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Bob Dylan's Sound of
Yesterday
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History of Leonard
Peltier's struggle
page 5
The Evergreen State College
Volume 28-Number 3
Harvest Festival
Cooper Point Journal 1997
Young and old enjoy eating,
dancing and slicing into gourds
by Jennifer Ahrens
Staff writer
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A woman was walking her dog
along the trail to the organic farm. The
sun was shining, the air was clean
from a week of rain, and there was
music in the air. The closer they got
to the farm, the louder the music and
the sound of people enjoying it. It was
the morning of Oct. 5 and the sounds
and sights belonged to the annual
Harvest Festival which was going on
at the Organic Farm.
Sponsored by both the S&A
board and the Organic Farm, the
Harvest Festival is "a big welcome to
Evergreen and to the farm," according
to festival coordinator Levi Todd.
Todd, who has coordinated the
Harvest Festival for the past two years,
described it as a way to educate people
about organic farming while still
having a good time.
For this good time, the Harvest
Festival provided miests with
numerous activities. Besides music,
there was pumpkin carving, apple
bobbing, fresh pressed apple cider,
a self-guided tour of the farm, and
whole ears of corn, complete with
husk, roasted for sale on a small grill.
Burrito Heaven sold vegan burritos
at a discount in the organic
farmhouse while they roasted the
seeds from pumpkins in the
farmhouse oven for snacking later.
Children were abundant, choosing
pumpkins for carving and apples for
bobbing. Even a small circus was
expected to perform.
"This event is magic," said Levi,
looking over the event with obvious
pleasure. "Magic alone is the fact that
it hasn't rained yet."
According to Todd, this is the 17th
annual Harvest Festival at the
Organic Farm. People from both
Evergreen and the Olympia
community were welcomed and
encouraged to enjoy themselves and
learn a little bit about what the farm
is all about. Siens about composting,
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crop rotation were posted along the
self -guided tour.
Student robbed near recreation pavilion
hand gun asked for the victim's house
key and his address. It was then the
victim made a run for it, running into
Early last Thursday morning, the bushes, circling the soccer field,
five men reported to be between the and heading toward Cooper's Glen.
ages of 18 to 21 robbed an Evergreen He reported that once there he ran
student at gun point in the wooded into a friend of his, and together they
area between the Mods and the got eight students to join them in
Pavilion on Evergreen's campus.
searching for the men with the guns
According to the police report, who had his backpack. They searched
the 19-year-old victim reported he for about 25 minutes.
walked home from a friend's
The victim and his friends
apartment in the
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home in the Mods
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As a result of the backpack. So the
around midnight
investigation, it
Thursday morning.
victim returned
As he passed the
home and told his
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roommate what
that a group of
between
the
had occurred. His
muggers are
Pavilion and the
roommate called
Mods, a young man
setting up to prey the resident
stepped in the way
of the
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and blocked his
Mods, Michael
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path. Then two
other men stepped
called
Police
out of the woods holding semi- Services.
automatic handguns. Two other men
Officer Tammi Stretch and
remained hidden in the bushes. One Officer Bob McBride responded. The
of the men with a handgun told the victim described the five men as all
victim to hand over his backpack. The being skinny and Caucasian, with a
victim said on the campus police "street-like appearance."
report that without question or
After interviewing the victim,
hesitation, he handed them his McBride began questioning possible
backpack, holding his cold medicine, suspects in F-lot. He found two
school books, various articles of "suspicious" individuals- "suspicious"
clothing, and a sketch pad with because they were not Evergreen
artwork in it.
students. McBride called the victim
Then the same man with the over to identify the possible suspects.
by Hillary Rossi
Staff writer
TESCOIympia,WA
98505
Address Correction Requested
The victim confirmed that they were
not the assailants.
Thursday afternoon, after
seeing a memo that detailed the
armed robbery, a witness came in to
Police Services and said he saw five
male individuals at approximately
2:30 a.m. who matched the
description from the victim of the
by David Scheer
Staff writer
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they were walking as a pack along the
trail which encircles the soccer field at
the center of Housing.
Stretch said Police Services had
no way if knowing if the incident was
random or isolated. But McBride
thought that it was probably an
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reached for comment. If you have
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deaths at the
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Parking office budget explored
by Robert Walker
Contributing writer
If you just paid your parking fee, you
probably thought that the money went to pay
for lot security. Think again. Budgets and
income statements for the parking office state
those $25 quarterly parking permits don't pay
tor apprehending car prowlers. In iact, no
parking funds go toward any patrolling of the
parking lots other than to issue parking tickets
(the Police Services budget pays for patrolling
tor criminal activity). While the Parking office
collects over a quarter million dollars annually,
only $35,416 was paid to Facilities during the
1996-1997 school year for lot maintenance
(lighting, snow removal, storm cleanup, etc.).
The rest of the money went to pay the salaries
of three full-time staff members including the
Parking office manager, an office assistant and
enforcement person, as well as part-time
student workers. Other expenditures include
fees to the Controller's office for accounting
support, and even $21,057 in office supplies
and other miscellaneous items.
According to Colin Orr of the Controller's
office, the parking office—although technically
a division of Police Services—receives no state
funds. "We keep separate books," said Orr,
"and the entire operation is sell-supporting.
It's the law." But while Washington state law
specifies that no state funds mav be used for
lot maintenance, it does not specify how the
parking operation is structured. That was
determined by a 1991 Evergreen disappearing
task force committee, which recommended
that the "WSU model" be adopted. Among the
key recommendations were the hiring of a fulltime Parking office manager, a methodology
for enforcement to become self-sustaining (i.e.,
parking ticket revenue pays the cost of issuing
parking tickets), and a set fee structure for
students and employees.
The committee, however, overlooked the
administrative expense. "There's no way
around it," said Jodi Woodall, Parking
Supervisor. "My job is a negative job. I've never
had anyone thank me for giving them a parking
ticket or towing their car away. We're not here
to harass students, but we have rules." When
asked if it was necessary to give parking tickets
or tow cars away in the first place, Woodall
replied, "Of course it is! If we didn't have
enforcement, there would be Volkswagen vans
parking all over Red Square!" Woodall
explained that in her view, auto drivers aren't
content to park in assigned spaces. "They don't
just want a space in a paved lot, they want the
closest space in a paved lot. People park on
the lawn to be closer. There are plenty of spaces
in B- and CTots. There isn't a parking shortage,
though it does get tight on Tuesdays and
Thursdays."
But Art Costantino, vice president for
Student Affairs, said the administration is
always willing to explore other options. "It
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Evergreen's Political Information
Center (EPIC), along with Olympia
Movement for Justice and Peace, started a
community wide effort on Oct. 7 to put
pressure on Nike to stop its business
practices.
This past weekend Indian Summer
Country Club held its annual Golf
Tournament sponsored by Nike. On
Sunday, over 150 people gathered to spend
a sunny afternoon carrying signs,
chanting, waving at passing cars and
making their presence known to all inside
the Country Club. The Country Club's Golf
Tournament was a target for protesters
because of its sponsorship by the Nike
Corporation. The Nike corporation moved
its last plant out of the USA in 1984. In the
process 65,000 dornesticjobs were lost. US
workers made $8 to $ 10 an hour, but in
Indonesia, the Philippines, China and
Vietnam workers make only $2.60 a day
for 10-hour days. Along with not paying a
livable wage, Nike plants still use a quota
system, child labor, forced overtime, and
does not investigate reported acts of abuse
or allow unionizing or bonafied
independent monitoring ol working
conditions.
Boycotts and protests against Nike
are not new to Evergreen or the national
community. Along with EPIC and Olympia
Movement for Justice and Peace, the
Liberation Cafe', church groups and many
individuals have been planning this protest
since the annual Golf Tournament last
year.
A "Burma Shave" type commercial
was simulated with yeliow signs along the
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would require community input, of course,"
said Costantino, "but if students bring to us a
proposal for restructuring parking operations,
we would certainly consider it." One
possibility, suggested Bill Zaugg of Student
Affairs, might be to make student parking part
of the Services & Activities budget. "This is just
brainstorming," he said, "But student parking
would probably equal about 5 percent of this
year's S&A budget after you cut out the
administrative expense." The real question,
said Zaugg, is whether all students would be
willing to pay for only some students to park.
"We're already collecting the maximum
allowed by law for S&A funding, so all
programs would have to take a small budget
cut." But SPSCC offers either a parking decal
or a discounted bus pass, and the University
of Washington offers students discounted bus
passes through its U-Pass program. "We could
offer either option, to benefit the greatest
number of students," Zaugg said.
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protest
Nike
practices
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NEWS
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under way
Last week we took
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HINT:
by Joe O'Connell
Contributing writer
KAOS General Manager Michael Huntsberger has mixed
feelings about the rain these days. He wouldn't mind if the rainy
weather kept up for the next few weeks of the pledge drive,
perhaps keeping the Evergreen community indoors and
listening to KAOS, but he is also wondering if the recent repair
work on the transmitter is ready for the infamous fall rains.
"This puts a new sense of urgency into our pledge drive," said
Huntsberger.
Perhaps you tuned in this past week to find only vacuous
silence. Apparently the seals on transmitter and antenna have
aged and cracked over time and, on Friday, began taking the
station off the air sporatically.
In general KAOS news: the news department is in the
process of expanding its live news coverage and plans to be
producing more of its own pieces that it airs. Contact the station
for possible volunteer or internship positions.
This week is National Mental Health week and Program
manager, Ruth Brownstein has announced her first in-house
production of the academic year to be broadcast this Thursday
on "The Greener Side," a program covering wellness issues.
Tune in for a personal interview with a man who is Bi-Polar
and hear his family interviewed as well.
The new KAOS web site is now on line, go to:
www.kaosradio.org for program schedules, music information
and on-line pledges.
Evergreen's
campus community
thrives with artists —
even in the science
buildings. Certainly the
mice of Lab II have
shown amazing talent
for more than running
through mazes—a useful
skill for anyone entering
the lab buildings.
Who
would've
guessed that mice could
gnaw through solid
stone, or that they could
be artistic about it? It is
unknown whether the
mice create as part of a
control group, or simply
as a hobby.
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DISCLAIMER: Hints provided are intended as interpretive fictions concocted by the artist,
jiot necessarily accurate representations of the subject matter.
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continued from cover
Some said they just didn't trust Evergreen officers.
Evergreen exploded in protest immediately after the
Board of Trustees' Feb. 15,1996, decision to give cops guns,
following a recommendation to arm by college president Jane
Jervfs.
Costantino says the college will post community
announcements before guns are issued to Evergreen's officers
and that either he or the president will release a summary
history explaining how the arming happened.
Evergreen alumnus Ross
Matteson created the Salmon
Pole Monument as a tribute to
Evergreen's commitment to
multi-cultural education. The
cast bronze sculpture was
dedicated on Super Saturday,
June 15,1996.
Proposal deadline approaching
by Marc McGary
Contributing writer
GUNS
the totem by the
Seminar building
The Communication Production Proposal guidelines and
worksheets are a process that provides a chance for students to
produce and present individual/independent performing and
media arts work outside of academic programs. As such, they
often are part of a senior thesis or contract.
The proposal packet is part of requesting Communications
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support For a student s idea.
The deadline for winter proposals are to be turned by 5
p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5.
The guideline and worksheet forms are available at
Communications building 304A, x6632.
Once completed, and successfully submitted to
Communications building 304A, the proposals are
reviewed by the Communications Building Production
Coordination Group. The group makes their decisions by
the end of week 10. The group notifies the student of the
decision in writing.
The aim of the worksheets is to allow a comprehensive
understanding of the scope of the production being undertaken.
Jill Carter can answer questions about the worksheets. She can
be contacted at x6702.
Because aspects of lighting, sound, costume design, set
and personnel are essential and vital plans for later production,
the worksheets will help "would-be directors," and their staff
take the stage.
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October 9,1997
Follow Me Home
Meet with Jane Jervis
Peter Bratt, of South American Indian
ancestry, wrote and directed Follow Me Home,
a denent, humorous, poetic tale exploring race
and identity in America. By weaving together
traditions of Native, African and Latin
Cultures, the film tells the story of four artists
and their journey across the American
landscape. It will show at the Capitol Theater
Saturday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m.
Jane Jervis will be available in the area
near the Deli in the CAB to meet with students,
staff, and faculty. This is a time to share
concerns, to ask questions and get acquainted.
She will be there:
Monday, Oct. 13,8:30 to 9 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 22,9 to 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 28,8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 12,10 to 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 18,8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 25,8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 2,8:30 to 9:30 a.m
Tuesday, Dec. 9,8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Invitation to core
students and faculty
The Student Advising Center will be
having an open house on Monday, Oct. 13
from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Do you have questions
about career choices, graduate school
planning, studying overseas, internships,
academic planning, support services for
students with disabilities, cultural enrichment
and diversity activities, or student clubs and
organizations? This will take place in Library
1401. Bring questions and feel free to roam.
For more information, call Donna at x6312.
Leisure Education
TESC has a wide variety of leisure
education courses being offered Fall quarter
1997. Among these courses are jazz dance,
handmade papermaking, sailing, rock
climbing, swimming, basic brewing
techniques, and perfect pie making. Most
classes are geared for beginners who want to
try something new. Classes range in cost from
$30 to $70, and most are offered to campus.
Registration is open now. For more
information call John Barbee at x6532.
Benefit Auction
TESC announces a gala Benefit Auction
for The Cal Anderson memorial Lecture series,
6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 in Evans Library
building, room 4300. Cal Anderson,
Washington State's first openly gay senator, was
committed to civil rights and government
access for all people. The lecture series honors
his memory and his firm belief that respectful
discourse can make a difference. The event will
feature a silent and live auction, music by Seattle
Men's Choir and Evergreen faculty musicians,
hor d'oeuvres and luscious desserts, and a nohost bar. Admission is $15. For more
information, or to donate an item or service to
the auction, call x6568.
Need a scholarship?
The National Security Education Program
is a scholarship opportunity for U.S.
undergraduates who want to study abroad.
Scholarships are awarded for study abroad in
critical world regions. The application deadline
is Feb. 9,1998. If you have questions about the
program, contact us at (800) (>18-NSK! ; .
Nisqually River Basin
Santo Tomas Potluck
Land Trust
Everyone is invited to the Thurston Santo
The Nisqually River Basin Land Trust
presents The Amazon: The Hard Way, a
lecture by Jone Kane. The lecture will be held
at TESC in Lecture Hall I on Friday Nov. 7, at
7 p.m. The price to attend the lecture is $10.
Call (253) 761-1652 for tickets. All proceeds
will go to the Nisqually River Basin Land Trust,
a non profit group of farmers, business and
professional people, homemakers and others
that strive to preserve and protect the
Nisqually River Basin through private, nongovernmental means.
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RECRUITING NOW FOR
Tomas Sister-County Association's Annual
Potluck and Membership Meeting on Monday,
Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist
Church (Legion and Boundary Streets,
Olympia). We hope you and your family and
friends will join us for a lively evening of good
food and company as we celebrate another year
of friendship and solidarity with the people of
Santo Tomas, Nicaragua. An outrageous
potluck begins the evening at 6 p.m. Please
bring your favorite dish to share and TSTSCA
will make up a mean batch of tamales, gallo
pinto, arroz con leche and other Nicaraguan
culinary delights. Following the meal, student's
from this year's The Evergreen State College
delegation to Santo Tomas will show slides and
share their stories of our sister community.
Hope to see you there! For more information,
please call 866-1912.
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September 26
2017- A speeder on Driftwood Road is
stopped by Police Services and given a good
talking-to.
2337- The rear door at the Library
loading dock is discovered in an insecure
state.
September 27
0246- The sound of female screaming
is reported near the CAB.
1210- Property damage done to the
lock on the gate of the Olympia Community
School.
2243- Liquor law violation.
Presumably under-aged drinking or folks
wandering around campus with open
containers; (even if you are of legal age, your
on-campus drinking privileges are restricted
to a residence.)
September 28
No heinous crimes occur on a peaceful
day at Evergreen, reminding us that yes, our
campus can be a quiet haven of learning, free
of the trials and tribulations of the outside
world.
September 29
1128- Someone in B-lot gets a good
tongue-lashing for failure to stop.
1706- Someone with a canceled
Washington license plate gets a "boot"
affixed to a wheel of his car in B-lot.
1957- Narcotics pipe confiscated in Adorm.
September 30
1034- Food being subjected to cruel
and excessive temperatures sets off fire
alarm in E-dorm.
1305- Suspicious circumstance
reported at CRC.
1715- A jacket is swiped from the first
floor Library lobby.
October 1
0115- Resident of the Mods, possibly
bored in "technology free zone," gets caught
in controlled substance violation.
0658- Citation issued for a parking
violation in the dorm loop.
0758- Someone is locked out of their
car in F-lot but Police Services can't get the
door open either.
0848- A vehicle is towed from the
dorm loop. Guess the citation was too subtle
a hint.
0930- Boots placed on two vehicles in
F-lot. These boots are made for walking, and
that's just what you'll do (since your car ain't
going anywhere).
1335-Non-injury
accident
at
intersection of Driftwood and Overhulse
Roads.
1631- Vehicle gets the boot in the
Mods.
1750- Boot applied in F-lot.
1850- Another F-lot booting.
October 2
0043- A male student walking from the
Mods to the dorms is robbed at gunpoint.
The crime occurs near the outdoor
Recreation Pavilion, just after midnight. Five
men, two toting handguns, accost the guy
and steal his backpack. The suspects, still at
large, are described as white men between
the ages of 18 and 20 with slender builds,
sort of a "street kid" look and skater clothes.
1455- Lead-footed bandit nailed on
Driftwood Road for speeding and failure to
stop.
1547- People are escorted from Point
A to Point B safely.
1655- An emergency notification
occurs. They didn't notify me so I can't tell
you what the emergency was.
1829- Malicious mischief call—graffiti
found in various locations on campus and
in Library 2614. Why Library 2614?
2256- A suspicious person was
observed in C-lot. What he was suspicious
about, / don't know.
Octobers
0532- Third floor office wing of the
library is found in an insecure condition.
1254- Evergreen police are notified
that a student involved in a prior narcotics
violation has been summarily suspended
from all areas of campus and that said
student is to contact Police Services prior to
setting foot campus. If the student shows up
unannounced it likely means a criminal
tresspass charge.
1400-Another boot is placed in F-lot.
1450- Boot placed in B-lot.
1920- Malicious mischief in D-dorm.
A derogatory remark is put on a resident's
bedroom door. The door told authorities it
was too dark in the hallway to get a good look
at the suspect.
2030- A car is jump-started in F-lot,
then it is realized that since the car has a boot
on it, there wasn't much point.
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Candidates must be full time
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NEWS
Initiative fills Longhouse with art
by Jennifer Koogler
Editor in chief
AS you walk into the Longhouse, the red neon of an exhibit
by LisaNa Red Bear (Mestiza), glows from the back of the main
entrywa)\g visitors back to the walking skeleton she
constructed. The light reflects off the glass of the display cases
housing traditional Native masks and art from various local artists.
The display is made possible by the Native Economic Development
Arts Initiative, a partnership fund by the South Puget Sound
Intertribal Planning Agency (SPIPA) and Evergreen.
The Arts Initiative is in the middle of its second year of a
three-year project which includes a Native arts marketing service
which matches artists with customers and an artist-in-residences
program which brings artists to work and teach at Evergreen and
reservation sites.
SPIPA is an agency made up of the Confederated Tribes of the
Chehalis, the Squaxin Island Tribe, the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, the
Nisqually Tribe, along with the Skokomish Tribe and the Port Gamble
S'Klallam Tribes. Along with the funding from the Northwest Area
Foundation, SPIPA seeks to preserve and promote cultural
preservation and economic development for Northwest Native artists.
Tina Moomaw, Longhouse coordinator, spends about three
fourths of her time administrating the initiative on campus,
including maintaining the exhibits and managing the artists
registry. There are over 50 artists, classified under areas of expertise
like painting, sculpting, acting, and dancing, on a database ready
to be reached by potential consumers. Individuals, businesses,
and state agencies, among others, call looking for a specific type
of art or skill. Moomaw then calls the names of artists up on the
computer and contacts them to see if they would be interested in
the project. The initiative promotes both contemporary and
traditional Native artists.
Moomaw travels around the region visiting tribes and
networking with local artists to let them know about the registry
and how they can effectively market their works. She often takes
along a photographer, who takes pictures of artists and their crafts
for the registry. It helps the artists to make photos and slides of
their work so they can better promote their art. All Native Students
are elligible to take part.
In August, the initiative brought a printmaking workshop
to campus. Guest artists worked with local Native apprentices to
create pieces and network with each other. After the workshop,
each artist donated one of her/his pieces to the arts initiative.
photo courtesy of Tina Moomaw
In August, the initiative brought a printmaking workshop to campus. Here, Lou Ann Squally (Puyallup/
Nisqually) and Ed Archie NoiseCat (Salish) work on one of the pieces. Many of the works are now on
display on the Library's fourth floor art gallery through Oct. 31.
These works are displayed in the art gallery on the fourth floor of
the library from Oct. 9 to 31. Two students, RedBear and Bruce
Cook (Haida) are included in the show.
The show features work by Rick Bartow (Yurok), John Hoover
(Aleut), and Nora Naranjo Morse (Tewa Pueblo), three Native
artists who will also be shown at the White House. They are a part
of a group of 15 Native artists who were invited to have work shown
in the Rose Garden at the request of Hillary Clinton.
The Longhouse will host an evening of Native
and stories on Saturday Oct. 11 starting at 6 p.m. The event features
an intertribal drumming group, exhibition dancing and singing
from intertribal groups, and readings by Phil Red Eagle entitled,
"Red Earth: A Vietnam Warrior's Journey." The event is free and
open to all. Salmon, venison, frybread, and beverages will be
provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring a dish to share.
The Longhouse, says Moomaw, is a public service center for
the college to serve students, faculty, and staff and build bridges
to outside communities, especially local Native tribes.
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Bookstore Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 p.m. to 12 p.m.
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What's going on in
student activities...
Indigenous Peoples Day What the heck is
publicizes struggles
by Jimmy Mateson
Media Island/Native Student Alliance
"A respect for the rights of others is peace." words inscribed just outside of the chambers of
the General Assembly of the United Nations,
those of Veneto Juarez, a full-blooded Zapotec
Indian twice elected president of Mexico.
Leonard Peltier - Native American Political
Prisoner
Doing a short piece on Leonard Peltier is fine
for those who know of his case, and where it fits
into the relationship between the settler culture and
that of the first peoples on this continent, and
hemisphere. But for those unexposed to the recent
history and current programs of the United States
that hide the truth concerning expropriation of
Native lands and cultures on Turtle Island, the case
of Leonard Peltier is perhaps one of the most telling.
Why does a Chippewa-Lakota Indian man in
his 50s, who's been in jail for over 22 years, have
the support of over 30 current U.S. Senators and
members of Congress; Bill Richardson, the U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations; the Dalai Lama;
Nobel laureate Demond Tutu; the Archbishop of
Cantebury, and the late Mother Theresa? Robert
Redford produced a documentary entitled
"Incident at Oglala." Mikhail Gorbachev called
Peltier a political prisoner and raised his name
during a summit meeting with President Reagan.
The Soviets also orchestrated a petition drive that
delivered 21 million signatures to the White House.
Another 30 million signatures have been gathered
worldwide as the story of Leonard Peltier was
learned by more people outside the U.S. than in,
50 million signatures all together.
Peltier was sentenced to two consecutive life
sentences for his role in a 1975 gunfight at a remote
ranch on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South
Dakota. Two FBI agents and one Indian man were
killed that day. It is a long and involved story, with
years of government impropriety to impart— and
Coming Out Day?
a rich historical context well conveyed in a book
written by author Peter Mathiessen, In The Spirit
of Crazy Horse.
The real question is whether Peltier got a fair
trial- and whether, in light of well documented FBI
improprieties, it is time to review and redress this
chapter in history. With the recent string of FBI
hearings and lawsuit defeats concerning Waco,
Ruby Ridge, and the "crime lab" fiascos, it is the
right time for hearings into Peltier's case.
Congressional Oversight Hearings
Meetings have been held recently between
representatives of Senator Ben NighthorseCampbell (the first Native American Senator in the
United States, now chairman of the Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs) and Senator Daniel
Inouye (former Democratic chair of that committee
and supportive of Peltier) and the Peltier Defense
Committee's National Task Force on Congressional
Oversight Hearings. The Task Force reports that
"it appears that oversight hearings concerning FBI
misconduct in Leonard's case will be happening...
probably in January." They also say there is a strong
need for people to send a clear message to Congress
now to support these hearings.
This is the biggest development in Leonard's
case in many years. Any momentum developed in
a public airing of the events surrounding his case
will directly impact the application for Executive
Clemency awaiting Clinton's review.
Contact the President, the members of the
Senate Committee, and anyone you think can do
the same. Join supporters of Indigenous Struggles
for a weekend of events October 10,11 and 12—
See the Calendar on page 14 for details.
For more information, read the book, watch
itudenl Alliance
- contact Mi
Island International in Olympia at 352-8526.
Peltier Website: www.untcom.net/peltier/
Listserver: FREEPLTIER@aol.com (send message
to subscribe)
by Shawn Samuel
Co-coordinator of the EQA
Coming Out Day is celebrated every Oct.
11 to remind bisexual, lesbian, transgendered,
and gay people of the importance of "coming
out of the closet". According to studies, one in
10 people are queer (gay, bi, les, trans), yet few
are actually open about their sexual
orientation. Coming Out Day is a time for
those who are out to celebrate being true to
themselves and others, and a time to
encourage others to find the strength to come
out to friends and loved ones.
Why is it so important to come out? For
years the radical right and others have been
telling Americans that queers are deviants,
freaks, and are tiny in numbers; by corning out
queers show everyone that members of society
at all levels can be queer. This past spring the
lead character Ellen Morgan of ABC's hit
sitcom "Ellen" came out along with the actress
portraying the character Ellen Degeneres. This
caused quite a commotion all across the nation
as people debated whether it was right or
wrong for her to come out. For her, it was not
a question of whether or not she should, but
when to come out. This is a decision that is very
personal, and subjective due to issues of safety
and comfort. The overwhelming majority of
teenagers who commit suicide are queer. This
is due to an environment in which these teens
feel isolated because they do not think that
they know any queers, or can find any role
models. Every bisexual, lesbian, transgenderd,
and gay person who can safely come out,
should. This is the only way in which any
change for the future can be made.
On Friday, Oct. 10, the Evergreen Queer
Alliance (EQA) will be tabling on Red Square
along with other groups (Parents and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays, Stonewall Youth, the
Counseling Center, and others) from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. Feel free to stop by and ask questions
for yourself or friends, get cool stickers, and
walk out of a makeshift closet! Later that
evening the EQA invites everyone (lesbian,
transgenderd, straight, bisexual, gay, or other)
to our annual Coming Out Dance from 9 p.m.
to 1 a.m. Friday night. Tickets will be sold at
the door — $3 for students, $5 for nonStudents.
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road in front of the Club reading earlier stated
statistics and commands like, "Nike live up
to your code of conduct," "Stop using child
labor," "No more forced overtime," "Nike,
Justice do it." Highlights of the event were two
puppets around 15 ft. and a giant sewing
machine. One puppet in a suit represented
Nike exploitation, with an alien looking head
and dollar signs in its eyes. The other was a
consumer with smiling face, money in one
hand and a rope attached to the giant sewing
machine in the other. The sewing machine
had six children chained to it with cardboard
links.
This event was not only to make a
difference, but an avenue for students to start
getting involved in actions. Protester and
second year Evergreen student, Leona
Reinbold between chanting. "Hey, hey. What
do you say, how many workers have you
starved today," commenting that, "today was
a good way to get attention to an issue without
being, in your face hard core, but getting the
message out strongly and clearly."
EPIC is a meeting place on campus
between education and action. The group
itself keeps on top of all political issues
members have shown interest in, as well as
being a stimulant for local action. Stephanie
Guilloud, one of the EPIC coordinators, said,
"(The action) was a fantastic start for this
year and that hopefully we will see a ripple
effect of the high energy that was present
Sunday."
EPIC's main goals this year are to create
a more consensus decision making process
and to spread out the responsibilities to a
broader group of people. Guilloud admitted
that the success of the group was the issues
themselves. "Activism starts when one is faced
with a situation or information that leaves
them where they cannot do anything but take
action."
EPIC meets weekly on Wed.nesdaysat 1:30
p.m. in their office, CAB 110. Contact
coordinators: Stephanie Guilloud and Alec
Hamilton atx6144 for more information.
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ongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
— First Amendment, U.S. Constitution
Expectations 97-98
Look forward to lots of rain, cold and conformity
As is to be normally expected at the onset of
yet another school year, the seasons will change
from summer to fall, an event many of us
seasoned Pacific Northwesterners look forward
to. Not because it brings with it the promise of
eight months of frigid cold, oppressive rain and
cloudy moist skies but rather that with the
change in weather, we can stroll gaily down Red
Square and pick out the students who have
obviously moved here recently from more arid
lands.
I especially love to see the students trying to
feign proficiency with the elements by wearing
neo-grunge wear in the dead of winter. You know
who I'm talking about. Mr. and Ms. Ultra hip.
Cut-offbargain basement shorts with brand new
expedition weight polar fleece leggings, thick
wool socks, leva's or Birks and shiny new North
Face parkas.
You will soon be seeing a gentle-faced smiling
man selling wool blankets, sweaters, socks, hats,
etc. in front of the CAB. He has been selling his
wares to the same culturally displaced middle to
upper class white kids for as long as I can
remember, and why not? He's making a bundle
off of you all! Keep him smiling, he's a nice guy.
As the school year progresses and we see the
waning of the beginning of the school year
smiles, you will soon see but the first wave of
social/campus community unrest. Face it kids,
those base board electric heating units in your
dorms don't do a damn bit of good to keep out
that cruel bitch Mother Nature and the futility
of your efforts will be plainly seen in the change
in your attitude. Make friends with apathy now,
it may be the best thing to help keep you sane
throughout the long, wet winter months.
Already, I can feel my personality changing
from that of sparkling to that of the jaded
pessimist. I have found that a good way to
combat this malaise is with a good bottle of red
wine and a friend. For the budget conscious, I
might suggest the 1.5 litre variety, or the
"magnum." Vanita's makes a damn good
Merlot and Safeway usually has it on sale for
no more than eight bucks.* If you have the cash
and don't mind parting with it for a good bottle
of grapes, check out Clos Du Bois or Kendall
Jackson. They are both varietal California wines
and each makes an exceptional Merlot and
Cabernet. (*offer does not apply to students
under the age of 21 or students possessing bad
fake ID's.)
Smoking fat bong loads may give you the
occasional giggle and may spike your appetite
but it also lowers body temperature, circulation
and blood pressure. Not exactly what you need
when it's nippy outside. I'm not condemning the
green, no, no, I find nothing helps me brush up
for my Biology mid-terms like an evening with
the chronic. Crank up the Bob with me children
ofjah!!
If this is your first year away from the parental
nest egg, latch onto the first of many social
cliques in our diverse and individual oriented
community and make yourself a carbon copy of
it. Nothing puts the smile on my face like seeing
thousands of 18 to 19-year-olds finally on their
own and in search for that new and exciting
experience that every one else is already doing/
has already done. Blessed be the human spirit
in all its originality!
And lastly, if you feel the need to go on a rant
or protest something that you heard about
through a friend/colleague and find particularly
offensive, don't bother wasting time researching
ALL the facts on whatever it is that's got your
insides all in a bundle, just go out and do your
best at making not only yourself but the entire
community look like uniformed, ignorant
collegiate comedians in the process. No sense in
killing a time honored Evergreen tradition.
Bottom line, have a good year.
Chris Gray
Brain Rot
The facts on Mad Cow Disease and the perils of eating
Prions, Mad Cow Disease, Kuru, Scrapie.
Whatever you want to call it, this is one scientific
discovery that has an impact on anyone who
eats—even vegetarians.
In 1955, a young scientist by the name of
Carl Gajdusek traveled to Australia where he was
sucked into working on the disease Kura, a
neurological disorder found in the Fore tribe.
The symptoms are similar to those of
Parkinson's. The disease begins with general loss
of muscle control, which develops into an
inability to move or swallow over the course of
three to six months. Autopsies of the victims
showed that their brains had become spongelike
and full of knots of protein known as "amyloid
plaques" which are also found in victims of
Alzheimer's. The cause of the disease was
unknown. It was found primarily in women and
children, and victims showed none of the
classical signs of infection or inflammation. It
was a mystery. Eventually, however, the cause
of the disease was traced back to the burial
ceremonies of the Fore people. These ceremonies
are carried out primarily by women and children
and include feasts where the animal's body is
cooked and eaten.
By feeding bits of brain and other tissues
to laboratory animals, scientists showed that the
bodies of those who had died of the disease were
infectious. Kuru was then found to be almost
identical to both Scrapie, a condition that had
been observed in flocks of sheep as early as 1730,
and Creutzfeldt-Jakob's disease, a sporadically
occurring illness found in the early 1900s in
middle-aged people. Creuzfeldt-Jakob's disease
progresses much more slowly than Kuru, and
often leads to blindness, dementia, and dramatic
personality changes. In 1985, a similar disease
broke out in British cattle. Formally christened
"bovine spongiform encephalopathy," but
commonly known as "Mad Cow Disease," the
disorder quickly became prevalent throughout
England. English farmers began to report that
their cattle were acting funny. Previously calm
and gentle cows became skittish or aggressive,
had muscle spasms and eventually died. Dead
and diseased cows have traditionally been
delivered to the slaughterhouse to be made into
meat-and-bone meal, and no exceptions were
made for those dead of this new illness. Meatand-bone meal is made of diseased livestock
(cows, sheep, pigs, sometimes chickens) and the
parts of healthy livestock unfit for human
consumption. It is used as a protein supplement
to feed other livestock, to increase their growth
rate and milk production.
In 1988, when it became obvious that meatand-bone meal was the common factor in all of
the cases of Mad Cow Disease, the British
government banned the sale of carcasses
obviously infected with the disease. The ban did
not affect cows living with or sharing food with
diseased cattle, so farmers who discovered a cow
with the symptoms immediately slaughtered any
animal who might be expected to fall ill. This
allowed them to bypass the ban, and
asymptomatic cattle were still made into meatand-bone meal, sausages, hamburger,
sweetbreads, and other beef foodstuffs. It was
assumed that the disease could not be crossed
between species, so nothing was done to protect
the human food supply until the following year.
This had serious consequences.
In 1993, cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob's disease
began to appear in teenagers. By 1996, seven
young people were either dead or dying of the
disease. Up until that time, only four cases had
ever been diagnosed in adolescents. That March,
the British Secretary of State announced that the
disease had probably been spread by beef food
products.
Fortunately, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture banned the import of British beef in
1989, and no cases of Mad Cow Disease have ever
been reported among American herds.
However, meat-and-bone meal is still fed to
livestock in the U.S. Cattle, pigs, mink, mice,
hamsters and possibly chickens, are all
susceptible to a form of mad cow disease.
Scientists believe that random outbreaks of
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which can occur as a
result of spontaneous mutation, could spread
easily through the American food supply.
Approximately 77 million Americans eat beef
every day. Even those of us who don't eat meat
are not necessarily safe.
The causative agent of all of these diseases
is a protein, or more accurately, a Prion, known
as PrP. It is extremely stable. Tissues from
infected animals underwent all of the following
ordeals, without losing their ability to infect: 30
minutes of boiling, 2 months frozen, a variety of
methods of disinfection, being dried for 2 years,
and irradiation with UV light. It may have no
problem passing through the digestive tracts of
mammals, to be incorporated into manure and
compost. Amply spread onto food crops, the
manure may then result in infectious (but
organic) vegetables. If this can happen, we are
in serious trouble. Could such an agent enter
the water supply? The jury's still out. For right
now, all that's certain is that Mad Cow Disease
is a degenerative brain disease which can be
transmitted to any human who consumes the
diseased flesh of an infected animal.
Elizabeth Thomas
Further Reading:
Deadly Feasts by Richard FJiodes
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cjd/
qa96bse.htm, information on these diseases
from the Center for Disease Control
http://dairy.umd.edu/varner/bse-sci.html,
links to different sites with information on these
diseases and their causes
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH:
Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, being
responsible for the abuse of that right."
— Article I, Section 5, Washington State Constitution 1889
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fausible-and gferea to us by someone we
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fess fun. Most of us enjoy hearing a little
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Species still in danger
WashPIRG and Sierra Club release report
Yesterday, WashPIRG, along with the
Sierra Club released a national report, entitled
"Wildlife Need Wild Places," examining the
status of species and habitat loss here in
Washington State and across the country. The
release of the report comes when the U.S. Senate
is poised to vote on an industry-backed
endangered species bill, introduced by Senators
Kempthorne (R-ID), Chafee (R-RI), Baucus (DMT) and Reid (D-NV). "Senators Kempthorne,
Chafee, Baucus and Reid have introduced
legislation that will turn the crown jewel of the
environmental movement into junk jewelry and
jeopardize over 20 years of progress in
conservation," said Dru Schillinger, of
WashPIRG. "This is the most significant attack
polluting industries have waged on the
Endangered Species Act in recent years," Dru
added.
Here in Washington State the coho salmon
is on the brink of extinction. In Washington, the
1.2 million coho that once lived in the Columbia
Basin are virtually extinct. Logging along the
Pacific Coast has caused some of the most
extensive damage to the coho habitat in recent
years. Reduction of shade cover heats up the
stream temperature to lethal levels for the fish.
Siltation caused by logging roads and erosion
from logging activities in streamside areas makes
the stream channel too warm and muddy for the
salmon and their eggs to survive. These declines
have devastated a once-thriving fish industry.
t:
iithor's name and a phone
October 9,1997
Kempthorne Bill," she added.
In the U.S. House of Representatives,
Representative George Miller (D-CA) has
introduced a bipartisan Endangered Species
Recovery Act (H.R. 2351). Representative
Miller's bill significantly strengthens the
Endangered Species Act by providing tax
incentives for good stewardship, focusing on the
recovery—not just survival of a species, and
encouraging regional planning for habitat
protection.
"We are currently faced with a choice: to
protect species or to continue to allow their
decline. The choice is clear: we must protect
wildlife and wild places by strengthening, not
weakening, the law that protects endangered
species and their habitat," declared Dru of
WashPIRG. "Thus, we are calling on
Representative Linda Smith to make the right
decision and support Representative Miller's Act
(H.R. 2351)," he added.
If you are interested in protecting
endangered species, helping to fight hunger and
homelessness, do stream clean-ups or teach
environmental education, come to WashPIRG's
General Interest Meeting on October 15 at 6:00
in the Longhouse. Or call 866-6000 ext. 6058
and ask how you can get involved.
Dru Schillinger
Campus organizer for WashPIRG
The Virtuous University
Part two of Jane Jervis'Convocation speech
So what about our case study? How did we
measure up? We published a booklet that
contained racial stereotypes that were deeply
hurtful to some members of our community —
hurtful not only because they portrayed historical
stereotypes but because those very stereotypes
preposterous, seii«oij$,::;|d:n«wagre: is
continue in the present day to harm and degrade
g to', believe ij, '
their people, to disenfranchise them and bar
ftinies if is.
them from full participation in the conversation.
sone tried to
They spoke up, passionately. We listened,
consulted, and decided to remove the material
P|| anatter'rtsaiitra to cotn^rt ffiyself in a second edition. Others in the community
it am the objectof the
challenged that decision, called it censorship. No
rtimes) the underdogs mantra:: ;
one, of course, intended censorship. We had been
concerned with how we portray the college, with
we to remember that the next time a juicy
creating a hostile environment that might
of gossip comes my way, Peace, vkm
undermine the difficult work we have been doing
to create a diverse and hospitable place of
learning. But through the challenge and debate
it became clear that the booklet was a record of
student perceptions and comments, not a book
to promote the college, that the decision to
remove a section because of its content was
sponses or other forms of censorship, and that censorship does not
racial harmony. So we fixed it.
al office in CAB 316. Deadline promote
I think that collectively, as a community, we
sedition. The word limit for did pretty well in this set of events. Let me just
say back a few words from the list of virtues I just
ary it's 600 words.
proposed: determined inquiry, accountability,
ice as possible on these pages critical cross examination, truly hearing, crossing
in practice, we have allowed boundaries, admitting error, building
People cared, passionately, about
»vhen space is available. When relationships.
the issues and about the institution. They
prioritized according to when confronted, they argued, they listened, they hung
in even when it was painful, because it mattered.
jiven to Evergreen students.
They were not cynical, or disengaged, or selfserving.
I believe that to be virtuous it is neither
necessary nor maybe even desirable to be right
all the time, or to be perfect. In fact, I believe that
[onroe
Each year up to 50,000 species go
extinct—the greatest rate of species extinction
world wide since the disappearance of the
dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Destruction
and degradation of habitat are the leading
causes of the wildlife decline. The Endangered
Species Act is one of America's most notable
conservation success stories. The bald eagle,
gray wolf, and California sea otter have all
survived extinction because of the Act. Glen
Spain, the Northwest Regional Director of
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's
Association in Eugene, Oregon, said, "the
Endangered Species Recovery Act is the first
bill in two sessions of Congress actually aimed
at reforming and improving the ESA. All the
other bills were intended to destroy the ESA.
The Miller bill is one that everyone who cares
about the environment, cares about fish and
wildlife, and cares about America should
endorse."
"Since 1989, the anti-ESA industries have
contributed nearly $75 million to political
candidates. The Kempthorne Bill, which has
inaccurately been labeled a compromise bill by
supporters, is merely a poison pill instigated by
polluting industries to undermine the
effectiveness of Endangered Species Act," said
Emily Penny a student activist of WashPIRG.
"Virtually every organization and industry that
has been trying to weaken the Endangered
Species Act enthusiastically supports the
one of the besetting academic vices is selfrighteousness, or the conviction that:
• there is an absolute truth, or an absolutely
right answer or position;
• I know what it is;
• if you don't agree with me, then you are
stupid, ignorant, vicious, or not quite human probably all four. (Unfortunately we did hear a
little of this during this debate.)
• having a clearly articulated mission that
ranks learning and growth high;
• having policies and procedures that
support the mission and that are clear, available,
consistently applied;
• supporting all members of the
community in their striving to learn and grow;
• having conversations like this, and
debates like last summer's.
Now I realize that calling what you've just
heard
a conversation is really stretching it. But I
I believe that to be virtuous it is necessary
to be willing over and over again to be open — hope you will enter into this conversation with
open to the possibility of learning, of growing, of me. The text of these remarks will be on the
being wrong. It is necessary to care about being Evergreen web page, and I invite your response.
virtuous, to be vigilant, to be willing to have this We'll try to figure out how to make it an open
exercise of our virtue muscles high among our forum.
One of the things that is strikingly different
priorities.
But there is one other loose end to tie up. I about Evergreen is the passionate engagement of
started out by saying that I was going to talk about Greeners in the discussion of important issues in
the Virtuous University, and so far I have only every corner of the place. We saw an example of
talked about those academic virtues that we that this summer. We are, I think, more
might hope people here might have individually, concerned than most about working at improving
and then described a kind of collective case study. ourselves, about putting our theories into
What does it mean for an institution to be practice, about making the college and the world
better. I suspect that we may be closer than many
virtuous?
I would propose that a university or college to being a Virtuous University. I know for sure
is virtuous to the extent that it articulates, that the minute we think we are virtuous, and
encourages, and supports the academic virtues in start to congratulate ourselves for our virtue, we
all its people. The academic virtues are important will cease to be virtuous. But we will approach
not only for faculty and students, but for trustees, virtue only to the extent that each of us continues
librarians, custodians, presidents, secretaries, to strive in our own lives and continues to hold
managers—everyone. A public university has the one another to the same high standards.
I am proud to be part of that attempt with
further obligation to articulate the importance of
these virtues for the public good, and to make you.
access to their development available to all who An on-line discussion called The Virtual
University can be found on the college's
have the ability and the desire.
How does Evergreen as an institution try to conference server.
do this? By:
''FREEDOM OF SPEECH:
take no law respecting an establishment of religion,
*e exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
ss; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
Dvernment for a redress of grievances."
— First Amendment, U.S. Constitution
inions
lectations 97-98
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smiles, you will soon see but the first wave of
social/campus community unrest. Face it kids,
those base board electric heating units in your
dorms don't do a damn bit of good to keep out
that cruel bitch Mother Nature and the futility
of your efforts will be plainly seen in the change
in your attitude. Make friends with apathy now,
it may be the best thing to help keep you sane
throughout the long, wet winter months.
Already, I can feel my personality changing
from that of sparkling to that of the jaded
pessimist. I have found that a good way to
combat this malaise is with a good bottle of red
wine and a friend. For the budget conscious, I
might suggest the 1.5 litre variety, or the
"magnum." Vanita's makes a damn good
Merlot and Safeway usually has it on sale for
no more than eight bucks.* If you have the cash
and don't mind parting with it for a good bottle
of grapes, check out Clos Du Bois or Kendall
Jackson. They are both varietal California wines
and each makes an exceptional Merlot and
Cabernet. (*offer does not apply to students
under the age of 21 or students possessing bad
fake ID's.)
Smoking fat bong loads may give you the
occasional giggle and may spike your appetite
but it also lowers body temperature, circulation
and blood pressure. Not exactly what you need
when it's nippy outside. I'm not condemning the
green, no, no, I find nothing helps me brush up
for my Biology mid-terms like an evening with
the chronic. Crank up the Bob with me children
ofjah!!
If this is your first year away from the parental
nest egg, latch onto the first of many social
cliques in our diverse and individual oriented
community and make yourself a carbon copy of
it. Nothing puts the smile on my face like seeing
thousands of 18 to 19-year-olds finally on their
own and in search for that new and exciting
experience that every one else is already doing/
has already done. Blessed be the human spirit
in all its originality!
And lastly, if you feel the need to go on a rant
or protest something that you heard about
through a friend/colleague and find particularly
offensive, don't bother wasting time researching
ALL the facts on whatever it is that's got your
insides all in a bundle, just go out and do your
best at making not only yourself but the entire
community look like uniformed, ignorant
collegiate comedians in the process. No sense in
killing a time honored Evergreen tradition.
Bottom line, have a good year.
Chris Gray
Rot
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crapie.
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le who
ame of
he was
uira, a
; tribe,
England. English farmers began to report that
their cattle were acting funny. Previously calm
and gentle cows became skittish or aggressive,
had muscle spasms and eventually died. Dead
and diseased cows have traditionally been
delivered to the slaughterhouse to be made into
meat-and-bone meal, and no exceptions were
made for those dead of this new illness. Meat-
been reported among American herds.
However, meat-and-bone meal is still fed to
livestock in the U.S. Cattle, pigs, mink, mice,
hamsters and possibly chickens, are all
susceptible to a form of mad cow disease.
Scientists believe that random outbreaks of
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which can occur as a
result of snontaneous mutation, could soread
Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all si
responsible for the abuse of that right."
— Article I, Section 5, Washington State (
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tliatigWess, oftea false and sometimes erael
m
stll! tell fhcir children that words can-.never
to infurt enppsbg s>,u?i as; ;•.<> aidi of as, 'i iv
us have been damaged by a
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opinions
masquerading as
at ttmes, it is amusing to see how facile a fie they
expect one to accept The more deceptive lies
are the ones that have some truth mixed in
.them. The most deceptive lies are those that
art plausibie-and given to us by someone we
trust.
One of the most potentially damaging
wavs we receive this type of information is in
|he form of riimors from friends. The
easualness of transition, the seeminginnocaous
of :he information, the reliability of the friend
all make the spreading of rumors sound like
ha: mless fun. Most of us enjoy hearing a little
dir; about someone else anyway. So what's the
big deal?
In my old neighborhood if someone
Caught you spreading rumors about them you
were liable to get your ass kicked. When you
have less material
your name is ali you
got. So people tend'
to be ranch more
protective about
their good name, I
think the thing that
pisses tne off the
most about rumor
mongering (other
Thoushts and shit
anyone. Alt of os
have been victims
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that you are so
helpless before it.
What can you
really
do
if
someone trashes
your reputation ?
No matte: what is
Yesterday, WashPIRG, along with the
Sierra Club released a national report, entitled
"Wildlife Need Wild Places," examining the
status of species and habitat loss here in
Washington State and across the country. The
release of the report comes when the U.S. Senate
is poised to vote on an industry-backed
endangered species bill, introduced by Senators
Kempthorne (R-ID), Chafee (R-RI), Baucus (DMT) and Reid (D-NV). "Senators Kempthorne,
Chafee, Baucus and Reid have introduced
legislation that will turn the crown jewel of the
environmental movement into junk jewelry and
jeopardize over 20 years of progress in
conservation," said Dru Schillinger, of
WashPIRG. "This is the most significant attack
polluting industries have waged on the
Endangered Species Act in recent years," Dru
added.
Here in Washington State the coho salmon
is on the brink of extinction. In Washington, the
1.2 million coho that once lived in the Columbia
Basin are virtually extinct. Logging along the
Pacific Coast has caused some of the most
extensive damage to the coho habitat in recent
years. Reduction of shade cover heats up the
stream temperature to lethal levels for the fish.
Siltation caused by logging roads and erosion
from logging activities in streamside areas makes
the stream channel too warm and muddy for the
salmon and their eggs to survive. These declines
have devastated a once-thriving fish industry.
Each year up to 50,000 species go
extinct—the greatest rate of species extinction
world wide since the disappearance of the
dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Destruction
and degradation of habitat are the leading
causes of the wildlife decline. The Endangered
Species Act is one of America's most notable
conservation success stories. The bald eagle,
gray wolf, and California sea otter have all
survived extinction because of the Act. Glen
Spain, the Northwest Regional Director of
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's
Association in Eugene, Oregon, said, "the
Endangered Species Recovery Act is the first
bill in two sessions of Congress actually armed
at reforming and improving the ESA. All the
other bills were intended to destroy the ESA.
The Miller bill is one that everyone who cares
about the environment, cares about fish and
wildlife, and cares about America should
endorse."
"Since 1989, the anti-ESA industries have
contributed nearly $75 million to political
candidates. The Kempthorne Bill, which has
inaccurately been labeled a compromise bill by
supporters, is merely a poison pill instigated by
polluting industries to undermine the
effectiveness of Endangered Species Act," said
Emily Penny a student activist of WashPIRG.
"Virtually every organization and industry that
has been trying to weaken the Endangered
Species Act enthusiastically supports the
Kempthorn
In thi
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introduced
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Miller's bi
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The Virtuous Unive
Part two of Jane Jervis''Convocatl
So what about our case study? How did we
measure up? We published a booklet that
contained racial stereotypes that were deeply
hurtful to some members of our community —
hiirtfiil nntnnlvhpranspthpunnrtravpH histnriraf
one of the besetting academic vices is selfrighteousness, or the conviction that:
• there is an absolute truth, or an absolutely
• ha\
• ha
support the
:k
th
ig
:s,
lis
to
in
He
y.
iie
ar
Merlot and Safeway usually has it on sale for
no more than eight bucks. * If you have the cash
and don't mind parting with it for a good bottle
of grapes, check out Clos Du Bois or Kendall
Jackson. They are both varietal California wines
and each makes an exceptional Merlot and
Cabernet. (*offer does not apply to students
under the age of 21 or students possessing bad
fake ID's.)
Smoking fat bong loads may give you the
occasional giggle and may spike your appetite
but it also lowers body temperature, circulation
And lastly, if you feel the need to go on a rant
or protest something that you heard about
through a friend/colleague and find particularly
offensive, don't bother wasting time researching
ALL the facts on whatever it is that's got your
insides all in a bundle, just go out and do your
best at making not only yourself but the entire
community look like uniformed, ignorant
collegiate comedians in the process. No sense in
killing a time honored Evergreen tradition.
Bottom line, have a good year.
Chris Gray
HM5$t spiritually
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an f»i ess fun. Most of us enjoy hearing a little
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were L;;He to -set your ass kicked. When you
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to be much more
protective about
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1 Cow Disease and the perils of eating
ie. England. English farmers began to report that
fie their cattle were acting funny. Previously calm
10 and gentle cows became skittish or aggressive,
had muscle spasms and eventually died. Dead
of and diseased cows have traditionally been
as delivered to the slaughterhouse to be made into
a meat-and-bone meal, and no exceptions were
ie. made for those dead of this new illness. Meatof and-bone meal is made of diseased livestock
iss (cows, sheep, pigs, sometimes chickens) and the
jn parts of healthy livestock unfit for human
of consumption. It is used as a protein supplement
ns to feed other livestock, to increase their growth
ke rate and milk production,
id
In 1988, when it became obvious that meatof and-bone meal was the common factor in all of
as the cases of Mad Cow Disease, the British
id government banned the sale of carcasses
he obviously infected with the disease. The ban did
It not affect cows living with or sharing food with
se diseased cattle, so farmers who discovered a cow
ial with the symptoms immediately slaughtered any
.es animal who might be expected to fall ill. This
en allowed them to bypass the ban, and
is asymptomatic cattle were still made into meatand-bone meal, sausages, hamburger,
ies sweetbreads, and other beef foodstuffs. It was
he assumed that the disease could not be crossed
're between species, so nothing was done to protect
>st the human food supply until the following year,
ad This had serious consequences.
•0,
In 1993, cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob's disease
Uy began to appear in teenagers. By 1996, seven
in young people were either dead or dying of the
ise disease. Up until that time, only four cases had
id ever been diagnosed in adolescents. That March,
tic the British Secretary of State announced that the
ise disease had probably been spread by beef food
ed products.
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Fortunately, the U.S. Department of
he Agriculture banned the import of British beef in
1989, and no cases of Mad Cow Disease have evf r
r ut
been reported among American herds.
However, meat-and-bone meal is still fed to
livestock in the U.S. Cattle, pigs, mink, mice,
hamsters and possibly chickens, are all
susceptible to a form of mad cow disease.
Scientists believe that random outbreaks of
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which can occur as a
result of spontaneous mutation, could spread
easily through the American food supply.
Approximately 77 million Americans eat beef
every day. Even those of us who don't eat meat
are not necessarily safe.
The causative agent of all of these diseases
is a protein, or more accurately, a Prion, known
as PrP. It is extremely stable. Tissues from
infected animals underwent all of the following
ordeals, without losing their ability to infect: 30
minutes of boiling, 2 months frozen, a variety of
methods of disinfection, being dried for 2 years,
and irradiation with UV light. It may have no
problem passing through the digestive tracts of
mammals, to be incorporated into manure and
compost. Amply spread onto food crops, the
manure may then result in infectious (but
organic) vegetables. If this can happen, we are
in serious trouble. Could such an agent enter
the water supply? The jury's still out. For right
now, all that's certain is that Mad Cow Disease
is a degenerative brain disease which can be
transmitted to any human who consumes the
diseased flesh of an infected animal.
Elizabeth Thomas
Further Reading:
Deadly Feasts by Richard Rhodes
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cjd/
qa96bse.htm, information on these diseases
from the Center for Disease Control
http://dairy.umd.edu/varner/bse-sci.html,
links to different sites with information on these
diseases and their causes
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polluting industries have waged on the
Endangered Species Act in recent years," Dru
added.
Here in Washington State the coho salmon
is on the brink of extinction. In Washington, the
1.2 million coho that once lived in the Columbia
Basin are virtually extinct. Logging along the
Pacific Coast has caused some of the most
extensive damage to the coho habitat in recent
years. Reduction of shade cover heats up the
stream temperature to lethal levels for the fish.
Siltation caused by logging roads and erosion
from logging activities in streamside areas makes
the stream channel too warm and muddy for the
salmon and their eggs to survive. These declines
have devastated a once-thriving fish industry.
other bills were intended to destroy the ESA. species and th
The Miller bill is one that everyone who cares WashPIRG.
about the environment, cares about fish and Representative ',
wildlife, and cares about America should decision and su
endorse."
(H.R.2351),"h
"Since 1989, the anti-ESA industries have
If you ai
contributed nearly $75 million to political endangered spe<
candidates. The Kempthorne Bill, which has homelessness,
inaccurately been labeled a compromise bill by environmental
supporters, is merely a poison pill instigated by General Interest
polluting industries to undermine the in the Longhou
effectiveness of Endangered Species Act," said and ask how yo
Emily Penny a student activist of WashPIRG.
"Virtually every organization and industry that Dru Schillinger
has been trying to weaken the Endangered Campus organi
Species Act enthusiastically supports the
The Virtuous Unive
Part two of Jane Jervis'Convocatio
So what about our case study? How did we
measure up? We published a booklet that
contained racial stereotypes that were deeply
hurtful to some members of our community —
hurtful not only because they portrayed historical
stereotypes but because those very stereotypes
continue in the present day to harm and degrade
their people, to disenfranchise them and bar
them from full participation in the conversation.
They spoke up, passionately. We listened,
consulted, and decided to remove the material
in a second edition. Others in the community
challenged that decision, called it censorship. No
one, of course, intended censorship. We had been
concerned with how we portray the college, with
creating a hostile environment that might
undermine the difficult work we have been doing
to create a diverse and hospitable place of
learning. But through the challenge and debate
it became clear that the booklet was a record of
student perceptions and comments, not a book
to promote the college, that the decision to
remove a section because of its content was
censorship, and that censorship does not
promote racial harmony. So we fixed it.
I think that collectively, as a community, we
did pretty well in this set of events. Let me just
say back a few words from the list of virtues I just
proposed: determined inquiry, accountability,
critical cross examination, truly hearing, crossing
boundaries, admitting error, building
relationships. People cared, passionately, about
the issues and about the institution. They
confronted, they argued, they listened, they hung
in even when it was painful, because it mattered.
They were not cynical, or disengaged, or selfserving.
I believe that to be virtuous it is neither
necessary nor maybe even desirable to be right
all the time, or to be perfect. In fact, I believe that
• having
one of the besetting academic vices is selfranks learning
righteousness, or the conviction that:
• havin
• there is an absolute truth, or an absolutely support the mis
consistently ap
right answer or position;
• supp
• I know what it is;
• if you don't agree with me, then you are community in t
• havin
stupid, ignorant, vicious, or not quite human probably all four. (Unfortunately we did hear a debates like last
little of this during this debate.)
Now I rea
I believe that to be virtuous it is necessary heard a convers
to be willing over and over again to be open — hope you will e
open to the possibility of learning, of growing, of me. The text
being wrong. It is necessary to care about being Evergreen web
virtuous, to be vigilant, to be willing to have this We'll try to fig
exercise of our virtue muscles high among our forum.
One of th
priorities.
But there is one other loose end to tie up. I about Evergree
started out by saying that I was going to talk about Greeners in the
the Virtuous University, and so far I have only every corner of
talked about those academic virtues that we that this su
might hope people here might have individually, concerned than
and then described a kind of collective case study. ourselves, ab
What does it mean for an institution to be practice, about
better. I suspec
virtuous?
I would propose that a university or college to being a Virt
is virtuous to the extent that it articulates, that the minut
encourages, and supports the academic virtues in start to congra
all its people. The academic virtues are important will cease to b
not only for faculty and students, but for trustees, virtue only to t
librarians, custodians, presidents, secretaries, to strive in our
managers—everyone. A public university has the one another to
I am pro
further obligation to articulate the importance of
these virtues for the public good, and to make you.
access to their development available to all who An on-line d
University ca
have the ability and the desire.
How does Evergreen as an institution try to conference se
do this? By:
• October 9,1997
o in my bedroom in those ugly new houses I danced my legs down to the
knees, but me and my true love will never meet again."
— The Smiths 'Taint a Vulgar Picture"
Morrissey
rocks
M • I t re
by Jen Koogler and Ethan Jones
A&E depressed youth, yet strikingly stylish
Standing outside in the dark wet driving
rain, it became apparent that this was the
perfect evening for a Morrissey show. Slowly,
the drenched line circling the block
disappeared into the Moore Theatre, and the
audience hurried to their general admission
seats. After steam train-like bursts from the fog
machine, the lights flickered off, and in the
dark Morrissey fans looked around in
puzzlement as a light show programmed
David Bowie's "Fame 90" remix introduced the
opening band.
Elcka, apparently from England, proved
once and for all that retro-eighties comes after
reto-seventies. Obviously angling to become
retro-eighties ground breakers, Elcka blended
the semi-mod style of current Brit-rock with
the suavely romantic style of pseudo-Roxy
Music groups such as, say, ABC. The singer
swayed across the stage in an oh-so stylish
suit, pointing to the audience and his fellow
band members and singing with sublime
confidence. He was apparently aware not only
that he was good looking, he was well
groomed. This rather smarmy self-confidence
provoked an certain amount of eye-rolling,
but there was a hitch: Elcka was really pretty
good.
After Elcka's catchy half-hour set, the
lights came up and the crowd began rustling
and murmuring, powdering their noses one
last time before Morrissey's appearance.
Shortly, the crowd reached its breaking
point and began clapping. The steady
rhythm of the hands exploded into
thunderous applause and cheers as the
lights went down.
Morrissey began his show with a
pounding take on "Maladjusted," the title
song from his most recent album, which let
the already enthusiastic audience know they
could commence the flower throwing.
Morrissey's set consisted of songs only
from his last three albums, the lush
Vauxhall and I (1994), the sketchy
Southpaw Grammar (1995), and the
aforementioned Maladjusted. While these
haven't been his best solo efforts, Morrissey
and his backing band proved the live
performances of such songs as " The Boy
Racer" and "Wide to Receive" better than
their somewhat annoying album
counterparts. They even brought out an
actual bass and violin for "Ambitious
Outsiders," making it all the more powerful
in person. Coupled with Morrissey's
charismatic presence and pity-poor-old-me
lyrics, the music delivered the right touch
of agony and ecstasy.
Morrissey began "Now My Heart is
Full," the best song from Vauxhall and I in
a crouched position close to the edge of the
stage, just far enough down so adoring fans
could get a touch. (A mistake? I think not.).
He lifted to his feet just as the music swelled
and roamed about the stage in a depressed
frenzy. It was delectable.
See MORRISSEY continued on page 12
ertamment
A mind
full of
time
A refocused
return to
Dylan's
sound of
yesterday
by Ethan Jones
Make-believe fireman
Illustration by Tak Kendrick
onsidering all of the hoopla
surrounding the release of Time Out
blues music he so
of Mind, Bob Dylan's first album of
cherishes. However, the songs
original compositions in seven years, you'd
could have only come from the mind
think the album would be a little more
of Bob Dylan. Betrayal, isolation, and bitter
accessible. But in truth, it's just as
idiosyncratic as it's brilliant, crotchety memories dominate the album. He sings with
renewed enthusiasm, grumbling and
creator.
shouting the songs
Informed by the
like no one else. He
folk and blues songs
^^^^^^
finally cares.
and traditions to
"Insanity is
which he's devoted his
"Insanity is
smashing
up against
album's most recent
smashing up against
my soul/ you could
records (most notably
my soul/ you could
say I was on
World Gone Wrong),
anything but a roll/
Time Out of Mind
say I was on
If I had as conscience
captures Dylan at his
anything but a roll/
I just might blow my
least Dylanesque.
If I had as
top/ What would I
After
searching
do
with it anyway?
through his roots, he
conscience I just
Maybe take it to a
seems to have given
might blow my top/
pawn shop," he
up trying to be Bob
What would I do
mutters
before
Dylan — a problem
recounting a surreal
he's grappled with
with it anyway?
episode with an allsince his second semiMaybe take it to a
night waitress in
retirement in the early
pawn
shop/'
"Highlands." As
70s. Instead, he has
with most of the
— Bob Dylan/'Highlands"
apparently settled on
lyrics on the album,
being himself, which
it is tempting to see
is what he does best.
Bob Dylan's real life in betweeri'these lines.
His new songs are virtually free from
But as on the Basement Tapes, his vision
the bizarre kaleidoscopic images one usually
encompasses the present and the past, the
associates with Bob Dylan. In their place are
real and the vivdly imagined. He finds
stark lyrics not far removed from the folk and
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himself "riding in a
buggy with Miss Mary Jane" in "Tryin* to
Get to Heaven," and you're not sure if it
happened yesterday or 100 years ago.
When Bob Dylan releases a good
album, it's tempting to get carried away.
Time Out of Mind realty is a great album,
but it's not without its faults. Most of the
11 songs are dark, mid-tempo, and are in a
very limited range of keys. After nearly 73
minutes — longer than any Dylan studio
albums save Blonde on Blonde and Self
Portrait — it begins to feel a little
monotonous. The production, while
usually interesting and unobtrusive,
occasionally over reaches. Does his voice
need to be phased on "Love Sick?"
Time OutofMind'K a welcome return
to form from the man who may be the most
influential songwriter of the century.
Hopefully, the focus he rediscovered over
the last seven years will stay with him, and
this will signal the beginning of a new
period of creativity for him. But who
knows? With Bob Dylan, you never can tell.
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Oliver Stone takes a
Stone-O-Vision or not,
U-Turn a disappointment
by J.Brian Pitts
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drugs, and violence. Every scene is padded with
pathetic oddballs who serve no dramatic
purpose other than to distract the viewer from
Oliver Stone used to have some degree seeing the film for what it is. Stone made half
of talent. Some people may have thought the critics in America think Natural Born
his films were pretentious and his talents Killers was a decent film using this technique
as a filmmaker were questionable, but even to illustrate the point that "Media=Bad," but
at their worst, movies like Platoon, JFK, or here, where he's just making "entertainment,"
Born on the Fourth of July tackled difficult it comes off as overblown, sloppy, and
topics that made people think. They downright mean.
provoked public debate, forced people to
There are exactly three scenes and one
open their eyes, and enthralled or throwaway gag in U-Turn that are worth any
infuriated the audiences. The most degree of praise, and the scenes have a
infuriating thing about his latest film, U- common thread. Claire Danes and Joaquin
Turn, is that it's two hours of your life you Phoenix turn in solid film performances as
can't get back should you have the a local girl and her insanely jealous wannamisfortune of purchasing a ticket.
be boyfriend. They work because they
Sean Penn stars as an out-of-luck present themselves in a straightforward
drifter who wanders into the wrong town manner, delivering their lines straight to the
and is hired by a local sleaze (Nick Nolle) audience. In fact, every scene they're in has
to murder his sultry young wife (Jennifer a looser, more natural feel, almost as if the
Lopez) who slept with half the town. After actors knocked Stone unconscious before
seducing Penn, she makes a counter offer: shooting began and improvised on their
kill the old bastard and we'll flee with his own instincts, since the scenes also feature
riches. That's it, the whole damn plot in two the only examples of good dialogue to be
sentences. According to the credits, John found in the film.
Ridley adapted this from his novel, "Stray
If, for unknown reasons, you are
Dogs," but wasn't that the plot of 1993's actually compelled to visit a (heater to see
Red Rock WesfFNo, wait, it's the story line U-Turn, there are steps you can take to
of one of Jim Thompson's dime-store ensure a pleasant experience, and they're
novels. Or it could be any number of 1940's relatively simple. Attend a screening at a
Noir flicks (many of which are going to be multiplex that also features LA Confidential
shown over the next few months by the (noir sensibilities, Oscar-worthy acting, and
Seattle Art Museum). Not that a stylish a twisty-turny script) or The Peacemaker
rehashing of such an old story would be (the tightest, best paced, and most
bad, just unnecessary, and yet, that's entertaining thriller in years) and sneak into
precisely where things took a turn for the either of them when U-Turn begins to grate
worse.
on your nerves, which should be about 10
Stone, aware that audiences ought to minutes in. Now, if you factually enjoy this
recognize a remake of a film less than four film, all I ask is that you stay away from me,
years old, took gallons of style and smeared because I don't want to catch whatever
it all over the screen. Alas, it's Oliver's hellish dementia you've got.
personal brand of style, Stone-O-Vision. You
Oh, the throwaway gag... it's someone
know, the camerawork that looks like it was trying to play Twister by themselves. You
shot by stoned first year film students trying can recreate this at home and laugh your ass
to be original ("The Man will never corrupt off, secure in the knowledge that you didn't
our art, dude!") mixed liberally with sex, shell out seven bucks for a joke.
Photo courtesy TriStar Pictures
Camera's attention to detail
not enough of a saving grace
by Dan-O Scholz
Contributing writer
In his latest piece of work, U-Turn, Oliver
Stone takes a break from the controversial, antiestablishment type of films which have put him
on the map to direct this sordid tale filled with
violence, deceit, incest and country music.
The film is centered on a young hoodlum
drifter named Bobby Cooper (Sean Penn) who
stumbles into the dreary desert town of
Superior, Arizov\ (and yes, I've check my atlas
— this is an actual location). It's not by choice,
of course — his 1964 Ford Mustang blew a
radiator hose, and Superior's scumdog
mechanic Darryl (played convincingly by Billy
Bob Thornton) is the only chap around for
miles who can do anything about it. To make
matters worse, the bundle of cash he was
supposed to deliver to his boss in Vegas gets
blown to shreds in a botched convenience mart
holdup, leaving Cooper wondering whether or
not his lack of payment will result in yet
another two of his fingers being cut off with a
small pair of garden snippers.
So Bobby spends the day getting caught
up in bizarre love triangle involving a badass
real estate salesman named Jack McKenna
(Nick Nolte) and his wife Grace (Jennifer
Lopez), all in hopes of bamboozling the
$13,000 he needs to pay off his boss and keep
his digits intact. The love triangle bit gets tired
real quick, especially towards the end of the
story where the film drags its heels leading up
to a less than satisfying climax.
The film has some saving graces. For
example, the individual performances are overall
pretty entertaining, with particularly good shows
from Claire Danes and Joaquin Phoenix, who
play a highly dysfunctional pair of young lovers
whose antics provide Penn with one hilarious
roadblock after another. I also enjoyed the
camera's meticulous attention to detail,
reminiscent of 1994's Natural Born Killers.
Aside from that, this film really didn't do it
for me. For some time now, it seems as though
Oliver Stone has had something to prove—
almost like a streak of self-righteousness, and that
shows in this work. Don't get me wrong, OUie is
capable of putting out some reallyfinecelluloid,
but this ain't it. And what's with his fascination
with Native Americans from the Southwest
(remember the shroom scene in N.B.K.)? If he
really wanted to do something for indigenous
peoples, he might have cast someone besides Jon
Voight (an apparent Angle despite a four hour
makeup job) to play the blind Indian man.
If you're looking for a film starring an
electrifying young actor who plays a slightly
disabled drifter that wanders into a desolate
Western town and is contracted out by a
maniacal husband and a two-timing wife to kill
one another, I would recommend Red Rock
West with Nicolas Cage and Dennis Hopper
(available at video stores most everywhere).
The plots are nearly identical but whereas
R.R. W. is a riveting, edge of your seat thriller,
Oliver Stone's latest work misses its mark,
prompting many viewers to wonder whether
or not they should have hung a u-turn of their
own on the way to the Lacey Cinemas. If you
have to see this one, wait for video.
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Identity in America
questioned in debut film
by Marta Aguilar
Contributing writer
If there is one thing that you must do this
weekend, it is to attend the one-time screening
of Peter Bratt's award winning film debut
Follow Me Home. The film follows five
characters of Native, African, and Latin culture
on their journey across the American
landscape. Each character has their own
internal struggles with race, identity, and
culture and are projected in individual, creative
ways. In its non-traditional structure, old
issues are projected and looked at in new,
truthful perspectives. It is a powerful film that
can very well make us question ourselves.
Follow Me Home has received rave reviews
from critics and audiences alike.
"Then why haven't I heard of it?" you may
ask. Well the answer is simple. It has yet to be
picked up by any major distributor. There have
been implications that institutional racism
plays a part in this. The strong issues in Follow
Me Home are uncommonly addressed through
the voices of people of color. In other words,
this film does not speak from the voice of major
distributor's target audience (white men ages
14 to 24), thus making it undesirable to these
distributors. But, this has not stopped the
MORRISSEY
continued from page TO
The most heart wrenching, awe
inspiring, and ass-kicking part of the
performance came just as the last notes of
"Now My Heart is Full" mingled with the
lingering clouds of machine produced smoke.
After a brief pause, filled only by the applause
and cheers of devotees, a note from the guitar
quivered into the haze. What followed was the
opening riff to "Paint a Vulgar Picture," from
the Smiths' last album Strangeways, Here we
Come.
This sudden infusion of Smiths was
strange on many levels. One: After the much
covered legal battles between Moz and Smiths'
drummer Mike Joyce, you'd think the Smiths
would be a subject he'd want to avoid (on a side
note, Moz sings all about that fiasco in "Sorrow
Will Come In The End," which he did not
perform) Two: The fans, who had already
reached the threshold of mass adoration, went
absolutely crazy. Some cheered and applauded
uncontrollably. Others stood in shock and
Astrologically Speaking
by Mason James McGraw
wave of requests for the film at theaters and
colleges across the country. At most locations
there are post-film discussions where the
audience expresses the views, issues, and
questions that this film evokes in every
audience member.
It only seems fitting that this film be
screened during the weekend celebration for
Indigenous Peoples' Day, because the film
addresses what it means to be "American"
today. Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice
Walker calls this film "a work of genius."
Teacher, activist, and author Angela Y. Davis
calls it "a wonderful gift."
Follow Me Home will be playing at the
Capitol Theater on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m.
followed by a post-film discussion with the
director Peter Bratt. Admission for students
with student ID and Olympia Film Society
members is $3, General admission is $5.
We hope to see you there so that you can
experience this gift, and take home with you a
new outlook on American culture and quite
possibly yourself.
This film is sponsored by The President's
Diversity Fund, The Olympia Film Society,
EPIC, LASO, MEChA, UMOJA, and Talk About
Race.
squealed. Three: Why "Paint a Vulgar
Picture?" It wasn't really a hit, even though it's
one of the best songs they ever did. But really,
Morrissey doesn't need a reason to do
anything. He's just that cool.
During the last song, Morrissey tore off
his shirt Hulkmania style, causing even more
hoots and hollers from the somewhat
exhausted crowd. He threw it out to them, and
the shirt quickly became shreds. Part of it
landed back into the hands of the not-somenacing security team (who peeled people of
from Moz all night). Morrissey quickly roped
it back into his hands and politely tossed it to
the much appreciative audience.
Much to many people's dismay,
Morrissey came back out for the encore with
an all new shirt. The encore consisted of one
song, "Shoplifters of the World Unite," a Smiths
classic. Chaos commenced yet again, leaving
the fans hoarse and breathless. Hearing yet
another Smiths song more than made up for
the absence of certain Morrissey solo strengths
like "Suedehead," "Last of the Famous
International Playboys," and "Tomorrow" that
the crowd had been shouting to hear.
Nevertheless, they left with a tingley feeling.
Aries: {March 21 to April 19} The
crowing rooster of morning might just be
too damn early, but your fire can ignite
without getting all 10 hours of wonderful
warm sleep. Kick it into high gear with a
little twist and shout, and let it all hang out.
Taurus: {April 20 to May 20} Whoa!
Steady there!!! Easy on the timing, nobody
is really running. The circle will flow at the
most natural velocity. The wheel turns
slowly.
Libra: {Sept. 23 to Oct. 22} Like a surfer
under the wave at sunset, your amazing
ability to perceive what could go where and
at what time is definitely helping the
balance inside your mind.
Scorpio: {Oct. 23 to Nov. 21} It is not
that your sting is more powerful and
dangerous than the very rays of the sun
itself, but it is the fact of knowing something
or simply believing in it.
Sagittarius: {Nov. 22 to Dec. 21} it
Gemini; {May 21 to June 20} So you
figure it will take less than about, oh, maybe,
hmm, not long, surely not very long at all.
One of those preperationally challenging
times, unless you look at the big picture.
Cancer: {June 21 to July 22} Something
sorrowful in your eyes, not some sadness
reflecting your sky, exhaling light that
brightens the a i r . . . A snow field on a warm
sunny day. Sun, moon; there are countless
numbers offish in the sea.
Leo:
{July 23 to Aug. 22} Was it only a
moment ago when you lost your thought,
misplaced in the ice tray, as you cooled your
tea? Perhaps that light at the end of the
tunnel is helping you picture yourself more
free than you have ever imagined.
Virgo; {Aug. 23 to Sept. 22} Dancing
flower in the wind, your sounds of music
flow through this pen. How you easily find
joy, always a smile for any chore. You
cleaned the whole house?!?! My God!!! Let
'em in charge!
..
Spice
Girls
.
Magic Number
27
isn't the lack of details, the loss of silence,
the disappearance of anything.... Nothing
is missing from the refrigerator and the fish
remain swimming, but "it" is nowhere to be
found. Begin searching within yourself.
Capricorn; {Dec. 22 to Jan. 19} it
almost sounds like trouble, or is it simply
not enough? Turning the plane around, to
see the mountains, valleys and rivers once
again. And once again, they are still
beautiful. Just as beautiful to climb once
again, with passion.
Aquarius: {Jan. 20 to Feb. 18} If
you're not interested in providing the
coffee more sugar, milk, cream, honey, etc.,
and if the purest element alone is not
sufficient, maybe you might try switching
to tea.
Pisces: {Feb. 19 to March 20} The rabbit
and the fish went out to dinner one night and
both decided on the same item, the same place,
the same moment. How far they both could
see is well known in what lasts forever.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Pez, penguins, and paintings
make for a great time
rtWalk is unique to Olympia, occurring twice
a year downtown. With businesses displaying
the work of local artists, the event is both serious and
festive. ArtWalk attracts a diverse population,
providing an opportunity for residents to become
familiar with local and regional art.
I went downtown around 6:30 p.m., with a few
of my friends. It was raining again,
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which is not uncommon for the first
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Northwest.
As we walked around town the
differences and similarities
between this ArtWalk and the
ArtWalks of the past became apparent. As usual,
there was a crowded display in the Washington
Center of Performing Arts. Another interesting
exhibit was at the Childhood's End Gallery. The
opening of Louise Williams, and Kathy Hughes
work began Oct. 3. Paintings, drawings, and prints
which dealt with a childhood theme were present
from Williams, while Hughes' work was compiled
of paper vessels.
Last fall, Hughes made a book
of papercuts, displayed at the
Nature Store. The characters in her
papercut book resembled the characters
in her window display. There was also an
interesting photo project at Ace
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dispensers, Marilyn Monroe paraphernalia, and
matchbooks. When I asked Marc Fischer, owner of
the penguin collection what makes his collection
stand out from the others he replied, "They're
penguins." Fisher says he loves penguins like nothing
else in the world. He told me, "As a child on a family
trip, I fell off the railing of the ship. I was saved by
penguins, they took me to Antarctica and raised me as
one of there own." Fisher started collecting penguins
last fall when a friend of his gave him a walking
penguin toy. Since then he has acquired nine other
penguin items, including a retainer holder.
There were dancers of all sorts in the windows
of the Metro, a clothing store downtown. Dumpster
Values performed live music in the street.
Unfortunately, Dumpster Values did not have a
fashion show during this ArtWalk, as it has in the
past.
Serving Olympia residents as an opportunity to
see what is happening in the art scene, ArtWalk is
both a serious and light hearted event. Artists of
different calibers surface, from young to old, from
watercolor painters to penguin collectors.
Inother artist of interest is Nicki
McClure, an Evergreen alumna, Her
display is in the window of Archibald
Sisters. If you missed it during
ArtWalk, you can probably still catch it
when you walk by,
Investigations. There were three books compiled
of Polaroids of various houses and Olympia
residents. Between the photographs were typed
phrases.
Another artist of interest is Nicki McClure, an
Evergreen alumna. Her display is in the window of
Archibald Sisters. If you missed it during ArtWalk,
you can probably still catch it when you walk by.
The Arrowspace housed peoples' collections of
various things. Collections included penguins, Pez
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CPJ C A L E N D A R *
* Thursday, October 9 *
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* Saturday, October 1 1 *
10:30 a.m.- A Caravan for
Monoprints exhibit opens in J u s t i c e leaves O l y m p i a ,
Gallery II, Evans Library. making stops at the Puyallup
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The Exhibit will run through
Gordon's office,and ending at
Oct. 31.
American Incian Education 5 p . m . w i t h a potluck and
Conference B e g i n s . The entertainment in Bellingham
with the Lummi Nation.
event will run through
Sposored' by I n d i g e n o u s
Saturday in the Library,
People's Day.
Longhouse, and CAB.
Open mike at B u r r i t o 6 p.m.-Follow Me Home
shows at the Capital Theater.
Heaven.
Noon- N a t i v e
S t u d e n t Post film discussions held with
director -writer Peter Bratt. $3
Alliance & American Indian
Science & E n g i n e e r i n g
* Sunday, October 12 *
Society holds t h e i r f i r s t Noon-Rally at Peace Park on
meeting in the Longhouse.
the US/Canadian Border, 1-5 in
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* Friday, October 10 *
for all Indigenous Resistance
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.- Tables on to Colonialism & Genocide.
Red Square for Coming Out Everyone is welcome.
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* Monday, October 13 *
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b u i l d i n g i n O l y m p i a f o r Micro brew night at Burrito
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4:55 a.m.-Wake up your room
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work; I'm sorry we couldn't fit It on the page. Please focus blame the
National Endowment for the Arts which caved under criticism and
stopped giving me grants to conduct comic layout In the nude. Just a
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you can have It. Applications are due Friday (Oct. 1O) at 3 p.m. The
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