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"Life's a bitch, then you die."
You're at a party, out on the town, or sitting around with friends just hashing over stuff and someone uses this little one-liner
to make a point and everyone laughs. On one occasion it might be said'in sympathy to someone's string of bad luck. At other times
it might be said to emphasize a story about any of the many bad breaks in life. In the end, no matter how often it's been heard by
those around you, it always gets the impact intended, people chuckle and nod their heads and move on 'to the next topic of
conversation.
I never understood why this response always occurred. It's said so often in certain situations that it has almost become a
cliche. Thousands of variations have been made on it and there seems to be a new one everyday. And yet, despite the supersaturation, people still use it and it still gets a laugh.
But then I started listening closer to the laughter, and watching the people, and I think I stumbled on something. I can't be
sure about any of this, but it seems too beautiful for it not to be true. On the other hand, beauty seems to never mean anything
anyway, so perhaps I'm just letting it blind me away from reality again. Still, one must always hope.
There is a certain train of philosophical thought which runs like this: Humans are instilled with all of the basic knowledge
of the universe from the moment they achieve consciousness. All of the basic truths and laws of nature, in other words, don't have
to be learned but instead are part of your basic makeup. So, as a child, if you come to a cliff, you do not need to have had a class
in physics to realize that it is not smart to keep walking. The knowledge that you will fall is simply instilled in you.
This is not a conscious thing, you must understand, no little voice leaps into your ear and commands you not to walk off the
cliff. It is just something you are born with and know at all times. You really don't even realize you know it, you just do. But,
although you don't consciously know it, the universe, in its infinite wisdom, still instills it in you, for without it you wouldn't stand
much of a chance.
The thing is, along with the law of gravity and knowing what hot is, the universe also passes on the basic truths by which
it is run. And so you know, when you go to sleep, that the day will return when you awake and that after that the night will come
back and so on. You know that light is different from dark, up from down, wet from dry and hot from cold.
You also know slightly more complex things. You have the basic understanding of life and death, good and evil and other
metaphysical and abstract ideas. No one has ever been sure why nature has instilled all of these fanciful concepts in you. The only
reasonable answer that I have ever heard is that every bit of the universe contains within it the 'complete instructions for the whole
universe. Therefore, since we are made up of bits and pieces of the universe, we carry around with us a small map of everything
else and this map instills in us all of the basic truths and laws that make up the universe. In other words weare what is true, and
the truth is us.
The problem is that something about humans allows them to deny these truths and laws if they feel like it. It was this
freedom of choice that Milton thought was the entire reason for God creating human-kind, and maybe he was right. For whatever
reason though, we have this choice and we exercise it to its fullest. And so, instead of doing what is good and abstaining from evil,
we simply do what benefits us the most. If saying light is dark and dark is light gets us what we want, we say it and forget the real
truths. If it benefits us more to deny such things exist as death or life, good or evil, up or down, or right or wrong, we do so and
go on with whatever suits us best. Why we do this I cannot say. Perhaps this bit of chaos is necessary for the universe to run in
a orderly fashion. Or, perhaps Milton was right, and God created a being with free will because only in that way can God truly be
worshiped. Or, perhaps, it is a curse passed upon the human race by some higher power for some reason which has been lost over
time. Why we are this way I don't think we ever will know, we just are and that has to be accepted.
The thing is, every once in a while, we come face to face with a truth which we had chosen to forget. And so, if someone
says that light is light and we have been calling it dark - well we start feeling nervous. We won't change our minds and we won't
think that possibly that person is right, for this would not benefit us, we simply get a bit nervous. And so we bruslf it aside and
move on to whatever will benefit us and forget this brief challenge to our well being.
Which brings me back to the beginning of all this. Like I was saying, I started to look at the people and to listen to them at
those moments in time and I started to wonder about it all. Could it be that this statement contains some weird and arcane form
of truth. Could it be that the reason we always laugh is because it is imprinted within us and is a part of our make up. Maybe the
reason we write it on all those T-shirts and make all those takeoffs on it is because it has some sort of religious Significance to us.
In other words, although we deny it, that one little statement contains some basic truth to the universe.
"Life's a bitch, than you die."
Kind of depressing, isn't it. But then again, maybe I'm wrong. Perhaps there is no significance behind it. It might be funny
in its own way. Perhaps that's all there is to it.
"Life's a bitch, then you die."
Yes, I see it now, it is funny. I just hope I can control my laughter.

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by Early Ewing
Many studenlS on campus echo the
same complaint: Evergreen ' s campusbased radio station, KAOS, is not the
student's radio station.
Services and Activities (S&A) funds
comprise the largest portion of the
station's budget. KAOS maintains that
what shapes a radio station is the audience
it serves, regardless of who funds it. The
S&A Board has proposed to cut those
funds.
This year, listeners, not necessarily
slL/denlS, arc rece iving the benefit of
$ 107,454 in S&A funding,
"The way this station has been set
up, it is not a college radio station, it is a
1(ublic-community radio station," said Matt
Jo hnson, KAOS Music Director. "I see
those [professional] members of the staff
as being more into that community
foundation, and representing that."
S&A and KAOS generally agree on
who the station serves now, but a dispute
arises over who it should serve.
"The first duty of a college radio
station is to servc the college community
through programming for the college
community," said Jerimiah Williams, S&A
Board Member.
The station's long-range financial
goal, to be non-S&A funded, caused a
programming shift towards an audience
financially able to support public radio: the
listeners. Providing this quality of
programming requires a professional staff,
enabling the station to altain the legal and
financi al integrity analogbus of a public
raJio station,
"I think , in order to attract the sort
o f people th at have money to subscribe to
a radio station they've, sort of, gone after
those people through the type of
programming they have," said Williams.

The KAOS budget cuts stem from
the S&A Board's refusal to use student
dollars to facilitate a KAOS move to
community funding. The total S&A fee
allocation for 1993-94 is $33,271 less than
the station received last year, but $13,498
less than the amount requested in KAOS's
minimal option budget proposal this year.
Before the cuts, KAOS withdrew a
budget proposal asking for $125,736. The
additional funding would have gone
towards the salary of a new professional
staff position, nceded to keep the station
eligible for a CPB STEP grant. The grant,
designed to help small stations to " step"
towards becoming a large public radio
sUltion, required KAOS to increase the
number of professional staff to retain
funding.
" The whole reason for · the STEP
grant was to move away from a college
radio sl<Hion to a community radio
station . .. but right now he's [Huntsburgcr]
looking at making that transition on
student dollars," said Jerry Price, S&A
Board Coordinator.
The KAOS budget now requires 37
percent of funding to come from
underwriters, members and other
contributors, up from 18 percent in 199293. The percentage of S&A funds in the
KAOS budget drops from 68 percent to 62
percent, for 1993-94.
"What I think that [the cut) does, is
obligate more of our services to our
listeners and less to our students," said
Michael HunlSburger, KAOS General
Manager; of the shift in the funding
structure.
By cutting S&A funding, some
Board Members anticipated the loss of a
professional staff member, possibly
resulting in the employment of a student
in the position. Instead HunlSburger will

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scale back his hours by one-quarter. In
1992-93, 76 percent of total KAOS
revenue in 1992-93 went to provide
salaries and benefits to professional staff;
next year, that figure will be 72 percent.
The decision made by the S&A
Board is not final. Budget negotiations

with the Tier II organizations playa roll in
the final approval of Tier I budgets.
However, Board Members expressed a
specific need to scale back the KAOS
budget permanently.
Early Ewing is a staff writer for the
CPJ

Grad .plans in progress
lJy Brian Almquist

The end of the academic year is
approaching, and plans for the June 6
graduation ceremony are being .finalized.
Leonard Peltier has been chosen as
the o.utside speaker for the ceremony.
Graduating students chose Peltier from a
ballot which ranked potential speakers.

Blowin' Bubbles on the Square

by Jeffery D. Bradley
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Listed on the ballot as a "Native
American political prisoner, member of
American Indian Movement," Peltier was
the highest ranking speaker who accepted
the offer.
Arnaldo Rodriguez, Dean of
Enrollment Services and organizer of the
graduation ceremony, states that, "the
students that voted for Leonard Peltier
knew, because of the wording on the
ballot, that he was in jail."
Pe ltier has been in jail for more than
16 years for the murder of two Federal
Bureau of Investigation agents during a
firefight on the Pine Ridge Reservation in
South Dakota. National interest in his case
has increased recently, partially due to two
recent films based on the incident and an
appeal made last fall.
Since Peltier is still in prison , his
speech presents logistical problems. Rio
Lara-Bellon, a Native American undergraduate student, who will graduate thi s
spring, will read his speech at the
ceremony.
Graduating students also chose the
undergraduate student speaker, Peter Madsen , at an audition on March 3 J. Rodri guez describes as only "a handful" the
amount of students that picked Madsen.
Students had to attend the entire
audition to vote on the student speaker.
The graduate student speaker and
fa culty speakers have not been chosen at
this tim e, They will be selected by the ir
peers in the coming weeks,
Bagpipe players will provide the
musie at the ceremony. The slogan for this
graduating class is "Risk Be ing a Voice -

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Bevy 0' fire alarms
Prudes censure art
Financial aid gripes
A well of well ness,.. well!
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WashPIRG wants '
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cans for Clinton

SCA sponsors
tournament
EVERGREEN-On Sat., Apri124, starting
at 11 a.m., the Society for Creative
Anachronism will be sponsoring a
medieval tournament. and revel on the first
floor of the Library Building. The events
will include an opening court ceremony
followed by traditional medieval fighting.
A feast will follow, as well as bards,
dancing and a pun circle. Participants are
encouraged to wear medieval clothing;
costumes are available to be loaned out.
For more information on the event, caU
Mike at 866-7089. For more info on the
Society for Creative Anachronism, call
Marty at 705-1316.

Jaworski to hold
last concert here
EVERGREEN-Teresa Jaworski will hold
her last performance as a TESC student at
8 p.m., Wed., May 5, in the
Communications Building Experimental
Theater. She will sing 60 minutes of jazz
and blues standards as well as one
original, backed by local jazz pro Pet Lira
and his band, What's Happening. The
show is called Blues in the Night.
Admission is free.
Call the
Communications Building Box Office at
866-6833, weekdays, 8 to 5 p.m. for
details.

Male support
group meets
EVERGREEN-A support group for male
survivors of sexual, physical and
emotional abuse meets on Tuesdays from
6 to 8 p.m. in LIB 4004. This is sponsored
by the Male Abuse Survivors Support
Healing Foundation and the Counseling
Center.

Homeless youth
need shelter
OL YMPIA-Many homeless youth in
Olympia have no place to sleep. You can
help today by volunteering to be a Shelter
Parent. As a Volunteer Shelter Parent, you
would offer temporary help to these youth,
ages II through 17, and receive
professional help and support from Shelter
Project Staff. If you can help with t~e
growing problem of youth homelessness In
our community, please call Susan Moore
at 943-0780.

Why can't we be concerned about
multiculturalism because it's
the right thing to do?
Dr. Derald Wing Sue in his workshop on "Moving the College
Towards Multiculturalism" at Evergreen, April 21.

F .I.S. T. holds
workshop
EVERGREEN-Female students, sk'lff and
f,l(;ulty are welcome to attend this
quarter' s F.LS .T. (Feminists In Selfdefense Training) workshop on Weds.,
April 28 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in CAB 108.
It will cover information, physical and
verbal self-defense ' practices, and a
discussion period. Call F.1.S.T. at 4380288 for reservations.

Learning Center
unites mind, body
EVERGRE,EN-The Evergreen Learning
Center presents its Second Annual Spring
Intensive, "Mind, Body, Spirit Unired with
our Nature," featuring guest instructors
Kathleen Gustin ,Uld Pietro Yuji Maida.
This weekend intensive will occur on May
7 and 8 at TESC's Campus Recreation
Center. Training time for both days will be
7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The focus for this
intensive will be Ki Meditation, Budo
training, JyolBokken work, Zazen, and
Bodywork.
The weekend Intensive is open to
the public and space is limited. Please call
Tina Louise Cook at 786-8409 for
registration information.

Internships open
for applicants
EVERGREEN-The Counseling Center is
seeking applieants for internships for the
next academic year. Peer counseling
internships offer a unique opportunity for
outstanding undergraduate students to
benefit from training normally offered
only at the graduate level. After initial
intensive training, peer counselors perform
individual therapy, intervene in crisis
situations, and co-facilitate therapy and

IISECURITY" SLUTTER I
Tuesday, April 13
1230: Vehicle prowling was reported in Flot.
1708: A plastic item burning on a stove
was reportedly responsible · for the
activation of a P-dorm fIre alarm.
1755: A vehicle was reportedly discovered
vandalized in F-Iot
2048: Burning food reportedly activated a
U-dorm fire alarm.
2156: Yet another stove top item activated
a frre alarm, this time in R-dorm.
2325: An insecure condition was
reportedly discovered in LAB II.
Wednesday, April 14
1244: An accident reportedly occurred at
the Library Loading Dock.
1540: A vehicle was reportedly impounded
from F-Iot.
Thursday, April 15
1122: Dogs were reportedly loose in
Modular Housing.
1605: The CRC reportedly received a
harassing phone call.
1807: KAOS reportedly received a
hamssing phone call.
2321: A student reportedly fell down the
stairs in A-dorm.
Friday, April 16
0228: A person was reported as being
obnoxious in A-dorm.
1140: A theft was reported in F-Iot.

1749: Ignited oil for popcorn was
responsible for the activation of as-dorm
fire alarm.
2126: A vehicle was reportedly broken
into in F-Iot and items taken.
2144: AT-dorm frre alarm was
maliciously activated, not by burnt food.
Saturday, April 17
1011: A vehicle was reportedly towed
from the Dorm Plaza.
2054: Burnt food reportedly caused the
activation of a fire alarm in U-donn.
Sunday, April 18
1439: AT-dorm frre alarm was reportedly
activated, this time by burnt food.
1925: A student reported that a bike was
stolen.
2349: A fire alarm in K-donn was
maliciously pulled.
Monday, April 19
0130: A motorist reportedly received a
verbal warning for going the wrong way
on the TESC parkway.
0745: A fire alarm was activated in Ndorm.
1634: Burnt food reportedly activated a Gdorm fire alarm.
2250: A fire alarm, again, was maliciously
activated in K-dorm.
The Public Safety Department
performed 23 public services (unlocks ,
jump starts, escorts, etc.) last week.

support groups. They receive on-going,
high-quality supervision which aims to
integrate training in counseling skills with
development of the personality as the
instrument and vehicle of therapeutic
work.
Peer counseling positions require a
twenty hour week, nine month
commitment with work study or internship
status, as well as participation in a relevant
academic program. Students who will be
juniors or seniors next year, and who want
to be part of this kind of intensive training
program are encouraged to come by the
Counseling Center and pick up an
application. Applications are due May 14.
For more information, contact Jesalyn
Greenland at x6800.

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EVERGREEN-WashPIRG
will be
holding a "Cans for Clinton" campaign on
Red Square, Thurs. April 22, to collect
beverage cans to send to Bill Clinton in
support of his campaign promise to enact
a national boule bill. The bOllle bill will
be introduced April 22 by · Reps. Ed
Markey (D-MA) and Senator Mark
Hallield (R-OR). According to the General
Accounting Office, the bill has over 70
percent public support. The bill will
improve recycling rates, reduce litter, and
conserve resources. For more information,
call Bill Bracllec at x6058.

Volunteers will
clean creek

OL YMPI A-On Saturday morning, April
24, community members, Stream Team
volunteers and City of Olympia staff will
come together to clean up the Schneider
Creek ravine. Schneider Creek is a small
Westside stream that flows north from
Bowman A venue, through a decp ravine,
into Budd Inlet near Delson Lumber.
Common yard waste, like branches, grass
ancl leaves, has been disposed of
improperly along the edges of the ravine.
.' This debris can cause flooding by clogging
culverts, kills native vegetation and can
cause nutrient problems in streams and in
OL YMPIA-Presented by Puget Sound
Puget Sound. Dumping of hazardous
Theatre Ensemble, the Washington
wastes, like oils and paints, are also a
problem in the ravine since they damage
Shakespeare Festival is sponsoring its third
fish and wildlife habitat and pollute local
annual sonnet writing contest. The Festival
requests that sonnets be submitted on
waters.
This is a pilot project, and its
white paper with a cover letter which
success and level of community
includes name, address and telephone
involvement will determing
future
number. Sonnets will be judged on
community clean-ups. However, anyone
adherence to Shakespearean form, use of
can get involved with Stream Team now
language and overall poetic qUality. Only
by contacting Wendy Bun at 7S3-8S98 'or
four sonnets will be accepted per author.
Dave Giglio at 753-8498.
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Winning sonnets will receive a Gift
Certificate from Four Season Books.
Winners and Honorable Mentions will
receive opening night tickets to the
Washington
Shakespeare festival
productions of either As You Like It or
OLY MPI A-TIle Olympia Parks and
King Lear.
Recreation is looking for volunteer
Entries may be mailed to Puget
coaches for the 1993 Youth Coed Softball
Sound Theatre Ensemble, P.O. Box l501
League. Coaches will work with third
dlympia, W A 98507 or dropped off at
through ninth graders an average of five
Four Season Books, 421 Water St., in
hours per week. Free training will be
downtown Olympia. The deadline for
provided. If you are interested, please
submission is July 15. For more contact Olympia Parks, Recreation, . and
information or copy of rules contact Puget Cultural Services at 753-8380.
Sound Theatre Ensemble at 943-9492 or
Four Season Books at 786-0952.

Enter sonnet
writing contest

Olympia Parks
seeks coaches

Ride I.T. free
on Earth Day
OL YMPIA-In celebration of Earth Day
1993, Intercity Transit (I.T.) will offer free
fare on all routes, Custom Bus, and OialA-Lift services. LT. is encouraging people
to join them on the road to a better
environment by leaving their cars at home.
Call 786-1881 for route and schedule
information and to fInd out how you can
k'lke advantage of the free transportation to
work, school and other activities. In
addition, Intercity Transit offers other
ridesharing options such as vanpools and
carpool matching.

Fall conference
on community
EVERGREEN-The International
Celebration of Community will be held at
TESC from August 26 to 31. This is an
event for anyone intereSted in intentional
communities, cohousing groups,
cooperatives, collectives, eco-village
developments and those seeking positive
lifestyles for the future, There is a fee for
attending these workshops, but volunteer
opportunities are available. Interested
persons should come to an Olympia-area
meeting at 1 p.m . on Sun., April 25, or
call Jason at 705-0516.

Errata

The pholO of Bob Webb on page one
of the CPJ April 15 issue was taken by
Kirk Jones.
Early Ewing's article on basketball
at Evergreen was accidentally sliced
during layout so as to omit a section
between page one and page 14.
Amanda Ray's Response letter was
accidentally sliced during layout so as to
misplace two lines in the story. The correct sentence should have read: I think
that it is ridiculous that we "leave the
sexually oriented thought to the
LGBPRC."
Finally, the Errata box last week
should have read "baseboard heating"
rather than "baseboard heading."

National Library Week:
April 18-24
The average Evergreen student
borrows more books, requests books
from other libraries more often, and
comes to the library more often than
the other four state universities
(except for U of W).
This infonnation is derived from a 1990
survey based on the total number of
circulation divided by the toLal number of
srudents which corrects for the size of each
school.

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Anti-art legislature should feel shame
Analysi~
by Sara Steffens
Over the past week, Washington
State legislators decided to give the House
Chambers a face-lift by approving funds to
remove controversial murals.
The murals, titled ''The Twelve
Labors of Hercules," were created in 1982
by Seattle artist Michael Spafford and
have hung on the walls above the House
galleries for more than a decade. The six
panels originally cost $92,000. The cost of
removal is as yet uncertain, but is
expected to be steep.
The murals are comprised of black
and white silhouette figlrres resembling
construction paper cut-outs. They depict
no rampant genitalia, nude children or
blasphemous images of Jesus. ''The
Twelve Labors of Hercules" is the
lhoughtful work of a recognized and
serious artist.
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rather, juxtapositions) of the figures in the
murals are alleged to suggest sexual acts.
Some legislators insist that the murals
portray violence against women. Critics
express special concern for school children
who tour the Capitol and thereby may be
exposed to these ~'sllggestive" images.
Public art is in crisis in America.
While many appreciate the value of artistic
expression, a "not in my backyard"
attitude prevails. We want to assuage
controversy in our society by removing (or
at least hiding) controversial images. If I
put a photo of a battered woman where
you can't see it, does it remove the
woman's bruises?
Currently, legislators propose to
relocate the murals to a more
"appropriate" site, such as Centralia
Community College. Never mind that
Spafford says he would rather see the

piece destroyed .than mQved, The proposal
to move the piece is blatantly hypocritical.
What makes ''The Twelve Labors of
Hercules" more appropriate for community
college students than wealthy legislators?
How did the legislarors decide that it
was · permissible for them to remove a
piece of public art from public view? One
s~ep in the process was misunderstanding
of the story it told.
The murals are based upon ' the
Greek myth of Hercules. Hercules slays
his wife and children after Hera takes his
sanity. As penance for the murders, he is
assigned 1'2 years worth of formidable
. tasks to perform. (Greeks also suspected
Hercules performed the tasks ro please
Eurytheus, who may have been his male
lover.) Upon completing the 12 labors,
Hercules is gnUlted immortality.
The fifth labor of Hercules was to
cleanse a caule yard that has lain
untouched .for many years - in short, to
spend a year digging through manure left
by predecessors. This, to me, seems an
entirely apt metaphor for the job of the
legislator in Washington state.
Art challenges our assumptions and
opens our eyes. We may find this
inherently unpleasant. Rather than
stretching to understand the implications of
the piece, the majority of our legislators
remained in ignorance and fear of the
murals - then chose to obliterate them.
This action reflects poorly on the people
we have entrusted to build sensible laws
and allocate money fairly.
Similar situations plague the nation.
It was not until 1992 that George Segal's
sculpture "Gay Liberation" was installed in
Christopher Park, the site of the Stonewall
riots in 1969. Objection by local residents
to the subject of the piece delayed the
sculptures' placement in the park for more
than 10 years, although the purchase price
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Furthermore, if there is any sort of
organization. "Chicago Picasso" was
art our government should shelter and
sponsor, it is controversial art. Artwork
dubbed ridiculous during installation. The
which challenges us, even disquiets us, is
sculpture is now heralded as a landmark of
downtown Chicago.
an essential component ofa suecessful
As a piece of art remains in an area,
democracy. Supporting such art affirms the
democratic ideal that citizens are capable
the public gains greater understanding and
apprechition of its value. Should we deny
of choosing what they wish to see .and
hear, and do not need to be baby-sat by
installation of unconventional public art on
the basis that someone might cry "fire"?
the government
And who is to draw the thin line between
The legislators who voted to remove
disagreeable and "inappropriate"?
"The Twelve Labors of Hercules" should
Public art is created to be accessible
be ashamed.
Sara Steffens will be the Editor-into the public. No one - especially no
legislator - has the right to diminish that
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Survey reveals campus leak
Analysis
by David Unruh and Seth Williams
Evergreen students, faculty, and
Administration like to toot their hom about
being environmentally aware and
concerned. However, a number of students
question the reality of that claim in
everyday practices. For example, why are
double-pane, energy-efficient windows so
rare on campus? How can the recycling
progmm be cut when people are paid to
manicure the landscape?
A group of studenl<; called The
Evergreen Sustainability Coalition is trying
to give voice to student concerns rcgarding
sustainability. This is a broad area
including waste stream, energy use,
decision-making processes and cooperative
student dynamics.
We recently compiled a list of
questions concerning the campus and its
practices. The informal survey of
passersby took place in the CAB during
mid-day hours and at the Housing
Community Center during dinner hours
over a three-day period. Its results are not
to be considered scientific or
representative of the entire campus
community, but rather a valuable
collection of opinions and ~deas. One
hundred eighteen persons responded,

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which are part of the Library as well, will
not be accessible by modem.
This is the first step in a series of
improvements to access of data bases in
the Library.
According to Bill Bruner, Library
Dean, it doesn't look like the budget cuts
will effect implementation of the new
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"It might slow us down, but it's an
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Responses varied greatly in length. The
results were interpreted with the aim of
gaining understanding of attitudes of
concerned people.
·Do you think the campus is energyefficient ?
To this, 74 percent responded "no",
10 percent said "somewhat", eight percent
said "not sure", five percent said "yes".
Many cited examples of inefficiency like
"the suction gaps in the doorways of the
Library Building", lights being frequently
left on when areas are unused (such as "at
night in the Community Center.") Some
offered suggestions for improvement such
as "low-watt fluorescent" lights, or
alternative sources of energy like solar. If
Evergreen wants to set any kind of
example regarding environmentaHy sound
practices, perhaps energy efficiency is a
sk'lrting point.
·What waste, if any, do you see on campus
that might be improved?
Here, greatest response (27 percent)
referred to paper usage (especially in the
CAB and the Computer Center).
Inefficient use of lights (18 percent), heat
(11 percent), recycling (11 percent) and
water (11 percent) were also noted. Many
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One bad step and good-bye Work Study
STUDENT GROUPS
WEEKLY

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l'ompiled by Curtis Goodman
-The Women of Color Coalition is
spo nsoring a dance Saturday. April 24. 7
p.m. until midnight in the Housing
Community Center. For more information.
call x6Q06 or come prepared to dance.
-The Spring Arts Festival is holding a
potluck Friday, April 23, 5 to 7 p.m. in
the Edge. Anyone interested in being
involved in the festival is invited. For
more information, call x6879. It's coming.
-The Evergreen Sustainability Coalition
is sponsoring the Evergreen Barter Faire
and Earth Day Celebration Thursday, April
22, 10 a.m . to 7 p.m. on Red Square.
Bring your trade goods, arts, crafts,
musical instruments, food, games, and
For more
information
to share.
information , please call Dan or Ted at
866-3906.
-The Peace Center is sponsoring the Paul
Brock and Sandra Aquilar Delegation and
Caravan to El Salvador Thursday, April
22, at 7 p.m . in L2000. For more
information, please call x6098.
·Student Produced Art Zone (SPAZ) is
sponsoring a Brown Bag Art Hour
Thursday , April 22 , at 7 p.m. in CAB 320.
The group is also accepting artwork for
display during the Spring Arts Festival,
May 3 through May 8. For more
information, please call x6412.
'Society for Creative Anachronism is
sponsoring a Medieval Tourney and Feast
to include a role playing tournament and
potluck. Court will be held Saturday, April
24, 9 a.m. to midnight in CAB 108. For
more information, please call x6636.
·The Jewish Cultural Center is
celebrating Israeli Independence Day with
a Yom ha-Atzma'ut discussion Monday,
April 26, at 11 a.m . For more information
and location, please call x6493 .
·The Middle East Resource Center is
holding a planning meeting Tuesday, April
28, at 2 p.m. in CAB 320. Anyone
interested in learning about Middle Eastern
issues, culture, heritage, planning for next
year or just having fun is encouraged to
attend. For more information, please
contact Alice Saliba at x6749 or x6220.
·Tempo is sponsoring a show in the
Nightcap Cafe Thursday , April 22, at 9
p.m. The bands SD and Three Toe Sloth
are scheduled to play. Admission is free.
·Student Governance Organizing
Committee meets Wednesdays at 5:30
p.m. in CAB 320. Anyone interested in
participating in the development of student
autonomy and representation , or just
curious on about what is going on, is
cncouraged to attend.
·The Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Peoples'
Resource Center is currently hiring next
year's coordinators. Interested individuals
can pick up applications in front of the
Center or at the S&A Office. Applicants
should include a short essay (one page)
about their personal goals, agenda and
suggestion of improvements for the
Center. Deadline for applications is May
7. For more information , please contact
the Center at x6544.

by Seth "Skippy" Long
What is the greatest impediment to
an Evergreen
student's
education'!
Financial Aid, of course. It would appear
that the predominant idcology of the
. Office of Financial Aid is, "Why should
they spend time in class or studying when
thcy could bc having appointments with us
or filing more forms and appeals?"
Let' s lnke for example, oh, say - my
case. Here you have a relatively honest
m icldle class guy who only wants to get an
education so he can hide in grad school till
hc 's 30. He docsn't ask for much, just
what hc necds to attend the cheapest
public four-year in Washingt~n state. He
fills out all of the proper forms , s('nds
them hom e to mom and pop and hopes for
the bcs t.
Well 10 and be hold, when his SAR
comes back from wherever it goes in the
first place, the FA office says it's late and
decides to punish him . Now, when these
people say punish, they aren't talking
about a tongue-lashing and lecture on the

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evils of persistent tardiness; no, they
wouldn't be so kind. Punishment in FA
terminology means preventing you from
funding your education without selling
your eternal soul to the Feds. In short,
th ey like to kill your Work Study
allocation. Not just decrease the amount of
money, but kill, murder, with extreme
prejudice.
Let's fa ce it, when you arcn't
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form of "World Health" - drinking water
quality in the wilderness. The talk was
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given by Pam
Recreation Center staff member, and alias
M.E.S. student. The presentation covered
the sources of water contamination, as

survey, from page 3
lack of composting as wasting precious
budget dollars.
·/low do you feel about the campus
lands caping , (lawn. native species. etc.)
and would you like 10 see any changes?
Almost a third of respondents said
the campus should have more native
species , because these plants require less
maintenance and water. Some were
unhappy with the use of leaf-blowers,
while others deplored chemical use, and
16 percent noted that too much energy is
put into the groundwork. One response
rcad, "I would plant hcrbs and such that
we may eat them: More edible plants."
Another suggested a campus-wide work
day for people to get involved in the
landscaping. Finally, one person stated, "It
is ridiculous that we have an eco-ag
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well as measures for avoiding the risks
associated with consuming untreated water
in the back country.
One of the most enjoyable
experiences of living in the Pacific
Northwest has to be our close proximity to
the pristine wilderness areas of the
Olympic Peninsula. In a short span of time
it is possible to step from the press of the
20th century into the timeless calm of
ancient forests, or walk along a rugged
coastline only accessible by foot. Until
recently, drinking from a bubbling stream
fed by mountain waters could be counted
as part of the experience. Unfortunately,
this is no longer possible, even in the most
pristine wilderness, without precautions.
The intestinal pathogen Giardia is
the main source of contamination, but
some heavily used areas have bacterial

contamination due · to poor sanitation activated carbon matrix to absorb the
practices. Also, pesticides are another • pesticides. There are two on the market in
unexpected source of potential risk. This the Northwest, and they also remove our
problem occurs when wilderness areas are local pailiogens. As part of the
dO.wnstream from agricultural or forest presentation, different types of water filters
wcre available for examination. For those
pesticide use.
who still have questions , or missed the
Filtration, boiling, or chemical
talk, Pam can be reached at the Recreation
treatment are the three main techniques
used to purify water. The choices you
Center 866-6000, x6519.
Future Brown Bag Seminars:
make will depend on the region, and what
needs filtering. In the Pacific Northwest
"Organically Grown Foods: Are They
boiling for at least one minute (sea level) Belter?" Wed .. Apr 21, 7 to 8:30 p.m.,
will kill pathogens found, but has no effect lA004
on pesticides. Chemical treatment with
"Oriental Medicine: A Science & An
iodine is another pathogen option, but it is Art" Wed., May 5. 12-1 p.m .. CRC 112
not as consistently reliable as boiling. If
"Outdoor Activity-Recognizing Heat
using a water filter, use one which filters
Disorders" Tues .. June 1. 12 10 1 _p .m.,
to four microns or less to remove Giardia.
CRe 112 .
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campus agricultural practices (e.g.,
landscaping). "
.What does the term sustainability mean to
you?
Replies ranged from, "It's an
overused word, I don't know anymore," to
essays outlining as many aspects of the
term they could think of. Webster's New
Universal Unabridged Dictionary dcfines
sustainability as the ability "to maintain , to
keep in existence, to keep supplied with
necessities, to endure, to withstand." Most
of the answers talked about a community
that sensiLively interacts with its naLural
surroundings and provides for its needs
with a long-term plan . Others said that it
means living within one's means or
supporting oneself without outside inputs.
·Do you like the food options on campus?

(If nOl, what would you like 10 see new or
different?)
To this, 44 percent answered "no,"
10 percent said "yes" and the rest
answered narratively. The Corner Cafe is
very popular, garnering the support of 43
percent, some of whom called for
extending the Comer's hours through
lunch or, for more Corner-type food
service in the CAB. Some persons want to
sec more student-run carts, such as "juice,
burrito stands in Red Square." About (29
percent) feel Lhat Northwest Food Services
in the CAB is undesirable, frequently
citing high prices and wasteful products.
Roughly ] 3 percent noted limited variety
of food, and vegan and frcsh foods arc
considered lacking by IS percent of the
respondents. While eight percent suggest

buying foods locally, such as from TESC's
organic farm, six percent disapprove of
"boycottable items sold at the Branch" and
the like.
So, that was the results of the fust
five questions of the survey. It is obvious
students have constructive ideas of
creative change. Look for part two of this
report, when we'll conclude our analysis.
Come to our meetings in the "pit," Third
Floor of the CAB Building, every
Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. if you want to
know more or affect these areas.
David Unruh and Seth Williams are
part of the Sustainability Coalition .

Grab yer mortarboards, grads (from cover)
Confronting the Silence." Graduating
students also chose different T-shirt and
progr4lln designs, though the program
de sign has not yet been approved because
it includes a quote from an author who has
not given the school permission to usc it.
"We're all [wanting) good weather
so tha t [the graduation ccremony] can be
held in Red Square ," states Rodriguez.
Howcver, if weather is not good , the
ceremony will be moved Lo the . CRC
gymnasium.
Seating is limited in the Gym, and
. stud ents arc allowed only two guests each.

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Guests will require a pass to gain admittance. Graduating students can pick up
thcse passes from Registration and Records beginning May 10. The morning of
June 6, KAOS and local radio stations will
announce whether the ceremony will take
place on Red Square or the Gym.
Students can currently order caps
and gowns for the ceremony at the Bookstore for less than $19. There will be a
five dollar late-fee for orders not made by
April 30. Students will be allowed to kcep
the cap and tassel, but the gowns will be
rented and must be returned.

APRIL

One change this year will be in the
check-in procedure. In previous years, students had to arrive early to the ceremony
to receive a necessary identification card.
This year, graduating students will pick up
the cards at the rehearsal on June 2, and
they can sleep-in, or go out for breakfast,
or whatever, on graduation day.
Brian Almquist is the Layout Editor
for the CPJ .

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:Ire considered " middle class ," the only
things le ft arc Stafford Loans and that
god send, Work Study.
What exacUy am I suggesting?
Should we boycott the Financial Aid ,
Orrice? Are they in conspiracy with the
T !lUrslOn County Republican Party to keep
the middle class down and uneducated ' or
at least in debt? Who really knows. All
I'm s ure of is that because I was a bit
slow in -lk.livcring my documents, I lose
$2,200 in aid for next year. Is this fair?
Hell no! What would be fair? I dun no but
I really want my money back.
The moral of this story is: get your
paperwork in on time and hope your folks
make less than $20,000 a year or more
than $60,000. If you live in the middle
class, they'll assume that you can pay
whatever they ask. Besides, how bad can
debt be, anyway?
Bev Notes: First off, let me sUlte that the
Bev Report and White Bread Productions
will be alternming in this space throughout
this quart er. No more guessing each week
ir you'll get a Bev or a WBP (like reruns
and new episodes on Wednesday nights) .
Li ve it up.
I'm so glad that some BevHeads
have realized what Bevdom is all about;
Freedom of Choice. Yes, the True Nature
of the Bev is based on individuality and
the belief in personal freedom. The Bev
tells us to act and think as individuals, and
that is really what I'm saying with my
Bev Reports. I exercise my individuality
by talking about the Bev. You should too.
Feel free! Express your individuality!
Make predictions! Argue BevTrivia!
Create signs and posters! Go wild! Revel
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Advice offered to
under-21 writer
Jane Laughlin:
(In regards to "Thekla made for drinkers
not music lovers")
You're a si lly lillie baby. Get a fake I.D.
Lee Mitchell
Molly McCloy

"Oly scene" can
think for itself
Dear Jane,
Thanx for setting things straight about the
Oly scene. We, and others in the Oly rock
community, think it is great that you are
speaking for those of us that are afraid to
speak and think for ourselves. Oh yeah,
you should check the Guiness Book of
World Re cords for the record of how
many times the word "scene" has been
used in one article. You probably won.
SUPER PUNK? SUPER DRUNK!!
cheers,
George Verongos, Ten Pound Bag

Beer, Zeppelin:
all you need
Dear Jane,
Anyone familiar with rock music
knows that liquor and rock are not
mutually exclusive. If you are the alcoholfree "music lover" you claim to be, then I
imagine you don't consider Sabbath,
Motorhead, Rolling Stones, Zeppelin,
Slayer, etc ... , to be real music. Perhaps
you should try a half case of Schlitz and
see how you feel about the album "No
Sleep At All." It is kind of suspicious how
many times in your article you mention
the Oly scene, and how many
generalizations you make about it. I guess
you don't consider Olympia's drunk bands
(Death Squad, Scurvy, Ten Pound Bag,
Helltrout and Fitz come to mind) to be a
part of the Oly scene. I mean, they try,
some of them even have gas station
jackets. Wouldn't a bar just keep the
"obnoxious fools" you so obviously hate
out of your way? I wouldn't mind going
to a bar that permitted minors (it is legal
in other states) and I also wouldn't mind
seeing a band someplace other than an
unheated warehouse with no bathrooms
and not have to be concerned about being
arre"sted for pissing in an alley, or
possession of an open container. It is a sad
fact that Olympia's all-age venues have
been forced to close, these problems must
have been noticed by the management of
Thekla when they decided to make it a
bar. It would be great for the management
of Thekla to fight The Man with the
determination that the Un-Cola did, but
they did not come to Olympia to be "doit-yourself punks." Maybe they were
hoping to pay rent at the end of their first
month of business. I'm sorry to disappoint
you, but drunks can appreciate music, it is
pretty simple to tell when it is shiuy . .It
wouldn't hurt to have a sense of humor
either. Also, there are some straight edge
people who realize that their lifestyle is an
individual choice. Maybe you should get
to know them.
Matt Rudy, Ten Pound Bag

Advice offered to
Women's Center
Amanda Ray:
(Regarding your letter to Peter and
Vanessa)
Have you considered a self-serve abortion
bar for the Women's Center? A pool table
would be nice, too.
Lee Mitchell
Molly McCloy

Homophobic talk
heard at J-Vee
Dear Editor,
As a frequent patron of J-Vee Health
Foods located in Lacey and Tumwater, I
was outraged by the homophobic bigotry
of J- Vee owner Virginia Mugartegui
during a recent work session for a grassroots nutritional group. Her first mis-

Response

statement was that homosexuality is
caused by improper nutrition. Well, my
homosexual friends eat well, (some are
vegetarians) and take vitamins and dietary
supplements, and are still homosexual, and
the "straight" people I know who eat lousy
food or eat well are still straight, so I'd
like to know where she came up with such
preposterous,
unscientifically-based
rubbish.
Ms. MugaJtegui also stated, parroting typical right-wing propaganda, that
homosexuals should not be entitled to
"special rights" that she's not entitled to,
and that she shouldn't be forced by the
government to hire a homosexual or someone who has AIDS (I got the impression
that she thinks the two are synonymous).
Ms, Mugartegui is correct that the government shouldn't force anyone to do anything, but she needs to understand that
homosexuals are not asking for special
rights, but for basic civil rights. Without
anti-discrimination laws that specifically
include sexual orientation, homosexuals
can be kicked out of their apartments,
denied service in restaurants and hotels,
and fired from their jobs simply because
of their sexual orientation. And why
shouldn't a homosexual's partner be entitled to company medical and insurance
benefits or have the right to adopt a child
rather than having the kid shifted from
foster home to foster home?
Ms. Mugartegui said she felt that
homosexuals should stay "in the closet"
because she doesn't want their sexual
beliefs crammed down her throat. How
can injustice be corrected if people do not
speak up for their rights?
Ms. Mugartegui also had the audacity to proclaim herself a "Constitutionalist." She said that the Constitution states
that America is a Christian nation, but
thankfully I was unable to find such a
statement in the document or in the
Declaration of Independence, for that
matter. What I did find was that "all men
are created equal and that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among them are
Lire, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." Yes, Ms. Mugartegui, this includes
homosexuals.
Bigotry and hatred are learned behaviors. I think we should help Ms. Mugartegui un-learn them by educating her via
boycott, leller writing and picketing of her
Lacey and Tumwater stores. Maybe then
she'll realize that she is no Constitutionalist, but a bigot trying to hide behind
America's greatest document.
It's a shame to see people who insist
on ignorance because of fear that they
mightleam something and have to change.
Please, Ms. Mugartegui, live and let Jive
and think for yourself instcad of falling for
right-wing Christian hate propaganda.
Sincerely,
Karen Nothstein

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S&A S t ory mIsses
KAOS budget cut
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Pr· '
Th ·IS IS
m response to erry Ice s
news article about the S&A Board (CPI,
April 15). He updated us on what the
S&A Board has been doing. Unfortunately, he didn't give the whole story.
Last week the Board slashed KAOS'
budget by over $30,000.
Why did the Board do this, you ask?
Well, heck, maybe I'll tell you. For some
reason, the Board seems to think that
KAOS serves the Olympia Community rather than the Evergreen Community. As if
they're two totally different things. The
Board also doesn't realize that KAOS'
potential for use as a tool by students for
educational or promotional purposes and
as a stage for exhibiting student artistry as
well. The Board also believes that since
KAOS can generate money on it's own
that its okay to take away badly needed
funds. Just how many membership drives
can the public take a year? It can be said
that the Board is out of touch with the
needs of the student body and that they
know little of the value that KAOS has.
It's true that funds from the Tier I
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needed to be cLit. Oddly, KAOS -took the
full brunt of the cut rather than less
painful snipping across the board. I'm not
trying to devalue the other Tier I subjects,
the Child Care Center 8Jldeven the CPI
arc wonderful assets to our community.
Unfortunately the Board seemed to blindly
slash away at one of us without taking the
time to understand the complexity of what
we do.
0'1 a positive, pro-active note, this is
not the end of the world. The Board of
Trustees still has to approve the budget
proposal. And we're also coming to the
end of this year's $pring Membership
Drive. Please politely wrile the Truslees al

Library 3109 or call and leave a message
at x6100. Then, become a member or
renew your membership al KAOS by
calling 866-5267.
Dante Salvatierra

Ways to observe
death looked at
Two weeks ago, in response to a
request from students, I directed that the
nags at the circle be flown at half-mast to
acknowledge the loss to the community of
Patrick Wilcox, a student who died on
campus on April 6. The flags remained at
half-mast for the remainder of that day.
Patrick's death was first of all an
iridividual tragedy, the untimely end of a
life full of promise and a personal loss to
his family, friends, and classmates. But the
loss of an individual is also a loss 10 the
community, a loss that affects us all
whether or not we knew Patrick. My
decision to lower the flag was meant to
provide a visible sign of the community's
loss, an interruption of our every-dayness
to prompt all of us to pause and reflect
This recent tragedy has prompted me
to think about the ways in which we as a
community commemorate the death of one
of us. It has been Evergreen's custom to
lower the flag to mark the death of faculty
members; the practice with other members
of the community including students has
noL been consistent. While symbolic
actions arc always susceptible to multiple
interpretalions, many people believe that
the national !lag should be lowered only
for nationally prominent figures.
To allow us in the future to
commemorate significant losses to the
community without raising questions of
national protocol, I propose that we obtain
narrow black pennant that we would fly
just beneath the national llag when a
member of the Evergreen community has
died. It would be the public and
institutional equivalent of a black
armband. We would place a notice board
at the foot of the flagpole with information
about the person whose death is being
commemorated. The national and state
flags would continue to lly at full-staff.
I invite your reactions to this
proposal.
Jane L. Jervis,

a

President

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Campus- recyclIng
d
can be Improve
.
Evergreen, as is well known, enjoys
a reputation as being a bastion of
ecological awareness~ Recently I read in
The Olympian that St. Peter's Hospital
manages to recycle fully 90 percent of
their waste paper stream, which is an
extremely laudable achievement As an
alumnus, I wondered how well Evergreen
compared. Alas, I was somewhat dismayed
to find out that the figure at the college is
between 35 and 40 percent. Given the
momentum of the celebration of Earth Day
this month, perhaps the Evergreen
Community might use that to work
together to close the gap between rhetoric
and reality. Thank you.
.
Michael Harburg

.Alumnus reports
beach t ral-. C1ean
How clean and cared for the Beach
Trail (and the Campus in general) looked
last week when I visited Evergreen!
Congratulations!
Marjon Riekerk ('91)

White activists
should heed call
I cannot allow the "typical white
liberal" atlitudes that pervade Spencer
Crandall's article entitled "Movements
Should Join Hands" (CPI, Forum, Apr. 8)
to go without a response.
The author expresses his dismay
bewilderment as to why people of color
arc not involved in the mainstream
environmental movement and, in the end,
makes a noble plea for unity. The author
states that, "while people of color are busy
battling racism, white people are fighting
the corporations and laws which will injure the planet." Words cannot express the
anger I felt after reading this statement.
Absent from the article is any
acknowledgment of the struggles of people
of color who have lived a history of
resistance to colonization and genocide, a
process that always leaves environmental
desecration in its wake. This history is not
an addendum to the environmental movement. It is the basis for all current
environmental activism. The author
wonders why his lily-white group is so
homogenous and even claims, "we have
not excluded anyone(!)" Sorry, bro, but
failure to acknowledge cultural connections with land and resistance 10 its
destruction is exclusion. Exclusion by
deletion.
.
The author also fails to recognize the
pervasiveness of the "white, is norm"
attitude in our society and the dynamics
that accompany it. These dynamics are reproduced in even the most "well-meaning"
institutions and social movements and they
work their way into personal and small
group interactions; no doubt they were at
play in the all white Earth Day Organizing
Committee. In the cultural clash between
communication styles, non-whites usually
get silenced. These kinds of interactions
lead to feelings of diminution and
alienation that few whites care to
understand, never mind actually address.
This, too, is a form of exclusion.
Whites are responsible for the state
of environmental degradation that the
Earth is now suffering. And white people,
from CEO to citizen, have routinely initiated, condoned and complied with policies and decisions·that have distributed the
weight of this suffering onto communities,
countries, and even continents of people of
color. The viclims of the policies of coloni7_ation and abuse have never . separated
racism from the rape of the Earth. And
now, here in Olympia, W A, we hear a
"new" call for unity? Unity on whose
terms?
On October 27, 1991, the annual
National People of Color Environmental
Leadership Summit was held in WashinglOn, DC to "secure our political, economic
and cultural liberation that has been denied
for over five hundred years of colonization
and oppression, resulting in the poisoning
of our communities and the land, and the
genocide of our peoples."
At the conference, a resolution was
unanimously passed that "calls for a restructuring of the traditional relationships
of mainstream environmental organi1.8tions
and activists to communities of color and
grassroots and indigenous peoples." Why?
The resolution goes on to state: "As
peoples of color, we suffer disproportionate victimization by environmental
degradation and a host of ·other forms of
social.~onomi'i and political violence ...
Only in the diversity of our oppression are
we able to clearly see the pervasive
pauern of genocidal enyironmental racism.
We [resolv,clto speak for ourselves and to
define the issues in our own way."
As white activists, we would do w~
to heed this call. It's an invitation for us to
work equitably towards a mutuallyrealized, livable world. This means that
white people need to identify and change
the ways in which racism plays through
them. The only remaining question, theil,
is whether whites, like Spencer Crandall,
have enough committment, after being
stripped of power priviledges, to be a
meaningful part of the full extent of the
environmental movement.
Jason Wallach

KAOS's mission in question
to participate in KAOS in various ways,
by Kimberly Kinchen and Diana Arens
KAOS
serves this purpose in an
After reeeiving news of the 30
exemplary
way. KAOS is the ultimate
percent KAOS budget cut from S&A, we
public
forum.
At the same time, KAOS
believe it is . dubious whether S&A
offers
these
same
opportunities to students:
understands the mission of KAOS (printed
in this month's program guide), or what is
roughly half of the regular, programmers
in the best interest of students.
are students.
The final KAOS budget submitted to
The aims of the S&A Board are
the S&A Board was submitted as a
outlined in the Student Groups Directory
goodwill gesture to show that KAOS was
1992-93: The S&A Board, in compliance
willing to be llexible with their budget at
with the Evergreen Administrative Code,
a time when all areas at Evergreen face
will allocate fees in a manner which:
cuts. It was submitted after the S&A
-enhances student life
reaction to the initial proposal was less
-is adaptive to the changing needs of
than warm. KAOS demonstrated its
the Evergreen community
willingness to find ways to deal with
-recognizes and promotes diversity
budget restrictions, and got axed as a
of expression
result.
As a form of media dedicated to
S&A rationalized that the KAOS
serving those traditionally and currently
cartoon by Robert Cook
budget has ballooned 300 percent over
disenfranchised by mainstream commercial
three years (according to Michael
media, such as women, people of color,
Huntsberger, KAOS General Manager, this
physically challenged people, working
increase has occured over 10 years) in
class people and affectional minorities,
We would_ like to ask students
order 10 meet the requirements of the
KAOS fulfills all of these criteria to an
by Robert Taylor
questions like: "Do students really want a
grant, and that such expansion was no
Several weeks ago, some students
extent that we doubt any other student
student government?" "How should it be
longer nccessary once the grant was no
spent some time in the second floor of the
organization or service can do. It arguably
constituted?" "What should it do?" The
longer in effect. Thus, a 30 percent cut in
serves a greater number of students as
CAB discussing questions about student
only way for us to answer questions like
one year was deemed necessary to offset
governance. The large majority of the
well as community members than any
these is 10 have students involved in
previous growth. It doesn't take an
response seemed to be that TESC students
other single entity of the College. Students
asking and answering them, by
economist La figure out that if you remove
and the community are not mutually . wanted to see more attention paid to these
participating in our work, by being an
issues, in the hopes that the student body
such a base amount of support so
exclusive groups with different needs. In
active committee member, or just helping
in general could benefit. Out of these
radically, and do not allow for realistic
light of these considerations, we question
opinions and feelings, the Student
us by answering some of our questions.
compensation for the loss, the entity
the reasoning of the S&A decision.
Governance Planning Committee was
If you are interested in active
absorbing the loss is not going to be on
As women who have worked in
participation in our process, come to our
college and community radio, we are born, or SGPC for short.
st..1ble footing. It is necessary to have
Now that there is another one of meetings on Wednesdays at 5:30 in the
concerned with the ability of human
professional slaff at KAOS to provide
S&A offices, or please contact us at our
continuity in working towards the station's
beings to have a say in issues that affect these alphabet soup committees on
campus, I suppose I should explain what offices in the Third Floor CAB S&A
their lives. We believe that college and
mission. If S&A was truly concerned with
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community radio stations, and other
the growth of KAOS and budget
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Bookstore, or look for our flyers. Consider
mission of the station and how well
grcat potential in the exercise of week. The SGPC is interested in
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KAOS could carry out that mission with a
democratic values. As Chomsky reminds
be involved with us to any extent they feel
what they want in the way of an
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us, over 50 percent of all media is
comfortable with.
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beca use KAOS has moved towards
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Because stations like KAOS are not government of any sort; our goal is to find
EvergrecnRadio, it should depend on less
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having I1mt come about.
Mondays at 5 p.m.
enough opportunity with the station. The
involvement of their surrounding
communities, they are essential in acting
first part of this argument is based on
serious misunderstandings of the mission
as counterbalances 10 prevailing social and
statements of KAOS, the College and of
political trends. For this reason alone,
S&A; the second part is patently untrue.
KAOS and other such stations should be
One of the primary missions of the
unconditionally supported . We call upon
need to feel that which dwells in the
by Angela Marino
the S&A Board to repeal their
College is that of public service and
unknown strata between thought and
Words spilled freely on the red
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building lies with the greater community
bricks of our commons area as some sort expression.
Kimberly Kinchen is co-coordinator of art piece or maybe just spring cleaning . •
beyond the physical isolation of the
Elders and children, the wisest of
of 1ESC Peace Center. Diana Arens is Whatever the case, it stuck to my boot for our"Species, are intimately attached to the
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KAOS's Student Program Director.
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Arts& ·E ntertainment
Smegmacious sounds leak southward
GLAZED .
MYSTERY MACHINE
NETTWERK

by Andrew Lyons
Let me tell you about this band of
Canadians I heard. It's the sound. The new
so und . .. The Chilliwack sound.
They call themselves Mystery
Machine and 1 don't know why. I repeated
the name in my head and then out loud
several times, putting emphasis on
different parts of the name. I found it
sounds the best by pronouncing it as one
word: " mysterymachine," putting extra
e mphasis on the "M"s.
They call the album Glazed. I like
this; it's a word I can identify with. I've
even been it before. I think it's safe to say
we all have.
The band consist of four lads: Shane
Ward (bass), Jordan Pratt (drums), Luke
Rogalsky (vocals and guitar) and a guy
who calls himself "Bean" (Guitar).
Shane, Jordan and this curious
"Bean" fellow are all 21. Luke, on the
other hand, is only 19. This really doesn't
have much to do with anything, except
that maybe th e others had to buy for him
while touring in the states and opening for
the likes of Pearl Jam , Buffalo Tom and
playing the second stage at Lollapa{ooza
'92 .
The boys have been playing together
since high school. It seems that at an early

age, they realized that, "jobs were not an
option." So they started a band in the
spring or summer (none of them really
remember), way back in '90. If only we
all could come to such realizations, then
wc could all be in bands. The world would
be a much better place.
All four of them hail from the fabled
city of Chilliwack, B.C. (pop. 45,(00).
Chilliwack lies 60 miles eas t of
Vancouver. Nestled deep in the wild

untamed wilderness of Canada, Chilliwack
Dave Ogilvie (Skinny Puppy, Babes in
is your typical dog-walking town, filled
Toyland), via a local band conlest,
wit h ( a I tho ugh s 0 mew hat
Mystery Machine recorded sev~n songs
disproportionately) churches, restaurants
with Ogilvie. After that; they played and
toured and did several other things before·
and gas SI.llions.
I, for one, always enjoy hearing
recording Glazed, their Debut LP.
music from dis\'1ntlands, such as Canada.
Even though Glazed has apolished
II offers the chance to experience
sound and is produced by a major label,
Nettwerk (a stooge of IRS records),
something new, exciting and different. So
for me, it was an exhilarating experience
Mystery Machine has still maintained the
cheesy sebaceous sound for which . they
to hear that Mystery Machine sounded a
strive. They have the eclectic style of a
lot like they were from Scallle. Not that I
band that's still experimenting. From
would use the term "grunge" (though I
ready-made MTV songs like "Shaky
just did). But it's obvious that the record
stores in Chilliwack, B.C., do keep The
Ground" and "Everyone's alright," to the
Scremning Trees in stock (actually, record . nine-minute opus "Stain Master," these
labels pay me big bucks to use the word
guys still haven't settled on a nitch.
Mystery Machine also released a
grunge and relate new bands to wellEuropean EP version of Glazed entitled
known names, no maller what the band
Stain. It's probably much too sophisticated
actually sounds like - they say it's good
for sales).
for the States though - that is, unless the
. As I inserted Glazed into my player, band gets big, in which case you will see
I couldn't help but wonder what it must be Stain in all the better record stores with a
like to live in a place called Chilliwack.
cover that rcads "Mystery Machine: rare
As I listened to songs about pot, laziness,
European EP $40."
and drunken idiots, I came to the
All Europe aside though, Mystery
realization that it must be a lot like living
Machine is a band with potential and
Glazed is a fine listen. I walk around with
in my own home town . I began to feel
homcsick.
the songs in my head and even do a jig
Before there was Glazed, there was
every so often.
Smegma. the band's demo tape. Smegma
Andy Lyons is only one of a
is the word for cheesy sebaceous stuff that
thousand points of light, twinkling
collects between the penis and the
harmony and love in/o a vast field oj
fore skin. Smegma (I just want LO use that
night. wanting to buy the world a Coke™.
word a lot) won them studio time with Andy needs /0 watch Scooby Doo.

No Talent: 'Oooh. You guys make my ears hurt.'
by Joomi Lee
No Talent has a 7" single coming
out soon on Osbourne's Fuck You record
label. It will be distributed nationwide and
in Europe. No Talent also hopes to play at
Evergreen or somewhere in Olympia soon .,
"We'll actually play anything. We'd love
to play in the Olympia Safe way parking

lot. Just get us out of Grays Harbor. W e 'll
play anything ."
No T,llent are <l very young Grays
Harbor b,lnd who played their first real
club opening for the godfathers of sludgy
grunge, the Melvins, at RCKNDY in
March.
The first time I saw No Talent was
at a skateboard contest in Montesano
where they played without a PA. It was a
sloppy show, but still sounded good
because they put all their energy into
performing for the crowd that was there.
Two and a hal f years later, No Talent is
still a three-piece but has a different lineup and sound. In stead of '70s three-chord
punk, they now play at a slower tempo
lIsi ng different chord progressions, a la
Melvins.
.
I was able to interview No Talent in
Olympia two weeks after their RCKNDY
gig. Ben is 17, plays a Gibson Les Paul
guitar, and sings. Steve is 16, plays a
Washburn bass, and c laim s to use two 15"
Reali sti c speakers. Matt, the drummer, is
16 and plays with a kick drum, snare, rack
toms, noor tom, two crash, one high hat,
one ride, two sticks, and one stool. Jeremy
claims he docs nothing, ''I'm nobod y. I
went to ITr Tech. I just drive them

around."
Ben modcstly states that they've hit
it real "big in Europe. We were on two
world LOurs with the Sex Pistols."
Here are some of No Talent's
enlightening thoughts about a variety of
topics:
Living and 1>laying in Grays Harbor
Ben: I wouldn't move if someone
paid me five million dollars. We get to
play high sc hool dances, parties, funerals,
and bar mitzvahs. People tell us, "Oooh.
You guys make my cars hurL" I think they
clap when' we get off the stage.
Family support
Steve: My mom's supportive, but
my dad didn't want me to go play the
RCKNDY show . She talked him into it
and he end ed up really liking the Melvins.
Good old mom.
Favorite Bands
Mall: Melvins, Beastie Boys, Eagles
SIeve: Neil Young, Mc1vins, Kansas
Ben: Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols,
l3Iack Flag. KISS, Bay City Rollcrs, old
disco music, Flipper, Led Zeppelin, Cars,
classical, polka, and Neil Diamond. Yes, ]

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Describing their music collection
Matt: Mc1vins, Beastie fioys, Eagles
Steve: I own 10 CDs and one
Melvins record.
Ben: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Clash,
Ministry, Butthole Surfers. I have about
100 tapes and over ]00 eight tracks. 1
have almost the entire KISS collection on
e ight track. Saturday Nighl Fever, Urban
Cowboy, Grease , Alice Cooper, Frank
Zappa, Elton John, etc.
Favorite animals
Steve: tiger, bird, Sasquatch
Jeremy: cagle, rat, bat, and the Loch
Ness monster. If I were the Loch Ness
mon ster, I'd tell all those phutographers to
leave me alone. I'd say, "Hey, I'm not a
bad guy. Why are you disturbing me and
my family, man?"
Ben: cagl e, cat. I was just thinking
about this the other day, looking at my
dog wo ndering what it's like to be an
animal. He just lies on the Ooor and
doesn't have to worry about anything. He
doesn't have to worry about how he looks.
Not that I have to worry about how I look.
Playing with the Melvins
Steve: The most momentous moment
of my life.
Ben: Every day is the most
momentous moment of my life ... it's. hard
gelling shows becausc we're underage. I
think everything was done under the table
when we played <,It RCKNDY because we
didn't have to sign anything. We had to
wait outside the club until it was time to
play and then we had to go back outside.
loomi Lee writes about local and
other musical talent.

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THE OLYMPIA CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA returns to the Capitol
Theater for their last performance of the
season at 8 p.m. tonight! Tickets are $7 at
the door.

TODA Y IS EARTH DAY. Enviro-fever:
feci the heat!
NEW AGE MUSICIAN ROBERT RICH
will perform at 8 p.m. tonight in the
Recital Hall! Tickets arc $10 general, $6
for students and seniors, and arc available
at TESC Bookstore, among other places.
To reserve tickets, or for more
information, t~all 866-6833.
PAUL BRACK AND SANDRA
AGUILAR, participants in a recent aid
caravan to EI Salvador, will speak at noon
today in L2000. Admission is free.

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FIVE GRUNGE-POP BANDS play
grunge you can dance to tonight! See them
for only five bucks in the Library Lobby!
It starts at 7:30 p.m. The concert is
sponsored by the interminably hip folks at
TEMPO!
ONE MORE TIME: if you wanna see
Jane Jervis, you ought to do it at8 a.m. on
Friday mornings! She'll be at a table
opposite the Deli in the CAB, just waiting
10 I.;.llk. Cool!

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Washington Center tonight!
Performanccs of this Abbey Player
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for
more information about this
product ion.
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yourself of yard waste, scrap metal,
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if you're not a residential garbage
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A SUPPORT GROUP for male survivors
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meets Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. in
L4004. This group is sponsored by Male
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Foundation (MASS) and the Counseling
Center.
PEER SUPPORT for students with
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p.m. in the CAB third floor conference
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Arts & Entertainment

Negativland speaks freel

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What do you think of when you hear the
name Negativland? Strange noises that are
better left illlheard? Bizarre tales of mid-west
axe murderers? How about lawsuits, powerbroker lawyers, sold-out mega stars, aging
punk rockers and five guys just tying to have
a spot of fun? Sound like an odd combo?
Well, maybe, but that's reality for this San
Francisco-Bay area band who just happened
to have played at Thekla last night.
. For those of you who may not know,
(and I hope your numbers are few!)
Negativland has been around for years making
albums out of sound effects, appropriated
samples and their own twisted visions of the
way things should be. Their 1987 release
Escape from the Noise included the single
"Christianity is Stupid" which Negativland
later [falsely] claimed was the basis for an
Oklahoma axe-murder. This claim was
picked up by news services nationwide and
sparked debate over the responsibility of
artists to the results of their work.
Unbeknownst to The Media, Negativland
was busy recording all of the furor for use on
their next album, Helter Stupid, which was a
scathing critique of the apparent stupidity of
the American mass media.
Negativland' snextrelease, in September
1991, was a CD single called "U2" that
included appropriated samples of U2's
song "I Still Haven'tFoundWhat
I'm Looking For" in addition to
outtakes from Casey Kasem's
"American Top 40" radio show.
The record immediately became the subject
of a major lawsuit by Island Records, U2's
label, for copyright infringement.
Negativland was then being represented by
lawyers for their label, SST. This suit was
fmally settled for S45,OOO, which was paid
by SST. However, SST then turned aroillld
and slapped Negativland with a threat to sue
if they didn't reimburse SST for the ninety
grand in total losses it incurred over the
matter. Negativland balked and produced a
l00-page magazine called The Letter U and
the Numeral 2 which was a collection of all
of the legal documents leading up to that
point in their case. SST took great offense at
this and immediately hit Negativland with a
lawsuit which is still pending. Some guys
have all the luck, huh?
All of this leads up to my real reason for
writing this in the first place; the interview. I
met the band at a hip little house nestled deep
within the wooded south Puget Sound
landscape. Chris and Don were out on the
back porch labeling video cassettes of their
movie and writing propaganda for the tour.
Mark was inside ta1king on his cordless phone.
Chris offered me some coffee, which I
accepted, and we sat down to chat about a

great many things.
ON THE NEW TOUR:
Skip: Why another tour?
Mark: We wanted to do a tour 'cause we
thought we could make money.
Chris: Plus we're masochists, we like the
pain of being on tour.
Mark: Three weeks seems like a long tour to
us.
Skip: Why start with Olympia?
Mark: Because it's the flfst stop.
Chris: Isn't this the World Pop Underground
Headquarters?
Mark: I hope Greg Ginn [head of SST,
former member of Black Flag] hears about
our show. We're covering a Black Flag song.
Skip: Which one?
Mark: Oh, just some song. Come to the
show and see if you can figure it out.
Actually we aren't really covering it. We're
using it; infringing on his copyright.

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Mark: The Capitol
was
showing
.....- ....."""-- movies the night we
wanted to play. I talked to Thekla
about the liquor laws. Even if they got rid of
all the booze for our show they still couldn't
letanyoneunder21 in because of the license
Jaws . .. I think they would really prefer to be
flexible about that but they can't and still
hope to make any money.
Skip: What's your take on the Olympia
"scene?"
Mark: This is like Athens, GA and Calvin
Johnson is Micheal Stipe ... I'm terribly
disappointed about how many bands here
don't care about how they sell their music.
They think independent is a stepping stone to
a major label. [Refering to Negativland's
newly independent status after leaving
. .. My new theory that Ijustcame up with ten
seconds ago is this: Seattle becomes very
corporate with agents running all over so you
romanticize abou t what it should be like. You
get Olympia with these bands with guitars
out of tune and you get K Records. But it
won't last. Everyone 's looking for the next
thing to write about. The Riot Gml thing is a
textbook example. Media
people are currently looking
for the next big thing so
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Gml fashion spreads
in Vogue magazine.

ON COPYRIGHT, APPROPRIATION,
PIRACY AND PLAGIARISM:
Chris: People seem to use appropriation and
plagiarism interchangeably. Piracy is taking
someone else's work and profiting from it.
Plagiarism is taking someone else's work
and claiming it as your own. Appropriation is
taking someone else's work and re-presenting
it in a new context. Don thinks that, "any
fragmentary use of a piece other than
the whole" is okay. I' m not sure ifI
agree.
.........__ Don: Appropriation is a
referencing method.
Mark: Both plagiarism and piracy take
something from the original owner. I don't
see where appropriation ever does.
Skip: How do you think the definitions will
be changed?
Chris: I don't think they ever will.
Don: There are two ways: court cases and
rewriting the laws through Congress.
ON SST, GREG GINN AND LAWYERS:
Mark: We offered to split the 590,000 SO/50
but he [Ginn] wouldn't talk to us ... SST is
keeping all of the royalties on everything
we've ever done for them. It's all being
sucked into a black - Flag - hole ... He
[Ginn] clearly thought he'd beat us because
he didn't think we could afford to fight it [the
suit].
Chris: Then we got free lawyers. The largest ON SINEAD, KAOS AND LIBERALS:
law firm in California.
NOTE: Mark Hosler was a KAOS DJ with
Mark: Once you deal with lawyers long .. Bob Daniels on the "Drive Time Story Hour"
enough you get infected. The poison of show from·Oct. 1990 through Aug. 1991.
Legalese is affecting us.
Mark: This is my new pet hate ...
Don: Mark, I really think that is irrelevant Chris: Pet hale?
and immaterial.
Mark: Yeah. My new pet hate is these aging
liberals who were never really liberals in the
NOTES ON OLYMPIA:
fiTst place booing Sinead off the stage at the
Skip: Why Thekla and not someplace all- Dylan concert. They've turned into their
ages like the Capitol Theater?
parents. These are the same type of people

CLOTHES?
They're on sale now at the Bookstore.
BOOKS?
They're on sale now at the Bookstore.
WA tER BABIES?

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who've destroyed KCMU and are turning
KAOS into what it's becoming ... It's been
disappointing to see what the station's been
turning into ... I understand that you need to
raise money but. .. Personally I think that
guy, Micheal, the station manager, has been
there so long he's aged and gOllen out of
touch.
Chris: Creeping Professionalism. Creeping
NPRism.
Mark: Community radio should be a really
healthy mix of stuff that'll be a challenge or
be intriguing ... If you don't want people to
change the dial then you should play Led
Zeppelin or Jethro Tull or Pink Floyd or
something like that.
Don: As if you were selling something ...
Alternative stations feel like they need to
compete with big pop stations. That's not an
alternative.
Mark: Maybe there's something to be said
for having a 20-year old kid playing tapes of
chainsaws at f('Of in the afternoon ... Who IS
listening to KAOS? Who do they think is
listening? It sounds like they think it's middleagedex-Grceners.
Skip heartily recommends Negativland's new CD, Free. While you're at it,
pick up any Negativ/and CD you can Jind.
Who knolVs when they'll be sued next.

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