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Part of The Cooper Point Journal Volume 27, Issue 18 (February 27, 1997)

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when integrity is bought and sold before birth
when their generosity comes at a price
for their price outweighs their worth
for principles just d\'n't gain interest in this place
that is when the *V .I.P. stand guard at the edge of their jagged
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the likes of which John Lennon could never Imagine
is this subject not verbalized
is this place not full of futile nothingness
for what good is an artist without his art
what good is speaking if you have no voice
what gooe! is opportun ity if you have no choice
admit it - we have bee n and continue to be prostituted
*Yictoriolls Indignant People

Ahscnce or Presence
what J o you prefer to he
here
( 11' doscr to absenc.:
Let us declare our independence of philosophies that entrap our sOl)ls
a'i in 177(, when put to form with paper & ink
that "Illankind arc more disposed to suffer, while
evils are ~u fferablc , Ihan to ri ght thcm se lves hy
abo lishing the forms to which they arc
accustomed"
Man. what's with the se words)
To pose. to act as a sufferer for having too much pain
what do we have or WO Il or possess. but our own
press ing myth s
Even today. Words on paper have not changed the condition of man
Magnanimity reside s in the ac tion of the choice to
li vc instead of surviving suffering 's of absence
Now IS thc Time
to frustrate yourse lf wi th ordain ed custom s of assau lt
against all that has color
& knows elementally how to li ve and exp ress the
heart of the uni ve rse
Now is the Timc
to look al the broken images of our my thica l hi story
of innocence
Right now. no body is innocent
or owns the ability to exist with the noti ons that there
is no color in the world.
After the war of Vietnam black &white transformed
into color in rooms of living sufferers
see the red fire that pulses li feless with our weapons
of defenses
it is possible to see wi th ope n eyes
tears tear at the lie that threaded our concepti ons
of co lor
There is a difference in difference
Let us hold all the color
dripping from our hands, mind s & create a painting
of liberty
The slatue in New York stands for something. right"
A metal woman stands on land taken by hands that
murdered the rights of wildness & spirit
belic\'c they conquered mankind ')
They wrote their ev il constitutions into inhumar
Wh ilt c(lmf,lrt is there in si lence which annihilates
Ihe creation or p<'ssible peace
Let u, create the dialogue of independence without
depending on what we arc accustomed to believ(
I kn ow nothing.
nothing
nuw. I know the symbo l of my hillcrness
thought that a questi on would hurt more than sile nce
Link ed in myths and symbo ls of distinctions
What IS made of wood is always wood.
With breath a wooden whis tl e creates music .
still wood
Thi s splintered reality of separati on is an island in
the middle of my palm
The magnitude of our oppre ssions presses
through the space of my two soul s one on each
foot . & long to be in our presence.
Walk with what I don't know and wh istle frorr
wooden customs of inharmonious peace.

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ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS THIS SO-CALLED SUICrDE LIST
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TURNED OUT TO BE PREMEDITATED BLACK LIST
NO DOUBT, ONE MORE LINK IN THE CHAIN
THE SO-CALLED TROUBLE MAKERS FORCED INTO THE SLAVERY GAME
NOT THE SAME ONE AS YOUR MAMMY .
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BUT FROM THE SAME PLACE OF COLD AND NASTY
SO. COME
TO THE LIBERATION
COME
TO THE REALIZATION
COME
TO THE CELEBRATION OF THE EMANCIPATION
FREE TO EXPLORE WHAT IT IS THAT I WANT TO BE
THE EMANCIPATION
FROM THE TYRANNY (THAT IS EVERGREEN)
THE EMANCIPATION
WON 'T YOU JOIN ME?

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by Tak Kendrick
Staff Writer
Starting tomorrow, you will need
photo identification to buy cigarettes and
smokeless tobacco nation-wide if you
appear to be under the age of27.
On Aug. 28, the Food and Drug
Administration published a final rule
restricting the sale and distribution of
cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to
"protect children and adolescents" that
"creates legally binding requirements" for
retailers, manufacturers and distributors
ofrobacco products.
The federal law takes affect
tomorrow and require s retailers to
request a customer's photo ID bearing
. the customer's date ofbirlh before selling
ciga ret res , cigarette tobacco ' and
smokeless tobacco (induding loose leaf
chewing tobacco, plug chewing tobacco,
twist chewing tobacco, moist snuff and
dry snuff tobacco) to anyone who is not
yet 27 years old. The law does not effect
sales of cigars, little cigars or pipe
tobacco,
Although the new law applies to all
sellers of these tobacco products, both
The Bookstore and The Branch wiII have
a little more leeway before it is applied
on campus says Robert Payne, assistant
bookstore manager and manager of The
Branch. Neither store was notified either
by the state (which regulates tobacco
sales) or the tobacco distributor about
the new law and only found out about it
last week.
"We will come up with a policy, but
we haven 't yet," said Payne, noting that
in addition to not being notified about
the new ruling, Kristy Walker, the
photo by Gary Love
bookstore manager, is on vacation this
week and is not available to help make the Joe Chonacky is one of Evergreen's many smokers who will be
decision.
affected by the FDA's new law. Although he will be turning 30 this
Despite this, Payne outlined how week, his young appearance makes him a likely target for carding .
he thinks the subject will be handled.
"The way I want to run this is that we will be putting up a
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
sign giving students a week's notice before we start checking
lOs," he said. Once that week is up, th en the students
To report stores that are selling lobacco products to
working in The Bookstore and The Branch will sta rt carding
people under 27 without lD or for more information, call
people buying cigarettes if they look under 27. The stores
(888) FDA-4KIDS, Otherinformation about this ruling can
reserve the right to refuse sale to customers if they do not
be found on the FDA's internet web page at wwwJda,gov.
have 10,
According to the FDA ruling, no specific type of ID is
required to prove the age of the customer as long as it proves already verified by means of photo ID that they are at least IH.
To help enforce the new federal law. govern ment agelll'it,~
that he or she is at least 18 by photo verification and date of
will
be
performing checks for compliance - usually involving
birt_~.:._Sugge~te~ and most reliable for ms of identification are
driver's licenses, passports, and military iden tification cards having a young adult under 18 trying to buy cigarettes. Retailers
selling to minors risk pena lties of $250 or more and could be
that have a photo and date ofbirth.
The ruling allows for discretion on the part of the store in subject to other sanctions. The FDA has established a hotli nL'
determining whether the customer is under 27, but states that to report retailers who appear to be selling tobacco products tn
slUres should always ask for identification from anyone who minors. Stores reported to have sold cigarettes or sillukeless
might be under 27. Stores are not required to ask every time a tobacco to someone und er 27 without check in g propel'
customer wants to purchase a tobacco product if he or she has identification risk compliance cherks in the future.

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TO THE LIBERATION
COME
TO THE REALIZATION
COME
TO THE CELEBRATION OFTHE EMANCIPATION
FREE TO EXPLORE WHAT IT IS THAT I WANT TO BE
THE EMANCIPATION
FREE FROM THE TYRANNY (THAT IS EVERGREEN )
THE EMANCIPATION
WON'T YOU JOIN ME?
THE EMANCIPATION
LISTEN MY SISTERS, MY BROTHERS, THERE COMES A TIME WHEN WE HAVE TO BREAK
FREE FROM THE TYRANNY.
WON'T YOU JOIN ME?
THE EMANCIPATION
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Origi ns of thought come to my mind
Opinions throughout the passing of tim e
Concepts of the present, future, and past
In one holy mass up there on the grass
Oddities mention as they are called up
Chapped lips of perfection drin k from a cup
Leading our world to a place somewhere better
Focused on making yo ur head somewhat deader
Releasing the anger releasi ng the stress
Happy on wearing your brand new dress
That is what we got for you on your birthday
Driving miles through the snow and the rain
Endi ng upon lhe shortest of words
The infringement of animals regardless of birds
Regardless of birds
Regardless of hirds

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why by Michael David
so tell me why would anybody wanna kingdom '}
when anybody can have freedom'l
that's a (;oncept to courageous to ignore
it 's a way victorious people explore
that is why Gemini's are notorious for thinking outrageous
this one Gemini- with the unpronounceable name
on the radio he said its a crime- its a shame
they'll puttcha you on the field
but you won't get in the game
how many suckers knew that before they came?
shoot the come building- what a con
its time for the tides to tum
soon this you will learn
that the taro cards are on the table
and they don ' t seem to favor your bull
rob an education from another
think again ya motherdon't get me wrong it's hip to be in control
but it's hard to get away from you head's gravitational pull
when anybody can have freedom?

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NOW APOLOGIES MA Y HELP THEM P U R G E :
BUT AS DR. KING URGED-INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE •
THA T IS WHY NOT PARTY OF EDUCATIONAL. LIBERTY SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO TYRANNY:
NEVER MIND WHAT THE legally weak CONTRACT SA YS EMANCIPATION IS THE ONLY WAY.
BUT UNTIL THAT DA Y, I WILL CONTINUE TO S A Y ·
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The Emancipation by Michael David
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THEY WERE KICKING ME IN MY FACE
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NE'WS

Environmental educator to
speak at Evergreen
a.m . he will be giving a lecture titled, "Tools
for Change: Coalition Building at Evergreen"
Managing Editor
Running Grass, a nationally renown in the Longhouse Cedar Room . At 12:30 p.m.
expert and leader in the fields of environmental in the Library Lobby he will give the lecture
justice and multi -c ultural environmental enti tl ed, "The Environmental Justice
ed uca tion will be spending today and Movement : Redefining Environmentalism."
tomorrow giving lectures and workshops at the Following that lecture, he will be giving a
presentation "Opportunities for Community
Tacoma campus and Olympia campus.
On Thursday, Feb. 27, Running Grass will Service and Learning in Environmental
be at the Evergreen Tacoma campus to meet Justice" in the Library Lounge 2100 at 1:30
with academic programs and members of the p.m. Finally. there will be a Supper at the
Longhouse from 6:30 p.m.
Tacoma community.
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The lectures and workshops will be
On Friday, Feb. 28, he will be giving a
morn'ing and afternoon workshops. At 9-11:30 presented by Running Grass, the founder and
Executive Director of
the Three Circles
Center, which has been
wid ely credited with
foundin g th e fi eld of
multi -c ultural
environmental
education. Runnin g
Grass
is
th e
Community Educator/
Organizer for the
Environmental Law
Community Clini c in
Berkeley, California .
He ha s don e slaff
development
and
training for r-Jational
Park Service and the US
Submimed by Running Grass
Fish and Wi ldlife
Service,
and teaches a
Running Grass, who is working to redefine environmentalism,
course at the Boalt Law
will be presenting workshops and lectures today and
School.
tomorrow on the Tacoma and Olympia campuses .
By Melissa Kallstrom

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Greetings CPJ readers and welcome to
Arts and Entertainment Ec;jit«;lrlennifer . •
yet another errata. Unfortunately, we made
some mistakes last week_ Here are the ones
we caught:
In the Letters and Opinions section lasl
.week, the letter titled "The nature of the
threat" by Adrian Scott was alter~d. The ,;
senlence beginning "It is somewhat ofa given.
.." and part ohhe next sentence had some·
words accidentally left out of them. The
complete sentences should read "It· is
somewhat ofagiven, lIc.,drdingto Dl;. Francis
Cress Welsing,tp?t wit1!in psycbiatridields
an overt . outW'a~t'xpressJon of SUperJonty
most often ,. stems for an mternal
understanding ofi~riority. IT \\ihite skin is
so desirable within ou( ~ulturethen why do
we spend countless hours tanning, such to the
extent that we risk skin cancer,"

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Koogler would like to apologize to the •
performers in ~he Chinese Opera show on •
Wednesday, Feb. 26. In her article, she ~aid
that Cao Chen, artist-in-residence at •
Evergreen, ,\¥ould be~erftlrming an excerpt I
from The Monkey King..The art~c\e should •
have read that"Chen would perform an _.
excerpt from a story thaHakes place afterthe .
event's in The Monkey King. She also •
misspelled "acrobatic" as aerobatic. .
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In Hlllary Rdssi's "Trustees review •
~verg~een's mission" article, she incorrectly •
Jdenufied the Northwest CommlSlOn of •
Schools and Colleges as the State
Commision. .
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If you see a mistake. in the CPI, come •
up to the office in CAB 316 and tell us about •
it.
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NE'WS

Group plans upcoming events
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By Cammy Green
WashPIRG

Spring is on its wayl AIe you wondering
what is going on in the community as the rain
subsides and people begin coming outside
again? Here is a number ofevents WashPIRG
is planning on campus and in the community.
WashPIRG will be showing Dr. Suess'
"The Lorax" on Monday, Mar 3 at 7:00 p.m.
in Library Room 1316. Come watch this very
simple explanation of what happens to the
Earth when humans get carried away with
their "needs." It's free and a great excuse for
a study break!
WashPIRG's Hunger and Homelessness
group is currently· collecting food, clothes.
toys, and candy for underprivil eged children
in Olympia. These items will be distribut·ed
in Easter baskets to children throughout the
co unty. Co llection boxes are locat ed
Lhroughout campus. The project group will
also be doing a food drive the week of Mar.
10 through Mar. 15, collecting food and
clothes to donate to Bread and Roses. The
group is also planning a shelter visit on Mar.
29 to serve food at Bread and Roses . The
annual Hun ger Clean -up is happening
Saturday, Apr. 12 to kick off the spring
quarter. Help WashPIRG clean-up local
shelters, like Bread and Roses and Safeplace,
and raise money at the same time. The
Hunger and Homelessness group also plans
to help Food Not Bombs serve free food to the
hungry and needy at Sylvester Park on
Sundays. For more information regarding
any of these events, contact Liz at x6058.
The Water Watch program is planning
several stream clean-ups in the upcoming
months. Look for posters around campus
publicizing the date of the next clean-up. The

WashPIRG asking for donations
By Cammy Green
WashPIRG

Kirsten DiGicco, Shelby Majors, and
members of WashPIRG have begun to collect
Easter baskets and goodies for the
underprivileged children ofOlympia. Bread and
Roses will decide which children receive the gifts.
We encourage students and faculty to contrioute
candy, toys, Easter baskets, etc. to make our

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donation boxes all throughout The Evergreen
State College campus, in the Library, CAB,
Community Center, and in the Lobby of A-dorm.
We also invite campus and community members
to help distribute the baskets Easter Sunday, Mar.
30. For further information please contact Liz or
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Water Watch program i"s also gearing up to
visit local elementary .schools and teach
children about water and endangered
species. The group is also working to pressure
Representative Norm Dicks to support
funding for the removal of the Elwha River
dams. For more information on the Water
Watch program call Abigale at x6058.
The Right to Know campaign is
working to pressure Representative Linda
Smith to vote yes on legislation that would
increase the community's right to know
about toxic chemicals. The group will be
delivering comments from Evergreen
students to Smith's office this week. The
taxies group is also currently researching the
feasibility of mandating the use of chlorinefree paper at TheEvergreen State College.
WashPIRG's toxic group is also working in the
sta te legislature to ens ure passage of a
pesticide notification bill. For more
information 011 this project, contact Chris at
x6058.
The Students Against Political
Corruption campaign is continuing its work
to pass real campaign finance reform. The
group is collecting comments fi-om students
regarding campaign finance reform to deliver
to Rep. Smith. The group is also making a
huge mock constitution, signi/}'ing the need
for a constitutional amendment mandating
national spending limits for candidates.
More information regarding campaign
finance reform and the SAPC campaign can
be obtained by calling John at 6058.
For more information on WashPIRG
and any upcoming events, attend their
meetings on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. 'in Lecture Hall
Rm #10 or call x6058. WashPIRG's meetings
are open to all students, faculty, anJ staff.

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US Army
increases loan
repayment offer
For new recruits who have already attended
college and accumulated debt, the Army's
loan Repayment program can be a lucrative
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incentive. In return for a three year
enlistment, the Army will repay up to
$65,000 on specific federally granted loans
, to qualified applicants.
For each year of the initially contracted
service, the Army will repay $1,500 or 331/
3 percent, whichever is greater, on the
outstanding principle of an eligible student
loan, up to the maximum of$65, 000. When
a loan or loan balance exceeds $65,000, 33
1/3 percent of $65,000 wlll be paid
incrementally for three years. No payments
will be made for delinquent charges or
interest amounts that have accrued because
of default. Applicants who enlist for the Loan
Repayment Program are not eligible to
receive benefits under the Montgomery G.J.
Bill.
For more information on what the Army has
to offer, contact your local recruiter or call
1-800-USA-ARMY.

lEse concert
planned
The Airwalk Sno-Core tour tickets for the
Mar. 7 show at TESC at 8 p.m. are on sale
now. The tour, which features the bands face
to face, the Pharcyde, VooDoo Glow Skulls
and Powerman 5000, is sponsored by
Airwalk sneakers

Whiter

Than
White
Casteen O'Neill
works to whiten
Scottie
Capenter's
complexion
during Geocon
last Saturday.
Geocon brought
together garners
of all sorts, from
dice-rollers to
full immersion
fantasy games.
photo by Kevin Powers

Orissi performance
tomorrow

Benefit for Books to
Prisoners

The Orissi Program and Asian Performing Arts and Culture at
The Evergreen State College are sponsoring two evenings of
"Orissa's Dance of Love" in the classical Orissi style of dance,
on Feb. 28 and Mar. 1, at 8 p.m .• at the Recital Hall,
Communications Building. Tickets are $5 for students and $8
general and are available at TESC Bookstore and will also be
available at the door.

The bands Black Anger, Solstice, Source of Labor and Beyond
Reality will play Friday, Mar. 7 at 9 p.m. at the Capitol Theater
Backstage. The show will be open for people of all ages. It will
be benefit for the Books to Prisoners program. So turn in a good
used book a.nd get one dollar off the ticket price.
They need English dictionaries and Spanish dictionaries as well
as historical, political, poetic, art, classical literature,
Grad uation Equivalent Degree materials. anarchism and
philosophy books.

EPle to show

films about
black history
In honor of Black History Month, E.P.I.e.
will be hosting a film showing today at 4 p.m .
and 7 p.m. in Lecture Hall!. Films featured
will be Straight up Rappin', a compelling
documentary about rap in New York; I Am Somebody, a film
about 400 poorly paid black women who went on strike in 1969;
and The End oEthe Nightstick: Confronting Police Brutality in
Chicago which investigates charges of institutional racism,
violence, and cover-up.

February 16th
1620 Everyone catches up on their studies on a peaceful
Sunday evening.
February 17th '
0102 Laundry vanishes into a dryer in A.
0903 Wallet cruelly stolen from Library building.
February 18th
1655 Person arrested on Several Out sta nding Warrants.
Whoa.
February 19th
2330 Speeding Vio lations confronted on roads near
campus.

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February 20th
0020 Suspicious activities in A, as usual.
0030 Noise complaint in E-dorm?!
1250 Theft of Calling card.
1422 Property removed from insecure room in A.
February 21st
0005 Rather intoxicated individual found in the Mods and
escorted off-campus.
February 22nd
0003 Juveniles found. wandering the dorms looking for
narcotics. As if they'd find drugs on THIS campus .. .
1326 Vehicle abandoned on parkway. blocking traffic.

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Students critique Evergreen's curriculum and process

Big Mountain support group recruiting new volunteers

by Hillary Rossi
Features Editor
When yo u are a first year st ud ent at
Evergreen you expect certain things from your
college. These are personal beliefs you have in
the institution you are giving your money to.
They might ring true for you once you get
started in seminars, workshops and all the rest
ofthe activities in your core program. You may
or may not know of the interdisciplinary
learning Evergreen says it practices.
Duringyoursecond year at Evergreen you
may not get into what you want, most
programs that aren't core are for third and
fourth year students. Third year you get more
of an option, being an upper level student. You
may take part time classes that distinguish
focus in more than one area of study. You may
do an internship in the spring, or maybe a
contract.
Fourth year you get an internship full
time, and don't even bother coming into th e
school except for the appointments with your
faculty sponsor. And after graduation you are
thinking, what did Evergreen teach me?
"I just knew it wasn't going to be like a
normal college," says Joy* , a first year student at
Evergreen. of her presumptions before coming
to the college. Joy is in a scien ce core program at
Evergreen, a program she has a hard time
swallowing as an example of the interdisciplinary
learning Evergreen prides itself on. "I knew that
the core programs were supposed to be really
integrative," she explains, "but I don't think they
are enough. I think that is because it focuses on
one thing for the whole year."

Contributing Writer
Here at The Evergreen State College,
students tend to be very idealistic. We actively
educate ourselves and, in doing so, we develop
strong beliefs and opinions. From a somewhat
distanced perspective we observe and assess. We
become very conscious of the world around us and
we know exactly what's wrong with it. Butfewdo
anything about it further than sorting trash and
buying things stamped "recycled" or "organic."
Fortunately there are outlets and resources to do
more. One of these is Evergreen's Big Mountain
Support Group, a student-based organization
dedicated to providing assistance and raising
awareness for the "Resisters." The Resisters are a
small group ofDineh (Navajo) natives refuSing to
be relocated from their homes by a federal
government beholden to corporate interests.
Evergreen~s Big Mountain Support Group
was formed last October after a showing of the
Academy Award winning documentary, Broken
Rainbow. Exposure to the documentary's vivid
storyofthe Dineh's forced relocation caused many
brows to narrow and many fists to clench .
Spurred by this film , students qUickly set up a
meeting to discuss what could be done to raise
further awareness for the Resisters . The group
in itiated additional showings of the documentary
and many information packets were sent out to
sc hools and other organizations. "We want
everyo ne on this ca mpus to know about the
Dineh," said second year student Kari
Williamson, during an organizational meeting.
"Ideally, we'd like everyone to know about this.
We'd like this to be household news."
Members of the support group also bega n
to raise money to fuel their efforts. "Bake sa les
seem to be the best and fastest way to get money
for the resistance," said Angelique Velasco, the
group's nearest equivalent to treasurer. The
money raised has been sen t to the Resisters and
has funded a caravan of volunteers and supplies
to the reservatiQn to help the Resisters directly . .

By Tristan Baurick
Susan Fiskal, the Dean of Part-Time
S tudie ~, says that core programs are an
in t roduction in to th e i nterdisci p lin ary
programs. In terdisc iplinary Learning,
according to the ca talog of the college, is
supposed to contain the 5 foci of teaching the
in -coming students wilt be exposed to :
internships and applied projects which bridge
theory to practice; small classes and narrative
grading which require personal engage and
responsibility in learning; interdisciplinary
study which fosters development of the skills
of cooperation, communication, and
integration; collaboration with faculty and
peers; learning across significant differences.
"I think our class like does a pretty good
job at being interdiSciplinary," says Peedon,
another Evergreen student, "because we've
done scientific concepts and stuff, and .then
we've done a lot of stuff with humanities."
Fiskal says that most first year students
don't know what they want to do yet, which is
the reason why the core programs exist. "When
you go to college students either don't know
what they want to do or they don 't have a clear
idea of what they want," she says. Core
programs prepare students in a wide range of
topics , which are all focused on one issue or
question.
"I'm not at a point in my life righ t now
where I've completely decided what I'm going
to do yet (with my life)," Joy agrees. But she
continues, "I kinda what to do a lot of different
things and I find it really hard to jump back in
to literature or something after I haven't done
it for a year."

Emily, another Evergreen student, knew
what she wanted to do before she came to
Evergreen . She wants to become a marine
biologist because she loves the ocean. Only two
core programs based themselves in science,
and her first choice was already full when she
went to register for it. So she took the other
science program. She was restrained by th e
freshmen core programs, and now' she is
studying the environment.
Curriculum is created two years before it
becomes a program in the catalog, Fiskal says,
But sometimes student demand for a program
pushes the process along. The faculty create
these programs tentatively during a faculty
retreat twice a year. They brainstorm an idea,
get together with other teachers of other
disciplines to create the interdiSCiplinary study
and a program. Flskal says whate brings a
program out from the drawing room floor is
whether or not the faculty are excited about the
idea for the program.
In Emily's case, her future goals have been
put on hold because of lack of core program
possibilities. However, a few years ago the
schoo l offered less core programs than they do
now. Fiskal says that the increase over the past
few years is only by coincidence. They do not
really track the students' choices while deciding
on what programs will exist two years in the
future. For instance, if a rise in pre-law students
came to Evergreen one year and found no core
program dealing with law, it does not
necessarily mean interdisciplinar y law
programs will exist two years in the future.

What time is it?
Clock tower rep-airs slow to come
- by Jennifer Koogler
A&E Editor
Every morning , students who live on
ca mpus stumble to class, making their way
trom the dorms to upper campus. As they turn
the co rner on the tree-lined path that Links the
two areas. the clock tower emerges from the
branches. Its hands are frozen in time.
Two sides of The Evergreen State
Co lle ge'~ clock tower are broken, suffering
trom faulty motors. College Facilities is looking
into repairing them. but the likelihood oftime
starting again soon is slim. The cost and
complications of such repairs make the process
almost impossible.
Seven years ago, the north side of the
clock tower, which faces the Evergreen beach.
stopped running. Sam Pooley, facilities
employee, says at the time he wasn't co ncerned
with the malfunction, because it faced
outwards from the main sections of campus.
Ever since, it has remained still, stuck at
4:20.
Pooley says it didn't actually stop at that
time. Someone got into the control area and
changed it.
When the east side of the tower broke
down this summer, Pooley and the rest of the
facilities stafflooked into replacing the broken
motor parts. They contacted the company that
originally supplied the parts, explaining the
problem and giving them the model number
they needed. "After about 20 minutes worth
oflaughter," Pooley says, the company said that
the parts were no longer availab le. Bear
Holmes, cons truction coo rdinator for the
college, said the company suggested replacing
the parts. which were made in the 1950's and
installed in the early 1970's when th e tower was
bu ilt, with newer style motors.
In order to repl ace those parts, however.
Facilities would have to remove the hands trom
th e faces of the afflicted sides of the tower. "If
we try, we'd have to have someone over the
edge holding the hands in place, otherwise they
would fall," says Pooley. The co ll ege would
have to dra'ft a plan adhering to standard
operating procedures set by the Washington
State Labor and Industries office. Holmes says
this would include hiring a crane and other

expensive and ' complicated technical
equipment.
Pooley says the college has been "scouting
concepts al}d ideas': to try to get the tower .
running again. The college has contacted other
companies in an attempt to find parts, and
looked into having custom motors made. At
this time , Pooley says, the co llege cannot even
estimate how much fixing the c/O(;ks will cost,
but it will be enormo usly expensive. He says
the college will most likely review the budget
and ask for more mone y from the state
legislature for repairs.
The clock tower's large hand s are
controlled by motors in control panels no
bigger than a computer screen. In a small ,
chilly, concrete-walled room four stories above
the top ofthe Library, the panels are mounted
on each of the walls, one for every side. Pooley
says the non-operational sides are still
functioning, but run fast. "I t may keep good
time for a little while, but then you'll come back
in 20 minutes and it will be two hours ahead."
He keeps it stopped so that people are aware it
is broken and aren't misled by a speeding clock.
In order to make adjustments to the
clocks, Pooley must turn off and on the power
source, that is located in the basement on the
other end of the Library. This requires a lot of
walking back and forth from place to place,
which often isn't convenient. The generators
that run the clocks remain in effect during
power outages, so that adjustments aren't
necessary.
Pooley says he tries to keep the time on
the working sides of the clock within a few
minutes of the National Standard time.
Pooley says that repairing the clock tower
is "not exactly [a) top priority project, but
someth ing we work on when we can." The
college really does care about it, he says, but
doesn't have the time or resources to fix the
problem anytime soon,
Holmes says that the college should begin
tackling the project this su mmer. In the
meantime, two sides of the tower rema in
motionless.

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Emily always has the option of getting an
internship. Charen Blankenship, the Human
Resources Representative , thinks that the
"hands on" experience that a student can attain
at Evergreen is the corner stone to Evergreen's
innovative learning development.
"A lot of the stuff we do. you know, is
hands on. You just don't read about it in the
text book," she says. Blankenship says this is
like a real job that a graduated student could
get, and says that Evergreen is probably better
for preparing you for a career than the average
college because of it.
But Blankenship thinks that the
interdiSciplinary programs also help students
prepare for a job after graduatiOn. from
Evergreen.
"The work we did in the programs
.
prepares us for the real life, " she explains,
speaking of her experience while attending
Evergreen, "All the writing that we have to
do ...They make you get up there and do a lot
of public speaking. That was very hard for me,
but it really ... the ability to do that is a part of
a lot of jobs. "
Joy and Peedon do not think Evergreen
sets the students for the work force with the
interdisciplinary teachings.
"I think that Evergreen teaches a lot about
the way you're going to live personally [rather)
than what I'm going to do for a living. It's
preparing me to base the way I want to live.
But maybe not necessarily a career. "

* The students in this story asked the CPj
to print their first names only.

These volunteers from Olympia are currently th at they could pick and scrape for resources. The volunteers and supplies for a send off in mid aS5istingwith day to day labors to allow the Dineh Resisters want nothing to do with the agreement March. For all this work people are still needed.
to focus more time and energy on the resistance. and many vow not to leave their land until they "Any support people can give would be great,"
Members of the Big Mountain Support are dead. But this defiant stance is met by a says Williamson. "Making phone calls, helping
Group, through their in volvement and government equally bold . With President with bake sales, making posters. It 's easy stuff like
exploration into the subject, have become aware • Clinton's signing of Public Law 104-3 01, th e this that keeps us moving."
In supporting the Dineh Resisters and
that this Dineh resistance to forced relocation is Resisters have been given an ultimatum. If, by the
nothing new. Members have found the Dineh Apr. I, 1997, the Resisters do not sign th e through being a part of the Big Mountain Support
were first uprooted from their homes in the accommodation agreement Bureau of Indian Group students are putting their beliefs into
Navajo Reservation in the 1970s when it was Affairs paramilitary police and U.S. marshals will actions. Students are taking a stand against
found that the natives lived upon the largest coal use force, if need be , to remove the Dineh environmental destruction, the growing power
and influence of multi-national corporations, and
field in North America. With the encouragement Resisters.
The
imminent
forced
relocation
of
the
the oppression of America's native people by
of Peabody Western Coal Company, Public Law
93 -531, signed by President Ford, permitted the Dineh weighs heavily on those working to support becoming active within the Big Mountain Support
removal of 10,000 Dineh. This was to be the the resls[ance. Though the Apr. 1 deadline loom s Group .• When Michelle Maynerick. another
largest displacement of Americans since the in the near future the group remains optimistic. student a9ive within the group, was asked why
forced internment ofJapanese-Americans during ''I'm confident that the deadline will be moved, " being a part of the Big Mountain Support Group
World War II. The Dineh's self-sufficient lifestyle, says Justin Wood, a former Evergreen student, is important to her she answered, "Its hard for me
"But I can't be overconfident."
to justity living in such comfort while others suffer.
based on shepherding and dry-crop farming,
Bake
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more
posters
I feel a responsibility that I can't get out of my
came to an end when they were moved to duster
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Web site are in the works. Plans are being made this issue to be important to everyone." Big
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Evergreen honors International Womens' Month
by Maldon Meehan
Contributing Writer
International Women's Month is a
month set aside to recognize the
co ntributions of lVomen. International
Women's Week began in 1908 wh en
women of the International Garment
Workers ' Union in New York
demonstrated against the existing
conditions in the Triangle Shirt Factory.
Women factory workers were forbidden to
take breaks during the work day and exit
doors were locked to ensure they did not.
There was a fire in the building and all the
. workers were trapped. Women jumped
from the ten story windows to escape the
fire. International Wome n' s Week
eventually evolved to a whole month and
is now celebrated in countries around the
world.
The Women's Resource Center will be
holding their 26th annual International
Women's Week celebration Saturday, Mar.
1 through Saturday, Mar. 8.
The week kicks off with a Ceili , an
Irish dance, on Saturday, Mar. 1. Ceili is
the Gaelic word for dance, music,
celebration , food and drink. The dance

will be in the Longhouse, potluck at 6:30
p.m., dancing and music begin at 7 p.m.
There will be an all female band.
Admission is free, but there is a suggested
donat ion. All money collected will be
donated to Safeplace, a women's shelt er.
The Cei li is open to everyone.
On Sunday, Mar. 2, there will be a
women's rafting trip to Snoqualmie,
Tout le or Skykomish, depending on th e
weather. Cost is $8 to $10. Contact
Stephani e at the Wilderness Center for
more informati on.
On Tuesday, Mar. 4 the films Maids
and An tonia Line will be showing at 4.:30
p.m. and 8 p.m . in Lecture Hall 5. Both
film s will be showing at both times.
Wednesday through Friday, women
faculty will be leading noon time brOWn
bag lunches in the conference room at CAB
315. The topics are: Mar. 5 - "How to
Balance Being an Artist and Having a 'Real
Job'" led by Jackie MadurI', on Mar. 6 "Women and the Family Va lu es Debate"
led by Stephanie Coontz and on Mar. 7 "Women's Health and the Environment "
led by Lin Nelson.
Local Irish -American poet Pat

s

Every Thursday is a

Andrus of Bellevue wi!! read in the
Longhouse at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar.
5. TESC graduate Jenefer Bertucci will
open with Sean Nos (old style) singing.
Following the reading there will be an open
mic for music and spoken word.
The highlight of the week will be
Rebecca ' Walker's lecture "To Be Real:
Telling the Truth; Changing the Face of
Feminism" on Thursday, at 3 p.m. in the
CRe. Rebecca Walker is a writer, activist
and founder of the Third Wave Direct
Action Co rporation . Students free, $3
non-students. The lecture will be followed
by a book signing and reception.

Finall y, on Mar. 8, two all-female
bands, Swamp Mama Johnson and the
Righteous Mothers will perform in the
Longhouse. The show starts at 8 p.m .
Cost: TESC $5, Community $7. Tickets are
available at the TESC Bookstore , Rainy
Day Records and at the door.
The sponsors of Internationitl
Women's Week are: The Women's
Resource Center, lASO (Irish-American
Student Organization) , UMOJA,
Presidents Diversity Fund, Women of
Color, Rape Response, EQA, MECI lA,
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or suits . Again, please contact Career
Career Development
Development if you have any questions,
Are you graduating? Job or internship
Freshm~n and soph~mores can benefit
hunting? . Interested in finding out about from this event as it provides a chance to
opportunities available in your intended area investigate potential fields ofinterest in greater
of interest? Or, are you considering graduate depth. You can obtain information on
school? Ifyou are, mark your calendars for the interesting graduate programs as well as talk
annual Career Fair,
with employers and pick up information on
The Career Development Centers for their comparues with a view to the future, You
Evergreen and St, Martin's College are co· may also learn about part-time and summer
sponsoring this event to attract as many positionS/internships for which you already
employers and candidates as ·possible. This qualify,
year's fuir will be held at St. Martin's Pavilion
Currently, we have 145 employers signed
in Lacey on Tuesday, Mar. 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. up to attend, One of them may have to perfect
Shuttles to transport Evergreen students to the job for you I These employers include Boeing,
event will leave every 40 minutes beginning at Community Youth Services, Aerotek, State
12:40 and ending at 4 p.m. Please sign up in Farm Insurance, Washington State
the Career Center, located in library 1407, or Department of Natural Resources and King
call us at extension 6193 ifyou are planning to County (which now includes Metro for those
ride the shuttle.
of you interested in water quality issues,
Ifyou have never been to a career fuir, you transportation, etc.). Smaller organizations will
may wonder how this works and what you also be represented as will temporary agencies,
should do to prepare. Basically, if you are a and federal, county, state and city positions.
junior or senior, the fail: will be an opportunity
Representatives from various graduate
to get infonnation on career positions, part- schools will also be on hand to answer your
time jobs, internships and summer positions questions. Programs that will be represented
as well as some information on graduate . include the University of Washington's social
schools. (We will have a list of participating work and public affairs, Seattle University's law
employers available in our office in advance so school, many programs at Chapman
you can target those ofgreatest interest to you University, University of Puget Sound, St.
and do some company research prior to the Martin's counseling, nursing, business and
event.) Bring copies of your resume with you teaching programs and Evergreen's MES and
to the fair. Ifyou need assistance with resume MPA programs.
writing, please contact our office; we have
We look forward to another great event
several people available to assist you and we with many Evergreen students in attendance.
offer.a resume workshop every Thursday from Remember, this is a wonderful opportunity to
3 to 4 pm. It is also important to dress cOllllect with future employers and to do some
appropriately, as you would for an interview. occupational/market research, even if you are
Depending on the type of position you are not planning on graduating just yet. We look
seeking, that may mean jackets and ties, dresses forward to seeing you there!

Submitted by Native Student Alliance
Contributing Writer
John Trudell, named "One of the most
challenging political performers of our time,"
will have opportunity to present his powerful
messages in two of the oldest traditions: poetry
and spoken word.
For Trudell, a Santee Sioux native raised
on a reservation, his early year5 were an
example of living in America but outside the
"American Dream." The realities of poverty
and racism instilled in Trudell a contempt for
the notions of democracy and equality.
He spent the following years searching for
his place and purpose:
1969: The Indians of All Nations occupation
of Alcatraz. As the national spokesman and
national chairman of the American Indian
Movement (AIM), John Trudell remained in
the public eye and under constant FBI
surveillance.
1979: Trudell bums the flag at a Washington D.C.
demonstration citing American "injustice and
racism and classism" as a desecration of the flag

ahd what it stands for. Less than 24 hours later,
his home was burned to the ground killing his wife,
Tina, her mother and their three children. "It was
murder, they were murd~red as an act of war."
The dark period that followed is when
Trudell began to find his voice as a poet,
eventually merging his words with music in
Graffiti Man, with assistance from Jackson
Browne. Bob Dylan, in an interview with
Rolling Stone Magazine proclaimed in 1992
"A.k.a. Graffiti Man is the best album of the
year." He has released five albums of poetry set
to music and also played prominent roles in
two Michael Apted movies, the drama
"Thunderheart" and the Robert Redford
produced documentary "I ncident At Oglala."
Trudell's insights into contemporary and
ageless social problems, are now gaining a
broader audience. His poetic visions of respect
for life and "Peace With Earth" pose critical
examination of world environmental issues
and human rights. He uses communication to
rise above the alienation and"isolation inheren t
in a materialistic society.

Noted a~thor to speak at symposium
Submitted by Michael Louisell
Contributing Writer
The federal governmen t's emerging
transfer offiscal responsibility to state and local
governments and the nonprofits sector and its
implications is the topic of an afternoon and
evening lecture and symposium Mar. 4 at The
Evergreen State College.
Keynote speaker for the event is Paul
Peterson, director of the Harvard Center for
American Policy Studies and author of The Price
of Federalism. Peterson, who has also written more
than 10 books on welfare, urban and government
issues, is to speak at 1 p.m. in Library 4300,

Following Peterson's lecture, state and local
specialists are to lead panel discussions from 2:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on welfare refonn and public
health and environmenal issues, along with
potential impacts to state government.
. Peterson will give a repeat lecture at 6 p.m.
in Lecture Hall 3 for the Masters in Public
Administration program, but is also open to the
public.
The symposium is sponsored by
Evergreen's Master of Public Administration
program and the Washington State Department
ofpersonnel. For more infonnation, call the MPA
program coordinator at (360) 866-6000 x 6707.

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February 27, 1997
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NE'WS

~~~~~,~~resentTESC at NAIA Nationals Personal records set by all
By Janette Parent
Swim Coach
The swim program h~s firmed lip the national
tt';I111 rtl~tt'r. Two new memhers will join fournation;1i
I"ftl'r~m to compete al the NA IA national Swimming
;1I 1ddivingcharnpion~hi psa tllwl\in gCountyAqllatir

Cmter, in Federal Way. WA. Cornpet ion will run Mar.
:; through Mar. H. The [(·tuming team members are
C,Jr[l'n Oura. 200 ami 400 medley relay: James
C;Jrsner. 200 free relay. 200 and 400 medley relays.
;lnd the 400 individual mt'dley: N;lte Mahoney. 200
tfl'~ relay. 200 and 400 medley relays: and Sara
Lampo, one meter diving. First·time national team
111\' mbers are M~lIl1eat(1n. 200 free reby. 200 anti
One meter diving
200 free rclay
40() medley relay
One meier diving
200 medley relay
400 individual medley

VIEWPOINT ~

400 medl ey re Iays, Howare1('.earns, 200free re Iay.
Lampo eamed All-American status on the one
meter hoa rd, and the returning men's contingent
earn AII·American honorable mention at last year's
nat ion al rhampionships in t heir relay events.
Carsner placed lith last year in the 400 individual
medley This year's fntry time is as fast as last season
life time he~t swim that earned him All-American
honorable mention for this ('vent. All hope to
improve their performances this year.
All swim€rS that place in the top lb will return
to the pool the same evening to compete ill finals.
All Final sessions Iwgin at Ii p.m.

By Jan e tte Parent
Swim coac h
The Geoduck swim team participated in
three days of swimming and diving at PNWAC
conference championships held at Central
Washington University. All 12 team members set
new sta'ndards of personal excellence for
themselves.
James Carsner placed sixth in'over-all total
points the Men's division . He placed first in the
400 individual medley (4:26.16), second in the
200 individual medley and third in the 200
breaststroke (2:19.77). He set a new school
record in the 200 iQdividua l medley former ly
held by Blue Peetz. The record now stands as
2:02.58. This is the first men's individual team
record to fall since Peetz set the record in the 200
individual med ley in 1992. This is quite an
accomplishment for someone who was a 50
frees tyler just two years ago.
The men's 400 med ley relay (3:54.68)
fini shed fourth ju st miss ing the 'national
qualifying time standard by two seconds. Team
members Matt Heaton, Garren a ura, Carsner,
Nate Mahoney rose to the chaUenge, as seems
to be the theme of this year's program, and
qualified through individual swims and time
trials to make the cut right on the money. The
composite time was 3:52.09. Both Heaton's
backstroke and Carsner's butterfly
performances were li fetime best performances.

In the absence of one team member, the
race for tbe final position on the 200 free relay
was spine ti ngling. Several swims were time
tria led to earn aspot on the National Team. The
fina l position now belongs to second year team
member Howard Gearns. Gearns came out of
almost a two year plateau to set a new perso~al
lifetime record in the 100 backstroke. Our
congratulations I
In diving, Sara Lampo and Wade Jerdee
took first and second place finis hes respectively.
This was their first opportun ity this season to
dive their championship format. Lampo will
return to NA IA National championships to
defend her' All-American status Mar. 4 and 5 at
the 1990 Goodwill Games swimming and diving
venue.
Mi lu Karp placed highest ill women !s
individua l swimm ing wit h her 200 back
(2:34.40) and 100 back (1:07.50) fi nishing 9'h
and 10''' . Karp and Lampo joined team mates
Tammi Anderson and Stephanie Hansen to
compete in 200 and 400 freestyle and Medley
relays. Anderson and Hansen place 13'h and 15'"
in the 200 breaststroke.
In the final race for the meet,Joe Groshing
placed third in the 1650 Freestyle (18:34.72).
Groshing missed the na tional (ut by barely one
minute and is only one and a half minutes off
the school record held by Evergreen alum Craig
Erickson.

officers Steve Huntsberry and Larry Savage forcing
Koslen to the ground after he tried to prevent them
from booting his car. Koslen was toid that he could
either cooperate or get arrested and he chose to
cooperate. He left as the boot was being placed on
the tire of his car.
On Jan. 21, 1997, Koslen fi led a grievance
against The Evergreen State College on the Dec. 11
incident. Costantino then came to a decision after
investigating th e incident by interviewing the
people involved in the dispute as well as a witness.

Koslen, in his affidavit, asked for a public
review of how and why Police Services were created .
Costantino said in his letter to Koslen that he won't
be creating a revi ew because it had already
ha ppened last year.
Costantino also said in his letter to Koslen that
"Although the police officers acted in an appropriate
manner consistent with their operating procedures.
it is always beneficial to consider whether an
alternative operating procedure could be added as
an option for officers in the fu ture."

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Police services in the right,
says Costantino
By leigh Cullen
Staff Writer
Evergreen police actl'd in ;In appropriate
manner when they forced a student to the ground
in a parking dispute. This is what Vice President of
Stud ent Affairs Art Costa ntin o, who handles
grievances involving Police Services. decided in an
investigation of the incident.
The student. Yuri Koslen, claimed in hi s
affid2vit of notice that Evergreen police used
unnecessary and excessive force in bringing him to
the ground after he blocked them from putting a
boot 011 his car. Koslen also claimed damages for
med ical expenses, pain and suffering.
Costantino, in a letter to Koslen, concluded
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place a hODt on your vehicle. Lhat you were wrong in
trying to prevent them from placing the boot on your
car. and that the officers acted within their authority
and in a reasonable manner in responding to your
attempt s tn prevent them from completing their
duties." Costantino also decided that he will not
authorize payment on Koslen's claim for damages.
Koslen said that he expected this decision. "I
don't think that I've been totally wrong," sa id
Koslen.
The disagreement occurred on Dec. 11, 199b.
when Koslen saw Evergreen police and a parking
employee preparing to put a boot on his car that
was parked in the loading area of the Library
Building. A disputed then began. About an hour
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LETTERS AND OPINcI ONS

Survey reveals stress on
working students
COMMENTARY

The nature of the threat (.part 2)

Let's res·pect differences
~
In response to Kilston and Watland's arcorded by white people. The authors' claim
commentary on the Day ofAbsence, I wish to raise that, "We understand as well as the next person
some points that may bring light to several all of the issues surrounding racial injustice"
erroneous and insulting remarks . With due smacks. of the close-minded ness that gives this
respect and appreciation for dialogue and honesty, problem roots within American society. I am sure
the authors are entirely missing the point of all that the authors have been victimized their fair
the diversity work that goes on here. of which the share, but there are infinite dissimilarities
Day of Absence/Presence is a part.
between one bias and the next. With no intention
It is true that we must be united as a student of claiming my cold to be the worst cold in the
body and a society in order to make any forward world, I can assure the authors that the very
progress. But we must be careful to make a opposite of their self-proclaimed understanding
distinction between activities that are supportive is the reality.
and those that are truly are separatist. The Day of
There is a growing movement dedicated to
Absence is. to its very essence. the former.
eradicating racism by seeing a person, nota color.
The Day of Absence is intended not only to As white students, it is easy and logical to chase
address racism and issues facing students ofcolor. the pipe drearrl of "color blindness." Not one of
but also to build communitY. White students on us is capable of transcending racial biases. As a
a white campus in a white city in a white country person of color in a very real world, I assert that
on a white controUed planet naturaUy do not see "this is not on ly futile , but insulting and
importance in community because they have an invalidating to those of us that face uphill in every
inherent privilege of community almost direction every day. When you say you just see a
everywhere they go. Students of color on campus person, you unknowingly say. you see a white
often feel alienated and segregated every day. One _ person. In a white-controlled society. every image
effort to provide a sate and comforta ble and notion of quality is portrayed in a context of
environment for people of color should be whiteness. Success is white. intelligence is white,
supported by anyone who has ever felt like a fish beauty is white. All standards by which a white
out of water. There are 364 other daysa year when person judges another person are unintentionally
we are "united" or maybe more accurately, white. Those criteria for "humanness" are shoes
assimilated. I am sure that if there were a small impossible for people of color to fill, unless we
number of white Evergreen students living in are to give up our identities of color. A question
Chinatown. they would not be opposed to efforts you may consider is "why must we throw out color
to bring them together once a year in support of away to be human?" is it not possible to be
one another. Surely, this can not be deemed pigmented and human at the same time?
separatist.
I hope Lyra and Geoff can see the real and
It is also important to recognize the distinct differences between Unity and
presence ofa significant differentiaL When white Assimilation. The goal here is not to see everyone
people are feeling uncomfortable and alienated in the same, but to see the differences and respect
places like Chinatown or Los Angeles, they can them. We can live united, but not until we allow
promptly return t6 white surroundings. This is people to live true to themselves. if we insist on
not the case here. People of color have no option. adhering to the myth of the "melting pot," cultural
We are out of our element 365 days a year, (with differences will never be accepted, only repressed.
ththope that it is reduced to 364 as a result of the
Day of Absence) following rules and dogmas Vu T. Chu

RESPONSE

~

Greeners and the public make jokes about
Is Evergreen institutionally focused on
what goes on at The Evergreen State College. creating an environ ment in which we can
Th~ below survey results challenge the "laid
gene rally follow the "one credit equals three
back" greener stereotype.
hours of study" formllla'r Nearly a quarter of
I've been attending Evergreen for the last the st udent s who answered my survey said that
three years. In Sarah Ryan's halftime program, it was "impossible" to meet this formula 's advice.
The End of Work? I am studying how many Another quarter orthe survey respondents said
hours people work. 1 decided to apply some of that it was "too much." So it's fair to say that
the analysis of our program to the am'ount of nearly half of Evergreen's working student
work Greeners do as students and workers at population is overworked. Considering only 1
Evergreen by surveying Evergreen 's student percent of respondents said their combined
work force.
st udy and work time was projected to be less
At Evergreen, much focus is placed on than 40 hours per week, it's surprising that 99
getting more than "just" a degree. As a way to percent of us don 't feel overworked.
promote an "Evergreen style of education," our
Other research has suggested a direct
school's catalog talks about how students 'learn connection between quality of work and work
ways' in which 'to think.' After recently load. In Juli et Schor's best seller, The
compiling statistics from my survey on hours Ovenvorked American, it was put this way: "If
spent on work and school. I'm struck with the the demands of work l/school1 are too great,
following question: Ca n Evergreen reall y productivity I/ quality 1suffers... "
What can be done about the overworked
provide a decent learning environment in which
students are able to learn to think if the average greener? If you've been indoctrinated with the
hours we need to spend at school and work total general work ethic you may think those people
58 per week? Many people spend more time who que sti on our work load should be
but that was the average compiled using my considered lazy. Alternately, if you place more
survey results of the student hours spent on importance on having a hea lthy and vital
aca demic
school and work.
The results were The survey I recently finished community and
believe that this is
gat her ed
following the suggests that in real ways inseparable from a
formula Evergreen's status quo is forcing well-rested, welldescribed two students to choose between doing studied, and I dare
say well-leisured
parag r aphs
below. Hours decent academic study and comm unity then
were even higher earning enough money to survive. developing some of
the following ideas
accord ing to
another survey done in my class where students may be helpful. The ideas come from myself and
were asked to estimate all hours themselves. In others who participated in a workshop I held in
my formula 1projected school time based on the my most recent Evergreen program.
-Evergreen can encourage more student
credits currently being taken. What's important
about the results is the large number of hours review of the three hours per credit formula,
students spend on study and work. No matter especially during orientation and registration.
how good of a thinker one is, her or she still If every st udent were more informed of the
needs to do their thinking in a supportive benefits of setting a realistic schedule it would
environment for it to be of quality. Creating such help to challenge the social forces pushing liSto
an environment requires that we have enough overwork ourselves.
-Evergreen can charge less for less credit
time.
The survey I recently finished suggests that taken Currently a student who chooses to take
in real ways Evergreen's status quo is forcin g 12 credits pays the same as one who takes 16.
st ud ents to choose between doing decent This system is not progressive. as it punishes
academic study and earning enough money to realistic students who place a priority on not
su rvive. Like most Greeners, on a personal level takin g too many credits in order to give
I want my academic work at Evergreen to be of themselves enough time to study.
-Let X of number hours of work done for
high quality. In attempting to do this I spend a
lot oftime outside ofclass thinking and working Evergreen (institutional and work-study) pay for
a proportionate number of credits one could
on the subjects I'm studying.
When figuring out how much time to ta ke in the future for free.
-Many Federal, State and Evergreen
spend on school it is recommended that we
spend three hours per week for each credit we administrators are focused on coping with the
are earning per quarter. For example, if you 're "inevitable" cuts. They instead could be more
taking sixteen credits this quarter, the formula forceful in makinga working student's life more
tells us to multiply sixteen by three, so you can attainable by going on the offensive for higher
plan to spend roughly forty -eight hours pay per hour for student workers.
-cProviding comparable pay with regular
combined on class and on homework per week
to successfully earn your sixteen credits. The campus workers thereby student workers would
formu la is only a general formula. During the ea rn their pay in fewer hours. This would not
end of a quarter. one may need to spend more only help students academically it would also
time. and at other times less may be required. help protect the regular worker's jobs.
-AFS-CME membersl At Yale the local
Using this formula can provide students with a
tool for planning to set aside enough time to AFS-CME members are supporting a student
create a strong academ ic environment. But it worker organizing campaign and they recently
doesn 't provide the resources it takes to have won a big National Labor Relat ions Board
these hours not spent at a job earning needed ruling giving them organizing rights. Maybe
money. Better payor better student aid is the you're an AFS-CME member and think Yale
might be on to a good thing. If so, make a
only way to remedy this.
I think most people notice and appreciate motion at the next union meeting to sponsor a
when their classmates have had the time to study committee to ex plore solidarity work with
and come to class prepa red . It makes for a student workers.
productive learning environment. I found 10
Student Workers I The Student Worker
st udi es in a Washington State Labor and
Industries report which focused on the effects Organization (S.W.O) is organizing working
of paid work simultaneously done with students and can be contacted if you want to
academic work. All of the studies found negative help spread the succes~ of other campus's
academic effects in overworking students. One organizing drives to Evergreen. X 6098.
study which surveyed 4,000 students found that
PS: All of my survey results are available
a..... student who worked more hours each week
to
those
who want them. Contact me via SWO
ea rned lower grades. They spent less time on
homework, paid attention in class less often, and
were less involved in extracurricular activities." Jeremy Rice

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LETTERS AND OPINIONS

False alarms endanger sch~o.1
~
I would like to address The Evergreen State
College's community on a personal safety issue that
we are faced with everyday: fire safety. False fire
alarm pulls seem to be a common crime here in our
community, because they are seemingly innocuous
and no one is bothered by them except a few people
in the dorms. housing staff, and the fire department.
It makes for a g(lod joke and the consequences seem
to be few.
However, the consequences involve more
than annoying the housing staff, security officers,
and the Mclane Fire Department. When a fire
alarm sounds, the fire department must leave the
situation they are involved in and check out the
problem. On average, the Mclane Fire Department
takes about 20 minutes to respond to most alarms
here on campus. If a medical emergency is
occurring somewhere in the district, a false alarm
ties up the fire department and could keep them
from safely assisting in the actual emergency.
Another problem brought about by false fire
alarm pulls involves us as a community. After
enough false alarms. we start to either forget or
ignore the dangers the alarms are there to warn us
of We've all been through a subtle yet effective
desensitization to fire alarms. I took an informal
survey of25 students in A-dorm asking them how
often they stayed in their rooms during an alarm, if
they took a long amount oftime evacuating and how
they felt about false alarms. Three out of my sample
group remained in their dorms twice, and they told
me the reason was that they were passed out during
both alarms. Four students stayed in the dorm only
once because they were simply frustrated with
always having to respond to the alarms. The other
18 had always left the building. As for the amount
of time'they took to leave during the alarm, 20 had
admitted to consistently taking around 10 minutes
or more to leave the building. while five said they
always left promptly.
Talking with students in A-ciorm, you realize
that false alarms really create a problem for them.
When I asked them what they thought of false
alarms they all pretty much described the same
situation. They said that the first few alarms
frightened them and compared the noise to Nazi

COMMENTARY

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February 27,1997

Germany, then after a frequent amount of alarms
they began to take their time leaving the building
and tried to make the best of it despite the sleep loss
and annoyance tile alarms caused. Bringing up the
subject created a lot of tension and harsh remarks
which says to me that the alarms really do damage
the quality of life in A-dorm.
Despite the obvious annoyance, none of the
people I interviewed seemed to think that false
alarms contributed to a dangerous situation in the
event of a real fire. I called the McLane Fire
Department and asked them what they thought of
the.survey and whether or not false alarms really
created problems for them. I asked if false alarms
had desensitized them as well. They told me that
they would get into a "relaxed mode" and usually
assume thatthe problem is nothing more than burnt
food, but they didn't see it affecting their job in a
negative way. However. the responses to the survey
suggested a possibly dangerous situation in the event
ofan actual fire. The department told me that those
students passed out in the building would definitely
be in great danger if the fire was below their
particular floor. As for the students who hesitate to
leave the building. which seems to be most, the
department said a situation like that made their job
more difficult and possible endangers those students
who take more than five minutes to evacuate.
This past month, Housing distributed its
newsletter which described the costs involved to
respond to a false alarm. It costs the coUege around
$500 to respond to an alarm and check out
everything to ensure everyone is safe. ThiseventuaUy
effects us aU in the costs ofeducation and the amount
and quality of our programs here in school.
My intent here has been to alert the
community of the dangers involved with false fire
alarms. Prior to doing the research for this letter. I
thought malicious false alarms to briairly harmless.
Now that I know the dangers involved, [ understand
the severity of this action. I hope this letter will help
in discouraging more false alarms from occurring
in the future and help change some opinions on this
subject.
Geoff Watland

~
"Now since people of color are genetically dominant,
and Caucasoids are geneticaUy recessive, and if Whites
expect to be predominant, meaning survive as a
race .... .they must....simply..... take precautions. That's
why they're worried about the future now, 'cause by
2050 almost all the world's population will BrowJl ... "
-Ras Kass

COMMENTARY

(Last week I started to present to you a theory
as to possible causal factors behind the overwhelming
force of racism. The theory is based in the fear of white
genetic annihilation, which we as white people seem
to have manifest within us. This fear theoretically
derives from our status as the world's numerical
minority and our genetically recessive blood line.
Given our tendency to focus on the material in this
culture. we thus developed a fear that our White
identity would b~ destroyed by the genetically
dominant masses of the world).
Let's say that this were true, how else wouldwe
as a collective maintain our identity than through the
systematic institutionalization of racism. If we were
able to coUectively establish this fear of White genetic
annihilation amongst the masses of White people.
simply through our own cultural morays. symbols, and
behavior, then it would seem to foUow in suit that we
would continue the world wide oppression of people
of Color, possibly without knowing it. This is why after
the "Civil Rights era, racism didn't go away, it simply
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Black History
Month
ignored
COMMENTARY

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To the Editor, CPj:
This is the last week of February, and the last
week of Black History Month for 1997. This will
be the first time in over 15 years that I have not
been on a Black History Month committee at an
ins6tution of higher education. Why? Bl!cause. at
Tht Evergreen State College, there is no such
annual committee that is sanctioned by the
President, given a substantial budget, and
encouraged to organize events to educate and
inform the community about the enormous
contributions of African-Americans to our country
and history.
Interested Evergreen students had to go to
the University of Puget Sound to hear the noted
Black scholar. Cornel West, speak on the
importance of Black history to the United States
(see Feb. 20, CPJ, for a suburb analysis of this
speech by Terrance Young).
The only person on campus who put any
effort into organizing an event for this nation-wide,
month-long observance was Jimee Lowe, a staff
member in Campus Mail and Receiving. I have
observed Jimee in the library researching material
on Black history for nearly a year. The purpose of
his study was to present a slide show of powerful
images of African-Americans simultaneouslywhile
playing a blues tune he had composed. His
production included the ent,ire scope of AfricanAmerican history from Africa to the present, from
the glorious to the gruesome horrors oflynchings,
etc. This was one of the finest tributes to Black
History Month that I have witnessed and it is a
shame that more Evergreen students, faculty, and
staff did not attend the event. Yes. it was a dance
and a time to party and celebrate, but Jimee used
the festive atmosphere to garner people's attention
to the real issues and purpose of Black History
Month. He is to be not only thanked for aU his
diligent work but he should also be invited by any
faculty interested in showing this historical
presentation about African-Americans.
It is a shame that Evergreen, with all its
rhetoric about diversity and multiculturalism, does
not officially recognize Black History Month. [f it
did, it would not have taken one staff member to
organize the only event on campus. Instead, we
would' bave had several weekly events
encompassing the wide range of issues Black
History Month represents.
Paquita Garatea
Academic Specialist,
KEY Student Services

became covert and institutionalized. Even if this is not
very clear an explanation, one could also look at the
simple portrayal ofpeople of Color throughout history,
or within history classes. Herein the European
"co ntributions" to the world have been greatly '
glamorized, while people of Color are most often left
out or lied about as to their greatness, thus instilling
the belief that White people are somehow on a higher
plateau than the rest of the world. This is clearly an
institutionalization of racist thought that effects all
students' and peoples ', so this fa lsification of
information thus invokes a hierarchical separation
between people of Color and us. If the fear of White
genetic annihilation has not been established, then I
would argue that the internalized superiority, and
projected inferiority that we separate ourselves from
the world with would automatically block equal
interaction, and therefore the threat of "mixI'd babies."
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An example of the covert, symbolic caUing to
White genetic survival and the origins of racism can
be found in popular sports. Let's take basketball and
football in one hand, and in the other, baseball, tennis,
and golf. In both basketbaU and football the ball that
is used is large and brown, and the objective to the
game is to control the large brown baU. The best
athlete in these two sports is the one who can effectively
maintain possession and control. While in baseball,
tennis, and golf the desire is to get the small whitt.' ball
away from you, as quick or as far as you can. I should

note that before the tennis balls were green, they were
white. In these sports one never wants the smalllVhite
baU near them, so we subsequently hit it away with a
stick of some form . Granted discrepancies arise when
we add hockey and soccer to the mix. but 1don't have
room to further explain that. Thus far though it would
appear to me that football and basketbaU could easily
be seen as a calling to White people as to what they
need to do in order to survive genetic onslaught:
control the "large brown baUs, while at the same time
baseball, tennis, and golf are symbolic of our shame
in our whiteness, and our desire to be like people of
Color in the sense that we reject the "smaU white balls,
or that which produces our genetically recessive
characteristics. It's rather an odd paradox that has
developed over the centuries.
These are all examples of how intrinsic racist
thought and behavior are to Westem culture. and even
these do not quite do the institution justice. Further
exploration would reveal that racism is manifest in nearly
every aspect of our culture, because without it we would
not have a distinct cultural collective to belong to. So
even the most determined, liberal White person 's
declaration ofbeingnon-racist could in fact be completely
wrong, and thus we are presented with a whole new
struggle to the understanding of racism as an institution
of racism as an institution that affects us all.
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Adrian Scott

Day of Absence highlights
minority contributions
RESPONSE

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To Lyra and Geoff who feel that their race,
culture, religion, gender, and sexual orientation are
irrelevant in this instance:
It must be nice to not have to worry about
these things, that you can hide behind "this
instance." As far as us students who preach the
message "do not see us as fellow students. see us as
feUowstudentsofcolor." we don't have that option>
Society sees ourcolonvithoutfail. unless you happen
to be blind. Not seeing becomes an insult. "I don't
see you as an Asian woman. I just see you as a
woman." Like it is impossible that I could be an
EQUAL woman if I were Asian as weU. Life is just
soooo tough. Never know what is right and what
isn't? Use some common sense and think about what
your words mean before you utter them.
Day of Absence signifies very different things
than you think. It's strange that you needed this
particular day to think we're pointing out "whitewhite-white-white." Look on any given day and you
will have the same feeling. Day ofAbsence is to show
what minorities contribute on a campus that takes
its minuscule minority population for granted. It is
a day ofreflection for aU. Everyone begins to see what
is missing and appreciate what we have together. It
is not a day for whites to feel guilty. For minorities
this is our day, our ONE day, to feel safe as a smaU

society. [n America, white people have it everyday
and don't think twice about it. [think you can give
us our one day of safety. The next day is a day of
celebration to show our strength and pride AS A
COMMUNITY. This doesn't exclude you in any way.
M.y final piece is about the _cultural groups
seeming to segregate more. Um. this is a mirror of
the real world. We find comfort in those who are
'·"Similar. Culture plays a very Significant role in my
life and it is only natUl1i1 that I find those who have
the same bond as I. This doesn't embody my whole
life, however. Just belonging to these groups doesn't
segregate me from you. Yes, I can still hold a
conversation. be a friend to someone who is not of
my cultural heritage. Yes, I can look beyond this. But
I will not give it up. That is what the student group is
therefor; so what we don't get too lost "transcending
the labeL" This is who we are. not just some sewnon fashion label. Respect it instead of trying to
integrate and assimilate me into your happy, colorblind. we're-all-the-same, boring-ass world. History
keeps replaying itself as America keeps trying to strip
what it is that ties us to our families. We're not being
difficult or being separate but keeping what is ours.
You have no right to attack it.
Marlyn Prashad

Guns issued for safety, not repression
COMMENTARY

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I am writing this in response to a letter in
the Feb.13 edition of the CPJ from first-year
student Jacob Matthew Kostecka. [am also a firstyear student here.
Mr. Kostecka raised his concern over the
present issues surrounding the Evergreen police
force. Mainly, his letter dealt with the fact that
our security force will carry guns and he wanted
to know, to quote him, "Why exactly is Evergreen
so dangerous that we need to be able to take
someone's life? What is the reason that we feel it
is so dangerous here at Evergreen that we must
be prepared to kill someone?" I would like to shed
a little light on this subject and help Mr. Kostecka
to clear up his confusion.
The Evergreen police officers were not
issued guns so that they would be able to shoot
and kill someone in defense ofa student or faculty
member. They were issued guns in order to a
legitimate, licensed and registered police force.
This takes the responsibility away from the
Olympia Police Department of coming onto the
campus to handle matters that an unarmed
_security force are not prepared or permitted to
handle. It is a matter of regulations, not ofa rising

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hostility on the side ofTESC security or of fear of
phYSical danger from outside malicious forces. [
wonder if Mr. Kostecka would prefer to have the
Olympia Police Department handle any sort of
situation he could be involved in rather than a
localized and specialized security force that is
familiar with the characteristics of the students
and campus ofTESC.
I would also like to address an issue that has
become very noticeable to me and others whom I
have spoken to about it. This matter was
emphasized to me by the ignorance Mr. Kostecka
displayed in his letter and also the ignorance with
which Yuri Koslen handled his encounter with the
Evergreen police. Many people on this campus
seem to have the tendency to look at certain is_sues
with tunnel vision. They only look at what they
see directly in front oflhem. and they let their
biased feelings take hold of their reasoning
capabilities. As expressed by Mr. Kostecka , they
rarely look beyond or underneath what they see
to get at the heart of the matter and truly
understand its meaning. As far as Mr. Koslen is
concerned, he clearly got in the way of the officers
in question and disrupted the carrying-out of their

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February 27, 1997

Student calls
for celebrating
diversity
COM'MENTARY ~
I would like to commend Student Affairs
and various other members ofstaffand faculty for
their tireless efforts in planning and coordinating
the Days of Absence and Presence. Their efforts
to promote diversity, harmony and
multiculturalism throughout the Evergreen
Community should be applauded.
I participated in both the Day of Absence
and the Day ofPresence, simply because it was the
right thing to do. Yet, after the events had
concluded, I felt more frustrated , angry, and
saddened because ofthe following reasons:

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I felt that the events were poorly supported
by the general community
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Over eighty percent of Evergreen's
population is predominantly white, yet only a
handful were present during the various events.
_
Despite the fact that the event was
sanctioned by the faculty, classes continued. This
resulted in many students of color missing an
entire day of classes
_
At the Olympia Salmon Club, students of
color seldom voiced their opinions and concerns.
This was due to the lack of time for group
discussions and the discussions being led mostly
by faculty and staff.
_
This event occurred during February
which is nationally known as Black History
Month. Yet, there was no mention or recognition
oftile notable contributions of African Americans
at TESC on this month-long celebration.
•
Consequently, I have attempted to assemble
a few thoughts cllnceming the events.
1111' Policy ofTruth
"We don't have a race problem here at 111e
Evergreen State College or in America. It's you
damn colored people who are paranoid about
racism." "What about advocating a sense ofsocial
responsibility. social justice, and being a part of a
larger Evergreen Community?" "WeUOK, as long
a~ you leaveyour cultures, that savage and barbaric
behavior, at home. Remember, in white America
we are civilized you know, and there is no such
thing as White Supremacy, Neo Nazis. KKK,
Lynching or Gay Hate Crimes." These are a few
comments often heard by people of color.
I left the Day ofAbsence and Day ofPresence
with the impression that people of color are
encouraged to attend TESe. provided we
understand that once we are admined, we should
be seen and not heard. It 5 better for the reports
and books thaclVay.
You see, there is no problem because we are
invisible and you know nothing and you see nothing.
However, let us not forget that it was this same
apathetic. benign, and complacent attitude that
enabled the tremendous suffering of many Native
Americans, the holocaust and slavery to occur.
I find it very ironic that we Americans have
the audacity to criticize and civil and human rights
record of other countries. when here at home we
have a long documented history of human and
civil rights abuse. Does the word ethnocentrism
mean anything to you?
True leaders lead by example. not by playillg
lip service or getting on the bandwagon.
111e bottom line: instead of celebrating our
differences, let's celebrat e diversity.
multiculturalism, and a community of tolerance.
Rudy Sookbirsingh
duties. He was obstructing justice. You Jo lIil!
get in the way of a cop. even if you fel>1 tIwl' :1rl'
unjustified in what they are doin g. Thai i,
common sense. and Mr. Koslen was a pp~rellih
lacking in it.· lfhe had approached the situat ioll
with an attitude other than that of. "I!elp. I'll.
being repressed!" he would not have had hi, c~r
booted and would not have gotten his hair Illt's,rd
up. If you approach a cop with the respect that
his position demands, then he will return that
respect to you. This is reality. not pol ire officer,
handing out ice cream cones and nowers. You
people make me sick.
Noah Metnick

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINl\fENT

By Lucy CRAIG

A weekly feature that profiles proposed legislation during the 1997 regular session
Many bills will be coming up for hearings and votes now that deadline is apprOaChin-g-. 11-0 c~eck on the status of a bill, c-aLl-t~e Le-gis-la-ti-.ve-~
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SENATE BILL

5896
oCreates the Washington State Civil Rights
Act of 1997.

SENATE BILL

SENATE BILL

5889

• Creates new county in Washington State.
This bill creates Pioneer County, to be located in part of
what is now Whatcom county, near Bellingham. The new
county will be created on Jan. I, 1999.
Residents living in the sections of Whatcom that will
become Pioneer county will vote for officials to serve during
the transition period. In the primary an~ general elections of
1998, residents will vote for actual Pioneer officials.
All rules and regulations that existed before the creation
of the new county will remain in effect. No' city or town
boundaries will be affected.
Sponsored by Anderson(R). Referred to Committe on Government.

HOUSE BILL 2 1 1 2

• Information about criminals will be posted
on the internet.

Any federal. state, or local government that denies a
citizen or inhabitant of Washington any rights or privileges
guaranteed by the state constitution is liable for damages to
the person denied those privileges.
The lawyer's fees of that citizen or individual must be
paid for by the guilty party. The defendent's court fees must
be reimbursed if it is found that the citizen has made false
claims.
The Washington State Civil Rights Act ofl997 is similar
to the federal Civil Rights Act of 1871. In addition, it states
that no tax or other fee can be charged to the citizens of
Washington State to cover expenses if a state or local
government is brought to trial under this act.
Sponsered by Roach(R), McCaslin(R), Kohl(D), Oke(R), Schow(R),
Kline(D), Zarelli(R), Goings(D), Hargrove(D), and Stevens(R). Referred
to Committee on Law and Justice.

Those found guilty of a felony in Washington state will
HOUSE BILL 2076
have their names, aliases, prior and current addresses, court
information, crime and sentence posted on the internet. Their
age, height, and weight will be included, as well as a mug shot • DOlllestic partners cannot receive the same
or photograph, list of previous crimes, and release date from benefits as married persons.
prison.
This act is known as the Family Protection Act.
Felonies include any offense that carries a jail term ofover
Adults living in domestic partnerships are not recognized
one year.
as valid marriages. They cannot receive the same benefits as
People convicted of felonies in other states or in federal married people, including financial advantages and spousal
courts will also be posted on the internet.
benefits paid for with public funds.
Sponsored by Dunn(R) and Koster(R). Referred to Committee on
Any private company who does business with the state
Criminal Justice and Corrections.
of Washington, its counties, towns, schools and universities
must prove that they do not provide domestic partner benefits
HOUSE BILL 2 129
to their employees.
The state cannot give work contracts to any company who
oRaises the minimum wage.
uses its own funds to provide domestic partner benefits.
StartingJan.1.1998, the minimum wage rate will be $5.50
Sponsored by Boldt(R) and Carrell(R). Referred to Committee on
per hour for workers 18 and over.
Appropriations.
Starting January 1,1999, the minimum wage rate will be
HOUSE BILL 2024
$6 per hour.
Starting January 1. 2000, the minimum wage rate will be
oPublic funds cannot be used to promote a
$6.50 per hour.
Each Sept. 30, beginning in 2000, the department oflabor sexual preference minority initiative.
and industries must calculate and increase the minimum wage
Public funds cannot be used to "produce, publish, or
rate in response to inflation. The adjusted rate will take place
promote" an initiative or program that deals with sexual
the foLlowingJan . 1st of each year.
Minimum wages will also be established and corrected preference minorities. Public equipment, f~cilities, and
employees cannot be used to promote a sexual minority
for workers under 18 years of age.
Representative Conway is the prime sponsor;sponsored by 30 other program if they are funded by public money.
representatives. Referred to Committee on Commer.:e and Labor.
An initiative begins as a petition that must be signed by
at least eight percent of registered Washington voters. The
initiative then goes to the voters in a general election or to the
SENATE BILL 5917
state legislature for a vote.

• Aperson may use physical force on an
intruder.
This bill states that aLI citizens have "the right to expect
absolute safety within their own homes."
Any occupant of a home, residence, or building may use
physical force on an intruder, including deadly force, against
any person if:
1) the other person have made an unlawful entry into the
building,
2) the occupants believe the intruder has, is, or was
committing a crime against them or their property,
3) the occupants have reason to believe that the intruder
might use physical force against them.
Anyone using phYSical force against an intruder under
the conditions above will be immume from criminal and civil
prosecution for injuries or death that may result.
Sponsored by McCaslin(R), Schow(R), Oke(R), and
Hochstatter(R). Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

Sponsored by Boldt(R). Koster(R), Thompson(R), Carrell(R) and
Mulliken(R). Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

SENATE BILL

595 1

oCreates the Washington state organ
donor medal.
"To recognize the special kindness of those who donate
their organs," this bill allows family members of donors to
apply to the governor's office for a Washington state organ
donor medal.
The medal is made of bronze and has the image of the
state of Washington surrounded by a laurel wreath. The medal
is attached to a dark green ribbon and bears the inscription:
"For the greatest act of kindness in donating organs to enhance
the lives of others."
Senator Sheldon(D) is the prime sponsor; sponsored by 18 other
senators. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

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• Creates a study of sex offender programs.
SB 5919 states that participation in sex offender treatment
programs is declining. In addition, some victims feel that their
offenders are not getting the punishment they deserve.
To examine this issue, the sexual assault center of
Harborview medical center will assist in collecting information
on sex offenders from Washington state.
The goal ofthe study is to determine the opinions of the
victims towards the alternative sentencing programs if their
offenders participated in them. The bill states that many victims
change their attitudes towards the treatment programs after
the trial occurs.
The Harborview sexual assault center must report its
findings by Dec. 1, 1998. This review must include an evaluation
of these alternative sentencing programs, including whether
they should be discontinued.

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• No one can get or renew a driver's license
without liability insurance.
The department ofLicensing will not be able to renew a
vehicle license without proof of that the driver has liability
insurance. Anyone applying for a license must provide "written
proof of meeting the financial responsiblity requirements" for
operating a vehicle.
The seco,nd time a driver fails to show an insurance card
when asked to do so by a police officer, the person's driving
license will be suspended for one year.
The bill also states that insurance companies must provide
their clients with a new illsurance identification card every three
months.
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Sponsored by Carrell(R). Referred to Committee on Financial
Institutions and Insurance.

HOUSE BILL 2 1 18

• Abanks may not charge its customers for
using an ATM.
A banking institution may not charge its customers any
fees for using its automated teller machines to make deposits or
withdrawals. [fthey charge a'non-customer for the use of their
ATMs, the machines must state the amount of the charge before
any transaction is made.
In addition, this bill also creates a task force to examine
ATM issues including cu stomers' safety while using the
machines, ways in which the ATM market can become more
competitive and the effect of banks' surcharges on noncustomers.
Sponsored by Keiser(D) , Wolfe(D), Constantine(D), Sullivan(D),
Pouisen(D), Appeiwick(D). Blalock(D), Lantz(D), Ogden(D), Gardner(D),
Murray(D), Conway(D) and Costa(D). Referred to Committee on Financial
Institution and Insurance.

• HOUSE BILL 1056

Opens natural area prese·rves to public
hunting and fishing.
HB 1056 states that natural area preserves must be open
to the public for hunting, fishing, and trapping. Natural area"
preserves are public or privates areas of land or water which
have populations of rare animal or plant species or other
historicaL. scientific, or educational features.
The fishing and wildlife commission will regulate and
manage these activities.
Representative Hatfield(D) is the prime sponsor; sponsored by 14
other representatives. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

It's "cut off" time for our bills. If a bill is notpassed out of its original
committee by Mar. 5, it is consicfered "dead."
But that's not the end.
The bill must be passed by the entire House or Senate (within the next
few weeks). Ifit-originated in the Senate, it will then makes its way to
the House of Representatives (and vice versa).
There, it will face the same ritual; it will go to a similar committee for
another public hearing and a vote. So if you missed testifying the first
time, here'~ your last chance.
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Sponsored by Roach(R), Winsley(R), Stevens(R), Zarelli(R),
Wood(R), Schow(R) and Ok.e(R). Referred to Committee on Human
Services and Corrections.

SENATE BILL

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Arts and Entertainment Editor

The Odssi. dance program and the
Asian Performing Arts and Culture program
at The Evergreen State College are
sponsoring two evenings of classic Orissi
style dances. "Orissa's Dance ofLove" will
be performed on Feb. 28 and Mar.} at 8 p.m.
in the Recital Hall of the Communications
Building.
On Feb. 28, faculty member Ratna Roy
will perform "Kunti," a dance that stems
from the women's dance tradition in Orissi.
It is one of the many dances that have been
discouraged from flourishing in India. On
Mar. 1, Roy will debut "Mandodari,"
another dance from the women's tradition.
"Kunti" portrays an excerpt from the epic
story Mahabharata, while "Mandodari"
comes from Ramayana. Both are ancient,
epic stories from India that have grown
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stories of goddesses and gods. The first night
includes Durga Mangalacharan and Shiva
Mangalacharan , while 'the second night's
dance tells the story of Ganesh, a god who is
_human 'but has an elephant head . The
performances will be a combination 'of
"acting" dances that portray a story, and pure
dances which don't necessarily represent a
character or story, but focus more on the
dance's rhythms and movements and .
conveying an action, like the flowering of
spring.
Gargy Banerjee, a well-known performer
of South Asian dance , will join the
performance on Mar.L Banerjee won the
North American competition for classical
dances from South Asia in 1994 and was
invited to dance in a festival in Germany in
1995. Banerjee comes to Evergreen along with

other dancers to train under Roy.
Both of the performances include
students from ali levels of experience as well
as faculty and alumni. Evergreen has offered
Orissi dance each quarter for six years,
creating a community \vho nave all gpn e
through the training and know the dances
still being performed today. Roy sees the
dance as an excellent opportunity for
members of this community, especially
students and alumni, to work together and
learn from each other.
Student Johanna Kurt , a dancer in the
performances, says that opposed to ballet,
which emphasizes elevation. Orissi dance is
grounded and connected to the earth. In
Orissi dance, the dancer's legs are the earth,
torso is the ocean, and hands are the
branches. She says the dance is about
"treating the body as sacred," and is

important ."as a vessel to convey history;"
using movement as a storyteller.
Roy sees Orissi dance as highly
rhythmic, bringing together the movements
of body at different times. Orissi divides th e
()ody not just into general parts like legs or
arms, but breaks them down into parts. "The
arm is not one entity," says Roy, "It's also
hands, wrists, and elbows." Each of these
parts are given specific gestures in the dance.
Overall, she says the dance reflects nature
and love, especially love of the body, of
divinity, and of humanity.
Tickets for "Orissa's Dance of Love" are
$5 for student, $8 for general admission and
are available at the TESe Bookstore and at
the door.

Blintzapalooza I 97 celebrates a traditional Jewish food
by Matthew Kweskin

Brunch activitst and media assassin
This Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the
Temple Beth Hatfiloh , located at 802
Jefferson Street in downtown Olympia, will
be holding Blintzapalooza. This festival is a
celebration of the blintz. A blintz is a thin ,
crepe-like, pancake filled with a dry cheese
mixture that is folded on four sides and pan
fried. The blintz is a traditional Jewish food
that has become a brunch favorite for many
people.
Blintzapalooza includes a blintz bakeoff, a used book sale, and the sale of prepared
blintzes and bagels . Blintzapalooza is
Temple Beth HatfLloh's yeady fund-raiser for
community organizations. This -year's
proceeds will benefit the Thurston County
Literacy NetWork and Readiness to Learn.
In past years the temple has had a bagel
bake-off. The bagel celebration started about
ten years ago when you couldn't get a decent
bagel in Olympia. Money was raised by
selling bagels imported from Seattle. After
the opening of .1everal bagel stores in the
Olympia area, the goal of the bagel bake-off
was completed; Olympia had developed its

own bagel culture. With the bagel festival
obsolete, the Temple has turned to another
traditional Jewish food, the blintz.
Blintzes are currently available in the
Olympia area. They can be purchased at
brunches at some local restaurants and
purchased frozen at some supermarkets.
Although blintzes are available, there is
currently little local blintz
culture.
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member and /
TESC faculty
member
Oscar Soule
sees blintzes as
"the food of the
future." He thinks
that blintzes may
evolve into what the bagel
has become. Soule sees the "bland
nature" of the cheese filling as a key to blintz
versatility. The neutral filling makes blintzes
appropriate as a main course for.a breakfast
or brunch, or it can be topped with stewed
berries for consumption as a dessert.

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How to separate a blintz from other rolled, filled pancakes:
Prepared by Oscar Soule and Ru ssell Lidm:1 n
A filled pancake is common to most cultures with
grains in their diets . Examples include the blintz ,
burritos, wan tons, ravioli, crepes , and enchiladas.
There are certain characteristics that separate blintzes
from these other foods. The characteristics of a blintz
are:
\ . A wrapper made of wheat.
\ • A filling of mild, soft, white food stuff. This is
usually cheese or potato. but tofu fits this
description.
o The prepared blintz is about two inches long by one
inch wide .
o The b~intz is rolled by folding in the four sides of the
pancake, with the filling in the center. [n comparison, enchiladas
and crepes are rolled from one side. With empanadas, ravioli, and knishes , the
pancake is folded over and pinched closed.

• editor's note: This clip art representation of cheese blintzes are unlike any the
writer ofthe story has ever seen. Kweskin says the), are usually rectangular.

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The skeletones' Dr. Bones offers
exciting ska sound

Films from the summer of Smart Girls out on video
Fly Away Home and Harriet The Spy feature excellent performances 'and direction
by Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss
President, Frankenseuss Industries

People often bemoan the lack of good
roles for women in Hollywood , and one
could hardly blame them. But while people
are busy trying to figure out exactly which
year to call "The Year of the Woman" (last
year being a popular choice since most of the
major stripper roles weren't Oscar-worthy)
a different revolution is going on right under
their noses. The summer of 1996, you see,
was the Summer of the Smart Girls.
Financially, this revolution may not be
succeeding, since children's movies designed
to appeal to girls often don 't do as well as the
ones more for boys. The very' girl-centric
Pocahontas, for example, didn't make as
much dough as the masculine Lion King even
though it was quite a bit more consistent in
quality. But so far that hasn't stopped
anyone, because last summer saw a whole
trilogy of intelligent, well made Smart Girl
film s: Matilda, Fly Away Home, and Harriet
the Spy. Let's focus on the latter two since
they have recently become available on video.
Fly Away Home, the most popular of
the three, is the sort of movie that ought to
be nominated for best director awards.
Director Carroll Ballard (The Black Stallion)
makes a minor gem out of what could have
been, in less nimble hands, worthless crap.
The plot fits the standard child-with-animal
formula to a T, and yet it manages to seem
fresh and believable.
Compare plot points with, say, The
Amazing Panda Adventure, and you have
twins. Both are about alienated kids in their
early teens travelling far to be reunited with
their eccentric , worka holic fathers. The
fathers are distarit but well-meaning, and
their relationships are repaired when their
ch il':!;en fall in love with an endangered
animal and set out on a quest to transport

said animal to a certain location by a certain
time in order to save a wildlife refuge from
being shut down by The Man. The
similarities go even deeper than that Amazing has a major plot point revolving
around watching American Gladiators on
TV, Fly has an uncle who watches prowrestling.
Admittedly, Flyhas an advantage right
off the bat since it wins the high-concept
department with a story about a girl learning
to fly a plane so she can teach young geese
how to fly south. I don't care how amazing
the pandas are, the goose idea is just more
interesting than transporting sick pandas.
Still, it is the grace of a good director tha t
keeps Fly from being cheesy and insincere
like Amazing. The actors bring great depth
to their characters and the photography is
beautiful even to a non-nature lover like
myself. Even when the plot falls into stepin-front-of-the-bulldozer-to-save-the-refuge
territory, it's easy to forgive.
Of course, the key to Ballard's success
is in the Smart Girl herself, played
wonderfully by Oscar winner Anna Paquin.
She is grim and bitter but undeniably
charismatic. Her father (played by Jeff
Daniels) is an utterly believable fringe
outdoorsman type. He's not an idealized
eccentric, he's one of those guys you see on
Evening Magazine showing off some new
form of paragliding. He's got some
interesting hobbie s but Paquin,
understandably, can't connect with him. So
it's easy to buy when this lon ely girl
accidently gets imprinted on some newly
hatched geese and motherhood becomes her
life.
I don.'t know how I became a sucker for
Paquin walking around with a whole family
Qf baby geese following her every step, but
this movie did it to me. Fly Away Home

proves that any genre, no matter how worn
out, can be made worthwhile when handled
with care.
Even more worth your time is the
atrociously underrated Harriet the Spy. The
converse of the Roald Dahl adaptation
Matilda, it is a great movie based on a good
book. Going in I thought it might be
enjoyable since I remembered liking the book
as a child. But I didn't expect it to be one of
my two or three favorite films of the year.
Like the book, Harriet is a story about
learning to write and about having the guts
to say what you think. There's something in
here for people of all ages to relate to, but
unfortunately most critics couldn't see past
the so-called "MTV style" of filmmaking.
What they're actually complaining about is
a surprisingly stylish use of cameras and
color, and a very hip soundtrack. I'm not
talking alternative-rock kind offake hip,I'm
talking funk, soul and Eartha Kitt (who also
appears in the movie). The style not only
makes it stand out from other films but also
glorifies Harriet's fantasy of being a spy.
Harriet is so damn cool in the movie, even I
want to be her. I have a feeling that kids who
see the film will idolize Harriet in the same
way people my age idolized Data from The
Goonies.
Michelle Trachtenberg (of Fete and Pete
fame) blows Paquin's 7111' Pianoperformance
out of the water playing Harriet. It's an
incredible three-dimensional portrayal that
forces you to notice how unrealistic most
Hollywood portrayals ofchildren are. Harriet
is smart and likable, but like a real kid, she
can get bratty. And when she does it's not
adorable and cool like Macaulay CulkilT in
Home Alone. During a scene where Harriet
stomps down the st-airs and groans at her
parents, a girl behind me in the theater said,
"That's me, Daddy." And he said, "I know."

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I'm searching for a way for this to en d,"
sounds more like bad adolescent poetry than
a so ng from an accomplished band.
However, the words are delivered by an
excellent voice that is so energized, the words
themselves tend not to matter as much as the
rhythm of how they come out. The fourth
track, "Delirium," is an exciting and
rhythmic reminder that the often clique
lyrics 00 not matter as much as the sound.
The band attempts to go down a slower
road later in the album with "Take the Time
(the things you chose)." Though the song is
pretty good, ska seems to fade when its pace
is like that of a turtle. The loss of energy is
obvious and the music kind of dims. The
lyr ics are no real help, as the sound
melancholy and grimly self-pitying; "The
living dead is here to take us all to hell/
Erasing our minds/ Inventing a lie to keep
destruction on the way," is supposed to teach
us about taking chances and how that affects
our lives, but when they are sung, it sounds
preachy and a tad bit silly.
The album is pretty good , certa inly
better than some other recent ska explosion
acts such as Goldfinger. The skelctones are
fairly true to the Samples, as their reggae
sound is quickly evident. The band is much
better live, as most ska acts are, allowing for
the music to truly come alive. It is worth it
to look into this band and the others like it,
as the Ska sound is quickly becoming more
and more apparent in all forms of popular
music.
The skeletones are currently on tour
with Fishbone and will be appearing at the
Fenix Underground in Seattle on Mar. 7.

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The skeletones are a part of the socalled third wave of ska that offers up such
radio friendly bands as No Doubt and 311.
Whether or not any of these bands are truly
ska is not what should be argued; what is
iinportant is that each of these bands have
crea ted a mainstream voice for the
movement. Ska is now considered to be the
new big thing in music, and for their part in
that, the skeletones offer their new album Dr.
Bones.
The album, however, differs very much
from the sounds of its fellow next ska
generation buddies. It has had the strength
of an excellent singer who adds to the
instrumental aspect of the band rather than
detracts.
.
Dr. Bones starts off with a song of the
same name which, at first, sounds like the
riffs were stolen from a Whitesnake video.
The song is not the best opener to a rather
good album, in that this metal sound does
not come up often. However, the energy of
the song is indeed a good entrance to th e
excitement created by the skeletones.
Bouncy interludes are more the speed
of the band, and they find this in the third
track "Can't Face the Day," which is nearly
the best song of the album. Jazzy and funkedup, the horn section is allowed to run free
with the charm of excellent ska music. The
beat is easy to get caught up in . This is the
sort of music that keeps them skaking up a
storm at the skeletones' live shows.
The skeletones are at their fmest when
they are just instrumental. The lyrics are
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finishing touches on an owl he is working on for a mural around the windows in the lounge
area of the third floor of the CAB.
Ferguson and about five others are painting the mural as a part of the program. which
challenges students to "find meaning in our life's work." He and other artists in the class decided
that the mural would be a good project to explore issues in their program .
The mural's main images depict a man and a woman on opposite ends of the space as
trees, growi ng out of the earth itself. The man has a sun symbol around his head, while the
woman is-surrounded in darkness and the cycles of the moon. Ferguson was pla('ed in charge
of the birds in th e mural, adding the owl and several others around the piece.
The mural bfgan with just the male and female images, but Ferguson says from there the
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By the end of the
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wincing as Harriet exacts revenge on each of
the kids she's angry with, and it will be
cathartic when she redeems herself.
Although it's the first outing from
Nickelodeon Films, Harriet is not much of a
comedy - in fact, it's very much a pure
children's drama. The world it takes place
in is visually dreamlike, but still very
believable. In one of my favorite moments
in the film, Harriet looks out her classroom
window glumly contemplating growing up
while her classmates watch an old scratchy
film about puberty_ The scene made me
remember exactly what it fert like to be
sitting in an elementary school classroom
daydreaming during a film. At the same
time, it projects Harriet's childhood woes
into the world of cinematic drama. I can't
remember seeing a more emotiona l
children's film. In a way, Harrietreminds me
of The 400 Blows, except with bright colors
and James Brown songs.
But even if you don't like drama, you
might enjoy the voyeuristic subplots. Harriet
spies on various neighborhood eccentrics, .
and many of them seem worthy of their own
movies. My personal favorite is the jazzsinging bird-cage builder who has to hide his
many cats from a Kafkaesque authority
figure.
Harriet the Spy is superbly written ,
directed and acted. There is no other film
like it_ The critics missed the boat on this
one, but hopefully the curious will discover
it on video.
Fly Away Home and Harriet the Spy
are both intelligent, well-crafted films that
should appeal to peop le of all ages. But
hopefully they will appeal the most to the
real life Smart Girls who can take
encouragement from their cinematic
counterparts.

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Wintergrass festival celebrates the best of bluegrass
KAOS country music host hangs with the pickers and shakers in Tacoma
by Adrian Wulff
KAOS Radio show host

Sunday morning was white and bleary.
I shufflE.'d to my car as the hastily-eaten coffee

and eggs breakfast swirled around in my
stomach. I had only gotten three and a half
hours of sleep after getting home from my 2
to 4 a.m. radio show on KAOS. As I drove
through West Olympia, I realized that I
wasn't really that excited to go to one of the
biggest four day bluegrass festivals on the
West coast. I had wanted to go to
Wintergrass (what else would you call a
bluegrass festiva l in February?) several years
ago , but I didn 't have the money. This year,
I got a free pass from KAOS in exchange for
some light volunteer activity. I picked up my
friend Carla and we headed up to Tacoma.
the sigh t of the gathering.
The drive north went quickly and we
managed to find a place a few blocks away
from the Sheraton where we could park for
only $3 for the whole day. There were some
scary people roaming around the streets and
I would have felt better parking in a garage,
but they all wanted $10 for the day. We
followed a group of people who had
instrument cases and blissful looks on their
faces. There's nothing bluegrass people like
more than to be around other enthusiasts
who they can impress with flashy playing.
The Sheraton was packed with people
and sounds of acoustic instruments swirled
about. Nearly everyone I saw was carrying
some kind of instrument. I saw the
traditional bluegrass instruments: guitar,
banjo, fiddle, mandolin, upright bass, and
dobro. The dobro is interesting because it
. looks like a normal guitar, but when it is

played the body and neck of the guitar face
upwards. The player has fingerpicks on one
hand and a metal bar on the other. The
musician moves the bar up and down the
neck and a sliding vocal sound is made.
Instead of having a round hole in the middle.
it has several perforated metal disks set on
the surface that look like shiny hubcaps.
These disks give the instrument a ringing
metallic sound.
Nearly all of these instruments take
several years to get good at, but even
beginners have a chance to play at bluegrass
festivals. The common practice is that while
there is an act performing on stage, there
will be different groups of people out in the
parking lot jamming and trading r.iffs back
and forth . Aperson who plays bluegrass can
go to the festival to set1-a favorite act perform
and can play with the people he or she meets
there.
As Carla and I tried to find an
information booth, we saw groups of people
clumped together in hallways and in corners
of various rooms. I even saw one guy in a
phone cubicle playing a mandolin by
himself, swaying back and forth. He was
kind of spooky.
We located the booth and r managed
to get Carla a free pass as well. The people
were so nice and helpful that I didn't think
they would mind too much. They even gave
us two meal tickets for the hospitality room
upstairs. We thanked them and wandered
off in search of our free food. On our way
upstairs. I ran into a guy I knew who runs a
guitar slore in Vancouver, Washington. I
asked him what bands he had seen that were
good and he recommended a group called

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playing but it was too clean and polished to
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have facial hair and pot bellies rather than
ones with glowing skin and angelic grins.
The only volunteer activity I ended up
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banner before we left. I didn't feel that bad.
though. At least I did something. Before
Carla and I left. we picked up a fellow
Greener who was playing fiddle and in a
jamming group. He had spent the night
under the informati0!l booth. I thought it
would be a good idea to give him a ride back
to Olympia with us and pick up some extra
gas money as well.
Before he fell asleep in the back of my
car. he told me that the day before someone
had broken into his friends' car. They had
seen the guy smash the car window, grab
some stuff, and run away. This news didn't
make me feel any better about the weirdos
I saw prowling about the streets this '
morning. I made a note not to come to
Tacoma again unless absolutely necessary.
When I got home, I lay in bed and tried to
catch a nap after my exausting day of
driving, sitting and prowling about a semiswanky hotel. I didn 't have much luck.
Between the effects over priced coffee I
bought at the Sheraton Slarbucks and the
bluegrass songs that kept twanging through
my head, I realized I was in for another long
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clean. We decided to go to the main concert
room to catch the band the guy had told us
about.
We stopped at the Budweiser stand on
the way in and Carla bought the first round.
Fortunately, they had Samuel Adams and
Windmeir on tap. I wondered how much
Budweiser had managed to sell to this group
of middle class suburbanites who had shelled
out an average of$25 for a day pass and $75
for a weekend pass. I chose the Hefewiesen
and followed Carla to the stage area.
Front Range, from Colorado, were
really good. Carla stared at the passive
audience and told me that in Louisiana,
where she is from , people would be slurping
back many cans of beer. dancing. and making
a lot of noise. She was unimpressed with the
quiet applause of the seated audience. I
managed to spill part of my second beer on
Carla's dress but made up for it by impressing
her with my interpretive hillbilly dancing on
the final number. I began to warm up to the
festival from this point on .
In the second act , we saw an group
called the Bullas family. This kind of thing is
pretty common in country circles. There
always seems to be at least one group where
all the members are related and the 5-yearold son comes up and plays fiddle or sings
"You Are My Sunshine." The Bullas family
were absolutely incredible. The mom and
dad played instruments with there 16-yearold daughter and 17-year-old son. The sun
was a three time national fiddle champion ·
and the daughter was a two time fiddle
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*10am; Geek Meet by LinuxiUnix users
group in the Library lobby.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK!!
*7 to lOpm in the Longhouse; Women's
Celli Traditional Irish Dance. Potluck at
6:30pm , free and donations accepted for
'Safeplace '; a women 's shelter. All are
Tuesday
4
ConseNation in the
welcome. co-spon. by Irish American
*1 2:30pm SUPPOh
' rtln~ slide show . Free by
Student Organization.
Amazon' ; speec an
*8pm Orissa's Dance of Love; Orissi dance LASO in LH2.
. ' such films as "Maids"
performance in the Recital Hall. $5
*LHS will be. s,ho~I~~b th films shown at
students, $8 general public .
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*9pm; .70'S AND 80'S DANCE!!!
a ' and Jpm. free. in recog· o
4 .30
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Fundraiser for SODAPOP gaming guild . $2
International Women
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in L4300 ..
*today is national PIG DAY!! if you don't
Wednesd
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participate in the festivities of your choice .
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WEDNESDAYS:
-Jewish Cultural Center: 2 pm, CAB 320.
-Queer Boys Group: 1 pm, CAB 314
-Coming Out Group: 5 pm in
Counseling Center (Sem 2109).
-Wilderness Awareness Group: 2 pm,
Longhouse.
-Union of Students with Disabilities: 1
pm, CAB 315.
-The Student Health Center (Sem
2100) offers free and anonymous HIV/
AIDS testing every Wednesday.
Testing takes place from 3-5 and
results are from 5-6. This is a first come,
first served, walk in clinic, testing takes
approximately 20 minutes, expect a
wait. There is a two week waiting
period for results.
-Peer Health Advocate-Team (PHAD
meets at 4:00 pm in CAB 31 o-Iook for
PHAT signs.
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-Planning meetings for International
women's week. noon in Cab. 206
-N.5.A. (Native Student Alliance) meets
at noon'at the Longhouse. for info 8666000 ext.61 05

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THURSDAYS:
-MEChA (the Chicano Student Union):
3:30, CAB 320.
-MIT/MES/MPA GSA: 4:30, Lab 1 3023.
-Peer Health Advocate Team (PHAD
meets at 5:00 pm in CAB 310- look for
PHAT signs.
-Riot Grrri meeting meets at 6pm in
room B103
FRIDAYS:
-The Gaming Guild: 3:30, CAB 320.
-Linux/Unix Users' Group: 4 pm, CAB
31 S.
-Bird and Nature walks are back! Meet
in front of CAB at 8am. Bring binoculars
if you have them. by Wilderness
Awareness Group.

SUNDAYS:
-The third Sunday of every month is
LI.M.B. (lesbians in Maternity and
.
Beyond). 2-4 pm, Lib 2127.
-join the women's basketball
experience at 2:00 pm in the CRC gymcome watch or play in pickup games,
all welcome to attend. ?'s call Ann at
754-1728

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The good news is you
weren't contaminated
by the dogs radiation.

You're going to need
twenty shots in the
stomach.

The bad news is the
dog we were testing on
had rabies.

... shit happens, l1ut it will happen far more tt'Jickly aM efficiently.
... to accomodate game hunters, genetic engineers will create legless deer and wingless waterfowl.
... doctors l1egin prescril1ing cyanide for oxygen addiction. Many iil1erals voice concern.
.. , through a medical miracle, it l1ecomes possil1le for the average citizen to l1e immortal until just ~efore death. Conservatives argue that
this is immoral.
... kindergarten teachers discover that I7y removing childrens' voice l1oxes, it is possil1le to prevent them from talking out of turn. .
... to control population growth, sex eilucation will ~e taught wrong.
... due to massive gravitational forcesl1eyond our control, the Earth willl1e plunged into the ocean.
... there willl1e a recycle l1in for human sacrifices.
... presidential del1ates will include a swimsuit competition.
... superior degeneracy willl1e condoned I7y our cockroach overlords.

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consist of one or more of
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Bingham In heavy syrup,
natural and artificial Tom
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Matt Hickey, sodium Evan
Jacobsonate, FD&C Paul
Matlleson f3, and/or
partially hydrogenated Luke
Trerlce. Please consult a
physician.

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