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Part of The Cooper Point Journal Volume 26, Issue 5 (October 19, 1995)

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VOLUME 26, IssuL 5

THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE

WEEK OF OCTOBER 19-0CTOBER 25, 1995

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S&A
Productions
broke
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andWOf!!

by Reynor Padilla

by Dawn Hanson
Fifty years ago this month, the World Bank and
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were
formed.
Since the formation of these organizations,
their guidelines have effected millions of people
worldwide, changing the economic policies of
third world countries throughout Africa, Central
America, South America and Asia.
In conjunction with this event a panel
discussion dealing with these organizations'
involvement in Central America and Mexico was
held last Friday, October 13, in the Evergreen
Library lobby.
The event was sponsored by various Thurston
County organizations and brought together
speakers Peter Bohmer of Evergreen, Aurora
Baez Bravo of Nicaragua and Rosario Ibarra de
Piedra of Mexico.
Bohmer, an Evergreen faculty member and
local activist, spoke on the effects of World Bank
and IMF poliCies. He states that while the
majority of people "know very little about" the
policies that affect millions people worldwide.
Bohmer also said that while IMF and World
Bank policies were "supposedly (made) to help
development" in third world nations, but they
have not benefited from them. The reason for
this, Bohmer feels, is that "the definition of
development is economic growth," which does
nothing to help social problems of the nations.
These poliCies, according to Bohmer's talk. will

S&A Productions, the Student Activities
group that organizes concerts, dances and
ta lks around campus, is nearly broke. Some
student employees face signi.ficant pay
reductions as a result.
S&A Productions used almost all of its
budget before the first month of school was
over. According to Tom Mercado, the head of
Student Activities, S&A Productions has only
$2,868 left in its budget.
Originally S&A Productions had a budget
of $29,025. This budget came from student
fees money and was allocated to S&A
Productions by the S&A Board last spring.
S&A Productions was expected to raise
another $16,900 during the school year.
Mercado said that $29,025 is more than
S&A Productions is used to having, "This is
brand new, the students [the S&A Boardl just
increased the allocation level last spring."
For now Mercado is putting a freeze on all
S&A Productions' spending. "We're supposed
to be spending this money but we also told the
board that we'd be bringing in $15,000, [thatl
there'd be a balance. Right now I don't see that
balance," said Mercado, "recognizing the
situation I felt it would be the best to
stop ...untill have a more accurate picture of
what the balance is."

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Longhouse budget was spent. Ray explained,
on the things like the Thunderbird carving and
the cedar bark weaving and painting, and
other reiated costs.
"Javier stepped forward and said 'I'll help
you organize this, I'll help you produce this.'"
said Ray "He didn't say he'd help me pay for
CONTINUED AS S&A ON PAGE 3

by Jennifer Koogler
Last November, as viewers and voters alike watched the Republican party
sweep most of the local and national offices, a victory was also gained for
Christian right grass roots organizations, who
used the election results as a catalyst to further ..- - - - - - - . . . ,
their various conservative positions . The resuIt
10 WashlOgton IS the proposal ofIllitlatlve 166, .
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which seeks to make discrimination against
homosexuals the official policy of the state, and Initiative 167, which would
ban homosexuals from adopting children or taking them into foster care.
Scared yet? In response to these acts. Hands Off Washington has organized
efforts to combat these initiatives from becoming law.
Hands Off Washington, in cooperation with the Washington Citizens
for Fairness, is an organization dedicated to protectthe diversity of our state
and nation by speaking out against discriminatory practices. The group's
mission statement proclaims that "'olur primary goal is to secure and

IANALYSIS I

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by TeriTada
Javier O'Brien, head of Evergreen'; S&A
productions, retired from his position last
Wednesday, October 18.
'
Javier (pictured above) states the main
reason he is leaving EVf!rgreen is becatise he
"fell in love with i Woman who lives in
Spokane, and (wan~ to start a new life."
He plans tQ work out of Spokane as a
consultant, and wants to specialize in
student group consulting, acting as a Iiason
between promoters and student
productions.
While he has no plans to retUJ,'n to
Evergreen soon, 'Javier says that he "was
proud to work here." In the future, he hopes
"to see S&A provide more opportunities for
students to develop skills...

Services and Activities Board (S&A
Board)- is a panel of students who
allocate money to Student Activities
groups. The money comes from 1% of
student tuition budgeted specifically for
Student Activities. The S&A Board also
gives money to S&A Productions
Student Activities Groups- Student
groups such as the Native Student
Alliance, the Evergreen Queer Alliance,
Evergreen Students for Christ, the
Environmental Resource Center and
other student groups,
S&.A Pro.d uctions- a professional
production staffmade up ofstudents who
help Student Activities organize dances,
concerts, lectures and other special
events.

Initiative 166 threatens queer services

CONTINUED AS PANEL ON PAGE 4

O'Brien leaves
Evergreen '

. But when was the ba lance lost?
It all started when Colleen Ray, head of the
Longhouse Project, came to S&A productions
with a problem. It was of the utmost
importance to Ray that Buffy Sainte-MariE
and other acts perform at the Longhouse
Grand Opening Ceremony. Unfortunately,
Ray's d·epartment couldn't afford it.
According to Mercado, Ray came "at the last
minute" to ask Javier O'Brien, head of S&A
Productions, ifhis group could pay for it.
"Javier wanted to make this work." said
Mercado "That was a decision on his part ... he
lent that support. It financially strapped S&A
Productions ... we're trying to rebound from
that."
"[We were] trying t'o make the event
happen, trying to have a positive experience."
said O'Brien.
Somehow the Buffy Sainte-Marie concert,
and other concerts given to S&A Productions
by Ray, lost money. Ray estimated "The
concert brought in $3000, while it cost easily
$6000." Pile on the cost of Broth'er Nolan,
another failed show that S&A Productions
picked up from Ray's department, and you
have a problem.
So why did Ray go to S&A Productions for
help?
"There was a time when we thought we
couldn't have the concert," said Ray. The

INITIA TIVE ON

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THE PASSAGE OF INITIATIVE 166 COULD MEAN TI IE END OF
GROUPS LIKE THE EVERGREEN QUEER ALLIANCE ON
CAMPUS.
PHOTO BY JOIE KISTLI:R

Mariners dream brought Northwest together
by Cedrus Fox-Dobbs
The Seattle Mariners lost on October
17th , 1995. They had just lost their berth
to the World Series, but you know. who
cares? Not the 58.000 plus fans rooting
on the Mariners that night; no, they
stayed and cheered for a thundering
thirty minutes after the game was over.
Giving the kingdome the increaSingly
popular name, "Thunderdome." This
ovation continued until the players came
back out of the club house to give a final
wave and throw a few souvenirs into the

slands.
I was lucky enough to attend the game
and witness this heart warming ovation.
This was the first time in my life I had
witnessed such camaraderie by Seattle
fans at a ball game. The game, being my
second of the Championship Series, was
a demonstration of the support and
heart that the fans have g iven the
Mariners during these two miracle
months . Even though we didn 't score a
run, every pitch by the Mariners or at
bat was with explosive anticipation.
Even being down by four runs in the

bottom of the ninth, you would of
thought we were one pitch away frolll
winning by the nois e of the fans. The
cheering continued on the way out and
into the parking lot as fans finally started
to leave. Were the se fans mgd with
baseball fever or was Seattle finally
experiencing the events that bring a cit)'
together? Maybe both .
Thi s craziness started back in Mid·
August when the Mariners were down
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-{{onttnts------------------NBWS

THE CPj NEEDS NEWSWRITERS! CALL X6213! .

• PERPETRATOR STILL ON THE LOOSE IN HO US tNG.
by Jennifer Koogler ............................. PAGB 3
• WASHPIRG: WHAT Do THEY DO? WELL
Registering 10 percent o(the school to vote in
Thurston county isn't too shabby ............ PAGB 3

LBTTBRS AND OPINIONS

ARTS AND ENTBRTAINMBNT

NEWS AND VIEWS FROM OUR READERS

DID JAMES CAMERON AND KATHRY N BIGE LOW CO
too far with the sexual assault scene in Strange
Days? Two articles by Bryan Theiss and Brian
Pitts .... ....... ........ ............................... PAGE 8
• PULITZ ER PRIZE WINNER DAVID MAMET' S
Oleanna
comes
to
Evergreen
(A
review} .. .................. ...... .................... PAGE 9
• COMICS SECTION ................... . PAGES 11 AND 12

·WHAT IS JONAH TRYING TO SAY IN LAST WEEK'S
SNUGGLE? A letter submitted by reader Jesus
Garcia.................................. .......... ........... PAGE 14
• DID THE MEDIA DISTRACT FROM THE REAL MEANING OF
THE MIlliON MAN MARCH? An opinion piece by Oscar
Johnson .. .. .......... .... ... ... .. .. ........... ........... PAGE 15

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NEWS

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~itiativecontinuedfrompagel~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~protect basic human rights being denied individuals based on
Iheir actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity."
They are made up of24 coalition councils in different counties
around the state. Here in Thurston County. the groups strength
is particularly felt. due to the proximity to those in the
legislature that threaten the rights of those they seek to protect.
One such threat comes in the form oflnitiative 166. which
dubs itself as the "Equal Rights, not Special Rights Act". The
authors of this blatantly hostile law are the same right-wing
('xlremist organization who's similar act, Initiative 608, failed
last year. Taking their name from the initiative, the group works
nali onally with other grass roots associations to sponsor such
leg islation everywhere from Maine to Idaho. The edict begins
by Slatin g that ". .. there is a legitimate and compelling state
interes t in ... prevcnting special ri ghts based on any
homo scxual. bisexual. tran ssex ual . or transvest ite status.
preferen ce. orient<ltion. conduct. act, practice. or relati onship."
It goes on to stat e that the state nor any of its in ca rnations
(rit ies. co unti es. etc.) ca n grant a homos-exual, bi sex ual.
tram~ rx ual. or transvestite "special"' status. such as minority
~t at u~. spousal. paren tal. familial, or domest ic pri\·ileges. clai m
of discrimination. or any oth er act which would separate people
based l1n their sexual orien tat ion. In short , it gives individuals
till' right to discriminate against gays and les bi ans, and in turn
~i ien ce t hose being discrimi l13t ed aga inst by not allowing them
to \'oice their gr i evan(~s. The law to eve rything from denying
hOIlICl\('xlials legal actioll if discri rnili ated :Jga imt , to barring
th r ill from soc ial servin's.
The mos t disturbillg clause in the initiative sta tes that "a
,r1lClo l. through any employee. volunteer, guest, or other means.
.. shall not presE' nt. promote, or approve homosexuality,
hisexualit y. tramex uality. or transvestism or any such conduct.
.. as a positive, healthy. or appropriate behavior or lifestyle" .
In this case. schools would be unable to provide or recom mend
services such as AIDS ed ucation . suicid e prevention. or other
support services to gay and lesbian student s. eve n though such
information co uld be critical and ben eficial to the youths
involved. The initiati ve attempts to justity this stateillent by
claiming that parents have a right to have th eir "sin cerely-held"
beliefs concern ing homosexliality not "denigrated Clr denied by
Ihe public schoo ls". Apparently, the authors are under th e
impression that all pa rents in the state or Washington are
;Igaillst homosexuality. not taking into accollnt that many of
them ma\' be homosexual or bisexual themselves. This clause
.I iv) den ie, teac her\ in the schools tCl discuss Clr promote issues
rq~ ; lrdin g gap and lesbians. alld would promote th e
di\lTilllinJtion or terminat ion of teachers even perceived as
IWllI g k~bian l1 r ga)'. di~regJrding the teac her's record or
pra ct i ce~. Accord in g to the allthors. this kind of discrimination
i, "3 11 indi~pemable prerequisite for providing a so und
educa tion. maintaining a virtu ous and et hi ca l soc iety. and
guarant ee in g th e rights of all ci ti zens." The right s of teacher,
~tLlde nt~ . or the admini~tTJtion of a sc hoo l are obviously
disreg;udcd in this state ment.

if an individual doesn't openJy practice homosexuality. they
Being a sta te (and therefore state funded) schools.
could be denied the opportunity to raise children.
Evergreen and other colleges and universities would be
So far. it seems that both initiatives are headed for the
profoundly impacted if this initiative was passed. For example.
the Evergreen Queer Alliance. which provides support
legislature for voting, which wou ld then turn them into law.
According to a former Repub lican party member. the
services, social events, and political information for the
Washington State Congress is made up of about two-thirds
community. would not be allowed to exist on campus. An
active and incredibly powerful voice at this school would be
supporters of the Christian Right's views. giving these proposals
an even bigger chance of passing. The organizations hav~
silenced by those who do not share the views of the Evergreen
actively been collecting signatures to reach the 181.000
community. Because the legislature holds the money (and
therefore the well-being) of the college in the ir hands. we could
necessary to have the legislature recognize it as a bill by
potentially be denied funding if we continucd to support the
December 31st. Once the lawmakers have it. they can either
place it on the ballot to be voted on or pass it themselves. The
rights ofgays and lesbians. an enraging and troubling thought.
As if the broad discriminatory wording
latter is just what the groups responsible want.
of 1-166 wasn't enough. Initiative 167,
because it would be unlikely that such a law
concoc ted by a group affi liated with the
would be supported by the majority of voters.
Because the legislature
radical right in Oregon who proposed
In order to educate the public more on these
holds the money (and
legislation last year against the rights of
issues, Hands Off Washington will be
therefore the well-being) of
sponsoring a lunchtime lecture on November
gays and lesbian s. would seek to ban
the college in their hands,
2cd in the Evergreen Library Lobby. Speakers
homosex uals. bisexuals . unmarried
we could potentially be
will include Anna Schleckt. Thurston County
heterosexual couples. and single parents to
adopt or take children into foster care. The
Co-Chair. and Laurie Jinkins. who serves on the
denied funding if we
board of directors for the orga nization and is
authors state that "in adoptive and foster
continued to support the
also a lawyer. If you would like to become
ca re placement of minor children all
rights of gays and lesbians,
involved with the effo rt s to defeat these
consideration ~hoLJld be given to the wellan enraging and troubling
initiatives, you can attend Hands Orf
being orthe child. and that sound, natural
Washington's general interest meetings on the
ramily relati onships arc the most
thought.
fourth Tuesday of every month (this means the
important initial consideration of that wellbeing." The only "natural" situation in
next one is Oct. 24th) at the United Churches.
located at the corner of 11th and Capital. Grae Sibelman, who
their eyes is that of "sound. married, male-female households."
has been incredibly active in the campaign both on and off
This proposed law is disquieting for several reasons. One
is that it takes away the right of homosexual couples to raise
campus. urges all people interested in this or other HOW efforts
to attend. She also reminds us that these ventures undertaken
children if they desire to do so. It also creates legal hassles.
by Christian Right groups is not the end of their treachery. "This
such as not a}lowing a chi ld who's parents have died to live
with a relative who is single or homosexual and not
isn't the end. it is just the beginning" she stated. Just as every
dictator and tyrant had to start somewhere. so do the members
recognizing wills and other documents that state the wishes
of groups designed to silence the voices of everyone, not just
of the parents. In addition to that, it expands the already costly
gays and lesbians, who disagree with their views. Sibelman
process of investigating potential parents. evoking a witch
urges everyone to get involved before their influence spreads
hunt-esque situation that would unnecessarily pry into the
private lives of citizens. The law could also potentially place
further, and the rights of citizens are permanently damaged.
children in homes who may not be "sound" only because the
adopters are married and heterosexual , or place gay and
lesbian teens in homes where their lifp<h,tp i< nppmpr\ ;mmnrol
and dangerolls. All of these
sitllati ons place undue and
harmful stress on the
children . who's interests and
well-heing are suppClsedly the
main conce rn . Ano ther
problem arises in th e
definition of a 'person who
pract ices homosexuality'" as
anyone who has ever had a
"desire" for a person of the
same gender. Therefore. even

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Friday, October 6

Tuesday, October 10

0;':1 0: Four ca rs were impounded from F- Lot.
0;'45: A ca r parked in th e handicapped space
ill the dorm loop was towed.
I1-1H: Th e "hold-up" alarm at the cashier's
ofll cr wcnt off. It was determined to be a
malti Jll cti oll .
16S0: Jacket ~ t()l (' n from C- Dorm.

0014 : Possible attempted suicide in the Mods.
The fellow was actual just trying to impress his
girlfriend by the attempts.

Thursday, October 12

1249: ,\ window was broken maliCiously in the
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2140: The third noor of $-Dorm people arc
JUU\('U ofl1.1ra\\ ing the first fl oor folks .

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analysis with hope and optimism that
graBs-roots people can and will see
throul!h the deceptions of the power elite

Monday, October 23
"Prospects F~r World Order"

College Recreation Center,
The Evergreen State College
12:00 NOON , No charge
This rare presentation is sponsored by student groups of The Evergreen State
College, Olympia Movement for Justice & Peace, KAOS-FM Radio, Works In
Progress, Olympia Film Society and S & A Productions/Evergreen _ _

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assume responSibility.
For the time being. however, S&A
Productions has very little money, which
means no more planning of events this fall,
and a sketchy winter and spring.
And what about loss of student job hours?
"That would have happened anyway." Tom
Mercado said, "Because it's not like a standard
19 hours a week job. Javier was really clear
when he hired these students [thatl there
would be peaks and valleys. You knowOrientation Week, the first week of school.
there's a lot of hours. This is naturally what
happens in student activities.
But the dramatic loss of money is not what
always happens in student activities.
"I think we got caught up in all that
enthusiasm going in." said Mercado "If you
were here for the grand opening and saw
thousands of people. you'd think 'Damn it was
worth it.'"
"20/20 hindsight, maybe we wouldn't have
gone as gung-ho as we did. " Mercado
conceded.

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it. So the pay was going to come out of the
proceeds."
Not only that, she says but the proceeds
w~re also supposed to go toward a scholarship
fund for native students.
Luckily the Provost's offite has offered to
pay Sainte-Marie for her performance, but not
her band. not the opening performances, and
not their plane fares. So ultimately student
services money is footing the bi ll.
Why did the Buffy concert fail? Was it the
shOWing of Pulp Fiction outside the eRC that
happened at the same time as the concert? Or
did people sneak in for free? Both S&A
Productions and the Longhouse Project are
bewildered.
But as both offices scramble to figure out
what happened. they are in disagreement as to
who is paying for the failed concert. S&A
Productions froze their budget. and Ray
implores "Everybody buy a poster." They both

by Rosy Lancaster

"We are mobilizing to vote because we're
scared about how Referendum 48 will affect
our generation's qua lity of life," said Marie
Sackett. a junior and WashPIRG's chapter vicechair at Evergreen. "From an economic and
environmental perspective, we can't afford it."
Referendum 48. a private property rights
measure, would require taxpayer
compensation for land that is devalued by
environmental, public health, or zoning laws.
A recent University of Washington study
found that ReferenQum 48 would cost local
governments $305 to $986 million, annually

A voter registration drive organized by
WashP1RG (Washington Student Public
Interest Research Group) and Campus Green
Vote registered 300 Evergreen students to vote
last week . A total of 2,100 students were
registered at Evergreen. University of
Washingto.n, and Western Washington
University combined. Many students in
Washington state are mobilizing to vote out
of concern for the economic and
environmental impact of measures on the
ballot on November 7. 1995.

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of up to $11 billion for "takings" of private
property.
This fall, Campus Green Vote has been
encouraging students to register. vote. and
educate themselves. Campus Green Vote and
WashPIRG are planning a forum for October
25 with statements for and against
Referendum 48. "This fall , there's one simple
thing you can do to save the earth: vote!" said
Therese Heliczer. Washington Director of
Campus Green Vote.

~~i1jSiiPROM1AG&
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tWelve mes arid were struggling to
finish with an .bove fifty · percent
win.ning season. Then the Mariners
· got hot and the California Angels got
· cold. Their winning \yays escalated.
This was highlighted by a victory in
· the ~ one game playoft\ with the
· California Angels for die . western
. title and pu's hed 'them into a five
game seri~~.,_with th.e .New York
Yankees. After. losing the first two
games in New York and being just
6ne' ~oss away fwm elimination, the
magic start~d working again in
Seattle. The final three games were
played in the Kingdome and all were victol'ies by the Mariners. News
articles and responses to the crowd
enthusiasm ·flooded . the local and
national media. This was' the first
time the mariners were in post.
season play and th.ey had won the
fir.st round in come back fashion .
Until tbe Cleveland Indians stopped
the Mariners in -a hard fought ·series
thit was taken into game 6, Seattle
was in a dream world. People who
nor~al1y wOllldn't t~lk to each pther
were excite~ly 'chatting abou~ the
Mariners. Radio and television
$lations amped ,up ,the .excitement
with a barrage ofMariner,l:lighlights.
Rallies and sport'bar's were the place
to 'be if you c;ouldn't _g et a ticket or
the game- was being played away.
Seattl.e . was vibrating wJth
exc'i tement. As the last fan left .his. or
ber seat on ' Tuesday night ' and
tra~eled ' home, .a great sigh of
contentment was giVen by Seattle
btcause ' finally .' somethi~g .so
magical, sQ.mirl!culous, as a wmmng
baseball team bad brought the
-northwest together again_

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Wednesday, October 7 7

1800: Vehicle reported stolen form F- Lot.
1855: A ten year old's bike was stolen form
the CA B.
1900: Two checks were reported stolen from
someone's checkbook.
2210: Three people were cited in F- Lot for
smoking "grass". By cited I mean that they
have to go to court now.
2248: Student reports suspicious person in
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Sunday, October 22

Sunday, October 8

(10 2H: :'\ude males Cln hicy cle~ were pursued
hy Public SilfCty from Driftwood to the Beach
trail.
IThi, had 1I0thin g to do with the Secu rity
Blotter Editor's hirthdav celebrations.]

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Noted linguist, MIT professor, social analyst and author
of Deterring Democracy, Manufacturing Consent, World
Orders: Old and New and Reflection on Propaganda.

1124: A thiefwas found three times in people's
dorms going through their things. When he
Saturday, October 7 was discovered each time he said he was
1(110: A fight ell~ued at the Community Center
looking for a fictitious person.
when a pcrson ohjected to the way someone
1155:
A package received by a dean was
wa~ disciplinin g th eir dog. As the alt ercatioll
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thought
possibly to be a package bomb. It
prog ress(d , the objector eventually pepper
actually
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ntained a book.
sprayed th e dog oWll er.
2323: \ '3l1dalism in th e CAB . A vending
rnachine \\'a~ tipped over.

Monday, October 9

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lead to an "economic form of old colonialism"
wh en co upl ed with the move towards
multinational corporations by American and
Japanese businesses. He says that this will lead
to an "exploitation oflabor" th at will "take away
personal freedoms" of the peasants of th ese
nations.
Both Baez Bravo and Ibarra de Piedra spoke on
howeconomic changes implemented by foreign
countries effects their homelands.
Baez Bravo. a Sandinista activist fTom Sa nto
Tomas. Nicaragua was first to speak.
During the reign of the Sandinistas. Baez Bravo
sa id (through a translator) that the people "had
opportunities for things we never knew before."
She explained that during this time there was
access to educa ti on and health care for all
Nicaraguans.
This changed after th e las t election. which was
heavily influenced by the U.S. governm~ nt . when
the Sandinistas were voted out of office. Now.
Baez Bravo says that her people have had to face
"the sad reality" that they have "a gove rnment
that only obeys the World Bank."
Mul tinational corporation s are also interested
in Nica rag ua. Acco rdin g to Baez Bravo. a
Canadi an corporation is interested in mining
outside ofSanto Tomas "where the river is born."
The river. that supplies water to th e entire village.
and she worries that "we are not going to have
cl ean water." leaving disease to spread
throughout the village.
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Piedra. the first woman to run for the President
of Mex ico. speaks on behalf of the group that
brought the world's att ention to Chiapas. th e

Zapatistas.
Ibarra de Piedra described told the story of a
sick child she encountered while in Chiapas. His
parents took to a clinic in an attempt to he.lp their
child find medical attention. After findmg out
that they did not have enough money. they went
to a funeral house. and bought a small box for a
child since they knew he would die.
"How many small white boxes are there? "
Ibarra de Piedra asked the captive audience.
"How many times am I going to see a child in his
mother's arms?"
She then described the Mexican government
as "drinking champagne" on this past New Year's
Eve. the eve of NAFTA taking effect. as they
thought they were goingto "enter the first world. "

On Monday. Louis Farrakhan pulled off
an amazing feat. He gathered over 500.00 black
men for his "Million Man March~ on Washington o.c.
The reasons for the march are critical.
The Washington based Sentencing Program
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about remedying "the black man's mistreatment of black women", maybe he should be
asking for solutions instead ofimposing them.
On top of his sexism, Farrakhan is a notorious anti-Semitic and homophobe. A week
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day of atonement. n He encouraged them to
repent for their mistreatment of one another
and their abandonment of "family values·.
In addition. Farrakhan wanted the Million Man March to be a day for black men arid
women to abstain from our racist system by
boycotting all shopping.
All honorable and noble goals. The Million Man March is a remarkable achievement.
Seeing the men gather in such huge numbers
will be inspiration for years to
come. Farrakahn
deserves kudos
for the incredible
mobilization of
black men.
But
make no mistake, these are
Promise Keepers
in disgUise. The
Promise Keepers
want to continue
the values of th e
past where men
and women lived
separate but
equal lives. Wom en stayed in their proper
roles. regardless of their wants and desires.
The fact remains that the values espoused in the march are not values for the future. They are values of the past. His exclusion
of women is the first clue to his regressive an d
unfortunate attitude towards the rightful place
of black women.
Farrakhan refused to allow women to
participate in the march and encouraged them
to serve the tDen water as they marched by.
In response to this sexist exclusion.
Jewell Jackson McCabe formed the National
Coalition oflOO black women. McCabe rightfully objects to Farrakhan's archaic attitudes
towards women . She noted his paternali stic
use of the term "our women" throughout the
march and rally.
Farrakhan is making a huge mistake by
excl uding black wom en. For true progress.
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Ibarra de Piedra then invited the audience "to
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the suburbs ....where the children (are suffering).
We have to be aware of all of that if we·want to
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Finishing up her talk. Ibarra de Piedra
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Race and dass need consideration when fighting sexual harassment CPJ.
as i write this column on monday
night (past deadline, thank you), i'm still
formulating ideas and trying to figure out
what the hell i'm writing about. i'll spare
you my agonizing and deliberating (this
won't be one of those "so then i thought i
might write about... .. columns) but this is,
like, process in process, so let's figure out
what i'm thinking about, shall we?
this afternoon i was sitting on a
bench downtown when this dude came up
and asked ifhe could sit with me. we started
chatting, and he was a really cool guy with
an amazing and terrifying life story. he told
me about being from alaska, about fighting
in vietnam, about being shot in the chest,
about being mugged for five dollars a few
days ago, about not being let into bread and
roses cuz he had beer on his breath. he said
he wanted to blow up the whitehOuse, he
expressed his contempt for a particular rich
white woman who walked by without even
acknowledging his helIo, and he gayly
(that's a pun, haha) asked "how are you faggots doing?" when two dykes walked by.
then he said "you have the most beautiful
set of tits i've seen all day." i told him that
that made me uncomfortable and that i
didn't want him to say things like that to
me. after that it all degenerated, he stopped
talking, and when i wouldn't kiss or hug
him he walked away without saying
goodbye and without acknowledging my
pitiful sounding "... but i think you're a cool
guy.....
i have a lot of different feelings
about this whole thing. and now i'm thinking about street harassment in general and
trying to sort out my feelings ...
when middle class people talk
about generic "sexism," street harassment
is usually one of the examples that comes
up - i.e. "the construction worker who catcalls at women ... " to be honest, street harassment is, for me, nqt all that common,
and is definitely not my main feminist concern. and i feel like when street harassment
comes up, the complexities of race, class
and gender get ignored. so what happens
is, the construction worker (for example) who is working class and often non-whitebecomes the epitome of the SEXlST VILLAIN. and this way of looking at things is
not only inaccurate, since the construction
worker really has very little institutionalized power, but detrimental to the coali-

tions that need to be made between oppressed peoples.
i don't wanna reduce everything to
an equation. the feelings of women who are
being harassed are valid and important, and
i have to admit that sexual har'!ssment feels
fukn lame. but i also think it's important to
recognize that there are many different kinds
ofsexual harassment, and the different power
dynamics within each situation have to be acknowledged. in the situation today, there
were subtle power dynamics that were working in my favor. had i needed some sort of
"backup" in the situation, i know i would've
gotten it, since i (a white middle class fat girl)
would be seen as a "respectable citizen," and
he (a homeless, non-white, drunk man)

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would be "dangerous and disreputable." and
those dynamics were subtly at play throughout our interaction. it seemed to me that the
best way to deal with the sexual harassment
without blowing my own privilege out ofproportion was to just say "that makes me uncomfortable," rather than yelling "you sexist
jerk! get away from me'"
i don't know why he would think it
was cool to talk to me about my tits, but i
know that he meant it as a complunent. his
sexist comment didn't outweigh the fact that
he was an interesting person who i felt like
talking to, or the fact that i probably made a
million classist remarks and assumptions
throughout our conversation, ending the
conversation there would have been completely nonproductive, not to mention hypocritical, considering the fact that i still talk to
"cool evergreen boy" (not his real name, hal)
who never fails to stare at my tits throughout
our enlightening political and intellectual
conversations. obviously it's easier for me to
confront a homeless man on sexual harassment than it is wi so'me hip smart & cool
greener boy. and at least with this guy there
was something out in the open to confront,
rather than just a general feeling of discom-

fort.
also, i don't wanna overgenerallze
or draw conclusions that are outside of my
experience, but i do know that differell!
classes have different styles of communication, and that middle class people tend to be
more silent and Wpolite" (not necessarily in a
good way) in general. so sexual harassment
from middle class men is often more subtle,
subversive and manipulative than what is
generally considered to be "street harassment." of course this varies according to the
region, ethnicity, and (dub) the individual.
i'm glad that mainstream focus in
the past few years has moved away from
street harassment and towards sexual harassment in the workplace. this shift in focus is
doing some really good things. in the past, it
was friggin impossible for 'a woman to do
anything about on the job harassment, which
tends to be massively disruptive to women's
lives. also, more attention is being called to
the dangers of middle and upper class men's
sexism.
sexual harassment of any kind is
fucking annoying and shitty. it sucks to feel
so exposed and vulnerable, and it sucks to
have a cool interaction ruined by sexual harassment. but i'd like to see feminist rhetoric change in a way that is not so condemning ofworking- and poverty-class men. there
is sexism everywhere, and the examples that
we choose to emphasize tell a lot about our
priorities and about our dedication to the
abolishment ofall oppression &domination.
write to me and tell me what you
think. do i have to say that every time?

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Mindscreen. the Evergreen film group. has
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Filmmaker James C~eron used to be

known for his strong portrayals ofw~men in

such films as Aliensand Temiii1ator 2 ~ films
which centered around female action8tars who
didn'tohave t~ show any flesh in exchange for
kicking ass: Some peOple consi.dered such characters a feminist statement, though it is questionable whet!ter being ~ble to kick ass is ~
positive goalfor either gep . St!D, Sigourney
Weaver's :mIen Ripley in 'Aliens and 1.inda.
Hamilton's Sara'Connoti TentUnatpr 2w.ereboth tielievable, intelligent, uncotnpromising
women who happened'to pa'C'k gti{lIand1519W
away bad guys.
•
, ~ Then along came True Lies, Catne'ton's.
"romantic action comedy" wqi..ch had plenty .
of action but wasn't veQ'romanti Or hUmor.
ous, Cameron clainied that the fihn's lead fe.
malnuanCter, Helen"fasker (played by Jamie
Lee
was a strong wo~. but u's-hiird
to Buy that When yau see herlOC:ked up an
iilterrogationroom, screaming. crying. nC! be-'
ing humiliated by her dis~ Jiusban in a
scene that was intended to be funny..It staite
to look like Cameron"lQng con~idered the
ch~lmJlll0n of kmale action heroes~ was ilcfu.,
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In.ltbe.~~.~Iep:~n~lllt:Piennes brings a

scumbag cllaracter imrl
him easy to root for. It's hard to imaginp :'nl1th,>r actor handling the role better.
other star of the film is 1999 Los An~es, a truly horrifying e~aggeration of modern day L.A. It seems everywhere Lenny and
Mace go th~re js a fist fi$ht or a fire or police
.
people. Criine is probably buras the~ nniwnapproaches but this
Sbrt activity .doesn't faze the- characters it" eyeryday Ufe, Police corruption turns out
t :.t~e a major issue in the fihn and the location
~ndtiming couldn't be better.
Cameron's script is good - there is more
than one mystery needing to be solved and
. get complicated. As the plot progresses
more and more interesting, building to
.... ~(·pn(ln The climax of the film, which
1·:U'UlJ(>3 together the heroes, the ~onspiracy, and
of L.A, for a head on clash, builds
up so high it~fems impossible to live
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Pierce College's production of O/eanna
graced Evergreen stages on October 13 and
14 under the sponsorship of the President's
Diversity Fur:t1. Director Doug Saxby's take
on David Mamet's controversial piece successfully presented both perspectives of a
sexual harassment issue via the theme of miscommunication.
Carol (JoA nna Peters) confronts her professor John with frustration and confusion.
insisting that she tried her best to follow the
curricu lum in class, but is too stupid to understand. John (Dr. Les Price), busied with
home life and the prospects of passing his
tenure, reluctantly takes time to help her out.
During their teacher-student conference John
sympathizes with her and their conversations
turn personal as he attempts to calm Carol
down . Throughout the meeting he is not
aware of the remarks and gestures conveyed
towards Carol that will cause her to file a
sexual harassment complaint to the tenure
committee.
Saxby eloquently portrayed the miscommunication in O/eanna. Conversations between Carol and John were successfully lacking order as they constantly interrupted each
other. The audience had to concentrate in
order to comprehend each othe characters'
points. The telephone seemed to ring at inopportune moments and Carol's frustration
was left hanging. The audience position from
the stage created a feeling of classroom voy-

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contact with the :wrong person, From that
poi nt on, the world has a slightly sour twinge.
Movies work in much the same way, and
"Strange Days" is th<! latest proof.
The film kicks o~ with a stylish first-person perspective chase scene, the last momen ts
of a robber's life neurally recorded for the consumption of paying audiences. The buyer is
Lenny Nero (Ralpn Fiennes); he's mevenfnix
of drug pusher and talent agent, with slea
charm througll and through. The first halfhour
simply follows him from contact to contact, introdUCing the characters and concepts of the
near future, hardly bothering with a plot. It is
this first portion of the plot that works best.
The camera presents us with a great deal of visual information without stopping for an audience question and answer
ion. The world
n Bigelow and
envisioned by dirf.l;lOr
writers James Camero aod ay Cocks is hard
to bear at times: but isatwa intriguing.
And then, witlwut warning. comes the
scene that made any.Bood points Strange Days
had totally irrelevaht-1'bere~as no way to enjoy the movie an
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19, 1995

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by Bridget O'Hara
So I go to the theater thinking, "Ooh,
I can't waitto see Strange Daysl", but when
I get out ofthe car my friend Adam says to
me, "What makes a girl like you want to
see a movie like this?" I'm a little confused
so I ask what he means and I hear something about Assassins.
.. Assassins'll! I don't want to see Assassins. I thought we were going to see
Strange Daysr So instead of forcing myselfto watch Assassins I see TheScarJet Let-

ter.

JoAnna Peters and Dr. Les Price in the Pierce College production of
David Mamet1s OIeanna.
eurism as the characters attempted to underst~nd each other, but to no avail. It was tempting to get involved with the characters' conversation by yelling and asking questions in order
to force Carol and John to clarify themselves.
Carol's frustration smoothly shifted to COI1fusion and anger while John found himselffacing a sexual harrassment complaint due to their
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change greatly portrays th e growing certainty
of herself. She no longer dresses as a student,
but as a woman who means to be taken seriously in a business manner.
.
The actors and director presented the play
accurately by leaving the opinions of the audience open to decide which issues were presented and whose character was at fault. The
discussion period following the performance.
however, did not allow enough time for the
audience to express their feelings or question
the director or actors on their techniques and
personal opinions towards the play.
Pierce College's production of O/eanna
was first rate. Doug Saxby wrote in his
director's notes, "We've tried to be honest with
the text, but we all carry our intellectual and
emotional baggage." Saxby and the actors did
not seem to carry "baggage," however, as they
created a thought-provoking play without taking sides on either of the characters' accord.
Saxby created a respectable presentation of
David Mamefs play, Oleanna and brought us
an intriguing look at issues affecting society
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Denzel W••hington WOI'Ih checking out in Delli in •
by Teri Tada

Set in 1948, Devil in a Blue Dress stars
Denzel Washington as Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins,
a single black WW II vet and native Texan who
has relocated to California because he believes
the employment opportunities will be better
there. Then he loses his job and with house
payments to make, finds himself in a bind.
Ellter DeWitl Albright (Tom Sizemore) a man
who "does favors for friends." He offers Easy
$100 to locate a woman named Daphne Monet
(Jennifer Beals). He says she disappeared after a fight with her rich and politically ambitious fiance, and the fiance wants to make up.
It sounds easy enough. and he needs the
money, so Easy takes the job. His search leads
him to Caretta James, the best friend of the
missing woma n. One thing leads to another,
and Easy and Corett a wind up spen ding the
night together. When Coretta is found murdered the next day, Easy gets sucked into a
whirpool of political, racia l and underworld intrigue.

Don Cheadle as Mouse and Denzel Washington as Easy in
Dev/7 in a Blue Dress. Photo courtesy TriStar Pictures,
Devilis a period piece, and the set designers have done a remarkable job of recreating
the details and feel of the late 40s. As a murder mystery movie, Devilis intelligent and well-

paced. I was
never bored
while viewing this film.
Easy's narrative blends
well into the
story, and the
movie flows
welL The racism in the
film is portrayed at just
the
right
level, enough
so that we
know it is
there, but not
to the degree
that it over-

whelms the central plot.
Washington, as usual, gives a solid performance, showing Easy as a canny but basically decent guy who is caught up in events

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beyond his controL Sizemore is decent as the
menacing Albright, and Beals is a knockout as
a 1940's upper class diva. Her characterization
is strikingly reminiscent of so me of the actresses of the period.
Perhaps the most controversial performance comes from Don Cheadle as Easy's
amoral friend Mouse. Some viewers will undoubtedly be offended by the comic way Di-·
rector Carl Franklin shows Mouse's casual attitude toward vic!ence and human life. However, I think that Mouse's and Easy's more humanitarian views are an interesting contrast
which creates visible tension in th eir friendship
and the story. Quite a shift from his part as a
clean-cut district attorney on CBS' Picket
Fellces, Cheadle shows a different side of himself with this role.
While not ground-breaking like Malcolm
X or Philadelphia, two of Washington's earlier
films, Devil in a Blue Dress is an entertaining
and thoughtful piece of work. If you ever have
an afternoon free, it would detinitely be worth
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(L 'enfant

des

Tunisia.
Sachs - 4 films pre~:his'~~r~[,anciscofilmmaker. @
Animationthe ddies- check out the 0 e
Monday @ 5:30.
Omaha
The Banality ofEvil: APo
Bpm
of Eva Braun - Presented by the dif " 9:4~
tor, UIIi Lomme!' @TheMidnightSun. • claimed
4:30
The Postman
'
' ·Steve Bm;c~iI"II~lbenetit.tOt
5pm
At Sundance - A sl,lrvey and a' ~

Sun.
7:30

The Baby of Mac on - Presented by
cinematographer Sacha Vierny.
9:45
7th Annual Golden Oly Awards:
The Shorts Festival- The best of the shorts.
12am Deadly Maria - German black comedy.

IFRI, ocr 27
5:30

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Mute Witness - American/Russian

thriller.
5:30
Shorts Lounge - 2 hours of shorts,
shorts, shorts! @ The Midigbt Sun .
7:30
9:30

Land and Freedom
Kids - The film you've all heard

about finally comes to Olympia.
12am Flesh For Frankenstein in 3D
(glasses provided), and Blood For Dracula BLOODFESTI

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Tuesdays

-Women of. Co oj' IUdon
meet at 5:00pm oJ e WeCof..
free in the Stpa~:nt ActJ:vities
area, 3"d tloo CAB.~ ,
.~tu~ents jor. C~t mee 79pro m LIB 2130.
• The. Ga~ GUild meets @
4pm In CAB 320_ ..... .
.

Wednesdays

-The Group- ~ Therapeutic Exgerience. Meet with a Mental
Health Counselor and a group
ofyo~r p~ers to talk about c~m­
munlcatlOn, your depreSSion,
confusion"anxiety and relationships, QJJen to all TESC students. ·3:30-5pm, call the Counseling ,Center to register (iiJ
x680(J: This .WednesailY is1:lle
cut-otf-a~ for joinin& .
-Rape, Response CoaHtion
me'efS'1~SO-31)m in CAB 315.
• Women's Resource· Center
meetingfrom 1:30-2:30pm in .
CAB 206.
• Irish American Student Om-.
nization'meets at Noon in Ci\B
320.
.
• Disability Support 'Group
meets at nooll, i[sl: floor of ilie
CAB, in the Faculty and Staff
Lounge.
.
• International Student Group
meets from 2-4pm in LIB 2116'.
•Basketballl.eaiue play- Sign up
in eRC 21.0. WOmen: 5-6:3Upm; ~
Men: 6:30-Spm. '.

12:30 A Light Sensitive Story - Film from
Hungary.
3pm
Hiroshima Mon Amollr - French
film presented by cinematographer Sacha
Vierny.
3pm
Washed Ashore - Austrian film @
The Midnight Sun.

5pm
Golden Oly Long Shorts -Too long
to be short shorts.
7:30
Canadian Bacon - Di rector: Micheal
Moore, Starring: John Candy, Rhea Perlman,
and Alan Aida. Can't go wrong!
9:30
Women in Revolt - A transvestite
explores women's issues. Presented byUIR~...
tor Paul Morrissey.
12am BIKINl K
fuck yeah. (get th~;tlc~~.:not~D.teJfne)

2:30

3pm

series of portraits: 29 indie filmmakers
are asked : "How do you feel about the
future of-film, optomistic or pessimistic?" @ The Midn4:ht Sun.
7pm
Noam Chomsky Speaks - forPAGI

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{~78 N. Y. punk
rector;
.
met:

-Classic Marx
Hef'tno,ven's Nephew - Presented by
Paul Morrissey.
4pm
Louis XIX. King of the Airwaves Wacky French-Canadian film.
4pm
)em Cohen Videos Just Hold Still
and Buried in Light. @ The Midnight Sun_
6pm
The Magic Hunter

9pm Closing Gala -Jem Cohen videos,
the Dub Narcotic Sound System, and
some band called "Fugazi'".

The big face on this
page belongs to Noam
Chomsky. (see Monday)

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ob~~1iifriiii5:h:s:a:::hment of religion,
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and to petition the government for a redress of grieval1ces.

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This article was inspired by a discussion
centered on last weeks cartoon by Jonah ER
Loeb entitled "Complications with Political
Correctness." A small group of us were
debating whether the cartoon was offensive
or not, I was not sure myself. The more I
thought about it, I realized that I had my
problems with it. I don't know Jonah-and this
isn't a personal attack on
him, but a critique of his
work that he has put out
there in "public space."I
wanted to state that
because it seems that
many of the opinion
letters that show up in the
paper are personal
attacks on people,
instead of constructive
debates about issues.
Anyway...
The cartoon in
question depicts, what I
presume to be, a straight
man getting blown by,
what I presume to be, a
gay man in the middle of
an art gallery. Above the
man getting blown are
his thoughts in those
puffy cartoon bubbles:
"Okay, Okay, I'm not a
homophobe, don't freak
out,look calm, pretend you just do~'t notice,
don't say anything that might be taken
wrong, maybe he'll go away,
Now-l can appreciate Jonah's black
humor, the ·cartoon could have been
something Bizarro might have created. And
I'm not suggesting Jonah change it or alter
his style or anything. What I am doing is
offering an alternative viewing :ofthis
cartoon.
Representation: Jonah is representing a
gay man in .his cartoon. In his cartoon, the
gay man is faceless and on his knees, sucking
dick. I have a problem with that. But what
about context, ] thought. It's a cartoon
dealing with an ridiculously extreme
situation, right. It's not a "real" depiction,
right?
Well, then I thought about Ruth
Frankenburg's White Women, Race Matters:
The Social Construction of Whiteness. This
is a brilliant book, everyone should read it.
Frankenberg talks about racism-but there are
some important points made that can be
applied to _ homophobia, or rather,
heterosexism: .,
,
. Frankenburg says in the intr~ucti9n to
her book: .
"[ realized ... the gulf of experience and
meaning between individuals differently
positioned in relation to systems of
domination, and the profundity ofcultural
difference.•
As 'a gay man, I hold a very different
position in society than d9fS a straight
person. What I see and experien,ce as a gay

person is also very different from·that of a
straight person. This is w.hat Frankenbtirg is
referring to in her quote,· only she was
discussing race. I think this is what every
'marginalized' person wants to hear from
someone positioned higher then them in this
hierarchically structured society. As a person
of color- it was great to read the above quote
written by a white person. I think it's a
crucial step in trying to eliminate
oppression- assuming
that's what We all want.
So-it's critical for
straight people to
understand where they
stand
in
this
heterosexist society.
And it is heterosexist, I
don't know of many
voices in our society that
promote
same-sex
relationships.
Heterosexuals often
look at homophobia as a
problem of lesbians,
bisexuals and gays-thus
the name homophobia:
the fear of homo's. But
the problem isn't with
homosexuality, the .
problem
is
the
of
dominance
heterosexuality. This is
why I prefer the term
heterosexist. In this way,
straight people will be detered from saying ..
Homophobia has nothingto do with me, I'm
not homophobic." Instead they'll have to
deal with the reality that we are all affected
by heterosexism. Straight people won't be
able to say "HeterosexisQ'l has nothing to do
with me, I'm not heterosexual."
We are all a part of the problem. After
all, what is oppression? What constitutes
oppression? It's not some abstrad floating
around out there somewhere. It is real, it is
compOsed ofdaily material experiences. like
a cartoon. I'm not- saying that Jonah is
oppressing me- because ~o be honest-I'm not
sure what oppression is. But I know that I
was uncomfortable with the cartoon's (
depiction of gay men-even though it might
not have been intended as a comment about
all gay people (at least] hope it wasn't). But,
yes-.there's always a but, it would be nice if
Jonah would have thought about his position
in this society and his role in ' the
. perpetuation ofheterosexism, regardless of
his sexual orientation. 'And maybe he didwhich is great.
I still disagree with the way he
represente4 gay men in his c~rtoon. His
cartoon does nothing to counter the
stereotypes of gay men as peverted sex
hungry weirdos evet ready to suck some
straight guys dick. But should that be his
responsibility 7 That's a good question, as a
gay man it would be nice if more straight
people woul(J take that responsibilty on.

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Congress shall

This initiative does not res tore fish
habitat- along the dammed and polluted
rive rs. This initiative does not protect fish
hilbitat- in those areas of the state where
fish still spawn in rivers an d cree ks. Th e
Sierra Club opposes 1-640,
because it does not address
salmon .
habitat
restoration .
The sponsor of the
640 initiative is the
Columbia River Alliance.
This group is a coalition of
hydro-electric power and
aluminum companies that
have vested interests on the
Co lum bia and Snake
rivers. This initiative
would ban non-native
commercial fishing for
sa lmon in Wa shington
State.
Many sport
fishermen are supporters
of this initiative, believing
that if less people are
fishing it would mean more fish for the
average citizen who takes their family out
fishing.
Under thi s plan of environmental
protection the recreational fishing industry
would benefit if640 became law. Non-native
co mmercial fishermen should not be the
scapegoat for the lack of salmon.
When yo u vote in th e state general

election this November, you will be asked a
question, "Shall state fishing regulations
ensure certain survival rates for non targeted
catch, and commercial and .felJreatioTlal
fisheries bl? prioritized?"
I s~e this initiative putting ffshermen
(sport and non-native commercial), against
eac I1 ot her, fiIgihting for the right to catch
what is left of Washington's
salm on;
instead of
addressing the problems of
111
salmon
habitat
Washington State.
What abou·t the survival
rate ofnon-targeted catch?
You may have heard of
tuna fishermen catching
dolphins or salmon
fishermen catching birds
and seals. While these
Issues and others like them
are serious, I have seen the
fishing industry respond to
consumer demands. I have
seen the industry develop
methods of bycatch
reduction. I have also seen
hunters shoot seals and
sport fishermen catch birds. The problem
isn't as much the survival rate of nontargeted catch, as it is the survival offish like
the Salmon.
Fishermen and sailors have a strong tie
to the sea, just as loggers and outdoorsmen
have a tie to the land. All these people care
about the environment, sea and land . Vote
NOon 1-640.

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I see this initiative
putting fishermen
(sport and nonnative commercial),
against each other,
fighting for the right
to catch what is left
of Washington's
salmon ...

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National Issues

Sister science geeks unite
by Julia Tracy
The seco nd Sym posium on Graduate
Study in Science for Undergraduate
Women was held October 12-15, 1995 at
Ore go n Sta te University in Cor valli s,
Oregon.
Abo ut
120
women
, undergraduat e
sc ie nce
stud e'n t s
attended, with their expenses being paid
for by the National Sc ienc e Foundation
(NSF). Five st udents from The Evergreen
State Col lege were
invited to participate Tammy Hogaboam, Sara
Mikaloff. Julia H. Tracy,
Emily Walton, and
Phoebe Wise· and all
attended . TESC funded a
van and transportation
expenses .
Th e sym pos ium
included a wide variety
of activities:
panel
discuss ions on choos ing ,
applying, and funding
graduate sc hool , life iI:!
graduate
sc hool ,
und ergrad uate research
experience, graduate
studie s, and life after grad uat e school; an
exte nsive poster sessio n; research lab
tours; and three excelle nt after·d inn er
addresses by professional women - two
scie nti sts and one advocate for wome n in
science. There were many discussions on
the importance of mentoring and
network in g.
The Saturday night speaker was
Mary Jam es, professor of physics at Reed
Co ll ege. Her talk was especia lly spirited
and welt-received. She spoke of the
current scientific paradigm - and myth being lar ge ly the creation of 17th century
European. men, and how th e introduction
of more women into the scientific
disciplines is challenging an d changi ng
this paradigm . Sr,;ience is evolving, and
it is evo lving largely due to tbe number

of wome n who are "penetrating the inner
sa nctum" of scien ce.
As a se nior scie nce st ud ent here at
TESC I found the symp os ium invaluabl e.
The amount of in for mation disseminated
to us was exten sive and I am now much
more awa re of the reso urc es available to
me as a continuing student - espec ially as
a woman. I cam'll away with new selfco nfid enc e to pursue gradu ate studi es.
T h ere is funding from NSF for this
~y mp os ium to co nt in ue one more year,
though th e symposium
coordinators
are
dilig ent ly looking for
other
so ur ces
of
funding
to
both
co ntinu e, and expand
the scope of, the
symposia . Information
about applying to th e
1996 symposium wi ll
become available next
sp rin g.
It is a lso the
hope of the symposium
coordinators
(the
Oregon
Sta t e
University
physics
department) that the
information presented in Corvallis will
become available to many more women.
To that end, Sara Mikaloff and I would
like to offer our ema il addresses to any
women interested in comm unicatin g with
us to discllss these issues. We are also
happy to speak with men, though we
stress th at our interest is strongly biased
in favor of drawing more women into the
sciences. We have a small amount of
funding to copy and distribute much of
the information we received at the
symposium to science students at TESC,
and intend to do this before the end of
fa ll quarter.
Sara
Mika loff
mikaloff@elwha.evergreen.edu
Julia H. Tracy - tracyj@elwha.evergreen.edu

Science is
evolving, and it is
evolving largely
due to the number
of women who are
"penetrating the
inner sanctum" of
science.

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law respewng an estfilishment of religion,

lh
and to petition

Evergreen Community

by PauiJ. Kerber, Jr.

What constitutes
oppression? It's
not some abstract
fioating around
out there
somewhere. It is
real, it is
composed of daily
material
experiences. Like a
cartoon.

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homoph~bic or h~t~r6sexist?
by Jesus Garcia

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Media distracted from
March's real issues
Last Monday's Million Man March brought criminal justice system's war on drugs
an estimated 400,000 Africa-American men continues to concentrate efforts on low income,
lead by the controversial leader ofThe Nation black urban communities. Stiffer sentencing
OfIslam, Louis Farrakhan, to the door step of policies are applied in conviction s of
the nation's capitol. Despite the majority of predominantly black users of crack-cocaine (a
"white America's" justifiable disdain for minimum offive years for 5 grams) than those
minister Farrakhan's racial philosophy, thi s of predominantly white users of more
ruling "majority" owes a j;;ut of gratitude to expensive powdered cocaine (a minimum of
thisembodiment of their deepest nightmare. five years for 500 grams). As a result of such
The omnipotent nation of "democratic" racially motivated approaches to crime one ou t
benevolence once again managed to narrowly of every three African-American men is in
escape having to face and address its own deep some way chained to the US. criminal justice
seeded, racist foundation and structure by system.
drawing isolated attention to its ow n fruits.
The media enh anced ste reotype of "th e
The media clamored to assure the masses th at black man " in America is one of a ~ hiftl ess and
Farrakhan was not,
dangerous rougue that
and co uld not be,
is to be locked up and
accepted by "black
kept at a safe distance .
America" as th e
or at best, suspec ted
Martin Luther Kin g
and feared . Feared so
of th e 90's because
much , in fact. th at
of his ramblin g
many white Americans
rhetoric, se~ist and
crin ged at the ve ry
racist exclus ivism
thought, not so mu ch
and inability to
of
Farrakhan ·s
by Oscar Johnson
draw support from
leadership. but of the
the majority of
"m illion" black men
black politicians. Meanwhile, public attention that marched on the capitol. Most of
was directed away from the more pertinent Washington D. C.·s white residents, fe~ring a
issues that brought 400,000 African -American violent outbreak. stayed clear of the capital and
men to the capitol.
kept their busin esses under lock and key. Even
Despite Farrakhan's right wing-rhetorical ·the President split town .
ca ll to African-American men for a "day of
I must admit that originally I didn't like the
atonement ," ste reotyp es of black men, idea of Farraklfan being behind the Million
institutional racism. and racially motivat ed Man March either. Now. however. I've changed
socio political scapegoating are problems that my mind. I think he was just the man for the
victim atonement will not absolve.
job. Precisely beca use he does sca re the hell out
According to political and economics of white Ame rica. Perhaps this fear wil l
analys t and author Hotly Sklar, an African- motivate th e white majority to vu lulJ tarily
Ameri ca n, whos va lue was once restructure th e system.
constitution ally defined to be only three-tifths
No- I don't advocate fea r or violence but I
th at of a Euro-American , has an average per do advocate rad ica lly changin g an inherentl),
capita income equivalent to three·fifths of th e Dc ist system that operates largely on th e blind
average Euro-American today. Almost 30 apat hy and unconsc ious prejudice of the silen t
percent of black men are offiCially living at the majority that benefit s from it. Whether it's
official poverty line while only 12 percent of right-wing, "familyva lue"-toting, white cultural
all whites are in poverty.
supremacist or th eir privileged to "save th e
Wh at is billed as "the war on drugs" and planet, " "special interest," leftist offspring th e
"c rim e" is in reality a war on African- va st majority of Euro-America ns continue to
Americans, specifically on bla ck men.
turn a blind eye to US. racism. It is no wonde r
The U.S. criminal "justice" system assumed that it takes someo ne like Louis Farrahkan
th e sa me controlling role as th e institution of leading a million black men to th e ca pital to
slavery after th e Civil War. Asys tem which has jolt the white majority out their se lf induced
traditionally defined crime as those criminal stupor concernin g racism .
acts (primarily against property) which poor
There has bee n much talk about the
people of color are most likely to commit.
"rekindling" of the flames of racism in America
The FBI 's Uniform Crime Stati stics have as if up until th e Rod~ey King and O.J. Simson
shown, however, that sllch crimes make up less verdicts such flames did not exist.
than 10 percent of the total cost of national
The mass media implied and many people
crime. "White"-collar and corporate crime, on grumbled that if Martin Luther King were here
the other hand, cost the nation over three times things would be different-"Rac ist" black men
as much (to say nothing of injuries and deaths), would not be leading marches on the capitol.
and penalties for such crimes, comparatively, What we seem to have forgotten, however. is
are Virtually non-existent.
that we should be fini shing the work that King
In 1993, 39 percent of those arrested on bega n before he was gunned down. Gunned
drug charges were African-American. down, not by a racist individual, but by a racisl
According to the Los Angeles Times 80 percent society who continues to martyr King by
of the nation's cocaine users are white yet the martyring his "Dream."

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