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The Cooper Point Journal Volume 7, Issue 13 (May 10, 1979)
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
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THURSDAY, APRIL 26=========
CLAVWORKS, an e11hibH ol ceramics by graduate
students from colleges and universllles In
Western Washington, through May 5.
M•ggle Roe. recent woril.s and Thomas Demming,
1aku potte,y at Childhood's
End Gallery
lhrough
A.p11l 28
Ceram,cs by Vl,vlnla HNwen du MH ano monoprinls by Eugene Pizzuto lhrough May 12 at the
Artists Gattery in Seat11e
First ot a three-part series. Bask: Bkycle M■ lnl•·
nance. Brakes, Oerall1eurs, Chains: adjustment
and cleaning At REI Co-op, SeaHle, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
Labyrinths: Two Applications ol Electronic Music
in Other Mtldla, a seminar from 9--12 a.m.
Recital Hall. s, 50
1ZOUIEROA ENSEMBLE,
$2 50
CINDY SIDENTOP and STEVEN STUBBS
continue, see April 27.
Bill MOELLER as Mark Twain at Applejam. 9
p.m., $1.50. Open Mike, 8:30.
HOYT AXTON at The Place In Federal Way.
SUNDAY, APRIL 21
The DYKE TONES, Fourth
Floor Library,
8-11 p.m .. $3.
Beneti1 Concert fOf FERN (Fair Electric Rates
Now). by Puc», Br.ad, and Land, • local band
with a new album out called "Bright New
Oewn·· Al Gnu Dell. Sunday, 7:30. Donation
SJ.00.
Orevor,. In concen a1 the Masonic Temple, 815 E.
Pine, Seattle, at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Speclal
gues1 is Duml and the M1ralre Marimba
EnMmble. Tickets are S6 In advance, available
at Speakertab stores, and $7 at the door.
8 pm .. Reci1al Hall,
Labyrinths: A wNk ol Contemporary Per1ormanc• ■ nd S.min■~ with guest composer
GORDON MUMMA. tonight workshop and
panel discussion,
8 p.m,
ElCperlmenta1
Thea1er. s1
CINDY SIDENTOP and STEVEN STUBBS will
oerlorm classical mus,c !or voice and lute at
1ne Gnu Deli
The concert begins at 9 pm.
s1 cove,
STEVE and MAUREEN. ong1nals. bluegrass, folk
duet !rom OreQOn at Applejam, $1 50, 9 p.m.
Open Mike at 8.30
Cabaret lnterna11onal '79 leatunng so·s recording
group THE FLEETWOOOS. at lhe Tyee Molar
Inn ,n Tum\l.aler at 6 JO p m Reservations and
ttckets available lhrough tne Boy Scout office,
)57-3331
o. oiogram ol shorl hims by artists wr-iose wOfk is
t-e1ng elCh1b1ted tn and/or's
SUSPENDED
ANIMATION show At 7 and 9 pm at the
Broadway Auditorium.
Broadway and Pine,
Seattl~ Tickets SJ
Humane Education Seminar: People, Animals,
A:'1tudes
and Ute,
sponsored
by the
Progressive Animal Welfare Society, al the
Landmark Inn. Lynnwood, tram ~5. For more
1-,forma11orica.II 743-7707
SA1UROAY. APRIL 281=========
.:i., e).hibt: •~: wo~k by e1gn1 pnotc.Jrapn8f/artists
l1cm Po•tlan.:: 3 Slue :iil.J Galle1y Group and
Everg•ee, w,":J .vrtl :,e :::articipatmg in Summer
Photograf:h:, ln~tiluta Utllrl'.;J Ollttfed he,e lhls
s..irnme, ,. • 7 o m (Qpenlng). the elChibil
com mun c 1 n,.o_gn May 11. al the Second
Fleer L1b1ar) Gat:~rJ
Murry Weiss, veteran MarlC1st meorehcian, will
speai,, a! a special May Day rr.ee11ng ol the
C('lmmlttee for a Revolullonary Socialist Party
in SeaHle at Freeway Hall. For more 1nlormal1on call 632-7449 or 632-1815.
Labyrinths:
An Evening or Contemporery
Partormanca, featuring works by GORDON
MUMMA, 8 p.m , ElCperimental Theater, $2.50.
T11eBEAUX ARTS BALL 1s here (flnally)! Have
\Our costumes ready, the theme Is Frulla and
Nuts. At 8 pm., Foorth Floor Library Building.
lick.els S3 In advance at the TESC SookatOfe,
~,1 at the door.
Draft
co,..t1nued lrorr. p&ge one
tary servitude other than in the military.
~tany political and religious groups are
vehemently
opposed to co:npul!,ory
national service on grounds that it is in
direct violation of human rights, and that
11 may hasten a decision to go to war.
A Defense Department study outlines
f1vc alternatives
to the SSS's deep
,;tand-by. The study rules 0ut considera•
t1on of compulsory national service, and
say!'- that peace•time inductions are
unnC'cessary. But of the five options this
<.tudy deems feasible, only one does not
invl,lve registration.
Margie Davidson,
SSS legislative
bason, says the draft may be revived
unJc5,5,the SSS's fiscal 1979 budget of
around $7 million (accounts vary) is
wpplemented with an additional $2.8
million, to upgrade the SSS without the
draft. President Carter has requested an
appropriation of $1,7 million for this
purpose. Carter's requested supplemental
funding would go to expanding the SSS's
held structure from six to ten "Readiness
Regions," and improving the Emergency
Military Manpower Procurement System.
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TUESDAY, MAY 1
Central Washington Univenlty Tr1o at 8 p.m. In
the Recital Hall. Tickets $1.50 students, $2.50
general.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
Vocetlona
tor Social Chang•:
lnlormetlon
Exchange. People who are wOO(lng in non-lradltlonal Jobs will be avallabte for students to
lalk wllh, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Library
4300. Contact career Planning and Placement
for lurther Information, 866-6193.
Si, S. Puedea, a documentary aboul the United
F drm Workers movement. will be shown as part
ul Vocations for Sodal Change: lntonnalion
Exchange. Contact Career Planning and Place
1nent. fOf further information, eeg..e193. Free.
fHURSDAY, MAY 3
lr:tn:
The Rewolutlon UnHlled,
a telk by
i.turry Weiss, MarlCISI scholar will be the
;pecial May Day event sponsored by Radical
Women and The Committee
a Revolutionary
Socialist Party 12:30 in Lecture Hall 3, door
donations.
Second Annual College Media Seminar at the
Green River Community College In Auburn.
Washington.
For more information
call
i\J.3.9111
'°'
the SSS's computer system. Many claim
th.it without this type of improvement,
the draft is inevitable.
The President. the Joint Chiefs of Stall,
the Pentagon, the Defense Department,
the Selective Service System, and many
Congresspeople are calling for a return to
draft registration and possibly conscription, and thev have nine bills in front of
them to prov~ it.. It is expected that some
.,f the bills will come out of hearings and
onto the noors by May 15, in time for the
Appropriations deadline on that date.
A word to those who would attempt tu
attain Conscientious Objector d.tSSifica•
lion in the case of resumed draft
registration:
according
to NISBCO
(National lnterreligious Service Board for
Conscientious Objectors), ''Young men
should ...
file statements of their C.O.
conviction,; with their religious or other
groups. 1• they wait, the process will be
such that time may be too short to pennit
the documentation of beliefs and the filing
of a claim."
GROUPS TO CONTACT,
• NISBCO; 550 Washington Bldg.,
15th and New York Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20005
• War Rrsisters League, 339 Lafayette
St. New York, NY 10012
cafe.)
v_Jntermezzo
espresso, european
coffees, teas,
pastries,
Saturday,
April
28
new herb teas
Frank
Ferrel
NW Regional
8:30-lLOOpm
Fiddling
Champion
$1.50
212 "'"'
F... rth
T I ;1 u
I
tU-7668
(C~~
Second of ll■ •k: Blcyde Malnlenancl
aeries
at REI ~op
In Seallle: Repacking Hubs and
Bottom Br.«:kets, at 7 p.m.
,
DAVID BROMBERG BAND al The Place, in
Federal Way.
FRIDAY, MAY•
YugoalaYlan-Croetlon DlnMf £...,Ing, 7 p.m.,
St. Mlk&s Church. $8.25, for more Information
call 3.52·91592.
Media Seminar, see May 3.
ROBBEN FORD at The Place, In Federal Way.
SATURDAY, IIIAY 5
BODEN 6 ZANETTO, 1920's ho! Jazz duo
performs In the Third Floor CAB Lounge,
7:30 p.m., admission free. The concen wll1 be
broadcast on KAOS.
Films
ON CAMPUS
Thursday, April 26 - The Cenler for Uteralure
and Performance continues Its Charles Chaplin
series with two great silent features, The Gokt
Rush (1925) and The Circus (1928), with two
shons. A O.y'a Pleasure (1919) and Pay Dey
(1922). The Gold Rush was voted "the best
comedy ol all time" by an lnterna!lonal tum
crltic's poll and often shows up on lists ol the
ten besl films of all time. Lee. Hall One at 3, 7,
and 10:30 p.m. Only a dollar.
Friday, April 27 - Friday Nlte FIims presents
Robert Rossen's The Hu•tler (1961) In cinemascope, starring Paul Newman, Piper Laurie,
George C. Scott, and Jackie Gleason as
Minnesota Fats. This gritty and reallstlc portrait
ot a professional pool hustler has a brilliant
script, superb acllng, and 1s one of the few truly
grea1 American films ol the 60's. Plus! Thi
Further Adwolnturn of Unde Sam (1972), an
animated
cartoon
in the style ot Yellow
Submarine. Lee. Hall One. 3, 7, and 9:45 (pleaae
note spec lat lime) only a dollar.
Monday, April 30 - EPIC presents lenl
Rletenstahl's legendary documentary, Triumph of
the WIii, a fllm record of the 1~
National
Soclallsl party congress In Nuremberg. Rlefen-stahl,
probably the moat talented
woman
filmmaker of all lime, waa a cloee friend of HIiier,
who asked her to do this mm. Although the film
was intended to glorify the Nazles, today ,t
exposes lhe mass psychology more than anything
efse. Tom Rainey will speek on tuclsm. Lee. Hall
One. Free.
Tuesday, May 1 EPIC prHenta
Sergi
Eisenstein's 1924 classic, Strike, one of the
pioneer fllms of the Russian land world} cinema.
(Ironically. Rletenstahl was Y9l"Ymuch Influenced
by Eisenstein's techniques.) Lee. Hall One, 7:30
p.m. Free.
Wedneeday, May 2 - The Academk: FIim
Serles presents Aklra Kuroaa.wa's Hlgtt end Low
(Japanese, 1963). Thi.., political suspenee thriller
was based on a novel by the Amerk:an detecti-.o.
mystery writer Ed Mc:Ba1n. One of Kurosawa·,
lesHf known films, It stars (who eJse?) Toahlro
Mllune. lee. Hall One. l :30 and 7:30 p.m. Free.
Thursday,
May 3 - The Cheplln Hrles
continues with two of Ctw1le'1 beat, City Ughta
11931) and Tl1111311).
City U@lllo la
• CCCO (an agency for military and
draft counseling),
2016 Walnu_t St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19103
• AFSC. 1432 lafayttte St., Denver,
CO 80218; (303) 83H.S06
• Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom, 1213 Race St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
WHERE TO DIRECT YOUR VOICE,
• Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
on Manpower and Personnel.
• House Armed Services Subcommittee
on Military Personnel.
• Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on HUD and Independent Agencies.
• House Appropriations Subcommittee
on HUD and Indepmdmt Agencies.
MAIL TO SENATORS,
Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
20515.
MAIL TO REPRESENTATIVES,
House Office Building, Washington,
D.C. 20515.
Grad Speakers
Dan Evans will be making a decision
today regarding speakers for the gndua~
tion_ceremony on June. .J.. It .ha,. nnt be,a
decided whethrr or not studfflts wiU be
asked to speak. II you have recommmdations for possible speakers, either students
or faculty contact Dan's office, 866-6100.
Calendar
SUNDAY, IIIAY 8
Wayne Coryell, NW spirits; Rob Qltdltf,
NE
landscape series; and Norman Rockwell,
signed graphics at the Collector's Gallery,
Olympia.
808 WELCH at the Paramount.
TUESDAY, IIIAY 8
JUDY COLLINS at lhe Seattle Center Arena at
Bp.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
CPJ goes ape night, 'Ill tomorrow.
SUNDAY, IIIAY 13
OBAADOA In a benefit sponsored by Tumwater
Open SchOot, 8 p.m. at the Gnu Dell. tickets
S3 In advance at the Gnu Dell.
especlally mem0<able lor the devastating flnal
shot of Charlie's face (cc-mparable only to the
final shot in Felllnl's Nights of Cebh1a). Modem
Times Is a poetic and very funny attack on the
depression, big business. unemployment, and
dehumanizing labof. It's even one of my ten
lavorlte lllms. This Is one show that's not to be
missed. Lee. Hall One. 3, 7, and 10 p.m. Only a
dollar.
Friday, May 4 - For the ninth anniversary of
the Kenl State shootings, Friday Nlte Films
presents Haskell Wexler's 1969 Medium Coot The
lllm ls about a Chicago T.V. news cameraman In
1968 who gets Involved with a poor school
teacher and her son, but tries no1 to get Involved
with the events he must tum. The climax takes
place at the 1968 Oemocrallc convention. The
actors mingled with the demonstrators aa the
riots were actually laking place. The authentic
riot scenes are remarkably powerful and !he fllm
is a reminder of a time and event that many
people would like to IOfget. Plus! Bugs Bunny In
Rebel Rabbll (1947) Lee. Hall One, 3. 7. and 9:30
p.m. Only a dollar.
Tuesday,
May 8 EPIC presents Job
Dlacrtmln1Uon: Doing Somet~ng. Lee. Hall One,
7:30 p.m. Free.
Wednesday, May 9 The Academic Film
Serles presents
Wltlard
Van Dyke's Th•
_, ... ,_
(1!M8) and Tho Ca1cNf
(1975) which la about Edward Curtis. Lee. Hall
One, 1 :30 and 7:30 p.m. Free.
IN OLYMPIA
The Cinema haa The Glee•
Fox, an award
winning nature documentary. Jack Nicholson's
Going South, with Nlchotaon and John Belushi,
Is coming next. Terence Malk:k'a D■ ya of HNNn,
easily the best Amer1can tllm In YNrl but Ignored
by the Oscars, Is suppoaed to be coming after
Going South. Call 9-43-5914 tor ahowtlmea and
Info.
The D■erftunter Is still playing at the Stele, and
~t•
what eome lettotd idlota aay about It
being a "racist apology for the w.,.. lt'e etlll an
Important, often pow,9fful, and Y9l"Yhumanist
anti-war tllm that has more honeety than moat of
us would care to admit.
TIie a.Sync.trorne, la still pleylng at the
Capitol Mall. It you fall Into a hole that goes all
the way thru the earth, you might end up In
Pittsburgh.
T.J. Simpson
Cooper Point
Vol.
7,Number
ourna
13
The Evergreen State College
~!!!~Cause Controversy
The process of allocating this year's
services and activities funds continues. At
the May 2 Services and Activities Fee
Review Board (S&tA) meeting, student
and former S&:A Coordinator
Steve
Francis lodged a complaint against the
process the Board has used to develop
target funding ·levels for the five
categories of student groups and services.
Steve thinks that the Human Rights
category should not be made to bear such
a large percentage of this year's budget
cuts.
At the S&tA meeting yesterday, May 9,
the Human Rights groups presented a
petition stating the same complaint, "In
our reviewing the break-down of the
budget for the 1979-80 school year, we
find the percentage alloted to the Human
Rights groups totally unacceptable."
Steve's major point was that, in not
following historical precedent in setting
target funding levels, the Board is biasing
the allocations proass before it begins. In
the past,
percentages
have
been
determined by the pre,·ious year's levels.
Therefore budget cuts and the effects of
inflation were distributed evenly among
the live catqories at least in the target
percentaga.
However, thjs year the S&r.A Board
decided t?.,.do some preliminary prioritizing. The target percentages of four of
the five categorirs were lowerrd, Cultural
and Human Rights
t k'
h
l
_groups a mg t e
argest cuts. Operations,
which keeps
CAB and. the Recreation Center open, has
not received the same treatment:
Its
target percentage is up from 64 percent
last year to 70 percent this year. Human
Rights groups (Gay Resource Center.
Men's and Women's Centers, MECHA
Third World Women, and others) go;
• b ud get cut Irom seven to four
their
percent _of the available funds. In dollars,
the cut is from 522,000 to 511,000.
.'We find this appalling," the Human
Rights groups' petition states. "Ten
Hum~ Rish~ groups can in no way
function
with quality
and be of
significance with that amount of revenue.
The Evergrttn State Collqe S&tA Board
displays a frightening attitude towards
Human Rights."
The Board's decision to raise the target
pen:mtage of Operations, and to lower
that of Human Rights and the other
categories, was not arbitrary_ A seven
percent• rate of inflation, and an overall
thirteen percent budget cut, make il
unreasonable for Operations to offer the
sam~ services given the same percentage it
received last year. (For example, in
yester~y·~ mttting, a substantial cut in
Operations budget was made by eliminating eight locker room attendant positions.)
Response to the Human Rights groups
from the Board was courteous. Voices
were not raised while representatives from
the Third World Coalition, EPIC. the
GRC. and others .were speaking, or while
the Board members responded.
The
content of_ the discussion, however, was
confrontat1ve.
Th H
R'
th
ing t: ~;;:t
sfAts t:J{::,,_a';d
t:at:;;
their case.to the media and the courts, if
they do not receive adequate funding. Just
what constitutes adequate funding was
not delineated.
Mary Isabell, Acting
Affirmative Action Officer, believes the
groups have a case, and is researching it.
Board member Mike Henry proposed
that the target percentages be disregarded
in the remaining allocations process; after
a brift diSCU5Sion,the Board consensed to
this. Consensus was also reached on an
amendment, proposed by faculty "'P~
sentative Rainer Hasenstab, that rfforts be
made to cut other catego,ries in order to
provide more support for the Human
Rights groups.
The agenda for yesterday's mttting was
to make preliminary, bottom-line cuts in
th• indwidual groups' propoeala from the
Operations, Recreation/Sports, and Cultural categories.
The process went
smoothly through the first two, Opera-
May 10, 1979
tions shaving off $21,000 from their
original proposal of $226,000, and
Recreation/Sports dropping from $5000 to
$1500. If these categories receive the
allotments made yrsterday, they will be
able to function adequately.
The Cultural
category,
which is
composed of the Center for Literature in
Performance, Folkways, Supplemental
Events, and Friday Nile Films, suffered
some drastic preliminary cuts. The first
two submitted rather ambitious proposals
(!he Center wanted to publish a monthly
luerary supplement)
amounting
to
$13,000. The preliminary cuts for the
Center and Folkways wipe out their
itemized budgets altogether, leaving a
fund of $1500 which they will share.
Friday Nite Films got nothing (which is
what it asked for). Supplemental Events,
which provides seed money for events,
got its lull $500.
At 3: 30 the agenda was completed. Bill
Hucks, S&:A Coordiator,
called an
executive session, during which the,
members discussed the day's proceedings.
This was apparently a violation of the
Open Meetings Act, as well as the
Covenant on Governance (COC) and the
Social Contract.
Next Wednesday, May 16, the S&tA
Board will meet to review the budget
proposals from the Human Rights and
Service categories, in CAB 110 at 9 a.m.
Final decisions will be made the following
week, on Wednesday, May 23. These
mtttings are open, and anyone interested
is encouraged to attend.
(Ed. note; The author of thu article,
ai new member of th~
Pam DuHnberry, is
S&A Board.I
DeanSelection
Nuke Delay Bill
Clears Contmittee
Public interviews of the applicants for
tile position of Assislant Academic Dean
continue. Nomintts for the position are
Kirk Thompson, Jeff Kelly. Greg Steinke,
who have already been interviewed, and
Richard Cellariue, whose turn is up
Thursday, April 26 from 12 to 1 p.m .
The Advisory Committee has yet to
interview Cellarius and Kelly. These will
take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and
10:30 to noon in Library 2130 on Friday,
April 27.
by Ben Alexander
Arts Festival
An Arts Festival, to "b:ing the arts
together," will feature works by Evergreen
and non-Evergreen artists in painting.
ceramics, dance, mime, music, and
photography. The festival will take place
on May 5 and 6, in the Sports Pavilion
adjacent to the mods.
The event was conceived in January, by
Evergrttn art student, Rick lewis. He felt
there is a general devil-may-care attitude
towards the arts at Evergrttn. Lewis
thinks that, exce t for occasional, isolated
shows, a communications
gap exists
between artists and other folks at
Evergreen.
Lewis says the festival is "gear-Ni for
participation and creativity." He hopes to
create an inspirational environment where
artists and viewers can interact with one
another and onlookers are encouraged to
create for themselves. He says material
and space will be provided for that
purpose.
For further information, contact Rick
Lewi• at Ash 149.
I'm looking for two hous,nnates for my
house at 1903 26th Ave. NW. What I'm
really looking for are people having a
need for a warm, affectionate household
and some time commitment. Rent is 591 a
month with minimal utilities. My name is
Paul Fink, my phone I is 866-9663.
•
TESC To Offer
B.S.. Degree
by Walter Carpenter
------.,.,,..a,·
ext year, Evergreen students whma)or area of study is mathematics
and/or natural ICiencesmay be able to
petition for a Bachelor of Science degrft
rather than receive a B.A. clqree. At ;
meeting on May 9, faculty members
unanimously
pused a B.S. degree
proposa). All that mnains now l1 final
approval by the Board of Trustees.
Instituting a B.S. degrft is one of the
re<:ommendatlons made by the Council
for Poat-Secondary Education (CPE)
report In response to complaints from
put and J)lftent Evergreen students. A
B.S. degrft is a more 1pedaliud degrft
than the Bachelor of Art1. BecauH
m,ployen and graduate schools often
require B.S. degrfts, Evef31ft11 students
feel they need one to compete well with
other applicants.
Provost Byron Youtz, in response to
the CPE recommendations,
formed a
faculty
study
aroup
to explore
the
~tins- of offi,ririg a 8.5. degrie al
Evef31ft11. Youtz assigned faculty mm,hers Rudy Martin, Kay V. Ladd and
Larry Eickadaht to the group. Rudy
Martin p,...nted the proposal to the
faculty at a May 2 mttting.
To receive a 8.5. degrft, students, in
addition to meeting B.A. degJft atandanls, would be required to complete 72
hours (equivalent
to 18 units) in
mathematics and/or natural ociences. At
least 48 of these must be in one of the
advanced ·1pecialty areu, Scientific
Knowledge and Inquiry, Environmental
Studies, Human Development and Health
or Marine Sctencesand Crafts.
'
The B.S. degrft is optional. Students in
the 1pedalty areas may ch~
to petition
for either a B.S. or a B.A. degrft. The
Administrative detalla have yet to be
worbd out, but it ....,.. likely that TESC
wUI ollu a Bachelor of Science degrft
next year.
A bill that would require a six month
moratorium on new construction permits
for nuclear power plants cleared the
House Interior
and Insular Affairs
C_ommittee vesterday morning. The committee, chaired by Rep. Morris Udall•
(D-Ariz) . approved the NRC Authorization b1ll (H.R.2608)with amendments on a
23 to 7 vote. The bill must now pass the
House Rules Committee before reaching
the House floor.
One of the amendments passed con•
ctms the transportation of nuclear wastes.
This clause requires that state officials be
notified by the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory
Commission) prior to transport of wastes
thro~
their state, The•tatr of Iowa w.a.s
totalf unaware that wastes from the
Three Mile Island plant were being shippe
Three Mile Island plant were being
shipped through their state, until after last
month's disaster.
Rep. Weaver of Oregon sponsored
another
amendment
passed by the
committee. This amendment requires that
a state have an NRC-approved evacuation
plan btfore a nuclear power plant in that
state is granted an operating licenae. The
plan must be effective for the whole state;
local plans do not qualify.
Weaver is sponsoring
an array of
measures in the Howe, aimed mainly at
incrruing CONffVation efforts. One such
measure
is an amendment
to the
Department of Ene'IY Authorization bill
(H.R.3000) that would dn-elop a comp~
hensive energy conservation plan and st~
up research and development of renewable sources, 1peclfically for the Bonne-
ville Power Administration (BPA).
Another conservation
effort, the
Weaver bill. is still being written. This bill
will call for the closing of WPPSS
Another conservation
eHort, the
Weaver bill, is still being written. This bill
will call for the closing of WPPSS nuclear
power plants Four and Five, and a
construction halt for three other plants,
until an investigation of the Three Mile
Island incident is completed. The $3 to 4
billion savnf on construction of plants
Four and Five would be committed to a
conservation
and renewable resources
program.
. w.av-:a-many-prc;mg.ed
strategy
provides a viable alternative to Sen. Henry
Jackson's Pacific Norhtwest Power bill
(S.885); Weaver hope, to introduce his
bill in the House befo..., Jackson's bill
comes to a vote in the Senate. The Pacific
Northwest Power bill would elimin.ite the
current poHcy of giving public power
utilities priority in obtainins hydroelectric
power from the BPA. Public utilities in
Washington now supply electricity at
about one founh the cost of private
companies' enugy.
Critics of the Jackson bill claim that
elimination of the preference policy will
spell the death of public power utilities in
Washington State. Though many public
hearings on the bill are scheduled, none of
them will be In the Northwest, according
to Jackson's office.
Rep. Weaver it also chairing the House
Subcommittee that is investigating the
Three Mile Island accident. Hearings on
the accident will begin in )uM .
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Letters IL@~®~.Letters
May 10, 1979
Confused Editor
Neither Rain
nor Sleet ...
Used to Evergreen
To the Editors
Last fall l sent a letter about the mail
roc,,m, which was printed
in
the
2,
1078 issue of
TEACHER ED
COURSE
you'll lik• it.
1 do not understand the giving tours of
the Evergreen campus, since we have little
of historic or artistic interest, except in
th• gall•ries. which could be publicized
separately from the rest of ~he colle_ge
where we need students, not viewers. Im
sure there are a lot of proud property
owners in the state of Washington that
would love to come here and ta~ their
clothes off; we could at least charge
admission.
Perhaps if a little more attention was
given to housing by the college instead of
vice-versa, we might be able to attract
some of those elusive students.
I was surpnsed to note that, according
to you most recent issu~·s staff box, Ben
Alexander has lett the collective. I was
wondering if this is permanent, or if
youexp«t him to be helping with future
issues? Please keep me posted.
Ben Alexander
!Editors' note: Gosh, I Qid I was sorry,
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November
May 10, 1979
the
Geoducks To Go?
CPJ.
Unfortunatt>lv. the official replies to my
letter have ~ot been Published as yet.
They are tram Jim Duncan. Central
Service:, Superv1so.r: ••
The Campus
\1.:111room receiv~d your certified letter
\_rn10 2 78 and 11 was delivered to Robert
Slus:, ~Crt'tary the same day, see attached
signed receipt It has always been the
polic\' ot fhe campus mail service to
Jeh\'t'r dll US. Mail and campus mail to
the dddressee the same day 11 1s received
in the campus mail room."
From President Dan Evans:
.I'm
happy 10 mtorm you that the mail room
handled your m.id 1n a responsible
t.ish1on. .ind deid}' did not occur in this
ared I cannot account for the timt'
betwt'en receipt m the st'cretary·s office
and the time Or Sluss saw your letter. As
I under~tand procedures, respons1bil1ty is
lH1
the taculty membt-r tf1 pick up mail
and me~~ages trom a box located in the
secret.irv ~ office.'
The
received copies of th~ replies
m November, and in the name of good
1ourmrilism, and out ot fairness to Eddie
A Batacan, mail room supervisor, th~
replies should have been printed at
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David A. Millhauser
[Ed. note: We are extremely sorry about
the inconvenience.
However, we feel
oblipd lo point out that wo have only
bttn «liling th• CPJ since 0.C•mber. I
Truth and
Consequence
To the Editors:
l was glad to Stt your coverage of the
S&r:A•..pie-slicing" mttting in yoUr la.st
edit1on. As the budget allocation process
takes place, I think it is important that all
students are aware of what's happening,
and how money they've put into 'the
system is being spent. I only ask that you
attempt to give an accurate report of the
meetings, as this is a highly sensitive
issue, and an error in the articles you
write coukl lead to unnecessary conflicts.
In that regard, I would like to make
one correction.
You stated that the
Human Rights category was cut from 7
percent to 4 percent of the total budget
due to "low student support for human
rights. based on results of last month's
mail survey." Yes, Human Rights was cut
back to 4 percent of the total budget, but
it was not because of the survey results.
. Rather, due to inflation
and rising
eltetricity costs, it was expected that the
Operations budget was going to need a 7
percent increase in the total budget. We
ended up giving it only a 6 percent
mcrea~ because of the obvious strains it
was going to place on the other groups.
As a result of this raise, there obviously
had to be cutS in other areas. Of the four
remaining groups, Recreational Arts and
Cultural accounted for a total of 1.7
perce-nt of the total budget. Thfy were
each cut back to 0.5 percent.
This left Human Rights and Serv1c".
This 1s the only point where the
que-st1onna1re might have come mto play,
tnr the Services had one of the strongest
,;,h0w1ngs (Services includes the Bus
~v~lem. KAOS CPJ Women's Health
Photo0raph by Linda ltfrlg
was cut 3 percent, and Services wu cut 2
perc;ent to 25 percent of the total budget.
What none of these percentages weigh
is the lack of money S&A has to fund all
these groups.
In fact, we fall over
$100,000 short of the requested amount.
There is simply no way that we are
able to adequately fund all the different
groups that we have been asked to fund.
The end resu~ is a loss of vital services to
the entire college. There is no easy
solution to how much money should go
to each different group.
R. Micha•I Henry
!Editors' note: The S!tA meetings are
held every Wednesday.
Contact the
Campus Activities Office, 866-6220, for
time and place.)
PrisonerNeeds Penpal
I am preHnlly
incarcerated
in the
Washington State Penitentiary at Walla
Walla, Washington. One of our Most
rehabilitational goals here is to try to gain
correspondence with the outside world. 1
am from Los Angeles, California and I
don't have anyone nor know anyone from
this state. I have the opportunity to live
in th• beautiful state of Washington if I
can establish communication,
possible
visits, and a recommendation after one
gets to know m•. I am B~ck. 155 lbs.
s•n" and 25 y•ar, old. My Interest vary
from physical sport to creative writing to
traveling and mttting people. I'm very
much into music and having a good time
in life. This is important as I have no
corresponda.nce at all. I will write ~ck.
Clayton H. Hall
W.S.P. 1622742
P.O. Box 520
Walla Walla. Washington 99362
Dear Mrs. Carlson,
To the Editors:
Good for you. Thanks for the Arts
Self-study story. Thrtt suggestions, 1)
publiSh arts-oriented stories on the front
page; 1 can't remember when one ever
was, 2) Tell students to send evaluations
to the faculty member's mother. She will
know what to do with them. Deans don't
know anything, 3) keep writing stories
like this.
Craig Carlson
Oh, Shut Up!
To the Editors:
I he name ot the Campus· Activites
Building nttd not be taken only literally
as a place for whatever activities the
campus community considen it useful for.
For example, it seems to be thought of in
terms of leisure only, and more for the
Olympia community than for the Evergreen one. I would suggest more
consideration for those might want to
study, since you_ can always see people
trying to do so on the thud floor.
Does leisuro really tak• ptteedenot over
work as an activity? Or are we so
controlled by the Olympia community
that even in our substitute for a student
union, we must acquiesce to their needll
Or perhaps it is just the "hyp<NICII~"
big mouths among the students who do
not undenwid those who find theCAB
one of th• least pressurod placa to study
on campus.
S.. all th• little grttnift trying to rolax
so desperately after their "crou-communication" seminars. Notice the blue and
slttping powdery efttet of concentrat«I
creative fffort. Did you t"Vff wonder ]VhY
we have a whole building for "activitiesH
but specific activities such as a student
union are highly dltcouraged7 Try it,
Writing
Self-ev~luations
Stephen Ch.aral
Afraid of Change?
To the Editor,,
In resporu,e to Bill Aldridge·• li:>rum
article:
1t•s sad that the revolutionary e:lucational ideals on which Evergreen was
founded hav• ovolved into the dot,natic
conseervatism you express.
If Ev•rgrftll does somehow fail, l will
be mainly du• to our inability to adapt to
mttt MW and changing needs.
Listen to younelf, Bill. Does '11ett..o.. d than Red" ring a bell7
William R. 1-\Jdu
Tile
To the Editors:
l have a work-study
job in the
transcripts
sect_ion of the Registrar's
office and have ltt'n countless numbers of
transcripts in my fiftttn months there.
Sine,_ Atudmt••
--U..valuation,becomt,
part of their transcript Iii<, I'd lik• to
offer a couple of tips:
□ When typing
your self-evaluation,
please make 1Ure your typewriter hu a
dea,nt ribbon in It. Otherwise, when you
request a copy of your transcripts at some
later cbte, the copy machine won't pick it
up. This means it has to be re-typed and
will delay your transcript going out for a
couple of <bys.
□ Sina- evaluation, become part of your
permanent record. put some ca.ff into
writing them. If I removed all the ones
that started with "this quarter was both
good and bad for me," or "t'his quartet I
really learned a lot," there'd be very few
left. Work on the premise that there's a
chance that somrone you will want to
impress (be it a grad school or a future
employer) will read your transcript at
some point in time.
To the Editor,,
Members of the Sports Advisory Task
Force are seeking nominations for the
college's "official" mascot.
We're really asking Evergreen students,
faculty and staff to seriously consider
what mascot they intend to represent our
future sports teams. The majority of the
committee really hopes this becomes a
ratification of the Geoduck, our unofficial
mascot since the \,.ollege opened. But we
feel now is the time-before we actually
field any teams-for
the college to
officially declare its mascot preference.
Nominations for the college symbol
may be delivered to CRC 302. through
Friday. May 18. The following Monday.
the Sports group will narrow the
suggestions down to five or six finalists
whose names will appear on a ballot in
the M.iy 24 issue of the Cooper Point
Journal. Ballots will be due in CRC 302
no bier than Wednesday, May JO. ,o the
choice can be aMounced at Graduation
Sunday, ,,...,. 3. Winner of the balloting
will adorn campus uniforms and other
sport>-rolated paraphernalia.
Pet• S~berg
Oittctor of Recreationand
Campus Activities
rnat
Production Coordinator:
N~ Editor:
Them• Editor,
Features Editor:
Arts
Photography Editor,,
Business Manager:
Ad Sal .. people ,
Walter urpa,ler
Alexia X. Jttter
Kffl Dumota, Ben Alexand..Lauri< Purl Llnchay-«nisht
Pam Dutmbury
I.Ilsa Eck..-1ber11,Kffl Donnota
Gttl!Kina
men KIHman, Alexi• X. Jetter
St&ff and Contributors:
Robin Willett, Ben Alexander, Doug Rlddels, th• amazinc
Aytng flngus of Pat Earl, Bob O.Laubcnfela, Jennifer Knauth, Oeamond and MoUy
Jonn, Linda lffrlg, Kevin e.U, St•v• Harlan-r.Uc of th• 60'1, Jim Felton, St•ven
Doyl<, Sonya Suggs, Gilbert Craven, and th• myst<ry photographer.
The Cooper Point Journal la pubUahed biweekly tor the Cooper Point and Olympla COfflmunlUN,
the students. faculty, and stat! of The Evergreen State CoUege, Olympia, WA 98505. Vlewa
expressed are not neceuarlly those or The EvergreenState College, or of the Cooper Polnl
Journal'• editorial 1taff. Advertlalng material p,.....,ted
tleiNMn does not nec.aurlly
Imply
endorsement by 1h11 newspaper. Offlca are located In the ~lege
Acllv4U.. BuUdlng (CAB) 104.
News phone: 866-6213. Letter ~Icy:
All ..itera to the edllora mual be signed, addreaaed, and
reoe½ved by 5 p.m. Monday tor that week'• pubUcallon. Letters must be typed, doubl•apaced, and
be 400 worda or leH. letters exceeding .t00 words may be edited IOf length. Names wlll be
wlthheld on request
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Evergrttn and the University of Puget
Sound will co-sponsor a teacher certification (TC) program h•re beginning in
fall 1979. The program is contracted for
two years with the agrttment to continue
if successful.
Third and fourth y•ar students will be
able to obtain a provisional teaching
certificate from UPS, for either elementary or secondary level education, after
successfully completing the sequence.
The full program, consisting of two
half-time components, lasts four quarters
for secondary certification and five for
elementary.
The educ.ition
component
will be
taught by UPS faculty and comprises th•
minimum requirements
necessary for
certification.
The second component
consists of one subject area specialization
for secondary «rtification .ind two for
elementary. Students will enroll in regular
TESC academic programs to fulfill this
requirement. The subject area specializations are equivalent to an academic major
or two minors. An Evergreen B.A. degrtt
will be awarded upon completion of the
two components.
If a student enrolls in both components,
quarter hours may exceed the m.iximum
sixtttn quarter hour rule. In respollH' to
this, faculty
voted
to extend
the
maximum to eightttn quarter hours for
TC students.
A committee of twelve to fourteen
TESC faculty
will b• chos•n
by
Evergreen's Academic Dean to represent
the various subject areas taught in public
schools. Thfaculty will act as subject
area advisors, evaluating and approving
the students' satisfactory completion of
the subject area.
In addition, continuing certification
courses will be offered for teachers
desiring to complet• needed crodits for
certification. These courses will be taught
in the evening and on weekends.
Space- in the TC program is limited,
with only half the openings reserved for
non-Evergrttners. A description of tasks
for teacher certification underscores the
competitive application process - ,only
the "best students" with the academic
background, disciplinary competence and
commitment
to the program will be
admitted.
The contract with UPS provides for
enrollment up to 30 students in 1979-80,
and 60 in 1980-81. Further information on
the TC program will be available at the
Academic Fair on Wednesday, May 16.
Interviews will take place between then
and Jun• 1.
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Pompand Circumstance
by Pam Dusenberry
Another academic yea.r is coming to a
close-Evergrem's
•ighth. The wodd is
about to rettive another menagerie of
Evergreen graduates.
Such an event,
needle,. to say. desen,., great CfffmOny
and fanfar•. Which is what it's gos,g to
get, if all goes according to p~n.
This y•ar's amnony is being planned
by th• R<giatrar's office and any poential
graduates who want to participate in tho
prOCMs. Acco~ing to John Schminmti. a
graduating
student involved
in the
p~nning, tho 1tudont turnout at natinp
has been sporadic. Judy Huntley and
Walker AU.n of the Registrar's Office,
John, and Kevin Thomas,
another
graduating student, haw done moot ol tho
wo.rk so far.
Initially, the 800 pol<ntial gracl,.at..
were lfflt
a questionnaire to dmnnine
their opinions about tho ceremony. Tho
rosuhs are somewhat surprising. Only237
of those eoorttumed the quntionraira,
187 plan to participate. Of thooe, 61
percent said caps and gowns shodd at
leut be available. Graduat., are being
encouraged
to wear them. Fifty-four
percent think namn ahould be read.
Twtnty•nin< percent favor c:rouirg tho
•lall•-
Shear Design
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Unisex Sty/Ing Salon
Some students were annoyed that
initially there were no student spmken
recommended to Dan Evans, who will
approve the speakers. This wttk, students
have met several times to come· up with
recommendations for a.JIspeakers (student
or students, one faculty, and one penon
from outsid• th• college). Th ... students.
about twenty of them, are now working
with the original planning group.
The ceremony wiU begin at one o'clock
on June 3, with chock-in, a potluck kinch.
live jazz, and campus tours. Ow-lea
Tesk, will then announc• the cemnony
proper with a trumpet fanfare. Aflff all
th• sp<ech••·
Malcolm Stilson will
perform a MW skit for comic relief.
Wh•n these preliminaries aro ow.. the
grads will gather al •ither side ol the
•ta&•.in no particular order. Their..,,,..
will be rod in alphabetical order. At this
tim• uch gradual< will cross the otage,
~~_th•
band ol "Iru&tN-lohn ~.
ttaive an evergreen seedling. and leave
tho stag•. The ceromony will clooe with
remarks from President Evans.
A final planning mttting will t,., held
Monday. May 14, In CAB 110. from 10
a.m. to 12 noon. All graduates are
mcourapd
to attmd. For further information about the l'trtmony, call Judy or
Walker at 866-6180.
ROOMMATES NEEDED-2 bedrooms
available now for house on Lake St.
Clair. $95/month plus 1/, utilitin. Call
Mik• 456-5511 or 943-3375. Great for
summer.
A ~ bdrm. hoUH with
10111< land, out of town. If you know
ol 111cha beut, pl.... contact P•arl al
CPI offic•.
866-6213:
or horn•.
866-7231.
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Political Perspectives
hafted
by St•v•n Doyl•
Consistent with the current rise of
the "new right" and conservatism in
general, th• S6'A Board has prioritized
the '79-'80 funds .ind come up with a
target allocation for the human rights
groups that will leave the signs on the
door,. and that·s about all.
The total amount of money to be
split among ten human rights organizations is $11,000. Divided evenly that
amount would give all groups the
choice of either a staff person to
answer lhe phone or the phone,
typewriter, and some printing. That
staff position is just as important as
anything else in these budgets. How
many students
with a full-time
academic load and a job can a.Hord to
devote themselves to volunteer work?
How many minority students can
afford to attend college without also
working?
The S&:A board slates that Operations must come f1rs1. They base their
position,
in part,
on a highly
questionable survey which less than a
third of the student body bothered to
fill out. In defending the survey's
structures, one ot the authors used the
term "methodological
innovation."
bureaucralese for "I made it up.''
In response to the situation. the
human rights groups have issued a
statement to the S&r:ABoard. The last
paragraph reads: "As a joint body, we
submit this appeal to reason and for
human rights. Human rights groups
have agreed to refuse participation m
this mockery of Human Rights. We are
requesting more funds be set aside
for human rights and that human
rights be placed higher on the list of
priorities
at The Evergreen Stale
College:·
If the allocations are not changed.
the human rights groups at TESC
would cease to function. The rationale
for such a move may not be obvious.
The college may want just the show of
human rights without the substance. If
so, that end will have to be achieved
without the cooperation of minority
students.
It will certainly
not be
positive public relations for the college
if this happens. If minority student<.
pull out, funding
may even be
endangered.
If the S&:A Board
disregards thi~ appeal, avenu~ of legal
action wdl also be pursued.
People have pointed out to me . .i<,,
co-coordinator of the Gay Resourcf'
Center, that part1cipa11on in th1!.
protest 1n cooperation
with other
human rights groups may be too ri,;ky
for the GRC; uther groups might make
"a deal·. thal the GRC 1s more nt an
embarr.i,;;,;mt:nt to the college than an
d!!osel Thl'}' Me ignoring the 1,;,.,,., 01
politic.ii ~t,lidarity An effect1vf' h1..rr.an
rights coalition will never be built
without taking risks. Without rPdl
human rights for all. we'll never even
approach the ideal society of which ,;;o
many of us dream. With all of theMthings 1n mind, I'm asking for a shn\,
of support from the students ot th1,;;
college Lt>t the S&r:A Board and 0Jn
Evans know how you feel about this
issue. Human rights are losini,:. ground
m many other places. I hope this
college is one place they will remain.
some sixty piecn of work by artists
and printmakers in Washmgton and
Ort>gon. for a year-long exhibition.
says project corrdinalor, Sid White.
The exhibit will open in December at
Evergrttn, before continuing on to
Reed College. Portland. Central Washington University, Ellensburg: and the
Bellevue Art Museum.
TESC Graduate
Wins Fellowship
Reginald Maxwell, a Ta.coma Marine
Corps Veteran, has become the second
TESC graduate to receive the coveted
Danforth Gradual• F•llowship.
Maxwell, who completed his degree
at Evergrttn, fall quarter, '78, is one of
only three persons in Washington to
win the fellowship this year. It pays
full tuition and fees plus an annual
stipend of up to 52,500 for attending
the graduate school of the recipient's
choice.
Maxwell plans to attend Claremont
College for his doctorate in English
literature. Robert Shepard was Ever•
green's first Danforth recipient in 1977,
and also chose Claremont
for his
doctoral work.
$2,000 Grant
Awarded
The Washington State Arts Commission has awarded $2,000 to The
Ev<rglftn Stat• Colleg• to organiu.
document and circulate a traveling
exhibit of current art by Pacific
Northwest artists.
The award enables TESC to borrow
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TESC Teacher
Appointed Prez
Joye Hardiman, TESC theater and
communications faculty member. has
been appointed president of the Blad.
Arts West theater company m Seattle.
Tht> appointment. effective immediate-ly was made by the Board of Directors
for the company's 1979•80 season.
Hardiman served as artist-in-residence
with the company from September
1978 to April 1979.
CPJ Open l\.1eeting
The CPJ will have an open meeting ,ll
noon on Monday, May 14. to discuss
articles for our next issue. Prospective
pen-pushen, or anyone else who would
like to write for our last issue. should •
come. Don't miss the social event of the
year!
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May 10, 1979
TRUSTEES MEET
by Ken Dennota
A strongly worded battle erupted at the
April 26 Board of TrustttS meeting over
the matter of release time for Evergreen
l'mployees.
·Board member, Herbert D. Hadley,
strongly opposed a proposal to increase
the number of work hours Evergreen
employees may use to take classes here.
"If in the private sector, someone asked
me (if they could! take off four hour.;, I'd
just say ·you're fired.' I know that's old
fashioned. Why shouldn't we try to
operate as a business7:"
Vice President Dean Clabaugh explained that the reason for the proposal
was to preclude possible abu~ in the
system, such as workers taking whole
days off to attend classes. The Board then
tabled the proposal until the next meeting.
Faculty member Eickstaedt reported to
tht> Board on improvements being made
in the academic advising system. ~nning in the fall, students will be
interviewed by a faculty member who has
been specially trained in advising. The
purposes of the interviews are 1) to assess
whiit the student knows .ibout Evergrttn,
and resources in the community, 2) to
administer a new student questionnaire
which would ask the student why s/he
enrolled in Evergrl!en, providing ~
data for rKTUiting new students, and 3) to
evaluate basic skills so that the advisor
may better I advi,e
the student in
academic choiCft, and 4) to introduce the
student to the advising program. Larry
mentioned that students at the Symposium responded favorably to this system.
Duke Kuehn. Speci•I Assisw,t to the
President. reported that Hill Knowlton
had bttn chosen as Evergrttn's adVfftit..
ing •~nt bec•u"' they realize that student
and faculty support is necessary for
marketing. Another attractive fuh.lff of
the p.ickage was their plan to sub<ontract
with Evergrttn for much of the work. For
example. up to $3,000 of the $12,000
consultants ftts could be paid b•ck to the
college £or various jobs TESC is equipped
to handle, such as printing.
The firm plans to make its mu!tmng
very specified. S•id Duke, ''They may
mail information on antique refinishing to
segments whm, (interested! people are
liable to be." Duke also said that new
mailings have been developed for prospective students to make matriculation as
easy as possible.
They have also
developed a new pad.age of information
designed especially for state workers. The
goal is to increase enrollment in that area
by 120 half.time students. Evergrttn will
also be expanding its half- and full-time
program offerings in order to attract more
Thurston County residents.
President Dan Evans suggested lhe
establishment of an advance deposit so
TESC can know in advance how many
students will actually be enrolled.
The Board of Trustees approved a new
faculty .. lary schedle to counterbalana,
the effect inflation is having on faculty
paychecks.
The new arrangement
adds steps
between the major landings in the salary
ladder. At some .. lary levels, faculty
must wait six or seven years for the next
pay increase. The new schedule is
designed also so that faculty step increues
occur at a more regular rate. Funds for
the transition from the old to the new
schedule will be available if the l,egislatutt
approves state employee salary increases
of at le.a.stseven percent.
The Council of Presidents is supporting
a uniform faculty schedule for aU six
post-secondary educational institutions in
Washington. Sina, this proposal could be
enacted within the next two to four yean,
Provost Byron Youtz urged trust ... to
approve the new salary schedule 100n to
avoid further decneases in the faculty's
real income.
Employee Release Time
by Ken Dermota
Due to inequities in the present system,
Rita Cooper drilied an amendment to the
Evergreen Administrative
Code (EAC)
which would establish a Mease time
policy for Evergrttn's employees. Releue
time, which is granted to workers who
wish to take classes during working
hours, has been a policy of TESC, but hu
never bttn written into the EAC. Dean
Claybaugh presented Rita's proposal to
the Board of Trustees at the April 26
meeting. (See related article)
The amendment is necessary, Rita
explained, because, "Some units deny
~luse time where in others it is easy."
This inequity would be co~ed
by a
uniform policy. Release time would no
longer be granted case by case by
individual .upervisors, but by established
policy.
Rita said of the Board member Herb
Hadley's
strong
objections
to the
proposal, "(Ho) may have been plaY!!ll
devil's advocate_ But he has a right to ask
what we'tt getting for the money." The
proposal permits up to ten worlten to
tab off u much u four hours a day, and
this could iidd up, But sina raiRs are
determined
by the state and since
promotions ane limited by Evergreen'•
size, rtieue time is one way of providing
a non-taxable benefit to employttt.
Rita al10 pointed to the fact that many
people hen, have had aca,ss to upper-level
jobs as a direct result of their studies
under the release time program, which
Rita calls "growing our own." Most of
Evergrttn's accountants were at one time
accounting assistants who studied to
become qualified
for their current
positions.
Workers
may also embark
upon
completely new carttn
under the proposal since they may take cJa.eo that are
not n«aNrily job related. Furthermore,
if worken were not pa,nitted to take
classes unrelated to their work, they
might not be able to take IOlllt ~
that art pttttqUilites for the job-related
ci..e..
Rita addrested Herb's bthtr objection:
that worken should be taking <X>WWI
outside of working time. Pretently,
Evergreen doesn't have an evening
program, and there att 20 tmployees
taking courses elsewhere. 'We don't want
them going e1-htrt, • she Aid. "becawe believe in our pro1ram1."
Tht
proposal does state that worlcen cannot
use release time for cla1Ht that art
ofttred outside of work houn or "for
studying. library work, l~ucationtype offerings, etc."
A$ the proposal reads, the docisioNIto
allot release times are made by the
"•ppointing authority," as the EAC labtlt
the two deans and the heads of the other
three budget areas. Each of the
"authorities" may grant two release times
per quarter, for a total of ten. Final
decisioris will be based on seniority and
will rotate each quarter. Departments
may choose other met.hods of selection.
However, if they do, they should circulate
an explanation of the method among the
employees.
ff for next year
_hink about it
~
May 10, 1979 /5
ThirdWorldNews
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by Sonya Suggs
People in this country are unfortu·
nate victims of miseducation
and•
distortion. When misinterpretations go
unquestioned, they become symbols of
neality. These symbols taint the psyche
and develop into stereotypes established along physical, neligious and
racial lines.
The overall stett<>typing of black
people began with the minstrel shows
and theatrical production., and continued with Thomas Edison's moving
pictura. It is now perpetuated through
electronics and television. Mone people
in this country watch TV than read:
10 TV is now a more powerful form of
communication than the printed word.
Statistically, if a television is present in
the home, a child of five hu obtained
88 perant of his or her knowledge
through that medium. Obviously,
television is symbolic of reality to
mMY people.
As. slaws, in the nineteenth century,
blacks often accompanied theu duties
with song and dana,. Thforms ol
"acceptable entertainment" held a dual
purpose.
They served to relieve
tension, and reinforced the myth that
blacks were indeed childlike and
harmless. Such belitf1 wen! widely
held then, and they art now. Black
actors are most libly to bt _,, on
television in situation comedies. Al'though blacb do occasionally ._,.
as guest 1tan on other types of
programming, they .,. often cut in
menial rola, and their appearancn Oft
few and far bttwom.
c_.-11y. a limited ntmbtr o1
black role models have dewloptd.
This imprtHH
on black people,
especially the young, that they haw
very few choices beyond becoming a·
performer or an athlett. To non-blacb
such limitations are conceived u
"natural ability.• TheM role model
limitations distort and weaken black
potential. SuCXBlfulrole modols in
"non•traditlonal"
functions are not
publlciud. Such role models, wluch
strengthenand broaden blacb' potmtlal, mlllt bt publlciud in the maa
media, if they' are to have any effect.
Uneven historical accounts have
further limited the range of black role
models. Lack of knowledge about
black participation in such areas u
government, science and eduation has
denied the possibility of these alternatives to many blacks. This mulls in a
loss to all people, not just blacks.
Ralher than miseducate people, why
not educate
them7 Rather
than
speaking for others, why not let them
step forward and speak for themselvesl
Rather than perpetuate stereotypes,
why not abolish them7 Immediate
ansers to these questions are obviously
not forthcoming. One thing is for sun,
though:
as long as all decisions
re.lating to television programming and
broadcast management are made by
those who are responsible to a se.lect
few, we all remain victims of a
stereotyped r,ality.
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Clabaugh Doesn1:~~0uit
Q: Rumor has it that you are
quitting. ls this true7
A: Since I got back from vacation,
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byDouaRiddila
Goverruma, at Evergreen is a joltt. An
incttdible, outrageouo, ridiculous and not
very funny joke. When I tell friends at
other collegu that the chief campus
goVffNU\a!
body hasn't met since early
fall, they are shocked. When I tell them
,the ru,on is that no one can be found to
,_.,e on it, they are am.u,ed, How, they
'ult, can students at E•aiP-•
be 10
apathetiol How can they be 10 inaponlible, or so Ignorant of their own bat
,~,
, AD I can do is sm1e wukly, and
ap1ain about how ·[va ... -Oft so
buoy in their J>f0111UN1,or how we don't
have the UIUalforms of. decision-making,
but students rally do have Input. Really.
They uaually look at me lib they don't
bellnt me. In fact, I don't believe it
m}'ltlf.
• When playing the role ol community
activist, I complain bitterly about the way
students att co-optm at [vaiP-••
"The
1tudtnta don't get involved in the
governance proceN becauoe they don't
have any real power, they only haw
l'input'." I've found that campus activilb
.haw been using that excute at leastaina,
1974 or 1975, and most of them, I
beline, have come to the same conclusion
I have: bullahit.
Thett i1 no excuse for only a half-<lozen
students showing up for interviews with
provost candidates. Ont candidate said
that that certainly wouldn't have hap-
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know it yet. Maybe the fact that I
gttW
this beard over vacation and
people don't recognize me makes them
think I'm gone. NO.
pm.ct at h,r schooli
The point is, thett a.re some serious
problems hen, at Evergreen and, deopite
all of the efforts of • very conarned but
very amall minority, the student body is
•pparmtly unconarned.
The Ev._,
Council is (auwa-lly)
ing to the CPE Study hu been marltedby
the chief goVffNU\a! body on campus.
limited student involvement. Even the
This is when, an adminiatrator or faculty
"campua-widt" Symposium only attracted
member can be called to the carpet for
400 students. ls this the extent of student
misconduct. This is where the colltge'1
concan for [vul.""'n's future: twenty
principles are to be i!'terprettd
and
pftti,nt of the student body meeting for
wheft actiONI are judged for complla,,a
two days, and a handful of conarned
with thooe principles. l1w Council is the
students meeting in study groups for the
only recogniz,d forum for community
not monthl
iaaua. And It is the only guarantee that
Why hu there been no wldap, e.J
DTP', won't hne a '1oaded" membership, •, concern among students that the Dosign
or that their tte0mmendationa won't be
for Enrollment DTP wu charged by
"loot" ll they are not to an adminiatrator's
. PreaidentEvana illegally, without going
liklng.
throughthe Evergrftll Council, whichhad
Thett is no Evergreen Council; there
not Yft disaolved7
hasn't been aina, early fall, They couldn't
Who apoltt out when Provost Youtz
pt a quorum.
crated the (generally unpubliciud) facThe Cow,cil is also supposed to charg.r
ulty study groups, diattg,arding
the COG's
a DTP l'V1'fY three yun to rniew and
insistence upon DTF's and adequate
mmtt the COG (Covenant on Governconsultation
with those affected by
clocisioN17
ance) •and the Social Contract. This is the
yur that the COG IV DTP should haw
Why wu there no protest when the
been charged. It i1 ironic that the
Board of Trustees Ignored a DTP report
governance documents are not ~ing
saying intercollegiate sports wen, unfuommtten because the govemana, syomn
ible dut to lack of interest)
hu fallen aput.
Perhaps more importantly, why has
The Evergreen Council is not the only
therebeen no protest of Sl.:A Coordinator
area where students haw failed to gd
Bill Hucks hand-picking S•A Board
involved. The mtine procaa of rnpondmembenl Although the Coordinator hu
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Oh, the irony of it all. Or, really,
the irony of us all: us silly people in
our silly society, engaged in so many
superfluous yet supercilious activities.
We create our O""{n problems and
occasionally find solutions to them.
; That;s the foundation of our economic
System. Capitalism
is based on
1 silliness. Some very basic examples:
1
Take nutrition. That's what some of
; us have done; taken the nutrition out
of our food. Processed out all the good
stuff, processed in plenty of profitmaking additives, giving ourselves a
new problem: malnutrition in the face
of obesity. And we found the cure for
the problem:
vita.min pills! Isn't
technology wonderful) No medicin•
chest is complete without vitamins.
You may ask, 'Wouldn't it ~ easier to
just leave them in food, where they
were in the first placel" That's not the
Americ.in way. In our search for the
easy life, we inv.iribly make things
harder on ourselves. Besides, many
middlemen (alright-middlepeople) are
deptndent for their livelihood on the
removal of nutrients from food and the
manufacture of synthetic nutrients to
replaa, them. Who would sw,d to
profit if food and nutrition came
together)
Consider exer~.
Purportedly, the
Nationwide listings of ioba in nonprofit,
social change community
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• justification for much of technology's
development has bttn that it makes
life more worth Irving. With machines
performing the drudgery of manual
labor for us, we at long last have time
for the finer things in life. leisure time.
Now it's become apparent that glorious
leisure time presents problems for some
people. The problem addressed here is
flab.
Keeping our muscles in shape used
to be intrinsic to whatever we·d do to
survive. With the advance of technology, physical activity
has been
relegated to a pleasantry for the elite.
It's been separated from our day~today life. So it is that we·ve created
recreation.
We've had to invent
ingenious ways to get ourselves to
move our muscles. We run around in
circles. We hit, kick, and throw
innocent balls all over the place. We
slide down clearcut mountains on
pieces of fiberglass. Always there to
accommodate our every need, industry
has invented lots of expensive equipment without which we're convinced
we can't have healthy muscles. So it is
that we now pay exhorbitant sums to
do things that used to come naturally.
naturally.
So it goes. We've found ways of
creating problmis for ourselves, so~
times finding ways of dealing with the
symptoms of those self-inmctt'd woes.
And some of us even make lots of
money in the process. Isn't technology
wonderful)
Oh, th• irony of us all. I feel so
damn lucky to live in a society that
has such a great senseol humor.
always had that authority,
s/he has
• always chosen in the past to call a
community
forum to select Board
' mnnbtn. Bill Hucks did not. M a rault,
I we now
have a (relatively)
very
: a,,_...ative
Board which has cut the
human rights sroups' budpta for next
• yur in htlf, and hu chooen a coordinator
for not yur who hu stated that she feels
the student body has shO\V1' '1imited
: support for human rights."
: I reallu that apathy isn't the only
• problem.
There hasn't been enough
inatitutional support for student involvement, and theft are structural problems as
-U (programs that tab up 10 much time
energy, poor communication/inf or. matlon ayatfflll, etc.). There are administraton and faculty manben who are
indifferent or even hostile to major
student involvement in decision-making.
Many aspects of the school's academic
and even physical structure hinder the
. ..,.. of community that would mcoura~
involvement in the school's affairs.
AD these are true to some degree. The
chit! problem. though, appear, to be
more basic than anv of these.
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May 10, 1979
were expected anyway; traditionally, the
Evergreen Environments attrition rate has
been well below the TESC average.
by Lenny Brennan
The Evergreen Environments program
(E squared for short) dates back to
TESC's first academic year. Now com-
pleting its sixth incarnation, Evergreen
Environments is considered by many one
of the most successful programs at TESC.
Over the past eight years, Evergreen
Environments, like most biological organ-
isms, has adapted to change. The concept
of a field tradition in biological work was
first introduced by faculty members, Al
Wiedemann and Steve Herman, during E
squared's second year. The field journal.
now such an important
part of the
program work, was largely an optional
project. Program money was more easily
obtained during Evergreen's early years,
so Evergreen Environments II took a
five-week Southwest field trip.
In Evergreen Environment's fourth year,
technical scientific papers were the
culminating project. But with the advent
of Evergreen Environments V, the focus
shifted from a purely quantitive to a
qualitive approach. Maintenance of a
highly organized
field journal
was
mandatory for all students. Extensive
notes of field observations were to be
transcribed on "on side of the page only"
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begiMing of the century; such fanatics as
Steve Herman rightfully keep it alive.
The commencement
of this year's
Evergreen Environfflft\ts showed still more
changes in content and structure. Fonnerly an upper-level r;,roaram,
the 1978-1979
5Upplement aimed E 11quared at lint and
..cond yur 1tudenb. Geology, with the
help of the lone TESC rockhound, Jim
S1roh, joined Al and Steff to offer a solid
background in the thrtt main subject
areas of natural history: botany, zooioSY,
and seoloSY. The field journal became a
primary locus of the program. Steff
Herman
wrote
a 60 page book,
describing, in detail, the correct method
by which to take good field not ...
Sixty people bough! Rapdiograph pens
and spent hundreds of dollan for texb,
binoculars ilnd dissecting kib. We all
went to the Malheur National Wildlife
A brief, informal survey of the likes
and dislikes of present Evergreen Environments st:.idents indicated the majority
liked, thrived. in fact, on the structure of
the program. Subject material, emphasis
on fieldwork and academic rigor are other
common denominators
shared by the
students.
We are not without our problems.
Faculty evaluation, criticism and feedback
has been at a minimum. When asked
about this problem,
Al Wiedemann
agreed that all three faculty
were
moderately
guilty of not providing
enough criticism and input regarding
students' progress.
Heavy workloads and rigid academic
structure, both of which are necessary for
a solid scientific foundation, have a ha.rd
effect on all students. Fortunately, the
majority of us realize that a solid
background in any area, scientific or
otherwise, cannot be obtained without a
certain amount of pain and exasperation.
The old adage, "not knowing what
pleasure is until you have experienttd
pain," seems appropriate. Epic voyagn
into the realm of academia are not
without their storms.
An interctisciplinary approach is inherent to the academic punuit of natural
history. Thus, natural history is an
appropriate
science for a liberal arts
school. Subject matter, predictability,
faculty cooperation
and organization,
coupled with avid studen1 inlerest and a
willingness to accepl the rigon of hard
academic work have made this program a
winner. Eversreen Envirorunenb is that
anomaly in the Evergreen ocean of
academic ambiguity: a Pft(llctable program. Tllfte facton allow [ve.gaun Environments to do what moet programs at
TESC cannot do-fill to capacity and
lceep the atb'ltion race low. In oplle ol
this, the adn't'in&iratlon and the tha1-be an, reluctant to provide adequale
funding to make this propam even mon,
sucaaful.
While score, of student,
travel in
packed, uncomfortable and oEun WIAfe
vans, hundred,, of thouaands of dollan of
elaborate, notork: laboratory equipment
slb unUIOd, broken, or 11111In lhlpping
box... It d001n't seem to maim that an
important pen:mtage of the student body
has repeatedly oolected and stayed with a
program such u Evergn,on Envirorunmb.
When
time comes, Evergreen
Environmenb always ...,,,. to sit In the
back of the financial roller couter. It is
high lime the administration provides
Refuge and discovered our academic
limits at 2: OOam while writing up
observations of the previous day in our
journals. Only a few dropped out. The
rest of us decided to go for ii. There are
45 of us lefl. Not bad for a lhrtt quarter •
budget
adequ.at• funding for programs 1ha1 bring
studenls to, and mosl importantly, keep
studenls allending, •this college.
program at TESC. Not many dropouts
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"There
are people who are mto
technology. because they read about it on
a matchbook ... and there are hard-core
revolutionaries, but you don't read about
them or even know their names:. and
there are ~pie in a very special position
like me."
The speaker
is Mike
Colyar,
Study
a supervisor. Now there is a lab building
supervisor who l could easily work for.
He could prioritize
the work, and
Academics would have control of the
technicians." Mike feels that placing the
control of the repair service in Academic' s
hands would improve the quality of an
Evergreen education.
Mike respects the quality of work done
in the Sciences at Evergreen, but he feels
that the academic structure
has its
problems. "Programs run the gamut from
best to worst. We need more evaluation,"
an
finds chat he can wed strange bedfellows
(bedpeople) of science and social change.
From his perspective as a scientist, he ts
impressed with Evergreen's abHitr to
produce scientists with social consaou~
nessu. While talking with CPI, he
conlinually bounced betw .. n science and
Mike noted, adding that he could make
program evaluations a full-time job.
Iitics.
Mike explained that th• seemingly large
maintenance cost of academic programs
is appropriate. Advanced and i~divi~ual
contract studies are very expensive smce
they involve many students
using
sophistocated equipment.
Any business figures ten percent 'Of
TheHuman
by Ellen Kissman
Mike criliciud the adminiltralion for
sacrificing educational quality for lower
cOSb. One of his gripes is with the
recently established equipment repair
servia,. The administration .. tablished the
servia, in order to cul back on the
expense of hiring outside repair people.
He noted that the aerv/a, WU -blilhed
withoul comultalion of the people it wu
dnlgned to serve. Consequently, the
service is not living up to lt1 full
potential. "They loolt at oightftn dollan
an hour (tho total cost ol the MrVia!) and
a $5000 piece ol equipment and •Y "fix
.it.' Eighteen dollan an hour ii cheep for a
teacher... This hwu the ,tuclent on an
independmt contract worl<lng with microcomputon (for example) becamo I can
oxplaJn tho wlrlna to him . . .but they
can't ,justify my time
(away from
~).
. . oo the student has to look me
up over lunch hour."
The repair servia, runt OIi a charwe
back sysmn. Each department mutt pay
for the mo of the ~ on iln hourly
buis, in order to prevent the abuto ol the
MrVia!. Miko feet. that for the system to
work well, tho charwe
back ll)'Slml mutt
be abolished. In that cue, any program
needing help from repair servia,o could
get it, without having to pay eightftn
dollan and hour. "Evergn,on has the moot
competenl techniciant l'w ever ,eon. . .
The students could learn from them."
The chargeback system Is nol the only
slructural problem with the service; Mike
feels lhat some ch
in
ent
by Kevin Bell
Over 2,000 people from around
Grays Harbor County showed up at
the county fairgrounds last weekend
for the rainy Northwest Alternative
Energy Fair, sponsored
by Grays
Harbor Crabshell Alliance. Almost
within spitting distance of the Satsop
nuclear plant construction site, the fair
featured speakers, live music, and
exhibits from a broad spectrum of
local community groups and businesses
involved with appropriate technology.
Some of the major features included:
-A working solar hot water system
and hands-on workshop on how to
build a solar ·collector, presented by
Evergreen's Alternative Energy Systems
Seatt1~:~ofl!Y.~n1~~=t
Seattle, have asbestos in their water. This
isn't a reason to buy chic mineral water.
While asbestos fibers cause respiratory
cancer, their effects in the gastrointestinal
tract are unknown. Nevertheless, water
departments
are concerned about the
potential hazards from asbestos in water.
Aftrr the .-disc-QY.Uy
of asbestos in -the
Seattle water supply
(replete with
sensational headlines) the Seattle Water
Department began studies on means of
tillering asbestos out of their water
supply.
Last winter, two Evergreen students,
Mark Ke1a ana myseu, oegan scuoyin~
the occurrence of asbestos in geologic
material in the South Fork Tolt River
basin, one of Seattle's water sources. The
other source, the Cedar River, does not
contain detktable asbestos.
The Tolt Basin study gr~
out of
brainstorming seasions betwttn Evergreen
taculty member Jim Mroh,' Mark Keid and
of Winter Quarter working on analytical
techniques we would likely encounter.
Asbestos contamination i.s a relatively
recent area of study. Previously, natural
asbestos
has been studied
from a
commercial, rather than environmental
poinl of view. Asbestos which may
con amffiaTe water supplies cfoes not
necessarily occur in the obvious. minable
forms, which makes its analysis more
difficult For example. our major problem
in the Tolt Basin study is that a small
percentage of asbestos in geological
material is significant,
and must be
detected for the study to succeed. The
asbestos may also be found in glacial
matenai, wnicn does not lend itself to
quick and easy.. analysis. The compl6ity
of analyzing asbestos in water samples
made it unfeasible for this study.
We still don't know the exact source of
asbestos within the T olt Basin. We are
hunting with rock saws, grinders,
mvself W, ""'no,oed ii to reornenlativ,.
of the EPA, US Geological survey, and
the S.allle Water Department. With inpul
trom these agencies, we further defined
crushers, heavy liquids, centrifuge bottl,.,
po4riud ligh1 rays, electrons, and x-rays.
Hopefully, these will help us determine
the source of ubestoo in Seattle's wattt.
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Crowe, Bob Sluss, and until lhis quarter,
Larry Eickstaedl, are meeting 111ch a
subject head on. They have spent tho yur
studying sociobiology, one of the most
highly debated subjects in the natural ilnd
social ocienc-.. today.
Sociobiology. a recent sciffltific allffl\pt
to explain animal
and humanbehavior,
hypot~nizN
that many aspects of
behavior have a biological or pnotic
origin .. In the words of ill founder,
Edward O. Wilson, the discipline is "a
systemalic study of the biological buis of
all social behavior."
The main
controversy
stems
from
1h, use of lh• word "all" in chis
definllion, implying chat sociobioloSY is
an adequate explanation of humiln u well
u animal behavior. Biological, cultural,
and hislorical ()t'OCOSlft cannot be clearly
separated from one another. Critics argue
thal sociobiologicai theories about human
behavior remain plausible models with
lit~ more than speculative debate to
substantiate them.
The Human Condition's objective, as
stated in the catalog, is to "develop a
1horough underslanding of sociobiological
theory, critically examining the implications for human values and social
institutions."
Students must address
questions like: Does sociobiology provide
an adequate explanation of the origin of
civilization? Or is it merely another
scientific attempt to justify present social
structures. and injustices?
The Human Condition has traveled
play with the PUD video computer;
for some reason, nobody s.ttmed to
want to talk to the people staffing the
booth. The computer broke down
Friday and Saturday evenings found
people dancing, with muoic provided
by lrfnds such as ~ood Earth Siring
early Saturday aflemoon. By midaftemoon. WPPSS had packed up and
le/1.
psychological, or polilical perspective.
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provided lhe student• with lhe academic
~ckground ilnd ilnalytic cools with which
to critique ilnd further develop Wilson's
ideas. In addilion lo Sociobiology, they
have read his later work, On Hum1111
Nature, which is a continued exploration
of ti!!<
biological basis of human behavior.
They have also road and ditc.....d a wide
variety of philosophy,
hl11ory and
poycholoSY, They have examined "tho
interplay between oocifty and natural
science" in order 10 help clarify the role of
science in the formation
of cultural
values.
The dynamic between science and
society is the crucial issue in the
sociobiology debate. Political critics of
sociobiology say those involved in the
field have crossed the fine line between
thoughtful
scientific speculation
and.
unconsidered guessing. They contend that
popular application of sociobiological
theories could result in a new ideological
"scientific" justification of racist and sexist
social norms. Since much of the work of
sociobiologists can not be either verified
or refuted by present experimental
methods, acceptance
or rejection of
sociobiology as an accurate explanation of
behavior
must proceed slowly and
carefully.
The students in Tae Human Condition
have been wrestling· w·ith these and other
issues all year. The results of their work
will be presented at a symposium on May
29. Time and place will be announced.
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One indication of growing :-eceptiveness towards alternatives to nuclear
power was the diversity of ages and
lifestyles
among
area
residents
attending the fair. 'This is a turning
point for all of us in Grays Harbor,"
said one staHer. "It's gotten to the
point where the nuclear industry is
admitting there are major problems
with nuclear power. Now they're
saying that in spite of those problems,
nuclear energy is the only option we've
got. We have to show people that's not
true. We have to show what those
other options are. I don't think WPPSS
was expecting the response we got
from local people here I think it
definitely shook them."
WPPSS was at the fair, cleverly
disquised as Grays Harbor PUD.
Throughout Friday and into Saturday,
people would wander across the hall
included solar cookers, collectors, a
series of slide shows about alternative
energy. and drawings
of a solar
greenhouse designed and constructed
by program members.
- Videotapes of recent anti-nuclear
demonstrations and a study of the
effects of low level radiation
on
soldiers and civilians exposed during
nuclear bomb tests in the 'SOs.
-A proposal to provide electricity
for the Northwest using giant offshore
wind turbines.
-Informational
displays on topics
such as wood heat, energy conservation and small-scale agriculture.
-A
lqislative hearing on energy
altttnatives.
right to the heart of the controversy-the
chapter in Wilson's Sociobiology which
deals with human
behavior.
Each
student's project has been to rewrite that
chapler from a particular philosophical,
Evergreen's interdisciplinary
Band, Shelly and the Crustaceans and
Jeff Jaisun.
(AESI program. The AES exhibit also
Condition
How does an Evergreen
science
program approach
the study of a
Sciences
from the Crabshell Alliance booth to
Changing
At
Science (APS) as the advanced component. The goal was an inlegral pacug, of
offwings with room for a wide range of
personal interests and skills.
Unfortunately, students with varying
levels of proficiency in math and, to a
Evergreen
by Ben Alexander
On May 3 the faculty and sludents of
the Scientific
Knowledge
and Inquiry
Specially Area met to discuss the 1919-80
program offerings. The Sciontific Knowledge area, which has attracted many students, marks its first anniversary with
start ot the next school year. The mttting
was packed as Jeff Kelly, teacher and
chemist, introduced next year's program
sponsors. Student questions and informal
discussion
followed
the
faculty's
presentations.
The new Specialty Area offered one of
this year's most popular programs:
Introduction to Natural Sciences (INSpronounced
'ins'). This program was
designed as the introductory level natural
sciences offering, complemented
with
Dynamical Systems as the intermediate
component
and Advanced
Physical
1he lessor extent, chemistry, had not been
anticipated. The overwhelming interest in
an introductory science course also c.ame
as a ,urprise. Students with any math
background beyond algebra were enrolled
in a course too advanced for their other
·science background. As a result, "a sort
of patchwork repair was created: the
Introduction to Physical Science (IPS)
program.· according to Fred Tabbutt.
faculty of next year's Matter and Motion
program.
Much of the meeting time, therefore,
was devoted to discussion of how next
year's introductory offerings address th1~
year's problems. Many Changes are being
implemented to insure that everyone s
needs will be met next year. INS and
Matter and Motion arE' both offered as
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by Gilbert Craven
When a person is told that part of the
Seattle water supply contains asbestos
fibers, a common response is, "who put it
there7" Asbestos' fame as an airborne
carcinogen at factories, shipyards, and
construction sites connotes an artificial
substance. fore1_gnto the natural environment. Nobody 1,; dumping asbestos into
Seattle',; water supply, though God put it
then:'
Several types of minerals, both natural
and art1hc1al, form the fibrous crystals
knnwn collect1vely as "asbestos.'· The uses
C1t a<,bestos (such as fire proofing) as well
a-. its cancer-causing
properties result
from its microscopically fibrous form.
Natural asbestos forms when certain
minerals are altered by combinations of
heat, pressure, water. and mechanical
shearing. Minerals related to asbestos
fibers are fairly common in metamorphic
rocks. When asbestos bearing rocks are
exposed to erosion, asbntos fiben are
released. The lacl that asbeslos gm into
water supplies, then, is not surprising.
Everett and San Francisco, as well u
would also ~ helpful. "There needs to be
Evergreen electronics technician. Here, he
Earthwatch
tota
equipment
costs
or up eep.
Evergreen allocates only a fraction of that
amount. This makes upkeep understandably. difficult as equipment deteriorates.
"It is a real pain to keep up an operation
like this."
But the satisfaction seems to offset the
pain for Mike. He has high praise for
Evergreen's ability to produce scientists
with a social conscience.
"Many of
Evergreen's strongest politicos are from
the science department. Science students
here are a weird bunch - not necessarily
at the top of their class . . .But they
believe in the use of sciences for social
change."
Mike feels that, unfortunately,
Admissions "recruits some people who don't
like it here. I think we should widen our
base of high schools rather than trying to
get more students
from these high
schools."
Mike feels this synthesis of politics and
science is very significant because "many
people feel that technology is a cause or a
symptom of a repressive culture. I think
this is wrong - we have to use
technology as a tool to overcome our
problems. . .lf we don't, we won't make
it t the end of the century!"
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May 10, 1979
MeetNewPeoJ!k
Stan Klyn's program, The Etruocans, is
p~ntly
studying in Italy. The Etruscans,
were a pre-Roman civilization which lived
in norther
and central
Italy. The
Etruscans ~tablished a civilization simil.u
to the ancient Greeks and reigned some
500 years before their conquest by the
Romans.
Klyn's two quarter program spent
winter at Evergreen examining the
Etruscans and their influence upon
Mediterranean
culture; the group left
during Spring quarter. In Italy, they are
studying the Etruscans via artifacts left
behind, as well as visiting ruin sites and
museums there and in other com.tries
where Etruscan works are exhibited.
Evergreen
faculty member Susan
Fiksdal and her students in The &ench
Culture program left for Lyons, France,
during Spring break. The aim of the
program is an in-depth study of French
language and society. Their trip is the
climax of thrtt quarters of intensive work
in French language, history, culture,
social structures,
and methods of
documenting societies. In France, the
students are living with French farrilies.
Each student will ex.amine an aspe:t of
French culture. Studenta can also take
classes at Lyons University.
Evergreeners Overseas
by Walter Carpenter
Evergreen students wishing to study
abroad have had more opportunities this
year than ever before. Students in three
programs: The Etruscans, French Culture
and The Classical World are current!;
studying overst>as, and a fourth program,
Studies in Israel, 1s leaving for Israel in
individual contracts with anyone wishing
to focus on a particular aspect of Israeli
culture.
, The total cost of the trip is expected to
be around $1,500 including round-trip
airfare, land and touring fees, and tuition.
For further information,
contact Dr.
Gerst! at Library 1602 at 866-6702.
Openings are still available.
Students in Gordon Beck's program, the
Classical World, left for Europe on May
1. Beck and his students are studying the
art and architecture of ancient Greece and
early Rome.
Before leaving, Beck's group spent five
weeks studying classical art history. In
Europe the group is visiting sites and
museums in England, France, Germany,
Yugoslavia, Italy and Grttce. Students
are required to maintain
extensive
journals; regular 5"minan will be held at
pre-arranged locations. The trip is unique
in that it offers students a chance to
experience a variety of European lifestyles, as well as study the art, culturo,
and history of the countries they visit.
late June.
Led by Evergreen faculty member Dr.
Ted Gerst!. students of Studies in Israel
will spend eight weeks in Israel observing
the country's
people, culture,
and
language. Students will spend three weeks
touring Israel's many archeological,
historical, and religious landmarks, as
well as its three major cities, Jerusalem,
Tel Aviv, and Haifa_ After touring the
country, students will live for four wttks
on the Kibbutz Yizre'el near Naza~th.
Dr. Gerst! has visited Israel twice
before and lived once at the Kibbutz
Yizre'el. He is offering a module this
quarter to acquaint prospective students
with the Hebrew language and Israeli
culture. Dr. Gerst) will also sponsor
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new course, he said.
This faculty juggling in the advanced
sector points out one potential problem
for this Specialty Area , Thett an many
faculty members going on leave, on
sabbatical, or rosigning. Also, informed
soun:e say that INS teacher Jeff K•lly haa
a good chance of being chosen as th, new
Assistant Dean. In this case, Evergreen
would prosumably hin, another outside
teach.r. The effects of this mruiin to be
NWN'l
introductory level programs with different
math prerequi_sites (INS requires only
basic algebra). also, differmt approaches
to chemistry will prepatt 1tuden11 in
both progams for organic chemistry by
Winter Quarter. Diagnostic math and
chemistry tests will help determine which
section will best suit each student.
Though four teachers have been
assigned to INS and only one to l';l~tter
and Motion, in actuality the five teachen
will shore the rnponsibilities of tuching a
total of about 100 students. Provost
Byron Youtz may assist, part-time.
Flexibility is the key word here.
Students will be encouraged to interchange betwttn the two programs so u
to fulfill their own nttds. In rettttnce to
this year's JPS students, F~ Tabbutt
said, "I think we can tailor things better
for you next year than we have in the
past . . . we realize we've got to give
those people more attention . . . and
that's p.1rt of what Matter and Motion is
for."
Another change both from this year's
offerings and from the Supplement's
venion of next year's offerings, is in the
area of advanced programs. APS and
Introduction tO Advan«d Mathematics
have been merged into one program
named (you guessed it) Introduction to
Advanced
Physical
Science
and
Mathematics.
The reason for this
according to Assistant Dean Rob Knapp:
is the resignation of one of the program
teachers and the leav~ extention of the
other. Evergreen will hire a visiting
facuJty member for next year to teach the
Sftl\.
The faculty p......,tations clOMd with
an eye to the futu~ and a focus on
Evergn,en's interdiodplinary approach to
the sciences. Biology teacher Burt
Guttman stated, "I really want to
emphasi.u that this area is not juat a
home for pure science, it is a home for
philosophical studies, too."
Student roactions following th, mttting
,..,.
mixed, but mainly positive. "It
sounds like they (the programa) an going
to be roally hot next year," exclaimedone
member of this year's INS program. "I
almost wish I could do it again next
year." However, another student was
angry that there are so few women
teaching science next year, and hopes that
question will be addressed soon.
Overall, the need for seU~motivation
was the common element expttSsed as
being basic to having your nttds truJy
satisfied. Said one student, "You've got to
think ahead, plan ahead, and know what
to expect." Another summed up, 'The
bottom line in doing what you want to do
is persistence. lf you want something
that's not on the map, you've got to talk
to the faculty. If you've got an idea that
you really want, go for it I"
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The financial problem is not the only
irony that confounds Evergreen Environments. Only a handful of studenta from
the leading environmental studies program here have anything to do with the
Environmeiital Resource Center, which ll
run largely by students of a political,
social and physical science bent.
I can safely say that th, community
spirit, so collectively shown by such
programs as Environmental Design, De,..
c,ntralization, As You Sow and Alternative Energy Sy1tem1, is almoet non-existent in Ev•l'1!Jttrl Environments.
Many Grttnen consider us scientific
stodgn or snobs who cloal only with
non-political, Ielt-oide-of-the-brain ociena,,
P•opl• who think thi1 way don't
undentand that it will be graduate of
such progra,ns u Evel'1!JttrlEnvironments
AMERICAN WILDERNESS
The Olympia Wilderness Croup is
sponsoring the film documentary:
"American Wilderness," on Wednesday, May 16 at noon and 7 p.m. at the
Evergreen State College. The movie
features Willi Unsoeld and Joni
Mitchell. Admission will be $1.00; the
show at noon will be in Lecture Hall 4,
and the show at seven in Lecture Hall
5. Proceeds go towards the preservation of Washington's
endangered
wilderness lands!
Grants
The
Money-Go-Round
by Jim Felton
One of the things that first intimidates
those who might want to undertake
significant p~oj~cts is the proverbial
"shallow pocket" (lack of funding). A
short conversation with Bill Zaugg at" the
TESC Business Office netted me the
following information about grant writing
and finding funds. One usually has to go
through a process similar to this to get
project money from an organization.
A group wanting funding should
develop a solid proposal, including a
timetable, budget, statement of beneficiaries, and end result. When this is done,
the group can start looking for money
from two primary sources: federal grants
and private foundations.
For federal grants, find the Federal
Catalogue of Domestic Assistance in the
TESC Library (Ref. HC 110, P63U53a).
See Malcolm or Pat at the reference d~k
for an updated bibliography on grants.
Private foundations are harder to track
down as they usually don't publish
bibliographies. Most of your leads for this
source will probably come via word-ofmouth. It might be advisable to ask the
foundations that can not help you for
suggestions of other folks who might.
One resource is the Seattle Public
Library's microfilm listing of private
funding groups. For 20 cents p,r copy,
they will give you a printout of such
groups.
Federal government will not finance
individuals; a fiscal agmt (some sort of
organization) must be responsible for
managing th, funds. Th• group must kttp
copiOI of c:heckstubs and other finandaJ
n,cordo for five yean. According to Bill
Zaugg, th, easiest way for individuals to
~ federal funding is through th, college,
in which case the College Business Office
would steward the money. The group
would haw to mm rNtrictions let by th,
colleg,, the staff would hav• to be hired
u permanent employees of the school,
and the project
must meet state
regulations. Also, it would requitt th,
approval of th, Vice Praident. th• Dean
of Aademic Budgfla. and the college' 1
8usinesaManager. The Busi,Office
has a Gnml Man1UJIthey an, willing to
shan, with internted parties on request.
They an located at Lib 1103, 866-6«6.
For private as well as most federal
soun:e, the first step alter solidifying
your ideas is to write each potential
soum,, briefly stating your idea. Ask for
their application
procedure and any
deadlinn. Most places acapt proposals
twice a year. If they respond to your
idea, you can work up a fully detailed
proposal for submission. If they don't like
it then, you've saved a lot of time and
worry. You can expect as much as nine
month lag time betwttn the acceptance of
a proposal and the beginning of flow of
funds. Good luck on your project I
who will gather, organiu ond inmpn,t
the scientific data crucial to th, arguments
of well-informed environmental activists.
In ordu...Jnr
111 (both
activi1t1 and
scientists) to be successful, we must kttp
a proper perspective on our tasks, as well
as do homework.
The Evergreen Environments program
highlights TESC at its very best. Th,
faculty consistently pretent a gn,at deal of
information and Sd rigorous ac.ademic
standards. Th ... expectations and workloads have taken a heavy toll. People
have pushed themRlves to their edga,
often affecting their p,nonal relationships
their health and general- well-being. But,
like most students in th, propam,
if
given the chana, I'd do It all over again.
When one balanca th, high coot of a
college education with the amount of
learning that IHOI place In a program like
Ever1reen Environment,,
it becomes
rudily appattnt that this program la
indeed an academic bargain.
STUDENT RESEARCH IN ALASKA
DRAFT ~KSHOP
KAOTIC MARA THON
Earthwatch, a non-profit res,arch
organization,
has selected TESC
sophomore Jennifer Rich to participate
as student representative on a three
week research study in Alaska.
The study is the first in-depth n,port
ever undertaken on the social and
cultural impacts of five-year-old
legislation limiting fishing in state
waten. The n,port will focus on thrft
fishing groups: Native American,
professional full-time, and part-time
fishermen.
Participants an, selected on the basis
of their special aptitude for exploration, n,seaJd, and discovery. Rich !..is
she was chosen In part because of heWinter Quarlff work with th, Salmm
Study program.
She compil•d a
seventy-pag,e study on th, impact ci
Washington State fishing rights m Yugoslavian puneine fishermen in Gig
Harbor.
Will we go7 There will be an
infonnatiw wori<shop on the stale of the
draft and what we can do about it. Glenn
Anderson of the Oympia Fellowship for
Reconciliation will speak, follo¥Jed by
small discussion groups. May 16, 7:30,
in Lecture Hall #3. Be there or be taken
by surprise.
Radio madness has taken over
campus radio station KAOS-FM, a5
they rr.-::>·einto the last three days of
their annual Spring Marathon. Special
"high energy" programming
wl.11
continue through May 13 says Eugenia
Cooper, KAOS program director.
Show your support for KAOS by
calling the station and subscribing for
$15, which entitl~ you to a KAOS
T-shirt and the monthly program
guide. Or if you can afford only a
little, call anyway. Every little bit
helps.
WRITING MEE11NG
Writers: Thero will be a meeting for
people interested in a student initiated,
three•quarter,
advanced
creative
writing program planned for next fall,
on Friday, May 11, at U:00 noon in
CAB 108.
Called Writing As A Lifework, the
program l1 for people wishing to
d•velop their writlns 1ltill1 to a
profe11lonal level for fun and/or
profit. Evergreen Faculty m•mber,
Richard
Alexander
wlll be the
inltrudor. Anyone interated Is invited
to attend, For further Information
mntact: J.C.~.
ASH ll2N;
Wai. Carpenter, Aah M; or Cl'J
offb f6123; MelindaHolloway, ASH
HIP; or Kat• Cranmore
86W025.
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MOREPROGRAMS/
following program, being
offeftd next yearan, not In the catalog
or oupplm,ent:
1. Foundationo of Viaual Art
2. Ttthniqun
of Visual Anthropology
3. History and Political Economy of
the U.S. Family
4. Writing u a Lil,,.Work, Croative
Writing and Literary History
5. Mid-Carttr Transition Program
6. State Worbn' Program
7. Outdoor Education
For program descriptions, contact
Jeanne Hahn, Lib. 2220, 866-6521.
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ACADEMIC FAIR REGISTRATION
PRaJT
Shyam Sundar of PROIT will be here
to speak on "Liberating Self and Society''
on Tuesday, May 22 at 7,30 in CAN 108.
Progressi~ Utilization Theory (PRaJD is
"a comprehensiw socio-political theory.
It is based on a spiritual-humanistic
world view which synthesizes material,
mental, and spiritual asP'cts of human
nature."
O'IE WT1H1HE EAR11-I
"Cne With The Earth," an exhibit of
artwork. by Native Americans, including
Eskimos and Aleuts, is in Olympia for a
four-week split showing at TESC's fourth
floor library gallery and the State Capitol
Museum. to end June 4.
NATIONS WITHIN A NATION
Fairhaven
College
is presenting
"Nations within a Nation," a symposium
on Native-American tribal soveroignty
and iurii!diction, on Moy 18, 19 and 20,
at the WWSU campus in S.llingham. The
sympos§un will featuro speakers, works'hops, •nd cultural events. Speakers
~udeWuhington
State Attorney~
ral Slade Gordon, at 3:30 on Moy 18,
0.0 Oria, a Native-American philosopher
loiotorian and author on May 19 at 9,00,
-.I Barbua Lane, an anthropologist and
historian of Northwest tribes, at 11 ,00 on
Moy 19. Interested people can obtain
further information by calling 67(>.3680 in
Bellingh,am, or writing c/o Fairhaven
Colleg~. We&tern Washington
State
Uniwrsity, S.llingham WA.
POSITION,
College
Activities
Coordinator. FUNCTION, To assist
with details of co-curricular activities
on campus,
including
concerts,
theater/drama
productions,
dances,
speakers, films, and special events, and
to provide a system of coordinating
these events with other campus
agencies.
QUALIA CATIO NS, 1) 21 years of
age by Fall '79, 2) one year at TESC or
familiarity with TESC procedures.
HELPFUL SKILLS, Budget preparation
and administration, varied experience
in coordination
and solicitation,
graphic design, all phases of event
production.
APPLICATIONS, Submit letter of
application and structured resume by
Friday, May 18, to Lynn Game-,
CAB 305. Interviews week of May
21-25. Complete job descriptions
available in CAB 305.
PHONE-A-THON
The Evergreen State College Foundation will conduct its third annual
nationwide fundraising phone-a-thon
the weeks of May 7 and 14. The
project is being coordinated by the
College's Development Office.
Phone-A-Thon '79 will raise funds
for continued
support
of vital
programs and activities on campus;
i.e., the Foundation Merit Scholarship
program for new students, molecular
biology research,
admissions
recruiting, Tuesdays at Eight, C.u-.rr
Planning and Placement
Job and
Graduate School Information Days,
eel.
Phone-A-Thon '79 volunteers will be
calling over 3,500 parents of cumnt
student, and parents of Evergreen
graduatOI and will be propa~
to
answer questions about curttnt events
and activities at th, Colleg,.
If you have qu01tions about th,
phone+thon or would like to vohmtttr to help, c;,11 Bonnie Marie or
Rusty Flemming in the Development
Office, 866 6565, Library 3103.
EMERGENCYDNING TEAM
Qualified divers and support p,rsonnel are sought to establish a Thurston
County diving team for underwater
search, rescue, a.""td recovery in the
event of emergenciesand/ or disasters.
An initial meeting will be held at
emergency
services,
Courthouse
Complex 13, at 1900 houn, 15 May
1979. In the meanwhile, pl..,.
call
Emergency Services for additional
information at 753-8024.
TRANSPORTATIONPLAN
The Sta~ Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on
May 15 to solicit public opiniorts m
the state'• Preliminary Transportation
Plan. The meeting starts at 7: 30 at the
McKinley Elementary School math
room, 14U Grand Blvd., Olympia.
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information and applications
for two
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deadlines.
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HELPERSWANTED
Track and field helpers and chaperones
are needed for the Special Olympics
Regional Track Meet. to be held
Saturday, May 12 at the Shelton High
School track.
Advance registration for Summer
Session will start with an Academic
Fair, Wednesday, May 16, from 1 to 3
p.m. on the first floor of the Evans
Library.
The Academic Fair is open to the
public and is intended for all interested
persons
to discuss
Evergreen's
academic programs and policies with
faculty and staff scheduled to teach
Summer and Fall.
•fidelity Bank Scholarship Program
Advance registration for Summer
and Fall terms will continue May 17
(Application deadline June 1). Fidelity
through May 25, weekdays, 9 a.m.
Mutual Savings Bank provides scholarship
through 4:30 p.m., in the Registrar's
funds to Washington residents attending a
office, Library 110.
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Evergreen Registrar's office, 866-6180.
To reach a faculty member about a
specific academic program, contact the
Academic Deans' office, 866-6521.
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May 15- Tuesday - Ed Snyder,
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(FCNL), will be informally sp,aking
and diacussing issues of disarmament,
military-industrial complex, and peace
conversion.
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May 10, 1979
Rampant Apathy
conlinued from page live
The reason for Evergrttn's form of
governance is the saime as the reason for
its particular
form of liberal arts
curriculum.
Both were designed to
empower the student, as an individual
d«ision-maker and thinker, and also as
an active participant in a soci-al proass;
in a non-alternative collq:e, it might be
call~ good citizenship. The difference is
that the structure of the curriculum forcn
students to experience the Evergreen
philosophy; the structu"' of the decisionmaking system does not demand such
participation (although it needs it).
It s.ttms to me that the basic problem is
that Ebergreen's
philosophy
is more
advanced
than most people's social
consciousness. If an entire society were
structured according to Evergrttn's philo-
T!u
sophy, it would probably work. P<0pl•
would have to participate when forced
into a situation of gnater frttdom and
ruponsibility
if the society were to
function.
Evergrttn, though, is not an entire
society; it is not even a true community.
For many administrators it is merely a
job, oight hours a day, fiv• days a wook.
Olympia is their community. For students
it is a more total experience, but it is only
for four years; there is no need for a
commitment outside of one's program.
Why work for years to change something
you won't be around to benefit from7
Also, four years is a short period of
time to reverse eighteen or twenty years
of conditioning. How does one counteract
our culture's sense of disempowerment
and alieN.tion from decision-making. or
the counter--culture's instinctive view of
politics as exploitative, power-tripping
bullshitl
I'm not sUtt, but I do havo a fow idoas.
An exploration of the meaning of the
Evorgrttn philosophy could be built into
. every student's education, perhaps as a
roquired courso (that's a modulo, folks).
Coll•g• govornana =d curriculum planning structuru
could be built into
programs, where students focus most of
their eMrgy and identify their primary
interests. A yearly evaluation of the
college, similar to this year's Symposium,
could be instituted
as an academic
ffqUiretMnt, just like program self-evaluations an now. A minimum amount of
involvement in community affairs (say,
twenty hours per quarter) could be
' required for graduation.
At the very least, we must rt-eonstitute
the Evergreen Council long enough to
chargo a COG IV DTF. A new COG
might include a smaller Council, means
for student involvement in curriculum
Dilemma
Administration's
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In S1sattle
"'Ahem -
Italy
Dr. Gordon Beck, an Evergreen
faculty member, is one of ten college
and univenity professors throughout
the U.S. ,eloctod to attond a Faculty
Summer Seminar sponsored by the
National
Endowment
for
the
Hum=ities (NEH) in Vonia, Italy.
Dr. Beck, a faculty member in
cinema arts and art history at TE.SC
since the school oponod in 1m. will
study "Paintings
in Renaissance
Venia" from June 18 through August
10.
Bock is cum,ntly in Europe lading
eleven TESC student, in a two-mooth
study called "Th, Classical World."
"·
don't mind them. Here, let me show you our sports program."
by T .J. Simpson
Hollywood movies are usually ten years
behind the times. The recent spate of
Hollywood films about the Vietnam War
and its effects doos little to challenge that
theory. Actually, during World War> I
and II, and the Korean War, Hollywood
put out films specifically about those
wars, as they were happening. However,
the purpose of those films, aside from
entertainment, was to encourage patriotism. The production of anti-war films was
safo politically botwttn the wars (Milestono's 1930 AU Quiet on the Wetom
Front and Kubrick's 1957 Paths of Glory).
But the best anti-war films came from
France and Germany (Renoir'• 19376
Grando Dluslon, Pabst's 1930 Weolfront
1918, and Clement's 1952 Forbiddon
Garn.. ).
Anti-war films were popular during the
1960's. Hollywood did put out some but
none dealt specifically with Vietnam.
Although some American films concerned
the draft, youth culture, and the anti-war
movement (Alice's Ratawant, Gl'fttinp,
and Medium Cool) no American film was
even set in Vietnam, with the exception of
John Wayne's fascistic The Gl'ftft e.r.t1).
The anti-war films of a decade ago were
set in other time periods and other -..van.
Yot thoy can be regarded as symbds of
Vietnam. Even hip westerns, like Uttle
Big Man, contained blatant, but effoctiv•.
parallels to tho slaughter committed by
this country in lndo-China. Revokation
and peace meant big profits for the
producers. These films were too often
exploited by tho Hollywood moneymen,
although ,ome of these efforts were
honest statements. Rt'Volutionary films
from Europe, such as Th, Battle of
Algiers and Weekend, were popular with
colleg°e ~tudents and the "art-house"
circuit.
Films liko Coming Home and the
Beck
ID
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Hollywood And Vietnam
planning,
and even building college
governance into programs.
Evergreen's governance crisis demandsa
aitical review of the school's structure
and immediate action th addrns some
very serious probloms. I think thett aro
1olution1, but I'm nOt convinced the
Evergt'ffl community is willing to take the
tim• =d onorgy to find and instltut•
those solutions.
I re~lly Iii<• this plaa; I'm just tirod of
being C\)nttantly diaappointed • by my
fellow students.
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Bryan Bowers is known for hi
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aditional lollt =d original tuna; ono
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known is 'The View from
ome," a song about Seattle =d tho title
his album on Ayins Fillh Recordo.
The concert bogins at 7, 30 p.m. Tickots
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The film never points a finger to who
the real criminals or causes of the war
were. I'll admit that I was moved by Jon
V9ight's "climactic" s~h
in the high
school. but only because I fondly
remembered similar speeches.
The main prQblem with the Him is
structural. Ashby, in his attempts to
satisfy the middle class liberals and to
make the film as inoffensive as pos15ible,
ruins whatever drama or impact the film
could have had. He starts to get off the
ground in the sequence where Bruce Dem
is putting together his rifle, preparing for
violence. But he brings it all to a
disappointing anti-climax when an absurdly calm, Voight, and tree-like, Fonda,
talk Dem down.
11
Another problem is the use of m\JIK.
Ashby's inept and misguided use of music
also mars his other films. Although the
Chamber Brothers "Time" is dfective in
Dem's sequence, most of the other songs
are totally inappropriate. Some of the
songs weren't even released until after
1968. He makes the same mistake in
Sha.mpoo. As in Ha.rold a.nd Ma.ude, SOlne
song by a popular singer accompanies
endless shot of lovers frollicking. I could
go on, but why bother. Ashby makes
films geared for liberal audien<:es. He
takes no chances. After seeing one cJ his
films, you fttl that the film was OK. lo.t
the more you think about it, the faster 11
crumbles~
I
Set in a Russi.an country estate, Anton Chekhov's story, 'rrhe SeaguJI," opens at
The Evergreen State College May 17 for eight performances. Reheusing their roles
for the play, which begins at 8 p.m. May 17-20 and May 24-27 in the Experimental
Theater of Eve.rgree:n's Communica.tions Building are Ifront I Tim Streeter u the
young writer Constantine, Mary Schick.ling, who plays the young actress Nina, and
!behind them] Ted Roisum, as the older writer involved in their roma.ntic triangle.
Review
t,j\s'l'SI~Q
~btr
Deerhunter
could have been just as
profitable 10 years ago as they are now.
If films like Dr. Strangelovo, C..tch-22,
and M• A •s•H
are so popular,
why has Hollywood waited so long to
cash in on the Vietnam War1 The obvious
reason seems to be that the producers
were too conservative or still too shaky
from their bouts with the House
Un-American Activites Committee in the
'SO's. Some filmakers noted that tad<ling
the war head-on seemed an enormous,
complex, and almost impossible task.
Things always seem easier in retrospect.
In the past year, there has been at least
five major American films released about
the Vietnam War and its effects on our
society, There's more on the way. Of
these five, there's two I haven't seen, Ted
Post's Go Tell th• Spartans, and Sidney J.
Furie's The Boys in CompMty C. Since
I'm familiar with the other mundane
works of these mediocre directors, I'll
admit that I'm not too anxious to see
these films. But Spartans has received
favorable reviews. However. it only
played one week in New York when
originally released and has not been
widely seen or promoted. Maybe it has
something going for it after all. So far the
films that seem to be most important are
Coming Homo, Who11 Stop the Rain, and
The Ottrhunter.
The best thing that can be said for a
film like Hal Ashby's Coming Ho~ can
also be seen as a companion pi«e to
another Hal Ashby movie, Shampoo, a
'7CYs film that also takes place in '68.
Only Shampoo doals with Republicans
and decadence, whereas Coming Horne
deals with precisely th• opposite. The
makers of Coming Ho~ view the war as
a tragic mistake
that turned
the
all American boys, who thought they were
serving their country,
into cripples
and psychotics.
May 10, 1979·
I
the Movie
Hair-the Movie is the latest statement
that the Sixties are over. America has
roducod the age of psychedolics and
participatory politics to a curiosity as
salablo as a Shirley Tempi• ogg cup. A
Cincinnatti power company has madt its
motto "Power to the People;" a statement
that such slogans are rnrre history.
Hair is a politically "safe" film. It
ignores tho most powerful thrust ol tho
play, which rop.-nted
the tyranny of
our modia-basod IOCiety as po, pobat,,d by
th• police, the FBI, and th• "oldor
generation." TMSO figum; won, played
metaphorically by puppets hung from
hooks on the stage walls or carried
around on stage when their prnel'lC2 was
nttded.
The tribe of the movie must run away
from a fow cops a, all good hippie do,
but their criticisms of their parent's
culture (materialism, Gtpita.lism, et al) are
givon far loss~
than in tho play.
Oaude's trip, for instance, which w. an
hallucinatory vision of Americ.ti's racist
history has boon supplanted by a farcical
(=d pharmaceutically unlikely) pseudo
Bermanesque fantasy of his marriage
ce1en1efty with-Sheila.
There is some question as to whether
Jamos Kado and Gerome Ragni adherod to
th• political vie,.. oxprossod in their play,
but they at least attompted an 1-onest
~resentation of what the love generation
was fttling. Conspicuously absent from
the movie were the politically dangerous
songs "Don't Put It Down (S..t One
,-.round),''
which trashes patnonsm;
"Air," an environmental
song; "My
Conviction," which is about the liberation
of masculine dress; and the great <.albeit
unpolitical) "Frank Mills."
Hair is a musical, and the genre dktates
that the characters will be somewhat
stylized. but in the movie they were
downright insipid. Director Milos Ferman
develops a middle-class stereotype of
what hippies were like. (They were
interesting \ The plot revolve-; around a
band of Central Par!<panhandien who
follow th, dictates of their char&matic
leader, Berger (Treat Williams). The
women of the group are dingey,
im .......---"- 1- "-·· --·· ,,J •h• ""•"-< rl th.
group and are doled out by Berger like
Kosey doled out acid. "'Claude, you take
her home, she's yours.")
Tho valuos of tho Sixties, acconmgto
the film, wero not particularly chall,nging
to American society, nor were they
particularly tenable, When the tribe .-ds
bail money, Berger retreats
to his
suburban home.
The tribe of tho pl;,y does not run to
parents for money, nor doa it depmd on
tho woalthy and spoiled Sheila. Nor is
Sheila so quick to follow Berger's
suggestion to jump in bed with Claude as
a last rite before his induction into the
Army. Claude's conscription
is also
handled quite differently. The movie
glosses over the play·s examination of
the difficult choices many draftees had to
make between jail Canada, or puticipation in an unjust war.
Claud• Oohn Savag,) mttts the trbe on
his last Oing befon, being inductod into
tho Army and on his fir>t trip from
-eklahmmr. (Thlsdiango aou&ll ... caute1
the audience some confusion durl,. the
singing of "'Manchoster England.' The
song ia about the original Claude's
homotown and his lov• of films (another
detail he not have in common wth the
song.)
Th, anti-war
sentiment
is
portrayed by Berger's draft card wming
in the ooenina: moments of the Hffl anti
by a light skirmish between Claud• =d
the members of thr tribe over the
morality of the war. The discudon is
brief, almost a nostalgic recollection of
the bitter struggles that were fought.
While the play ends with Claude
reluctantly going to war, the movie sends
off a patriotic Claude and the plot goes
into overtime. At Berger's promulgation,
the tribe takes off to visit Claude at his
Nevada boot camp in Sheila's Uncoln
cnnvert.ible It is in the Lincoln, not in
th, park. that the cast
Morning Starshine."
sings "Good
mentioned it during the ride over.
Why Berger warrants
the Chriat
sacrifice treatment is unclear. So is ,hi&
burial at Arlington National Cemetary
whic'h has been reserved for national
heroes since Korea. Not bad for someone
who didn't even enlist.
They arrive and Berger, the Colonel
Hogan, without whom the other hippies
would have been helpless, devises a plan
to tako Claude's place at roll call so that
Shella can (finally) fulfill Bergor's instruction to lay Claud•.
The movie ends with crowd scenes
filmed in 1978 beneath the Washington
monument. The shots look painfully
posed, with everyone in 1978 dress,
holding signs that say "LUV"" and looking
straight into the camera while the disco
version of ''Hair'' thumps on in the
background.
Fortunately
there is no graphic
representation of the sceM, but ttm does
point up another one of the film's
quantum leaps backwards. While Hair
was the fir>t to extol tho be,iuty of tho
nude body on the Broadway stage, Hairthe Movie shows only enough wo:Tlffl in
underwear to keep the interest of tht male
audience.
But war breaks out with Berger in the
barracks and he is packed off to tak•
Claude's place at the front lines. Ho is
killed-evidently
beforo =yono notices
that the strapping Italian that arriv«l in
Viet Nam is not th, lanky blonde bade at
boot camp. And Berger must not have
It's okay for • film to be I
faulty, to seriously deviate from
original, or even to misrepresent the t
it was supposed to be about. let's •
hopo that in the futuro. high sch
teachers don't show Hair-the Movie
representative of what the Sixties
n,ally about.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
""1aking ol a paper. or a collectlve
ellorl
in
arrangement ol words
THURSDAY, APRIL 26=========
CLAVWORKS, an e11hibH ol ceramics by graduate
students from colleges and universllles In
Western Washington, through May 5.
M•ggle Roe. recent woril.s and Thomas Demming,
1aku potte,y at Childhood's
End Gallery
lhrough
A.p11l 28
Ceram,cs by Vl,vlnla HNwen du MH ano monoprinls by Eugene Pizzuto lhrough May 12 at the
Artists Gattery in Seat11e
First ot a three-part series. Bask: Bkycle M■ lnl•·
nance. Brakes, Oerall1eurs, Chains: adjustment
and cleaning At REI Co-op, SeaHle, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
Labyrinths: Two Applications ol Electronic Music
in Other Mtldla, a seminar from 9--12 a.m.
Recital Hall. s, 50
1ZOUIEROA ENSEMBLE,
$2 50
CINDY SIDENTOP and STEVEN STUBBS
continue, see April 27.
Bill MOELLER as Mark Twain at Applejam. 9
p.m., $1.50. Open Mike, 8:30.
HOYT AXTON at The Place In Federal Way.
SUNDAY, APRIL 21
The DYKE TONES, Fourth
Floor Library,
8-11 p.m .. $3.
Beneti1 Concert fOf FERN (Fair Electric Rates
Now). by Puc», Br.ad, and Land, • local band
with a new album out called "Bright New
Oewn·· Al Gnu Dell. Sunday, 7:30. Donation
SJ.00.
Orevor,. In concen a1 the Masonic Temple, 815 E.
Pine, Seattle, at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Speclal
gues1 is Duml and the M1ralre Marimba
EnMmble. Tickets are S6 In advance, available
at Speakertab stores, and $7 at the door.
8 pm .. Reci1al Hall,
Labyrinths: A wNk ol Contemporary Per1ormanc• ■ nd S.min■~ with guest composer
GORDON MUMMA. tonight workshop and
panel discussion,
8 p.m,
ElCperlmenta1
Thea1er. s1
CINDY SIDENTOP and STEVEN STUBBS will
oerlorm classical mus,c !or voice and lute at
1ne Gnu Deli
The concert begins at 9 pm.
s1 cove,
STEVE and MAUREEN. ong1nals. bluegrass, folk
duet !rom OreQOn at Applejam, $1 50, 9 p.m.
Open Mike at 8.30
Cabaret lnterna11onal '79 leatunng so·s recording
group THE FLEETWOOOS. at lhe Tyee Molar
Inn ,n Tum\l.aler at 6 JO p m Reservations and
ttckets available lhrough tne Boy Scout office,
)57-3331
o. oiogram ol shorl hims by artists wr-iose wOfk is
t-e1ng elCh1b1ted tn and/or's
SUSPENDED
ANIMATION show At 7 and 9 pm at the
Broadway Auditorium.
Broadway and Pine,
Seattl~ Tickets SJ
Humane Education Seminar: People, Animals,
A:'1tudes
and Ute,
sponsored
by the
Progressive Animal Welfare Society, al the
Landmark Inn. Lynnwood, tram ~5. For more
1-,forma11orica.II 743-7707
SA1UROAY. APRIL 281=========
.:i., e).hibt: •~: wo~k by e1gn1 pnotc.Jrapn8f/artists
l1cm Po•tlan.:: 3 Slue :iil.J Galle1y Group and
Everg•ee, w,":J .vrtl :,e :::articipatmg in Summer
Photograf:h:, ln~tiluta Utllrl'.;J Ollttfed he,e lhls
s..irnme, ,. • 7 o m (Qpenlng). the elChibil
com mun c 1 n,.o_gn May 11. al the Second
Fleer L1b1ar) Gat:~rJ
Murry Weiss, veteran MarlC1st meorehcian, will
speai,, a! a special May Day rr.ee11ng ol the
C('lmmlttee for a Revolullonary Socialist Party
in SeaHle at Freeway Hall. For more 1nlormal1on call 632-7449 or 632-1815.
Labyrinths:
An Evening or Contemporery
Partormanca, featuring works by GORDON
MUMMA, 8 p.m , ElCperimental Theater, $2.50.
T11eBEAUX ARTS BALL 1s here (flnally)! Have
\Our costumes ready, the theme Is Frulla and
Nuts. At 8 pm., Foorth Floor Library Building.
lick.els S3 In advance at the TESC SookatOfe,
~,1 at the door.
Draft
co,..t1nued lrorr. p&ge one
tary servitude other than in the military.
~tany political and religious groups are
vehemently
opposed to co:npul!,ory
national service on grounds that it is in
direct violation of human rights, and that
11 may hasten a decision to go to war.
A Defense Department study outlines
f1vc alternatives
to the SSS's deep
,;tand-by. The study rules 0ut considera•
t1on of compulsory national service, and
say!'- that peace•time inductions are
unnC'cessary. But of the five options this
<.tudy deems feasible, only one does not
invl,lve registration.
Margie Davidson,
SSS legislative
bason, says the draft may be revived
unJc5,5,the SSS's fiscal 1979 budget of
around $7 million (accounts vary) is
wpplemented with an additional $2.8
million, to upgrade the SSS without the
draft. President Carter has requested an
appropriation of $1,7 million for this
purpose. Carter's requested supplemental
funding would go to expanding the SSS's
held structure from six to ten "Readiness
Regions," and improving the Emergency
Military Manpower Procurement System.
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TUESDAY, MAY 1
Central Washington Univenlty Tr1o at 8 p.m. In
the Recital Hall. Tickets $1.50 students, $2.50
general.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
Vocetlona
tor Social Chang•:
lnlormetlon
Exchange. People who are wOO(lng in non-lradltlonal Jobs will be avallabte for students to
lalk wllh, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Library
4300. Contact career Planning and Placement
for lurther Information, 866-6193.
Si, S. Puedea, a documentary aboul the United
F drm Workers movement. will be shown as part
ul Vocations for Sodal Change: lntonnalion
Exchange. Contact Career Planning and Place
1nent. fOf further information, eeg..e193. Free.
fHURSDAY, MAY 3
lr:tn:
The Rewolutlon UnHlled,
a telk by
i.turry Weiss, MarlCISI scholar will be the
;pecial May Day event sponsored by Radical
Women and The Committee
a Revolutionary
Socialist Party 12:30 in Lecture Hall 3, door
donations.
Second Annual College Media Seminar at the
Green River Community College In Auburn.
Washington.
For more information
call
i\J.3.9111
'°'
the SSS's computer system. Many claim
th.it without this type of improvement,
the draft is inevitable.
The President. the Joint Chiefs of Stall,
the Pentagon, the Defense Department,
the Selective Service System, and many
Congresspeople are calling for a return to
draft registration and possibly conscription, and thev have nine bills in front of
them to prov~ it.. It is expected that some
.,f the bills will come out of hearings and
onto the noors by May 15, in time for the
Appropriations deadline on that date.
A word to those who would attempt tu
attain Conscientious Objector d.tSSifica•
lion in the case of resumed draft
registration:
according
to NISBCO
(National lnterreligious Service Board for
Conscientious Objectors), ''Young men
should ...
file statements of their C.O.
conviction,; with their religious or other
groups. 1• they wait, the process will be
such that time may be too short to pennit
the documentation of beliefs and the filing
of a claim."
GROUPS TO CONTACT,
• NISBCO; 550 Washington Bldg.,
15th and New York Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20005
• War Rrsisters League, 339 Lafayette
St. New York, NY 10012
cafe.)
v_Jntermezzo
espresso, european
coffees, teas,
pastries,
Saturday,
April
28
new herb teas
Frank
Ferrel
NW Regional
8:30-lLOOpm
Fiddling
Champion
$1.50
212 "'"'
F... rth
T I ;1 u
I
tU-7668
(C~~
Second of ll■ •k: Blcyde Malnlenancl
aeries
at REI ~op
In Seallle: Repacking Hubs and
Bottom Br.«:kets, at 7 p.m.
,
DAVID BROMBERG BAND al The Place, in
Federal Way.
FRIDAY, MAY•
YugoalaYlan-Croetlon DlnMf £...,Ing, 7 p.m.,
St. Mlk&s Church. $8.25, for more Information
call 3.52·91592.
Media Seminar, see May 3.
ROBBEN FORD at The Place, In Federal Way.
SATURDAY, IIIAY 5
BODEN 6 ZANETTO, 1920's ho! Jazz duo
performs In the Third Floor CAB Lounge,
7:30 p.m., admission free. The concen wll1 be
broadcast on KAOS.
Films
ON CAMPUS
Thursday, April 26 - The Cenler for Uteralure
and Performance continues Its Charles Chaplin
series with two great silent features, The Gokt
Rush (1925) and The Circus (1928), with two
shons. A O.y'a Pleasure (1919) and Pay Dey
(1922). The Gold Rush was voted "the best
comedy ol all time" by an lnterna!lonal tum
crltic's poll and often shows up on lists ol the
ten besl films of all time. Lee. Hall One at 3, 7,
and 10:30 p.m. Only a dollar.
Friday, April 27 - Friday Nlte FIims presents
Robert Rossen's The Hu•tler (1961) In cinemascope, starring Paul Newman, Piper Laurie,
George C. Scott, and Jackie Gleason as
Minnesota Fats. This gritty and reallstlc portrait
ot a professional pool hustler has a brilliant
script, superb acllng, and 1s one of the few truly
grea1 American films ol the 60's. Plus! Thi
Further Adwolnturn of Unde Sam (1972), an
animated
cartoon
in the style ot Yellow
Submarine. Lee. Hall One. 3, 7, and 9:45 (pleaae
note spec lat lime) only a dollar.
Monday, April 30 - EPIC presents lenl
Rletenstahl's legendary documentary, Triumph of
the WIii, a fllm record of the 1~
National
Soclallsl party congress In Nuremberg. Rlefen-stahl,
probably the moat talented
woman
filmmaker of all lime, waa a cloee friend of HIiier,
who asked her to do this mm. Although the film
was intended to glorify the Nazles, today ,t
exposes lhe mass psychology more than anything
efse. Tom Rainey will speek on tuclsm. Lee. Hall
One. Free.
Tuesday, May 1 EPIC prHenta
Sergi
Eisenstein's 1924 classic, Strike, one of the
pioneer fllms of the Russian land world} cinema.
(Ironically. Rletenstahl was Y9l"Ymuch Influenced
by Eisenstein's techniques.) Lee. Hall One, 7:30
p.m. Free.
Wedneeday, May 2 - The Academk: FIim
Serles presents Aklra Kuroaa.wa's Hlgtt end Low
(Japanese, 1963). Thi.., political suspenee thriller
was based on a novel by the Amerk:an detecti-.o.
mystery writer Ed Mc:Ba1n. One of Kurosawa·,
lesHf known films, It stars (who eJse?) Toahlro
Mllune. lee. Hall One. l :30 and 7:30 p.m. Free.
Thursday,
May 3 - The Cheplln Hrles
continues with two of Ctw1le'1 beat, City Ughta
11931) and Tl1111311).
City U@lllo la
• CCCO (an agency for military and
draft counseling),
2016 Walnu_t St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19103
• AFSC. 1432 lafayttte St., Denver,
CO 80218; (303) 83H.S06
• Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom, 1213 Race St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
WHERE TO DIRECT YOUR VOICE,
• Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
on Manpower and Personnel.
• House Armed Services Subcommittee
on Military Personnel.
• Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on HUD and Independent Agencies.
• House Appropriations Subcommittee
on HUD and Indepmdmt Agencies.
MAIL TO SENATORS,
Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
20515.
MAIL TO REPRESENTATIVES,
House Office Building, Washington,
D.C. 20515.
Grad Speakers
Dan Evans will be making a decision
today regarding speakers for the gndua~
tion_ceremony on June. .J.. It .ha,. nnt be,a
decided whethrr or not studfflts wiU be
asked to speak. II you have recommmdations for possible speakers, either students
or faculty contact Dan's office, 866-6100.
Calendar
SUNDAY, IIIAY 8
Wayne Coryell, NW spirits; Rob Qltdltf,
NE
landscape series; and Norman Rockwell,
signed graphics at the Collector's Gallery,
Olympia.
808 WELCH at the Paramount.
TUESDAY, IIIAY 8
JUDY COLLINS at lhe Seattle Center Arena at
Bp.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
CPJ goes ape night, 'Ill tomorrow.
SUNDAY, IIIAY 13
OBAADOA In a benefit sponsored by Tumwater
Open SchOot, 8 p.m. at the Gnu Dell. tickets
S3 In advance at the Gnu Dell.
especlally mem0<able lor the devastating flnal
shot of Charlie's face (cc-mparable only to the
final shot in Felllnl's Nights of Cebh1a). Modem
Times Is a poetic and very funny attack on the
depression, big business. unemployment, and
dehumanizing labof. It's even one of my ten
lavorlte lllms. This Is one show that's not to be
missed. Lee. Hall One. 3, 7, and 10 p.m. Only a
dollar.
Friday, May 4 - For the ninth anniversary of
the Kenl State shootings, Friday Nlte Films
presents Haskell Wexler's 1969 Medium Coot The
lllm ls about a Chicago T.V. news cameraman In
1968 who gets Involved with a poor school
teacher and her son, but tries no1 to get Involved
with the events he must tum. The climax takes
place at the 1968 Oemocrallc convention. The
actors mingled with the demonstrators aa the
riots were actually laking place. The authentic
riot scenes are remarkably powerful and !he fllm
is a reminder of a time and event that many
people would like to IOfget. Plus! Bugs Bunny In
Rebel Rabbll (1947) Lee. Hall One, 3. 7. and 9:30
p.m. Only a dollar.
Tuesday,
May 8 EPIC presents Job
Dlacrtmln1Uon: Doing Somet~ng. Lee. Hall One,
7:30 p.m. Free.
Wednesday, May 9 The Academic Film
Serles presents
Wltlard
Van Dyke's Th•
_, ... ,_
(1!M8) and Tho Ca1cNf
(1975) which la about Edward Curtis. Lee. Hall
One, 1 :30 and 7:30 p.m. Free.
IN OLYMPIA
The Cinema haa The Glee•
Fox, an award
winning nature documentary. Jack Nicholson's
Going South, with Nlchotaon and John Belushi,
Is coming next. Terence Malk:k'a D■ ya of HNNn,
easily the best Amer1can tllm In YNrl but Ignored
by the Oscars, Is suppoaed to be coming after
Going South. Call 9-43-5914 tor ahowtlmea and
Info.
The D■erftunter Is still playing at the Stele, and
~t•
what eome lettotd idlota aay about It
being a "racist apology for the w.,.. lt'e etlll an
Important, often pow,9fful, and Y9l"Yhumanist
anti-war tllm that has more honeety than moat of
us would care to admit.
TIie a.Sync.trorne, la still pleylng at the
Capitol Mall. It you fall Into a hole that goes all
the way thru the earth, you might end up In
Pittsburgh.
T.J. Simpson
Cooper Point
Vol.
7,Number
ourna
13
The Evergreen State College
~!!!~Cause Controversy
The process of allocating this year's
services and activities funds continues. At
the May 2 Services and Activities Fee
Review Board (S&tA) meeting, student
and former S&:A Coordinator
Steve
Francis lodged a complaint against the
process the Board has used to develop
target funding ·levels for the five
categories of student groups and services.
Steve thinks that the Human Rights
category should not be made to bear such
a large percentage of this year's budget
cuts.
At the S&tA meeting yesterday, May 9,
the Human Rights groups presented a
petition stating the same complaint, "In
our reviewing the break-down of the
budget for the 1979-80 school year, we
find the percentage alloted to the Human
Rights groups totally unacceptable."
Steve's major point was that, in not
following historical precedent in setting
target funding levels, the Board is biasing
the allocations proass before it begins. In
the past,
percentages
have
been
determined by the pre,·ious year's levels.
Therefore budget cuts and the effects of
inflation were distributed evenly among
the live catqories at least in the target
percentaga.
However, thjs year the S&r.A Board
decided t?.,.do some preliminary prioritizing. The target percentages of four of
the five categorirs were lowerrd, Cultural
and Human Rights
t k'
h
l
_groups a mg t e
argest cuts. Operations,
which keeps
CAB and. the Recreation Center open, has
not received the same treatment:
Its
target percentage is up from 64 percent
last year to 70 percent this year. Human
Rights groups (Gay Resource Center.
Men's and Women's Centers, MECHA
Third World Women, and others) go;
• b ud get cut Irom seven to four
their
percent _of the available funds. In dollars,
the cut is from 522,000 to 511,000.
.'We find this appalling," the Human
Rights groups' petition states. "Ten
Hum~ Rish~ groups can in no way
function
with quality
and be of
significance with that amount of revenue.
The Evergrttn State Collqe S&tA Board
displays a frightening attitude towards
Human Rights."
The Board's decision to raise the target
pen:mtage of Operations, and to lower
that of Human Rights and the other
categories, was not arbitrary_ A seven
percent• rate of inflation, and an overall
thirteen percent budget cut, make il
unreasonable for Operations to offer the
sam~ services given the same percentage it
received last year. (For example, in
yester~y·~ mttting, a substantial cut in
Operations budget was made by eliminating eight locker room attendant positions.)
Response to the Human Rights groups
from the Board was courteous. Voices
were not raised while representatives from
the Third World Coalition, EPIC. the
GRC. and others .were speaking, or while
the Board members responded.
The
content of_ the discussion, however, was
confrontat1ve.
Th H
R'
th
ing t: ~;;:t
sfAts t:J{::,,_a';d
t:at:;;
their case.to the media and the courts, if
they do not receive adequate funding. Just
what constitutes adequate funding was
not delineated.
Mary Isabell, Acting
Affirmative Action Officer, believes the
groups have a case, and is researching it.
Board member Mike Henry proposed
that the target percentages be disregarded
in the remaining allocations process; after
a brift diSCU5Sion,the Board consensed to
this. Consensus was also reached on an
amendment, proposed by faculty "'P~
sentative Rainer Hasenstab, that rfforts be
made to cut other catego,ries in order to
provide more support for the Human
Rights groups.
The agenda for yesterday's mttting was
to make preliminary, bottom-line cuts in
th• indwidual groups' propoeala from the
Operations, Recreation/Sports, and Cultural categories.
The process went
smoothly through the first two, Opera-
May 10, 1979
tions shaving off $21,000 from their
original proposal of $226,000, and
Recreation/Sports dropping from $5000 to
$1500. If these categories receive the
allotments made yrsterday, they will be
able to function adequately.
The Cultural
category,
which is
composed of the Center for Literature in
Performance, Folkways, Supplemental
Events, and Friday Nile Films, suffered
some drastic preliminary cuts. The first
two submitted rather ambitious proposals
(!he Center wanted to publish a monthly
luerary supplement)
amounting
to
$13,000. The preliminary cuts for the
Center and Folkways wipe out their
itemized budgets altogether, leaving a
fund of $1500 which they will share.
Friday Nite Films got nothing (which is
what it asked for). Supplemental Events,
which provides seed money for events,
got its lull $500.
At 3: 30 the agenda was completed. Bill
Hucks, S&:A Coordiator,
called an
executive session, during which the,
members discussed the day's proceedings.
This was apparently a violation of the
Open Meetings Act, as well as the
Covenant on Governance (COC) and the
Social Contract.
Next Wednesday, May 16, the S&tA
Board will meet to review the budget
proposals from the Human Rights and
Service categories, in CAB 110 at 9 a.m.
Final decisions will be made the following
week, on Wednesday, May 23. These
mtttings are open, and anyone interested
is encouraged to attend.
(Ed. note; The author of thu article,
ai new member of th~
Pam DuHnberry, is
S&A Board.I
DeanSelection
Nuke Delay Bill
Clears Contmittee
Public interviews of the applicants for
tile position of Assislant Academic Dean
continue. Nomintts for the position are
Kirk Thompson, Jeff Kelly. Greg Steinke,
who have already been interviewed, and
Richard Cellariue, whose turn is up
Thursday, April 26 from 12 to 1 p.m .
The Advisory Committee has yet to
interview Cellarius and Kelly. These will
take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and
10:30 to noon in Library 2130 on Friday,
April 27.
by Ben Alexander
Arts Festival
An Arts Festival, to "b:ing the arts
together," will feature works by Evergreen
and non-Evergreen artists in painting.
ceramics, dance, mime, music, and
photography. The festival will take place
on May 5 and 6, in the Sports Pavilion
adjacent to the mods.
The event was conceived in January, by
Evergrttn art student, Rick lewis. He felt
there is a general devil-may-care attitude
towards the arts at Evergrttn. Lewis
thinks that, exce t for occasional, isolated
shows, a communications
gap exists
between artists and other folks at
Evergreen.
Lewis says the festival is "gear-Ni for
participation and creativity." He hopes to
create an inspirational environment where
artists and viewers can interact with one
another and onlookers are encouraged to
create for themselves. He says material
and space will be provided for that
purpose.
For further information, contact Rick
Lewi• at Ash 149.
I'm looking for two hous,nnates for my
house at 1903 26th Ave. NW. What I'm
really looking for are people having a
need for a warm, affectionate household
and some time commitment. Rent is 591 a
month with minimal utilities. My name is
Paul Fink, my phone I is 866-9663.
•
TESC To Offer
B.S.. Degree
by Walter Carpenter
------.,.,,..a,·
ext year, Evergreen students whma)or area of study is mathematics
and/or natural ICiencesmay be able to
petition for a Bachelor of Science degrft
rather than receive a B.A. clqree. At ;
meeting on May 9, faculty members
unanimously
pused a B.S. degree
proposa). All that mnains now l1 final
approval by the Board of Trustees.
Instituting a B.S. degrft is one of the
re<:ommendatlons made by the Council
for Poat-Secondary Education (CPE)
report In response to complaints from
put and J)lftent Evergreen students. A
B.S. degrft is a more 1pedaliud degrft
than the Bachelor of Art1. BecauH
m,ployen and graduate schools often
require B.S. degrfts, Evef31ft11 students
feel they need one to compete well with
other applicants.
Provost Byron Youtz, in response to
the CPE recommendations,
formed a
faculty
study
aroup
to explore
the
~tins- of offi,ririg a 8.5. degrie al
Evef31ft11. Youtz assigned faculty mm,hers Rudy Martin, Kay V. Ladd and
Larry Eickadaht to the group. Rudy
Martin p,...nted the proposal to the
faculty at a May 2 mttting.
To receive a 8.5. degrft, students, in
addition to meeting B.A. degJft atandanls, would be required to complete 72
hours (equivalent
to 18 units) in
mathematics and/or natural ociences. At
least 48 of these must be in one of the
advanced ·1pecialty areu, Scientific
Knowledge and Inquiry, Environmental
Studies, Human Development and Health
or Marine Sctencesand Crafts.
'
The B.S. degrft is optional. Students in
the 1pedalty areas may ch~
to petition
for either a B.S. or a B.A. degrft. The
Administrative detalla have yet to be
worbd out, but it ....,.. likely that TESC
wUI ollu a Bachelor of Science degrft
next year.
A bill that would require a six month
moratorium on new construction permits
for nuclear power plants cleared the
House Interior
and Insular Affairs
C_ommittee vesterday morning. The committee, chaired by Rep. Morris Udall•
(D-Ariz) . approved the NRC Authorization b1ll (H.R.2608)with amendments on a
23 to 7 vote. The bill must now pass the
House Rules Committee before reaching
the House floor.
One of the amendments passed con•
ctms the transportation of nuclear wastes.
This clause requires that state officials be
notified by the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory
Commission) prior to transport of wastes
thro~
their state, The•tatr of Iowa w.a.s
totalf unaware that wastes from the
Three Mile Island plant were being shippe
Three Mile Island plant were being
shipped through their state, until after last
month's disaster.
Rep. Weaver of Oregon sponsored
another
amendment
passed by the
committee. This amendment requires that
a state have an NRC-approved evacuation
plan btfore a nuclear power plant in that
state is granted an operating licenae. The
plan must be effective for the whole state;
local plans do not qualify.
Weaver is sponsoring
an array of
measures in the Howe, aimed mainly at
incrruing CONffVation efforts. One such
measure
is an amendment
to the
Department of Ene'IY Authorization bill
(H.R.3000) that would dn-elop a comp~
hensive energy conservation plan and st~
up research and development of renewable sources, 1peclfically for the Bonne-
ville Power Administration (BPA).
Another conservation
effort, the
Weaver bill. is still being written. This bill
will call for the closing of WPPSS
Another conservation
eHort, the
Weaver bill, is still being written. This bill
will call for the closing of WPPSS nuclear
power plants Four and Five, and a
construction halt for three other plants,
until an investigation of the Three Mile
Island incident is completed. The $3 to 4
billion savnf on construction of plants
Four and Five would be committed to a
conservation
and renewable resources
program.
. w.av-:a-many-prc;mg.ed
strategy
provides a viable alternative to Sen. Henry
Jackson's Pacific Norhtwest Power bill
(S.885); Weaver hope, to introduce his
bill in the House befo..., Jackson's bill
comes to a vote in the Senate. The Pacific
Northwest Power bill would elimin.ite the
current poHcy of giving public power
utilities priority in obtainins hydroelectric
power from the BPA. Public utilities in
Washington now supply electricity at
about one founh the cost of private
companies' enugy.
Critics of the Jackson bill claim that
elimination of the preference policy will
spell the death of public power utilities in
Washington State. Though many public
hearings on the bill are scheduled, none of
them will be In the Northwest, according
to Jackson's office.
Rep. Weaver it also chairing the House
Subcommittee that is investigating the
Three Mile Island accident. Hearings on
the accident will begin in )uM .
2
Letters IL@~®~.Letters
May 10, 1979
Confused Editor
Neither Rain
nor Sleet ...
Used to Evergreen
To the Editors
Last fall l sent a letter about the mail
roc,,m, which was printed
in
the
2,
1078 issue of
TEACHER ED
COURSE
you'll lik• it.
1 do not understand the giving tours of
the Evergreen campus, since we have little
of historic or artistic interest, except in
th• gall•ries. which could be publicized
separately from the rest of ~he colle_ge
where we need students, not viewers. Im
sure there are a lot of proud property
owners in the state of Washington that
would love to come here and ta~ their
clothes off; we could at least charge
admission.
Perhaps if a little more attention was
given to housing by the college instead of
vice-versa, we might be able to attract
some of those elusive students.
I was surpnsed to note that, according
to you most recent issu~·s staff box, Ben
Alexander has lett the collective. I was
wondering if this is permanent, or if
youexp«t him to be helping with future
issues? Please keep me posted.
Ben Alexander
!Editors' note: Gosh, I Qid I was sorry,
!kn.I
November
May 10, 1979
the
Geoducks To Go?
CPJ.
Unfortunatt>lv. the official replies to my
letter have ~ot been Published as yet.
They are tram Jim Duncan. Central
Service:, Superv1so.r: ••
The Campus
\1.:111room receiv~d your certified letter
\_rn10 2 78 and 11 was delivered to Robert
Slus:, ~Crt'tary the same day, see attached
signed receipt It has always been the
polic\' ot fhe campus mail service to
Jeh\'t'r dll US. Mail and campus mail to
the dddressee the same day 11 1s received
in the campus mail room."
From President Dan Evans:
.I'm
happy 10 mtorm you that the mail room
handled your m.id 1n a responsible
t.ish1on. .ind deid}' did not occur in this
ared I cannot account for the timt'
betwt'en receipt m the st'cretary·s office
and the time Or Sluss saw your letter. As
I under~tand procedures, respons1bil1ty is
lH1
the taculty membt-r tf1 pick up mail
and me~~ages trom a box located in the
secret.irv ~ office.'
The
received copies of th~ replies
m November, and in the name of good
1ourmrilism, and out ot fairness to Eddie
A Batacan, mail room supervisor, th~
replies should have been printed at
CrJ
David A. Millhauser
[Ed. note: We are extremely sorry about
the inconvenience.
However, we feel
oblipd lo point out that wo have only
bttn «liling th• CPJ since 0.C•mber. I
Truth and
Consequence
To the Editors:
l was glad to Stt your coverage of the
S&r:A•..pie-slicing" mttting in yoUr la.st
edit1on. As the budget allocation process
takes place, I think it is important that all
students are aware of what's happening,
and how money they've put into 'the
system is being spent. I only ask that you
attempt to give an accurate report of the
meetings, as this is a highly sensitive
issue, and an error in the articles you
write coukl lead to unnecessary conflicts.
In that regard, I would like to make
one correction.
You stated that the
Human Rights category was cut from 7
percent to 4 percent of the total budget
due to "low student support for human
rights. based on results of last month's
mail survey." Yes, Human Rights was cut
back to 4 percent of the total budget, but
it was not because of the survey results.
. Rather, due to inflation
and rising
eltetricity costs, it was expected that the
Operations budget was going to need a 7
percent increase in the total budget. We
ended up giving it only a 6 percent
mcrea~ because of the obvious strains it
was going to place on the other groups.
As a result of this raise, there obviously
had to be cutS in other areas. Of the four
remaining groups, Recreational Arts and
Cultural accounted for a total of 1.7
perce-nt of the total budget. Thfy were
each cut back to 0.5 percent.
This left Human Rights and Serv1c".
This 1s the only point where the
que-st1onna1re might have come mto play,
tnr the Services had one of the strongest
,;,h0w1ngs (Services includes the Bus
~v~lem. KAOS CPJ Women's Health
Photo0raph by Linda ltfrlg
was cut 3 percent, and Services wu cut 2
perc;ent to 25 percent of the total budget.
What none of these percentages weigh
is the lack of money S&A has to fund all
these groups.
In fact, we fall over
$100,000 short of the requested amount.
There is simply no way that we are
able to adequately fund all the different
groups that we have been asked to fund.
The end resu~ is a loss of vital services to
the entire college. There is no easy
solution to how much money should go
to each different group.
R. Micha•I Henry
!Editors' note: The S!tA meetings are
held every Wednesday.
Contact the
Campus Activities Office, 866-6220, for
time and place.)
PrisonerNeeds Penpal
I am preHnlly
incarcerated
in the
Washington State Penitentiary at Walla
Walla, Washington. One of our Most
rehabilitational goals here is to try to gain
correspondence with the outside world. 1
am from Los Angeles, California and I
don't have anyone nor know anyone from
this state. I have the opportunity to live
in th• beautiful state of Washington if I
can establish communication,
possible
visits, and a recommendation after one
gets to know m•. I am B~ck. 155 lbs.
s•n" and 25 y•ar, old. My Interest vary
from physical sport to creative writing to
traveling and mttting people. I'm very
much into music and having a good time
in life. This is important as I have no
corresponda.nce at all. I will write ~ck.
Clayton H. Hall
W.S.P. 1622742
P.O. Box 520
Walla Walla. Washington 99362
Dear Mrs. Carlson,
To the Editors:
Good for you. Thanks for the Arts
Self-study story. Thrtt suggestions, 1)
publiSh arts-oriented stories on the front
page; 1 can't remember when one ever
was, 2) Tell students to send evaluations
to the faculty member's mother. She will
know what to do with them. Deans don't
know anything, 3) keep writing stories
like this.
Craig Carlson
Oh, Shut Up!
To the Editors:
I he name ot the Campus· Activites
Building nttd not be taken only literally
as a place for whatever activities the
campus community considen it useful for.
For example, it seems to be thought of in
terms of leisure only, and more for the
Olympia community than for the Evergreen one. I would suggest more
consideration for those might want to
study, since you_ can always see people
trying to do so on the thud floor.
Does leisuro really tak• ptteedenot over
work as an activity? Or are we so
controlled by the Olympia community
that even in our substitute for a student
union, we must acquiesce to their needll
Or perhaps it is just the "hyp<NICII~"
big mouths among the students who do
not undenwid those who find theCAB
one of th• least pressurod placa to study
on campus.
S.. all th• little grttnift trying to rolax
so desperately after their "crou-communication" seminars. Notice the blue and
slttping powdery efttet of concentrat«I
creative fffort. Did you t"Vff wonder ]VhY
we have a whole building for "activitiesH
but specific activities such as a student
union are highly dltcouraged7 Try it,
Writing
Self-ev~luations
Stephen Ch.aral
Afraid of Change?
To the Editor,,
In resporu,e to Bill Aldridge·• li:>rum
article:
1t•s sad that the revolutionary e:lucational ideals on which Evergreen was
founded hav• ovolved into the dot,natic
conseervatism you express.
If Ev•rgrftll does somehow fail, l will
be mainly du• to our inability to adapt to
mttt MW and changing needs.
Listen to younelf, Bill. Does '11ett..o.. d than Red" ring a bell7
William R. 1-\Jdu
Tile
To the Editors:
l have a work-study
job in the
transcripts
sect_ion of the Registrar's
office and have ltt'n countless numbers of
transcripts in my fiftttn months there.
Sine,_ Atudmt••
--U..valuation,becomt,
part of their transcript Iii<, I'd lik• to
offer a couple of tips:
□ When typing
your self-evaluation,
please make 1Ure your typewriter hu a
dea,nt ribbon in It. Otherwise, when you
request a copy of your transcripts at some
later cbte, the copy machine won't pick it
up. This means it has to be re-typed and
will delay your transcript going out for a
couple of <bys.
□ Sina- evaluation, become part of your
permanent record. put some ca.ff into
writing them. If I removed all the ones
that started with "this quarter was both
good and bad for me," or "t'his quartet I
really learned a lot," there'd be very few
left. Work on the premise that there's a
chance that somrone you will want to
impress (be it a grad school or a future
employer) will read your transcript at
some point in time.
To the Editor,,
Members of the Sports Advisory Task
Force are seeking nominations for the
college's "official" mascot.
We're really asking Evergreen students,
faculty and staff to seriously consider
what mascot they intend to represent our
future sports teams. The majority of the
committee really hopes this becomes a
ratification of the Geoduck, our unofficial
mascot since the \,.ollege opened. But we
feel now is the time-before we actually
field any teams-for
the college to
officially declare its mascot preference.
Nominations for the college symbol
may be delivered to CRC 302. through
Friday. May 18. The following Monday.
the Sports group will narrow the
suggestions down to five or six finalists
whose names will appear on a ballot in
the M.iy 24 issue of the Cooper Point
Journal. Ballots will be due in CRC 302
no bier than Wednesday, May JO. ,o the
choice can be aMounced at Graduation
Sunday, ,,...,. 3. Winner of the balloting
will adorn campus uniforms and other
sport>-rolated paraphernalia.
Pet• S~berg
Oittctor of Recreationand
Campus Activities
rnat
Production Coordinator:
N~ Editor:
Them• Editor,
Features Editor:
Arts
Photography Editor,,
Business Manager:
Ad Sal .. people ,
Walter urpa,ler
Alexia X. Jttter
Kffl Dumota, Ben Alexand..Lauri< Purl Llnchay-«nisht
Pam Dutmbury
I.Ilsa Eck..-1ber11,Kffl Donnota
Gttl!Kina
men KIHman, Alexi• X. Jetter
St&ff and Contributors:
Robin Willett, Ben Alexander, Doug Rlddels, th• amazinc
Aytng flngus of Pat Earl, Bob O.Laubcnfela, Jennifer Knauth, Oeamond and MoUy
Jonn, Linda lffrlg, Kevin e.U, St•v• Harlan-r.Uc of th• 60'1, Jim Felton, St•ven
Doyl<, Sonya Suggs, Gilbert Craven, and th• myst<ry photographer.
The Cooper Point Journal la pubUahed biweekly tor the Cooper Point and Olympla COfflmunlUN,
the students. faculty, and stat! of The Evergreen State CoUege, Olympia, WA 98505. Vlewa
expressed are not neceuarlly those or The EvergreenState College, or of the Cooper Polnl
Journal'• editorial 1taff. Advertlalng material p,.....,ted
tleiNMn does not nec.aurlly
Imply
endorsement by 1h11 newspaper. Offlca are located In the ~lege
Acllv4U.. BuUdlng (CAB) 104.
News phone: 866-6213. Letter ~Icy:
All ..itera to the edllora mual be signed, addreaaed, and
reoe½ved by 5 p.m. Monday tor that week'• pubUcallon. Letters must be typed, doubl•apaced, and
be 400 worda or leH. letters exceeding .t00 words may be edited IOf length. Names wlll be
wlthheld on request
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Evergrttn and the University of Puget
Sound will co-sponsor a teacher certification (TC) program h•re beginning in
fall 1979. The program is contracted for
two years with the agrttment to continue
if successful.
Third and fourth y•ar students will be
able to obtain a provisional teaching
certificate from UPS, for either elementary or secondary level education, after
successfully completing the sequence.
The full program, consisting of two
half-time components, lasts four quarters
for secondary certification and five for
elementary.
The educ.ition
component
will be
taught by UPS faculty and comprises th•
minimum requirements
necessary for
certification.
The second component
consists of one subject area specialization
for secondary «rtification .ind two for
elementary. Students will enroll in regular
TESC academic programs to fulfill this
requirement. The subject area specializations are equivalent to an academic major
or two minors. An Evergreen B.A. degrtt
will be awarded upon completion of the
two components.
If a student enrolls in both components,
quarter hours may exceed the m.iximum
sixtttn quarter hour rule. In respollH' to
this, faculty
voted
to extend
the
maximum to eightttn quarter hours for
TC students.
A committee of twelve to fourteen
TESC faculty
will b• chos•n
by
Evergreen's Academic Dean to represent
the various subject areas taught in public
schools. Thfaculty will act as subject
area advisors, evaluating and approving
the students' satisfactory completion of
the subject area.
In addition, continuing certification
courses will be offered for teachers
desiring to complet• needed crodits for
certification. These courses will be taught
in the evening and on weekends.
Space- in the TC program is limited,
with only half the openings reserved for
non-Evergrttners. A description of tasks
for teacher certification underscores the
competitive application process - ,only
the "best students" with the academic
background, disciplinary competence and
commitment
to the program will be
admitted.
The contract with UPS provides for
enrollment up to 30 students in 1979-80,
and 60 in 1980-81. Further information on
the TC program will be available at the
Academic Fair on Wednesday, May 16.
Interviews will take place between then
and Jun• 1.
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Commencement
Pompand Circumstance
by Pam Dusenberry
Another academic yea.r is coming to a
close-Evergrem's
•ighth. The wodd is
about to rettive another menagerie of
Evergreen graduates.
Such an event,
needle,. to say. desen,., great CfffmOny
and fanfar•. Which is what it's gos,g to
get, if all goes according to p~n.
This y•ar's amnony is being planned
by th• R<giatrar's office and any poential
graduates who want to participate in tho
prOCMs. Acco~ing to John Schminmti. a
graduating
student involved
in the
p~nning, tho 1tudont turnout at natinp
has been sporadic. Judy Huntley and
Walker AU.n of the Registrar's Office,
John, and Kevin Thomas,
another
graduating student, haw done moot ol tho
wo.rk so far.
Initially, the 800 pol<ntial gracl,.at..
were lfflt
a questionnaire to dmnnine
their opinions about tho ceremony. Tho
rosuhs are somewhat surprising. Only237
of those eoorttumed the quntionraira,
187 plan to participate. Of thooe, 61
percent said caps and gowns shodd at
leut be available. Graduat., are being
encouraged
to wear them. Fifty-four
percent think namn ahould be read.
Twtnty•nin< percent favor c:rouirg tho
•lall•-
Shear Design
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Some students were annoyed that
initially there were no student spmken
recommended to Dan Evans, who will
approve the speakers. This wttk, students
have met several times to come· up with
recommendations for a.JIspeakers (student
or students, one faculty, and one penon
from outsid• th• college). Th ... students.
about twenty of them, are now working
with the original planning group.
The ceremony wiU begin at one o'clock
on June 3, with chock-in, a potluck kinch.
live jazz, and campus tours. Ow-lea
Tesk, will then announc• the cemnony
proper with a trumpet fanfare. Aflff all
th• sp<ech••·
Malcolm Stilson will
perform a MW skit for comic relief.
Wh•n these preliminaries aro ow.. the
grads will gather al •ither side ol the
•ta&•.in no particular order. Their..,,,..
will be rod in alphabetical order. At this
tim• uch gradual< will cross the otage,
~~_th•
band ol "Iru&tN-lohn ~.
ttaive an evergreen seedling. and leave
tho stag•. The ceromony will clooe with
remarks from President Evans.
A final planning mttting will t,., held
Monday. May 14, In CAB 110. from 10
a.m. to 12 noon. All graduates are
mcourapd
to attmd. For further information about the l'trtmony, call Judy or
Walker at 866-6180.
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Political Perspectives
hafted
by St•v•n Doyl•
Consistent with the current rise of
the "new right" and conservatism in
general, th• S6'A Board has prioritized
the '79-'80 funds .ind come up with a
target allocation for the human rights
groups that will leave the signs on the
door,. and that·s about all.
The total amount of money to be
split among ten human rights organizations is $11,000. Divided evenly that
amount would give all groups the
choice of either a staff person to
answer lhe phone or the phone,
typewriter, and some printing. That
staff position is just as important as
anything else in these budgets. How
many students
with a full-time
academic load and a job can a.Hord to
devote themselves to volunteer work?
How many minority students can
afford to attend college without also
working?
The S&:A board slates that Operations must come f1rs1. They base their
position,
in part,
on a highly
questionable survey which less than a
third of the student body bothered to
fill out. In defending the survey's
structures, one ot the authors used the
term "methodological
innovation."
bureaucralese for "I made it up.''
In response to the situation. the
human rights groups have issued a
statement to the S&r:ABoard. The last
paragraph reads: "As a joint body, we
submit this appeal to reason and for
human rights. Human rights groups
have agreed to refuse participation m
this mockery of Human Rights. We are
requesting more funds be set aside
for human rights and that human
rights be placed higher on the list of
priorities
at The Evergreen Stale
College:·
If the allocations are not changed.
the human rights groups at TESC
would cease to function. The rationale
for such a move may not be obvious.
The college may want just the show of
human rights without the substance. If
so, that end will have to be achieved
without the cooperation of minority
students.
It will certainly
not be
positive public relations for the college
if this happens. If minority student<.
pull out, funding
may even be
endangered.
If the S&:A Board
disregards thi~ appeal, avenu~ of legal
action wdl also be pursued.
People have pointed out to me . .i<,,
co-coordinator of the Gay Resourcf'
Center, that part1cipa11on in th1!.
protest 1n cooperation
with other
human rights groups may be too ri,;ky
for the GRC; uther groups might make
"a deal·. thal the GRC 1s more nt an
embarr.i,;;,;mt:nt to the college than an
d!!osel Thl'}' Me ignoring the 1,;,.,,., 01
politic.ii ~t,lidarity An effect1vf' h1..rr.an
rights coalition will never be built
without taking risks. Without rPdl
human rights for all. we'll never even
approach the ideal society of which ,;;o
many of us dream. With all of theMthings 1n mind, I'm asking for a shn\,
of support from the students ot th1,;;
college Lt>t the S&r:A Board and 0Jn
Evans know how you feel about this
issue. Human rights are losini,:. ground
m many other places. I hope this
college is one place they will remain.
some sixty piecn of work by artists
and printmakers in Washmgton and
Ort>gon. for a year-long exhibition.
says project corrdinalor, Sid White.
The exhibit will open in December at
Evergrttn, before continuing on to
Reed College. Portland. Central Washington University, Ellensburg: and the
Bellevue Art Museum.
TESC Graduate
Wins Fellowship
Reginald Maxwell, a Ta.coma Marine
Corps Veteran, has become the second
TESC graduate to receive the coveted
Danforth Gradual• F•llowship.
Maxwell, who completed his degree
at Evergrttn, fall quarter, '78, is one of
only three persons in Washington to
win the fellowship this year. It pays
full tuition and fees plus an annual
stipend of up to 52,500 for attending
the graduate school of the recipient's
choice.
Maxwell plans to attend Claremont
College for his doctorate in English
literature. Robert Shepard was Ever•
green's first Danforth recipient in 1977,
and also chose Claremont
for his
doctoral work.
$2,000 Grant
Awarded
The Washington State Arts Commission has awarded $2,000 to The
Ev<rglftn Stat• Colleg• to organiu.
document and circulate a traveling
exhibit of current art by Pacific
Northwest artists.
The award enables TESC to borrow
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TESC Teacher
Appointed Prez
Joye Hardiman, TESC theater and
communications faculty member. has
been appointed president of the Blad.
Arts West theater company m Seattle.
Tht> appointment. effective immediate-ly was made by the Board of Directors
for the company's 1979•80 season.
Hardiman served as artist-in-residence
with the company from September
1978 to April 1979.
CPJ Open l\.1eeting
The CPJ will have an open meeting ,ll
noon on Monday, May 14. to discuss
articles for our next issue. Prospective
pen-pushen, or anyone else who would
like to write for our last issue. should •
come. Don't miss the social event of the
year!
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May 10, 1979
TRUSTEES MEET
by Ken Dennota
A strongly worded battle erupted at the
April 26 Board of TrustttS meeting over
the matter of release time for Evergreen
l'mployees.
·Board member, Herbert D. Hadley,
strongly opposed a proposal to increase
the number of work hours Evergreen
employees may use to take classes here.
"If in the private sector, someone asked
me (if they could! take off four hour.;, I'd
just say ·you're fired.' I know that's old
fashioned. Why shouldn't we try to
operate as a business7:"
Vice President Dean Clabaugh explained that the reason for the proposal
was to preclude possible abu~ in the
system, such as workers taking whole
days off to attend classes. The Board then
tabled the proposal until the next meeting.
Faculty member Eickstaedt reported to
tht> Board on improvements being made
in the academic advising system. ~nning in the fall, students will be
interviewed by a faculty member who has
been specially trained in advising. The
purposes of the interviews are 1) to assess
whiit the student knows .ibout Evergrttn,
and resources in the community, 2) to
administer a new student questionnaire
which would ask the student why s/he
enrolled in Evergrl!en, providing ~
data for rKTUiting new students, and 3) to
evaluate basic skills so that the advisor
may better I advi,e
the student in
academic choiCft, and 4) to introduce the
student to the advising program. Larry
mentioned that students at the Symposium responded favorably to this system.
Duke Kuehn. Speci•I Assisw,t to the
President. reported that Hill Knowlton
had bttn chosen as Evergrttn's adVfftit..
ing •~nt bec•u"' they realize that student
and faculty support is necessary for
marketing. Another attractive fuh.lff of
the p.ickage was their plan to sub<ontract
with Evergrttn for much of the work. For
example. up to $3,000 of the $12,000
consultants ftts could be paid b•ck to the
college £or various jobs TESC is equipped
to handle, such as printing.
The firm plans to make its mu!tmng
very specified. S•id Duke, ''They may
mail information on antique refinishing to
segments whm, (interested! people are
liable to be." Duke also said that new
mailings have been developed for prospective students to make matriculation as
easy as possible.
They have also
developed a new pad.age of information
designed especially for state workers. The
goal is to increase enrollment in that area
by 120 half.time students. Evergrttn will
also be expanding its half- and full-time
program offerings in order to attract more
Thurston County residents.
President Dan Evans suggested lhe
establishment of an advance deposit so
TESC can know in advance how many
students will actually be enrolled.
The Board of Trustees approved a new
faculty .. lary schedle to counterbalana,
the effect inflation is having on faculty
paychecks.
The new arrangement
adds steps
between the major landings in the salary
ladder. At some .. lary levels, faculty
must wait six or seven years for the next
pay increase. The new schedule is
designed also so that faculty step increues
occur at a more regular rate. Funds for
the transition from the old to the new
schedule will be available if the l,egislatutt
approves state employee salary increases
of at le.a.stseven percent.
The Council of Presidents is supporting
a uniform faculty schedule for aU six
post-secondary educational institutions in
Washington. Sina, this proposal could be
enacted within the next two to four yean,
Provost Byron Youtz urged trust ... to
approve the new salary schedule 100n to
avoid further decneases in the faculty's
real income.
Employee Release Time
by Ken Dermota
Due to inequities in the present system,
Rita Cooper drilied an amendment to the
Evergreen Administrative
Code (EAC)
which would establish a Mease time
policy for Evergrttn's employees. Releue
time, which is granted to workers who
wish to take classes during working
hours, has been a policy of TESC, but hu
never bttn written into the EAC. Dean
Claybaugh presented Rita's proposal to
the Board of Trustees at the April 26
meeting. (See related article)
The amendment is necessary, Rita
explained, because, "Some units deny
~luse time where in others it is easy."
This inequity would be co~ed
by a
uniform policy. Release time would no
longer be granted case by case by
individual .upervisors, but by established
policy.
Rita said of the Board member Herb
Hadley's
strong
objections
to the
proposal, "(Ho) may have been plaY!!ll
devil's advocate_ But he has a right to ask
what we'tt getting for the money." The
proposal permits up to ten worlten to
tab off u much u four hours a day, and
this could iidd up, But sina raiRs are
determined
by the state and since
promotions ane limited by Evergreen'•
size, rtieue time is one way of providing
a non-taxable benefit to employttt.
Rita al10 pointed to the fact that many
people hen, have had aca,ss to upper-level
jobs as a direct result of their studies
under the release time program, which
Rita calls "growing our own." Most of
Evergrttn's accountants were at one time
accounting assistants who studied to
become qualified
for their current
positions.
Workers
may also embark
upon
completely new carttn
under the proposal since they may take cJa.eo that are
not n«aNrily job related. Furthermore,
if worken were not pa,nitted to take
classes unrelated to their work, they
might not be able to take IOlllt ~
that art pttttqUilites for the job-related
ci..e..
Rita addrested Herb's bthtr objection:
that worken should be taking <X>WWI
outside of working time. Pretently,
Evergreen doesn't have an evening
program, and there att 20 tmployees
taking courses elsewhere. 'We don't want
them going e1-htrt, • she Aid. "becawe believe in our pro1ram1."
Tht
proposal does state that worlcen cannot
use release time for cla1Ht that art
ofttred outside of work houn or "for
studying. library work, l~ucationtype offerings, etc."
A$ the proposal reads, the docisioNIto
allot release times are made by the
"•ppointing authority," as the EAC labtlt
the two deans and the heads of the other
three budget areas. Each of the
"authorities" may grant two release times
per quarter, for a total of ten. Final
decisioris will be based on seniority and
will rotate each quarter. Departments
may choose other met.hods of selection.
However, if they do, they should circulate
an explanation of the method among the
employees.
ff for next year
_hink about it
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May 10, 1979 /5
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by Sonya Suggs
People in this country are unfortu·
nate victims of miseducation
and•
distortion. When misinterpretations go
unquestioned, they become symbols of
neality. These symbols taint the psyche
and develop into stereotypes established along physical, neligious and
racial lines.
The overall stett<>typing of black
people began with the minstrel shows
and theatrical production., and continued with Thomas Edison's moving
pictura. It is now perpetuated through
electronics and television. Mone people
in this country watch TV than read:
10 TV is now a more powerful form of
communication than the printed word.
Statistically, if a television is present in
the home, a child of five hu obtained
88 perant of his or her knowledge
through that medium. Obviously,
television is symbolic of reality to
mMY people.
As. slaws, in the nineteenth century,
blacks often accompanied theu duties
with song and dana,. Thforms ol
"acceptable entertainment" held a dual
purpose.
They served to relieve
tension, and reinforced the myth that
blacks were indeed childlike and
harmless. Such belitf1 wen! widely
held then, and they art now. Black
actors are most libly to bt _,, on
television in situation comedies. Al'though blacb do occasionally ._,.
as guest 1tan on other types of
programming, they .,. often cut in
menial rola, and their appearancn Oft
few and far bttwom.
c_.-11y. a limited ntmbtr o1
black role models have dewloptd.
This imprtHH
on black people,
especially the young, that they haw
very few choices beyond becoming a·
performer or an athlett. To non-blacb
such limitations are conceived u
"natural ability.• TheM role model
limitations distort and weaken black
potential. SuCXBlfulrole modols in
"non•traditlonal"
functions are not
publlciud. Such role models, wluch
strengthenand broaden blacb' potmtlal, mlllt bt publlciud in the maa
media, if they' are to have any effect.
Uneven historical accounts have
further limited the range of black role
models. Lack of knowledge about
black participation in such areas u
government, science and eduation has
denied the possibility of these alternatives to many blacks. This mulls in a
loss to all people, not just blacks.
Ralher than miseducate people, why
not educate
them7 Rather
than
speaking for others, why not let them
step forward and speak for themselvesl
Rather than perpetuate stereotypes,
why not abolish them7 Immediate
ansers to these questions are obviously
not forthcoming. One thing is for sun,
though:
as long as all decisions
re.lating to television programming and
broadcast management are made by
those who are responsible to a se.lect
few, we all remain victims of a
stereotyped r,ality.
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Clabaugh Doesn1:~~0uit
Q: Rumor has it that you are
quitting. ls this true7
A: Since I got back from vacation,
I've heard that I'm sick, dead, taking a
sabbatic.al, fired, quitting, or about to
byDouaRiddila
Goverruma, at Evergreen is a joltt. An
incttdible, outrageouo, ridiculous and not
very funny joke. When I tell friends at
other collegu that the chief campus
goVffNU\a!
body hasn't met since early
fall, they are shocked. When I tell them
,the ru,on is that no one can be found to
,_.,e on it, they are am.u,ed, How, they
'ult, can students at E•aiP-•
be 10
apathetiol How can they be 10 inaponlible, or so Ignorant of their own bat
,~,
, AD I can do is sm1e wukly, and
ap1ain about how ·[va ... -Oft so
buoy in their J>f0111UN1,or how we don't
have the UIUalforms of. decision-making,
but students rally do have Input. Really.
They uaually look at me lib they don't
bellnt me. In fact, I don't believe it
m}'ltlf.
• When playing the role ol community
activist, I complain bitterly about the way
students att co-optm at [vaiP-••
"The
1tudtnta don't get involved in the
governance proceN becauoe they don't
have any real power, they only haw
l'input'." I've found that campus activilb
.haw been using that excute at leastaina,
1974 or 1975, and most of them, I
beline, have come to the same conclusion
I have: bullahit.
Thett i1 no excuse for only a half-<lozen
students showing up for interviews with
provost candidates. Ont candidate said
that that certainly wouldn't have hap-
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quit. Could be I'm fittd and don't
know it yet. Maybe the fact that I
gttW
this beard over vacation and
people don't recognize me makes them
think I'm gone. NO.
pm.ct at h,r schooli
The point is, thett a.re some serious
problems hen, at Evergreen and, deopite
all of the efforts of • very conarned but
very amall minority, the student body is
•pparmtly unconarned.
The Ev._,
Council is (auwa-lly)
ing to the CPE Study hu been marltedby
the chief goVffNU\a! body on campus.
limited student involvement. Even the
This is when, an adminiatrator or faculty
"campua-widt" Symposium only attracted
member can be called to the carpet for
400 students. ls this the extent of student
misconduct. This is where the colltge'1
concan for [vul.""'n's future: twenty
principles are to be i!'terprettd
and
pftti,nt of the student body meeting for
wheft actiONI are judged for complla,,a
two days, and a handful of conarned
with thooe principles. l1w Council is the
students meeting in study groups for the
only recogniz,d forum for community
not monthl
iaaua. And It is the only guarantee that
Why hu there been no wldap, e.J
DTP', won't hne a '1oaded" membership, •, concern among students that the Dosign
or that their tte0mmendationa won't be
for Enrollment DTP wu charged by
"loot" ll they are not to an adminiatrator's
. PreaidentEvana illegally, without going
liklng.
throughthe Evergrftll Council, whichhad
Thett is no Evergreen Council; there
not Yft disaolved7
hasn't been aina, early fall, They couldn't
Who apoltt out when Provost Youtz
pt a quorum.
crated the (generally unpubliciud) facThe Cow,cil is also supposed to charg.r
ulty study groups, diattg,arding
the COG's
a DTP l'V1'fY three yun to rniew and
insistence upon DTF's and adequate
mmtt the COG (Covenant on Governconsultation
with those affected by
clocisioN17
ance) •and the Social Contract. This is the
yur that the COG IV DTP should haw
Why wu there no protest when the
been charged. It i1 ironic that the
Board of Trustees Ignored a DTP report
governance documents are not ~ing
saying intercollegiate sports wen, unfuommtten because the govemana, syomn
ible dut to lack of interest)
hu fallen aput.
Perhaps more importantly, why has
The Evergreen Council is not the only
therebeen no protest of Sl.:A Coordinator
area where students haw failed to gd
Bill Hucks hand-picking S•A Board
involved. The mtine procaa of rnpondmembenl Although the Coordinator hu
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1
Oh, the irony of it all. Or, really,
the irony of us all: us silly people in
our silly society, engaged in so many
superfluous yet supercilious activities.
We create our O""{n problems and
occasionally find solutions to them.
; That;s the foundation of our economic
System. Capitalism
is based on
1 silliness. Some very basic examples:
1
Take nutrition. That's what some of
; us have done; taken the nutrition out
of our food. Processed out all the good
stuff, processed in plenty of profitmaking additives, giving ourselves a
new problem: malnutrition in the face
of obesity. And we found the cure for
the problem:
vita.min pills! Isn't
technology wonderful) No medicin•
chest is complete without vitamins.
You may ask, 'Wouldn't it ~ easier to
just leave them in food, where they
were in the first placel" That's not the
Americ.in way. In our search for the
easy life, we inv.iribly make things
harder on ourselves. Besides, many
middlemen (alright-middlepeople) are
deptndent for their livelihood on the
removal of nutrients from food and the
manufacture of synthetic nutrients to
replaa, them. Who would sw,d to
profit if food and nutrition came
together)
Consider exer~.
Purportedly, the
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social change community
sroups. Take on a challense. For me
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• justification for much of technology's
development has bttn that it makes
life more worth Irving. With machines
performing the drudgery of manual
labor for us, we at long last have time
for the finer things in life. leisure time.
Now it's become apparent that glorious
leisure time presents problems for some
people. The problem addressed here is
flab.
Keeping our muscles in shape used
to be intrinsic to whatever we·d do to
survive. With the advance of technology, physical activity
has been
relegated to a pleasantry for the elite.
It's been separated from our day~today life. So it is that we·ve created
recreation.
We've had to invent
ingenious ways to get ourselves to
move our muscles. We run around in
circles. We hit, kick, and throw
innocent balls all over the place. We
slide down clearcut mountains on
pieces of fiberglass. Always there to
accommodate our every need, industry
has invented lots of expensive equipment without which we're convinced
we can't have healthy muscles. So it is
that we now pay exhorbitant sums to
do things that used to come naturally.
naturally.
So it goes. We've found ways of
creating problmis for ourselves, so~
times finding ways of dealing with the
symptoms of those self-inmctt'd woes.
And some of us even make lots of
money in the process. Isn't technology
wonderful)
Oh, th• irony of us all. I feel so
damn lucky to live in a society that
has such a great senseol humor.
always had that authority,
s/he has
• always chosen in the past to call a
community
forum to select Board
' mnnbtn. Bill Hucks did not. M a rault,
I we now
have a (relatively)
very
: a,,_...ative
Board which has cut the
human rights sroups' budpta for next
• yur in htlf, and hu chooen a coordinator
for not yur who hu stated that she feels
the student body has shO\V1' '1imited
: support for human rights."
: I reallu that apathy isn't the only
• problem.
There hasn't been enough
inatitutional support for student involvement, and theft are structural problems as
-U (programs that tab up 10 much time
energy, poor communication/inf or. matlon ayatfflll, etc.). There are administraton and faculty manben who are
indifferent or even hostile to major
student involvement in decision-making.
Many aspects of the school's academic
and even physical structure hinder the
. ..,.. of community that would mcoura~
involvement in the school's affairs.
AD these are true to some degree. The
chit! problem. though, appear, to be
more basic than anv of these.
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May 10, 1979
May 10, 1979
were expected anyway; traditionally, the
Evergreen Environments attrition rate has
been well below the TESC average.
by Lenny Brennan
The Evergreen Environments program
(E squared for short) dates back to
TESC's first academic year. Now com-
pleting its sixth incarnation, Evergreen
Environments is considered by many one
of the most successful programs at TESC.
Over the past eight years, Evergreen
Environments, like most biological organ-
isms, has adapted to change. The concept
of a field tradition in biological work was
first introduced by faculty members, Al
Wiedemann and Steve Herman, during E
squared's second year. The field journal.
now such an important
part of the
program work, was largely an optional
project. Program money was more easily
obtained during Evergreen's early years,
so Evergreen Environments II took a
five-week Southwest field trip.
In Evergreen Environment's fourth year,
technical scientific papers were the
culminating project. But with the advent
of Evergreen Environments V, the focus
shifted from a purely quantitive to a
qualitive approach. Maintenance of a
highly organized
field journal
was
mandatory for all students. Extensive
notes of field observations were to be
transcribed on "on side of the page only"
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begiMing of the century; such fanatics as
Steve Herman rightfully keep it alive.
The commencement
of this year's
Evergreen Environfflft\ts showed still more
changes in content and structure. Fonnerly an upper-level r;,roaram,
the 1978-1979
5Upplement aimed E 11quared at lint and
..cond yur 1tudenb. Geology, with the
help of the lone TESC rockhound, Jim
S1roh, joined Al and Steff to offer a solid
background in the thrtt main subject
areas of natural history: botany, zooioSY,
and seoloSY. The field journal became a
primary locus of the program. Steff
Herman
wrote
a 60 page book,
describing, in detail, the correct method
by which to take good field not ...
Sixty people bough! Rapdiograph pens
and spent hundreds of dollan for texb,
binoculars ilnd dissecting kib. We all
went to the Malheur National Wildlife
A brief, informal survey of the likes
and dislikes of present Evergreen Environments st:.idents indicated the majority
liked, thrived. in fact, on the structure of
the program. Subject material, emphasis
on fieldwork and academic rigor are other
common denominators
shared by the
students.
We are not without our problems.
Faculty evaluation, criticism and feedback
has been at a minimum. When asked
about this problem,
Al Wiedemann
agreed that all three faculty
were
moderately
guilty of not providing
enough criticism and input regarding
students' progress.
Heavy workloads and rigid academic
structure, both of which are necessary for
a solid scientific foundation, have a ha.rd
effect on all students. Fortunately, the
majority of us realize that a solid
background in any area, scientific or
otherwise, cannot be obtained without a
certain amount of pain and exasperation.
The old adage, "not knowing what
pleasure is until you have experienttd
pain," seems appropriate. Epic voyagn
into the realm of academia are not
without their storms.
An interctisciplinary approach is inherent to the academic punuit of natural
history. Thus, natural history is an
appropriate
science for a liberal arts
school. Subject matter, predictability,
faculty cooperation
and organization,
coupled with avid studen1 inlerest and a
willingness to accepl the rigon of hard
academic work have made this program a
winner. Eversreen Envirorunenb is that
anomaly in the Evergreen ocean of
academic ambiguity: a Pft(llctable program. Tllfte facton allow [ve.gaun Environments to do what moet programs at
TESC cannot do-fill to capacity and
lceep the atb'ltion race low. In oplle ol
this, the adn't'in&iratlon and the tha1-be an, reluctant to provide adequale
funding to make this propam even mon,
sucaaful.
While score, of student,
travel in
packed, uncomfortable and oEun WIAfe
vans, hundred,, of thouaands of dollan of
elaborate, notork: laboratory equipment
slb unUIOd, broken, or 11111In lhlpping
box... It d001n't seem to maim that an
important pen:mtage of the student body
has repeatedly oolected and stayed with a
program such u Evergn,on Envirorunmb.
When
time comes, Evergreen
Environmenb always ...,,,. to sit In the
back of the financial roller couter. It is
high lime the administration provides
Refuge and discovered our academic
limits at 2: OOam while writing up
observations of the previous day in our
journals. Only a few dropped out. The
rest of us decided to go for ii. There are
45 of us lefl. Not bad for a lhrtt quarter •
budget
adequ.at• funding for programs 1ha1 bring
studenls to, and mosl importantly, keep
studenls allending, •this college.
program at TESC. Not many dropouts
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"There
are people who are mto
technology. because they read about it on
a matchbook ... and there are hard-core
revolutionaries, but you don't read about
them or even know their names:. and
there are ~pie in a very special position
like me."
The speaker
is Mike
Colyar,
Study
a supervisor. Now there is a lab building
supervisor who l could easily work for.
He could prioritize
the work, and
Academics would have control of the
technicians." Mike feels that placing the
control of the repair service in Academic' s
hands would improve the quality of an
Evergreen education.
Mike respects the quality of work done
in the Sciences at Evergreen, but he feels
that the academic structure
has its
problems. "Programs run the gamut from
best to worst. We need more evaluation,"
an
finds chat he can wed strange bedfellows
(bedpeople) of science and social change.
From his perspective as a scientist, he ts
impressed with Evergreen's abHitr to
produce scientists with social consaou~
nessu. While talking with CPI, he
conlinually bounced betw .. n science and
Mike noted, adding that he could make
program evaluations a full-time job.
Iitics.
Mike explained that th• seemingly large
maintenance cost of academic programs
is appropriate. Advanced and i~divi~ual
contract studies are very expensive smce
they involve many students
using
sophistocated equipment.
Any business figures ten percent 'Of
TheHuman
by Ellen Kissman
Mike criliciud the adminiltralion for
sacrificing educational quality for lower
cOSb. One of his gripes is with the
recently established equipment repair
servia,. The administration .. tablished the
servia, in order to cul back on the
expense of hiring outside repair people.
He noted that the aerv/a, WU -blilhed
withoul comultalion of the people it wu
dnlgned to serve. Consequently, the
service is not living up to lt1 full
potential. "They loolt at oightftn dollan
an hour (tho total cost ol the MrVia!) and
a $5000 piece ol equipment and •Y "fix
.it.' Eighteen dollan an hour ii cheep for a
teacher... This hwu the ,tuclent on an
independmt contract worl<lng with microcomputon (for example) becamo I can
oxplaJn tho wlrlna to him . . .but they
can't ,justify my time
(away from
~).
. . oo the student has to look me
up over lunch hour."
The repair servia, runt OIi a charwe
back sysmn. Each department mutt pay
for the mo of the ~ on iln hourly
buis, in order to prevent the abuto ol the
MrVia!. Miko feet. that for the system to
work well, tho charwe
back ll)'Slml mutt
be abolished. In that cue, any program
needing help from repair servia,o could
get it, without having to pay eightftn
dollan and hour. "Evergn,on has the moot
competenl techniciant l'w ever ,eon. . .
The students could learn from them."
The chargeback system Is nol the only
slructural problem with the service; Mike
feels lhat some ch
in
ent
by Kevin Bell
Over 2,000 people from around
Grays Harbor County showed up at
the county fairgrounds last weekend
for the rainy Northwest Alternative
Energy Fair, sponsored
by Grays
Harbor Crabshell Alliance. Almost
within spitting distance of the Satsop
nuclear plant construction site, the fair
featured speakers, live music, and
exhibits from a broad spectrum of
local community groups and businesses
involved with appropriate technology.
Some of the major features included:
-A working solar hot water system
and hands-on workshop on how to
build a solar ·collector, presented by
Evergreen's Alternative Energy Systems
Seatt1~:~ofl!Y.~n1~~=t
Seattle, have asbestos in their water. This
isn't a reason to buy chic mineral water.
While asbestos fibers cause respiratory
cancer, their effects in the gastrointestinal
tract are unknown. Nevertheless, water
departments
are concerned about the
potential hazards from asbestos in water.
Aftrr the .-disc-QY.Uy
of asbestos in -the
Seattle water supply
(replete with
sensational headlines) the Seattle Water
Department began studies on means of
tillering asbestos out of their water
supply.
Last winter, two Evergreen students,
Mark Ke1a ana myseu, oegan scuoyin~
the occurrence of asbestos in geologic
material in the South Fork Tolt River
basin, one of Seattle's water sources. The
other source, the Cedar River, does not
contain detktable asbestos.
The Tolt Basin study gr~
out of
brainstorming seasions betwttn Evergreen
taculty member Jim Mroh,' Mark Keid and
of Winter Quarter working on analytical
techniques we would likely encounter.
Asbestos contamination i.s a relatively
recent area of study. Previously, natural
asbestos
has been studied
from a
commercial, rather than environmental
poinl of view. Asbestos which may
con amffiaTe water supplies cfoes not
necessarily occur in the obvious. minable
forms, which makes its analysis more
difficult For example. our major problem
in the Tolt Basin study is that a small
percentage of asbestos in geological
material is significant,
and must be
detected for the study to succeed. The
asbestos may also be found in glacial
matenai, wnicn does not lend itself to
quick and easy.. analysis. The compl6ity
of analyzing asbestos in water samples
made it unfeasible for this study.
We still don't know the exact source of
asbestos within the T olt Basin. We are
hunting with rock saws, grinders,
mvself W, ""'no,oed ii to reornenlativ,.
of the EPA, US Geological survey, and
the S.allle Water Department. With inpul
trom these agencies, we further defined
crushers, heavy liquids, centrifuge bottl,.,
po4riud ligh1 rays, electrons, and x-rays.
Hopefully, these will help us determine
the source of ubestoo in Seattle's wattt.
politically controversial subjectl Students
in The
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Human
Condition,
a basic
program taughl by Berty Estes, Beryl
Crowe, Bob Sluss, and until lhis quarter,
Larry Eickstaedl, are meeting 111ch a
subject head on. They have spent tho yur
studying sociobiology, one of the most
highly debated subjects in the natural ilnd
social ocienc-.. today.
Sociobiology. a recent sciffltific allffl\pt
to explain animal
and humanbehavior,
hypot~nizN
that many aspects of
behavior have a biological or pnotic
origin .. In the words of ill founder,
Edward O. Wilson, the discipline is "a
systemalic study of the biological buis of
all social behavior."
The main
controversy
stems
from
1h, use of lh• word "all" in chis
definllion, implying chat sociobioloSY is
an adequate explanation of humiln u well
u animal behavior. Biological, cultural,
and hislorical ()t'OCOSlft cannot be clearly
separated from one another. Critics argue
thal sociobiologicai theories about human
behavior remain plausible models with
lit~ more than speculative debate to
substantiate them.
The Human Condition's objective, as
stated in the catalog, is to "develop a
1horough underslanding of sociobiological
theory, critically examining the implications for human values and social
institutions."
Students must address
questions like: Does sociobiology provide
an adequate explanation of the origin of
civilization? Or is it merely another
scientific attempt to justify present social
structures. and injustices?
The Human Condition has traveled
play with the PUD video computer;
for some reason, nobody s.ttmed to
want to talk to the people staffing the
booth. The computer broke down
Friday and Saturday evenings found
people dancing, with muoic provided
by lrfnds such as ~ood Earth Siring
early Saturday aflemoon. By midaftemoon. WPPSS had packed up and
le/1.
psychological, or polilical perspective.
IT\
M0<;T
T\11:WOltlbS
COMPLETE MACHlt-lE'
4LMoST
focus has
provided lhe student• with lhe academic
~ckground ilnd ilnalytic cools with which
to critique ilnd further develop Wilson's
ideas. In addilion lo Sociobiology, they
have read his later work, On Hum1111
Nature, which is a continued exploration
of ti!!<
biological basis of human behavior.
They have also road and ditc.....d a wide
variety of philosophy,
hl11ory and
poycholoSY, They have examined "tho
interplay between oocifty and natural
science" in order 10 help clarify the role of
science in the formation
of cultural
values.
The dynamic between science and
society is the crucial issue in the
sociobiology debate. Political critics of
sociobiology say those involved in the
field have crossed the fine line between
thoughtful
scientific speculation
and.
unconsidered guessing. They contend that
popular application of sociobiological
theories could result in a new ideological
"scientific" justification of racist and sexist
social norms. Since much of the work of
sociobiologists can not be either verified
or refuted by present experimental
methods, acceptance
or rejection of
sociobiology as an accurate explanation of
behavior
must proceed slowly and
carefully.
The students in Tae Human Condition
have been wrestling· w·ith these and other
issues all year. The results of their work
will be presented at a symposium on May
29. Time and place will be announced.
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One indication of growing :-eceptiveness towards alternatives to nuclear
power was the diversity of ages and
lifestyles
among
area
residents
attending the fair. 'This is a turning
point for all of us in Grays Harbor,"
said one staHer. "It's gotten to the
point where the nuclear industry is
admitting there are major problems
with nuclear power. Now they're
saying that in spite of those problems,
nuclear energy is the only option we've
got. We have to show people that's not
true. We have to show what those
other options are. I don't think WPPSS
was expecting the response we got
from local people here I think it
definitely shook them."
WPPSS was at the fair, cleverly
disquised as Grays Harbor PUD.
Throughout Friday and into Saturday,
people would wander across the hall
included solar cookers, collectors, a
series of slide shows about alternative
energy. and drawings
of a solar
greenhouse designed and constructed
by program members.
- Videotapes of recent anti-nuclear
demonstrations and a study of the
effects of low level radiation
on
soldiers and civilians exposed during
nuclear bomb tests in the 'SOs.
-A proposal to provide electricity
for the Northwest using giant offshore
wind turbines.
-Informational
displays on topics
such as wood heat, energy conservation and small-scale agriculture.
-A
lqislative hearing on energy
altttnatives.
right to the heart of the controversy-the
chapter in Wilson's Sociobiology which
deals with human
behavior.
Each
student's project has been to rewrite that
chapler from a particular philosophical,
Evergreen's interdisciplinary
Band, Shelly and the Crustaceans and
Jeff Jaisun.
(AESI program. The AES exhibit also
Condition
How does an Evergreen
science
program approach
the study of a
Sciences
from the Crabshell Alliance booth to
Changing
At
Science (APS) as the advanced component. The goal was an inlegral pacug, of
offwings with room for a wide range of
personal interests and skills.
Unfortunately, students with varying
levels of proficiency in math and, to a
Evergreen
by Ben Alexander
On May 3 the faculty and sludents of
the Scientific
Knowledge
and Inquiry
Specially Area met to discuss the 1919-80
program offerings. The Sciontific Knowledge area, which has attracted many students, marks its first anniversary with
start ot the next school year. The mttting
was packed as Jeff Kelly, teacher and
chemist, introduced next year's program
sponsors. Student questions and informal
discussion
followed
the
faculty's
presentations.
The new Specialty Area offered one of
this year's most popular programs:
Introduction to Natural Sciences (INSpronounced
'ins'). This program was
designed as the introductory level natural
sciences offering, complemented
with
Dynamical Systems as the intermediate
component
and Advanced
Physical
1he lessor extent, chemistry, had not been
anticipated. The overwhelming interest in
an introductory science course also c.ame
as a ,urprise. Students with any math
background beyond algebra were enrolled
in a course too advanced for their other
·science background. As a result, "a sort
of patchwork repair was created: the
Introduction to Physical Science (IPS)
program.· according to Fred Tabbutt.
faculty of next year's Matter and Motion
program.
Much of the meeting time, therefore,
was devoted to discussion of how next
year's introductory offerings address th1~
year's problems. Many Changes are being
implemented to insure that everyone s
needs will be met next year. INS and
Matter and Motion arE' both offered as
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by Gilbert Craven
When a person is told that part of the
Seattle water supply contains asbestos
fibers, a common response is, "who put it
there7" Asbestos' fame as an airborne
carcinogen at factories, shipyards, and
construction sites connotes an artificial
substance. fore1_gnto the natural environment. Nobody 1,; dumping asbestos into
Seattle',; water supply, though God put it
then:'
Several types of minerals, both natural
and art1hc1al, form the fibrous crystals
knnwn collect1vely as "asbestos.'· The uses
C1t a<,bestos (such as fire proofing) as well
a-. its cancer-causing
properties result
from its microscopically fibrous form.
Natural asbestos forms when certain
minerals are altered by combinations of
heat, pressure, water. and mechanical
shearing. Minerals related to asbestos
fibers are fairly common in metamorphic
rocks. When asbestos bearing rocks are
exposed to erosion, asbntos fiben are
released. The lacl that asbeslos gm into
water supplies, then, is not surprising.
Everett and San Francisco, as well u
would also ~ helpful. "There needs to be
Evergreen electronics technician. Here, he
Earthwatch
tota
equipment
costs
or up eep.
Evergreen allocates only a fraction of that
amount. This makes upkeep understandably. difficult as equipment deteriorates.
"It is a real pain to keep up an operation
like this."
But the satisfaction seems to offset the
pain for Mike. He has high praise for
Evergreen's ability to produce scientists
with a social conscience.
"Many of
Evergreen's strongest politicos are from
the science department. Science students
here are a weird bunch - not necessarily
at the top of their class . . .But they
believe in the use of sciences for social
change."
Mike feels that, unfortunately,
Admissions "recruits some people who don't
like it here. I think we should widen our
base of high schools rather than trying to
get more students
from these high
schools."
Mike feels this synthesis of politics and
science is very significant because "many
people feel that technology is a cause or a
symptom of a repressive culture. I think
this is wrong - we have to use
technology as a tool to overcome our
problems. . .lf we don't, we won't make
it t the end of the century!"
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MeetNewPeoJ!k
Stan Klyn's program, The Etruocans, is
p~ntly
studying in Italy. The Etruscans,
were a pre-Roman civilization which lived
in norther
and central
Italy. The
Etruscans ~tablished a civilization simil.u
to the ancient Greeks and reigned some
500 years before their conquest by the
Romans.
Klyn's two quarter program spent
winter at Evergreen examining the
Etruscans and their influence upon
Mediterranean
culture; the group left
during Spring quarter. In Italy, they are
studying the Etruscans via artifacts left
behind, as well as visiting ruin sites and
museums there and in other com.tries
where Etruscan works are exhibited.
Evergreen
faculty member Susan
Fiksdal and her students in The &ench
Culture program left for Lyons, France,
during Spring break. The aim of the
program is an in-depth study of French
language and society. Their trip is the
climax of thrtt quarters of intensive work
in French language, history, culture,
social structures,
and methods of
documenting societies. In France, the
students are living with French farrilies.
Each student will ex.amine an aspe:t of
French culture. Studenta can also take
classes at Lyons University.
Evergreeners Overseas
by Walter Carpenter
Evergreen students wishing to study
abroad have had more opportunities this
year than ever before. Students in three
programs: The Etruscans, French Culture
and The Classical World are current!;
studying overst>as, and a fourth program,
Studies in Israel, 1s leaving for Israel in
individual contracts with anyone wishing
to focus on a particular aspect of Israeli
culture.
, The total cost of the trip is expected to
be around $1,500 including round-trip
airfare, land and touring fees, and tuition.
For further information,
contact Dr.
Gerst! at Library 1602 at 866-6702.
Openings are still available.
Students in Gordon Beck's program, the
Classical World, left for Europe on May
1. Beck and his students are studying the
art and architecture of ancient Greece and
early Rome.
Before leaving, Beck's group spent five
weeks studying classical art history. In
Europe the group is visiting sites and
museums in England, France, Germany,
Yugoslavia, Italy and Grttce. Students
are required to maintain
extensive
journals; regular 5"minan will be held at
pre-arranged locations. The trip is unique
in that it offers students a chance to
experience a variety of European lifestyles, as well as study the art, culturo,
and history of the countries they visit.
late June.
Led by Evergreen faculty member Dr.
Ted Gerst!. students of Studies in Israel
will spend eight weeks in Israel observing
the country's
people, culture,
and
language. Students will spend three weeks
touring Israel's many archeological,
historical, and religious landmarks, as
well as its three major cities, Jerusalem,
Tel Aviv, and Haifa_ After touring the
country, students will live for four wttks
on the Kibbutz Yizre'el near Naza~th.
Dr. Gerst! has visited Israel twice
before and lived once at the Kibbutz
Yizre'el. He is offering a module this
quarter to acquaint prospective students
with the Hebrew language and Israeli
culture. Dr. Gerst) will also sponsor
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new course, he said.
This faculty juggling in the advanced
sector points out one potential problem
for this Specialty Area , Thett an many
faculty members going on leave, on
sabbatical, or rosigning. Also, informed
soun:e say that INS teacher Jeff K•lly haa
a good chance of being chosen as th, new
Assistant Dean. In this case, Evergreen
would prosumably hin, another outside
teach.r. The effects of this mruiin to be
NWN'l
introductory level programs with different
math prerequi_sites (INS requires only
basic algebra). also, differmt approaches
to chemistry will prepatt 1tuden11 in
both progams for organic chemistry by
Winter Quarter. Diagnostic math and
chemistry tests will help determine which
section will best suit each student.
Though four teachers have been
assigned to INS and only one to l';l~tter
and Motion, in actuality the five teachen
will shore the rnponsibilities of tuching a
total of about 100 students. Provost
Byron Youtz may assist, part-time.
Flexibility is the key word here.
Students will be encouraged to interchange betwttn the two programs so u
to fulfill their own nttds. In rettttnce to
this year's JPS students, F~ Tabbutt
said, "I think we can tailor things better
for you next year than we have in the
past . . . we realize we've got to give
those people more attention . . . and
that's p.1rt of what Matter and Motion is
for."
Another change both from this year's
offerings and from the Supplement's
venion of next year's offerings, is in the
area of advanced programs. APS and
Introduction tO Advan«d Mathematics
have been merged into one program
named (you guessed it) Introduction to
Advanced
Physical
Science
and
Mathematics.
The reason for this
according to Assistant Dean Rob Knapp:
is the resignation of one of the program
teachers and the leav~ extention of the
other. Evergreen will hire a visiting
facuJty member for next year to teach the
Sftl\.
The faculty p......,tations clOMd with
an eye to the futu~ and a focus on
Evergn,en's interdiodplinary approach to
the sciences. Biology teacher Burt
Guttman stated, "I really want to
emphasi.u that this area is not juat a
home for pure science, it is a home for
philosophical studies, too."
Student roactions following th, mttting
,..,.
mixed, but mainly positive. "It
sounds like they (the programa) an going
to be roally hot next year," exclaimedone
member of this year's INS program. "I
almost wish I could do it again next
year." However, another student was
angry that there are so few women
teaching science next year, and hopes that
question will be addressed soon.
Overall, the need for seU~motivation
was the common element expttSsed as
being basic to having your nttds truJy
satisfied. Said one student, "You've got to
think ahead, plan ahead, and know what
to expect." Another summed up, 'The
bottom line in doing what you want to do
is persistence. lf you want something
that's not on the map, you've got to talk
to the faculty. If you've got an idea that
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The financial problem is not the only
irony that confounds Evergreen Environments. Only a handful of studenta from
the leading environmental studies program here have anything to do with the
Environmeiital Resource Center, which ll
run largely by students of a political,
social and physical science bent.
I can safely say that th, community
spirit, so collectively shown by such
programs as Environmental Design, De,..
c,ntralization, As You Sow and Alternative Energy Sy1tem1, is almoet non-existent in Ev•l'1!Jttrl Environments.
Many Grttnen consider us scientific
stodgn or snobs who cloal only with
non-political, Ielt-oide-of-the-brain ociena,,
P•opl• who think thi1 way don't
undentand that it will be graduate of
such progra,ns u Evel'1!JttrlEnvironments
AMERICAN WILDERNESS
The Olympia Wilderness Croup is
sponsoring the film documentary:
"American Wilderness," on Wednesday, May 16 at noon and 7 p.m. at the
Evergreen State College. The movie
features Willi Unsoeld and Joni
Mitchell. Admission will be $1.00; the
show at noon will be in Lecture Hall 4,
and the show at seven in Lecture Hall
5. Proceeds go towards the preservation of Washington's
endangered
wilderness lands!
Grants
The
Money-Go-Round
by Jim Felton
One of the things that first intimidates
those who might want to undertake
significant p~oj~cts is the proverbial
"shallow pocket" (lack of funding). A
short conversation with Bill Zaugg at" the
TESC Business Office netted me the
following information about grant writing
and finding funds. One usually has to go
through a process similar to this to get
project money from an organization.
A group wanting funding should
develop a solid proposal, including a
timetable, budget, statement of beneficiaries, and end result. When this is done,
the group can start looking for money
from two primary sources: federal grants
and private foundations.
For federal grants, find the Federal
Catalogue of Domestic Assistance in the
TESC Library (Ref. HC 110, P63U53a).
See Malcolm or Pat at the reference d~k
for an updated bibliography on grants.
Private foundations are harder to track
down as they usually don't publish
bibliographies. Most of your leads for this
source will probably come via word-ofmouth. It might be advisable to ask the
foundations that can not help you for
suggestions of other folks who might.
One resource is the Seattle Public
Library's microfilm listing of private
funding groups. For 20 cents p,r copy,
they will give you a printout of such
groups.
Federal government will not finance
individuals; a fiscal agmt (some sort of
organization) must be responsible for
managing th, funds. Th• group must kttp
copiOI of c:heckstubs and other finandaJ
n,cordo for five yean. According to Bill
Zaugg, th, easiest way for individuals to
~ federal funding is through th, college,
in which case the College Business Office
would steward the money. The group
would haw to mm rNtrictions let by th,
colleg,, the staff would hav• to be hired
u permanent employees of the school,
and the project
must meet state
regulations. Also, it would requitt th,
approval of th, Vice Praident. th• Dean
of Aademic Budgfla. and the college' 1
8usinesaManager. The Busi,Office
has a Gnml Man1UJIthey an, willing to
shan, with internted parties on request.
They an located at Lib 1103, 866-6«6.
For private as well as most federal
soun:e, the first step alter solidifying
your ideas is to write each potential
soum,, briefly stating your idea. Ask for
their application
procedure and any
deadlinn. Most places acapt proposals
twice a year. If they respond to your
idea, you can work up a fully detailed
proposal for submission. If they don't like
it then, you've saved a lot of time and
worry. You can expect as much as nine
month lag time betwttn the acceptance of
a proposal and the beginning of flow of
funds. Good luck on your project I
who will gather, organiu ond inmpn,t
the scientific data crucial to th, arguments
of well-informed environmental activists.
In ordu...Jnr
111 (both
activi1t1 and
scientists) to be successful, we must kttp
a proper perspective on our tasks, as well
as do homework.
The Evergreen Environments program
highlights TESC at its very best. Th,
faculty consistently pretent a gn,at deal of
information and Sd rigorous ac.ademic
standards. Th ... expectations and workloads have taken a heavy toll. People
have pushed themRlves to their edga,
often affecting their p,nonal relationships
their health and general- well-being. But,
like most students in th, propam,
if
given the chana, I'd do It all over again.
When one balanca th, high coot of a
college education with the amount of
learning that IHOI place In a program like
Ever1reen Environment,,
it becomes
rudily appattnt that this program la
indeed an academic bargain.
STUDENT RESEARCH IN ALASKA
DRAFT ~KSHOP
KAOTIC MARA THON
Earthwatch, a non-profit res,arch
organization,
has selected TESC
sophomore Jennifer Rich to participate
as student representative on a three
week research study in Alaska.
The study is the first in-depth n,port
ever undertaken on the social and
cultural impacts of five-year-old
legislation limiting fishing in state
waten. The n,port will focus on thrft
fishing groups: Native American,
professional full-time, and part-time
fishermen.
Participants an, selected on the basis
of their special aptitude for exploration, n,seaJd, and discovery. Rich !..is
she was chosen In part because of heWinter Quarlff work with th, Salmm
Study program.
She compil•d a
seventy-pag,e study on th, impact ci
Washington State fishing rights m Yugoslavian puneine fishermen in Gig
Harbor.
Will we go7 There will be an
infonnatiw wori<shop on the stale of the
draft and what we can do about it. Glenn
Anderson of the Oympia Fellowship for
Reconciliation will speak, follo¥Jed by
small discussion groups. May 16, 7:30,
in Lecture Hall #3. Be there or be taken
by surprise.
Radio madness has taken over
campus radio station KAOS-FM, a5
they rr.-::>·einto the last three days of
their annual Spring Marathon. Special
"high energy" programming
wl.11
continue through May 13 says Eugenia
Cooper, KAOS program director.
Show your support for KAOS by
calling the station and subscribing for
$15, which entitl~ you to a KAOS
T-shirt and the monthly program
guide. Or if you can afford only a
little, call anyway. Every little bit
helps.
WRITING MEE11NG
Writers: Thero will be a meeting for
people interested in a student initiated,
three•quarter,
advanced
creative
writing program planned for next fall,
on Friday, May 11, at U:00 noon in
CAB 108.
Called Writing As A Lifework, the
program l1 for people wishing to
d•velop their writlns 1ltill1 to a
profe11lonal level for fun and/or
profit. Evergreen Faculty m•mber,
Richard
Alexander
wlll be the
inltrudor. Anyone interated Is invited
to attend, For further Information
mntact: J.C.~.
ASH ll2N;
Wai. Carpenter, Aah M; or Cl'J
offb f6123; MelindaHolloway, ASH
HIP; or Kat• Cranmore
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following program, being
offeftd next yearan, not In the catalog
or oupplm,ent:
1. Foundationo of Viaual Art
2. Ttthniqun
of Visual Anthropology
3. History and Political Economy of
the U.S. Family
4. Writing u a Lil,,.Work, Croative
Writing and Literary History
5. Mid-Carttr Transition Program
6. State Worbn' Program
7. Outdoor Education
For program descriptions, contact
Jeanne Hahn, Lib. 2220, 866-6521.
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ACADEMIC FAIR REGISTRATION
PRaJT
Shyam Sundar of PROIT will be here
to speak on "Liberating Self and Society''
on Tuesday, May 22 at 7,30 in CAN 108.
Progressi~ Utilization Theory (PRaJD is
"a comprehensiw socio-political theory.
It is based on a spiritual-humanistic
world view which synthesizes material,
mental, and spiritual asP'cts of human
nature."
O'IE WT1H1HE EAR11-I
"Cne With The Earth," an exhibit of
artwork. by Native Americans, including
Eskimos and Aleuts, is in Olympia for a
four-week split showing at TESC's fourth
floor library gallery and the State Capitol
Museum. to end June 4.
NATIONS WITHIN A NATION
Fairhaven
College
is presenting
"Nations within a Nation," a symposium
on Native-American tribal soveroignty
and iurii!diction, on Moy 18, 19 and 20,
at the WWSU campus in S.llingham. The
sympos§un will featuro speakers, works'hops, •nd cultural events. Speakers
~udeWuhington
State Attorney~
ral Slade Gordon, at 3:30 on Moy 18,
0.0 Oria, a Native-American philosopher
loiotorian and author on May 19 at 9,00,
-.I Barbua Lane, an anthropologist and
historian of Northwest tribes, at 11 ,00 on
Moy 19. Interested people can obtain
further information by calling 67(>.3680 in
Bellingh,am, or writing c/o Fairhaven
Colleg~. We&tern Washington
State
Uniwrsity, S.llingham WA.
POSITION,
College
Activities
Coordinator. FUNCTION, To assist
with details of co-curricular activities
on campus,
including
concerts,
theater/drama
productions,
dances,
speakers, films, and special events, and
to provide a system of coordinating
these events with other campus
agencies.
QUALIA CATIO NS, 1) 21 years of
age by Fall '79, 2) one year at TESC or
familiarity with TESC procedures.
HELPFUL SKILLS, Budget preparation
and administration, varied experience
in coordination
and solicitation,
graphic design, all phases of event
production.
APPLICATIONS, Submit letter of
application and structured resume by
Friday, May 18, to Lynn Game-,
CAB 305. Interviews week of May
21-25. Complete job descriptions
available in CAB 305.
PHONE-A-THON
The Evergreen State College Foundation will conduct its third annual
nationwide fundraising phone-a-thon
the weeks of May 7 and 14. The
project is being coordinated by the
College's Development Office.
Phone-A-Thon '79 will raise funds
for continued
support
of vital
programs and activities on campus;
i.e., the Foundation Merit Scholarship
program for new students, molecular
biology research,
admissions
recruiting, Tuesdays at Eight, C.u-.rr
Planning and Placement
Job and
Graduate School Information Days,
eel.
Phone-A-Thon '79 volunteers will be
calling over 3,500 parents of cumnt
student, and parents of Evergreen
graduatOI and will be propa~
to
answer questions about curttnt events
and activities at th, Colleg,.
If you have qu01tions about th,
phone+thon or would like to vohmtttr to help, c;,11 Bonnie Marie or
Rusty Flemming in the Development
Office, 866 6565, Library 3103.
EMERGENCYDNING TEAM
Qualified divers and support p,rsonnel are sought to establish a Thurston
County diving team for underwater
search, rescue, a.""td recovery in the
event of emergenciesand/ or disasters.
An initial meeting will be held at
emergency
services,
Courthouse
Complex 13, at 1900 houn, 15 May
1979. In the meanwhile, pl..,.
call
Emergency Services for additional
information at 753-8024.
TRANSPORTATIONPLAN
The Sta~ Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on
May 15 to solicit public opiniorts m
the state'• Preliminary Transportation
Plan. The meeting starts at 7: 30 at the
McKinley Elementary School math
room, 14U Grand Blvd., Olympia.
FAIOCh • Hungarian • German • Yugoslavian •
Amencan • Hawaiian
INTERNATIONAL
FAMILY
RESTAURANT
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Financial Aid Office currently has
information and applications
for two
scholarships with rapidly approaching
deadlines.
•Indian Health Service Scholarship
Program (Application deadline June 15).
Under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, makes scholarship support
available
for up to two years of
pre-professional education.
More information and applications:
Indian Health Service
1220 SW 3rd Ave., Room 476
Portland, OR 97204
or phone collect: (503) 221-2019 or
221-3020.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
HELPERSWANTED
Track and field helpers and chaperones
are needed for the Special Olympics
Regional Track Meet. to be held
Saturday, May 12 at the Shelton High
School track.
Advance registration for Summer
Session will start with an Academic
Fair, Wednesday, May 16, from 1 to 3
p.m. on the first floor of the Evans
Library.
The Academic Fair is open to the
public and is intended for all interested
persons
to discuss
Evergreen's
academic programs and policies with
faculty and staff scheduled to teach
Summer and Fall.
•fidelity Bank Scholarship Program
Advance registration for Summer
and Fall terms will continue May 17
(Application deadline June 1). Fidelity
through May 25, weekdays, 9 a.m.
Mutual Savings Bank provides scholarship
through 4:30 p.m., in the Registrar's
funds to Washington residents attending a
office, Library 110.
Washington two or four year college or
Regular Summer registration will
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the last day for payment on summer
programs.
For more information about Summer
or Fall enrollment, or to receive a
Summa or Fall Catalog, contact the
Evergreen Registrar's office, 866-6180.
To reach a faculty member about a
specific academic program, contact the
Academic Deans' office, 866-6521.
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DISARMAMENT LECTURE
May 15- Tuesday - Ed Snyder,
Executive Secretary of the Friend's
Committee on National Legislation
(FCNL), will be informally sp,aking
and diacussing issues of disarmament,
military-industrial complex, and peace
conversion.
7 - 9 p.m. 113 East
17th St.
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The reason for Evergrttn's form of
governance is the saime as the reason for
its particular
form of liberal arts
curriculum.
Both were designed to
empower the student, as an individual
d«ision-maker and thinker, and also as
an active participant in a soci-al proass;
in a non-alternative collq:e, it might be
call~ good citizenship. The difference is
that the structure of the curriculum forcn
students to experience the Evergreen
philosophy; the structu"' of the decisionmaking system does not demand such
participation (although it needs it).
It s.ttms to me that the basic problem is
that Ebergreen's
philosophy
is more
advanced
than most people's social
consciousness. If an entire society were
structured according to Evergrttn's philo-
T!u
sophy, it would probably work. P<0pl•
would have to participate when forced
into a situation of gnater frttdom and
ruponsibility
if the society were to
function.
Evergrttn, though, is not an entire
society; it is not even a true community.
For many administrators it is merely a
job, oight hours a day, fiv• days a wook.
Olympia is their community. For students
it is a more total experience, but it is only
for four years; there is no need for a
commitment outside of one's program.
Why work for years to change something
you won't be around to benefit from7
Also, four years is a short period of
time to reverse eighteen or twenty years
of conditioning. How does one counteract
our culture's sense of disempowerment
and alieN.tion from decision-making. or
the counter--culture's instinctive view of
politics as exploitative, power-tripping
bullshitl
I'm not sUtt, but I do havo a fow idoas.
An exploration of the meaning of the
Evorgrttn philosophy could be built into
. every student's education, perhaps as a
roquired courso (that's a modulo, folks).
Coll•g• govornana =d curriculum planning structuru
could be built into
programs, where students focus most of
their eMrgy and identify their primary
interests. A yearly evaluation of the
college, similar to this year's Symposium,
could be instituted
as an academic
ffqUiretMnt, just like program self-evaluations an now. A minimum amount of
involvement in community affairs (say,
twenty hours per quarter) could be
' required for graduation.
At the very least, we must rt-eonstitute
the Evergreen Council long enough to
chargo a COG IV DTF. A new COG
might include a smaller Council, means
for student involvement in curriculum
Dilemma
Administration's
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In S1sattle
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Italy
Dr. Gordon Beck, an Evergreen
faculty member, is one of ten college
and univenity professors throughout
the U.S. ,eloctod to attond a Faculty
Summer Seminar sponsored by the
National
Endowment
for
the
Hum=ities (NEH) in Vonia, Italy.
Dr. Beck, a faculty member in
cinema arts and art history at TE.SC
since the school oponod in 1m. will
study "Paintings
in Renaissance
Venia" from June 18 through August
10.
Bock is cum,ntly in Europe lading
eleven TESC student, in a two-mooth
study called "Th, Classical World."
"·
don't mind them. Here, let me show you our sports program."
by T .J. Simpson
Hollywood movies are usually ten years
behind the times. The recent spate of
Hollywood films about the Vietnam War
and its effects doos little to challenge that
theory. Actually, during World War> I
and II, and the Korean War, Hollywood
put out films specifically about those
wars, as they were happening. However,
the purpose of those films, aside from
entertainment, was to encourage patriotism. The production of anti-war films was
safo politically botwttn the wars (Milestono's 1930 AU Quiet on the Wetom
Front and Kubrick's 1957 Paths of Glory).
But the best anti-war films came from
France and Germany (Renoir'• 19376
Grando Dluslon, Pabst's 1930 Weolfront
1918, and Clement's 1952 Forbiddon
Garn.. ).
Anti-war films were popular during the
1960's. Hollywood did put out some but
none dealt specifically with Vietnam.
Although some American films concerned
the draft, youth culture, and the anti-war
movement (Alice's Ratawant, Gl'fttinp,
and Medium Cool) no American film was
even set in Vietnam, with the exception of
John Wayne's fascistic The Gl'ftft e.r.t1).
The anti-war films of a decade ago were
set in other time periods and other -..van.
Yot thoy can be regarded as symbds of
Vietnam. Even hip westerns, like Uttle
Big Man, contained blatant, but effoctiv•.
parallels to tho slaughter committed by
this country in lndo-China. Revokation
and peace meant big profits for the
producers. These films were too often
exploited by tho Hollywood moneymen,
although ,ome of these efforts were
honest statements. Rt'Volutionary films
from Europe, such as Th, Battle of
Algiers and Weekend, were popular with
colleg°e ~tudents and the "art-house"
circuit.
Films liko Coming Home and the
Beck
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Hollywood And Vietnam
planning,
and even building college
governance into programs.
Evergreen's governance crisis demandsa
aitical review of the school's structure
and immediate action th addrns some
very serious probloms. I think thett aro
1olution1, but I'm nOt convinced the
Evergt'ffl community is willing to take the
tim• =d onorgy to find and instltut•
those solutions.
I re~lly Iii<• this plaa; I'm just tirod of
being C\)nttantly diaappointed • by my
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The film never points a finger to who
the real criminals or causes of the war
were. I'll admit that I was moved by Jon
V9ight's "climactic" s~h
in the high
school. but only because I fondly
remembered similar speeches.
The main prQblem with the Him is
structural. Ashby, in his attempts to
satisfy the middle class liberals and to
make the film as inoffensive as pos15ible,
ruins whatever drama or impact the film
could have had. He starts to get off the
ground in the sequence where Bruce Dem
is putting together his rifle, preparing for
violence. But he brings it all to a
disappointing anti-climax when an absurdly calm, Voight, and tree-like, Fonda,
talk Dem down.
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Another problem is the use of m\JIK.
Ashby's inept and misguided use of music
also mars his other films. Although the
Chamber Brothers "Time" is dfective in
Dem's sequence, most of the other songs
are totally inappropriate. Some of the
songs weren't even released until after
1968. He makes the same mistake in
Sha.mpoo. As in Ha.rold a.nd Ma.ude, SOlne
song by a popular singer accompanies
endless shot of lovers frollicking. I could
go on, but why bother. Ashby makes
films geared for liberal audien<:es. He
takes no chances. After seeing one cJ his
films, you fttl that the film was OK. lo.t
the more you think about it, the faster 11
crumbles~
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Set in a Russi.an country estate, Anton Chekhov's story, 'rrhe SeaguJI," opens at
The Evergreen State College May 17 for eight performances. Reheusing their roles
for the play, which begins at 8 p.m. May 17-20 and May 24-27 in the Experimental
Theater of Eve.rgree:n's Communica.tions Building are Ifront I Tim Streeter u the
young writer Constantine, Mary Schick.ling, who plays the young actress Nina, and
!behind them] Ted Roisum, as the older writer involved in their roma.ntic triangle.
Review
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Deerhunter
could have been just as
profitable 10 years ago as they are now.
If films like Dr. Strangelovo, C..tch-22,
and M• A •s•H
are so popular,
why has Hollywood waited so long to
cash in on the Vietnam War1 The obvious
reason seems to be that the producers
were too conservative or still too shaky
from their bouts with the House
Un-American Activites Committee in the
'SO's. Some filmakers noted that tad<ling
the war head-on seemed an enormous,
complex, and almost impossible task.
Things always seem easier in retrospect.
In the past year, there has been at least
five major American films released about
the Vietnam War and its effects on our
society, There's more on the way. Of
these five, there's two I haven't seen, Ted
Post's Go Tell th• Spartans, and Sidney J.
Furie's The Boys in CompMty C. Since
I'm familiar with the other mundane
works of these mediocre directors, I'll
admit that I'm not too anxious to see
these films. But Spartans has received
favorable reviews. However. it only
played one week in New York when
originally released and has not been
widely seen or promoted. Maybe it has
something going for it after all. So far the
films that seem to be most important are
Coming Homo, Who11 Stop the Rain, and
The Ottrhunter.
The best thing that can be said for a
film like Hal Ashby's Coming Ho~ can
also be seen as a companion pi«e to
another Hal Ashby movie, Shampoo, a
'7CYs film that also takes place in '68.
Only Shampoo doals with Republicans
and decadence, whereas Coming Horne
deals with precisely th• opposite. The
makers of Coming Ho~ view the war as
a tragic mistake
that turned
the
all American boys, who thought they were
serving their country,
into cripples
and psychotics.
May 10, 1979·
I
the Movie
Hair-the Movie is the latest statement
that the Sixties are over. America has
roducod the age of psychedolics and
participatory politics to a curiosity as
salablo as a Shirley Tempi• ogg cup. A
Cincinnatti power company has madt its
motto "Power to the People;" a statement
that such slogans are rnrre history.
Hair is a politically "safe" film. It
ignores tho most powerful thrust ol tho
play, which rop.-nted
the tyranny of
our modia-basod IOCiety as po, pobat,,d by
th• police, the FBI, and th• "oldor
generation." TMSO figum; won, played
metaphorically by puppets hung from
hooks on the stage walls or carried
around on stage when their prnel'lC2 was
nttded.
The tribe of the movie must run away
from a fow cops a, all good hippie do,
but their criticisms of their parent's
culture (materialism, Gtpita.lism, et al) are
givon far loss~
than in tho play.
Oaude's trip, for instance, which w. an
hallucinatory vision of Americ.ti's racist
history has boon supplanted by a farcical
(=d pharmaceutically unlikely) pseudo
Bermanesque fantasy of his marriage
ce1en1efty with-Sheila.
There is some question as to whether
Jamos Kado and Gerome Ragni adherod to
th• political vie,.. oxprossod in their play,
but they at least attompted an 1-onest
~resentation of what the love generation
was fttling. Conspicuously absent from
the movie were the politically dangerous
songs "Don't Put It Down (S..t One
,-.round),''
which trashes patnonsm;
"Air," an environmental
song; "My
Conviction," which is about the liberation
of masculine dress; and the great <.albeit
unpolitical) "Frank Mills."
Hair is a musical, and the genre dktates
that the characters will be somewhat
stylized. but in the movie they were
downright insipid. Director Milos Ferman
develops a middle-class stereotype of
what hippies were like. (They were
interesting \ The plot revolve-; around a
band of Central Par!<panhandien who
follow th, dictates of their char&matic
leader, Berger (Treat Williams). The
women of the group are dingey,
im .......---"- 1- "-·· --·· ,,J •h• ""•"-< rl th.
group and are doled out by Berger like
Kosey doled out acid. "'Claude, you take
her home, she's yours.")
Tho valuos of tho Sixties, acconmgto
the film, wero not particularly chall,nging
to American society, nor were they
particularly tenable, When the tribe .-ds
bail money, Berger retreats
to his
suburban home.
The tribe of tho pl;,y does not run to
parents for money, nor doa it depmd on
tho woalthy and spoiled Sheila. Nor is
Sheila so quick to follow Berger's
suggestion to jump in bed with Claude as
a last rite before his induction into the
Army. Claude's conscription
is also
handled quite differently. The movie
glosses over the play·s examination of
the difficult choices many draftees had to
make between jail Canada, or puticipation in an unjust war.
Claud• Oohn Savag,) mttts the trbe on
his last Oing befon, being inductod into
tho Army and on his fir>t trip from
-eklahmmr. (Thlsdiango aou&ll ... caute1
the audience some confusion durl,. the
singing of "'Manchoster England.' The
song ia about the original Claude's
homotown and his lov• of films (another
detail he not have in common wth the
song.)
Th, anti-war
sentiment
is
portrayed by Berger's draft card wming
in the ooenina: moments of the Hffl anti
by a light skirmish between Claud• =d
the members of thr tribe over the
morality of the war. The discudon is
brief, almost a nostalgic recollection of
the bitter struggles that were fought.
While the play ends with Claude
reluctantly going to war, the movie sends
off a patriotic Claude and the plot goes
into overtime. At Berger's promulgation,
the tribe takes off to visit Claude at his
Nevada boot camp in Sheila's Uncoln
cnnvert.ible It is in the Lincoln, not in
th, park. that the cast
Morning Starshine."
sings "Good
mentioned it during the ride over.
Why Berger warrants
the Chriat
sacrifice treatment is unclear. So is ,hi&
burial at Arlington National Cemetary
whic'h has been reserved for national
heroes since Korea. Not bad for someone
who didn't even enlist.
They arrive and Berger, the Colonel
Hogan, without whom the other hippies
would have been helpless, devises a plan
to tako Claude's place at roll call so that
Shella can (finally) fulfill Bergor's instruction to lay Claud•.
The movie ends with crowd scenes
filmed in 1978 beneath the Washington
monument. The shots look painfully
posed, with everyone in 1978 dress,
holding signs that say "LUV"" and looking
straight into the camera while the disco
version of ''Hair'' thumps on in the
background.
Fortunately
there is no graphic
representation of the sceM, but ttm does
point up another one of the film's
quantum leaps backwards. While Hair
was the fir>t to extol tho be,iuty of tho
nude body on the Broadway stage, Hairthe Movie shows only enough wo:Tlffl in
underwear to keep the interest of tht male
audience.
But war breaks out with Berger in the
barracks and he is packed off to tak•
Claude's place at the front lines. Ho is
killed-evidently
beforo =yono notices
that the strapping Italian that arriv«l in
Viet Nam is not th, lanky blonde bade at
boot camp. And Berger must not have
It's okay for • film to be I
faulty, to seriously deviate from
original, or even to misrepresent the t
it was supposed to be about. let's •
hopo that in the futuro. high sch
teachers don't show Hair-the Movie
representative of what the Sixties
n,ally about.
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