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by MADELINE BERMAN
CAB renovation costs, the
governor's proposed budget cuts,
and renovating the longhouse
were all discussed at the Board
of Trustees meeting Wednesday,
January 14. Geoduck Student
Union (GSU) liaison to the board
of trustees Alexander Chateaubriand attended.
The board discussed possible
budget cuts. Governor Christine Gregoire presented her
budget proposal for the 2009-11
bienium in a press conference on
December 18. For The Evergreen
State College, she is proposing a
15.9% budget cut, assuming that
Evergreen would instate a 7%
increase in tuition.
A 7% increase in tuition would
equate to about a $300 for resident students and $1,000 nonresidents. This tuition increase is
intended to offset higher budget
cuts, which would otherwise be
required. President Les Puree
emailed this information to staff
and faculty in December.
"The board has a difficult
process ahead of them," said
Chateaubriand. "The economy
could worsen before this legisla-
tive session closes. We have to
plan for every contingency."
Fiscal problems have begun
to arise concerning renovations
for the CAB. The original,
preliminary budget estimate was
$400,000 to move groups and
services located in the CAB.
The current estimate is at $1.5
million.
During the construction on the
CAB, it is a possibility that the
Greenery and Market Cafe will
be moved from the CAB to the
fourth and first floors of the
library respectively. It would be
a $1 million renovation to fit a
kitchen into the library building.
This decision has not been voted
on. The bookstore is set to move
to the Seminar 1 annex building.
A construction company was
chosen for the task of renovating the longhouse. The project
opened for bidding this week
and the board chose Christianson
Inc. because they have previous
experience with structures similar to the longhouse.
Madeline Berman is a sophomore enrolled
Image and
Sequence.
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GSU OFFICE MANAGER AND REPRESENTATIVES AT THE JANUARY 15 GSU MEETING.
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Email changes and rtfles revisited
by MADELINE BERMAN
Police Services Sergeant Tim Marron made an
appearance at this week's Geoduck Student Union
(GSU) meeting to defenp the potential purchase of
three rifles for Police Services to use in case of an
active school shooter. There will be a forum about
this purchase on January 20 at 7 p.m. in the HCC.
(Please see the December 11 issue of the CPJ for
background info on this topic at www.cpj.evergreen.
edu.)
Two students were elected to campus governance
opportunities, including the Presidential Drug and
Alcohol Abuse Board and Budgetary Planning
Committee.
Rip Heminway, manager of Academic Computing,
and Fletcher Ward, of registration and records, were
also at the meeting to discuss changes to the student
email policy. It had been planned that the school
would, among other changes, begin limiting email
attachments to 10 MB per message and purging items
in the deleted folder after one day. This decision was
made in response to the high numbers of dropped
emails and slow or non-delivery of messages. After
receiving student feedback via email, the decision
has been made to postpone proposed changes.
Because this decision had initially been made without student feedback, Heminway and Ward came to
the meeting to talk and answer questions.
A group of students came before the GSU to talk
about conducting a survey about safety on campus
in order to obtain student feedback.
Madeline Berman is a sophomore enrolled in Image
and Sequence.
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Business
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Bryn Harris
"I'm concerned about
the whole school. ..
things like Photo land and
funding for the Arts."
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"I'm gonna go with
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Washington might have
to sell their skyscraper.
I think that would be a
real shame, 'cause what
college is complete
without a skyscraper?"
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know too much about the
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"They already cut the
hours to my job from
19 to 16 hours a week,
so I'm most concerned
about not being able to
work that much .. .I hope
they don't cut funding
to the computer science
programs, but that's a
little bit selfish of me."
"Not in particular for me
because I don't live on
campus . .. I'm concerned
for the overall general
effect it would have on
the campus, but there's
not really anything I'm
particularly worried
about, I'm worried about
things as a whole."
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he queer divide
email cpj@evergreen.edu
by LARRY MILTON LOCKE
This past Saturday I spoke at my first
rally, dubbed "Join the Impact," which
took place on the steps of City Hall here
in Olympia. I was extremely excited
just to be asked. The purpose was to
bring ,awareness to queer rights before
the legislature went into session and to
SIMONE FOWLER
ask president-elect Obama to keep his
campaign promises to our community.
Even though I invited over 300 Greeners and their friends via Facebook, I only
saw a handful of us there. I think what I
had to say is important, so I am printing
it here in the CPGay.
My name is Larry Locke and I'm here
On Day of Absence, where will you be? If human silhouettes are meant to represent the to recruit you. Okay, not really-! saw
you identify as a student of color, hopefully person who created the cutout in that person's the film Milk the day before I was asked
you will be participating in the off-campus absence, and will be prominently displayed to speak and thought I'd pretend to be
community-building events that will take on campus.
Harvey if only for a second.
place on Friday, February 6.
It is important that we take time out of
I was asked to be here this morning
If you identify as an ally hopefully you will our lives to recognize and work on improv- because I have worked with many differbe participating in the on-campus activi- ing the issues surrounding our Evergreen ent people within the queer movement.
ties. But how will you be able to make sure community, and it is equally important that Older, younger, gay, lesbian, dyke, bi,
that people know the reasons behind your it is understood why our students, staff, and trans-and I can clearly see a divide.
absence? Unless you plan to make some kind faculty choose to participate in these events
I have been active within the queer
community in Olympia as well as the
of announcement detailing all of the reasons year after year.
why you choose to participate in these events,
So this year, take it a step further to amplify Tri-Cities in eastern Washington. I had
people will probable just assume that you are your absence by leaving a silhouette as a the opportunity to help organize the first
representation of you and your reasons for Tri-City pride, and then last year I was
just out sick.
To make your absence better understood participating in Day of Absence/Day of Capital City Pride's staff-person and
and appreciated, you could participate in a Presence.
met with many people and groups within
pre-Day of Absence silhouette-making projOlympia to put on what I have been told
- CERISE PALMENTEER
ect. These cardboard cutouts in the shapes of
was Olympia's best pride yet! I have also
been an organizer within student groups
centered on queer issues for the past four
Voices of Color is a space reserved for examining issues of race and
years.
ethnicity, particularly experiences relating to attitudes and biases that
It is my hope that individuals of all ages
result in injustice and the perpetuation of discrimination. Use this space. will be listening as I continue. I use the
word queer instead of LGBT because I
believe it to be more inclusive to those
in our community and it shows unity.
Many youth agree. I am aware of how
strange that seems to our seasoned folks .
. . . is the newest group to come
Those who use the term believe in taking
in the community. We will be a
to Evergreen that is going to
the word back and not letting it hurt us.
group that gives back to students.
Please, come and join us, because
make a difference. Evolution has
Besides, what LGBT person do you know
two primary goals. We want to
Evolution is the Solution.
who isn't just a little queer?
Coming soon to Evergreen.
bring unity to the students of the
I've always hated sports analogies, but
Evergreen campus, and help lead
I recently joined the men's crew at Ever~ZACHLICHT
Evergreen into a good relationship
green. They make sense to me. Crew is a
1
group of highly dedicated people who are
in the gym from 6 to 8 a.m. four times a
week. We eat right, practice, and practice
more. We are in it to win it.
Essentially all of us here today are a
team too; we have the same goal to create
Voices of color
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a change. We wake up early on Saturdays
to come down to City Hall and speak
our minds! We are the dedicated folks
in this movement. We are putting our all
into this movement and we still aren't
winning. As soon as we can learn to
work like a team, we can create change.
And possibly we can get some really
cute uniforms! Really, I know a guy who
could get us some REALLY cute little
rainbow tracksuits!
I think the biggest mistake that happens
with queer youth is a lack of understanding about the history and culture of
the queer community. It isn't taught in
schools and most heterosexual parents
wouldn't want to expose their children
to it, much less teach about it. Therefore,
most of us grow up without knowledge
of queer history, or we write it off as
unimportant.
If we are going to win the war on
homophobia we have to understand
ourselves and be able to clearly explain
our thoughts. Kids-now, look around
you; look at all the seasoned activists here,
talk to them, and make a connection.
Okay, seasoned folks. Now I have a
question for you: do you remember how
scary high school was if you were aware
of your gender identity or sexual orientation at the time? It's easy to put it out
of your mind, but thousands of youth are
going through that experience right now.
And while I do agree that marriage rights
are important, it is not the last civil right
for us! We have the right to feel safe in
school and to have a space to learn our
history. Trans folks . have the right to
not be discriminated against in a job or
a housing situation. When have we as a
community spent time thinking about the
persons of color within our movement?
Our No on Prop 8 signs were only printed
in English and we want to blame Prop 8's
passage in California on people of color?
WAKE UP! When you're writing a check
to the next queer rights campaign, give a
few d0:11ars to Stonewall Youth as well, or
the Evergreen Queer Alliance, or a scholarship fund. Or better yet, volunteer with
youth . T~Cl.<>h.w:hatyou ,know.!PldJ!sten to
what the yoqng,op~s:~ayH~· say.
We hav~ )o~g ways t<? go and for
any further progress; tbe lip.e between
generations within the c~ininunity need
to be shattered.
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Thurston County
Syringe Program
looking for volunteers
11
Brigade''
the Gap of
the Americas
by EMMA SACHS &
REBECCA SCLABERG
Are you interested in the Spanish language
and international health, sustainability,
political science, social work or education?
So, we have an excellent and fun opportunity for you! We are starting an Evergreen
chapter of Global Medical Brigades. This
internationally recognized nonprofit organization aims to bring about a holistic model
for a sustainable health care infrastructure
in rural and underprivileged villages in
Honduras. It is based on an assessment of
the needs of basic health care, clean water
and preventative health education. Our
Evergreen GMB chapter will be traveling to
Honduras over winter break 2009, designing, planning and implementing temporary
free clinics as well as helping to improve
water quality in a select few villages.
We will be splitting into subgroups focus-
ing on different aspects
of sustainable health care.
Medical brigades will focus
on bringing medicine and
supplies to treat patients;
the dental brigade will
help promote proper dental
care, and the water brigade
will be testing and treating
village water sources with
a possibility of bringing complete filtration
systems to several small towns. Other ideas
for brigades will be discussed in future
meetings.
We need many individuals to help plan,
fundraise, and follow through with each
group. This is very exciting and will be
lots of fun. We need as much help was
we can get, including help from those who
don't attend Evergreen (like health care
professionals) so spread the word! If you
are interested, visit the GMB's website
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http://www.globalbrigades.org, or email us
at evergreen.gmb@gmail.com. We will be
holding an interest meeting for the trip on
Thursday, January 15 at 4:30 p.m. Right
now the location is tentative, so look out for
GMB flyers around campus. Hope to see
you there!
Emma Sachs and Rebecca Schlaberg are
students currently enrolled at the Evergreen
State College, and write this on behalfofthe
Evergreen Global Medical Brigades.
Services back
With the library renovation complete, offices relocated
because of construction have moved back.
This is a list of the new locations for each office.
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-Malika Lamont
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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
JASON SLOTKIN
Do you want to serve your community
and assist one of society's most marginalized groups? The Thurston County
Syringe Exchange Program is looking for
volunteers.
The Syringe Exchange Program offers
new syringes on a one for basis, safer injections supplies, referrals to services, and
harm-reduction information. Volunteers
work at our downtown Olympia site at 4th
and Columbia from 2 to7 p.m. on Tuesday
and Thursday and with our rural exchange
on Monday.
In 2008, Thurston County exchanged
over 500,000 syringes from ten different
counties and had contact with over 2,400
program participants. Our program operates on a very lean budget, so we depend
heavily on our dedicated and compassionate volunteers and. We appreciate our
volunteers.
If you would like more information,
please contact Malika Lamont at (360) 7865581 extension 1-7204# or at lamontm@
co.thurston.wa_,_us. Our next volunteer
training is scheduled for February 4, 2009
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Trainings occur on
a quarterly basis when there are applicants.
All volunteers must complete a volunteer
interest form and attend formal training
before working onsite.
Current LocatiQn
SEM II D3106
Library 1600
SEM IID3105
SEM II C3105
SEMI 3157
Library 0601
SEM II E3105
SEM II E2105
SEM I Annex C-D-E
SEMIAnnexC
SEMI 3165
Library 0426
SEMI 3123
SEMI 4107
SEM II D3105
SEMII C2105
SEM IAnnexA120
SEM IID4110
SEMHD2105
SEMI 3113
SEM I Annex F I 00
SEMI E2105
SEMI 3151
SEMI 3115
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~ew Location
Library 3821
Library 2002
Library 3705
Library 1113
Library 1201
Library 0601
Library 1302A
Library 1118
Library 3900G
Library 4002A
Library 1208
Library 2211
Library 1233
Library 3201
Library 3809B
Library 1126A
Library 3201
Library 3805
Library 1007
Library 1200A
Library 2153
Library 1112
Library 11 02C
Library 1101F
Library 3200B
CORRECTION:
In the December 11, 2008 issue of the CPJ, the poem," The Carnal Hypothesis" wa
ttributed to Anada Selah Osel. The author's name was misspelled and the attributio
hould have read Ananda Selah Osel.
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join a committee
A Disappearing Task Force (DTF) is a
committee made up of students, faculty,
and staff that meets and makes recommendations that shape school policy.
The following is a list of DTF's and
committees that have open student
positions.
To apply to be on any of these committees
or find out more about a particular committee go to http://www.geoduckunion.info
and fill out the online application.
GovernanceCommittee---------------------------------StudentsNeeded
GARY PAUL NABHAN SPEAKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT FOOD
SIMONE FOWLER
Where Our Food Comes From:
Restoring diversity to farm and table
Gary Paul Nabhan spoke Wednesday
night to a seriously packed lecture hall. The
lecture focused mainly on themes from his
latest book, titled Where Our Food Comes
From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov s Quest
to End Famine.
In this book, Nabhan retraces the footsteps ofVavilov, a Russian botanical scientist who pioneered the study of food/seed
diversity across the world in the early
1900s. Nabhan spoke to such pertinent
agroecological issues as food/seed diversity, the politics of famine, and the localizing of farming/food distribution.
Nabhan received his PhD from the
University of Arizona, where he currently
teaches geography and is a research
social scientist. More information about
his various books and projects can be
found at http://www.garynabhan.com.
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Center for Sustainable Entrepreneurship
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green business
by BRENDAN DELANEY
Have you ever wanted to open your own
food co-op? How about start an art gallery
to put all of your friends' talents on display?
Or maybe you want to start a chain of
sustainable green retailers that will topple
Wal-Mart.
If any of these projects sound intriguing,
then the Center for Sustainable Entrepreneurship (CSE) can help you. We're
a student group dedicated to creating a
resource center on campus aimed at serving students and community members who
want to start their own for-profit or nonprofit
business, whatever that business may be.
During fall quarter we kicked off the
year with a Monopoly tournament, held
bake sales, and invited local business
owners-such as Kenny Pugh from Old
School Pizzeria and Calvin Johnson from K
Records-to speak with students seminarstyle on what it's like to own and operate
your own business.
We plan to do more of the same this quarter, offering the student body opportunities
such as more guest speakers and workshops
on entrepreneurial skills. We're also getting
involved with Advanced Business Foundations, a program at Evergreen, to offer a
discussion/lecture on green collar jobs and
the difference between green and sustainable business/products. This will be a great
opportunity to see what sustainable business
can be.
This quarter we also plan on taking interested students on several field trips-such
as to Powell's Books in Portland-to get
exposed to what's out there in terms oflocal
sustainable business.
Our members have a range ofbackgrounds,
future plans, and politics, but we all believe
in the power of individuals to create positive change in their communities through
entrepreneurship.
We meet every Wednesday at 2 p.m. in
SEM II A 2109. You can sign up for our
Google list-serve through our website
http://academic. evergreen. edu!groups/cse.
Or you can email CSE at cse@evergreen.
edu.
Brendan Delaney is a student at The Evergreen State College.
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Gaza teach-in
by ANDY ROSENBERGER
Noon, Tuesday, January 13 - Students
Educatin Students about the Middle East
(SESAME) hosted a panel teach in for about
forty students at CAB 108 concerning the
current state of Gaza, apropos the recent
Israeli invasion.
Speakers included professor and Works
in Progress contributor, Phan Nguyen,
Evergreen professor Steve Niva, SESAME
representetive, Samer Allabadidi, and activist
and Seattle PI contributor Judith Kolokoff.
"In order for critical thought, there can't be
balance," said Nguyen referring to the stance
taken by such mainstream news outlets as
the New York Times. "This is Israel's narrative; there was a cease-fire, Hamas broke the
cease- fire."
But the aerial bombardment and invasion
of Gaza, which has now claimed over 900
Palestinian lives and 14 Israeli respectively,
isn't simple.
According to Nguyen the cease fire was
broken November 4 by Israel, by an armed
incursion that took place during the last
nights of the 2008 American election, which
assured the story would be buried beneath
the headlines. Hamas then responded with
rocket and motor fire. "They didn't want to
show obedience while Israel was breaking
the ceasefire," catalyzing the state of war
now taking place in one of the world's most
densely packed regions.
The discussion then continued with Samer
Allabadidi commenting on attitudes towards
Arabs in this country, critical of Busta
Rhyme's song "Arab Money" and mainstream culture of stereotypes and ignorance
about the Palestinian plight. QualifYing his
view, he reminded the audience that "Zionism and Judaism are very different things"
and ''those who remain silent are on the side
of the oppressors."
Kolokoffthen went on to discuss the Jewish
peace movements, expressing outrage
towards the "dehumanization of a people"
taking place in the Gaza Strip and remarking
that the current policy of casting blame on
Hamas is "a common strategy ofblarning the
victims." She cited a chilling poll that "from
80-90% of Israelis totally support this war,"
not to mention the nearly unanimous support
of the United States Congress.
SESAME is planning afuneral procession
and rally Saturday, Jan. 17 from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. at Percival Landing in downtown
Olympia to protest the current state of Gaza.
The group is then holding a film festival from
January 21-30 on campus. Information can
be found at www.evergreen.edu/SESAME.
Andy Rosenberger is a student at The Evergreen State College.
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Foundations Adivities Recipients:
Evie Elman, student documentarian
be told. Elman's intuitions about these last days were
sadly accurate. Taccogna passed away "a few months
after I stopped filming, on May 8." Before she died, six
This is the first in a series ofprofiles intended to better boxes' worth of materials chronicling her life were unacquaint the Evergreen community with the eclectic archived, and 30 interviews were amassed-including
and talented cast of characters receiving Foundation two of the last art classes she taught at the Bay Crest
Activities Grants this winter. Continue to watch this nursing home in Torrance, CA-all in the span of two
space.
months.
Elman, a junior currently
enrolled in an independent
learning contract, stresses
that seeing the project
through to its completion
was in no way an overnight process.
"It took over a year to
get the film prepared to
apply for the grant. I had
to write out a detailed
budget, so it required a
whole lot of foresight."
Preparing the grant and
then watching it all play
out "is like living in the
future ... I fully believed
in my plan as I prepared
it, [and] lo and behold
everything I wrote in my
timeline is now happening. When you are this
true to what you are doing,
EVIE ELMAN USED HER GRANT MONEY TO IMMORTALIZE HER LATE GRANDMOTHER, GEMMA, ON FILM
you must believe in what
you are planning. You
Evie Elman's $1,000 grant allowed her to fully real- must be very serious. As much of a pain as it is to try
ize a documentary film chronicling the life and times and predict your future
of her late grandmother, Gemma Taccogna. Two-plus and put so much emotion
years in the making, the appropriately titled Gemma into proving something
was born out of what Elman considered "a need and constantly, realizing all
a purpose to document the life of a world-renowned that you're doing is so
artist, teacher and inspirational person- both to me and gratifying."
At this juncture, Elman
everyone she's met- before she [passed]."
In early 2007, Elman took a leave of absence from is in the process of
Evergreen and returned to Southern California "because applying to the Toronto
life wouldn't wait" for her grandmother's life story to Documentary Forum and
by CHARLES A. ZAILLIAN
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advises people to "look out for [the film] soon ... possibly at the Olympia Film Society, definitely at the next
Olympia Film Festival in November of 2009."
Elman's prospects in the realm of documentary
filmmaking appear promising, yet it's evident upon
"LOOK OUT FOR [THE FILM]
SOON ... POSSIBLY AT THE
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Gemma's completion that she is most proud of doing
justice to her grandmother's memory.
"We [had] always been very close, but her electrifying, positivity-reinforcing wisdom makes more and
more sense as I get older. Her mysterious, incredible
ways are becoming more realistic-her wisdom continues to resonate every day I wake up, in every encounter
I have. Some wise words of hers: 'Don't grow your
tomatoes in a patch of poison ivy, because there's too
many people to feed.' In other words, don't hang out
with assholes ... grow your tomatoes in an easier way."
More information on Gemma can be found at http://
www.myspace.com/ gemmataccogna.
Charles A. Zaillian is a junior enrolled in American
Places.
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Bringing the welfare
office up to standards
education classes to women incarcerated I
in Washington State. Their Community
"An individual has not started living until Education Projects links vital work inside
he can rise above the narrow confines of prisons to the greater issues surrounding
his individualistic concerns to the broader incarceration and works toward creating
by HILARY HACKER
truly valued.
concerns of all humanity," said Dr. Martin pathways of knowledge for western Wash"We are going to provide these products
ington communities about incarceration
Several members of Parents Organiz- until the government makes it their responLuther King, Jr.
Dr. King spent his life passionately and and its effects. They are accepting applica- ing for Welfare and Economic Rights sibility to treat people with equality, no
peacefully fighting for justice and equality. tions for internships for the spring, summer (POWER) .placed free pads and tampons matter their income level," said Peabody
He stepped up to lead a movement for a and fall of 2009. Find them on the web at in the women's restroom in the lobby of
While recognizing that this action has
the welfare office (Olympia Community a narrow focus, POWER members feel
more fair and just society. His birthday is a http://www.birthattendants.org.
holiday as gratitude for his life's work and
G.I. Voice is looking for interns or Service Office) on December 9.
that it is essential to bring attention to the
"We are bringing this restroom up to the constant inequities people in poverty face
to reflect upon his contributions to society. volunteers to work at its recently-opened
On Martin Luther King Day let us remem- internet cafe Coffee Strong, located in standard of other state office restrooms," and de~and government accountability.
ber the fight, and carry on his work for the Lakewood within blocks of Fort Lewis. said Monica Peabody, POWER's director. The poor consistently have to pay more
struggle for equality that continues today.
Coffee Strong is owned and operated by "Although under the same state budget, than their higher-income neighbors for the
There are plenty of opportunities to spend recent vets, the second G.l. Coffeehouse restrooms are not equal. While there are same goods and services. Had our state
the day in Dr. King's memory throughout to open since the Vietnam War. In addition free tampons and pads or quarter machines and federal governments responded earlier
the Olympia community-from working to coffee, computers, and free WiFi, they in every other state office restroom we to the many requests for better oversight,
on a farm to spending the day at an elemen- hold concerts, events, and movie nights. have visited throughout Olympia, there is regulations, and equity, we believe that
tary school spreading Dr. King's words to There are also resources for active-duty 1,1othing in the welfare office bathroom. The the current state of our country's economy
our youth, to enjoying a good meal at The soldiers, their families, and veterans facing women who use this restroom are some of would be less dire.
For more information about your rights
New Moon Cafe!
service-related issues such as deployment, the poorest citizens in the state, as public
MLK Community Events
PTSD, sexual assault, and command griev- benefits are woefully lacking. In fifteen to public assistance or to get involved in
On Monday, January 19 in honor of Dr. ances. Coffee Strong serves as a safe space years our state legislature has provided only making change, contact POWER by email
Martin Luther King Jr. we will be spending to discuss issues such as the war, deploy- one 3% cost of living increase to TANF, at welfarerights@riseup.net. Their website
hisbirthdayatMadisonElementary'ssecond ment, PTSD, and the hardships of life in Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, is http://www.oly-wa.us/power/ or find
annual Experiencing Equality Bash. This the military. They are seeking interns and the cash welfare grant for parents with low them on MySpace at http://www.myspace.
will be a day of experiential learning about volunteers to help with outreach, promo- to no incomes. A parent and child have to corn/parentsorganizing. You can also call
diversity and civil rights history for third tion, fundraising, and to work as baristas. somehow try to manage to survive on $453 them at (360) 352-9716 or toll free at 866though fifth graders. Volunteers will need to If you are interested, please contact Seth a month. I'm sure they will appreciate the 343-9716, or write to Parents Organizing
participate in an orientation on Thursday, Manzel at 253-228-8912 or sethmanz@ gesture and the supplies."
For Welfare and Economic Rights 701
January 15 from 6-7 p.m. at the Center for hotmail.com. The faculty contact for
POWER is an organization pf low- Franklin Street SE Olympia, WA 98501.
Community Based Learning and Action contracts is Zoltan Grossman (360) 867- income parents and allies advocating for
(CCBLA) at SEM II E2125. If you are 6153 or grossmaz@evergreen.edu. More a strong social safety net while working
Hillary Hacker is an Americore Vista and
interested in volunteering and cannot attend information online at www.givoice.org.
toward a world in which poverty has been an Evergreen alumni.
Stonewall Youth is committed to working eradicated and children and care-giving are
the orientation or if you have any questions, call the CCBLA at (360) 867-6137. withinasocialjusticeframeworkandseeing
MLK Weekend (January 17-19): Eat themselves as part of a larger movement of
good food AND raise money for GRuB! social change. They are currently searching
The New Moon Cafe loves Olympia for interns and volunteers to support with a
nonprofit
Garden-Raised
Bounty variety of their annual projects, such as the
(GRuB) so much that they're throwing drag show and their winter retreat. Regular
them another fundraiser! All you have to volunteer positions include group facilitado is show New Moon a card when you tor, drop-in-hours support person, appreciaorder (found at http://www.goodgmb.org), tions volunteer, winter retreat chaperones,
and the cool folks at the New Moon will and Stonewall Activism Summer School
donate the proceeds of your meal to GRuB. Host Home. Volunteer positions are flexPop in anytime Saturday through Monday. ible and can be adjusted and negotiated to
fit your needs. There is also the possibility
Their Eggs Benedict is too fabulous!
Left Foot Organics is a nonprofit orga- to create your own volunteer positions if
nization that promotes self-sufficiency you have other interests, ideas, or special I
for people with developmental disabili- skills you would like to bring to the Stoneties through growing organic food. They wall community. For more information on
will be having a volunteer event from 10 how to participate contact Katrina Stem at
a.m.-3 p.m. on January 19. Lunch will be events@stonewallyouth.org.
Students in Service is an AmeriCorps
provided.
program and a way that students can be
Action Days
February 21 CCBLA will be helping the rewarded for their time spent within the
Thurston Conservation District put on community. Email sis@evergreen.edu for
its annual native plant sale. Stay tuned for more information.
While striving to better address commumore information!
March 7 spend the day at the Fertile nity needs, we would also like input from
Ground Guest House doing permaculture you, the student body. If you have ideas
gardening and getting things ready for about Action Days or interests in particular
spring- you'll even get to make pizza in organizations and would like to see them
represented here in this column please feel
their cob oven!
free to add your thoughts by contacting
Community Requests
The Prison Donia Project is a nonprofit Hilary Hacker at hackerh@evergreen.edu
organization working to restore health and or call (360) 867-6137.
justice to communities in western WashHilary Hacker is an AmeriCorps VISTA
ington State. They provide pregnancy,
labor, and post-partum doula services and an Evergreen alumna.
and popular-education-style childbirth
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AN UNFILTERED VIEW
OF THE WORLD:
PATRICIA WOOD'S LOTTERY
by ERIN GRAY
I just finished this book all of five
minutes ago that I unexpectedly enjoyed:
Lottery by Patricia Wood. This is not a
book I would have picked off the shelf,
but every Christmas my mother gives
everyone a book. (She was a librarian
for many years and she never got out of
the habit of giving out books.) When I
was little the small rectangular packages labeled To: Erin From: Mom were
not gifts that I waited excitedly to open,
but now I look forward to see what new
discovery she has made; this year it was
Lottery.
On the first page I read the line "I am not
retarded." The word "retarded" carries a
certain unhappy weight with it, so I read
on with caution.
Lottery is the story of Perry L. Crandall,
a young man whose I.Q. is 76, one point
above the line that classifies someone
as retarded. Perry tells the reader that
he is slow, not retarded, and we watch
the story unfold though his eyes. No one
else in his family wanted to take care of
him, so he lives with his grandmother
near the harbor in Everett, Washington (I
always have a soft spot for stories set in
Washington).
The two of them struggle to get by after
the passing Perry's grandfather, who
worked on the harbor and taught Perry
how to sail and work with boats, which
did not stop his grandmother from teaching Perry to read and write. Every day
he would read and write down words and
definitions from the dictionary.
Perry works at a marine supply shop
on the harbor, which is how he met his
best friend Keith, an older foul-mouthed
Vietnam veteran. Most people talk down
to Perry, but Keith treated him normally
from day one.
When Perry's grandmother passes away,
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he still keeps the same routines and rituals. One of those routines is buying tickets
for the Washington State lottery-from
which he wins $12 million.
Suddenly, his vulture-like family comes
into Perry's life and tries to swindle him
out of his winnings. Perry's grandmother
always said he was suggestible, so she
him taught carefully. He and his grandmother would make lists of what they
would do if they won the lottery, so Perry
goes back to these lists and follows the
instructions. He buys a TV, helps Keith
to fix his car and boat, and even takes his
grandmother on a trip to Hawaii. Perry
is unchanged by his winnings. He still
works hard at his job but now he can
share. He says often how it is good to
share and how much he enjoys it. His
family still looms, though, always trying
new ways to take Perry's money.
I will not say any more- l don't want to
ruin the book because I think it is worth
your time to read.
When I read a book it is important for
me to connect and love the characters of
the story, or else I do not enjoy it. Perry
is a character who I didn't understand at
first, but his unfiltered view of the world
drew me to him. He is always watching,
listening, and only saying what he knows
to be true. Perry's grandmother has a
hard-to-describe quality that comes-with
her age, but her advice to Perry is almost
universal. She tells him that he is not
slow, but that everyone else is too fast,
and I think this is true . By the end of the
book, I found Perry perceived and understood more than I do in the rushed life I
lead. Read it-it is a quick read, and I
highly recommend it. Take a few days to
get to know Perry L. Crandall.
SwiDg daucing vs. psychedelic energy:
Brightblack Mo.ming I,ight plays Oly
by AMANDINE MURPHY
My friend Bonnie called me to see ifi wanted
to go to Big Room bar to hear Brightblack
Morning Light play. I had no idea who they
were, but a good chance to see live music is
hard to pass up-I agreed to go. Bonnie, my
friend Ryan, and I drove downtown to the
place we thought the concert was.
However, the directions that Bonnie was
using took us to a venue where it was swing
dance night. We were very confused, then
considered for a second that it might be fun
to try swing dancing, but finally we decided
that going to the original concert was a better
idea, since we really wanted to go, and swing
dancing really wasn't our thing. Eventually
we found a flyer hanging up at this local bar,
Le Voyeur, telling us where the concert was.
By the time we got there it was almost half
over.
We got to see Dan Higgs play his last song,
which came from the Star Trek soundtrack.
He played an instrument that I had never
seen before. It was like a wooden box that
had a flap, which opened up in the front and
produced the music. It reminded me of an
accordion. His voice was amazing and filled
the room with a strong vibration that resonated through all of us.
Brightblack Morning Light started soon
afterwards. The pianist put all her energy into
playing. Her body moved with the rhythms
of her instrument. The lead vocals/acoustic
guitarist added a psychedelic twang to the
music, but the microphone wasn't hooked
up correctly, making the vocals difficult to
understand. Some parts were painful to listen
to, to say the least. Thankfully, the conga
drummer flowed between his drums and the
xylophone in a fluid motion with complete
harmony and balance. He looked like he was
in a trance. The drummer fit entirely too well
into the band.
Overall, Brightblack Morning Light was
very psychedelic and had a lot of energy;
reassuring us that swing dancing compared to
this show would have been not only a waste
of time but also a definite disappointment. I
would have to say that Brightblack Morning
Light is worth seeing again.
Amandine Murphy is a student at The Evergreen State College.
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2. Runaway Train - No Brakes
3. Seattle Labor Chorus - Ring It In
4. Susan Tedeschi - Back To the River
5. Thievery Corporation --Radio Retaliation
6. Desolation Wilderness - White Light Strobing
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7. Maus Haus - Lark Marvels
and the Human Condition.
8. Tomer Yosef - Laughing Underground
9. Omara Portuondo - Gracias
10. Los Campesinos - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
11. Kite - Story My
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12. Roxy Perry - In My Sweet Time
13. Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze - Sira
14. VIA - Blues Caravan - Guitars and Feathers
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15. Peggy - SIT
and the Golden Flower of Dao
· 16. Joe Louis Walker - Witness To the Blues
17. Ween - Live At the Gat's Cradle
18. Gaye Adegbalola - Gaye without Shame
19. Wax - African Soul
20. Hot Buttered Rum - Live In the Northeast
21. VIA - Rich Man's War
22. Lucky Dube - Retrospective
23. Laura Reed and Deep Pocket - Live At Tree Sound Studios
24. Bob Petrocelli - Shanghai Shuffle
25. Lou Reed - Berlin - Live At St. Ann's Warehouse
26. Azeem - Air Cartoons
27. Arliss Parker - Handsome Like a Lion
28. Mississippi Heat - Hattiesburg Blues
29. Moussu T E Lei Jovents - Home Sweet Home
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GEODUCKS STAY BALANCING ACT
THE CCCOURSE
by CHARLES A. ZAILLIAN
by CHARLES A. ZAILLIAN
Greenhouse triumph, handing top-ranked
Oregon Tech-NAIA DII's team to
Evergreen men's basketball team to
beat-its first loss of the season.
maintain the impressive 5-1 clip at which
Nate Menefee has continued adding new
it begun the season, but amidst weatherchapters to an already outrageous year in
induced scheduling conflicts and the Christwhich he has made himself at home atop
mas buildup and subsequent comedown, so
the ranks of NAIA DII shooters. Menefee's career-high 36 points were cause for
the 5-4 overall record the team has posted
optimism amidst a late-December losing
since last writing is admirable.
campaign at Eastern Washington. The
At present, the Geoducks stand at a
junior point guard out of Tacoma Timbercomfortable 1'()-5 overall, good for a #13
rank in NAIA Division II play. With a 6-2
line High School has received necessary
in-conference mark at the season's halfway
support on offense from sharpshooter
point, Coach Jeff Drinkwine is pleased
Nick Moore. The pair accounted for over
half the Geoducks' 90-point onslaught at
with what he sees.
In the midst of his second year with the
Linfield College on December 12.
Evergreen program, it apparently hasn't
Center Julio Feliciano has also emerged,
especially in recent weeks, as a force
taken long for the 19-year coaching
to be reckoned
veteran and his staff to
with, capitalizing
WITH A 6-2 INfind excellent personon clutch shooting
nel to execute their
intended "up-tempo, CONFERENCE MARK opportunities while
averaging roughly
pressure defense, get
AT THE SEASON'S
double figures in the
out in front, fast-break
rebound, assist al?-d
offense" approach.
Drinkwine is quick
points-per-game
HALFWAY POINT,
to give his playcolumns.
Drinkwine says his
ers credit first and COACH jEFF DRINKEvergreen teams'
foremost. "The most
on-court aptitude
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rewarding thing is
has thus far negated
that I like all the kids
we
have ... They're WITH WHAT HE SEES anyideathatcoaching at a school that
my kind of guys. And
by and large doesn't "do" organized
most of them are from the Tacoma-Seattle
sports could be frustrating. "We have
area ... We're lucky the Northwest has such
a pretty good following ... You'd be
great basketball."
surprised. It's tough sometimes because
Most of last year's core players have
none of these kids live on campus, so
returned for 2009 and with vengeance.
unless someone knows them from class
Drinkwine characterizes this year's edition
or something student turnout is low. But
as more "intent and focused ... we're lookthe more success we've had, we've seen
ing to make that final step."
increased attendance. For instance, at our
The Geoducks have struggled in recent
championship game last year, there was a
non-conference matches against adversarline around the corner. .. people just like
ies such as College of Idaho and Eastern
to see good basketball." Tipoff for this
Washington University. But the team has
Friday's home game against Northwest
held its ground in the tough Cascade ColleChristian is 7:30p.m.
giate Conference. It surrendered only one
game since mid-December to a conference
Charles A. Zaillian is a junior currently
opponent while staging a pre-Christmas
enrolled in American Places.
It might've been unrealistic to ask the
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The '08-09 Evergreen women's basketball team's approach emphasizes "full
court pressure, which in turn gets us steals
and we can go deep into the bench, get up
and down the court, take it when it's there,"
according to coach Monica Heuer.
This game plan proved successful through
the first month of play, in which the team
won its first five games. They then lost
every December game and have struggled
to· maintain consistency since. With about
half a season left to play, they have posted
a 2-5 in-conference record and are 7-8
overall so far.
The lady Geoducks have been forced to
constantly adjust their collective on-court
presence in the face of injuries to a pair of
highly-regarded seniors, both originally
from the Bay Area.
Guard Joy White sat out part of the
season. Since her return, said Heuer, White
"has not been like she was last year, but
[at least] she's back on the court." Major
post presence Rosalind Lee (Oakland
Skyline High School) has been less fortunate. Lee fell victim to a knee injury that
has effectively and unfortunately ended an
otherwise successful Greenhouse tenure in
which she most recently was named Cal
State Maritime Tournament MVP.
As one might expect, the losing streak and
injury bug were not mutually exclusive.
"That was really where our inconsistencies began," said Heuer. "One game we
came out against a middle-of-the-pack team
and played with no energy. The next night
it was [as if] there was a million dollars
waiting in the locker room. We started
off great, but since [losing Lee] we've
had to redefine our approach and regain
confidence in ourselves and each other. In
our conference anyone can win any night,
and you need to come out ready to play no
matter [the opponent]. We're still looking
to find a balance."
Senior forward Kristi Auckland and guard
Jeannette "J.O." Owens have emerged as
leaders. Freshman backcourt presences
Alex Saab and local product Keisha
McDonald (Lacey River Ridge High
School) have helped pick up the slack for
those out of action.
The team goes into this Friday's 5:30p.m.
home match-up against Northwest Christian only a win away from a cumulative
.500 record. In characterizing the season in
progress as an exercise in "adversity and
how you deal with it," the coach is optimistic that her team will turn the corner sooner
rather than later.
"They have been resilient, and I don't see
why we couldn't finish strong and make
the playoffs-there's a lot of basketball
yet. We'll make a run."
Charles A. Zaillian is a junior currently
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January 15, 2009
Sixth Annual Middle East Film Festival:
The Evergreen State College
8:30 pm, Lecture Hall 5
6:00 pm, Lecture Hall 5
PALESTINE BLUES
Co-sponsored by Mind Screen
Nida Sinnokrot I 20081 Palestine I 72 min
Israeli soldier at anti-wall demonstration
attempting to block the documentation of
non-violent resistance.
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Director Nida Sinnokrot examines the repercussions of the massive Israeli Seperation Wall as
well as the Settlement expansion in the affected
Palestinian faming communities throughout the
West Bank and Gaza Strip in this eye-opening
documentary focusing on the grass roots
resistance movement. By detailing how the vast
majority of natural resources - including 65% of
fruits and vegetables produced in the region and
essen tial water supplies fall on the Israeli side
of the wall, Sinnokrot attempts to highlight the
plight of the Palestinian people for the whole
world to see. Focusing on the village of Jayyous
and its nonviolent campaign against the wall.
the film documents the heroic victories and
tragic defeats of this farming community's fight
for survival.
7:30 pm, Lecture Hall 5
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Filmed over 5 112 years, in 12 countries and 9 languages, "A Jihad for Love" comes from the heart of
Islam. Looking beyond a hostile and war-torn present, this film seeks to reclaim the Islamic concept of
a greater Jihad, which can mean 'an inner struggle'
or 'to strive in the path of God'. In doing so the film
and its remarkable subjects move beyond the narrow concept of 'Jihad' as holy war.
As the camera attentively captures their stories, the
film's gay and lesbian characters emerge in all their
human complexity, giving the viewer an honest
rendering of their lives while comp licati ng our assumptions about a monolithic Muslim community.
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Parvez Sharma is a Muslim gay filmmaker born
and raised in India. In 2005, he was a Producer
at Democracy Now! He has three masters
degreees and teaches communications. As an
activist he was instrumental in setting up the
first organized LGBT effort in the eastern state of
West Bengal, setting benchmarks for many other
LGBT organizing efforts around the sub-continent. A Jihad of Love is his directoral debut.
unlike other documentaries about sexual politics in Islam
made by Western directors. In the hope of opening a dialogue Co-sponsored by Evergreen Queer Alliance (EQA), Gender and Sexuality: Histhat has been mostly non-existent in Islam's recent history,
tory, Culture, and Politics Academic Program, TESC Amnesty International.
and defining jihad as a "struggle" rather than a "war," the
film presents the struggle for love.
6:30 pm, Lecture Hall 5
8:00 pm, Housing Community Center
SANTA CLAUS IN BAGHDAD
HEAVY METAL IN BAGHDAD
A family friendly film about Iraq
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who refuse to sit back while the occupation contin·
ues. They bring food into Palestinian villages unde1
curfew, tear down parts of the separation barrier,
and serve as human shields for Palestinian demonstrators. In Israel they are ostracized; 111 Palestme
they endure a similar fate to that of the Palestin ians-they are beaten, sprayed with tear-gas, and
shot at with rubber-coated bullets. One such bullet
hits one of the film's main characters, a 16 year old
boy from Tel Aviv, in the head, permanently impairing his eyesight. The heroes of Enraged jolt viewers
out of their passivity, forcing them to ask: what can
I do to end the occupation?
Palestine solidarity activists and organizers discuss the current situation in Palestine, mainstream media misinformation, and organizing a boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign. Speakers who have participated in
direct action, education and resistance in Palestine and US to be in attendance.
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Eyal Eithcowich I 20081 Palestine-Israel I 58 min
Co-Sponsored by (Re)lmaginging
the Middle East Academic Program
Raouf Zaki I 2008 I US I 28 minutes
From the bustling streets of Baghdad and the dreams of two Iraqi children -- a little boy who wants
nothing more than a toy car and his teenage sister who desperately needs medicine -- come an unlikely
Christmas story. Rich in the textural sounds,
images, and characters of modern day
Iraq, Raouf Zaki's Santa Claus in Baghdad,
a film shot in Massachusetts, tells a story
that crosses ethnic and religious lines in a
resound ing message of hope and understanding. Based on the book "Figs and
Stories about Growing up in the Arab
by Elsa Marston, Santa Claus in Baghdad
tells the story of an Iraqi surviving UN/US
imposed sanctions in Iraq circa 2000. It's a
story about sacrifices, the social or der of
society, and the the power of a simple gift.
Teach-In on Iraq to Afghanstan to follow film
Heavy Metal in Baghdad is a feature film doc- '"""'"'"""""_. . ,,,
umentary that follows Iraq's only heavy metal
band Acrassicauda from shortly after the invasion of Iraq to the present day. Despite being
accused of being Satanists by other Muslims
who don't understand what heavy metal
music is, they dream of being a famous metal
band. After initially facing challenges from
Saddam's regime, they thought they would finally have freedom to play after his fall. When
the country fell into bloody fighting, that
was lost. As Iraq comes apart around them,
we see the war through the eyes of the band Acrassicauda in their studio in Baghdad. Metallica
members and get a humanizing and unique speaks a!/ languages.
look at the conflict.
From 2003-2006, Iraq disintegrated around them while Acrassicauda struggled to stay together and stay
alive, always refusing to let their heavy metal dreams die. Their story echoes the unspoken hopes of an entire
generation of young Iraqis.
6:00 pm, Lecture Hall 5
8:00 pm, Lecture Hall 5
TO SEE IF I'M SMILING
A CALL TO ACTION
Tamar Yarom I 2007 /Israel/ 59 min
Reflections on Port of Olympia
Protests - November 2007
Co-sponsored by Women's
Resource Center
Israel is the only country in the world where
18-year-old girls are drafted for compulsory
Inilitary service. In this award-winning
documentary, the frank testimonials of six
female Israeli soldiers stationed in Gaza and
the West Bank pack a powerful emotional
punch. The young women revisit their tours
of duty in the occupied territories with surprising honesty and strip bare stereotypes
of gender differences in the military. The
former soldiers share shocking
moments of negligence, flippancy, immaturity and power-tripping as they
describe atrocities they witnessed and
participated in.
The culture of war transforms people:
personalities change, moral codes are
subverted, values are supplanted and
masks are constructed to dull the pain of
what they did and didn't do in uniform.
At a time when women in the military
are increasingly on the frontlines, and
the actions of soldiers all over the world
are being questioned, this powerful film
explores the ways that gender, ethics and
moral responsibility intersect during war.
Photos courtesy of Berd Whitlock
Panel to follow
with the members
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Film screen ing and discussion of the Port of Olympia protest.
Hundreds of people took part in sustained direct action to
demilitarize the Port of Olympia for ten days in November 2007.
In ten days the community was shaken by police brutality and
arrests. The revirberation of these protests changed individuals
and communities.
View the work-in-progress film "Call to Action," which documents the port actions many in our community participated
in. Learn about the multifacited effort to demilitarize the Port
of Olympia since 9111. Get updated on those that are facing
crminal charges.from the Women's Action for protesting the
Iraq War- the Oly 26.
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MEETING RESISTANCE
ALL MY LIFE
Co-sponsored by Mind Screen
Steve Connors & Molly Bingham I 2006/lraq I 85 min
Maher Sabry I 2008 I Egypt/
118 min
Part Egyptian soap opera/ part
homerotrc smut. All My Life is
classic egyptian filmmakmg that
challenges a country receiveing
unconditional US military aid and
maintians an abhorrent track
record on human rights for sexual
minorities.
For Rami, all is for the best in this
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If this was California, the couple wouldn't be able to
long as he keeps to himself. But share health m~urance, v1s1t on the death bed or have all
when his longtime lover leaves the nghts maruage affords stra1ght people.
What would you do if America was invaded? Meetmg
Resistance raises the veil of anonymity surrounding the Iraqi
insurgency by meeting face to face with individuals who
are passionately engaged in the struggle, and document·
ing for the very first time, the ~ntiments experrenced and
actions taken by a nation's citizens when their homeland is
occupied. Voices that have previously not been heard. male
and female, speak candidly about their motivations, hopes L!..-~WJ
and goals, revealing a kaleidoscope of human perspectives.
Featuring reflective, yet fervent conversations with active insurgents, Meeting Resistance is the missing puzzle piece
in understanding the Iraq war. Directed by Steve Connors and Molly Bingham, this daring, eye-opening film provides
unique insight into the personal narratives of people involved in the resistance exploding myth after myth about the
war in Iraq and the Iraqis who participate.
Followed by a Q & A about the situation in l~aq
with Prof. Steve Niva
him to marry a woman and his best friends drift away, he comes face to face with the harsh
realities of life as a gay man in Egypt. Against the backdrop of the choreographed crackdown
on gay men and the notorious Queen Boat arrests of 2001, he plunges into a world of loveless
friendships and spirals downwards to his ultimate downfall.
Warning: Explicit Sex Scenes and Sexual Violence.
6:00 pm, Lecture Hall 5
8:00 pm, Lecture Hall 5
BELONGING
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This is the story of what happens when
ordinary people get caught up in the
extraordinary circumstances of war. Told
by two generations of director Tariq Nasir's
family members, belonging recounts the
. , deep-rooted attachment to one's land, the
loss of an ancestral home, and the experi.. ence of becoming refugees.
The wars of 1948 and 1967 changed the
lives of Palestinian families like the Nasir's
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Since 1948 many Palestinians have lived in exile from their homeland. For Palestinians living in the
Diaspora, the Occupied Territories and in Israel ,racism and colonialism continue to play a major role
in their lives and identity. For refugee, the Right of Return means the aknowledges as indigenous
peoples.
Beruit 2006 could be Gaza 2009.
Mai Masri I 2006 I Lebanon! 70 min
Filmed during the Israeli war on Lebanon in
the summer of 2006, 33 Days chronicles the
efforts of theatre director Sharif Abdunnur,
graphic designer Sharif Bibi, journalist Fadia
Baszzi and Mariam AI-Bassam, director of
the news desk at New TV, as they try to
provide emergency aid, report current news
of the conflict and help Lebanese children
process the vio lence and destruction they see
around them on a daily basis. Masri's film is
full of compassion and humanity even as it
records the horrible devastation of war. In
this gripping documentary award winning
filmmaker Mai Masri puts a face on the oftendesensitized horrors of war taking us beyond
the icy statistics and muted news stories into
the fiery reality and courageous hearts of the
survivors.
Followed by Lebanon Realities with
Prof. Therese Saliba
Therese Saliba, Professor of Middle East sStudies and Third World Fe min isms. speaks on Olympias response to
the strikes on Lebanon and the realities on the ground.
7:00pm Lecture Hall 1
SLINGSHOT HIP HOP
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Palestinians living in the West Bank, Gaza and inside Israel
as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount
divisions imposed by occupation and poverty. From internal
checkpoints and Separation Walls to gender norms and
generational differences, this is the story of young people
crossing the borders that separate them.
Filmmaker Jackie Reem
Salloum in attendance
Jackie Reem Salloum is a New York based artist and filmmaker. Drawing on her Palestinian and Syrian roots, her
pop-infused work focuses on challenging the stereotypes
of Arabs in the media featured in her short films such as
"Planet of the Arabs." After receiving her MFA from New York
University, Salloum began directing her first feature length
documentary "Slingshot Hip Hop." Five years in the making
it made its premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Salloum's work is also the basis of a youth education program
on Palestine/Israel.
Co-sponsored by Evergreen Hip Hop Congress
with hip hop artists Mohammed AI
Farra (aka DR) from Gaza's "PR"
Palestinian Rapperz and Abeer Alzinaty (Sabreena, Da Witch)
Mohammed AI Farra has released a solo album and performs with PR. Palestinian Rapperz
(aka Palestinian Resistance) began in 2003. They are the first hip hop group coming out
of the Gaza Strip. Abeer Alzinaty, a Palestinian artists, R&B singer and educator, was born
and raised in Lyd. The challenges of being a Palestinian woman living inside of Israel led
Abeer to express herself through art.
A beer was fired from McDonald's Israel for
speaking Arabic. She won the suit and still
speaks Arabic- loudly
For complete program www.evergreen.edu/sesame
For six years Students Educating Students About the Middle East, at The Evergreen State College, have sponsored the only Middle East Film
Festival in the South Puget Sound region. This little known festival offers our community a unique opportunity to experience the art of filmmaking originating from the Middle East and surrounding regions. SESAME is committed to promoting under represented populations, especially filmmakers of color.
This year's film festival Roots and Realities of Occupation explores the Oriental ism of the Western imagination of the Middle East. Films and
speakers will deconstruct and negotiate notions of western feminism, queer rights, identity, ownership, and economic development.
Roots and Realities of Occupation is dedicated to the children of Gaza. May they find justice, freedom, and art. May they live a life that is free
of oppression and racism. SESAME observes the cultural boycott of Israel - all Israeli filmmakers featured must explicitly condemn the occupation of Palestine. To support the self determination of Palestinians, SESAME answers the call of 170 Palestinian civil society organizations
calling for a Divestment Boycott and Sanction Campaign for Israel's occupation and ethnic cleansing of Palestine. For more information on the
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement visit www.evergreen.edu/sesame. For updates about the current situation in the Gaza Strip,
visit http://sesame-evergreen.blogspot.com.
SESAME raises awareness about human rights, immigration, and US foreign policy in the Middle East, surrounding regions and the Diaspora.
By chaltengjng stereotypes and misrepresentation of regional conflicts and training organizers, SESAME works as an advocate and ally. SESAME serves as- an active educational resource, a tool for solidarity building, and a means for anti-racist organizing on campus and in our community. For more information about the festival, feel free to contact SESAME at 360-867-6724 or email sesame@evergreen.edu. .
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Assholes
by GERALD BLANCHARD
It had been three hours
into the New Year, and
in my drunken haze
I tried to sleep, but
like always, it wasn't
coming. I kept laying
in bed and looking up at my ceiling,
wondering about all the shit that goes on
in my life and what new shit was going
to be brought into my life with this new
year. How would the New Year deal with
all my problems; my horrible choice in
men (my SHITTY dating life), the fact
that I buy too many clothes (my finances
suck now), and my dwindling desire to
accomplish anything (goals).
I feel as if for the last year or two I have
been completely and ridiculously unstable, uncontrollable, and any other downer
you can imagine. And although you can
stop buying too many clothes and stop
smoking so much pot, you can't really get
past the fact that the men you choose to
date are assholes. And it seems that each
asshole gets bigger as time goes by.
Why have I had such a bad break with
men? I can't deny that I can be an asshole
from time to time, but being an asshole
once does not account for three assholes
showing up. Does it?
The next morning, I woke up way past
breakfast time, and as more snow came
falling down I wondered-what's worse,
being an asshole or a victim of assholes?
Someone once told me to stop playing
victims
the role of the victim. I, of course, angry, with almost every guy who I think has
walked away and sent that person a nasty broken my heart (couples counseling is
text message later. But did that person always recommended). But obviously
have a point? Was I being too emotional? they couldn't see that anything could be
I can't help but wonder why I was so helped, so they ended it. I got dumped,
upset at the asshole. If he can't treat me cheated on, lied to, and what have you, it
right, why would I even want to be with. makes no difference; in each way it still
him in the first
hurts.
WHY DO WE GIVE SO MUCH Why do we
place?
As "victims"
give so much
we let them OF OUR TIME TO GUYS WHO of our time to
know how much
guys who treat
we're hurting.
TREAT US LIKE SHIT? WE us like shit?
And we even
We put in SO
go further than
PUT IN
MUCH EFFORT much effort just
just
showing
to know we're
it in our faces,
hurting; and for
JUST TO KNOW WE'RE
we put it in
what reason?
their faces-of HURTING; AND FOR WHAT
The off-chance
how much they
that maybe, just
crushed
our REASON? THE OFF-CHANCE MAYBE, those
dreams of ever
guys will get
being stable, of THAT MAYBE JUST
back together
how they ruined
with us. Believe
our lives. We
me, you do
THOSE GUYS WILL GET
send
drunken
NOT want to
mean-spirited BACK TOGETHER WITH US get back with
text messages
a person who
and nasty emails just so we know they doesn't want to be with you.
But maybe they deserve it. They are
know what assholes they are. We give
them dirty looks; we tell our friends how assholes after all. And even though what
small their dicks are; we get revenge they (did) do to us was horrible, our
because they (the assholes) in our minds revenge can be ten times worse, because
ruined what we thought could've been the "victims" are acting in retaliation
fixed.
rather than just as "assholes."
I thought something could've been
The thing about assholes is that they are
done to fix the relationships I've had in it for themselves. I'm not saying anyone
SO
MAYBE
The secret handshake
by JUSTIN PRAZAK
When I decided to
write this column,
I planned on typing
something which would
be both insightful and
diplomatic. My manner
in life tends to be calm
instead of reactionary and I wanted to write
something upbeat about my new name. That
piece would be about how we got married
and how I asked my wife if I could take her
last name.
That is not the piece you are reading. You
are reading the part of me that is angry. This
is the part of me that resents all the "because
it's tradition ... " bullshit that people sometimes hide behind when they want to
mask and perpetuate inequality. This is me
injured!
I had expected a little flack from some
friends when they found out I was taking my
wife's name. I was prepared for a little joking
I WAS SHOCKED
TO HAVE A FAMILY
MEMBER TALK TO ME
ABOUT THE ... NEED
FOR ONE PARTNER IN
A MARRIAGE TO MAKE
DECISIONS FOR BOTH
with no feeling behind it. I had expected
surprise from strangers.
I hadn't expected emotional outbursts and
intensity from my family. I hadn't expected
the tears or the anger. I didn't truly understand the power SO· many people put into
the name-taking process and what it said
about whose identity is more important and
who is in charge of the household. I hadn't
expected to be told of my family members'
concerns regarding how the world will see
me as whipped. I was shocked to have a
family member talk to me about the strong
male role in the household and the need for
one partner in a marriage to make decisions
for both. I was hurt, too.
I was hurt that my family felt they should
define what kind of marriage my wife and I
should have. I was hurt when I found out that
perceptions mattered more to my loved ones
than my own wants. I was hurt that more
outrage was sparked by this decision than
my choice at age 18 to join the Army. Apparently the possibility of killing or being killed
is less of a concern to my family members
than upsetting the sacred power imbalances
connected to male and female identities.
Clearly, the perception is that women's
identities are less important in marriage.
Why else would it be expected that the
female identity adapt to take the name of
her male partner? Why would keeping her
own name not be a choice for so many
women? It pisses me off that some people
are fine with valuing male identity more than
female identity. It pisses me off that I have
a wife who has had to put up with this shit
and could have a daughter who will have the
same identity restrictions placed on her.
The point is choice. The point is value. The
point is equality. It is not important that the
husband should take the wife's name or vice
versa. It doesn't matter if both keep their
respective names or make up a new one.
What matters is that the choice lay with the
individuals involved, both of them. Two
people should meet as equals, as partners
instead of subordinate and superior. I believe
some people do that now even inside strict
traditions, but not everyone.
The idea scares the hell out of some people
that marriage could be a union in which
human beings truly operate as equals and
have to see each other as such. After all, that
may be what gay marriage would be like
right? What if two males or two females
married? Who would be in charge? Who
would be in control?
Anything that disrupts the inequality is a
threat to its future. Any man who takes the
woman's name is a threat to that secret agreement. It is refusing the secret handshake that
signals business as usual. I am a threat to the
future of straight males expecting that they
may never have to navigate a name/identity
change. My new name is a threat to traditional male privilege.
This is about privilege! I'm not advocating everyone get married or everyone buck
naming trends. What I do want, as a feminist, is for everyone to have equal choices
regarding the institution of marriage though.
Damn anything short of that!
Justin Prazak is a senior enrolled in Telling
the Untold Story: Studies in Storymaking
and Storytelling. and he loves his new name.
Email him at JCPrazak@gmail.com.
should be forced to stay with anyone
because of fear of being an asshole, but
you need to know a few things. If you're
in any type of relationship (I'm talking to
you, assholes) with someone, you need to
treat that person with respect.
If you spend any time with one person
you need to keep them updated with
how you reel about them; you need to be
honest with them. Because it's a whole lot
better to be honest than to be an asshole,
especially after several months of dating
and then getting a big sucker-punch to the
face. And although victims have every
right to be upset, they too need to respect
the other person, no matter how hard it
is. Because, honestly, why do we want to
hurt people we care about?
Any breakup is unfortunate. And there
is always a loser "in the whole debacle
(maybe two; does anyone really ever win
in a breakup?).
Being either a victim or an asshole
sucks because we're not acting toward
each other with any respect. It's as if
a breakup is cause for hatred towards
another person. Victims should honestly
get over it and realize they are better off,
and the assholes should realize that they
could've done things differently. It's all
about respect for one another. Without
that we're just playing parts.
Gerald Blanchard is a sophomore
enrolled in Acting and Directing: Queer
Theory and Practice.
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January 15, 2009
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veggies will keep your immune system up. the virus is adapted to grow in chicken
TELLING ITSELF
charitable,
commuGet enough sleep, don't share a cup with eggs. This is done so that the virus is less
nity-centered,
and
someone who's sick, wash your hands, adapted to grow in humans. The virus is
IT WANTS TO BE
socially aware. The
etc. these are all things that we were told then collected from the eggs and inactiswanning mass of
while growing up, and are fairly common vated (killed) with fonnaldehyde. When
THE OPPOSITE
sense. Many people know not to overuse the injection is given, trace amounts of people called "society" would agree that
a sense of togetherness and brotherhood
that bottle of antibacterial soap because egg protein may be present, so people with
OF WHAT IT
prevails in the "collective mind." This allyou could be unintentionally propagating severe egg allergies (and hard-core vegans)
for-one and one-for-all nonsense seems
a resistant bacterial, or that it is extremely are recommended not to receive the flu
PROFESSES TO BE
to be established within the minds of an
important to finish that entire bottle of anti- shot.
Concerns about vaccines: Skeptics of immense amount of people; but judgbiotics you got from the Health Center so
ing from objective experience (and TV ously professing fairness, brotherly love,
you're not responsible for giving birth to a childhood vaccines claim that the measles,
ratings), I must disagree.
socialized health care and all that happy
penicillin-resistant bug that ends up infect- mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine might
It's apparent that the public craves self- jazz, we sure do like our competition to
cause autism in some kids. The MMR shot
ing the entire donn.
ish, judgmental men who do not care one be rampantly forced and the degradation
Vaccines are another very effective way of is given around the same time that autism
ensuring that you stay healthy, especially is first diagnosable in young children. This . iota towards anyone else. Society craves of others to be thick as a yeast infection.
these so-called character flaws in a person Yummy.
sensationalist movement is commonly
during the winter months.
But wait, there's more!
because they want so badly to be able to be
Measles vaccine: The measles vaccine spearheaded by celebrity personalities
the same way. Society is subconsciously
Go to youtube.com and the most-viewed
is a live-but-weakened, or attenuated virus who are uninfonned about the facts and
telling itself it wants to be the opposite of videos happen to be of people doing
vaccine. This means that the virus has been science of vaccines. Many studies have
embarrassing things such as falling out
conducted,
and absolutely no
what it professes to be.
made incapable of infecting people with been
lation between
Interestingly enough, when Fox decided of cars, drunkenly humping lamp posts,
healthy immune systems. This is achieved direct correthrough a process called cell-culture adap- t h e
_.A MMR vaccine to air continuous "House" reruns, one day lighting themselves on fire and basically
and the onset
tation: the virus is collected from the throat
their ratings skyrocketed. Fox held a 4.1 being idiots for no other reason than
million rating sway over other networks humiliation. And, hey, why not, it gets
of an infected person, and adapted to
of
autism
growth in specialized cells
has
ever
such as CBS in the 18 to 49-year-old a laugh and a few thousand hits right?
demographic when they showed reruns of Right! The public literally loves to watch
grown in the laborabeen discovered.
tory. Attenua drama promoting an "unconventional" other people injure -and embarrass themVaccines DO NOT
create super bugs. A very small
ated viruses
diagnostician. In the fourth season of selves. Why, goddammit? Why?
The answer is simple. And for the
"House," the show was only outranked in
percentage of the population (1-2%)
don't make
us sick, but
ratings by the Super Bowl and the Super answer let's get hypothetical. Say that
does experience occasional unpleasant side
they do trigger
Bowl postgame show, and tied with the you are a socialist who thinks that we are
the exact effects from vaccines, such as abnonnal
seventh season of "American Idol." It our brothers' keepers and that we all need
same immune
response that we soreness, fever, or an allergic reaction.
appears that "America's favorite doctor" to live for others (an absurd assumption,
get from a naturally acquired infection! Nobody has ever died as the result of a
(as hailed by the suave voiced narrator of or ... maybe not). You would never do
Special white blood cells called B cells measles or flu shot.
If you're still curious about vaccines,
the Fox network commercials promoting something to humiliate or degrade your
begin cranking out antibodies, which bind
the show) is a selfish, adulterated atheist "brother" as it were; you give selflessly
to the unwelcome viruses and label them please call the Health Center at (360)
for destruction by other parts of the immune 867-6200, or drop in any time, and one of who loves to emotionally and physically to charity, you generally consider yourextort people to get his point across while self pacifistic and you hold faith above
system. This is great news, because we can the wonderful staff members there will be
trying to cure a patient. I find it odd that reason. You would not hurt someone,
literally become immune to the disease, more than happy to answer any questions.
the character Gregory House holds all you would not intentionally embarrass
without ever having to catch it!
The bottom line: Vaccines are valuable
the principles opposite to those that the someone, and there is no way in heck you
You may be asking yourself, "What's the tools responsible for saving countless
American public claims to value, and yet would put your life over someone else's.
big deal? People have been around for a lives, and improving the quality of life for
But you DVR every possible episode of
they love him for it.
long time without vaccines. Who needs millions of people, worldwide. The public
The fact that more people watch "House" "House," you can't get enough of reality
'em?"
health benefits of vaccinations go beyond
than a show where they help rebuild TV, and you laugh you're gosh darn bum
Before vaccines were invented and widely providing individual immunity- those
someone's home tells me that the major- off whenever you see a funny YouTube
used, every year in this country we could with compromised immune systems
ity of viewers are fond of watching a man video. So the logical conclusion here is
expect to see:
depend on those around them to be healthy
humiliate others, use objective reason- that as long as you do not commit these
•4 million infections and 3,000 deaths due and not pass on viruses to them. Vitamin
ing (seeing as society is all about the disagreeable acts of antisocial behavior,
deficiencies, lack of proper rest, cigarette
to measles
subjective lately), and be an atheist- it's the behavior is acceptable.
•15,000 children paralyzed by polio
smoking, and chronic stress can all lead
In other words, society is full of hypoconfusing how the majority of the public
•Birth defects and mental retardation in to a compromised immune system, not
says they disagree with these things. This crites who are vigorously infatuated with
to mention HIVIAIDS and congenital
20,000 newborns because of rubella
promotes (if not proves) the idea that the a lifestyle they believe is wrong, antiso•15,000 kids afflicted with meningitis, diseases that affect the immune system.
public seems to live vicariously through cial, and excruciatingly detrimental to the
leaving many with permanent brain
When people make the choice not to be
a ~'selfish" actor on a drama rather than "progressive" ideals and morals of the
vaccinated, they are not only putting themdamage
take action themselves, which is slightly era.
•8,000 children killed by pertussis or selves at risk, but also those around them.
With every new reality show, every time
pathetic to say the least.
So whaddaya say? Spread some of that
''whooping cough."
.
The ratings of "House" are not the only someone uploads an embarrassing video
Today polio has been all but eradicated health around!
proof of my theory of "societal self- on YouTube, and every time "House" is
All statistics and infonnation found in this
from the first world, there are only two
hatred." Take for instance ... any reality watched, the hypocrisy of our culture is
cases of diphtheria per year, 400 cases of article were sourced from Vaccines: What
measles, only 5 birth defects from rubella, You Should Know, by Paul Offit and Louis
TV show-effectively just reworked blatantly broadcasted nationwide (without
game shows that claim not to be scripted commercials!). The amazing truth is that
and people are not dying by the millions Bell, published by John Wiley & Sons in
(but we all know the truth don't we?). no one can admit that this society hates
in plague-like pandemics caused by the 2003.
The basis of all these shows is to depict this society.
flu. Vaccines have saved more lives than
how a certain person can outdo another or
Jesse Maupin is a senior enrolled in
any other preventative program in history.
how one person can find "true love" while
Mikey Badger is a sophmore enrolled in
No matter how skeptical you are about Physics and Calculus·: Finding Order in the
putting 20 strangers through nonsensi- Self and Culture: Studies in Japanese and
Western medicine, this ~verwhelrning Natural World.
cal games (and then having a sequel) American Literature and Cinema.
achievement and gift to humanity CaDQOt
or ... whatever. For a society continube averlooked.
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Homing pidgun
by DYLAN HOUSTON
James and Trevor r
are burgeoning filmmakers. James is fire,
Trevortheice,onethe
yin, and the other the
yang. James ignores
crosswalks and yield
signs, Trevor is allergic to alcohol in all
forms. Subsequently, James has been hit
by two vehicles and Trevor is the designated driver, forever. But they are both
more than their eccentricities; they are
my dear friends.
If I were home in Hawaii I would have
to call them my "bruddahs." Pronounce
that as it looks- Pidgun English
(Hawaiian slang) is only complicated if
you grew up speaking proper "mainland"
English (the mainland being a vague
term we islanders use to refer to any
other state in the union besides Hawaii).
In fact, Hawaii may be the only state that
rarely regards itself as a state, but those
reasons are both too deep and somewhat
too painful for a story about friends and
food. Let us just say that if the airports
in Hawaii said "Welcome to Japan/The
Philippines," 95% of the native population would feel properly represented.
Trevor and I are Asian enough to look
and be the modern definition of Hawaiian- somewhat brown, like a bowl of
miso soup. James is the only real Hawaiian in our little group, with more true
blood ancestry than anyone I know.
but they are still those guys who I never
Our connection as friends, however, is truly belonged with.
We laughed, lived, and breathed Hawaii,
not based on our ethnic backgrounds; it
actually has more to do with our fondness only maybe for myself, to a lesser extent.
for noodles. Saimin, a simple bowl of I was still from the outside, perhaps on
meat-flavored broth and frail noodles is the verge of knowing what it was to be
the commonality that draws us together. I a local, but still never fully accepted as
pondered this while laughing and drink- one. I spoke perfect English, had green
ing with my two friends, both of whom eyes, didn't have 50 cousins, the list
are, in one way or another, my little goes on. I could fake the broken English
enough to
piece
of
OUR CONNECTION AS FRIENDS, get out of
home. All
speeding
the aloha
our state HOWEVER, IS NOT BASED ON OUR tickets,
d r o p
has given
us, all the ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS; IT ACTU- enough
uniquenames to
ALLY HAS MORE TO DO WITH
get
into
ness
we
parties,
can't share
tan enough
for lack of
OUR FONDNESS FOR NOODLES
words, all
to be the
the wilted lei flowers of our past, repre- local color of acceptance, but still, I
sented and acknowledged in the slurping lacked time. Time spent since birth
of yellow broth. When I sit down to this being nurtured and matured, molded
simple meal I can't help think of the and exposed to a collective of ethnically
friends I left behind in Hawaii, those diverse families that draw connections
who never dreamed of escaping like back to ancestries in Japan, China,
Portugal, Samoa, Tonga and Tahiti. They
Trevor and James did.
My dear forgotten friends who I left on are lost to me, these friends of old, but
the beach in 2003 are still there, literally, so very righteous in their own minds, set
on the beach. The smoke of someone's on a path that leads in circles, following
homegrown and the green glint of a bottle their parents before them. I could have
ofMoosehead reflecting the fading Maui been one of them, but as I see it, I got
sun are all I can picture when I think of lucky and was drawn back to the mainthem. Maybe they have kids now, throw land by parents who knew it was time to
fewer parties in the sugarcane fields, come back to the real world.
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student body develops
VIle Contagion 109
A T()NGUEINCHEEKLOOK
AT' S'rt.JDEN'I' BODY HYGIENICS
by BILL APER
The Evergreen student
body, being widely
renowned as a festering
Petri dish for developing
new and creative strains
of infectious disease,
has outdone itself once
again with the release of a freshly mutated
foul plague, comparable only to the viruses
and bacteria lurking in the uninhabitable
bowels of the earth.
With no antibodies to combat the rapidly
morphing virus, the entire student body and
AFTER SHOWING
-
PRIMARY INDICATI ONS OF DISEASE,
STUDENTS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO
DRINK FROM EVERY
WATER FOUNTAIN
ON CAMPUS
at least half of the faculty and staff should
be communally stricken with disease in an
estimated 48 hours, and with The Evergreen
State College's high regard for community
and cooperation, many students see this
event as an opportunity to practice sharing.
Initial symptoms include sniffles and slight
coughing, followed immediately by being
on the verge of death and feeling like absolute hell for the next week and a half. After
showing primary indications of disease,
students are encouraged to drink from every
water fountain on campus, and leave every
surface, railing, and doorknobs laden with
smeary infectious handprints. This ensures
that the rabid illness will spread like searing
wildfire so that no student at Evergreen is
left behind.
The development and release of the virus
can be accredited to lack of proper bathing
and hygiene, crippled immune systems
due to continuous substance abuse, disregard for modem medicine (replaced with
unfounded and ineffective hippie remedies),
and the heathen ways of the student body;
still sinning compulsively and uncontrollably while denying the ways of the Lord.
Regardless, Vile Contagion '09 will reach
you soon enough, and believe me, you
don't have the antibodies.
Bill Aper is a student enrolled in The Evergreen State College
I can't call us ex-pats, but it is the most
fitting term for what we are. And like any
good ex-patriots, we find solace in the
meals of our upbringing, the smells and
vices unique to our Islands. If you asked
what one food item, besides saimin,
represents us, we would point you to the
rice cooker. Rice is never a side dish in
Hawaii; everything else around the rice
is the side dish. This reverence stems
from the older generations; almost all of
them came to Hawaii from a rice-dependent culture. Trevor and James both own
family-sized rice cookers, which are
constantly left on the "warm" setting in
their shared two-bedroom apartment.
I wish we could say that we play mahjong
together or are devout Buddhists like my
relatives. The most we can muster is a
little Nintendo and an appreciation for
the idea of being reborn as a very cool
animal. Perhaps those would be the bonds
of a generation we know too little about,
and the lines that connect Trevor, James
and I are thinner, newer, and different.
We have cast ourselves far away from a
home we both loathe and love, miss, and
forget. Hawaii will never let us fully go,
and we are thankful for that even if we
never realize it. But it's okay; the rice is
always warm.
Dylan Houston is a student at The
Evergreen State College.
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Geoduck Union
Student
Forum
The Geoduck Student Union invites students to this student only forum,
which will begin a discussion on the campus active shooter response
plan and subsequent proposal for new police gear.
This forum will present the facts surrounding the situation, and provide
an opportunity for students to ask questions and offer comments on
the plan and proposal. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss how
we should prevent and respond to a catastrophic event on campus.
This will be a tightly regimented student only space, allowing all voices to
be heard. However, if you cannot commit to the ground rules laid out at
the start of the forum you will be asked to cool off outside.
BACKGROUND: In the wake of the tragedies befalling college campuses, the state legislature passed a bill
in 2008 (Senate Bill 6328, "Campus Safety Enhancement Bill") asking each institution to do an assessment
of safety. This bill did not provide any funding. Evergreen responded by hiring an emergency response
coordinator, installing enhanced emergency notification systems, and the e2campus text message system
among other various projects still being worked on. Additionally, campus police continued to emphasize to
the administration that they were not equipped with rifles or advanced personal protective wear in the event
of an active shooter. Police Services has subsequently presented the Police Services Community Review
Board with a request for 3 rifles and 9 sets of heavy-duty body armor to be used in the event of an active
shooter at a cost of about $10,000. This request would be funded through the Student Affairs Equipment
Fund-- an account which can only be spent on equipment. The full proposal and very detailed background
information can be found online at www.evergreen.edu/policeservices/responseproposal. The full proposal
and backQround will also be presented at the forum by the GSU.
THE PROCESS: The Police Services Community
-
Review Board is in the process of soliciting
feedback regarding the new gear request. It has
asked the GSU to assist in collecting student
feedback. After the forum is complete, the GSU
will make a recommendation to the Review Board
on whether or not we approve of the proposal,
reject it, or would like to see it amended. The
Review Board will make a final recommendation
to Art Costantino, VP for student affairs on the
proposal. Costantino will then either accept or
reject the recommendation.
FORUM AGENDA:
• Introduction & Ground rules
• Presentation of Facts on Proposal
• Audience Questions
• Audience Comments on proposal
and on how to make campus safer
• Closing Remarks
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Ca(endar1
Thursday. January 15
•"Songs of Freedom" Day of Absence/
Presence meeting
Come to these organizational meetings
leading up to Day of Absence/Day of Presence music collective each Tuesday and
Thursday. LIB 1003 noon-1 p.m.
•Vagina (monologue) meetings
You know you want to. Every Thursday,
SemI Annex F (Rainbow Lounge) noon- I
p.m.
•Men's Violence Prevention Workshop
The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention
and Evergreen Alum Todd Denny will
explore how "most men are repulsed by
violence against women. As natural allies
with women, they can break the cycle of
male violence. This workshop inspires
men's innate benevolence and teaches
them assault prevention skills. Maleidentified students, staff and faculty are
all encouraged to attend." Lecture Hall 5
3:30-5 p.m.
•Global Medical Brigade meeting
Sem II E2109 4 p.m.
•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.
•Common Bread meeting and the
wisdom of Kundalini
Come to Common Bread's weekly meetings that feature meditation, feature guest
speakers, sharing, and singing. "This week,
Yoga Club coordinator Shon will introduce
the wisdom of Kundalini and facilitate
practices to energize body and mind."
Longhouse 1002 (Cedar Room) 5-8 p.m.
•Open mic night
Sign-up starts at 6 p.m. HCC 7-9 p.m.
•"Estonia, in the Valley of the Shadow
of Death"
Free lecture by Rev. Hendrik Lauer,
Estonian emigre. Hosted by the Olympia
World Affairs Council, for more info call
(360) 867-0919. The Olympia Center (222
Columbia St. NW) 7:30p.m.
•San Francisco's CAPACITOR-biome
experience
SF CAPACITOR will show their latest
biome project of physical devices, movement, and interactive media. Sponsored
by the Evergreen Expressions Guest Artist
Series. General admission $20, senior citizen $15, and $5 student tickets available
at BuyOlympia.com, Rainy Day Records,
The Evergreen bookstore, COM building
box office from 12-3 p.m. daily, or by
phone at (360) 867-6833. COM, Experimental Theater 8-10 p.m.
Friday. January 16
•Hatha yoga practice
Free community yoga! Contact Shon
Murphy for more info: mursho29@evergreen.edu CRC 314 3 p.m.
•Carnival club meeting
CAB 320 4-5:30 p.m.
•Gender-Bending Workshop: an intergender check-in
Coalition Against Sexual Violence
(CASV) invides all you "ladies, gents,
and everyone in between (and aren't we
all rather in between?)" to "a discussion
meant to answer questions and address
misunderstandings that we all have about
any gender that is not our own. Please
bring curiosities and respect!" Lecture hall
rotunda 7-9 p.m.
•san Francisco's CAPACITOR-biome
General admission $20, senior citizens
$15, and $5 student tickets available online
at BuyOlympia.com, The Evergreen bookstore, COM building box office from 12-3
p.m. daily, or by phone at (360) 867-6833.
COM, Experimental Theater 8-10 p.m.
Saturday. January 17
•Community Health Round
Discussion sponsored by student group
MASH. Farmhouse (Organic Farm) 10
a.m.-6p.m.
•Funeral Procession for Gaza
"Acknowledging the over 800 dead in
Gaza, we mourn the loss of life and call
for justice and an end to the devastating
violence. Beginning at Percival Landing
wearing black and carrying coffins, we
will proceed through downtown Olympia,
ending at Sylvester Park." Starting at Water
St. and 4th Ave 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
•Icarus Meetings
"A radical mental (health) support collective." All are welcomed. Media Island (816
Adams St. SE) 5 p.m.
• Ani me Club meeting
HCC 7-9p.m.
•9th Annual Elvis Birthday Bash 2009:
The Ultimate Inauguration Party!
Come shimmy and shout to Robert Washington, the first African-American to ever
take the crown as a World Champion Elvis
impersonator. Come screen the "Almost
Elvis" film that chronicles Elvis impersonators (starts at 7:30p.m.) and be awed by
Robert Washington's own live renditions.
$10 general admission and $25 VIP tickets
at www.ElvisBirthdayBash.com or at the
box office the night of the show. Capitol
Theater (206 5th Ave. SE) 7:30-11:30 p.m.
SundaY. January 18
•Moon-pad making workshop
Come to this Women's Resource Center
workshop on DIY menstruation pads. CAB
320 S&A office 3 p.m.
•Substance-Free Sunday movie
Hosted by I&J housing, open to all residents. HCC 8-10 p.m.
•Freedom of Consciousness Club
meeting
3rd floor of CAB (the pit) 3:30p.m.
•Committee in Solidarity with the People
of El Salvador (CISPES} meeting
Please note this new weekly meeting time.
3rd floor CAB 4 p.m.
•EQA Evergreen Queer Alliance
meeting
Sem II A21 09 4 p.m.
• Anime Club meeting
For more information contact:
EvergreenAnimeClub@gmail.com.3rd
floor CAB 6-9 p.m.
•SESAME Middle East Film Festival:
Palestine Blues
Thesday. January 20
•Inauguration of OBAMA (various Lecture Hall I 6 p.m.
FREE events)- Watch the swearing-in of •Socialist Alternative meeting
President Barack Obama and Vice Presi- Sem II C3109 6 p.m.
•Evergreen alum, artist Nikki McClure
dent Joseph Biden at
-The Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave. SE) Nikki will present some of her artwork and
talk about other exciting things that are
starts at 7:30 a.m.
-TESC Lecture Hall 1 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
portrayed in her art such as sustainability,
community awareness, activism, and so
•Black Student Union meeting
forth. FREE! Sponsored by Cam~val.
3rd floor CAB (TV Lounge) 3 p.m.
Lecture Hal12 7-8:30 p.m.
•HABOO meeting
• An Evening with Filmmaker Ann
LIB 2147, 1st Peoples lounge 4 p.m.
•Greeners 4 Christ meeting
Marie Fleming
Sem II 21107 7-8:30 p.m.
Evergreen Expressions Guest Artist Series
•GSU forum on Evergreen police brings Fleming, an "award winning Canadian independent filmmaker, writer, and
armament
artist" to present her animated documentary
All students are welcome. HCC 7-9 p.m.
"The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam."
General admission $10, senior citizen $8,
Wednesday. January 21
•2009 SESAME Middle East Film Festi- and $5 student tickets available at BuyOval: "Roots and Realities of Occupation" lympia.com, Rainy Day Records, The
(dedicated to the children of Gaza) see Evergreen bookstore, COM building box
office from 12-3 p.m. daily, or by phone at
pages 10-11 for more information
(360) 867-6833. COM Recital Hall 7:30-9
•National Hug Day!
p.m.
Yes, please. Hugs are neat.
• Amnesty International (Evergreen •SESAME Middle East Film Festival:
Chapter) meeting
Panel on International Solidarity
Lecture Hall I 7:30p.m.
CAB 320 Solariwn I p.m.
•SESAME Middle East Film Festival:
•Barrier Breakers club meeting
Come to this club meeting, outside of the Enraged
Assistive Technology Lab, for students Lecture Hall 8:30p.m.
with disabilities or those interested in •Le Voyeur: Trivia night
learning about disabilities. Everyone is Le Voyeur Cafe and Lounge (404 4th Ave.
E) 10 p.m.
welcome to come. LIB 2318 1-3 p.m.
•Chemistry Club meeting
Thursday. January 22
Lab II room 2211 1-2 p.m.
•Roe vs. Wade celebratory walk
•Folk Dance Alliance meeting
Advocating for and celebrating over 36
CAB 320 (cube 4) l p.m.
years of reproductive freedom. At the State
•Geoduck Student Union meeting
Capitol building steps and lawn. Capitol
Sem II El105 1-4 p.m.
Blvd. & 11th Ave. noon-2 p.m.
•women's Resource Center meeting
•Global Medical Brigade meeting
CAB 320 1:30-3 p.m.
Sem II E2109 4 p.m.
•Black Student Union meeting
•Common Bread meeting: Meet the
3rd floor CAB (TV Lounge) 2 p.m.
•Center for Sustainable Entrepreneur- Quakers
Come to Common Bread's weekly meeting
ship meeting
to "learn about the Quaker way and share
Sem II A21 09 2 p.m.
• Students Educating Students About in a potluck, followed by a Quaker meeting." Longhouse 1002 (Cedar Room) 5-8
the Middle East (SESAME) meeting
p.m.
CAB 320 2 p.m.
•Open mic night
•Clean Energy meeting
Lab II 1250 (on January 21, February 4 and Sign-up starts at 6 p.m. HCC 7-9 p.m.
•SESAME Middle East Film Festival: A
18) 3 p.m.
Jihad for Love
•Hatha yoga practice
Lecture Hall 1 6 p.m.
CRC 314 3 p.m.
•The Battle for the Global Food System
•Pre-Health Society meeting
"Join Raj Patel for a discussion of his
Lab I room 3033 3-4:30 p.m.
most recent book, Stuffed and Starved:
•S&A Board meeting
Open forum CAB 320 3-3:10 p.m. and The Hidden Battle for the World Food
System." This presentation and discussion
business meeting 3:15-6 o.m
is sponsored by Students for a Democratic
Society. Lecture Hal13 7-9 p.m.
Monday. January 19
•Martin Luther King Jr. Day
•Hatha yoga practice
CRC 314 noon
•Hillel meeting
CAB 320 3:30p.m.
• S&A Board meeting
Open forum CAB 320 3-3:10 p.m. and
business meeting 3:15-6 p.m.
•Greeners for Truth and Reconciliation
Sem II B3109 4 p.m.
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THE WINDOW
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A window once gleamed of viewing foliage through its chest.
The~sangintune.
"See through us too, theN~ the New!"
Beneath the grotmd,
In our roots,
1'heyearningtimeless years of satisfaction wanting anew
Askew is,
ExplauationExpJained ~·out-pursued.
A wauder.ingwithoutwant, wheather'd,
Tnllywindowless.
A pane of nothingness, useless.
A gaping hole in everything.
l..ook through dtewind.«M;
I..ook at the :Bowers.
What is to find when all's looked through?
Dalk partides blue? Waves to
Whoever's there who seas of colors and seats dteJ:DSelves upon dte Hue?
Apart.
ApartovHue.
What's Opaque apart &om You?
In what words of mine is there any due?
I Wdlkin the garden to smeB the flowers,
To taste the faint dust in the gust of wind.
Into thewann Sun,
With Energy to Mead,
Eadt painting of the Hours.
Towers nJsh the ground in n~e of its sbaken'd
Eal1h to eDd in erred calctilation.
Yet.Jubilation, Grace~ thosewbosioued
Againstth.emseke;, reviving them in Spring Showers.
Transparency expounds existing Co1m:
But when whatisfuund, what's dlere to~?
Beyoud each window there is a bond to see,
A distant rna~ lyingamoagstdJ.e:&vutdoordamefions,
S1ain glass :interu•ingJage.
Singing in your spine tinglage.
Beyond mathematical proofi; audlauguage.
The Future is Now and To Be.
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