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Community Center
remodel to have
compromises
ByTakKendrick
Staff Writer
While the Community Center might look the same from
the outside, next fall it will have a new look inside. Not
everybody is happy with the changes.
Plans for renovating the Community Center include
installing mailboxes and a mail room, facilities currently located
in A-dorm. These changes involve closing off nearly a third of
the floorspace from the Branch. Branch members and students
who frequent the Branch are upset.
Originally, Housing planned to remodel the Community
Center this summer to add the mailroom as well as Housing
offices said Chuck McKinney, assistant director of residential
life and head of the renovation project. However, after
preliminary conversations with consultants, it became obvious
that short of building a new Community Center, most of those '
original plans were not feasible. So Housing decided to
compromise and refurbish the Community Center rather than
completely remodeling.
As part of the compromise, the decision was made to move
the mailroom and build new mailboxes so that every resident
would have his or her own mailbox instead of having to share
one with roommates. The mailboxes would cover the wall where
the big indoor windows of the Branch are. The new mailroom
would be situated in the Branch's lounge with a door located to
the left where there is now a closet.
Students would get their own mailboxes, and the move
out of A dorm would allow A dorm to be locked late at night to
students who don't live there. Student who live on campus
throughout their college career could be able to keep the same
mailbox.
The remodel would effectively eliminate the lounge and
microwave area of the Branch as well as its visual access.
Students who work in the Branch are upset about the remodel,

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Tim Wise to return to Evergreen
By Christina Wellman
Contributing Writer

Anti-racism activist Tim Wise will visit Olympia on Friday,
making an afternoon stop to speak at The Evergreen State College
before giving a lecture at the Liberation Cafe at 7 p.m. on the
conservative backlash against social liberal policy. KAOS will air Wise
from 2-3 p.m.
Wise, renowned speaker and analyst of far-right political
movements, was at Evergreen last fall to debate affirmative action with
conservative opponent Dinesh D'Souza, former senior domestic policy
analyst for Ronald Reagan.
Wise has debated many conservatives, including the producer
of the Rush limbaugh show, and has confronted a Ku Klux Klan leader
on television. His quick tongue and years of activism have won him
compliments from antagonists such as David Duke, who refused to
debate him stating that Wise was too dangerous.
Wise's commitment to fighting racism stems from his
childhood. His multi-cultural, multi-racial preschool had placed
everyone as equals, yet the public school system immediately tracked
all of the non-white kids into "slow" programs. Living as a JewishAmerican in Nashville opened his eyes to the difficulties of being an
outsider. Hecreditsrustarr%'sprcgressrveniindsetwhich encouraged
him to think critically, as a major factor in his sensitivity to racism.
Wise's battle is to not only make "white folks" aware of the
institutionalizedracismaround them, but to educate them about how
they can make a difference. Wise explained in an article that "Most
Americans know little ofwhite anti-racism heroes; people who fought
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to make democracy a reality despite the risks of standing up to a racist
system and saying no."
Wise believes that the guilt white people feel over the history of
racism interferes with their ability to make a positive change in society.
He maintains that whites need to realize that they hold a privileged
position in society, and that they must use that position of influence
to effect change. Acknowledging white privilege and refusing those
unearned privileges are the steps necessary to make white people aware
of racism. "There are alternatives to accepting racism and [it] is possible
to create a better country."
Wise believes that if progressives wish to make issues such as
race and gender equality part of the political agenda, they need to pool
their resources and have some national framework, something broadbased enough to include everyone's agenda. He commented that this
unification was part of what made the Christian Coalition so effective.
Wise also realizes the importance of addressing the economic
difficulties encountered by more and more people. Many complain
that immigrants or affirmative action are taking away their jobs when
in reality the government s monetary policies have been largely at fault
by keeping unemployment at 5.3 to 5.5 percent. A real culprit behind
the employment downward-spiral is the fact that the social contract
between business and labor that was developed in the 1930s no longer
exists. Wise believes that part of the progressive agenda must include
lighting for economic policies that give to social interests rather than
to corporate mergers. He states, "We have to protect that vision and
defend the concepts of equality and justice."

Corner closed for
reorganization
By Tak Kendrick
Staff Writer
As part of planning for the Community Center
remodeling, the Corner has been closed since Sunday for
reorganizing. They will reopen next week.
Although rumors that the Corner will be forced to serve meat
are not entirely true, the Corner is looking at standardizing
menus, changing the format of what is on the menu and
improving the student-centered management. Prices however,
should not change.
The Corner is reorganizing mostly because of outside
pressures from Housing after losing approximately $25,000 in
the past 3 years.
"One of the things we have been saying is that we want to
give the Corner time to get itself out," said Chuck McKinney,
assistant residential life director and the accounts manager for
the Corner.
However, Housing official say they can't allow the Corner
to continue to lose money, and they have pushed for a
reorganization to be completed by May 1 so that when the
Corner opens in fall it will have the new format.
While the Corner staff doesn't know exactly what is in

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NEWS
Students rally for Police Services sex harassment training
By Hillary Rossi
and David Scheer
Staff Writer
As a campus tour group walked into the
CAB last week, a protest group marched out.
The prospective students and parents in the tour
group gave confused looks as 20 protesters
marched by with signs waving and pink and
orange balloons — "hooters"—pinned to their
shirts. One woman's sign read:
"I'VE GOT BIG HOOTERS / HIRE ME / HIRE ME"
The protesters demanded more training
for Police Services to raise awareness of sexual
harassment and assault. The rally was in
response to recently publicized complaints
alleging sexually harassive behavior by three
department employees.
The protestors made a circuit around Red
Square, marching out of the CAB, past the Police
Service's office and into the Library building.
They chanted, "Hey hey, ho ho, sexist cops have
got to go."
Inside the library lobby they stopped
walking momentarily and the chanting died
down. A few protestors checked their signs.
Written on them were slogans reminiscent of
high school drug programs: "'Just say no' to
sexist cops" and "Dare to get sexist cops off our
campus." The signs were recycled from Ralph
Nadar's presidential campaign.
The protest started again with a new
chant, "Make it stop, make it stop, we don't want
no sexist cops!" They walked down two

hallways and out a door by the clocktower.
A few protesters circulated petitions to
students lounging outside the CAB and around
Red Square. Many students signed, but some
refused saying they don't sign petitions.
Eventually, protesters congregated on Red
Square. Rosalinda Noriega, a co-coordinator of
the Rape Response Coalition, borrowed a
megaphone from Police Services director Steve
Huntsberry. She stood on a chair in Red Square
and spoke to protestors and passers-by.
The problems that have come up in Police
Services concern survivors of sexual assault and
rape and the community as a whole, said
Noriega. "We need to be taken seriously." She
feels that if the community doesn't voice their
opinions now, the alleged problems at Police
Services will go unnoticed.
Julie Pettigrew, the other Coalition
coordinator, said that not many people
participated but the protest was nevertheless a
success. The students involved spread the word
on campus, calling attention to the complaints
against some police department employees.
Before the protest she said, "this is something
that happened in the Evergreen community, and
the community should know."
Organizers now estimate that they have
over three hundred signatures on a petition
demanding a three day mandatory workshop for
all campus police. The officers have attended
workshops before, but Pettigrew says the
behavior of some doesn't reflect it. She suggests

Photo by Alex Crick

About 20 protestors massed on Red Square last Thursday to encourage the
college to mandate more training for Police Services.
that the training be coordinated through the
campus' Sexual Assault Prevention Office.
Police Services director Huntsberry was
present when the crowd passed his office. A few
protesters came through the office's double
doors and marched a circle around the small
lobby's coffee table. One of them handed a flier
to Lt. Larry Savage. Then they joined the rest of
the group outside.
"I was expecting something more," said

Huntsberry.
New to the college last spring, Huntsberry
has heard the story of how students filled
president Jane Jervis' office last year for a sit-in.
He feared it might happen again or that the
protesters would storm the back offices of Police
Services. But the protesters came and went
peacefully.
"Bless their hearts, they didn't do it," said
Huntsberry.

Interview with Fran Peavey on activism and watertreatment
By Molly Curtz

about this recent thinking as well as the story of
cleaning the river.

Contributing Writer
Fran Peavey is a long-time social change
worker and erstwhile comedian whose projects
have included work on civil rights, nuclear
weapons freeze, and peacemaking efforts in the
former Yugoslavia. She has written three books:
"Heart Politics," "Shallow
Pool of Time," and "By Life's
Grace." Fran says she was
born in Twin Falls, Idaho,
and her hobbies are
"gardening and hum."
In 1979, Dr. V.B.
Mishra asked Fran to help
him begin a campaign in
Varanasi, India to clean the
Ganges River. Since that
time she has returned each
year to Varanasi to continue
working there.
Fran will give two free
public talks in Olympia on
Wednesday, April 30: at
noon on campus in Library
3500, and at 7 p.m. at
Traditions Fair Trade
Caf
e, 5th and Water St,
downtown. The following
interview is a recent
conversation I had with Fran
about her work.
M.C.: The title of your talk
is going to be "Thinking
Like Water for Social
Change." What does water
have to do with social
change?

M.C.: What was the state of the Ganges River
when you first saw it, and have you seen
improvement ?
F.P.: When I first started
working there, there were
coherent lumps of shit
visible all over the surface
of the river closest to the
city. I watched people walk
down to the steps to the
river sixty thousand people
bathe there every day, take
their hands, and scrape the
shit off the top of the river,
and bathe and drink from
that place. Now, we rarely
see lumps of shit floating in
the river because the
pumps (which were built
when we started, the world
bank had come in and built
these pumps but had never
been able to get them to
work). Now those pumps
are working thanks to our
harassment
of
the
government. When we
started we had no sewage
treatment plants and now
we have three, with the
pumps operating some of
the time. So, while we still
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have sewage floating into
the river, we don't have
anywhere near as much. The pieces are broken
up. Most people who have lived there for twenty
years would say that the river is much cleaner.
But, because there is quite a lot of sewage broken
up in the water, the fecal coliform is still at a very
dangerous level as it flows through the city.
Also, we had a lot of dead bodies floating
in the river, and that was because poor people
could not afford, on their salary, to cremate their
relatives it was so expensive. Now we have a very
inexpensive electric crematorium that works
most of the time, so we don't have the dead

"There is an
advantage for
someone who
comes from
outside of the
system and
comes in. I
have a little
more leeway to
say things that
are outrageous,
and get by with
it because I'm a
Westerner."
-Fran Peavey

F.P.: I think for too long social change workers
have thought in militaristic terms. We used
things like, "the target, strategy, conquest."—
[It's] conquest thinking. Albert Einstein said,
"The atomic bomb changed everything except
our way of thinking." I really think we need to
change our way of thinking as social change
workers if we're going to make the changes that
are necessary. This year I've been looking at
other metaphors that can help us think about
change in non-militaristic terms. I'll be talking

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bodies. Those are two victories.
M.C.: So, you are still working for better
treatment?
P.P.: Well, no, we're actually working on a better
sewer system: a gravity flow, interceptor, a large
sewer system that will go right along the river
and take all the outflows and then put them into
the river. Because the pumps are out of order
during the monsoon season, and they are out
whenever the electricity is out, and the electricity
is out most mornings, we need to have a sewer
system that operates on gravity, not on
electricity. Also, we are working for a sewage
treatment system that treats fecal coliform. The
system that they chose is a Western kind of
sewage treatment. They wanted a Western
treatment system. But Westerners use a lot of
chlorine every day to treat the fecal coliform
from their sewage treatment plants that don't

treat the fecal coliform. We want a sewage
treatment system that treats fecal coliform
because that's what's killing our kids. So, we are
looking for oxidation ponds, a bio-remediation
system that uses biology to clean, rather than
the pumps and concrete that don't treat it.
Because we can't afford chlorine, and besides,
it's not good for the earth. We're still also trying
to change the habits of the people, because we
have a long way to go before we're really going
to be able to stand erect and say we're taking care
of this lovely river.
M.C.: How has being a woman and a Westerner
affected your work in India?
P.P.: Well, I'm sure that there have been
disadvantages to both. But, I prefer to think
about the advantages [laughs]. There is an
advantage for someone who comes from outside

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April 24,1997

NEWS
"Stolen'7 check really bank error
By Jeff Axel
St^ff Writer
Evergreen student Dawn Hanson thought
she deposited her paycheck in the cash machine
in the CAB. While withdrawing money from the
ATM she checked her reciept and discovered
that her Balance was very low. She called the
bank. The bank first told Hanson that either
they lost the check or she didn't put in the
envelope. But, after a few calls, she was told that
someone went into the Black Lake branch of
Seafirst and cashed the check. Hanson said, "I
was shocked. How could someone do that to
me? [The money] was what I was planning on
living off of for the month. I was even planning
on selling some of my stuff." Had her check been
stolen?
Hanson went with officer Bob McBride to
the bank on April 21 and signed a document
called an affidavit of forgery to say that she was
telling the truth that she hadn't cashed the

WHY?

check. McBride made the bank send the film
from the security camera to Seattle to be
processed so that a picture of the teller and
check thief could be caught. The bank also
requested a copy of Hanson's check.
On Tuesday, the Seattle processing station
faxed a copy of the check to the bank. The bank
discovered that the teller had not written
Hanson's driver's license number on the check,
which is what the teller would have done had
Hanson brought in to be cashed. Apparently
what happened was when the teller processed
the deposits that were brought in from
Evergreen's ATM, the teller mistook Hanson's
check for a drive-thru transaction at the bank.
So the teller wrote off the check as a cashed
check instead of a deposit. The bank recognized
the error when Dawn's check showed up
without the necessary driver's license
information on it. They plan to correct the
error.

Cops find pot, bongs in dorms
By Jeff Axel
Staff Writer
A burnt pizza set off the general building
alarm in a Housing dorm at 6:30 p.m. on April
21. The fire department responded, along with
Police Services officers Bob McBride and Bob
Bird.
Inside the residence Bird says McBride saw
a glass bong in an open living room closet.
McBride and Bird became suspicious.
They accompanied the fire fighters as they
checked bedrooms as part of the procedure for
building alarms. Several of the rooms had bongs
and pipes in plain sight, says Bird. One of the
rooms was full of marijuana smoke.
Since the marijuana and the drug
paraphernalia were so visible, McBride and Bird
knew that they would be granted a search
warrant for the residence. Instead of getting a
warrant they decided to approach the

PEAVEY from Page 2
of the system and comes in. I have a little more
leeway to say things that are outrageous, and get
by with it because I'm a Westerner. ... People
think women are stupid and so I'm able to ask
questions and say "Oh, I don't understand," and
get information. For instance, when we were
once with the Minister of Environment for the
country, I said to him: "Why won't you release
to us your water testing results?" And he said,
"Because there would be riots." I think because
people assume women are stupid, they tend to
tell a kind of truth that maybe they wouldn't tell
somebody they felt more defensive toward.
I think it's difficult for men to work with
women there. We could say anything, we could
call it sexism, we could just say it's not their
tradition to work as equals with women. But, it
is my tradition to work as equals with men, so I
work as equals with them.
M.C.: Why did you choose to take on a project
that was so far from home?
F.P.: Well, actually I didn't choose to take on a
project so far from home [laughs]. The project
came to me and it happened to be far from
home! I wouldn't probably have chosen that. I
also work close to home. I work on rivers and
environmental work and also work against
ethnic violence at home. So, I'm not just totally
preoccupied with international work. In fact I
think probably my most important work is the
work I do at home. I work on two projects of
international significance just now, and many
projects at home.

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apartment's residents that were home at the
time. McBride and Bird explained that they
could get a search warrant, but if the residents
would bring out what they had, no criminal
charges would be pressed. Police Services
officers say they are more lenient when residents
are very cooperative.
The residents brought out their
paraphernalia, which included 8 pipes, 4 bongs,
a plastic bag of greenbud, and five baby
marijuana plants about three inches tall. Two
of the pipes were stuffed and ready to be smoked
and two of the bongs were expensive glass
bongs. One of the bongs was yellow and three
feet long, one was purple. The purple bong was
a foot and a half long "party bong" with 6 tube
extensions, says Bird.
All of the residents have been referred to
the campus grievance officer for possible
sanctions.

Upcoming Forum;
A Conversation with
Campus Police is
scheduled for 12:30
p.m. April 30 in the
Library Lobby.
The Rape Response Coalition has
set a tentative date for a forum to discuss
some of the issues raised by recently
publicized complaints alledging sexual
harassment among Police Services
employees.
The forum will be held in a
"fishbowl" format, meaning that certain
people will discuss the issues while an
audience listens.
Police Services director Steve
Huntsberry says that he and possibly
others from his department will
participate.
A number of college officials,
student leaders and other community
members will also be asked to participate
in the discussion.

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Legislators cry wolf on
"Evergreen protest"
of security guards were standing in front of the
By Trevor Pyle
building. By then, all the protesters had left
Staff Writer
Business at the Capitol was postponed the building. When Merriman asked the
for about an hour last Wednesday when security guards what happened, they said that
protesting Evergreen students tried to force the protesters weren't Evergreen students at
all, but high school and middle school students
their way into the legislative chamber.
At least, that's what some state legislators protesting a bill that would increase the
and staff thought when they called Kim likelihood of minors spending time in adult
Merriman, who is Evergreen's liaison between prisons.
Merriman says the assumption that the
the school and the legislature.
Around four in the afternoon, she protesters were Evergreen students came from
received five phone calls from legislators and "past protest history that TESC has been
involved with."
staff, asking her to
^————
"We live in a
drive to the Capitol
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college
town," she
and
ask
some
said. "[Protesting] is
protesting Evergreen
not uncommon at
students to leave.
colleges across the
When she asked
country."
what had happened,
Jane
Jervis,
Merriman was told
Evergreen's president,
that about a dozen
has similar thoughts.
students
were
She still has
protesting. Above the
legislators
talk to her
chamber where the
about the time
Senate met, there is
7
Evergreen students
another floor, like a
protested the Gulf
balcony, where people
War in 1992. That
may sit and listen
_—__^_—
was the year some
quietly
to
the
proceedings. Some students had walked into students went to the Capitol to protest the
United States' involvement with the war
that area and began chanting.
"I don't know what the chant was, against Iraq. Finding the door open, the
exactly," Merriman said. "Something about protesters walked into the chamber and
started protesting in front of surprised
oppressing the people."
Security tried to remove the students. At legislators.
"Legislators are scared of Evergreen
the same time, other students outside the
students," Jervis said. "Everyone remembers
doors of the chambers tried to get in.
Legislators and security guards held the the Gulf War protest, even if they weren't
doors shut against the protesters. The session there.
"[This protest] reveals an underlying bias
was then called 'at ease,' which means it was
against Evergreen students and young people
postponed.
''
That's when Kim Merriman started in general," Jervis said.
Security guards said the ages of the
getting phone calls.
She drove to the Capitol, where a'number protesters were between 13 and 17 years old.

"[This protest]
reveals an
underlying bias
against Evergreen
students and
young people in
general/ Jervis
said.

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April 24,1997

Affirmative action
forum to be held
Monday
First Peoples' Advising will
have an affirmative action forum on
Monday, April 28 from 12 to 2 p.m.
in the Library lobby to discuss its
affects on higher education.
The forum will be in a questionand-answer format. The panel will
consist of Roberto Reyes-Colon the
Commissioner on Hispanic
American Affairs, Tony Orange the
Commissioner on African American
Affairs, David Dela the Commisioner
on Asian American Affairs, Buddy
Villanueva the former Commissioner
on Asian American Affairs, Anna
Shieckt of Safe Place, Paul Gallegos,
special assistant to Evergreen's
president for affirmative action, and
social activist Tim Wise.
For more information call Vu
Chu at x6467.

Film Ranch
teaches tools of
the trade
The highly energetic and
creative production wing of the
Olympia Film Society, the Olympia
Film Ranch, is dedicated to
facilitating the making of
community films and allied arts by
providing
classes/workshops,
affordable equipment rental, facility
access, a reference library and a
place for people to share their works
and ideas.
The Olympia Film Ranch is a
resource for anybody looking to
further their knowledge in the areas
of film and video. They endeavor to
serve the community by
accommodating its media needs.
There are many people with the
skills and know-how that are always
more than happy to assist with
actualizing visions and dreams.
Anybody can make a film;
there are always workshops and
special events taking place. Prior
film/video knowledge is not
necessary.
Starting Thursday, April 24,
through May 15, an Introduction to
Screen Writing workshop will be
offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Instructor
Corey Lopardi will teach the basics

April 13th
0055 Evergreen Police Services
assist the Police Department with
a burglary in the Village Mart.
1827 B-dormers have serious
culinary error resulting in alarm
activation.
April 14th
0013 Tunnel door wedged open,
no entry discovered.
2115 Unmentioned items stolen
from A-dorm room.
April 15th
2310 Vehicle observed speeding
on Parkway.
April 16th
1810
R-dormers experience
cooking problems, stimulating

of story, style, structure and stamina
needed to complete a film script.
The cost is $20 for all four classes,
each held on four consecutive
Thursdays.
Workshops in Practical
Cinematography and Direct
Animation will be offered later in
May and June.
For more information or to
sign up for workshops, call the
Olympia Film Ranch Office at (360)
754-4799.

Greeners flock to Free Postcards

Botzer and McBride have been to
Evergreen before discussing their
personal experience with being
transsexuals.
For
further
information contact the EQA at
x6544.

Deadline for
Senior Thesis Arts
project proposals
The deadline for Expressive
Arts Senior Thesis project proposals
for 1997-98 is Friday, May 2.
The Senior Thesis Projects give
students in the Expressive Arts the
opportunity to work intensively on
a final project in their discipline.
Selected projects will be awarded a
stipend of $250 and will receive
priority over other contracts for
equipment and space.
Senior Thesis Packets are
available at COM 301, the
Communications Building Office.
For more information contact
Patrick Owen, Senior Thesis
Coordinator, at COM 304A, x6632.

Environmental
Forum coming
The 8th annual Rachel Carson
Environmental Forum will be held
on April 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. in
Lecture Hall 1. The forum is
sponsored by the Masters of
Environmental Studies Graduate
Student Association, and features
guest speaker Alan Thein Durning.
Alan Durning is the author of
This Place on Earth and founder of
Northwest Environment Watch. He
will be speaking about "Our
Attachment to our Home Places." A
reception with refreshments and
music will follow.
For more information contact
Alys Barkes through x6479.

Slightly West
selections made

During spring break, a
selections committee chose the short
stories, poetry, photos, etc. for the
spring issue of Slightly West.
Vietnamese
All
contributors
that
submitted to Slightly West before
Celebration a
spring break will be notified
sometime during the next two weeks
success
about whether or not their work was
chosen for publication.
by Yen Thi Trimble
Students, staff .or aluftvni
CPJ Contributor
whose submissions arrived after the
Once again the Vietnamese
April 7 deadline can choose whether
people celebrated in remembrance
to have the current editors save them
of Hung Vuong, the first king of
for
next winter's selection
Photo
by
Gary
Love
Vietnam.
committee,
which will be under new
Nate Mahoney placed a rack of postcards out on Red
This annual event was a special
editors
and
new guidelines, or
celebration to honor the country's
Square, free to the public. He is a Mediaworks student
retract
the
submission
and try their
founder, who died 4,000 years ago.
who is doing a production dealing with mail, postcards
luck
with
other
publications.
The ceremony included singing the
and communication. He is recording on video how
If a self-addressed stamped
anthems of both the United States
people react to the postcards, and is also accepting
envelope
(SASE) was not included
and Vietnam, worshippers bowing
comments that you can send to him via (you guessed it)
with
the
submission, and the
to the throne, a tea ceremony,
postcard. His video will premiere at the Mediaworks
submission
is not being published in
children singing and dancing, and a
Public
Screening,
June
11,
at
6
p.m.
in
the
Slightly
West,
then it is being held
dinner in honor of Hung Vuong.
at the Slightly West office, CAB 320,
Communications Building Recital Hall.
The Vietnamese Community
to be picked up by the author. (If the
Association works on projects
instrument and learn about hunger work was selected for publication,
throughout the year to unite the Help fight Hunger
issues. Also, Irish dancers will but the author did not submit a
community. This celebration of
perform
on May 4, at 1:15 p.m.,
Vietnamese ancestry was well- with CROPWALKS before the 10k walk/run at the State SASE, the author will be notified by
phone.) Call the editors at x6879 for
planned, carefully organized, and
This year marks the 50th Capitol.
questions.
presented successfully.
Anniversary of CROPWALKS
For more information, contact
worldwide. The CROPWALK '97 Tammy Fellin, recruitment coCommittee is hosting four chairperson at 352-5086.
educational rallies throughout
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Yzstar Counciling,
Jen Card,
May 2. The white CROPWALK '97 Transition
Yanah G.
Astro-Palmistry
van will also visit various
neighborhoods throughout the next Forum tonight
two weeks.
At 7 p.m. tonight a free
Astrology &
Along with the educational and open forum will discuss
Hypnotherapy
rallies, a food drive for the Thurston experiences on transitioning
April 17th
County food bank will take place, from one gender to another.
1305
Backpack mercilessly
with free will donations being taked The event is sponsored by the
ganked in Housing.
wo professional spirit beings
at various locations. CROPWALK Evergreen Queer Alliance.
'97 will provide food for refugees in Two transsexual people, using the tools of astrology,
April 18th
countries such as Rwanda and Zaire, Marsha Botzer and Kai hypnotherapy, NLP, and astro1420 Flowers all begin blooming,
aid in famine relief for places like McBride, will talk about palmistry to open doorways of
giving an ethereal air to campus.
North Korea and help to fund self- their experiences from before,
2133 Officer Darwin Eddy reports
choice resources and personal
development projects like drilling for during and after making their
making a controlled swerve to
Come away
water.
transition in genders. The empowerment.
avoid hitting a frog. The frog went
enriched,
enlivened,
and resourceFor
its
size,
Thurston
County
is
forum will be held in Lecture
on its way unhit.
the largest CROPWALK in the Hall 5.
full from just one session ... insight
Northwest. The first rally will be
Botzer and McBride into yourself is the key!
April 19th
held at the Evergreen State Colleg in come from the Ingersoll
1611 Challenge facilitators learn
203 E. 4A Ave #218
Lecture Hall 4. On Friday, April 25, Gender Center in Seattle.
about fire alarms in an
In the security building at the corner of
at noon.
Botzer founded Ingersoll in
experiential fashion at the Organic
The final rally will be May 2, at 1977. Ingersoll counsels
4th and Washington.
Farmhouse.
Sylvester Park at noon, with pledge people with the feeling their
1630 Some not-too-bright person
Call 786-8838 for more information.
forms and an informal jam session; own gender was not the
steals a paycheck.
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April 24,1997

NEWS
Farmworkers boycott
FLAV-R-PAC and Gardenburger
VIEWPOINT

(the United Farm Workers of America and
By Ryan Keith
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon among
and Claudia Sandoval
them), was called in an attempt to bring
MEChA Members
NORPAC growers into negotiations with the
As many as 100,000 Mexican farmworkers. NORPAC President Rick
farmworkers work in Oregon during some part Jacobsen said that farmers who raise crops for
of each year... They live in crowded labor NORPAC are exempt from state and federal
camps or old farm houses, receive no paid laws that protect collective bargaining rights
breaks or overtime pay, are exposed to for non-agricultural workers. Farmworkers do
dangerous pesticides and are fired, evicted not have these collective bargaining rights
from grower-owned housing, and threatened because of the perishable nature of agricultural
with physical violen cewhen th ey dare to speak commodities. These rights are also denied in
out. But despite the obstacles, workers are order to stop unions from shutting down
struggling for justice... and they need your harvests.
The boycott is targeting NORPAC's
help." - PCUN information pamphlet
FLAV-R-PAC canned and frozen foods (retail
In 1992, the independent farmworker & wholesale), as well as Gardenburger because
union, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Wholesome & Hearty Foods is breaking the
boycott by using
Noroeste (PCUN),
NORPAC as a
or
Northwest
——————
distributor. PCUN
Treeplanters and
Farmworkers do not have
hopes that by
Farmworkers
forcing NORPAC
United, called for a
these collective bargaining
(Oregon's largest
nationwide
rights because of the
food processor) to
consumer boycott
perishable
nature
of
the bargaining
of NORPAC, the
table,
other
largest
food
agricultural commodities.
growers who raise
processing
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crops for other
cooperative west of
processors will
the Mississippi River. NORPAC, based in
Stayton, Oregon, is jointly owned by 300 soon follow.
Farmworkers at NORPAC farms continue
growers. It has almost $300,000,000 in annual
sales of frozen and canned foods primarily to risk their housing, jobs and personal safety
under its FLAV-R-PAC label throughout the by organizing for better living and working
U.S., Canada, Japan and other countries. conditions. However, more support is needed.
NORPAC also sells its products under Westpac PCUN is requesting your support in their
Campaign for Collective Bargaining
and Santiam labels in other areas as well.
Under the leadership of PCUN, Agreements. If you wish to help or find out
farmworkers have been organizing for more about this struggle for basic rights and
increased wages, the right to breaks and to protection, please contact MEChA (Chicana/
receive overtime pay, fair treatment and decent o student organization) at (360) 866-6000, x
living conditions. In response, NORPAC and 6143 (or come to the office on the 3rd floor of
other Oregon-based agribusiness formed "The the CAB); or contact PCUN at 503-982-0243;
Council for Agricultural Employers" to combat fax: 503-769-1274.
Information will also be distributed at the
union representation of the workers and to
Agustin
Lira & Musical Group "Alma"
convince consumers that conditions for
farmworkers aren't that bad. NORPAC performance on Thursday, April 24 at 6 p.m.
growers have refused to negotiate with PCUN, (Tonight) in the TESC Library Lobby.
to allow union elections on their farms, and
they have refused to sign a pledge of non- *Information in this article obtained from
retaliation against workers on their farms who PCUN
**Ryan Keith and Claudia Sandoval are active
raise complaints.
members
in MEChA.
The boycott, which is supported by over
50 local, regional and national organizations

Remodel continued from cover
especially the loss of atmosphere.
"When people go up to the Bookstore
they might spend 10 seconds of conversation,
but here people can sit down, cook their food
and talk," said Casey Hall, a Branch employee.
Branch employees are also upset because
they weren't told about the new plan until it
had been, finalized, unlike the original plan,
which involved input from the Branch.
"What was frustrating was when the big
plan fell through, we weren't even let in on the
little plan," employee Amy Davidman said.
The Branch employees are not the only
ones upset with the remodeling. "That kind of
sucks. When I go to the Branch I like to go in,
sit down and eat and wait for my friends. It
would be kind of lame to go in there and have

no place to sit down," said Christabel Fowler, a
student who goes to the Branch several times
a day.
Since the Branch is a tenant and not part
of Housing there is little they can do to stop
Housing's plans said Robert Payne, the Branch
manager. "All I'm trying to do is be supportive
to them [the student employees], hear them,
but I can't tell Housing what to do."
With the changes going to take place, The
Branch is trying to look towards the positive
side. Today, a vendor-designer will be coming
in, looking at the space and helping to optimize
the smaller amount of space. Branch
employees want their opinions heard. They
also hope to discuss the issue with Housing
residents.

Race Relations Forum Today
A public forum focused on issues of ethnic
diversity and recognition at Evergreen will be
held today in Library 2100 at 3 p.m. Please come
and express your thoughts on racial and cultural
insensitivity, the history of institutional racism,
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Housing are demanding for the
reorganization:
• A minimum of two 19 hour, eight credit, paid
interns who would be responsible for the dayto-day administration of all business aspects
of the Corner. Having the interns is not
negotiable from Housing's standpoint;
however, the scope of their jobs, decisionmaking power, and selection procedure is very
negotiable.
• The Corner must create working options that
allow for full-time students to be members and
work less than 15 hours per week.
• The Corner must create a menu that reflects
the Housing residents' eating preferences. This
probably will include less emphasis on vegan
offerings and more on vegetarian offerings.
McKinney says that this requirement does not
necessarily mean the Corner will have to serve
meat unless an outpouring of residents want
meat to be served. Even then, meat will

probably be used only as a side item like
pepperoni on pizzas, said McKinney.
• The Corner must create a standard set of
recipes and use them regularly. The Corner
may wish to create daily specials using
innovated recipes in addition to the new
standard format.
• The Corner must review and streamline its
decision making process. This review must
include some form of whole-group process as
well as set limits on the group scope of
responsibility.
• The Corner must review its entire menu and
determine what items should be carried
forward to next year and what kind of new
items should be added.
While the Corner staff is currently
discussing these and other options for
restructuring, they are also looking at physical
remodeling to occur this summer with the rest
of the Community Center.

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NEWS
Abe Osheroff and the New Labor Movement
By Christina Wellman
he has always fought on the losing side of a
Contributing Writer
struggle, but states that the act of fighting
Eighty-two year old Abe Osheroff, against injustice was much more important
lifelong activist and veteran of the Spanish Civil than consideration of the odds. He is proud
War, stood with his microphone dangling from because he maintains that "a radical activist has
one hand bellowing words of wisdom to the the highest paying job." He expounds that the
two-hundred person audience which filled The measure of success is not wealth or power, but
Evergreen State College library lobby on a person's sense of whether her life has followed
Tuesday, April 8. The audience of community her ideals. Osheroff's belief in justice caused
members and students had gathered to watch him to encourage young people to get involved,
Osheroff's award-winning film entitled to join him in the fight for a better world. He
"Dreams
and
mentioned
Nightmares" on
—^—
California
the Spanish Civil
strawberry
War and to hear
workers and the
about a century of
homeless as two
struggle
for
sectors of society
justice. Osheroff
desperately in
came to Olympia
need of people to
not only to share
share in their
his history of
struggle.
activism but to
PCUN,
Northwest
encourage young
~~^^^^~^^~ -————^^———
people to involve
Treeplanters and
themselves in current movements for social Farmworkers United, serves as an excellent
change. A manifestation of labor movements example of an organization striving to change
around his speech formed the bridge between an established social order. PCUN has worked
his exhortations and possibilities for real with laborers in Oregon's Willamette Valley
response. Osheroff's event fell prior to many since 1985 to bring equilibrium to the power
farmworker protests throughout the northwest relationships between farmers and laborers.
and was accompanied by representatives of the The union does not have contracts with farms,
AFL-CIO sponsored Organizing Institute who but rather provides services to the immigrants
were tabling to encourage students to spend a such as completion of paperwork for taxes and
summer as union organizers.
citizenship and legal counsel, especially for
Osheroff's call to action is credible work related conflicts. PCUN also has an
because both his life and his speech reflect the alternative school which provides
same commitment to social justice found in English classes and explains the new
today's farmworker movement. Osheroff laws around immigrant status. The
typifies his belief in equality as a struggle members pay for all of this out of their
against bullies. He organized laborers in the $8 monthly union dues.
coal fields of Pennsylvania during the 1930s
In 1991, PCUN organized the first
when unions were radical enough to take over union-organized strike in the state's
factories. He sided with the worker-owned history of agricultural workers. This
Republic of Spain in 1937 against the Hitler- action was followed in 1995 by a "Tenth
backed Nationalist Front comprised of the Anniversary Organizing Campaign"
church, military, and landowners. He joined which focused on workers demands
2,800 other US citizens as a member of the which had not been granted after the
Abraham Lincoln Brigade to support Spain's 1991 strike. A PCUN flier lists worker
fight, the only popular-led anti-fascist demands as better wages, seniority
movement of the time.
rights, paid breaks, a grievance
Osheroff has been on the front lines of procedure, job security, and an end to
many other populist causes. He worked in work place harassment. Although the
Mississippi in 1964 with the civil rights workers had received a raise, the strike
movement and in 1985 he joined the Lincoln organizers were fired the following year,
Brigade to Nicaragua in order to offer his and the rest of the worker's demands
support and carpentry skills to the Sandinista were not listened to.
The union provides the members with
government. The Sandinistas, unpopular in
the United States for their socialist policies, are one of its greatest weapons: collective action.
internationally reputable for their overthrow As Osheroff has experienced, the strongest and
of a dictatorial regime and their successful most moving times of people's lives are when
health and literacy campaign throughout they organize something they believe in
Nicaragua. Osheroff recognizes the fact that because it is a chance to harmonize what they

In Osheroff's words,
"No matter how dark it
gets [people like me]
will always try to keep
a candle burning/'

think, what they say, and what they do.
"There is a constant struggle to make
these three elements of life harmonize."
Osheroff harmonized these three elements of
life the most when volunteering in Nicaragua,
the Spanish Civil War, and the Mississippi civil
rights movement. The quality of human
contact in these experiences is part of what
elevated them as important pinnacles in his
life. Working with people fed Osheroff's
passion for social justice and allowed him to
continue working for justice throughout his
life.
Yet the justice farmworkers seek has been
hampered by many obstacles, foremost of
which is the unwillingness of growers to
concede to union demands. Farmworkers are
not protected by collective-bargaining laws,
which hamper the effectiveness of strikes. "The
level of controls growers have [over strikes] is
pretty high," said Frank Byers, manager of the
store campaign for PCUN. The growers can
easily bring in more workers to replace the
strikers because of the labor surplus in
farmwork.
PCUN decided to target NORPAC, a
grower-owned cooperative which pulls in
nearly $300 million annually, to spotlight the
difficulties of forcing growers to listen to their
demands. Byers explained that PCUN chose
to boycott NORPAC because it is locally based
and one of the largest food processors west of
the Mississippi. The boycott, called in 1992,
asks consumers to boycott NORPAC cannery
products sold under the FLAV-R-PAC and

NORPAC boycott only further hampers union
work for justice.
Yet PCUN is not giving up or moving to
the side but fighting back for worker's rights.
Byers maintains that NORPAC is beginning to
feel the effect of the boycott "Growers are
starting to realize that we're serious and a
union is going to happen. It's not an if
proposition but a when [proposition]."
Osheroff and PCUN both serve as
examples, personal and organizational, of the
commitment needed and possibilities entailed
for real social change to occur. Osheroff's
experience taught him that the most effective
way for real change to occur is through
organizations like PCUN that work with the
most powerless members of society. "If you
want to make a difference you have to work as
an individual with the bottom in order to make
real meaningful noise." PCUN not only
increases the opportunities for farmworkers,
but roughly half of the organizers are
farmworkers themselves. The organization is
an example of the effectiveness of selforganizing and what can happen when people
work to make a difference in their daily lives.
Osheroff encourages people to follow
their passions and their belief and never give
up hope. He reminds people that passion
requires nourishment in order to live, which
means people must feed their political passion
in order to not give up hope. In Osheroff's
words, "No matter how dark it gets [people like
me] will always try to keep a candle burning."
PCUN is prepared to keep their passion
alive and fight for workers rights.
PCUN encourages citizens to support
them in their struggles against
NORPAC and share in the FLAV-RPACXGardenburger boycott. Locally,
the coop and the Pleasant Peasant
have supported the boycott of
Gardenburger and the efforts of
PCUN for sometime. The boycott s
effectiveness is increased as it is
accompanied by worker actions
throughout the northwest. On April
13, there was a rally for strawberry
workers in California, and on April
20, in Yakima, Washington there was
a march for the apple workers of
Washington in memory of Cesar
Chavez. On April 26, in Yakima, WA,
there will be a conference on
immigrant's rights and welfare
reform. All people interested in
working on labor issues are encouraged to
attend. Contact the labor center at TESC for
more information. To express your support of
the boycott, call PCUN at (503) 982-0243 or
NORPAC at (503) 769-1021.

The union provides the
members with one of its
greatest weapons:
collective action. As
Osheroff has experienced,
the strongest and most
moving times of people's
lives are when they
organize something they
believe in.
Santiam labels to encourage NORPAC to
negotiate with PECUN. Additionally, PCUN
has asked for a boycott of Gardenburger
because Gardenburger has an exclusive
transport agreement with NORPAC.
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NEWS

Future plans for technology fee up in the air
By Robert Walker
saying things like they would never implement
St3(ff Writer
it."
So far, students seem to have been
Despite rumors circulating around
apathetic. A disappearing task force studied
campus, administrators at The Evergreen State
the issue last year, but none of its meetings
College have no plans to impose a technology
fee.
exceeded fifteen attendees. And some of the
Computers and Computing staff expressed
Whiten asked, Art Costantino, college
vice-president and head of student affairs, said,
reservations.
According to one staff,
"We couldn't impose a technology fee even if
Computing and Communications would have
we wanted to.
The
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trouble funding staffing
legislation requires that it
from a technology fee as
be student-initiated."
the law provides that
Costantino produced a
students can abolish it at
any time. Ron Johnson
copy of 1997 SSHB 2293,
said that at the UW, "No
the law allowing a
technology fee, and
money has gone to
pointed to the first
administration
yet,
sentence: "The governing
though
there
are
proposals to spend a very
board of each of the state
universities, the regional
tiny fraction that way. It
universities, and The
has so far been split
between our labs (both
Evergreen State College,
central
and
upon
the
written
departmental)
and
agreement of its respective
overall email, web, dial
student
government
organization
or its
up and internet services
equivalent, may establish
(used by something on
the order of 30,000
and charge each enrolled
students)."
student a technology fee,
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The problem
separate from other fees."
with funding staffing
According to Costantino,
from technology fees is the law: according to
even though Evergreen lacks a student
Section 1, Paragraph 4, "...the student
government, it would probably be possible to
government association or its equivalent may
add a technology fee by majority referendum.
abolish the fee by a majority vote." Paying staff
"But we aren't going to do anything about a
from a potentially unstable source of funding
technology fee unless the students bring it to
could be difficult. And at TESC, staffing is
us," emphasized Costantino.
already at a premium. "It'd be great if we could
The adamant stance taken by TESC
add more computers," said one Computing
administration was explained by Ron Johnson
and Communications staff, "But who's going
at the University of Washington—thus far the
to pay for the extra electrical and network
only Washington institution of higher learning
wiring, or the staff to set up and maintain
to impose a technology fee. Johnson said, "I
them? We already have our hands full."
would point out that TESC actively lobbied
What worked for the UW might not work
against and testified against the tech fee statute

Some fear that
with a
technology fee,
the Legislature
could opt to
reduce or
eliminate that
funding, making
Evergreen's
funding issues
worse than
before.

for Evergreen. TESC currently receives the
majority of its technology funding from the
Legislature. But according to Johnson, "The
funding for equipment at the UW was axed by
the legislature half a decade ago and never
restored, so there is almost no state funding
for student (or other academic) technology
here. On the other hand, TESC receives more
funding per full-time equivalent than any other
institution of higher learning in Washington
state." With a technology fee, the Legislature
could opt to reduce or eliminate that funding,
making Evergreen's funding issues worse than
before.
Pat Castaldo of Housing pointed out,
"Many students are bringing computers to
school. The proposed dorm wiring project
would let Housing residents use their own
machines on the campus network." With more
students using their own computers, the
computer lab crunch may be less of a problem
in the future.

Bicycle comes to town
A musical bike band is will perform on Friday
night. The
ic group calls itself Bicycle,
v\d they maybike
turn out to 1be the darlings of this weekend's
festival.
Originally formed in 1994, they dedicate their
act to alternatives to motorized transportation. The
band is made up of Kurt Liebert, vocals, Brian
Chenault, guitar, and Forrest Kemper, drums. For
each tour they travel exclusively by bike, pulling
their equipment behind them.
When Bicycle first started up, according to an
article by Christy Goldfeder in GearHead Cy berzine,
Leibert'S mother hauled their equipment in her van.
After a while their popularity picked up and Raleigh
bike company and B.O.B. decided to sponsor them.
Their current tour has taken them from Tijuana to
Seattle. They use Raleigh mountain bikes and tow
their equipment with in B.O.B. trailers.
It is demanding work pulling 70 pounds of
equipment, but with shows spaced no more than
50 miles apart, they can handle the ride. They use
special lightweight guitars and a "pared down"
drum set.
They will play in the Longhouse this Friday
at 8 p.m. They may also play during the Wrencher's
ball, but that isn't for sure.

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the Coooer Point Journal

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Anril 24.1997

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

By L. R. Rea

Research
An Alterna
Antibiotics first became available around 1944.
They were "miracle drugs" that could reduce once lethal
infections to simple inconveniences. Since that first
unveiling, the use of antibiotics has skyrocketed. This
use (and overuse) has resulted in a corresponding
increase in antibiotic resistance among bacteria.
Scientists are being forced to look back at the methods
used before World War II to treat infectious diseases that
are quickly becoming incurable. In particular, they are
now looking at some of the remedies used in less
westernized parts of the world.
One possibility is currently being explored at
Evergreen. For decades, the people of the former Soviet
Union have used bacteriophage to treat infections.
Bacteriophage—tiny viruses that attack bacteria—are
the natural predators of the microbes that cause diseases
such as tuberculosis, syphilis, dysentery, leprosy, and
cholera, to name only a few. They can be found in all of
the habitats in which bacteria are found: in the digestive
tracts of mammals, in the oceans, in soil (perhaps on
Mars), etc. Like antibiotics, bacteriophage can only
attack bacterial cells.
In Tbilisi, Georgia, of the former Soviet Union,
phage are poured on open wounds, ingested, injected
into the blood stream, and used to sterilize counter tops
and other surfaces. Use of phage has dramatically
decreased the rates of infant mortality and increased the
chances of survival from many common bacterial
infections, resulting in a longer life expectancy.
In the Bacteriophage T4 Lab on campus, two
projects are currently being undertaken to look at the
possibilities for phage therapy. Mark Mueller and Stacy
Smith are testing different strains of bacteriophage on
varied bacteria. Some bacteriophage are extremely
specific and can attack only one particular strain of
bacteria, while others can attack a wide range of related
microbes. This is important for any future medical
applications. One drawback of antibiotics is that they
wipe out all bacterial strain both harmful and helpful.
The digestive system of a healthy animal is full of

Where's the Chairs?
Evergreen has a problem. It's a problem population
created. The ratio of chairs to students has been
dramatically skewed. There have been many reports of
custodians running around with huge rings of keys
hanging from their trousers and carts full of chairs, but
where are the chairs now? Many people are wondering,
where do those chairs go? They certainly aren't in the
classrooms.
"This problem is getting way out of hand," says
Heidi Haynes, a Literary Journalism student sitting on
the floor. Jason Miller, a pillow-carrying student, says
"something has to be done." Suggestions have been
pouring in. One possible solution which may go up for
vote next year involves an intercom system. This system
will link every classroom that has chairs in it to a central
computer that plays music. Every 10 minutes a song will
play, like "Dancing Cheek to Cheek." Then, ritually,
everyone will play musical chairs so that each person gets
a chance to sit in a seat instead of on the floor, sidewalk,
or stairs. This is of utmost importance because there
are rumors going around about students who have
serious back problems. Paul Reath, a therapeutic
masseur, exclaimed, "I've had a hard time at Evergreen
this year. Fact is I quit going there cause it's too busy."
One more solution going up for a vote next school
year is one that resembles a program set up by the
Clinton administration. It goes like this. Every year
students who can afford a season "butt pass" will pay an
extra $100 on their tuition and this will reserve them
the right to sit at every seminar in a chair. For those
students who can not afford a butt pass they have two
choices. They can enter the chair lottery, this costs $20
and gives 50 people a chance at getting a yearly butt pass.
Or, they can apply for chair stamps, this costs nothing,
but only in-state federal work-study-students qualify.
Meanwhile, something has to be done. More
suggestions are welcome, but until we get some good

advice, Tom Foote suggests that perhaps instructors
need to encourage students to be absent more often so
that everyone can get a chance to sit in a chair. Max
Jacobs, a student tired of standing, came up with the
"chairs share" program where two people get to share
the chair—one cheek each. Rachel DaSilva, a standing
student of literary journalism, suggested chair pooling,
where a group of students pay for a one season butt
pass and share the chair all year.
An easy solution for the lack of chairs would be to
find all of them. Their rumored locations vary: the
steam tunnels, the basement of the newly built
Longhouse, and in the Clocktower, where one CPJ
reporter just happened to find several that are just
gathering dust and dead flies. "They're just up there
with stuff on them ... it looks like old protest signs or
something stacked all over them. What a waste!" said
Jennifer Koogler.
Adrian Wulff, a stand-in president of many DTFs
(Disappearing Task Forces), suggests "kidnap
custodians who carry a bunch of keys." The radical DTP
students who choose to participate with Adrian Wulff
must hold these custodians until the whereabouts of all
the chairs are publicized and they are liberated. Until
things get better or someone holds the custodians for
ransom. Please share your chair if you are hoarding a
seat; please, yield to the student on the floor, in the hall,
or on the stairs.
P.S. All the names in this commentary are real,
only the people they represent have been changed.
Every event is not an accurate representation of reality,
except for the dead fly, the lack of chairs in many
classrooms around campus, and the chairs in the
Clocktower.
Herb Horn

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mother and student at TESC, I have been trying and fear of children,
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and I can't because almost every household intense experience 1
responds (and I'm lucky to even get any response), bullshit. They yell wt
"Well, I feel bad saying it, but we just don't really they feel like it. For;
want to live with a two-year old right now," or, means that that perso
"Well, I can tell you right now we wouldn't want to their own boundarie;
live with you because we're students and we need it. But all the roomr
a lot of quiet time to study."
that it's been a real
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been saying."
live with us (and I knoi
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bye."
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what happened to the father of the baby?" which wouldn't have wanted
is what some man had the gall to ask a friend of if they hadn't had the (
mine when she was searching for a room with an And that sort of mad<
infant daughter. The more low-income mothers I aren't irreparably st»
talk to the more I realize that this seeming prejudice and stereo
phenomenon is not just my own bad luck. It seems learning through act
like pretty fucking blatant prejudice when people "diversity."
turn us down before even meeting us, before they
Before, I wantec
even get a chance not to like us. It's hard to believe. But now I guess I war
The biggest lead I've had on finding a place is a education, duh."
phone number given to me by a friend (whose
roommate also somehow knew she wouldn't want Mary Water

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advice, Tom Foote suggests that perhaps instructors
need to encourage students to be absent more often so
that everyone can get a chance to sit in a chair. Max
Jacobs, a student tired of standing, came up with the
"chairs share" program where two people get to share
the chair—one cheek each. Rachel DaSilva, a standing
student of literary journalism, suggested chair pooling,
where a group of students pay for a one season butt
pass and share the chair all year.
An easy solution for the lack of chairs would be to
find all of them. Their rumored locations vary: the
steam tunnels, the basement of the newly built
Longhouse, and in the Clocktower, where one CPJ
reporter just happened to find several that are just
gathering dust and dead flies. "They're just up there
with stuff on them ... it looks like old protest signs or
something stacked all over them. What a waste!" said
Jennifer Koogler.
Adrian Wulff, a stand-in president of many DTFs
(Disappearing Task Forces), suggests "kidnap
custodians who carry a bunch of keys." The radical DTP
students who choose to participate with Adrian Wulff
-'•must hold these custodians until the whereabouts of all
the chairs are publicized and they are liberated. Until
things get better or someone holds the custodians for
ransom. Please share your chair if you are hoarding a
seat; please, yield to the student on the floor, in the hall,
or on the stairs.
P.S. All the names in this commentary are real,
only the people they represent have been changed.
Every event is not an accurate representation of reality,
except for the dead fly, the lack of chairs in many
classrooms around campus, and the chairs in the
Clocktower.
Herb Horn

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the habitats in which bacteria are found: in the digestive
tracts of mammals, in the oceans, in soil (perhaps on
Mars), etc. Like antibiotics, bacteriophage can only
attack bacterial cells.
In Tbilisi, Georgia, of the former Soviet Union,
phage are poured on open wounds, ingested, injected
into the blood stream, and used to sterilize counter tops
and other surfaces. Use of phage has dramatically
decreased the rates of infant mortality and increased the
chances of survival from many common bacterial
infections, resulting in a longer life expectancy.
In the Bacteriophage T4 Lab on campus, two
projects are currently being undertaken to look at the
possibilities for phage therapy. Mark Mueller and Stacy
Smith are testing different strains of bacteriophage on
varied bacteria. Some bacteriophage are extremely
specific and can attack only one particular strain of
bacteria, while others can attack a wide range of related
microbes. This is important for any future medical
applications. One drawback of antibiotics is that they
wipe out all bacterial strain both harmful and helpful.
The digestive system of a healthy animal is full of

a
specific remedy for
bacterial infections.
Another part of Mueller's study is the isolation of
bacteriophage from the wild—particularly from the
wastes of other animals. In order to be able to safely
and conscientiously use phage, people need to find out
as much as possible about the ecology of bacteria and
bacteriophage in their natural habitat.
Phage have been studied since the 1920s. In the
beginning, they were seen as<apotential cure for disease.
Eclipsed by the emergence of antibiotics, they have
become tools for the study of molecular biology,
biochemistry and microbiology. The bulk of data
collected since the discovery of DNA centers around lab
conditions instead of the physiological and ecological
environment of "wild" phage. Another group of
students, Elizabeth Thomas, Graham Lankford and Erik
Goldberg, are studying T4 andits host E. coli in selected

Diversity is more than a bumper sticker
Why I am going to shoot the next person I
see with a "Dedicated to Diversity" bumper sticker:
Members of this community may be
"dedicated to diversity" but they sure as hell don't
want it to move in with them. As a single welfare
mother and student at TESC, I have been trying
for two months to find an affordable place to live
and I can't because almost every household
responds (and I'm lucky to even get any response),
"Well, I feel bad saying it, but we just don't really
want to live with a two-year old right now," or,
"Well, I can tell you right now we wouldn't want to
live with you because we're students and we need
a lot of quiet time to study."
"Yeah, that's pretty much what everybody's
been saying."
"Well, are you a student?"
"Yeah."
"Well, do you just leave him in daycare or
something?"
"No, I don'ty'usf lea ve him in daycare, he goes
to school three days a week, but forget it, goodbye."
Or how about when someone asks, "Well,
what happened to the father of the baby?" which
is what some man had the gall to ask a friend of
mine when she was searching for a room with an
infant daughter. The more low-income mothers I
talk to the more I realize that this seeming
phenomenon is not just my own bad luck. It seems
like pretty fucking blatant prejudice when people
turn us down before even meeting us, before they
even get a chance not to like us. It's hard to believe.
The biggest lead I've had on finding a place is a
phone number given to me by a friend (whose
roommate also somehow knew she wouldn't want

to live with me or my son without meeting us) of a
couple who haven't been able to find a roommate
because they have a baby.
All I can think is that people must be brimming
with mother, poor mother, single mother stereotypes
and fear of children. It's true that my life is different
because I have a child. And living with a child is an
intense experience because kids and babies don't
bullshit. They yell when they feel like it and cry when
they feel like it. For a roommate, living with a child
means that that person needs to take responsibility for
their own boundaries and say no when they feel like
it. But all the roommates I have ever lived with say
that it's been a really good, fun, even educating
experience for them. They know they were lucky to
live with us (and I know we were lucky to live with them
because there just doesn't seem to be anyone else with
a room for rent who'd want to live with us).
I guess part of me was glad that people just said
"No, we don't want to live with you," before they even
met us, because I just figured, well, those people are
probably stupid and I wouldn't want to live with them
anyway, but a friend of mine pointed out that the
people in the household she presently lives in probably
wouldn't have wanted to live with her and her daughter
if they hadn't had the chance to get to know them first.
And that sort of made me think, well, maybe people
aren't irreparably stupid. Maybe their ignorance,
prejudice and stereotypes are keeping them from
learning through actually experiencing some more
"diversity."
Before, I wanted to say "Fuck you everybody."
But now I guess I want to say "Wake Up—get a real
education, duh."

antibiotics in agriculture, replacing those that are now
being sprayed on crops and fed to livestock.
If you have any questions about phage therapy or
would like to take part in this research, please contact
Elizabeth Thomas at thomasel@elwha.evergreen.edu or
Mark Mueller at muellerm@elwha.evergreen.edu.
I am writing to express my objection to the item summer, now
-Elizabeth Thomas
"blood drive to be held on April 22" in the Newsbriefs lobby!
section of the April 10 issue. I realize that there is always
Further reading:
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room for diversity of opinions and customs, but I still blood bank,
"The Return of the Good Virus," Discover, November think it goes without saying that the organized collection environment
of human plasma is a morbid and barbaric practice that important for
1996
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institution such as The Evergreen State College.
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"The Revenge of the Germs, or Just Keep Inventing New to put a needle in themselves and let blood pour out inabigwarehi
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attitude is insensitive to those of us who feel all queasy a blood bank
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"Phage Therapy Revisited: The population biology of a Just writing this article I feel like I could really go for a the blood ind
bacterial infection and its treatment with bacteriophage glass of juice or a small cookie because, frankly, blood is bank withdra
and antibiotics," Bruce R. Levin and J. J. Bull, The yucky. It's bad enough that my fear of blood kept me Tomakemovi
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right of the people peaceably to assemble,
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— First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

By L. R. Rea

"FREEDOM OF SPEECH:

iniorts

Every person may freely speak, write and publisl
responsible for the abuse of that right."
— Article I, Section 5, Washingtc

Research at Evergreen:
An Alternative to Antibiotics?
Antibiotics first became available around 1944.
They were "miracle drugs" that could reduce once lethal
infections to simple inconveniences. Since that first
unveiling, the use of antibiotics has skyrocketed. This
use (and overuse) has resulted in a corresponding
increase in antibiotic resistance among bacteria.
Scientists are being forced to look back at the methods
used before World War II to treat infectious diseases that
are quickly becoming incurable. In particular, they are
now looking at some of the remedies used in less
westernized parts of the world.
One possibility is currently being explored at
Evergreen. For decades, the people of the former Soviet
Union have used bacteriophage to treat infections.
Bacteriophage—tiny viruses that attack bacteria—are
the natural predators of the microbes that cause diseases
such as tuberculosis, syphilis, dysentery, leprosy, and
cholera, to name only a few. They can be found in all of
the habitats in which bacteria are found: in the digestive
tracts of mammals, in the oceans, in soil (perhaps on
Mars), etc. Like antibiotics, bacteriophage can only
attack bacterial cells.
In Tbilisi, Georgia, of the former Soviet Union,
phage are poured on open wounds, ingested, injected
into the blood stream, and used to sterilize counter tops
and other surfaces. Use of phage has dramatically
decreased the rates of infant mortality and increased the
chances of survival from many common bacterial
infections, resulting in a longer life expectancy.
In the Bacteriophage T4 Lab on campus, two
projects are currently being undertaken to look at the
possibilities for phage therapy. Mark Mueller and Stacy
Smith are testing different strains of bacteriophage on
varied bacteria. Some bacteriophage are extremely
specific and can attack only one particular strain of
bacteria, while others can attack a wide range of related
microbes. This is important for any future medical
applications. One drawback of antibiotics is that they
wipe out all bacterial strain both harmful and helpful.
The digestive system of a healthy animal is full of

's the Chairs?
iopulation
has been

advice, Tom Foote suggests that perhaps instructors
need to encourage students to be absent more often so

bacteria. These bacteria prevent other hostile pathogens
from moving in. Antibiotic treatments empty the
intestines of bacteria, leaving ample room for new, and
perhaps toxic, residents. Antibiotic resistant bacteria
are particularly likely to fill the void, exacerbating the
problem. Bacteriophage, on the other hand, target only
the harmful bacteria, leaving the rest alone. By testing
which bacteriophage can attack a particular host, people
get some idea of which strains may be useful medically.

Phage therapy is
exciting possibility
currently being
studied on campus. It
offers a cheaper, more
specific remedy for
bacterial infections.
Another part of Mueller's study is the isolation of
bacteriophage from the wild—particularly from the
wastes of other animals. In order to be able to safely
and conscientiously use phage, people need to find out
as much as possible about the ecology of bacteria and
bacteriophage in their natural habitat.
Phage have been studied since the 1920s. In the
beginning, they were seen as a potential cure for disease.
Eclipsed by the emergence of antibiotics, they have
become tools for the study of molecular biology,
biochemistry and microbiology. The bulk of data
collected since the discovery of DNA centers around lab
conditions instead of the physiological and ecological
environment of "wild" phage. Another group of
students, Elizabeth Thomas, Graham Lankford and Erik
Goldberg, are studying T4 and its host E. coli in selected

Diversity is more than a bumper sticker
Why I am going to shoot the next person I
see with a "Dedicated to Diversity" bumper sticker:

to live with me or my son without meeting us) of a
couple who haven't been able to find a roommate

conditions like those in the intestinal habitat. The pH
of the digestive system ranges from very acidic (below
3) to around neutral (7.5). For the most part
bacteriophage have been studied in neutral conditions
with the optimal nutrients, temperature and oxygen
content for their host. We would like to deviate from
these standards and see whether or not bacteriophage
adapt to changes in their host's physiology.
New treatments must be discovered in the
dawning of a new "post-antibiotic era." Phage therapy
is one exciting possibility currently being studied on
campus. It offers a cheaper, more specific remedy for
bacterial infections. Bacteriophage replicate on their
own, making them more effective per dose than
antibiotics. Although it will probably be quite a while
before phage become an accepted medical treatment in
the western world, they could also be substituted for
antibiotics in agriculture, replacing those that are now
being sprayed on crops and fed to livestock.
If you have any questions about phage therapy or
would like to take part in this research, please contact
Elizabeth Thomas at thomasel@elwha.evergreen.edu or
Mark Mueller at muellerm@elwha.evergreen.edu.
-Elizabeth Thomas
Further reading:
"The Return of the Good Virus," Discover. November
1996
Arrowsmith. a novel by Sinclair Lewis
"The Revenge of the Germs, or Just Keep Inventing New
Drugs," a chapter from The Coming Plague by Laurie
Garrett
"Phage Therapy Revisited: The population biology of a
bacterial infection and its treatment with bacteriophage
and antibiotics," Bruce R. Levin and J. J. Bull, The
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section of the April 10 issue. I realize that there is always
room for diversity of opinions and customs, but I still
think it goes without saying that the organized collection
of human plasma is a morbid and barbaric practice that
should not be promoted or condoned by a state funded
institution such as The Evergreen State College.
A lot of Greeners probably think it's really funny
to put a needle in themselves and let blood pour out
and go into a tube and give it to some guy. But this
attitude is insensitive to those of us who feel all queasy
and weak at the sight or even thought of human blood.
Just writing this article I feel like I could really go for a
glass of juice or a small cookie because, frankly, blood is
yucky. It's bad enough that my fear of blood kept me
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with the optimal nutrients, temperature and oxygen
content for their host. We would like to deviate from
these standards and see whether or not bacteriophage
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New treatments must be discovered in the
dawning of a new "post-antibiotic era." Phage therapy
is one exciting possibility currently being studied on
campus. It offers a cheaper, more specific remedy for
bacterial infections. Bacteriophage replicate on their
own, making them more effective per dose than
antibiotics. Although it will probably be quite a while
before phage become an accepted medical treatment in
the western world, they could also be substituted for
antibiotics in agriculture, replacing those that are now
being sprayed on crops and fed to livestock.
If you have any questions about phage therapy or
would like to take part in this research, please contact
Elizabeth Thomas atthomasel@elwha.evergreen.edu or
Mark Mueller at muellerm@elwha.evergreen.edu.
I am writing to express my objection to the item summer, now it's going to keep me out of the library
-Elizabeth Thomas
"blood drive to be held on April 22" in the Newsbriefs lobby!
Further reading:
section of the April 10 issue. I realize that there is always
I know that it is traditional to "donate" blood to a
room for diversity of opinions and customs, but I still blood bank, but in a supposedly progressive
"The Return of the Good Virus," Discover. November think it goes without saying that the organized collection environment such as The Evergreen State College it is
of human plasma is a morbid and barbaric practice that important for us to question and reconsider the values
1996
should not be promoted or condoned by a state funded that have been programmed into us since our youth.
institution such as The Evergreen State College.
Arrowsmith, a novel by Sinclair Lewis
Really, what kind of a "civilized" society takes great joy
A lot of Greeners probably think it's really funny in cutting people open, containing blood, and saving it
"The Revenge of the Germs, or Just Keep Inventing New to put a needle in themselves and let blood pour out in a big warehouse somewhere? Just ask yourself: where
Drugs," a chapter from The Coming Plague by Laurie and go into a tube and give it to some guy. But this does my blood go after I donate it? Exactly who goes to
Garrett
attitude is insensitive to those of us who feel all queasy a blood bank to make withdrawals, anyway? It has been
and weak at the sight or even thought of human blood. widely reported by the most respected trade journals in
"Phage Therapy Revisited: The population biology of a Just writing this article I feel like I could really go for a the blood industry that nearly 72 percent of all blood
bacterial infection and its treatment with bacteriophage glass of juice or a small cookie because, frankly, blood is bank withdrawals go to Hollywood producers. Why?
and antibiotics," Bruce R. Levin and J. J. Bull, The yucky. It's bad enough that my fear of blood kept me To make movies "more realistic?" As a filmgoer, I prefer
American Naturalist. Vol.147, No. 6, June 1996
off the jury at a major murder trial in Everett last the milky, paint-like hue of the fake blood in such films
as Dawn of the Dead to the more gritty and streetwise
red of organic blood, and I know I am not alone.
But aesthetics are not the only reason why the film
industry should not be allowed access to your bodily
fluids. By my estimation, mainstream Hollywood films
have been relatively bloodless in the '90s. So what can
account for the approximately 200 percent rise in
Hollywood blood purchases between May of 1992 and
February of 1995 (as reported by nearly three reputable
sources, believed to be on the internet)? Why would
major movie studios purchase over 350,000 gallons of
The emblem/logo updated for our 25th anniversary year.
blood in a time period when, at most, 20 to 30 gallons
appeared on screen? Your answer is as good as mine.
I'm not trying to say that there is no good reason
to get blood from a blood bank. There may be some
religious ceremonies that require real human blood, or
there may be something else I haven't thought of. But
that doesn't mean we have to have real people bleeding
right here on campus. Please, CPJ, clean up your act,
and help promote an environment free of gore and
bloodshed.

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Marchers
outnumbered
audience
members Friday
when human beings
donned animal costumes
in Olympia's annual
Procession of the Species
parade.
The community parade is
organized every year to honor the
spirits of all living beings and to help
kick-off Oly's spring Arts Walk.
Most of the marchers were
cute little kids dressed up like sharks,
lizards and fish, but a few adults and
(_/ college-aged people marched in the
parade.
Among the impressive
marching teams were a band of salsa
dancers, a life-like 30-foot whale
guided by at least 10 people and the
giant smiling sun that has become the
parade's trademark.
—Reynor Padilla
Clockwise from left: A young girl
dressed as a butterfly, Anne Mitchell and
Jason Goodman drum during the
parade, a tiger and a goat march down
the street.

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intended his original version of Two
Gentlemen of Verona to be a rock musical.
Unfortunately, pianos and drumsets were
scarce in his day, and somewhere along the
lines his score was lost.
Bill's dream will still come true this
weekend when members of The Evergreen
State College's Student Originated Studies
program put on Two Gents with a 1970s
rock flair. Starting today and continuing
through Saturday, free showings begin
nightly at 8 p.m. in the COM Recital Hall.
The play will feature outbreaks of
singing accompanied by drums and piano.

illustration by L.R.Rea

Costumes range from the traditional
Shakespeare fashion to more modern dress,
including plaid boxers, flower print shirts, and
a decorated jean jacket.
Two Gents is directed by student Mali
Munch and choreographed by student Jessi
Finch.
This version is based on the musical
additions written in by John Guare and Gait
MacDermot, the same goofs that brought us
Hair. Two Gents'original showing won the
Best Musical Tony Award on Broadway,
beating Grease.

Rhinoceros stampedes the
Midnight Sun
by Amanda Ellis and Gillian Duff
Contributing writers
Funnyhat Productions and the
Midnight Sun will present their first
production of Eugene lonesco's thought
provoking play, Rhinoceros, directed by
Andrew Gordon and Benny McConkey.
The script, adapted by Julian Barry, was
originally written by lonesco during the rise
of Nazism in Europe. Distraught by the fact
that many of his friends were turning to
fascism, lonesco wrote this play to emphasize
the his own resistance against the rapidly
growing popularity of the Nazi party. In
Rhinoceros, the rhinoceroses are an
archetype symbol of the Nazis: tough
skinned, unyielding, horn wielding, and
ready to crush anyone in their way. n
Set in an ordinary town, Rhinoceros is
about one group's initial encounter with a few
rhinoceroses
and
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the characters, Stanley, is witness to his coworkers and friends transformation into
rhinoceroses, and is horrified by what he sees.
The play leads into his own dilemma of
whether he should continue to resist the mass
mutation, or give in and become a rhinoceros
himself.
Beautifully designed, directed, and acted,
Rhinocerosis an invigorating hour of engaging
humor,
and on-the-tip-of-your-seat
anticipation. This production is not to be
missed.
The play runs from April 24 to26 and May 1 to
3 at 8 p.m. April 20 and 27 at 2 p.m.
Performances are at the Midnight Sun. If you
haven't been to one of the many great music
shows or any other production at the Midnight
Sun and don't know where it is, the address is
113 Columbia St., between 4th and State.
Tickets are $7, but for students and seniors they
are $5. Call 956-0986 for reservations.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Sleater-Kinney kicks it at the Capitol with Dig Me Out show

These are the rockin' members of Sleater-Kinney. From left to right we have Corin Tucker (vocals and guitar), Janet
Weiss (drums) and Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals). Their energetic and engaging show at the Capitol Theate
last Friday evening was chock full of punk rock fun. Their new CD Dig Me Out is available right now.
by Ethan Jones and Jennifer Koogfer
Discerning music critics
Sleater-Kinney's performance at the
Capitol Theater last Friday evening (as part of
the fun Artwalk festivities) demonstrated the
band's awesome force of music and voice. The
amazing show was a record release for their
latest CD, Dig Me CM (Kill Rock Stars).
Sleater-Kinney has received a great
amount of press ever since the release of Call
the Doctor last year. Magazines and
newspapers like Spin, Rolling Stone, Village
Voice, and Details have all have spent
considerable space discussing the band, their
punk rock sound, and their place as an allfemale band in the Northwest. Unlike some
bands who develop a media buzz around them,
Sleater-Kinney rightly deserves the status
they've rapidly achieved.
The show began with "Dig Me Out,"
featuring Corin Tucker's long high sonic yowl
and a poundingly pretty melody enriched by
the combination of Carrie Brownstein and
Tucker's guitars and drummer Janet Weiss'
catchy beats. Their live show excellently
demonstrates the ability to fill out their sound
without a bass.
Corin, who possesses what has to be one
of the most powerful voices in all of North
America, rocks confidently on stage and
record. Janet, the newest member of the band,
fills in the groove with subtly inventive

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drumming, and hones the program into a
single tight wail. Simply put, Carrie
Brownstein kicks ROYAL ASS. The most
active member on stage, Carrie pulls off moves
(on guitar and on stage) that you only wish you
could have even thought of. Which you didn't.
One of Sleater-Kinney's many strengths,
along with their raw power and integrity, is
referencing other songs and re-contextualizing
them to create something new, powerful, and
knowing. "Little Babies," another standout
song from the new album, partially borrows
its melody from the elementary school paddycakin'jive rhyme "Downtown baby, down by
the rollercoaster, sweet sweet baby, oh how I
love you so," but effectively turns it on end for
a touching rumination on parenthood.
Despite the band's energy, the audience
was a bit sedated. Either their feet were tired
from combing Artwalk or they were
mesmerized by the power of the show, but
only a few members of the crowd let
themselves go crazy Broadway style. At times,
though, the revelry grew to such proportions
that Brownstein needed to remind everyone
to dance in the up and down pogo style rather
that the circular crush method.
The Lois played an energetic opening set
of songs old and new. Lois Maffeo, the heart
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demonstrated again why she is such an
integral part of the Olympia music scene.
Heather Dunn, drummer for The Lois and
winner of Sleater-Kinney's Dance Contest, is
a marvel of a time keeper and kept the songs
shufflin" and bumpin'. Heather could
probably put on a highly entertaining set of
her own - just playing the drums.
Long Hind Legs and Blonde Redhead
opened the show, both contributing
interesting sets that their members should be
proud of. Long Hind Legs, whose sound may
be best described as "Sonic Youth meets New
Order" produced powerful melodic songs that
often created a wonderfully minimalist
groove. The band consists of two guys, one
with a guitar and an often raspy voice, and one
silent with guitar, a sythesizer and a drum
machine Blonde Redhead were very
accomplished, playing energetically and
incorporating interesting twists into their
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Is Amy worth the Chase?
The director of Clerks and Mallrats sets forth his
latest film, a romantic comedy with a dramatic twist
by J.Brian Pitts
Cinematic connoisseur
Chasing Amy's writer/director Kevin
Smith (Clerks) is notorious for his obsession
with contemporary pop culture, especially
comic books. All three of his films are injected
with a healthy dose of film references, the voice
of wisdom in Mallratswas Marvel Comics chief
Stan Lee, and he is writing the upcoming
Superman Reborn for Warner Brothers
(everyone cross your fingers for Nicholas Cage
as Superman and Tim Burton directing). So it
is little wonder that his latest film, an
examination of the relationship dynamics in a
group of friends when one falls for another, is
set in the New York indie comic crowd.
Am/begins with pages of "Bluntman and
Chronic," the nation's hottest independent
comic book, floating across the scene as the
titles roll. It's precisely the stuff that appeals to
thirteen year old boys and their immature
twenty-something counterparts, with the
characters (Silent Bob and Jay, who appeared
in Smith's other films) making obscene jokes
and fart noises. The comic can't be kept on the
shelves, a television series is in the works, and
they are a popular draw at conventions. The
book's creators, roommates and long-time
friends Holden (Ben Affleck) and Banky (Jason
Lee), are on cloud nine, but unfortunately
dateless. After a comic signing in the city,
Holden and Banky are introduced to Alyssa
(Joey Adams) by a mutual friend. Holden falls
head-over-heels for her, but there's the slight
complication that she's a lesbian. Although
initially shaken, Holden regroups and is
determined to contain his romantic desires
and to simply be her friend, but it eventually
becomes impossible to deny the truth: he has
fallen in love, and the funny thing is, she loves
him as well. If this were a typical Hollywood
film, they would kiss, everyone in the audience
would get weepy, and the credits would roll.
Here, the story is only halfway over, and the
rest of the screen time is devoted to the

repercussions this affair has on the characters'
lives and the permanent wedge driven in
Holden and Banky's friendship.
Virtually everyone who's seen the film has
voiced an opinion on the issue of whether or
not Alyssa would choose to set aside her sexual
orientation to pursue a relationship with
Holden. You know what? I don't fucking care.
That's not the point of the film. This is a story
about love, truth, lies, low self-esteem, nagging
doubts, and best intentions gone awry. Most
of all, it's about ruining the best thing in your
life because you can't let go of your own
insecurities. This film could have just as easily
been done with a heterosexual woman, but was
not because it was reportedly based on an
experience from Kevin Smith's life.
Chasing Amy is a pleasant departure
from Smith's previous films, joke-heavy scripts
with no dramatic or emotional points
whatsoever and precious little character
development, kind of like a two hour episode
of some Fox sitcom. With Amy, Smith strives
for a more dramatic feel, giving his actors
dialogue that they can work with. It was also
refreshing that the film does not come to a
definite or happy resolution. With the dozens
of romances released every year that end nice
and tidy, a film with a more realistic ending was
a nice change. Smith still includes a half dozen
scenes that could be removed and you would
never know the difference, and some of the
emotional scenes feel a bit clunky, but Smith
is learning from his past mistakes and trying
to deveJop his style. If he continues on this
path, he will become a fine filmmaker whose
work is entertaining and challenging.
Chasing Amy isn't playing anywhere in
the Olympia area at the moment, and it's not
worth a trip to Seattle on its own. But for a
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The Calendarby, Stephanie Jollensten
Thurs. April 24* 3 p.m. in LH1- The Sexual Assault Prevention
Office and The Rape Response Coalition Present
"Drawing the Shades" a powerful multimedia
journey into rape and sexual assault. This
program combines a short play with a musical
video slide show.
* 6 p.m. in the Organic Farm- Passover Seder.
Spon. by the Jewish Cultural Center, free.
* 7 p.m. in LH5 there will be a Transgender
Forum. Spon. by EQA. free.
* 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall- Communications
Building Spring Productions presents; Two
Gentelmen of Verona- 1970's Rock Version'- by
William Shakespeare, Lyrics by John Guare, and
Music by Gait MacDermot. call Patrick Owen 8666000 x6632 for more info.

Mon. April 28* Affirmative Action? today in the Library Lobby
from 12 to 2 p.m., come ask the panelists for
facts about Affirmative Action. The Panelists will
be: Judy Fortier, Paul Gallegos, Tony Orange,
Roberto Reyes-Colon, Buddy Villanueva, and Tim
Wise.

Sat. April 26-

Fri. April 25* 12 p.m. in LH4 there will be a Crop Walk
speaker. Spon. by EPIC. free.
* 7 p.m. in LH1 the 8th Annual Rachel Carson
Forum- Environmental Forum will take place.
Spon. by MES (GSA). free.
*8 p.m. in the Longhouse- A "Bicycle"
Dance/Concert will be happening. Spon. by The
Bike Shop. Only $3 students/$5 general
admission.
* 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall "Two Gentelmen of
Verona- 1970's Rock Version" will be playing.
* ITCHKUNG! will be playing a show with
Automation Adventure Series plus guests in
Seattle at the RKCNDY (Rockcandy). Doors at 7
p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. All ages. $8 at
the door.
* The Abbey Players (Lacey, WA) present
America's Magical Musical, Carnival, in the
Washington Center, Stage II. The performance
starts today and is running through May 4.
Tickets are available at the WA Center Box Office.
The Performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. on
April 25,26,30, May 1,2,3, and at 2 p.m. on April
27 and May 4. Prices run from $10 to $14 plus a
$1 ticket box office fee. (360) 753-8586.
* 9 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre in Olympia- I.B.S.
presents "Underground Conspiracy" featuring
Black Anger, Blind Council, Jace, Beyond Reality,
and Source of Labor. Also with DJs Tom and B
Mello. $5. All ages.

* 10 a.m. in Red Square, LH1 & L2221 (Rain:
L2000 &L3000) there will be an Evergreen Bike
Fest. Spon. by the Bike Shop. free.
* 1 to 4 p.m. at the Olympia Community Center;
Self-Defense for Teenage Girls will be taught by
FIST (feminists in self-defense training). Cost is
$5-25. All teen girls are welcome, regardless of
ability to pay.
* 7 p.m. at the Liberation Cafe (116 4th Aveabove Bulldog News (360) 352-7336) Tim Wise
will be speaking. Wise is an internationally
renowned speaker and writer. He will be speaking
on political movement of the far right and
backlash against liberal social policy. $3 is
suggested.
* S & A Productions presents The Reverend
Horton Heat and Down by Law in the CRC
(Campus Recreation Center) at TESC. all ages
welcome. $9 stu. tickets w/ID at TESC bookstore
only, $11 at the door. General admission is $11
advance tickets at Ticket Master and $12 the
door. Box office opens at 8 p.m., doors at 8:30
p.m., and the show is at 9 p.m.
* Again at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall "Two
Gentelmen of Verona- 1970's Rock Version" will
be playing.

Sun. April 27* 7 p.m. in L4300- there will be a Jewish Cultural
Festival. Spon. by Jewish Cultural Center. $2
students and $4 general admission.
* 8 p.m. in the Longhouse- Medeski. Martin, and
Wood: acid jazz will be playing. $10 general, $7
students, and $5 housing residents. Free tickets
available to housing residents until Friday in the
Housing Office, A301 at 4:30. Spon. by
Housing's Social Events Council.

Tues. April 29* 10 to 11:30 a.m. in CAB 108- 'Men of
Conscience' will be a proactive workshop teaching
skills and strategies for men to work against
sexism in our everyday lives. Spon. by the Men's
Center, free.
* 12 p.m. in the CAB/CRC Bridge- Acoustic Jam
and Open Mic. free.

Wed. April 30* 12 p.m. in L200- Race and the Environment.
Spon. by ERC. free.
* 12:30 p.m. in the Library Lobby there will be a
Fishbowl Forum for Community Concerns: A
Conversation with Campus Police. Spon. by Rape
Response Coalition, free.
* 2 p.m. in LH3- there will be a Short Film
Festival. Spon. by Mindscreen. free.

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