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MEMBERS OF

by JASON SLOTKIN

THE CAMPUS

Few have heard of the student that was
arrested on December 5, 2007 -except the
15 to 30 fellow students that confronted
police in front of Seminar I just minutes
after the arrest.
Around midnight, Officer Susan Hassinger noticed a student walking into B
Dorm, lit cigarette in his hand. "Is that a
cigarette?" she asked. The student didn't
seem to notice her. She instructed him to

THE DETAILS.

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Four feet of sea level
rise predicted by
recent report

Each day, grievance officer Andrea
Seabert-Oisen is confronted by a new
problem: what should the consequences
be for a student that violates our school's
student conduct code?
This quarter you will have an opportunity to provide input on that process,
from definitions of offenses to types
of consequences, with the revision of
Evergreen's student conduct code, which
hasn't been revised in I 0 years.
With each new case, Seabert-Olsen
works with students to come to an agreement about what happens next: you
might get probation, a fine, be required
to take a drug and alcohol information
class or do community service.
And there are other possible solutions,
which can be combined and defined
as you and Seabert-Olsen best see fit.
SET H V I NCENT
"Things are really taken on a case-bySTUDENTS TABLE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SHADOW OF THE GLOBE
case basis," said Seabert-Oisen.
And with each case, the consequences
by GAVIN DAHL
variety of environmental groups, Timmons
of an offense can vary depending on its
and other organizers were gathering student
severity, whether it is a first-time offense,
"Action is good," Schuyler Timmons told signatures in support of the Cascade Climate
the mindset of the student that commit- fellow students Tuesday in front of a giant Declaration. Written by students from 10
ted the offense, and a number of other I inflatable globe on Red Square. "We're trying regional schools during a weekend summit in
variables.
I to get people to organize around climate October of last year, the Declaration is alleg"That's probably one of the most diffi- change, that's what this network is all about." edly the first document of its kind, written for
cult parts ofthe grievance officer's job," Timmons was referring to the Cascade students by students.
said Joe Tougas, a faculty member and Climate Network (CCN), a regional collaboThe Cascade Climate Declaration presents
former grievance officer. "How do you ration of student environmental activists who principals including a focus on energy effi(decide upon consequences) in a way have already built a coalition on 18 campuses ciency, further development of renewable
in Oregon and Washington.
In addition to tabling with literature for a
see CLIMATE, page 4
see TASK FORCE, page 4

OF MANY OF

Read the
comics. For
seriously. They are funny.
And they make you cool.

Global dlllllde looms over Reel Square

by SETH VINCENT

REMAIN UNAWARE

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Invitation for
student input on
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_put out the cigarette. The student tossed the
cigarette into the bushes.
Hassinger asked for the student's identification. The student refused, and what
started out as a request turned into an
arrest. The student, according to police
chief Ed Sorger, was in a stance that officer
Hassinger felt threatened by. According to
the police report, students began to gather
around the scene that played out.

see CONFLICT, page 3

The Port of Olympia Marine Terminal may some day be under water,
along with much of 4th Avenue
and the area in between. Other
areas may be marred by standing
pools of water, and salt water may
infiltrate McAllister Springs, one
of Olympia's primary sources of
drinking water.
These are all possible outcomes
of sea level rise (SLR). Evidence
suggests that SLR is inevitable; the
only question is: how high will it
reach?
The University of Washington
Climate Impacts Group and the
Washington Department of Ecology
set out to answer that question, and
the result is an eleven page report
- "Sea Level Rise in the Coastal
Waters ofWashington State"- which
was released earlier this month.
The conclusion? The water level
in the Puget Sound could rise by as
much as 50 inches - over four feet
- by the end of the century.
The report was released in
response to inquiries from municipalities, consultants, and citizens
who were concerned about SLR and
wanted to know how it might affect
Washington.
Several regions are addressed in
the report: The Olympic Peninsula,
the central and southern Washington
coast, and the Puget Sound. While
tectonic uplift may offset SLR to a
certain extent in other regions, the
Puget Sound has no such luck. It
will experience the greatest SLR,
according to the report.
There are many factors involved in
SLR, and no one is sure how it will
play out. The report provides both
low and high estimates for SLR,
adjusting global SLR estimates from
the International Panel on Climate
Change for unexpectedly high ice
loss from Greenland and Antarctica, local patterns in atmospheric
circulation, and local geological
processes.
The report concludes that, at the
very least, the Puget Sound water
level will rise 3 inches by 2050 and
6 inches by 2100, with a moderate

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Can you tell me about the confrontation between students andpolice services on the night ofDecember
5, 2007-? Do you think incidents like these are something students should be informed about.?

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"I think people should
be informed about
those kind of events.
I think some students
were and still are
processing the port
experience. That could
increase hostility."

"It'd be nice to
know what happened,
because there are
a lot of rumors."

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Gavin Dahl
Distribution manager
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"I heard a bunch of
screaming. I thought .it
was kids in a fight."

"Something that small
doesn't seem like
it's that important"

"I think if he would've
cooperated, nothing
would've happened."

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"I think it might have
been a little excessive."

"If everyone knows
about current events
on campus, it builds
community."

"It's kind of hard
to get an unbiased
story .. .If it affects a
fellow student, students
should know about it."

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A proposed model for the amount of sea level rise for downtown Olympia.

CONFLICT,jrom cover
Hassinger drove the student to police
services for booking. Students chased after
her car, and she was met by at least 15
students at police services. The students
remained in front of the building in a defiant
manner.
Officer Tony Perez, who assisted Hassinger during the arrest, alerted the crowd he
would call Olympia Police Department for
back up.
The students began to leave and Perez
didn't call for backup. As they left, students
tagged both the Sem I building and one of
the police cars.
The arrested student was released that
night and was instructed to report to a grievance officer. "He apologized before he left
the station," said Sorger.
This incident took place during the last

• Nicki Sabalu's name was
incorrectly spelled on the
cover of last week's issue.
The Boistfort Valley Farm's name
was incorrectly formatted on
the cover of last week's issue.

• Natan Antol in was also
spelled incorrectly. He was
the author of the Healthwatch
article on influenza.
D oes something look amiss to you? If
we've spelled something incorrectly,
attributed something poorly, or grossly
misrepresented the truth, let us know.

(360) 867-62 13
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Jason Slot kin is a junior enrolled in an independent learning contract.

Evergreen Parkway
closures extended

Corrections

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week of fall quarter, but students weren't
informed by the administration about it.
Members of the campus community still
remain unaware of many of the details.
A community review board meeting,
a board that holds forums for students;
faculty, and staff who have grievance with
police services, was held in regards to the
event. Sorger, heard from a student who felt
interest in the matter had waned.
"There's a couple of students that were
interested in the beginning, but it's really
died down," said Sorger.
The student affairs office regularly releases
emails when incidents of interest happen
on campus; however this time, they did
not share any information with the campus
community.

Parts of the Evergreen Parkway will be
closed this week, as maintenance crews
repair damage done to street lights by
recent copper wire thefts.
The closure will be in effect from 8 a.m.
until 3:30p.m starting January 23, according to an email sent out by Paul Smith of
Facilities.
Students arriving at the campus from the
freeway will have to take a detour during
these hours.
Workers from the college will be removing damaged wire left by the thieves, and
replacing it.
The wire damage on this part of the road
was more significant than once thought.
Because of it, sections of the road will be
closed until the work is completed. Signs
and barriers will be used to direct traffic
towards detours.
- JASON SLOTKIN

the history," he said, but he offered no
specific suggestions.
In September 2007, the city commisestimate of 6 inches and 13 inches respecsioned
an updated assessment of vulnertively. In the worst case scenario, the sea
ability.
It found that the 1993 assessment
level could rise by as much as 22 inches by
was
still
relevant and that many changes
2050 and 50 inches by 2100.
must
be
made to protect the downtown
While the report offers fresh estimates,
area.
Its
low
elevation·and proximity to the
it doesn't tell locals much that they didn't
Budd
Inlet
make
it particularly vulnerable
know already. SLR has been a subject of
to
SLR.
Among
other
dangers, SLR could
much debate and planning for many years,
lead
to
drainage
problems
and structural
and these new figures simply add another
damage,
and
much
of
the
port
area could
log to the fire.
be
submerged
at
high
tide.
The City of Olympia conducted its first
Percival Landing is among the structures
assessment of vulnerability to climate
imperiled
by SLR. The city has long been
change in 1993 and shortly thereafter
considering
options for renovating the site,
passed Resolution 1306, which commi~ed
and
a
fund
was created for this purpose
the City to a long-term strategy to reduce
2004
inspection found that the
after
a
greenhouse gas emissions, increase tree
cover and prepare for climate change, facilities were deteriorating.
The way that that money may be spent
according to an article written by Vint:e
McGowan, Senior Program Specialist for . is now heavily influenced by the threat of
SLR. On January 15, a special council of
Public Works.
The issue again took the spotlight in Octo- Olympia officials met to discuss preparing
ber 2007. During the Olympia mayoral Percival Landing for higher water levels.
contest, candidates were asked to share It concluded that adjustments should be
their plans for addressing the possible made to allow for up to two feet of SLR.
Many more such alterations will be
effects of SLR on downtown Olympia.
Future mayor Doug Mah acknowledged needed throughout Olympia.
the importance of the issue. "We're going
Amber Carver is a junior enrolled in
to find ways to address this issue just like
we have always be able to do throughout Tropical Rainforests.

THE EVER6REEN Sfit£Cdi.il6t
POLICE BIDITER

01/24/2008
LOCK IT UP
After returning from what must
have been an extensive session in the
exercise room of the CRC, a man had
returned to the locker room only to find
that his wallet was missing. The real
mystery, however, was how any thief
could have penetrated the formidable
defenses of the victim's backpack.
He provided a contents list and was
advised to cancel his debit card.
AND NOW, FO~ SOMETHING
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ...
Routine patrols are rarely routine
and never patrols. On New .Years Day,
an officer approached a young man
standing in the middle of the road,
surrounded by smoke. After a request,
the man surrendered a Black Cat brand
firecracker. Moments later, another man
shoved the pyrotechnician to the ground
and yelled obscenities at him . This drew
a Taser from the reporting officer, but
the man on the ground quickly diffused
the situation. He insisted that the
officer put away his weapon because, "He was at fault and apologized." The
victim hopped up and left the scene.
The other man was referred to the
grievance officer for inappropriate
action s. You can't make this stuff up.

ONE STIFF TAB
On January 8, Officer Talmadge
reported to the Greenery Office
on the first floor of the CAB to
find a suspect in Aramark custody.
The officer was handed a bottle of
Naked brand All-Natural Superfood 100% Smoothie, which was
identified as the item involved in
an attempted Market burglary.
Although the item cost a whopping $3.99, the suspect was found
to have more than $100 in declining balance. After e:x;planing that
"his money goes so fast that he just
took the drink," the suspect was
referred to the grievance officer.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Not much else happened in the month
of January, unless you count the three
reported incidents of graffiti. Taggers
use inventive slogans and even more
attractive colors: blue for the men's
restroom and stairwell on the first
floor of the CAB, pink on the signs
facing Evergreen Parkway. Watch
out, you hooligans: in each instance,
a photograph was taken and logged
in the Greener Graffiti notebook.
- DAVID RAILEANU

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TASK FORCE,.from cover
way that people on the outside perceive
as fair?"
"We want it to be transparent, we don't
want it to be the big secret on the fourth
floor of SEM I," said Seabert-Olsen.
Charles Loosen, a student that serves on
the appeals hearing board for the grievance process and is a Geoduck Student
Union representative, cites transparency
as one of the most important, issues in
the grievance process, and that having
higher student involvement can help
achieve that.
"There needs to be some way of overseeing the grievance process," said Loosen.
The revision of the conduct code will be
taken up by a Disappearing Task Force
(a type of committee that's known on
campus as a DTF) will examine, discuss
and revise the conduct code within the
month.
DTFs are committees that usually
consist of a mix of faculty, staff and
students, are assigned certain problems
or issues to address, and disband as soon
as the task is accomplished.
The task, in this case, is revising the
conduct code to better serve students,
and the cmiduct code DTF will be looking to get as much input from students as
possible. There are two student positions
available.
If you are interested in joining the
conduct code DTF, contact the Geoduck
Student Union at (360) 867-6555 or
geoduckunion@evergreen.edu, or Art
Costantino, Vice President for Student
Affairs, at (360) 867-6296 or costanta@
evergreen.edu.

Seth Vincent is a junior enrolled in
an independent learning contract.
He is also the editor-in-chief of the
Cooper Point Journal.

anyone can
write news.
we mean
anyone.
we 1nean
you.
story planning- nwctings.

thumlay at 5:00

SETH VINCENT

"IT SEEMS LIKE [WE] COULD COME UP WITH A WAY TO HARNESS TIDAL POWER." SAYS SCHUYLER TIMMONS

CLIMATE, from cover
energy sources and efforts to improve
sustainability and bring about environmental justice. The Declaration intentionally
avoids calling for specific policy, because
according the CCN Google group's
webpage, "We don't need to lay out specific
policies in order to show policy makers
what we want."
In fact, according to campus WashPIRG
organizer Emily Saxton, there are already
four pieces of legislation building momentum at the Washington state legislature.
"In particular, students should look into
the green jobs and clean climate bill," she
said. "There will be new caps on industrial
carbon pollution and then money collected
from fees charged to violators will go to
municipalities for what they want to do."
According to Saxton, ·in Eastern and
Central Washington that could mean more
resources for wind and solar energy development. In Western Washington, funds
could go toward green buildings and urban
sustainability.
"Another hope is this will impact (funds
for) green jobs in Washington," she said.
Perhaps the boldest aspect of the signature
gathering is the pledge students are being
asked to sign. CCN is asking students who
sign on to their Declaration for several

"THE POINT OF CASCADE CLIMATE NETWORK
IS WE ARE UNITING CAMPUSES TO SHOW
HOW MANY STUDENTS FEEL THE SAME
WAY ABOUT PROTECTING THE EARTH."
commitments, including striving to person- could come up with a way to harness tidal
ally reduce our carbon footprint and vote power."
Timmons said that the Campus Sustainfor candidates in upcoming elections who
promise to act regarding climate change.
ability Coalition is a source of hope, with
Asked what immediate changes she people from a variety of other groups
would like to see at the college, organizer working together.
Elisa Otter said fellow students ought to be
"We don't want to compete with or take
concerned about Bank of America's pres- away from the amazing work that is already
ence on campus.
being done here," he said. "The point of
"They are funders of Big Coal and Cascade Climate Network is we are uniting
mountaintop removal," she said. "What a campuses to show how many students feel
powerful statement it could be to get Bank the same way about protecting the Earth.
of America off our campus, so they know That's a big part of what Focus the Nation
there is pressure on them to improve their is all about too."
habits, because people care."
Focus the Nation, a full day of events
Timmons added, "Yeah, in addition to focused on building awareness and underfinding alternatives to gas-powered leaf standing of climate change issues in the
blowers and other polluting maintenance northwest, takes place at Evergreen on
projects, gettjng students involved in devel- Wednesday, January 30. Brochures and
oping alternative energy on campus would fliers are around campus.
be great." Asked to explain> Timmons
Gavin Dahl is a senior enrolled in Music
suggested, "Maybe through solar panels on
rooftops or tides on the waterfront. It seems · Technology and a contract called Commulike Evergreen students and our teachers nity Radio Volunteer Coordination.

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January 24, 2008

The Oval-Bound Trail:
CAMPAIGN 2008 HEATS UP
Dear Reader:
Apparently you didn't see our note last week. We so very nicely asked you to let us know how you felt about the CPJ and our
presidential campaign coverage. We made very clear our priorities, our intentions, and our desire to hear from you. But you were
silent. We received not a single email, phone call, or in-person opinion. While we still encourage you to do whatever you need to do
to get in touch with us, we're going to continue to report on the campaign trail. Our regular reporter has turned in three more briefs
on the results this week. Hopefully they inspire you to vocalize some of those famous Greener opinions. Until then, dear reader, we
remain, yours truly, the Cooper Point Journal editorial staff.

Dems in the Desert

Nevada goes Mormon

Southern States Ahead

Clinton walked away with a win from
the Nevada caucuses Saturday, January
19. Senator Clinton took 51% of caucus
goers support, beating her main rival,
Senator Obama, who garnered 45%
support.
The Obama campaign was quick to
point out that the senator captured
one more delegate from the state. The
situation was due to how proportional
strength of delegates was assigned to "at
large" caucus precincts and has been the
target of criticism.
The Clinton campaign framed this as
an important indicator that her campaign
is doing well, after two back-to-back
wins. John Edwards received only 4%
of support, his worst yet.
The Democratic race seems to be clearly
shaping up between Obama and Clinton,
with Clinton currently leading if you
count pledged super delegates (which
can change pledges) and Obama leading
if you count only state delegates.

Romney won Nevada with 51% of
caucus-go,ers' support in a clear victory
over his closest competitors in the state:
Ron Paul (14%) and John McCain
(13%).
Romney remains clearly on top in the
delegate race for the republican nomination, but McCain took a victory in the
Republican South Carolina primaries
and his campaign was quick to trumpet
his Southern success. McCain had 33%
of Carolinian voter support, compared
to 30% for Mike Huckabee.
Fred Thompson, who counted on
his Tennesseean roots to give him a
distinct advantage, placed third in the
Palmetto State with 16% and subsequently dropped out of the race. While
Romney is leading in total delegates for
the Republicans, the overall race is still
rnuch more up in the air than the twocandidate competition the Democratic
race is turning into.

January 26 will see the South Carolina
democratic primaries as the first primary
to feature a sizeable African-American
vote. Both the Clinton and Obama
campaigns have been targeting blacks
aggressively and they may make up
50% of Democratic primary voters in
the state.
January 29 is the next big day for
Republicans, with Florida holding its
Republican primary. Recent Rasmussen
polling shows Romney with a slight lead
over McCain and Giuliani in third.
Florida will be difficult for McCain
in large part because independents are
not permitted to vote on the Republican
ballot. Giuliani will be waiting to see if
his "Big State" strategy pays off. He has
been focusing his campaigning on states
with large numbers of delegates and
letting small states slip by.
Washington's primary is fast approaching. Fellow Evergreen-staters will take to
the polling places on Tuesday, February
19. The last day to register for general
voters passed last Saturday, January 19.
But new voters, that is, those who have
not registered to vote in the state of
Washington before, may appear in the
office of the County Auditor as late as
February 4 to register in person.
An online guide to the candidates
for the 2008 Washington Presidential
Primary is located at http://vote.wa.gov/
votersguide.aspx.
More voter registration information can
be found at http://govdocs.evergreen.
edu/voting-info.html.

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January 24, 2008

Brianna Coglon, 21; A beautiful life
by DAVID RAILEANU

Brianna Coglon, Evergreen junior and
graduate of Bainbridge High School '05,
passed away the evening ofFriday, December 14 in Thurston County. A former actress,
sculptor, professional model and student of
art, English, psychology, and photography,
she is described as being deeply humorous,
honest, and loyal. She was 21.
Originally from Seattle, Brianna attended
Bainbridge High School, where she was
involved in many local and community
activities. Fiercely creative, she developed
a natural talent in dance, acting, painting, clothing design, and sculpture. She
was an active, employable member of
society, taking jobs at a movie theater, a
high fashion shoe store, and local Madoka
Restaurant.
Recently she was enrolled in Looking
Backward: America in the Twentieth
Century, a program that examines many
of the major themes Brianna had chosen to
make a part ofher academic career. According to an article printed in the Kitsap Sun,
she had also made plans to study abroad.
Though it would not be the first time
Brianna had been out of the country.

Between graduating high school and
matriculating at college, Brianna worked
as a professional model. She traveled to
Greece, where she reportedly lived a life
of fashion and photography. She would not
ultimately choose to pursue a modeling
career, but learned about herself and her
passions while overseas.

COMMUNITY RESPONSE
Vice President of Student Affairs Art
Constantino sent out an email the morning
of Monday, December 17 notifying the
campus of Brianna's passing. "Sometimes
it can take as many as a couple of days,"
before Student Affairs learns of a student
death when it occurs off campus, said
Constantino. Student Affairs immediately
contacted Brianna's parents and made
an effort to get in touch with friends and
acquaintances.
Soon after the initial email was sent,
another letter went out inviting campus
members to the memorial services, held at
Cook Family Funeral Hol'lle of Bainbridge
Island, in the evenirig of Thursday, December 20.
Memorial contributions were accepted on
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Molecule to Organism.

Faculty consider
smoking ban,
Geoduck Union calls
for student input
Talk of a campus-wide smoking ban has
put on hold the construction of a more
permanent smoking structure that was to be
set up near the CRC.
Facilities is waiting to set up the structure
until the talk of a ban is settled, according to
Art Costantino, Vice President for Student
Affairs.
Currently, ten designated smoking areas
exist on the main campus in addition to the
designated smoking areas in housing. Both
the bookstore and the Comer Store sell cigarettes, tobacco, and smoking paraphernalia.
Rob Smurr, a faculty member, has been
pushing for a faculty vote a ban on smoking and the sale of smoking products since
November 2007.
"[The faculty] really wanted to push this
through without consent of the 4500 people
on campus," said Loosen. "And students
really need to be on board with this."
Students interested in voicing their
concerns about smoking issues, or any
other issues that affect the Evergreen
community, are encouraged to contact the
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by ALEX MAVRIK.IS &
CHARLES LOOSEN
Your student union has been working
hard this year to address a long list of
your concerns. We've been doing a lot
of behind the scenes magic to establish
a foundation for action and ·positive
change. However, no matter how much
work we do we still need you.
We met this past Saturday for an intensive planning session where we prepared
for the quarters ahead. You probably
don't want to hear about our involvement
in college finance, gaining compliance
with Board of Trustees Policy #9, or our
revised elections time line, but if you do
we're here to answer your questions.
What might interest you the most is
that the GU has been juggling a number
of projects and representing the student
body in a contentious debate about the
future of our campus' smoking policy.

their circle.
Many of you have heard that attendance at our weekly meetings is low, but
today we had several students express
opposition to the proposed ban. They
exchanged ideas with representatives
about alternatives that promote health
and respect, while preserving choice.
We can't do anything without direction
from you. How do you feel about issues
like the smoking ban and campus housing? Are you looking for opportunities to
give back to our community? Come to our
Town Hall on Thursday, February 7, from
7 - 9 p.m. in the HCC. As always you can
give us a call at (360) 867-6555, drop us
an email at geoduckunion@evergreen.edu
or stop by our office on the top floor of the
CAB.

GU TOWN HALL MEETING
THURSDAY, FEB. 7, FROM

7 - 9 P.M. IN THE HCC.
We've solicited the help of housing
residents to create a Rights and Responsibilities poster that will help address
tensions that appear to have grown in
recent months. The Union is committed to ensuring residential areas are a
safe place where everyone's liberties are
respected.
On Wednesday, a number of GU representatives met with college staff and
community partners to explore expanding education and counseling for smoking cessation.
This is more than just passing out nicotine patches . We want to help students

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tackle the roots of addiction .
The
Union is particularly interested in
permanent smoking structures that would
reduce exposure to the aroma and health
problems associated with environmental
tobacco smoke.
There is no reason smokers and
nonsmokers cannot live and work in an
environment that is comfortable for both
of them. In the past few weeks a number
of faculty members have been pushing
for a comprehensive smoking ban at
Alex Mavrikis and Charles Loosen are
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"Focus the Nation provides an opportu,
nity for Evergreen students to demonstrate
their commitment to action on social justice
and environmental sustainability."
"Climate change is one of the most important chal,
lenges facing our planet today. Climate change
affects the poor and disenfranchised to a greater
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a livable home for all species and for preserving
intergenerational equity. ""!fe are engage.d at E:rer,
green because our educauonal and pubhc serv1ce
missions call us to be engaged with these issues."
"I hope participation in the events will encourage the
Evergreen community's momentum on responses to
global warming throughout student's lives. In essence,
what students will gain is another opportunity to
engage intelligently and help determine responses
to one of the most important issues of our time."
, President Thomas L. Puree
The Greenery will live up to its name during Focus
the Nation. Executive chef Matt Corbett and his staff
will prepare lunch featuring local food items. All raw ingredients come from farms and growers in Washington,
with the majority from within a 150 mile radius of the
Evergreen campus. Not all produce will come from
within the radius due to the storm in December.
There will be a variety of vegan items, along with
locally grown chicken, and a made to order breakfast
bar, plus soups, a salad bar and desserts. We were
unable to find a few essential items within our Pacific
Northwest region, so some salad dressings and other
small items will be clearly labeled as "Non-Local."
Participants will be able to read about the local farms
that provided food for the lunch and ask questions
during the "What are Greenhouse Gas Implications
for our Food Choices?" workshop at 1:15, featuring
Halli Winstead, the sustainability intern who sourced
the food for this lunch, and Craig Ward, director of
Dining Services. We look forward to sharing this
dining experience with you!

Creating a Climate of Change
7:30-9am

Free coffee and tea from Greener Commuting for alternative commuters (Red Square)

8-8:45am

CONFERENCE OPENS Community and Student Group tables with information
and resources in the College Recreation Center (CRC) from 8:00am to noon.

8:45am

WELCOME from President Thomas

9-10:15am

CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATION (in the CRC)

LOCAL COMMUNITY RESPONSES & SOLUTIONS WORKSHOPS (1 :15-2:45pm)
"What is already happening"; success stories and collaborative efforts. These workshops meet in the
first floor lecture rooms in Sem II.

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COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE: Land Use and Transportation (Sem II A11 05)
Facilitator: Martha Henderson, Evergreen faculty member
• Thera Black, Senior Planner, Thurston Regional Planning Commission
• Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, Department of Community Trade & Economic
Development, Growth Management Services
• Larry Leveen, Owner, Olympia Bikes

• "Climate Science and Energy Options," E.J. Zita, Evergreen faculty member
• "Talking American: Why Values Are the Glue of Social Movements,"
David Domke, University of Washington Department of Communications
10:15-10:30

BREAK

10:30-12pm

CLIMATE CHANGE IN NORTHWEST(intheCRC)

SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN THURSTON COUNTY: Progress to Date and Next Steps (Sem II B1105) .
Facilitator: Rob Knapp, Evergreen faculty member
, • Paul Huff, Apple Homes: Residences
• Mark Beardaemphl, KMB Design Groups: Commercial and Institutional Buildings
• Gretchen Van Dusen: Residential Design and Community Networks

Facilitator: Zoltan Grossman, Evergreen faculty member
• Terry Williams, Fish and Natural Resoyrce Commissioner, Tulalip Natural
Resources; tribal implications of climate change
• Paul Horton, co-founder and former Executive Director, Climate Solutions
• Shelly Vendiola, Swinomish/Lummi/Filipina;
Community Alliance for Peacemaking Project, Seattle
12-1:10pm

WHAT ARE THE GREENHOUSE GAS IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR FOOD CHOICES? (Sem II C1105)
Facilitator: Martha Rosemeyer, Evergreen faculty member
• Andrew McCieod, Foodshed-Food Hub project/local food system
• Barry Cannon, EverGieaners- Ending Hunger in Thurston County
• Craig Ward and Halli Winstead, Evergreen food services

LUNCH BREAK Join us in the campus Greenery for a locally sourced meal ($7.21).
Student Media Performances (Seminar II A 1105) & Electric Car Display (Red Square)

1 :15-2:45pm WORKSHOPS (in Seminar II) See descriptions of individual workshops at right.
2:45-3pm

BREAK ·

3-4:25pm

POUCY RESPONSES & COMMUNilY ORGANIZING
WHAT WE CAN Db (in the Longhouse)
This session looks to the future to see possibilities for positive efforts that are not yet
implemented. It will look not only at setting an agenda for our elected officials,
but also gaining tools for community organizing and building grassroots alliances.

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MOVING EVERGREEN TO CARBON NEUTRALITY (Sem II 01105)
Facilitator: Kathleen Haskett, The Evergreen State College purchasing and contracts manager
• Kathleen Haskett- Progress of the paper/print management committee at Evergreen
• Rob Cole and Dylan Fischer, Evergreen faculty members - Research findings, local
forest impacts, carbon sequestration of Evergreen's forest
• Victor Sanders, student - Greener Commuting Program; Late Night Shuttle project
• Andy Deffobis, student -The Evergreen State College Clean Energy Committee
• Elisa Otter, student -Campus Sustainability Coalition

STATE GOVERNMENT: Shifting the Markets for Climate Change and Health (Sem II E11 OS)
• Karin Kraft, Department of Ecology, Interagency Sustainability Coordinator. How
Facilitator: Ted Whitesell, Director of Evergreen's Master of Environmental Studies Program i ·
state purchasing can shift the markets for energy and products with low greenhouse
• Peter Dorman, Evergreen faculty member
. •gas emissions while promoting local businesses and supporting the state's economy.
• Shelly Vendiola, Swinomish/Lummi/Filipina;
Liz Kunz, Department of Ecology, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Specialist.
Community Alliance for Peacemaking Project, Seattle
Summary of the state's progress towards sustainability based on current indicators.
• Beth Doglio, Climate Solutions Campaign Director
• Hedia Adelsman, Department of Ecology - Executive Policy Advisor. How the new
carbon footprint tool will be used to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions.
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Roundtable- Community groups presenting their direct responses to climate change:
• Monica Vaughan, Rising Tide Collective, regional coordinator for Global
Exchange's Freedom from Oil Campaign
• Pat Rasmussen, Terra-commons- on environmental despair turned towards activism

4:30-Spm

GET INVOLVED (in the Longhouse)
This session will emphasize the importance of individual and community based action.
Facilitator: Karin Van Vlack, Northwest Earth Institute
• Emily Saxton, Campus Climate Challenge Group
• Claire Lagerwey and Elisa Otter, Cascade Climate Network
• Kyle Lucas, Sierra Club- Sasquatch Chapter

JOIN US FOR THE EVENING COMMUNilY FORUM AT THE WASHINGTON CENTER
FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. ADMISSION IS FREE- DOORS OPEN AT 6PM.

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Focus the Nlltitm:
Creating a local climate of change
by KATHLEEN SAUL

THINK GLOBALLY.
ACT LOCALLY.
We usually think of climate change in
terms of the highly visible impacts it
appears to be having on our world: The
melting glaciers in Greenland, the category five hurricanes that slam the coasts of
Central America and the U.S., the cracked
earth in drought ridden Africa, and the
rising sea levels that threaten to engulf
Pacific Island nations.
Even if the results are not so dramatic
here, climate change will affect all of us.
And all of us can and should take actions
that will have an impact at the local and
perhaps even the global level. But what
can we do? Find out by joining us for Focus
the Nation: Creating a Climate of Change
on campus on Wednesday, January 30!
Beginning at 8:00 a.m., and throughout
the morning, we will have the chance to
interact with local organizations that are
working to lessen mankind's negative
·
impact on the environment.
Formal activities will kick off at 8:45a.m.
in the CRC with an official welcome from
Evergreen President Les Puree. A panel
discussion Climate Change in the North-

west will follow, helping us understand
just how Climate Change is being felt in
our part of the world.
After lunch there will be a variety of
exciting workshops highlighting local
community responses to Climate Change:
Sustainable Building in Thurston County,
the Greenhouse Gas Implications of our
Food Choices, Moving Evergreen to
Carbon Neutrality, Land Use and Transportation, and the Shifting Markets for
Climate Change and Health.
We'll then learn about community
organizing and setting an agenda for our
elected officials. The on-campus event
will conclude with Get Involved, a session
emphasizing the importance of individual
and community-based action.
A culminating evening community forum
will be at the Washington Center for the
Performing Arts on January 30. Doors
open at 6:00 p.m. This will be a time for
us to communicate with our community
leaders and hear their commitments to
climate change action. For more information please visit http://focusthenation.
evergreen.edu.
So mark your calendar! Act locally! Join
Focus the Nation on January 30!
Kathleen Saul is a graduate student
enrolled in the Master of Environmental
Science program.

WOtrk ofwisdomfrom our workshopfacilitators andstudmts:
"We are made to feel powerless and
fatalistic in the face of the biggest threat
to the Earth's well-being in history. We
are told that we can only respond to
climate change in a personal way - by
changing our light bulbs or buying an
expensive car - and that we cannot
change the industrial policies that generate most greenhouse gasses. Yet the most
effective responses to climate change are
being seen at the local level, not so much
at the national or global level. Students
getting involved in climate justice
activism can make a real difference, by
shifting the debate away from corporate,
technical quick-fix solutions, and toward
deeper community-based solutions."
~ Zolton Grossman
"Global Climate change is not the kind
of environmental problem that can be
solved with one wise piece of legislation
or one group's volunteer efforts. We all
need to understand what we can do to
help conserve scarce resources and make
wise choices for today and for the future.
Focus the Nation will be a great starting
point for learning what each of us can do
to help turn the tide of Global Climate
change."
~Natalie Kopytko

"I hope everyone learns one thing they
can do to participate in a collective effort
to minimize their use of resources. I hope
we all find something to inspire our sense
of relationship with Earth processes and
learn to make positive choices regarding
energy, climate change and society."
~ Martha Henderson
"I am hoping to educate students, staff
and faculty on the simple steps that they
can take to reduce paper consumption;
reduce printing; and move towards using
100% post-consumer recycled content
paper."
~Kathleen M. Haskett
"A youth movement is beginning and
I hope after January 30, the entire Evergreen campus will be helping to lead that
movement. Whether you're an artist, a
writer, a scientist, a generalist we all have
something to contribute to this collective
effort to help stop this global crisis. It is
up to us now to come together in unity
to change our behaviors and the behaviors of others in order to have a greater
impact on our community and the greater
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Weekly Top 15
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2. Various Artists - Juno
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by BRANDON CUSTY

I'M EXPRESSING
Patrick LaBahn is Red bear. Patrick LaBahn
is also a first-year student at Evergreen. Last
May Red bear. came to the Evergreen Soup,
along with other bands he was touring with.
The common room of the first floor dorm
was packed, overflowing into the ·halls and
out of the windows. He fed off the energy
of the crowd, which was excited when they
heard his plans to attend Evergreen. In the
fall, Patrick LaBahn came to Evergreen.
He has been playing house shows and local
cafes like the Artisan's in Olympia.
Patrick LaBahn started playing guitar
when he was five years old. "I always
wanted to just do music," he explained.
When he was a kid he used to draw album
covers for made up bands that he wanted
to be in, usually metal bands. He played in
rock bands in high school. Patrick LaBahn
started to play Redbear. about two years
ago. He started out with Patrick. but soon
realized that he needed a more Google
friendly name. The red came from Star
Wars fascinations of youth and the bear
was a slight reference to his hair and
beard. They are both red. He told me that
in Native American Lore, Redbear was a
being that arose as bears were colored red
by the setting sun. The Redbear was there
to steal their souls. A slightly demonic story
behind a name and character that is more
fuzzy than fearsome.
I had a chance to talk to Patrick about

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MORE OF MY MUSIC

4. Da Cruz - Nova Estacao EP

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JUST PLAYING SONGS

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5. Various Artists - The Inspiring
Sounds of Rio de Janeiro

PHOTO COURTESY OF REDUEAR

THE FAMOUS, NAY, INFAMOUS,
RED BEAR.

Redbear.. He says the music has changed a
lot since that first little concert at Evergreen.
"I thought my old songs were to cute," he
said. LaBahn cites the other bands he tours
with and his good friends for the inspiration to change his style. The transformed
Redbear. provides more even distribution
of the guitar and his vocals. He also adds
percussion of the guitar while playing. The
lyrics have changed. "The new lyrics have
more flow and use more word play," he
said adding, "I'm expressing more of my

music now, instead of just playing songs."
He tells a more relatable story with the new
music, telling small parts of a story that
can be pieced together in different ways,
evoking different images and ideas for the
audience.
Redbear. feeds off the crowd. LaBahn
said "I can't play my set if the audience
is stagnant." He uses the energy that the
crowd gives back to him. It's like recycling
and it smells better than compost. Redbear.
will be at the Cedar House on the 29th, this
Tuesday night. He is playing with John
Crocker, World History, and Likeclaws.
He will be putting out a 7-inch record with
Superfamicom, Tinyfolk, and lmadethismistake. It will be coming out this March.
Also coming out this March is his new CD
"Hollywood Taoism."
www.myspace/redbearperiod
And if you can't find him on my space, in
the words ofReadbear. "You can find me in
Iceland in twenty years."

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7. Francisco Pancho Navarro Sweet Guitar

8. Juan Carlos Romero - Azulejo
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Ray Bonneville - Goin' By Feel

10. Various Artists - Rough Guide
to Paris
11. Omid - Afterwards 3
12. The Evaporators- Gassy
Jack and Other Tales
13. Ladysmith Black Mambazo 1/embe: Honoring Shaka Zulu

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-Compiled by Nicki Sabalu

Brandon Custy is a sophomore enrolled in
Performing Arts Laboratory.

CARBON TRADING:
Solution to Climate Change
or Corporate Resource Grab?
Join us for a critical conversation...
Already a huge force in Europe, carbon trading is
beginning to be established in the US as the primary
way that governments and corporations address the
climate crisis.

Jan 31st 3pm
Lecture hall 4
Evergreen State
College
For more info: chriset@evergreen.edu

Critics and researchers are discovering that carbon trading
and clean development projects involve externalizing
Northern pollution to Southern communities, and most of the
carbon offset credits sold to industrialized countries come from
projects that do nothing to reduce fossil fuel use.
Join Kevin Smith & Tamara Gilbertson-leading critics of international
climate change policy and researchers with www.carbontradewatch.org-for a conversation about offset projects, international policy, and power.
The presentation will also feature a unique·photo exhibition, 'The Offsets Market in India,
Confronting Carbon Colonialism.'

10 ~ LETTERS & OPINIONS

Cooper Pointjournal
January 24, 2008

A happy end of

Christmas
ly CASEY JAYWORK
Hung over in Philly
International, I call my
friend Mary and wish
her a happy End of
Christmas.
"Another
holiday
cavalcade of madness
survived," I say, "and there's a full twelve
months until the next feeding frenzy of
Useless Shit and Hallmark Cards."
"And Tickle-Me-Elmos," she groans.
"God, those things are creepy. It's like the
Catholic Church ordered a training module
for its molesters, and somehow the producers of Sesame Street got their hands on it."
A new voice comes on- it's her husband
Greg, on another house phone. "Really?
Because, you're the one who just bought a
Tickle-Me Elmo and an automated ReadAlong King James Bible. I guess we've
consigned him to a fate of hands-on preaching, if you know what I mean." Greg is
weird.
"Look, money changing lots of hands isn't,
in and of itself, good for the economy," I
interrupt. "The whole point of having a free
market instead of a controlled economy is
the assumption that individual-powered
trading- what you might call 'grassroots
economics' - is more efficient at getting

- .-

that's the hope- and what could more befit
the Yuletide season than hope?"
Greg attacks. "Christmas is about Christ,
not material possessions. The purpose of
spending $29.99 on a cackling, red-furred
vibrator is not the fiendish doll itself, or even
the newly sexually gratified child receiving
it. It's the act of sacrifice-of giving up four
hours minimum wage pay- for a purely
symbolic action. This glorifies the Risen
Son and demonstrates your dedication to a
Kingdom, which is not of this world. I mean
if the people actually liked their Christmas
gifts, it would be about them and not God,
wouldn't it?
"And this perverse idea you have about
making gifts us~ful? That's just downright
humanism, you heretic. If people weren't
needy, where would God fit?"
"Look!" I cry, finally getting a word in
edgewise. "The point I was trying to make
was that Christmas gift giving is a White
Elephant- a destructively inefficient misuse
of our wealth and resources. Think of it this
way: a textbook invests in a future return,
because the person who uses it doesn't just
transfer their own wealth to the publisher for
the book itself; they're also investing in their
own productive ability- their own "human
capital"- in the future, based on what they
learn from the textbook. The more human
capital someone has, the more goods or

What can you do about

Climate Change?
IF YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING YOUR ASS OFF
TO CREATE CHANGE IN THE WORLD, OR
IF YOU LOOK HOPELESSLY AROUND AND
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, THEN THIS IS
A PLACE TO GET PLUGGED IN TO NATIONWIDE EFFORTS. IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, A GROWING GROUP OF STUDENTS HAS
FORMED THE CASCADE CLIMATE NETWORK
ly ELISA OTTER
Many people see
climate change as
an isolated, environmental
issue
with technological
solutions. The truth
is, climate change is
the physical expression of global oppression, war, over-consumption, and the
raping of natural resources.
It is the result of humans viewing
ourselves as something separate from
nature and not recognizing that we are

on Tickle-Me Elnto:

AS YOUTH AROUND

IT'S LIKE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ORDERED

THE WORLD, WE WILL

A TRAINING MODULE FOR ITS MOLEST-

FEEL THE GREATEST

ERS, AND SOMEHOW THE PRODUCERS OF

CONSEQUENCES DUE

SESAME STREET GOT THEIR HANDS ON IT.

TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

people what they want (using limited
resources) than the well-intentioned directives of some Citizen's Council of Economy.
So as long as individuals pursue rational
self-interest, a thriving economy is a good
thing, because every trade benefits both
parties. But luxury products--like fine wine,
expensive toys, or a multi-trillion-dollar war
on an idea-create a special drag on the
economy in the long run, because they don't
produce anything.
"More efficient, Casey?" Greg begins, in
the tone of a priest who hasn't been getting
any. "There's more to life than efficiency.
What about love? Friendship? Beauty?"
"Greg, you're missing the point. Of course
not everything of value is material-though
try being happy without clothes or water.
But what I'm saying is that those intangibles
which we value so highly, like love and
friendship and joy and truth, simply aren't
within the purvey of economics. Criticizing
laissez fair capitalism for ignoring Jove and
beauty is like saying aeronautics hasn't paid
enough attention to Platonist aesthetics."
Mary dives in. "Foreign investors have us
in their pockets, Casey. If we don't, through
consumption, shuffle wealth from one inefficient producer to another as fast as we can,
they'll cash in those foreign bonds on us, and
then where will we be?
"It's like when you owe Visa fifty grand,
you use your Mastercard to pay it-and
then use your pristine Visa credit to pay the
Mastercard bill, and so on. As long as we
keep shuffling money around fast enough,
the debt will never catch up with us. At least,

services-like making more textbooks at less
cost, or giving better erotic massages-they
can produce. This makes everyone richer,
because this producer has more to bring to
the trading table, and there's more stuff that
other people want available in the market.
"By definition, luxury items don't do this.
A Tickle-Me Elmo, a bottle of vodka, an AI
Franken book-these things all make people
happier, but in a strictly immediate way. By
purchasing them, we give up more wealth
(and therefore more luxury) in the long run
in exchange for instant gratification.
"I don't know about you, but I'm tired
of sacrificing a significant portion of my
income to buy things for relatives which I
know they won't like, because I'm not them
and I don't know what they want as well
as they do. I'm sure they're just as tired of
being in the same situation. We're all caught
in this awful social trap where everyone has
to spend hard-earned money they may not
be able to afford, but no one really benefits
from it because the only person you're not
allowed to spend it on is the only person
you're qualified to spend it on: yourself.
Why can't we just declare this stupid custom
of gift-giving as obsolete, and change from
'Christmas' to 'Have Dinner With Your
Extended Family-Day?"'
"Blasphemer!" shouts Greg.
"Fascist!" cries Mary.
Some woman in an elf hat announces my
flight has begun boarding. I hang up.
Casey Jaywork is a sophomore enrolled in
The Evergreen State College.

WE ARE ALSO THE
ONES TO LEAD THE
WAY TOWARDS A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
completely dependent and indivisible
from the natural world. After centuries of
this disconnect and the growing imbalance of wealth among people, our world
is reacting in ways never seen before.
Ever. We are at a turning point in human
history!
This climate crisis is a pending threat
to life, as we know it. However, it also
creates the greatest opportunity for
change the human world has ever seen.
We stand at a point in time when the
possibility to lift people out of poverty, of
peace in the world and within ourselves
exists. In fact, it is the only way we will
overcome this crisis.
The 'technology' that can transform this
crisis into a sustainable, just, and prosperous world for all, lies within each of
us. It is people power.
Now is the time when each individual
must find the power and passion within us
and take action. But one can't do it alone.
We must join together as communities of
all scales and commit to taking action in
our own lives and in the functioning our
nation.
As youth around the world, we will feel
the greatest consequences due to climate

change. We are also the ones to lead the
way towards a sustainable future, one that
recognizes and values each individual as
a part of the greater whole. This is our
time .
For the last couple years, the Youth
Climate Justice movement has swept
through this country and across the
world. Students are organizing on their
campuses and in communities to turn this
country around. We can no longer wait
for the Government to make this transformation for us .
Events, like Step It Up, Northwest
Climate Convergence, and Power Shift
in D.C. have brought thousands of people
together who want to take action. Focus
the Nation on January 30 will be the
largest teach-in on climate change in the
nation and will bring citizens' concerns
more to the mainstream.
Weather you self-identify with the
climate movement or not, if you are
working in any way towards a sustainable and just world, you are a part of this
movement.
If you have been working your ass off
to create change in the world, or if you
look hopelessly around and don't know
what to do, than this is a place to get
plugged in to nationwide efforts. In the
Pacific Northwest, a growing group of
students has formed the Cascade Climate
Network (www.cascadeclimate.org) which
is putting on Cascade Power Shift: Mobilizing Youth for Climate Justice.
On February Sth-1 Oth hundreds of
· students plan to meet in Eugene for a
weekend of workshops, panels and open
space to Jearn and share ideas about how
we are going to spearhead this change
and the ACTIONS it takes to get there.
February 11, back up from Eugene,
will be Youth Lobby Day in Olympia,
where we can work the policy angle of
this movement. Register for this event
at cascadeclimate.org. We are getting
carpooling and some vans together to get
everyone down there.
This weekend is the place to be. Come.
Get inspired. Get connected. Get active.
Elisa Otter is a student at The Evergreen
State College.

GET INSPIRED.
GET CONNECTED.
GET ACTIVE.
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January 24, 2008

Sub Standard:
The Lending Crisis in America
by TILLMAN CLARK
The following is the
first in a two-part series
on the roots, causes,
and effects of the
subprime lending crisis
in the United States.
._____..__ _ _----'-'
Recently, if you follow any sort of news
source, the subject of the economy and
its recession is one that is heard often. A
common buzzword that is heard alongside
this topic is that of the "subprime" mortgage crisis.
But what exactly is the subprime mortgage crisis? What does subprime mean
and why is it so important to the economy
and this looming recession that everyone is
talking about? Why aren't the overwhelmingly disastrous effects that it is having on
people of color, lower, middle, and working
class, and American citizens on the front
page everyday? Because of the mainstream
media's failure to accurately describe the
underpinnings of the subprime mortgage
crisis, and what it means for the economy
and the people of this country. It is important to shed some light on the subject.
To start, subprime lending is a financial
term for high-interest loans to people who
would otherwise be considered too risky
for a conventional loan. These borrowers,
who do not qualify for the best market
interest rates because of poor credit
history, include middle-class families who
have accumulated too much debt"and lowincome working families who want to buy
a home. To try and ensure a covering of the

risk, lenders charge such borrowers higher
than normal interest rates or they make
"adjustable rate" loans, which offer low
initial interest rates that jump sharply after
a few years in the form of resets.
The reason that the subprime crisis has
been able to develop into a near-nationwide
catastrophe lies primarily in an arrangement made between mortgage lenders
and Wall Street. The arrangement was
considered mutually beneficial for several
reasons. The mortgage lenders would start
by giving a loan to a family with a decent
income but not a lot of wealth. They would

made even more money off this process,
major financial institutions are suffering
consequences across the country because
this debt had to be paid off sometime and
somewhere.
Merrill Lynch, the world's biggest broker,
has posted a record loss after writing down
$19 billion on assets dealing with subprime
mortgages. Citigroup, another huge lending
institution, posted an $18.1 billion write
down on subprime related assets, and also
eliminated 4,200 jobs in what is expected
to be the beginning of a series of layoffs
stretching through this year.

7.2 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS CURRENTLY HAVE
SUBPRIME MORTGAGES, AND MORE THAN

14 PERCENT OF THOSE ARE IN DEFAULT.
then guide them into a high priced loan for
a property they could not afford.
In the past, mortgage lenders would not
sign on to something like this because they
would be concerned about getting their
money back. But the deal they worked out
with Wall Street is that Wall Street could
buy this debt, and sell it again and again
and again so a group of different people on
different layers were making money off bad
loans. Eventually, mortgage lenders didn't
care if they were actually going to get the
money back from the people they lent it to
because they knew they were making their
money by selling it to Wall Street, so both
parties were happy.
Which is where the current crisis emerges.
Even though a lot of wealthy people have

But even worse is that the middle and
lower classes involved with this are having
their credit ruined, their homes foreclosed,
and are watching already weakened financia! communities slide into much worse
conditions. According to the Center for
Responsible Lending, 7.2 million households currently have subprime mortgages,
and more than 14 percent of those are in
default. It projects that one of every five of
those loans issued in 2005 and 2006 will
end in foreclosure, with 2.2 million families losing their homes.
The current crisis' convincingly negative
effect on people of color is obvious. Lenders like to claim that there is no deliberate
racial discrimination involved in subprime
loans and that there is just a large amount of

people who had bad credit in communities
of color that make the mistake of taking out
loans that they cannot afford. But subprime
lending industries have a propensity · to
target the . weak and financially insecure
in our society to take advantage of their
desire for affluence and/or security, among
other reasons.
It just so happens thatthe people they target
are disproportionately people of color. In a
report, issued by United for a Fair Economy, entitled Foreclosed: The State of the
Dream 2008, it is stated that, according to
federal data, people of color are more than
three times more likely to have subprime
loans. High cost loans account for 55% of
loans to African-Americans but only 17%
of loans to Whites. African-Americans and
Latino Americans, in particular, trying to
become homeowners (which is the number
one source of wealth for most Americans),
were duped by private companies putting
them into loans that they could not afford.
According to the Foreclosed report, the
subprime mortgage crisis will cause people
of color to lose up to $213 billion, leading
to the greatest loss of wealth for AfricanAmericans in modern U.S. history. So
whether or not the lenders admit that they
are deliberately targeting people of color,
it is impossible to ignore the institutionalized racial inequality perpetuated by the
practices of subprime lending industries
unless you turn a blind eye to the statistics
- which many industries are most likely
doing in the name of profits.

Tillman Clark is a student at The Evergreen State College.

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Day of presence
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Day of Absence (DOA)
on Campus are scheduled for February 8 and
Day of Presence (DOP)
is scheduled for February 13 (See www.
cvergreen.edu/multicultural). The activities planned during these two days provide
all of us with opportunities to do the reflection and planning necessary to combat

never intentionally engage in a bigoted act,
unless we work actively to confront the
problem. Not only is active engagement
with the issue necessary, but it must occur
on a regular basis. Challenging racism is
like riding a bicycle, bad things happen
when we stop peddling. That is because
without regu lar examination of the issues
and commitment to change, we are likely
to be drawn back into long established
patterns of thought and action.
There are other opportunities to do such
work, but DOA/DOP is special. DOA/DOP

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ONTRACKFOR SUCCESS:

SPORTS
SHORTS

An interview with Coach Dickson

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l!J ZACH LICHT
Welcome. So Coach, you are going to be the
first person interviewed for the new sports
segment, "Behind Evergreen Sports with
Zach." How does that make you feel?
(Laughing) "I'm highly honored to be the
first."
Okay, so Coach Dickson, what sport are
you associated with, for all of those who may
not know?
"I am the head men and women's cross
country coach, as well as the men and
women's track and field head coach."
How long have you been coaching?
"This is my eleventh year, sixth as a head
coach."
Do you have any thoughts or feelings on the
upcoming season?
"I think we have a good chance on improving on our conference performance from last
year, which was the first that both the men
and women had a scoring performance when
previously only the men's had scored, and
it was through good competition and not
enough people in events so, as we grow we
were able to put people in events who were
able to score.
"It's not necessarily our goal to place,
because we don't have a big enough team to
place in a top two or three in our conference,
but we have individuals who are very strong
in different events, so the big goal with the
program is to get a more well rounded team
with different events, and were already
getting good results, we're already getting
some school records this early in the season
and we should be getting even better as we
go along."
When Coach Dickson is not coaching track
or cross-country, he is ....
"Being a sports information director.''
What is your favorite aspect about being a
coach?
"Definitely, it's just seeing people improve.
When you see people get into their event,
making themselves improve, and when that
happens, that's always satisfYing. More satisfYing than their results or a win, or their place

MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Geoducks (11-5, 6-4 CCC), led
by sophomore Nate Menafee's 23
points, beat the Beacons of Northwest
Christian College (6-13, 3-6 CCC) last
Friday night in Eugene. Nick Moore,
despite scoring on two points in the
first half, went 4-for-4 from downtown
and finished with 21 points. The true
story was the Evergreen bench play,
outscoring the Beacon reserves 26-6.
Catch the men in action this Friday
and Saturday night at the Green House.

STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD Craig Dickson, coach for II years, surveys his squad.

in relation to their competition.
Everyone has their own standard of competition, where they're going to finish in an
event, and while someone may finish in last
place, they actually got their season's best,
and that's always exciting as a coach to see
that happen."
If you could give any advice to any Evergreen athlete, what would it be?
"I think to narrow your focus to academics, and your athletics. If someone wants to
be successful at athletics and as a student,
simplifying their life more, well, we have
a lot of things going on at Evergreen which
is great, but also the community has a lot of
things going on which is great, but it also
provides a lot of distractions, which forces
people to really balance their life to have
success, which doesn't mean it's focus for
the whole year, but it's a good three months
time where people need to be pretty diligent
with getting their sleep, getting their training
in, and with social things, you get those in
while you can."
If you can play any sport right now, what
sport would it be?
"I do run, and compete sometimes already,
but I certainly like lot's of outdoor activities,
I like to hike, and rock climb, and I like riding

bikes, being on the water, swimming, boating, things like that."
What is your favorite memory here so far at
Evergreen?
"Favorite memory? I'd have to say for
cross-country, probably getting my first team
member to Nationals, Josh Klimek back in
'04. That was exciting, and also just the first
year we brought cross-country back to Evergreen. It was in a twenty-year absence from
Evergreen."
What is the best part about coaching young
athletes?
"Again, just seeing people grow, getting to
know them as people, and seeing them graduate, and keeping in touch with them after they
graduate, that's great, getting to know people,
something that coaches get to do more than
a faculty member can in a lot of instances,
we see people for hours at a time, we take
long road trips together, you end up going to
people's weddings, you see the birth of their
children, you know, just seeing that."
Sir, thank you very much for allowing me to
interview you, and good luck on the season.
"Thank you Zach."

Zach Licht is a freshman enrolled in Looking Backward.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
All five starters for Northwest Christian
College (9-1 0, 3-6 CCC) scored in double
figures last Friday night at Morse Event
Center as the Beacons beat the Lady
Geoducks, 65-57. Liz-Turner Bolton,
fresh off her appointment as interim
head coach, snapped the Beacons' six
game losing streak. Evergreen (4-15, 37 CCC) struggled from all over, hitting
only 37% from the field and just half
of their free throws. Forward Jennifer
Solberg led all scorers with 14 points
and eight rebounds, while both Molly
Clark and Kristi Auckland scored in
double figures. The women in green
return home this weekend, facing off
against conference rivals Oregon Tech
and Southern Oregon. Action gets started
at 5:30p.m. and the men's games follow.

- DAVID RAILEANU

Details courtesy ofNCC sports information

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events
for
of
the week

January 24-31
Thursday, 24
• Immigration 101 Workshop with
Border to Hosted by Carnival. SEM 2
A 1105, 5:00pm
• Bringing Resistance Home with
Kathy Kelly, Hosted by SESAME, SDS
and Olympia FOR, Lecture Hall 2, 7
p.m.
o
Mosca and the Meaning of Life,
An Evening of Animation and Perance
Art, with Christine Panushka and Beto
Araiza, 7 p.m., Comm Building
Friday, 25
• Oregon Tech at Evergreen Women's
Basketball, 5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m.
The Geoducks take on the Owls in the
CRC Gym. Admission $6, $3 for seniors,
military, teens 13-17,$1 for kids 12 and
under. Evergreen students are admitted
FREE.
• Subverting Rape Culture Workshops: Definitions & Framework Contact
Women of Color Coalition to register
wocc.tesc@gmail.com, 867-6006 Prime
Time A-Dorm, 6:00pm-9:00pm
• Guitar Hero Ill tournament, 6 p.m.
- 8 p.m. Remember to bring your socks,
'cuz they're gonna' be rocked oft1 Open
to everyone.
• June Madrona, The Hail Seizures,
Susie Asado (Berlin), Sibsi (Berlin),
7 p.m. at Chez Puget. Free tacos & $2
fresh juice, $5
o Oregon Tech at Evergreen Men's
Basketball, 7:30p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
A critical Cascade Conference game for
the Geoducks as they host the nation's #6
team in the CRC Gym. Admission $6,$3
for seniors, military, teens 13-17,$1 for
kids 12 and under. Evergreen students
are admitted FREE.
• Fiction in the HCC, 8:30 p.m. - 11 :30
p.m. Welcome back the band Fiction!
Saturday, 26
Subverting Rape Culture WorkShops: Impact & Responses Contact
Women of Color Coalition to register
wocc.tesc@gmail.corh, 867-6006 Prime
Time A-Dorm, I 0:00a.m.- 4:00p.m.
o Lunar Spring Festival, 2 p.m. - 4
p.m. A concert of traditional Chinese,
Japanese, Indian music and dance. A
co-production of TESC and SPSCC. at
SPSCC Arts Center
• Southern Oregon University at Evergreen Women's Basketball, 5:30 p.m .
- 7:30 p.m. The Geoducks take on the
Raiders in the CRC Gym. Admission $6,
$3 for seniors, military, teens 13-17, $1
for kids 12 and under includes the men's
game which follows. Evergreen students
are admitted FREE.
o
Southern Oregon University at
Evergreen Men's Basketball, 7:30
p.m. - 9:30 p.m. The Geoducks try for
a season's sweep of the Raiders in the
CRC Gym. Admission $6, $3 for seniors,
military, teens 13-17,$1 for kids 12 and
'under. Evergreen students are admitted
FREE.
Sunday,27
• Washington Student Lobby Board
Meeting, l p.m. Conference Room

Sunday, 27 continued
A,B,C, John A. Cherberg Building,
Olympia, WA - Amplify the student
voice in Olympia. Learn how to lobby
the legislature. Walk the marble halls.
Network with students from across the
state.
• Late Marriage- Film screening hosted
by Evergreen Hillel. Lecture Hall 2,
3:00pm
Monday, 28
• Garage Voice in concert, 8 p.m. - 9
p.m .
• David Price, 7 p.m. Location: Lecture
Hall 5 Sponsored by Students for a
Democratic Society.
Tuesday, 29
• Chris Jordan, 3:45p.m. in LH I
Free and open to all. Seattle-based Chris
Jordan is an internationally acclaimed
photographic artist and social activist
whose work explores the detritus of
American mass culture.
• Creative writing workshop at 4 p.m.
in The Writing Center, LIB 2304
Wednesday, 30
• Focus the Nation: Finding solutions to
global warming. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Workshops and events in the CRC and
SEM 2. A locally sourced lunch will be
available in the Geenery. Schedule available at focusthenation.evergreen.edu.
• Creating a Climate of Change: A
Community Forum on Climate Change
in the Pacific Northwest, DayTime: 8:00
am to 5:00 pm on Campus Evening:
6:00 pm doors open at the WA Center
for Performing Arts goes until 9:00
pm Hosted by South Puget Sound CC,
Centralia College and St. Martin's
University Contact: ftncoord@evergreen.edu Cost: Free open to public
• Grammar Garden: Learn grammar in
The Writing Center, LIB 2304, Wednesdays at I p.m.
• Greener Organization meeting!
(in their HCC office), 5:30 p.m. - 6:25
p.m .- Weekly meeting of Greener Organization. Stop by to propose an event or
to join in on the action!
• Community Building Workshop in
Primetime, 6:25 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Planning for Day of Absence/Day of
presence.
• Battle of Algiers - Film screening and
Q&A . Surviving childhood under occupation with Algerian-American Mohammed Bentlamsani . Lecture Hall I, 7 p.m.
Hosted by Mind Screen & SESAME.
Part of the 5th Annual Middle East Film
Festival: Origins, Exile. Refuge www.
evergreen.edu/sesame.
Thursday, 31
• Geoduck Town Hall, 7 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Come share your opinions on student
issues. Quit talking and do something!
• Blue Scholars & Step Cousins Opening the 5th Annual Middle East Film
Festival. Hosted by SESAME at the
Longhouse, 8:30 p.m. Tickets: Students
$10/$13 $15/$18. Available at Rainy
Day Records & TESC Bookstore.

•

upcommg events:
• The Illuminated Ball, Feb 2 at 8 p.m., is not only a
key fundraiser for Olympia's Procession of the Species,
it is an artful experience in its own right. This year will
feature a floor show dance, live music, light and luminaria.
At the end of the floor show, the New Orleans funk band,
Bump Kitchen will perform. All of this plus food and
drink at the amazingly cool Eagles Grand Ballroom at
Fourth and Plum. Advance tickets are $40 at Traditions or
$45 at the door. I recommend getting advance tickets.
• Jennifer Finney Boylan a teacher of writing, literature,
and gender studies at Colby College will be reading from
her latest book, I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up
Haunted, at noon on Wednesday 6 February in B31 07 Sem II.
• Day of Absence & Day of Presence, February 8 & 13
Supported by Appearing Task Force on Anti-Oppression
·Women in Capoiera Angola, February 15 & 16
• Vagina Monologues, February 15 & 16
• Chibi Chibi Con Anime Conference, March I & 2
Organized by the Giant Robot Appreciation Society
• International Women's Week, March 3 to 8
Organized by the Women of Color Coalition

Sendyour calendar listings to
cpj@evergreen.edu

group meetings:
MONDAYS
Capoeira COM 209, 4:30-9 p.m.
Copper Point Journal CAB 3 16, 5 p.m.
EQA Evergreen Queer Alliance SEM 2 A2\09, 3:30p.m.
Geoduck Union CAB 3rd Floor Pit, 4 to 6 p.m.
Flaming Eggplant CAB 108,4-6 p.m.
Student Video Garners Alliance CAB
TV Lounge 3rd Floor, 6-9 p.m.
Women of Color Coalition CAB 206,4-5 p.m.
Yarn Pioneers SEM 2 D31 07 5:30-7 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS
Amnesty International CAB 320, 12:30 p.m.
ATF Appearing Task Force on AntiOppression CAB 320, I p.m .
Bike Shop 2 p.m.
Chemistry Club LAB 2 2207, I p.m.
EARN Evergreen Animal Right Network
Vegan Potluck CAB 320, 5:30p.m.
Evergreen Hillel CAB 320, 3 p.m.
Evergreen Pre-Health Society SEM 2 A31 07, 12:30-2 p.m.
Evergreen Wilderness AdventurE
Group SEM 2 A31 05, I p.m.
Gaming Guild CAB 320, 5:30p.m.
Geoduck Union SEM 2 Cll07, 1-3:00 p.m.
GRAS Giant Robot Appreciation Society Anime
Screening CAB 3rd Floor TV lounge, 5 p.m.
Hip Hop Congress Library Proper Room 3303, 4-5 p.m.
MEChA CAB 320, 4:30p.m.
Musicians Club CAB 320, I :30 p.m.
SESAME Students Educating Students about
the Middle East, SEM 2 E2107, I p.m.
SESAME Teach-In & Film Festival Committee, SEM 2 E2107, 4:15p.m.
SESAME Iraqi Student Committee, SEM 2 E2107 3:15p.m.
SDS Students for a Democratic Society CAB 320, Solarium, 6-8 p.m .
Umoja CAB 320 third Floor Pit, 2-3 p.m .
Women's Resource Center CAB 320, I :30 p.m.
Writers' Guild\ Writing Center, 4:00p.m.

THURSDAYS
Common Bread Longhouse 1002, 5-8 p.m.
Sabot Infosquat Library Proper Room 3303, 4 p.m .
Generation Friends SEM 2 C II 05 6-8 p.m.
VOX CAB 320, Solarium, 5-6 p.m.

SATURDAYS
Capoeira COM 209, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

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