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Chile study abroad trip
Faculty member
misused studen
money
Students file
complaints
about costs
of study
abroad trip
by SETH VINCENT
Students who paid more than
$3,000 in spring quarter of 2008
for a program-related trip to Chile
feel faculty member Jorge Gilbert
misused their money.
Students Basil Weiner and
Rebecca Moorman, among others
who were enrolled in International Policy and Business: Latin
American Reality, filed complaints
with The Evergreen State College.
They reported, first, that the airline
tickets Gilbert bought with their
money turned out to be invalid
and, then, that Gilbert required
them to pay more than what they
determined was most likely the
trip's actual cost.
Four of the 15 students bought
their own airline tickets. The
remaining students directly paid
Gilbert for their airfare - $1,056
each. In a statement he submitted
to Evergreen police concerning
ticket purchase, Gilbert said he
wrote a check for $12,636 to
Maria Ligia May to pay Buena
Vista Travel for 12 tickets. He
deposited the check in May's
account in the Olympia Westside
branch of Wells Fargo Bank. Four
students got actual tickets and the
remaining seven students received
"e-ticket information via email
and were told to pick up tickets at
the airport," Gilbert said.
Moorman said she started to
worry when the email forwarded
by Gilbert, containing the itineraries for the group's flight, had
her name misspelled and did not
include a ticket confirmation
number. After asking Gilbert for
help and not hearing back, Moorman says she went to the Buena
Vista Travel agency.
To her disappointment, she
discovered the agency had booked
tickets with Alaska Airlines but
not paid.
"When I called Alaska about the
tickets, they told me to report it as
fraud," Moorman said.
Seven students had to buy replacement tickets. The college paid
directly for tickets for two of the
seven and reimbursed another two
students. Students and Evergreen,
altogether, paid over $10,000 for
the replacement tickets.
When Moorman and her mother
went to Buena Vista to find out
about the original tickets, Buena
Vista's May told Gilbert in an email
that the agency "experienced a
major cash flow problem with our
financial support which caused us
undue delay in our ticketing . . . We
feel deeply sorry about this situation, and we will make it up in
any way possible. We can assure
you that there was no ill intent, or
attempt to defraud these children
and their families. We will make
it up to them in every reasonable
way."
However, Buena Vista did not
make it up to the students and not
much later declared bankruptcy.
In the meantime, academic dean
Ken Tabbutt asked Gilbert by
email to produce a detailed statement about the money students
gave him and the purchase of the
tickets so police could file a fraud
report. Gilbert complied.
Moorman's concerns continued
even after she and her fellow
students arrived in Chile.
Before leaving, students gave
Gilbert money to pay the $70
a day they were told would be
needed to cover food, lodging, and
transportation.
Once in Chile, as students learned
more about the prices of everyday
necessities like meals, a place to
sleep, and bus fares, they started
questioning why they had to pay
$70 a day. And they wondered
exactly what was their money
being spent on.
"It didn't really feel like we'd
gotten what we paid for," said
Weiner.
The activities, travel, food, and
lodging costs of the study abroad
trip were questioned by the
STUDENTS VOICE THEIR CONCERNS AND
QUESTIONS AT THE GSU FORUM, IN THE HCC
Rifle purchase proposal fomm
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by MADELINE BERMAN
On January 20, the Geoduck Student Union (GSU)
held a forum in the HCC to discuss the proposed
rifle purchases by the campus police services.
This allowed the students a chance to ask questions
and discuss their feelings about the proposal.
No representative of police services was present
at the forum. This was due in part to some students
feeling unsafe expressing their opinions in front
of an officer. Another reason-according to GSU
representative Alexander Chateaubriand-was that
police chief Ed Sorger did not want to put his officers where they could be harassed.
A variety of viewpoints were presented at the
forum, including "This money could be used for
earthquake response," and "It's obvious they want
[guns] so that they can have more control over the
campus and how people act."
see RIFLES, page #
Lost passes, old ates
by KRISTINA WILLIAMS
& JASON SLOTKIN
. Parking Services is trying to
re-obtain several STAR Passes,
a special bus pass for temporary
college employees, that were
issued to students during the
2007-2008 school year. The
department is now charging late
fees to students from that school
year who have not returned a pass.
To get theses passes returned,
the department started charging a
$20-a-month fee to students who
hadn't returned their passes from
the aforementioned time period.
The application, accepted by Parking Services required students
to sign under a statement which
read, "If I do not return the card,
I understand I will be assessed
$20.00 per month for every month
remaining until June 30, 2008."
For many students, their temporary employment status ended after
the date to which the fee applied.
Regardless,
Parking
Services
began calling students and different
departments in the school informing
them that fees would be imposed if
STAR Passes were not returned.
STAR Passes were issued to
students who were employed
on-campus over the summer and
were not enrolled in classes. The
STAR Pass is a separate photo ID
that allows students to continue to
ride the bus for free, even while
not registered for classes. These
passes were issued under· the
condition that they be returned at
the end of employment with the
college, or when classes started
m the fall. Students who were
issued a pass signed a form that
said they agreed these conditions.
However, several of these
passes were not returned to Parking Services, the office that issued
the passes. There are currently
over 1,000 passes unaccounted
for, and Parking Services is
trying to get the approximately
74 unaccounted passes from the
2007-2008 school year returned.
Susie Seip, director of Parking
Services, said she would talkpersonally with students who object to fees
because of the out-of-date form, but
she is concerned with collecting
the passes to maintain the program.
"I don't want to stop the program
or be forced to stop [the STAR
Pass Program]," said Seip.
Before
charging
the
late
see STAR PASS, page 5
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
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about the rifle purchases Page 2.
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vegetable Page 11.
see CHILE, page 4
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January 22, 2009
Free business
workshops and
Bainbridge Island trip
l!J BEN ANDERSON
The mission of Center for Sustainable Entrepreneurship (CSE) is to provide a student-nm
resource center supporting sustainable entrepreneurship in the community. We meet on
Wednesdays at 2 p.m. in SEMIT A21 09.
We invite business owners and entrepreneurs to our meetings to talk about why and
how they started their own businesses. They
also discuss any struggles they went through
and aspects of their business that make it
unique. They also answer questions from
aspiring entrepreneurs, giving an opportunity
for students to ask questions that they may
have regarding entrepreneurship. In the past,
we have heard from people who were tired
working for other people, wanted to provide
fair trade products to a market that supported
unfair labor practices, and others that are just
passionate about their particular field.
The last Wednesday of every month for the
next five months (with the exception ofMarch)
CSE, in cooperation with the Economic
Development Council and Small Business
Development Center, will be providing a free
business plan workshop. Each session will be
geared to build on itself, but also each session
will also provide information about the business plan that can stand on its own, so that
people attending can choose to come to the
sessions in sequence, or only come to a few
sessions. The dates of the workshop will be
January 28, February 25, March 11, April29,
and May 27. Topics discussed at each session,
in order, will be Product Development and
Market Research, Business Structure and
Basic Financial Statements, Marketing Plan,
Operations Plan and Staffing, and Budgeting
and Financing.
If you have an idea for a business or a product, this is a great opportunity to make your
ideas come true. Learn what it takes to bring
that idea or product to the market.
CSE is also planning a trip to Bainbridge
Graduate Institute on Bainbridge Island,
Washington. This is tentatively planned
for February 7. BGI specializes in offering
Masters in Business Administration and
certificates that "prepare diverse leaders to
build enterprises that are financially successful, socially responsible and environmentally
sustainable." We will be attending their info
session titled "Sustainable Saturdays." That
info session will include a campus tour; an
informational overview of the program;
sitting in on two classes, one from the Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship track and one
from the Foundations of Sustainable Business
track; time with Gifford Pinchot, BGI CoFounder, and a free lunch with the students
and faculty.
CSE has funds for a 12-passenger van and
has only a few seats left. The trip and events
are free and lunch is provided. It will be a long
day. We will leave at 7 a.m. and get back at
7 p.m. (tentatively). To reserve a seat in the
van, please email CSE at cse@evergreen.
edu. Also, feel free to contact us regarding
the business plan workshop or for more info
aboutCSE.
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Spanish and English:
bilingual identity
by LIZA RENDON
There is a generation of Mexican-Americans who don't speak Spanish. It's a double
edge really. Our parents-mine were born
and grew up in Texas-were told by their
teachers, "Don't speak Spanish; Spanish
is bad." Even Mexican-American teachers who were fluent in both Spanish and
English had to tell their pupils "Don't
speak Spanish," and these teachers were
also reminded by their peers not to speak
Spanish.
Later in my parents' life, they would
again skate on the double edge when their
employers enforced "No Spanish Spoken"
policies. These policies went so far that the
state of Texas mandated a law that forbade
Spanish to be spoken in the workplace.
Yet the law wasn't enforced at the bank at
which my mom worked, when they needed
a translator. My mom wasn't paid extra
for her Spanish skills, and her employers
never asked her if she would translate; it
was a given that she would. My father, a
cop in Texas, often was asked "Hey Joe,
can you translate to this Mexican?"
Why am I writing this? Well, the other
day I was riding the bus and somewhat
paying attention to various conversations,
when I overheard this young woman say,
"Yeah, but she doesn't speak Spanish."
Now, she could have been talking about
something unrelated, but the context
I took it from was: For those who are
"Hispanic" and don't speak Spanish, we
too skate on that edge. Spanish-speakers
sometimes look down on us. Their eyes
and tone change from a bonding, "yeah
were in this together," to "oh, you think
you're too good" and sometimes to "how
embarrassing-you don't even speak
Spanish!" or my least favorite, which I
heard in 2003 from a young man, "how
can you call yourself a Latina? You're not
a real Mexican."
Does this younger generation know how
much its grandparents' generation gave up,
how much our parents compromised, how
much they still compromise? Compromise
to fit in, to be accepted.
When I asked my mom, "Why didn't you
teach me Spanish?" I heard, and more
so felt her answer: "Hija, I didn't teach
you Spanish because I didn't want you to
be held back; I didn't want you to grow
up with an accent like me and be treated
differently. I didn't teach you Spanish
because when I was growing up, Spanish
was 'bad."'
To those "Hispanics" who do speak Spanish, remember how far we have come in
just one generation. I'm thankful that my
younger half-sister, a 15-year-old, is fluent
in Spanish and English. I'm thankful my
community and some parts of America see
the value of being multi-lingual. To this
day, I don't speak Spanish, but that doesn't
make me less of a Mexican or more of an
American-it makes me a product of what
was and isn't my past.
Liza Rendon is on staff at The Evergreen
State College and KAOS radio.
Evolution: what we're all about
by ZACH LICHT
The student group Evolution has been
created to help put pride, integrity, sensibility, and responsibility back into Evergreen
and its students. There are many of us at
Evergreen who feel that not enough has
been done help the student body as a whole
on many different fields. Evolution is here
to change that. Evolution is about moving
Evergreen forward; we won't settle for being
mediocre.
We have two primary goals. Our first
goal is to create unity among all students.
Yes, it is impossible to have everyone and
everything on the exact same page, but we
feel it's worth attempting. There is simply
too much separation, even hatred between
groups of students, that we wish to solve and
eliminate.
There are many ways to help bring the
students of our college together. Evolution
will hold events for the student body that no
one has yet to offer. School dances, fundraisers to help the school, and live events are
·examples of proceedings that would require
teamwork, friendship, and trust-important
factors that will help us make this campus
friendly.
A concept we wish to eventually introduce
to Evergreen is the Open School F orurn.
Some schools have football; we can have
debates. And we all know Evergreen loves
to debate issues. The forums will be open
to any and all topics that can be discussed.
Students will be offered the opportunity to
come forward with their views on any topic,
and will be able to debate with other students
who may or may not agree with their views.
This can be very helpful and enjoyable for
anyone's college experience, while being
educational at the same time.
Our other primary goal is to improve our
standing within our local community. A lot
of damage has been done to our reputation
as a school to our local community because
of last year's troubles. Evolution will lead
Evergreen in mending broken bridges. It is
om; job as students to better the reputation
of the school. Working with local charities,
business, and public events will strengthen
the bonds of friendship and trust with our
community members and give us prestige
and respect.
While evolution is about helping change
occur, we will do so in a respectable way.
Evolution is all about Evergreen setting
high standards and taking leadership roles
in the community. There will be no needless publicity stunts that portray us in any
negative manner whatsoever. This is NOT
and will never be an activist group. We
will do many great and wondrous things in
an active manner, but we will do so legally
and honorably. By working with the other
student groups, and most importantly, with
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the administration, we will move Evergreen
into the future. We want to work with other
student groups, because so much can be
accomplished if we all work together.
The founding members of this group are
excited and itching to begin working with
you. Everyone who wants to make a positive difference at Evergreen is more than
welcome to join us. There are many great
minds here who can contribute greatly to our
new organization. We hope to have as many
people as possible join to help us move
Evergreen forward. We are the students
here; we have the power to do many great
and amazing things here. To quote our new
president, ''yes we can"-a beautiful phrase
that should have everyone here excited.
We can do this, together. But Evergreen
does need to go through some change for
sure. Hence the choosing of our name:
Evolution. Webster's definition is "a process
of continuous change from a lower, simpler,
or worse to a higher, more complex, or better
state." The world we live in is constantly
changing. Evergreen cannot afford to let it
pass by. Evolution is the solution. And the
Evolution begins now.
Please come and join us, and become
part of the future of Evergreen.
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Russia and Eurasia: Empires and Enduring
Legacies, and the co-founder ofEvolution.
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January 22, 2009
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Student money misused
CORRECTION:
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article on the Gaza Teach-in incorrectly stated the Funeral Procession
in Downtown Olympia as being sponsored by SESAME. The event was
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students even while they were in Chile.
"I thought we were going to do stuff every
day," said Moorman, "but we didn't."
According to Moorman, there were about
12 activities throughout the month, and
a few lectures and classes with Gilbert.
The activities included visiting college
campuses, museums, and wineries, and
having guest speakers.
"We knew we weren't going to do something the next day, so we just got really
drunk," said Weiner. "I had a great time,
made friends in the neighborhood. It was
really fun, but it wasn't school."
For three weeks the group stayed at La
Contraloria, where meals were provided.
La Contraloria is a government-owned
resort, and theirs was located an hour
outside downtown Santiago.
Because there were few activities, said
Weiner, "we wanted to go into Santiago
and explore."
The group had to pay bus fares into
downtown, said Weiner, which they didn't
expect. Students also had to pay for their
own meals when they traveled into downtown Santiago.
For one week the group stayed north of
Santiago near a town called La Serena.
Students were excited for this new location,
Weiner said, and a chance to cook their
own food. After one grocery trip, Gilbert
cancelled the home-cooking, and the group
then ate solely at restaurants, Weiner said.
Though Gilbert paid restaurant bills, he
encouraged students to leave generous tips,
according to Weiner.
"That was one more thing that was probably a cost that should be covered," said
Moorman, "but it wasn't."
"We ended up spending more money out
of pocket," said Weiner, more money than
if the students had been allowed to continue
to cook for themselves.
The cooking prohibition wasn't the only
thing at La Serena that students questioned. Gilbert required students to pay for
the gasoline for vehicles used for some day
trips, Moorman said - another unanticipated cost.
Before the trip, Weiner says, Gilbert
assured students that he disliked what
Weiner characterizes as financial surprises,
which led students to believe there would
be little out-of-pocket spending.
But then, "When someone complained
about the class, he became very defensive,"
said Weiner.
Students talked to Gilbert about their
surprise and frustration over the unexpected spending.
Weiner said that Gilbert told him, "Sometimes I am Pinochet."
"That's the same Pinochet who killed
thousands of [Chilean] activists and exiled
Jorge Gilbert," said Weiner.
Unexpected costs of the trip equaled about
$270 per student, according to Moorman
and Weiner.
"As individuals none of us really felt like
speaking up to him about the trip, because
our credits could be jeopardized," said
Weiner. As the students realized that they
shared frustrations, Weiner said, they also
realized that as a group they could confront
the problem.
While still in Chile at the end of their
month-long stay, each student received a
receipt from Gilbert for $2,150 that only
listed the words "food, transportation and
lodging," without further description of
those items, said Weiner.
"He gave us a receipt from Disal, the
South American Honeybucket," Moorman
said, referring to the Chilean company that
a Lacey business called Field School to
Chile contracted with for services during
the study-abroad trip.
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In the accounting to Evergreen's police
and in reference to the airline tickets,
Gilbert said he deposited money from
students into the Field School to Chile
bank account. State records list Renee
Bourbeau as the nonprofit business's agent
for the field school; other web records list
Bourbeau as a relative of Gilbert's.
The address for the business matches the
address listed by the U.S. State Department
for Gilbert as honorary consul for Chile.
A draft Evergreen auditor report says,
"Funds were collected directly by the
faculty member from the students in violation of cash handling policies and deposited into a personal account,- opened without the college's knowledge by a faculty
member."
While Disal may be known at Evergreen
as a Chile study-abroad service provider,
in Chile the company is known as a porta-potty supplier, according to Weiner and
Disal's website. The website lists Disal's
services as portable toilets, transportation
of solid waste, liquid waste transport, waste
management, environmental consultancy,
and managing treatment plants.
Just after students received the receipt
from Gilbert in Chile, 12 of the 15 students
signed a letter asking him to provide a
more detailed, line-item receipt, Moorman
and Weiner-said. But they could not reach
him and the letter went undelivered.
After the study abroad trip, said Weiner,
"some students took it into their own hands
to look into-apart from Jorge- how much
things cost, specifically about the price
it would cost the average person to stay
where we were staying."
Moorman worked with a friend to inquire
about the price of a bed at La Contraloria
and discovered that it would cost 10,000 to
12,000 pesos a night per person, she said.
That-Moorman points out-equals about
$16 to $20 a night.
By Moorman's, Weiner's and others'
accounting, that leaves thousands of dollars
unaccounted for.
"If there's any question about whether
Jorge or the school will be returning
money," said Weiner, "I'm going to be
there. I'm going to be demanding it."
Seth Vincent is a senior enrolled in an
internship with the Cooper Point Journal
about website development.
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Background to proposed rifle purchases
by MADELINE BERMAN
Evergreen Police Services issued
a proposal for the purchase of three
rifles to be used only in the event of an
active shooter on campus. An active
shooter, as defined by Police Services,
is an individual who has gone into the
campus community and started shooting. The incentive for this purchase
originated from Police Services when
completing a campus safety survey that
was created in response to the Virginia
Tech shootings in 2007.
The cost of this purchase would be
$10,000. This amount would cover the
initial cost of three rifles, protective
gear for the officers, and annual training
for how to respond to an active shooter
and use the guns. The money for this
purchase will come from the Police
Services equipment budget, meaning
that it has already been allotted and
cannot be transferred to other types of
purchases or training.
"The dispatch center isn't upgrading, [and] we wanted to change the
uniforms to distinguish us from Thurston county ...but we backed off' says
Police Services chief Ed Sorger. "It's a
matter of prioritization."
Two of the rifles will be kept in patrol
cars and secured with electronic/manual
locks. The third shall be secured in a
locker at the Police services office.
The policy regarding how the rifles
will be used will be finalized pending
the final decision of whether or not
to buy the guns. Until then, a rough
draft exists in order to give the campus
community a general idea of what the
policy would look like.
According to Sorger and sergeant Tim
Marron, there are numerous reasons
that police services wish to buy these
rifles, gear, and training. One reason is
Madeline Berman is a sophomore
all other four-year public colleges in enrolled in Image and Sequence.
RIFLES,Jrom cover
Rifle forum
While the GSU had intended the forum to be Chateaubriand.
a safe space, many felt the meeting to be a threatOnce the two hours of discussion had ended, a
ening environment and approached representa- petition against the purchases was made known.
tives individually during and after the forum.
Because GSU representative Patrick Walsh was
"It seems like mob mentality, that's all that they the one to bring attention to it, some felt that
are," someone commented in reference to those this stance represented all of the GSU members'
who spoke against the purchase.
opinions, which was not the intention of the GSU,
"It is consistent with forums at Evergreen which has no official standpoint on the issue.
that there is a single opinion presented and it is
The GSU asked students present at the forum
imposed on the rest of us," said another forum to fill out a survey about how they felt the forum
attendee. "No one is willing to challenge the was run and the rifle purchases in general.
groupthink presented at the meeting.
"Almost everyone that I've talked to that is
Madeline Berman is a sophomore enrolled in
for the guns assumed this was not a safe place •Image and Sequence.
and I could not convince them otherwise," said
GSUupdate
The Geoduck Student Union (GSU) reviewed
~d discussed their January 20 Rifle Forum at
Wednesday's meeting.
"I was impressed with how civil the dialogue
r.as," said GSU representative Randall Hunt.
~ few other representatives, including Xandre
Chateaubriand, echoed this sentiment.
However, Chateaubriand and representative
~ake Mixon both expressed that the representa,tives did set the tone to the forum, by being very
ctive in the discussion.
Both commented on GSU representative and
acilitator at the forum, Patrick Walsh, drawing
ttention to a petition at the end of the forum.
D~g the discussion, Representative Tez Stair,
J
requested the audio recorder be turned off The
ensuing discussion involved the GSU's officially
policy on whether or a meeting must have an
electronic recording of it.
Chateaubriand mentioned that they may be
legally obligated to have a record of the meeting.
According to RCW 42.30.200, a student goverment can be helf to the same open meetings laws
as any other governingg body.
During this meeting, Tasha Glen was appointed
to the Police Services Community Review
Board.
~JASON SLOTKIN &
MADELINE BERMAN
People's summit, march on capitol
draws record crowd
by ABI HOUSEMAN
By 9 a.m. January 19, St. John's Episcopal Church was
crowded with people for Olympia's third annual Martin
Luther King Day People's Summit and March on the Capitol. Over 500 people listened to speeches about predatory
lending, health care, immigration, and housing, talks that
were given by Washington citizens who are currently struggling with those issues. Afterwards, Nancy Amidei of the
Civic Engagement Project led a training on how to have an
effective meeting with your lawmaker.
Among the Summit's sponsors were sponsored by Washington CommunityActionNetworlc(CAN), Thurston County
Tenant's Union, Statewide Poverty Action Network, Parents
Organizing for Economic Rights (POWER), OneAmerica,
and Real Change. It cost $10,000 to hold the event, according to a Washington CAN spokeswoman. This included
childcare, vans, and lunch for all those registered.
Congress recently opened for the 2009legislative sessiona "long" session that will last 105 days, during which time
Washington State equip their officers
with rifles and train them for active
shooter situations.
Another large incentive for police
services is that it is extremely difficult
to predict human behavior.
"We carry our side arms because
we don't know," says Sorger. Police
Services womes not only about the
potential of unstable individuals on
campus-students, staff and faculty
included-but the surrounding areas of
Olympia and Lacey as well. "With the
reputation ofEvergreen, there are many
that are not thrilled with the school."
Police Services is ultimately responsible for the safety of the campus.
According to Sorger, "these officers
are the first to take the risk of [responding and confronting an active shooter].
Is your police officer willing to die for
you? Absolutely."
Police services sees the purchase as
a form of risk management. If they do
not purchase the rifles, they will be held
responsible for not stopping damages,
were a shooting to occur. Sorger
and Marron want to make sure they
do everything within their power to
prevent campus members from being
injured or killed in the case of an active
shooter.
A review board is in place in order to
make the purchase process transparent.
Evergreen is unique in this respect. It
is not a legal requirement to have this
board and at most campuses; the vice
president of student affairs would
directly make the decision.
For more information regarding the
proposal, or to view the rough draft
of the policy, visit http://www.evergreen.edu/policeservices/responseproposal.html.
they will pass the budget for the 2009-2011 biennium. The
purpose of the People's Summit, according to POWER's
newsletter, is to ensure that the voices of poverty action
activists are heard and taken into account while congress is
voting on the budget.
''President Obama can't do it without us, so we're having
a show of force," said Olympia resident Teresa Landreau.
After the speeches, coffee, and snacks, participants split
up into groups by district. Each district group found out what
time they were going to meet with their representative, and
decided who would talk about each
during the meeting.
District 22, which includes Olympia, had a meeting arranged
with Representatives Karen Frasier and Brendan Williams.
Once plans were set, everyone marched six blocks to the
capitol steps. A band played Bob Marley hits and civil-rights
era freedom songs, while Jeffi:ey Carrol, Marcelos Owens,
and Marcy Bowers led chants.
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Abi Houseman is junior enrolled in Sight & Incite.
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lead C CaitlynFelling to getahold ofstudents who had not returned
their passes. According to Felling, she collected a majority of the
passes issued to students in housing and brought the passes back
on November 15, the determined deadline Parking Services gave
students to return passes without being charged. Felling requested
and was granted an extension for retrieving the STAR Passes that
were authorized by housing that she had not already collected.
According to Felling, she discovered the forms were
outdated when a student delegated by director Susie Seip
with the task of contacting students implied Housing should
have been more mindful of the forms' expiration, even
though Parking Services had accepted the outdated forms.
Parking
Services
has
updated
the
form
students must sign to receive a STAR Pass.
Seip does not want the date to be used as a "loophole" to avoid
responsibility for not returning the pass. "If they noticed [the
date], they should have asked about it."
Kristina Williams is ajuniot enrolled in Political Economy of the
Media: US Historical & Contemporary Realities.
Jason Slatkin is a senior enrolled in an independent learning
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Be a part of it Evergreen!
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0/ymp;a community connections
by HILARY HACKER
Looking for ways to be involved with
your community? Wondering how you'll
be able to put theory to practice once you
graduate? Searching for opportunities to be
a part of the movement for a more fair and
just society? Visit the Center for Community-Based Learning and Action (CCBLA),
located in SEM II E2125. Help us to build
stronger community partnerships while
meeting the needs of our community!
Be a part of it-our community is asking
for your help!
community. The next training for ESL
tutors will take place January 23 and 24 at
SPSCC. The next training for Adult Basic
city in Olympia."Be a friend of the camp
by stopping in and saying hello. Bring a
prepared meal by the camp. Help brain-
Action Days
• Saturday, February 21 we will help the
Thurston Conservation District put on their
annual Native Plant Sale. Stay tuned for
more information!
• Saturday, March 7 we will be spending
the day at the Fertile Ground Guest House
doing permaculture gardening and getting
things ready for the spring season. We'll
even get to make pizza in their cob oven!
Community Requests
• Mason County Literacy and Thurston
Bookends Literacy are looking for volunteers to serve as ESL and Adult Basic
Education/GED tutors. Tutors would have
the opportunity to work with adult learners
in Shelton, Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater. Learn new skills, gain valuable experience, and feel good by giving back to the
THIS COULD BE YOU! HELPING OUT! IN THE COMMUNITY!
Education and GED tutors is scheduled for
January 31 in Shelton from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. We also have other volunteer opportunities in graphic design, database management, and childcare. Internships, contracts,
and work study positions possible. Please
contact Maria Gamer at (360) 426-9733
or mgamer@masoncountyliteracy.org for
more information. You can also find them
online at www.masoncountyliteracy.org.
• Camp Quixote is an independent tent
76 Countries. Now Hiring.
Become a Peace Corps Volunteer in one of76 Countries!
Combine with grad school. Work in: education, business,
rr, sustainable agriculture, forestry, environment & more!
Apply Online. Start your journey at an info session:
Wednesday, January 28
4-5:30PM
Evergreen State College
Seminar 2, Room A2107
7-SPM
Timberland Library
313 8th Ave. SE
NICK FARNHILL
storm fundraising opportunities. Sign up
for a three to four hour hosting shift at the
camp once or twice a week.
• The Family Support Center is looking
for volunteers to help with winter shelters
and case management. Contact Phil Owen
at owen.phil@gmail.com.
• Gateways for Incarcerated Youth is
seeking men to become Challenge Partners
to tutor youth at Green Hill and Maple
Lane Detention Centers in Lewis County.
Find them at academic.evergreen.
edu!g/groben09/
• The Birth Attendants is a nonprofit
organization working to restore health
and justice into communities in western
Washington State. The Prison Doula Project provides pregnancy, labor, and postpartum doula services and popular-education style childbirth education classes to
women incarcerated in Washington State.
Their Community Education Projects
link their vital work inside prisons to the
greater issues surrounding incarceration.
They work toward creating pathways
of knowledge for Western Washington
communities regarding incarceration and
its effects. They are accepting application
for internships for the spring, summer
and fall of 2009. Find them on the web at
http://www. birthattendants.org.
G.l. Voice is looking for interns or
volunteers to work at its recently-opened
internet cafe, Coffee Strong, located in
Lakewood within blocks of Fort Lewis.
Coffee Strong is a G.l. coffeehouse owned
and operated by recent vets; it is the second
G.l. Coffeehouse to open since the Vietnam
War. In addition to coffee, computers, and
free WiFi, they hold concerts, events, and
movie nights. There are also resources
for active-duty soldiers, their families,
and veterans facing service-related issues
such as deployment, PTSD, sexual assault,
and command grievances. Coffee Strong
• serves as a safe space to discuss issues
such as the war, deployment, PTSD, and
the hardships of life in the military. They
are seeking interns and volunteers to help
with outreach, promotion, fundraising, and
to work as baristas. If you are interested,
please contact Seth Manzel at (253) 2288912 or sethmanz@hotrnail.com. The
faculty contact for contracts is Zoltan
Grossman (360) 867-6153 or grossmaz@
evergreen.edu. More information online at
www.givoice.org.
• Stonewall Youth is committed to working within a social justice framework and
see themselves as part of a larger movement of social change. They are currently
searching for interns and volunteers to
support with a variety of their annual
projects, such as the drag show and their
winter retreat. Regular volunteer positions
include group facilitator, drop-in hours
support person, appreciations volunteer,
winter retreat chaperones, and Stonewall
Activism Summer School host home.
Volunteer positions are flexible and can
be adjusted and negotiated to fit your
needs. There is also possibility to create
your own volunteer positions if you have
other interests, ideas or special skills
you would like to bring to the Stonewall
community. For more information on
how to participate contact Katrina Stem at
events@stonewallyouth.org.
Students in Service is an AmeriCorps
program and a way that students can be
rewarded for their time spent within the
community. Email sis@evergreen.edu for
more information.
While striving to better address these
needs, CCBLA would also like input from
the student body. If you have ideas about
Action Days or interests in particular
organizations and would like to see them
represented in this column please feel free
to add your thoughts by contacting Hilary
Hacker at hackerh@evergreen.edu or call
(360) 867- 6137.
Hilary Hacker is an AmeriCorps VISTA
and an Evergreen alumna.
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January 22, 2009
<1:1 COOPER POINTjOURNAL 2009
Discipline
The isolation
of independent
learning contracts
by ERIN GRAY
This quarter I am
doing my first individual
independent
learning contract. It is
all me all the time, and
as narcissistic as I may
be, I am beginning to
become frustrated with myself. I had no
idea that I had such little discipline.
It is not that .I am not excited about the
material-! wrote the contract-but if
the option is between reading for school
or watching old episodes of "Arrested
Development," I hate to admit that I am
well-versed in Gob's illusions. I spend my
day doing nothing. At the end of the day I
feel horrible that I have achieved nothing,
and I feel a little like a sack of potatoes
because I have jruit been sitting on my
duff all day.
People suggest that I go someplace other
than my apartment, with all of its temptations, but in public places I have the attention span of a Shih Tzu. Every time someone walks by I look up, if anyone talks I
cannot help but listen, and when someone
sneezes I am there to say gesundheit. I
end up paying $4 for coffee and watching
people when I could have stayed at home
and achieved as much for free.
So now I have to find some discipline. At
first I thought I could make my boyfriend
my academic warden but I doubt that
would be healthy for our relationship. My
next idea was to give myself"class time."
I would pick times that would be devoted
to homework. Then if I skipped, it would
be like skipping class, which I never do
because my mother has built in such a
powerful guilt complex about school that
I am tormented ifl cut class.
I hate to admit this, but I think my curse
is that I have too much time. I have time
to do all of my work and still have time
to play, but I let myself play and never do
the work.
I am going to make my kitchen table into
my classroom. It is a large table with hard,
uncomfortable chairs. That is the recipe for
quality learning, since every classroom is
always like that. And my kitchen, although
filled with food, is the most boring room
in my apartment. I think this may work:
a place and a time with a specific goal of
what I must get done for the day-this
should be sufficient motivation.
I do have a backup plan. I will develop
a split personality. One part of me will
be the warden while the other part of me
is the student. Between the two of us, I
should get something done. The split
personality may occur from my isolation,
though, since I am now spending so much
time alone.
It is only week three, and I am very
annoyed with myself. As great as it is to
really focus on something I am interested
in, I am not sure I will do another contract
alone. I miss seminar; it is kind of lame to
stumble upon a great idea and to have no
one with whom to share it. And I do also
miss general human contact.
Erin Gray is a senior enrolled in an independent learning contract.
Electoral madness
Omali Yeshitela, chairman of the African People's Socialist Party, explains the
truth about our presidential elections and
the state of our fraudulent democracy. He
breaks down how the people in control,
these ruling-class tyrants, further their
interests through the electoral system.
They use their accumulated capital from
the systematic exploitation of workers
and land. "In this country, and countries
like America, the electoral process is just
a non-violent way that different interests
in the white ruling class fight for control
of the government, so that they can
advance their own economic interests."
in finance capital; some have interest in
what we see now suffering, in mortgages
and other kinds of things. There are differ"The state is to
preserve the extstmg '
ent kinds of interests that are there. These
social
system."- I
forces are now fighting with each other
about who is going to control the state
Omali Yeshitela
and government that would make it easier
World poverty is
for them to advance their own interests.
growing faster than
There are laws, trading laws, banking
the world populalaws, regulations etc." These rulers are
tion. An Indonesian female Nike worker
fighting for control of a corporatist state
receives 80 cents a day, wages which
that will grant them economic advantages;
leave up to 70% of the Nike labor force
they want the wealth to continue stratifyin that area of the world malnourished.
ing in their benefit. In this context Barack
A CEO earns more than 1,000 times the
Obama represents "very important white
average worker's wage.
capitalist interests," "a certain sector of
Meanwhile, in today's dominant
white power," the millionaires "who put
political discourse, the word "capitalism" is absent. The very economic
the millions and millions and millions
THESE PEOPLE HAVE
system that fundamentally shapes our
of dollars into his campaign," this is
society is completely missing! In the
ALL FOUGHT AGAINST
an investment based on "what they can
get out of it, not on what you need ....
current U.S. electoral discourse, the
imperialist institutions are not being POLITICAL DEMOCRACY The same forces do the same thing for
Clinton and others."
questioned, since without them, where
would politicians like Barack Obama AND SOCIAL DEMOCRACY When a small sector lives by exploitstand? Corporate and statist capitaling the labor and resources of the larger
sector, police, courts, jails, prisons, and
ism is so entwined with commercial
interests that it is a mockery of democ- He explains the white ruling class as armies, all become part of a violent state
racy. By many definitions it can be "powerful elements who spend a lot of apparatus that upholds the interests of
considered fascist. The governments and money supporting these candidates, and this small wealthy exploitative minority.
corporations of today are united against they support candidates based on what This dynamic is true from the micro to
they are going to get out of it."
the interests of the people.
the macro, from the global to the local.
For 30 years Western nations and corpoNote: The writer sourced "Chairman
Throughout time some of these ruling
rations have invested trillions in the rest capitalistsweretheRockefellers,Morgans, Omali speaks on the current crisis of
of the world, which is becoming increas- Haringtons, Bushs, and Cheneys. They U.S. Imperialism and the Presidential
ingly impoverished while the ruling inves- are investors, global bankers, and CEOs. elections. " The Chairman explains how
tors (the top 1 percentile) profit glutton- They are the new aristocrats, slave-hold- Barak Obama s run for U.S. presidency is
ously. As the dominant discourse unfolds ers, land barons, and merchants. These essentially another case of "White Power
containing dialogue surrounding various people have all fought against political in Black Face." This speech can most
issues, the fundamental socio-economic democracy and social democracy, against easily be found on You Tube or at Uhursystem seems to elude conversation, equality and justice since these things are uNews.com
rather conveniently for the powers that not necessarily profitable.
.
Travis Greer is a student enrolled in an
be. The plutocratic rulers and corporate
"Some have interest in oil, in energy,
tyrants are not questioned, mentioned, or some have interest for example in produc- independent learning contract.
exposed for what they are.
tion of war machinery, some have interest
by TRAVIS GREER
8 ~ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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1!:! COOPER POINT jOURNAL 2009
January 22, 2009
NIKKI MCCLURE ,
SUCCESS CUT FROM PAPER
Local artist Nikki McClure
gave an intimate talk, Q&A
session, and slideshow of
her past and present work in
Lecture Hall 2 on Wednesday
night.
McClure uses the unique
medium of paper-on-paper,
largely black-and-white, to
create vivid pieces with subtle
holistic messages. What
began as a small-scale yearly
calendar project has exploded
into a full-blown livelihood.
Organizations such as Rock
the Vote and companies like
Patagonia have used her
images, and she has been
showcased across the country in venues like Chicago's
Museum Of Modem Art.
Despite her success, McClure
remains humble, candid,
and soft-spoken, sticking to
the themes and values that
permeate her artwork: activism, sustainability, family,
food, and the life cycle. Her
talk focused on her creative
process and method, creating
new economies, art as a tool
for the community to use, and
making it as an artist.
- SIMONE FOWLER
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8. Medeski Martin and Wood Hadiolariar1s 1
9. Roxy Perry In My ( :weet rme
10. Various Artists Juxst Uke Heaven: A fribute tc thP Cure
11. Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion
12. Cotton Jones - I Branoid Cacom
13. Pawnshop Diamond - Leaning to the Sun
14. Belle and Sebastian - The BBC Sessions
15. Coutney Chambers - Bigger ana Brightor
16. Madlib - Beat Konducta, Vol. 5-6
17. Garaj Mahal - Woot
18. Guy King - Livin' It
19. J. Tillman Vacilando Territory Blues
20. Joy Harjo Winding through the Milky Way
21. Kelleigh McKenzie - Chances
22. Kesang Marstand - Bodega Rose
23. Low Red Center Self titled
24. Derek Trucks Band - Already F-me
25. Gary Louris and Mark Olson - Ready for the Flood
26. Midnite and Youssoupha Sidibe F-or All
27. Charles Burton Blues Band [verybodys Talkin
28. Peggy - self trtled
29. Ricky Gene Hall and the Goods
30. Runaway Train No Breaks
- NICKI SABULU
Mixtap review: S at Quo-'
by YONATAN ALDORT and
produced by HIP HOP CONGRESS
Atlanta hip-hop artists had a good year
in 2008, with strong releases from Killer
Mike, T.I., Young Jeezy and Ludacris.
But below the mainstream radar, another
talented Atlanta MC, Stat Quo, was finally
releasf l from a frustrating contract with
Shady. ftermath. After several years with
nothing more than scattered singles and
various guest features, Stat finally managed
to split from the label and quickly dropped
"The Bailout" mixtape.
Although the mixtape is extremely
compact, running about 40 minutes long,
Stat manages to fit a lot of great material
in. Contrary to what his name suggests,
Stat is far from ordinary as a rapper, and
sounds markedly different from many of
his ATL brethren. What distinguishes Stat
from many artists on the market today is
his approach as an inspirational storyteller
with little personal involvement in the
things he rhymes about. Stat has his own
unique swagger and braggadocio, but his
lyrics are largely absent of loudmouthed
claims to gangster-ism or street cred.
Instead, he offers a clear and poignant
picture of his own experiences with street
life tinged with hunger and sadness. "I
rap for my niggas/rap to the rhythm of the
screams in the prisons, or the fiends on the
curb that's addicted to the system/What-
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astronaut shoes," Stat rhymes on "Differ- bles in his life or his community, he mixes work to comma/Cops arrest him, now he
ent Kind of High." Overall, if comparisons such observations with uplifting inspiration. got a record for possession, and his whole
are to be made, Stat is much more Little On "I Am Hip Hop," Stat rhymes; "When family got suggestions/McDonald's won't
Brother than Lil' Scrappy; an unmistakably you fly off at the mouth they try to clip the hire him all cause of questions/Nineteen/
Southern artist with slightly East Coast wings on your back and ground you, and Damn, what a fucked up lesson." Finally,
lyrical tendencies.
poison those around the mixtape closes with a smooth ladies"The
Bailout,"
you/But they can't oriented track featuring Little Brother ("G.
STAT HAS HIS
stop what they don't R.I.T.S."). G.R.I.T.S. in this case stands for
which dropped in
late November, stays
understand/So they Girls Raised In The South, and has Stat,
OWN UNIQUE
true to its title as
can't stop me, I am Phonte and Big Pooh professing their love
what I am." Also, for southern ladies and even talking of
Stat examines the
SWAGGER AND
on "Another Level," marriage.
government bailout
of various flounderBRAGGADOCIO, BUT Stat calls for the The mixtape's production comes from a
ing corporations and
uplifting ofboth the variety of sources, with the most notable
black community being Just Blaze. Pretty much all the tracks
compares it cynically
HIS LYRICS ARE
to his own life. On the
and hip-hop. He are catchy or melodic, so the album is not
mixtape's title track,
LARGELY ABSENT OF raps emotionally lacking in good beats. Altogether, it is a
Stat asks the world
about carrying on very well-rounded project with no skip"who's goDBa bail
hip-hop's traditions able tracks outside of the skits. And though
LOUDMOUTHED
me out" in the hook
and his hope that · you won't find it on the shelves of any big
and accuses politiit will be alive and retailers, it is available as a legal free downCLAIMS TO
cians of "bullshittin'
well when his son is load. Just search for "Stat Quo the Bailout"
for green." The track
grown.
in Google and several results will come up.
GANGSTER-ISM OR
points out astutely
Of course, the Take the time to get it, because Stat Quo
that while millions
mixtape also has is definitely an artist worth familiarity, and
STREET CRED
various other strong ain't no price better than free. Consider it a
of poor Americans
struggle to get by, the rich are rewarded points. On "The Illest" and "What's bailout for your music library.
with massive bailouts. Shedding further Happenin," Stat showcases his swag
light, the mixtape includes a short skit in and flow over catchy snap-driven beats.
Yonatan Aldort is a junior enrolled in
which Stat dialogues with someone about ''Never Ending Cycle" and "I'm Innocent" Decolonizing the Mind and a member of
the current economic crisis and how it are excellent examples of Stat's storytell- Hip Hop Congress.
came to be.
ing capability. On Never Ending Cycle:
What really works about Stat's rhyming "He ponders, upon the future, the hood,
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Want to create something every week
with an organization that is super neat?
Then consider the awesomeness that is the CPJ!
Several positions are available today!
Arts & Entertainment coordinator
Coordinate the page that lets students know about art shows,
musical performances, and plays
happening on and off-campus
Page proofer
Become the set of eyes that
keeps the paper looking clean
and sharp
Outdoor & Recreation coordinato
.Cover students' participation in athletics
and various outdoor activities
Comics coordinator
Coordinate the page that makes
people laugh
Student Voice coordinator
Hear students' thoughts
and opinions
Want to apply?
Apply online at http://cpj.evergreen.edu or pick up an application outside of the CPJ Office
Just curious?
Check out a meeting! Mondays and Thursdays at Sp.m. in CAB 316
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Ca{endar!
Thursday. January 22
"Songs of Freedom" Day of
Absence/Presence meeting
Come to these organizational meetings
leading up to Day ofAbsence/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, Sem
I Annex F (Rainbow Lounge), noon-1 p.m.
Zionist meeting
3rd floor of CAB, 3:30p.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
Come to Common Bread's weekly
meetings that feature meditation, guest
speakers, sharing, and singing. Longhouse 1002 (Cedar Room), 5-8 p.m.
Open mic night
Sign-up starts at 6 p.m. HCC, 7-9 p.m.
SESAME Middle East Film
Festival: A Jihcidfor Love
Lecture Hall1, 6 p.m.
Stuffed and Starved: the Hidden
Battle for the Global Food System
"Author Raj Patel speaks on his most
recent book on the global food system. This
presentation and discussion is sponsored by
Students for a Democmtic Society. Open to
the Evergreen, only." Lecture Hall3, 7-9 p.m.
"Sins of the Mother"
Presented by West Coast Premiere, written by
Ismel Horovitz. Tickets $12-$33. For more
info and to buy tickets contact (360) 7860151 or www.halequinproductions.org. Harlequin Productions (202 4th Ave. E), 8 p.m.
Friday. January 23
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.
WRC Roe vs. Wade mixer/potluck
"A mixer to eat, talk, and meet other women
on campus. Have fun, make flyers, eat good
food! Hosted by the Women's Resource
Center." Open to the Evergreen community,
only. Longhouse (Cedar room), 5-8 p.m.
Golden Flower ofDao Tai Ji workshop
"The annual Tai Ji workshop with international master Chungliang AI !luang
throughout the weekend." Workshop fee
of$100. Longhouse, 6:30- 8 p.m.
SESAME Middle East Film
Festival: Santa Clause in Baghdad
Lecture HallS, 6:30p.m.
Generation Friends Improv Show
It's free! And funny. Lecture Hall1, 7 p.m.
It's a music show
Featuring Squalora, Derrorformed,
Poseidon, and Sixes. $3-$5 donations
suggested. 1414 7thAve. SW, 7p.m.
SESAME Middle East Film
Festival: Heavy Metal Baghdad
HCC,8p.m.
"Sins of the Mother"
Tickets $12-$33. Harlequin Productions (202 4th Ave. E), 8 p.m.
Saturday. January 24
Golden Flower ofDao Tai Ji workshop
''The annual Tai Ji workshop with international master Chungliang AI Huang
throughout the weekend." Workshop fee
of$100. Longhouse, 10 a.m. -4:30p.m.
Icarus Meetings
"Amdical mental (health) support
collective." All are welcomed. Media
Island (816 Adams St. SE), 5 p.m.
Super Smash Bros. BRAWL!
Come and see what this two-tournament-at-atime thing is about. Only, I get dibs on Kilby.
Gamestop gift certificate prizes, hosted by
RA.s Jayson and Corey. HCC, 6-8:30 p.m.
Anime Club meeting
HCC, 7-9p.m.
Generation Friends Improv Show
It's free! And funny. Lecture Hall1, 7 p.m.
Polka Dot Dot Dot (homecoming!)
Come listen to Grey, Anne, Christopher
Francis, and Firs ofPrey. $5 donation asked.
Eagle's hall (upstairs, 805 4th Ave. E), 8 p.m.
"Sins of the Mother"
Tickets $12-$33. Harlequin Productions (202 4th Ave. E), 8 p.m.
Sunday. January 25
Forest riparian-zone restoration
"At Garfield Nature Rail, organized by Tall
Trees Youth Stewardship Project, we will
focus on restoring a riparian area that has
been invaded by English ivy and Himalayan
blackberry." Meet at the main entrance of
the tmil (off of Rogers St. NW between
Conger and Madison and 3 blocks south
of the Westside Co-op), 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
Golden Flower ofDao Tai Ji workshop
''The annual Tai Ji workshop with international master Chungliang AI Huang
throughout the weekend." Workshop fee
of$100. Longhouse, 10 a.m.- 4:30p.m.
"Sins ofthe Mother"
Tickets $12-$33. Harlequin Productions (202 4th Ave. E), 2 p.m.
WRC New Moon Potluck
Come relax with sauna-time, drumming,
and a potluck with the Women's Resource
Center. Organic Farm farmhouse, 3 p.m.
Oly Sexual Assault First
Responders weekly meeting
Every Sunday. For more information (including meeting locations and details), contact
.OlyFirstResponder@yahoo.com. 4:30p.m.
Abe Kapp Museum show
Featuring Fall of Electricity, Headbangs,
Outdoor Voices, and Eleanor Murmy.
1066 Boundary St. 6:30/7 p.m.
Substance-Free Sunday movie
Hosted by I & J housing, open to
all residents. HCC, 8-10 p.m.
Monday, January 26
Hillel meeting
CAB 320, 3:30p.m.
S&A Board meeting
Open forum CAB 320,3-3:10 p.m.
and business meeting 3:15-5 p.m.
Greeners for Truth and Reconciliation
SemiiB3109, 4 p.m.
Cooper Point Journal
organizational meeting
CAB 316,5 p.m.
Le Voyeur: movie night
Le Voyeur Cafe and Lounge
(404 4th Ave. E), 10 p.m.
Thestlay, January 27
Folk Dance meeting
CAB 320 cubicle4. 10 a.m.
Campus Police Officer-Lateral
community forum
Come talk to various campus police officer
candidates. Lecture Hall4, noon-1 p.m.
"Songs of Freedom" Day of
Absence/Presence meeting
Each Tuesday and Thursday.
LIB 1003,noon-1 p.m.
Black Student Union meeting
3rd floor CAB (TV Lounge), 3 p.m.
HABOO meeting
LIB 2147, First Peoples lounge, 4 p.m.
SESAME Middle East Film
Festival: To See ifI'm Smiling
Lecture HallS, 6 p.m.
Student Video Garners
Association (SVGA)
3rd floor of CAB (TV lounge), 6-9 p.m.
Greeners 4 Christ meeting
Semii21107, 7-8:30p.m.
Anti-ism movie
Hosted by Evergreen Housing. HCC, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
SESAME Middle East Film
Festival: A Call to Action
Lecture HallS, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, January 28
17th Annual Evergreen Community
Opportunities and Internship Fair
LIB (2nd floor lounge), noon-3 p.m.
Amnesty International (Evergreen Chapter) meeting
CAB 320 Solarium, 1 p.m.
Barrier Breakers club meeting
Outside of the Assistive Technology Lab, for
students with disabilities or those interested in
learning about disabilities. LIB 2318, 1-3 p.m.
CENSE Nature Walks
Front of clock tower, 1 p.m.
Chemistry Club meeting
Lab II room 2211, 1-2 p.m.
Folk Dance Alliance meeting
CAB 320 (cube 4), 1 p.m.
Geoduck Student Union meeting
SemiiE1105, 1-4p.m.
Women's Resource Center meeting
CAB 320, 1:30-3 p.m.
Black Student Union meeting
3rd floor CAB (TV Lounge), 2 p.m.
Center 4 Sustainable Entrepreneurship meeting
Sem IIA2109, 2 p.m.
Students Educating Students About
the Middle East (SESAME) meeting
CAB 320, 2 p.m.
Campus wide budget information session
COMM (Recital Hall), 3-4 p.m.
Clean Energy meeting
Lab II 1250 (on January 21,
February 4 and 18), 3 p.m.
Pre-Health Society meeting
Lab I room 3033, 3-4:30 p.m.
S&ABoard meeting
Open forum CAB 320, 3-3:10 p.m.
and business meeting 3:15-6 p.m.
Freedom of Consciousness Club meeting
3rd floor of CAB (the pit), 3:30p.m.
Committee in Solidarity with the People
ofEI Salvador (CISPES) meeting
Please note this new, weekly
meeting time. 3rd floor CAB, 4 p.m.
EQAEvergreen Queer Alliance meeting
SemiiA2109,4p.m.
Hip Hop Congress
Lecture Hall Rotunda, 4-5:30 p.m.
Writer's Guild meeting
LIB (Writing Center), 4 p.m.
Anime Club meeting
For more info, contact: EvergreenAnimeClub@gmail.com. 3rd floor CAB, 6-9 p.m.
Mindscreen Presents (a film)
Lecture Hall1, 6 - 10:30 p.m.
SESAME Middle East Film
Festival: Meeting Resistance
Lecture HallS, 6 p.m.
Socialist Alternative meeting
Semii C3109, 6p.m.
SESAME Middle East Film
Festival: All My lifo
Lecture HallS, 8:30p.m.
Le Voyeur: Trivia night
Le Voyeur Cafe and Lounge
(404 4th Ave. E), 10 p.m.
Thursday, January 29
Gingerspice Yoga
HCC, 10 a.m. -noon
Campus Police Officer-Lateral
community forum
Lecture Hall4, noon-1 p.m.
Zionist meeting
3rd floor of CAB, 3:30p.m.
Global Medical Brigade meeting
Sem II E2109, 4 p.m.
Guerilla marketing workshop
Led by Evergreen '81 Alum Peter Epperson.
CAB 320 solarium, 4-5:30 p.m.
Common Bread meeting
and centering prayer
Come to Common Bread's weekly meeting of chanting, eating, and meditation.
Longhouse 1002 (Cedar Room), 5:30-8 p.m.
SESAME Middle East Film
Festival: Belonging
Lecture HallS, 5:30p.m.
Open mic night
Sign-up starts at 6 p.m. HCC, 7-9 p.m.
SESAME Middle East Film Festival: Palestinian Identity Abroad and in the Diaspom
Lecture HallS, 6:30p.m.
SESAME Middle East Film
Festival: 33 Days
Lecture HallS, 7:30p.m.
"Sins ofthe Mother''
Tickets $12-$33. Harlequin Productions (202 4th Ave. E), 8 p.m.
Blackbird Raum
Come enjoy this ''musical performance hosted
by student group Carnival." HCC, 9-10 p.m.
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