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Part of The Cooper Point Journal Volume 28, Issue 22 (April 23, 1998)

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This is the see page. as you are no doubt aware . This week we didn't get any submissions . What this means is that I had two options: leave it blank, or raid
my sketchbooks and do it myself. Please submit things for next week's see page. It makes my job so much easier. Incidentally, the poem that appeared on
this page la st week was by Kevin Ward . I forgot to mention this at the time. Forgive me. Kevin .
peace love empathy,
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Students in media programs
and contracts can show their work
in any of the lecture halls starting
next fall.
Two weeks ago, the Board of
Trustees
approved
the
reconstruction design for all of the
lecture halls. The reconstruction
design's approval was the third step
in a four step process. The
re'construction will start after Super
Saturday and end right before Fall
Quarter 1998, says Rino Balatbat,
campus architect.
The most profound change to
students is that Evergreen is
updating media technology in
Lecture Hall 2, 3, 4, and 5. Set to

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be included in the reconstruction
are new rear projection video! data
projection system, big screen
video! computer projection for 5!
VH5 and Laser Disc playback, Mac
and PC computer projection, built
in audio cassette and CD playback,
overhead visualizer video! data
camera and slide projection, built
in wireless mic hook up attached to
the podium containing controls to
all the systems, and 16mm film
projection, says Balatbat.
Ever since 1996, only Lecture
Hall 1 contained this media
technology, Balatbat says.
"I think that it iscool the school
is keeping up with technology," says
Jenny Jenkins, media production
student. She has worked an EF
graduation and several video and

Night march
by Hillary Rossi
Staff writer

A first hand account of
the parade action

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film projections in the Lecture Halls.
For most ofher media presentations,
she showed them at either the
Longhouse or Library 4300 because
she can use a better sound system,
she says.
"It seems like the basic premise
is that teaching is changing, and
teachers are making use of different
tools, " she added.
The reconstruction approved
by the trustees includes improving
the heating, ventilating and air
conditioning quality. It also includes
adding lighting for the media
improvements, and reducing noise
coming from the heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning
systems. This will be done to all the
Lecture Halls, not excluding Lecture
Hall 1, Balatbat says.

The bumper sticker on fourth
year student Rosalinda Noriega's
black binder says SILENCE=DEATH.
This her theme. She says this is the
reason she gets up in the morning.
This is the reason she started the
"Take Back the Night" march two
years ago. And this is the reason why
Evergreen is having another "Take
Back the Night" march this Saturday,
starting at 7:30 p.m. in Red Square,
to wrap up Sexual Assault Awareness
Week.
Participants march from Red
Square to the Community Center in
Housing where a microphone waits.
It waits for them to come and talk
about violence, particularly rape.
Drawings, flyers, photos, and
writings of poetry and prose are
compiled in the black binder
documenting Rosalinda's quarter
interning at Evergreen's Sexual
Assault Awareness office two years
ago. It was for her internship that she
started the "Take Back the Night"
march at the college.
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"I think it's important for
people to express themselves," she
says. "From the amount of people
who were disclosing I rape, sexual
assault, molestation, domestic or
dating violence I to me, I knew that if
only one person showed up it would
be a good thing."
Fifty people showed up for the
first march.
"[The march and its turn outl
·made me feel overwhelmed and kind
of proud of my community that they
would come out and support
stopping violence. I was being shown
how much pain was in my
community: she says.
When Rosalinda interned,
students would come up to her and
tell her about violent situations
they or others they knew had been
in. Only one of Rosalind a's friends
ever told her specifically that she
had never had violence afflicted on
her.
'The more she talked about it,
the more she realized the people
around her had been hurt, and that
had hurt her," Rosalinda says. "I
came to understand why people
weren't opening up- they were
afraid of being hurt, as being seen as
vulnerable."
Rosalinda says that she felt
alone when she was raped eight years
ago. The marches show her she's not
alone, she says now.

The Take Back the
Night march starts
this Saturday at 7:30
p.m, on Red Square,
The march is
sponsored by SHAPE.
You can reach them
for more information
at x6724
"I also began to get really
pissed offlbecallse of the march and
her internship], but in an
understanding way, because of all
the stories that had been told to me,
all the different ways of hurting each
other, lashing out at each other, " she
says.
The hardest part of
coordinating and taking part in the
march isdealingwith the people who
refuse to listen, who refuse to
understand why the participants
need and want to heal their pain, and
who make assumptions as to why
they take part in the march in the
tirst place, she says.
"For me, the march is not some
way of being an angry, resentful
bitch," she explains. "It's my need to
express my frustration toward the
lack of seriousness of violence in our
society. "
Rosalinda points out that
violence is on television, in the
newspapers and in the jokes people
tell. She believes more people have
been touched by violence than
haven't.
"Take a look around you .
Violence is everywhere and we do
everything we can to keep it away
from us," she says. "What we need
to do is stop distancing ourselves
from the reality ofviolence and begin
involving ourselves in witnessing the
effects on ollr lives and tind a new
way of being. "
Rosalinda will be the keynote
speaker at the march this Saturday.
She says that in order to heal. her
pain, she has to help others heal
theirs.
hI get up and I do this work
because I know I Ileed it," she says,
hand because I know the people
around me need it, and together
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Contributing writer
Growing
up
mainly in the
Northwest. I used to
believe that Cinco
de Mayo was a
holiday celebrated
mostly by nOIl Mexicans,
a
commercial
endeavor. To me, it was a media holiday, not a
cultural one. Eventually as I grew older, my
thirst for information and history grew as well,
and I found that there are many stories aboul
why this holiday is and should be considered
culturally significant. It just so happened that
I lived in a community where this holiday was
not celebrated. Coincidentally. thi s holiday is
not celebrated as widely in Mexico as it is here
in the States.
All versions agree on the basic facts : in
1862, Napolean III of France wanted to
reinstate monarchy in Mexico and build an
empire, so he sent the French army to invade

Mexico. The
French army
landed
at
Veracruz and
began their trek
to Mexico City.
In the city of
Puebla, they were
stopped
and
defeated
by
Mexican troops.
These
Mexican
troo ps were small in
number and not
heavily armed or
trained in the art of war.
This battle happened on
May S. After thi s, there
were many other battles
fought and eventually. for a
variety of reasons , the French
retreated. However, the holiday is about
that one small battle on Cinco de Mayo. To
some folks. this is an examp le of how
passionate people can, through sheer will,
overcome injustice. To others, it is an example
of how the Mexican government united with
the U.S. government to battle invading forces.

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Personally, I see this holiday as a good
lesson to all about tenacity and unity and how
we can still use these tools to fight injustice.
This year, the student group M.E.Ch.A., along
with the help of many other organizations on
and off campus, will be sponsoring a Cinco de
Mayo celebration on campus that will last for
three days. May 1 there will be a Chicano art
exhibit, potluck and music at 6:30 p.m. in the
fourth floor of the Library building. On May
2 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Red Square the
agenda includes mariachis, salsa dancers, food
vendors, con tests, informational tables and
children's activities. May 5 we will have th ea tre
night, at 3:30 p.m. we will be showing th e video
"Border Brujo" a performance piece by
Guillermo Gomez-Pena in Lecture Hall!. al 5
p.m. the Teatro de la Vida Real will be on
campus
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enactments of
personal stories
in L3500. All of
these even ts are
free of charge. I
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there.

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Interaction between Native American
tribes and non-tribal industries is classically
an uneasy one. Uncountable amounts of
treaties and agreements have been reached
with varying levels of success
and duration. Early this
month State Congress was
introduced to Senate Bill
1691. Presented by Senator
Slade Gorton, S. 1691 aims to
insure fair competition
between tribal and non-tribal
businesses. In doing so,
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threaten the sovereignty of all
Native American tribes.
Allen Parker, Native
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the bill passes.
Essentially this
American Studies faculty
Native American
bill sees tribal sovereignty
member, said that the bill
Studies faculty
as an out dated doctrine ,
allows for tribes to be sued by
even though the Supreme
any private individual or
organization. One type of suit would require Court sees otherwise. The bill has already faced
Indian tribes to collect taxes for sales to non- much opposition from individuals and
tribal members. This would force tribal organizations. For more information or to find
retailers to raise their prices. This would out how you can get involved in this issue, call
effectively end the competitive advantage the the Native Student Alliance at x6105.

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... a smarter, more harmonically involved band
that never stays locked in a single groove. Its
Meters meets Miles approach, though certainly
tailored for the crossover, jam band set, was of
the type that would be equally attractive to more
discriminating listeners.
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part, the finger~ of Zony Mash form a fist. On
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such seductive blends.
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sovereign tribes currently have. Tribes are not
vulnerable to law suits, do to their national
sovereignty.
Other types of suites that tribes would be
open to are contract dispute, breech ofcontract
and personal injury. All of these conflict with
the sovereign status of tribes.
Parker said that
the bill "Opens the doors
to hostile treatment. It
undoes 150 years oflndian
law and policy and would
more or less bankrupt all
Indian tribes." Parker said
the bill is supported by
petroleum marketers,
convenience store owners
and the gaming industries,
all of which would profit if

by Mat Probasco

One
story tells of a
strong
camaraderie
between
the
president
of
Mexico, Benito
juarez, and the
president of the
United
States,
Abraham Lincoln ,
and th eir ability to
work
with
one
another
to
fight
European intervention.
Lincoln asked Juarez to
contain
French
involvement ill Mexico
ulltil the conclusion of the
Civil War when U.S. soldiers
could be dispatched to Mexico to
help fight the French along with juarez.
At the end of the Civil War, Lincoln had
kept his promise to Mexico and demanded the
immediate withdrawal of French troops.
Lincoln was ready to send two million U.S .
soldiers to fight along side juarez. The French
retreated.

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to be sued by any private
individual or organization.

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twists of harmony or rhythm, but the essential
appeal is to the urge to dance .
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has gotten on the jazz charts, many of you
already know this, for the rest, however, it's
time to get with it.
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Tibbetts Creek Manor in Issaquah was the place for you to be
Thursday afternoon. The Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission discussed whether or not park rangers
should carry firearms and whetper or not some state parks
could have nude beaches.
Currently park rangers are fully commissioned police
officers, but are unarmed. This raises several safety issues for the
park's visitors and for the rangers themselves. This similar
argument was used in the arming ofT ESC police officers recently.
In addition to the safety report , the commission also
considered its policy on clothing optional beaches. The Naturist
Action Committee and other individuals asked the commission
to establish clothing optional beaches within some parks. On
specifically mentioned site is at the north end of Clayton Beach
in Larrabee State Park, about 10 miles south of Bellingham.
It is still unknown whether armed park rangers will patrol
the beaches in the nude.

Midwifery class at TESC
Seattle Midwifery School is sponsoring Introduction to
Midwifery. The class will be held at The Evergreen State College.
The introductory course will be an exploration of birth mythology,
politics and the reality of women birthing in the United States.
For more information about the class call 1-800-747-9433.

Learn to give injections
Applications are being accepted for Student Clinical assistants
for the 1998-99 academic year at the Student Health Center.
Students work 8-12 hour weeks during the 10 month academic
year. work includes scheduling appointments, managing
patient flow, triage and a chance to become licensed to give
injections. Applications can be picked up at the Health Center,
Seminar 2110. Deadline for applications is April 29

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the sound of music
(among other things)

by John Evans
Staff writer

Friday afternoon, these musical folks
formed a circle outside the CAB buidling to
serenade those walking by with their rhythmic
stylings. If you heard them as you walked by,
you know what they sound like. If not, stick
around campus long enough and you might
just get an encore performance. The CPJ
endorses and encourages most forms of
outdoor entertainment (see the Calendar on
page 13 for a list of suggestions)_

Facilities Director to be
interviewed

Taking back the night, march
on campus

Interviewing of candidates for the Director of Facilities
position will take place from April 23 to May 1. Five candidates
have scheduled times for "Meet the Candidates" events.
Everyone is encouraged to attend the open campus interviews
which will take place: Thursday, April 23 (Alex Edwards), Friday,
April 24 (Michel George), Thursday, April 30 (Dick
Steinbrugge), and Friday, May 1 (Dan Seaman). For more
information contact Kathy Dean at x6500.

In November of 1978 Andrea Dwarkin and Women
Against Pornography led 5,000 women from 30 states into Sail
Francisco's pornography district. Today the Take Back the Night
March has become a fixture on coll ege campuses across the
nation. It is a forum for both womell and men to empowerrme
another while continuing the fight aga inst sexual violence. This
years march takes place Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. on Red
Square at TESe.

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013G- -An attempt to maliciously pull an Adorm fire alarm is thwarted when Trust-A-Far,
TESC Official Superhero, uses his wristblasters to snare the suspect in a sticky web
of hemp-derived polymers.
April 12
1849- A deceased washing machine in
MOD laundry room gives a resident an
electrical shock. When four more persons
are shocked by other machines it is revealed
to be ill-advised field test conducted by
"The Psychology of Laundry" core
program.
April 13
2128- The scent of burnt rubber concerns a
would-be Library elevator passenger, who
reports the smoky aroma to maintenance. It
is determined that the smell is coming from
the basement, where a trapped car (see last

week's blotter) is burning rubber in its
desperate but futile attempts to find a way out.
April 14
0935- Something suspicious goes down in a
Library Men's Room. $3000 in property
damage is charged to the account of the
University of Western Washington's pinochle
club because they rented our facility in 1972.
0944- Several lights are broken. With no verbal
warning a campus employee is given two days'
notice oftermination.ln retaliation, the Union
of Student Employees claims responsibility for
a pub bombing in Belfast.
1255- Avideo game is stolen from R-dorm. Ten
minutes later, a non-student is arrested for
operating a one-game arcade, 50 cents a play,
in F-lot.
April 15
2100- Amen's size medium jacket and a bieycle
are reported "liberated." The value of the

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property is estimated at two hundred dollars,
or one healthy sized rock of crack when traded
in F-Iot.
AprillG
1850- Alost wallet is recovered by Police Services
but found to contain narcotics. Having sold the
bike and jacket for street crack, the F-lot thug
purchases a celebratory green tea at the CAB but
leaves both rock and wallet on the counter.
April 17
0836- A fire extinguisher is discharged in Adorm.
April 18
0112- Burglars attempt to break into the CAB
deli but give up upon realizing there's nothing
to steal except burnt pizza, over-priced chili
and leathery corn-dogs.
0145- Official letter is delivered to an exresident of A-dorm who has been told to take

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The club's five three point marksmen (Ellis,
Schrempf, Hawkins, Anthony and Perkins) shoot
at least 40 percent, but who has thrown up almost
a hundred more treys than anyone else'! The
Glove, though he only converted 34 percent of
his attempts into points. With so many long
range gunners to pass to, Payton should average
nine assists and not nine three point tries.
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If Hawkins disappears this
postseason, averaging three or four shots a game,
defenses will rejoice . When Hawkins is
aggressive, both driving to the hole and looking
for his spot-up threes, the Sonies are much harder
to beat. The Hawk must attack the rack at least
four times a game, because when fouled he's
going to hit almost 87 percent of his free throws.
The Sonics need Hersey's production,
particularly from the line, to give them that boost
of 12 to 15 points it will take to win tough ones
on the road.
Dale Ellis
Ellis is the X-factor in each game. When 3D's stroke is on (it almost always is), he call singlehandedly shoot Seattle back into a game or the
other team right out of it. The Sanies cannot
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of Ellis' caliber (his 46.4 percent accuracy was
unmatched league-Wide). They are very rare, and
when you have one, you have to ride him. I predict
that Ellis will be the difference in at least two
Sanies' wins they don't deserve to get. His mates
may blow defensive assignments, get killed on the
boards and miss their foul shots, but a flurry of
Ellis' bombs from downtown can erase the most
heinous of mistakes.
The Sonies don't have to play over their
heads or get lucky breaks to meet Chicago in June.
1\11 they have to do is play their brand of
basketball at the level of excellence they
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magnificent thing to behold and nigh impossible
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heroics. But he will be every bit a late-game liability
as Shaq ifhe only hits foul shots at the 59 percent
clip he managed during the regular season. The
number one factor determining the Sonics' playoff
fate is Yin Baker's ability to make free throws! Ifhe
isn't able to step it up and approach Shawn Kemp's
prowess in this area, he will be able to take Ihl'
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Malone had a chance to draw Ulah
within one but missed both his free
throws (Seattle won 90-86)

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powered scorers are going to surpass that
number. But for this formula to succeed in
postseason's half-court war, the team must take
advantage of their opportunities at the foul line.
It's incredible how many games are won or
lost with free throws. In the Bulls' regular season
finale, Michael Jordan single-handedly
vanquished the Knicks. No surprise there; it's how
he got 22 of his 44 points that is of worthy of note.
With his jump-shot uncharacteristically errant of
the late, Jordan repeatedly drove to the basket to
inrite a hack and then cash in at the line. lie hit
22 of his 24 freebie IS-footers. Without those
points, the Bulls would have lost by 20.
Admittedly, no one has an easier time
getting the refs to wear out their whistles than
His Airness, but the Sonics will have ample
opportunity to challenge defenders in the paint
and draw some calls. If they make 75 percent of
their free throws, this team is going to play tor
the NBA championship- mark my words.
George Karl's rotation goes ten deep, and
each of those players will have to fill his role, but
four key Sonics may have a larger influence than
you know.

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up habitation elsewhere.
0305- Ex-resident is granted a police escort
to gather his belongings from his former
abode.
0915- Attempted break-in to the parking
booth by individual hoping to steal a one-day
pass so they don't have to shell out a buck.
It's always a shame to see someone
compromise their ethics when a chance at
easy street is flashed in their face.
0930- Paraphernalia is found in a backpack.
People who lose wallets and backpacks with
drugs in them should just give them up for
lost. You know somewhere, though, some
rocket scientist has shown up to claim his
duffel bag full of Peruvian white and gotten a
quick 15-20 for it.
1812- The Shop gate is discovered, on routine
patrol, to be wide open well past business hours.
Intruders found hobnobbing within are released
with the excuse "We have an independent
contract, Eco-Safe Breaking and Entering."

It's playoff time again in Seattle, and every
year the Supersonics have more than a puncher's
chance of emerging from the slugfest with an
NBA title. The talent GM Wally Walker added
to this roster over the summer completes a team
ready to whip any of 1998's contenders. It is now
a question of execution.
If the Sonies are to return to the Finals,
there are two departments in which they must
ou tdo their opposition- defense and free
throws. The effectiveness of the Sonics'
trademark frenetic trapping has slipped late in
the season, but tired old legs are rejuvenated by
playoff excitement. To beat the Lakers, Seattle
must double-team Shaquille O'Neal without
being burned b)' the athletic scorers around him.
All five players on the court must at all times be
razor sharp and alert, ready to switch to the open
man in the blink of an eye. If the Sonics' defensive
rotations are even a step late, one of the other L.A.
guns is going to pull the trigger.
This is of even more paramount
importance against the Jazz. Defenders can illafford to forget Karl Malone's ability to pass out
of the double-team . Unlike the occasionally
scatter-brained Lakers, the Utah offense almost
never fails to isolate an open shooter and put the
ball safely in his hands. Opponents must match
Utah's diSCipline and court-awareness to disrupt
their patient, precise attack.
If the Sonics limit teams to an average of
approximately 93 points a game (and they did
for 82 games), on most nights their own high

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THIRD FLOOR

What's going on in
student activities ...

EPIC seeking Disorientation items
contact numbers, and other miscellaneous to write about some aspect of the Evergreen or·
information.
_Olympia communit that
think would be
In the fall, EPIC volunteers complemented helpful for new st
so.
the TESC-sponsored "Orientation Week 1997" in mind that the TEse Admissions Office
Manuals" from ue Berkeley, Reed College and with" Disorientation Week 1997," widely already does a great job of championing
MIT, several students associated with the distributing nearly 800 copies of the Manual by Evergreen. We're looking for crith'a}
Evergreen Political Information Center (EPIC) attending meetings of first-year and transfer perspectives as well as information that is
created the 1997 Evergreen "Disorientation students, tabling at orientation events, and usually blatantly omitted from other lEse
Manual." The intent of the Manual was to walking all over campus, passing it out for puhlications. For example, contributors are
provide an alternative to
several hours each day.
already working on topics like sexual assault
--the (often sanitized)
Now, the time is and harassment on campus, the frustrations of
glossy handouts that the
upon us to put together living in Evergreen housing, and analysis of the
To submit an entry for the
TESC admissions office
the 1998 Evergreen facuity hiring process . Add itionally, keep in
Disorientation Manaul, drop
gives new students. The
Disorientation Manual. mind that the Manual has very limited room
off your critical perspective to
Manual served as a
This year, however, it is (eight half-sheets last year), so be concise!
means for exposing
the EPIC office on the third
not just an EPIC project.
Drop off submissions hy
hypocrisy within the
floor of the CAB.
Many peop le (some Priday, May 15, in the clearly
Eve r g r e e n
involved with various marked folder outside the EPIC
Administration,
student activist groups office in the Student Activities
Contact EP IC at x6144 for
providing information
and some not) have area on the third floor of the
more information.
about businesses that
already started the CAB . If YOll have energy and/ or
Campus
incoming Evergreen students usually patronize process of brainstorming ideas and useful ideas to contrihute, contact
(like Sea First Bank) and their alternatives, resources for this second annual Manual. We Chris at EPIC (xfiI44) or at
~ops
giving basic information about little-known will be surveying students at upcoming events dixonchr@elwha.evergreen.edu.
progressive campus and community resources like the Urban Arts Expo and the Punk Rock A forum for student input
arc now
(like the TESC Bike Shop), publiCiZing TESC Prom about the kinds of resources and unmediated by the Evergreen
institutions that students are involved with information that would have been useful for Administration has incredible
armed
(like the S&A Board and KAOS), listing student them to have when they first came to Evergreen. potential. Let's see if we can
and community activist groups and their We are also asking for subm issions. If you want realize it.
by Chris Dixon

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~~~~EPIC:::g'in~i~~.Di~n~tion

aise tne wage

KAOS meets goal with help from you
by Jennifer Koogler
Editor in chief

photo by Jennifer Koogl er
The Evergreen Political Information Center, also known as EPIC, is currently
collecting signatures for Initiative 688, which would raise the minimum
wage. Pictured here are EPIC members Daniel Reed (smiling and pointing,
left) and Aimee Baldoz (looking concerned next to him), who are
informing students Noah Sachs and Jennifer Jirsa on the merits of making
more money per hour. Right now, the national minimum wage is $4.90
and $5.15 in Washington state. This initiative would raise it to $6.50 and
allow it to increase with inflation. For more information on this or any
other EPIC related activity, call x6144 or stop by their cubicle on the third
floor of the CAB.

If you were li~tening to KAOS anytime
over the la~t two week~, you not only heard the
~oullds of music and information, but the voices
of friendly folks asking you for money. KAOS
(89.3 FM), Olympia's community radio station
housed right here on the Evergreen campus, has
just completed their bi-annual pledge drive,
making ovcr $15,000 in an 11 day quest for
funds and community involvement.
Michael Huntsberger, general manager
for the station, is a veteran of about 50 pledge
drives and knows the nature of the situation.
"You either go gang busters up front and then
peter out or you spend five or six days yelling
'pay attention to us .'" This spring's proved to
be the latter. They started making only about
$1.200 a day, as opposed to the projected goal
of $2,000. Over the course of a few day~, the
momemtum started to pick up. Knowing that,
he and the rest of the staff decided to extend
the drive for another five days.
Hunstberger attributes the slow start to a
lot of little and seemingly unrelated timing
iss ues that snowballed into one problem. The
public schools in Olympia were on Spring break
for most of the drive, so people were out chasing
children and on vacation rathcr than tuning in.
The weather also cleared up, luring listeners out
into the light. He said the KAOS pledge drives
are usually more affluent in fall because other
public radio stations are also doing drives

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around the same time, and the shared audience
leads to a shared awareness. This fall, KAOS
made over $25,000 in a 14 day period.
A longer pledge drive meant more work
from the staff and the volunteers. KAOS had to
answer phones, take pledges, and about million
other things involved. "I am really pleased with
vo lu nteers," said Huntsberger, referring to
those who scrapped their schedules and on only
24 hours notice, signed up for additional pledge
shifts. The student staff, especially Program
Director Ruth Brownstein and News Director
Mat Probasco, managed most of the mayhem.
Those extra days of interrupted programming
and hard work brought in totals around $7,000.
All of the money raised in both the Fall
and Spr ing pledge drives goes int o the
programming budget. Huntsberger said this
fund pays for all of the paid student music and
production staff and materials in volved in
training people to be on the radio. Sixty percent
of the total KAOS budget goes to programming.
Wh il e KAOS also receives funding from student
activities fund s, small grants , and business
underwriting, Ilunstberger said, "Mostly, it 's
listeners plunking down their $50 .. . they are
the bread and butter of the station."
The pledge drives are also a chance for t he
staff and volunteers to practice. "When your life
blood is talking to listeners, you have to talk to
them ... you use the tool you know bes!."
Hunstberger and the rest of th e KAOS
staff would like to thank all those who pledged
in both of this year's drives.

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This year's Disorientation
manual, front cover
(above) and back cover •
(left).

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/IF REEDOM OF SPEECH:

ongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
spe~ch, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
- First Amendm-e-n---:t:-,YUY."S-. "C'o-n-s--'ti'tution

Apostle anything
but stereotypical
By THE

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Pastor and it inerant "Iloly Chost" evangelist Euliss
"Sonny" Dewey's life has unraveled. Ill' has disrovered
his wife in an adulterous relationship, his church has been
taken away from him, and he has violently attacked his
wife's lover. Now, he is on the run. While this may sound
like a stereotypically exploitive expos~ of hypocritical
church life, The Apostle is anything but stereotypical.
Robert Duvall has written and played the character
of Sonny as a man of true faith. The Illovie's first scene
shows him attempting to evangelize a car crash victim.
His attempt is simple, sincere, and private. Ilis actions
are not being performed for any audience. At the same
time, it appears that he has very little identity outside of
his religious work. His wife, played by Farrah Fawcett,
seems to have been worn down by emotionalrwglect and
is trying to make her husband's dreams come true.
When Sonny attacks a fellow minister who has been
sleeping with his wife with a baseball bat, he sets out for
the back woods in an attempt to avoid the police and sort
out his life. His old life has crumbled, so he begins a new
one as the Apost Ie E. 1'., attempting to huild a new church
in a small, poor community.
It 's hard to like Sonny at the beginning of the film,
but he is always a surprise. His confrontation with his wife
about her adultery is uncomfortable, hut his responses
are unpredictable. He is a character that at one moment
seems emotionally distant and the next shows great
tenderness. Almost every time you think you have him
pegged, he surprises you, but the surprises all make sense.
Sonny is definitely a man of inner conflicts. On one
~ide, h,' has a genuine faith. On the other, he knows how
to work people toward his ends. Thert' are times of simere,

How to
SUbDlit:
Please bring or address aU responses or other
forms of commentary to the Cooper Point
Journal office in CAB 316. The deadline is at 1
p.m. on Monday for that week's edition. The
word limit for responses is 450 words; for
commentary it's 600 words,
The CP] wants to use as much space as
possible on these pages for letters and
opinions. Therefore, in practice, we have
allowed contributors to exceed the word limit
when space is available. When space is limited,
the submissions are prioritized according to
when the CP] gets them. Priority is always
given to Evergreen students.
Please note: the cpJ does not check its email daily; the arrival of e-mailed letters may
be delayed and may cause the letter to be held
until the foUowing issues. Wewillaccepttyped
or handwritten submissions, but those
provided on disk are greatly appreciated.

All submissions must have the
author's name and a phone
number.

heart-felt mini stry followed by moments of
manipulation. Sonny is neither fraud nor hero. He is a
flawed man trying to accomplish something with his life.
Ill' t ouches some people deeply, but at times it also seems
that his church building is a way to avoid some of his
responsibilities.
The film is a slice-of-Iife character study. It is driven
hy character rather than action, and Duvall lets us get
to know these characters without a great deal of
commentary. Almost the entire last red of the film is
one of Sonny's church meetings, and it's a fine, subtle,
and emotional piece of film making. The movie has its
tlaws. Duvall had to bank roll the mm himself, and its
tight budget shows now and then. There are times the
sound quality drops during important lines, and the
camera man had lTlore than a little difficulty keeping
focus. Sometimes this gives the film an almost
documentary feel. Othertimes it's just distracting. There
is a turning point for Sonny near t he end, but it is hurried
and a bit ambiguous.
Overall, though, I would recommend this film.
Duvall is one of I lolly wood's best actors, and he has
proven here that he can write and direct as well. Don't go
expecting to see an easy-answers-fnr-tough-questions
lTlovie. There is a lot to think through and discuss in this
film. Its central character is earthy and tlawed, yet his faith
is not ridiculed. Ry the way, don 't leave when the credits
start. There is still a little piece of Sonny to be displayed.
The Apostle 1998
Writer and Director: Robert Duvall
Sonny: Robert Duvall
Jessie Dewey: Farrah Fawcett
Tootsie: Miranda Richardson
Ilorace: Todd IIlIen
Brother Blackwell: John Beasley
Mrs. Dewey, Sr.: June Carter Cash
Troublemaker: Rilly Roh Thornton

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

Important The ancient origins of Red Square Focus is on
Also, tips on how to handle apathetic siblings
prevention
info on
AS K
RO hYPn0 I
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You've heard the old phrase "spiking the punch"
or "slipping her a 'Mickey.'" The new version of the
"Mickey" is an illegal drug called Rohypnol. When
combined with alcohol or other drugs, the mixture
can be deadly. The combination may produce
extremely low blood pressure, respiratory depression,
difficulty breathing, coma, or even death. It can
produce complete or partial amnesia for the events
that take place after it is ingested.
"The last thing I remember about the party was
this guy giving me a drink. I woke up seven hours
later in his bed. I can't remember anything in
between. "

Rohypnol is called Ruffies, Roofies, Rophies,
Roches, Roaches, La Rochas, Rope, Rib, Forget Pill,
Poor Man's Quaalude, Trip and Fait Mind-Erasers,
Lunch Money (because it's cheap).
Rohypnol is a potent and fast-acting sedative.
The physical effects of the drug may be noticeable
within 20 to 30 minutes after ingestion. [t causes
drowsiness , confusion, impaired motor skills,
dizziness, disinhibition, impaired judgment, and
reduced levels of consciousness. You may look and
act like someone who is drunk, Your speech may be
slurred, and you may have difficulty walking. Or, you
may be completely unconscious. The drug's effects on
you depend on the dose you take, whether the drug is
mixed with alcohol or other drugs, your weight,
gender, metabolism, and other factors, including how
soon you receive medical assistance.
TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF

hy Gene Breitenbach
(see my art and spirituality e-zine at www.windwords.org/
virtual)

Blotter in
poor
taste

In every issue of the Cooper Point Journal. I find
llIyselfreading the Security Blotter. And time after time
I think about how stupid it is. The Cooper Point Journal
is the main messenger of student news, unfortunately,
it does a terrible job delivering any serious "security"
concerns. Among the 3000 students on campus, some
of us are truly curious as to what sort of crime happens.
The CPJ is the only way in which to truly deliver security
news beyond hearsay. My point being, that for
whomever writes the security blotter should get it
together and consider reality. Reading trash and
nonsense, these personal jokes in the school newspaper
are a disgrace.
Carrie Hiner
For Your Infonnation: In a few weeks, the CP}
will be featuring an issue devoted to "The
Mainstreaming of Evergreen ," where we will get
opinion from founding faculty, community, and
students. If you would like to submit any
comments on this topic, we would love to hear
from you. Bring your ideas to us at CAB 316.

-a-

Don't drink beverages that you did not open
yourself.
Don't share or exchange drinks with anyone.
Don't take a drink from a punch bowl.
Don't drink from a container that is being
passed around.
If possible, bring your own drinks to parties.
If someone offers you a drink from the bar at a
club or a party, accompany the person to the bar to
order your drink, watch the drink being poured and
carry the drink yourself.
Don't leave your drink unattended while talking,
dancing, using the restroom, or making a phone call.
If you realize that your drink has been left
unattended, discard it.
Don't drink anything that has an unusual taste
or appearance (salty taste, excessive foam,
unexplained residue).
WATCHING OUT FOR YOUR FRIENDS
Appoint a designated "sober" person when you
go to parties, clubs or bars. Have a plan to periodically
check up on each other.
If one of your friends appears very intoxicated,
gets sick after drinking a beverage, passes out and is
difficult to awaken, seems to be having difficulty
breathing, or is behaving in an uncharacteristic way,
take steps to ensure your friend's safety, If necessary,
on campus call Police Services at x6410 or 911 for
emergency medical assistance,
If you see or hear that someone is "dosing" a
drink or punch bowl, intervene, confront the person,
warn potential victims, discard the drink andl or get
help,
For more information, contact the office of
Sexual Assault Prevention at x5221.
Mary Craven
Sexual Assault Prevention Educator

DR. CEREBRUS
psychically channeled by

Josh Knisely

Dr. Cerebrus is a retired superviJlain who lives in a
compound a half-mile beneath lESe. The Cooper Point
Journal does not endorse or condone his views, nur those
of any other supervillain.
Dear Dr. C
My parents just received a repurt card for my
brother, and they weren't happy witlr it. Tirey want him
to make his education moreo[a priority, I think, and they
asked me if I could have a talk with my brother. So I
tlrought I'd ask your advice 011 how to talk to a lfi-yearold male sibling to persuade him that he ought to give
more attention to academics. What do you say?
Amher, Olympia

Dear Amber,
Ah, the impertinence of youth.
Personally, Amber, I see nothing wrong with your
brother's academic progress. If it weren't fur young people
like him, we'd have no one to serve us fast food, sweep
streets or provide cheap labor for illegal telemarketing
scams. If it weren't for these young people, the American
domestic beer industry and the Colombian free-enterprise
economy would both collapse.
But okay, your parents insist.
. The common advice among contemporary youth
counselors would be to drop all pretense and engage in a

frank, honest discussion and exchange of ideas. This is a
load of hooey.
Apathy is not simply a learned trait, but is often
a hormonal, even genetic condition. In such cases,
sitting down and "having a talk" would hardly be
effective. As I see it, there is but one solution: mental
conditioning.
Punishment! reward is one of the most effect ive
methods of mental conditioning. I suggest you contine
your brother to the basement for a period of several weeks
and subject him to a series of stimulus-response shocktherapy treatments. Have him read, say, an American
history textbook and recite it word-for-word. A misquote
will result in a moderate electric jolt.
lifter his few weeks in the basement are over, fit him
with an Elizabethan-era chastity instrument (a leather
device adorned with sharp protrusions worn over the
genital area to discourage erection) to keep him at tentive
and serve as a reminder of his conditioning.
Follow these simple steps, and it won't be long
before little bro is at the head of the class.

wedon't hear from Him again (until the book of Mormon,
which ... well, you know).
Now, as any astronomer can tell you, the escape
velocity for a body leaving the Earth's gravity, not taking
into account atmospheric resistamefactors, is about 11.2
km (6.9 miles) per second, or the square root of two
multiplied by the velocity necessary to maintain a circular
orbit at a given altitude. You don't reach these speeds by
slowly ascending into the sky.
So, just a couple of miles shy of geo-synchronous
orbit, The Lord began to lose velocity and arched in a
ballistic trajectory, hurling Him bark towards the Earth
like a rocket, impacting in a mountainous area that would
later become known as South Dakota. The subsequent
explosion lent the clay and shale of the surrounding area
a brilliantly red hue that impressed later settlers so much
that they founded the Dakota Brick and Shale Company
and quickly gained a reputation worldwide as producing
some of the finest quality bricks and cinder blocks
available.
Needless to say, when contractors went about
building The Evergreen State College in 1965, they spared
no expense to acquire the finest building materials for the
Dear Dr. (
As any Greener knows, it isn 't officially spring until facility (which, at the time, was going to be astate prison).
So, since the rollege opened in 1907, the religiously
the Bible-thumpers and assorted religiOUS wack05 arrive
nn Red Square. Tell me if you can, what brings these inclined have made the pilgrimage to our radiant square
weird0.5 from miles around to preach to a populace that, for reasons they can't quite explain.
I hope this helps clear things up.
for the most part, ignores them?
Evin, Olympia

Dear Evin,
You know, I'm glad you asked ... It's kind of a funny
story.
It starts about 2,000 years or so ago. As the Bible
recounts, after II is crucifixion, Jesus Christ rose from the
grave and spoke to a group of His followers before slowly
ascending into the sky, This is where the story gets a little
hazy, because after he disappears into the light of heaven ,

April 19 through 2S has been designated 'Sexual
Assault Awareness Week.' There have been many events
planned on campus, including a Take Back the Night
March, sdf-defense training, movies, plays, and
workshops on boundary issues and lesbian hattering.
Hopefully, awareness has been raised. But the important,
frequently-asked question, is why do we need to raise
awareness, anyway? n,is is Evergreen!

Why do we need to raise awareness'! Because rape
continues to be unknown, ignored, or denied by most
people. Studies have shown that women who are raped
by men they know often don't even identify their
experiences as rape. Others still don't recognize that
acquaintance rape is a crime. And on the Evergreen
campus, we like to pretend that it doesn't happen here.
We're supposed to be a progressive institution. Yet. like
ostriches, we stick our heads in the sand.
In my work as an advocate and as co-coordinator
for SHAPE (Sexual I!arassment and Assault Prevention
and Education), I hear stories of sexual harassment on
campus. I hear about professors who joke about rape.
People tell me about their experiences with sexual assault.
Roommates of friends tell me about how they weren't
raped, but just "had sex when I didn't want to." These
arc all reasons why we need to raise awareness.
Recently, we have begun talking about sexual assault
on this campus. The l'Ontroversy over Slightly West's
winter issue began a dialogue, which has been continued
byThe University of Washington's April Fool's story about
To write [() the Doctor,
an
Evergreen student being raped and murdered by a
e-mail drcerebrus@hotmaiJ.rom
Hundy-copycat. The UW Daily staff claimed they were
just trying to be funny.
or send a postcard to:
Just what is so funny about rape'! Why do we think
that
a
story about violence against women is such a great
Dr. Cerebrus
gag'! Have we beco me numb'! Why are p('ople so
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unwilling to discuss the reality of sexual violence'!
TESC
Before we can begin to answer these questions, we
Olympia, WA 98505
need to think about the sexual violence continuum. Rape
is not the only form of sexual assault. Sexual assault
occurs any time a person is forced to participate in a sexual
act. Sexual violence also occurs when the personal space
or safety of a person is violated. Obscene phone calls,
Oashing, pornography, and obscene jokes are also forms
of sexual violence. 1111 form \ of sexual violence feed and
draw strength hom nne another. Words, picturl's, images,
and attitudes create an environment in which sexual
Loftus' text as required material for their courses are, in viulence thrives. Our mass media L'lllture reOerts and
effect, participating in this harassment. Eilepn does not reinfurces cultural values that make sexua l violenre
wish to be used as an example for anyone's theories or acceptable.
From birth , boys and girls are treated different ly.
discussed in any cla ssroom, no matter the scientific
Traditionally,
boys are l'mouraged to be stro ng and
merits, no matter how timely, no matter how intriguing.
girls arc discouraged . We must ask
assertive
while
She simply wishes to be left alone and to be allowed to
ourstlves.
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we
teaclling our som 10 bl' violent? IIrl'
care for her family in peace. Faculty at Evergreen ought
Wl'
teaching
our
daughters
to believl' this violence is
to respect that wish.
normal'!"
I would ask, could Eileen attend courses here and
1111 forms of sexual v iol ~nce are harmful. When wC'
feel safe? If any instructor uses a text which attacks her,
minimize
or "xcuse any fiHln of sexua l viulenre on thl'
attempts to psychoanalyze her in a hostile manner,
continuum, we create a world that says sexual violence is
discusses her sexual life and violates her personal
okay. Our society has created myths that accept, even
boundaries, then clearly she could not. And is it
encourage, sexual violence. "But it was only a joke!" not
appropriate to use materials or to teach in any manner
only attempts to justify sexual violence, but also blames
that would make the learning environment unsafe for the victim ... for over-sensitivity.
any individual?
I wish we didn't need to discuss sexual violen ce. I
There is a covert message here for all survivors of wish it wasn't a probl em on our campus ... or on any
abuse who write or speak publicly of their abuse - once campus. Hut it is . Studies conSistently show that ;1;'
you do so, once you discuss your personal experience in percent of college women have been the victims of rape
public, whether in speaking out to change laws or simply or attempted rape. Studies also show that one in eVl'ry
to bear witness to the atrocities committed against 12 men admits to committing acts that mel't kgal
children, you make yourself vulnerable to public definit ions of rape.
harassment; your personal life may be written about
It is vital that we strive to end sexua ll y violent
without restraint, and you may lose your rights to any behavior. Until then , we must fo cus on prevention,
legal recourse. This is the message ofFMSF, a message support, and education. We also must begin a dialogul'
driven home by making an example out of Eileen, a to redefinl' social interactions, and how we relate to on'c
message whose purpose is to intimidate, to restore another. We must teach young children to break the
silence, and to leave the next generations of children aggressivel passive model of behavior, and promote
vulnerable, I ask, is this a message that Evergreen as an constructive and non-violent methods of dealing with
institution wishes to communicate?
conflict.

Book may foster unsafe
learning environment
As the theme of Sexual Assault Awareness Week
is to promote awareness of the issues of sexual assault
and abuse, as well as to promote sensitivity to survivor
issues, I think it is the appropriate time to address the
academic use of the ever-expanding body ofliterature
which attempts to discredit survivors of abuse.
Although I am strongly opposed to censorship and
believe students and faculty ought to be educated and
encouraged to debate all aspects and issues related to
abuse and memory, I consider the use of texts in which
the autbors attempt to discredit living individuals by
psychoanalyzing them without their consent, as not in
accordance with the higher goals of Evergreen, namely,
the aim to promote sensitivity across a diverse
population and increase awareness of human needs.
This concern ought to take precedence over any need of
social scientists to support their hypotheses and over
the needs of professors to illustrate their concepts in
class,
In particular, I think it is appropriate to take a
serious look at the use of the text The Myth ofRepressed
Memory by Elizabeth Loftus in Evergreen programs.
Loftus, a board member of the False Memory Syndrome
Foundation (FMSF), testifies as expert witness on the
malleability of memory against survivors of abuse who
attempt to sue their perpetrators and against therapists
who are sued for 'implanting false memories' of abuse,
Loftus served as expert witness for the defense in the
murder trial of George Franklin, a case based on the
eyewitness flashbacks of his daughter Eileen as well as
forensic evidence from the exhumed skeletal remains
of her murdered childhood friend. George Franklin was
originally convicted of murder and imprisoned,

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although the case was overturned last year, and he was
released,
In recounting the trial and building her thesis,
Loftus attempts to draw parallels between the memories
of Eileen and the pseudo-memory experiments carried
out by her graduate students (e.g., a child, given the
suggestion by an older sibling of having been lost in a
shopping mall , expanded the pseudo-memory to
include specific details which were not suggested).
It is noteworthy that Loftus' experimen ts were not
carried out with any reference to what is documented
to occur in the psyche in regard to traumatic memory.
She ignored the extensive body of research on the nature
of traumatic amnesia in Vietnam vets and the parallel
processes that occur in adults sexually traumatized as
children.
Though Loftu s fails to discuss the forensic
evidence which supported Eileen's testimony, she takes
full liberty in psychoanalyzing Eileen, ascribing to her
hypothetical subconscious motives for the purported
manufacture of false memories. Loftus freely discusses
details of Eileen 's personal and sexual life in attempting
to discredit her, repeating information obtained
secondhand through angry family members. Legally,
Loftus is protected from lawsuit for libel because Eileen,
by turning to the media and speaking openly became a
public figure and, as such, lost her right to privacy.
What is not generally known is the extent of the
attacks on Eileen. Loftus and FMSF, who claim false
memories of abuse tear apart families, have shown no
concern for Eileen or her children. I am told that at
FMSF meetings Eileen's photograph is displayed, and
she is openly mocked and laughed at. Faculty who use

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Native American Traditions

Cinco de Mayo '98 ·

Saturday, April 25
Tales and Stories from
African-American, Latino, Jewish
and Irish Traditions

CAB Lobby
6 p.m.

Friday, May 1
Cincano art exhibit, slideshow
presentation by Cecilia Alvarez,
potluck and music

CAB Lobby
6p.m.

Sunday, April 26
to Sunday, May 10

Library building, fourth floor
. 6:30p.m.

Art Installation by Ju Pong Lin

Saturday, May 2

basement of Lecture Hall Rotunda
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Live music featuring Coran and
Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana.
Salsa dancers: Joveness Sin
Fronteras, vendors, contests,
children's activities

Friday, May 1
Andras Jones, Speakers, Street Theater and special musical guest
Red Square
12 to 3 p.m .

Redsquare
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 2

Graffiti Auction

Sunday, May 3

Punk Rock Prom Benefit Ball for
Farm Sanctuary, featuring:
Detestation, Botch, Moral Crux and
Mona lisa Overdrive

Red Square
3 p.m.

Source of Labor
Red Square
4p.m.

Theatre night: Playback Theatre
with Teatro de la Vida Real and
Border Brujo, a video featuring the
work ofG. Gomez-Pefia

Library 4300
Doors open at 8 p.m.
$5 suggested donation

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·To dance butoh, we go through a gradual and refined process to confront ourselves. We become receptive vessels through which energy may flow freely. Our movement reaches to the earth and sky, but holds at our core the balance oftwo opposing forces. Existing as elements constantly attuned to our surroundings, we are part of
the picture, but never bigger than it. We move intuitively with layers ofsound, smell, texture and energy."
- Lori Ohtani, Tangentz Performance Group

Welcome to the first Northwest Butoh Festival.
This years festival is sponsored by The Student Arts Council at The Evergreen State College. Their support has brought to the festival the worldrenowned group, Harupin-Ha and special island guests, Tangentz from Honolulu . The cost has also been kept to a minimum, and we hope you will join us
for the entire weekend'of workshops and performances. Workshops are open
to any level of experience, though space is limited so early registration is
advised. There is a flat registration fee for the whole festival. Individual tickets
for Harupin-Ha and The Butoh Ball are available.
Let us know early if you need ideas about housing or transportation, and
we can try to help out.
See you there,
Jessie Breznau, Festival Director

The Evergreen State College
April 24-26

Featuring Performances
& Workshops by:
Harupin-Ha

Omophagia

San Francisco

Olympia

Tangentz

Antonio Delbenes

Honolulu

Tempe, Arizona

Dappin' Butoh

Bob DeNatale

Seattle

San Francisco

Admission Free
Activities in Red Square
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Prices and Registration Information

Saturday 4/25
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Panel discussions on issues of:
Independent Media
Women in Urban Art
Urban Renewal

Saturday Night Only

Festival Pass
$75 general
$60 non- Evergreen students
Evergreen students free (You must
still pay for Harupin-Ha and the
Butoh Ball)

Harupin-Ha
$10 general
$ 5 students

The Butoh Ball
$ 5 all

For registration and other information, call or e-mail with your name,
phone number, e-mail, address and numbers of tickets to: (360)705-8553,
breznauj@elwha.evergreen.edu

Photos cour tsey The Students Arts Council

Butoh Festival Schedule
Thursday, May 7
- Bob DeNatale, Solo, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

(Recital Hall), 8 - 9:30 p.m.
- Reception (in COM)

Friday, May 8

Sunday May 10 (Mother's Day)

- Workshop: Bob DeNatale (CRC 116),
3>- 5 p.m.
- Inside Out, TESC Students Present
(Red Square), 8 - 9 p.m.
- Antonio Delbenes, A solo with fire,
9-lOp.m.

- Workshop: Harupin-Ha (CRC 116),
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Omophagia, pop pan & pulses (Lib.
4300 patio), 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
- Roundtable Discussion: A time to
investigate (Housing Community
Center), 3:30 - 5 p.m.
- Judith Kajiwara, Silent Blizzard
(Recital Hall), 7 - 7:45 p.m.
- Dappin' Butoh, Seattle starlets
(Recital Hall), 8 - 9 p.m.
- Festival Finale: The Butoh Ball
Come out to the Hall in the Woods for
the festival masquerade dance party.
Musical improvisors will mingle
mysteriously. Begins at 9 pm until...

Saturday, May 9
- Workshop : Tangentz (CRe 116) ,
10 a.m. - 12 p .m .
- Ralph Rosenfeld, Deep burial,
12:30·1:00 p.m.
- Workshop: Dappin' Butoh (CRC 116),
2 - 5 p.m.
. Tangentz Multimedia (Lee. Halil),
5:30 - 6:30 p.m .
- Harupin-Ha , Feature Performance

The Northwest Butoh Festival
Olympia, Washington May 7-10, 1998
Sponsored by The Students Arts Council, x6412 for info and questions

Friday 4/24
9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Hip Hop Sharpshooters
(Conception Records)
Ghetto Children (Tribal Records)
Sinsemmila (Tribal Records)
Take -1 (Kickshit Productions)
OS (Kickshit Productions)
Asphalt Meditations (Sea)

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Independent Fashion Show
7:30 p.m.
Billy "Upski" Wimsatt,
author of Bomb the Suburbs
10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Live performances:
Mowgli
ICU
OJ Performances:
Poppa (Smartbeat-sf)
John Stanton (Smartbeat-sea)
Discovery (Oly)
Liz (Oly)
Kris Oorr (Smartbeat-sea)

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7 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Live Performances:
Peace party
Old Djinn Swag
Gangula Strett:h
Capt'n Raab and the Patrolling Fartnockerz

The Evergreen State College asks that everyone be nice to their campus
so that they can continue to sponsor these types of events. Thanks.

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but mostly by Mat
Dance and speech rarely team up in a
single performance, The two art forms usually
team up about as well as ketchup and
chocolate, But leave it to a story telling!
danCing Texan to match the two, Michelle
Spencer will appear Friday and Saturday
nights, April 24 and 25 at the Evergreen's
Experimental Theater. Michelle will perform
"Venus Herself and Other Stories," which is a
full-length work made up of eight separate
pieces, Video segues of'Live" backstage antics
will accompany stories about the fast-food
industry, intellectual crimes, control fetishes
and domestic intolerance, The piece that will
be performed has been seen in San Francisco,
New York. and Massachusetts,
Spencer began studying classical ballet as

Species 2
cinema at its
most finest
by Trevor Pyle
Charming Young Man

W~ ' re still in the wake of Os~a r
madness, Every time I turn all the TV, pick
up a newspaper, or turn the pages of a
maga zine , I can 't prevent the barrage of
Titanic praise, The movie ha s even
spawned a small indust ry ofTitanic-t hemed
televi sion specials, such as Leonardo
DiCaprio: When Pretty Buys Attack!
I didn't see Titilnic
I don't want to see it.
So what can a young, media-loving
fellow like myself do to avoid the Titanic
ollslaught? Find solace in either movies ,
And I've found a great one,
I know you're ~oin g to doubt me when
I say that Species 2 is a damn line movie,
You'll probably even point out past movies
that I loved that you didn't care for, such as
Stepf':Jther 3 , Point Break. or the best movie
ever made, Road HOl/se,
Why do IloV(' these movies? Because
th ey 're so bad th ey 're more entertaining
than boorish, pr etentious epics such as
Brill'ehear/. An examp le: everyon e loved
/JrJI'eheart becausc' Mel Cibsoll lought for
'fr ee dom.' So what '! Ev('[ yo ne and his
mother Eunice lights for freedonl. It takes
a real man, such as Keanu Ree\'es in Point
Break. to fi ght for Lori Petty,
Spt'cies 2 is a gloriously bad move in
thi s win, and here's wh y:
Bad Dialogue, Every great bad movie
has bad dialogue, Keanu Reeves to Patrick
Swazye ill Point Break: "You've gott3 go
down, man!" Patrick Swazye (funny how his
name keeps comi;lg up) in Dirty Dancing:
";-..1obody puts Baby in th e corner!"
Species 2 has several examples of bad
dialogue, To save the surprise, I'll only give
you two, In one scene, two governmentagent-hit men types are tracking an alien in

see SPECIES on page 12

a young girl. She aspired to become a
professional ballerina only to have her knees
give out. Her 1990 comeback found Michelle
at exclusive dance venues across the country,
Spencer has a unique style. The focus
often falls on how a modern woman struggles
to be accepted in the white-male world, Humor
and stand·up comedy combine powerfully
with an unusual ballet twist.
In addition to her presentation. she will
offer a free workshop from 1 to 3 p,m, in room
209 of the Communications Building,
Everyone is welcome. including the general
public.
The performances on Friday and Sturday
start at 8 p,m, at Evergreen's Experimental
Theater. Tickets are $12 general. $10 seniors,
and $5 for Evergreen students and KAOS
members, por more information, call Patrick
Owen at x6632

The Legend of a
Working Class
SuperHero
by Tak Kendrick
Lennonite

out and buy the new best of album as it is the
best of John Lennon, However, if you own The
Juhn LenllOIl Collectioll or can find it used for
cheap, you aren't missing much, although
"Working Class Hero" is one of the best songs
Lennon has ever written, even as it is presented
in its rough form, (Lennon didn't live to finish
the song, it was published in 1984 by Yoko
Ono,)
The only down-side to this new album is
that all the rights and proceeds will probably
end up going to "The Sean Lellnon Charity for
Untalented Sons of Musical Geniuses,"
Obviously, EMI and Yoko Ono (and son Sean
Lennon) are banking on the recent success of
the Beatles' Anthologies (as if Paul McCartney
hasn't been also) with the release of this album,
One can 't also help but specu late that this
'album was released as a prelude to the release
of the Lennon biography movie extraordinaire,
written by Ono, due out within the next couple
of years,

On Dec, 8.1980, tll('world lost a working
class superhero, Unlike Illost superheroes, the
working class superhero traded in his tights
and bright flowing cape for a piano and a
microphone early in his career.
John Lennon was born in I.iverpool.
England on Oct. 9, 1940, to a working class
family anel, despite achieving worldwide status
as an international music symbol, was always
a working class hero as his song suggests,
Whether you are the type Who lias been
celebrating Lennon's life or mourning his
death 17 years ago to the hands of ex-mental
patient Mark Chapman, EMI Records has a
new release suited for your soul. Lelllloll
Le!,end: The Very Best oOohn Lenllon is a great
collection of the very best solo works by music's
best. While most of the songs on Lennon
LegClldwill be familiar to anyone who bought
EMI's 1989 offering The John Lel1l1ol1
Collection, there are a few differences, Lennon
Legend features the songs "Mother,"
"Nobody Told Me," "Borrowed Time"
and "VVorking Class Hero," Galle from
th e new album are the three weakest
songs on 71Je John Lcnnoll Col/ection
- ''I'm Losing You," "Dear Yoko" and
"Move Over Miss l, "
Included on the new album as well
as the old best of are such favorites as
"Imagin e," "Power to the People,"
"Instant Karma," "Stand By Me ,"
"Whatever Gets You Through
the Night " and
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"DRAWING THE SHADES"

lecture Hall 1
TODAY, Thurday, 7 to 9 p.m.
Free!
WAYNE HORVITZ & ZONY
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TESC long house
Saturday, April 24,9 p.m.
Students $7.
SKY CRIES MARY

Capitol Theater
Friday, April 24,8 p.m.
Advance Tickets $9.
MICHELLE SPENCER

TESC Experimental Theater
April 24 and 25,8 p.m.
Students $5.
Workshop Friday, 1 p.m.
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Legion, Capitol Boulevard and Franklin in
downtown Olympia transformed into a sunwarmed jungle on Friday, Trampled by the
paws of2000 artists, musicians and students,
the pavement felt the effects of the fourth
a"'nnual Procession of the Species,
The parade was held in conjunction with
the first ArtsWalk of the year. Six weeks of
frantic preparation preceded the tropical beats
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paperwork and people prepared their
costumes, shakers. sculptures, and windsocks
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miniature woodland creatures marching and
beaming kids waving from the sidewalks at
waltzing trees,
Speaking with the people at the parade
and witnessing the kazoo bands, elementary
school ensemble bands. the percussion
sections. and the Evergreen-affiliated Samba
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sets of bamboo and foam legs which connected
to a fanny pack and to her ankles with fishing
wire and string. (Leave it to a microbiology
student to come up with one of the larger
contraptions of the parade", )
We walked down from the warehouse to
the registration area at about 6 p.m, There were
four sections of the procession, each named
after an element. Although fire was already
filled up, we could still walk with the air. water,
or earth sections, We chose the water section,
It was impossible to stand still in this
event. Drums played out earthy rhythms while
little kids ran circles around the other groups
and individuals displaying their signs and
costumes, People danced in the streets
enthusiastically and often involuntarily. The
T4 virus costume was holding up,
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It was time to move at about 6:45 p,m "
and we started strutting down the path, People
on the sides cheered and waved and around the
first corner, one of the strings connecting
Elizabeth's legs to her waist broke, No problem,
I passed off my flamingo to a little kid who was
watching the crisis. and I tied my friend back
together.
Great. We fell behind our section a little

bit. no problem, We hurried up a little bit,
dancing and smiling at all the onlookers who
had no clue what had happened to her leg. We
walked on a little bit more. and before the next
corner another leg snapped, Off to the
wayside, we fixed the leg while a friend in the
crowd held Mr. Flamingo. on our way again,
This was not the last time this happened,
nor the next to last, nor the third to last I'm
sure it "Wasn't the fourth to last. But in the
midst of all the technical problems, itwas hard
to be frustrated or lose any enthusiasm for the
parade, In fact, the problems gave us an excuse
to see what it was like to march in the air and
earth sections, We were passed by a band of
fluttering butterflies and passed a 10 person
blue whale,
The sheer illtcnsity of community was
amazing, I realized through this event that
there actually is life in this town, And the best
part about this event was that benefitted more
than environmental awareness and people
looking for creative outlets, Participants were
all asked to donate two cans of food to the
North Thurston County Food Bank, a worthy
cause that doesn't have to wait until the next
procession,

UMOJA
On behalf of the Evergreen community
the Student Health Center would like
to express our gratitude for your help
and support of the TESC Food Bank.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
extension of the overall horrible writing in
Species 2. I think it was produced by a hundred
monkeys sitting at a hundred typewriters for a
continued from page 10
hundred years. Just a few examples: Natasha
Hentridge, who was the main attraction of the
_ _ _ _ _ _---::_ _--,:---: _ _ _ - - - - --I·· I·rc';t-llle ....i~spe-Ad5-nine-tenthreHhMeeeAd
human form. Back at headquarters. two olher movie confined in a laboratory. Keeping the
government types have a second alien capt ive. most interesting part of your movie confined
The second alien can see through t he first's in a lab for most of the running time is a bad
eyes . and (for no reason whatsoever) is telling move , but the writers (or producers) make
the governme nt typrs what the first ali en sees. another one by having Hentridge spending
Well, during the chase. the first aliens run int o most of the time with blue straps just barely
a grocery storr. and the goveflllll ent-agen t- covering her breasts for no reaso n whatsoever.
hitmen can't find him. They ask thr second
Anot her exa mple of the bad writing
alien (with a walkie-talkie) where the first onl' uniqt;e to Species 2 is the employment of a
is, causin g the captive alien to shout: "Cerea l! stock horror device in a ~ituation that makes it
Cereal!"
seem absurd. You're probably fami liar with the
In the seco nd example' , Marg standard horror situation when, during a
Helgenberger. who plays a sci entist , and suspenseful moment, a cat jumps into the
Michael Mad sc n. who plays one of t he fram e, making everyone (in theory) jump out
governme nt-agen t-hitmen, are in a dccrepit ofthcir jujubee-covered theater seats.
building when:, the y find alien pods that
Well, the creators of Species 2 decided
contain baby aliens.
to use t his technique. During a key suspenseful
"It's a maternity ward," Hdgl'llbl'rger moment, a cat jumps onto someone's chest.
says.
The problem: this happen s in a medical
.. yeah ... ." Michael Madsen says....
helicopter.
(awk ward pause)
Are emergency response workers allowed
"FROM IIELL!"
to take their pets with th em'!

SPECIES

Bad Writing. Bad dialogue is just an

Bad Character~. Many good bad movies

have thinly drawn characters (example:
jennifer Aniston in the bad horror classic
Leprechaun). Badly developed characters can
be-1'dentified by their lack of interesting
features, distinguishing speaking styles, or the

Michael Madsen spent the entire movie
standing around in a nice sports jacket and
carrying a handgun . That's it? That's what it
takes to be a government-agent-hitman? Nice
hair and a gun?

These are the top things to do out in the
sunshine.
10. Get naked.
9. Skip class.
8. Align your chi with that of a particular
animal and be one with the animal.
7. Play games like ultimate frisbee, hack,
whatever.
6. Barbecue.
S. Drink plenty of fluids.
4. Fly North .
3. Plant things.
2. Pretend that you are a cowboy
epidemiologist chasing a rare hemorrhagic
disease on campus. Then go around and
collect medical histo ries from everyone you
see.
1. LESS CLOTHING, MORE LOVIN '.

facHnaHhe-ae-ter-&ar-e-ebvioHsly-we-aFing-thetF' - - - -'wNell, in Speei~-was-hoping-th-at

own clothes.
Species 2 has several bad characters.
First is the scientist played by Marg
Helgenberger. She is a bad character because
she apparently has no opinions, interests, or
ideas. In the course of the film , she expresses
not one original thought. The only way you
ca n tell she's a scienti st is by observing her
spilfywhite lab coat, which she wears in every
single scene so that no one will be confused as
to whether she's a scientist or not.
Even worse than th e sc ientist is the
government-agent·hitman. To explain this
bad character, 1 have to hearken back to the
original Species. In that movie, Michael
Madsen played the same character. When he
is introduced , someone asks him what he does,
and he replies in his best husky he-man voice,
" I kill things for the government."
At which point a friend of mine who was
sitting next to me in the theater leaned over
and said, "All right, we're going to see some
badass hitman stuff now!"
Alas, that wasn't th e case.

Madsen's character would be equally as bland,
and 1 wasn't disappointed. In his opening
scene, we see an unidentified embassy. There
is obviously tension at the unidentified
embassy because Generic Tension Music Track
#44 plays on the soundtrack.
Finally, after several heart-wrenching
moments of tension, several terrorists are
escorted out of the building by what is
obviously a crack commando team.
There is si lence. More tension.
Finally, the front door to the embassy
opens and out walks ... Michael Madsen.
Wearing a sports coat.
"The embassy is secure," he says.
And we haven't seen him do one dailln
thing.
These examples, and many more that you
can find if you go see the movie itself, should
prove that Species2 is one of the worst movies
to come along in quite awhile. Go see it, and
save yourself from Titanic.

-Cooper Point JournalWe don't know how it got here
or what it's meant for, but it's still
interesting to look at.
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Mondays-Bird walks with Freaks of Nature @ 7:30 a.m.,
meet in front of the Library.
LASO@noon in CAB 320.
Women of Color Coalition @ 2 p.m. in CAB 320.
CISPES@ 3 p.m. in Lib. 2204.
FreaksofNature@ 3 p.m. in front of Long house.
ERC @ 4 p.m. in CAB 108.
S&A Board@ 4 p.m. in CAB 315.
SHAPE @4 p.m. in CAB 320.
Eagle Claw Kung Fu @ S p.m. - call x6220.
Evergreen Medieval Society@S p.m. in Lib. 2218.
Toxins group @ 6 p.m. in LH 10.
ASIA @6 p.m. in CAB 320.
Hunger & Homeless group @ 7 p.m. in LH 10.
Bahai Faith Gathering@ 7 p.m. in Longhouse.
Tuesdays-Students for a Free Tibet@ 4 p.m. in CAB 315.
NSA@4p.m. inCAB320.
WashPIRG @4 p.m. in LH 10.
EQA: Bisexual group @4 p.m. in Cab 314.
1ASO @ 4:30 p.m. in Cab 31S.
SEED @ S p.m. in Lab 11 2242.
MPA @5 p.m. in the MPA Lounge.
Eagle Claw Kung Fu @ S p.m. - call x6220.
Pre-Law Circle (Alt. Tues.) @ S:30 p.m. in CAB
315.
Bisexual Women's Group @6 in CAB 206.
Mindscreen (A It. Tues.)@7 p.m. in LH 3.
Students for Christ@7:30p.m. in Lib. 2218.
Wednesdays-AISES @noon in the Longhouse.
Brown Bag Christian Fellowship @ noon in Lib.
2218.
MERC@ 1 p.m. in Cab 320.
jewish Cultural Center (1 & 3 Wed.)@ 1 p.m. in
Lib. 2221.
Math &Science Network @ 1 p.m. in Lib. 3S00.
Naked Words @ 1 p.m. in Lib. 2220.
EPIC@ 1:30 p.m. in CAB 31S.
Student Workers Org. @ 1:30 p.m. in CAB 320.
EQA Boys' Group @ 2 p.m. in CAB 314.
Women's Resource Center@2 p.m. in CAB 206.
Students Arts Council@2 p.m. in CAB 31S.
Talking About Race@ 2 p.m. in CAB 31S.
ASIA @ 2:30 p.m. in CAB 320.
Talking About Race@ 3 p.m. in Lib. 2103.
PHAT@ 3 p.m. in CAB 320.
A
International

Ga ming Guild- Geocon @ 3:30 p.m. in
CAB 320.
Homeopathy Study Group@3:30 p.m. in
Lab 11OS1.
S & A Board@4 p.m. in CAB 31S.
Punk Rock Prom Meeting@4 p.m. in l.ib.
2220.
Endangered Species group @ 4 p.m.
in COM 2nd Fl. Lounge.
Eagle Claw Kung Fu @ :; p.m. - ca ll
x6220.
Environmental Education@6p.m. in LH
10.
Water Watch group@6 p.m. in LH 10.
Thursdays-Union of Students with Disabilities @
I1:1S a.m. in CAB 206.
UMOjA @ noon in Cab 315.
Slightly West@ 3 p.rn. in CAB 320.
Nature Lovers Unite @ 3 p.m. in
. Longhouse.
M.E.Cll.A. @3:30p.m. in Cab 320.
APEC @ 4 p.m. in Lib. 2126.
Evergreen Medieval Society @ S p.m. in
CAB 108.
Eagle Claw Kung Fu @ S p.m. - call
x6220.
EQA: Coming Out group @ S p.m. in
Counseling Center.
EARN @6 p.m. in CAB 31S.
Meeting in Support of Big Mt. (2 & 4
Thurs.)@ 6 p.m. in 3rd Fl CAB.
Camarilla @ 6:30 p.m. in Lib. IS08.
Women's Pet Circle@7 p.m. in CAB 206.
International SocialistOrg@8 p.m. in Lib.
2118.
Fridays-Students of Color Anthology@ 2:30 p.m.
in CAB 320.
Zazen Meditation (1 & 3 Fri.)@6:30p.m.
in Evergreen Learning Center.
Eagle Claw Kung Fu @ S p.m. - call
x6220.
Sundays-Chess @ 9 a.m. in the Housing
Community Center.
EQA: Volleyball @ 1 p.m. in CRC Gym.

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April 25
April 24
Slow
Roller

Spirit Union
Revival

April 26
Janet Robbins

Watch the
Sonies
playoff run.
Now
Servi ng
New Castle
on Tap

Friday, April 24 7 p.m. - Red Wolves-Back from the brink. At the Traditions Cafe . . .
7:30 p.m . - Linda Allen Live-Listen to songs ot Ju stice and Feminist
Spirituality. At the Unitarian Universalist Church in Olympia. Suggested
donations of $5.
6 to 11 p.m. - Multicultural storytelling festival in the CAB lobby..
.
8 to II p.m. - Ceili Irish Dance. In the longhouse, suggested donation IS $5.
7 to 10 p.m. -S pades and Dominoes Game Night. In the HOLlSll1g Community
Center, FREE.

Saturday, April 25 9 p.m. to midnight - Wayne Horvitz and Zonymash LIVE in concert. In the
longhouse, General Adm. $10, students $7.
.
10 a.m. to noon - Tree planting party in Watershed park. Bnng shovels and
stuff. FREE.
10 a.m. to dusk - Spring Fling Celebration. Food, musi c, fun .
Donations for the garden are welcome. The event takes place at Sister Holly
Community Garden in NW Olympia.

Wednesday, April 296 to 8 p.m . -

Love Bug

Calendar Editor's pick of the week
This week, the Boomtown performance is the editor's pick. What can 1say, 1am a sllcker
for classic theatre productions. The sign says "spend three nights in Destiny, Montana. See
three plays set in a town lost in the crazy mountains ." The three play series is gomg for three
weeks on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Thursday features CamellIa Street House, Fnday IS
The 802 and Sundowneron Saturday. Admission is $8 at the door or $15 for the Tnlogy Pass.
This momentous event occurs at the Midnight Sun Performance Space. Call (360) 786-9437 to
reserve seats.

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Happy Hour
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Women of Color Film Series in LH I . FREE.

May 1& 2

Sunday - Bloody (Mary) Sunday with Lightning Joe
Sunday Night-Thunder hosts The Simpsons
and King of the Hill
Pool Darts
Cribbage

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