-Police arrive after show to tell the group they are there
illegally.
-SDS claims that since the door had been unlocked, they had
already cleaned up after themselves and because nothing
had been damaged, they should not be charged with suspension for their actions. Mercado's counter to this statement is
that just because a door is unlocked, doesn't mean anyone
has automatic access to use the space.
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Walking into a small convenience store in Jordan's
capital city of Amman, one is greeted by, amongst
other things, seemingly western amenities: bags of
Doritos in an array of flavors, cans of Coke with
the "nutritional facts" written in Arabic, and Tony
the Tiger imploring one still to be Abia (Great).
Yet, more important than the Marlboros or the
dozens of bottles of purified water, is the teller
sitting behind the cash register. Ahmad, a skinny
newlywed, 23 years of age, chuckles to himself as
he reads the day's paper while sending texts out
on his phone. I ask him questions that were then
translated into Arabic (and back) for me by my
travel companion lmad Ahmad.
Ahmad says, "I do not like doing this. The days
are long, I get few days off, and I sleep in the back
of the store." Ahmad is an Egyptian laborer who
came to Amman to work to support his family
back home.
He pauses to take money from a customer, and
then continues: "This is not ideal. I have no other
choice but to work here. My mother takes care of
my disabled father, and my wife is pregnant."
Ahmad has been working in this community
convenience store for the past 3 years. He works
seven days a week, waking before 9am to open the
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OMINOUSLY STACKED IN DISJOINTED ROWS ALL AROUND
US ... HE SITS ON THE BED AND SHYLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
hard to find work in Egypt." As our conversation
continues, I ask Sammi when the last time he saw
his family was.
With a nostalgic smile, he replies "I saw them
(his wife, and two daughters) four months ago,
and will see them in another two. I work for six
months and I go home for six months, and I will
be back after that."
He has been working in this store for the past I 0
years and says that he cannot complain about his
situation-there is no other option, and his family
needs to be fed.
It is interesting to bear witness to the cycles
DO NOT LIKE DOING
through which individuals in the Middle East,
looking to support their families, are put through.
It is an intertwined network of transnational work
THIS. THE DAYS ARE
forces, people who are forced to sacrifice family
life in search of work. In Jordan, the majority of
LONG, GET FEW DAYS
hard labor is done by Egyptians.
With the importation of labor from Egypt, one
OFF, AND SLEEP IN THE
becomes witness to the exportation of Jordanian
labor-Jordanians frequently move to the oil rich
BACK OF THE STORE."
Gulf States (Kuwait, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia) in
search for higher paying jobs.
AHMAD IS AN EGYPTIAN
As Ahmad lowers the phone receiver, he calls
out to. the back of the store. In moments the third
LABORER WHO CAME
employee, a young boy with acne lightly scattered
across his face, comes running to the register.
TO AMMAN TO WORK IN
There is a brief exchange between the two, and
it is explained to me that this young boy, Hussein,
ORDER TO SUPPORT HIS
who is only 15, makes deliveries for the store.
I inquire whether it is alright if I ask him a
FAMILY BACK HOME.
few questions before he leaves, and he nods in
approval. We follow Hussein to the back of the
store, where both he and Ahmad sleep. There
shop and works straight through the day until II
are two thin mattresses that are elevated off the
or 12 at night.
He is only granted 2 days off per month and is floor by plastic blue crates; a harsh neon light that
paid 5 Jordanian Dinars (roughly 7 dollars) a day. · involuntarily flickers on and off, and the excess
Ahmad is one of three employees working at the supply from the store that is ominously stacked in
convenience store, all of whom are from Egypt. disjointed rows all around us. Hussein scrambles
I attempt to ask him about the state of employ- around the back room collecting the products he
ment in Egypt· but my question is interrupted by was told he needed to deliver· tw hags of pita,
a phone call. "Assif' (sorry), he says and picks up powdered milk, and labana (yogurt). After all the
the receiver. Sammi, another Egyptian employee merchandise is collected, he sits on the bed and
at 38 is a fuller man with a thick mustache and shyly acknowledges that he is ready to answer
questions.
horn-rimmed glasses.
I ask him what he is doing in Jordan and his reply
He proceeds to answer my question, "There is
is
similar to those of both Ahmad and Sammi: He
some work in Egypt, nut it is easier.to find it in
Jordan. You can make more money here and it is says that he has come to Jordan to work, to help
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"SCHOOL DOESN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING FOR YOU
IN EGYPT. THERE ARE OVER 80,000,000 PEOPLE IN
THAT COUNTRY, EVEN IF YOU GO TO SCHOOL, GRADUATE, AND GET YOUR DEGREE, THERE IS NO WORK."
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support his family. I look down at my notebook,
where I have several scripted questions and decide
that this is a good time to deviate from the list. "At
15, shouldn't you be in school?" I ask hesitantly.
His eyes dart around the back room that he has
been calling home for the past six months, "This
is better than school," he replies. "School doesn't
really do anything for you in Egypt.
There are over 80,000,000 people in that country,
even if you go to school, graduate, and get your
degree, there is no work." I press on and ask if he
came to Jordan alone. "No" he says, "I came here
IT IS EXPLAINED TO ME
THAT THIS YOUNG BOY,
HUSSEIN, WHO IS ONLY
15, MAKES DELIVERIES FOR THE STORE.
with my father. He works as a security guard for
one of the apartment buildings in Amman."
Slightly taken back by the confidence in his voice,
I ask Hussein how long he plans on working in the
store, to which he responds, without hesitation,
"My father and I are planning ori working for three
years here (in Amman). Then we will go home."
I proceed to ask him whether he believes that he
will be home for good after that. Furrowing his
brow and shifing his weight on the bed, he shakes
"THERE IS SOME WORK
IN EGYPT, BUT IT IS
EASIER TO FIND IT IN
JORDAN. YOU CAN MAKE
MORE MONEY HERE."
his head and replies, "No. We send money home
every month to my mother and my three sisters
and with my father's living expenses and travel
fees (70 dollars one way from Amman to Cairo
and back) we will probably have to come back.
after four months."
Sky Cohen and !mad Ahmad are enrolled in independent learning contracts in Amman and can be
reached at sky. cohen@gmail. com.
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1. MARCIA BALL - PEACE,
LOVEANDBBQ
2. JEFF HEALEY
-MESS OF BLUES
3. MOUNTAIN GOATS .
-HERETIC PRIDE
4. ANNE FEENEY - DUMP
THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK
5. THE WILDERS SOMEONE's GOT TO PAY
6. SLIM CESSNA'S
AUTO CLUB - CIPHER
7. KATHLEEN EDWARDS
-ASKING FOR FLOWERS
8. BLUE FLOYD - BEGINS
9. UMALALI -THE GARIFUNA WOMEN's PROJECT
1 0. SERA CAHOONE - ONLY
but he remains sharp and charming. Part of As THEDA Y IS LONG
it is his rhyme style defined by his ability
11. V /A- SILICON GRAFFITI
to rhyme multiple syllables in each rhyme
(Think Kool G Rap, lnspectah Deck, or 12. BLACK SPADE - TO
Fabolous). Part of it is his Eminem-esque SERVE WITH LOVE
cadence. But mostly, it's an unnamable
13. STEPHEN MALKMUS
endearing quality rooted in his dedication
and undying love of the game. Musically, AND THE JICKS - REAL
he's the reason you wouldn't trade your EMOTIONAL TRASH
beat-up concert tee in exchange for a store14. DIGA RHYTHM
bought new one.
He's calmed down the way many veteran BAND- OlGA
MCs have in relative old age, but where 15. KARRIN ALL YSON
others sound tired or disinterested, Ace
- IMAGINA: SONGS OF BRAZIL
bip-bop
· album of 2008
l!Ji RILEY FISHBURN
EMC is comprised of Masta Ace's M3
record label in its entirety. The group has
i existed in a latent collaborative sense for
some time now, with members Punchline,
• Wordsworth, and Stricklin having all
. appeared as guests on Masta Ace's classic concept albums Disposable Arts and A
Long Hot Summer. Additionally, the four
have all toured together for much of the
, past decade. But it wasn't until earlier this
' month that the quartet came out as such,
releasing their first joint effort, The Show.
· To endorse EMC as a "super group" is a
bit premature on the part of M3 records,
, but if the four talented rappers can remain
cohesive and avoid the checkered and
dangerous fate that seems to await every
! gifted young MC, then a sophomore
effort of equal or greater dopeness would
· certainly validate such terms.
. MastaAce has tried the clique thing before
: with his crew Masta Ace Incorporated,
which released two albums between 1993
; and 1995. But as the name suggests, Masta
Ace Inc. was little more than Ace himself,
' joined by a few of his friends for a more
• diverse posse sound.
However, not only has Ace evolved quite
a bit as· an MC since the early 90s, but
nowadays he runs with a group of lyricists
who give him a run for his money. While it
. remains unambiguous that Ace is the abbot,
Punch & Words have earned widespread
16. JOHN TRUDELL- MADNESS
AND THE MOREMES
17. BISHOB MEETS
MANJUL- GET UP AND TRY
18. CLARK - TURNING DRAGON
19. DON CAVALLI- (RYLAND
20. BILLY BRAGG -MR.
LOVE AND JUSTICE
21. VI!4 - CINNAMON GIRL:
WOMEN ARTISTS COVER
NEIL YOUNG FOR CHARITY
22. ROOMFUL OF BLUES
- RAISIN' A RUCKUS
23. WEIRD WEEDS - I MISS THIS
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THE ICE MELTS
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26. ELIZABETH NICHOLSON
AND STRINGED MIGRATION - FLY NOT YET
27.SCHOOL0FLANGUAGE
-SEA FROM SHORE
28. VAN MORRISON
- KEEP IT SIMPLE
29. VI A - SPIRITS IN THE
MATERIAL WORLD
30. ANTONIO PINTO - CITY
OF MEN SOUNDTRACK
sounds relaxed, giving credence to his
grizzled, earnest approach. This noncha-NICKI SABALU
lant, "Makin'-it-Iook-easy" flow sets him
even further apart from the flooded gangsta - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
market in New York .
But to look at The Show as a new Masta
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IN RIPTIDES OF NOSTALGIA IS THEIR
CREATIVITY AND THEIR CHEMISTRY
respect as a duo (you may have heard them
in collaborations with Talib Kweli, Mos
Def, or MF Doom), and Stricklin, who will
follow up on The Show with an impending solo LP, is the youngest in the group
and already looks like the illest MC out of
Milwaukee since Arrested Development.
(He is the only non-NY MC in the group.)
But let's get back to the reason you want
this album: Masta Ace.
I was first introduced to Masta Ace when
a friend played "Soda & Soap," a brilliant
conceptual song where Ace tells a meandering story using the names of sodas in
the first verse and soaps in the second.
Blame it on the glaring lack ofaclub-banger
in his resume. Blame it on his inability to
conform to trends or mainstream success
formulas. Whatever it is, Ace has remained
vastly underappreciated - even on the
underground map - for two decades now.
At 41 years of age, he has been receiving a
mere fraction of the props and ends given
to his legendary collaborators such as Big
Daddy Kane, Marley Marl, or Biz Markie.
This is evident in the pixilated liner notes
of The Show's D.I.Y. presentation. You'd
expect some frustrated angst after all that,
BUT LET'S GET BACK
TO THE REASON
YOU WANT THIS
ALBUM: MASTA ACE
Ace album is to lose Rodman, Pippen, and
Jackson in the blinding glow of MJ. There
isn't a moment on the album when you
merely endure the rest of the group just to
get to him.
What gives EMC buoyancy in a sea where
mediocre rappers drown in riptides of
nostalgia is their creativity and their chemistry. What makes The Show so great is not
the lyrics or the beats, it's that X-factor. In
this case, what pushes EMC beyond mere
cohesion of words and music is the obvious dedication of all four individuals.
All four are madly in love with Hip-Hop,
and it's all over them. You can hear it in
every syllable. As further evidence of their
wholehearted ingenuity, the group plans to
make a YouTube video for every song on
the album.
In a year that is set for highly anticipated
releases by Immortal Technique, Dead
Prez, Eminem, Jay-Z, Raekwon, The RZA,
Nas, The Roots, Lil' Wayne, Atmosphere,
and both members of OutKast, EMC
did the grunt work of setting '08 off,
putting an end to a first quarter filled with
disappointments.
Add to that the coming out parties of young
mixtape demigods Papoose and Saigon,
2008 is sure to be a year highlighted in an
otherwise upsetting decade for Hip-Hop.
EMC reminds us not only that Hip-Hop is
alive, but it is immortal.
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I screen you screen we all
screenfor
by GAVIN DAHL
Mind Screen
a teenage narrator (in Portuguese with
English subtitles) the stories in the film are
savage. The violence in Rio de Janeiro's
favelas is urgent and the emotional impact
is driven less by exploitation than shared
sense of humanity. Touches of humor
and hope balance the discomfort of the
situation.
For the last two Wednesday night double
features, Mind Screen has continued
bringing students what they want. Straight
from the top of the movie surveys, April
23 is eighties Night and April 30 is nineties Night.
At 7 p.m. check out the first feature film
from Hollywood to employ computer
generated images. Tron features fast
paced action that appeals to all ages. At 9 .
p.m., Who Framed Roger Rabbit? offers a
look at the next large scale CG I effort that
emerged from Hollywood when many of
us Greeners were in our infancy. A cartoon
rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence
when accused of murder is to trap a toonhating detective.
Nineties Night sees the return of the
original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
movie to the big screen in Lecture Hall I
at 7 p.m. Then the film with the soundtrack
that introduced much of North America to
Bjork, Tank Girl, shows at 9 p.m.
And that is just the first half of this
quarter's film programming from Mind
Screen. Stay tuned for the return to the
Capitol Theater and five more weeks of
great Wednesday night double features in
Lecture Hall I.
Mind Screen kicked off spring quarter
on April 2 with a huge Wednesday night
double feature. Super Bad and Hot Fuzz
brought together I 00 s.tudents in Lecture
Hall I to laugh at ridiculous cops and Rrated hijinks. Both movies were recipients
of huge support from student voters on the
Mind Screen survey this year.
The Wednesday night double feature this
week included the powerful documentary
The Weather Underground and the nightmarish modern epic Requiem for a Dream.
Ninety students checked in on at least one
of the movies. Students were treated to a
return of the free popcorn, which had been
unavailable last week due to electrical
problems.
On April 16, Mind Screen shows Wallace
& Gronul in the Curse ofthe Were-Rabbit
from the UK at 7 p.m. and City of God
from Brazil at 9 p.m.
Wallace and his adorable dog Gromit
were created by Nick Park and Aardman
Animation studio years ago, and finally
received the feature film treatment in 2005.
The stop-motion critters were shaped out
of clay by real hands, yet the delightful
characterizations are truly captivating.
Folks with a green thumb, cheese experts,
Anglophiles, and collectors of garden
gnomes can all find something to cherish
in this charming G-rated movie.
It is quickly clear why City of God was
nom ina ted for four Academy Awards after
its domestic release in 2002. Under the
direction of Fernando Meirelles and Katia
Gavin Dahl is a senior enrolled in
Lund, the film dazzles with edgy cutting Evenings with Chekhov, and coordinates
and a visceral visual rhythm. Framed by Mind Screen.
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Jim Hi~htower
at Cap1tol Theater
On Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m., hardhitting populist, writer, public speaker,
national radio commentator and author Jim
Hightower will appear at Olympia's historic
Capitol Theater in a benefit for KAOS-FM
Olympia Community Radio and the Olympia
Film Society. Tickets are available at Phantom City Records, Traditions Fair Trade or
buyolympia.com. At 6 p.m., there will be a
pre-show reception at Plenty! Restaurant
with limited seating. The reception admission price will include a ticket to the event
and a copy of Hightower's new book Swim
Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can
PRESS: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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Reflective
Resonance
by BRANDON CUSTY
The new, self-titled album by Evergreen
sophomore Ben Ziakin is a sampling of
his past recordings. The first four tracks
were recorded a few years ago, right after
Ziakin graduated high school.
The acoustic guitar introduces the album
on the first track "Long Distance Call."
The vocals guide the listener into a
contemplative state, straining to hear all
the variations of voice and string. "You'll
Walk Alone" brings the full fury of the
harmonica into play along with hand
drums and complex strumming.
The songs have a sorrowful quality that
seems unfitting for a young Ziakin just
out of high school. They present a reflective resonance that makes listeners aware
of their own past. The next three songs
were recorded at KAOS in January of
this year. "Cactus Song" brings a faster,
sillier feel to music. Going back to his
roots with "Strong Silent Type," Ziakin
says, "This is the first song I ever wrote."
It's a song about his ten-foot tall woman.
The lyrics to the song are contradicted by
the serious vocals and the melody.
The last three songs step back to the
solemn feeling of the earlier songs.
Ziakin uses sophisticated guitar techniques throughout the album, but the last
three songs showcase his skill best.
Fusing his vocal melodies with the
reverberating strings, he is able to tell
an emotional story. The faster paced
"Mondrian's Lines" gives way to "Sink
Below the Sand," a song about a pirate.
The two songs, though aesthetically
different, both elicit effective emotional
plots.
"Sink Below the Sand" tells the story of
a pirate lost in sand underneath the sea:
"Voices from the mountains, voices from
the hills, sing to the sea and sink down to
me, to keep my body chill." The last song
is an instrumental piano piece entitled
"Fathers and Sons." It is the perfect thing
to hear after th_e chilling song preceding
it.
Ziakin is going on tour soon; in fact, he
may have already left. I bought the album
from him at The Artisan's Cafe after his
show. I hope that he will find a way to
make his music available: it should be
heard.
Brandon Custy is a junior enrolled in
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On the events of February 14 -1 Sat The Evergreen State College
by NOAH THEEMAN-LINDBERG
I am part of the Hip
Hop Congress (HHC)
and was the central
promoter of the Dead
Prez concert. I'd like to
share my thoughts and
ideas relating to this
event.
We put this show together as a new student
group seeking to create the best jump-off
show possible. Dead Prez had been at the
top of the school survey list for 12 years
straight and we knew we were the ones to
finally bring them here.
We considered this show's potential for
trouble as we worked to create it. We all
knew about the music of Dead Prez and
it was no secret they are a black/African
nationalist group. Nor was the dissonance
created by the fact that Evergreen is a
mostly white school something which was
unknown to us.
It is clear these things had been raised
before. During one of our meetings, Narciso
Moyarga looked exasperated saying,
"Look. You are the people. They'll come
for the people."
Narciso was a big dreamer of this concert,
and his previous attempt to bring Dead Prez
to Evergreen with the help of DJs Heavy
Set and Turtledove laid the foundation for
us to come back a few years later, try again,
and succeed with him as the MC and them
as DJs.
Dead Prez still may not have come at all
if it weren't for the fact that Evergreen is
known for being a center of liberal radicalism. They certainly wouldn't have come if
it weren't for Evil Twin booking agency,
our advisors in Student Activities as well as
other supporting groups, and the University
of Puget Sound (UPS) whose show scheduled for the day after helped us split costs
and create extra incentive.
This show created active unity between
people who identifY with or as the Brown
Berets, the Black Panthers, hippies, Yippies,
feminists, environmentalists, white liberals, the disabled, parents, the elderly, union
workers, teachers, dancers, artists, Jews,
Asians, mixed races, American Indians,
Latinos, Chicanos, African-Americans,
Caucasians, community activists, prison
activists, THE YOUTH, and HIP HOP. All
getting along with one another, all there for
the same reason, all completely mesmerized by the power Dead Prez brought to the
stage.
Unfortunately, one of our security staff
was involved in a fight that may have triggered the events that followed the concert.
We will take extra steps in the future to
make certain that everyone participating
in events understands procedure inside and
out. With that in mind, I also believe this
situation was far too complex to pin on any
hankful American
by MATTHEW TSIPRAS
Some countries have a - ·
higher standard of living
than the United States, at
the expense of massive
federal involvement in
their economies. We
enjoy one of the highest
standards of living in the world, despite the
fools who hold power. Why are thousands
risking their lives to sneak into this country,
rather than the other way around? This is
attributable to the sheer grace of God.
Not only are we one of the most blessed
nations in the world, we are the most generous people on earth. That's right. America
isn 't that greedy capitalist skunk the far left
so deems us. Americans give more to charity per person than any other nation. Yes,
America has a capitalist economy, the same
economy that frees us to be the philanthropist::; of the world. Be thankful that you are
an '\merican. You have the freedom to work
out vour salvation in fear and trembling without having to scrounge for your next meal.
Hurr c me Katrina exposed the real poverty
that . 'I exists in this country, and the great
caoa<
of our nation to give. In 2006, U.S.
chan le giving hit a record $295 billion.
C n t 1mmanentize the Eschaton. America
m<. nc be the shining city on a hill Ronald
Re 1r envisioned, yet there is no other
na. >r vhere I'd rather live. I'm not asking
y01 1 t worship a nation-state, but the very
Gc
o brought you into this land. Stop
behevu g the grass is always greener fallacy,
md ( down before your God.
Th
r left's anti-Americanism is linked
Nit t ..:ir hatred of President Bush. The
>re~ de 1t and I disagree on several issues.
-Ie :s 1, de mistakes that, to me, seem entirely
1!. Yet the level of hatred I see for him
rra
mr
allege campus seems even more irraional and, ultimately, self-destructive.
The ;nne energy wasted in hating a presi1ent could be used for improving oneself and
1e world around us. But then we'd have to
take personal responsibility for our actions,
more difficult than blaming your chief executive as the cause of all evil.
Hatred clouds judgment. It is hatred that
forces one to blame President Bush for the
Iraq war, ignoring that it was Bill Clinton
who routinely bombed Iraq, supp011ed the
Oil for Food program, and signed the Iraq
Liberation Act into law, declaring regime
change the oflicial U.S. policy. It is hatred
that torces one to blame Mr. Bush lor the
recession, ignoring that it was Mr. Clinton
who coasted on the success of Reaganomics, leaving the next president a tech bubble
ready to burst.
It is hatred that forces one to blame President Bush for Hurricane Katrina, ignoring
the failures of New Orleans' Democratic
mayor, Louisiana's Democratic governor,
and the Democratic presidents who did
nothing to fix the levees. As an American,
I respect the office of president and pray for
whoever holds it, regardless of whether I
voted for him. If your hatred for your president exceeds your love for your country, you
have a serious problem to discuss with your
psychologist.
As a student of history, I'm skeptical of the
assertion that Mr. Bush is the worst president
of all time. Harry Truman left office, during an
unpopular war, with the highest disapproval
of any president in history. He's now remembered as one of our greatest presidents. Mr.
Reagan won by a landslide, both terms, and
left office with the highest approval rating of
any president since World War II. He's now
regarded as a buffoon.
Mr. Bush, as an average American president, is better than many national leaders
in the world. Thank God that I live under
Bush instead of Kim Jong-11 or Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad. There is no moral equivalence
between Mr. Bush and these dictators, unless
America really is your hell. As for myself,
rm thankful to be an American.
few individuals.
So in spite of this incident, I must applaud
the professionalism that was consistently
held throughout the night by virtually every
single person working there. I estimate
over I ,000 people actually contributed
in some way to the making of this show.
That excludes the 800-plus people in
attendance.
Then, because of the aftermath of the
concert: The UPS show was canceled.
One show ruined, six scapegoats arrested,
tens of thousands of dollars in damage to
our school , one person reportedly fired for
being seen on tape just hanging around,
one student group's status revoked, sexual
assault, hatred, paranoia, mob mentality,
fighting with comrades, witch hunts, lies,
manipulation , division, suicidal depression,
distrust, disillusion, shallowness, laziness,
fear, contentment, abuse of privilege .. .
This isn't what Dead Prez came here to
create. Local DJ Luvva J said it very well:
"Hip Hop is not a culture of fools ."
Straight up! If you want to find the real
cause of this confrontation, it can be found
in the history of Evergreen and especially
in the Port Militarization Resistance of last
November.
We need to channel all this energy at Evergreen into something positive and meaningful, and Rozell with The Musician's Club is
helping to make all that come to reality. He
has worked to rlan a "Green Week" from
May I 9-23, which is open to include events
from any student group. This is a great
opportunity.
Consider this: I attended an anti-war
protest in Olympia last month where the
speaker asked everyone in the crowd who
was not a "Greener" (Evergreen student) to
raise their hands. The whole crowd did so
accordingly.
"We need to defend our image," the
speaker said, "We need to let people know
that we're not just a bunch of Greeners."
[Applause].
This is painful evidence that we have
isolated ourselves from our allies in the
region and from the local community.
Therefore, I'm extending an invitation to
anyone who does good work in the greater
NW area to come and join us in solidarity
to create a Day of Unity at Evergreen on
Wednesday, May 21.
Let's ask all the student groups and area
non-profits to set up tables on Red Square
to showcase their individual organizations.
In this way, we will exercise our right to
unify. Email me about it at GreencrUnity@
gmail.com.
One Love,
Noah Theeman-Lindberg
Noah Theeman-Lindherg is a student
enrolled at 1'l1e El'ergreen State College.
A call for decency
l~y
JOHN SMITH
The events that took
place in the early
hours of February 15
and the ensuing arrest
or the rioters have
sparked a great deal of
controversy and debate
on campus. This is a good thing, and
encourage everyone with an opinion on
the issue to speak his or her mind and
speak it loud. A few of the tactics used in
the debate, by both sides, have bothered
I me.
The worst of these tactics, however, is
the citation of the rape that occurred last
quarter as an example of the incompetence of the Evergreen police . Though
it would seem a valid argument, it has
been nullified by the victim's anonymous letter to the CPJ printed two weeks
ago . To remind people, she said that the
campus police were very helpful to her in
the days following the incident.
This has gone over some of the debaters '
heads. A large banner adorned Red Square
this past week, reading : "Five rioters'
arrested, but where ' s the rapist?" In addition, a letter to the March 13 edition of
the CPJ condemned police for prosecuting victimless crimes, while failing to
catch the rapist. Whether you approve of
the campus cops, or you despise them and
want them gone, common sense declares
that when the victim of the crime you are
citing as an example of police misconduct
stands up in favor of the police, the argument is no longer valid. At this point, you
are no longer arguing for the sake of the
victim. What you are doing is politicizing
someone else's pain. You are arguing in
favor of your own political agenda.
I would like everyone who is reading
this, whether or not you support the
police, to consider the dilemma faced
Matthew Tsipras is a senior enrolled in by the police following that terrible
incident. I would like you to consider
Justice at Work.
how the police could have gone about
identifying, locating and hunting down
the culprit. Catching a criminal isn't as
easy as it looks in the movies, especially
when the victim of the crime was unable
to identify this crimina!. However, if you
are against the very concept of police,
then I'd like to ask, how do you think that
you, as an individual and as a member
of the community, would have gone
about catching the rapist, or even better,
preventing the incident in the first place?
How many ofyou, who have denounced
the inability of the police to catch the
criminal, have made any attempt to do
so yourself? How many of you are selfassured and confident enough to believe
that you are able to do this? And what if
you found the culprit? How would you
deal with him? Without the police, things
get sketchy. You condemn the police
for not catching him, so obviously you
want him to be caught. But if you hate
the police, to whom would you talk about
bringing him to justice? Would it be your
friends and colleagues? That could turn
into an ugly lynch mob . How would you
deal with him, and what he had done,
in a manner both fairer and less brutal
than how he would be dealt with by the
police?
I urge all of you who have used or plan
to use this incident as an example of
what's wrong with the police to answer
every single one of those questions. I am
not coming out against or in favor of the
police, and I encourage people on both
sides of this issue to continue speaking
their opinions on the matter. I'm coming
out against the politicization of a terrible
incident for which the police were not
at fault. This is not about whether or not
the police have a place in our community. This is about respect and common
decency.
John Smith is a senior enrolled in
Illuminations.
www.evergreen.edu/cpj
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Late night bus is great, but Hawed
by JESSE MAUPIN
I am so excited and
pleased that the late
night bus extension of
the 41 route, coined
by many as the "drunk
bus," is up and running,
providing
a
high
demand service for on-campus residents
here at Evergreen. It is fantastic to finally
have a means of getting about late at night
that does not put people in risky situations
such as hitchhiking or biking in the dark.
This service is greatly appreciated, but I
think that there are a few major problems
with the current system that should be
worked out. As I understand it, this is a
pilot program, and the success of this first
quarter will determine the future of the
"drunk bus" in the future- that is why I
think it is important to address a few key
concerns felt by many students who use
this service.
My first concern, and the issue that I
think is most important, is: Why does the
bus drop off at the library, and not in
Housing'?! I was astonished to learn that
the bus circumvents the normal daytime
route, and delivers riders to upper campus,
at the library loop. I think this is a terrible
idea. and an irresponsible plan of action for
several reasons.
With the recent acts of vandalism and
increasing pressure to prevent damage to
public property on campus, does it not
seem like a terrible idea to drop off dozens
of students, many of whom (let's face
it) may or may not be intoxicated, in the
middle of Red Square, late at night?
My concern in this manner is not for the
actions of our students - I believe in the
power of individuals to make intelligent
decisions regarding their behavior - but it
does not seem appropriate to put students
in a vulnerable position, in which they
are forced to walk across upper campus,
back to their residence halls in often-nasty
weather.
This puts students in an uncomfortable
situation for several reasons, perhaps the
most serious being the threat of sexual
predators. Many people have heard of the
sexual assault at St. Martin's University
that took place just last week.
A less serious, but very real concern
in people's minds is the threat of being
targeted by police for illegal behavior.
Students are given the option to call
dispatch and request a police escort to walk
them home if they feel unsafe, and I think
this is an important service, but it is inappropriate for this situation.
Let me be very clear when I say this:
Students are not going to feel safe asking
for a police escort if they or their friends
have been drinking.
It is unfair, and I believe an almost subversive tactic to put students at the mercy of
the police for their safety, while knowing
full well that it is the responsibility of the
police to enforce policy and monitor the
illegal activities of students.
Underage students arc going to drink
alcohol and engage in behavior that puts
them at risk of the law - we cannot control
this. What we can control is what situations
· these students arc placed in, and how they
are treated as a result. I suggest bringing
them straight home so they can go to bed
and avoid unnecessary contact with law
enforcement.
Perhaps an alternative solution would be
to designate Crimewatch exclusively for
escorts, with an agreement that they will
not interfere on the student's behalf unless
they appear to pose a threat to themselves
and others?
by CAMERON MORRIS
A second, and less pressing concern of
mine is the question of why the bus only
I remember that Friday
runs once every hour, and not twice per so well, the day after
hour. Since we are paying for this service, the riot. I remember the
I assume that we have the power to hire collective shame others
more drivers to accommodate the demand and I felt at being Greenthat this service is contracted to provide. ers. None of us wanted
.
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As a passenger on one of Friday night's to thmk that our own
late night buses, I can tell you that there classmates could lose control like that and
was not enough available seating on just cause destruction to such a degree on this
one bus for all the people coming back to campus.
"Did you hear what happened?"
campus. This is a hassle for the driver, who
"Did you here Evergreeners looted a cop car
has to turn people away when the bus is too
full (this has happened to me in the past), after knocking it over at the concert?"
and it makes for a stressful, uncomfortable
Those who witnessed the riot were shocked.
ride, as entertaining as it may be. It seems That day, I was blessed not to be one of
that an obvious solution to this dilemma those individuals. One of the onlookers who
would be to provide service every half watched as animal psychology took hold and
hour, or have two buses running, to provide all sense of self was lost.
enough seats for all that wish to ride.
It all started when a fight broke QUt at the
I urge other students to voice how they concert, which later led to an arrest, which led
feel about these suggestions, and for the to many seeing it as racially motivated and
officials in charge of this pilot program to unjustified, which led to the surrounding of
consider making the changes suggested the police car. The Thurston Country Sheriff
above, before these issues become a major arrived and tried to get information, but had
problem.
little cooperation from the crowd. The man
arrested was released and the crowd began
.Jesse Maupin is a junior enrolled in
throwing bottles and threatening the officer,
Foundations of llcalth Science.
which led to the Olympia Police Department
being called. They succeeded in getting the
officer out, but anger from the crowd had
grown since tear gas had been used tq get to
her. When the police car didn't start, students
covered it in graffiti, and then overturned it,
as well as stealing a laptop and a radar gun.
Graffiti also littered the surroundings nearby.
What were they thinking, the kids that day?
immediate relief to their lives devastated Did they really believe they were doing
by oppression. Let us demand reparations something right and standing up for justice?
for all peoples murdered, beleaguered, or Part of me doubts that because the sheriff's
otherwise denigrated by agents and policies report mentions the smell of alcohol and
methamphetamines; many weren't in their
of our government by all means possible.
The ISSC is moving toward its goal of right minds that day.
bringing displaced student(s) to Evergreen.
The sad thing is, it didn't end here. It didn't
1\ tuition waiver for Fall 2008 has been
end with an apology and Evergreen showing
made available on tf:!e condition that the the world that all Greeners aren't like the riotliving and travel expenses of the student be ers at the concert. On campus, things changed.
raised by students and community members Posters saying "Fuck the Cops" began to pop
through the ISSC. Now our work becomes up all over campus, and an anti-police rally
securing approximately $10,000 in cash was staged by anarchists who were calling for
and kind by the end of June as requested an end to police presence on campus. Thankby the administration to finalize the waiver. fully there was a counter protest of, "We <3
We have organized a silent auction for May Cops" and "No Violence," and other similar
2 at the Old K Records building and are posters were held up. It made me happy that
currently soliciting donations from local most Greeners did not feel like victims and
businesses, community groups and indi- knew the stupidity of trying to justify violent
viduals to attain our goal.
actions.
It was lack of respect, and scapegoating of
Since its inception the ISSC has been a
grassroots community project, which would the cops that made me want to leave Everhave faltered without the support of this green. Part of me on some level still does,
community. Now, as ever, we graciously that is, if more incidents like the riot occur. I
solicit the support and participation of won't see any reason staying in an unhealthy
the Evergreen and Olympia community, environment centered on violence. Since I
which will be necessary for the (hopefully came to Evergreen for an education, to learn
extensive) duration of this endeavor. In subjects, and make productive changes in the
the spirit of the multifarious movement to world.
dismantle U.S. domestic and global impeThe riot made me ashamed to be a Greener,
rialism and to generate the reparations to as did the actions of the anarchists on
those whose lives have been eviscerated by campus, but I've seen that not everyone is so
it, please offer your support to the ISSC. full of hate. Not everyone sees themselves as
Like the students, guerillas, and resistance victims of society. And in the end, I know I
writers to whom Tariq pays homage (not to can be the change I wish to see, and Evermention Ali himself), our struggles, direct green can still be the learning environment I
and physical, institutional and unglamor- came here for.
ous, are one.
Cameron Morris is a sophomore enrolled
C. V. Rotondo is a junior enrolled in in Fairness in International Trade and
Entrepr' ,eurship.
Monstrous Possibility.
The multifarious struggle:
1968and now
hv C.V. ROTONDO
A recent article on Z
Net by Tariq Ali, Where
flus
All
The
Rage
inspired and
deeply saddened me.
In the piece, Ali muses
upon the pinnacle of
mass resistance in subaltern nations, Eastern Europe, Britain, the U.S., and most
spectacularly, France, in response to the
persistent Vietnam War in 1968. His portrait
of the past, colored by Vietnamese guerrillas routing high technology U.S. imperialism, colonized freedom fighters across
Africa and Asia, and even white bourgeois
students and activists of the European capitalist world, moved me, compelled me, to
write. However, when I muse, not on the
tumult of 1968, but on the tragic diminishment of prefigurative and resistance politics
today, I am less inspired than confounded.
Like Ali, I long foremost with my words
to empower and provoke, never to resign
or damper, radical social change. With this
goal in mind I attempt to dispel despai~ by
recalling the defiant strides (however tenuous) taken in Olympia against resignation
and defeat.
The resistance at the Port of Olympia
in November and current organization
in response to enhanced political repression from Evergreen's administration do
inspire - if not with the gravity of 1968,
at least with the undertones of its legacy.
Specifically, the project of the Iraqi Student
Solidarity Committee (ISSC) represents
one pragmatic and unifying aspect of the
movement for radical social change gaining potency in Olympia. It is imperative for
Cione?
us, as a movement, to realize the relational,
complimentary nature of the work done in
November and that of the ISSC .
While the images of 1968 invoked by
Ali were of students clashing with French
police and the Vietnamese militarily defeating U.S. aggression , we must realize that
these are not (yet) the particular struggles
of our privileged circumstance. The police
violence and subsequent compassion,
solidarity and creative opposition that
I witnessed in November, continues to
invigorate the struggle. Yet behind the front
lines during those two weeks and beyond,
just like historical struggles, unglamorous
·and invaluable work was and is being done.
Those watching telephones twenty-four
hours a day, providing medical support on
the ground, filming, offering legal support,
and communicating unceasingly with an
often vicious media deserve the utmost
gratitude. Their continuing work keeps the
movement alive. Akin to this subsumed,
foundational work is that of the ISSC
-meeting and jousting with administrative
and legal restraints, organizing community
support, raising funds, and ultimately creating an opportunity (albeit circumscribed)
for students displaced by racist, imperialist
occupation to pursue their education. In
opposing and ending the current imperialist venture(s), the movement must employ
myriad strategies of direct, often violent
confrontation and more subtle, institutional campaigns. Solidarity with Iraqis
and all other foreign and domestic peoples
defending themselves against the unbridled
militarism of our country entails demonstrating and enacting a commitment to
physical confrontation against oppressive
agents and institutions as well as supplying
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Evergreen
student after
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runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
Apri/4 - June 1S, 2008
This spring, free yourself from your car and hop on the Nightline, the new, safe, and smart
way to commute on the weekends after dark! Whether you're out on the town or studying
in the library, the Nightline will get you where you need to go!
About: This pilot program by Evergreen, contracted to Intercity Transit, will run on Fridays and Saturdays untii3AM; on Sundays until Midnight. This service starts April4 and ends June 15. See route
info on the reverse side.
How to ride: Your late-night transit fee funds this service, so it is free if you show a valid Evergreen
ID. Your friends can ride too, if they pay the regular fare of 75C or $1.50 for an all day pass. The
Nightline serves all Intercity Transit stops along the route.
Dial-a-Lift: Registered Dial-A-Lift clients can request a Dial-ALift ride by calling 360-754-9393.
After-Hours Escort: If you're on campus after hours and
would like an escort, Police Services can provide one.
Call360-867-6832.
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CREW,from cover
The strength of the Women's novice 4+
(a) crew was evident in their excellent
fini sh. The Women's second Novice 8+
finished third in their heat and the Novice
4+(b) boat finished fifth after leading for
the first half of the race .
Aaron Starks elaborated on the character of the team, now in its eighth year.
"These women demonstrate heart,
getting up from 6 to 8 in the morning on
a cold wet day so that they can come here
and compete with some of the best teams
in the country.
"We ' re out here battling stroke for stroke
with these top rated, nationally ranked
colleges and universities. It shows the
character of these rowers.
"I'm really proud of them today. They
have learned that they can be just as
fast as people from big recognizable
colleges."
He added, "Athletes do go to Evergreen
and a lot of them row."
Evergreen Crew has three regattas left
this year. The team has three regattas left
culminating in the WIRA Championships
in Sacramento on May 3 and 4.
So if you happen to be walking along
Budd Bay at 5 in the morning, give them
a wave, though they probably won't wave
back because they will be busy rowing.
Brandon Custy is a sophomore enrolled
in Rehearsal and Performance.
THE NOVICE FOUR FINISHES STRONG IN VANCOUVER AT THE NCRC INVITATIONAL
Base a
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GAVIN DAHL
It was a double play! The Geoducks were
competing, fiercely. Our ex-Marine catcher
had blood on his jersey. He came over to the
dugout as blood gushed down around the
base of both nostrils onto his white uniform
with the green letters.
"My nose is broken. From the inside, I
think," Visser guessed. Visser cleaned his
face as best he could with a small green towel,
put it in his
back pocket
and trotted
back toward
home plate.
With
only
two
outs,
there
was
more baseball to play.
The Vikings
went on to
win 5-2.
Nearly every active team member on the
Evergreen club saw playing time and a plate
appearance during the second game. The
Geoducks lost 12-2. Sunday's game was
ruled a rain out, and the teams are looking
to reschedule.
The Geoducks play three games against
Central Oregon Community College this
weekend in Bend before opening up at
home with a double header against Eastern
Washington University at Black Hills High
School on Saturday, April 19, starting at
noon.
spr!ngs 1nto
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The Evergreen Geoducks ' baseball season
began with two losses on Saturday. April 5
against Western Washington University in
Bellingham . The Geoducks have only one
I victory on the record books and coach Kip
I Arney thought of last season as a rebuilding
year. This year's club is stacked with the
best hitters, the
most pitchers,
and strongest
in
defense
school history.
/ Jody Nailon
started game 1
on the mound
against
the
Vikings, with
veteran catcher
Dan
Visser
behind
the
plate. Nai Ion mixes free spirit and huge
dreadlocks with classic pitching mechanics
and a short, puffy pitching glove. He held
the Vikings to five runs, four earned, over
three innings, keeping the game close.
Zach Duris got the Geoducks on the scoreboard with a towering line drive over the
center fielder's head. Ty Elliston, who had
reached base on a walk, hustled all the way
around to score and as Duris rounded second
to stretch his hit into a triple the cutoff man
launched his throw over the head of the third
/ baseman, past the visiting Geoducks dugout,
into the stands. Duris scored though his hit
was ruled a triple.
Gavin Dahl is a senior enrolled in ,
Ian Pereida-Perry took over on the mound Evenings with Chekhov and is a member of :
in the bottom of the fourth inning. The the Geoducks baseball team.
defense held tough in support of their pitcher ,--as he held the Vikings to three hits over three
innings with careful pitch selection and great
control.
The highlight of the weekend came in the
bottom of the 4th inning as a Western batter
i hit a fly ball to Jody Nailon, now playing
center field . Catching the ball on the fly,
Nailon made an amazing throw to the plate,
challenging the runner attempting to score
from third.
Catcher Dan Visser shifted his body far to
his left to make the catch with his right hand
closing in on thl' ball in his glove. Then as
if by instinct he spun his hands from left to
right and lunged backward twisting to race
the runner's cleat to home plate with his
mitt.
His dive so surprised everyone - the
runner, both teams, the fans, and the umpire
- that when he held onto the ball and the
ump called the runner out, we all screamed
and hollered and jumped up and down like
crazy.
Player profile:
Trevor Kinahan - SS, P
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ZACH LICHT
How did you get into baseball?
My dad taught me how to play when I was
four. I grew up in Georgia, we played ball
all the tim e.
[We] moved to Venezuela, where I began
to play shortstop and catcher. Our team won
a title, that was supposed to send us to the
Little League World Series, but we couldn't
afford to go.
We moved back to Georgia for high school,
where we won two state titles.
How'd you get to Evergreen?
I was pretty tired of a traditional education . I went on a traveling program during
the summer before coming here. A friend of
mine there told me about Evergreen. I went
and applied, and ended up here.
How's the team doing this year?
At every position this year, each guy is
pretty good and very confident. We barely
lost the first game to Oregon, 5-2. It was
a really tough one, but we made a great
impression on the club league.
The second game we had didn't go very
well; one of our
pitchers had a
really
rough
first inning, and
we were not
able to come
back from the
deficit.
But we have
good
really
leadership this
year,
beyond
Coach, which
keeps everyone
on schedule and
motivated.
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What's In the
team's future?
PHOTOS: sn:VE AMICO
First, we need to get a field, 'cause we
don't have one at Evergreen. Next, we need
to get consistent, mandatory practices that
everyone can attend. We also need to win
a few games. This is the year we can prove
that we're ready to become a varsity sport.
Zach Licht is a freshman enrolled in
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NEEDED
Ready to make positive change at Evergreen? Geoduck Student Union representatives are charged with
upholding the values inherent to the Union Constitution, Bylaws and Mission Statement to improve students' quality
of life at TESC. The term will begin in June 2008 and end in June of 2009. The Union is consensus-based and
composed of 21 representatives, including at least one student from Tacoma and at least one student from Tribal-based
campuses. Before declaring your candidacy, you should consider the following points to ensure that this position will
fit your schedule and lifestyle next year:· You will need to be available to meet weekly during scheduled meeting times
for the entire year. • You will need to make yourself available for weekly office hours and committee meetings.· Stipends cannot be guaranteed every quarter because they depend on S&A Board decisions. Travel expenses are covered
for reps not from the Olympia campus. ·You may find that this position can be highly stressful and demanding, and
therefore you should be willing to adequately manage your time and prioritize your responsibilities as a representative.
• You must be patient and willing to learn from the process and each other. ·You must get shit done for the students!
Candidate information sessions will be held April 7th, 9th & 15th from 12-1 PM in the
CAB 320 solarium. Applications are due April 18th @ 5:00 PM at the CAB 320 front desk.
You can also find this form online at www2.evergreen.edu/studentgovernment
G.D.U. MISSION STATEMENT
"The Geoduck Union is the official representation of the student body at The
Evergreen State College. The Union is
committed to uniJYing students across
all Evergreen campuses, serving their
interests at the local, state, and national
levels, and empowering all students to
participate in positive social and political
change while foslering a fair and diverse
community. The Union works to improve
students' quality of lite by advocating
for students' rights and needs, facilitating communication among students, and
ensuring a lair balance of power among
faculty, statl; administration, and students."
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ACADEMIA
Monday, April 14
Study Abroad workshop. Interested
111 studying abroad? Find out more,
ask questions and read pamphlets. (4
to 5 p.m., Sem II Cl107)
Tuesday, April 15
Creative Writing workshop. Come
one, come all! This series has been
crafted in such a way as to be inclusive
and dynamic for all folks interested
in creative writing, whether they are
just dipping their toes in for the first
time or have been swimming in it for
so long that their fingers are wrinkly
and blue. (4 to 5:30p.m., Lib 2310)
Wednesday, April 16
Grammar Garden. Step up your
vocab! Amaze your professors and
your parents, in just four weeks!
One hour each session gets you
the Its and Bits of Grammar: basic
sentence construction: and creative
punctuation usc. Minimal jargon
involved. (1 to 2:30p.m. Lib 2310)
Medical Assisting Info•·mation
session. Members of the medical
assisting program on campus (the
students who work in the Health
Center) will talk about the program
and ans\H:rqucstions about becoming
an M !\. llosted by the Evergreen
Pn.:-llcalth Soc1ety. (1 to 2:30p.m.,
Scm II A31 09)
Academic Planning workshop. Plan
your a cad em ic future. (1 :30 to 3:30
p.m., Sem II, C1107)
ARTS &
CULTURE
Friday, April 11
What Remains Y Madrone book
release and reading.
Peel Bark
Press, dedicated to books, letterpress,
silkscreen, and design. (Doors at 8
p.m., reading at 9 p.m. Black Front
Gallery)
Saturday, April 12
Swim Against The Current: Even
A Dead Fish Can Go With The
Flow Jim Hightower has spent three
decades battling the Powers That Be
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on behalf of the Powers That Ought
To Be: consumers, working families,
environmentalists, small busmesses,
and just-plain folks. Tickets $15 for
OFS members and $20 for general
admission. (7 to 11 p.m., Capitol
Theater)
Wednesday, April 16
Mindscreen presents Wallace &
Gromit in tlte Curse of tlte WereRabbit and City of God. Movies and
popcorn are free, doors at 6:30 p.m.
(7 and 9 p.m., Lecture Hall 1)
Thursday, April 17
Zine-making workshop.
All
are welcome to help publish a zine
aimed at increasing awareness and
reducing the risk of sexual assault. (2
to 5 p.m., Library basement, Rm.
0406)
ISSUES
Thursday, April 10
Father Roy Bourgouis and the
School of the Americas. Sponsored
by CISPES. Free. (2 p.m., Scm II,
B1105)
Bernadine Dohrn speaking event.
l·ormer leackr of the Weather
Underground Organization, current
director and founder of the Children
and Family Justice Center at
Northwestern. Free. (7 p.m., Lecture
Hall I)
Saturday, April 12
Volunteer at The Seattle Green
Festival. Help educate festival-goers
about sustainability and receive
free admission. Carpool to Seattle
will leave dorm loop at 8 a.m. and
library loop at 8:15 a.m on Saturday.
Confirm your attendance by calling
(360) 867-6137 or e-mail hackerh@
evergreen.edu. (8 to 8:15a.m., dorm
and library loop)
Workers'
Assembly
on
Immigration. The Assembly is for
workers to talk to one another about
immigration, how it affects working
families in all of our communities,
and what we can do to stop exploitation
on the job and in the streets. ( 4:30 to
8 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Evergreen's Tacoma
Campus)
Do you need Washington State residency? Are you looking for entry
level social services or education positions? We are hiring full-time
AmeriCorps members to serve in Thurston County elementary schools
and social service organizations. Positions start 8/16/08 and end
7/15/09. You must be between 18-25 years old on Sep. 1st and have HS
diploma!GED. AmeriCorps service comes with a $1,037 monthly
stipend, $4,725 education award and other benefits. Find out more on our
website www.communityyouthservices.org (follow the "Programs" tab t
"Youth In Service") or call All.e n Stanton @ 360-943-0780 x 161.
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WEEKLY
MEETINGS:
Sunday, April 13
Juno screens at Oly~pia Film
Society through April 17. The film's
music by K1mya Dawson with a wit
overload presented by Ellen Page.
(2:30p.m. and 6:30p.m. each night
thereafter, Capitol Theater)
Tuesday, April 15
Todd Denny speaking event.
Featuring storytelling, discussion
on violence prevention, stalking,
male violence, sexual assault,
redefining acquaintance rape, highrisk situations for men and women.
(Noon to 1:30 p.m., Lecture Hall
5)
Wednesday, April 16
Documentary
"Rape
Is ... "
Coordinator of the Office of
Sexual Assault Prevention Talcott
Broadhead hosts this half hour film
exploring the meaning, severity and
consequences of rape. This event is
part of Evergreen's Sexual Assault
Awareness Month event series. (6 to
8 p.m., Scm II 82109)
FUTURE
Deadline fo•·su bmissions for untitled
literary journal. Send electronic
copies to writersguildevergreen@
gmail.corn (April 20)
"Helping Americans Who Travel
Abroad: The Consular Services
of the Department of State."
Free lecture by Donna Hamilton,
Retired Foreign Service Officer. For
information, call (360)-867-0919.
(April 20, 7:30 p.m., The Olympia
Center)
T-shirt design contest submissions
due. Submit a design for the 2008
graduation t-shirt desig·n contest. The
winner gets $200 and their artwork
on hundreds oft-shirts!
(April 22, 3 p.m., SemI 3165)
Dr.
Neil
deGrasse
Tyson.
World
renowned
astrophysicist,
bestselling author, and host of the
groundbreaking PBS series NOVA
scienceNOW appearing in person
for a fascinating journey across the
horizons of science, the universe and
society. (April 29, 7:30p.m., CRC)
PRESS: A Cross-Cultural Literary
Conference at The Evergreen
State College is inviting you to
help make this dynamic text arts
conference more dynamic-say,
super dynamic. Submit your writing
by May I, 2008. All submissions
will be strongly considered for panel
or workshop slots. See http://www.
evergreen .ed u/writi ngcenter/press/
for info. (Submissions due May 1,
conference May 24-25, Week 7)
Mondays
.
Capoeira COM 209, 4:30 to 9 p.m.;
, Cooper Point Journal
! CAB 316,5 p.m.
; EQA Evergreen Queer Alii; ance SEM II A2109, 3:30p.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.
Wednesdays
; 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.
; Center For Sustainable Entrepre; neurship SEM II C3l07, 2 p.m.
; Chemistry Club LAB
; II 2207, I p.m.
: EARN Evergreen Animal
; Right Network Vegan Potluck .. :
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; CAB 320, 5:30p.m .
; Evergreen Hillel CAB 320, 3 p.m. ;
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; Evergreen Pre-Health Society
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: SEM IIA3107, 12:30to2p.m.
: Evergreen Wilderness Adventure :
; Group SEM II A31 05, I p.m .
; Gaming Guild CAB 320, 5:30p.m.;
: Geoduck Union SEM II
; Cll07, 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.
: The Phrontisterion SEM
; II B31 09, 2 p.m.
: SESAME Students Educating
; Students about the Middle
; East, SEM II E21 07, I p.m.
; SESAME Iraqi Student
; Committee, SEM II
; E2107,3:15p.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.
Thursdays
Common Bread
Longhouse I 002, 5 to 8 p.m.
: Sabot Infosquat Library
' Proper Room 3303, 4 p.m.
Generation Friends SEM
II Cll05 6 to 8 p.m.
VOX CAB 320, Solarium,
5 to 6 p.m.
Fridays
Capoeira COM 209,
12:30 to 3:30p.m.
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