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HIGHLIGHTS!
and it assaulted Oplinger's olfactory senses.
Oplinger "put [hisJ arm up to protect [hisJ
space and officer safety." Tony made an encore
performance of that space violation and
Oplinger told him he was "under arrest. Tony
respollded. "No. I'm not." Eventually. Tony
started to repeatedly thrash officer Oplinger
ulltil he was sedated with an arlTl bar. He was
then taken to Police Services where. according
to Oplinger. he sa id. "Evergreen is a place for
people to be challenged and he wall ted to
challenge [Oplinger's Iauthority ... ITonyl knew
it was wrong to int erfere and not obey
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What do ullfuly st udenl s. opell beer
tIes . amI Ihe wesIbound lall e of Driftwood
ave in commo n"! They all experien ced the
isioll of Officer Oplinger late Monday,
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OHicer Oplinger spotted a Ihrong of beer
' lIkin g revelers and asked Jimmy for
dentification . Jimmy's friend. Tony. slepped
rd to impress his chest upon Oplinger·s.
I told him I needed to speak with [JimmyJ.
walked up to me and was so close he
contact with his chest." Tony was drunk
Is that a gun in your
pocket? Well, yes AND no.
On the eve of Nov. 6. a girl. Nancy. went
10 purchase a soda at A Dorm. Her beverageseeking activities were curtailed when. from
the balcony above. shols rang out. From a fake
News Briefs
Evergreen fears loss-of accreditation
Masters Forum
We've got until next year to do something
about our curriculum
Remember. ifyou're thinking about pursuing
a career in public administration .
environmental studies. or teaching. you'll want
to attend the graduate study program on
Tuesday. Nov. 16. The directors ofthe college's
three graduate programs will be available to
help you evaluate what benefit two more years
of Evergreen may hold.
gun. She was hit several times by make-believe
bullets . She consequently voiced her
di spleasure. as. according to the police report.
she "did not appreciate" this sentiment. Nancy
then walked to F-Iot. where the same gunbrandisher. Travis. pointed said implement at
her head and pulled its pretend trigger.
Nancy called Police Services. Quick like The forum will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. in
a flash . Officers Brewster and Garland were on Library 2126. For more information. potential
the scene . Brewsler searched Travis and his diehards should contact Bonita Evans at x6707.
two sidekicks (who were "Iightillg matches on
fire" between the A and D dorm landing). The
offending fake gun was found in Travis' pocket.
Brewster commandered the gun and placed it
in HER pocket. Brewster placed Travis under
arrest. Travis started laughing. saying "he
Come join the Evergreen Queer Alliance
thought it was funny [the officers Iwere making
for "Homo for the Holidays." a Thanksgiving·
s\lch a big deal over this. "
Travis is 16 years old. He was visiting his style potluck and discussion about staying sane
girlfriend. who is a student al TESC. Brewster during the holidays. bring a dish to share and
and Garland took him down to the Police feel free to come in cos tume as your favorite
(or least favorite!) relative. Friday. November
Services olt1ce. where his dad picked him up.
12.7 p.m.-l0 p.m .. in the Longhouse.
Courtney Aiken & Walker Lewis
By Avery Johnson
IIHomo for the
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Meetings held Mondays at 4 p.m. Art and
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Weekly Discussion Group
2 p.m. Wednesdays in Library 3500.
Queer Women's Meeting
3p.m.MondaysintheWomen'sCenter.
For more information . conlact Karen
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by Larry Mosqueda
Irma Orellana. Program Coordinator of
the Women's Garment Workers Project of the
Melida Anaya Montes Women's Movement
(MAM) will speak at TESC on Friday. Nov. 12.
at noon. in the area of the CAB Deli. Ms.
Orellana educates and organizes women
maquila/sweatshop workers about their rights
as workers and as women in Salvadoran
society. MAM is in the forefront of developing
new ways to organize maquila workers into
being a vital force within the labor and
women's movement.
The event is being sponsored by the
Committee in Solidarity with the People of EI
Salvador (CIS PES) in conjunction with
MEChA. LA SO. the MIT and PESM programs.
as well as growing list of other student
organizations and programs. Before she
speaks there will be a short anti-sweatshop
fashion show to indicate where much of our
present clothing comes from.
Ms. Orellana will speak on the current
struggle of the Salvadoran people. especially
how women are being organized in the post
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Sa lvador killed over 80.000 people) and how
globalization under such organizations as the
WTO (holding it world meeting in Seattle at
the end of November) are impacting the
peoples' struggles for economic and political
justice and what the peoples of the North can
do.
Ms. Orellana first began her political
work with Christian based communities in
1977 committed to the teachings of soon to be
murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero. As a
domestic worker she saw very vividly how the
poor and rich lived and she was perseculed by
the army for her organizing work.
This led her to join the Farabundo Marti
National Liberation Front (FMLN). the
revolutionary guerrilla group who defended
the poor from military attack. Her career in
the FMLN included formulating women 's
groups. agricultural projects. literacy projects.
repatriating refugees back to their
communities. and being a grassroots popular
educator. She held a leadership post with the
Coordinating Committee of Repopulated
Communities of Chalatenango (CCR). where
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she coordinated 33 popular schools.
After thc peace treaty of 1992. she
launched a Popular Theater group. where she
wrote and performed plays dealing with social
problems. In1993 she began her present work
with the leading women's political group.
MAM. working with and organizing
sweatshop workers. Ms. Orellana is still an
active member of the FMLN and working for
revolutionary principles. She is 011 a CISPES
sponsored nationwide tour speak ing and
organizillg in large cities and select college
campuses. TESC community has a unique
opportunity to her this remarkable woman
who has proven herself as an indefatigable
worker. revolutionary. artist. and organizer.
The talk is free and open to the community and
public. For more information call 866-6000
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A meetingwith the General
Education DTF is scheduled
for Wed., Nov. 17. The time is 3
p.m. to 5 p.m.
Students are welcome and
encouraged to attend with
their two cents.
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For the past 27 years . The Evergreen
State College has looked pretty much the same
way it does today. All the academic buildings
have weathered equally. Soon. this will
change. Pre-design is complete for a new
building. Seminar II.
If all goes according to plan. in 2003
there will be a Seminar II building between the
COM and CAB buildings. Seminar /I will be
twice as large as Seminar I. offering a little
more than 150.000 square feet total. Seminar
II will be home to 70 faculty members. new
food services. part time studies. and a host of
public service institutes. The projected price
tag is in the neighborhood of$30 million.
Currently. schematic designs are
underway and will be followed by design
development. A set of design charrettes. open
to the community. are being held in the
Library's Gallery IV. Nov. 17 to 19. Michael
George. director of Facilities Services. along
with Mahlum Architects of Seattle. and the
design committee could really use some input
from faculty, students and staff.
It's worth noting that next week a retreat
is being held with the working theme of
moving from a village to a town. The
Evergreen agenda is chock full of important
issues that are all related. Currently there are
DTF's looking at things like general education.
presidential hiring. strategic planning. new
parking. and graduation. What all these
things have in common is growth. Seminar II
is to be one of the first physical manifestations
of that growth. and within 10 years a thousand
extra faces will be on campus.
When asked if she thought there was a
realistic possibility for loss of accreditation.
Smith felt it was highly unlikely. She insisted
the Commission would continue making
written recommendations and pressuring
officials before the school's accreditation
would suffer.
DTF chairman Brian Price encourages an
"engagement [of] the campus as a whole in as
broad as possible a discussion of how to go
about fulfilling its charge."
If you would like to be involved in
determining the future of Evergreen. the DTF
meets every Wednesday and the invitation is
open to all students.
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on campus
consisting of faculty. staff. and students. is
required to reassess the curriculum and devise
a written proposal. It must outline better
methods with hopes of pumpillg out the ideal
college graduate.
She understands the continualnced for
flexibility and replied: "With this culture here.
an approach that allows for some diversity
would be ultimately desirable. Evergreen
should be committed to producing students
that write well. Generic approaches demotivate and impose on people. The question
is: how can we do this responsibly and
maintain flexibility?"
She noted. there are hopes for
encompassing several proven strategies into
one. Ideas on the table include stronger
sludent advising. and some basic requirements
similar 10 traditional colleges.
Smith has informed the Task Force that a
written proposal needs to be in place in time
for the Commission's return.
What will this mean for Evergreen's
unique and progressive approach to learning?
How can the college address these concerns
without dramatically changing the
curriculum'! Do alterations really need to be
implemented?
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There is a possibility that Evergreen may
lose accreditation.
Why. you ask?
Every 10 years. the Northwest
Commission on Colleges. an affiliate of the
American Association of Colleges. comes to
visil and reaccredit Evergreen. Their intentions
include assessing the effectiveness of the
curriculum. reaffirming there is a proper
support system in place for students. and
encouraging the institution to practice quality
educational standards.
The report came in. Evergreen was
commended on its collaborative and systemwide approach to classroom instruction. For
example. the Commission recognizes that
seminar and group work allows several
perspectives on a particular subject. There
were. however. some concerns.
The school was strongly advised to
drastically improve freshman retention. and
assure that all students acquire general
education competencies. There is some
concern that a significant number of Evergreen
graduates fail to possess the standard
disciplines of math and writing.
The commission warned. if the college
failed to address the general education
concerns. accreditation would be revoked.
Accreditation validates everything
sludents work so hard to achieve here. What
would this mean for Evergreen students?
According to Linda Davis. Evergreen student.
diplomas would mean nothing in the eyes of
graduate schools. She has been researching
this possibility in her class "User Friendly."
How might future employers look at a college
graduate with an 'invalid' diploma? Will it be
increasingly difficult to transfer to another
college?
Commissioners added pressure by
stating they will return in the fall of 2000 to
evaluate the college's progress on these
matters.
Barbara Smith, provost and vice
president of academics. agrees with the
Commission. She feels that overall. students
lack sufficient exposure to standard academic
disciplines like art. math. writing. and science.
In response. she has founded a
Disappearing Task Force addressing these
general education concerns. The committee.
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An.Interview with Neils Skov
Esoteric
Healing and
Reiki Talk
with words
Ramona Africa
touches the heart
of freedom
study in a serious way to see if we can do
an)/thing about cutting down on it or at least
illuminati~g it to some extent.
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Come learn from a local HolisllChealer.
'fhl' Peer Health Advocacy TealT! is hosling
Kristin Cun(,o (an evergre ell graduale) on
Monday, 7'!0I', 15, at 7 p,m , on the Ihird floor
oflhe CAB in Studcnt Activilies, Kristin is an
Esoteri c Healer and Reiki Master. She will be
lalking about a variel), of related topics, and ,
might even explain whal exactly Esoteric
11l':iling alld Reiki are,
NS III 1939, when the war started, I was 19,
the optimuIll age for soldiers. I didn't take part
as a soldier until much later when I took part
of the underground, which is just one little part
of the war experience, but one that millions of
civilians go t in touch with during the war. It
was a new aspect that did not exist in previous
wars. This came about because war became
total.
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NOI sllre if yuu really walll 10 quil
smoking? Have you tried quilting before and
want some new sirategies? Beell looking Illf
that good lime to qui!'! On ~ov, 17 & l~,Jason
Kilmer, from the counseling center, will
present "Strategies for Quill ing" from noon
to 1:00 p,m, in Library 2205,
On the 17th, come and find out : What's
in il for me if I quit? What are the benefits of
quitting? What tools can luse to quit?
Nov, 18 is The Great American Smoke
Ollt.
On the l~th , check in on your progress
and learn additional strategies to stay smoke
Iree.
This event will be sponsored by the
center for Holistic Living. For further
intormation, please contact Bel' Peterson al
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I sat and talked wi th Neils Skov in his
living room, overlooking a garden atlecled by
Ihe turn of the seasons. The house spoke of
those who lived there as ' peaceh!I, centered
folks, comfortauly nestled in the trees of Soul h
Puget Sound, Neils spoke about war and
remelnbra nce.
Skov was 19 when /-litler's army moved
to take Europe. /-Ie spent the next six year~
fighting with the Underground or performing
hard labor in a camp. When he and his friend,
logether through it all, were freed in 1945, they
'Stories of
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agreed to move on, to not ta lk about it. l ie says
that he kept that promise for 40 years.
- Skov has a book out now about that time
of his life "A Letter To My Descendants." It is
time to talk about it. Time to speak, I wanted
to briefly hear what the only WWIl veteran at
Evergreen had to say about Veterans' Day and
remembrance.
Neils Skov is faculty emeri tu s at
Evergreen now after joining the faculty in 1972,
Ill' will speak about remembrance today, Nov.
ll, at noon, in Library 2000.
This is just a sample of my conversation
with Neils Skov. It would take 20 full pages to
cover the complete discussion. Neils Skov is a
lllan full ofknowledge.
GS: With the move to give up the traditional
observance of the day, in lieu of an extra
day at Th:lllksgiving.whal should Vet crans Day
look like at Evergreen'!
NS: Ilhilik thai WI' should kel'p Ihe Velerans
Day; ii's abollt the process of
comlllemoratioll, II has mallY I:lcels to il all d
no'l all orlhem posilive, If there is sOIllething
lu be learned Irom war, alld I Ihink Iherl' is.
Ih(' lessolls 10 bl' learned can onl\'. learned bl'.
truly studying it I'en seriollsly
Tlie
backgro un d, IIIP I'(';ISOIIS, tlH' ramilications and
all oflhat.
Whal slwuld a studenl read to better
their underslanding of ceremon), and
rl'm(' nlilraJl('e of war [Vl'leranS lJavl'!
CS
NS
C;('orgl' Mossl''s " I:alll'n Soldins:
Reshaping th e Meillorv of Ihe World Wars"
($II.lIi al Ali la l.OlI .C() ln ). Thai 's quill' an
inll'reSlilig bOllk, Oh, alld oh 'oursl' minc!
GS An Evergreen att it ude might say Ihere are
alltypcs of"vct ('rails," lIot just soldiers of war:
wives, children. the resistance. Is that
something that should be recognized a little
more'!
NS :\ stlldenlmight say, ''/'m against war, it's
not a subject to study. We should focus on
other positive Ihings." Well, lVar is here; ii's
wil h us ('very day. There are at this mOIllent
dozells llfll'ars, real wars goillg 011 all OI'er the
world. II would be ni ce if we could jusl
eliminate them by not talking about I hem, bUI
lIT can'1. They are unlortunately part OrhUiliall
existence today' more so than ever belo re, It
can't ue wished away.
The subjec i [war ) has been wilh us all along
and is with us more than ever before. It Iwarl
orcupies the best brains of mankind, snatches
a sizable piece of our national produ ct and
could take our lives awa y al any mom ent.
Actually, I guess that it 's a worthwhile thing
that we should pal' a little attenliunlo. Maybe
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November 11, 1999
by Douglas Mackar
Is an y one war 1I'0rse than anoth er?
7'!S Ba sed on what lillie data I have. I think it
was far worse in Vi etnam, more than any other
place; that's because we were wrong in
Vietnam, it's just as simple as that. We had no
business there. So Ihe psychological effects are
obviously far more damaging and should be, I
suppose. We were alolle, we did not have an
ally in the world. Our traditional European
allies, let alone other Europeans, just deserted
America completely. That message just did not
drive home. If you arc out of step with the rest
of the world, ii's time to think about what
you're doing,
GS Do we look at the 1990 Gulf War in the
same light? In the Gulf we were not alone.
NS Everybody can be wrong too, you know
... The Gulf War was bad in this sense, any war
that is technically victorious, that is very low
cost , that has the result that one was apparently
after, any such event stimulates an appetite for
doing it again.
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hold; lI'ar is the logical extension of policy of
diploma cy. It was at one time. It isn 't anymore
because lVar has changed.
GS What is the single Innsl impurtant thing
anyone should get out of this day?
NS The essence of it is tu remember what war
is really like. and I mean really like. And to be
gra leful 10 the vetl'rans who loughl it and
suHered, because when you talk about WW II,
it did save the world. Western civi li zation
lI'ou ld be horribly and unimaginably different
if the Nazis 1I'0uid have gotten their hand on
t he lewis of \\'orld power. They did something
really outstanding that's worth remembering.
But it's worth rem embering in an IInsanil ized
wa)'. th e I\'ay it was really like. War is a dirty
Ihing Ihal you hope to never do again, not d
victorious thing that you can do any old time
thai \'ou feel like.
PROPOSAL
DEADLINE
If you plan to execute (like so much
proletariats during the French Revolution) a
produci ion proposal for winter quarter 2000,
then you 'd better high-tail yo self over to the
Communications building and submit your
requesl by the end orfall quarter \I'eek 9 (a k a
Dec. 1, (999)
Produ ction proposal packets are
available outside ofComm 303-A, and are the
process by which students can acquire
rehersal space, performance space, access to
the scene shop, props, costumes and other
Comm resources.
For more information, contact Jacinta
McKoy at jacintam@evergreen .edu . .. . And
break a leg!
Ramona Alrica is an angel
urought to life 10 spread the word
of freedom, to demonstrate her
dedication, love, and resp eci lor
life, to open closed minds and to
overwhelm open nnes.
I talked to several peopl e
wh o listened to her speak :lIld
asked them what their reaction
was-"Inspiring," Ramona Alrica
brought a sense of purpose and
responsibilit y to every person
present. It was encouraging to
hear someone with such a strong
spirit and voice verbalizing so
clearly and confidently a vision
Ihat all people share; and that
vision is simp ly a world of
I:lirnl'ss, peace, and liunily.
Raymond
Africa,
a
member of the Seeds ofWisdolll
(a politically oriented hip-hop
group compr ised of strong,
mature young members of the
MOVE family) presented his
voice and message through his
rap. /-Ie is an amazing young
man who is carrying on the
tradition of resistance with a
style and confidence which the
world is desperately in need of.
Ramona and Raymond both
spoke of fighting for what you
believe in because it is right and
you know it is right, never
bowing down to Ihe rorrupt
sys tem wh ich controls us . and
educating ourselves and our
chi ldrl'n about WiJ;lt is most
important to m in our lil'es,
RanlOna spoke clearly and
realisticalll' about the injustices
she has experienced in her lite.
th e conslant and relent less
opposition she and members of
",lOVE havc bl' pn confronled
with for 30 years, and how she
is continuing the light today.
I cannot overstress the positil'e message she brought
wit h her, calling on every individual to take a st and and uegin
to make the rutme what they know il can be, nol whal the
governmcnt or corporations want it to be, Therl' lI'as a
strong sense of family in her voice and w()rds , a r/ear
understanding of issues we are now being Eil'l'd wilh, Ihl'
direct conncction between indi viduab a nd the syslem wh ieh
controls them and how we call go abollt making a change.
Those of us who were inspired by Ms, Alrica are in a
unique position now. We have the opportunity to voice our
outrage and bring about positive change. Ramona Alrica,
Raymond Africa and the rest of the MOVE family have
dedi cated their lives to tht' tight for freedom of all Ii Ie.
We were blessed with the chanet' to connect with an
intelligent, positive, courageous revolutionary who lives
among us today, Ramona Africa is a role model for everyone
who believes in justice and lile.
In our lives we may never experiellce the direct
oppression that Ramona Africa and the MOVE organization
have experienced, bllt we are able to apply what we have
learned fi-om these people and these situations to our own
lives, 10 make this world what we want it III be, 10 live without
fear and to join together as one.
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Marcus, author of Vegan; The New Ethics uf
Eating. Marcus will be addressing the ethics of
veganism
relating to health, th e environrrwnt
There will be free food as part of
Evergreen's fourth annual Animal Rights and compassionate living. He will be speaking
Awareness Week, Nov, 15-18. This year the on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 11 :30 a.m, in the libr:lfY
Evergreen Animal Rights Network (EARN) is lobby (LI B2000).
As part of Animal Rights Awareness
hosting many events that will provide
opportunities to eat thoughtful food as well as Week, EARN will be treating Evergrecn to its
third
vegan
getting some
cooking
food for thoughtworkshop. The
For the
workshop will be
third consecutive
taught
by
year, EARN will
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Deirdre
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and their AdoptA-Turkey
program. Farm
Sanctuary
rescues turkeys
that would otherwise be slaughtered and eaten
or are too sick and injured to be considered
profitable by the mea t industry. Last year, the
contributions of students and faculty at
Evergreen helped provide 15 turkeys with food
and room to roam free in Farm Sanctuary.
During this year's drive, EARN hopes to
provide a happy, healthy life for 24 new
turkeys. EARN will be tabling all week in the
CAB accepting donations and answering
questions.
Ther e will be a speec h by Erik
recipes tound in
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samples for all
class participants
will be provided. The workshop will be held in
the Longhouse Cedar room at 6 p.m. on
Wednesday, Nov. 17.
To finish off the week of even Is alld to
send Evergreen's Vegan/Vegetarian students off
in style, there will be a holiday potluck held in
CAB no at 6: 30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18. There
will also be a screening of the Animal Rights/
Environmental documentary "Buffalo Bull"
beginning at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to
attend. Please bring your best vegan/vegetarian
dish to share and a list of ingredients,
Cooper Point Journal
Ramona Africa speaks on social justice and activism. Her presentation on
Wednesday, Nov. 10, was well attended and was held in the library building.
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oals, goals, goals
The fireplace glowl?d
tlirough the glass doors of the
Longhollse and greeted
st udenl workers as they made
there way into the building.
Inside dinner was cooking and
kids were singing "Feliz
Navidad" over the microphone
without any apparent tear that
most feel when asked to
voralizl? in public. This was the
St udent Worker Open Housl?
which the Union of Student
Workers hosted this past Oct.
28.
Along with the food and
mood music, student workers
got the opportunity to peruse
the lJSW scrap books, pick up
information on the Union, the
World Trade Organization.
rhOlO by Hanna h Smith
and student organizing.
Most importantly,
however, student workers had the opportunity to sit
down and discuss their fee lings about the Union and what
direrlion it will take in the year to come.
In a collective brainstorm, everyone at the
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• Make it a goal to teach Union
members how to handle things on their own
instead of relying on the coordinator.
·It was brought to our attention that we
have no student government and with that, no
say in education.
·It was suggested that we bl? aware of
and inform other students about the
numerous education opportu~ities on
campus.
• There is a nl?ed for morl? outrl?ach so
we can havl? a strong voice. Especially at each
workstation, we need to re-establish a liaison
from each area of student employment.
• There is a sense of intimidation that
surrounds thl? Union. We need to create ways
to make the students more welcome both to
thl? Union and to CAB 320 li .e. thl' stlld('nt
activities offices)
• There is a sense of confrontation with
the Union. There is a need to hep it more
open with less hostility. Don't "takl? thr power
back," but rather create a community.
• Community support is vital to the
Union. It was also suggested that we do
outreach to thr Tacoma campus and to
students who are not I?mployl?d by Evergreen.
• There is a need to create a community
around labor issul?s and cultural ev('nts . Onl'
suggestion was to show filmson labor history.
• WI? need to develop strategy, which
leads to wise use of conflict, which leads to
coalition building.
• We should create a large map of
workers on campus so WI? know how many
there are and where they are at.
• WI? need to continue to have a positive
environment.
• WI? should plan more (perhaps on a
quartrrly basis) student worker banquets so
people can just get togl?ther and interact with
each other to build our community. This
would also help union membl?rs fer! they arc
connl?cted to thl? Union without making thl'IlI
come to weekly meetings. One point that was
brought up was that if a studrnt worker missrs
DIll' Ill('eting they might IIcvrr returrl.
My first meeting
"Everyone was really listened to," said Kelli Sanger
after attending the meeting. Kelli had not been to a union
meetillg since USW met with the administration almost
a year ago over the twice-a-month paycheck issue. Sanger,
who works in the Deans Center, left that meeting last
November with a negative feeling toward the Union.
Coming with here roommate, who is also a student
worker. she hoped to add a positiVI? voicl? to the evening's
discussion. After the goal setting session, Sanger
remarked, "I left with a good fee ling."
by ,Ashley Shomo
"Union? No wayl"
Krista Mortensen walked into
the open house with some
experil?ncl? in union organizing
efforts, and decided to do some
resea rch beforl? coming to the
meeting. "I asked people if they
were going to be involved with the
Unioll and they said no way."
Mortl?nsen, who works at the
Colleg~
Recreation Center,
continued, "1 didn't expect so many
people to be anti-union."
So why did she come? First,
according to Mortensen , Evergreen
ofall places should be union: "There
are all these socialists on campus
and union organizing is the back
bone of that. " Krista belil?ve s
students should work to build a
voice for themselves on campus and
said, ''I'm not an anarchist at all.
People look at me like I'm some
kind of conservative, but if you
don't have inpul...there is no voice."
She continued, "Someone will
always have power and we need a
voice to be rl?presented."
Although Initiative 695 threw lntl?rcity Transit into
financial spins, the chance of it destroying Greener bus
service is slim.
The Evergreen route , number 41, is IT's premiere
serVlce.
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"Evergreen is in better shape than most parts of the
system," said IT Director Susan Hanson.
But, some proposed cutbacks could affect students:
• Service every half hour instead of every 15 minutl?s.
• No Sunday service.
-Elimination of ROllte 48 to Capital Mall.
Right now, IT isn't sure what will happen since the
Initiative recently passed . The Office of Financial
Management is still deciding how it will pan out.
Hanson said she thinks their li.mding could be cut by
42 percent.
"We're in a postition where we have to make cuts," said
Hanson. "It is very drastic, but we have to do it."
By drastic, Hanson means a proposed cut of 50 percent
of service, 50 percent of staff, and 40 percent of vehicles.
The effects of this cut would be seen in all neighborhood
routes, rural routes and service frequency.
"W~'re in the process of determining what positions will
be gone," Hanson said.
Unfortunately, the decisions will happen sometime
around Christmas.
Next month should be less confusing for IT and
proposals will turn into reality. Until then, the public is
invited to attend any offou.r meetings to discuss a plan. -
Union yes, but where to from here?
Both Kelli and Krista seemed
to feel that many steps were taken
in thl? right direction at the open
house. People left feeling like they
had gotten the opportunity to start
bui lding some ideas which they can
take back to their co-workers. The
biggest of those ideas? Make the
Union accessible to all. According
to Mortensen, "1 think the biggest
thing is making the Union
approachable-to break down
some
of
those
negative
stereotypes ...
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Imagine this. Portugal. The year 1961.
Four friends are sitting in a public restaurant.
Inspired, they pick up their glasses and make
a toast. Their words carryover to surrounding
ears. Unfortunately, they don't fall with ease.
The four are arrested and jailed. Imagine
for what. Imagine that it was for toasting
"freedom."
When London lawyer Paul Benenson
read about those students in Portugal. he
imagined their humanity - though hI? didn 't
know them-and he imagined that he could do
something about it . He startl?d the "Appeal for
Amnesty 1961" campaign in a local newspaper,
in which he called for the release of all
"prisoners of conscience" (P.o.e.) - defined as
all those imprisoned solely for their political
or rl?ligious bl?liefs, gl?nder, or for their race or
ethnic origin, who have neither used nor
advocated violence - and I?ncouragl?d letterwriting to put pressure on governments.
What began as an innocent toast among
friends was soon launched into a worldwide
organization fighting for human rights, now
known as Amnesty Illternatiollal.
Amnesty today is one of the world's most
reputable human rights organizations. It has
no political, religious, or governmental
affiliations, and no economic interests. It
dedicates considerable resources (6,769,000
British pounds in 1998) to research and to the
obtaining of information on prisoners of
conscience . 1t is for this accuracy and
imp<lrtiality that Amnesty is respected and
quoted so often.
November 11, 1999
Lacey-Tuesday, Nov. 23
7 to 8:30 p.m.
Lacey Timberland Library Meeting Rm
500 College Street SE
Public Hearing
Lacey
Tenino - Monday, Nov. 22
Wednesday, Dec. 1
7to 9 p.m.
5:30p.m.
Tenino City Hall, Council Chamber
Intercity Transit Business Office
149 Hodgden Street
526 Pattison Street SE
Tenino
Olympia
Amnesty's primary activities center on bel?n sent out. Amnesty will continue kl?eping
letter writing and putting pressure on political a table in the CAB every Wednesday, 11 a.m."When the fi rst 200
figures to end their human rights abuses. All 2 p.m ., where new letters and pet itions for
letters came, the prison
members work both on human rights areas, different prisoners of conscience will be
guards gave me back
such as women in prison , and on individual available to be signed every week. Amnesty
my clothes. Then the
cases. The understanding that individuals members do all the writing, enveloping,
next 200 letters ca me,
mattl?r and should not bl? forgotten, is addressing, and stamping- all that is needl?d
and the prison director
elemental in all of Amnesty's work.
are signatures. Allinesty would also love to
came to see me. When
Another element of Amnesty's work is have new members. Meetings are every
the next pile of letters
arrived the director got
that the individuals who wri te letters maller, Wednesday:1 to 3 p.lIl. in CAB 110. ALL help
in touch with his
and it does work. Some peopll? on campus is appreciated and wanted.
su
perior.
The letters
However. Illore than anything we lIl'eu ,
might remember the Tib~tan monk Palden
kept coming and
Gyatso who came and spoke here last year. He "letter members ," individuals who can pass by
coming:3,000 of them.
was imprisoned and tortured for 25 years as a the Amnesty table and sigll letters 011 behalf
The President was
result of the Chinese occupation. In his spel?ch, of other individuals who are suffering frolll
informed. The letter s
Palden thanked Amnesty for "adopting" him threats , imprisonment, or have slllnehow
still kept arriving and
the
President called the
as a P.O.e. and playing a part in his release. He "disappeared." In tltis way. maybe nex t week
prison
and told them to
was grateful for the dentures Amnesty donated a prisoner in Turkey might [('ceive net'dcd
let me go."
to him because he had lost his teeth when an medica l attention. a fami ly ill Nicaragua might
electric cattle prod was stuck in his mouth learn where their "disappearecl" SOTI is being
- A released P.O.c.
detained, and individual P.O.c.s the world
while being interrogated in prison.
from
the Dominican
ol'('r
can
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comfort
and
be
strong
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In Russia this year, all chargl?s against
Republic.
journalist and P.O.e. Grigory Pasko have been a day, knowing that they have not been left
dropped, and he has been released after two behind, that someone - in fact thousands of
years ofimprisonment for film ing the Russian sorneones remember them.
Navy illegally dumping solid and liquid nuclear
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lndah Sari, a labor-rights organizer, was
released this July after being arrested for her
nonviolent actions to defend worker's rights.
And just this January, Lori Berenson, an
American political prisoner in Peru, was taken
out of solitary confinement because of pressure
and appeals on her behalf.
Self-Service
There is an Amnesty organization on
BIG Machines
campus that has been growing steadily for four
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Comforters
of signatures and over 300 lellers have already
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Building IIcycie Awareness with Critical Mass
Last Friday, Olympia's rush hour had an
unusual sight, as some 35 zealous bike ridl?rs
bombed down Harrison in the pouring raill in
a demonstration called Critical Mass. What is
Critical Mass, and what would get 35 people
to ride their bikes together on a cold, wet
night?
Critical Mass was born in San Francisco
These goals represent many
in 1992 and has grown I?xponentially ever
diRerent projpcts that student
sincl? Because it's a mOVl?ment and not an
workers could get involved in
organization, thl're arc no leaders, so everyolle
and/or design. Consider
involved can have their say. However. in the
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Cholee Gladney (left) and Walker Yost (above seated and
displaying interior of drum) are in Terry Setter's program,
African Music, Dance, and Culture. Setter's students have spent
thE;. past three weeks in the wood and metal shops creating
instruments from across Africa.
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The Midnight Sun acts as host to new theatrical works
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Butoh is ~ Japanese word that simpl y
means dance. On the nights of No 1'. 11, J 2, and
13 the Evergreen Commnnity will have the
oppor tunity to witness Flif(ht Pollh. a Butoh
prrformance created by facu lt ), member Dr.
Doranne Crable with her company KACAMI
Butoh.
"There b no story, or 'meaning', to Ihe
performance. It is 3n evoca tivp exploration of
ima ges that brin g sOllnd and silence into
moveme nt ," ,aid Crab le, describing her
performance.
The piece, which will be performed on
call1pllS in Ihl' COM Building's Expl'rilllelital
Thl'ater, is a meditation 0 11 Crablc's year·long
sabbat ical. during which she undertook an
arduous exploratory journey into the nature of
th e art which she has been practicing t{)[ most
of her lifr: dance.
The sabbatical was designed to drepen
Crable's relationship with ideas and images of
th l' Holy Mother and the loss of the sacred in
our lives _ Her itinerary was to take her to
Sou them France to trace the historv of her OWII
mother, then to the North at Spaill where she
would connect with two Gypsy flamen co
dancers to explore what is sacred and what is
lost in our movement away ('roln it. Fro III
Spa in, Crable planllCd tn head into the heart
ofTusrany to learn Ii-om the people there how
the holy mother played a part in their lives as a
lil'ing rituaL Crable was also to spend a period
oft imc in Japan reestablishillg her roots with
Butoh and exploring its rdationship to modern
da nce. For the tinal portion ofher journey, with
a small group of artists, Crable was going to
Imkc a pilgrimage to Tibet.
Early on in the sabbatical. however, the
course of Crable's journey was dramatically
changed by unexpected events. Crab le's
journey still confronted the Holy Mother and
the loss of the sacred, but in a far more personal
and profoulld way than she could have ever
planned. The journey, instead of taking her
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Crable describes the performance piece
enl itled, Flight Path, as a movement metaphor
of the experiences ofloss and transformation
based on the Tibetan Buddhist concepts of
living and dying. Composer Steve Peters uses
the sounds of amplified trees, other natural
objects, some acoustic instrumentation, voice,
and live electronic processing to create the
soundscape for the performan ce.
IlVould not miss this performance if you
paid me to. Lnckily, there is no chance that I
will. because I am working on it. However,
there is a chance that you could miss this
opportunity, both to see Butoh and to see a
very original work.
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"Ophelia and the Beast" is the story of a
girl named Ophelia and the abuse that is
subjected upon her by her unruly mother, the
Beast. "The Beast" is played by Ceci Taylor, an
experienced stage performer from Maple
Valley, with scary precision. Ophelia is acted
to perfection by Heather Christopher, a
Washington native and graduate of the
University ofPuget Sound.
The play follows Ophelia and her mother
through their lives, starting with Ophelia as a
baby and ending with her days in a psychiatric
ward.
The play's events are non· linear and
persona changes within the characters become
commonplace. However, the actors pull it off
gracefully as the conclusion of the story is left
up to the audience's own interpretation.
"Ophelia and the Beast" is frightening
and sorrowful, but still exemplary.
"Sunset to Sunrise" is a magniticent tale
of two transients whose lives are maliciously
intertwined. This play is the epitome of
absurdism, throwing the actor into a situation
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they know absolutely nothing about and
leaving them with few clues.
The play opens with Forrest Neely, a
nervous transient, relentlessly questioning a
fellow transient named Victor, who Forrest has
tied up.
After a series of twists, the roles are
reversed and Forrest becomes victim to Victor's
fanatical ideals. The play is littered with
Biblical references, which are used "to show
that Victor is a developed character." These
biblical references are also the motivations
behind Victor's actions at the end of the play.
Overall, "Sunset to Sunrise" is excellent.
The total experience of Michael David's
"Two Dark Absurd Tales" is great and is
perfectly complemented by the Midnight's
Sun's intimate atmosphere. I hope everyone
of you get a chance to see this show and be
thrown in the world of absurd theater.
Show dates are Nov. 11-14, with the
curtain opening at 8:00 p.m., so try to get there
early. The price of admission is $10 for adults
and $8 for students. Please try to make it if you
can, you will not be disappointed!
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Lette
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Is this Journalism? Or is it Crap!?
by Julian Rosielle
It ha s been going on tlvc years now since I two issues here:
1. Theresa Howell has an incredibly large
look an intro to journalism class in high school
amount
of interest in writ in g this glowing
and abou t two years since I had journalism in
environmental
piece . Huh .... I wonder if a
college and wrote for Th(' Drummer, an award
WASHPIRG
organizer
writing an artic le
winning "alt ernativ e" cam pu s newspaper
published out ofIowa Sta te University, Through constitutes an inherent , blatant co nflict of
all thi s, the idea of journali stic int egrity and interest?
2. This article is 100 percent propaga nda.
objectivi ty was slowly beal into my head until
I
co
uld,
and would rescind a great deal of my
that's alii ca n really recall "learn ing" from these
fervor
if
th e article at least gave th e illusion of
l'xperirn(es.
bei
ng
unbia
se d. I lIl E'a n, for Christ's sa ke ,
But I guess journalistic ethics, including
idea s of neu tralit y and ho nesty, have eroded shouldn 't someo ne on th e opposing side be
sin ce th en. That. or people have no id ea what th e quoted? Shouldn't th e opposing side'sviewpoint
even been giving any sort of credence? The
hell journalism is abou t.
Quit e hankly, I'm flabbergasted , CPj, at a indication seems to be that. no sir. either there
specific piece oC"jo urIl alism" published in your is no other side or the other side doesn't matter.
Another interesting thing is the mention
October 28,1999 "newspaper." In her "a rticle,"
of
"t
he
Heritage Fore sts ca mpaign." It 's
"Fo rest
groups
ment ioned as being an"alliance
app laud Clint on's
of
250,000 citizens, hundreds
intention," Theresa
of
educators
..... Ietc I," but then
"But
I
guess
journalistic
How ell mak es a
the
next
sentencestarts,
mockeryof a) the CPj, ethics, including ideas of
"Washington
state
b) herse lf, and c) neutrality and honesty,
environmental groups are, , ,"
journalism.
have eroded ..... "
and there is no other mention
Let's take a look
of this mystical Heritage
at the "article: "
Forests ca mpaign.
Theresa Howell,
Another thing that's really
the author of the piece,
interesting
is
the
fa
ct
that I have no idea just what
and a "spooky contributor" to the CPJ, quotes
Clinton
's
intention
is.His
intention is to "launc h
herself not once, not twice, but THREE times in
a
historic
initiative
to
permanently
protect much
the article! Holy cow! I didn't know you could
of
th
e
nation's
wild
roadless
lands
in national
do that when writing a piece. I'm sure this is some
forests
,"
but
what
th
e
heck
does
this
mean? Is
i(ind of "new-school" approach to journalism
,hat's really "cutting edge," and soo n all articles he going to try and pass a law? It would be really
will just be chock full of quotes from the author. ni ce if! could have some more information about
This is just ridiculousl y unethical and Clinton's "intentiun," because then at least there
would be one credible fact found within the other'
terrible miserable journalism.
So, obv iously any sliver of objectivity bland, one-sided seven paragraphs of the story.
without bias in this article has eroded. There are At least I would fecllike I had learned something
"FREEDOM OF SPEECH:
rather than feeling like someone was trying
paper. Who the heck is the editor that allowed
to conduct a mind control probe on me,
this story to go to print as-is? In the rell world
Oh, what else ..... check your facts, Theresa. (which yes, I'm aware isn't Evergreen , hut even
Clinton is an enemy of the environment, always so), in the real world people have to answer to
has been and always will be. You say that Clinton
other people. If fheresa
"has the chance to leave
Howell tried to subllJit this to
a conservation legacy; it
a newspaper, the v would
would be nea rly
laugh and then fire ler. If an
unprecedented ..... This "Clinton is the enemy of
editor-in-chief allo·.ved this
is rea ll y th e funniest
to be published, theboard of
t~e environment, always
thing I've heard since .. .
directors
would hale his ass
has been, always will
the South Park movie. I
so quick ly.
rea ll y really really hope
be."
Everything would
you were kidding here,
be fine and dandy if his story
or all these kids are
just went in th ~ op-ed
going to read this piece
section. Then Theresa could quote helself nonand be like " my lord we've got a Clinton stop and make these really hilarious, grandiose
democrat running WashPIRG and writing statements about how Clinton will be leaving a
environmenta l pieces for the (Pj !" And then, no "nearly unprece dented" legacy, and I'
ow "this
one will get involved in WashPIRG . I'm not rea lly country
sure what the effects of this will be, but it'll
needs a leader who will listen to th! public's
proba bly be a burnout.
desire for that protection and who win provide
Further on in the art icle, Theresa writes leadership."
that "the polls show..... What polls are these, I'm
The moral of the story is that sud" obvious,
wondering?This is the kind of thing a political blatant propaganda doesn't belon~ in this
tyrant says;"Well, the polls show that people newspaper or any. Even though we [vergreen
favor the concealed handgun law" or "the polls lads "live under a special set of rights and
show that the Amer ican peoplE' want to responsibilites , foremost among whic~ is that of
rein stitute slavery, so dag-nab-it, I'mgoing do it enjoying the freedom to exp lore ide,s and to
for them." Another interesting note to add is that discuss their explorations in both sp?ech and
Theresa Howell writes, "over 50 percent of the print," it doesn 't really endow us with the honor
nati onal forest s have been impacted .... " and to so deface any and all tenets of journalism.
again there is nothing to back up this seemingly
arb itrary random number.
Journalism 101: cite your references.
Well, this is boring and I can't believe i'm
wasting my time writing this. I personally am
offended that money is funding this pile of a
by Theresa Howell
I would like to address julian's issues
with th e article that I wrote for the CPj. First and
~-oremost, it should be a glowing environmental
Jiece. The fact is that the state of our National
'orests is in dire need of so me help. To give you
;ome backgroulld, fur those who don't know or
.vho have n't been working on this issue, please
et me elaborat e.
Our National Forests co ntain some of
he most strikin g natural bea uty on ea rth . The
~a tional Forests stretrh aeross 44 stat es ~1I1d
'ncompass over 191 milli on acres-an area
'qua l to the stat es of Illin ois, Iowa, Michigan,
vli nnesota, and Wisconsin combin ed. Nea rly
Ine-third 01' our Nat ion al Forests (60 million
eres) are und eve loped road lrss wilderness .
"hese unprotecled areas are ope n to logging,
oad-bui ldin g, mining and other damaging
ct ivities. America\ last wild f'orests ~ h ou ld be a
~ fuge for hikers and anglers, grizzly bears and
.'olves, clear strea ms and ancient trees- not
hainsaws and bulldozers.
Last spring, th e Forest Service started
;1 18-munth moratorium, or "tim!:' ont, " on all
estructive act ivities in these unprotected areas.
During this moratorium, the Forest Service plans fixture of the long-term plan-or to provide
to develop a long-term National Forest lasting protection to America's Heritage Forests.
protection policy. Th e Ca mpaign to Save Our A few weeks ago , Clinton anllonnced that he
Wi ld Forests aims to convince Vice President would like to protect anything more that 40
Gore and the Forest Service to implement a final million acres I'TOm roadbuilding. This is a huge
step from his statements
policy that will
at th e beginning of the
protec t all (i0
rampaign, when he
million acres of
"1 wouldn't necessarily
excluded us . The 40
road less f'orests. At
million acres that Clinton
describe
myself
as
a
th e beginning of
refers 10 is all 1000 acres
th e moratorium.
Clinton democrat, but
or larger plots that have
under pre ss ur e
we really should be
had at least a draft BIS
Crolll th e limber
applauding Clinton ... "
started. The remai nin g 20
indu str y,
the
million acres still needs
administration left
protection
. These arc
luo phol es in th e
haven't
had a
acres
that
national plan that
co nt inued logging, mining and road-building in draft EIS start ed. And really we should protect
alm ost 25 milli on acres of unprotect ed ALL 60 milli o n acres from all destructive
wilderness - nea rly half of our Heritage Forests. activities, like logging, mining, roadbuilding, etc.
Unfort unately for us here in the great Northwest. After Clinton 's annollncement of intention , OUr
Orego n, Washington, Alaska, North Dakota, public comments are now shifted to the Chief of
and north ern Ca lifornia was totally exclnded th e Forest Service, Michael Dombeck. We have
until Dec . 20 to let him know that he should
from the national plan.
The Cl inton-Gore adm inist rati on is protect it all from all destructive ac tivities. After
now debating whether to make th e loop holes a the 60 day public comment period end,
Cooper Point Journal
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November 11, 1999
Dombeck will make a recommendation hased on
public input to Vice President Al Gore, '¥ho will
then make the ultimate decision about 1he state
of our forests for the next century.
I wouldn 't necessarily descr ib~ myself
as a Clinton democrat, but really we should be
applauding Clinton who has taken a big leap
forward on this issue since his origina l
announcement this spring. Clinton has been a
nightmare to th e environmental community, but
by jllst protecting 40 million acres, he will be
leaving an environmental legacy- right lIP there
with Roosevelt in terms of conservatiorl. There
are countless environmental groups tha are all
working together to make an impact , not just
here in Washington, but reall y all ac ~ oss th e
nation. WashPIRG just happen s to bl' one of
th em. And if you want an update on thi s
ca mpaign or so urces for the documentation,
please fee l free to call me at x6058 or stop by SEM
3156 or eve n come to the meetings on Monday
at 5 p.m. in SEM 3157. Co me check it out for
yourself!
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In ParlPICllVa
by Johanna Hansen
by Kelly Spitzer
was nothing I could do about it because I chose
to drink. Everyday, I am reminded how sick I feel
when I see this Evergreen student in the halls. I
do know I was in no position to make a decision
to have sex with this guy, and I feel he should
have known better.
I talked to Mary Craven about the incident.
She said that if I wanted to pursue this, I co uld
call him in, and a mediator could help me discuss
my feelings with him. I do nut want to even see
him,let alone talk about it with him, so he cou ld
turn around and deny any wrongdoings! Yet,
these are my options. I do not know what sexua l
assault term to define what happened, but I felt
raped, and there is nothing I can do.
[The author chose go under a pseudollylll
due to the .m bject matler oflhe letter]
Like most out there, I have strong feelin gs
about Initiative 695 . Unlike most, I seem to be
the on ly one who cannot decide which was the
better vote- yes or no. In the wake oht passing,
it has already shown the potential of tearing
apart the government budget we rely on f'or our
socia l structure. On the other hand, 1-695 has
reinstilled a sense of the democratic process to
our nation.
Most arguments I have heard against the
initiative have stated the unfairness of having to
pay a flat $30 license tab fee on all vehicles. The
rationale- those who can afford to buy expensive
lu xury vehicles are getting a break, and a big one
at that. Following the theme of capitalism, this
shouldn 't be a surpri se. Capitali sm caters to the
rich. It must, for it depends upon spending and
investment, which is done on a large sca le by
those with wealth.
While I am all for evening out the ga p between
the rich and poor, I think this argument is overly
simplistic. Imposing a flat fee on license tabs will
not make a significant difference"'between the
have and the haves nots. Those who own 95
percent of the wealth still will, regardless of
whether this measure had passed or not. Closing
this gap will require an attitude shift, a shift in
th e social structure, a step back from capitalist
motives.
One could even say that the flat $30 fee may
be a blessing for those with less money. It opens
up new possibilities f'or families to retire their
old, unreliable vehicles and replace them with
had to resign; poor communication?
ones that are safer and suit their needs.
Basically, we were not getting the job done
Personally, being an anti mass-consumer
as it is described. "The General Statement of
culturist, I believe that making car tabs cheaper
Philosophy" section 1 item C of the Operation promotes a throw-away society and further
and ethics guide, which is the "bible" ofthe CPj.harms the environment. For many of us ,
"The Cooper Point journal Organization
encourages and supports the dissemination and
coverage of news, information and opinion
which promotes awareness and understanding
of diversity and confronts justice. That's heavy
shit and I won't even get into D or E. I had to
resign because my detlnition of news is not
different than that.
Since my dubious demise, positive things
are going on. Permanent staff has been hired, by Richard Myers
Recently, there has been a lot of talk around
and Ashley Shomo is th e new editor-in-chief and
Evergreen's
Presidential Search Committee. The
everyone seems to be taking a bigger role.
CPJ has printed articles by students and one by
President jane jervis. While it's great to see
public dialogue about such an important issu e,
it ha s become cl ear Ihat th ere are many
misunderstandings.
FAREVVELL To
- - T H E CHIEF
by Greg Skinner
Last Spr ing, my Friend Rob told me that I
like to jump off cliffs.
It's true.
WashPIRG's Stance Explained
Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all
subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right."
- Article I, Section 5, Washington State Constitution 1889
Alcohol, an overlooked
dale rape drug
Ashley Shomo overlooked an issue more
relevant to Evergreen students than the "date
rape" drug that "strangers" could slip into one's
dr ink. She did not mention the dangers of the
drink itse lf, namely alcohol. Everyone knows
with college come new freedoms, which include
a lot of parties, especially in fall quarter. Step
onto anyone of Evergree n's housing on a Friday
night and there will in~vitably be at least one
drunken shindig, many times quite a few more.
Drinking will always steal a woman's (or man's)
judgment, and it is very common to black out.
When I lived on campus, I went to a party,
got really drunk, and woke up with some guy in
my bed. I do not remember talking to him a tall.
He told me that night we had sex. There was a
used condom on the floor by my bed.
Apparently, I consented to it, but I can not say if
I did or did not. I felt dirty and used, but there
I recently jumped from a cliff that I cannot
un-jump. I resigned as the editor-in-chi ef of this
pu blication
Some people would like to know why I
resigned. It's simple: I had to. I had to put my
money where my mouth is. I had to resign
because I used to be helpful. I had to resign
because people kept asking me, where was the
content? I had to resign because I had no answer.
I had to resign because I was in the way. I had to
resign because my friends give good advice.
People asked me why I didn't talk it over
with th em. Maybe that was one of the reasons I
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however, owning a car is esse ntial, and cheaper
tabs do make it possible to give the vehicle a tuneup or save some money f'or college.
Another argument of those opposed to 1-695
is that of funding . It is estimated that milliuns
of dollars will be lost f'or road construction,
health care , police and fire limding, and transit.
These blows to the budget are large, and attack
positive social proj ec ts which we should all be
concerned with. However, I think money ca n be
made ava ilable. Perhaps we can stop spending
unworldly amount s of money on the defense
budget and inst ead channel it into positive ,
community-oriented goals. Yet, without other
initiatives to redirect the flow offunds, 1-695 has
proved to be dangerous.
1-695 does not just encompass the license fee
tabs. Written into it is the measure that holds all
state tax increases subject to voter approval.
Many consider this proposal a burden . Why
would we want to vote on every little tax and fee
proposal? That is the job of the legislature, not
the citizens. Unlike many out there, I want the
opportunity to vote on where people should be
taxed. I believe that to be my right as a citizen of
a democratic nation.
Perhaps I am overly optimistic in my belief
that humankind is able to make wise decisions
concerning tax issues, that it will be able to resist
the urge to hoard its money in stead of
channeling it into the community. This may be
fair. But it is because I trust myself to vote
responsibly on tax and fee issues that I trust
others to do the same. Further, I hope that having
the right to do so will bring more voters to the
polls. Afterall, it is our community, and we must
build it together, not leave it for lawmakers to
mold in favor of those they see fit.
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opinions. Therefore, in practice, we have allowed contributors to exceed the word limit
when space is available_ When space is limited, the submissions are prioritized
according to when the CPJ gets them, Priority is always given to Evergreen students,
Please note: the CPJ does not check its e-mail daily; the arrival of e-mailed letters
may be delayed and ,may cause the letter to be held until the following issues_ We will
accept typed submissions, but those provided on disk are greatly appreciated.
In last week's CP). Kris Hooper l'Ompared
the sea rch committee to a "puppet state,"
claimed that students' voi ces are underreprese nted, and suggested that our social
contract "is being bent." His statements refl ect
. an attitude among some members of the stud~nt
body that I beli eve is unju stly critical of
Evergreen's administrative processes. This sort
of opposition to th e presiden tial search process
stems from a blind op position to decisiollmaking powers and a la ck of insight into
Evergreen as an in stitution that ext ends beyo nd
Red Square.
All submissions must have the author's name and a phone
number.
As one of the elec ted und ergrad uate
student members on the committee, I want to
voice my support for th e search process. The
committee is a wonderful example of Evergreen's
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philosophy at work. Student input has been well
respected and Evergreen's founding ideals have
been given the highest priority. As the process
continues, students will be invited to share their
opinions, but for now the members of the
committee are working on the many demands
of tlnding and selecting candidates for the
position.
Most importantly. I encourage students
with any questions or co nce rn s to co ntact the
student members ofthe committee. I perso nally
welcome any comments. Hopefully, awareness
on this iss ue will increase and th e dominant
student voices won't be overcome by
misunderstandings.
Richard Myers
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myersr@elwha,evergreen.edu
(please print my e-mail address and phone
number in the (PJ)
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Acallout
for freedom
Th
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Letterman-but without the East Coast
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by Ben Kinkade
by Patty Madog Imani
There is a rally and march this Saturday,
Nov 13, at Sylvester Park beginning at noon. I
hope many of us will gather to say, yes, we want
justice and freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal and
Leonard Peltier.
Leonard Peltier has been unjustly
imprisoned for 23 years. MumiaAbu-Jamal has
been unjustly imprisoned for 18 years. Both
Leonard andMumia were targeted by the FBI
because of the work they did as activists. Both
were convicted by a corrupt and racist judicial
system. Where evidence could not be found to
convict them, evidence was created with
dollars and threats. Some of us realize it is the
FBI agents , the Philadelphia Police
Department, the racists and capitalists behind
this that should be imprisoned, but often in our
society truth is twisted into lies and the guilty
stay free, and those who move with a greater
vision for the future are, as the FBI puts it,
"neutralized. "
A lifetime of years have been taken from
Mumia and Leonard. In a speech to his
supporters this first day of November, Leonard
talks of his family before himself. I think of
both Leonards and Mumia's lives, their
mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers,
children, grandchildren, friends, teachers,
students, and companions - all those days and
nights between them taken, every moment and
movement together. What has been taken
cannot be measured by counting years,
although they are many.
So, many of us dream of Leonard and
Mumia's freedom. When I allow my mind to
wander, I think of their freedom and what it
will take to get there. Have we all at one time,
or many times, laid down at night and seen
their freedom, seen them walking from prison
gates, seen arms extended? We've seen this.
For those of us who have these days to
walk through doors freely, into rain or sun, I
hope we will make our way down to Sylvester
Park this Saturday at noon, and after the
gathering where well hear words and music, I
hope we will walk into the streets and let others
know of what needs to be done - freedom for
Mumia Abu -Jamal , freedom for Leonard
Peltier, freedom for those whose days and
nights have been taken from us.
Mumia and Leonard have publicly
supported each other's struggle for justice and
freedom. Many of us have been active on both
of their cases, our hearts are with each, as well
as many causes we do not see as divided. Today
I thought Id check the calendar of events listed
on the AIM web site to see what was scheduled
for Saturday in D.C., as part of the month long
gathering for Leonard Peltier Freedom Month.
Saturday, Nov 13 is Unity Day, where there is a
call to free all political prisoners with support
from one another. Saturday, Nov 13 is a good
day for us to gather in Olympia for the freedom
of Leonard Peltier and Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Hope to see you there.
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1) Obscenity -Basically any speech that
depicts, in a patently offensive way, a sexual
activity defined as obscelle by state law.
2) Libel- Essentially, "to expose any
living person to hatred, contempt, ridicule or
obloquy."
3) Incitement to Imminent Lawless
Activity - "The US Supreme Court has defined
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Gabrielle Holden
The Clothesline Project is a visual arts
display, the main objective of which was to
attest to the violence that women are subjected
to.
It was started in Hyannis, Mass., in the
Fall of 1990 with 31 shirts displayed. This
public exhibition shows shirts decorated to
convey a particular woman's experience, by
either the survivor herself, or by family or
fTiends .
Mary Craven, the coordinator of this
event, as well as the advisor for SHAPE, the
Women's Resource Center, the Men's Ce nter,
and the Women of Color Coalition, started the
Clothesline Project at Evergreen five years ago
after attending a Conference pertaining to
sexual assault on college campuses.
Evergreen is one of severa l colleges in
Washington State which takes part in this
nation-wide event. Two clotheslines are
planned for this school year. The clothesline
was set up in Red Square on Friday, Oct. 29,
from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. to be viewed hy all who
care to pass. Onlookers were invited to make
and display shirts, with materials provided,
staff was also there to answer any questions.
A larger, second clothesline event is
planned for Sexual Assault Awareness Week in
April.
There are four main points that the
project conveys:
1. To bear witness to the survivors as well
as the victims of the war against women.
2. To help with the healing process for
people who have lost a loved one or who are
survivors.
3. To educate, document, and raise
society's awareness of the extent of the problem
of violence against women.
4. To provide a nationwide network of
information and support for other
communities starting their own Clothesline
Projects.
'The T-shirts are very graphic in most
cases. People are hypnotized by the power of
the T-shirt .. . . It's life-sized; almost like a crowd
of people standing shoulder to shoulder."
Craven explained that the impact that the
project has on the public varies according to
person. "There are many different emotions.
From one extreme of people being saddened,
to being repulsed by them, and everything in
- -----between. I've watched people just walk away."
Craven stresses the vital connection that
the exhibition seems to make with the public.
"(The Clothesline Project) lets people know
they're not alone. A lot of people don't talk
about (their experience); it's kind ofa support."
incitement to imminent lawless activity as
'where ... advocacy lofthe use offorce or oflaw
violation) is directed to inciting imminent
lawless action and is likely to incite or produce
such action."
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4) Invasion of Privacy- There are four
"invasion of privacy" claims:
a) Intrusion - invading the private life
, . of an individual, misrepresenting yourself to
gain access, or trespassing.
b) Misappropriation of a person's
name or likeness - Using the name or
photograph of that person without their
endorsement.
c) False Light - Making a person
appear in words or pictures to be something
slhe is not.
5) Public Discourse of Private or
Embarassing Facts - Information that is not
a matter of public interest or public concern
or that is not in the public domain.
6) Advertisements for Illegal
Products or Services
8) Certain Matters Involving
National Security - Material which presents
such clear and immediate threat to national
security.
9) EXJ»ression Which Causes
Material ana Substantial Disruption of
School Activities - Disruption is defined as
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student rioting, unlawful seizures of property,
destruction of property, or substantial student
participation in a college boycott, sit-in, walkout, or other related form of activity.
Sexual Harassment Assault Prevention
Education group, is committed to informing
the Evergreen community on issues of rape,
assault, and harassment, as well as to make
students aware of resources accessible to
them on and off campus.
SHAPE was established seven years
ago under the name of the Rape Response
Coalition. It was started by students in
response to several unreported rapes which
occurred that spring according to Mary
Craven, SHAPE's coordinator and advisor
for six years. Since then, the services and
objectives have been broadened somewhat
to include providing a resource center,
holding weekly meetings and discussion
groups, and facilitating support groups in
conjunction with the Women's Resource
Center. Goals for this year include holding
sexual harassment awareness sessions with
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When I first went to a Take Back the
Night meeting, I intended to just glean
information for this article and maybe do a
couple of interviews afterwards. Instead, I
ended up staying for two hours, becoming
enthralled and inspired to go beyond my
unbiased journalistic stance, by the sheer
amount of accomplishments made by these
saintly women . And so I, too, felt compelled
to throw myself into the planning of this tiny
event which has tremendous influence over
those who choose to participate, and over the
community as a whole.
The most amazing thing about this
year's event is that it is not put on by an
organization, but by a core group of 5
women of the Olympia community who have
been working since last April to bring Take
Back the Night to the communi'ty's attention
for one night only. These five women's ages
range from early 20's to late 30's. However,
the age gap isn't even considered by these
persons who are utterly devoted to the
promotion of women's empowerment by
bringing together speakers , performance
artists, and self:defense groups.
On Thursday, Nov. 4, the community
was invited to congregate at United Churches
in downtown Olympia to express their rage
and anger over the issue of violence against
women. The night opened with two hours
of speakers ranging from NOW members to
an Olympia policeman . At 8 p .m., the
women proceeded from the park to various
places downtown . During the same time,
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the Resident Assistants, initiating a flyer
campaign, planning retreats, updating
brochures that define what rape/acquaintance
rape is, and sponsoring self-defense
workshops.
According to Robin Lea, one of SHAPE's
co-educators, rapes are reported to the student
group a few times per quarter, even fewer are
reported to the Grievance Office, and none in
the history ofThe Evergreen State College have
been reported to Police Services. SHAPE does
Take back the night,
The College Fund.
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Thank you,
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1) Get written permission from the
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TESC Alum and Member of the Olympia
Mumia Defense Committee
Before you get to writing your letters and
articles for future issues of the Cooper Point
Journal, let me inform you of some of our
publishingguidlines. First of all, not all speech
is truly free. Th ere are actually nine categories
of speech that are not protected by the First
amendment of the constitution. The CPJ will
not publish any articles that violate these nine
categories. These nine categories and their
subsequent descriptions were found in the
Cprs Operations and Ethics manual. Here are
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not provide counseling to t hose who have
been sexually assaulted, but educators call
refer them to counselors and peer advocates
who are trained to handle such situations.
When asked about what she would like to
see change about how students view campus
life, Lea responded, " I would like people at
Evergreen to understand that just because
we're in a community that can be very open
at times, doesn't mean it's any safer than thl'
rest orthe world. "
a woman's right to 'safety
there,was also an open forum, facilitated by
Glen Anderson, for men. The forum's
express purpose was to discuss such issues
as what their roles are in dealing with rape,
and what resources are available for those
who are survivors of sexual assault. At 10
p.m., the women returned to the park for a
candlelight vigil, and ended the night with
an open-mic around 10 p.m.
Marie Poland, one of the event's
organizers, said, "I feel that doing Take Back
the Night can be a very healing experience
for women and the community .... I hope that
it will create a safer environment, and the
community recognizes women as having a
vital role in getting things done. As well as
building community, awareness of rape and
rape prevention, and decreasing the amount
of abuse . Through this event I hope that
women will feel stronger in themselves and
I feel that if that happens , that also will
prevent future abuse ."
Sarah Richardson, decided to take
action into her own hands alier getting led
up with feeling powerless when it came to
sexual assault.
Through Poland ,
Richardson came into contact with Diane
Pisco; who had wanted to organize a Take
Back the Night event for some time. "I
heard about the rapes downtown. I was
really upset, I felt crazy; I felt that I had to
something positive, or I would do
something destructive. Take Back the
Night allows women to get together and
not be looked at like they're crazy. They
can get mad, get healing, voice their
frustrations."
Pisco, one oftirst women to express
interest in planning 1999's Take Back the
Night, sa id that the event gives a "great
feeling of empowerment, of women
working in solidarity together ... . Sarah
and I were very motivated to get this event
to happen. Several women were sexually
assualted in downtown Olympia recently
in September." I!'Take Back the Night can
give women confidence to walk th e
Olympia streets after dark, unafraid of
rapists and other attackers, then it has
achieved its goal.
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Tame
That Wild Pony!
Strength,
Endurance,
Discillline,
Reward!
By Jane Galaxy
By Jane Galaxy
Strength, Endurance, Discipline, Reward
Motivated by a dream for the future.
Persistent . patient and perceptive
Taking Olle day at a time.
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Gain value, confidence and commitment.
Tell your body you love it and will always
care for it.
Be true, unafraid and wise,
to look into your own eyes
and see the beauty,
of just you being you.
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What better reason to pursue?
Strength, Endurance, Discipline, Reward
A connection between body and mind.
Strength, Endurance, Discipline, Reward
Sing the mantra in your own voice.
Hear your words, deep in your belly.
Fill your heart with great perspective.
Your life is a great journey
and these tools will help you
move further.
Strength, Endurance and Discipline
Give you the ability to make your dreams
come true.
Heal your sorrow, justify your dreams.
The horse is the symbol for
wildness tamed. A well disciplined rodeo
horse is prized by any cowgirl. Discipline
unites the rider with the mount. In the
rodeo, this provides a system that lets the
two players act as one, to perform all
sorts of magnifIcent feats. When we
unite ourselves with discipline we
develop strength, endurance and the
ability to accomplish all we set out to do.
Human beings can be likened to the
horse. When we let our passions and
desires run free, without any discipline,
we will often indulge to excess. Excess
promotes imbalance which undermines
healing. The body wants to heal itself
and all we need to do is to provide a
balanced atmosphere that will allow it to
do so.
Strength
The horse is strong. Power and
strength come from daily activity. We,
too, can develop strength by practicing
daily exercise. As I have learned to
exercise and build up my own strength, I
have a greater sense of self My body is
my ally, my friend who will take me
where I need to go and give me the
confidence to succeed.
Endurance
Running, trotting, galloping, the
horse's power will last. Through winter
snow storms and sunny drought, a horse
can withstand because the horse is stout.
Our body can endure many things, as can
our minds, when we are disciplined and
focused. Being focused on a goal. gives
purpose and motivation for endurance.
If we think with a future perspective in
mind, the trials of today will not seem so
overwhelming. Trials are given to us to
learn endurance. Endurance provides a
way to avoid suffering, for those who
endure never sulfer.
Discipline
Discipline does not mean
deprivation. Harness and saddle up your
wild pony within. Discipline gives you
control of your life and situation. It
brings self confidence and increases selfesteem. If you are disciplined you have
the capabilities to make judgments that
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Discipline is a characteristic that anyone
can develop. It sometimes seems difficult
but if you stick with it, you will be
handsomely rewarded!
Reward
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Rewards can manifest in many
ways, self confidence, healing, positive
outlook, health, stamina, and energetic
zest for life! These are the rewards that
come from strength, endurance and
discipline. A greater sense of identity is
developed as you develop your physical
strength. Physical strength increases
emotional stamina, which builds the
connection between mind and body.
When the connection between mind and
body is strong, a harmonious balance
rings throughout your life. This is the
union that puts the sparkle in this cosmic
cowgirl's eye and keeps me laughing all
the way to the rodeo.
Senior captain and goalkeeper, Sarah Thompson, saves Simon Frasier's shot as senior cocaptain Melanie Bates covers the goal.
By Lydia Beals
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Did you know that The Evergreen State
College has a Women's Soccer Team? You
never saw a newspaper article about us and
most of you never came to our games either.
The few fans we had were members of the
men's basketball and soccer teams. We were
out there, though . A group of dedicated
women that were never rewarded for the
hardships we faced this year. We were out there
on the soccer field, sweating, nearly everyday
since Aug. 15.
In case you don't know me, I'm a
sophomore from Boulder, CO. Last year was
my first year at Evergreen and I came out early
in August hoping to find that Evergreen was
all that I hoped for.
I wanted to go to a college that would see
me as a person and help me to achieve my
leaming goals. but I also wanted to attend a
school that would support and respect me as
all athlete. I was disappointed to learn that the
latter is not true. Although Evergreen claims
to SllppOrt diversity, we actually loathe our
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athletic population. Most "Greeners" have the
preconceived notion that athletes are usually
sexist and homophobic. They believe that we
are not like them and so we congregate
together, because our school does nothing for
us.
A few years ago Evergreen switched from
NAIA to NCAA Division III. The problem with
this move is that it forces the school to deny
athletes the state tuition waivers we could
receive. Obviously recruiting is much more
difficult if you have nothing to offer the
student. Now our athletic teams struggle to
have a winning season. Why would Evergreen
do this? Jane Jervis, our school president. ha.1
said that athletes should not be rewarded for
their efforts and that being at Evergreen should
give us enough satisfaction. Until Evergreen
students decide that they support their
ath letes. maybe we should cut athletics all
together. This way we can prevent the losses
the Evergreen men and women's soccer teams
suffered this year.
After two weeks of pre-season training
the women's soccer team prepared itselffor an
uphill battle. We started the season with a
roster of 12 players (this is how many people
are on the field); the problem was that only
eight of us were physically able to play. Our
first opponent was Pacific University and we
took our first loss, 3-0. As the season
progressed we played a total of 10 games short
of players on the field. Each game felt like a
scene from "Braveheart," we were constantly
fighting a losing battle. Sophomore Carryn
Vincent said. "Every game was disappointing.
It fclt like there was no reason tu be out Oil the
field. constantly being stomped on."
The highlights of the season consisted of
a few games where we held our own and had a
few offensive opportunities. We were beating
Albertson College 2-0 at halftime but ended up
losing 3-2. We also had two players make the
list of regional collegiate athletes to watch;
senior Jamie Dillemuth and sophomore Lydia
Beals. Other good games included a 0- J loss
to Northwest Nazarene College and o-~ loss to
Hawaii Pacific.
Although we started the season with 12
players, we finished with a roster of 18. The
amazing thing about this year is that no one
quit the team. We put our hearts and souls out
on the soccer field this year and they were
stepped on repeatedly.
I respect my trammates and coaches
more than they know for sticking it out, and I
will always keep playing because I love the
ga me of soccer.
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Art Costantino probahly has thr most v.~dely
mis-sprllrd name on campus. H~ keeps a list on his
office door ofth~ diHrrent w<lys his name has rx'('n
mispronoullced and misspelled overthe years; thesr
include the common Tomtantino." as well as Il'SSundrrstandablr blunders such as "Custl'roni,"
"Argentina,"and the perplexing "Mastrominio." Art
notes that all of the misnomers ellli ~ th vowels,
IllllCh likr Italian pasta dishes.
Costantino isa thin, talkatiw, anddisan ningly
Iripndly llIal!. He is also EvergrPeIl's Vice Pre~ident
ofStndent Afbirs, as well as tJlC acting Vice President
for Collrgr Advancement.
Wearing th ese two Iwts, Costantillo is a husy
llIan; among the arras of the college that IH' is
responsible for are the health crnt er, the cou nseling
center, studcnt ac tivities, Il oming, I(ecreat ion,
Wellness, athletir~ , adlnissillns, the grieva nce
prnc('ss, and registratillil. Ik alsll d('als with
Illl1ciraising and public relatiom.
('ostantino\ oflice is not what onl' wOllld 1I('n's\arily
('XI I(Tt ofsnlnl'OI1e ofhisrank; it ('(mtaill'> tllreedesk\,
all ofwhicil arc chit tered with various 1);11 ll'rS, bmks,
and infollilalionall'ack{'(s.
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view omro S( luare, and a Cate\Vay l'Omjllill'r IIIII II.S
solily on yet another desk ofr tll the sidl'. The
ren laillinglvalls are decorated \\itllfj'anll'd pail It illgs
<lnd photographs, as well as several cereilionial
masks.
Anativeoflonglsbnd, New York. Costantino
grew up in what he describes as an "ethnic Italian
community." His bther was a s,llrsman. and so he
and his bmily I noved around a lot. 11lefirst member
of his family to attend college, he chose Michigan
State University mainly because ollts track program.
"I was really a bit uninformed about college," says
Cost a ntinOv.~ tJl a shrug."
Hedid, however, go on tograduatefrom MSU
wi th a Masters in Sociology. the focus being on
environmental soc iology and thr sociology of
religion.
"For most of my lik" Costantino says, ''I've
had an interest in religion. [~prcially in the spiritual
dements tJlat arcCOllllllOn inlllanyreligiolls beliefs."
Aliergraduating fronl MSU, Costantino went
on 10 work in the residellce halls at Pennsylvania
State Universit y, which is where he met his ~\~fe.
( 'ostantino ewntuallyworked hisway up to director
ofresidl'nce halk This was no Slnail responsibility.
"lit wasl a big residence hall system, with
about 12,000 bed~ in the system," says Costantino.
Costantino says that he wastJeated "very,very
well" by the vicc-president of Penn State.
"They kind of created a job for me," he says.
"l1ll'y took some traditional student ac ti~tics fi.lIlds
and combined it with some non-traditional work.
and let mesetupan ollice for... st11dent involvclllCllt
and leadership."
Among the works of that ollicr was the
crea tion of Wo rkpla ce Integrati on Skills f()r
Engincers (WISE), a project that exp:lIldl'd on I'l'lln
Stat e's rigid engi neerin g program by allllllilig
en )..~nerri ng sludent s to speno 40 hours a m'l'k in
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an actual workplace where they could leam "realworld" skills.
Other projects included "Ebony and Ivory,"
where historically black fTat ernities were brought
togelherwith historically whitefratemities for a week
ofopen dialogue forthe purpose ofairing and easillg
tensions.
Alier Penn State, Art says, "Idecided Iwanted
to work in a smaller institution ." To this end, Penn
State found him a position at Penn State Erie, the
Behrend College, as Dean of Students. This was his
first real taste oflife at a small college: "I really liked
thl'si7.('ofthat institution. Iliked the liberalarts focus,
I liked the sense ofcommunity."
Costantino goes on to say that he also liked
tile fact that thecollege'sadministration wou Id often
assclllbleUle faCIlity togetller and ask Ulern qllestions
about what was goi ng un at the college, and any
l'OlicerllS that the faCility might have.
Later, Costantinu and a colleague opened a
('onsulting cOlnpan)' th at did "a lot of diversity
trail ling" un rullege G il npuses, ailljalsowas brought
in to 1lI1'Ciiate between police and aciministrdtion if
there was a problem or a pllnishment is,\ue. It was
alier Ihis that Ill' was invitl'Ci to apply fix a pOSition
JS the Associate Vice President at the Universit y of
Toledo, Ohio. Art says he was imprrs.\cd with the
college's statetllllission; "they were at Oil{' time a
IIlunici p,dly-filllded IIniversit y. Their notion \Vas
that they could change the quality oflif e in Toledo,
Ohio." Costantino says that to ulis end, the school
hired b culty who were interested in doing applied
research within the community, and that anyone
who graduated from high school in Toledo could
attend the college.
However, these lofty goals didn't last. Only six
II10nths after Costantino became Associate Vice
President, the Vice President he was working for leli
fix a position at ule University of Minnesota.
Not long after that, the college got a new
President and changed its mis.~ion considerably,
thereby losing its role in ulecommunity. After having
remained in his position for a couple of years,
Costantino started looking around for a new job at a
more idealistic community. Hefound it at Evergreen,
and has been here for eight years.
"Student Affairs is really fun to work with,
because it has such breadth," says Costantino of his
current position. "Ihave almost as many employees
here as I did at the University ofToledo. And it's
because it's such a comprehensive Student Affairs
division."
Costantino also talks about how Police
Services came over to Student Affairs from Finance
and Administration, a movethat he feeJs rnakes more
sense due to the involvement of the police with
students. Steve H\lnt~berry, ChiefofpoticeSeIVices,
agrees ~~th him.
Hunt~berry has, as he puts it, worked for a lot
ofbos.ses over the years, and he feels that Costantino
is probably the best boss he's ever worked for,
"He allows me a lot of latitude," says
IluntsberryofCostantino."He's really wonderful to
work with. Doesn't blow up, oorsn't get mad. I've
s('('n him angry... He's very controlled ... "
Mier making the transition from WSU to
El'rrgreen, I hlllt\berry had to adjust tothe "different
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was very understanding during this time. When
there was a problem, Huntsberry says, Costantino
would never sit him down and simply say, "this is
the way it should be done."
Rather, Costantino' would simply say
something along the lines of. "Have you considered
[doing it thiswayl? Helpmetounderstand,," otten,
Huntsbcrry would not realize he was receiving
criticism until after the fact.
"[Hedorsn't] get mad or cranky or anything."
Huntsberry says. '11Iat's just not his style."
Costantino loves his job, but with the recent
addition ofule department ofCollege Advancement
to his responsibilities, he dors feel as though he's
spreading himself too thin. "By that, I mean I'm
losing some touch in terms of the relationships
[within] ... Student Affairs."
While he's looking forward to the
appointment of a new Vice President of College
Advancement (which will most likely not happen
until sometime this spring), this isn't the first time
he's had multiple responsibilities to deal with. Afew
years ago, he helped teach a program called Making
Your Place: Freedom and Community, The
program focllsed, Costantino says, on "the tensions
and advantages ofbeing a member ofa group," He
says that the program looked at a lot ofpolicy issues,
In dle spring. he was able to apply his background
in religious sociology as the program took a look at
religious groups and their social dynamics. During
this time, he says, he was very impressed widl the
degree to which the students took responsibility for
their own education.
When faced with a decision that directly
involves or affect~students, Costantino likes tocolleet
as much opinion and information as possible from
the students and faculty that the decision will affect.
However, he stresses dlat there is no one way to get a
balanced view ofwhat the college really thinks.
"One thing we learned [from the Police
SeIVices arming issue four years ago] was that the
way}Qu obtain feedback or input will yield different
results." Costantino illustrates his point by saying
that a campuswide survey might show that a large
number of students are in favor of a certain issue,
while holding a public fOrum on the same isl.ue might
indicate that student opinion is against it.
What does the future hold fOr ArtCostantino?
As far as the foreseeable future is concerned, he
intends to stay at Evergreen. He likes the sense of
community here, and enjoys working with
Evergreen's students, For now, however, he's just
looking fOlWard to Spring. when part othis burden
will hopefully be lifted.
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11th-Neils Skovaddresses the Evergreen community
on his book, A Letter to my Descendants, from noon-l p.m. in the library Lobby
2000.
-Slide show on Snake River Sahnon @ 7 p.m.
in Lecture HallS.
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12th-workshop:''Partnership: Vocational Rehabilitation and Higher Education." in LIB
2118 from 10 a.m. to noon.
by Valeria Gheorghiu
11th, 12th, & 13th- Flight Path: A Butoh Performance @ 8 p.m. in the Experimental
Theatre $S Call 866-6833 for information.
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17th-Video: ''Transitions to Post-Secondaty Learning" in the CAB from 12-1:30 p.m.
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l8Ih- Marci Blackman reads from her novel
PO Man sChild in library Lobby 2000 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The novel was
nominated for the A.LA. 2000 Award for Excellence in Gay &Lesbian literature.
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-Rally March forJustice&Freedom@SylvesterPark,startingatnoon. Forthefreedom
ofMmnia Abu-Jamal and Leonard Peltier.
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4th Ave.
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Literary opportunities
at lESe Slightly West
by Tommy Kilduff and Sarah Meadows
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Have you ever wanted to be published? Did you know
that Evergreen has a Literary Arts magazine? It's called
"Slightly West", and is a student run organization funded by
a slice of your tuition. We publish twice a year, in the winter
and the spring, and can on ly publish works by students, staff
and alumni.
There is no limit to what we will consider printing. Works
can range from all types of poetry, short stories, essays, collage,
sculpture, drawings, paintings, photography; anything that
can be reproduced in black and white. If you are an academic/
actor/ musician/ etc. and think that your work is out of our
range , think again. We would love to Hnd creative ways to
facilitate all kinds of expression, so feel free to test your (and
our) limits. At the release of each issue we host a reading to
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showcase the featured writers, frequently enhanced by the
talents of our resident belly dancer.
This year, in an effort to increase our presence on campus
and reach more students, we are inviting all who would like to
attend, to an artist's and writer's workshop. On Nov. 17 at 1:30
p.m. we will be meeting in CAB 110 to ge nerate ideas for the
winter issue, and to talk about "influence." We are encouraging
people to bring work to share, and would like to facilitate some
collaborative projects between artists and writers. We will also
be avai lable at this time to answer questions about the
magazine, or about helping out with our editorial staff. Plus,
there wi ll be free coffee and back issues of the magazine for
perusal.
The deadline for winter issue submissions is Dec . l. Please
drop stuff off in our mailbox,located ill Student Activities on
the third floor of the CAB. Please include an attached sheet of
paper with your name and personal information , and a selfaddressed- stamped envelope. We're eager to see what you got.
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The Bike Shop is a place where you can come fix your hicycle
with tools provided by the shop. Schedules for their hours are
posted in the CAB and the Library. For more information call
Murphy or Scott at x6399.
EARN works to promote awareness about animal rights &
vegetarianism on and offcampus. Meetings are on Wednesdays
@4:30 p. m. in Longhouse 1007B. Contact Briana Waters or
Deirdre Coulter@ x65S5.
Emergency Response Team (ERT) is a student run team that is
trained in advanced First Aid and Urban Search and Rescue in
preparation for a disaster or emergency. It meets on Mondays
@ 5:30 p.m. in the Housing Community Center. Contact Ian
Maddaus fo r more info: ert@elwha.evergreen.edu.
ERC i~ an enviro nm ental resource cen ter for political and
ewlogical information conceming local bioregional and glohal
environmental issues. Meetings are Wednesdays @ 3 p.m. in
LIB 3500. Call Kassey at x6784. 3rd tloor of CAli building filr
info.
The Evergreen Medieval Society is Evergreen's branrh of the
Society for Creative Anachronism. They meet Tuesdays 02 5 p.m.
CAB 320 couch area. For info call Amy Loskota x6412.
Evergreen Students for Christ meets Mondays@7 p.m. in LIB
2219 for Bible study and discussion on, activism.
The Evergreen Swing Club (the other TESC) welcomes
ANYONE who is interested in dancing to join us for fTeeweekly
lessons. We provide a place to learn and practice both East Coast
and Lindy swing. Meetings are Tuesdays@7 p.m. in CRC and
@2p.m.SundaysintheIICe.ContactDavidYates@866-1988
for info.
Film This Ilands-on f.ilmmaking, Film Forum, and visiting
artist. Meetings are every Wednesday 3-5 p.m. in Lab I 1047.
Contact Will Smith @ 81:i7-95~5 or e-mail him @: fi lm_this
@hotmaiLcom for more information.
Jewish Cultural Center: strives to create an open community
for Jews and others interested on the Evergreen campus.
Meetings are 2 p.m. in CAB 320 in J.CC Call Samuel or Dayla
@ xl:i493 ifinterested.
Middle East Resource Center strives to provide an academic
resource and cultural connections to studen ts and the
community at large. They meet on Monday 5:30 p.m. -7 p.m.
Contact YousofFahoum 352-7757 for·info.
Native Student Alliance is committed to building cross-cultural
awareness to better conceptualize how people fTom diverse
ethnicity can stand together with other indigenous groups. They
meet Mondays@noon in the third floor orthe CAB. Call Megan
or Corinne@ x6105 for info.
The Ninth Wave: The Evergreen Celtic Cultural League is
dedicated to exploring and transmitting cultural traditions of
the greater Celtic Diaspora. Meetings are Wednesdays in I.IIl
3402 @ 2 p.m. For info ca ll x6749 or emai l @ http//
:1~2 . :Hl .lG.30/usersl/ mabus/eccifTames.ht mL
Peer Health Advocacy Team (pHAT) is committed toproviding
health information and resources to Evergreen's student
population. Their meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. on
Wednesdays in the :lrd tloor of the CAB. We are looking for
new volunteers to carry us into the new year. For more info call
Joanna LaTorre Iluribut or Becca Giffen at x6724.
Percussion Oub seeks to enhance percussive life at Evergreen.
It meets Wednesdays@7p.m. in the Longhouse. Call Cloud or
Elijah at x687~ for info.
Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Education (SHAPE)
offers resources, plans events, and educates ahout the
prevemioll of sexual violence/ assault @ Evergreen and within
the larger community. They meet Mondays @ 3:30. For more
inl<mnatioll call at xti724 or stop hy the office in the third floor
of the CAB.
Slightly West is Evergreen's officia l lit erary arts magazin e.
Meet ings are Wednesdays I ::,0 p.m. -2:30 p.m., and otlke hours
are U p.m. - 4 p.m. Call xtiX7~ t, or go to the :lrd floor of CAB to
find out more.
The Student Activities Board is a student group responsible for
the allocation ofstudent fees. Meets Mondaysand Wednesdays
from 4 -() p.m. Get in touch with Joe Groshong filr info.
Student Arts Council specia li zes in all art and fun shows.
Meetings held Wednesdays @ 4 p.m. in the pit of the 3rd fl.
CAlI. Get in touch with Laura Moore xti41:! or ill the S&A office
for info.
Students For Free Tibet meets Wednesdays @ 1 p.m. in Lib
2221. Contact Lancey at x6493 for more information.
Umoja (a Swahili word for Unity) attempts to capture the
interest ofthe Evergreen community who are ofAfTican descent.
Their purpose is to create a place in the Evergreen community
which teaches and provides activities for AfTican-American
students at Evergreen. Meetings are @ 1:30 p.m. on
Wednesdays in CAB 320. Call x671l1 for info.
Union ofStudent Workers seeks to create and maintain a voice
of collective support for student workers. Meetings are
Wednesday@2 p.m. in L2220. Info: Steve or Robin x6098.
Women ofColor Coalition seeks to create a space that is fTee of
racism, sexism, homophohia, c1assism, xenophobia, and all
filrms of oppression, so we can work collectively on issues that
concern women ofcolor. Meetings are the 1st &3rd Tuesday of
every month @3:30. Call Fatema or Teresa 02 x 6006 for more
information .
November 11, 1999