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Part of The Cooper Point Journal Volume 32, Issue 29 (June 3, 2004)
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The Evergreen State College Presents:
SPecial "k.d
Chemist/" I~; and
The First Ann ual
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Hands-on Activities:
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* DNA Fingerprinting
* Ancient Machines
* 3D Graphics for Games
* Static Electricity
* Radioactive Chemistry
* Liquid Nitrogen fun
* Pyrotechnics
* Lasers .
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Until Next Year, Evergreen
Chelsea Baker and Katie Thurman
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*Mission to Mars: Is Space Exploration Worth'.' "
* The Nucled( Mggnetic
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*The Coming Plague: Antiobiotic ReSfsiOn\eyI~
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[Made possible with the support of the S&A Board, and the Evergreen Chemistry Club]
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Look ing Backwards
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of the campus restroom stalls there are
brochure ' holders and sometimes even
brochures in them. Maybe you have wondered what they are fOL The Restwom
Project is a new program to our campus
that is offered through Evergreen's Office
of Sexual Assault Prevention (OSAP) .
Safeplace, Thurston County's Sexual
and Domestic Violence Prevention and
Shelter Service, originally started the
Restroom Project in the early 1990s.
Brochure holders were placed in individual
bathroom stalls in women's restrooms in
local businesses. The holders were filled
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about Safeplace services. The idea was
to have th e infonnation available in the
most confidential setting possible, Placing
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the information would reach a greater
number of people----everyone has to use
the bathroom'
At Evergreen , we are placing the
brochure holders in all restrooms so that
all gellders will have access to the information. Currently the brochures contain
infonnation about what to do if a person
is sexually assaulted, and are geared
toward the Evergreen community with
infonnation about campus and greater
community support. Soon, brochures will
contain infom1ation on how to get support
as a survi vor of sexual assault as well as
information on how to end sexual violence
in our community. Please contact OSAP if
you would li ke to help w ith the project.
TESC OSA£ offers advocacy to survivors o f sexual violence , which includes
support for emotional, medical and lega l
needs around issues o f sex ual violence .
Advocacy is o ffered by th e coordinator of
the office and through the office's Campu
Advocacy Program, which provides peel
to-peer advocacy for students , The ,offic
also offers education geared toward endin
sexual violence in our community. Th
office coordinator provides training fc
staff and faculty and the office's Pee
Education Program offers theater, grou
discussion, art projects and other Opportli
nities for studen t to student education.
If you want to get involved or if yo
or someone you know needs support du
to sexual violence, contact the office <
867.5221 , or x5221 on campus. For TT'l
call the WA Relay at 1.800,833.6388, W
look forward to working with and servin
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A healthy Earth begins with you, and
we need you to help t he Ear! h!
Ne\,t year. the Environmental Resource
Ce nter (ERC) will team up with many
other student activit y g roup s to bring
you many campai gns like Clean Energy,
Forest De fen se, Sustainabilit) , Water and
Wetland Protection , Habitat I~e s toration,
Population and much, Illuch III ore .
The ERC is looking for three coordinators
for th e ne:--t school year. No e:--perience
necessary, just a Ie ill ingness to a(Jvocate
for Mama Earth . You evcn ge t pa id real
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We ha ve big plans lor ne xt fall. and we' rc
lookin g to r coordinato rs who can help us
ge t orga ni zed thi s summer so that we ' re
well prepared when sc hool start s . Emai I
tho.: ERC at deane ~l) ern . or g for more
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free vegan/raw food this Saturday, JWle
. 5, from I to 3 p.m, outside Wendy's and
McDonald's on Harrison Ave, .
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and dancing around in cow costumes.
5 p.m. Monday
Help decide such things as the Vox
Populi question, what the cover photo
should be, and what shouldbein the
next issue of IheCP J.
PaperlCritique
112:30 p.m. Friday
Corr.1Jl(:nt on lhJt oay s paper .A.ir
cornr'1ents, concerns questions. etc
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Friday Forum
3 p.m, Friday
Come inand put your values tothe test l
Discuss ethics and journalism law,
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the Public/Nonprofit Administration
and Public Policy concentration
areas- will present their Capstone
projects Saturday, Juile 5 from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. in Lecture Hall 4, A potluck
lunch will be held from noon to I
p.m.
The presenters are the first MPA graduates to complete the program under
the new design that was instituted fall
2002, Their projects involved community organizing and involvement, po,Iicymaking, governance, organizational
studies and interventions, as well as
various other topics.
For , more information, contact MPA Prdgram Associate
Coordinator Mary McGhee at
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Ihe f() llo\\'in g facult y: :v1ichael P!'eifcr.
ILtha car M'Baye , Patricia Krafcck (Post
\ :, tlbellulll), Skye Ni va, Peter Bohmer.
KI'is tilla Ackle y (Seeking .Justice). Sarah
Rya n, Susan Preci so ( /\ge of Irony).
\n~el'l (,illiam. Patrick Ilill (P,mer,
1'111 Ikge ami Dliference), Silllona Shuronl.
\11L'ilacl Vawus (Citi/.enshlp) and Lee
Lambert (Civil Rights). I want to extend
my gratitude and appreciation for letting
mc perf01111 my installation in various parts
" I' it s con struct ion in your classes.
Thc projcct even took me to New York
tI l perforlll lor some I" y League professor.
It was the f'irst timc I had ever perfonn-ed
it for :t predominantly black audience . I
gu.?ss I should explain exactly what "Red
While ,lIld 'Blues" is all about. The instalLltl( ln is abtlul Black American history
:lIld Illllsic. It" a pretty "lIense, powerrul pic<.:c or work that affects its viewers
\\ ith extreme llncomfnrt , guilt and denial.
Tc'lling my story and showinghow raeism
has affected black people has beo.:n a task.
There ha s been some oppositIOn to the
projcc:t The maiority of tho.: classes have
been l'xtremely reccptive to my presentat iun afto.:r they go.:t 0\ er what they've seen.
I've always felt like someone should tell
white people the truth about our history.
\Ve call it black history as if white
people had no stake in it. You left us out
of your American history hooks. Black history is tilled with atrocities and adversities.
There is no way to shQw you my history
WIthout showing what has been done to
black people by white people.
i' ve never felt Iike you cou ld teach me
about my history when you've tried so hard
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Out 01' allthe images shc saw, she had
empathy for the victims: Black people.
She \\'as worried about ho w white people
were going 10 !'eel. When I made the lilm ,
white people's kelings wet-o.: the last thing
on my mind.
Thi s should be prett y ob violl s . I' vo.:
honestly !'ell like you cou ldn ' t hurt \\'hite
people , they just get embarrassed. They
would be denying it ewr happened if I
didn 't ha\'e so much proof. Yes, I have
been outspoken about my views on culture appropriation. There :.Ire plenty of
subservient black men/ bbck women here
at l': vl:rgrl'en, I'm just not one of them.
Some of them will let you say whatever you want without challenging them .
I see how you talk to your parents when
you go.:t here. I've been here at Evergreen
almost eight years or longer. There has to
he an out let tur nonviolent confrontation.
I've never been a violent person, all I've
evcr done IS deknd myself. It seems I've
always had to defend myselfagainst white
people. You try to hard to speak for us
while exploiting us at the same time.
The HnJlVll v.\'. BOl/i'd
Educa(iu/J
anniversary opened (\ lot of wounds.
Integration lor me was a horrible experience. Why would we bring a white person
to represent our history? He wrote a book .
lie had nothing to do with the desegregation of the schools. You've done this on
so many occasions. You did it with the
affirmative action debate, which seem so
much like a rehearsed skit. It's hard for
us to represent any of our culture when
you're all over it. ,Black History Month
was represented by a white boy imitating
the blues. I was asked to introduce one of
the bluck guest speakers for black history.
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I refuso.:d hi s request to introduce bec<l li se
I didn't have an y respect fur him . It \ sad
when white pcoplc call you whit e.
Black Ilistory :v1onth is usuall y ignored
by the blacks and whites alike . Thank you ,
Umoja. for rcpresenting . It would be goud
to gel the suppo rt of the majori ty of black s
during this time . You do need each other.
There is l](Jthing greater than unit y.
Being outspoken comes with consequenccs. I'm willing to sufTcr whatl: ver
consequen ce s come with being a nonscary, crazy, outspoken black man . I've
been reluctant to write in the CP J. because
having an opinion that doesn 't coincide
with the majority Iws consequences. I
can't be silent. Trust me, I'm not the only
black person that feels this way, and you ' re
bound to run into them. I hope they arc lot
more than vocal with you . It would be cool
if you could really feel what black people
have gone through instead of pretendin g
to be us. I've got some adVIce lor you. If
someone black comes up to you and asks
you why you have dreads, instead of punking out or acting like a little white girl,
this is what you should say: ''I'm white.
I'm privileged, [ go where I want. I take
what I want, I do what I want." If you
don't believe it, ask the Native Americans .
Here's something more recent: Ask thc
Iraqis.
If you ' re really feeling brave, you
should say "nigger" at the end of conversation. I don ' t feel like I' ve said all I wanted
to say. At least you know a little of how I
feel. Well , OK, a lot.
Love Ya- Jimee.
IlY Narc Rohinsoll
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to deny it. Ine\er thought I (lluld dp any thing that would have an afkct un peopk
the way "Red Whito,; and Blues" ha s. It \\ ill
litcrall y take the conversation fnlll1 \\'hitt:
people , ha\'e them spee<.:hlcss.
bell hooks asked what Wl' as minorities did to dea l with this raci st, patriarchal
( male) sllcidy. I said that I tuned people out
that I didn't like, but that doesn't aill ay s
work. In reality I can say ll1usic has been
my refuge . :v1y mu s ic h,IS given l11e a
means in which I can communicate.
Some have wanted to censor me. I have
interviewed both students and la<;u lty.
Music and media arc such powerful
tools. It 's really hard for me to belie ve
that I can make white people feel something, I can do it with images and Illusic.
This year has been a busy year for me.
filled with pain and heartache. It was a
pretty unhappy year fur me , in spito.: of
completing my project and it being pretty
we II recei ved.
All the pain that resurfaced whil~
making the documentary was worth it hearing my f;'lther's and mother 's words. They
told that they really enjoyed my work. My
mother told me she was proud of me.
I was accused by a bi-raciaL mixed,
halfrican/confused female of trying to hurt
white people. There are so many people
here filled with self-hate. "I/alfrican." I' ve
always wanted to respond to that stupid
article. Where I' m from you would ' be a
"nigger" too, you would be a high yellow
"nigger." Reading your article teils me
that you have a lot of other issues going
on. Like not being white. enough. Docs
speaking ebonics or slang validate your
blackness') So do you consider yourself
bi-lingual? I Jumped around some.
S o I wo uld like s tart off by thanking
I want to thank all oCthc students who
were involved in the design and construction of and move to Seminar I I.
A t Evergreen, we take pride in teach- I
ing how both the " built" environment t
and the natural environment can live '
in harmony. This project is a seam Ie:;:;
blend of the bui It environment alld th..:
natural environment. Scm II is a happy
malTiage ofhigh-tcch and "high touch."
This building could not have been COI11pleted without the inpllt and patience
of Evergreen stucients. YOll have m)'
thanks and admiration .
Leo coordln2ior
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the State Ih:at<.:r in dml ntllll n 01; Illjlia .
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l' liangcd pll pulal' Illu s ic j'u rel cr.
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Shakespearc's /Iii/JIll'! throu gli tli e C) c..,
of two college buddics who ,Ire eVl'ntu ,lI ly
i'orced to conj'rllnt tlieir e)\\n c.\ iqcnt ia l
di lelllma.
The play opens ThursJay, Septcmber 16
and continues its run througli Oc(oi)(:r 9.
Wedncsday, Septelllber 22 is thc " P,I)
what you ca n" peri'orlllancc .
Sholl' times a rc il p.l11 . i'or evening pert' lI'Illanees allli 2 p.lll. lu I' Sl·mday nlatinec.., .
1:01' more information, cuntact tlie b(1\
oJ'li ce. located at 2()2 -lth 1\\ e. 1:. Plion e:
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\:\o.:ryolle Loves MotO\\I1 Mu sic , but no
one loves it lIlore than the stucient s of
Scott Ferrell's I' vel'green Singers. We
have got Motown Fl:ver becau se \\'e just
happen to bl: s inging Motown mu s ic
thi s quarter. All o f us an: psy ched up
and raring to go for thi s term 's coneerl.
whi ch will take pla ce in the Rec itailia ll
on Sunday at J p.lll. and 7 p.m .
SOllle or the Illus ic that we will be singing is "llo\\' Sweet it is to Be Loved B)
You." " Lovers in Need: ' " Dancing in
the Street." "I ~ bon)' and Ivory," " Village
(ihettll ." "Sir Du!..c," " I Call't Il e ip
M) se lf (Su gar Pie Iion ey Bun c h). "
" n ad, ill My Arm ~ Again." "RL!ach OUi.
I' ll Ik Tho.:re ," and lll allY more . The
Supremes will mak e a s pec ial appearance and so will the Jackson 5.
Be prepared to ha vl: a good time and
li sten to good run mu sic. Remember thi s
is a FRIT eWllt and will take place in
the Recital Iiall or tile COM building
Oil SUlld,11 at 3 p.lll. and 7 p.m. Don 't
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Motown M()town Motown!
1)0 ) uu kno\\' the Ilords to "Thc Candy
Man')" Or perhaps " Oompa I.nompa"
is more your styl e') Drcss up as your
fa vorite character and , in g along to
thi s class ic film at the Ol ympi c Cluh
I fotel & Theater on Saturday, Jul y ~.j .
You may not win a li!'etim c SLippl )
o f choco late, but you wi ll de linit l'l )
have fUll .
For more inrormation. contact the
Olympic Club, locatl:d at 112 N. Tom: r
Ave . ill Centr,i1ia, at 3W .7J 6 .51 h-l.
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SchoDI Illay bc endin g, but Ilariequ in \
season ;J i n ' t Dver ) et!
This Friday, spend a laughter-filled
evening at the Washington Center
for the P{'rforming Arts.
Two performances of A Night of
Impro~O minutes of comedic improvi sed sketches with the cast of ' 'Who 's
Line Is It Anyway?" will be held at 7
p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The Center advises
that the show Illay not be appropriated
for thost under age 14, due to suggestive language and light profanity.
Tickets cost $45 and $37.50.
for tick.et reservations andlor more
information, contact the Center box
office, located at 512 Washington
Street, at 753.8586.
MPA Graduates Will Present
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Truth is some people will never understand me, no matter how much I ex plain to
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Truth is few people that 1 know have reached a real level of individuality be<.:uuse of
their fear oftme vulnerability
Truth is that there are a lot of white people on this campus that really don't see me or
don't want to see me for me- because they can't get past the outward appearance
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Truth is that even worse is I can walk past people of my own ethnic background and
other people of color and not get a "hi" or "hello," but instead get a "stare-down" or
a "look away" as if I'm not even there or they got n problem with me
Truth is most o f the white people on this ca ll1 p u ~ <Ire unco m fortable with lookil]' me
in the eye and they purposely look awa y when they see me on it pathway when they
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Truth is that a lot of this society is telling me that bccause of my gender and my race,
I' m supposed to be mad, angry, and hateful towards others and myself
Truth is I'm not Ulat way
Truth is r have a lot of love to give this world, but these crazy looks and fake people
that surround me make it hard for me to want to be who I really want to be
What
~
~uth?
Truth is some people don't want to see me rise to success
Truth is my pride needs to die in order for me to enjoy real success, because pride
the cooper paint journal
is ki II ing so many of my people and others that are arOlllld me, and I don't want to
be another casualty
Do
YOII
want
more
Iruth?
Truth is people need to unify, because from what I've seen the division that is between
us has been slowly killin' my hope for communal peace
Truth is we all need intemal peace, but very few of us have internal peace and are
to prideful to admit it and work 011 our faults
Yo II
need
this
truth
Truth is I am going to leave this institution and I am going to allow God to use me
to change the world around me
Truth is my faith in God will make the iimpossible become possible
Truth is people need to start taking a good hard look in the mirror and work on
tixin g what 's wrong with them before fhey j:tdge, make fun of, or point out another
person's faults
Real truth is I've Illet so man y fake and insecure peopl e on thi s campus alone that I
question how many rea l peo ple truly exist
Truth is I don't have to mention any names, because yo u kll lfW who you nre, yo ur
heart will tell YOll- - faculty and staflmt.'lllbers included
Yo II
ne ed
/IIure
tr u lh
Truth is I was insecure and prideful and was once like these pcople that I now
describe
Truth is I am tTying to allow God to change me-beca use the state of my intema l
being. is what matters the most
Truth is F*#$ the extemall- focus on your internal- because no amount of money
or material things can give you real peace
The
~st
.
~M
Truth is I'm leavin' this institution and I've left my mark- (despite the adversity that
came my way, I found a way to be successful anyway-y'all ain't holdin' me down
cause 1 refuse to let you, and GOD won't let you)-and hopefully you can do whatever
you need to do to find real truth before it's too late-I'm out and that's my Truth •
june 3, 2004
arts & entertainment
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9/11 ••
rr A .Blessing
Dream Pregnancy:
in Disguise"
A Review of Giving Birth to Me
news commentary bv Claire Harlock
We've been saying it since it happened :
"Things changed after 9111." A climate of
tear led to the passing of the USA PATRIOT
Act, the detentiol! of"enemy combatants"
at Guantanamo Bay, and the invasions of
Afghanistan and Iraq. In an interview with
Jim Lehrer, Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld referred to September II as a
"blessing in disguise." [I]
According to a 2000 report of the Project
for a New American Century, a "new Pearl
Harbor" is"'necessary to achieve aims of
global US dominance. [2] On September
II, CBS reported President George Bush
wrote in his diary: "The Pearl Harbor of
the 21 st Century took place today."
In his book The New Pearl Harbor:
Disturbing Questions about the Bush
Administration and 9/JJ, David Ray
Griffin advances the theory that the US
government was complicit in the 9111 terrorist attacks to further its political agenda.
Gri ffin questions the abandonment of
Federal Aviation Administration .(FAA)
operating p~ocedure regarding hijackings
and the destruction or evidence of th e
World Trade Center (WTC) collapse. He
speculates on , the evidence of control led
demolition of the WTC government
encouragement of hiJa cke rs. and a mI ssi le atrack on the Pentagon.
Gr iffin 's most compelling argument
mandates? The confusion doesn't end there.
General Richard Myers , acting Joint
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff, testi'led September 13 to the Senate Armed
Services Committee: "[a]fter the second
tower was hit (9:03), I spoke to the commander of NORAD ...1 think the decision
was at that point to start launching aircraft." According to Myers, the order to
"scramble aircraft" was given "after the
Pentagon was hit (9:38)."
Conversely, NORAD claimed it was
noti fied of Flight II at 8 :40, 20 minutes
after the FAA knew it was hijacked . Its
press release claimed the jet scramble
order was given at 8:46 to Otis Air
NationaJ Guard Base (180 miles away
from NYC) instead of McGuire Air Force
Base (70 miles away). NORAD states it
was notified of the hijacking of Flight
175 at 8:43, so the F-15 jets that n:ceived
scra mble orders went after it instead. At 8:
55 a public announcement told occupants
orthe South Tower not to evacuate, despite
NORAD notification of disgruntled Flight
175 . However, NORAD c laimed that th e
jets were 70 miles away from NYC when
the South Towe r was hit al '.1:03 . 14J
. These conflicting acco unts of til.:
events of91l1 merit further investigation .
(jriflin 's thenry ofgoverlllllc ntal COI1l pii c ,
ity in 9111 is not unthinkable. With the evidence he and other joumalists present in
The New Pearl Harbor, negligence seems
obvious.
The Bush Administration has been
uncooperative with the inquiries of the 9/
II Commission, and the President and VP
refused to record their private iestimony.
To this day, there remain many unanswered
questions about the attacks on the WTC.
As we near its third anniversary it is our
responsibility to provide a transparent
account of the government's actions
during 9/ II.
Nearly everyone on the planet has tionary definitions for various signs and
dream s and goa ls they hold dearly. includ- symptoms of pregnancy. At times, it felt
ing Dawn Kirkwood , author of Giving to me as though she analyzed these definiBiNh 10 Ale . As a Greener and a mother of tions to the point of repetition. causing me
live, Kirkwood found it difticult to find the to wonder if -s he should have either made
tillle and energy to exercise regularly. After the book shorter or perhaps expanded upon
struggling to find the time and energy she the definitions without going in c ircles.
By the end of the book, I stal1ed thinkdes ired. s he noticed the attainment of her
goa l re flected what it felt like to be preg- ing of the goals I have accomplished in my
nant. She set out to show her discovery to Ii fe and how they related to thi s extended
the world by writing a book exp laining her metaphor. After pondering for a while, I
reali zations. She finally finished the book rea li zed that she cou ld have gone on to
carli e r thi s year after writing it in firteen- , write about how success resembles a growing child. It starts out as this finicky thing,
minut e. increments while breastfeeding .
and
you might not know what to do with
Gil'illg fJirl" In Me describes, step by
it
.
but
eventual ly it grows into something
s tl'P, ho\\ physical pregnancy relates to
th t.: " pregnancy" of a dream . Kirkwood experienced and mature . Pe rhaps that
exp lains everything from the pregnancy would make a nice sequel.
At 62 pages, (jiving Birth to Me makes
tc:-.t (di scovering your dream) to morning
great summer i·eading. I f not for you, thell
~ icknt.' ~s (disliking the way your life is
now) to 'going into labor (timilly seeing I'm certain your mother, aunts and grandyu ur dl·calll) . These c lever simi les and mothers would abso lute ly adore it. It ge ts
metaphors make i,t simple to see the pro- people thinking about what they have
cess and how it relates to each indi vidual accompl ished in life and what they sti ll
long to do . Almost everyone has a goa l
throug hout the process of progress .
Though informative, the book contained in life, and with thi s book. they call see
one flaw Ihat I found mildly annoying. It it happen.
rt!peated itselfa bit. Kirkwood utili zed dic-
Footnotes:
[I] David Ray Griffin. The Nell'
Pearl Harbor: Distl/rbing Questions
about the Bush Adminisira/iun and 1)/
f I. Olive Branch Press: Northampton,
Massachusetts, 2004. p. IX
[2] Project ror a New American CcntlllY,
Rebuilding America~' De(enses: Strateg)!.
Forces and ResollrcesjiJ/' a ;Vew Cen/lIIT.
http: //www. newamericancen t ury.org '
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Manual. Official GlIide 10 8asiL Flighl
In/"orll1aliol1 <lIld Air hal/it LIJII II"o f
Procedures . http ://www.l:la.gO\'
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One day, as I was walking by th e over, I noticed the incredible s imilariti es
Library in a hurry to get to c lass, I of the look on my class mate s face to that
noticed that there was a man playing or the people who were at the Library
the blues in the middle of the second lobby the fir st time that I saw the s lides.
floor. The music was playing while slide In a recent interview with him , I as ked
projectors displayed alternating iinages of him about the reasons why he created thi s
th e lynchings of A rrican Americans and ftlm. Jimee explained th,V "coming to the
the massacre of Native Americans . I was Nortlr.vest you see so many w hite people
intrigl.led and s hocked that such images playing blue s and appropriating cu lture,
where being shown in s uch a public not really knowing what is behind it. I
s pace, so I had to stop and watch \vhat wanted to show a fi 1m that took tho se
was going on. Sitti ng down 011 some steps, image s and mu s ic equally as strong as
I was suddenly absorbed in this world them to tell a story with it . A story that
of images: storie s told with mu s ic and doesn't get told , and if it does it's watered
pictures represe nting American history. down a nd whitened up, so I wanted to tell
Many thoughts and feelings started arising my version of the blues."
After having seen his film at different
in me from the moment I sat down: Some
or them I can describe as deep sad ness, stages three times, I can say that it is
rage, anger and frustration. Knowing that extremely powerrul and enriching. The
thi s is certain ly not the history that I got in film is called Red, While and 81u es
class, I decided to stay and learn from thi s because of the A merican flag, wh ich he
collective experience that the images were display s upsid e down in some scenes.
creating for all of us who were there at People have accused Jimee of being
unpatriotic, to which he replies , "The flag
th~ mOlnent. I couldn't help but notice that
my face and that of those around me had is upside down because that is a symbol of
changed, the air was filled with emotions distress and I feel that we are in a time of
from different people being exposed to a distress. The skulls on the flag represent
history that tells the truth without making a ll the atrocities that America has been
- involved in. The lynchings upon a time
it comfortable or easy to digest.
The man presenting these images and were postcards, people sent it to each
music was Jimee Lowe, an Evergreen stu- other, alid they collected ears and toes
dent who over the past four years collected as souvenirs. We talk about barbari sm or
images from lynchings and composed a other people, but we .don't begin to talk
powerful blues song to incorporate ina ~bout the stuff that has happened here."
.. Personally, I can say that I feel very
90-minute film called Red. White and
Blues. The music was composed to show grateful that thi s man took his time ,
the true meaning of Blues music in the emotiona l vu ln erability and effort in
A frican-American culture . Most of the developing this amazing piece of history .
images presented in the fi lm were gathered and art. I know that I am not the only one
who feels this way about Red, While and
from the Evergreen I ibrary archives.
Thi s quarter, I was lucky to have Blues. Indeed , Jimee's work is a great tool
Jimee come to my class and prese nt hi s for the community to challenge a racist
com pleted work to us . A fter the fi I m was legacy, which has tainted our present.
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for complicity is the actions of air traflic
controllers regarding Flights II and 175.
On 9111 American Airlines Flight II left
Boston at 7 :59 a.m. At 8: 14, it failed to
respond to ground control and lost radio
contact. According to FAA regulations, at
"unexpected loss of radar contact with any
aircraft," an air tratlic controller is obligated to "handle it as though it were an
emergency." [3] Yet there was no official
response to Flight II's erratic behavior.
At 8:21, flight attendants phoned to
report the plane had been hijacked and
passengers killed. At this point, air traffic
control, in compliance with FAA regulations, would have contacted the National
Military Command Center (NMCC) and
the North American Aerospace Defense
Command (NORA D). At 8:46, 25 minutes
after the FAA knew the plane was hijacked,
Flight II crashed into the WTC's North
Tower.
United Airlines Flight 175 left Boston at
8: 14. At 8:42 its radio transponder went off
and it veered off course. Ostensibly FAA
officials contacted NORAD, but no jets
intercepted Flight 175 and it crashed into
the WTC's South, Tower at 9:03. Why
were no A ir Force jet s "scrambled" from
the nearest air base to 'intercept and s hoot
down Fl ights II and 175 before th ey hit
the WTC , as FAA operating proCt:dure
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Re: 'f\n Heir to Herbert Spencer?"
by Jordan Lyons
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Internationally known comics artists
and writers gathered in downtown Olympia
Saturday to recogni ze and celebrate· their
medium . Their appearance was part of the
third annual Oly mpia Comi cs Festiv al, a
convention o rga ni zed by Dange r Room
Comi cs, a loca ll y ow ned store speci aliz ing in comi cs.
Thi s year 's guest o f ho nor was writer
and illustrat or Joe S acco . A j o urn a li st
through com ics, Sacco has made a name
fo r himse lf traveling to th e wo rld 's wa r
zones and adapting the stories of the people
he meets into CD mi c form . Hi s wo rk s
include seve ral g raphi c nove ls, such as
Palestine, Safe Area Gorazde, and most
recentl y The Fixel; eac h o f which has been
th e subject o f much acc la im .
Also speaking were Infinite Kung Fu
c reator· K ag a n M cLeod and Shannon
Wheeler, writer and illustrator of Too Much
Coffee Man, a humor comic that chronicles
the foibl es of a superhero whose powers
are limited to consumpti on o f caffein e and
nicotine .
T he e ve nt differs from most othe r
comics conventions around the country,
because while it has the expo and signings
that typify that sort of event, it also features
panel discuss ions, and a stage presentati on
with interviews, slide presentations, and
skits. Thi s year 's Olympia, an antho logy
of comics by local artists and writers, was
made available for the first time, as was
Dang er Room 's new t- s h i.rt, bea ri ng a
graphi c by Sacco.
Thi s yea r 's festival w as mark ed by
overtly po liti cal co nte nt. Pane ls headlined ·by Whee ler and po liti ca l cartoon ist
Ke ith Kni ght had comics creato rs offeri ng
scathin g comm entary o n curre nt events,
whil e Sacco 's shirt design depicts falli ng
bombs in bird 's-eye-view, co upl ed wit h a
quote from USAF General Curti s Le may
reading, "There are no inn ocent c ivilians.
It is their governm ent and yo u are lighting a peo pl e, you are not try ing to fi ght
an armed forc e anym ore. So it does n '\
bother me so muc h to be killing inn oce nt
bystanders."
E vergree n s tu de nts m ad e n umero us contributions to th e event, and are
responsible in no small part for its Sliccess .
Evergreen senior imd reg ul ar C PJ contributor Colleen.Frakes made an appearance as
one of th e cartooni sts in th e ex po, whi Ie
John-Mikel Gates, Sa ra Spink , and C PJ
comics coordinator Cassie Wood contributed their volunteer efforts.
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Alli a nce put on a show call ed Fo und
Obj ects. This perfo rman ce showcased the
ten members' talents, with two of them
play ing music. Kevin Woida hosted the
sho w and played multiple instrum e nts
with Noah Dassel. The improvisers each
brought their o wn obj ect that influenced
t}lej r day that would be unknown to all
other members of the group. The show
began with a presentation of each obj ect;
from th e re they pe rform ed a seri es of
scene s, ga mes and monologue s based
around the obj ects. They ranged from
c heese whi z to a motorcycle helmet to
s uns creen and many more. The highlight of the show happened _when Sam
Schroeder a nd E mily Smith competed in
a slow motion race of sunscreen applicati on with co lor commentary by Matthew
Parrish and Lee Kepraios.
Appro x imately one hundred peo pl e
attended the show, and one of the audi-
ence members described it as " intellige nt
and humorous." Another person sa id that
it was " the ir best show of the yea r. " The
improvi sers broke th e imag inary boundary ofthe fourth wall , engaging w ith th eir
a udience by perfo rmi ng in the seats at
times. Whether it was a Vegas-sty le wedding or a collection o f people ye lling fro m
their apartme nts among the a udi ence. they
always made it work.
The team never fail ed to create a va riety of scenes, ran g ing from a water balloon fight involving the entire group to a
heartfelt solo sung by a youn g boy about
his dreams of becoming a soccer superstar. .
No matter what, th ey always e ntertained ,
with applause booming throughout the
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by J T Lachapelle
Mr. Treadwell ,
T hanks for res pond ing to the A nti g reen C hallenge. I did not read your article
until Wednesday afternoon of last week,
w hen it was broug ht to my attention that
som eone had responded to my essay. I
wrote a response to your article at once,
but not in time to make that Thursday 's
paper.
Your response appears to be somewhat damaging at first glance, with your
use of words and phrases that would seem
to inflict injury, like "gibberish " and
" you suck," and by suggesting that I have
" mis understood" Darwin. Such terms and
tactics do tend to make arguments more
compelling at some level , and it seems as
if they have had their desired effect in this
case, because at least one person thought
th at yo u had " trashed " me . However,
upon a closer reading of your response,
I can't see how what you have said has
s ignifica ntly undermined the ideas I have
put forth.
I'd first like to di sc uss some errors
in yo ur a na lysis o f my essay, in the order
t hey a ppea r in your a rti cl e. First, yo u
sa id that my essay "I aid o ut gro undwo rk
fo r why hum an beings are competiti ve."
Well. I d id n't d iscu ss why human beings
.Ire co mpetiti ve; I gave a brief s ke tc h of
the nalUre of the co mpetitive scenari o a nd
the consequ ences of competiti on therein .
Why hum a ns compete is a completely d iffe rent matter a nd the s ubj ect of a nothe r
essay. Th is is surel y go ing to be a poi nt
o f confusion, eve n now that I've cla rified
it to some exte nt. but I cant go into it a ll
here fo r lac k o f space. so e mai l me if you
,
want the full story.
You the n say that I make the poif]t
that "competition is neither good or bad."
. T his is n't quite correct. I n fact, I think
it's quite wrong. The whole point of the
Challenge is that competition is bad. The
point is that .eve ry human that is a live
is a competitor (or is competed for by a
competitor, in the case of, say, an invalid),
and that the consequences of competition
make every cQmpetitor a mi serable a nd
loathsome creature.
Now, you do say some things that I
find interesting, ifnot devastating or even
significantly challeng ing. Some of these
are things that I have thought of whi Ie
pursuing thi s line of inquiry, and that
other people have brought . to my attention as well. First, you talk of the " rising
tide floating all boats" notion . This is quite
valid here, I think, and it makes me think
of a notion I have considered as a potential challenge to my argument. T hisis th e
notion that, although human e xistence is
competition , and that if you don 't compete
satisfactoril y you will surely sutfer, there
is obviously a g reat dea l. of p roduction
that occ urs throug h thi s competi tion, a nd
th at thi s pro du cti o n a nd a n expa ndin g
eco nomy in ge ne ra l a ll ow us to uti Iize
a nd make ava ila bl e g rea te r qua nt it ies
of reso urces, the reby reduc ing scarc ity,
perh aps. To thi s. thoug h. I res pond th at
as the economy expa nds a nd more pro du ction occurs. the pop ulati on goe s up
as wel l, keeping the re lati ve deg re e of
sca rcit y roughl y ·uncha nged. T hi s is by
no means something that I full y und e rstand , so I would , as ·al ways, appre ciate
any enlig htening comme nts in email or in
.print. There is also the iss ue of how competition fosters advances in tec hnology,
and how thi s helps bette r utili ze reso urces
and improve lives in general , etc. , but I
don't have time to discuss it here. In any
case, none of this c hanges the fac t that if
a person does not compete, he dies, and
that is the main point.
Next, you talk of resources " not necessarily staying limited," and you even go
so far as to say that the notion of limited
resources is " ridiculou s." I don 't quit e"
understand what you could mean by thi s,
and, conveniently, you g ive no example as
to what you have in mind . Here, I would
say that i f you think that resources are not
limited, or that the only resource that is
limited is "water," you need to get into an
environmental studies class, or just a basic
econom ics class, iinmediately. For just one
very important example, try and think of
the Earth's capacity for "absorbi ng" the
output s of hum a n act ivity- pol lutio n,
etc.- as being a resource. Thi s is not
an infi nite capacity. obviou sly, a nd th is
resource thus certa inly has a limi t.
I do a pprec ia t e ve ry mu c h yo ur
res ponse. howeve r. I w ish I co uld have
give n it more att entio Q, but space wo n't
a llow it. T his is exac tly what I had in
m ind w hen I w ro te th e C ha ll en ge. a s
with my ot her essays : I wa nted to ge nerate d isc uss ion on these top ics. Speaking
of di scuss ion, L wo uld also li ke to tha nk
the author of "The Story of Whe n Marx
Met Michae l Jackso n" for hi s response to
my A ntigreen Solutio n. While this obvio usly was hardly a ny thing that could be
ca lled a chall enge to my a rg ument, it was
entertaining nonetheless. Your main point,
I am assum ing, is th at enl ig htenme nt is
the rea l answer, a nd I would agree completely. However, to simply come Qut a nd
say this, w ithout g iving an indicati on as
to how " non-enlig hte ned" behavior causes
probl ems, is as ridi c ulous as some hi ppy
say ing that " love is the a nswer." Sur e.
love is the answer, e nlighte nment is the
a nswer, but why? How? How does th e
lack of enlig hte nment cau se our soc ial
problems? If you fi g ure thi s out , you wi ll
have something to work with .
Finally, I would like to say that I agree
with you, Mike, on what you said about
the ideas in the Challenge being " noth ing
new." Of course what I said is nothing new:
It 's ridiculously obvious, pain fully obvious .. . any damn fool can see that thi s is
what is going on in the world . Howeve r, it
is noteworthy, and it needs to be put into
peoples' faces , because it is a problem
that is nowhe re close to being dealt with ,
that no one is close to having a n ans we r
to, and that and that is fa st approach ing
a c ritical if not catas trophic pitch. I had
pla nned to submit th e third essay in the
A nri gre en Series, whic h deals with th e
fo rces th at co mpel humans to co m pete.
and, thus, the root of g reed and the maj orit y of ou r soc ial problems, but [ had too
Illa ny other proiects go ing on. thi s bei ng
the end of the q uarte r and al I. Look to r
th is essay- titl ed ·'T he Prod igy"- in the
CPJ SOm e t i m ed urin~
t he
. ningof fal l
qua rter '04 .
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Laffer Curve and U.S. Dominance'
by John S. Madziarc=yk
Responding to the article talking about
the Laffer curve and Keynesian economics,
I think it's good to poirt out that Key nes'
e conom ic theories were formulated to
deal with the Great Depress ion and that
the crisis that emerged in the seventies
had different causes. Keynes believed
that g overnment- s ponsored inflation ,
which was the product ofthe government
pumping money into the economy in
order to stimulate it, was incompatible
with high unemployment. It didn't apply
to all inflation. High unemployment would
be alleviated by " primihg the pump" of
spending with government funds. What
happe ned in the seve nti e s, and what
Reaganomics and the Laffer curve were
a poor solution to, was inflation due to an
imbalance in the global economy created
by the economic dominance of the U.S.
following WWII. Hold that thought
for a minute, though. The R,eagan plan
actually led to skyrocketing ' inflation in
the early eighties, with people's savings "
being wiped out due to high inflation; the
deregulation of business, including banks,
lead tei an enormous shift in the level of
inequality in the U.S.; and the dereg ulation
ofSav·ings and Loans in the eighties led to
enormous scandal s which cost people who
had used the m all that they had.
I wouldn ' t call thi s a s uc c ess ful
strategy for dealing with hig h inflation
and high unemployment.
Although hi g h unemployment hit
Europe as well , the reason for the inflation crossed with high une mploy ment,
in my opinion, came about because the
U.S. overextended itself economically
after WWII , expanding its production
and consumption in a world where the
only other industrialized power, Europe,
was destroyed and temporarily inactive.
When Europe and Japan caught up to the
U.S. competition ensued which led to the
U.S. not being able to justify large parts of
its economy. So prices rose as the state of
the economy worseneg ~ue to competition,
and unemployment rosea s foreign competition put U.S. companies out of business.
That's inflation combined with high unemployment. The reason why it happened is
because the way the U.S . industrialized
aft e r WW II was based on th e premi se
that the U.S. would always be on top and
would never face serious competition to
its hegemony. So instead of g rowing the
economy in a lean and sustainable way,
which could compete·on the world market,
the U.S. grew it in a wasteful and unsustainable way that collapsed once real and
lean competition confronted it.
I see globalization, which is largely
being promoted by the U. S., as an effort
by the U.S. to preserve some of the qual ity
of life that was created by the imbalanced
economic growth through e x ploiting
Third World countries for cheap imports.
It can't go on forever. Eventually they too
will want to be economic powers in their
own right. Brazil and China just signed a
major trade agreement and it's a sig n of
things to come. If the U.S. wants to stay
afloat, it should submit itself to the economic discipline that every other country
has to face.
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Food
Post-Evergreen
ars
by Ellen Peterson
For this last column, I am going to
dig up all the good advice I can recall and
pass it on. If you're all full of good advice
already, probably you should read another
column; I've made this one as tame as possible in order to soothe those of you who
are panicking at the prospect of stepping
into the thin air of Post-Evergreen.
I hitchhike a lot, and often former
Greeners now in their thirties and forties
pick me up. One of these, a workingman
in a truck, told me that after graduating he
had gotten an office job, only to discover
that he couldn't stand it. He decided that
he wanted to work outside and got a job
with the railroad. Now he drives around
and repairs tracks. He is relaxed and full
of life. He bought me a latte and dropped
me off with good wishes.
Speaking of finding the right job:
My dad, who repaired stringed instruments all the time that I was growing up,
finally had to recognize that he was no
good at being self-employed; he took too
long and charged too little for his excellent repairs. Finally he started working
for my uncle, who publishes a magazine
for stringed-instrument builders. My dad
Part II
HEY KIDS! JOIN THE
A~LIANCE!
hy Christopher Alexander, Studenls Organizing (or Food Autonom y
Tired of aski ng the question, " Well ,
that's awful, but what can I do about itT
and having it met with sh rugs and ineffectual suggest ions? SOFA has some ideas!
Here are some great and very practical
ways you can stop Aramark from su llying th~ good name of Evergree n:
Call the Administration. I know.
I'm terrified of talking into the phone,
. too. Believe me, I know. But a telephone
call is the most effective way (short of the
sing ing telegram) of voicing your grievances out of all the direct commun ication
methods available. Letters and emai ls are
g reat and all, but (I) they lack the human
component that your own voice lends to a
phone call, and (2) emails and letters are
pretty easy to delete or throwaway. You
have to sit through a conversation, and
even with voice mail you actually have to
listen to before you can delete them . Thirty
phone calls creates a much bigge r impression than thirty e-mails.Thirty people vs .
thirty pieces of junk mai I. Who would you
Iisten to? Right. Here are the people you
need to talk to:
Ann Daley (V ice President of Finance
and Administration): 360.867.6500
Collin Orr (Spec ial Assistant to the
VP) : 360.867.6510
Les Puree (President): 360.867.6100
( If you mu st e- mail ,· the addresses
in o rd e r are dale ya@eve rgreen.edu ,
orrc @ evergreen.edu , and purcel @
evergreen.edu.)
Please re member th at thi s is a community, a nd as much as we mi g ht get
di sa ppointed w ith the adm i ni str at ion 's
action s, th ey're still people , and as such
deserve th at respect. Please remain polite,
a nd failing that. at least refrain from abusive language.
Go to Aramark's Presentation. As
part of A ramark'5 att empt to se ll itse l f.
th ey will be g iv in g a prese ntation on
camp us sometime in the coming days
( poss ibl y the ve ry day this artic le sees daylig ht). The presentati on will most likely go
somethin g like thi s: "Aramark is a g reat
company. We're one of the fa stest grow ing
corporati ons around. We 're inexpen sive .
We're really good at being a company ;
Fortune says yadda yadda yadda. Here 's
our Powerpoint demo. We're really good
at being good, this is how much money we
can save you." Th~ pl~l~de to all of thi s. is
that th e presentation I S~ the publIc,
so the second they slart the Q & A session,
it stops being thei r presentation and starts
being o ur for um. T hey're not goi ng to talk
about th ei r profits from the correctional
faciliti es; ask them. They're not go ing to
talk about their ties to the Bush Administration ; ask them . They're not going
to say how they 've profited handsomely
from outsourcing and eviscerating public
services; ask them. Ask them about how
they're going to work with the community, the organic farm, th e student workers. They will most likely politely lecture
you on the rudiments of economics and/or
capitalism; politely ignore them and keep
asking. This is your school, your community, your food , and your business. And
besides, you got a B+ in macroeconomics
in com munity college, so bring it!
(A nd, again, although corporations
aren't people, the people paid to give this
demonstration are people, and their jobs do
in fact depe nd on how many people they
can convince to contract with Aramark.
It's pretty stressful doing something you
don 't wa nt to do because the threat of not
feeding yourse lf and your family is that
palpable. Please be mindful of lhat , and ,
again, refra in from ab usive la ng uage.)
Get involved with the S tudent
Union. Part of what has made thi s whole
experi ence so frustrating for th ose of us in
SOFA has been frying to rai se awareness
with the student popu lation and, having
accomplished th at , sustain ing act ion. A lot
of this is hampered 9Y the fact that there is
no Stude nt Union rep resent ing the voice
of th e stud ent bod y. Everyone knows th e
overwhelm ing fee ling offac ing a problem
so large, "a nd l'm j ust one person." Which
is true, but as A li '.: Olson said , "So are you!
Andyoll! A nd you,and you,a nd yo ll ,a nd
you .. ." Having a Stude nt Union removes
the present dynamic of having st ud ents
worki ng in isolation from each ot her.
Good idea , right? Give th em a holler at
http://www.vrgrn.edu /.
Get involved with SOFA. We need
ne w id eas and fres h blood as much as
anyone . Besides, no act ivist group on
campu s has more fun (or, a t the very
• w ith our self-parody).
least, has more fun
A good portion of us aren't going to be
around this fa ll , so we need more people
to carry the torch of sustainability, to say
nothing of the unwieldy couch. E-mail
Alexandra Hicks at arocks88@aol.com .
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Sources for Part I:
The figure for Aramark's ~a l es
figure corries from their annual earnings
report, which I found in its entirety at
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/031219/rmk 10k.html . The source of the figure of 88
cents comes from an ' editorial in the
Fort Worth Star Telegram titled "Friends
Don't Let Friends Save $1.5 million on
Jail Food" dated Dec . 02, 2003, and
ca n be found at http~lIwww.dfw.com/
mld/dfw/newsllocaI17393700.htm. The
source for Texas was the July 3-9, 2002
edition of the African American News &
Issues, an article written by Roy Douglas
Marlo nson entitled '·Dr. Paige Created
Aramark Food Service Mon s ter " and
archived on the World Wide Web at http:
l/www.aframnews.com/archives/200207-03/leadl.htm . All of Tom Kean's dirt
was reported in TheStreet.com by Meli ssa
Davis in the October 13,2003 edition of
that on lin e journal, and can now be
found at http://www.thestreet.eom/
stocks/mel issadavidl I 0118739.h tml
in a fantastic sto ry entitled "A Kean
Und ers t a ndin g of UnitedHealth' s
Needs." A ll figures . for Florid a found in
http://www.fpdunion.org/structure/
fpdu n ion.org/docu ments%20for%20
pmsa/florida_privatized2.htm , a website for the Federation of Phy sicians a nd
Denti sts. The coll ege in Minnesota is St.
C loud University, and the story is related
in its University Chronicle by Ibra him
Bah in the January 29, 2004 edit ion , and
is recorded for cybe r posterity at http:
//ww w.universitychronicle.com/news/
2004/01l29/0pinions/Food - Policy. Refl
ects.Badly.On.Aramark-591846.shtml.
The source of my inspiration is my mother
Veronica, whom I forgot to call last ni ght
in the course of writing this article, and
I'm very sorry.
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still repairs on the side, but he just says it 's
useful to recognize your own character
and not pretend that everyone's cut out to
be self-employed.
As I fumble forward into the future,
looking for the light sw itch, I hope that
despite the situation in the world I'll have
the undeser~ed security of food and a
place to keep warm and the support of
clear-eyed friends. I am reminded of Helen
Keller's reass"Uring and sobering comment
that, "Security is mostly a superstition." I
hope I'll have the capacity inside of myself
to impart a deeper security to those around
me, the security of good company.
I wonder if I will keep writing without the assignments that have kept me on
schedule and given me the extra kick. I am
reminded that Nancy Parkes, my writing
teacher here at Evergreen, poin~ed out to
her class that embarrassing and awkward
moments make the best stories. I think
Nancy told us this for two reasons, the
first being that people like to hear candid ·
truth because it's either funny or touching
or both, and the second being that some of
us write in order to think through experiences that would otherwise clog us up and
make us bitter; awkward and embarrassing
events are generally the ones most in need
of transformation. Considering that I think
with a pen in my hand, I hope for my own
safety that I'll keep writing.
To fini sh, here are some short tips:
• Sleep while you can.
• Mason jars are the most useful and
aesthetically pleasi ng travel mugs in
existence.
• My dad said if I was going to find a
life partner, to find someone who could
stand me. This is important for practical
reasons.
• A friend said, "Only you can stop
you," when I told him of my fantastic.,al
plans.
• I f coffee and a place to write are your
priorities in life, maybe a job at a cafe is
a really good idea.
• The Greyhound just isn't worth it; if
you want to travel, find someone to drive
with, or cycle, or pay the extra for a plane
.
ticket. Or hitchhike.
Brought to you by the Evergreen Writing Center.
Memoirs of a Greener
by Talia M Wilson
i
You know, this was supposed to be
easy. Even as I sit down to write this- for
the third time- I guess it's finally starting
to hit me that this is it; I'm finally graduating. Like, wow. A big; expressionless wow.
(After six years, you'd be expressionless,
too.)
Recalling one's memoirs is a rather
daunting task- separating the books from
the papers. the utter crap from the reliable
B.S., classifying memories as good, bad or
otherwise. This has gotten to be one of the
most difficult articles of all time to write.
Quite honestly, how does a person close
the door on the past six years?
Perhaps I should analyze how I got
to this place, but that would take a much
longer word count than I'm perm itted. Put
simply, three schools, five surgerics, yearlong Stat!! employment, residing within the
hemp curtain (Eugene), and an Associate'S
degree later, school has become (illd hat,
an all-too familiar security blanket. Even
when I was working full time, I always
felt comfortable with that inevitable clas.s
time, and sl,lbsequent work, lurking about
me. Now, I'm t>eginning to feel it all slipping away.
Obviously, not every thingI've gained
from college will depart on June II. I' ll
still have" what knowledge I managed to
retain- · at least what wasn't erased by
general anesthesia and post-operative
meds-and, of course, the memories of
the people I've· met along the way, most
recently, my Media Rhetoric classmates
and my CPJ lovelies. For those at the CPJ,
there are no words, so don't make me try to
say them! In fact, laughter would be more
appropriate. (All right! Whoo-hoo!)
I promised myself I wouldn'tl5et-a+!t'
misty-eyed over my impending departure,
since tears-real or fake-aren't in my
nature. After all , I have no set plans and
will likely be working for my dad's consulting business in the interim or working on my two-year backlog of screenplay
notes or re-editing myoid German films ;
regardless, I'll still be stuck in redneck
Lewis County (ugh!). On the other hand,
that box of Kleenex in the trunk of my
car might come in handy after graduation.
Stuck in Lewis County is more depressing
than stuck in Olympia.
Well, I will definitely leave Evergreen more comfortable in my own skin
(and, er, with more loan debt, thank you),
though some nagging part of me is still
questioning whether I'm actually ready
to graduate. (Rolling my eyes at that last
remark. Man!) One would think I'd be sick
of it, after six years, or maybe one might
think I'm afraid of facing the so-called
real world since I've been on the inside
...
for so long. (Ha!) I worked the 40-hour
work week when I was 19 and still naive'
if I could manage it then and not fall t~
pieces, then I can most certainly handle
it at my twentysomething age. The key to
survival in this world is adaptation, and
that, like school, is old hat.
That's one hat you can leave on, baby.
A nd it doesn't shrink, stretch or fade. Plus,
unlike some members of the opposite sex
(poking at both sides here), it doesn't make
demands or talk back or get pissy when
you say the wrong thing. Best of all, its
invisibility allows the wearer to have an
advantage over adversaries, who are likely
unaware of said hat. Oh , and don't forget
the lifetime guarantee: guaranteed until
the wearer's wit and/or adaptation skills
diminish beyond wearing capacity. (See,
it's all about the wordplay.)
OK , now it's come-the moment I
must now eloqu~ntly say goodbye. I guess
now's not a good time to admit that I'm
no good at goodbyes. So, here goes nothing (by the way, thanks to Rob, Mitch-U
and Hal for enduring another round of
incessant editorializing andfor redefining
Seattle; wow, what a weekendl):
C'est la vie, my lovelies! Best of luck
always.
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NEWS SIDE
Sophal Long· Editor·in·chief
BUSINESS SIDE
Solicits and edits contributionsarticles, photos, and art
- from all Evergreen
students, faculty, and staff.
Katie Thurman· Managing editor
My job allows me to demand that the CPJ staff
mudw restle wi th me on alternate Tuesdays. I
always lose on pu rpose because I love to have my
face rubbed in the mu d .
I'm really a rath er qu aint c reatu re. Somehow, I wou nd up
ho lding th e position of Manag ing Editor. I woke up one
day, and Renata was gone. It was li ke a strange Europea n
s urrea list movie. I spend my spare time wast ing away in
fro nt of the computer, dood ling, a nd play ing g uit ar.
Andrew James·
13i.lsiness manager
Business side raises revenue
by selling ad space in and
subscriptions to the CPJ. All
money made go'e s to running
the CPJ. We distribute the
paper on campus and in downtown Olympia and the west
side. Positions will be available in Fall Quarter of 2004.
Mak ing a litt le mo ney helping fe ll ow stude nt s spread
their voices ha s been a pret ty sweet de al. I t'~ cw n
sweeter think ing oral l the \~ a l uab l e exper icncc I' ve
ga ined a nd th ose interes ting peo ple I've Illet. Viva lit
C PJ' I pledge to hel p kee p yo u financi a ll y a fl oa t'
People tend not to be as intere sted in business
pos itions a s t hey m ig ht be in,news position s.
This view is flawed. Business rul es the world!
Co nside r app lying for a posit ion. b usine ~s is
f un.
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Joe Jatcko . Photo coordinator
One day I was at home thin k ing , "surely there are
photos a rou nd here th at need coordi nating." Soon
thereafter I saw a n ad in the CPJ for a Photo Coo rd in ator a nd thought, it must be mea nt to be.
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Renat a Rollins·
Editor·in·chief elect,
managing editor
Chelsea Baker·
Arts and Entertainment coordinator
Hello to a ll from yo ur local Arts and Ente rt ainment coo rdin ator' I love helping out the C PJ by
submitt ipg ca rtoons as well as helping other
people asse mbl e stori es for my section.. I'm
fro m Iowa '
Jordan Lyons·
Ad sales representative
Gianna Dice·
Ad proofer and archivist
Kyra Berkovich .
Sports and Leisure coordinator,
Distribution manager
I love sports. Everyone who knows me kn ows th at I
love sports . And that 's all th ere is to it. Al so, Spor/s
Night is the g reatest show ever.
Adrian Persaud·
Asst. business manager
Well , th e fi rst thin g about ad proofin g is you need
to be able to spell. I k new those st up id spelli ng
tes ts wo uld come in handy some day. Bei ng a pa rt
of C PJ has bee n awesome. I LOVE YOU GUYS !
Corey Young· Page designer
I started learning at th e CPJ as a poor wri ter w ho didn 't k no",
how she wo uld support herself, a nd a m leavi ng as Manag ing
Edi tor- elect, with a page designing ca reer in m ind.
(No picture. available)
Nolan Lattyak·
Ad designer
Claire Harlock·
.Circulation manager/Paper archivst
I first got involved in th e CPJ as a part-t ime co nt r ibutor
in 2002. This yea r I ma iled papers weekly and orga ni zed
the arch ives. Working wit h the C PJ helped me rea li ze the
va lue of free press a nd the liberty enjoyed by student s at
Everg ree n. Use your tim e and priv il ege we ll - the CPJ is
he re for your benefit !
Tim. Yates • Page de$igner
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Oi. I've been seeking some kind of career in
graphic des ign, so thi s job in the pape r se.emed
like a decent fit. A nd th at's how I saved
Chri st mas.
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Mitch Hahn-Branson· Copy editor
Talia Wilson· Bulletin Boarct
coordinator
I got involved with the CPJ to furth er my journalisti c
writing skill s, but instead learn ed more about teamwork
a nd cam araderi e. Nonethe less, my tim e here has given
me access to hot g uys (and some dang· hot sexy toes).
june 3, 2004
Rob Hopt . Copy editor
I beca me a copy ed itor for the C PJ because I love to te ll
oth ers how wrong they a re in all th e little, annoy in g, important ways. Like the ir gramm a r, and the ir entire outlook on
life.
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Hal Steinberg·
Letters and Opinions coordinator
the cooper point journal
I'm one of two CPJ copy ed itors. I fi x spell ing and gramm ar, w rite eye-catch ing headlin es, and g ive a lot of g uff to
fell ow copy ed itor Rob. I spend the rest of my tim e ba kin',
ta lki n', w rit in" a nd walk in' cbnsiderable di stances. Cats
rule the ea rth . Yo u should listen to some G reg Brow n.
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Cassie Wood and Max Averill Comics coordinators
Max took thi s job as a way'to print hi s comics large r th an
anybody else's, in order to accentu ate their natural greati tud e. Cass ie was allowe d to be Max's underlin g, but she
wasn' t pa id li ke most staff members, he r compensation
ca me w ith gleaning talent th at d ripped from every pore of
Max's sinewy bodice,
the cooper point journal
Ikuko Takayama·
Calendar coordinator
I' m from Japan . Thi s is my firs t year at Evergreen a s we ll as in A meri ca. I became a Calendar Coordin ator because I li ke reading the CPJ
a nd wanted to join.
june 3, 2004
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Melissa Harr.js
Melissa Welter
Melvin Wipe
Meredith Brown
Mia Ibarra
Michelle Angell
Mike Frydrychowski
Mike Kendall
Mike Treadwell
Mike Villella
Mitchell Hahn-Branson
Mylee Ring
Nadine Kulberg
Nancy Deardorff
Nathan Hadden
Nathan Hadden
Nathananiel Hitchcock
Nathaniel Hitchcock
Nicholas Stanislowski
Nichole Vernita Thein
Nicole Thein
Nolan D. Lattyak
Nora Furst
Oliver Freeman
Patrick Seegar
Paul Shelton
Pennie Bumrungsiri
Perrin Randlette
Peter Soloway
Philipe Lonestar
Rachel Freer
Reid Parker
Renata Rollins
Rick Anderson
Rickie (Jerman
Rob Murphy
Robbie Sundquist
Robert Hopt
Robert Martindale
Robert Spillsbury
Roberta Zens
Robin Solash
Robin William
Ross Willia·m s
Ryan Smith
Sam Haglund
Sara Duncan
Sara Machajewska
Sara Spink
Sarita Role
Sean P. Riley
Seung Kim
Shamai Kates-Goldman
Shaw Lathrop
Shawnell Johnson
Sky Cosby
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Stephanie Brooks
Talia M. Wilson
Thorn Burns
Thorn Foster
Thomas C.B.
Tim Simons
Tim Yates
Tom May
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Val Saturn
Vanessa Schweizer
Vincent Felice
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Zach Nesmith
Zack Gore
The Curmudgeon's Commencement Speech
to the 2004 Evergreen Graduates
by Lee Kepraios
Ladies, gentlemen and fellow diploma has more meaning than it used to,
graduates, I wo uld like to start off by if you consider that you were lucky enough
personally saying how proud I am of all to go to college and graduate. If you take
of you on this most auspicious day. You've . into account the fact that ou~ educational
made it! By that I mean you bothered to system is a festering, corrupt mess and
stay, unlike two thirds of your peers, who that each generation seems exponentially
threw up their hands and cried, "Screw dumber than the generation that came
this shit! I'm outta here!" You, however, before it, you shou ld be proud. Proud that
stuck it out, rolled up your sleeves and you're being an average student in today's
finished the job, and for that , you deserve world can make you an overachieve r!
Pro.ud as well that you are far from the
commendation.
1 would also li ke to remind you that the most educationally screwed generation
future is yours! And that's mainly because down the line.
Once you have the diploma in you
the rest of the world wants nothing to do
with it. Global warming, overpopul ation, hands, people are going to tell you to reach
biological warfare: Man, it 's gonna suck! for the stars, to strive to be the best you can
1 know it's a scary thought (life is be. Those·people are idiots. Because you
all about being scared of change, scared could study for the next thousand years,
of the future) to be out there, in the real but unless you happen to have super-skills
wo rld, truly on your own, but you'll find (and you don' t, thanks to television and
that although it will be rough, it won't be weed), there's not a chance in ·hell any
as rough as you're expecting. It all depends of you are goi ng to he the next Mic.hael
on how much you resist when the system Jordan, Bill Gates, Mick Jagger or Steven
attempts to break your spirit and bend you Spielberg. Let's face it, although all of you
out here today, all you bright young men
to the will of your corporate masters.
Just remember that whatever else and women, wi ll go forth into the world
you take away, you're taking away an and do everything you can to make it a
important piece of paper called a col- better place, your " best" will most likely
lege diploma. And thanks to decades of not entirely rule out the option of sponging
dumbing down by our nation's educators, a off Mom and Dad whenever you need to.
As we all know, the job market in today's
world is harsh as ever. Did somebody say
McDonald's?
The glory of success' is there, waiting for you to grab it. That's right. And
really only 2% of you will actually grab
it. It will be grabbed by the really geeky
among you who actually bothered to do
all the homework and reading , who might
actually catch a wave and be lucky enough
to achieve fame, wealth, great accomplishments and services to humanity ... only to
be struck down in the prime of their lives
by cancer, an early heart attack, a car
crash, or a run-in with someo ne from
the other 98% orthe graduating class in a
barfight. So you see, life is fair after all'
As I look out on this sea of confused ,
anx ious, slightly stoned faces , I must
remind you never be afraid to try, and
perchance, to fai l. Failure is a part of Ii fe,
and it teaches you volumes about yourself.
I should know, because I learn this every
day I get out of bed and go to get the mail
and open it in my apartment, wh ich is so
small the mice are hunchbacked.
I know we live in uncertain t imes,
when government spending is out of control , surpassing even P. Diddy. My final
words to you are: Good Luck! I hope my
advice will be of value to you. Although
I highly doubt it, because if I were any
good at this sort of thing, I'd be rich and
successful too, wouldn't I? And ifso. what
the hell would I be doing here biking to
you people? I'd be sitting on my ass at
home collecting royalties after inventing some amazing device that makes me
enough money to buy Kabos San Lucas
and retire to it spending my days doing
nothing but drinkin g daiquiris and ly ing
by the pool with my trophy wife instead
of commuting to work in a Tercel every
morning, barely making enough to pay for
basic cable!
The Curmudgeo n congratu lates you ,
2004 grad uates ! Now, can somebody drive
me home?
Lee's New Rule of the Week: Even
a C urmudgeon can be courteous! Which
is why I'd personally like .to thank you for
reading this column . Whether yo u were
there from the beginning or are just reading my weekly screeds for the first time ,
I truthfully would like to thank you for
picking it up and giving it some time . And
if you didn't , you're a fuckin' moron .
The Dandy:
This Paper Needs an Enema.
(part 1 of a 999 part series)
bv Cavin Slansifl. a.k.a. Dr. CaMo
Dear Lee,
) usua lly pick up the CPJ on' Thursdays
a nd do a quick skim of your weekly rant's
title and first two paragraphs. As much
atte ntion , I think , as the tepid blabbings of
"T he Curmudgeon" merit s. Today, while
taking an extra -long crap, I read in entirety
your extra- long crap. (Incidentall y, it was
the week-o ld ran t, but no matter. "T he
C urmudgeon" hardl y disti ng ui shes it s
sel r from week to week.) Th is part icular
rant was so transparently self-referential
I thought I ought finall y to ca ll attention
to it. As well, having ranted for the CPJ
myself in the past (as well as contributing
photographs and tending their computers),
and facin g graduation injust two weeks,
this might be the last chance for my words
to be immort alized in print in the C PJ.
(T itle notwithstanding.)
anks
Lee, you say, in your column in issue
27, that "spoken word js just whining,"
and, in the same breath , " I don't even
like poetry. No reason . I just find it
lame ." If anybody is whining it's you,
Lee. Your pieces are precisely, as you
call it, "thoughts on life, death, culture
and existence immolated on the pyre of
narcissism, conceit and ambition." (Well,
all perhaps but ambition.) You are " trying
to sound 'cool,'" (" ... Or they host Inside
the Actor's Studio," you call this a joke? !)
You are solely about calling attention to
yourself, and not only are you a whiner
rather than a doer, you don 't even have
an "agenda" (what I might actually call a
pu rpose, passion or at least intcrest) - you
j ust whine for the sake of whi ning.
You are not a cur mud geon , Lee.
Yo ur inflammatory, overly negati ve
weekly has you come off as a je rk , but
I don't buy it. You lack the sinceri ty of
a true curmudgeon. Yo u are, no doubt ,
a capable and virile young chap. A chap
who, were I him , might transpose hi s time
spent wh ining into time spent cavort ing
about on daring, carnal (perhaps kinky)
adven ture.
Now, as to your accusations: It is fine
that yo u just don't li ke 'poetry and that yo u
don' t get hip-hop. However, to say that you
find hip-hop solely to be about "calling
atte ntion to itself(or a hot ass)" is ignorant
and will not stand without response. (By
tbe way, I find the habit of journalistic
opining, such as yours, deplorable. You
allow yourself to spout unsubstantiated
garbage without any " tangible, logical
thought," and no doubt will always hide
behind the insistence, "Well thafsjust my
opinion.") You personify hip-hop in a way
that doesn't make sense (the same thing
you do with spoken word). Hip-hop is a
tradition and a style. It is an idiosyncrasy
of the greater whole, music. To think it
stupid is to think music stupid-to think
spoken word stupid is to think prose
and all other word-use stupid. Nelly, 50
Cent, Ja Rule: These so-called artists
are ignorant, insubstantial MTV-f1uff union add ress is, in a sense, spoken word .
and perhaps befitting of your description ( It is mo st certainly a performance.)
(though , in my opinion, they are strictly
So, Lee, grow- up , open your ears
about profit, a fact th ey so curiou sly
and mind and don' t forget those carnal
flaunt) . They are the ant itheses of true hipadvent ures.
hop and rap artists, people like Solc, Sage
Franc is, Slug, and the rcst of the Anticon
Gabbo's (that's me) Rules of his
crew, like Lyrics 80m , like Kool Kieth , and yo ur College Car~ers : Don't leave
li ke Aesop Rock, like Living Legends, like Oly for the summer, kids , it is the EdenCec-Lo, Gipp, Andre and Big Boi and the like reward that we have slogged th rough
entire Dungeon Fami ly crew. (Not, by any the misery of winter for! Don' t neglecl
means, a defi nitive li st, just my personal your resources for information and news:
fa vorites.) Your summation of hip-hop is Democracy Now', FRO 91.3 FM , KPLU
outright comical in the face of someone 88.5 (N PR's " Morning Edition" at 8:00
like Michael Franli (though not suit ing to a.m., and "All Th ings Considered" from
my personal taste, an indispensable artist.) 3-5 p.m.), Th e Guardian Unlim ited online,
Most spoken -word readings I have been to and of course The Onion onli ne; learn
in Oly are stupid. Personally, I don't prefer to li se apostrophes, move off campu s,
a man like Ginsberg, but his spoken word ditch the program for a contract or som e
is undeniably brilliant. Equally classic and courses , shop local '(b uying weed from
brilliant are people like Spalding Gray, or your neighbor is only the beginning), don't
indeed Bukowski. Or contemporaries who forget happy-hour. Get a job, you loser:
mingle hip-hop and poetry and even s,tage It'll probably teach you more than college,
performance. (Sau l Williams, who, agai n, it'll shift a little weight from you parents'
didn't tickle me pink but is an astounding shoulders to yours, and it'll facilitate the
artist, comes to mind.) Again, these are previous two advices (two birds with one
just examples off the top of my head, and stone: you'll have more money to buy beer
by no means definitive. Spoken word is and weed with, and less time to waste
not just "poetry written and recited in a drinking beer and smoking weed). And,
stream-of-consciousness style," though after all, since our world is going to hell
it certainly could be and sometimes is . in a handbasket, and we all need a little
that. Spoken word is, I think, not to be release, and since we're all young and
confined so: Any spoken word is spoken attractive-get out there. and get busy.
word, dam mit. It doesn't get simpler than a
/~
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phrase like "spoken word." Not to mar the
verbal tradition, but even the state of the
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CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
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We Are So
Proud at You!
"I used to wait for a sign, she said,
before I did anythin g. T hen one night I.
had a dream & an angel in black ti ghts
came to me & said, you can start any
time now, & then I asked is this a sign?
& the angel st~rted laughing & I woke
up. Now, I think the whole world is
filled ~ ith sig ns, but if there's no laughter, I know they're not for me."
- Story People
Love,
Mam ~ Steve, Jari
Gramma & Pops
To our Pumpkin
Princess ...
Your future's so bright,
you gotta wear shades!
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Mom And Dad!
cnjo~ ~ourjourne~. Mom
Vanessa Wi Imot
Evergreen State Grad
Vicki J 0 McAferty
Our Daughter And Joy
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CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
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Like water, be gentle and strong
Be gentle enough to follow the Natural paths of the ear-th,
and strong enough to rise up and reshape the world
-Brenda Peterson '
Congra tulations .... for persevering and hangin ' tuff ... now and
always remember to set your goa ls by w hat YOU deem as important and not waste energy comparing yourself to others ... continue
to I ~arn and grow.. .and encounter some risk for what you believe
in ..... it's often how we learn to be brave! We love you very much
and are very proud of your accomp lishment...
Your intelli gence, discipline and hard work are justl y rewarded by th e
attainment of your new academi c degree. Even though in your mind .
this is j ust a beginning step for you, congratulation s are certainl y in
order. As you continue, toward your goals, we are cn n fi dent tha't the
knowledge you haVe; gained wi ll be put to great IJse in helping others.
We love you and are proud of your acc.omplishments and e ven more
proud of who you are.
Mom and Craig
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We are so very proud
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Congrats from your
loving family.
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Anisa
You Have Cottle a LO"Q Way Jaby!
Congratulations on your Graduation from
Evergreen, You hav"-woF~ry hard, and
we are extremely proud of yo~ur
accomplishments!
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the ultimate "Bird
Dork," for obtaining
a degree in Wildlife
Ecology! With love,
Mom and Bob and
your brothers, sister
and sister-in-law.
Tiffiny Ann Suitts
Yo u arc a we some! Friday, Jun e 11. 2004 will fore ver
be incl uded on our fami ly cal endar as Ihe <.lay you
achi eved your doubl e degree of academi c endorse·
ment s show ing lhat you ha ve arrived. As a proud
parent , I kno w so me day the who le world 's I'o ou
suppl y. or th e qu a li ty o f the ir drinkin g w,lI er may de pend on ,,!'hal you ha ve learned from this educati on .
Ti rfany. as a father I o n ly wi sh I could ha ve done
more to he lp. I speak fo r your mo ther, the gran dpar·
ent s (bot h Ii ving and not ), your ex tended family of
your wonderful step -mom and your brother and step
bro ther, ali of the a un ts and uncles . fri ends . you are
awcs omc ~
We ali love and admire you and on ly wi sh you wel l.
Enjo y thi s time . YOU HAVE EARN ED IT'
Love,
-Dad
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
DAUGHTER,
GIANNA DICE:
Wh ere do we begin to tell you how
"proud we are ofyou. " We have
watched you grow f rom a precious
b~by girl into a beaU/ifi" young
woman; Fo~n tricycles to automobiles; sp elling bees to college class
presentalions; baby lalk 10 adult
conversations; and primary kindergarlen 10 malriculationjrom TESC
wilh YOllr Batchelor ofArls in Psychology. So,from Dad & Mom - I l'e
just wanl to say: "rou GO, GIRL . ' "
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Over 500 cross-country runners, joggers <lnd the like participated in the 23rd
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Runners co uld participate in one
of four m<lrathons (after paying the S50
entry fee, $65 after April 30): the l11<1rathon, half-marathon , the five-mil e r, and
the kid's run .
John 0 ' Hearn, Renton , and Karen
Steen, Olympi<l, were the top men's and
women 's marathon finishers.
The marathon was s tanda rd marathon distance of 26.2 miles. The c9urse
guided runners from downtown through
Tumwater into Lacey and back through
Olympia to Sylvester Park. Results were
subst:qut:ntly se nt to tht: Boston Athletic
Association to coQlirm qualification for
the Boston Marathon.
Award ceremonies followed each
rac e , with trophies awarded by age groups
div.ided by five-year increments-· from 19
and unde r to 70 and over- to the top five
in each group. Each person finishing his or
her race received a medal and a h igh-perfOJ'mance, dry-release shirt. Early starters
were disqualified from age-award contention. Ea rl y sta rt s were recommended for
runners who anticipated finishing the race
in six hours or mort:.
In addition to the ceremonies, Bodymec hanics School was on hand at the finish
line to prov ide 10 -m inute sport massa ges
on a first come , first served basis .
Lacy Kilty, an Evergree n cross-eoun-
try runner, ran the marathon, her first. "I
knew it was going to be hard," she said. "I
tried to go into (it) with the idea of acceptance--acceptance of whatever happened,
good or bad."
Though a newcomer to marathon s,
Kilty is no stranger to running. She has
bt:en running for th e past eight years, six
of those cross-country, two at Evergreen.
To prepare, Kilty and her coach, Craig
Dickson , (TESC's c ross country and track
and field coach) devised a running plan ,
and in February Kilty hegan running live
times pCI' week with one day off and one
day in the poo l or on a bike. Her mileage
increased gradually till she eventually W<lS
running 40 to 45 miles per week. Yoga
was also an integral part of her trainin g.
In her class Transcendent Pr<lc til:es, Kilt y
received e ig ht credits for her training ,
research and time put into running.
Kilty's goal time was four hours, 20
to 30 minutes , but unexpected problems
slowed her down. "Around mile 15 , m y
back started spasm in g , and thn! was
pretty painful ," she sa id . "And then I lost
full range of movement in my right leg.
One of my fellow runners , this kick-ass
lady named Bernadettc (who was like 50)
gave me some aspirin and gave me some
wonderful advice: ' This is your race ,·
ho ney. Don't you worry about <Inybody
out here but yourself. If you have to take
your time to stretch that bum knee, you do
it. But you will cross that finish line even
i fit takes you eight hours, a nd you cross
it on yo ur hands and knees.' She was my
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maratho n angel; she rocked. The as pirin
kicked in mile 21, and I was able to keep
going without as much pain ."
Kilty finished at five hours , 43 minutes , w hich, she added, was almost two
hours longer than her estimated tim e a nd
almost three hours longer th an she's ever
run in her life.
If s hl!' i; around next year, Kilty
says. she would love to participate in the
Marathon nnt yea r. " People ar..: great:
the race ofticials and water p<:opl..: were
all wondcrful."
Howc ve r, if it's not the Marathon .
she ' ll still run other marntho ns. "S hoo t.
my next goal is to do a triathl o n." she
said.
Ed Bolibol , Lacey. ran the hal fma ra·
thon , despite an impeding stomach illn..:ss.
" I kit sick three miles into the race," h..:
sa id . "I tried, but what<:an you do'!" 1301ibol didn ' t beat his goal time of one hollJ',
forty-five minutes (1:45), instea d finishing at one hour, Hfty-cight minutes (1 : 5~).
"due to a stomach ailment. Darn it l "
This wasn't Bolibol's first fUl:e, having .
run his first half-marnthon last November
in Seattle, Which, he says, WaS better. In
October, he will run his first full marathon
in Portland.
"Capital City has owned n-ie till next
Ye,lr," he added. "Then I ) will detillitelv.
own [it]."
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june 3, 2004
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june 3, 2004
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