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Part of The Cooper Point Journal Volume 31, Issue 5 (October 31, 2002)
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Blood and Oil
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I will sing then: "Blood for Oil, Blood for Oil,
Paying U.S. Soldier's Blood for Oil? Blood for Oil, Blood for Oil , '
No more human Blood for Oil."
by Erin Scheel
"America has been trusting so long, we really don't know what is going on," she cried.
The other story, we are the enemy of our own government.
Sheep to be herded.
Please waste your time open minds to the driven distractions
of unreal lives expectations on the glowing pacifier box.
"111 my opinion the
best "0"1'01' movies ever
are Texas Chail/saw
Massacre because it's a
grollndb,.eaking horror
film, and Dead Alive
jllst becasue it's the goriest 1]louie ever 1nllde. "
Benjamin Tarbutton,
\,'(Ieird & Wondrous
"Friday the 13th is
the best horror //Iovie
pllrely hecaltse of the
, eudillg, When I saw it
I scrCIIlllcd really, really
loud, It's scary."
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Emily
Bri~ht ,
first year,
Weird 6- Won£lrol/S
"I've really had a
thing fa,. the old black
and w"ite Twilight
Zone episodes. Tiley're
more psychologically
aeepy: I'm into the
more artry, philosophi- ,
cal stuff."
Kate Gross ,
senior, Digital Photography &
Photo Internshi
"The worst mOVIe
I've ever seen was Texas
Chainsaw Massacre.
It was just a really sick
idea. It's pretty gross.
But I like Nightmare on
Elm Street, they're nice
and scary even though
they're silly and sttlpid
too. n
Shannon Monroe,
senior, Body, Mind and Sale
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"The worst horror
film I have ever seen was
The Provider because
the dad threw the littk
girls away because she
was dead and couldn't
eat brains anymore. "
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''By far the worst
horror film I've seen
has got to be The Ring.
There is no story, it's all
effects. It wasn't
worth the ticket price
at all. It's based on a
Japanese movie, I heard.
I'm sure thi! Japanese one
is betta. "
Youn~e, sophomore,
TESC
Olympia, WA 98505
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Officers Raid Dorm
Fail to Report Guns Being Drawn In Incident Report
by Brent Patterson
Officers from TESC's Police Services
conducted rwo drug raids on October 23 rd
and 27th , in what appear to be unrelated
cases, to units in the T and K dorm buildings. In both cases, witnesses allege that
officers withdrew their firearms to serve Ollt
the warrants, In incident reports filed by the
officers after the raids, there is no men tion
of weapons being displayed.
If weapons were pulled out, the procedure wou ld be to take the case to a
Deadly Force Review Board (DFRB), a
Disappearing Task Force that was created
in 1996 following the limited arming of
TESC's Campus Police Force, The for ce
was armed , in parr, on th e co ntingency
that the DFRB be implemented as standard
procedure when such incidents occur.
"The policy clearly states that anytim e
a gun is drawn, it is to be forward ed to th e
DFRB, " said Bill Zaugg, who works for the
Vice President's office.
According to Travis Niemann, four to six
officers rushed down his hallway just after
7:00 p,m . on Sunday, October 27th.
" I saw cops with their guns drawn, they
told me to get face-down on the ground and
then handcuffed me," said Niemann.
"I felt scared as hell. I didn't know what
was going on a nd I couldn't und e rsta nd
why they were doing this."
Officers continued to sweep through
th e rest of the apartment with their guns
draw n, said Niema nn .
Four days ea rli er, during th e K dorm
raid , neighbors said that they hea rd boots
Vote-o-Rama
running up to the third floor apartment.
"You could hear them shou ting
'Everybody freeze' Get on the ground and
put your hands on your head!'" said Chris
Opalenik, who lives on the floor beneath
the unit.
It doesn't seem to be sta nd ard procedure.
"I would be very surprised if they withdrew their guns," said Steve Huntsberry,
the Director for Police Services.
" If it's true, that's th e first I've heard
abo ut it."
''I'm not assuming th at I have all th e
information. There is relatively brief lan guage (within th e incident reports) about
how they served the search warrants," sa id
Art Costantino, the College';'vice President
see Raid page 9
Three-page auide
to "act local.ly"!
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pages 10, 11 & 12
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Paid
Olympia WA
Permit #65
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Olympia
TESC
by Jim Dawson
As
the
popula
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non In
Thurston
County
and
around
Puget
Sound increase, our
watersheds continue to
be covered with roads, rooftops, and parking lots. These
impervious surfaces disrupt the
natural hydrological cycle and have
quickly become the biggest threat to
Puget Sound and the surrounding
lakes, rivers, and streams. Stormwater
runoff from streets, parking lots, roofs,
and other surfaces is a major contributor
to
salmon declines both in terms of the volume
of water scouring streams and the toxic contaminate
ending up in Puget Sound. On Thursday November
7th, the
Eco-Cities Olympia Series continues with a
forum to discuss innovative solutions to reducing and elminating storm~ter pollution.
The forum will feature two speakers, Tom Holz, a stormwater
engneer with decades experience designing projects in the
South Sound area, and Ole Ersson, a rainwater-harvesting pioneer
from Portland, Oregon.
Tom Holz will discuss practical ways to design commercial and residential
buildings, parking lots, and roads that eliminate stormwater runoff and often
save money. Ole Ersson will present and explain the technologies he has used to
retrofit his downtown Portland home to eliminate stormwater runoff and to harvest
rainwater from his rbof to provide for all his water needs nine months out of the year.
These technologies protect the environment, save money, and provide cleaner drinking
water then what comes from city pipes. For more information please see Ole's personal
website at http://www.rdrop.com/users/krishnalindex.htm
The event will be Thursday, November 7, from 5:30 until 7:40 p.m. at the Old Madison
School on the corner of 8th and SE Central.
This forum is free and
open to the public. For
directions and more
information please
co ntact Jim Dawson,
jdawson@pugetsound.org
360-754-9 177
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by Sarah Perigo
The TESC Pre-veterinary Association is a new student group
on campus. We will meet on a regular basis to provide information and
opportunities for any students interested in veterinary medicine and
other careers in the animal care field. Our group will provide a supportive community for sharing knowledge. Possible activities include
guest speakers, field trips, volunteer activities and service projects,
study groups for admissions tests, attendance of symposiums and
lectures, and discussion of current events relevant to veterinary medicine. Our intention is to create a network for students and a library
of information about schools, admissions, social issues, community
resources and employmem opportunities. Meetings are at 6 p.m. in
CAB 320 on the first Tuesday of every month, starting November 5.
The meeting agenda is to discuss future plans and board elections.
by Kashif Nuriddin
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inh cre nrl~ in( apable uf achi eving Ihe samc
. intellectual cap.l ciry as whites.
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when Andrew J"ckson , in 183 0, sign ed
the In dial1 Remov,,1 Act whi ch effi:ctivcl y
bega l1 th e "Tr"il of Tears," that forcefully
removed rhe ind ige nou s people of thi s
hnd offoftheirown rerrirory. I remember
the myriad of broken promises and rrea ri es
sign ed by rhis country. Whe n I look ar
the fl ag I remembe r how the Nati ves of
this cO LIn try were denied citizen ship ro a
land they originally inhabited.
1 look at the flag and wonde r
how, when Co ngress established O regon
Te rritory in 184 8, African-Americans
were den ic·d rhe righr ro Clailll federa l b nd.
I sec th e flag of a counrry that enslaved
peopl e of Africa'n desce nl :1I1d on rop of
rh ar lll:ld e it ill~g:ll for th e m to Vorl'. I
look ar rhe fl:lg I see a country fill ed wirh
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aside as a forum for students of color to
discuss issues of race. The CPJ recognizes
that peop'le of color are regularlyunaerrepresented in the media as eTsewhere, and lias
devoted this space every week exclusively'
for students of color to voice their thoughts,
cpncerns .and j.oys regarding racial i.dentlty,
community, history and any other issues
they face as students of color.
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actions of early set deI'S. It was the land
of the free for them, hut not for people
of color.
So if yo u would li ke ro sal ute rh e fla g
of oppressio n and vice feel free, but don'r
keep co nrradicting yo urself by statin g I
am wrong because I don'r wanr ro srand,
salure, or pledge allegi:l nce to the flag.
From the Editor
T hi s week t he CPJ received an a nonymous subm ission for rhe
Vo ices or Color column . The article was signed "Rea ch ing
rhe Break ing Point, A Studen r Co ncern ed ." We would li ke
to run the submiss ion , howeve r, OLlr policies and ethics dic tare
rhat we do not print anonymous subm issio ns except in ext reme
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867-6213 so that we can expla in our point of view and listen to
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Be a Goat and Vote
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'1 know these days it may not seem like' it, but in our
coumry (nor to so und condescend ing in a ny way) we live in
a democracy. Yes, it's corrupt. Yes, co rporations and wealthy
contributors control campaign fin ancing. Yes, less than forty
percent of the populat ion votes and participates. Therefore,
the people in power are not those we would choose, like, or
even speak to . So it wasn't exactly a coincidence that I-da re-notspeak-his-name ended up in office. Not voting may seem like
a symbolic gesture against a system you feel doesn't care about
your vote, but the las t election reveals that every vote does count.
It can be difficult ro keep up on your elected
offieials and their agendas, especially when a 4 0-8 0 hour
a week job makes politics rhe last thing YOLi want to
hear about. Ignoring something is always a n effective
defense mechanism, 'especially when the often complicated
world of politics only makes you feel more stressed out.
Evergreen is often mocked for this mentality of ignoring
th e media a nd not believing in the sys tem, but at the same time
constantly trying to change the world. This is great, but we fail to
realize the importance of patticipating in our mitional democracy,
which is certainly the best way to get candidates with our same
ideologica l bent into office. We co uld elect peo ple who will
make laws protecting old-growth, legalizing hemp, reforIp in g
prisons into sustainable communities, ending the death penalty,
socia liz ing health care, or whatever we want because we put
them there. If th ey're not performing up to par, vote them
out. All of this shit is in the ' constitution and has been
proven to be totally effective. It just has to be activated.
1f you don't like any of the candidates, not voting for
them isn't going to prevent them from getting into office. T hose
who do vote will give you no choice but to accept their choice and
deal with it. What? Does that sound right? No, and it shouldn't .
When puppet number one is sitting in the big chair, you can't bitch
about it. If we all become preoccupied with Washington and keep a
keen eye on their ass, they can't fuck with us. Either vote, move out of
the country, or quit the job you hate and follow your dreams. I don't
know wh,at else to say really. I made my point and th at's all I can
do. You say your vote doesn't matter and it won't-unless we ruivote.
(spuitZi thanks 10 Dan K,.ow h~lpjng oul on this o,,~)
for more election coverage, see pages 10, 11, and 1
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Preemptive Protests for a Preemptive War:
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THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT COMES OF AGE
this summer
Commentary by Tim Simons
.SANLRANCISCn , _QCL 2L lr
had been a long day. The crowd of
approximatel y 600, mo srly younger
acti vists, were linking their a rm s and
chanring 'Whose Streets? Our Srreets!'
as riot cops o n fo ot and morar bike
a rr e mpted to co rner the m arc h and
surround ir. T his was a very different
sce ne than th e o ne I ha d wi m essed onl y
a few ho urs earli e r durin g th e mu ch
large r Act Now to Stop Wa r and End
Rac ism (ANSWE R) m arch of 75 ,000
t hat had stretched for over a m ile from
Ell1ba rcadao street down Ma rker st ree t
to the Civ ic Ce nrer. Tlut nurch had
bee n co m posed of a w ide v:tr iet y of
demons rrators fro m a diverse range of
backgrou nds and although po lice we re
abundan t, they had been keep ing a ve ry
low p rofile, The c rowd h ad bec n in
great spirits bur rh ere had nor bee n very
mu ch clulHing an d the mood in ge ner;11
secmcd to be kis ur ely ;In t! re laxe d .
Looking aro und. it was c le:l r that the
anarch ist types, punk" st ude nt activ ists,
andyo u t h thar h ad chose n to brea k
away from th e ANSWE R ra ll y un der
th e bann er AN TI -WAR ACTI O N were
aiming fo r an entirely different so rt of
protest.
It was actu all y th e third m a rch I
had parti cip ated in during th at da y.
Approxim ately o ne hour before th e
ANSWER rally at Embarcadero started,
our g rou p of fell ow Gree ne rs met up
downtown on M arket and Powell. We
were joined by students from Pullm an,
WA spo rting armbands that read ' N o
Terror for Nobody' (double negative?),
a group of Filipinos with a banner th at
read 'Fi lip inos Fo r G lobal Justi ce No t
War', and a few guys wi th a loud mobile
sound system attachtld, to a-bfke-wjlgon rype . --i mperiali-sm, fh ey 'a re~by~no means-{l~geod thing. This odd alliance of activists got
alternative.
each other pumped up for th e larger events
Similar criticisms over supporting human
that would corne later in the day through
rights-abusing militants ha ve been aimed
speeches and ch ants . As it got closer to
at the Internation al Action Ce nter (lAC)
th e II :OOam start of th e ANSWER rally,
w h ich is th e dri ving forc e be hind the
we decided to , take over a lane on Market
ANSWER coalitio n. As Michael Albert of
srreer and march towards Embarcadero. As
Z-Magazine explained in his rece nt assesswe marched, one of th e Filipino's declared
ment of the Anti-Warmovcment, rhe (iAC)
ove r th e so und system that rh e Abu Sayyaf
IS III many ways a front for rhe \X'o rk er's
Worl d Parrv. Th e
WWP has a history
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f supportin g bru ta l
' -..di crato rs and mi lirants as lo ng as they
a p pose US im perial ism an d ca pirali sm . Il owe \icr,
rh e giga nri c nu rches
and rall ies organ ized
by ANSWER hav,
bee n co III posed of
an Impress ive array
of di ffe renr rypes of
peo ple, and ma ny of
th em clo not ag ree
with rh e WW P. So
far, the lAC and
ANSWER have nor
attempted to censor
"h"'~.n by Tim Simons
any of rh eir speakNearly 30 Evergree n students join 7 5,000 peace marchers in th e
streets of San Fransisco. 'T he crowd srretched for over a mile.
ers and th ey have
let a fairly wide
guerrillas, who have been
ting against
range of opinions be heard at their rallies.
the Philippine military and US intervention
Although it is important that we build
in the PhiIlipines, were legitimate freedom
alternative organizing s tru c ture s that
fighter s. Thi s immediar e ly m ad e m e
confront both the tyrannical rul e of dictators
skeprical of the organizarion those Filipinos
like Saddam and the exrremely destructive
represe nted. Abu Sayyaf has been linked
forces of global corporate cap italism and
to Al Qaeda and has been responsible for
US imperialism, th e ANSWER rallies have
kidnappings and oth er human rights abuses.
bee n quite effective in th eir ability to m ake
Alrhough th ey are srron g o pponen rs of US
a good impress ion and get rhe anti-war
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Commentary by Paula Jenkins and Erich Albrecht on Iraq "was worrh losing
On Saturday O ctober 26, marchers in Seattle joined those from W ashington D.C., San Francisco and other ciries
around rhe country in a peace demon stration . As prorestors filled Denny Park
at noon in Seattle, they listened to local
musicians play and politicians and activists speak. The U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus chair and 2004 presidential hopeful, Dennis Kucinich from Ohio
spoke. The final speakt;r was Washington's own U .S. Congressman Jim McDermot, who recently returned from Iraq and
said his yote against a ~nilateral attack
[his1seat over."
This kicked off the march, led
by a group carrying an enormous inflated
globe above rheir heads. The marchers
headed up 5th Avenue and back down 6th
Avenue through shopping and business
districts of Seattle. Ar times marchers
could be heard chanting "No War! Not
In Our Name!" and "Drop Bush,
Not Bombs!" Other times someone
would shout "What Do We Want?"
the marchers responded with "Peace," .
followed
byanorher
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call of "When Do We Want It? answered
with "Now! " More creative chants
included "Hey Bush Get Off the Crack,
We Don't Want to Attack Iraq! Hey Bush
Get Off the Coke, A War in the Middle
East is No Joke! "
The sidewalk was filled wirh
people who stopp.ed to observe the march.
Many people waved in support and some
even joined the march. Traffic on side
streets was held 'up, and a bunch of car
horns' could be heard blasting encourage.' m~nt fo.rrhemarch~r~ . S~me people
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mayday style street carnival. There '
read "Anarchists for Peace." There was
was almost no music, a couple of big
. an~ther grot,lp of "anarchists" at the rally.
puppets, and a few wide-eyed revolutionThey covered their faces with gray paint,
aries. It was mostly just regular folk, peti-
october 31, 2002
O,' n e
messa'ge- oUT. The-I-S-0-20U;UUU person
strong ANSWER march in Washington
DC was the largest our nation's capital
has seen since the Vietnam war.
I n many ways, the ANTI-WAR
ACTION march represe nted a mu ch
d ifferent facti o n of th e movem ent. As
the breakaway m arch of 600 se parated
itse lf from th e m ain AN SWE R rally
at rh e C ivic Ce nt er, it was cl ea r that
thi s actio n was composed of a crowd
mo re along rhe lines of th e direc t aer ion
affinit y g ro ups that have d isr upr ed
n ~ arl y eve ry majo r meer ing of rh e glo bal
fin a nci al e li re in th e pa sr few yens.
Ma ny of the de mons rrators were wea rinl' black clothing and rhey held signs
thar read ' Punks for Peace' ;Ind 'Smoke
Afg han i \X'eet! , Nor Afghani s'. T hei l'
nlcssage was ckar : sitri ng Ho und ;md
preach in g to rh e choir is gr,:;H hu t we
need to keep this p rotest in rhe stJ'ecrs,
permi t o r nor. T he polict' did not like
thi s and they made it kl l(hv n tha t thc}'
were pissed. In th e end, r! 1<.Te we re no
arrests an d no in juries b ur rh e AN TI WA R ACTI ON had made it cl ear rh at
th e resistance cannot be con tain ed .
Although th e c orp o rat e m ed ia and
pundits largely ignored th e dell1onstrati ons or only mentioned th em ill passing,
acro ss th e country and rh e world it
is becoming clear that t he g rassroots
resistance againsr war and US imperial ism is finally gaining rh e mo mentum it
needs to make a real impact.
cIe~
to cheer on the demon strati on. O ne
bus driver got off his bus and srood
in front of it, jumping up and down flashing peace signs above hi s head. The
office building windows were fill ed with
employees looking down; many !",ere
wav ing peace signs.
The m arch ended back at D enny
Park, where boo ths were set up offering
infonriarion and petitions to sign. The
rhousands thar were in Seatrle that day
might ,w~mder howBush believes that the
n'l-rion stinds unitedbehi;ld his plans to
attacklraq> Pernaps omare demonstration s
like diiswith greater numbers will cause
him . t~ q~estiori this belieE .
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and looked
. like ghosts of Iraqi childr~n, coming hack
t~ haunt all who are complicit in their
deaths.
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There were speakers before the
march. The fieriest, loudest, most inspiring alpha-male was Congr~ssmen Dennis
Kucinich of Ohio. He was all about rhe
peace, and rto~ : a big tan George Bush.
In fact, there werl! a l()t of
"Impeach George" signs' \1nd chants of
"Dump Bush, Not Bqmbs!"
Whar does this all mean? Bush
does not come up for reelectiori for two
years; And rhe chances of impeachment
"re prettY low, consjderin~ ~h:lt ,~ongress
of
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Late this summer, during the early parr
of rhe spiders' autumnal love fest, I went
berry picking and received one of those
confounded necroric hickies of arachnid
affection. Covered in mosquito bites, I
didn't think anything' about the one on
my outer thigh until it swelled some and
turned into a sort ofbull's eye. It was round;
the edges began red and worked up into a
darker, blacker, bruised center. I watched
it for two days, as it turned from red, to
purple and mottled with a few greenish
hues befor e I thought, 'this is odd ' and
got on rhc Inte rnet. Now, I have heard
th at there are two poiso nous spiders in
Washington's Pacific Northwest, the Black
Widow (which I have bee n told prefers the
drier environs on the Eastern side, and this
is supported by research) and the Brown
Recl use.
This is nor tru e, though, fo r th e Brown
Recl use only actuall y lives in the Eas t, rh e
SO li th a nd so m ew hat in the M id wes t. ..
NOT IN T H E NO RTH WEST!
Because the Hobo spider bite is simil ar
to the Brown spiders', the mcd ical commu niry at la rge h ;~ s misd iagnosed the bite
unti l recenrly. In filet, the Hobo spider is
no t native to the Northwest and has only
been in t hese parts after alleged ly riding
ca rgo rrains and enterin g through th e Po rt
o f Seattl e so mcti me in the 20's or 30's. Tn
the 1980's repo rtS of bites became like the
spiders, m ore pro lifi c a nd th e scie nti fic
co mmunity started looking deeper ar th ese
funn el web spiders.
Turns out the Hobo ~'der, also called
'The Aggressive House Spid ," or, scientifically "Tegeneria agrestis," i a European
transplant. It is called "the Aggressive
House Spider" because it, unlike the Brown
Recluse or the Black Widow, does assert
more dominion over human residences
than the others. It crawls through piping,
ventilarion systems, hides out in cIutterr:d
homes, and crawls up bedding from the
floor into the sheets wirh folks. Now the
physical appearance of the Hobo Spider is
different than that of the Brown Recluse.
Unlike the Brown Recluse, the Hobo Spider
is known for the genital palps at irs front that
are often mistaken for mandibles or fangs.
The males' palps are larger than the females'
and look kind of like "boxing gloves." The
Brown Recluse spider, unlike the Hobo,
has an upside down violin pattern over its
head and back (on the thorax) which is very
different than the chevron pattern on the
HoQo. The Hobo spider can be 1 inch in
diameter (this is including legs) . Because of
its size and hairy appearance, it is lumped
in with the immensely less dangero\ls Wolf
and garden Spider group.
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So far no one has died of a Hobo Spider
bite, but it can cause a welt if it goes
untreated. The severity of a bite seems to
vary; it can be harmless or end up in skin
grafts or amputation depending on how
the wound is cared for. But the danger of a
Hobo bite is still i tl question as the spider
has yet to be followed by the scientific
community.
What is known about the Brown spider
clan is that the main problem with a bite
is nor so much . the venom, bur the septic
conditions of the bite itselE Scientists are
finding that the bacreria in the spider's
mouth 'are the major cause of the wound
deterioration.
Personally my bite was not so bad.
While it still looks like a silver dollar sized
bruise and won't heal soon, it hasn't ulcered
and I only needed a tetanus shot: No skin
grafting and, unfortunately, no "Spidey
sense. "
As for the other poisonous spider of
the Northwest, there is rile Black Widow.
The Black Widow is obvious but fairly
agoraphobic- the female is poisonous, large,
and jet-black with a bright red hourglass
marking on the tummy. The venom of
Black Widows is a neurotoxin that attacks
the whole body, not just the site of the
bite. Muscle spasms and sweats, difficulty
breathing and sluggishness are some signs
of a progressed case. The symptoms begin
one to three hours after a bite (rhe sooner a
victim gets help the betrer). Symptoms can
be a localized swelling with clear evidence
of the fangs of the beast. The pain from
the initial bite intensifies with time and
can center in the abdomen, back, or both .
Vomiting and nausea are also signs of an
extreme Case of a Black Widc·...s' bite. But
Black Widows don't do well in wet environments, and it usually rains in Olympia for
ten months of the year. They are a threat
in Eastern Washington mostly.
So what I have learned is that there is a
real reason why leaving my clorhes in a pile
on the floor and making my bed isan issue.
Many Hobo spider bites are caused when
the spider crawls into clothes abandoned
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overwhefmingly supported his asinine wa r
plans. The only feasible acting out of
a '~Dump Bush " woul4 b~ some kind of
assassination Qr.viole~'i: revolution. (J~sr
remember, jf Bush go~~ d.oW~,we get
Cheney.) ,
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A .sign at t~e rally had a picture
of Os am a bin Laden, p'~inting Uncle Sam '
style and's"ar.ing .~ ·t \vantyou . .. to arrac~
Iraq, Provide. my terrOrIst forces with
thousands of new' recruit"s." · It' does not
take ~uch a stret~h ro : i~agine that
killing large'~~mbers ~f Arabs and M~s
lims'wiil inspire otht:rs to fig~t, kill, and
die to pu,nisl-;" Qs7 ..
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Evergreen has recently hired fifteen new such as High Noon.
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Babacar is from Saint-Louis, an
them and will continue to do so weekly.
old French colonial city in the northern
part of Senegal, West Africa. He speaks ·
Wolof, French, English, and Spanish. He
came to the United States in 1995 as
an Instructor of French at Ursinus College. -".'"c·"
At Ursinus, Babacar took classes in English and completed a thesis
on the influence of mod-·
ern ism on the
of
poetry
Robert Frost.
A fter defending h is thesis
back home in by Brent pattecsoo ,
Senegal, BabFive campus and Olympia area
acar enrolled
in the Mas- peace groups have banded together to
ter's program form a broad based coalition aimed at
in American mobilizing a large and diverse range of
Studies at the community members who oppose a war
Pennsylva nia in Iraq.
State UniverThe coalition is the largest and
sity in 1998. most organized Olympia based group to
It was there make a stand agai nst an Iraq war accordthat he was ing to Tom Wright, from Olympians For
to
exposed
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theories an d has over 40 core members , nearly $ 1000,
methods of and 3 major eve nts in the works. In
literature and terrns of contributions and vo lunteers, it's
cultural st ud- more than anyt hing he's seen in a long
ies [hat he tim e. In the mea ntime, members expect
further devel- the coalition will continue to grow.
oped during
There is a real se nse of disconhi s doctoral tent abo ut this war coming from large
education in American Studies at Bowling segments of people, said Simona Sharoni,
Green State University in Ohio. At Bowling a n Eve rgreen Faculty helping to lead the
Green, Babacar began t o res ea rch the coalition. "It's not just Evergreen stuAfrican influence in twentieth- cent ury dents or people that assoc iate themselves
African-American liter ature. Babacar with the peace movement."
wanted us to include the tirle of his dis"I t's very obvious that the right
sertation: Africanisms, Race Relations, and win g of the [Bush] administration is se riDiasporic Identities in Mules and Men, ous about starting a war. Of co urse they
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Members from the Olympia
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anti-war events that will draw big
crowds. Events are being designed
to include anyon·e and everyone who
opposes war against Iraq. A Nov. 9 rally
to be held at Sylvester Park is being modeled after a strategy used by gay rights
activists, who enlisted the support of traditional families in order to gain legitimacy. In the same fashion, the rally is
meant to attract all kinds, young and
old, and will be billed as a family gathering with mu sic , church and other community speakers, and children's entertainment on the day's agen da.
The coalition will also be hosting a 2-day regional con ference in late
November, which will be centered on
creating peace in the Middle Eas t. And ,
should an attack on Iraq come, they
will issue a call for Olympia area high
school and college students to join in on
a nation wide walkout on the day after.
The idea behind forming a
broad coalition is to reel in anyone to be
under the banner of no war.
People may differ on solution s.
but that's okay so long as the resolu t ions
are peaceful, said Sharoni. "We're trying
to pull everyone together on this."
"It's th e job of activists to create
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who share our view that this war is
wW ll g and illegal, and who what to lend
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I arrived at the Experimental Art Theater
a full thirty minutes before the show started,
in order to catch a glimpse of the band
warming up. I wanted to see how they were
before they played and after, This being
my first review of an arts performance at
Evergreen, I wanted a thorough examination of the entire process. I am happy to
report that I got all of this and more with
the help of the Performing and Media
Arts staff.
The show started a few minutes late, ·
as they always do. The anticipating crowd
of a hundred and fifty was very diverse,
relaxed, and ready for a night of acoustic
mUSIC ,
Right from the start, I was astonished
at the amount of sound that was produced
by so few instruments. I felt surrounded by
warmth and love, It was intimate, personal
and moving. The two fifty-minute sets flew
by and I had a hard time believing that it
was over so quickly, It was very enjoyable
and it was difficult to remind myself to take
notes and pictures.
Leonna Heikkala, a senior here at
Evergreen, said, "It was healing. It helped
me move through the stress of my day
to find peace of mind. It was like going
out into the country." fresh air and pure
water." Megan MacClellan, also a senior
said, "Oh Geez. I had such a great time, It
was wonderful to see them smiling, It was
energetic, funny, anci!ovely,"
After the show, I stayed late to speak
with Djelimady himself. I wanted to hear
what he had to say about his own music.
He spoke in French and was very happy
to have the chance to communicate with
me. "I am very happy to have come," said
Djelimady, "It is a great pleasure to come
to a university campus because I came
into the knowledge of this music not by
studying. So I am very happy that students
are studying this type of music and it is
"
especially encouraging to pliy for them, It is very ·
important and I thank those who made it possible, It
makes me feel good that students want to study this
type of music."
All in all, I was heartily entertained and I appreciate
those who are bringing us these types of experiences here
to Evergreen. As students, it is to our advantage to grab
the opportunity to see the shows put on by Evergreen
Expressions. Ther.JilJ in the educational experience and ~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--I
should not be misSed for anything,
A Night Under African Skies
by StJaona pierce
Djelimady Tounkara's performance was an instantaneous
teleportation to a night under
African skies, The fabulous
music seeped into my very soul
and lifted me to a new level
of existence. From the first
chord to the last, the stage was
. transformed into a real home. It
was a comfortable living room
table where we invited our hosts
to feed us until we were full
with rich sounds and inviting
sights.
photo by Jon McAllum
Djelimady and his group
work with such simple sets and costumes, This made the experience truly unique,
proving once and for all that sometimes less is more. Quaintly but beautifully they
gave a marvelous performance,
They led me on a comforting journey to the heart of their music. The members
of the group enjoyed themselves as well-dancing and laughing freely to the beat of
their own drum and the slippery chords of their own guitar strings.
Djelimady is truly a master of traditional griot music. With his instrument
at his fingertips, he painted a sunset straight from Mali, and into the walls of
my imagination, His fingers moved swiftly with a mind all of their own, moving
faster than I imagined possible. He played with ease and it was both intense
and satisfying.
Following the performance the group was gracious enough to greet their audience.
They spoke French, a word or two of English, and shook our hands enthusiastically.
It was an evening not to be missed and never to be forgotten.
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Babacar M'Baye Ph. D.
Babacar received his Ph D. in American
Culture Studies from Bowling Green .State
University in August, 2002. Babacar teaches
in the program titled
"The American
City
Since 1945"
with Greg
Mullins and
Michael
Pfeifer. Babacar
sees
himself as,
"A compliment to a
diverse and
experienced
faculty, staff,
and student
population
that
is
a lready
active in the
of
study
AfricanAmerican
culture." He
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that he both
brings an
international perspective to the vibrant work on AfricanAmerican st udies and helps strengthen
the cross-cu ltura l and interdisciplinary
teaching methods that are currently being
developed. It was the genuine commitment
ro teaching and the dedication to student
development that attracted Babacar to
Evergreen. His hobbies include listen ing to,
"Slumbering, drooling" music like Reggae
and watchin~ old black and white films
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Kurt Cobain Journals
Kurt Cobain's journal entries came out
on the 29th of October. The 800 pages
tetter to nIS fans
explaining his heroin addicti~n (which was
later decided by Cobain to be personal),
his song lyrics, letters to his wife Courtney
Love and his artistic inspirations. Whoever
compiled the journals included a review of a
Melvinsgig in a supermarket parking lot and
also first drafts of songs, such as "Smells Like
Teen Spirit." His love letters to Courtney
show his romance in his personal life, and
are included in the "Journals" too. There
are also lists of his favorite albums, precise
descriptions of what it was like to be an
addict and heartbreaking leners (his suicidal
depression).
Newsweek has recently published journal
excerpts in its October 28th issue, in which
these few excerpts enlist all of Cobain's personality word for word, scratch by scratch.
I would describe these entries as funny
and as MTV described, "alternately scathing,
witty, insightful, self-loathing, silly, downcast
and disillusioned." Courtney Love should
receive 4 million dollars for these entries. Kurt
Cobain felt like he was "raped" when
people did things like steal his journal
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Cobain said he was
tally raped"
in the journal, ending the passage
with "I feel compelled to say fuck you.
Fuck you for having no consideration
c me as a perso~. "
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After Cobaln shot hImself In
1994, people came in and took everyt~ing they c?~ld , possibly .take fro~
hIm. CobalO s closest fnend, Enc
Erlandson, a member of the former
art by Charles Hollis
band Hole, saved aU of Kurt's journals L:':":Z-'::::':::':':':::':::':"::'=~_______:::::~::1
before people could get th~ir hands .
reaction, and are powerful, enlightened
on them. I belIeve that the Journals wIll be and undeniably holding one of the best
huge because o.f the fact that this i~ such a personalities a person could get, word for
well-known artist and that people wIll get to word.
see his work on a more personal level. Kurt's
Every scratch, every scribble, will have
Journals .were accurat; represen~atlOns of some meaning to it. I will spend many
the rare Ideas of Kurt s personalIty and of hours looking through it. Most of all, I
himself as an artist.
have found out I have a lot in common
As quoted by MTV, these jou rnals with Kurt Cobain, and that I can see the
will be "an. unmediated look. at one of t~~ spiritual connections Cobain had with his
greatest mmds of the twentieth century . close peers and band mates, Dave Grohl
His quotes inspire you a strong, constant and Krist (Chris) Noveselic.
Spook-tacular cinema!
by Kyle Smith
It's Halloween, which means it's time to dust off those horror films, the best tradition of the ' semi-holiday. I'm here to help
you pick out some classics for your after-dark deiight. But just because a movie is really *#@!" scary doesn't necessarily mean it's a
horror film or even very good, so I've provided a list for both. This year, don't get a Jason or Freddy movie; they suck and you've
seen them too many times. Instead, try some of these .. .
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Films
Films
"'S. ."gheghtri i~ g"
A fantastic ghost movie by Stanley Kubrick. "The
Shining" uses isolation, ple'nty of atmosphere and Jack
Nicholson as a pissed-off psycho-dad wielding an axe to
help create probably the most unsettling film ever.
:4~ ~Vh~ ,9rinocentg"
"The Others" is just a crappy remake of this amazing
ghost stoty. It's even more atmospheric than "The Shining."
It also has the two most suffocatingly uncomfortable
shots I've seen . There's a reason [ keep all my shades
closed after dark.
I had to watch it with the lights on for a while. After
Frank scurries across the floor without his skin, I kept
my legs on the couch for the rest of the movie. The
cenobites are scary, too. Unfortunately, the film itself
kinda sucks.
,4·...CRequi~.n.< b9i;:~:;8)h~(lIlt"
Not a horror film, just a movie about drug abuse. Still
had me in the fetal position. I didn't even take Advil for a
month. I white-knuckled the second time I saw it in the
theater. Not only is it scary, it's a really good fi lm too. Not as
terrifying on video, bur I still highly recommend it.
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h 's a rip-off of Bava's "Planet of the Vampires," (also
good) but it's easily the best of the monster movies and it's
perfectly paced. "Alien" boasts the Giger-designed beast
and characters you actually care about (for once). And who
can forget the classic "chesr burster" scene?
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This suspense-thri ller is the scariest film I've ever
seen (You'll understand in a second). This film not only
had me in the fetal position (again), but I was shaking
and rocking back and forth too: Men, only see this film
if you are single--and not with a woman in the room
either. It's available at Rainy Day, but it might not be
as scary on video.
"CDauit'l o~ . the q)ead'"
I love zombie film s, even though I still have zombie
nightmares. "Night" is the granddaddy of the zombie
movie and it set the standard until "Dawn, " which is
damn near perfect. These films are more than just gore
effects, they're about the psychology of humans in a
zombie invasion. Of course there's plenty of gore too, so
everybody's happy.
("8~i~ ;roea~'~IJ" :"
, . ... ···Sa~· R~imi;~ landmark t;ilogy iso~~ ~her~ "the sequel
surpasses the original. "Evil Dead II" is the perfect blend
of camp and horror. No other film of its type even comes
.close, and it's one of the funniest films ever. Its' predecessor
is a technologically accomplished, scary, all-out horror film
that re-revolutionized the entire genre. Sadly, "Army of
Darkness" is not that great. "Workshed!"
~,
,-
I also had' to watch this one with the lights on . This
was after T afmost attacked my cousin coming down the
stairs. He could have been one of the possessed homeless
men. I couldn't have taken that chance. Should I mention
I was twenty when I almost did this? Only watch this
film in widescreen.
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"A Ition" is scarier while watching it, but "Jaws"
is number one because of its long-term effects. I've
had another girlfriend, but I still haven't been in salt
water, I'll never go in again. I still get shark attack
nightmares thanks to this film . Not scary, eh? Watch .
"Jaws" and go swimming at Geoduck beach after dark .
I dare ya'.. .
Do you agrrt, notice any gl4ring ominionI or think I'm an unqualified hack
who can shove this list up my ass? ut mt know at Hard_Boikd@usa,com.
---
-
Protest from page 4
Wh~t >vill happen when/if there
is another big terrorist attack in the USA?
Are yo u ready? ·Our .society will change
drastically. The government V\i'ill do things
we never even dreamed ' we~ossible,
- - - -CoulCiwe /lave a real democratic election
(or 'Yhat has come to' stand for on~) after
another attack? Bush was a hero after
9/11 and he w(juld be all over again aft~r
(fill in pop medi.a nam( for next tertorist
attack) . He certainly could not lose' an
t
election. As one speaker onSaturday ·put
r
it "Bush wants td be King, he wants to
f
.have an empire."
What now? Well, whoever is in
charge of this country still does; on some
level, fear the power. of the people. This
rna ' not be true af.r.er..ano.theLattack_ But
for now, ' they know that a mass uprising,
WTO style, is a force to be reckoned with.
And this Iraq war is far more ridiculous
than the WTO, IMF, and FTAA a'lI rolled
into one;
hey, kids, get in rhe streets.
Impe~ial capitalism iS,the f\lel. . Ariunjust
war is the spark. ·Let's light this fire before
it's too late.
.
So
. Raid fram page 1
for Student Affairs. But if
during the production of the newsguns had been drawn he certainly ' paper, to confirm that guns had
wou ld have thought it was .impor- been drawn in both incidents. H e
tant to hear about, he said.
saie{ tha!_ the officers ,w ere acting
Bot h cases are goi ng
per their training at the Police
through the process of litigation .
Academy. However, when "guns
The on ly details availabkare
are drawn that's something that we
that over 40 grams of marijuana
need to know ... we shouldn 't have
were found in each apartment.
been left to figure it out, " he said.
Art Costantino called later,
Wh Study in Nicaragua
Thi Spring? (It could
change your life)
By~ndsay=ea,ua~ls~h~,___________
I spent the spnng of my UN-affiliated organization called role that the US has played In Its
sophomore year in Santo Tomas, WEDO, Women's Environment and tormented history.
Chonta les, Nicaragua. There were Development Organization, advocat"So I went to study firstmoments of sitting down and listen- ing for a gender perspective in global hand the effects of US interventions
ing to people's personal histories and policy negotiations. The work that of all kinds, in their historical and
stories when I knew that it was the Dona Aurora and other women do to current manifestations, with the
most important thing I could offer. effect positive change in Nicaragua Nicaraguan people who lived it . I
Yes, I volunteered on a farm project. is a continuous source of inspiration moved in with a kind and patient
I provided vegetables, beans, gram, for me."
family who lost so much in the
and fruit to a chi ldren's
two recent wars. Kids
free lunch program, but
used me as a giant human
that work was a medium
climbing toy. I worked
for the solidarity across
hard on my Spanish and
borders that I experienced.
my multi-media project.
Let me introduce two of
Now I'm helping to orgamany Greeners whose lives
nize this spring's student
have also been profoundly
study abroad trip to Santo
influenced by studying in
Tomas. The best part of
Nicaragua:
staying connected after I
"I'm Reb Pearl,
returned home was being
class of '97. I facilitate
able to help welcome four
women's participarion in
friends to Olympia from
the United Nations World
our sister community in
Summit on Sustainable
Nicaragua . I felt such
Development.
[never
joy and excitement in the
imagi ned that spending
air to see rhe exchange
three months in Santo
come full circle. I was
Tomas , Nicaragua would
able to help reciprocate
spark a career In Interthe ho s pital ity s hown
national
development
to the student group s
pol icy.
from Eve rgre e n and other
"Wh e n I was a stuO l ympians who have
J en! at Ev e rgr ee n in 1996 ,
spent tim e In Santo
D Oi'ia Aurora B,i ez from
Toma s."
S a nto Tomas vi s it ed my
' Co n s id e r s p e nding
Politic a l Economy a nd
spring qu a rter in Ni c a So c ia l C hang e prog ram.
ragua though thi s pro Sh e and the TSTSCA
gram sponsor ed by H isinvit ed a sm a ll group of
panic Forms in Life and
st ud e nt s to live in Santo
Art . You mu st h ave som e
Tom ;1s and work with the
workin~ knowledg e of
lo c a l c ommuniry d e ve lthe Spani s h languag e .
opm e nt group. I volun You wi ll study Spanish,
tee red to b e on e of the new
read and have seminars ,
program 's 'gu i nea pigs.'
volunteer in community
"The trip turned
work, and comp lete an
our t o be on e of the most
individual academic projimportant experi e nces of
ect . TSTSCA, the local
my life. [had the opportu- Lindsay Parrish weeding pineapple photo courtesy of Lindsay Parrish non - profit, wi ll help you
nity to live with a family in plants in Santo Tomas
stay connected after your
' a smal l Nicaraguan town,
study abroad experience.
volunteer in a health clinic and other
"My name is Sean Izzarone, Attend one of our public presentacommunity projects, and study the class of'OI. I am the Coordinator for tions, hear specifics about the prorich history of Nicaragua's revolu- Mi Futuro, a training and employ- gram, see some slides and ask any
tionary struggle . Long story short, I ment program for Latino youth of questions you' might have of Sean
continued to travel in Latin America Ma~on County. I'd been outside of or me or Alice Nelson . Please attend
and work in international solidar- the country a couple of times, but an information session on Wednesday,
ity, eventual ly getting a Master's only as a tourist and it didn't feel November 6'h at 1:30 in L2126, or
degree in Sustainable International right. During my time at EVl:rgreen, on Tuesday, November 12'h at 3:30
Development and helping the United I began to explore the world in a dif- in L1508, Application deadline is
Nations launch a gender budgeting ferent way- with books and pen and December 3rd. Call 570-0704 for
and human rights program in the paper. I learned about Nicaragua: more info.
Andean Region of South America .
its rich literature, the brutal 43
I wqr/<. , (or ,a ,. year dic! a,orship l .ap<i the
- ---- .
~'
_Medea (rartipage 7
to be exiled from Corinth. Henrie is
adequate and understated as the generous ruler of Athens . When Medea
sends poison to the palace of Corinth ,
intended for the princess and king,
she receives news ,of her success via
Jessica Delashmutt, an active messenger. Medea's nurse (Raychel Wagner)
introduces us to the sense of impending doom that surrounds the entire
play. She is also trusted with many
lin es of exposition and infuses most
of them with genuine concern and
foreboding. Medea's ch ild ren's tu tor
(played sincerely by John Abraham
Bortolussi) also senses danger for the
children . Throughout the play, Medea
herself is haunted by the chorus of
Corinth (Col~ .een Meservey, clad in
contemporary clothes and offering
sympathy and alternative solutions.)
Although Meservc;y speaks her lines
well, her words offer little comfort
and hope to Medea.
One of the morals of "Medea" is
to beware of empty promises . Many
times Medea laments the fact that she
left Colichis and bore Jason's children .
Many betrayed women experience the
anguish of Medea's predicament and
seek to wound their husband s. But
as the chorus warns, by murdering
her children s h e wounds herself as
well as Jason. O'Neill's interpretation of "Medea" was decidedly twodimensional, but popular with the
audience . Despite her abi lit y to por tray Medea as a victim when begging
to Aegu s, Creon and Jason, she failed
to expo se the darker side of the
conniv in g, tempe s tuous sor ce re ss .
Anderson, on the other hand, proved
to be a believabl e , pig-h ead e d and
na 'ive Ja son.
The Midnight Sun perfo rm a n ce
S pa ce it se lf al so limit ed the production . The a ud ienc e was packed
into th e spa ce, som e of them nearly
onstag e. In additi o n, th e se t (design ed
by Paul Hawxhur st), as id e fr o m th e
und e r-u se d pa per proj ecti o ns, looked
as though its black and whit e tr ia ngl es
had been assembled has til y. The li g ht ing d es ign (a lso by Hawxhurst) fe lt
forced and limited by th e in strument s
avai lable.
Unfortunately, there w e re many
points in "The Medea" that resembled
a mid-morning soap opera. At time s
the direction seemed redundant and
unchanging, especially through all of
Medea's repetitive plots for revenge.
It also appeared that the actors were
not completely comfortable with each
other, and did not ' play the space as
intimately as they could have. All in
all, the Alleged Theater Project's "The
Medea" faired well. They attempted a
very challenging script. Although not
all of their attempts were successful,
they were able ~ convey the sense of
inevitable misfortune that characterized director Jon Tallman's vision of
the play.
,
'9
-- -
Kurt Cobain Journals
Kurt Cobain's journal entries came out Cobain felt like he was "raped" when
on the 29th of October. T he 800 pages people did things like steal his journal
of writing include the letter [0 his fans entries while touring and at hospitals.
explaining his heroin addiction (which was Cobain said he was "mentally raped"
later decided by Cobain to be personal), in the journal, ending the passage
his song lyrics, letters to his wife Courtney with "I feel compelled to say fuck you.
Love and his artistic inspirations. Whoever Fuck you for having no consideration
compiled the journals included a review of a for me as a person."
After Cobain shot himself in
Melvins gig in a supermarket parking lot and
also first drafts of songs, such as "Smells Like 1994, people came in and took everyTeen Spirit." His love letters to Courtney thing they could,possibly take from
show his romance in his person al life, and him. Cobain's closest friend, Eric
art by Charles Hollis
are included in the "Journals" too. There Erlandson, a member of the former
are also lists of his favorite albums, precise band Hole, saved all of Kurt's journals
re action, and are powerful, enlightened
descriptions of what it was like [0 be an before people could get their hands
on
them.
I
believe
that
the
journals
will
be
and undeniably holding one of the best
addict and heartbreaking letters (his suicidal
huge because of the fact that this is such a personalities a person could ge t, word for
depression) .
Newsweek has recently published journal well-known artist and that people will get to word.
Every scratch, every scribble, will have
excerpts in its October 28th issue, in which see his work on a more personal level. Kurt's
journals
were
accurate
representations
of
some meaning to it. I will spend many
these few excerpts enlist all of Cobain's personality word for word, scratch by scratch. the rare ideas of Kurt's personality and of hours looking through it. Most of all, I
have found out I have a lot in common
I would describe these entries as funny himself as an artist.
As quoted by MTV, these journals with Kurt Cobain, and that I can see the
and as MTV described, "alternately scathing,
witty, insightful, self-loathing, silly, downcast will be "an unmediated look at one of the spiritual connections Cobain had with his
and disillusioned." Courtney Love should greatest minds of the twentieth century". close peers and band mates, Dave Grohl
receive 4 million dollars for these entries. Kurt His quotes i!:,-spire you a strong, constant and Krist (Chris) Noveselic.
Spook-tacular cinema!
by Kyle Smith
It's Halloween which means it's time to dust off those horror films, the best tradition of the semi-holiday. I'm here to help
you pick out som'e classics for your after-dark deiight. But just because a movie is really *#@!" scary doesn.'t necessarily mean it'~ a
horror film or even very good, so I've provided a list for both. This year, don't get a Jason or Freddy movIe; they suck and you ve
seen them too many times. Instead, try some of these .. .
~h'TFive:
norror
-Films
The,.J4'i ve.
~Car1eS
Bes1J
,5:'ghe:ghitlihg"
A fantastic ghost movi e by Stanley ,Kubrick. "The
Shining" uses isolation, plenty of atmosphere and Jack
Nicholson as a pissed-off psycho-dad wielding an axe to
help create probably the most unsettling film ever.
4. "<dhe
9""ocetltg"
"The Others" is just a crappy remake of this amazing
ghost story. It's even more atmospheric than "The Shining."
It also has the tWO most su ffocatingl y uncomfortable
shots I've seen. There's a reason I keep all my shades
closed after dark.
11 ()
"
3. "(Jt-,::ien
Ir's a rip-off of Bava's "Planet of the Vampires, " (also
good) but it's easily the best of the monster movies and if's
perfectly paced . "Alien" boasts the Giger-designed beast
and characters you actually care about (fo r once). And who
can forget the classic "chest burster" scene?
'o~ t~~ ~iI)[llg.. CDead',' .(1968) j "
2 "'Jjig~t
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I love zo mbie films, even though I still have zombie
nightmares. "Night" is the granddaddy of the zombie
movie and it set the sta ndard until "Daw n, " which is
damn near perfect. These films are more than just gore
effects, they're about the psychology of humans in a
zombie invasion. Of course there's plenty of gore too, so
everybody's happy.
'.
"· 1. ,:'~'811'lQCDead"
,
t "gvfQ COead:II" .'
-, Sam Raimi'; i~ndma;k trilogy is one where ~he sequel
surpasses the original. "Evil Dead II" is the perfect blend
of camp and horror. No other film of its type even comes
.close, and it's one of the funniest films ever. Its predecessor
is a technologically accomplished, scary, all-out horror film
that re-revo[utionized the entire genre. Sadly, "Army of
Darkness" is not that great. "Workshed!"
t
Films
I had to watch it with the lights on for a while. After
Frank scurries across the floor without his skin, I kept
my legs on the couch for the rest of the movie. The
cenobites are scary, too. Unfortunately, the film itself
kinda sucks.
4~':~equie~ ~o~ u,'c"Pheam"
,
Not a horror film, just a movie about drug abuse, Sti ll
had me in the fetal position. J didn't even take Advil for a
month. I white-knuckled the second time 1 saw it in the
theater. Not only is it scary, it's a really good film too. Not as
terrifying on video, but I still highly recommend it.
3.< ~'Johl1 ·Cahp·e~t~'g CPhil1Ce O~ CDaJt~~emt
,
'
I also had to watch this one with the lights on. This
was after I afmost attacked my cousin coming down the
stairs. He could have been one of the possessed homeless
men. 1 co uldn't have taken that chance. Should I mention
I was twenty when I almost did this) Only watch this
film in widescreen .
This suspense-thriller is the scariest film I've ever
see n (You'll understand in a second). This film not only
had me in the fetal position (again), but I was shaki ng
and rocking back and forth too. Men, only see this film
if you are single--and not with a woman in the room
either. It's available at Rainy Day, but it might not be
as scary on video.
'1" .,,~
, ""~~, . . ", ."
, ·. ~ ·.'·',aW~ ,
"Altion" is scarier while watching it, but "Jaws"
is number one because of its long-term effects. I've
had another girlfriend, but I still haven't been in salt
water. I'll never go in again. I still get shark attack
nightmares thanks to this film. Not scary, eh? Watch
"Jaws" and go swimming at Geoduck beach after dark .
I dare ya'.
Do you agru, notict any glaring omiJJions or think I'm an unqualified hack
who can rhove this list up my asr? Let me know al Hard_Boiled@usa.com.
\
-
Protest from page 4
.What will happen when/if there
is another big terrorist attack in the USA?
Are you re,ady? Our society will change
drastically. The government will do things
we never eveD dreamed were possible .,
Could we have a real democratic election
(or what has come to sta nd for one) .after
another arrack? Bush was a hero after
9/11 and he would be all over again after
(fi" in pop media nam( for next terrorist
attack). He certainly could not lose ,an
election. As one speaker on Saturday put
it "Bush wants to be King, he wants to
Raid from page 1
have an empire."
What now? ' Well, whoever is in
charge of this country still does; on some
level, fear the power of the people. This
may' not be true after another attack. But
for now, they know that a mass uprising,
WTO style, is a force to be reckoned with.
And this Iraq war is far more ridiculous
than the WTO, IMF, and FTAA all rolled
into one. So hey, kids, get in the streets.
Imperial capitalis,m is the fuel. An unjust
war is the spark . .Let's light this fire before
it's too late.
for Student Affairs . But if
guns h a d be e n drawn he certainly
would have thought it was important to h ear about, he sai d .
Both cases are going
through rh e proc ess of litiga tion.
The on ly details available are
that over 40 grams of mariju a na
were found in each apartment.
Art Costantino adled later,
Wh Stud in Nicaragua
Thi .Spre ng ? (It could
change your life)
I spent the sprlllg of my UN-affiliated organization called role that the US ha s played In It s
so phomore year in Santo Tomas, WEDO, Women's Environment and tormented hi st.ory.
"So I went to study first Chontales, Nicaragua. There were Development Organization, advocathand
the
effects of US interventions
moments of sitring down and listen- ing for a gender perspective in global
ing to people's personal histories and policy negotiations. The work that or' all kinds, in their historical and
stories when I knew that it was the Dona Aurora and other women do to current manifestations, with the
most important thing I could offer. effect positive change in Nicaragua Nicaraguan people who lived it. I
Yes , I vo lunt eered on a farm project. is a continuous source of inspiration moved in with a kind and patient
family who lost so much in the
I provided vegetables, beans, graIn, for me."
two recent wars. Kids
and fruit to a children 's
used me as a giant human
free lunch program, but
climbing toy. I worked
that work was a medium
hard on my Spanish and
for the solidarity across
my multi-media project.
borders that I experienced.
Now I'm helping to orgaLet me introduce two of
nize this spring's student
many Greeners whose lives
study abroad trip to Santo
have also been profoundly
Tomas.
The best part of
influenced by studying in
staying connected after I
Nicaragua: _
returned home was being
j ' m Reb Pearl ,
able to help welcome four
class of '97. I facilitate
friends to Olympia from
women's participation in
our
s ister community in
the United Nations World
Nicaragua. I felt such
Summit on Sustainable
joy and excitement in th e
Development.
J never
air to see the exchange
imagined that spending
come ful l circle. J was
three month s in Santo
able to help reciprocat e
Tomas, Nicaragua would
the h osp it a liry s h ow n
s park a career in i nterto the srudenr groups
natiollal
development
from Evergreen and other
polic y.
Olympians who hav e
"W h e n I was a stuspe nt time In Santo
Jenr:lr Evergreen in 1996,
Tomas."
DOlia A ur o ra B,iez from
Co n s id e r s pend i n g
Sa nt o Tom.is vi sit ed m y
spring quarter in Nica Politi ca l Economy and
ragua t h o u g h thi s pro Soc ial C han ge program.
g
ram spo n so r ed by Hi sS he and th e TSTSCA
pani
c Forms in Life a nd
invited a sma ll group of
Art. You must h ave so m e
srudent s to live in Sa nto
workin~ knowl e dg e of
Tom;is a nd wo rk with the
the Spa n is h langu a ge,
lo ca l communi t y develYou
will s tudy Spa ni sh,
op m ent group. I volu nread
a nd h ave se minar s ,
ree red to b e o n e of the new
volunteer in co mmunit y
program's 'gu in ea pigs .'
work, and comp lete an
" The trip rurned
indi vidual acade mic projo llr to be one of th e most
ect.
TSTSCA, th e loca l
import an t exper ience s of
Lindsay Parrish weeding pineapple photo courtesy ofLimi5ay Parrish non-profit, will help you
my life. I h ad the opporruplants in Santo Tomas
st ay connected afte r your
niry to live with a family in
study abroad experience.
a s mall Nicaraguan town,
"My name is Sean Izzarone , Attend one of our public presentavolunteer in a health clinic and other
co mmunity projecrs, and study the class of'OI. I am the Coordina~r for tion s, hear spec ifics about the prorich history of Nicaragua's revolu - Mi Futuro, a training and.,..0lploy- gram, see so me slides and ask any
tionary struggle. Long story short, J ment program for Latino' yo uth of questions you might have of Sean
co ntinu ed to travel in Latin America ' Mason County. I'd been outside of or me or Alice Nel so n. Please attend
a nd work in international solidar- the country a couple of times, but an information session on Wednesday,
ity, eventually getting a Master's only as a tourist and it didn't feel November 6 rh at 1:30 in L2126, or
degree in Sustainable International right. During my time at Evergreen, on Tuesday, November 12'" at 3 :30
Deve lopment a nd helping the United I began to explore the world ina d i f- in L1508 . Application deadline is
N ations laun c h a gender budgeting ferent way- with books and pen and December 3rd. Ca ll 570-0704 for
a nd human rights program in the paper. J learned about Nicaragua: more info.
its rich literature, the brutal 43
Andean Region of South America.
dicta~orship, .and the,
"T
e, da s I work for a
U
during the production of the newspaper, to confirm that guns had
been drawn in both in cidents, He
said that the officers were act ing
per their training at th e Police
Academy. However, when "guns
are drawn that's something that we
need to know ... we shouldn 't have
been left to fi'gure it out," he said.
___
__ Medea_from page 7
to be exiled from Corinrh. Henrie is
adequate and understated as the generous ruler of Athens. When Medea
se nd s poi son to th e palace of Corinth,
intended for the princes s a nd king ,
she rece ives news of he r success via
Jess ic a Delashmutt , an active me sse nger. Medea's nurse (Raychel Wagner)
introduces us to the sense of impending doom that surrounds the entire
play. She is also trusted with many
lines of exposition and infuses most
of them with genuine concern and
foreboding. Medea's children's tutor
(played sincerely by John Abraham .
Bortolussi) also senses danger for the
children. Throughout the play, Medea
herself is haunted by the chorus of
Corinth (Colleen Meservey, clad in
contemporary clothes and offering
sympathy and alternative solutions.)
Although Meservey 'Speaks her lines
well, her words offer little comfort
and hope to Medea.
One of the morals of "Medea" is
to beware of empty promises. Many
times Medea laments the fact that she
left Colichis and bore Jason's children .
Many betrayed women experience the
anguish of Medea's predicament and
seek to wound their husba,nds . But
as the chorus warns, by murdering
her children she wounds herself as
well as Jason. O'Neill 's interpretation of "M edea" was decidedly twodimensional, but popular with the
audience. Despite her ab ilit y to portra y Medea as a victim when begging
to Aegus, C reo n and Ja so n , she failed
to expose the darker sid e of the
conn IvIng. t e mp estuo u s so rcere ss .
And e rson, on the orher han d , proved
t o be a b eli evab le, pig-head ed a nd
na 'iv e Jas on.
T h e Midnight Su n performanc e
Space ir se lf a ls() li mired the pr o du c ti o n. The a udi e nce was packed
inro th e space. so me of rhem nearly
onstage, In addition, rhe ser (designed
by Paul Haw xhurst ), aside from the
und er- used paper projection s, looked
as though irs black and whire trian gles
had bee n asse mbl ed hasrily. The li ghtin g d es ign (a lso by Hawxhur st ) felt
forced a nd limit ed by th e in srrum enr s
avai labl e.
Unfortu nat ely, there were m any
points in "T he Medea" that resembled
a mid- mornin g soap opera, At times
the direction seemed redund ant and
unchanging , especially throu gh all of
Med ea's repetitive plots for revenge.
[t also appeared that the actors were
not completely comfortable with each
other, and did not play the space as
intimately as they could have. All in
all, the Alleged Theater Project's "The
Medea" faired well. They attempted a
very challenging script. Although not
all of their attempts were successful.
th ey were able ~ convey the sense of
inevit able mi sfortun e that characterized director Jon Tallman 's vision of
rhe play.
10
11
e E ..... ection
li ght trucks. Certain local-optio n vehicle excise
taxes and fees used for roads and tra nsi t wo uld
be repea led. Should thi s meas ure be enacted
ection
into law ?".
bY Conar Kenny and Meole Hagerman
. Tbe/ollowing are the contested races and staU measum on the ba/wt in West Olympia.
We tried to provide views tbat covered the spectrum ofpolitical opinion, and seeing how
political f!pinion at Evergreen and in West Oly generally ranges ftom mitldle to left, we
picked sources that we thought rep men ted those two positions. For the middle we (Conor
Kenny) paraphrased the election opinions of The Olympian (the full tp:ts of the opinions
can be found at: Wwwtheolympian.comlhomelspecialsectiomlElectionOpinion ).
For the left, we. (Nicole Hagerman) tried to represtmt the opinions of The Seattle Weekly
and The Stranger for the statewide races and the good folks atEPIC contributed the local
race .opinions. So, here it is, J hope it helps. -CK
US Represe ntative , C ongress ional
District No. 3:
'Brain Baird, Democrat
'Joseph Za rell i, Republ ican
On the Left:
The vote fo r the 3,J Legislative D istr ict of
the U.S. House is a no-bra in er. Uni ons support
Baird because he support s coll ective barga ini ng
ri ghls and a Medicare drug benefi t whi le vot ing
against tax cuts for th e ri ch a~ fast-track trade
authority {which Bush is using to spread culturekilling and poor-enslavi ng neo- liberal globalization policies across the world .} Environmentalists
rate him highly for his votes 10 protect wildlife,
wilderness, and open space. And , m!olst importandy, he voted against Bush's War Without End's
latest target: Iraq. W hil e Ba ird has hardly been
in a leadership position on m any of these issues,
he voted the right way. Zarelli, besides being a
Republican, sleazil y coll ected un employment
benefits while receiving pay from the state and
then refused 10 disclose the full details of th e
si tuation. It's ti me for us to support a representa tive who's pro-working family, environment and
peace. Vote Baird. -CK
Th e Left says : Vote "Baird" fo r U .S.
Representative.
From the middle:
lareHi's campaign , according 10 the Olympian,
has had its share of problems. Za relli got into
the campaign late with a platform. of eco nomic
revitalization for southwestern Washington. He
said he would, "work to improve the transportation infrastructure, build water, sewer and
telecommunication capacity and cut regulatory
red tape in an effort to create a positive business
climate that would attract new jobs. "
Then , in the words of the Olympian, "the
Zarelli campaign self-imploded ." It turns out
Zarelli had been collecting unemployment
benefits while receiving pay as a state senator to
the tune of $45 ,000 a year. Since then, it seems,
there has bee n liule hope for larelli .
"That's not to say," the Olympian points out,
"Baird wins this endorsement by default." They
cite his accessibility to constituents, leadership
in the discussion on lines of succession should
terrorists strike Congress, his work on affordable
energy prices and Medicare issues. He's also well
positioned "on the transportation co mmittee to
bring needed dollars to his district-an important
compO'nent to job creation." -CK
The Olympian says: Reelect Baird to the U.S.
House of Representatives ..
State Legislative District
Representative, Position 1
'Sa ndra Romero, Democrat
' M ark Daniels, Republica n
' James West, Libertarian
No .
by Conner Kenney
solid vot in g reco rd. Ro mero's reco rd got 100%
approval by the AFL-C IO in th e 2002 sess ion.
For these reasons 1 believe progressives shou ld
co ntinu e to suppo rt Sa ndr a Ro mero for state
house. -EPI C
T he Left says: Vote "Roll1ero" ro r 22 0J
Lc);islati ve Distr ict, Pos iti on I .
From the middle:
T he O lym pian is glad to h ave Wiest and
Daniels running agains t Romero, who has spent
10 years in th e Washington H o use, but they
also say th at "neither W ies t nor Daniels has
demonstrated a breadth of kn owledge abou t state
government-its finances or its opera tions-that
the public expects of elected lawmakers," while
Rom ero, with her experience in the house, "has
a keen understanding of government operations
and th e leadership experien ce vorers are looking
for. "
T hey did criticize Romero for her traditional
lack of lea d ers h ip o n state-w id e issues, but
say that she rec tified that thi s yea r with her
sponsorship of a bill to give state employees
co ll ective bargaining rights, which ea rned her
th e highest award of the Federation of State
Employees and that union's endorsem en t. The
Olympian also lauded her "p ragmatic" app roach
to the $2 billion budget sho rtfall and noted her
orientation to "sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco"
an d salary in creases for state empl oyees despite
the budget crisis. -C K
No,
22,
On th~ L~ft:
Rep. Sam Hunt , who currently serves
Thurston district, deserves to be reelected. Hunt
is without doubt much preferred over his competitor John D . Olson. Hunt has been endorsed by
the Women's Political Caucus of Washington
State, Service Employees International Union
of Washington (SEIU), Washington Education
Association and the Washington State Labor
Council. Olson, on the other hand , publicly
acknowledged opposition to collective bargaining
rights for State of Washington employees. If you
su pport the rights of workers over those of the
corporations that hire, the choice for Rep. Sam
Hunt is quite simple. -EPIC
The Left says: Vote "Hum" for 22 nJ Legislative
District, Position 2.
22,
On the Left:
Progressive vote rs of th e 22 nd leg islati ve
district shoul d vote to re-elect Sandra Ro mero;<
Representari ve Rom ero is the incumbent in thi s
race and se rves on co mmittees important to this
region {e.g., transportation and telecommuni cation s, techn ology, and energy co mmi ttees}. T he
othe r candidates in the race for positio n 1 have
not made a conv in cing case as to wh y we should
give up on a se:l soned rep resent:ltive wi th a
The alternative to participation in our democracy, however, is letting the rest 0(:
America decide which o f these bozos to send to the capitals in our stead. Ask yourself:
How much do you trust the rest of America? I know a person who votes for the female .
candidate whenever she votes, While the increased representation of women in our
political system is indeed an admirable goal, I happen to come from a state . (Texas. '
Yes, that's right, I said Texas.) where the female Republican senator is, according to
many, some sort of unholy incarnation ofSatm-{ifSa~n is anti-health care and pro-oil),
And if the good citiZens of Palm Beach C~unty, Florida, had been able to figure out .
their butterfly ballot and t hus not have voted fo~ p,at' Buchannan in record~bre3:king
numbers, then old Georgie would still be the. Goverl'!0r of my home state and wouldn't '
be bothering all you nice folks with ~he wh?le' !lo-mqr~;<dvil-Ii~erties thin,g or that othf r ./
endless-war-across-globe-for-old-whlte-busInessmen thIng. Thmk about It.
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More than that, while v~ting fo,i the lesser of n:.o evils'(or dumbasses) may not further
your goals of global '~narchist revoluciol,1, ir 'm ay"make things a lot more; tolerable until ,
wereach the p~int when you ~ strap 'o.n. You~r beret and hit the barricades. There are .
some .very significant· refe'rend.~n')s 'Qn the ' b.;ulot that,will 'd etermine, foc ' instance, the .
course of transp~!,tatfonin,:Washiiigtordni#.f~,i~si.~.or" hig~way vistas) and the ~t~re /
health of our states budget (whost:. P09ql).~.agemel!:ty~ .the past led tOlh,at 14% tultlon :'.
hike this year). Also, if pe.ace is yo~r' t~ing;' then ' you have a US Representative that .,
voted against the war in Iraq in a tight race for ail upcoming term that will undoubtedly .: '
see more votes calling for ·rrt<>.f war. .. y . "
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From the middle:
Whil e Th e O lympian appreciates O lso n's
"kn owledge of state government," hi s "innovative
ideas," and his bei ng an "engaging individual,"
that wasn't enough for th em to endorse him over
Hunt , whose "solid credenti als for a seco nd term"
have proven him to be a "kn owledgeab le an d
access ibl e legislator." They also ci te O lso n's positi on agai nst sta te employees coll ective bargaining
rights and how that would "put him at odd s with
a major co nsti tuency."
Hunt, on the other hand, is a form er state
emp loyee and publi c school tcac her. He spent
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The Olympian says: Reelect Romero.
by Andy Cochran
The soft money sort-of ban goes into effect the day after the election, and the
parties are going hog-wild with fundraising . Records are being broken left and right
as D emocrats and Republicans, led by our Commander In Chief, cynically use every
second they have left to get around the spirit of the law they passed themselves (and
George happily signed) while the Republican National Committee has already filed suit
in federal court to get the whole thing declared unconstitutional. Meanwhile, candidates
rlln ads featuring the skeet-shooting skills of one's wife a nd the pun-tastic qualities of
another's n ame (Erskin "Bowls" Bowles). American politics doesn't inspire much but '
disgust and indignation in me these days.
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State Legislative District
Representative, Position 2
'Sam Hum, Democrat
· John D. Olson, Republican
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the Left says: Vote " Fairhurst" for State
Supreme Court
From th~ middle:
Mary Fairhurst is a former state Supreme
Court clerk, head of the Revenue, Bankruptcy,
and Collections Division of the State Office of
the Attorney General, president of the state Bar
Association and citizen "active in the Olympia
community through YM CA youth programs and
the Paci fic Peaks Girl Scout Cou ncil. "
Johnso n (not to be confused with the oth er
Johnson running for Supreme Court) is a "veteran
liti ga to r" who has oft en appeared before th e
U.S. Supreme Court and has "spent much of his
legal career as a champion of co nservat ive causes,
including challenging Indian trea ty rights to fi sh,
hunt and gather shell fish ."
Al;o, th is non-partisan race has the Democrats
en dorsin g Fairhurst and the Libert ari ans and
Republica ns en dorsing Johnso n.
Th at sa id, th e O lympia n seems to feci tha t
Fa irhu rst wou ld be best due to her "s trong legal
res um e," work On two statewid e s lIlllnl i ts o n
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If you think things have gone roo far in this country - and the laundry list is
plenty long: war, civil rights a buses, corporate abuse, corruption, gaps in income and
education, health care, I'm sure you can reel 'em off - then you might agree that all
we have left is revolution. Conversely, voting encourages reform, and reform pacifies
the revolutionary spirit.
There are those who say the 2000 presidential election proves thate~ery vote
counts. I disagree. I say that it proves just the oppostie: y~ur vote:don't ~ean jack.
Gore won, and Bush is president. I don't know how to make thi ~ ~!lY :I~~rer" fve~
if you don't pay attention to the recount fiasco, even if you ignore the firlal results
that were supposed to be released in mid~September, 2001; the fa~t ~emains, Gore got
more votes. No one disputes this, yet everyone exhort~, "Keep v~ting, make your voice
~eard." Ho~? Where ? I voted, my candidate won, a.l}d yet a sll)all gr?~p of wealthy,
well-connected lawyers (a.k.a. the.Supremc ·Cour't) overturned .thecollective will of
more than half of those Americans who still beiievein the democratic process.
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This November, don't, cast a vote. It doesn't cqun,t, '~nd you're only supporting
the very system that oppr.esses you. The only thing that will get the attention of those
who hbld the power is direct action , Prq~est, boycott) ~rif~:; thfow a tantrum, sit-in
and walk-out, make your lifo your vote.
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domestic violence and her help in "crafti ng a
state constitutional amendment to increase the
rights of crime victims." Also, they don't seem to
think Johnson wants the job, having passed on
it 10 years ago. -CK
The Olympian says: Reelect Hunt.
State Supreme Court Justice, Position 3
·Jim Johnson
' Mary Fairhurst
Not voting, then, becomes a legitimate form of protest. You are saying, "I
d o nor trust either ca ndidate. I a m not represented by these choices. Neither person
(and how often do you get three or four realistic choices?) person has my family 's
best interest in mind. I withold my approval from the winner, the loser, and the
entire process."
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his first term "getting road repair funds" for the
Olympia area and was "a lead negotiator in the
quest to end the 60% supermajority requirement
to pass school levies and bonds." -CK
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It's Halloween: the .kiddies are treating, the politicos are tricking. Let's face
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it, when you vote, you're almost always choosing between the lesser of tWO evils.
Where are the leaders ? Where's MLK or Che or RFK ? We can't even find a cult of
personality anymore.
The Olympian says: Vote Fairhurst for State
Supreme Court
State Supreme Court Justice, Position 4
'Charles W . Johnson
'Pamela (Pam) Loginsky
On th~ Left:
For position 4 of the state Supreme
Court your choices are Pamela Loginsky
and Charles W. John so n. Progressives in
Washington would much rather see Johnson
get the position. His strength is his ability to get the
of
people
support
from all political perspectives. He even received an
award
this
year
from
th e American Bar Association's Co uncil
on Racial and Ethnic Justice. Many
claim th at he is a man that does hi s research, thus
legal
making
his
d ec is ion s b o th fa ir a nd co n stitutional.
His
opponent
is
a
former
death
pen alt y prosecu tor. Prog ress ives claim that
her past legal expe nence IS fa r too
foc use d to make her a good ca ndidate
for
something
as
all -e ncompass ing as
state Sup re me Co urt . From a lefti st standpoint, a
ca nd idate
with
greater
legal ran);e and th e ab ili ty to work with
many types of people seems like a
point journal
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much be Iter choice, - NH
The Lefr says: Vote "Johnson" for position
4.
From the middle:
The Olympian endorses experience in the
position 4 election through the reelection of
Johnson to the court. They cite his "high marks
for hi s reasoned, scholarly decision s," wide
variety of endorsements from the Washington
Conservation Vo ters to the Building Industry
Association of Washington, his "efforts to open
the Supreme Court up to the public, including
pushing for televised court sessions," hi s "proven
track record when it comes to efforts to m ake
the co urt system acces sible to all, " and his
recognition by the Am erica n Bar Associat ion's
Co uncil on Raci al and Ethnic Justice "for his
co mmitm ent to equal justice for all members
of our society."
Loginsky, the chall enger, on the other hand ,
does have "some 14 yea rs of lega l experience,
prim aril y as a co un ty prosecutor and staff
attorney to the prosecutor's state association" and
"a rticulate and energeti c" advocacy, but seems
to be a "single iss ue candidare, advocating for
the victims of crimes and th ose who prosec ute
crimin als." -CK
T he Oly mp ia n says : Ree le cr Jo hn son ro
Posiri on 4.
Thurston Co un ty Sheriff
'G lenn W. Q ualltz, Democra t
' Gary Edwards, Republican
On th~ Left:
The only race that has caught my attention
is the one for Shcriff- the only law enforcement
position elected by the people. Supporters (and
coworkers) of both admit that their partisa ns have
undertaken unethical and illegal actions {stealing
opponent's signs, campaigning on the clock and
with official, taxpayer resources, harass ment
and intimidation of subordinates, etc.} It has
also been made clear that there is nepoti sm and
favoritism in the Sheriif's office. The only thing
missing is the high-noon shoot-out (for which
I am srill rather hopeful!) I did sOl11e research
an d neither candidate seems to think too highl y
of community oversight (or any sort of acti ve
role for the co mmunity) , "white collar" crime,
domes tic violence prevention , environmental
crim e... in short, anyth ing th at the community
feels is important. What they do like are th e
Federal do llars for new toys for th e War on
Drug{users) and to unl eas h aga inst peaceful
protestors. Don't forget, kids, when May Day
ro lls arou nd , yo u'll see yo ur tax doll ars ar work'
And m aybe yo u'll be {un}lucky enough to feel
the effects thi s year' -EPI C
campaign \las focus~e'd on poliri cal posturing and
perso nal ities."
The O lym pian found Qua nt z la cking in
"managemen t experience", was con cern ed that
he filed fo r personal bankruprcy in 1998, aski ng
if "it makes sense to put Q uantz in charge of
a $20 million bud get for th e Sheri ff's o ffi ce
when he has proven himeslef un able to keep his
ow n perso nal spending in lin e." They also were
shocked th at Quantz told them he hadn'r loo ked
at th e Sheriff's depart ment budget. Simply put,
"Quan tz has not don e hi s homework ," the y
sa id.
Edwards also had significa nt problems, th e
O lympi an fo und. T hey cited a "sign ifi ca nt morale
problem" among deputies, "al ienat ion of o th er
law enforce ment agencies-especia ll y in th e
Nisq uall y tribe," and cited hi s overall "lack of
effec tiv e leadership ." Also, as The O lympian
noted, the co unty is moving towards building
a $ 100 million law and just ice cen te r and
questio ned Edwards' capabil iry to ru n it. -CK
The O lympian endo rses neither ca ndid ate for
T hurston Co unty Sheriff.
Thurston County Public Utility District
Commissioner, District 3
'Gary Cooper
·Conan M . O'Sullivan
We co uldn't find much of anyth ing as fa r as
opinion went on these two guys. Here are the
statements from their ca mpaigns in the Thurston
Co.unty Voter's G uide:
Ga ry Coo per: "I am seeking yo ur vote for
Public U tilities District (PUD) Co mmissioner
beca use I want to use my 14 years .experience
working and living in Thursto n Co unty to make
the PUD a better organization . I will promote a
PUD that is committed to service, value, water
quality and water conse rvation. I will work to
make the PUD more visible to the public, so
you will know how and why the PUD makes
decisions. I will ensure that PUD services are paid
for only by those who benefit from them. .
" I am employed as an Ass is tant Region
Manager with the Washington Department of
Natural Resources, managing a district that
includes 334,000 acres of aquatic lands, I am a
certified land use planner, and previously worked
as a senior environmental planner for Thurston
County. I am committed to making Thurston
County a livable community for us all . Thank
you for your support!"
Conan O'Sullivan : "Conan O'Sullivan is
a Deputy Director for Washington Refuse
and Recycling Association . Because garbage is
regul ated , like water and power, Co nan has a
working knowledge of how to keep our rates low,
and make sure our water is protected . Conan
will be running o n three issues, which arc :
Quality ofWata-Conan will work with the
sta te Department of Health, Department of
Ecology and Thurston County to ensu re co nstituents' water quality is protected; AffordabilityControlling utility rates is very im portant for
people li ving on fixed in co mes, especially if th ey
have to choose between paying the water bill or
buying food and presc ription med icines; and
Accountability-Conan strongly supports an open
pub li c process. Ultimately, the Co mmi ss io n
derives its auth ority from the vo ters and t hat is
to whom he is accountable.
"Co nan O'S ulli va n wants to hea r from
yo u, co ntact him about any ISsue at
os ullivan conan@hotmail.co m ."
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The Left says: Vote "for whoever" for Sheriff
From the middle:
The O lympi an decl ined to end orse eith er
ca ndi date for Sheriff because, as they say, "T he
r<lce ror Sher iff of Thurs ton C oun ty sho uld
foc us on lea dership and visio n and crcation of
a safer com muniry. Sadl y, the Edwa rd s/Quantz
Initiative to the People 776
Titl e: " Ini ti ati ve Measure No. 776 conce rn s
stare and loca l gove rn men t char);es o n moto r
vehi cles. T his measure wou ld require li ce nse tab
fees to be $.30 per for motor ve hi cb, includi nv.
the cooper paint journal
On the Left:
Initi at ive 776 invo lves $30 tabs for
all ve hicl es. Prog ress ives hate the idea,
but m os tl y out oLharred for .T im Evmlln.
Another crit iq ue of 1-77G IS tha t II
takes away the powe r of loca l decision- making.
Additionall y,
it
may
IIlcreaSe
the number of vehicles on the road sin ce
It
will
decrease
eXIS[ing
bus
and
co mmuter rai l se rv ice s. 1-776 will take
$700
milli on
away
from
public
lransit. T hi s mo ne y supp orts ex press husse s
th at
transport
G
milli on
rid ers
per yea r and a co mmut er rail th at transports
5G2,000
peop le
an n uall y.
The
co m b in at io n o f Tim Eyma n, dec reased
local power, and dec reased fundin g ior
public tran sit makes thi s a leftist nightmare .
-N H
The Lefr says : Vote "No" on 1-776.
From the middle:
This is another no-brainer for the Olympi an:
"We have no objection to th e $30 license tabs.
Th at law was passed in 2000 and is already on
the books. The real harm in this initiative is
the par! th at seeks to eli m in ate locally-approved
transportat ion funding ." The Olympian sees
th is as another one of anti -tax crusader Tim
Ey man's in iti atives where the raxes are cut but
th e public servi ces that lose their funding are
ove rI 00 ked .
1-776, by eliminating the option for local
counties and cities to ask their voters for approved
additional license fees of up to $15 per vehicle,
takes away "the voter's right to make thos~ local
decisions- taking away $700 million in local,
voter-approved rran sportation proj ects." -CK
The Olympian says: Vote "no" on Initiative
776.
Initiative to the People 790
Tid e: "Initiative Measure No. 790 concerns
law enforceme nt officers' and fire fighters'
retirement system , plan 2. This measure would
place management of the law enforcers' and fire
fighters' retirement system, plan 2 , in a board of
trustees consisting of six plan participants, three
employer representatives and two legislators.
Should this measure be enacted into law?"
On th~ uft:
Initiative 790 is not something Washington's
left is that excited about. The main reason is
funding . 1-790 transfers control of police and
firefighters' pension from the state legislature
to the actual recipients. While this plan sounds
wonderful , no system of funding has been
established to finance such a plan. Leftist opinion
would like to see the police and firefighters
in control of their pension, but not until the
government is actually in place to fund them.
With Washington's bad finan cial situation, some
form of taxation would have to be implemented
to get such an initiative to work. -NH
T he Left says: Vote "however you want" on
1-790 .
From th~ middlt:
The Olympian writes that whil e this initiative
may not seem like a "big dea l," vo ters must "resist
[the] temptation." Whil e the exis ting system of
setting pension poli cy by a co mmittee co mp rised
entirely of legislato rs is "wrong," " it 's equall y
wrong to strip legislators of their control and give
police and firefi ghters co nrrol of pensio n poli cies
and pay." Id ea lly, the O lympian wo uld like to sec
an "equal voice" for empl oyees, employers, ;Illd
state law makers alike. '
Ot her probl em s with 1-790 , fo r T he
Oly mpi an, include separating po lice offi cers and
fi refighters in to a separate pe nsio n phn than
ot her cmployees and the rac t th at the chan);es
co uld cost Washingto n tax paye rs "more d Ull
$ 1 bill io n between 2003 and 200 7" wi th no
Ie);islari ve revi ew of "what co uld amount 10 hll g e
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Postmodern.ism
Misunderstood
By Hal S®ffl)erg
\'(/hik fl l'tl si otl polilY refor m is "muchIll't'ckd ," thi s i, Ihc "w rong sol tttion. " -CK
Thc Okt1l pi;!n
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Referendum Measure 53
Titlc: "'1'1" . I.l'gi,h rll re p;",ed Engrm,cd
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M arc Sti ffler 's ,micie, "Postmodernism
and Eve rgre('!]" (Oc tober 24th), has mi splaced goa ls in crit icizing the philosophy
of Post mod ernism . Postmodnnism docs
not challenge Ih e id c'a "Ihal language
doesn't accurately represe nt thought ," as
Sl iffler claims, inste;,d , Poslmodcrnism
challenges the idea Ih al human beings have
any capability of un derstand in g trulh as il
comes in its many forms. This means Ihal
Irulh may in fact exist in the world but
in relation ro hum an beings, it is all but
imposs ible for us to find that {fUd1.
Postmodernism's most important
gift to the world co mmunity is its idea
that through language we ca n reshape
what truth is, Words handic ap us only
to the extent that we don't understand
the language being used to explain the
world. Thus if i go to I ndia, and i don't
understand Hindi, I won 't be able to
connect one thing with another and be
able to do such simple things as say "thank
you" when someone helps me.
Further!l10re, Stiffler's idea that
Postmodernism keeps us from making any
,',. judWienci is misplaced. Stiffler is correct
in ;~~:lll~iiging those who relativize the
~:.worl.4 <arid, in doing so, allow heinous
'i'eventS to occur. But where he is wrong is
~ ~ ,~j;;:i~t~rpretation of Postmodernism.
;:fWrite!.s such as Richard Rorry make very
·~..;:;g~t:that" cultural relativism in its most
fp'op~ta<~nderstanding is a bad thing.
;~Whef.~ 7tlier, :challengeus is in our treat/;jft~it.t9,(,t!Uth. Rorrydoes not deny that
~W¥·~~, liVe in cer,t ain places, we will
{ ha~~"Certat,n belief systems that contribute
(:'to' -;'ilr'\vay of thinking. He questions
··instead·· die idea that those systems are
. a~Tni.6re 'inherently correct than any
• other. For example, living in the United
States, I believe that human rights is a very
important issue that the world communiry
needs to deal with. Rony says I have every
right to hold such beliefs and every right
(0 try to persuade others that those beliefs
are better than their own. I don't have
the right, though, to say th~t my way of
think in g is any more close to the truth
than any other. I ca n say rhM my way, in
practicc, works bencr than ot hers, but I
can't say that my way of thinking is the
best way because so me objecrive force in
the wo rld tells me so,
This way of thinking Joes enormous
things for the world communi ly. Pluralistic
thinking (whi c h thi s is) allows lors of
di fferent people to coexist, in stead of
killing each orher Ollt of o nt' person's idea
that they have found truth . This thinking
also allows us, critically speaking, to move
beyond thc idea "my way of thinking is
truth, and it's a closed case. " It allows us
to constantly look for better ways of living
in the world. As Evergrcen stude nts , it
would be wise for us to try to hold such
beliefs, Instead of going around saying to
ourselves that we are right and everyone
else is wrong, we can leave the door open (0
other ideas, and maybe even be convinced
by other ideas. Post-modernism supports
the open-minded outlook of the Social
Contract of Evergreen . When we come
upon people who disagree with us, instead
of closing off our minds , we will open
them and listen, thus contributing to a
much more pluralistic and democratic
world.
i
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october 31
2002
fikd ,I suffic ictll rl'f'l' rctl dlll>l peti tio n IlII pails
of thl' hill ]. This bill wo uld rel" i,,' LIlt", rl·g,lItl.
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support s cmploycr;, who prov id e st;!hle
work, Ihus crc;lIing the Sl;!hle ecollomy
W"shingwn is cbperarcl y loo king for. -N I-I
The Left says: Vote "Yes" on R·53.
From tile middl,,:
"O n Nov. 5t h," The O I)"l1lpia n w rites,
"VOlers have an opportu nit y to bring so me
cquiry 10 the state's unemploym ent insurance
sys tem," Their arguments arc as follows:
The unemployment insurance sys tem deals
with $ 1.1 billion in taxes every year, and "over
the years, the sta te Legislature has changed
unemployment insurance benefits but has done
little to adjust tax schedul es."
The bill the Legislature passed that spawned
this referendum was an attempt to correct
the imb alan ce in the way unemplo yment
taxes arc collec tcd, which The Olymp ian
says heavily subsidizes the building industry,
The Olympian cites proponenls who say Ihat
R-S3 would correct, but nor elimin ate Ihis
summary.
Fin;!lly, R·53 is "good for the economy"
beca use many businesses wi ll henefit from the
adjust ment of tax collect iun an d is reflecti ve
of c1unges recomm ended by Ihe Covcrnor',
Co mpel iliveness Co un cil. - C K
T he O lympia n
Refercndlltll 53.
vo tc' "Yes" on
5:,,'S:
Referendum Hill 5 1
Ti tk : "Th e l.egi , LltLirc 1,,1\ p;",cd 1I ' " I\e Bil l
!\:(l. 2 ')() ') lin:IIlung lraJl ~ p()n ;l (ion i lnprO\'l' I tll'nh through lralll."p0rl, l lIol! fl:l'~ a nd L.l X(..'!'>.
Thi , htl l \\'IIL1ld in Cl"l""'c hi g h \v;I~' o p" citl',
I' u h Iic t ra n ' 1)(' rt ;ll io n, fi n" nei ng accou tll" htl iIY
through inU l'.I'l,d fuc l l'x c i ~l' (: I Xl'!-.. ~;Jlcs taxes
o n vchi ck·." ,lllti weight fcc.., nn tru c ks and
la rge \'e hi cle,. ShoulJ thi s hi ll be approved
pro pnt )' tax levies. Thi s amcndmcnt lIt1 fi rc
protec t io n would pe rmit propc n ~' I,IX lev)"
propos iri ons for fire pro tcctto n di stri ct, 10
be submined to vOlcrs for per iods up to f'our
yt:ar~ ) ur :-. ix yl'ar~ fo r fire (,lc ili ty con~ l ructi()Jl ,
rather Ihan annuall y, Shou ld thi s co nst itul ional
amendment be appro\"(:d or rejccted '"
,
Oil til<' L11i:
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Ifl~cf ;TC'lldl\nl
'i I were p,l"ed, a ga", line lax
IVolild rai sc th e pri ce "f fuel h )" ') cl' n" " ga ll on .
Thc plall hope" to w li ect 57.7 billiun. One
fou rth 01' Ih e mOIll')' wou ld be ",cd til expand
Int crs ta tl' I/ OS. The rnt wou ld 1Jl' used to
build Ill'IV hi ghways. \'(/"shingto n prog rc "ive.s
;Irc ah . . ulutl'I}, opp.) ~e d lo ~ lI c h a llll' a~lI rl' .
The ), be lievl' Ih ;]( expanded road s do not
reduce traUic problems; inslead they enco ur,lge
mor e people to dr ive. Additionall y, R·5 1
doe sll'l in c lu de a phn 10 increa se publi c
t ra nspo rtatIon. The re fer endum pl'IIl S to
start Illan ), h ighway proj ects, but il doesn't
incll\d e funding to finish rhe pro jects.
\X/a shi ngro n's left wants 10 sec somelh ing th ,l l
>Llpport .' puhltc tran si t, nOI so mcthin g th"
in creases I raffi c and lea ves the door ope n to
furth er taxatto n du e 10 unfini shed pro jccls.
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H o use JoinL I ~c s o lutiotl ,,220 lets lire
Ic \' i..::-. lha l bst :l VC :1r 10n nCL
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It 's nOI a Icrrihl), controvl't"sial iss ue, Ldli sl
opi nio n is in app ro v, d of this pl.lll. -\: 11
di~lJ' i C[s raise
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Fro", tile lIIiddle:
The Oly m pian doesn'l sec Ihis OtiC as Yen'
conlroversial. Th ey ex plain il h)" say itlg, "Th,'
ballot ttrl e pre tt), well sum s til' the in'l'orl:l nlc'
of Ihi s const itution,d amcndment." T he ir
:ngut11 e nt is equ;!lIy simple. l3asi call y, " It si mpl y
all ows voters to appro\'e proPl·rty t:l X le vic's
fo r periods longer tha n one y,",H- SJvi ng li re
districts hi gh election custs." ·CK
The Oly mpi ;! n says : Vo te "vc,' Otl I II Il
Uncontested Races
From Ii" , middf,,:
T/;e jollowing
Thc O lympian says that " Referendum
5 1 is J start at so lving" the Iraffic prohlems
encountered by commuters, farmer s and
manufa cturers produced by a 20 percent
in crease in population over the past 10 yea rs.
They say that the state government has "shirked
[their] responsibility" to address these problems
and the concerns of public safety officials to
"get 10 traffic a'ccidents and other emergencies
in a timely fashion," of business leaders to
achieve "tHe free flow of commerce" and
facilitate "economic development," an d of
motorists who "simply want to get from Point
A to Point B in a reJSonable amount of tim e
and with minimal traffic delays,"
While they say that R-S I is imperfect, "i t is
a sta rt. " It is particubrly needed because "there's
absolutely no gua rantee [that] .. . lawmake rs
will craft a_different spending plan with more
money !l~ ing td public transportation," R~51
. will provide, The Olympian says , "a single
transportal ion vision to end gridlock. kick-s tart
the eco nomy and gc r producrs and people
moving efficiently." ·C K
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Great hours/,.
relaxed bosseS '1
prime • learning
experlence . •
your dream job '!
/ll/ collles/ed:
Susan A. Duhuisso n for pos il io tl I of Ihe
District C ourt JuJ ge
c.L. Stitz. Jr. for position 2 o( the District
Cou rt Judge
Patricia Costello (D) for County Assessor
Kim Wyman (R) for Co unty Auditor
Belty J. Gould (D) for County C lerk
Bob
Mac!cod
(D)
(or
County
Commissioner
Judy Arnold (OJ for County Coroner
Ed Holm (D) for Cou nty Pros ec ut in g
Altorney
Robin L. Hunt for Count), Treasurn
Jo yce Hutlt for Position I of the stalc
Supreme Coun
Not to mention oodles offun ...
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The O lympian says: vole " Yes" on
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The Halloween Manifesto:
:::by Ian Mans field '
Wau
c un~ti t tltional ;lIlll'n d mCnl on flI T prolcCl iull
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Hou se Joint Reso lution 4220
Title: "The Lcg isLlfure b,IS p roposl"li ,I
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\X/d l kids, I k now a, wl'il ,I.' \"tllt do rlLlt O":lOhl'r 31 ,t is co m ing u p rc;d soo lJ,-.. ;lnd We all know w ha t that tnc;tm. Bcgg,lrs. )" ' :lh, )"llt
hl';Ird tne. No good littk eg~:- Ih wwin g costi"lnll' wc.tring fre,tk s. You rhink it ', all fun and 'g:ltl1CS) So d id I whc'n I wa s live, I." I·S h L l'
it, ,tfll'!" ;tho ut six (II' so, tltC jo ke we:II·.' th il l. ThLTc 's only so nla n)" tim es ,'ou e llt d rcss up as :t witch , a ba ked po[aro, o r O',tm,t I\in
I.adc,tl. [Jon't e\"l' tl gl'1 tn C SI,tnnl on lecnagLTS who throw on shcc rs ,mel try [0 I'ass thl'm ,l'i "l's off as ghost" o r, cvc n wo rse, tCl't u ger.s
who dress up as Itil'f'ies l D ott't act li kc I do n'l sce p;llli d recnJgers str un g ou t o n dopc'. "l"h ;tt 's wh a t co lTcl' shops a rc for. Let's ai st) Ihink
ahou t w h:tt wc'rc do ing 10 tltc' kid ., hnc. \X 'e'rc g ivin g Ihem Coltldy for Chr issa kcs! A few more yea rs li kc tha t a nd you'll ge t to m cc t the
busincss e nd ofl\lr. Dcm ist D rill, n~"cr nlind rhe cal o ri es. H ell , we go t ourscl" es a n at io n of overweight ch ildren and wc're e nco ur.lgi ng I
thl,tIl to stuff th eir fa ces with choco b ,e· dippcd far. YOlt wou ldn't' give beer to kid s.
I'll be t YO tt wouldtl 'r giVe' Ihem Lit po ison eith er. \Xlcl l.lct me say that I fo r on e atll not go itt g 10 hc sl'Ildin g thi s ye:u's tr ic k-or- trea ter,; ~
on th e Em lane to Jen ny C rai g. Thesc kids don't eve n ge t a ny exe rcise an ymore, what with their mom s taking rh e m tri ck-or·trea tin g in :
their minivans. When I was a kid , we had 10 sing for nu r suppe r. And it "as apples. Leav ing aside the whole busincss about th e next I
genera ti on's spare-t ires-i n-I he- making, what ki nd of messages arc we se nding here? We're tcach in g kid s 10 expec t a handou t. You knOll" I
wh at that is? It 's practi ce fo r the welfare statc· 1 You sta rr w ith o ne day a yea r when th ey're yo ung, :tnd tilt' nex t thing you know the),
want it every first a nd fi fteen th. J\nd yo u bes t believe, when th ey get a link bi gge r and a lo t less :ld o rable, th ey d o n't just want M ou nds I
bar anymore. They want checks. Din e ro , baby. Looks like o ne lesson of ca pitali sm rubbed offon 'e m, And you kn ow it's just for beer
to escape th e meaningless ness of th e depend e nt li festy les we b red into' em when th ey we re shorr and co min g to you r d oo r dressed I
like Spid e rman . Co mmuni sts ha ve been made fro 111 less!
!
And if yo ur bl eeding hea rt im 't jolted into action over th a t patrioti c p lea, I know yo u fear o f th e man up stairs, and he doesn't see i
a ny treat at all in Hallowee n. You think you can play lightly with th e occu lt ? My man Jack Ch ick doesn't think $0. You see, Ja ck !
did so me readin g, and he knows that , much as we might think, Halloween didn't come from M a rs Bars or H o C hi Min . Halloween I
came from Sa mh ain, a n anc ie nt paga n blood-drinking fes ti val. And how do you think roday's Dungeons :lnd Drago ns- playin g i
C ure fans ce lebrate it ? Do yo u think they dress up like ghosts and ask for h and outs? Nope. They go in for a Salan wo rshipping, I
cat sac rifi ce, and eve n a linle good-o l'-fashio n' homi cid e (go to http://www.ch ick .com/readingttracts/0058/0058_0I.asp to see I
fo r yo urselves), D oes n't so und lik e a treat to me!
Now I don't want ro be a pa rty pooper here, but I ca n th ink of plenty of better ways to cc lebrate Halloween. This Hallowee n (or
"Thursday," as I lik e to ca ll it), w h en those kids show up ro you r door, tell 'e m to get a goddamnj o b! Or give 'e m so me C hi ck Tracts
(www.chick .co m ) and tell 'e m m y man Jack se nt ya, Only YOll ca n stop boys from wearin g makeup and asking for mo ney.
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E.F. Soccer Lies Waiting On the Bottom of Pandora's Box
~ i~e' ~ ~ittQe
Smackdowns
,
Simply stated, there will be times
in your life of ultimate failure. These tend
to be times when everything you have
done wrong suddenly comes back to you
in a crushing blow of huge immensity.
My idea originates from a Monty Python
animated short, literally the hand of God
coming out of the sky and squishing you
flat. Down on the ground, lying in the
gutter, or drowning in the sewer provides
new perspective on where you should
be or what you should really be doing.
Humbling, isn't it?
I restate the idea of karma as a
law of energetic physics: If you commit
yourself to selfish pursuits, negative energies, or create a negative based existence in
the human culture or universal energy, you
will increase your descent into chaos. Thus
for every negative action you commit,
an equal or greater reaction will be committed unto yourself. Or if stated in a
positive manner, "Do unto others as you
would have them do unto to you"
This law of positive and negative energetics simply explains how a
scenario was created where the United
States government's and multi-national
corporations' manipl,llation of other
countries' economies in the past and present provided ample reasons for retribution
and unification of beleaguered countries.
Is the U.S. seen as the capitalistic form of
the Nazi regime or, as recently equated,
Rome? Of course America would rather be
compared to Rome than the Nazis, but the
Nazis themselves idealized and mimicked
Roman culture in their propaganda.
. Rome is an excellent metaphor,
providing a vision of the many middle
and upper class Roman families living fat
off of Roman imperialism and colonizing
most of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
While the Romans enjoyed slaves, an
abundance of fancy foods to stimulate
jaded appetites and supported a culture of
the arts, thousands died to provide commerce. They dressed casually yet elegant,
enjoyed the pleasure of bath and sau na
and indulged in more complex appetites
of the fl esh. They we re dumbfounded
as to why any indigenous people would
not welcome the opulent sanity and organi zation of the Roman rule. They exterminated entire cu ltures with their might,
transformatiol~ . When you awaken wet, leaving o nly tr ac~s of the indigenous
sticky and covered with bodies, bodily cultures that were native to Europe.
fluid s, feathers and fur, you should feel
Yet this type of domination is
refreshed, reinvented and renovated. You
part of an unsustainable cycle. In the
may want to take a shower and see your
physician, but you will have conquered your case of over-harvesting, any subsidy, if
fears about what love between you, an artsy forced beyond the rules of natural law
aardvark, and a hairy hermaphrodite could (disrupting nature's sustainable cycles),
be like-- and it's fantas tic. You now know will eventually no longer exist, as shown
that you never have to be alone because with salmon, lobster, small fish, whales
no matter what, there's someone out there and chemically dependent crops. If
for you.
humanity leaves the path that provides
Well. we may not all be able to balance , thi s removes all protect io ns
participate, but we can think about what against chaos.
it would be like if we could just let all
Woefully, human experience is
our inhibitions go and associate ourselves
moving rapidly away from a sustainable
with anyone and anything and be able to
relate to all situations involving love and cycle to a 'linear decline into chaos. While
partnership. I f you have any questions chaos is an undesirable pla ce to be ,
concerning this new process, due out on it merely is a form without form , waitthe market in Spri ng 2003 mating scason, ing-for boundaries and structures to
I probably don't have any coherent answers define it . Thus, to be lost in chaos,
because my contract prevents me from or in my words, to be smacked down
revealing too much information as it may and overwhelmed, one gains the unique
com promise the in terests of our investors.
experience of becoming a foundation for a
.
I :-viII be leaving the c~,untry shortly whole new path. The real question is, will
tounng with my new book 'Never Ajone
the foundation of a poss ible self-aware
Again: How to Sleep Wr'th Anyone and
Anything Wr'thout Shame or Dignity, "but utopia be founded over the mass graves
feel free to send questions and comments of innocen t men, women, and children,
or over the forced retirement of corrupt
to natehogen@excite.com.
corporate and government officials?
by Mark GermanO
Most people think that Americans
can't play soccer as well as any given
- -rDreignplayer. ThiSlSbaslcally a correct
assumption, but the E.F. students still
enjoy playing soccer here at Evergreen.
Every Thursday at 3 p.m., a collection
of internation al students and curious
Greeners convene in the field for a few
hours of socce r, known in other parts
as "football."
It all started on a rainy April aftern oon
last
sprin g quarter. A few E.F. students
I
decided that it was time to kick the mods
f
for awhile and hit the field.
I
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There was an amazing turn-out
of people for the first few games. All
I
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For the seco nd time this seaso n , the
Evergreen Women's Volleyball team
learned from a previous night's loss and
walked over an opponent with ease.
Led by thirteen kills from senior
Courtney
Brandon
(Pomeroy,
Wa/Pomeroy H.S .) and 10 kills from
fr es hman Kristen BarrIey (Lubbock,
T x/ Mo nterey H .S.) Evergreen (5-18,
3-1 CCC) disposed of visiting Cascade
Co lleg e (5-16, 0-16 CCC) in three
straight games (30-20, 30-26, 30-23).
Last night against Warner Pac ific
the Geoducks were on track to win three
consecutive games. They have only accom-
said Roman Baudet of France, who's
normally a basketball player, "most of
the fields where I live are reserved for
organized teams."
It's fun just 'to watch the excitement
and antics of the game too. You can always
join #1 fans Robin Holyms and OliVia
Soileau in their shouts of encouragement.
If you are gOtng to play, they encourage
you to wear the skimpiest shores yo u ca n
find . Itg~ts ?ot out there.
.
So JOin In, beca use E.F. soccer IS the
perfect metaphor to bring us hope for a
utopian future.
in victory, they relaxed and Warner PaCi fic
went on to win the next three games.
They left the College Recreatio n Center
still in the running for a playoff spot.
"Last night," explained H ead Coach
Bill Lash, "we pretty much eliminated
ourselves from the playoffs. There is still
a mathematical chance that we could
earn a spot, but in reality it is not very
likely."
With last night's collapse fresh in their
minds, Evergreen stepped on the court for
game three with as much de.termination
and focus as they began game one. Fiftythree serves later they headed to th e
sideline, winners of their fifth game of the
season and tying last season's reco rd .
Geoducks dominated .at the ner. ~arrIey
and Brandon combined for nine of
Evergreen's e leven total blocks . As a
team, Cascade recorded only three rotal
blocks.
Statistically, freshman Elyse Johnson
(Elko, Nv/Elko H.S .) was the player-ofthe-ga me. I n fourteen attacks, Johnson
recorded eight kills with no err~rs, one
se rvi ce ace, el.ght defen Sive digs and
one block to round out her well played
nigh t.
'
When asked wh~t pre-game speech
he used to motivate hiS team , Coach Lash
stated , "I told them this w:s their house.
Bnng yo ur lunch pads out cause we have
Five games remain on the 2002 schedule. Halloween nlghr, Thursday, Oct.
31st, the Geoducks will be in Walla Walla
ro battle the Warriors at 7 p.m .
Two subsequent road games, on Nov.
1st & 2nd against Eastern Oregon and
Albertson, put Evergreen at home on
Nov. 8th & 9th ro play Oregon Tech and
Southern Oregon . Both games can be
heard live via the internet.
"J am looking forward to the web
streaming play-by-play," said Lash .
" Parents who have not had been able
to see their daughters play can at least
hear them play this seas~n. Modern
technology IS wonderful.
Footbag Finally Gets Official
thi s th ey c reated and trademarked
the
sack, calling
it a "Hacky
Sack."
But so
as not to confu se
peo ple
with the product,
they
named
the
"foot -
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by Nate Hogen
J
down [0 the health department and receiving a vivisection or, as pop-culture likes
[0 say, "get your tubes tied , baby." This
will prevent any babies getting in the way
of your relationships and if you've got
one of those pesky andlor life-threatening
STDs, just colon ize those who share your
misfortune so you don't go spreading it to
those who would rather avoid the burning,
itching, and scra tching associated with
these lovely diseases.
Next step is for all the guys to
convince their straight male friends that
girls aren't nearly as good at giving head
as guys and send them out to experiment.
Some straight girls have already realized this
and have been experimenting for a while,
you're,on the right track.
As we go further , the process
becomes more difficult. Men must now find
women's clothing comfortable, fashionable,
and socially accep table. Bras and panties
aside, dresses and skirts are in to win along
with lipstick, eyeliner, blush and crimped
eyelashes. Women have already caught onto
all clothes being asexual and therefore need
no instruction in this area.
It's obvious that the excessive
consumption of aphrodisiacs a~e a must in
our round-robin blind-folded Greek orgy
extravaganza. Throw in a few barnyard
animals, lots of fruit, chocolate and syrup
and we should be ready for the ultimate
to vicariously act out their aggression.
"It's fun and easy to participate here,"
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Tao
of
Nonsense:
Trlsexual Trickery
There are six billi~n' plus people
in the world and there are still those of us
who are alone witho ut friends, comrades,
co-workers, lovers, colleagues and family.
Sounds a bit ridiculous and unfathomable
considering the wide array of weirdos out
there with whom to share moments in
time and intimate relations. There are
those people who aren't social butterflies,
attention whores, and who actually hate the
sight of anyone resembling a member of the
human species, but I have a solid solution
just waiting to be sold off as the next
innovative product specializing in personal
companionship and compatibility.
That's right folks, homo-hypnotism is a fun way for you and your friends
[0 explore the realms of homosexuali ty,
bisexuality and trisexuality; and for those
bored with sex uality, asexuality. It's fast,
it's simple and most importantly free, but
not free of consequence. You'll spend hours
trying [0 convince those dosest and dearest
[0 you that they've been born backwards or
chosen the wrong social group. You'll help
them understand and ultimately believe that
the opposite sex is just another distraction
leading [0 the preservation of a srecies hell
-bent on destroying itself. You'l convince
them that all sexes are fun, lucrative, hip,
groovy, stylin', cool, awesome, righteous,
riveting and revolutionary.
An easy way to start is by going
groups of people got together. They were
They go back and forth during the
from Thailand, Korea, France, Mexico, games. Last week Johnny scored his first
Ecuador, Spain, etc. However, there was hat trick against Greg. Greg was later seen
nary a Greener in sight during these sobbing in a bathroom stall.
_fanra.ill.c.kginnings
_____ Howe yer, the game is all-inclusive>. As the summer wore on, many of which was initially a surprise to some of
the original playe rs left and numbers the players. C ha from Korea said, "[ was
dwindled. However, with the co ming ' hocked to see women playing. In Korea
of the new school year, some Greeners women don't usually play soccer. It's a
found the game and joined in much the popular for m of exercise here, and the
same way as how the teddy bear dance girls who play are good."
was popularized.
Daniel Ullaury of Ecuador sa id ,
The E.F. st ude nts enjoy thi s new "The game here is friendly and funny.
element, though. Johnny Ota of Japa n Soccer is very competitive in my country.
said, "I like beating up Americans like Sometimes, if there is an argument it
Greg."
comes to blows even though we are just
Greg rep li ed, "[ make Johnn y cry having fun."
when I sco re goal s. His nails a re too
During the games in review, Johnny
long."
and Greg provide a soap opera for players
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Phoro By Hal Stienberg
A fancy move in the world
By
Hal Steinberg
Have you ever wanted to become
a footbag pl ayer? Well here's your
chance.
Footbag, often known as "hacky
sack," has invaded Evergreen's campus
wjth a vengeance.
Before we get to logistics, here's a
little history so you're not in the blue
as to where footbag got its origin and
how it became the international sport
we now know.
In 1972, in Oregon City, Oregon,
John Stalberger met Mike Marshall .
The former had created a homemade
beanbag out of sand. A friendship
developed and they decided to call
the game "Hack the Sack." From
Sadly,
Mike M arsh all
died in 1975
at the age of
28 from a
heart attack.
How eve r ,
Stalb e rg e r
decided
to
ca r r y o n
of footbagging.
M a r s h a ll 's
dream.
He
eventually sold
the rights to the H ack Sack to Kransco ,
under the Wha m-O label. Kransco is
the same company who owns Frisbee.
Thanks to Kransco marketing, footbag became popular around the world .
Eventually the sport d eveloped enough
to have standardized rules, governed by
the International Footbag -Committee
(IFC), within the International Footbag
Players' Association (IFPA).
Footbag now h.as registered c1ub.s in
41 countries, rangll1g from the United
States to Pakistan.
Through the years, footbag has
developed from simply kicking around
a beanbag to a sport, where there are
numero us different ve rsions. The two
mos t popular are Footbag Net and
the~ .cooper ,point
journal
Footbag Freestyle.
Footbag Net is simil ar to volleyball
and tennis and either singles or doubles
can play the net game. The objective is
to get the b ag over the net and to land
it so that the opponent is unable to
return the bag to the other side.
Like volleyball, doubl es players
a re allowed 3 kicks per s ide and are
required to altern ate kicks. In si ngles,
players u se only their right feet a nd
stand next to each ot her.
The other popular version of foot bag is frees tyle. Much like figure skating, freestyle competitio n is j~dged on
four skill s: choreograp h y, difficulty,
variety and executi on. Like fi gure skating, th e m oves are put to music. ~he
music ch ose n is most often claSSICal
so as to pl ease the la rgesr cross section
of fans.
In this c ra zy world of footbag,
Evergreen h as finally m ade its nam e
known . The footbag club at Evergreen,
known as the "Forever-green Kickers"
is set ro sta rt meeting twice a week to
work on th eir skill s and to just have
fun.
Aaron Shepard, th e founding
member of the club, hopes that footbag
becom es popular enough to one day
become an Olympic event.
Shepard sa id , "If I were the worl.d
champion, [ would wnte the Oly~pIC
committee and try to do everythmg I
could to get it into the Olympics."
As to how he got involved, he said,
"I went to ma ny different schools and
there was a lways a footbag circle. I
co uld introduce myself and I would
have new friends ."
Shepard reali zes that starting a club
could bring in many new members
and so meday it might ex plode into
a spo rt like s katebo a rding , but h e
Photo by Hal Steinberg
Alan Shepard hacks the sack.
cautions about his own motives, ''I'm
not trying to make it mainstream o r
popular. I have the club to represent
Evergreen. "
The Forever-green Kickers meet
every Sunday and W e,dnesday, during
dry weather, at the tennis courts. Once
it starts raining they hope to fin? a
place in the CRe. As for now, durll1g
poor weather, the club meets upstairs
in the Library.
The Forever-green Kickers will
be attending the Seattle Jugglin~ and
Footbag Festival at HEC-ED Pavilion,
November 15th-17th. For more info
on this event and many others and for
more information regarding footb ag,
go to www.footbag.org.
octobe(3j, 2002
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this is Halloween.
Living Dead will be showing at Capitol Theatre at 7:30 and 10:00 p.m. It's spoooky... and free!
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Halloweell Special Dad ct Boy by Jeremy Gre20ry
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-,,·,o""""';y. Get tickets at the CRC reception area or from Dave Weber at ext. 6531 .
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Center for the Performing Arts (512 Washington St. SE) will be showing Warren Miller's Storm at 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. It's a film featuring extreme alpine
action! Admission is just 14 clams.
..... " ... th Thomasma, Sacajawea expert and one of the prime advocates of the Sacajawea dollar coin will speak at the State Capital Museum, promoting those cool gold coins and
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The Truth About Sacajawea. Be there, at 21 1 West 21 st Ave, O lymp ia at 1:00 p.m. Call 753-2580 for more details.
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at the Washington Center, this time at 5:00 and 8:00 p.m.
mpia Film Society begins the screening of Notorious CH. O. (featuring Margaret C ho) and Mostly Martha (with Martina Gedeck and Maxime Foers.te) raday,
until November 7. , See www.olyfilm.org for schedules.
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; ~J!t~:icultul'a1I~t Clay ¥~i~~~u'tvill gi~j.rresentation on "N~tive P~an.t s in Ornamental Landscapes" as part of the South Sound. branch ~f the Washington Native Plant Society's
\-:-},,1t1~e~i ng.
It Will take. place. at ~OO p. ~ ~t fhe US Forest SerVice Blllldmg, 1835 Black Lack Blvd SW Call 894-351 I for more mformanon .
t:lk~s
weekly meeting
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, Amnesty I~tern~~ionhl Chapter meets at the Olympia Timberland Library from 7:00 to 8: 00 p.m. Come and help support human rights worldwide.
weekly in'eeting takes place at 4:30 p.m. in Library 2220 .
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die ~o~Cities Olympia Forurn on Stoflllwater. (~ha t's righe, stormw3rcr!). 5:30 to 7 :30 p.m . at th e Old 'Madison School~ 8th and SE Canal.
'be a nonviolent"Communication workshop in the Lincoln School cafeteria, 2]3 21st Ave SE in O lympia. Bring a donation that fits your budget.
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Clown at the; Dances of Universal Peacedass·! No experience.pecessary, takes place from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Unity Church, 1335 Fern St.· SW.
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BIOSPHERE 2
COLUMBIA UNIVERSTTY
Sc ence
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Computer , Science, Engineering
and Mathematics Scholarship
2002-03 Academic Year
B*O*P*M Halloween Special by Max Averill
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summer
programs at
Biosphere 2.
. The University: of;, Delaware in
partnership with' COlumbia
University will hold an on-campus
presentation•.
Meet David Downie,
Columbia University faculty
member and recruitment
officer for Biosphere 2.
Monday, October 28
3:30 p.m.
114 Gore Hall
for more information contact
Usa Chieffo
Center for International Studies
(3D2) 831-2852
Ichieffo@udel.edu
www.ude[ _edu/studyabroad
www.coiumbia.edu/biosphere
2nd Round of Awarding!
Amount: $3125
Multi-awards
Offered to new students admitted
Winter Quarter 2003 or currently
lIed students attending full-time for
e 2002-03 academic year who intend to
tain a Bachelor of Science degree with a
oncentration in mathematics or computing
Clence. Financial need will be taken int
onsideration. The award is renewable, and
dependent upon satisfactory completion
f Evergreen academic work.
DEADLINE:
Tuesday, December 3,
2002 by 4:00 pm
You can pick up application information in
Enrollment Services, Library 1221 or call'
to have information mailed to you at (360)
867-6310.
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