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Defendents were previously seen harra.ssing protestors at the Black Lives Matter Demonstratio. RICKY OSBORL'ffi

Couple Arrested for Attempting
to Bribe Stabbµig Victim
DEFENDENTS BELIEVED TO BE NEO-NAZIS
By Felix Chrome
n October. 5 at around 5:20 a.m. police raided two houses, which sit
on the same property and share the same address, on the westside of
Olympia. Two residents Cassie Hickam and Robert Fechtner were arrested on suspicion of attempting to bribe the victim of a stabbing in downtown Olympia so he would not testify against the perpetrator.

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The v,cllrn, a black man, premacist, including ones that
was stabbed outside The Clip- say "skinhead" and "white
per on 4th Ave and Adams in power." The police believed
downtown Olympia on August that this racial prejudice was
I 6. The man and his girlfriend the motivation for the assault.
were both injured in the attack Deputy Prosecutor Joseph
but recovered. Their assail- Wheeler told the Olympian
ant, later identified as Daniel the incident "has all the hallB. Rowe, was injured in the marks of a hate crime."
After the stabbing, KOMO
altercation and he was still
on the scene when police ar- 4 news reported, "[Rowe] told _
rived. Rowe was arrested and police he was part of a white.
charged with assault with a supremacy group and had
come to downtown Olympia
deadly weapon.
These original charges have because he had heard that the
been added to sinc.e Hickam Black Lives Matter movement
and Fechtner's arrest. Rowe had left anti-police graffiti
now faces five felony charges: downtown."
In the course of the ontwo counts of second degree
assault. with a. deadly weapon, going investigation into this
two counts of malicious ha- incident, police looked. into
rassment, and_ one_ .count of Rowe's friends and associates
which lead to evidence of the
bribing a .witness.
Rowe has multiple tattoos alleged conspiracy ·to preve,;.t
that indicate he is a white su- · Rowe's victim from testify.

Hickam and Fechtner allegedly attempted to give the victim
$2000 in exchange for refusing
to cooj)erate with police or to
appeai:.in court.
Police monitored phone
conversations as well as mail
correspondence Rowe had
with Hickam and Fechtner
while injail, which lead to the
couple's arrest. A judge found
probable cause to charge
them both with bribing a witness. Fechtner and Hickam's
bail was set at $75,000 and
$10,000, respectively.
Police also believe that there
that Fechtner and Hickam
share Rowe's racist beliefs.
Wheeler told the Olympian
"The indication we have is
that Mr. Fechtner is a member
of a white supremacist group."
Hickam and Fechtner both
have extensive criminal his-

tories, and Fechtner was pre- . questioned by a detective inviously convicted of an at- vestigating the case.. One resitempted first degree murder dent told the. CPJ, "as far as
in 1999. Wheeler continued, [police] knew any of us could
saying, "He _is a very violent have been coTh.1.ected to them."
individual."
However, it quickly became
Hickam has since been re- clear to the police that these
leased from jail. Residents in students were unaware of the
the area told the CPJ Hickam activities of the couple Jiving
returned home, then spoke to behind their house.
Other community meman Evergreen student asserting her innocence and claim- bers, however, had been aware
ing charges against her were of Hickam and Fechtner's
white supremacist alliances for
dropped.
We contacted the prosecu- at least a few months, since a
tor's office to verify this claim, confrontation at a Black Lives
but they did.not respond to our Matter demonstration in July
request for comment by the of 2016 when they confronted
time this article went to print. protesters, harassing them and
However, neither Hickam now yelling "white power" among
Fechtner are listed as cuITently other racist statements.
being in custody on the ThurDuring this incident a proston County Sh,errif Office da- tester asked if Fechtner was
a white supremacist, a label
tabase.
Sii;:tce May,· Hickam· and which he proudly accepted,
Fechtner have been living di- taking off his shirt to reveal
rectly behind a house where a several visible tattoos of white
group of Greeners live, on the supremacist symbols, includwest side near the, Olympia ing a portrait of Adolf Hitler.
Food Co-op. The residents of When demonstrators tried to
the other house which shares force them to leave the prem~
the same prope~ spoke with ises lµckam spit on one white
the CPJ but did not wish to be partitipant, calling her a race
identified due to privacy and traitbr, and attempted to
safety concerns. One of these punch a person of color before
residents told us, "It makes finally leaving the sc.ene.
Looking at Fechtner's social
me really paranoid because
all [Fechtner's] friends know .media quickly reveal further
where we live."
evidence of participation in
These residents said they white supremacist groups. For
were completely unaware of example, his facebook cover
the couple's alleged involve- photo at the time of writment with neo-nazi activities. ing this article is a banner for
While they has spoken with the "Pacific Northwest Wolf
Hickam and Fetchner a few Pack" which features a vertimes, they did not know them sion of a wolfsangel, or wolf's
well and were shocked by their hook rune. This symbol was
arrest and the following rev- an insignia for the 2nd SS
elations. One resident of the Panzer "Das Reich" Division
house summed it up, saying, of the Nazi Waffen-SS during
"It's just scary we were_ inter- World War II, and later became a neo-nazi favorite, niost
acting with these people."
When police arrived to ar- famously being used by the
rest Hickam and Cassie they Idaho based "Aryan Nations"
stated they had a search war- group.
rant for both houses. State
We attempted to reach out
police forced everyone out: to police multiple times about
side,. zip-tying their hands and ongoing investigations into
making them wait in the yard, white supremacist groups and
while they searched the prem- activities, but they did not re. ises and arrested Hickam and turn our request for comment.
Fechtner.
The residents were hefd
outside for about twenty minutes then were allowed to. reenter their home and were
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Black Focus on campus ·and really digs it, "If you're a black student and you're wondering where
all the other black students. are,
that's where· you'll find them. It's
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Voices Behind the Student
Protest at Convocation
By Tari Gunstone
wo students interrupted this year's convocation with a sign reading, "Evergreen
cashed its diversity check but doesn't care about black students." These students,
Lawrence Walker III and AR Rnschet, spoke with the CPJ about their motivation
for this protest and issues of racism at Evergreen. They felt that convocation was a way for
Evergreen to sweep it's racist, transphobic, and ableist- history under the rug for the new
students arriving here and thus felt compelled to speak up. "We were ~gry and carrying
so much steam behind us on top of that," said Walker.

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Standing silently under the
podium, many black students and
a couple of white students joined
them up front in solidarity. The
students were told to wait until
the convocation's events ended,
then George Bridges opened an
invitation for discussion about the
meaning of the protest, but did ·
not stay to participate. The conversation that ensued among the
students who stayed behind was
p~onate, emotional, tense, and
at times messy, but most importantly, a crucial ·examination of
racial inequity at Evergreen was
sparked.
The intent behind the protest
sign's Statement addresses sttidents of color's feeling that their
role here is to fill a diversity box.·
Ruschel told me, "It's as simple as
going on the Evergreen website.
Right away, you can ftnd at least
a handful of pictures of people of
color, that's the selling point for
diversity: black students, brown •
students, diversity!" Walker added, "But those students are treat-ed on campus like trophies who
are super disposable."
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criticism came as a shock, Ever- dents to keep their eyes open and
green has a reput;,.tion as being not make assumptions. "Think
liberal progressive, which .con- about this: How are the African
notes an idea of open-minded- American students in your class
ness and social justice. But, Walk- being treated differently than
er and Ruschet point out that you? Are they? To whom is the
the terms .liberal and progressive class you're taking being catered
are not synonymous for equality. or centered towards? Administra"It's important for us to challenge ~ ·-tively, how many black faculty and
what's being said when the words administrators are you seeing?
liberal and progressive are freely · How many bl_ack students are in
thrown around. We should ask your class? How often do they get
if those people are caring for the a chance to speak? \Vhat's being
most vulnerable, trans folk, trans said in response to the things they
folks of color, queer folks, queer might be saying? How does what
folks of color, disabled folks, dis- they've said (for example at conabledfolks of color, etc.," Ruschel vocation) make you feel? How do
suggests.
you think it makes them feel?"
Racial bias is not an uri.comSo where can students of color
mon experience at Evergreen (see go for support when racial biases
Forest Hunt's article in this issue). comes up-? Walker and Ruschel
For new student Halla Warner told me that in general, they both
who joined in with the protest, have felt so fundamentally unher hope is to be at a school that is supported here. Walker shared
"going to help me grow and learn that student groups of C<?lor are
aridnurtureme-----onethatdoesri't not treated with priority at. Evonly want me so that it can check ergreen. For students interested,
a box, and post pictures online to there jg the Black Student Union,
prove its differeD.ces."
but they 4-escribe it.as more of a
Warner hasn't personally ex- space for black people to hang out
perienced racial bias at Evergreen and less of an action-based hub.
yet, but she's encouraging all stu- Warner just joined the group

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opening of the Queer and Trans
Center, but Walker and Ruschet
note that people of color and
trans and queer folk.5 have worked
hard to create. that space. They
also hope that these spaces_, \,Vhich
are located on· the Same floor of
coming coinmunity."
Walker and Ruschel acknowl- the Library, will not be thought of
edged that_ some people of color as two separate things, because,
(POC) faculty members have done "To us they are the same thing.
their bestto be supportive, but the \Ve are _queer and trans, ,ve just
srriall amount of them as well as happen to be black."
differences in political philosoNavigating that intersectionphies ,have often interfered. Rus- ality of identities has of course
chet told.me that they "do want to been difficult for Walker and Rusacknowledge the work faculty do chet. "Yes, we are black, which is
amidst the predominantly white what people recognize first, but
faculi:y here; I imagine it can't we are .also hella gay and hella
be_ easy for them to navigate that trans and that influences our polispace that they've had to work so tiCs, ·too. Both: of us are non-able
hard to get. As POC, you have normative, always anxious, we go
to work IO times harder and be through Cycles wh~ie one· person
20 times smarter 'iri order to gain is more anxious than the other, so
credibility. Thei-e comes a point, we help each other when the othtoo, W¾_ere .those sort of politics er perspn_ needs it." RllsChet expebecom~ daillaging because they riences another.layer of prejudice
don't allow those people to be hu- due to their disability; expressing
man~you always have to be on that, "we are much more hesitant
your g~e, ·. the strong black per- to trust institutions to take care of
son that c~hes through white us, so we sort of take care of each
supremacy·.all the time."
other." Their blackness s·eems
, For.A<Valker and Ruschet, the difficult enough for white faculty
education at Evergreen still cen- and staff to "deal with" but Rusters la,gely around white per- chel shares that the whole packspectives. We discussed ho':f age of "black, tranny, fag, gimp,"
Evergreen's emphasis on enviro:q.:.. can really shut people down.
mentalism often erases or dehuEven within the Black Lives
manizes people of color. They've Matter (BLM) movement, Walker
heard vegan activists on campus and Ruschel have felt a lack of
offensively equate caged animals acknowledgment for the nuanced
to slavery. Ruschel lamented that, experience and identity of black
"even when we study queer folks individuals. "The movement is
it comes from a hella white per- still learning how to properly prospective.'' They would like to see vide trans solidarity. It still feels _
a Black Studies Department form like when black, traus folks die
at Evergreen. Lawrence idealizes there isn't marches for them and
an education "where we begin protests to come together to battle
with people of color and the most transphobia," explained Walker.
marginalized communities first, For them, BIM has defaulted to
and then work backwards from a niche of who to rally behind
there." Both agreed that, ~'keep- and seems to operate under what
ing action at the forefront," rather they call "respectability polithan verbalized reassurances from tics," where there lacks a "by any
George Bridges and the rest of means necessary,, push toward
the administration is absolutely liberation.
fundamental in moving toward
Walker and Ruschel have
equity. Bridges has apologized both recently started viewing
for not supporting Walker and themselves as .anarchists mostly
Ruschet's voices at convocation because of the absence of radiand met with the~ in person to calism that exists in other forms
make further amends. He prom- of black politics. They point out
ised them to be more transparent that there's actually a very rich
about what the college was doing. · history of anarchism in the black
Walker and Ruschel remain skep- liberation movement, ~ven if it's
tical, but hope that active follow not called anarchism, the spirit of
through is indeed a possibility.
it is deeply present. The roots of
Signs of progress so far from anarchisn1 can Pe seen in slave reEvergreen's administration in volts as ·well as the resistance seen
creating spaces for marginalized today, in Ferguson, Charlotte,
communities on campus can Pe Baltimore, and the prison strikes.
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The TQC's new space, located in. room 214 7,
I sat down with llfoni Alcantar, alumni and Multicultural
Student Advisor for First Peoples to askif she had any advice
for new and returning students
of color at Evergreen and also
to show what a huge effect places like the Unity Lounge .can
have on Evergreen studt:nts.
'"Hearing from students helps
students to practice how to' verbalize their n.eeds and also helps
us reassess the way we run these
spaces. The spaces are set up in .
way that we have identified that
the students need them [to be],
but the way things are set up are
not always in a way that works
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for everyone so it's possible to .,
request services that you need lj;.·
but don't see addressed yet"
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the Unity Lounge offers can !
have lasting effects on students ~
as people and also professionally. As a student Mimi frequently
By Jennifer Hicks
used the Unity Lounge and
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about the support she received
he Unity Lounge, a space.open to everyone but focused on students of color and operated b.y First Peofles she says, "I attribute my abilhas moved into a new space in the Student Academic Support Services offices. First Peoples advising'is a ity to have graduated and have
my degree now to the Unity
se.rvice offered on campus geared towards fostering a support system for underrepresented students such Lounge and to the support that
as students of color and queer and trans students. They operate two spaces on campus that students may use I received from First Peoples,
as they so choose- one being the Unity Lounge and the other being the new Trans and Queer Center (TQC). because I had been supported
We previously covered the imminent grand opening of the TQC that moved into the space that was previously so critically I wanted to give
occupied by the Unity Lounge. The purpose of,the Unity Lounge is to create a space where students can come back to the community". As the
first person to hold the title of
together to get to know each other, debrief, hangont, receive support and most importantly create community. Multicultural Advisor Mimi felt
In aspiring to achieve the goal of community the Unity Lounge offers several services one of which is to hire confident she could do the job;
peer advisors. This is particularly helpful for new students as the peer advisors have all been in the shoes of "based on the way I was supnew students at one time or another. These helpful peers can be found in the lounge ready to help anyone who ported I knew what support can
look like {the position} was decomes in!·
signed in a way that looked to
As a student of color here at people with intersecting iden.:, relationships between [groups be identified. The move was a me like the work I was already
Evergreen myself I have a fond- tities w feel forced to pick one of] non-poc trans and queer strategic move to make sure that doing .in terms of advocating for
ness for the Unity Lounge--not or the other feeling either that students and students of color the QTC was established and students and taking [the} initiaonly do they have tea, coffee they're not a person of color who may not identify as LG- the Unity Lounge was updated tive to put together events and
and really friendly staff, they of- enough or not queer enough BTQIA+. Often ·times I know and received a larger space, workshops, meeting one on one
fer a safe comfortable place to for one of the groups that they for myself when I was going to while also keeping both of these with people to give advice and
relax, ,vrite a paper and meet identify with.
school [I would think] oh I'm spaces on !!le radar of the insti- to make connections. Establish
people. My first year when the
I spoke with Mia Harvey not queer enough or -I'm not tution so as to not allow them to relationships and get to know
campus just seemed too big who is an advisor for the Trans POC enough, so bridging that forget these are needed services people's stories. [to] give back
and impersonal I would retreat and Queer Center on campus and really facilitating that con- that are still in temporary spac- to the place and the people who
to the safety of the lounge and who had this to say about the versation with students an_d stu- es.
were so inspirational. As a first
its vast variety of hot sauce to move of the Unity Lounge a.Ild dents in that space is really imThe TQC and the Unity gen LatitLx student of color beeat my lunches and hangout. It the creation of the Trans and portant. You don't have to meet Lounge will be working togeth- ing able to give back was really
quickly became a safe space for Queer CenterXYZ to be considered enough er to create workshops and duel important."
warm interactions and readily
"I think one of the exdt- these are things you are 100% safe spaces for students with
So he'ad on over to the uniavailable support.
ing parts about the TQC being of the time and these discus- intersecting identities. The first ty lounge and QTC to check
An exciting thing about the adjacent to the Unity lounge sions are really important."
of these joint events will be the out these brand new spaces ofmove of the Unity Lounge is [is] often times the queer and
Aside from the new grand opening of both spaces fered at Evergreen! If you have
not only that it is now in a big-_ trans students of color feel like Unity Lounge being larger, the \Vednesday 12 of October at any questions for first peoples
ger space but also its proximity they have to chose one space move to the room next door 2pm. The Unity Lounge will they can be contacred at firstto the TQC, this offers a unique
or the other. \Vhen in reality serves to remind the institution also be a part of the upcoming _ peoples@evergreen.edu while
ability to have cross over be- people can't separate the two that the Unity Lounge and the National Coming Out Day- the QTC can .be found on their
t\veen •Students of color and [identities]. So this is ~ great QTC are both still in tempo- . Tuesday October 11- to support facebook page TESC Trans and
queer and trans students. It can opportunity for students v.~th rary spaces and that permanent intersectionality berv,;een the Queer Center.
be a common experience for intersecting identities to develop spots for these places have yet to two centers.
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Arts & Culture
week as a zinester by proudly
displaying her debut zine, Before Fireworks. The zine captured a happy reminiscence
of her family and their prefirework rituals. She was most
happy about the faq that she
had a wonderful piece reflecting on. her life and put it out.
there with no middleman.
"You can write a book and put
it out there, You .don't have to
send it in to people who will
say 'I don't like this' ... I like
my book and I'm gonna put it
out there!" Not only are zines
a way .to express oneself, they
lend their literary freedon;i to
topics that people are passionate about. There is n9 better
example of tl>is t.li.an Dawn
Stahµra, a librarian at Simmons CollegJ"in Boston.
'<''I think it" gives me· a platfor;, to talk about what needs
to be talked about. .. No one
THE SECOND ANNUAL FEST FEATURED ZINES, WORKcan tell you 'You shouldn't talk
about this."' In Jle! Workshop,
SHOPS, AND ACTIVITIES
Dawn ,;poke i,;f thdmportance
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of zines and iis sense of comBy Micheal Martinez-Esquibel
munity and nurture. She told
a story of a woman in Israel
hen I walked into the Olympia Center, I was first greeted with three tables whom she befriended through
covered in paper. Little did I know; those little pieces of art were what I problems they were both
had come for. I looked on the table and found a small folded piece of pa- enduring, that they shared
per, .decorated with a pair of detailed hands, that read "A Perzine Called Anxiety." through their zines. "It's a way
That mini-zine, created by Miles Morrissey, was the first zine I ever laid eyes upon. to break the silence. The first
step to make change is to have
After reading its solemn yet encouraging message, I had'a yearning to learn more. the courage to step up." For
Right then, I saw a doorway filled with joyful commotion and happy people. I knew many,. zines are that courage.
I had to go in.
This year's Zine Fest featured
When I first arrived in workshops facilitated by pro- can say whatever I want and pieces on body positivity, racism, mental health, and femiOlympia, I thought I would fessional zinesters.
no one will censor· it."
never encounter a community
For those of you who are
The accessibility of · zine- nism. The topics depend solely
as artistic and welcoming as clueless to what a zine is, as I makmg allows for, as Zine on what the artist feels they
the one that belonged to Ever- was upon walking into Zine Fest organizer Ally Mackey must talk about, as there is no
green-until I walked through Fest, here is a definition given describes, "a low barrier form one telling them they can't.
Just as every artist does,
that doorway. "Would you like by "Zines 10 l ": "A zine (pro- of getting you work out there."
zinesters
each have their own
a positive a.flirmation?"- was nounced "zeen,,, like maga- Ally Mackey, who was on a
inspiration
or reason to start
the first question I was asked zine) is a self-published, small team of eight founding memcreating
their
pieces. For
upon arrival tq a booth. opera circulation, non~comineicia! bers for the Olympia Zine Fest,
ated by Kristin-Leigh Brez-. booklet ·or magazine, . usually saw the rich zine culture of its twenty-year zine veteran Jimi
inski, an advocate. for body produced by one person or a namesake town and decided Sharpe, it was music. Sharpe,
positivity. By walking through few individuals." Considering to celebrate it.. She empha- who founded the EI.B Zine,
those doors, I not only attend- that I. knew nothini of zine's sized the power of commu- stated: "I wanted to see what
ed my firstZine Fest, I entered existence before this event, nity created from producing, made them [musicians] tick."
into a world all its owri. This there was a lot for me to learn. trading, and selling zines. In For twelve-year zine veteran,
annual event, celebrating its Zines, for a lot of people, are only its second year, Olympia Sage Adderley, it's therapy: "I
second conference, is a haven a platform for anyone to speak Zine Fest has already begun think that they [zinesJ are the
for Washington's zine fanatics. up for anything. Since all zines . to awake and inspire the com-· most therapeutic way to deal
The two-day event included a are published by the artist or munity at large. I found opti- with life stuff." Travis William
'tabling expo' in which artists a distrib~tor, zinesters can say mistic and exuberant inspira- Fink, a two-year zinester, said:
and zinesters alike sold, pur- .anything they want, however tion from 10-year-old zinester, "I do it to stay lighthearted."
For twenty-year zinester and
chased, and traded zines. This they want.
Helen Caddy.
one-day 'tabling' wonderland
An idea best described by a
At Zine Fest's main event, Evergreen alum Meilani, it
of original art was followed by zinester I interviewed, Juli, "I Helen was celebrating her first was a reason all her own: "I

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stop." Beyond that, Meilani
appreciates the value of physical art in a digital age: "I dedicate myself to tactility." Zines
hold more importance than
preserving tactility, they solidify humanity in time.
From attending Zine Fest,
I learned many things. First
of which: what a zine was.
Through interacting with people within the zine community,
I have learned that this art
form gives a lot of artists, or
humans in general, an identity. One of the most valuable
lessons I learned from zine
test was that anyone can create beauty in this "no excuses"
art form. Olympia alone has
plenty of resources, including
some within the Evergreen
community. On campus, there
is a zine library in the Student
Activities Offices that houses
publications from past student
groups. In the greater Olympia area, there are many resources for various needs. The
Olympia Timberland library,
allows fifty free · prints per·
we~k as well as free access to
all zine making supplies. The
library also holds a Zine Club,
in which veteran and aspiring
zinesters can work on projects
and share their work (and so
can you). If you don't feel like
making zines, there are over
two-thousand zines to check
out from the Olympia Timberland Library. The accessibility
of the art and the inspiration
of the community were so encouraging that by the end of
Zine Fest, I, a clueless reporter,
was making my own zines. If
that doesn't prove tl)at anyone
can make ·zines, I don't know
what will.
Within these two wonderful
days, my zine knowledge went
from clueless to competent. I
learned everything from zine
making to zine distribution
with topics ranging from fireworks to space adventurers.
Yet the most important wisdom was from activist Dawn
Stahura: "[It's] powerful to tell
your stories. We are all important, we all have stories inside
of us."

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Evergreen Library
2700 Evergreen Pkwy N!/11. noon.

Queer & Trans Center Open
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2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW. 2pm.

lnkfest 2016

Something Wicked
202 4th Ave E. 7pm. $10

(;/host Hunters: A Paranormal
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Le Voyeur
404 4th Ave E. 9pm.
Vomity 102: Odd Spew-ture
Ft. Summer Azim

F A t. t. A R TS
FALL ARTS WALK IS A LITERAL WASH AND I'M A BUZZKILL
By Chloe<~arina Manchester

THUR.OCT13
Ben Moore's Restaurant
112 4th Ave W. 6pm.

Olympia People's Mic 5 Year
Anniversary Ft. Aurielle Marie ·

Cryptatropa
421 4th Ave E. 9pm.

No Soul Night: All Vinyl Soul
Music ft. Fancy Cat and
Anthony Alvarado

rts Walk is a biannual (the one that's twice a year, not the one that's every two years) event in
downtown Olympia where most of the businesses in downtown showcase exhibits from one or
multiple artists. There are street performer.;, ram, arid a mixture of downtown and Evergreen
freaks and weirdos along with adorably wholesome fami}ies. I'm not gonna lie, I think spring arts walk is
better; it's less cold and depressing, less dark at an unreasonably early hou,r, and there are two parades.
I'm a sucker for a parade.

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On Friday night, I walked
the two miles down the hill
from my friend's apartment
McCoy's Tavern
418 4th Ave e. 8pm. $10. 21+
to downtown with the sole
DOA, The Stuntmen, Dance
goal of getting food .before
Hall Queen
we event att¼mpted to walk
Obsidian
around and look at stuff. The
414 4th Ave E. 8pm.
new ramen place down town
Lord Franzanian Vaudeville
may be genteriflic, but it has
Show
reasonably good food, I got to
SAT. OCT 15
admit. Pro tip: bring in your
own hot sauce, they would ·
Evergreen
probably yell at you but thing;
2700 i;vergreen Pkwy NW.
10:30am. $30, $15 for Students.
are never spicy enough in this
Return to Evergreen 2016
town. Another hot tip, if your
friends convince, you to put
Tumwater Timberland
your number on the receipt
Library
7023 New Market St SW. 2pm.
because your waiter was flirt- .
Women Your Mother Warn(:)d
ing with you, he will text you
You About
and say it was his long time
Dugout Recording House
goal as a server to have that
1015 10th Ave SE. 8pm. $5
actually happen. And then you
Jo Passed, Duzz, Deha Blue
end up with a date. Go with
your impulses.
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Even with all the things going on across this great countty
of ours with regards to clowns,
there were still an impressive
number of clowns. Some were
making balloon animals for
kids or juggling, which is still
an accepted thing that happens. But then we saw it. This

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intensely creepy clown with
a bulbous fake nose holding
a sign _that said "Clowns are
made of people." That is not
an accepted thing that happens. Our photographer, Bella,
said that he walked up to her
while she was taking pictures
of arts walk and said, "Click."
I don't even know how you
could respond to that.
One of the main things
that I like to do at any given
arts walk in any town is to go
into anywhere that looks like
it might have free food. Olympia really let me down in that
regard this time, although the
rain did discourage me from
doing more thorough investigative journalism in that respect, because no matter how
long I live in Olympia, I will
never think that being cold and
soaked in rain is a good time. It
isn't, and people who think it's
fun either haven't been here
long enough to lose all hope,
or are lying to themselves.
I realized that Olympia had
got to me sometime last year .
and have leaned into it, to an
extent. That extent being buy-

But Saturday's arts walk .
ing a crop top with a moth and
moons on it from Psychic Sis-. was, both literally and metaphorically, a wash with the rain
ter.
I also attended, or atleast at- being much more oppressive
tempted to attend, arts walk on than it was Friday night and
Saturday. I more or less spent I had homework and laundry
the amount of time it took to to do, both of which meant I
walk from the bus stop to buy could be warm and dry and
coffee and then to Browsers wear a blanket like a cape.
I am still looking forward to
Books to buy a book of poems
that I feel in love with over the Spring Arts Walk and the Prosummer and decided I need cession of the Species parade,
to permanently own. Rupi which is alway cool and adorKaur's Milk and Honey, if able.
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414 4th Ave E. 8pm.
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Open Mic

THUR. OCT20
Washinton State Capitol
416 Sid Snyder Ave SW. 1pm.
March on State Capitol to
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rts Walk weekend in Olympia is usually a circus, and this year was no different. Although I have
seen the streets more crowded, the variety of musical acts was enough to entertain eyen the most FRI. OCT 21
jaded of listeners. Olympia really shone, coming out with some of the .best Jmerging artists of Three Magnets Brewing
the region, punctuated by the reigning king of contemporary artists from Olympia ii:t_ the last ten years 600 Franklin St SE. ·4pm.
OFS Benifit Happy Hour
making an appearance.
I started the Artswalk weekend standing in the rain waiting for tickets to see Xperience: The Chasing Grace
album release party, hosted by
Macklemore. The drizzle was
fierce and the line was about
halfway down the block for
tickets at the door. The show
was sold out, and the crowd·
came to the consensus that
the

show

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''amazing".

The high energy performance
wowed the show goers and really kicked off the night. The
cd release for "Chasing Grace"

was a sold out success, and the
thoughtful lyrics and evoked a
lot of emotion from the crowd.
Chasing Grace has been a
long time coming and his website describes the album as "a
sonic journey into the mind of
man whose soul is at war. It's
a view into the essence of a
man who is transforming from
an insecure kid burdened with
America)s social constructs,
into one who questions the
world and the religion he was
raised in." The performarn;e
was on point, fun, and really
got the crowd of people who
had waited so long pumped.
There were, of- course, the

usual jam bands and jazz acts,
playing horns in the rain in.
front of Capitol City Guitars
to small swells of people who
ebbed and flowed from the au· dience in search of ice cream
and mixed media installe-tions
to oogle. The Olympia music
scene has long been hailed as
a secret, and this Arts Walk
lineup really made that clear.
The talent holed up in our all
american city is stacked, with
new bands moving here just to
network and play where their
predecessors laid the groundwork for living a life of passion
for art.
,
The weekend had a packed
music schedule and on Friday
Obsidian had a triple header
featuring Fuzzy Math, The
Loud Potions, and Co-Founders. Le Voyeur had a metal
show and I caught a few minutes of A God or A.'lother, and
then moved onto McCoy's for
a show with Le Grotto, Soggy
Creep, and Whitewood Funk.
I wandered through .a Brown
Edition show at Cascadia
Homebrew. Saturday night
· Swoon played at McCoy's and
brought out the usual crowd of
local artists and greeners, plus

the end of Arts Walk stragglers. There was live music
everywhere and overall I feel
like this weekend really gave us
a slice of the best that Olympia has to offer. Fuzzy Math

The talent holed up
in our all american city
is stacked, with new
bands moving here just to
network and play where
- their predecessors laid
the groundwork for living
a life of passion for art.
is a band that sounds like Ra-

diohead lite, Soggy Creep is
loud, Whitewood Funk is psychedelic and les_s funky than
you would imagine, Le Grotto
sounds like Olympia flavored
surf rock, The Loud Potions
are psychedelic pop rock who
classify themselves as alternative, Swoon is calls themselves
"a classic case of the fam jam
blues", Brovm Edition brings
the funk, and The Co Founder founded in September of
2015 were a pop rock group
that .was voted best pop act

by What's Up magazine ii:{
2015. Brown Edition are established in the Olympia music scene and have been voted
Best Band in Olympia by the
Weekly Volcano two years in a
row and Seattle Musicians of
the Year by RAWartist Seattle.
Le Grotto has been hailed as
the best band in Olympia by
K Recs intern John Wmter
and it's no wonder why. The
Olympia trio has been garnering a large following, bringing
out other area barnh who have
made themselves into area fa-

Olympia Film Society

206 5th Ave SE. 6pm.

The Less is More Film Fest

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The weekend gave the listener a great slice of what
0 lympia has to offer as far as
music is concerned. Some of
the best musicians in Olympia arid the surrounding area
c;une out and really brought
their A game. The variety of
talent this city has fostered is
amazing and the quality of
music has really been exceptional, something we were
lucky enough to see clearly displayed this weekend. This Arts .
Walk was a great one for music
and showing the people of this
city and it'~ visitors what we've
got.
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Last year, Evergreen graduate MonicaJane Frisell decided to sell most of her stuff and buy a 1988 Toyota SeaBreeze with a plan to travel·
the country making portraits and interviews with the people she met along the way. She's spent the last several months gutting and renovating the RV in preparation for the trip, adding shelving and a small darkroom area for processing her film and prints. Monica and her trusty
sidekick Lucy (a most elegant and howly terrier) met up with me in the Evergreen parking lot in the SeaBreeze (the perks of having a mobile
home/workshop) to talk about Monica's project, Looking Forward: Portraits from an RV.

Frisell says the idea came going to put a portable da:tkto her because she's "always room in a van, but then she
wanted to travel around the realized she wanted to Jive in
country while photograph- it and try todp ilie project in a
ing," taking inspiration from fully mobileway'.
Describing.. the SeaBieeze
photographers in the early
days of photojournalism: as a "funky tiny home, key"They would have a horse and word: funky," Frisell says she's
buggy ... and they'd have these put about four months. of work
huge carriages and they'd into refurbishing it and modihave all their chemistry back fying it for her needs. When
there ... and I've always ad- she bought it, the interior was
mired that kind of obsession, covered in the original fauxso I think I kind of just wanted wood wallpaper and thick
to do it [that way]." Frisell is carpeting the color of sand,
shooting on large format film or like ... really bad watered(measuring four by five .inches down coffee. Just getting it
in size), so having a darkroom ready quickly became an allon hand to process and print is consuming project:
"I bought it not knowing
an integral part of the project.
She says originally she was just about the rot ... I built these
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two shelves andlwas like 'Oh, look at anything too closely
that doesn't look right ... ' and I cause then you can see all the
touched [the wood] and it was shit I've fucked up."
kind of squishy, and then I was
Despite feeling in over her
like 'Oh, shit' and lpulled it up head. at .times (Frisell had. no
and there were all these mush- real experience .with carpenrooms and .rot and it was dis- try before this project) she says
gusting. I was parked up at my that renovating th!' SeaBreeze
parents' place in Seattle and by herself was incredibly satisI just started ripping it apart fying.
and all of a sudden I was look"You just [make] a lot of
ing at this gutted ... I mean, I mistakes and you just keep
went all the way down to the going. This is all a lot of misplastic, and I was like 'What . takes. So it's pretty cool. Dodid I just do?!' be<:ause taking ing one little thing at a time,_
things apart is way easier than sometimes you lose the big
putting them back together. picture and I'll be like 'Oh,
That's what I learned. This god, I haven't done enough'
is my stubbo.runess manifest, but I was just looking at some
haha. It's not that bad, paint pictures of when I first got it
can do wonders. Just don't and I was like 'Oh, it doesn't

even kind of look like that
anymore' and not just look; it
doesn't feel like that anymore,
and it doesn't smell like that
anymore. It's starting to smell
more like mine and feel more
like mine."
"I know pretty much every
part of this; the more I take
apart the more I learn about
how it all works, so there's
something really satisfying
about waking up in something where you're like 'I know
the water goes here, and. it's
caused by this ... ' and I know
it's all mine and I made it all"
In the coming days, Frisell is
having the SeaBreeze painted
and re-sealed, and then it'll
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She's changing out one of the
windows to red-tinted plastic:
it'll function as her safe light an idea SO coo! I had to stand
there slack-jawed for a minute

before I could compose myself
(For those who don't k.ctmv, a
safelight is a red or orangetinted light used in a black and
white darkroom to help you
see what you're doing ,vithout
impacting the light-sensitive
paper.) Until she leaves the
Olympia area, Frisell is using the Photoland labs "quite
happily" tO process and scan
her film and to develop prints.
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Although she is still based in
Olympia for now, Frisell has
already interviewed and photographed around thirteen
people, both local and found
through day trips
The setup of Looking Forward: Portraits from an RV is
simple: Frisell invites a ·person
into the RV for a conversation, which she records and
later transcribes. She says she's
not asking people anything
too specific - she's interested
in how people got where they
are, ·geographical!½ but she
emphasizes, "whatever story

you want to tell me, I take." After the '"chat,'' Frfaell makes a

portrait of each person, some-.
times in the RV: sometimes in
their home or the home -of a
friend. Everyone who agrees to
participate in the project will
receive, at "some point dm,vn
the road,," a portrait and tran-

scribed story of someone else:
The idea is having connection between people who
wouldn't have othenvise met
each other. It's kind of a romantic idea. I'm doing everything on large'' format, so the

process is really slow - shooting with that is really slow.
People have been really opening up, like more than I ever
would have imagined, I think.
Opening up is key to Frisell's
project, and she's greatly infl,u0
enced by the current social'/,
political climate in America.
She says the slowing down of
the project is also important:
from shooting on large format
film to sending physical prints
via the mail, Frisell puts great
emphasis on the slow and
the physically real in a world
where interaction is increasingly fast and virtual.
I like the idea of the prints
going through all of these
hands to get where they need
to go ... I put a stamp on it and
I send it out; I'm not just sending you a file via .the internet,
and there's the physicality of

it that I think is cool.. . Again,
[t.li.ere's] the romantic thing of
connecting people in our country ,-vhen right no\v it's really

a lot of us-against-them talk,
and that's also why I'm feeling
so inclined to do this [project]
right now. ..people are really
mad, and I t.li.ink rightfully so,
but I ihink people need to start
talking a bit more than just
yelling. I mean, I don't want
to get into politics but it's scar-

ing me, it's scaring me a lot.
I'm scared about the future,
and I think a lot of people ,are
- whichever side you're on - a
lot of people are scared and
I think that's really interesting to me. Because we're all in
the same country, we're all in
the S<illJce boat, why is there all
this ter\sion, and how can that
tension not totally implode on
·itself? I've been asking a lot of
people about that ... which has
been cool cause everybody has
a different opinion.
'· Lasf'weekend, Frisell took
the Se.aBreeze to Portland.
"That was the first time I was:·
really doing [the project] and
was able to envision how it's
gonna go." Doing most of her
networking through word of
mouth and Facebook, Frisell
says she was surprised by the
response in Portland - there
were so many people interested in talking to her, she actually had to turn some away.

For now, Frisell is working on her project in Olympia and in areas reachable by
day trips (if you want to be
part of the project, contact
her 1!) vVhen she leaves Washington, ·she's plannipg on going to California, slowly making her way south and then
east - Frisell has no set route,
but says she'll map out friends
and acquaintances across the
states and plan around ihem.
She has a show in Rochester, New York set for October
201 7, and Frisell sees that as a
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a chance to process, print, and

scan (she'll have access to a lab
there) and to really take stock
of the project after more than
a year of work.
While her project and by
extent, her life, will be mobile,
Frisell says she'd never describe
herself as going "off-grid:"
"That's the complete opp9site
of what the project is about!"
She'll be regularly checking
in on social media via her cell
phone, and updating her website with new portraits and intervi~ws as often as she can~.
To_ follow Frisell's progress,
you can visit her website at
PortraitsFromanRVcom,
or
follow her on Instagram @
MonicaJaneFrisell (or the pro}
ect's Instagram: @portraitsfromanrv).

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Dmitri took up the flugelhorn at age 18,
and later became th"'protege of Art Farm'
er, one 9f the most iconic :flugelhorri players of the ;20th cen~ They didn't meet
it the most- .simple of ways, but. inst"ead· it
one of the most relatable and inspirational
ways. Dmitri described himself as a "long
-time fan" of Art, buying all of his record,
ings, playing a,!imgwiththefu, upon finding
Art's address on the b~ck
a tape, began
writing to him. "I would"have knocked on
his door had he lived it the same state as
me." In his letters hewould write to Art for
advice, sending recordings of himself playing along with Art's· music, de"sCribing his
admiration for ~ work, "he never ¼Tote
back". Then came along Dmitri's golden
ticket, after playing a gig one night, Dmitri
was invited by a ~ello~ musician to travel
to New York to see Art play, and meet him
after the show. Dmitri jumped at the opportunity, and after ·listening to Art's set
intently, note to note, he was introduced
to die man that influenced him for Years
before. When he shook Art's hand, Art
stated "ncit THAT Dmitµ.", referring back
tQ -the many letter he received before, yet
of course, it was him. D_mitri solicited him
for _chance to receive one lesson with the
promise that he would "never bother him
" again." Art agreed, and what started as a
one time flugelhorn 'lesson ·turned into a
ten year relationship that reached far beyond just the music itsel£
Dmitri looked to Art for advice on everything from "who will take care of my
cat on tour'~ to·" how do I tour/~. and lucky
for us Dmitri shared some gems of wisdom
that he's picked up over the years. One of
the- best pieces of advice' ht received from
Art was " to keep the people who .believed
in you ~ound," everyone fr0m you lawyer;
to your publicist,to your friends; those people Who were· supj)o_rting your career from
the beginning are the ones who will_, continue to understand you·_as an artist and be
your strongest support system. I asked him
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name, and that's a flugelhorn. Similar to a trumpet, it is described to have
more of a "dark" and "mellow" tone. The instrument.has been played by
musicians ranging from Chet Baker and Miles Davis to Scott Spillane
(of Neutral Milk Hotel). But there is one flugelhorn player that has graced
places ranging from Olympia's own Rhythm & Rye to Azerbaijan, by the
Caspian sea, with his unmatched experience and style, Dmitri Matheny. I
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titled,J.azz Noir, which is exactly w.hat you .·.•_
would hope it would be, a mix of melancholy tones, smokey vibes, and tunes that ;
m_ak._-e you want to cuddie up with a trench )•
coat and sip your whiskey on the rocks.
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to the drink Audrey Home on the cocktail
menu, stating that his song titled ':Audrey's
Dance" was inspired by the iconic T-win
Peaks character, a show he has been a long
time fan 0£
On Monday October 3rd, The Dmitri
Matheny group played ai:: the music venue
and bar, Rhythm & Rye, giving an unforget'
table performance. The selection ranged
from songs off of Jazz Noir, to "Caravan"
popularized by the likes of Duke ellington. Du_ring the sorig "Film ~oir", Dmitri
walked up to the inic, the room went silent,
and he began reciting. the poetry of Dana
Gioia, "It's a farm town in the August heat
With a couple of bars along Main
Street. ..... She's a cold beauty with a knowing wink. If she shot you dead, she'd finish your drink", entranced is the only word·
that can be used to describe the listeners.
Most of which being season.ed and long
time listeners of jazz, making them the best
audience to for· the qccasion.
Beyond being a talented musician, composer; and recording artist, Dmitri also is a
se_asoned educator, teaching at universities
such Loyola to Chinook Middle School in
Bellevue,-WA. "Making a living as a musician is challenging," Dmitri says, ''but I'm
proof it can be. done." Pmitri was also the
creator of Discover Jazz) a music history
and appreciation course for adults. This is
jusi: some of the many educati.6nal opportunities Dmitri offers.
"By the end of this, you'll remember
what a·flugelhorn is."

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acy, I son of don't want to hear from you. It:
shouldn't just be black people's job to engage •
in this because we are not the ones who made a
•• Dear Body Party,
thiS system."
There are all of these red little bumps around my genitals and I am really
Other pivotal suggestions_ "\Valk.er, Rusch et, •
and Warner all cited for how white people can • really freaked out that .1 may have herpes? It's all I can think .about, my anxiety
effectively stand in solidarity Vvith the black • surrounding it is takin9-over my life. I .know it's really common, but I never
community is to, '"know your history," and "lis- • thought it Wl)Uld be me. .
ten to people of color." The black struggle in ••
Thanks, ·
America is multifaceted and preconceived ideas_ •
ciety."
One in Four·
This recognitio_n of just how much further about it are so ingrained in our culture that well •
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can be caused Dy shivmg or the rubb~g o~ clo~es _against your skin. Ingr~wn
fensive and blind to the _reality of. the current
paneling their education on racial justice. For. • ~ , while ~comfortab~e, qre_ ;not a sexually transrmtted infection (STI). Instead, they are JUSt
context of the black struggle in America. The
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and students getting on their knees to defen- inherent racism and a tool to help us effectivel)' ·• terized by uncomf~rtable red-bumps or blisters that will bust after a day or two and ooz a some
sive shouting and dramatic walk-outs were a engage in the much needed action toward,bring- • sort of milky liquid, becoming painful sores that should dry out and_ crust over after a week or
reminder to Walker and Ruschet of the many ing equality to the most marginalized groups iii: • two. A first outbreak may. be complemented by flu like symptoms· like body aches_ and a fever.
Herpes _is very common- some estimate as much as 20% of the population in the United
forms white fragility comes in, "White folks our community both here·on campus and out in_·•
• States have it- so your fear is understandable. But if your 'sores' have been around for weeks,
have a really difficult time sitting in their emo- the greater communities we interact with: ·
• Black .!-,ives Matter homepage and the Black.:• they_are unlikely to be herpes related.
tions." In fact, Ruschet points out that the
Lives Matter Sylla.bus website
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Herpes, like any other STI, can· be transmitted after having sex-just once with just one
"Mammy Archetype" is a common way white
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Rushet t~ ~e this-was ~err first wake -~l\·i• ·timated 67% of the ·worldwide population h~ (and can be transmitted from mother to child),
race. Warner reiterates this idea that white folks
call to think, oh my god Im black and.I~;:• it can even be transmitted if you're having sex with someone who has never had sex before.
often look to black folks to liberate them from
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to liberate you from your preconditioned .racist
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiclii~<.:.: _
got before p_rom, it is just something that happens. It's not fun,· it's not convenient, but it
ideologies and explain to you how you'Te ben•Sister Citizen: Shame; .ttereotypes, ·ana: .• ISJUStapartoflife &sex.
efiting from racism and draw you into my arms
Black Women in America by Melissa Harris.::'._·~
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eyes and join hands with your local black per• The Sisters are Ahight: Changing the· B_I~·.. :• you may have herpes, it is worth getting tested because while you are· having an outbreak, you
son or whatever, no. I am here to say; this is my
ken Narratiye of Black Women in AmeriCa;·.: .are very susceptible to spreading the disease to any sexual.partne:i:s you may h.ive, or even to
opinion on what's happening and what needs to
by Tamara Wmfrey Harris
• other parts of your body. If you call Planned Parenthood downtown.with your insurance card
stop, and what needs to change. It's-up to you
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my job, and it isn't going to be my labor that
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"liberates" anyone from their racism."
disabled, nonbinar;r1 femme writer of col~t~~=<• _ There is a_ loi of stigma surtounding _herpes but at the end of• the day, it's just a disease.
Warner also expressed that the first step a
•Janet Mock.- black, transgender author,.
vVb.ile there is no outright.cure, talcing medications to limit outbreaks, _using barrier metho~
white_ person can take toward- being an ally is
tivist, and TV host- check out h~r show":~((:~ .. during s.exual contact,. and refraiping from sex entirely during outbreaks can help keep your
«to be able to look at yourself in the mirror and
say to yourse~ "I benefit from racism. This does
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partners safe and your symptoms manageable. It may complicate your life, but it certainly
Lastly, engage m any works of art by pe?p!:e_\~, w0n't be the end pf it.
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not mean I am racist. It simply means that the
systems set in place in t!ns country were meant of color. Search for black trans folks and read·.:•
to benefit some, and roadblock others." When femme folks of color.. Use representations._;_Pf>•
Stay Safe & Have fun,
you as a white student can say that to yourself people of,color in media, movies, t,ooks, etc_:,-M,:.-:•
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without feeling uncomfortable, or wanting to an opportunity to notice narratives and deCOil~-·
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them.
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can get started." From·there, you can work to- ·•. self love. This-colwnn "is not written by a doctor-but done by-a person who has researched
ward action.
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To read a transcript of ·_the entire _mferview · Unifj/-~ the topic· and looked into your questions thoroughly. If you haVe ·any questions or problems
Walker and Ruschet encourage white students against passivity in their their desire to Lawrence Wallcer III andARRu.shetgo w cooperpinri/~·.·-: and want advice about sex; medication, love, STD's ect. please submit them to bodyparty@
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be an ally, "if white people aren't willing to put journalc(!Tfl

"\Valk.er explains that rhey are, "coming to
terms\vith our history and our tactics. There
is a realization of how we put our bodies 9n the
line the moment we walk out of our house."
Rusch et· adds that, "I've gotten to this point
,vhere I feel that µberation is going to be messy
and hella violent. Yes, non-violence has gotten
us to a certain point, but also, we are still here
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I've· been hoping and dreaming for
since 'tomboy'.

i haven't had sex in a really long
time and i want to like without
going on dates or whatevr how
do i get laid without bein an
objectifying creep just trollin
for babes or fucking the truly
*terrib.le* men whom hit on me

TP quote my favorite lyricist: "Now
she want a photo, You. already know
though. You only live once - that's the
motto ... YOLO." (Drake) In terms of
motivating yourself to do projects,
theres only one way to go about it:
trick your drum-self into doing it while
drunk (thats what I'm doing right now).

. I'll let you know when I figure it out
(ask Body Party).

what are ur thoughts on girls?
Hate Lena Duman
Greetings. Welcome to Wasted Advice, wherein you ask for advice
and I continue to get drunk and advise you. We both win. You can,
should i buy this car w no engine
ask me the questions you can't ask your resident advisor.
but that i havee an extra engine
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how do i look hot on halloween
without havin a real normie
"slutty whatever" costume Have
a non-normie ''slutty" costume., The
worst thing about the "sluttly waterer"
costume is the lack of originality, so just
add a layer of irony and you can show
off your flesh-prison without seaming
basic. For example, wear your BDSM
gear and the European Union Flag
and be the idea of austerity.

for since its on Craigslist for
what r u gonna be 4 halloween? . $50 and a rack of bud? how do
Curious George - its perfect because i actually motivate myself to do
I've always been very sexually attracted the projects i think are a great
to the man in the yellow hat and I'm idea when im drunk'.l i think yes. Ive
hoping that the universe provides me
with a tall-hatted man of my own.

What is the best new album out
that you're overplaying? I've been
really into Princess Nokia's new album,
1992., Its sick, its fresh, its everytlring

done a mei:tal cost-benefit analy~is on
i.t and i thin]Cthat if you dpn't do it then
you'll regret it forever and be damned
by it in the afterlife. Alternatively; if
things don't work out with the engine,
you'll probably be fine in. th~IPng run.

Got problems? We can help! You can
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Fall quarter is now in full swing and the. stress is settling in! Venus, planet of relationships, is about to transition into the fire sign Sagittarius on October 18th after a while of it being
in the\emotional water signof Scorpio. Mars, planet of intense and passionate energy, is still in the stable earth sign Capricorn and.will remain. there until November 8th. Mercury,
planet of communication has just entered the balanced air sign, Libra. Overall, the intensity of having Venus in Scorpio and Mars in·Capricorn has left us feeling on-edge. There's
been no time for tolerating nonsense and getting to the truth of the matter has been weighing on all the signs' minds.
With Venus transitioning into Sagittarius, the sign of the traveler, we all might find ourselves traveling towards what needs the most attention within ourselves. Getting into a routine
with classes might keep us busy from our emotional side, but with the deepening change of the seasons, brings a deeper awareness to what we truly need.

ARIES 3121-4119

You•ve-been moving forward with a quick and fiery pace lately. You•re not one to stop once you've
set your mind on what direction you want to take. Channel that energy. You don't need to worry
about slowing down for the sake of others, do what feels best for you and your true friends will be
cheering you on. Focus your drive into something that keeps you excited and passionate about your

life.

TAURUS4120-s120
You're known for being quite a sleepy sign, however once angered, there's no ignoring your horns!
_·You've been feeling an urge to test your surroundir.igs; are your friends truly there for you? Is this
the. right path to take? Does so_mething not feel quite right? You have all the answers within yoursel£.
All these internal questions might be overwhehning but after settling in at the end of each day, trust
that what you know to be true and rightfoi you is- real and valid.
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You've been shifting around the baggage of your life. With Jupiter, planet of fortune, in your sign,
this makes this the perfe_ct season-to leave bebin:d the past and start anew. What keeps. you going?
What keeps you grounded? Hold on,to the things that ke~p you in love with yo.ur life. Letting go
isn't easy for a sign with as much i_t;lVe tCf give as you, _but it's necessary if you want to live to your
best potential.
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With venus in.your sign, all the spare time you've had you•~~ _given back to yoursel£ You are deeply
intuitive to your inner emotions. Venus will soon be transitioning away from your deep waters. so
think about how to communicate your feelings. Healing is hard and w_e all need help, don't be afraid
to reach out and see thC community of support you have behind.you:· It's especially hard for someone as mysterious as you to break down those walls but-it's a part. of your healing process.

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Being ·so open and sociable has its risks, and you're currently ..all_ too aware of them. For a sign_
known for its wit and charm, you've been getting _serious lately. While your intelligence and bubbliness attracts_ many people, who are the ones_ you want to stick around? Who are the people you want
to ~y open up to? Who has your heart right now? Sit with those _feelings and give yourself some
space, after all it must be hard to be so charming all the-time.

CANCER 6121 - 7122

Relationships are work and it ·se"ems that you've been putting in an enormous effoft into all. of your
relationships. Let yourself reap the benefits. of ptitting tender care into everyone in your life. Let
yourself be the one taken care 0£ You have enough on your plate already, so sit back and give yourself some space to handle all your daily little tasks in life. Don't worry about cooking everyone else
dinner, instead see how your loved ones come together for you.
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LEO 7123-8122
The 'no-nonsense' aspect of the planets positions have been a perfect theme for your life lately. You
haven't had the time to· put your energ}' into people who only want to take and give nothing in return. Notice how ~uch more balanced and stable your life _feels right now. Giving your attention to
who and what deserves it empowers you. Make your mental well-being your drive and your passion.

VIRGO 8/23-9122

This season so far has been testing you. Learn from it This is your ~ n to grow! What are.your
new dreams? Your new goals? How ru;e they. helping you to moVC· away from the past? Be opell
to all feedback, be open to all new paths. The full is still just settling in, there's time to adjust your
routine to your new ambitions. You'll find that with all the tests life throws your way, comes great
opportunity for creativity.

SAGITTARIUS 11122-12121
You're not afraid to cti.t out the people who drain you: You're not afraid to be honest and real about
what you need from others. With venus soon ·entering your sign, thin]{ about the relationships that
have stuck through it all. You're known for being vibrant and energetic, so channel that energy into
who and what deserves it. Hold onto the side.of you that-is blunt, it takes bravery to be honest.
Cherish the ones in your life who support this side of you.

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CAPRICORN 12122-.1/19

As always, you may find yourself exhausted_with your work. You are one tO give your'all into things.
You\re mastered how to channel your frustration and anger :into productivity. However, others doll't
quite understand you: Don't diminish your light or your ene_rgy, but find ways to channel your rightful rage into something that makes you feel inore connected to community. You are never alone, and
you should never let people who don't undeistand you try to make you feel small.

AQUARIUS 1120-2n8
Your alias is the water~beare:r; and with the changes in the season you've been diving into those inner
waters. You v;:ant to know yourself; and now it feels like your desires are more clear than ever. Now
with the quarter in full-swing it's time to get to worlrl Put your whole self into _what_you· do, find a
way to love your work and what you create, let it be a reflection· of your inner sel£

PISCES 2119 -3120
For someone known for being a bit on the shy side, you've been reaching out.. Seeking help and ask.mg for answers is necessary for emotional growth, .and emotional growth is your forte being_ such an
intuitive sign. What lessons ~ you learning? What ~.others teaching you? Be ~pen to _the stories
Of peopl_e aro@d you and let-these influences shape you.Let yourself be open to.learning anything
you can; an unexpected lesson niay teach you sdmething that will help yoti in the lo~g run-

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