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Permit No. 65

Students Fight to Save the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

\\ e 1ll,1de a mi stake Ii1s1 week .
Tn L' lil, ~ cr i P 1ion S 0 f \IV eel.. Ll r
I ) ldloh Ul' l'\'cnl :-, o n pa ge "[ i-i were
\\'ntkn wilh the same ironv as th e
By Rebecca Golden
rl' ~1 of tl1(' calendar. But Week of
This week, students at The Evergreen State Co ll ege have been taklllg part in the Campai gn to Save the Arctic
[) I,1 10 h Ul' wasn't just <l not her
' ,1lcndar Ikm . It was a weck set aside National Wildlife Refuge . The Refuge, loca ted on the northern slope of Alaska, is a safe haven for grizz ly bears,
tu ta l" ,1bout rd ce on campuses polar bears, arctic foxes , 180 species of bird~ a nd caribou, and is the h ome to Inupi a t Eskimos a nd Athabascan
,1 nnss thl' country, includlllg this Indi an ~ .
The Refuge i~ now at risk of being destroyed th ro ugh o il d ri lling a lon g 1.5 milli on acres on the coa s t.
t lIlv
Rd CC is an issue that has a histon' Presidential cand idate George W. Bu sh has proposed a $7.1 billion, lO-yea r ene rgy plan to open the Refuge to
LIt helllS hitnd led with ignorance 0;1 d rillin g. Th iS plan would have a negative Impact on th e e nvironment, put anim a ls al risk, and comp letely chan ge
thiS campus and in this newspaper. the indigenous people ' ~ way of life.
The coasta l strip in questIOn i!> th e only part of th e refuge where ca ribou have calves, polar bears dig dens,
Lit,t year s descrl ption of an African·\m c ri ca n presidential applicant's and snow geese rest u p for migrations. The indigenous people on the land depend upon the caribou for <;urvi" ,ll
ne e" belll h " perfectly oiled " and th e and view the ca ribo u as their natural partner in the world .
In order to save the refuge, Washington Public Interes t Research G roup (Was hPlRG) s tude nts at Everg reen , III
fHl'\'ious year's hea dlin e "Arc you
Il'\\' ish? Wou ld vo u like to be?" conj un cti on with stud ents across th e co untry, have been collecting signatures to convince President Clinto n to
o ttended and a li enated m any
see ARTIe REFUGE. page 12
m c mber s of our comm unit y. But
Ins t l'ad of lea rnin g f rom th ose
mi stakes, we added ano th er.
The Coope r Point Journal is m ea nt
tll be d learning labora tory, and
mistakes are an essenti a l part of the
was only the third week of class, it got to ta lk to him and sure enough it was
iL'arning process. But the C PJ is also
Dear Editor
meant to be inclusive, accessible to
Study, Study, Study! Who ha s me to thinking. What would it be like the president of Evergreen, so we
everv student o n this ca mpus, and time for le tte rs to the edi tor? Last in the weeks to follow? Would I be talked about th e computer situation
on th e Evergreen campus. I asked
al l e l~ ati n g even one of those students week it wa s on my list of things to able to find an open machine?
I had seen a flyer for some thing
him what h e thought about th e ided
is a mistake we can' t afford to make. do, but I just didn't have time.
You r c()mments a n d co n tri bu tions
Las t week I walked into the ca ll ed S&A hiring students to decide of more computers on Evergree n,
arc alwavs welcome.
com pute r lab, GCC I think it is how to spend 1.1 million of student and he told me that there is an effort
called, because I wanted to use a money. so I gecided to apply, because to ge t $2 million more out of the
WhitneY KYasager
co mpute r for my class, Strategic I think th ere is a nee d for more legis lature . The president guessed,
Business Policies for the 21st computers on the Evergreen campus. off the top of hi s head , that for about
Sky Cosby
Se lb\'
Century. Our in structor s hav e 1 haven't been interviewed ye t, but J $150,0 00 Eve rgreen could ha ve
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invested time and effort into Webct, ad voca ted u s i ng so me of the 1.1 another 50 compute rs. The president
recognized th e need for more
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an educationa l tool found on the million doll a rs on more computers for
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I
Keva n Moore
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workers
how
many
more
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needs
more
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Katie Falkoff
of the curriculum.
they
thoughl
Eve
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the
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lonathan P. Nob l
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len Blackford
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The Cooper Point Journal -2- October 19, 2000

Express yourself Slightly
By Jen LeVinso n

Sli ghtly West seeks li vely, diver:,e,
and su ccinctly eloq uent literary an d
visual a rl works from students, staff
and alumni of TES C. .We acce pt
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watching them. When they told him Rita lin,
depressants, and a line
they would get the cops, he seemed of cocaine. The other passenger is
Isn't life always like this? Here unconcerned, and then be ga n non - re s pon sive a nd falls asleep
I was, planning on doing a full ma s turbating, while filming them whil e the cop is ta lkin g to her.
The officer arrests the driver
report of M.I.P.s a nd narc otic with a video camera. The police
a rrests fro m las t week through thi s investigate this creepiness but are and h a nd cuffs him , having
co nfisca ted from the ma n " a pair of
week for yo ur a mu se m ent / unable to find th e su spect.
ed u ca tion. But a la s, once I 8:03 p.m.
An officer responds ha nd cuff8, a ninja throwing star,
approached the s ta tion, m y hopes to a county domes tic violence and several other items." He is
were d.a shed b y the fact tha t the assa ult call. When h e ge ts there, he placed in the back of a patrol
ones from Sept. 29 throu gh Oct. 3 questions a man stu mblin g to get to vehicle. T he fema le passenger is
are still "open ."
hi s hOLl se, who s ta tes that his soo n arrested for possession of narcotics
Actually, more than half of the to be ex-wife ra n over him with after they find drugs in her purse .
reports I wanted were open (one their mini -va n. Apparently, he ca me All in a ll, a sea rch of the car turns
unavailable), w hi ch mean s to the to the hou se with hi s new girlfrien d up a flare gun, syri nges, and so me
police that th ey' re probably sti ll to te ll his wi fe he wanted a divorc e. me tham phe ta min es .
under inves tig a tion , but means to She jumped into th e min- va n a nd
While th e police a re processing
me that there's nothing new abo ut rammed him, knocking him down, the car for impound, th e arresting
them to re port on this week. [ do before proceeding to back up a nd officer turns around to see hi s car
have one report for an MIP from ram him over completely. The s pinnin g around ]80 d eg rees a nd
las t week, but since it involves the officer observed a tir e mark s peeding down Cooper Po int Road
usual bottle of beer, a 17-yea r-old, extending from the man 's leg to hi s with the lights and si ren act ive. The
and a certain green leafy substance, shoulder, just mi ss ing hi s head .
police take purs uit, but lose sig ht
.
we'll just leave it at that.
9:25 p.m.
Two people are see n' of the car.
Despite my lack of info for the lurking behind the pump h use.
Five minute s lat er, a person
M.LP.s, it' s still been a busy week. One gets arrested for a n calls 911 say ing that a man who
It's probably anticipation of the full outstanding juvenile felony didn't loo k like a cop just pull ed up
moon, October, and Friday the 13th warrant. The other says he was ju s t in the patrol ca r and took off
or so mething weird like th at, but it waiting for so me friends a nd th e n running into th e woods. Police are
st ill disturbs me . I don't know going to see a movie, but when the unable to track the man a nd therein
whether to dance about in a wild, officer asks him to tell th e truth, en d s the tale.
ecstatic frenzy at the fact that if I he's waiting for his friend so th ey
want to, I can ignore the fire alarms, can drag race on the Evergreen 10:39 a.m.
Theft in the Library
o r to worry that Evergreen's going Parkway. His plans being foiled, he building, an d s ince the report is
to erupt into tumult, turmoil, and promi ses that he a nd hi s friend will s till open, I have no ide a what's
other troubling words that begin not be racing.
been s tolen.
with T.
1:35 p.m.
A bicycle is sto len
Oh well, on with the mayhem ... Sunday. Oct. 8
from K-Dorm, while others re main
The only interesting incident in the strangel y in tact.
Friday. Oct. 6
blotter besides the u s ual traffic 6:50 p.m.
Fo r once a fire alarm
1 a. m.
A pretty eXCl tlll g violations is listed as a n "assault 1t4 that actually so unds interesting,
week s tarts off rather s lowly with on an officer, resisting arrest." It sinc e it occurs at the president's
a fire alarm in room 126 at the re porte d th a t one person was in residence. You know, if eve n the
Shops . I guess so me thing s never custody and tr a ns ported to th e college leaders can't keep a fire
change.
county jail. Any more details a re a la rm from going off, what chance
9:27 a.m.
Two loose dogs run lost to me, as this is sadly one of the do we have?
wild at the Organic Farm, until reports s till open.
their gleefu l cavorting is put ste rnl y
Tuesday. Oct. 10
to a halt.
Monday. Oct. 9
1n a parallel univ erse, you might
12: 26 p.m.
A st udent is stu ng by 1:19 a.m.
And here it is, in all see a detailed repo rt h ere o n a DUl
a bee, which cer tai nl y contains no its glo ry. It ' s the s tory that the and a s ubjecti ve il n<ll ysis of a
glee .
Olympian scooped me on . But still, suspicious circumstance in A-Do rm
8:38 p.m.
The night seem s fin e bette r la te th an neve r:
on the seco nd floor. However, s in ce
for a police officer driving back
It begins w ith an expired one report is ope n and an other "not
after givin g a pre-party orientatio n veh icle regist ra tion . An officer pulls avai lable," I'll tell you that a
until she notices that her tire has the car over, af ter so me d iffic ult y, parking permit was a ltered , thus
been slashed. In deed, a report has and asks for the driver's license and incurri ng a boot on th e offending
been in it iated on a serial tire- regis tra ti on . The driver says that it car and leave it at t hat.
vandal who has been reported was n't his car, he was just driving
practicing his or her trade o n the it, and hands over an expired Wednesday. Oct. 11
Westsi de as well.
l ice nse. The officer notices that one 8:27 a,m.
Anoth e r fire a la rm
9:56 p.m.
A wooden door at a of the two passengers ha s dilated goes off in P-dorm , the ca use once
barn is kicked in. Two very clear eyes and ends up asking him if he's more cited as burnt food. You
s hoe prints are left. Nothing more. taken any drugs., The man states know, once in a week is b ad
10:21 p.m.
A student is escorted that he has ju s t overdosed on enough, but twice .... Sinister things
home for public drunkenness, thu s
capping off a splendid Friday night,
no doubt fo llowed by a glorious
Saturday morning vomiting .
By Jen Blackford

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2:01 a.m.
An explosio n rings
throu g hout the ni g ht . Two officers,
inves ti ga tin g a report of someo ne
cuttin g d ow n a tree in front of EDorm, race to the sce ne. They see
thre e people neil r th e parking lot
and ask them if the y know anything
abo ut firecrackers being set off. The
stu d e nts a re un s ure, but the cops
s me ll "i nt oxican ts " on them and
ask one of them w h at's under his
jacket. He removes an ope n 12-pack
of O ly mpi a brand beer and then
stat es he d oes n 't have an y J.D. with
him . When a cop searches him , he
finds th e man 's wallet in hi s right
pocket with a Haw aii driver ' s
license inside. The s tud e nt states
"that 's m y fake J.D." He's arrested
ilnd th e tw o o th er st ud ents are cited
for MfP.
1:25 p .m .
Ano th er bike IS
taken, but this time, I have no idea
w he re it was sto le n .
7:59 p.m.
Two peop le are
trapped in a n elevator at the
Library,
mirroring
hornfic
in cid e nts in my life as well as that
of oth ers who brave these infernal
co ntraptions.
9:58 p .m.
Police respond to il
domestic call about a famrlv
arg um ent. Apparentl y, this is d~
ongoing problem and the cops have
been dispatched there four time~
before .

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MONDAY -OCT. 23

Saturday. Oct. 7
12:05 p.m.
A fir e alarm at PDorm caused by burnt foo d bodes
future trouble and a larms ahead.
3:30 p.m.
Two pe0p'le report
that as the y were walking along the
beach, they saw a naked guy

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are indeed afoot.
Th eft from the CAB,
but of what? As long as thi s is ~ till
under inve s tigation, I may never
know.
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6:43 p .m.
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two environmental activists in
Nigeria. (more at /www.moles.org/
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by Brian Frank
Beyond the Bubble is published
each week as a service from EPIC (the
Evergreen Poli tical Informa tion
Center). For news suggestions or more
information about EPIC please contact
ep icupdate@hotmail.com. EPIC meets
at 2pm or Wednesdays in Library 3500.
Domestic
-Congress is preparing to authorize
developmental studies for new "mininuclear" weapons. The new nukes are
intended for use in smaller, shielded
sites such as missil~ silos, stockpiles of
chemical and biological weapons, or

command bunkers. Proponents of the
weapons are citing its benefits to the
manufacturing sector, its potential for
diversifying the U.5.'s nuclear arsenal,
which currently has big nuclear
bombs, and the "red uced collateral
damage" (i.e., less people accidentally
killed). (more at /web.philly.com/)
-Chevron and Texaco announced
plans to merge last week. The
announcement follows the recent BPAmoco and Exxon-Mobil mergers.
Texaco has been responsible for major
oil spills in recent years, and Chevron,
besides being responsible for
numerous
environmental
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-The U.S. Navy is apparently
initiating plans to restart bombing
exercises on the Puerto Rican island
of Vieques. Protes ters have been
attempting to stop the bombing for
nearly two years after a stray bomb
killed one man and injured four
others. The bombing has also harmed
endangered sea turtles living in the
region. (more at /ens.lycos .coml)
-Thousands of women protested the
World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund last week in
Washington, D.C. The rally was part
of the World March of Women, which
began in March in Geneva. The IMF
and World Bank force countries
receiving aid to red uce social
spending programs such as
education, welfare, and health care.
(more at /www.ap.org/)
-Greensboro, NC last week became
the 31 51 city to pass a resolution urging
a moratorium on executions in their
state. A moratorium - which lea<;ls to
a state reevaluating its protocols for
the Death Penalty but not eliminating
it- has already been issued in illinois.
Recent studies have documented
clear racial lines in U.5. executions
and numerous mistakes caught after
the fact by DNA testing. (more at I
www.latimes.com/)
-About 15,000 Ralph Nader
supporters attended a sold-out rally
at Madison Square Garden. Among
the attendees and performers were
Ani DiFranco, Ben Harper, Michael
Moore, TIm Robbins, Bill Murray, and
Patti Smith, Nader was polling at
around 5% last week while George
Bush appears to have a small lead
over Al Gore. (more at /www.ap .org)
Environmental
oTwo biotech companies cancelled
their applications for patents on a
new cross species embryo last week.

The patent covered the cloning of
embryos, including human embryos,
as well as mixed species embryos from
pigs, cows, sheep and humans. In
their app lication seeking patent, the
two biotech companies revealed that
their scientists have already produced
embryos that were a mix of the human
and pig DNA. There are currently no
laws in the U .S. or Europe preventing
such
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oA cow has been impregnated with a
cloned embryo of an endangered
Asian gaur, a type of large wild cattie,
and is scheduled to give birth next
month. It is the first time that a clone
ha s been raised in the womb of
another species. The scientists used a
technique that they expect could be
used to recreate extinct species. (more
at lens.lycos.com/)
-A bill funding the EPA, with major
anti-environmental riders, was passed
by the Senate and is now up for the
House to vote on. The bill will 1)
prohibit the Environmental Protection
Agency from officially listing localities
with unhealthy smog levels until the
end of June 2001,2) delay cleanups at
six hazardous waste sites in five states
across the nation and, 3) will reduce
moni to ring of arsenic levels in
drinking water. (more at /
www.pirg.org/)
-Less than one month after the
discovery by Genetically Engineered
Food Alert that a strain of genetically
modified (GM) maize that has not
been
approved
for
human
consumption was present in Taco Bell
taco shells, Safeway's taco shells have
been shown to contain the same strain.
Biotech giantAventis, which produces
the corn, also admitted last week that
they were growing an illegal strain of
GM beets at ten sites in the U.K.
without authorization from the
government. (more at /ens.lycos.com)

Continued on page 13

By Phil Steger

On Tuesday, October 24th, United
Nations Day, as an act of mercy and
moral outrage, a group of Olympiaarea citizens will publicly attempt to
mail packages of water purifying
equi pment to Iraq. Because of
sanctions against that country, they
will be refused.
According to the Sunday, September
17, 2000 issue of the Sunday Herald
(Scotland), Allied forces targeted
Iraq's water treatment infrastructure,
knowing that Iraq depended upon
imported equipment and chemicals in
order to procure safe drinking water
for its children and civilians. This
policy of targeting water treatment
infrastructure took place after the total
embargo against Iraq was already in
place. For the ten years that sanctions
have been in place, Iraq has been
prevented from rebuilding the cIeanwater infrastructure that allied forces
deliberately destroyed.
The recently published document
entitled, "Iraq Water Treatment
Vulnerabilities," was distributed to
every major <sommand of the US-led
allied forces on the first day of the Gulf
War. It demonstrated that decision
makers in the Gulf War knew the day
they began to bomb that: "failure to
secure su pplies wi 11 result in a
shortage of pure drinking water for
much of the population. [And could]
lead to increased incidents if not
epidemics, of disease and certain
pure-water dependent industries
becoming
exactly
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happened. I haveThis
seen is
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myself.
I recently traveled to Iraq with three
other
residents
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Washington, as members of the group
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water that they, and
all of their neighbors,
go to the bathroom in.
In the streets of
Baghdad and Basra,
which used to be the
New York City and
Vienna of the Middle
An agonized image of what the most powerful military and economic power in
East, we saw home
after home running
the history of the world can do to the body of a fourteen-year old boy.
raw sewage straight
Kamal, pictured here with my hand on .his stomach, and Bert Sacks of Seattle
out of the toilets and
sitting on his bed, died three days after this picture was taken. Like the over
into the streets. It
1 million other Iraquis who have died due to sanctions since 1990; he was not
literally ran between
Saddam Hussein.
Photo by Alan Pogue
the toes of barefoot
kids.
The results of these two policies
Who else, besides those of us who Action".
The excuse of the German people
ought to have been, and were, have seen for ourselves, is aware of.
staggeringly predictable. According to this? A crime, the. intent and scale of after the full extent of the Holocaust
the United Nations Children's which rivals the Killing Fields in had been revealed to them was that
Emergency Fund (Unicef), and the Cambodia, has been committed every they 'didn't know'. As soon as you
United Nations Food and Agricultural day for the past ten years in the names read this article, you will n.o longer
Organization (UNFAO), who have of American citizens. Yet, I maintain, have that excuse. The children are
conducted several extensive research that since few newspapers, and none dying. Pretending that it isn't true
projects on the effects of sanctions on of the major news networks has run can't cha nge that; any more than I can
Iraqi civilians, over 500,000 children UNICEF's reports, the last ten years pretend that r never really went to
under the age of five years old have of sanctions have been imposed Iraq.
To speak to me or to contribute to
died from the 'simplest, water-related without the full understanding of the
Tuesday'S Post Office Action, please
diseases. Five thousand more kids die American people.
every month the sanctions continue.
I believe, as thousands of activists contact me by phone, (360) 748-1236,
The message is plain. Over ten in the US working to educate others or bye-mail: philipsteger@yahoo.com.
thousand chi ldren younger than five about sanctions believe, that once the You may also ca ll Heather or Diana at
have died in the two months thatI have free citizens of America are informed, Media Island.
been back from Iraq. This includes, in we will no longer consent to, but will
all likelihood, every single one of the demand a n e nd to ec onomi c
hundred o r so children that I sanctions. Therefore, I have to insist,
personally met in Iraqi hospitals, and and ask you to insist, that the free
some of the kids I saw playing on the persons of America be informed . This
street.
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Required courses?
At Evergreen?
By Jaime Rossman & Jayne Kaszynski
Last year the General Education Disappearing Task Force, a group of
s tudents, facu lty and administrators, was convened to address a variety
of questions about education at Evergreen. We are continuing our work
towards producing a recommendation, to be apptoved by the faculty, which
will clearly outline the expectations Evergreen has for its graduates. A
variety of proposals are being discussed, including some which would impose

graduation requirements on Evergreen students.
We are committed to formulating a recommendation that will maintain
Evergreen's innovative and unique style of education while addressing
some of the concerns expressed about our current system. We are also
committed to ensuring that the DTF is responsive to and inclusive of the
concerns, ideas and opinions of all Evergreen community members.
As students and members of the DTF, we believe that student
involvement in this discussion is critical. Ifwe do not express our beliefs now,
we may find that this critical decision has been made without OUT input! The
DTF is taking several steps to ensure that our voices are heard; IT IS TIME
FOR US TO GET INVOLVED!
Visi tour websi te (http://www.evergreen.eduluser I gened I
index.html . This site is your best resource for learning how the DTF was
convened, and following the we have been making.
-Participate in a Student Forum. We will be holding Student Forums
periodically over the next several months. These meetings will give you
an opportunity to comment directly on the process, and to express your
ideas.
-Talk to your teachers! Ask them what General Education means to
them. Tell them what YOU want Evergreen to look like.
- Write a letter to the CPJ.
-WRITE A LETTER DIRECTLY TO THE DTF. We will take your
concerns seriously.
Evergreen may well undergo massive and fundamental changes as a
result of the DTF's work. Your comments will make a difference.

BULGARIAN

WOMAN'S CHOIR

Review

By Jonathen Noble
Imagine you're at a rave . II's in your Iypical rave warehouse, with your
Iyp ical rave lighting . rave drugs , rave people. and mOSI importantly. rave
music . You really like Ihe heal. and on lap of the heat your really like the
amhient weird record thaI's playing . II's the kind of thing that sounds a
little ethnic. hut mostly it sounds just right for Ih e party mood you seem to
he in .
Now. imagine you're still at the rave. hut there have been a few changes.
First, it 's no longer in a warehouse; iI'S in The Washington Center for the
Performing Arts in downtown Olympia . There is sume really uneool
lighting . the only person on drugs mighl he the middle aged woman snoring
in fronl of you. and the people arc all wearing tics and sporLing hifocals. At
least the music is still going though; there's still that heady mix of hooty
shaking beats and trippy nuanccs that is so greal. right') Well. No. Thc only
thing left i~ that weird upper layer of music that was g reat when the heat
was accompaniment. but now when its sung hy 20 Bulgarian women isn ' t
rea lly all that cuul at a ll. in fact it's horrihle.
Okay. su yuu ' re not at a rave. you're at the Washington Center on a
Tuesday night li stening to the sounds of The Bulgarian Women 's ChoirAllgelite. So maybe it 's nOI fair to compare thi s overly innocent experience
to the hacehanalia that is a rave . but Ihere is a huge difference between
being amped up on amphetamines and s luwly falling asleep while an en tire
choir clucks like a chicken. It's not that the Women's Choir weren ' t
,lTna:;:ingly gifted singers who presented an incredible display of their native
artistic gifts. II's just that after a half-hour of hearing these talents on
display, one no long er wanted or felt any need to si t through another hour
and a half of the same repetiti ve thing.
The concert consisted of conductor Georgi Petkov playing leading tones
to a new song on a tiny keyboard and then letting the women si ng. With the
lack of accompaniment and musical co mplexity the show quickly took a turn
for the worse. The first half of the concert was highlighted by some
interesting solos and beautiful Bulgarian costumes. After intermission, the
on ly thing that kept me awake was the ecstasy and my relief in knowing that
soon, soon it would all be over. I applaud the Washington Center's _
commi tment to bringing diverse and interesting artists to perform, but in
this instance another e~oice would have been preferable.

Fun -with Freaks
By Antonella Novi
There are still signs up in the CAB and library announcing a
trip the Freaks of Nature took to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
the weekend of Oct. 6-8. As I walk by them I don't take them down,
for they are reminders of one of the best weekends I have had thus far
in my three-year college experience. Freaks of Nature is an apolitical
group dedicated to providing the Evergreen community with
education about the natural world through experiential learning. The
group pledges to offer interesting, educational, inspirational and fun
interactive experiences with the biotic and .abiotic forces that define
our bioregion.
The trip was planned on the previous Wednesday, ten
students met to talk about the possibility of hiking Mt. McCoy. The
peak is 5,500 feet tall, with a trail wrapping for 10 miles around it.
The area has wetlands and is home to the highest density of spotted
owls in the United States. Ideas for transportation, food, and
clothing were also discussed at the meeting.
On Friday afternoon eight people showed up ready to hit the
mountains. Four girls and four boys: Carmela, Eva, Gina, and myself;
Forest, Richard, Aja, and Jacob . It was a three-hour drive from
campus plus some time finding the road and checking out the Cispus
Learning Center which has information about the nearby Mt. St.
Helens. The friendly man in the office told us some local mountain
history and encouraged us to check out Windy Ridge . That is the side
of the mountain where you can see what really blew up as well as
what happened when all the trees went into Spirit Lake. We found
our camping spot at the McCoy trailhead by nightfall. With a fire lit
and dinner started, Eva and Carmela sang songs. Already it was
obvious that bonds were starting to form and that by the end of the
weekend we were going to be more than just acquaintances, we
would all be Freaks of Nature!
The morning began at a leisurely pace, some got up early to
read and do homework, others caught a few extra minutes of sleep
for the long day ahead. Breakfast was porridge with apples, raisins,
red and blue huckleberries, and nuts. By the end of a bowl the oats
were purple and delicious. Soon we packed up what we needed for
the 10 mile trek and were on the trail by 10:50 a.m.
We bega~ at 2,600 feet and continued to climb for most of the
early afternoon. There were ten swi tchbacks up to the first plateau,
right before ou'r first view over the valley. We could see Mt. Rainier in
the distance under a clear-as-can-be sky. The mountains closest to us
were covered in evergreen trees as well as deciduous bush trails from
avalanche slides bringing down the evergreens. The fall colors
between the green looked like a Bob Ross painting from channel 9..
After our first peak we dropped into a stream valley,
surrounded by a little wetland area, which I called "The Garden".
Down on the other side of the stream we noticed Devil's Club. We all
discovered the ripe black currents and thimble berries, and a lone,
lingering salmon berry. Soon we came to a tasty field of
huckleberries which slowed us down as we approached the end of
our hike.
As the elevation increased, we saw Noble firs step in then
drop out with other big trees in the open areas. We saw a hawk near
the look out to Sunrise Peak and Jumbo Peak and Mt. Adams in the
distance . The peak was high 5,800 feet. We were able to walk along
the rocky ed'ge. Across the way two mountain goats were just chilIin'
on a rocky ~iff face, some of us nearly took the animals for little
blobs of snow! The sun got ahead of us and we got caught in darkness
on our way down . Luckily we put carrots in our beans the night
before, so our night vision was pretty good most of the way down
until Richard turned on his head lamp right before the trail h0: '
Jacob told us stories of cougars eating people . What Freaks J
If you would like to get involved with the Freak of Nat re
group it is NEVER too late. When is the next activity? There is talk of
a trip the first weekend in November. Also, there are Friday. morning
bird watches at 7:00 a.m. in front of the clock tower. All of these
activities. with the Freaks of Nature are great ways to get to know
your peers and the creatures that live in your own backyard.
I would like to thank Eva Clark for the use of her field guide
in assistance to write this article for plant names and other creative
vices. Thank you Huckelberry!

by Courtney Haedt

things that you need to do to enjoy
your day s, regardless of what
The moon is waning, shrinking someone else may have been
down from its once fu ll face. As its expecting you to do. You create
light fades, let go of your fears, your own age~da , so fill it with
worries, and any problems that have delights. Remember that along with
been on your mind during this cycle. all the exciting activities you may
Take a deep breath and release. plan for yourself, that you also need
Allow yourself to recuperate from some quiet time alone to rest and
the intensity of the full moon and set contemplate life. If there is stra in
aside some sleepy time to rest and in a relationship, take some time
repler,ish.
alone to think things over before any
explosiv e consequences erupt from
Aries- Be true to yourse lf. Who lire built up frustration. You answer to
vo u trying to please? Do those yourself before trying to explain

your feelings to someone else. A brief
pause in the routine may bring a
much-needed shift.
Taurus- As you interact wi th people
on a d a il y basis, remem ber to
s urround yourself with a clear and
protecting li ght. If you are feeling
drained and sensitive to the moods
of others, check back in with
yo urself. Things shou ld be going
pretty da rn well for you, lots of
activities to take up your time. Don't
al low the worries of others to
become your own worries. Leave

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the hurtful emotions, misdirec ted
anger, or childish game's of others
behind and find a comfortable place
to sit quietly and read, drink tea,
a nd nap peacefully. Taking all th e
fee lin gs around you in will only
confuse things , so let this old
ch ildhood saying be your mantra:
''I'm rubber, you're glue. Whatever
you say bounces of( me and sticks
to you!" It's the "bounces off me "
part that is rea lly important to

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A closer look at limited arming
by Cyri l Mychalejko

Contrary to popular belief about when
Evergreen police can carry gl)ns, campus cops
have been wearing their glJns around the clock·
somet imes for months-whenever they
determine there is a threat to campus and police
safety.
Numerous campus emails from faculty and
staff this summer questioned or defended 24·
hour arming and revealed that the college's
policy on when police can carry guns is neither
as limited nor as definite as most people at
Evergreen think.
Over four years have passed since the Board
of Trustees, Evergreen's govern ing body,
adopted the policy to arm cam pus po lice.
Because the policy was called "limited arming,"
most people at Evergreen were led to believe
campus police could only carry guns /Tom 6 p.m.
to 8 a.m. The people who helped write the
guidelines and the people who use them have
dillerent opinions on how to interpret what was
written.
Steve Huntsberry, chief of camp us police,
said the limited armillgaspects of the guide lines
create an unsafe situation and don't allow police
to do their job effectively.
"It's logistically a nightmare," said
Huntsberry. "In my opinion it's not workable
and doesn't make any sense to me."
In February 1996, the trustees asked a
committee of faculty, staff and students to
determine guidelines to convert campus
security into a glJn carrying police force. Months
late r, the committee recommended:
• Every Evergreen officer had to graduate
from the police academy.
• The police could carry their gu ns between
6 p.m. and 8 a.m . and would stay unarmed
during the day unless circumstances justified
alternative action.
• A pub li c safety review board should be
fo rmed to pay attention to matters involving
armi ng, police action aga inst crime, and other
commun it y safety matters. The committee
advised the college not to allow any amendment
to the limited arming policy without first
consulting the review board.
Art Costantino, vice president of student
affairs, who. along with Huntsberry. is in charge
of making decisions conce rning campus
securi ty, said there is 110 particular reason why
the review board hasn't b~en assembled yet.
"We have just postponed it, not ruled it out,"
sa id Costantino.
He sa id addressing police training and

forming the Deadly Force Review Board (DFRB) _ while drivin~. .
.
was his top priority. The DFRB was another.
The gUldelmes state that pohce cars ~re to
body that the committee requested be have bike racks so that when officers. deCide ~o
assembled to review any incident in which a patrol on bike they would leave their guns m
campus police officer draws hi s firearm . locked boxes secure? in th~ir car. Huntsberry
Costantino said that he had enough problems deCided that It wasn t practical so there are no
finding volunteers for this board before finally bike racks on police cars and when police patrol
on bike during the da~ they are ar~ed .
assembling it.
But without the public safety review board
Huntsberry also said that keepmg we~pons
that should have been formed there is no chance in a locked box adds an unnecessary fISk to
for community input in Huntsberry's and officers. He ~a id he studied gun handling for
Costantino's decisions.
Evergreen's police force and concluded that on
Lee Lyttle, academic dean who served on the average, during an 8 hour shift, an. officer's g~n
1996 committee, said that the public safety goes in and out of a locked box 15 times. He said
review board was an essentia l part of th e this exponentially increases the odds of a gun
gUidelines. He said he realizes the guide lines bei~g ,fired accidentally.
.
".
aren't perfect but the public safety review board
It s safer m a holster than m a box, said
was supposed to take care of any discrepancies Huntsberry. "The less you handle a fi rearm the
in policy. The board was supposed to provide better. It's just comm~n sense." .
.
HohmanandLyttleso~mlon ls th~t.newblke
the community with a voice about safety
decisions Huntsberry and Costa ntino make policy does not keep With the Splflt of the
concerning issues that weren't addressed in the guidelines.
guidelines.
Lyttle said that it was his understa.nding g~ns
Various committee members said the weresupposedtostaYlJlthecarandlfthepohce
gu idelines were written vaguely so unforeseen needed it they cou ld go back to the car and get
developments of campus safety cou ld be it. He said that. he thmks what pohce.are domg
considered later.
now IS a ViolatIOn of what the committee came
The glJidelines state that during the day guns up with.
.
are to be kept accessible in a locked box, either
On the other hand, Womeldorff said he
in the officers' cars or in the campus police office. has no problem With armed pohce on bikes
Guns can be worn between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. during the day. His understand1llg was that If
only when responding to dangerous situations an officer was a significant distance away from
or when an officer was "distant" from his car. the car, then he or she was allowed to carry a
"D ista nt " is not defined and the re are no gun.
parameters that address the length of time
Huntsberry said that limited arming would
dur in g which a situation can be deemed work if nothing ever happened. But that's just
dangero us.
not the case. He said the best thing the campus
Huntsberry said there is enough "wiggle could do is to, "let us do what we do with the
room" in the guidelines for the police to be able tools we got."
to dedde when it's appropria te to wear a gun,
"We're trained the same as Olympia police
in the interests of campus safety.
and Thurston County po lice," said Huntsberry.
Tom Womeldorff. a fa cuIty member who "We know what we're doing but limited arming
helped write the guidelines, sa id there are goes against all of our train ing."
defin itely gray areas that have to be interpreted
Some people would disagree with
but they weren't there to be taken advantage of. Huntsberry's decision. Peter Bo hmer, a facu lty
"My hope was that the police force wouldn't member who participated in the campus email
use gray areas as an excuse to wa lk around discussion would rather see the police go back
armed all day," said Womeldorff.
to being unarmed.
Linda Hohman, associate directorofhousing
"They've shown they can't be trusted to
who served as chair of the committee that wrote follow the policy that exists," said Bohmer.
th e guidelines, and fellow committee members
He said that if we are going to keep the
Womeldorll"and Lyttle agreed separately that limited arming policy the community should at
when they wrote the limited arming guidelines least be involved in the decision making process
they did not envisio n threa ts warranting 24· if any changes are made.
hour arming to last for months.
Hohman also believes that trust between the
Oth er revised campus police gun policies in police and the rest ofthecommu nity is an issue.
question are whether police should be armed
"The cops need to prove they ca n be
while riding their bikes during the day and trusted but I don't know how they ca n do that,"
whether police should be able to stay armed said Hohman.

Should ·Car .Jlpus police be arrne9?
Douglas Mackar Presents:

Faculty
letter to the

CP]

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE EVERGREEN COPS
Let us state the obvious:
students of law enforcement it' is your duty to enforce
the law.
LAWS ARE A MECHANISM OF CONTROL
Laws are a man-made manipulation of the state (for the
state & by the state).
Laws are a pre-meditated conscious decision to punish
people for actions or non-actions
which had previously ~one unpunished.
The lawmakers are not findini new and unusual ways that
people are harmini each other and society and then
makini laws to protect us they are makinll laws to consolidate their power, to
tillhten the irip.
It is indeed us & them.

We write to vigorously protest the
administration's promulgation of a
"Policy for the Limited Arming of
Parking Enforcement Agents" (EA-026445-1 RC) . Cynically dubbed the
"PEA shooters" policy, this extension
of Parking Enforcement's authority
would "allow issuance of firearms to
certified Parking Enforcement Agents
(PEAs) for the purpose of shooting out
the tires of vehicles that flagrantly,
egregious ly, and lor incorrig ibly (see
DEFINITIONS below) violate campus
parking regulations." Having PEAs,
whether certified or not, carrying
guns into the parking lots will, we
think, lead to a greater risk of violence
in our parking lo ts and an increased
distrust of Parking Enforcement
Agents, most of whom are just Work
Study students.

So I ask you, Greener cops - whose side are you on the rats or the piiS?
You are the . lowest rankini soldiers in the military
branch of the most corrupt and dishonest llovernment on
earth.
What is your prime directive? What is classified?
Rillht now you are enforcini the law, soon you will be
enforcir.ll martial law and if you do not they will kill you.
Turn your backs on them.
Join the home team.
Start the Peoples Police Force.
Protect us from the Enemy.
We are your neiihbors. We are your family.
if, for whatever reason, you are hOIl tied to your job,
promise me this DO NOT BE A SLAVE
INTERPRET THE LAWS
APPLY THEM AS YOU SEE FIT
(do not think about how what you do will be judlled by
hillher rankin2 officers,
ut think about how what you do protects and serves your
community)
BE A CONSCIOUS BEING DEALING WITH OTHER CONSCIOUS
BEINGS.
GET OUT OF YOUR CARS ONCE IN A WHILE,
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
KNOW US AS PEOPLE, NOT AS POTENTIAL CRIMINALS

The recent e-mail based debate
about the increased level of arming for
the campus Police shows that some
issues are complex. (We presently find
ourselves in agreement with those
who are against broader arming of the
Police because, as Doug Hitch noted
in his contribution to the d eba te,
"felons only come out a t night," but
we cou ld change our minds on this
one.) However, the arming of Parking
Enforcement Agents is dangerous and
not a very good idea . We think we
should put a stop to nonsense before
we start it.

T1l'nOthy Grlshan, junior
Tdon't mind jt too much. It's not a visible
presence. I think it's ludicrous in'the pastwben
;they had the floating gun. 'nIe locked up gun is
~en more'c(azy becauSe wheusomebody's away
. Ii'om it theY're in danger. As a.member of tbe "
community I'd rather seel'nOre non-kthaIthings
, !.ike peppersj)r.ty. The impacb haven't been \'>ad.
The cop that got fired got his conSequence".
,oqtsideofthat, It hasn't been to bad.
'..

J~nusz O$trychan, junior

(e" totally ridiculous. When they talkt.d
·about it'iill41ears ago, I sat down and blocked
busses aft~ they decided to arm,It was too ~te,
It's too bad it's not something people worry
about now on a larger scale.

Sincerely,
Bill Arney
Sara Rideout
Members of the Faculty

PROTECT US AND SERVE US.
ARE noT THOSE THE TWO BEST LAWS YOU CAN FOLLOW
?

i, What do YQu think about,
~, ~vergfeen police officers carrying '
guns on campus,during the
. ?
a·ayttme.

f;

M~tt Robinson, junior

Aura Perrica, senior
T tbink it's a little creepy. I really don't
understand why they would. Do they ever reall¥
need to use them? There's so many people
around all the time if they did try to shoot
someone they'd probably hit someone else. It just
seems Iike'a bad idea. Ifeel good about the police
in New York carrying guns.
Mart Cote, junior
IfI don't getshot I'm fine. I've never seen
an act of violence here. It's retarded.lfit makes
them feel comfortable, fine,

wanna$arl<lon't~. butpo1icetartygun$.Day

qr night, 0sht1

.

JUSt keeptoUr students from getting out of line,
they keep non-students from getting out orline .

As Iong as they're trained to Use the weapon , Eliza Steinbock.sopbomore
,
appropriatelythere'$ no problem, I was a combat
r guess by m:ilitarizingthecampu~ you are
medic and didn't carry a weapon because of the , going to cause more people to act VIOlently,
Geneva Convention, You won't find '3 lot of Students <!on't have glJns, why should tbey?
$tUdents1ike me. They're not pigs giving us a
bard time. They'rebere to protect us. There's so
much dope on tfus campus and they don't mess"
Witb people. Th~'s just an example. At otherl

schools tberewouldn't be people doing half the!

1IttJft'tbat~on b~ IoU have to pU$h It reallyf
to get arrested.
t;

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.

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The Cooper Point Journal -8-9- October 19, 2000

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Tthink it's Me because the officers don'tf

Lorraine Emerson; soplioroore '.
.. You never know when · the~might need
them. ttakeevening classes.so I'm ooton campus
a lot, It all goes back to ifpolice !1~~s at ¥l.
Whywou!d theyneed them at nigbt? Police carry
guns, tight? They do,l don;t lite why ca~us
should be an exception. 1don twanna sound Uke
mass and I'm not a protester .anyway. I don't

.

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FROM YOUNG PINE FOREST TEMPLE
TO EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE

THE INTERVIEWS: JESSE HARTER
cooking it in some type of future
hu~iness.

rl',ld v (01 k:-..
This
nll'n'll'W i:-. the fir:-.t in ,1 !'>l'rll':-'
,\ hich will katun' one member of
Ic am Evcrgrel'n, our vcrv own
,Il " ,)*" "ung fll team, eilc h week.
'l',lm (,lpt.lln, Jesse Hilrter i,., the
lu dent ll',)cher for the [l,lk Sh;lO lin
'lgle Claw Kung Fu Cl ub and a
(' nior here <I t Thc Evergrccn State
l ul le ge .
Cd

CPJ: Are you r parents proud?
JESSE: Oh yea h m y folks arc
proud, they like to see me s ucceed .
CPJ: Why is the tea m ca lled Team
Eve rgreen ?
JESSE: We 're Team Evergreen
because we ' ve all been students of
Evergreen
co mpeting
and
represent i ng
TESC
at
th e
competitions we at tend.

Where a re yo u from?'
IESSE: Eugene, Oregon.

l' P):

l P I: Why did yo u s tart trilinin g?
l ESSE: I was really looking for nn
,Ii terna ti ve to ho ckey.
I.

L PJ: Is it fun?
!ESSE: Yeah I enjoy it a lot.
CP}: What 's fighting like ?
I ESSE: Fighting focuses y.o u to
l<1\'C ultimate awareness between
,'o ur mind and yo ur re flex es.

(' PI: What are forms?
I ESSE: Forms are like <1n
,'ncv c!opedia of techniques tha t
hL'lp YO ll 10 achieve new
perspectives ot awa re ness .
CP I: is it tough to co mpete ?
!ESS E: I' ve been competi ng a long
time.

big cha ll enge to train for its almost
unbelievable that we could ac hi eve
such high competi ti ve abilities in
such a short time.

CPJ: Do yo u do other spor ts?
JESSE: No 1 don't do anything e lse
anymore, kung fu has been totally
fulfilling~

CPJ: What kind of s trategy do vou
use?
.
JESSE: My coac h lays down the
s trategy and I add my own h ockey
flavor to it.

CPJ: How do you tr ain for it?
CPJ: What do you study?
JESSE: I try to do 2-3 hours a dav I JESSE: My focus at Evergreen is
nlways
train
like
I ' m 'i n organic agr icult ure and alternative
competit ion so when I get there it technologies and I'm also s tud ving
will be like training.
culinar y arts at SPSCc.
'

CPJ: What's your biggest moment?
JESSE: Kicking off th e 2000 seaso n
with fighti n g the World Champion
Co ntinuou s Point fighter first
ro und ... and ro u ghing him up.

CPJ: How do you get energy?
JESSE: Pasta , and sa u sage ... and
pasta ... and bacon , o h a nd a lot o f
train ing.

CPJ: What 's your worst moment?
JESSE: I don't have worst
moments .. . ! don 't really have anv
worst mom e nts ... T hough it doe's
s uck to get c h ewed out by my
coach.

CPJ: What 's your favorite food?
JESSE : Oh my ... I ' m part ial to
Italian cu isine .
CPJ: Are you dating anyone right
now?
.
JESSE: No.

CP): How do you study and train?
JESSE: That 's a good question,
actually th e training gives me more
energy to study and forces me to
get focused and do what needs to
be done.

,,-' PJ: What have vou won?
CPJ Wh t d
I'k b ?
.
:
a 0 you I e est.
I ESSE: Oregon Sta te Hockey JESSE I I k
pp Iyi
ng .techn iques
:
i etoaspa
Lhamp ion s hip lhree times In a from forms
rring
row, and numerous martial arts
fo rms and figh ting divisions in the CPJ: Who s hould train ?
\JBL (Na ti o nal Blackbelt League) JESSE : Everybody should train.
,1 nd in o th e r tou rna men ts across
At hi etic or not, it's for everyone.
the country Our te.a m is going to 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - l he World Championships of
\meriGln spo rt karate.

CPJ: What are your future goals?
JESSE: No. Oh sorry was having a
flashback ... whatwasthequestion,
oh yeah ... I ' d like to integrate
.
growlllg organic produce and

By: John Eastlake
Many of our readers are aware of
the most publ icized facet of The
Evergr~n State College Bak Shaolin
Eagle Claw Kung Fu Club, Team
Evergreen. The Team has been excelling
in competition all year long, and is
currently bound for the World
Championships in December. In
addition to Team Evergreen (the
competition squad), there is also the Bak
Shaolin Eagle Claw Kung Fu Club, in
which student instructors teach
beginner and intermediate classes to
persons of all abilities five days a week
that focus on health, self-defense, and
well being.
Bak Shaolin Eagle Claw is an

ancient and venerable style that system combining simple blocks and
descends directly from Shaolin Temple punches with intricate grabs, locks and
in ancient China. Founded in 495 AD, -pressure point strikes. His soldiers,
the temple was called Shao-lin, which trained jn this system, continuously
means "Young Pine Grove," since many defeated their enemies, earning a fierce
young trees were planted as it was built. reputation for Eagle Claw. Years later,
Circa 700 AD, Bodhldarma, the founder during the Ming Dynasty, a monk
of Chan (or Zen) B.uddhlsm came from named Li Chuen combined the 108
India to teach the monks. When he hand techniques with the leg techniques
noticed .that they were weak and unable of the Faan Tzi system to form one
to ·stay awake to meditate he taught complete system, known today as Ying
them the foundations of what would Jow Pai. From seeds planted over two
develop into Shaolin Kung Fu. Many thousand. years ago, Bak Shaolin Eagle
people over the centuries would be Claw Kung Fu has come to a new
trained in the kung fu developed at Evergreen grove at the dawn of a new
Shaolin, one such person was the great millennium.
Sung Dynasty General, Gnok Fei (c.1150 Through the tireless efforts of
CE).
Grandmaster Fu Leung and National
General Gnok Fei devised the Coach, Sifu Dana G. Daniels many new
famous "108 Fighting Techniques," a students are learning this powerful and

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Tuesday, October 17, 7:30pm
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This internationally famous choir will fill the mainstage hall with
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unique choir has been mystifying audiences around the globe
powerful interpretations of their centuries- old folk songs.

CPJ: What are you doing next year
after you graduate?
.
JESSE: J don't knqw, hopefully
something out of O l ympia.
Steamboat, Colorado has some
promising opportunities for me .

This is a hilarious, scary
solo performance about
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Friday, October 27, 7:30pm
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effecti ve style. The Club extends a
welcome to all students interested in
learning Shaolin kung fu regardless of
level or experience. The Club invites
all Evergreen women to come lTain with
members of the Women's Team. The
benefits of training are cardiovascular
fitness, flexibility, strength, self-defense,
concentration and focus, and most
importantly, co nfid ence . Kung fu
benefits all areas of life, importantly for
college st ud e nts, it improves s tud y
ability and s tamina. Besides all these
benefits, kung fu can make part of your
day fun, energetic, and athletic. So
check out the Club! lfyou are interested
in more information visit the Club's
web-site
at:
www.bakshaolineagleclaw.com or calJ
the Club at: 360-357-9137.

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ready to froli c in meaningful delight.
a) I kn ow exactly who I want to be
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involved with .
b ) I h a ve es tabli s hed a g o o d
conve rsa tion al connec tion with said
t"I' member.
person .
c) [ reali ze tha t good convers ation
Ge mini- So, yo u th ink you ' re read y includes active listening on my part.
for a w ild rom ance, eh? Complete the d) [ ha ve th e time and energy to
commit to a relationship .
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realize
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enjoy [ove. ·

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clear
communication where it has
previously existed. Chances are there
has been a bit of a miscommunication.
If a friend is a true friend, they will
understand your needs. But they may
find this hard to do so when you do
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You have so much love and beauty to
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your own needs shift, theirs may not.
You are certainly not responsible for
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consequence is felt by another. If you

find you have some time on your
hand s, why not suggest a playful
adventure? Chan ces are you will
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Leo- Planning ahead for all adventure
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yourself from what you don't want to
indulge in. To do this, you could take
several routes. One is to go up into
the hills with a tent and sleeping bag,
some rations and matches and just be
far from any access to the addictions
of society. Or, you could bury yourself
in your work and try to forget your
inner torment. Still another, you could
walk around blindfolded so as not to
be tempted by what surrounds you.
Or, you could surround yourself with
the company of

ARCTIC
REFUGE

from page 2

designate the 1.5 million coastal
aeres as a national monument.
Monument status would stop oil
companies from being allowed to
drill on the land , while wildlife
refuge status does not.
Other studen ts interested in
helping to save the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge should contact the
WashPIRG office at ext. 6058, or
come to the WashPIRG 'office in the
basemen t of the lecture hal [ between
.rooms one and five .

BEYOND
from page 4
- Bri tish Columbia announced new plans to expand
clear-cut logging in untouched areas of the "Great
Bear Rainforest" of coastal B.C. The area slated for
logging includes some of the oldest forests in B.C.
(more at /ens.lycos.com / )
oRussi'a n villagers from the Chelyabins k region in
the Ural Mountains dumped heaps of radioactive
soil at the steps of th e Russian Parliament last week
in protest of the government's decision to add more
imported radioactive waste to an already
overflowing dump site. The radiation levels are
already 100 times that recorded at the 1986
Chernobyl explosion. More than 8,000 people have
died from radiation exposure in the area. (more at
/ensJycos.com/)
oDespite the fact that the gasoline additive MTBE
(methyl tertiary butyl ether) is supposedly not used
in Washington State, the state Department of
Ecology found the carcinogenic additive at 48% of
ground wa ter test sites. The MTBE most likely came
from leaking underground petroleum tanks that
have gone unrepaired. (more at lens.lycos.coml)
o Livaningo, Mozambique'S first environmental
group, claimed victory last week in its protests of
the construction of a major hazardous waste
incinerator. The incinerator, proposed by the
Danish International Development Agency, would
have burned stockpiled, obsolete pesticides and
other toxic wastes, creating carcinogenic dioxin and
furan compounds. (more at /lycos.ens.com)
oThe New England Fishery Management Council
approved a new plan to allow fore.i gn factory
fishing operations to fish for Atlantic herring,
despite protests from small fishing businesses and
marine biologists and the fact the environmental
impact statement has never been reviewed.

Environmentalists are worried that the new plan
will set a precedent for future management plans.
(more at / ens.lycos.com / )
oMayor of London Ken Livingstone agreed to halt
plans to expand a waste incinerator following an
occupation of the 100-meter tower by 65 Greenpeace
activists. Waste incineration produces dioxin and other
known carcinogens. (more at /ens.lycos.com /)
• Las t wee k, the Europe a n Union 's Council of
Environmental Ministers maJldated new protocols for
reducing ozone-des troying compounds tha t were
significantly weaker thaJl those recommended by the
European Parliament and European environmental
groups . (more at / lycos.ens. com /)
International
• ExposJ.1r~ to the herbicide Glyphosa te is being
blamed for seven deaths in Colombia and substantial
agricultural damage in both Colombia and
neighboring Ecuador. The herbicide is used in the
fumigation of coca - the plant used to make cocainein an operation being carried out by the Colombian
military as a component.of the U .s.'s massive military.
aid package. Most European countries have refused
to contribute money to the military operation, as
numerous human rights groups have documented
murders, rapes, and kidnappings conducted by
members of Colombia's military during Colombia's
36-year long civil war. (more at /www.latimes.com/)
o Violence continues in Israel, despite a vague
agreement to "stop the violence" made between Israeli
Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian President
Yasser Arafat. More than 105 people, the vast majority
Palestinians, have di~d in clashes in the past few
weeks. The U.S. continues to block moves for an
independent U.N. investigation into the conflict. (more
at /www.ips.org)
oAconference on "dollarisation" -the practice of poor
countries replacing their currency with U.S. dollars to
stabilize their economies - took place in Ecuador last

week. World Bank officials, local academics, a nd
several non-governmental organizations managed to
come to the agreement that the policies had erod ed
the country's democracy, although the World Bank
officials insisted that dollarisa tion was still the best
method fo r solving Ecuador 's economic problems.
(more at /www.ips.orgl)
~Fo llr yea rs after the U.N.'s World Food Su mmit where 186 countries agreed to redu ce global hunger
by half by the yea r 201 5 - the number of malnourished
in the world remains steady, at nearly 800 million
peopl e worldwide. (more :1t / www.ips.org/)
-The Ebola virus has killed a t least 31 peopl e in
Uga nda in the first recorded outbreak in three years.
The virus, which has no cure, ta kes between 4 and 14
days to . kill and causes massive internal bleedin g,
vomiting, and diarrhea, all of which can spread the
virus. Death usually comes when the victim bleeds
out through the eyes, nose, ears and other bodily
orifices. (more at / dailynews.yahoo.com / )
oA U.N report released last week details a stark
increase in extra-judicial killings by repressive
governments around the world in 1999. The report
notes an increasing prevalence of human rights
workers, journalists, lawyers, community workers,
refugees, and teachers amongst tlie casualties. (more
at /www.ips.org/)
oViolence continues in the Indonesian island of
Malukus, with several more people killed in clashes
between Christians and Muslims. More than 4,000
people have died on the island in the last year and a
half, which has segregated itself into quarters by
religion. (more at /www.reliefweb.int/)
-The Chinese government has issued new
proclamations outlawing the Falun Gong religious
movement, which has committed numerous acts of
civil disobedience in protest of the Chinese
government. More than 50,000 Falun Gong members
are imprisoned in China, and dozens have died in
police custody. (more at /dailynews.yahoo.com/)

What is Me ?
2

a) MCHammerJs littl.e brother
b) What "en equals
c) The nickname for that new first
'year stUdent, John McMc
d) A research .project coming soon
to our campus ... Stay tuned!
For more information contact:
Jason Kilmer at (360) 867-5516
MC is a collaborative alcohol and drug
research/health promotion project ."
conducted by the University of
Washington Department of Psychology,
The Evergreen State College, and
Western Washington ·University.
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Film Festival!
Thought of the week: "There is no
wav to happiness, happiness i:i the
wav." The Buddaha

Celebrity of the week:Raul Julia.

For the week of 10/19 to 10/26

Torture!
Vampire Gatherings!

Thursda y

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17th Annual Olympia Film Festival
hosted by the Historic Capital
Theatcr kicks off tonight and runs
throught Sun . 29. There are great
films playing everynight, check out
a catalogue for reviews.

AEROS
1 he Broadway Cen ter for the
I'crforming Arts presents gymnastic
~l' nsation AEROS, a 15 Romanian
m edal-winning gy mnas tic s team .
I heir brilliant choreograpgy blurs 206 East 5th AveDowntown Oly
754-6670
www.olywa.net/ofs
th e linc between dance and spo rt.
I 'l is i3-omanian Gymnas ti c Sensation
\\ til be p e rforming tonight @ 7:30 a t
Sat u rday 1 0/21
the Pantagest Thea ter in Tacoma.
c<1 11(253) 591 -5894 for tickets.
ALL Freakin Night @ Oly Film Fest
The BRANCH
Open mike @ the Branch begins at 8, If you are going to see anything at
(o me early to assure good seating. the Olympia Film fest, this all-night
T(,lnight Hippy Jonny will be B-movie fest is sure to tickle your
performing, and hopefully N e rvono fancy. Start the night off with 3-D
will make an apperance. Those guys Demi Moore Parasite, snooze
rock.
through Tile Brain That Wouldn't Die,
and wake up for COKE, Bodysnatcher
Questions about the Middle East?
from Hell. What better way to spend
Faculty Steve Niva and Simona
a rainy Saturday then a trip to the
Sharoni will be in the Longhouse
darkside?
1007C today from 12:30-2 p.m. to
answer any questions you may
Northwest Bookfest
hove about recent events in the
Middle East. Media coverage often If you can make it up to Seattle, the
gives conflicting views about what 6th Annual Bookfest is well worth
is going on, so come down to the the trip. Over 250 authors and 220
Long house and ask any questions exhibitors will be at the Stadium
yo u may have. Information on the Exhibition Center, peddeling their
Israeli-Palestinian crisis is available books and celebra ting the joy of
on
the
web
at:
htttp:/ l read ing wor ks purchased at
www.evergreen.edu / user /
independent bookstores. Support
copred / resources 1palestine.htm!.
privetly owned busniess.
The Evergreen Dance Club
is hosting an East African workshop
today at 3:30. Come get your groove
on at the CRC 316.

Frida y

By:perrin randlette

1000 Occidental St, 378-1883 Seattle
10am-6pm
For full listings and event
information go to:
www.nwbookfest.org

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Salmon Stewards Offer FreeTalks!

Do you like Star-trek or something?

Stream Team personally invites
YO Li to witness thefall salmon run.
Ca lling a ll Sci- Fi fanatics, in case Volunteer naturalists are giving
you didn't already know there 's a ta lks and answering questions
co nvention this weekend in the co nc e rning s·almon biology and
fantasmica I ci ty ot Sea-Tac. The wa tersheds a t local spaning si tes.
thi rd annual Terraco n convention Meet at Tumw ater Falls Park eve ry
will feature pilnels, workshops, a d S
1100
300
Sa t. an
un . : a.m. to : p.m.
cost ume contest, role-playing and More info , 753-8454

From beyond th e grave, insert
scary music here, Raul Julia
crossed the River Styx just to
ask you to please ... donate
blood! And to say hello from
God.

Tuesday 10/24
Amnesty International:
STOP torture fast!
There will be a speaker on the history
of torture, rehab of victims and
amnesty's campaign to end torture
worldwide. CAB 108 A &B 3:00-6:30

Sunday 10/22
Cascadia Action Camp
The second day is sure to be just
as stimulating as the first, go to the
Longhouse for inspiration and
discussion. Develop strategy and
tactics to help manifest change. Bring
a notebook, and instrument and your
spirit! For more info:
www.olynetwork.org

Honday 10/23
A.S.I.A Potluck
Asian Students in Alliance welcomes
you to come share food, stories and
fun at their potluck . 5 pm @ The
Edge.
Celebrate Rare Books
The first official recognition of the
James F. Holly Rare Book
Collection at Evergreen will be this
Monday, Oct. 23. Holly was the first
Dean of the Library. This collection
has expanded thanks to Martha lane
K. Zachert D.L.S ., who contributed
miniature and standard size book s
from 120 different presses. mostly
by women printers and authors. As
part of the celebration. Zachert will
present "Womell Printers: Inheritors
of the Black Art" at 7 p.m. in the
periodical section of the library.
Evergreen Animal Rights Network
will be showing the movie "B ison
Wlllier " tonight at Lecture Hall!.
7-9:30pm

Puget Sound Blood Bank
The PSBB will be on campus today
from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. in the
Second Floor Library Lobby. Please
do something selfless
and
compassionate : you could save
someones life ...

~'Jednesday

10/25

Graduate School Fair
Think Ahead.
Interested in staying in school? Want
to know what your options are? The
Career Development Center is
hosting their 9th Annual Graduate
School Fair this coming Wednesday,
Oct. 25 from 1:30pm-6:30pm in the
2nd Floor Library Lobby area. Come
on down and talk to different folks
about your future . If you have any
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meets every Wed. @ CAB 320.
Join them 5-7pm in their quest to
expa nd their reaSOllrces and plan
field trips . Questions? x 6583
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member
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, a uthor of
"Vi ravax " a nd "J aguar " and
coau thor of the "Jes us Incident"
trilogy with Frank Herbert, will be
the fea tured guest writer and
speaker. Passes are $35 for the
entire weekend, registration
begi ns at noon Friday at the
Radisson Hotel in Sea-Tac.
Info : terracon@iname .com
terra con . freeservers .com.

Chrysalis
III Legion Way
Downtown Olympia
(360) 753-5527

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