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Table
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c over by George O.
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LETTERS ................................ 3-4
INFORMATION .................... 5·11
FEATURES ................. 12,13,20,21
• Rainforests endangered
• Greenerland: A Boomer's Paradise
INTERVIEW ..•.......................... 14
SPRING FLlNG .............•..... 15·18
• SPECIAL: Zowie pull-out section!
OPINION ........................ 19,23,24
POETRY .....................•......••••... 25
ARTS Ie ENTERTAINMENT26-27
CALENDAR ......................... 28-29
GREENERSPEAK ..................... 31
COMICS ................................... 32
Paid Staff: Chris Carson, Ad Manager;
Susan Finkel, Advisor; janis Byrd,
Managing Editor; Ben Tansey, Editor
(suspended); julie Williamson, Ad Production; Lisa Otey, Business Manager;
Kathleen Kelly, Production Coordinator;
Whitney Ware, Typesetter; Aaron
Yanick, Distribution.
Staff: jane Keating , Photo Editor; Sheila
Pullen Arts and Entertainment Editor;
Kristi~ Fontaine, Calendar Editor; john
Robinson, Larry John Davenport, Darrel Rile y, Ellen Tepper, james Oshiro ,
Robert Murray, Goodman.
Deadlines Jor Thursday publication:
Calender items-one week in advance
Articles-Friday at 3:00 pm
Letters-Monday at 3:00 pm
The Cooper Point journal is published
week ly on the Campus of the Evergreen
State College , Olympia, Washington
98505 (CAB 306A); (206)866-8000, ext.
2 6213 & 6054. Copyright © 1988 .
March 10 , 1988
Ed Note
My friends, both students and faculty, know nothing is more important to
me than taking personal responsibility
for my opinions. And they know I'm
committed to acting when necessary to
back my opinions.
And I'm truly sorry that some friends
are offended by my questioning the
issues involved in Tansey's suspension.
I'm sorry I've offended them, but not
sorry for my position-I did what my
conscience required. Living up to our
own standards is not likely to be
popular, But if popularity was important, we'd all be attending school at
Brand X anyway,
Why say these things? I guess
because, hearing of Pamela Benton
Lee's passing, I was struck yet again
with the knowledge that life is short and
we rarely have time to accomplish all
the things we set out to do,
I didn't know Pamela at all. In fact,
I've never met her, I spoke to her late
last week for the first time by
telephone, We planned a big spread
in the CPJ-we we're going to write
about all the nifty stuff that never gets
told about the Wilderness Center, For
me, it would have been pleasurable
business-for Pamela the story would
have been about what she loved, But
we didn't have time,
No time,
We never make enough time for
long chats with friends, or exchanging
letters with far-away loved ones.
CORRECTIONS: Last week's opinion
piece submitted DY Gary Diamond was
given an incorreq headline. Instead of
"dismissal " the headline should have
read suspension. The same is true for the
mention of dismissal within the story. We
regret the error.
Last week's cover was not done by
jane Keating. The cover was constructed
by CPj staff.
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NOTE: The CPj received many letters
regarding Tansey's suspension from both
s ides of the issue. The large quantity prohibited publication of all of them, so we
printed none this week. However, all letters regarding ththe issue have been compiled in a folder and are available for
public review any time the office is open .
We put off making up with the friend
with whom we argued.
Hugs, kisses and I-Iove-yous take
backseat to just getting on with life.
I planned to work diligently over
spring break. The research books are
piled up already. But today I decided
they may just have to gather dust a bit
longer.
Instead I'm going to walk along my
beach; I've ignored it since last fall.
Then I'm going to plant some flowers,
tend to my raspberry patch and send
love letters to my friend s.
by Janis Byrd
From Ben
Anyone interested in my side of the
"CPj ~ontroversy" may look at the
February 29 letter I sent to the Communication Board, but for the moment,
I would like to restate the last part of that
letter as follows:
"To those who have supported me, in
public or in writing, I wish to express my
deepest appreciation for your courage
and decency. You have taken a risk and
acted on your own with out enticement
or encouragement from me, and this in
stark contrast to the mob mentality of my
accusers. By taking such risks you have
shown a thorough committment to a fundamental ideal: the acceptance of personal responsibility.
Ben Tansey
A Quote by Dona Russel from EI Sol:
" There is never a time when we do not
hear about the dreadful decay of morals ,
especially among the younger generation.
If the pessimists are right, we must all
have been getting steadily wickider and
wickider for thousands of years, and our
depravity will scarcely bear examination
beside the pure fresh virtue of neolithic
man. Optinlists, on the other hand, tell
us that we are innately virtuous and that
our morals progress with time ... The optimists and the pessimists alike contradict
themselves: for those who think us wicked always want us to go as far away as
possible from our animal ancestry and
traditions, wheras those who think us
good usually preach a 'return to nature,'
that is throwing away all the civilization
which our progressing virtue has built up ' I
through the ages."
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To the edi tor of the CPj:
I had some problems with your 3/3/88
ed itor's note, On Being Liberal.
I am a situationist guerrilla artist, I'm
liberated, but under your definition, I am
by no means a liberal. I say this because
I will not tolerate racist, sexist or
homophobic biased articles in the CPj.
I will not tolerate the Klan on campus ,
I will not tolerate ROTC on this campus,
I will not tolerate an editor of the CPj
whose fundamental political dilemma is
whether or not Evergreen hippies are
snobs. I will not tolerate the white
American myth of masculine and racial
supremacy passing itself off under the
guise of a liberal opposition in a culturally
diverse institution. I will not tolerate standardized testing. I will not tolerate a boot
on my face. I will not tolerate people in
my classes who do not want to learn.
Most of all I will not tolerate being shoved into some category or stereotype of
what Orange County, CA . considers a
, 'wild radical liberal . "
I am not saying adhere to my beliefs
or shut up . I am saying there are certain
beliefs that I radically oppose and that's
why I study at Evergreen. There are certain beliefs that are destructive to this ins titution, there are certain beliefs that are
destructive to the continued existence of
this planet; when confronted with these
beliefs, I am compelled to say "No!
You're wrong! · Shut up to talk to someone else, because I won't listen to your
rap!" Why don't you "sprinkle that over
your alfalfa sprouts."
If you think it's me that is standing on
the foundation of totalitarianism, think
agatn.
Jonathan Kline
OFF CAMPUS
Dear Cooper Point journal,
We the students at Off Campus School
would like to thank you for letting us hold
our bake sale in the CAB on February 18.
We raised $84 toward our class trip. Also
many Evergreen students expressed their
support and positive interest in Off Campus school; three of your st udents offered
to volunteer at our school, which we ali
greatly appreciate.
Because of the success and good will
we enjoyed at Evergreen, we would like
to hold other fund-raisers at your school.
However we were told, because we're not
TESC students we could not have
another bake sale at your school. Because
of limited funds to buy supplies, a bake
sale is our best alternative.
Off Campus, a small alternative high
school, was patterened after Evergreen 15
years ago, by former Evergreen students,
and two of our current staff members
were Evergreen students. In addition,
many of our graduates go on to
Evergreen and a number of current
students hope to go to Evergreen.
Is there any way that the policy regarding bake sales by non-TESC students
can be changed where we are concerned?
Thank you from the students at Off Campus, Alternative High School:
Tara Os~undson, ' -Sh~iiy M~e, Kim
Martin, Rob Rossum, Shawn Anderson,
,Jason Rubin , Chuck Clark, Missy,jennifer, Michelle Davidson, Bud Yarben,
and Shama ' Plotner
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VELOCIPEDAL
To the Evergreen Community:
Well, spring seems to be here, or at least
very near, and with the warmer weather,
thoughts of course turn once again to ...
bicycling!
The Evergreen Bike Shop is open,
ready, and looking for volunteers who are
willing to contribute three or more hours
a week toward expanding the shop's
hours for spring quarter.
Located in the basement of the CAB,
the Bike Shop is well-equipped to meet
most of your velocipedal maintenance
and repair needs. We can offer you tips
or repair techniques, and have a modest
supply of spare parts and accessories at
very reasonable prices.
On March 11 (tomorrow, Friday) the
Shop will be holding an informational
and organizational meeting for anyone
interested in volunteering in the Spring.
If interested, but unable to attend, please/
l-;ave-ye\.l!.name and number at th~~
Shop, and ;e'll~~c~_to.'y'o~riday's
meeting will being at 3 p.m. in the Bike
Shop.
Please feel free to stop in at the shop
anytime, whether or not you bring your
bike. We are interested in your comments
and suggestions for making the
Evergreen Bike Shop more efficient and
useful to our community.
Sincerely,
M ark Sullivan
Bill Spearance
B ike Shop co-managers
who can't afford to buy them; as victims
of the Contra war flee to Santo Tomas,
the already great n<!ed is constantly being multiplied. The women of the
cooperative have the skills, and the Construction Brigade brought down sewing
machines and is building a sewing center;
now supplies are needed: The war has
caused extreme shortages throughaut
Nicaragua; fabric, buttons, needles,
scissors, spare sewing machine parts,
children's clothes--everything is needed and
can make a difference. If you haven't any
items to donate, please think of friends
who might, or make a cash contribution
for the purchase of special supplies.
The Fabric Drive will continue to accept donations through evaluation week,
and even through the first week of spring
quarter; the sooner the better. A donation box is located on the first floor of the
CAB next to the free box. For more information leave a message with EPIC or
contact Erika Obrietan at 866-8701 or
Sheryl Belcher at 786-6937.
Erika Obrietan
STILL ROOM
To the editor:
The student group going to Nicaragua
spring quarter would like to thank
everyone who brought clothes and sewing supplies for the "Evergreen to
Nicaragua fabric for Refugees Drive."
}11iny items were collected, but we still
have room to bring much more with us.
The women's sewing cooperative in
Santo Tomas makes clothes for families
CRUISE SHIPS
Swimtners Strong at N ation-a-lsby Andy Lane
Evergreen's swim team made an impressive showing at the NAIA National
Swimming and Diving Championships in
Orlando, Florida, March 3-5.
The women's 400 freestyle relay had
another big time drop. The squad of
Rachel Wexler, Sr. from New Mexico,
Ann Remsberg, Sr. from Seattle, Claire
Littlewood, from Bellevue, and Tammi
Trefethen, from Seattle, swam a new
school record of 4:07.57
"It was a swim of a lifetime," said
senior Ann Remsburg.
The men's 400 medley relay also had
a good swim with a 3: 52 .12 for 20th place
in the nation. The men's team included
Max Gilplin, Sr. from Olympia, Pieter
Drummond, Sr. from oPuyallup, Matt
Love, Sr . from Camano Island, and
Mike Jurwitz, Soph. from Iowa.
"It was an honor to be here," said
backstroker Matt Love . "I'm just thrilled to be a part of it." Gilpin also competed in the 400 individual medley,
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"Our team has improved so much this
season," commented coach Bruce Fletcher. "These athletes have worked very
hard to make it to Nationals and they will
never forget this experience."
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The sWIm team would like to thank
everyone who helped out in the fund raisi ng efforts to raise money for the national
trip . Thank you!
There will be a swim team banquet
honoring all the swimmers and divers
April 8.
Editor Reinstated in Spring
by Janis Byrd
Cooper Point Journal Editor Ben
Tansey will be reinstated as of March 26.
Based on final deliberations in executive session on March 5, the Communications Board found Mr. Tansey to
be in violation of Evergreen Administrative Codes 174-163-020, 030, 050
under suspension and dismissal" 5 band
c, " as charged, according to Communications
Board
Community
Representative/Chair J anine Thome.
The board moved to extend Mr.
Tansey's suspension effective March 11
to March 25. This additional two-week
period to be without pay. Mr. Tansey
will be reinstated with pay, ifhe chooses,
as editor of the Cooper Point] ourna! as
of March 26.
"The board hopes Mr. Tansey
recognizes the possibilities for positive
growth as a result of this experience,"
Thome said . "The board urges Mr .
Tansey to work closely with the CP] advisor and staff to create an environment
that fosters learning and encourages student and community members to participate in all facets ofCP] production."
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The Coming of COG V
Committef; to Rewrite Governance Code
by Goodman
Evergreen President Joe Olander announced the convening of the longoverdue fifth Committee on Governance
(COG V). This special disappearing task
force (DTF) will be able to completely
rewrite the Washington Administrative
C odes regarding Evergreen governance
and decision making.
COG V will theoretically study governance mechanisms for all of Evergreen,
including faculty and staff. Last year's
Disappearing Task Force on governance
examined student governance only. The
recommendations of the Student Governance DTF were rejected by Vice President for Student Affairs Gail Martin.
Martin sent a letter dated March 2 to
the Student Communication Center, asking them to "initiate a nomination process to identify five students, from which
the President will choose three to serve on
COG V." The President asked to have
the nominee's names by April 10. The
proposed COG V membership list will be
taken to the Board of Trustees at their
April 13 meeting.
Joe Olander will not write the
"charge" on COG V's specific tasks until
after the all campus Governance Day
which is scheduled for Wednesday, April
6 . Governance Day will supposedly allow
students a chance to give input on COG
V. Evergreen classes will not be cancell ed on Governance Day.
The Legacy of COG IV
COG IV met weekly for two years,
laborously studying conflicting governance proposals. According to chairperson Rita Cooper, many Greeners didn't
trust the four students on the COG IV
to represent them. Usually, 16-18 additional students attended the COG 's
weekly, 2-hour meetings, broadening student representation, but slowing down
decision making. After all the effort,
Cooper says, "In the end we did a revision of what has always been in place." .
COG IV's revisions are increasingly
removed from today'a. campus realities.
Wednesdays were officially set aside for
governance, but a shortage 'Of classroom
spaces now necessitates holding classes
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Another challenge will be 'to come up
with new systems of governance su ited to
a greatly changed Evergreen.
"We spent more time looking at old
systems here than we did writing new
ones," recalled COG IV veteran Bill
Zavgga. "Given the time the DTF took,
there wasn't a lot of creative thinking."
Finally there is the probl em of convincing 2800 Evergree n students that they
are being represented by the three
students chosen by th e President.
Without
student
involvement,
Evergreeners are likely to distrust or even
resist any proposal , howeve r sens ible.
However there is no ex isting m echanism
for involving students, a nd no sign th e
school will soon dev ise one.
President Olander now has one month
to write a charge for COG V that will
avoid the pitfalls that have historically
plagued the COGs. Student suggestions
a nd proposals on COG V will be welcomed by the Presiden t's office.
subsequently disintegrated when no ooe
attended the meetings. (Olander replaced it with an interim President's Council.) The Evergreen Social Contract, now
being appended, is included in the present governance regulations.
COG IV also called for convening
COG V in four years. COG V is convening one year late at the request of the
Board of Trustees, according to Gail
Martin.
COG V's Biggest Challenges
COG V's biggest challenge will probably be creating a n acceptably representitive body that can examine diverse and
orginal proposals without getting bogged down like COG IV. One possibility
would be to expand the number of
representatives on COG V, having them
divide into smaller groups to investigate
different proposals simultaneously . This
could avoid the slow picking apart of proposal after proposal that led COG IV
nowhere .
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Campus Improving Lighting Efficiency
by James Oshiro
Two areas on campus will receive new
lighting, as campus lighting improvements continue.
The new improvements will include
two new walkway light flXtures on the
pathway between Driftwood road and the
athletic field, and a dual-mounted
floodlight pole for the back portion of F
lot.
Information provided by Campus
Facilities estimate the initial cost of the
two new walkway lights at $1,500 each.
The F lot floodlight cost estimate was
unavailable.
Completion is tentatively scheduled by
the end of next summer.
The new lighting on campus is just
pl\ft of the lighting improvements on
campus. Since last summer all exterior
lights on campus have undergone a maj or retrofit.
According to Assistant Facility
Designer Laura Taylor Barrett, the
retrofit involved converting existing mercury . vapor lamps do more efficient high
pressure sodium lamps. As a result of the
lamp conversions, there has been a
measurable improvement in lighting
efficiency .
"In Band C lots there were originally
six arms on the top of each lamp pole,"
Barrett said. During the retrofit, three of
the six lamp arms were sawed off, and the
lamps changed from six 1 ,000 watt mercury vapor lamps to three 1 ,000 watt high
pressure sodium lamps. Despite the loss
of half the number of lamps, from six to
three per pole, the foot candle measurement on the ground was more than
doubled.
"In some spots the lighting was almost
four times the minimum standards set by
the Illuminating Engineers Society," she
continued.
Other lamp conversions include 191
pathway lamps mnverted from 250 watt
mercury vapor to 100 watt high pressure
sodium; and 114 parkway lamps con verted from 250 watt mercury vapor to
100 watt high pressure sodium.
The total cost of the major retrofit
amounted to $248,532.90. Of this, Puget
Power provided support to the college by
absorbing $162, 284.03 or 71.8 percent
of the total cost of the retrofit.
Including some improvements to the
existing lighting systems, the total cost to
the college amounted to $86,248.87.
The lighting improvements will not only provide more efficient lighting, but will
save Evergreen money in reduced energy
costs. An estimation by Puget Power
forecasts that in the first year 'alone
578,767 KWH will be saved at a dollar
savings of $15,628.
Other areas involved in recent lighting
improvements include the addition of
lighting fixtures to the organic farm area
and a mixture of lamps to the tennis
courts.
Governance Day Set for April
by the April 6 Commiltee
On Wednesday, April 6, all academic
programs and contracts will meet for an
all campus Governance and Communication Day.
Regular classes will be redirected to
share historical information about
Evergreen's philosophies and practices,
learn about other models of governanc~
and communications and sem1nar ~bo(;t
social values and ways to improve comm unication and governance at
-Evergreen.
Orientation for students ~nd facu lty
will begin within their respective
academic programs, 'or individual contracts groups, later diverging into a series
of interconstituency workshops and
seminars with staff and administrators.
Programs will reconvene at the -end of
the day to share information ~d apply
what they have learned or are learning
at -. Evergreen, in defining community
values and designing ways of,improving
communications and governan,oe . Each
program will be responsible for recording
thi s information and submitting a docu -
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ment to the Student Communications
Center to be posted and compiled in a
book with all the other programs. The
fifth Council on Governance (COG 5),
a cornerstone of governance at
Evergreen , will be initi ated this spring,
and the day will provide-a means for input and initiative in determining the
nature ~d process of this document.
Also, t.he Disapp"earing Task' Force on the
So~ial Contrast will be seeking input for
their report.
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There will be time for music and games
and evC'"ning potlucks. All academic programs are requested to be present and
will be assigned a m eeting place. The
April 6 Committee woulg welcome help
with planning, input and sundry details.
Contact the Student Communications
Center on the second floor of the CAB,
or drop a note off at Don Finkel's
mailbox on the second floor of LAB II ,
near the program sec retary's office.
Seminar materials a nd a schedule of
events will be ready the !irst week of next
quarter.
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S & A Increasing Student Autonomy
by Jail is Byrd
In an effort to Increase student
autonomy, Monday the Services and Activities Board moved to develop contractual employment relations between itself
and its professional staff and advisors.
Currently, S & A funds the salaries of
some staff and/or advisors. However, the
board has no responsibility for the
development of employment contracts
with the people the board pays.
In support of the new proposal, student
Pete Staddler told the board that student
autonomy doesn't exist here now . He
also questions whether or not it ever did
as he cited the Deli expansion and CAB
usage issues.
"In my mind it [lack of control] is
simply atrocious," he said. "We need to
start looking at different alternatives for
organizing ourselves-not to have the
college organize us, but we need to realize
we have an agenda we need to take on
ourselves. "
Responsibility for making and renewing employee contracts would empower
students, according to Jennifer Frances.
Under the current system, staff and advisors working in S & A positions don't
work for the people that pay them. And
board members are concerned that longterm loyalties may lay with school administrators rather than the students.
"If we adopt the new system," Frances
said, "staff could be completely accountable to the students. It makes our relationship much cleaner."
Control of contracts, according to S &
A Board Coordinator James Martin,
would include developing criteria for the
evaluation of specific jobs. Students
would work to develop the position
descriptions and then be responsible for
evaluating performance.
The board formally endorsed Resolu
tion No. 1-88 directing Martin to
prepare a proposal addressing what positions will be affected, what decision making processes are appropriate and/or
necessary, and a time line for
implementation.
Monday's meeting also included an
updated report from Pat Sarmento rega'rding the termination of evening and event
childcare services.
Sarmento told the board two issues influenced the decision to reduce childcare
services. First was liability; second was
low utilization .
Sarmento told the board that she will
be working closely with the people who
recently signed a petition asking for evening and event services to be continued.
Standardized Testing: Research Begins
by Janis Byrd
Approximately 200 Evergreen students
will soon be asked to participate in standardized assessment testing for research
purposes.
The tests are one part of a comprehensive research project that Steve Hunter,
Director of Research and Planning, and
faculty member Carolyn Dobbs, have
been assigned by Provost Patrick Hill.
The assignment was given to Hunter
and Dobbs as part of Evergreen's participation in an inter-institutional task
force charged to evaluate the validity and
usefullness of standardized assessment
tests for the Higher Education Coordinating Board .
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The testing of the tests was commissioned by the HEC Board under the
Master Plan for Higher Education, according to Hunter.
"Originally the HEC Board wanted to
implement testing right away," Hunter
said.
However, the task force, comprising a
staff and faculty member from all fouryear state institutions, recommended that
the usefullness of the proposed tests be
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The HEC Board recommended the use
of standardized assessment test scores as
part of the data used to evaluate the effectiveness of institutions of higher learning by documenting students'
reasonable level of skill development.
During April, each school will test
volunteers who have completed their
sophomore year and will be returning in
the fall quarter.
Letters inviting students to participate
in the research project will be mailed during evaluation week, Hunter said.
Students choosing to participate in the
research project will be asked to devote
4 to 6 hours taking two separate standard ized tests designed to assess their computation' communication and critical
thinking skills.
,Results from the tests, Hunter emphasized, "will in no way become part
of their [participants'] record." Scores
won't be keyed to individuals. The results
will be considered only as a group for
research purposes, he said.
The volunteers will be paid $5 per
hour, plus a $5 flat fee as compensation
for their time.
"The HEC Board is not of one mind
about testing," he said . "Some members
think this is worthwhile, others are not
so convinced ."
As part of the pilot study, about 200
students will take three different standardized tests, Hunter said, explaining that
the task force also has been charged with
determining the most effective test.
"Most members of the task force are
very concerned that the state not commit
to a form of test that is not useful to faculty, " he continued. "One of the most important dimensions of the research is to
determine how useful the results are to
faculty members."
Useful, according to Hunter, means
the tests would need to provide information about student proficiency levels that
cannot be determined in other ways. The
tests should also assist faculty determine
the effectiveness of curriculum.
Hunter said that standardized testing,
if adopted, would only be one facet of the
HEC Board's assessment process .
"Good assessment requires a multiple
a pproach, one shot is not good enough,"
he said.
Currently, the Board plans to include
surveys from employers , continuing
students and graduates as part of the
o ve rall assessment process.
Security Feels Guns Necessary
by James Oshiro
Campus Security members feel unable
to protect themselves under present conditions and wish to be allowed to carry
arms.
According to Campus Security
Sergeant Larry Savage, the administration has not done enough to provide
security with the proper means of protecting human life and safeguarding itself
from the threat of a major lawsuit.
The security officer job description
provided by the High Education Personnel Board describes the security officer
duties as protecting life and property and
enforcing laws and ordinances. But in actual practice, campus security officers are
unable to comply with these guidelines
because of the possibility of an armed
confrontation, according to Savage.
The problem is that unarmed security
personnel put themselves in danger when
responding to emergency situtations.
"My orders as a supervisor to the officers that report to me is that they will
not put themselves in a position to be hurt
during any type ofassaulti've situation. "
Savage said. "If there's a ' rape taking
place in the woods out here and someone
tells us there's a rape taking place, our
officers will not respond until they have
Thurston County back-up."
Savage sees potential liability problems
in the event of one of his officers being
injured.
I "I would have to testify or have it
documented in writing in a case report,"
he continued, "that we knew these
dangers existed and there was nothing we
were doing to make sure it (an accident)
would not happen ."
In response to questions about how the
administration views the possibilty of a
lawsuit given present conditions, Vice
President for Student Affairs Gail Martin said the college would have no choice
but to accept one.
"It would be dealt with like any other
lawsuit or case of libel," Martin said.
"There are a lot of competing needs, and
their's is a real one, but so are some of
the others."
In a'n earlier interview with Martin,
and allowing them to become a police
department was discussed.
She was asked why two of the four reccommendations were not implemented
according to the request of the 1985 DTF.
Martin's response was that, under present funding limitations given to her division, funding the two DTF recommendations, increasing security staff and providing more training, were not possible.
, 'Higher education right now is only
funding instruction
and some
maintenance," she said. "They are not
funding student services, except for
miniority recruitment and retention.
"The only part of campus that is eligible, based on enrollment ,growth and
number of students, to receive funds is
academics," Martin continued.
"Security is competing internally with
other units that feel they have needs too."
Records kept by Campus Security
reveal that in the fiscal year 1980-1981,
over 312 reports were filed by a staff of
10-11 Campus Security officers . For the
fiscal year 1987 -1988 the number of case
reports increased to over 4,100. with a
Campus Security officer staff of eight. As
of March 7, 1988, case reports amount
to 848 .
Despite the recommendations of the
1985 DTF and the increase in campus incidents, no plans are presently being considered to increase staffing or to address
Campus Security officers requests to arm
themselves.
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Guns On CaDlpus
Campus Security lists the following
ing known incidents of guns on campus from 1984-present:
-1984: Shooting death of a student
in the Greenery, involving the use of
a 45 caliber automatic pistol; murder
victim was shot numerous times.
-1985: Armed robbery of the
cashier's office located on the first floor
of the library building, by a lone gunman brandishing a .357 Magnum.
-l!:ltJ5-19H6: Campus Security
repeatedly dealt with a student who
lived in his vehicle in F lot. Campus
Security was unaware that firearms
were being kept in his vehicle. He was
later convicted of the murder of a couple in Tacoma. The murder weapon
and a sawed-off shotgun were found
on campus in his vehicle .
-1986: On at least two occasions on
campus, two armed individuals
waited, in an attempt to fulml a "contract murder. " The places chosen for
the murder attempt included C lot and
the library bus loop. In the case ofthe
library bus loop, the attempt was on
a Saturday between 8 am and 4 pm.
The crime was not completed because
of the number of people surrounding
the intended victim. Later the intend-
ed victim was found murdered off
campus. Her husband was found guilty of conspiring to commit a murder.
-1988: Firearms were brought into
B dorm by two individuals. On the
third floor a bystander was pinned
against the hallway with a sawed-off
shotgun to his head.
According to information supplied
by a suspect involved in the B dorm
incident, there are at least five students
involved in a drug ring, who are
presently living in the dorms and who
are armed.
-There is also information of another .
person, who is not a student, who
distributes drugs on campus. He is
armed with a knife and carries a -.i5
caliber automatic pistol in his boot.
Security also remarks that many of
the car thefts on campus involves a
group of 4-5 male subjects in a vehicle armed _With . butterpy knives,_ a
sawed-off shotgun and a .22 caliber rifle when on campus.
Campus security knows who the
drivers are and what type of vehicle
they drive. But when it is spotted, and
the call for the county is made, the
suspects are gone.
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Information -----Staff Layoffs Based on Seniority
by Janis Byrd
Because Evergreen is a state institut ion, staff employees are protected on a
seniority basis in the event of necessary
layoffs .
By state law , layoffs, according to
Director of Employee Relations Rita
Cooper, are based strictly on seniority.
The law provides for employees notified
of their pending layoff to exercise specific
options outlined in the individual's layoff
papers , she said.
The employee, Cooper explained,
usually exercises the option that would
maintain his or her status as close to
"whole" as possible .
As one option, a full-time, class 4
employee can choose to " bump" the least
senior, lower level, full-time employee.
The bumped employee would then be
issued layoff papers outlining his or her
options.
Usually, Cooper said, salaries can be
maintained at the senior employee's current rate. However, she did say that is
not always guaranteed. In the event a
class 4 employee bumps a class 1
employee, the salary would likely be adj usted to a lower level commensurate with
the highest available salary for class 1
employees.
Half-time employees have the same options as full-time employees, except they
may only bump less senior half-time staff
members.
Cooper said usually a chain of three or
four bumps leaves the last bumped
employee without a position. If there is
no vacancy, the terminated employee is
put on a waiting list and is eligible for
rehire at his or her original classification
for up to two years.
After two years, openings may be filled by new hires .
, 'Any time along the way they [a
bumped employee] have the right to
bump or not bump another employee,"
Cooper said .
Because personnel matters are confidential, Cooper was unable to comment
on any recent bumping options that have
been exercised .
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Memorial Services for Evergreen stu- I
dent Pamela Lee were held at noon today in Housing's Community Center. I
Pamela was caught in an avalanche; i
while cross-country sking on the
Tatoosh Range of Mount Rainier on I
Sunday, March 7. She was enrolled in
the "Landscapes and Biogeography" .
program, and served as the student coor- I
dinator of the Wilderness Resource I
Center. She will be remembered for her
combination of strong skills and expertise as well as her warmth and dedication.
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Students Overcoming Barriers with T~IO
by John Robinson
TRIO Programs are educa tion prog rams that help low-income, first gene ration, and physically challenged students
consider higher education. Most overcome tremendous soc ial , class a nd
cu ltura l barriers in order to participate.
TRIO Programs-Upward Bound,
Student Support Services, Talent Search
and Educational Opportunity Centersprovide encourageme nt and support that
g ive these students the hope a nd skills
needed to succeed in college.
Every year , 425 ,000 st udents participate in TRIO programs. The majority
of TRIO students-65 percent-are people of color: 41 percent are black, 17 percen t are hispanic, 4 percent are American
Indian and 3 perce nt are Asian. The remaining 35 percent are white; 14 ,000
TRIO
students
are
physically
handicapped.
TR IO is sponsored by the National
Council of Educational Opportunity
Associations; the programs are in operation nation-wide at more than 800 public
a nd private colleges and universities and
at 80 community agencies.
There are two TRIO programs at
Evergreen: Upward Bound and (KEY)
Student Support Services.
Upward Bound's primary secvices are
academic advising, career counseling and
tuto rin g and is located in Library 1015 .
Nearly 700 students have used its services
since 1975.
The more than 400 Upward Bound
programs nationwide serve 33,000 each
year. The program was funded at 75.3
million dollars in fiscal year 1987.
C hristina Baily is one thos6 students.
S he is currently employed in the controller's office.
"I knew I was going to college," she
said . "I decided to come to Evergreen
because the Upward Bound (host) Office
was here. I got to know the campus
because of the summer education and
employment program that Upward
Bound has here. I've done some of my
college education here and I ' m currentI y working to earn more money so I can
go back and finish."
After she finishes at Evergreen she
plan s to go to graduate school.
March 10, 1988
Looking back, she sees the program
has helped her in many ways.
"The summer employment program
teac hes students responsiblity, develops
skills, and can establish a supportive network," she added. "It has been like a
chain reaction because now my mom is
considering going back to college. I think
my success has encouraged her."
Fran Williams is the director of the
Upward Bound program . Upward
Bound students are willing to work
harder to achieve more, she said.
Anthony Greenidge is a student who
does just that. He has participated in both
Upward Bound and Key Student Services . He is currently enrolled in Political
Economy and Social Change and is student coordinator of UMOjA, a student
group on campus.
He praised both program as extremely beneficial. "Upward Bound helped me
because they were a big confidence
booster," he said. "They aided me in finding out what skills I had that could apply
in being successful in college.
"Key, located in Lib 1412, has provided a much needed support atmosphere.
1 can come down and talk to Sherry
(Director Sherry Warren) and Steve (Student Development 'Spe"'ciali"t Steve
Bader)-they provide valuable information. Key provides a quarterly monitoring of grades and academics in general.
Sometimes a student's perceptions are
different from those of faculty, Sherry
and Steve help me to really understand
and keep track."
Key focuses on first generation college
students. Its objectives are retention,
graduation, and enrollment in graduate
or professional school. Support services
include academic advising, cultural
activities orientation, personal advising,
financial advising and content ·tutoring
among other things.
Approximately 142,000 students participate in almost 660 Student Support
Services programs nationwide each year.
The program was funded at 70.1 million
dollars in fiscal year 1987 .
If you feel you may qualify for these
programs, please contact the above offices
or call them at 866-6000 ext. 6012 (U pward bound), and ext . 6464 (Key
Services).
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Susan Breary in front of one of her cows-part oj-her srnior thesis oil painting tX.,hibit showing
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Ecologists Warn of Impending Disaster
with Tropical Rainforest Destruction
Epithet after epithet wasfourul too
weak to convry to those who have
not visited the intertropical regions,
the sensation o/delight which the
mind experiences ... The land is
one great, wild, untidy, luxuriant
hothouse, made by nature for
herself -Charles Darwin
by Blaine Snow
I remember flying over it; an endless
green-velvet carpet stretching for miles on
end, larger than the great plains of North
America; hour after hour of continous
tree-tops. Below me was the canopy
which crowns the world's most complex
and richest ecosystem-the tropical rainforest of the Amazon river basin.
"To step into this forest, as they did,
was to enter a realm of scented twilight ,
but a twilight broken by the sharp-edged
shafts of the sun as it gleamed through
breaks in the fibrillating foliage. The
smells were of flowers, and moss, and
earth in its damp, living form. To turn
from this dim, humid green to the baking, blasted red of the cleared land was
to gaze from a primeval form of paradise
into the reckless, blasted realm of hell ... "
(from the movie The Emerald Forest)
As the quote above forcefully suggests,
these precious cmerald forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, and we
ought to know why-why they are
precious and why they are disappearing.
The Values of Tropical Forests
Perhaps the foremost reason for halting
their destruction is to preserve the great
diversity of life on our planet. Sixty percent of all the Earth's flora and fauna live
in the tropical rainforests (as compared
to the 10 percent which inhabit North
America), constituting the world's most
diverse collection of natural species living in harmonic symbiosis. Of these,
thousands of species remain undiscovered; they are one of the last frontiers for biological discovery. These
tropical rainforests, which now comprise
only two percent of the earth's surface,
are the most complex ecosystems in the
world, veritible encyclopedias of nature,
contai ning some of the most remarkable
12 and creative examples of natural adap-
tat ion and survival. Over half of our
North American songbirds winter there
as well, making them a shelter for species
from all over the western hemisphere.
The rainforests are homes to another
kind of diversity: more than a thousand
indigenous tribes around the world live
there, some still in total seclusion. Colombia has 60 known tribal groups; the
Philippines has 7 million tribal people;
Indonesia has 360 distinct ethnic groups,
many speaking only their tribal language;
200-plus tribes live in the Congo Basin;
Papua New Guinea supports more than
700 tribes. Many, ifnot most, are on the
verge of cultural and physical ext inction,
people who retain native knowledge and
traditions that span thousands of years.
An anthropologist once remarked that
when a native rainforest medicine-man
dies, it is like losing a whole library of information. The situation for Native
Americans living today in Brazil is not
unlike it was in North America 150 years
why does it deserve our immediate
attention?
The most startling fact is the rate at
which these precious treasure houses of
nature are disappearing: presently, 27
million acres per year are being cleared
and burned worldwide-that's 100 acres
per minute! Each day an area the size of
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater (15 square
miles) is razed. Each year rainforest land
the size of the State of Pennsilvania is lost.
This would not be so shocking if rain forests could regenerate themselves-but
they don't . Tropical rian forest soils are
not high in fertility. What nutrients are
found in the soil lie in the top few inches,
with the underlying soil being virtually
sterile . Most of the nutrients are locked
up in the dense vegetation and when
released, cycle quickly back into the
biomass . When trees and other vegetation are destroyed, the nutrients are
rapidly lost by leaching under conditions
of high temperatures and heavy rainfall .
Once cleared, rainforest land becomes
ago .
desert-like, growing hearty grasses and
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shrubs, and is unable to grow back as our
During the time it takes you
northern forests do.
The greatest loss is perhaps extinction.
to read this article approx.
Ecologist Aldo Leopold once said that the
1500 acres of virgin tropical
first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save
all the parts. But, due to our
rainforest will be burned
(unintelligent) tinkering with the rainand destroyed, and with it, ' forest, nature is losing its parts daily.
Biologists estimate that right now we are
one of Earth's species will
losing at least one species-and some
become extinct.
estimate as many as 30 or 40 species-of
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plants and animals every day. These are
not just varieties of rare orchids and exAlso, some 35 percent of all modern
otics
insects, but species of mammal,
medicines derive from plants and animals
bird,
fish, reptile, insect, fungi and
living only in these tropical regions .
literally
hundreds of species of plants .
Modern surgery and medicine have
Tropical
ra'inforests play an important
reaped immeasurable benefits in the
part
in
the
carbon
dioxide budget of the
treatment of diseases which include lymglobal
atmosphere.
They represent one
phocytic luekemia, glaucoma, Hodgkin's
of
the
Earth's
main
stocks of stored cardisease, and amoebic dysentery, among
bon.
When
these
forests
are burned, they
otpers. All medicine, whether modern or
of
carbon into the
released
large
quanities
traditional, rely on the diversity of plant
atmosphere accelerating the greenhouse
I ife for curing illnesses .
effect and contributing to the destablilizaThe value of these tropical rainforests
tion of global weather patterns.
c annot be under-estimated, economicalThe dark green mass of vegetation in
Iy, biologically, or spiritually.
the tropical forests absorbs much solar
The Rainforest Problem
"d''''on. Whon
are "oared, 'hore ,
What is the rainfores t problem and
fo,""
The gods are mighty, but mightier
still is the jungle.
--Amazon Indian Proverb
is an increase in the "sh ininp.ss" of the
planet's surface which results in more of
the sun's radiation reflected back into
space. This leads to the so-called albedo
e~ect that disrupts convection patterns,
Wind currents, and rainfall in lands far
outside the tropics .
Through their watershed effects
~ropical forests act as a "sponge" soak:
Ing up the heavy rainfall before releasing
It slowly and steadily into rivers. When
the forest is cleared away, rivers start to
turn muddy with eroded s~il and become
vulnerable to flooding and pollution .
The destruction of the world's tropical
rainforests is perhaps the most urgent
aspect of the more general problem of
global deforestation, a problem that the
Global 2000 Report to the President cited
as likely to be the most difficult environmental problem for humanity to
overcome.
It is a fact that deforestation and desertifrication go hand in hand. Deserts in
places such as Africa and Australia advance further each year upon what once
was fertile land. Deforestation of the
Amazon region alone is known to affect
weather in America's farm belt and the
ozone layer worldwide. And he're in the
Northwest, although our soil is able to
support new growth, we should not
overlook our local deforestation problem.
Remember , a tree plantation is not a
forest.
But ~~y Are They Being Destroyed?
ThIS IS a complex question which has
no single answer. Much of it is due to
economic pressures on the countries
which are home to these forests . Their
destruction is aggrevated by support from
the. developing countries, aid money
whIch comes mainly from multinational
development banks such as The World
Bank . This support is intended to help
these countries move out of their third
world status and become active members
In the global economy.
Mu~h is due also to irresponsible con~ umensm, people like us who unknowIngly purchase products such as tropical
hardwoods, beef, animal products, exotic
pets, all of which encourage destructive
practices that destroy the forests.
. The m-a'in economic policies that fuel
deforestation are cattle ranching, logging,
road-building, agriculture and industrial
developments such as hydro-electdc
dams and mines . Foreign markets in beef
cattle and hardwood products provide attractive - though self-destructive - reasons
for depleting natural resources. Half of
the tropical forests of Central America
have been cleared since the Second World
War mainly to provide grazing land for
cattle destined for the American beef
market.
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"The only person ever to
see sonne rare tropical orchid might be a bulldozer
operator who is clearing the
two or three acres that ,constitute its only habitat on
earth." --William Beebe
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Another aggravation is forced settle~
. ment of rainforest regions. A prime
reason for many government-encouraged
colonization schemes is not land, but the
quest to "secure" the frontier regions.
Overpopulation too, is often cited as a
cause for settlement in rainforests, but is
much less a problem than unfair rand '
distribution. Many governments have used rainforests as safety valves, relocating
landless farmers to these poor soils instead of institu.;ng land reform programs
on more valuable agricultural land.
Braz~l, which has a policy of moving settlers mto the Amazon raiqforest, does not
need rainforest land for agriculture. Not
including the Amazonian forest, Brazil
has the same population density as the
US, and has 2.3 acres of farmland per
person, more than the US.
Tropical forests of
own state of
Hawaii are threatened by geothermal
energy development and industrialization. In Thailand, the Nam Choan
project-a dam over the river Kuaithreatens to flood 4,831 sq. kilometers of
tropical wildlife sanctuary, some of
richest tropical forest in mainland
Southeast Asia. And in Malaysia,
members of the Penan tribe have been
hel~ in jail for. months or are blockaded
ed Illegal loggmg on the tribal land.
What ~a~' I do? ' • Learn more about the delicate interconnectedness of the Earth's life support
systems and what role the tropical rainforests play. Promote ecological
our
awareness in yourself and others .
• Write letters: 1) to the World Bank and
other donors of destructuve rainforest
jects; 2) to leaders in countries whose
rainforests are being destroyed; 3) to your
co~gre~smen in support of protective
legislation; 4) to irresponsible companies
who .contribute to the development and
cleanng of rainforests .
• Be~ome a~tiveV in OTRA, Olympia
Tropical Ramforest Action by calling
Blaine Snow 866-8526 or David Phillips
at 357-3350. Our group acts as a formal
affiliates of the Rainforest Action Network of San Francisco.
• Become a member of the Rainforest
~ction Network and receive monthly ActIOn Alert Bulletins and the World Rainforest Report News. They are one of the
m?s~ effective organizations working on
thIS Issue. Write to them at: The Rainfor.est Action Network; 300 Broadway,
SUIte 28; San Francisco, Ca 94133.
• Be a respon8ible consumer. Be aware
of the origin of the products you buy.
Refuse to buy products such as fast-food
beef, canned soups, tropical hardwoods
exotic pets, or other products which ~on:
tribute to tropical forest destruction.
• Read about them: 1) The Primary Source
by Nor~an Meyers; 2)ln the Rainforest by
Catherme Caufield; 3) Tropical Nature by
Forsyth/Miyata.
• Visit them. Mexico, Hawaii, Ecuador,
Costa Rica, Malaysia, the Philippines
Brazil, Thailand, and the Congo all hav~
f~rests remaining. Tourism gives incentive for governments to establish National
Parks and protected areas. Perhaps the
one closest to the Pacific Northwest is the
Peten rainforest which straddles the
border between Guatamala and Mexico
and harbors the mystical ruins of th~
Mayan civilization.
hi the end, we will conserve only what
we love, we will love only what we
understand, We hope this article has
taught you something about the precious
natural ecosystems of the tropics, and has
helped you to appreciate them even
though may have never been there .
Learning is a key element in this as
in every issue . As we learn about ~ur
Earth and its magnificent natural
habitats, we learn to love and understand
them, and then will want to perserve
them fo! ~he generations to come.
-Blaine Snow studies ecologic~1 phi/;;ophy .
at the Evergreen State College and is active in
the general problem of global deforestation. 13
Barbara Nelson More Than 'Cute'
by Darrell Riley
Student:Barbara Nelson , "Barb"
Status: Freshman
Program: Frames of Mind
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
,
Barb Nelson acts like a little sister.
Everyone treats her like their little sister.
She's exactly the kind of person you
would think of if you were going to picnic on a beach and wanted to have someone fun to be with. And yet, although
the relationship was easy to categorize,
Barb herself is a complex person.
"I'm not cute!" 'Barb announced at
the beginning of the interview.
, 'Everyone sees me as cute . I don't like
that most of the time. My cuteness just
makes me fade into the background. People think I'm the average girl next door.
I'm trying to shed that image and become
more memorable."
One of Barb's roomates, Tanya,
describes her as, "The Two Faces of
Barb." She often seems like an innocent,
a woman as cuddly as a teddy bear. Yet
Tanya says, "Barb is beautiful, the more
you look at her the more beautiful she
becomes. Her face is very expressive."
Barb is aware of her innocent image
and she's not always happy about it.
"People try to protect me because I'm so
s mall and I look fragile, " she remarked.
"But it takes a lot to unbalance me,
especially emotionally. I learn from my
mistakes.
"In junior high I wasn't in the 'in'
group. I didn't have the 'in' clothes. My
parents wouldn't buy them, and I
couldn't afford to pay for them myself.
I was insecure, being accepted was ·a big
thing. Finally I decided to stop conforming, and do what I want. Later I found
out that the 'in' group wasn't doing that
many interesting things anyway, the pebpie I was spending time with were more
mteresting. "
However, her dual personality comes
oOt most strongly in her devotion
dance .
It
, 'I started my first ballet class at age
five. I also started my first tap class at the
same age. I've studied B'a llet,Jazz, Tap,
and some Gymnastics. I like being able
to move to music and perform.
"I have a good sense of rhythm , meter
and time. When I have a performance
com ing I concentrate on getting the
ance or performance out in the best
manner, and I work very hard . I'm not
afraid of new iueas and new angles."
Her words can hardly do justice to the
a ll- around dancer that Barb is. She not
only dances the " professional" dances
but she also break-dances and can really
"boogie" on the dance floor. She's an
odd mixture of a high-brow young lady,
with down-home beat.
"Look around, this is who I am," she
sa id as we sat in her room. On her walls
were pictures of men, dancers and
singers. There were also quite a few pictures of tigers. "I like dancing for the
same reason I like tigers. They are free
and when I'm dancing 1 feel free, as if
I can do whatever I wan t . "
But a bad knee has made her shift her
focus from dancing to choreography.
" After I leave college I want to be where
the hot dance scene is, New York or
I asked her if she had any fears.
"When I'm really down on myself I'm
afraid that I'll go out in the world and
find I don't have any lalent.
I found out recently that Barb knows
a lot of people on this campus because she
plays pool in 'A' dorm.
"I like pool. Since I've started playing pool I've become more inter:ested in
math, because pool is mathematical. I
think what they should do is to teach
grade-school kids how to play pool, so
that they can understand about angles
and
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not describe her ; pretty and liv~ly are two
other words that come to mind. You've
probably just encountered B~rh Nelson .
Take the opportunity to talk to her. You
may find that you have gained a new
fri end, or a new Iittl!' sister. In either case
Barb is worth the investment.
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2. Recycle motor oil
3 . Use cloth diapers
4. Reuse egg cartons and paper bags
5 . Avoid using styrofoam-it can't be recycled
6. ' Avoid disposable plates, cups and utensils
7. Use rags instead of paper towels
B. Use paper bags, not paper towels, to drain grease
9. Recycle unneeded items
10. Use the back of discardable paper for scratch paper
11. Be responsible and creative with leftover food
12. Use the water from cooking vegetables to make soup
13. Mend and repair, rather than discard and replace
14. Invest in well-made, functional clothing
15 . Buy bulk & unpackaged food rather than packaged goods
16. Purchase goods in reusable or recyclable containers
17 . Buy organic, presticide-free foods
lB . Buy foods without additives and preservatives
19. Use non-toxic pest control
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21 . Grow your own food (even small kitchen gardens!)
22 . Volunteer to start or help with a community garden
23 . Eat foods from low on on the food chain, not meat
24 . A void highly processed foods
25. Support food co-ops
26. Buy locally grown produce and other foods
27. Volunteer to maintain local parks and wilderness
2B. Plant trees in your community
29. Become invovled with community projects & events
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44. Bring music into your life
45. Learn first aid and emergency procedures
46. Take time to play, relax, and go into nature
47 . Decrease TV watching & increase creative learning
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49. Turn off lights when not in use
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ting to point ou t th at a hum an ' s bite is
much more dangerous th an a dog's , or
that dog's don't screw each other more
on deals, or that no dog has eve r raped
a huma n being. But the basic point is th at
Eve rgreen dogs a re for the most part very
well behaved. The few who have attacked human bei ngs should not damn the
w hole pack .
Vikki Michalios mentioned that the
current revision of the pet policy recommends conformity to Thurston Count y
Animal Control standards. Did all you
dog owners out there know that by these
guidelines, it only takes 86 hours , after
capture, to lose yo ur dog forever? "A dog
will be held b y Animal Control for a 48
hour period in which the ow ner may
claim the animal. A dog will be held an
a dditional 48 hours and held for adoption. . . aft er which t he d og will be
destroyed" So sa ith the present policy .
Fort unately the DTF on the new pe t
policy has just gotten started, and no major d ec isions have been m ade as of yet .
clude a dog run, the cost of which could
go as high as ten thousand dollars. Stude n t volunteers to help build the run
wou ld take some of the bite out of
bui ld in g the enclosed area, which at the
moment wou ld be a 30 by 50 foot area
circled by a six foot high chain link fence
with barbed wire a t the top . The run
wou ld basically be a day care center for
dogs through the school to absolve
Evergreen froll1 liability is ano ther option. Dogs who we re known to be skittish in nature , but had never attacked
anyone, cOllld be ma rked as such as a
warnlflg.
Dogs on campus need· advocates,
though. Friends, ow ners, dog love rs and
t he lot need tn back up dogs. There will
bc a DTF meeti ng March 11 , 12-2 pm,
L ib . 1406. There is a future for dogs at
Evergreen , but student input and suggest ions a rc needed . Let's hear it for a dog's
rig ht to be, no bites, no fight s.
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by jon L. Crow
Last week's issue of the CPj in cluded
an article titled " Campus Dog bites Student." There 's been a major controversy as of late as to how to deal with the
problems of dogs on campus. To write an
article that, for the most part , desc ribes
an attack on someone by a dog, opening
the issue of animal control, ha rdl y seems
unbiased reporting. Agreed, people have
been bitten on campus . But dogs are a
major part of Evergreen's history and will
continue to be. Short of herding all dogs
off to the kennel and giving them the
three-day-wait for the blue room , th at is
a one way ticket out, there's no quick
solution.
Presently, the most vocal speakers on
the dog issue are definitel y anti-dog.
These include people who have been attacked in the past , th e grounds
maintenance personnel who are often
sprayed with dog stuff when they mow ,
a nd those who just plain don't like dogs.
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Evergreen: A Mecca For Boomers
by MicMel Girvin
Evergreen's is now permanently on the
map as No. 1 Boomerang college in the
world.
The '88 Team Gel Winter Boomerang
Series, held Feb. 13, 20, and 27, was
scheduled for Evergreeners to 'hone' up
for the big USBA Regional Boomtest to
be held in the spring.
With no advertising outside of
Evergreen, boomerangers from allover
Washington and Oregon found out about
the test and showed up . The rumor of a
Gel Test travels fast. The fields were 'filled, booms soared, and the stokedness
level was too high to meas ure.
All days were rainless.
Fifty-six boomers competed as either
novic< or expert at three tests, and shot
for an overall score. There were too many
events and way too many people for this
article to Cover them all, but effort and
fun became everyone's first, middle and
last names.
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The rush of radness
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Highlights are as follows:
Fast Ca tch:Doug DeFresne,who is absolutely the leader in Fast Ca tch
technology, steps into the bull's-eye. The
wind blows hard and is mad. All eyes
watch the master. Doug throws. Through
the air . Fast. Catch. H e throws again and
catches again. The stop watch stops when
he catches his fifth throw. Mouths drop
open: 24.30 seconds is twice as fast as the
n ex t best score. He wins.
Maximum Time Aloft: Celese Thomson throws and her boom floats . She catches. 21. 54 seconds is her score for the
lead. Rob Greer throws and his boom
float s. He catches. What? How? Never
has that happened, in a ll of boomerang
competition history-a tie to the hund redth of second. 21.54 seconds is Rob's
score for a first place tie. Max Belvederi
steps out for his last throw. Celese and
Rob are happy with their first. But. ..
Max rips his MTA out and lip and catches, for 23.46 s('conds and the stolen
Will.
Doubling: Bruce Siquoland, who has
never tried this event before, catches his
two booms in the first round . Great!
Then he catches two booms in the second
round. Only two people are left, he made
it to the last round . He throws and catches, only one of his booms, but he scores
a raging second place.
Australian Round: Steve Kavanaugh
thinks to himself, "I don't have a boom
that will get maximum points by going
out a great distance, and come right back
to the bulls-eye. " Steve tapes a nickel to
the wing tip of his Sunshine boomerang
and creates the perfect distance bull's-eye
boom. He shreds into second place.
Consecutive Catch: Steve Brown,
competing as a novice (novices don't
have to do trick catches in this event),
throws and catches left-handed, righthanded, and then behind the back, and
then under the leg . He wins Novice Consecutive Catch the hard way. All he says
is, "I didn't know I wasn't supposed to
do the tricks."
And then there is Casey Lawrance: _
Only throwing for six months, he catches
the most in Endurance, does the footcatch in Consecutive Catch, and does the
raddest tricks in George, the unabashed
freestyle event. He scores a win, a win
and a win .
Paul Kimball runs the second day of
competition for the absent Mike Gel. The
rad-seeking boomers are not let downPaul continues true boom radness in his
absence.
John Stephine scores twice as many
points as the second place novice to take
first overall, and then does not show up
to receive his awards .
And then the series came to a close.
The clear sky radiated with the sunset's
dispersed light. The boomers from out of
town knew this was the place to define
fun. The boomers from this town, called
The Evergreen State College, knew they
knew . And the whole lot of newly
befriended boomers went to the awards
ceremony and chose their own prizes
from a pile of 71 boomerang prizes. And
t hen they all knew that they just knew ...
. .. May 7 & 8, once again, but this
time from allover the U. S., will shred
Evergreen's fields for health, fun and
contest.
Ed Love defines what fun is.
M.ax
Belveder
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catch during
George.
photos by Sung Kim
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"Mom says the
house just isn't the
same without me,
even though its
alot deaner."
Opinion
Israel Needs Work on HUlllan Rights
Just because your Mom
is far away, doesn't mean
you can't be close. You can
still share the love and
la~ghter on AT&T Long
DIstance Service.
It costs less than you
think to hear that she likes
the peace and qUiet, but
she misses you. So go
ahead, give your Mom a
call. You can clean your
room later. Reach out and
touch someone~
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by Hector Douglas
In World War II, six million Jews,
one-third of the world's Jewish population; three million non-Jewish Poles;
parts of the Russian people; and many
Gypsies were slaughtered. In the television documentary SHOAH, a train
engineer who hauled Jews to death camps
said "Some people say it never happened. I don't know." The ability to deny
human tragedy is sometimes incredible
"The leading metaphor in First
A mendment jurisprudence is "the
marketplace of ideas,'" according to
David Cole, staff attorney for the Center
for Constitutional Rights . "It is a
marketplace that is becoming increasingly closed to the common person-."
Surviving the marketplace, the familiar
becomes repetitive, believable and doctrinaire; unfamiliar information is often
ignored, attacked or worse-outlawed .
The New York Times (Ousting the PLO,
September 24, 1987) attributed the move
in Congress to close Palestinian information offices in this country to a push by
the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Edward Tivnan, a
writer for Time Magazine and ABC News'
20120, says of the AIPAC in his book The
Lobby: Jewish Political Power and American
Foreign Policy: "No one can run for national office without Jewish support ,"
says a former Democratic fund raiser .
That has been true since the 1960s ... "
Simha Flapan, well-known Israelijournalist and historian describes "the prejudice of American Jewry" as now "the
major obstacle to American Palestinian
and Israeli-Palestinian dialogue , without
which there is little chance to move forward in the difficult and involved peace
process. "
There is this myth of equality in the
conflict. But the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace states: "Israel is
sufficiently equipped to level every urban
center in the Middle East with a population of over 100,000. "
And according to former Senator
James G. Abzourek, "conservatively,
more than twenty-two thousand Arabs
have been killed by Israeli state terrorism
since 1969" as compared to 650 Israelis
for the same period . Presumably
academics are of some value. Noam
Chomsky, one of the most prominent and
prolific Jewish writers of our day, also
holds the credentials of professor of
I inguistics and philosophy and
Philosopher of the Institute at the
Massachesetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) as well as Honorary Doctor of
Philosopy at the Universities of London
and Decca.
In introducing The Fateful Triangle: The
United States, Israel and the Palestinians
Noam Chomsky suggests that "When the
intellectual history of this period is someday written, it will scarcely be
believable ." Through 471 pages and 775
referenced footnotes one gains the definite
impression that another Semitic people,
the Palestinians, are being destroyed .
I n October 1987, Israel's Landau
Commission reported that: "the great
majority" of Palestinian prisoners "were
convicted on the basis of their confessions" and that the confessions were
beaten out of them .
Addressing the U . N. General
Assembly on 23 November 1987, Farouk
Quaddoumi, head of the PLO's Political
Department said: In twenty years of oc- .
cupation, "the number of people (Palestinians) who have been through Israeli
prisons stand at approximately 500,000,
or more than 25 percent of the population and more than 50 percent of the
adult population . "
Palestinians are the indigenous people
of Palestine, a land bridge linking Asia,
Africa and Europe . They have been continously in that land, with permanent
village sites dating to 9000 years ago (the
origin of urban culture so far as we
know). They are among the most highly
educated and skilled societies in the
world, having the third high~st level of
higher education, relatives to their
numbers . They have created in the
Palestine Liberation Organization
(PLO), a democratic political culture
rarely equalled in the Third World . PLO
leadership is chosen by a representative
body, their press is free and uninhibited
and their social, cultural and governmental institutions arf' nllmf'r()llQ "T hf'rp
appears to be a strong motivation to
achieve consensus, or near consensus, in
P LO decision making, " writes Dr.
Cheryl Rubenberg, assistant professor,
Department of Political Science, Florida
International University . And according
to Chomsky, at every opportunity
granted them, the Palestinian people
have affirmed the PLO their sole
representative. Five to ten percent of th e
Palestinian people are Jewish, twenty
percent are C~ristian and seventy percen t
are Sunni Muslim. Members of all three
religious groups hold positions of power
within the PLO.
When the League of Nations invented
the "mandates system" after WWI, the
Palestinians were Classified among the
people most ready for self-government.
But the Palestinians, 70 years and 100
new nations later are still denied the ~igh t
to be free .
"How long must it take, how many
more
wars must we fight, how many lives must
be wasted and how crushing must the
economic burden become for the realization to sink in that the PLO, detestable
as it may appear to us, is the representative of the Palestinians .. . " writes Meir
Merhav, editorial staff of the Jerusalem
Post.
Defense consumes more than a quarter
of Israel's national product, inflation is
uncontrolled and hundreds of thousands
of its citizens, discouraged over the
future, now live outside the country, according to Merle Thorpe Jr., president
of the Foundation for Middle East Peace .
The handwriting on the wall should be
clear enough.
"In spite of its military preponderance
Israel is vulnerable . Human societies are
not based on military hardware alone .
History -is an object lesson in the limits
of military power. Middle East archaeology, in particular, is a humbling
discipline, " (Walid Khalidi) . It is time to
end the occupation. It is time for the PLO
and Israel to talk directly to each other .
And American Jews should be at the
forefront working for peace and social
justice in the region.
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Staff 'BuIllping' Affects Diversity
by Barbara LawtTancc, Jon Cawthorne, and
Larry Jefferson
Recent budget cuts made in the
business office have resulted in a senior
staff person exercising their "bumping
rights , " displacing a person of color in
the Student Services Area.
Consequences and Impacts
-FinancialA higher paid staff person moves into
the Student Services division of the college, maintaining her salary level, thus
creating a potential loss or reduction of
resources from Student Services. This
higher salary in Student Services was not
budgeted for, so the money for this will
have to come from Student Services.
-Affirmitive ActionEvergreen has few people of color in
positions with high student visibility and
contact . The loss of one employee of color in Student Services reduces the
number of role models available to
students of color as well as the whole of
the community .
Only recently have people of color
made headway into the Support Service
areas of the college . This means that
when seniority "bumping rights" are exercised it will result in "last hired-first
fired . " Hence, a loss of more people of
color, again.
-Generic Job DescriptionA Secretary IV is A Secretary IV is A
Secretary IV is a Secretary IV is A
Secretary IV is A Secretary IV.
Generic job descriptions do not take into account the needs of the population being served. For example: were both
secretary IV's hired with demonstrated
commitments to working with diverse
populations? This lack of recognition may
translate into a person being unable to
com petently perform the tasks assigned.
The issue is not merely a sensitivity to
those populations but one of competence
in effectively dealing with those
populations.
Critical Issues For Consideration and
Action
What about Evergreen's commitment
to cultural diversity? How do you reconcile seniority priviledges with cultural
literacy and the commitment to recruitment and retention of people of color?
Why is it that Student Services suffer
the loss, both fiscal and personnel, from
deficits in the business side of the college?
Student Service Resources are already
stretched in trying to provide for cu~rent
levels . If this situation becomes a reality, what will have come to pass is the
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precident of the students paying the debts
of the business office , both with cash
money, and the loss of a valued
employee.
We need to consider as students, and
community members what have been the
historical solutions to layoffs occuring in
the college when the layoffs impact Student Services directly. This is not an issue
for people of color only. This is a student,
staff, faculty, fiscal, personnel and labor
issue . More than ever before, students
are going into debt to get an education,
and now even Student Services are being cut within the system.
Also we need to question whether the
system of bumping rights is, as it now
stands, going to continually supercede
Affirmative Action with the domino effect? If this is so, the whole process of and
for that matter commitment to, affirmative Action may be considered moot.
Some Steps to Take
The authors of this article encourage
all concerned readers to consider dialogue
and letter writing regarding this issue.
We understand that all people benefit
from a truly diverse community. All letters should be addressed to Sue
Washburn, Vice President of Student
Affairs.
943-8700
Harrison and Divison
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Arts & Entertainment
Nothing Coy About 'Cunning'
'Rain Dance'
to Raise Funds
by Whitney Ware
The Cunning,
Come celebrate spring and the spirit
of the tropical rainforest by dancing to the
music of marimbas, steel drums and
some spicy rock at 8 p. m. Friday, April
1, in Library 4300.
The Olympia Tropical Rainforest
Alliance's "Rain Dance" will feature the
hot rhythms of the Dumi Marimba
Ensemble, the Algorithms and Zieke
Zimbo and the Multipliers.
The event will help raise funds to
preserve remaining stands of tropical
jungles.
Entertainment will also include a
tropical rainforest slide show,
r efreshments, rame prizes and more.
Free child care will be provided .
Admission will be $4 to $6 at the door .
All proceeds will go to the conservation
organizations in Brazil working on native
peoples rights and saving the dwindling
rainforests of the Amazon Basin .
the first of three
Evergreen student-produced· theater productions, opened Wednesday, March 2,
for a run of four sold-out shows .
The play dealt with oppression and the
manipulations of a large, secret corporation as it gained control over Alfred, the
leader of the Nazi-like "America Lives"
political party .
Randall Ota gave an excellent performance as the nervous, megalomanic
Alfred, despite the fact the character was
a one-dimensional creation, who the
audience sometimes found hard to sympathize with, despite his tragic end.
The performances of the ten-member
cast were quite good: also noteable were
Gretchen Case, whose role as the Ghost
was both gruesome and erotic; and, Colin
Green, who gave a marvelously soft
spoken threat to the corporate Assistant .
Green 's angular features and lanky build
brought an additional physical presence
to his character, adding to the Assistant's
cool menace and making that role
perhaps the production's most
memorable.
The Cunning was a good play, but it failed to live up to the full promise of its title. While there was nothing at all coy
about the production, neither was there
anything too deceptive . The scripting was
good, but brief: I would have enjoyed
seeing more character development, and
learning some of what movlvated the personae . Overall, it was a simplistic treatment of a familiar subject-big business
making governments, and oppression of
the people by corporations, countries and
political parties .
Playwright/director Reuben Yancey
did a good job working with his cast, and
brought out some strong scenes. Particlarly powerful was his use of audienceparticipation, especially in the surprise
beginning where Alfred rises out of the
audience ranks and storms onstage after
having complained, how long the play
was taking to begin. Despite the
shallowness of his creation, Yancey's
direction was inventive and, at times ,
even artistic.
"It was intended to do what it did,"
Yancey says o( The Cunning, "it was intended to uncover some of the basic
realities happening around us in the U.S .
and the world."
The play did uncover those realities,
but examine their depths it didn't.
Despite this, The Cunning was a good production, one worth the viewing .
Troupe Parallels Slaves and Sanctuary
by Kristen Elliott
The Underground Railway Theater
troupe is performing in the Experimental Theatre on March 13 at 8 p.m . The
troupe will be presenting an epic play,
"Sanctuary : the Spirit of Harriet Tubman," which draws parallels between the
struggle of slaves escaping via the
Underground Railroad in the 180.o's and
today's sanctuary movement for Central
Americans seeking refuge through North
American churches.
The Underground Railway Theater is
a mlllti-racial, multi-talented acting
troupe that combines puppets, masks and
acting to give a performance packed with
illusion from the past and present. The
performance will also feature local New
Life Bapist Youth choir singing original
arrangements by the troupe written
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"Todo.y 's sanctuary moV/!TTU!nt is really a test
of our convictions-of whether or not we are
willing to stand up for our moral convictions,
even if it means saying our government is
wrong. "
The Underground Railway Theater
was founded in 1976 in Oberlin, Ohio ,
one of the last stops in the mid-western
area of the Underground Railroad. From
thiS chapter in American history, the
company took the name, signifying an act
of hope and the will to change.
Members of the troupe have been
educated in Germany, Poland, Belgium
and Holland . In 1982 and 1985, they
received the Certificate of Excellence
from UNIMA, an international
organization of professional puppeteers .
They also recently held a residency at the
Smithsonian Institute.
, 'At a time when much theater is overpn·ced,
homogenized pap packaged to appeal to the
lowest comman denominator, the Undfrground
Railway Theater stands alone. With talent,
craft and thought, it speaks forthrightly and
honestly about life as we live it. "
Underground Railway Theater performs as a part of Evergreen Expressions
performing arts Winter series. Tickets
can be purchased at TESC bookstore,
Yenney's and the Bookmark . The prices
are $6.50 for general and $4.50 for
students, senior citizens and Evergreen
Alumni Association members with cards.
The half off coupon is still available in the
Expressions brochure .
For additional information and reservations call 866-6833 . Daycare is
available and the theater is wheelchair
accessible.
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Junkie·'
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'The Front' Has
Words for 'THEM'
by Larry J ohn Davenport
Last week I reviewed what I feel to be,
not the ten most important , not the ten
most popula r , but MY ten favorite
political film s of all time.
!f you don ' t mind , I want to throw out
Mr . Smith Goes to Washington, because it 's
so sappy, and add Martin Ritt's The Fron t
star rin g Woody Allen. In fact let's move
T he Front as my new number two, behind
The Manchurian Candidate.
The Front is a well told tale of a
W hen he is fin ally called to testify before
the cOlllmittee, Allen deliver s a summin g
up that says it a ll! I won ' t repeat hat
h e says because when you see T~e I' ront,
a nd you should , the impac t of hi S words
wo uld be diminished. Suffice it to say, It
is a monologue I dream to say to
" THEM." You know who I mean, don't
you? T he petty Bureaucrats with the red
pencils who feel they have the ~ole ri ght
to j udge whether someone IS loyal ,
paranoid burea u cracy whi ch fear s
everyone, but has dec ided to focus Its
commie-bashin g attention on the televIsion networks . Allen stars as a coffee shop
cashier approached by an old friend
(M ichael Murphy) , a telev ision writer
who was blacklisted by the McCarthy
h ea rings , to act as a "front" to hand in
scripts written by Murphy under Allen' s
name.
Soo n Allen is fronting for two more
writ ers, both extremely talented. Both
blacklisted. As his popularity grows, so
do the susp icions of "The Committee" .
Irish Fair
Fun, Free
March 10, 1988
ho nest or right.
Spe~king of politics. The political
clim ate here a t the CPJ has been a bit
tense in rece nt weeks. With one editor
suspended (Ben Tansey ) and the flu xu ating personality conflict between myself
and his replacement Uanis Byrd) , I quest ion whether or not it is in my best in terest to continue as your "Media
Junkie," a term I have come to loathe.
Some friends of mine have suggested I
quit, to quote, "Because that rag isn ' t
worth the ulcers! ", while others have told
m e that the .only way I can effect social
change is " ... to infiltrate the system and
at 866-8964 .
So if! clon ' t see yo u in th e C PJ , or the
"Other" have a good life, be ca reful out 'there , and let 's do it to them before they ·
do it to us'
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O lympi a's third annual Saint Paddy's
Irish Fair will begin at noon, Saturday ,
March 19, a nd continue through 5 p .m .
at the Olympia Center, 22 North Columbia Way. It 's fre e a nd fun for
e,·eryone-it's a family event.
T he day will include festive music a nd
entertainment, fine craft demonstrations,
games a nd fabulous food . Some of the
entertainers are Dale Russ , The Olymp ia Hi ghla nde r s, The K ee n Iri sh
Dancers , and Anthea Lawrence.
There also will be baby farm animals
to pet , prizes and the popular Mr.
Potatoe Head decorating contest.
Donations for the Olympia Food Bank
wou ld be appreciated. Sponsored by
O lympia Parks and R ecreation Departm ent and Se nior Services for South
Sound.
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beat so me se nse into it. " As yo u can see
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the op ini ons vary .
With thi s be in g thc las t issue of the_:
C PJ thi s 4u ar ter , I have dec ided to hold
my decision until I return in the sprin g.
Two things will effect my decision , fir st
w het her or no t I ra n patch up my dif-·
ferences with Miss Byrd, (th e m ain quarrel bein g th c assu med right o f a n editor
to rewrite a n opinion to m atch her/his
ideal o f decency), the secon d wh ether or
not a ten ati ve altern ati ve to the CPJ, an .
Evergreen Free Press if yo u will, actu ally gets off the ground . This pa per would
b e th e mu c h n ee d ed outlet for
unrestricterl opinion , not libelous mind
yo u , tha t this ca mpus sore ly need s. If the
alte rn ative d oes indeed fl y, th en yo u ca n
surely expect to see me as a contributor.
If you would like to do the sam e, you can ·
reach Goodman , the paper's coordinator,
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AN OLYMPIA PIANO FORUM, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday , March 12, will
feature John Aikins, John Grace, Anna Kole, Jack Perc~val ~nd Julia
Rankin in Evergreen's Recital Hall. Proceeds from the evenmg will benefit
Thurston County Latchkey Daycare; a $3'donation is suggested. The forum
is sponsored by The Evergreen Parent Resource C enter . Childcare will be
provided. For more information, call 866-6000 , ext. 6060.
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ON CAMPUS
Friday 11
The DTF on Pet Policy will meet in
L4300 at noon. For more information
contact Gary Russell, Security.
Sunday 13
Evergreen Expressions presents the
Underground Railway Theater at 8 pm
in the Experimental theater . Tickets
range from $4.50-$6.50. For more information call 866-6833.
ON GOING
Every Thursday at 5:30 pm EPIC holds
its weekly informal potluck meetings.
These meetings are held in L3222. Call
X6144 for more information.
Four Day Spring Break Ski Trip. Cost
is $129, not including food. March 2-25.
For more information contact Corey at
the REC center X6530 or 357-8181.
"Light Ceremonies for World Peace"
will be held by Mountain of the Heart
every Thursday at 7 :30 pm in CAB 110
through March 31. For more information
call 754-0940. Admission is free .
"Invocation" will be present March
11-12 in the Library Lobby at 8:00 pm.
Due to the intimate nature of the piece,
seating is limited . For reservations call
866-6833. Admission is free.
Evergreen Expression presents the
Underground Railway Theater on
March 13 in the Experimental Theater
at 8 pm. Tickets range from $4.50-$6.50.
Reservations can be made by calling
866-6833.
Friday April 1 at 8 pm in L4300 there will
be a "Rain Dance". Performing bands
will be Dumi, Algorithms, and
Multiples. Admission is $4-$6. Proceeds
will go to international rainforest preservation groups . For more information
contact Chris at 866-1785.
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March 10 , 1988
Rolling Stone magazine is sponsoring the
1988 Rolling Stone College Journalism
Competition. All entries must have appeared in a college publication between
April 1, 1987 and April 1, 1988, the
deadline is June 1, 1988. For more inform at ion/ applications call 21 2-7 58-3800.
The Clown Theater Institute is accepting
applications for its upcoming session,
June 20-July 22, 1988. Enrollment is
limited to 26 professional movement artists with experience in mime, dance,
clowning or theater. For application information write or call: Performance Support Services, Clown Theater Institu te,
PO Box 19377, Seattle, WA 98109, (206)
323-2623.
Campus Co-Ed seven-a-side spring soccer league will start Friday, April 8. For
more information call X6537 or
866-3887.
Full Moon Ceremony for World Peace
will be conducted by Mountain of the
Heart, Friday April 1, 7:30 pm, on campus. For more information call 754-0954.
Free .
A pplications are now being accepted for
the PV A/Youth for Vietname Veterans
Scholarship Funds. For application information/eligibility requirements w;ite :
Scholarship Committee; c/o Paralyzed
Veterans of America; 801 18th Street,
N . W.; Washington, DC 20006.
OFF CAMPUS
Thursday 10
Facing One, Using One-What About
Weapons? is a free self-defense class for
women taught by FIST. The class will be
at 6: 15-8: 15 in the Gloria Dei Lutheran
Church's Parish Hall. For more informa~
tion call 438-0288 .
through March 19. For more information
call 753-8586.
"Our Town" will open at the Olympia
Little Theater at 8: 15 pm. Tickets range
from $3.50-$6. "Our Town" will run
through April 2. For more information
call 786-9484.
Tuesday 15
At 7:30 pm Capitol High School will present their spring concert at the
Washington Center for the Performing
Arts . For more info rmat ion call
753-8586 .
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Mark Reed Hospital is sponsoring a
blood drive from 1-7 pm at the V.F.W.
Hall in McCleary. For more information
call 495-3244 or 482-3244.
Wednelday 16
The Crimson Co. will be performing at
7:30 pm in the Washington Center for
the Performing Arts. For more information call 753-8586.
The YWCA Job SearCh Skills orientation
will be held at lOam. This class is held
twice monthly for men and women who
are looking for work. For more information call 352-0593 .
Saturday 19
Saturday 26
Cellist Marcy Rosen will be performing
at 8 pm in the Abbey Church. For more
information call 438-4366. Admission is
free.
The Living Cross will be presented at the
Washington Center for the Performing
Arts at 6 pm. See previous entry for more
information .
Olympia's 3rd Annual Irish Cottage Fair
will be held from noon to 5 pm in the
Olympia Center, 222 N . Columbia Way .
Sunday 27
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts presents the Capital Area
Youth Symphony at 4 pm. Cost is $8 for
ad ults and $6 for children. For more information call 753-8586.
Sunday 20
New York City violist, Marcus Thompson, will perform with the Olympia Symphony Orchestra at 7 pm in the
Washington Center for the Performing
Arts. Tickets range from $6-$12 . For
more information call 753-0074.
Tuesday 22
The Olympia High School will hold a
winter concert at the Washington Center
for Performing Arts at 7:30 pm. For more
information call 753-8586.
Allegro! Dance Festival announces the
third
annual
Independent
Choreographers Concert at Broadway
Performance Hall beginning at 8 pm. For
more information call 323-2623.
The Energy Outreach Center will be
sponsoring a class on Heat Loss Calculations and the Energy Code at 7 pm at the
Center. For more information/registration call 943-4595. Free.
Friday 18
Confronting Danger with Words is a free
self-defense class for women taught by
FIST. The class will be held from
6: 15-8: 15 at the Gloria Dei Lutheran
Church's Parish Hall. Free childcare is
available with at least one week advance
notice. For more information call
438-0288 .
The Olympia Contragate Alert will present "The Shadow Government" at 7:30
pm in the meeting room of Olympi~'s
Timberland Library, 8th and Frankhn .
For more information call 943-3671.
Friday 11
Opening night of the Abbey Players production of "Carousel" at the Washington
Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets
range from $6-$12 . The play will run
The Marianne Partlow Gallery presents
an invitational exhibition entitled
"Heads", beginning Mar. 4. For more
information call 943-0055.
The American Collegiate Poets anthology
International Publications is sponsoring
a National College Poetry Contest. The
deadline for submissions is March 31.
For more information write International
Publication, PO Box HOH-L, Los
Angles CA 900H .
Opening night of "Gypsy" at the Capitol
High Theater. Tickets range from
$4.50·$16. The performance will run
through April.
The Living Cross will will be presented
at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts at 7 pm. The cost is $4 for
adults and $2 for children . For more information call 753-8586.
March 10, 1988
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Safeplace's spring Volunteer Training
begins April 5. Call 786-8754 for an
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ON GOING
Monday 21
The Olympia Film Society will present
"Children of Paradise" at the Capitol
theater at 6:30 and 9 pm. Cost is $2.50
for members and $4 for general admission. For more information call 754-6670.
The Art in Public Places Program announces it biennial Open Competition for
the Artists Resource Bank. For more informatio~ contact Cheryl Bayle, Arts
Program, Washington State Arts Commission, 11O-9th & Columbia Building,
Mail Stop GH, Olympia, WA
98504-4111 or 753-5894.
The United Churches at 11 th and Capitol
Way will be sponsoring "Music For
Lent: lunchtime organ recitals" Wednesday at 12: 15. The church will be open at
11 :30 for those who would like to bring
a sack lunch.
I ntercity Transit has extended the service
hours for the Dial A Ride service to include Saturday . For more information
call. Customer Services at 786-1881 or
Dial A Ride at 754-9393.
Call 943·4142.
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Frances Hearn
be honest, I haven't
been reading much of the
CPj. I didn't like the
editor, but I don't really feel
like I'm a good person to
talk to about that. I look for
the fiction pieces, and I read
them, and that's it.
"-"-
Steve Davis
I'm not sure of all thefacts
but it appears to me that
this is a good indication of
. a general intollerance and
hypocrisy on this campus.
This isn 't necessarily a vote
of confidence for Ben
Tansey, but I think that he /'
should not have been remGv,
e~o~;;. to specific intereS)
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- Paid holidays
- Pro-rated sick leave
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- Reimbursement of student health insurance premium
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I'm not sure that special interest groups arm't taking
away
the
editorial
prerogatives that an editor
is supposed to have.
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Justin Pollack
was just reading Janis
Byrd's editor's note, and I
really enjoyed her opinion
on being liberal. I feel lik e
t hat has a lot of relevance
to what 's going on, in not
only Ben Tansey's case,
but also in the social contract . People have to look at
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