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Conversion Project: Economic Democracy In Action
access to capita l, financial rigor is required " We mu st deal with the reality
and not the roman ce of community
ownership," stated Charlie Rail, a finan cial
consu ltant for the project. " There is something to be learned from the competition ."

by Dan Gorham
. Washington State, an area particularly
hard hit by the Reagonomic recession, is
getting restless waiting for the elusive upturn in the U .S. economy. While its traditiona l industries are down and out, its
citizens are up and organizing. Progressive political cogs are churning out new
and innovative solutions to those economic problems which just won't go away.
The Washington State Conversion
Project' (WSCP) is a citizen's action group
committed to relieving the Washington
economy of its reliance on outside
markets . The Conversion Project was
started by group of concerned citizens
from the Church Council of Greater
Seattle. The group's 700 members are a
diverse collection of democratic politicians, labor union leaders, college professors, city administrators, and students.
The idea originated from a similar project
sta rted seven years ago in Mountain V:iew,
California. WSCP's platform is based on
the theory of "economic democracy," a
concept which ca ll s for people to take
democratic control over the economic
decision-making wh ich affects their daily
lives.
WSCP held its second annual convention in Seattle last May, where keynote
speaker Martin Carnoy, co-author of
Econom;c Democracy: The Challenge of
the 7980's, stated: "We must move away
from the assumption that private enterprise knows the answer, and challenge the
concept of the invisible hand which
places responsibility on the system rather
than the individuaL"
The " invisible hand" guiding market
forces to produce the social gO<Xl has
been far too transparent in Washington
State. The state is currently dependent
upon a few specific industries, all of
which are suffering. Depressed markets in
aerospace, agriculture, and forest products
have left many of the state's communities
at near record unemployment levels. Due
to increased foreign competition, an aging
industrial structure, and uncertain energy
supplies, the outlook for the future of
Washington's economy is not at all
promising.

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" The situation of the economy is not
just going to turn around . The rules of the
game have changed and a transformation
is needed," charged Evergreen faculty Ken
Dolbeare while addresssing the WSCP
conference . " A national upturn will do
nothing for Washington State; we have to
do it ourselves. We must capture our
capita l and put it to work ."
A grassroots movement of this scale
requires extensive educational planning.
The initial emphasis of the Conversion
Project is to demystify the science of
economics. By educating communities
about the possible sou rces and mechanics
of investment capital , WSCP hopes to
gain access to capital and direct it
towards community development projects.
There is an old cliche which judges the
validity of any science by the amount of
jargon necessary to understand it. The
more jargon a science has, the less sure it
is ot itself. By tack ling economics head-on
and attempting to pierce through its
jargon, cit izens are quickly discovering
that the fallacies of dead theorists hold
little relevance in today's world. By
scrutinizing the finance structure, investment capital is appearing from nontraditional sources.
The Conversion Project originally
approached traditional lending institutions
in an attempt to raise capital for COIll-

munity projec ts. Unfortunately, the bank:;
in Washington were more interested In
investing in large corporation s frol11 outside the stat e ahd country . When communitie, attempted to borrow capitdl
eilrnecl in tlwir stilte. they were pref'mp,ted
by more "secure" markets, including those
in South Africa , 1:1 Salvador , South Korea,
and Japan.
Th e Conversion Project rea lized that it
could not hope to eff ec tively convert the
industries within the state until it could
halt the flow of capital leaving the state.
WSCP is organiLing community finan cial
institutions to collect, hold, and invest
money that originates in Washington
State. Their goal is to tap into the exist ing
capital now held by union s, government
agencies, and community organizations.
By taking these funds and establi shing
publicly owned and controlled banks,
public in surance corporations, credit
unions, and pension funds. WSCP wi II
have the means to retain and encourage
investment of the statp's ca pital before it
esca pes into traditional corporate mark ets.
Thpsp funds cOlild bp used to establish
Publi c Development Corporations (POC)
which would inves t in SOC ially desirable
projects like hea lth care, transportation,
and renewable energy . Histori call y, such
non-traditional investments are treated as
high risks. To reduce the ri sk and gain

Curriculum Revisions Reviewed By Faculty
by Rachel Burke

version of (what used to be) the liberal
arts and sciences? . Our task is to build
a curricu lum that bridges the traditional
separation between liberal and practical
education."
Among the specific problems targeted
by the report are Evergreen's legislative
mandate to increase enrollment to 3500
students, restricted opportunities for
advanced w(Jrk under the existing curricular structure, a perceived lack of definition
within Evergreen degrees, and a curriculum unresponsive to strong student
interest in certain fields .
The report presents a series of recommendations to respond to these challenges. The four major recommendations
are:
A carefully managed reconstitution of
interdisciplinary specialty areas.
Establishment of selected explicit
curricular pathways within specialty areas.
Establishment of temporary academic
centers for regional and policy studies
and major curricular experiments.
Creation of a portfolio-based graduation
requirement. These proposals are presented in more detail in a list of 20
specific recommendations which follow
the narrative of the report. The report also
suggests that Evergreen place a special
emphasis on study of the Pacific Northwest, and that this emphasis be carried

Last Wednesday the faculty met to
discuss the proposed Long Range Curriculum Plan for the first time this year. This
plan, the result of a year's study by a
Disappearing Task Force (DTF) composed
of faculty, staff and students, was initially
presented to the faculty last spring. At
that time it was sent back to the committee for further study and revision.
The Long Range Curriculum Plan calJs
for the preservation of most of the existing features of an Evergreen education,
including interdisciplinary study, narrative
evaluations, student determination of
individual curricular direction, and a
liberal arts emphasis. The study also
addresses what are described as new
chalJenges to Evergreen, both as an institution within the Washington state higher
education system, and as part of a rapidly
changing world .
The preface to the report states that :
"The challenge which we face is . . how
do we meld the real-life needs of people
and communities with the liberating
qualities of a selected and updated

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an specialty areas.

An example of risk protection whi le
dealing with public funds exists in Connecticut. There, a Public Development
Corporation (POC) makes equity loans
available to sma ll investors for new
products. The POC becomes a part -owner
in the company and takes back fiVf' perlent of the gross income annuall y, LJIlt il
it gets 20 times its original investmr·lll.
Theoreticilily . 19 out of 20 firm s cOll lrJ fail
but the public fund s would not be 1
leopardy ·1hi s structure effectivel'
reduces the high rl'k assoc i;1 ,'d \' . '1 nontraditional inves tments .
The Puget Sound basin is 1m Iflciu,tria ll v
dl'veloped area with .1<-( ess to alxmdant
natur al rpsources I" traditional ind Is trll "
(de rosp c1<p. agriculturE'. and ion-S! , .. ,-,<1ucts) dominate tllP pconomv hu t .lP
directly dE'pendent upon outsld,' 1I111 u mces I n aerospa ce, t h(' lioPlflg Corr-orafion is th(' ar(',!'s larges t pmatp emp ' ,vpr.
it s economi c stability hinge, on th E'
nat ional defense budget and the viahdit\
o f cOllllllt'rcial airlines The agll c ul t.Jfa l
' ec tor IS produdivp. but ,)()'}" 0 1 tl,.,
industry is dependpnt upon sp(,(ldll\ ( l OP
t'xports. The U.S. con\truct.un IndL" l ry
,md Japanese exports dicta\(> the e( (.·nom ic well being of the forest produt h
induqry . The Washington eco nomy " th e
IllOSt deppndent of all state c·cunon Ie, on
foreign export market. The state's economic health is manipulated by forces
which its residents cannot control.
The goal of the Conversion Pro ject is
to break this dependf·ncy reldtionshlp on
outside markets ami reorien t the st at(',
economy towards producing consunlPr
goods and providing soc iall v useful
,ervices . Thi s can only be achl l ·,'ed by
,:Iosing off the ex port of inves tment
capital and raw resources, and strengthenIIlg the interdependence of the domestic
(·(onomy . Th e Conversion Prolect pl aces
t'mphasis on individual communities to
,Ian and coordinate their economi c li ve li hoods . Citizen parti cipation at th e c om ~
munity leve l is a must in evaluatlllg t he
needs, skills, capital availability, and
resources for public enterpri ses.

Facuity response to the revised plan
was va ri ed. A large proportion of the
afternoon's discussion focused on the
proposal regarding specialty areas. Under
the new plan. the entire system of
specialty areas would be revamped . After
the reorganization there would be no
more than five specia lty areas in all.
Existing specialty areas might be continued and/or new areas might be created .
All of the new.speclalty areas must encompass at least two of the traditional
divisions of academic study, reflect strong
student interest; and provide educational
opportunities on both an intermediate
and advanced level. Faculty would be
required to make a three-year commitment to work within a specialty area, and
all curricular planning, with the exception
of core programs·, would occur within
specia lty areas.
Most faculty agreed that the newly
organized specialty areas would greatly
improve curricular accountability. One
faculty member described the new areas
as "effective management units." Many
affirmed the need for additional accountability, but some expressed concerns that
putting all academic planning into the
specialty areas and limiting faculty members to a single area would reduce flexibility and cross-fertilization between the
areas. The single faculty affiliation, along

The International Association of
Machini sts and Aerospace Workers ,
District 751 supports the Conversion
Proj ect.Thi s o rganization , whi ch directly
benefits frorn nation al defense spending.
sees a more stable future in other sectors
"Our organization wants an econom ic
program that will sell gO<Xls to consu mers," said union president Tom Baker.
By singl ing out and developing the
priority sectors of the economy, communities can avoid the boom and bust cycles
which have historically plagued Washington . The forest products industry provides
the classic Washington example of sma ll
town economies dominated by a single
factor. WSCP is currently involved in a
project in Raymond, Washington, where
Evergreen students Heather Henter and
Suzanne Egan are working under the
direction of Cheryl Wilkie and Don Comstock in an effort to explore economic
alternatives for Raymond . Ten years ago
there were 12 log processing mills in
Raymond; today there is one. While unemployment hovers around 40%, workers
sit and wait for the next boom to hit. It
could be a long wait. The forest products
industry is phasing out of the Northwest
region and moving towards the faster
growing cycles of the Southeast. The
Raymond group is working with local citizens on developing alternative enterprises
for the town's unemploved . They are

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Evergreen WashPIRG: A Power Pivot For.The 80's

Evergreen Council
Editor :
Thi s is a request for al l students to
actively participate in the 1982-83 Evergreen Council. The new college-wide
governance document, COG IV, will be
ratifi ed by the Board of Trustees soon.
COG IV wi ll give increased visibility and
responsibility to the Evergreen Council
The Coun cil is the only official element
which com bines representatives from the
stafL facu lty and student elements of the
Evergreen Communi ty for campus-wide
planning and decision-making purposes.
Student representation is essential.
If you are alread y a member of some
student organi zati on, volunteer to represent your group on the Cou ncil. The Ever
green Council meets o nce a month ,
usually o n t he second Wednesday of the
month , from 1-3 p.rn. in CAB 110. The
first meeting for the 1982-83 sc hoo l year
wi II be on November 10.
Please attend the first meeting and
volu nteer as a student representative.
There are many interesti ng chores to be
done . Your knowledge o f Evergreen's
" inn er worki ngs" w ill be enhanced and
you w i II have the satisfaction participation bri ngs .
If vou would li ke Illore information or
wish to vo lun teer ri ght away, please notif,
Conn ie Cray, t hrough the Student Activi t ies Office (CA B 30S) or see Carol Stein er
in Comm uni ty I~e l at l o n s, L3103.

Parking Proposal Blasted
td itor
It i, comforting to see th at segments of
t ilt' hergrPE'n adm inistration are coming
around ,;nd pmbracing Ihp fundamentd l,
of burp,'1I1 rdt ic doubletalk . A unique
COIl1IllLln lc,lIioll form in Itse lf, bureaucratic dOllbl ... tdlk can make any policy
sound likp It wi ll greatly benefit all con·
cerned and increase revenue.
I am specifi cd ll y referring to Ken Jacob',
explanat ion ot WAC 174- 11&-260, Fines
and Penalti es . 1 ~i " proposal to begin
is>u ing ci tati ons , f rom $5-$ 25 for parking
vio lat io ns is ou lrdgpous Mr. Jacob points
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OUI th at the ye llow barrels are a " most
irrit at ing problf'm," dnd a time-consuming
act iVity for <.: ilmpu s Sec urity. The mipl ementation 01 th .. new pol icy would pu t .I '
unnecessdry hnancial burden on the studen ts and on thp ddministration concerned Wit t·, apped ls. Are parking [lO li cie<,
wr itten tCli ',eru rit y, or to promote fair
Jnd efiic' ' 'nl cJt ili zation of parking fac ili ·
ties' ,\;11' ! ·,cob goes on tn say that the
fines 1,C'uld ht'lp generr.te the $30,000
nppded to r"surface the parking lots. h
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this new policy being enacted to eliminate
parking problems, or to generate construction funds?
With rising tuition, book pri ces, and
housing costs, this proposal to subsidize
parking lot maintenance with student
money is totally inappropriate. The fine
schedule is exorbitant, and the potential
for mi suse eminent. Mr. jacob also fails to
mention that an unpaid fine would find
its way to your student account, impeding
regi stration and graduation
This 12-page manifesto is available for
general inspection at the Information
Center I t is a fi ne work of bureauspeak
and should be read by all. I strongly encourage al l concerned individuals to
express their comments to Ken jacob
(CAB 214), and parti c ipate to revi se this
unfair, outrageous proposed Policy.
Rob Revell e

West Rebuts Barnes
Editor
The Cooper Point Journal should welcome anv and all responses to arti cles
published . Onc of the main functions of a
communi ty newspaper should be to
present va rious perspect ives on loca l
concern s. A newspaper should be easily
accessible to any~:)I1e w ith a reasoned
OpiniOn, and no form o f intimidation or
reprl sil l shou ld be directed towards any
individual due to their sta tements.
It is thu s With '>ome reluctance that I
takE' up th(' ppn to respond to the Housing
Act lvitil" Coord in ator's rebuttal of my
artl<le ( O il( t'rning electric meter installation in till' Mods (CPl, 10/ 7/ 82), published
1,1S t week in the letters sec tion . Were it
a math'r (J I \>ersonal opinion, any further
comm('llt wou ld be superfluous. However,
cert ain topics raised in the rebuttal warran t l l,ui til ,Hinn
, Irst o tt , till' Mods were not termed
"Teillpord ry St udent Housing," as I
origin,d ly b{' li ewel, but rather they are
" Relm "tdblp St ud ent Housing." Also, the
li ft'sp.11l III tilt' Mods is described in their
bond proS IH'( tus as 40 years , rather than
the or igin dlly ' tated four. Director of
Fac ilillPS Kpn Winkley comment s: " The
ori gin,dl y dl',igned lifes pan of the Mods
was 40 V':,"', hut this figure may be
sli ghtlv dlll'red by the adverse effects of
student lilt,styles and the climate of the
racifil Northwt'st."
As to w hether the Modu lar units are
"sc,lIltil v illSlIl ,lted," the accompanying
graph illustrates the Mods' power use, as
opposed to other types of housing.

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Thi s stat~ment w as not corroborated by
Puget Power officials. Puget Power Commercial Conservati on Program representative Kevin Owens, when contacted last
week, was unaware that TESC Housing
had any such " Modul ar Housing." He
stated that hi s company had never
audited the Mods (a public servi ce they
perform at no cost to the owner), and
that without a thorough energy audit by
Puget Power or a certified contractor, it is
not the poli cy of Puget Power to make
recommendations as to cost-effectiveness.
He expressed concern that hi s company's
position might have been misrepresented,
as wel l a, a desi re to see the rebuttal
letter.
When asked about the vapor barrier
insulatio n insta lled thi s past summer, Mr.
Owens rep I ied that it was his belief that
suc h meas ures would have qualified for
financing under Puget 's 30-70 program (in
which Pu get pays 70% of insulation costs
and the customer 30%), although t he
paperwork ir)Vo lved might have delayed
install ati on.
Bob Carl son of Housing has himself
stated that insulation cou ld be added to
the walls and ceilings of the Mods, but
that beca use of the Mods' construction it
would have to be blown-i n insulation,
which has been known to create allergic
reac t ions in occupants. He also said th.lt
if an audit showed that the Mods could
use more in sulation, and if a problem tree
blown-in insulation could be found at a
cost-effective price, it would be only fair
to add insulation along with the individual
metering system (now postponed until the
83-84 academic year).
When asked if Housing was to be covered under the state energy audit contract
now being supervised by engineer Rob
Wilkerson, Carl son stated that he was
unaware of the energy audit. He promptly
phoned Facil ities, and much to his delight
found th at all Housing facilities would be
audited by B.CP ., a private contractor
hired by the state to audit all state facilities, in association with Puget Power.
Should B.CP 's recommendations be
approved by Puget, the company will
offer to pay 70% of the cost of install ment. The insulation job would then be
issued out through competitive bidding.
To clarify Housing's energy policy in
regard to t he Mods "as it stands now, " I
spoke to Director of Auxiliary Services,
Ken Jacob. Mr. jacob stated that as of last
Thursday, the contract for installing
meters in the Mods had been cancelled .
"The company originally told us that
the meters would be installed this summer. They then told us this September,
then this December, then this january .
sa id Jacob.

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Housing's spokesman also contended
that Puget Power inspec ted the Mods last
year, determined the insulation in the
walls and cei lings to be " perfectly adequate," and recommended that additional
insulation in these areas "wou ld not be
cost effective "

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He also remarked that a less than
expected occupancy rate, tight budgetary
constraints, uncertainties concerning
instal lation time, and concern for students
were factors in this decision to cancel the
install ation contract. While conceding
that no procedure for updating rent

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reductions to compensate for frequent
electric rate increases had previously been
explained to the CPl, jacob said that if
metering were to be instituted in the
future, it would be Housing's intention to
respond to each electric rate increase
with a corresponding rent reduction. He
added that the immense task of administering rent reductions' would preclude
f;equent updating, and thus suc h policy
could only be based on projections .

by Patrick O'Hare
"The progressive nature of Evergreen is
an important potential source of strength
to the PIRG movement, and (TESC is) a
crucial campus at which to develop
activism in the eighties," says WashPIRG
organizer Danny Kadden .
The Washington Public Interest Research
Group is a student-funded and -operated
research and advocacy organization.
Members of WashPIRG on the University
of Washington campus want Evergreen
students to form a similar office here.

Rent reduction s wold be calculated in
the following manner : the total yearly
energy cost of the Mods would be
estimated , this would be divided by the
anticipated number of resident/months,
and an average, uniform monthly rent
reduction would result. jacob admitted
that while seasonal variations would cau se
the effective cost of a four-person apartment to fluctuate by more than $50 from
the period of least use in the summertime
to the period of peak use in january, any
plan to seasonal ly adjust rent reductions
to balance this out would result in
immense and insuperable administrative
difficulties. jacob also stated that money
saved by conservation yet lost due to
increased administrative costs would
achieve only philosophical goals, and as
such would be undesirable. jacob stated
further that the question of whether th e
meters would be installed at all was at
the present time unresolved .

Organizers say WashPIRG has two
primary purposes: First, to facilitate social
betterment and serve as an advocate for
the public interest; and second, to greatly
add to the educational experience of college and university students in Washington.
The group works year-round on a variety
of issues including : the environment and
resource planning, consumer education,
government and corporate accountability,
and human rights .
Research projects involve students in
interdisciplinary work, and serve as a link
between theory taught in the classroom
and practice learned and applied in real
situations.
By researching an issue, such as U .S.
Navy nuclear waste storage at Bremerton,

Dear Sandy,
Why are all the dancers on this campus
so weirdl Every time I see them they are
doing movements that totally disgust my
moral upbringing. Is Evergreen to be
degenerated by these humans pretending
to be disciplined in the art of dance ?

In conclusion, I.wou ld like ~o ·state th~t
it was never my intention to accuse
Housing of "poor planning" for not being
able to predict the future 15 years ago.
Rather, it was my intent to point out that
holding students responsible for their
electri c use in the Mods, without thoroughly investigating strategies for making
the structures more energy efficient (or
examining Puget Powers generous 30-70
plan , which would finance the bulk of
suc h measures), is an ill-advised policy
from the perspective of students, Housing,
Auxiliary Services, Facilities, and Puget
Power itself.

Middle Class Moron
Dear Moron,
You have really asked me two questions. I' ll tack le the first one first and the
second one second . The dancers on this
campus are rea lly not weird , maybe a
little strange, but not weird . You should
reali ze that the art of dance, which is a
form of express ion in itself, is just an
extensio n of primitive courtin procedures
Next spring, watch the birds or the animals in the fores t. Are their movements
wei rdl Hell nol It's bea uti f ul. Now I don't
know, but maybe these " weird dancers"
are Just not gett ing enough and so their
intern al Illating call s are a little screwy.
That could explain all t his f lailin g around
of the arms and legs. They are just trying
to tell you so methin g
Your second question. I don't think
Evergreen is bein g degenerated at all by
the action of these dancers. I find it qu ite
nice watch in g them strut their stuff out
on Red Square Who knows, maybe Evergreen's courting procedures could become
a model for national sc rutiny. just think ,
maybe we wi ll see an end to these sleazy
pick-up bars and a nationwide dance
movement.

Furthermore, a lack of communication
and creative approaches to the financing
and acquisition of improvements adds to
"what can be an incredibly bureaucratic
and time consuming process for ordering
equipment."
And so the Mods remain , neglected and
forlorn , radiating heat into another frigid
Pacific Northwest winter. For an institution that has a president who sits on the
Regional Power Planning Council, this
does not bode well.
Arthur West

Sandy
Dear Sandy,
As Evergreen' s "dog on the street," you
must be very familiar with the campus
watchdog Can you tell me his name and
where to find him?
RI.F . Rat

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One of the issues WashPIRG is currently
working on revolves around WPPSS and
scenarios that dJu ld evolve if that consortium defaults on its debts .

Ask Her Yourself

This author is entirely in agreement
with Mr. jacob and Mr. Carlson that
metering electricity is a va lid and reasonable way to hold students responsible for
energy use and to foster conservation.
However, in all fairness , until the costeffectiveness of various insulation strategies has been fully researched and acted
upon, such metering shou ld not occur.

Istory on Land Reform will not appear
until next week.

PIRG students and supportive faculty
instructors use their analytical skills to
arrive at well-grounded conclusions based
upon their findings WashPIRG channels
the information and ideas beyond the
campus and to the general public, the
news media, elected officials and the
courts.

Dear RI.F ,
High level Campus Security officials
informed me that they have a contract
with the Canine Intelligence Agency, a
watchdog supply f irm . Any further information is consi dered top sec ret and
classified . CIA representatives informed
me that publi shin g the identity of their
operative employees is considered a
National Security Act violation . Sorry,
toots , you're on your own.
Sandy
P.S. Unofficia l sou rces have it that the
agent's first name could be Morty.,

Sandy Dhogg

Since 1970, when the idea was f irst
presented by consumer advocate Ralph
Nader and initiated in Minnesota and
Oregon, thousands of students have
worked to form PI RGs and fulf ill their
purposes . Students have formed PIRGs in
28 states on 200 campuses.
Committees started looking into the
idea of starting up a WashPIRG in 1972
At one time, 15 public and private sc hools
in Was hington were in contact w ith each
other about the prospects of formi ng a
PIRG network .
When students at Washington State
University considered forming a campus
branch in 1975, they received a letter
from then Governor Dan I:vans in which
he wrote : " I heartily endorse and encourage efforts in Washington State to establi sh a Public Interest Research Group
Your Intensity of interest and the value of
your inquiry ca n have a real impa ct on
the quality of life for our state's citizens ."
Howeve r, the proposal was tabled by
WSU's Board of Trustees . WashPIRG's
only ca mpus office currently exists at the
University of Washington, with 8000
contributing members .
I n order to form a campus bran ch of
WashPIRG, a majority of the student body
must sign petiti ons endorsing the forma-

tion and funding mechanism of the organ ization . In a'ddition, the plan must be
endorsed and officially approved by the
Board of Trustees, and the college
president .
A funding mechanism that might be put
up to students for approval could run
something like this : Students will be billed
one or two dollars at the beginning of
each quarter . They'll have three weeks to
decide whether or not they want to support WashPIRG. Then, anyone who
doesn' t want to will be able to get a
total refund
WashPIRG cal ls thi s a " Democrat ic
Fee" - the majority of students vote to
contribute funds while the minority, not
supporti ng WashPIRG , may choose not t() .
Each ca mpus membership elects a local
student Board of Director, Local boards
receive resourcps with which to engagp in
loca l activities such i lS coordinatin g lo( al
research and di sseminating informat ion to
their community. Local boa rd , forn -. thl'
primary "grass root s" level in WashPIRC
Elec ted loca l board member', l hons!
who amongst t hem will be reprE:'entati \('s
to the State Bc'ard of Director', Renresentation is based upon the perucnla,:' of
WashP IRC's rp,ources t hat eac I, '., hool
provides.
The state board is rpspon"bl r iOI
selecting is sue area s and state prOIf'( I"
budgeting and expendi turp of fund,. and
the hiring and directing of the staii The
qaff is made up of prot ess ionals - orga nl lcrs, lawyers and resea rchers, pt r Tiwse
peop lE' provide experti se to the group and
continuity f rom quarter to fl uarter. They
<Iff' hired to work out of local campu,
offi cf's as well as th e main ohire
Kadden be lieves that Evergrel>n student s
wou ld have a key role in WashPIKC
because of th e wav they get involved
and pick up on iss ues already "
There will be an open meet ing thi s
corning Momiay at 6 p.m in the EPIC
lounge (third floor library), for tho;e who
wish io f ind out wha t thp orga ni zat ion IS
all about . More information on that meeting and upcoming workshops ca n he
obtained bv ca lling Orin Kirschner at
0 1 357-8323.

[)Pa r Sa ndy,
Where does Johnny N ielsen sleepl
Loki
Dear Loki ,
Yes iI's true , Johnny does Indeed sleep
and sleep he does. I ca n now reveal that
the
infamous Co-Editor has been
working on a expose of the ten bes t
places to sleep in Thurston County So
dedi cated to suppl ying readers wit h an
accurate guide to res tin g spots, he somet imes shirks hi s ot her responsibi I iti es
when he gets a " hot tip" from his so urces
of another spot to tryout.
The other mo rnin g I sniffed out Johnny
in a seldom used room off the steam
tunnel s. I was quite impressed myself
Why there was even a king-sized water
bed and one of those new w ide-screen

cprs

TVs .
But wait, t hat was really nothing. A
couple of weeks ago I followed Johnny
when he left the 4th Ave Tav ..·He wen't'up
Capito l Way and , yes indeed, he went
strai ght into the Capitol. I hid in the
shadows and watched him gain access to
the Governor's office where he plopped
ri ght down on Spellman's couch. He
didn't even take his shoes off I
So there's the poop, Loki . However, a
word of advice you should take if you are
going to try and track johnny down yourself : If vou find him somewhere asleep
let him sleep. johnny puts in long hours
at the CPj office and after 20 hours of
non-sleep he can be pretty ugly. So just
let him have his beauty sleep. He needs
it. Take it from me, just let sleeping dogs
lie.
Sandy
p.s. I understand johnny is planning on
sleeping in line soon so he makes sure
that he gets a whole block of Grateful
Dead tickets for New Years .

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News & Not
A Labor Party in your future? The
Freedom Socialist newspaper presents a
panel of Seattle labor leaders and union
activists who contend the Democrats and
Republicans alike have sold-out working
peop le . Speakers Oscar Heard e, Mike
Kearney , and Elena Henry evaluate prospects for a Labor Party in the U.S. Saturday, November 13, 7:30 p.m. at Freeway
Hall , 3815-5th Ave . N.L, Seattle. Door
donation $2 (unemployed $1). Barbecue
dinner served at 10 p .m For chi ldcare or
transportation ca ll in advance 632-7449,
632-1815 or 722-3812.
Beverly Treumann, program assistant
for Human Rights Education, for the Unitar ian Universa li st Service Committee,
Boston, wi ll give a presentation on Central
America, Sunday morning, November 7 at
1015 a.m. at the Unitarian Meeting
House, 2nd & B streets, Tumwater.
The impact of Tuesday's election on the
state and national economy will be the
Ie" us of a luncheon address November 12
hI Dr . Kenneth Dolbeare, faculty political
'llt'n ti s! from The Evergreen State College.
Or Dolbeare, who w ill speak a! noon Fri·
dav at the Westwater I nn , says he's mo~t
concerned about " the programs for economi c recovery in Washington State ancl at
thf' ff'dl'fal level "
Ma rva Sedore wil l discuss " Undoing the
Yoke and Building Social Justice" at thl'
Ecumeni ca l Pea ce Coali tion gathering on
Wf'd nesday November .1 . The EPC met-'t,
thE' ilr,t Wednesday of each month d'
7 p III In the I iresidf' Room on the secone
fl(Jur or Uni tl'd Churche.. , 11th & S. Wash
II1..;to n. O lvmpia lor further information
(a ll Pd t M r Cann at 94.1-7 .:\')9 or e lel '
AI1(I(·r,on <I I 4':)1 -9091
.' The Olympia Timberland library will , be
closed November 8 through December 12
In (,,, I('r 10 In, lall a computerized ,he< kOL,I ·.\"",m " ook, check('d out from tlw
Ilhr"r\ 111. 11' bf' retur ned to the bookdrop
ouhlcl,' the bui lding. R ~'e ord " art prln"
dnd ot her ira!.;"" m" rf' ria l ~ should be rpturned to thp Tumwater or Lact·y Timber·

land libraries. The Lacey and Tumwater
libraries will be open during Olympia's
closure and are gearing up for the expected increase in use. Both Lacey and
Tumwater und erwent the co nvers ion
process earlier this fall.
The Freedom Socialist newspaper presents a public forum liThe . Shame of
Beirut," SPeakers from General Union of
Palestinian Students, Kadima and the
Freedom Socialist Party examine Israel's
current war drive and the Israeli role in
thwarting Palestinian self-determination
and Arab revolution. Saturday, November 6, 730 p.m . at Freeway Hall, 38155th Ave. N.E., Seattle. Door donation $2
(low-income $1) . Middle Eastern dinner
served ' following the program at 10 p.m .
For childcare or transportation call in
advance : 632-7449, 632-1815 or 7·22-3812.
Odetta, one of the first ladies of American folk music, will return soon to The
Evergreen State College, but this time
through the magic of a videotape documentary, "Odetta, Encore at Evergreen."
Billed as "the first Evergreen televi sion
specia l," the videotape has its premiere
screening, with a wine and cheese reception , at 4 p.m. Monday, November 8, in
Room 110 of the Communications Building Open to the public.
TESC has the opportunity to nominate
two students for HARRY S. TRUMAN
SCHOLARSHIPS for 1983-84. These awards
are granted to stud~nts who will be juniors
in thp 1983-84 academic year and are prepari ng for a ca reer in government. They
arE' finanr ially gE'nerous awards covering
tuiti on, fees, book" and room and board
Uf) to $5,()()() for the studen ts' junior year ,
and are rPlwwab le for the senior year and
two ,l( ddt' mie Yl>ars of graduate study
Con ta ct Pri, ilowf'rman , Lib 1416 or call
866-b597 .
A FREE ClASS ON "INSTALLING YOUR
OWN INSULATION," is being ~ po n ~o red
by thl' Energy Outreach Center. Come and
learn the "" f,, way to install insulation at
the Ye lm Library on Tuesday, November 9,
from b : 30-8 p .m For morl' Inforrnation,
cal l 943-459')

One of the

easiest parts

of becoming 18.
If you're about to tum 18, iI's lime
to register with Selective Service.
Registration doesn't mean you're
going 10 be drafted II doesn't
mean you have to give up any
rights to deferments. Registration
just gives Selective Service a list
of names OUI country can draw
from i1 there's ever a national
emergency.
Here's how to register. Within a
month 01 your 18th birthday, go
d own to the nearest U.S. Post Ottice.
Pick up the simple registration
for m and till it out. Then hand it to the postal clerk. Thats all there
is to it. II only takes five minutes.

Ifs quick. Ifs easy. And ifs the law.

Corporations Use PACs .For Political Gameplaying
Mark Reed Hospital is sponsoring a
community health forum on the healthy
heart to be held at 7 p.m., November 10,
at Elma junior High School. It is free and
open to the public. For more information
please call Lillian Chan or Pam Bentle~
'It 495-3244.
Career Planning and Placement will
offer senior seminars for students who are
beginning to think about putting their
degree to "work," Gail Martin will conduct the employment series dealing with
resume writing/letters of application;
completing an effective application and
credential file/portfolio; job search techniques, interviewing skills; applying to
graduate schools. Interested students may
attend one or all workshops which will be
held in the Career Resource Center,
Library 1213 from 12-1 : 30, Nov. 8-12.
Further information : Career Planning and
Placement, Library 1214, 866-f>193.
TESe's Environmental Resource Center
is sponsoring Earth Fair, a campus-wide
event, for April of 1983. The nature of this
event will be designed by a planning
group. This group is holding an organizational meeting on Wednesday, November 10 at noon in the ERC (CAB 103) All
interested people welcome . For more
information, call 866-f>784.

A day-long Fitness Symposium, set for
November 6 at The Evergreen State College, offers sports/recreation workshops,
a lecture on nutrition, a noon luncheon,
and a chance to use the college's Recreation Center. Sponsored . by Evergreen's
Leisure Education and Athletic programs,
the second annual Fitness Symposium is
scheduled from 8 a.m . to 4 p.m. Saturday
. in the Recreation Center. Registration
costs $35 per person and may be completed in advance or at the door of the
center Saturday morning. Call 866-Q530
for information .
The following is a calendar of events
for the Women's Center: Nov. 8, 12-1
weekly organizational meeting; everyone
welcome; Nov . 9, 12-1 Reentry Women's
Hour, 3 p .m . A meeting to discuss
women's safety on campus; Nov. 10, 12-1,
lesbian support group at GRC, 3-4, discussion on the issues brought up in the book
The Women's Room. You don't have to
read the book. For more information on
these events, call The Women's Center at
866-f>162 .
HOLIDAY BAZAAR: Handmade Christmas gifts and decorations; handmade
baked goods; "services" to purchase.
October 30 from 9 to 4 at 308 4th Street,
Olympia. Admission: nonPerishable food
donations requested for Thurston County
Food Bank.

Driftwood Daycare Center is having a
money-raising raffle. The donation is $1
Career Planning and Placement will be
and the prizE' will be a set of Child Craft
holding a PRACTICE TESTING SESSION
books worth $226. The co ntes t lasts from
FOR THE GRADUATE RECORD EXAM
November 1 to November 12 and DriftAND THE LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS
wood w ill be se lling ti ckets in the CAB or
. TEST on Nov . 5. Times: GRE, 8-12 noon .
you ca n contact any Daycare parent. Call
LSA T, 1-5 p .m. Place: Lecture Hall 2.
866-(-,()6() for information .
Advanced sign-up is necessary at Career
Planning and Placement, LIB 1213,
The Caree r Planning and Placement
866-6193 .
Office wi ll be hosting a workshop on
Novemb er 10, from 130-4 ' 30 in th e
The publ ic is invited to the next meetLibrary. room 2205. The workshop is
ing of the Olympia Wellness Network,
pnt it led , After Evergreen: Public AdminisTuesday, November 9 at the Timberl and
tration, Business, and Economics - Career
Regional Library, 8th and Franklin. The
7 p.m. general meeting wil l feature a ta lk
and Graduate School Options . Guest
parti cipants wi ll represent The Port of
by Dr . Jeff Finnigan, D.C., speaking on the
Sea ttle, The Lacey City Counc il, Office of
subject of what a chiropractor can and
can't do for your health . DiSCUSSion will
The Secretary of State, U of W Graduate
School of Business, Pac ific N .W . Bell, and
be encouraged _ An 8: 15 business meeting
Seat tl e Univers ity's Masters program in
will follow the talk . for further informaPubli c Adm ini stration .
tion ca ll Jim Anest at 943-7713.

Economic Democracy In

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exploring possible business options in
aquacu lture and forest ornaments.
The Conversion Project ca ll s for a
restructuring of the Washington tax
system. It advocates the enactment of a
graduated state income tax and an additional tax on all military-aerospace contracts within the state, with this fund
earmarked for investment in non-aggressive industries. Conversion Project advocates wi II lobby for tax incentives that
direct capital into the human needs sector
of the economy, with special emphasis on
housing, health care and transportation .
The Conversion Project began its first
major ca mpai gn blitz thi s summer with a
seri es o f teach-ins in Tacoma, Mt . Vernon ,
Seattl e, and Everett. It hopes to bui ld a
state-wide coa lition whi ch wil l support its
effort s during the next legislative sess ion .
WSCP Director Matthew Jordon said : " We
pl an on vi siting as many towns as possible; we will seek alliances wi th community groups that believe in our program , whether it be church groups, labor

unions, or town administrators; and we
wi II seek support for our platform."
The Conversion Project has embarked
upon a challenge for working ci tizens to
regain control over the economy. It marks
the beginning of a local movement's
effort to address a national problem. The
first major obstacle for WSCP will be the
1983 session of the state legislature. The
Project hopes to present a package which
contains plans for economi c planning and
development, public finance institutions,
and corporate responsibility . There are
spec if ic sections on plant closures, usury,
tax reforms , and state banks .
Economic democracy will be the cutting
edge in progressive economics in the
1980's. It is a grassroots movement whose
time has come. Democratic planning and
social inves tments are the only way to
restore economic growth and regain control over the framework of daily life.
Economic democracy begins with the
assertion that corporate America has gone
far enough. Economi cs controls our lives;
we must control it

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by Dan Gorham
With the elections now over, it has
become evident that PAC-MAN is more
than a game, and the public is lOSing
more than a quarter.
The 1982 election was Significant, as we
witnessed the continuing emergence of
Political Action Committees (PAC) and
their consequential effect on American
politics. PACs (ire the influential arm of
special interest groups designed to protect
and promote the group's concerns in the
legislative arena. Throughout the country
PACs selected candidates for office and
subsidized their election bids with large
campaign contributions.
The PAC system is one of the fastest
growing aspects of the American political
structure. In 1972 there were 113 PACs.
By 1980 they had expanded to 2,551. and
now there are 3,149. By one estimate,
PACs collectively distributed $240 million
in this year's election.
The recent growth of PACs can be contributed to a 1974 Congressional amendment on election law. Originally designed
to prevent the confidential exchange of
stuffed envelopes between candidates and
private concerns, the law now allows
limitless donations to election campaigns
as long as it is public knowledge. While
the measure did bring the campaign
finance mechanism out into the open, it
was at the expense of making public
elections a commodity enterprise.
Campaigns are no longer won or lost
on the politician's home turf. Public
access, popular appeal and open debate
have fallen to the wayside of the coveted
PAC donations. PACs are in the business
of promoting and selling candidates.

Ef

While PACs are traditionally associated
with large corporations, trade unions and
political pressure groups, this year's election saw a larger diversity. Grassroots
coalitions, specifically environmental
groups, have joined the competition by
investing in the candidate industry. The
"green vote" is an organized effort by
environmental groups to counter the more
formidable PACs, by coordinating campaign contributions to specific candidates .
The Sierra Club recently formed the Sierra
Club Committee on Politi cal 6ducation
(SCOPE), a political action committee
which has selected and supported 44 candidates across the nation .
Massive advertising and slick packaging
have transformed the politician into a
palatable package whose success hinges
on ly on circulation. It;s a Madison Avenue
battle and the voters are the losers.
In Washington's recent senatorial race
between Henry Jackson, Doug jewett and
King Lysen, the influence of PACs was
evident. jackson, the incumbent with over
30 years of political experience and a
personal obsession for defense spending,
received large contributions from defenserelated PACs. The PAC comPosed of the

largest contractors for the MX missile
project donated over $11,000 to Jack~on' s
campaign . His total campaign fund
exceeded $2 million, roughly 18 times
larger than his nearest challenger, and a
majority of those funds arrived from out '
of state sources. Jackson's campaign fund
allowed hi~ the luxury of public attention
without personal appearances Jackson
refused to debate hi s challengers, held a
minimum of public appearances, and
basically avoided the issues . Still , a well
coordinated public relations blitz gave the

Diversion Alternative For Delinquents
by Leslr Welliver
Our prisons are fi lled with men and
women who have developed and continued chron ic crime patterns. For many,
the hi story of civ il disobedience began
before age 18. I t is apparent that o~ce a
person rides the merry-go-round of the
penal sys tem, getting off can become
difficult. These people are filed away
from the society they insult.
The deficiency of the traditional court
structure in dealing with the special needs
of the juvenile has made itself evident
over the years. Positive changes have
occurred, and continue to occur. In our
own community, an alternative avenue is
open where before the (only) road led to
the court room . It's ca lled Diversion .
JUVENILE..

D'V£.R~ \ O N

Handling Misdemeanor Cases , a book
by F. Lee Bailey and Henry B. Rothblatt,
documents the roots of our cou ntry's
growing awareness :
"The first juvenile cou rt in the
United States was established in
1899. It arose from the reali zation
that the juvenile offender should
not be treated as a criminal, but
as a ward of the state. The court
was formed on the assumption
that the juvenile offender should
be rehabi Iitated and not punished .. . By 1925, there was a juvenile cou rt in every state."
Today, Diversion constructively approaches the problem of juvenile crime.
The young adult in trouble with the law
can have that experience mean something
more than just facing a judge.
There are juvenile Diversion Units
scattered all about, the closest one is
located downtown at the Thurston Youth
Services Society. A booklet prepared by

impression that jackson was everywhere
and is concerned about Washington State.
The PAC system is a threat to representativedemocracy, as it makes politicians
accountable only to those who can afford
them. A politician in a decision-making
role is forced to choose between the
public interest and self-preservation . The
modern candidate is well aware that
political futures are held hostage by
PAC expectations.

Senator Paul Conner defines the process:
" Diversion i s a different way of
dealin g with juveniles who are
charged with a minor crime. The
child does not go to court and
there is no trial before a judge.
Community service, counseling
and/ or financial reimbursement is
worked out with a diversion unit
in private."
In Thurston County there are nine
Diversion Units (or Community Accountability Boards - CARs) that are composed
of approximately five volunteers each.
They meet on the average of nine times
per month.
On a typical night, a CAB. will review
two cases. The members are given information pertaining to the offense before
they deal with the client When the young
person is seated, the members introduce
themselves and a chairperson explains the
procedure. The client is informed that the
board is made up of members of the community who are concerned about how
cri me affects them personally, and others
who live in the area. Then everyone signs
a form that is ca lled the Oath of
Confidenti ality.
After these first steps are taken , the
C A.B . members question the young
offender about the detai Is surrounding the
situation . Once the board has satisfactorily learned of th e offense from the
client, they ask him or her to step out of
the room whi le they reach a decision .
They draw up a contract/agreement with
requirements that they feel are appropriate in consideration of the crime .
Then the client is asked back into the
room and the chairperson explains the
conditions of the contract.
The client then has three options : s/ he
may agree with the board's decision and
comply with the requirements, or s/ he
may request another board that will be
given the same information along with
the decision reached by the first board, or
the juvenile can refuse the whole diversion process and be referred back to the
prosecutor. If the client chooses to complete the contract it becomes their
responsibility to meet all the requirements .

There are a few community service sites
throu ghout the county, including- a few
on the l 'vPrgreen campus. The work that
t he juvenile completes can be used as a
job rf'ferf'nrl' 1 he best part is, once the
young person becomes 18, if they successfully fu lfill their obligati on, their file IS
destroyed and they can opf'rate with a
completely clean slate.

Although this political strategy may
help a handful of environmentall y concerned politicians get into office, it on ly
compou nds the problem of PACs. Envi ronmental groups expect to spend $2 milli on
on this year's campaigns . Thi s is an
adequate gesture, but it remains a Illere
pittance compared to the industry and
union fund of ove r $200 million . Environmental groups' attempts to financ e ca ndi dates will only rai se the ante for bu siness
interests; politi cally. it is a one-way rid e
down a deadend street.
Legislation mu st be adopted th at wi II
limit campa ign spendin g. Representat ive
democracy depends on equal opportu ni ty,
truthful information , and open di sc uss ion
of the issues . The 3, 149 PACs now in
exis ten ce go by the incomprehensible
lOde names of NCPAC, WE nPac, CCP'\C.
SCCOPE , and TACPAC, but they all hal P
two things in common One is the
method: they arf' all subsidi zing ca nd idates for future rewards . Second is their
reason for existence: PAC- Political Access
Costs.

: Nov. 4. 1982 The Cooper Point Journal page 5

& Events
Evergreen Regatta
The event Geoduck sailing fans have
been waiting for has arrived-the Evergreen Invitational Regatta. The grand
event is taking place this Saturday and
Su nday .
Invited to attend are teams from the
University of Washington, the University
of British Columbia, Western Washington
University, Lewis and Clark College,
University of Victoria, and the University
of Oregon, as well as our very own
Shellfish.
Representing lESC in the A fleet will be
skipper Janet Welch and crew Minh N.G.
The B fleet will be skippered by Tom Gast
and his crew is Tom Franks. At the eliminations held Saturday the 30th, 14 Greeners
tried out for the four positions.
R' ·-,,, will start at 10 a.m . on Saturdav,
and 9 a.m . Sunday . Competition is expected to end about 2 p.m . Sunday . The
rices start out of Fiddlehead Marina. Th~
A and B fleets will race seven times each
for a total of 14 excit ing races over two
days First, second and third place
trophi es will be awarded as well as a
" Spirit of the Regatta" trophy. This is
awarded to the winner of a novelty race.
La st vear's novelty race was one in which
both the A and B fleet members were in
one boat and sailed the course in reverse
direction The B crew member skippered
the vesse I.
All a, pects of the race organization
haw been handled by TESC team memhers . Erik Noyd is acting as Regatta Chair·
man . The racing committee is made up 0 1
Noyd and Coach Lou Powers, and is
responsible for running the event. jeff
Clark is the Port Captain, and makes sure
eac h of the seven Alpha-one sailboats are
in A·1 shape The races on Saturday will

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be Videotaped by Rick Baldwin . These
films will be shown at a potluck that night
at the Organic Farmhouse. This potluck is
being provided by the other members of
the team, and all are helping to house the
visiting sailors on Saturday night.
For those interested in watching the
event, the best viewing places are in the
port area near Fiddlehead Marina, or near
the KGY radio station. Points along West
Bay Drive are also good vantage spots .
The Seawulff is also available to spectators at Fiddlehead Marina.
The only thing that could go wrong
would be the weather. Lou Powers' wish
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Schools invited, besides TESC, are Lewis
and Clark, Pacific Lutheran University,
Central Washington University, and Whitman College.
Coach Johnson encourages students to
join the team : "We have swimmers at all
differ~nt levels of ability. You don't have
to be out just for competition to joinI'm here to help people."

Soccer season continues . The female
bivalves had last week off, and they
needed the rest. The men had a full
sc hedule over the weekend, but I'm afraid
there is little to cheer about. Against
Trinity Western of Langley, B.C., Saturday,
the Geoducks could muster very little
offense and were blown out 4-1 . Sunday
they gave up on less goal , falling to
Whitman Co lleg~ 3-1.

November 4, 5, and 6 at 9 p.m. Camegl..
presents John Aikins. Hear the piano solos of
John Aikins; just relax and enjoy the evening.
Garnegles Is located at 7th and Franklin . downtown Olympia . No cover .
On Friday, November 5, The Evergreen Colloquium presents a lecture by TESC 'acuity Steve
Hennan on "The Spring Shorebird Migration In
Grays Harbor, Wa~'1lngton." Coffee, tea and
cookies will be serled at 3 p.m . in the lecture hall
Rotunda, and· the lecture will be in Lecture Hall 3
at 3 :30 p.m .

Running
The After Work/After Class Campus Fun
Run on October 27 drew five people. Tom
Whitney ran the 4.5-mile course in 26:41;
Gary Talcott in 27 :33; Catherine Netzel,
3744; Gary Burdulis, 31 11; and Susie
Connell (untimed) .
Scheduled on November 17 is the
Turkey Trot Time Trials. The race is 2.7
miles long and starts at 12:15 p.m . The
event is preparatory for the Turkey Trot,
held on the following Saturday, November 20 at 11 am., and is also 2.7 miles
long.

Swimming Team
Most college athletic teams emphasize
competition and winning. In that respect
Evergreen's swimming team is a little bit
different.
According to Coach Robbie johnson,
the philosophy of the team is that, "the
student gets what he/she wants out of th~
program They ca n get competition, learn
how to swim better, and there is also a
lot of camaraderie for those looking for
that. "

Last October 25, Evergreen student
Peter Miller, and Evergreener on leave jim
Butigan, won second place in the short
story category of FilmOhio '82. FilmOhio
'82 was sponsored by the Cleveland International Film Festival.
Miller and Butigan's entry, The Joke
Chaser, was completed in the spring of
1982. The film was a satire on college life
at the mythical Welles College of Comedy.
The movie was entirely student financed
and produced The 26-minute black and
white film was written, directed by, and
starred Jim Butigan . Peter Miller directed
the photography. They both edited and

There will be a lecture on "The Power To Ba"
given by Jack Schwartz, Friday, November 5 ,
from 7 : 30 to 9 in the Unity Church at 9th and
Fern, Olympia. The lecture will include such
topics as voluntary control, paths of action and
human energy systems . Admission $5.
A three-plece jazz band, "Invitation" will
perform two sets In the Comer, located on the
main floor of A-dorm , Friday , November 5, at
a p.m . General admission Is $2, $1 for students
and free to all housing residents.
European popular singer, Nana Mouskourl will
appear on Friday, November 5 at 8 p.m . in the
Seattle Opera House. Nana Mouskourl has already
toured France, Canada and Scandinavia with her
new show, "From Here and Everywhere." This
will be her first Seattle appearance in eight years.
Tickets at all TlCKETMASTER outlets. For more
Information call 628--0888 .
The Childhoods End Gallery presents an exhibit
of charcoal landscapes by Bob Gillis and
ceramics by Kathy Bolin and Mart Hughes. The
exhibit will leature an artists reception on Friday,
Nov. 5, from 7-9 p.m ., and an open house on
Nov. 28. The gallery is located at 222 West 4th in
Olympia.

produced the movie. Music was done by
Kate Wagoner.
The cast of the film was made up
entirely of Olympians and Evergreeners.
The Joke Chaser included such well
known movie stars as Evergreen faculty
members Sally Cloninger and Richard
Nesbitt, visiting faculty Bruce Baillie, and
every major building on campus.
The Joke Chaser, as a result of being
chosen second. in FilmOhio '82, will be
given a public showing in Cleveland and
will be broadcast on Preview/STV, which
is available in Cleveland, Boston , and
Dall as . Preview/ STV has the broadcast
rights to The Joke Chaser for one year.
This award-winning film will be shown on
campus sometime in the near future.

with the di ssolut ion of an nual programs
proposeo by the report "makes the pri ce
of innovat ion very high ," stated one
f<J cul ty member.
M any facliity member> ques tioned the
1H'f't1 for new slJecialty areas when there

anything like departments . There will be
a larger variety of disciplines within each
area and a broader mix of faculty . There
should be more interdisciplinary work ,
rather than less ."
Th e proposal s for specifi c curricular
pat hways and a portfolio-based graduation
requirement were also discussed at Wed-

arp i1 lr~adv px istin g spec ialty areas. Other>
nesday's meeting. A limited number of
" IJrpscpd a tea 0 1' Creel)I'n' depart
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direction of th ese pathways is left up to
mentioned .
DTF member Marilyn fras ca responded :
the 'ipeclalty area and is not defined by
"Currently there's no such th ing as a
the report.
spec ialty area. The fact is , we have
On the subject of graduation requ ire-specialty areas for planning purposes now
ments, the report recommends that some
type of portfol io review system be
but usually only three or four people
come to the meetings
Students think
developed as a demonstration of the
we have spe cialty areas . We write the
student's literacy , interdivisional breadth ,
and upper level achievement. The last
catalog copy from specia lty area meetrecommendation in the report calls for
ings . There is no philosophical educational rationale within the specialty areas ,
another DTF to be charged to study in
depth how su ch a system might be
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an stu ents are su ering as a resu It. " By
rethinking the organization of specialty
implemented .
areas, Frasca suggests, "we stop giving the
The tension between accountability and
illusion that we do things that we don 't
increasing rigidity within t he cu rri cu lum
was ral'sed repeatedly throughout the
do. And it forces us to get together and
create things that we can do"
afternoon's discussions. Faculty member
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by Eric Brinker .
In the film First Blood, a small-town
sheriff tells Sylvester Stallone to get out
of town and you know straight away the
sheriff is going to get more trouble than
he'll ever need. This time out, Stallone is
Johnny R-ambo, a psychologically disturbed
Vietnam veteran who is driven off the
deep end by a small-town sheriff department.1 ndeed, Rambo is nobody to mess
with, as. his training as one of an elite
group of Green Beret's makes him perfect
for the role of a crazed madman in the
woods. His training enables him to survive
in the woods longer than your average
crazed madman, which is important when
you're making a feature-length film.
Don't get the wrong idea though,
First Blood isn't one of those mad-slasher
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the plan as " two steps backward to
brand x.'.

Opinions on the impact the new plan
would have on students varied . A number
of faculty argued that student responsibility for determining individual academi c
pathways would be undermined by the
creation of specific cu rri cu lar pathways
within the spec ialty areas . "We lose an
essential part of the Evergreen education
if students don't choose their own educational course," stated one member of the
faculty .
The increased opportunity to do
advanced work in the larg 'r, more cohesive specialty areas was also mentioned .
Faculty member Steve Herman proposed
that " it's time we faced the fact that for
the past ten years we have had a college
that primarily serves the needs of the
faculty. The good parts of this document

lead to the hope that maybe we will
begin to serve the needs of the students."
Copies of the Long Range Curriculum
Plan are available to students at the referen ce desk of the library and in, the Information Center of the CAB Building.
Members of the task force will be staffing
tables in the CAB Building on November
4, 5, 8, and 9 to discuss the plan with
interested
students
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Sunday

Evergreen Senior Mary Deraltus will be participating in In Our Own Image , a lurled art show
being sponsored by Stepping Stone, a Seattle
women's arts organization. The show will open
Saturday, November 6, at 6 p.m ., and will run
through November 27. The show will be at 913
East Pine, Seattle, in a large complex occupied
by the Gallery. Admission to the show is free.

Bailadores De Bronce, a multl-ethnic troupe
lrom Seattle, presents a two-hour performance of
Mexican Folk Dances, November 7 at 2 p.m . at
Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia. Advance
tickets are on sale at the TESC bookstore and in
local Mexican restaurants . Prices: $4 general.
$3 lor students! seniors and $2 for chi ldren .
Tickets will be an additional dollar at the door'

-revenge flick like Death Wish or Magnum
Force. These hick sheriffs have just pushed
the wrong guy too far; Rambo has a perfect right to go on a rampage. Heck, his
army buddies are all dead, his war experience has alienated him from society, and
he can 't hold a job. Besides, after the way
they treat him what do those redneck
cops expect? They arrest him for vagrancy,
"clean him up" with a fire hose, one of
them gives him a kidney shot with a night
stick, and when they try to give him a
shave, the image of a guy coming at him
with a razor brings back gruesome war
memories . What else can a veteran do but
freak out?
He has no other choice but to turn a
pristine forest in the North Cascades into
a veritable combat zone. These cracker

sheriffs are going to get what's coming to
them l Rambo's Green Beret training serves
him well and before long he's killed two
deputies and six dobermans. Eventually he
captures the sheriff, and holding a knife to
the guy's throat, tells him to leave well
enough alone and lets him go. Naturall y
things escalate from there, and soon
Rambo finds himself holding off the state
police, thf> National Guard, and what's
left of the sheriff's department. Enter the
guardian figure .
R.emember in those old gangster movies
when the cops have the crook surrounded
dnd they get either his mother or his
priest to talk to himl Well thi s movie uses
the same ploy, except here it's Rambo's
former commander (Richard Crennal. who
has come all the wav from Ft. Bragg to

Inner Place: Politics And Spirituality Mix

Thi s second opinion was voiced by
Leo Daugherty when he stated that :
"Wh at I f ind in thi s text alarms me becau se it makes us more comparable to the

ing all state colleges
I think our
greatest strength is our lack of
comparabil ity ."

Saturday

Rocky Comes Home From Vietnam

viewed the proposed plan a'i an "excellent
response to the need for stru ctu re and
ac countability, " and another which saw

oth er state co ll eges-more verti cal stru cture. more rigidity , etc. This makes us
more vu lnerable to those pressures affect-

Bough , a San Francisco Bay Area based folk group, will perform November 4 at 7:30 p.m. in
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the Evergreen State College Recital Hall.
Golden Bough combines elements of Celtic, Scandinavian, and American lolk mUSIC WIth therr own
cO'!lpositions to create a unique sound all their own. They blend two- and three-part vocal harmonIes
with guitar, whistle, flute. accordion , mandolin, mandala and a host 01 other Instruments.
.
This is Golden Bough's third tour 01 the Pacific Northwest, an area which they cla im IS among therr
favorites , and in which they will continue to travel and perlorm . For an evening 01 lun, traditional
music and sensitive original songs , don't miss Golden Bough .
.
Tickets lor the concert are $2.~lor students and seniors, and $3 for general. For advanced tIckets
call 866-6220

Movie Review

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The Olympia Film Society presents "Soldier 01
Orange." a highly acclaimed war epic from
Holland, November 7 at 8 p.m. in the Capitol Ci ty
StudiOS . 911 East 4th Avenue, Olympia Tickets
range Irom $1 .25 for OFS members to $2 .75 lor
non-members . Youth and senior discounts are
available .

Friday Nite Films presents W.R. : Mysteries of
the Organism shown in Lecture Hall 1 at 3 , 7, and
9 :30 p.m. lor $1 .50 .

Greeners Win Film Award·
by David Gaff

Remember when radio was done liye , all live
and nothing but live? If you miss those bygone
days as much as we do, then KAOS 89.3 FM has
a new program for you. On Sunday, November 7.
at 7 p. m., KAOS presents the first in a series of
broadcasts aptly entitled Alive In Olympia . Each
week KAOS production manager Bill E'i sman and
producer! interviewer John Baccigaluppi bring the
finest in local mUSical talent with an emphasis on
sound quality . This Sunday "Alive in Olympia"
presents Singer! songwriter and Evergreen studenl
Chris Bingham . Chris will play and talk about his
own original light folk music.

Friday

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The first competition for the Geoducks
will be the Whitman Pentathlon meet
starting at 10 a.m. on November 13. The
events, in order, are the 100-yard breaststroke, the 100-yard butterfly, 1-meter
diving, the 100-yard backstroke and the
200-yard individual medley. Each athlete
is eligible for five events -that's why it's
a pentathlon.
Awards will be given to the top woman
and top man in each stroke competition.
There will also be an overall award given
to a man and a woman.

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Johnson feels that: " I'm here for them
not for myself. I don't pressure them to
compete. There are certain workouts I
want them to do, but when they've had
enough, they can stop.
"This school represents the stud~nt who
feels he's an individual. That's the way I
run my team," he continued. Also, to
accommodate different students' schedules, practices are held at both 6-8 a.m .
and 4-fJ p.m .

by John Hill

Inner Place is Evergreen's student group
that is an "all faiths no faiths" center for
spiritual exploration. It is a place to
explore new age spirituality and global
spirituality in relation to peace and justice
concerns. Currently, Inner Place is sponsoring OXFAM America and the Fast for a
World Harvest. It is an event that will last
two weeks, from November 4 to 20. There
will be a variety of films, lectures and discuss ions culminating in the Fast for a
World Harvest.
Sydney Kinney, Coordinator of Inner
Place, says that the role of Inner Place is
rather nebulous, because the phrase
"spiritual exploration" can mean many
diHerent things to different people. !nner
Place is one place available to explore
. personal spiritual interests and ideas.
'. __ ...: ' ' ~'1\ According to Kinney, there are many
!. i ' "; .If ~tudent groups which are special interest;
" .... . '~·'·.,\..":!Jthese are important because they serve
he wide variety of interests of the stur, :.'
o dents on campus .
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me it is the underlying basis for my outlook on many issues ."
Kinney was asked if some of the events
that Inner Place sponsors, such as
OXFAM, are more "political" than
"spiritual ." She responded that even
politics have an essence which is based
on spirituality and responsibility; among
other things, Inner Place is here to explore
that aspect.
The OXFAM organization is a nonprofit,
nongovernmental agency that helps fund
self-sustaining appropriate projects. The
focus for aid is especially aimed at the
rural poor. Current projects include establishment of cooperative farms in Zimbabwe, reintroduction of traditional rice
varieties in Cambodia, and communal
equipment for a national food self-reliance
program in Nicaragua.
The Fast for a World Harvest is a day to
refrain from eating, sending the money
you would have spent on food to OXFAM,
which will use the money to support its
projects.
Inner Place welcomes any suggestions
for films and topics of discussion. Their
telephone number is 866-6144. Some of
the
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CAB 110: two films, Cambodia , Does It
Have a Future, and Rich and Poor, will be
shown .
Thursday, Nov. 11, 6:30 p .m. in Lecture
Hall 3: Dale Kelly will speak on world
hunger, and the film Everyone Everywhere
on the life of Mother Theresa will be
shown.
Thursday, Nov.18, Day of Fast. At 12
noon there will be either a film or
speaker, to be announced.
Thursday, Nov. 18, 6 p.m . in Lecture
Hall 5: Don Foran, who will be teaching
at Evergreen starting winter quarter, will
lecture on the root cause of world hunger.
There will be a discussion following.
Friday, Nov. 19, 8:30 a.m. in CAB 306:
There will be a bread and fruit breakfast
potluck.
A complete schedule of events can be
found by contacting the folks at Inner
Place.

On November 7. The Animat ion Film Festiva l
presents awardcwinning selections from the 16th
Intemationat Toumee of Animation . At 7 and
3 p.m . in the Recital Hall of The Communications
Building, TESC . Tickets are $2 and all proceeds
go to benefit the Garfield Elementary School!
Evergreen Garden Proiect.
Medieval. Et c. Film Series pr~sents The
.Yarriors with Errol Fly nn and Peter Finch shown
1 Lecture Hall 1. Tuesday. November 8 at 4 . 7.
Ind 9 : 30 p.m . Admission is $1 .50.
Continuing
The Art ists Co·Op Gallery. at 524 Sout h Wash ongton , in downtown Olympi a, will be featUring
as their Artists of the Week , November 5-13.
potter Joy Matheson. and 011 painter Betly Bangs .
Hours of the Gallery are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m . Mon ·
day thro ugh Saturday . For more infor mation Call
459-0946 .
An exhibit of painti ng s by two Seattle artists.
Alfredo Arregui~ and Susan Lytle . will be shown
Ihrough November 7 in Gallery 4 of The Evergreen
Galleries . Fourth fl oor of the Evans Library .

Coming Up
Singer· songwriter Gordon Lightfoot appears at
the Seattle Center Opera House for one perform·
ance only on Thursday. November 11. at 8 p. m
Tickets for this event are on sa lB at all TICKET·
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talk sOllle sense mto him . The colonel
t~lIs the sheriff to let it go, Rambo IS an
expert ill surVival tactics and they' ll never
get him as long as he's in the woods . The
colonel was right. I was pretty sure
!<ambo was a survival expert , but wha t
convinced me was after he'd been hldmg .
submerged in a river, and a short time
Idter finds himself trapped in a Illt:l e
shaft. There in the darkness he rip, off a
piece of cloth from his tunic , and damn if
that stuff doesn 't ignite like he IVil>
submerged in gasoline.
The colone l was right about another
thing, they couldn 't get him in the wood s
He's got to wreak havoc in town first.
Armed only with his su rvival smart s and
an M-W machine gun (he packs the thing
around like a Winchester rifle), Ramlio
blows up a service station , a trading post
and literally fights City Hall . Onl a :' ~er
the town has been reduced to rubble can
the colonel get him to give himself up.
Why wouldn't he, there's nothing left to
blow up anymore .
First Blood is not any better or worse
than other films in the " revenge" genre,
being equally self-righteous as Death Wish
or Magnum Force. Yet the fact that it
never tries to be anything more is its
problem, especially with the subject
matter . It doesn't give any insight into
Rambo's problem or try to give us some
kind of solution . I felt like they'd just
exploited the.!eality of psychologically
disturbed Vietnam veterans to make a
movie with plenty of action, which means
plenty of bucks in today's film market.
First Blood is now ~Iaying at the State
Theater.

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