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Part of The Cooper Point Journal Volume 23, Issue 25 (May 13, 1993)

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May 13, 1993

. TIIE EVERGREEN STA1E COLLEGE

New budget·m.eans m.ore
students next year
by Early Ewing
The Operational Planning and
Budget Council's (OPBC) institutional
budget reduction plan, published last
week, included the recommendation to cut
seven faculty positions, decreasing the
faculty/student ratio of 22 .7 to one, from
21.7 to one.
"The one single biggest impact [on
students] will be that one additional person
in seminar," said Russell Lidman Interim
Vice President and Provost.
The OPBC proposed that the seven
faculty positions come from a decrease in
visiting faculty positions from 13 this year
to six in the upcoming academic year.
Part-time faculty and op tional leaveswithout-pay for faculty were pinpointed by
the OPBC as possible funding sources, to
preserve vis iting positions if need
demands .
Lidman and President Jane Jervis
agree that cutting seven positi?? Wi.1l
decrease the College's flexibIlity lfl

responding to curriculum needs and
coupled with higher enrolment will
increase seminar size. However, Jervis
questions terming the cut as a loss.
"It's hard to say what we're loosing ,
because what we ' re doing is not filling
positions. So when you don ' t fill positions
you're loosing something that you don't
have. So it' s vary hard to say: what's the
harm to you . It is sort of' impossible to
quantify that," said Jervis." ... they're not
really cuts, they're failures to staff. "
Jervis reminds the growth rate has
yet to be considered in the budget process.
She has made a commitment to funding
growth in weekend and evening programs
and will now decide who those programs
will be aimed at: existing students or
student unable to attend without those
scheduling options.
The reductions in the Public Service
sector will likely eliminate the Labor

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Cans on till' Clock

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Fezdak says that it's just pretty, and that, well, you gotta do something with the
4,500 cans that we go through each month at this college. photo by Ned Whiteaker

OPBC draws fire: Labor Center to be cut despite Lowry
heavy criticism at the public forum. But
the budget council was also criticized both
publicly and privately for being too
conservative, too shut off from the TESC
by Samuel Loewenberg
c-----f-------TIlen~re-lwo schools of thought ,
community and - for too narrowly
among critics of the way TESC is interpreting the legislature'S mandate to
handling the budget cuts mandated by the preserve the "high quality undergraduate
state. One is that the school's top liberal arts education, combined with
administrators only presented the illusion public service. "
of an inclusive process, when in reality , .
"We did this in the most
they were still in control. The other is that conventional , the most bureaucratic and
the process was far too chaotic and badly the most predi ctable way possible," said
planned for such a conspiracy to have Paul Sparks , a member of the faculty,
been possible.
who crit icized the fact that neither faculty
At a public forum on May 10, the nor top administrators were making any
Operational Planning and Budget Council sacrifices. He said that during budget cuts
(OPBC) presented a draft of the budget in Evergreen's early days, the pain was
cuts they are recommending to President spread across administrators and faculty as
Jane Jervis. The OPBC was created by well as staff. Som!;! people took the hits on
Jervis in January as a way to make the the Labor Center and the graduate
budgek--pl'ocess more demo cFa~i c and programS-to be direct attacks on working
representative of the school , by including people. "I don't know that the state of
students, faculty, and staff.
Washington can afford an elitist liberal
The OPBC's proposed cuts of arts college," said Lucia Harrison,
eliminating the Labor Center, Jaying off director of th~ grad uate program in public
staff, and reducing the budget of the administration.
graduate studies program predictably drew
While the new format for handling

Analysis

Hat e in Olympia

"Did you guys really pay five dollars to come here and do that?" Neo-Nazis
disrupt Saturday's Fugazi show at the Capitol Theater. See page 10 for our
from award-winni
Leilani Johnson. hoto be Ned Whiteaker

"Clumsy"

I feel upset at those who see but do not tell that there's an oz. of snot hanging from my nose.

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by Joom! Lee

The Evergreen State College
Olympia. WA 98505
Address Correction Requested

the budget was nominally designed to
school's top administrators and budget
enCOljrage more participation , several
officers, many of whom had crafted the
budget last biennium. In addition, Jervis
members of the board said that they felt
. they . ~_ere parL aLa.. subtle process-by- frequently sat in on the meetings of the
committee, despite the fact that it was
which they were supposed to be a "rubber
stamp" for decisions already made by the supposed to be an advisory body .
Jenni
Mechem, a student
administration.
"It wasn't one person, one vote.
representative on the OPBC, concurred
When certain people spoke, it carried a lot
that the some members of the budget
more weight than when other people council made decisions among themselves,
although she stressed that nobody was
spoke, " according to one committee
member who asked to remain anonymous.
acting maliciously. " People get used to the
This is not surprising considering
see criticized page 14
that half of the OPBC was made up of the

You will pay Inore tuition
by Robert Taylor
A final state budgeLJor the-l993-95
biennium will raise tuition 29 percent over
two years for all Evergreen students, as
well as all students in public universities ,
colleges and community colleges in
Washington State.
The state operating budget approved
by the Legislature May 6, provides more
financial aid, increases TESC enrollment,
and cuts the TESC operating budget.
Current
in-state
undergraduate
tuition for TESC students would increase
from current levels of $ 1,785 to $1,971 in
1993-94 and $2,257 in 1994-95, with instate graduate rates increasing from
current levels of $2,844 to $3 , 138 in
1993-94 and $3,599 in 1994-95.
Out of state undergraduate tuition
rates increase from $5 ,355 currently, '#J
$5,913 in 1993-94, to $6,771 in 1994-95.
Out of state graduate students will see
their tuition increase from $8,352 now, to
$9,414 in 1993-94, to $10,797 in 199495.
While the tuition increases were
presented by the Legislature as only being
nine and th en 13 percent increases, they
are in fact surcharges on a formula that
would already increase tuition by
substantial amounts. This results in a
cumulative 29 percent increase over two
years.
The State Need Grant program is
also expanded in the state operating ·
budget by $55 million from $40 million to
$95 million . This will allow TESC and
other state institutions to provide Need

Grants to families of four making lip to
$27 ,000 Jle~ year, as ollPosed to curr~nt
levels of $13,000.
There is no planned increase in the
need grant program for ensuring that
eligible students will not pay increased
tuition costs. This is a change from state
policy in previous operating budgets,
which has tried to ensure that students
receiving need grants are "held harmless "
by tuition increases.
The state budget funds for an
increase in Evergreen's enrollment by 48
students in 1993 -94, and 32 students in
1994-95 . Jennifer Jaech , assistant to
TESC President Jane Jervis, stated that
these slots would be dedicated to
expanding Evergreen's evenmg and
weekend class offerings.
The amount of money available for
TESC operating ex penses is also cut in the
state operating budget. which results in
approximately seven percent budget cuts
in the Evergreen operating budgets for
1993-94 and 1994-95.

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Fictional Flyers
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News Briefs

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Short shut-down
of building fans

Conference on
Clean Water Act

EVERGREEN-A . handicapped

SEAITLE-The First Annual Clean
Water Act Conference will be held at tbe
Washington Siate Convention Center from
June 10 to II . Topics will include: the
Clean Water Act , federal water quality
criteria, state water quality standards, and
wetlands , For more information, call
(206) 447-0900.

access

raJ'QP for the Sen$lar building is being

It may be art, but it's not Garfunkel

installed in the parking area between the
Library and Seminar buildings. Since the
project requires the use of construction
equipment, the building fans will be shut
down while the equipment is in use to
avoid introducing exhaust into the building
During actual construction, the
building fans will be down no longer than
two hours at a time. Air quality within the
buildings should not be significantly
affected in this short amount of time.
Members of the community who
wish to know the status of the fans may
call tbe Public Safety Office at x6140.
Anyone with concerns about air qu~lity
within the building should call the
Environmental Health and Safety Office at
x61 11.·

Presentation
discusses NAFTA
OLYMPIA-The Olympia Fellowship of
Reconciliation is holding a presentation
"Consequences of Nortb
ent itl ed
American Free Trade Agreement," on
Sun . , May 16 , from 3 to 5 p.m. at .St.
John's Episcopal Church.
Kellelgh
McMillan and Lauren Powne, w ith the
NAFTA/GATf Justice Committee, will
present information on the potenti al of the
North American Free Trade Agreement to
undermine, current
environmenta l
protection , rights of laborers and ~~man
rights as well as job flight. For ad~luonal
information, contact either Bob Zeigler at
491-7050 or G len Anderson at 491-9093.

Health Center
needs assistants
EVERGREEN-The Healtb Center is now
hiring student c linic~l. assis~t~. If you
are interested in medlcrne, thiS IS a great
opportunity to see how a health clinic is
run. Students need to make a one year
commitment. Clinical assistants work both
in the front office and in the back medical
clinic. For more information, pick up an
application at the Health Center, located
on the first floor of the Seminar building.

Bake sale for
TESC student
EVERGREEN - TESC student Jodi ·Davis
has secured an internship witb The
Quarterly, a national literary magazine,
headquartered in Manhattan. A bake sale
to help pay her expenses will be held in
Red Square, Tue., May 18, from 2 to 6
p.m.

Soda Pop sign for Spring Arts Festival

WashPIRG cites
'---------~----~~~August 19-28 on the main stage .. hazardous cars
Orchestra holds ofperformed
the Washington Center for the
EVERGREEN-During
this
week,
Performing Arts. If you have any
WashPIRG will be raising consciousness
closing concert
about vehicles that use fuel inefficiently.
questions, contact James Van Leishout at
TACOMA- The Tacoma Young Artists
Orchestra's spring festival of music will
begin at 7:30 p.m., Sat., May 15, in the
Rialto Theater. This closing season
concert spotlights Pianist Cali McKasson
and principal cellist of the Tacoma Youth
Symphony, Nathan Jasinski.
- This gift of music is supported in
part by the Corporate Council for the
Arts, Tacoma Arts Commiss ion and the
Washington State Arts Commis!ion. Main
floor seating is by donation and balcony
seats may be purchased for $7 by calling
591-5894.

Walking tours
cover Olympia
OLYMPIA - Th e Olympia Heritage
Commission is sponsoring guided walking
tours of Downtown Olympia and l he
South Capitol Historic neighborhood on
Sat., May 15 , from I to 4 p.m . The
Downtown Tour will leave from the west
end of the Farmers' Market , and the
South Capitol Neighborhood Tours will
leave from the State Capitol Visitor's
Center at 14th and Capitol Way. All tours
will leave on the bour. The tours are free
and free brochures will be pro vided .

Auditions for
two plays
OLYMPIA-The Washington Shakespeare
Festival
announces
auditions
for
productions of King Lear and As You Like
It. Performed in repertory, actors can
appear in both shows.
Auditions are May 19 and 20 at 7
p.m. and call backs
at 10 .a.m., Sat:,
May 22, in the American LegIOn Hall 10
downtown Olympia on the comer of
Legion Way and Water Street. Prepared
auditions are by appointment only, all
other auditions will be cold readings from
the script. Copies of the script a~e
available for reading at the OlympIa
Timberland Library. The play will ' be

are

SECURITY" BLOTTER
Tuesday, May 4
1000: Two dogs were reportedly seen
roaming without a human in front of the
CAB.
1148: A shoplifter was reported in the
CAB Bookstore.
1234: ' A patron of The Greenery
reportedly required medical attention .
2336: Fighting was reported at the
outdoor basketball area involving several
males and a female. The same problem
involving the same people was then
reported in the parking area at Modular
Housing.

Wednesday, May 5
1245: D-dorm was the reported site of
malicious mischief.

Thursday, May 6
2339: Three suspicious males and one
equally suspicious female were reportedly
acting suspicious in the basement of the
Library Building.

Friday, May 7
0456 : The Bookstore fire alarm was
activated.
1008: A vehicle was reportedly towed

from F-Iot.
1442: Malicious mischief was reported in
F-Iot.
2354: The T-dorm fire alarm was
activated.

Saturday, May 8
0124: A vehicle was reportedly towed
from the Dorm Loop.
1414: A studentreportedly injured her big
toe.
1513: A black, long haired, nUx breed,
medium sized dog was reportedly running
loose on campus.

Sunday, May 9
0352: A vehicle was towed from the
Dorm Loop .
1916 : Due to faulty technical stuff, the
fire alarm on the second floor of the.CAB
was activated .
Monday, May 10
1313: Graffiti was reported in the B-dorm
elevator.
The Public Safety Deparrmem
performed 39 public services (unlocks,
jumpstars, escorrs, etc.) last week.

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943-9492.

Speakers discuss
Bosnian crisis
OLYMPIA-The Olympia Movement for
Just ice and Peace is sponsoring a fontm
about the Bosnian crisis. Speakers will
discuss the history of the former
Yugoslavia, what is currently going on
there, and what peace and justice groups
in the United States are doing to help stop
the violence.
This forum will be on Tuesday , June
I , starting at 7 p.m., at The United
Churches.
The same day there will be an
afternoon presentation at TESC's Library
Lobby from noon to 2 p.m. For more
information , call x6431.

Conference on
youth violence
TACOMA - Stopp ing the Cycle of
Violence. a co nference on youth violence
prevention, .will be held from May 24 to
25 at the Tacoma Sheraton Hotel.
F~tured speakers will include. Dr.
Deborah Prothrow-Stith, M.D., ASSistant
Dean for Government and Community
Programs, Harvard University's Schoo.1 of
Public Health; The Honorable Norm RIce,
Mayor of the City of Seattle; and The
Honorable Karen Vialle, Mayor of the
City of Tacoma. For more information,
contact Janine Gates at (206) 586-7656.

Cars and
trucks known
to
be
environmentally hazardous will be ticketed
by WashPIRG volunteers in the downtown
area.
WashPIRG states that the University
of California has estimated that 25,000
people die from exhaust pollution
annually . Additionally, driving cars that
use fuel wisely may minimize dependence
on foreign oil and decrease the trade
deficit. For more information or if you
wish to volunteer, contact Bill Bradlee at
x6058.

Housing Forum
to be held

.

We all know that Evergreen IS a
unique place. Life is likely to ~e. m~ch
different after graduation. In anttclpatlOn
Of this the CDC is bosting an afternoon
of eve~ts designed to address issues of
transition from Evergreen to the world of
work, graduate school, and the larger
community. In . response to stu~e~t­
originated requests, Evergreen a1umn~ Will
participate
in
panel· pr~entatlO~s,
seminars, and individual sessIOns WIth
students. Specific workshops will incl~de
transition issues ,. employment strategIes,

..

Governor Mike Lowry will almost
certainly approve $2.2 million in funding
for construction of the Longhouse Cultural
Education 'Center at Evergreen, since the
Senate and the House passed the budget
item late last week.
The 10,000 square foot Longhouse
will be funded from the state capital
expenditures budget, which is separate
from the state operating budget tbat
prOVides academic and other institutional
funding at Evergreen.
"It ' s ironic that we're receiving this
Longhouse at a time when we're having to
cut our operating budgets. This [the
Longhouse] is really a reason to celebrate,
but people are having a hard time
celebrating ... because people are losing
their jobs," said Jennifer Jaech, Assistant
to the President and legislative liaison.
As well as being a gathering and
cultural space, tbe building will contain
six classrooms. "This ye;u-, we could go
to the legislature and say, 'This
Longhouse is important to us, because
we're committed to multicultural
education , but we also need the classroom
space"n said Jaech.

The Longhouse was originally
proposed in 1978 as a bridge between
Evergreen and the surrounding Native
communities.
Olnstruction of the building is
expected to be compleld! by July of 1995.
Evergreen. is currently seeking an
architectural/engineering teain to finalize
plans for the structure. The team will be
chosen by a selection committee in about
two and a half months.
In the meantime, Jon Collier,
College Architect and Campus Planner, is
completing work on a conceptual model of
the Longhouse to provide direction for the
architects. He envisions a building which
is simple and straightforward, but also
versatile.
"We're trying to suggest... a
building that feels like a Native American
structure," said Collier. "It [the
Longhouse] functions as classroom space,
but it also functions as a place where
Native Americans ... and other people can
gatber. "
Collier emphasized that an important
facet of the structure is the integration of
Native American arts, as well as
architecture. The completed building will

Last week, the headlines were
switched on Lauren Towne and
Deanna Brown's response letters.
Whoever has been stamping
"void" and "cancel/ed" on the cover
of the CPJ - we know the length of
your hair.
Art Costantino and Russel Lidman at the forum to prese!')t the
proposal. photo by Ned Whiteaker.

and life skills.
The Heartsparkl e players , an
educational project of Safeplace, and the
Theatre of Difference will also be
performing. We invite you to attend the
First Annual Transition Institute- College
to Career on May 19, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m., begirrning in LI612. C.all us at
x6193 if you have any quesltons. We
invite you to come and check out what the
Career Development Center has to offer.
Jennifer Mudloff is a student intern
at the Career Development Center.

the K-12 Public Schools Partnership,
which received $410,000. These programs
cannot be cut in the TESC operating
budget, which was presented to the
Evergreen community May 10th. (See
accompanying article.)
Currently, tbe TESC propesed
budget calls for reductions in spending for
assessment projects from current levels of
$120,000 to $80,000. It is unlikely that
these cuts will be in the final budget
approved by the Board of Trustees in
June,
because
of the
legislative
appropriation of $372,000, which can be
spent for no other purposes. This will
require that other cuts be made.
Robert T(1'j /or is a staff writer for
the CPJ .

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The proposed site of the Longhouse project. Graphic by Chris Wolfe

contain display cases to showcase such
artwork, and may feature house posts or
other traditional wooden sculptures
outside.
The Longhouse will contain a
kitchen, and its classrooms will be
designed to also function as dining spaces.
Classrooms will be divided by operable

walls, which can be moved to create
larger or smaller gathering spaces.
The location of the Longhouse will
be near LAB II, close to other
classrooms.
Sara Steffens is the CPJ Arts and
Entertainment Editor.

Computer Center cut, health fees higher (from cover)

Errata

Budget grimmer than grim (from cover)
The state operating budget also
mandates that Evergreen budget cuts come
as much as possible by improving
efficiency, and by administrative cuts,
streamlining and consolidation, while
protecting academic qua~ity.
There is also a reduction mandated
for all state agencies to cut out of state
travel costs by . 75 percent, and overall
travel costs by 25 percent. Jaech
commented that this may make it difficult
for TESC to recruit new faculty members,
as there are usually large travel expenses
involved in this.
Programs which are protected in the
state budget by specific appropriations by
the Legislature are minority recruitment
and retention, which received $94,000,
projects assessing the effectiveness o(the
Evergreen
curricu lum and
student
outcomes, which received $372,000, and

by Sara Steffens

OL YMPI A- The Olympia Planning
Co mmission is holding a Hou sin g Fontm
Mon., May 17 , at the Olympia City Hall.
Displays will open at 6:45 p.m., while the
program begins at 7: 15 p.m. The fonull
will explore various aspects of housing
and affordability. If you have an-y
questions, call 786-5745 .

Transition from TESC-to world
by Jennifer Mudloff

Longhouse·no longer uncertain, funding approved

opse budget

Center.
The proposed cuts to Public Safety
were relatively small. This is due to the
overriding sentiment of the Council:
Public Safety can't lose any officers.
. The proposed slim down in
Computer Center hours, printed
incorrectly in the budget plan as 8 a. m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday, will more
likely be 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. Monday
through Friday and a reduction in
weekend hours.
The Communications cut will come
mainly from ceasing the allocation of
funds for improvements of the internal
phone line system, including voice mail.
Student Affairs has moved
employees onto non-state money: fees that
students pay in application fees, increased
fees for the Health Center, · and an
administrative recharge to Housing. These
increased fees equate to students paying
more in addition to the tuition hikes.

ASIA constituents discuss issues,
by Joomi Lee

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Last 1D0nthtwo ASIA (Asian
Students [n Alliance) constituents attended
the first day of the 4th annual Washington
APSU (Asian and Pacific Islander Student
Union) conference in Bellingham. Armin
C. Antonio, the new student coordinator
of ASIA, and I were the two Evergreen
students present. There were roughly 100
student representatives from different
Washington state colleges and universities.
The conference lasted two days with
a preliminary small group discussion and
workshops. The variety of topics
discussed could be seen just by looking at
Saturday's agenda: API (Asian Pacific
Islander) Students in tbe '90s, APb in the
Arts, Pacific Islander Issues in Education,
Domestic and Family Violence, Lesbian
Gay Bisexual Issues, API Youth at Risk,
Rubberwear Party, and APIs in Politics . I
attended the first two workshops while
Armin attended the second and the third.

At the preliminary group meeting
inter-ethnic relations, inter-raciahelations ,
"full blood" and "mixed blood" issues
were discussed. Regardless of our ethnic
background (Korean, Japanese, Filipino,
Vietmanese, etc.), we discussed tbe many
insulting gender-based stereotypes of
Asian men and women that we had all
dealt with many times . For instance,
Asian men are supposed to be short,
wimpy nerds (Remember "Revenge of the
Nerds"?). They don ' t know how to treat
women well. If tbey're not sex-crazed
than they're eunuchs.
Asian women, on the other hand ,
are supposed to be exotic, submissive,
quiet and passive. They make good wives
for dominant , older, white men because
these men know how to appreciate a
traditional woman. If a man d()esn't want
a liberal , feminist woman that talks back ,
all he has to do is marry a mail -order
bride or just approach any Asian-looking

ster~otypes

woman on the street. In tbe "rare" case
that the Asian woma"n doesn't show an
interest in the white man she is either
labeled racist or lesbian. While we agreed
that there are some white men and women
wbo don't hold these stereotypes, many
still do.
In the workshop, API students in the
we discussed
the different
'90s,
experiences between 1st generation, 1.5
generation and 2nd (and later) generation
APls. We also shared the effects of the
model minority myth on us and people of
other cultures,
and
the different
experiences of APls in America and APIAmericans. We pooled some common,
irritating questions based on assumptions
that many Western people have about
Asians.
At the afternoon conference, API
students in the Arts, we learned what
some API artists are doing in the
performing, visual, and literary arts . We
discussed some role models and their

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The OPBC plan will offer thoughts
and guidance to Jervis, as she develops a
budget to present to the Board of
Trustees. The OPBC will bold a meeting
at I p.m. on Friday, tentatively scheduled
for the third floor board room. At this
meeting OPBC members will make final
changes in their proposal.
The OPBC will also . consider
recommendations spawned by the Board
of Trustees meeting on Wednsday, May
12. Jervis and her staff will have about
three weeks to finalize the budget plan
which will be adv:ux:edto the Board of
Trustees, the body ultimately responsible
for the passage of the budget reduction
plan. The board will vote on the fillal
budget proposal on June 9.
Early Ewing is a CPJ staff writer.

at conference
visibility factor. Irene Kuniyuki, from
Seattle, was a guest speaker who showed
her High Voltage Photo series to an
appreciative audience. She taIlced about
the difficulty of having her art rejected
because it wasn't" Asian" looking enough
for some galleries and some older API
artists whose work reflects traditional
Asian influences. She stated that some of
these artists are members of Godzilla, a
New York based Asian-American artist
group.
The worksbop, Pacific Islander
Issues in Education, discussed the underrepresentation of Pacific Islander students
in higher education institutions among
others. At Evergreen, for instance, there
is a dearth of officially-recognized Pacific
Islander students.
This conference was informative for
me. It was a chance to make some new
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THE
THIRD
FLOOR

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Etc.

Heidi
is
playing
with
fire
1
by Heidi
I'm playing with fire.
that dousn't take my head and tell '
me to change my perception.
for a change, kinda ·like it.
The trouble is: I think this poem is me.
The trouble is: I'm not that easy.
At least as strong as I am.
She's got her own ghosts to hold her hand.
Ghosts she's made friends with too.
Pointing out repeated dangers.
Redundant potholds.
My ghosts take two mistakes.
One for anger,
One for recognition.
They tell me now
"This seed may kill you."
Then I'll have to invent me.
All over again.
Again.

STUDENT GROUPS
WEEKLY

compiled by Curtis Goodman
'Moving the COllege Toward
Multiculturalism discussion group will
meet Fri., May 14 at 3 p.m. in the CAB
Greenery. All interested TESC community
members are welcome to attend. Call
Shannon Ellis, x6034, or Tom Mercado,
x6220, for more information.
·SPAZ (Student Produced Art Zone) is
continuin g its Brown Bag Art Hour
Thurs., May 13, at 7 p.m. in CAB 320.
This week's topic is women's art. For
more information, please call x6412.
·SODAPOP presents Honor of All. Part
One, a video about the recovery of a
Native American Reservation from
alcoholism on Thurs., May 20, at6 p.m. in
the Edge. For more information , plc.1se
call Dante or Josh at x6555.
·The Union of Student with Disabilities
is sponsoring a peer support group on
Tuesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. in the CAB
third /loor conference room. For more
information . please call Laurette at x6834
or Marie at x6800.
'The Evergreen Sustainability Coalition
and the Activist Newsletter Committee are
sponsoring an All Campus Potluck Thurs.,
May 13, at 6 p.m . in CAB 320. Bring
your favorite dish or snack, be the first to
see the new student newsletter and meet
others interested In making a difference.
·The Envirnnmental Resource Center is
sponsoring aJ) evening _ ..cJlncel1._ of
environmental music and slides with
. Walking Jim Stol12 on Thurs., May 13 at
7 p.m. in the Recital Hall. For more
information, call x6784.
·The Native Student Alliance will have a
video presentation of Struggle for Native
Lands and Life, on Wed., May 19 at 7
p.m. in LH3. For more information, call
x610S.
·EPICs political film seri'es continues on
Thurs., May 13, in LH3 at 6 p.m. They
wi ll be showing Spices and One Way or
Another. For more information, call x6144.

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consistent days sooth sores that
usually won't stop whining for me to play
w i.tJl them .
New things I regard.
I don 'I know how I feel.
A cloud b('[ween us on the couch
(yo u aren't tOUChing me
Tells 111 (: it's not time.
for me. lO kn ow.
[ slill t.ry to come up with sOllletJling
though.

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Do I need to?
panic swells.
My body shattered when you ask me
what am 'l thinking about us .
Why docs the world choose that particular
moment
to display for me a million fucking
choices
. (panlon the vulgarity. sterility would have
been so much more appropriate).
it scatters me.
[ don't know how I feel.
The truth concea ls herself hetween
exaggeration and a
ba Id faced lie.
And your' looking at me for an answer [
can't ;tfrord to give away.
Thi s is how rill thinking about liS.
Here i ~ my answcr.
lIeidi Morken invites resp(}nse /0
her wlu/I1/l. Please send it to her r:/(} the
CPJ.

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As the news media bombards us
with stories about how the United States is
protecting the human rights of the citizens
of other countries we miss the human
rights abuses that happen here in the
United States. Maybe we may hear about
a few of the stories, which appeHl' as a
paragraph news blurb on the back pages of
our newspapers or the abuse is a major
media event like we saw happen during
the Rodney King trial. The fact is, the
United Slates is a major human rights
abuser -who- acrs as the patrolmen for
"Democracy" and "Human Goodness", and
does not address its own problems.
Let me show you a lillie of the
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either th emselves or their families arc
II1fcctcc1 with Human Immunodeficiency
Virus. Each of these refugees arc escaping
the pohucal unrest that now plagues the
island of Haiti. The conditions for these
HIV positive Haitians are poor and the
conditions of some of' these individuals
has decreased because of the lack of
proper care a Guantanamo. Many doctors
have said that the majority of the Haitians'
cases could be easily controllable if the
environment was healthier. These refugees
not only sit a Guantanamo sick, bIlt have
no idea if they will be shipped back to
Haiti, sent to the U.S to seck political
asylum, or die at Guantanamo. The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
recently when asked about the Haiti,Uls
medical condition commented 'The're
going to die anyway, aren't they?" (New

by Stephanie Zero
Jane Jervis is the first woman to
hold the position ·of president at a
Washington state college/university. She's
not the first in her family to be the first at
something. Jane comes from a family of
feminists; her mother was one of the first
women to get a PhD in science in Italy.
Jane considered going to Antioch for
her undergraduate education. "It was kind
of this experimental pla<;e that had
cooperative education where you did a
semester on campus and another semester
off.. _which was about as unconventional as
it could be in the '50s."
She ended up going to Radcliffe,
which at that ti me, was the women's part
of Harvard. Her first job was at
Renssellaer Polytechnic Institute teaching
the history of witchcraft. She picked the
subject herself.

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Pl ease wflte Bill Chnton. anel/or
Secretary of State Warren Christopher
ex pressing your concern about the
treatment of the Haitians

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The following are some of Jane's
observations.
On being a role model:
"People, mostly women, come and
talk to me about 'How tlid I get to be a
president' and what is it like , and 'If I'm
interested in going into academic
administration what should I do?' and
'How did you manage doing it with
chil dren?' and questions like that ... lt's
part oPwhat they call being a role model.
"Even though I hate the notion of
being a role model , [ think that in the last
three jobs I've had I've been the first
woman in that job. A certain amount of
the good that I think I've done is simply
tp have been competent at the job as a
woman, in ways that make the next
woman that's in that job no: feel like such
a freak." And for people who never
worked for a woman, or never had to deal

I urge you to write these lelf ers and
tell our government that the citizens know
of their human rights violations and that
we will not Sll:md for anymore broken
vromises or broken trcaties.
Ryall Warner is a member · of
Amnesty International.

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with a woman as president or as dean, "it
On what she'd like to leave
will have changed their perception of what Evergreen with:
women are capable of doing_ Not that I
"By the time I leave here [ would
necessarily have to be the best person that like to have made some kind of a
ever did this, but just the fact that I did it difference. I'm beginning to have some
competently, ably, and in spite of being a ideas of what I'd like that difference to
be. I would like their to be a greater
woman (she laughs) makes a difference. "
On dealing with problems:
atmosphere of civility and forgiveness and
"Anybody who has any problem tolerance here, [civility meaning] people
with the institution , in any of the mUltiple feeling they can argue and disagree
ways that the institution 'Can harm or . without ripping one another's eyes
mistreat people, or fail to meet their out ... We need to do something about the
expectations feels that they should be able governance of this place that makes it
to come to the president and the president easier; that doesn't make everything so
should be able tofix it= [the,>C.Jbjnk.Jhatl_ .l!ar.d _to do ... -One of- the things that· I've
[ will remov~ M off~nding poster, [will noticed here is that everybody has to be .
cancel an offending radio program, I will involved with everything because nobody
ca~se the art work to be changed, I will trusts anybody ... That's part of the reasonfire a faculty member, I will expel a either that or indifference- that you don't
rapist , that I would simply be able to do it have a student government. Because no
with my magic wand ... and I can't one wants to delegate their voice to
always."
anybody else ... That's the goal, I'm not
On her personal philosophy of life: sure what the mechanism is to get there.
"I think it's important to me that I It would probably look different at
should feel like my life makes a difference Evergreen than it would at most places.
in the world. I really believe in education
"[ w~uld like to see Evergr~n
and the transforming power of education rededicate Itself to a research agenda 10
in people's lives ... I believe that you education. It did some remarkable and
should, in your life .. . put yourself into it exciting and wonderful things twenty
whole-heartedly and try to make a years ago and the rest of · the world is
difference where
are. "
beginning-Lo_ca!clLon to that.jLwe_don.'.t _
keeps her going at the want to be that quaint place in Washington
end of the day:
state that made that invention twenty years
" ... Those instances when I feel like ago we have to get on with it."
something I said, or something that I did,
On remaining at Evergreen: or some way that I conceived of
"It's not really up to me ... it's up to
something greased the wheels a little bit; you all. Evergreen presidents have not had
made things better, made a difference in very long lives."
somebody's life or made somebody feel
Stephanie Zero is Editor-in-Chief of
good or lifted somebody's aspirations or the CPJ.
unraveled something that was difficult and , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,
was getting in people's way . ..
On political correctness:
"I have various feelings about it.
i
think that the term is meant to be a put
down. It's a put down for some things that
I think are very important ... [ think that
Drinks Earl Gray tea.
the English language excludes a lot of
people and for us to change the way we
Went to the March on
speak. and the way we write in a way that
D.C. with her mother and
is more inclusive, especially for old
people like me who are more set in our
daughter. Hobbies are
ways, takes a lot of practice ... [ think it's
doing crossword puzzles,
important to have a sense of humor about
it and not rip peoples' throats out if they
sailing, and reading
use the wrong word, and to be a little bit
books by women authors.
forgiving.
"On another level, I think there's
Most recent book read is
some danger in being so afraid of
He, She and It by Marge
offending people that you can't say
anything. That's a question of finding a
Piercy. Brings a pair of
balance. 1 think that to the extent that
shoes to change into
people are silenced, because they are
afraid of giving offense, that 's a terrible
when it rains. Daughter,
thing and that's dangerous for an
educational institution ... If I' m so afraid of Holly Pruett, wrote an
,offending you that I don't say anything,
article about her in the
than nothing happens between us. I think
March '92 issue of Ms.
sometimes that happens here. There's a
kind of tyranny of fear that makes it magazine.
impossible for learning to go on - that's
dangerous ." .

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Response
Professional
staff KAOS asset
fiasc~

In regards to the KAOS
_ I
am aheinous "non-student" KAOS DJ.,
yet, like the one pictured on last week's
cover artic le, also I am an exstudent/alumni
like many of the
programmers
who
aren't currently
students. [ believe that having the
"professional" staff at KAOS is like
having money in the bank. [n 12 plus
years I have watched KAOS bloom from
an ugly duckiling into a swan. KAOS now
and thcn offers amazing opportunities to
TESC students, in all aspects of
ed ucational
and recreational
radio
broadcasting. Students can do "all" at
KAOS. I consider the pro staff teachers
and mentors and people LD keep the
consistent high quality and diversity
available as students come and go.
Running a good radio station that can
offer so much to TESC studenL~ takes
professional staff support - what the S&A
people are saying is that KAOS should go
back to the dark ages - a 10-watt,
monothematic station with a li stening
radius of one mile. The truth of the maller
I believe is that someone is being
m isreprescn ted here, and · that is the
studcnts with friends like the nine students
on the S&A boards and their elitist,
infantile and non-progressive whining,
who needs enemies?
Students - what do you want? And
do you know the kind of people
representing you? Show your support of
diverse, multi-ethnic, reggae to thrash and
all areas in between, radio programming,
Get internships at KAOS, volunteer or just
listen to the difference (Ihave had
opportunities to do all of these things as a
student and a "non-student"), and you will
sec what really goes into the making of a
piece of quality work like KAOS-FM , Tell
the S&A Board what you really think!
Sincerely,
Amy Levison
P.S. Oh yeah, [ resent comments made by
members of Negativeland which were
basically discriminating (ageist) and had
about as much intellectual content as swiss
cheese - god help them in 15 years, they
will be "ageing" too!

Faculty pursues
Kulturkampf
Last weeks's jeremIad by the adjunct
faculty member (May 6, CPl, page 3, by
Jutta Riediger) maintains that our orifices
exist for her to put in them what she will.
Like the defense in similar unwanted
penetrations, she argues that we should
appreciate and enjoy the quality of the
experienee or apologize for denying it. She
has pursued her Kulturkampf (and the
miscreant) from office to office and finally
into these pages where we are treated to a
lecture on what is good art and what is
degenerate. In her eagerness to shame and
exterminate the barbarians among us, she
ignores the possibility that Chopin a la
russe may lack a willing audience (In the
common telling the man was a
consumptive aesthete, not an organ grinder
on speed). In the adjunct faCility
member/ministry of culture position she
proposes for herself,let's hope the tyranny
can be arrived at democratically in
Greener fashion, or at least with time for
dissenters to evacuate. Her zealous pursuit
of those of us who feel perfectly adequate
to determine our own cultural experiences,
unsupervised by her (and without forcing
them on others), suggests where the
conseq uences lead ... and haven't we been
there before?
Terry Hubbard

Mazeltones offer
much needed joy
Thank you folks at the lewish
Cultural Center and Art Week for bringing
the Mazeltones to TESC. Their music and
words brought a much needed smile to so
many of us. We danced, clapped our

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hands, laughed, and celebrated life and
communi ty. Long live klezmer!
Sara h Light

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listener
.,
want to congratulate
the
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programmers of the station (KAOS) for a
job well done. I can only marvel at your
comm itment in bringing something very
real and personal to the air waves. Your
dedication to diversity and community
access is a rare achievement in this
commercial
world of impersonal
advertized radio media.
Thanks again,
Eugene Malt7.eff
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same financial constraints that this year's
board does. They made a decision (to
increase the allocation to KAOS) that they
might not have made if they had been able
to foresee the state's current budget crisis.
Finally, I would like to point out
what the S&A Board did in iLS preliminary
Tier I allocation with regard to KAOS. We
unanimously decided to cut $15,301
dollars from the final budget request
submitted by KAOS. The amount of the
preliminary allocation to KAOS is $74,181

homophobic and support the OCA and the show and workshop. Later that evening,
raping and battering of women.
they told me that they censored some
I have been invited to come to the scenes because they were afraid that these
Women's center to discuss my views. But scenes may be offensive to the PC
Lauren Towne and Amanda Ray:
I am reluctant to do' so when the sensitivities at Everireen. Maybe these
I would like to applaud you on the
coordinators' "discussion" of Peter's views scenes would have bee·n offensive ·to some
amazing work you do at the Women's
consisted of accosting him while he was of us, but so what? What ibis means is
Center. [ know that you both put a lot of
working and screaming "sexist" and that Shakespeare was offensive, that
work into each week and that you put
"homophobic"
at him 'repeatedly in front history was offensive. Even so, are we so
mcredlbly long hours during Women's
of hundreds of people. Or when their ~ensitive that we can't deal with the real
History Month - most of them volunteer.
answer to Lovi~a's letter was an angry world?
I read the display in front of the Women's
"where
were you" and more unfounded
Center and attended a movie night which
Like. it or n~t, the ~ssage that
slurs without listening to why she doesn't Evergreen IS conveymg to oULSlders is that
focused on different women's movements
come to the Women's Center, or even we are so defensive of our values that we
from around the world. After the movies
bothering to distinguish it from the letters are intolerant of any diversity. I think this
you initiated dialogue that was very
that were previously published.
is "politically twisted." Is this scary to
empowering. I thank you for incorporating
Of course the Women's Center you, too?
Issues of racism and affectional orientation
In my opinion, the letters written by
can't be everything for everybody. It is not John Silliphant
in your work. Increasing my knowledge Peter I vey (3/11 CP1), Vanessa Henry (4/8
the Center's views that I feel "threatened"
about tllese issues helps me to liberate C~.!)~ .and Lovi~a Stephan (4/29 CP1)
by, as it has been implied, but rather the
myself and to see how I can help other cnl1clzl~g .the Women's Center represent
paternalistic manner in which the
men and worrien to do the same.
a growmg trend on campus. This year,
coordinators . and
volunteers
have
I am glad of the time I can spend TESC has been characterized by a loud
personally defamed me rather than listen
with the men of my life but I also find bac~lash ag~inst people who are working
Jane Laughlin wrote a very
to criticism.
comfort in the fact that the Women's to fight seXism, homophobia, and racism
unpopular article in the April 15 CPl. She
Vanessa
Henry
Center is a much needed sanctuary in this on campus. If Pete, Vanessa and Lovi~a
vehemently accused Thekla, a new 21 and
huge men's center that is the world.
really wanted to work on issues that they
over
dance club, of being exclusive (which
I commend you. I thank you. And lesbians felt weren't being addressed by the
it is), an alcoholic's playground/meat
are cool!
Women's Center, surely they would have
market (which is hilarious), and a sell-out
Katie Taft
alle~ded a single meeting, suggested a
to the alcohol industry.
.
To
Gary,
speCific type of event, or identified a
First
of
all,
in
the
long
list
of
setting
If you had read my original letter
specific issue that wasn't being addressed.
things straight, let me just start by
concerning the "men rape women" flyer,
In~tead, they sit back and issue petty and
reminding you that if buying a product
you
might
understand
why
I
was
upset
misleading criticisms with no apparent
makes you a sell-out, I don't know anyone
about it. The only "fear" I have about it
Sometimes Evergreen can be the ~eg~d for women's very real struggles for
who isn't one. No one is perfectly PC.
is
that
it
denies
the
experiences
of
people
most sexist place. The problem is that lul;l1ce, respect, and safety on campus. I
Now if you want to complain about
such
as
yourself
who
are
survivors
of
nonmuch of this sexism is not even have great admiration for the Women's
an Olympia club that is a meat market, I
traditional
rape.
Besides
which,
it
is
not
a
recognized as sexism because it does not Center coordinators and volunteers for
suggest you visit (when you're 21) the
"fact", as the Oyer erroneously states, that
fit the model of sexism by males against persevering in spite of this disheartening
famous Eastside Club on a Thursday night
men
rape
women.
To
say
so
would
mean
females. I know females who rant and backlash. They have done a wonderful job
or even better (and don't go without an
that
all
men
are
perpetrators
of
this
crime,
rave against sexism one minute, and then and I. have personally (and politically!) .
escort) The Evergreen Ballroom. Then,
which is patently false. Why is it that you
make comments such as: "Look at that bcnefmed from the great variety of
you will be more edueated about what a
feel
fine
with
this
phrase
when
it
denies
guy's butt, " "All males are scum," and educatIOnal opportunities which they have
real meat market is like.
own
experiences?
your
brought to TESC.
"H~'s male, of course he's stupid." These
Not everyone who drinks is an
comments are incredibly sexist, even Lara Shepard-Blue
alcoholic, and not everyone who goes to
To the coordinators and volunteers at the
when said in jest. I hear them every day
drinking establishments drinks alcohol. My
Women's Center,
and , as a woman, I am offended by them.
fflends and I enjoy going to bars to
I would . like to apologize for the
On the top of my list of offensive
socialize with our peers, listen to bands,
judgement I made about the "Women's
and sexist, however, is "Dead Men Don ' t
play pool, dance, etc .... These are adult
Herstory" display. I realize now that I did
The issues that were originally
Rape. " When that was posted on a flier at
not see the entire display. The majority of playgrounds where we can enjoy ourselves
raised in this whole thing have been left
the beginning of the year, [ was offended,
without being bothered by a bunch of
It
had been removed when I saw it. I
far behind, so I'll try to speak mostly
and posted a flier responding to it. Now I
teenage posers.
appreciate the work that went into that
about th e methods of re~pectful discourse.
have seen it reappear as a sticker, and am
When alcohol is not permiUed at a
display, and am sorry that I was nO( able
May I first point out that my
still offended by it. No, dead men don't leller never attacked the Women's
show or in an under age club, people will
to see the entire work. To those who
rape, Dead men also don't make love,
simply intoxicate themselves before they
worked on the display, I exprCJs my
Center's coordinators and volunteers, or in
hold their children with tenderness and
get thecc. Usually drinking in the car en
/?
smeerest apology.
fact any of their work with the exception
care, or comfort friends in need , all things of that fated March see-page'! I don'~ want
route is popular, and SO is bringing
I do feel, though, that an S&A
which living men do.
s.ubstances into the place. Under age clubs
funded organization has the responsibility
to denigrate the services that the center
I am deeply offended and angered
like the North Shore Surf Club (which, by
to listen ,to all of its constituents, whether
has provided or the hard work that is
by the statement "Dead Men Don't required to keep it going. But I should be
the way, was 18 and over, not "all ages")
or not they have volunteered. An
Rape," because it is a violent, senseless
almost always get shut down because of
organization that only listens to iLS
able to voice a disseming opinion.
attack on some of the people I love the
drug and alcohol related problems such as
volunteers is like a representative who
If those who have gotten so \upset
most. It insinuates that the men I lov e at my limited criticism wil! .please notice ,
M.I.P's, D.w.I.'s and fighting.
listens only to his/her staff.'
should be killed simply because they are
The only way you can call yourself
To best serve its constituency, 11k
I never attacked the Women's Center's
men.
~ D.I.Y. (do it yourself) punk, is if you do
Women's Center has a responsibility .to
coordinators, volunteers, or supporters·.
It is not fair to judge someone by
It yourselj1. Quit complaining! Rent spaces
mont tor ~he message which it is sending,
The responses I received, however,
the actions of a broad, generalized group,
and have your own shows. The bands will
and to listen to the concerns that each
resorted to malicious and unsubstantiated
such as being a man. The only way to personal attacks. I'm willing to argue all
get little if no money, but I gue~s in Jane's
woman expresscs. It may be reasonable to
judge people (if you in sist on jUdging day about feminist issues. But do 'lot
perfect punk world, bands would be in it
~ues tion the source of criticism, but it is
them) is by their actions as an individual.
for the music and wouldn't care about
Import,lIlt not to make unfounded
imply that I am not a feminist or not
The other problem with the stickers dedicated to "the struggle" because [ was
money for food, etc ....
ass umptions about the bearer of critique.
and posters is that they are all anonymous.
Welcome to reality, Jane.
The mcrc fact that one does not volunteer
not seen at the Women's Center during
My impression is that if whoever posts International Women's week. Do not
Carrie Calhoun (alumni)
for the Women's Center is no indication
them really wanted to change things, they
of a lack of involvement in women's
imply that I have no voice of my own by
would at least sign their name to their refusing to address your comments to me
issues.
words. Instead , they are mindlessly speci fically, and instead lumping me in
Again, my letter was not imended to
lashing out at an available target to make with what you had to say to Peter Ivey.
be hurtful, (nor, I think, was Vanessa's)
themselves feel better for a few days , safe (My opinions are not shaped by his, and
and am sorry if any feelings were hUrl. I
After being off campus for Thursday
in the comfort of anonymity , knowing that we arc not operating as one mind in this.)
wonder if Cindy can say the same.
and
Friday
last week, I picked up the CPJ
their targets have no idea who they are,
Lovi~a Stephan
Most importantly, do not resort to
to
catch
up
on happenings. Being a fan of
and thus cannot respond .
underhanded slurs and imply that I'm
theatre and such, I read the article on page
10 (Arts & Entertainment) by Chuck
Wright. I was ashamed of Evergreen and
CPJ staff when I got the part about
G,W. Galbreath,
"Edward' Abbey's Zoo Story." The name
1
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flfUfl
Inexplicably, you accuse me of being
of this famous twentieth century American
a "euro-patriarchal whi.te male" - alas, I'm
playwright is Edward Albee, not Abbey!
guilty on two counts - and demand that I
And not only that, Zoo Story is
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Loud backlash a
growing trend

This is an actual, non-satirical letter
me a note in care of the S&A Board, or to
dollars in S&A fees. This is an increase of
ill response to the recent hubbub over the
talk to Jerry Price about speaking the S&A
$12,316 dollars over the 1990-91
KAOS budget cut. I should state up front
Board as a whole. So far, not a single one
allocat ion, and
it puts KAOS
that I am a member of the S&A Board,
of the pCQ£le who wrote to the CPJ to
approximately in line with where i,t might
the all-studcnt board that decided to cut
express their disagreement over the KAOS
have been if it had never entered IIlto the
KAOS's proposed budget. I would like to
budget cut has spoken to me ilirectly, even
STEP grant program.
.
oller and explanations for the c ut that has
though most of them know me-i)yruime.
If you have any questions or
not yet been discussed in the CPJ.
comments, please feel free to talk to me Jeremiah W. Williams
Up to now, all the information
directly if you know who I am, or to send
presented in tlle CPl has been
fundamentally naw in thm it accepts the
argument that the Board decided to cut
KAOS in response to the Board's belief
that KAOS was serving the "community"
instead of Evergreen students. This is not
true. The reason the KAOS budget and
other Tier I bud geLS were cut is because
money is very tight and the S&A Board
~ THINGS I NEED TO DO BEFORE
didn't want to see the amount of money
GRADUATIONallocated to Student Groups fall this year.
KAOS did not take "the full brullt of the
I. Phone home for more money
cut," as Dante Salvatierra states in Itis
letter. The amount cut from all :rier 1
budgets was just over $25,000 dollars.The
2. Pay fees at Cashiers
cut KAOS took was exactly $ 15,301
dollars, far different from the $32,000 to
3. Order Cap and Gown
$33,000 they claim.
I would like to share some figures
with you. Beginning with the 1984-85
4. Get Announcements
academic year, when the amount of money
allocated to KAOS from S&A funds was
$27,64 7 dollars, tile S&A allocation to
5. Order class ring
KaOS grew annually by an average of
$5,703 dollars until 1990-91, when the
6. Buy a Macintosh Computer at student
total S&A a llocation was $61,865 dollars.
It was at this point that KAOS entered
discount
into a grant program that was designed to
help radio staMns grow.
ne 0 tn"""
e- -I-- 1-- - 7. Buy film and have it developed at the
conditions of continued participation in the
STEP grant was that KAOS had to hire an
Bookstore
additional professional staff member each
year unti I a certain pint (I believe that
8. Dance naked in Red Square
point was five professional staff, but I
can't remember for sure). Anyway, the
story continues that the 1990-91 S&A
9. Buy thank-you cards and stamps.
Board, in allocating money for the 199192 academic year, gave KAOS an increase
in S&A fees of $35,858 dollars to a total
10. Decide what I'm going to do with the rest
of $97,723 dollars and a further increase
of
my life.
the next year to $106,682 dollars. The
reason for these huge increases was to hire
additional staff to fulfill the requirements
of the STEP grant.
Earlier this year, perhaps sensing
that this year's S&A Board would find it
brought to you by:
impossible to offer a similar increase in
S&A fees, the management of KAOS
voluntarily withdrew from participation in ·
The Evergreen State College Bookstore
the STEP grant program, thereby losing
what justification they had offered to the
Mon. - Thurs.
Friday
Saturday
Board two years ago for the large increase.
I would also like io note that two years
8:30 - 6:00
8:30-5:00
77:00-3:00
ago the state of Washington was in a
much diffcrent financial situation, and that
that year's S&A Board did not face the

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Response
I realize that tbere is sexism by men
against women on this campus, but people
are at least aware of it, and admit that it
exists (that is part of the pUfJXlse of the
Women's Center, I believe). Turning'
around and acting sexist toward men will
not stop ibis sexism, My advise to
whoever posts signs such as "Dead Men
Don't Rape" is this: if you want to live in
a world free of sexism, then stop being a
sexist. Find a more productive way of
expressing yourself.
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Pet owner speaks out on campus policy
by Cate Wagoner
Imagine my surprise. While
peacefully eating my lunch on Red Square
with my LEASHED dogs lying quietly
beside me::tthe ecurity Batmobile pulls up
and a piece
paper is shoved into my
this is an improvement. At
face. Pe h,
least this officer, withIJut assistance from
me, actually noticed the LEASHES and
didn ' t insist that I remove them from
under my feet and hold them in hands
occupied with a cup of soup and a ~poon
(That really happened last fall).
This unexpected intrusion after a bad
day at work on the first day of my period
under a mopey-drizzly sky (get the
picture?), this unappreciated lecture on the
latest in terpretation of the "pet policy" was
in response to a groundsperson's radioed
complaint. She was apparently emotionally
unsatisfied with biting my head off aboUl
the two minutes my dogs were tied outside
the CAB. She later told me she was "just
doing her job."
I can't help but be confused. Just
last week, the two officers (including this
one) lounging against the CAB wall said
nothing to me when I tied my dog to the
railing, nothing when I returned a few
minutes later, nothing about any of the
several other dogs also tied there, and
nothing about the unattached puppy that
jumped up and down in front of them.

When I mentioned this, the officer said
"well, we were probably busy." This is the
latest, least courteous, and most infuriating
180 degree contradiction in a year of
unpredictable, whimsical "pet policy"
henneneutics.
.
My golden retriever is obediencetrained (open A) and can run a full
obstacle course off-leash. He has two
years of visiting experience in nursing
homes, group homes, schools and day-care
centers. He has never bitten anyone in
front of the library, dug a hole in the
soccer field, knocked over a wheelchair,
killed an Organic Farm chicken, or
attHcked the Vice-President for student
affairs. His poop is scooped, and he has
never run loose or unattended on the
campus and never will. He is goodtempered , well-behaved, and exceptionally
friendly. He is, in fact, better mannered
and less intrusive than the groundsperson
who barked at me today. The only
possibly reasonable complaint would be
that he is not leashed every single second
of our daily half-hour walk around
campus. We have neither caused nor
contributed to the "Dog Prob[em," l1nd we
are not available for abusive scapedogging by every inflated ego, sour
militant or grumpy mood that hl1ppens to
walk by.
II I thought anyone really wanted an

Cat Kenney, where are you?
by Steven Pack
You probably don't know me.
You've most likely never met me. I have
only visited Olympia and Evergreen once,
along time ago when my brother
Goodman, the founder of the Free Press,
was a student. But I have a vested interest
in Evergreen and Olympia. Of course it is
partly because my brother resides there.
But more than that, I have another interest,
a personal interest in the form of one Cat
Kenney. Some of you may know her by
her comic Coven House. You may know
her from theatrical productions, you may
have seen her working at the comics store
of drinking coffee at Denny's with a large
group of writers or around campus or
whatever.
Chances are you know her or at least
know OF he. Some of you may even
consider yourselves friends . Over ten years
ago I met Cat back in my native land of
Cleveburg, where I reside. Over thc ten
years I have known her she and I (and
several others) have fonned a close bond
with Cat. We shared many an adventure,
saw hundreds of films, made many road
trips, had an uncountable number of [atelight Denny's rap sessions and the [ike.
We lived through good times and
struggled through bad times together. But
three years ago, she left us to go to
Washington.
Before leaving, she expressed her
fear of us forgetting about her. That no
one would write or call and that she would
fade into obscurity in our minds and
hearts. To allay these fears many an oath
was sworn and many it promise was given.
She would nOl be forgotten. So when she
left, letters were sent Calls were made.
Her progress and actions were followed
closely. We asked what she was doing,
how she felt if she needed anything at
all ... In short, we kept our promise. A
long form letter was shipped out en masse
to the many people and friends she know
back home. It was witty but impersonal.

We requested more, not anything special,
a note, a postcard. All the while, [etters
were sent, by many people. Among them,
me. I was perhaps on of the most ardent at
letting her know about events back home.
r made regular calls and of course,
requests for response. But they never
came. No letters, no cards. No phone calls.
In short, what she feared happening to her,
she did to us. Although we were never far
from her thoughts, I'm sure, the words
expressing it in some tangible form , were
very few and far betwcen. Ny computer
has many letters that I can look back
upon, but my box of letters from her is
almost empty.
Of course I could not expect a ten
page . masterpiece of oratory. She works
and has many projects in various stages of
completion all the time. But I can't
convince myself that she hasn't got ten
minutes on the day to write to me, or to
anyone. I cannot believe that her entire life
has been given over to her endeavors
leaving her no time for anything else.
Of course most people might take
this all in stride and accept it as part of
her quirky personality. But I'm not most
people. It says something of my
desperation when r have to appeal to the
news media to tell of my plight. To plead
for some correspondence, yes, maybe even
to apply a little pressure to get her ass in
gear an put pen to paper. I'm not asking
every many, woman and child to go up to
her and say "Hey, have you written to
Steve yet?" No, I would never advocate
that. Never." Well, maybe alitt[e.
I'm just saying that I care far too
much to fade away without at least
making a little noise. So here it is, my
whiny little tantrum is out in the open.
I've said it. To be forgotten is more
painful than death. For with memory there
is still something left of life. And without
it, we are nothing.
Look for Steven Pack's brother,
Goodman, on the next page.

improvement in this perpetual .problem, lout. Especially if you think it's your "job"
might rephrase these suggestions.:
.
to snap at someone with a leashed dog.
To Security: Make up your mmd.
Build ' and maintain some decent,
Your reactive enforcement diminishes your
disinfectable, safe, and centrally located
already null credibility. Your annual
kennels instead.
To the Dog Owner: Do the fight
Spring Roundup is becoming a tedious
TESC tradition.
thing. If you can figure out what that is
To Housing: Face reality. Legitimize
this week. Supervise (Love) your dog.
To the students with service dogs:
resident dogs in Modland (They'v~ been
Forgive us all. You walked into a 20 year
there for years anyway). DeSignate
acceptable, convenient dog-play areas, or
old problem ironically exacerbated by your
advocatcs. Your needs have been obscured
the comer will be it for all eternity.
To Students with Disabilities:
by polarized antagonism.
Lighten up. Your advocacy has been so
To anyone who has a comment to or
strident, so belligerent, and so implacable
about a dog and/or its person: Mind your
that you alienated almost every dog-owner
attitude. Devote ten full seconds to rational
thought before indulging in a kneejerk.
before the serv~ce dogs .ever arrived. on
Snarling adamancy may be unjustified by
campus. Expenment with cooperative,
respectful, informative strategies.
the circumstances, an offensive intrusion
To the Grievance Committee: Keep
upon the person, and distressing to the
up the good work. The same dog may.be
dog. It has been for us.
running loose the day after your third
Meanwhile, all the dogs will be back
meeting with its person, but you've done
next week. And so it goes.
your job. At least it won't rape anyone.
To Grounds and Maintenance: Butt

Threats toward women not
acceptable at Evergreen
Campus Colleagues,
Recently posters appeared on
cnmpus which, in an especially intolerable
manner, connected rape, necrophilia, and
violence toward women. While we have
all been offended by other recent acts of
inLolerance, this action is especially
pernicious.
Women everywhere experience
many threaL~ to their physical and mental
safety. Members of a college community
must be especially sensitive to any actions
that create an intimidating environment. In
[inking death of women and rape, these
posters exemplify a degree of intolerance
that is extremely threatening to women.
They are especially insensitive to the
survivors of rape and other forms of
violence. We urge individuals who feel
emotionally affected by this act to contact
the Counseling Center nt 866-6000, ext.
6800.
The poster also encourages
necrophi[cs to come out of the closet. In
making reference to coming out, it

Governance gives students needed voice
fly Seth Williams
(a lerm chosen by Evergrcen's founders)
Ever wonder why decision-making at . comes in. The students badly need some
Evergreen is so precarious? It seems that avenue to express their 'needs, their
whenever school po[i(;ies or programs are opinions, and their creative ideas to the
put in place, they have about as much
rest of the college. Such a colleclive effort
solidity as the Greenery's jell-o. Take, for.• could bring a new dimension to the inner
example, the ten-year-old question
workings of our college. And, students
regarding the ro[e of Public Safety. The
could finally play an effective role in the
debates over whether officers should be
decision-making process. To help students
commissioned or not, whether they shQuld
express their views about governance, the
be allowed to hold guns, and so on have
Student Governance Planning Committee
shifted from one side to the other,
is conducting a survey on student opinion
seemingly a never-ending, ineffective
regarding collective organization at TESC.
process. I am not saying that such
The Committee has compiled a page of
decision-making proceedings should ever
questions that asks students about their
cnd, but it seems that they could be vastly
feelings, experiences, and ideas regarding
improved.
governance. This questionnaire will be
Perhaps the most important step in
mailed to students in order to involve as
making good choices is to involve in t/le
many voices as possible in the survey.
decision all of those who will be affected.
The resuhs of this survey may help
There will a[wnys be resistance to, and
us all to better understand the possibilities
then rejection of policies that ignore
for an organized sfudent voice at
interests within the campus community.
Evergreen. So take a few minutes to open
Problems like the current budget crisis are
that envelope lind fill in the questionnaire
a case in point of the disempowerment the
with your thoughts. Your effort could go
student body lias at Evergreen.
a long wuy towards changing TESC into a
This is where student "governance"
place where innovative decision-making
becomes reality.
The Planning Committee, a group of
volunteers, invites all students and others
of being a tree, a snowflake, a rock, an
who take interest in Evergreen's affairs to
be a part of the effort. Weekly meetings at
eagle, a pig or a human.
Humans are to busy trying to expand 5:30 in the Conference Room, 315, third
themselves instead of listening to the hum
floor of the CAB.
of the nalural order and feel the magic of
Seth Williams is a regular
it. Our greatest gift may be our ability to contributor 10 the CPJ.
listen and immerse ourselves in it and still
keep a sense of identity, or "I", not to
change and manipulate for our own
comfort.

Humans too busy trying to expend resources
by Mark S. Robison
The altilude that is prevalent in the
world today is typified by using the word
"RESOURCE" to describe our relationship
to all that is around us. From oil to
humans the world has beCome a resource
to us, a human resource, natura1 resource,
water resource, timber resource, oil
resource. Resource signifies something to

need.

~

Using is what we seem to do best.
Humans are used up and discarded, the,.
earth is used up and discarded. Sad, very
sad. Wisdom is seeing aU that sustains us
(what we really need) as gifts. Gifts of
energy passed freely through the chain of
life without stinginess and greed, based on
the interrelatedness of all things on earth
and bound together, by fulflliing the role

Page 8 Cooper Point Journal May 13, 1993

'" "5t<IUIN WI ""jlUI UUIl pro(;ess lor many
gay, lesbian, and bisexual people.
"We ask the individual" or
individuals who posted these nyers to
immediately cease doing so. We encourage
all members of our community to speak
out against such hateful actions and
request thnt nnyone who has infonTlation
about these posters share what they know
with the Department of Public Safety,
x6140, or the Office of the Vice-President
for Student Affairs.
Sincerely,
Art Costantino, Vice-President for
Student Affairs
Russ Lidman, Academic Vice
President/Provost
Jane Jervis, President
Les Puree, Executive Vice President
Affirmative Action Office
Campus-Public Safety
Gay/Lesbianl8isexual Persons Resource
Center
Rape Response Protocol CommiUee
\\lomen's Center
.

by Goodman .
Evergreen will never have an official
permanent student government. Ever.
Okay, in a sense, Evergreen students
already have a government: the S&A
Board. The Board has spending authority
over student funds - the cornerstone of
any government - and shows no interest in
giving up this authority. Students also
have representation through student groups
(UMOJA, LGBPRC, etc.), although these
groups primarily represent what the
outside world calls "minorities." Any
government that was elec!sp by students
could easily end up being mostly white,
meaning greatly diminished influence for
graphic by Edward Leroy Dove
students of color. Consequently, the
student groups have generally opposed any
efforts at representative government, or
any government that would threaten their
current hegemony.
Hence the fate of the Student Union,
denied" Are the "adults" of our planet
which despite what some would have you
really doing their best to leave a home
believe about Evergreen students being
suilLlb[e for this wildlife? It's obvious to
one big happy family, was destroyed by
these SLUdents that they" .. . are the future
wrangling over race.
nnd should have a say to what will be left
The Student Union
was a
when we grow up!" (Anna and Bonnie)
governance system originated by a number
B lit it ulkes more than just these young
of well-groomed upwardly mobile w~ite
people at Pioneer gelling active abouL a
people. It was fatally flawed, most notably
passion. It takes everyone. Whatever it is - in it's reliance on Robert's Rules of Order
that you do as an individual or group
to regulate deliberations. Few students
makes a difference. This ha s also
were interested in memorizing hundreds of
bombarded us from all directions, but the
pages worth of rules in order ' to
fact is it's truth:
meaningfully participate. Those who were
Perhaps we should step back and
familiar with the rules often disagreed
look through a set of different eyes for a
about their interpretation, and there was no
chunge; the eyes of our future. They see
impartial body or person to rule in such
many things that perhaps have been
disputes.
overlooked. And whether it's a letter to
Students of color actively opposed
Jolene or just spreading your ideas, we
the Student Union at each stage, openly
could all take the advice of Becky, Jeremy
stating that no student government at . all
and Danie[ - "Please help us by doing
would bepreferf\ble to ODe that potentially
your part; ~hich is not ruining animal
reduced or even negated their inn~ence.
habitat, so they can live successful lives
Eventually lurge numbers of students of
until the end of time." Jolene Unsoeld
color packed a Student Union meeting,
loves lctlt!rs about such things. Her address
and voled in a complete revamping of th-e
is The Honorable Jo[ene Unsoetd/ U.S.
government - the so-called cultural caucus
House or Representatives/ Washington
system. This was a thinly disguised effort
D.C. 20515. Take initiative and do your
to transform the student groups into a
part!
student government. Ethnic divisions
David Jaffe is a junior at Evergreen
would be institutionalized; students would
hoping to gel involved with the MIT be divided into Blacks, Asians, Jews, gays,
program.

I~
(jj~ROra
) TRUSTE'£S

Support asked for the ESA
by David .Jllrre
The Endangered Species Act (ESA)
has been on the minds of many individuals
these last few weeks. As the time to make
some desidons about the reauthorization
of the bill draw near, I am concerned
about whnt will occur. Although Jolene
Unsoeld supports the amendments made to
strengthen the bill, in a meeting between
Rep. Unsocld and WashPIRG, it became
apparent that she would not cosponsor
these amendments.
.
We hnve all been bombarded with
facts and numbers about how many
species we are losing everyday. It is
important to note that not just the "college
conscious" population is aware of the path
this bill can take. I am presently an intern
with WashPIRG and coordinator of the
environmen tal education project. This
involves leaching in various schools
sc.vcraLtimes a. -week The c1ass - from Pionecr E lementary School decided to
write some group letters to Jolene and
express their feclings concerning the ESA,
" We are not Grecners and we don ' t wear
big army boots. The environment is a web
and endangered species are the spiders.
But we arc the bug spray, killing the
spiders along with the web." (Travis, Paul,
Alissa, and Noah) This is an issue Ihal'we
can not turn our heads from and need to
give it Ihe attention it truly demands.
Ashley , Mike and Kate feel
"children are the futur~ custodians of the
world's wildlife: .. " How can this be

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buro-amerieans, etc. Each group would
elect a representative to a governing board.
The founders of Ihe Student Union argued
that these changes were voted in illegally,
claiming the modifications weren't made
public before the vote in accordance with
Student Union rules. But · there was no
place to appeal the legality of the vote.
Evergreen reeognized the new student
government which was promptly found to
be illegal by the state Attorney General.
The students who started the Student
Union graduated. and Evenm>pn'c lat.est
brush with srudent governance had blown
over.
This was only the latest effort in
twenty years of students knocking
themselves out to create a student
government What dooms these efforts is
the lack of vigorous institutional support
from the Evergreen administration.
Officially they will back any and all
proposals for student government.
However, it would be impossible to create
a meaningful student government that
wouldn't diminish the influence of the
existing student power centers, so all
governance proposals have built in
opposition. The administration remains
neutral "to allow the students to decide
things
for themselves" (curiously,
governance is one of the few areas of
campus life where the administration is so
concerned about student autonomy) and
the students fight among themselves until
they're exhausted or graduate.
Comically, the VP for Student
Affairs recently promised a student
government by fall. Decrees don't work
though, and student governments
implemented during the summer while
students aren't here have always failed.
By statute, all nower over student
lives at Evergreen resides in the hands of
-the Board of Trustees. Evergreen has set
up only minimal structures for student
input, which suggests they are not
interested in it. Don't blame the studeilts.
GoodmanisagraduateofEvergreen
and has researched over 20 years of
efforts to create a student government.

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day. Considering that one gallon of gas
First they opposed seal belts and air when burned converts into 19 Ibs of CO2
bags. Now the auto industry is doing battle emission, the benefits to clean air, and
with CAFE standards (Corporate Average
u[timately our health are obvious. What's
Fue[ Efficiency).
more, some new proposals floating around
The humorous or not so humorous
in Congress could save us double that
twist is that they have been using the
amount if they are ever enacted.
argument of public safety to try to get out
As it stands now, any car that gets
of producing fuel efficient autos.
less than 27.5 miles per gallon is
According to the automotive companies, considered a gaz guzzler. Likely, few of
fuel efficient cars mean smaller cars.
us could afford to go out and purchase a
("sub-Pinta-sized") Reducing the size spanking new, fuel efficient car, and will
results in rnising the number of fatalities
continue to drive what is available to us.
on U.S. highways. Unfortunately for them,
However, we can encourage auto
the facts don't add up.
companies to design ceo-smart cars, we
Since 1975 fuel efficiency has
can support fuel efficient legislation, we
doubled while the nations fatalities
can make responsible consumer decisions
decreased by over 40 percent, thus proving . when we have the opportunity, and when
that fuel efficiency and safety can go
ever possible we can walk, bus, or bike.
hand-in-hand. The argument that smaller
If you'd like to get involved or want
cars are weaker and more dangerous is
more info about fuel efficiency you can
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write: The Energy Efficiency Education
Safety Administration reported that
Project, 1333 H Street NW, Suite 700,
passenger safety is reliant upon "vehicle
Washington DC 20005-4707 or visit the
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WashPIRG office at LIB 3228, X6058 .
devices rather than upon size."
Angela Masco is an Evergreen
But why should any of this maller to student.
us? Namely because one third of all C02
emissions pout out of autos. That makes
cars the single biggest contributor to
globa[ warming and urban smog. Not too
surprisingly, the U.S. is the number one
Look, If you don't keep your
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letter short, you'll have to cut it.
average American (I hope this doesn't
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Arts l!e Entertainment

Arts Ie Entertainment
Neo-Nazis advertise stupidity at Fugazi concert
jump, and dance , and sing along - rare
traits for a band these days, Plus Sam, the
lead singer, has a very cool manner of
. lunging around in his ensocked feet. They
are all very excellent musicians and I
recommend catching them if you can.

PUNK SHOW!
FUGAZI, KICKING GIANT, l VNC
CAPITOL THEATER
MAya

by Leilani Johnson
It's hard to believe that people will
pay to publicize their ignorance, but the
skinheads at the Fugazi show last Saturday
did just that. I was leaning up against the
concessions counter when I saw him - the
guy with the shaved head and the black
outfit w ith a patch that said AF,
symbolizing Aryan Front. The confederate
flag and the upside down peace sign were
also significant. Maybe they came because
they knew about Fugazi' s political beliefs
and reputation for expressing them , maybe
they came because they are ignorant neoNazis and wanted to cause trouble. They
were there, "guarding" stairwells, doors ,
aisles and harassing people.
During Fugazi's set, a group of
eight or so skinheads, mostly men , in the
center of the packed pit, started to mash
and mow people down, Fugazi stopped
playing and said, "Do not, do not, please
do not come up on people' s heads.
There's not enough room in here. Do not
do it. If you start throwing punches we
will stop playing, so don't fuckin' do it!"
They managed to play one more song
before the real uproar began . Ian asked
the group of skinheads, in response to the
seig heWs they had been performing all
night, "Hey, what's your problem? "

Chaos erupted in the
theater again with
people yelling, "Nazis
go home!" and
"Fucking racists!"

Ian McKay, formerly of Minor Threat, and Fugazi play before 800 people at the
Capitol Theater last Saturday night. photo by Ned Whiteaker.

The skinheads weren't leaving
though, and so Fugazi launched into
another song. Ian introduced it by saying,
"This is a song called Long Division and
it's about separation. A lot of people
thought it was about math but it's not. It's
about separation, because sometimes-in
the world there are people that you do
need to separate from and there's nothing
wrong with that. You don't need to let
them drag you down·,"
Familiarity with Fugazi ' s lyrics, and
particularly that song with the current
situation , as well as the height of the amps
(stacked nearly to the ceiling), depicts the
sheer force of the music. As soon as they
finished, chaos erupted in the theater
again with people yelling ' "Nazis go
home! " and "Fucking racists! " Insults
were hurled back and forth, the theater
rumbled and the crowd roiled , particularly
the area surrounding the pack of
skinheads.
Ian intervened once again with,
" Hey! Hey , that's it! This isn't worth it
man, this isn't fuckin worth it. Why don't
you guys go , why don 't you get out of
here. You want your money back? We'll
give you your money back. There's really
no point in doing this. You've made your
point, now why don't you just go. How
Chaos erupted in the audience, and
the show came to a standstill. A sort of many of yo u are there? Seven? Eight?
dialogue ensued between the skinheads Fine. "
and Ian from Fugazi, pu'!ctuated and
stopped at times by the uproar from the'
audience to oust the neo-Nazis. It went
something like this:
Ian: You got a problem? You got
something you want to share?
Nazis: Fuck you (seig Ileils) .
Ian : That's bullshit man, get the
fuck out of here. Fuck you, too.
Nazis: It's all reactionary'
Ian: Reactionary? Reactionary to
what? You come in here, do your fuckin'
seig heils. That's right - let' s hear your
speech (incoherent yelling from the
skinheads) You've made your point, now
why don't you just get the. fuck out of
here. Do me a favor, don't fuckin' seig
heil here. That's insanely stupid. What the
fuck is your problem?... Why does it
bother me? Because it's a sy mbol of an
incredibly stupid generation of people ...
What are you? Good cops? Who the fuck
are you? We've got a lot of ones back
here. We'll gladly pay you your money
back if you' ll just get the fuck out of here.
. (Still . no movement from the
skinheads to leave .)
Ian: Ladies and gentlemen, we have
successfully
transversed
this entire
continent without one incident like thi s.
It's pretty amazing, you know, and I' m
truly surprised. Did you guys really pay
fi ve dollars to come and do that?
Naz.is: Fuck yeah'
Ian: Go to a library and look
you rselves up . Do you want your money
back? We'll give it to you. No money' s
worth it, really.

Maybe they came
because they knew
about Fugazi's
political beliefs and
'reputation for
expressing them,
maybe because
they... wanted to
cause trouble

The crowd was slow to clear a path
out of the pit, though, simply because it
was so jam-packed. The neo-Nazis
literally punched their way through ,
hitting down many people in the process.
Phrases like, "Don't tolerate ignorance!"
were screamed after them. Gobs of spit
hurled down from the balcony. The
theater felt like it was go ing to collapse
from the tension and anger, but with the
skinheads gone , the show began again,
\'m not playing with you
I' m not playing with you
I' m not playing with you
Yeah you'
I clean forgot how to play
You still come around
In fact I invite you down
Together we'll wipe that smil e off your
face
. What a difference "....
What a difference, yeah
What a difference
A little difference would make,
Lync were also incredible. My
multiple attempts to catch this band live
have ended up in constant failure for
months now, so I was extremely ecstatic
. to have a primo balcony seat for my
viewing pleasure. As a trio of Olympia
males who have-been around for a year,
maybe two , they have a very together
sound. They made me want to sk ip . and

unfortunately , I did not get to see Kicking
Giant , but everyone said that they were
also really good. Next time .
The show last Saturday illustrated
that racism is thriving, scarily, very
presently, in our lives. However, . it also
illustrated that people can make a
difference, whether bonded by music ,
shared beliefs or hatred for ignorance.
Hopefully everyone stopped and thought
about the events that transpired that
evening, instead of going home and
whining about the fact that the band took
a really long break. Illustrating that it is
possible to show racist, fascist assholes
that their fucked-up views are just that ,
and that people are not going totake their
stupidity was the positive side of the
night. What was sad is skinheads are
thriving and proliferating. The situation is
not always going to be as easy as 800
against eight, as it was that night. An
attitude from each person that does not
tolerate any sort of racism , sexism,
homophobia, c1assism, and all the other
isms out there, w ill make a difference.
Rearrange and see it through.

Leilani Johnson is a miracle in and
of herself, as well as our See-Page &litor.

Boxes are
useful for
many things!
a helpfLJI

hint from the CPJ.

Used food, low wage,
radical travel and. .
other summer irritants

HILARY FIELD
WASHINGTON CENTER
MAY 15, a P.M.
by Manuel Miranda
Local class ical gui tari st Hilary Field
will perform a " classical cabaret," Sat. ,
May IS, beginning at 8 p. m, at the
Washington Center.
For the most part, the guitar has
been considered a .. folk" instrument
separate from the violin , cello , or piano:
Singers use it to accompany their poetry;
blues , jaz.z, rock, and country players use
it primari ly as a rhy thm instrument. In
Europe between the 15th and the 19th
centuries, the gu itar and the lute (its close
relative)
were
mostly
llsed
as
accompaniments to dancers and singers.
Though there were a few respected
co mposers for the gui tar from that time
period , like Femand Sor, Matteo
Carcassi. and Farancisco Tarrega, the
instrument failed to gain the respect that
other "concert" instruments shared.
In the last century , the classical
gu itar has gained widespread acclaim with
the help of gui tari st Andres Segovia . Born
in Andalusia, Spain, Segovia made his
first concert appearance at the age of 16.
From that point. his career soared and he
took the classical guitar for the first time
to co ncert hall s all over the world.
Segovia appeared in New York , Paris,
Latin America, Manila and Chi'na, playing
works from composers he had befriended ,
his tran scriptions (rom the works of
Johan n Sebastian Bach and Isaac Albinez,
and a few of hi s own pieces.
Field' s own history w ith the guitar
begins at age nine with folk singing, and
continues with her major in music at State
University of New York at Stony Brook
and study at the University of Madrid in
Spain . She has performed at various
places aro und the Northwest for eight
years, including the Seattle Art Museum,
Antique
Sandwich
In
Tacoma,
Bumbershoot and
Pacific
Lutheran
University in Tacoma. Field recently
started teaching at Seattle Pacific
University.
Her first CD , Music of Spain and
Latin America, was nominated Classical
Album of the Year by the National
Association of Lndependent Record
Distributors , and includes works by
Manuel Maria Ponce, Heitor Villa-Lobos

by Rev. Andrew F. Lyons

Here are-the aforementioned woman and guitar. Local guitarist Hilary Field will
play at the Washington Center On..M9YJ 5, photo courtesy of the Washington Cent~r.
l\JId Isaac Albeniz. With the popl)larity of
Friday evening.
her CD, Field's touring has expanded
The concert is sponsored by
beyond the Northwest. She will make
Olympia Live Music Society co-sponsored
appearances in California and Canada in
by the Waldorf School and Archibald
the next year.
, Sisters. Tickets are available at a cost of
Field will also make a live
$12.50 at the box office, Yenney's Music,
appearance on KAOS at noon the day of Rainy Day Records and the Bookmark.
the concert.
Manuel Miranda is an Evergreen
Opening for Field will be Erik
student.
Robles and Juan Carlos Zaragoza the
Olympia duo Dos Voces . They perfo:m at
La Palma Restaurant in Lacey every

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Summt!r vacation is fast approaching
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While three months of non-mind-taxing
activity and warm weather are inviting ,
the infamous summer job looms ahead.
.
Just the thought of going around
town asking,
"Are you
taking
applications?" is enough to make me
cringe.
Maybe you have this same fate
awaiting you , as well, and you can
identify with my plight. Maybe you are
reading this and eating an Essential
Sandwich on the second floor of the CAB
right now and thinking, "Yeah! Damn
straight, Rev. Andy , I' ll be working my
ass off all summer, and \'ll still have to
sleep in my van next fall and live off
granola!"
Well, if that's your case, then [
want to warn you about something: Tans!
If you see someone with a tan, just
walk away; they'll follow, but try not to
make eye contact. Just keep walking:
anyone with a tan had a helluva time and
they 'll want to tell you all about it but
don't listen ... They are evil and they are
sadists and you can't trust them, They'll
get you cornered and start in on some
deranged tale from the fourth dimension:
"Whoa, dude, Summer vacation, you
shoulda been there man, hitchhiked down
to Cali . Caught a ride the first day out.
All the way to Huntington with three natty
blondes wearin' nothing but stri ng bikinis
and smiles ... bought us food ... let us drive
their ' vette, outasite man!"
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type of hunting license that allows you to
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bagged a 46 point buck in ~ush park with
a blow gun. If that's fun, I guess I had
some, .. What 4id you do?"
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remains of restaurant patrons for
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Arts 8e Entertainment

Oly's own sudsy theater celebrates one year
by Lisa Freehafer

complex dialogue.
CPJ:Do you ' encourage audience
. participation?
RY: Yeah. The whole idea of the
soap is that we're trying to remove theater
of its pretension. If something goes wrong
during a scene. we'll stop and fix it: We
like the audience to feel comfortable and
uninhibited, to yell and scream or 'laugh
or cry.
CPJ: Do you have fans who come
every week to see the show?
RY: Yeah, we have lots of them.
We 've been doing this for a long time.
We've done 43 shows.
CPJ:What' s in the future for Hall of
the Woods?
RY: We have four projects that are

Hall of the Woods produces
Olympia's onJy live soap opera, Invasion
of (he Heart, performed every Thursday
night at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theater.
On May 13, Hall of the Woods will
celebrate the one-year aniversary of the
soap. As part of the celebration , they will
be performing a special extended
anniversary show on May 13.
Recently I talked with Reuben
Yancey, who was a founding member of
Hall of the Woods and is presently their
artistic director. Reuben had me meet him
at the Spar to talk about Hall of the
Woods and the soap.
CPJ:How did Hall of the Woods get
started?
R Y: I started a project and rehearsal
for a piece called 'The Cunning with old
theater friends. As well as doing that , I
had a party , invited all my friends and
I everyone
who came had to do a
performance of some kind. That gave me
the idea of doing the one acts, where you
just invited the community to come in and
they could perform anything - and that
started the one act series. So the basic
beginning of Hall of the Woods waS 'The
Cunning, but when I first produced the
one acts in July of 1991 , we started
feeling like a production company .
Originally about two-thirds of the group
were people I had worked with at
Evergreen in the Moving Image Theater
(academic program) .
CPJ:How did you get the idea of
doing a live soap?
RY: My sister saw a TV show
where she saw it mentioned that there was
a group in LA doing a live soap opera.
She told me that, and I was intrigued by
the idea of having a deadline, having to
generate something every week.
CPJ:How much of the soap is
improvisation?
Rueben: The first show we did we
had five rehearsals aJTd it was too
cumbersome trying to get all these people
organized every week, so we finally came

The Jones Family, played by David
Dickinson, Bruce Fogg, Kim Norman and
Alex Ellis. photo by John Atkinson
down to just rehearsing on Sundays. We
meet at II a. m. and sit down to a twohour writing session where every cast
member writes their own character. So all
of the actors are writers as well as being
actors . We block it out and then everyone
takes notes. So when they go on stage on
Thursday, there' s no script.
CPJ:It seems like the absence of a
script would leave a lot of room for
spontanei ty.
RY: Yeah. One of the skills that the
actors have developed is th~y become
naturally good at blocking where they
open themselves up to the audience. They
become better and better at improvising

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THE ON E YEAR ANNIVERSARY of
Invasion of the IIcart will be celebrated
with a show of extraordinary dimensions,
bcginning at 7:30 p.m . tonight at the
Capitol Thcater. Tickcts arc only $3 atthc
door. If you've never seen Olympia's only
live soap opera, do so now. Call 754-5378
for info.
ENViRONMENTAL
MUSIC
AND
SLIDES by Jim Stolz begin at 7 p.m .
tonig ht in . thc Recital Hall. This cvent
sponsorcd by the Environmcntal Rcso urcc
Center; admission is free.

HERE

YOU DREAM YOU ARE A CHEETO
floating in a glass of flat Coca-Cola next
to a first grader's front tooth. This means:
a) you watch too much TV, b) you wish to
rcturn to the womb, or c) the Second
Coming is immirient.

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senior thesis show 'of photography and
mixed media by Reuben Lorch-Miller,
showing in Gallery 4 through May 23.
(This showing opcnedMay 6.) Admission
is ever so free.

YOU DREAM YOU ARE KILLING a
rabbit with your bare hands. Then you rip
off his legs and eat them ra'w like
drumsticks. As the blood runs down your
chin, you realize you are actually in a
Super-8 movie wearing a magenla sequin
cocktail dress. This means: a) you drool in
your sleep, b) you are secretly
Machiavellian, or c) you will fail your
biology quiz tomorrow.

A BAKE SALE will be heldJrom 10 a.m.
to noon today in Red Square. Funds will
help Jodi Davis go to Manhattan and
intern at the Quarterly , a high falutin'
literary magazine.

A RAINBOW OF VIOLETS is the 40th
Annual Violet Show of the Seattle African
Violet Society. The show begins at noon
today
in the Center for
Urban .
Horticulture, 3501 NE 4·lst St., on the
UW campus. Admission is free and plenty
of free parking is available.

ORIGINAL MUSIC , dance. video and
drama produced by Greeners will be
featured in the spring Student Concert,
titled Blurred Boundaries. The concert
begins at 8 p.m., tonight and tomorrow,
in the Experimental theater. Admission is
free; for more info , caJI 866-6833.
AN ALL-CAMPUS P.OTLUCK will be
held at 6 p.m. tonight to discuss
cooperation and communication between
student groups, indi viduals and the student
body as a whole. Bring a favorite dish or
snack to the S&A office area, CAB 320.
All input is welcome and desired. This
potluck is organized by the Evergreen
Sustainability Coalition and the Activist
Newsletter Committee.
ALL TIMBERLAND LIBRARIES will be
closed today .' They will re-open tomorrow
as usual.

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THE CUTTING HEDGE SYMPOSIUM
continues this week when Professor Spike
Legume from the University of Oregon
demonstrates his self-aware weed eater,
followed by a discussion of clipping
recognition systems. This lecture begins at
5 a.m. in LH8. ,

COPYRIGHT LAW as Applied to the Arts
is a seminar in Seattle today. Admission
for artists is $25. Call (206) 292-9171 for
more information:

TAKE A WALK through history today
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown
Olympia. Tours leave on the hour from the
Farmer's Market on Columbia Sl. or the
State Capitol - Visitor'S Centcr. Dress to
walk a lot.
A CLASS ICAL CABARET with Hilary
Field pcrforms at the· Washington Cente,tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets arc $12.50; call
753-8586 for tickets.

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SMALL PUDDLE, BIG FISH, and
Flowers on the Side is a showing of
paintings by Matt Neckers in Gallery 2.
The showing runs through May 23.

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THE TRANSITION INSTITUTE: From
CoUege 'to Career begins at 1 p.m. and
runs until 5 p.m. today in Ll612. The day
features speakers and theater on the
subject of leaving Evergreen. Call the
Career Center for more information.

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ECO-ARTISTS Helen and Newton
Harrison speak from 7:30 to 11 :30 p.m. in
the Library Lobby tonight. The event is
part of the Willi Unsoeld Seminar Series;
admission is free.
STRUGGLE FDR NATIVE LANDS AND
LIFE is a video presentation by the Native
Student Alliance, beginning at 7 p .m. in
LH3 tonight. To Protecl Mother Earth, a
film on the Western Shoshone struggle for
land, will] a focus on the Dann sisters, will
be shown. Admission is free.

THE ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIV AL begins
tonight at 8 p.m. in COM 209. Tonight's
plays are The Knocking, Dining Out and
Lone Star. This set of plays will also be
performed May 20 and 22 at 8 p.m .
Admission is free; for reservations, call
866-6833.
JOIN US IN RED SQUARE! A Take
Back the Night March begins at 7:30 p.m.
today, with speakers from the community
a~d
campus. The topic will be
acquaintance rape. Men are welcome for
the fIrst hour. A short Feminists in Selfdefense Training (FIST) workshop for
women will begin at 8:30 p.m., followed
by a march at 9 p.m .. This event cosponsored by the Women's Center and
LGBPRC. Questions? Call 866-6000,
x6162.

OLYMPIA FILM SOCIETY presents
Mac and White Dog, today through
Wednesday at the Capitol Theater,
rotating 6:30 and 9 p.m. time slots.
Tickets are $5 for non-members .
YOU DREAM YOU ARE RUNNING
through your old apartment with the
paisley wall paper - only you're not
running, you're flying , and it's not really
. your apartment, it' s the Greyhound bus
station in Petoskey , Mich:, and your high
school color guard is there. This means:
a) you were a fuzzy penguin in your past
life, b) you ate a burrito before bed, or c)
Nietzsche was right.

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THE ONE-ACT PLA Y FESTIV AL
continues tonight with performances of
Dark Pony, Zoo Story, The Lady of
Larkspur Lotion and Talk to Me Like the
Rain and Let Me Listen. Performances of
this set of plays begins at 8 p.m. tonight
and tomorrow in COM 209. Admission is
free .

MOONLIGHT MADNESS
AND'
MA YHEM is a musical discourse on
interpe rsonal relationships presented by the
Unity Church of Olympia. Karen Layman
and Michael Frasier blend jazz, standards,
gospel and show tunes! The cost is on a
"lovc offering basis and includes a dessert
buffet," according to the prcss release. The
mayhem begins at 7 p.m. tonight at the
Unity Church. For information. call 9435757.

Enthusiastic patrons romp to the jolly tunes of fitz of depression at Friday's Tastes
Like Chicken music fest. The fest was moved to the CRC Gym due to fear of rain.
As yet, we have not been able to verify whether or not the music did, in fact, taste
like chicken. photo by "Trusty" Ned Whiteaker.

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THEA TRE OF DIFFERENCE performs
Stories About Men at the Green Frog Wine
Shop at 8 p.m. tonight. Admission is $5.
The Grecn Frog is located at 410
Washil1gton St. SE in downtown Olympia.
Green Frog events are open to all ages.

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upcoming including the one acts, Martini
Hallucination, an original piece, and a
new women works festival. But we need
a space to perform in , so if anyone knows
of something let us know.
CPJ: What's happening for your
anniversary?
RY : We ' d like to do some huge
monstrous thing. We're inviting back all .
the previous cast members. We'd like to
do a reception for the audience. We really
appreciate the audience a lot.
So what's this anniversary show
going to be like? I don't know. No one
would tell me, but as Reuben said it 's sure
to be a "huge and monstrous thing.
Lisa Freehafl'1' is an Ever~reen
student.

CALENDAR
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linURSDAY

HELEN MIN1Z, a nationally recognized
Canadian Jewish storyteller, will share
stories from the Yiddish oral tradition that
flourished before the Holocaust The event
begins at 7 p.m. tonight As a storyteller,
Mintz seeks to create links with past and
present Jewish culture. There will be a
question and answer period following her
performance, For more information and
location, call the Jewish Cultural Center at
866-6000, x6493. Admission is free.
THE COUNSELING CENTER presents a
Dream Group from 10:30 a.m. to noon
today in L2218 . There is no fee for this
workshop; call 866-6000, x6800 to
register.

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TODA Y IS THE LAST DAY to submit
your poem to the 1993 Judge Carol- and
Herbert Fuller Poetry Awards contest
(college division). Entries are limited to
one poem or 2oo-line excerpt of a poem
per contestant. Poems must bG typed or
neatly printed and submiued in triplicate.
Put your name on a separate sheet. All
entries must be postmarked or delivered to
the Development Office by 5 p.m. today.

HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Attend the
coInIt!unity meeting on values, ethics and
dilemmas of drug use and alcohol abuse
from 3 to 5 p.m. in COM 110. The forum
is an opportunity to dialogue with
students, staff and faculty. Please bring
any problems or situations you would like
to share in the discussion.
GIVE YOURSELF 10 POINTS if you
answered a, b or c to any of the above
questions . Give yourself 30 points if you
refused to answer. (After all, who is the
Calendar .page to forage into your private
subconscious realm?) Give yourself 35.4
points if you ate lunch at the Greenery
today. Points roay be redeemed with two
proofs~of-purchase from any brand fried
pork rinds for a free sweat sock at any
participating laundromat.

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NOTICE: Last week, an item on this page
insinuated that Green Frog Wine Shop
events are only open to persons 21 years
of age or older. This was incorrect. In
fact, Green Frog events are open to all
The Cooper Point Journal
ages.
apologizes for this error.

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ESL L~b provides rich learning 0pp'o rtunities
hy Russell J. Bennett-Cwnming
opportunity for student teachers to practice
Seven students from the '91-'93
teaching skills in a real life situation, and
MlT Program presented the success of an opportunity for those in the community
The ESL Experimental Lab at the TESOL
to receive English language instruction,
(Teachers of English to Speakers of Other for free, (at this time nearly 100 people
Languages) International Conference in
from the community have participated in
Atlanta this April. We feel quite honored the experience). A .real bonus associated
that, as graduate students , we were with the Lab is that it has developed a
selected as presenters at such a.prestigious bridge between the college . and the
conference. The students who attended surrounding cOlDlDUnity. Not only is
were Colette Blangy, Kristina Zimerrnan, English the central focus of the Lab, but
Bryan Street, Jean Heinrich, Theresa it has also become a place where cross
Holland , Russell Bennett-Cumming, and cultural sharing and exchanges happen.
Heilbron Rushing-Cooper, who wrote the Since the MIT Program is a two year
proposal. The sponsoring faculty was Raul -program, the potential life of such a Lab
Nakasone. Funds that made the trip is merely two years. At Evergreen , there
possible carne from the PEW Charitable are opportunities for students to take
Trust, the Provost's Office, and the S&A charge of various projects that enhance
Board. This was a great opportunity to their learning. The Lab is one of those
introduce Evergreen to many educators opportunities. The next MJT Program
from near and far who have never heard cycle, '92-'94, has now taken over the
of our well kept secret.
running of the Lab. All students with an
As most students at Evergreen interest in teaching and/or cultural
know, the ESL Lab was born from an exchange have been invited to participate,
idea created by students in the MJT and many have corne and enjoyed the
Program in 199 1. The Lab is an experience. Faculty member, Patrick Hill ,

looked at as the latest and most effective
has introduced the seminar to the Lab,
methodologies is what Evergreen is all
only this is a bi-lingual eX9hange seminar.
about, and has been all about since its
Greeners seem to be particularly creative
and pro-active.
.
. creation in 1967.
We would like to invite anv ancl 1111
The really important message that
members of the Evergreen community to
we discovered in going to the conference
.attend a panel presentation of what we
is one which we want to share with every
Greener. There were many very . experienced in Atlanta at the TESOL
Conference. Any student who is interested
innovative ideas being introduced to · the
educational community through workshops
in being pro-active or pro-creative about
and sessions. These ideas were offered as
education and community interaction '
the newest, most effective strategies which
should plan to come and listen and talk.
are changing the face of education and
We are interested in sharing with you how
how it is taught and learned. Some of the
we developed our ideas so that you can be
ideas were team teaching, cooperative
~ncouraged to develop yours. Knowledge
learning, student centered curriculum,
IS power. We would like to share our
infusing ethics and values across
enthusiasm about Evergreen with other
disciplines, interdisciplinary study, and
Greeners, in person. We are all quite
cross cultural awareness. Sound familiar?
fortunate in being part of an experience
Anyone of us in the MJT Program could
like Evergreen. Plan to join us in Lecture
have been teaching these "new" strategies,
Hall 2, Tuesday, 11-12am, May 18.
in fact, we were in our presentation. We
Russell J. Bennett-Cumming is a
did not feel that some of our ideas were
member of the Evergreen comunity.
unusually innovative,because that has been
the internalized philosophy from our
experience at Evergreen. What is being

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OPBC criticized as not being creative enough (from cover)
way the bureaucracy is organized and number of staff and faculty were
people get used to protecting their own needlessly antagonized by the knowledge
interests and they get used ' to making that they were considered expendable.
decisions based on their role in the
The center of discussion at the May
organization and based on the amount of 10 forum was the budget committee's
information they have." Mechem said she proposal to cut the Labor Center. The
felt she was at a disadvantage because she Labor Center received an outpouring of
didn't have the same information or support from people who felt it played an
experience as some of the other members important educational role at Evergreen,
of the board.
including Gov. Mike Lowry.
Mechem said , "I didn't feel there
"I plan to work closely with the
was enough student input, and I don't feel Labor Center, " wrote the governor in his
that the committee has taken the public letter to chairperson of the Board of
_____input...s.eriml.s.Iy._eno.ugh.._aruL~Jth~ _Trustees John~Terrey and president Jervis.OPBC) really hasn ' t fulfilled the mission The letter, which was publicly distributed ,
of doing strategic planning."
praised the Labor Center's work in detail.
The most frequent complaint among
"Thank you for supporting the
members of the budget committee was that Labor Education and Research Center,"
they did not know the extent of the cuts wrote Lowry. "It is a critical component
they would be dealing with, which could of your college's public education
have been as high as 20 percent. As a mission ."
result, said some committee members, a
Jervis and Terrey acknowledged

Lowry's support but did not indicate that
it would influence them.
The initial reason for cutting the
Labor Center was because it was not
given a special budget proviso by the
legislature I·ike the ·Washington State
Institute for Public Policy and the K-12
partnership program.
.
No one is sure how it happened that
those programs were declared "hands off'
while the Labor Center was not, but
Library Dean Bill B!'1ner felt that. in
retrospect , it might have been a reactIOn
to an initial pr.oposaLta..eliminate all oBbe
public service centers in order to preserve
faculty jobs. .
As it turns out onl~ one of ~he
public service centers was given a provIso
in the legislature'S final budget. Yet , even
though this is no longer an excu~e for
cutting the Labor Center, no one m. the
administration or . the budget comrmttee

May is Asian Heritage Month (from page 3)
lucks, to which you're more than welcome
to bring your non-API friends .
May is " Asian Heritage Month" and
the first edition of "Fuck the Model
Minority" is coming out soon. This is
being published by students at UW and
includes contributions by API students
from allover the states. If you would like
to contribute any artwork, photography,
poetry, or prose for the second edition
you can let either Armin or myself know .

friends (and network). ' ASIA also holds
weekly meetings on campus in the CAB.
ASIA is a chance for API students to
change and empower some of the
stereotypes that are out there, but it is not
solely a student group with a political
agenda. There are get-togethers and potThere are currently over 130 APIAmerican students enrolled at Evergreen,
not including the foreign exchange
students. 10 Armin's opinion, if you are

an Evergreen student and have an Asian
background ('vhether full or mixed) then
you are automatically a constituent of
ASIA. If you would like to become an
active member and see what ASIA is like,
come to the next meeting. They're h~ld
every Wednesday at 5 p. m. on the Third
Floor CAB. It's not a big, scary
commitment; just one meeting.
Joomi Lec' is an Everxreen student.

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a nutrition message from the CPJ.

has given any indication that they are
going to reconsider their decision.
The OPBC was also criticized by
many staff and faculty for not seeking
more creative ways to deal with the
budget cuts. Several speakers at the forum
said they were not aware of the option of
taking pay cuts across the board rather
than laying people of. In the most
dramatic part of the forum, TESC
accountant Anna Mae Livingston asked
how many people in the audience would
be willing to give up their three percent
raise if itsoyJd sa~~OlDe jobs..-ALleast
25 people raised their hands.
The OPBC is meeting for the final
time this Friday. All recommendations
will be considered and should be directed
to Lee Hoemann's office, x6116.
Samuel Loewenberg is a CPJ staff

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