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Part of The Cooper Point Journal Volume 29, Issue 16 (February 11, 1999)

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What's going on in
TESC and Oly life
little Green Men, Burrito Heaven Eban Goldstein, professor of

Friday 2.5.99
left With Nothing, last Man Standing,

Tequila Bar, 2103 Harrison, 9-12 pm
FREE

Everything Went Black, Hangfire Disaster and
Eighty-Eight. Says the flyer, they are "5
hardcore bands
from the Seattle
The Bob Marley International
area that will
Music Festival at The 4th Ave Tavern .
tear your soul
Featuring Alpha YaYa Diallo, sizz ling
apartl" Wow.
African Jazz pop from Guinea, West
It's $5, it's all
Afri ca. Al so Olympia's best reggae band,
ages, it's 8 pm
Manna,and world beat band One World.
at
the
African crafts booth. Part of the
Arrowspace.
proceeds benefit the Welfare Rights
Organizing Coalition. Tickets are $10
Saturday 2.6.99
and are ava ilable at the door or at Rainy
Hey you ... Visitation Art Walk and Da y Records. Starts at 8 pm. For info
Dance happens from 7 pm to 2 am on cal l Liberation Reggae at 705 -1236.
the ·main floor ofTESC lib rary. Featuring
Monday 2.8.99
local artists Engine 54, ICU and Djs Ethan
Pennfold and Matt Evans. This is FREE Have you considered remaking the
... if you come with a can of food. world lately? Evergreen Political
Otherwise it's $1. Sponsored by Student Information Center (EPIC) meets at 3 pm
in CAB 110.
Arts Council, Slightly West, and KAOS.

economics and environme ntal studies
at Lewis and Clark College, gives a talk
. entitled "Globa l Warming: Can it be
Stopped 7" Goldstein is the creator of
Kyoto Now a student group that is
dedicated to promoting ramification of
the Kyoto treaty as the first step in
stopping global warming, and is giving
the talk to see if there is any interest in
starting achapter here at Evergreen. The
talk starts at 7 pm in Lecture Ha112. Call
WashPIRG for more info at ext. 6058.
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Tuesday 2.9.99
Swing, baby, swing! The Evergreen

Ghanaian drums beat into Evergreen

PHAT health report

Page 13

Page 4

Cooper <Point

Swing Club meets from 7-9 pm in CRC
117 every Tuesday. No partner or money
needed, but bring your ID.

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REDlEAF meets in 12103 at 7 pm.
That would be the Revolutionary
Egalitarian Dem ocracy Liberating Each
and All Forever.

AGrain of Sand, a live performance
by Nobuko Miyamoto, is happening in
the Experimental Theater at 8 pm as part
of Day of Absence/Day of Presence.
Tickets are avai lable at lESC Bookstore.
pm in the Far Side (in the Mods), the
EQA presents a queer film. Go, go.

Day of Absencel
Day of Presence
Events schedule
compiled by Gordon Dunbar
Staff writer
The Day of Absence/Presence is an
annual celebration of cultural heritage and
awareness of diversity issues through the
power of community and education. On the
Day of Absence, staff and students of color are
invited to attend a cultural education retreat
off-ca.m.pus. The rest of ca.m.pus is invited
to participate in a similar retreat on-ca.m.pus.
The Day of Presence is a time when we can
come together and celebrate diversity as a
whole community. The following agenda
reflects the most recent changes in the Day of
Absence/Day of Presence agenda for
Wednesday through Friday.

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of Sand - Live Performance by
Nobuko Miya.m.oto; Tickets on sale
at the TESC Bookstore and event box
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Annual exodus;
Day of Absence

Wednesday 2.10.99

How to submitto the calendar: bring
or mail all the pertinent info to the CP J in
CAB 316 by Monday 4pm for publication in
that Thursday's issue. Thanks.

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Thursday, Feb. 11
Day of Absence - On Ca.m.pus
9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. - Library 2126 - Student
Seminar with Noel Ignatiev
CANCELLED - Tacoma Ca.m.pus
Conversation with a "Race Traitor"
with Mab Segrest
Noon -LOO p.m. - Library 2000 Conversation with a "Race Traitor"
with Noellgnatiev
1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.-LonghouseCedar Room
- Community Dialog/Diversity
Workshop (Part 1) with Jeremy
Segel-Moss
3:30 p.m.· 5:30 p.m. - Library 2205 - Faculty
and Staff Seminar with Noel
Ignatiev; Seminar paper available
from 1st Peoples, Library
Circulation
TESC
Olympia, WA 98505
Address Service Requested

CANCELLED - Lecture Hall 1 - "The Souls of
White Folks" with Mab Segrest;
Seminar paper available from 1st
Peoples, Library Circulation
8:00 a.m. -10:30 p.m. - Experimental Theatre
- A Grain of Sand - Live
Performance by Nobuko
Miya.m.oto; Tickets on sale at the
TESC Bookstore and event box
office. Alimited number of coupons
for discounted admission will be
available at other Day of Absence
activities

Thursday, Feb. 11
Day of Absence - Off ca.m.pus
All off ca.m.pus events are at the Salmon Club
which is located on the left side of East Bay
Drive, just north of Priest Point Park.
8:30 a.m. - Retreat focused on Community of
Color
9:00 a.m . - Community DialOg/Diversity
Workshop (Part 1) with Rudy
Martin and Karee Powers
Noon - Lunch - Community Potluck
1:30 p.m. - Story Telling Workshop with
Nobuko Miya.m.oto
4:30 p.m. - Wrap up
5:30 p.m. - Departure

Friday, Feb. 12
Day of Presence
8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m. - Longhouse Cedar Room
- Multicultural Workplace Training
with Donna Stringer
8:30 a.m .. 4:30 p.m. - Lab 1. Room 1059Multicultural VVorkplace Training
with Elmer Dixon
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - CAB 110 - United
Community DialOg/Diversity
VVorkshop (Part 2)
5:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Library 2000 - Ethnic
Man - Live performance by Teja
Arboleda; FREE

at the same time, "It was kind of depressing
because there weren't very many."
"It gave a sense of hope," says Kaya, "just
The night before, ten or so students and that there were other people of color who
staff are fixing la st minute holes in the thought the same things as we did." They both
schedule, dividing responsibilities, bUilding agree Day of Absence has been far better
their confidence- tomorrow is the day.
advertised this year than in the past.
The annual one-day exodus of non-white
In contrast, Shomari Anderson, who is
students divides the campus in hopes of better in his third year at Evergreen, says he'd never
uniting it, Day of Absence is a time for students heard of Day of Absence, "I don't even know
to come together as a community. and often , what it is." Shomari says, after learning what
to ' realize they are not alone in their Day of Absence is, that he wouldn't attend such
experiences.
an event. He says it sounds like an act of
But is it of benefit to students?
segregation, and thinks it wouldn't help
Lee Lambert, presidential assistant for interaction with the rest of society.
"People who aren't strong in their
civil rights and legal affairs. says it's a benefit
to students whether they realize it or not. He community don't understand the purpose of
says it's a time to understand that people's community," says Raquel Salinas, First Peoples
experiences are not isolated.
coordinator. Raquel feels there is no model for
Paul Gallegos, preSidential assistant for what community is in our society. "There is
equal opportunity. says "All you have to do is nothing for people to look at and say, That's
look at the national and state disparity about community.'"
race, look at disparities of every category. the
Jenn Bowman , coordinator of the
demographics of health and success. You'll see Women of Color Coalition, is upset she can't
we still have these glaring ineqUities."
go this year. Jenn says she wants to attend so
Governor Gary Locke wrote in a letter to she can get to know her peers, "other students
Evergreen that, though he could not attend, he of color on campus".
sees Day of Absence as "a vehicle to spread the
Jenn says in her first year she left after the
message of shared peace and greater offcampus event feeling "really excited, a little
confused, but really really excited."
understanding among all people."
Diann Charles has thought a lot about the
Jenn went last year, but got bored and left
event. "I have experienced a day of absence early. She says the Salmon Club, where many
every day of my life. It's hard to be present of the off-campus events are held, isn't a warm
when all people don 't see you." The senior, in place to be, and "seems sterile." She says she's
her third quarter at Evergreen. says she has undergone a lot of changes the last three years,
every intention of attending. "It's about finding '" was confused about myself, I was confused
out who you are. What they see is co lor, about my identity."
because we are conditioned to see color. It's
Diann Charles feels that is what Day of
ditlicult for most people to move outside of Absence is all about. "It's about finding out
their comfort zone, and it works both ways who you arc. It's learning about understanding
too."
life experiences."
Part of the idea behind Day of Absence is
Day of Absence was started in 1975 and
to gather people of color together under one continued through 1987, then was revived in
roof and give them a chance to talk.
1992. Since then, programs for the entire
Kaya Isobe and Florence Apana attended campus have been added. including Day of
last year's event. Florence says it was good to Presence.
see Evergreen's people of color in one place, but
Day of Absence 1999 is Thursday, Feb.ll.

Endangered trees, endangered buses
commentary by Darren Shaffer
Contributing writer
The Evergreen campus plays host to over
1,550 parking spaces. Let us suppose that the
parking lots could support three trees per
space. Evergreen's paved parking area could
contain one tree for every student and faculty.
This will not be the case in the future .
Evergreen has a growing student
population. There are plans to add a second
seminar building. Part of the requirements for
the seminar building, dictated by law, is to
increase the number of parking spaces
available. A proposed plan for construction of

Seminar II calls for paving over part of the trail
to the orga nic farm. How many trees would be
felled, I do not want to even count. Trees are
already going to be cut down for the Seminar
II building. Why do we need to cut more?
We need to cut more because of us. We
are the ones who drive to school in singleoccupant vehicles. We are the ones who do not
bike. We are the ones who do not carpool. We
are the ones who do not take the bus. If we
showed that we did not need more parking.
then the new parking lots might not have to be
constructed.

see Endangered on page 5
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Key to Security Blotter Codes
E:Cop
E-l Huntsberry
E-2 Savage
E-3 Eddy
E-4 Russell
E-5 Talmadge
E-6 vacant
E-7 Brewster
E·8 Stretch

P: Parking Enforcement
E-9 Lewis
E-1O Oplinger
E-il Garland
E·12 Neely
P-l Woodall
P-2 Seip •
P-3 McHendry

TULIP seeking volunteers
and interns

The Crisis Clinic seeks
volunteers

The Thurston Union of Low Income Persons (TULIP) is
currently seeking volunteers and interns to serve on i,ts board
of directors. TULIP 's mission is to create and maintain an
accessible, full service credit union, which is owned and
operated by its low-income members. As a member of the
Board of Directors, you will be responsible for ensuring that
TULIP is operating in accordance with its mission statement
and that it meets all state and federal legal requirements in its
operating procedures. If you're interested, call 956-9235 for
an application packet.

Are you a dedicated individual seeking training in
communication and problem solving? Receive 54 hours of
exceptional training in exchange for 4 hours a week answering
their crisis lines. This is an excellent opportunity to directly
serve your community! To be a part of their March training
session, please contact Amy Hagen at 586-2888 . All
applications must be received by March 5.

Miscellaneous Cases
2/3/99· 1022- Theft- Wallet reported stolen. See C/R
(Brewster)
2/4/99- 1230- Medical- Possible suicide attempt in
dorms (E-7)
1729- Susp pers- CAB bookstore. C/R for details (E-3)
2/5/99- 0335- Alcohol-MIC- Consumption of alcohol
by minor, action defered to Housing (E-lO)
1250- Theft- Black Jansport baskpack stolen from a
woman while she was using the restroom, 1st floor
Library. (E-12)
1430- Prop dam- Vehicle damaged by falling tree bran ch
(E-9/ E-1O)
2021- Fuel Info- Chev refueled@miles106841/ 19.3 Gals
(Smith)
02-06-99- 1530- "Late entryw_ 1343 Hr, possesion of
suspicious material, LIB. (E-I0)
02-07·99- 0000- Medical- **Late entry** 2/62347 Sick
person (E9)
0615- Medical- D-dorm sick person (E12)
02-08-99- 0918- Fuel info- Caprice, @ 107113 miles & 18
Gal (E-12)
1001- Fuel info- C/V,@ 115676 miles & 13.7 gals (E-11)
02-09-99- No miscellaneous cases reported.

Cafe Ie Drag!
The Evergreen Queer Alliance will present a cabaret style
drag show on Friday, February 12 at 8:30 p.m. in Library 4300.
The event is free to all, but if you need more information than
that, yO;] can call th e EQA at 866-6000, x6544.

Safeplace Valentine's Day
fund-raiser
In exchange for donations to Safeplace, local businesses
will display colored paper hearts through Valentine's Day. All
proceeds raised during the event will help continue crisis
intervention and support work vital to the health and safety of
women and children. You too can make a donation: Safeplace
is encouraging everybody to buy a heart and honor a loved
one. Hey, for Valentine's day, you could buy a heart, write a
message to your sweetie, and have it displayed in a local
storefront. Your truest will love you even more for contributing
to a great cause. Safeplace provides ongoing services to victims
of sexual and domestic violence in Thurston County.

Politics and Art: Visualizing
the Prison Crisis
The Prison Action Committee and Art and Revolution will
create a four-day visual event drawing connections between
education and prisons, the global economy, and the class war
against women and children. Both organizations urge you to
participate in their day long actions in Red Square, February
16-19. For more information, contact Stephanie Guilloud at
534-9867, or contact PAC at 866-6000, x6879.

Traffic
2/3/99- 1030- Vehicle booted in F-Iot (McHendry)
1830- Vehicle booted at CUP parking (P-4)
2/4/99- 1130- Vehicle booted in Ftot (McHendry)
1745- Vehicle booted at CUP parking lot (P-4)
1936- Vehicle booted in C-Iot (P-4)
2010- Vehicle booted in B·lot (P-4)
2235- Parking infractions isued on swing shift (E-10) 3
cases.
2/5/99- 0700- "Delayed" Vehicle impound, Dorm Loop
(E-lO)
02-06-99- 1500- Verbal warning issued for speed (E-1O)
2245- Verbal warnings issued on shift. (E-lO) 2 cases.
02·07·99- 1000- Vehicle impound, overtime parking
Dorm Loop (EI2)
1550- Verbal Warnings issued on shift (E-lO) 2 cases.
02-08-99- 1845- Booted placed on vehicle, MOD parking
(E-8)
02-09-99- 1830- Vehicle Booted at CAB loading dock (E-

BLOTTER

Mudfest Jamboree

Northwest Popular
Education Conference

Go play in Olympia's 2nd Annual Women 's "S-a-side"
Mudfest '99 SoccerJamboree. Play is 5 players per team with a
maximum of 7 players per team roster. The tournament is
round robin format with 20 minute halves. short fields, small
goals and tournament t-shirts. Players and teams a~e
encouraged to particpate in the pre-jamboree warm-up, dnll
and scrimmage. They will also accept registrations at the field
throughout the pre-jamboree session. The pre-jamboree warmup at Washington Middle School is free and will be held
Saturday, March 6, at 10:00 a.m. The Mudfest '99 Jamboree at
Washington Middle School will be Saturday, March 13 starting
at 9:30 a.m. Fees are $75 per team or $15 per individual. The
registration deadline is March 6. For more information, please
call 753-8380

On February 12, 13 and 14, popular educators, labor
activists, and students will gather at ,The Evergreen State
College to share ideas, techniques and resources in a unique
conference on popular education as a tool for social change.
The conference will feature innovative techniques in education,
individuals, organizations, and labor educators who have
studied with the Brazilian pioneers of popular education.
Participants in the conference will have the opportunity to
learn from Latino street musicians, a local carpenter's union
organizing program, a public theater group, a muralist, and
many others.
To register for the conference or for more information,
contact Ellen Short-Sanchez at TESC's Labor Education and
Research Center at 866-6000 x6527.

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Public Services
2/3/99- 0153- Jumpstart C-Iot (E-8)
0700· Escorts completed on shift (E-8) 2 cascs..
1400- Unlocks completed on shift (E-ll ) 2 cases.
223 2· Escorts (E-3! E-8) 6 cases.
2233· Unlock (E-3)
2233- Lock (E-3)
2321- Jumpstart B·lot (E-8)
2345- Ecorts (E·H) 2 cases.
2/4/99- 0801 - Unlocks completed on graveyard shift, also
1 Ec. (E-8) 2 cases.
2237- Esco rt s (E-3/ E-7/ E-1O) 4 cases.
2/5/99- 1400- Latr entr y for jllmpsta rts on earlier shifts.
(Lewis) 2 cases.
IS03· Jumpt art completl'd at LIB bu s loop (E·9/ E-12)
2200- Unlocks (E·9) 2 cascs.
2333- Escort (E-9)
02-06-99- 1258- JlImpstart F-Iot (E-10)
1500- Unlocks (E- LD! E-12) 2 cases.
5144- Unlock completed (E-10)
2246- Unloc k co mpleted (E-IO)
02-07-99· 0205- Escort (E9)
1217- J\IIllpst art F-Iot (E-12)
1555· Unlocks completed on shift (E·9. E- lO, E·ll) 3 cases.
1)) 17· Jumpstart completed (E-9)

2200- Tony Elhardt on call back for CUP, via
pager
2/4/99- 0000- Stretch/ Ashby on duty. All
keys accounted for. Tony Elhardt on call-back
for CUP. Hl/RA-Melissa H2IRA-KateH.
RM1-Brian
0800- Huntsberry, Savage, Riggins and
Brewster on duty Russell and Garland out sick.
1600- Brewster/ Smith on duty; All keys
accounted for
1645- Hl/RA-Kristin H2/RA-Mike RMI-Matt
2/5/99- 0000- Oplinger/ Ashby on duty. All
keys accounted for. Tony Elhardt on call-back
for CUP. Hl/RA-Kristin H2/RA-Mike RMlMatt
0800- Huntsberry, Savage, Neely on duty. All
keys accounted for. Russell on sick leave.
1600- Lewis/ Smith on duty; All key accounted
for
1645- Hl/RA-Sean H2/RA-Mike RMI-Matt
2209- Tony Elhardt on call back for CUP, via
pager
02-06-99- 0000- Talmadge/ Lewis/ Pinho on
duty. All keys in Tony E1hardt on callback for
CUP Hl/RA-Sean H2/RA-Mike RMI-Matt
0800- Neely/ Oplinger/ Ashby on duty. All
keys accounted for.
1000- Hl/RA-Tim H2/RA-Wendy RMlAaron RD-Sheila
1600- Oplinger/ Young on duty. All keys
accounted for
02-07-99- 0000- Lewis/ Pinho on duty.
Allkeys accounted for Tony on callback for
CUP Hl/RA-Tim H2/RA-Wendy RM1-Aaron
The EQA is sponsoring Cafe Ie Drag, Friday,
0800- Neely/ Oplinger/ Ashby on duty. All
Feb. 12 at 8:30 .m. in Librar 4300.
keys accounted for.
1000- Hl/RA-Kenny H2/RA-Vita RM1-Aaron
RD-Sheila
1600- Neely/ Lewis/ Young on duty. All keys
accounted for.
1650- Tony, on call back for CUP
02-08-99- 0000- Eddy/ Pinho on duty. All keys
accounted for Tony on callback for CUP H1/
2245- Unlocks completed on shift (E-3, E-9) 3 RA-Kenny H2/RA-Vita RMI-Aaron
cases.
0800· Huntsberry/ Russell/ Brewter/
2245- Escort completed (E-9 E-3) 2 cases.
Garland/ Ashby/ Riggins on duty. All keys
02-08-99- 1445- Unlock completed (E-ll)
accounted for.
1445- Escorts completed on shift (E-ll) 2 1600- Garland! Smith/ Eddy on duty; All keys
cases.
accounted for
1826- Jump start completed in C-Iot (E-8)
1629- H1/RA-Brent H2!RA-Jeremy RMS1939- Jump start completed in B-Iot (E-3)
Sarah
2240- Escorts (E-3! E-8) 5 cases.
2203- Terry Chapman on call back for CUP,
02-09-99- 0335- Jumpstart CAB LD (E-8)
via pager
1016- Emergency notification in LH#5 (E-ll) 02-09-99- 0000- Stretch! Pinho on duty. All
1729- Jump start completed in B-Iot (E-7)
keys accounted for Terry on callback for CUP
2231- Lock (E-8)
H1/RA-Brent H2/RA-Jeremy RMI-Sarah
2232- Escorts (E-12/ E-9/ E-8) 5 cases.
0800- Huntsberry, Savage, Russell, Riggins,
Brewster and Garland on duty.
Shift Info
1600- Brewster/ Smith on duty; All keys
2/3/99- 0000- Stretch/ Ashby on duty. All accounted for
keys accounted for. Tony Elhardt on call-back 1622- Hl/RA-Tim H2/RA-David RMS-Sarah
for CUP. H1/RA-Sarah H2/RA-Ben RMl- 2200- Terry Chapman on call back for CUP,
Brian
via pager
0800- Huntsberry, Savage, Russell, Riggins,
Brewster and Garland on duty. All keys acctd
for.
1600- Eddy/ Brewster/ Smith/ Garland on
duty; All keys accounted for
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Friday, Feb. 5, Evergreen students joined machinists, longshoremen, and others in a car bl?ckade at ~he
acoma Kaiser AI uminum plant. The action,lasting 2 hours, prevented scab workers from entering or leaVing
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February 11, 1999

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Cooper Point Journal

A racial metaphor

for the millenium

(Cultural and political analysis for
Evergreen students and other Olympia
residents-in case you couldn't tell . .. )
"Herein lie buried many things which
if read with patience may show the strange
meaning of being black here at the
dawning of the Twentieth Century."
W.E.B. DuBois, 1903
Twentieth, twenty-first, you get the
picture .. .
I'm on the phone with a good friend
of mine who I write these wacky letters to.
Enclosed in these would be gag cartoons I
clip out of the paper, amusing and/or
poignant quotes, etc. One in particular
struck her fancy: A mock ad from Mad
magazine for a fictitious business called
"Rent-a-Negro ." Essentially it was a satire
of an escort service, only in this case, you
would call and hire a homo sapien from
Earth who happens to have tan or brown
skin to simply hang out at your dinner
party so you can show everyone how
diverse you are.
Natural diversity is a good thing,
enforced diversity is both occasionally
nec essary and potentially problematic, but
it was token diversity that Madwas
parodying, and that's why I sent it to
Siobhan. When she brought it up, it
occurred to me that "whites" need
"blacks" about as much as you need water,
and in much the same ways .. .
For instance, "whites," like most
everyone else, bathe with water. So just as
never seeing "blacks" (in an honest,
positive Iigh t) in your life can lead to
isolatio~ and corruption, never bathing
can likewise lead to isolation (nobody
wants to be near you if you're funky) and
corruption (funk).
Another example: you need water to
put out fires , and "whites" have been using
"blacks" as front-line cannon fodder for
ages. It even takes the water in saliva to
spit an insult in someone's eye and how
often have you heard "whites" mimic the

The

humor of "blacks" (I have yet to hear
anyone of color actually say out loud , "yo u
go girl!" but I've heard plenty of folk s with
blond dreadlocks say it)?
Nobody likes the rain . It's
depressing and relentless and
mercilessa>kind of like my column . But
like water, it 's necessary for growth.
'Course, I've been known to flash flo od at
times, but the other extreme is the thirst
that can come if you don 't regularly
quench yourself.
And just as the majority of the
surface of the planet Earth is water, "Most
men in this world are colored," as W.E.B.
DuBois said in 1938. Which is due in no
small part to the fact that you love to swim
in water (resulting in the births of the
likes of Lena Horne, Halle Berry, Bob
Marley, and Lenny Kravitz) . As the old
ditty goes, "Water, water, everywhere . .. "
The reason why I put "whites" and
"blacks" in quotes is the same reason why
Denzel Washington said when he played
Steven Biko in Cry Freedom that, if we
were to be truly accurate, we would be
brown and you would be pink. The terms
"white" and "black" will never ring quite
as true as "Humans," "Terrans,"
"Earthlings," and so forth. We're all one
race, and as such, we all need each other.
But a madness gripped us, well, y'a/l
actually, and now these wildly divergent
cultures have arisen over the centuries
between two peoples who are virtually
identical, biologically speaking (despite
what the KKK/ Nazis would have you
believe).
This has obviously been one big Jesse
Jackson-sounding metaphor with no
documentation that will actually support
the comparing people of direct African
descent (as opposed to everybody else,
who's indirectly descended) to water. But
since I won't be around during the Day of
Absence, I figured I should leave you with
my take on all this until I get back.
Oh well, I'm more of a "Mulder" than
a "Scully" man myself, and as silly as this
may sound, my money's riding on how the
(eventual) arrival of reaJ aliens (not the
supposedly "illegal" kind) will make the
palest gay Jew and the darkest straight
Muslim look just like Siamese twins. Born
attached to the hip, but with way different
tastes in music.

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Evergreen smokers speak up
PHAT takes a survey to assess TESC health habits
Kristin Silady
PHAT member

Smoking cigarettes is one of
Evergreen's biggest health problems. On
PHAT's general health survey, many of
you said that you are trying to quit or are
worried about health risks associated
with secondhand smoke from your peers'
butts. In November we took a
smokers' survey to find out how
they feel about their habit.
We took a sample of about
fifty smokers and asked them
about their habit. Most of the
sa mple group had smoked
for six, seve n, or eight years. - ...
Some had smoked for
shorter or longer periods of
time but the average was
6.7 years. Most of the
sa mple group started their
habit in their early teens
(13,14, or 15 years of age).
The average age was 15.4
years. The majority of th e
smokers surveyed smoke
less than a pack a day,
anywhere from two to
fifteen cigarettes a day.
The rest smoked a pack a
day, and there were a few
people who consumed
two or three packs a day.
The top three reasons people
cited for why they began were peers,
curiosity and/or enjoyment, and the cool
factor. When asked whether they wanted
to quit they said yes, but not right now.
Everyone knows that smoking is very
bad for health. Anyone who smokes and
tries to run up a flight of stairs can testify
to this fact. Just in case you forgot, here
are some good reasons to quit : A. Low
energy levels. B. Difficulty breathing. C.
Lowered immunity (more colds and flu) .
D. Bad breath. E. Stained teeth. F. Cancer
of the lung, mouth . esophagus, bladder.
kidney, and pancreas. C. Coronary heart
disease . H. High blood pressure. I.

Stroke. J. Senses of smell and taste are
diminished . K. Corporate tobacco
monsters. L. The money spent on
cigarettes every day/month/year (for a
pack a day habit: $912.50 a year) .
There are many ways to successfully
quit. Each smoker is unique. They have
specific reasons for starting, staying a

Substitutin g a cigarette with a glass of
water, a cup of tea, or meditation can
provide the same mental relaxation
without the tar, nicotine, and other junk.
If smoking is a nervous habit , try putting
a rubber band on your wrist to play with
or chew on gum, lollipops. or cinnamon
sticks. Regular exercise also helped many
smokers kick the habit. Exercise will
make your body healthier.
reduce anxiety, and elevate
your mood. You ca n also
try calming herbs in
extracts, capsules , or
tea s. St.John's Wort,
valerian
root ,
skullcap, and kava
are examp les of
herbal relaxers. If
you hav e tried t o
quit several times
before
and
nothin g work ed
for yo u, ask your

lifJ

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smo ker, and kicking the habit. If the
addiction is mostly psychological, it may
help to maintain the hand-mouth habit
by smoking herbal cigarettes. This will
ease a smoker out of the nicotine
addiction while supporting the hand·
mouth connection. If the addiction is
primarily physical (i .e. the body is very
dependent on nicotine), chewing nicotine
gum or trying the patch may be the best
solution. Many smokers become
dependent on cigarettes to provide them
with a break and/or to relieve anxiety.

I

physician about
the prescription
drugs that ·are
available to help
smokers kick the
habit.
There are several things you may
encounter on the road to a smoke free
existence. A popular myth surrounding
the process of quitting is weight gain .
The statistics show that a third of
smokers gain weight, a third lose weight,
and a third stay the same. This depends
largely on how you handle the stress of
quitting. If you eat a piece of candy every
time you have a craving, you will certainly
gain weight. If you replace smoking with
exercise, meditation, and lots of water.
you will probably lose weight or at least
maintain your present weight. You may

also be extremely irritable and depressed
for the first few weeks. This happens
because your brain is used to the constant
presence of nicotine and now has to
readjust itself back to normal. This too
shall pass . You may start coughing up a
lot of funky colored phlegm. It may be
brown , black, green , or yellow. Your body
is healing and expelling toxins that have
been in your lungs for months or years.
There are herbal and vitamin mixtures
that combat these effects. Quitting works
best when a person limits the amount of
time spe nt in s ituations that promot e
smo king .
If one waits for the perfect time to
quit , it will neve r come. The addiction
never allow s for the "right tim e" to be
ava ilable. Those who want to quit have to
prepare themselve s and co nsid er hi gh
s tre ss situat ions that promote their
habit. Quitting is a very healthy choice.
It ca n mark the begi nnin g of a lIew se lf.

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Lecture Hall
Face-lift
by Mat Probasco
Editor

Evergreen's 1972·built Lecture Halls have
received a 1999 face lift, or more accurately, a
triple bypass.
Two out of the five halls have been fitted
with new rear projection screens. The screens
have video images projected on to them from
behind, making them look like giant TV
screens from the front.
Each hall's screen is controlled at a
podium equipped with a microphone for
lecturing and a touch screen. The touch screen
allows control of VCR, CD, laser disc. DVD,
and cassette players with the slide of the finger.
The touch screen also con trols all the room's
lighting.
The podium has a document camera on
its right hand side th at works similar to an
overhead projector. The document camera
takes a video image of whatever is beneath it,
then sends that image through a complex
system of wiring to the rear projection screen .
The new audio and visual systems are
state of the art and take an average of five to
ten minutes to learn, said Jerry Osborn ofSM
Stemper, architect for the renovations.
In addition, the building has all new air
conditioning systems that solve long standing
heating and cooling problem s, new chalk
boards, and for the first time since 1972 the
building meets current fire codes.
"It's never easy to retro·fit a building,"
said Osborn. "especially a concrete building
like this."
The renovatiom cost aro und $1.3
million.

"I don't feel so well."
Over-the-counter help
by Ashley Shomo
Staff writer

Some students this quarter can be seen
clenching moist Kleenex in one hand while
drearily~trollingto the next soothing glass of
orange juice, while othm just tay in bed feeling
hot, tired and dizzy. Some, unfortunately, are
experiencing all this at Once with the faint tinge
of nauSea to complete the experience.
As students try to find help for there
symptoms, phone calls have increased at the
Student Health Center. ·
Kris Burkett, from the Center, blames two
viruses that came to campus last fall. The
symptoms take two forms-the runny-nose,
coughing student, and the nauseous feverish
student. She said influenza is tlle culprit and
there's little that can be done to stop it.
"If it's viral, there's not anything you can do

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Evergreen Alternative Transportation,
(EAT) will be working to reduce the demand
for parking. It is our ultimate goal that the
funds that would have been used to expand
parking go towards expanding alternative
transportation programs. Currently, EAT is
working to maintain the endangered
alternative transportation program that is in
place.
The Bus Pass program that is in place this
year was sponsored by Services & Activities
(S&A). S&A put forth the funds for this year as
a trial run. So far. this test has been successful.

News
Staff Writers. Nichol Everett, Saab Lofton, Sarah

PHAT bit of the week

Manvel, Greg Skinner
Staff Photographers.' James Cropsey, Nichol Everett,
Greg Skinner
Letters & Opinions Editor David Simpson
Copy Editors. Jen Blackford &Mikel Reparaz
Comics Page Editor: Jason Miles
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& Entertainment Editor: Nick Challed
Co-Managing Editors. Ashley Shomo & Suzanne
Skaar
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remained relatively stable (still at an epidemic
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especially among women, while other STD's,
chlamydia and herpes, are growing so fast that
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Bus ridership on the 41 and 44 has been up 300
rides per day. Each full bus can mean up to 40
cars that are not on the road and 40 cars that
do not need parking spaces. The need for the
parking spaces llIigh t increase if we do not act
now.
This spring, The Evergreen State College
will be voting on a self-assessed fee of$10 per
quarter that would fund an alternative
transportation program. The mainstay of the
program would be the continuation of reduced
rate bus service. Additionally, funds will go
towards other alternative transportation
enhancements at Evergreen. The goal put forth
by EAT for this program is to reduce the need
for more parking, thereby reducing the need
to expand parking lots. The secondary goal of
this is to prevent pollution and to Greeners.
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The cultin g of trees is not the only
environmenta l impa ct of our driving. Our
driving also costs tiS lots of $$$ . A $10 fee
would create some of the cheapest
transportat ion in the country. In Washington,
over half of the water pollution is caused by
non·point sources. a.k.a. cars. Cars and driving
account for 57 percent of Washington's air
pollution.
The bus pass program will not save
Evergreen's trees, but also help save us money,
our water quality, and our air. A mere $10 a
quarter can do all this. It is up to you if we are
to make an impact on Evergreen's pollution
and waste.
If yo u want to help or find out more,
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I am in no position to judge if this was
a victory for the Kaiser workers. Did we
convince any scabs that they were hurting
When the Union of Student Workers workers (not to mention the environment)
met with the administration on Nov. 18 to everywhere by undermining this strike? Did
discuss twice·a·month paychecks I was the men and women and families who have
struck by something that Vice President of been on strike since Sept. 30 feel encouraged
Student Affairs Art Costantino said: there by this act of resistance? Were we anything
are two frameworks we need to consider more than a fleeting blip on the radar screen
when deciding who is a student worker. He of a multi·million dollar company? It's hard,
stated that I am either a worker for the to tell. I am absolutely sure of the fact,
school, and therefore entitled to all the however, that last night was a victory for me.
In crunch time-on th e
rights of a worker, or I
picket line-llo one asked
am a student and
me whether I was a
therefore must put my
Now I realize I not
"s tudent" or a "worker."
education first (i .e. take
only can be, but
Last night , with more
out emergency loans to
pay for it). At the time,
have always been, pressing matters at hand,
those were names th at just
my gut reaction to his
both a student and faded
away. I am a student,
characterization was,
a worker at TESC.
"Why can't I be both ?"
and a co mmitt ed one.
Taking 16 cred it s at
Since that meeting, I
Evergreen is nothing to
have gone through
a process of under·standing what Art smirk at. I am also a worker. The money I
meant. Last night, I came a thousand steps earn goes to pay for school and to pay a
closer. Now I realize I not only can be, but share of my family's expenses whom I am
have always been, both a student and a fortunate enough to live with.
On Nov. 18, I heard th e vice president
worker at TESC.
Last night , along with ot her st udents, responsible for my affairs plant the seeds of
workers , comm unit y members, and divisiveness : a meaningless distinction
emp loyees from Boeing, I went to Tacoma between "students" and "workers." We can,
and stood in the rain with the workers from a nd oftentimes h ave to be both . Art
the Kaiser Aluminum plant who have been attempted to define me in ei th er/or terms ,
on str ike for more than three months. We and sinc e then, I have become more and
marched in th e picket line peacefully. We more committed to being responsible for
watched scab workers try to make th eir way my own affairs. That is the et h os and
into the plant, sometimes we were pushed motivation around which union movement s
aside by th eir ca rs. We watched the police are built.
Last night, an act of solidar ity bound
arrive after company security fabricated a
story that we were brandishin g knives . We me with the Kaiser workers, and it r('minded
wcre threatened with arrest for being there . me that no line can be drawn between two
I arrived home co ld and tired with no urge things that I am-a studcnt and a worker.
whatsoever to search out the Friday night
parties. Some night.

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medically, n said Burkett.
She said the only option students have is
to subdue the symptoms until the virus dies.
This can take anywhere from 7 to 10 days, and
in some cases, students won't feel normal until
three weeks have passed.
A student that sleeps well and drinks at
least eight glasses of water a day, Burkett said,
will have a healthier immune system making
it harder for a virus to attack.
"It's a lot easier said than done," said
Burkett. But these two things will help more
than anything.
Many symptoms of these viruses started
showing up in fall. Burkett said, when students
return to school from other states and
countries, they bring all sorts of germs with
them. This makes Evergreen a fertile place for
viruses.

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February 11,1999

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Greeners ride the volcano
By Greg Skinner
Staff Barbebegazi

our surroundings. Heather said that ifshe got no higher
on the mountain this was good enough.
Stars began to pop out as the clouds thinned and
pushed north from a high pre ss ure front moving the jet
stream, a mile above us, telling of the sun that would
greet us the next day.
People began drifting off to their little domed
houses for the warmth of their bags as the coming blue
moon took its position in the sky. I decided to go for a
little walk and check out our route for the next day.
An hour later, 1,800 feet above camp in the
stra ngely carved landscape of the gods, I found myself
not alone. Sister Moon was there, as was Orion.
Cass iopeia was pointing to Polaris, leading me l'\orth,
high up the ridge. I walked with them in this peaceful
place. The Klickitat people called this place Loo-wit-latKIa, a fair maiden who was tran sformed into a
mountain. At that moment, it was hard to imagine that
this quiet maiden became angry enough to kill two
million animals and 61 people when I was a child.
The rout e proved to be in perfect condition and I
went no higher.
Back in my bag, thinking of the day to follow, sleep
came easy.
We moved up the ridge at 9 a.m. and the clouds
moved back in under us, staying there to insulate us
from the noise of the days snowmobiles. Hiding us from
things below tree line .
In order for us to peer into the volcano, we must
beat turn around time. move up 4,000 feet in five hours,
2 o'clock.

A note of caution to the reader. As Alpine
Coordinator for the Wilderness Resource Center I may
have moments of lata I bias iffavor of our wild lands . It
may also appear to all of you who have not climbed a
mountain or visited the alpine zone that I am
encouraging you do so immediately. I am.
Mount St. Helens WA- 600 vertical feet from the
top, 2 p.m. hit us. Not a storm, not extreme hazardous
conditions, not total physical exhaustion, it was just 2
p.m., turn-around time. We were turned around by a
twenty dollar Timex.
Turn-around time is set for a variety of reasons. A
Wind sculpture, rime ice at 7,300 feet
few of those are to keep from being caught in harsh lat e
afternoon weather, to avoid being on the upper reaches
another volcano cone, Mt. Jefferson. Being above the
of a mountain after dark and as a manner of pacing
cloud sea in an island chain of volcanoes is nothin g short
physical energy, ensuring you have enough to get back
of cerebral.
home. Playing the part of the guide I yelled "Let's go,
Meanwhile, as the wind begins to blow around back
it's 2 o'clock" to the eight climbers cresting the ridge
on the planet earth, there is one hour left before turnabove me. As they turned to descend, smiles began to
around time and people are pushing hard for what they
are not going to reach . We have 1,300 feet left to reach
pop out on the faces of some. The second wave of fun
was just about to begin .
the crater rim. This morning we left camp two hours late
Looking up to 7,600 feet on Mt. St. Helen's Swift
and now the lesson for the day takes shape: leave on
Glacier, Heather and Don strapped on their
schedule. Be packed and ready to go; it equals the top.
St. Helens is my third summit in three months that will
snowboards, Austin and Susanna their skis, to ride the
volcano for their first time. A solid 4,000 foot descent
not be reached because oflate starts.
to camp. Watching them fly down I couldn't wait to
What ground is covered in that one hour hustle will
get my board on. It was my first time, too.
take three minutes to backtrack on boards . Leaving my
In the process of planning this trip, 25 students
pack in a flat spot to increase my speed I'm able to keep
came to decide the goals and guidelines for our
up with the others. Half an hour later, Amy and
weekend adventure. The usual discussion: Who
Sonia follow.
has what gear? How many of us have climbed
Sweating hard on the south face, the last efforts
before? How do we do this? The decided goal
of vertical motion are on the steepest a.ngle of the
was to climb to the upper crater rim from the
day, 45 degrees. It is there at 7,300 feet that time
South side and peer into the volcano, thcn ski!
runs out. 600 feet from the top, the sun high in the
sky and so much of the day is left, it's time to turn
snowboard back down at the end of the day. The
total process would take two days. Only nine
around. "Lets go, it's 2 o'clock," I yelled, and then
turned around, plopped down into the snow to see
people came.
One of the essential compo nent s of a trip
the mountain and wait for the others to cave in and
turn around.
like this is the rid e there. You begin to get a feel
Don came first, cutting the.unmarked snow. A
for folks you have to share a tent with by the
topic and tone of discussion. In my van, the
single small person in a giant white bowl. Susanna,
topic kept coming back to cultural differences
Heather and Austin followed suit. It would have
throughout the regions of the United States and
been nice to listen in on their thoughts . This was
the greater world at large.
there first time . Heather moved down the mountain
We arrive, three hours later and closer to L.:.,;;"";';";':"~':"'::'':':'':-2:.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--I quick and with purpose. Susanna tumbled down.
being friends, in a snow park covered with motor homes
Mt. St. Helens is not a technical climb, no ice wall Austin came down like a prissy ballet dancer, skis
and snowmobiles idling steady, choking us out, spewing or rock face to slow our advance. Stopping every hour parallel, slightly apart, zip, zip, swish, swash and
the thick blue acidic exhaust of two cycle engines for breaks, step, step, step, step, step, step. At 6,000 feet, stopped on the dime with nine cents change.
running full-bore. Not the fancy-pants idealistic oxygen is not an issue; there is plenty of it. Normal
introduction to those who have come for the clean air people won 't feel the effect ofaltitude before 8,000 feet .
and quiet thoughts available above tree lin e. Man's noise But if you want to move fast, your body must work like
and stink is in fine contrast to the ways of the a distance runner. I move slow. Kevin, Heather and
wilderness. Later that night at camp, Robert said, "Hey, Robert and the gang move fast, breaking trail 200 yards
li sten to that." It was silent.
uphill, stopping to wait for the rest of us, following the
Getting to camp was the easy part of our journey. plan to stay together.
Two and a half mile s, th ree hours and an elevation gain
Why everyone has come to this mountain , I did not
of900 feet. A great way to work out the kinks and stretch ask. A psychologist did a study on 300 climbers in
muscles for the next day. We set camp at tree line on a Alaska. He said that people climb mountains for risk. I
lowe r reach of the ridge that would take us as high as hope not. St. Helens is not a risky place since the top
we could go the next day.
blew off 19 years ago, Though, that may depend on who
you ask. I hope they have not come because of some
Mountain Dew commercial.
As we move up, I wonder why people have come.
We moved down in waves, one terrain feature to
It is easy to assume it's the landscape . The wind's effect
is intense. Over seven feet of snow had fallen in the days the next, stop and go. A derelict version of rush hour
before our climb. The wind has shaped it and moved it on the side of a volcano. Robert, who was walking with
like the sands of a great desert. Long , serpentine the walkers, would stop at the limits of our sight and
ridgbacks. Big white snakes streaming down from the play traffic cop, yelling reminders of a cliff or cornice
top, in all directions. Along the route, porous lava cueing moves for those on boards and skis. Cliffs and
boulders are covered with snow. Blown so hard the snow cornices are bad. When you're on the fly, the mind can
has compressed into thick icy fingers pointing east, wander. It's good to have help .
Lying twisted in the snow from one last airborne
sideways. I hope they have not come because of some
so mersault face plant, my favorite move, I looked at the
Mountain Dew commercial.
The thing to remembcr while climbing anything is encroaching fog and thought about the day. Ahead, my
to stop and turn around. See what is behind you. See new friends moved back to tear down camp.
We never reached the crater rim, but definitely did
th e terrain you have covered. See the world from the
perspective of altitude. On that day, behind us, ripping what we came to do . We had a great time ...
After sett in g up our village of five tents and a through the co ld layer, was Mount Hood . To our east,
The next great time will be Sat. Jan . 20, We will
co mmunal kitchen, we set abou t life's chores of melting Mt. Adams. From 6,000 feet on our perch, the volcano
~no\\' for water, feeding and bullshitting. The finest
Adams is a religiOUS Sight , mecca. All made the promise climb the Castle in the Tatoosh range under the shadow
of the beer mountain, Rainier. Come to the pre-trip
thing about camp is people sharing what th ey have, to climb it.
what ever they have, food or stories of past adventure.
High er up the mountain, someone turned around meeting in CRC 208,6 p.m. Feb. 15. For information call
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II Congress

shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
- First Amendment, u.s. Constitution

Why cops don't need
to be armed
police and their guns do not provide anything
more than rides around campus, unlocking
doors, and grins to our community. They should
wear polo shirts and shorts, not uniforms, guns,
clubs, and badges. Most likely, the only
"individuals who may be violent" around here,
Mr. Gill, will end up being you and your fellow
officers. We aren't dangerous people, and we can
be our own cops. When anyone gets hurt around
here, all you guys do is ask us what they were
wearing and what color their skin was, and then
put up flyers . By bothering us with stupid
questions and intruding in our lives, you aren't
solving crimes. Real 'investigation" can only be
done effectively by the community that was
impacted by the crime: it's our problem, not
yours.
Why should the administrators decide
what punishment the kid gets, when they weren't
even involved in what happened? They are
merely a confusion-engendering third party.
These cops aren't our friends -They don't help
us, they inconvenience us. Twenty kids can take
care of any problem more effectively than any
one cop with a gun, and if these cops are so
w rried about officer safety, then they should
it heir jobs! If we weren't relying on them so
o
olve our problems for us, we'd probably
be able to figure out how to solve them ourselves.
They may try to defend their fantasy of holiness,
but we know that they aren't equal members of
our communities,
By imposing upon us and haraSSing us,
scaring us with guns and badges, you do nothing
but lessen our ability to love each other and
communicate with each other in whatever
environment we choose because we worry that
you would take our pipe.s if you saw them, and
that you would pull a gun on us if we were in the
wrong place at the wrong time. We just want to
go to school to learn from others. We don't go to
school to be afraid.

countries mcotII of punishment.
Perhaps Singapore's.coning process.

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responsible for creating the bus pass this year.
You made it possible for me to get
around without a car. I'm from Maryland and
driVing out here was not really an option,
even ifI had my own car to drive. And there
was no way my family could afford to buy me
a car this year. This way I'm not trapped in
my room with no way to go out.
You made it possible for me to live on
campus and work in town'., I came to
Evergreen sight unseen and did not realize
quite how isolated the campus is from
downtown Olympia. And although I am
pulling 19 hours a week here on campus, you
made it possible for me to earn.necessary
income in town without having to walk to
Capital Mall or be a nuisance to friends with
cars.
You made it possible for me to eat
affordably. At myoid school, there were three
grocery stores within a flfteen-minutewalk.
Gbing on the meal plan seemed unreasonable
when I had a full kitchen, but I did not realize
that The Branch would be my closest food
store, where a half-gallon of milk costs $2.60.
With the buses I can go into town and back,
and can save my fare money for spaghetti
sauce.
You made it possible for me to live on
campus and not be isolated completely from
Olympia. Without the buses I would not be
able to get dowritown as often as I do.
Without the buses I probably would get
downtown about once or twice a month,
which is a logistical nightmare when trying
to run all my errands in that time. I would
like to say that some later buses would be very
nice. Perhaps the Custom Bus shouldbe24hour, for one. Another thing is that the buses
from Capital Mall stop runnipg to Evergreen
at 7 p.m., which means I have a twentyminute walk up to Harrison and Division to
catch a bus home when I work night shift. A
few later buses to Evergreen would be awfully
convenient, not only for me, but for
computer lab night owls as well.
You made it possible for me not to
worry about getting from here to there. You
made it possible for me to get a lot of required
reading done.
'
I really appreciate all your hard work
last year. I hope that your hard work will
continue so other students will be as lucky as
I was. I'm graduating in the spring and believe
me, my stay at Evergreen would have been
very different if I hadn't had my pass. [hope
you will continue to help other studenthave
an easy a time of it as I did. $30 is not ~oo
much to ask for a yearly pass, from students
and employees alike; And it's not just
students who ride the bus.

Honey ..:Swutie, can't we just let bygones be ..
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Designated leadership
is dangerous
I would like to take a few moments to
address the issue of student governance at
Evergreen. While I applaud the efforts of the
students who have been working so hard, I must
object to a student government.
Most students have either heard of or
experienced student governance at other
colleges. This group of students slowly evolves
into the representatives of the administration,
far removed from the student body and their
concerns. In making this claim, I do not wish to
accuse the current students in SIGC of
administrative corruption, only laying the
foundation for it to happen.
Abrieflook at the history oflabor struggles
demonstrates my point, and Evergreen's
situation. In the early 1900's -30's, labor unions
had their most strength. This was due to the fact
that they were largely reactionary, using sit-down

An:American
in Par.i's
For a semester, for a year, for a lifetime: There's
no place likeAUP. The education is American.
The mix is mternational. The setting is Paris.
The advantage is yours.
- Ad for The American University ofParis,
CPJ Feb. 4, 1999; page 7

by Sarah Manvel

with"? There was Sound Out, and now there is
Capital Q, the newspapers that have dealt with
various issues the AP refuses to deal with or
simply ignores or backpages-queer issues.
Olympia is always ripe for a new news source.
But what about the papers already in existence?
Do they not count because they are not as big
and powerful as the Associated Press? Has
Patrick overlooked these papers accidentally?
And when was the Olympian "an open-minded
newspaper that covered local issue s with
integrit y"?!? They have been owned by Gannett
for about 30 years now.
People interested in volunteering with the
papers mentioned should look around the third
floor of the CAB and also the library entrance. If
you venture off campus, look for them
downtown.
There you will find Olympia's alternative
press.

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bus ,pass

Alternative media
does exist

I would like to respond to Patrick Kelly's
letter to the editor (1-28), which was filled with
rhetorical and also concrete questions. First, yes,
Patrick, there are people who "have wondered
~bout the power of the media." But let me be
more specific. We have wondered about the
power of corporate media, much as Patrick has
In regards to the Associated Press ,
Patrick, describing his observation that the
Dlyrnpian has declined "over the years," has been
miss ing out on some very important alternative
media for at least the last 10 years.
A local paper that deals with "community,
~ lI v ironlTlental , political, multi-cultural ,
?dllcation, etc. issues with integrity"? Works In
Progress, a community non-profit newspaper,
has done this for the last 10 years, It is available
~ ll over Thurston County, and has a paperbox
In the Evergreen campus. Green Pages is another
newspaper that tackles community, political and
mvironmental issues.
"A news source that would be willing to
deal with various issues that AP refuses to deal

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Okay, I am completely sick of this
whole process! 00 we impeach him
or give him 0 .Iop ... the wrist?
Perhaps our judiciol system is not
equipped t. odequately make a ruling
... this case that is truly foir.
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The Evergreen police force says that the
Jrimary reason they need guns is to protect the
:ars in F-Lot from thieves. What are they going
o do - kill a guy for stealing a car stereo? They
Ilso say that cops need guns to protect
hemselves. If so, why don't they give every
;tudent at Evergreen a gun so they too can engage
n self-defense with a weapon that causes instant
ieath? Then tlte heavy burden of confronting the
nany violent crimes at Evergreen can be lifted
Tom their shoulders.
We don't like guns because they kill people.
Nhen was the last time a gun ever helped anyone
~et along? There are very few crimes at Evergreen
he students couldn't take care of themselves.
=alling possession of firearms "an act of officer
;afety" at a school mostly attended by pacifists
s asinine. What makes these so-called
IUthorities any more qualified to handle a
Neapon of mass destruction than anyone else?
rhey are trained to consider themselves more
1uman than the rest of us, to think that they can
Jass judgement over and kill a human being if
:hey think she or he is a "criminal" or a 'Threat".
rhey are trained to suspect us and scare us, and
{eep us in line with the law's morality. Is this
norality any more valic\ than our own? They
1ave defined drug use as immoral, they are
:rained to protect private property at all costs,
and they constantly think up new ways to scare
JS into submission, like imposing looking
Jadges, guns, and uniforms. If they don't trust
JS enough to think that they need guns to
'preserve life", how can we trust them to think
[hat they won't use them? Will someone need to
:lie before these policies are revoked?
"Criminal" or not, a person is still a person,
and by upholding the system that causes the
~ conomic and social injustices which make
Cleople into criminals, the police, no matter
Nhere, are merely making things worse, not
making them better. As long as we keep on
~etting ripped off by the greedy administration,
and by the capitalist system, people will keep on
:urning to crime to support themselves. The

Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, being
responsible for the abuse of that right."
- Article I, Section 5, Washington State Constitution 1889

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and wildcat strikes. This scared the hell out of
the management; with no bureaucrats to deal
with, they never knew how the workers would
react, and therefore made their decisions
accordingly.
After a few years, big labor unions
organized (AFL and CIO), became buried in
bureaucracy, and now primarily serve as a tool
of the management. History isveryclear in cases
like these; once there is a designated leadership,
it can be isolated and manipulated. This would
be a shame for the students at Evergreen.
When the bylaws of student government
come before the students, I would urge us all to
remember that when we give someone else our
voice, we lose it for ourselves. Protect your
power, protect your voice.
Mac Lojowsky

How to SUbmlt·
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Please bring or address all
• responses or other forms of
commentary to the Cooper Point Journal office in CAB 316_ The deadline is at 1 p.m.
on Monday for that week's edition. The word limit for responses is 450 words; for
commentary it's 600 words.
The CPJ wants to use as much space as possible on these pages for letters and
opinions. Therefore, in practice, we have allowed contributors to exceed the word
limit when space is available. When space is limited, the submissions are prioritized
according to when the cpJ gets them. Priority is always given to Evergreen students.
Please note: the cpJ does not check its e-mail daily; the arrival of e-mailed letters
may be delayed and may cause the letter to be held until the following issues. We will
accept typed or handwritten submissions, but those provided on disk are greatly
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All submissions must have the author's name and a phone
number.

The setting ~ America. The idea is yours.
The impetus is Evergreen. The advantage is
socioeconomic. The advantage is a trust fund.
The advantage is yours. The food is heinous.
The food is plastic. The transfer is Greenwich.
The seat is 99 C. The seat is cramped. The
disadvantage is yours.
The setting is Paris. The arrival is early.
The biological clock is late. The body is
confused. :rhe greeting is "bonjour." The
response is dazed. The luggage is lost. The
luggage is in Hawaii. The disadvantage is
yours. The destination is l'hotel. The POA is a
taxi. The·taxi is fast_ The taxi is expensive. The
taxi is illegal. The tip is required. The hotel is
old. The hotel is bricks. The bed is familiar.
The bed is universal. The bed speaks your
native tongue. The sleep is welcome.
The next day dawns. The first day of
school is imminent. The vernacular is
reviewed. The palms are sweaty. The class is
algebra. The class is biology. The approach is
A, B, C, F. The education is American. The
advantage is yours. Your neighbor is Asian.
Your neighbor is smart. The advantage is
yours. His neighbor is German. His neighbor
is fine. The mix is internationaL
Next period is lunch. The food is cheese.
The food is snails. The food is croissants. The
French toast is absent. The bearings are lost.
The outlook is grim. The drink is tea. The
drink is wine. The mood.is brightened. The
next period begins. The next period is '
American history. The advantage is yours.
The day draws to a close. The students
return to the hotel. The day ends. The night
begins. The activity is La Discotheque. The
conversation is "voulez-vous couchez avec
moi?" The impulse· is "gitchy gitchy, ya ya,
mama." The restraint is exercised. The StD is
avoided.
The sun rises. The day begins. The
activity is tourism. The museum is La Louvre.
The painting is the Mona Lisa. The painting
is imp~ssive. The jaw is dropped. The eyes are
widened. The next stop is the Eiffel Tower. The
next stop is taU. The neck is craned. The walk
back is long: The time is dinner. The food is
crepes. The night is planned. The plan is La
Seine. The company is Giselle. The French kiss
is expected. The walk is had. The restraint is
dropped like a hot French fry. Giselle is had.
The French letter is employed. The satisfaction
is yours. The sleep is deep. The dawn arrives.
The regret is felt. The shoulders are shrugged.
The time is passed. The classes are
passed. The semester in the year ofthe lifetime
is over. The return flight is long. The parents
welcome you with open arms. The honed
language skills are tested. the teachers are
impressed. The girls ~re impressed. The goal
is achieved.
The education was American. The mix
was international. The setting was
inconsequential. The advantage was yours.
Whitney Kvasager

Cooper Point Journal

Ritual abuse is real

On the subject of Satanic Ritual Abuse .. J
feel obligated to respond to the Jan. 14 editorial
in which the professing "victims" were lumped
together and debunked by Mr. S.c. Frank. His
courageous attempt to provide the clarity of his
logic to emancipate those "deceived" individuals
who claim to be victims of Satanic Rituals was
not very logical I'm afraid. Quote, "When did
we grant alleged victims the power to suspend
all reason and logic from investigations into their
claims?" I'm sure he had the best of intentions,
but, number one, when did victims of anything
need to get permission from anyone to know
what they know? I happen to be intimately
acquainted with a number of victims of various
forms of private abuse. They don't need his - or
anyone else's - permission to "call a spade a
spade".
Secondly, the arguments Mr. Frank used
are not logical. It is the old question of, "if a tree
falls in an isolated forest where no one observes
it, did it really fall?" From a material standpoint,
yes it did. This can be confirmed by a witness
who was there two hours before it fell, left, and
upon returning found it changed (fallen). This
type of post-facto observation is based upon
common sense. It does not take elaborate court
cases, scientific tests or multiple witnesses to
make it real.
Likewise, most abuse is purposely done in
situations of isolation so that no one will be able
to observe and prosecute. Threats or bribes are

used to insure the silence of the victim. In cases
of ritual programming, mind-bending drugs are
used to purposely aid the process of perceptual
suggestibility and even to create false witnesses
to help debunk the validity ofthe victims claims.
But why does ritual abuse exist? The
reason for the programming is to create
individuals with multiple and sometimes
unknown personalities who, like puppets, can
be placed in particular fields or careers to carry
out the will or agenda of the one's who
programmed them; these people are living
programmable weapons. An example is sexual
programming - certain women/men have been
programmed to seduce pastors, politicians, etc.
and then blackmail them with photographic
evidence ofwhat took place in supposed privacy,
Or, they build an intimate relationship with
the intent of picking up classified information.
Ms. Lewinsky could well be this type of sexual
weapon. This programming has made an army
of puppets available for the use of certain
political utopian idealists who would like to see
Lucifer (or whatever their cause) have a "day in
the sun" ... so to speak. Sounds extreme, but then
so does the extermination of millions ofJews in
the process of implementing Aryan utopian
ideals; so then was the French Revolution and
every other revolution where the opposition was
slaughtered.
Hannah Davidson

On befu'd dlement
with Evergreen
The tantamount question of modern
economics is phrased by Paul Samuelson, a
leading neoclassical economist, as "What is to
be produced, and for whom?" A trip to the local
Safe way can be a befuddling experience if the
products sold there are used to analyze the
production and consumption patterns of
Americans. But one can walk away with a general
impression of the idiosyncratic tastes of
Olympians, and a basis for a criticism of those
tastes (which is pretty damn easy.)
An analysis of Evergreen's course offerings,
in order to better understand the institution's
goals, could begin with the question "What
courses are to be offered, and for whom?" A
perusal of Evergreen's course catalog evokes a
similar befuddlement in me as I attempt to
understand the production and consumption
patterns of the collective Evergreen intellect.
Particularly, I am bewildered by Evergreen's
near-abandonment of the unfortunately-termed
"Dead White Guy" curriculum.
One of the prime insti tutional
commitments of Evergreen, one on continuous
public display, is an effort to question the various
hegemonies of Western society, The intellectual
independence of the average Greener is a
remarkable phenom~non, and has led to an
overwhelming rejection of many traditional
academic fields. First and foremost among the
deprecated (and defecated upon) disciplines are
Western philosophy and Western history.
These two diSciplines have been much
maligned by students in America for a great deal
of time. The romanticization of the foreign and
exotic by educated Americans, particularly
Greeners, draws into question the value of
reading and studying Western history.

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February 11, 1999

Collectively, Greeners have become quite good
at dismantling the old Western hierarchy ofideas
using their newly found romantic foreign (for
most of us) cultures. Evergreen, collectively, is
guilty ofpromoting a distaste for our own history
through the shaming of the old racist, sexist
thinkers of Europe and America. We have also
begun to shame those who were not racist and
sexist, by simply grouping them with all Western
thinkers in this so-called "Dead White Guy"
curriculum,
I find the wholesale denouement of
Western ideas to hold a major fallacy for those
Greeners who are attempting to critique
Westernism (i.e. the majority of Greeners.) The
fallacy lies in the obvious will to question
Westernism WITHOUT STUDYING IT IN
MUCH DETAIL FIRST. If one of Evergreen 's
collective aims is to critique the values and
traditions of thought in America, one of
Evergreen's aims should be to study the roots of
modern and post-modern thought in American
intellectual history and European intellectual
history. Revolution against the system is empty
without both an understanding for the system
and a subtle love for the potential of the system.
The First Amendment to the Constitution,
created by a bunch of dead white guys with no
intention for anybody else to exploit free speech,
is after all what allows for the open criticism of
ideas in the United States. Their intellectual
history (for the cynic, read: ''The Dead White
Guy Curriculum") is astounding, but is quickly
becoming a topic of scarce discussion at
Evergreen. I, for one , am saddened by this loss.
Daniel Barton

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and what we can do to save them. We
cannot, however, do it alone. While Julia
and Pine and Squirrel nest high above the
clouds, those of us with our feet on the
ground must also take a stand. We do not
We talked abollt Julia Butterfly, about
have to dedicate a year to living in a tree to
David Chain, and Pacilic Lumber. We ranted
be effective. Be aware. We are all
about Charles Hurwitz and Maxxam
consumers and we all consume too much
Corporation, and we talked about you. We
waste. Recycle. Reuse computer paper, use
spoke of you: the consumer, the nature lover,
hand towels instead of paper towels, make
the human being. We were the twenty or so
notebooks out of paper from the recycling
Greeners, along with hundreds of others rrom
bin in the computer lab, do whatever you
up and down the west coast, who attended the
have to do to lessen the
eighth annual Western Ancient
amount of paper you use.
Forest Conference in Ashland,
And
write
your
Oregon this past weekend, Feb,
congressman, President
4-7. We made the eight-hour trip Rooted deeply
Clinton, and whoever needs
to the campus of Southern
in love and
to be listening. We are given
Oregon University to participate
respect,
a voice to speak for those
in dialogue surrounding these
standing in
who cannot. The trees and
issues. Among the discussions
animals of these threatened
oflichens, redwoods, education sol idarity ... We
wildernesses
have no way to
and direct action, the
are
a
beacon
of
oppose their destruction.
conversation continually came
hope for our
We do.
back to you and me. What can
"Rooted deeply in love
we do? Where do we fit in the
forests and
and respect, standing in
solution? We are the solution.
community.
solidarity, we art' reclaiming
You, your brother, sister, the
person sittingnextto you, we all - Julia Butterfly Hill, powt'r for the land and the
1998 people to which it belongs.
are.
We are a beacon of hope for
Ninety-five percent of our
our forests and community."
native forests are gone. Half of the trees cut in
-julia Butterfly Hill, 1998
the U.S. are unnecessarily turned into pulp for
paper. It is estimated that half of the volume
For more information on these, and
in the U.S. landfills is wood and paper liber.
other
issues, please call the Environmental
These facts are disheartening and perhaps
Resource
Center (ERC) at x6784.
shucking, but the ~urvival of the remaining live
percent of our ancient forests and the
restoration of those that have already been cut
rely on you, The conference provided us with
images and stories ofthose relentlessly fighting
for justice for our environment and
communities.
A video, and phone
conversation with Julia Butterfly Hill perched
180 feet atop the 1000 year old tree, "Luna," in
Headwaters Forest, provided an inSight into
the struggles being faced in Stafford,
California. Butterfly explained that the only
way we will be able to save these ancient trees
is out of love, and community working
together.
Another presentation was made by
members of the United Steel Workers of
America (USWA) and members of Earth
First! (EF!), complete with slide show,
regarding the action held at the Port ofTacoma
in December. The protest at Kaiser
Aluminum's loading docks was monumental
looking for something to do
in
exhibiting
alliances
between
on those cold rainy nights?
environmentalists and the labor movement,
USWA, along with EF! and other
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corporate tycoon Charles Hurwitz who owns
Mondays only
both Pacific Lumber (the company clearcutting
the redwoods) and Kaiser Aluminum.
Two young women from the Fall Creek
tree-sit in Oregon also spoke about the land,
the trees and the spirit they are fighting for,
Pine and Squirrel climbed down from their
tree, "Happy," for the day to speak to a room
of attentive listeners on the clearcutting
occurring in Fall Creek and what they are doing
to stop the destruction of an old growth grove
recently sold for half a million dollars, "It's
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Photo by Nichol Eve l ett
Richard Rolf (left) and Yuri Koslen speak at the Ancient
Forest Conference about direct action at the Dec. 8 Port of
Tacoma Keiser Aluminum Workers and Earth First!
demonstration. Rolf and Koslen discussed the importance
of solidarity between the two factions,

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Produced by First People's
Advising Services for Ollr
campus community

Mark your calendar for
this year's celebration
of Evergreen's cultural
diversity.

February 10-12
Highlights
Performance of A Grain of Sand
February 10 & 11,8 p.m.
Experimental Theatre
Tickets on sale ar the Bookstore
Campus Community of
Color Program
February 11, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Salmon Club, Olympia
Seminars with Noellgnatiev,
author of How th~ Irish
Became Whitt
February 11 , 9 a,m. & 3:30 p.m.
Locations ro be announced
Performance of Etlmic Man
February 12,5 p.m.
Library 2000
Preceeded by community dialogue
at 3 p.m.

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Obo Addy and his troupe bring traditional
Ghanaian music and dance to Evergreen

Sir Ralph Richardso n

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A Visitation for the Evergreen galaxy

By Nick Challed

A&E Editor

by Ray Ayer

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out its
brass and
rhythm
sounds to
the
crowd.
Left:
Emily
Farish
checks
out a
photo by
Lucas
Miller,
one of
the many
pieces of
art shown
at the 4th

Part orRave culture and ideology is taking
an environment which has been rigidly defined and subverting it to an alternative
environml'nt of l'nergy and creativity. Last
Saturday, Feb. 6, 1walked into the library lobbyand was treated to a plethora of oral and vi.mal
stimuli. From 7 p.m. to so metime after 2 a.m.,
there were performances from K Records' ICU,
Olympia's hottest ska band Engine 54, and the
electronic sounds from OJ's Pennfold , Matt
Evans, and Ethan. The prior day, there was
belly dallcing and poetry read from the latest
issue of Slightly West, free with the admission
fee of$ 1 or a can offood.
This is th e fourth Visitation produced by
Thl' Students Arts Council, KAOS, and Slightly
West. Alec Hamilt on. a student worker in
Electronic Media. describes it as "son of all
Evergreen version of Arts Walk, except the art
is more diverse in medium and content. And
there is no free food." I heard several people
remark that this year's Visitation was much
more grand than last year, both in production
and in attendance.
The crowd
When I first arrived, missing ICU's
performance, I was afraid it would be a typi ca l
musi c performance as I only saw a coupll'
people moving to the music, and they were silting on the stairs.
When Engine 54 started, at first only a couple people were
dancing, soml'times swinging, but after the second song, the
dance floor was packed so much I ended up getting kicked by
accident several times. Now I've got bruised shins to match
my swollen nose I received Friday at the Arrowspace Last Mercy
Hardcore Show.
I was impressed by the variety of styles and
unconventional 20 images such as the black paper cut outs of

Master drummer abo
Addy will bring his traditional
African drumming and dance
troupe Okropong to Evergreen
this month. abo and his group
will play traditional Ghanaian
music with a variety of hand
and stick drllm s, talkin g
drums, bells, and shakers.
Okropollg also brings an
energet ic dance troupe, who
will physically "converse" with
the drummers and audience
during the performance. The
dance troupe will also provide
an Africa n dance workshop at
Evergreen, . during
the
afternoon before the ('ve nin g
performance. The music of this
ense mble can also be heard on
a recently released album, Obo
Addy: Okropongon Earthbeat
Records.
term
"master
The
drummer" is not just a
compliment that has been
Photo provided by Traditional Arts Services
given to Addy - it has a sp~cific
Master drummer Obo Addy and his group Okropong will be sharing traditional
meaning. The Arts Council of
Ghanaian
percussion and dance during a workshop and performance at Evergreen
Ghana assigns this title only to
those musicians who have
a traditional Ghanaian group he formed
studied all of the nation's styles of music and and beats.
have learned and memorized all of "master
abo Addy began developing this level with three of his brothers. Addy helped
drum" parts of traditional Ghanaian music. of drumming when he was an infant. His spark a generation of traditional Ghanaian
This is no small feat, as Ghana consists of a talent was sparked by his father, a Wonche musicians who brought their music to
wide variety of cultures and music. There priest who specialized in spiritual healing, American and European audiences.
Addy is also one of the first artists to
are 47 different languages and over 200 herbs. conflict mediation, and the mastery
styles of drumming in Ghana alone, each of music and aance. As Addy grew older, he blend traditional African music with R&B
consisting of distinct musical instruments began touring internationally with Oboade, and pop song structures, which has created

Photo by Ray Ayer
jams to the aural and visual stimuli of Visitation .

Anna Goodling and the 3 monumental paintings of geomet ric
figures hanging from the 3rd fl oor railing. The li ve painting
was a neat touch too.
The only thing I thought it was missing was a massem,
for those like me that danced for four hours straight and could
hardly walk home, feeling more like jellyfish than of the same
and only species that, as far as I know, has the sort of creativity
and talents I witnessed that night.

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World beat boogie on Bob's birthday
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room had been filling up more, the activity on
the dance floor had increased, and the room
On Saturday, Feb. 6 at around 8:30 p.m., thl' performances now occasionally filled with the scent of
for the Bob Marley International Music Festival (Olympia) began burning herbs, cigarettes and incense.
at the 4th Ave Tavern. Performances were given by One World,
By the time Alpha Yaya Diallo and Bafing
Manna and Bafing (featuring Alpha Yaya Diallo). Greeners made came up to the stage, the room was packed
up at least a fourth of the audience, as well as being interspersed with people, and this crowd was totally
among the performers and organizers.
pumped up. Bafing had a couple of
Around 8:00 p.m., there was a sound check by some of the percussionists, one of whom was a beautiful
Bafing members and Alpha t hat sounded more like really good woman that would occasionally come to front
music. One World came on the stage and played some very good stage and dance to the howls of approval from
music that was somewhere between acid jazz, world beat and rock. the audience. The combinations of djumbes,
There were around seven members that included congas, a drum doum doums and other percussion
set. keyboard, bass, guitar and lots of vocals. They really helped instruments played varied throughout, and
set the tone for the almost packed room for hearing some good they would also get shrieks of approval when
sounding, quality music.
calling back and forth. One of the more intense
The next performers were the local reggae band Manna. background sounds came from a balafon that
They were effective at getting across a group feel to the crowd of used gourds to resonate the notes, it may have
enjoying ourselves mixed with love, contentedness and unity. It not been the loudest instrument, but it really
seemed pretty damn close to what reggae music can be about. The helped set the feel for the songs that it was used.
The bass was strong and consistent.
The lead singer and guitarist (Alpha)
made an incredible feel from his guitar
playing, and the singing was definite
and good.
For all of the performers the music
played usually sounded ethereal.
Overall, there was a good vibe in the
room and the people seemed to be
having a pretty good time. Lots of
smiles. Groovy and smooth dancing.
A massage train erupted during the
final intermission. Good music that did
much to benefit the Welfare Rights
Organizing Coalition . It was a strong
by Jimmy opsey show in g of musical st yles that
Ba fing, featu ring Alpha Yaya Diallo returns the crowd 's energy incorporated manv Afrol World
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Addy's second ensemble, Kukrudu, blends
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released their forth recording, Obo Addy &
Kukrudu: LeI Me play My Drums on
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abo Addy has continued touring the
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abo Addy and Okr opo llg's cOlll in g
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Thursday 2.11.99

Friday 2.12.99

The Evergreen Students for Christ will
be hosting alive satellite broadcast addressing the question of why so much suffering
exists in this world. Dr. Ravi Zacha rias, aworld
reknowned speaker and theologian, will
spend 45 minutes addressing the issue and
then will join apanel of distinguished scholars from different world views. This is taking
place at 3:45 p.m.in CAB 108 and the broadcast isexpected to run 3 hours.
The Native Student Alliance invites all
students, faculty, and staff to their weekly
meeting to discuss campus interest in organizing and sponsoring a Spring pow-wow.
NSA meets Thursdays from 12 a.m.-1 p.m. in
CAB 308 or contact NSA at x61 05.
Dessert potluck for artists taking part
in this year's Procession of the Species.
At Traditions Cafe (300 5th Ave SW) from 7:30
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Tuesday 2.16.99
8:30 p.m.atTESC Library 4300. FREE. For more
·nfo,call the EOA at x6544.
Procession of the Species Music &
Movement Planning Meeting from 7- 9
p.m.at Traditions Cafe.
They do Crazy, a public multi-media art Transgender Discussion Group, presented
showing by Evergreen alumni Luke Turner & by the EO A, every Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the
Justin B. Wright. At the Arrowspace Gallery, Longhouse Cedar Room. Come meet other
downtown Olympia, from February 13 - 18. tran~folk and discuss gender issues.
The show includes drawings, toy sculptures, Come help plan Olympia's first
photos,digitally remastered souvenirs, and 3D Transgender Film Fest. The EOA is also
collages. Opening night only:a wide-screen- seeking student films by trans filmmakers or
ing of the Best 160 minutes ofDance O'Dance. films with transgendered topics. Meetings
every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Longhouse
Cedar Room. Sponsored by the EOA, x6544.
Monday 2.15.99
Learn to swing every Tuesday from 7-9p.m.
The Wilderness Resource Center is havin CRC 117 with the Evergreen Swing Club. No
ing aplanning meeting for their February 20
partner or money needed, only an 10.
trip to Paradise on Mt. St. Helens. At 6p.m. in
REDLEAF meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m.
CRC 208, this meeting isamust-attend if you
L2103.
plan to go on the trip. For more info call Greg
at x6533.
Evergreen Political Information Center
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class, please call Judy Hickman at 894-3672.
Sponsored by the Student Health Center.
CISPES is showing the movie"Romero,"
starring Raul Julia,in Lecture Hall 4 at 3p.m.
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Queer Women's Group meets every week
at 3 p.rn. in the Women's Resource Center.
The Women of Color Coalition meets on
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(yes, February 17 is the 3rd Wednesday of February) at 2p.m. in CAB 313. For more info call
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