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The Evergreen State College
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ISSUE , VOLUME 37, DECEMBER 4, 2008
POINT JOURNAL
A PDF copy is available online at http://cpj.evergreen.edu
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Budget cuts~.
student e-mail
changes
"This is going to affect all of
us;' says leader of Evergreen
Committee for Full Funding
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by MADELINE BERMAN
This week at the Geoduck
Student Union (GSU) meeting one topic was the effects
of budget cuts on the school.
People who spoke on the subject
included Steve Trotter, Executive Director of Operational
Planning and Budget; Terry
Setter, faculty; and Evan Rohar
of the Evergreen Committee
for Full Funding (ECFF). All
expressed concern about what
budget cuts would mean for the
people of Evergreen and the
quality of education the school
provides.
"Such big budget cuts will have
painful effects everywhere,"
says Setter. "It takes moral down
to zero." He also brought up the
point that you can't make such
a big cut can't happen without
cutting people since 60% of the
academic portions of the budget
are faculty salaries.
Trotter explained the work he
has been doing in regards to
deciding where to cut. Nothing
will be concrete until Governor
Gregoire puts forth her budget
recommendation on December
15. Even then, concrete decisions can't be made until the
legislature is in session starting
January 1. Trotter also mentioned
that the full effect of the current
economic crisis is continuing to
hit home and events may occur,
such as layoffs at large companies, that can't be taken into
account until they happen.
Rohar had a lot to say as well.
The ECFF is a movement on
campus to save higher education
from budget cuts. This group is
collaborating with the Washing-
ton Student Lobby committee
and is also planning a march
on the Capitol to protest the
proposed budget cuts.
"This is going to affect all of
us," says Rohar.
For more information on the
VISit
http://evergreECFF,
encommitteeforfullfunding.
blogspot.com.
Another issue that was brought
to the GSU table concerned
changes to student email
accounts. An email was sent
out on Wednesday, December
3, detailing proposed changes.
These changes include no
longer being able to forward
mail from an Evergreen account
to an outside address, and limiting email attachments to 5 MB
per message. Representatives
were concerned about the lack
of student input on the decision and plan to contact Aaron
Powell, director of Computing
and Communications.
The GSU also discussed the
status of the Flaming Eggplant
Cafe. The Eggplant is still
crunching numbers and projecting for next year's revenue. They
will be able to remain in their
trailer on Red Square until the
CAB is redesigned. However,
the trailer has begun to mold
from the inside out. Repairs
will be made over winter break,
courtesy of Facilities.
Madeline Berman is a sophomore enrolled in Health and
Human Development.
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Kristina Williams
"Kimya Dawson sings
it, but I don't remember
the name. It goes, 'We
won't stop until somebody
calls the cops and even
then we'll start again and
just pretend that nothing ever happened."'
"Johnny Hobo and the
Freight Trains: 'Free as
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Distribution manager
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Charles Zaillian
Arts & Entertainment coordinator
available
"The song 'Alleys'
by Sleepingdog. The
'band' is a Belgian
woman named Chantal
that I ran into at a coffee
shop. She is the band."
"I just had 'Let's Get it On' '
stuck in my head in class."
Calendar coordinator
Samantha Sermeiio
Comics coordinator
'Brian Fullerton
Copy editor
Maia Powloski
Copy editor
Jacob Salzer
Letters & Opinions coordinator
Mikey Badger
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Photographer
Simone Fowler
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Outdoor & Recreation coordinator
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Student Voice coordinator
Rainboe Sims-Jones
"'You'll be in My Heart'
by Phil Collins from the
'Tarzan' soundtrack."
'"Johnny Appleseed."'
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Amnesty International's favorite holiday
Why letter-writing works
be just plain stupid of us not to use this
resource.
Crammed into our cubicle in an unremarkWe're not advocating letter-writing as
able comer of the Student Activities office the only form of activism. By no means
(CAB 320), we're trembling with joy, should you sit quietly at home, pen in hand,
wide-eyed and salivating, daydreaming of hoping to change the world; don't let lettersealed envelopes and stacks of signatures, writing be the only way you get your voice
in anticipation of our favorite part of the heard. Seriously, get your voice out there,
year.
participate in rallies, march in the streets,
Evergreen's chapter of Amnesty Interna- talk to people, and build communities! But
tional is gearing up to celebrate what we also write letters. It's a resource we are
know is everyone's favorite December fortunate to have. If we're really striving
holiday- International Human Rights for change, we cannot and should not have
Day! December 10, 2008 marks the big the right to ignore it.
6-0. That's right, the 60th anniversary of
So it might not feel that empowerthe signing of the Universal Declaration ing-like you're really changing the world
of Human Rights. And we're going to by signing your name on a letter-but
celebrate by writing a whole bunch letters. you are. With issues of human rights as
Letter-writing is not exactly the coolest with any issue-from global warming, to
form of activism. It
homophobia, to the
involves no marchtension and violence
YOU'RE REALLY
present on our own
ing and no one is
taking to the streets.
campus-change
There are no rallies,
is brought about
CHANGING THE ·
no stomping, no
by individuals. It
fists in the air, and
takes one small
daily sacrifice, five
no road blockades.
minutes out of your
But it works.
Since 1961, letters, emails, and faxes from lunch break, or one moment taken from
Amnesty supporters have helped free more of your day to educate yourself about the
than 40,000 political prisoners worldwide. world and reach out to others. It starts with
That's no small number. Amnesty Inter- you the individual and your one seemnational campaigns have led the United ingly insignificant voice; then it grows.
Nations to adopt the Convention against One signature becomes 100,000 and one
Torture, they have launched investigations life saved becomes 40,000 prisoners of
into human rights atrocities worldwide and conscious freed.
So stop by and talk to us. Inform yourthey have stopped countless executions.
What most of us don't learn in school selves and put your name down on a few
is that representative democracy means letters. Because letter writing works and
that we, the people-that means everyone your voice does makes a difference.
On Wednesday, December 10, 2008
from you and your roommate to your
grandma-get to tell the government Amnesty International TESC will be joinwhat to do. However fucked we think this ing thousands of groups and individuals
system is, I think we can agree that if noth- around the world to participate in Amnesty
ing else, politicians want votes. If we tell International's Global Write-a-thon. There
government officials what we want them will be letters about the situation in Darfur,
to do, and that we will not vote for them if the War on Terror, Guantanamo Bay, the
they don't do it, then they're going to pay death penalty, violence against women,
attention. This is a resource that most of and more. Come join us in the CAB from
the population doesn't know about and to 10 a.m.-2 p.m. next Wednesday December
which a good portion of the world doesn't 10. Let your voice be heard!
have access. The fact that we have this
Adam Fleischmann is a sophomore
opportunity shouldn't be taken for granted.
Put simply, it wouldn't only be disrespect- enrolled in Indigenous Americans After
ful to the rest of the world, but it would Columbus.
by ADAM FLEISCHMANN
WORJ..D
WRC, NW Network unite against queer
domestic violence
by RAINBOE SIMS-JONES
the police are required to remove the person
who seems the most dangerous, which often
ends up being the most dominant-looking
person. Because this person is not always
the batterer, the survivor will be punished
while the batterer will be offered supportive
services.
Domestic violence in queer relationships
goes beyond physical abuse. Tactics include
isolation and "outing" (where the abuser
threatens to out someone who has not yet
publicly come out), threatening with custody
of children when the other partner is not
allowed to be the legal parent to the child,
and more.
One of the most important activities at the
workshop was the visualization activity in
which social norms were reversed. In the
visualization ninety percent of the world is
queer and heterosexual relationships are illegal. This was a strong and poingant way for
queer allies to empathize with the LGBTQ
community and for both LGBTQ and straight
people to realize the power of privileges held
by the majority. The scenario demonstrated
not only how small the supportive community
is for queer-identified people, but also how
oppressive the world becomes. The prospect
of having an abusive relationship in the
already oppressive world is overwhelming.
So it is important for LGBTQ communities
and their allies to constantly strive to create a
supportive community for everyone.
For more information on the Northwest
Network, visit www.nwnetwork.org or email
info@nwnetwork.org.
Thanks to the efforts of the Womens
Resource Center, last night the Northwest
Network ofBisexual, Trans, Lesbian and Gay
Survivors of Abuse graced Evergreen with
their presence for a Basic Queer Domestic
Violence Workshop.
The Northwest Network was formed by
a group of lesbians in Seattle and has been
in existence for 21 years. Their grassroots
beginnings eventually outgrew the basement
and in 1991 they secured funding and 501 (c)3
status from the city of Seattle.
Northwest Network began as a crisis
support group for lesbians in domestically
violent relationships, but their services have
expanded to include legal advocacy, housing
referrals, a youth program, and community
engagement projects.
The Queer Domestic Violence workshop
was facilitated by Shannon Perez-Darby and
Kristen Tucker, staff of the NW Network.
They addressed many differences between
the queer domestic-violence relationship and
what is considered the norm--the heterosexual domestic-violence relationship.
One of the key aspects of the difference
between the two types ofdomestic violence is
the language used to describe those involved.
The criminal legal system designates the
word "victim" for a person against whom an
act of violence is committed and the word
"perpetrator" for a person who commits the
act of violence. In the advocacy model a
"survivor" is a person who is the recipient of
the control/power exerted by another, and the
Rainboe Sims-Jones is enrolled in an inde"batterer" is a person who exerts control or
power. In a queer relationship the survivor pendent learning contract
can be the perpetrator and the batterer can
be the victim. For this reason, our criminal
punishment system doesn't work because
•7:30 PM
One of the leading dancecompanies in the world, The
Mark Morris Dance G roup was formed in 1980 and gave
its first concert that year inNew York City. A Seattle Native,
Mr. Morris continues to lead dance in new directions.
Sponsored by:
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Inkwell Carnival
S&ABoard's Special Initiative Food update
This year s S./. Fund budget began at
$109, 064.83.
This week the S&A Board funded the
following groups:
Center for Ecological and Nature
Skills Education-December 1
Total rewarded: $2,833.77 in goods and
services, travel, and stipend
Amnesty International-December 1
Total rewarded: $5,013.59 in goods and
services and stipend
Center for Sustainable Entrepreneurship-Dec 3
Total rewarded: $4,350.34 in goods and
services, travel and stipend
I !HE KISSING BOOTH FROM THE WRITING CENTER'S
Generation Friends Comedy Arts
Coalition-December 3
Total rewarded: $1,570.00 in goods and
services
approved
The Evergreen Gun Club will be taking its
first trip to a shooting range this Saturday,
if they get approval from Art Costantino.
During
the
original
budget
proposal, the group received funding for other activities and services
such as a magazine subscription.
But because of a campus policy, the
shooting range trip had to be approved
by the State Attorney General before
it could be funded by S&A fees.
At the S&A board meeting on Monday
December 1, however, it was decided that
the group only had to get Art Costantino's
approval, who could consult the State
Attorney General if he felt it necessary.
If Costantino, approves the funding for
the activity, the Gun Club will have its
official shooting range trip this Saturday.
Currently $32,166.55 emains m the
Special Initiative budget.
LIBRARY
RENOVATION
NEARLY
COMPLETE
With the library renovation
nearly complete, offices relocated because of construction
will be moving back.
This is a list of the new locations for each office and the
date they will move back into
the library.
Unit/Office Name
Academic Budget
Academic Deans
Academic Grants
Accounting Services
Admissions
Building Services
Business Services
Cashiers
College Advancement
College Relations
Enrollment Services
Extended Education
Financial Aid
Human Resource Services
Institutional Research
Payroll and Benefits
President's Office
Provost
Purchasing
Registration
SASS
Student Accounts
Student Employment
Veterans Affairs
VPforFAD
Current Location
SEM II D3106
Library 1600
SEMIID3105
SEM II C3105
SEMI 3157
Library 060 1
SEM II E3105
SEM II E2105
SEMI Annex C-D-E
SEMIAnnexC
SEMI 3165
Library 0426
SEMI 3123
SEM I 4107
SEM II D3105
SEM II C2105
SEM IAnnexA120
SEM IID4110
SEM II D2105
SEMI 3113
SEM I Annex F 100
SEMI E2105
SEMI 3151
SEMI 3115
SEM II E3105
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Changes to student email accounts
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Student email accounts on the Evergreen email server will be undergoing
some major changes within two weeks.
These changes will include a 5 mb limit
on attachments both sent and received
from student accounts as well as a ban
on forwarding emails to outside accounts .
Junk email and trash folders will also
regularly be emptied to keep inboxes
from reaching maximum capacity.
According to an email from Rip Heminway the forwarding changes hopefully
decrease the chances of an email from
the Evergreen server being recognized
as junk email by an outside server.
The changes to the email came up
at the December 3 GSU Meeting.
The GSU as a whole has decided to make a
request that students be consulted on these
decision that affects students specifically.
"Bottom line: Students weren't consulted,"
said GSU representative Charles Loosen.
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Dine In or Call Ahead for Take Out
p122ERlA
The S&A Board meets Mondays and
Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. in the
CAB Solarium. Meetings are open to
the public. If you wanted to come to a
meeting but weren't able to, our meeting
minutes are posted next to the KAOS
bulletin board on the third floor of the
CAB.
Registered Student Organizations can
sign up for budget hearings during our
meeting times. Before you sign up, please
complete your budget proposal and have
it signed by an advisor! The S&A Office
Manager, Board Coordinator, and Board
Members are always available to help
you with your group's budget proposal;
all you have to do is ask! Budget hearing
sign-up sheets as well as our office hours
are posted outside our cubicle in Student
Activities (CAB 320, Workstation 6).
You can also call us at x6221, or email
saboard@evergreen.edu.
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Smoking articles: enough is enough
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but didn't
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by RYAN BAREITHER
by ERIN GRAY
Starting around week
five I began saying to
myself just make it to
Thanksgiving break.
Juggling two classes,
a job, and what might
resemble a life outside
of those two things has
been stressful. I saw the break as a glorious gift during which I could take a deep
breath, get situated, and make it to the end
of the quarter without having a complete
breakdown. This did not happen; there
was not enough breathing and defiantly no
situating.
I was busier during of break than I have
been all quarter. I do not know what my
professors were thinking when they mapped
out the syllabus for the week after break.
For week nine I needed to have a novel
read with two brief response papers, study
for two tests, and-here is the kicker-a
five-page paper due at the end of the week.
Keep in mind this is just the requirements
for one of my classes. I didn't even have
time to stress about the work for my other
program.
I can understand having work assigned
over the break, but not this much. This
much might be acceptable if I were taking
a core program, since most freshmen don't
have other responsibilities during break,
but break for me does not mean lounging
around looking for ways to keep myself
occupied.
I have a job like most of my fellow
evening and weekend classmates. I not
only worked during break, but I worked
more that week because of the holiday and
Black Friday. I cannot complain, because
I did manage to retain my life, unlike the
unfortunate Wal-Mart employee on Long
Island. But I did have an encounter with
a customer who was so rude to me that I
ended up crying in the middle of my shift.
I spent the week trying to get all of this
work done, plus decide what I want to do
next quarter seeing as how registration
is December 8. To add to Thanksgiving
week, I contracted a cold on Thanksgiving
Day, so I ate a bland dinner not because
of the cooking (my mother is an excellent
cook) but because of my clogged sinuses.
I am still sick and have gone to work sick
because-as wonderful as it is to work for
a small business-small business means a
small staff, which means that no one can
cover my shift when I am sick.
This is not to say that the whole break
was a disaster; it was nice to see my family
and do laundry for free. But what truly
cheered me up was my brother's girlfriend
who joined us for Thanksgiving dinner.
Her, let's say ... simple, understanding of
her surroundings makes her unintentionally amusing. I made a point of asking her
simple innocent questions to witness her
deer-in-the-headlights look.
Even thought there is only a little over a
week left in the quarter, I am likely to be
cowering in a corner by the time you read
this, wishing I had the power to stop time
from slipping through my fingers.
Erin Gray is a senior enrolled in Work
and The Human Condition.
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I've had it up to
here! (Imagine my
hand, palm down,
moving back and
forth over my head
from front to back.)
Every week when
I pick up the CPJ, I
am confronted with another article about
smoking on campus.
As a current nonsmoker who acknowledges and respects the rights of others on
campus, I am sick and tired of being told
what I already know and I am sick and
tired of mature, tuition-paying students
being hassled by a loud and obnoxious
minority on campus.
Last issue's (November 20) article
suggests that perhaps some of us "have
been amicably approached while smoking by an individual who's talked with
[us] about the benefits of smoking in
designated smoking area [sic]." During
orientation week, my friend and I were
approached by a person who was just
the opposite. She told us she was going
to call the campus police on us and we
would be ticketed if my friend did not
immediately put out his cigarette and
move to a designated smoking area.
Scare the incoming students into
conforming. Amicable.
I just called Environmental Health and
Safety and was told that the designated
smoking area policy was never put up
to a campus vote (by those who either
pay or are paid to go here). Instead it
was implemented by a group of senior
staff. After all the whining I had to put
up with during election season about the
importance of voting, I am surprised that
something like this was not put up to a
vote.
I voted against Washington's state
initiative to become the fifth state to
ban indoor smoking because it violates
a business's right to make its own decisions. But when the law was enacted, I
was actually very happy I could now go
to clubs and restaurants and not wake up
the next morning coughing up a lung
When I choose to have a cigarette, I
respect the rights of others and maintain
the proper distance from doors, windows,
and vents and I smoke outside. The one
thing I cannot wrap my head around nor
respect is being told that smokers have
to smoke in a designated area. Outside
is outside. No smoking area can protect
non-smokers from second-hand smoke.
The "free-speech zone" outside of the
E building is a good example. Anyone
walking around on the second or third
floor of E building will notice that when
more than a handful of smokers are
enjoying their individual liberties: all
of the walkways smell of smoke. You
may be able to corral the smokers, but
you cannot control the wind that blows
the smoke into the halls and through the
windows of E building.
One complaint I have heard is that
smoking away from designated smoking areas forces others to breathe the
smoke. I even had one of Evergreen's
brown-shirts tell me she was allergic to
cigarette smoke. (No one, I am afraid,
is allergic to cigarette smoke. Smoke
sensitivity is part of a bigger issue called
non-allergic rhinitis. Don't believe me?
Next time you have an "allergic reaction" to secondhand smoke, take an antihistamine; it will do nothing.) Yet few of
these people complain about breathing
the exhaust of motor vehicles, which is
something cyclists such as I deal with on
a daily basis.
Just the other day, my professor told
us about the state being over its budget,
necessitating $714,000 (CPJ November
13) in cutbacks here at Evergreen. I have
a suggestion for a cutback: the position
of Evergreen's peer educator on smoking. This work-study has little oversight;
paper and ink are wasted weekly with
ridiculous articles about how smelly
smokers are, and segregation is promoted
as a way for smokers and non-smokers
to get along. With money getting tight,.
we need to make sure the essentials are
taken care of around campus first, not
squandered on a college version of mom
and dad telling us how to make decisions
that we can make ourselves.
We are adults-the smokers on campus
and the nonsmokers. We can make adult
decisions and we can talk about these
issues together as adults. We do not need
a nanny state telling us how to live our
lives. If smoking is truly a problem on
campus involving everybody, we should
put it up to a vote and let everybody
decide democratically what is best for
Evergreen.
Why is it so difficult to get along with
people despite the fact that they choose
to endanger their own lives (by smoking,
skateboarding, or even getting out of bed
in the morning) or smell a little bit (body
odor, cigarette and non-cigarette smoke,
or patchouli)? Looking past differences
instead of magnifying them seems to be
a better way to build bridges.
Ryan Bareither is a senior enrolled in
the Art of Conversation.
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His friends and you
by GERALD BLANCHARD
A few weekends
ago, my mother
came down to take
me to the beach for
our birthday (we
share the same glorious day). During
this time of wonderful relaxation that
I desperately needed, I began thinking
about friends and boyfriends.
Has anyone ever notice that when
you're dating a guy you're basically
dating his friends as well? This thought
arose to me after remembering all my
ex-boyfriends best friends and how
I interacted with them. It also got me
to thinking that perhaps the key to
understanding a man fully is through
his friends. But that just makes things
a lot more difficult, doesn't it? And as
I watched the waves slam over each
other on the beach, I couldn't help but
wonder: who are we really dating in the
relationship?
It might just be me, (I'm pretty sure
it's not), but I have a hard time getting
to know my boyfriend's friends. The
reason behind it, I think, is that I'm
afraid of them. I mean, these are the
people who were in this guy's life before
I made my grand entrance. And everyone knows when you make a fabulous
entrance into a new guy's life, there is
L--
his friends as well. Everyone discusses
going to be some judging involved.
Friends are some of the harshest crit- details. And I mean DETAILS. How big
ics, and of course they only want what his prick is, how good he is in bed, what
is best for their friend. So when meeting our conversations are about-you name
his friends you have to watch yourself, it, we talk about it. It means we have
because their eyes will always be on almost NO privacy. You may be giving
you. And for me, it makes things diffi- yourself up to one person, but three
cult because naturally I am a very shy other people are hearing about it.
There is so much difficulty in getting
person. To actually get to know me you
have to be around me for a while. And to know one person, adding a group
of people to that mix can be a little
sometimes there isn't time for that.
I do try really hard, though, to get to troubling. I suggest, as with anything,
know a guy's friends, because it's really to give it your best. Be open to discusimportant. You'll be spending a lot of sion. I know for a fact that I'm very
time with this guy, and you can't just guarded and into the people in my life
spend all of it alone with him. I mean, right now, so it's always difficult to
we're not the last two people on earth engage new people because you don't
(or four people if you're into that) so necessarily feel comfortable. But, allow
we have to branch out and introduce our yourself room to breathe and get to
partners to the people with whom we're know his friends, because ultimately
closest. If we don't, our relationship it's important to him. It's like expanding your diet; you can't have the same
will basically be like living in a closet.
Friends have a lot much influence over delicious steak every night, because
the person you date. With one wrong honestly after a while that would get
move you can quickly snap any good old. And if anyone doesn't want to get
graces you had with your guy because to know you, or give you a chance, for
his friends don't like you. Perhaps they · whatever reason, be cool with it. Not
see something that you didn't, and everyone is going to like you. But, like
you know they'll be gossiping about it the great single person that you are, you
later-every detail will be discussed. can probably deal with it, because at the
end of the day it's only you and him.
From his head to his other head.
I know this for a fact, because my
friends and I are constantly discussing
Gerald Blanchard is a sophomore
our love lives. In a way, that means we're enrolled in Acting and Directing: Queer
not only dating the guy but we're dating Theory.
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bUry the E.L.F
PART 2: ANTICIPATING A CC}lJRTRC)()Jvi BATTLE
by DAN SHELLEY
charges related to one crime. She now finds ment, not private or corporate entities. These
herself looking at a potential life sentence are the loopholes we need to learn.) If you
You shouldn't break
(4x20=80 years) if convicted of all charges. go forward with actions against government,
the law without knowAnd it doesn't matter how marginal a role do them anonymously so that the motive and
ing the penalties you
the defendant played in this "terrorist" case intent remain ambiguous. The state cannot
could face if caught. If
to be eligible for the enhancement. She could intimidate us in their courtrooms if we refuse
you are still determined
be found guilty of merely being a lookout to arm them with the tools they need.
to break the law after
during the crime-like Evergreen alumna
I understand the notion of anonymous
learning the penalties,
Briana Waters-and still be sentenced with political action is probably confusing to
you should do all you
the enhancement.
·
most people. After all, the point of activism
can to minimize the chances of being caught,
These terrorism enhancements are a prose- is to send a strong, clear message in order to
as well as take anticipatory steps to mitigate cutor's dream because they leave the defen- bring about desired change. In this context,
the severity of punishment if you are tried dant with two equally agonizing choices: however, it makes perfect sense to obscure
and convicted in court.
face a tremendous amount of time in prison the message in order to avoid an exorbitant
Proving that a defendant committed the if convicted, or cooperate with the state in prison sentence. We can never guarantee
crime is, of course, vital to the state. But actu- exchange for leniency (i.e., relinquish your escape from the state's grasp, but we do have
ally, that is just half of their strategy. Prov- principles and agree to testify against your some control over the disciplinary action we
ing a defendant's motive and intent is also codefendants)
face if apprehended.
crucially important to federal . prosecutors
Consider this: Somebody who sets fire
"In the end, it really is just a bargaining
when trying these eco-defense cases, because chip," said Deborah Buckman, a lawyer and to the headquarters of a massive polluter
both motive and intent are underlying factors expert on terrorism enhancements. ·
in Washington state faces no more than 27
in deciding how the case will be prosecuted:
The threat of 20 years or more in prison is months in prison if police/prosecutors are
as a standard criminal case (state court), or enough to compel almost any one of us to unable to prove a motive. However, if that
as a terrorist case prosecuted in federal court. cooperate with our enemy.
same arsonist were to leave the initials E.L.F.
Make no mistake: if the federal government
This is the main reason we need to bury the at the crime scene, he would face approxiis convinced you were driven by a desire Earth Liberation Front (E.L.F.). The state has mately 240 months in prison. 27 months. 240
to stop environmental destruction (that is, upped the ante by threatening activists with months.
a desire to stop the very business in which life sentences and activists have responded
Let's bury the E.L.F, and let's do it before
they sanction and engage) then they will by caving (implicating others) under the the FBI can claim they've crushed it; they'd
fight tooth and nail to prosecute you in the pressure. Now there are dozens of people in love to think that they have. But no, we've
federal system. The simple reason is because prison or on the run; lives have been disrupted wised up and we're adapting to this new
the prison sentence will likely be longer, and and, in some cases, ruined. It is time we shift political climate. We understand now that
the prison conditions will likely be harsher if the paradigm by retiring the name and modi- this is a crackdown on revolutionary thought
you are tried and convicted as a terrorist in .fying our modus operandi.
as much as it is a crackdown on revolutionary
federal court.
If a decision is made to attack government conduct, and we're gradually warming to the
Ifthe state can prove that you, the defendant, property, all efforts to publicize the motive idea of keeping our thoughts to ourselves.
intended to "influence or affect the conduct of and intent of the attack must be abandoned.
Learn more: http://www.cldc.org, http://
the government by intimidation or coercion," That means no communiques, no graffiti left www.ecoprisoners.org . See CPJ Issue 7 for
then something called a Terrorism Enhance- at the scene, and no publicity by the perpetra- Part 1.
ment can be added during the sentencing tors whatsoever. (I know I endorsed the use
phase. These terrorism enhancements are of communiques in Part 1, but that was in
Dan Shelley is a sophomore enrolled in The
detrimental because they enable judges to add relation to an attack on a private business. In Evergreen State College.
up to 20 years per charge to the sentence. So order for a terrorism enhancement to stick,
let's say the defendant is facing four separate the targeted....J2.r~erty must belong to govern- _ _ _ _ __
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n.e $5 billion threat to students and worken
by BEN GALLUP
and EVAN ROHAR
Due to plunging tax
revenue because of
the weak economic
situation, Washington State will run a
budget deficit of $5
billion over the next
two years. Legislators are exploring
all possibilities for
balancing the budget,
including a $600
million (20%) cut
to higher education.
A budget cut of this
magnitude would have dire consequences
for students and campus workers (including
faculty, staff, and maintenance workers).
Meanwhile, the legislators in Washington,
D.C. find $3 trillion for wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan and more than $1 trillion to
bail out rich investors.
The students of this campus and at public
universities across the state cannot afford
to carry on our backs the cost of this $600
million cut. Nor should we settle for larger
class sizes and fewer courses of study.
We are already paying far more for our
education than our parents' generation.
Public grants for higher education have
declined in value over the past 20 years. In
1987-88 the Pell Grant covered a student's
expenses for half the school year. In 2007
that number declined to one-third, with
expensive private loans taking up the slack.
If the budget-slashing goes forward, tuition
hikes and faculty layoffs will make higher
education even less accessible, especially
to those in need of financial aid.
And yet while students will surely be hurt
by the slashed higher education budget, we
will not be the only ones under attack in
the coming period. Governor Gregoire is
proposing massive cuts to state programs
across the board, which will put people
dependent on those programs into dire
straits. It is exactly during a recession that
working families need these programs.
Furthermore, state workers everywhere
will face attacks on their wages, pensions,
and health care.
No alternative has been offered by the
Governor or our legislators in this dilemma.
They have never once raised the prospect of
abolishing the regressive sales tax in favor
of a progressive income tax that targets the
wealthy and big business to boost revenue.
Nor have they proposed approaching the
federal government for aid to schools.
Therefore, we must do it ourselves. We
must respond quickly.
Evergreen Socialist Alternative is calling
for an organizing committee to be formed
to plan a response to this crisis. The Evergreen Committee for Full Funding will
meet on Wednesday, December 10 in SEM
ll A1105 at 4 pm. We are trying to link up
all students, faculty, staff, and workers who
will be affected by these cuts, and encourage
everyone to be part of the discussion and
decision-making process. We are proposing
various other activities including a march
on the capitol sometime in January or early
February, after the legislature convenes.
We must organize on all public school
campuses and all state work sites to make
the largest possible impact. Some will
say that the government cannot afford to
sustain current levels of spending, yet there
is always enough money for corporate
bailouts and war. The money is there if the
political will is there, and we can create the
political will if we organize.
Students and workers have already been
forced over the last 30 years to cut back on
their quality of life because of the offensive
against unions and students carried out by
big business. We must not let them put the
weight of this economic downturn on our
shoulders. Instead, we will stand shoulderto-shoulder with our teachers, staff, and
building maintenance workers to defend
against the imminent attacks on our quality
of life in the classroom and on the job. We
need a movement to fight for our right to
good education and living-wage jobs based
on a platform of...
No program cuts. No layoffs. No tuition
increases. No attacks on wages and benefits
of state workers ... To be paid for by federal
aid and taxes on the wealthy.
Contact EvergreenCFF@gmail.com to
get involved or attend our meeting in Sem
ll AliOS, Wednesday, December 10 at
4:00pm. For news articles, analysis, and
blog, check out http://evergreencommitteeforfullfunding.blogspot.com. Tacoma
has joined the struggle, too, at http://www.
stopthecutswashington. blogspot.com.
Ben Gallup is a student enrolled in evening
and weekend studies. Evan Rohar is an
Evergreen alumnus.
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A RESPONSE 'rO
"v\'1-IEELS ON
'THE BUS"
FRO~JNOV
20 ISSUE
by KRISTINA MAGEAU
Although
Erin
Gray's "The wheels
on the bus" article
was
somewhat
entertaining, I feel
that there are many
things lacking from
it, such as significant
problems. What I mean by this is that the
article came off as one lady's experience
with melodrama that she made out to be
much more disturbing and important
than what it really seMned to be.
Perhaps a future bus article could
include big-city bus experiences, where
real shit goes down. I've taken the
subway in other countries; Rome, Italy
being one. In Rome there were literally
so many people crammed in there that
nearly everyone was standing mashed
into one another so that there was no
personal space to be had anywhere.
In Seattle, some buses have been
packed, but usually my experiences
have been filled with either the melodrama described by Gray, or by actual
dramatic experiences involving the
police and/or the ambulance. Here's
one Seattle bus incident involving the
police: I was on my way to work from
school on a weekday afternoon when (in
the Greenwood and 85th region on the
#5 heading towards downtown) a young
black man wearing a red bandanna got
onto the bus. After a couple blocks, I
overheard the bus driver communicat- ~
ing to the police that someone who
fit the description for the robbery just
committed had gotten onto the bus.
The bus driver pulled over and a police
officer met up with us, which is when
the young man was escorted off the bus,
put into handcuffs, and questioned in a
more respectable manner than I've seen
in some other situations.
While heading to downtown Seattle
from Queen Anne, an old white woman
got onto the bus nearby the Seattle
Center. She proceeded to walk towards
the back while the bus was in motion.
When the bus came to a sudden stop,
the old woman lost her balance and hit
her head on the floor of the bus. There
was bleeding, arguments arising about
why it happened and what we should do
next, some actual assistance, and then
the ambulance came; all while the bus
was pulled over on the side of the busy
5th Ave.
I have other experiences that are filled
with more than melodrama, and some
that are packed with entertainment. If
you would like to hear these, I'm more
than happy to share. However, I think
that it would be interesting to have a
more lengthy piece printed about the
different bus experiences that people
have had all over the world, as some
students have traveled and lived in
many places.
Kristina Mageau is a junior enrolled in
American Places.
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MUSIC REVIEW
BOOK REVIEW
SNOOP'S NEW ALBUM
HITS THE STREETS
by YONATAN ALDORT
Union addressing the seriousness of gang
culture over a Soopafly beat laced with his
infectious keyboard strains. Warning all
listeners to be careful what signs they throw
up, Bad Lucc and Damani trade verses to
get their point across; "The bottom line is
keep your hands to yourself. Quit talking
shit with your fingers 'fore someone chalk
up your health/And you don't want that do
you? While niggas hands together at your
funeralNou finger fucking yourself/go
'head, do you!"
Some of the biggest diversions from the
album's overall style come on the two club
hanger tracks, "Tum It Up" and "Tear It
Off." The former features a beat reminiscent of the Bay Area, and the latter has
a slightly southern sound. Damani even
concludes the last verse of "Tear It Off'' by
shouting "I don't hate the south. Nigga I'm
getting cabbage." Both these songs, while
they divert slightly from the rest of the
album, are enjoyable and definite hanger
material.
The album also has several serious and
reflective moments, like laid back "Struggle" and "Getting Mines." "I done hit rock
bottom bout fifty times/1 don't live a simple
life, so I simply grind," raps Soopafly on
"Getting Mines," a track reminiscing about
the L.A. street hustle. Conversely, "I Don't
Like You Girl" is a comedic track about
tragic misunderstandings when trying to
pick up chicks in the club.
This album is best summed up in the final
seconds of "Sign Language" which leads
into the Daz-assisted ode to the West Coast,
"Westurn Union." "We can't sit around and
wait for one rapper, or wait for Dre, or wait
for Suge, or wait for Snoop to try to help
you. Y'all gotta do this on your own."
Dubb Union is setting out to continue to
preserve the legacy of West Coast gangsta
rap, and they do exactly that. This is an
album that shows definitively how effective a group of fairly average MCs can be
when they work well together and don't try
to stretch beyond their own boundaries. If
you're a fan of West Coast hip-hop, this
is your jam, and it's worth a listen even if
you're not. Personally, I'll give it 3.5 out
of 5 and say that I'd like to hear from these
cats again in the future.
Snoop Dogg knows talent when he sees
it, as his latest project proves. The Cali
coalition that is Dubb Union consists of
Soopafly, from Snoop's own hometown of
Long Beach; Damani, hailing from Inglewood; and Bad Lucc, repping Watts. Their
self-titled album offers traditional West
Coast gangsta/G-Funk beats and rhymes
fairly well. Although it does not break any
significant new ground lyrically, it is a solid
release by artists who have a clear sense
of their style and deliver enjoyable music
without making excessive concessions in
pursuit of radio play.
Most of the album's production is handled
by Soopafly, who has been producing and
rhyming with Snoop since the mid-90s, and
is known for his signature use of complex
keyboard-laced instrumentals. A couple of
other lesser-known producers make contributions as well, in addition to Hi-Tek, who
produces two songs on the album. Beats are
definitely not a weakness, with a variety of
sounds that all provide easy listening.
Lyrically, the trio of MCs is capable,
offering some clever wordplay and catchy
hooks. The only potential shortcoming is
that the lyrical content fails to really expand
beyond the boundaries of traditional West
Coast G shit. Putting aside expectations
of such lyrical development, the group
delivers excellently in their chosen field.
Damani and Lucc have similar rapping
styles to DPG members Kurupt and Daz,
both of whom make appearances on the
album. Soopafly, on the other hand, tends
to liken his style more to Snoop. The three
MCs have great chemistry on the mic and
make up for any lyrical shortcomings with
charisma and swagger. Predictably enough,
the album also features appearances by
Snoop, including a few solo bars at the end
of the final track.
The album opens with the aggressive
"Hata Talk," where each MC makes his
introduction over a banging West-Coaststyle beat. This first track indicates a
hardcore gangsta rap style for the album,
but that is immediately turned around with
the laid back "Welcome to the Majors." In
truth, most of the album consists of bouncy
bass-supported tracks, sometimes with soul
influences ("Bacc Talk"), and swaggerYonatan Aldort is a junior enrolled in
loaded gangsta rhymes. "Sign Language," Decolonizing the Mind.
one of the album's better tracks, has the
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Can I buy a
Vowell?
A REVIEW OF THE WORDY SHIPMATES
by PATRICK SULLIVAN
dealing with religion and another main character in "the book: God. God's whole place
I chose to sit quietly after the stuffing at in the matter reminds me of some sort of
Thanksgiving trapped in my folks' house, genetic re-fusion of Statler and Waldorf into
grabbing a book that I had meant to read one character and one hand peering down
during the flight to the god-forsaken land from heaven in vigil over the whole ordeal.
of Deep In The Heart Of Texas. Wanting to
Vowell also lays down an interesting
continue with the holiday revelry of Puritans view of the First Nation population and
and gravy, I settled into Sarah Vowell's The the relationships garnered by the European
Wordy Shipmates.
colonists. Vowell, being a word-nerd extraorI first encountered Vowell on Chicago dinaire spends plenty of time with William's
Public Radio's "This American Life." My book A Key into the Language of America.
first exposure to her is probably a common It is a first swipe at covering the Algonquian
one. Once you have been exposed to her language and culture shared by the Mohegan,
infectious voice and powerful storytelling Narragansett and Pequot tribes that Vowell
and persona, you might well be crushed, too. extends into her narrative. She deals with the
The greater portion
intercultural problems
of this lovely jaunt
VOWELL HAS A
and realities of these
through seventeenthfolks and their intercentury Puritan New
TERRIBLE STREAK mingling and taking
England focuses on a
of sides between the
few different charac- OF POP SENSIBILITIES English, French and
ters about whom I did
the Dutch.
not remember enough
MINGLED WITH
Vowell's treatment of
from U.S. history
Cottons and Williams'
classes: the anti-pragA STRONG AND
moral
wood-pulpmatist Roger Williams,
based arguments is
the more level-headed
NATURAL PROSAIC a lovely moment of
yet misogynistic John
humor. I will let her
Winthrop, and the Rev.
STYLE
actual quote stand
John Cotton, caught
waiting in the text, but
between the ecumenical battle for the begin- search around page 170-something.
ning of the English colonies.
Certainly I had a qualm that wasn't satisfied
Vowell has a terrible streak of pop sensibili- until the end of the book. I wish she would
ties mingled with a strong and natural prosaic annotate her quotes with a greater degree
style. Accordingly, I cannot seem to separate of consistancy rather than just a mild bibliher unique voice from her written word. For ography. But the end does wrap up rather
better or for worse, she is easily recognizable nicely. Anne Hutchinson's appearance and
coverage is somewhat lacking, but it is not
in radio and in print.
But as to Vowell's pop sensibility- it drives difficult to find documentation of her life.
me crazy throughout most of the book. What John Winthrop seems to be the final motivaworks so well on radio-the delineation tion for writing this book. This quote (from
of known but incorrect American histori- page 145) is telling:
cal bias coupled with short, contemporary
"This is a sappy way to put it, but the
pot-shots at the major sources of interest in Winthrop who warns Williams is the
the book ... well ... works damn well on the Winthrop I fell in love with, the Winthrop
printed page, too. Although at times I am Cotton Mather celebrates for sharing his
rather tongue-dick-y at it. But this works for firewood with the needy, the Winthrop who
effect and power throughout a majority of scolds Thomas Dudley for overcharging the
The Wordy Shipmates. Beginning the journey poor, the Winthrop of 'Christian Charity,'
with Winthrop and Cotton and ending it with who called for 'enlargement toward others'
Anne Hutchinson and finally JFK is a lovely and 'brotherly affection,' admonishing that
gesture. Vowell works endlessly for the reader 'if thy brother be in want and thou canst help
to have a full house by the end of the story. him if thou lovest God thou must help him"'
(145).
And here she is exceedingly successful.
Her laundry list oflove and affection for this
I knew I was in good hands after reading
the following passage (found on page 19): Puritan had me circumambulating Winthrop,
" ...there are actually a swprising number of too.
sitcoms that have done episodes set in the
seventeenth-century New England" (19).
Somewhere in the decrepitude of my TVPatrick Sullivan is post-baccalaureate
embroiled memory I knew this. But here student.
she helps point out this fact that has riddled
and rattled around my brain for at least
thirty years. Social commentary indeed. The
refreshing bits also revolve around Vowell's
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BOOK REVIEW
Top30
Forget the web, surf a Couch
for the week
of 12/04/08
by CHARLES A. ZAILLIAN
Couch, the intriguing debut novel by Benjamin Parzybok (Evergreen class of 1995)
is a hallucinatory road trip story for 2008
spanning the rugged Pacific Northwest and
hinterlands of South America.
The saga begins in a Portland flat newly
inhabited by three twenty-something strangers; a Craigslist-type scenario, perhaps.
There's Erik - a gregarious simpleton
and self-proclaimed "ladies' man" with a
penchant for cringe-inducing humor; Tree
- an artistic but unemployable space cadet
who of the three, true to his name, exists
closest to nature; and de facto hero Thorn, a
well-intentioned but over-educated neurotic
who would be the first to admit he's most
comfortable in front of a computer. But it's
the titular furniture, acquired secondhand,
that establishes itself early on as the true
protagonist.
When a house fire forces the guys to pull
up stakes and purge themselves of all possessions, it's not long before they conclude this
is no ordinary couch but one that is simultaneously evil, benevolent, fantastical. ..
and which will not go quietly. So begins
an unplanned cross-continental existential
odyssey literally born out of dreams and
wanderlust, with the mystical couch as
self-appointed compass - an "absurd quest
movement." The couch makes it abundantly
clear early on that they can't get rid of it and
vice versa, dictating the next destination by
becoming too heavy to carry if they deviate
from the intended route. As the trio strays
further off the grid, whatever semblance of
reality they've tried to maintain - jobs, rent,
daily obligations - fades into oblivion. At
various junctures it crosses each man's mind
that the nomadic life actually isn't all bad.
At least, were it not for the growing realization that this couch - some sort of lifeline
to lost histories - has unquantifiable value
for legions of adversaries at every tum who
will stop at nothing to wrestle it away. But
Thorn, Tree, and Erik have no choice but to
indulge this game of "follow the couch," a
crash course in survival which the three city
dwellers are crossed by bears, cowboys,
pirates, drunk Northwest train conductors,
Colombian guerrillas, long-lost relatives, and
countless others.
I have zero interest in books about real
world triviality, so I wholeheartedly endorse
Couch's surreal element, especially in an
eminently readable first half that reads as a
kind of love letter to its author's Cascadian
origins. Parzybok's grander aspirations are
most apparent in later pages, particularly
the third section, "Axis Mundi," in which
the story descends full-bore into a cosmic
dreamlike state, springing a few leaks in
the process. I'm sure that the plot developments contained therein compute perfectly in
Parzybok's mind, but felt that Couch's latter
third was simply too nebulous and esoteric
to sink one's teeth into. This was slightly
disappointing for me, considering what an
effortlessly fulfilling read the book had been
up to that point.
As a more general comment, the writing seems overly self-conscious at times
- references to artists universally accepted
as "hip," such as Neutral Milk Hotel and
Haruki Murakami, read as too "safe," and a
little cloying, for my tistes. Also, I felt some
dialogue was a bit unnecessarily caustic, but I
suppose this - and aforementioned cultural
references - accurately reflect the real-life
interests and off-the-cuff interactions of
young adults.
Let these not be definitive sentiments,
however, on what can and certainly will mean
different things to different readers. From a
glass half-full perspective, my half-hearted
response to Couch "Axis Mundi" affirms
that Parzybok's writing leaves itself entirely
open to interpretation, which is fiction's very
nature as far as I'm concerned.
And there's much to love about Couch. Of
the amateur globetrotters, Thorn is easiest to
identify with as we've been given the most
insight to his thought process, but Tree and
Erik are also strongly developed, fiercely
individual characters. I can't help but
assume there's a little ofParzybok in all three
guys, and one can't help but appreciate the
love with which he writes for his surroundings and ideals. Judging by the book's latter
half, South America clearly fascinates him
- I wouldn't be surprised to hear he's spent
significant time there - but the man is no
doubt a Northwest native and writing that is
evocative of this region is something I can
always get behind. Throughout its 280 pages,
Couch abounds with thought-provoking
dichotomies: 21" century technologies and
hunting/gathering, "cultured" and primitive,
first and third world, wilderness and city.
So with all of this in mind, Couch succeeds
admirably as a complete work, especially
for a first novel. I encourage you to support
this Evergreen alum's substantial creative
achievement by visiting Small Beer Press on
the WWW (lcrw.net) for more information
on Couch and its author, or perhaps even to
obtain your own copy.
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9. Railroad Earth - Amen Corner
10. Eleanor Murray - For Cedar
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December 4, 2008
Cafendarl
Thursday. December 4
Cont'd from Saturday. December 6
Cont'd from Friday. December 5
KAOS Winter CD & Record Sale
Stay warm with neat music this winter. 3rd
floor of CAB, noon-7 p.m.
Vagina (Monologue) Meetings
You know you want to. Every Thursday,
Sem I Annex F (Rainbow Lounge), noon-1
p.m.
Hip Hop Congress Lecture and Panel
Discussion
Artist Shamoka will attend this meeting on
chapter orientation, global consciousness,
and cyber workshop-will you? Lecture
Hall2, 12:30 noon
Wymon's writing circle
Everyone is welcomed to "use free-writes
& writing prompts to unlock creativity that
many leave buried deep." Get ready for
musing, creativity, and tea! Thursdays, CAB
solarium 3rd floor, 4:30p.m.
Sing Kirtans!
Common Bread presents Evergreen
graduates the Klacsanzky brothers, who will
perform classic Indian kirtans, lead chanting
bhajans, and play tabla and tamora. Come
sing, laugh, and meditate! Longhouse, 6
p.m.
Open mic night
Sign-up starts at 6 p.m. HCC, 7 p.m.
and all forms of imperialism, looking to
coordinate direct action among interested
activists opposed to imperialism. All meals
and housing provided. Hosted by Students
for a Democratic Society (SDS). Contact
nwaidac@gmail.com. This convention will
continue on Saturday and Sunday; follow
signs on campus to a designated location
each day. 7-9 p.m.
Happy Birthday Danger Room!
A celebration of 14 years of comic and
graphic goodness. I love Danger Room. You
love Danger Room. He/she loves Danger
Room. We love Danger Room. There will
be snacks, perhaps a cake, and possibly,
auctioning of things that would help fund the
upcoming Oly. Danger Room Comics (201
4th Ave W.), 7-10 p.m.
Weird Sh!t Cabaret
COM Experimental Theater, 7-9 p.m.
The Balcony
COM Experimental Theater, 9-11 p.m.
To Speak without Words: an exercise in
empathy
A ritual performance by Shizunomargot
as Madame Puss Eclipse, featuring Daniel
Dame. Le Voyeur (404 4th Ave.) 10 p.m.
Saturday. December 6
Weird Sh!t Cabaret
Student Originated Studies (SOS): Performance presents student work of freaky fun
and strange antics. COM Experimental
Theater, 7-9 p.m.
The Balcony
SOS: Performance students present Jean
Genet's play of whoring, society, and irony.
COM Experimental Theater, 9-11 p.m.
Friday. December 5
Longhouse Holiday Native Art Fair
33 native artists will be selling: prints, paintings, pottery, jewelry, flutes, purses, salish
textiles, bentwood boxes, photography,
clothing (knits, sweaters, mittens, hats), dolls,
handmade game boards, unique basketry and
woven cedar ornaments, canoe paddles, Zuni
and Navajo jewelry, Indian tacos, frybread,
soda, coffee, and more. Longhouse, 10 a.m.
-5p.m.
Hatha yoga practice
Free community yoga! Contact Shon
Murphy for more info: mursho29@evergreen.edu CRC 314, 3 p.m.
As Clouds Gather
SOS Visual Arts students present a group art
exhibition with refreshments and live music
(8-1 0 p.m.). Your eyes, ears, mouth, and heart
will thank you. Go! Loft on Cherry (formerly
K Records, 525 Cherry St. SE), 6-10 p.m.
Founding Convention for a NW AntiImperialist Direct Action Coalition
A group of people opposed to U.S. war
2008 Fine Arts and Crafts Sale
Get creative and then join a raffie to raise
money for Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer
Research, The Alzheimer Foundation, and
Children's Hospital of Seattle. Come to the
State Capital Museum Coach House (211
West 21st Ave.), 10 a.m.- 5 p.m..
Fire at the organic farm benefit show
Come support Evergreen's singed Organic
Farm and listen to some sweet tunes. Acts
include Sundance Kids, Asliani, Energy
of the Elements featuring 3rd Degree,
Black Garfield, Feather Mountain, Z Kamp
Express, Calvin Johnson, Elizabeth Hummel,
Betsy Grace, Collective Love Unlimited, and
more. All ages, all day. Donations really,
really appreciated and encouraged-also taxdeductible! 823 Bethel St. NE, noon-night.
Evaluation Workshops!
Bring into focus what you learned, how you
learned it, and why it's important with the
help of friendly Writing Center folks. It'll be
useful. Also, cool (for reals). Writing Center
(LIB 2304), 3 p.m.
Founding Convention for a NW AntiImperialist Direct Action Coalition
Follow signs on campus to a designated
location each day. 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Secret Cafe: Venezuela
Come eat and support low-income students
traveling to Venezuela to build international
solidarity. Hand crafted cuisines by The
Brothers Ryan Browne and Dan Bolduc and
music by Southern Skies, The Erev Ravs
(Klezmer), and more. Sage's brunch house
TESC, SPSCC AND ST. MARTIN'S
STUDENTS AND STAFF
20% off prices on regular menu
. Just: show ID
BEN MOORE'S
Since 1940
112 4th Ave ·w
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357~757-7
LIVE JAZZ
EVERY SATURDAY
NIGHT
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no cover
(On Rogers St. right next to the Westside
Co-Op, 5:30-9:30 p.m.)
Annual StonewaU Youth's Saturgay
Night Fever Auction
Help fundraise for Stonewall Youth's annual
Queer youth retreat. For more info: events@
stonewallyouth.org. SPSCC, 7 p.m.
Weird Sh!t Cabaret
COM Experimental Theater, 7-9 p.m.
Multi Channel Computer Music Compositions w/ and w/o Flute
Free presentation of compositions by
Herbert Brum, Ryan Pratt, Barry Truax,
Kaija Saariaho, Sever Tipei, Ian Dicke, Arun
Chandra, and Daniel Buscher (flute). COM
110, 7:30 p.n1.
An Olympia aU ages project SHOW
Listen to neat music and help fund this neat
project. Acts include Mirah w/ Portland Cello
Project, Arrington de Dionyso, L' orchidee
d'hawdi. $8 donation requested. Big Room
(508 Legion Way), 8 p.m.
Free Psychedelic Rock
Music is exciting. Get excited. HCC 8 p.m.
Hip Hope for the Homeless
DJ LUWAJ, Bread & Roses, Camp Quixote, and Thurston Co. Food Bank invite you
to a benefit show and dance party featuring
Kokane, Asliani, Wojack, Knuckle Head,
and Alex Duncan. $5 cover or donations of
food, clothes (especially socks), tents, tarps,
and/or blankets. China Clipper (404 4th Ave
E), starts at 9 p.m. (open-mic 9-10 p.m.).
The Balcony
COM Experimental Theater, 9-11 p.m.
Sunday. December 7
Founding Convention for a NW AntiImperialist Direct Action Coalition
Follow signs on campus to a designated
location each day. 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
2008 Fine Arts and Crafts Sale
Get creative and then join a raffie to raise
money for Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer
Research, The Alzheimer Foundation, and
Children's Hospital of Seattle. Come to the
State Capital Museum Coach. House (211
West 21st Ave.), 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Olympia Sacred Harp & A capeUa
Participation!
Group, irreligious hymns, and sweet harplike music. Every second and fourth Sunday
of the month. Traditions Cafe (300 5th Ave
SW), 4-6 p.m.
IMPROV Night
Generation Friend comedy troupe presents
live improv. $1 tickets at the bookstore, or at
the door the day of the show. Lecture Hall 1,
?p.m.
There's a show in the HCC!
Featuring two local bands-Outlook and
Sixes-and touring Canadian Dichotomy.
$3 donation suggested. HCC, 7 p.m.
1
Mike Fekete solo guitar
For more information contact mikefekete@
hotmail.corn/see mikefekete.com. At Caffe
Vita (4th and Washington), 7:30p.m.
Cont'd from Monday. December 8
Community Discussion about GenderNeutral Housing
Share your opinions, experiences with, and
recommendations regarding gender-neutral
housing. HCC, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday. December 9
Free Flyer Workshop
BYO images and text so that you can learn
to use Photoshop to edit images and InDesign
to make pretty page layouts. Limited space,
so RSVP: S&A front desk (3rd floor of CAB)
or email stuactl @evergreen.edu. Computer
Center Mac lounge, 2-4 p.m.
"Tuesday is Blues Day"
Music of love and melancholy. KAOS
Radio 89.3 FM, 3-5 p.m.
Free bike class: Headsets
Free, weekly bike maintenance classes and
workshops. Evergreen Bike Shop (the basement of the CAB), 5-7 p.m.
Evaluation Workshops!
Writing Center (LIB 2304), 6:30p.m.
Wednesday. December 10
Amnesty
International's
Global
Write-A-Thon
Support and defend human rights! Sign
petitions and letters to congressional representatives, and learn more about Amnesty's
specific issues and what you can do to help.
3rd floor of CAB, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
H-2-0 Polo
An interest meeting. Strength, endurance,
water, teams. FUN. Apartment F 108, 1 p.m.
CSE presents non-profit specialist:
Bridget Ray
Bridget will speak on her experiences from
working with SparrowHawk Consulting.
Sem II A2109, 2 p.m.
Evaluation Workshops!
Writing Center (LIB 2304), 3 p.m.
Full funding for education public
meeting
There will be education budget cuts of over
$5 billion and an estimated $600 million for
higher education in the state of Washington.
Join Evergreen's committee for full funding
to discuss the future budget cuts to higher
education and help organize a campaign to
fight for full funding for social programs at
Evergreen, UW, SCCC, TCC, SPSCC and
other state schools. Sem II Al105, 4 p.m.
Evergreen Anime Club meeting
Come watch Japll!lese animation! Every
Wednesday CAB 3rd floor, 6-9 p.m.
"Bad Santa"
Film screening brought to you by Mindscreen. Lecture halll, 7-10:30 p.m.
New Orleans Black Panther Party
founder, Malik Rahim
Olympia's Movement for Justi~e and Peace
and Media Island will engage in a discussion
on pressing political, race, and poverty topics
and issues with Malik Rahim (specifically,
Common Ground's founder). Traditions Cafe
(300 5th Ave SW), 7 p.m.
Thursday. December 11
Monday, December 8
Web Registration Opens for Winter
2009 at 8 a.m. Check your specific time
ticket!
Open mic night
Sign-up starts at 6 p.m. HCC, 7-9 p.m.
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So you want to be
ing of the Pumpkins?
by DIMITRI ANTONELIS-LAPP
Sunday. That word means a lot in the South. It is God's day, but it's your day too, bud.
I mean it, go out and have a ritual of a good time. As Sunday's clock was beginning to
tick yesterday, I thought-about a birthday party I had attended a few days previous. It
wasn't your usual, "Blah blah, drink a beer, where's the chip bag, 2008 Blech-Fest". It
was your original, "Eat some cherry Jell-0 with BACON in it,
cook a burger in some sexy grease, and generally have a
blast." A newfound friend of mine Brit (extra t?) showed up with a pumpkin she had
baked in the oven. Inside were goodies like apples, sweet potato chunks, nuts, and raisins.
"Wow, that's an awesome idea," I thought. "How about I just bake a pumpkin pie .. .in a
pumpkin?" Angels sang, babies were born, Pluto became a planet again, McCain still lost,
and oh, how did the light shine. My friend Knee-Yacht-Knee said (to some extent), "Oh
yeah, pumpkin pie is my most favorite-est pie in the world! We should cut it so you can
eat it like a watermelon slice!" And so began the not yet completed task of Pumpkin Pie
to the oh-so-many-degree.
Sunday afternoon was upon me, and I needed a pumpkin. 1.. .needed a pumpkin two weeks after
Halloween. Knee-Yacht-Knee had dipped to Portland for the weekend, and this whole operation
was resting on my shoulders, feeling about the size of a VW Pumpkin. I remembered seeing
some nestled in a field as I flew by on southbound 1-5 the weekend before. I packed some grub
(pomegranate and half a bailer sandwich), my piece (of pie), and I bounced out on a solo mission.
Realizing the pumpkins were a hefty distance from the road, I drove around to the front of the farm,
and parked next to a big sign. It read: "Pumpkin Season Closed. U-Cut Tree Season Starting After
Thanksgiving". My plot had been temporarily foiled. On the flip side, those glorious pumpkins in
that frosty field were not aware their season was closed. As far as those pumpkins knew, their season
was as open as my schedule on a Flyday Night. I walked up to the front door, petted the large dog
on the porch (it's Sunday), and rang the doorbell. As I waited for a no-show, I got the feeling every
pumpkin in the yard was calling at me, "take me bud, take me. I want to have a pie baked inside o'
me." I sketched out, and called my friend Patty-Whack, who I used to run around with in the South.
A little applied backstory will fill in the seriousness ofthis goofball-esque situation.
Back in '05 I stole something that got me in a lot of trouble. I cleaned up my
side of the street out of court, and continued on with this whole life adventure
thing. Fall of '06 I five-finger discounted two T-shirts and a CD ... of a band I
had just seen ... from a merchandise booth ... that I was volunteering at (ouch,
it's an honest program, right?). Two years later, after not stealing anything
except a second glance at Gina, do I come across this parallel
of, "to pinch a pumpkin out of a field, or not pinch a pumpkin out of a field,
that is the statement."
"Patty, I'm sketchin'. I'm at a farm and I HAVE to get a pumpkin". I
drive around the Nisqually farmland contemplating my options. I drive
back to the field, and realize a few things: there's a barbed wire fence,
blackberry brambles, and a ditch. (Now I have to do it, right?) "Patty,
I'm going for it." "Cool man, have a good time. Later." "Patrick, I'm
putting you on hold, I'll be back in a second." WARNING: ADRENALINE OVERLOAD AND A DEAD STOP APPROACHETH. Drop
the phone, "look at y'all in the rear-view," kick open the door, eight
steps through the brambles, left foot on the fence,
stutter step over, foot in the mud. Step-it-out, (here a pumpkin, there
a pumpkin, everywhere a pumpkin-pumpkin). Bend down, scoop up a
big boy, step it back to the fence, toss the goods over, (thank my genes
for being a buck forty-five beanpole), and slip through the barbed
;ire. Grab the discounted goods, crash through the brambles, back
eat thumping with pumpkin sitting down, re-kick the door, and snag
1e phone.
"I got it Patty!" Huh-Huh-Huh (Breathing hard, not laughing like adbag). Gotta run, son! Gonna walk-it-out at Nisqually, it's gorgeous!"
As my heart began beating in my chest again, successful thoughts of
this actually working whirled in my head. I started to get the feeling
that Sundays in the Pacific Northwest are going to work out just fine
after all. When you read this, a Pumpkin Pie within a Pumpkin would
have been born last Monday around midnight.
Rejoice food-heads, rejoice.
Dimitri Antolelis-Lapp is a JUnzor enrolled in
Conceptualizing Native Place.
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