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volume 32 • issue 11 • december 11 , 2003

The End of the quarter Is Nigh ...
by Mike Treadwell & Renata Rollins

"I would characterize
it more as 'study,' but
not as 'habits' - or
something."
-David Nelson,
sophomore, Ancient
Stories, Modern Lives

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"It's hard to
study when
you're seasick."
-Susan Forsythe,
junior, Woods Hole:
sea semester

"Video games don't
help chemistry."
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-Michael Phillips,
junior-senior.
Introduction 10
Natural Sciences

"I learned that some-

times no matter how
hard I work 1 won't
perform to my
expectations."
-Heather Gordo",
Science,
Cog nition, &
lOllsciollsness
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" I can't get anything done by myself.
1always need distractions and company."
-Mark W. Graves,
senior. Folk: Power
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"That creativity is a
must in performing
arts. "
-Daisy Montague,
sophomore. Foundalions
oj PerJorming Arts

"That 1like to do all my
studying in big chunks
and then have lots of
free time."
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(Re-)/nlerpreling l,oera/ion

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engagea a evergreen
by Sean P. Riley
In the spring ·of 2003 , 248 of
Evergreen ' s first-year students and
seniors, as well as thousands of other
students from 436 other colleges and
un iversit ies nat ionw ide, part ici pated
in the National Survey of Student
Engagement (NSSE). Created as an
alternative to other nat ional h ighereducation surveys, the NSSE, known as
"Nessie," assesses student engagement
in colleges and un iversities around the
country. Results from the survey help
schools assess how their students are or
are not engaged, and how this relates to
national trends .
Results from the 2003 NSSE are
in, and they reveal some interesting
strengths and weaknesses of Evergreen
and its engagement of its students.
The results show that Evergreen
students are more academically challenged than students at other schools. In
general, Evergreen's first-year students
and sen lors read more books, synthesize
their ideas, information, and experi-

ences more frequently and thoroughly,
and analyze the basic elements of ideas
and theories more often than students
attending the other 436 schools. According to the NSSE, Evergreen is one of the
top 10% most academ ically challenging
colleges for seniors in the nation .
The results also show that Evergreen
leads other schools in the qual ity and
extent of its active and collaborative
learning. Evergreen students make
class presentations, work with students
on projects, participate in communitybased projects and discuss ideas from
their classes outside of 'the classroom
s ubstantially more often than other
students,
The NSSE also highlights attributes
of Evergreen that do not compare favorably to other colleges and universities.
Only 34% of Evergreen seniors had
done or plan ned to do foreign language
coursework versus 65% of seniors in
liberal arts colleges. Also, while Evergreen students synthesize their work

often, only 36% of seniors synthes ized
the culmination of their work in a culm inating sen ior experience. In contrast,
74% of seniors at liberal arts colleges
participated in a culminating senior
experience. In , addition , Eve rgree n
students' participation in co-curricular
activities such as organizations, publications, student government, and sports is
s ignificantly less than in other colleges
and universities involved in the NSSE.
In spite of these weaknesses a nd
because of its higher-than-pred icted
graduation rates and NSSE benchmark
scores, Evergreen was selected as one
of 20 high-performing colleges for the
Documenting Effective Educational
Practices (DEEP) project, a project to
learn how high-performing colleges
promote students success.

Further information about the Evergreen's results in the NSSE can be found
online at http://www.evergreen.edul
institutionalresearchlnsse. hIm.

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bookstore. The group requests a
pay-what-you-can donation .
The eighth annual e dition
contains over eighty recipes and
includes a special section just for
the holidays.
Proceeds will benefit the
Lighthouse
Farm
Animal
Sanctuary in Salem, Oregon .
For more information, contact
Melissa Bokoff at 86 7. 6555.

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The Student Art Council would like
to give a special shout-out to all the
artists who submitted work for the art
show. It was a great success. Also, if
you didn't get a chance to turn anything
in or come and check it out, we w ill
be having another show in a couple
months. Artists: If you would like your
work back right away, you can come get
it in the SAC office. Ifnot, we are going
to put the work on display on the bottom
floor of the CAB building.
For more information, call
867.6412.

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Thanks and much love!!!

There will be an ISMINon-Violent Direct
Action Training on Sunday, December 21. All
are invited regardless of your intentions, whether
it is to support someone travelling to the Middle
East, going yourself, or simple interest and
enthusiasm in non-violent direct action.
Pass it on, space is limited to approximately
twenty.
This will be on the TESC campus on the third
floor of the CAB in the S&A area. Since there
are few food options available on campus or
near to it, let's try and make this a potluck event.
Nothing fancy, just a nice snack or lunch item
or non-alcoholic beverage.
Contacl Heather al SESAME, 360.867.6033
or sesame@riseup.net.

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This column is reserved especially/or the underrepresented who want a consistent "message board"
or medium to communicate and exilress to the Evergreen community. Just as there are guidelines for
other sections of the paper, the Voices of Color column also has afew. They are as follows:
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2) The submission must be around bUI no more than 700 words per installalion (it may be necessary to'use more installments for longer submissions, or print two at once ifthey >re shorter).
3) .The submission must specifically state that this is for "Voices of Color. " Remember, .students
of any sexual orientation-or ethnicity have a voice in any section ofthe paper.
4) The deadline for submitting anylhing to this column as well as anywhere else in the paper is
Monday at 3p.in.
.5) The submission MUST include a name, number and email where you can be reached (for issues
Ofacco1!n,tabilityj.
I would strqngly encourage those ofyou who are new to Evergreen and its surroundings to write ,
shod ncirrative ofyour e~periences. Voices of Color would be a great place 10 ~tart introducing I
yourself 10 the community while at the same time contributing to the community.

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We are looking for perspectives, opinion pieces, personal .n arratives, family histories, poems,
academic and social experiences at Evergreen - anything that relates to your life. By the way. the
pieces do. not necessarily have 10 be related to Evergreen.

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A variety of eve ts
all ages will round the holiday season.
Tonight, a youth/a ult holiday concert will be presented 7 p.m. atthe
North Thurston High School Performing Arts Center. Non-perishable
food donations will be accepted for the Thurston County Food Bank.
For more in/ormation, call 491.0857.
A traditional boat parade will take place tomorrow and Saturday
evenings in Shelton. Boats will depart at 7 p.m. from the Shelton Yacht
Club and parade through Oakland Bay and Hammersley Harbor. Best
viewing should be the log monument at Walkei' Park, overlooking the
page. For more information, call 360.426.9476.
Next Wednesday, charitable donations will be given out atthe Holiday
Other Bank. From I p.m. to 3 p.m., the YWCA of Olympia will donate
gifts, food, and hygiene and cleaning supplies at the YWCA building.
located at 220 Union Ave. For more iriformation, contact the YWCA
at 352.0593.
Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation and the Olympia Bears Basketball
are sponsoring a one-day basketball clinic December 29. Anyone ages
eight to fifteen may attend. Cost is $25. Participants will be divided by
age and receive a free t-shirt. For more ir/formation, call 753.8380.
On New Year's Day, two Polar Bear Swims will be held at Black
Lake's Kennydell Park, on 66th just off B lack Lake/ Belmore Road. The
first swim is at 2 p.m., the second at 7 p.m. Both are free, though food
bank donations are encouraged. For more information, call 786 8883.

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is a column designed to promote cultural diversity as well as understanding within the immediate
Evergreen community. Here, students of color may address any concerns or joys. It is a place for
students to share their unique cultural experiences with the rest of the Evergreen community. It is a
place oflearning. It is a place of teaching. It is place of understanding.

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Funds Sought for Freedom March

Body Count In Iraq
as of December 10, 2003
by Nolan Dedrick lattyak

by Talia M Wilson
Last week, the Women's Resource
Center presented a proposal to the S&A
Board, requesting assistance for plans to
send students to the March for Freedom of
Choice this spring in Washington, D.C.
Eight to ten student activities coordinators, as well as a number of constituents,
plan to attend the event and will represent
several campus groups including WRC,
CASV, EPIC, VOX, EQA, and WOCC.
The WRC has not taken a political
stance, said Kira Canny. Reproductive
ri ghts are the biggest political issue .
Krystal Wolf agreed. Late-term abortion s (sometimes c alled " partial birth
abortions") are a huge thing that affects
everybody.
T ho ug h they are the primary iss ue ,
the importance of the march goes beyond
reproductive ri g hts. WRC 's propo sa l
stated , " The current majority politi ca l
pos ition in the U.S. on the iss ue of reproductive rights is infringing on the rig hts
and freedoms of women and the rights of
all people."
In addition to the march, attendees will
volunteer alongside other activists, attend
speeches and participate in workshops, as
we ll as document the day 's events, w hi ch

will be compiled into several media
forms to be presented and/or displayed
on campus.
The group hopes the documentations
will facilitate campus discussions about
reproductive rights.
"(We' re) working toward freedom of
rights for all people, Emily Gaines affirmed
during the proposal presentation."
Some concerns the Board addressed
dealt w ith safety and liability. As ofthe day
they presented, WRC had yet to finalize
their housing plans . The college 's liability was also called into question , which in
turn raised the issue of trave l insurance.
Several board members said they favored
partial funding if the group secured travel
insurance.
A fier deliberations, the Board decid ed
to wait to awa rd funding unt il WRC provided information about travel insurance.
Coordinators a nd const itllents pl a n
on attending th e march regardl ess of the
Board's final dec ision.
WRC 's ne xt appearance be fore th e
Board was Monday aft ernoon ; however,
details of that meeting were not ava il able
by the cprs deadline.

Statistics from: UNESCO, http://iraqbodycount.com,
http://strike-free.net, http://www.comw.orglpda, http://iunaville.orgl
warcasualties/Summary.aspx, http://home.earthlink.netl-estnyboerlbush.
http://www.comw.orglpda/0319rmB.htmI1t4
Iraqi Clvillan Deatb.a alnoe April 8003

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U.S. Soldier/Mercenary Deaths
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li ke ly va lue estim ated with new numbers g lea ned from Japanese SelfDefense Force offi cers' inform ation dur ing th e ir reee ni visil to Iraq .

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Pipelines Blown Up Since May 1st 2003
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Monday'S:
Karaoke 9pm-l :30am
Karaoke Contest Judged at 12am
$50 1st prize- Hosted by OJ Nuttz
(Tavem wide contest coming soon!)

"There's a lot of things that there's misconceptions. Evidently it's a
misconceptions that A mericans bel ieve that Muslims are terrorists."
- George W. Blish

Tuesday's:
live Music 9pm-2am

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- George W. Bush

OJ Adam J 9pm-2am
$50f! Pabst until two kegs blow!

Thursday's:
Spec ial Events Nightl
OJ Scott Askew 9pm-2am
$2 Cover- Ladies Free

Bikers roll out holiday
cheer

Friday's:
OJ Keith Leviathon 9pm-2am
R&B and Top 40
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OJ Adam J & OJ Omar 9pm-2am
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Sunday's:
80's Night 8pm-l :30am
Dance Contest
(Couples or singles- $5 entry fee)
Cash prize awarded at midnight
Service Industry Night
(present your service card get a discount!)

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december 11, 2003

by Talia M Wilsoll

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4 2 5 Fr a nklin Rv e. SE . Olympi a. W R

T hey came bea ring gi fts, toys, games
and st u tTed a nima ls to be give n to charity.
Some d ressed as holiday- inspired cha racte rs, whiIe ot hers just dressed to stay warm,
reasonable, si nce th ese g ift-g ivers arrived
o n two w hee ls .
T he twe nty-s ixth ann ua l O lympia Toy
R un bro ug ht o ut a co nvoy of Ho nda s,
H arl eys, Kawa sa ki s, Suz uki s, BMW s,
Ya m ahas, and eve n mini ature scooters.
Some dec ked o ut thei r bikes w ith lig hts
and mini Chri stm as trees.
E ve nt coord inato r Joe S ulli va n led
the parade, w hi c h began at South Sound
Center, dress ing as Sant a C laus. Several
ri de rs sported hoI iday garb instead of or
a lC'ng w ith th e tradit io na l leat hers a nd

Sturgis memorabi li a.
Sulliva n worried that Friday 's weather
wou ld put a damper o n the parade. Luckil y,
the weath er coope rated, w ith j ust a s li ght
sli ght breeze and a break in the c lo uds.
'" I th o ug ht we werego ing to be wa lking in a foot of water," S ulli va n sa id in
Su nday 's The Olympian .
Spec ta to rs ga th e re d a lo ng S leate rKi nn ey, Martin Way, State, Ca pi tol Way,
and Fifth Ave. down to Ca pito l Lake in
order to catch a g li mpse of the leather-cl ad
gift- g ivers.
A ll toy do natio ns be nefit the Sa lva ti o n
Army chariti es.
App ro x im ate ly 7,000 bike rs pa rt ic ipated in the eve nt.

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Is it okay to skip your·~inar if you wake up one morning and just can't deal with
another forced two-hour lock of mind-numbing boredom with twenty people you don 't
particularly like?
Thanks,
Bored Old Biddy

Answers from last week s Crossword Puzzle

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Dear Bored Old Biddy,
At first 1assumed that you were a student, and was about to point out that your professors
probably don't enjoy the mind-numbing boredom either. Think about it - they're extensively
trained in their fields, have spent years in school pursuing PhDs, and hold faculty positions
at what is supposed to be an esteemed institute of higher learning. Yet they find themselves,
week after week, facilitating discussions that include statements such as "Domestic violence
is such a DATED topic" and "I just don't believe in a gender binary system."
But then I realized that you, bored Old Biddy, might BE the professor of such a class.
Should you skip? Hard to say. Why sit in a windowless cement room talking about the
texts that most of the class merely skimmed? Why not send them all out on a fact-finding
mission off campus to put their readings into context?
If you are a student, consider: you're paying for the opportunity to be educated. Will
your seminar help you do that? Ifnot, by all means skip it. Hang out at the library reading
a book that will enlighten you.

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Dear On Foot,
You are a pedestrian and you have the right of way. The cars must stop for you when you
are in the crosswalk. Ifnot, they risk hitting the pedestrian, a fine,jail time, loss of license,
and watching your blood splatter across their windshield as your shattering ribcage dents
the hood of their newly washed SUV But I don 't have to tell you this, as you have been
terrorized in a crosswalk enough already. It might do you some good remember that karma
is unavoidable, and that these people may well find their own personal energy field careening toward them at 45 mph while they are on a sidewalk, trying to get home for dinner.

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Multitalented virtuoso Bruce Molsky came to Traditions Fair
Trade Cafe last Saturday to play two sets of traditional tunes of fiddle, guitar
and banjo. Molsky, who lives and teaches music in upstate New York, has
performed and recorded with such renowned fiddlers as Michael Doucet
Darol Anger, and Kevin Burke. His wide musical range includes blues:
Appalachian tunes and African rhythms.
Molsky was pleasantly chatty as he tuned between songs. "We're just
getting to know each other," he said as he tuned his new guitar, which had
just made it's first cross-country trip, "aren't we, dear?" On another occasion,
he questioned the wisdom of trying to playa skin-head banjo in the winter
time in Washington State: "We'll see how long it lasts ." To my admittedly
banjo-illiterate ear, he never let the instrument give-out.
Though Molsky was clearly most at ease with his fiddle, which he used
to end the concert, the high point in the evening came from his new guitar.
He played "Masanga Njia," a decades-old song by one of the world's most
influential African guitarists. In terms of the beauty of the music and the
skills of his execution, he surpassed himself. The three remaining fiddle
tunes, excellent as they were, became just a bit anti-climatic after " Masanga."
Many in the audience seemed to agree : I was lucky enough to get the last
copy of Losl Boy, the album on which he recorded the song.
Anyone who is curious about the name of the man who composed
" Masanga," which has slipped my mind for the moment, shou ld contact
me at hahmit06@ evergreen.edu.

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Author s note: Wonderue was qUietly released on Olympias
own K Records 2002. So, you probably won i hear much
more about it anymore, especially considering subsequent
albums have been released since its inception.

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Wine-bottled rhymes
. And lab-produced signs
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With time, and 1 pine
For that light that once lined
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the love in the bottles
that sleep
on the shore.

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Bruce Molsky of New York is a masterful performer and leading interpreter of old-time Appalachian music
on the fiddle, banjo, guitar and voice. Old-time music is the acoustic, homemade music that flourished in the
Southern mountains fo r generations. This music was played by rural , working-class southerners in the home and
community for entertainment, prior to the media age . Molsky, though an "outsider," has immersed himsel r in
this rich and beautiful tradition, much to the benefit of all who are fortunate enough to come across his music.
I'd gotten a hold of a couple of his albums on Rounder Records over the last few months and have marveled at
the unbridled spirit and technical virtuosity they exhibit. A new album will be released shortly. Needless to say,
I was very excited to discover that he was playing last Saturday night at Traditions.
The well-attended performance at Traditions' intimate concert room was a dynamic overview of the traditional
musics of the American South with foray s into Irish and West African traditions, punctuated by anecdotes from
Molsky's life, influences and musicians he has known. Highlights included fiddle tunes with an astonishing array
of variations and textures -- Molsky is undoubtedly one of the finest fidqlers of his generation, "Peg and Awl,"
an early 20th-century industrial ballad with fiddle accompaniment, a fine Mississippi country blues piece with
vocals and expert guitar picking, clawhammer banjo and an unaccompanied work song . In between the sets,
Bruce was nice enough to exchange a few words with me and sign my banjo.
Being in the presence of a world-class traditional musician and creative artist sharing his gifts left us in the
audience mightily moved. As long as Bruce Molsky and other " old-timey" musicians continue performing,
recording, and advocating for this tradition, we have no reason to fear the extinction of this vital expression
of our cultural heritage. Of equal significance is the inspiration Bruce will bestow upon the next generation of
traditional musicians who wi ll grow enraptured by the sounds of Southern music . Bruce is a link in a chain .
These young people will in turn pick up banjos and fiddles themselves and be sure to keep the tradition alive

as long as they're around.
By the way, on Saturday afternoons, I host an old-time and bluegrass music jam session at my place on campus.
If you're at all interested, go ahead and email meatdanin082@yahoo.com .

I head down to Traditio at about 6:30 p.m. for a theatre playback
performance of the Heartsparkle Players. I love to go to Traditions
for the food and good entertainment. It's located at Fifth and Water
and is near the water fountain. The menu consists of some organic
food, from a variety of Panini, to a BBQ Chicken sandwich to
Spinach Lasagna . The food is always good and at a reasonable price.
The whole night, one meal and ticket, go for about $15. I enjoy the
p~ayback th~atre shows because they are entertaining and always
different. It IS a stress reliefand fun to take friends to see the actors
forthe first time. Sometimes I find friends who have never been to
Traditions and I haven 't met one who hasn't enjoyed the food.
The show starts at 7:30, but get there early to get a table and
have enough time to eat, because it also packs up. For those that
know E~ergr~en , two of the stars of the playback theatre group are
academiC adV isors Joyce and Sara. However, the group also consists
of several Evergreen graduates and musicians that play music to
go a long with the stories. Every show there is a theme/collaboration; this week it was TOP (Teen Opportunity Project), a volunteer
program for middle and high school students through Lacey Park
and Recreation.
The Heartsparkle Players take stories from the audience and then
act t~el11 ?ut based around a theme, which was opportunity. One of
the highlights of the evening was a young woman who told a story
about her mom coming from LA to a forest in California where she
worked. The mother had the opportunity to see and experience a
lot of things she never had, like seeing baby bald eagles, or eaglets.
In the end, the mother had a new appreciation for her daughter and
became a bird watcher. The actors acted out this story and others
while the audience had laughs throughout the night. If you eve;
need a break from studying, this is a cool thing to do.
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Some projects the Heartsparkle Players are
No killinll and it 's still fillinll!
working on include working with a theatre group
named The Thunders, which is a group of actors
that have disabilities . On Saturday, January 31
there will be a workshop from 3-5:30 p.m., potluck dinner with fam ily and friends from 5:45-6 :
BrougllllO YOll by: The Evergreen Animal Rights Network· 867.6555· earn@risellp.nel
45 p.m . and playback theatre from 7-8 :30 p.m.
Please call Deb Edden at the number below for
information, to register and get directions.
Another project is Community Dialogue
abotlt death and dying. Their performance is
• 1 112 lb. Carrots, cut into matchsticks
"Gifts of Dying" along with a national touring
• 1 leek, sliced
art exhibit, surrounded by family and friends by
Deidre Scherer. This is in collaboration with
• I 112 cup orange juice
Providence Sound Home Care and Hospice. The
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
project vision is to have a dialogue about death
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
and dying using art . "We want the community
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
to see, feel, and think about how we view dying
and how we support those who are dying and
• 2 teaspoons chopped thyme
their family and caregivers. Our hope is that this
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
will be an honest portrayal full of beauty, humor,
• salt and pepper
sacredness, sadness and noble aspects of dying"
(Death and Dying flyer 2003) . The location and
dates will include a performance in the spring of
Preheat oven to 350°. Cook the carrots and leek in boil2004, April 15-18, to coincide with Arts Walk
ing water for 5-6 minutes and drain. Put them in a shaland the art exhibit will be from April 13-18 . The
low casserole dish. Mix together the orange juice, garlic,
hope is to also produce performances in Mason
maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, and thyme, and pour over
and Lewis Counties.
For more information about the shows look
the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover
at Traditions under events. Also contact Debe
the casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the lid
h; 943 .6772 about the Death and Dying project
and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Garnish with sprigs or fresh
or Heartsparkle players. Their website is http :
Il www.heartsparkle.org/, and the next show is
thyme. Perfect for a chilly winter day.
December 12 at 7:30 . The night's theme will be
" Stories of Finding Common Ground" in collaboration with Dispute Resolution Center.

Recipe o'the Week
Carrot-Poppy Seed Bake

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Bellingham singer Dana Lyons came to Tradition Fair Trade Cafe on November
29 to playa two and a half hour concert for a full, standing-room only crowd. Dana
v.:ho 's be~t known for his international hit so ng "Cows with Guns," has been writ~
I~g envlrom~entally-mi.n~~d tunes for at least eighteen years. His 1985 song
Our State IS a Dumps.lte was once proposed as the official Washington State
anthem, but was tragically struck down. As a long-time fan who hadn ' t been
to a concert of his in a good ten or twelve years, I was pleased to be there.
In~lud e~ in Dan.a's set were "The Tree':' which he recently adapted for
bY Jamie GranatO
children
s book Illustrated by Dave Damoth, and, of course, "Cows with
a
It's rare that an album can be described as both depressing and
Guns."
The
most stirring song of the evening, however, was "Ride the
uplifting in the same breath. It is even more extraordinary for a
Lawn," the Old-West sty Ie story of a man who takes excellent care of
song to achieve this feat fluidly. Little Wings' Kyle Field somehow
his lawn only to have his son come home from college and criticize his
bridges this gap throughout an entire album. This brand of lo-fi
ecologically unsound methods. Dana got the audience to join in with
acoustic guitar pop with ,s weeping staccato melodies complements
some dramatic sound effects. It turned out that the song was a true
the lyrical journey through nature that Field so movingly creates.
story .about him and his dad, who was rather sensitive about the subject
In subject matter, Little Wings bares great resemblance to Wonderue
of hiS lawn : "Son, your mother and I support what you're learnin'
session drummer, Phil Elvrum 's (The Microphones, Mt. Eerie) musical
down there, but we. Will not speak . Of lawns." Lawns remained
creations, minus the grandi loquence. Each song remains a bit gloomy and
the sing le most forbidden subject in the Lyons family for many
cheery and somehow Field's voice is able to exhibit this mix of emotion
years to follow.
seam lessly. These songs without being either dismal or cheerful become a
In addition to his CDs and books, Dana sells t-shirts, most
paradoxical mix ofthe two. Wonderue, being the completion of Little Wings'
notably
a black shirt with a drawing of an unhappy animal printed
" Wonder Tri logy," encompasses all that Field has set out to accompl ish with
on it. Originally called the Angry Red Squirrel shirt, its name
this project, as this album exhibits that last child-like sense of wonder which
was amended to the Raging Red Rodent after some customers
necessitates rekindling on occasion. Simple songs executed beautifully with
implied that it looked rather like a beaver. Whatever spepoignant segues where and when appropriate == a quality album. And most of
cies you assign it to, it's a deeply upset critter: you do not
it was recorded at K Records ' headquarters, Dub Narcotic Studios in downtown
want to run into this thing in the forest at night. The sh irt
Olympia. Wonderue is akin to a splendid, introspective and invigorating walk in
however, is impressive.
the Northwest woods on a crisp November day. You may feel like you've heard
Dana ended his set with a beautiful cover of Johnny
it before - "it sounds so familiar," you'll be thinking - but you haven't. NostalgiaCash's
"Ring of Fire." Check him out the next time he
inducing songs such as "Understand" and "Do Be" will enter into your subconscious
comes
to Olympia, and in the mean time, visit http :
and feel like they've been there forever. Yes, Kyle, "the shade that you shed will feel
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THE LANGUAGE OF LORRIES

By Shaw Lathrop

Here at Evergreen, I believe that we
have a very enlightened, passionate group
of people who are willing to put in a great
deal of their time and energy to trying to
put an end to the atrocities that are taking
place all over the world we live in. But
that just isn't enough.
Our Evergreen community is but a
fraction of what it could be. What we
have now is a great number of brilliant
and creative individuals, but without unity,
we have no strength. So often we come to
rely solely on ourselves and the close-knit
group of people with whom we associate,
and in doing so we fail to allow our ideas
and work to flourish and expand.
Right now, we have something like
sixty student groups, many of whom have
meetings that are attended by only five
to ten people. Five to ten people out of a
potential 4,200 students.
Every week these groups put on a dozen
events, workshops and meetings, many of
which are met with mediocre attendance,
and find that they appeal to only a select
group of people. The problem is by no
means a lack of dedication or lack of interest. The problem, as I see itf\s that there
is just too much going on to grasp it all. In
a year we have something like 300 events
taking place. And that is phenomenal:

schools three times that size don't put on
that many events. But in some ways it is
just 100 much. When you have seven different things taking place at the same time,
it becomes hard for people to decide what
is most important for them· to attend - so
as a result, people end up going to what
is familiar to them - and often you get the
same pocket of people.
Students who come to Evergreen are
people who have multiple interests and
desire to develop themselves on many
levels and in many fields. As student
groups, we shouldn't have to fight with one
another to try and get people to attend our
events - trying desperately to find a place
to tack a flyer on a wall full of such. We
need to find ways to start working together
and combine our ideas to create events that
apply to as many people as possible.
To create events that challenge people
on multiple levels. To create events that
get people listening, dancing, creating,
thinking, speaking, sharing, laughing,
voting, trading, and learning, all at once.
We are spreading ourselves too thin and
as a result we are not getting nearly the
effect that we desire. Rather than putting
all of our time, money, and experience
into putting on a dozen under-attended,
socially limiting events, why not put on

half as many events where students and
groups come together to share a number
of different ideas in a number of different
formats? That way we will get a better
cross-section of people, and best of all you
bring in people who may be interested in
one thing and introduce them to ideas that
may be new to them.
And we need not be afraid of certain
ideas and groups clashing. Though at
times it may seem chaotic - how can we
hope to create new ideas and new solution if we do not allow different ideas
to mingle? - we need to be willing to
approach each other and ask for assistance
or ask for ideas. We need to learn not just
how to give to our community; we need
to learn how to take from our community.
By working together we don't have to be
headed in the same direction, but we can
give each other momentum to advance in
the directions we seek.
And this applies to all students not just
student groups. Seek out people and ask
them for help in seeing your ideas come
to life. The greatest thing about coming
to school here for me is that people are so
passionate about what they are doing, and
they are so excited to share and talk about
what they are learning and what they know.
I feel that Ilearnjustasmuch, ifnotmore,

when I am out of class than in class,just by
talking and listening to people around me.
Take the opportunity to share yourself and
share what other people have to offer.
If we as people have any hope of bringing about change in society, we have to
put the individual aside and fully embrace
society.
And there are so many ways to get
involved in this community. Attend
student groups, attend workshops, attend
concerts, read every single piece of paper
on the bulletin boards, and read the CP J
every week. Find something to take part
in, or, if you don't see something that you
think would be beneficial to you and the
community - put it together. There are tons
of people who are willing to help you if
you just wander up to the S&A office
on the third floor of the CAB. There is
also money to be given out by the S&A
board this year, money to help you put
on almost anything that you can imagine.
These people are here to help you out, so
use them as a resource. If you want to put
on something with music, come and talk
to me or one of the other Musicians' Club
coordinators: we want to work with you.
To sum up, don't just ask what you can
do for your school; ask what your school
can do for you. Thank you.

By Alis01l Arth
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manufacturers
have us in a linguistic half nelson. No,
really. Think about
it- they've added new
meanings to hundred s
of commonplace words: Pony, Cougar,
Mustang; Explorer, Navigator, Trailblazer;
Odyssey, Expedition, and Excursion, just
to name a few. They've also appropriated words that connote nothing even
remotely exciting: Tempo, Civic, Legacy,
New Yorker. What is more, they've taken
the Lewis Carroll-style liberty of creating
words that don't make any sense whatsoever: Impreza, XTerra, Integra, Elantra,
etc. And what about Continentals and
Camrys, Chevettes and Chevelles? What
of Prisms and Pintos and Probes and PTs?
Indeed: what of car names that are boring
or baffling or just plain bad? Questions
abound! So let 's talk shop-auto shop,
that is- about a little thing I like to call
"vehicular vernacular."
Let us begin with the simplest: the
Honda Accord. I'm sure you've heard this
word before; remember the Oslo Accords?
The Camp David Accords? Basically, an
accord is an agreement, a "consent or concurrence of opinions or wills," according

to the American College Dictionary. But going to survive an accident? I might as
what does this have to do with a car? Am well donate my organs now. Sheesh.
And finally : the Subaru Brat. Need I
I going to consent or concur with my car
on anything? Am I supposed to drive it say more? Yes- but not much more . A
to some kind of international summit and brat is defined simply as "a child", and
listen to it give a speech about harmony .the term is ·'used ... in contempt or irritaand concord? I' m not drivin g Knight tion." Bottom line : I don't want to drive a
Rider's KITT, here ; I'm driving a Honda. contemptible vehicle. I don 't want my car
to throw tantrum s. I' m not ready to be a
It just doesn't make any sense.
And what about the Cadillac EI Dorado? parent. I' m only 23.
It's amazing what a little thing like a
I suppose the makers of the coveted Caddy
wanted to evoke that legendary City of name can do. It 's also amazing that groups
Gold, but the trouble is this: EI Dorado of people sit around in business meetwasn't real. Nobody found it. Not even ings and decide to call their new Dodge
Cortes. Not even Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. a "Concorde" and their new Subaru a
Nobody. So why would I want to drive a "Justy." But I suppose they- and all the
car that wasn't real? Why would I want to other car companies of the world-can
"justy"-fy their weird word choices; if
drive a pipe dream? It's ridiculous.
But even more ludicrous: the Toyota they can manufacture a car, they might
Corolla. Do you know what a corolla is? as well manufacture its name, too. And [
I didn't until I looked it up in the diction- guess these odd automotive appellations
ary. I am now convinced the Toyota people do provoke some thought and offer a bit
forgot that part. A corolla is "the internal of variety amidst hundreds of cars named
envelop or floral leaves of a flower, usually after predators and pioneers. After all, why
of delicate texture ... the petals considered drive a Thunderbird when you can drive
collectively." What? Are they serious? a Thing?
They want me to drive the petals of a
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The Curmudgeon: Sesquipedalia
By Greg Sau1Iders
Disclaimer: If you are Christian.
pseudo-Christian, live in the U.S., or
simply like to waste your time by reading bullshit articles, then please continue!
Also, hopefully the fact that you are in college means that you are educated enough
not to take me seriously or to be offended
by my ramblings. Formalities aside, let's
continue.
As a child. I was extremely hurt to
learn that Santa did not really exist. It
was really a dream-shattering experience
for me. for up to that point when asked
what I wanted to be when I grew up my
answer was always "Santa." To me, Santa
had the ultimate bourgeois job . He could
j ust sit back and get fat 364 days out of tile
year to build up for hi s grand entrance on
Chri stmas Eve . Ah yes. a job fitting for a
boy as lazy as I was. You can imagine how
hea rtbroken I was when I learned the truth.
I was shocked when someone told me that
I couldn't be Santa because he didn't reall y
('" ist and I real ized how fooli sh I had been.
I s uppose I had neve r reall y given much
th o ug ht to how I would become Santa
anyway, but looking back on it now I
fi gure that if Arnold Schwarzenegger can
become governor, then I could have been
Sa nta Claus. Anyway, all this trauma has
left me suspicious of the whole myt h of
Santa Claus and its purpose. Therefore,
I find it my duty to expose him for what
he really is.
Now when most people in the U.S.
think of Santa Claus, they think of an
old fat white man who brings them free
stuff on Christmas. This is a common
misconception . " What is the truth?" you
ask. Well, if you're not too stoned to stay
focused for the rest of this article you will
find out (my apologies if you don 't smoke
weed. I am just writing to my target audience). When I think of merry old Saint
Nick, only two words come to my mind:
EI Diablo.

That's right! Santa Claus is none other revolves around spending money to fend ouslyample.").
than Lucifer himself. Now, I am aware off your nagging kids. And you all know
3. Pictures or representations of Santa
often
depict Santa smoking a pipe, a device
that making a statement as radical as this what they say about money: it is the root
would require me to offer substantial of all evil. Santa (a.k.a. Satan), in effect, commonly used by marijuana smokers to
evidence to support my claim. When I . has changed the focus of Christmas from consume the drug.
4. Santa only works on one day out of
originally tried to submit this expose to a man who sacrificed his life at the hands
my high school newspaper, it was deemed of the Romans to save all believers from the year (although is he really working?
"too controversial to print." I believe it damnation, to the spreading of greed and Seems to me like the reindeer are really
doing all the work, flying around the
was due to my lack of believable evidence, evil.
To make things worse, Santa is a sup- world and whatnot while all Santa does
(though it is also possible that Santa was
paying the school to keep me down) which porter of slave labor. In his palace in the is squeeze his fat ass down the chimis why I have dedicated the past three years North Pole, Santa exploits an entire race ney, remain unseen by curious children,
to gathering facts and collaborating with of elves by forcing them to create all distribute presents, eat any food left out
other qual ified researchers so I can put an the toys needed to satisfy all the good in proximity to the fircplace [man what
end to Santa's devilry. My findings are Christian boys and girls throughout the a lardass!], then somehow squecze back
recorded in detail in thi s article.
world. Such a demand would require up the chimney [a task easily completed
First 01'1', let's examine hi s first name: constant work throughout the year, with by Jackie Chan , or for that matter a well
Santa. Ir you rearrange the letters. it spells not a cent given to the elves to spend on trained monkey with a steroid abuse probthe nam e Sa tan . Coinc idence? I think not. thei r own families. Not only does Santa lem and a bottle rocket up its butt]). In fact.
(Se rious ly though, Santa, yo u ' ve got to not pay the elves or provide a safe work- those cookies (which act as a final offering
try harder to conceal yo ur true identity. it ing cnvironment. it is alleged that he is to the devil before he torments your soul
doesn't tak e a Iiberal arts major to figure out responsible for the murd e r of several in Hell for eternit y) are the only thing
that s imple trick. ) Furthermore. the teach- key union leaders who were li ghting for that keep hi m motivated enough to go o n.
ing of the Bible tell all the Ch ri stian s out elve n worker right s. However, decades of Amotivational Syndrome is believed to he
there that the path to righteousness comes cover-ups and good media. not to mention a side effect of marijuana ab use . One of
through hard work and self-sacrifice, not satanic intervention, have kept Santa out its symptoms is la ziness. a symptom that
by getting everything for free . And what of trouble. Meanwhi Ie , Santa takes all of Santa also shares.
There yo u have it. Santa Claus is not
does Santa do? He gives all the Christians the credit for the distribution of the toys
only
the Prince of Darkness, but also has
ing
all
of
the
hard
work
put
in
by
the
leav
and Santa supporters alike a bunch of free
got a weak spot for the herb. too. So, all
stuff, therefore defying the morals set forth elves to si nk into the background .
By now you must believe that Santa is you Christians out there. this year when the
by the Bible. That's right, his real mission
is to send all the good little boys and girl s indeed the devil. But his reign of immoral- holiday season rolls around again, think
to Hell. By taking down the pure, he is ity doesn 't end there . It is also believed to yoursel f about what Christmas is really
expanding the population of Hell at a rate by man y that Santa is a raging marijuana about: the birth of Christ. or the worship
comparable only to the incarcerat ion rate abuser. (Marijuana was proclaimed to of Satan?
If you are interested by this article and
be the "Devil's Weed" by anti-marijuana
of the U.S. penal system.
And that 's not all. Santa stoic the propagandists in the Reefer Madness days want to tight back against tile Devil, there
C hri stmas media spotlight from Jesus. of the 1930s.) There is more than enough is an activist group that can help! Please
send a $10 check payable to Working
During December, if you turn on the evidence to back this accusation up.
I. Santa is unusually jolly. He laughs Again st Santa To Emancipate Ourselves
TV, you will be bombarded with images
From Temptation, Impurity, Malice, and
of Santa and Rudolph the Red-nosed a lot (i.e., " ho ho ho! ").
2. Santa is obese. This points towards _ Evil, or W.A .S.T.E. O.F.T.I.M. E. c/o Box
Reindeer, yet there are no c1aymation
videos of Jesus walking on water or dying a lack of exercise and overeating. Can 60754 , Olympia, WA 98505. If you simply
for our sins. Christmas used to be a reli- anyone say " the munchies"? (When can't afford a donation, just leave some
gious holiday which celebrated the birth of asked about this in a recent interview, poisoned cookies next to your fireplace on
the Christians' messiah, now it completely Santa replied: "I'm not fat, I'm humor- Christmas Eve and we'll call it even.

is Efficacious to Ameliorating
Insipidness
grasp on the English lexicon is efficacious towards the expression of ideas.
Back in the days of my primary educa- Of course, there are ideas that are easily
tion, I never diet homework. Not that there conveyed through simple language, but at
was a whole lot of it, nor did I have any the same time, vocabulary allows one to
real reason for not doing it. I just didn't express ideas that they otherwise would
do it. Except for vocabulary. From a very not be able to. You can't talk about the
early age, I have been enamored with the ontology of Christianity if you don't know
English language, especially the wealth - what ontology means. It works the other
and depth of usable words. When I was way as well. A strong vocabulary allows
little, I would read the dictionary for fun, you to understand the ideas of others like
thus giving myself an undying penchant the ideas expressed herein.
Besides, vocabulary is fun! The senfor words. I have never been laconic. In
fact I might be, at times, a bit loquacious, tence: The exoteric extemporaneous
perhaps even being prone to being bom- exegesis exemplified exaggeration but
bastic, but that doesn't take away from was execrable in its exacerbation of the
the fact that I really love this language excoriation of exculpation; is fun to write,
at least when you know what it's saying.
of ours.
That's not to say that I think it's perfect Now let's see what the sentence looks like
or anything. I think that we are exorbi- in simplified language: The spontaneously
tantly limited by language, but I guess on the spot critical interpretation of a text.
that's why I am enraptured by vocabulary. done from an outsider'S perspective was
I mean, if we're so limited by language, very good at being an example of exagthen why limit ourselves further with a geration but was bad in its aggravation of
picayune prosaic vocabulary ofmonosyl- its denouncing the forgiving of others. It's
labisms fitting of behemoths and troglo- not so much fun now, is it?
Some might say that a proclivity to
dytes? For example, I could call someone
dull but that in itselfis pretty dull. But if! sesquipedalia makes one grandiloquent
'called them vapid or insipid or banal, then at times and I can see how it can be connot only would that be more pointed, but strued like that, but it is never my intention
the pejorative itself would be unceasingly for that to be the case. Though it is true
that I use vocabulary as a sort of a shibmore interesting.
There's a myriad of examples like this. boleth at times, it is not meant to be used
Would you rather meet a lively girl or one in a haughty or pompous way. For some
that was effervescent? Would you rather reason, my mind just works in way that if
describe someone as snobby or supercil- I want to say something is sweet sounding, the word "mellifluous" just pops into
ious? The examples are infinite.
Some think that big words are super- my head.
.I guess at times big words have a catharfluous, but nothing could be further from
the truth. If for no other reason, a firm tic affect on a person. The mundane drudgBy Lee Kepraios

ery of certain everyday activities sometimes leaves one with a real need to dispel
the banality they inflict. And I think that
the almost vitriolic response that erudition
awakens within people is most unfortunate. Stagnation of any kind, whether it
be intellectual or otherwise, is something
that I would rather not experience.
Now that I am endeavoring to bring
everyone else into some state of pseudointellectual utopia and even though I may
try to be didactic in my discourses sometimes, while at other times attempting to
engage in dialectic with people, I really
don't think that vocabulary is going to save
the world. But it certainly helps.
And yes, vocabulary is something of a
hobby with me. I am one of those nerds
that read with a dictionary by him. But
I think that vocabulary is useful if not
necessary for the expression of ideas.
Unfortunately, speaking well and eloquently has gained an incorrigible stigma
in our culture. But that's just sort of the
nature of the beast sometimes. Need any
more on that?

Lee's New Rule of the Week: Gift
baskets containing soap, cheese, ham and
marmalade are not gifts. They're soap,
cheese, ham and marmalade. Marmalade
for Christmas? Since when is a holiday
gift something you can get for free at the
IHOP? I mean come on: you don't wrap
cheese and ham and put them under the
tree. They're not gifts. And soap is terrible
thing to get someone for a holiday gift. It's
like, "I was walking through the mall and
suddenly it dawned on me: You smell like
a pile of dog shit."

By COllnor Moran
If one were to list all the things most
often complained about on campus, you
can bet that near the top of the list would
be the food service. It's a large set of
complicated issues that are not going to
be easily "solved," particularly given
that the number of different definitions of
"solved" is roughly equal to the number
of people who have weighed in on the
issue. So, with this in mind, is there
really anything that my humble column
can do to have an effect?
Probably not. But I already missed
one week's CP J by being out of town,
so I feel an obligation to my loyal readership (both of you) to write something.
So I'm going to tackle a single and very
specific issue that I have With food service: a lack of quality service towards
vegetarians and vegans. '. :
Its no secret that there are; a lot of vegetarians and vegans on campus, and food
servic~ makes it clear that they"pl0w that
we eXIst. UnfortunatelY, tl;la(doesn't
always, or even often,eqUatj.itself to
good food for vegetarians ~tf'Mo~ commonly; the vegetarian optionconsists of a
slab of tofu with some sau:ce 90 it. Now,
I am a lover of the soy derivatiyes, but
when you take a bunch oftofu and put
a little sauce on it, it ~tes ·preity much
like ... ·well. .. a :'slab of tofu
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Olympia,'Film Society Presents: Thursda'y, December 11

Human vs. Computer Evergreen Women's Basketball

Co llege football has done it again . They ' ve created a monster out ofa useless system
of supposed checks and balances. I'm talking about the Bowl Championship Series
(BCS) final pre-bowl standings, in whi ch the # I TEA M IN THE COUNTRY IS NOT
ABLE TO PLAY FOR TH E NATI ONA L CHAMPIONSHIP!
The BCS was created to fix the system that had been in place for years in college
football. That system was based on human poll s and often created spl it nati onal championships. In an effort to do away with hum an error, co ll ege pres id ents devised the BCS
in wh ich teams arejudged on their placement in hum an poll s, strength of schedule, and
a number of other technica l factors that wi ll bore you. Thi s year USC (Un ive rsity of
Southern California) had been ranked seco nd go ing into Saturday's game. Ok lahoma
was first and LUS (Lou isiana State) was third.
USC, therefore, wo uld need to win their game aga inst Oregon State to maintain
their spot ,at second and then go to New Orleans to compete in the BCS Nati onal
Championship, the Nok ia Sugar Bowl. But th e BCS fucked up . And yes, I mean
FUC KED UP! Ok lahoma lost their last game aga in st Kansas St. , 35-7, thus losing
their conference. Of co urse LSU and USC won, but 10 and behold. the Okies still go
to New Or leans. Wh y? Because they supposedl y ha ve a better schedul e than USc.
But wa it. You ask how could they lose their conferenc e and still go? Because USC is
al\lays disrespected by a horribly biased East Coast med ia. The irony of all thi s is that
USC is ranked # I in both hum an po ll s. They are the consensus ti l in hum an poll s but
not in a damned computer.
So II'ha t does thi s all mean? It mea ns that LSU and Okie shit will pl ay in the Sugar
II' hi Ie USC is forced to play in the AT& T Rose Bowl. That's not bad, they ge t to face #4
Michi gan in a rekind ling of the PAC la- Bi g 10 ri va lry in Pasadena . And if they win
thell they have a legitim ate claim to a share or the nationa l tille. So then why shou ld
I ~ ve rgreen stud<:nt s be angry?
Asick ti'orTI the abs urd ity or thi s whole en terp rise. Eve rgreen is in Was hin gton. where
LJ W is. and in th e sUll1 mer UW prac ti ce s at Eve rgreen . In li eu of Evergreen havi ng co lkg<: r() ~)tba ll . we can root tor other tea ms. It mca ns th at oncc aga in UW and the rest
\J f the PAC 10 get no respect. It mean s that no ll1atter whom one play s th rougho ut the
"caso n. if one is not in th e SEC m Bi g 12. th en once gets no respect. And that's bad
1'0 1' sport s period.
N/\I/\ ball doesn't ha ve howl s. l3ut the inju stiu: of it ll1i ght still one day be felt in
thi s league as wc ll . One-clay computers, instead of hu man beings, ll1ight j udge and
I-: verg reen mi ght one day be hcld back from th e privi lege ora natio nal tit le.
I'm by po mea ns anti-computer. In tact I love th e darli ngs but th is is wrong. It goes
to show that when hum an be in gs comc to that rare things called co nsensus we should
all give a big middl e finge r to th c computer. It means that human beings create the
computer, and that hum an bei ngs have biases and therefo re no matter how one loo ks
at it. computers have biases as we ll. And most impo rt an tl y it means that long faces will
abound on proud co ll ege students. It means that , as Bill Pasc ke in the LATimes sa id,
"The BCS teaches us it's not abo ut ho w yo u fini sh, it 's abo ut how yo u start," referrin g to USC's tripl e over-tim e loss to Cal. And that's exactl y the wrong message to be
scnding to yo ung pcop le.

wack9 fun sport stadium Cjuiz

Saturday, Dec.e mber 13 at
7 p.m.
Sunday, December 14 at
6 p.m.

By Kyra Berkovich

During a late practice on Monday, December 8, the women's basketball team suffered
the loss of shooting guard Shiante Reed, due to a ruptured Achilles.
The se ni or, one of three team captains, was tentatively scheduled to undergo surgery
to repai r the tendon , reported ly torn in two. With an injury as major as this, Reed wi ll
be out for at least six months, therefore end ing her season.
Most likely, Reed's surgery will focus on sew ing the two pi eces of her tendon togeth er,
before being cast for another six months, followed by plenty of phys ical therapy. Since
the Ac hill es tendon, whi ch connects the ea lfm usc1 e to the hee l base, is the largest and
most ex posed tendon in thc body, it is an unfortunate ly common injury in at hletes.
Head coach Monica Heuer was unava ilabl e for comment. wi th her preparation for
Wednesday's game aga inst Pacific Lutheran.

Stoked: The Rise and Fall
The Station Agent
o/Gator
Monday, December 15 at
6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 16 at
9 p.m.
Wednesday, December 17 at
6:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 18 at
9p,m.

Photos courtesy of th e women s basketball web page (1/
hItp:llwww.evergreen. edulathleticslwomens/Jasketba//l li OJlle. Ii/III

Horns and Halos

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6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 23 at
9p.m.
Wednesday, December 24 at
. 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 25 at
9 p.m.

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Monday, December 15 at
9p.m.
Tuesday, December 16 at
6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 17 at
9p.m.
Thursday, December 18 at
6:30 p.m.

Flower of Evil
Monday, December 22 at
6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 23 at
9p.m.
Wednesday, December 24 at
6:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 25 at
9p.m.

Shiante Reed, lefl, was injured on Monday.

Elephant

Saturday, December 27 at
5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Sunday, December 28 at
6:30 p.m.
Monday, December 29 at
9p.m.
Tuesday, December 30 at
6:30 p.m.

Casa De Los Babys

4 p.m. The Student Art council meets in the third floor of the CAB.
6: 30-8:30 p.m. Free Workshop! "Experience the Power of Rhythm" .
in CRC room 316. All are welcome!
~
Contact 943.5804 or scott@powerofrhythm.com

Thursday-Saturday,
December 11-13, 18-20
7:30 p.m. The Capitol Playhouse Presents: Pump Boys Dinettes
612 E. 4th Avenue, Olympia. $16-20 for students.
Contact 943.2744 or www.capitalplayhouse.com

Frida'yJ December 12
5:30 p.m. The Student Arts Council Presents: A Film Fest in LIB
2126, Showing "The Lost Film Fest" and short films by local filmmaker Rar.

Saturday, December 13

Saturday, December 27 at
7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 28 at
4 p.m. and 9 p,m.
Monday, December 29 at
6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 30 at
9 p.m.

4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Olympia Chamber Orchestra Presents: The
Annual Beethoven s Birthday Bash at the First Christian Church. 701
Franklin St. $10 for students.
Contact 867.5410.
7:30 p.m. An Outrageously ANTI-CAPITALIST Year End Party!
Featuring Complex Numbers and Lara Davis
Following a festive Potluck ... (Bring a dish or $7.50.)
At the new Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier S., Seattle.
For rides or info, contact 206.722.2453 or Rwseattle @mindspring.com.

New Years Party!

Sunda~) December 1+

Wednesday, December 31 at
9p.m.
The Olympia Film Society
754.6670 ofs@olywa.net.
Screenings are .a t the Historic
Capitol Theater.
206 E. Fifth Avenue in
Downtown Olympia.

Monday, December 22 at

2 p.m. The Capitol Playhouse Presents: Pump Boys Dinettes
612 E. 4th Avenue, Olympia. $16-20 for students.

Saturday, December 20
Noon to 1 p.m. The Olympia Fellowship of Reconci liation Presents:
28th Annual Holiday Peace Vigil at Percival Lal1ding.
Signs provided and free refreshments afterward!
Contact Glen Anderson at 491.9093 or glen@olywa.net.

Sunda~) December 21st

t10uble Header Saturday, t1ecetMber 13

Bv Kyra Berkovich

Do you need family planning services??

MATCH THE TEAMS TO THEIR HOME FIELD:

Women's Basketball hosts CWU at
6 p.m.

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1.Seattle Mariners

a. Pacific Bell Park

2. L.A. Lakers

b. Staples Center

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3. Washington State U.

c. SafeCo Field

4. Green Bay Packers

d. Martin Stadium

5. San Francisco Giants

e. Lambeau Field

Men's Basketball Plays Whitman
at 8p.m.
IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE
TO COME SEE OUR
FABULOUS BASKETBALL
TEAMS PLAY AT THE CRC
BEFORE BREAK!

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BanfffMountain Film
Festival

Player Injured

By Hal Steinberg

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Health Department
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FREE (!) or low cost servic;;es for girls and guys! .
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Pregnancy tests
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Every Wednesday
since March 5, 1980
Olympia FOR sponsors a weekly peace vigil at Sylvester Park from
noon to 1 p.m. and another from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the south end of
Percival Landing.
Contact Glen Anderson at 491.9093 or glen@olywa.net.

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DEPARTMENT
4-12 Li II y Rd . N E
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2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Capitol Playhouse Presents: Pump Boys
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612 E. 4th Avenue Olympia . $16-20 for students.
Contact 943.2744 or www.capitalplayhouse.com

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