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Part of The Cooper Point Journal Volume 31, Issue 16 (February 6, 2003)

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The Elephant Boom
(Boom is dlllch for tree - pronounced SOME)

The Elephant boom of the 2reener forest
Who 2uarded the sacred. wood ...
Is on the 2round, for so I found,
And thus I wonder how this could?
A favorite tree to you and me
And perhaps a certain 2nome
I wonder why, I wonder how,
The earth kisses this mi2hty boom
I was just walkin2 past, and soon off the path,
To sit at the bench and toke
When throu2h day 's lillht, I saw the Si2ht,
And my heart ran2 the saddest of notes
I touched her face with a 2entle 2race
To see what fate was dealt
Her face so stoic, like an immortal poet
Cast to the surface to slowly melt
With
If I
And
So I

her 2rave on the path, I thou2ht I would ask
could take a piece of her with
on her face still true, she offered her view
plucked betwixt wooden lids

Her trunk once at zenith, I hope that you 'd seen it
For now she lay level and broken
I tended her tusks, as others who loved ...
... now I carry her eye as a token

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On Wednesday, January 29. facilities began the process of fIXing
a slow leak in Phase III housing ("The Soup") . Hot water had been
running into the drainage ditch indicating a leak. Steve Johnson,
Engineering Technician, guessed to within a foot and a half the
location of the leak, and work began to repair it. The school doesn't
own a backhoe. so with the rental of the backhoe and the help of
outside contractors A+ Plumbing, a hole was dug at the location of
the leak to repair the pipe. The problematic piping, lacking expanding
joinrs (thanks to the original outside contractors who installed the
plumbing for Phase III) to compensate for press ure changes, was
leaking. While the hole was still dug. facilities d ec ided to fix another
slow leak that leads to the heating sys tem . Students in Phase III were
without h ot water for approximately a day and a h alf du e o nly to the
original problem . The repair of the heating pipe was instigated to avoid
future expe ns es. T he next step will be (0 check the aerators (the small
filters on th e individual faucets) in Phase III (0 rem ove any buildup
th at went throu gh the pipes once water was turn ed back on . Thanks to

M ark Lacina for protJiding Ihe ilijon Ufllioll in this article.

Railwr shill e (see photo),
Take a paper: read il., {( you have any
slIsgeSliolls.!"el fre e to di"cuss ,helll
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Wi' 're here lor.
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A backhoe rests next to a hole near N building.

Read This.

Hi. I'm the managing ed itor of the Coo per Point Journal-thaI's your student journal-and there's a
few thin gs I want to bring up here and now, for your edificarion and my peace of mind.
First , we as a publi cation ca nnot survive without contributions. That mean s th at ordinary,
nun-journalism studen ts must write for the CPJ. I know, it doesn't make se nse, at leas t not if you're used
w your high school p"per, or your other college paper or the New York Times. We have no staff writers or
photographers; all of ou r paid staff is here to recrui t, coordinate and help out volunteers. We believe thai
by soliciting contrib utions from everyone, we arc betler able 10 re fl ec ~ the student body.
"But I ca n'r write," you wail. "I don't kn ow the first thing about report in g! " It doesn't marter. If you
""1111 rn wr ite:r"'nt\V.s srory, we c an help YO LI out. If yo u just want [0 write up a sc reed aboll l .1 book yo u

read (, r,somet hin g you've been thinkin g "bout, we can help you with that , too. It does n't m'rd to be
i'<"fecl. All yo u need to know is in the Submissions ·Gui de (available outside the offi ce, CAH 3 16). And if
YU lI ha w an in compl ete idea that you want to develop, you ca n do that here.
\'l/e tIun't jU.' 1 tin news. No siree. A hook in class got you hlabhing no n-stop to your fri en ds about
the " inh c r~ nt naws ill Ill"o- li hn:dism? " G ive their c:us a rest and w rite an a rt icle. Want a date w ith
th" cul e Be", H:lppening fa n ~ Write a rev iew to get their attention ("Oh, th at only took me fifteen

minutes to write. \'l/ant to see my etchin gs'''). So methin g on ca mpus gctlin g under yo ur sk in ' Dig up
th t, facts and get to lh e root of th e problem.
Unhappy about the paper's co ntent' Find five fr iends to eac h write an article and se t off a ca mpus-wide
deba le. Yes, folks, it 's just that easy. We need everyone to cont ribute so mething. That way. we ca n truly
represe nt what's go in g o n

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so mething and turn it in . Ca n you imagine how amazin g the paper wo uld be if everyo ne co nrributed 10
il ~ I ca n. All vou have 10 do is write aboll! whal you're interested in and submit it.
I rea ll\' ,~ant to hear from all of you, even if it's just a short Ictte r abo ut an article you rea d, •
o n e- fram ~ co mi c about vo ur ca l, a photo of a neat-lookin g tree on ca mpus ... anythin gl Pick up a
Submi ss ions Guide, SlOp by the ortice, sen d us an
email! Let us kn ow.
Thanb ~gain to . 11 th ose who have cont ributed
and who co nlinue to help out with th e production
of lhe Cooper Point Journal! Never stop lea rningl

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-Meta Hogan
867 -6213 • cpj @evergrcc n.edu

, ''NOtespecialty. !foeLtikethis
is a very liberal school so !ingoillg
to get some leftist propagalldq.'
, every mice in ,a while. I havm't.
gO/fm much a/the other sitko I've '
gotten a 1m more 'left: literature
/0 read tho,! 'righr' litertlturt." .. '

Writing through the Wilderness
by Eoca Nelson
It's crunch time for the twenty
Evergreen students. lr's the mid-point of
the year. week five of winter quarter, and
they need to get their work done before
deadline.
Their assignme nt '
Write a book.
Their d eadlin e?
The possible publishing d ate .
Protecting Wa shin gto n Wilderne ss IS
a thr ee -quarter, full-tim e program in
which th e stude nts' task is to write a book
about tell ing the history of the wildern ess
conservation movement in Washington
State a nd the sta tus of public lands.
"We want to loo k at a rough , partial
manu sc ript this week, " said Ted Whitese ll ,
a faculty in th e program.

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Kelly Hables • 3"' year

aNo: I flel like this is a
very liberal school, so we definitely don't gtt botb sides oflbe
speClntih. Theres II lot ofissues
_w!2r!e .Ih~ .''!Ii,)ority vitwJ>oil!!.~
is getting nominal mpport b'jt
not actual support. ..

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we are in Oly'mpia, and 'jt's a relatively .,
liberal school, but we alro live near
Lacey and it sums :like they're pr~tty
conservaiive ou.t th~ie. I tbillk the
media tends to be a little const!rVative, so
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Political £COl,wmy '& Social Cha,'lf'

The book is broken 'into 17 chapters,
and the students are working in separate
chapter groups 'to get the job done. So how
can twenty students write one co hesive
book?
The answer includes a lot of meetings
and cons ta nt peer editing to achieve a
consistent voice. The instructors have cut
back o n class time to leave more room for
writing and resea rching. They a lso have
a calendar on th e w eb that keeps track
of where everyone is and wh e n vario us
groups are meeting. Students are travel ing
around the entire state doin g resea rch and
II1tervtews.
Ellen Trescott is a senior in the prog ram
that has b een driving a round the st ate
to gather information. She recenrly met

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literature, and so it has to 'iJq'
with m,ou human issues tba;'
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Aristophanes'Lysistrata. Ours will happen in the Longhouse at Evergreen at 7::30 p.m.
on March 3. This performance will be free and open to the public.
Lysistrata is a bawdy ancient Greek comedy about a group of women who
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Wednesday, February 19th at 5: 15 in Lab I, room 1047.
More information about the Lysistrata Project is available at
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Hello, my name is
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one of the new coordinators for the Parents'
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crime is Tammy Grable.
The Parents' Resource
Nerwork is a studen t gro up
that is dedi cated to providing resource co ntac ts and
support for student parents
at Evergreen. We also plan
to have potlucks and do
other activ ities throughout
the year.
I f you are a srude n r
who is also a parent, or
are simply interested in
being a part of our group,
please give us a call at extension 6412. Or stop by our
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The more contributions there are, the more representa tive
the paper will be. In contributing ro the CP], students have
the opportunity to present their point of view, to advance
discussion in the community, and to entertain and inform their
fellow students. The CPj is a forum for dialogue and cri ti cis m ,
and a'greater diversity of perspectives promotes awareness and
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You can do almost anythi ng for th e CPj . Review a show,
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layout pages, proofread copy, and be a part of the productioll
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Criteria for all sub missions include:
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in vasio n of privacy, threats of violence, personal attacks, and
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2)
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whole idea of free speech.
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. Color

is a weekly col umn set aside as
a forum for students of color to
discuss issues of race. The CP]
recognizes that people of color
are regularly underrepresented
in the media as elsewhere, and
has devoted this space every week
exclusively for students of color
to

voice their thoughts, concerns

and joys regarding racial identity,
community, history and any other
issues they face as students of
color. Everyone is invit~d t,o
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CPJ.
The Voices of Color column
exists to ensure that there is a place
in which students of color can
feel confident discussing issues
of race which might otherwise be
dismissed or misrepresented.

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In light of r'e cent ~rticles that have run
in the Voices of Color column, I feel that
I would like to say a few things. As the
first contributor to the column, I feel like
I need ro throw my rwo cents into the pile
so, like it or not, here I go.
First off, I would like to address the
purpose of this column. The idea to create
this section came up last Spring. The team
of conceptualists (which was made up of
CPj staff, First People's Advising Staff, and
other interested students) wanted to create
a designated spot wh e re students, who
choose to identifY themselves as students
of color, could contribute literary works
to the campus newspaper. This would be a
place where they would nor have to worry
about their pieces being misconstrued or
edited to suit others, as had been a common
occurrence. The pieces could be about any
subject that related to race or diversity
and/or their experiences at Evergreen .
This fact is clearly stated every time the
column runs. It was not meant to be the
battleground where the students of color
go after the "white" people who "just don't
get it." In my opinion, none of the articles
prior to "Nikita jackson" had done this.
They were all anecdotes about a student's
life experience. Nor was this section meant
ro offend anyone who doesn't like the term
student of color.
IdentifYing ones self as a student of
color is a choice. It is a choice that some
people only make when it comes time for
scholarships or when it can benefit them .
For others the choice to identify is a n
empowering experience that holds great
value. It is not my right to pass judgemen t
on what each person I meet can identify
themselves as. Personally, I do not have a
problem with being referred to as a student
of color, despite th e fact that my mother
is-surprise-Ca ucasian . I'd rather be called
this over so me other word. I am very proud
and value both sides of my heritage. bur for
me the fact is although "we are all humans, "

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when the world sees me, they see someone
who is clearly not white.
It seems to me that this section may be
making some people uncomfortable. What
I have to say to you is .... too bad! I know
this is harsh but if you don't want to see
the Voices of Color section then cover your
eyes, turn the page or don't pick up the
newspaper. No one is forcing you to read
th e sto ries. It's kind of odd that now that
students of color finally have a space ro
share our thoughts. all this controversy
comes up. It makes me wonder. Perhaps
you may not be ready to hear some of the
things we have to say but ... too bad, once
again, 'cause now that this space is offered
ro students, we aren't gonna give it up! All I
can say is: I'll respect your opinion if you'll
respect mine!
To the CPj staff, what are your policies
as they pertain to who can submit? I was
under the impression that only registered
Evergreen students were allowed to submit.
Hmm ... I guess I was wrong, as you ran an
article a few weeks back by someone by the
name of "Nikita Jackson." I have it upon a
good source that there is no such student
by this name at Evergreen and yet you ran
the piece. Where are your standards? This
.p aper is paid for by student's tuition money
and should be the voice of the students, not
some fictional personality who is not a part
of this community. Why was this fact not
put in the article? Why didn't you let us
know th e truth behind this piece? Instead
you chose to try and keep this to yourself.
Well, oops, I just spilled your secret. If this
section and paper is meant to be a space for
Evergreen students, then I hope you come
up with some better regulations.
In clos ing, I applaud every person
who has submitted so mething to Voices of
Colo r. You are making use of the space and
hopefully gaining something from bein g
able to share your voice with the Evergreen
community. I encourage you to keep on
doing this. Inevitably, people will have

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differing opinions but that is how the real
world is. Keep in mind that although you
may not agree with someone's ideals, that
doesn't give you the go ahead to personally
attack them . I hope that from here on,
other students will submit sto ries that
will benefit our community and that th e
comm.unity will respect these students'
point of views.
Yours truly,
Celva L. Boon

EDITOR 'S NOTE: "Niki ta j ackson"
submitted the December 12th Voices of Color
column to the CPj llia email. Because Nikita
orginally wanted to remain anonymous, we
checked the name with Registration and
Records, who indicated there was no student
by that name attending Evergreen. We emailed
Nikita back, and Nikita responded that
he/she was a former TESC student who now
attended SPSCC and lived in the community.
We got the response on Wednesday night as
we were putting the paper together. Because
we had no other contributions for the section,
and hadn't run anything the week before (or
for three weeks), I made the decision to trust
Nihta and we ran the column. The next day,
we called Registration and Records at SPSCC
They said that they also had no student named
Nikita jackson.
In 'retrospect I should not have printed
the column. I should have conjimzed Nikita's
identity first. The decision was mine to make,
and I take full responsibility for it. I do not
even know ifNikita is a student ofcolnr. (You
fooled the CPj, Nikita! Congratulations!)
In the fiaure, we will only print Voices of
Color columns by Ellergreen students ofcolor.
We will endeavo r to make HIre people are who
they say they are.
And once again, ALL students are encou raged to contribute 'to ALL sections of the
paper.
-Meta Hogan, managing editor (acting
editor in chief Fall Quarter).

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The Bush adm ini stra tion is purs uin g
an agenda of global s upre macy through
military and economic domination that is
undermining peace, jusrice and democracy
in the US a nd th e rest of the world.
Following September II, the US has
incre35ed its military presence throughout the
world. under the guise offighting terrori sm.
T hi s in cl udes th e sta ti o nin g troops in the
Philippin es for the first time sin ce the ea rl y
1990·s. w hen th e Philippin e Sena te refused
to lease bases to the US.
Bush's av id ca li;pa ign for war in Ir aq
has angered mu ch of the i nrernational community. leav in g the British as rh e U.'i's on ly
enthusiast ic supporter. The US h35 press ured
many of Ir aq's. reluctant n eighbors int o
allowing use of their mi li tary bases for the
war. This cou ld have a seve re destab ili zatioll
effec t upon th e entire region if it's a lo ng
bloody war as man y fear if Husse in uses
w hatev er remaining s uppl y or c hem ical
weapons, o r if the fighting occ urs in the
streets of Baghdad. This ma y awaken "th e
s lee? ing Arab masses." English journalist
Robert Fisk writes abou t, who may reta liate
against their ow n governmenrs and US
forces.
These policies have a lr eady extended
throughout troubled region s of the world , as
authoritarian regimes have tightened co ntrol
over th eir population s with th e support of
an increased US presence. According to
Hum an Rights Watch , some counrries are
using U .S. human rights abuses as an excuse
for violations of th eir own.

bY Maureen (Jram

The regi mes con trolling the former Soviet
Republi cs surrounding the Caspian Sea have
used rh e threat ca used by U.S. led military
act io n in Afghanistan. Paki s ta n's ruler
Ge n e ral Pervez Musharraf also ex pl o ited
the situati on to exte nd hi s presidency for
another term before there will be elections.
Militant Isla m ic groups have retal iated
aga in st Musharraf's cooperat ion w ith the US,
which has turned him from once support in g
them to persecuting them.
In Afghanis[an itself, th e Tali ban are no
longe r in co ntro l. but the re is now daily
vio lence as the warlords barrie for power
and th e rem nants of the Ta li ban, al-Qaeda
and other Islami c militants re-enter Afghan
CI ti es .
T he Bush ad min is tration has abu used t he
gu ise of fi ghtin g terro r to in crease military
s upp ort to brutal militaries; such as i n
Co lom bia where US Special Forces arr ived
in early Jan uary to tra i n Co lomb ian troops
in the pro tection of o il pipelines . The Bush
admini stration has reestab li shed military ties
with energy rich Indo nesia, which were cut in
1999 after th e Indon es ian military massac red
200 ,000 peo ple in East Timor.
Bush's policy toward North Korea ange rs
So uth Korea ns because it ruins the ongoing
peace process between th e two countries.
North Korea is close to possess ing nuclea r
weapons, yt't Bush's infatuation is with Iraq's
o il suppl y, not th eir disarmament..
If the US defeats the Iraqi forces a nd
occupies the country, it will have co ntrol over
the world 's seco nd Iarges r oi l reserves. Many

are concerned th at a war in Iraq will dis ru pt
oil production in th e region seve rely)enough
to ca use a global recession as th e pri ce of oil
ri ses . If th e US th e n ga in s primary co ntrol
over Iraq's oi l it will be able to dominate the
weakened intern ati o nal ma rke t.
Bush's mi litarization plans have included
a cos tly space-based missile defense sys tem
and in c reased the milita ry bud ge t o f over
$ 100 billi o n dollars sin ce becoming pres ident.
Bringing the military budget ro $396.1 b il li o n for 2003, not including th e $20 to $200
billion a war with Iraq will cos t , acco rdin g
ro the Ce nter for D efense Informat ion . This
increased military spe nding is one o f the
primary co ntribu tio ns to the $30 7 billion
dollar deficit projected lor 2003,:ls reported
by the Associated Press o n Feb I .
Other reaso ns for the excessive deflci[ is
a d ecreased ta x revenue and un e mployment,
curre ntl y ri si ng from 6%, acco rd in g to a Ja n
II LA TImes art icle. Bush's rece ntl y proposed
tax cut w ill gross ly favor the wealthiest, while
decreasing the mu ch needed tax base.
Plans stop taxin g stoc k dividends will unly
benefit [h e hal f of th e popubtion th at owns
stock. It will not benefit those who own
stock through pens ion plans or retirement
acco unts , leavin g an eco nomi c boost in [he
hands of the wea lth y investo r class . The
resu lt "( ill likely bring co rporate m e rgers,
bu yo uts and heavy in ves tm ent in the war
industr y, creati ng a war dependent economy
in th e hands of a few.
The Patriot Act has severely c113l1enged
the 4,[' Amendment by in creasing gove rn -

ment survei llance rights and o th er m e thods
wh ich limit civil liberti es. In creased scc uritj'
meas ures imposed by the federa l government
have ca use d state budget cr ises ac ross the
nation.
As a resu lt , education cuts h,lI'e heen
mad e and cos ts fo r higher .:d uc:ltioll have
risen immense ly. The effects o f thi s will
make co ll ege far less accessible to the poor,
especially if Bush ch omes Su prell1e Cou n
judges willing to join the campaign ro dec l.lrL·
aftirmativc action un co lhti t u[ion .11.
According to a Fe h :I article ill 1/,,'
N({tion. Bus h ha s cu t en vironm en t;" e nforcem ent budgets ne;rrly 50'!,() sin ce bC((Jming
pres id ent. Th e m ilitar izati()11 al,',end., ha,
allowed the milit:H v, [hc nations bi,:~(·, t
pollu[ er. ro in crease weap o ns tcsting, 11,)( [()
mention the (" nvironlll en Lll d:lIll.,l,',c c.lLIscd
by war,
Another host ili ty towarc), the illtLTIl,uioll :d
co mmun ity was the rej ect ion "I' t he K\'o[(l
Pro toco l in March 2()O I . Th L' ,1<ilnini., tr;lt in ll
also attack ed rep rod uct ive: ri ghr.s at rh .: \Vorld
Su mmit o n Su s ta in;lbl e Development in
Johannesburg , South Afri ca.
The Bush's mi litarization dh)f[, .In ta~o ­
n istica ll y und ermine' peace and jlls tice in
th e world by capitaliz.ing on the stnlClll ral
fbws of the internatiollal sY'le lll to a,il':ln cL'
a g loba l hi erarchy. Thi s at;end" will bendlt
the US elite and thei r alli es w hile attc'IIIjH ill l,',
to rend er the worlds masses p o\wrlc-ss. I'hi s
must be co nfro n ted thro ul'-h ;1 111,, ",' lI lel)[ ,,!'
diverse \?crspecrives coo pe r:lti "l·11' :lei v(Jclti II ~
st ructural cha nge.

Got Financial Aid?
bY Robin PBdas
If vou are one of the thousands of

stude~ts receiving federal financial aid at

thi s school you can thank President Lyndon
B. Johnson's Higher Education Act
(HEA). Passed in 1965, it makes federallyfunded student aid programs like Pell
Grants, Work Study and PLUS Loans
possib le. I didn't know any of this until I
visited wvvw.raiseyourvoice.com, a web-site
designed by a group called the Coalition for
H EA Reform. So why would any organization want to change a useful law such as the
Higher Education Act? Because when the
Hi g her Education Amendments of 1998
were ratified, so was "a new provision
th a t blocked college opportunities to
students revealing drug convictions on their
Free App lication for Federal Student Aid
l(FAFSA)]. " Now anyone convicted of a
drug otfense--be it as serious as trafficking
or as minor as getting caught with a joint-is virrually in e li g ibl e to receive federal
stude nt aid.
I say "virt uall y" because there a re some
things one can d o to regain eli gibi lity,
lik.: co mp leti n g "an acceptab le drug rehab

program" or removal of convictions from
your record. Unfortunately, only about
15% of the nation's $19 billion drug control
budget goes to treatment and removal of
convictions is strictly up to the courts.
The act's author, Representative Mark
Souder (R-IN), claimed, "This provision
was clearly meant to apply only to students
convicted of drug crimes while receiving
federal aid, not to applicants who may
have had drug convictions in years past"
(Boston G lobe , May 22, 2002), Still, as
R aiseYourVoice.com states, just "the belief
that past co nvi ctions would render them
ineligible" keeps numerous prospective students from applying for the federal student
aid, This year alone, almost 35,000 students
were den ied financial aid beca use of th is
law. Please visit <www.raiseyo urvo ice.com >
for more information.
It was shocking to discover that so mething as insignificant as possession of drug
paraphernalia could mean losi ng all of one's
federal student aid, while violent crimes
lrke armed robbery, rape a nd murder have
n o such ramifications. Sadly, ou r school

is not among the many institutions that
are already involved in the fight against
this injustice.
Enter Evergreen Students for Sensible
Drug Policy, or ESSDP. As part of the
national organization Students for Sensible
Drug Policy (SSDP), we hope to involve
the Evergreen community in the reform of
our country's drug policies by educating
them on drug-related issues that directly
affect students, Some of the activities we are
planning include letter-writing campaigns
to state representatives and government
entities such as the Office of National
Drug Control Policy (ONDCP, which is
responsible for the ridiculous anti-marijuana
ads that plague our television sets). We are
also in the process of arranging documentary
screen ings and publi c tabling in celebration
of Medica l Marijuana Week (February
15-22).
To those of you who already consider
yourselves experts on the atrocities of the
U.S. government's drug war, we implore
you to join the struggle against thi s failing
ca mpaign , ESSDP will meet every Tuesday

at 4 p.m. in the Student Activities Office
on the third floor of the CAB, You'll find
us at one of the tables in the middle of the
room. We will also be in and out of that
area on Wednesday afternoons between 1
and 5, or have a table set up somewhere on
campus, so please feel free to stop by and
chat. You can also get in touch with us by
emai ling <EvergreenSS D P@hotmaiLcom>,
or leaving us a note in our box, which is
located in Work Station 7. The only way
we can change the sys tem is by act ivel y
participating in its reform. Together, we
can make a difference.
SOURCES :
Leonard, Mary. "S tudent Drug
Offender Law Knocked ." Boston Globe,
May 22,
2002, p. A3.
Budget of the United States
Government, Fisca l Year 2002-200 3,
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2003/
bud32.htmL

Park Protest Education Not Incarceration

On Tuesday ni ght , January 28. 2003.
over 200 people gal he red at Sy lvester Park
in downtown Olympia for a peace ra ll y and
vigil. Th e event was spo nsorcd by United for
Pcace of Thurston Co unt y and displaycd a
large bann er across thc from of the gazebo
tha t re ad www.united4peaceTC.org. The
peace coa lition's int e ntion was to send a
strong message to th e Bus h Admini.strati on
, that war is a problem , nut a so lut ion ' There
were tables sra tion ed at lh e four corners of
t he park ha nding out Oyers, st ickers , bUl.l ons
lhat sa id , " Imp each Bush", and newslctt lTs
decla ring th at it's not ton tne to J e-.:scalatc
the cri,s is by .:xplnring d range of nOIl -l1Iilitary
su luri ull.s tu war.
A b rge scree ll lc\evi , ion kId l"'c' ll .'l·t
up in si de th e g:lzc\w wi th C:S I'A0J Illu lch·
showing IlI.:W S ,Sce ll t's o f 11l'() pll' in varioll ..
ci ties across thl" n :ltilltl g.:lIh crillg f-~H p e,tCl',
ill.' l as th ese cit izens wen' (JI I thi s cold , cle.lr
""cni ng in the Pacifi c N(J nh we, t. Ron !-.:m·iL.
a di ,a hlcJ Viclllan~ V,'l n.!11 will'''' "01'1'
\V , IS ponLlve J in Ihe 11l(\l' ie, " [lurn (Jil th e
Founh o~· Jul y", was Sl'l'n on til L' big :-'ll"l'l' ll
TV ' I'c.lkill g o ut again st w.lr in \V,ls hingllll1
D .C. while a man in S)' lw'lL'f P,ul l'.l rri,·d
a sign lha l s:l id , " VC IS again sl Blish's \'(',11'. "
Th e l1l ess ,lg c \\' ,1.1 ( ,Hried throu g hoUI lhe
crowd .
Presid enl Bush's voice c() uld he h c,lrd
ah()w dlc crowd as he made his Stale "I'lhe
U nion :lddre". Shollts 01' d isgust ,I nd .s mirks
of lau ghter fi,llowed man )' of th e " rcsidcm 's
st al emcnl S, Every time there was a pause in his
speech Jnd applause cou ld be Iwend over the
speakers, the Olympia crowd responded w ith
luud booing so und s. Laughter o nce again
erupted when Bush announc.:d that Ame ri c i
has terrorism on th e run .
There were people of all ages d eclar in g
stron g feelings against war by carrying signs
wh ile some wove through the crowd wit h lit
ca ndles. The signs rcad, "No Iraq War," " Buy
the Weapon s Back," "Sto p the George W.
Oi l Administra tion, " "Just say NO to War,"
an d "D i s~e nt is Patriotic. " C itizens w ith
signs and candles also stationed themselves

alo ng Capito l Way o n th e sidewalk n.:ar th e
park. waving and shoutin g at pa ss ing cars
show ing their supp o rt for peace in an attempt
to make more pcopk aW;lre o f the rally and
their ca uS':.
O m' man in the crowd sa id that we wou ld
knuw how man y of Bush's promises he plans
[0 kee p when his budget proposa l is release d
in a week or SU.
Aftn Bush's spe cch e nded. it secme d
lik e n o t i m e had passed when we heHd
Covernor Gary Locke's vo ice loud and c1e~r
in hi s imm cd iate Dtlllocratic rcspolI s,: to
th e Presidellt 's Stal e ul' the Uniun addr.:ss.
Si len ce fell over thc crowd as c itizens lis t.:ned.
A fcw hCLklns cO lHinuc d to so und o l{ hut
Ih e majorill' becamc ' Iuicl.
[h the t ime Cmern()r I.ock e Iini sh ed
hi s s p.:cch , allllo" IWll hours ha d pa~sc·cl.
' I ;: mpcr~llure, dropped 'I"i cklv and the crowd
th inncd III Ie" th ;1Il h;df w llL'n loul ;lcti visls
. llld ci tize ns hega ll 10 Like turns ('x prl's:-; ing
th" lllselvL's hy p:lss in g Ihe mi crophone lip ,H I
till' h.lId)o sta e,c:.
' l);I\'id I'ri~L' I'r(lill S,lint j\ \', rt ins Co llege
.Ind member nl' th cir "Social Just ice" org:l ni 'l..ltinll tonk the mi c roph() ne ,1Ild ex plaincd th;11
hc has ' pcnt time in Ira q and it s n<'ighboring
u lIl lllries. rle s,l id th ,u he is conv ill ced that a
\\'.Ir at this tillle with Ir."l will "spi ll Oll t 01110
dl(' whole a re:l," ,liTcctin g many coul1lries.
Mr. Pri ce .:xcla illl,· d. " Resist an cc is NOT
flilil l'," a nd we III list sen d a stro ng n1 l's~agc
to. BU,,!l aga i nst war.
Ida n), sp cakers h,ld thc mi cro phon e Ih at
ni g ht. A member of the Cree n Pany from
T ESC encouraged people to contac t thelll
and become in vo lved. A retir.:d teacher spoke
abo ut lhe need in thi s c Ollnlry to s pe nd
money o n educat ion, soci'l l se rvi ces, a nd
hea lth ca re for children in stead of war.
T he crowd th inn ed even more as the
eve ning chill caused people to start moving
aro und to warm them~lves . The sou nd of
pa rked ca rs starting their eng in es cou ld be
h ea rd int ertwined with a diverse array of
spea kers and s pont a neou s res pon ses from
cilil.ens. On this co ld winter even ing, war was
o n everyo ne's minds.

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Stat.: governme nt s across rh e United Sta tes
arc expecting to face a ma jor hudgctary crisis
in 200 .). C urrently. there :Ire 4 I states in
the U.S. that a lT nlCing budget s hort fa lk
Co lkc ti vcly. it is .:stimatcd Ih ese states will
fall around $40 billion short uf meetin g th ei r
hudget ary needs. In thi s dire situat ion . it
would make se nse lor stat es to sta rt cun in g
the excess off o f th eir most blo[[cd and f:liled
progra m s. but rhis ha s no t been the case.
Stares are , tor th e most part, co ntinuing u n
th e sa m .: pattern of g ivin g mon cy away to
in stitulion .s ;lI1d corporati o ns that ncithn
bui ld comlllunity nor ensure fiscal .lIability.
No other institution is nl111T desc ryi ng of
cu ts and has sh,iwn a mo re obviolls failure
in its goa ls than prison s: bill sLlt es :!Cross th e
U .S. arc' rdu ctant [() make lhe need.:d cut,
and a I' ,' more likely tu add t() rhe iIlO ;l[ed
corrcni()nal budgcr'. II' tire Ill()nies spent nn
corrections were I'rc'Cd up . Ihc'n ir co uld h e
u,ni lill' the llIorc' d e.s perate needs ()I' pc'opk.
I'articubrlv cducati()n .
llelween 1<)S5 and 2000, lhe increase in
SU t.: spending toward priso ns nearly douhkd
th ;1[ o r higher education . The lOLlI inerc;ls,'
on education CDI' those years was 2!J 'X) wh il e
correct ions g rew 1('('0/0 . The cO.S! of c·duLu inn
has ;.lsu lIloved on to the stud ent and ;Iway
fco m the state. From 1980 10 1<)9R, tu ition
fur higher ",ducation o n a w hole has risen
eight tim es the r;Hc "fstate supp ort. Pm I,,\\,in come people . the cost of payin g I'm rour
yea rs uf h igher educat ion has ri se n from 1 j %
oft hei r incume 10 25% of t-heir income . .
Washingtun is no except ion t':' t hi s pat tern. Between 1985 a nd 2000, the hud get
tor ed uca ti o n grew 13,% in the state. while
the budget for currec tion s grew 138% .
Adjusted for infl at ion , Washington Sta t e
went from spe nding $[ ,080,000,000 in 19R5
to $1,202,000 ,000 on all higher education .
faci liti cs in the state, while ·the State spent
$230,000 ,000 in 198$ to $548 ,000,QOO
in 2000. Si nce 1998, the Department of
Correc tion s has sec n massive increases in
secu rity, weapons , and administration cost,
and those cost are expected to rise. Today

the correction's hll Llgd i" ,,""I' ~;'()(),()()u.\l(l(}
dolhirs. and is S(JO Il ex pec l" ,i t(} rC';KII () v,'r
a billion dlllbrs.
Like in ('dll C:ltio ll , lhl' hurdcn t(lr c'''T rillg
Ihe cost of prisons is bein g I'" I ,HI Ih e cilizCll.
O ne prisoner in \V,l shillgl\ln St,IlC cmt rile
taxpayer $22.000 a Y,';lr. Th is ligurc ri ses a,
the aVl-ragc prison ~\g,L' illc..:r ...·;l.'tcs .111 d 1l1UrL:
pris(Jners a rc in nec· d or Illeciicd cl re. :\
pri,oller o n death row in \I(!as hill g llln ,)I;lle
cml th e taxp"ye r ~ I.'i million dnl brs :l \'l·.Ir.
By simply redu ci lll,', it's prisoll l'ol'"htioll alld
eliding th e (kHh pCIl:r1t )', \'V'ashingtoll Sta tc
cu uld save tCIlS of mi llin lls uf do lla rs I" .spe nd
toward higher edll Llt i(Jll . !\e"cnh c·k., .s. r1,,·SC
trL'nds co m illu,', .Ind tbey ,-J'kCI CO llllllu n itics nHbt m ,lko ntcnr :!nd dise ll l'l,lll c h i",d ··
paniclILlr\\- COlllmtin iric's 01 ' L·ol"r. I~ el ",e "n
1 9~5 ;md 2()O O, dwre h:1S hl:l'll
Ihrcc lim es as 111,1111' 1\I ·ri L.1I1 ' \IIlL'fi u ll
l11l'l1 ill pr ison thell in d:l . . ~nH)I1I :-'. ( ~ urr": IIt1 y,
Ihne ,Ire arollild 7 ')1, () 1)l) ,\ I·ri,.ln '\lllLTic',ll l
Illen ill c lrccr.lled ,m d (}nly (,Ii .l. IJI)() in high"1
l'du c. llinn . i .i ~t:l l l':-' in thi~ ILlti(ll1 h, I\'C !I HlJ"c..'
A fi·lc.;:an A lll c ri c ;t1l rnCll ir h: ,nc t'L1 1l' d Ihcll
in c olll'gt:. Ag:l ill, \\ ':I~h i rlg t l)1l Sl. l tl' i ... rill

excq,tion to th ese silcio illgio 111:1 11 n n, . \X ' hik
there arc over 5000 A rr ica n "mc'riCl n in
h ighcr cd UCl t ion, t h.:re are O VLT 3()()() ,,f' Ihen I
in pri so n . Ik twcT n 1<)85 and 2()()O. 2. 2') 7
I\ fric:ln American s wcr.: added to hi ghe l
educlli(ln p(l pul ati()n . bllt 2,2()() "'LTC .1Jdcd
10 th l' pr ison popu la li ()n. In King C (lUll"·.
;\ fr ic:ln Americans ll1 ~ k L' uI' 5. '\'~i) Ill' IIl l'
genera l populal io n and .15 ');, "I' t h c pri,(lll
popuiJt io n . Across \'\fa shi ngton Sta le , I'M
eve ry 100,000t h perso n I he rc aI', 1(, 1
Europea n Ameri ca ns in ca rcerareJ and 1,:'\')2
Afr ican Americans in carcerated.
The ClltS that arc being made ill
Washington State towa rd prisons ar.: th e saml'
thing that students arc struggl in g fo r: cduCI tion. Gow rn or Ga rv Locke ha s threatened III
cut all law librari e; in correctional flcilities
across \X/ashingron. The state co n tinues to
do thi s, even tho ugh its ow n st udies have
shoVln th at for everyone dollar that is spent

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february 6, 2003

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Write Letters to Five Prisoners of the Empire:

A

Cuban Solidarity

COnll1lell ttlly

bY MatfhaWfOI.l,[,LLdL-..._

Campai~n

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Friday, February 7, 2003 in Library 2.126 at 7p.m~ .

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The
LJ[in
American
So lidarity
Organization is ~ponsoring a letter writing
campaign to express so lidarity with five
C ubans who have been unjustly imprisoned
by the United States for infi ltrating farr i gh t-w i n g-C u ba n -A meri ca n -terro rist
organizations in Miami , Florida. The event
will be on Friday, February 7 at 7 p .m . tn
Lib 2126. Letters can be written direcdy
to th e Five at their respect ive prisons or to
government officials. Stamps, envelopes,
and paper will be provided.
The eve nt ~ ill begin with a brief
discussion led by Matrhew Ford and Helen
Silfven . Both have recently returned from
' Cuba where they participated in and
heard discussions by Fidel Castro, Ricardo
Alarcon (the president of Cuba's National
assembly,) and the wives and mothers of
the imprisoned Five.
For those unfamiliar with the story of the
Cuban Five this will be a great opportunity
to learn what the "war on terrorism" is
really about and to get a closer look at how
the United States manipulates law and the
media to further promote their political
interests , Cuban coffee and honey that was
brought back illegally as a challenge to
the unjust US economic blockade will be
served, complimenting the sounds of Cuban
music. Plenty of information including
books and articles will be available on the
Cuban Five, the US blockade, and US-Cuba

relations and history. Recent support for the
Five has come from the National Lawyers
Gui ld, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Amnesty
International, who just issued a report
chronicling many of the human rights
abuses committed by the US against the
Five.

A Primer on the case of the Cuban
Five:
Cuba has been under constant attack
since the triumph of the Cuban Revolution
in 1959. The US has maintained an unsuccessfu l blockade against Cuba, despite
constant resolutions by the United Nations
calling an end to this attack on Cuba's
sovereignty. In addition, the United States
has supported, funded, trained, and given
haven to many terrorists (exiled CubanAmericans living in mostly in Miami.)
Documentation shows that this terrorist
activity has cost the lives of 3,500 Cubans,
more lives than in the September 11 , 2001
tragedy, This terrorism has come in the
form of full-scale military invasion, in the
case of the Bay of Pigs invasion, massive
psychological propaganda campaigns, the
blowing up of a Cuban airliner in 1976
killing 73 people, over 600 known plots
to assassinate Fidel Castro, and the list
continues.
On numerous occasIOns Cuba has

correc·t ions

shared information with the FBI regarding
terrori s t ac tivity originating in the US
and so nothing was out of the ordinary
when they provided thick files and audio
a nd video recordings in June of 1998,
However, somethi ng bizarre happened in
September of 1998, as the FBI chose to use
this information to arrest the Five C ubans
who infiltrated and compiled this information rather than the actual terrorists .
For the following 17 months the Five
were locked in special housing units, commonly known as "the hole," systematically
denied fundamental human rights. The
US proceeded with the trial in Miami even
though the jury was under serious pressure
from the anticommun ist far right-wing
community members and the local media,
In the end, three of the Five were given
life sentences or more, while the other
two received sentences similar to the
American Taliban Jobnny Walker Lindh,
The charges ranged from conspiracy to
commit espionage to foreign agents without
proper documentation. The Five have been
scattered across the US and have, in many
instances, been denied visitation and other
rights.
The
Latin
American
Solidarity
Organizations meets on Fridays at 5:00
p,m. in CAB 320, Upcoming events include
a teach-in connecting US oil interests and
foreign Policy in Latin America and the
Middle East.

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Investifating Healthcare:

Response to January 16, 2002 article,
Trip.ping on Reality:
I Want My Country Back! "Entertained by Classism,"

In the Miast ~fFusing Art and Science

by Michelle

energy flow can cause di sease.
In 1996, the Washington State Legi slature
passed a law (RCW 48.43.04 5) sta lin g that
insurance plans must allow every catego ry of
The Pa c ific Northwest offcrs a d y nami c
provider to part icipate in a c1ient 's h ealth care
multiplicity of health and medi ci n e. So m e
pl an . This law offers so me of the healing arts
Evergreen sludents will pursue careers in health
professions, s uch as naturopathic physician .
sciences. However. we all possess bodies and
massage therapist , and acupuncturist, protection
minds that we must li ve with. and live in . This
from discrimination by insura nce companies.
column will explore the practitioners of health
The Washington State Insura nce Commission
science: who they are and what they do.
enforces this law.
Having opened an acu puncture pra ctice:
The Acupuncture C linic of Tacoma
in 199 7, after the passage of the insura n ce
Onica Taylo r, M. Ac, L. Ac
cove rage law, Onica Taylor belongs to "the
first ge nera ti o n of professional acupuncturOperated by Onica Taylor and James Peters.
ists."
A new role. unique to this generation of
the Tacoma Acupuncture C linic recently m oved
practitioners,
involves in tegration with allopath ic
int o it s new Hilltop lo ca ti o n on the corner
ca re program s. In As ia. w h ere acup un c ture
of South 8'" and Martin l.uther King Way.
originated , the acupuncturist functions as the
I had th e pleasure of inter view in g Onica in
primary care provider and the client takes
January,
responsibi lity for their health and choi ces. Here
The clinical practi ce of Trad ition al C hinese
in the United States prima ry ca re is viewed
l\1cdi c ine (TCM) m oda liti es (acup un c t ure,
much diffe re ntly. Usua ll y a medical doctor
massage. herbal treat ment s. a nd meditation)
(M. D .) assu m es responsibility fo r a person's
has been in practice for cen turies, and is "ti ll
he alth and ca re options . Through building
used as a primary mean s of health care hy more
rel at ionship s wilh physicians. Onica provides
dun 25% of the world .
a fram ework in which primary care providLTS
Scien ce programs here al The Evergreen
e m utilize acupunclUre and cpllaboratc with its
Sta te Co ll ege encourage sludenl s to ex plore.
practitio ners. She is finding her place in the
study and crea te m odels , which help lO expla in
medical
co mmunity.,
phenomena. These models demonstrate a frame'Onica
received her ed uca tion in acupun cture
work (conceptual or tangible) t hal we arc capablc
as
well
as
western medicine at t he Northwest
o f inter ac lin g w ith , expe rimentin g on and
Institut e of Acupuncture and Or iental Medic ine.
ultimately learning from. Weslern/Allopathic
She also hold s an addit iona l ce rtifi ca ti o n to
medicine is based on a biochemica l model.
treat addictions, which she obtained from
where TCM instead uses an energet ic model.
the National Acupuncture De t oxification
O ni ca states. "the ancient C hinese recog nized
Association.
th e v ital ene rgy behind all li fe form s and
Pi erce Co unty Health Department operates
li fe pro cesses . They ca lled this energy ·'Qi."
a chemical dependen cy program spec ifically to
Observation-based th eor ies evo lved to exp lain
assist heroine addicts. The program prov ides
the patterns a.~sociated with th e movement ofQi
Methadone as a replac em ent drug to help
in the body. Qi. or energy, cycles within speci fi c
overcome the addiction.
pathways cal led 'merid ians.' Merid ians corHoweve r. Methadone itself is a dangerou s
respo nd lO. as well as interact w ith . an intern al
organ a nd physio logical sys tem. Meridian s drug: after about two ye:Il·." Methadone wi ll
damage the liver, pancreas. and muscle tissue,
can h e modded after rivers fl ow in g sepa ratel y.
which in turn ca uses we ight gai n. joint damag,c ,
yet Icd hy a centra l ",urce. Un li ke ri verhJnks,
till' lo cation o f meridians is stabk; the y d o and numerous other h ealth problems.
An alt ernative program III help o ve rco mL'
nut move. \Xlhal docs move is the Q i within.
heroin addition us in g acupun cture W:1S develEa ch I11 cridi :lll co n tain s spec illc H e,lS where
th e e nLTgy co nllllllni call' S w ith the surfa ce of o ped in lhe I ~) 7 0 \ at Lincoln l-i"spil,t1 in Ncw
Yo rk . The prog r:llll in cl ude d ,l 12-' lL',P I'I'I lL'L'SS
th L' h od y, a nd lhese are th e ac"p " nclurL' point s.
and ,\ ul'pOl'l sy,teills fu r il s p:lI'li cil'a n l'. Oll ica
11lI h ,d "nc es. bl oc ka gcs. or , 11<J rla gcs in th e

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Taylor pa rticipated as a deto x\ I','L ", Ii,t in Pierce
Co unt y's ve rsion of the acupull cturc for addicts
program . Onica gained very real and practi cal
ski ll s for working with addiCl ive persona li ties
from her ac up uncture m e ntor, a recovered
addict and successful acupuncturist. Although
she observed achievement in her clients, th ei r
progress was halted in 2000 w hen the program
in Pierce County lo st funding. Accord in g
to the Chemical Dependency Admin istrat ion
Office, decision-mak in g power for determining
M et h ado ne clinic status now belo n gs to the
state, not each co un ty. Acupuncture remain s
a va lu ab le a pproach to detoxification and
contro lling addicti o ns.
Acupuncture can effectively treat a m yriad
of disorders in th e body. For exa mple: food
all e rgies. anorex ia , indi gestion. urinary tract
infections , m enstru al difficulti es , e m physcl1la ,
asthma. headaches, depression , anxiety, arthritis .
a nd all types of pain. Onica's specialty. along
with d etoxi fi cat ion/ addi ct ions, is allevi at in g
patn .
A typical treat ment begin s with a personal
asse ssmen t. The initi al co n sultatiotl la sts
b etween 30 a n d 45 minut es. During this
face-to-face m eeti ng , Onica co lle cts perso nal
health info rm at ion. conducts pul se and tongu,c
analys is according to TCM and PlltS together a
treatment pl an . Treatment plans may in clude
h e rbs , nutrition , m assage a nd ac upuncture
based on TCM or Japan ese energetics. Typically
a TCM acupuncture sess ion lI ses 20-30 need les.
whe reas Japanese energetics averages 0-8 needles.
The acupuncture session takes place after th e
co n s ultation and lasts a ppro ximat e ly 15-30
minutes. Onica creates treatment pbns. which
se rve the clients' individual needs.
Onica cons istently welcomes opportunities
to educate the medical community a nd the
ge neral public about acupuncture. She elevates
her ca reer by using skill, caution. respect. and
professio nalism , while workin~ to c reate <1
greate r understa nding of what acupun c ture
c.ln do. On ica says she is still the red -h:lircd
stepchild wht'n il.comes tu alternatives . but she
is now in the healt heare fami ly.
For more iI1form ation , con ta Ct O ni ca Taylo r
at (2 53)572- 1050.
Bas l y r, in S L·art !" . a i,,, oiler s gr.lc1u :lle
p rn g LllllS in acupu1l ct ure. rt)r 1l101"C' inl {lllllal ill ll .

Part I
by Kathryn Johnson

v' i ~ il (heir wc.:b si( c .It w \V \\'.ha ~ l y r. I...'dLi .

Without too much proselytizing about how
the world is going to h eck in a Hum-Vee. I
am go ing to o utline so me basic food cons umption g uid eli n es for sustainable li ving. First
understand that the earth works in a circu lar
sysle m . Reso urces are not infi ni te, and when
you dispose of so m et hing. it co mes ri g ht bac k
to you via yo ur food, Thi s is m y stat ement
on w hy you should h oyco tt or a t least cu rb
you r purchas e of s,,,, h food-type products. no t
only in th e groce ry sto re but on a resta uran t
menu too,
Non-Organic Vegetables, Fruits, and Grains:
1. They a rc covered with a variety of pesticides
and fertilizers. 2. M o no-culture (the growing of
one hu ge c rop ) makes soils eventually become
ster il e of ALL life, especia lly with chemical
trea tments. 3 . These produ cts a rc grown for
cosm etic purposes, not for taste : 4. Some plants,
like letluce and spinac h , are phytorem ediators:
which m ea ns they remove chemicals from th e
so il a nd sto re them in their leaves. Yum. 'i .
C hemi cals from farming operations get imo the
human water supply. 6 . Genet ically modified
seeds are bio-engineered with built-in chemicals,

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whic h can cross-pollinate non-gen et ica ll y
m od ifi ed plants, require fa rmers to buy new
seeds eve ry year, and are even engineered to
on ly grow with certain chemi cab as provided
by companies. 7. Undocumented immigrant
labo r is exploited throughout the west coast.
Border Patrol is called before paydays, low wages
are illegally paid , and h ousing opportun iti es
o ffered arc squa lid.
Non-Organic Meats, Dairy, and Poultry: 1.
Inhumane treatment of srock: anima ls a rc kept
in dirty, wet pens and fe ed lots. Po ultry are kept
in tiny cages and debauched . 2, Srock must
be kept suppl ied with a variety of hormones
and drugs to maintain product ive li ves. 3.
Slaughtering is done in an inhumane manner
and all responsibility for killing the animal is
taken off the cOllSu mer. 4. T he origi n of meats
are not labeled. 5. The esse nti al hormone~ in
cow's milk are designed to take a 25-pou nd ca lf
and turn it into a 300-pound bull in a man er
of month s. There is speculation that these
hormones cause ab normal cell grow in humans
as we ll as effect in g puberty a nd reproductive
health in humans. Besides, milk is for babies
in ge neral and human milk is designed just
for baby peoples needs. 6, Meat stock arc fed

chem ically treat ed gra in and often recycled
meat from their own species. Gra in-fed beef,
milk, and poultry has a highe r fat/inarb l in~
conten t. Grass-fed free-range beef, is high er
in vitam ins and is leaner. Grass-fed dai ry
products are higher in vitamin A and the cows
do not have (0 be dosed with drugs to keep
them healthv.
Endang~red Fishes and Farmed Fish : 1.
Apparen tl y fish farms, huge floating pens in
the midd le of the ocean. are usi ng chem ica ls
to fall en up their fi shes, which spreads to the
rest of the ocean. 2. The bass, swordfish and
certa in sa lm on. lik e C hin ook, arc in danger
from over-fishing and run -o ff from pesticides.
auto-fluids and household chemicals.
Fast Food a nd Junk Foods: 1. Fast foods
represent one of the main destinations for all
low grade meats. poultry, a nd c hem ica ls. 2.
Fast food meals usually contain a day's worth of
ca lo ries in one meal. 3. All fast foods and junk
foods are sweetened with a high degree of corn
syrup. Over the last twenty years, this typc of
sweeteni ng has been in creased to nearly twenty
ti mes the amount that was offe red in foods
and sod as in 1970. Food has gotten toothaccusi ngly sweeter, as has incidence of cavities ,

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[published in the
Arts & Entertainment section]
Dear Ms, Cochran (sic):

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by Mike
Treadwell

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I used to think fear. pain and sorrow were
emor ion s that I sho ul d tran sce nd. I was
aslum~d of my humanness. The events of
Se ptetnhc r 11 ,I, and the des truction of my
fores t home h ave c ulti vate d a shift within
me . I h:ll'C realized that I am in a hum an
hodl' fo r a reason. I am imperfect and h ave
1ll:1I1\' lesson s to lea rn , Rather than try in g to
lw "above" my emotions, true growth co me s
frnm fulll' inhabiting, acce pting and loving
all ram of myself and the world, the good,
the h:td and th e ugl y.
October I . 200 I:
A so und like li ghtning cur throug h the
fores[. I knew it wa, th e so und of rrees being
rippnl uut of th e ground, In tha t sound
I h e ud th e wail of a thou sand sou ls. \X/as
th is th e ,o und of a plane crashing inro th e
\'( 'o rld Trade Ce nter' Ye;. I heard th e so und
of huilclings crashing down on inno ce n t
souk my bret hre n . All beings are m y family.
Anguish sttrged thro ug h my body as I felt the
cry of al l those who have lost loved ones . I
f~11 to th e ground. The earth trembled. I saw
roots ripping apart, leaving behind a gaping
wou n d. My firs t in st in ct was to run away.
Ye( I am 110 flir-weather friend. so I waited
and :l; kL, d tlte trees for he lp. They LOO we re
uJl ser, ye f some how \'e ry calm. Th ey t o ld
nl e thH [h e .lb ilit v to move is one of the
(L'W heuefit s of h ~ in g human. I mi g h t as
IYL' II l ak e advallt : l ~c of it. I c ould at IL'ast
!!('t SOIllL' d i'Lln c<? from t h e dcs tl'Llction of
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of thL'sL' .\ L'L'IIl L,d cndk , ,\ , But finallv t hey
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di ,lh"tes and obes ity. Co rn syrup is added to
c\'Crything, too. 4. MSG. nitrates. N ut raSweet,
an d lood co lorings ca ll alt er behavior. as wei!
as calise headaches . [EditorJ note: NlltmSweet
fI/m (({lIses mlleer in /abolYltory anim((/s- thf)' pllt
il riglH on the package.} 5 . Sodium in f:ISt food

alld sodas in creases water retent ion. just as the
soda ca uses system dehydration, a nd in creases
blood pressure . 6. No fast food restaurant has
ye t to oller an organic product. More good
chai n restaurants h ave not yet c rossed this
new fronti er.
A., a conn is-sewer ofOly's cu lin ary delights.
I ca ll say th a t not olle fine chain restaurant
(all even hold a candle to the only-in-Oly
r~staur'lnts. Of co urse they a ll h ave yct to
o lTer anything but a Fish Talc Organic Pale Ale.
but we ca n e nco urage them , can't we? Also,
remember the c h eapest plate to buy orga ni c
food is the Olympia Food Co-op. I have noticed
lhat Fred Meyer, Thriftway (good for organic
m ea t) . and QFC all have "natural food " sections
but the price is major rip-off. Get a clue and
taste the difference in organ ic foods, fresh from
the farm nearest to you,

SOl/rces:
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the cooper point Journa

Living in the "Age o f Entitlement" means
li ving in an age where eve ryo n e gets screwed ,
The word " right " h as been snetc hed to
include things that wo uld ot h erw ise be
privileges. Is ed u cation a right? What about
we lfa re (wh ether corporate ot- indi vidua l)?
Everyone goes to Was hin gton, D.C. to
ge t more money our of the system th an th ey
put in. Federalism is b a nkrupt h eca use of
535 (534 by so me co unts) drunken sa ilors
in Washington want to ta X you to d eath.
reward their fri e nd s wh il e puni shing th eir
enemies and line their poc kets wit h go ld .
When is the last tim e Co ngress voted against
a pay ra ise for itself?
At the S tatewide Student Strike rall y o n
Ja nuar y 1 5'1>, this all became apparent. T hi s
id eo logy wasn't n ew to ' m e, bur it sure gOt
so m e re in forcement on that day. W h y sho uld
anyone pay rhe federa l (or state) in com e tax'
I know for a fact that the federal income
tax is unconstitutional. If that tax didn 't
exist. one wou ld sure have a lot more money
fo r sc hool. Funn y, in the "statewide budgetcrun c h" existing throughout the nation, the
sta tes with far fewer problems (or n o n e at all)
'are the states without a s tate incom't: tax.
In the 19905, the state income tax money
\\,:I S co ming in so fas t (from the eco n omic
boom) that s tate s cou ld not s pend the
mon ey as fast as it was co ming in . Now that
eco n o mic times h ave c han ged. th ey mu s t
raise taxes beca u se " the y hav e ob li gations
tLl fu lfill. "
The m os t impo rtant q u es ti o ns o ne co uld
a, k of a soon-to-be S uprem e CO llrt Justi ce
:lrL'. "Can vo u rc:ltP " and "C: ln you re.ld th e
pl. tin E ng lis h of thL' C o ns rituri o ,; ?" I m ea n , it
\\'as n't writ tC' n in San skri t. S\\'ahi li . Spani , h,
( :h i·n es L'. Gerll1a ll . hell c h . n r R u ss i.1l1. It
\\', 1.' wr itte n in En g lish. It wa s put in pl Kc
to p rotC'ct cit izc ns from go vcrnnlCnt. J',;o w
th e S upre m e C Ollrt of ro J ay is h;l\'in g ;t
" Co n s titutional Ad - lib c on t es t" at your
ex p e nse.
So when an indi v idual lik e Geo rge W.
Bush says that th e M ic hi ga n case of affirmat il' e action is un co n s titution a l, I h ave to
burst OUt hu g hin g. He d oes n't. ohey the
Co n s titution. He himse lfhas violated it with
things like th e USA Patriot Aer, the war on
th e wo rld, pumping the Natio nal Ed uca tion
Associatio n full of money, appoint in g John
Wa lters to an office th at s houldn't ex ist (the
Office of Nat iona l Drug Co ntro l Policy,)
and those arc JUSt the few things that I can
name off the top of my head.
Cho ice versus coe rcion, I'll take cho ice.
However, the people of the govern men t
don't want you to have c hoi ce. Liberali s m
claims you are roo stupid to make your own
economica l deci s ions whil e conservat is m
says you are too stupid to liv e your life
(sociall y) as you see fit. Authoritarians area.
th e wo rst; read George O rwell's 1984 for
more inform ation on that one. Who is most
fit to run your life, me or yo u ?
No ne of the g roup s appa re nt on thi s
campus or in this co untry today wi ll save
us from quandaries perilous to this nation .
Whether it is the "anarchist" group o n thi s
campus who professes not to vote, but wants
to lobby the legislature to c h a nge their policy,
or someone e lse, these groups only help
governme nt grow, Plus, if yo u don't vote
why should the legis lature care? They h ave

oPEn LEttEr

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Art Costantino (Vice President for Student Affairs) and
Steve Huntsberry (Director of Police Service)

by Linda Hohman
We than k yo u fo r li s te nin g and providing information to u s a nd th e
co mmunity. attending forum s and m ee tings. a nd for m a king changes
dur in g fa ll qu a rrer in order (0 reso lve so m e of the iss ues that a ros e. The
c h:ll1ges we want to acknow ledge are:
- The s witchin g o f A a n d B t ea m s up e rvi so rs to balan ce th e
eni<ll'cemenr pra c ti ces of the tWO shifts of poli ce officers .
- Updating the In cident Report in g Forms to require office rs to
chL' c k a desig nat ed box and providc d e tail ever), time they usc any type
uf force or draw th e ir weapon.
- The officers working with thc R es ident D irectors (RDs) in
tllak ing the 7 :00 p .m. meetings more meaningful and educational
for the RAs and RDs.
Alt h ough we are making great str id es , we would like ro recommend
a nd forma li ze severa l c h a n ges that wou ld m ee t the req u ests of th e
S[UciellfS w h o attended the forullls during fall quarre r:
- Whe n poss ibl e. officers wi ll attempt to ex plain why a nd w lut
th e \' arc doing when h and lin g a pote ntially vo latile s ituation or
nuking arrests. A s ugges ti on is (0 u se the RDs and RAs to h elp w ith
rh e crow d cont ro l and di sse mination of informati o n . We realiz e
(hne arL' lim itations and that oHicer and cO llllllunity sa fety are the
top prIOrity.
- That ril L' Poli ce Serv ices CO lllnlltnit)' Re v iew Board (PSCRB)
"r another de s ignat e d p e rson o r group fo ll ow up a nd convene a
co lllmunity debri e f forum wit hin 7 2 hours fo llowing an in cide nt th;\[
,lflCc ts sever:d me mbers of th e comlllunity. In volved offi ce rs wou ld
bL' rL"l uile'd to attcnd.
- .'\ C:1SC C uordinarnr fnlm thL' fa c uit y ur Sl:lff will be ass igned when
,.L' ri(}us incid L'nt ' ('cc u!: Th L' Coordin:l to r w uuld work w ith th e p o lice
"I,,! 'r s llJ'L'r v isflr to oh l:lin a nd d ClL'l' min e th e in f() rm :llion rh :u co uld he
l; ivL' n h,' L\; to th e c<Jnt nlllll irl' tu keep ['Utll(HS und er contro l.
ThL' I' S CI , I ~ he c lu q,;ed w itlt h o ld in g :l lllin inlltlll
on e p uhli c
' <'tu 'n I' " r LJU ~l t: t e r 1. <> di ,c u\ " p"li (c inrL' [,;l c tio tl's :t nd cOlllll1u ni c:ltiotl.
- Lal h 'lil;h t shift (If poli cL' "I'ti ce rs ' po nsor a h i- Illottlhl y progralll
:lttd /o r L·\' .... 1ll in I- Iou,ing th a r is hoth L,dll ca t iuttal and , ,, c i,t! ill w hi Lh
"n l cers d L'a te o ppo rtun iti cs I(J[' resi rknl s [() a, k t lu es t iom o r d i,c uss
rl·k v" n t top ic> uf intcl'L's t .
- I{L'v i'C' th e S r;llllbrd Oper:Hing I'ro cedures (SO l' ) t o in c lude
in s t.lll ces when offi cers mi ~ ht draw g un s (s u c h as e nte rin g :In e mpty
bui lding wh e n a n a i:lfln is triggered; di s pa tc hin g ~ wo und ed a nim :ll ;
SL'i' vilig a felon y warrant). It wou ld n eed to be clea r that officers ha ve
di scret ion [u draw firea rm s during th ese in sta n ces.
- Rev i,e th e SO l's to mak e c1e:H th a t the Dead ly Fo rce Review
Bu:ml wi ll nO[ be co nve n ed w,h en officers draw weapons to di sparc h
a wo und e d an im a l or e nt er a n empty building whcn an a larm is
tri gge red .
- Police ServicC's sho uld in stitute and follow a policy of scheduled
rev ie ws of th e SO Ps.
- Poli ce Services wi ll o ffer training for co mmunication s kills w here
appropriate a nd feasibl e .

"r

/.iJl{/a Hohmar! is tbe Associate Director o/Housing. She works in the
ResidenlirdlSIIlc/CIII Life aspect oj HOllSing.

more guns to back up their policy th a n you
wi ll ever h ave.
That's funny th a t "a narchists" like government these days. It just goes to show how a
group of once ve ry thoughtful individuals
(early in the last ce ntu ry) became a bunch
of sop homori c college s[Udents " Co ll ege
stu d e nts a nd Superman: ca n yo u see the
difference?

the coo_per point journal

Daniel Fleck is the aut hor of a
flyer referr in g to th e C PJ that was
posted around ca mpu s last week.

T his lette r is in response to the art icle
from the January 16, 2003 editi o n of the
Cooper Point Journal ent itl ed "Entertained
by C lass is m, " written by Petrika Peters
& Lindy Blodgett. I was a lar med to note
that yo u identified me as the writer and
direcror of th e movie comedy " Mullerville"
which. as yo u co rrectly note , promin e ntl y
features "excessive drinking, sexism ... loud.
ob n ox io u s mus ic [and ] un e mploym e nt. ... "
In fact. m y brother Tony Lea hy is the writer
and direc tor.
You are right abo ut him thoug h , h e is
a "c1assisr." When we were grow ing up in
Olymp ia. h e frequentl y wore a monocl e.
bush y w hir e musta c h e. a nd top hat in
imitation of Mr. Monopoly from th e Parke r
Brothe rs game. In the ninth g rade he took
to weari ng a n asco t and affected th e speech
patterns of T hursto n Howe ll III, all of whic h
was extreme ly e mbar rass in g ro our father,
a publi c sc h oo l co un se lo r at the tim e. I
remember the uncomfortabl e s ilence in our
home whe n Tony laugh ed uproariously at
that emb le m of rank c1ass is m "The Beve rly
Hillbilli es."
.
Unfortunately, many unenlightened
peopl e sce m to find the movie and its
d e pi c tion of w h at you co rrec tly ide ntify as
" infantil e and ridicul o u s h e havior" funny.
Ca ll ing Tony OUt on hi s c1 ass is m will h opefull y ca u se him to reexa min e hi s ca ree r, and
lead him ' to u nl y dire c t films that make fun
o f ri c h peopk . Thi s is w hat ll1y fll ot h n ,
a seco nd ~r"de teac h e r, des p L' ra tcly hup es
for.
I "" )l del "pp rcci:l tc )'"ur co rreeli n g t hi ,
Ill :ttter, ,mel se pa r.trin l; Ill L' (ro m thi s clc p lo rah lc- imult to Ill y work ill l; t id" root , .

Dear Ed ito r:
As a pL'l'sollal LlVor [0 vou, I will
s top p() ,~t in g th e "e nd o rs ing murd e r"
Hyer. I unde rstand I m ay h:IVe bee n a
bit h yperbo li c. H owever, I gave it so m e'
th o u ght and would l ike to exp ress
m y s p ec ifi c co n ce rn s t o you. Th is
. ~ype uf rhe t oric, that we s h ou ld be
" ins pired " by Palestinians who kill Jews,
cou ld logi ca ll y lead to so me d a ngerou s
outcomes .
Someone who doesn't kn9w any
b e tter co uld read tho se words and
d ec id e to blow up a sy nagogu e or hass le
m e mber s of th e co ml1lunit y b ec a u se
they arc Jewis h . Thar is why I don 't
co nside r thi s a form of protec ted sp et:c h
- - it cou ld logica ll y lead t o ca u s in g
mcmb ers of th e c o mmunit y ser iou s
harm . I think yo u di splayed a lapse in
judge m e nt and journa li s ti c integrity b v
decidi ng to print these ugly sent i m e m s .
For n ow, I am willing ro put [his behind
us and co nsid e r it m erely an
aberration .
Daniel Fleck
Evergreen St ud ents fo r Ideo logical
Divers ity (ES ID)

february 6, 2003
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Piebald

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Def- of different
esp: spotted or blotched

If Piebald were to never break Top 40,
domin ate modern rock radio, or garner
lots of requests on TRI" this Andover,
MA based quartet would still be famous
for being the only self-proclaimed emo band
in the musical world. Emo is a recent musical phenomenon whose ancestors include
Fugazi, Jawbreaker and Embrace, and whose
modern incarnations include Weezer (i la
Pinkerron), Dashboard Confessional, and
Saves the Day. Despite emo's popularity
among the disenchanted and angst-ridden
youth of today, it is a label that most bands
avoid for the sake of credibility.
Emo is music with a tendency for emotion al outbursts, whining, and introspections. Emo lyrics are often ostensibly profound and tug at the listeners' heartstrings.
Emo bands wear their hearts on their sleeves,
and they are not afraid to cry and show off
their sensitive sides. Some may even say
emo came about as a counter-culture to the
male testosterone and aggression-laden rap
rock days of Limp Bizkit, just as grunge
was a rebelling force against the horrible
'80s rock of Poison and Warrant (insert
shudder). People who comprise the emo
: ulture like to wear vintage t-shirts, dye their
hair pitch black, dress in ti'g ht pants, and
sport thrift-store Chucks. In all likelihood,
you have seen some emo kids at shows
looking all forlorn and shit.
On January 22nd, r went to the
Graceland in Seattle to check out Piebald.
The band's overall performance was unremarkable, although the music was pleasing
enough to be the show's salvation. On that
night, the band's ability to get the crowd
moving was non-existent. I don't think I
have ever seen a crowd more subdued than
the crowd at Piebald. In faer , the band
urged the crowd to show more physical
interest in the music a couple of times to
no avail. The members themselves were
not very motivating either. They stood
Hound without mu ch movement. Great
live performers like Sum 41 or The Hives
move around more than the crowd, while
terrible live performers like The Strokes just
;rand there and put on a facade of being
:00 bored to give a damn. Piebald felt like
I bad case of the Strokes.
Musically, Piebald's sound was tender yet
acked enough dejection to be considered
IS truly emo, and it was not loud and fast
!no ugh to raise a heartbeat. Nevertheless,
Piebald sounded like a cheerful and enjoyIble version of The Get Up Kids with a
proclivity towards witty lyrics. Ironically,
instead of employing angular guitar hooks
Jr other emo-friendly licks, the band favored
)ombastic power chords. Travis Shettel,
:he lead singer, who seemed like the poster
JOy of the emo culture with his emaciated
Tame, thick-rimmed glasses, and abundant,
lI1ruly hair, sounded like a baritone Doug
vlartsch . Imagine listening to a choirboy
"ho just reached his puberty and you will
lI1derstand the joy that I received.
Although the number of fans at the
:how was sparse, those who were present
",ere loyal and faithful as they sang along
lI1d cheered exuberantly. Judging from the
nusic that was performed and the fans'
·ea.ctions, with a little improvement on its
tage presence and performing theatrics,
>iebald should have no problem outliving
ts repu tation as the only band that calls
tself emo.

You really nud to try to trust your
intuition rather than logic. You could learn
a whole lot more about yourself and the
people around you.

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taurus

Of2002

bY .lerry Chiang

Take a stand on and be firm about what
you baievt. Your loyalty sometimes gets
abused; be careful not to let people take
advantage ofyou in any way.

gemini

by Lee KenralOs
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"Spirited Away" - Hayao Miazaki's latest fable is basically a take on "Alice In
Wonderland" and it's a real treat. We follow a little girl named Chihiro through
an odyssey filled with deserted festivals, bathhouses patronized by strange animal
creatures, nature spirits, pigs, sprites, multi-limbed curmudgeons and a witch-like
caretaker named Yubaba who tries to steal her identity. Miazaki drew each frame by
hand and his attention to detail shows. The film creates a look and feel so sweet,
innocent and delightful, it's pretty hard to resist. Rare is children's entertainment that
are so enjoyable to all age groups.

4.

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"The Man From Elysian Fields" - The kind of movie they just don't make
anymore, which would explain it's unenthused release. Andy Garcia plays a hack writer
who tries to alleviate his debts by working for "Elysian Fields," an upscale male escort
service run by the Mephistophelean Luther Fox (Mick Jagger, a fine actor). Garcia
escorts the rich wife (Olivia Williams) to a dying famous writer (appropriately, James
Coburn in his last screen appearance) and is taken under his wing for his next book.
It's a sexy, elegant film with glorious, lush photography and wit, and it subtly delineates
the costly difference between human wants and needs.

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"The Emperor's New Clothes" - The best film I sawall summer is a fantastic
story which asks you to suppose that Emperor Napoleon didn't die in exile on an
island, but instead found an impostor to sit in his place and secretly escaped to France
to plot his triumphant return. That impostor, however, went mad and claimed he was
Napoleon, leaving the real Napoleon in a desperate quest to prove his identity. Ian Holm
plays both Napoleon and the impostor and it's a brilliant performance. He's not doing
a celebrity impersonation but rather recreating the character from the inside out. The
film is engaging and poignant and unlike most 17th century period movies, it's light
and whimsical, using modern images of Napoleon to its advantage.

2.

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"Adaptation" - "Adaptation" is the new film from writer Charlie Kaufman and
director Spike Jonze and it boasts one of the cleverest screenplays I've seen in years.
Without revealing too much, I will say that it reevaluates how we the audience watch
movies. It follows Kaufman and his twin brother Donald (both played by Nicolas Cage)
on their screenwriting debacles. As the hack Donald produces a cream puff, Charlie
burns out trying to adapt the book "The Orchid Thief" written by Susan Orlean
(Meryl Streep) and based on her research on the eccentric botanist John LaRoache
(C hris C ooper) . Orlean , La Roache and Kaufman (Charlie only) are real people
and the film is partially based on Kaufman's frustrating experience . It is up to
the viewer to determine at what point the narrative skews into fiction. The Cage
performances are amazing in that even though Charlie and Donald look exactly the
same physically, their traits and quirks make them clearly distinguishable within
the first few minutes.

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"Invincible" - My number
one pick for this year is the
acclaimed German visionary director
Werner Herzog's brilliantly conceived
"Invincible." It is a remarkable story
based on a true one about a 1930's
Polish Jewish peasant with exceptional
strength who is recruited to Germany
by the pre-war Nazis to work in a kind
a ghoulish, occult nightclub run by
a two-faced clairvoyant (Tim Roth).
Disguised as a Nordic weightlifter on
stage, the Nazis build the peasant up
as a poster boy for their Aryan ideal
while the Jewish community secretly
places their hopes in him. When his
secrer is revealed in a harrowing scene
with an unbelievable turn, you won't
believe with how much clear-headed
directness it is handled. This is shaky
material and Herzog never coasts with
it. I've never seen a film handled so
directly and so boldly on such unsure
grounds.

'Olympi

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You have to experience pain and down
times in life to folly be able to appreciate just
.
how sweet it can be.

cancer
You Stem to be walking into the same
wall over and over again. Draw back and
try out a new direction; this will benefitYOllr
life enormously.

leo
Something beautifol is burning inside of
you. Release it in the most creative manner
you can think of

virgo
You will have a choice to make that could
drastically effict Jour filture. Be brave and
spend a lot oftime with Jour fiends.

libra
Those little secret flelings floating arollnd
inside you are worth listening to ...

scorpie
Try to keep a balance with your close ones.
Relationships could be rather challenging
right now. Know what it is that you want,
but keep an open mind.

sa2ittarius
Think abollt what it is that would truly
make you happy. Start to work towards that
direction.

bYDevlD .Iones
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The game of bas- allowed Albertson's to take a three-point
ketball ca n be diffi cu lt both physicall y lead with just less than 20 seconds to
and menrall y, espec ially wh en your team play.
pla ys bac k- to-bac k ove rt ime gam es a nd
With the Geoducks down, Evergree n
co mes up' on th e sho rt c::nd of bo th. 'W ore po int guard Nate Robinson (Kent, Wash.
dow n and di sa ppo inted .. . thar's how th e / Kel/tUJood HS), playing in place of the
G .:oducks were feelin g afte r th e ir nin e injured Karriem Fielding (Sacram ento,
po int ov<: rtim e loss, 79- 70, to the visiting Cat. / Burbank HS) , drill ed a deep threeAlbertso n C oyo tes .
pointe r with two seconds le ft to send
Til t' Geodu cks, strugg ling to stay in th e th e game into o vertim e. The second
hunt for th e seco nd and third spot in the straight overtime in as many nights for
conference standillgs, had dropped three th e G eoducks .
uf [h eir last four gam es (all by six points or
Th e G eoducks magic ended with reguless,) alld kn ew a loss to Alb ertson's wo uld lation and the Coyotes o utscored Evergreen
push th em furth er bac k.
12-3 in overtime, droppin g the Geoducks
Th e C eodu cks C:ll1l e to th e ga me on into seventh p lace in conference play and
Salurd :n' lIi g ht loo kin g to take th e ir pushing Albertso n's into fourth.
;lgg rc,s iiJn o ut o n A lb ert son Co ll ege .
Tom Perkes led Albe rts o n's with 2 I
Afrn bllilding a quick ten point le ad poinrs on 8-10 shooting and grabbed a
ag;linst ,he Coyotes (8-5 confe rence, 14- 11
game high 12 reb o und s to give him a
o ver;lIl) ill th e fir st half, it looked like double double for the game.
the G eudu c ks (6 -7 confere nce, 12-15
Andy Harper added 19 points on
overall) had bouncc::d back from their 4-10 shooting, including a perfect lO-lO
from the charity stripe, and Jon Thomas
mind-boggling loss the night before.
The G eoducks held on to the ten point chipped in 13 (5-14) and had a team high
lead throughout the first half, and after three steals in the win for the Coyotes.
holding th, number one shooting team in
Mike Parker (Washington DC / Clover
thl' con~eren ce to a mere 20% (2-10) from Park HS) led all scorers with 26 points for
behind the thrc::c-point line , went into the Geoducks on 9-16 shooting. Parker
th e locker ruoms with a pleasing 37-27 also had a team high nine rebounds to go
halftill. e lead .
along with four assists and three steals.
Th e .~ eco IIJ half was just th e opposite
Robinson had a season high 15 points
for Eve rgrl·<:n . The G eoducks held a small (6-13) including his last second trey ball to
Il'ad for Illmr of th e second half, but th e se nd th e game into overtime. Robinson
Coyote, went on a te:lr late in th e game, also had five rebo unds and thr~e assists .
knoc king down four three-pointers "in Haikima Moore (Dallas, Tex. / Allen HS)
Ie,>; che ll (h r("e min u re« . The comehack chipped in 10 points for Evergreen on 4-8

by HaLSteinberg ~_ ~__~-- ~~_~-

Go after your ambitions; J OII will have
the most positive of results. You only ha ve 10
want it bad enough.

fh skc lh.t11 is a ga me of m o m t: ntuill.
SoinL"lilll t:s vo u'rl' up a nd runnin g a nd
o thn ti illeS ::llu'rc dowlI and ill the dUIllPs,
For WOI1l<: I1 ', basketball, th e mom entum
has h("en rath er pronounced .
Fo r mu ch of the season, momentum
has been aga in st the Ge o du c ks·. The
team (3-21 overall , 0-12 in Conference)
struggled throughout much of the first
half of the season. Rut since then, the
Geoducks have fought back with pride,
showing their opponents that they mean
business when they step on the court. The
problem is they come to play most often
in the second half of the game.
On Friday, the team trailed by as many
as 20 at on e point during the first half
against Eastern Oregon University but
managed to battle back during the second
half Unfortunately the game ended on a
sour no te with a bad call by the referee with
seconds ticking away on the clock. The
women ended up losing 58-48 , but they
continued on into the next game, fighting
still harder. Saturday, the women faced
Albertson College of Idaho. Evergreen
Head Coach Monica Heuer, an admittedly
defensive minded coach says, "Our defense
is very important, we're trying to go for
the ball." This philosophy was definitely
evident in the game, as once again the team
ca me back in th e second half with strong
defense. But unlike earlier games that had
quick spirts, this time the Geoducks started
with more th an five minutes left in the
game. At one point, the women stole the
ball multiple times and caused Albertson to

This week focus on what YOIl are able to
do for the people in Jour lift. Keep in mind
that you are an inspiration to the people
around you.

pisces
Focus your en ergies and decide what
you want to accomplish this week. With
persistence and determination you will
an
amount.

Center

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call a ti me ou t.
The Albertw n
co ac h put hi s
srartns back in
the game, a sure
sign that the
women were
.
..
In a position
to do damage.
Heuer
says;
"That's
our
team,. they' ll
fight to the end.
If you don't give
up, good things
will come ' in
the end."
The teams
final
road
games of the
year take place
this weekend.
The team will
be in Portland
Friday, to take
on Concordia
College and on
Saturda y ,
they' ll be in
Salem to take on Western Baptist. Each
game is the final of the year against the
teams.
February 14, Valentine's Day,
the team will be home against Northwest
College, and will remain home for the
re st of the season, which is two games.
Each year, some p layers must graduate or

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the, cO'operpoint journal

Photos courtesy of James Ponune

ATTENTIO

ALL
WANNABE
HOOKERS
AND
STRIPPERS!

WOlllen's
Basketball

capricorn
aquarius

shooting and had
two steals .
With
the
Geodu cks sitting
in se venth place,
some might think
th a t Eve rgreen's
season is just about
ov e r. Th e good
news is that with
five games remaining, the Geoducks
are onl y three
gam es
out
of
second place in the
confere nce stand, ngs.
Of thei r
ti ve
remall1l11g
gam es, Eve rgreen
has defeated three
of the opponents
in earlier contests
this season . . . the
Geoducks may be
down, but they are
not out.
Evergreen will
have a week to
prepare for their
last road trip of
the season when
they travel to Portland, Oregon to face
Concordia University on Friday, February
7, followed by a match-up with Western
Baptist on the 8. Both games will begin
at 8:00 p.m. and can be heard o n KVSN

~pjjjlaS.i30d

Sara7)JJOI;ali"

Ru gby seaso n is once aga in ill
full effec t, and the Evergreen Hellcatz
are looking for a few good wom en to
complete their dedi cated and ki ck-ass
team! For the unfamiliar, strippers and
hookers are actual positions on th e
team, SO GET YOUR MINDS OUT
OF THE GUTTER AND GIVE US
TWENTY! Also, watc h for more Indepth articles on the technicalities of
the sport in future C PJ iss ues.

move on. This year is no different. the
team will graduate two seniors, Courtney
Brandon and Toni Jones . Heuer says; "
If the Evergreen community came our
and supported them it would be much
appreciated ."

The team practices twice a wCck
on the field s: Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
and Sundays at II a.m . Don'r be afraid
to come by and jump in the sc rum!
With all its tackling and shouting and
running, rugby is a great release fo r
all the (e nsion s (hat build up over
th e week, and even if vou don 't wa nt
to play, there's no harm in atte ndin ~
the games and showing som e SUpp 0 rl .
Their first one will be nexr Sarurd;!) ,
February 15, right here on our fi elds.
All you have to do is walk your bu tt
over' Who knows, maybe th ey'll InVI(C
you ro rhe social afterwards!
G O HELLC ATZ!
P. S. There is also a local men's team ,
if any of you gu ys are interes ted. C heck
out www.buddbayrugby.com ro r
mo re information.

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I am sining fifry feet up in the Seven
S isters tree, where her trunk splits into
seve n parts. I feel li·ke I've returned to the
womb. My mind returns to th e p arad ise of
my cabin .in the woods.
As I rum onto the gravel road, I enter a
different rea Ii ry. I am encompassed by lu sh
temperate rainforest. Here, the cedars bend
and widen where they meet the ground.
Their suppl e curves and sweeping branches
remind me of my mother. The Douglas
fi rs srJ lid so lid and strong like my father.
Larger rhan my h ead are the leaves thar fall
from the moss-cloaked maple. It is under
rhis maple tree thar rhe path to my cabin
begins. The path is nor much wider than
a deer parh and is easy to miss. It winds
rhrough fern s so large rhey brush against
my ch eeks as I pass.
This is an old forest. Th is is a new forest.
Com pared to most of the forests in the
Pacific Northwesr, rhis one is very old.
Com pa red to rhe fo rest tha r us ed to be
her(', rhis foresr is new. Seventy years ago on
rhis land stood gigantic o ld growth trees.
Their stumps sti ll remain . The roors of
hund red-foor raIl evergree ns inrricate ly
wrap around rhe remains of these old tre('s,
rheir ancesto rs. This image gives me h.o pe
for rhe future.

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email vox@bust.com. Northwest CamarillaJAnarch Gatherings . These meetings, hosted by Camarilla, involve live
action role playing: From 8 p.m.-midnight on the first floor of the Library. Teach-In at St. Martin's from II a.m.-I p.m. , in the SUB, concerning the proposed Iraq war. For
more information contact smsa@stmarrin.edu.
Peace Vigil from 12-1 p.m at the Cap itol every week. For more information call Krissy or Simona at 867-6 196. MEChA
. F r 1" d· ay F eb r .u ary 7 I.Workstation
meets I p.m . in CAB 320 . For more information call 867-6583. Prison Action Committee meets 3 p.m. in CAB 320,
10. For more information call 867-6724. Fellowship of Reconciliation vigil from 4:30-5:30 at the 4')' Avenue

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Evergreen Linux Users Group (ELUG) meets from 1-3 p.m . in Library 1505.
Freeway Overpass Banner Drop from II a.m. to I p.m. at the 1-5 overpass. For more information call Krissy or Simona
at 867-6 196. Utah Phillips performance at 7:30 p.m . at the Capitol Theater. Tickets: $16 general, $ 14 st ud ents. Advance
tickets available at Rainy Day Records and www.buyolympia.com .

Saturday February 8

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I wohhle across the stream on the loghridge. pass Alllltls cahin alld colllinue to the
bog. 711'0 Cedars join at the hase. creating a
galeway. I pallse and take fl deep breflth. The
flir is so wet and rich with life; it seems one
could sur uit}(' all tiMI alone. From here on the
p(lth gelS Iler)' nick),. hut I know it so weill
C(1/1 walk it ill the hlack ofnight. I jump /i"Ol1l
stump /0 stump through ti1l' hog and pass the
well. Ilum riglJ! all the final path. T/;rollgh
the leaues. I call see my lillie hohhit hoilse.
Ilestled underneath the' giant trees. Then, it
soullds lilte a bulldozer is flhout to rUIi right
oller me. I snap Illy neck to the left and there
the forest i.r no more. The trllcks are coming in
to do the final clearing otthe land.
My body's shudder brings me back to
rhe present. I am tha n kful thar I cannor
hear the bu lldozers here. Ah, th e sancruary
of5irti ng high in rhe trees! Again my mind
wanders and I wonder, " Is the cougar who
used to live on o ur land still alive ? Did he
howl in pain like I did when the forest was
fi rst cleared? " I imagine his glowing eyes
as he sli nks th rough suburba n darkness.
"Couga r, I now understand what it is like
to be driven from your home ," I sil ently
say to th e cougar spirit. How will I make
peace with this and remain living in what
is left of our woods?

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coverage on the buildup to war. Steve Niva will address the global implications of attacking Iraq. Open Mic at Last
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Evergreen Queer Alliance (EQA) meets from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Library 2 118, and from 5-6 p.m. in CAB 315. For
more information call 867-6544. Services and Activities Board (S&A) meets from 3-5 p.m. in CAB 315 Evergreen
Animal Rights Network meets at 3:30 in CAB 320 Activists Working Against Racism at Evergreen (AWARE)
Illee ts at 6 l'.nl. on C AB 320. For more inform al ion call R67-6 2-21. Bike Shop: New Vo lu ntcers Meeting and Training from 5-6 p.m. in the Bike Shop (basement of CAB) .
l:or lllore illf()[matio n cdl 867-6399.
Evergreen Students for Sensible Drug Policy (ESSDP) meets at 4 p.m. in the Student Activities Office, 3,d floor of the
CAB. Please emai l Evergrec nSSDP @hotmail.l·om for more info. Students for Christ meets from 6:30-8:30 in the Longhouse
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movie and discussion from 7-9 p.m. in Lecture Hall 5. For more information contact Anna Mathes at 867-6058

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Poetry Readings organize a poetry reading today in protest of Laura Bush's cancel lat ion of the planned poetry festival.
Read anti-war poets' Talk about poetry and war. Women of Color meers at noon in CAB 313. For more information call
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867-6006. Fellowship of Reconciliation vigil ar 12 p.m. in Sylves rer Park. For mo re information call Krissy or Sim ona
at gC,7·(, I%. Asian Solidarity in Action (ASIA) meets from 12-1 p.m. in Library 2103. For more information call 867-6033. Hui 0 Hawaii meets at 12:30 in CAB 320. For more
illl())JIl 'lIi,," c dl 867 -603 .~ . Coalition Against Sexual Violence (CASy) meets at I p.m . in C AB 320 . For more in format ion call 867-6749 . Teach·ln from 1-3 p.m. at the Longhouse.
l'!':,, \ Nf:lI yc·n . David Pric" and Simona Siuroni speak on global sec urity, domestic effects of the War on Terrorism and anti-war movem ents. Women's Resource Center (WRC) meets at 2
p.lll . ill the WRC, C AB 20G. For morc information call 867-6 162. The Student Arts Councilmcets at 2 p.m. in CAB 320. For more information call 867-6412 Healing Arts Collective
Illcets a( 2 p.m. in CAB 320. UEAP meets from 2-3 in Library 2 129 . For more information call 867-6493. WashPIRG meets at 2 p.m. in CAB 320. For more informatio n call 867-6058.
Men's GroUJl meets from 2-4 p.m. in Library 21 18. For morc inform atio n call 867-6092. Jewish Cultural Center aCC) meets at 3 p.m. in Library 2129. For more informati on call
S(,7-(j()92. Students at Evergreen for Ecological Design (SEED) Screening of the film Eco logi cal Design: Inventing the Future. For morc inform ation ca ll 867-6493. Evergreen Irish
R('surgenc(' ·Experiment (EIRE) meets at 3 p.m. in CAB 320. For more information call Eamon at 867-6098. Meeting for The Ovarian (rhe WRC zi ne) at 3 p.m. in the WRC, CAB 206
Evergreen I'otitical Information Center (EPIC), Carnival and Infoshop mcet at 4 p.m. in Library 3500. For more information ca ll 867-GI44.

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Puree. 12-1 p.m. at DSHS Headquarters. OB-2 , Auditorium, 14' \' & Jefferso n, Olympia WA. Stitch & Bitch discussion
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group meets ar 4:30 in thc Women's Resource Center, CAB 206. For more information call 867-6 162. Support Group
fur Olrlcr Retllrning Women Students mcclS from 7-R p.lll . ill rhe Women's Resource Center, C AB 20(,. For more information call 867-6162. Open Stage. for Peace from 7-9
!'.Ill. ,\I j"lidn ight S UIl. for more informatioll c ~1l Kris.,y or Si mona at 867-619(,.

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likdy to co me hack and add to the population. Education
programs at priso ns in Washingto n have documented a
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ri gh ts advocates and th e poor to turn the tide ofbu<;igc tary
spe ndin g in Washington State and across the U.S. T hey
mu sl co nvin ce those in power lh al the comm uniti es
co uld actually save mo ney if il cu I cos ts in sec urity,
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Until rece ntly, TESC campus police have only been allowed (0 wear firearms at night and only under specific
condition s. Now, the ca mpus police union is ask ing that the school allow permanent 24-hour arm in g.
On Ja nu ary 8, Vice President for Student Affairs Art Costa ntino, who oversees th e police, se nt an emai l to
the Eve rgreen co mmunity informing it of the request. In it, the Washington Federation of State Employees,
the union representing the police, calls on th e college to review th e Standard Operating Proced ure (SOP) a nd
the iss ue of 2417 a rming.
"Presently, police office rs, as cove red in the SOP, are required (0 work under problematic and dangerous co nst raints.
The limited armin g constraints prevent th e police officers from ad equately protecting an d se rvin g the community
on a 24-hour basis, " according to the letter.
Costa ntin o th en went into a history of the debate and how Evergree n's policy towards po li ce came to be. Before
1992, there was no formalized police department on camp us and the sc hool was requ ired to call on Thurston CoulHY
Sheriff's Office (0 ha ndl e issues as they arose. In 1989, Labor & Industry (L&I ) told th e school th at by having such
policies, it was creating an enviro nm ent un safe to public safety office rs. Two yea rs later, Evergreen h ired an o utside firm
to he lp implement the force. In 1992, th e Board Of Trustees adopted the m eas ures cal led for, whic h included that the
o n-ca mpus force be req uired (0 attend t he sa me so rt of training that normal police offi ce rs wo uld be required to atte nd.
At th e time, borh the co nsulta nts and the Board called for arming of the police.
Between the initi al time that th e school decided to retain everyday officers and today, a string of events ha ve
occ urred making it necessary (0 bring u p the question agai n. Between 1992 and 1995 , vio lent c::ve m s continued (0
occ ur on campus. At that time, and at other times, it would take armed Thurston Co unty officers up to 20 minutes
(0 arr ive on ca mpus. In 1995, Costa ntin o called for a review in the issue and a survey amo ng students, faculty and
staff. In the end, 484 supported temporary arming in dangerous si tuations while 482 opposed it. In 1996, a board
was put together to review what new training would be necessa ry for the officers. The board also brought toget her a
new committee, the Deadly Force Review Board (DFRB), to be co nven ed each tim e a fi rearm was drJwn, to make
sure that th ere was no violation of school policy.
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Since th at tim e, acco rdin g to Cos ta ntin o , there have bee n a number of instances th at would call fo r arming o f the
police. Some agencies, including the uni o n, have determined that officers a re in danger without gUllS. Last quarter,
a d ea th threa t was made to a number of faculty and staff members, as well as a rec urrin g domestic violence threat.
Costa ntino is now charged with bringing together the sa me groups represented on campus as he did th e last tim e the
issue came up. He hopes to se ttle the issu e by the end of win ter quarter.

"We've been so inspired by the acti vists we've met,"
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Now, Trescort is ex periencing so me of the challenges
of writ ing a book with 19 other peoplc.
" It's hard to figure out how to integrate so many
op inions, campaigns and issues, and put them into
one book, " she said.
The book doesn't have a publisher yet, but the faculty
is meeting with Mountaineer Press in Seattle and the
UW press this month . A similar book was written and
published by students in Utah that also dealt with th e
environment and wilderness protection.
"[t's not going to be easy [getti ng it publishedl ... but
there's already a buzz about it around the state."
They are writing the book for a general audience, and
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information stop by the Study Abroad office, L 1401 or call Jean
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Informational Meeting
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Wednesday, February 12th
2:30 - 4:00pm

This week ' s int ernet c omics are .. .

http; / / www.jippicom ics . com/ e ngl ish/ No rway ' s bes t comic artists ,
translated into the English lang ua ge.
Not everyo n e is grea t, bu t
particularly c heck o ut Odd Henning Skyling stad , Ronny Haugel and , and my
p e rs o nal fav o rite, Jason .

Application deadlines: May 1st (Summer, Fall, FalllWinter and Year), November 1st (Winter/Spring), February 15th (Spring)
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