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Part of The Cooper Point Journal Volume 22, Issue 13 (January 30, 1992)

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The Comer Cafe, Evergreen's
vegetarian food collective, will not re·open
next year unless $4,000 in extra revenue
can be raised.
Julie Havener and Gene
Colandonato, two members of the
collective, see many reasons for The
Comer's fmancial woes.
The collective usually consists of 16
people, but this year opened with barely
half that number, a fact which may have
contributed to the early lack of cooking
tcchnique that drove regular customers
away and the Corner Cafe into the hole.
The members responded by hiring
eight people and filling all 16 positions as
well as bringing in volunteer dishwashers,
who work for food. But while food quality
has markedly increased the tum out has
been less than spectacular.
Other problems still haunt the
members. One is the rising price of
organic food, which makes up 80% of the
menu. Another is the cafe's severely

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The House of Representatives
expects to adopt its version of tuition hikes
for higher education this week as part of
their 91·93 biennium supplemental budget
plan.
The House's version proposes the
same increases in tuition as proposed by
Gov. Booth Gardner; but the House
proposal would let the board of Irustees of
each individual state college determine
tuition increases for both their resident and
out of state students.
Gardner's plan, on the other hand,
specifies who will get tuition increases.
At Evergreen for example, the entire
increase would be paid by resident
students in the form of a 29.7 percent
surcharge. That is on top of the annual
increase of 5.3 percent for a total of 35
percent increase in resident tuition.
The other significant difference
between the proposals is that the House
proposal includes a comprehensive
financial aid pac1cage called "College
Promise." The money generdted from
tuition increases would go to financial aid,
Starting in 93 the 60 million dollars
generated by tuition increase will make
financial aid more accessible to the lower'!
and middle classes according to
Representative Ken Jacobson, the author
and sponsor of "College Promise."
After the House passes its budget
plan it will send it to the Senate. The
Senate will then adopt its own version of
the supplemental budget plan.
By the end of the session the House
and Senate will create a final version of
the budget plan to propose to the
Legislature. Students are still encouraged to write
how they will be directly affected by
increases, so Legislators can get a "real
person" perspective on a budget plan.
Stephanie Zero covers budget issues
for Ihe CPl.

The £'veq&reeli State CoIIeCe
Olympia. WA 88501S
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by George Stankevich

House of
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Organic cookies may not be on the menu
of business. photo by Leilani Johnson
limited ability to advertise because of
North West Food Services ownership of
the college's food franchise. An additional

next year if the Corner Cafe. goes out
burden is the constant theft of plates,
knives, and bowls which has cos~ over
fifty dollars in the past month alone.

In response to these concerns the
group called a retreat. The result of this
retreat is the imminent circulation of a
survey asking "how the needs of the
community can best be served" and the
introduction of theme nights. Soon,
Mondays will feature ethnic foods, and
Friday will become pizza night.
What the collective refused to do
was moderate its stand on organics or
switch its coffee supplier from the EI
Salvadoran collective with which it now
deals.
As Julie Havener put it "If the
ideology falls out of the Comer [Cafe)
then the Comer falls."
The Cafe was started 10 years ago
and functioned out of a dorm before
moving to the Edge and finally, four years
ago, to the housing Community Center
where it is today. It is a vegetarian
collective that serves both vegan and other
meatless meals.
George Stankevich is an Evergreen
student and a CPJ reporter.

Presidential finalists speak on cam.pus
by Diana Arens

Six candidates for the presidency of
The Evergreen State College, chosen by
the Search Committee Disappearing Task
Force, were announced Jan. ' 15 by the
Board of Trustees. These candidates will
be visiting the Olympia and Tacoma
campuses throughout February.
The 14 member Search Committee
was made up of students, staff, and faculty
of Evergreen, as well as a community
member and two ex officio members of
the Board of Trustees. As a member of the

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Search Committee, I have had a chance to
interview and talk with each of the
candidates. Although each candidate is
qualified, our committee was made up of
diverse elements, and we could not come
to consensus in forwarding these names to
the Board of Trustees, who will make the
final decision.
I urge all interested people to attend
the public presentations, ask lots of
questions of the candidates, and most
importantly submit your impressions,
analysis and recommendations in writing
to the Evergreen Board of Trustees to try
to influence their decision. This is most
effective if you can attend public
presentations for all six candidates, and
submit your comments concerning each of
the candidates together. This will take
some Lime, but it's important.
The exact scbedules of the
interviews have not been finalized, but
tentatively, there ' will be an all campus
community lecture at noon the first day in
the Library lobby, a public reception on
the evening of the ftrst day in the
staff/faculty lounge of the flIst floor of the
CAB (students and community members
are invited as well), aM an open student
forum at noon the second day in the S&A
office space in the third floor of the CAB .
Immediately following at 1 pm there will
be a panel on diversity and an open forum
for ' additional questions. If you cannot
attend, there will be continuous video
playback of the public presentation on

campus. The candidates will be visiting
the Tacoma Campus the evening of the
second day.
The candidates' schedules are:
FONTAINE BELFORD
FEB 3-4
GORDON DAVIES
FEB 5·6
RICHARD THOMPSON
FEB 10·11

JANE JERVIS
FEB 18·19
RUTH BRANDWEIN
FEB 20·21
ROBERTO HARO
FEB 24·25
Diana Arens is an Evergreen student
and member of the Presidential Search
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AND THE FINALISTS - ARE ..•
Fontaine Belford is a member of the
faculty at The Union Institute in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Previously Dr. Belford
was Provost of the University and Dean of
the Graduate School at the Union Institute.
She has been a teacher of English and
French Literature, Philosophy, and
Humanities. She has a Ph.D. in
Comparative Literature from the
University of North Carolina. Dr. Belford
is on the Board of Advisors for the
National Association for Multicultural
Education.
Ruth Brandwein is the Commissioner for
the Suffolk County Department of Social
Services in New York. Dr. Brandwein W3$
the Dean and a professor for the School of
Social Welfare for the State University of
New York at Stony Brook. She has a
Ph.D. from the Florence Heller Graduate
School for. Advanced Studies in Social
Welfare, from Brandeis University. Dr.
Brandwein is on the Board of Directors
for the National Association of Social
Workers.
Gordon Davies is the Director of the
State Council of Higher Education for
Virginia Previously Dr. Davies was the
Associate Director, and has been Dean of
Academic Development and Director of
Academic Advising at Richard Stockton
State College. He has been an adjunct
faculty member at Virgj~ia
Commonwea1~ University. He received
his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion from

Yale University. Dr. Davies is on the
Virginia World Trade Council.

Roberto Haro is the Director of the
Montery County Campus of San Jose State
University in California. Dr. Haro is a
tenured professor of Mexican American
studies and was Assistant Chancellor at
the University of California at Berkeley.
He received an Ed.D. from the University
of California, Organizational Development
and Higher Educational Administration.
Dr. Haro is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Latino Issues Forum in
San Francisco.
Jane Jervis is Dean of Bowdoin College
in Brunswick, Maine. Dr. Jervis was
previously Dean of Students and Associate
professor of History at Hamilton College .
She received her Ph.D. in the History of
Science from Yale University. Dr. Jervis is
a Trustee of the Maine Historical
Association.
Richard Thompson is Secretary of the
Department of Social and Health Services
for the state of Washington. He was
previously Director of Governmental
Operations in the Governor's Office, and
spent eight years in private practice as an
attorney. Mr. Thompson has been an
adjunct faculty at Evergreen. He received
a J.D. from the University of Washington
School of Law. Mr. Thompson did
additional study at the Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University.

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Frolic cheaply
on the ski slopes
EVERGREEN--Quite a few students say
they think there should be more formal
interaction between EF students and
Evergreeners. Corey Meador, the Rec.
Sports Coordinator, wants everyone to
know that Rec. Sports' Ski Cheap trips
have always been very popular with EF
students, and riding together in a van for
4 hours is a great way to get to know
somebody. The remaining trips are:
Mondays, February 3 & March 2.
Fridays, February 21, & March 6.
The cost is $6 for the van (due when
you sign-up in the CRC office) and $16
for lift tickets that you buy on your own at
Crystal Mountain (Washington's premier
ski resort) . Ski, boot and pole rental is $13
at Olympic Outfilters downtown, or $22 at
Crystal.
Feel free to come even if you
haven't skied before becau~ a lot of the
EF students don't ski either and would
probably appreciate your familiarity with
American customs ... and fumbling around
your first day on skis is truly and
.ntemational language!

CURES calls for
campaign reform
WASHINGTON--The League of Women
Voters
of Washington, Common
Cause/Washington State, Washington
Enviro nmental
Council,
National
Organization for Women and others say
they arc ready to take on the PACs and
special interests of this state and fight to
return the political process to the people.
"The time has come for real
campaib'1l reform; the time has come to
SLOp special interest money from exening
undue influence on our elections" said
Margaret Colony, President of the League
of Wom en Voters of Washington.
The League along with twelve other
organizations including the Washington
State Council of Senior Citizens and
WashPIRG have formed Citizens United
to Reform Election Spending (CURES).
The CURES Initiative will offer the
people of Washington real election reform
by limiting campaign spending, the length
of campaigns and contributions from
PACs and political panies.
A recent survey of Washington
voters shows that 83% favor or strongly
favors limiting campaign spending, 82%
favor or strongly favors limiting the length
of campaigns, and that 82% favor or
strongly favor limiting PAC contributions.
Backers of CURES Initiative point
out that there will be no costs passed on to
taxpayers since there is not public
financing element included.
"This is a have-our-cake-and-eat-ittoo initiative since it wiIIlimit PACs' hold

Ouet... of ~ke ~ ..""I've often thought that the aging
process could be delayed, if it had to
make its way through Congress ... "
President Bush in his State of the Union Address, aired on
Tuesday Jan. 28:
on elections and won't cost us a dime,"
said Colony.

Let Army payoff
your loans
NATIONAL--Sludents saddled
with
college loan debts and liule job experience
on their resumes are taking advantage of
an Army enlistment offer that can erase
their college debt.
Takers of the Army's Loan
Repayment Program more than doubled in
. 1990, the first year Congress approved the
program for all Army job specialties.
Previously, the Loan Repayment Program
was' offered with only a small percentage
of Army jobs.
The Army says a qualified applicant
who has a federally insured student loan
call reduce that debt by one third or
£ 1500, whichever is greater, for each year
the person serves as an Active Army
soldie r; after three yca{s the slate is clean.
In addition to the loan repayment,
the former stud ent will receive 'training in
a choice of skills.
Outstanding federal stud ent loans
have now topped $55 billion this year,
with more than 20 percent in default.
In addition to the loan repayment,
lIew Army recruiL~ with 30 or more
selTlester hours of college qualify to start
a t a high er rank and a higher pay grade.
For further information, call Verna
Russe velt at (206)764-3599.

State buys nonpolluting trucks
W ASHINGTON--Taking a lead in the
fight for cleaner air, the State Department
or Transportation (WSDOT) is the first
state agency to add alte rnative-fuel
ve hicles to its Ileet.
The dcpartme nt~ has purchased,
through state contract, IO threc-quarter ton
pickup trucks which run solely on nonpolluting eompressed natural gas (CNG).
Delivery of the trucks from a dealership in
Arlington, WA is expected in July.
The new vehicles are destined for
WSDOT's District 1 maintenance shop in
Seattle where the department has a CNG

IISECURITV. BLOTTER II
Tuesday, January 21
0700: Room on the Library' s sC€ond floor
found insecure.
1021: Grounds maintenance reported that
a chain sa w had been stolen.
Wednesday, January 22
0731 : Vehicle reported vandalized whi le
parked in F-Iot.
1355: Student was transported LO Capital
Medi cal Cen ter due to a severe nose blecd.
Thursday, January 23
0235: Vehicle towed from dorm loop.
0945: Student was reported to have hurt
her knee during a fall from the Lab II
,;tairs. 911 was called.
Friday, January 24
2.'16: People at a party in P-Dorm were
reportedly taking alcohol outside the dorm .
Saturday,January 25
0153: Vehicle was towed from dorm loop.
0203 : Another vehicle was towed from the
donn loop .
0235: CAB back stairwell to the Deli was
found unlocked,
1934: Vehicle was reported to have been

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struck while parked in the field near the
Community Center.
2309: Campu s security officer reponed
that the beach access gate was brokcn and
co uld be opened.
Sunday, January 26
0258: Veh icle was reported to have
ramlTled a light pole near 17th and
Evergreen Parkway_ The car had been
abandoned when security arri ved and the
vehicle was towcd.
Monday, January 26
1015: Person reported th a t her vehicle's
back window had been jimmied while
parked in F-lot.
1630: Parking attendant reponed that a
man had verbally harassed him while
working.
1728 : Student reponed his items stolen
from the CRC.
Security performed 40 public
services (unlocks, escorts, jump starts,
etc.) this week.

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fueling facility. Dual-fuel vehicles which
can operate on either gasoline or CNG are
currently used by the department in
Seattle.
Besides having an ecological
advantage, the dedicated CNG vehicles
have a longer driving range, of about 200
miles, in comparison to the dual-fuel
vehicles which have a range of 70-120
miles on a tank of CNG.
Initial cost of the trucks, about
$15,800 each plus tax, is about $2000
more than comparable gasoline-fueled
vehicles, however, the department expects
to recover the difference in lower
operating
costs
over time
since
compressed natural gas is a cheaper fuel.

Learn to make
spiffy logos
OL YMPIA--Have you ever wanted to
dress up your business 's image with a new
logo ... but don't know where to begin?
Instructor Virginia McCarty is
offering just the class for you: "Elements
of Logo Design." This one-session
workshop will be held Tuesday, Feb. 11
from 6-9 pm at South Puget Sound
Community College. Cost is $35.
Topics covered will include the

goals of a logo, elements to include, how
to come, up with ideas and how to work
with an artist. Case studies will be offered
on how other businesses developed their
logos,
For more information about this selfsupported Community Service workshop,
contact South Puget Sound's Office of
Continuing Education at 754-7711, x365 .

Public hearing
on jetport
TH URSTON COUNTY --There is going to
be a public hearing relating to the
proposed expansion of a jetport into
Thurston County. This satellite airport
proposal w ill affect all of Thurston County
so community members are '!ncouraged to
attend.
The local public hcaring will be held
on Wednesday, February 5, from 6-10 pm,
The location for the meeting is the North
Thurston School District Board Room, 305
College St., Lacey. For more infonnation
contact Diana Stence at 352-7997.

Errata

In last weeks viewpoint piece,
Ilousing turns deaf ear to campus bands
page 5, Bob Carlson, Asst. Director of
Student Services was incorrectly identified
as Brad Carlson,
In the accompanying photo caption,
Joe Giersch (not Geirsch) is playing the
congas, not the bongos.
And finally, from the same photo
caption, we still don't know "Dan's" last
name, but we do know that he is a bassist,
not a guitarist.
Apologies from the Editor, go out td
all involved.

SAG planning
by Garth Colasurdo
The Student Art Gallery would like
to invite people to our new office for a
number of events. Firstly just come up to
the third floor during Monday,
Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons to
check out our information library. We
have various , newsletters, grant
information, and a huge address book of
arts organizations from around the nation.
This address book is filled ' with
opponunities and informational groups
from Artist Trust to the Washington
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

gallerydo~nto~n Presidential
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schedule
appearances

We are also scheduling one-person
and group ' shows for people who are
interested in displaying a body of work.
We have tools, space, and support
volunteers to help you exhibit your work_
The spaces we are scheduling for are the
CAB cases and the Media Loan Hall
(which has excellent lighting), If you want
to organize a theme show and call for
entries that's cool too.
Finally we are planning a gallery
space downtown, Several senior thesi.s and
independent project people ,have been
interested in showing their work in a more

suitable arena. As a result we are start ing
the process on Thursday Jan, 30 at 4 pm
in the gallery office. If you are interested
in a co-operative gallery downtown please
come. This project will require a lot of
time and energy, but the end product will
be too immense for words. Call Garth at
x6412 for further details or to voice your
interest.
Garth Colasurdo is the Student Art
Gallery coordinator and a dedicated CPJ
staffer.
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New system to speed financial aid
Workshops offered
as part of
Awareness Week
by Stephanie Zero
The week of Jan_ 28 to Feb. 1 is
State Financial Aid Awareness Week.
To celebrate the financial aid office
adopted a new computer system that may
improve how fast students are notifiect of
eligibility and follow-up of applications.

"It's a hard promise to make because
we are just learning the system," says
Karan
Wade-James, Financial
Aid
Counselor and Student Employment
Coordinator.
"We want to re-instill
confidence in our office."
The financial aid office processed
financial aid forms by hand, using organic
calculators (brains) until 1984 when
Evergreen installed its first automated
financial aid processing system.
To increase your chance of receiving
full financial aid the most important thing

you can do is to turn in your forms by the
Feb. 15 deadline.
The financial aid office is giving
workshops on how to fill out financial aid
forms on Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 at noon in
Lib. 2116 and Feb. 5 at 4 o'clock in the
First Peoples Adv. & KEY Conf. Room
Lib. 1419.
The Higher Education Coordinating
Board asked students to write write their
legislators about how they will be directly
affected by increases in tuition and to
support the House of Representatives
proposed increase in financial aid funds.
(see front page for more about the house
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Stephanie Zero is a staff writer for
the CPJ.

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ARF! for animals
by Betty Schaefer
Most people do not want to hurt
animals or see them suffer. Yet many
actions we take for granted or are unaware
of do cause needless torment to other
creatures. Animal rights activists allover
the world work to end the opression of
animals, and you are invited to join in the
struggle.
Did you know there is an animal
rights group thal meets regularly right here
on The Evergreen State College campus?
Olympia's Animal Rights Front (ARF!)
was created in October 1991 and
welcomes the participation of all Olympia
arca residents, If you care about animals
(including humans, of course), then you
have what it takes to become involved.
ARF meets at 7:00 pm every.
Tuesday in the Library 2100 lounge
. (straight past the deans' area, on the right).
The first Tuesday of each month everyone
is encouraged to attend and touch , base,
while all other Tuesdays are more
rap/suppon group in nature, with people
dropping by to disCuss issues, share news,
and write letters as they are able.
Last fall ARF worked to discourage
the holiday consumption of turkeys and

other animals. And if you attended the
student groups fair in the CAB, surely you
encountered their aesthetically pleasing
table, overflowing with tasty recipes and
other information to share. Some
individuals even ventured to Seattle,
braving
freezing
temperatures
to
panicipate in Fur Free Friday fe stivities
(traditionally
the day following
Thanksgiving) and discourage people from
buying furs or patronizing stores that sell
furs .
This year there's even more
excitement to look forward to, with a film
festival and vegan fashion show in the
offing, not to mention the Great American
Meat-Out. If you would like to panicipate
in any of these activities or have other
ideas, please come share your cnthusiasm
with others.
Betty Schaefer is an Evergreen
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by Andrew Hamlin
The six candidates for President of
the Evergreen State College will follow a
two-day schedule during their visits here.
The following is a list of their public
appearances on campus and elsewhere
during those two days here:
DAY ONE:
9 to 9:30 am--Brief photo session at
Photo Services, Library 1302.
9:30 to 10:30--Visit to an academic
program (varies with candidate).
Noon to 1 pm--Lecture before the
student body, second floor lobby of the
Library Building. Each candidate will
speak on "Higher Education at a
Crossroads: The Role of an Alternative
Liberal Arts College."
4 to 5:30 pm--Meeting with faculty,
CAB 110.
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5:30 to 6:30 pm--Public reception
in Staff/Faculty Lounge, CAB Building.
DAY TWO:
Noon to 1 pm--Forum with students
and S&A people, CAB Building, third
noor in the S&A office area.
1 to 2 pm--Panel on diversity, and
open forum for other issues and followup questions (location to be announced
by voice mail).
Continuous video playback of the
candidate's noon lec ture on day one starts
at 4 pm the same day in two locations:
Second floor of the CAB and third floor
of the Library . Playback continues at 9
am, in the same locations, on day two.

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Huge ,Tacollla liberal arts job fair cODling , up
by Dianne Conrad

For the first time, students from
Enorgrccn and 14 other (,:o lleges and
universities in Washington will have their
own Jub fair to beller sell prospective
CIllI '!dyers on the merits of hiring liberal
arh students ,
The First ,\nnual Liberal Arts Career
F~ir II ill take placc from 9 am lO 2 pm
\1l'lluay, March 2, in the Tacoma Dome.
Around 1,400 job recruiters have
becn invited to the fair but the number
tllat will he there is not yet known.
Advance tickets, available to
Eve rgrcc n student'> .1l Career Development,
me "Ill, The fCl' , to cover the cost of
u"inp ule Dome, will be $20 at the door.
There wi ll be no Post-b'l'adu3te job
I.ur at Evergreen this year but a summer
job fair wi ii be held on Feb. 19.
All of II:<. recrui ters llllrmally invited to
tli e collLbe ' s early sl'f1ng fair have been

asked to participate at the Dome.
"My goal is to absolutely flood ' the
place with Grceners," said Wendy
Freeman, Evergreen Career Development
director. "It' s our chance to explode any
negative myths about Grceners because I
think we've got the best qualified students
anywhere."
The fair g rew out of a "shootin' the
breeze" discussit'ln of college and
university career development directors
after a Washingtoll College Placement
Association meeting a year ago.
"We wcre talking about how liberal
arts students arc so incredibly employable
buttllcy're a grcat wasted natural resource
hec au~e employers often don ' t appreciate
that," said Freeman.
"We find our students to be skilled
at numerous levels, but that needs to be
artic ulated to employers. "
Job fairs with studen ts from all

branches of education don't offer liberal
arts students adequate opportunity to
cxplain and promote those skills.
,
A liberal-arts-only fair secmed to be
tile way to provide an 0PPorLunity not only
for libcral arts students to sell themselves
bu t for prospective employcrs LO explain
their necds, Freeman said.
So 15 Washington liberal arts
colleges and universities formed a
l'onsortium expressly to create the fair.
Frceman said the consortium bclieves a
central fair will appcal to employers
because thc cost of sending rccruiters to
individual collcge fairs is becoming a
burden.
"With the economy thc way it is
we've had a consistent decline" in thc
number or companies that can afford to
sc ml recruitcrs to individual fairs, she said .
The schools put together thcir job
fair li sts to comc up with abo ut 1,400

recruiters to invite. The fee for a recruiter
booth is $150.
,
Dianne is the AdVisor/Publisher of at
the Cooper Point Journal.
WHA T: First Annual Liberal Arts Career
Fair
FOR WHO: Liberal arts students only
from Evergreen and 14 other Washington
colleges and .universities including
Evergreen alumm who graduated within
the past fi ve years
WHEN: 9 am - 2 pm Monday, March 2
WHERE: Tacoma Dome
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COST: $10 now at Career Development
(Ll407); $20 at the door
TRANSPORTATION: IS seats available
in the Evergreen van; sign up now. A
second van may be available if a qualified
driver can be found. Also Career
Development is interested in . helping
students form car pools.

Brush up presentation skills for career fair
lly Diann .. Lunrad
Bcl. 're attending a job fair most
' tudent > need to work on identifying the
"'. ills thcy've acquircd .. from thei r
l oucation and on being able talk about the
, kills in a language the employer
understands.
Ask the average liberal arts student
to idcmify what job skills they used or
polis/},..:d today. A likely answer would be
a shrug and "I just went to the library and
looked up some stuff," says Wendy
Frecman, Evergrcen Career Development
director.
"There's an element of skill in
undcrstanding what that really means and
what language to use to articulate thaI."
Going to the library and looking up

stull demonslJ'ates the ability to (I)
idcntiry a focus of study, (2) dcvelop a
timetable for conducting research, (3)
identify resources, (4) conduct rcsearch,
(5) analyze, assess and synthesize the
material and (6) produce a rcporl.
"Now, if you're doing this for a
program it is morc extensive: there' s
presenting the rcsults of research, then you
wcre evaluated and you evaluated your
own performance.
"And, you know, those are not
atypical skills," says Freeman.
Freeman suggests students interested
in attending the First Annual Liberal Arts
Career Fair on March 2 in the Tacoma
Dome polish their presentation skills and
language now.

To help prepare for the fair, Career
De velopmcnt, in Library 1401, will have
gcncral information brochures and
orientation materials
about the fair
availablc by Feb. 14. Career Development
will offcr group preparation sessions. And
students also can get preparation assistance
by talking with Career Development
counsclors during the office drop-in hours
of 8:30 to 11 :30 am Mondays and Fridays.
Among thc things Frecman ~" "(Ti:'<I,
studcnts keep in mind are:
• Honest! y represent YOurSl I '
l
sclling yourself short "Generally, if Y0U
did it once and can do it again, then,
honestly, it's a skill. Once you ' ve done
research and presented a report, for
example, you can research and report on

something else."
• Approach the fair as a formal job
intcrview and be prepared for a recruiter
to want to arrange for a second meeting.
• Dress appropriately.
• Brings lots of resumes with you.
• Be able to talk about Evergreen's
style of education and why "an Evergreen
cducation is beneficial from
the
cmployer's point of view."
• Be ready to talk concisely yet
graphically about your skills, abilities,
inlCrests and aptitudes. "You may only
have three to five minutes and you want to
get their attention."
Dianne Conrad is the
Advisor/Publisher of the Cooper Point
Journal.

FMLN negotiator draws crowd for discussion
by Chris Phelps
At just two minutes before midnight
on Jan. 31, 1991 a historical agreement
was signed under the auspice:; of the
United Nations which calls for a
cease-fire in EI Salvador's brutal 12 year
old civil war. '
Many different representatives
worked on this agreement including the EI
Salvadoran government, there adversaries
thc FMLN (Farabundo Marti National
Liberation Front, fighting for democratic
change in EI Salvador), the U.N., as well
as United States representatives. The
FMLN is a popular based resistance
movcment, which decided to take up arms
against their militaristic dictatorship ,
governmcnt.
Basically these people (whom are
more often called rebels by the
mainstream press) want a democracy, and
after many years of war the people may
gct their first chance with the
implementation of this agreement signed at
th e U.N.
Last Thursday Jan. 23, Salvadoran
FMLN representative Dr. Antonio Cabrera
came to TESC and answered questions to
a standing room only crowd in Lecture
Hall 5. Dr. Cabrera participated as a
FMLN negotiator at the U.N. for the last
two years of these negotiations and has
i.layed an instrumental role in hammering
IlUt this agreement.
The underlining theme of Dr.
Cabrcra's discussion was laid out at the
onset with his insistence that he was not
going to lecture the audience, but instead
wanted to carryon a dialogue, saying that
"We are going to talk a little bit abo!Jt the
problems in EI Salvador." When nobody
rcplied he reiterated, "I said we are going,
I didn't say I am going to talk about this."
The audience having then received the
message carried on in question and answer
format for the next one and three quarters
hours.
The theme of involvement of the
peoples was apparent again when he
rcferred to the war between the Salvadoran
government and the FMLN saying, "in all

these kinds of different struggles the most
important thing is the role of the people,
and how strong they are." In fact he said
that "the principle actor in this struggle
has not bcen the FMLN, it has been the
people thcmselvcs."
Askcd if he was confident that this
agreement would really become a reality,
he said that again it is the people of EI
Salvador who will guarantee its success.
In addition, Dr. Cabrera was also
vcry thankful for all of the people in the
U,S. who have helped in this struggle for
peace. Again hc reiterated that without the
1ll~lIly people hcre in the states prcssuring
the U.S. government to halt its flow of
military hardware and aid to EI Salvador,
this agreement would not have been
possible.
Dr. Cabrcra also said that there is
yet a long struggle ahead for the people of
EI Salvador. Yet to come is the process of
re-building a country which has been
devastated by generations of exploitation
and 12 years of war which has left over
75,000 citizens dead.
EI Salvador still needs our support in
terms of money and goods for this
re-structuring process. He said that now
the U.S. should send money for peace
rather than war. This is one reason he
urged U.S. citizens to write or call their
elected officials and urge for a transfer of
U.S. funded military aid into the more
applicable fonn of general economic aid.
He also noted that the U.S. is a
guarantor of the signed peace accords,
which means that the U.S. has agreed to
help implement this agreement. So the U.S
government should be reminded of its
obligations in this peace process by the
voters of this country.
Because the U.S. has played a major
role in this war in the fonn of supplying
military hardware and other money, as
well as the training of some Salvadoran
soldiers, it is imperative that the U.S.
abide by its part of the agreement in
bringing an end to this war. Apparently
even though a cease fife has been agreed
to, and over 65,000 Salvadoran military

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membership, potluck Thursday, Jan, 30,
from ' 5 pm to, 7 pm, in the CAB on the
third floor_ We will discuss Racial Justice
Training Workshops for the coming
quarter. Please call Dora at x6555 if you
have any questions.

by Paul H. Henry
February is ',aLACK mSTORY
MONTH, and over the next four ' weeks,
Evergreen's student groups will be
celebrating the achievements of African
Americans throughout history. Contact
Umoja (x6781), Women of Color (x6006),
or the YWCA (x6220) for information.

·The Parent Support Network welcomes
you to our Monday night potJucks for
TESC parent/students! Bring a plate of
food, your family, and any issue you'd
like to discuss and/or idea for the group.
For more infonnation please call x6636 or
357 -7920. --See ya there!

Week of January 30-February S, 1992
·On Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7 pm, Washington
State Supreme Court Justice ROBERT
UTTER will speak on campus in CAB
lOS. Justice Utter will speak on Christian
compassion and the judicial system, plus
his reflections on training Soviet Judges
this past summer. He would like to speak
, for 20 minutes and then have a
conversation with those present. Sponsored
by Students for Christ.

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·On Thursday, Jkn. 30, at 7 pm in CAB
I to, the Women's Center will show a
BBC documentary: "Against Pornography:
The Feminism of Andrea Dworkin" as part
of their discussion about pornography and

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the anti-pornography mov~ent Feb. 6
x6544 for more infonnation.
will be ari all-women's open mike in the '
faculty lounge at 7:30 pm. A safe, • oThe Student Art GaUery is now
supportive ; environment for women to scheduling one-person and group shows
share their talent..
for interested students. If you have work
, that you want to show, can Garth at x6412
·On Friday, Jan. 31, at 8 pm in Lecture , or come in and visit during o~ extended
Hall 3, Mindscreen Productions
office hours: Monday from 3-5 pm,
continues its celebration of international
Wednesday from 1-3 pm, Thursday 3-5
film with Michael Verhoeven's The Nasty
pm, and Friday from 12-3 pm.
Girl and Pavei Lounguine's Taxi Blues.
The Nasty Girl is the story of a curious ·MECbA (Movimiento Estudiantil
student intent on asking ' questions about Chicano de Aztlan) wants you to join US in
planning a "Cinco de Mayo" celebration.
her hometown's secret past and the
We meet at 5:00 on Wednesdays in
resistance she encounters on her quest for
MEChA's office in CAB 320. We are also
truth. In Gennan with English subtitles. At
looking
for people to help plan the
9:45 pm, Taxi Blues will take you into the
statewide
MEChA conference to be held
underground world of organized crime and
on Friday, November I, 1992. Any ideas
black marketeering in Soviet Russia. In
Russian with English subtitles. Next week,
you have about workshops or other
the Evergreen YWCA will cosponsor an
activities are welcome. Call 866-6()(X)
event to celebrate Black History Month
x6143 and ask for George or Mario. We
and explore the problems of racism.
are looking forward to serving this
community.
·On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the LGBPRC
Paul Henry is the Public Information
(Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual People's Resource
Coordinator for Student Activities.
Center) will be having a planning meeting
in CAB lOS between 7 and 9 pm to
discuss the second annual Olympia Gay
Pride March in June. Contact Joel at

China abusive ·of Tibetans' human rights
by Jell Crane
Approximately 1.2 million Tibetans
have died as a result of the occupation of
Tibet by China. China has practiced
extensive human rights abuses in its
attempt to resettle Tibet with Chinese and
crush any call for Tibetan independence.
On December 6, 1991, while a
delegation of Swiss diplomats and legal
experts visited Drapchi prison in Lhasa, a
prisoner from cell block one reportedly
shouted slogans expressing support for the
Dalai Lama and for Tibetan independence.
This man along with ' three others, to
.include Jigme Sangpo, a prisoner of
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confinement.
The names of the man that yelled
and the other two prisoners are unknown
but Jigme Sangpo has been in prison for
over 25 years and has been reported to
have become mentally unstable.

Lasashi S50000
Xizang Zangzu Zizhiqu
People's Republic of China
(Salutation: Dear Procurator)

Amnesty International is concerned
that the solitary confmement conditions
that Jigme Sangpo and the others will be
held under, may amount to torture or
cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment.
You should write letters to the
following addresses expressing concern
that prisoners were punished as a result of
the reported December 6, 1991 incident in
Drapchi prison and urging that they be
released from solitary confinement. You
should also urge that the names and
sentences of the prisoners involved in the
incident and their present whereabouts and
state of health be made public.

Supreme People's Procurator:
Liu Fuzhi Jianchazhang
Zuigao Renmin Jianehayuan
Bcijing
Pcople's Republic of China
(Salutation: Dear Procurator)
Send copies to:
Jia Rui Zongbianji
Xizang Ribao
Lasashi 850000
Xizang Zangzu Zizhiqu
People's Republic of China

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The Bookstore is selling

Cards &

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be on campus on
Februray 6, 1992
from 9-4 in CAB

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come check out our fresh,
organically grown veg·etables.

The CFJ is looking for an intern
to become the 1992-93 Business
Manager, Responsible for the fiscal
integrity of the Cooper Point
Journal.. Will consult with the
publisher/advisor and editor-in-chief to select tbe ad sales manager; will supervise
business staff and bill advertisers; will ,issue all purchase orders and maintain accurate
records of expenditures and revenue. Will assist the publisher/advisor and editor in
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swruner positions. COWlSelors, teen trip
leaders, lifeguard, program and support staff.
Interview on campus or call for an
application.

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in helping further the peac~ progress,
CISPES (Committee In Solidarity with the
People of EI Salvador) meets Wednesday
at 5:30 in- Library 3500. Also thanks go 10
Mike Harburk lor translating Dr.
Cabrera's dialogue from Spanish into
English for the mostly English speaking
audience.

troops arc being disbanded over the next 9
months, and the FMLN is destroying all of
its weapons over this same time period,
the U.S. is still debating how much
military aid should be sent to EI Salvador.
Peace has been agreed to so there should
be no more need for military assistance, if
indeed there ever was a need.
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Byron Youtz: 1925-1;992
by Andrew Hamlin
Byron Leroy Youtz, one of
Evergreen's founding faculty, former vice
president and provost of Evergrecn, and
one of the college's first faculty emeritus,
dicd Thursday, January 23, at Olympia's
Capital Medical Center, after a long baule
\Vim cancer. He was 66 years old.
One of eighteen original faculty
IlIcmbcrs who designed Evergreen's
curriculum in 1970, Youtz was the
collegc's academic vice president and
provost from 1978 to 1983. He was also
an active member of the Evergreen State
College Foundation's Board of Govcmors
from January 1990 until his death, and a
prime mover in the Friends of the
Evergreen Library organization.
"He sat in this office for five years,"
said Russ Lidman, Evergreen's Interim
Academic Vice Prcsidentand Provost. "He
had the job at a critical timc--the college
had enrollment problems, budget
problems, and legislative problems. Byron
had to move thc college in some different
directions."
Youtz's new directions included
eswblishing the college's remote campuses
at Vancouver (now defunct) and Tacoma,
expanding its part-Lime and weekend
studics programs, and helping creatc the
collcgc's first graduate courses: the Mastcr
of Environmental Sciences program,
opened in 1980, and the Master of Public

Administfation program, opened in 1984.
After one term as provost, Youtz
relurned to the faculty and continued to
teach physics until.his retirement on May '
8,1991, when·he-received retiree emeritus
("with distinction") status from the Board
of Trustees. Despite many administrative
appointments, at Eveigreen and elsewhere,
"teaching was his preferred career," in the
words of his wife Bernice Youtz, and he
enjoyed a widespread reputalion for
rapport with and admiration from his
studenlS. Concerned about energy use and
alLcrnative energy so"Urces, he frequently
. rode a bicycle to campus, and occasionally
tnlvclcd to school in a canoe, paddling
down the Eld Inlet.
The college will hold a memorial
service beginning at 3 pm Saturday,
February I, in the second floor lobby of
lhe Evergreen Library Building.
Byron was born November 10,1925
ill Burbank, California. He graduated high
school in Santa Maria, California, received
a bachelor of science degree with honors
in physics from the California Institute of
Technology in 1948, and followed that
with a doctorate in physics from the
University of California at Berkeley in
1953. He worked at Berkeley'S Radiation
Laboratory from 1950 to 1953 as a
research physicist.
His academic career also included
positions at the Department of Physics at

.Join' Helltrout .
for fin~l scream.

In a photo from 1976, Byron Youtz clowns with a puppet caricature of himself
in his office. courtesy photo archives
the American University in Beirut Columbus, Ohio; two sons, Gregory Youtz
(assistant professor, later acting chairman)
of Tacoma and David Youtz of Hong
from 1953 to 1956, Reed College in
Kong; and three grandchildren. Memorial
Portland, Oregon (professor, later acting
donations may be made to the Byron
president and executive assistant to the
Youtz Memorial Scholarship Fund at the
president) from 1956 to 1968, and the
Evergreen State College Foundation,
State University of New Yorl< College at Library 3114, Olympia, Washington,
Old Westbury (professor and academic
98505.
vice president) from 1968 to 1970.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice;
a daughter, Margaret Wolcott of

Earthsave Olympia off to promising start
by Dan O'Flaherty
Olympia's own local action group
for Earthsave is off and running! Over
thirty peoplc showed up for this first
meeting and it's obvious this group will be
a success. This group already has
outgrown the Red Apple Natural Foods
meeLing area and will move on next month
to Community Center room 201 on Feb.
17 at 7 pm.
Every age group was represented
(15-70) and they were all anxious to hear
the great things in store for this group.
Earthsave is headquartered in Santa
Cruz, California, (president is John
Robbins of Baskin and Robbins fame) and
tcaches people about. the detrimental
impact large scale animal agriculture has
on both the environment and human

health. The video "Diet for a New
America" was shown (and will be shown
al every mecting). The group was amazed
to see the startling facts: the tremendous
amounts of grains and water used to
produce animal products, the tremendous
and appalling animal cruelty issues, the
facts behind the four basic food groups
(two of the four are bought and paid for
by the industries themselves), the facts
about high protein consumption in lhis
country compared to other countries (and
in those countries osteoporosis and heart
disease are rarely heard of).
If you are not aware of these issues
lhen come to the next meeting and watch

the video (or borrow one at no charge
from Red Apple Natural Foods).
The same questions that are asked
by many were asked, "But where do I get
my protein? Where do I get calcium? Will
I be healthy if 1 don't eat meat? What can
I eat?!" All these questions are answered!
If you're curious about what to eat then
the Earthsave Olympia's meetings are for
you.
The meetings from here on out will
be potlucks. You bring your own favorite
dish (be sure to list· ingredients) in a
recyclable container (bring your own
utensils too) and you can not only share
y}>ur food but share everyone else's

favorite dish, plus we will be discussing
the formation of vegetarian cooking
classes.
Other items discussed were: The Yes
Tour coming in May, utilizing T.e.T.V.,
promoting recycling, school programs,
booths at Super Saturday and health fairs
and much mote! ···
Please join us for our next meeting
and potluck on Feb. 17 at 7 pm. I'm sure
that this is
organization you can really
sink your teeth into (even if it is tofu!)
If you have questions concerning
Earthsave Olympia contact Dan or Robyn
O'Flaherty at Red Apple Natural Foods,
357-8779.

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Onion employees
want union
To all Evergreen faculty, students, and
support staff,
The Employees of the Urban Onion
are presently involved in an attempt to
become recognized members of the Hotel
Employees/ Restaurant Employees Local
Union #8.
We have many concerns with the
current management that have spurred our
union drive. These include: assuring job
security, creating fair working conditions,
establishing the recognition of seniority,
drafting a fair, consistent review policy, as
well as mandating respect from our
employers for the fine meals and service
we provide for our community.
We enjoy our jobs .....but we want a
union.
We urge the awareness and
supporl of the Evergreen community as we
encourage our employers to recognize
H.E.R.E. Local #8 as our collective
bargaining agent. We have over 80% of
the Urban Onion employees in our ranks.
Many of us are risking our jobs and
financial stability in this effort to create
justice in our workplace and end the
inconsistent and deceitful labor p~tices
that have characterized the management
and ownership heretofore.
If you eat at the Urban Onion find out
the facts; and please write management '
with your coneerns:
The Urban Onion
116 Legion Way .
Olympia, WA 98501
Once again, we urge your solidarity
and support, and we look forward to
seeing you atthe Onion.
Sincerely,
Jason Wallach

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-This letter is in reSponse to RJ;
Nesse's viewpoint piece ·on campus bands
in housing ("Hey Dude, it's rock and roll:
CPl, Jan. 23). We agreed with the ·basic
point of the article, but feel a need to
respond to the manner in which the illfated fall quarter K-dorm Helltrout show ·
was represented. (" ...by all accounts
wonderfully out of control, and probably
deserving to be dispersed:')
By close personal · experience, we
have observed that .a ll Helltrout shows are
wonderfully out of control. Despite this,
numerous Helltrout shows have occurred
on campus free of serious injury, · and
certainly there have been no unwilling
participants. The fact of the maUer is that
Housing and Security (with the aid of
Thurston County) have not turned a deaf
car to one of the most integral campus
bands this fme institution has ever had.
But sadly enough, the issue is now moot
Out of control or not, after tonight,
Helltrout's mighty scream will be heard no
longer. Helltrout plays their fmal gig (off
campus, for obvious reasons) Thursday,
Jan. 30, at the wonderfully large, out of
control downtown venue, The Vortex
(previously the North Shore Surf Club, for
those who are confused). No alcohol will
be served. However, this fmal chapter in
the Helltrout saga is sure to thrill the
converted and terrify the infidels. So come
one, come all, for tonight the mighty Trout
will spawn in the city of its birth -without-·
interruption from the powers that be.
In the spirit of the Trout,
Damion Graves
Matt Johnston

Posters.form of
"cross burning"
Over the past couple of days, posters
relating to · alleged sexual harassment by
f~\culty have been poste4 on campus. The
Academic Deans and the Provost deplore
the appeamnce of this kind of material.
Anonymous allegations, their posting in
selected locations and doors, and the
threatening nature of the message is not
acceptable conduct in our community.
There are a number of ways to
address the very relevant and sensitive
issue of sexual harassment. But the posting
of such anonymous material is not one of
them. We do not and will not condone
"cross burning" anywhere. These posters
are no different
Academic life requires free and open
exchange. This means that . we accept
responsibility for what we say and that we
arc willing to · represent our positions
publicly. The Deans, the Affirmative
Action Officer, the Vice Presidents, the
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facilitate commuOication of ovent.. ideal,
movements, and incidenu aft'ectin& The
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operators) were aware that we had towed
several cars from the loop that night. So
where should the blame lie, Mr. Pinkham?
With me for doing my job or with you for forgetting about your car.. .for three
days? '
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President and a host of institutional calibre of an editor who actually misspells
procedures, especially the Social Contract, words which the contributing writer
are available to share and to address one's spelled correctly? (It's principle, darnnit)
concerns.
2) This one I really do want
Les Wong
- answered:. Why do some editorS-insist on
Pris Bowerman
breaking down paragraphs into single
sentences, so that articles read like
Michael Beug
Chuck Pailthorp
advertisements?
Russell M. Lidman
Thank you for printing this (intact?)
Dia Taylor
Jose Gomez

Irresponsible
editing in CPJ
I understand that you must edit for
space. However, in my opinion piece
("Innocent Before Guilty," CPJ, Jan. 23),
the removal of certain sentences rendered
other sentences senseless. For example, in
the sentence.. "Such a statement may
rel\uire considerable defense at a school
where it seems to be commonly held that
there is no truth, but only ideology," the
phrase "such a statement" refers to a
sentence which you removed. This
removed sentence reads as follows:
"Women have gained and will keep
gaining power by speaking the truth
loudly; we do not need to manipulate and
ignore truth in favor of ideology."
Other essential sentences were
missing, too. One read, "Feminists ought
not to use today's trial of x as an
opportunity to punish for the crime which
y committed yesterday." But out of context
and a week later, it seems pointless to
reconstruct my damaged writing. What is
a maller of pride for me can now only
appear as quibbling. How frustrating.
Two questions before I go~
1) If a mediocre editor lets pass
words which are misspelled by a
contributing writer, then what is the
We will try to publish material submitted the
following Thursday. However, space and
editing conslraints may delay publication.
All submissions are subject to editing.
Editing ·will attempt to clarify material, not
change its meaning. If possible we will consult
the writer about substantive changes. Editing
will also modify submissions to fit within the
parameters of the Cooper Point Journal style
guide. The style guide is available at the CPJ
office.
Written submissions may be brought to
the CPJ on an WM formatted 5-1/4" disk.
Disks should include a printout, the submission
file name, the author's name, phone nwnber,
and address. We have disks available for those
who need them. Disks can be picked up after
publication.
Everyone is invited to attend CPJ
weekly meetings; this wee/!;' s meeting will be
held Thursday, at 4:)0 pm in CAB 316.
If you have any questions, please drop
by CAB 316 or call 866-6000 x6213.
Advertlslna
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For information, rates, or to place
display and classified advertisements, contact
866-6000 x60S4. Deadlines are 5pm Thursdays
to reserve display space for the coming issue
and 5pm Mondays to subinit a claSsified ad.

Editor's note ...
The CPJ edits for length and
repetition. When space is limiting, we
work diligently to try to give everyone a
voice in the paper. This meant editing the
piece in question. Certainty we apologize
if you feel the meaning within your piece
was lost.
I) When submissions arrive in the form of
a leiter or hard-copy, we re-type the
submission. Typos happen to the best of
us. Again, we apologize.
2) Finally, "normal" paragraphs squeezed
into narrow-column layout, (such as the
CPJ's) become obscenely long. Because
these paragraphs are intimidating to many
readers, we divide them when it is
appropriate.
RJ Nesse, editor.

Get a clue, you
park, you die
After reading Jeremy Pinkham's
letter, I counted the signs in the dorm loop
thal stated, in one form or another, "You
park, you die." There were IS. Which one
did you miss?
Edward Martin III

Towing is not
Security's fault
I am responding to Jerry Pinkham's
article, "Greener protests towing." First of
all Mr. Pinkham, you pay a fee for the
PRIVILEGE of parking at TESC. True,
however, is the fact that your parking
permit has a number as does everyone else
who pays for a permit. That is where the
fact ends--for me anyway. When thal
pennit number is issued to a "permittee,"
all the information that goes with it, ie.,
vehicle . description, .license, registered
owner, etc., is kept in the Parking Office.
After business hours, the Security Office
does not have access to Parking records.
Even if I were able to get a student's
name, usually the address that goes with it
is not local. There are at least 1000 people
living in Housing, and I, for one, am not
going to go door to door to look for a
student; who "forgot" about his car "for
three days." I do, after all, have other
things to do. Also getting a student's
correct phone number is no quick or easy
task. It might help, Mr. Pinkham, if you'd
list your local phone number with the
registrar's office, instead of a phone
number to who knows where (I checked).
I take responsibility for my actions--do
you? With whom did you speak about
your car? Security ' staff (including

Genderbitch is
my emotional fix
Dear Josh Remis and Brett McNeil,
I just wanted to extend my
appreciation to you for your cartoon,
Genderbitch. I've always wanted to live
out my Robo-Cop fantasies and now I can
under the guise of "P.c.-ness". When I get
home from school I like to sit down to an
inspiring Milagro Bean Field War and
pretend I've done something to help the
oppressed in Central America, then I read
Genderbitch. It's nice that there are still
some responsible cartoonists left As long
as I can associate myself with the "good"
side I can cheer on all the violence you
can muster.
Finally someone's doing something to
bring men and women together to stop
sexual oppression. There are some who
fecl that a cartoon like this only serves to
fan the fires of sexual tension that lead to
discrimination. But I feel nothing but
warmth and goodwill when I read it We
can all rally behind a noble berserker who
violences the bad guys. How great! Now
I don't have to go out and act against
institutions of oppression. You've given
me my quick emotional flX.
Will he be castrated? God, I hope so.
Then all will be right, all will be solved
and I will grow closer to my sisters and
brothers of the world.
Josh, Brett, I think I love you. I mean
really love you. And I will never forget
who you arc.
Joey McCoy

Lack of school
funds shameless
As a matter of course the student
body opposes the looming tuition increase.
Perhaps excepting .those naive enough to
think the funds will accrue to Evergreen.
Needless to say our esteemed
legislators are quite aware of the studenl'>'
fecklessness in defending their own
interests. Moreover, stiffing the students,
especially at Evergreen, supplies an
incalculable satisfaction to the Philistine
majority.
Whether a good deal of sanctimony
was involved in the plaintive hymns to the
value of education is not a topic of polite
conversation. Nor the fatuity of a state
underfunding its schools while shamelessly
trumpeting its "boom" and invulnembility
to recession.
As for the "peer institution" ruse. All
one needs to say is: comparison is not
reason. However, if Washington is so
worried about being unlike its neighbors it
ought to implement an income tax like 41
other states. Then at least it wouldn't have
lhe opprobrium or being the biggest taxer
of the poor.
Instead of remedying the structural
inequity of the state's tax system, our
governor prefers to supplement his
gouging of the lowest income groups with
a surcharge on students.
Callow but expedient; i.e. business
as usual.
Bruce Corneau

Learn how to
spell my name
Dear Editor(ess)
You spelled my name wrong. Please
don't do it again. TI.ank you.
Joe Giersch 1\_

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CALAMITY JANE, SOME VELVET
SIDEWALK, SEVEN YEAR BITCH, AND
HONEY BUCKET
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"mosh it up" . couldn't respect others'
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bassist suggested for the next song that
everyone pogo and this helped the
situation.
Calamity Jane was the last band to
play. Another all female band from
Seattle. They had a very simple sound
with good vocals. Fans of the Spinanes
would probably enjoy them.
One of the things that concerns me
about the show was that little was said
about why it was a benefit for prochoice. Another thing was the attitude of
a lot of people that showed up. It's too
much when you can't relax, enjoy the
music, or dance without the constant
threat of someone smashing into you at
full force. I'm always one for a good
time, but disrespect for other people's
space and basic violence are things I
would rather not support.
You'd think with the show's
obvious theme that for one night people
would not participate in a very generic,
macho ritual. I hope that maybe the
scene here could unify a little more and
maybe present another for of group type
dancing that wasn't so violent. Something
female band had their act together. While
Following Seven Year Bitch was to think about.
Mike Stewart can lock it in the
(mother local band called Some Velvet
they let your ears have it with plenty of
Sidewalk. I'd seen them in the past and pockel.
power cords the vocals were right in
I can honestly say they've improved a lot
your face. I like any band that I can
musically. With the singers whiny vocals
figure out what the songs are about as
they are singing them. Some of the songs
and quirky guitar riffs, they are very
were angry love songs about boyfriends
entertaining live, especially their cat and
being assholes.
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Last Friday at the Capitol Theater
a pro-choice benefit drew quite a crowd.
I hung out in the lobby ·before the show
opened. There was plenty of feminist and
pro-choice literature as well as an album
called Give Me Back which included a
book on sexism. The album had a lot of
different bands including Olympia's own
Bikini Kill. They handed out pro-choice
stickers and the show began.
The first band that played was a
local band called Honey Bucket. They
had a very original and humorous
approach that night. They first played a
fcw songs with an honest kind of groovy
punk: rock sound. After that they began
being very obnoxious. The drummer did
a drum solo on a trash can lid and what
looked like an old exhaust pipe. Then the
whole band got into a very traditional
punk: rock melody.
The singer asked the crowd "Do
you hate your dog?" and after some
response from the crowd she began
singing "Oh I hate my dog!" The band
backed her up with some speedy guitars
and tribal drumming. She then asked the
crowd "What else do you hate?" I found
Honey Bucket to be very enjoyable that
night.
The next band that played was
Seven Year Bitch from Seattle. They
were great. They were one of the better
bands that played that night. The all

'Independent Press Review' is back!
know , about interesting new (and old)
books, journals and publishers."
These folks are providing a
valuable service with this review sheet. I
can guarantee that most people would
never know these books were even
published without the efforts of people
like CAL Press. Most of the items here
deal with controversial ideas and are
published by ' small presses. This
combination usually dooms such works to
obscurity outside of literature junkie and
fringe political circles.
For the record, Ray loves bagpipe
music.

world. They are hunched over, out of
uniform, striking forays into the forests.
They are in uncharted territory. They are
Evergreen student Ray Goforth collects,
bound upcreek. It seems to be the case
reads and reviews independent press
publications from around the world, then ' that holding true eptails an eventual
letting go and sometimes lClting go
publishes the reviews in this column, the
requires the strongest grip of all."
Independent Press Review. He also
The issue I have is dominated by
publishes Bad Haircut, a journal of
black and white art with lots of hwnan
politics and the arts, in collaboration with
vs. machine imagery. The whole effect
Kim Goforth. Have a publication you'd
conjures up visions of Dickens or Marx.
like reviewed? Send it to Ray care of the
Farm Pulp is strangely impressive,
Cooper Point Journal.
with fiction about internal-organ tatoos
and essays on the nature of American
'" '" '"
society. What can I say? Drop them a
note and see this fascinating weirdness
Farm Pulp #11
for yourself.
1404 N . 41st Street
Seal/Ie, WA 98103
7 x 11 inches , 24 pages
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North American Anarchist 'Review #4
I would probably be doing a CA L Press
disservice to Farm Pulp if I tried to P,O, BOX 1446
categorize its purpose. Issue # II opens Co lumbia, MO 65205-1446
with this: "Here at the farm we receive 1 J x 15 inches, 8 pages
infrequent mailings or occasional calls Sam ple 'Copy available f or a 52 cent self
from friends who have gOllen off the addressed stamped envelope.
machine. Who, in a single word or
gesture or after a long deliberated sweat,
"The North American Anarchist
havc detached themselves from the Review is a semi-annual Jabloid primarily
complicated mechanisms of the free
intended to lct the libertarian community
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It's pure South African music called
"Mbaqanga", and since the mid-60s this group
sold an average of one to two million records for
each one produced. But Mahlathini, known in his
COWltry as the " Lion of Soweto", his four
singer/dancers, the Mahotella Queens, and the
electric Makgona Tsohle Band that backs them
didn't reach the shores of North America Wltil
1990 because they were not allowed to travel
outside their COWltry. But since Paul Simon's ,
groWldbreaking Graceland tour, their
high-energy shows have become a sensation with i
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at the UPS Information Center, and at the door.
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PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE FONTAINE BELFORD
visits the Evergreen camp\ls today and
tomorrow (see schedule of public
appearances on page 3 for details).
HUNTER EDUCATION CLASS begiris
today and runs through February 13,
from 7 to 10 pm each night at Grand
Mound Elementary School in Rochester,
Washington. The $5 fee can be waived in
special circumstances. Course includes
instruction in firearms safety, wildlife
conservation, and good sportsmanship
practices, and is taught by volunteer
instructors certified by the Department of
Wildlife. Info: Ron Wisner at 273-5199.

Helltrout won't bring t
loving couple with them for their last show starting tonight at 8 pr(. at, thb
Vortex, but the guys (left to right: Dave, Paul, Jason, Mike, and Don) do promise "Free love, door
prizes, and tofu pups," to mark the occasion. It's a measly four bucks and for that you also get My
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THURSDAY

Those mischievous fell as HELLTROUT
play their last show (or so they say)
tonight at the Vortex, 116 E. 5th Street
in downtown Olympia. All ages. Info:
753-8727.
TESC FENCING CLUB meets tonight
and every Thursday from 7 to 9 pm in
the TESC Library Building, 3rd floor
mezzanine. Info: Russ Redding at 7868321.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS
MEETING today in Lab I Room 1055
12:30 to 1:30 pm. Info: 866-6000 x6800.

TueSday, 8pm, February 4
Student Union Building
University of Puget Sound

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Thursday from 7 to 8:30 pm; there's also
a new group meeting on 5 pm today.
Info: Deb Duggan at 786-5581 x697-l .
"AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY:
THE
FEMINISM OF ANDREA DWORKIN" is
a BSC documentary showing at 7 pm in
CAB 110. Sponsored by the Women's
Center. Info: 866·6000 x6162. ASL
interpreter available with advance notice.
DR . JENNIFER IAMES, author and
columnist for the Seattle Times, gives a
Ic<.:ture on "The Changing Roles of Men
and Women," IOnight from 7 to 9 pm at
the Washington Center for the Performing
ArLS, 512 Washington Street. Tickets
$15.75, available at the Washington

Center, the Unity Church of Olympia at
1335 Fern StrectSW, Yenney's Music,
Four Seasons Books, Rainy Day Records,
and the Bookmark. Open seating. Info:
The Unity Church of Olympia at 9435757.
. LASER METALLICA (you heard me), a
blend of Metallica's music, a surround
sound stereo sound, and enormous laser
projections, plays at the Pacific Science
Center, 200 2nd Avenue in Seattle, each
Thursday at 7:30 and 9 pm, and Fridays
and Saturdays at 10:30 pm (schedule
slIbject to change without notice). Yes,
"Enter Sandman" will be played, along
with "Rine The Lightening," "Master of
Puppets," "Eye of the Beholder," "Sad
But True," "One," "Battery," "Seek and
D':slIoy ," "Breadfan," and other faves.
Tickets $5.50, or $2.50 Tuesday nights,
but Homey don't play dat Tuesday nights
so forget it. Info: The Laser Hotline at
443-2850. If you get up there early, ride
the Gravitron in the Amusement Park a
couple times before you go in; that
softens the brain and makes it more
receptive to the laser experience.

1JlE ROLLING STONES

AT THE MAX
is still running up at the Imax Theater at
the Pacific Science Center, 200 Second
Avenue North in Seattle. You thought the
lips were big before. You were wrong.
$13 a shot. Showtimes are Wednesdays,
Thursdays, and Sundays at 6:45 and 9
pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 6:45, 9, and
11:15 pm. Info: The Imax Hotline at
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MARIANNE
PARTLOW
GALLERY, 500 S. Washington St. in
Olympia, presents an exhibit of new
ceramics by Rosette Gault, tonight
through . February 26. The opening
reception for the artist is tonight from 5
to 8 pm , with an informal conversation
with Ms. Gault following Saturday
morning at 11 :30 am. Gallery hours are
Tuesday through Friday, 10:30 am to 5
pm, and Saturday 11 am to 4 pm. Info:
943-0055.

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THE CANTER VILLE GHOST, a comedy
with heart, plays today at 2 pm at the
Washing IOn Center for the Performing
Arts, 512 Washington S.E. in Olympia.
Presented by the Children's Theater
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SINGLE PARENT SUPPORT GROUP
meets each Tuesday at noon in Library
1509. Info: x6193.
WASHPIRG'S campaign against toxics
meets today at 6 pm in Library 3228, to
discuss activities for this quarter.
Everyone welcome. Info: x6058.
EVERGREEN
STUDENTS
FOR
CHRIST welcome State Supreme Court
Justice Robert Utter, for a discussion on
Christian compassion and the judicial
system, plus his reflections on training
Russian judges, tonight at 7 pm in CAB
108.

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EVERGREEN
PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE GORDON DAVIES visits
the Evergreen campus today and
tomorrow (see schedule of public
appearances on page 3 for details).

MEN'S NEXUS GROUP meets from 3
to 5 pm today, in the CAB pit, in the
CAB pit (third floor, the side overlooking
Red Square), today; subsequent meetings
will be in the S&A Conference Room.
Info: 866-6000 x6462.
CHARLES SHELAN, member of the
Governor's Iuvenile Issues Task Force,
gives a lecture O,} "Street Kids: Why
They've Left Home and How We Can
Help Them," today from 12:10 to 12:50
at the Olympia Center, 222 N. Columbia
Center, as part of the "Piece of My
Mind" lecture series. Coffee and tea
provided, bring your own lunch. Info:
x6128.

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MINDSCREEN PRODUCTIONS, the
redoubtable campus film festival people,
bring us two foreign winners this
evening: Michael Verhoeven's The Nasty
Girl, about a woman exploring the dark .
past of her German village, and Pavel
Lounguine's Taxi Blues, a study of
corruption in Soviet Russia. Showtimes
are 8 and 9:45 pm respectively. Free.
Info: x6412.

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WOMEN'S OPEN MIKE--an event by
Hnd for women, happens IOnight at 7:30
in the CAB Faculty Lounge, sponsored
by the Women's Center. Info: x6162.
"ARTISTS
WHO
TEACH ,"
and
exhibition by several Washington artistteachers in Evergreen Galleries 2 and 4 ,
holds a reception to honor the
contributors from 4:30 to 6:30 pm this
afternoon in Gallery 4 . .

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Oliver Stone's .JFKis .a s.i nistllrmystery tour

Comics

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COSTNER, GARY

OLDMAN,

AND DONALD SlTTHERLAND

CAPITAL MAlL CINEMAS

Oliver Stone's fUm JFK opens with
a newsreel of Eisenhower's farewell
address, in which the exiting presidet
warns of the menace of a growing
military-industrial complex, which had yet
to gain its stranglehold on the American
economy and foreign policy. With the
rest of this sometimes convoluted film,
Stone posits that the assassination of
Kennedy allowed the military industry to
solidify control of this country, control
that exists to this day.
The film has been widely attacked
by such paragons of truth as Newsweek
and The New York Times for its artistic
license and distortion of "fact." Such
denial is hardly suprising, though, for the
admission of such errors on their own
parts would surely shake the foundation
of blind faith that the Fourth Estate
enjoys today. And this is Stone's
primary aim--to shake the unquestioning
allegiance given "official" explanations of
events, a dangerous public lagresse that
has allowed secret operatives like the
assassination, it becomes strikingly clear
film's Mr. X (played with eerie relish by , that Oswald could not have fired three
Donald Sutherland) to conduct this
shots in six seconds through a tree with
century's dirtiest campaigns with tacit
pinpoint accuracy from a World War I
approval from our "virtuous" leaders. Just
mail-order rifle. Expert marksmen from
listen to X's litany of CIA actions prior
Ihf' ~RT ~nrl the AllT\v cOllldn't even
come close. So much for the Warren
to 1965; this is history the US
Commission's "truth."
government does not want told, and for
But then Stone falls into the same
some reason, the media have been happy
trap every conspiracy theorist is doomed
to comply.
to repeal: trying to figure out who did do
The core of the film's attack on the
it and how. His three-hour search builds
"official" version of history lies in the
a very intense and well-crafted drama,
impossibility that Lee Harvey Os~ald
reaching a crescendo in a frenzied
acted alone. Stone exploits Kevin
breakdown delivered by Joe Pesci as a
Costner's whitebread, Jimmy Stewart
image for all its worth in his portrait of
Bay of Pigs mercenary, who wildly
DA Jim Garrison, however inaccurate
exclaims, "This is bigger than you can
such a picture may be. Even if you've
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and business. The specific cabal behind
the Kenn¢y assassination is a logical
extention of capital's lust for profit and
power, with this particular hydra's head
, bissing at Kennedy for not retaking Cuba,
America's Monte Carlo in the 1950's,
, anc:J frightened he , .would Idll before-its
fruition the Vietnam War, the fatted calf
of the military economy in place since
the beginning of World Wax
Whether he would have, we'U never
know, but the captains of industry were
not about 10 take any chances, especially
with a host of convenient scapegoats.
Although S1one- doesn't shy from
this allegation--he in fact claims a coup
d'etat occured--he loses a lot of his
persuasiveness in the forest of whodunit.
even though his editing mastery builds a
strong case. The coup in fact succeeded
because of the pursuit of trivial details
from an initial uns-.yerving faith in
American institutions. But as Stone
clearly shows in his strongest moments,
such assumptions cost us an opportunity
to thwart the growth of the US war
machine.
The film has other, more obvious
flaws arising from its pursuit of a
convincing solution to the shroud of
mystery surrounding the events. In lieu of
hard facts, Stone relies on establishing a
more visceral set of paradigms, such as
the near deification of Kennedy (who was
hardly a radical reformer), and a blatant
gay-bashing juxtaposed with Costner's
too-perfect
righteousness.
These
weaknesses aside, JFK is a valuable part
of a critique of thirty years of American
government.
Charles Wright is two for two for
cool movie reviews.

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imagine. " s a riddle inside a "mystery
inside an enigma."
The intrigue is thick and very
seductive, making for a great mystery
story, but is mired in the naive
assumptions that greet most revelations of
covert operations: that the system is
basically honest, and merely threatened
by some shady outside forces.
Herein lies the problem with
conspiracy theories in general: searching

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