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Part of The Evergreen State College Newsletter (November 1, 1980)

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November 24, 1980
... BRODER APPEARS NEXT MONDAY ... David Broder, the man voted the most respected of reporters~~
by his peers in the political press corps, comes to Olympia Monday, December 1, to deliver a
free evening talk on the news media and their influence on public policy at Evergreen. The
veteran political writer and nationally syndicated columnist for the Washing~on ~ost be~in~
his presentation at 8 o'clock Monday night in the Recital Hall of the Commun1cat1ons Bu1ld1ng.
Generally considered to be the most powerful and respected man in his trade, Broder is
exoected to discuss the new administration in ~~ashinoton, D.C. and explore issues he raises
in. his new best-selling book, Changing of the Guard: Power and Leadership in America,~~ which
examines the generational shifts taking place in the U.S. political system.
Broder appears at Evergreen next Monday as the keynoter for the college's first Fall
Symposium. Reservations for his talk are strongly encouraged; call 866-6128 or 866-6565
weekdays during regular working hours .
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CHARLEY'S AUNT OPENS DEC. 4 ... Charley's Aunt, a world famous farce that has brought
laughter to millions in the 88 years since it first opened in London, comes to Evergreen for
eight evening shows December 4-7 and 11-14. Directed by Faculty ~1ember Andre Tsai, the comedy is the third major production in the Evergreen Expressions Performing Arts Series and
features a ten-member cast of students, faculty and staff. Show time for the light-hearted
comedy, written by Brandon Thomas and first performed in 1892, is 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays
in the Exp~rimental Theater of the Communications Building.
Tickets for the December shows are on sale now at Yenney's Music in West Olympia and at
the Evergreen Bookstore for $4 general admission or $2 for senior citizens and students. Reservations may be made by calling 866-6070 weekdays during regular working hours .
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... ALL-STUDENT THEATRICAL TEAM STAGES MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Measure for Measure, a
Shakespearean commentary on power, morality and hypocrisy, will be staged by an all-student
theatrical team December 2-6 at Evergreen. The show, set to begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday in the second floor lobby of the Evans Library, has often been labeled one of
Shakespeares finest plays because it combines elements of tragedy with highlights of comedy
as it illuminates human inability to wisely and humanely handle political pO\'Ier.
Stephen Temkin, a Toronto senior, is directing the production as his senior project \oJith
Faculty Member Joye Hardiman. Working with him is an eight-student cast starring veteran
performer Ted Roisum, who plays the role of the Duke of Vienna.
Advance tickets to the student production, which will have limited seating, are on sale
now at Yenney's Music, Budget Tapes and Records, and the Evergreen Bookstore for $2.50 general
admission or $1.50 for students .
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. . . KELLY- PERCIVAL-STENTZ DUO OFFER WEDNESDAY CONCERTS ... Brown Bag jazz returns to Evergreen
in two free concerts slated to begin at noon December 3 and 10 in the Recital Hall of the
Communications Building. Jazz masters Red Kelly on bass, Chuck Stentz on saxophone, Jack
Percival and Don Chan on pianos, and Kennewick student Chris Paul on drums will offer free
hour-long performances each ~Jednesday afternoon. Highlighting their concert will be the
vocals ~ of Olympia jazz songstress Jan Stentz.
The December 3 and 10 performances are sponsored by Evergreen and the Musicians Union, Local 124 .
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. . . NO NEt~SLETTER DEC. 1 ... This Off-Campus Newsletter wi 11 take a Thanksgiving holiday next
week ... and return to your mailbox on Monday, December 8. Enjoy a restful four-day break.

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UPCOMING EVENTS AT EVERGREEN
December
David Broder, nationally syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, presents free public talk, 8 p.m., Recital Hall, Communications Building. For
reservations, call 866-6128 or 866-6565.
All-student theatrical team presents Shakespeare classic, ~~~1easure for Measure,
8 p.m., second floor lobby, Evans Library. $2.50 general , $1.50 students.

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BROHN BAG JAZZ Concerts featuring Red Kelly on bass, Jack Percival and Don
Chan on pianos, Chuck Stentz on saxophone, Chris Paul on drums, with vocalist
Jan Stentz, noon, Recital Hall, Communications Building. Free.

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Evergreen Expressions Series presents British comedy Charley s Aunt, directed
by Evergreen Faculty Member Andre Tsai and starring ten-member student, faculty,
staff cast, 8 p.m., Experimental Theater, Communications Building. $4 general,
$2 students and seniors.

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Free showing of ~lOMEt~ S FILMS featuring Love It Like a Fool, newly-completed
documentary on the late singer/social activist Malvina Reynolds, 7 p.m.,
Recital Hall, Communications Building. This evening progra~ will also include
showings of Battered \~omen and Emergi ng Homan.
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Scottish singer/songwriter Robin Williamson, formerly of The Incredible String
Band, performs in concert, 8 p.m., Recital Hall, Communications Building. $3
in advance, $3.50 at the door.

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT featuring 40-member Evergreen Concert Choir under direction of
Dr. David Englert, and members of the Olympia Symphony, 4 p.m., Recital Hall,
Communications Building. $2 ~eneral, $1 students and senior citizens, free to
children under 12.

ON EXHIBIT- December 6 - January 18
Gallery Four presents one-woman show by Olympian MAURY HASELTINE, with opening
receotion Saturday, December 6, 8 p.m., fourth floor Evans Library. Exhibit hours noon6 p . ~. weekdays, noon-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunda~, ~ibrary ~002.
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Gallery Two 2resents selections of pa1nt1ngs, pr1nts and sculpture from The
Evergreen Collection, Library 2300 . Both galleries closed December 24-26 and January l -2 .
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November 21, 1980
get to know legislators
EVANS OFFERS BUDGET UPDATE, URGES LOBBY EFFORTS
Evergreen President Dan Evans took to the speaker•s platform ~1onday afternoon to explain
the state of the college budget, examine projections for its fiscal future, urge employee·
support in .. telling the story of higher education .. and lay to rest rumors that his bags are
packed for Washington, D.C.
Complementing a written report to the campus issued Tuesday, Evans offered an informal
talk which, he said, recognized that 11 Staff morale has been shaken because of the harsh (budget)
realities we face ... He carefully retraced steps which have led to the current budget, beginning
with what he sa·id was the allocation of a .. reasonably adequate .. biennial budget from the 1979
1egis 1ature.
\~e began with enough money to rna i nta in current 1eve 1s, .. he pointed out, then
national and state economic troubles prompted a three percent cut which reduced college finances
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tO the point of bare cover, .. he said. In October a second cut, amounting to two percent of this
r•s allocation, was also ordered, this time forcing reduction in personnel through reduced
tracts, elimination of temporary help and of two full-time positions .
.. We reached the point where there were no p1aces to move --- and where 72 percent of all
our money goes to salaries, .. he said. 11 Now we can•t go very far toward making cutbacks without
running into either salary reductions or staff cuts ...
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UP TO $900 MILLION SHORT
Looking ahead to the new state administration --- and a legislature with 30 new members,
Evans estimated that Washington faces a potential budget shortfall of 650 to 900 million dollars.
Because the public (K through 12) schools already have a legal commitment for 40 percent of the
budget, Evans noted, the cutbacks --- which could be from 12 to 15 percent below current level
--- will all have to come from the rest of state government, including higher education.
There are, he outlined, three possible alternatives for the state•s budget wizards: cut
all programs drastically, 11 depend like hell on an economic recovery coming quickly and buoyantly
to the State of Washington, .. or raising taxes. 11 If we had our choice, .. Evans smiled, 11 We 1 d
sure take number two ... But, he noted, budget projectors 11 may be a bit more pessimistic ... Hence
he projected that target budgets will require substantial cuts. To avoid having those reductions critically impact the quality of the state•s higher education system, Evans said he and
the five public universitYpresidents are determined to tell the story of higher education .. to
state legislators, to involve parents, employee groups, students and others in lobbying with
their representatives and senators, and to prevent additional increases in academic workloads
by declaring .. enough is enough, .. even if it means .. shutting the doors of higher education .. to
more than 30,000 potential students.
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He promised that the leaders in higher education would argue urgently that, .. if we•re only
en so much money, we can only educate so many students ... He vowed to accept a leadership
e in promoting tuition increases, which have not been implemented in four years. Before
support of those increases is guaranteed, he declared, 11 I have consistently said there were two
requirements: any increase in tuition must be met by an increase in financial aid programs for
needy students; any money raised through tuition increases must go towards at least maintaining
current levels of educational support. ..

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The President urged staff to concentrate on lobbying, not complaining about proposed c
"Get to know our legislators as best you can," he said. "They need to know more about us." He
invited those willing to help "tell the story" to gain additional information from his office o·
that of Les Eldridge, Director of Community Relations and Assistant to the President.
In a respond to audience inquiries, Evans outlined his willingness to "take a new look"
at the creation of unions on campus, noting only that "real changes in relationships among
students, faculty and staff come when you unionize. As long as we understand that, let nature
take its course." He also labeled as "unfair and unwarranted" any attempts to interfere with
creation of a bargaining unit on campus. Asked when enrollment cuts might come, he estimated
that, if they were ordered, enrollment reductions would "come gradually." But, he added, "it
would be a disasterous decision by the legislature to bargain away our future by stopping or
reducing our growth."'
Arguing that higher education is "the one area in government in which you can make longterm investments," the President commented it would "be kind of stupid" for state government to
place the common schools in a preferred funding position by giving them all the money they need
"then telling those graduates there's no place to go after high school."
NO CALLS FROM D.C. YET
Answering probably the most anticipated question of the session --- one encouraged by
numerous rumors on and off campus since the election, Evans said he had "not been contacted by
anyone from the Reagan administration and I don't expect to be." He said he had agreed to join
Governor-elect John Spellman's transition team, and that he "had not really faced up to" a
decision on filling any possible U.S. Senate vacancy. Outlining what he called "four hurdles t1
that possibility before it would even get to me," the President pointed out: first the P
dent-elect has to invite Jackson to join his cabinet, then Jackson has to accept, then the
decision to reappoint has to fall in the hands of Spellman, then Spellman has to select Evan
"I don't expect all that to happen," he said. "If it does, you'll be the first to know."
MCCANN

CHElF SCHEMER, JONES

BIG DREAMER

Founding President Charles J. ~1cCann and Planning Faculty r·1ember Richard Jones were spotlighted at the Schemers and Dreamers Jubilee last Friday and warmly, albiet irreverantly,
honored for their contributions to the creation of Evergreen. In a vote by faculty ahd staff
McCann was selected as the college's Chief Schemer, while Jones easily won honors as Evergreen' ~
Big Dreamer.
Others selected for very special mention at the Jubilee, designed to honor all persons
who've served the college a decade or more, were: Provost Byron Youtz, presented the ''Merv
Cadwallader Cheap Sherry Award," for his attempts to "bring class to and warm up" faculty
meetings with inexpensive refreshments; Academic Advisor Larry Eickstaedt given the "Woody Haye~
Sportsmanship Award" for his enthusiasm toward our intercollegiate athletic programs; Faculty
t~ember Al Weidemann, presented the
"Geoduck
Award" for his part in promoting the bivalve
as campus mascot, and Daily Olympian reporter Alice Watts, the "Founding Scribe Award" for her
"thorough, accurate ?nd innovative coverage" of the college since its inception.
The dinner-vanety show-dance also saw presentations of certificates and vintage photos
(circa 1970) to all those who joined the Evergreen Team before October 1970. In addition to
those names published two weeks ago, honorees included: Business Manager Ken Winkley, whose
wife Kitty represented him at the dinner (he was off chasing defenseless eTk}, Photography
Chief l~oody Hirzel, Faculty Member Nancy Allen, and Facilities Staff Norm Jacobsen and Bill
Lloyd.
The gala production was the work of five mini-schemers: Rita Cooper, Sue \·Jashburn,
Barbara Smith, Bill Zaugg and Judy ~1cNickle, with invaluable help from campu-s--entertainers,
Saga Food Services, custodial services and the President's Contingency Fund.

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upcoming events
BRODER TO APPEAR DECEMBE~ 1 AND 2
David Broder, the man voted the "most respected of reporters" by his peers in the political
press corps, comes to Olympia Monday, December 1, to deliver a free evening talk on "the news
media and their influence on public policy " at Evergreen. The veteran political writer and
nationally syndicated columnist for the Washington Post begins his presentation at 8 o'clock
~bnday night in the Recital Hall of the Communications Building.
Generally considered to be the most powerful and respected man in his trade, Broder is
expected to discuss the new administration in Washington D.C. and explore issues he raises in
his new best-selling book, "Changing of the Guard: Power and Leadership in America," which
examines the generational shifts taking place in the American political system.
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Described by author Theodore White as "a landmark account" of America and an introduction
to its future, Broder's book combines his eye-opening interviews with hundreds of citizens
and politicians with solid research and his own personal knowledge of the American political
scene, gained first hand as a reporter in the nation's capitol for more than a dozen years.
Through this combination, Broder demonstrates that a shift in power and leadership is already
well underway --- moving from the people whose shaping experiences were the Depression and
World War II to those shaped by the wars in Korea and Vietnam, the 1960s civil rights marches
and Watergate.
In a thorough analysis, Broder reveals how leadership is changing hands, the routes to
power the emerging leaders are taking, the kinds of leadership ~mericans are likely to have in
the future and why. l~hat emerges, according to one reviewer, is "an endlessly fascinating,
spirited book that offers not only a vision of our future and an understanding of our past and
present, but competing visions, centering on the quest for what both old and new see as their
rincipal challenge: restoring the shattered center of American politics and government."
Broder's dedication to his journalist craft began when, in the fifth grade, he started
vering neighborhood news for a home-grown paper. After graduating from the University of
Chicago at the age of 18 and completing his master's degree shortly thereafter, he went to work
on the Bloomington, Illinois Daily Pantagraph. He moved to Washington, D.C. in 1955 to work on
the Congressional Quarterly, later worked for the Washington Star and the New York Times, then,
in 1966 returned to the capitol to join the Washington Post, first as a reporter, later as a
twice-weekly columnist.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary in 1973, Broder in 1967 coauthored his first book with Stephen Hess, "The Republican Establishment: The Present and Future of
the G.O.P.," and in 1972, wrote "The Party's Over: The Failure of Politics in America."
A frequent contributor to national magazines and guest commentator on numerous network
television shows, Broder appears at Evergreen Monday as the keynoter for the college's first
fall symposium. His talk, for which reservations are strongly encouraged (call 866-6128 or
866-6565), will be followed on Tuesday morning by participation in a panel discussion of his
book. Serving with Broder on that 9 a.m. Tuesday panel in the Recital Hall will be Evergreen
Faculty ~·1embers Tom Rainey and Jeanne Hahn, and University of Washington Vice President for
Academic Affairs Hubert Lock. Reservations are required for that session and may be made by
calling 866-6310.
"CHARLEY'S AUNT" OPENS DECEMBER 4
"Charley's Aunt," a world famous farce that has brought laughter to millions in the 88
years since it first opened in London, comes to Evergreen for eight evening shows December 4-7
and 11-14.
Directed by Faculty Member Andre Tsai, the comedy is the third major production in the
rgreen Expressions Performing Arts Series and features a ten-member cast of students, facult:
staff. Show time for the light-hearted comedy, written by Brandon Thomas and first perform·
ed in 1892, is 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in the Experimental Theater.
Students Tim Streeter and David Logan play the lead roles of Jack Chesney and Charles
Wykham, respectively. The young collegians, who are low on funds, seek the affections of two
wealthy young women, played by Evergreen costume designer Ruth Palmerlee as Kitty Verdun and
student Jane Sievert as Amy Spettigue. They invite the young women to lunch and to meet
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to arrive as promised, desperation prompts the two lovelorn men to seek an impersonator one of
their fellow students, Lord Babberley, played by John !~allahan. Their deception quickiy 1
to a tangled web of 1i es, intrigue and buffoonery-.Helping tell the comical tale are students Ben Fuchs, as Brasset, the man servant· Joe
Winslow as Jack's father; and Mary~ Parr as Elra-Delahoy, the love of Lord Babberley~
Lewis Pratt as Amy's uncle.
The Evergreen production has been submitted as an entry in the American College Theater
Festival, which annually brings winning shows from throughout the nation to the John F. Kennedy
Center in Washington, D.C. for additional performances.
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Charley's Aunt, 11 and the entire Evergreen Expressions Series is cosponsored this year in
part by grants from the Patrons of South Sound Cultural Arts (POSSCA) and the Evergreen Foundation. Tickets for the December shows are on sale now at Yenney's ~1usic in West Olympia and at
the Evergreen Bookstore for $4 general admission or $2 for senior citizens and students. Reservations may be made by calling 866-6070 weekdays during regular working hours.

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KELLY-PERCIVAL-STENTZ DUO TO PERFORM
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Brown Bag 11 jazz returns to Evergreen in two free concerts slated to begin at noon December
3 and 10 in the Recital Hall of the Communications Building. Jazz masters Red Kelly on bass,
Chuck Stentz on saxophone, Jack Percival and Evergreen Faculty ~1ember Don Chan on pianos, and
Kennewick student Chris Pau.,.-on drums will offer free hour-long performances each Hednesday
afternoon. Highlighting~ir performances will be the vocals of Olympia jazz songstress Jan
Stentz. The December 3 and 10 performances are sponsored by Evergreen and the Musicians UnTOn,
Local 124.
STUDENT TEAM TO STAGE "MEASURE FOR MEASURE 11
Measure for ~1easure, a Shakespearean commentary on power, morality and hypocrisy, wil
be staged by an all-student theatrical team December 2-6 at Evergreen. The show, set to beg
at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday in the second floor lobby of the Evans Library, has often
been labeled one of Shakespeare's finest
plays because it combines elements of tragedy with
highlights of comedy as it illuminates human inability to wisely and humanely handle political
pm'ier.
Stephen Temkin, a Toronto senior at Evergreen, is directing the production as his senior
project with Faculty Member Joye Hardiman. Working with him is an eight-student cast starring
Evergreen graduate Ted Roisum, who returns to campus to play the role of the Duke of Vienna,
who delegates his political power to. Lord Angelo, played by student Jeff Noyes.
The Duke breaks his promise to leave town and instead stays on in Vienna, disguised as
a friar, to observe the effect of Lord Angelo's enforcement of morality laws --- and to. study
the impact of power on the puritannical official. Noyes plays a double role as Claudio, the
first victim of Lord Angelo's enforcement powers. He's ordered to death for impregnating a
woman to whom he's not yet married and his sister, Isabella, a novice nun, played by Amy Fowkes,
strives to bargain with the lord for her brother's life.
Complex negotiations, schemes of deceit and occasional bursts of humor enrich the story,
further enacted by Karen Schionning in the double roles of a servant and a nun; Bob Richerson,
cast as Escalus; Scott Jamieson, as a servant of the court; and Katherine Buechner as Mary Anne.
Brigitte Challie, an Olympia actress, formerly of New York, plays the role of Lucio.
The production team includes students: Jace Knievel as stage manager, Martha West as
production manager, Rob Rodriguez as costume designer, Steve Branson as technical director and
Peter Epperson as producer. Campus technical director Peter Waldon is doing lights and set.
Advance tickets to the student production, which will have limited seating, are on sale now
at Yenney 's ~·1us i c, Budget Tapes and Records, and the EvergretJl Bookstore for $2.50 genera 1
admission or $1.50 for students.
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CLASSICAL GUITAR CONCERT MONDAY
John Adams, a classical guitarist enrolled in music studies at Evergreen, will present a
solo recital ~1onday, November 24, beginning at 7:30p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Communications Building. Adams, a Seattle sophomore, has been studying classical guitar for the past
12 years. He'll present a repertoire of compositions bv Bach. Albenev. Villa-loba~ - ~nr _

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Norvaey, and Larrega in his Monday evening concert, which is free and open to the public.
SCHROEDER TO SPEAK TO UNION ORGANIZATION MEETING DECEMBER 2
Elsie Schroeder of the Washington Federation of State Employees, returns to campus Tuesday,
December 2 to conduct a noon meeting in the Recital Hall of the Communications Building. Purpose
of the session, according to campus sponsor Richard Nesbitt, is to 11 inform and enlist all Evergreen employees interested in joining the union and creating a single collective bargaining
unit at Evergreen.'' While state regulations permit more than one bargaining unit on campus,
Nesbitt says the union can petition the Higher Education Personnel Board to recognize only one
bargaining unit if sufficient memberships are secured.
Persons with questions about either the Tuesday noon meeting or the union organization
itself are invited to contact Nesbitt at 866-6070, room 324 of the Communications Building.
EVENING OF HOMEN'S FIU1S SET DECEMBER 6
An evening of women's fi 1ms, inc 1ud i ng the campus premiere of .. Love It Like a Foo 1 , .. will
be presented by the Tides of Change Production Company Saturday, December 6, beginning at 7 p.m.
in the Recital Hall of the Communications Building.
The program, featuring the documentary on the late singer/social activist Malvina Reynolds,
will also include showings of .. Battered Women, .. and .. Emerging \~oman, .. as well as some movies
for youngsters and other as yet unselected works.
Admission to the Saturday evening film presentation is free, though donations will happily
be accepted for Matrix, the Olympia feminist/lesbian newsletter.
NEWS BRIEFS
**Evergreen's Board of Trustees has shifted the December board meeting to the first Thursday,
•or•:llmher 4, beginning at 2 p.m. in Library 3112.
**Personnel Director Rita Cooper invites all staff to submit proposals for the Winter Quarter
Professional Development Program. Proposals with 11 realistic expectation of funding .. are due
December 17 in Library 3228.
**Fine art prints, including etchings, lithographs and silkscreens, by Evergreen faculty
and students, will go on sale Thursday, December 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the mall of the
College Activities Building. Proceeds will benefit the Printmaking Cooperative Fund.
**Security staff remind bicycle owners state law prohibits placing any materials, including
bikes, in exits or extensions of exits. The staff is exploring new (inexpensive) ways for
securing bicycles but asks that, in the meantime, you park bikes in the provided blocks. Effective December 1, the staff will have to impound illegally parked vehicles.
sports news
WOMEN

BOOTERS CAP SEASON

Evergreen women soccer players lost their last i~tercollegiate game of the season Sunday
by a score of 1-0, against the University of Oregon. The women traveled to Eugene to play a
rematch and aven~~ their previous loss to the Ducks by a score of 0-8. Student Jill Loundsburv
rep~rts the game .. was do~1nated and controlled by Evergreeners, who outplayed and frustrated
the1r opponents.
The f1nal match, noted Coach Jacgues Zimicki was 11 by far the most outstanding
performance ever by our women's soccer team ...
CENTRAL DROHNS StoJIMMING GEODUCK$
. Evergree~'s men and women swimmers traveled to Ellensburg last Friday and lost their first
sw1m meet aga1nst Central Hashington University one of the oldest collegiate swim teans in
the Pacific Northwest.
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The Geoduck women fought hard against the mighty Wildcats but lost 85-29. The men's squad
were tougher to beat as they were narrowly defeated by a score of 53-34.
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strong competition against Linfield College and Eastern and Western Washington Universities at
3:30p.m. at the CRC pool.
EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS
Custodian Raymond Sward died November 14 following a short illness. A long-time Olympia
resident, Sward worked at Saint Martin•s College before joining our college staff three years
ago.
Jan Lambertz, assistant director of recreation and athletic programs, has been elected vice
president for recreation of the Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, which convened on campus earlier this fall. Athletic Director Pe'te Steilberg has been
named to a four-year term on the Athletic Directors Committee of the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics, District 1.
Faculty Member Jean Mandeberg reports she has recently been voted a member of the Northwest
Designer Craftsmen, an organization of professional artists in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
She expects later this month to participate in a NWDC exhibit at the Cheney Cowles Memorial
Museum in Spokane.
Faculty Librarian Mary Huston-Miyamoto has just published an article in the Norwegian
library journal, Kontakten. Her article, which was submitted in English and translated into
Norwegian, discusses the effect of fee charging on information demand.
Faculty mathematician Richard Brian recently served as guest speaker at a meeting ·of the
Southwest Washington Astronomical Society in Centralia. His talk, .. Milestones in Scientific
Thought... Brian also recently attended a weekend workshop on 1mproving Teachers • Ability to
Visualize Mathematics ... Purpose of the session was to help teachers overcome anxieties about
mathematics or what he calls math avoidance behavior ... The session was conducted by Universit
of Washington Faculty Members Mildred Kersh and Nancy Cook for representatives from all fouryear colleges and universities in the State. Persons interested in details on this workshop are
invited to contact Brian at 866-6751.
Numerous staff changes have occured in recent weeks. Five new employees have gone to
Alice Patience is an office assistant in the Registrar•s Office; Forest Shafer is a systems
. analyst and programmer in Computer Services; Ethel Bird is an off1ce assistant in the new
Special Services Progmm; Donovan Gray is working as grants coordinator for the Development
Office; Michael Larkin is a new assistant in the Registrar•s Office. 1inda Mullins begins work
soon as a program assistant in Financial Aid, filling the post long held by Thelma Stamey, who
recently retired. Betty Muncton, secretary to Dean of Student and Enrollment Services Ljrry
Stenberg, will soon take over a different desk in Financial Aid, staffing the job former y
managed by Jeanne Chandier, who now works for Dick Schwartz, Vice President for Business.
Resignations have been submitted by Lori Iverson in the Bookstore, Judith Hulet in custodic
service; Karen Burke~, a library media technician, and Kathy Earl, library collection supervisal
Ozell Gaines, admiss1ons counselor, has also left campus employment.
Pearl Vincent, administrative secretary to Provost Byron Youtz, recently suffered a
broken elbow and this week had to return to the hospital for additional repairs and a new cast.
Faculty Member Stephanie Coontz on Hednesday, November 19, gave birth to a son, Christopher,
weighing in at 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Both mom and first born child are doing fine.
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DONATE BLOOD ON MONDAY
The Puget Sound Blood Bank will be on campus to accept donations Monday, November 24, from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the second floor of the library. While you give blood, you may also have
your blood pressure checked, hemoglobin level tested and blood typed. Your contributions are
urgently needed. See you Monday.
NEWSLETTER TAKES A HOLIDAY
There will be no Newsletter next week due to the Thanksgiving holidays. we•11 resume
publication on Friday, December 5. Deadline for subm~sion of articles to Newsletter Editor
Judy ~1cNi ckl e is noon, Wednesday, December 3. Have a thankful four-day break.

The Evergreen State College

November 14, 1980
COMMISSIONER OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY NAMED TO EVERGREEN BOARD
Dr. Eugene Wiegman, commissioner of the Washington State Department of Employment Security,
has this week been named to Evergreen's Board of Trustees by Governor Dixy Lee Ray. Dr. Wiegman,
formerly president of Pacific Lutheran University assumes his responsibilities immediately, becoming the college's thirteenth trustee and filling the post vacated by Herb Hadley of Longview.
who retired last month after 12 years of service.
A native of Indiana, Dr. Wiegman brings with him to Evergreen more than a dozen years of
professional experience in education. He completed his bachelor of science degree with a major
in teacher education from Concordia College, earned his master of science in school administration from the University of Kansas and in 1962 completed his doctorate in educational administration, also from the University of Kansas. His professional career as an educator began in 1960
when he became an assistant professor of social science, education and political science at
Concordia Teachers College in Nebraska, a post he held for four years. He then stepped out of
education for three years: to serve as an administrative assistant to a Nebraska Congressman
for two years, and as an assistant administrator for the Federal Extension Service within the
U.S. Department of Agriculture for one year.
Dr. Wiegman returned to education in 1967 when he began a two-year assignment as dean of
nity education at Federal City College in Washington, D.C. From there, he was selected to
head Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland, where he served until 1975. He later became head
of the Independent Colleges of Washington, Inc., a Seattle-based fund raising group for eight
private higher education institutions, and a member of the board of directors at Tacoma General
Hospital, where he worked on a major fund raising drive. He also ran as a Democratic candidate
for Congress from the Sixth Congressional District in 1976.
The new Evergreen trustee was tapped in 1977 by newly-elected Governor Ray to head the
office of State Planning and Community Affairs (formerly known as Office of Community Development). After six months service, he was named by her to direct Employment Security, a post he's
held since February of 1978.
His appointment to the Evergreen board, which awaits confirmation by the vlashington State
Senate in the next session, is effectiYe through September 1986. Dr. Wiegman also serves as
a member of the Board of Directors at Bellarmine Preparatory Sctool in Tacoma. He and his wife,
Kathy, live in the North End of Tacoma and are the parents of six children, whose ages range
from 11 to 26.
TRUSTEES MEETING TODAY
Evergreen's Board of Trustees is meeting in special session this morning to consider a
number of policy revisions and governance resolutions. The Board will conduct an 11 a.m. hearing on revisions to the payment-of-late-fee policy. Trustees will also consider revisions to
the investment and publications policies, update a number of housekeeping resolutions, and
consider approval of an exempt salary grid and presidential pay increase. They also expect to
discuss the college's organization chart and methods for its revision.
The open meeting is being conducted in Library 3112.
EVANS TO OFFER "CAMPUS UPDATE" MONDAY
President Dan Evans has this week invited all faculty and
November 17, beginning at 2:30p.m. to discuss "a full review"
its initial development last year, through the recent cuts, to
for 1981-83. The president said Tuesday he also hopes to talk

staff to meet with him Monday,
of the college's budget--- from
the projected target figures
about the current status of Ever-

-2green's budget ••as an element within the higher education system now that we know more about
the configuration of the state administration and the state legislature ...
Evans, who this year chairs the Council of Presidents for the state ' s six four-year col
and universities, says he'll also share information on Current positions being taken by COP.
He and his peers now expect the current administration to deliver to the legislature a budget
requiring significant cuts. COP has declared as its top priority, the preservation of .. quality
educatio~, .. which m~ans scho~ls are committed to reduc~ng their enrollments before impacting
the qual1ty of serv1ces they recurrently able to prov1de. Evans said COP is also stressing
.. as a high priority .. the need for 11 adequate compensation for faculty and staff, especially the
faculty 'catchup• increases ... If the target budget prevails, he has warned, as many as 11 000
students may.b~ denied a~mission to the four-year state schools next fall, and as many as 3o,oo
may face a s1m1lar fate 1n the community colleges.
He'll be prepared to discuss both Evergreen's projected budget picture --- and that of all
of higher education in the open meeting Monday afternoon. He'll also stand ready to answer
questions from faculty and staff.
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Plans are being polished this afternoon for the college's
first 11 Schemers & Dreamers Jubilee, .. set to begin at 6 o'clock
tonight on the Fourth Floor of the Evans Library. The event,
designed to 11 honor 11 faculty and staff who have served the
college ten years or longer, promises an array of the unexpected --- from outrageous awards, to whimsical poetic reviews,
from the musical talents of faculty, staff and alums, to the
wit and wisdom (?) of emcee Dan Weiss. If you haven't gotten
your tickets, do so, NOW ... Cashier•s Office- $10.

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DEATH CLAIMS COLLEEN HUNT AT 26
Colleen Hunt Spencer, a 1977 graduate of Evergreen, died November 4 following an eightmonth battle with cancer. Named Young Career Woman of 1980 by the Olympia Business and Profes
sional Women's Clubs, Colleen was well known locally for her efforts in creating and later coor
dinating the YWCA Women's Shelter project. She was also recognized for her support of Evergree
and was this fall elected to a two-year term on the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Described by her long-time friend David Mowell as ••one who had the ability to take all the
bad or negative things in life and transform them into positive energy to be used in a healthy
way, .. Colleen's contributions to the college and the community may best be remembered, the
family suggests, through donations to the Women's Shelter, c/o Y~JCA, 220 East Union, Olympia.
WINDEN WINS FELLOWSHIP
Adjunct Faculty Member Joan Winden has been awarded a fellowship by the National Endowment
of the Arts to work at the organization's headquarters in ~Jashington, D.C. for three months,
beginning February 1. Winden says she'll be involved in the Artists in Education program,
formerly known as the Arti.sts in Schools effort. Her fellowship, which includes a $3300 stipen
and travel expenses, will enable her to help develop programs with professional performers for
the public schools.
A music teacher at Evergreen for the past four years, Winden is currently an enrolled
student, studying arts management under the direction of Faculty r1ember Charles r~cCann and
serving an internship with the Washington State Arts Commission. She's also teach1ng voice
evenings at Evergreen.
ROUSE AWARDED JACKSON FELLOWSHIP
Anita Rouse, a Centralia senior at Evergreen , has been awarded the Dolly Jackson Memorial
Scholarship, which covers tuition and fees for the 1980-81 academic year. Rouse, a transfer
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tion to her wor k as an advocate at the battered women's shelter in Chehalis. She hopes to
duate at t he end of the school year and i~tends to seek work in counseling wit h juveniles.
He r 561 8 schol ars hip has been made possiWe through contributions from frien ds of Dorothea
~1ae ".QQ_l_J_y" Jac kso n, an Olympia student at Evergreen who died in a car accident last January .
t1iss Jackson wa s preparing for a career in the helping services and intended to work wi th h a~di ­
capped men and women at the time of her death.
MEMBERS NAMED TO EVERGREEN COUNCIL
Eighteen Evergreeners have been selected to serve on the Evergreen Council, which convenes
for its first ses s ion Wednesday, November 19, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in CAB 108. Incl uded 01
the init i al agenda are items calling for selection of a moderator, plans for seeking add itional
student representatives, consideration of disappearing task forces, and discussion on t he relationships between the committee working on the campus governance document (COG IV D.T.F.) and
the Student Informati on Network.
~.1embers of t he council this year include:
faculty representatives Niels Skov, Nancy Allen,
Di ana Cushing, ~Adams and Russ Fox; exempt staff April Hest, Stone Thomas, Chuck Fowler and
Rebecca ~·lright; classified staff Kathy Allen, Colleen Berglund, Ellie Dornan, Kart Junge l and
Carl Rensh aw, and students Lisa Heming, Chris Nelson, Bill Sears and Bruce Zeller. El even
additional student s are needed to complete the formation of this year's council.
upcoming events
SPIRITUALITY/ SE XUALITY TO BE DISCUSSED
The relati onship between spirituality and human sexuality will be explored by a three- m~mbe~
anel in a publ i c presentation Wednesday, November 19, beginning at 7:30p.m. in the Reci tal
11 of the Communic ations Building.
Paneli st s Or . Eri c Steese
an Olympia psychologist; Sue Morris, a human sexuality
counselor, and Father Ted Marmo of Saint Michael's Church, will share their views in the evenino
progra m. The t hree will precede their joint appearance with individual simultaneous sem i n2~s from 4:30-5 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
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Dr . Stee se wil1 fo cus his afternoon seminar in room 2110 of the Evans Library on t he
re l at i onship be ~ ween the phys i ca l and spiritual aspects of sexuality. Morris will lead a dis cu ssion in Library room 2112 on the mind and spirituality. And, Father Marmo will condu ct his
seminar in Librdry room 2118 on Christian spirituality and its relation to sexuality.
The afte ~no on seminars and evening symposium are cosponsored by The Evergreen Fa ith Cen~e;
and Campus Mini str i es . Adm i ssion to the afternoon sessions is free; the evening program co sts
$1 for students and $2 for the general public. Further information is available at 943-379 1 or
943-7359.
ALASKA TOPIC OF

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MOVIE

"Alaska: A Land In Balance, " an award-winning film on the ecological balances at stake
in Alaska, will be shown at the general meeting of the Sierra Club on campus Wednesday, No vember
19, beginning at 7:30p.m. in room 110 of the College Activities Building. The movie, which
took three years to complete, won the Columbus Film Festival Bronze Award and the Internat ional
Fil m and Televi s ion Festival Award for its ability to "sensitively and poetically portray the
exper i ence of A1 as ka. ' Admission is free.
"TA PROOT

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PERFORt·1S TUESDAY

The Taproot Theater Company, a troupe of Christian performers in residence at Seattle
cific Univers ity, v1ill bring their productions. of "Gifts" and "Old Ymar's Clay Pot " t o Evergreen for one performance only Tuesday, November 18, beginning at 8 p.m. in Lecture Hall One .
Adm i ssion to the evening performance is free, though donations will be happily accepted.

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SKI INSTRUCTORS TO MEET
All persons interested in teaching in the Evergreen Ski School are invited to attend th
first instructors' clinic November 19, from 6-9 p.m. in room 110 of the College Activities
Building. Complete details on plans for all future instructors' clinics will be available at
the \~ednesday session, plus information on the first "on-the-snow clinic" set November 22 at 10
a.m. at Crystal Mountain. That session carries a cost of $35 which includes lift tickets.
Information on the clinics and on plans for the 1981 Ski School
are available now from
Dee Lindberg at 866-6069 or from the Recreation Center, 866-6530.
ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FEAST SETTHURSDAY AT SAGA
Hungry Greeners are invited to enjoy a "Whole Foods Thanksgiving" Feast Thursday, November
20, beginning at 5 p.m. at Saga Food Services on the first floor of the College Activities
Building. This year's dinner, which will be served in "family dining style," promises all the
traditional entrees --- turkey, dressing, rolls, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, and
pumpkin and mince meat pies --- plus some special "whole foods" additions, including a medley
of fresh vegetables, preparation of whole, not powdered potatoes, substitution of honey for
sugar in severa l recipes, a vegetarian entree, and the serving of apple cider in addition to
other beverages .
The feast, which costs an inflation-fighting $5 for all you can eat, has been designed by
Food Services Manager Vonda Drogmund with the help of student intern Stephanie Boardman and
foods consultant Kristi Morrish.
BLOODMOBILE ON CAMPUS NOVEMBER 24
Volunteers from the Puget Sound Blood Bank will be on campus from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday,
November 24 to accept donations and check dorior's blood pressure, hemoglobin level and blood
type. Evergreen Health Services staff warmly encourages all faculty, staff and students to
"again take the time to contribute urgently needed blood."
sports news
TURKEY TROT RUNS SATURDAY
Rapid runners can win their Thanksgiving supper Saturday, November 22 at Evergreen. That' s
the date of the ninth annual Turkey Trot --- a 2.7-mile road race in which 12 first place fin ish·
ers will take home the big bird. The event, first staged in 1972, annually draws more tha n 200
competitors who race in men's and women's divisions in six age categories: 0-12, 13-20, 21-30,
31-40, 41-50 and 51 and over.
The dozen first place winners may take home the turkeys, but the second place finishers
gain a chicken, those who come in third win a cornish game hen, and fourth place runners will be
presented one dozen fresh eggs. All competitors will also receive a Turkey Trot Survivor's
Ribbon commemorating their participation.
For those wanting more than food and fun, Evergreen Athletic Director Pete Steilberg
challenges runners to beat the best race times --- both logged in 1978. Then, Scott ~-Pool e
of Shelton's Running Club crossed the wire at 13 minutes and 46 seconds, and Ann Seidel of t ne
Eugene Track Club broke the women's record with her 17-minute, 54-second race.
Registration for the Turkey Trot costs $2.50 and begins at 10 a.m. in front of the EvergrePLibrary. The race begins promptly at 11 a.m. Saturday, also i~ front of the library.
WOMEN'S SOCCER SQUAD FACES FINAL MEET SUNDAY
The Geoduck women's soccer team travels to the University of Oregon this Sunday, Nov
16, to conclude their first intercollegiate season. The women, who were beaten 0-8 by the
Oregonians in their last match are "looking for a big win," according to goalie Jill Loundsbur.t
who promises she and her teammates will "play an aggressive game." The team takes with them
an initial season record of three wins, five losses and two ties in intercollegiate competit i on,
which includes a loss by one point to Hhitman College November 8 and a tie with University of
Puget Sound on November 9. The fighting Geoducks have been undefeated this season in their
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... EVERGREEN AWARDED $50,000 FOR SPECIAL SERVICES PROJECT ... A $50,000 grant from the U.S.
Department of Education has been received by Evergreen this quarter to provide "more comprehensive support services" to students beginning or resuming their higher educational
careers encumbered by disadvantages that could adversely affect their retention rate.
Ernest Stone Thomas, director of Evergreen's Educational Support Services and project
head of the one-year renewable program, says training for three new staff members to implement the proposal is already underway and identification of up to 125 eligible students
should be completed within the next few weeks. "Our goal is to improve the retention and
graduation rate of students who meet federal eligibility requirements for this program and
require help in overcoming three major kinds of barriers to completing their education at
Evergreen," Thomas explains. "Eligible students are defined as those from low income
families, those who have inadequate educational preparation, and those who are 'rurally
isolated' ---coming from communities located 30 miles or more from cities of 5,000.
"We'll also strive to identify students who flee cultural and or racial barriers and
those who are unfamiliar with libe:·al arts education," he adds.
The federal program, which is available only tc enrolled Evergreen students, will be
directed by three newly hired staff: Sherry Warren, learning skills specialist; Darlene
Peters, student development specialist, and Michelle Gird, office assistant. Warren, a
1978 Evergreen graduate, formerly served as an instructor for Olympic College's extension
program. lier task will be to direct the basic skills development component of the new program, while Peters will concentrate on guidance and counseling activities aimed at helping
students improve self confidence. She has five years experience as the minority affairs
coordinator at Lower Columbia College . Bird joins Evergreen after serving as an employment
and training counselor for the Pierce County Manpower Office.
Working with Thomas, the three will strive to "systematically provide services to
meet eligible students• needs and reduce thPir attrition from Evergreen," he says. Their
services will focus on helping students solve financial management problems, overcome
academic deficiencies, gain personal self confidence and an understanding of the college
system, and prepare career plans .
... CAST NAMED TO "CHARLEY'S AUNT" ... A ten-menber student/faculty cast has begun rehearsals
for Evergreen 1s Fall Quarter produt::tion of "Charley's Aunt," to be staged in eight evening
performances next month. Directed by Evergreen Faculty Member Andre Tsai,the play will bring
to life the popular, humorous Brandon Thomas tale, first produced in London's Royalty
Theater in 1892.
Set for production December 4-7 and 11-14 in the Experimental Theater of the Communications Building, "Charley's Aunt" will tell the tale of two college men who seek to impersonate a rich aunt and quickly become emeshed in their own deceptions.
Named to the cast are Evergreen students Tim Streeter, David Logan, John Mallahan,
Lewis Pratt, Ben Fuchs, Jane Sievert, Joe Winslow and Mary i.u Parr, along with Faculty
Member Lynn Patterson and Evergreen costumer Ruth Palmerlee.
The productions comprise the third major presentation of the Evergreen Expressions
performing arts series, which is cosponsored this year by POSSCA (Patrons of South Sound
Cultural Arts) and the Evergreen Foundation. Tickets are on sale now at Yenney's Music
in West Olympia and at the Evergreen Bookstore for $4 general admisssion or $2 for senior
citizens and students. Reservations may be made by calling 866-6070 weekdays.

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CALENDAR OF EVERGREEN EVENTS
NOVEMBER
10- .. Indigenous People's Day .. presents six hours of concerts, talks and films to honor al
native groups in the United States, noon-6 ~.m., Evans Library & Lecture Halls ... free
11 - Northwest Comedy Showcase offers three hours of comedy, music and improvisation by
some of the best and brightest regional entertainers, 8 p.m., Evans Library lobby .. $2 .
Feminist tribute to MAE WEST presented by faculty and staff women, including five
presentations and showing of her first film, 11 She Done Him ~Jrong, .. 7 p.m., Recital
Communications Building ... free ...
lmplications of growth rate in Thurston County 11 discussed in public forum by Thuy Vu
chairman of Vietnamese Mutual Aid Association, noon, room 306, College Activities
Building (and aired live over KAOS Fr~, 89.3) ... free ... Future presentations: November
18 - Paul Maj kut and Larry Blackerby; November 25, Lyle Watson.
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14 - Evergreen College Community Organization celebrates tenth anniversary with luncheon
featuring founding Director of Information Services Dick Nichols discussing 11 Evergreefi
Mud, Memories & t1eanderings, .. noon, Westwater Inn. Reservations due on November 10
at 866-6128-.
20- Musician/composer Scott Cossu performs with his jazz sextet, 8 p.m., Recital Hall,
Communications Building. Tickets: $2.25 in advance at Evergreen Bookstore, Rainy
Day Records, Yenney•s Music and Budget Tapes and Records, or $3 at the door.
22- Ninth Annual Turkey Trot, a 2.7-mile road run for your Thanksgiving supper ... Registration begins at 10 a.m. in front of Evans Library and carries $2.50 fee ... race begins
at 11 a.m.
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THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY BREAK.

All campus buildings alosed.

ON EXHIBIT THIS MONTH: Gallery Two features show of 11 New Northwest Photography .. by four region
al artists, Library 2300; Gallery Four offers 11 An Evergreen Retrospective .. presenting more t
40 photographs taken by a dozen TESC artists in past nine years, Library 4002. Both shows
display through November 30 ... free and open to the public ...

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November 7, 1980
ONE MORE ELECTION:
See Schemers &Dreamers
Story. Page 2
125 to be served
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARDS $50,000 FOR COMPREHENSIVE SPECIAL SERVICES PROJECT
A $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education has been received this quarter that
will enable Evergreen to provide more comprehensive supportive services to students beginning
or resuming their higher educational careers encumbered by disadvantages that could adversely
affect their retention rate.
Ernest Stone Thomas, director of Evergreen's Educational Support Services and project head
of the one-year renewable program, says training for three new staff members to implement the
proposal is already underway and identification of up to 125 elibible students should be comleted within the next few weeks.
0ur goal is to improve the retention and qraduation rate of students who meet federal
eligibility requirements for this program and require help in overcoming three major kinds of
barriers to completing their education at Evergreen,~~ Thomas explains.
Eligible studt:::'lts are
defined as those from low income families, those who have inadequate educational preparation,
and those who are 'rurally isolated' ---coming from communities located 30 miles or more from
cities of 5,000.
l4e '11 a1so strive to identify students who face cultura 1 and or raci a1 barriers and those
who are unfamiliar with liberal arts educaticn and, more specifically, with the innovative
system of education we offer at Evergreen, he iidds.
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The identification process begins after students are enrolled --- in the Admissions Office,
the Learning Resource Center, and in faculty and staff offices where students may often go for
help.
This year the Admissions Office admitted more than 100 students on a conditional basis --students who may require additional academic support before they can successfully complete
Those students are identified when they enroll. Others are pincollege work,'' Thomas notes.
pointed through the Basic Skills Assessment Test, which is given to all new students when they
enter. The admissions papers and those test results will help us identify many of our potential
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support, while still others, who may face confusion or concern over either the style of Evergreen's approach to education or ~t1e college's cultural and racial mix, may be identified or
eferred to the Special Services project through faculty and staff.
This year we expect to serve up to 125 possible enrollees, Thomas says.
Ue'll begin the
identification process right away and probably build to a maximum enrollment by June. Then we'l
prepare to accommodate more students next fall if our grant is renewed.
The federal program enables Evergreen to provide comprehensive, concentrated services
during students' first year, with close followup during their second year, when it's expected
they'll be ready to make it on their own, Thomas explains.
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our participants from the moment they enter Evergreen until they graduate or leave for other
reasons," he adds. "We want to be sure we're able to help them in every way possible to successfully complete their coliege careers."
NEI'I STAFF DIRECTS PROJECT
Directing those efforts with Thomas will be three newly hired staff: Sherry l~arren,
learning skills specialist; Darlene Peters, student development specialist, and f'1ichelle Bird,
office assistant in the Special Services Projact.
Warren, a 1978 Evergreen graduate, formerly served as a~ instructor for Olympic College's
extension program in Shelton, and as an employee of Tacoma's Comprehensive Employment Services
program. She also brings with her experience as a tutor in Evergreen's Learning Resource Center
and as an assistant in the Academic Advising Office. Her task will be to direct the basic skills
development component of the new program, while Peters will concentrate on guidance and counseling activities aimed at helping students improve self confidence. She has extensive experience
in counseling, advising, testing and career guidance gained during five years as the minority
affairs coordinator at Lower Columbia College. Bird joins Evergreen after serving as an employment and training counselor for the Pierce County Manpower Office, and as a teacher aide at
Curtis Junior High in Tacoma.
Working with Thomas, the three will "strive to systematically provide services to meet
eligible students' needs and reduce their attrition from Evergreen," he says. Their services
will focus on meeting financial aid needs by providin9 workshops on budget prioritizing and
planning, consumer education, community referral resources, and application procedures and
deadlines.
Students with academic deficiencies will be encouraged to enroll in the skill development
courses in reading, writing and natural sciences, and to participate in workshops on study skills
techniques and time management. They'll also be offered individualized academic tutoring and
advising.
Those needing help in adjusting to the Evergreen approach to education will be offered
orientation workshops on the college's philosophy and method of instruction, its human and
physical resources, methods of seminaring, ways of preparing evaluations and portfolios, and
means for planning ind i vidual curricula to meet career goals. In conjunction with those
sessions, students wil l be provided individual advising to help them better prepare for the job
market, and they'll be invited to participate in campus-wide cultural events designed to, as
Thomas says, "enhance sensitivities to our unique cultural differences."
Throughout the year, the Special s~rvices Project will be closely intertwined with three
other operations under Thomas's direction: the Learning Resource Center, which will assist
students in basic skill development; the Third World Coalition, which offers special programs
to enrich Evergreen's cultural and ethnic climate, and Upward Bound, a federal program which
seeks to help disadvan t aged high school students from Southwest Washington prepare for college.
All four will provide both academic and social support to students in a way Thomas predicts
"will enable us to do a far better job of meeting student needs ---academically, socially and
personally."
He and his staff expect to begin working with their initial 100 or more students by the
end of the quarter. Contact him or any of his three new staff for additional details, Library
3501, 866-6464.
SCHEf~ERS

AND DREAMERS BALLOT ISSUED;

"A~JARDS,"

FOOD AND FUN TO BE DELIVERED NOVH1BER 14

With visions of Tuesday's election countdown still before our eyes, Evergreen faculty and
staff are hereby notified they have one more vote to lodge --- for the college's top dreamer
and schemer. Thirty-two of our peers are competing for each of the two awards, to be presented
in what's rumored to be "an outrageously uproarious Schemers and Dreamers Jubilee 11 set for
Friday, November 14, beginning at 6 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Evans Library.
First the party, then the awards. Meeting behind closed doors, a mysterious five-membe
committee has carefully crafted an evening long to be remembered. Its purpose: honoring tho
far-sighted souls who joined the college staff or faculty ten years ago and enduringly are
still here. The Jubilee begins promptly with a 6 p.m. "social hour" in which wine, beer and
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Awards will be presented to each of the 32 veterans beg1nn1ng at 7:30p.m., but, the
pevine reports, a number of "special" awards will also be presented in the winsome style of
ee Dan Weiss. "Talent" begins at 8:30 Friday night with such headliners as Tom Foote and
' his country western band, vocalist ~ltty Harris, jazz master Charles Teske, songstress Kim
Scanlon, and singers Bill Winden, B1 1 Brown and Charles Pailthorp. ~all that weren•t
enough, the Tex Mitch~Band will cap off the evening with a rousing dance/concert set from
9:30 p.m. to--1--a.m.
All that •s available --- plus the chance to see the veterans "as they were" circa 1971 --for a paltry $10. Tickets are on sale now in the Cashier•s Office.
To vote for the college•s top schemer and dreamer, please use ballot on page 4.
CAMPUS HEARING SET ON COG IV
Evergreeners are invited to share their views on the problems and pluses of the college
governance document before members of the COG IV Disappearing Task Force in an open hearing set
for Wednesday, November 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in room 306 of the College Activities
Building. COG IV DTF Chair
Rita Cooper says the committee, which intends to complete its
required review of the governance document by Spring Quarter, hopes "all interested students,
faculty and staff will tell us how they perceive the document, what problems they•ve had with
it and what recommendations they feel would improve its effectiveness."
DTF TO REVIEW EVALUATION AND TRANSCRIPT PROCEDURES
Faculty Member Jeanne Hahn has been named chair of a 12-member committee charged with
conducting "a thorough review of Evergreen•s evaluation and transcript processes to assure that
students receive maximum benefit from those processes,•• according to Registrar Walker Allen.
e new DTF, which first convened on Wednesday, will examine such issues as: "the components
a •best quality• evaluation session," the purpose of an informal in-house evaluation, considerations needed to make transcripts more effective for those who eventually read them; and "the
role of quality beyond our current policy in determining academic standing of students."
DTF members, who hope to complete their work by March, include: Faculty ~·1embers Burt
Guttman, David t~hitener, Richard Alexander, LeRoi Smith, Marilyn Frasca; Staff ~1embersJOYce
~Jeston, Steve Hunter, April West and Donna 1-kMaster; and students Steve Charak and Dan t·1cDonald.
upcoming events
WATERFALL

PERFOR~1S

FOR SATURDAY DANCE

Recording artist Linda Waterfall will bring her band to campus for a rock •n roll benefit
dance Saturday, November 8, beginning at 8 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Evans Library. The
popular Pacific Northwest singer and musician will perform on piano and electric guitar with
Dudley Hill, also on guitar and vocals; Donnie Teasdale or. drums, and Greg Pecknold on bass and
vocals.
Proceeds from the four-hour dance will go towards purchase of the film, "Love It Like A
Fool," a biographical movie on the life of Malvina Reynolds which will be donated to Evergreen• .
collection for use in academic programs.
Dance sponsor Tom Foote invites all Evergreeners to attend if they•re 21 and have identification to prove it.--rickets will be $3 at the door; refreshments will be available.
TWO UNUSUAL FILMS SET
The Evergreen Political Information Center will this Monday, November 10, present the
ilian film 11 Iracema, 11 for one showing only at 7:30p.m. in Lecture Hall One. The film,
which was until very recently banned for showing in Brazil, is a semi-documentary about a 14year-old Indian girl who leaves her village on the Amazon to find out what life is like in the
big city. Her journey down the Trans-Amazon Highway symbolizes the new Brazil of wealth and
mobility but leads straight to misery and resignation. Reviewers say 11 the acting is extraordinary .. and director Jorge Bodansky•s color camera work reportedly .. captures the beauty and

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squalor of 1\mazonia in riveting details ... The ~1onday night showing is cosponsored by the
American Friends Service Co11111ittee, the Evergreen Homen's Center and the Third Horld Coalition
to raise funds for the Movement for the Promotion of Homen in Northeastern Brazil, a group r
by and for prostitutes. Details are available from EPIC at 866-6144.
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Iphigenia, .. a .. fantastic feature film .. starring Greek actress Irene Pappas, will be
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offered for two free showings Thursday, November 13 at 4 and 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of
the Communications Building. The film, incorrectly reported as scheduled on November 3, is
sponsored by Faculty ~1ember Nancy Taylor and the Great Books of the ~Jestern 1-Jorl d coordinated
studies program.
FARM SPONSORS

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All persons who have or would like to have community plots at the Organic Farm are invited
to a 11 WOrk day .. Sunday, November 8, beginning at 11 a.m. Purpose of the day-long session will
be to winterize the land by removing last year's crop and applying mulch. Participants will
also be asked to help with 11 Siting .. the fruit and nut orchard that will be planted next spring.
All those potentially interested in working on that orchard are urged to attend the Sunday work
party. Call Farm Coordinator Faith Hagenhofer ·at 866-6161 for details.
GRADUATION POTLUCK PLANNED THURSDAY
Members of the Class of 1981 --- all those who intend to graduate from Evergreen during
Fall, Winter, Spring or Summer Quarters--- are invited to a potluck and planning meeting
Thursday, November 13, beginning at 6 p.m. in CAB 108. Seniors Peter Epperson, Thorn Richardson
and Alexis Jetter say purpose for the evening session will be to 11 acquaint ourselves with each
other and the format of our proposed graduation ceremony ... so we can create a final celebration
that means something more than a handshake, smile, appldUSf. and a wilting Evergreen tree ...
For those who can't make the potluck, the formal meeting begins at 7 p.m., also in CAB
SCHEMERS AND DREAMERS BALLOT
From the following list please select ONE SCHEMER and ONE DREAMER and fill in their names
on the form below. Mail it to Personnel Office no later than 10 a.m. November 13. ..t~inners ..
will be announced at 7 p.m. Friday, November 14.
Nominees for SCHEMER and DREAMER of the decade: (listed in order hired):
Charles McCann
Rita Grace
Shirley Strawn
-1<1>~s Robinson
~lalcolm Stilson
Don Humphrey
Jim Johnson
Davi-d-West
Charles Teske
Dave Hitchens
Larry Ei ckstaedt

Al Saari
Jodnne Jirovec
Don Nickolaus
Richard Brian
Richard Jones
V:ill Humphreys
Fred Tabbutt
Richard Alexander
Bob Sluss
Sid Hhite
Al Wiedemann

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Beryl Crowe
Kaye Sullivan
Larry Stenberg
Bill Aldridge
Rudy Martin
Byron Youtz
Laura Thomas
Pat Matheny-White
Joan Hutchings
Charles Davies

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... FOUNDATION ELECTS HOWE CHAIRMAN,SELECTS NEW MEMBERS ... The Evergreen Foundation Board last
week elected Walter C. Howe, Jr. of Bellevue as its chairman for 1980-81. Howe, who serves
as vice president for government relations for the Weyerhaeuser Company, will head the 25-member
Board of Governors, whose goal is to attract private gift support from individuals, corporations
and foundations to help meet vital needs and programs at Evergreen, according to Development
Director Sue Washburn.
Thurston County residents serving on that board include: Hal Wolf, owner of Wolf's ShopRite Food Center in Yelm, who was elected to serve his second term; Ray Meredith, owner of
Meredith's Hallmark shops; Chris Meserve, an Olympia attorney with Cullen, Holm, Hoglund and
Foster; Deborah Creveling, handicap recreation coordinator for Thurston County Parks and Recreation; Fred Goldberg, presdient of Olympia's Goldberg Furniture; and Dennis Peterson,
Olympia vice pr~sident, Foster & Marshall, who is outgoing chairman of the Foundation. Also
serving on the board is Olympian Joe Dear, newly elected president of the Alumni Association .
... NICHOLS PROMISES "MUD 2 MEMORIES & MEANDERINGS" NOV. 14 ... Dick Nichols, a man immediately recognized in Thurston County for his rapid-fire radio sports broadcasts and his vintage crew cut,
h dlines the tenth anniversary luncheon of the Evergreen College Community Organization (ECCO)
its keynote speaker Friday, November 14. Nichols, who served for eight years as the fo~ndin§
tor of Evergreen's Information Services, will offer "A History of Evergreen: Mud, Memories
and Meanderings," in his address, set to begin shortly after noon November 14 at the Westwater
Inn. The Friday. luncheon will honor all past cochairwomen and founding members of the ECCO
board who first convened in October of 1970 to forge a link between the new state college and
its home community. Contributions by those early ECCO founders will be acknowledged in brief
remarks Friday by Evergreen's founding President Charles J. McCann, who currently serves on
the faculty.
Reservations for the ECCO luncheon may be made before November 10 by calling 866-6128 or
866-6363 weekdays during regular working hours. Cost of the luncheon is $5.25 payable at the
door of the Westwater's Fir room on November 14 .
... STUDENTS RELEASE LONG-PLAYING ALBUM NATIONALLY ... The results of tern months work by more than
two dozen Evergreen students, faculty and staff finally came off the press last week. Aptly
called "Collaborations," the double disk, long-playing record album offers an array of professional quality music composed, performed, recorded and engineered by a student team who this
week have begun distributing their project to music and record stores throughout Western Washington --- and to radio stations throughout the United States.
The album was first conceived last fall by students enrolled in the year-long "Making Music"
academic program who wanted to "compose and perform original music spanning the wide spectrum
of American musical traditions," explains student spokesman Thorn Farris. "By the end of last
Fall Quarter, we decided \'le could pull all our resources together and record, promote and distribute our own record album --- one that would r~present the best of student talent and would serve
as a showcase for what's possible in music studiP.s at Evergreen," he adds.
More than 80 musical entries were solicited from students in February. A ten-student comtee then narrowed the selections to 23, which they felt represented the best in AM popular,
try/folk, jazz, contemporary rock, classical, orchestral and avant garde. All four
3ides of the album were cut during Spring Quarter and the tapes sent off the press. Last
week 1,000 copies came back --- and many are already on their way to radio stations throughout
the country, and to record stores, college music departments and high schools throughout the
state.
Copies of "Collaborations" are also available now through the Evergreen Bookstore for $6
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 1 S DAY 11 TO BE CELEBRATED NOV. 10 ... Native North American, Native South
American, Native Hawaiian and African music will be featured in a six-hour celebration of
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Indigenous People•s Day 11 set for Monday, r~ovember 10 at Evergreen. Sponsored by the Third
World Coalition and a number of Third World student groups to honor all native peoples of the
United States, the event begins at noon on the second floor of the Evans Library and continues
until 6 p.m. with .lectures, films, and concerts, all of which are free and open to the public.
Call the college Information Center, 866-6300, for an exact schedule .
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. COMEDY SHOHCASE APPEARS HERE NOV. 11 ... The 11 Northwest Comedy Showcase .. brings three hours of
dy, music and improvisational theater to an Evergreen stage for one performance only on
sday, November 11. The seven-act production, produced by Joe Davis as a road show for his
Seattle Comedy Showcase staged last January, promises 11 the best aMong Pacific Northwest semiprofessional entertainers .. who have been appearing regularly in local clubs and restaurants.
The Evergreen show begins at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the second floor lobby of the Evans Library.
Tickets are on sale now at Budget Tapes and Records in downtown Olympia and Yenney•s Music in
West Olympia for $3 general admission or $2.50 for students and senior citizens .
. . . FREE FEMINIST TRIBUTE TO MAE HEST NOV. 11 ... Mae West, the bawdy, boisterous, buxom blonde
who made early film history with her classic line, 11 Come up and see me some time, 11 will be
honored in a feminist tribute by Evergreen students and faculty on Tuesday, November 11, at
7 p~m. in . . ,.Ul.e Re.ci-tal l:laU..of the- Colll!mlni-cat-ion-s Bu-:i-ldi-ng.. .. Th e-oc~R -4-1-m star., --.who
acted, directed, wrote and produced voluminously in Hollywood•s early years, will be honored
with a reshowing of her first movie, 11 She Done Him Hrong, 11 filmed in 1933 vlith costar Cary Grant.
The Paramount film classic will be preceded by short discussions on West•s contributions to
the film industry --- and to American culture --- by four Evergreen faculty women and student
performer Sunshine Roze, who•n stage a monologue from one of Miss l-Jest•s plays. The Tuesday
night tribute will conclude with presentation of 11 an outrageous prize .. for the best Mae rlest
look-a-like .
... KAOS. FORUM PRESENTS 0 1 NEIL TUESDAY .. : Barbara o•Neil, executive director of the Thurston
County Urban League, will examine the 11 implications of Thurston County•s rapid growth rate 11 in
the third of a six-part public forum offered Tuesday, November 4 at noon in the College Activitie
Building, room 306.
Sponsored by Evergreen Campus Ministry and FM radio station KAOS, the series
eeks to explore 11 the problems, opportunities and changes .. coming into Thurston County as a
ult of its rapid growth rate. o•Neil •s presentation will be followed on November 11 by
uy Vu, chairman of the Vietnamese Mutual Aid Association, and on November 18 by Paul ~1ajkut,
president of Allied Neighborhood Association and Larry Blackerby, president of Thurston County
Land Use Federation. Olympia Mayor Lyle \~atson concludes the series, which is being broadcast
live over 89.3 FM, on November 25.