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Grad speaker:
two for one deal
by Kevan Moore
Staff writer
On June 11, 1999 graduating geoducks
will hear from not one, but two guest speakers.
Governor Gary Locke will be there to speak in
person and Mumia Abu-Jamal will be heard
via an audio tape that is currently being edited
for sound. Getting to this point has been slow
going, complex and confuSing. The follOWing
two sentences are a big reason for all the
trouble:
"Thank you for your kind letter inviting
Governor Locke to give brief remarks at the
Evergreen Alumni Association reception on
March 10. The Governor regrets that he is
unable to join because of previously scheduled
commitments. "
Now, if you didn't read that very carefully
you might think that the Governor was unable
to address the gradua ting class of '99 at
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are being preserved from too much pressure.
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commencement. President Jane Jervis's office
was careless, and assumed just that.
On March 5, the Graduation Planning
Committee selected Gov. Locke as the
ceremony's guest speaker. Shortly thereafter,
the president's office extended an invitation.
Meanwhile, the alumni association had hopes
of hearing the governor, too. Their office, in
the same fashion, invited Governor Locke to
speak at a reception. The governor's office
responded to the second request first. The
strange timing of the two letters and a simple
human error started the whole mess. The
Graduation Planning Committee was
misinformed regarding their first choice as
speaker and began looking into other options,
i.e. Mumia Abu-Jamal, Tom Robbins, and
Terry Tempest Williams. By AprilS, a month
after the original selection and following the
disovery of the mistake, plans were finalized
to include Mumia's message and play host to
Governor Locke.
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and have a
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For the first time in anyone's memory, the
largest one-day event in Western Washington
will be alcohol-free. No, there won't be free
alcohol, you read it correctly: "alcohol-free."
Super Saturday committee co-chair Kristy
Walker said the change was a decision made
after last year's beer-induced mayhem. "[There]
wasn't a single person who said they thought
the beer garden should be kept," said Walker
oflast year's committee.
According to Walker, two fire alarms were
pulled, causing the building to be evacuated
twice. Walker said s~me people were too drunk
to make it down th~ stairs.
The beer garden had traditionally been
held on the fourth floor of the Library building.
People could wander around the roof, which has
no guard rails.
KAOS general manager Michael
Huntsburger, who ran Super Saturday for a
numher of years said hi~ anxiety ove.r the beer
garden took a real toll. "Every year, the night
before' was scared to death that some stupid
drunk would climb out and take a dive,"
Huntsburger explained. "When it was all over,
knowing that that hadn't happened ... " he said
it was a great relief. "It's a tall building, you
know. , mean, if you're going to have a beer
garden, put it at ground level."
Huntsburger said it wasn't until he took
over Super Saturday that professional security
guards were hired, "and that just came out of
my own paranoia about it."
Perhaps the most convincing argument
given to j ustilY the death of the beer garden is
an ethical one. Is it the college's place to supply
endless barrels of beer to 20,000 some odd
people?
For a number of years, the President's
Drug and Alcohol Abuse AdVisory debated
whether this was the kind of thing the college
wanted to be associated with.
Vice president of student affairs, Art
Costantino, who in the past has chaired the
advisory, is responsible for administering
paperwork which is then turned in to the
Washington State Liquor Control Board who
issues a banquet permit. Costantino signs off
on the permits and says there is rarely a
problem .
A problem would arise if there wasn't
someone who was going to be responsible, if
largely minors were going to be present, or if
the party serving the alcohol served to people
who are obviously intoxicated.
State law says who furnishes alcohol at an
event is more or less responSible for the safety
of those people until they get home. That
includes driving, and the college doesn't want
that liability.
Costantino said that he doesn't recall
there ever being a suit of the college over such a
matter, but doesn't dismiss that such an eve~t
could happen. He said that so long as the person
whose name is on the permit acts in accordance
with the guidelines of the college, the college will
likely stand by them in such a suit. Those who
break the rules, however, may be on their own.
Another reason the beer garden has left is
that in recent years profits have declined. As
people's taste in beer got more sophisticated,
prices went up and revenue down. Where once
Hamm's was all that was served, expensive
microbrews and top-line domestic beers
became the norm.
The Super Saturday Committee is hoping
to replace the beer garden with a coffee or juice
bar that will address the needs of a younger
audience.
has a role too. The bureaucratic
breakdown goes like this: the board of
trustees, the preSident, the vice
president of student affairs, and finally
the dean of enrollment services Jesse
Welch- the committee's chair. Other
committee members include the
director of Housing, the. registrar,
secretary to the dean of enrollment
services, the director ofMPA and MES,
and roughly 13 students.
The committee structure and
process didn't help to make things very
easy. For example, last year a
preliminary vote and final vote were
used. This year, only a poll was taken
for suggestions. This discrepancy can
be frustrating to students, but can be
explained by a new chairperson and
different committee members.
Ultimately, Welch, as chair, is
responSible for the event and had the
final say so. He said, "Because of the
kind of person I am, I tried never to be
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Hey art jerks! I've got a spot here, in the
upper right hand section of Newsbriefs that I've
saved just for you specifically for photography. It's
a great spot, the first thing you see when you open
the paper ... You know you're good, you know your
photo's better than last week's, so why not
convince me? Drop off your submissions in the
Newsbriefs box at the CPJ., I'd prefer the negs, but
if you just can't part with them for a week, drop off
a print instead.
The Crisis Clinic needs dedicated
Individuals! Receive 54 hours of exceptional
training in communication and problem-solving. In
return, spend four hours a week answering crisis
lines. You will have the satisfaction of directly
serving your community. To be a part of their May
training, please call 586-2888. All applications
must be received by May 1, 1999.
Be a Greener Guide
The Hispanic Women's and Youth Networks
of Olympia are proud to announce the 7th- annual
Latina youth Leadership Workshop, entitled
"Reaching for our Dreams," to be held Saturday,
Apr. 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the U.S. Olympic
National Forest Headquarters, 1835 Black Lake
Blvd., SW, on the West side of Olympia. It is a full
day event for Latinas currently enrolled in high
school in LewiS, Mason, and Thurston counties.
This is designed to celebrate Latinas and bring
speakers to serve as role models, have
empowerment activities, and develop a stronger
self-image. The event is FREE, and includes a light
breakfast, lunch and workshop materials.
Registration Is required and the RSVP deadline is
Apr. 22. Non·Latina friends are invited! Call Olivia
Salazar at 956-3100 x301, or e-mail her at
osalazar@wln.com.
The Student Visitors Program coordinates
prospective student visits to the campus. They
have several pOSitions open in this new program for
"Greener Guide Program Hosts." As a guide, you
could take prospective students to your program, or
you could share and explain information about your
academic program. You could act as a liason
between the Visitors Pr('gram and your faculty.
With your faculty's approval, you could receive a
$10 stipend for each hosted guest. If you're
interested, contact Admissions at x6170.
Latina Youth Leadership
Symposium on WhalingOn Saturday, Apr. 10, from noon to 6 p.m. in
the Library lobby, there will be a symposium on
Makah whaling. The symposium is an effort to
reach mutual respect and understanding in the
spirit of cross cultural bridge-building. Speakers
from diverse backgrounds will address the
controversial issue from many different
perspectives. Speakers include members of the
Makah community, as well as members of human
and animal rights .organizations. A potluck lunch
begins at 11:30 a.m. and the symposium will
conclude with a potluck dinner in the Longhouse.
The event is sponsored by the following student
groups: Native Student Alliance, Women of Color,
Environmental Resource Center, Evergreen Animal
Rights Network, and Evergreen Political Information
Center.
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Speak your Mind
Jane Jervis, the President of The Evergreen
State College, has announced her schedule for open
meeting times. This is an opportunity for students,
staff, and faculty to share concerns, ask questions,
or get acquainted with President Jervis.
Tuesdays, April 13, 20, and 27: 4:30 - 5:30
Tuesdays, May 4, 11, 18, and 25: 4:30 - 5:30
Tuesday, June 1: 4:30 - 5:30
Koo Nimo
Slightly West
Friday, Apr. 9, the Percussion
Club Is sponsoring a cultural film and
drumming workshop presented by
Ghanaian artist Koo Nlmo. The
workshop begins at 6 p.m. In LIB
1308, and will be followed by a
performance with Ocheaml In LIB
4300 (about 8:30 p.m.). All events
are free of charge.
Submit your artwork or
writings to Slightly West, Evergreen's
arts and literary magazine. They'll
accept digital Images, drawings,
paintings, collage, photography, etc.,
as long as It can be faithfully
reproduced in black and white.
Literary submissions may include
essays, memoirs, plays, prose, poetry,
shorter than 2500 words (you can
submit an excerpt if it's longer... ).
Drop off submissions In CAB 320 with
your name and pertinent information
on an attatched cover letter. Contact
Sarah Meadows or Tommy Kilduff with
questions. They're around on Fridays
between 12:30 p.m. and 4:00p.m.
The Herbalist is In!
The Wellness Center, In
conjunction with the Student Health
and Counseling Center, are sponsoring
a series of lectures/discussions on
herbal medicine. Workshops will
include discussion and hands on
practice, examining methods for
implementing herbal remedies in your
dally wellness plan. The workshops
will be held from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
In the Wellness Center (CRC 113).
Dates follow:
Apr. 15 - Overview of Herbs for Women
M..iltl- Raid the Virus! Immune
Support Herbs
June 3 - Sprains Aches and Arthritis:
Herbs for Inflamed Muscles and Joints
Art in the corner
PAC Action
On Tuesday, Apr. 13 at noon in
the Library lobby, the Prison Action
Committee will present "Moving
Beyond Bars". All are invited to come
hear a panel discussion featuring four
Evergreen students who participate in
seminars and workshops at different
prisons in Washington State. Learn
how to get involved, and learn how to
start educational programs started in
prisons. For more Information, call
x6879.
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to preserve space, we have cut out shift info
and summarized CUP Info and most Public Services. Sorry
the CP) hasn't .coveredMar. 10, see the Police Service's "IL"
.for info. This summary covers the dates of Mar. 10 through
Apr. 6. CUP Info- Starting with four days o{Ed, it followed in
sets ofseyen consecutive days ofTony, Dave, Ed and then one
day of Ton>:,(No one mentioned for 4/6 as of yet) as being on
caUback10r the CUP. Also during these 27 days, Public
Services included 3 locks, 35 unlocks, 12 vehicle entries
coinplet~ ~)Ut of 13 attempts, 26 jump-starts completed out
of29 attempts and 55 escort~!
1121- Susp pers- Beach trail @ F-lot (E-3)
cassette player taken from fl.6 of A dorm (E8/E9)
1445- Mal misch- FI. 2 lobby in the Library, stair rail damaged
1709- Fuel info- C/V refueled@ miles/118371/ 9.2/ gals .
(E-11)
(E-7/E-9)
1801- Additional info- For items stolen with bicycle, see supl.
2230- Housing- Walk-thru, completed (E-B/E-9)
3/12-1105 (E.5)
3/19/99- 0805- Traffic- Late entry 2 vehicles towed away
2320- Fire alarm- in Housing- Pull station (E5/11)
from Dorm Loop (E-12)
2356- Medical· Possible alcohol poisoning (E5)
0855- Info- Power back on fro the campus (Young)
14Mar99- 0139- Theft- of money from dorm room (E5)
1527- Fuel info- Fuel info for Crown Vic milage: 118490@
1845- Mal misch- Report of mal mise @ CRe. see C/R for 9.2 gal (Neely)
info (E-11)
1532- Susp pers- Indecent exposure see C/R for details (E03-15-99- 0410- Insecure- LIB 1300-1341 (CW)
11/E-12)
0710- Traffic- Verbal warning for speed on the parkway (E- 03-20-99- Nada.
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03·21-99- 1145- Traffic- Verbal warning for defective
1635- Traffic- Vehicle towed from Library loading dock (P-3) equipment and missing reg tab, Evergreen Parkway /
1636- Traffic- Vehicle towed from the Library reserve (P-3)
Overhulse Rd (EI2)
2322- Fuel- Crown 118041 mi. 13.9 gals (E-11)
IB37- Harassment- Phone harassment@ Student Housing,
03-16-99- OB45- Traffic- Vehicle towed in Dorm LOOp. (P-3)
see C/R (E-11)
1616- Traffic- Vehicle booted in CLB disabled parking (P-3) 03-22-99- Nouling "pertinent"
1810- Traffic- Vehicle booted in B·lot (P-4)
03-23-99- 0800- (included ill) Shift info- Key #14 out since
1936- Traffic accident- Animal struck by vehicle Parkway/ 3/21/99 (Riggins)
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2222- Pub svc- Emergency notifacation (E·3)
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parking (E-7)
OBS7- Traffic- Cap-com report of possible
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and
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at that point. Yes, I had the right, the authori ty,
but why exercise it?" Another difficult issue
were students who didn't decide to participate
until after the first meeling. They brought
stro ng opinions and
emotion to the second
meeting,
which
co nfused the course
already set for the
group.
Committee
member Yuri Koslen
said of the end result,
"The fact that Mumia
is
speaking
at
graduatio n shows
Welch's willingness to
work with st udent s
and reflects well on
the administration. It
shows some real
positive collaboration
between students and
administrators. "
However, Koslen was
not totally satisfied with the way things went.
He added, "The only glaring unfortunate result
is that currently Gov. Locke is offered an
honorarium and Mumia is not."
This does raise a curious hypothetical
question. Can a state school pay a speaker who
to use the
for a defense fund in
a capital case? According to Welch regardless
of what Governor Locke decides to do with the
money he is offered, Mumia will not be paid.
In a letter sent to the committee one student
apparently didn 't think Mumia should even be
heard, let alone paid . The letter read
something along the lines of, 'Those that lead
to have this man, and I use this term lightly,
are not the radicals that they'd like to believe,
but just another group of sheep easily led by
any rhetoric that is
uttered.' In a memo
co-authored
by
Koslen, Mumia's role
at graduation ' is
called, "a unique and
extraordinary
opportunity for the
Eve r g r I' I' n
community to make
an impact beyond
campus."
President Jane
Jervis
was
embarrassed about
her office's mistake
but went so far as to
say, "the whole
process needs to be
rethought and that
the way it stands
right now is a mess."
Perhaps, in the case of graduation and
other times of process dilemmas, the best
advice comes from the social contract when it
says, "a system of governance and decision·
making ... is required."(WAC 174-12~-01O)
liThe only
glaring
unfortunate
result is that
currently Gov.
Locke is offered
an honorarium
and Mumia is
not." -Yuri
Koslen
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Senior thesis project opens
more opportunity for artists
by Patrick Owen
Contributing writer
Inspired by student demand for an
opportunity to showcase their artistic taknts,
the Expressive Arts instituted the Senior Thesis
process in 1984.
The Thesis Project is an opportunity for
a student in the Expressive Arts' to synthesize
and culminate his/her work in a major creative
project, and to demonstrate that s/he is
competent in the skills and concepts ofa visual,
moving image or performing arts discipline;
has used those skills and concepts to
investigate a personal, cultural, or historical
question or theme; and has acquired an
understanding of the historical development
and social uses of her/his diSCipline. Students
awarded Senior Thesis status receive up to a
$250 stipend for their project and a higher
priority for securing the campus resources they
need to complete their proj ects.
This spring, Anna Graybill, Brent Latta ,
and Kosta Lois will each present performing
arts/ technical theatre performances, LisaNa
Red Bear will open a new art installation, and
Jeannette Allee and Todd Smith are
completing a film and an animation piece
respectively which will be screened at the end
of spring quarter. See the schedule of events
at the end of this article for more detail.
Anna Graybill, who is in the middle of
producing a technical theatre and poetry
presentation, was asked how her Senior Thesis
experience has been to date. ") feel very lucky
to have the resources to play and experiment.
I know I wouldn't have this level of access if)
were just doing an Independent Contract
instead of a Senior Thesis. ) am enjoying this
freedom that the Senior Thesis status gives me
to explore and create."
When asked what kinds of projects
qualify, Jacinta McKoy, Interim Senior Thesis
Coordinator, stated, "There is no set form for
the thesis project. The form will depend on the
student's academic background and creative
work . The project should be one which
challenges the student to pull together all of
the skills and knowledge s/he has acquired in
an art discipline, or disciplines. The student
may be asked to defend and discuss at length,
issues raised by the project. In short, the thesis
project should be the most ambitious and
comprehensive of all projects."
Sally Cloninger, outgoing Expressive Arts
Planning Unit Coordinator, added, "We
envisioned the Senior Thesis Project as an
excellent opportunity for our best students students who have evidenced a commitment
to the Expressive Arts throughout their
Evergreen career. We wanted to give them a
showcase for their work and something for
their portfolios as they prepare to enter the real
world as a working artist or to go on to
graduate school."
To be accepted as a Senior Thesis
applicant a student must meet the following
requirements:
L *Be in senior standing for the year 19992000
L *Have completed 36 full time credits in
Expressive Arts programs by the beginning of
the academic year. Contracts, S.O .S. and
courses (modules) do not count toward total
Expressive Arts credits.
For students who wish to submit a Senior
Thesis Proposal for next year (1999-2000) the
deadline is Friday, Apr. 30 (the end of week 5).
Proposals are available outside of
Communications Building Room 304-A, and
students are encouraged to contact Jacinta
McKoy at x6074 or jacintam@elwha to discuss
their plans for the proposal.
SPR:ING QUARTER
1999 .SEN:IOR
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Volume 29 • Number 21
April 8, 1999
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White plastic body suits, clear
plastic masks fed air through tubes, a
sealed plastiC tarp over ah entire hallway;
when the college found asbestos in the
ceilings of the Library work as usual came
to a halt.
A year ago in April, Jill Lowe,
environmental health and safety
co ordinator for the college, was alerted
that asbestos may be in insulation wraps
o n hot water pipes in the Library
building. The pipes, as do many of the
co llege's inner workings, date back to a
time before asbestos was known to cause
ca ncer.
In the lat e 1980s it wa s widely
thought that all asbestos needed to be
removed immediately, but the strategy
has changed, said Faciliti es engineer Rich
Davis.
Davis said asbestos insulation isn't
dangerous unle ss it degrades . So many
institution s have opted to remove it only
when it is directl y observed, rather than
going out searching for it.
The college hired a Seattle firm last
spring to remove the asbestos. Workers
from a Seattle firm hired by the college,
moved through the ceilings in respirators.
Filters in the respirators were then tested
to determine the level of asbestos in the
ceiling air.
The work cost around $90,000, the
lowest bid from seven competing firms.
Whenever a new computer is put in
the Library, wires are run through the
ceilings. The year-long delay in ceiling
work is expected to end in the next few
weeks. Lowe warns, however, that in the
Library, anywhere the ceiling can be
removed, th e re is the possibility of
asbestos. Both Lowe and Davis agree the
si tuation has been h a ndled very
co n se rva t ivel y.
Davis says future clean-ups are a
possibility, but would be minor.
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It wasn't the millenium bug appearing
early. It wasn't an invasion of the Melissa virus.
It wasn't even Greeners frantically trying to
contact the White House. If YOll were unable
to get on the World Wide Web from Apr. 5
through 6, you can blame it on a statewide
network crash that hit Evergreen Monday
morning.
. At 10:33 a.m . on Monda y, Apr. 5,
according to an e-mail sent to Evergreen, the
NOC (Network Operations Center) "noticed
sites on the K-20 network [the educational
network of Washington] starting to go down
on [their] maps. Routers at the Melbourne POP
in Seattle were unreachable and the
engineering staff confirmed that the BMXs
showed the incoming DS3s were down ."
Basically, the internet lines weren't working
and no one at the Seattle dial-up for local
internet service providers was answering.
Evergreen received a call about 10:50 a.m.
from the Department oflnformation Services
(DIS) saying that the entire K-20 network (the
educational network of Washington) was
down. That meant that Evergreen could not
reach its outside connections. The e-mail also
mentioned that DIS had been contacted, but
they didn't know what was wrong.
For most of Monday, Evergreen didn't
even know where the problem was. In fact, the
information given to Evergreen was·scarce. In
fact, the e-mail mentioned above that stated
the system was down was not even sent until
11:26 a.m. Outside connections, however,
weren 't even temporarily restored until noon,
so the e-mail set idle in the system.
The system was off and on again for most
of Monday, finally crashing at around 10:50
p.m. Any Greeners who tried to log on after
that would be able to access preViously stored
pages and the Evergreen network, but nothing
else. Joe Pollock, campus network and server
support head said, baSically, "Evergreen was
isolated h om the outside world." Actually, the
ResNet page had the time of the first network
crash at 12:01 p.m., contradicting earlier
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Contributing writer ~
While you have probably never heard
of it, April is Oil Smart Month. Oil Smart
is a statewide campaign to promote
alternative modes of transportation to
driving alone in your automobile: for
example, riding the bus, biking, walking,
carpooling, or vanpooling. A major
component of the campaign is ·the
Community Leader's Challenge, in which
distinguished individuals from our
community compete against one another to
see who can make the most use of
alternative modes of transportation during
the month of April. Jane Jervis, our very
own college president, may be one of the
participants.
The rest of us can participate in the
campaign as well. Intercity Transit can help
you network wi th other people to form
carpools and van pools @ 786-8800. And
now that the weather is finally beginning to
improve , it's a great time of year for riding
your bike. Bike riding is a lot oHun on these
sunny spring days, and at the same time you
are helping reduce air pollution and
improving your health; not to mention
saving yourself a lot of money. Also, don't
forget that a valid student 1.0. serves as a
bus pass on all Intercity Transit Buses. Do
your part to save the world! Be Oil Smart in
April.
Unfortjlnately, this year's bus pass
program will expire at the end of this year.
A student vote from Apr. 27-29 will
determine whether or not the program
should be renewed. Keep your eyes peeled
for flyers on up-coming meetings, or talk to
Tom Mercado in the S&A office if you want
to help save the bus pass.
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Afax sent to Evergreen at about 8:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Apr. 6, simply stated this . "The
problem with the network has not been
resolved . The phone company has been
working on the problem through the night.
They have not been ab le to provide an
estimated time to resolution. "
Later that morning, a second e-mail sent
at 9:53 a.m said, "The problem has been
isolated to US West facilities in the Seattle
vicinity and has been escalated to the Vice
President of US West ... . US West has had
technicians workingon the problem round the
clock since yesterday." Eventually, the problem
to a bad circuit card in its Seattle office.
The K-20 network was finally restored on
Tuesday at some point after 12 p.m. A final email was sent at 6:42 p.m with this
information. "US West has replaced a card in
a fiber optic mux in Seattle and all K-20 circuits
are now back in full production and capacity.
We expect the network to remain stable now.
A full report with details on the events will be
made available to the K-20 community in the
riext few days."
No report or further information has
been released at this time.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
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"Unfortunately, no one can be told
what the Matrix is . You IlluSt go see it for
yourself. "
Morpheus
(Laurence
Fishburne)
How does one begin to discuss The
Matrix? Can you call it a tangled web of
cyberpunk paranoia and an in traduction
to epistemology? Is it more accurate to
call it a place where you should leave
your brain and your conceptions of the
world at the door? Is it a giant headache
or a transcendental experience?
When discussing the plot of this
movie with a fellow classmate/
moviegoer, she said it was essentially "a
cross between Dark City and Blade." I
realized that was a fairly accurate
description of this film , which had
astonishing cinematography and what I
can only term as "really cool ass-kicking
scenes.
Basically, the plot revolves around
a young man, Thomas Anderson, played
The progression of the procession
photo by Suzanne Skaar
Samba dancers practice their routine for the parade while the drummers keep up the beat.
by Suzanne Skaar
Staff writer
The behind the scenes action has got to
be the most entertaining and colorful part of
the annual Procession of the Species parade.
Every spring may seem chaotic when the tigers
and toads take over downtown Olympia, but
it's nothing compared to the countless weeks
of carefully organized havoc in the
procession's studio on Cooper Point Road.
Countless opportunities exist to learn
and teach how to create decorations and
costumes through workshops such as "Basic
Papier Mache," "Half-Baked! (a mask making
workshop)," and "Basic Batik." For the most
part, workshops are free except for cost of the
projects (i.e., "Giant Puppets") and voluntary
donations. The sessions are all taught by
volunteer community members.
Carolyn Cox, editor of the Weekend Plus
section of the Olympian, led students in a
balloon luminaria workshop last Thursday.
This is the first year she has worked with the
environmentally oriented parade.
"J've always loved the procession," said
Cox while orchestrating a table of laughing
volunteers armed with balloons, glue, and
colored tissue paper. "I lead a support group
of women artists {No Limits!' and we decided
to participate in the parade instead of putting
on our own art show."
Rehearsals of the participants also
happen in the midst of the glitter covered
floors. The samba band and dancers practice
moves and newcomers try to keep up or groove
by themselves while watching the "pros." Even
storks, who innocently enough appear to be
children on stilts, flap around the studio in
preparation of the big day.
It isn't aU dancing and paste, as co·
founder Eli Sterling explained. "This is
exhausting work. I work full time on this
project starting in January. Basically
starting in March and April these are 70
hour weeks."
Sterling heads up an organization
that relies on a core group of about 20
and can count on an additional 100
volunteers. Volunteers range in age from
late teens to mid-sixties, but the
procession can boast of participants as
young as elementary students.
A lot of Evergreen students put
countless hours into the procession.
Sterling himself graduated from
Evergreen with an MS in environmental
science in 1991.
"People sometimes look at the
procession as frivolous, simply having
Bridging Klickitat legends and theater
To donate supplies or time to the Procession:
call 705-1 OS 7. The Procession happens April
17 in downtown Olympia, at 6:30 p.m.
Two volunteers work in the art studio
late Thursday evening.
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law has on its books. This means, of
course, thaI one of these li ves is going to
end before long. It 's fairly obvious which
one it's going to be .
However. what is not obvious is
what exactly is happening to him and the
life he believes he leads. Before long, the
viewers are knee-deep in twisted
conspiracies, enigmatic figures, and an
exploration into the nature of reality
itself. And all this happens with Reeves
at th e helm.
Actually, Reeves does a surprisingly
good job in his role as Neo. Playing a
character who gradually develops a selfawareness, he captures the necessary
naivete and wonder as the strangeness
unfolds around and within him. His
normally non-expressive way of acting
works well for this character.
Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus
provides great support and a good
counterbalance of knowledge to Reeves'
essentially innocent character. He
provides the wise Zen-like teacher one
need s for a tale of discovery like this.
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learned Native American
singing from tribal elders, and
now is a recording artist.
Established in 1971,
Tears of Joy Theatre provides
international performances,
puppet camps, residencies,
and day-long workshops for
more than a quarter of a
million people each year at
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Tahmahnawis agrees to make her look
young and beautiful again. The god agrees,
and the se lfish brothers begill a battle to
take Loo -Wit as their wife. Disgusted with
the fighting , Tahmahnawis punishes
Klickitat, Wy-East. and Lao-Wit by
destroying the land bridge and
transforming the three of them into
mountains which we now call Hood, Adams.
and SI. Helens. Also part of the tale is She
Who Watches, a petroglyph, and Coyote.
Bridge of the Gods is a collaboration
between Tears of Joy Theatre and four
Native American artists from the
Northwest: storyteller Ed Edmo, artist
Lillian Pitt, musician Arlie Neskahi, and
poet Elizabeth Woody.
Each of th e art ist s have a st ron g
connection to the story and the history of
the Columb ia gorge. Edmo has published
many poem s and short stories . He has
performed as a storyteller in the Pacific
Nort hwest , the Middle East, and India . Pitt
has created masks which have been included
can ask man )' of the characters in thi s
movie . How did they know that '! Why did
they do that ? What th e hell is going on?
When the plot slows down at a few
points, the analytical part of yo ur brain
can
plague
you
with
s ma ll
inconsistencies and weak spot s it picked
up while the other creative half of your
mind was "tripping ou!." But when it
takes off on one of its wild, surrealistic
rides
through
sensational
cinematography and engrossing acts of
adventure and insanity, it sucks you in
and it really doesn't matter.
After The Matrix ended, I left it
realizing three things. One, I should
probably not try to think to much about
the movie or I'd slowly become delirious
with the questions and conundrums it
presented me. Two , I didn't want the
movie or the reality it gave me to end .
Three, there were quite a few Greeners
in the audience.
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by Nick Challed
A&E editor
According to Native American
legends, a great land bridge once spanned
the Columbia River between what is now
Cas cade Locks, Oregon and Stevenson,
Was hington.
This weekend,
the
performance Bridge of the Gods will
high ligh t the Klickitat version of this legend
through the use of masks, marionettes, and
li ve ac tors. This performance takes place at
8 p.m. 'On Friday, Apr. 9 in the Longhouse
Ce nter. Tickets are available in the
Evergreen Bookstore, at Rainy Day Records,
or at the door. Tickets are $10 general
ad miss ion and $5 for students. A free public
workshop will also take place on Saturday.
Apr. 10, at 10 a.m. in the LOllghouse. The
performance and workshop is the finale of
this season's Evergreen Express ions visiting
a rti ~ t series.
Th e tale inv olv es two ch ieftan
hro thers , Wy-East and Kli ckitat, who can't
ge l along. Loo-Wit is an old woman who
holds th e secret of fire. She agrees to share
th e secre t with the brother s if th e god
fun," Sterling said. The parade is meant to
convey a message of environmental
responsibilty while bringing the commun ity
closer together, as well as to "loosen people up
and recharge the aquifier of our common
sense."
"Art and the natural world have no
political boundaries and no social
boundaries," he explained.
Sterling went on to say: "We created an
opportunity and didn't get in the way; when
you give people an opportunity to witness
their creativity, soon they say, 'Look, Mom, no
hands! ' There's no ownership, it's about
sharing creativity."
The parade in Olympia runs a course of
about 15 blocks or approximately a mile long.
This year a sister production of the Procession
of the Species will also run in Portland the
week after, to be joined by many of Olympia's
particpants.
'This is way bigger than any of us, and
we need to make sure it stays bigger than us,"
Sterling said.
Kong action films, their style only adds
to the strange brew that is The Matrix.
The dialogue's blend of Zen philosophy
and technical jargon twisted th e mind
sometimes. combining splendid ly with
the visua ls for the most par!. Even the
soundtrack was a good match for a loud,
technologically oriented movie like this
one.
This is not to say the movie was
altogether perfect. Some of the dialogue
made me wince at times, both from its
familiarity and awkward placement. and
there were several minute plot holes that
made me pause at times . .In fact , if one
actually sat down and analyzed the
movie, it really didn't make a whole lot
of sense. Even seeing it a second time
only confused me more.
Maybe that's what happens when
you try to analyze reality. Many
arguments I have heard in Evergreen
classes trying to define certain things or
concepts have inevitably been destroyed
by someone simply saying, "But how do
you know that?" That's a question one
note of toughness and sensuality as
Trinity and gives one of the best
performances in The Matrix in its
memorable opening scene. Other
supporting actors. inrluding Joe
Pantoliano and Hugo Weaving.
respectively add the right notes of weary
cynicism and implacable evil. Together,
it's an u I tim ate sci e n c e· fi c t ion I
cyberpunk cast.
The visuals are absolutely stunning
in this movie. One note of individuality
here is the use of bullet-time
photography, which gives the film the
feeling of suspended motion, adding a
dreamlike quality to the action scenes . In
addition, the often Kafkaesque sets and
the avant-garde costuming imbues the
movie with a distorted and often
disjointed sense of reality. The addition
of strange visual extras, like the
memorable woman in the red dress and
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by Ray Ayer
Staff writer
This weekend, there will be two
opportunities to support both the local punk/
hardcore scene and indigenous people's rights.
Both show~ are all ages. start at 8 p.m. sharp,
$5 for admission . and take place at the petit
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Saturday night, demonstrates their
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The Western Shoshone Defense project
is benefited by the admission to these shows.
The organization is devoted to supporting the
Western Shoshone tribe in Nevada in their
fight against court and police actions to take
away their livelihood (their cattle and land).
More info can be found at http://
www.alphacdc.com/wsdp. Information on
Last Mercy Productions can be found at
http://members.tripod.com/lastmercy.
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they are not
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interact with
the audience.
They will be
performing
Friday night at
the Arrowspace,
along with a
number of
other punk
bands.
Friday. Apr. 9:
Bristle
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Expressive arts seniors to present thesis projects
by Patrick Owen '
Contributing writer
to complete their projects.
This spring, Anna Graybill, Brent Latta,
and Kosta Lois will each present performing
arts/ technical theatre performances. LisaNa
Red Bear will open a new art installation, and
Jeannette Allee and Todd Smith are
completing a film and an animation piece
respectively which will be screened at the end
of spring quarter. See the schedule of events
at the end of this article for more detail. Anna
Graybill who is in the middle of producing a
technical theatre and poetry presentation
was asked how her Senior Thesis experience
has been to date. "I feel very lucky to have
the resources to play and experiment. I know
I wouldn't have this level of access if I were
just doing an Independent Contract instead
of a Senior Thesis. I am enjoying this
freedom that the Senior Thesis status gives
me to explore and create."
When asked what kinds of projects
qualify, Jacinta McKoy. Interim Senior
Thesis Coordinator, stated, "There is no set
form for the thesis project. The form will
Inspired by student demand for an
depend on the student's academic
opportunity to showcase their artistic talents,
background and creative work. The project
the Expressive Arts instituted the Senior
should be one which challenges the student
Thesis process in 1984. The Thesis Project is
to pull together all of the skills and
an opportunity for a student in the
knowledge she/he has acquired in an art
Expressive Arts to synthesize and culminate
discipline. or disciplines. The student may
his/her work in a major creative project, and
be asked to defend and discuss at length,
to demonstrate that she/he is competent in
issues raised by the project. In short, the
Thesis project should be the most
the skills and concepts of a visual , moving
ambitious and comprehensive of all
image or performing arts diSCipline; has used
projects ...
those skills and concepts to, investigate a
Sally Cloninger. outgoing Expressive
personal. cultural. or historical question or
Arts Planning Unit Coordinator, added,
theme; and has acquired an understanding
"We envisioned the Senior Thesis Project
of the historical development and social uses
of her/his diSCipline. Students awarded
as an excellent opportunity for our best
students - students who have evidenced a
Senior Thesis status receive up to a $250
commitment to the Expressive Arts
stipend for their project and a higher priority
for securing the campus resources they need
throughout their Evergreen career. We
wanted to give them a showcase for their
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they prepare to enter the real world as a
working artist or to go on to graduate
school."
To be accepted as a Senior Thesis
applicant a student must meet the
following requirements:
L Be in senior standing for the year
1999-2000
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L Have completed 36 full time credits
in Expressive Arts programs by the
beginning of the academic year. Contracts,
S.O.S. and courses (modules) do not count
toward total Expressive Arts credits.
For students who wish to submit a
Senior The~is Proposal for next year (19992000) the deadline is Friday, Apr. 30 (the
end of week 5). Proposals are available
outside of Communications Building Room
304-A, and students are encouraged to
contact Jacinta McKoy at x6074 or
jacintam@elwha to discuss their plans for
the proposal.
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Ignorance of genocide is shameful Stop picking our flowers
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CoM"PL I A.1ENrAR.Y
by Sarah Manvel
There was a Greener in the national news
last week! My mom showed me the article and I
couldn't figure why it was in a Maryland paper,
until I realized it was an Associated Press article,
a national John Q. Public piece about reaction
to the conflict in Kosovo.
"[name withheld). a 20-year-old student at
Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., knew
the attack [in Kosovol was important-it just
took a minute.
"Asked where Kosovo was, she said she
thought a reporter was asking for directions 'to
a gas station or somet hing '
"But once it was exp lained that NATO was
bombing Yugoslavia, her reaction changed.
"'No way!' she said. 'I'm definitely not as
aware of political events as I'd like to be, but I
usually know what's go ing Oil. With this , I'm
totally clueless. '"
I've carried this clipping in my pocket for
four days now, and I ca n't stand to read it
anymore. I am shaking in rage as I type this.
Maybe that's because I've been watching CNN
all morning, listening to families describe being
forced from their homes by soldiers. Asmall boy
explained he doesn't know if his sister is still
alive. A woman cradled the baby girl she bore
on the run, under Serbian attack.
I saw this with my own eyes. 250,000
people have been forced across'the Albanian and
Montenegran borders in the past week;
governments are comparing this to the
destruction of Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge,
twenty years ago.
Tell me- how can someone in college be
so cheerful about being so ignorant? Kosovo,
Texaco, it's all the same thing, right? I never
heard of Kosovo this time last year either, but
that doesn't justify my not caring about these
people, my not knowing what is happening to
them, what I and everyone else in the world is
letting happen .
It's all over the evening news, the papers,
CNN. Twenty schoolteachers were slaughtered
in their classrooms three days ago by Serb forces,
in front of their pupils. Albanian intellectuals are
being targeted and murdered. As in Bosnia, the
rna Ie popula tion of villages are being rounded
up and shot. And this girl is 'tota lly clueless.'The
Evergreen State Co llege has been flashed in
national newspapers as the place where students
think Kosovo is the gas station up the road. I am
so upset, and angry, and ashamed.
Kosovo is very far away. But our world is
very small these days. There is no excuse for not
knowing the news, not having at least some sense
of what is going on in the world, even in small
corners of Europe where the language is strange
to us and the names are unspellable. I don't know
what I can do about it either, apart from write
this column .
But I care very deeply, and I am very upset
that my college, and everyone connected to it,
has been disgraced by this one foolish girl.
The genocide in Kosovo must stop NOW.
by Saab Lonoll
(Cultural and political analysis for Evergreen
students and other Olympia residents-in case
you couldn't tell)
This week, I'm go illg to tum to onl' 01 th e
IIIO\t n' lI \o red cha ptl'r\ in all of black hi story to
, how jusl how IIllich you ca ll lIliss out on by
focu,ing on OJ, Ebonies, or whate\'er else a
m rporacrl}'-owllrd newspaper would laughably
c'omider front page Ilews .
Pau l Robeson wa~ quite silllply the most
illlportant black man ofthl' 20 th century. In tact.
h[' 1\'.1, more than a man, he was;] SIIPCfl1l:lII.
And as I\'L' look down th e h:Hrel of not only a nt'w
Cl'nturv but J 1ll'1\' lI1illcllniulll . it's a crying
,hallll." that he doe,n 't have a IfJcriulI uf th l'
IllHI,eilOld n:unl' recog nitioll that a Ku Klu x Klan
dv:il-cutting . bah\, drowning. snake oi l sell ing
lIllt like th e :\ation of hlalll h3 o;. ,\nd here are
(J nl y S()JI)r of thl' rl';]\0I1S why the lIIan shuuld
he nlore known :
florll in IS98. Rohesun\ father William
1\';1' Jnl'\caped slave who became a preacheron ly to lose hi s ministerial post lor speaki ng out
3gaimt racism. Seeing as how his family was
lown middle cla ss JI/)('sl. it wa~ J good thing
Picking flowers shortens their lifespan. A
flower cut off from its source of nutrients will
wither within days. Normally, these same
flowers, connected to their stem, will bloom for
weeks.
The planted flowers were paid for by the
college, with my tuition and yours. This means
that, technically, if you pick these flowers to put
on your windowsill instead of enjoying through
your window, you are stealing from the college,
and from me. It's the same as stealing from the
library. Share the resources.
Please, don't pick the flowers. Leave them
for others to enjoy. If you really need some color,
buy them from a local florist, take a photo, or
paint a picture. If you disagree with me, feel free
to write me at ayeray03@elwha.evergreen,edu.
1{ 3Y Ayer
Faculty sponsor process
fails students
Remembering Paul Robeson
Piper's
Pit
Most respectable hunters follow the one in
ten rule. This means, they will only kill an animal
if they know there are at least ten others of the
same kind in the vicinity. This ensures that a
species will not go extinct, or be seriously
depleted. The general feeling on this campus
towards hunting, I feel, is very negative. Some
think that hunting is wrong because it is a selfish
act, done not out of survival. but out of greed
and disrespect for other species. The same can
be said students here that pick both wild and
planted flowers.
Picking flowers around here, so early in the
season, prevents both other students from
enjoying th em, and disrupts the natural
reproduction cycle . By cutting these flowers
before insects can cross pollenate them, flower
pickers prevent flow ers from spreading and thus
making the fields and forests more colorful. It is
unnatural.
Paul was a supra-genius child prodigy with a
photographic memory (Oh, is that am).
After winning a scholarship to Rutgers, he
tried out for varsity football, and some racist
whites who didn't want a black on their team
beat him like a narc at a biker rally. But Robeson
later became one of the greatest college football
players of all time (the Walrer Camp chose him
for the All-America team) and valedictorian of
his graduating class after earning fifteen varsity
letters.
Paul then moved to Harlem when' he sang
at till' COltun Clilb and began aCling. While
slarring in the play All Cod\ Chi/lim Got I \lillgs,
Robeson was threatened by the KKK because
accord in g to the script a white woman was
supposed to kiss his hand (he played the role
anyway ;md was a big success). After appearing
in Budy :lIId SOli/ by Oscar Micheaux (the first
hlack movi e director), Paul sang at a jam packed
Carnegie Hall in 1929, and played Othel/o in
1930 at the Savoy Theatre in London (William
Shakesprare's backyardl-having no less Ihan
1\1'(,1111' cmt ain ca lls!
in Ihe ea rl y EnOs , Pa ul mastered 25
different languagrs-from Chinese to Arabic!
Paul also slart ed hanging 0 111 wilh th e likes of
Kwalllr Nkrtlll1Jh (before hr became President
of Ghana) and jOll1o Ken yatta (before he led
Kenya's Mall Mall u~ising) qllt doing a 1934
benefit to aid jewish refugel's ~,;as what finally
made Paul a left-winger.
Paul becanl(' increa singly radical as the
years wore on. He gave free concerts for the
anarchists during the Spanish Civil War in th e
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late '30s and did the same for striking unions like
the United Auto Workers. As far back as 1949,
Paul was leading protests against South African
apartheid and on Dec. 17, 1951 , Paul did
something Malcolm X only talked about:
Addressing the United Nations to specifically
charge the United States with genOCide.
Now you see why Paul Robeson doesn't
have any household name recognition in
America? Those few who own the major
networks and newspapers are capitalists, and
Paul obvio usly wasn't-but Booker T.
Washington, Marclls Garvey, and Elijah
Muhammad were. which is why you have heard
of thelil.
But it can't all be put on the white man.
According to Ishmael Reed's Airing Dirty
Laundry, "... the most scorching criticisms of
his IPaul's Ilt'ft-leaning vit'ws emanated from the
black press, .. " In January of 1953, Langston
Hughes' Firsl Book of Nrgrors-A Chi/d 's
History of the Negro had no mention of t'ither
Paul Robeson or WEB. DuBois (who was also a
socia list). And in October of 1957, an Ebony
magazine article was called" Has Paul Robeson
Betrayed the Negro?"
No. but the Negro cocksure betrayed Paul
Robeson! In a country that goes on and on abo ut
"pulling yourself up by your bootstraps," the
only logical explanation as to why you've never
heard of a "re naissance man" such as Paul
Robeson is because the media rendered Paul
Robeson historically invisible-the way Stalin
would one of his enemies ...
April 8, 1999
To whomever this may concern,
I am frustrated with the difficulty I have
encountered ill my search for a contract sponsor.
I came to this college for many reasons, drawn
strongly by the fo cus on self-directed learning. I
have attended TESC for three years, and am now
a beginning ~enior.
I started my search tor a faculty sponsor
early, but got sent around to various faculty, and
by the time I had ironed out my contract alier
speaking with all of them, I found every faculty
member to be overloaded by students. I had
considered enrolling in a class, bl.lt found none
of them to be of interest.
I would like to become a graduate of this
school , but this requires being able to receive
credit for the work I do, and this is made very
difficult when I can't find anyone to sponsor me.
I would appreciate even more finding a sponsor
with expertise in my area, and not having to find
a sub-contractor. I know this school is a
proponent of self-directed learning, but the
amount of work I have had to do just to find
someone to work with me is not satisfactory. I
feel the administration should not require the
burden to fall solely on the students and faculty
spo nsors.
I find my difficulty in obtaining a sponsor
10 be a direct parallel with the declin e in the
quality of education I have seen just within the
past four years. The enrollment has increased,
and not the resources. Finding a computer never
used to be as much as a hassle as it is now. I
should not be turned away by faculty because
they are overloaded. They not be stressed by the
load they have now. There needs to be more
faculty. I know of many fellow students who have
encountered the same problems: faculty loads fill
up too quickly, studios and works paces fill up,
computers, and especially classes. I see this
problem as stemming from the administration.
I sense isolation in all levels- between students,
between departments, and the school body from
the administration. (Case in point: the debate
over graduation speaker.)
The administration should serve the
student body, and I know the body is often an
apathetic and! or internal-interest group, but
again, it is reflexive. If there is outreach, there
will be response.
Administration ignores,
a·l~ie'nate-s
On Mar. 12, I hand-delivered this letter
to the offices of Jesse Welch, Jane Jervis, and
Art Costantino.
Dear Jesse Welch,
My main motivation for writing this
letter is to voice strongly my support for
Mumia Abu-Jamal to be the graduation
speaker- Many people around the world
recognize that he is a political prisoner, not a
criminal. Moreover, he is an award-winning
journalist. This makes it clear that he is well
spoken and expresses himself clearly. These are
important qualities to look for in a graduation
speaker. Furthermore, he has wide support
from this year's graduating seniors and is
popular with many of Evergreen's other
undergraduates. The bottom line is that this is
our graduation and we should have the speaker
of our choice if that is possible. Public politics
should not change this. Mumia's lack of
popularity with people outside of the Evergreen
studentry is irrelevant.
I think that holding another vote would
show that Mumia has more support than the
first vote indicated. This is because there was
no letter indicating that the selection process
would be different this year. I would call this
government by surprise, as opposed to
democracy. It certainly does not show that the
administration is considerate or thoughtful in
stude-nts
communicating with the students. When I didn't
nominate anyone, I thought tha~ I would vote
from a selection of nominees suggested by my
colleagues. In fact, the vote as it stands doesn't
indicate anything except that almost no one
voted.
This problem is indicative of continuing
difficulties between the Evergreen students and
administration. Another example is the lack of
respect for student opinion when hiring new
faculty. In the years that I have been at Evergreen,
I have seen wide support for a prospective faculty
demonstrated through petitions, letters of
support, and attendance ofsample lectures given
by the prospective faculty. In these years, I have
not seen the administration hire the students'
choice even though it is the students' education
.
that is at stake.
Yet another example is the administration's
attitude toward the Union of Student Workers.
Rarely have I seen a group of people so
thoroughly ignored and disrespected. The
overwhelming message from the administration
in this case is that the students don't deserve the
respect and treatment offered to other employees
of Evergreen. Still another example is the "cops
with guns" issue. I'm sure that I don't need to
remind you of the conflict and controversy
surrounding this issue.
I have listed some salient examples ofthe
Evergreen administration ignoring and
alienating the Evergreen students_ With a little
thought and time, I could write a much longer
and more comprehensive letter, but I feel that
I have made my point. This may not seem to
be a problem to administrators who are
comfortable with their jobs now, but how will
the college fare in future years when abnnni,
who were insulted and alienated as students,
refuse to give money to the annual fundraiser?
Allowing the graduating seniors to have
Mumia AblJ-J amal as their graduation speaker
would not make everything okay, but it would
be a big step in the right direction.
If you would like to respond to me personally.
I would be happy to continue the
conversation,
Sincerely,
Ari Hornick
I included my e-mail address and home phone
number in the letter that I gave them. Today
is Mar. 29. So far, I have not even received an
e-mail saying something ).ike "Thank you for
your concern. The committee is working hard
to find a solution that will be acceptable to us
all. This is entirely too consistent with my
main point.
H
Native American genocide still goes on
The resistance of the Dineh residing upon action. As my own naivete faded with grinding no space to fully express themselves. I have also
Black Mesa, which covers the largest coal field . reality, I have come to believe that it is necessary seen supporters so impatient for the answers
in North America, has been worn down to a few for white Americans of conscience to make the they seek that they answer for the resisters. I have
thousand hardy souls. The urgency that fueled ultimate sacrifice, the giving of our lives. The made my share of blunders as part of my learning
the support movements of the past has Traditional Elders are the true defenders of the as well. No one is free of error, but it is whether
transformed itself becoming a final plea for the future of all children. It is a nonstop position that or not we learn from mistakes that can help
very lives of those remaining on sacred land. It knows no res\. I have seen with my own eyes the shape viable solution.
The infighting occurillg among supporters
is difficult to know what course of action to take suflering people I deeply love are now subjected
certainly has been draining the focus of stopping
when so many thousands have lost their land, to.
AMERICA, IT IS WRONG TO ALLOW genocide. Many younger Dineh people are not
livlihood, spiritual ties to the places they were
born. Many of the thousands relocated have died RELOCATION TO PROCEED WITH FURTHER being heard and I see their frustration mounting.
Maren Fulton
and hundreds are homeless. The suicides, GENOCIDE OF DINEH PEOPLE FROM BLACK Non-indian supporters have more of a forum for
despair and hopel ess ness rampant among MESA. WE MUST STOP IT USING ALL WE their views than is currently allowed many Dineh
relocatees display the abject failure of relocation . KNOW IN THE BATTLE TO NONVIOLENTLY who are the children of resisting Elders. Many
In retrospect, this catastrophe will be viewed as OPPOSE EVfL. DEFENDERS OF THE of the concerns b?ing censored are indications
a major genOCide of the 20th century within U.S. REDWOODS, OPPOSERS OFTHESCHOOLOF of broader exclusion that is a priority for
borders. It is a glaring example of th e THE AMERICAS. SU PPORTERS OF THE support ers to address. In years past, I was
stranglehold
that white supremacy co ntinues to ZAPATISTAS AND ALL OPPOSERS TO THE witness 10 similar situations. I find it baffling that
Financial aid is a lot like welfare. It is looked at as ifit's the receiver's (of the aid) job.
employ upon Indiall people and the continued GLOBAL CORPORATE PILLAGE OF THE so few people are willing to directly confront each
other rather than badmouth the person one is
limitations of acti vist America in educat ing thi~ EAKTH, PLEASE COME TOGETHER.
Jason Miles
Last chance time is upon us. The approach having a conflict with. Also, there arr those wh o
country and channeling courageous, effective
taken must be an accollntable one humble and simply do not want to be crt icized at all and
open to the guidance of traditional people. respond negatively to efforts ofcornmunication.
Educated white folks are not the experts in this In the dominant society, we are not taught to
situation. Unprecedented listening is required speak or hear truth , which is to the advantage of
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continues to be a problem that perpetrates the is truly the goal of supporters, then we must be
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Chiapas situation as seen by Greener
TESC junior joins Pastors for Peace, travels to Mexico, and
witnesses firsthand the current subjugation of a people
photo by Chris Gray
A young Mayan shows Zapatistas his support
by wearing a mask.
by Ashley
Shomo
Staff writer
The caravan was just inside the Chiapas border when
members of the Mexican army warned them not to take the
dirt road up ahead.
They said banditos might be waiting to steal their cash,
clothes, or even the sixty tons of beans, rice and supplies in the
back of their four vehicles.
Evergreen student Chris Gray wasn't sure what to think
at the time. This was his first Pastors for Peace caravan into
Mexico. His friend, Rick Fellows assured him the authorities
were "full of shit" as they headed down the dirt road.
"Th is is what they didn't want us to see." Gray said of the
roadside view.
On either side of his van, he said he saw images of
impoverished Villages speckling a jungle ruined by fire.
This fire wasn't uncommon , he said. Similar fires had
gone up all through the jungles ofChiapas.
These jungles, Gray added, are home to to an estimated
40,000 members of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation
(EZLN). The EZLN is a group of Mayans and Mestizos who
publicly organized by shutting down the city San Cristobal on
Jan . 1.1994 - the same day the North American Free Trade
Agreement passed.
The issue has always been about land rights, Gray sa id.
Most people in Chiapas don't have titles or deeds. Instead. use
of the land has always been shared and honored by their
families. This makes it easy for developers to confiscate the land
and us~ it for export crops.
"It's about companies being able to go in there and take,
take, take. " Gray said.
The first organized attempt to resolve the conflict
happened in the early 1900s. Apeasant leader named Emeliano
Zapata began dialogues with government leaders, and reforms
were made to the constitution. Gray said. In 1919, Zapata was
murdered and later became the namesake ofthe Zapatistas. The
situation has remained the same for 80 years.
The peak came on Dec. 25, 1997 when more than 60
para militaries sprayed bullets on a Chiapas village named
Ac tael.
The slaughter lasted for about five hours while the
millitary and state security police occupied the road above, Gray
said.
'"
"When asked why they weren't helping. they said they
\VerI' waiting for orders."
Meanwhile, Gray said people in the
village were getting hacked to pieces and
pregnant women were being gutted. 45
people died- men, women and children.
Gray first learned of this incident
when he saw a report on CNN while
drinking a beer at the Eastside Tavern.
He immediately made plans to ride
on the next West Coast caravan in April
of 1998.
The caravan set olfin Olympia and
drove through Oregon. California,
Arizona, Texas and into Mexico
collecting various forms.of aid and
educating people about Chiapas.
For Gray, however, the real
experience came once inside ofChiapas.
"It was more than memorable." he
said. "It was life-altering."
Three days after they arrived in San
Cris tobal, Gray remembers having
dinner with a Zapatista representative
and a reporter from Mexico City. After
dinner, they suggested the caravan might
want to witness the situation in a
photo by Chris Gray
community named Taniperlas.
This village had declared autonomy one
Comandante Moises stands next to a mural of Emeliano Zapata.
month earlier, and the millitary and state
security police had since moved in to
secure it.
Gray heard stories of men in the village who were ' throwing rocks and sticks. The van came to a bridge and two
threatened, beaten, chased into the mountains, and told they men stepped in front of the bus.
"They were carrying a huge, huge piece of mahogany."
would be killed if they returned. The remaining women and
They
placed it in front of the tires, he said. "We told David
children were living under house arrest and when a couple of
women tried to work the crops, Gray said he heard they were to floor it."
After speeding out of the village, the caravan drove back
raped and beaten.
to San Cristobal where several reporters asked them questions.
The group agreed to go.
"They informed us it might be dangerous for us," he said. The news hit America the next day.
Now, Gray is enrolled at Evergreen as a junior and plans
"Most of us were still in favor."
The next day, the caravan packed beans and rice to take to return to Chiapas next November with the next caravan.
"Reading about things and hearing about things that are
with them into Taniperlas. 'b n the way, Gray said they passed a
huge millitary base harboring helicoptors, tanks and machine going on there is really frustrating. I just want to be there," Gray
said. ",t's an incredibly beautiful region and it's disappointing
gun nests.
"We wrre told that it would be dangerous to the women to see so much injustice go unrecognized."
in the village if we delivered aid directly to them." he said.
Instead, they found a "friendly house" where they could
For more information on the situation in
unload their supplies and spend the night.
Chiapas,
you can talk to the Latin American
"We parked in such a way that if the millitary saw us they
Solidarity Organization on the third floor
wouldn't be able to tell what we were doing," he said,
of
the CAB (866-6000 x6583). Or, you can eAfter dark, Gray said men appeared out of the night to
mail
Media Island International at
help unload the vans. Then , Gray said they slept.
In the morning, the group drove to the village to hold a mii@olywa.net.
vigil- they noticed a military base to the left. W h i I I' For more information on caravan trips,
discussing their intentions with an army officer, "a large group contact Pastors for Peace at
of pro-govern mentalists had assembled in front of our vehicles," p4p@igc.apc.org on the Internet.
Gray said. "They didn't look very happy."
One of the men blew
sound out of a conch shell
and Gray remembers more
men coming to join them.
"One man came out of the
village with two armloads of
billy clubs," he said,
The millitary asked the
caravan to back away from
the crowd to conduct the
vigil. and a man told Gray
"you shou ld leave or we'll
burn the bus." He then
handed him a flier that
translated, "Foreigners not
welcome."
The man tried to board
the bus and Gray held lip his
hand s, saying "no." The
crowd grew hostile and the
caravan re-boarded.
"We told David, the
driver, to just drive slowly."
photo by Chris Gray
Gray said the men
Three Mayan teenagers watch a military convoy pass.
followed behind the van
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A. Pope is to condom,
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C. might is to right,
D. corporations are to personhood.
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A. McDonald's is to nutrition
B. Monsanto is to food security.
.c. Capitali$m is to resource allocation.
D. Maquilladores are to retirement packages and medical benetlts,
E. kicks are to gen italia .
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A. applying denial. anesthetics and or money, preferably in combination.
B, stockpiling canned goods firearms and lotsa videos.
C. teaching future generations how to deal with today's problems.
D. Hah! Yeah right.
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the light, the heat, the ache of love and the profound silence of a sea of
tears. I am a wondrous confusion of things. To define me is to deny me,
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Student
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
ctivities
and take your bike everywhe re you go .
You can be a team all by yourse lf, or join
a team with dozens of other Greeners, or
the people you work with , or anyone.
You don't have to be Super-SpeedySpice, or tr ave l 20 miles a day. Just get
on your bike and see what happ ens .
The contest runs all through ~ay , and
any riding you do to "commute"
cou nts towards your miles. (So,
aimless recreational riding doesn't by Summer Thomas
cou nt, but biking to BP for a can Contributing writer
of Oly does.)
Just keep track of how much
So what does the prison
you ride (you can estimate mileage action committee do anyway?
if you don 't have a cycloputer) and
Well first off, the prison
how many rides you take, and at action committee is a student
the end of the month the awesome group committed to (1) educating
folks at the Energy Outreach Center ourselves on the injustices of the
will compile yo' data, and figure out prison system, (2) providing a
who the winners are. There are all resource center where people can
so rts of categories, so don't worry if find information about prisons
you're not the Biking King of the and network with others, (3)
World (that's me). There are catego- organizing events that can be both
ries for most first time participants on educational and active in bUilding
a team, individual with the most miles, communities of resistance, (4)
most days of commuting, and on and on. building
connections
with
Prizes , prizes, prizes! And do not prisoners:
writing
letters,
forget - THERE ARE PRIZES! Winners plugging into programs that exist
will
be announced and receive their within prisons like workshops/
by Murphy
tell
by
the prizes at Super Saturday. There's a ll seminars,
or starting
new
Contributing writer
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flocking of stu- kinds of great stuff you can win and it was programs.
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th e
fou l
dents to Red Square, all donated by friendly folks from loc al
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So what are we working on?
weather that has kept us inside or duckcomp lete with hackey-sacks and businesses. And even if you don't win you
Well, this year we have been
ing under overhangs or gettillg our shoes Frisbees. How are you going to make the get free stuff just for participating! Free involved in a letter writing
wet and making our toes soggy all day most of the nice weather that you've so Bagel Brothers bagel coupon, two free campaign to different legislators,
long! Bad weather! I banish thee!
desp e rate ly needed for the past six Rainy Day rentals , a reflective commemo- justice representatives andjudges
It worked!
mo nths?
rative sticker, free taillight (only 50, ask involved in the case ofMumia Abu
Cherry blossoms and daffodils have
You 're going to take part ill the 12th for details) are some of the prizes avail- Jamal supporting a an appeal for
been sighted! Robins can be see n hop - Annual Bicycle Commuter Contest! able. Local businesses have donated over a new trial that doesn't silence
ping around with their squidgy, squi rmy That's right! Just in time to take complete $4000 worth of prizes so get your share.
Mumia's defense. We've tabled
breakfasts. Snowboards are on sale na- advantage of the great weather ahead, the
Contact the EOC (943-4595) to get down in the CAB, put on a film
tion wide for 40-75 percent off! This can Energy Outreach Center is sponsoring )a registration form and remember: regis- series, participated in weekly
mean only one thing : spring time is fi- another huge commuter contest and you tration deadline is May 3.
seminars in prisons , and more
nally about to serve up some nice are invited to join.
Now that you're all excited about recently, two very dedicated
weather. It's not just in your head! You
Registering is easy. Ju st join a team getting biking, lemme remind you of a people from PAC created an
~==============================~ couple of details: If you haven't been bik- installation art piece that
ing all winter, your bike is going to need depicted, with props and puppets,
BAGEL BAKERY
some attention before it will be safely rid- the injustices of the prison system
AND SANDWICH SHOP
Over 20 varieties
able. But don't worry! The EOC is also and sweat shop labor. Now we ' re
baked fresh doily
sponsoring the Wrencher's Ball on Apr. working with the Student Arts
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
30! (The day before the contest starts, get Council to help organize a huge
ESPRESSO - CATERED TRAYS
it?) A bunch of people who know about hip-hop show that will benefit a
OLYMPIA - WESTSIDE
OLYMPIA - EASTSIDE
TUMWATER
LACEY
bikes will be stationed at the downtown fund set aside for prisoners'
Next to Rite Aid
Near Lew Rents
Next to Albertson's
Next to Fred Meyer
IT terminal , fixing bikes for free. There tuition. It will be huge.
400 Cooper Pt. Rd.
2302 E. 4th Ave.
855 Trosper Rd.
720 Sleater·Kinney Rd.
will
also be bike! car races all day Apr.
We're also bringing up two
352-3676
456-1881
30, with the bike and ca r starting from people from a Beat Within in the
the same place, and racing to the IT sta- Bay area to talk about their
tion . Everyone has to follow all the rules experiences working inside youth
of the road, and we 'll all see that biking prisons doing writing workshops
can be even faster than driving!
and publishing the writing in the
If you can 't wait until the day before weekly newsletter, A Beat Within.
the contest to start training, but your This will happen on May 8
bike isn't ready to roll, then bring it down (tentative). In April we plan to
to the Bike Shop, where friendly volun- organize a panel of speakers who
teers will help you figure out what, if any- work within prisons . These folks
thing, is wrong, and advise you of the will share their stories and
minor maintenance tasks that will make strategies of getting into prisons
biking easier and worry-free.
and starting up programs.
Don't forget the importance of
There will also be an event put
safety and knowing what your rights and on by the Women of Color
responsibilities are when you are biking, Coalition that features a panel of
especially in traffic . The Bike Shop will women who will speak to the
hold a workshop to explain the laws of injustices of the prison system,
biking and how to bike safe ly, and help- and their own work to build
ful booklets that discuss commuting and connections with prisoners. If any
laws can be picked up at the Bike Shop, of this sounds interesting and
or the EOC located downtown on 4th .
important to you, please come to
.
One final little word of advice: Get the next meeting on Thursday at
a good lock! There are malicious, evil, 3 p.m. If you can't come then,
maladjusted moronic opportunists who please call or stop by the office
would STEAL your bike if they had the late Tuesday & Wednesday
opportunity. Get a good lock (the kind mornings, and Thursday early
that looks lik e a U) and learn how to use afternoons.
it to minimize chances oftheft (ask at the
If you want to hear Mumia's
bike shop if you're not sure how to secure speech played at graduation, we ' re
it best.) You may not know it yet, but you working on that, so come and help
love your bike . Start spending some qual- us . We're also organizing a
ity time with it , and kick winter drizzle carpool down to San Francisco for
in the ass by savoring the wonderful the Million s for Mumia march on
spring weather coming up .
Apr. 24.
3rdFIoor Union is seeking a
by Amy Loskota
Prison Action
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Committee
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Ask yourself, "W hat did I do this quarter?"
Up here in Student Activities, we did the
following: We protested with the Steelworkers,
protested for human rights and welfare rights,
worked to im prove working conditions for
sweatshop laborers, worked to help political
prisoners, and change the governments in third
world countries. We worked to free prisoners
held unjustly, provide them with books, and
improve their treatment and rehabilitation. We
worked to protect the local environment, salvage
native species, and helped others to learn about
alterna tiv e sources of power, food,
transportation , education , enterta inment , and
trade.
We worked to provide informational
experiences, to expand our knowledge of other
races and cu ltures, to maintain our own cultural
uniqueness, and to enrich the lives of those who
had been separated from their cultural
backgrounds. We expanded our knowledge on
the diversity of sexuality, and protested for equal
rights, laws, and treatment for all sexual choices.
For fun, we put on two swing dances, an Arts
Festival Rave, an Anime Rave, a Costume Ball,
and a Midnight Masquerade . We planned
frolics in the forest, a cafe a la drag, put student
art up all around campus, and visited the fabled
Elwha hot springs. There were two games of
Vampire: the Masquerade"', and assorted
roleplaying games happening all over campus.
There was a sci-fi! fantasy convention one
weekend. And we had anime (Japanese
animation) in the Edge every Friday.
We put out a newspaper a week, an d nearly
100 radio shows a week. We had music, all types
of music, in the CAB, the CRC, the COM, the
library, in Housing, and in Red Square. We had
meetings upon meetings, fun ones, sad ones,
se rious ones, and uplifting ones. We created a
Food Pantry, a Union of Student Workers, a chess
club, and lots and lots of flyers, advertisements,
signs, t-shirts, and started planning for Super
Sa turday.
In fact we have been planning for Spring
all orthe above and more! We planned all of this
and we go to classes, and work just like every
other student here . So whatever you did this
quarter, you could do so much more, and have a
great time with whatever student group suits
you. You can get valuable job experience, or
dress up and role-playa vampire, or work to save
the environment, or learn about medieval
history, or start your own group. Just come up
to our offices on the third floor of the CAB, have
lunch, meet the student coordinators, the staff,
everyone here is waiting for new volunteers and
people to share with, teach, and work with . We
are the nexus point where all the above things
begin. Become a part of our community, meet
new people , and make the things that you like
happen here at Evergreen.
fe"" good liaisons
by Becka Tilsen
by ensuring that everyone has a voice in the Union.
USW co-coordinator
The outreach committee of the USW will make
folders located in the USW office for each workstation
and will update them each week with information
What is a Workstation Liaison?
abo u t
Liaisons
will assume
meetings.
activitie s,
the vital role
Liaison Activities:
upcoming
of building
events.
o
Stop into the office once a week.
consensus
research .
among their
o
Check your folder in the clearly marked Liaison file bin.
and
new s
co-workers.
o
Check the log book. This book is meant to be a place to check-in
from other
This
will
with the Union office and other workstations.
workstation s.
happen
o
Distribute
updated
information
to
your
co-workers.
T
h
('
through
o
Communicate
with
co-workers
on
a
regular
basis.
committee
communication
o
When the union needs to make decisions, please use whatever
will also set
between
up
a lo g
individual
means you think are appropriate to find out what your cobook
to
workers ,
workers want to do.
facilitate
between
communication
worksta tions,
between
and
the
Evergreen community. Having liaisons at every workstations, and between workstations and the
workstation will ensure that USW actually represents union office .
Please come to the USW meetings on Wednesday
student workers.
@
2:
30 p.m., CAB 320, or contact us @ x6098 if you
USW does not yet have a constitution or a formal
are
interested
in becoming a workstation liason.
decision-making process. With this in mind, one of
the main roles of a liaison will be to aid that process
..
by Roni Hodis and Lia Wallon
Jewish Cultural Center coordinators
Wendy Oberlander will be coming to The
Evergreen State College on Thursday, Apr. 15 to
present her video "Nothing to be Written Here"
(1996). The video is a mix of personal narrative and
historical documentary about her father's experience
during World War II and has won several awards , one
of which was first place for Holocaust Biography in
1996. It chronicles his flight from Vienna to England
to escape Jewish persecution only to be deported by
the British War office to Canada, where he was one
of over 2,000 German and Austrian Jewish refugees
held behind barbed wire alongside Nazi POWs.
As a little girl, Wendy understood her father's
wartime experiences through fragmented stories.
The publiC and private reluctance to share the Jewish
experience during World War II lead her to
investigate her heritage herself. The film is a blend
of historical accounts from her findings, footage from
her visits to former camps in Canada, and filmic
narration concerning her complex personal struggles.
" Nothing to Be Written Here" is sponsored by the
Jewish Cultural Center and will run from 4 to 5 p.m.
on Thursday, Apr. 15 in Lecture Hall 5. Please call
866-6000, x6493 for more information.
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SECURITY BLOTTER
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Counseling.Center is now
hiring inter-ns for FALL 1999
by Counseling Center staff
The Evergreen State College
Counseling Center is currently
accepting applications for
mental health counselor
internships for the 1999/
2000 academic year. For
those who are in terested
in
a
career
in
psychological
counseling, this is a
rare opportunity to
receive
train i ng,
experience
and
supervision typically
offered at the graduate
level only.
Mental
health
counselor interns work
collaboratively
with
the
professional staff and independently to
provide personal counseling services to
students. After an initial training period,
interns may also plan, promote and facilitate
workshops and on-going groups on various themes.
I nterns also assist in general office work and attend weekly
staff meetings in addition to in-service training and
supervision sessions. Furthermore, they serve as liaisons to
other campus organizations and initiate outreach and
pu bl icity projects.
This internship opportunity requires a commitment of20
hours a week for the entire academic year. TESC students earn
eight credits per quarter. Work-study is an option if students are
eligible.
If you ride the bus already,
. . If you have to drive,
A
Applicants can be of either
undergraduate . or
graduate
s tan din g .
t-l b we v e r ,
if
undergraduate, they must be of at
least junior or senior" status by
Sept. 1999. Enrollment in a half
time program in psychological
theory 0t its equivalent is required.
Although no specific counseling
experience is required, interns
must be able to demonstrate
communication and social skills.
Interns must be available to start
training in Sept. 1999, two weeks
prior to Fall Quarter. Because of
the intense personal nature of
counseling, all interns are required
to seek their own psychological
counseling.
For more information or to
pick up an application, contact the
Counseling Center in Seminar
2109 or call us at x6800. The last
day to pick up an application is
Friday, Apr. 30.
If you would like to meet the
staff and current interns, please
come to our table in the CAB on
Thursday, Apr.8, from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. You'll be able to learn more
about the Counseling Center and
have your questions answered! See
you there!
$12/quarter for a complete pass is a steal!
the bus pass will enable many other people to ride
-leaving a space for you in the lot.
Intercity Transit is fully supportive and ready to work with us.
We are their #1 customer.
Using the pass is fast and convenient. No searching for a buck and a quarter.
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If you love the forests here, this may keep them here a little longer.
Riding IT will be the all-time cheapest and safest way to get to campus.
It will make you proud to be)lI GREENER!!!
Voting will be located in highly visible spots around campus from April 27th through April 29th.
Absentee voting will be available in spring quarter up in the S & A Office on the 3rd floor of the CAB.
There will be a public forum to air all concerns and rejoicing April 7th at 1:00 in the Library Lobby.
We'll see you April 27th at the Polls!!
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notifacations (E7) 2 cases
2015- Traffic- Vehicle booted
in B-Iot (P-4)
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completed 2202 (E-8/E-9)
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foundation veh damaged by
rocks (EI2)
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(E-12)
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in B-lot (P-4)
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notification
completed on dayshift (E-5)
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in CUP Parking (E-12)
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from Dorm Loop (E-12)
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(E-11/E-12)
1310- Arrest- Theft 2nd, see
C/R for details (Follow up 3/
12 11 05) (E-9)
1545- Fuel info- C/V @
119740 miles & 11 gals (E-9)
1545- Fuelinfo- White Chevy
@ 110718 miles & 16 gals (E1840- Theft- Of a biCycle @
the Tennis Courts (E-8)
04-04-99- 0035- LIB 3rd floor
storage locker (E-7)
1050- Traffic- Citaion issued
for speed (E-9)
1545~Fuel info- C/V @
119,895 miles & 9.5 gals (E-9)
04-05-99- 0129- Narcotics- A
dorm 6th floor (E-7)
1530- Traffic- Booted vehicle
@ F-lot in 2nd row (Me Hendry
1604- Medical- See case
report for info .(E-8/E-9)
1930- Traffic- Vehicle booted
@ B-Iot (Bryce)
04-06-99- 0000- Shift info... All keys in ... (Pinho)
1917- Vehicle booted @ C-lot
(P-4/ E-12)
2345- Traffic- Usafe veh &
failure to stop (E-12) 2 cases
2238- Criminal trespass- 2
subjects from CAB bsmt. (E·
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The times, they'are a/changing
-and we want your input
Aw, geez. Take a look at this
week's security blotter. It's sad.
Damn sad. So damn sad, that ifmy
emotions weren't killed-by T. V.
long ago, I might even cry.
Security blotter is especia lly juicy
this week because of spring break
and the nonsense and mayhem
that went along with it.
You
college kids, what with your
tomfoolery and shenanigans,
you're pavin' a road to the dark
place . Let's take a look:
by Jimmy Cropsey
Staff writer
factual analysis of occurrences (I
would hope that the reporting
would b e done in an effectiv e
and non-disruptive fashion).
These are all things that, acting
as the Security Blotter Editor, I
firmly s upport happening but
have not the time (nor al! th e
skills) necessary to mak e
happen.
Students and (members o f)
the CPJ have expressed an
interest in:
Contributor s
producing cop related clip art,
photos and cartoons to make th e
Blotter more visually appealing
and engaging; And opinions
and commentary about security
related issues to make the
Blotter area of the paper more
thought provoking and/or
entertaining. (As the Blotter
Editor, I am neutral about these
changes/additions happening,
but if the students want to do
them, let's make it happen!)
We
welcome
previous
contributors to the CPJ to
participate in these things, but
we are particularly interested in
new blood coming in.
We need HELP(!!!) making
the Blotter (and surrounding
areas).
My main function (that I am
able to perform) involVing the
Blotter is to type, letter for letter
what is in the Police Services
Incident Log (I will also
summarize parts as instructed
by the CPJ, a policy differing
from about the last 18 previous
3/12/99- Someone stole a issues) .
In order to make the entries
computer from someone else in the
more
understandable, the CPj
residence halls. Obviously my
"Stop Stealing Goddam Computers would like some students (new
From Fuckin' People!" campaign is blood?) to construct keys
(explaining
abbreviations,
a total failure . I am ashamed.
format , etc.) for the blotter.
13Mar99- Possible alcohol Because certain parts take up
poisoning. Not that interesting too much space in word form
until you notice that it occurred at but may be pertinent (such as
11:56 p.m. Pretty early in the Shift Info), could some students
evening for alcohol poisoning, eh? help by maybe constructing
I prefer to wait till at least 3 a .m., tables and graphs summarizing
the cutout entries?
but hey, that's just me.
Also, in order to better
The 15th through the 17th are inform the community about
occurrences mentioned in the
not that interesting ....
log, the CPJ would like
made
by
The 18th and the 19th are contributions
investigative
reporters
for
chock full of stuff, though.
Everything from arrest warrants, -.--_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
power outages , and indecent
exposure . That doesn 't happen to
me very much here at Evergreen,
indecent exposure. Is that good or
bad?
POSITION AVAILABtE
The 20th through the 26th are
really boring except for a bit of an
incident with child porn ... ew.
The 27th peaked with a
warrant/ arrest, but ended quite
mellowly with a fire alarm. Burnt
food .
The 29th.
Another bike
stolen. Apparently my "Stop
Stealing Goddam Bikes From
Fuckin' People!" campaign is a
total failure. My shame knows no
bounds .
The 31st. Malicious mischief.
Somebody was throwing rocks at a
car. You know, every now and then
I get the urge to throw rocks at
cars. But then the urge passes and
I go back to watching Pamela
Anderson in Barb Wire on USA
over and over and over and over
and over and over. ..
The 1st, last Thursday was
boring.
Last
Friday,
someone
vandalized the library'S bathroom
doors. I never get the urge to do
that. Almost never.
Last
SaturdaySome
trespassing, and a couple ofthefts,
including a bike at the tennis
courts. Just another example of
how bikes ahd tennis DON'T MIX.
Everything up till now has
been pretty mellow . And that's it
folks. The Evergreen State College :
A nightmare of depravity.
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Position schedule: 10 hrs/wk, for 10 weeks/qtr
Position to begin fall quarter 1999
Minimum qualifications:
• Software experience with Excel, Word
and Pagemaker
• Problem-solving in Macintosh as well
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• Must be on-call for problems
• Compile basic instructions for
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What's going on in
TESC and ,DIy life
Thursday
04.08.99
April 8-30, the Evans Library
is holding Shannon TippleLeen's photography in
Gallery II.
Every Thursday at 5 p.m. in
the Counseling Center, The
Coming Out Support Group
holds their support group.
Poetry reading by Chrystos,
sponsored by the Women of
Color Coalition at 7:30 p.m.
in the Longhouse. Free to all.
Friday
04.09.99
Saturday
04.10.99
Left With Nothing, David
Koresh Choir, Blood
Brothers, Eighty-Eight, and
Champion at the Arrowspace
8 pm for $5. All ages.
Get your hands dirty at the
15th annual Hunger CleanUp from noon to 3 p.m.!
Help improve Bread and
Roses Hospitality House on
8th Ave. Call Kim at 8668662 for details.
Sunday
Monday
04.12.99
Every Monday at 3 p.m., the
Queer Boyz Group meets in ,.
the Counseling Center.
Tuesday
04.13.99
Every Tuesday at 4 p.m., the
Gender Discussion Group
meets in the Counseling
Center.
An evening with The Sling
Shot Episode (from Indiana).
8:30 p.m. in the Housing
Community Center,
04.11.99
Bristle, Larry & The
At the Midnight Sun, there
Gonowheres, The Shut-Ups,
wil1 be auditions for 'Dance
The Revlons, and Adnauseam 0' Dance' ensemble from 6-9
at the Arrowspace 8 p.m. for
p.m. Members may submit
$5. All ages.
music and videos for future
episodes including: second
Don't miss Koo Nimo with
anniversary show,
performance from Ocheami
Independence show, the class
for cultural film and
of '99 show, the Cinqo show.
drumming workshop. Free as Call Justin B. Wright as 753can be. 6 p.m., Library 1308
9665 for details.
Wednesday
04.14.99
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REDLEAF L2103 @7 p.m Wednesday: Amnesty
International CAB 315 @1p,m. Latin American Student Organization CAB 320 @1 p,m, Women's Resource Center CAB 206 @1 p,m Freaks of Nature
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CAB 320 @4 p,m, SEED Lab II #2242 @5 p.m, Peer
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Jewish Cultural Center CAB 320 (right outside office)
@2:30 p.m. Slightly West CAB 320@ 12 a.m. Sunday: Evergreen Medieval Society CAB 110 @1p.m.
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What's going on in
TESC and Oly life
Thursday
04.08.99
April 8-30, the Evans Library
is holding Shannon TippleLeen's photography in
Gallery II.
Every Thursday at 5 p.m. in
the Counseling Center, The
Coming Out Support Group
holds their support group.
Poetry reading by Chrystos,
sponsored by the Women of
Color Coalition at 7:30 p.m.
in the Longhouse. Free to all.
Friday
04.09.99
Saturday
04.10.99
Monday
Left With Nothing, David
Koresh Choir, Blood
Brothers, Eighty-Eight, and
Champion at the Arrowspace
8 pm for $5. All ages.
Every Monday at 3 p.m., the
Queer Boyz Group meets in
the Counseling Center.
Tuesday
Get your hands dirty at the
15th annual Hunger CleanUp from noon to 3 p.m.l
Help improve Bread and
Roses Hospitality House on
8th Ave . Call Kim at 8668662 for details.
Sunday
04.13.99
Every Tuesday at 4 p.m., the
Gender Discussion Group
meets in the Counseling
Center.
An evening with The Sling
Shot Episode (from Indiana).
8:30 p.m. in the Housing
Community Center,
04.11.99
Bristle, Larry & The
At the Midnight Sun, there
Gonowheres, The Shut-Ups,
will be auditions for 'Dance
The Revlons, and Adnauseam 0' Dance' ensemble from 6-9
at the Arrowspace 8 p.m . for
p.m. Members may submit
$5. All ages.
music and videos for future
episodes including: second
Don't miss Koo Nimo with
anniversary show,
performance from Ocheami
Independence show, the class
for cultural film and
of '99 show, the Cinqo show.
drumming workshop. Free as Call1ustin B. Wright as 753can be. 6 p.m ., Library 1308
9665 for details.
Wednesday
04.14.99
Every Wednesday at 3 p.m.,
the Queer Womens Group
meets in the Counseling
Center.
Thursday
04.15.99
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Monday: Evergreen Political Information Center CAB
320 @3 p.m. Evergreen Queer Alliance CAB 314 @
3:30 p.m. Yoga Club CRCl16 @4 p.m. Students for
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@8p.m. Tuesday: Union of Students with DisabilitiesCAB 320@ 12 noon. Evergreen Medieval Society
CAB 320 @5 p.m. Swing Club CRC 117 @7 p.m.
REDLEAF L2103 @7 p.m. Wednesday: Amnesty
International CAB 315@1p.m. Latin American Student Organization CAB 320 @1 p.m. Women's Resource Center CAB 206 @1 p.m. Freaks of Nature
Longhouse @2 p.m. The Ninth Wave CAB 320 @2
p.m. Yoga Club CRC116 @2 p.m. Men's Support
Group L1505 @2:30 p.m. Environmental Resource
Center L3500@2:30p.m. Men'sCenter L1507 @2:30
p.m. Student Arts Council CAB 108 @3 p.m. Evergreen Animal Rights Network CAB 110@4p.m.Men's
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Jewish Cultural Center CAB 320 (right outside office)
@2:30 p.m. SlightlyW~t CAB 320@12a.m. Sunday: Evergreen Medieval Society CAB 110 @1p.m.
Ramon Ramirez is speaking
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