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A fan hums, losing itself in reverberations
off the concrete walls and ceiling of the CAB.
The origin of the sound is hidden in its many
reflections. Another fan blends ln, then 7s
joined by the compressor of the Coke machlne .

Day of absence/ day of presence celebrating diversity
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Everg reen snow
team joins competition

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A spotlight reflects off the poli~hed tile floor.
There are various green ,plants pOlsed ln t~elr
isolated pots. A 'saggin-n - baggin' long -halred
male emerges from KAOS and then descends the
stairs to the second floor.
The compressor cranks up to grinding decibels
masking the sound of the first . fan: A Deli worker
takes out garbage. Black plastlc plpes extend
across the ceiling. A human's actlvlty
litters the soundscape.
(I will protect you from the real world.
Your innocence is important to me.
From the time you were born until
.
the time you die, I will make certa~n
you do not experience a life.)

Food service
director fired

The clean-up crew pushes in the dining chairs and
picks up various debris. They restore order to.
the human entropy. The heater fan winds up at lts
scheduled interval. A worker mops the second floor.
Fourteen lOOwatt spotlights illuminate the westslde
wall. Janitor keys .jangle in trooper unlson, llke
in "waiting for the worms".

by Mat Probasco

Editor

(Having established all your par~eters, I am deeply
moved by your devotion. I would l~ke to thank.you.
for your thoughtless contributions. Your .~mag~nat~ve
illusions are, I have no doubt, my ~nf~n~te w~sdom.
Allow me to savor this fucking-power. Allow me to come
to your squabbling miseries. I'd s~y I~m lucky to be
alive, but I know my existence ~s ~nev~table b~cause
all of you live for me: I am the autonomous be~ng.
-K. Radin

I am a smiling oddity.
I am a sideshow tradgcdy.
rm a crybaby and a drama 4uccn and aSunday morning angel.
I'm a genic in a hottle. I'm a shy, sheet hidden lover.
I could kiss you like you've never been kissed before.
I am prone to crushes and eye play flirtations
.
I'm in love with priests and fags and other unohtalllahlcs.
I'm an uptown, downtown lacey little Junkie
I am a sip of beauty.
I am too mueh and not enough.
I am lacking.
I am looking. I am trying. I am Gods baby.
I am everything.
Lisa Hoffman

photo by Jo sh Corteau and Mat Probasco

Left: 1995 and 1996 awards given to Michael Cardew's Evergreen based food service
operation by Fine Host.
Right: a view of the deli area in the post-Cardew era.

On Dec. 22, Michael Cardew, director offood service on campus.
was fired by employer, Fine Host.
Cardew had been in charge of the Deli and the Greenery for the last
six years. Neither Cardew's Fine Host supervisor Deb Sandin or the
college's food service liaisoll Nancy McKinney had any comment on why
Cardew's employment was terminated. Cardew said he was told it WJS
because of "financia l improprieties," or embezzlement.
According to Cardew, he was 311 outstanding employee and was even
considered for prulIlotion prior to Dec. 22. He said the trouble started
early in December.
On Friday, Dec. 4, Ca rdew gave his office manager and the office
trainee the day off so another employee could purge their computer system
of old Geobuck accounts. These were accounts that still contained money,
but had not been used in over a year. Cardew and the unnamed employee
removed the unused accounts in order to save computer space. They then
made a list of the account names and amounts, in case anyone wanted a
refund, said Cardew on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The money in those old accounts
would then be claimed as profit for Fine Host.
According to Cardew, Fine Host had been on a financial down swing,

see CARDEW on page 5

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Locke's spending proposal
endangers financial aid

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by Ashley Shomo
Staff writer
Governor Gary Locke's recently released
proposed spending plan was the main issue
concerning the Board of Trustees in a meeting
on Wednesday.
In an attempt to provide more money for
education statewide, Locke's plan transfers the
decision power concerning tuition hikes from
the legislature to appointed college officials.
The plan allows college boards to raise their
tuition by 5 percent every year while possibly
requiring financial aid and salary increases to
come out of that raise.
Evergreen President Jane Jervis is among
Washington's higher education officials who
oppose the new proposal.
"There could be a vicious cycle of less
state aid and more tuition increases," Jervis
said in an interview with Chester Allen for the
Olympian. "And that would narrow the door
into college for many students."
Concerns expressed at Wednesday's
meeting fell into three basic categories: the

ability ofstudents to financially access a college
e9ucation, projected enrollment increase, and
the inability of the financial aid programs to
meet student need.
Last year, financial aid fell short of
student need by $4.1 million according to data
from the Office of Financial Management
(OFM). If the burden of need-based grants fell
entirely upon college boards, Jervis said both
the students and faculty could suffer
financially.
Currently, the state need fund supplies
some of the money used for need-based
financial aid. Vice President for Finance and
Administration Ruta Fanning said many of
Washington's higher education presidents feel
the wording in the proposal endangers these
funds.
"The amount of money that usually came
from the state fund now comes out of that
increase," Fanning said. "[The wording) gives
permission to the state to get out of the
financial aid business."
Fanning, along with Assistant for

lalley

The Board ofTrustees spends the last portion of their two day session
discussing Locke's spending plan .

Governmental Relations Kim Merriman, has
met with 18 legislators in the last week and has
116 more to go. In addition, Merriman said
Washington state universities and colleges are
trying to gain more say in the legislative process

by banding together.
"There are clearly different perpectives
on how we talk about those things," Fanning
said. "We need to look at ways to be responsive
and responsible to students."

computers, and lighting upon your departure generators running and perform 'other
from work Friday, Jan. 15, to minimize risk of associated work, such as switching of
damage to your equipment.
circuits;
. This ·work is . essential to perform
We apologize for any inconvenience
maintenance on the main campus switchgear, and thank you for your sllPport and
and has been in the.planrung stages since an understanding. Ifyou have any questions,
. of unanticipatedou1ageon Dec. 24. w,~ are please call Rich Davis, Facilities Engineer,
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The electrical power to all main campus
.' . buildings will be interrupted next Monday,
Ja,n.18, on the Martin Luther King pay holiday.
The Facilities group anticipate outages from
, 7 a.m. to 9 p:m, An all-campus
is
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Care-Giving Volunteer Search Food Service design committee New computer courses
The Respite and Personal Care Resource and Referral
Program of the Child Care Action Council invites you to
become a Respite Provider for families who have a family
member who experiences a developmental disability. Respite
is short-term relief care that allows parents or other full time
caregivers a temporary or periodic break. Giving caregivers a
much-needed time away to relax and regenerate can help
families continue caring for their child at home as opposed to
placing them in foster care and/or an institution. Respite care
also gives the child or adult recipient opportunities to form
other relationships, access to recreation or enriching activities,
and a chance to socialize with peers. The Respite Care Program
serves families in Thurston County. The crux of our program
is to connect people in need of care to people offering to
provide care. We are recruiting volunteers and/or paid
providers. Hours are flexible; you may choose to give a family
three or four hours a month, or you may want to work 20 hours
a week. This can be very fulfilling and meaningful work. It
can also be a lot of fun! If you would like one of our staff to
speak to your group or for more information on volunteering,
working as a paid provider, or receiving respite care, call us at
754-0845.

Veterans' open house
The public is invited to participate in a membership drive
and open house for the Tumwater Disabled American Veterans
Auxiliary Unit 41 at the Chapter house located at 5745
Littlerock Road (across from COSTCO) in Tumwater on
Saturday, Jan. 16, from 2:30- 4:00 p.m. We will also be holding
a raffle for members and those eligible for membership. For
more information, contact Artelyn Harris at (360) 438-3487.

Evergreen's reaccred itation
The administration has now received official word from
the Northwest Commission on Colleges that Evergreen has
been reaccredited . There was, however, a Significant proviso
which must be addressed during the next year. This will raise
a direct challenge to the current philosophy of allowing
students complete freedom to design their curriculum without
any regard to balance in different content areas. To quote from
the Commission report: "The Commission recommends that
The Evergreen State College make sure that all of its students
acquire the competencies appropriate to general education.
especially but not exclusively in the area of mathematics ... The
Commission will schedule a "focused visit" to Evergreen in Fall
2000 to follow-up on this recommendation specifically." This
recommendation is abo in line with other information the
school is receiving from the Governor's office and the Higher
Education Coordinating Board (HECB) which are setting firm
expectations about student learning outcomes. If you have an
interest in this topic, contact Barbara Leigh Sm ith. Academic
Vice President and Provost, at ext. 6400.

Be a part of the renovation and renewal of Evergreen's
Food Services. The purpose of the committee is to create a
renovation design and timeline for creation ofa refreshed food
service facility that improves service to the campus community.
Committee members will participate in community outreach,
working collaboratively to stimulate community participation
and ideas concerning expectations for food service on campus.
The comm ittee will then meet twice a month to develop a
strategy for revitalized food serve facilities. Work for the
committee will begin this winter and continue through spring
and fall. Ifinterested, contact Nancy McKinney at ext. 6501 or
mckinn ey@elwha.evergreen.edu.

Vendors sought for swap meet
Be involved in the biggest garage sale event of the year.
Have a swap table at the City of Olympia's 2nd Annual Coffee
Sip & Swap Meet, which will take place at the Olympia Center,
222 North Columbia, on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. till 2
p. m. Proceeds from fees will go to the scholarship fund for
community members to take classes through Olympia Parks,
Recreation, and Cultural Services Department.
The r e
will be three
main areas at
the swap meet;
at Kid's Korner
(for
youth
shopkeepers
ages 13 and
under) the cost
for a 5x5 space
is $5, at Arts
and Crafts and
at
Garage
Sale/Swap
Meet
(for
community
groups and
individuals
over 13) the
cost for a table
and 9x9 area is
$20.
If
interested in
participating,
ca ll (360) 7538050 for an
application .
Space
is
limited and the
application
deadline is
Tuesday.
Feb. 16.

Academic Computing is offering a series of computer
classes for students. faculty, and staff during Winter Quarter.
Classes offered include: Intro to PowerPoint, Intro to Excel,
Intro to Web Authoring, Intro to E-mail, Intra to the World
Wide Web, Word for Windows, and Intro to Photoshop. You
can register for the classes in person at the Student Consultant
desk in the Computer Center, LIB 2408, or by phone at ext. 6231.
Registration is first come, first served.

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NEWSBRIEFS
Men's Basketball Olympia's Spring ArtsWalk
This Sprin,is ArtsWalk will even bigger than before.
game rescheduled

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Back on Dec. 19, a men's
basketball game against Pacific
University was postponed due to
adverse weather conditions. The game
will be made up this Tuesday, Jan. 19 at
7 p.m., in our own College Recreation
Center (CRC). Sf' sure also to attend
tonight 's (Jan. 14) game against
Northwest Nazarene College at 7:30
p.m. Please come lend your support! It's
okay to like sports at Evergreen, really
it is!!

MLK events in Thurston County
Community Remembrance Program - presentation of the
annual award for outstanding community service by the Fred
U. Harris lodge, gospel choir performance, and speakers. The
event will be located at the Tumwater United Methodist Church,
1494 Lake Park Drive SW in Tumwater.
Diversity Festival - Proclamations from local jurisdictions,
film clips of Dr. King with an interpretive dance, the Baha'i
diversity dancers, capital step dance team, a storyteller, and
speakers. The event begins at 4 p.m. at the Capitol Theater, 206
Fifth Ave. SE in downtown Olympia, with an open house at 3
p.m. that includes refreshments and entertainment.

At this point, we at the CPJ are of
the mind that Tuggie Spencer shown here blowing past a hapless
Puget Sound defender - is not
human, but rather a weird
chemical compound of sorts: 50 %
water bug, 40 % wolverine, 10%
stingray. Plus he's got
unimaginable superpowers. A
volatile mix, to say the least. Come
see for yourself tonight, Jan. 14, at
7:30, and next Tuesday night, Jan .
19,at 7:00.
photo by Brandon Beck

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Scheduled for Friday, April 16 and Sa turday, April 17. the
expanded Arts Walk program will include family activit ies
and performances on Saturday before the Procession of
Species begins at dusk. Guidelines and registration forms
are available at The Olympia Cen ter. 222 N Columbia, for
individuals, groups and businesses who wish to ho~t a
youth or adult tine arts exhibit, literary or periorming art~
as part of ArtsWalk. Registration deadline is Friday, Feb.
5. Assistance is available networking artists with 10Gil
businesses. For more information, call the City of Olympia
ArtsWalk Hotline at 709-2678.
Artists, art educators, and performers are
encouraged to apply to plan and teach family arts activities
and for main stage performances on Saturday, April 17.
Deadline for applications is Friday, Jan. 29. Again, for
more info call 709-2678.

K.E. Y. Student Services
Come join the campus in welcoming Niki
Amarantides as Director of K.E.Y. (Keep Enhancing
Yourself) Student Services. Amarantides will begin work
on Jan. 19. She brings to Evergreen extensive experience
providing services to adult students and students
underrepresented in higher education. Amarantides
served on workplace literacy grants serving employees in
12 Maryland hospitals and employees of the Port of
Baltimore.

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Drag Show

Let's say you've got a few bucks you want to deposit and you don't

rescheduled

want to hand it over to some bank, for crying out loud, What you need

The Evergreen
Queer Alliance has
postponed the Drag
Show to a later date so
that they can bring
you a bigger,
better, and more
organized show.
There will be a
planning meeting on
Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. in
CAB 320 for anyone
and
everyone
IIlterested in performing or
helping in any way. You
don't have to be a pro or
even a student to
perform. If
you
are
unable to
rome to th e
Last Year's Queen of the Ball.
meeting, call and
ie' them know of your interest at ex\. 6544.

Good deed of the week
l)ig Brothers, Big Sisters of Thurston County currently
ha~ forty boys who are wishing and wailing for a Big Brother.
Tlte commitment is for one year, and th e impact you can make
0 11 a chi ld is lifelong. For information about how to become a
Big Brother or Big Sister. call (360) 4S9-2227.

is a financial solution that will give you fast, convenient, free access to
your account. Like your credit union.
Security Blotter
Due to spatial constraints, the Blotter will only include
miscellaneous cases. No miscellaneous cases were reported on
12/27,12/29,12/31,1/1 and 1/3.
12/23/98/- 0530- Insecure- CAB 1st fl. exterior door Art
Annex exterior facing Lab.
12/24/98/- 0338- Info- Power bump main campus.
0452- Info- Power outage; Campus wide and surrounding
areas.
0837- Alarm-fire- CAB water flow- OSY rm .13.
0940· Info- Part required to restrare power on TESC,
must be shipped in from New Jersey.
1335- Info- Power restored to main campus except the
Housing complex. They are still working towards getting power
to the housing areas.
1435· Info- Power outage; Campus wide and surrounding
areas.
1800- Prop Dam- Broken window in R. Unknown cause.
12/25/98/- Merry Christmas.
0110- Info- Power restored to Housing complex.
1456- Info- Power bump; SEM Bldg for 20 seconds,
power back on.
12/26/98/- 2358- Mal misch- Fireworks from].
12/28/98/- 1142- Accident- Vehicle vs. Lightpole.
1620- Arrest- Subject arrested for outstanding warrant.
12/30/98/- 0750- Theft- Late entry. Theft from Men's locker

the Cooper

room at CRC.
1343- Theft- Theft of a cell phone in LIB bldg.
01/02/99/- 1430- Burglary- P-dorm, student housing.
01/04/99/- 1659- Burglary- A-dorm coin machine.
01/05/99- 0302- Fire alarm- Q burnt food.
1255- Medical- Student fainted in cashiers area.
01/06/99/- 1029- Fire alarm- Fire alarm at the CUP.
1709- Theft- P-dorm.
1/7/99/- 1602- Traffic accident- Single vehicle accident,
Evergreen Parkway.
1/8/99- 0027- Car prowl- ...were broken into while parked
and unattemded in F-lot. Unknown person(s) entered the
vehicles by breaking the driver side windows.
0124- Theft- bicycle taken from outside the Housing
Community Center.
1528- Property recovered- From Housing U.
01/09/99/- 0405- Insecure- LIB 3rd fl. dbl doors/ LIB 2nd
fl. comp ctr wing doors.
1549- Fire alarm- Activation R-dorm.
01/10/99/- 0208- Fire alarm- A-dorm malicious pull.
2248- Med emer- Possible drug overdose.
01/11/99/- 1822- Fire alm- N-dorm Burnt food.
01/12/99/- 2011- Medical- LAB" cal.
2046- Fire alm- Dorm-E candles and insccnt.
2155- Protection order- Information.

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January 14, 1999

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EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION

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Light passenger
Eight million
gallons is a LOTT rail is the answer

Late tuition payments escalate King's philosop~ylives strong

by Patrick Kelly
Contributing writer

findings on this matter, and although they
sound good and fine on paper, I would like to
see some completely independent studies be
Just in case you haven't noticed, our done before this plan is approved.
Northwestern communities are growing at a
I remember when Budd Inlet was
rate that is almost alarming. Our highways, designated one of the most polluted bodies of
schools, and other systems are on the brink of water in the Northwest, and I don't want it to
overload.
ever go back to the toilet bowl that it had
The question that we must ask? Are we become after
going to keep growing
decades of neglect
at this rate and deal
and environmental
with
the
abuse.
circumstances later,
I was really
or are we going to
amazed to find out
demand that growth
how
much
Concerns or questions
be kept within a realm
was
wastewater
about this issue may be
that is environalready
being
mentally feasible and
discharged into the
addressed to:
acceptable?
inlet, and I think that
One system that
more studies should
is on the brink of
LOTT Wastewater
be done before the
overload is our
implementation of
Management Partnership
local
wastewater
this
plan
is
(360) 664-2333
management system,
completed.
or LOTT, which
I wonder how
The Dept. of Ecology
stands for Lacey,
many communities
(360) 407-6300
Olympia, Tumwater
along our coastlines
and
Thurston
are
discharging
County. LOTT has
wastewater into bays
been having problems coping with the rate of and inlets around the Northwest? If you are
growth here in our fine community, and they concerned or you would like to talk to someone
have been doing a study in Budd Inlet to see if about this issue, I suggest you call the LOTT
the inlet is capable of handling an increased Wastewater Management Partnership at (360)
flow oftreated wastewater.
664-2333 or write them at 2101 4th Ave. E.
The folks at LOTT would like to increase Suite 1OI.
their winter discharge rates into Budd Inlet
The Dept. of Ecology (360) 407-6300 still
from 22 million gallons a day to 30 million has to review and confirm the information
gallons per day to cope with growth.
before a final permit can be considered, but a
LOrr is going to be presenting a plan to decision is expected in 1999. You could
this community, in which, they will ask for the probably also call your Mayor or City
approval of their plan to expand services and Councilor, depending on what city you live in.
discharge rates. I have read many, of their

INFORMATION

by Patrick Kelly
Contributing writer
Over the past years I have noticed the
rising populations in many metropolitan
areas, including Seattle and surrounding
cities. These growing populations have lead to
unbelievably congested highways and byways.
I feel that, in this world of road rage and hyperstress, light rail could be an answer. In this
world of global warming and a shrinking
ozone layer, light rail might be an answer.
Imagine yourself traveling along,
preparing for classes or reading a good book,
enjoying your favorite beverage. Doesn't that
seem like a better alternative to the white
knuckle, balls-to-the-wall experience that
driving in this or any other metropolitan area
has become.
It has become perfectly clear to me that
we cannot continue down this path of
environmental destruction that we are going
down today, this I-5, bumper to bumper world
that we have fallen into in this country is going
to eventually choke us to death, on a
breathtaking diet of carbon monoxide and
sludge.
I guess I was thinking that the
established rail systems, which have been
taxpayer subsidized over the years, would step
up, and do the right thing. That is, invest their
own profits in a newer, passenger-only rail
system.
After all, we as taxpaying American
citizens have pretty much financed the various
rail systems that are in place today. We have

really paid the freight since they pounded the
first railroad stake in this country. The Pacific
Railroad Act of 1862 financed the railroads
construction with bonds and land deals that
gave them exclusive rights to all properties,
including timber and mineral rights to all
adjacent lands to both sides of the tracks,
including Native American lands.
Over the years the railroads prospered,
but amazingly they have not really grown with
the rest of the world. They really haven't
moved forward with any futuristic goals of
their own in this country, and in my opinion
they shouldn't even be hauling cargo down
their present antiquated rail system, which is
badly in need of repairs. Almost every day I
hear another story about a railway accident, in
which, some kind of toxic chemical spill has
occured, or people have been injured.
Some cities have already gone ahead with
light rail systems, and they are all better offfor
having done so. I think that these corporate
railroad giants, should be responSible for the
cost ofconstruction of these light rail systems,
but don't count on it. I feel that the taxpayers
will have to pay the bill, as usual. It is
unfortunate, but I really don't think we have
any other solution.
We need to move ahead with new rail
systems in this country, and I feel that light rail
could solve some of these ongoing
environmental and social problems. Think of
the jobs that could be created ifwe move ahead
with such a plan. I would rather see us go into
the next century building railways than prisons
in this country.

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by Ashley Shomo
Staff writer
Winter registration climaxed last week,
with approximately 300 students per day filling
the corridor as a result oflate payments.
"We dropped 301 students that didn't
pay tuition on time," Registrar Andrea CokerAnderson said of this quarter's registration.
"Maybe it's just that we have more students."
Registration saw 100 more students this
quarter and Coker-Anderson said that the
totals continue rising. Of these students, 343
were still making changes on Friday in an
attempt to avoid Monday's $15 late fee.
Coker-Anderson said she thinks many of
the students were unable to make tuition
deadline because of the unforeseen weather
conditions across the country or simple
neglect.
"We talked to a lot of parents who just

continued from the cover
and for the first time in six years, campus food
services did not meet budget. Cardew said the
primary reason was that "summer conference
services was a real failure this year." Not
meeting his budget meant that Cardew would
not get his $10,000 bonus.
Cardew said he was not sure that the
computer purging had completely worked and
says for thi s reason he did not report the
additional income to Sandin until her visit on

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Staff Writers: Nichol Everett, Paul D. Gallegos,

Patrick Kelly, Peter Kennedy, Lee Lambert, Saab
Loften, Amy Loskota, Raquel Salinas, Lia Wallon
Staff Photographers. Brandon Beck, David
Boudinot, Josh Corteau, Nichol Everett, Beth
Flatly, Roni Hod is
Photo Assistant: Gordon Dunbar
Letters and Opinions Editor: David Simpson
Copy Editors: Jen Blackford & Mikel Reparaz
Comics Page Editor: Jason Miles
Calendar Editor: Aaron Cansler
Newsbriefs Editor: Michael Selby
Seepage Editor: James Cropsey
Sports Editor: Jef Lucero
Systems Manager:Tak Kendrick
Layout Editor: Ashley Shomo
Interim Layout Editor.' Michael Selby
Photo Editor: Ray Ayer
Features Editor: Whitney Kvasager
Arts &Entertainment Editor: Nick Challed
Interim Managing Editor.' Suzanne Skaar
Editor in Chief: Mat Probasco

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meeting date. When Mckinney saw him, she
quickly escorted him out to the parking lot.
According to Cardew, this was when he found
out that Police Services had orders to arrest
him ifhe was on campus.
The next day, in the bar ofthe Tyee Hotel
in Tumwater, Cardew was. in his own words,
fired for suspicion of embezzlement. Those
present were Fine Host regional vice-president
Dan Twohy, Deb Sa ndin, Cardew , and
Cardew's lawyer.
Cardew said he was accused of trying to
remove the inactive Geob uck accounts and
steal the money. "This was the nightmare of
my life," said Cardew. "You have to remember,
this is three days before Christmas."'
Sandin said this was not why he no
longer worked for Fine Host. She said in an
interview Wednesday, Jan. 13, that he was no
longer employed by Fine Host for a number of
reasons, but not embezzlement, stating,
"Shame on him for making it look worse."
Sandin would not say precisely why Cardew
was let go, but did say it was not related to
Cardew's competency to do his job.
While Fine Host is conducting a search
for Cardew's replacement, Cardew maintains
he did nothing wrong. "I feel very strongly I
did nothing but professional work while I was
there. "
Mckinney, Sandin, and Cardew all have
said that no Geobuck accounts were
compromised and are all still in place.

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When Sandin learned of the computer
purging, Cardew says she asked him a lot of
questions. They then proceeded throughout
the day as if nothing where wrong. Cardew
said, later that day Sandin met with some other
employees and then closed the door to the food
service office and told him he needed to go
home. Cardew said hewasstunned; "It felt like
a kick in the stomach." She said he was under
investigation for tlnancial improprieties and
needed to go home. Cardew complied.
At around 5:30 the next morning, TESC
Police Services Officer Tammi Stretch told an
unnamed kitchen employee to immediately
call Police Services if Michael Cardew or the
employee who assisted in the computer
purging were seen on campus.
Mckinney had previously called Police
Services and told them that Cardew was not
to be allowed on campus during Fine Host's
investigation. On Monday Dec. 21, Cardew
walked on to campus misunderstanding a
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by Lee Lambert and
Peter Kennedy
Contributing writers
The philosophy of Dr. King was much
greater than non-violence. He advocated a
concern for fellow humans that focused on
the community. For him, this was central to
the civil rights movement and America's
future. Desegregation was not enough
because it led to "physical proximity without
spiritual affinity." Without integration, there
was little of the brotherhood that Dr. King
articulated so clearly. He saw the nation as a
linked unit that would live and die by the way
it treated its people. This manifested into the
central question of his final years. Where do
we go from here, he asked: chaos or
community? The question is as important
today as it was when he first wrote it. Can
our society realize its diversity and unitedly
move forward into the 21st century? Or will
we be divided along racial and cultural lines
and flounder in our defeat? To answer these
questions, Dr. King provided a number of
ideas.
First was the fact that legal strides were
important. They help set parameters that
all Americans can abide by. Dr. King often
worked closely with the President and other
politicians to see his dream put down as the
law. He was instrumental in passing the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 as well as the Voting
Rights of 1965. Each of these acts gave power
to groups that had been historically excluded
from the governmental process.
King wrote that "while it may be true
that morality cannot be legislated , behavior
can be regulated ." Using the philosophy of
non-violence, King showed the hypocrisy of
the existing power structure. He made white
people realize how "two-faced" they actually
we rea n d call e d up 0 n a g re ate r
consciousness to eliminate the cancer of
racism and prejudice. In doing this, he used
the law and federal action, when it was
morally right, as the teeth to support his
struggle for civil rights.
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many others, knew that the law had its
constraints. He often wrote that "a vigorous
enforcement of civil rights laws will bring an
end to segregated public facilities which are
barriers to a truly desegregated society, but
it cannot bring end to fears, prejudice, pride,
and irrationality, which are barriers to a truly
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his ideas come to fruition, he did plant the
seeds. Unfortunately, since the late 1960's
America has taken little action to make his
famous dream a reality.
Because people of color are still a
demographic minority, they often suffer
from a "tyranny of the majority." In her
book , "Tyranny of the Miljority," Lani
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The Evergreen snowboarding

by Jef lucero
Sports editor

tea·m kicks much, much ass

With just under half of their respective seasons remaining, both the
Evergreen men's and women's basketball teams face a difficult task: deploying squads beset by attrition. Injury, ineligibility, and abandonment-the three
horsemen of the college basketball
apocalypse- have dogged men 's coach
John Barbee and women's coach Rick
Harden all season, but the dilemma has
intensified of late . Key losses for both
teams have forced the remaining players into expanded roles. Both teams' recent struggles are easily traced and attributed to an obvious lack of depth. Yet
both Barbee and Harden remain surprisingly upbeat in the cruel face of adversity. "We're still playing good basketball," said Harden. "We're not exactly
where we wanted to be, but considering
the circumstances, we're doing pretty
well. "
The women's team was dealt a
serious blow in preseason when versatile Heidi Haynes, one of two returning
starters from last year's team, broke a
bone in her shooting hand while scrimmaging. She received medical clearance
in time to play against Western Baptist
University on Jan. 8. She was essentially
forced into action due to the loss of starting two-guard Erin McLeod, who broke
a finger on her non-shooting hand toward
the end of the game against Whitworth
College on Dec. 20. The loss of McLeod,
coupled with that of small forward Erin
Day-who was ruled ineligible by virtue
of the same transfer student rules that
previously left the men's team hamstrung- left Harden scrambling to compensate. Matters were further magnified
with the departure of Cora Vestal, who
left the team to concentrate on academics . "It 's been tough on everyone- the
healthy players, the injured players, and
the coaches," said Harden.
Though Haynes is back in the
lineup and had her cast taken off last
Tuesday, she is sti ll only at about 60 percent, says Harden. In fact, she has been
forced to shoot free throws with her opposite hand . Her range of motion is such
that she cannot shoot with her shooting
hand outside of about four feet from the
basket.
Having her out for so long has
left fellow frontline players Alex
Dagnon, Gretchen Pederson, and
Chri ssie Voyles on the floor for extended
stretches a nd , in so me cases, entire
games . In fact, abo ut th e only time
Pederson and Dagnon come out is when
they foul out, something they've done
eight and four times, respectively.
McLeod's loss has forced Jen
May to run the point for close to the entire game. "Erin hates sitting and watching. She wants to play right now, but
she probably won't get clearance for another four weeks," said Harden. Her injury has also meant more playing time

for Sara Lampo, who's done a great job
of filling in, according to Harden. Also
helping out will be Angie Maricle, a
starter from last year who has sat out this
season to this point. It is confirmed that
she will start practicing with the team
again, and should be ready to play soon.

season ranked in the top ten nationally
in rebounding. This team won its season opener, and at one point had a record
of 3-2. If everyone had stayed healthy,
this team could easily be at .500.
After 13 games, Pederson is the
team's leading scorer, with a 13.3 aver-

photo by Turtle

Evergreen's Adam Normoyle slices his way to the basket amid an array
of Saint Martin's defenders . Evergreen fought hard but those
crosstown media darlings eventually won anyways.

The bad breaks have affected the
team 's play this season, as witnessed by
its current eight game losing streak. But
this team has refused to give in, says
Harden. "Everyone out there has done a
tremendous job. Alex and Gretchen have
been huge. Jen has been streaky, but she
has played with poise. And Chrissie's
transition game has been great."
May's school record seven
three-pointers in one game is an obvious highlight, but there have been others. Dagnon has a chance at ending the

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age per game. She's also pulling down
8.3 boards per game, second on the team
to Dagnon, who 's averaging a stellar
10.2. She's the other Lady 'Duck scoring in double figures, with 11.8 per game.
May is contributing 9.1 points per game,
while Voyles is chipping in with averages of 8.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per
game.
The women's record now stands

game is Jan. 23, against Albertson College.
On the men 's side, the situation
is just as bewildering. Coach Barbee has
seen his entire front line- with the exception of starting forward Adam
Normoyle- decimated by circumstances
out of his control. With the preseason
disqualifications of forwards Dean
Chisholm and Kenny Robinson (CPJ III
19/98), Barbee knew he would have to
use smaller lineups in which his players
might be ovennatched down low.
Then, with the sudden departures of Ray Seastone and Travis Smiththe team's two tallest players at 7' I" and
6'8" respectively- the team was left with
only 6'7" Wayne Carlisle and the 6'5"
Normoyle at the low post. And then
Carlisle- a more natural shooting guard
or small forward, given his outside touch,
quickness, and lean build- went down
with a broken bone in his thumb on his
shooting hand. The injury, sustained
during a tournament game in Hawaii,
will most likely keep him out until early
February. "He's fought off injuries all
year," says Barbee. "His body just isn't
built for throwing guys around on the low
blocks."
But the injuries don't end there .
Backup guard AJ LaBree broke the metatarsal bone in his right foot, effectively
ending his season. Starting swingman
Chip Griffith is playing with a fractured
bone in his non-shooting hand, but has
been given full clearance to play.
The depleted frontcourt has
meant a revamped strategy on gameday.
Evergreen's backcourt players, led by
Tuggie Spencer, have been given the
green light to bomb away from the perimeter. Spencer and Griffith have had
the most success from outside, helping
to extend the zone defenses that Evergreen sees so much of by consistently
hitting their three-point shots. Extending
the defense is especially important when
the smaller lineups are on the floor. as it
leaves more room underneath for crashing the boards. But for some reason ,
teams continue to sag off of Evergreen 's
outside shooters, and have consequently
paid the price.
This was most evident in the
game last Saturday against the University of Puget Sound (UPS) . Evergreen
put the game away early by shooting over
UPS' short 3-2 zone. UPS defenders
continued to disrespect Evergreen 's
shooters, daring them to put it up from
beyond the arc . Spencer and Griffith
took full advantage, helping put UPS in
a hole of which they had no chance of
getting out. Evergreen went on to set a
team scoring record, winning 104-77 .
The old record was shattered by 10
points, as Evergreen reached the 100point plateau for the first time ever, in a
decisive manner. Danny Neal threw

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and we took off down the hill . Due to an ear·
lier, and painful, crash on the second turn I
slowed down, although I was behind, and to
my great fortune, those in front of me fell. I
made it through the moguls, around the next
Well okay, so we didn't actually win or
corner,
over the rollers, and off the last jump
anything, but we gave it our best shot. The
to my first
United States
win of my
Amateur
snowboard
Snowboard
career.
I
Association,
went
on
to
along with
eat shit in
ESPN
and
the semifi·
Airwalk, sponnals, but
sored
the
hey, I got to
Northwest
keep
the
Boardercross
number. As
competition
for my team·
on Sunday,
mates. they
Jan. 10 at Crysripped it up
tal Mountain .
for the fir st
Competing for
and second
the Evergreen
heats.
team
were
In thi s
Helen
Lau,
competition
Dan Barshis,
fun was the
and myself.
name of the
The
purse
game.
Th e
(mo n eta ry
competitors
prize) was dewere really
pendent on the
nice , and
number of rid·
there was no
ers entered,
violence on
which turn ed
the course,
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everyone
150.
was well be·
Boarder· Dan Barshis takes his run down the Boardercross course. All of Evergreen's riders fared
hav ed.
cross is a co n· quite well in the first snowboard competition ever to have Evergreen representation.
ta ct s po rt in L-____________________________________________________________________---! Other than a
which both men and women compete, but in stood up and Iwished her good luck as she took few crashes and a speeding ticket from ski pa·
separate heats. The goal? Get to the bottom off for an awesome run. just missing the elimi- trol, Evergreen was represented well.
first. The rules? There are none. Riders may nation cut off.
Anyone interested in joining the Everpush, pull, and trip each other to get ahead.
I was up next. Number 48, ISS, number green Snowboard Team (EST) should give
The course consists ofa track ofjumps, bumps, 9... my number was called and I entered gate Simone a call at 943·3029. We meet once a
birms, banks, and rollers, where six riders at a five, my heart pounding and the adrenaline month to decide on the trips for that month .
time battle it out to the finish line.
rushing. The girl next to me smiled, as we im- Even if you've never been on a snowboard beAll morning, we took practice runs and patiently waited for some girl in the bathroom fore , come check it out. Not everyone has to
pushed each other (not literally) to do our best. to take her place in gate six. She didn't return , compete, and we go to awesome places like
At noon, the competition started. Dan went so the gate was raised and we took our marks. Crystal, Baker, Hood, and Whistler. If you're
first with a kick ass run, and Helen second with The dreadlock-haired guy running the gate re- interested in competing, give us a call, we are
a clean run as well. I crashed and burned 011 minded us of the instructions and counted always looking for more competitors in big air,
my first run, but still finished the course.
down. 3... 2... 1... GO! The gate was lowered halfpipe, slalom and boardercross.
The second heat, however, is where you
start to feel the pressure. The men went first
for twelve heats while I sat becoming more nero
vous. Finally, the guy in charge announced,
"Next up, the women's over. Number 144, 65,
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If there is a controversial issue to be
addressed at Evergreen, it is the tradition to
form a DTF (Disappearing Task Force, a
small goup of people brought together to
make a recommendation on an issue.) The
DTF process is attractive to many Greeners
because it seems like an opportunity to have
dialogue. Some of the reasons why we think
this is a step in the wrong direction are:
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to this point. S.o the convening of a DTF
should ',l>e yi~wed . as for what it is, a
reconstruction .of the dialog for speCific
purposes •. In order t9' evaluate what the
purpose.~f ,~reconst:ruction of dialogue
are;' we should ask if the old course was so
what will be the purpose of the
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the convening and because he has proven to
be very resistant to the very thing student
workers have asked for in an overwhelming
majority, two paychecks a month, this is
, definitely a big strike against the idea that
the DTF will be set up to achieve what is

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to point out that employers often are not
acting in the best interests of employees and
the two interests of employees and
employers are often in conflict. This makes
the proposal tricky because a DTF would be
charged to seek cooperation where it may
not serve employees' best interests to
cooperate.
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It should be keptin mind thatthe DTF
process is anti-democratic at it~ core as it
gives a mandate to a group that is hand
picked by one iridividual and it distracts
from the hard work the union has done to
insure that the majority's voice on the
paycheck issue be heard loud and clear. Even
if the DTF had democratic aspirations the
DTF work would result in a
recommendation which can be rejected. So,
all the hard work and months oftime could
end up being a major distracting delay.
Jeremy Rice

Couches, not benches
or "Pay up, Washington!"
revealed the correct number to be zero. We'll
be the first ones to admit, we kind of slacked
there. As Mac Dawg knows, greeners don'
slack. Speaking about being dazzling ...
What do you think of benches?
Everybody likes benches, right? Nope. couches.
Bulldoze the benches and carry in the couches.
by J ROCA BETA (Nick Brandt, Casey Bruce, Good idea, huh? Kinda. Unfortunately, the
Chris Brummel, Jon Grant, CJ Hanekamp, and . combination of rain and couches makes for a
pretty wet SIT-uation. Get it? That's pretty
Dan Maler)
funny.
"If I had an STD for every nickel I spent, my
Solution #1 (of 1): waterproof couches.
Steve and Barrywoulda fallen off ages ago."
-Greg Haerling and Ben Niles
This is not going to be cheap so much as it will
Well, Evergreen, our ears have been down be expensive. These waterproof couches don't
to the ground lately. We've been listening just pay for themselves. That'd be cool. You can
through yom mills of rumors and our vines of thank us now, for we have added, along with
grapey (f.y.i. 867·9223) . What we hear disturbs your income tax, your witch hUllt tax, and your
scoobie-joobies tax, a waterproof couch tax.
liS grapely (f.y.i. refer to the previous f.y.i.) It
seems someone is worried about frats. To be We've already spoken to the powers-that-be
spec ific: You. And us. And them. And the (the mafia and city hall). They seemed to love
hippies. Ironically, fraternities will d estroy the the idea. The tax is in efft'ct. So pay up,
EvC'rgreen way of life. How, you ask? We've Washington! Send t1ve dollars to: Waterproof
already told you: ironically. Must we harp on Couch Tax, c/o J ROCA BETA , Box 60609,
Olympia WA 98505 All opposing forces: make
th e subjec t? Enough time wasted, asshole.
We want you to know that we here at J up with us or make out with us!
ROCA BETA (Evergreen's first-ever fraternity)
will do everything within our power to ensure Next week: Needlepoint do's and don'ts that this wi/lnot happen! Consider us your What the flick were we thinking?
super-buddies who. through warding offfrats,
ga ther fun. Trust us, when we put our minds J ROC A BETA footnote: Leave Jay Roca alone!
to something, it gets done. Or, it doesn't. For Do you honestly think he has the uncanny
exa mple, th e witch hunts. Last time we ability to write these articles? Okay, you're
reported nine successful killings. Since then, right, he does. But neverth eless, he doesn't
our J ROCA BETA data team has narrowed write them. So don't talk to him about them.
down the number to six. Further st udies have e-ma ilusat:j rocabeta@yahoo.com

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the government for a redress of grievances."
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First Amendment,

U.S. Constitution

Terrorism is the
latest boogeyman
Piper's
Pit
by Saab L.otion

(Cultural and political analysis for Evergreen
students and other Olympia residents--in
case you couldn't tell . .. )
So I'm at Sea-Tac Airport on my way to
Kansas (don't ask). and my civil libertarian
sensibilities were rubbed the wrong way (like
crush velvet) enough as it was by all the signs
stating the airport's "right" to search your
baggage at whim. But what broke this camel's
back were all the signs that claimed you can
no longer even joke about having a bomb in
your bag! What's a Groucho Marxist to do"
In oth~r words, Sea Tac might see fit to call a
pig on your ass if you said, in jest, "boy, this
thermo-nuclear device sure is heavy" when you
checked in your luggagr.
To quote that icon of ignorance, Alicia
Silverstone, "as if!" As if a real terrorist would
be-clueless enough to actually reveal (in
public, no less) that he/she wasa terrorist! Yet
there these signs were, and when I asked the
Barbie-looking flight attendant how she felt
about them, her (paraphrased) response
would've warmed any totalitarian's heart: [like

the new orders because they make me feel more
secure.
If the point is to safeguard the public
from potential harm, then we should focus all
this .paranoia of ours on that which is most
harmful in society: Corporate greed, pollution,
censorship, and racism. But terrorism?
Cmon. When's the last time you were laid off
by a terrorist? When's the last time a terrorist
got off with just a slap on the wrist for ruining
your local water supply? When's the last time
a terrorist didn't let you hear all sides of a
political debate? And when has a terrorist ever
called you a "nigger" and kept you from getting
a job to be laid off from in the first place?
You can probably count on one hand how
many acts of stereo typically Middle Eastern
terrorism occurred on US soil in the past year,
and yet we're acting as though terrorism and
crime in general has replaced the boogeymen

we used to chase under our beds during the
Cold War. But what is terrorism? The most
famous cult-defector of them all, Malcolm X,
pointed out the two paths to contlict resolution
that have always faced every society: The ballot
or the bullet. And clearly, a terrorist is
someone who unfortunately chooses the bullet
(or the bomb) out of impatience and
frustration.
The reason why the Mideast has become
synonymous with terrorism is because the
perpetrators there feel they can no more
seriously consider the ballot a legitimate
alternative any more than the Native
Americans could in the days of Custer.
Therefore, if you take the necessary political
action to remove any Middle Eastern
equivalents to Custer (see Amnesty
International for details) then you'll have
removed the incentive to perform terrorist
acts.
Instead of taking that action, however,
this country has predictably and
characteristically turned the war against
terrorism (guns, drugs , t11l-in-the-blank) into
yet another McCarthy witch hunt. Which will
invariably mean that arsome point, innocents
will unnecessarily be deprived of livelihood
and civil liberty all in the name of purging
ourselves of any terrorist potential (as if we ever
truly could). Think those in power will keep
themselves in check enough to keep from going
that far? When in history have they?
In the mid '70s, General Jorge Rafael
Videla tried to purge Argentina of terrorism.
According to The People's Almanac Presents
The Book of Lists #2 by Irving Wallace and
David Wallechinsky, Videla, "suspended all
po'l itical and trade union activity, drove
100,000 professionals into exile, arrested
18,000 citizens for political 'crimes,' and
executed at least 4,000 'subversive
delinquents.'" Butwhat kills me is the general's
definition of a terrorist ...
"A terrorist is not just someone with a gun
or a bomb, but also someone who spreads ideas
that are contrary to Western and Christian
civilization."
Well, what do you know? I'm a terrorist!
Now how about that? I guess Barbie back at
Sea-Tac shouldn't have let me on that plane to
Kansas after all ...

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OPINIONS

Greeners can speak

Explaining the
steelworkers' blockade

out for the Baha'is
Daily there are injustices happening in
the world and there is none other place than
Evergreen to find out what those injustices are
at any given moment. I hope that the next
injustice will not land on deaf ears because we
are saturated with so many injustices in our
environment. It is something that we take for
granted just as we expect the air we breath to
be available .. It is an education. We can get an
education in this country no matter who we
are. However, there are people denied this basic
right to education around the world. The most
recent denial that is occuring as we sit in our
classrooms semina ring on the latest book is to
the Baha'is. The Baha'is are the largest religious
minority in Iran and have the least rights. Since
1991, a government policy was put into effect
to force Baha'i children to have an Islamic
education because the Bahai Faith postdates
Islam. This policy also pushed Bahai adults to
the periphery economically and took away all
positions of power and influence. At the end
of September 1998, the Iranian government
closed the Baha'i Institute of Higher Education
also called the "Open University". The
government arrested most of it s prominent
professors and staff and looted 500 homes that
housed the institute's activities.
Since 1980, there have been government
directed effors to destroy the 300,000 members
of the Baha'i community in Iran . They have
banned Baha'is from studying or teaching at
colleges and universities. The response. of the
Baha'i community was to found the Baha'i
Institute of Higher Education in 1987. Until
recently, in September 1998, the enrollment
was more than 900 students and a faculty of
150 academics and instructors. The Institute
was composed of various classrooms,
laboratories and libraries scattered around

Iran in private homes and buildings. It offered
Bachelor's degrees in various subjects such as
literature, biology, law and other areas. Baha'i
youth are expelled from universities during
their studies or denied admission once it is
known that they are Baha ·is. The Baha'is in
Iran have had an internationally recognized
human right violated by being excluded from
the universities in Iran. The most recent
actions to close down the Iranian Baha ' i
community's efforts at establishing a school in
a peaceful manner only escalates public
outrage towards the Iranian government's
efforts to stamp out the Baha'i Faith in Iran.
We need to act as quickly as possible and
make our outrage known to the United Nations
Eduacational Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) by sending individual
letters. Also, we can write letters and send
petitions to the Iranian Minister of Culture and
Higher Education to express our disapproval.
Let us join in with universites across the nation
and make our voice heard about the injustices
against the Baha ' is.
Dr. Frederico Mayor
Director-General
UNESCO
7 place de Fon tenoy
75352 Paris 07 SP
Dr. Mostafa Mom
Minister of Culture and Higher Education
Shahid Beheshti Avenue
Takhti Sq., Corner ofShahid Sabonchi
Shahid Adaee Building
Tehran
The Islamic Repulic ofIran
Elin E. Griffith

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I am writing to address the Dec. 10 article
"In the Sky and the Sea: Environmental
Activists Unite with Steel Workers' Union to
Save Jobs and Trees." The author of this article
left out several facts about the history of
Charles Hurwitz's companies (Kaiser
Aluminum and Pacific Lumber) and about the
action on Monday, Dec. 7 at the Port ofTacoma
that explain the importance of the blockade
and banner hanging. Although the author told
a nice tale, he left out many important
elements while focusing on "people protesting
for their personal identity." Perhaps some
people attended protests and rallies for their
own self-esteem issues, but the Steel Workers,
Earth First!ers, Longshoremen, and Wobblies
attended for political reasons as old as the
industrial age.
History: Charles Hurwitz, Earth Firstlers,
and Laborers
In 1985, Texan Charles Hurwitz took over
Pacific Lumber Company (PL), at that time a
small family owned northern California
logging company that practiced sustainable
logging in the last unprotected acres of oldgrowth Redwood forest. After Hurwitz 's
takeover ofPL and 5095 acres of Redwoods in
the ancient Headwaters Forest, he disregarded
PL's sustainable practices and declared his
intention to cut ALL the remaining Redwoods
by 2007.
Earth First! has been waging a campaign
in the Headwaters Forest since the time of
Hurwitz's takeover. Thousands of activists
have been arrested in direct actions in the
Headwaters Forest since 1985 in effort to save
the last of these unprotected ecosystems. In
1990, on the verge of Redwood Summer,
activists Judi Bari and Daryl Cherney were
injured when a bomb planted in their car
exploded on an Oakland freeway. Their case
against the FBI for covering up the
investigation of the bombing is still in Federal
Court. Julia Butterfly celebrated the one-year
anniversary of her tree-sit in Luna, an ancient
Redwood in the Headwaters Forest, this past
December.
Un fortuna tely, the people employed by
PL have not agreed with environmentalists'
stance that these acres should be protected. PL
has actually encouraged violence among its

employees toward activists at Headwat er~.
This past September, a PL logger caused the
death of Earth First! activist David "Gypsy"
Chain by falling a tree in an area where activisb
were protesting using a tactic called "Cat and
Mouse." Neither the logger nor Pacific Lumber
has suffered criminal legal action as a result of
Gypsy's death. Late in 1998 the Ca liforni a
Department of Forestry revoked PL's license to
log its own lands citing years of significant
violations of environmenta l and safety laws.
Earth First! has publicly opposed Charles
Hurwitz without full support of th e laborers
employed by his corporations for years. That
is, without labor support until the United Steel
Workers of America Local 7945 's Kai se r
Aluminum strike in Tacoma th is pa st
September and the joining of union forces with
Earth First!ers.
In 1988, Hurwitz conspired with Marc
Rich, a convicted felon who cannot re-enter the
United States without being arrested for tax
crimes, to buyout Kaiser Aluminum and
Chemical Company, Their scam involved
raiding PL's pension funds and using profit~
from unsustainable Redwood logging to gain
control of the aluminum processing
corporation. Kaiser has six plants throughout
the US, two located in Washington at Tacoma
and Spokane. As in the case of PL, Hurwitz
bought a smaller corporation, this time
disregarding their labor-friendly practices .
Since 1987, Kaiser Aluminum has been
repeatedly cited and fined by OSHA for safety
and workplace standards violations .
Unionized workers have seen reductions in
pay, cuts in retirement benefits, and jobs lost
to non-union workers in the past ten years.
Overall, labor conditions have deteriorated
while management has shown contempt for
workers' rights and union negotiations.
In the strike that began in September,
Kaiser has spent more than $10 million on
strikebreakers, guards, fences, trailers, and
legal assistance. Managers at Kaiser have
refused to negotiate with union workers in

see Steelworkers on page

16

"Victims" aren't always
what they seem
Beware of militant
breast vandals
As the current president ofMAM I (men
against mammary implants) I feel that it is my
duty to inform your readership in particular
the femal e readership, of the impending
campaign by rogue members of our
organization. These rogue members have
decided to escalate their once peaceful political
activism into full blown terrorist activity. They
have stockpiled their weapon of choice, red
spray cans, and are intent on carrying out a
campaign similar to that of the anti fur
campaigners; marking breasts that th ey believe
fake with red X's.
The national body of MAMI wishes to
disassociate itself from these rogue males and
has called a specia l meeting of state
representatives lat er this month with the '
intention of revoking th eir membership. The
rogue group now calling themselves MMAMI
(m ilitant men against mammary implants)
have published their manifesto in the soft porn
magazine 'Real Woman' Dec. 98 and 0 11 the
Real Woman web si te . MAMI was founded
here in O lymp ia and the majority of its

members are Evergreen students or alum so it
is to be expected that the campaign by
MMAMI will be centered on the Evergreen
campus and around the city of Olympia.
Thankfully the crazies that constitute MMA MI
have broken away during the winter months
and will therefore lack obvious targets. Still I
feel that that the lack of tank tops and T-shirts
will not stop them, they are determined to
break up the party. All women but especially
those with large, big, huge, C-cup or better size
breasts should be on their guard and not
he sitate to scream for help or defend
themselves if approached by any male in
possession of a spray can.
MAMI's mission rema ins the same as it
always has: To encourage women to realize; the
perfection of their natural form; that not all
men prefer big tits; the boycott of all Dow
Chemi ca l products until they have stopped
producing mammary implants. We welcome
new members.
Scott A. Mantle

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How long can the canonization of
"victims" go on in this country? When did we
grant alleged victims the power to suspend all
reason and logic from investigations into their
c1aim-s? No one is more guilty of perpetuating
this than the purveyors of repressed memory
syndrome and its wicked stepchild, satanic
ritual abuse.
A few minutes 011 the Internet provides
enough evidence to put any debate to rest,
despite a ttempts to dismiss all evidence as
superfluous. Within their testimonials you will
find the most outrageous, unsubstantiated
claims of phantasmagorical abuse ever
imagined.
Take the case of one time day-care
providers Fran and Dan Keller, who were
sen tenced to 48 years in prison. Among the
crimes imputed to them by children were
"cutting up people with chainsaws and then
putting their skins into the children's socks;
turning the day-care into a working child
brothel; kidnapping a gorilla from a
nonexistent zoo; and flying children on jets to
Mexico for further abuse," always being ca reful
to bring them back in time to be picked up by
an unsuspecting parent.
Or how about Nico le Aithaus, who
claimed she'd had two abortions, with a third
fetus being removed by cesarean section alld
fed to a dog. Her father took her to a

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January 14, 1999

millionaire's mansion where "she and other
children were drugged and videotaped while
being raped by her parents and numerous
strangers." She was tortured with whips, hung
by her thumbs, and forced to walk on hot coals.
Her parents were arrested five times and spent
over $150,000 in legal costs.
What these cases have in common is that
investigators never turned up a single shred of
physical evidence. In fact no physical evidence
has ever emerged in a single case of satanic
ritual abuse. Parties with vested interests have
resorted to all sorts of mental acrobatics to
account for this-from claiming Satanists have
intlltrated all levels ofthe legal system in order
to hide evidence to the assertion that victims
were given alternate personalities by satanic
mind contro llers and scars from abuse
magically disappear when th e alt ernate
personality manifests. (No doubt triggered at
the appropriate time by their sa tani c
"handler." This is all a mad fiction concocted
by ove rzea lou s ther ap ists suffering from
repressed sexual fa ntasies of their own.
As we enter the 21st century, let us leave
behind. once and for all, th e vitrio lic rhetori c
of victimhood. Let us aim for a new level 01
awareness beyond the belief that to be a good
person you have to believe th e vic tim.
Scott Christoph er Frank

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Optimism abounds: lEse works on the world Day of Absence/Presence
tackles race issues
~EPIC

I sat down at my computer over the
break to contemplate what enlightening
knowledge I was going to share with you this
week. I was searching through my trusty
Student Activities Handbook for the perfect
candidate for this week's third floor feature
when my attention was drawn to the endless
babble of the television. Among the ever
intriguing top stories of the weather or the President's "impeachment." was a news brief on the
current situation in Iraq. and America's usage of "smart bombs." What is this place coming to?
It is disheartening to see that our president is bombing other countries. other countries are killing
each other, aJld here in our own country countless acts of human rights violations occur every
day. I am just learning so much here at Evergreen. Primarily I am learning to contest my reality
and the realities of those around me. So as I watch the 11 p.m. broadcast on King Five news. I
wonder, "why isn't anybody doing anything about this world we live in?" Then I realize as I contest
my distorted view of the world presented to me by Dan Rather and Coca-Cola that people are
doing things. People like Joe and Whitney. co-coordinators for Amnesty International. and Hillery
and Heather. co-coordinators for EPIC. who have joined in the light for human rights.

~ Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) was founded
in 1961 by British lawyer Peter Benenson.
Since then, AI has intervened on behalf of over
30.000 prisoners in more than 100 countries.
In 1977 the organization received the Nobel
Peace Prize for "its efforts on behalf of
defending human dignity against violence and
subjugation."
1998 was the fiftieth
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (UDHR). This event was
celebrated here on the Evergreen campus
through a large tabling effort by Amnesty
International. "We have two million members
worldwide," stated Joe Gillock. co-coordinator
for AI. Those two million members come from
over 150 nations for one common goal: human
rights.
In the United States, strong efforts are
being made to address human rights issues
right here at home. "The U.S. has a strong
student contingent," explained Gillock. "The
organization relies on its grassroots
members." Education seems to be a large part
of what Amnesty International is all about.
They are working primarily on police brutality,
and prison conditions. especially women in
prison and gender specific health care. AI cocoordinator Whitney Buschmann stated. "The
USA Campaign's focus is on the U.S. prison
system." The reasoning behind this particular
focus, Gillock explained. is that "law
enforcement officials are using stun guns in

arrests and hog-tying prisoners. which ha s led
to hundreds ofsuftocations."
Gillock also explained that "[At'sl focus
here at Evergreen is on letter writing and
education." The group writes letters to officials
if they find that prisoners are being held without
charge, without medical care. without a lawyer.
or with no access to their family. and request that
these rights be granted to the prisoner and lead
to a fair trial. Most of the organization's funds
are used either on postage or to sponsor
speakers. The group has also been tabling
consistently to increase awareness all campus.
"We held a large tabling day with Students for a
Free Tibet on Dec. 10 for the fiftieth anniversary
of the UDHR." The group also hopes to work
coalition with the Prison Action Comm
(PAC) and EPIC this quarter. "We will
working with PAC on Prison Awareness Week. - 1" . _
Buschmann explained.
The 5 o'c1ock news may seem grim. but
hope is that people like Joe and Whitney
provide all of us with an outlet to do some
in this world. If you are interested give them a
call at x6098 or stop by their office on the third;
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they are boycotting Norpac, the company that
makes Flav-R-Pac and Gardenburger. They
have encouraged several companies in the local
community not to serve these products. Local
establishments, Spar Cafe and King Solomon's
Reefhave yet to comply. A conference will be
held at the PCUN headquarters in Woodburn
Oregon on Feb 27. The conference will consist
of discussions on the boycott, the workers,
immigration issues. and pesticides. PCUN also
brought speaker Dolores Huerta to talk of the
farmworkers' fight for rights.
EPIC's funding goes to bringing in
speakers. and for the massive letter writing
movement accomplished for the campaign to
free Mumia. The next upcoming event after
Abe Osheroffis speaker Cecilia Rodriguez, who
will be discussing the struggle in ·Mexico.
Anyonewho is interested can get involved. 'Tm
a freshman." stated Shay. "So if you think
you're a freshman and you can't get involved.
you're wrong." To become involved with an
ongoing campaign or to bring in ideas for nelV
ones give Heather or Hillery a call at x6144.
EPIC provides an awesome opportllnity to join
in the fight for justice. so that maybe someday
Peter Jennings and Nike will have something
good to say.

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The name Mumia Abu-Jamal has
inundated The Evergreen State College. The
walls are postered with the face and story of a
man fighting for human equality. The people
largely responsible for the outpouring of
information and the fight for this man's freedom
reside humbly on the third floor. The Evergreen
Political Information Center. fondly known as
EPIC, is leading the fight for justice. "We sent
2000 letters to various government figureheads
regarding Mumia." explained co-coordinator.
Hillery Shay. The group also did a lot of tabling
to create awareness on the issue. They met Al
Gore with a bar rage of posters and flyers when
he spoke in Olympia in November. Yet. beyond
Mumia 's fight lays a powerful organization led
by two determined alld strong women. "EPIC's
goal is to foster political action on campus in a
very democratic way." stated Shay. The awesome
thing about this organization is that they don't
have a predetermined agenda of issues or
campaigns. EPIC's other coordinator Heather
Moore explained that "If people see something
in the community that needs to happen then

they should get in touch with us." She also
emphatically described the organization as
relying on its community members. "EPIC
wouldn't exist without the community to
support it."
EPIC has been involved largely in coalition
with many student groups on campus from the
Evergreen Queer Alliance (EQA) to the Jewish
Cultural Center (JCC). They have co-sponsored
several speakers such as Letta Neeley with the
EQA, Katie Koestnerwith SHAPE, John Ross and
Edgar Cortez with LASO, and upcoming speaker
Abe Osheroff with the JCc. "We also held the
National Day of Protest for police brutality,"
stated Moore. Today, Jan. 14, Jim Douglas, the
founder of Ground Zero, a nuclear watch dog
group. will be speaking at noon. EPIC is trying
to pass an initiative here on campus to make
Evergreen a nuclear free zone. Also, a mini
conference is in the works to be held this quarter
which would cover. but not be restricted to:
cultural awareness, cop watch, sexism, campaign
building, direct action, non-violent action. how
to be a media representative, and consensus
training.
PCUN . a subgroup of EPIC, is an
organization in support of the farm workers
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a campus Day of Absence was born. Held annually from 1975 through
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the Day of Presence. representing the reuniting of our community and a
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I at Evergreen. The Day of Absence / Day of Presence. "Wh~t is it?" you pertormances by nationally known educators and artists.
ask. Well. the idea for the Day of Absence comes from a play of the same
The Day of Absence / Day of Presence has something for everyone.
name by African American play\\'right.Douglas Turner Ward. In the play It is an invitation to th e entire campus co mmunity to celebrate as a
the African American members ora commuility lI1ysteriously disappear community. to explore the richness of our diversity by participating in
! lor 24 hours. leavi llg thuse left to reflect on the mea ning ofa cOlllmunit)'
challenging dialogues . readi ng the works and talking with provocative
without those who were missing. For the curious. copi es of his play are thinkers. and enjoying the rhythms of other cultures.
. . a\'ailable for loall from First Peoples' AJvisillg Services. The lirst Day of
Every yrar the program is new and different. It is developed with the
: Absellce took place ill 107:' . It was a "Talking Shop"unit y din ncr. primarily input from students. staff and faculty. This year. th e thrIne i~ Unit )'
I')r Evergrcen's Mfican-Allleril'anl'Ollllllllll it)' lI1eIllbcr\. From that di nner. t\mong~t Diversity. The celebration will begin on WedIw,day. Frb. 10.
with a perfuflnance uf "A Grain of Sal ld " by 0:obuko Miyamut o in the
,
Experimental Theatrl'. Tickets are on sa le at the c.1mpu\ hook,torc . ranging
To: Evergreen Faculty and Staff
I
trom $10 ge neral admis.\ ion to $5 for \ Iudents. Thursday. Feh_ lJ. will be
From: Jane Jervis, Art Constantino, Barbra Leigh Smith, Ruta Fanning
I
ja!!I-packed
with powerlirl speakers on campus. a second performance of
Subject: Day of AbsencelDay of Presence - Feb. 10-12
.
"A Grain of Sa nd" and a working retreat ofT-campu\ for th e clmpu,
I
cO!llmunitv ufw lor. in clilding a workshop with 0:ohuko.
We are writing to encourage your support and participation in
The retrea t is the basis for the day's title "Day of Absence." lESC i~
the campus Day of Absence and Day of Presence activities that will
I
about 20 percent people or color. That may sound likr a good percentage.
begin on Wednesday. February 10. and continue through Friday.
bllt when we go otlt o om otlices or academic programs. lI'e often find that
February 12. This annual event was originated in 1975 by students.
we
are "the only one" or ma ybe one of two or three people of color in a
staff and faculty of color. and inspired by the play "Day of Absence"
gro
up
of30 or 40. This retreat gives the campus community of color one
written by Douglas Turner Ward. The initial "Talking Shop" unity
day
in
the yea r when lI'e can work together as a learning community. in a
dinner was primarily for Evergreen's African-American community
setting
in which we are not the numerical minority. This part of the
members. From that dinner. the first campus Day of Absence was
program
is often misunderstood hy some. Some people ask. "Why do tlwy
born. Held annually from 1975 through 1987. it was revived in 1992.
feel the need to be separate?" The departure is easier to understand'if seen
Since then. the concept has grown to include the Day of Presence and
from
the perspective of peo ple of color. who experien ce the retreat as an
a program of activities engaging the entire campus in the ongoing
infrequent
opportunity to work together. to explore the ground we have in
work of building multicultural competencies.
common
and
the ground we inhabit uniquely. to share ideas. problems
We believe that our ability to model effective multicultural
and
solutions
to issues of community and education. The retreat is not
competencies contributes to the quality of our teaching. learning and
exclusively people of co lor. but is focused on ou r co ncerns and
working community. To that end. we ask that faculty and managers
predominantly attended by students. staff and faculty of color.
- participate in the off-campus retreat or on-campus activities.
Friday is the Day of Presence. Its name signifies th e return of the
communicate their support for student and employee participation.
commullity
members who were at the retreat. The community will be
and make accommodations for those who wish to participate.
invited
to
a
"community
reuniting" dialogue led by students. The day's
This year. the schedule includes a community-or-color working
program
will
also
feature
a daylong training for staff. The day will end
retreat, theatrical performances, staff training. workshops, faculty and
with an entertaining and thoughtful performance entitled "Ethnic Man"
student seminars, and public forums. Presenters who have been
in Lih. 2000. at5 p.m. Thi s performance will be olfered ITee to th e ca mpu ~
confirmed include history professor Noel Ignatiev, performance
community.
artists Teja Arboleda and Nobuko Miyamoto. sociologist Mab Segrest.
These are a few of the highlights . A complete calendar of events will
and social psychologist and trainer Donna Stringer. More
appear
in the Cooper Point Journal. This ewnt i ~; produced by First Peoples'
information will appear in the CPJ and across campus as the complete
and
~pomored by man)' individual s. campus offtces and stude nt
schedule is set. Most events are free. On the reverse. we are
organizations. induding The President 's Diwrsity Fund. the Office for
highlighting a few sessions of special interest to staff and faculty.
Equal Opportunity. Evergreen Expressions. the Oftlce of the Pro\'ost and
Please note that pre-registration is required for the Multicultural
Academic
Vice President . the Student of Color Anthology. Women of Color.
Workplace training session.
Talk
About
Race and many othc r ~ . I hope you will look for ar ticles about
Questions about the Day of Absence and Day of Presence
the
gu('stlectl!fers
and perlil!"!1ler~ that will appear in upcoming issues of
activities can be directed to Raquel Salinas (x6462). Paul Gallegos
this
paper.
And
I
look forward to sharing with YO ll the celebrati on of
(x6368), Carrie Margolin (x6377), or Julie Slone (x6734)
community that the Day of Absence / Day of Presence offers Evergreen.
by Paul D. Gallegos and Raquel Salinas
Office of Equal Opportunity

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Sex Workers contest assumptions
Performances, art addresses the experiences of sex workers
and non-victimized. Often times it is denied or ignored that male) have been ranging from friendly to suspicious. Rude
there are many workers in the sex industry who are there by doormen had to be dealt with. Lots ofiong drives were involved.
choice and enjoy their work. Much criticism towards the sex Some males have responded to the flyers by inquiring about
industry has come from places of privilege where the realities contacts to sex workers . It has been very difficult to reach
of life (and the choices available) for sex workers may not be prostitutes beca~se there are so few legitimate venues for them,
This Saturday at 7 p.m., there will be a Sex Workers' Art apparent. What is claimed to be art has been labeled as and if they are open about being a prostitute they are risking
Show at The Capitol Theater. The
______________
exploitation, and a group of artists things like their children being taken away from them, arrest,
cost is on a sliding scale; $10 regular
and performers are congregating in never being able to work with children again, rapport problems,
ddmission and $6 for people with
Any display of confidence,
Olympia who might have and possible internal issues. Some males have wanted to qisplay
artwork eve n though they don't work in the industry. Finding
low incomes. It is a benefit for the sexual positivity, power, or unit, something to say about that.
by wom~n is an attack on the
This is not going to be a show that a venue that would have the show was difficult in itself.
organization Books to Prisoners. It
is also scheduled to have about
blatantly and exclusively denies Churches and schools generally are not enthusiastic about
twenty participants, including
institutions that perpetuate
that exploitation exists in the sex hosting an event like this, so it had to be a privately owned place.
Scarlot Harlot (a.k.a. Caro l Leigh),
and create sexism and abuse. industry. On the contrary, it is a Tara has endured many strange looks and people expecting that
who is a prostitution rights activist
forum where workers from the she wants them to proposition her!
-Tara, Sex Workers' Art Show organizer
from the Bay Area who has
industry will share their
Also interesting is the history and inspiration of the shows.
contributed to many anthologies
experiences and insights with the This will be the second show in the two years of its existence. It
including Policing Public Sex and Sex Work (she has also made community. It is a show that is designed to help demonstrate started as a spur of the moment thing when Tara had been
a TV program and several films), and Teresa Dulce, the the legitimacy of artwork by the workers who are in the industry. working as the events coordinator of the Liberation Cafe, and
Portland "editrix" of the monthly publication (about women The show is not designed to be a "jurybox"
was frustrated about the
in the sex industry) Danzine. The show is described on the show, and it is trusted that the work will
assumptions and attitudes
towards sex workers from the
tlyer as "an evening of visual and performance art created by stand on its own , henceforth it has not
[Saturday's Sex Worker Art
"progressive" commun ity. This
people who work in the sex industry to dispel the myth that been edited. It is not likely that all of the
we are anything short of artists, innovators and gen iuses." art and performances will directly address Show will be] an evening of
sparked her to do something that
really appealed to her: Making a
Mature and respectful attitudes only!
the industry, because the show is simply visual and performance art
space wh ere workers in the sex
The social contexts of the show alone are interesting a place for participating workers from the created in the sex ind ustry to
industry could share their
enough to make sure that I will attend. The sex industry can sex industry to display any of their d·
I th
th th t
be a really volatile and emotional issue for people. Forinstallce, artwork they want , and to perform
Ispe. e my
a e are
artwork and insights with the
community. It seems to also be
there is sometimes a tendency in the feminist community to however they might. It is very unclear
a nythmg short of artists,
inspired by a desire to challenge
demonize the industry by claiming that sex workers what exactly is going tobe displayed and
innovators, and geniuses.
assumptions society has made of
unwittingly perpetuate the exploitation of women, while at performed, so I guess I'm going to have
-Sex Worker Art Show flier the sex workers. It is inspired by
the same time there are sex workers who are actively trying to to wait and see what it is.
use the indus~ry as a forum for liberating and empowering
Talking to the organizer ofthe show,
a feminist attitude. As Tara put
women. Sex workers are sometimes portrayed as only being Tara, I learned things about the difficulties involved in it, "Any display of confidence. sexual positivity, power or unity
either addicted to drugs or victims of past sexual abuse, but promoting the show. Businesses displaying flyers have received by women is an attack on the institutions that perpetuate and
there are certainly many sex workers out there thaI are clean complaints. Reactions from strip club owners (predominately create sexism and abuse."

by Jimmy Cropsey
Staff Writer

Abe Osheroff's
damsels and knights Olympia return
For the eyes of

by Amy Loskota
CoordinatorforThe Evergreen Medieval
Society
Have you seen the flyers, heard
rllmors of cland es tine meetings and of
odd political agendas? Have you seen
people walking about in oddly out of time
cos tumes , or fighting in armor? The
Evergreen Med ieval Society could be one
of the culprits. Winter quarter is the tim e
where we present our talents Oil campus,

We are here to
satisfy the little
Xenas and hidden
Conans in a
realistic way.

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

February 10-12
Highlights
Performance of A Grain ofSand
February 10 & 11, 8 p.m.
Experimental Theme
Tickets on sale at the Bookstore
Campus Community of
Color Program
February 11, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Salmon Club, Olympia
Seminars with Noellgnatiev,
author of How the Irish
Became White
February II, 9 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.
Locations to be announced
Performance of Ethnic Man
February 12, 5 p.m.
Library 2000
Prccccded by community dialogue
at 3 p.m.

and provide some wildly unique ways for
you to re-create the many cultures of the
Medieval time period, sans a few
problematic things, like beheadings,
bloodletting, and variolls plagues . The
Creat iv e part of our Anachronism is the
absence of racial , sexual. and economic
discrimination. We are here to satisfy the
little Xena s and hidden Conans ill a
rea li stic way. This month we are
providing two major events. On Jan. 16,
we are hosting our Annual Winter Bardie
in Lib 4300. Musicians and entertainers
from all over are comillg to this event.
Anyone is welcome to come and perform
their poems, juggling, acrobatics, songs,
instrumental music, storyte lling , and
dance performances, or just stare. The
festivities begin at 6 p.m. The event is
free to students and staff of Evergreen,
and $2 donation for all others. There will
be beverages offered, and a potluck hors
d'oeuvres selection. Costumes are
optional. But if you are interested in the
BIG SCA style event, we are cosponsoring a trip with the Gam ing Guild
to the Ursualmas Tourney and Arts and
Sciences Championship on Jan. 29

through 31 (vans leaving 1:30 p.m. from
A dorm loop returning Sunday Lia Wallon
Osheroff's dedication to activism
continued after he returned from Spain. He
afternoon). For 14 lucky people, a fee of co-coordinator of JCC
worked in the Civil Rights Movement and built
$10.00, (plus money for food) will
provide transportation, sleeping space,
Abe Osheroff volunteered to fight the homes for a peasant co-op in Nicaragua . He
and a two night adventure in the Barony fascists in the Spanish Civil War when he was will talk about his lifelong commitment to
of Aqualerra . It will be complete with only 21 years old. This level of commitment social justice and how his Jewish identity has
sword fighting, medieval marketplace, and dedication to helping others was affected his decisions when he comes to the
pompous royalty , and opportunit ies to something Osheroffhad already begun in his Evergreen State College Longhouse on
learn about medieval histor y from thos e teens and was to continue throughout the rest Thursday, Jan. 14 at 8:00 p.m. Osheroff will
also show a film about the Spanish Civil War
who live the legend. All you need to bring of his life.
is bedding and food , or buy it there. We
Osheroff was born into all immigrant and share his experiences in the Abraham
will help you find some basic medieval Jewish working class family in Brooklyn in Lincoln Brigade. This is Osheroff's third
clothing to borrow until you decide who 1915. He was a community and union consecutive year visiting Evergreen and his
you want to be. Please call to make organizer in his teens and went on to receive a appearance isn't one to be missed. Everyone
reservations, and! or come to Bardie so bachelor's degree in social science trom City has something to gain from hearing Osheroff;
we can sign you up, and give you all the College. Then came the calf from the people with his wisdom and good will are rare.
There is no charge for admission but
info you need to know. This is first come Revolutionaries in Spain for international
first serve!
solidarity and Osheroffvolunteered with other donations to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Our meetings are every Tuesday at 5 U.S. citizens to risk his life defending the Memorial Fund are welcomed. This event is
p.m. up in our office in CAB 320. Our Spanish Republic through the Abraham sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Center and
office not only has a small se le ction of Lincoln Brigade. Half of the volunteers for the the Evergreen Political Information Center.
costumes, but a library of books, and Lincoln Brigade were killed in the Spanish Civil Please call 866-6000 ext. 6493 if you have any
questions or would like more information.
complete supplies for illumination and War.
scroll making. We are putting a sewing 1--- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- -- - -- - - - - -- - machine in the office so that anyone can
learn to sew, or come up and work on
their costumes . We provide lessons to
motivate learners of both sexes (men
make excellent tailors). and can even help
you write contracts for medieval studies
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"I t is absurd to divide people into good or bad.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
People are either

charming or tedious."
-

Oscar Wilde

Looky here: Horoscopes!
by Madame Suzwha Skaar
Staff writer

Rabbit Dreams and Hoopsnake
Variations displays the art of form
by Tres Godfrey
contributing writer
Call me a nerd, but I like going to the
library. Really, it's got all kinds of cool things
Like books and magazines, and even microfiche
(but you have to pay for that). I think one of
the best things about the library, though, is its
gallery. Whenever I feel a little depressed by
the gray skies, cement, and smoked glass
around Evergreen, I step into the bright lights
of the gallery to see what's going on. It's funny,
though; sometimes I feel like I'm the only one
who likes to go to the gallery it's the place I get
away from that Red Square spectacle, slow
down, relax, and be alone. Though I don't want
to give away my hiding spot, I think there's an
exhibit showing right now that is worth talking
about; let me tell you about my experience with
Paul Sparks' 60 Hours: Rabbit Dreams and the
Hoopsnake Variations.
Opening night: Flashing our esteemed
CPj press-pass to the girl guarding the doorway
(and the punchbowl), my photographer and I
walk in and try our eyes on different pieces. As
! walk around the gallery soon I see the pattern
reflected in the themes; a pattern which also
expresses itself in the entire exhibit: the use of

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difference (in shape, in color, and meaning as
far as we might interpret something signified
by the shapes and titles) to create an organic
whole: I mean,
it's really coo l
the way this
works. Take the
Hoopsnake
variations for
in
example;
their undefined,
swarm ing
background of
pure color in
space set against
the
overla id
solid , regulated,
very defined
lines in pattern,
they show how
the contrast of parts creates an organic whole.
Anyone can collage stuff together, but you've
got to be pretty good to make it feel like it
belongs that way. This, the art of form: the
symbiosis of shape and color is further
reflected in the symbiosis of contrast in g
designs within the various themes as each of
the pieces reflect a different way of seeing, or a

differen t method of understanding the form.
My favorite part of it all is that rising out of the
arrangement of all the themes, there is created
a symbiosis of
light and dark
overcoming a
separation in
blank space; as
the themes face
each other, and
are paralleled on
the back wall by
two paintings
juxt aposi ng
different forms
and contrasting
colors on each
sp lit canvas,
there is created a
unity of design:
ultimately creating a symbiotic whole from the
patterns of disparate parts.
After looking around the gallery, we head
over to Paul's presentation of his work. Aslide
show plays images of a smiling young, crewcut army specia list holding up a three-foot
salmon , then a rugged looking leader of an
Alaskan Survey crew; a naturali st. As th e

images continue onward, the narrating voice
tells us about his days at San Francisco State
University, an innovator who pioneered many
new techniques in photographic technology
while at SFSU, and quickly gained national
recognition as an artist to watch. After SFSU,
he began teaching. As he says, "I think there's
always been a trajectory in my life toward
teaching, 1just didn't know it." Paul gradually
worked his way north, teaching in California,
then Portland, and finally was asked to teach
at Evergreen a few years after its opening, and
has been teaching here ever sin ce. He has
cont inued innovating over the years with
everything from wood sculpture to ceramics,
from pencil to the monotypes representing this
ex hibit and his work has been exhibited at
many art museums, including The Sealt le Art
Museum, The Pasadena Art Museum, The
Museum of Modern Art. and The Tacoma Art
Museum.
So, after all that, let me simply say I
recommend seeing it for yourself; it's definitely
worth th e time to check it out. It's great art at
a nice price. And if you find you like one of the
pieces, you can buy it while helping a good
cause; a portion of all proceeds .from the sales
are channeled back to support the arts at
Evergreen.

The Faculty provokes your horrid Evergr~en
memories of high school aliens CD Project
by Jen Blackford
staff writer

The Faculty is another film that
capitalizes on the trend that Scream

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began. It begins with loud music, wild
visua ls , and some sort of evil menace
that threatens to destroy the cast. The
movie preferably has Kevin Williamson
write the script and it often enlists the
help of popular and currently rising
young stars to carry the film across.
The studio takes a gamble that this
particular com bination will payoff and
it often does. However, there is often no
real emotion or thought behind it;
rather, a calculated risk.
The Faculty takes place in a small
town high school, where several
outcasts begin to suspect that their
teachers are not who they appear to be.
The outcasts are amply and almost
stereo typically made up of a well-worn
combination: a popular girl (Jordana
Brewster) , a football player (Shawn
Hatosy) a geek (Elijah Wood), a loner
(Clea DuVall), a transfer student (Laura
Harris), and a druggie (Josh Hartnett).
You can also add to that the alien staff
dnd teachers portrayed by well-known
actors: Salma Hayek, Famke Janssen,
Piper Laurie, Bebe Neuwirth, and
Robert Patrick. With a plot filled with
\trange creatures, gratuitous violence,
ind references to alien movies, it
hould add up to something different

than the usual slasher/mad killer films
that have plagued the cinema recently.
And for the most part, it does touch on
interesting themes that other films in
this vein have not often picked up on.
Talking to a fellow Greener, I could
understand why other Greeners might
want to see this film and recognize part
of themselves in the characters. The
student said that high school (Catholic,
in this instance) was like a war. You
bonded with others who felt the school
was horrible as well. That was how you
survived. So for these students in the
film, this is no new thing. They are
fighting to survive in a world that
doesn't appreciate what they do. These
are classic Evergreen feelings of
desperate struggle against an evergrowing
force
that
consumes
individuality, replacing it with massproduced happiness and a sense of
indifference towards the changing
world .
Perhaps the most ironic thing
about this movie was the alienation I
experienced while watching the movie .
I felt nothing for most of the film,
except appreciation of the music and a
vague idea of where the plot was going
to go. It was not really something that
filled me with love or hate, and maybe
that's the scariest thing about this
movie . It was a well-made film with
witty lin es, a likeable cast, and
surprises, but none of it seemed that

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new to me. The problem with following
on a trend is that often the movie and
how you will react to it is predictable.
A major mistake this film makes is
the comparison with masterpieces of
alien science fiction like E. T., Robert
Heinlein 's The Puppet Masters, and
Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The
problem with such references is that
invariably one begins to think such
questions as "Why didn't I go see those
movies? Why did I spend money on this
film? What have I done?" That is not to
say this movie was completely awful,
but there were times where it became
evident that this was nothing new to
the cinematic medium.
I don't hate this movie, and that's
the hardest thing to express . If you
loathe a film, you can say why it sucked
and what a complete moron the
director was . On the flip side, if you
love a film, you can rave about the
cinematography and what a brilliant
script was used. The Faculty neither ·
excited nor disgusted me, and perhaps
that's the best review I can give it. In
the growing list of movies in the
Scream trend, this movie falls
somewhere between the abhorrent J

Still Know What You Did Last Summer
and the fairly intelligent although
slightly flawed Urban Legend.
Ultimately, if you're looking for an
alien/teenager movie to see, this one
might fit your bill. Just don't expect to
be blown away by it.

January 14,1999

by Mat Probasco
Editor in chief
The 1999 Evergreen Student CD Project
members met on Sunday, Jan. 10 to select the
tracks to be included on this year's project.
The selection committee spent around
eight hours listening to the 58 songs submitted
by Evergreen students. Sandra Loewe, project
organizer, sa id the committee would ~eet
again this Saturday to make the final decision.
Audio CDs can hold a maximum of74 minutes,
which, in Loewe's estimation, means the
committee will narrow the field down to 18 to
20 songs.

Aries (March 21 - April 19);
Now is the time to admit your
nihilistic tendencies are
obsolote and start working on
a viable plan for taking down
society. Break something (I) or at least listen
to some songs by Rammstein

Taurus (April 20 - May 19):
Buy some paint and canvases
and expLore the "artist within."
Once you're tired of that, feel
free to go back to watching Bhorror flicks with your friends. just don't
blame me if your life is too routine.

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can be avoided through toning
down the high and mighty
attitude this week. Wear
fluorescent colored hotpants and tinfoil hats.
Show that you're one with the human race.

Aquarius
Oanuary 20February 18);
Call an old
friend and apologize that
your alien abduction
stopped you from calling
sooner. Buy them a book of
obscure Ukranian poetry
and they might forgive your
absence.

libra (September 24 - October
23); Are you eating your
Wheaties? No? Why not? I
expect your eating habits to
improve this week! Put down
that chocolate covered peanut butter cup and
pick up that vegetable patty now! I have
spoken.

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Believe it or
not, a lot of
life's most sought after
answers can be found in the
Dead Milkmen's songs. "Big
Lizard in My Backyard" is an
especially profound album.

Those with birthdays
outside ofthe preceding can
fill in their Horoscope here

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Cancer Oune 21 - July 21):
Devote your energy to findin g
love and attaining the ability to
channel jim Morrison's spirit.
You are the Lizard Monarch.

Leo Ouly 22 - August 22):
Happiness comes in massive
amounts of coffee and
thousands of followers willing
to carry out your every whim.
If that cult thing doesn't happen this week, go
out for espresso with close friends this
weekend. Worship the party gods!

Iltt'mb" 21), Uf, thi' w"k i,
filled with luck and love and
lollipops and magic dragons ...
Wait a minute, magic dragons?
Stop studying so hard and get some sleep. Your
peers will thank you and suitors will appear by
the dozens.

photo by Ray Ayer

This rare piece of installation artwork was
spotted just before the fall quarter. evals. Here,
an art enthusiast checks out the identification tag

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January 19): Find a nice, quiet
pla ce in the CAB (ha!) and
meditate with a Dr. Seuss book.
I'd strongly recommend the one
about the Sneetches. Sneetches rock! Cal in the
Hat is always a good stand-by, as well.

by Dan Maier
Contributing writer

KAOS brings independent
Hip Hop to Capitol Theater
by Nick Challed
A&Eeditor
KAOS is presenting a live collection of
indendent hip-hop artists this Friday, jan. 15,
at 9 p.m. at the Capitol Theater in Olympia.
Performances will include Northwest hiphop groups and Djs, featuring So urce of
Labor, Maroon Colony, Black Anger, and
Ghetto Children.
Not onlv should you check out this
show in order to witness some bumpin' hiphop, you should also go to support some great

"Hardcore, man, fuckin' hardcore."
-Full Metal jacket
It's about time. I don't have to find a ride
to Seattle to see a decent hardcore show. 1saw
the boring flyer and literally jumped for joy.
Now I only have to find a ride downtown ... My
friends and 1 borrowed a car and headed
downtown. We parked, walked a block and
headed up the sta irs to the Arrowspace. I
tlgured there was only going to be about 20
people there. Much to my dismay, we were the
tirst to show up. Five kids. the promoter and
the bands. Oh well. We paid our five bucks and
took a seat. About ten minutes later, a few more
'kids showed up. A few minutes later.
Insurgence decided it was time .
"Hi. We're Insurgence from Calitornia,"
then POW! they jumped into some heavy yet
melodic hard flicking core. Think of Bloodlet
mixed with Undertow, but faster. They played
a quick and highly powerful set. They were also
selling their shirts for a mere tlve bucks. Both
myself and my roommate bought one.
Different styles, of course.
Next came Unearthed. Well ... very
interesting. The singer had his mike run
through a crappy little FIX processor which
didn't quite do the job. Oh yeah, he was also

causes and issues concerning independent
media. Not only are all of the concerts
performances independent artists, the show
will also be raising awareness to the issue
surrounding Mumia Abu-Jamal. Friday's show
will also support Books for Prisoners by
encouraging people to donate books, and in
return scrap a dollar off your ticket price (only
$5). Even more, KAOS is supporting the
independent record store Phantom City
Records, by providing them $4 presale tickets
for hip-hoppers to buy.

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audio labs.
Loewe and volunteers will be in the CAB
at lunch selling four previous years' CD Projects
in order to raise funds for this year's. The
expected release date for this year's project is
late April.

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stripped down to his boxers and had the word
TRANSIENTwritten in black marker over his
protruding beer belly. Unearthed played
tripped-out, dark metal. Not bad, though.
Worth it just to see the singer go nuts.
Finally, Countervail started. They
opened with the first track on their Phyte
records E.P. Very tight and very brutal metalstyle hardcore . Lots of tempo changes and
stops. Good stuff, I tell you. There singer
looked like he was about 14 years old and
screamed like a beast. Countervail ended their
set with a new song. The new song started out
like an emo song. That's right. emo. SOOIl
enough, the songJ.umped back into hardcore ,
and they pulled it off very well. It 's rare when
vou hear a band that goes from super emo to
super brutality in one song.
Countervail did it gloriousl\'. I left the
show with a smile on my face. a five dollar teeshirt and a ringing sound in my ears. Looks like
Oly can throw a ~ood show every once in a
while. Too bad there were only 20 people there.
Keep an eye and ear open for Countervail
coming through the NW, and possibly Oly.
with Bane in March. Listen to HarderThan You
on Friday nights at I a.m. for some hardcore.
Then, at 3 a.m., The Anti-Hour for some punk
and ska. Last but not least, Excuse All The
Blood on Wednesday nights at 3 a.m. for some
metal. All on KAOS 89.3FM. Until then ...
-SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HARDCORE KID-

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Monday: 8alloon Nieht! Cool Free Stuff!
Tuesday: $2 Micros! $2 Food Specials!
Wednesday: Open Mic
Thursday: $2 Tacos
EverY Day: Free Pool till 3:00 Pm
123 5th Ave downtown Oly 357-9890
Bnng 111 this ad and get a micro pint for $1
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good faith. While spending this money, the
company plans to cut up to 900 jobs
throughout five plants , reduce pension
payments. and save money by hiring nonunion workers , through the process of
contracting-out.
The Action: Blockade of the Sea

Diamond and banner hanging

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in jail.
As a result of the action, the Sea Diamond was
not able to unload its shipment as planned,
which cost Kaiser Aluminum $32,000 for that
day_ After the protestors left, the ship docked
Monday evening, only to find the conveyor belt
that moves the ore from ship to storage had
been sliced and major electrical connections
cut by a knowledgeable saboteur, who remains
unknown_ The ore shipment sat on board the
Sea Diamondfor nine more days while repairs
were made at the port; total cost to Kaiser was
$320,000.
The Future: Earth First! and Union Workers
The action on December 7 against
Charles Hurwitz and Kaiser Aluminum
marked the actualization of a powerful
coalition between environmentalists and
laborers that has been slowly forming since
Judi Bari organized timber workers for the
IWW in the late 80 's. For decades,
corporations have fed their workers
propaganda to create belief that
environmentalists want to take away jobs. In
reality, environmentalists want to see natural
resources protected from exploitative
corporations and see workers receive a living
wage for their toil. Is it mere coincidence that
these same corporations who exploit our
planet also exploit their workers?
For more info about Headwaters. Charles
Hurwitz, The Wobblies. or Earth First!, contact
the following ...

The Port ofTacoma houses the only crane
on the West Coast of the US capable of
unloading the aluminum ore that Kaiser ships
from Australia for processing at its Tacoma and
Spokane plants. Kaiser pays $32,000 a day to
rent the ship (the Sea Diamond) that
transports the ore.
On the morning of Monday. Dec. 7, the
Sea Diamond arrived at the Port ofTacoma for
unloading to find a blockade in the port waters
of two sailboats, two kayaks, and two jet-skis
in a show ofsolidarity between the United Steel
Workers of America, Earth Firstl. and the
Industrial Workers of the World (lWW or
Wobblies). The Sea Diamond, powered by a
union pilot with the Pilots Association who are
in solidarity with the striking Steel Workers.
dropped anchor in Commencement Bay.
Meanwhile. on the dock. hundreds of
protestors representing Earth First!, the Steel
Workers, the Longshoremen, the Wobblies.
and several Evergreen groups including the
ERC, EPI C, and the Student Workers Union , Redwood Justice Fund
marched with picket signs and watched as two P.O. Box 14720
ac tivists unfurled th e 60 by 40 foot banner Santa Rosa . CA 95402
shown in th e picture on the cover of the Dec.
10 CPJ that read "Hurwitz Cuts Jobs Like He Headwaters Fore~ t Campaign
. PO Box 28
Cuts Trees."
Two activists were arrested at approximately 6 Arcata. CA 95518
a.m., whil e getti ng in position t o drop th e
bann ers later that day when the Sea Diamond Olympia EF!
arrived. After th e banner hanging, which was www.headwatersforest.org
ftImed by every major television station in P.O. Box 12391
Seattle-Tacoma area and covered by several
radio stations and newspapers, five activists
were ticketed by the Tacoma police. One of the
arrested activists was released that afternoon.
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majority secures its agenda at the expense of
the minority.
Instead of taking turns with ideas, the game
is played only the way the majority decides.
On the surface this may seem reasonable but
because the political representation of
people of color is minimal their interests are
constantly in the minority. Therefore their
voice is effectively excluded. Guinier
proposes an idea of cumulative voting power
that gives equal say to all groups. If the
voting was based on points for each song at
a prom, for example, those who were in the
minority could put all of their points on a
few songs and therefore give them more
weight. The songs thus are more likely to be
heard even if that voting minority could not
win the majority.
We discuss this idea because it is critical
that ideas that challenge the status quo be
discussed. The stall that has fallen over this
country in the past twenty years on civil
rights has done little to answer Dr. King's
question about chaos or community.
Retreating back to a de facto color line as
evidenced by Proposition 209, the antiaffirmative action legislation in California,
and the recent passage of initiative 200 in

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to 4 p.m_ Don't like your
blood? Well, you can get
rid of it by donating at the
TESC main Library Lobby.

eminars in Bangkok Thailand
Study Abroad! Take an incredible journey to an exotic land!
Choose one of the following programs:

Thai Dazzling Gemology
With a day trip to the ruby/sapphire
mine, plus a five day class, Gem &
14k markets, and diamond cutters.

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Strangers, jazz
afficionados, play at The
Matrix coffeehouse. $5_
8 p.m. Street Karaoke
Project @ Burrito Heaven_
8:30 p_m_ Wolf Colonel,
Nova Scotia, Yume Bitsu,
Thomas F Whaling @ the
Arrowspace (Downtown
Oly). $3 dollars.

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Featuring food fit for "royalty."
A four day food-intensive course at
the world famous "Oriental Hotel."

jungle, and breakbeats
following the movie_ Free
to those who are 21 and up.

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A perfect blend between Indian Yoga & Chinese
Acupuncture. A 30 hour course studying at one of
the oldest and most beautiful temples in Thailand_

You standin' there awed
by the incredible quality
of this calendar? Wanna
submit? Good, here's
how: Bring (or mail)
you item to CAB 316 by
4 p.m. Mondays at the
latest. Or call 866-6000
x6213. See? You can
I believe in you!

palaces, museums, and markets.

Scheduled Tours: April, June, & November
I nterested? Contact Judith
at Earth Magic.
(360) 754-0357
Fee: $1700

Time? Lots of community L:::--<....--......
service projects at lots
times and locations.
Intrested? Call Americorps
This week's moral:
member Maggie Monahan
These three things do NOT
at 709-0465_
mix. I repeat, do NOT mix.
4:30 p.m_ Weekly meetings
for volunteers of the Free
Community Food Pantry
On-Campus. CAB 320
Student Activities Couch
Area

Saturday 1-16

9 p.m. to "Late" Belly full
of beats presents "Sultry."
Josh Stanton, Eric
Pederson, Matt Evans, and
Kris Dorr. Studio 32 L $3
bucks before 10 p_m., $4
after.

9:30 p.m. to 1 a .m. Little
Green Men @ Hannah 's.
123 5th Ave . SW Oly. $3
buckaroos.
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Get a day off from work
and contemplate how you
are doing nothing with
life_ Then wind up not
doing any thing_

Wednesday 1-

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Courses include visits to ancient temples,

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3 p_m. South Puget Sound
presents a public opening
reception for the
photographs of Fred
Durinski and Russel Rose.
Exhibition goes from Jan.
14 to March 17.

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Thai Cuisine & Art

Thai Traditional Medical Massage

Friday 1-15

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m_ You like
Christ? Like Christ so
much that you wanna talk
7 p_m. Like sex? Like
about him with other folks
workers? Well, then,
who like him? Well, you're
there's a good chance you'll in luck! There is just such
6 p.m. Vegan Potluck @
like the Sex Workers art
a group, and they meet 10
TESC Rm _ H2l0. Bring
show at the Capitol Theatre . LIB 2218.
some fud and sometin' to
Visual and performance art
eat it with.
created by sex industry
workers. $10 general, $6
8 p.m. Listen to the funky
sounds of Anglo Jackson @ bucks for "low income"
7 p.m. to 9 p.m Swing
The Burrito Heaven Tequila folks. That means you!
dancin' baby. CRC 117.
Bar, 2103 Harrison Ave.
8 p.m _ Mac Daddy Mama @ Weekly event. Want more
No cover. 21 and up.
Burrito Heaven Tequila Bar. info? Call David @ 8661988.
21 and up . Free.
8 p_m . Abe Osherhoff
discusses his experience in
8 p.m.Old Djinn Swag and
the Abraham Lincoln
Brigade. TESC Longhouse. Guests benefit for
Hurricane Relief @ The
Matrix coffeehouse. By
20
9 p_m. Kiwi Kung Fu
donation?
Theater with hip hop,

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Hey kids! Well, well, this is
the first calendar of the new
year, which just so happens
to be 1999, in case you
didn't know_ I don't know
about you, but I am already
stockpiling my canned
foods, guns, and toilet paper_
Cause you never know
what's gonna happen come
2000. Whether it be Y2K
induced riots or
armegeddon, I'm gonna be
nice and comfy sittin' in my
bunker with me and my
girlee. But until the end
comes, let's live it up, and
here's how:

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The CPJ regrets to announce the
early CPJ retirement of Managing Editor
Kim "The Scrappy Little Thing" Nguyen .
Kim moved last Sunday to Colorado
to chase dreams and. likely. to get away
from the rest of us. Kim was, in all
sincerity. the back bone of the CPJ fall
quarter and has left a difficult position to
fill.
She was known and loved for
beating on staff memQers, dumping folks
out of their chairs. finding endless
pleasure in bizarre puns and sexual
inuendo. She was perhaps best quoted
instructing page design style. "I usually
end up doing it manually."
We wish Kim the best of luck and
hope she realizes she will always have a
home here ... so long as she's registered
for four or more credits.
Included are staff drawings of Kim

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Minister

Washington State is not a valid solution.
Only dialogue will keep a community from
chaos.
The challenge is still there and arguahly
more than ever. Dr. King's message was a
prophetic one and it is now up to us to
implement it. We cannot buy this
transformation; rather we must earn it
together. That was what Dr. King meant by
saying "[tlhere is no deficit in human
resources; the deficit is in will." With Dr.
King, America was presented a path of
change. It is important to remember it was
only one way amongst many. But Dr. King
let us know that "whatever affects one
directly affects all.indirectly." He made it
clear that we are all traveling a common path,
from the poorest parts of the inner cities to
richest seclusions of the suburbs. The only
way he saw to overcome is with one another.
In other words, Americans will sink or swim
as a group and delay only makes us tired.
Having seen the path, the responsibility for
action lies with us all. Will we move to chaos
or community? Nobody knows. However,
we still have that choice and as Dr. King
concluded "this may well be mankind's last
chance to choose between chaos and
community." Thus let us hope that we can
go forth and collectively work towards
finishing what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. so
brilliantly began.

Goodbye to CPJ Managing Editor
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6:30 p.m. Pre-trip meeting
for Jan. 23 trip to Mount
Saint Helens. Meeting @
CRC 208_ More info, call
Greg @ 866-6000 ext 6533.
7:30 p.m. Like Queers?
Like Films? Like Queer
Films? Well, good for you,
cause at the Far Side (The
Mod social space) you can
see them every Wednesday!

Warning:

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this picture to babies, it
will make
them cry.

12 p.m. to 2 p_m.
Evergreen Snowboard
Team meets at CAB
320 Student
Activities Couch
Area. You are
welcome to stop by.
5:30 p .m_ to 7
p.m. in the HCC
and Fridays 12
p.m _ to 6 p_m . in the Lib
And remember,
Lobby. TESC che ss club
Bob sez: "Have fun , kids !"
me ets. All levels welc ome.

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