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Part of The Cooper Point Journal Volume 23, Issue 19 (March 11, 1993)

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THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE

March 11, 1993

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by Andrew Lyons
Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall,
ninety-nine bottles of beer,
You're too young,
you can'l have one,
Ninety-nine bottles are still on the wall ....

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The State Legislature has passed a
bill pertaining to alcohol abuse and
underage drinking among college and
university students.
By January I, 1994, according to
Substitute House Bill 1082, "each of the
state universities, and The Evergreen State
College shall submit to the Washington
Higher Education Coordinating Board a
comprehensive plan to combat student
alcohol abuse, including underage
drinking. "
It goes on to read that, "the comprehensive plan must include means for
assuring to the highest degree possible that
there is no underage drinking," and, "must
provide details of services that will be
offered to students who are problem
drinkers. "
The bill goes on to address fraternities and sororities and what there
responsibilities would be in the future. The
bill was passed by the state House of
Representatives on Feb. 5.
"This bill is aimed at moderation,"
said Mike Heavey, D-Seaule. Heavey was
one of the original sponsors of the bill .
"It's geared toward schools with
Greek systems [fraternities and sororities]
who are reluctant to have guidelines," he
said. "All of the schools are behind it, so
far I haven't heard any opposition," he
added.
Heavey attributed an increase in
violence on campus related to al cohol
abuse as the reason for making the bill.
One incident he mentioned took
place in the University of Washington's

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Amy Bertis, Qrissi Dancer, performing in the play AlJ1andla! Awethu!
The Power Is Ours! Orissi Dance is over 2000 years old and was
originally performed only by women. photo by Seth "Skippy" Long .

Budget forecast grirnrner

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by Robert Taylor
Four preliminary budget proposals,
calling for budget reductions of 4.2 miUion
dollars per year for the 1993-95 biennium,
were presented to the Evergreen
community in a public forum in Lecture
Hall 1 this past Monday. This represents a
fifteen percent reduction in the TESC
annual budget of 27.8 million dollars for
this year.
The proposals came from the four
divisions responsible for Evergreen
' operations; the President's Office, Finance
and Administration, Student Affairs, and
Academic Affairs.
The proposals are currently being
reviewed by the Operational Budget and
Planning Council (OPBC), which will
decide how to implement these proposals,
and may make deeper budget cuts in some
areas or restore funding in others,
depending on funding levels that will be
set by. . the Legislature and Governor
Lowry in late spring, and public input that
is currently being solicited by the OPBC.
The President's Office budget
proposal, representing approximately five

percent of the overall Evergreen operating
budget, is responsible for college relations
and publications, soliciting alumni, parent
and corporate donations, and support of
the President and Board of Trustees. The
cuts in this division would include
reducing support for publications to al umni
and friends of the college and eliminate
five positions in the office, part of an
overall cut of $204,673 per year.
The Finance and Administration
proposal, made by Executive V.P. for
F&A Les Purce, calls for $1,155,311
dollars in cuts per year in this division,
which accounts for approximately 28
percent of the Evergreen budget
Effects of these budget cuts would
include reduced evening, summer and
weekend Computer Center hours,
elimination of the Perkins Loan program
as well as the two positions responsible
for administering it, reductions in TESt
Security personnel and patrols, less
frequent maintenance for items such as the
Library ventilation system, reduced

see ax, page 3

The Evergreen State College
Olympia. WA 98505
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Legislature passes bill to
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greek row at a house party last fall. A
woman went outside to complain about the
noise level and someone hurled a beer
bottle at her. She lost an eye as a result.
"That incident got a lot of publicity ,"
said Jennifer Jaech, Assistant to the
President and Evergreen's Legislative
Liaison. "After that happened, the
chairman held a hearing on the
Washington campus, and talked about a
variety of bills he wanted to introduce ."
"One of the things that seems
common in the bills, that doesn't effect
Evergreen, is how to control drinking in
the fraternities," said Jaech. "For many
years the University of Washington was
saying that drinking in fraternities wasn't
their problem, because they were off
campus. That frustrated the Legislature."
A similar alcohol related incident
occured on this campus, Halloween night
1991, when student then Dan McClusky
assaulted another then student, William
Baxter with a bottle in the A-dorm lobby .
According to Jaech, the bill that was
pass(",d had gone through a series of
changes before a compromise was reached.
At one point a section of the bill
called for all state funded campuses to be
completely alcohol free and would have
put a prohibition on alcohol in student
residences within a ten mile radius of the
college. That has since been removed.
"We arc planning to do a survey
next year about the use of controlled
substance and alcohol," said Director of
Housing, Jeannie Chandler, "to get a better
feel of what the use or abuse is on the
campus."
Chandler said that the school docs a
lot of education "on the front end about
alcohol abuse."

see alcohol, page 3

.Provost: the search continues
by Brian Almquist
Despite all the recent changes in the
upper echelons of Evergreen's
Administration, the Provost's office is still
filled on an "interim" basis, and is likely
to remain so for another year.
In June 1990, former college
president Joseph Olander appointed an
interim provost, Russell M. Lidman, to
replace Patrick Hill. The search process
for a new provost began that spring, but it
was interrupted by the resignation of
Olander in September 1990. The decision
was made at that time to wait on hiring
the new provost until Evergreen had a new
permanent president that could participate
in ·the process.
Since then, TESC has appointed a
new President, a new Vice President for
Student Affairs, and filled the Executive
Vice President for Finance and
Administration position. The Provost, who
also serves as the Vice President for
Academic Affairs, is the one top-level
administrative position that remains to be
filled.
Last October, new TESC President
Jane Jervis charged a Provost Search
Process DTF (Disappearing Task Force) to
begin discussion on the timing of the
search process. In response, the DTF, in a
memo to the president dated January 25,
recommended that a Provost Search DTF

be convened this spring, and that the
actual search process begin this summer.
"Conducting a search at variance
with the academic calendar is likely to
jeopardize the quality of the applicant
pool," stated the memo from the DTF.
Jervis has accepted these
recommendations.
Both Jervis and the Provost Search
Process DTF are aware of what they call
a sense of urgency. The January 25 memo
describes a "current feeling of abnormality

see provost, page 5
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mews Briefs
Arts celebration
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OLYMPIA-Artburst, the Third Annual
Olympia Arts Festival will be held from
March 19 through March 28. This year's
celebration is host to over 20(hhings to do
in ten days - from Art Walk and
Performance Walk, to exhibits, poetry,
films, lectures, plays, dances, and live
music_ A fuU schedule of events, including
28 exhibits and programs for youth, are
available at The Olympia Center, 222
North Columbia. For more information,
call the Olympia Arts Commission,
Department of Pards, Recreation, and
Cultural Services, 753-8380.

Stream Team
holds workshop
OLYMPIA-The Stream Team is holding
it's second 1993 workshop on Lake
Ecology on Thursday, March 18, from 7-9
p.m. in the Thurston County Courthouse ,
Building I, Room 152. Topics to be
covered include: types of lakes in
Thurston County, eutrophication,
temperature layers, plants and wildlife of
lakes, and problems with algae blooms,
milfoil, and waterfowl overpopulation. For
more information, call Wendy Burt at 7538598.

TESC no longer
votes at Council
EVERGREEN-The Evergreen Slate
College and other members of the
Thurston Regio nal Planning Co uncil
(TRPC) have jointly decided that Evergren
should withdraw from full voting

I don't like the word IIdownsizing", especially when
there's a perfectly good English word for it: "shrink".
Jane Jervis at the March 8 budget meeting.

membership in the Planning Council.
Evergreen cited budget limitations; other
members agreed that the change would
best suit the Regional Council's Mission
Statement and functions.
In light of the College's status as a
founding member of the council and its
contributions to the organi7.ation, TRPC
voted to award Evergreen the unique
status of "Charter Member Emeritus."
Evergreen will continue to attend Council
meetings and contribute its expertise to
Council activities, but will no longer vote
on Council decisions.

First Aid
class offered
EVERGREEN-A First Aid training class
will be held Tuesday, March 23, and
Thursday , March 25 , from 8 a.m. to noon
in CAB 110. This class will be given by a
certified instructor from McLane Fire
Department and will cover bleeding
control. CPR, choking, poisons, shock, ·
bums, s unstroke, hypothermia. sprains,
fracture s, dislocations, transporti ng the
injured , bites, stings, and health hazards,
State law requires that the Coll ege have on

!ISECURITVt BLOTTER I!
Tuesday, March 2
1615: A cement block was reportedly tied
to the pull cord of an emergency water
shower in LAB I, allowing the water to
run over onto the floor.

Wednesday, March 3
The department of Public Safety had a
relatively quiet day.

woman, were reportedly taking items from
the Deli_ The items were not paid for.

Saturday, March 6
0217: An extremely intoxicated male was
reportedly escorted from A-dorm to his
residence.

Sunday, March 7

1513: The nre alarm in the shops boat

Thursday, March 4
I3 13: A student injured her knee and was

building was reportedly activated.

reportedly transported to Capital Medical
Center
2047: The C-dorm frre alarm was
reportedly set off by burning popcorn.

2010: A report was made concerning
threatening phone calls made to KAOS.

Friday, March 5
2346: Two subjects, one man and one

357-8464
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Olympia
Open 7 days
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Thousand Cranes Futons
and furniture

Eating disorders: not just a girl's problem

community and has helped -fund hunger
relief programs at Thurston County Food
Bank, Senior Nutrition Program,Sl
Vincent DePaul, the Salvation Army and

Monday, March 8

The Public Safety Department
performed 47 public services (unlocks.
jump slarts. escorts, etc) last week.

each shift and in widely disbursed
locations employees that hold a valid
certificate of first aid training_ Supervisor's
approval to attend should be received prior
to sign-up. Participation is limited to 20.

Short-term jobs
at Bumbershoot
SEA TTLE-Bumbershoot, The Seattle
Arts Festival, is currently seeking
individuals interested in several Festivalrelated jobs. All openings arc short-tenn,
and require availability prior to and during
the Festival . . Bumbershoot, one of the
country's · top five urban arL~ festivals,
celebrates its 23rd outstanding year
September 3-6, 1993,
Production posItIons for 1993
include projcct coordinators, craft and food
crew and area managers. Also needed arc
Bookfair managers, reading series emcees,
publi cation sales staff and visua l arts
managers. The successful app licant will be
avaihfble durin g the Labor Day Wcekend,
enjoy working with the public and work
will as part of a team.
Interested applicants are required to
send a cover letter and resume describing
th ei r qualifications Lo: Job Openings,
Bumbershoot 1993, PO Box 9750, Seattle,
WA 98109-0750.

Fight hunger in
CROP Walk
THURSTON COUNTY-Thurston County
residents can help fight hunger by
participating in the 1993 Thurston County
Crop Walk scheduled for Sunday, May 2.
Each year, hundreds of CROP Walk
volunteers walk a 10-mile loop from
Olympia Hugh School to Priest Point Park
and back to raise money for local hunger
relief organizations. Last year 400 walkers
raised $30,070 through pledges from
friends and neighbors on a per-mile basis.
Over the past 12 years, Thurston
County CROP Walk has raised $427.899
to help fight hunger around the world_ One
quarter of the money has stayed in the

by Beth Gebstadt

Bread & Roses.
/( kick-off rally for CROP Walk will
be held at 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 22
at St. lohn's 'Episcopal Church, 20th
Capitol Way. If you know people who
would like to walk in CROP Walk please
attend the recruiters' rally or contact
Thurston County',S Recruitment Chair,
Mary Moore, 438-9767.

Public lecture
by Velasquez.
SEATTLE-Baldemar Velasquez, Founder
and President of the Farm Labor
Organizing Committee (FLOC) of Toledo.
Ohio, will give a public lecture on "Days
of Dreams and Dignity - The Power of the
People" Thursday, March II, 7 p.m. in
Kane ' Hall, Room 110, University of
Washington.
Mr. Velasquez is responsible for the
signing of the first three-party contracts in
labor history between farm workers,
growers, and corporate interests. He is one
of the most effective, nationally
recognized farm worker leaders in the
United States.
Mr. Velasquez will meet with the
Washington State Legislature, Governor
Mike Lowry, labor, church ami business
leaders and the media. He will participate
in a fundraiser for th e Farm Labor
Organizing Comm ittee Friday evening,
March 12, at Larry Kenney and Phylli s
Gutierrez's home, 5001 NE 90th Place,
from 7 to 9 p.m.
For more infonnation, contact Roy
D.
Wilson, Director, Community
o u trea c hlrn tern ati ona I Rela ti on s
Department at 329-2974 (days) or 3231283 (evenings).

Errata

HB 1443 was mistakenly called HB
1433 on the very lOp oflhefronl page in a
huge ./our column headline last week. Let
the record show that the CPJ blushes.
The Women's page, on which Lauren
Meeker's name was misspelled, was
coordinated by Sara Steffens. Did you
notice the poignant resemblence to a quilt?
Robert Cook should have been listed
as a graphic slave artist in the staff box.
Necrophilia is once again against
the law in Washington state. Thank God
our legislators take such prompt action on
the really important issues. We'd like to
encourage everyone to express their anal
fetishes and talk about B.M. on our pages.

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Eating diSorders plague many
women, as weU as an increasing amount
of men. .~y are a serious problem
afflicting colleges across the country.
However, this disease is not lim ited to
college age females. It strikes all ages,
races, religions and economic levels. The
two COrruDoneating disorders are anorexia
nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by
self starvation and refusal to eat, intense
fear of gaining weight, and compUlsive
exercising. These patients have a severe
body perception problem and fear they are
fat, even when they are significantly

underweight. They demonstrate controlling
behaviors such as restrictive calorie
counting, obsessive exercising, and ritual
weighing.
On the other hand, Bulimia Nervosa
is mote of a preocc~pation with food.
Someone affected by this disorder is more
likely to binge-eat and follow it with
purging, often through the use of laxatives,
vomiting, or excessive exercise. This binge
eating is described as being a complete
loss of control; It may be triggered by
loneliness, boredom, anger or anxiety.
To prevent this affliction, early
detection and intervention are necessary.
Some common warning signs to be aware

of are:
·Abnormalloss of weight.
.Continuous dieting. refusal to eat or
fixation with food abuse of laxatives,
diuretics.
·Diet pills, or emetics compulsive
exercise.
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·Excessive facial/body hair.
, ·Absent or irregular menstrual
cycles.
Although these ailments can be quite
detrimental, both psychologically and
physically, they can be treated and even
cured. Early detection and intervention are
instrumental in saving someone from this
life-threatening disease.

There are many different kinds of
help available in most communities. Recommended treatment may include regular
physical monitoring by a medical doctor
and nutritionist, psychological counseling
either individually, in groups or family
therapy, National Association of Anorexia
Nervosa and Associated Disorders support
groups, special outpatient therapy programs or if necessary hospitalization. Just
make sure to seek help from a specialist
who has expertise in the field. It is a
complex disorder and not all medical professionals are trained in this disease.
Beth Gebstadt is the WeI/ness
Coordinator.

Recycling, childcare, First People's, faculty face the ax (from cover)
janitorial and recycling services, and layoff
of approximately 25 staff members.
The Student Affairs budget proposal
was presented by Student Affairs V.P. Art
Constantino, and called for budget cuts
from this division of $308,134 per year.
This division. which accounts for
approximately 7.5 percent of the TESC
budget, would recoup part of its budget
cuts through increases in health fees of
three dollars per student per quarter and
increased charges for TESC Housing use
of Evergreen facilities.
Positions and services lost would
include staffing in the Academic
Planning/Experiential Learning and Career
Development Office, and less suppon for
childcare, international student application .
processing, First Peoples, the Safety Patrol
and Upward Bound. Two positions would
be cut at the CRC and the entire Student
Affairs staff would take two weeks of
unpaid leave each year.
The Academic Affairs proposal was
presented by Acting Provost Russ Lidman,

Some proposed Cuts in the
school's operating budget:
Eliminations Perkins Loans, Recycling Program Coordinator, adjunct faculty.

CutsReductions in janitorial
service, public safety
personnel, computer
center hours, support for
childcare, faculty,
advising and career
development, academic
public service programs,
building and ventilation
maintenance.
These are based on 15% cut forecasts.
graphic by Brian Almquist

and called for cuts of 2.4 million dollars
per year in this division, which represents
nearly 58 percent of the overall EV,ergreen
budget.
The Academic Budget and Planning
Council responsible for drafting the
proposal was unable to reach a consensus
on the exact format of the budget cuts, so
it instead presented a variety of options to
the Evergreen community for public
comment.
The options for cutting the academic
budget take two different forms in how
they deal with possible cuts in faculty, in
one case combining losses in visiting,
adjunct and permanent fsc:ulty with cuts in
public service programs such as the Labor
Center and the Washington Institute for
Public Policy, and in the other calling for
total elimination of all of the public
service programs with smaller cuts in
faculty.
In addition, the Academic Affairs
proposal presents four differing ways to
cut faculty expenditures: increasing faculty

unpaid leave, elimination of all visiting
and adjunct faculty and an additional four
to eight continuing faculty, a ten percent
pay cut for faculty, or a restructuring of
the academic . year to a fifteen week
semester system which would reduce
faculty pay by ten percent and work by
two weeks.
The proposal would also reduce
instructional support and student science
aides, library acquisitions and staffmg, and
the number of Program Secretaries.
Specific numbers on staff cuts were not
included in the proposal. .
Persons wishing to comment on the
budget proposals may obtain copies and
submit responses in the Lecture Hall
Rotunda between II a.m. and I p.m. daily
between now and the end of evaluation
week, or may submit written responses to
Lee Hoemann, the OPBC convener, in
Library 3103.
Robert Taylor is a staff writer for
the CPJ.

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Friday March 12 and
Saturday March 13
921 N. ROGERS • Open Everyday. 9 am-8 pm • 754-7666

A workshop for students

Why SEXUAL HARASSMENT

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illegal

Learn, through discussion and review of actual cases:
*the basics of the illegalities
*practical ways to deal with sensitive problems
*due process, remedies, the "reasonable woman standard"

MONDAY, APRIL 5 1-5 p.m.

CAB 110

Pre-registration required by Friday, April 2
Register at Student Activities main desk, CAB 320 x6220
786-J444

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Workshop limited to 40 lESC enrolled, matriculating students
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Columns

SriLanka:Q.sdetaj.ned by INS

THI

THIRD
FLOIR

by Dante Saivatierra
Since January 1992, four Sri Lankan ,
STUDENT GROUPS
refugees
have been detained in the Seattle '
WEEKLY
District INS detention facility. All were
seeking temporafy asylum in Canada arid
were fleeing political unrest Barathithsan
compiled by Curtis Goodman
Kailasapillai, Thavarajah Kaitherazelpillai,
Shanthini'
Konesan,and Thanapalan
·The LGBPRC (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ,
Subramaiam
were'lioping to be among the
Peoples Resource Center) continues its
900
or
more
Sri l.anlCans to have entered
movie series, Thursday March II, in LH3
Canada.
With
an aCceptance rate of 98
at ' 8 p.m. Admission is free. For more
of
Sri
Lankans at the Canadian
percent
infonnation, please call x6544.
borders, there is an extremely good chance
that the four would be allowed in. Yet" the
·The Women's Center presents Wo~en' s
director
of the facility, Richard Smith, has
Health, Life & Safety: A Regional
refused
to let them try. FurtIiermore the
Perspective with Thurston County NOW
facility they are "being kept in is not
and Safeplace, Thursday March II, at 7
p.m. in CAB 110. A panel discussion , designed for permanent human habitation.
Rooms are crowded, -the noise level is
includes Gloria Pardo, Executive Board of
high, and cultural and religious needs .are
the Hispanic Women's Network, Claire
denied.
Please write to the address below
O'Neil, Community Health Nurse, Diane
and
ask
that something be done to release
Moser, Health Planner Shoahwater Bay
them.
Indian Tribe and Eunice Santiago,
Oulreach Coordinator for Safeplace. Please
call x6162 for more information.

Jt~ ~es:;

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Gene McNary
Commissioner
Immigration
Na~izaiion
Service
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, 4420 Fairfax Drive, Room 210
Arlington, VA 22203

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Although this is a much shorter than
usual column it is by far one of the most
importaflt. It is an 'inalienable human right
to seek refuge in a counLry when fleeing
the tyranny of your own. It is also an
inalienable right to fall in love. In this
column is an unusual request coming from
Amnesty International. Amnesty
IntemationallUSA usually only works on
international causes except in cases of the
death penalty and refugee issues. Yet, in

this comer of the world there is a bill in
the state legislature that would add sexual
orientation to current laws that prohibit
discrimination in housing, jobs, insurance
etc, Please write to the representatives
below and ask that theyW"Se the members
of the House Rules committee to pass HB
1443 and to vote for it themselveS when it
gets to the floor o(thelegjslatfire. 'Or call
1-800-562-6000. .. .' .
Cathy Wolfe
424 John L. O ' Brien Building
Olympia, W A 98504
Sandra Romero
425 John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, W A 98504

Dante Salvatierra is Amnesty
International Coordinator for Evergreen.
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Don't abuse mathematical ideas

·Slightly West is currently accepting
prose, poeLry and graphics for a spring
issue. The deadline is March 12. For more
infonnation, please call x6879 .•
·Student Produced Art Zone (SPAZ) is
sponsoring a Brown Bag Art Hour every
Thursday at 7 p.m. in CAB 320 and a
Women's Show in the CAB cases through
the end of March. SPAZ would like to
remind students that applications for
Olympia's Artburst, March 19-28 need to
be turned in immediately. Please call
x6412 for more information.

or rather more like this?

by Rafael Marino
Is the world like this:

see philosophy ~ page 5
We probably would like it to be more as
depicted in the fIrst picture. There, we
observe three neatly defIned categories.
Circles, squares and ellipses which are
respectively black, white and checkered.
But, the fact is that the world is not that

·MES/GSA presents the Rachel Carson
Series, featuring a lecture and music by
Laura Love, April 7 at 7 p.m. in LHl. A
refreshment and information table will be
located in the Rotunda. For more
infonnation, please call x6707 or x6479.
·S&A Office is sponsoring Why Sexual
Harassment is Illegal: A Workshop for
Students, Monday, AprilS, from 1 to 5
p.m. Learn through discussion and review
of actual cases, the basics of the
illegalities; practical ways to deal with
sensitive problems; due process, remedies
and the reasonable woman standard. Space
is limited to 40 currently enrolled,
matriculated students. To register or for
more information, please stop by CAB 320
or call x6220. Deadline to register is
Friday, April 2.

simple, it is more like in the bottom
picture. There are circles that are gray, or
even white and there are squares that are
black, or - more likely - gray. Perhaps
most entities are gray anyway. There are
also ellipses that look very square. There
might be even two circles that are more
like one. Perhaps, the idea that there are
individuals, as pretended in both of these

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made recommendations on improving
relations between the faculty, the deans
and the provost that can be instituted
before a new, permanent provost is hired.
The other part of the DTF charge is
Lo draft a new provost's job description
and a draft of a job announcement. This is
to be done after the DTF identifIes the
primary challenges facing the faculty and
the academic program in the coming
decade, and describes the role of the
provost in his/her function of chief
academic officer and in his/her relations to
faculty, external constituencies and other
administrators. This task has yet to be
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3) To Alan Nasser: I just hope you
read Jennifer Shafer' s response article last
week. All I really want to say to you is
"No Comment," meaning that I have heard
your viewpoint many times before and I'm
tired of it Give me a break.
4) To Jeff Brecko and Chris Hough
who stated, "How can we, as men, attempt
to educate ourselves about gender
inequality and sexism when we must
endure thoughtJess drivel like, 'All you
men are rapists,' ,daily on this campus," I
now have a question for you. How can I,
as a woman, attempt to empower myself
and live my life (and my studies) in peace
when I must endure the (not) so
thoughtless drivel like, "I might get
attacked on my way home from the
, computer center at night," (or I might get
raPed while taking a walk down to the
beach, or my anatomy might get
commented on while walking downtown in
Olympia).
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Response

I have resisted writing a response to
many things the last few weeks in the
CPI, mainly due to a busy schedule, but
the time has come now when I can no
longer hold back.
1) I am writing in support of Gary
Wessels Galbreath's radio show on Kaos,
and I am writing in support of his anger.
Period. For those of you out there who
think his show should be discontinued,
well that would be yet one more time
when the voice of a Native American was
shut out And for those of you out there
who criticize Gary for actually caring
about (and speaking out about) the
seemingly endless material that is
degrading to Native cultures, I will say
this: Gary has a right to that anger and IT
SHOULD BE HEARD.
2) To Robert Cook who wrote in the
Dec. 3, 1992 issue of the CPJ, "I ask you
again, Mr. Galbreath, why is the gratuitous
depiction of sex, violence, nudity and
obscene language not worth a rebuttal ,
while 'degradation of culture' is," I have
been wanting to comment on that for a
long time. First of all, I have personally
heard Gary speak out against many forms
of oppression including racism, sexism,
homophobia, rape and pornography in
addition to speaking out against the
degradation of culture. And the more I
study
the different forms of oppression,
:p~~~~~~ the more
I realize how interconnected' and
Tarot ReadIngs,
~ complex they are, meaning that in fighting
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Hthames,
~ really Gary's responsibility to provide a
rebuttal for all the degrading material he
Brooms, musIc,
comes across in the CPJ, as well as in the
Books, :lewelr",
community at large? I think the answer is
no, though I am grateful that Gary does
a.om",___
speak out so much, it is up to ALL of us
to actively speak out against oppressive
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In racist countries, such as the US,
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people are officially classified as "Whites,"
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scientifIc and unnecessary labels.
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Among other things, we end with all kinds
that at atomic and subatomic levels, matter
of religious ideas - such as the existence
and energy are discrete. Nevertheless, at a
of souls - to prove our individuality and
more macro-level, the one that matters in
with other myths that obscure our underour daily lives, the world is not discrete.
standing of reality.
We accept the idea that we exist as indio
The continuum vs. discrete dilemma
viduals. We know, however, that most of
arises in diverse ways. One of these has to
the molecules that constitute our bodies
do with time. Along with insisting on the
will be completely replaced after seven
existence of individual human beings goes
years or less. Hence, the claim that there
the idea that such individuals start living at
is something which could be called our
a precise moment. (When the soul goes
body is, again, an illusion. The memories
into the body?) With this way of thinking,
stored in our brains are ,elusive and conterminating a pregnancy can become
stantly changing. The genetic information
killing a human being.
that remains would be our only hope for
Still, in order to communicate we
individuality.
need to invent words to represent these
Not even a simple table remains
pretended (but to some extent real) cateconstant or sharply defined; it is always
gories. We need to assume some indivilosing and acquiring particles or it may go
duality. Otherwise none of us would be
through even more radical changes. accountable for our actions, and the fact is
Neither is the category "table" sharply
that our fuzzy individualities do conlrol
defined. What we have in front of us
our actions most of the time. The problem
could be a "table" or it could be a
is that then we take words too seriously .
" bench."
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So, the second picture is still
words.
misleading. A closer represent;Hion of the
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Response
Women's history
pages alienating
I have some lingering questions
about two pages sponsored by the
Women' s Center in the March 4 CPJ.
Regarding the back page and woman's
history month; how is the use of cute little
phrases such as "lesbians are cool" and
"Sisterhood is powerful" going to interest
anyone to the political ramifications of
women's history month? I find these
phrases more alienating then benefiting.
There are numerous females and males on
campus who would like to champion the
causes and concerns of women, but who ·
are hesitant to get involved with such a
spiritually and sexually oriented Women's
Center. It seems to me that the Women's
Center should not be so sexuaUy oriented.
The Women's Center should be gender
oriented - leave the sexually oriented
thought to the LBGPRC. To many, the
moon, the ocean and any other earth
symbolism have nothing to do with the
promotion of women.
About page six (who ever sponsored
this): I am aghast that a tribute to the
women who have fought so hard to be
heard and push the issues of women's
equality should be reduced to stupid
quotes. When taken out of context they
say nothing for the woman who wrote
them. Why not offer a bio, mention what
these women have done? Give us
knowledge of these women that we can
pass on.
Women's history month is far too
important to let pass with benign quotes
and cute little phrases. It should inspire us,
not leave us with questions.
Peter G. hey

Women are
always right
Dear Jennifer Shafer,
Good work! Bravo! Your reasoned
response to that sexist monster Alan
Nasser really exposed the idiocy of his
PATRIARCHAL complaints. Some
examples:
1. "I wonder what you are so afraid of that
you wiD not believe the words of those
who are lesbian, gay and bisexual and/or
those who are women when we say we
know our experiences ... " How true! After
all, homosexuals and women have been
oppressed - so they must be right in
everything they say and do. I'm sick of
male pigs who still question such an
obvious truth. How dare Mr. Nasser think
that a woman could ever make a mistake?
He must be afraid of loosing his
PATRIARCHAL power!
2. "Your ... old-way vigilantism attacking
women indicates to me a certain male
privilege that is feeling discomforted by
those seeking justice... " I couldn't agree
more. It's all too clear from his letters that
he was attacking women in general, for we
all know that any male who questions the
actions of individual women is using a
subterfuge to AITACK ALL WOMEN!
Sure, he may have only singled out those
women who posted the flyers, but this is
just a smokescreen for his real agenda the OPPRESSION OF EVERY WOMAN!
3. "Maybe flyering [Way to invent your
own verbs! Resist the TYRANNY of the
PATRIARCHAL language!] isn't the right
way to do things in the end, but it sure got
a lot of people working on the issues of
sexual harassment..." Again, I couldn't
agree more. Sure, you dragged the names
of people who may well have been
innocent through the mud, causing them
emotional trauma from which they may
never completely recover, but at least you
got more people talking about the
OPPRESSION OF WOMEN!
(Incidentally, Jennifer, I hope you don't
mind too much the dozens of posters I
have "flyered" around campus
courageously, I have chosen not to sign
ihem - ·accusing you of sexually abusing
children' and placing swastikas on the
doors of Jewish people. We need to get
more people talking about important
issues!)

FIGHT SEXISM! ANY MALE WHO
DISAGREES WITH A FEMALE IS
PART OF THE MALE BACKLASH!
WOMEN ARE ALWAYS RIGHT!
FIGHT BACK!
Sincerely,
Todd Mauer (Ms.)

Umoja invites
constructive talk
This week I read the "Umoja
' Negro' Test Fails" response article for the
CPJ and got to thinking ... Although I did
not see the advertisements for "Negro
History Month," I must admit that if I had,
I probably would not have responded - not
so much out of fear than out of the idea
that all groups have a right to selfdetermination and that perhaps this was
some type of political statement about
reclaiming a term that has been used to
demean. After all, this has been done by
many - for instance, women who use the
term "girl" or "girlfriend" for the purposes
of taking charge of a word and claiming
the power to define one' s own self using
any term.
All in all, though, I found your
challenge valuable because it seems to
address another debate that goes on, on
this campus and indeed in the community
at large: the question, "What role should
different groups play in constructive
criticism and dialogue with communities
which they are not from?"
Your challenge seems to suggest that
other communities could be valuable in the
dialogue about how issues should be
defined a~d combatted both within the
community at large and within the
African-American community itself.
Maybe I am misconstruing your point, but
expecting that people outside the AfricanAmerican community challenge the
African-American community'S choice of
self-definition seems to imply that.
This is not a criticism. In fact, I
think your challenge seems to open up the
possibility that dialogues could/should
take place on a much more frequent level
with people from many different groups. I
do not interpret this as a suggestion that
we all get together as one big happy
community and pretend that there are not
power differences due to a historical
context which often make it unsafe and
disempowering for people of color and
people of different sexual orientations and
women to participate in dialogues with one
another or with others. But it was
encouraging to hear attention being drawn
to the pressing need for us to find ways in
which we can identify allies, not only in
supporting our positions but in challenging
us to constantly question and strengthen
our political decisions and acts (at least
this is how I interpreted the Umoja
statement).
No doubt, a priority must be to
assure our abilities to maintain our
autonomy as individual groups and build
strength that is self-definedlreliant but, it is
time that we also look outside our ranks
for support and strength in numbers that
we may combat racism, sexism and
classism by working for ourselves and
one-another. Constructively criticizing
without accusing and searching for others
who are willing and safe to dialogue with
constructively should also be a priority.
I am not directing this at anyone
group in particular. There have been many
unfortunate events that have made it
difficult to trust one another. But what I
heard in this Umoja article was the
possibility of and/or perhaps the call for
this kind of work. What it takes is
communication and willingness to
participate and take the risk (much more
easily said than done especially
considering the history of communication
between different individuals on this
campus).
I really appreciated this Umoja
article because it seems to be an invitation
to constructive dialogue. I interpreted it as
the first opening, challenging the
community to consider their role and act
not in isolation from but in communication
with each other.

Page 6 Cooper Point Journal March 11, 1993

Forum

Perhaps some concrete suggestions
mean "A cut, slit, mark. scratch,"
would be appropriate here, but since I am
indicating that a race was no longer to
not in a position to represent the wishes of only be "taken," but also to be made by
any particular organization on campus, I
having been "cut," "slit," or "marked," as
will only say that we can start by defining
in "to mark a trail."
what we want and expect from oneThis growing tendency to consider
another and creating spaces in which we . race as a creatiQn became more
can listen to, respond to, and inform one
pronounced in a definition from the
another. Respecting autonomy and
seventeenth century: "The channel or bed
demanding that we as individuals take the
(of a stream); esp. an artificial channel
risk of self and cross-group critique and
leading water to or from a point where its
welcoming the same from others is of
energy is utilized, as in a mill." Here was
greatest importance.
made clear the notion that a race is most
Respectfully,
often constructed, "artificially," and for a
Sandra Comstock
particular purpose: to utilize the energy of
the contents in the race. (pause to .consider
that one.) The objective of utilizing a
race's energy is most apparent though in a
peculiar nineteenth century definition of
I co-coordinate the Africanrace: "A circular path for a horse
American student organization Umoja with
employed in driving machinery." Previous
Lynn-Teresa Williams. I don't know what
to this definition, the "artificial" race lead
to think about the lack of response to the
towards a mill; towards a utilization of its
"Negro History Month" experiment.
energy. This circular race though does
However, here are some of my ~oncerns
away with a "path" towards the mill; the
regarding the Evergreen commuOlty.
path is a mill; the "course" itself the
I've heard Evergreen called "The
utilization of energy. The race - the
Wooden Bubble" or "The Land of Misfit "journey" - became a process within
Toys." Many of us have felt ~motionally
which one merely grinds the grist.
ostracized in the white middle class
I like this last definition the best so
communities where we grew up. Most of far. It seems familiar. Familiar because it
the students here are white; most students . is from these circular races that letters
of color here have been brought up in
have been written and sent to the CPJ; the
white middle class communities as well.
alleged "racism" of Zodrow and Maun and
Whether white or of color, in many cases
of "'so-called' white liberals in general"
we have felt emotionally unfulfilled and
(see CPJ, Feb. 25; Mar. 4) being the most
politically disgusted by the white middle
apparent grist for the mill producing the
class communities we came from. Many -letters. But to what ends do we continually
of us came here because we want to create condemn each other, claiming someone's
social change and heal from racism,
comments to be "racist rhetoric" without
sexism, classism, homophobia, etc.
justifying such a claim, without "focusing"
However, because Evergreen is so on which comments of theirs were racist
undiverse and isolated, it is not possible to and why? (see Galbreath letter, Feb. 25).
confront these issues from the well It seems that labelling someone "racist"
rounded perspectives needed to produce has come to be considered a process
grounded social change. I feel that a lot of useful in itself; a process that utilizes our
our anger about these issues is wasted energy towards the castigation of those we
energy because the "white liberal" disagree with or are offended by. We've
viewpo-int here does not provide us with created for ourselves a race within which
the challenges to support real diversity and to think racially; a race to be racist within,
equality. We need to set up programs here and we are travelling in circles, going
that are not European in structure. Also, nowhere.
there needs to be more interaction with the
Our being racist - all of us - is not
Olympia and Tacoma communities within the real problem. The problem seems to
the academic programs and student be: what "race(s)" should we choose to
organizations.
define our racism; which "course(s)" or
Jena Hurreb
"path(s)" do we let determine our
"distinctive human characteristics and
abilities?" .
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Seen as "a group of persons,
animals, or plants, connected by common
What is sexism, racism, .. .ism?
descent or origin" (OED ca. 1570) this
Lack of respect.
determining concept of "race" can be
What is lack of respect?
taken to two extremes. On one hand, my
Lack of understanding;
three siblings and I - "connected by our
Lack of experience
common origin" [our mother] - can be
(with each other).
seen as our own exclusive race; a race of
What is healing?
four horses walking in a well worn ·circle,
Come-union - communication
ever in search of grist for our mill so as to
Coming together,
justify our not going anywhere. On the
Sharing in respect
other hand, we can all be considered of a
What do we share?
common descent or origin; a race of
Dylan Wirta
human beings, if you will.
The wisest voices in this world are
those that point toward this human race;
this "taking of a path" for the purpose of
realizing
our ultimately common origin The word "racism" is fairly young;
It is only intelligence
and
destination.
it first appeared in the English language
alone;
mere
cleverness
unaccompanied by
circa 1936 and is defined in the Oxford
wisdom,
that
constructs
and maintains a
English Dictionary (OED) as, "The theory
of utilizing
lesser
race
for
the
sole
purpose
that distinctive human characteristics and
power.
abilities are determined by race." Its
companion definition is more Peter Madsen
contemporary, but is provided only by
looking back to the mid-nineteenth
century, to the word racialism: "belief in
the superiority of a particular race leading
Dear Skip-pee,
to prejudice and antagonism towards
Since you've chosen to singlepeople of other races, esp. those in close
handedly
defend the Cooper Pointless
proximity who. may be felt as a threat to
Journal,
I
have no choice but to respond
one's cultural and racial integrity or
directly
to
your pedantic whimpering.
economic well-being." Both definitions are
First
off. you stated in your defense
clearly understaridable, assuming that we
your
defense since it appears the
(that's
know what is referred to by the word
wasted
ink
in
the See Pee Jay is entirely
"race." But this is an assumption I am not
your
doing,
else
you would not have been
willing to make.
"maybe" I missed this
so
defensive)
that
One of the earliest defmitions (ca.
"Maybe" I missed
article
or
that
article.
' 14(0) I found in the OED states that race
the
Amnesty
International
column, you
is, "A journey, or voyage... The course,
line, or path taken by a person or moving
see pedantry, page 10
body." Around 1500 A.D., race also came

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What is racism,
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Wisest voices for
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FarDl ~orkers struggle
by Ian Slingerland
"The public is more than invited. We want
to fill the streets with people who support
full human rights for all workers
regardless of skin color, language and
culture." - Paul Ortiz
Farm workers in this nation and this
state have a long history of struggle
against the systematic exploitation they
face as a labor force. In the process of
bringing food to our tables, farm workers
face toxic work places (primarily due to
unnecessary exposure to pesticides and
lacking clean-up facilities), low wages,
poor benefits, and the near total absence of
work place democracy that is guaranteed
to other workers under the National Labor
Relations Act. Yet, despite being
purposefully excluded from social and
labor legislation, farm workers in areas
throughout the country have successfully
organized for positive changes in their
lives and work places. Their combined
experiences offer a wealth of pertinent
knowledge for organizers and activists of
all molds.
On March
13, community
organizers, social activists, members of the
religious community and farm workers
from Washington and elsewhere in the
U.S. and Canada, will gather in Olympia
for "Washington State United for Justice
in Our Fields: A Day of Action." This
Day of Action will begin with a bi-lingual
organizing conference which is to be held
at United Churches on 10th and Capitol,
beginning at 10 a.m. and lasting until 3
p.m. Speakers for the conference will
include Baldemar Velasquez, President of
the Farm Labor Organizing Committee
(FLOC), Ramon Ramirez, president of
Pineros y Campesinos del Noroeste
(PCUN), Manuel Cortez, President of the
United Farm Workers of Washington State
(UFWWS), and Helen Lee, the Director of
the Evergreen State College Labor Center.
With a history of legislation which
has systematically failed to include them
and failed to meet their needs when in
place, farm workers have mobilized to
build grass-roots coalitions in order to
balLle the absence of work place
democracy, low wages and poor working
conditions they face. Speakers will discuss
different aspects of their efforts. Baldemar
Velasquez and the FLOC successfully
carried out a boycott of Campbell's Soup

Co., which has resulted in the. signing of
union contracts, increased wages and
better benefits for thousands of farm
workers in Ohio and Michigan. FLOC is
currently ending the exploitative system of
sharecropping in Ohio and Michigan as
weU.
Ramon Ramirez and PCUN were
involved last summer in innovative and
necessary coalition building in Oregon
when they met with members of the
Lesbian Community Project and
participated in their "For Love and Justice:
A Walk Against Hate," an event which
included invaluable discussion between the
two groups concerning the importance of
mutual support and the commonalities of
their causes.
Manuel Cortez will talk about
the UFWWS ' s current boycott of U.S.
Tobacco-owned Chateau SLe. Michelle and
Columbia Crest wines, and the use of the
boycott as an effective means for creating
social change. Discussion will likely
include the various aspects of that ongoing
boycott as well as other current work the
UFWWS is invoLe in. Rank and file
members of the union will also talk about
their experiences as farm workers in
Washington state.
Helen Lee will lead a workshop on
community organizing which will discuss
"the difference between community based
organizing and legislative strategies for
social change."
As well as discussing the above, it is
likely that speakers will also focu s on the
important · issues involved in the North
American Free Trade Agreement,
including the dangers it poses for labor,
the environment and social justice
throughout the continent, as well as ways
community and social groups can mobilize
against it.
Following the Conference, the "Day
of Action" will continue with a rally at
Sylvester Park beginning at 3 p.m. The
Rally will be led by representatives from
the UFWWS and" will include various
speakers and music. After the rally, the
action continues with a march to the
Capitol led by members of various farm
workers' unions, and comprised of a
multiplicity of supporting social action
groups, and concerned community
members. The "Day of Action" will wind
up with a fiesta/fundraiser with proceeds

see struggle, page 10

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Choking on Angela Davis
by Lynn-Teresa Williams
When I was little, I used to compete
with my dad, although he didn't, and I
didn't at the time, know that I was
attempting to bond with him somehow
through food. Also, this was sort of a onesided contest in that my Dad did not know
I was competing with him, but, whenever
he and my mother noticed how much I
could eat I was happy with myself for
getting Daddy to notice me. I felt proud of
my accomplishments and closer to my
Dad. Yes, sometimes I paid the price of
overeating. I remember lying on my bed in
agony promising God, and the Devil, too,
that I would never overeat again. A week
or two would go by and you'd be sure to
find me once again prone on my back. I
was saved by puberty and a Puerto Rican
looking model, who was featured in the
Gertz Department Store catalogs that my
mother would get in the mail (I wanted to
look like the model). I'm one of those
women who can eat a lot and not gain
weight and at age II when I started
worrying about my body image, I was
more concerned with when the bumps
were going to appear than with anything
else. Anyway, I'm telling you this story
because I'm establishing a pattern and

what this story is really about is Angela
Davis. Yes, she is coming in May, the
exact date .will be announced the third
week of March. Yes, being a brand new
student here at Evergreen and having
never really organized anything as massive
as having someone like Angela Davis
speak overwhelmed me and I made some
regretful mistakes. But Umoja has forgiven
their novice co-coordinator (I think) and
we are looking forward to bringing Ms.
Davis here to the Evergreen Campus in
May, as was mentioned before. Talk about
biting off more than you can chew. Putting
on this event nearly choked me. I'm
learning about concepts such as logistics
committees and discovering new words
such as delegate. Darice Johnson, cocoordinator of Women of Color and
Umoja constituent is the chairwoman
overseeing the process that will bring
Angela Davis in May. Anybody interested
in being on the logistics committee, please
attend the next Umoja meeting on Friday,
March 26. Our meetings start at 6 p.m.,
but don't really get going until the Tacoma
Campus students drop in and that happens
around 6:30 p.m.
Lynn-Teresa Williams is a cocoordinader of Umoja.

Being a girl is pretty groovy
contrary to popular belief
by Sbannon Wianecki
In the middle there was love and
love lay like a game of hopscotch on the
road, an empty colorful outline with
tradition, honor, and dignity. All came
from Tibet to xenon to toss their rocks
skip, hop, tumble, crash in the abyssal
playground. It is a lot like it was then.
After the giraffes came the elephants, who
brought with them banners of gold and red
the letters on them sparkling, said: stop
your tongues, hear more! To this. the
astounded audience replied (save the
bearded woman who gently cried) with a
wave of silence, they forgot to be an
audience and took at last (!) to the stage.
One brave man (wearing a crash helmet, it
must be noted) spoke the flfSt words to his
ever evolutionary solution (which made no
sense and that was precisely the point).
But soon his voice was joined, rivalled,
mocked, menied, mingled, mangled,
coined by thousands, nay, googles of
ready-and-willings. The elephants were
well pleased by this. This is my favorite
color. Proceeded to distant galaxies. The
elephants were missed no more than the
giraffes; art is to be eaten. The brave man,
however, stayed on this planet (only for
the time being he told us warningly). He

stayed and covered this hackneyed place
with Lands Of Celebration. Strange
flowers. sprung up under the green thumb
of glee. It was the century of wit saturated
screams, of spontaneous trombone lessons,
tremulous in the lips of tentative
beginners. Aaaaaah ... speaking of which ...
twenty-three! She could see the numbers
(poems, really) emblazoned on his
forehead. From miles away, she heard
their persistent whisper. Not being familiar
with custom of the land, she spoke first to
his brother, a true and honest man (let it
be known). The brothers agreed to adopt a
sister, despite her alarming disposition as
a girl. (being a girl is pretty groovy
contrary to popular belief) This person in
particular had a penchant for passing out
at awkward moments (for which she
apologizes for profusely) She listened to
the words of the brave man and his honest
and true brother and thought them quite
fine. Quite fine. In the middle lay love,
like the purpley bruises of a wrestler on
the soft stomach of her lover. She is
peeling oranges and dreaming of...
embrace the nothing.
Shannon Wianecki is an Evergreen
student.

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Arts 8eEnterta·i nment
Falling Down: a movie with no soul whatsoever
FALLING DOWN
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
LACEY CINEMAS

by Brad Watkins
Why must a Hollywood movie
always weasel its way out of a hot
political topic? What happens when you
take a really great concept and make it
into a bored contrivance? These were only
a few of the questions I was asking myself
as I watched this very flat mm. Falling
Down is a movie with absolutely no soul
whatsoever. By that, I mean there is no
energy in the motivations behind the
characters. You get the feeling that De
Fens (Michael Douglas) is suffering from
a severe case of constipation rather than
insanity.
Well, I am actually telling you how
I felt about the movie before I even
explain what it's about Essentially, the
plot is entirely simplistic. Man snaps on
freeway. Man goes on a trek across Los
Angeles in the hot. blazing summer heat.
Man wants 'to go home for his daughter's
birthday, so he can blow away her and his
ex-wife Elizabeth (Barbara Hershey), then
tum the gun on himself. Of course, there
are the usual scenes of violence, which he
creates as he encounters gang members, a
Neo-Nazi, and a bad hamburger. Other
than that, I can't say much else about the
story, because what you see in the preview

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You set the feeling that. ..
. Michael Douglas is ,
suffering from a
severe case of
constipation,
rather than insanity.
is what you get
Everybody in the film is extremely
bored. They don't seem to care about
anything, so you end up not caring about
anybody. I was expecting a movie that
would contain a certain amount of thought
in tenns of instability, black humor, or
perhaps even identification with the
frustrations we all share these days. Forget
it baby, you won't find it in this picture.
To make matters worse, the director
of Falling Down doesn't seem to care
either. There is no attempt to create a
sense of instability. All you get are insert
shots of homeless people on the graffitiplastered streets of Los Angeles. Joel
Shumacher didn't even bother to work on
the story's many possibilities for suspense,
adventure or even meaning. It was as
though the filmmakers were afraid to
provoke a reaction in the audience.
Still, I have to admire Michael
Douglas for allowing himself to become
an all-out nerd in this movie. His crew
cut, hom-rimmed glasses, and overall stiff
appearance give a nice touch of black

RSDAY
DON'T MISS OUT! Two non-traditional
an shows open in Galleries 2 and 4 at
8:30 a.m. today. Created by the 3-D Fonn
Studio program, Mining for Art and Don' I
Sweep Up run through Wed" March 17.
There will be an opening reception in
Gallery 4 at 3 p.m. today. It's tree.
WINE, WOMEN AND SONG is a concert
featuring Betsy Holt, Honey Vizer,
Christine Corey, Annika Forrest, Lisa
Kinswoman, and Holly Schoenfeld. It
begins at 8 p.m. tonight at the Green Frog
Wine Shop, 410 S Washington in
downtown Olympia. Suggested donation is
$3 to $5 at the door.

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I'm a cranky middle class white guy and I can't get up.

humor. He is supposed to be just another
guy on the street, trying to get by with a
nine-to-five job. But Douglas just can't
seem to bring the character alive.
Unfortunately, there is very little here we
can take seriously on any other level.

Brad Watkins decided to take a giant
shit after this movie was all over. lie was
also frightened by the fact that Douglas'
character bore a strong resemblance to
his uncle.

Freeway Philharmonic conjures palpable joie de vivre
by Lisa Pearson
An electric viola, guitar, mandolin,
"drumcussion" and a Chapman stick? An
unlikely pop ensemble, but it works especially when played with the virtuosity,
fres hness, and vitality of Freeway
Philharmonic. Their subtle, yet animated,
blend of classical and pop music (spiced
with a bit of jazz and bluegrass) opens up
the ear to the unexpected.
The unmistakable music of Freeway
Philharmonic, always delivered with
precision and panache, has a sound that
defies any label. Evergreen will have a
chance to hear it when Evergreen Expressions presents Freeway Philharmonic,
Friday, April 2 at 8 p.m. in the Recital
Hall. Tickets are $6 for students, $10 for
general admission. For ticket reservations
and info, call 866-6833.
Perhaps it is the Chapman stick
which best exemplifies the unconventionality of this quartet Invented in the
mid '70s by Emmett Chapman, the
Chapman stick is a ten-string instrument

willi five bass and five guitar strings on
only a fret. It is played by tapping the
strings against the fret with a hybrid
guitar/piano finesse.
Ask Larry Tuttle - the man on
Chapman stick - what he calls his music,
and he' ll just start playing. Tuttle travelled
between the very different spheres of
classical music (as a double bassist) and
rock-n-roll (you older Greeners may
remember his band Russia from the late
'70s) before deciding to play the Chapman
stick.
Electric viola player Novi Novog is
perhaps best known for her solos on
Prince's "Raspberry Beret" and the Doobie
Brothers' "Blackwater," as well as work
with Bonnie Raitt and Madonna. Novog
lured Tuttle back to his classical roots.
Robert Stanton, on guitar and mandolin,
catalyzed the ensemble. They discovered a
unique and beautiful sound in their
improvisations at Gorky's Restaurant in
L.A. After three years, Scott Jackson
joined the group, bringing his jazz

background in arranging and drumming to
the group's diverse talents.
The music of Freeway Philharmonic,
says Tuttle, "arises from who we are.
Everybody writes. One person will have
an idea and the others go fo r it. It takes a
lot of fooling around." It also takes real
craftsmanship, a great deal of time, and a
special chemistry between the musicians
that keeps the music .multi-dimensional.
Infusing classical chord structures with
variations of pop melody forms, Freeway
Philharmonic resists no challenge.
On their first album, they conjured a
musical re-telling of Peter and the Wolf,
which clocked in under one minute. Song
titles like "Bozo's Revenge" and " 101
Winnebagos" arc testimony to their
romping theatricality and irreverent sense
of humor. The virtuosity of this ensemble
results in a spontaneity and palpable joie
de vivre that can best be experienced live.
Don ' t miss their Pacific Northwest
debut on April 2. And for you music
afficionados, the quartet will be holding a

workshop and discussion abOut weIr
instrumCnL'l. the music business, and
anything else you can think to ask on the
same day, If you want to participate in the
workshop, call x6632.
Lisa Pearson handles publicily for
Evergreen Expressions.

UNLEARNING RACISM is a panel
discussion from 7-9 p.m. tonight in CAB
110. The discussion is presented as pan of
International Women's Week. It's free.

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TODAY IS THE DEADLINE for
submissions to the spring issue of Slightly
West. Bring your creative writing, black
and white artwork or photos to the CAB
third floor. Don't forget to pick up !I copy
of the winter issue. It's your cat, too. Any
questions? Give 'em a jingle at 866-6000,
x6879. It's free.

STAR WARS: SOLO - Confessions of a
Wayward Smuggler is a play written and
perfonned by Ethan Delavan. It begins at
8 p.m., tonight and tomorrow in COM
209. It's free.
A PANEL DISCUSSION on women's
health and safety begins at 7 p.m. tonight
in CAB 108.1he discussion is sponsored
by the Women's Center as pan of the
Feminist Lecture Series. It's free.
A CONCERT OF ORIGINAL WORKS
by students in the Music Composition
program begins at 8 p.m. tonight in the
Recital Hall. It's free.

THE FLIRTATIONS are the world's most
openly gay, politically active and multicu.tural a cappeJla singing group, and
they're penonning at 8 p.m: toilight in the
Library Lqbby. The show is sponsored by
KAOS; tickets are $101$14 at the door.
Advance tickets are $81$12 through Rainy
Day, Positively 4th St, the Bookmark or
TESC Bookstore.

HEAR VOODOO GEARSHIFT, 10 Lb,
Bag, Splat, Mugwump, Fitz of Depression
and three more bands, $7, 7 p.m. tonight,
Capitol Theater. Free Helltrout CD.

1 5 O,THER STUFF

NDAY

A MEETING OF THE MINDS is a chess
club that meets every Monday at 6 p.m. at
Dreamz, A Galleria. Everyone and every
level of playing is welcome. It's free.
SOMETIMES I RIDE THE BUS and no
one will look at anyone else. Stronglegged women carry smooth-skinned
babies in slings. Waitresses in striped
polyester unifonns rub nyloned feet. There
is always some guy in a t-shirt staring
sullenly out the window with his walkman
turned up too loud. Sometimes I just want
to say hello to someone.

THEATRE OF DIFFERENCE presents
Stories Aboul Women at 9 p.m. tonight at
Dreamz, A Galleria. Admission is $3 to
$10 at the door. Dreamz is located at 404
E 4th St. in downtown Olympia.

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FREEWA Y GAMES are always fun on
long road trips with the 'rents. Press your
nose against the window and droll. Wave
at complete strangers like a beauty queen.
~otion frantically at the guy with the tie
In the BMW as though he has a flat tire.
Laugh when he pulls over to check.

TODAY IS FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION DAY. Celebrate by
finding out something you're not supposed
to know. It's free.
THE SIXTH ANNUAL BAGEL BAKEOFF and Used Book Sale runs from 11
a.m . until 3 p.m. today at Temple Beth
Hatfiloh. Proceeds will be donated to
Project Hand. Temple Beth Hatfiloh is
located at 8th and Jefferson in Olympia.
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
performs at 8 p.m. tonight at the
Paramount Theater in Seattle. Profits
benefit the Black Dollar Days Task Force.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
It's not free.

MEET JANE JERVIS and tell her what
you think about TESC. Jervis meets with
students, staff and faculty every
Wednesday morning between 8 and 9 a.m.
Look for her at a table in the CAB. It's
free.

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Linda Williams play Thurs., March 25,
at the Washington Center. The show
begins at 8 p.m.; tickets are $11 to $15
in advance. For more information, call
753-8586.

GOVERNOR MIKE LOWRY presents
the 1993 Arts and Heritage Awards
Ceremony at 7:30 p.m., Thurs., March
3D, at the Washington Center. The
ceremony will feature perfonnances by
Seattle Children's Theatre and Obo
Addy. A $5 donation at the door is
suggested.

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COUNTRY JOE MACDONALD will
play at Swede Hall in Rochester on Fri .,
March 19. Tickets are $8 in advance
throughg Rainy Day, Positively 4th
Street or TESC Bookstore. All ages are
welcome, proceeds go to Media Island
International.

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30 words or less: $:3.00
8u!;ines!; Rat.e: $:6.00

LGBPRC presents Queer Band Night
Thurs., March 18. Come see Cunts with
Attitude, Pansy Division and Girls in
the Nose. $4-5, CAB, 8 p.m.

Camp Counselors wanted for Girl Scout
residential summer camp near Puget Sound.
Must enjoy children and outdoors. Salary!
meals/lodging/training/ ori-the-job
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at x60S4 or CAB 316. Non-business rate is 30 words
for $3.00. Lost &. Found ads are FREE!

THE CEDAR TREE CONFERENCE
runs from March 30 to April 4 at South
Puget Sound Community College
(SPSCC). The conference will explore
the uses of storytelling in Nativecultures
and its applications today. Registration
is $395 before March I, call 564-8350.
There are a limited number of
scholarships available to support Native
American participation in this
conference. The conference also
includes two evening events which are
open to the public: Skokomish Bruce
Miller will speak at 7 p.m., Tues., March
30, in the SPSCC gymnasium. Kieran
Egan will speak on teaching as
storytelling at 7 p.m., Thurs., April I, in
the SPSCC gymnasium. Tickets for
either lecture are $3 for students, $4 for
everyone else.

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New alc,( )hol bill; will host have to check ID?(frot!' .cQP:e r)
"There's stuff we put in the Housing
Resident Survival Kit," she said, "The
Counseling Center does a lot in terms of
education about use and abuse and what
the laws are."
"B~ically, my sense is that we
wouldn't change what we're already
doing, that we would keep doing the kinds
of educational work that we already do,"
she said.
"I don't want to look at it through
rose colored glasses, but I don't think it's
nearly as bad here," said Chandler.
"Maybe because people are more discreet
here, but I don't see the problems that
other schools have."
"We don't have sororities or
fraternities at our campus," said D-dorm
student manager, Curtis Goodman, of the
bill, "so in that sense it doesn't apply."
"In Housing, in my opinion we are
already in compliance since we have a
resident manager or a student manager on
duty at all times," he said, "and we can be
contacted through security when the
Housing office isn't open. So you can
either contact the director or person in
charge 24 hours a day."

"It's liability," Goodman said, "Like
most things it's politics on paper, a way to
cover the school's liabilitY,the state's
liability. It will have a little fallout at
Evergreen because it will require more
coordination, but we already have AA
meetings on campus."
"As for underage drinking," said
Goodman, "it might require more
coordination of the different groups on
campus."
Of the bill's crackdown on underage
drinking, J-dorm resident, Todd Martin
said, "it's very strict, I can see where their
intentions are, their intentions are good,
but it's just not going to work. People are
going to continue to drink whether this is
enacted or not"
Student Kimya Dawson added: "Like
the people throwing the party are really
going to go around to everybody asking
for 10."
Andrew Lyons is a staff writer for
the CPJ.

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wrote. A "good dose of absurdity" it was
nol A good dose of something is probably
what you need, but unfortunately most
drugs and/or poisons are illegal.
I. too, see nothing wrong with "a
little humor and fun," but save it for your
comics page. The humor there is little
enough that your commentary should feel
right at home.

pedantry, from page 6

OAAING,

Wine workers struggle (from page 7)

going to the UFWWS. The fiesta will Association, NAFf AlGAIT Justice
begin at 6 p.m. at the United Churches, Committee, and the Olympia Movement
and will include the music of Dos Voces. . for Justice and Peace.
The "Day of Action" is sponsored
We urge all individunls and groups
by the Olympia Farmworkers' Justice
to come out to any and all of "Washington
Committee with a grant from the Olympia State United For Justice in Our Fields: A
John Risser
Community Sustaining Fund, with
Day of Action" and support justice, and
P.S. Don't ever accuse anyone of not co-sponsorship from the Sl. Michaels dignity for all workers, and to, moreover,
reading, when you don't even know them.
Social Justice Committee, Washington reach into · this resource of community
I read everything in the CPJ no matter . State Labor Council, Thurston-Lewis organizing strategies that can only benefit
how stupid it is.
Labor Council. Evergreen State College all those who are ready to be involved.
Labor Center, Washington Association of
Ian Slinger/and is a member of the
Churches, Washington State Rainbow Evergreen community.
Coalition. Washington Public Employees

said. "Maybe" implies uncertainty, and
you defmitely are clueless.
When I included praise for Dante's
work, that was meant to include the article
he writes weekly. This article is called
"Amnesty International." When I stated
"Sony to any occasional contributors who
felt left out. .. [in my praise]," I meant to
include the few newsworthy articles which
do appear.
So let me ask you, Skip-pee: when
you said that you have "noticed a tendency
among [Greeners] to tum everything into
an issue, to overly politicize and to lose
their sense of humor," I hope that you
contemplated the fact that you, too, are a
student here and fit your observation to a
"T." I cite as an example of your lost
sense of humor every Bev Report you ever

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