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ISSUE 4, VOLUME 37, OCTOBER 16,2003
A PDF copy is available online at http://cpj.evergreen.edu
Geoduck
Union
update
by MADELINE BERMAN
On Wednesday, October 15, the
Geoduck Student Union (GSU)
held their third meeting of the
year. A variety of items were
on the agenda, including the
Registered Student Organization (RSO) suspension policy.
This is a topic of interest
because of last year's sit-in,
originally stemming from the
suspension of an RSO. Part of
the resolution of the sit-in was
that future suspension review
committees would have some
form of student representation.
Some feel that the policy as
it stands is fine, as long as the
suspension review committee
has a student representative,
while others said that the policy
itself should be rewritten. This
policy will be discussed further
at future meetings.
Another topic was the fate
of the "black car" installation
piece in the C parking lot. As
of right now, the car will stay
until November 14 and those
in charge of it must pay off its
outstanding parking citations.
They will also need to purchase
a parking sticker for the remainder of its time in C lot.
One other item on the agenda
was the filling of the three representative positions that remain
open in the GSU. There will be
a two-week period during which
students who are interested
may petition the necessary 243
signatures to become a representative. This number is equal
to the minimum amount of votes
that were needed during the
elections last year. If these positions are not filled by the time
of the GSU retreat in two weeks,
the positions will be closed until
the next election. Anyone who is
interested in petitioning should
pick up an official form from the
GSU cubicle in the CAB.
The GSU meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m. in E1105. Anyone
may attend these meetings,
because all Evergreen students
are part of the Geoduck Student
Union. If there is any particular
topic you would like to see on
the agenda, please email
them beforehand at geoduckunion@gmail.com
Madeline Berman is a sophomore enrolled in Health and
Human Development.
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by RAINBOE
SIMS-JONES
If you were one of those
bewildered people stepping of
[ the bus at 6:15 p.m. last Friday,
you were probably somewhat
bewildered. Not by the line of
I people stretching from the Flaming Eggplant trailer half-way to
the SEM II buildings - that was
to be expected - but by the fact
that there never has been and
probably never will be that many
people on campus on a Friday
night. What on earth would keep
a sane person on campus when
there are three potential evenings
of debauchery waiting for you?
It was a chilly evening, but the
scent of deep-fried chickpea paste
wafting through the air along
with the prospect of hot apple
cider kept the crowd of hungry
folks smiling all the way through
the 30 minutes to one hour wait
in the food line.
For a meager five dollars, one
could eat falafel to your hearts
content, supplemented with tasty
tabouleh, vegan apple pie and
bubbly kombucha. Indeed many
people took several trips through
the all-you-can-eat food line,
often going to the back of the line
immediately after getting their
food, knowing that your heaping
plate would be empty by the time
you made it back to the front of
the line again. Student, Brian
Fullerton took three trips through
the food line (though he claims
it was only two.) "This reporter
was very full-a-full after eating
uara
all his falafels," he clips.
For many people, after standing so long to obtain their long
awaited plate of food, a place to
sit down and enjoy it was needed.
For this reason there were clusters
of chairs set up in Red Square for
the crowds to sit in and masticate
in pleasure.
To round off the entire sensory
experience, TESC's president
Les Puree and musical side-kicks
rocked out on stage blue-grass
style with some type of stringed
instrument. He also gave a nice,
succinct speech about the Flaming Eggplant's long struggle and
his pride at having them finally
succeed at their mission. After
all that, let's make sure the Flaming Eggplant is here to stay!
You can show your support by
buying their tasty vittles. The
Flaming Eggplant is now open
for breakfast and lunch Monday
through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to
2p.m.
Some of the current crowdpleasers on the menu include
Fritter Fratter - deep fried rood
veggies including beets and sweet
potatoes, Grains and Beans - a
rotating pairing of different types
of what constitutes a complete
protein, and the most flavorful
home-brewed kombucha on
campus.
If you haven't already, stop
by for lunch. It'll be worth the
wait!
Rainboe Sims-Jones is a junior
enrolled in an independent learning contract.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
& ENTERTAINMENT:
LETTERS & OPINIONS: READ THE SECOND PART
VOX POP: WHO IS YOUR
ARTS
FAVORITE FICTIONAL
DVD AND ALBUM REVIEWS.
OF ONE STUDENT'S JOURNEY TO GET AN INDIVIDUAL
CHARACTER? PAGE 2.
PLUS, A PREVIEW OF
LEARNING CONTRACT APPROVED. PAGE 10.
ATHENS BOYS CHOIR.
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PAGES 8&9.
CALENDAR: NOT SURE WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND?
ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES
CHECK THE CALENDAR PAGE FOR SOME EXCITING IDEAS.
IN THURSTON COUNTY
PAGE 14.
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Carnival's radical arts
Carnival is a newly-returning student
group at Evergreen. Having been one
of those amorphous on-again-off-again
groups for almost a whole academic year,
their first revival meeting last Friday
was full of excitement and possibilities.
The meeting began with introductions,
Tupperware containers full of tasty vegan
cookies to feed the brain, and a vital
question: whether each individual would
prefer a laser gun or a jet pack.
of ideas sprung up from around the table
including bringing musical groups such as
Riot Folk and Blackbird RAUM, a minibike dance troupe called the Sprockettes,
having silk-screening and art workshops,
creating art installations, participating in
performance art, and painting murals.
Carnival also hopes to co-sponsor
events with Infoshoppe, Students for a
Democratic Society, and Environmental
Resource Center as well as becoming
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The following is a directory of
different kinds of lesbians.
WASABIAN
LAISSEZBIAN
Loves sushi
Says "whatever" a lot.
FRIENDBIAN
STRESSBIAN
More trouble than she is worth.
THE NEW MISSION STATEMENT IS "IF IT'S
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RADICAL, IF IT'S ART, WE'RE DOWN."
Carnival - simply put - is a radical arts
collective. According to the new coordinator, Mya, the new mission statement is, "if
it's radical, if it's art, we're down." This
mission statement obviously leaves a lot
of wiggle room creatively, wise for those
involved or wanting to be involved. Hordes
involved with the Westside Artswalk.
Still not sure just what a radical arts
collective is? Come to the next meeting,
Friday at 4 p.m. in the CAB solarium. It'll
be worth it.
- RAINBOE SIMS-JONES
Center for Sustainable
Entrepreneunhip is
naturally successful
Evergreen's Center for Sustainable
Entrepreneurship (CSE) will offer a free
showing of the documentary "Naturally
Successful" on Wednesday, October 22 at
4 p.m. in SEM II Dll05. Free popcorn
will be provided.
"Naturally
Successful"
showcases
entrepreneurs who believe that success
is determined by more than profit alone;
and that modern business can and should
positively effect social, environmental,
and economic issues. Included in the
documentary are interviews with founders and CEOs of groups and businesses
that are demonstrating these principles.
The film showing is scheduled to occur
after the Clean Energy Fair, which
displays efforts of Evergreen's Clean
Energy Committee in Red Square from
noon to 3 p.m. on October 22.
The mission of the CSE is "to provide
a student-run resource center supporting sustainable entrepreneurship in the
community." The group is developing a
library of resources that will help students
interested in entrepreneurship or applying to graduate business schools. Like
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Jitr'e know you ~re just
holding out on us....
SUBMIT ALL YOUR SUPER
RAD ART AND POETRY!
the ideas presented in the film, the CSE
strongly believes in the idea that business can be used to effect social progress.
Many Evergreen graduates go on to
become self-employed and demonstrate
this new idea.
One of the CSE's frequent activities is
inviting local business owners to campus
to talk with students. Last year, the CSE
invited Dick Meyer to campus. He is the
owner and founder of Traditions Cafe
& World Folk Art. Meyer is an avid
supporter of fair trade and personally
visits many of the places that create the
products that he sells.
The CSE held their first meeting during
Orientation Week and invited new
students to play Monopoly and enjoy
free pizza, pop, and popcorn. The meeting was successful, with more than thirty
people joining the fun and learning about
the CSE. Best of all, everything needed to
make the meeting a success was donated
by local businesses, and six students I
walked away with prizes including gift
certificates to local businesses.
You are probably in love with
her or were at some point.
LEFSEBIAN
LAYS-BE-ON
Norwegian, thrives on potato pancakes.
Southern (sound it out).
LEGENDBIAN
SENSELESSBIAN
Famous
DUMB ian.
LESSBIAN
LAMEBIAN
No More-bian.
Your friends think she is ...
LOLBIAN
LEMMINGBIAN
Most celebrity lesbians.
She has that haircutyou know the one ...
LEFTBIAN
METHBIAN
Something's not right.
STAY AWAY or stay awake!
MESSBIAN
Clean-up is not as simple as 1, 2, 3
THE LESBOAT
A relationshipwreck
YESBIAN
CHAPSTICK LESBIAN
She is so down.
by JEFFREY LUXMORE
to be confused with ...
She gets around.
LENSBIAN
Nerd
Which one are you?
WASBIAN
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Media Works.
Graduated from college, not
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Jeffrey Luxmore is a senior enrolled in
evening and weekend classes.
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FORTUNATE FEW WHO CAME AN HOUR EARLY HAD FIRST DIBS ON ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT FALAFELS.
A VARIETY OF PIES WERE SERVED AND SHOWN
OFF TO HUNGRY ON-LOOKERS
A CREW MEMBER PREPARES PIE FOR CUSTOMERS.
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of what happens in sentences and how
to unravel linguistic knots. These workshops will actually be fun, because very
little "lingo" is involved because it's
not about the lingo; it's about language
empowerment.
When learning about oil painting, it's
important to understand paint, strokes,
and texture; when learning about writing,
you need to know about verbs, adjectives,
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TWO STUDENTS TOUCHING EACH OTHER. APPROPRIATELY.
Grammar Garden presented by
The Writing Center starting week 4
The Writing Center presents The Grammar Garden, a series of four workshops
that build upon each other. We begin
with nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and
prepositions; go on to verbs and adverbs;
then ford ahead to sentences; and finally
wrap it up with punctuation.
These workshops illuminate the underlying structures that all writers work
with, thus giving basic understandings
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GIRL!
and comma usage.
For just four hours out of your life,
weeks 4-7 (Wednesdays at 2 p.m.), you
will gain a better grasp of your own writing process. The workshops take place
in Library 2310, right inside the Writing
Center. Come try it out. You won't be
sorry; we guarantee it!
YOUSHOULD
SUBMIT ARTICLES, COMICS,
PHOTOS, OPINION PIECES,
POETRY, ART, AND OTHER THINGS
TO CPJ@EVERGREEN.EDU OR GO
TO THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE
CAB IN THE STUDENT ACTIVI•
TIES LITTLE AREA AND GIVE US
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YOU CAN TOTALLY ASK ANYONE
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WHERE THE CPJ OFFICE IS.
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Ride Intercity Transit local routes with your Evergreen Student ID! We travel to
lots of great destinations, so you can take a break and grab a pizza,
run some errands, or stock up on the latest COs. For more information, just
check our website or give us a call.
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Falcone Schwinn
Grocery Outlet
Heritage Park
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Mekong
Olympia Community Center
Olympia Art & Frame
Olympia Food Coop
Rainy Day Records
Traditions Fair Trade
and morel
Bagel Brothers
Bayview Thriftway
Blockbuster Video
Danger Room Comics
Falcone Schwinn
Goodwill
Grocery Outlet
Heritage Park
Hollywood Video
Mekong
Olympia Community Center
Olympia Art & Frame
Rainy Day Re<ords
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Be a part of it, Evergreen!
Olympia Commmdty CounectioDi
were able to connect on personal levels as
well as learn about the issues facing the
by HILARY HACKER
homeless today. This is a great example of
The Center for Community Based ways that we can support Camp Quixote
Learning and Action (CCBLA) is a · and other community organizations by
public service center that promotes and simply being present.
sustains collaborations between The
Evergreen State College and community
Action Days
organizations. We support community
organizations by connecting and mobiSaturday, October 25 We will head to
lizing students and faculty on campus Chehalis to work with the Lewis County
and visa versa, seeking to address social Long Term Flood Recovery Organization.
issues while strengthening and enhanc- On December 3, 2007, Lewis County
ing the student experience by supporting was hit with 24 hours of rainfall, which
our community's ability to meet critical became the most devastating flood in
needs. This column was created to pass on Lewis County history. Over 200 famithe requests of our partners to the student lies are still displaced from their homes,
body as a way to strengthen relationships families, and communities. Help us repair
between the campus and the community. a house with a family. Bring a lunch,
Help us build stronger community P,art- warm clothes, and water. We will meet at
nerships while meeting the needs of our the library loop at 9 a.m. and return by
community!
4 p.m. Please pre-register for van space
An Evergreen program called Commu- with Hilary at the CCBLA.
nity Connections supports first-generation
college students. Community Connection
Community Requests
has spent their Wednesday afternoons for
the past four weeks working on projects at
Vegan and Diabetic Food Drive: Bring
organizations such as Books to Prisoners, non-perishable items to the bins at Red
Left Foot Organics, The Thurston County Square or the CCBLA, SEM II E2125.
Food Bank, Kiwanis Food Bank Garden, Donations will be sent to the Thurston
Habitat for Humanity, CIELO project and County Food Bank.
more.
On October 8, 13 Community ConnecCamp Quixote is an independent tent
tions students cooked dinner on campus, city in Olympia formed by the Poor
then headed to Camp Quixote to learn People's Union in February of2007. The
the camp's history and struggles while PPU believes that all people are entitled to
sharing the meal. Camp residents were basic human rights and that if these rights
excited that the group. stayed to enjoy the are not provided for, necessary actions
meal with them. One resident commented must be taken for survival. "As there is
that most people just drop off food and a stigma attached to our being homeless,
leave. The dinner facilitated conversation we will create homes of our own and
among students and camp residents who
show ourselves to be reasonable, caring
members of the community, as capable
of taking care of ourselves as any other
group of people," said a Camp Quixote
resident and organizer. Be a friend of the
camp by stopping in and saying hello.
Bring a prepared meal by the camp. Help
brainstorm fundraising opportunities. Sign
up for a three to four hour hosting shift
at the camp once or twice a week. Camp
Quixote is located at St. John's Episcopal
Church on 20 avenue and Capitol Way.
Parents Organizing for Welfare and
Economic Rights (POWER) is made
up of families who currently receive
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) and families who have left TANF
for low-wage jobs and receive subsidies
for childcare, medical coverage, or food
stamps. This grass-roots coalition monitors welfare legislation and its implementation in the Olympia area. POWER holds
weekly volunteer meetings Wednesdays
at 1 p.m. at the First Christian Church
in downtown Olympia at Seventh and
Franklin. All are welcome.
De Colores Books is a volunteer-run
bookstore downtown searching for interns
and volunteers. Visit www.decoloresbook.
com for more information.
Gateways for Incarcerated Youth is an
organization here on campus that bridges
the gaps between education and incarceration. Gateways is seeking men to become
Challenge Partners to tutor youth at Green
Hill and Maple Lane Detention Centers in
Lewis County. Contact Samantha Franks
at frankss@evergreen.edu.
Guy Maguire and Tall Trees Community Initiative is looking for people to
participate in ecological restoration of our
local habitat. "We will be studying restoration ecology to learn the skills so that
we can carry out local forest restoration
efforts. We will be working in the Evergreen woods, the Garfield Nature Trail and
other sites. This project is in coordination
with the Tall Trees Community Initiative
run by Justin Hellier."
Left Foot Organics is a nonprofit organization that promotes self-sufficiency
for people with developmental disabilities through growing organic food. They
will have a volunteer event on November
15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will
be provided. Following the field work
there will be a workshop on how to raise
chickens in your backyard. For more
information, email Kelly at volunteer@
leftfootorganics.org or call for details
(360) 7 54-1849.
Contact CCBLA
For more information on how you can
meet these requests, contact Hilary by
phone or email.
While striving to better address community needs, we would also like input from
you, the student body. If you have ideas
for Action Days or interests in particular
organizations and would like to see them
represented in this column, contact Hilary
Hacker at hackerh@evergreen.edu or call
(360) 867- 6137.
Hilary Hacker is an AmeriCorps VISTA
and an Evergreen alumna.
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Released Tuesday, October 14
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by GAVIN DAHL
TV show with subtitles. If there is indeed
a Romanian New Wave, this film could
be the sound of the alarm. In some ways,
the most intense part of the experience
of seeing 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
is making up your own mind in regards
to its feminist merits. Are the women
victims of a dictatorial system that takes
away their right to choose? Are they
heroes for living through the trauma?
Unforgettable.
the disappointing fake waterfall scenes.
Forgettable.
DISAPPOINTING FAKE
FEARLESS BOY GOING
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull
You've got to admit that Indiana Jones
is pretty cool for a middle-aged white
THROUGH THE MOST
IF THERE IS INDEED
DIFFICULT CHILD-
A ROMANIAN NEW
HOOD OUTSIDE OF A
WAVE, THIS FILM
KEVIN BACON MOVIE
COULD BE THE SOUND
of young Temudgin. The settings of
Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia look
otherworldly; they are so massive and
beautiful. The cinematography and editing are high-caliber. If you can handle
a few bloody battle sequences, Mongol
presents a surprising portrait of a maddeningly fearless boy going through the most
difficult childhood outside of a Kevin
Bacon movie. And at some point, Zatoichi
himself (Japenese actor Tadanobu Asano)
takes on the role of young Khan. Said to
be the first of a trilogy, the remaining
films could become a major franchise
despite U.S. box office receipts of only
$5 million. Memorable.
OF THE ALARM
Mongol
The legend of Genghis Khan just got
more interesting. This epic two-hour
action-adventure directed by Sergei
Bodrov explores the childhood, brutal
upbringing, and quest for manhood
MONGOL PRESENTS A
TOP 15
FOR THE WEEK OF
10/14/08
THE OLD SAYING "ABSO-
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SURPRISING PORTRAIT
OF A MADDENINGLY
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
Heart-wrenching drama awaits viewers
of Cristian Mungiu's so-called abortion film. Two college roommates in
communist Romania face unexpected
consequences while dealing with an
unwanted pregnancy that threatens their
friendship and their freedom. Not only is
abortion illegal, the cost itself is criminal. Lead actress Anamaria Marinca is
so believable that it feels at times like
watching a disturbing and tragic reality
male Hollywood character, a courageous
romantic bookworm who has killed a ton
of Nazis. This movie was sure to break
the $100 million mark, and has now made
more than $300 million just in the United
States.
The big question is, given that he
couldn't miss at the box office, why
on Earth did director Steven Spielberg
allow producer George Lucas to ruin the
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That 70's Show: The Complete Series [ 5. WILLY TORRES
Stash Box
WILLY'S NYC
At $200 ($1 per episode) the entire series SALSA PROJECT
clocks in at 4000 minutes. How could
it be worth it? We should hate Ashton 1 6. L I LA D 0 W N S
Kutcher's character Michael Kelso, but SHAKE AWAY
he just keeps cracking us up. Topher
Grace's one-note character Eric Forman I 7. DEERHOOF
is just troubled enough to identify with. I 0 FFEN D MAG GI E
Laura Prepon somehow pulls off seemingly unintentionally hot mannerisms
LAKE- OH, THE
constantly as Donna Pinciotti. Mila Kunis PLACES YOU'LL GO
is more hate-to-love than love-to-hate as
Jackie Burkhart.
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Danny Masterson plays a nicer variation T H E W0 RKS
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KEEPS CRACKING US UP.
WHO HAS KILLED A
of the Mathew McConaughey character
from Dazed and Confused as Steven
Hyde, and it is never quite clear if we are
laughing at or with Wilmer Valderrama
as Fez. Easily worth the sticker price, the
best acting and most consistent comedy
on the show came from Debra Jo Rupp
and Kurtwood Smith as Kitty and Red
Forman. Collectable.
TON OF NAZIS
movie with so much CGI and insultingly
dull alien shenanigans? It wasn't necessary. Harrison Ford was up to the task.
The action was fun and relentless. The
dialog worked for a while, and even the
obnoxious son of Indy seemed to hold
up under the big-screen microscope.
But still, the old saying "absolute power
corrupts absolutely" is on display during
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Lucifer is Upon Us:
John Zorn's Lucifer
by BRAD ROUDA
I have always been impressed with John
Zorn's albums. He has played, produced
and composed many styles of music with
an ability to play with form that is rarely
heard today. Zorn is also an impressive
scholar, and it shows in his albums. Here
he has brought us a concept album, rare
these days. "Lucifer" is the tenth volume
in the Book of Angels, his second of the
Masada books. For this album he has
brought back the Bar Kokhba Sextet for
their first studio album in ten years.
In 1992 John Zorn began writing a set
of compositions in the klezmer scale,
originally inspired by the infamous
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass),
which came to be known as the Book of
Masada. The fact the sextet's name is Bar
Kokhba is worth review. At the end of
the Second Jewish-Roman War there was
a revolt led by Simqn Bar Kokhba, who
was viewed as a Messiah, as opposed to
the Messiah. Masada refers to a fortress
in southern Israel where the Jewish Sicarii fugitives held off the Roman army.
"Lucifer" is one of Zorn's most structured of his Masada works, compared
to others that include more improvisation. The first song, "Sother," sets an
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enchanted mood for the album. "Sother"
is calm and relaxing, yet still foreboding
as the cello plays long, low notes, and hihats maintain tension with their constant
shimmering. The surf-rock guitar plays
into the rhythm, giving it a nice edge
with light touch of reverb.
As the album progresses the music
becomes progressively more captivating.
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ment, with the rest of the ensemble as
accompaniment. The entire ensemble
return in "Zechriel," and the loose bass
drum in the background adds a highlight.
"Azbugah" features Joey Baron through
out the track playing tight rolls on the
snare drum; Cyro Baptista's chimes
lighten the mood.
The album reaches a climax in the song
"Mehalalel": minor chords, hurriedly
dissonant bow-strokes, and the constant
crash and ride cymbals-a combination
of sounds that sends panic up your spine.[
Ribot's guitar comes out of nowhere. The
ensemble tempers with eerie calmness
that fades at the end. The relaxation of
the next song, "Quelamia," evokes the
mood of the first track.
Many of Zorn's albums end up-tempo.
"Abdiel" refers to the angel who
denounces Lucifer after overhearing him
incite revolt among the other angels.
"Abdiel" has a fast-paced melody and a
strong beat with tension and excitement
that builds to an abrupt ending.
If a Zorn album burned you in the past
with its experimental nature or highpitched squealing, this album may redeem
it. "Lucifer" includes some of Zorn's
most comprehensive Masada works that
show his skills as a composer, conductor, and producer. This album presents a
powerful story of triumph and loss that
stands up to repeated listening. I highly
recommend it.
Brad Rouda is a senior enrolled in
Models of Motion.
The brainchild of Harvey Katz, Athens
Boys Choir incorporates his spitfire lyrics
with ingenious hip-hop, and he's playing a
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of a warm surf guitar and violin in the
klezmer scale. Through this whole track
the three string players, Mark Feldman
(violin), Erik Friedlander (cello) and
Greg Cohen (upright bass) almost seem
to speak, forming a story.
The next few tracks, "Rahal" and
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October 16, 2008
Contract student fulfills e:q>ectations, part 2
The conclusion of one student's quest for independent learning
by DEREK RYAN HAIN
As you know, I wanted
to become a pianist
until I began watching
Marx Brothers movies.
I was 25 back then,
last summer. Around
that same time, I was
designing independent
learning contracts to continue my education at Evergreen. But my first contract
was rejected, so I designed a second
contract. This contract was sure to be
accepted, because it was written entirely
in the words of the institution. Plagiarized,
so to speak. I wrote about that contract in
the October 2 issue of the CPJ. Here's the
story of the other one.
Dedicated Play - the rejected contract
- was not nearly so dazzlingly verbose
as Fulfilling Expectations, nor was it
such an obvious satirical riposte against
the deans. Dedicated Play was a sincere
contract, which, unfortunately, was not
calculated for institutional approval. The
contract had taken this as its position on
learning: I will not know the outcome
of my learning in advance: rather, I will
learn new things. Not knowing what I
might learn under this contract, I had
formulated my learning objectives and
activities accordingly. For example, I will
learn to renounce control of my learning
and I will not attain my learning objectives. For someone who had given up
his dreams of becoming a pianist thanks
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by KRIS CRAIG
Student
Jeffrey
Luxmore spoke before
the Geoduck Student
Union to express his
concerns over the
fact that over 200
fliers he'd posted
around campus were all tom down by an
unknown individual(s). Other students
spoke up about having their posters all
tom down in the same fashion. Luxmore's
posters contained inflammatory satirical
language that many found to be personally offensive.
I condem the organized, systematic
removal of hundreds of these posters on
a repeat basis. This is oppression, pure
and simple. It doesn't necessarily take a
government to oppress the rights of the
people; private groups (corporations, for
example) are often the greatest oppressors of all.
In preparing a story about this issue for
my KAOS show some months back, I
to Harpo Marx, such statements seemed
self-aware and utterly reasonable.
I was not the only person who thought
Dedicated Play made good educational
sense. Sara, my sponsor from winter,
wrote that it was "crafted ... with precisely
the right language." Bill, my current
sponsor, approved the contract immediately, in part because the contract was
built on a philosophy of learning much
like that he had used in Awareness. Both
that program and my contract viewed
learning as something surprising, as
something based on faith in oneself and
in one's teachers-not as a step-by-step
process through a curriculum, and not as
the fulfilling of expectations, institutional
or otherwise.
When the dean rejected Dedicated Play,
Bill wrote to him on my behalf: "Please
approve this contract as written .... A large
part of the Awareness curriculum involved
a renunciation of expectations.... [I]f
I expected anything of anyone, I would
only be left to be satisfied or disappointed.
I want to avoid satisfaction with students
and I want to avoid disappointment with
students; I'd much rather teach."
The dean replied: "This mode of study
(Individual Learning Contract) has a
specific structure- it is a contract. The
contract specifies what ... the learning
objectives are and the activities that will
allow the student to attain these objectives. How can I sign a contract that states,
'I will not attain my learning objectives'
and 'I will not complete the activities that
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO ACTUALLY
LEARN IS TO RENOUNCE, AMONG MANY
OTHER THINGS, "LEARNING OBJECTIVES"
AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE APPARATUSES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPOSED ON
THE TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP
NOT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BUT
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE
will help me attain them?"'
Bill wrote back: "Normally, I would say,
'With a pen.' ... Even if a dean cannot
fathom the notion, one of the best ways
to actually learn is to renounce, among
many other things, 'learning objectives'
and other administrative apparatuses that
have been imposed on the teacher-student
relationship not for educational purposes
but for administrative convenience."
More emails were exchanged, but the
dean remained unmoved. The contract
was ultimately rejected twice, finally
by a whole hoard of deans assembled
for the purpose. Several weeks later, I
submitted Fulfilling Expectations, my
bogus, plagiarized contract. The deans
approved it.. immediately. I'm not sure
why. I'd written the contract as a joke.
Bill, in good humor, approved it to "test
the system again." Perhaps the dean has a
very tenuous grasp of satire. Or perhaps
he wanted to curtail any further talk about
learning.
Whatever. Let me tell you: harps are
torture to tune. Seriously. I've taken up
the hom. Not the French hom; the "bulb"
hom, as it's called. My brother doesn't
have much advice about it, but apparently
it comes in handy for all sorts of comic
gestures. I'd never have guessed. If the
possibilities of the bulb hom are as vast as
I now imagine, I'll probably stick with it
for the remainder of the quarter. Just don't
tell the deans. They think I'm learning to
demonstrate integrative, independent, and
critical thinking.
Derek Ryan Hain is a senior enrolled in
an individual learning contract.
on
An open letter to the Evergreen student body
spoke with a number of students on condition of anonymity who told me that there
are organized, coordinated efforts among
certain unnamed groups on campus to
identify "offensive" posters across campus
and tear them all down before anyone can
see them. These students admitted (even
bragged) that they themselves were a part
of this effort. Assuming that they're telling the truth, this is scary!
Were Luxmore's posters offensive? Yes.
Abusive? Perhaps. Were all the other
posters that have been tom down in the
last 10 months offensive or abusive? I
have no idea, because I was never able to
read them. Shouldn't I, as an intelligent
reader, have the right to decide for myself
whether the message in a poster is offensive or not?
I have heard many counter-arguments to
Luxmore's statements on the listserv and
in emails. Why not take these wonderful,
thoughtful ideas and make posters of your
own? These shadow groups certainly
have the time to do this if they're going
around tearing down posters in such
an organized fashion. If posters are
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY TAKE A GOVERNMENT TO OPPRESS THE RIGHTS OF THE
PEOPLE; PRIVATE GROUPS (CORPORATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE) ARE OFTEN THE
GREATEST OPPRESSORS OF ALL
displayed representing both sides of an
argument, and neither is tom down by the
opposition, then I as the reader can see
everything that's been said and make up
my own mind as a mature adult.
Any group that believes that I shouldn't
be allowed to make that decision, and that
they should instead make up my mind
for me, is neither progressive nor radical. They're just stupid, no better than
an insecure dictator. And that's not what
Evergreen stands for. If you believe that
unfiltered free speech is such a harmful thing to your emotional health, then
there are other schools out there that do
protect you from offensive speech-Bob
Jones University, for example, so long as
you don't mind all their other oppressive
policies ....
There are so many avenues available to
you instead of taking down posters that
you believe violate your rights- avenues
that, unlike taking down posters, are open
and transparent. I'm not saying whether
or not. Luxmore's posters fit that bill.
What I am saying is that if that is what
you truly believe, then both the legal and
ethical course of action is to go through
the channels that have been established
for this, because in that forum the decision can be made in an open, unbiased,
and fair manner.
This organized group (or these groups)
fancy themselves as judge, jury, and
executioner, having the moral authority to
"police" bulletin boards and other posting
areas by their own standards.
Tell me: how many open public hearings
have these mysterious shadow groups held
on determining what criteria they'll use
for removing posters? What input have
they had from the rest of the students?
Who elected them? How much access has
the press had to these meetings? What sort
of appeal process do they have for people
who feel their posters were wrongfully
tom down? And who decides whether
each issue of the CPJ merits "approval"
or needs to be censored and removed
from all the racks?
This is too much power for any group to
have over us. If you're so infuriated by
a poster that you find yourself tearing it
down and walking away in disgust, then
okay. I don't approve of it, but go ahead if
you absolutely must. But we need to stand
up to people who are organizing in the
shadows to tear down hundreds of posters
that they don't like in the dark of night.
I fought for Students for a Democratic
Society's right to free speech. I've fought
for local artists' rights to free speech.
I'm fighting for Luxmore's right to free
speech now. And I will continue fighting
to preserve free speech on this campus
wherever it is threatened. Join me in this
cause. I ask you - even those of you who
despise what Luxmore said in his poster join me in standing up for free expression
on this campus. Let us collectively shout
out that we will no longer allow groups
hidden in the shadows to dictate what we
can and can't say on our campus.
Power to the people!
Kris Craig is a representative of the
Geoduck Student Union and a public
affairs host on KAOS 89.3 FM Olympia.
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October 16, 2008
Ten memorable firsts
by GERALD BLANCHARD
Although dating can
be a downer, it can also
serve some of the most
exciting and memorable moments of your
life. Connecting with
another person beyond
a friendship level is powerful and exhilarating. There are a few things that come
to mind that we instantly remember as
wonderful.
10. The first laugh: Laughing in relationships is important, especially the first
time you're able to make someone bust
out laughing. It stabilizes a connection
through humor between both of you that
strengthens your relationship. It's also
so cute when you hear him laugh for the
first time.
9. The first fart: Although this may
seem a little gross, it's true. The first
time you're able to fart in the presence
of another person, especially someone
you're attracted to shows how comfortable you are with that person. You are
able to do something openly that you
usually only do in private. Each guy I've
been with, the first fart has always been a
moment to remember.
8. The first date: First dates are always
the most awkward things. Is he going to
pay for my meal? Should I eat something
light or big? How do I impress him? With
first dates you don't really know each
other. A lot of questions are asked instead
of actual talking.
7. The first time you hold hands: Your
hand is swaying next to his. It's on both
of your minds. Your palms are sweating
and cold at the same time. You want to
grab his hand but you also want him to
grab your hand. When your hands finally
touch and clutch on to each other, you
feel alive and wonderful.
with that person. And as we all know,
just like farting, sleeping is something
you usually do alone. You toss and turn
with that person, trying to get comfortable. You might not even get any sleep,
but it's still wonderful because you got
to have that person next to you for the
whole night.
4. The first fight: Every couple will fight.
I can't stress this enough. Experiencing
hurt with someone you truly have feelings for expands your relationship from
just happy thoughts and happy times. It
gives you the worst feeling in the world,
because when the fight is over you're
unsure of how things are going to go, of
how your relationship will continue. And
usually the first fight is nothing serious,
just a little cat-fight. And afterwards,
when you've both apologized (as you
should), you both feel·better.
3. The first time you have sex: Be it
a one-night stand or something more,
this is an important connection. You are
giving yourself up to that person in the
most personal way. You are letting them
see you at your most vulnerable. You trust
them more than you ever have. Also, the
first time you have sex with someone is
the most awkward because both people
are trying to be good at what they are
doing. Sex really doesn't become good
until the third or fourth time.
2. The first look: I still get goosebumps
when I think about the look Mr. Bull gave
me for the first time. His strong green
eyes pressing against me, catching those
eyes and thinking "I feel so good." The
first look isn't just any look; it's the "I'm
really into you look." It gives you thrills
and it stops time. Reality doesn't exist
anymore when he's looking at you this
way. It's the best feeling in the world.
1. The first kiss: Of course the most
memorable one is the first kiss. Of course.
The moment before you kiss is what I'm
really talking about, though: when you're
standing face-to-face, looking into each
other's eyes and knowing you're about to
kiss. Your lips hover next to each other,
the anticipation is rising and then finally
your eyes close and you move closer.
Fireworks ignite and you lose all control.
It's over. You're in deep.
6. The first emotional connection: All
relationships have their funny moments,
but there are also times when you share
intense feelings, especially stories about
your past and how those events have
shaped your future. Being able to connect
on a deep emotional level means that
your relationship has grown past being
solely about cutsie moments and starts
becoming real.
These moments really make dating
worth it. Through all the bad dates and
all the shitty guys, there are people out
there who make your heart and your head
go crazy. Are you ready to fall in love?
You better be.
5. The first sleepover, where you do
NOT HAVE SEX. It is the best, because
it's the first time you actually get to sleep
Gerald Blanchard is a sophomore
enrolled in Acting and Directing: Queer
Theory.
Caged animal
part deux:
Socially acceptable oppression
any sort of anti-smoking campaign (such as
Truth) is akin to being the "general manager"
of a concentration camp in 1943 ... Oh, did
I go too far? Is that too bold an accusation?
Over the centuries
Well, being actively against a group ofpeople
large numbers of people
because of their lifestyle is going too far in
have been oppressed for
my book.
uneducated and preposIf we were to step away from smokers
terous reasons. The main
oppression and instead look at the history
areas of oppression have
always been religion,
of oppression of other minorities, we would
race, gender, and sexual orientation--but find a particular trend amongst all accounts,
especially in America. The steps of this trend
you knew that already.
What about the oppression of smokers? I have found are as follows: 1) a majority
In this era, smokers are the only socially hates a minority based on subconscious
acceptable oppressed minority that I know as well as overtly conscious biases that are
of Which brings me to the question raging false and ignorant. 2) Oppression from this
inside my scattered mind: what validates biased hate leads to either a) an uprising of
oppression?
the oppressed, or b) a weird sort of decision
Before we delve into this question, I have made by the oppressors that this discriminaan activity for you. Find the person nearest tion has been ill-advised. 3) The oppressed
and ask if they believe that discrimination of are "given" rights by the oppressors after
a minority is justifiable in any scenario. What much speculation and many redundant and
is their answer? If you are on the Evergreen one-sided trials. 4) The oppressed attain
campus, it was probably an overzealous ''No" "equal rights" and are no longer oppressed.
(due in part to some people here who enjoy The old oppressors give each other high fives
appearing egalitarian). Then ask the same at a cocktail party after the new bill is passed.
person ifhe or she smokes (if they answered, And finally, 5) everyone is happy and we all
"Yeah, I bum," you just made yourself a accept each other-which is purely speculanew friend, congrats). Depending on how tive and hypothetical.
If we jump back to the oppression of smokthey answer, ask this same person how they
feel about smoking in bars, restaurants, ers, we notice that when we reverse this trend,
or on campus. It's possible you will get an it is precisely what has happened through the
answer along the lines of, "I think smoking years Americans have been smoking. Everyis disgusting! I don't want to be anywhere one smokes; smoking is fun! Then businear smokers!" For a final line of instruction: nesses and schools start banning smoking in
replace the word "smoker" with any histori- certain areas because not everyone smokes
anymore and smoking has (rightly so) been
cally- oppressed minority. Sound familiar?
My beef is that in a society of smokers, called a health nuisance (the beginning of a
there is no controversy involved; there's no slippery slope). After that, groups organize
smoker conspiracy to grow half-human half- to have the Surgeon General's warnings put
salamander creatures engineered to over- on cigarette packs, and anti-smoking groups
throw the government in smoke-filled labs. start popping up like sexed-up muskrats
The smoking society just smells different. Is that like to tax cigarettes to an absurd level.
this what validates the oppression of smok- Finally, the majority hates the minority for no
ers-the smell? What is it, America? Why real reason other than, "it's unhealthy" and
are smokers being continuously chewed-up "it smells icky."
This is a clear-cut example of fear and
and spat into an ashtray? I can understand
people avoiding smoking areas because of manipulation, no matter how small, that
the smell or because they believe it's wrong to overpowers societal beliefs and actions.
smoke around small children (I hold the latter Why does no one oppose the oppression of
belief as well). Sure, but to be a member of smokers like we oppose racism or sexism?
We know it's wrong to discriminate against
any sort of minority, right? Is it at all possible
BEING ACTIVELY
that the subconscious mind of society needs a
minority to reject and discriminate? I think it
AGAINST A GROUP
is, but the sub-consciousness of our society is
OF PEOPLE BECAUSE a whole other matter that extends far beyond
800words.
Rejoice, America! You hate a group of
OF THEIR LIFESTYLE
people because of their lifestyle ... yet again.
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IN MY BOOK.
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by GE O FF BO K
"Why do we keep trying so hard to believe
in ourselves when the whole of life is
completely devoid of meaning, our gods
falling time and again to some crazed new
energy?" Such was I thinking as I sat around
a campfire with some friends.
I had to beg a friend to come with us after
she had broken down and decided that she
had no friends and that no one liked her.
By now she had lit up, dispossessed of her
depression through fire and wine. Likely,
when she got home she would fall right back
into sadness, but for now it was giggles and
smiles. As for me, I can't seem to shake the
thought that it's all a show and I'm just some
cheap voyeur.
Before long, we will fall back on hopeless
beliefs about what we can and cannot be,
and how society will ~dopt us. We will all
go back to our little spaces every night, try
to fall asleep, and wake up the next day. We
will, despite our best efforts to stay in this
moment forever, worry relentlessly about
life and death, what to wear, what to say, and
worst of all we'll worry about worrying.
I, too, am caught in the vacuum of worrying. I was not even spared by the gratitude
of the fire, from this incessant, anxious
life-storm.
It had been a great night (I'm writing this
months after the fact), and I can hardly ask
for such a night to ever come again, only
for something different but equally great
to come of its own will, as is the nature
of such rare events. We had for once been
able to get a bonfire going in the meadow
without a bunch of rabble. No noisy brigand
drunk slouches, no hapless bongo-drumming hipsters or gifted guitarists of whom I
darkly and perhaps mistakenly question the
intentions .. .
Well, one such person had wandered out: an
altogether harmless fellow with long hair, a
gruff-looking character whom you wouldn't
be surprised if you were to find twigs in his
BEFORE LONG, WE WILL FALL BACK ON
HOPELESS BELIEFS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN
AND CANNOT BE, AND HOW SOCIETY WILL
ADOPT US. WE WILL ALL GO BACK TO OUR
LITTLE SPACES EVERY NIGHT, TRY TO FALL
ASLEEP, AND WAKE UP THE NEXT DAY
NO LONGER WAS HE LOST, FOR IN THE
FIRE HE FOUND INNER WARMTH GRANTING
SPEECHLESSNESS IN THE FACE OF HOSPITALITY, WHICH DEMANDED NO RECIPROCAL
hair. Of course he was welcome; such events
have no invitations or RSVPs involved. At
first it seemed he didn't have much to offer,
nothing to drink, no instrument, and no
particularly moving stories to tell; in fact he
mostly just kept silent. The man looked as if
he had abandoned all hope of controlling his
own life. I remember he had looked this way
since I met him not long ago on the bluff
overlooking Budd inlet. Whenever I saw
him around, he never seemed to remember
anyone's names or where he'd met them. He
only knew they "looked familiar."
Anyway, tonight this guy had taken LSD,
which caused him to know that there was
a bonfire right at this particular point. It's
possible he even knew about the bonfire
before any of us suggested it into existence.
No longer was he lost, for in the fire he
found inner warmth granting speechlessness
in the face of hospitality, which demanded
no reciprocal.
In his current state, with his wonder and
imagination widened, coupled with the
amount of marijuana we were smoking, he
made us believe in something, something
in opposition to any godhead or idols we
may have encountered thus far. And this was
something new, something not quite internal
or personally tangible-! think it equated to
an external sort of combined spirit. In fact it's
hard to even put it into words, but isn't that
the truth with the most sincere feelings?
As darkness closed and the fire dimmed,
I surveyed our gathering. We were there in
the present - by now, of course, the past.
To go back and interpret is all I can do, to
speak about how this night took shape. But
as we sat in silence, I swore I could hear and
respond to what everyone around me was
thinking. Though it wasn't auditory, it was
a synesthesia of vision and touch, comprising a temporal feeling of unity that we as
humans can only feel around a fire .
I'd like to think we're meant to gather
like that. Maybe that's all we can hope for:
good friends, some drinks, and a relaxing
atmosphere to sit with your thoughts. And
along with this thought comes another to
tag-along: that life can be simpler than is
humanly expressible.
Geoff Bok is a sophomore enrolled in
Music, Math, and Motion.
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The Three Penny Opera
Who's Macheath? He's sly, and you
should find out! ($23-$35)
Capital Playhouse (612 4th Ave
E) starting at 7:30p.m.
First full moon of the school year!
"Find Your Life's Work:
Career Paths Workshop"
Hosted by Common Bread
Longhouse, Cedar Room, 5 p.m.
Antony and Cleopatra
Monique (from Evergreen's costume
shop) knows how cool the costumes are!
Harlequin Productions, 204 4th Ave
E, starting at 8 p.m. ($12-$33)
"Homosexuality, Marriage, and the Bible"
Presented by Dr. Patrick Chapman
SPSCC Building 26, Room
101, noon- 1 p.m.
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"Beat the Winter Blues with Yoga!"
At Heart ofWellness (205 Clark
Pl. SE) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Peace Works Conference to
Focus on Iraq and Palestine
Occupations (Friday-Sunday)
Featured speakers: Phyllis Benni, Haj
Sami Sadiq Subaih, Adam Shapiro, Dahlia
Wafsi, Zoriah Miller, Dr. Simona Sharoni,
representatives oflraq Veterans against
the War, and G.I. Voice, and more.
Hosted by The Rachel Corrie Foundation
and TESC (Re}Imagining the Middle East
AtTESC's Longhouse and The
Washington Center for the Performing
Arts (512 Washington St. SE)
The Artist's Gallery
Featuring artists of fused glass,
watercolor, oils, and collage.
113 Legion Way SW,
10:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m.
THEBFG
Sophie and the giant and best-friend-ery!
At SPSCC (in the Kenneth J. Minnaert
Center for the Arts) at 1 p.m. then at 4 p.m.
Antony and Cleopatra
Monique (from Evergreen's costume
shop) knows how cool the costumes are!
Harlequin Productions, 204 4th Ave
E, starting at 3 p.m. ($12-$33)
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Who's Macheath? He's sly, and you
should find out! ($23-$35)
Capital Playhouse (612 4th Ave
E) starting at 7:30 p.m
Zoriah Miller will give a presentation
on his experiences and role in
Iraq as a photojournalist!
Lecture Hall1, 3 to 5 p.m. (free!)
Antony and Cleopatra
Monique (from Evergreen's costume
shop) knows how cool the costumes are!
Harlequin Productions, 204 4th Ave
E, starting at 8 p.m. ($12-$33)
A show at the Finger Complex
featuring: The Birthdays, Paris Mcclusky,
and Adam Jessup begins at 6 p.m.
at the corner of Rogers and Harrison
La Von Hardison
This jazzy lady will be
accompanied by Joe Baque,
Traditions Cafe 300.5th Ave
SW, starts at 8 p.m.
THEBFG
Sophie and the giant and best-friend-ery!
At SPSCC (in the Kenneth J. Minnaert
Center for the Arts) at 7 p.m.
Peace Works Conference Party
Spoken-word performance, Palestinian hiphop film, and DJ dance party! ($5 at door)
Old K Records Loft in downtown
Olympia on 5th and Cherry, above
Fishtail Ales. Begins at 8 p.m.
(Continued from CWednesdaM, (1)r!ob~l! 22)
Self Portraits: A Collaborative Art Project
Hosted by WOCC and Rrst People's
You're beautiful, so celebrate it!
Primetime (2nd floor of ADorms), 6-8 p.m. (free!)
"Overcoming our Inner Enemy:
Buddhist Meditation Class"
At the Olympia Mahayana Buddhist
Center (211 Legion Way SW) from
7-8:30 p.m. (donation requested)
Initial planning meeting for Day of
Absence and Day ofPresence
Begins at 4 p.m. in the Longhouse 1007A
Study abroad workshop!
Oh, the world!
On the 2nd floor of A-dorms
(Prirnetime), begins at 6:30p.m.
Vagina Monologue Auditions
Everyone should go!
On the 3rd floor of the CAB,
in the Solarium at 6 p.m.
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Guitar, fiddle, and jazz! Woah ...
At the Capitol Theatre (206 5th
ave) starting at 7:30p.m. ($20)
Seattle Bioneers Conference
(Friday-Sunday) Includes local
speakers and live satellite broadcasts
discussing social and environmental
challenges and how to solve them.
At the Washington State Convention
and Trade Center at 800 Convention
Place, Seattle, WA 98101
"The Presidential El~ctions and
the Future of the Middle East"
Phyllis Bennis will deliver the
keynote address ($5-$10)
The Washington Center for the
Performing Arts, 7:30p.m.
(Continued from gttiday, ©ctobe!t
THEBFG
Sophie and the giant and best-friend-ery!
At SPSCC (in the Kenneth J. Minnaert
Center for the Arts) at 1 p.m.
Whine and dine with Brian Fullerton
Danger Room Comics (201
4th Ave W) at 7 p.m.
(He'll be the one in the sweater vest.)
"Social Dance in the 20th Century,
Exploring the Cultural Context of
Urban VemacularofSocialDance"
Lecture and short film showing'Everything Remains Raw'
Hosted by Hip Hop Congress
Lecture Hall3, at 7 p.m. (free!)
"Mike Lindenmeyer: Marquee Magic"
Paintings and pastels of theatres!
At the Washington Center for the
Performing Arts (512 Washington
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"Comedy in the Box" -October
with Dwight Slade
At the Washington Center for the
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"Campus Sustainability Day VI:
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will be performing at Jakes on 4th!
Spoken word and hip-hop artist Katz
Clean Energy Fair
Informational fair promoting clean energy
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Red Square, noon to 3 p.m. (free!)
Grammar Garden Workshops
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WC-Overfl.ow room, LIB
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3rd floor of the CAB (the
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"Pouring Tea"
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