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think of .
the graduation speaker, Jqycelyn
Elders?
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CAB 316 beginning
Monday, May 6 That's
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op inio n
of
the
speake r but I assum e
that whoevcr has
been picked is appropriate for the position a nd will do a
good job."
No~!
Adam Sibert
Junior, Intensive Germall, Conflict
Management
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" I haven't heard
anythi ng about the
graduation speake r
a nd I'm su rpri sed
because I work on
campus and ( usually
get emails about that kind of stuff"
Jaana Juntil a
Junior, Concepts of Computing,
Imagemaking
"She's the masturbator! She's the one who
to ld everyone to masturbate ."
Melissa C zinger
Juni o r, Alcohol,
Drugs and Society
" I think that an
African Am e ri can
femal e co u ld edu c lte a lor of people
o n ca mpus and (
hope she ca n spc:ak
abou r race iss ues in
rh e polit ical system ."
Gal en Pererson
Senior, 1l1edicinal Plants
TESC
O lympia, WA 98505
Address Service Reques ted
Nick Lehr, an UncolDlDon Friend
Recent Grad, 24,
Dies in Accident
bY ChriS MUla1lY~------When you ride your bike down 4th Avenue,
east towards the bridge, the wind slaps your
face and pulls your hair back from your
forehead .
Sometimes you hir the speed limi r - 25
miles an hour.
The old cracks in the asphalt leer up at
yo u as your bicycle tires bump over them,
sometimes jarring the bike into the a ir a
centimeter or two.
Cars line up behind you, imparienr drivers
gripping their wheels.
Evergreen grad Nick Lehr shared this
expe rience with many ot her cycl ists. Last
Saturday night, he rode down 4 th Avenue on
his way to meet his friend for a beer. Nick had
just finished his shift at the Westside Goodwill
at about 10 p.m.
As he shot down the hill, picking up speed
- about two blocks from the bridge - a pickup
truck pulled inro the lane.
N ick couldn't stop in time. He slammed
inro the side of the truck.
Hc wa s tak en to Providence St. Peter
hospita l, but a day late r was pronounced dead, sparking an investigation that is not
yet finished.
Before Nick Lehr died, nearly 30 of his
closest friends visited him at the hospital,
includ ing his mother.
"He was loved by people and he loved them
too," says Peggy Lehr.
Nick was "smart" about where he put his
energy, hi s mother says .
"The rest of us spend a
l~t more time o n things
that aren't as imporrant as
frien<is."
Nick was raised in
Englewood, Colorado, a
ciry next to Denver. After
finishing high school, he
attended Evergreen for four
years, but withdrew nine
credits shy of graduation.
Next he moved to
Portland with his best
friend~ l iv ing there for tWO
years, but he ca me back
thi s winter to fini sh at
Evergre e n at the age of
24.
"He was life-driven," Nick's mother says.
"As a mother you worry about that."
She said she wanted him to find a steady
ca reer to support himself: but she knew he was
definitely not career-driven.
Although she says raising Nick was hardest
when he was in high sc hool , she never stopped
wo rrying about him when he left the ho use.
It's something, Peggy says, th at all mothers
expenence.
But she also knew he was happy in O lympia.
He told her so.
Because Nick was not search ing for that
elusive perfect place, life and job somewhere
photo by Chris Mulally
On Tuesday, 12 of Nick's friends painted murals saluting him in downtoWn Olympia. The
artist of this work is Marco Femandez . The man pictured is Nick's friend Sean McClelland.
else, he could settle down in O lympia and
celebrate the friends he had met. H is friends
were his top interest, accord ing to the people
who knew him .
One of Nick 's fri ends is Marco Fernandez,
who has known him 'since 1998.
Marco roomed w ith Nick th e last six
months. They did a lot together, and because
Marco is a tattoo artist, Nick ended up with
three new tattoos.
One was a map of the Northwest on Lehr's
right chest, with an "x marks the spot" on
Olympia.
"Everything
was definitely on
the upsw ing for
him here," says
Fernandez. Nick
had just graduated. He had a girlfriend, a job, and
a place to stay some of which he
hadn't had 111 a
while.
Marco
met
Nick through their
shared interest in
graffiti . Marco just
did a mural for
Nick yesterday,
and it shows. His
fin gernail s are covered with little black specks
of spray paint. A box of multi-colored paint
ca ns lies in h is room .
Marco says he a nd N ick tagged frei ght
trains together so uth of town, some tim es
once a week.
"We could get one done in about an hour,"
he says.
One of the reasons they liked tagging was
because of the aud ience they could reach.
"You could paint [freight trains] in Tenino
and people would see them in N ew York.
That's why we did it," Marco says.
"( encou raged him to do the graffiti, the
murals," his mom says. "But ( was opposed to
the tagging - the squiggly lines."
She has seen the graffiti Nick has done, and
she saw the murals behind Old School Pizzeria
and Ottos Bagels that h is friends did for Nick
last Tuesday as a salute.
She says it is "marvelous his friends have
th'e ab ilit y to exp ress their grief through
g raffiti."
Jason Dobrin, N ick 's best friend of 12 years,
met Nick at a friend's twelfth birthday parry.
The two spent their youth skateboarding
together and hanging out at a coffee shop in
Denver ca lled "Muddies."
Or "we'd hang out under train bridges,"
waiting to tag trains, Jason says.
"We'd sit there and talk about life."
He says Nick was a genuine person ,
recounting a recent party in which Nick
noticed a stranger uncomfortable in the corner.
Nick wa lked over to him a nd said, "Look
around," pointing around the room. "They're
all potential frie nds."
That's typical .of things N ick wou ld say,
Jason notes.
Jason says he hasn't been sleeping much
sin ce Nick died. And when he ralk s, he
apologizes because he can't th ink straight,
tucking his shoulder-length black hair behind
his ea rs.
He has received numerous calls from people,
tel l ing them how much they remember Nick 's
smile, unique because of his crooked teeth.
He says no one could ever have a problem
with N ick. He was always open and always
welcorhe.
Nick's mom says that when you engender
the love of as many people as her son had , you
are very successful.
'The lesson I learned from N ick is to try
not to be so judgmental. He was one of the
most non-judgmental people ( knew."
And, she says, he would have made an
excellent teacher.
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Student Group for Reproductive
Rights Meets widi Stare Sentator
Forum: Keeping
Biotech at Bay
bY Brent Patterson
Women's reproductive righ ts are always a
hot political debate. On
Tuesday, M ay 21, State
Senator Karen Fraser
came to campus to
meet with Community
for
Choice:
VOX
(Voices of Planned
Parenthood), a new StUdent group on campus
that is affiliated with
Planned Parenthood .
VOX works to inform,
educate, and lobby on
women's reproductive
heal th and issljes.
Evergreen
State Students involved with Voices for Planned
photo by Peggy
Co llege is in Senator Parenthood and Senator Karen Fraser, also a
Papsdorf
Fraser's district, as well part-time faculty member during the summer.
as being her part time
employer. She teaches an elective course it, to get to know political representatives,
call, write and visit during non-session times.
once a year in the MPA program.
Karen Fraser was actively engaged in The Senator also discussed with stude nts
the women's movement and says she still the importance of forming a network of
is today. She came to talk with VOX to people who can respond to calls to action,
share advice and stories on lobbing and the sending letters to the editor when issues are
legislative system. Her advice ranged from relevant, and most importandy working to
encouraging st udents to understand the elect · people who will represent student's
legislative system so that they can influence values and agendas.
The 13th anniJal" Rachel Carson F~rum
will be held , next week, with Dr. D avid
Ehre nfeld, a Professo r of Conse rvation
Biology at Rutgers Un iversity. The subj ect of
the forum will be on "Widening the Context
in the Biotechnology Wars." Dr. Ehrenfeld
writes: "N arrow scientific studies are often
used to muddy th e waters during ethical
debates abouJ controversial technologies such
as the injection of cows with recombinant
bovine growth hormone, the production of
genetically modified foods, and the cloning
of humans. To mou n t a more effective
response to bad technologi es, we have to
learn to widen the scope of the questions we
are asking about them, often far beyo nd th e
lim its of science itself."
Dr. Ehrenfelfd is a well known co nse rvation biologist who is highly concerned with
interactions between tc::chnology, management and nature. He is a founding editor
of the journal Conservation Biology and a
regular columnist for Orion magazine and
an author of several books.
The forum will be held Wednesday,
May 29, 6-J 0 p.m. on the first floor of
the Library Lobby. The lecture runs from
6-8. A reception and book signing, with
musical entertainment, will be held from
8:15-10 p.m.
Master Sax Man
Plays Two ShollVs
by Nathan I avine
Bert Wilson is a' monster saxophone player
and a pioneer of saxophone multi-phonics. For
some strange reason h e has been residing in the
Olympia area for over twenty years now, quietly
(a nd if yo u' ve been lucky enough to live next
door, then maybe not so quietly) going about
his business ... the business of jazz composition
and improv isa tion. His home is a magn et
for all the best players in Olympia and th e
surroundi l;g areas nearly every nigh t of the
week. The fact that most people do not realize
that we have a bona fide jazz legend in town
is a travesty.
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The good news is that Bert is doing a concert
in the Recital Hall thi s Saturday night. H e
got a grant from C hamber Music America's
New Works: Creation & Presentation Program
to put on two shows this year with the octet
version of his longtime band, ReBirdl. There are
many of the Northwest's finest jazz music:ians
taking part in the band, incl uding Evergreen
student Dan Blunck, as well as Bert's longtime
drummer James Zitro, who is coming up from
Santa Cruz, C.-aIifornia.
The show is at 8 p.m. and is not to be missed
for any reason whatsoever. Ticket prices are a
bit steep at $8 for students and $10 general, but
if you show up about fifi:een minutes before the
show you should be able to get in as a part of
the student rush for a much more managable
price. Hope to see you mere!
Stop the Drop ... Or, How to Register for Summer
bY ./eanatte [aWlS Slaft
Enrolled for summer dasses? Don't get
dro pped b efor e classes begin . You'd b e
surpri sed ; it h a ppen s more often than it
sho uld. H ere are a few things you can d o to
avo id being dropped:
I.
Pay ea rly - Summ er tuiti o n is due
no late r th an Jun e 19 at 3:45 p.m . If you
wai t u ntil th e last minute, yo u could J un
into prob lems gettin g throu gh (the phone
lines can get quite busy) . Also, if you have
an u nexpected problem with you r pay ment,
you may need some time to resolve it.
2.
If you plan to use a cred it ca rd to
pay your bill , c hec k with you r bank first
and make sure your dai ly credit limit is h igh
enough to cover th e transacti o n.
3.
If yo u don't receive a bill, or receive
a bill that doesn't include tuitio n and fees for
th e upcoming term , check your acco unt on
the. Gateway at http:/ /www.evergree n. ed u/
gateway (especially if you register or change
yo ur registration after June 1).
4.
If you are ex pecting Financial Aid,
do not assume th at it has already been posted
to your acco unt by th e tuition due date.
If yo ur finan cial aid doesn't come in until
aft e r th e tuiti o n due date, yo u may need
to arrange an emergency loan to cover the
tuit ion.
5.
Verify that your t uiti o n is paid
before th e final Tu ition Due date. Use the
Ga teway to chec k th e balance in your Student
Aet;ou nt. If you think yo ur parents sent in a
chec k, or YO ll nu iled a chec k and yo u want
t(l make sure it's been received, yo u can check
this on line at http://\\'WW.evergreen.edu/
gateway. You can also call Student Accounts
at (360) 867-6447 or stop by our office in
Lib ra ry 11 16.
In Stude nt Accounts, we try to watch
fo r as many of these situations as we can .
Howeve r, we will never know as much abo ut
yo ur account and plan s as YO ll will know.
Take responsibility for your account; chec k
the balance on Gateway and m ake sure it is
paid o n time. You are in the best position to
make sure you.d on't get dropped!
What happened to the two peanuts??
One was "a salted!"
May 18
May 14
11:09 p.m. Graffiti is discovered on the
parking ticket machine in F Lor. Nothing
terribly remarkable about that, but hey,
crime isn't always glitz and glamour.
May 15
2:39 a.m. Some punk (yes, I said punk)
is seen putting graffiti on dumpsters and
other parts of Housing. Housing's on to
you, so watch out!
May 16
6:18 p.m. A hit and run .. . on the
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parking booth? Yes, the parking booth. A
car pulled up to get a parking pass and
hit the side of the booth. Then, without
stopping to get the ticket, the car pulled
away and apparently left the area.
May 17
7:18 p.m. Fire alarm in S. The first fire
alarm thi s week. It makes me warm and
fuzzy inside to think about it. I'm sure
that I have ex pressed my absolute thrill at
having to write about people that seem to
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12:38 a.m. A bonfire in the Meadow
a rouses suspicion . It seems that there have
been numerous ones around the area,
a nd some stolen merchandise has been
recovered from there as well. On this
evening, during a routine check of the
Meadow, first the smell of burning wood
alerted the police that there was something
going on in the area. As they got closer,
voices and the light coming from the fire
confirmed their susp icions . There were
open containers of alcohol, and a pipe
was being passed around wirh rhe smell of
burned marijuana wafting through the air.
May 20
8:54 a.m. A man is seen saying "Hi to
Mr. Happy." Well , not so much saying
anything as well .. . you know.
10:57 a.m. The mysterious Mr. Happy
is seen emering C Lor ....
11:15 a.m. Again Mr. Happy is spotted
in the Recreation pavilion. And again he
is seen pleasing himself. But by the time
that police services arrived he had scooted
out of the area. Seems that he is always a
few steps ahead of those that would stop
this insanity.
5:21 p.m. Someone ripped the hood
bug shield off of a car in B Lot. Whatever
a hood bug shield is.
11:44 p.m. Now here's a new one. It
seems thar a fire alarm went off in C dorm
because of a firecracker. Now I know that
everyone is a group of eager beavers for
the end of the quarter, and hey, so am I,
but now isn't the time to be setting off
fireworks. It isn't even )uliyet.
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Everyone in the group was given MIP 's
and the pipe and some leafy green materiel
were confiscated.
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12:33 a.m. I love the smell of alcohol in
the morning, don't you? It takes me back
to the place where minors aren't allowed
to consume it without the fear of getting
in trouble. Sound eerily familiar? That's
because an MIP happened outside of J
dorm this dark and lazy morning. The case
was forwarded to grievance, and I'm sure
that's the last we will hear of this case.
1:51 a.m. Two young ladies were walking down the eastbound lane of Driftwood,
in the lane of traffic, and were stopped
by the police. Normal enough considering they were not exac tly following the
pedestrian laws by walking in the road.
There was a smell of alcohol on their
breath, so they were given an MIP and a
courtesy transport home.
5:26 a.m. You know, when I said th at
fire alarms m ade me get all war m and
fuzzy I was kidding. I h a te fire ala rm s.
Especially when they wake me up from a
good night's sleep. Extra-specially when
th ey are maliciously pulled and have no
reason to be going off. But I'm not going
to rant abo ut it anymore, lest the ev il alarm
pullers get all pissy and.do it again. But be
warned. I ;im watching you.
9:48 p.m~ There was a little cement
statue
But now it's no more
The little statue was broken
And rolled away in the fire lane
Nobody in the Longhouse saw what
happened
And 22 years of history lies in the
pieces
(Okay so it doesn't rhyme . . . )
10:23 p.m; One more MIP to add [0
the bunch this evening coming from the
far away place that is the MODS.
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c0lT!mentary on world events
Protests/Actions'- - - Summarized by Joe Carr
Over 100,000 Protest Globalization
Anti-globalization demonstrators rallied in Madrid, Spain on Sunday, chanting, dancing
and beating drums against capitalism and war. Organizers estimate nearly 200,000 protesters
were marching and carrying banners saying: "No against the exploitation of Latin America"
and "Against war and the Europe of capitalism." Many chanted, "Another world is possible."
Police placed the figure at 100,000.
This was the last and biggest of three demonstrations held· over the weekend in Madrid
protesting the European-Latin American summit, which consisted of 50 government
leaders from the European Union, Central and South America and the C aribbean. The
summit ended Saturday.
"['m here to protest the way the first world treats the third world," said Rodolfo Martinez,
a 26-year-old lawyer from M adrid. "Three-quarters of the world population a're suffering from
hunger and just one-quarter live like kings." Both protesters and police remained peaceful for
the nearly three-hour rally. The rallies were organized by the Social trans-Adantic, which is a
coalition made up of60 to 70 political and social groups.
Imp:/ /wwvv.commondreams.org/headlines02/0519-03.htm
Environment
Compiled by Joe Carr
Bush Administration Leaves Alaska's Tongass Rainforest Open to Clearcuts
Despite overwhelming public suppo rt for protecting the last wild areas of Alas ka' s Tongass
National Forest. the Fo rest Service has instead chosen a plan for the Tongass that favors the
timber industry. The Bush Administrarion's plan does not reco mmend protecting a single ac re
uf w ild forest land as Wilderness. The Tongass, home to grizzly bears, -salmo n and wolves, is
rhe Iargesr remaining remperate rainforest on Earth. Bur 7 00 square miles of rhe Tongass have
already been c1 earcut, and logging continues ro rhrearen the remaining wildlands and wildl ife.
The Bush Administrarion has now given rhe green lighr ro rhe .rimber indusrry to forge ahead
wirh logging projects in rhis pristine rainforesr. The Fo rest Service is planning 33 large-scale.
industrial timber sales in roadl ess areas of the Tongass Natio nal Fores t.
http://www.comm ondreams.org/n ews2002/05 17-05 .htm
Ecuadorians Demand Compensation for Fumigation-Related Health and Crop
Damages
About 10,000 Ecuadorians have been affected by the aerial spraying of MO;1santo's herbicide
Roundup Ultra on Colombian fields. U.S. and Colo mbian officials regularly spray thousands
o f to ns of th e chemical in attempts to kill Coca, the plant from whi ch cocaine is made. This
key ele ment of the War on Drugs has been controversial for somc tim e, as rhe chemical is
bein g sprayed o n food crops. mosrly nea r vill ages , and is causin g severe health and crop
problems in Colombia. 89% of Ec u adoria~ living within six miles of th e Colo mbian bord er
are reporring herbi cide- po isoning symp toms·such as respira to ry problems, headaches , skin
rashes and inresrinal bleeding. The Colombian governm enr's poli cy is to not spray within
six mil cs o f thc border. However, th ey re fu se to guaranree rhi s in wriring and frequ enrly
violate the policy.
In February, 32 residen rs fil ed a class action lawsuit for unspecified damages in Washington
against the Dyn Corp. , a Virginia firm responsible for the spraying. C ompany executives wanr
rh e suit dismissed , arguing that U.S. courts should not be given jurisdicrion and thar rh e
co mpany is involved in a legal program autho rized by the U.S . Congress. A judge is ex pected to
rule wirhin rhe ne~r several weeks wh erher the case should proceed.
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Kashmir has been a battleground for the past week, with Pakistani
and Indian troops exchanging heavy fire across the disputed territory. ; .
About 35,000 people have been killed in Kashmir since Islamic militants
launched their separatist drive in 1989.
Britain was getting hot and bothered over the likely war between
these nuclear rivals and said it would send its foreign minister. Jack
Straw, to try' and ease the tension.
Straw said in a statement: "The possibility of war between India and
Pakistan is real and very disturbing.
"The international communiry is watching events with mounting
concern. This is a crisis the world cannot ignore."
Tuesday, May 21, 2002, Agence France Presse, "Leading Separatist
Assassinated Just as Indian PM Arrives in Kashmir" .
http://www.commondreams.org
Why Did Bush Let 9-11 Happen?
Compiled and written by Evan Hastings
N ewspapers in Germany, France, Russi a and London reported in the
monrhs before September 11 of a blizza rd of warnings delivered to rhe Bush
administration from all poinrs on the compass. The G erman intellige nce
service BND warned American and Israeli agencies that terrorisrs were
planning to hij ack commercial aircrafi: and use th em as weapons to arrack
imporrant American targets.
The now famous classified memorandum. written by an EB.1. agenr
in Phoenix last summ er, rh at urged bureau headqu arters to investigate
Middl e Eastern men enrolled in American flight schools and also cired
O sa ma bin Laden by name and suggested thar his followers could use the
schools to train for terro r opcrarions. was made public by government
oAicials on May 14. The public is so blatan tly fed a watered down version
way afi:er rhe facr.
Exactly two years before rh e September II arracks, a federal report rhat
warned of" suicide bombers belonging to al-Qaida's martyrd om battali on
could crash-land an aircraft packed with high explosives .. . into th e
Pentagon, rhe headquarrers of rhe CIA. the White H ouse."
• "There was a lor of inform arion," said Senate Intelligence Commirtee Vice
Chair Richard Shelby, R-A1a. "I believe, and others believe, if it had been acted on
properly,
we may have had a different siruarion on Sepr. II."
When informed of thc attacks in Ncw York and Washington, Governor Jeb Bush of Florida
respond ed, "Was it th e terrorists?"
"I bel ieve ir would be dangerous, loony and irres ponsible nor to hold full congressional
hcarings on any warnings rhe Bush Adminisrrario n had befo re the terro ri st ,m acks of September
1 I, 200 1, " said C ongresswoman Cynthia McKinney, D-G eorgia.
Th e liberal e1 emenrs of rhe m edi a h ave bee n ec hoin g o ne· anoth er's m os r impo rralH
questions on this topic: wh at the Presidenr, whar rhe White H o use knew abour rhe evenrs
leading up to 9/11, when they knew it and wh ar was don e about it at that time? These
qu es tion s, whil e impo rta nt, are stagnatin g this issue by placin g it wirhin the rea lm u f
acceptable political discourse.
The Questio ns I'd like to pose are:
' ·What purpose would it serve to not act otl this pre- knowledge?
• Who would benefit as a result of this inaction?
• Wh at possible motives did Bush and rh e gang have to all ow 9-11 ro ensue rh e way
ir did?
by Joe Carr
[n 1996 th e Taliban came to Texas ro ralk abour th e potenrial of the UNOCAL building ,tn
Fonner President Carter comments on U,S,-Cuban relations
o il pipeline from the C aspian Basin and Central Asia through Afghanistan. The Telegraph , a
Afler a six-day visit to C uba, fo rmer Pres ident Jimmy Carrer is highly criti cal of U.S. policy British newspaper, reported at rhe time: "The U. S. government, whi ch in the pas t has branded
rowards th e island . He had lengthy di scuss io ns with C uban President Fidel Castro and met the Taliban's pol icies aga inst women and children 'despicable,' appears anxious to please th e
wirh C uban d issidenrs as well. [n effo rts ro develop a more aggress ive policy towards C uba, fundam enralists to clinch the lucrative pipeline contracr."
Bush in tends to channel reso urces to th ese diss idenrs. H oweve r, Ca rrer says rhi s would
At the time, Dick C heney was then C EO of H alliburton Co rporation, a pipeline services
be co unrer-prod uctive, as an y links to the Am eri can governm ent wo uld severely discredir . vendor based in Texas. C heney in 1998 was quo red as sarlf1g, "[ can't think of a tim e when
d iss idenr acrio ns. Ca rrer also calls for an end to the U .S . embargo, stating rhat Americans and we' ve had a region emerge as suddenly to beco me as s tra~gi caH y signifi cant as the Caspian .
AIllLl'ican co mpanies have rhe righr ro visir and do business anyw here they please. The C uban It's almost as if the oppo rtunities have arisen overnighr. The good Lord didn'r see fir to pur
state-spo nsored media printed a speech by C arrer, criticizing undemoc raric elements of the oil and gas only wh ere rhere are democrati cally elected regimes friendl y to the Unired Srates.
C uban gove rnmenr and giving his support for th e dissidenr movcmcnt. H e hopes that open Occasi onally we have to operare in places where, al l things considered, one would nor normally
d ialoguc w ill take placc regarding the issues.
choose to go. But we go where dle business is. "
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T he Taliban didn't approve the pipeline projecr. which if app roved would have help ed
out Enron's fin ancial disaster of a power planr in India by crear in g avail ability of cheap
pcrrolcul11 at their doorstep.
By Evan Hastings
The new Afghan gove rnm enr 's head H amid Karzai form erl y se rved as a UN OCAL
Trevor Baumgartner's back!
Trevor arri ved back in Seattle last Friday. May 17, and is recoverin g at his mo ther's home. co nsulranr. Only nin e days aft er Karza i's asce nsio n. Pres idenr Bush nomin ated anorher
He is sched uled ro speak at several events in Seattle and most likely ar our Palestinian C ulrural UNOC AL consultanr and former Taliban defender, Za lmay Khalilzad. as his special envoy
to Afghanistan,
Eve ni ng, June 7 fi'o m 6-9 p.m . at rh e T ESC Longhouse.
"Suppose you go to Was hington and rry to get at your government, " President Woodrow
T he CW I][ wi ll incl ude: d inn er prepared by wo men fro m rhe local Mosque and by Sweet
Wilson
said near th e turn of rhe 20th cemury. "You will always find that while you are politely
O :lsis res rau ranr, music and poetry by acclaimed Oud performer H anna Eady, tesrim onies
b'om inrcrn arional solida ri ty activi sts rece ntly returned fro m the West Bank. a nd opporrunities listened to, the men really consulred are rhe men who have the biggest stake- th e big bankers.
the big manufacturers [and] rhe big masters of commerce. "
to hel p sup porr rel ief efforrs in the O ccupied Terrirories.
Woodrow Wilson knew it then and it's even truer now. People talked abo ut impeaching
Suggested d onations fo r the d inner are $ 15- 10 (sliding scale), kids under 12 are free.
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over a cigar sex sca ndal. Let's ·dethrone the U .S . government for their complacency
Are India and Pakistan going to war?
with
the
M ass Mu rder of American civilians.
Kashmir se paratisr leader Abdul G hani Lone was gunned down in Indi an-adminisrercd
So urces:
Kas hmi r, just ,Is Ind ia n Prim e Minister Atal Behari Vaj payee landed in rhe disputed state
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ar rh e sta rr of a three-day visit.
http://www.commondreams.org/
Lone. an execurive membe r of th e main separarisr alliance in Kas hmir, rh e All Parry Hurriyat
Co ngresswo man Cymhia McKinney (D) represents Georgia's 4th Congressio nal
C:onfCrence, was killed in Srinaga r, India o n M ay 2 1,2002.
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Lo ne, 70, was seen as a moderate separatist leader who wanted to initiate steps to hold
"Pre-Attack
Memo C ited Bin Laden." The New York T imes . M ay 14, 2002
&dogut' with rhe Indi an gove rnment to find a political solurion to the Kas hmir dispute.
December
17,
1997, The Telegraph , "O il barons court Tal iban in Texas."
T he ki ll ing co mes exactly a week afi:er Islamic militanrs arracked an army camp near
Jam m u, killing 35 peo ple and rrigge ring an escal arion of tension between India and Pakistan"
whum New Del hi accuses of supporring the rebels.
Miscellaneous
may 23, 2002
thappoper_p_QiDt journal
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cOlT!mentary on world events
Pro tests/Actions
Summarized by Joe Carr .
Over 100,000 Protest Globalization
Anti-globalization demonstrators rallied in Madrid, Spain on Sunday, chanting, dancing
and beating drums against capitalism and war. Organizers estimate nearly 200,000 protesters
were marching and carrying banners saying: "No against the exploitation of Latin America"
and "Against war and the Europe of capitalism." Many chanted, "Another world is possible. "
Police placed the figure at 100,000.
This was the last and biggest of three demonstrations held over the weekend in Madrid
protesting the European-Latin American summit, which consisted of 50 government
leade rs from th e European Union, Central a nd South America and the Caribbean. The
summit ended Saturday.
"J'm here to protest the way the first world treats the third world," said Rodolfo Martinez,
a 26-year-old lawye r from Madrid. "Three-quarters of the world population are suffering from
hu nger and just one-quarter live like kings." Both protesters and police remained peaceful for
the nearly three-hour rally. The rallies were organized by the Social trans-Ad antic, which is a
coa lition made up of60 to 70 political and social groups.
http://wwvlf.commondreams.org!headlines02!0519-03.htm
Environment
Compiled by Joe Carr
Bush Administration Leaves Alaska's Tongass Rainforest Open to Clearcuts
Despite overwhelming public support for protecting the last wild areas of Alaska's Tongass
National Forest, the Forest Service has instead chosen a plan fo r the Tongass that favors the
timber ind ustry The Bush Administration's plan does not reco mmend protecting a single acre
of wi ld forest land as Wilderness. The Tongass, home to grizzly bea rs, sal mon and wolves, is
the largest remainin g temperate rainforest o n Earth. But 700 square miles of the Tongass have
already bee n c1earcut, and logging continues to th reate n t he remai ning wildlands and wi ldlife.
The Bush Adm inisrration has now given the green light to the timber industry to forge ahead
with logging projects in thi s pristine rainforest. The rorest Service is planning 33 large-scale,
industrial timber sales in roadless areas of the Tongass National Forest.
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Ecuadorians Demand Compensation for Fumigation-Related Health and Crop
Damages
About 10,000 Ecuadorians have been affected by the aerial spraying of Monsanto's herbicide
Roundup Ultra on Colom bian fields. U.S. and Colombian officials regularl y spray thousands
of tons of the chemical in attempts to kill Coca, the plant fro m whi ch cocai ne is made. This
key elemen t of the Wa r on Drugs has been controversial for some time, as the chemical is
bein g sp rayed o n food crops, mostly near villages, and is ca using severe health and crop
problems in Colombia. 89% of Ecuaaoria ns li vin g within six miles of the C olombian border
are reporti ng herbi cide-poisoning sy mptoms such as respirator), problems, heada.;:11es, sk in
rashes and intes tinal bleeding. T he Colombian gove rnment's policy is to not sp;1y within
six mil es of th e border. However, th ey refuse to guarantee this in writin g and frequently
. violate the policy.
In February, 32 residents filed a class acti on lawsuit fo r unspecified damages in Washin gton
aga inst theDyn Co rp., a Virginia firm responsible for the spraying. Company exec utives want
the suit d ismi ssed, arguing that U .S. co urts should not be given jurisdiction and that the
co mpany is involved in a legal program authorized by the U.S. Congress. A judge is ex pected to
rule within the next several weeks whether the case sho uld proceed.
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Miscellaneous
by Joe Carr
Former President Carter comments on U.S.-Cuban relations
After a six-day vi sit to C uba, former Pres ident Jimm y Ca rter is highly critical of U .S. policy
towa r,is the island. He had lengthy discussio ns with C uban President Fidel Castro and met
with C uban di ss idents as well. In efforts to d evelop a more aggressive policy towards C uba,
I3ush intends to channel resources ro th ese d issid ents. H oweve r, Carter says thi s wo uld
be counter-productive, as any lin ks to the Amer ica n governme nt would severely discredit
d iss ident actions. Ca rter also calls for an end to the U S embargo, stating that Americans and
Aml'fican companies have the right to visit and do busi ness anywhere they please. The C uban
state-sponsored media printed a speec h by Carter, criticizi ng undemocratic elements of the
Cub:m government and giving his support for the d issident movement. He hopes that ope n
dialogue wi ll take place regarding the issues.
Imp:!/www.commo ndreams.org! headl ines02/05 18-02.htm
By Evan Hastings
Trevor Baumgartner's back!
Trevor arrived back in Seattle last Friday, May 17, and is recovering at his mother's home.
I-k is scheduled to speak at several events in Se:ltt l ~ and most likely at ou r Palestin ian C ultural
Eve ning, June 7 fi'o m 6-9 p.m. at the TESC Longhou se.
The event will include: d inner prepared by women from the local Mosque and by Sweet
O ,lsis res taurant, music and poetry by accla imed Oud performer I-Ianna Eady, testimonies
I·ro m international solidarity activists recently returned from the West Bank, and opport unities
to help support relief efforts in th e Occupied Te rritories.
Sugges ted donat ions for the dinner are $ 15-10 (sliding scale), kids under 12 are free.
Are India and Pakistan going to war?
Kashm ir separatist leader Abdul Ghani Lo ne was gunned down in Indian-admini.ste red
Kashmir, just as Indi an Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee landed in the disputed state
,u rh e srart of a three-day visit.
I.one, an executive membe r of the main separatist alliance in Kashmir, the All Party Hurriyat
elm kren ce, was killed in Sri nagar, India o n May 2 1, 2002.
Lone, 70, was see n as a moderate separatist leader who wanted to initiate steps to hold
e1i,dogue with the Ind ian gove rnment to find a political solutio n to the Kashmir d ispute.
The kill ing co m es exactl y a week after Islamic militants attacked an army ca mp near
J:rmmu , killing 35 people and triggering an escalation of tension betwee n India and Pakistan,
wllDf1l New Delhi accuses of supporting the rebels.
may 23, 2002
Kashmir has been a battleground for the past week, with Pakistani
and Indian troops exchanging heavy fire across the disputed territory,
About 35,000 people have been killed in Kashmir since Islamic militants
launched their separatist drive in 1989.
Britain was getting hot and bothered over the likely war between
these nuclear rivals and said it would send its foreign minister, Jack
Straw, to try and ease the tension.
Straw said in a statement: "The possibility of war between India and
Pakistan is real and very disturbing.
"The international community is watching events with mounting
concern, This is a crisis the world cannot ignore."
Tuesday, M ay 21, 2002, Agence France Presse, "Leading Separatist
Assassinated Just as Indian PM Arrives in Kashmir"
http://www.commondreams.org
Why Did Bush Let 9-11 Happen?
Compiled and written by Evan Hastings
Newspapers in Ge rmany, France, Russia and London reported in the
months before September II of a blizzard of warnings delivered to the Bush
administration from all points on the compass. The German intelligence
se rvice BNO warned American and Israeli agencies that terrorists were
planning to hijack commercial aircraft and use them as weapons to attack
important American targets.
The now famous c1assified..memorandum, written by an FB.I. agent
in Phoenix last summer, that urged bureau headq uarters to investigate
Middle Eastern men enroll ed in American flight schools and also cited
Osama bin bden by name and suggested tha t his followers could u s~ the
schools ro train for terror operations, was made public by government
ofticials o n May 14. T he public is so blatantly fed a watered down v~rs ion
way after the fact.
Exactly two yea rs before the September II attacks, a federal report that
warned of "suicide bombe rs belonging to al-Qaida's martyrdom battalion
cou ld crash-land an ai rcraft packed with high exp losives ... into th e
Pentagon, the headquarters of the C IA, the White House."
'There was a lot of information," said Senate Int~ lIige n ce Co mmittee Vice
Chair Richard Shelby, R-A1a. "I believe, and others believe, if it had been acted on
properly,
we may have had a d ifferent situatio n on Sept, 11. "
When info rm ed of th e attacks in New York and Washinl,'1:on , Governo r Jeb Bush of Florida
respo nded , "Was it the terrorists?"
"I beli eve it would be dangero us, loony and irresponsib le not to hold full co ngressional
hearings o n any warnings th e Bush Administration had before the terrorist attacks of September
11 ,200 1," sa id Co ngresswoman Cynthia McKinn ey, D -Georgia.
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questions on this topic: what the President, what the White House knew abo ut the events
leading up to 911 1, when they knew it and what was done about it at that tim e? Th ~se
qu es tion s, whil e importa nt, a re stagnatin g thi s issue by placing it within th e rea lm of
acceptable pol itical discourse.
Tfre Questions I'd like to pose are:
• What purpose would it serve to not act on this pre-knowledge?
• Who would benefit as a result of this inaction ?
* What possible motives did Bush and the gang have to allow <) -11 to ensue the way
it did?
In 1996 the Taliban came to Texas to talk about [he potenti .t1 of th e UNOCAL building an
oil pipeline from the Caspian I3asin and Central Asia through Nghanistan. The Telegraph, a
British newspaper, reported at th e time: "The US governmen t, which in the past has branded
the Taliban's polic ies against women and children 'despicable,' appea rs anxious to please th e
fimdamentalists to clinch the lucrative pipeline contract."
At the time, Dick C heney was then CEO of Halliburton Corporation, a pipeline serv i c~s
vendor based in Texas. C heney in 1998 was quoted as saying, "I ca n't think of a time when
we've had a region emerge as suddenly to beco me as strategically sign ificant as the Caspian.
It's almost as if the opportunities have arisen overnight. The good Lord didn't see fit to put
o il and gas on ly where there are democratically elected regimes frie ndly to the United Stares.
Occasion;tlly we have to operate in places where, all things considered, one would not normally
choose to go. But we go where the business is."
The Taliban didn't approve th e pipelin e project, whi ch if approved would have helped
out En ron's financial disaster of a power plant in India by creatin g availability of cheap
petroleum at their doorstep.
The new Afghan government' s head Hamid Karzai formerly se rved as a UNO C AL
co nsultant. Only nine days after Karzai' s asce nsion, President Bush nominated ano t her
UNOCAL cons ult'U1t and former Taliban defender, Zalmay Khalilzad, as his special envoy
to Afghanistan.
"Su ppose you go to Washin gton and try to get at yo ur government," President Woodrow
Wilso n said near the rurn of the 20th century. "You will always find that while you are politely
lisrened to, the men really consulted are the men who have the biggest stake-the big bankers ,
the big manufacturers [and] the big masters of commerce."
Woodrow Wilson knew i[ then and it's even truer now. People talked about impeaching
C linton over a cigar sex sca ndal. Let's dethrone the U.S, governme nt for their compl acency
with the Mass Murder of America n civilians.
Sources:
http://www. rrutholl Lorg
http://www.commondreams.org/
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D) represents Georgia's 4th Co ngressional
District. http://www.h ouse.gov/m cki nn ey/
"Pre-Attack Memo C ited Bin Laden." The New York Times, May 14,2002
December 17, 1997, The Telegraph, "Oil barons court Taliban in Texas. "
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thar "I could've ha.ndled thar bener," bm says rhe name of "Genius Chrisr," and therefore
he srands behinds his email. "I was speaking has nor mer the criteria.
in rerms of his work .. . asking somebody to
Alte nberg responds that people around
be responsible."
camltus are beginning to know him by thar
McKaughan says he doesn'r go our of his ,name, merely by his vocal claim to it.
Several compromises have been suggested,
way to offend people. "In my opinion there's
no such thing as 'bad' .. . The things I see, I including Altenberg signing the comic with
his pseudonym a nd putting his real name
express rhem in a comic."
Nearly every other artisr echoed rhis notion. on the contribmor's page, or phaSing his real
Gregory says, "[ ..•....~.._.... _ ........ _ __..•. _ .. ... _ __ _ _.._._._ ._._._.. _.. name our over rime. This
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tors, including phone calls
of "Who Likes
and emails, and he was not
Mil kshakes?" says , "Whateve r comes to my responded to in a rim ely mann er. H e says,
mind ]'11 draw ir .. . I'm nor trying to shoc k "[I) felt like [ was being blown off." Copies of
people." In reg.lrds ro his Bush-havi ng-anal- cmails between him and the C Pj show that
sex-with-major-co rpora tions com ic, Ben says, there have been ar least eight commu nicarions,
"that wasn't mea nt to be ofl'ensivc . .. It's just a most of them occ urring early in March and
political com mcnt."
tapering off after April. KV'lsager says, "[ rhink
.
As-ye t- unp ubli shed co mi c artist C hris I could've done more. "
Alre nberg feels that vulgarity or obscenity is not
Comics in the C Pj have, on occasion ,
really an issue whe n drawi ng comics. "I haven't ge nerared discussion in print. [n respo nse
made a consc ious effort to put something in to Tommy's Leeza Simlllons com ic, j essica
there or not put somerhi ng ill there." Instead, Hasenbank drew a comic that concluded the
Altenberg also looks for th e humor. "[f l think offending co mic would've bee n funny "if
it's funny, I'll make it."
on ly patriarchy's dick wasn't shoved in yo ur
The reason A1tenberg has n't had a comic mouth."
in the C Pj is not vu lgar content. Instead, he
Hasenbank's co mi c also labels the C Pj's
signed his comic "Geni us C hrist." Altenberg com ic section as a "common outlet for bored
says he does rhis because "rhe alias Gen.ius . male elirisr crearivity." Parrish and McKaughan
C hrist is part of the 'art' itsel f. I want people both commented on the lack of female repreto read rhe comics from a slightly distorted sentarion in rhe comic section. "The comics
perspective wondering 'Genius C hrisr? Who industry in general is dominared by guys," says
does this guy think he is?'"
Parrish. H e thinks the situation would improve
However, rhis violares borh rhe Evergreen if comics were perceived "not as a genre bur
social contract and CPj policy, which holds a form of art . . . people should draw comics
all submirrers accountable for rheir work. An 'cause they're fun. "
email from Nathan Smith to A1tenberg reads,
A final criticism of the C PJ comic section
" .. . in rhe interest of fuirness and consrructive concerns consisrency. Max Averill says, "I think
di alogue TESC community members must they need to loosen up a bir . .. what I've seen
make starements (in rhis instance, comics) in orhers do is nor really consisrent." Jeremy
their own names . . . " Altenberg feels this policy, Gregory agrees and says that there seems [0 be
however, is applied inconsistently. He says no set boundary. A1rhough he acknowledges
rhat other submitters, for example, Tlmorhy ir would be difficult to defme one, he believes
Radar, use fake names in their art. Altenberg that different editors may have differing views
~ys, "The problem I find is that you guys [the about whar to publish and what not ro publish.
editors ar the CPJ] don't know whc5'I am .. . I Chris Altenberg thinks that rhe CPJ is like "a
don't want to hide behind it."
yearbook staff, " publishing rhe work of a small
Kvasager says the artist musr be esrablished circle of friends but excluding those from the
in the community with that pseudonym, as outside community.
Both Averill and Altenberg feel like rhe
Timothy Radar has done when displaying
CPj
is trying too hard to protect a community
photo exhibits downtown. Radar has also been
in bands under the name, and has had writings, rhat doesn'r need prorecting. Averill says, "If
artwork and photographs published under the they read the CPJ comics they deserve to get
pseudonym. As for knowing when an artist is offended." Altenberg notes rhar Evergreen
actually at the point of being known by the sometimes feels like "PCU" and rhe audience
new name, Kvasager says, "Generally I rrust the reaction is dependent on the audience rarher
contributor to be honest. " She points out that than the art. "Jr's all up to interpretation
Alrenberg said he never was published under Everyone's afraid of nothing. "
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speaks to S~ith, who then asks the artist for
a rewnte.
This year, the Cooper Point Journal ran
Max Averill, creator of"B.O.EM.," usually
a comic depicting George W Bush having known as 'the Naked Guy C omic,' sa ys,
anal sex with a character titled "Corporate "Everything [ do, I try ro make as funny as
America." Another comic featured "Leeza possible." Although Averill has had comics
Simmons" - a parody of Lisa Simpson rejecred because the graphic nature did nothing
bleeding vaginally after inserting a cucumber ro further the joke of .the comic, he says his
ulrimare morive is not offensiveness: "It's not
in a "rite of passage."
H ave these comics gone 'roo far?' Where that [ want to make people angry .. . I just
is the lin e drawn between publishable and don't understand why people get upser over
trivial things like comics." Averill feels that the
unpublishable? Who decides )
Nathan Sm ith , the C prs comics ediror, staff of the C Pj is "playing it safe ... [They are]
is the f1 rst pe rson to see co mics submitted taking their duties way too seriously for what
and the first ro rai se questions about possibly the final product ends up bei ng."
controversial content. Nathan says he started
Kvasager, however, says thar part of rhe
out th e year wanting ro print nearly eve ry problem is that comics a re not tri vial. She
submission, bur he has realized rhat com ics can says, "comics [are] a f.~sr and reall y pointed
c luse harm to the communi ty.
way to ger an idea across . .. Because ir's fasr,
'Tm trying ro be more sensiti ve," he says. it 's powerful. "
He now considers whetherrhecomic will result
j eremy Gregory ("La ugh ing ar rhe End,"
in any actual disco urse or simply m:J,e people "Dad and Boy") says he un de rsta nds why
.s top read ing th e paper. Smi th says rhat one comics are held for rea.sons of vulgarity. One
sexist, homophobic or racisr comic can make com ic ofhis, featu ring an ejac ularing pen is, wa.s
a reader wonde r, " Is th is what we've co me to)
rejected , but he says he was not surprised.
[Arc we back to ) squa re one?"
"I don't rhink you have ro draw thi ngs like
fhe members of th e C PJ use :1 gove rnance thaI' to get the po int across ... you don't have
docum ent, titl ed Coop er POIIII jUl/rnfll: to show a dick. " Gregory calls this "the smart
Opel'l1n'ollS flIld EliJirs, as one of rhe primary
level" - gerring the point across in a new or
reference so urces for p ublica tion decisio ns clever manner. He begins his own comics by
about comics. Sraff members of the C Pj wrote thinking of a si mple joke and elaborating on
th e bulk of the d oc ument over a [\vo·year it. He tries to take it up "six levels," making rhe
period. Operfltiollfflnd Eth,crplaccs the ultimate joke and subtleties more complex each time.
dec ision and responsibility for non-advertising Gregory calls rhis the "one to six ratio."
content (in this case, comics) in rhe hands
Narhan Smith feels the same way and says
of the editor· in·chief, in rhis case, Wh itney graphic obsceni ty "never helps .. . it hurts. " He
Kvasager.
,feels thar comics are an art form thar is already
About five tim es a qu arter, Smirh has nor taken seriously by rhe larger public, and
spoken to Kvasager about controversial comics. the widespread use of lowbrow humor only
Kvasager says the _.i -+-_._ _ _._..__ ._____ ._._ _________ ._ .__ perpetuates this idea. Smith
question she asks '" >,
says that for people to hear
Averill feels that the staff to
this type of humor, they can
herselfis, "When
is ir harmful [0
the CPJ is "playing it safe...
"hang out with ten-year·old
the community
[They are] taking their duties
boys in the bathroom."
... when is ir irre·
way too seriously for what the
Tommy McKaughan,
sponsible to pubcreator of the "Simmons"
lish just because ~na~_~ro~uct e~~~.~_be~~.",,- . comics, says that he under·
Its
funny ?"
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stands the CPJ won't print
Kvasager
says
everything. McKaughan
thinking abour the legal considerations is says he acknowledges the need for guidelines
relatively easy. Things like libel and invasion of for something that is distribu ted in public
privacy are dearly our of bounds. Ir is the ethical places where children mighr be able [0 see ir,
and moral decisions thar are "a lor rrickier. Who but he wishes the CPJ had told him about the
does this comic harm? Who does this comic guidelines up front. McKaughan says he had to
benefir? That's the bigger question."
find out the guidelines himself.
McKaughan was upset about an email sent
Kvasager says that comics are most problemati c "wh en vulgar things are included by comics editor Nathan Smith in rejecting a
in th e com ic but don't se rve to further the Simmons comic. The email finished,· "When
jo ke o r the co mme ntary .. . [when] it's jusr you are prepared to be more responsible with
gratui[Ous." Kvasager says rhar, in addirion your submissions, we will be more than happy
to Operations and Ethics, she consults with to print your work." McKaughan feels this was
other staff members and the advisor for the perso nal rather than professional. "I don't like
C PJ, Dianne Co nrad. When the consensus them attacking my person ... jusr say 'no,' the
is that com ics are un publishable, Kvasager comic is roo much for the C PJ. " Smith allows
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H ere we go stream of conscio usness, nonsensical bliss. What are we after? W har will
hap pen after rhe final disasrer) Wha t God d o you pray to ) Who's gonna save you) What's
b lo cking our success? Are we blessed) I co n fess to distress, unre st , a nd m aki n' a
mess of my nest. What do I have to say that hasn't already been sa id? Language seems
dead. I want [0 be above my head and led by rhe powe r of rhe lotus flower. However,
is thar the right path? Mystical marh equates in[O pi e and my third eye can see nature
cryi ng, sw.eating, bur because trees do n't bleed no one sees th e horror that is rea ped a nd
s ince anim als d on'r speak we don't seek our rh e knowledge they have to offer. I don't
li ve li fe proper like all the warer.
Whar do yo u know? How do yo u know how to fl ow? [ sew words in k nots to crea'te a
plot so mysterious that it m akes you delirious. ['m furiou s 'cause riots of violence ex ist on
rhis planet. Can't sta nd it and ['ve had it up to he re with find in' a ca reer. W hen I'd rather
be travelin', smilin', Ia ughi n', makin' love, drinkin' bee r, smokin' weed, and earin' eterni ry.
That's what [ need a nd get me a nice Iitti e lady who isn't shady, does n't love money, and
just likes me 'cause I'm funny. I can be a dummy, bur I'll always be yo ur ho ney. Let me
kiss yo ur neck and infec t you with respect.
Hi t the dec k ca use I'm on the p row l tryin' nor to foul up tell in' the people what's up.
Th ar's enough, let's ge t rough, \Yhat's all this stuff mean ) I didn't mean [0 de mea n the
question . Teach m e a lesson I wo n't fo rget and se t me straight before [ follow my fate .
I ate knowledge until I was full, digested, released, rhen grabbed anothe r piece of th erh yme pie. I won'r cry before [ d ie , I'll jusr sigh and accep t the facr rhat one day ['II be
put in a sack, back in the cycle until my so ul returns to burn again . Spend too m uch time
plannin' ahead or sleepi n' in bed w hen I should be up all n ight, writin' to get o n the mic
and let words take flight through the air waves. Hopefully the critics wi ll rant and the
fans will rave and rock n' roll save my so ul. The people told me so . If yo u want th e peo ple
ro kn ow then you go tta flow so rhey remember. .
It's D ece mber and ['m cold, gerrin' older and wiser. Those who were give m e the
co urage to be now, loud, proud, and well rounded. Excired abour everyrhing excepr war,
that's a bore as we soar [Owards the sun with our wings of wax . Our original mission was
to rel ax and creare beaury to rhe m ax. But m an decided we should be divided . Did the
gove rnment lie? Yes they did. I did the ID in the g·spot, caught up in rhe conscio usness
clots rhar plotted rh e plot and gave me a lot to deal wirh since I decided to be in it to win
it and rake you all with m e, but do n't follow me. It's jusr an invitation to see past reality
and choose your own dream 'til you can't rell th e difference between asleep and awake. I
wake up to new ideas imagined by my trip. This cat told me he saw God when he candy
flipp ed, but I only sip the tea with rhe fungi to open my third eye. I spy my refl ecrion
on rhe sky. Jr's where I go w hen I'm high. Shot down by bullets, guys wirh muliers, and
dull idiots. I ho pe rheir breeding doesn't persist. Ler them burn th emselves [0 a crisp.
I ri p and tea r my hai r out about what [ hear on th e news and so shou ld you. Fools are
sti ll a part of rh e gene poo l. Knowledge is a [001 used for good o r evil, still nor shared
e nough to make people equal.
Thar's cool , thar's cool, rhar's cool, but you're full of shit. I spir on yo ur decepr ive
tricks th at you llsed to rig the election. Oh , wh at's that, you got an infection. Sorry,
no medicine. All you need is so m e mental correc tio n, rake a new direcrio n and g ive
yo ur brain an inspection and play internal detective, introspecrive. I live in an age of
ce nsorship. Whar are deceptive corpora rions doin' with their profits? Are poers prophets
o r do rhey just so und prophetic? Stress makes life hectic with a time tickin' sickness, goin'
by w ith the quickness. What is this rime we live in ? Where has my mind be en the past
twen ty yea rs? Getting ove r fear and try in' ro hear clearly so my rhoughts fl ow freely. Please
N a re,aon'r' repeat you rself, it's not good for yo ur health .
Don't m ake me spell it o ut for yo u, [ don't wanna be like you . [ wanna bc me,
free, and crafty. Nice a nd wise with an open mind. First I need a sign . I pray to kind
sunsh ine, sip in wine, un wind, and wait for the divine ro come d own from rhe clouds
and make the sounds of w ind thar whisper sec rets of spirits th ar sp in in spirals, fall in
tidal waves, and save the best for last.
loc*<i in the Big Rock ~ Plaza just Soulh of Co$tI:o at:
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T his is meant [0 be a spoken word poem ,
so yo u will have to spea k it wirh a curl ed
li p of disdain, so me where between Allen
G insberg a nd Maya Ange lou's tone of
voice, and with so me kind o f interes tin g
soundscape in the background. Yes , I write
poems too. Been a long time though. D ang,
people round rhese parts been yankin' on
my heartstrings as of late.
Come to Evergreen, you wandering
ruthless a na rch ists, disillu s ion ed with
the gove rnm ent , you open up your ruby
wallered lips, and cry, "Freedom ," written in
incomplere quarters our- of~S[ate tuirion.
Expelled for dan cing in the streets to
experience the reality of Mexican Farme rs,
Exrolled are we four thousand miles from
ho me; e mployed are we there in Easr,
Bu r frowned and feculent doubts crown
-the 'Cooper .pointJournal
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KAOS Lisren ers for Democracy Now!
ca ndidates of the new Gene ral Manager : has just ascertained that the "public inter·
posirion at KAOS, so [ talked to a few I v iews" for rhe next Gene ral Manager of
people on the sea rch co mmirree. I was : KAOS will be happen ing very, very soo n.
su rp rised to find out rhat the interviews are I
According to o ur phone call to Tom
[0 be next week. The pledge drive has been : Mercado, Director ofS&A, these interviews
go ing o n for ove r a week and I have nor I will pro b a bly be M o nday·Friday, Ma y
heard a word abou r it, and even if KAOS I 20-24, from 6·S p.m. and prob ably wi ll
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star ts promoting ir now, rh a t is hardly I take place in CAB lOS.
eno ugh noti ce . Fo r a sta tion that wants to
We hope thar all secto rs of the combe more accou ntable [0 the students, rhis muniry will be represented and that all will
does not seem li ke th e way to do it. The I b ring rh eir quesrions and co nce rns about
interviews are the only way for student o r the appli ca nts t hemselves and abour rhe
community inp ut in th e hiring process . Too I hiring process in gene ral.
bad it was n't a priority [0 notifY the people I
See you th ere'
by whoever set up the interviews.
- Ausrin Kelley
- D avid Lavender
KAOS Listen ers for Democracy Now!
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Responding to Article on Race
G reetings! We a re a group of whire students who wanted [0 th ank all of rhe studenrs of
color w ho put rh emselves and rheir experiences in the C PJ articl e tV/O weeks ago . You have
: do ne a huge service to o ur communiry and we are grateful.
We reali ze rh ar ir is our responsibility as stude nts with white-skin privilege to add ress
I rhe issue of rac ism o n o ur campus and in rhe greater comm uni ty. We acknow ledge yo ur
I struggles in se min ar and on ca mpus, but also realize that we can nor tru ly undersrand
I what you go through. We hope the d ialogue yo u o pened w ith the article wi ll continue,
I and we want to lend o urselves to that process . We call upon orher students, fa cul ty, staff
and ad mini stration to lend their vo ices as well , believi ng it is in a ho listi c ap proach rhar
I TESC as a comm uniry and an in sritution can begin to become sa fe and eq uitable for all
I o f its membe rs. Mo re honesr co nve rsarions abour racism need to' occ ur at TESC, based
I not only upon intellectual information, but also on the experiences that ou r colleagues
endure personally within our co mmuniry. An opportunity for thi s is the Day of Presence
I that occu rs every yea r at TESC. We challenge each faculty member to lead seminar
o n the issue of rac ism and violence on rhis day. We also ch allenge each program to
incorporate issues of op pression into the syll ab us that is created - if faculty does no r
I include ir, we as students can.
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We do not believe that white fac ul ry have no expe rience with racis m . Rather ir is that
they, orh er white colleagues , and we ourselves are age nts in a rac isr system. Therefore,
while we do not ex perience bei ng op pressed by racism, we experience racism by inflicring
that oppression upon . mhers. We a re p rivileged and often unconsciolls of how we benefit
I from racism or target our colleagues of color. Ir is easy to ignore rh e iss ue of racism when
we benefit from our ignorance. While we acknowledge that race is a construct, and that
I none of us had a c hoice of whi ch mem bership group we were born into, we must also
I acknowledge th at because we grew up in a racist society and are on the privileged side,
I we are inh ere ntl y ra cist. Now it is ou r responsibili ry to beco me ant i·rac ist and to crea te a
comm uni ty at TESC that does not tokrate racism .
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We call upon other whire students, faculry, staff and administration to acknowledge
I th ar rac ism is our problem and to begin to address h ow o ur colleagues of co lor are
damaged eac h day by having to survive the Dcism we in fli ct upon rhem individuall y,
I socierall y and institurionally. It is rime for us to begin doing the work - to become
I co nsc ious o f our unearned privil eges. To move out of d en ial, defense and minimizatio n
: wh en we are confronted by our racism and [0 realize whar a gi fr we are give n in this
confronta ti o n. To not argue ou r inten t but rath er to trul y listen to the impact th at
I our words, o ur choices, and o ur actions have o n our colleagues of color. We need to
beco me agents who confront ot her age nts in our communi ty. So artend anti·oppression
wo rkshops. Attend the ant i-rac ism meetings that are held. Co nfront and interrupt racism
when it occ urs on our campus, talk to yo ur friends, lea rn abo ut you r privilege, li sten more
ofte n to the impact yo u have rather than a rguing what you were intending. Accepr rhar
I you are racisr and stop arguing reverse op pression, and realize rhe gift of confrontation
that has been opened for us and co ntinue this dialogue .
Yours In Struggle,
Brynn Warrine r, s. grace skro bisz, Nanci LaMusga
our attempts to en rich the workfo rce of
Washington,
We love Washingto n, us wh o strive to be
Evergreen forever, if we must eve n mold.
We love Oly's rampant sm artn ess of
downtown a nd old 1940 s farmhouses and
crusty Victorians,
And her stinkin' Mud Bay ridal aroma
on a rare hot sum mer d ay.
We give to O ly our beau tiful money in
bags and truckloads .
Every Geoduck-srudent pays ample taxes
to the G reat Goddess O lymp ia, queen of
fulfilled desires fo r all necessiries.
Yer many spit ar our presence, yet Hlany
accep r our comm erce.
Only the O ly of Alumnus Evergreeni, the
hippies, earth huggers, solstice dancers ,
Understand us, the younger larval
bivalves with our heavy d egree of ed ucatio n,
a nd our self-determination.
Oh, to enlighren (but I am just a wo man)
Pharisee Bible Jim, rhat he m ay nor co me
aga in, would Jes us spend his time in the
pursuits of hare?
He said, "Love your neighbor, as you rself. " Love the Gays, rhe Mormons, th e
j ews, and Islamic, love the Fundamentalists,
the Pagans, the W iccans, and rhe adulterers.
Love the AIDS patients, Homeless, and the
Drug Addicts, the Palestinians, the T a1iban,
and rhe Liberal Democrats.
Remember God loves them most of all.
(Luke 7:41)
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In America, years of slavery, racism and
injustice led African-Americans to form new
outlets of personal expression to continue their
traditions. One way that black Americans
continued the practice of trance-inducing
rituals and music was through the Church
and Gospel Music.
Similarly, the many Africans that were sent
to Brazil during times of slavery created a
form of resistance against colonizers through
practice of a cultural art called Capoeira.
In the 16th century, during times of slave
canc~:
A frimd is in need of support; don 't
fock it up.
'Ilte out; som~one might try to
st..eal your passion this ..week. Hold
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Who's Afraid pf
Christopher
Durang?
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You sexy rock star, kup your feet on
the ground. You may nud the support.
sagittarius
Looks lik~ you are one of the
sensible ones this week: ~y to
go.
capricor
Wind up that toy you have been
pldying with allyear, becauu it is almost
time to end that bad relationship.
aquarius o--rr
Stop hiding your thoughts from
loved olies. Jealousy comes out at
the worst times and only makes you
look foolish.
pisces~
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Depression,
of entertainment;
these things have bem eating away at
you, haven't thry? Mayb~ you should
talk to someone.
-Performances May 23,
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trade, Portuguese colonizers largely occupied
the Central West African country of Angola.
The Portuguese sent these slaves to Vera
Cruz, which is now Brazil. These were times
of relentless oppression. The beginnings of
civilization appeared in Africa, yet due to
Euro-centricity, the rich culture and tradition
of Africa was ignored for centuries. Africans
were stripped of their rituals by colonizers.
Capoeira, which was a way for AfricanBrazilians to combat oppression, is a fluid
and rhythmic dance! martial art. It takes place
in a circular formation,like most
African rituals.
Two people play
in the confines
of the circle,
which is called
a Roda (pronounced hoda),
and the game is
played along with
musIc.
"The musIc
animates
the
motion. All of
your senses are
engaged," says
JUnior
Leon
Smith.
The music is
an integral part of
the ritual. Call and response songs are sung
in Portuguese by all of those in the Roda.
The orchestra consists of various percussive
.
instruments and is called the bateria.
Today, Capoeira is widely practiced
in Brazil and has reached international
recognition. At Evergreen, Mestre (teacher)
Jurandir Nascimento trains students twice a
week in Capoeira Angola. Capoeira Angola is
the more traditional form of Capoeira, closest
to the way the African slaves practiced the
art. Another form called Capoeira Regional
is flashier and the African element is deemphasized, according to the International
Capoeira Angola Foundation (l.C.A.F.).
Mestre J urandir, a 30-year Capoeira
veteran, often holds workshops at Eve rgreen.
He is 'o ne of today's recognized MeSHes and
is the vice president of LC.A.F.
Training in Capoeira is intense in many
aspects. It is a full body workout, a spiritual
practice , a history lesson, an outlet for
creativity and self-expression , and a musical
expenence.
As well as being a challenge and tool for
self-discovery, it can be a rewarding experience. It builds confidence and connections.
Furthermore, Capoeira builds a stronger
sense of community.
Capoeira is passed down orally from
Mestre to student, like most African traditions. At an advanced level, it can take the
form of a conversation between two bodies.
Roundhouse kicks in a mosh pit?
It happened Saturday at Evergreen.
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As .an , organ,~z:er..
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night, .'Seven "dol!ars $aw .'you
dudded-up punk 'confpany of
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,hardcore. -News 'to '
only a few js the fact that
. . co~.tCQversi gave fI10re fin:'th the
bf~his ~rg~~iz~~&
rest of the house than the catered ~ango 'salsa gave to .tongueS . .... . :.,
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Since Saturday night; prom .'prga~izers, voluntee~s, . and attendees from in and: o\ltside
of me Northwesthardcore community' have f1o~ded online message' boan~s, cha~ ro'o~s ana
living rooms witJ:t often harsh critique. As arguments are being hashed, out on: subjects ranging
from the nature"and operation of ~~sh pits to sexisIT} and- queer~phobia in th~ hardcore
scene, we reach out. for your ·contribution. In the days & weeks to come we will carefully :
look at e~ch inciden~ from as many points ofYiew a;;.posSible in order to cridcaJiy'/earn' from'
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·the clash and expand our sensitivity to'. Jh e issues 'chat .were 'raised.. , .
All said, the Punk Rock Prom .was a'fun tim'e fo~ imirlyof more than 200 people. Doz~ns of
volunteers have yec·to be publicly thanked for their time with 'the prcpaiation, carry-through,
and clean-up necessary for the prom to ha;e been put on. As an o'rganii.er with a stro.ng
opinion of what happened on Saturday night, I claim no objectivity in disc!Jssing this
weekend's seemi~g deba.de. I am, however, honestly excited 'about theoPP0rlu'nity that we
have been .provided with to challenge one ano[he~, strengthen our iridividual· positions, and
re-eval uate community norms wh ile promoting mut~allmderstanding.
--Laurel Collier Smith
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of the show, at eam@tao.ca or 867-6555. The Womens Cente~ !~ floor of the CAB across from
the bookstore} nsks for submissions to their zine, The Ovarian, on the subject of Punk"Rock Prom.
On the evening of Monday, Ju';e 3, wi" be a \~ive dialogue b'etween intt"rested parties covering the
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Senior Sarah Lowry says, "1 first saw
Capoeira in 1998 in Sarasota, Florida at my
old college. My friend took me to a class,
but I didn't get into it then because it was
too confusing. The class wasn't taught very
well. But when I took my first class from
Mestre Jurandir at Evergreen, I knew it was
something 1 have been waiting for."
Now'adays you can get a few things for seven dollars. First off, you can get a super-sized
McDonald's extra value meal. Or maybe a tattered used book.
But a couple weeks ago, just seven dollars got you a lei and an authentic Polynesian Luau.
Guests experienced a Polynesian dinner followed by an exhibition of Polynesian dancing.
Guests were welcomed into the Longhouse by lei greeters and then seated at tables adorned
with shells' and freshly flown-in ti leaves, while the smell of roasted pork and other Polynesian
dishes wafted through the air begging to be sampled. "I've never had food like that before," says
Dolly England. "That chicken was good!"
A live band that included Admissions Counselor Eddie Maiava, Jr. played sweet island
music as attendees partook of the feast.
Once their bellies were filled, guests were able to sit back and observe Evergreen students, as
well as the Polynesian Youth Group, perform dances from Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii, Aotearoa (New
Zealand), Samoa and Tahiti. Dancers, ages 4-25, had been practicing diligently since February
so that they could truly give their best to Evergreen. One particular dance, the Tongan
soke, which featured eight dancers on the stage simultaneously tapping each other's sticks in rhythm
while moving
positions, took
over 10 hours
to
perfect.
Even when the
stage
began
coming apart
and
one
dan cer's top
came
loose,
they continued
on and performed beautifully. Audience
members became part of the act when the young ladies of the
Polynesian Youth Group pulled them up and showed them
how to shake their hips like the Tahitians do.
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So all was well th rough the opening bands
at last Saturday's Punk Rock prom, but by
the time th e third band, Grieving The Days
To Come, took the stage, the energy level in
th e mosh pit had escalated to slam dancing
reserved for hardcore shows.
By the end of the night, several people
were assaulted. f1gh ts broke out, tears were
cri ed, and co nstan t interruptions and a
hostile environment disappointed those
who came to the prom to dance. All this
hap pened without the presence of the police
or an ambulance.
Attendees Were met with a hardcore
show advertised as the Punk Rock Prom.
"] was thinking some more melodic punk
bands would play," commented Brian Orr,
an Everg reen freshma n. Those that didn't
know all th e bands were hardcore expected
to be ab le to dance.
At a hardcore show, the type of behavior
displayed would have been acceptable. "It
was pretty ridiculous booking a hardcore
show," said the lead singer of Beneath the
Ashes after the show. "We want people
kickboxing in the pit. Usually no one
gets hurt, but these kids don't understand
that they're going to get hit if they go
in the pit. "
The first casualty was Chris Trout, a
visitor from Yelm. "I was in the [mosh]
pit and this guy just turned and hit me in
the face," Trou t said.
Immediately following Trout's incident,
a fight broke out in the pit. The set ended
and the lights came on .
Then. while the two main moshers in
the pit were held at bay, a member of the
audience that was allegedly punched took
the stage declaring that "as a women [she
felt] violated by this masculine bullshit. "
After her comments, one of the coordinators for the event politely asked for
the level of viol~nce to be taken down.
At this point, some of the audience felt that
the agg ression level in the pit had risen to
dangerous levels, while others defended their
right to proceed with their preferred style of
dance, which involved anything from random
roundhouse ki cks ro ..apid-fire punches, by a
dozen or so people.
As the next band , Beneath th e Ashes, came
on, it was obvious that neither side was willing
to yield to the other's preferences, Nonetheless,
th e slam dancing continued .
Then, during th e set, three Greene r males
expressed their discontent with the aggress ion
by taking off all their clot hes. With the
phrase "Fuck this macho bllllshir" written in
permane n r marker across their backs, th ey
proceeded in completely cleaning our the mosh
pit. Co nsequentl y one was hit in the testicles,
lead ing to his hasry exit.
No Evergreen event
would be complete
without a di~loglle,
and that's exaccl y what
happened after several
coord inators and staff
members took the
stage while Himsa was
st ill playing, turning
their backs to the
crowd and blocking
the band. One of the
coordinators said that
she was "not pleased
with the way this
has gone, because it
has created an environment that m~kes
people feel unsafe "
So me
the aud io
en ce memb"rs Ide,
but a good number
rema in ed in order to
voice th eir opinions
about this controver·
sial subject.
While the dialogue revolved around
the level of violence and the supposed
"macho-ism" of those being violent, John
Mastro , an Evergreen sophomore, felt
that the conflict lay in another area. "I
don't think this event was planned very
well," Mastro said. "There should have
been a greater variery of bands. It wasn't
advertised what type of bands would
be playing. No one here knew it was a
hard core concert or else they probably
wouldn't have gone. Obviously hippies
and hardcore kids aren't going to mix at
a conce rt." Mastro also added, "I don't
think the violence had anything to do
with m~sculiniry. There were girls in the
pit th at were hitting just as hard as the
boys were."
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Kung Fu Team Caps Off the Year Winning"in Eatonville
by KeVin aarrett and Mark Germano
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The Evergreen Bak Shaohn Eagl~ Claw Kung Fu team celebrates after their win in
Eatoiwille.
The Evergreen Kung Fu Team had
a strong showing at the Mount Rainer
I nvitational tournament in Eatonville last
Saturd ay. Six members of the Bak Shaolin
Eag le C law team competed in forms and
fight ing, bringing home nine trophies .
At the beginning of the day team
captain Owen O'Keefe srarrl ed opponents
and spectators in the blackbelr weapons
divis ion , demonstrating his power with
Shaolin Quan. Everyone watched attentively
as the sound of his staff ec hoed through
~he gymnasium . At th e end of his nearly
Impeccable form he received loud applause
from the audience and a first place fin ish
from the judges.
O 'Keefe, along with teammates Sam
Haskin and Steve Burris, swept the men's
blackbelt empty hand forms divi sion for
Team Evergreen . Haskin , an Evergre en
alumnus, took first with his fast and furiou s
Eagle C law Lo Han . Haskin later went on
to win the Grand Championship in men's
blackbelt forms. O 'Keefe took second in the
division followed by Burris, a previous Texas
branch membe r. The three competitors
displayed trad itional Shaolin forms thar left
all of their opponents by the wayside. Even
the hard-s.ryle judges could not d eny that
the soft-style forms were performed with
fa r sup eri or precision and power.
In the h eavyweight blackbelt point
sparring division O ' Keefe brought it all
to the table. In the championship round
~'Keefe faced Haskin, who had fought
hiS way through the first round against a
Sensei from Master Dave Smith's Spirit
Force Karate. The two veteran kung fu
brothers found themselves in a fami liar ·
spot, fighting each other for first place. In
a match that could only be dubbed "The
Clash of the Titans, " O'Keefe came out
on top taking gold with Haskin takin g
silver. In the middleweight blackbelt point
sparring division Burris finished third .
In the inte rm ediate forms division Ryan
Kunlmura made his long awaited return
to the tournament scene. Kunimura, back
from a year of study ing and teaching in
Japa!"!, finished third in hi s first compe tition
since las t spring . M a rk G e rm a no and
Andrew Bresnik, both first year membe rs,
also competed in the division demonstrating
Four Co rners, a ch all enging C hoy Li Fut
form taught by Grandmaster Fu Leung at
Everg reen last month . .
In intermediate point sparring Bresnik
fini shed third. Thi s was Bresnik's first
tournament competing at the intermediate
leve l. Kunimura also fought well in th e
d ivision picking up ,v here he left off last
spring. The n ative Hawa iian's punches
were delivered with sniper-like accuracy to
his opponents' helmets leaving them with
much to rem ember. G ermano also had a
good showing in the division bringing hi s
Monkey style skill s to the intermediate level
for the first time.
Whi le som e of the newer m·e mbers
of Team Eve rgree n make their way up
the ranks, some veterans are prepa r ing
to graduate and move on. Look ing back
ove r the year, O'Keefe commented , "A
lot of hard work and training paid off for
everyone." Overall, he feels thi s has been
another successful year for Bak Shaolin
Eagle C law at Evergreen. When' asked about
Evergreen Kung Fu next year, O'Keefe
replied, "There's a lot of interest on campus
and there's a good, up-and-coming junior
team that 's ready for competition next
Owen O'Keefe drive~ his opponent back
al'ld up on his way to taking .first place in
men's blackbelt point sparring:
Evergreen Bak Shaolin Eagle Claw Kung
Fu Club and Competition team visit
www.bakshaolineagleclflw.com or contact
Owen OKeefe at 357-9 J37.
O'Keefe and the team will continue to
train throughout th e summer as some sen ior ·
members prepare for world championship
level competitions in Jun e and July.
The Kung Fu team would like to thank
Grandmaster Fu Leung and National Coach
Sifu Dana G. Daniels for their countless
hours of instruction and dedication.
For more information about the Team
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