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Geoduck Union
stipend discussion
continues
OURNAL
Tree severs power lines,
delays essay deadlines
Tori Needer is a junior enrolled in
Health and Human Development.
TESC
Olympia, WA 98505
Address Service Requested
Town hall held
Students talk sovereignty
By Calen Swift
By Tori Needer
The Geoduck Union and the S&A
board have yet to resolve the future of
student government stipends. At the S&A
board meeting on Nov. 8, concerns about if
and when stipends would be implemented
were discussed.
The S&A board was wary about allocating the money for stipends without
student input. Board members are concerned that the constitution would not
have been ratified if students had
known that additional money would be
needed to fund stipends. They also perceived that had students known a
stipend was available, the make-up ofthe
Union would be different today.
S&A
board
members
Alexandra
Valin
and
Rory
Johnson attended the Nov. 15 GDU
meeting to expound on the matter.
They suggested a student survey might
resolve the issue. GDU representatives feared that because much of the
Union's work has been out of sight, students would perceive the stipends as
unnecessary.
The
Union
originally
proposed 21 $300 stipends per quarter to be made available to all
representatives. That original request
would have consumed 6.3% of the
$I 00,000 special initiative budget.
Board member Valin expressed concern
about the volume of money that may
be consumed as well as the number of
allotments requested. The board was
unclear as to why 21 stipends were
necessary when the Union only reports I 9
official members.
One representative presented their
dwindling membership as evidence for a
stipend. Twenty one representatives were
elected last spring, however as ofNov. 15,
13 people were attending the weekly
public meeting. It wasn't clarified
which representatives had to step down
because of financial need but it was
clear in the discussion that it was an issue.
"The
purpose
of the
stipend
is to effectively do our job," said
representative
Matt
Kreiling,
"the
fact that we're elected should not be
held against us."
At the Nov. 15 Geoduck Union meeting several representatives indicated that
they would not accept a stipend. The actual
number of stipends that are being be
requested will be a deciding factor in
the issue. Until that has been established, a timeline for resolution is
unclear. "Even if students disagree,
we might decide to award stipends. I
just think that they need to know [the
decision is being made]" said board
member Valin.
Issue 9
Volume 35
Nov 16, 2006
Afire crew clears a tree from Driftwood Road near housing, during a violent windstorm
early Monday.
Outage closes campus
By fan Humphrey
She and other officers spent much
of the night searching the roads for
At I: 15 a.m. on November 13, The downed wires and sectioning them
Evergreen State College and much of off with flares to keep travelers safe.
Olympia lost power and didn't get it Many Greener students saw the outage
back for another 12 hours.
as an opportunity rather than a problem.
The problem began when a couple of
The eighth floor of A dorm held an
trees, blown over by extreme winds, took impromptu barbeque on their balcony.
down some power lines. This caused About ten minutes after the lights went
some of the trans ormer a uget oun
ou , oop r chu ty pu ed out is
Energy (PSE) to blow. According to Paul backpacking stove and went to work.
"We saw nothSmith, Director of
Facilities here at
ing better to do
then fry up some
Evergreen,
there
bacon and eggs."
were 17,000 outNot everyone
ages across the
area
including
was so fortunate.
the entire camThe
computer
lab in the library
pus,
Cooper's
building
had
Glen and Rock
some difficulties.
Maple
Village.
Two students who
&mith received a
were working the
call from police
late shift were
services about the
forced to stay
power outage not
over night when
long after the camthe power went
pus went dark.
~OS£0
The
faciliout.
The
front
ties crew tried
doors to the lab
Everto
start
are electric, and
green's generators
when the power
to power up the
campus, but they
went out they
failed
to
start
despite
having were stuck open. The students pulled
been tested only two months ago. couches over to the doors and spent
Smith called PSE around ten in the the night guarding the computmorning to get an idea as to how long ers. In the morning, their boss, John
McGee, rewarded the students by drivthe power would stay out.
PSE estimated around six to eight ing them to Safeway to get some food.
hours. It was then that the deci- "It was the least I could do," he said.
sion was made to cancel classes A meeting is being held by the facand
shut
down
the
campus. ulty in the next week to discuss what
Officer Sabine Riggins was on duty went wrong and clear up any unresolved
when the power went out. She alerted issues.
PSE and went to inspect where the wires
Jan Humphrey is a freshman enrolled
were down.
They were across Overhulse Road. in Sign, Symbol and Symptom.
"Our interests aren't really being
served by our faculty, our administration," said Miki Foster.
She was talking about the importance
of students having real influence on policy, in the context of anti-oppression on
campus.
This sentiment seemed to be behind
most comments made at the student government's Town Hall meeting on the
evening of Wednesday, November 15.
Representatives of the Geoduck
Union organized the meeting in order
to get student input on what they shuuld
accomplish.
When Anna-Marie Murano said
"we're being managed," by the college,
many students nodded in agreement.
A number of students brought up
issues related to student sovereignty.
They seemed to agree that the Board
of Trustees and the Board of Governors
needed to be more transparent. Daniel Keesler suggested that the Board of
Trustees should be a "democratically
elected constituent assembly."
Students also called for a "radical restructuring" of Disappearing Task
Forces (DTFs): for example, to get an
abundance of students serving on DTFs
and to ensure that those students can't
be hand-picked by administrators. Tom
olan suggested t 1at all students on
DTFs should meet to communicate about
common goals.
There were numerous other concerns
raised, including calls for the student
government to work to end institutional
oppression, to monitor future elections,
to enforce the fragrance free policy and
address student apathy.
About halfway through the meeting,
36 students and 12 representatives were
present.
Calen Swift is a junior enrolled in
Memory of Fire. Feedback is welcome!
E-mail swicall3@evergreen.edu.
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• Evergreencrew.com is the URL
for Evergreen's rowing crew, not
evergreencrew.edu.
• Last week's cover photo was
taken by Don Price, not Dan Price.
• In reference to last week's article,
"Faculty and staff examine diversity
at Evergreen" (issue 6), "The Framework for the Assessment of Evergreen
as a Multicultural Community" was
not produced in 2005 by the Washington Center. In 2003, a group of Evergreen employees met to adapt the
framework developed by Washington
State multicultural affairs directors
to Evergreen circumstances. David,
Evergreen's then Director of Institutional Research, was the lead.
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"I think that Thanksgiving
is a wonderful idea.
It's a shame the origin
comes from negative
events. Nevertfieless, I
think it's great to bring
Q_eople together to eat.
There should be more
dinners and community/
family eating together
not necessanly 5ased on
historical events."
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Business
Business manager........................ Lindsay Adams
Assistant business manager............ Cerise Palmanteer
Ad proofer and archivist.. ................. Carrie Ramsdell
Ad Representative ............... Wendy McCutchen
Circulation manager/Paper archivist...Adrian Wittenberg
Distribution manager .................... Paul Melnyk
Ad desginer .................... Christina Weeks
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"When I think of
Thanksgiving, I think of
havin~ to eat with mx
family. I m vegan so it s
somewhat uncomfortable
to watch my family eat an
animal they don't have a
direct connection to and
that they don't think about.
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tradition, but 1t's upsettmg to · ·
think about the natives who used to live on the East
Coast and grow their own food being eradicated."
"I think it's worth
celebrating as an
American tradition, but
we need to be .conscious
of the misconceptions
we may have about it."
James Preiss, sophomore • Evening art classes
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"It's a pretty good holiday1
but It's kma of divorcea
from its historical context,
which is good because we
have a fot to be thankful
for. I don't like turke¥,
though.'
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Devin Garrity Binger, senior • Postmodernity and Postmodernism
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"I hate Thanksgiving.
Thanksgivmg ana
Christmas are just
commercial holidays, and I
hate commercial holidays." .
Hedwig Bansfield, sophomore • Independent contract
"It's not really special.
I don't eat any of the
traditional foods. But I still
feel bad when I'm not there
for my family."
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Blake Butterman, sophomore • Food
"I think Ws a good
opportumty to excavate
your deepest culinary
aesires."
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"Thanksgiving has become
commercialized and we've
really lost the reason to
celebrate."
Amanda Wedow, freshman • Food
"Despite the past, it
brings our families
together for a great
experience of ravaging
football, delicious turRey
and taters. Even though
it's a bastardized holiday,
it still brings my family
together."
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BRIEFS
Celebrate with waste
free holidays
Americans throw away 25 percent
more trash between Thanksgiving and
New Year's Day than during any other
time of the year. The added food waste,
shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons adds up to an additional I million tons a week to the nation's
waste stream. Thurston County is participating in the regional Waste Free Holidays
program, which rewards the public for
reducing waste and supports local businesses. Each participating business offers
an experience or service gift at a discount
of 15 to 50 percent. Purchases at the discounted price can be made from Nov. 15
through Dec. 31 by contacting the local
businesses directly. Details on the participating partners and their discounted experiences are posted at www.wastefreeholidays.com. Click on the Thurston County
logo to see local participating businesses,
and feel free to browse the participating
businesses in other counties, such as King,
Pierce and Kltsap, because their discounts
apply to you as well.
Call Amber at (360)754-3355 ext.
7669, for more ideas on waste free holiday gifts, creative wrapping, festive parties and tree recycling.
Alumni photography
exhibition
Evergreen Galleries is celebrating its
35th anniversary this year with a photography exhibition featuring former Evergreen students. The opening reception will
be this Friday at 5 p.m. with a panel discussion at 7 p.m .. The gallery will be open
November 61 through December 7' on
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of every
week I 0 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and
Friday the gallery will be open from noon
till 4 p.m. there is no cost and the event is
operr to the general public.
You can contact the Evergreen galleries
at (360)867-5125 or visit them at www.
evergreen.edu/gallery.
Free meals on SOFA
Wednesdays from noon till 2 p.m. Students Organizing Food Autonomy (SOFA)
will be serving free food in Red Square.
SOFA is holding these free lunches as a
way of demonstrating the idea of a student
run food service on campus. Their goal
is to bring healthy, organic, and socially
responsible dining to Evergreen. SOFA's
weekly planning session is at 4 p.m. on
the 3'd floor of the CAB building in the
Student Activities Offices. All are welcome.
Free gourmet dinner
A free gourmet community dinner
will be held in the downstairs level of
the Eagles hall. All food will be local, organic and delicious. This event is open to
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all members of the Olympia community.
So bring yourself, bring your friends and
come have something to eat. This event
is being sponsored by: SOFA, The Flaming Eggplant Cafe, Percussion Club, The
Healing Arts Collective with help by The
Farm Bank Project, Chez Cascadia and
farmers from Thurston and Mason county.
Dinner starts at 4 p.m. November 23. For
more information please visit farmbankproject.com the dinner will be at the Eagles Hall 700 4'h Ave Olympia WA.
Case Number 06-2142
11/13/2006 at 0037 hours
We want your blood!
For humanitarian reasons, the Puget
Sound Blood Center will be on campus for
a blood drive this Thursday in the Library
building. Appointments can be made from
noon to 2:30 and from 3:15 to 6:00pm.
Contact Beth Hesketh at (360) 8676804.
Music, recording and
kids
Olympia Free School is holding a
workshop teaching music recording for
children. So if you want to take your
child, or a child legally entrusted to you,
or if you know something and just want
to help out then go to the Olympia Free
School this Saturday at noon. Check their
website olympiafreeschool.org or call
(360)352-4165. You can find them at 610
Columbia St. Olympia, WA 98501 in the
building across from Olympia Supply.
27th annual Evergreen
Student CD Project
The students of the Advanced Audio
Production course will be helping in the
production of an Evergreen Student CD.
This is a competition looking for student
composed and performed music. Submit a
demo CD to the Electronic Media box in
Ll501. Submissions are due by November 28 at 5 p.m. Only one submission per
person, and the recording quality won't
be a consideration for evaluating submissions. All music is welcome, please be
sure to include contact information with
your submission. For more information
contact Ry Malloy in Electronic Media at
(360)867-5848 or email malry09@evergreen.edu.
Pew Study Rates
Evergreen highly
That's right, a national study of public
and private institutions rates Evergreen as
one of the most academically challenging
colleges in the U.S. We were also rated as
one of the top colleges for active and collaborative learning. This study focuses on
putting more emphasis into successful student learning and high quality research.
An officer was dispatched to B-dorm
on the grounds of possible drug activity
being conducted. The odor of burnt marijuana was detectible from the courtyard.
After knocking on the door in question
a voice from inside stated "COME IN."
The smell of burnt marijuana was thick
within the room. Upon looking at the
cop, without saying a word, one of"the·
residents handed the officer a multi-colored glass pipe and stated "This is my
room and that is my bong." The officer
also collected a multi-colored glass pipe
and a prescription container with green
vegetable matter in it. The students were
not arrested but were sent to the grievance officer.
Case Number 06-2145
11/13/2006 at 0318 hours
Police services was contacted by
crimewatch of a habitation violation in
the library building. Upon arriving the
officer found the suspect near the elevators. The officer was unable to check the
report database due to power outage.
Suspect stated that she has been sleeping
in the woods but it was now a scary place
and she could no longer be there because
it was bad. The officer advised her of the
habitation policy and told her that she
could not be sleeping in the buildings and
if she was contacted for this again she
may be arrested for trespassing. During
the entire time contacting her, she continued to talk to herself but the officer was
unable to understand anything that she
was saying.
Case Number 06-2146
11/13/2006 at 0348 hours
Pol ice responded to the report that
a large tree had fallen on the art annex.
There wasn't much to do there at that
point besides say "Yep, it's a tree," so
they called grounds maintenance and
left.
Case Number 06-2149
11/13/06 at 2317 hours
An officer was walking westbound on
Indian Pipe Loop when they observed a
suspect staggering out to the street from
the area of F dorm. The officer recognized the suspect from a previous contact
when he was sleeping in the HCC. In the
previous contact he had been extremely
intoxicated, very hostile and aggressive
when told he could not sleep in the HCC.
When the officer attempted to explain the
habitation policy he only became more
hostile. Due to his disposition the previous contact, another officer accompanied
the contact. They contacted the suspect
near the entrance to the soup loop and
reminded him that he was banned from
campus and was not supposed to be here.
The suspect was again extremely intoxicated. He was told that he needed to
come with them so that they could take
his picture and give him an official written trespass. The officers escorted the
suspect to a patrol vehicle, which was
parked at the HCC.
At the HCC his photo was taken and
he was given an official trespass form,
which he was required to sign. Afterwards the suspect was unable to replace
his lD in his wallet so one of the officers assisted him. The suspect was asked
where he was trying to get to that night
and he answered anywhere. He was
transported to the Safeway on Harrison
Ave. and dropped off there. He was reminded that if he came back on campus
he would be arrested for criminal trespass. This same suspect has had previous
contacts on campus in 2001 and 2004 for
theft from the Greenery and heroin possession respectively.
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FEATURES
Venice in a day
By Bob Spilsbury
Virginia and Megan, a
few cars down on the
One spring morning,
train. They handed me
Estie called me at 8: 15
my ticket, which meant
a.m. and I drowsily anI wouldn't be fined as on
swered . the phone from
previous trips for failing
bed. She wanted to know if I was still to validate it before boarding the train.
planning on going to Venice. I knew the
Estie told me they were planning to
train was leaving at 8:35 a.m., but I had check out the Peggy Guggenheim Muforgotten to set my alarm the night before seum, which apparently had paintings by
and now I would really have to hustle to the surrealist artists Salvador Dali and
make that train. I told Estie I would be Max Ernst.
there in twelve minutes and to please buy
During the train ride I read "The
my ticket for me.
Moon Is Down" by John Steinbeck, a
After hanging up the phone, I hopped propaganda book about a northern Euroout of bed, put on some jeans that were pean country closely resembling Norway
lying on the floor~ threw on a shirt and that is being invaded by the Nazis. Even
ran out the door. I knew if I wanted to- though Steinbeck never directly refers to
see Venice before leaving Italy I would the conquerors as the Nazis, it is rather
obvious this is what
he is alluding to, especially since this book
was banned by the Axis
powers.
It was scary to think
that in Italy, in 1933, if
I had been caught with
this book in my hands
it would have been punishable by death. Apparently thousands of
copies of "The Moon
Is Down" circulated
throughout Europe durThe Italian flag on an old building in Venice.
ing World War II, which
shows how powerfully
have to sprint straight to Florence's Santa Steinbeck's ideas were felt in the face
Maria Novella train station, dodging the of Fascist terror and brutality. What I
countless pedestrians and tourists already found most incredible was Steinbeck's
out on the streets on this sunny Saturday · portrayal of the conquerors as real human beings who experienced feelings of
morning.
isolation and fear when living far from
W~en I got to the station I was sweating hard and saw there were only two their homeland while occupying the land
minutes to spare, so I quickly ran to Bi- of a people who detest them. Steinbeck
nario 12 (track 12) and hopped on the showed how many Fascist soldiers were
train. I found Estie, along with her friends just kids brainwashed by the power of
This is article one of
three in Spilsbury's
account of study abroad
in Venice, Italy.
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both leaders and conquest. They don't
appear to be barbaric monsters devoid
of feelings other than destruction and
death, as they do in Eli Wiesel's "Night."
I continued reading for about three hours
as we passed by small Italian towns like
Ferrara and Padova, arriving in Venice
just before noon.
When we got off the train and into the
Venezia's Santa Lucia station, the first
thing we saw was a group of four Native Americans chanting in high-pitched
voices as they tapped tambourines. It was
mesmerizing to watch them for about
five minutes as they chanted, "Ehahehahehahehahhahaha."
A huge crowd of people had gathered
around the performers, who were fully
dressed in fringed jackets and moccasins. They looked like an authentic Native American tribe, and this was the last
spectacle I had expected to see getting
off the train in Venice.
We decided to eat lunch at a nearby,
somewhat expensive trattoria, which
didn't surprise us as Megan's guide book
to Italy said Venice was the most expensive city in Italy to eat out in. After ordering pizza a! diavolo (devil's pizza),
we tried to hit the road, but the waitress
took fifteen minutes to bring us the canto
(bill).
Once we had paid and exited, Estie
said we should take a five-Euro vaporetto
boat down the Grand Canal towards Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, where the Guggenheim museum was located. The boat ride
was quite incredible.
I sat on the outside deck with Virginia,
and we both snapped pictures of the passing gondolas and other boats with old Venetian architecture in the background. It
was a beautiful sunny afternoon and not
at all like the dark, dreary, rainy Venice
I had heard about from other SAC! students who had visited during Carnevale
in February. Instead it was warm with a
gentle wind blowing softly on my face. I
enjoyed the sun's reflections on the water and marveled at the strong Venetian
men paddling their black gondolas. I was
in Venice, a sacred Italian city that emanates magic.
Bob Spilsbury is a junior enrolled in
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Smoking cessation
A guide to help smokers quit successfully
By Fauna Bushong
A
psychology
instructor
recently offered a smoking cessation tip to his class and upon complete compliance of this cessation
tip, a 100% guarantee was offered.
He said if the smoker made a promise
to use a $1 00 bi II every time they needed
to light their cigarette they would quit.
This cessation tip would work, though
unfortunately most students do not have
spare Ben Franklins to waste, therefore
100% compliance would be ineffective.
Tobacco users usually have two components to their addiction, a psychological and a physical dependence. Without
addressing both of these components,
success is usually compromised.
To get the process started one needs
to address two simple, yet complex questions in order to assess their personal situation to make sure they are truly ready
to "Kick the Habit." These questions are
"Are you ready to quit?'' and "How do
you feel about your smoking?".
Once these questions are addressed
there is a plethora of resources available to help you along the way. In fact,
every November for the past 30 years,
the American Cancer Society hosts the
"Great American Smoke Out," which is
a great way to kick-start a healthier you
for the holidays by quitting tobacco use.
Quitting tobacco use is not easy and to
have the best chance of quitting successfully, you need to know what you're up
against, what your options are and where
to go for help.
In Washington State we are fortunate
to have the Tobacco Quit Line, which
provides free, confidential and individual counseling to help you in the process of kicking the habit. This service is
available for both smoking and chewing
tobacco users, and according to new research those who call the quit line double
their chances of success. The toll free
phone number to call is 1-877-270-STOP
(7867).
The Quit Line will send you a free
Tobacco Quit Kit full of information on
resources in your area such as insurance
benefits and stop smoking support programs. Also, because you have the great
privilege of being a student of The Evergreen State College, you have access to
the Student Health Center and the knowledge of its wonderful staff to aid you in
kicking the habit.
All of the healthcare providers want
to make sure you are as healthy as you
can be and will provide you with the resources needed for success. To schedule
an appointment to talk to someone about
smoking cessation, call the Health Center
at (360)867-6200.
Once you've made a decision to quit,
you're ready to pick a quit date. This is
a very important step. You might choose
a date that has a special meaning like a
birthday or anniversary, or the date of
the "Cold Turkey Day" that is sponsored
by the American Cancer Society's Great
American Smokeout. This day is always
the 3'd Thursday of November, coinci-
dently the Thursday before Thanksgiving
- hence the Turkey reference. Once your
date is chosen circle it on your calendar
and make a strong personal commitment
to quit on that day.
There is no one right way to quit. Most
tobacco users prefer to quit "cold turkey"
- that is, abruptly and totally. They use
tobacco until their Quit Day and then
stop all at once, or they may cut down
on tobacco for a week or two before their
Quit Day. Another way involves cutting
down on the number of times tobacco
is used each day. With this method, you
gradually reduce the amount of nicotine
in your body. While it ·sounds logical to
cut down in order to quit gradually, in
practice this method is difficult.
Quitting tobacco is a lot like losing
weight; it takes a strong commitment
over a long period of time. Users may
wish to use nicotine substitutes that can
help reduce withdrawal symptoms, but
they are most effective when used as part
of a stop tobacco use plan that addresses
both the physical and psychologic~) components of quitting.
Once you achieve one day of your
new healthier smoke free life, you have
already decreased your heat rate and
dropped your blood pressure as well as
the carbon dioxide level in your blood.
This is just the beginning of a healthier
you.
Fauna Bushong is a senior enrolled in
the Student Medical Assistant Program
and evening and weekend classes.
Some st~ps to help you prepare for
your QUJt Day:
On your Cold Turkey Day, follow these
suggestions:
• Pick the date and mark it on your calendar.
• Tell friends and family about your Quit Day.
• Get rid of all the cigarettes and ashtrays in
your home, car and place of work.
• Stock up on oral substitutes - sugarless gum,
carrot sticks and/or hard candy.
• Decide on a plan. Will you use Nicotine Replacement Therapy or other medications? Will
you attend a class or support group? If so, sign
up now.
• Practice saying, "No, thank you, I don't
smoke."
• Set up a support system. This could be a
group class, Nicotine Anonymous, or a friend
or family member who has successfully quit
and is willing to help you. Ask them not to
smoke around you or leave cigarettes out
where you can see them.
• Think back to your past attempts to quit. Try
to analyze what worked and what did not work
for you.
• Do not smoke. This means at all - not even
one puff!
• Keep active - try walking, exercising, or
doing other activities or hobbies.
• Drink lots of water and juices.
• Begin using nicotine replacement if that is
your choice.
• Attend stop smoking class or start following
a self-help plan.
• Avoid situations where the urge to smoke is
strong.
• Reduce or avoid alcohol.
•Think about changing your routine. Use a
different route to work. Drink tea instead of
coffee. Eat breakfast in a different place or
eat different foods.
The health benefits
of smoking cessation
20 Minutes
• Blood pressure drops to normal
• Pulse rate drops to normal
• Body temperature of hands and
feet increases
8 Hours
• Carbon monoxide level in blood
drops to normal
• Oxygen level in blood increases to
normal
24 Hours
• Chance of heart attack decreases
48 Hours
• Nerve endings start to grow back
• Ability to smell and taste is enhanced
2 Weeks to 3 Months
• Circulation improves
• Walking becomes easier
• Lung function increases up to
30%
1 to 9 Months
• Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease
• Cilia regenerate in lungs, increasing ability to handle mucus, clean
the lungs and reduce infection
• Body's overall energy increases
1 year
• Excess risk of coronary heart disease is now equal to half of a smoker's risk
5 Years
• Lung cancer death rate for average former smoker (one pack/day)
decreases by almost half
• Stroke risk is reduced to that of a
nonsmoker 5-15 years after quitting
• Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat
and esophagus is now equal to half
of a smoker's risk
10 Years
• Lung cancer death rate similar to
that of nonsmokers
Sources: the American
Cancer Society and the
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
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NOVEMBER 16, 2006
By Sumiyuki Miyahara
I wonder if a mother' II cheer her kid
When he's confined inside the night of creeps.
I wonder ifshe'lllet him wet his lid
Within her arms any time he wants to weep.
I want to know if she will watch her child
While he is playing tag around the trees.
I want to see if, while his eyes get mild,
She will caress his head as tender breeze.
0 what's this open hole poked in my soul?
It's swelling, outward, pressing outer rest
Which causes, flood, a-losing orbs' control.
Does this betray the sorrow sense in chest?
I want to feel in you the feeling 'xposed
And things that can't be seen, my eyes unclosed.
Shadow
Sumiyuki Miyahara is enrolled in the program Prolegomena to a Future Poetics.
Parts of Yauger Park in West Olympia are now submerged underwater due to the
recent heavy rainfalls.
My God
By Casey Jaywork
New comedy at Evergreen
By Maxwell Nafziger
If you are a follower of Student Activities, you may have heard of a new comedy group called The Evergreen FACE.
FACE can be used as the acronym for
Fun Acting Comedy Ensemble if you
want to get real particular. I had a chance
to sit in on the first read through of the
material, and I'll tell you right now that
these kids are legit. This group was started last spring by Venu Mattraw with the
help of his closest advisor Matthew Parrish.
"We've been rehearsing our material
for weeks now," said Parrish, who coordinates the Evergreen Spontaneity Club,
the college's improv comedy group,
"and we've found that our sketches are
offensive, well calculated and surreal.
The work has been written by everybody in the group, so we have developed
a screaming conscience that will take
you right out of your seat." The FACE
opened their meetings last spring to practice comedy writing and after finishing
their material early fall, they are ready to
perform. When hearing the script, I was
convinced that the stakes couldn't get
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but I had been proved very wrong and
found myself roaring with laughter. It is
their creative originality that makes their
work so strong. They've got it all from
door-to-door canvassing to drug dealing
children to a Pesci-DeNiro like scene in
a maternity ward.
"There are some dark corners and vulgar twists, so don't bring your kids," said
Mattraw, "we just want it to be entertaining and controversial." Mattraw and
Parrish collaborated on a sketch comedy
show back in April 2003, when they were
still in high school and they had a professional sponsor to boot.
"Our last show was a huge success,
and we've definitely raised the bar this
time," said Mattraw. Parrish added,
"Buster Keaton once said, 'comedy is
a serious business,' and we've stuck to
that since the beginning. We've been at
this for awhile, and it's going to show
when week nine rolls around." Indeed it
will. The Evergreen FACE presents "The
Dawn of Breakfast," Friday, December
I and Saturday, December 2 at 7 p.m. in
the Recital Hall. Oh, and it's free. This is
one show that you can't afford to miss.
Maxwell Nafziger is a senior taking
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Too many pulpits carry scriptures like shotguns, in temples
like speakeasies, the pious attending with the faith of gamblers
and the arrogance of children. They've got God hostage, hogtied
in the back room with tape over Its mouth and holding a newspaper for the camera: This is 9/11; this is AIDS; this is invasions
and tsunamis.
This is members-only soul searching with crosshairs. This is
the emaciated remains of a deity with Its tongue chewed off, eyes
gone slack, a providential vegetable stuck full of needles and opiates so broken leaders can pass the same to us: a heavenly drip
engineered by blasphemous vampires; they only burned heretics
as a diversion. They stole the blood of the Lamb from God-like
fire, mixed it with water and cyanide, slapped a pretty label, and
said, "This is Truth."
And our hearts were so achingly empty for a love we discovered we'd lost that we opened our checkbooks and arteries,
closed our minds, and held our breath for deliverance in a tomorrow that just keeps on coming, and sermons that keep on coming,
telling us how we need churches instead of hospitals, mosques
instead of schools, salvation instead of dignity.
We carry prayers like life jackets, instead of poems, to a God
that's been reduced to rabbits in hats and an ever-growing blacklist.
And I'm tired of saying "I'll see you in hell" to those deserving it least, putting cynicism in my mouth to sharpen my teeth
against their Truth, because the God I usually hear about would
put Satan to shame. The God I hear about uses love as a weapon,
a schizophrenic wife-beater burning ants with brimstone. The
God I hear about would tempt a righteous man to obedience.
And I'm sorry, Father, but I'm not your child anymore, because my God ...
. . . is transgendered. My God's perfection encompasses the
beauty of mistakes and the darkest pits of sorrow. My God welcomes home killers and victims with the same arms, no longer a
parent but still in the family.
We must replace Need with Want, and Want with Have. And
when Messiah becomes companion, then the Day of Reckoning
is at hand, as we use our own to build a world in which God can
come home- to us.
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The Language Symposium:.
What words do you?
By Victoria Larkin
"History" versus "Women's Studies":
few women make it into History and few
men go to Women's Studies. How does
History get to mean everything except
Women's Studies, separate and of concern only to us goils, and those few sensitive male types?
I mean, I guess it's better than nothing, but it's kind of like having a separate course for Black History, it doesn't
really tell everybody what was going on.
Having a separate course for "Women's
Studies" simply means that during History class we still won't know what the
women were doing.
When I was a kid, I would get so frustrated by the fragmentation and wonder
why they didn't teach what was happening to everyone across the globe at the
same time. It just didn't seem very holistic. But that's probably one of those
women's perspectives.
At any rate, it can be said that men
have made History. A few women have
too but with much palliative commentary.
It is men's words that have made History
just as it is God's word that has made the
world.
In the beginning was the Word, and
the Word was uttered by God (hmmmm
. . . who uttered God?). According to
some, the Word is the 'isness.' Without
the Word nothing would be. And God,
the God of the books, is a He. Let's not
try to cover that up, change it, rearrange
it. Let's take it for what it is: God is a
male, and the world based on His word
is a logoscentric world, a world of the rational mind- none of that emotional non-
sense here- that's women's business and
they should stay in the tents. No mention
of any women in all that begetting either.
Women and their feelings are ancillary in
this God's world.
And, according to His own story, God
created this world by naming things and
then let Adam do it too. (Not Eve, she
was in Women's Studies class). We exist
in a centric of labels created by the logos-centered mind.
•
So what does that do to my nameless
intuition? My nameless yearnings? What
does it mean to say: "I can't explain it,
it's just a feeling I have?" Well, in this
world of delineateable things, a feeling is
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Reading 'round in circles of spumen
caught in the dialectic
wondering where they are going
why are they going
so fast
so furious,
so endlessly
on and on ...
To keep from slowing down and crying
to keep from slowing down
to feel ...
Does the wind rustling through the
trees exist because I've named it? Or
would it be there, delighting me, and itself, and the trees, without ever having
been named? Would it be there without
me? Was it there before me?
And what do women do?
Well, women, according to Freud, suffer from penis envy.
I've never for one minute in my life
wished I had a penis. Never. Not one
There isn't a country I know of that isn't
run on the logoscentric rational mind model. How did it happen?
certainly not good enough - you have to
name it, spell it out, prove it to me, present your facts. Don't give me any of that
feminine intuition crap, I want the Facts!
Oh, okay, never mind, I' II just go over
here and watch while you kill all of our
children; I'll just go take Women's Studies.
There isn't a country I know of that
isn't run on the logoscentric rational
mind model. How did it happen? It carries such power. How can you argue with
it? It's so nice and neat and perfectly
supportable with physical facts. How can
you make a case with feelings? Must we
all become lawyers?
minute. Don't get me wrong; I sure like
'em: They're beautiful, and virile, and
fertile, and cool to suck on ... but, I like
the elegance of my envelope, and the
erotica of my own curves.
If penis-envy however, were to refer
to the right to question, to get angry, to
have force of being, as is granted to men,
then maybe Freud had something.
I grew up being considered a 'troublemaker.' I always questioned the history I
was given and voiced my opinions, and
stood my ground. I didn't worship the
Word as given. For this, I was told I was
"acting like a man."
This was said as an insult, though it
could just as easily be a compliment,
except that it holds that implication that
I am no longer viable as a woman. Who
is more imprisoned by this? Me, as I am
after all a woman, or men, as they have
only this one way to act? How do I wipe
off a label once it's been affixed, especially if I'm given no voice of my own?
If my voice is heard only in separate
spaces? I am this that or the other thing,
so says the Man, so said God . . . it has
been decreed. Any deviations will be met
with reprisals. There will be no being of
one's self.
We are a nation of labels and boxes, a
world of them. We name what's considered important for everyone's "History,"
and give a nod to women and "others" by
letting them have some studies of their
own.
If you combine the logic of the Word
with the philosophy of Quantum Physics,
we're kind of trapped. If only that which
has been named has existence, and if we
find only that which we are looking for,
how can we ever know what we don't
already know? Can we bring something
into existence by giving it a name? What
could we name the study of concurrent
human happenings over time? Holstory?
What would happen to our paradigm
if brown and pink and any other color
boys and girls looked into all the rooms
at once, heard all the different perspectives of existence that existed in our single blue gem at any given point in time?
All the words of all the tongues overlapping to create a new vocabulary... whose
world would it be then?
Victoria Larkin is a senior. She is
a tutor in the Writing Center, enrolled
in Orissi Dance and in an independent
learning contract called Considering
Language. This article is courtesy of languagesympos ium@gmail. com.
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A Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning Center Puzzler
The Weekly ouantitative Reasoning Challenge
The Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning Center (QuaSR) invites you to challenge your quanti..
tative reasoning skills by solving our puzzle of the week. Each week we will present a new puzzle for you
to solve. When you come up with an answer, bring it in to the QuaSR Center in Library 2304. If you are
one of the first three with the correct answer, we have a prize for you.
Imagine a chessboard
measuring 8 x 8. What is the total
number of squares of all possible
sizes (from lxl to 8x8) contained in
this board?
2x2
lxl
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3x3
Solution to last week's challenge:
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LEITERS & OPINIONS
NOVEMBER 16, 2006
Maestro luchando, tambien esta enseliado:
The war in Oaxaca
By Caleb Hollatz
•
Throughout
Mexico,
teachers have fought
to defend public
education for over
25 years. Parents,
students and other
community activists have joined in their struggle to counter
policies that directly affect the right to a
free education. Because of U.S. and European controlled economic institutions (like
the IMF and World Bank) and trade agreements such as NAFTA, education districts
have been forced into unwanted reforms or
cuts in federal funding. Although the teachers of Mexico have led many successful
demonstrations and the reclamation of their
rights by direct democracy, their struggle
against privatization continues.
The Mexican teachers have gone on
strike numerous times throughout history
to demand that their government offer ample support and funding for the education
system. With very few teachers and overcrowded classrooms, many students drop
out.
Although the Mexican government
awards more funding to schools that agree
to participate in a program called "Quality
Schools," it is still a bare minimum, which
may only include money for textbooks and
the occasional repair of a bathroom. The
"Quality Schools" program subjects students to standardized testing which they
must pass at the age of 15 in order to continue with school.
If the school chooses not to integrate
this program, the parents of the students
often bear the burden of extra costs in water and electricity bills and other essential
needs such as textbooks, resulting in an informal tuition for a public school. Because
these policies offer no transparency, cultural identities are disappearing.
Within the state of Oaxaca, the teachers'
union has been on strike for higher wages
since May. Their civil disobedience intensified in mid-June leading to the occupation
of many buildings and streets in the capital
city of Oaxaca.
In the course of their resistance, a common thread has been pulled to unite their
Earlier in October, the uprising was on
the move again and successfully overtook
the state-run television station and various
radio stations. By October 27, local police
met the people's opposition to the government with tear gas and bullets. On this
day, two demonstrators, Esteban Zurrita
and Emilio Alonso Fabian, and one U.S.
independent journalist, Brad Will, were
killed in the uprising. During the following day, factions of the FPP (Federal Preventive Police) were sent by the Mexican
President, Vicente Fox, to Oaxaca City apparently to ''restore order" to the capital.
The federal forces were armed with tanks,
The APPO is calling for the resignation of their
governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, and will not cease
demonstrations until these demands are met.
communities. "Although the union has always fought for its own self-interest, the
union taught the people how to fight for
their rights" (Comite Oaxaquena- Seattle).
Through their battles, a popular assembly
of many organizations called the APPO
(Asamblea popular de los pueblos de Oaxaca) was formed.
Though they began only as a solidarity
movement with the teachers, their demands
have intensified and taken on a different
role in attempting liberation for the people
of Oaxaca. The APPO is calling for the
resignation of their governor, Ulises Ruiz
Ortiz, among other demands and will not
cease demonstrations in Oaxaca City until
these demands are met.
water cannons, tear gas and guns. The
PFP was eventually successful in clearing
Oaxaca's town hall and many other areas
but the demonstrators continued to hold an
autonomous university in the city and numerous surrounding streets by constructing improvised barricades. University of
Oaxaca Benito Juarez is the home of Radio
Universidad, the only media outlet that the
APPO still controls. In all, at least a dozen
have been killed and the numbers seem to
be climbing.
In addition, the EZLN (Zapatistas) have
allied themselves with the APPO. This
has encompassed many strategies, including shuttling EZLN members into Oaxaca
for support and calling a general strike
throughout Mexico on November 20, the
anniversary of the Mexican Revolution.
The two groups have made similar demands entailing: the immediate and unconditional liberatiqn of all political prisoners;
the absolute retreat of all police, military
and paramilitary from APPO controlled
territories; punishment of those responsible
for assassinations and other unprovoked instances of violence; the immediate stop to
the repression of the state against any person of Oaxaca; and the immediate removal
of governor, Ulises Ruiz (The National Indigenous Congress).
Please join TESC chapters of MEChA,
CISPES, and SDS for a showing of"Granito de Arena", a documentary about the history of the teachers' movement in Mexico
on Thursday, November 16 at 5 p.m. in
TESC LH I. The film will be followed
with a discussion about how to effectively
support and sustain such movements in
Mexico. For daily reports on Oaxaca go to
http://www.narconews.com
There will also be a solidarity march
and rally this Sunday, November 19 at I
p.m. at Sylvester Park (Capitol and Legion). A representative from the Comite
Oaxaquena- Seattle will speak, followed
by hip-hop performance from Xperience.
Other endorsing groups: Leonard Peltier
Support Group, Tacoma IWW and Food
Not Bombs. Participants will march to the
capitol, hold a press conference and deliver
demands. "WE WANT A SOLUTION; WE
DO NOT WANT REPRESSION!"
Tod6s Somos Oaxaca!
Caleb Hollatz is a senior enrolled in
Memory of Fire.
De-mystifying mommy:
Creating positive, grown-up mother-daughter relationships
By Erin Rashbaum
"I hate you! I
would never treat
my daughter this
way!" Does this
bring you back to
a seventh grade argument with mom
about the merits ....___.....___ _ _....__.
of halter tops? Perhaps you're reminded
of a fight over having to eat canned green
beans at dinner or, more likely, something
far deeper. Mother-daughter relationships
are notoriously turbulent, especially during adolescence. Moms try to do what they
think is best for their daughters while still
keeping themselves sane. Teen girls often
feel unfairly treated and rebel against the
form of womanhood they see in their mothers. This is always a rocky period and one
which women often remain bitter about
well into adulthood.
Until I was eighteen years old and
away at my first college, my mother never showed herself to me as anything but a
Carol Brady-esque mom. Once I was out of
the house, however, she began to share stories of her experiences of being my age and
I started to see her as a real person. You're
likely thinking, "No way. Not my mom,"
and I understand that. I never liked my
mom growing up. We were, and still are,
very different. I connected far more with
my father and saw my mom as the enemy,
the judge, the enforcer. Even to this day,
an off-handed comment that I'd brush off
from anyone else will hurt and be deeply
internalized simply because it came from
my mother. I am working on this. So is she.
In the past couple years we have become a
source of immense comfort, friendship and
joy for one another.
This is the time to let go of old habits and learn some new. Your mom isn't
perfect, but she's a wealth of knowledge,
wisdom and understanding. She's an invaluable resource for you and you for her.
Mom is your best connection to your past.
with thoughts, memories and emotions.
Try not to control these. Simply notice and
accept them. Perhaps negative memories
will come up. This is fine. Stay with it. After you spend a bit of time thinking how
she's wronged you, ask yourself why she
acted as she did. It's easy for us to see our
moms as super-human archetypes, but they
are women like us. As we were learning to
grow and develop into adults, they were
learning to parent. Try (not necessarily to
Mothers are, after all, regular people,
still growing, still evolving, long after their
children have left home.
Even if you feel she didn't know you very
well back then, she knows your basic experiences and can offer sage advice for the
future. It's important to remember that she
was once your age but in a different time.
Don't write off her input, but use it as an
opportunity to learn how it was when she
was your age and let her know how it is
now. This can be interesting and rewarding
for you both.
Reconciliation and the creation of a new
relationship can't be expected to happen
overnight; it's a journey. I offer you this
simple exercise loosely based on the principles of Japanese Naikan therapy:
Sit in your bedroom or any quiet, private and comfortable space. Close your
eyes and focus simply on your breathing.
When you have relaxed into this, just think
"mom" and watch as your mind sprouts
her face) referring to her by her first name.
This will remind you that she is human and
fallible. You may find that you've been saying things about or reacting to her in ways
you'd never dream of with a friend or even
sibling.
Think of how you've hurt and underappreciated her, how you want to treat her
differently in the future. Cultivate feelings
of gratitude. Fill your mind with beautiful,
positive thoughts of your mother. They can
be as simple as helping you get ready for
your first day of kindergarten. You can start
on a small scale, but think of all the amazing things she~s done for you, the ways
she's sacrificed for you, the ways she's nurtured and loved you.
Sit with this feeling for as long as you
like. When you're ready, return your
awareness to your breathing, then open
your eyes. You may feel like writing, painting or speaking to someone about your experience.
No longer living at home on a short
leash, we are maturing and (hopefully)
growing more aware and less judgmental.
This is a marvelous time to form a new relationship with mom, one which facilitates
the release of old grudges and issues by replacing them with positive thoughts and appreciation, one which rekindles the comfort
and acceptance we felt from our mothers as
young children. This is also an opportunity
to create an even playing field in which we
can trust and listen to our mothers, viewing them as glorious, lifelong friends. You
can learn from each other. Mothers are,
after all, regular people, still growing, still
evolving, long after their children have left
home.
Let's greet our mothers with radical acceptance. Let's love and appreciate them
just as they are. As you open up to each
other, tremendous depth and respect will
flourish. Share your experiences. You and
your mother have the potential for a meaningful relationship that feeds you both.
Write her a letter. not an email, but a real
Jetter. Tell her what you appreciate. Tell her
that you're open to her. You're ready to let
her in. Thank her and ask for her friendship.
Erin Rashbaum is a third year student
enrolled in an independent contract and
interning at Planned Parenthood. This article is dedicated to her mother, Beth, on
her birthday.
SPORTS
COOPER POINT JOURNAL
Evergreen men's
basketball work
Puget Sound
Christian
By Arland Hurd
Rarely have I seen a basketball game in which the
winning team scored double
the points of those they defeated, but that is exactly
what happened Friday night.
The closing score was 87-40,
Evergreen. The Evergreen
men are now 1 win, 1 loss
with this victory. The teamwork Evergreen displayed on
the court was fantastic. Pass
plays by the Geoducks left
the Anchors unable to come
up with the ball and again
showed the effectiveness of
the Evergreen men to include
all their players on the court.
Their passing game wasn't
the only aspect of play that
dominated the Anchors, the
rebounds from missed shots
and the superiority on the
free-throw line were just as
impressive. Overall, the men
played to win and it showed.
Arland Hurd is a senior
enrolled in Mind and the
World.
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NOVEMBER 16, 2006
Evergreen vs Puget Sound Christian statistics
VISITOR: Puget Sound Christian (0-5-0)
TOT-FG 3-PT
REBOUNDS
NO PLAYER
P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP
55 Day, Josh
F 3
4 0
7
7 4 6
0 0
0
0
2 Suckow, Glen
4 3
1
1 2 5
G 1
9 0
6
0
2
20 Smith II, Joseph
4
2
4 4 9
G 4 10 0
0 1
21 Scott, Marcus
4 0
G 2
0 1
0
0
0 4 5
3
2
31 Reichert, Chris
G 2
7 2
0
2
2 4 7
6 1
1
1
2 0 6
3 Crai~, Nick
3 12 0
3 0
3
4 Antr1m, Ryan
1 0
1 0
0
0
0
0
0 1 0
5 Stafford, James
1
2 0
1 0
0
1
1
2 1 2
10 Pinkham, Adam
0
2 0
2 0
0
0
0
0 1 0
TEAM REBOUNDS
1
4
3
Team Totals
16 51 2 17 6 18
6 16 22 21 40
Total FG%
3-PT FG%
Total FT%
- 1st:
- 1st:
- 1st:
6/24
0/9
1/7 .
0.250
0.000
0.143
2nd:
2nd:
2nd:
10/27 0.370
2/8 0.250
5/11 0.455
Game:
Game:
Game:
0.314
0.118
0.333
A TO BK
0 4 0
3 4 0
1 5 0
0 7 0
0 4 0
0 5 0
0 3 0
0 2 0
0 2 0
1
4 37 0
S MIN
2 35+
2 290 25+
1 180 26+
2 2740
0 250 11+
7 200
Deadball
Rebounds
( 81 0)
HOME: The Evergreen State Colle (1-1-0)
TOT-FG 3-PT
REBOUNDS
NO PLAYER
P FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF TP A TO BK S MIN
7
2
30 Smith, Labar on
c 3
5 0
0 2
6
8 2 8 1 5 0 0 311 Howard, David
1 2
2
2
4 3 17 2 5 0 2 30+
G 7
9 1
6
5 Moore, Adam
1 4
G 10 12 0
5
0
5
5 1 24 2 3 0 3 262 0
14 Jackson, Lloyd
G 1
0 0
0
0
0
0 2 2 1 1 0 1 11
7
24 Conner-Green, Devon G 5
8 1
3 2
2
1
8 3 13 3 4 0 3 273 Bearden, Azuma
0
0 0
0 0
0
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
12 Williams, Brandon
3
4 1
2 0
0
1
1 3 7 2 1 0 2 19+
0
1 0
2
21 Shawdovine, Greg
0
1 2
0
1
1 2 2 6 3 0 1 1933 Smith, Eric
10
0 0
0 0
0
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 0
1 4
4
40 Marere, Rahiti
3
1
2
3 0 10 1 3 0 0 14+
2 0
42 Twitcheli, Lonnie
1
0 0
0
0
1
1 1 2 0 1 0 0
644 Norris, Jesse
1
2 0
1
0 0
0
8
9 2 2 3 0 0 0 17
TEAM REBOUNDS
1
0
1
3
Team Totals
34 52 3
9 16 26
8 33 41 20 87 21 29 0 12 200
Total FG%
3-PT FG%
Total FT%
- 1st: 18/26
- 1st: 2/4
- 1st: 8/12
0.692
0.500
0.667
2nd:
2nd:
2nd:
16/26 0.615
1/5 0.200
8/14 0.571
Game:
Game:
Game:
0.654
0.333
0.615
Deadball
Rebounds
( 3 1 0)
Technical Fouls: PSCC ( 1)
2nd 00:00 31 Chris Reichert
: ESC ( 1)
1st 12:55 Coach
ATTENDANCE
:
167
SCORE BY PERIODS
Puget Sound Christian
The Evergreen State Colle
1st
13
46
2nd
27
41
TOTAL
40
87
was allocated $10,326.72 for the
They were also allowed to
of revenue from last
year's conference.
was allocated $2,793.80 in
expenses and stipend.
was allocated $1743.40 in operational
expenses and stipend.
The Geoduck Union was allocated $5,372.72 in
operational expenses.
Full meeting minutes are posted on the 3rd floo~ of the CAB.
S&A Board meetings are Mondays and Wednesdays from 3-5
and are open to the public.
The board hears drop-in community concerns from 3-3:10 ·
during both meetings.
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NOVEMBER 16, 2006
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
THURSDAY, 16
II a.m. to I p.m. Student Health Center
presents the Great American Smokeout.
CAB 2"d floor. Trade in cigarettes for a free
sandwich
Noon to 2:30 p.m., 3: 15 to 6 p.m. Blood
drive for Puget Sound Blood Center. LIB
2000
5 to 9 p.m. Film screening. "Granito De
Arena," documentary of the teacher's strike
in Oaxaca. LH I. Discussion to follow
FRIDAY, 17
6 p.m. doors, 6:30 Poetry reading. Slightly
West Reading Series: Andrew Csank and
Jason Conger. LH 3. Admission is free
5 p.m. Matryoshka, a new art/literature/
multi-media project, general meeting. CAB
third floor
SATURDAY, 18
Nothing is happening today
SUNDAY, 19
6 to 9 p.m. Family housing Thanksgiving
dinner
MONDAY, 20
Nothing is happening today
TUESDAY, 21
8:30a.m. to Noon Deans' Meeting, Deans'
Conference Room
WEDNESDAY, 22
6 p.m. "Kandahar" film screening, hosted
by Mindscreen. LH I. Free popcorn
CALENDAR
OFF CAMPUS
THURSDAY, 16
6 to 8 p.m. Olympia-Rafah Sister City
Project meeting 610 Columbia Ave. NW,
across from Olympia Hardware
Actively promotes and fosters friendships
between the people of Olympia and Rafah,
Palestine
FRIDAY, 17
7 to 10 p.m. An evening with Dorothy
Gran..tda, health promoter and human rights
advocate. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 732
18th Avenue East, Seattle.
Donations accepted benefiting the Maria
Luisa Ortiz Women's Clinic
SATURDAY, 18
Noon. "The Free School Family Network:
Music, Recording, and Kids Olympia Free
School, 610 Columbia St., (360)352-4165
SUNDAY, 19
I p.m. Solidarity rally and march for the
people of Oaxaca
Sylvester Park, downtown
6 to 9 p.m. Food Not Bombs
Media Island, 816Adams St. SE
Cook at MI starting around 4, share food
down on 4th avenue., afterward cleanup at
MI
MONDAY, 20
9 p.m. Monday Movie Night
Le Voyeur, 404 4th Ave. E, (360)943-571 0
21+, free
TUESDAY, 21
6:30 to 8 p.m. Art workshop: making art
with children.
Mariah Art Studio
http://www.newyearpcace.org
WEDNESDAY, 22
7 to 9 p.m. Skateland Dollar Night
2725 12th Ave NE
$1 w/ skates, $2 without skates
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nov. 23, Thanksgiving dinner events
4 p.m. Eagles Hall (downstairs)
All food will be local, organic. Supported by SOFA, The Flaming Eggplant Cafe, The
Healing Arts Collective, Percussion Club, Chez Cacadia, The Farm Bank Project, The
Gleaners Coalition and the people of Olympia.
2 p.m. doors, 3 to 5 p.m. buffet, New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle.
Thanksgiving feast tribute to Native Americans, Roast turkey and salmon dinner with
all the traditional and indigenous fixings. Donation $10, under 12, $5.50, sliding scale
or work exchanges available. Hosted by Freedom Socialist Party. For more information
email FSPseattle@mindspring.com or call (206)722-2453. Wheelchair accessible.
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 2
December 6
8 p.m. to I a.m. Winter
Prom, a benefit for
Gateways. Longhouse.
Tickets from Bookstore,
Rainy Day Records, $10
single, $15 couple in
advance; $12 single, $17
couple at the door
I to 2 p.m. Evergreen
President Thomas L. Puree
open meeting. Near deli in
CAB
December 7
12:30 to 7 p.m. The
Dixie Dudes musical
performance in various
locations including the
, Bike Shop, SEM II
. Lounge, Lecture Hall
Rotunda. Hosted by
i Carnival
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ME ARE STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACUI_T!:l MHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE I..JA!:I
ISSUES OF OPPRESSION <RACISM, CLASSISM, SEXISM, ABLEISM, HETEROSEXISM
ETC.> ARE HAtiDLED ON CAMPUS. AS t.JE PREPARE TO ORGANIZE A SCHOOL-I...IIDE
<STUDENT, STAFF AND FACUI_T!:l) FORUM THAT l..III_I_ FOCUS ON CAMPUS
OPPRESSION, ~JE MOULD LIKE It·iPUT Oti MHAT A SUCCESSFUL FORUM t•.IOULD
1_001<: LIKE.
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1. Have you ever been in a situation on campus where you felt marginalized for your identity? What did that look like?
2. Do you feel your experiences or contributions have been minimized
as a result of your views challenging the status quo, confronting race,
sex, gender, class, etc. issues? Please describe:
3. What resources would you like to be available for support? What is
your role in supporting others who may be oppressed on campus?
4. If a forum were to be created, in which the whole Evergreen community was able to participate in a discussion about the oppression on
campus, what would that look like to you?
5. What do you feel is appropriate for holding Evergreen Community
Members accountable for oppressive behavior? To what level?
6. Where would you hope to seek more support in fighting oppression?
Student groups, Administration, Faculty, etc?
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CAMPUS ~~~~
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Monday's power outage
Photos by Robert Whitlock, a senior enrolled in Looking Backward.
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