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ISSUE 3, VOLUME 38, OCTOBER 9, 2008
A PDF copy is available online at cpj.evergreen.edu
Re-accreditation
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by MADELINE BERMAN
able to undergraduates and the
intimacy of a small campus.
On the afternoon of Monday,
On the other side of the coin,
October 6, the re-accreditation when asked where there might be
council met with a variety of room for improvement, students
students in order to obtain feed- had just as much to say. A topic
back about their experiences at that was repeatedly touched upon
Evergreen.
was the need for more diversity
The re-accreditation process on campus and a push to create
occurs every ten years and ulti- more awareness about diversity
mately determines if a diploma in general.
from an institution is of any
On Wednesday, October 8, an
substance. If a school is not email was sent to students with the
re-accredited, it means they are list of commendations and recomnot meeting standards set by the mendations from the council.
by MADELINE BERMAN
accreditation council and are then Among other things, Evergreen
put on a conditional status.
was commended for its "studentA heated debate has been
Then, until they fix whatever centered approach to learning," raging on the school mailing list
problems they may have, the the tutoring available in the Writ- discussion forum TESCtalk over
government will not offi- ing Center and QuaSR, the math controversial flyers posted around
cially recognize the school, and science center, and its "inno- campus that were subsequently
causing it to lose federal vative structure and effectiveness tom down. Originally posted by
of its educational programs and Jeff Luxmor, senior, the flyers
funding for student financial aid.
Along with getting feedback for the resultant inspiring degree contained a short piece written by
from students, the council also to which the college's students Luxmor from the point of view
talks to members of the library, reflect institutional values focused of, as he states, a "small minority
financial administration, student on engaged inquiry, active learn- of radical extremists on campus."
affairs division, and the deans ing and community service."
· The article's second half asks the
"We're all thrilled," said provost reader to "keep an open mind,
before coming together to make
commendations and recommen- Don Bantz. "This is an affirma- don't believe everything you hear
dations for the ~chool.
tion of all the work we've been and speak up when you know you
should."
When students were asked what doing."
Evergreen offers that is different
Precisely 222 of these flyers
from other schools, there were
Madeline Berman is a sopho- were posted around campus,
many positive answers concern- more enrolled in Health and according to Luxmor. All of
ing the many opportunities avail- Human Development.
which were eventually tom
down. A wide range of opinions
about this controversy have been
BRIAN F ULLERTON
Fllen tom down, debated on TESCtalk
expressed in online postings on
TESCtalk. Many feel that their
views were misrepresented by
Luxmor's satire.
Others say that those who tore
down the posters violated the
constitutionally-protected right
to free speech.
On October 6, Art Costantino,
Vice President of Student Affairs,
sent an email addressing the issue.
"The student who placed the posters on campus had the right to do
so and tearing them down was
wrong," reads the email. "Free
expression is a cornerstone of our
democracy and college campuses
should be especially vigilant in
protecting this basic right."
The Evergreen social contract
states "Evergreen members live
under a special set of rights and
responsibilities, foremost among
which is that of enjoying the free-
dom to explore ideas and to discuss
their explorations in both speech
and print. Both institutional and
individual censorshin are at variance with this basic freedom. An
essential condition for learning
is the freedom and right on the
part of an individual or group
to express minority, unpopular,
or controversial points of view.
Only if minority and unpopular
points of view are listened to and
are given opportunity for expression will Evergreen provide bona
fide opportunities for significant
learning."
To read the multitude of opinions
expressed on this subject, log on
to TESCtalk via my.evergreen.
edu.
Madeline Berman is a sophomore enrolled in Health and
Human Development.
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Sexual assault suspect in custody
by MADELINE BERMAN
A sexual assault was reported
on campus on October 7. The
report states that the assault was
committed in residence halls by an
acquaintance of the female reporting it. Police arrested the suspect in
connection with the incident October 8 and have taken that suspect
into custody.
Lana Brewster of Campus Secu-
rity said the investigation is ongoing. "I have worked here 23 years,"
says Brewster. "Sexual assault is
not a common occurrence."
Safety is a priority on campus and
the following resources are available: In case of an emergency on
campus call911 or 6140.
The Office of Sexual Assault
Prevention (Seminar I, Room 4121,
(360) 867-5221) and Coalition
Against Sexual Violence (CAB
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
320, (360) 867-6749) are available
to support any individual who has
been the victim of sexual assault.
If you have any information on
sexual assaults or see something
or someone suspicious on campus,
call police services at (360)
867-6140.
Madeline Berman is a sophomore
enrolled in Health and Human
Development.
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You should know by now that here at Evergreen we're all about th~ groups. Newlyregistered groups, groups-in-the-making, and resurgences of groups from the past on
campus-they all look exciting indeed. Don't see your group's meeting times listed?
Don't see your group anywhere and don't think we know it exists? Let us know. Send
an email to cpj@evergreen.edu with a little blurb about your group's mission and your
meeting time.
New Groups!
New Meetng Times!
New Info!
Anime Club: Wednesdays 6 p.m. CAB TV Lounge on the third floor-<:ontact
evergreenanimeclub@gmail.com.
Barrier Breakers (new group supporting students with disabilities): The first planning
meeting was Wednesday. For more information call the Assistive Technology Lab at (360)
867-6016, visit them in Ro?m 2318 in the library, or email donsha08@evergreen.edu.
Carnival (Radical Arts Collective): Fridays 4 p.m. CAB Solarium
The Center for Ecological and Nature Skills Education (CENSE): They've been here
before and disappeared, but now have inviting posters around campus advertising an
intriguing "Woods Wander." To go wander through the woods with them, meet under the
clock tower on Monday at 1:30 p.m. or Tuesday at 1 p.m. Contact forestsareyourfriends@
gmail.com for more information.
Evergreen Jesus Folk (They Exist!): Wednesdays 8 p.m. R307. For more information,
contact deanna.burgum@gmail.com or visit their Facebook group.
Greeners 4 Christ: Tuesdays 7 p.m. SEM II C 1107
Same Great Groups!
Current Meeting Times:
organizations
by EMILY PIPER
For all the new/old queers on campus,
it's good to know that the Big Gay World
reaches beyond Evergreen. There are a
number of community organizations in
Olympia that serve, support, and empower
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer,
questioning, and intersex folks. It's easy at
Evergreen to find communities on campus
related to sexual and gender identity.
However, the cool thing about local noncampus organizations is that you can create
new ties with the place that you are living
and find ways to give back. Community
organizations have so much to share,
and could also benefit from Evergreen
resources. My good friend Larry, co-coordinator of the Evergreen Queer Alliance,
asked me to highlight a group that is close
to my heart, and then give a shout-out to
a couple of other organizations that serve
Olympia.
First up, Stonewall Youth. Its mission
statement is to support, inform, and
advocate for youth up to 21 years old
who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgendered, or who have questions
about their sexual orientation or gender
identity. Stonewall Youth was founded by
Evergreen students who were interested in
writing a contract to create an organization
that would support Olympia's queer young
people. Seventeen years later, Stonewall
provides a wide spectrum of services,
including youth outreach, peer support
groups, and community education. As an
Evergreen student, there are many different ways to get involved witjl Stonewall.
Become an intern, use the support group
(if you are 21 and under), volunteer and/or
participate in annual events such as the
drag show, auction, or Bowl-A-Thon.
Stonewall's location is confidential, but if
you are interested in becoming involved,
call (360) 705-2738.
Amnesty International: Wednesdays 1 p.m. CAB 320
Center for Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Wednesdays 2 p.m. A2109
Chemistry Club: Wednesdays 1 p.m. LAB II 2211
Common Bread: Thursdays 5 p.m. Longhouse
Environmental Resource Center: Tuesdays 5 p.m. CAB 320
Evergreen Queer Alliance: Wednesdays 4 p.m. SEM II A21 09
Generation Friends: Mondays 5:30p.m. SEM II Bll07 and Wednesdays 6 p.m. CAB
320
Geoduck Student Union: Wednesdays 1 p.m. Ell 05
Mindscreen: Film screenings Wednesdays 7 p.m. Lecture Halll
Other local organizations include:
Sabot Infoshoppe: Thursdays 4 p.m. LIB 3303
Society for Trans Action and Resources: Wednesdays 5 p.m. SEM II A21 09
United Community AIDS Network:
Students Educating Students About the Middle East: Wednesdays 2 p.m. CAB 320 ' Their vision is to have everyone with HIV/
Women of Color Coalition: Mondays 3 p.m. CAB 206
AIDS have their needs met and to prevent
Women's Resource Center: Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. CAB 313
new cases of HIV. They provide services
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So.utheast Asian Kitchen
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As1an, Vegan, Natural Food Shop & Cafe
Mon. _ Sat. I 0:30am _ 8pm
Sunday 11:30am _ 6pm
1131 Decatur St. NW. Olympia, WA
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such as HIV/AIDS counseling, referrals
and support.
Contact: 147 Rogers Street NW Olympia,
WA 98502; (360) 352-2375
Gender Alliance of South Sound
(G.A.S.S): They are a support/educational
organization in the South Sound region
striving to help those dealing with gender
expression and identity issues. They serve
both Tacoma and Olympia.
Contact: 917 Pacific Ave, Ste 304,
Tacoma, WA 98402; (253) 383-2318
www.southsoundgender.com
email: info@southsoundgender.com
Partners in Prevention Education or
P.I.P.E.: Their mission is to engage homeless and at-risk youth and adult allies in
the elimination of sexual and domestic
violence as it contributes to homelessness
and as it exists in street-culture. (THEY
ARE SUPER GAY-FRIENDLY!) P.I.P.E.
achieves this through working towards
social change, violence prevention education, and survivor support services including advocacy, therapy, and support groups.
Contact: 209 4th Ave E #215 Olympia,
WA 98501; (360) 357-4472
These are just a few ofthe awesome groups
that support our community. Also, be sure
to check out and keep in contact with our
on-campus groups such as Queer People
of Color (QPOC), which I'm not sure is up
and running yet, but check out the Women
of Color Coalition (located on the main
level of the CAB) for more information,
Evergreen Queer Alliance, and Society
for Trans Action and Resources (STAR),
both of which are located on the third floor
of the CAB.
And finally, the queer joke of the week
(thanks to my good friend Kristyn): What
do you call one hundred armed Lesbians?
Militia Ethridge.
Emi!J Piper ts a semor enrolled m
Gateways.
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O cto\ler 9, 2008
Washington State Legislature
internships available:
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Information session October 15
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Consider applying for a paid
internship with the Washington
State Legislature!
Please attend the information
session on Evergreen's
Olympia campus:
Wednesday, October 15th at
1:30pm in Seminar II A 1107
More information:
htt,p://wwwl.leg.
wa. gov/internships/
How to apply:
http://wwwl.leg.wa.gov/
Internships/Policy/apply.htm
Winter and Spring quarters:
January 7- April 26, 2008
• Policy internships open
to Juniors and Seniors of
all academic disciplines
• Photography, Teaching,
Video internships
also available
• $1290/month
• Applications due October
27th by 5pm to Academic
Advising, Olympia campus
You must have:
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the legislative process
Good written and oral
communication skills
Strong analytical and
research skills
Strong work ethic
Mature judgment
Ability to handle a fastpaced environment
Required for Complete
Application:
• Application
• Written Essay
• Current Resume
• Cover Letter
• Faculty Reference Letter
• Personal Reference Letter
Submit complete (hard copy, not
electronic) applications by 5pm
on Monday, October 27th to:
Jean Eberhardt
Academic Advising
Seminar 1 Annex, "F" Building
360 867-5621
eberhari@evergreen.edu
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Rally 'h eld against propose_d
liquid natural
gas pipeline
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by BRYN HARRIS
A group of protesters gathered at Olympia's capitol to express their concern over
the proposed construction of a liquid natural gas (LNG) pipeline as well as an LNG
import terminal on October 6.
The project, known as the Bradwood
Landing liquid natural gas import terminal, would require a pipeline that would
stretch 38 miles and travel through Cowlitz
County.
According to a flyer from www.noLNG.
net, if built, the pipeline would "increase
Washington's greenhouse gas emissions
by millions of tons per year by importing
huge quantities of gas from the Middle
East, Russia and elsewhere." The website
also claims that the pipeline would destroy
hundreds of miles of land and crucial habitats of endagered species.
The group planned to get the attention of
Govenor Gregoire to try to stop the controversial project
For more information on the propesed
pipeline, see www.noLNG.net
Bryn Harris is a senior enrolled in an independent learning contract. She is also business manager ofthe Cooper Point Journal.
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THE OLYMPIA SYMPHONY STRING QUARTET PLAYS
AT THE CHILDHOODS END GALLERY
l!Ji ARISA NOGLER
I'm going to be straight with you:
was tempted not to go, either. With the
drivingly obsessive rain that plagued
good old 0-town Friday night, I didn't
really want to go anywhere. And to be
completely honest, a good part of the
reason I dragged myself, the heaviest
coat I own, and my boyfriend downtown
that night was simply because I had to.
I said I'd write about this season's Arts
Walk. A little rain can't stop an intrepid
reporter, right?
Turns out I'm really glad I made myself
go. Once downtown, I saw that rain
surely wasn't slowing down any Arts
Walk enthusiasts. Umbrellas bobbed
up and down sidewalks, and businesses
brimmed with light, music, and that
general conviviality you only find at a
festival.
Arts Walk happens twice a year: once
in fall and once in spring. The fall installment is a one-night event, always on a
Friday. Participating downtown businesses-and usually that means almost
all of them-keep their doors open later,
many host live bands, some have complimentary snacks, even dancing, and they
all have displays of local artists' work.
It's an all-ages event, the kind that brings
showcase, with everything from describe it, but I'm not even going to
watercolor to pottery, and many of pret~nd I can come close to its authenthe artists themselves sitting next to ticity and intensity. My haphazard
their work. The Urban Onion ball- notes are the best testament I can give:
room had been taken over by loud TVs everywhere, many tuned to beach
music and salsa dancers, some in scenes. A laptop flashed the words
very salsa-esque dresses and heels. RECEIVE, RETURN, RELEASE.
Salsa de Cuba hosted the event, and Boxes full of shredded paper and film
I was slightly disappointed that I were everywhere. There was a tie, a pair
didn't get the chance to take on the ofheels, a New York license plate, and a
dance floor with my muddy boots record collection. All this was arranged
and cumbersome jacket.
in a inward-diving spiral, leading the
My favorite artistic exhibit was the observer slowly deeper inside.
last one we saw, at the Washington
These were only a tiny portion of the
Center. I visited the "Communion: exhibits, artwork, and events at hand
The Labyrinth Project" website Friday night. If you are like Evergreen
later and was surprised to find out student Kendall Imori, who said of Arts
that it had been a one-time-only Walk, "I really wanted to go, but it was
exhibit-the artist, Marilyn Free- too cold and rainy and dreary outside,"
man, actually dismantled the whole don't worry-another, even bigger Arts
piece after Arts Walk and does not Walk celebration will come around in
plan to showcase it the same way April. That one is two nights long, and
again. You hear a lot about multi- includes the Procession of the Species. If
media presentations-this exhibit you don't know what that is, ask around,
fit that definition like a curvy because you won't want to miss it.
woman in an extremely tight dress,
and managed to spectacularly break all
Arisa Nagler is a student at The Everthe rules at the SlUJle time. I can try to green State College.
everybody who is anybody to a common
space, where locals can run into people
they haven't seen in years.
My first stop was Traditions Fair
Trade-extremely packed. People spilled
out of chairs and into doorways, chatting
and listening to live fiddle music. Just
outside the doorway to the cafe side
of Traditions, a lady in a long yellow
raincoat and brown rubber boots spotted with polka dots danced alongside an
enthusiastic kid in a green raincoat with
a frog head for a hood. The kid raced in
circles, half airplane, half frog-man: a
testament to the unique enthusiasm an
event like Arts Walk stirs up.
We meandered up Fourth Avenue.
Childhood's End Gallery had a string
quartet as well as an amazing sea cave
exhibit by Angela Haseltine Pozzi. We
had to line up for our chance to go inside
the cave with the artist, making me feel
like I was in a theme park waiting for my
turn on the next ride. Inside the sea cave,
Pozzi cut the lights, surrounding us with
glowing greens, purples, and blues that
mimicked the underwater experience.
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Peacemaker's smoky compromise
by NATHAN BROCKETT
You get used to thinking people will always
disagree about some
things. You have to,
after the five-billionth
time your roommates
fight over whether
they are goth or emo, whether deodorant
is a must, or whether Bush should just be
impeached, or actually banished from the
country. It's easy to start thinking that it
has to be that way-trust me, I would know,
considering my job ....
As the official "peer educator on smoking"
I see some crazy stuff. Basically, my job
is to be the peacemaker between smokers
and nonsmokers (no easy task). The idea
is that I guide smokers to the designated
smoking areas so that they are sheltered
from the cruel judgment of wandering
packs of sniffing nonsmokers. However,
this simple solace is often refused. Many
smokers smolder in secret places or even
flame right in public paths with apparently
no idea of the danger that they are in. These
erroneous smokers are unwittingly fueling
a greater fire: they are giving nonsmokers
the incentive to pressure the whole school
into becoming a nonsmoking zone! This
would mean total victory for nonsmokers
in extinguishing the smokers entirely.
As a peacemaker, I cannot let either side
get too put-out with the other. The obliteration of either of these peoples could
be a disaster. Whether smoking is cool,
rebellious, social, gross, unhealthy, or just
comforting like a cup of tea-and whether or
not it is your cup of tea-seems to be a point
of contention spawning an underground
battle fraught with mutual disrespect and
misunderstanding between smokers and
nonsmokers.
AS A PEACEMAKER, I CANNOT LET EITHER
SIDE GET TOO PUT-O{JT WITH THE OTHER.
THE OBLITERATION OF EITHER OF THESE
PEOPLES COULD BE A DISASTER.
Many nonsmokers are so offended by
cancerous air pollution that they go so far
as to be rude to misplaced smokers-even to
smokers under the sanctum of a shelter! This
is inexcusable--no buts about it. If smokers
are respecting the rights of nonsmokers by
smoking in the designated areas, it is the
job of nonsmokers to respect smokers' right
to smoke in those areas.
I can offer only one solution. The smokers
wise enough to use the shelters should serve
as proud leaders in the smoking student
body. These revered exemplars can ignite
CAGED ANIMAL
A philosophical deconstruction
ofAmerican democracy
I met my girlfriend because of smoking.
And I am sure that almost every smoker
byJESSY R. NATIONS
you as a citizen are able to say, "I want
under one tent or another around campus is
this person to govern me." And this is
striking up a ridiculously good conversation with a perfect stranger. Smoking is an
Do not mistake the
my main point on what the full weight
amiable habit, maybe a little self-destruc- following argument as
of voting is. When you vote, you are not
tive, but come on-like anything taken in an attempt to convince
saying, "I don't really like this one, but I
small doses, it's a wonderful little charm.
others of inaction this
like the other fellow less." Instead what
"I like to think of fire held in a man's November, nor is it to
you're really saying is, "This person is
hand. Fire, a dangerous force, tamed at
fit to have authority over me and my
be taken as the final
his fingertips ... When a man thinks, there
word
on
the
topic.
fellow citizens." It is the ultimate form
is a spot of fire alive in his mind-and it
Instead,
I
wrote
in
hopes
that
voters
will
of
submission to an outside authority
is proper that he should have the burning
realize
the
full
severity
of
their
actions
and
the relinquishment of your own
point of a cigarette as his one expression."
before blindly voting along party lines. autonomy.
(Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged)
There are those who say, "If you don't
This quote says it all to me. I may even I The act of voting should not be seen as
use it as justification to leave the pack of a choice of the lesser of two evils but vote you can't complain." I say, "If you
Nicorette on my shelf unopened. Who of rather the full implication of what it vote and win you can't complain." The
us smokers doesn't enjoy smoking when means to vote.
jury is out, I suppose, on those who vote
we are creating, thinking, reading, or even
The largest problem I see with Ameri- and lose. Ultimately, this is why I don't
right after sex? We know the dangers of
smoking (yes, we all do know), but we
THE LARGEST PROBLEM I SEE WITH AMERIalso know the advantages and the specific
kind of high it gives us. Smokers will agree
CAN DEMOCRACY IS THE PARTY SYSTEM.
with me here: whether you enjoy having
something in your hand, playing with the
THE VIEWS OF OUR PEOPLE CANNOT AND SHOULD
smoke, being social, or just having a spot
of fire alive in your mind, you know that
smoking evokes a feeling of peace and
NOT BE LUMPED INTO TWO NARROW, OVERLYsociability.
Furthermore, let me focus on the atrocity
SIMPLIFIED, AND TRAGICALLY SIMILAR PARTIES.
of the designated smoking tents around
campus. These are not healthy, mentally can democracy is the party system. The vote. I have yet to see a candidate worthy
or physically. Being outside during the
views of our people cannot and should of the consent of my autonomy.
oncoming winter is not ideal for anyone.
not be lumped into two narrow, overlySo this November, I implore the
It seems as if smokers are constantly
of Evergreen and voters everysimplified,
and
tragically
similar
parties.
students
punished because we have a habit just a tad
more smelly than biting fingernails (I do The old-school Republi-crats do not where: do not take your vote lightly. If
both). I don't want to miss class because I represent enough of a spectrum to fully you feel Obama is worthy of governing
got sick from being outside in 40-degree encapsulate all the ideas and solutions you, vote for him. If you feel McCain is
weather. I don't want to be excluded from to social problems that can be brought worthy of governing you, vote for him.
the warmth and loveliness of heating. to the political table. And alternative
But if you don't feel that either of these
DAMN! Can we get a lounge!? Who do parties such as Libertarian, Green, and men are worthy of controlling your
I have to talk to so this will happen? Let's Socialist-while I may not agree with autonomy, then do not vote for the lesser
petition for a lounge in the basement of the them-are unfortunately marginalized evil. Do you really want to vote for
CAB.Hm ...
and excluded. Votes supporting alterna- evil, albeit lesser? Take a look at third
Even though I bitch and complain, I must
tive-party
candidates are viewed by the parties.
say there is a certain romance as a smoker,
public
Do the research and find out what they
as
"wasted votes." This should
watching the rain fall from under a blue
stand
for. And if at the end of this search
not
beperiod.
All
parties
should
be
tarp. I feel that even in my state of possible
cancer and soon-to-be-frostbitten extremi- taken seriously and sincerely. A vote for you find no one fit to govern you then do
ties, a cigarette induces a definite wonder Nader (or any other third-party" candi- not vote. Your own autonomy, your very
of casual indifference to the passing world date) is not a vote for McCain. It is in freedom, is too important to be handed
and a beauty only seen through the gray- fact a vote (believe it or not) for Ralph over to lesser evils.
blue of smoke rings.
Nader, or whoever.
Democracy is not supposed to be about
Jessy R. Nations is a junior enrolled in
Mike Badge is a freshman enrolled in winners. The idea is supposed to be that Inescapable Beauty: Elusive Sublime.
Creativity and Constraint.
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If you despise walk- ~
ing by those blue tarps
held up by white poles,
gray clouds permeating
above them, smelling the awful smell of 1•\!T..allllll
tobacco, then stop reading this: it is not for
you. This is for me, this is for the girl who
bums me a lighter, this is for the guy who
starts up a conversation with me, because
deep down we both know how brilliant it
is to be huddled under a shoddily-made
tent, crowded for space as to not get too
soaked by the rain before today's seminar.
Now that all the non-smokers have quit
reading ...
Is it just me or does anyone else feel
slightly like a tourist attraction, or an
exhibit at the zoo? ("Look folks there's
the smokers tent; don't get too close; they
are a dying breed you know, actually on
the endangered list. Now if you look to
your right .... ") Why must we huddle for
warmth? Why must we be stuck inside
(not even inside, really) an eight-by-eight
block of concrete? To appease those who
do not smoke? To point out who we are so
others may yell at us, "Smoking KILLS!
You're KILLING your lungs!" Yes, yes ...
smoking KILLS us.
Smoking may have its negative side
effects, yes, but think about all the skills
we have learned from being smokers, think
of all the friends we've made. Effectively,
SMOKING MAY HAVE
ITS NEGATIVE SIDE
EFFECTS, YES, BUT
THINK ABOUT ALL
THE SKILLS WE HAVE
LEARNED FROM
BEING SMOKERS,
THINK OF ALL THE
FRIENDS WE'VE MADE
Nathan Brockett is a peer educator on
smoking.
Why I Don't Vote
How this smoker feels
by MIKE BADGE
the peace movement between smokers and
nonsmoker. They can guide their fellows
into the Grand Kiosks of United Smokers.
They can placate the nonsmokers by luring
them out of the way with fresh air for them
to skip and frolic in and sniff and breathe
happily and politely, so distracted that they
respect smokers and their temples of smoking and honor smokers right to sacrifice
their lungs to whatever deity they choose.
LETTERS &
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Love addicts: love's got nothing to dO with it
by GERALD BLANCHARD
One of my exboyfriends
recently
broke up with his new
boyfriend. I wasn't
too shocked for a few
reasons. First of all,
they had both rushed
into dating each other: it was literally one
kiss and poof, they're boyfriends. Second
of all, my ex-boyfriend clings better than
fake earrings, and we all know how bad
cling-on earrings are. And lastly they said
"I love you" to each other after barely a
second passed. Yes, everyone, he is one of
those guys who likes to blurt out the four
letter word that all of us "secretly" hate
sooner than you can even get a balance on
the situation. He did it with me, and he'll
probably do it forever.
He's not the only one who likes to
jump in quickly; a lot of people
like to love before they actually know
a person. Why do people rush to fall
in love? Are we all just love addicts?
Mr. Bull says that you can't fall in love
in an instant, that it takes time and effort,
and that you need to know people to their
cores before you are able to utter the three
words. Whenever he talks about love,
I listen, because he's smart about it; he
doesn't let the current moment get to him.
He's like a cop checking out the scene
before making the arrest. He says he was
in love and the way he described it to me
made me believe that it's actually possible.
He asked me about one of my exboyfriends and whether we loved each
other. I told him that my ex said "I love
you" and I said it back. He wondered "Why
did you say it back?" And I honestly can't
explain why I said it. I couldn't give
him any reason. He just laughed and went
on to explain why he can't understand why
people say that they love when they don't.
However, I feel that for some people it is
different. Maybe their hearts are so caring
and able to reach out with love that they
don't need a time restriction. They don't
need to wait three months to be able to
know their emotions. Maybe it's better
that way, or maybe just a false representation of how they truly feel to just please
themselves on the outside. When I was
younger I definitely tried to fall in love
quickly; I wanted to be able to say it. And
of course I delighted when someone said it
to me, but after a while it didn't feel special
anymore. I want to feel that special something that makes it feel like reality doesn't
exist. I'm sure we would all like that, and
when you are young you want it quickly.
A few months ago a friend and I were
discussing how people become desperate
to know love, especially young people. She
basically said that love was something that
young people fantasize about constantly,
I KEPT THINKING ABOUT MY FANTASY OF
LOVE AND HOW IT'S CHANGED OVER TIME,
HOW EVERYONE'S WILL CHANGE OVER TIME
and when they're approached with the
possibility of love their fantasies become
reality. We both agreed that we'd have to
be with someone for a long time for us to
be able to even think the word love. But
of course, a few months later she said it to
her boyfriend. Later that day, I kept thinking about my fantasy of love and how it's
changed over time, how everyone's will
change over time.
My parents fell in love quickly. After a week
of knowing each other they were married
and in love. And they're still marriedalthough their relationship has changed,
they are still together. They have a love for
each other that is unlike anything I've ever
seen. It's really beautiful. It made me think
that perhaps love could come quickly. That
maybe love should be an instant connection.
Maybe people are rushing to say "I love
you" just because there isn't anything else
to say.
I mean it does seem like there should
be something to say to the person you're
dating when you go away or something.
I mean, friends say "goodbye"; lovers
should say something too. But even if we
found something appropriate to say, it still
wouldn't replace the need for people to
think that they are in love.
People who jump in quickly are taking
huge risks with their jumping. They are
listening to something other than their heart:
they're listening to their desire to be in love.
We trick ourselves with this; we think we're
making progress with someone, but really
we're setting ourselves back. Love should
take time. Love should build.
Because the only love you can have right
on the spot isn't going to come from just
some guy you met two days ago or two
weeks ago. It's going to come through
doing and knowing things about them and
the experiences you have together. Driving in his car with the music really loud
and you have nowhere to go, but you're
perfectly fine. Then, maybe, you could realize that love shouldn't be quick. And who
would want love to be quick anyway? It's
like a roller coaster: you're scared at first
but you enjoy the ride and even enjoy when
it's over, because you're relieved that you
made it out alive.
Gerald Blanchard is a sophomore enrolled
in Acting & Directing: Queer Theory.
Finan cia I cris is--in-p e-rs P"EfC_t_ive
by ANDY SERNATINGER
& C. V. ROTONDO
"The idea of the all
powerful market that
could not be contradicted by any rules,
by any political intervention [was] a crazy
idea ... The idea that
the market is always
right is a crazy idea. "
-French
president
Nicolas Sarkozy in
the New York Times
9/26/08.
On Friday, October 3, President Bush
signed the revised $800 billion bailout
bill into law. This marks a late-coming
attempt by the administration to address
the end of U.S. economic prosperity.
Even as more and more Americans live
the realities of rising costs ofliving, home
foreclosure, unaffordable healthcare, and
personal debt, information about the
origins of this crisis and the effects of
the bailout remains limited. Although we
are looking at one crisis in particular, this
crisis is the result of decades of economic
and political maneuvering.
Before we can address the current
crisis, we should start with a little
history. Following the 1933 bank failures, Congress passed the Glass-Steagall
Act, which has served as the foundation
of modern finance regulation. The GlassSteagall created the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which
insured deposits, curbed stock speculation, separated deposit and investment
banks, and prevented bank-holding
companies from owning other financial
institutions. Regulation became the dominant ideology as individuals and policy
makers alike, driven by the memory of
bank failures, accepted the necessity
of finance regulation to prevent market
opportunism that leads to crises.
World War II stimulated a production-based economy that held relative
stability until the 1970s. At this point,
increased global competition challenged
the U.S. economic order. Reagan's rise
to power brought with it renewed faith in
free markets (neo-liberalism) and began
the process of financial deregulation.
With these new policies and the lull
created by international competition,
businesses shifted their wealth from
production into finance to maintain rising
profits. President Clinton and then-Secretary of Treasury Robert Rubin (Obama's
businesses, mortgages, etc) and receive
more money in return (interest). What
are of more importance to this crisis are
speculative investments. These investments pay money to investors, but they
are also largely bets: "I bet that this stock
will go up; if I'm right then the thing I
bet on goes up in value and I can sell my
share to someone who will make a new
bet."
Finance is a mix of betting on something and a perception of how that thing
is doing: new markets appear, there's a
large influx of investment (a bubble),
profits rise, the market gets over full and
the bubble pops, leaving anyone holding shares in that market with devalued
investments.
WITH THE REPEAL OF ANTI-TRUST REGULATION, BANKS CAN USE PERSONAL DEPOSITS
TO HAVE MORE MONEY AVAILABLE FOR
INVESTMENT, WITH GREAT POTENTIAL
RETURNS FOR THOSE BANKS AND FINANCIERS
current economic advisor) repealed the
last pieces of Glass-Steagall in 1999, and
the Bush administration has continued
the commitment to deregulation (think
Enron). Finance has since become a major
influence in the U.S. economy, to the
extent that policy makers are concerned
with the health of financial markets over
other pressing concerns.
Because historically, speculations are so
unstable, finance regulation kept banks
holding personal deposits from investing that money into the market. With
the repeal of anti-trust regulation, banks
can use personal deposits to have more
money available for investment, with
great potential returns for those banks
and financiers.
What is finance and how does it
work?
Finance is a way of making profit
without producing any tangible stuff.
Basically, there are two ways to do this.
One is when banks loan money (new
What is the current crisis?
Because our economy does not actually make much stuff to sell, it largely
floats on finance. We started this decade
with a weak economy from the internet bubble-pop and 9/11, and so to get
things going again, a housing bubble was
manufactured.
Banks extended mortgages past reasonable standards, all the while assuring
homebuyers feasibility, and thereby
increasing their own profits. Banks then
encouraged investment in these new
mortgages, and with the OK of federal
regulators did not report poorly-performing investments in order to "protect the
economy."
This brings us to now: when the bubble
popped, some private investors made
a killing; and homeowners, assured
by professional economists and bankers, are being foreclosed upon. Further,
pension funds (deferred wages), which
have previously been invested in steady,
lower-return investments, were also
shifted into the same financial markets at
the behest of investment groups, in part
to tie ordinary people to the financial
system, but also to try to claim the large
returns. Regardless, the market slump
devalues pensions and forces retirementage folks back to work.
This crisis was not unexpected, and
follows the last 30 years of economic
decline; deindustrialization, the S&L
crisis and $120 billion bailout, postinternet-bubble slump, etc. The pension
ties to markets complicate the issue, but
if nothing else it should be clear that the
Paulson plan to pump money into the
system without any protections for regular folks is clearly not going to work. It's
beyond us to examine everything here,
but we encourage dialogue about how the
actions of bankers, financiers, and policy
makers affect our lives in real ways.
Andy Sernatinger is an alumnus of The
Evergreen Sate College. C. V Rotondo is
a senior enrolled in Gateways: Popular
Education & Political Economy.
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October 9, 2008
Universal healthcare: taking sides
by DIXON THEODORE
MCREYNOLDS III
The 2008 presidential race is the first in
decades that won't
include a sitting president or vice president.
The American public
must gauge for themselves what each candidate stands for, and
what each would do if elected.
One major issue the next president will
face is healthcare. For the last eight years,
the White House has fought off any discussion of a nationalized healthcare plan. A
Kaiser Family Foundation report found
that as of 2004 nearly 45% of Americans
relied on some form of public insurance
program for their healthcare. States and
localities are struggling to find funding
to keep up with skyrocketing healthcare
costs.
Although American scientists, doctors,
and businesspeople have produced some
of the most advanced medical technology
in the world, Americans' healthcare is in
a state of crisis. Over 47 million Americans do not have healthcare. From an
economic perspective, medical treatments
are increasingly out of the reach of many
Americans. Healthcare costs are rising
twice as fast as inflation. Health insurance
is becoming increasingly unaffordable for
many employers and working people. A
decreasing percentage of employers are
offering health insurance benefits to their
workers, and many who offer benefits are
requiring their employees to pay a greater
percentage of the cost. There is a major
disconnect between existing life-saving
medical technology and the ability of
Americans to afford it.
The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not guarantee access
to healthcare as a right of citizenship.
Twenty-eight industrialized nations have
single-payer universal healthcare systems,
while Germany has a multipayer universal
healthcare system. Some say thatthe United
States has the best health care system in
the world. People in favor of a singlepayer system say the United States' infant
morality rate ranks #23, down from #12
in 1960 and #21 in 1990. People against nization. Overall, the U.S. ranks #67 in
universal healthcare say that in a universal · immunizations, right behind Botswana.
coverage system, the government would
Critics of universal healthcare say that
seek to limit spending by forcing down the current system of employer-sponsored
payments to doctors and pharmaceutical health insurance is a catastrophe, a result
companies, while scrutinizing treatments of government intervention in the free
for cost-effectiveness. They say that this in market. Such intervention violates the
turn would lead to both less innovation and rights of insurance companies, employers,
less access to the innovation that already and consumers by granting special governexists. The United States ranks #20 in life ment favors to certain insurance companies
expectancy for women down from first or plans; by forcibly eliminating options
in 1945 and #17 in 1960, remind those in that would exist in a free market; and by
favor of the single-payer system.
forcibly seizing money for insurers and the
People against universal healthcare say insured. It artificially places employers and
that it would destroy American medicine insurers between doctors and patients and
and countless lives along with it. They leads to innumerable economic problems.
say the goal of universal healthcare (a
Americans must have adequate and affordeuphemism for socialized medicine) is able health insurance coverage and access
both immoral and impractical; it violates to high-quality care and support services.
the rights of businessmen, doctors, and On whatever side you find yourself on this
patients to act on their own judgment, issue, our presidential candidates must tell
which, in turn, throttles their ability to us what they plan to do to fix our faulty
produce, administer, or purchase the goods healthcare system before they get our
and services in question. Supporters of vote.
the single-pay system say that the United
States ranks between #50 and #100 in
Dixon Theodore McReynolds III is a sophimmunizations, depending on the immu- omore enrolled in Looking Backward.
Sharing demons:
Agony is a promiscuous lover
by CASEY JAYWORK
The
cornfieldsurrounded church that
saw your baptism went
on to teach you that
God has a plan, and
Adam and Steve are
not in it. Growing up,
whenever you saw held hands with hair
on both sets of knuckles, Mom and Dad
made the entire family detour to avoid
the vulgarity. "Do they have to flaunt it?"
And even now, maybe you don't quite
know who you are, but as far as anyone
at home is concerned, if it involves California marriages or pink triangles, then
maybe you just shouldn't come back.
Or...
Mom and Dad don't really hold grudges
against anyone, except each other. And so
now, after years of living in a home like
a cardboard theater of normalcy, with the
shouts echoing through the hallways after
bedtime, you finally know how luggage
and hostages feel.
Or...
Since that night, when neither your
friends, the police, nor God heard you
cry for help, you've become so good at
staunching memories and hot tears that
sometimes you can almost forget it ever
happened-and those moments are the
cruelest, because when the recollection
comes crashing back half a heartbeat
later, it's like reliving it all over again.
So you mainline cigarettes like a fish
drinking water, keep friends held back at
panic-button distance, and all the while
your spine keeps leaping out of your back
every time you hear a twig snap behind
whenever you're walking after dark.
Which is never, nowadays.
Or...
You were drunk, angry, and horny, and
you're not suggesting for a second that
anything excuses what happened, but ...
goddamnit. Never, not one time since
that night have you wiped mist from the
bathroom mirror after exiting the shower,
because you can no longer stand the sight
of yourself. Some days, high-speed traffic
looks like it wants a hug, and you start to
wonder if maybe the only chance to cut
off the Mt. Olympus of guilt you feel on
your sagging shoulders is the business
end of a razor blade.
Or...
The test came back positive, so now
a little bottle of pills lives next to your
toothbrush, and you take one twice a day.
Three times you've fallen in love, and
three times they've left, because no one
wants to play Russian Roulette with their
genitals.
Or...
The test came back positive, so now
for the first time in your life you've
wondered what your someday-funeral
will look like. You're barely old enough
to drink yet your professor will outlive
you. And yeah, your family and friends
still love you, but who's ever going to fall
in love with you now, enough to risk their
life to be with you? Because now that's
what being your lover means.
Or...
Watching the police tear their shiny black
clubs into the hide of your best friend like
hunters toying with their prey reminded
you of watching the country rally its
consumptive bulk behind the lies of a stuttering moron as he led them all to a war
that mixes oil and blood like Americans
and arrogance. And no one seems to care.
And no one tries to stop it. This worldwide death machine is a convenience to
them, and the injustice and the oppression
and the murder continues, unabated.
Or...
The three-hundred dollars in your pocket
is all from the owner of the Army Surplus
shop, and the boots he now owns have
tiny pieces of Baghdad still stuck in the
soles. Your palms now twitch, sometimes
uncontrollably, and you constantly look
around to figure out who's talking to you,
hearing out of only one ear. Every night
when you close your eyes, you return to
the desert, and you have the tears and
fist-dented walls to prove it. But, not
having been there, no one understands.
To them it's just a movie, a reality-drama,
an excuse to throw a parade or a riot,
depending on their politics.
And ...
I too have seen my ugly reflection. I
know there were days when you wanted
to die, because I was standing beside you.
And no one here knows your secret agony,
but we all know pain. How it feels to flip
a coin over whether to endure another
day. Tricks on hiding the latticework of
scars marching up your arm; clenched
teeth and nauseous eyes.
And I don't know why, for any of it.
I'm just saying, the moments when the
infinite doors of possibility all seem to
have slammed shut, white noise erupts all
around, and you collapse, breathless and
slumped, defeated-take a look next door.
I'm doing the same thing. We all are.
To be human is to carry demons in your
chest and scars everywhere else. To be
human is to be both writhing victim and
spiteful transgressor. To be human is to
drown in everything daily.
And to be human is to share. And we are
all here, together.
Casey Jaywork is a junior enrolled in
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No surprise: Michael Moore ftmn.r
despite misusing "public trust
by GAVIN DAHL
I like that filmmaker Michael Moore
gets viewers excited about matters of
life and death. The dude puts butts in
seats. His work on TV and in cinema
is designed for mass consumption. I'm
starting to worry, though, about his fans.
Anyone with a healthy amount of
skepticism watching profit-driven news
shouldn't mind Moore's tricky editing
and sometimes-deceptive narratives. He
deserved his Academy Award. But because
he is so hated, Blockbuster kept his videos
behind the counter in parts of the country. Deceased comedian Chris Farley's
brother is currently promoting the latest
little-seen right-wing attack on Moore.
Very few people will see Moore's new
documentary Slacker Uprising but only
because it is his least-interesting movie yet.
Sure, it features R.E.M., Eddie Vedder, Tom
Morello, Steve Earle, Roseanne Barr, and
other guests from his tour across America
before the 2004 election, but the movie is
more about Moore the celebrity than the
real reasons young people should vote.
Basically, a cheerleader for the same
party, he has been criticized for weakly
accepting highly-suspect defeats in 2000
and 2004, and he offers little substantive critique of election fraud, campaign
strategy, or the "kill the terrorists harder"
rhetoric employed by John Kerry, Wes
Clark and Madeline Albright in 2004.
To cover his ass, he keeps repeating that
the real work begins after Bush is out.
Moore's particular brand of political
posturing left my stomach with greasypopcorn-butter nausea, even though I
watched Slacker Uprising online this mom-
ing while eating breakfast in my pajamas.
When asked about file sharing when his
last film came out, he said everyone should
see his health-care movie Sicko for free.
So I drove from Olympia up to Bellevue
to Lincoln Square Cinema, went up the
service elevator through the back of the
kitchen and made my way to the auditorium.
Slacker Uprising is not irreverent or
controversial and it won't open in many
movie theaters. The slackeruprising.com
download player doesn't skip, the resolution
is fine, and you can pause, rewind and fast
forward.YoucanorderaDVDforabout$10.
Slacker Uprising shows Moore giving
young people who attend his tour ramen
noodles or new underwear if they pledge to
register and vote on Election Day. Asked at a
press conference about the criminal charges
threatened for his antics, he says, "I believe
somebody has stolen the sense of humor of
the Republican Party of Michigan." The
funniest line in the movie follows. Moore
deadpans, "And perhaps their brains, but
I'm sure that's just a misdemeanor because
the value is under a hundred dollars."
His most impressive speech in the movie
is from Seattle at the Key Arena, where he
is asked at a press conference, "Are your
movies propaganda, or are they truthful?"
In part, Moore replies, "How much were
we propagandized by the Bush administration and by our mainstream national media
over and over and over again? What if you
had asked the hard questions and demanded
the evidence about this war? My movie
exists to counter the managed, manufactured news which is essentially a propaganda arm of the Bush administration."
The problem is his vilification of only
Republicans and jingoistic flag-waving has
worn very thin. Why are viewers supposed
to be proud of all military service? Iraq
Veterans Against the War for resisting,
sure, but are we proud of Michael Stipe's
father doing two tours in Vietnam? We
don't know enough to be sure, but that's
not important to the filmmaker or Moore's
adoring fans .
Even though Michael Moore is funny
while he's showing us the ridiculous statements and censorship attempts of conservatives, his liberalism is too vague. Slacker
Uprising is. disappointing four years later.
And he really screws up otistage talking
about the first amendment and the "public
trust." The expression "public trust" refers
to public property like atmosphere, water,
national forests or the broadcast spectrum,
which the government has a responsibility
to protect in the public interest.
Journalists are supposed to question those
in power, but the public should still be
skeptical of journalists, especially considering the ongoing Pentagon propaganda
scandal. U.S. tax dollars have been used by
the Pentagon to pay pundits to speak favorably about the war on American networks,
which is illegal.
Michael Moore says, "My friends in the
media, you have invested in you a public
trust, a public trust, and here's how it
works. You get to go into the places of
power with your cameras, your recorders,
your pens, your notepads. You are there as
stand-ins for us into the places where we
can't go. That's the reason the founders of
this country called it the first amendment,
the first amendment. Because without an
informed public, the democracy ceases to
exist."
We know he means well, but it doesn't
make any sense. Regardless, his audience
goes wild.
Summer is a busy time for hip-hop album
releases, with a lot of big names dropping
highly anticipated records. This summer was
no different, and as always, there were good
and bad albums. For those of you who didn't
keep up on all the new releases, here are a
handful of albums I listened to this summer
that you should pick up if you're a hip-hop
fan.
Immortal Technique - The 3rd World:
While The 3rd World is technically a mixtape,
it is good enough to outdo many albums in
overall qllality_: The content stays tru~ to the
title, concerning struggles faced by people in
the third world. It also strays into other territory, like "Payback", in which Technique,
assisted by Ras Kass and Diabolic, fantasizes about leveling personal justice against
George Bush and his Republican cronies.
With stellar production by DJ Green Lantern
and others, this album has much more kick
in the beats department than his previous
productions, and Technique doesn't squander the powerful backdrop, spitting his usual
aggressive and revolutionary rhymes and
delivering on every track.
Nas- Untitled: Despite losing his original
and much more controversial N -word album
title due to Def Jam's squeamishness, Nas
went ahead and crafted a killer album. Nas
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as usual, it is Nas's amazing wordplay and
insight that makes the aJbum interesting.
Though he tackles theN-word issue throughout the album, Nas also takes momentary
breaks to address political issues, including
his "Black President" track, a dedication to
Barack Obama's presidential run. He also
fires sharp accusations at Fox News on "Sly
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by ANNA PEDERSON
In the mystic land of Bremerton, Washington this past Saturday, several other
Greeners and I witnessed a show that locals
had not seen for several years. The energy
was tangible in the VFW Hall on the outskirts
oftown. When two of the five bands took the
stage for their final performances, the small
meeting hall shook with the excitement of
nearly 200 fans. But many in the audience
(137 paying) did not realize Wltil part way
through the show that the money they paid to
get in was donated to the nonprofit organization Stand Up For Kids.
This volunteer-based organization, started
in 1990 by retired U.S. Navy officer Richard L. Koca in San Diego, provides help
to fWlaway and at-risk youth ages 21 and
younger. Their services include housing and
educational assistance; COW1seling; and lifeskill training courses in budgeting, banking,
cooking, nutrition, and safety.
When Dustin Mangini of Bremerton, 23,
decided to put on a show, he knew he wanted
any proceeds collected to go to a local charity. He wanted to help local homeless who
go severely unnoticed in many communities,
including Olympia.
"I remember when I started going to shows
I would sometimes see StandUp For Kids
outside handing out information and other
stuff, so I was really glad to work with them,"
Mangini said.
Several representatives from the Kitsap
organization attended the show to hand out
information cards that included help-hotline
numbers.
To help gamer donations, Mangini
enlisted five bands of diverse genres to
bring in a wide range of fans: Puma Run of
Bainbridge Island; and President Kennedy
is Assassinated, The Flex, Alligators, and
Valley of the Dinosaurs, all of Bremerton.
It was the last show for both The Flex and
Valley of the Dinosaurs. Jason Clackley, who
sang for both Valley and the Flex, described
his experiences with the bands as "fun" and
"a great learning experience."
The wide variety of bands ranging from
soulful thrash, hardcore, electronic-whoknows-what, and indie came together to raise
$562, and "a TON of canned food" to donate,
said Mangini. A few of the bands ended after
that night of amazing music, but ending
strong by giving back to their communities
instead of fizzling out.
Stand Up For Kids is a nationally-recognized award-winning service organization
with four locations in Washington (Bremerton, Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia). If you or
someone you know is in need of services that
they provide, don't hesitate to call 800-3654KID or email olympia@standupforkids.org.
Visit their website at www.standupforkids.
org to learn how you can volunteer and give
back in our own community, maybe even
sponsor your own show.
Anna Pederson is a freshman enrolled in
Imaging the Body.
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Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance to the
Grind Vol. II: This is probably one of the
most W1derrated albums of the year. No
disrespect to Young Jeezy, but his fellow
I Atlanta
native has crafted the latest and greati' est in motivational hood anthems. Listen to
this album all the way through and you'll be
feeling the Scarface mentality: the world is
yours, you just gotta get up and get it. Killer
Mike spits raw gangster rhymes over bassheavy Southern production, and though his
focus is a hustling get-money message, he
also brings fierce political commentary
on "Pressure" and "I Gotcha." The album
also contains plenty of arrogant tough talk,
I which from some rappers is annoying,
but Mike has perfected it. Altogether, this
album has a little bit of everything and
bangs from start to finish, but it's not for
those who don't appreciate gangsta rap.
GZA - Pro Tools: Named after the pro
tools music program with which many of
the album's beats were crafted, Pro Tools
is strong in both the lyrical and production
departments. Over beats by RZA, Black
Milk and others, GZA covers a wide variety
of topics with his usual lyrical dexterity. As
complex as this album is lyrically, it gets
better the more you listen to it. The album
has a little bit of everything, including
politics ("Columbian Ties"), street stories
("Short Race," "Path of Destruction") and
straight up lyrical filmmaking ("Cinema");
not to mention "Paper Plate," a wicked
diss track aimed at hip-hop juggernaut 50
Cent.
Ice Cube - Raw Footage: Cube may
not have the same edge he did in his
AmeriKKKa Most Wanted days, but he's
still one of the heavyweights of gangster
shit and Raw Footage establishes that with
certainty. With banging West Coast-style
beats, Ice Cube addresses the use of gangsta
rap as a scapegoat, provides motivational
words for the people and asserts that he's
still "the only rapper wanna fist fight the
president." Cube is especially good when
he dissects the mentalities that lead to selfdestruction in poor urban communities.
On "Hood Mentality" Cube admonishes
disenfranchised youth of color to seek
success outside of drug dealing or other
destructive hustles; and on "Get Money,
Spend Money, No Money" he criticizes
the pettiness of flamboyant flaunting of
imaginary wealth in the form of big rims
and bling when, as he puts it, "we don't
own a skyscraper/now that's paper."
Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal: Grimy
and gutter are the best words to describe
this masterpiece. The Hour of Reprisal
stays true to Bill's signature hardcore
Brooklyn hip-hop style. The production is
on point, with DJ Lethal, DJ Muggs and
Bill himself making contributions, and the
whole album resonates with a sinister, dark,
and grimy feel. Bill's rhymes are sharp
and aggressive with a socially conscious
spin. Additionally, guest features from
Immortal Technique, Vinnie Paz of Jedi
Mind Tricks, Raekwon, and others help
spice up the album even more. Whether
he's bringing hardcore rhymes ("I'm A
Goon") or heavy social themes ("Society Is Brainwashed"), Bill succeeds in
delivering a strong and enjoyable album.
Yonatan Aldort is a junior enrolled
in Decolonizing the Mind.
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Sunday, October 12
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Lots of tastv, organic farm food
(mostly luncli) in the Greenery
Ugly Sweater Potlutk
or-to 10 p.m. in the HCC
The. Fin! r's worldwide chat!
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1 p.m.
Saturday, October 11
In"oductiol) to hand drumming
a
erCUSSIOn
~ cfp.m. at Yenney Music on Harrison Ave.
Mural ~oems: Hu91an Rights
and Ant1war Poem~
Live readin~s and so idaritv, neat!
Starts at 7" .m. at rca Books on
4th and Jeu~ rson
Fin~ing the ~enter-Zen Martial
an F1ne
Arc ~ry, !a~oo flutes, chantingf
and wo Zen ma!ters from Hawan.
7 to :30.o..m. at iK1do of Olympia
on Co1umllia and th
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The "fhreepen~Y Ooera"
s t1re, we ah n. 7:30 . . a
t~e ~apital ~ay ouse on ~tfr an~
Chestnut
10/9-10
Antony and CleopatrcFeatunng c:ostumes designed by
Monique Anders~n from Evergreen.'s
costume shop! _p.m. at Harleqwn
Productions on tn and Washington
NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY!
APp'e fest c-nd pumpkin patch
~PP es, and pumpKins, a.nd bluearass, o~ my! 9 a~m. to s pJm. at
cattin's ountrt. Ci er Mill anu Farm
at 9402 ICh Ru. S
~e~~e~atm~ 5 months old and
cuter. than most mammals. Also
c_udolier. 10 a.m~-. to bnoon at the
camne Co-op, 90o We >b st. Lacey
Harvest Festival
PumpKin c:arving, face pajntina
c~nnihg wprKshoP,, cheese and appre
c1der nTaK~ng, an(j' farm tours! Noon
to 6 p.m. at-the Orgamc Farm
OIXmRia Salvage Benefit film
~~~e ~~iain and the World of
TomorroW1'L2:30 p.m. at the Capitol
Theatre on 5th and Washington
Antony aod Cleopatra
3 p_.m. and then an 8 p.m. showing
at Harlequin Productions on 4th ana
Washington
Friday, October 10
Big Friendly Giant
King. Ubu and the Balcony · 4 p.m. at SPSCC
auditions
C . N" h
3 to 6 p.m. in the Recital Hall
Tomn~:
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Eggplant
(Grandr - Cnat1qn! 6 to 9 p.mJ at Danger Room
Ooen•n !
om1cs on 4th anu columtJia
$5 for a -you-can-eat FALAFEL I Plus
.
.
Open M1<: N1~t
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neat music! 6 p.m. in Red Square
.
.
§ome celepr e Nat1onal Com1ng
B1 Fr1 ndl Gi n
ut Da _w1th os s the Ever ree
1
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Roald Dahl
uee.r X11b1ance aQa Gender
boo s? 7 p.m. at SPSCC
ous~ng Y shan_ng poetry, rnus1c,
comtng-out stone-s, comedyt or
anvth_inghyour heart desires. 7 fo 11
IJrsula K. J-e Guin•
'Earthsea' series and more FOR p.m. In "t e HCC
FREE! 7 p.m. at the Wash(ngton
Cent~r for the Performing Arts- on
KKilrl Blau and the Sundance
Washington and 5th
p.m. at the ABC House on Sher8Ids
Secret Cafe
man ave.
Support the Iraqi Student Solldaritv
.
Committee and eat some food! 7 t6 Joe Basque .
11 p.m. at 912 Thurston Ave. NE
AHI e phl1ays 1:he~1a.nho anq v1br~hone!
so, e P1gye .w1t Lqw.s,Arm troncJj
8 o..m. at Tra 1t1ons cate an Worn..
'Storjes of Being Your Own
Folk Art on 5t and Water
Boss
could l)aye been your event
The Heart $Darkle Pla~rs ~res J.:his
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ent 1.a tba k Qleatre. 7:
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TradPt1o~s ~afe and Wor
k Art
oM W~o htes~t ~ike
N~ut~a1
fa
Antony and Cleopatra
2. p.m. at. Ha~leqwn Productions on
4tt1 and washington
Bake-off benefit and house
show•
Help fun~.r.aise for .those arrestep at
the Renu.ulican Nat1offl11 Convent1ofl{
Ralz M'Tazz, King Mo , and more!.,
to 8 p.m. at 1430 Ma 1son Ave.
Olv. Rollers Fright Night
Roller Desby is suP,er ne-at. Go teamA
Starts at 6J)d.m. at SKateland at 12ou
Southbay Rc • NE
Monday, October 13
Actor au~1tions .fol', "Reefer
Madness: he M s1ca1 '
Prepare 16 ars ora son~/ a monologue. 6 p.m. in the Mi night Sun
Pe--rformance Spaceon Co unTbia and
State
Tuesday, October 14
FlY- and pneumonia shots
Its iust not funf so _qet your shots
done"! 9 a.m. at h~ 01ymp1a Center
on Columbia and Olympia
Wednesday,October 15
Blood Drive
Puget Sound Blood Center will be
on the 3rd floor of the CAB in "the
Qit" from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The drive will be closed from 12:30
to 1:30 p.m.
Washington State .-Legislature
Internsflip
An information session about
internships with the Washington
State Legislature will be hela in
SEM II A1107 at 1:30 p.m. For
more information visit wwwl.leg.
wa.gov/internships
WCPA FREE usher training
Maybe bowties too ... 6:30 at the
Washington Center for the Performing ArtS on Washington and 5th
.
Trivia Night!
10 P..m. at Le Voyeur Cafe on 4th
and Adams
HEY STUDENT GROUPS!
TRADITIONS
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