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"All the news that's fit to squirt:'
Live music threatened downtown
by JESSICA GONZALES
The Olympia City Council,
in tandem with its surge for
economic development of downtown Olympia, is attempting to
pass a noise ordinance.
This ordinance would restrict
noise output by downtown busi-
nesses to about 60 dB (near
conversational volume) after 10
p.m. It applies specifically to
music while excluding city-sponsored events, traffic noise and
other audible city din.
This ordinance would effectively
ban live music from downtown, a
key outlet for local musical artis-
tic expression.
The impact of this noise ordinance is sure to be felt on many
different levels, affecting numerous aspects of downtown life as
they exist now.
In general, this new ordinance
lacks the support of the community, save for the new condomin-
ium residents of the future.
City officials have characterized
the ordinance as a promotional
measure to increase and encourage new residents to move into
the downtown area.
Several
other
residentially
minded measures, such as increasing the maximum height for
downtown buildings, have been
proposed to the City Council.
c~mmunity
Students
and
members are welcome to voice
their opinions by attending city
planning commission meetings,
where a significant city resident
see DOWNTOWN, page 4
Officer Perez caught up in
Police Services sergeant search
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CASEY JAYWORK
Yesterday, dozens of students, Police
Services personnel, and other community members gathered in Lecture Hall
4 to witness and participate in a public
forum about the potential promotion
of Evergreen Patrol Officer Tony
M. Perez, one of two candidates for
an open sergeant position in Police
Services. From noon to I p.m., Perez
fielded questions while Chief Ed Sorger
moderated.
In the eight years he's worked on
campus, Offtcer Perez has become a
controversial figure. The Disorientation Manual (an alternative, studentpublished guide to Evergreen) carries
his photo with the words, "CAUTION!
Mace-Happy Fascist Ex-Marine (also,
he eats babies for breakfast)" plastered
on top.
On the other hand, a Cooper Point
Journal editorial anonymously submitted by the victim of last October's
sexual assault commended Perez's
professionalism and sensitivity as her
first responder after the assault.
Many students this reporter spoke to
have never dealt with Perez directly,
but many say they have heard horror
stories of misconduct and brutality
from friends.
While the crowd was generally
nonjudgmental in tone, several students
at the forum were openly hostile toward
Perez's promotion. While Sorger
requested that questions be phrased
hypothetically to avoid putting Perez
"on the stand," some were in obvious
reference to alleged misconduct and
brutality in Perez's past.
For example, one question took the
form of, "What would you do ... if one
of the officers on your team chose to
conceal his identity at the door when
knocking by covering the peephole
with a thumb?"
Perez responded, "I don't see anything
wrong with doing that," in terms of the
legal obligations of an on-duty officer.
Responding to the follow-up question,
Perez said, "An officer tackling somebody for smoking policy violation? I'd
say that's a little bit of an excessive
use of force." His response generated
laughter from several students.
The rest of the forum was a mash of
similarly-veiled accusations mixed
between more impersonal queries.
Regarding the use of tasers, Perez
argued that the "less-lethal tool"
allowed police to de-escalate volatile
situations without seriously injuring
a suspect. His comment prompted a
SETH VINCENT
chorus of theatrical coughing from POINTED QUESTIONS AND THEATRICAL COUGHING PEPPERED THE COMMUNITY
various audience members, to which he FORUM TO INTERVIEW OFFICER TONY PEREZ, AN APPLICANT FOR THE
SERGEANT POSITION.
see PEREZ, page 4
Geoduck Union postpones elections
by BRIAN FULLERTON
CURRENT REPS CHARLES
LOOSEN AND BRITTANY
NEWHOUSE
With one member abstaining
from the vote, _the Geoduck
Student Union voted to postpone elections until next week.
While there were specific
concerns about how votes were
tabulated in the ballot software,
the Geoduck Union is .also
using this time to get students
more aware about the elections
in general, as well as giving
students more time to declare
their candidacy. According to
Union Member Charlie Bloomfield, a week should be more
ON PAGE6:
Twelve remarkably
similar candidacy forms
were submitted for the
Geoduck Student Union
representative elections.
than enough time to make sure
the software is complete and
ready for the election.
about
Questions
arose
whether or not a week would
be enough time to get students
to log on and vote. The Union
decided that if any more time
was allowed for promoting the
see ELECTIONS, page 6
Sexual violence awareness
Greeners to Take
Back the Night
by JUSTIN SHEPHARD
A nationally recognized tactic to
fight sexual violence hits the Evergreen campus Thursday April 24 at
7:30 p.m. A rally in Red Square will
begin a march: Take Back the Night.
Take Back the Night marches have
been used in cities and on college
campuses across the nation since
1976.
The supporters describe the march
as positive action, and will be an
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affirmation that it must be safe to
walk the streets without fear of
sexual violence.
Numerous national campus organizationshave identified sexual violence
as an epidemic that victimizes one in
three women and one in six men. A
Take Back the Night event was last
done on TESC's campus during fall
quarter and involved more than 100
supporters.
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Queer Pride to Evagreen
l!J RAINBOE SIMS-:JONES
On Monday, The Evergreen Queer Alliance, a student group at Evergreen, kicked
off its week-long celebration of Queer Pride
with a potluck in the longhouse, to which
about sixty people showed up. Larry Locke,
the newest coordinator of EQA, was very
happy with the tumout. The potluck was
a way to reach out to the queer and queer
ally community at Evergreen, to let students
know about the resources available to them,
and to meet as peers.
Locke says that right now the club is trying
to rediscover itself. "It's been in a rut for
a while," he says. According to Locke, for
the past academic year and at the beginning
of this one, EQA was known as the "white
lesbian club, on the down-low." The club
was not very inviting to men or people of
color. '"People are starting to realize it's
different with new leadership. I'm really
trying to make it open to anyone who
identifies as queer and to those who don't.
I want people to come to meetings,. meet
new people and hear new ideas about our
world."
EQA strives to bring students together to
learn how to be leaders in their community, and to have fun. They educate the
community and at their meetings each week
they seminar on queer issues in the news.
Yesterday, at EQA's weekly meeting, they
seminared on Pride. Locke says he is always
shocked at how little people know about
the history of queer pride, but he amends,
"We don't know about our history because
we aren't raised by queers. Those that do
raise us generally have no clue about queer
history and misinfonn us from birth."
For those of us who don't know, Pride
began with the Stonewall riots of 1969.
Stonewall was a gay club in New York that
was regularly subjected to police raids due
to its type of patronage. At the end of their
rope, club patrons uprose, locked the police
inside the club and rioted for three days
afterwards, flipping cars and setting fires to
buildings. The year after that was the first
Pride Parade. Locke is actively searching
for the movie rights to Before Stonewall, a
documentary about queer movements before
1969. When he obtains them, he hopes to
show it to the Evergreen Community to
better inform everyone of queer history.
Locke wishes more Evergreen students
were involved with Stonewall Youth of
Olympia. Stonewall Youth is a non-profit
community organization that supports,
informs, and advocates for youth up to 21
years old who identity as part of the LGBT
community. They provide outreach, peer
support and education. "I wish I saw more
Evergreeners participating in Stonewall,"
says Locke. "I'd like to see more queer kids
learning about themselves while having fun.
We have the rest of our lives to be stodgy.
This is going to be a lifelong battle".
There are two more days of EQA events to
go. A "How to be a Queer Activist" event
will happen tonight, Thursday April 24,
from 6 to 8 p.m. in the CAB Solarium. The
event is being put on for free by Speaker's
Bureau, a group from Stonewall.
Friday's events include a film showing
of Quinceafiera, a film specifically chosen
because it combines queer topics with the
issues conceming women and people of
color. The film will start at 7 p.m. in the
Housing Community Center.
Society for Trans Action and Resources,
or STAR, is also contributing to Queer
Pride Week with the addition of Actor Slash
Model on Friday in which Trans Documentarians will speak about their experiences.
This event will take place in Lecture Hall
2 at2 p.m ..
If you have any questions, or would like
more infonnation about Evergreen Queer
Alliance, please email them at eqa@
evergreen.edu or come to their Wednesday
meetings in Sem II C2107 from 3 to 4 p.m.
It's always a great time to get involved!
Rainboe Sims-Jones is a senior enrolled in
an independent learning contract.
Societyfor'IbmsActionaudResomces(STAR)
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STAR is a group dedicated to providing
social support, resources, and outlets for
activism for trans people and allies both at
Evergreen and in the local community. Four
years after the groups inception, one of the
groups founders has recently stepped back
into the coordinating role and currently the
group is focused on building allyship with
organizations in the community. One of
those organizations is Project: Transitions, a
group new to Olympia which aims to offer
support and assistance to trans gender people
living in Washington.
STAR is also focusing its attention on an
event called Physical: A Night of Prose,
Poetry and Perfonnance. The event is about
bodies, cultures, identities and the ways they
all interact. STAR is looking for contributions from anybody with a body. Physical is
tentatively scheduled for late May or early
June, so now is the time to get involved! If
you have questions about Physical or want
to participate, please e-mail them at physical08@gmail.com.
STAR is also working to bring the acoustic
duo Coyote Grace to perfonn and educate on
campus. Built of flesh, bones, a transman
and a sassy femme, Coyote Grace has been
THOUGH WE WERE ONLY THERE FOR A FEW HOURS,
I SINCERELY ENJOYED MY TIME AT HARMONY Hill
by MADELINE BERMAN
Everyone who did not come to
volunteer at Hannony Hill this
past Saturday definitely missed
out on an enriching experience.
On April 18, The Center for
Community Based Learning and
Action made an expedition to
Hood Canal with a van full of
Evergreen students, excited to
work and donate their time and
energy. With this enthusiasm, we
were able to help maintain a one-of-a-kind
cancer retreat center, and as small a gesture
as this may seem, there remains the sense of
contribution to the greater good.
Founded in 1986 by Gretchen Shodde,
Hannony Hill exists to improve the quality
of life for those affected by cancer. It is run
entirely on donations and help from volunteers, giving everyone the chance to take
part in the free support offered in the fonn
of one and three-day retreats. Survivors, the
recently diagnosed, and relatives alike are
given the opportunity to come together and
work through the enonnous struggles that
are caused by cancer.
Overlooking Hood Canal, the grounds of
the center contain several buildings, including a main hall, dining area and a yurt. Much
of the land has been cultivated into gardens
and labyrinths to allow guests a moment to
reflect on their lives and be at ease.
Five days out of every week, women from
a low-level security center work in these
gardens and with their help, Hannony Hill
has been able to turn a parking lot into a
wheelchair-accessible labyrinth.
The group I was with worked at weeding horsetails from the lawns and planting
strawberries and various shrubs. Some of
the older volunteers working alongside us
were actually well-known gardeners, with
over twenty books published between them
on the subject of gardening. As we planted,
they told us about how healthy the soil was
and how to care for the different types of
plants. We were served lunch at 1 p.m. and
neveT before have 1 ever eaten such delectable vegetarian food. It was homemade
with fresh veggies from the garden and lots
of Jove in every bite. Though we were only
there for a few hours, I sincerely enjoyed my
time at Barmony Hill.
It's easy to volunteer, and not only do the
organizations greatly appreciate it, but you
gain a sense of fulfillment for knowing you
will have made a difference in the lives of
more people than you will ever know. Even
a small sacrifice of your time can mean the
world to a person in need.
If you would like to learn more, or to volunteer, contact Rose Swan at rose@harmonyhill.org or visit www.harmonyhill.org.
To contact the Center for Community
Based Learning and Action call (360)
or
visit
www.evergreen.
867-6137
edu/communitybasedlearning.
Madeline Berman is freshman enrolled in
HOLLYWOOD.
see STAR, page 6
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Eggplant update: Spring 'o8
by DAN BOLDUC & THE
FLAMING EGGPLANT
WORKING GROUP
The Fla.IT\ing Eggplant working group has
been busting out this quarter, putting the
pieces in place for the cafe to open. We've hit
a few roadblocks, but we're tackling them as
they arise, with members of the campus staff
and administration who are working hard
with us to see this project through.
Our main focus during winter quarter was
the procurement of our vendirig trailer that
we will be serving out of in Red Square.
Colleges and other state institutions cannot
simply purchase expensive items such as
this - they need to go through a process
that allows multiple vendors to bid on the
project. The purpose of writing a Request
for Proposal (RFP) is to communicate
to vendors what we want and see all the
options that are available. We spent our time
incorporating elements of green building
and sustainability that the kitchen commissary trailer world has never seen before.
We researched energy star appliances, alternative building materials, and fair compensation laws to try to find trailer that reflects
our values as a business. In early March, the
RFP was sent out to vendors for response.
After three weeks circulating, there were no
responses that could be considered. While it
is upsetting that we put a lot of work into a
process that was not fruitful, we are proud
of what we put out, and Evergreen is using
these ideas in future purchasing decisions.
As of writing this, we've another proposal
to solicit bids again and will be sending them
to manufacturers within the next week. This
time, our proposed trailer design is based on
typically stocked equipment rather than a
heavily customized trailer design. We should
have no problems receiving bids this time.
Another major stumbling block last quarter
was our search for a new prep kitchen. One
of the first steps completed when we began
a
this project was the approval of CAB 109
by the Evergreen Space Committee as a
preparation area. During winter quarter,
however, we realized that we should not
continue to move forward with that space,
since the upcoming CAB redesign would
displace us.
We began to look into alternative options
that existed on campus. After some deliberation, Housing staff and Facilities staff
decided that it would be valuable to purchase
an "emergency kitchen" trailer for use during
power outages and other emergencies. This
trailer would be leased to the Flaming
Eggplant for the time before our eventual
move into the redesigned CAB building.
We've tacked this second trailer onto our
original proposal for a vending trailer so that
companies can bid on both at the same time,
and both should arrive in summer.
We've also been working with the architects of the CAB building to design our
future kitchen once the CAB is redesigned.
Perez interview gets uncomfortable
We are thinking ahead to the future menu we
plan on serving. We're designing a kitchen
and serving space to meet those needs with
specialists in the architectural firm working
on the redesign. Although our first iteration as a cafe will be exciting, this future
space will be much more satisfying for both
students and employees of the cafe.
The project is proceeding well and the
working group is dedicated and enthusiastic
.Campuses are not designed to be changed
structurally, but widespread student support
and dedication has seen this project through
these hurdles. We're always open to help
and input - come hang out in CAB 320,
space 2. We also have an email address:
theflamingeggplant@evergreen.edu,
and
phone number: (360)867-6092 where you
can reach us.
Dan Bolduc is sophomore enrolled in an
internship learning contract with the Flaming Eggplant.
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replied, "Go ahead and clear your throats.
I'll wait." He went on to mention that he has
been tasered several times as an instructor
for police services.
At one point, Evergreen PR Manager
Jason Wettstein chastised other audience
members for their "childish" interruptions.
"If you have a point, why don't you make a
persuasive point? Let's hear the man."
In response to questions about alleged
police racism, he said he's "never seen
any racial issue on an officer. If I ever did,
I would. file a complaint myself, because I
don't agree with racism." Sorger concurred,
stating that while talk may have circulated
among students, he has had "no formal
complaints" of police racism for nearly
two years (he was hired in 2006). "If that
happens, that's pretty much grounds for
termination," Sorger said.
Perez also expressed confusion at the
animosity he receives from some students.
"1 hear where you're coming from ... l've
been brutalized and beat up by police before
in my past," he said, and suggested that his
reputation was negatively affected when he
began at Evergreen because he was often
confused with other "proactive" officers.
Speaking on his choice to work at Evergreen, Perez said he enjoyed his coworkers
and valued the diversity and community
atmosphere at the school. Afterwards, he
MARCH, from cover
The last march was shortly after a sexual
assault took place at Evergreen. A rape has
since been reported at St. Martin's campus.
With a rape every two minutes in the United
States, this march follows the recent victim. ization of a countless number.
The Women of Color Coalition, Evergreen
Queer.AIIiance, Women's Resource Center,
Coalition Against Sexual Violence, and the
Office of Sexual Assault Prevention all collaborated on the planning and organization
for this event.
Justin Shephard is a junior enrolled in Practice of Community.
Casey Jaywork is a junior enrolled in
Knowing Nature.
Jessica Gonzales is a student enrolled at
The Evergreen State College.
POUCE BLOTTER 4/24/08
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said he thought the forum had been "kind showing is necessary to flex community
of short," and said he and other officers power. Meetings are held each Monday at
supported "ongoing" forums to discuss the 5:00 p.m. at 900 Plum Street. Everyone is
concerns that had been raised.
especially encouraged to attend the May
Alternatively, one student said after the 5 and 19 meetings. Their scheduled topics
forum, "He dodged questions." This was include "Key Barriers to Development" and
part of a larger sentiment of frustration "Downtown Master Planning Efforts- Future
among some Greeners, towards both police of Fourth Avenue," where the existence or
non-existence ofluxury condos in downtown
and specifically Perez.
Freshman Andrew Nepstad summed up , will be discussed. Also, direct contact to city
a common viewpoint. "Whether he is the council members, such as Mayor Doug Mah,
fascist that people make him out to be or ordinance mastermind Jeff Kingsbury, Code
not, the fact that he so thoroughly upsets Enforcement Officer Ruth Snyder and otller
can be achieved by calling (360) 753-8447.
people is cause for alarm."
Salal berry picking
A police officer responded to a call about
a "gold-colored vehicle" parked by the
dumpsite with its trunk open. The officer
found and spoke with two males and one
female. According to the report, "The three
of them were there to pick up Salal bundles.
Several pickers were harvesting deep in the
woods over the last few days, the driver
told me." The Salal is a berry native to the
Pacific Northwest with a tart taste that is
often combined with Oregon grapes in fruit
jams. They have also been used to treat bug
stings and bites.
The report also mentions trouble getting
names of the pickers "due to a language
barrier."
The officer let them go with a verbal
warning, noting in the report, "Due to
t'1e transient lifestyle, illegal immigration
issues, and other challenges, Salal picking citations are often not pursued in the
courts. From past research of Salal-picking, I was told that the offenders usually do
not appear in court and cannot be located
for warrant paperwork, etc."
The berries that were already picked were
given to Facilities, possibly for jams and
salves.
Good time fun beach
party
A beer and campfire patty at the Geoduck
house site was broken up. The group were
gathered around a fire and had "two virtually untouched case's of Coors Light brand
beer." The party had been happening for
I 5-20 minutes when an officer came and
asked partygoers to extinguish the fire and
"pack what they had brought in and leave
the scene." All of the attendees were issued
verbal warnings for Par-tay!!
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A letter to the community
The majority of the 2,600 printed copies
of the April I 0 issue of the Cooper Point
Journal were dumped before April II by one
or more persons because they didn't want
students to read a four paragraph news brief
about police rewards for information on
campus crime.
We want to make it clear that through these
actions those who chose to remove the newspaper of the students from circulation really
h
to silence the voices of members of the
munity, specifically the students. This is
as disturbing, if not more disturbing, than a
few people choosing to throw away student
property because they don't want students at
large to receive certain information.
We also want to make it clear that disposing of the Cooper Point Journal is an act that'
violates the social contract, student conduct
code and Washington state law. The Cooper
Point Journal organization governance
document - Cooper Point Journal Operations and Ethics- spells out in the Unauthorized Alteration and Theft section that such
an action is a violation and how to handle
such matters. This section of Operations and
Ethics was written under the guidance of
the Student Press Law Center, the national
organization that daily fights to protect the
expression rights and responsibilities of high
school and college students and their publications. Attached is a copy of that section.
This is to inform you that should you choose
again to resolve your disagreement with
what is published in the CPJ by dumping the
newspaper paid for with student money the
CP J leadership will, without hesitation, file
a complaint with the campus police and the
campus grievance officer. We are willing to
prosecute if pressed that far by a small handful of people who willfully silence students
in order to have their way.
These are the students
whose ideas, opinions,
and efforts were
silenced by dumping the
April1 0 issue:
David Raileanu, Seth Vincent, Brandon
Cus!J!, Amber Rose, Tabitha Brown,
Marie Laundau, Charles Asnet; Julie
Terlemezian, Belinda Man, {,ach Licht,
Rainboe Sims-Jones, Madeline Berman,
Amber Carvet; Jason Slatkin, Justin
Shephard, Talcott Broadhead, Sky
Cohen, Riley Fishburn, Noah Theeman-Lindburg, Matthew TsipraS, John
Smith, Jesse Maupin, C. V. Rotondo,
Cameron Morris, Jenny Catchings,
Jimi Sharpe, Joel Morley, Bryn Harris,
Sammi vvebster, Tori Needet; Satori
Stratton, Yonatan Aldort, Michael
Phillips, Jonathan Shimazu, Carrie
Ramsdell, Cerise Palmanteet; Joshua
Katz, Gavin Dahl, Sarah Alexander
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Cerise Palmanteer
Business Manager
Seth Vincent
Editor-in-Chief
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Police Services will continue holding open
forums to get to know the candidates for open
positions. Dwight Monohon, the only candidate for lateral officer, is currently a court officer with the King County Sheriff's Office
and will be at the community forum on Friday from noon to I p.m. in Lecture Hall4.
Volunteer for anew
conflict resolution oftice
at Evergreen
Volunteers are needed for TESC's new resource network for conflict resolution. Conti ictAssistance, 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,
emergency response, and how to interact
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 http://www.evergreen.edu/studentaffairs/
care/. Don't miss this exciting opportunity!
Professional volunteer training from the Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County
is scheduled for the end of April and we look
forward to launching the Network in early
May.
Chem Club dazzles in
New Orleans
The Evergreen Chemistry Club returned
from the National Meeting of the American
Chemical Society in New Orleans with accolades under their brainy belt. The 20 members
in attendance came back bearing the Commendable Award, the second highest award
for a student affiliate chapter, and the Green
Chemistry Award, awarded to a chapter that
participates in three green chemistry activities during the year, as determined by ACS.
"[The ACS meeting] is really an important
opportunity to expose the national community" to Evergreen, said A. Jones, the ironically
unalliterative Chern Club coordinator. The
Chern Club traditionally raises the money for
their annual trip through weekly bake sales,
a familiar sight at the entrance to the CAB
on Tuesdays. Dharshi Bopegedera, noted
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faculty member and advisor to the Chern
Club, recently expressed pride for.heryoung
chemists in an email to all staff and faculty,
saying, "We can all be proud of their accom-.
plishments."
Yard sale! GraflltlwalU
Bubbles, baD.oous aDd
bands!
The Greener Organization will be holding
their annual spring quarter event on May 17,
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., "Geoduck fest" will
be held on the field with several main attractions.
A yard sale will be takitig place for all those
students who wish to sell off some of their
extra possessions, a graffiti wall for·all i:b.ose
people who want to graffiti legally and a bubble table that will provide happy moments
blowing bubbles.
In addition, there will be a water balloon
fight and local school bands will be playing
throughout the day. All those who ·wish to
participate in the yard sale should come by
the GO office, the room right next to the corner store, on Wednesday at 5:30p.m.
Participate in the Veteraos
Needs study~
Students are invited to jom The Veterans
Needs Study Group on Monday April 28 at 3
p.m. in Sem II A-1105 for a Town Hall Meeting to discuss and address the Needs of Evergreen Veterans, (Students, Staff and Faculty).
We will be discussing: What The Veterans
Needs Study Group has been doing and listen to your ideas, concerns and suggestions.
For any additional information regarding this
gathering contact Rafael Lozano in the veteran affairs office at 867-6680 or lozamr@
evergreen.edu.
KAOS- Listen Up!
Hey Greeners- Tune into KAOS, your very
own campus radio station. Next month on
Thursday May I, KAOS is bringing John
Trudell to Evergreen. He will be speaking at
the longhouse at 7:00p.m. as part of the Give
Love, Give Life Benefit, which aims to create a venue for national health insurance for
women and children in the U.S. Also, KAOS
is now soliciting applications to intern for the
next scholastic year. For more information,
or to volunteer, stop by the KAOS station, located on the third floor of the CAB building.
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 8116/08 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 to
"Youth In Service") or call Allen Stanton @ 360-943-0780 x 161.
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Evergreen Track dazzles, sets new standards at recent meets
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Evergreen Track and Field maintained high
performance standards this season, standards
that they've exemplified over the past two
weeks.
At the Pacific Lutheran University Invitational on Thursday, April 12, Evergreen
Track had one of its more competitive meets
of the season.
Miguel Pineda made a strong surge in
the final lap of the 800 meter to finish first,
forging a personal best and school record
(1:56.43).
Other strong finishes included Emily
Uhlig's third place finish in the women's
10,000 meter (41:13.10), Eric Jones' second
place finish in the metric mile (4:19.21) and
by BRIAN FULLERTON
Lindsay Farah's second place finish in the
800 meter (2:22.44).
Ryan Lara finished fourth and fifth in the
400 and 200 meters, respectively. Evergreen
showed its strength as a team, finishing
second in the 4 x 400 meter relay, anchored
by Pineda. They finished one-tenth under the
school record, in 3:34.24.
The track team, not content with how many
records they broke and established so far,
traveled to Portland on April 19 to compete at
the Warner Pacific Mini track and field meet.
Farah finished first in the 200 meter (27.62)
and second in the IOO meter {13.55). Anna
Casillas placed second in both the 1500 meter
(5:I4.84) and 3000 meter (ll :I7) events,
establishing a season best in the latter.
Jason Shoemaker and Alex Combes-Bach-
man had season bests in the 200 meter. Pineda
won the 1500 meter by an astonishing eight
seconds (4:07.47). In the 3000 meter, Brian
Rakestraw took second place (9:06.04).
The men put together the first 4 x 800 relay,
taking second to Warner Pacific and pulling
well ahead of third place Cascade. The time
of 8:30.34 will set a new Evergreen standard.
At the Spike Arlt at Central Washington
University, Uhlig was three seconds off the
qualifying time for the National Association
of Intercollegiate Athletics "B" qualifying
time for the 3000 meter steeplechase. It was
her first time under I2 minutes, and a new
school record, at II :50.80.
"I have decided to reduce the length of the
suspension."
Mercado shortened the suspension to last
until the end of this quarter, June I4, 2008.
The following probationary period will end
December 3I, 2008.
"They got (the second appeal)," said SDS
member Philip Chinn, "We're just waiting
now."
Costantino has appointed Wendy Freeman, Director of Career Development, as
the member of the student affairs staff that
will hear SDS members' latest appeal.
As a result of Evergreen's paying Thurston
County back the damages done after the
February I4 Dead Prez concert, Evergreen
President Les Puree is asking for the Service
and Activities Fee Allocation Board (S&A
Board) to reimburse half of the cost (around
$26,000). The S&A Board needs input to
help them decide what to do next.
TESCcrier subscribers were sent a link to
a student input survey. The questions ranged
from how often the student reads the Cooper
Point Journal to which types of S&A Boardsponsored events the student would like to
see. At the end of the survey was the question of whether or not the S&A Board should
comply with Les Puree's request.
The S&A Board is self-insured, so a variety of options are available if they fulfill
the request. from pulling money from their
reserves, next year's operational fund, or the
fund balance. However, around 75% of over
400 people surveyed so far say that the S&A
Board should not meet any of the president's
request. Even with the survey still active until
next Friday, there are more people participating in this survey than any previous S&A
Board survey or even the Geoduck Student
Union election.
In a memo to the S&A Board from April 2,
Puree explained that the reasoning behind the
request is that the S&A Board should cover
unforeseen costs that resulted from S&A
events. There are fears, though, that if S&A
pays for the damage, there could be unneces'sary funding cuts to academic programs in the
future.
Seth Vincent is a junior enrolled in an
independent learning contract.
Brian Fullerton is a junior enrolled in
HOLLYWOOD.
Brandon Custy is a junior enrolled in
Rehearsal and Performance.
SDS continues to appeal student group suspension
by SETH VINCENT
Members of Students for a Democratic
Society have put in another appeal regarding the decision to suspend SDS as a registered student organization.
The appeal was submitted to Art Costantino, Vice President of Student Affairs, on
Monday, April 21.
Originally, the decision to suspend SDS
as a registered student organization until
January 1, 2009 was made by Andy Com,
Assistant Director of Student Activities.
The suspension would have been followed
by a probationary period until March I3,
2009.
S&Agauges
student opinion
in online survey
SDS was suspended for entering a lecture
hall without authorization on March 7,
2008. SDS proceeded to hold an event that
Phyllis Lane, Dean of Student Academic
and Support Services, instructed them to
cancel.
Lane requested cancellation of the event
due to a potluck and benefit concert that
was being held in conjunction with the
group's planned panel discussion on the
San Francisco 8.
On Monday, April 7, SDS appealed Com's
decision with Tom Mercado, Director of
Student Activities.
"After further review," said Mercado in a
letter to Phillip Chin, coordinator of SDS,
GSU candidates get seriously funny
by SETH VINCENT
1\velve remarkably similar candidacy forms
were submitted for the Geoduck Student
Union representative elections.
The following statement is similar to the II
others that were received by current GSU reps
in the past week: "I would like to bring two
dolphins (or, insert your favorite sea creature
here) to the Evergreen campus, to nest and
mate in polluted Puget Sound. I will find Big
Foot in the Evergreen woods: You are going
down motherfucker! I believe that every
student has the right to be armed and stoned.
With Jesus on my side, I know I can make a
difference!"
"We just got together, and you know, it's
funny, so that's what people will notice," said
one of the 12 candidates. "We are very serious
about running. Very serious, funny people."
Student group spotlight
STAR, from page 3
actively inspiring the queer community for
years. Keep your eyes open and watch for
their appearance on May 29!
Can't wait that long to hang out with STAR
folks? Go to their event this Friday! Part of
Pride Week and co-sponsored by the Evergreen Queer Alliance and Women's Resource
Center, STAR is hosting Actor Slash Model,
a project involving documenting notions of
gender identity and music on film .
Actor Slash Model: "Offthe Beat" will take
place on Friday, April 24, 2008 in Lecture
Hall2.
The Society for Trans Action and Resources
would love to see you - trans or ally or something in between - at their weekly meetings
on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in SEM II C2107.
You can also get in touch by e-mail at star@
evergreen.edu.
Rainboe Sims-Jones is a junior enrolled in
an independent learning contract.
As of the Wednesday, April 23 GSU
meeting, there were 32 candidates for the
representative elections. Current rep Brittany
Newhouse says that while she and other reps
were concerned at first about these 12 candidates in effect taking over the Union, the total
number of candidates has grown enough to
give students more options.
"People see twelve identical statements and
they'll say, 'Hmm, I wonder what's going
on,"' said current rep Alex Mavrikis.
"I think an important question is: 'What
effect will it have if they all get elected?"' said
Mavrikis. "I don't have the answer to that."
The names and full profiles of all the candidates will be printed in the Cooper Point
Journal next week.
Seth Vincent is a junior enrolled in an internship learning contract.
Elections postponed
ELECTIONS ,.from cover
allowed for promoting the election, there
would not be enough time to adequately
train the 21 spots that are to be filled .
There will be 19 elected from the
Olympia campus, one from the Tacoma
campus, and one representing the reservation-based program.
Different strategies are going to be
used to get more students involved.
Links to the ballot will be sent via email
and a link to the online ballot will be on
all students' my.evergreen.edu homepage. Along with this, expect posters,
talks in class, and some face-to-face time
with Union Members around the CAB
building in the coming week.
The Geoduck Student Union election,
as well as initiatives affecting all areas
of campus , will be on the ballot. Check
your my.evergreen.edu account next
Friday (May 2) for a link to the ballot.
Brian Fullerton is a junior enrolled in
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April 24, 2008
Whiskey, Nostalgia, and Customer Service:
A Glimpse into Last Word Books
by CASEY JAYWORK
"That's the problem with being on
personal terms with your bartender: He
won't give you change until you've had a
stiff double," Rob, co-owner and operator
of Last Word Books, tells me.
''Whoo! Good morning!"
The downtown store is running on Evergreen time today, with the doors unlocked
half an hour after the advertised noon
opening. The auburn-headed Greener grad
explains to me that he's just returned from
Seattle, where he attended a "Unicorns vs.
Narwhals" (a real species of whale with a
giant rapier attached to its snout) party. As
I carry a free-standing "Used Books" sign
onto the sidewalk, stumbling over their
cat, he starts shouting, "There's no till!"
Apparently, one of his business partners
took it to an anarchist book fair for the
day. and didn't have time to get replacement cash from the bank. This is why,
immediately after opening, he's across the
street at 4' 11 Ave Tavern getting change.
And whiskey, apparently.
As we begin the interview, Rob welcomes
his first customer of the day, "Bourbon.
Morning. Yay."
This isn't your parents' bookstore - at
least, not as you know them. While we're
bullshitting the afternoon away, Rob
mentions the collective-living experiments in 1960s Haight-Ashbury: "It all
fell apart because no one did the dishes."
The way he puts it, Last Word was created
as a "third place"- something that wasn't
work and wasn't home, either. "But," he
grumbles, "someone's got to clean the
litterbox."
"Initially, my business partners Sky
and Dave, and a good friend of mine,
TJ, all decided that they would open a
bookstore. I laughed." The thought of a
couple twenty-two year-olds "becoming
businessmen" stuck, though, and in 2002
the enterprise opened in the back of Oly
World News on 4'h Avenue. This was
next door to The Spar, and alongside the
now-deceased Logos Lounge - "A little
bar that only served Oly on tap and some
six-packs of beer that they had."
"(The space) became a hangout spot
for all of our friends to come do poetry
readings and drink rum in the back room,"
Rob chuckles. "Man - lots of bottles of
Castillo," (the Franzia of rum). "We drank
a lot of that and smoked pot and hung out,
and thought, 'Wow. These guys have a
business."' The _store was later moved (by
handcart) to the 5'h Avenue location that
is now Whodunnit Books, then back to
4' 11 Avenue across from The Reef,
where it resides today.
Rob pauses from our interview
to ring someone up. "It seems
like you're developing a customer
service voice," a young man with
an IWW pin on a stylish leather
jacket tells him.
"Am I?" mutters Rob, bewildered. "No, I just had a doubleshot of bourbon. That's my
customer service voice." We all
laugh. "Go fuck yourself."
"I wasn't sure ifl was at Barnes &
Noble or what," replies customer.
"I was just trying to be nice,
motherfucker! It's oft1" Rob
shoots back.
"Let's get out ofhere -they're not
really anarchists," the customer
says, nudging his friend.
This is a common occurrence
here: customers and employees
speaking to each other as infor-
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mally as friends, rather than participating
in the exotic capitalist mating dance one
finds at more "professional" chain stores.
Such freedom from cheerfulness being
the sort of thing interns wet dream about,
the store acts as a haven for such. I'm told
that ne'er-do-well undergrads have been
used, not only for the running of the store
itself, but also for the Zine Library housed
in the back, organizing the personal libraries of the owners, doing taxes, and operating the printing press that's locked away
in the deep recesses of the Alibris-bound
back-stock.
"It's a monster," Rob whispers, as he
caresses the cave troll-sized machine. A
1934 Chandler & Price model, they moved
it across town with eight people, a cart,
and some brief assistance from a Fishtail
Brewery forklift to get it down from the
second floor of a warehouse.
As Rob relates the store's beatnik beginnings, we return to the front, where my
gaze wanders around the shop. Originally
a small warehouse, the interior is plastered with ramshackle armies of bentspine codeces crammed into a labyrinth of
overworked, geriatric shelves. Seniority
is a plus - a bona fide wheeled-ladder is
mounted onto the literature section, and
behind the counter sits an ancient cash
register, circa WWI, and an ancient PC,
circa Windows '98. (It's named "Sheikh
Mohammad al-Mutassi," which, Rob tells
me, the National Security Administration
didn't find amusing during a convoluted
email debacle some years ago.) PreSoviet typewriters migrate the stacks.
Old records and blown glass balls ($15,
and don't laugh at the name) hang from
track lights, illuminating the endless riot
of books from above. Supposedly, there's
something in the neighborhood of 40,000
- 99% of them used - throughout the
store. "In used bookstores, there's always
that possibility of hidden treasure," Rob
muses, lamenting the aura of mystery
that's destroyed in the efficiency of mainstream shops. "(Some people) just have
to be surrounded by books because their
presence is comforting."
"You could open any random book," he
says, motioning around like an orchestral conductor, "and find something
worthwhile."
a junior enrolled in
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(All interviews have been translated from
Arabic to English by my companion Imad
Ahmad unless otherwise specified.)
From the bus stop to the center of the
city the streets are partially paved; large
chunks of lime stone and gravel are used
as filler for the inconsistencies in the
terrain. The main road is lined with stores,
most of them dealing in perishables that
range from little bodega-like shops
with ill-stocked shelves to a chai and
tea vendor. I make notes as I walk past:
The shops are all sparsely populated by
anyone who resembles a 'customer', and
the majority of the store clerks seem to be
squatting outside conversing, sipping chai
and coffee. The walls of the buildings are
deteriorating, and overhead a tangled mess
of electrical wires sways in the morning
desert breeze.
Towards the entrance of the bazaar, Imad
and I are met by the camp's administrator, Na'eem Mohammad, who grew up in
Baa' qa but now resides out of the city in
Amman. He thanks us for coming and tells
us that he was surprised when we contacted
him, that internationals, or anyone who
did not have the misfortune of growing
up in Baa'qa for that matter, are seldom
interested in the refugee city.
The first place we are taken is the camp's
resource center for women. The windows
to the three-story building are barred and,
like all others in the city, the building sides
are battered and bruised. Na'eem knocks
on the building's large blue doors and they
are unlocked from inside; a young woman
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wearing a spotted hijab kindly greets us
and invites us in. The first floor of the
resource center resembles an unused waiting room, with mismatched tiles lining
the floors, and chairs sparsely scattered
throughout the room.
The doors, window frames and hallway
linings were all painted an obnoxious
United Nations blue; I am told that the
UN is the largest international financial
contributor to the refugee city and that
all buildings erected with their help are
similarly marked. I silently wonder if the
money spent on specialty paints could
have been used to a more effective end.
The second floor of the building, with five
separate rooms, is designated for administrative work and counseling.
As we follow the UN blue-stained stair
railing up to the third floor, we see that
it is partitioned into two sections. One
side of the floor. is saved for a 'recreation
room,' which resembles a ballet studio,
with scuffed floors and mirrors lining the
walls. There are two treadmills packed up
against the back wall and are covered in a
thin film of fine dust. We are told that they
are broken and that the resource center
cannot afford to purchase new ones or
repair the ones they have. The second half
of the floor is used as a computer center,
with 14 computers and no internet access.
Our guide informs us that I 0 women
come into the center daily, and are taught
clerical and elementary computer skills. I
ask her how the center is most utilized by
the women of the city, to which she replies,
"Most of the women who come into the
center are dealing with the stress -Of life in
PHOTOS BY SKY COHEN
the (city). They come in for counseling, to
talk." She sighs heavily and finishes, "It is
a difficult life when you do not even have
a home."
She pauses and seems to be emotionally
taken over by the realization of her own
statement, as if this vocalization was the
first time she had admitted this truth to
herself, let alone to anyone else. We thank
her, and as we part, I think of how fragile a
state everyone is in -beneath the facade of
normalcy and adaptation boils the turmoil
of displacement.
As the heavy blue doors lock behind us,
students with mental disabilities.
As the children dance to the blaring
horns of the music, Jamal explains the
goal of the school. He says that, unfortunately, there are few employment
opportunities for even those who do not
suffer from physical or mental handicaps,
so his students have little or no chance
of employment after they graduate; the
school's purpose is to help develop 'life
skills' for the children, teaching them how
to safely cross the street, read and write
their names, as well as proper hygiene and
social activities, like Debke. He goes on to
EVERYONE'S LIFE (IN THE CI1Y) IS ORDERED BY
THIS CONFUCT WITH ISRAEL. CONSTANTLY WE
ARE REMINDED THAT THIS IS NOT OUR HOME THAT
WE ARE REFUGEES AND A BURDEN ON JORDAN.
Na'eem validates this thought, saying,
"Everyone's life (in the city) is ordered
by this conflict with Israel. Constantly, we
are reminded that this is not our home that
we are refugees and a burden on Jordan."
As we walk towards our next destination
in relative silence ,I see a middle-aged
woman walking towards us, beside her a
younger woman no older than I, cradling
who I assume is her child: three generations born into refugee life, three genera-
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unnecessary conflict. I wonder how many
more generations will be born from the
womb of this city before they may return
'home.'
We walk through the bustle and crowds
of the central market. Everything from
potatoes and tomatoes to children's shoes
and detergent are being sold at the 'lowest
prices in Jordan.' Women in hijab and full
burqas barter with merchants as barefoot
children sit on the floor laughing, eating
chips and exchanging stories from school.
Na'eem takes us through side streets to a
school for disabled youth and introduces
us to its principal, Jamal AI Namor. Jamal
enthusiastically welcomes us in. He
gestures for us to sit in while his students
are being taught Debke, a traditional Palestinian folk dance. Na'eem excuses himself
as we are given chairs and an introduction to the school. Jamal tells us that the
school building is split between students
with physical disabilities - hearing, sight
loss and other physical handicaps - and
tell us that the school receives no funding
from either the UN, the State of Jordan, or
the city's main financial contributors; they
are dependent on private donations and
even have to resort to collecting fees from
volunteer medical students, who double as
'teachers,' because they cannot afford to
hire and sustain teachers' salaries.
Jamal tells us of the financial hardships
straining every sector of the city, from the
medical facilities that are not equipped to
perform surgeries and are forced to choose
monthly between doctors' salaries and the
purchasing of necessary antibiotics, to
overcrowded schools which, in order to
properly accommodate all the students,
have to go through a morning and evening
cycle with 1200 students each.
As I look at the children dancing, I see
the large sections of blue paint that have
flaked off, and am once again reminded
of the UN's decades-long neglect. I am
awoken from my cynicism by a young
boy grabbing my hand, who, with a gaptoothed grin, beckons me to join the children's dance. As I clumsily attempted to
mimic their steps, their smiles and laughter teach me, like plants growing through
the confinement of the sidewalk, that even
in the most desolate circumstances, beauty
is resilient.
Sky Cohen is an Evergreen student
enrolled in an independent learning
contract in Amman, Jordan. He can be
reached at sky.cohen@gmail.com.
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l!J! DANA LUCAS JEWELL
Already the hero of psychedelic Animal
Collective folk freaks, nerdy, hipster HELLA
fans, and a variety of others, Dave Longstreth
raises his already insanely high bar on Rise
Above, released on Dead Oceans Records.
For Longstreth, Black Flag's revolutionary
record Damaged provides a theme to anchor
his jangly rhythms, math-rock style guitarpicking, and sometimes frustratingly spot-on
choral arrangements.
Like 2005's The Getty Address, having a
general conception of a record is just what
Longstreth needs; attempting to recreate, or
as he calls it, "reimagin[e]," a masterpiece
such as Damaged is no easy task. Yet Rise
Above delivers the most thoughtful, creative
and energetic covers of punk songs imaginable. By not employing the lo-fi recording
style of Damaged, Longstreth smartly takes
his first step away fi·om sounding anything
like Black Flag.
Although Longstreth's soulful, free-ranging falsetto is already a far cry from Henry
Rollins' angry howl, ' Longstreth separates
Rise Above from Damaged even more by
incorporating the vocals of friends Amber
Coffinan and Susanna Waiche. Breathily and
perfectly in-tune, they sing the ultimate punk
rock teenager line that inspired dirty boys all
over the country to drink away their boredom:
"I know it' II be okay, I got a six pack in me,
alright!"
On the next track "Police Story," Longstreth
begins Black Flag's classic anti-police tirade
with woodwinds and acoustic guitar, before
launching into a soulful vibrato version of
the classic lyrics (hitting an extra drawn-out
falsetto on the word "is"), "This fucking city
is run by pigs. They take away the rights from
all the kids."
With a quirky style of guitar-playing and
epic harmony arrangements, Dave Longstreth
and his band of inspired players change a fist
pumping, anthemic album into a uniquely
moving record. Inspiring a new generation
of lost boys to rise up, though this time in a
more educated and effective fashion, they
pay impressive homage to the brawlers of the
early eighties.
Dana Lucas Jewell is a junior enrolled in
Family and Poets Alive.
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Atmosphere's new joint is "stolid gold"
l!J! RILEY FISHBURN
with live albums, EPs, singles, and the
download-only album Strictly Leak- WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTIONS OF PORN AND
With the possible exceptions of porn age, they finally released When Life
and fantasy football, few industries have Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit
FANTASY FOOTBALL, FEW INDUSTRIES HAVE
been as drastically transformed since the Gold, with a 36-page children's story
proliferation of the World Wide Web as written by MC Slug. Additionally, no
BEEN AS DRASTICALLY TRANSFORMED SINCE
the music industry. Opinions vary and advance copies were released - not so
musicians have consequently taken action much as a single. Instead, they invited
THE PROLIFERATION OF THE WORLD WIDE
either against, or in conjunction with, critics to listening parties leading up to
music piracy.
the April 22 release.
WEB AS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY ... MUSICIANS
Atmosphere has found a creative and
Lucky for Atmosphere, the morning
business-savvy answer that other musi- of April 22 saw Nas pulling back his
HAVE CONSEQUENTLY TAKEN CONTRASTcians have missed for much of the past highly anticipated release at the last
decade. After bombarding the internet minute, pushing its release back to July
ING ACTIONS ... WITH MUSIC PIRACY
I. The day belonged to Ant & Slug.
ATMOSPHERE ALBUMS The balance of Slug's genuine love for his Guest spots should be for solidarity or sphere fan, a gene that hates fame and
fan base and the self-absorbed solipsism change of pace, not for eye-catching cred- media saturation, and it will lead many
that leaves him naturally weary ofthe spot- its on the packaging. It's the same reason to cunfairly criticize this album as indicaARE INTENSELY
light reminds one more of Eddie Vedder's Kobe is under-respected despite three tive of every successful artist's inevidisposition than any narcissistic MC of championship rings by age 25- he didn't table decline. To jump to this conclusion,
PERSONAL EXPERIrecent memory. But Slug's impeccable win any without the help of Shaq. Slug is however, is to leave oneself blind to that
ENCES BETWEEN YOU storytelling reminds us that narcissism quick to drop guest spots on his friends' which made Atmosphere so great in the
isn't necessary to prove you're the best albums, but generally Atmosphere albums first place - caustic, bone-deep honesty
AND HIM, WITH AS
-not even in hip-hop.
are intensely personal experiences between and undying verisimilitude. Although it's
Part of what puts an MC on top is his abil- you and him, with as little interference as worth noting that the duo seem to share
LITTLE INTERFERity to carry an entire album, the quality that possible. Slug's is the only voice you hear their fans' sour gene: "Since we went our
allows his voice to carry for 50-70 minutes on When Life Gives You Lemons ... , and separate paths I I've hit a couple snags that
without becoming unbearably annoying. while a Felt reunion would have been much remind me of the past I I can't front, I'm
ENCE AS POSSIBLE
appreciated, Slug is more than capable of havin' a blast I but- damn if I ain't afraid of
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carrying the workload.
how long it's gonna' last."
In terms of production, the sound is markIt's difficult to assess an album immediedly evolved from their past work, offer- ately after its release - especially one as
ing a new bluesy-dark mood. Not dark in dense as this- but in When Life Gives You
the same way that their past albums have Lemons... it's obvious we have an album
bordered on dark with their self-depreca- that warrants many, many listens. The duo
tion, but a new dark- something like Ever- now have the time and money to put every
last meets The Eurythmics. They succeed little thing into their music, and that's what
in this without losing the special brand they've done here. ·
When you open it up, the sleek yet
of esoterica that links this album to their
past work. Slug's moody demeanor leans simplistic cover-art is nearly frightening.
toward the hopeless on this go-around, a It seems to warn that Ant and Slug are
sentiment amplified by Ant's avant-garde destined to take themselves too seriously.
sylistic explorations. The style is under- But approach this album with an open
lined by Slug's ability to calm down. He mind and remember that Strictly Leakage
seems to finally have attained a sense of had everything this album doesn't- a party
accomplishment, concentrating less now jam ("YGM"), a posse-cut ("Crewed Up"),
on blowing up the mic and more on letting and a laugh-out-loud track ("Domestic
Ant lay soundscapes to match his dank yet Dog"). Meanwhile, When Life Gives You
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April 24, 2008
Moving beyond hatred
by YONATAN ALDORT
Since the infamous
February 15 riot, the
issue of how to heal our
community has been
a constantly debated
topic. Some suggest
healing through accep- '--'-------"L.
tance of police as community members;
others advocate total removal of police
from campus. Throughout this whole
ordeal, it has been the extremists who have
spoken loudest. One side holds a deeply
entrenched hatred for the police, while the
other side views them as allies.
Unfortunately, in the flurry of debate
taking place between mostly white
students, everyone seems to have forgotten
who is at the crux of this issue: people of
color. Let us not forget that it was the arrest
of a black man that provoked the riot. It
was the question of whether police acted
responsibly and fairly that buzzed throughout our community following the incident.
Yet, in the subsequent community forums,
CP J articles, protests and rallies, people of
color were largely underrepresented. What
concerns me most, though, are the aforementioned extremists. Almost all of these
individuals holding extreme opinions have
been white.
The arguments presented by both sides
are valid, and indeed, they are all seeking the same result: safety and harmony
for our community. However, all of these
factions are overlooking important aspects
of the issues at hand, seemingly because
of the lack of representation by people
of color. Those who advocate healing
through acceptance of police as community
members are unfortunately unaware of the
implications that police presence has for
others, who unlike them do not benefit from
white privilege. Groups like the Truth and
Reconciliation Committee have encouraged this solution, but these well-meaning
white students do not realize that cops may
not view everyone as fellow community
members.
Since the incident, six people have been
legally charged, five in connection with the
riot. Two out of these six are black, making
one third of the people facing legal action
people of color. That's approximately
33.3%, but African-Americans only represented 3.6% of Washington's population in
2006. In 2005, blacks were incarcerated in
Washington at a 6.4 to I ratio compared to
whites, with the national average being 5.6
to I. These statistics don't I ie, and there are
comparable ones for other people of color
as well. In other words, the cops may be
friends with these reconciliation-seeking
white students, and even some people
of color, but as we saw on February 15,
Evergreen is not an exception to these
patterns. Kaylen Williams was not the only
individual acting out of line that night, but
nevertheless, no one else was handcuffed
on scene in the middle of a crowd.
This leads to the next point I want to make:
When the police feel angry or threatened,
people of color are likely the ones who will
pay. For example, in their hunt for anarchist
taggers, the campus police profiled multiple
individuals with no connection to such
behavior, based on their Indian-originated
names. Because of this, I find the actions of
the anarchists and other anti-police extremists to be improper as well.
The anarchist faction viewed the incident
as a kind of victory over the forces of
imperialism and the police state. Truth-
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fully, though, this was no victory. A crowd
of white people trying to free a black man
became instead so focused on their hatred
of police that the ultimate outcome was
negative; not only was Mr. Williams not
freed, but five other people were arrested
as well, including yet another black man.
This has been a continual trend on the
anarchist side: hatred of the police. But
expressing hatred of police is counterproductive, because if they feel threatened,
they will likely victimize people of color.
The anti-police faction must organize more
and take effective and positive action; oversight of police conduct is endlessly important. If you think they are doing something
wrong, hold them accountable. Anyone
can scream, 'Fuck the pol ice.' It takes a
real soldier to organize a community to
ensure that the police conduct themselves
properly. Once you do that, it will be a real
victory that actually helps those in need.
I implore all of you to open your eyes to
the facts we face: The police aren't going
anywhere soon, and racial profiling is not
a myth. If we are to heal, everyone must
acknowledge these facts and take positive action to come together despite our
differences. Hatred is a terrible thing, and
it has been plaguing our community. For
the conservative faction who view police
as friends, I will say this: Racial profiling
is hatred. You have accused the anarchists
of being full of hatred, but you are using a
double standard with the police. We must
eradicate hatred from our community and
look to the future with positivity in our
minds . Communities are built out of love,
and that's exactly what we need right now.
Yonatan A/dart is a sophomore enrolled in
evening and weekend studies.
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In Ottawa, I saw you
by CASEY JAYWORK
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In
Ottawa,
you
grasped my shivering
hand, and together we
positioned the abandoned police barricades
around the streetfire,
so no one would burn
their soaring spirits by accident. Ignoring
the blue wall of plastic shields, ignoring
the dancers and the screamers and the
kid handing out flowers to the other side,
I saw you. I saw you. In your eyes, a
ntverse of possibility bigger than God,
"!lder thc:n riots . You kissed me, like
fist, likf a savage, clawed your teeth
around my viscera and dragged out all
the things I yearned to be. When I tasted
blood, I cried, and sweat rolled down my
temples like an atheistic baptism.
Prior was the crush. Tenth grade flirtations on public computers. I didn't say
much to you then, but watched, and you
told me I was special, like little engines
that could or short buses with music.
You told me to shed my mall clothing, to
stop using dead whales and synthetics to
make myself smell good. You said, "Your
heart is a muscle the size of your fist.
Don t stop loving; don't stop fighting."
You taught me how all of my problems
the notebooks filled with ink like tics
on a prisoner's calendar, the rusting traintracks marching up· my forearm - none of
it was my fault.
That- that was my first lesson from you.
The second was how to get high - chaos,
destruction, solidarity, adventure. The
riot cops stared us down like toy soldiers,
and so we played with them like kids.
You exhaled smoke from the wayward
canisters into my face - it's called
shot-gunning - until the twelve tons of
adrenaline hit my star-crossed eyes like
sex on a roller coaster. So I finally took
off my clothes, naked except for the red
and black war paint.
In D.C. you laughed, and I laughed,
as motorcycles ran us off the road. The
black bloc had already retreated to the
sidewalk, but we danced on the edge
a little longer. While you whispered
into my virgin friend's ear, he shrieked
hatred at the pitch of his voice at women
n elegant furs and men with expensive
watches. I slunk to the side,.embarrassed,
and asked the motorcycle cops beside us
if they minded ifl smoked.
That was my first lesson about you.
We finally met again in the Ninth Ward.
You said you were rebuilding for the
proles, the ones left behind by a government so corrupt that you didn't even
have to exaggerate. I found you slummed
and babbling, locked in a tower of filth
with well-intentioned people who only
managed to bump each other. For three
weeks, I tried to make it work; surrounded
by ineptitude and craven apathy, I prayed
and worked. Until one morning, waking
again in a puddle of my own sweat and
remembering that the houses I'd gutted
were going to be demolished now anyway,
the reality finally sat heavy on my chest,
thighs pinching my lungs till the air was
gone and I knew.
Sometimes, you have to let go.
Bag on my shoulder, thumb in the air,
I wished you the best on your stumbling
children's crusade. Roughing my way
across a country that's seen more than
you or I can put into a box of good or evil,
I resolved to become a writer instead of
an actor, a priest instead of a parishioner.
Karl Marx once said that religion is
the opiate of the people. Maybe all that
meant was that he could provide a better
fix, given the right customers. I've spent
a lot of my life looking for salvation, and
thought for a while that I'd found it in
you.
What can I say? The sex- the violence
-was that good.
But I'm starting to understand that being
saved- that living- isn't something you
outsource. All holy causes devour their
children. So I'm done flinging my list of
sins and failures at whatever devil walks
past, through with chopping down whatever utopia doesn't conform itself to my
mood. I will grow, I will stand.
Mostly, I just will.
And someday, when I find God, I will
look Him in the eye without needing
Karl's opiates to still my beating heart.
I won't have to scream with your fingers
in my chest; I'm growing up now. So you
can find your nirvana in the serenade of
smashed windows, but don't wait for
me.
In Ottawa, you grasped my shivering
hand. Now I'm learning to hold it steady.
Supreme Court
to rule on death
penalty case
by EOIN HIGGINS
"Many that live deserve r-:----r:::::::----,-......,
death. Some that die
deserve life. Can you
give it to them, Frodo?
Do not be too eager to
deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise L---'----="•
cannot see all ends."
-Lord ofthe Ring's Gandalf
The Supreme Court of the United States is
currently reviewing (they may hand a decision before this sees print) the constitutionality of a Louisiana state law permitting the
death penalty in a case of child rape. While
it is undeniable that the rape of a child is one
of the worst crimes a person can commit, the
precedent the Court may set if it rules in favor
of Louisiana is a dangerous one.
The death penalty itself, of course, can be
viewed as a gross violation of human rights
and a tool of racist oppression by the State
(Federal and local government). The execution of innocent people due to faulty evidence,
biased juries and overworked, underpaid
public defenders is, for many, reason enough
to strike the death penalty from the book of
law. For others of us, it is a moral argument
-does a horrendous, crime by its very nature,
give the government the right to, in tum,
commit an equally horrendous crime - that
of murder? But perhaps, in my mind, the
most convincing argument is this: Giving the
government the right to decide who lives and
who dies is more dangerous to a supposedly
free society than allowing Charles Manson or
Ted Bundy to walk free.
To allow the State to decide who lives
and who dies, through use of execution for
particularly horrific crimes, is to suggest that
the State itself gives us the right to be alive
in the first place. Of course, this is ludicrous,
as human life has existed for thousands of
years without permission from any authority
(unless you believe in god, I guess). But the
implication, although subtle, is that the State
gave Person X the right to be alive, Person
Y took the life without the permission of the
State, therefore the State takes away Y's right
to live as punishment. The reason for the
murder doesn't so much matter, as the fact that
it took away from the. State a citizen whose
consumption and work could be counted on
to further society.
Who are we, the State and citizenry, to
decide who lives and dies? How have you and
I shown ourselves to have the moral clarity to
define acceptable and unacceptable crimes?
And how has our own government earned
the right to kill its own people? The answer to
these questions is: We have no more nght to
kill a murderer than the murderer has a nght
to kill his or her victim. The Supreme Court's
ruling in 1976 ending the moratorium on the
death penalty has set our society back on a
brutal path of State-run violence.
If the Court upholds Louisiana's child rape
death penalty law, expect repercussions of
a deadly and repressive nature. Simply by
expanding the death penalty statute to include
more than murder and treason, the Court will
set a precedent that will have a serious ripple
effect. If states can execute child rapists, it is
likely they will begin to find other uses for the
death penalty- more than likely uses that will
only worsen the repressive Police State. The
only fair and equitable solution, of course,
is to abolish the deafu penalty altogether
and take the right of life and death out of the
government's hands.
Casey Jaywork is a junior enrolled in
Knowing Nature. Feel free to email him
at burch_9030@yahoo.com.
Eoin Higgins is a sophomore enrolled in
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The John A. Burnell story
A twenty year struggle to develop his land
by TRAVIS GREER
re-rent it; the state refused this. In John's
word's "The County refused to accept
Wonder how the...---~......,.,...---, pretty much all permits and applicastate's destroying our
tions that strove for development, this is
extermination."
neighbor's life?
Within a state bureaucracy system that
The 4th Amendment
should secure "the
has no compassion for human life, this is
right of the people
not surprising. Now, after years of trying
to alter the state of his property and ultito be secure in their
persons, houses, papers and personal mately get rid of it, John is faced with
effects; against unreasonable searches direct State action against him. In the
and seizures, shall not be violated and no last three weeks, the state has arranged
warrants shall issue but upon probable contractors, protected them with their
cause supported by oath or affirmation police flunkies, and stolen hundreds of
and particularly describing the place to thousands of dollars worth of John's
be searched and the things to be seized." belongings. They have disposed of his
John Burnell attached posters with his valuables as "solid waste," and made
violated rights on them while what is him pay for their disposal, working up
left of his valuable possessions is being an extremely high bill of more than
$100,000, and more than three times that
thrown away as "bulk garbage."
YouTube has a video of this injustice. for lawyers fees.
John has been repeatedly harassed and
Search "John Butnell gets beat up
by deputy," and "My world by John beaten by the police. On one occasion,
John was given temporary access to his
Burnell."
John A. Burnell owns the pieces of prop- property by one of the Thurston County
erty across and next to Cedrona Drive. Court judges, and went to move a truck
The altogether 4-acre, $500,000 plots, out of the way so the contactors could
were once home to a red house, many move something in. There was a deputy
busses, vans, sports cars, steel beams, on the scene, as usual, ignorantly enforcand other very expensive and valuable ing the rich man's laws, and he began
items. The State (Thurston County yelling at John to get off the property.
Court) has denied John permits to build John explained to the fool, in his words
on, split and sell, or develop the property "for the record," that he was allowed
for 20 years. In 1998, the State would on the property and he was simply
not let him build his steal/solar home on moving a truck for the contractors. As
the property. After being denied, John he turned around to get into the bus, he
was slammed on the ground, breaking
~~4ivide and sell the property; in
1990, he appealed to Thurston County his knees open and bruising his elbows.
Court for perm its to do so.
He was put in cuffs, and spent a night
In his words, "I was trying to get rid of in jai I.
the damn thing 15 years ago and get out
Police state America- there is no way
of Thursto'n County, but they wouldn't of denying this obvious situation. This
even let me do that!"
is not an isolated event; it represents
For four years the County delayed his . the psychology of a culture of violence.
appeals and ultimately denied him the This is systemic and happens every day.
right to divide and sell the property in Police serve the interests of the rich and
1994. That same year, John rented out powerful.
the red house, the one on the right when
These injustices need to stop; fight for
driving towards the college. There was change!
a chimney fire in the red house. He
appealed to use the insurance money
Travis Greer is a sophomore enrolled in
from the blaze to fix up the building and an independent learning contract.
with weapons win. Charismatic leaders
unite groups and states are formed; eventually country is born.
Anarchy is the state after every revolution. The French tried multiple times,
and the only stability they got was with
Napoleon. Somalia is in Anarchy now
by CAMERON MORRIS
-gangs rule, same as in Afghanistan with
tribes and warlords. As for the process of
Here at Evergreen we
bottom up, after the Roman Empire fell.,
have the most popular
Germany was in kingdoms. Eventually a
form of viable govern- '
powerful charismatic leader conquered
ment, or I should say,
and united them, as was what also
the most popular thing
happened with Italy. Mob democracy
to revolt around. It's an ·
doesn't work on large scale - show me
amazing idea, freedom
in history when it has worked in a nation.
for all, no class, no leaders, since anar- The evidence that man is selfish and
chy means - "Without leaders." Again, greedy (that is the reason for the rebela brilliant idea. But that's where it ends. lion, right?) will not go away when the
Like communism, it can work among country is killed.
groups of people who are united in blood
We are drawn to people who represent
or friendship or confined to a small area, us, or we ourselves become the leaders
but not when it comes to something the leading charges and movements. The
size of a nation, or the world. Corrup- civil rights movement had Martin Luther
tion comes in ... and the ones who were King Jr.; India had Ghandi. Leaders are
against the leaders become the leaders. part of human psychology, and there will
Those who had the idea become the new always be power disparities. People's
party, and create the new police.
ovarching mindset is survival. When the
Lets say it works: The US Government system that provides for their survival is
gets overthrown. The
gone, they will find
busses stop, the mail TO BE WITHOUT LEAD-other ways, and it
stops, the electricity
won't be by joining
stops and companiesERS IS TO TRUST US TOthe people who took
and
· corporations
away their stability in
can no longer sell BE ACCOUNTABLE TO the first place. How
their wares. The Evil
many would die in
Empire
and
Evil ONE ANOTHER. WHICH this civil war?
Corporations
have
Because of human
been
overthrown. MEANS NO ACCOUNT- nature, our will to
"Woo hoo!" and then,
survive, we're unable
"Oh, shit."
ABILITY AT ALL
to really love anyone
Families
bond
who isn't our friend,
together to protect their interests and cut family (if that), or compatriot, or part
out those who are competing for limited a cause we've taken up. To be without
resources. What. once was provided leaders is to trust us to be accountable
for them is gone. Gangs have nothing to one another, which means no accountto worry about, nothing to fear, so the ability at all.
robbing and looting commence.
Every movement that's worked and
Warlords rise out of the ashes (those brought change about has wanted what
with guns) and begin to capture the good the system brings. From civil rights
resources. They know they have noth- to workers' rights, all of them wanted
ing to fear; the army has been disbanded what they saw others having. That is
-it is imperialistic afterall- and they've what I choose to fight for, not destroying
joined factions. It's Right versus Left, the livelihoods that the oppressed need to
black verse white, Republicans versus live.
anarchists and gangs versus gangs, and
what progress that has been made in this
Cameron Morris is a sophomore enrolled
country has now been made void as hate in Fairness in International Trade and
groups act with no consequence. Those Entrepreneurship.
Why anarchy is
the wrong type
of change
I just need to stop by the ATM and clear-cut a forest:
What WashPIRG is doing to clean up Evergreen banking practices
by JUSTIN SHEPHARD
We all love the convenience of being able to
grab some cash from one
of the Bank of America
ATMs on the second
floor of the College
Activities Building. And
who in housing doesn't know how important
it is to be able to get some late night snack
funds at the Housing Community Center?
Bank of AmericaATMs make our lives more
convenient here at Evergreen.
Bank of America seems to be so nice that
they even bring some of their workers to
our campus to sign us up for checking and
savings accounts without the hassle of our
having to go find them. Plus they gave me a
$10 iTunes gift card. Talk about nice.
Best of all, they take care of all the paystubs
for the college faculty and staff, meaning
every time TESC employees get paid, it is
processed through our good friends over at
B of A . With all this good work they are
getting done, why would the WashPIRG
student chapter on campus be working so
Despite the fact that burning coal is the
hard to get rid of them?
leading cause of global climate change,
It turns out WashPIRG students are Bank of America lends billions to companies
against global warming, water pollution, who develop coal power plants and engage
and mountain-top removal, which includes in destructive coal mining operations each
clear-cutting and then literally destroying year, thereby contributing to global climate
mountains to get the coal within. B of A is change.
Bank of America lends billions to compaone of the largest investors in dirty energy in
nies
like
Massey
the world. Particularly,
B of A is the second [BANK OF AMERICA] Energy, which has
largest investor in
gained notoriety for
maintaining a coal and
coal after Citi-Group.
IS THE SECOND
toxic sludge storage
The consensus among
silo only a few hundred
scientists is that coal
LARGEST INVESpower is a major factor
yards away from Marsh
in global climate change TOR IN COAL AFTER Fork Elementary in
West Virginia. I guess
due to the large amount
some of the notoriety
of C02 emissions coal
CITI-GROUP
plants produce.
could be from Massey's
The more dollars B of A has in student owing the Environmental Protection Agency
accounts, the more income they get from 2.4 billion in fines for violating the Clean
Evergreen paystub processing, and the more Water Act 4,633 times.
Another lending client of Bank of America
money they get from ATM fees translates
into more money for them to invest in busi- is Arch Coal which, along with many other
ness practices such as building more coal clients, has helped to remove thousands of
power plants.
square miles of Appalachian forest through
mountain-top removal. The Environmental
Protection Agency recognizes that such
practices destroy ecosystems and pollute
waterways, but if you're looking to invest
some money, it sure is profitable.
Because of these lending practices and the
others, the WashPIRG student chapter is
heading up a Bank of America campaign to
ask you to stop banking with this institution
in your private business and to ask TESC
to stop using Bank of America as the oncampus banking institution.
There are alternatives such as credit unions
(Washington State Employees Credit Union)
and more sustainable banks like Washington
Mutual which would be a better option.
If you would like to find how you can get
involved in cleaning up our campus banking
practices and fight glpbal warming che.::k
out the 4 p.m. WashPIRG meetings in the
CAB 320 solarium on Tuesdays or find them
tabling in red square on campus.
Justin Shephard is a junior enrolled in
Practice of Community and an internship
learning contract with WashPIRG.
ED:
Totally awesome erson
to be Assistant Business
Manager for the 20082009 school year.
POSITION DUTIES INCLUDE:
• work and communicate with page coordinators,
POSITION DUTIES INCLUDE:
selling ad space for the Cooper Point Joumal•
money-processing and handling •
other CPJ staff members, and contributors
• partner with Editor-In-chief in overseeing the
production of a weekly newspaper
• recruit students to work on the Cooper Point
working with designers on advertisements.
working in concert with the Business Manager,.
the Editor-in-Chief, and the Managing Editor
Joumal.
NECESSARY QUALITIES INCLUDE:
NECESSARY QUALITIES INCLUDE:
• time management
• detail orientation
• comfort with facilitating and contributing to
• good phone and people skills
staff discussions
• desire to leam the many aspects of journalism
and newspaper production
• interpersonal skills.
• be willing to stay till2 a.m. on production
nights and aeate sbategies to make the night
• money handling experience
• bow-hunting skills
• strong work ethic
• willingness to commit oneself
to the Cooper Point Journal
organization
.go quicker.
Applications will become available on April
21 and are due by May 5 at 5 p.m.
Applications are available in CAB 316 or
online at evergreen.eclu/cpj.
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Economic recession and Evergreen
An interview with John Hurley, Vice President ofFinance andAdministration at The Evergreen State College
by TILLMAN CLARK
Can you give us an idea of the general
outlook of administrators in regards to
the recent economic downturn and if it is
a major or minor concern?
Well, any time you have an economic
downturn it's a concern because it's hard
on students and it's hard on the college
as a whole. Petroleum costs are way up,
electricity is way up, natural gas is way
up. Other costs: Paper has gone up 33%.
So costs in a recession begin to increase
and so the college's operating costs obviously go up, and that's a real concern
because of course those costs are not
necessarily covered by a state increase in
operating costs. The state doesn't fund us
for inflation, so as a result of that, that's
eating deep into the college budget. So
it's a huge concern.
in which they don't have the student
base, and in which, case, if they start
losing enrollment they're in trouble. In a
prolonged recession, you might see some
small, private liberal arts colleges close.
It would not affect Evergreen. Evergreen
is a state-supported institution.
steps that you could try and take is to try
and increase your financial aid packages
to students. But part of the downside of
that is that as the economy tightens, your
ability to earn interest off of your endowments also decreases and so your ability
to give out financial aid decreases at the
same time.
What effect, if any, wi11 a national
economic recession have on Evergreen?
Could you talk briefly about Evergreens
"Reduction in Force" policy and, in the
Well, I think it's true that the state of face ofrecession and the fact that salaries
Washington is in a good position to better and benefits make up close to 70-80% of
weather a recession than some other states Evergreens operating budget, how you
are. I think that's true. The billion dollars see this playing out in the future?
in the 'rainy-day' fund ... the state, at this
I have not read it in a long tiine. I will
point, is expected next year to begin having
some deficits, and so I think the state's tell you this: that both the faculty and the
going to be headed for some lean years classified staff are unionized. So if there
with some budget deficits. And of course are any reductions in force, part of that JOHN HURLEY
I think that's going to be the central theme will follow Evergreen's "Reductions in
of the gubernatorial race that's coming Force" policy and whatever is negotiated
I would hope not and I would hope that
up: spending. So as a result of that I'm not in a contract. I would say that in the oper- the forces would kick in to stop that, and
Recently, a college with a curriculum looking for Evergreen's financial position ating budget, not throwing in capital or so personally, I .would hope not. But will
similar to Evergreens in Ohio called to improve any. If anything, I think the anything else, we are very labor intense. it occur? I think there will be a pain sharAntioch has given way to corporate take- competition will become more fierce for I think it's our position that you protect ing - for lack of a better term - that will
over in the face of decreased enrollment limited resources at the state level among people at all costs, which leaves us then occur between tuition and loss of operatandfinancial problems. If Evergreen faces K-12, prisons ... and I think an emerging forgoing other things- goods and services ing dollars. So I think both the college- I
afinancial problem, what are the chances area at the federal and state level is money for instance - that we would normally think in a recession - both the college as
that Evergreen might become privatized that is going to elderly services, because have. I think there will be some budget a whole and the students will feel pain to
or face a somewhat similar fate?
of the aging population.
cuts, but I'm hoping that it won't affect some extent. Although I hope not, I think
that's a realistic answer.
people.
Well, Antioch does have a similar curricSome forecasts see the credit crunch.fi·om
ulum to Evergreen and it's unfortunate the housing crisis making it very hard to
Is it likely that revenue shortfalls will
Tillman Clark is a senior enrolled in an
that they had to close. They are private and .find loans in the future. What ef/ect would equate into the continued practice of internship learning contract with Climate
their enrollment and their endowments such a turn of events have on Evergreen putting more financial burden directly on Solutions.
just didn't keep up, and so as a resu It, they and what would be some steps that the students?
are a smaller school. Antioch symbolizes administration could take to a11eviate
what could happen to a number of small, it~
private liberal arts colleges in this country
that have enrollments, let's just say, under
I think credit is going to become tight.
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ARTS & CULTURE
Friday, April 25
Native American performance artist,
James Luna presents his newest piece,
Water, Movement, Fire and Voices in
The Longhouse at The Evergreen State
College on Friday, April 25 at 8:00 p.m.
General admission tickets are $10 and $5
for seniors and students, on sale at Rainy
Day Records, The Evergreen Bookstore,
online at BuyOiympia.com, and the
Communications Building box office. (8
to 9 p.m., Longhouse)
Saturday, April 26
Indian dance troupe Rudrakshya.
General admission tickets are $20 and
$10 for seniors and students, on sale
at Rainy Day Records, The Evergreen
Bookstore, online at BuyOiympia.com,
the Communications Buildirtg box office,
from 12 to 3 p.m. daily, or by placing a
phone order at (360) 867-6833. (8 p.m.
to 10 p.m., COMM Bldg.)
"Spiritual and Gay." Common Bread.
Guest Speaker, Rev. George-Anne Boyle
(6:30 p.m., Longhouse)
Film: Tank Girl. Free film & popcorn.
Sponsored by Mind Screen. (9 p.m.,
Lecture Hall1)
PRIDE WEEK How to Queer Activism Speakers Bureau. Sponsored by
EQA. (6 p.m., CAB 320)
Tuesday, April 28
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
5:30 p.m., Writing Center Overflow
Space)
Wednesday, April 29
Grammar Garden. 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
use. Minimal jargon involved. (1 to 2
p.m., Writing Center overflow room)
Neil deGrasse Tyson. The Evergreen
State College welcomes Neil deGrasse
Tyson, one of today's premiere leaders
in science, astronomy, and education, to
Olympia for a presentation and question
and answer session on April 29, 2008 at
7:30 p.m. at Evergreen's College Recreation Center (7:30p.m., CRC)
ISSUES
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May Day Hot Down!
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Sound Community
College at 2011 Mottman
Road, SW. in the Student
Union Building!
Get readyto swing your
partner on May 2from
7pm-midnight for FREEl
Tuesday, April 22
Campus community forums will be
held this week for the Police Sergeant
and Lateral Officer positions currently
open in Police Services. This is an opportunity for the campus community to meet
and ask questions of the candidates.
Please make time attend these important
forums. (Noon to 1 p.m., April 22 to 25,
Lecture Hall 4)
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Blackberry Bushes and
Grizzle Grazzle Trash
Dance Band
Brown bag discussions on the draft
accreditation self-study. The topic is
sustained and sustaining interdisciplinary
work. This issue seems critical as we
look at the way the curriculum appears
to be developing with a great many more
choices and options for students. (Noon
to I :30 p.m., Library Underground)
Friday, April 25
PRIDE WEEK FILM Actor Sla.\'lt
Model: "Off the Beat" Trans documentarians speak about experience. Sponsored by Society for Trans Action and
Resource. (2 p.m., Lecture Hall2)
PRIDE WEEK FILM: Quinceanera
Film screening and discussion. Sponsored by EQA (7 p.m., HCC)
Monday, April 28
Workshop with Evan Hastings. Part of
Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (3:30
p.m. to 7 p.m., CRC 116)
FUTURE
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Bread. Longhouse. Guest Speaker, Talcott Broadhead, Sexual Assault Prevention Program Director. Thursday, May
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Railroads! The Life & Times of Zak
Nelson. Sunday, May 4, 2008. 3:30p.m.
Film: At The River's Edge. Thursday,
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Hall I. Free film and popcorn. Sponsored
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Capoeira COM 209, 4:30 to 9 p.m. :
Cooper Point Journal
CAB 316, 5 p.m.
EQA Evergreen Queer Aliiance 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
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: Women of Color Coalition
: CAB 206, 4 to 5 p.m.
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CAB 320,5:30 p.m.
Evergreen Hillel CAB 320, 3 p.m. :
Evergreen Pre-Health Society
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MEChA CAB 320, 4:30 p.m.
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Women's Resource Center
CAB 320, 1:30 p.m .
Writers' Guild LIB 2130
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Sabot Infosquat Library
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Generation Friends SEM
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VOX CAB 320, Solarium,
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Thursday, April 24
Take Back the Night March Sponsored
by CASV. (7:30p.m., Red Square)
Wednesday, April 30
Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Free film & popcorn . (7 p.m., Lecture
Hall 1)
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