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The Evergreen State College
HAPPENINGS FROM THE THIRD WORLD COALITION - MARCH 1981

CAN YOU DEAL WITH A SISTER?
Can you deal with a Sister
Who•s got nappy hair and big lips and a
flat nose and skinny legs and a high
behind and a big mouth?
Who•s righteously indignant about what
Mr. Charlie and Miss Anne did to her and
about what you did to her too?
Who found out about survival but hasn•t
had much experience with chivalry and
etiquette and luxury and cooing on a
pedestal?
Who somehow found time to read some books
and shed a lot of tears and finds it
easier to scowl than to smile sweetly?
~an you deal with a Sister?
Can you deal with a Sister
Who never missed a visiting day even
though she lived a hundred miles away
from that place?
Who already swallowed her pride too often
so you could feel more like what they
said a man is supposed to be?
Who put her hands on her hips and her
finger out front when she realized that
somebody had to take care of our business?
Who can•t settle for what she used to want
•cause she knows that yesterday always
changes tomorrow?
Can you deal with a Sister?
Can you deal with a Sister
Who•s fat from a steady diet of potatoes
in flour gravy and rice with some neckbones or chicken when she could get it
real cheap?
Who•s proud of all her children- the ones
who have Ph.D. •s and the ones who are
just a little bit more comfortable than
she is now?
Who can•t get welfare anymore •cause the
kids are grown but who•s too old to

train and can•t get social security
•cause Miss Anne wasn•t required to
have household help covered?
Who looks older than she really is and
has too much pride to ask much from
her college educated son who doesn•t
drop by too often anymore even though
she can•t get a job and her hands hurt
and she cries sometimes?
Can you deal with a Sister?
Can you deal with a Sister
Who is still devoting her life to making
sure that your sons and daughters know
that they do have a history and a
culture?
Who knows that the postponement of all the
dreams she used to have for herself is
probably permanent since she•s the only
hope the children have?
Who has to sing Precious Lord take my hand
•cause she needs somebody and none of
the people she can be sure exist are
a round?
Who knows that she is better off with no
man/father/brother/lover/husband/son if
she can•t have a Brother who•s ready for
building/loving/creating/living/being
together?
Can you deal with a Sister?
Excerpts from a poem by Dorothy Parrish
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN•s DAY
March 8 marks the day set aside to recognize
the labor struggles of women around the
world; It has become more and more a day
of celebration and exposure of the knowledge and culture of women.
Women in the Olympia area have come together
and planned events commemorating Internaional
Women•s Day. The events will take place

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Saturday, March 7~ at the Community
Center on Fourth Street. The day will
start at lpm, with lunch-type foods
available at a variety of international
food booths. Two to four o'clock is the
scheduled time for the program.
There will be speakers, demonstrations of
singing and dancing, and other cultural
activities from around the world. All
will be done by women. For further
information, please call Kathy Pruitt at
352-7645.
ASIANJPACIFIC SOCIAL NIGHT
The Asian/Pacific Coalition will hold
their third annual SOCIAL NIGHT, March 4.
It will take place in the Corner of A
Dorm from 7pm to midnight.
There will be plate lunch dinners available
which will include: shoyu chicken, sweet
•n sour pork with vegetables, vegetable
and pork won ton, moyashi (sesame with
bean sprouts), rice, and macaroni salad.
The cost of the plate will be from $2.50
to $3.00. All the proceeds will go back
into the budget for future activities.
Come out and enjoy the food! For more
information, call 866-6033.
IMAGES IN CEDAR
There will be a reception for Aleut artist,
John Hoover, Saturday, February 28 from
2-5pm, in the fourth floor gallery of the
Library building. This will herald the
artist's exhibit of sculpture, which will
be on display through March 22. Gallery
hours are: l2-6pm weekdays, l-5pm weekends,
and the admission is FREE.

FACULTY HIRING
Somehow, through these austere times,
money has been found to hire additional
faculty for the fall. If you know of
people who meet the qualifications and
would be interested, please let them
know. The positions are in the areas of:
Management: To teach upperdivision students
at the Vancouver campus.
Humanities/Communications Generalist: To
teach at the Vancouver campus. They are
looking for a person with a background in
interdisciplinary studies and women's
studies.
The following positions are located on
the main campus in Olympia:
Multicultural StudiesLFine Arts/Writing &
Literature: Able to teach Native American,
Black, Chicano and Asian Literature.
Demonstrated skills in working with
students in the area of writing and
literature.
Health: Public health and behavioral
sc1ences. Prefer person interested in
alternative health care, multicultural
issues with a systems approach.
Qualifications: minimum of a Master's
degree, Ph.D., or equivalent preferred.
Applications are due by April 9,1981,
which consist of: resume, two or more
letters each from both students and
colleagues, and a brief essay on philosophy of education, as it would relate to
TESC. All materials should address
teaching ability, disciplinary and interdisciplinary competence. Send applications to:
Barbara Smith,
Academic Dean
TESC
Olympia, WA 98505
CAB UTILIZATION DTF

ARTIST REPRINTS
Reproductions have been made of a drawing
by artist, Issac Shamsudin. Shamsudin, a
Portland muralist, had an exhibit of his
work on display last year at TESC. For
those who would be interested in purchasing
a copy of the print, contact Sid White at
866-6075.

This DTF has been formulated to revise
building use policies. The CAB building,
the hub of student activity, has recentl
gone through many changes without a maste.
plan of development or change in building
use policies. There has constantly been
talk about remodeling the CAB, to include

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1ll the student organizations within the
building, to be closer to the Activities
office. This has been a subject of
controversy for the Third World student
groups.
This idea of moving the student organizations to the CAB will be one of the
issues addressed by the DTF, who will
need to make recommendations on it. It
is important that there be Third World
input in this DTF, and there currently
is no representation. If you are at all
interested, please contact Larry Stenberg
at 866-6296.
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Asian/Pacific Coalition, Steve Bader
L-3209, 866-6033
N.A.S.A., Stefanie Hare,
Stefanie Fullerton
L-3217, 866-6024
Third World Women, Penny McCall
L-3211, 866-6006
Ujamaa, Victor Jackson
L-3207, 866-6781
The newsletter will continue to go out
on a monthly basis, coordinated by Albert
Smalls, and Steve Bader of the Asian/
Pacific Coalition. If you would like to
see something included in the newsletter,
contact one of them.

ALBERT SMALLS III
SHLAP
We would like to introduce to all Third
World folks, Albert Smalls III, the new
Admissions Counselor/Minority Recruiter.
Albert has been at TESC since January 27
and is still orienting himself to TESC.
Albert, who is originally from San Diego,
Salifornia, first found himself in WashIngton state while attending Whitman
College in Walla Walla. He grad~ated
from there in 1977 with a degree in
Psychology and ended up in Boston working
for a management consultant firm. After
three years, the Pacific Northwest pulled
him back and has brought him to where he
is now9 a very welcome addition to the
Third World community at TESC. If you
get a chance, stop by and tell him hello.
OH, THEM CHANGES
Beginning March l, the Third World Coalition Coordinator, April West, will be on
leave. All facilities will continue to be
available, contact Kim at L-3204 for the
key. Should a problem or question arise,
you can contact one of the other Third
World people within the Educational
Support Programs, Stone Thomas, Darlene
Peters, or one of the Third World student
groups. The phone numbers are as follows:
Stone Thomas
L-3237, 866-6034
Darlene Peters
L-3517, 866-6464
MEChA, Maria Anorga
L-3206, 866-6143

The Self Help Legal Aid Program (SHLAP) is
looking to hire three students, either
workstudy or institutional, for the fall.
The basic pay will be $3.35 an hour at
7~ hours per week.
Students with a background or interest in the field of law
are encouraged to apply. For more information, call 866-6107.
INTERNSHIPS
Student Fisheries Technician - Spokane, WA
Student intern would be involved in the
following: Student intern will be involved
in the following: Creel census (fish
biodata collection and angler interviews):
instream snorkel fish census; data tabulation; instream flow measurements; and fish
tagging for mark-recapture population
estimation.
Prefer student who has basic fish identification skills; public contact skills;
and a familiarity with the required study
techniques.
2 quarters, 40 hrs/wk. Approx. $825/month.
NOTE: DEADLINE FOR THIS POSITION IS
MARCH 20. INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD
CONTACT THE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION OFFICE
NO LATER THAN MARCH 4, 1981.

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Leisure Education Coordinator - TESC
Student intern would coordinate the
Leisure Education Program. Duties would
include the following: Development of
brochures; interviewing instructors;
public relations with surrounding
community; accounting; and scheduling.
Prefer student with a background in
management, graphic skills, public
relations or accounting.
3-4 quarters, 15 to 40 hurs/wk.
$3.60/hr. NOTE: THIS INTERNSHIP STARTS
SPRING QUARTER.
Assistant To Festival Director - Seattle, WA
Student intern would be involved in the
following: Recruit and supervise production volunteers for Folklife Festival
(May 22-26, 1981); design job descriptions for work areas and coordinate their
implementation; organize and run volunteer
orientation meetings; assist with Festival
planning and programming; and additional
duties as assigned by the Festival
Director.
Student must have a background in arts
administration and experience in dealing
with the public.
1 quarter, 40 hrs/wek. $4.50/hr.
NOTE: THIS INTERNSHIP IS FOR SPRING QUARTER
ONLY.
Summer Recreation Director - Ridgefield, WA
Student intern would be responsible for
the following: Supervision of playground
activities; developing special projects
and activities for kids; supervision of
all recreation programs; and other duties
as assigned by the Director.
Prefer student with a background in
recreation and one who likes to work with
kids.
1 quarter, 40 hrs/wk. $800-1000.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 17, 1981.
Legislative Intern - Olympia, WA
Student intern would be involved in the
following: Daily scanning of all bills
relating to the fire service; maintain

legislative file on each piece of
legislative interest; attend hearings as
requested; and research certain areas of
interest and specific legislation.
Prefer student with a background in
political science.
1 quarter, 40 hrs/wk. $50.00 per week.
Food Program Specialists/Aids - Summer
The Federal Internship Program has a number
of positions open in San Francisco and Los
Angeles, California; Portland, Oregon; and
Seattle, Washington for food program
specialists. The summer internship program
would be with the program for children,
which provides nutritional help to children
18 years or younger. Work assignments will
include analyzing meal samples and menu
production; serving as liaison with local
health agencies; monitoring meal vendors •
plants to check for quality, health and
safety, and performing PR work.
Students sought must have completed at
least 60 semester hours of college by
June 1981 ~nd plan to attend college or
graduate school in the fall. The salary
is $5.27 to $7.30 per hour.
For more information about any of these
internships, contact the Coop Ed office
at 866-6391.
MARCH CALENDAR
2/28-3/22 Exhibit of sculpture by
John Hoover, Gallery Four
4
Asian/Pacific Social Night
8
International Women•s Day
15
18
30

Last day to apply for f1nancial
aid
Last day of Winter Quarter
First day of Spring Quarter