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Chibi Chibi Can is this weekend, and the time has come for
our annual coloring contest! This year, we have Naruto (from
Naruto) and Luffy (from One Piece) for you to color. The art
is by the lovely and talented Shen Travis.
The idea is to color this page in any way you'd like and turn it in to the
registration desk at Chibi Chibi Con this Saturday or Sunday (February 25 and
26) in the Lecture Halls. The best and most creative submission wins a prize!
The winners will be announced at the closing ceremonies on Sunday.
Come and have fun!
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MUSINGS FROM THE MAILROOM, PAGE II
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BASKETBALL PLAYERS HONORED, PAGE 12
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Issue
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Volume 34
Mar. 2, 2006
Pipe clog causes
Greenery closure
Food service finds an alternative solution to feed students in
wake of sewage flood
By Sam Jessup
Free pizza was served for people who had meal plans lasl Monday in Ih e Markel
Greenery to clean it. Ph oto by A aron Bietz.
10
compensate for having 10 shut down Ihe
Want to run Evergreen? Apply to be next year's Student Trustee
By Jayne Kaszynski
There 's a powerful g roup of littleknown people who run Evergreen; they' re
the people who tell Evergreen's President,
Les Purce, what to do. These people are
the Board of Trustees, and you have six
days to apply to be the only student on the
Board. Applications are due on March 7.
You can pick up your appli cation in CA B
320, upstairs from the bookstore.
The Board of Trustees is a group of
e ight people from ac ross Wa shington
c harge d with governing Evergreen. In
practical terms, this means th ey direct
overall policy- such as our five-year
strategic plan-and have final control over
Evergreen's $ 149 million budget, including tuition . One student is appointed to sit
on the Board each year. The student is a
voting member, able to make decisions on
everything except personnel issues. (Sorry,
yo u can't fire Les.) I was that student this
year; next year it could be you.
Members of the Board of Trustees are
appointed by the Governor. Thi s includes
the student trustee. Evergreen must submit
no less than three and no more than five
names to Governor Gregoire's office.lfmore
than five students apply, there is a run-off
vote to decide which fi ve names will be sent
to Governor Gregoire. This year, Student
Acti viti es, which oversees the ap plicatio n
process, is accepting appl ication s early so
that if there is a run-off electi on, it can
happen during week 10, at the same tim e
as the student gove rnment vote and the
Was hPIRG fee re-affirmation vote.
(Coinci dentall y, at other colleges the
student government ove rsees a nom ination
process for student trustees, so student s
have some degree of control over who is
selected to serve. Si nce Evergreen doesn ' t
have a student government , stude nts are
only consulted if there are more than five
appl icants. During most years , Evergreen
students never even know who applies.)
Members of the Board of Trustees are
not paid- they ' re volunteers- but they do
receive per diem and mil eage costs, which
average aro und $ 100 per meeti ng. There
are roughly eig ht days of meetings per
yea r, and each meetin g run s for a fu ll day.
More importantl y, being a student tru stee
looks fantastic on your resumeCo ntinued On Page 5.. .
A Student Union history
By J. Reid Johnson
Last week, on a hot tip, I began digging
through archived copies of the CP 1 and
found that there has indeed been a student
government at Evergreen . Though I am
itching to start drawing corre lations, I will
leave that to disseminators. As of spring
quarter 1990 it had been operating for
about a year under the name 'GeoVo ice,'
with weekly meeting minute s usuall y
ap pearing in the CP 1. It was a consensusbased 'town hall ' organizational structure
where all students and me mbers of the
Evergreen community cou ld participate in
~eekly meetings. Its foundin g doc ument
states: "This governance system is based
on one fundame ntal ideal ; empowered and
informed individuals share, trust and make
deci sions co ll ectively, in the spirit of one
person-one voice."
On April 18 it underwent a coup-de-tat
and sw itched to a fourteen-seat representational style, ' Cult ural Caucus. ' " In it, the
student body is broken down into seve n
separate 'c ultural constituencies' or caucuses. These include A fr ican- A merican ,
Asian/Pac ific Islander, Chicano/ Latino,
European-A merican , lewi sh-A me ri can ,
Le s bian / Gay / Bisexual , and Nat iv e
American ."( I) One student who had
attended every meeting was quoted later
in the artic le say ing: "Two-thirds of the
st udent body voted the Student Un ion in,
while onl y 40 people at the meeting today
voted it out. " Less than a month later the
'C ultural Caucus ' was disbanded by the
Board of Trustees on the legal counse l
of Ass istant Attorney General Mike
Grant, for being in violation of " ... a host
of State and Federal civil rights laws,
inc luding the 14th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution ." (2) Pretty cool, huh? If you
know a teacher who has been here for a
whil e, may be yo u can get them to tell you
a littl e more about the specifics, although
they may onl y remember it as that thing
students were doi ng while they were trying
to oust Olande r ... _
Contillued On Page 5...
TESC
Olympia , WA 98505
Address Service Requested
®
The CPJ is printed on
recycted newsprint
using wy ink.
On Monday morning, a CA B sewage
pipe clogged and made the Greenery
kitchen drains overflow. T he water was
contam i nated wi th deco m pos ing food
waste. In the words offood service director
John Lauer, water "cove red a good sized
area" 0 f the kitche n fl oor.
Lauer sa id the fl ood wa ter stood one
inch deep in some places, but one kitchen
empl oyee who wi tnessed th e flood ing
estim ated the wa te r stood as much as four
inches dee p.
The kitchen and Greenery cafeteri a were
closed from Monday to Tuesday eve ni ng
while the kitche n was cleaned. Accord ing
to a public statement made by the co ll ege,
cleaning crews worked th rough the ni ght in
an effort to re-open the Gree nery cafeteria
by Tuesday evening.
The Market on th e seco nd floor of the
CAB and the Seminar II Ca fe remained
ope n throughout the kit c hen clos ure.
But with the kitchen ou t of opera tion ,
both shops stru gg led to keep the shelves
stoc ked. On Tuesday, . when the Market
so ld its last burrito, one buyer sa id to a
cashi er, " I don ' t even want thi s. but it's
all yo u have left." Later that. day, another
cas hi e r re mark ed th at c ustomers were
genera lly less po lite during the kitc hen
closure.
COlltinued 0 11 !'age 5.. .
Recovering from
sexual assault
We're here to help
By Timia Olsen
Most peop lc in o ur Evergree n community have hea lthy, sa fe and co nscnsual
relationships. Whil e thi s is true, there is a
prevalence of sex ual violence on co ll ege
campuses. One in seven females wi ll ex perience an attempted or completed sex ual
assa ult in her co llege career (National
Bureau of Statistics, 2000). At thi s time,
data regardin g male and trans experiences
of college sex ual viole nce are not avai lable. Over 90 percent of assau lts involve
the use of alcohol on coll ege campuses and
in over 84 percent of sexua l assa ults the
survivor knows the offender.
Continued On Page 5...
CORRECTIONS
The article titled "Eve rgreen must
have student government" included th e
statement "Evergreen has neve r had a
student government." This is inaccurate.
For more information on student government at Eve rgreen , refer to "A Student
Union History" on page 1 of this week s
issue .
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MARCH
STUDENT VOICE
2,2006
WashPIRG on the ballot
Evergreen graduate Shaz Austin Davison will be showing her half-hour movie
on her relief trip to India. The movie deals
with her personal experience and asks the
broader questions it gave rise to. There
will be a group discussion following the
movie. Thursday, March 2, 4:00 to 6:00
p.m. in Seminar II 01107.
By Jesse Stark
special interests and big corpora tions. "Our
legislators know that student s are watching
TESC Students will vote on whether to them," said Tweedy.
raise the current WashPIRG fee from 56 per
Blair AllUndson is the campus orga nizer for
quarter to S8 per quarter. The TESC chapter the TESC WashPIRG. He listed the following
ofWashPIRG was founded in 1983. It was the accomplishments by the organization over the
second chapter founded in the state; the first
last two years:
was founded at the Univers ity of Washington
• In conjunction with the UW chapter,
in 1977. The first fee was $2 per quarter; they helped pass 1-297. requiring the Federal
among the first causes TESC WashPIRG Government to clean up the Hanford Nuclear
fought for were getting Styrofoam cups off Reservation; it passed with 67 percent of the
of campus and getting more hi gher education ·vote.
funding. The fee has been S6 since 1994.
• Worked with the Clean Energy '
This is not a new levy, but a renewal of Commission to get the college to purchase
100 percent clean energy.
an old one. Polls will open March 13 on
Gateway. There will also be drop sites at the
• Successfully passed the Clean Cars for
library, the CAB, the Sem II building for pal1 Washington Act in conjunction with a munber
of the day and the residence halls for part of of other environmental groups; it strengthens
the day. Other ballot issues will involve voting emissions requirements and requires that 10
for a student government and on whether to percent of Washington's cars be hybrids.
fund CAB renovations. The election will be
• Inconjunction with the National PIRG,
run by the TESC Voting Commission. The they generated over 15,000 calls to Congress
WashPIRG fee is optional; students may opt . protesting the Raid on Student Aid in January
out of paying for the organization if they do alone.
not agree with the aims and purpose of the
• Lobbied to ban PED. a flame retardant
that causes birth defects.
organization or if they cannot pay the fee.
The WashPIRG fee goes towards hiring
• Held fundraisers and food drives for
a full-time campus organizer and paying the Thurston County Food Bank, Bread and
general office expenses and campaigns. In Roses, the Olympia Gleaners and Katrina
2004, they registered 500 students to vote in flood relief.
• Successfull y helped stop ANWR drilling
the Presidential election and contacted 1,000
more. All of the money and campaigns are proposals in Congress for this year.
Anundson says he would like the see
written and proposed by students and
approved by a student board. WashPIRG WashPIRG expand into other cam puses to
has an eight-person st udent board, with four increase their clout. He says stude nt s from
students from the University of Washington Western Washington, the Un iver sity of
and four from TESC. Board members are Puget Sound and Eastem Washington have
elected by students. The four studen ts from all expressed interest in starting chapters of
TESC are senior Jessica Tweedy, sophomore their own. In additi on, WashPIRG would:
• Conti nue to work on improving energy
David Hornbeck, junior Michael Yates an d
sophomore Nathaniel Ashlock. In addition, standards at the college .
Tweedy ami Hornbeck serve on the national
• Restore the cu ts 10 hi gher education
spendi ng by the federal government.
board.
• Work to get the federal government to
The primary purpose of WashPI RG is to
build a student movement with th e power and build housing tu el iminate homekssness.
• Take pari in a national campaig n 10
resources to fight for student rights and the
environment and to challenge the power of require standards of at least 40 miles per
By Jordan Lyons and Sam Jessup
Radical Women for Change
students enrolled at The Everg reen
State College , who are solely responsible
for its production and content. It
published
is
28 Thursdays each
academic year, when class is in session :
the first through the 10th Thursday of Fall
Maria Ugalde, freshman
Arts, Enviornment, and the Child
"I only have
block meals,
so I freaked
out and my
survival
instinct
kicked in."
Hunter Jeffreys, freshman
Northwest Crafts
gallon for all new cars bought in the United
States.
• Build SLlpport for more public transit in
Washington.
Tweedy said that Katrina hurricane relief
was another major objective of WashPIRG.
WashPIRG is sendi ng 10 student s dur ing
spring break to work in !lood relief alung
with hundreds of other students from around
the country. Work wi ll in volve cleaning out
houses a nd building co mmunit y cen ters
.. to feed people. "Peop le don't reali ze the
realities," said Tweedy. She said this would
not be like many o th er volunteer efforts in
Meetings
Contact
Cooper Point Journal
CAB 316
News: (360) 867 - 6213
Email: cpj@evergreen .edu
Business: (360) 867 - 6054
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sites on The Evergreen State College
campus. Free distribution is limited to
one copy per editio~ per person . Persons
in need of more than one copy should
contact the CPJ business manager in
CAB 316 or at 867-6054 to arrange for
multip le copies. The business manager
may charge 75 cents for each copy after
sell display and
classified advertising space.
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Information about advertising rates, terms
and conditions are available in CAB 316,
or by request at (360) 867-6054 .
Paper Critique 4 p.m. Monday
Comment on that week s paper. Air
comments, concerns, questions, etc. If
something in the CPJ bothers you, this is
the meeting for you !
Student Group Meeting 5 p.m. Monday
Thursday of Winter and Spring Quarters.
is distributed
Our meetings are open to th e
Evergreen community.
Contri butions
Contributions
from
any TESC studen t are
welcome . Copies of
submission and publication
criteria for non-advertising
content are available in CAB 316, or by
request at 867-6213 . Contributions are
accepted at CAB 316, or by email at
cpj@evergreen .edu. The CPJ editor-inchief has final say on the acceptance or
rejection of all non-advertising content.
Find out what it means to be a member
of the student group CPJ . Practice
consensus-based decision making.
Content Meeting 5:30 p.m. Monday
Help discuss future content, story ideas,
Vox Populi questions and possible long
term reporting projects.
Content Forum 12:30 p.m. Wednesday
Lecture and seminar related to
journalism and issues surrounding CPJ
content.
Thursday Forum,4 p.m. Thursday
Discuss ethics, journalism law and
conflict resolution.
Starhawk and Elaine Grinell will be
speaking as part of the Fifth Annual
Sustainable Living Conference, presented
by Synergy. Starhawk , describ"ed in
promotion literature as "one of the most
respected voices in modern earth-based
spirituality," will be touching down this
Saturday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m . in the CRC
with Ms. Grinell, who has "brought Klallam
culture, language and stories to people
across the world." Tickets can be bought a t
the bookstore and Rainy Day Records and
music. Presale tickets can be bought for $8
by ·student s and $ IO for the gene ral public,
with prices increased by $2 at the door.
. Jaimie Terada, senior
Arts, Environment, and the Child
"I was angry because
I know it's not the
employees' fault, but
nonetheless there's
a contract that
guarantees us food,
and there has to be
accountability. "
John Ross to speak
Paul Osterlund, freshman
Legacy of the American Dream
which volunteers must si t at a desk and
answer the phone all day. "Everybody will
do work according to their own talents," said
Tweedy. Tweedy said she would also like to
see more democracy traini ng programs
for college students to build on the II
percent increase in student vo tin g in the
last Pres idential election. She is optimistic
abo ut the fllture ofWashPIRG. " We have 1015 new st udents coming in just this quarter
who have am azing talents," she said.
.Jesse Stark is a. senior transfe r student and
is (h e WashPfRG media illtern.
Your work in print
Quarter and the second through the 10th
It
"It didn't affect
me, becuase
it's too
expensive
anyway."
"It was a good
excuse to
buy organic
food, but it
was still hard
to afford."
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
is written,
edited and distributed by
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2, 2006
Gaia Awakened: Tsunami "The Real Anglo-American New Orleans Reconstruction
Alliance"
Trip
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Group seeks reaffiramtion
and increase of stuent fees \
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Described as "a radical journalist , who
has lived in Mexico for 40 years, and written about Mexican cu lture, hi story, politics
and resis tance in many books and articles,"
Mr. Ross will be involved in two campus
even ts on Friday, March 3. He will spea k to
the Alternatives to Capitalist Globalization
program on Zapatis ta strategies in Mexico
compared to the indigenous-led struggles
in Bolivia and the recent election of Evo
Morales as President of Bolivia fro m 10:00
to II :30 a.m. in Seminar II DII 07. Mr. Ross
wi ll then read from his forthcoming book,
"Making Another World Possible, Zapatista
Chronicles, 2000-2006" from 12:30 to 2:00
p.m. in the same room.
Soul Food Dinner
Homesick? Join us for a soul food dinner
sponsored by your future RAs l This dinner
will be designed to give students a chance to
have family style dining. Come and contribute to the mix. There will be good food and
good conversation at the HCC on Sunday,
March 5 at 6 p.m . Space is limited, su first
come fi rst serve I
David Rovics, billed as "the musical
version of Democracy Now!" hailing
"from somewhere in USA," and Attila the
Stockbroker, likewise described as "sharp
tongued high energy punk performance
poetry and English rebel songs" from
Brighton , England, will be performing
today, March 2 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m .
in the Recital Hall of the Communications
Building. If you got this rag hot off the
presses and you hurry, you might just make
it there in time.
Hurricane Katrina left suffering in its
wake and exposed the indifference and
incompetence of those at the highest
levels of government. Evergreen's WashPIRG chapter is working to take students
to New Orleans to rebuild the hardest
hit areas . If you're interested in making
the trip, contact the WashPIRG office at
(360)867-6058 or e-mail Brad Bishop at
omegaseed@gmail.com.
An Evening with Tony Buba
The federal Secretary of Education has
created a Commission on Higher Education to look into why college ha s become so
expensive. The Student PI RGs have created
a campaign to pressure the commission to
recommend reform of the student loan pro~
gram as a top priority. One of the tools we're
using to put pressure on the Commissiun is
the Student Debt Yearbook. Students can
add their name, face and personal story to
the yearbook , which will then be sent to th e
Com mi ssion before they make their recom mendations to the President a nd Congress.
Fight for an affordab le ed ucati on l Add your
name to the Studen t Debt Yearbook l
Since 1974, documentary filmaker Tony
Buba's Braddock Films has made over
twenty films exploring "the psychological
realities of post-industria l working-class
life." Tonight there will be screening of his
films "No Pets" and "Voices from a Steel
Town" and he will discuss hi s work and
career. Presented by Evergreen Expressions,
th is event will be held at 8:00 p.m. in the
Recital Hall of the Communications Building. Tickets are free and at 7:00 p.m. will be
made available in at the Com munic ation s
Building box office. For more information
call (360)867-6833.
Student Debt Yearbook
"My Name Is Rachel Corrie"
Olympia Wooden Boat Fair
On Saturday and Su nd ay, May 13 a nd
14, the Olympia Wooden Boat Association
will hold their 271h annual Olympia Wooden
Boat Fair. The Boat Fair welcomes wooden
boats of all sizes a nd types, new or old ,
power or sa il , rowboats, dinghies, kayaks
and canoes. Regi s tration will occ ur
between March 7 and April 9, 2006. To
receive a registration form , please visit
the Olympia Wooden Boat Association
website (www.olywoodenboat.org) or call
(360)866-1315.
Yoga and Chanting Workshop
In conjunction with the WAHl Concert ,
the Olympia Yoga Center (1005 41h Ave. E
Olympia) will be offering two days of free
yoga and chanting. If you've always wanted
to give it a try but never wanted to spend
money on it, this is your chance. Yoga workshops will be held from 9:00 to II :00 a.m. on
March I a nd 2, and the chanting workshop
frolll 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on March 2. Call
(360)753-8585 to rese rve your space.
Staff
Business
Business manager. ............. .. .. .... ..... Corey Young
Assistant business manager.... .. .Jordan Lyons
Business apprentice .... .. ......... .Lindsay Adams
Ad proofer and archivisl... .. .... Carrie Ramsdell
Circulation manager... .... .......... .. ............... unfilled
Pape r archivis!.. .............. ... .. ........... .unf illed
Distribution manager.. .. .. .. ..............Anna Nakano
Ad sales representative .. ... .. Kristen Lindstrom
An Off-Broadway play about former
Evergreen student Rachel Co rrie, sc hedu led
to open in New York Ci ty late thi s month,
was delayed- perhaps indefinitely- due to
concerns abou t the show 's political impact.
Faculty member Larry Mosqueda se nt an
e-mail to the Evergreen community urging
people to call the theater and tell them not
to censor the play. Mosqueda says postponing the play "indicate[s) what is happe ning
to Rachel's memory by little minds and
cowards ." Corrie was crushed to death
by a bulldozer in the Gaza Strip in 2003.
"My Name Is Rachel Corrie" was wri tten
a nd produced in London, where it showed
last year and received positive reviews. The
play tells the story of Corrie's experiences
in Gaza through personal accou nts taken
from her journals and e-mails. The artistic
director of the New York theate r said he
postponed the show after talking to Jewish
community leaders about the production's
potential impact. He told the New York .
Times th at Hamas' victory in recent Palestinian elections and the health of Ariel
Sha ron would undermine the play's real
meaning. His concern is that the show wi ll
be perceived as a political statement rat he r
th an a work of art that depicts her eloquent
accuunt uf her experiences.
Advisor... ... ....... .. .. .. ....... .. .......... ...Dianne Conrad
An officer responding to
a fire alarm in R Dorm came
into the crossfire of a flying
beer bottle, which came about
four feet from striking him.
When officers responded to the
launch location, they found
two smoking devices and a
sandwich baggy with -SURPRISE marijuana.
• FEBRUARY 22, 1:18 A.M.
The backside of G dorm was
vandalized by egging for the
second time. Offi cers have
no suspects.
Crime Watch
is on the look-out for the
non-vegetarian anti-poultry
people. TOFU EVERYWHERE!!!
• FEBRUARY 22, 2:39 A.M.
An Evergreen maintence
space-ship loo king e l e c tri c cart thingy was removed fr o m
its space - hub where someone
allegedly tried to to w i t ba c k
t o the mothership . Off ice rs
are investigati n g a n att emp t ed
intergalatic the ft.
• FEBRUARY 24, 2:39 A.M.
A Greener attempting t o do
a "skateboard trick" found
hims elf in a dump s ter. When
an officer arrived , he was
clearly intoxicated and his
actions were forward e d to t he
grievance officer .
• FEBRUARY 25, 1:10 A.M.
Wh i l e
investigating an
unre lat ed inciden t, an o ffi cer
noticed a male i n A dorm
enjoying a classy evening
with a bottle of champagne
hidden under h is sweater. His
actions were forwarded to the
grievance officer. Should have
got BOX - WINE!
• FEBRUARY 26,
No
Time Listed
Officers were dispached to
an assul t in progress with
a baseball bat in the Soup .
Upon arriva l it was concluded
that the call was fals e an d
t here was no fight or baseball bat.
Participating is easy=Just fill out the Commuter
Log inserted into this weeks CPJ and you will
be entered into .adrawing for great prizes like
massages, and gift certificates to local
shops and restaurants!
News
Editor-in-chief .. .......... .... .............. .... .Eva Wong
Managing editor..... .. ......... .... .... Kate DeGraaff
Arts & Entertainment... ......................... unfilled
Briefs ................... .. ........ .. .Francesco Di Stefano
Calendar..... .. ........ ............ Francesco Di Stefano
Comics ... .. .... .. .. .... ............. .. ...... .... Chelsea Baker
Copy editor.... .......... .............. .. .. ........ Sean Pau ll
Letters & Opinions .. .. ............. .. .. .... Alex London
News ............. .................................. .Sam Jessup
Photos ......... ........... .. .... .... .. ... .. ....... Aaron Bietz
Student Voice .. ............. ..... .......... Shane Bolinger
Design ..... ... .. ........... ........... .... Curtis Randolph
Victor Sanders
• FEBRUARY 21, 9:21 P.M.
To be entered in the winter quarter drawing bring
your completed commuter log to Parking Services
between March 12th and March 24th or enter it
online at: www.evergreen.edu/commute
Begins March
th
6,
20061
Anyone can participate, just fill out a
Commuter Log the week of March 6th!
Pick one up at Parking Services or the Evergreen Bike Shop
~EvvS
_____________________________C_O_O_P_E_R_P_O_IN_T~JO_U_R_N_A_L___________________________
MARCH 2, 2006
Apply To Be Next Year's
Editor-In-Chief
Continl/ed From Page I .. .
Become a leader and
co-coordinator of the
student newspaper
and learn about
interpersonal
conflict resolution,
open communication
and sharpening your
critical thinking
skills!
Som Jessup is 0 juniol' enrolled in Data to
Information . He is 01.1'0 the News COO/'dinotor for the Cooper Puint Juum ol.
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COlllilll/eel From Page I ..
Contil'll/ed From Page I ...
In an e-mail on Wednesday, Lauer said
Food Services did not have a policy for
managing kitchen closures. In a public
statement early Monday, Lauer and Craig
Ward, director of Campus Dining Services,
said a team of people was "working hard to
think creatively as to what might be done
for dinner tonight." For dinner, food service bought 120 pizzas from an off-campus
business and the campus dining services
provided soft drinks. The meal was free
for people with meal plans.
On Tuesday, health inspectors assessed
the kitchen and okayed it to restart operations. The Greenery reopened for dinner on
Tuesday evening. At 5: 15 p.m. the dinner
line stretched well past the Greenery
entrance, nearly all the way to the
Writing Center. By Wednesday morning
food service was once again operational;
the shelves were restocked, the lines were
shorter, and customers were reportedly
more polite .
Sexual assault
recovery
Student Union
History
Student Trustee
Food services
You can see thi s history is rife with confusion. A Ithough, there was one point that
stuck out above all, made during my interview with State Rep. Brendan William s
(an organizer and leading proponent of
the 'Geo Voice ' while a student here at
Evergreen), who stated that, " Presumably
then what should have happened [when the
' Cultural Caucus' was eliminated] is that
the existing codified, ratified student government would have gone back into effect.
But for whatever reason that didn't happen,
and I'm not sure exactly why." This leaves
me with food for thought ".
Do we, through an esoteric technicality, still have a student union that stands
unused, simply for the fact that no one
knows it even exists?
g ubernatorial appointment can open a
lot of doors after graduation. The most
important perk for an active student,
however, is not the money or the line on
the resume- it's the unlimited access to
top Evergreen administrators and ability
to influence how Evergreen operates . And
since next year is a budget year, you're
likely to be involved in lobbying the legislature for funding as well.
For more information or to pick up
an applicafion, stop by the front desk in
CAB 320, upstairs from the bookstore,
or call Student Activities at 867-6220.
You can find out more about the Board of
Trustees at www.evergreen.eduJtrustees.
Remember, you only have six days to
finish your application-including reference letters-so pick up your appl ication
today.
I. CPJ April 19, 1990
2. CPJ May 10, 1990
Jayne Kaszynski is an MPA student and
Evergreen grad. She works as the Senior
Coordinator with Student A ctivities and
serves as the student memher on the Board
of Trustees.
J Reid Johnson is a senior enrolled in
Foundations of Performing Arts. He has
also appoin ted himself as the 'Special
Corresp ondent to Em erg ing Del/'l ocra(~I"
and lI'i// cl!l7Iinlie to covel' E vergreen :\.
student union process.
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The assault is not your fault.
Information and support are available .
For an appointment, contact The Office
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office hours, please listen to our phone
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MARCH 2,2006
Are you prepared?
It's time to get ready!
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The "ARE YOU PREPARED?" campa ign is designed to promote awareness
and provide information to The Evergreen
State College community in regard to what
they can do to be better prepared in the
event of a disaster. Information will also be
provided via KAOS radio, campus e-mai l
and future CP J articles.
The 6 . 8 magnitude Nisq ua ll y
Earthquake struck the south Puget Sound
area on Feb. 28, 200 I. One person died of a
heart attack, over 700 people were injured,
and damages were upward of $1 billion
at the time of the earthquake . In fact,
Washington ranks second in the nation
after California among states susceptible
to earthquake loss, according to FEMA
(the Federal Emergency Management
Agency).
So what can you do today to prepare
for a disaster?
You can begin preparing for a disaster
by answering the following questions :
• If a disaster happens, how will you get
out of your home or apartment? If you are
in class or at work, look around the room
and be aware of several possible exits in
case your primary exit is blocked. If you
have special needs, ask a co-worker or
another student to be your assistant in helping you evacuate. Keep in mind a disaster
isn't just a local or regional situation like
an earthquake, major snow storm or pan-
dem ic flu . It can be as personal as a house
fire, loca l flood or storm that damages
or destroys your home. Plan two escape
routes from yo ur home, and if yo u live with
others, designate a meeting place outside
the home where everyone can gat her. If
yo u have children, practice fire drills so
they know what they need to do in case
emergency evacuati on is necessary.
• What route wi II you take out of your
neighborhood if evac uation becomes
necessary? Do you have at least one
alternate route in case the primary route
is blocked?
• What will you take with yo u? Do yo u
have those ite ms in a pack ready to gra b
and go?
• Where will you go?
• What will you need to s he lter in
place?
Create a personal or family disaster
plan:
• How will you stay in contact with your
roommates or family?
• Where will you meet? Choose a location a safe distance from your home in case
offire. Choose a place outside your neighborhood in case you can't return home.
• Choose an out-of-state friend as a
"check-in contact" for everyone to call.
Sometimes during a disaster, in-state
calling is unavailable while out-of-state
calling service is still possible.
Complete the following steps:
• Post emergency telephone numbers by
every phone.
' Show responsible family members
or roommates how a nd whe n to shut
off water, gas and electric ity at the main
switches .
• Install a smoke a larm on each level of
your home, especially near bedrooms; test
them monthly and change the batteries two
times each year.
Include yo ur neighbors:
• Plan how the neighborhood can work
together after a disaster. Know ~our neighbors ' skills (medical, technical).
• Consider how you could help neighbors who have special needs, such as
elderly or disabled persons. Do all your
neighbors have access to transportation,
or wi II they need help?
• Make plans for childcare in case parents can't get home.
In the past couple of years, the world
has seen major disasters with massive
casualties in the Asian Tsunami and the
hurricanes in the southern United States.
Many people who live in disaster-prone
areas have become .almost immune to the
possibilities of having to face a major
disaster. Here in the Pacific Northwest
we face a unique mix of possibilities: an
eruption of Mount Rainier, snow, ice, wind
storms, flood s, tsunamis and earthquakes,
to mention a few. By beg inning to think
about the possibiliti es, you are beginning
to get prepared.
Jo hn Dave np ort, th e Emerge ncy
Response Planning Coo rdin ator for
the coll ege, is begi nning to prepare the
campus for the April 6, 2006 statewide
earthquake drill. You can contact John
at facsuppl @ evergreen.edu. Next week ,
we'll have an article entitled Tips for
Disaster Pre paredness for people with
special medical needs and disabilities,
and on Tuesday, March 14, we' ll be in the
CAB again with a handout on earthquake
preparedness.
Th e information in this article was taken
from the "CERT Participant 's Manual."
Community Em ergency Response Teams
began with the Los Angeles Fire Depart- .
ment in 1989. FEMA thought it was such
a good idea that th ey took the model
nationwide.
Linda Colwell is a CERT member and
trainer. a senior at Evergreen c urrently
enrolled in an Individual Writing Contract
with Paul Sparks. and is assisting John
Davenport in promoting disaster awareness on campus.
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What's that?
The student trustee is the student member on the Board of Trustees.
Who are they?
The Board of Trustees is a group of people appointed by Governor Gregoire
(with the consent of the senate) who govern The Evergreen State College.
The Board of Trustees makes decisions like:
how much tuition will cost,
when to build new buildings,
and how much faculty are paid.
As the student member on the Board of Trustees, you will help shape these
important decisions. The student trustee is a voting member- the only
difference between the student trustee and the regular trustees is that the
student's term is one year long, and they are not allowed to make personnel
(hiring and firing) decisions. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence how
Evergreen operates and learn about state government while building your
resume.
Applications are available at the front desk in Student Activities, CAB 320.
Applications are DUE MARCH 7th!
For more information, or to talk to the
current student trustee,
Jayne Kaszynski, call
867-6220.
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hOUsing community center
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lecture hall 1
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"Life's a Bitch: The Complete Bitchy
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Roberta Gregory
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ISBN: 156097656-X
By Jacob Berkey
Images drawn by Roberta Gregory
As of late, I've grown tired of read- things that make her worry to the point of
ing books written by men or by women wanting to scream. Constantly clenching
attempting to write from a male perspec- her teeth, she attempts to deal with the
tive. I stwnbled across "Life's a Bitch: The obnoxious people around her, ranging
Complete Bitchy Bitch Stories Vol. I" by from a smelly geek who stalks her to an
Roberta Gregory while browsi ng Summit Southern eva nge lical Christian woman
and decided it looked interesting enough a t her office . Using a wide range of
to drag home.
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After reading a few of th e stori es, [ Gregory con·
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around women. Most of the stories hinge
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ends up being the closest thing to a friend
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she realizes that the new boss is actually
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The majorit y of th e book's tex t is '
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fears and feel empathy for her.
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characters are women, they don 'I embody
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righteous to m ake up for the fact that
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realistic and down to earth. They act, not
like girls who happen to be people, but like
people who happen to be girls. These are
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some level. I' ve even had trouble reading
the book because [ ' II set il down, tum my
back, and the next thing I know, one of my
guy friends wi ll be intentl y reading it and
refu sing to put it down "just until the end
of thi s page."
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The Weekly Quantitative Reasoning Challenge
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by solving our puzile of the week. Each week we will present a new puzzle for you to solve. When you
come up with an answer, bring it to the ETC in CAB 108. If you are one of the first three with the correct
answer, we have a prize for you.
heart-warming thing about all of this has
Today over 10 million people in the United
been the support of the community and the
States are hungry, one-in-five kids is food
When an airliner is flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet, the
amount offood we have to share with those
insecure, and 38 million people are unable to
temperature of the air outside may be as low as -30 QF. One might
who need it," says Barry, who will also be
acquire sufficient nutrition according to 'the
participating in a panel discu ssion tomorUSDA. Hunger is an issue with causes large r
think that this would require the use of heaters inside the cabin,
row, Friday,
than povbut in fact an aircraft flying this high must use air-conditioners.
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to noon. Just
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second bet. B had (b-a) + (b-a) = 2/J-2a and C had c-(b-a) = c-IJ+a. After Ule third, wldjulQ(. /Jel. C had (c·b+a)+(c:b+a) = 2cla s t
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Evergleaners
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have begun Witll 50 cents. because Ulen A WId B lOOu/d have started willlfractions of a cent. So B m us t have begun tvlOf
and a group
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50 cents. and tltereIore B is the speaker.
of student
policies
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volunteers
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organized
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throu g h the
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above th e
(Sem II E2125), went gleaning. T hey
poverty line are genera lly just as hungry as
ha rvested over 300 pounds of winter
th ose below. These are th e topics of Barry
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in Rochester. This food was donated to
II: 15 a.m .- 12: 15 p.m. Barry is the founder
the Thurston County Food Bank.
of the G leaner's Coalition, a loca l non-profit
that has supplied over 10,000 Ibs. of food to
Jacob Berkey is a first-year student at
the Thurston County Food Bank . Recently
Evergreen enrolled in the MPA program.
GRuB hosted a meeting that brought togethe r
community memb';rs, neighborhood garden·
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Organic Farm,
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Ending Hung e r in Thurs to n
project, Thurston
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and the G lea ners
Panel Disc ussion:
Coa liti on. These
The Crisis of Hunger
g roups
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10 a.m. -noon, Marc h 3, 2006
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SemllBllOS
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commi t to growing food for the
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commun it y. Barry's presentation today di sc usses who's hun gry and some reaso ns w hy,
the current limitati ons of the government 's
emerge n cy food programs, a nd a lso the
effo rts in our commu nity to end hunger. He
will address the underlying causes of hun ger
and poverty in the community while offering
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Geoduck
Union
The Bare Minimum
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Union's constitution was written by two students at the Student Leadership Conference
in Portland, When
Brad Bishop and
I sa t down with
Abe Scarr- an
employee of the
Student Empowe nnelll Project
in Chicago who
worh with student governments
to help them make By Jayne Kaszynski
real change-to talk about student govemment
at Evergreen, we had no idea we were about
to write a constitution. It was ten o'clock at
night, and we were about to head off to the
conference's "student dance" where we'd
heard there was a 21-and-over section,
Brad and I were at the Student Leadership
Conference (put on by Oregon's Association
of Student Governments) because Evergreen's
Student Activities Department wanted to find
out if it was worth sending students to next
year. (The conference was alright; the food
was terrible.) As we sa! talking to Abe in PSU's
student union building, we hit upon an idea for
creating student government at Evergreen. I
cal1 it the Bare Minimum proposal.
The Bare Minimum proposal goes like
this: Previous attempts at creating student
government at Evergreen have included long
constitutions- multiple pages- that most students never even knew about. (Did you read
last year's proposal? Did you ever even hear
about it?) So instead of taking a lot of time
creating a multi-page document that would
try to solve every problem at once, we wuld
put together a simple constitution that would
provide Evergreen students a bare minimum of
government. We wuld spend a small amount
of time writing it and a lot of time getting the
word out about it Then, once students had a
chan ce to elect rea! student representatives,
those representatives could work out the detai Is
as needed,
"Great," said Abe. "Why don't you write it
now?" He flipped open his lap top and looked
at us expectantly.
In the next hour we worked out the Geoduck
Union constitution that is now hanging in th e
bookstore window and that you can vote for
in just two weeks, There have been a few
gra mmatical changes, and it's been edited
by other students involved with Greeners for
St udent Government, but it's essent ially the
same proposal.
The Geoduck Union Constitution's weakest point is that it was written by a couple of
students. But its saving grace is that it's simply
a vehicle for get ting legit imate, elected student
re~resentatives in place so that they can decide
hO\;" the government will work, That's why
the Geoduck Union is so minimal. It gives
our representatives the basic power of repre senting students-rather than more extensive
powers- and is easy to change. Any representative can propose an amendment, as can
any student, and all amendments come to the
student body for a vote.
The Geoduck Union Constitution's beaut y
is in its simplicity. It will give us the ability
to continue having a conversation about what
our student government shou!dlook Iike while
giving us immediate powers of representational government and col1ective action,
Ultimately, whether the Geoduck Union is
a "good" govemment or a "bad" government
will depend less on who wrote the constitution and more on who our representatives are,
Campus
mailroom
employee
"goes postal"
I am yo ur friendly camp us mail room
student employee, In my nearl y two quarters
working the morning shift in the mai lroom, I
have seen literally
thousands orIet ters
and parc el s pass
through my hands,
As a mailroom
employee, I would
like to pass on
a few words of
wisdom to anyone
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and everyone who
ever has or ever By Chelsea Baker
will send anything through the U.S. Postal
System. Each day, I sort through every single
letter sent to Evergreen housing one by one
and search, by last name, to make certain that
every single letter has the proper address on
it. Now, I must admit that most people address
things properly, but about one-third of the
letters sent to students don't have their P.O.
box number, One of the first things students
are given when they show up at the dorms is a
little pink sheet of paper which says that letters
are to be addressed to your mailbox number.
It's the little six-digit number that's carved onto
the door your mailbox key opens.
One of the most obvious and obnoxious
problems is a matteroflegibility. All too often I
have to squint and struggle just to read people's
handwriting, Sometimes, I can easily read the
box number on the envelope, which means J
have to look up the person using that number,
but it becomes a very complicated matter when
there is no box number (see above) or if the
numbers are illegible. It would be appreciated process, Il owevcr. for th ose whn rcce ivc
if everyone would tell their mommy, Cousin quite a bit of mail (particularly junk mai l),
Alfred or Julie, th eir B.FF , to make sure it is a much morc intricatc proc ess , Upon
their handwril ing is legible- at least on the movin g, you shou ld con tact everyone who
envelope- whe n th ey send a letter to you, It has your address and inform those people of
doesn't have to be prelty, I've come across the change, Th is incl udes friends, businesses
some handwriting that's "uglier than si n" but and most importantly, fa J1lil y members, The
completely legible, as well as carefully and friendl y folks in the l1lailrOOIll only liJrwa rd
bea utifully craned writing th at was all form pcople's mail to thc lr new address for one year
and absolutely no function ,
after they move off campus, A fl er th at , ail the
The only th ing more time consu min g mai l that comes 10 us fromlhat person is sent
than spending ten minu tes Ir yi ng to decode
st raighl back with a greal bigsl :lIl1P
someone', gna rly handwr it ing
on it, rC':lding: "Return to Sender.
is spendi ng wet:ks trying
No l(lnger hcre over one year."
to hunt do wn some on e z ; ;
~ I'mpre lt ycertain thai each
who's having things sent
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and cvery stude nl who
to them using a phony
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has taken out 1":1I1S IS
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required by contr:lct to
polic y- and I thi n k
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inform the loan compani es
perhaps even law- that
when they havc a ncw
address, Almo st every
we are not allowed to
distribute mail addressed
week, we're sent student
loa n papers for people
to people who are not
GJ
Some helpful tips to
k
h
'1
eep t e mal
students in the dorms
sortev'S sane
who have long since
of The Evergreen State
moved away. Sadly, th at
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College, That means that
if a friend of yours decides to mail a package to
your address and the package claims that your
name is Funky McPooper-Pants or some such
pseudonym, it will most likely not be sent to
you until my lovely boss, Kathy, is able to track
you down and ask, "Are you Funky McPooperPants?" If your friends want to send you stuff
using a name such as that on the outside of a
letter or package, the least they can do is put
"a.k.a. [your real name here)" underneath,
That way, everyone's happy because we don't
have to track you down and YOll can have a
good laugh at the fact that your friend decided
to give you a strange nickname.
Last, but certainly not least, is the matter
of what to do when you have to move to a
new address. For most people who don't
receive tons of mail, this is a relatively easy
doesn't surprise me much
sinee there are some students who don't evell
inform their family members of their new
address. Most of you probably have no idea
how many leiters I've seen that, according to
the ret urn address, are from "Mom" and ·are
sent to people who haven't lived on campus or
even attended Evergrcen in years. For the love
of god, at least TELL YOU R MOTH ER,
I think I speak for all of the Evergreen
mailroom employees when I say that our
jobs would be easier and go by much faster
if everyone would use the U.S. Postal System
responsibly.
Examine your own
actions, change
your ways to
change the world
lifestyle choice that they have made?
4,) Will YOU cont inue to jam mouth ful
after mouthful of f(lod into YOU R face night
afte r night while women give birth in shant y
tow ns and garbage du mps to children who
will never be given a chance to learn to even
read or write'i
5.) What will YOU do as a person to affe ct
any change in thc \\" rl d'!
6.) Will YOU w 'lI inue to circum naviga tc
th e res pons ibiliti c;, that YOU bcar a,; Ihe
bencfilctor of all till' \l ppn;ssion?
7.) Will YOU U'il ti nuc to not carc th,lt
women arc being b,lught and sold on ,1:1\'('
markets globally \\ hi le YOU are walching
"That 70s Show" and smok ing dope')
8.) Will YOU continue to be blind to th,,;
suffering going on in YOUR name so that
YOU can have Checl<\s and Nikes')
9.) Will YO U conti nue to covel these
superfluous luxury items?
10.) Will YOU cont inue to be so blinded by
Pamela Anderson's mammiferous attributes
and Paris !-lilton's lack of fellatio skill s that
YOU can not brea k YOU R head OUI of the
telev ision set long cnough to muster cven on('
ounce of human cOlllpassion for thosc arounJ
YOU'I
II.) Will YOU COll iinue to be an arn>gant
indi vidual and bc Jllure com:erneJ with hai r
carc products and shi ny ubjecls than VOL an:
to thc plight of the Th ird World?
12.) Will YOU con tinue to gorgc yu urself
knowing that more than !\20 million peop!t: ill
the world suffer from hun ger, and 790 mi lliol1
of them live in the Third World')
Wc mll st begin to und erstand Ih e
Ilum erous and very scrious reasons why
we arc kept scparatcd and isolatcd into sub
groups ; groups that limit the amount or
interaction and commun ica tion bel ween
people. Communication which would lead
I rece nt ly relocated to Eve rgreen from
Neither Brad nor I will be part of the Geoduck
Union, since he's graduating this June and I'll
graduate midway through next year. But if you
vote to ratify the Geoduck Union constitution
during week 10, Y OII will be ab le to run for
office as a student rep dur ing spring quarter.
The Geoduck Union gives elected student representatives, working collectively,
the power to create a student government
that will keep Evergreen responsive to students' needs. It provides the bare minimum
of structure needed to get our government
off the ground and working for us. Once in
office, we look to those elected representatives
to make the government accessible, effective
and representative of the diverse backgrounds
and needs of students at Evergreen. It will be
our job as students to make sure that we have
the best people working for us.
Jayne Kaszvnski is an MPA student and Evcrgrecn grad She works as the Senior Coordinator with STUdent Activities and serves as the
student member onlhe Board o/Truslees,
I
Sealtle Central Comm unity College and was
excited to hear how active and diverse Ihis
campu s was,
was overjoyed to
think that fi nall y
I would connect
wi th that "rad ical"
that
, element
existed down here
and start making
some re a l noise
concerning issues By Thomas AD. Hays
that are important
to us aIL Imagine my dismay when I arrived
and discovered that the campus was dead ,
Everyone sat passively isolated in this wooded
dell , apparently ignoring thc outside world
completely.
I have asked myse lf twe lve questions
concerning my complicacy in global issues, I
would like to ask everyone rcading th is to ask
themselves these same questions,
I.) Will YOU buy another shiny piece of
plastic and ignore thc fact that people are
being driven off of their homesteads so that
rcsources there-under ca n be exploited for
YOU R benefi t')
2.) Will YOU go out to another movie and
pizza with YOUR friends and pretend that all
over the world right now millions of children
are not prostituting themselves for food?
3.) Will YOU continue to brush off the
presence of homeless people in YOUR own
community and pretend that it is merely a
Chelsea Baker is a s enior enro !!ed ill
Reconciliation and Sequential Art.
COlltinued
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Continued/rom page
11 , Letters & Opinions
to a commo n understand ing orthe situation
nt hand and expose the bare . bones of this
hu lking m iscrea tion of appa lling shame
that "O ur" very society is built upon . No
amount of politically correc t phrases will
make up for the fact that every time YOU sit
you r super-sized American ass in your car
seat and drive down the freeway that YOU
are directly responsible by collusion for all
of the woes of those whose backs, bones,
blood and souls go into providing YOU with
these unpurposed luxury items which are so
coveted.
At this most critical point in history it is
imperative that the fight no longer be about
merely the war; the focus must shift to the
economic disparity that exists across the
globe. When five percent of the population
controls over eighty percent of the wealth
while failing on every level to meet basic
responsibilities, the time has come to unite
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MARCH
everyone. We must set aside our di flerences.
whatever they may be, and band together to
fight the wrporations that are killing us and
the very planet that we must all share. No
longer shall we sit on the sidelines watching
as coq)(\rations k ill indiscriminately so that a
select few can maximize profits. No longer can
we afford the luxuries of bigotry and disdain
for our brothers and sisters. We need to stand
together, tll r it is through unity and unity alone
that we will overcome these greedy, corporate
wa r-mongers I
Now it is up to you to decide which side of
the struggle you are on, for the battle has been
raging for centuries and will continue to do
so until YOU put a stop to it. Remember the
words of the wisest and eldest of all sages and
let them be your guide upon the path towards
a mental revolution.
"Do or do not. There is no try."
-Yoda
Thomas A.D. Hays iv enrolled in EI'ening and
Weekend classes.
2, 2006
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A di sc ussion led b 'vergreen
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O lympia, R"l j'll'fi Sister Ci t y
I'rojec't me mbe rs Roch e ll e
Gau se and Serena l3ecker about
th e recent Hamas electora l
victory and how it relates to
Jsrael i-I' al<.:sllIuclI
• As part uf Sound Medicine, a
monthly exp loration of music.
medit ation and movcmcnt. Rag
Dharma , Smuk.: uf Oldominu n
and OJ SWCGt Elite wil l be playing
the best in Bhang ra and Middle
Eastern dance jams at The Mark
(4 14 Co lumbia· SI. SW Olymljia. '
WA). T he sho w s ta rt s at 9:00
p.m . A S5 donatiun is suggcstd
and admission is limited to those
21 ·and ovcr.
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By Kip Arney
Post-season awards were hand ed Ol,ll
last week for the basketball seaso n. On the
women's side , both senio r Rachel Ross and
junior Jenny Olson received honorable mention of the all-conference team and junior
Pat Mattson received the same honor for the
men's conference.
Rachel Ross, a transfer from Ce ntral
Washington University, averaged 13 points
and seven rebounds per contest while her
partner in crime, Jenny Olson, also averaged
13 points and eight rebounds a game. The
duo were the only pair of teammates in the
conference that were in the top ten in the
conference in both rebounding and scoring.
The pair were also ranked numbers two and
five in the conference in blocks.
Pat Mattson, in his first year with Evergreen, came out of the starting blocks a bit
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slow in the scoring category but found his
groove, averaging 17 points in the second
half of the season before finishing with
an overall average of 13 a game. The high
mark was a 34-point effort against Southern
Oregon in January, which was the eighthhighest scoring output ever by an Evergreen
player.
Kip Arney is a senior enrolled in Foundations of Performing Arts: Music and
Theater.
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