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Issue 21
Volume 35
April 12, 2007

Taking back the CAB, one conun:ittee at a tUne
By Jordan Nailon

Hunter Bickel

The Clothesline Project is an installation oft-shirts on a line which depict messages about sexual and domestic violence. The display offers participants an
opportunity to reflect on these issues, and allows people to make their own
t-shirt. This project was sponsored by the Coaltion Against Sexual Violence in
observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. For more info on other SAAM
events: vox@evergreen.edu.

A group of students have joined together
in order to represent student interests in redesigning the College Activities Building. The
redesign project and subsequent construction
work on the aging building are funded by the
CAB Renovation fee assessed to each registered student at $5.75 per credit.
The CAB Renovation fee was initiated
last year in a vote by the student body. In
the vote, students had three "pre-designs" of
varying cost to choose from, or the option
to completely veto the fee. In the end, the
most costly and "greenest" model, which
included a waterfall and an indoor rainwater
stream, was approved. Despite the approval
of this "pre-design", it has become evident
that both major and minor changes to the
plan are inevitable.
The Geoduck Union initiated a Take Back
the CAB meeting, held Tuesday, in order to
establish a group of students interested in
influencing the use of funds paid for by the
student body. Approximately twenty students
attended the meeting in order to express concems and ideas for the direction of the CAB
renovation plan. Ten of those students in
attendance volunteered to sit on the newly
formed CAB Redesign Committee, in conjunction with seven members of the school
faculty, administration and staff.

CAB Redesign meetings will be held at
least every other week beginning immediately. The first order of business for the
new committee will be selecting a set of
architects for official formulation of design
plans. The committee will also be responsible for directing any major changes to the
original "pre-design" plan, as well as any
minor logistical changes that may occur
throughout the process, which is scheduled
for completion in the late spring of 2010.
In the past, meetings similar to the CAB
Redesign Committee have been open ~o the
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public for attendance.
Student CAB Redesign Committee members include, David B. Robinson, Charles
Loosen, Andrew VanDenBergh, Maxime
Rene, Niki Blodeau, Neil Garry, Aaron
Meola, Jayanika Lawrence, Miles Franzoni
and Rob Workman. Administrative, faculty, and staff members of the Redesign
Committee include Collin Orr, Aaron
Powell, Paul Smith, Dick Clintworth, Azeem
Hoosein, John Lauer, Andy Corn and is
headed by Art Costantino.
Any students interested in the project or
in contacting a student representative should
e-mail the Geoduck Union (geoduckunion@
evergreen.edu) for more infonnation.

Jordan Nailon is a junior enrolled in an
Independent Learning Contract.

Spring break for the Chemistry Club
By Amber Carver
On Saturday, March 24, a large group of
Eveygreen students flew to Chicago, Illinois for
the 233"1 annual American Chemical Society
(ACS) National Meeting and Exposition
under the auspices of the Evergreen Chemistry
Club. The five-day event included talks,
posters and symposia by hundreds of presenters from dozens of chemistry-related
fields. and it was ~111 unparalleled opportunity for scientists and policy makers to present
new research and share findings in the frontiers of chemistry.
The meeting's events covered a broad
range of topics, including but not limited to:
agricultural and food chemistry, chemical
health and safety, environmental chemistry,
fuel chemistry, nuclear chemistry and chemical education: and presenters came from of
every realm of development, from undergraduate researchers to govenunent big-wigs ~wd
industry leaders. They shared tl1eir perspectives on the latest research in their fields and
togetller drew an image of modem chemistry

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In response to t11e most pressing issues
of our times, the over-arching theme of tl1e
meeting was "sustainability." The 2007 ACS
president-Cat11erine T. Hunt-<.:osponsored
a series of symposia on this subject, many of
which were held in the Arie Crown Theatre,
tile largest of hundreds of venues located in
the vast McConnick Place Convention Center
on the shore ofLake Michigan. The key topics
covered in tl1is series were biofuel, water purification and green chemistry, and discussions
included biomass altematives, the construction ofbiofuel plants in t11e United States, the
importance of green che1nistry in industry,
and tl1e challenges that we face in making
these changes.
Appropriately, one of The Evergreen
Chemistry Club's primary reasons for
attending the meeting was to receive tl1e Green
Che1nistry Award, which is given to chapters
that promote ti1e "design of chemical products and processes timt reduce or eliminate the
use and genemtion oflmzardous substances."
At the same ceremony, t11e club received an

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In addition to attending the award ceremony, Evergreen students lmd fue opportunity to visit talks according to tlleir interests,
meet graduate school recruiters, survey job
openings, participate in mock-interviews, and
stroll through the exposition, where dozens
of vendors hawked ti1e latest chemical apparatuses and handed out freebies. In what
little free time tl1ey were afforded, ti1e students-many of who had not been to Chicago
before-<.:xpcrienced a few ofti1e city's multitude of museums and restaurants, and the
five days passed quickly. The students were
favorably impressed witi1 the conference and
the city and look fonvard to slmring wlmt ti1ey
lcamed through a series of presentations tlmt
are coming soon.

Amber Carver is a junior enrolled in
Introduction to Natural Science and is a
member ofthe Chemistry Club.

Vox Pop:

Benefits of Global Warming:

Break the Silence:

What is your favorite thing
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Climate Action Day

What is LaRouche Doing?

Crossword Puzzle!

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Mabel Young Mark Memorial Scholarship
in recognition of exceptional achievement
in visual art. Her paintings and sculpture
will be exhibited in Gallery 4 from April 9
through 18. In this body of work, titled "Go
Ask Alice," Robin has opened a door into
her emotionally-charged childhood.
By juxtaposing disparate elements,
("the more awkward and implausible, the
better") she creates contradictory wholes
to express her emotions, fears, and ambiguities. The artist stated, "As my reflection deepened, I found myself drawn to rich
colors and textures to balance the sadness
and keep the beauty and magic of life an
integral part of my quest."

Where is the student-run cafe?
Students have been organizing for over
a year to run their own cafe at Evergreen.
The Flaming Eggplant has come far in acquiring a space, submitting a budget, and
writing a business plan. The goal is to provide cheap food options and use healthy ingredients that are grown locally and organically. The first menu will include rice and
beans, falafel, soup and salad, and sandwiches. The first phase of the cafe will be
through an outdoor vending trailer.
When the CAB is redesigned, it will
include a space for the cafe. Instead of
waiting until the CAB is rebuilt in 20 I 0
to get started, we have decided to get the
falafel balls rolling. If we don't get started
now, the movement will be dead by the time
the space in the new CAB is finished. What
we need is a solid showing of student, staff,
and faculty support. We have requested our
start-up money from the student fee allocation board. They need to know you are
behind this. If this is something you want
to see happen, then bring your body to our
budget hearing on Wednesday, April 18 at
3 p.m. in CAB II 0. You can also contact us
to get further involved at theflamingeggplant@riseup.net or call our office at (306)
867-6636. This can be your cafe too, so if
you feel passionately about it, make your
voice heard!

Falling In Love With Gravity
A free Contact Improvisation dance
workshop, facilitated by Charles Campbell,
will be held Sunday, April 15, from I to
5 p.m. in COM 210. This workshop will
focus on our relationship to gravity, beginning with our solo movement and taking it
into duet and trio dancing. The focus will
be: how surrendering into gravity helps us
go into the air, finding (and loving) our true
weight and the weight of others, luxuriating
in gravity's pull on us, different ways of
being "in the air," what happens when we
resist gravity, and playing with the gravitational pull between bodies.
Charles has been teaching Contact
lmprov since its early days in the mid
1970's. Contact lmprov is a participantgenerated dance, for dancers of all ability
levels. The Evergreen Contact lmprov club
holds weekly jams Thursday evenings from
5 to 7 p.m. in COM 210.
To reserve a spot in the workshop (space
is limited) or to find out more info, please
contact Charles Campbell at 923-2576.

MindScreen free movie Wednesdays
A free film and popcorn is offered by
MindScreen every Wednesday at 6 p.m.
LH I. Week 3 's film is slotted to be a
"Grease" sing-along; sing-along with the
bouncing ball or admit it you know the
words. Week 4 features Alfred Hitchcock's
favorite of his own films, "Rope." Week
5 is "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone." Week 6 is the classic, "Pocket
Full of Miracles." Week 7, "Coffee and
Cigarettes," featuring several stars including Tom Waits, lggy Pop, Bill Murray,
GZA and RZA, Cate Blanchett, White
Stripes Meg and Jack White, Roberto
Benigni, and more.
Weeks 8-10 have yet to be announced.
Come over to LH I. Bring your own
Goobers or win some in the give-away
drawing, and enjoy a free film and free
popcorn. They're your student fees: enjoy
them.

Build a com posting toilet, clear trails, do
some organic gardening
The Center for Community Based
Learning and Action is sponsoring two
Action Days this month. On Sunday, April
15 we will be taking some vans to the Fern
Haven Center. We will leave from the dorm
loop at I 0 a.m. and pick up at Vies Pizza
too. We will build a com posting toilet, clear
trails, do some organic gardening and other
outdoor work. There will be a vegetarian
lunch served. We will return at 4 p.m. On
Wednesday April25, we will break ground
at the New Olympia Community Garden at
Sunrise Park on Division (thanks GRuB!).
This Garden will serve the low income and
homeless populations of our area. We will
be starting at I 0 a.m. and work unti14 p.m.
on Wednesday.
The project will continue throughout the

"Go Ask Alice" Exhibit
The talent and dedication of graduating
senior Robin Meacham-Harlow is being
celebrated in an exhibition at Evergreen
Galleries. Robin was selected from among
a strong group of applicants to participate
in Senior Thesis Projects, and received the

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week. Volunteers are needed for both of
these events. Camp Quixote will be holding
a forum about the situation of the houseless
community and how the Evergreen community can support them, on Friday, April
20 at 2:30p.m. in SEM II, A 1105.
Scholarships Available for Alaska Field
Studies Program
Interested in studying natural history
and land management issues while backpacking in Alaska's high mountains this
summer? Through generous donations by
program alums, scholarships are available for participation in the University of
California - Santa Barbara's Wildlands
Studies Wrangell Mountains field program,
directed by former Evergreen visiting faculty Ben Shaine. The seven week program
grants 15 quarter units of credit transferable to Evergreen . Full program information, including a scholarship application,
is at www.wrangells.org (go to the wildlands studies page from there) or by contacting Jessica Speed at wmc@alaska.net
or by phone at (907) 554-4464.
The program will include extensive
travel up the glaciers and ridges of Alaska's
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. In partnership with the National Park Service,
they will monitor backcountry conditions
with a focus on the effects of recreational
use. In addition, they will work with program faculty who are writing a natural
history of the Wrangell Mountains and
studying the ice-age ecological and geological history of the area, including recent
climate warming. This summer's program
will also include opportunities for related
work in creative writing and arts.
Join the Evergleaners and share the harvest another year
The Gleaners Coalition was formed in
2005 to help combat hunger in our community. By partnering with local organic
farms, the Gleaners have distributed thousands of pounds of fresh, organic fruits and
vegetables into the emergency food distribution network. The Evergleaners formed
last year as Gleaners Coalition partners on
campus, and we've organized numerous
volunteer trips to help harvest food.
Nothing beats heading out to the farm,
getting dirty with some veggies, and
bringing home a big haul that will go
to folks who need it. And we need your
help! We need volunteers to help out with
TASTE, a recipe demonstration project at
the Food Bank. We're also organizing a
food preservation class. So come join us,
Wednesdays at I :00 p.m. in Red Square,
by the hill. If it's raining, we head inside
and meet on the stairs on the 2"d floor of
the Library.
Evergreen to present Seattle Repertory
Company's production of "My Name is
Rachel Corrie"
The story of Rachel Corrie comes
full circle when Evergreen presents the
Seattle Repertory Company's production
of "My Name is Rachel Corrie" at COM
Experimental Theater, April 27 and 28 at

8 p.m., and April 28 and 29 at 2 p.m. as
part of the Evergreen Expressions Visiting
Artist program.
Tickets are $30 for general admission
and $20 for seniors and students. They
will go on sale at noon on April 2 at Rainy
Day Records, The Evergreen College
bookstore, online at BuyOlympia.com, the
Communications Building box office (open
from noon to 3 p.m. daily) or by placing a
phone order at (360) 876-6833. A special
·preview performance will also be presented
free of charge to Evergreen students.
Faculty member receives $650,000 grant
to study impact of global warming on
ecosystem health - and bugs
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John "Jack" Longino, a faculty m'ember
at Evergreen and a nationally known expert on insects, has been awarded a fiveyear, $649,371 grant from the National
Science Foundation. As principal investigator, Longino will lead a study to find
new insect species and to explore the possible effects of global warming on insect
diversity.
"I'm elated," Longino said from a research station in Costa Rica. "This important work will help us understand the basic
cataloging of life. Each of these new species is like an unread book." After the first
year of the project, Longino will annually select four Evergreen undergraduates
to travel to the host country during spring
quarter and participate in field and laboratory work. An undergraduatt> lab assistant
will support the project in Olympia. "So
much science these days is done in front
of a computer, it's important for students to
get out, get excited, and see these things,"
Longino said.
Olympia, the Capital
A special series highlighting the history
of the capital city will be held this and next
month at the State Capital Museum and
Outreach Center. Monthly Presentations
will be held on the third Wednesday, and
on April 18 at 7 p.m., noted local historian
Shanna Stevenson will discuss Olympia's
development and character as it relates to
its "capital hood" history in "Development
of Olympia as the Capital City." Stevenson,
currently the coordinator of the Women's
History Consortium, served for many years
as Preservation Planner for the City of
Olympia and developed its historic preservation program.
Student Trustee deadline extended
The deadline for Student Trustee applications has been extended unti I next
Tuesday, April 17 at 5:00 p.m. Interested
students can pick up an application at the
front desk in Student Activities, CAB 320
or e-mail Ann Shipley at shipleya@evergreen.edu to request an electronic copy of
the application. Contact Tom Mercado at
867-6220 to find out more about the role
of the Student Trustee and/or the application process.

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Art gallery: a senior thesis spotlight
By Brandon Custy
I am often surprised by my classmate's desires to
transfer. One such person noted a lack of direction,
worried about where Evergreen studies would take
him. I wish I could have just pointed him to the gallery on the fourth floor of the library where "Go Ask
Alice" is on display. The exhibit is Robin MeachamHarlow's Senior Thesis for Expressive Arts.
The exhibit showed great depth in self-reflection and demonstrated an adept ability at expression of such reflection. The checkerboard and the
electric chair were especially evocative. There are
themes that are deeply personal and unique, yet in
their expression the observer can be swept into deep
self-reflection.
The following is an excerpt ' from the artists

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emotional impact-the more awkward and implausible the better. Through the juxtaposition of contradictory elements-! have opened the door to a
world that is as emotionally charged for its daring
as it is for its difference."
Take the time to "open the door." The exhibit
will be running until April 18 and gallery hours are
Monday through Friday I 0 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fourth
floor of the library building is accessible from outside by the clock tower stairs.

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The Language Symposium

Flooding the market
The invisible hand of the capitalist
market is the hand that covers our eyes
from the inevitability of extinction.
-Jack, the Three-Legged Wonderdog
By Grant Miller
Imagine an ad for Diesel Blue Jeans depicting a deeply tanned, young, attractive
couple lounging atop a building, one of
many buildings in a New York City skyline. This couple is glistening with sweat,
wearing shades, the young man lies back
in ecstasy, while the young woman pours
water into his gaping mouth . They look
happy, content, and mysterious, as do all
models in contemporary magazine ads. In
the background, a vast body of water has
swallowed the urban landscape and buries
the bottom halves of the skyscrapers. Each
building has become its own island in a
sea of melted ice caps. Beneath the photograph is this caption:
DIESELJEANS: GLOBAL WARMING
READY
Global Warming has been a "Theory"
for the last 30 years or so but has been
largely ignored because of economic
implications. Some sprightly folk have
thought Global Warming irrelevant because either technology will save us or
we'll simply adapt. Others are skeptical because Global Warming will cause
massive flooding, and that can't be right
because God promised Noah that he

wouldn't do that anymore. He even sent
a rainbow.
But now, the United Nations
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change recently published a I ,572 page
report stating, "From the poles to the
tropics, the earth's climate and ecosystems are already being shaped by the atmospheric buildup of greenhouse gases
and face inevitable, possibly profound,
alteration."
Both The US and China (whose greenhouse gas output is expected to surpass
The US's by 201 0) have been involved
in "softening the language" of Global

any attempt to curb greenhouse gas emissions, and if people in those areas don't
adapt soon by building seawalls "and other
coastal protections" the lives of hundreds
of millions of people will be at risk. Bill
Hare put it most clearly: "The warnings
are clear about the scale of the projected
changes to the planet," he said, "essentially there's going to be a mass extinction within the next I 00 years unless climate change is limited."
But wait a minute, Global Warming
isn't all bad. It will be great for business after all. James L. Connaughton, the
chairman of the White House Council on

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1see a future of Global Warming Survival Kits;
Global Warming Life Jackets; Floating Houses (these
already exist); Global Warming Action Figures; Global Warming videogames."
Warming, but now they don't have to.
Thanks to companies like Diesel Jeans, the
language of Global Warming needs notremain ambiguous or be "softened." Global
Warming has become a reality, and due to
this, it can now be commoditized.
It is the world's poorest who will be
affected most by the climate change.
Droughts in the Middle East, Southern
Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, the American
southwest, Mexico and low-lying islands
everywhere are at risk. The droughts and
rising sea levels are inevitable despite

Environmental Quality said some of the
findings in the report were "of high concern," which is always a comfortable acknowledgment from a government official, but, says James, there are benefits
as well-agriculture, trade, a necessity
for new world markets. In high latitudes
there will be more rainfall and a longer
growing season. And those stupid icebergs that have been obstructing trade for
centuries will be gone, creating more efficient trade routes. And Connaughton's solution to the "high concern[s]" of Global

Warming is that we need to "foster economic growth in developing countries,
which will help them reduce their vulnerability to climate shocks."
That's right. If underdeveloped [sic]
countries were producing and consuming
more, we might all have a chance. Global
Warming is a product of over-production/
over-consumption by a minority of the
world's population , and the United States'
answer to this problem is to get nations
who aren't producing/consuming as much
as we are to produce/consume more .
In other words, "go shopping."
I see a future of Global Warming
Survival Kits; Global Warming Life
Jackets; Floating Houses (these already
exist); Global Warming Action Figures;
Global Warming videogames; Global
Warming board games; Survivor: Global
Warming; Global Warming CARNIVAL
Cruises; Global Warming Snorkeling Sets;
and after the Global Warming commodities are produced and consumed and the
market is flooded (pun intended) we'll
be sitting back on our skyscraper islands
pouring water into each other's mouths,
listening to our iPods, and looking good
in our Diesel Jeans, the glistening drops of
sweat on our bodies will project billions of
rainbows across the sky and we will look
good yes oh yes we will look good.

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April 12, 2007

Breaking the silence: Sexual Assualt A-wareness Month
By Katherine Murphy
lfyou've been at Evergreen for at least a
year, you're probably aware that some of us
think April is a very important month . Yeah,
the sun 's coming back out and the Farmer's
Market is opening up, but did you know
that it's also Sexual Assault Awareness and
Prevention Month?
Why bring up such a downer in a month
so full of beauty? Because taking action can
be as sweet as spring. Sexual violence is areal ity on our campu s and in our commun ities,
but we can do more than become qui et and
sad when we think about it. We can talk about
it, sing about it, dance about it, paint about it,
we can come together and celebrate our resistance to a culture of rape and abuse.
I' m not writing to tell you about statistics, they ' re easy enough to find , l'm writing
to personally invite you to participate this
month . There are a ton of events designed
to educate and inspire, to heal and prevent
the pain of sexual violence. Check out our
flyers all-around campus.
Look for more info in the CP J in the weeks
to come. All of the following events are sponsored by the student groups The Coalition
Against Sexual Violence, The Women ' s
Resource Center, and Vox: Communities for
Choice. We are always seeking new members! Also, please refrain from wearing
scented products to any of these events.
Events:
- Alcohol is involved in approximately
three-quarters of sexual assaults. "Date rape
drugs," including rohyphnol, GHB, and ketamine, have been associated with drug-facilitated sexual assaults because of the incapacitating effect on the person. Learn about
these substances, their effects, steps to take

when it's suspected that someone has been
drugged, and strategies for looking out for
one's own safety and each other. "Date Rape
Drugs" Workshop, Thursday, April 12 from
6:30-7:30 in Prime Time, A-dorm.
- What's it take to kick some butt? Come
to "Fighting Back!" a self-defense workshop for all genders. Learn some physical
and psychological techniques for defending
yourself. This workshop is sure to get you
fired-up for the evening's "Take Back The
Night" events. Friday, April 13 from 3-5 in
CA B 110.

myspace.com/felinamusic. Friday, April 13,
from 8-10 p.m. in the HCC.
- We are very pleased to bring Aishah
Shahidah Simmons, the director of "NO!
The Rape Documentary" to campus. About
NO!, Winner of an audience choice award at
the 2006 San Diego Women Film Festival,
this ground-breaking feature length documentary explores the international reality
of rape and other forms of sexual assault
through the first person testimonies, scholarship, spirituality and activism of AfricanA mericans. Co-sponsored by The Women
of Color Coalition and The President's

Come march, shout, cheer, skip and just be free as
we demand that our campus be a place free from
violence. Wear your favorite scary movie costume to
smash Hollywood's portrayal of sexualized violence
against women.
-Jason Voorhees won't stand a chance this
Friday the 13'h cuz' we're Taking Back the
Night! Come march, shout, cheer, skip and
just be free as we demand that our campus
be a place free from violence . Wear your
favorite scary movie costume to smash
Hollywood's portrayal of sexualized violence against women .
We'll begin at the library overhang at 7
p.m. Then we'll wind through campus to the
HCC where we will hold a candlelight vigil.
Once the fire blows out, we' II head inside for
a show. Friday the J3'h at 7 p.m. under the
Library overhang.
- Felina, "sultry twilight duo. sad songs
excessively dressed. soulful, experimental,
occasional operatic interludes, theatrical,
dark, emotional, harmonic, dulce de leche
women in costume." Check out www.

Diversity Fund. Thursday, April 19 from 79 p.m. in the Longhouse.
- Locked is the courageous, personal
journey of Anna, who is locked in her history, her memories, a·nd her silence due to the
incest she suffered as a child. "Locked" is
an evocative story of one woman's struggle
to tell the truth about her childhood and live
freely in the present. Director Juli Lasselle
will be present for a Q&A. Thursday, April
26 from 6-8 p.m. in Lecture Hall I.
- If you're going to Artswalk, check out
The Clothesline Project. The purpose of the
Project is to increase awareness of the impact
of violence against women, men and children, to celebrate the strength of survivors
and to provide another avenue for community members to courageously break the silence that often surrounds experiences with

violence. Everyone is invited to make a shirt
to leave on the line. T-shirts and supplies will
be provided for free, and support staff will
be available. Content may not be suitable for
children. Saturday, April 28 from 12-4 p.m.
in Sylvester Park.
-Also, be sure to stop by the Freeschool
and join us for a workshop in which we
"Imagine A World Free of Sexual Violence."
In this two hour workshop, psychotherapist Chandra Lindeman will lead participants through creative expressions for the
purpose of imagining a world free of sexual
violence.
This workshop is open to all people. Once
this workshop has begun, it will be closed
to ensure the privacy and security of participants. So come early! Co-sponsors:d by
Partners in Prevention Education (PIPE).
Saturday, April 28 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at
Olympia Free School.
-Want to participate in the Procession of
the Species Parade? We will march as the
"Night Owls," a group of people taking a
stand against sexual violence by reclaiming
the night (much like the Take Back the
Night March). Mask making materials will
be available or bring your own. This event
is co-sponsored by Partners in Prevention
Education (PIPE). Saturday, April 28 from
2-4 p.m. at the Olympia Free school.
· Please join us this April as we celebrate
our struggle against sexual violence. Contact
The Coalition Against Sexual Violence
(CASV) for more info at (360) 867-6749 or
vox@evergreen .edu.

Katherine Murphy is a senior enrolled in
Mind and Brain. She is also the coordinator
for Vox and The Coalition Against Sexual
Violence.

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The ears of the forest are listening- are you?
By Laura Donohue

Have you ever wondered where all the
animals are? Where are all the bobcats,
coyote, weasels, and deer: they are supposed to live around here, right? The answer to that question is often 3 minutes

before you arrive and I 0 minutes after
you leave. But how can this be so, how is
knowledge of our presence in the woods
passed along before we ever get there? The
answer lies in little creatures whose vocalizations surround us every day, but we
rarely pay attention to: the birds.
For those who are interested in nature
photography, hunting, or avoiding cougars,
bears, or unknown humans, knowing where
the animals are can be very vital to one's
livelihood . However, there are many other
ways in which understanding the principles
of how birds communicate can be helpful,
inspirational and deeply educational to us.
I remember the first time I could see these
principles in action. I was sitting up with
my friend Justin in the Seven Sisters Tree
above the Evergreen Beach Trail, unbeknownst to nearly everyone who passed
below. My friend showed me which calls of
the tiny Winter Wren indicated alarm, and
how that alarm was passed like a hot potato down from bird to bird along the edge
of the trail. "Someone is coming down the
trail .. . " he whispered, "wait and watch ... " I

waited for a couple minutes in silence, and
then could hardly believe my ears, off in the
distance, a good while after the alarms, I
could just barely hear humans coming down
that same trail!
This same student had studied and practiced , and would slowly walk the trails of
the Evergreen woods, and when he hear
an indication of humans coming down the
trail, would quickly hide and start a stopwatch. He found that people walking quietly would appear or be audible after about
2 minutes after the birds had vocalized, 2.5
minutes for a person or multiple people
walking normally, and 4 minutes or more
for a loud person or a person with a dog!
Another time, I was lying down near
my tent while camping, relaxing calmly
without my contacts on. I had heard loud
bird alarms in the woods around me, and
had thought that I had been loud while
coming into the area because I hadn't been
able to see well. As I lay on the ground
looking up into the tree canopy, robins
called incessantly all around me and above
my head . I was being still, what was wrong?
It didn't make sense until I later found
fresh bear tracks all around and realized
that I had placed my tent on a frequented
bear trail that had been previously invisible
to me. I feel that my calmness may have
saved me in this potentially dangerous situation . The bear had been observing me in

nearby bushes!
But learning to understand how birds
communicate our presence or the presence
of predators are just two ways that we can
develop more meaningful relationships in
the forest and the wilds of our surroundings, wherever we are . I have had times
where I have felt just like any other animal of the forest, quietly going about my
business as part of the landscape, and once
I was so invisible that a song sparrow flew
into my face!
These are stories, and stories take on
much more meaning when they are your
own. You can learn simple tips and tricks
that you can use to observe so much more
about your surroundings, whether your
motivations are scientific, spiritual, recreational, or related to survival. Be prepared
for amazing things to happen once you start
applying these skills to your life ...

Free Events at the Synergy
Sustainability Conference Next Week!
Alexia Stevens, instructor and staff
member for the Wilderness Awareness
School and the resident bird expert in that
community will be coming to Evergreen to
teach Bird Language, Friday, April20 from
3:00-4:30 in Seminar 2 E II 05 . The next
morning, bright and early, she will lead a
Bird Language walk and field practice out
into the Evergreen Woods for everyone to

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gain some practice in a group. The walk departs from the "F" parking lot trailhead at 8
a.m., and returns to the parking lot by 9:45.
These events are free and open to all.

Weekly Bird Walks and other
Events!
The Center for Environmental and
Natural Skills leads Morning Birding and
Observing, Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 8:30
a.m. Meet us under the Clocktower on
Red Square at Evergreen to venture out
into the field. These walks are great for all
skill levels, because we cover uncommon
methods of observation , and because we
engage in group activities which achieve
learning goals and perspectives that are
hard or take a long time to gain as an individual. Check out http://academic.evergreen.edu/groups/cense for more info .
Alexia Stevens is teaching a Bird
Language Weekend up in Duvall,
Washington. This intense weekend teaches
scientific principles, and empathetic skills,
with combined classroom learning and dynamic outdoor activities . A couple years
ago I took a course very similar to this one,
and it was amazing! For more info check
out: http://www.w ildernessawareness .org/
adult/workshops_ bird_language.htm I, or
call 425-788-130 I.

Laura Donohue is a junior in Fiber Arts.
She thinks nature is rad.

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First annual Climate Action Day
By Sierra Wagner

On Apri I 14, over I ,3 15 events are
planned in 50 states across the country, organized by the grassroots campaign Step It
Up 2007. It will be the largest day of citizen
action focusing on global warming in our
nation's history. The actions planned range
from a rally of thousands in New York City,
to a handful of scuba divers off the coast of
Key West, to a community of senior citizens
in Ohio holding a global warming awareness
day. All the events are united in delivering a
critical message: for Congress to put America
on a course to cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050. The Sanders-Boxer bill, which
proposes a reduction ofless than two percent
per year, will be voted on by Congress soon.
It seeks an 80 percent reduction in global
warming pollutants by 2050. Leading scientists target these figures, because data shows
that if they are not met, then temperature rise
will increase uncontrollably and potentially
lead to human extinction.
Unpredictably shifting weather patterns
leading to both droughts and stronger and
more frequent storms combined with rising
sea levels will dramatically affect the already
scarce resources hundreds of millions of humans and animals rely on for the basics of
life. Since the United States has around five
percent of the world's population, but uses
around 25 percent of the world's energy resources, thus creating about 25 percent of the
C02 emissions globally, we have a special re----

sponsibility to act dramatically to reduce our
'carbon footprint.' While many Americans
are choosing to make the switch to new conservation technologies in order to cut emissions, only bold leadership from Washington
can drive the large-scale changes needed to
stave off the catastrophic effects of global
warming. This is a wake-up call to legislators, showing them that their constituents
view global warming as the greatest threat
facing our civilization today and are pleading
for them to step up and take action .

about Cuba's response, also at 7 p.m . The
next day the event schedule begins with a
bike parade starting at II :30 a.m. at Division
and Harrison on the Westside and arrives at
the park at noon for the kickoff of the event.
Terry Zander and the I 000 Drums for Peace
will be performing from II :30-12. Other musical performances include the Blackberry
Bushes, the Grizzle Grazzle Trash Can Band
and the Native Blue jazz quartet. Speakers
will enliven the day as it rolls along. Native
activist Kyle Taylor Lucas is preparing a

All the events are united in delivering a critical message: for
Congress to put America on a course to cut carbon emissions
80 percent by 2050.
On April 14, a coalition of local groups
is organizing Olympia's first annual Climate
Action Day Festival at Sy Ivester Park (or the
Urban Onion if rained-out) from noon to 6
p.m. This rally will focus on how the United
States can lead the way in the needed transformation of our fossil fuel dependent global
economy and culture into a clean, renewablebased energy system with green values. The
event will center on local, state, regional and
national efforts leading us in this direction.
Educational films will be shown at various locations the Friday night before the
event (April 13). At TESC the film "Reclaim
Power" will be shown at 7 p.m., sponsored by
the Environmental Resource Center. Media
Island is planning to show "Peak Oil," a film

native blessing for the event, and is one of
several keynote speakers. Beth Doglio from
Climate Solutions and Jacqui Brown Miller
of the Alliance for Democracy will be addressing the audience. Learn more about the
"I 00 Mile Diet" and the impact of agribusiness on climate change with organic local
farmer Susie Kyle. The Gleaners Coalition's
Barry Cannon will also be speaking on the
benefits offood recovery systems and locally
grown organics. Daniel Serres will discuss
the controversy over liquefied natural gas
(LNG). Zoltan Grossman, a TESC faculty
will talk about the effects of Global Warming
on indigenous and poor people. Other activities will include a "Drive Green" display of
energy efficient and alternative fuel vehicles,

sponsored by the Northwest Earth Institute.
There will be a "Global Warming Cafe" featuring a Low Carbon Diet, allowing those
who drop by to find out how they can lose
up to 5000 pounds (of carbon emissions)
per year, co-sponsored by the Northwest
Earth Institute, the Sustainable Com munity
Roundtable and Cli mate Solutions. There
will be a permaculture exhibit sponsored
by Eco-City Olympia and Terra Commons.
One of the highlights of the day will be a
Futuristic 'Waterfront Tours' taking place in
the year 2050. This promises to be intriguing,
considering that sea level rise is predicted to
produce a higher sea level in the South Sound
region than the global average, in addition to
the fact that downtown is sinking at a rate of
3mm a year due to landfill compaction. When
all this is added up, a very high tide in addition to a sea level rise of the conservatively
forecasted I' to 3 ',means most of downtown
would be flooded. This is a family friendly
event with a children's learning table avmlable for the K-6 range. To close the event,
a slide show presenting solutions to global
warming followed by discussion will occur
from 4-6 p.m. at the MXX96 meeting room
located at the corner of State Avenue and
Washington Street downtown .
For more info or to volunteer call Chris at
(360) 05-3528 or send an emil to c.stegman@
com cast. net or visit www.stepitup07 .org.

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Luis Rodriguez signing books after his speech at the South Park
Community Center in Seattle.

Co.nununity comes together to
discuss non-violence
By Arland Hurd

When asked what changes came while
having a mentor Rodriguez said, "I gained
On April 3 over 150 people showed up self-will and I made the decision to get out
at the South Park Community Center in of a tired way of living ." This theme of
Seattle to hear former gang member and self-will and goal apprehension continued
author Luis Rodriguez speak about non- through the night.
violence and the paths that youth can take .
Specifically addressing the minoriRodriguez is the author of "Hearts and ties in the room, Rodriquez spoke about
Hands, Creating Community in Violent the importance of sustaining a strong
Times" and several other youth and com- community.
munity development books.
He stated, "We are native people, but
His work has been taught here at we have forgotten our roots." Rodriguez
Evergreen and is used by everyone from asked people to recognize non-violence
incarcerated youth counselors to inner and a model that could build community
city community workers who have to and help structure the goals of the youths
curb the violence in their organization. that live in it.
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In Seattle last week he made two stops:
By telling them about his own quanone at City Hall and one at SPCC to dary inside the gangs of Los Angeles and
spread his message of non-violence and Chicago, he showed how people can beself-determin~tion.
"I gained self-w"ll
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After a bnef poI an
associations of hostility
etry reading by some
I made the decision to just to feel attachment.
of the youth that find
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"Out of everything tersolitude at SPCC, get OUt 0 a t1re way of rible there is something
Louis took the stage
living'~
good that can happen,"
to a standing ovahe told the audience.
tion. The youths that die due to gang viRodriguez closed the night with a
olcnce every year may have slowed since book signing and a reminder that even if
the early 90s, but the need to feel inclusion you have everything stacked against you,
among inner city youth is still huge.
there is an availability for your heart to
This allows Rodriguez and others like lead toward the goals that you want to
him to build the inner strength of teens achieve. "Learn to own your own life,"
with messages about how to have in- Luis Rodriguez said.
trospection, find mentorship and fulfill
Rodriguez has published several books
goa ls. There is a real threat of emptiness including fiction, poetry, as well as
to teens who do not have a strong associ- non-fiction.
ation with friends, relatives, or mentors
Arthur Hurd is a senior enrolled in
and this can lead them to gangs, cults, or
Mind and the World.
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Aprill2, 2007

LaRouche in violation of
Campus Social Contract
By Luis Garcia

THE lVERI:iliEiil STATE 7:oUi6£
Evergreen Police Blotter
Report Type: MIP I C &
URINATING IN PUBLIC
Case Number.......... 07-0262
Report Date: 0210312007
Date of Incident: 02/0312007
Reporting Officer: EV-11

and requested identification. While
speaking with <suspect> I detected
the strong odor of alcohol coming
from his breath. I observed that
<suspect> did not appear to be
21-years of age. <suspect> produced a State of Washington driver's license.
An NCIC/WACIC check was
conducted on <suspect>. The
check returned clear. There was a
prior MIP/C contact on <suspect>
on 01/14/07. Oflicer En body t"CCognized <suspect> and recalled
the incident. During that contact, <suspect> was observed
MIP/C inside a residence aftn
a knock-and-talk during a noise
complaint.
I informed <suspect> that I
would not be arresting him for
MIP /C or UIP but would forward the incident to both th e
grievance officer and Housing. I
advised <suspect> that any future contacts would result in his
arrest. <suspect> said he had not
made contact with the grievance
oflicer for his prior offense. <suspect> stated, "I'm just not good
at making appointments and stuff
like that." I advised <suspect> that
his appointment would already
be made. I issued <suspect> a required grievance meeting form.
<suspect> stated he understood
the form and signed. After obtaining <suspect>'s information I
released him from the scene. End '
of report.

**REPORT NARRATIVE**
On 02103/07 at 0038 hours
Officer Enbody and I wne conducting a foot patrol of the campus
housing area at The Evergreen
State College. At that time, we
were standing on the north side of
U-Dorm on the lire lane.
While at this location we observed <suspect> walk from the
entry way of U-Dorm, enter the
bushes on the north side of UDorm (by trampling through
them), and begin urinating. I observed that <suspect> was swaying
from side-to-side as he was engaged in his urinating activity.
I made contact with <suspect>
and asked him why he was urinating in the bushes. <suspect>
stated, "Why do you gotta shine
that big MAG lightthingy at me".
I asked <suspect> if he was a student at TESC. <suspect> stated,
··Yah, I live in P-Dorm". I asked
<s uspect> why he was not using
the bathroom at his residence .
<suspect> finished his urinating,
zipped up, stated, "Okay I'll do
that" , and began to walk away.
<sus pect > \\'as stopped abruptly
;mel informed that he was not free
to lcavt·.
I ath-iscd <suspect> of the criminal ol"fensc or urinating in public

ByJan Tangen

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llello, Evergreeners,
and welcome back from
what I'm sure was a memorable, if blurry and incoherent, spring break.
A few things to remember while beginning
spring classes. First, it
bears repeating that our beloved subjective
grading system is structured under the assumption that all faculty are incapable of
bias; obviously, this would make any system
of checks and balances (such as objective
letter grades) redundant.
If you are one of the skeptical heretics who doubt the reliability of this green
utopia, now would be a good time to learn
and adopt the hobbies and beliefs of your
teachers. After all, you don't want to be
giving under-the-table handjobs week eight.
Also, DON'T PROCRASTINATE ON
BOOKS! Remember fall quarter, when you
( ok, me) were one of the three jackasses in
seminar who thought that Francis Bacon
was a subset of Jimmy Dean Sausage? If
you haven't got a duffel bag of cash under
your bed and you've already pawned one
kidney to pay for your new PS3, the bookstore isn't an option. Sites like Amazon.

com have been enabling poor college students since the Book Fairy was discovered
to be a fake, but it takes a long-ass time to
get here. Don't wait.
A quick shout-out to anyone still feeding
the raccoons because "They're so cute":
they are not quite as cute when drenched in
the blood of house pets (yes, this has happened), nor is the trash-area improved by
their meddling. There is a special place in
hell reserved for you folks, right next to the
rapists and evangelical Christians.
Speaking of divine punishment, the word
on the street is that despite popular belief,
the past three months have been neither
the beginning of the apocalypse nor God's
weather-beaten hangover, but merely what
passes for winter in Olympia. Now that
the sun is out and we can all have done
with Whiny Pussy Syndrome, enjoy your
Vitamin D. Just remember to grab your trash
when you're done.
Other than that, just remember that subjective perception is not exclusive of objective reality, and remember to pass out
face-down on the weekends. Have a great
quarter.

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CaseyJaywork is afreshman enrolled in
Life and Consciousness. He can be reached

at burch_9030@yahoo.com.

Luis Garcia is a junior enrolled in Writing
Beyond Language Literature and the Gods.

Evergreen students can help end
the war in Iraq
(I mean, if that's what you want)

CollljJilrd 1/y Ctntis Rrmrlo/j;h.

VVelco~eback,Greener
By Casey Jaywork

If you've spent any
time on this campus there
is a good chance you've
seen the LaRouche people
or their literature around
campus. One of my first
memories upon moving
to Evergreen is of wondering about those colorful magazines that littered the doorways to every apartment in the
Soup. Then a friend of mine was recruited
right on Red Square to come live and work for
the LaRouche PAC. She gave them all of her
money and money that she asked to borrow
from me. She told me she needed it to get an
apartment in Olympia. Now she works for them
going to places like Seattle and other campuses
convincing people to drop out of school and
join them in their effotts to save the world. So
she works for them now. They feed her, house
her in a communal home and convinced her to
cease contact with family and friends that do
not agree with their beliefs. Among their beliefs are the facts that global wann ing is a hoax,
those infected with HIV should be quarantined,
and all members of the baby boomer generation
are selfish evil co-conspirators with Satan.
Now any yahoo has the right to believe
whatever he or she pleases, but in order to be
convincing such yahoos better have reasons and
arguments to back up their assertions. These
LaRouche yahoos do not and if you talk to any
of them about it they will spew dogma, "well
LaRouche says ... " Again it is anyone's right to
be an idiot and to follow idiots, my main concern is that they use the college as a forum for
this. Just today I went to my last day ofseininar
and on every chair there was a LaRouche hand
out. Although not today, many times they are
outside the library with a sign that says "drop
out Kepler would" and plenty oflogical fallacy

ridden literature. They have made it so that to
live on this campus one can not help but be harassed at home, in class and on the way to the library. If you are unlucky enough to have given
them your contact infonnation or had someone
else give them your information they will also
call you and send you countless emails.
Their recruitment amounts to harassment
of the campus community and me specifically
for my efforts to infonn unwitting Evergreen
students from getting in one of their totally unsafe communal vehicles to go 60 miles from
campus to their just out side of Seattle headquarters. Forgive the long argument but here is
the crux of it: they are not students or faculty of
the college and therefore not members of the
Evergreen community they, they distribute political propaganda in our classrooms and they
do it all for the monetary profit of the organization. This is in violation of the Evergreen Social
Contract and I am angry that I and anyone else
have to deal with this harassment in every place
I can not avoid being just by being a student.
The school should have done something about
this long ago but late is better than never. So
find out what you can on your own and if you
think this should not be happening get these
people banned from campus.
Go check out the social contract - you'll
find words like these:
"Evergreen has the right to prohibit individual and groups from using its name, its financials or other resources, and its facilities for
commercial or political activates."
"Reasonable and impartially applied rules
may be set with respect to time, place and use
of Evergreen facilities ... "
"All members of the Evergreen community
should strive to prevent the financial, political
or other exploitation of the campus by an individual or group."

Each of us at Evergreen
can influence our senators
and representatives.
If you feel their most
tmportant task at this time
is ending our war 111 Iraq,
then write them a letter.
(I r you feel their most important task is something else - say, oh I
don't know, .prohibiting the sexual union of
Bonaparte's Gulls and Herring Gulls that creates Bonaparte's-llerring hybrids- then by all
means write to your senator. You shouldn't
have to tolerate non-traditional gull-families
running amuck all over our great state's beautiful beaches!)
When writing, it's important to remember
j to keep it brief half a page. Everyone has 2
or 3 good reasons why America should end the
war. List them but make them brief because
I it's no secret politicians in general don't read
very well (most didn't attend Evergreen).
If you send your letter to DC it takes a
long time, because the mail is diverted first to
! ensure it doesn't contain any white powders
and such (that reminds me: make sure NOT
to send any white powders). So they'll read it
much sooner if you send it to their home offices. Besides, they work in DC, what? two,
three days a week, maybe? Also, they take a lot
of vacations.
In fact, you could write a letter by hand
in only a few minutes, and run down to the
post-office in the CAB and mail it right now.
Remember: most politicians have very fragile
egos, and may struggle with self-esteem - so it
helps if you hint that they're powerful and influential. They got to where they are by kissing
up to the right people - so they're very responsive to that.
So that you can literally write a letter this

very minute, I've provided a list of the local
oflices of Washington's U.S. senators and the
three representatives from the districts surrounding TESC. All that's missing are the envelopes- but I'm reasonably sure you can just
fold the letter into envelope-size, tape it, and
put a stamp on it if you really can't find one.
But I'm not sure, so you might want to check
with someone sitting near you first.
Senators:
The llonorable Maria Cantwell
915 Second Ave., Ste. 3206
Seattle, WA 98174
The Honorable Patty Murray
2988 Jackson Federal Building
915 Second Ave.
Seattle, WA 98174
Representatives, by district:
3rd District (TESC, Thurston, Clark,
Wahkiakum, Skamania, Cowlitz, Lewis,
Pacific Counties):
The Distinguished Brian Baird
120 Union Ave., Ste 105
Olympia, WA 9850 I
6th District (City ofTacoma, & Kitsap, Mason,
Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Clallam Counties):
The Distinguished Nonn Dicks
Norm Dicks Government Center, Ste. 500
345 6th St.
Bremerton, WA 98337
9th District (King, Pierce, Thurston
Counties):
The Distinguished Adam Smith
3600 Port ofTacoma Rd., Ste. I 06
Tacoma, WA 98424

Jan Tangen is a second year student enrolled in the Masters in Environmental Studies
Program,

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Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS

1. Microwaves, or hits with a stun gun
5. Red
, British space sitcom
10. Past tense participle of shit
14. Eldest daughter of former Philippine
president Ferdinana Marcos
1S."It's either Richard the
Richard
the IV, I can't remember;' 2 words
16. What horses eat, plural
17. With 27, 45, and 59-Across, possible
title of a TESC alumni's memoir

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You provide the fun!
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This week's Theme: An Evergreen Memoir

20.
Speedwagon, rock group
3.
-a-boo, children's game
29. The first computer
21."
me if I care:'
4.
Trek: Star Trek cartoon 30. You might sleep on it in the Army
22. Aliens, abbr.
satire
31. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, in Madrid
23. Civil rights org. co-founded byW.E.B. 5. "Axe" body spray commercial, e.g.
32 . What you call a senior after their
DuBois in 1909
6. Collection of toupees
senior year
25. Soapmaking ingredient
7. "The _up there;' 1994 Kevin Bacon 33. Better than
. Bad rock group
26. Maker of the Sedona van
film
34. A mulligan, e.g.
27. See 17-Across
35. ''A'right already"
34. Put a horseshoe on again
2
4
3
6
7
8
9
12 13
39. Spelling variation of
36. _ _ -smoking area
t-::-:--t---lf----t-r:-::--t---t-+--1 "blue"
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37. _ _ -Linux Cluster pages
40. How you say "Diez" in
38. Current name of Haenna, 17
English
Sicily
42. "No fair, I wasn't ready
39. "Mom, Cujo __ me!!!"
I want ______________ ," 3
40. Ford's Model-_ __
words
2 words
43. Song with "a banjo on my
41. One less than a trio
knee"
42. Pie
mode
44. Sprinted towards, 2
43. Popular brand of french
words
fries/tater tots, also a combo 38
46. This has an inner, outer
of 2 state names
and lobe
41
45. See 17-Across
47. Shrek, e.g.
49. "That was a long time
48. Pickled sour cabbages,
slangily
50. Rev.
DMC
51. M.P:s quarry
51. Variation of Lt. Watada's
52. Nickname that comes from
first name
the Hebrew name Natan
53. "I'm as happy
clam;'
54.The
WarofSouth
2 words
Africa
54. Sheep sound
55. Against: prefix
57.
and improved
56. Needed in a hurry, abbr.
59. See 17-Across
57. Siesta, e.g.
62. Confounded, awestruck
8. Alternative spelling for a municipality 58. Narcissus' problem
64. Space creatures' favorite state? in Vestre Slidre, Norway
60. Univ. in Baton Rouge, LA
abbr.
9. "Get Your
"Missy Elliott 61. You might ask a faculty to sponsor
65. " ________ Thug Smoke;' by The song
one of these if you want to go abroad,
Individuals
10. "And?"
abbr.
66. "Marco!""
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11. What the angels play
63. Opposite of stay
67. Message title of an e-mail from GW 12. Lunched
Bush to foreign diplomat??
13. General
's Chicken
Tim Tharp is a senior enrolled in Memory
68. Blood vs. _ __
18. How a Brit might say "Heel Toe"
of Fire.
19. A screw's cousin
DOWN
24. Ripken Jr:s first name
1. Coors clear malt beverage that tastes 27. "A make-out session" in London,
Answers in next week's issue
terrible
slangily
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OnCrunpus

calendar

April 12, 2007

Off Carnpus .

Sunday, 15
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4'h Ave Tavern

Thursday, 12
5 to 7 p.m. Multimedia
Lab workshop: Final Cut
Pro Pt. I. LIB 1404.
5:30 to 7:30p.m.
Mushroom workshop,
speaker and presentation. LH I. Hosted by
Infoshoppe.
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Date
rape drugs workshop.
Primetime, A-Dorm.
Friday, 13
3 to 5 p.m. Self-defense
workshop lead by Oriana
Lewis. CAB 110
7 to 8 p.m . Take Back
the Night march. Begins
in front of LIB, ends at
Housing. Followed by
candlelight vigil

"Visionary Conclave," a
visionary art and music
production. LIB 4300
Hosted by Musician's
Club.

to 8 p.m. "E-Racing: When
gender and race are missing
from education" with Lara
Evans. LH I and 3.
4 to 5 p.m. "Grammar
Rodeo" grammar skills
workshop. LIB 2304.

Sunday, 15
I 0 a.m . to 5 p.m.
Community Action Day
at Fern Haven Center.
Hosted by the Center
for Community Based
Learning Action .

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tribal
dance workshop. COM
209. Hosted by Rags
Sharki Club.

Thursday, 12
3 p.m. Vince Brown
Traditions Cafe
Friday, 13
I 0 p.m. Usanatron, Buffalo Voice,
Sea Monsters
Le Voyeur

Tuesday, 17
6:30p.m. Improv Acapella Music Project
Olympia Free School

Saturday, 14
Noon to 4 p.m. Climate Action Day
Sylvester Park

Wednesday, 18
Dead Poet's Night
Traditions Cafe

8 p.m. Francis Moore
Lappe to speak.
Longhouse.

I to 5 p.m. Contact
Improv dance workshop.
COM 210. Hosted by
Contact Improv Club.

Wednesday, 18
3 p.m. Bicycle mechanics
workshop: How to fix
your flat tire. Bike Shop,
basement of CAB.

Monday, 16
5 to 6 p.m. "Elements
of Alchemy" creative
writing workshop. LIB
2304

3 to 4 p.m. Evergreen
President Thomas L.
Puree open discussion
time. Near Deli in CAB.

8 to 9 p.m. Felina performs. HCC.

6:30 to 9 p.m. Gypsie
Nation: Freespirit dance.
SEM II, EII07.

Saturday, 14
7 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Tuesday, 17
II a.m. to I p.m. and 6 p.m.

Monday, 16
9 p.m. Hornet Leg
The Phoenix House

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Thursdays, 19 & 26
4 p.m. Medicine & printmaking workshops with Benjamin
Pixie. CAB 110. Hosted by Carnival.

Friday, 20
6 to 9:30p.m. Radical Women for Change:
Anna Marie Carter & Patty Martin.
Longhouse. Students $5, general admission $8. Hosted by Synergy.

Thursday, 19
5 to 9 p.m. WashPIRG meeting.
LH2.

Remember to check out the 4th Annual TESC Science Carnival on Friday, June I and
Saturday, June 2 from I 0 a.m. to 4 p.m. It's free, fun, hands on, and welcome to everyone. There will be student demonstrators about all aspects of science at all levels.

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SEM II, D 1105
All experienc€ levels welcome

TESC Democrats
Mondays, 3:30p.m.
CAB 3rd floor
tescdemocrats@gmai l.com
Prolegomena to a Future Poetics
evening literary reading series
Mondays, 7 p.m.
SEM II, AII05
Healing Arts Collective
Tuesdays 3:30 to 5 p.m. Info
Shoppe, 3rd floor Library

Narcotics Anonymous
Tuesdays, 8 p.m.,
LAB I, I 047 and SEM II, 3107 A
Sundays, 6:30p.m. CAB lounge
Student Video Garners Alliance
Tuesdays, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
CAB TV lounge
Meditation workshop
Wednesday 7:30 to 8:JO p.m.
Cedar Room, Longhouse

Evergreen Spontaneity Club
Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.

TYRd iriove.&

Geoduck Union
Wednesdays, I to 3 p.m.
SEM II, BII05
geoduckunion@evergreen.edu
SEED
Wednesdays, I p.m.
CAB 3rd floor pit
Students for a Democratic
Society
Wednesdays, 2 p.m.,
SEM II, E31 05
Society for Trans Action
Resources
Wednesdays, 3 p.m .
SEM II , D3 I 07

Writer's Guild
Wednesdays, 3 to 4 p.m.
SEM II, C building lobby chairs
Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesdays, 4 p.m.
LAB I. 1047
Fridays. noon and 7 p.m.
LAB I. 1047

lnfoshoppe and Zine Library
Thursdays, 4 p.m. LIB 3303
Students In Action workshops
Wednesdays, I to 3 p.m.
SEM II, E2125
Evergreen Animal Rights
Network
Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. CAB 3rd
Floor

The Outdoor Adventure Club
Wedn~:sJays, 4 p.m.
CRC rock climbing gym
Open Mic Poetry Reading
Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

TESC Chess Club
Thursdays 4 to 6 p.m.
SEM II, CII05
All skill levels welcome.

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6 p.m. Mindscreen movie
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seepage

April 12, 2007

These pictures are from an installation by
Amber Shannon and Maddison McCauley.
This was their final project for Creating a
Conceptual Framwork of Images.
Amber Shannon is a.freshman and is now pursuing
environmental studies. Maddison McCauley has
since transferred to another school.

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Contribute your artwork
It's easy to contribute artwork to the Cooper
Point Journal. Email your work to cpj@evergreen.edu or drop by the office, CAB 316.
If you're sending in photographs please provide captions that describe what's happening
in the photo.
If there are people in the photo, please include
their names when possible.
If you're sending in a different form of visual
art, don't forget to indicate the title and please
include some information about the work.