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The Longhouse Users Advisory
Committee held a forum concerning the use
of alcohol in the Longhouse on Monday, May
13. The forum and discussion surrounding the
issue will help the committee to compose a
model for solving governance problems at the
Longhouse.
The alcohol controversy began in January
when a group of Native students got together
for a potluck to express their outrage over a few
incidents where community members rented
the Longhouse for special occasions and used
alcohol on the premises.
Karen Carterby, co-coordinator of the
Native Student Alliance, was instrumental in
bringing students together to discuss the
matter. "[ kept hearing people talking abuut
it," she says, "and [knew something needed to
be done. " Carterby invited members of the
administ;ation to the potluck. Nancy
McKinney, special assis tant to the vice president, told the students that she was going
to put together a committee to look at the
alcohol issue, and asked Carterby to join .
After the meeting with members of the
NSA, President Jane Jervis enac ted a
moratorium, banning alcohol from the
building until an advisory body could come
her and form a discussion group.
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Barbara Smith, provost, and Ruta Fanning,
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vice-president of finance and administration.
A down joins the crowd at Circus Olympus, a wild celebration of fun held in the
represents the different factions on campus
covered pavillion on Saturday and Sunday.
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This includes faculty and staff members.
representatives from Conference Services and
the South Puget Sound Int ertribal Planning
Agency, and Native stud ents.
Carterby says that alcohol should not be
allowed in the Longhouse because it "isn 't
traditional in Native cu lture. .. and is
contradictory to Native traditions." Although
the Longhouse isn't a trauitional bui lding, it is
made with materials from Native structu res
and houses many carvings by Native artists.
and therl'fore should be representative of the
culture.
Robert Guerrero, commit tee member
and a student in the Native studies program .
says that although the Longhouse is a statefunded building and cannot exclude people
from participating, he does not see why the
Native hospitality should be sacrificed. " [s
anyone goin g to be hurt by us not havin g
alcohol?" hl' asks. "no. but people will be
harm ed if there is." Although there wa ~ a
feeling from the comm itt ee that banning
alcohol would discriminate again st certain
comm unity members who consume such
beverages, Guerrero feel s that an alcohol ban
would only discriminate against drinking. not
the drinkers .
Nancy McKinney. special assistant to the
vice-president and member of the commiuce,
says that the forum evoked a lot of personal
beliefs and experiences from the crowd of
students and community members. about
alcoho l in the Native community and the
Please see Long"ouse on page 3
Why don't more people come to community forums?
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Only five students attended a forum held Tuesday to
discuss the studen t conduct code, rules that all Evergreen
students must follow.
Low attendance at community forums is becoming a
-trend. Only six students attended a forum about a quarterly
ff!e that Evergreen students could charge themselves to pay for
technology. Even the forum on limited arming for public safety
was attended by about 35 students, and that for um was in the
second floor of the CAB, near where most students eat lunch
every day.
"[ have been a little disappointed in the participation of
the students." says Art Costantino, the vice president in charge
of organizing and publicizing most of the community forums
over the last year. He fee ls that students choose which forums
to attend, and ignore others. Costa ntino doesn 't think that
students really care about the student conduct code until they
unknowingly break the code. It doesn't compete with iss ues
like arming public safety.
It's a shame, says Costantino. Un like Evergreen's social
contract, the student conduct code is a set of rules that the
administration thinks are important enough to enforce,
Costantino says.
Helena Meyer-Knapp, the woman that students deal with
if they break the student conduct code, thinks the forum didn't
coincide with student energies. If there was a highly public
conflict involving the student conduct code, she says a lot more
students would have come to the forum.
It's still important to hold the forums, says Meyer-Knapp,
even if only few students attend. That way people have the
opportunity to attend if they want to.
"I don't regret it," she says.
Do students know about the forums?
How do students flOd out about these forums? .
For a normal forum, like the one on the technology fee,
flyers are put up around the school, says Costantino. Sometimes
ads are bought in the Cooper Point Journal.
Costantino thinks that more can be done. When forums
TESC Olympia, WA
98505
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photo by Reynor Padilla
Most seats remainded empty during Evergreen's recent forum to discuss the proposed changes to the Student
Conduct Code. This poor showing has prompted the question "Why don't more people come to forums?"
to discuss curriculum changes were held, faculty members
announced them in class.
When selectively used, the faculty are an excellent way to
publicize forums , says Costantino, ..... perhaps the best."
But faculty members had a stake in the curriculum issue,
Costantino says, they don't wantto be involved with every issue.
Forums aren't.enough
"We learn in certain issues that forums aren't enough," says
Costantino.
[n fall and winter quarters, Costantino helped put on
forums about whether public safety should be armed. He, along
with two student representatives to the board of trustees,
gathered student opinion through a lot more than just forums.
They sent letters to every member of the community. They
wa lked door to door in the dorms asking people for their
feelings, and they sent out a survey. Costantino doesn 't think
that the same effort should be taken for every issue. It would
just cost too much money and time. he says.
"Over-reliance on anyone method ... " Costantino says.
"". is a mistake."
Students still frustrated
"There's too man}' forums. " says Ryan Warner. th e
coordinator of the Irish 'American Stu'dent Organization.
Please see Forum on page 3
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Permit No. 65
Second Annual
Experimental Music
Festival
KEWSBRJEFS
An Auction in 3 Acts
On ~.by 25. starting;1! 5:30 p.m. t!1Cre will be "A n Au tion
3 Ac ts. It start s with th e AII-Yoll -Can-Eat Magnifi ce nt
rO Plll~l gs Baked Potato ~ ufl e t . An 3uction-as·theat('r. starring
lor.1I dctors. starts at b:3 0 p. m. The aucti on benefit s th e
Olympia Wa ldorf Schoo l. which is a school providing an art sbasrd r duca llon for children, Kindergar ten through grade 5.
It ",til be held at the Washington Cent er for Performing Arl s in
dOIl' I.lt own Ol ympia . Sea ting is li mited to 124 peop le. so
ro n ~ lder maklllg reserva ti ons.Cos t is $J5. Co nt ac t 753·8586
for fmth er informatio n.
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Female Awareness
and Safety Training
.. . F.A .S::r.i s a n acro~l)'m 1'01' Female AwarPIll'ss and Safet),
Ir311l ulg. 11 m IS a se ll defense class for Evergreen temal l:'
'> llId cnts, put o n by hl' rgrl'l' n stuul' nt s. To pics will in clude
h;lnds'(1n '>e ll dl'f ense trainin g. th e usp of wea pom. dati ng
wc urltr. domestIC vIOlence laws. home securit l'. aut o securit v.
t ran'l se~'ur it )', securit y in th e work piatT. and dea ling wi th tl;e
jlo ll('('. St udent pa rti cipati on is enco uraged. Sian up in th e
\\'on]('n 's Reso urce Cent er.
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In respo ll se to th e dec ision to arm Public Sa fet y. stude nt
groups o pp O ~l'd to arming are joining logf'l her to neate a
co nferenc e to .ser ve Evergree n and Olympia com mullit )'
I1lrmhpr~ III bl llldlllg ~,i1 ('r (() Illlmillit ie~. Operat ing fro lll th e
he lt rf lh at th e prim ary elemellt in neat ing a safe cOlll munity
enVl rO nl1lent IS a strong, asse rtive and informed comlllunit )'
I,hl' Peace C: "t: r alld th e CO lllmuni ly Act ion Group at
h 'ergrec lI (lACE) have sc hedu led Sa turday, May 18 for
LI:,\CACW. A COMMUN ITY SAFETY CON FEREl'\CE. This
colIll'rt'lI n'. whi ch i.\ noll' ill its fina l phase ofplanlling ,In d
orga IlIZ;] I1(111 ",d I hos t pre~e nt a tio ns by FIST (Fem inists in Self
Defl' lI se Tr ainin g), Steve' HUlltsberry. lI ew hrad of TESC
LJl1l pU ~ policf;', Co p Wa tch. Thur stOIl Co unt y Crim e
Preve llti oll . a nd Th!' Evergree n Le arnin g Ce nt er. Oth er
pre~e llt al i o ll s are slill under co mid erati on. Th e conferell ce is
tillied to conclude Sex ual Assa ult Awarcness and Domcsli c
\ 'iolrnce 'Neck at Evergrec n. (see be low)
All memb ers of th e Olympia . Thu rsto n Count y and Th e
Eve rgreen tat e Coll ege co mmuniti es are in vited.
For more infa rmati on please calil Neva Reece at 352.25(1).
Pleasl' II Ole: AC livit ies on the them e of Sex ual Assa ult and
Domes ti c Violence Awa reness are sc heduled for the week
preceding th e community safety conference. These events are
being organized by the Sexual Assau lt Prevention Coordinator
at Evergreen. Sponsors include TESC President's office and
Rape Response Coa lition. For more information abou t S~xual
Assall it Awareness and Domestic Violence Week, please ca ll
866·6000 ex tension 5221.
·submitted by lACE members
"tintin" Carr
1512: Conference attendee with an ankle injury in
Library.
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1708: CRC tunnel door alarm act ivation.
2011 : Traffic accident involving non-stud ents.
2108: Theft from vehicle.
1700: Th eft fro m vehicle.
0254: Malicious pull of A donn Ii re alarlll.
1330: Va ndalism in F-Iot.
2128: Lighted charcoa l fi·om barbecue grill placed into
outSIde dumpster ca using th e dumpster to smoke.
Swulay,
0100: Fifteen teens make a scen e at the Lesbian Gay Film
Festival dance.
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0127: Subj ects shooting ga rli c cloves with slingshot at
KAOS will dow.
161 8: Dog attacked and injured by anot her dog.
1930: Stud enl received susp i c iou ~ e-mai l and lett er.
2145: Gra ffiti on th e CRe breezeway and climbi ll g wall.
Hawaiin Concert
Benefit in Lacey'
0807: Theft of' food from retfige rator in the admissions
area.
On Sa turday, May 18. a Hawa iin Concert will be held with
performers Brother Noland , Tony Co njugacion. and special
gues t sta r Mark Bunda . It will be at th e North Thurston
Performing Arts Center 600 Sleater Road N.E. in Lacey. The
cost IS$12 and the performance starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are
ava ilable ~t the Washington Center Box Office, Yenney's Music
Store. Ramy Day mUSIC, The Bookmark in Lacey, or by calling
(360) 753-8586. The event is presented by Liddell & Associates
(3 60) 491-7875. The concert will be a fundraiser for the first
an nual Molekai Learning Experience Award bestowed on six
native Hawaiin high school students who now live in Olympia.
No mischi evo lls deeds today.
Student Government
On Wednesday, May 22, a meeting is planned to discuss
TESC's lack of student government in relat ion to th e new
technology legislation, wh ich may add $120 to the students'
tuition . The meeting will be held in Longhouse 1002 at 1 p.m.
For furt her IIlformatlOn contact )onny Fink at 866·8510 or
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Awareness
may 5
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A Sa n Fra nsisco band, the Reggae Ange ls. will perfo rm
at Th e Evergreen State Coll ege. The performan ce wi ll be held
in the Library 4300 on May 22 at 9 p.m. Student tickets are
$6 at th e TES C Bookstore. and $8 at th e do or. Currel,t st udent
ide ntifi cat ion is required _ Ge neral ad mi ss ion ti ckets are
ava il ab le thro ugh Ticketm as ter loca ti ons for $12. For the
general public it will cost $14 at the doo r. KAOS 89.3's radio
show "Evenin g Dread " wi ll give away tickets between 9 and
11 p.m_ on th e la st few nights before the concert.
'tHempwear
by Pavan W.B. Auman
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[n July of 1995, the US Congress pass~d the now famous
.
"Salvage Rider Bill". This bill. among other things, mandates
the harvesting of millions of board feet of green healthy trees in
Oregon and Washington, setting aside current environmental
regulations. It is a boon for the Timber Industry, and a crush
for our environment, quality of life, and other industries
dependent on forest resources like fish ing. We now have some
of the worst timber sales in our history being logged at this
moment.
Today marks the 260th day of lawless logging under the
'salvage rider', and boy has there been action on the fronts . Here
is a quick rundown of the major environmental hotspots from
our bio-region and elsewhere.
Olympia! -A massive rally is being held this Saturday to protect
ancient forests and threatened wildlife. Starts at 12 noon , in
Sylvester Park downtown . This will be a big one, so don't miss
it!!
Eno.la Hill, Mt. Hood - [April 21 1 Over 1000 people protested
the Illegal logging of this Native American sacred area. 36 people
phote by Reynor Padilla
arrested, logging halted for the day. .
Brazilian
rain
forest?
Old
growth
timber?
Timber
industries
run
amock?
No,
no,
and
no.
This
example of clearcutting
Tobe .West, Oregon - Large protest near Alsea. Oregon. 24
was
taken
from
behind
Cooper's
Glenn
Apartments.
arrests .
Detroit, Oregon - An Oregon ex-logging town turned recreation endorse no further cutting on public lands and national forests . What to doil
Go to the rally this Saturday at Sylvester Park!!
center was the site of a "Pro-Forest Rally" Saturday.
Call
the President 1-202-456-14 L4 Tell him to stop the Salvage
Congress,- New York Times identified Senator Larry Craig (R- . Yahoolll
Rider
and to protect Enola Hill in Oregon .
I~) and House Speaker Newt as proposing to make the Salvage.
From a broad perspective it appears that the Salvage Rider
Visit
some
Web sites documenting the Salvage destruction:
Rider permanent. I love Republicans .. They're so cocky in the IS backfiring on the timber industry, and is creatin g
http://www.teleport.com/-wbrandt/ forests/ forests ht mI
face of a coming defeat!
unprecedented levels ofcitizen outrage and action. We can only
http://www.olywa.net/cascadianet
Sierra Club - By a 2 to 1 margin, the Sierra Club has voted to expect this to intensify as the summer approaches..
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Update from the environmental front
by Cristin
' 1704: Broken tiles and bent brackets found on the fo urth
floor of the Library.
The C~ i1i : Irish Music and Dance is corn ing up! It will
be held on Saturday, May 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in th e
O r~a nlC ,Fa~m h ouse at The Evergreen State College. It will cost
$3 f o~ TI:SC student s, and $5 for the ge neral public. Musiciam
Bob Soper alld Itllld all Bays will perform. Come for the live
music. dancing. and sna cking. Th c dance is sponsored by th e
IrISh i\ IIICn L'3 n Stlld ent Organi zation. For quest ions c3 11 866·
6000 ex tension 6749. E\'eryoll e is welcome.
Reggae Angels to
Perform at lESC
The cO llfe rr nce will begin at 9:30 a.m. with presentations and .
worksh ops schedliled Ihroughout th e day and wi ll end at 4:30
pm. There will be a lunch break with enter tai nlll ent at noon.
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Irish Music & Dance
Sliper Saturday is held on )ulle lS this yea r. Volunteers
rUII th e evelll. Th e Caree r Deve lop ment Ce nt er needs
volunt eers this year. Differellt times are available to volunteer
for each of th e activiti es held on Super Saturday. TheCareer
Development Center also _needs volunteers to help with the
set-up on I'nday, ) un e 14. If you are interested in volunteering,
please ge t In touch with Stac ia Lewi s in the Career
Developmcnt Center at ex tensi on 7189. You will need to fill
oul a form in order to voluntt'er at Super Sa turday. Hurry
and apply because Ih e tllne slo ts fo r vo lunteering are filling
li p.
TESC Student Groups
host Community
Safety Conference
Seeet'titfl
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The Second Annual Olympia Experimental Music Festiva l
ISMay 27. 28, and 29 at The Midnight Sun . The mu sic starts at
7 p.m. on all three night s. and is $8 at th e door.Passes for all
three nights are avaiable for $20. The proceeds from the festiva l
go to the artists who are traveling from out of town. You can
ca ll for qu estion s 956-1762 or e-mail Ricardo Wan g, the
coordll1at or of th e music festival. at rwang@elwha.evergreen .
edu.
·Super Saturday
volunteers needed
NEWS
16, 1996
Spring into
summer with a
fresh 2 bedr. apt.,
month-co-month
rental agreement,
major bus lines,
great community
a tmosphere,
866-8181
Handpainted.shirts hang out to dry in red square in observance of the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
week. !he shlr~swere made survivors, friends and family of victims and anyone else who wanted to speak out
about Issues discussed dUrIng the week. Interested viewers are encouraged to attend any of the other events
scheduled this week.
FORUM: continued from page7 - - - Warner also works in the stude ~t acti~~ties office, and has seen
Issues fI~sh through Evergreen s politIcal spectrum over and
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considerable leadership," on issues like
the technology fee. Costantino says. The
tech fee, which could bring $400 000 to
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Evergreen for lIlformatIOn technology
every year. can only be passed with a vote
by the students. At most colleges that
Id
wo u mean a vote by the st udent
government
Th ey
coming to a decision on the tech fee will be difficult.
If anything will be done about the technology fee student s
will have to do it. A forum on th~ tech fee
organized by st ud en ts,· W·11
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prel1lise of the forum. "W hat we hea rd was a lot of
_ fr ustration and unhappillcSS, .es pec ially thauh.ere even.
needed to be a forum ; that it was even an iss ue," she says.
"I can understand that. "
Guerrero agrees with those who are co nfounded a~ 10
why alcohol in the Longhoust is even all issue. "This is jU~l
baffling," he says, "it seems so obvious, so simple. " Despite
sentiment that not allowing intoxicants in the Longhuuse
would play into the stereotype of alcoholism plaguin g the
Native community, he says that "th ere 's nothin g
stereotypical about historical fact. "
Tina Moomaw, th e new coo rdin ator for th e
Longhouse, says that the committee held the forum "in
keeping with the spirit of Evergreen, [toIlet people have
their say. " She knows that the Nat ive community was
focused on the issue a lot, an d wants them "to feel they have
the opportunity to be heard."
McKinney says she
"doesn 't believe that th e
committee is struggling very
hard with this issue," and that
they are "pretty unanimou s"
about keeping alcohol out of
the Longhouse. The advisory
committee will make a forma l
recommendation to Smi th
and Fan ning by May 27.
Beca use of th e
enormous amount of pa in
over this issue. Native
communit y
memb ers
expressed a need to have a
cleansing ce remony at the
Longhouse. Moomaw says
that the ceremony will take
place on Super Saturday to
coincide with the dedication of
several welcoming figures.
Although there is alcohol on campus during that day, she
hopes a lot of people will be there to experience the event
and that drinking will not get in the way. Moomaw is setting
up a subcommittee to speak with Northwest tribal elders
about the issue_and how the ritual should take place. She .
hopes that after the ceremony, the Longhouse can "get back
on track" and start doing all the things it was envisioned to
do.
The advisory committee will continue to look at
governance issues in the Longhouse and what members of
the community should be represented in the grievance
process. McKinney says that an alumni is needed for the
committee, as well as a recognition of who in the local tribes
should be called for advice about the issues. She wants to
make sure that the right people and different viewpoint s
are represented.
"This is
just
baffling,"
he says, "it
seems so
obvious,
so
simple."
·SPORTS·
COLUMNS
Queer pride steps up for summer What I think of what you think
The controversy over affirmative action
constitutes the most critical current battlefront
in the ongoing conflict over the status of Blacks
in American life. No domestic struggle has
been more protracted or more riddled with
ironic complication. One frequently noted
irony is that the primary beneficiary of
affirmative action policies have been middle
class white women. A more salient point is that
the affirmative ac ti on con trov ersy has
contrib uted signifi ca ntly to sp lintering th e
coalition principally responsible for the civil
rights revolution. That coa liti on was
comprised of a broad array of groups which
include liberal Democrats, moderate
Republicans, the national organizations of the
Black and Jewish com muniti es, and others.
These groups all succeeded in invalidating
1) The 13th Annual Seattle segregation and passing ideologica lly far
AIDS Memorial Vigil is reaching legislation in support of the Civil
scheduled for this Saturday Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
and Su nd ay at Seattle
for almost two decades now this
Central Community College coalition has been riven by bitter disagreement
on Broadway. Saturday, the over the means by which American society
dedication ceremony will shou ld attempt to make amends for its racist
begin at 4 pm and at 5 pm past. Opponents 1)f affirmative action
Seattle Ma)'or Norm Rice acrimoniously proclaim that the goal of civil
wi ll speak to the crowd. rights should be a color blind society that
Sunday, act ivities will begin rewards people soleI), on ,...=~
at 1:30 pm. Fee l free to the basis of individual
bring a candle, incense, or a picture of someone merit. All the), seek is a
special to add to the ecumenical/ universal "level playing field .. for
alter.
everyone. Who can be
2) Tell all your friends about the Project against that? Why, it's the
Open Mind/PFLAG commercials airing June American way!
13th. Watch them, tape them, and send copies
Well, for a long time
to everyone you know (Ok, that's alot to ask now its also been the
but do your best). Ca ll Nordstrom and thank American way to tilt the
them for th eir support.
playing field in favor of
4) Look through all that junk around wealthy white males. As a
your house and donate the best stuff to the matter of fact black backs
Thurston Co unty--Hands-eff-Washington did-most ofme tilting~ It
(HOW) "Gay- Rage Sale". The Sale will be would seem fair to suggest
happening on June 8th (@ 429 SE Fredrick that after several hundred
Vaun
next to Big Tom's on 4th)and the friendly folks years of slavery combined
at HOW would love your contribution. Call with Jim Crow legislation,
Anna at 943-7469 to arrange drop-off.
we could get, say ... a hundred years of
5) Have a great Summer, you deserve it!
affirmative action . We'll overlook the forty
acres and a mule we were promised. Too bad
you ca n't legislate eq uality.
Law and lega l writing can aspi re to liberal
ideas that emphasize the equality of its citizens.
Actually the Constitution does so quite well.
But since human beings with biases interpret,
implement, and enforce the law, we sometimes
fall short of our lofty goals. Race neutrality in
law has become the presumed antidote for race
Want
time and
when
bia s in life. With the lega l omission of
segregation, many ( white ~people came to
return
next fall'?
actu ally believe racism no longer existed. With
the entrenchment of t he notion of race
neutrality came attacks on the concept of
Summer classes at Pierce College can help you
affirmative action. It is at this point that the
Pierce College offers fully transferable 100 and 200 level college
coalition of diverse groups goes their separate
credi ts to Central Washington University in most majors at a fraction
of the cost-$46.00 per credit or $460 for 10 to 18 credits. You
ways. Non-black members of the group have
quickly can complele needed classes, enabling you to finish your
the privilege of moving freely in a race neutral
degree sooner or have more time when you return to sc hool
or color blind society. Blacks . who for so many
As spring quarter comes to a close,
workload~ teBd to inrrease dramatically. So, I
han' 10 apologize for missing last week, and
regrerfully inform you that this is going to be
my last column this quarter. But don·t look so
glum , there·s much to be excited about in the
coming weeks and it ·s my job to pass this info
along.
First, next month an array of pride
festivals wi ll be commencing in the state and
entire nation. In Olympia, Gay Pride Week
kicks oflJune 15th with a show at ThekJa. The
Olympia Gay Pride March will be held
Saturday June 22nd downtown at Sylvester
Park. Portland Pride will be held Sunday the
23rd of June. and the
Sea ttle Pride Parade and
other festivities wil l
culminate on Sunday. June
30t h. For more specific
information 011 events and
activities. pick up aJUS( Our
or Beyond 2000 around
town .
Parents and friends
of Lesbia ns .and Gays
(PFLAG) are going to be
prec eding with ·· Project
Open Min d·· by airing Iwo
prime-time commercials beginning June 13th
in tht, Seatt le Area. The commercials address
the ··controversial" subjects of gay teen suicide,
violence direct ed towards gays and right-wing
religious hate speech. They are ext remely
important to gatrights visibility and public
opinion. After the spots were viewed in
Oklahoma, Georgia, and Texas the Christian
Broadcasting Company, led by Pat Robertson,
succeeded in getting them pulled off the air by
threateninga lawsuit and va rious boycotts. In
Houston hmwver, the---lecal PFLAG chapter
gained 20-30 members monthly for seve ral
months af1er the commercials showed. It's also
worth taking note that Nordstrom was the
project's first local corporate donor and
encouraged the use of their name in
conjunction with the showings.
The Utan state legis lature recently
banned all extra-circular school clubs to block
a gay/ straight student alliance group. Now it
seems the Salt Lake City P~blic school board
h' s listed select stud en t groups that will be
allowed to continue to meet as part of the
regular school curriculum. Groups that will be
protected include the Aviation Club, Dance
Club, Cheerl ead ing Club and Golf Club. In
contrast, the school board eliminated the Black
Students Club, Latino Pride Club and Students
Against Dr unk Driving. The Gay/St raight
Alli ance was not mentioned on either list
because its application for recognition had not
been processed.
ThingsTo Do
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money
to school
You don't have to give up your vacation
Summer quarter at Pierce College is only eight weeks long and a
varie ty of four-week classes also are available. Summer tenn begins
June 18 and classes start throughout the summer.
Beat the tuition hike
The state legislature raised tuit ion beginning in the fall, making the
affordable summer credit at Pierce College an extra value.
Call Pierce College today
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Puyallup: (206) 840-8400
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forget Nate McMillan's 5-5 from beyond the · game, ~ said Sonies forward Detief SrhrprYllnt
arc? It took 20 treys from the Supes and a Kemp added:
"We were wondering: 'How'd this
fourth quarter comeback to win.
In Game 3 a Mario EliI' bomb from _ come back from being down 201' But no on
downtown brought Houston within 113-112 pouted. We stayed together, and that meant
with 11.4 seconds on the clock. Gary Payton lat."
The Sonics regained their composure ·
redeemed himself after clanking two
potentially winning free throws by draining OT, nailing all seven of their free
.
two with 10.2 Hersey Hawkins had a big steal and
seconds left. breakaway layin, then the go-ahead hoop
Elie's final three Olajuwon. Seattle went on to complete
fell short and "sonic-broom" and now await thewinner
Seattle, after Utah Jazz-San Antonio Spurs semifinal.
After the lights went down in the
coming back
from a 16 point for the last time, the faJJen hero, exhausted
first quarter classy as ever, saluted the victors.
"You could tell they were determined
deficit, were up
3-0 at the they felt this was their year," said
Summit
in "They have a championship team, and
play at every level. I won't be surprised
Houston.
Game win it all. If they lose, it won't be from a lack
4, the clincher, effort."
Again and again in the '96 playoffs
was the most
exciting of all. Seattle SuperSonics have had the
After blowing a to collapse under pressure.
.20 point lead shown the kind of focus, determination
with
ten toughness that only the great teams have.
minutes left in Sonics have made tremendous strides: WIII'"II,'1':1
the game, the a franchise record six straight
Sonics rallied develop Lng a precise and unli>felatcltaOlte
behind Shawn court attack, and playing defense so U:lI"""UU~
". '
Kemp
in intelligent and consistent that at times it
overtime to close out Houston. Kemp been a thing of beauty. If their m"tllr·"ti,nnl
completed a three point play and hit two big process continues, this team should
ones from the line, the five most meaningful whoever they face in the Western ·ontprlPnI'PI
points in an explOSive 32 point, 15 rebound Finals and prove more than a challenge
outing_ Seattle shot an abysmal 2 of 10 from WHATEVER team comes out of the East.
Finally, the stigma is gone_ T»e
the charity stripe in the fourth, and seemed
rattled by Robert Horry's five triples in the final SuperSonics have become a team · that
entire nation must respect; they have
6:06 of regulation. Who wouldn't be?
nothing less.
~We walked off the court like we lost the
Robinson and Shaquille ONeal, and brought
the Ro"ckets back from the very brink of
elimination nine times in the last three years.
In '94 he was his team's high scorer in 21 of23
playoff games. It was little different last year.
Against Seattle, who lack a marquee big
man, Hakeem look.ed confused, frustrated and
all too human in four straight defeats. He
averaged an unremarkable
18.3 points per game,
conSiderably down from
his past playoff averages.
The Sonies surrounded ··
Olajuwon with jabbing,
swatting
doubleteams,
Ifyou read The Dark Boise three weeks
ago, you saw thatl predicted the SuperSonics whieh would vanish by the
would end the Houston Rockets' two year stay time he kicki!d the baJJ out' ·
on the NBA throne. At the time I wrote tbat to a momentarily open
article, Seattle had just lost Game 2 to team-mate. With so little
Sacramento .and appeared on the verge of room to operate, the
another fold-job.l made what at the time felt "Dream Shake~ became ·
a bold prediction. I risked that nptonlywpuld the "Dream Ache" .. He
the Sonics rally and outs the Kings, they managed a career playoff
would then beat th~ champs 4-3, '
,
. lowof6 points in Ga~e I,
With 4.5 costly turnovers
It turns Qut they did it in just 4 games,
I don't think anyone thought tbe Sanies per contest.
~I don't know ifwhat
would dominate to such a degree that they
would sweep. Yes, Seattle had beaten Houston we're doing to him is fair or
nine straight times going into their semifinal not, but this is business
round series, but the tWo-time defending NBA and everything'S not fair. ·
champions handed Los Angeles a 3-1. You've gotto do what
drubbing in· the opening rouJid and were you've got to do to win,"
said Sonic center Ervin Johnson before Game
gunning for a three-peat.
4.
UWhat can you say?~ Sighed Hakeem
. I've never seen a 4 game series where one
OlajuWon, "This is a tough loss. When a team
team won every game that was still so exciting.
beats you four times, they're a better team."
The last two years Olajuwon was the Sonic fans will be reminiscing about this for .
undisputed king of the second season. He . years and years to come. After winning by 33
outplayed the three centers considered his in Game I, Seattle had to battle for every
closest competition, Patrick Ewing; David victory th.e rest ofthe way_In Game 2, it was
the NBA record three-point barrage. Who can
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STUDENTS ...
more
generations were deprived of jobs because of
the color of our skin, are now told we ought to
find it demeaning to be hired because of the
color of our skin .
It is truly demeaning to go on numerous
interviews because you're "not qualified". It is
demeaning to not be hired for being "over
qualified". It is demeaning to be unemployed
and begging on street corners, It is demeanil\g
to turn to crime as the only way to put food on
the table. It is demeaning to be incarcerated.
It is outrageously demeaning that none of this
can be called racism, even ifit happens only to
(or to large numbers of) black people, as long
as its done with a sm ile and a handshake in a
"color blind" society.
That is why race neutrality laws will not
work for black people. Blacks are the objects
of an institutional racism which has been sewn
into the very fabric of the country, as surely as
the stars and stripes themselves.
In 199238% of black families were living
in poverty. A black man who grad uates from
co llege will mak e 75% of what his white
counterpart makes. African-American families
income is 60% of white families. That last
statisti c is an ee rie flashback/reminder that
when slavery was abo li shed blacks were
~
considered three-fifths of a
human being.
Equa lit y cannot
be
legislated, but some
semblance
of equa l
opportunity
can.
Affirma tive action creates
an opportunity for landing
normally unattainable jobs.
It is not enough to remove
the chains of bondage after
two hundred years. Point to
thutartin~and .say.
"start running", on a level
playing field. Affirmative
Monroe action has undeniably
benefited blacks as a group.
.. It has enab led blacks to
attain occupation al and educationa l
advancement in. numbers and at a pace that
would otherwise have been impossible. These
breakthroughs create self-perpet uatin g
benefits:the acquisition of valuablqexperience,
the expansion of a professional class able to
pass its material advantages and e.tevated
aspirations to future generations, th e
eradication of stereotypes, and theinclusion of
black participants in the making of decisions
affecting black interests.
.
Foohermore, the benefits of affinnative
action redound not only to blacks, but also to
the nation as a whole. For example the absence
of black police even in overwhelmingl), black
areas was a catalyst for the ghetto rebellions in
the 1960's. The integration of the police force
through strong affirmative action measures has
led to better relations between minority
communities and the police, improving public
safety for all. Most importantly, some whites (
through working side by side with blacks) will
learn that blacks too are capable of handling
responSibility, dispensing knowledge, and
applying valuable skills.
Others will continue to harbor the narrow
view, snatching isolated incidents of poor
performance to buttress their glass houses. If
racial di~crimination could be eliminated
through the goodw ill and meritorious
judgments of those in power, affirmative action
would be unnecessary. Circumstances force me
to conclude that affirmative action remains a
necessary tool for digging out entrenched racial
hierarchy.
Peace
Vaun
P.S. About those misguided minorities who say
affirmative action is no longer necessary. Isn't
it a funny coincidence that they are all wealthy?
And in trying to understand the motive of those
who benefited from affirmative action trying
to abolish it, remember Judas sold out Jesus for
thirty pieces of silver.
In senior managemen t positions of the
top Fortune 1000 corporations, the figures read
as: 97% white male, 2% white women, 1/2%
African-American. less than"l/2% Asian and
Latino.
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Kingston, Jamaica Come out on Wednesday, May 22nd
for a night of some of the best reggae music in the
Reggae Angels
country today. The Evergreen State College will play
host to the Reggae Angels this month in the Library
·When:wednesday,
Building Rm, 4300. This is a seven piece bend featuriM three
vocalists. bass. drums. keyboards, and ~uitar. Their music is rock
solid.
~ay 22.nd, J996
Truth and Conviction, their fifth release, was recorded in the States and.then taken to CRS Studios in
Kingston to be mixed by esteemed producer Bobby
Simpson. In addition, Raston Grant, Patrick of the
Fifth Extension Band, and Vision contributed to the
recording_ The result is a relaxed collection of songs
with a few inspired touches. Guard The Honor is one
of their recent releases. This CD is of top quality, a
pillar classic work in reggae music. This CD was recorded in the Bay Area at Hyde St. Studio in San Francisco, and in Jamaica. It was mixed in Jamaica by
Sylvan Morris, David Rowe, Hugh Palmer, and Dr. Marshal in Music Works, Dynamic Sound and the Mixing
Lab. Check out these CD's in your local stores, and
come out to The Everereen State Colleee and witness the Reeeae
An~els deliver a serious messa~e on ~ood hearted livin~ -- love. health
and happiness. Reggae Angel's music speaks of spiritual
ideals for righteous living - songs of love, guidance,
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Smith, and Damian Simmoms. (limited to i 0 Tickets)
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16, 1996
FEATURES
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EF International School of English:
The horrors of Chlamydia:
~1~~ights
another unpopular but common STO
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. ~LY From T8lJdDH About ~ ...• ~ litemy lnIi&h.LY irom JMI'fIdIMr.lIS of
Except for an int eres ted fe w, mos t
I recently spoke with two Ef stude nts
'Ta/kinaabOut R.tce. •• ~I opm forum.t~ Tht students,
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student s clon't know what th e EF school is.
named Annie and Nicholas. When I asked
wlJo pa11kifi.tt are commltt;rd to fi'ank ~about issues ofract and
a• •
Why does n't Eve rgree n accept a'nd what more th ey would like from the EF
con8ckntW etl'llironmeDt. Tht discr:wi01J8 gmt'outoflMt/MJUIIl'f.'s Day of~'Dayof
welcome this other community? There are a program, they sa id that th e only thing that
~activities mdtolJtinues u.~ . .iiom OW'rommUlJity~Mfdre.u
few reaso ns why EF stud ent s aren't more seemed to be miss ing was interaction with
such i&fues. Tbe 6muD. which ocasionaIJyte.tuIa.pSt ~# tUet p/M:e.Tue9d.tys
incorpora ted . such as the nit ty gritty details Evergreen students. For instance, Evergreen
from NOOlJ to 1:00 p.m. in CAB 108. Bvetyone b welcomed.
.
betwee n th e Evergree n and EF students don't hang out in the Greenery, but
ad ministrations, and th e lack of interest by because all EF students have meal plans they
Why,talk
both Greene rs and EF students to break out don 't eat anywhere else.
of their cliques and fa miliar soc ial circles.
Anni e ex pressed interest in going to
By Chris Ciancetta
The EF school runs 52 weeks a year and classes with Evergreen students and faculty.
'~ I,~.
'. 8y Roberto En'fiquez
has a roUing admission every two weeks. Most Nicholas mentioned that other EF schools, like
So why are we doing this?
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students cOllle here for abou t a school year, th e one at U.c. Berkeley, allows the students
The answ:er is probably different for,' In the dan.ees of pa$t fires,
may be longer, but others can come for the to attend regular classes.
. e~ch p~r.son who comes to 'a session .of there, flames- still flicker, . .
sum mer or just a few weeks. When they arrive
This is not allowed at Evergreen.
Ta!lqng About Race, For me, ! see tbis group ' memories, forever heated in to
The EF school does try to bring the two
everyo ne takes an Engli sh test and th en is
as a step in the p~ocess of decortstructi~g .' h~s. ha~d~, his ha"ds de~cribe ash,
placed accordingly into seven levels. one being com munities together. Every Wednesday night
racism. I think that deconstruction happens " .hIS p~m.ttng finger orcs m a
the lowes t. Students go to school between 16 they host a volleyball and basketball night as
when we talk about our e¥periences with · su"",,:,semannet,. , .
and 22 hours a week and rece ive so me well as a conve rsation hour on Mondays. But
others' for we Will find thatthere are often movmg thro!Jghtlme, .' .
homework.
no matter what th ey do it seems that there is
as ma~y similarities as differences between rice cook~d in v;etnam.e~e countryside,
Their life·sty le, while similar to that of ,Hl unbridgeable gap between the two st udent
a'ny tWO'or more groups'o f peOple . and even ash ~oldmg heat over nee"
.
any Evergreen studen t, is also very differe nt. groups.
within Of\f group 'tself. .
... holdl~g h!"nger through sunset "
Evergreen and the EF school are completely
Most of the st udents in the EF program
. Though there are manyiss\!es' that . COoktn~ rt.ce over grass and wood fires
separate institutions.
are students of color. When I asked if there had
come up in these discussions~ itseerns to'l)1e ' cliffer In ways that are now being
The EF program rents certain areas of eve r bee n any raci al probl ems amongst
that the central theme for people deals-with forgotten.
the campus from Eve rgreen. EF students have th emse lves or wil h th e greater Evergreen
fear - fear o.f those who have been held up as .
unlimited access to the CRe. the CAB. and the community the answer was "no." What about
. "different". Fear is then reinforced through We pre brother.
library, but cannot use the computer. labs. In outreach for the students if they have problems,
stereotypes, through isolatjon. through the . " explain mygrandmoth.ers .
a recent development , the EF student s can conce rns, or qu estion s that are not in the
media, through family, etc. But whe~ we can, relation. to,fire, her fingertips , .'
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now take part in the leisure education classes domain of any of the advising or counseling
sit down and talk about tha( fear, it, (amiliarto bone, herb and eorn.masa.
offered mostly at night.
programs or any of the student groups? It was
disassembles misinformation, half-tpltbs, With .o crystallin~ teardrop clarity"
As part of their tuition, if they live on expressed to me that whatever the EF students
and at least part pf the feat' cannot help 'but .· a ~emory flows across my neel{ and
ca mpus. their rooms and lin ens are changed _ need J! is ~ p p lied _~_ eith-er t,!l~ tea chers, --g~Wa~r-example;-Whet;r.r"bllJck:m~ '"' .
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once-a week. they eat three meals a day illne administrators, or the special RA Just for the
talks about wha.t it is like to lmo.w that white ,my gr~nd.father.as a boy offers . •
Gree nery, th ey rece ive th eir books and students.
.
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.
wQmen fear him. a.piece ofta.cism i$held up, .. a portIon of maIze
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education. as well a activities during the week
It would seem WIth the actIVItIes, servIces,
exposM f?r the lie it is. And for many-people, . back.to the fire, ,
and wee kend s. So me ac ti viti es includ e and education that EF students receive, they
the fear will dissolve, becaUse racism is a set . keepmg all relatIons
weeke nd camping trips, an d excursions to must lead a very different life than Evergreen
oflearned beliefu. not universal truths.
. . humble and str~mg:
Seat tie, Po rtl and , Va nco uver, and Sa n students. Nicholas noticed that although some
I realize tl)at there is anothet step in
Francisco with options to go sky di ving, of the students tre~t the program as ifitwere
this process deconstruction'. which must , Rice and Com brofhers we recognize
baseball games , or canoeing. What need is all fun , never commg to class, an? not takmg
~appen if we are. to.eliminate racism. Tbat '. ourse~es as :ramify through
th ere to hang out with other students when school seriously, many are really mterested In
memor.;es of fire.
next *p must be ill taking atrion. . "
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they have so many other temptiJlg activities learning about culture and language.
. fer~aps, it-is a,more important ~ne, but ,
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RQb;rtp'
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is,
~cademic
without " soni~ · . sort "o.f p~rsonal .
Counselor for Acade·m ic Pl\1ni'IlS and
unde~tanding of racism, how will VIe hilye
, the courage to cl>nrqmt ourselve~, our ~ential ~afning (APEL)jlt
families. our (riends, and our .commwiity
when we see racism hi action? .
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By Casey'Harden
"We had just passed the state line into
California. The sun was coming up. It was
beautifuL My friends were in the front and
they turned around to wake me up. But 1 was
already awake, curled up in a ball."
"Rachel", a student at the Evergreen State
College, decided late the night before, to take
a spontaneous road trip to the Grand Canyon
with two friends . "I can remember m:' friends
freaking out about how I looked. We turned
around and drove north until Ashland. Then
we stopped at a hotel so 1could sleep in a bed,"
continued Rachel.
She had a fever and extremely painful
abdominal pains. "I don't remember much
after that. I guess they drove back to Olympia
and went straight to St. Pete's."
Rachel had had the infection that took
. her to the emergency room for awhile, she just
didn't know it. She had the silent disease, the
most common sexually transmitted disease in
the United States- --chlamydia. Untreated, the
chlamydia infection had spread from her cervix
up into her uterus and fallopian tubes. The
spread of the chlamydia infection resulted in a
pelvic infection, or pelvic inflammatory disease .
(PID) .
The Evergreen State College Health
Center is involved in a chlamydia project for
. Region 10, which includes Washington,
Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho .
The project involves free chlamydia
testing, education, and free condoms. "In
Region 10, chlamydia rates are dropping. That
includes college campuses. Chlamydia rates
were hovering around 10-12% for many years,
-now they'redown to 2%. 11 out exception,
everywhere else in the'United States chlamydia
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Chris Ciantetta is an 'Academic
By Ma rianne Settles
The Evergreen State College is widely
known as a learning in stitution that welcomes
dil'ers ity.With thi s in mind, it seems odd that
foreign studen ts are so un derrepresented in
tilE' CP) and so sepa rate from th e ge neral
popul ace.
Sandra Ga rcia de Leo n, a fore ign
exc hange student from Mex ico. has noticed
that the ed ucat ion and social
treatmen t that E.F. stud ent s
recieve at Evergreen is different
fr om th at of th e ord in a ry
( ;reener.
Il er pe rspecti ve should
anSll er some questions about
what
fo reign stu de nt s
experience at Evergreen.
M· What is yo ur class
~c h t' d u le , and how diffi cult is
it ?
s· It '~ not so hard. Each
cla~.~ i ~ une hour and twenty minutes and the
ave rage is betwee n two an d fo ur classes
everyday.Most other students don't have class
one day.
M· What ac ti om can E. F. students be
punished for'?
S· for exam ple. there are some reasons
we ca n be sent back to our countries, it can be
drugs, maybe. if! get drunk and I get in a car
and crash- irresponsible acts, or something
like th at.
M· How would yo u co mpa re th e
disci plin e of E.F. stud en ts to that of th e
Evergree n studen,ts?
S· l thin k it 's more strong, the trea tment ,
because it's a big responsibility for E.F., that
we are study here and I think they have to be a
little more strict th an the Evergreen students.
I mean, if an E.F. student is hurt. it will be a
big probl em fo r E.F.
M- Do yo u fee l se parated from the
Evergreen students?
S- Yes. 1 think it's beca use
we are from diffe rent
countries ... we're not working
together.. .! think if we live on
campu s it's easier to have a
relation to Evergreen students.
M- How long do most
E.F.students stay here?
S- It's up to the student ,
but there is a prog ram. It's
called L.Y. It means Language
Year. That's eight months.
M· What do you le arn
besides English?
S- You are lea rning about all the cultures
because your classmates are from oth er parts
of the world. There are many times that we can
talk about our own country so everybody
learns about everything.
M· Wh at do yo u like about th e E.F.
program?
S- I get to know many people and to
know about their cultures because sometimes
it 's really different from my culture. Of course,
to learn your language [ English J is the most
important thing.
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see the co lor of my ski n. It is a Black/
with . Sin ce most white women get married
Japanese cu lture and I refuse to have it
to white men, this must mean- gasp- there are
marginalized into what you would like to
abusive white men! But if a Wh ite guy named
think as generalized
Joe Blow beats his
individualism that
wife, it means Joe
is irrefutably based
Blow
beats
What do I mean by the White
women.
If a
on
European
liberal mentality? I mean the
Black man beats
cu lture.
In a
his wife, it means
semi nar, in which
mind-set that seems to make
we discussed race,
all Black men
liberal whites think they are
beat
women.
students told me
exempt
from having thoughts Run that by me
that people are
again.
based more on their
grounded in racist
The
most
individuality than
presumptions. The mind-set
their culture. The
annoying thing
that allows them to delude
White liberals
problem with that
sta tement is that it
themselves into thinking they can give is their
pity because it is
is strongly rooted in
have not racist-sexist fears,.
usually based
Western ideals of
That amorphous institutions,
upon two things:
the individual over
corporations, and fanatic
'a notion that we
th~roup.
It
amazes me that
Republicans are the only ones are like hopeless
little children
people will admit
being blatantly racist.
who
need
that Japanese or
mommie's teat in
Arabs are culturally
order to survive
dependent. In fact.
(the paternalistic/maternalistic mentality)
the reason these people embrace things like
and the White libera ls' need to vind icate
freedom of the press is because they too are
themselves from guil t.
cultura lly dependent.
Guilt is a complex aspect of the White
I kn ow an Evergreen studen t who
liberal mentality. Many Whites feel gu ilty
prides herself on seeing people as
because the color of their skin gives them
individuals. Yet this same girl says that guys
ce rtain prviledges and protects them from
from the eas t coast are snobby and Black and
ever having to deal with certain socia l
Hispanic men are oppressive toward s
ailments. This is strange to me. You have
women . The home ranks as one of the most
done nothing to be White except be born and
dangerous places for women and it's not
yet you feel bad about the privileges it garners
those rabid house cats. It 's the men they live
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polluting the CPJ
I've recently become quite disgusted
with th e co ntent of the tPJ co lumn
'Evergree n, Christ & Me'. While all students
and student groups have the right to publish
within our journal. this does not allow for a
carte-blanche to impose your respective
beliefs or ideals onto others. Last weeks
column 'A Biblical Perspective on Human
Nature' by Rosy Lancaster is an excellent case
in point.
Whi le there are argumen ts to be made
for the benefits of certain Ch ristian ideals
within human nature such as 'Love thy
neighbor as you would you rself' (likely taken
from earlier Buddhist and Hindu teachings),
this article makes a basic premise that many
of our current problems are related to our
collective personal'sin' and rejection of God.
The whole concept of 'original sin' was
created by Christianity, producing a chilling
effect on both human sexuality, and creating
a general guil t-complex about our
worthiness as human beings. I feel we are
beautiful human beings from our own right,
and there is no need to feel 'redemption'
towards any 'higher power'.
She further claims that within our
human nature,
"Murder, violence, oppression of women
and children, and general hate characterize
every culture that has ever existed in some
degree."
Advisor
Dianne Conrad
and In diVidual censors hip are at vOflo nce With thI Sb051C freedom
5ubml!SlonS Oft' due Monoay or Noo n pI/or 10 publlcar lon, and Off preferably received on
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tJ.1I submlSs
s must have t he au thor'S rcal nome ond valId teleph o ne number
as if you worked for them and somehow I
didntt. There is definitely an effort on the
part of many whites to keep themselves in a
positiol l of privilege but this guilt says to me
that somewhere you know you too are
responsible for the conditions that plague
44 million AmericaI1s.
For those of you who think you.are
exempt from or not responsible for racism
because you think yo ur behavior is good,
think abou t thi s. You accept the
Consti tutional benefits and responsibilities
(for those ofyou who say the Constitution is
the root ofall evil, you should know that you
can say such things because of that
document) that were handed down to you
by your ancestors yet you will not except the
legacy of oppression your ancestors have
also handed you.
I am not fond of
Republicans but at least they acknowledge
(not always voca lly, but usually in through
their actions) that they benefit because of
this legacy. I am tired of people telling me
what a problem racism is but not admitting
that they too may be a part of the problem.
I am tired of people reducing me to a
standard of individuality they have created.
An d you want to vindicate yourselves by
claiming that improvements in the Black
condition are because of your benevolence,
then you can kiss my Black ass.
Terrance Young
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Let's put this completely hypocritical
state ment into a proper perspec tive.
Remember the Crusades of a long time back?
When the Christians decided to invade the
Arab and Muslim cultures to convert them
over to their faith? What about the
an nihilation of Pagan cultures around the
world? Don't forget the Salem wi tch trails,
and the genocide of Native American culture
over the last two centuries.
Excuse me for noticing Christianity has
caused much of the violence, hate and
oppression which this article is so
MAY
16, 1996
LETTERS AND OPINIONS
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Reader responds to passing of anti-immigration bill
The white liberal mentality
With my fingeFs poised before my
keyboard. I ready myself to write a harsh
rrit4ue of the white liberal mentality towards
race and racism as I perceive it. Before 1 get
started I want to lay a few reader disclaimers
(do no! read "excuses" becauses they are not).
lfyou are white and you read something that
you'd rather not think applies to you, then it
probab ly does app ly. If I make harsil
statements of opinion that insult you and you
feel bad abou t it: too bad. deal with it. lam
not here to make sugar coated statements tha t
vindicate you from guilt. Guilt brings things
back to the introspective leve l and
int rospection is the process oflooking within
onese lf. Hopefully this introspection can
make people change things about themselves.
If you read this as a checklist of behavior or
beliefs that don't apply to you then you are
missing the point. Oh ya, if you're tired of
hearing this shit, then I've got news for you.
we're tired of living it.
Wha t do I mean by the White liberal
mentality? I mean the mind-set that seems
to make liberal whites think they are exempt
from having thoughts grounded in racist
presumption s. The mind-set that allows
them to delude themselves into thinking they
have no racial·sexual fears. That amorphous
institution s, cor porations . and fana ti c
Republicans are the only ones being blatantly
racist.
You sa)' you' re color blind? 1say yo u're
as co lor blind as a bag of skitt les. It is
impossible for you to see me completely on
the individual level. I have a culture different
from yours and you know it every time you
,/
bemoaning. To say that all cultures exhibit
these attributes is a severe and gross
generalization. obscuring the global impact
Christianity has had in contribu ting to these
problems. Yes, there is some violence in most
cu ltures of the world, but I think Native
Americans and most other tthic/pagan
group s were much happier and peaceful
before receiving the 'Good News' at the end
of a conquistador's sword .
What bothers me most about this
article is n'ot that a person or religious group
is trying to propagate their beliefs, but that
it admonishes those that are not followers.
Later in the article, Rosy writes that:
"Even though we have hearts that are
inherently prone to sin against 'Him' and
against each other, God has given us a way
to be liberated from that sin. ThroughJesus,
we are able to live a life in which we can be
freed from the desire to oppress, to hurt, and
kill (physically and spiritually)."
So I have a heart inherently prone to
sin? Sorry, I don't think so. If you believe
that, fine, but don't impose that opinion on
those that don't even believe in sin or the
Christian faith. For that matter, the second
statement is ridiculous .considering the
documented history of the Christian religion .
How have we been freed from the desire to
hurt and oppress when nearly all wars fought
in the western world have been largely
religious in nature?
Putting religious commentary on the
CPJ is fine in my opinion: you have a right to
that as students, and as a student group. This
does not give you a right, however, to make
generalizations about the collective guilt, or
'inherently sinful' nature ofyour peers. These
are concepts created by Christianity, and are
not necessarily held by the other members
ofthis Evergreen Community. Lets keep the
content of the CPJ responsible and
intelligent, and put a stop to the religious
rhetoric.
Pavan W.B. Auman
A couple of weeks agb I received a letter
that the United States will go a long way
from Washington state representative Randy
toward solving our illega l immigra tion
Tate. The letter was in response to another
problem and wi ll, in effect, alleviate our
- letter I had signed urging him and other state
economic woes.
representatives to ' vote again st the
The current xenophobic atmosphere
Immigration in the National Interest Act, H.R.
present in this country today recalls the
2202. This Act, now passed, restricts illegal
American anti-immigrant sentiment of the
immigrants from receiving publicly funded
earlier decades of this century. DespiteRandy
humanitarian benefits such as education and
Tate's argument and despite Emma Lazarus'
health care, makes illegal immigrants more
poem inscribed at the pedestal of the Statue
readily deportable by denying them the right
of Liberty, the United States has not always
to due process oflaw, doubles the number of
been the benevolent receiver Americans
border patrol agents ( the Mexican-USA
believe it to be. Lefislation on immigration
border) from 5,000 to 10,000, diminishes the
from the earlier part of this century reflects
United States' role as a world human rights
th is country's tradition offearing foreigners .
leader by cutting the number of and
The Chinese Excl usion Act of 1882, the
tightening the requirements for those who
Gentleman's Agreement Act of 1908, the
enter th e US under refugee status, and
Asian Exclusion Act of1924, and the Tydingscontradicts the Grand Old Party's rhetoric of
McDuffie Act of 1935 barred entrance into
fam ily values by making it more difficult for
the United States from anyone of Asian
immigrant families and US citizens to reunite
ancestry. These laws were not repealed until
with other fami ly members living in other
1968. Other immigration laws passed in 1907
co untries. Rep. Tate's letter was a shock to me
restricted immigration from southern and
because of its ignorant nature and xenophobic
centra l European co unt ries and Latin
overtones. It was clear from his letter that he
America. Tod ay, with.the Immigration in the
did not read the one that I had signed. His
National Interest Act and other siffiilar bills
letter seemed to be a form letter meant for
such as the Anti-Terrorism Act, America once
people who supported H.R. 2202.
again displays its inherent nativism and
Rep. Tate's letter began with the usual
threatens to close its doors to immigrants.
propaganda about the immigrant my~h by
In anxious times of economic
opening his letter with the following
insecurity, American nativists seek objects for
stateme nt : " .. . the Un ited States is an
their fear, usi ng the most visible targets as
immigrant nation and has traditionall.v
scapegoats: dark er-skinned , poor, non opened its borders to all those who wish to
English speaking immigrants. lnstfad of
come here to find a better life ... " He goes on
blaming the el)d of the Cold War, technology,
to say that immigration is currently oul of
corporate downSizing, and corporate flightto
control and that the "massive influx of
other countries where the labor is cheaper as
immigrants, if/eft unchecked, will challenge
the major causes of economic recession,
our nationa l capacity to provide future
Americans foc us their anxiety on someone
generations with the American dream." Then,. who is generally powerless in the US :vork
Rep. Tate discusses the 'rOneSlriKeroure--rorce:JheTmmlgrant IS ameaTaSin Rep.
Out" Illegal Immigration amendment to H. R~
Tate's letter) for sucking up taxpayers' money
2202 that he authored. Under this
by unfairly taking advantage of the public
amendment, people who enter the United
welfare system, the public education system,
States illegally will "never aga in be eligible for
public housing, and Medicaid. This cannot
any kind of temporary or permanent visa. Not
be true when one considers [hat immigran ts,
one year later. not 20 years later, never." By
legal and illegal alike, also pay taxes and do
reducing factors that give people incentive to
not quali fY for Ifl3ny benefits thaI US citize ns
"sneak across our borders", Rep. Tate argues
receive. In fact. immigrants pay. taxes for
services from which they themselves do not
benefit and effectively support services for US
citizens. Estimates for the amount of taxes
immigrants pay for whi ch they receive no
services range from thirty to seventy -five
million dollars.
The fear that immigrants "challenge our
. national capacity to provide future generations
with the American Dream" is also poo rl y
founded. Americans fear that the immigrant
will steal their jobs. This also is not true.
Immigrants often work at wages lower
than those of native-born Americans and often
take on jobs that Americans cannot or will not
do, that are vital to the economic well-being of
this country. The aerospace, agricultural and
technological industries have been among the
principal benefactors of immigra tion.
Microsoft is one of the major derenders of
immigration because there are not enough
well-tra in ed Americans to occupy the
posi tion s they are offering. The se rvice
in dustry and those it serves have benefited
from the immigrant's value as cheap labor.
Also, In a privatized and capitalistic econo my,
anyone who is working is making money for
someone else and therefore is contributing to
the nationa l economic growth.
Besides being attractive to nativists and
those who feel victim ized by the current
economic state, Rep. Tate's rhetoric appeals to
those who do not understand immigration in
a historical con text. The fact that migration is
. a world phenomenon that resu lts from years
of American and European imperialism is
never addressed in the current dialogue on
American immigration reform. The historical
roots of immigration to what is gomg on today,
must be 'seen in orde r to have a clear
com rehension of the issue. The presence of
prominent imm igra nt groups in th e Uni ted
States today is a reflection of American foreign
economic and military policies. The
immigration of Mexicans, of whom the larges t
immigra nt group is composed. is one half of
the reciprocal migra tion that occurs between
the United States and Mexico. This migration
is supported by the North American Free Trade
Agreement. Also. th e sou th western Uni ted
States was Mexico until the United States
annexed it in 1848. Filipinos, who make up
the second largest immigrant group in this
country, come from d place that was a former
protectorate of the United States and housed
US Air force bases until the ea rly 1990's .
Puerto Ricans, who are not actually
immigrants but are in fact US citizens, come
from a "free associated state" of the United
States of America . Southeast Asian and
Central American refugees flee wars and
effects of wars that ha ve had major US
involvement. Russians anJ Central Europeans
immigrate to the United States benefiting
from cold war policies on communism. III the
case of several of the preceding immigrant
groups, the United States arrived first in the
immigrants' homeland.
H.R. 2202 pa sse d in the House of
Representatives by a vote of 333 to 87. Bill
Clinton signed the Anti-Terrorism Bill as a
response to the Oklahoma Federal Bombing
(which was in fact masterminded by
Americans). These are manifestations of
xenophobia at the instituti onal level. The
nationally broadcast beatings of Enrique
Funes and Alicia Sotero by Riverside County
sheriff deputies are racist manifestations at the
popular level. At a time when Americans are
drugging themselves on images of racial and
ethnic harmony that the rhetoric of "mu lticu lturalism" and "diversity" offer us, it is easy
to ignore the popuiar res urgen ce of the
American tradi ti ons of racism and
xenophobia. In the earlier part of this century
when many of your grandparents and greatgra ndparents were first se tting foot on
American soil as immigrants, native-born
Ame ricans responded to what they perceived
ai UQleign invasion. with anti:immigration
legislati on and riots. Today, one finds a
similar situation and a similar response, and
that with Americans, not much has changed.
Manuel Miranda
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Choctaw tribe was misspelled in one of the pull quotes." shoulJ read" ... the name of the
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To the editor,
I'm writing a response to a fl yer I
received for a HOUSing-sponsored clock tower
rappel on Wednesday, May 1st. In the flyer it
explained that the event would only occur
should it be a dry day. This was followed by a
direct derogatory slur against my cultllfa l
heritage:
"( ... SO DO A RAIN DANCE ON
TUESDAY NIGHT OR SOMETHING ...)"
I believe that the maker of this flyer
decided to make a play on the whole rain
dance allusion. Yeah, ha ha. After beating
this sorry attempt at humor to death for all
these years, are there still any bigots out there
that find this reference to the Southwestern
ceremony funny? I'm guessing the maker of
the flyer wasn't aware that he actually
commented about a totally different
ceremonial practice. (Replace "rain" with
"sun." Man, what comedy geniuses they have
at Evergreen.) My people don't rain dance,
but they do sundance. Therefore, this is a
direct slander against my culture. I'm curious
who could use this slur in an advertisement
fo r an "inclusive event." I'm not making a
. ~ches, back ~
mountain out of a molehill, this is as offensive
to me as saying the following sentence wO.IM
be to followers ofIslam and Judaism:
" ... (let's all pray ten times facing Mecca
on Tuesday night so that Allah doesn 't Jew
us and make it rain) ..."
Don't slander my culture to put a smirk
on a prejudiced facel Don't appropriate
Native culture for the amusement of nonNatives. Does anybody keep an eye on what
flyers go out of the Housing office? Is hOUSing
even aware that ignorant stereotypical
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16, 1996
ere you can run
form the circus
The arrival of C
by Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss
When I was very young, my family went
to visit our older cousins at Christmas time and
we all went for a walk to some sort of make shift
Christmas town. Everything was decorated like
a cheap-ass rendition of the Rankin -Bass
conception of the North Pole. We waited in line
to go inside a.little Fotomat-si'zed booth where
we sat on "Mrs. Santa Claus"'s lap, and she gave
us Sere ndipity books. Then we saw that in the
window of somebody 's house there was ii storebought Miss Piggy puppet with a spotlight on
it. It was lip·synching to the tinny sound of a
Muppets record playing through broken
loudspeakers. I couldn't understand what she
was saying, or why she was saying it, or what it
had to do with Christmas. I had no idea what
the hell was going on, but I was fascina ted. And
that's a lot like how I felt last Saturday when I
attended the first ever Circus Olympus in the
covered pavilion on campus.
The Circus Olympus is not a real circusit's less and more. It has the disadva ntage of
being put on mostly by amateurs, but the
advantage of being aimed at the very specific
audience of Evergreen students. There are no
aerial acrobats or trick elephants that later get
loose and kill their abusive trainers. But there
are surreal puppet shows, "hypnotized" stuffed
animals, and intentionally pathetic homemade
carnival rides. And for the sake of tradition,
real fire eaters.
The atmosphere of this circus is what
made it work- moved from Red Square to the
pavilion due to rain, it had the feel of a real big
top. At the same time, the place was dark and
mysterious. The midway induded some dart
games, a broken cotton candy machine and
even a cheesy, homemade spin ride called the
Cosmic Cushion. Almost
everything seemed amateurish, as should be
expected. What surprised me was how much
the shoddiness and chaos of the whole
production invoked the' crazy fringefeel that
must h<\ve pervaded early circuses back when
they traveled the country and set up their own
tents in small towns. But even those circuses
probably didn't have grem lin-like toddlers
crawling all over the place, upstaging the acts
and often threatening to be run over by the out
of control amateur clowns.
When I first arrived, the bleachers were
packed with children. The stage was an
authentic wooden ring painted in true circus
fashion. Out came th e ringma ste r, a
bespectacled old man resemblingTESC alumni
Fezdak Water. He was wearing an impressive
Willy Wonka-esque top hat and suit. He didn 't
have the vocal flair of a real ringmaster but he
still made a good host and he did a great job of
drowning his pseudo-rircusisms in random
nonsense.
The first act, or rather non-act, was a
masked quasi-jester called "The Fool's Crow"
who came out and murmured for a while and
then dragged away his toaster. This pointless
offerin g pretty much spa t in the face of the
concept that the first act needs to really reel
tun
in .
A
t
t hi s
point. I was
startin g
to
worry that all
these kids were about
to sit through the most boring
and unimpressive circus of all
time. It wa s an easy
assumption to make at that
point in th e show, si nce the
only other thing going on was
the distract ing "hey look at me,
I'm weird" antics ofthe obviously
inexperienced "clowns." I guess it
was better tohave fake clowns than
no clowns, but these guys were
rarely funny, kept interfering with
th e acts and worst of all, tended to
obstruct the audience's view of the ring
whenever they felt the need for attention.
I bet t.he clowns who were offended by
Shakes the Clown would be outraged by
these people's apparent assumption
that anyone can put on makeup and
instantly become funny. (A clown
named Mr. Sinster had the physical aspects of
clowning down pretty good but unfortunately
his ac t was fairly event less and see med
unrehearsed.)
Things quickly improved when Captain
Claude Deville and the Cirkus Deville showed
up. I got the impression that Deville, whose
gimmick is that he thinks stuffed animals are
alive, was a seasoned veteran who has been
doing his thing at street fairs and carnivals for
years . If that's not the case, he must constantly
search for excuses to perform his prop-based
stunts for unwitting neighbors. His first act
starred The Amazing Propello Brothers, a
group of stuffed cav-eman brothers he said
come from his home land of Effluvia. The
brothers flew through the air and landed in the
butterfly net held by a volunteer. It was a very
simple and unimpressive stunt, but it was a lot
of fun because Deville seemed so convinced
that he was convincing the audience that it was
amazing.
While all of this was going on, I kept
noticing a silent bald woman in heels, hunched
over and waddling around pigeon-toed. Most
of the wannabe-maniacs running around were
abo ut as se lf consciously weird as David
Lynch's Wild At Heart or a particu larly
embarrassing showing of The Rocky Horror
Picture Show But this woman impressed me;
she had an aura of authentic freakishness. I
thought she was either the Poodle Girl or the
Penguin Woman, but I'm not sure why since
she resembled neither animal.
Suddenly, she had an act. The ringmaster
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mockingly announced her as a Butoh
dancer, She waddled into the ring
with a huge Pixie Stick hanging
from her mouth .. followed py a
little girl named Tasia, who was
dressed as some sort of circus
princess. Like a human bee,
Tasia started to gather Pixie
dust from her mother's hand,
then began licking it from her
own hand. This went on for several
minutes until the woman waddled
out of the ring, leaving the girl stuck
behind the wooden barrier of the
ring shouting "Mommy! Mommy!
Mommy!" This was my favorite of the
non-acts.
Another humorous act was Ramos
the Teddy Bear Man, who looked
suspiciously like a guy in a
bear costume.
He
was
shackled
and leashed,
and when
prompted by
the ringmaster
h'e talked like
Frankenstein 's
monster. When a
hot
intermissi on was
announced, the
Teddy Bear Man
suddenly broke free
from his chains and
leapt upon the
unwitting master of cerer:lOnies, nearly
devouring him,
.
Later came the most surreal event of the
evening, a bizarre puppet show with striking
wooden backdrops. The star was a ten foot tall
clown whose mouth partially lip-synched a
tinny recording of somebody reading a macho
story about something. ·I couldfl.'t understand
what the clown was talking about, and I wasn't
sure what was going on with the large clown
puppets, the Siamese twins and the marionette
dog that were sitting nearby in a flat wooden
car. I could see the shadows of the puppeteers
projected on the backdrop, and they seemed
to be moving a lot more than the puppets. For
some reason at the time it seemed like a
brilliant accident. The show droned on for
more than ten minutes, but it never ceased to
be fascinating . The whole thing seemed like
something I would love to find on TV at 3 am ,
like Cumby or Lizard Music..
Claude Deville's second act involved a
train-car style cage full of huge stuffed animals.
He claimed the tiger and lion were hypnotized
and got volunteers to throw rings around their
necks. I'm pretty sure the Captain was lying
when he said that the animals sometimes wake
up and maul people in the audience, but in any
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16, 1996
case he kept his promise that no one would be
hurt.
The climactic conclusion was the most
primal and the most traditionally circus-like
act (unless you include the acerbic chain
smoker who pounded a nail into his nose and
taunted the audience saying, "Aw come on, you
like it and you know it!") Two almost feralseeming women danced around the ring and
swallowed torches while a live band played a
hypnotic, driving rhythm that built and built
until the women began to spew enormous
flames from their mouths. They probably
weren't the greatest fire-breathers of all time
but they definitely seemed to know what they
were doing and added some authenticity to the
proceedings. Eventually they ran away, but the
band kept playing as a huge puppet made its
way to the ring. This puppet made the ten foot
clown look like a baby. Despite its cat-toonish
features, its strange dance reminded me of a
Clive Barker story (fitting since the fire breathers had reminded me of Night Breed).
Then the puppet marched away through
the audience, the band slowly dismantled and
the evening came to an end. The whole place
was filled with a powerful energy. It seemed like
almost everybody went away thinking they had
seen something incredible. It was truly unlike
anything that has ever happened at Evergreen,
and if it never happens again it is destined to
become a legend.
Sunday's show was a bit more polished,
with a spot light and a little better sound. It
lacked the giant puppet but it had some
additional acts like a real dog with a clown wig
that hits a balloon with his nose and a talk show
style freak pageant (like Leeza Gibbons does
Tod Browning). Deville added a dark edge to
the proceedings, threatening a young volunteer
by saying "If you fail, of course, you'll be
dismembered and distributed through the
audience: Another highlight was when the
ringmaster- led the crowd in singing "The
Circus Olympus Theme Song," a wonderful,
organ-driven tribute to the letter W that I
heard about 8 people singing to themselves
during the intermission.
Best of all, the sky opened up and poured
tubs upon tubs of water on us. The temporary
power outage and the sound of water pounding
against the metal big top added to the dreamlike atmosphere of the whole event.
There have been a lot of exciting free
events organized here in the PdS t, like the
annual one act play festival and last year's
Phunky Phat hip hop fe sti va l. Th ese things
have to be respected because of the immense
effort ard obvious enthusiasm that goes into
them. But I can hone stly say that Circus
Olympus was one of the most beautiful and
surreal things I've seen in my three yea rs at
Evergreen. It will be a shame if it doesn't
become an annual event. But even ifit doesn 't,
I am confident that dozens of children will be
haunted by 'vague memories of it for decades
to come.
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Can a computer generated storm with digital sound make up for a bad script? T \AI 0
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TtNister
Too sanitized and safe to be satisf in
Who cares if it's not
realistic?
by John F. Evans
. I have a good friend who is phobic about
se rious weather conditions, particularly
by1ievor Pyle
tornadoe s. For America at large, a movie
This weekend I saw Twister, which
dealing with such uncontrollable natural forces
is a fine movie that I highly recommend.
see ms to have great potential to thrill and
You have to knoW' what kind of movie it is
frighten. Now that we have the technology t.o,
before you go into it, however, In the
bring it to life convinCingly, that movie has
excellent tr~d.ition of Cliflhanger. it's a film
been made. Too bad it doesn't fully realize its
where all the fat, such as plot,
potential.
'characterization, and reality take a back
Twister is about a close-knit group of
seat to the meat, that is to say 'the special
tornado-hunters who have a series of nerveeffects,.
.
.
rattling confrontations with the nasty funnel
Twister, for example , is about
clouds. Their close calls are the only truly
scientjsts wh'o chase tornadoe's" Thafsfine.
i t 0 f th
fil
because th e
success f
u aspec
. elm,
It really happens: . The main scierttist is
special effects (largely computer generated) are
played by HelenHunt, whose filtheris
extremely effective. Unfortunately, Twisterhas
killed by a to.r nado in the opening
some credibility problems and a plotthat is an
sequence. Thls apparently has traumatized
obvious afterthought to the meticulou s
her enough to go tornado-chaSing. The
disaster sequences that are the film's bread and
other scientist, Bill Paxton, is Hunt's quasibutter.
Jan De Bont first made his mark on
. husband (it's a long sto'ry) , and gets sucked
back into cnasingjust one more tornado.
American cinema with 1994's Speed. Hi s
Of cours'e, because a tornado lasts about
f
three minutes, it tUrns out to_be five or six
direction .o Twister is similar in style; kin etic,
high impact with a nonstop pace. Twister,
tornadoes. Alsoofcourse; ac~ordingtothe
sa dly , is only half a movie. While Speed
rules of Hollywood, tornadoes that rip
functioned purely as an exhilarating roller
through towns (and the occasional cow)
coaster ride, De Bont's new film suffers greatly
isn't quire enough drama, so they addeq
from its la ck of success in plot and
some evil scientists. You know they're evil
characterization.
for many reasons. First~ they drive around
Bill Pax ton and Hel en Hunt make
in black trucks,· a' sure sign of evil,. as
engaging leads" but are sadd led by a
everyone knows. Second, they have
predictable, formulaic script (one co-written
corporate sp(jnsors, " a fact that's
by Michael Cri chton , who also brought us
mentioned several times, Apparently,
jurassic Park and Disclosure). Hunt has fOllnd
Pepsi, Kodak,orwhoeverdidsponsorthese
fame and acclaim on TV's Mad About Yo u,
evil scientists, not only wan~ ~o'study the
where her intelligent, down-to-earth persona
tornado, they want to f1\Plol!Jt too: How
has clicked with critics and audiences alike.
you can exploit.a w~~t~er 'pheno~~ilon
__ P~~..!1. a longtime charaC!f.r~gor..sJ.e.p.L
that no-onHan-p.re?i~t-~s-b~yond-tiJe, ~ut----" up to the challenge of a rare starring
corporatesp~nsors lssaldby:th~herowlth
assignment. His last, One False Move, came in
such .ve~o~ _t1~at dag9a~blt' ' ft ~u,st be
a well-regarded 1992 film by th e maker of Devil
tnte; M'ayoe McDonalds wanU to market
in a Blue Dress (Carl Franklin). Paxton turned
the Arch Tornado,_ . : . . .
in equally memorable supporting
. So for the entire mOVie, the heroes
performances in Aliens True Lies and Apo//o
and the evil scientists chase tornadoes,
13.
'
trying to be the first to test a new scientific
Here Paxton tones down his requisite
device on said tornadoes .. !h"is being
manic southern twan g to playa more
Hollywood, tbe scie.ntis,t s are very colorful
conventional Hollywood hero. Looking cleanand funny, because of cQurse. all scientists
cut and lackin g hi s usual comic energy, a
are' very adept a~ l1sing one-liners.
restrained Paxton mak es a redoubtab le
Oh yeah, Billl>axton's soon-to-be-wife
protagani st but it is not a particularly
is th~re to provide comic relief. She's'
interesting one.
hilariciusbecause she's 'a therapist '(a
Hunt is given more room for nuance, or
therapistl I'm laughing i\lreadyl) and is
afraid oftorna~oes, Every time she screams
or is frightened by a tornado that comes
by Ch ri stian Miller
within ten feet of her the audience cracks
up. GOd knows, ifa tornado came ripping
The Rhytlim Thief, directed by Matthew
through the theater right. then, the
Harrison, is an excell ent film full of black humor,
aud!ence would've fired offone-liners, just
images of stark reality, amusi ng lunatics, and one
like the people in the movie, and not been
surreal trip on Freud's Oedipus complex. The film
afraid at aU.
was shot on location in New York's lower east siue
No sarcasm there at all.
in black and white. The cinematography is great.
I'm done with-~yr eview of TWister,
very straightforward street scenes that don't
but I'd just like to add something else.
romanticize the city and avoid coping out on th e
Before Twister came the best part of all
urban decay motif. The film gives an excellent
movies, and 1saw the coolest preview in the
portrait of th e Lower East Side and the misfit
history of previews. I am talking, ofcourse,
culture that thrives there. It is full of action,
terrifi c acting, and innovative camera angles. The
about Arnold Schwarzenegger's newest
central character. Simon, embodies the archetype
movie, Eraser. It looks like a return to the
of the tragic hero within the skin, fl esh and reality
old Arnold, before he wussed out and
of an average person.
played a pregnant man, If a plegnant man
In the opening scene we see a street hustler
appears in Eraser, rm telling you right now
selling
CDs and other assorted "junk" on th e
that Arnold would shoot him for daring to
corner
of
East Houston and Suffolk in the Lower
be'pregnant.
EastSide.
Simon tells the hustler, "'ley man, this
The pre.view is .awesome,_with..plen ty_oL
is
my
corner"
and then us es some brilliant urban
violence
and
special
effects.
territori al tactics to intimidate the hustle r to
Schwarzenegger has many great lines, such
move on down the street. After setting up shop
as, "Relax-you've been erased/' flDd that a11he sells.his tapes to a small group of regular
time classic, "Trust me," Arnold has
customers and calls it a day.
ariived at th.at special place'in pop culture
While walking home along a grimy side
where every line he says is a catch-phrase.
street we see a fi gure hunching and lurking in the
He could say, in a thjck accent, 'Tin going
background. Simon turns around once, and th e
out for milk," and the audience would just
fi gure hides in a doorway. He keeps walking,
roar, "Yeah Arnold, go kick that milk's ass!"
turns a corn er and then hides, waiting for the
Well, that's aU I have for this week.
foreboding person to turn the corner. When th e
Twister was exciting, deSpite all ofits ftaws,
two finally meet, we see that it is not a burglar or
so maybe I'll review it again next week.
mugger, but a pretty young woman . Simon tells
the lady, "Ma rty, I thought I told you not to follow
me," she replies "but I stayed with your mother
until her death ," pleading for·· Simon to return
at least makes more ofher scant opportunities. limited to tossing tru cks and tractors around
She should snare many more top billings.
like kindling. Technically astounding as they
Bill Paxton's creatively named character, are, th e tornadoes lose their threat quickly
Bill, is attempting to finalize his divorce with because they simply don't kill enough people.
)0 (Hunt) so that he can marry a doe-eyed sex
That is to say, despite the amazing quan tity of
therapist (Jamie Gertz). Part of a c\edicated sw irling debris and broken glass, and the
crew of researchers,)o and Bill have come face- number of unprotected vict ims in harm's
to-face with so me of th e nastiest weather reach, almost no-one dies. After awhile it was
patterns on the planet without blinking. Jo lost impossible to be scared; I knew what was
her father to an F5 tornado (the deadliest kind) happen ing couldn't be realistic.
in 1969, which whisked him away before her
The dest ru cti on of property is
eyes. The tornado left other houses untouched undeniably impressive. In an homage to
but appeared to come after her own. She took Stanley Kubrick, The Shining is playillg at a
it personally, and has been obsessed ever since. drive-in levelled by a twister. As the screen is
With a record string of twisters consumed, Jack Nicholson's face appears to
rampaging across the Midwest, Bill can't resist melt into a malestrom of ruination. It proves
re-joining his old mates in a rousing chase to be the film 's most memorable image .
across Oklahoma, facing peril after peril so that Though a helpless fl ying cow rates a close
we might predict the appearance of tornadoes second. You had to be th ere.
with greater accuracy.
There are some hokey moments, sllch as
Cary Elwes (who gained immortality as a few obvious blue scree n effects, but overa ll
Westley ill The Princess Bride) is an arrogant the computer FIX blend beautifully wi th the
former team-member who so ld out for live action. Visually, Tlvister is a triumph of
corporate sponsorship and is only out for the tec hn ology. Step hen Hunter Flick won an
money. He fails completely as a foil because he Academy Award for his sou nd effects editing
is so utterly incompetent and stubbomthat he in Speed. He may take one home next year for
never poses a threat. It's a shame, because hi s work here. In a theater with digital sound
Elwes does smug se lf-importa nce as well as the result is awesome.
anyone; a classic handsome bad guy wai ting
The most astounding stuff is saved for the
to happen .
climax. which is always important in th is type
It 's to o easy to figure ou,t what will of spectacle. The end demands eve n more
happen between Bill and his fiancee once he's suspension of be lief, by wh ich time I just wasn 't
back doing what he loves , with the woman he buying it anymore. How cou ld these people be
loved doing it with. Gertz (the fiallcee) hasn 't surviving the constant assault? How can each
gott en a job since 1990 (th e lousy Sibling of those whirling pieces of jagged wood fai l to
'Rivalry) by my count. She comes off wide-eyed hit anything living? The best conclusion I came
and vapid, adding nothin g but co mic relief in up with was: because it 's a PG-l3, family flick .
her complete inability to hold it together when Better to rake in the big bucks if little Timmy
the fit hits the shan. So to spe~k.
can come too. And his little friends.
Twister's plot offers, ahem. few twists; it's
Taken purely as a succession of breathsimplistic and predictable. The relation ship taking wonders, Twister can be considered a
between Bill and Jo, a playful rivalry of willful hit. But if you need more meat on the story's
Type A perso nalities, is the only part that bones. or to really fear for the characters, you
works. It's all' just a way to link th e ten se aren't likely to leave satisfied. The thing about
tornado attacks.
Jaws. which ads have compa red this movie to,
The supporting cast, while familiar faces was how sca ry the unexpected threat of nature
all, are nothing but cheer-leaders. The one could be. People were DYING. Here, it's all too
most featured, Phillip S. Hoffman (Scent of a " san itized and safe. Not only is it unrea listic. it
Woman), makes an impression only by virtue restri cts the tension to th e refl exive "j ump"
of his remarkable capacity to be obnoxious.
va riety, like whe n a girde r co mes hurtling
The five or six sequences where Bill and direc tly at the camera or so mething. In the
Jo are plunged into mortal danger do generate back of th e mind, you ca n't help kn owi ng it's
anxious moments , but th e aweso me all just for fun .
destructive power of the twisters is mostly
Rhythm Thief destined for cult classic status
.
THE COOPER POINT JOURNAL
with her to their hom e town in the coun try
somewhere. Simon doesn't care and tells her to
buzz off.
Meanwhile Sim on goes home to his
dilapitaded, slimy apartment. The apartment
building is fu ll of lunatics. One scurr ilous obese
man says to Simon, "I'm goin a get you Whitey.
You stole my TV." Simon lets him kJoow he uidn 't
steal his TV and w;llks stoica lly up to his room.
Upon reaching his apartment door Simon is
accosted by his neigh bor who is trying to sell the
TV that was stolen. This scene is great. The thief
rants to Simon "I was sent here to save you man ...
I was sent here to save you ... If you don't listen to
me you'll burn in the inferna l reaches." Of course
this is exactly why Marty was sent for Simon.
Rather than being shocked by this madman 's
ranting, Simon reta ins a ca lm countenance and
explain s to the loon th at he does n't watch TV to
which the loon retreats to his room, exclaiming
in a desperate whine "Don't watch TV, you'll burn
in the infernal reaches."
It 's this kind offiumor and also the ability
of th e director Matthew Harrison to imbue the
squalo r and tragic plot of the film with a
refr eshing originalit y and an endin g that is
arguably roman tic, rath er than tragic. Harrison
prese nt s us with a nihilisti c philosophy, only to
turn it inside out and use any sense of "nihilism"
as th e source for absurdist humor - thank God,
finally a nihilist who doesn't take themselves
seriously.
Marty eventually returns to Simon. Simon
takes her in, realizing she has no where else to go
in the city. She explains to him that she haQ a
dream vision in which she was sent to rescue
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16, 1996
Simon. Marty also believes that Simon's ueceased
mother was a poet. Marty takes all of Simon 's
mother's let ters to him and grafiris his apartment
with the ir "poetry" in reu ink. Simon gets horne
and tells her to stop. "But she waS ;1 poet." Mart y
protests . Simon respond s "She wasn't a poet..
she wrote greeting cards ti)r a living."
One day while drinking a glass of quadruple
stfl'ngt h Kool-Aiu through a pair of straw g la s ~t"
(toy glasses with a frame made out of a clear
plastic tube that enab les the user to watch the
liquid swirl around their eyes as they drink) she
hears burglars - who are really the musiciam that
Si mon pirates that are comi ng to avenge him going up to the sta irs to Simon 's apartment.
Marty grabs his master ta pes and splits OLi i the
fi re esca pe.
Marty finds Simon allu tells him the news.
At this time the evil musicians spot Mart)' and
Si mon and pu rsue th~m in all attem pt to kill
Si mon.
The couple escape to Coney Island and
make camp undrrneath th e boa rdwa lk. It is here
that Harrison does and absurd anti surrea l take
on Freud 's Oedipus conflic \. Marty, who has
graffitid herself with Simon's mother's "poetry"
in red ink makes love to Simon . All the whill'
Silmon talks abo ut his feeling of aliellation
toward his moth er and explains that he C;\Il't
loverher. "You can ifyou really try." Marty assure,
him, etc. ..
I\ft er this Sim on returns to hi ~
neighborhood and sells his master tapes to the
aforeme ntioned hustler he intimidated earli er.
see RHYTHM on next page
Just The Facts Calendar
A&E
You call this a witch loitation movie?
In thi~ decade , truly ~o() d horror film s art'
a, ex tinrt as live action musicab. When
; lIldie n l'e~ till;i1ly ~ t opped payi ng to s\'!' ~\ld Jwful
'\'(lllt'l, til po pu l;l r ~Ias h n lilms, th e studios
ligured It \\'as th e genre th ;il was lacking and not
the quality. Even when sOllleth ing like, say, Abel
Ferarra" chillillg remake of Hody Snatchers
l"<lIil('.' ;iIo ng, nobody bo th ers to promote it very
\\'1' 11. lili less th ey're aiming for the stra ight -to"ideo 1ll;lrket, the stu dio execs thin k they have to
trick peo l,le into th inking it ", not a horror movie.
.. , lon 't \\'orr)', guys - Brill1l Stoker \ f)racilia isn't
a horror I11tl1·ie. It \ roma nce!" Studi os have eve n
!t(,l'n kIH}\I'1i til rt'fusl' prl'~S infilrillatiull to the
hurror press, thu s avoidill~ I'ree publ ic it ),.
Fangorla mnsldered Sl't'l'n the best horror film
of t he 199;; , but t hl')' "'eren 't ab le to cover itupon
its rele;]se beca use they were ll 't given photos.
The lat est horror film to hit the big scr('ell
II the sa me sort of deal. Tht: ('raft is a latt' '!IDs
, tyle horror fi lm that borrows heav ily from tht'
tee ll allgst film s of the same period .
Unfurtullatel), it fad s to de liv er in bo th
departme nts. The storyline is too routine to be
eith er frightening or s u~p e ns e ful , and the
characters aren't believable or likable enough for
yo u to care about what happens to them.
Robin Tunney plays Sarah, the new girl at
St. Bened ict's Academy in Los Angeles. She feels
lonely until she befriends Na ncy (Fairuza Balk),
Bonne (Neve Ca mpbell ) and Rochelle (Rachel
True), three fashionable as piring witches who ge t
picked on by all the coof kids at school.
To the delight of her new buddies, Sarah
coinCidentally turns out to be a natural witch with
occasional telekinetic powers. The four become
a coven and use Sarah's powers to cast spells on
themselves and their enemies at school.
But yo u'll never guess what happens next.
Sure, it might seem like these newfound powers
have no bad side effects. But get this - the speJJs
come back to halint them! Sarah is not happy
about this and lIeclOes s he must make things
right whether her friends help her or not.
If it weren't for a few computer FIX, The
Craft could easily be mistaken for a movie that's
been shelved since 1988. That was the year that
director Andrew (Threesom e) Fleming made his
last gawd awful horror film, Bad Dreams, which
one Fangoria read er wanted to retitle II
;Vightm are On Elm Stree t Part 3: Dream
IVarriors PJrt 2: BJd Dre:m1S. The re's even a
cheesv rock so undtrack that cou ld probably be
blamed on th e appearance of Dokken in Elm
Street 3. Speaking of Elm Street seque ls, this film
dra ws heavily on th e formula they perfected. The
scree nplay b), Peter Filardi and Flemi ng offers a
collect ion of outsider teens who pres uma bly rea l
life teens are expec ted to rela te to . Llut th e
The Craft is a weak attempt at teen horror
alm"~t
RESERVOIR WITCHES: Neve Campbell, Fairuza Balk, Robin Tunney and
Rachel True in The Craft
characters are hoilow and devoid of personality.
Each one has one gimmick that makes them
fee lll1i sunders tood: Nancy lives in a trailer and
considers herself "white trash :.' Ruchelle's back
is covered with severe burns, and Bonnie is
insulted by a ridiculously blunt racist at school.
Each of these problems is temporar ily resolved
via witchcraft .
Perhaps this could be forgiven if th ere was
an engaging enough story. But the film subject s
us to an onslaught of clich es. We ha ve the
handsome football player who spurns Sarah, the
rebellious witches pressuring Sarah into stealing
(they even call it "the five finger discount"), the
sleazy stepfather who's apparently drunk 24
hours a day, and the wise Good Witch mentor
who gives Sarah advice. There's even one of those
scary bums who warn s the protagonist that
trouble is afoot. Just the ramblings of a crazy old
drunk ... or are they?
Some ofthis is-ente-rtaining. I particularly
like the scene where Sarah tries to convince her
friends that enough is enough . "Two people have
died'" she cries, even though her magic has killed
three people at this point. It's one thing to kill
the scary bum who tries to warn you , but to not
even count him in the body cou nt is pretty damn
harsh.
I guess pa rt of the gimmick is supposed to
be th at the witchcraft here is reali stic. The press
kit brags that th e movie "employed an auth entic
witch con sult ant , lIigh Prie stess Pat Devin
(Covenant of the Goddess, the largest Wicc an
based organization in America). " This was n't a
bad ide~ , and the spells see m to be theologica lly
realist ic up until th e teens start levitating.
There are also about :1 or 3 mildly creepy
sce nes. It's nic e to see Balk walkin g on water or
being covered with bugs, even though this is
really slumming for the sup erb ch ild actor who
played Dorothy in the overlooked 1985
masterpiece Return to Oz. She's easily the bes t
thin g about the movie , goi ng just overboard
enough as she quickly goes crazy.
Unfort unately this leads to a mediocre
showdown between her an d the bland
protagonist. The final act con rains an interesting
image or two, but it's low on ide as and
atmosphere. I enjoy piles and piles of bugs in
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horror fi!t:ns, but Fleming doesn't fare very well
in Dario Argento territory and it's not a bi'R_,
concern what happens to the characters anyway.
This does not mea n that you can 't make a
great horror film about teen angst. The Craft is
a ll the more insulting coming on th e 20th
a nniv ersa ry of Brian De Palma 's excellent
Stephen King adaplat ion Carrie. That's a movie
where you can believe in and care about the teen
misfit prota gonist, and get concerned and
disturbed when her telekinetic powers become
dan gerou s. De Palma made Ca rrie White 's
religious fana tic mother into a memorable screen
villain . In Th e Craft I couldn't even remember
what Sa rah's dad looked lik e by the tim e he
became imponant to the plot.
This is th e biggest horror film to come
along since the hybrid From Dusk Till Dawn, and
that's a sad sta te of affairs, Even worse, The Craft
actually had a good opening week at the box
office. If this cont inues, expect 3 more
witchploitation flicks within the next year and a
half. The first two will probably be enormous
financial failures and the third will be thrown
away to video at the last minute. Either that, or
they'll all be fairly successful and we'll be seeing
unimaginitive crap like this until the blue moon
when a new Cl ive Barker, John Carpenter or
David Cro nen berg is given a chance on th e big
screen.
The Craft is okay as entertaining crap, and
it probably see ms really good to guys with th e
Goth Chick Attraction ge ne intact. Llut if you're
looking for good horror or above average
filmmaking, go elsewhere.
Simon resigns from his "entrepreneur business" mythic.
However, this article doesn't do justice to
and returns to his apartment, only to face the
surly obese man brandishing a knife and snarling the film . The humor, philosophy and genius of
"I told you I WOuld get you Whitey." At this he the film is best ~p~~ci~~_blsee!.!!.glL!AQn·!
, tabsSi mon. Simoifstrugglesu p tohls roomana - have Hie time or the space to explain all t he subtle
finds Marty sleeping, As he lays down next to her, blends of tragedy, humor, philosophy, comedy,
she awakes and dreamily says to Simon "I was and absurdity that weave throughout the
sleep ing, Idon 't want to be alon e, will you come inn ovat ive screenplay of The Rhythm Thief
lVith me?" Simon, who has not communicated his There are just 100 many good things to write
wound to Marty says, "Do you want me toT' : about it. I believe Wednesday was the last day of
"Yes, I do": "Okay, then I'll go with you." At that The Rhythm Thieftoshowat the Capitol Theater.
Simon li es next to Marty who falls in what However, since this film is destined to be a cu lt
ap pea rs to be an ete rnally blissful sleep. Th e classic, it will probably eventually be shown at
camera then rises above the couple and we the Varsity in Sea ttle's U-District or some other
witness the pool ufblood the bed has absorbed. "arty" film house. If this doesn't work, rent it.
Harrison 's use of lighting and poetic nuance Hopefully the Olympia film Society will bring
makes this scene bea utiful and romantic, almost this film back.
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