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Black car's future uncertain
by JASON SLOTKIN
In C lot there is a SUV covered
in black stucco and painted
drawings. It almost impossible to miss this fixture, if you
drive through that parking lot
regularly, and now it may have
to leave campus.
The car is
believed to be leaking fluids, a
point that Bruce Wilkinson, one
of the students who originally
designed the car, disagrees with.
One of the conditions of having
the piece of art on campus was
that it be drained of gas and oil,
which Wilkinson stated it was.
The Black Car also blocks an
electric car charging station,
and it has accumulated parking
tickets.
According to Paul Smith of
Facilities and co-chair of the
Campus Land Use Committee,
the Black Car was originally
proposed to be a student project
and not an artwork installation.
The future of the Black Car was
the subject of a recent TESCtalk
debate where the history and
future of the car were predominant topics.
Both Geoduck Union repre- THE BLACK CAR IN ITS CURRENT SPACE
sentatives Kris Craig and
Jake Mixon have been working on keeping the Black Car
on campus. According to his
TESCtalk emails, Craig had
been working with the students
involved in creating the Black
Car.
Mixon has a proposal set to go
before the Greener Organization
to find a home for the Black
Car.
According to Paul Smith, any
new use of land for the Black
Car would have to be approved
by the CLUC.
The processes that will influence the future of the Black Car,
and as things stand, it has until
December 31 to remain in that
space unless a news decision is
agreed upon.
Check out photos of the Dias
De Los Muertos
Shrine set up
by First People's on Page 5
Jason Slatkin is a senior
enrolled in an independent
learning contract.
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by MADELINE BERMAN
If you've been looking for somewhere
to talk about consciousness, then look no
further than the Freedom of Consciousness
Club (FCC). One of Evergreen's newest
student groups, the FCC is an open forum
for discussion of any concept relating to
consciousness. Everything from lucid
dreaming and tarot, to meditation techniques, and Charles Manson is fair game
for discussion.
"The idea for the club started with me
and my roommate, Mr. B.S. Jones," says
Patrick Walsh, one of the club's initial
organizers. "We kind of thought it would
be nice to have a place for people to talk
about [heightened] experience." Walsh
went on to say that in today's society, talking about consciousness is often considered to be taboo. "It's important to talk
about [consciousness] in order to change
our world."
Though new to the school as of this quar-
ter, the FCC is rapidly becoming one of
the largest student groups on campus. The
meeting this past Tuesday had a record 23
people in attendance.
When asked why she comes to the FCC,
student Jeanette Miller answered, "I
stopped by the table at the orientation week
fair and they couldn't give me a straight
answer about what they did. I feel like
I'm knowledgeable about consciousness,
but when I come here, I realize there's so
much I still don't know."
"Consciousness brought me here," says
Jacob Peck, another Evergreen student in
attendance at the FCC. "I want to unlearn
some knowledge, go deeper into the inner
realm of experience and understanding of
the nature of subjective reality."
The FCC meets every Tuesday night at
8:30 in the solarium in the third floor of
the CAB.
Madeline Berman is a sophomore enrolled
in Health and Human Development.
Voices of Color
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by RAINBC>E SIMS-JONES
Did you know that Evergreen now has
a Fermentation Club? If you like wine,
vinegar, kombucha, kimchee, cheese,
sauerkraut, or beer, then you have found a
home in the Fermentation Club.
The Fermentation Club has been a long
time in the making. The interest arose
about nine months ago when some students
experimenting with sauerkraut-making on
Evergreen's organic farm got so excited
about fermentation, they thought "why
not and asked around to see who would
be interested in starting a club?" They got
about 50 people ready to join on the first
day. They were ready and raring to go!
Then the people who were key in starting
the club realized they were already way
too busy and couldn't possibly start a club.
But have no fear. Nine months later they
are back with one super-stoked coordinator
named Bob and all-around-everything-man
co-coordinator Jake Mixon.
However, don't get all excited about beer
pong just yet. The purpose of the club is to
study the art of fermentation, not the art of
staying drunk. To show that they are seri-
ous about learning, they don't plan to start
brewing right away.
"We're not going to start off getting materials and supplies, because then all interest dwindles and we've wasted student
money," says Mixon. "We will be doing it
on our own; we're just getting the materials
to learn how to do it and then once we get
good at doing it then we can be comfortable asking for supplies."
So, for the first year, the Fermentation
Club will focus on learning. They will
be hearing speakers and lectures, getting
books, pamphlets, subscriptions, and hopefully go.on some field trips to local dairies
and breweries.
Anyone at all interested is encouraged to
join and those with experience are encouraged to come help. Regularly scheduled
meetings have been taking place on
Wednesdays in the CAB pit at various
times. Please email tescbrew@gmail.com
to get in contact with the Fermentation
Club and get your brew on!
Rainboe Sims-Jones is a junior enrolled
in an independent learning contract.
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THE EXTRA TIME, BUT DON'T
LATE FO~ CLAS.SON MONDAY
STUDENTS MADE LIKE EXTRAS IN A GEORGE ROMERO FILM
DURING THE SECOND ANNUAL ZOMBIE WALK
Evergreen students get zombi-fied
Last Friday's Second Annual Evergreen
Zombie Walk was moderately successful.
Baby Batman from last year failed to make
an appearence but the zombie hunters that
stopped by more than made up for it.
Intitially, the undead Greeners were mainly
concentrated on upper campus, "attacking"
nightline and getting mowed down in a
flurry of foam darts from the zombie hunters. While there was interest in mobbing
downtown, too many of the zombies were
without student I.D. or proper change and
Message for the EQA
Have some free time on your hands?
would have been unable to make the bus Want to learn more about queer issues?
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freshman dorms. The night finally ended I fiction to photography. Stop by the CAB
after an unsuccessful attempt to take over j room 314 during office hours (Monday
the KAOS radio station, followed by going 12-lpm, Tuesday 12:30-3pm, Wednesday
to a karaoke bash that had already wound 1-2pm, Thursday 1-3:30pm, and Friday
12-lpm) to check out one of our books.
down.
Thanks to all that participated. We look forward to seeing you!
Hope to see everyone next year.
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November 3 for an open forum on the
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Incredulous college student eats another man's moo: part 1
by VENU MATTRAW
Last spring I won the Gilman International Scholarship for abroad studies
and traveled to Thailand for ten weeks.
I volunteered at a nonprofit communitylearning center and taught English to
Burmese men and women living within
the remote confines of a refugee camp.
The story below is an excerpt from my
field notes. It ends rather abruptly, which
is intentional; my piece must be read in
two installments. So pick up next week's
issue of the CPJ to read the conclusion.
On my inaugural day at the Ban Nai
Soi Community Learning Center (CLC),
Emmett Kearney, my field coordinator
at the CLC, and several other teachers
invited me to a local festival commemorating the inception of new monks at the
Nai Soi town Waht. From what Emmett
told me, we were going to celebrate with
village residents for three straight days; it
was also the beginning of the Thai New
Year.
For the first two nights, I familiarized
myself with the students and major players around the community school, watched
some local performance competitions,
observed a Shan opera, and participated
in a couple of Shan rituals (chewing betel
nut, and dancing way too much).
On the last day, Soo Rai invited me to
dance and party with the construction
workers from our school. Soo Rai is the
resident math teacher at the CLC. He is a
Kerine refugee and has lived in a refugee
camp most of his life. He came to work
for the school last year as an escape from
the day-to-day futility of camp life. He is
PHOTOGRAPHS BY VENU MATTRAW
trophy and a cash prize. One student from
the CLC, Gaow, placed third.
We then made our way to the festival
entrance where several Shan men danced
and chanted to the beat of a Di Chong.
The night before, I met one of the Di
Chong players. He forced a cup of Kerine
whiskey into my hands and fed me moo
(pork). After we cheered and ate, he
proceeded to teach me the Shan Lam. This
is a dance presented during a Di Chong.
Anyone who knows the simple steps and
subtle shoulder movements can jump in at
anytime. So I began to dance again
with the construction crew.
It was during this dance that I
caught the attention of a horde of
men who wished to poke me and
grab at my first-world secondhand wardrobe. One of the men
escorted us to the backyard of a
local home. In this backyard, a
crowd of people joined together at
a picnic table eating noodles. Two
or three men spotted our entrance
and immediately made room for us
at a little porch behind the table. I
sat and heard a chorus of different
languages being exchanged. Some
of these men were Burmese, some
of them were Karen, some were
Shan or Kerine, and very few of
them seemed to understand what
was being said. So we all smiled
and laughed and talked as if we
the only refugee teacher at the CLC. He
was educated at the refugee camp beginning when he was a small boy and learned
English and math.
"The workers say that they would like to
dance with you very much," Soo Rai told
me.
I spent most of the night awkwardly
dancing to Thai pop with three borderlinedrunk refugees. We bought leis and flowers for CLC students who competitively
performed Thai pop classics against rival
village girls. The winners took home a
spoke a similar language anyway. I gave
away all of my cigarettes to these men
in exchange for the fresh moo that they
offered me. I was also offered to share
a bowl of spicy noodles with the other
guests. I eventually pandered to playing
the guitar for these men. The guitar was
passed around (as was everything else that
night) and I emptied a roll of photographs
taking pictures of my hosts.
It was getting late, the workers wanted to
dance some more, but I wanted to crawl
into bed. After one more dance, we made
our way back to the school, a peaceful
fifteen-minute walk in the dead of night.
Why I acted as foolish as I did on this
stroll, I will never know, but at least I realized, as you will find, that my world views
are limited to one particular way of thinking, that there are modest dreams still out
there, and they are as heart-breaking as
they come.
TO BE CONTINUED ...
I would like to thank the Gilman International Scholarship fund for making
this story possible. Check out the Gilman
website: www.iie.org/programs/gilman/
index.html to apply for a chance to win up
to $5,000 dollars for going abroad.
Venu Mattraw is a senior enrolled in a
Brazilian cultural studies contract.
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE, PROVEN LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE
"Twenty-one years ago, when I became an attorney, I knew I wanted to practice law in a way that touched people's
lives. I like helping people solve problems. I am passionate about fairness, and about protecting the rights of people
who are not able to protoct themselves. District Court is the court in our community where most of us are likely to
encounter the legal system. That fact alone makes this an important jOO, and makes this an important election. There
has never been ajudicial race like this with 12 candidates. I believe that come election time, fNerY vote will count, and
I'd be honored to have yours." Jamie Moore, a 1982 TESC graduate and candidate for Thurst0/7 County Dis!Jict Court Judge.
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St. John's Episcopal Church on 20'h Avenue
and Capitol Way.
• De Co/ores Books is a volunteer-run
bookstore downtown always searching for
interns and volunteers.
• Gateways for Incarcerated Youth is
seeking men to become Challenge Partners
to tutor youth at Green Hill and Maple
Lane Detention Centers.
• The Evergreen/Olympia Collaborative
Tutor Project is looking for volunteers to
tutor and mentor at-risk elementary school
students in three Title I (high-poverty)
schools.
• Students in Service is an AmeriCorps
program and a way that students can be
rewarded for their time spent within the
community. Email sis@evergreen.edu for
more information.
If you have ideas about Action Days or
interests in particular organizations which
you would like to see represented, contact
Hilary Hacker at hackerh@evergreen.edu •
or call (360) 867-6137.
Hilary Hacker is an AmeriCorps
VISTA and Evergreen alumna.
EVERGREEN STUDENTS HELP WITH POST-FLOOD CLEANUP EFFORTS
by HILARY HACKER
Twelve Evergreen students and I headed
down to Chehalis on October 25 to do flood
relief with the Lewis County Long Term
Recovery Organization. Our first stop was
the home of Lin and Oscar Sanchez. Lin
told us the story of what happened to them
during the flood of December 2007.
She began by pointing out to us where
her house had sat before it was "picked
.up, shaken around, and dropped by the
floodwaters a few feet from where it had
always been." She then pointed to a tent
and a port-a-potty, and explained how
she and Oscar been living since the flood.
Finally, a business trailer was donated to
their family, which they raised five feet
off of the ground in hopes that it will be
enough to sustain the structure through the
next flood. They've done a beautiful job
remodeling and turning it into their home.
They'll have running water and be settled
again within the next few weeks.
We borrowed Lin and Oscar's truck and
drove to another home, where we met
James. He repeatedly told us how lucky he
and his family were compared with others
who had lost everything. He displayed a
big pile of debris and old things that they
had lost in the flood. Our job was to haul
this pile back to the dumpster at Lin and
Oscar's house. We separated out a huge
pile of items to bum. James was excited
not only about having friends over, but
also to celebrate burning the remnants of
the flood.
Overall we had a great day. The idea of
an Action Day is to help students make
connections within their community while
learning about the issues that are being
faced by community members. I think our
first Action Day did just that.
"It was interesting to see firsthand the
damage done by the floods and the history
of the damage by floods in the area. The
recovery process is still underway and it
felt good to be able to contribute," said
Chantal Brouillard, who is enrolled in
Gateways: Popular Education and Political
Economy.
Action Days
• Saturday, November 22: We are in the
process of planning an Action Day that will
incorporate hunger issues around Thanksgiving Day.
Community Events
• Sunday, November 2: Guy Maguire and
Tall Trees Community Initiative are looking for people to participate in ecological
restoration of our local habitat. From 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. they will host a "Free the
Trees Work Party," focusing on removing
ivy from trees. Email youthstewardship(a).
gmail.com to participate.
• Saturday, November 8: Community 2
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) Detention Center to provide support
for family members visiting immigrants
who are being detained. Students can bring
coffee, water, and snacks to share.
• Saturday, November 15: Left Foot
Organics is a nonprofit organization that
promotes self-sufficiency for people with
developmental disabilities through growing organic food. Left Foot Organics will
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This years S&A Board is responsible
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two-year budget Recommendations for
Tier I Registered Student Organizations, and one-year budget recommendations for Tier II Registered Student
Organizations.
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now the S.I. fund is at about $108,000
and student groups are ready and raring
to go at the money like starving wolves.
Forms and instructions for groups on how
to request money from the S.I fund are
available now at the S&A Board office,
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Hear Cluck! Cluck! Cluckl
NYC Musician Diane Cluck Plays in Oly
KAOS Top 30 for the week of 10/28/08
Holly Golightly and the Broke Offs- Dirt Don't Hurt
Karl Blau - Nature's Got Away
Her Space Holiday - Sleepy Tigers
Chiwoniso - Rebel Woman
Lake - Oh The Places We'll Go
6. School of the Seven Bells - Alpinisms
7. Taj Mahal - Maestro
8. v/a - Eccentric Soul: The Young Disciples
9. Michael Franti and Spearhead - All Rebel Rockers
10. Deerhoof Offend Maggie
11. Gang Gang Dance Sa~nt Dymphna
12. I'm from Barcelona Who Killed Harry Houdini?
13. Still on the Hill Ozark
14. Truckstop Honeymoon Great Big Family
15. Vonda Shepard From the Sun
16. Neal Fox Now It's F)ersonal
17. Joshua Radin 3imple Times
18. Common Market fobarr-:o Road
19. Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegre ~ jail
20. Lee "Scratch" Perry Scratch Came Scratch Saw Scratch
Conquered
21. Marnie Stern This Is It
22. Mavis Staples Live: Hope at the Hideout
23. Vivian Girls s/t
24. Toure Kunda Santhiaba
25. Theresa Andersson Hummingbird, Go
26. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
27. Victoria Vox - Chameleon
28. Eleanor Murray - For Cedar
29. Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling
30. Gregory and the Hawk - Moenie and Kitchi
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Diane Cluck is a songwriter like no other.
Her hypnotizing voice and unconventional
song structures make it hard to describe and
difficult to draw comparisons. She often
gets lumped into the "anti-folk" category
alongside artists like Devendra Banhart and
Joanna Newsom. The release of Cluck's
"Countless Times" album on CocoRosie's
Voodoo Eros record label has brought her
more attention and, while not being an indie
household name like some of the artists with
whom she is associated, she's developed a
following of obsessive listeners.
Tonight, Cluck brings her unique style to
Olympia for what'll certainly be an amazing
show. Also on the bill are Oly's own Polka
Dot Dot (hand-claps, harps, and gorgeous
harmonies); KnotPineBox (amazing improv
soundscapes); Portland's Malcolm Rollick
(condensed epic folktales); and the SF/Oly
collaboration Tapestry (tape songs, bowed
guitar, and the occasional bullhorn). Not one
to be missed.
The show starts at 7 p.m. tonight - Thursday, October 30 - at the Eagle's Ballroom
(805 4th Ave E) downtown and will cost $5.
Call (360) 486-4431 for more details.
http://www.unicornsounds.com/diane.htm
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October 30, 2008
Olympia Film Festival celebrates 25 years
Hits not ,at heanl
by LAUREN TAKORES
by GAVIN DAHL
I caught Nils Forever, lead singer of the
Greatest Hits, for a quick phone interview
while he was on a break from band practice. Nils is in three bands right now, enviable to those of us stuck in the trenches of
week five.
The Greatest Hits are based in Seattle,
where the all-ages scene suffers from lack
of exposure a lot of the time. How will the
band fare in Olympia, the land of underage
party-seekers, peeping from behind cateye glasses and from under award-winning
facial hair? Very, very well, I believe. Nils
describes the band's last house show gig
as "rad," and that the vibe is much more
"intimate." We're also "starvin' for it"
down here in Oly-for some really great
rock and roll, that is.
The guys will be bringing the goods, too.
The Greatest Hits have three new seveninch EPs out now and for sale at shows.
The EP on Silly Girl Records is the newest.
Both the EPs on Desert Island Discs are
splits with other bands: the Greatest Hits
showcase the song "For Our Hearts" alongside California band The Luxury Sweets on
one EP, and play "Electric Blanket Boogie"
on the flipside of their split with Philadelphia-based band The Tough Shits.
Want more? The Greatest Hits are going
to be playing two shows with the recently
revamped River City Rebels, first on
November 7 in Seattle at the Funhouse and
then on November 8 in Tacoma at Hell's
Kitchen. More information can be found at
www.myspace.com/thegreatesthitsmusic.
The nonprofit Olympia Film Society
(OFS) is older than most Evergreen
students. This year OFS is celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of Olympia Film Festival.
More than 5,000 people are
expected to attend movies and
events scheduled November 715, including five movies starting at midnight the last night of
the Festival.
All Freakin' Night is a perfect
example of the kind of unique
opportunity OFS gives the
community to indulge in cinephilia. This year, the team of
local programmers booked a
lineup so crazy you might be
glad to miss out by waiting too
long to buy tickets. All Freakin'
Night is likely to sell out again,
even though it runs until past
dawn.
Of course, you could also
watch 25 movies (look up Stunt
Rock and Mock Up on Mu) and
more than 60 short films before
Saturday night and go to bed
early on November 15. Maybe by then
you'll be ready to give your eyes, ears,
and butt a rest.
In case you haven't been to the Capitol Theater, there are couple things you
should know. First, there is no butter
for the popcorn. Don't even ask. What
you should do instead is politely let the
volunteer concessionaire extraordinaire
Lauren Takores is a senior enrolled in
Data and Information.
know you only want your popcorn bag
filled halfway. This makes it much easier
to spray Tamari and add yeast flakes
and other seasoning available free at the
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counter. (Then get the rest of your com,
silly.
Also, bring extra cash for fancy candy.
Movie theaters basically expect you to
sneak in your own supply, and they count
on the lazy, "moral," or rich moviegoers
to drop $5 for stale boxes of old sweets.
At OFS you pay less than the chain
theaters for some of the best candy on
the market. Some of the chocolate even
helps endangered species.
The theater closes following the
Night of the Living Tribute Bands on
Halloween night. Work parties
will be going on at the Capitol
on Monday, November 3 until
Thursday, November 6 from 3llp.m.
In addition to working ahead
of time, you can learn how the
festival is run by helping out
over the nine days of events.
Director Colleen Dixon is holding two volunteer sign-up and
orientation events at the OFS
office downtown at 416 Washington St. #208. Your chances
to get involved are Saturday,
November 1 at 2 p.m. and Tuesday, November 4 at 6 p.m.-just
show up.
There is no better cinematic
experience in the South Sound
than sitting with hundreds of
your neighbors at a movie theater
built in the 1920's watching
movies during their only local
screening. The Phantom of the
Opera is as old as the theater,
and will be shown with an original score
performed live on Thursday November
13. The Opening Night Gala is usually a
hoot, and this year OFS presents Steamboat Bill Jr. from 1928, also with live
original score.
Gavin Dahl is an alumnus of The Evergreen State College.
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Dear hi -hop•••
by DIMITRI ANTONELIS-LAPP
Bass lines ooze out of the stereo,
As words pour from a digitalized thought.
Verses and rhymes fade from my head as
the memories vanish,
We used to be so tight, but we eventually
fell apart.
We used to kick it everyday without any
speakers in sight,
You were firmly rooted in my head,
As if my memory bank was the Hudson
River,
And if Luca Brasi s concrete shoes were
meant for you all along.
Sappy feelings happen, I don ~ care,
All y 'all Ginas callin' this out can~
relate,
Most people get infatuated with a person
of the opposite sex,
And I got swallowed up by: a sound, a
persona, an image, a vision, a thought.
I pull out the album sleeve, admiring the
glossy 12 by 12 photo. After I realized
all vinyl included a piece of art with the
purchase, it was a no-brainer to revert back
to old school media. I slide the record out
of the sleeve, and safely crash-land it on the
table of turning. I move the arm, hear that
infamous click, scratch, and here it comes.
Like an audio train ready to take me to the
streets of: "NY, summertime Chi," to the
gray and drizzly Northwest or to the frigid
Minneapolis area. You always did know
how to get around.
You're like the older sister who knows
what next fad is upon us, but always wear
it out really quickly. You've got so much
charisma that a lot of people think you're
shallow. You've been through so many
different eras and phases that strangers
question your personal identity. You were
the kid at the back of the class, who knew
all the answers, but would rather smart off
and run your mouth (or get high). Whatever you touched turned to gold, and you
promptly did what almost anyone else
would have. You sold it.
No matter how many conversations we
had, when everything had boiled down,
cash ruled everything around you. You:
sold drugs, sold your body, sold your ideas,
sold Vitamin Water, sold mix tapes, sold
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backstage bootlegged tours on DVD, sold
concert tickets, and sold an image. The
more greenbacks you acquired the further
we grew apart. Constant chatter about "get
money" goes in one of my ears and out the
other. All the while I was kicking the ass
of life, you were snaggin' another chain at
Jacob's, and making sure everyone knew.
Before too long, I couldn't even see the
person I knew from the beginning: I had
to look past all the jewelry, all the swagger,
and all the 'tude. It was time for our paths
to diverge.
I moved out of the South just as you were
getting back into one of your umpteenth
rotations down there. I told you I wanted
to go hang out in the Northwest together,
you said, ''I'm out o' breath 'cuz I'm
runnin' the South." I moved back home,
you stayed out clubbing the days away,
working on dance moves and club chants.
We met up once in September. Both of
us had changed, and your style screamed
how static you had been over the summer.
The crowd you decided to hang out with
was too young for me, although I was
amazed at how many people wanted to be
around you. Every colorful pair of (icks,
every Kangol and "new sticker-ed" hat,
every plaid pair of shorts, all called out, "I
love hip-hop." You are who you are and I
appreciate that. Take it easy, until our paths
inevitably cross again.
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currently enrolled at the Evergreen State
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The Disposition of Being Better Than You
by JAKE SALVADOR
You've already heard
this ...
To be frank, it's
quite upsetting to be a
member of this community that loathes every
other member of the
community. And because of this constant
loathsome nature of all the people around
me, I have become a creature nurturing
two conflicting philosophies within my
head; needless to say, this is difficult.
The ambiguity of the men and women
around me surprises every nerve on my
body and every one of my heads feels
on the verge of imploding and exploding-constantly switching between the
two. Imploding because this asinine
ravaging of everything I love-life to
be blunt-makes me want to stay inside
of myself and turn into an introspective
nightmare where everything pointless,
hateful, or ignorant I experience seeps
into me and I absorb it like a sponge.
Explosive because at every opportunity
I find to express myself, I notice that I
become a hypocrite and the community
around me suffocates my very nature of
expression and difference of thought.
We live in a community in which one
side of any given argument is always
present and the other is forever subjugated
by the majority rule. The minority here is
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everything you don't believe in, every- uneducated and an unworthy candidate
thing you won't agree with, everything for having an opinion of anything.
I am able to laugh at my hypocrisy, so
that you hate. You detest the right wing
conservatives; they are people too. You therefore I can acknowledge it and learn
from it-yo1;1
despise the relicannot.
gious zealots;
THERE IS NO REASON
Your ideals
they are alive
confound and
as well. You try
irritate me,
TO DESPISE ANOTHER
to bring down
the
people
but I do not
hate you, and
HUMAN BEING FOR
who rule the
I don't love
"system;" they
you either. I
SOMETHING THEY
have a right to
love myself,
exist as much
and I love
BELIEVE. TO DO SO IS
as you do.
that maybe
If any
of
TO BREAK YOUR OWN
my
ideas
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three
can
make
stereotypicallychosen groups MORALS, MEANING THAT some sense
to you-no
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what
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there be in your
long it takes
KIND OF HATE AND
Happilife?
for my logic
to penetrate
ness? Love for
your
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all mankind?
skull.
I laugh at the
WITH WHICH YOU ARE
There
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ignorance
of
your answers,
no
reason
whatever they
MISTREATING OTHERS. to despise
may be.
another
human being
Anyone you
hate is someone who you must love in for something they believe. To do so is
order to overcome your hypocrisy. To hate to break your own morals, meaning that
any opposing ideal is a blatant contradic- you deserve the same kind of hate and
tion of your philosophy, an unabashed misunderstanding with which you are
formulation of you being a seriously mistreating others. You cannot be under-
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by ERIN GRAY
I took a class recently
that made me feel as if ·
I had been thrown back
into the one-piece plastic desk/chair combination of high school. I
may have called my
professors by their first names, but I sure
did feel like a sheep again, shepherded
around to find the right information.
We have all had classes that retained
remnants of high school, like the class in
which the professor finds it necessary to
not only tell the class that papers should
be typed, double spaced, 12-point font and
have one inch margins; but proceeds to
write it all on the board and suggests that
we take notes, as if we were new to the
idea of writing papers and using computers. We also all know the one kid in class
who ALWAYS raises his hand and asks
the most ridiculous questions, something
along the lines of "Do we need to remember this?"-a question that should be
answered in a single word but the professor
is so caught off by its absurdity that is takes
a substantial amount of time for him or her
to finally say "yes."
In this class it wasn't just one kid but
many; it seemed to breed moronic thinking, and it wasn't just one patronizing
explanation of what was required. Every
new activity was accompanied by long and
obvious descriptions of requirements.
One of the most annoying and un-Evergreen aspects of this program was the fact
we never learned one another's names. It
was a larger class, but I could not name half
the students in my own seminar. I know
everyone hates name games and name
tags, but I never realized how important
they were until I tried to talk with someone
in my seminar and didn't know how to ask
them a question without pointing and yelling "hey you," something my grandmother
taught me was rude.
All this assumes that we did something
that slightly resembled a seminar, and we
did not. Seminars were the hotbed of my
frustration. These seminars were the antithesis of what a seminar should be. We didn't
even talk. One person would say something
and before anyone had time to respond the
professor would take whatever that person
had just said and translate it into her own
words (often losing the point), and then say
"right."
This was wrong. I am not saying positive
feedback is bad, but it created the wrong
atmosphere. Now students would only talk
to the professor, waiting for the affirmation
of their minimal intelligence. Everybody
in the room would be turned toward the
front of the room and the professor; no one
ever turned to speak to fellow classmates,
and students never used a single textual
reference.
To make matters worse, one of the most
vocal individuals was the kid who slept
through the lectures, and he was definitely
not one ofthose prodigies who was capable
of sleeping through class not reading the
material and yet somehow still managing
to say intelligent and insightful things.
He was the kid who does not understand
anything, mostly because he has missed
crucial information that was in the lecture
and so would say things that had nothing
to do with what we were discussing and
stood if you constantly misconstrue. You
cannot hate unless you hate yourself.
You cannot learn unless you open your
head to people whose views represent the
opposite side of the spectrum from your
own views.
I am constantly opposed to you because
you are constantly opposed to me and
therefore I am just as disgusting as you.
This doesn't mean we have to smack
each other around; we do the smacking
after we discuss our disagreements-in a
civilized manner.
Why must my community group itself
into smaller communities of anarchists,
liberals, feminists and Jesus freaks?
To acknowledge these "cliques" is to
strengthen them-so never mind; forget
what you just read.
My real point is this: why must you be
separate from me, and why must you
hate me for juvenile things? By no means
am I saying, "Hey, everyone live for
everyone!" because that would be going
against my philosophical nature. All I'm
saying is, let's learn from one another
without throwing metaphorical-and
often-enough real-Molotov cocktails at
every person who isn't supporting your
cause; they have a hard enough time
supporting my cause as it is.
Leave me alone, you bastards.
Jake Salvador is a sophomore enrolled
in an independent learning contract.
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were just downright stupid. This would
happen twice a week for two hours. At
one such seminar, I almost screamed "this
isn't a seminar," but instead I took a break
and vented my frustration on the railing
outside.
Seminar was a low point, but I am not
sure there was even a high point. Lectures
would always include at least one person
asking a ridiculous question and the professors spending at least 20 minutes answering it, much to any bright person's chagrin.
I once even found myself regressing and
folding intricate notes to hand to the person
next to me.
At least the contents of the notes were
college-level: instead of confessing the
latest gossip on Tommy who sat three rows ~~~
away, it confessed my need for a drink. In
the margins of my notes I would write notes
to myself like get me out of here, this is
painful, I wish I was asleep, and incoherent
drawings of stick figures breaking out of
jail or some other pictorial representations
of freedom.
It was some consolation that I did not
suffer alone. I would look around the room
at glazed eyes of people who had found
their freedom in their own head. This isn't
to say I didn't learn anything. It is hard to
read and not learn anything, but I would
say it was the most painful learning experience I have ever had.
So I will end with my own stupid question: "Why did I take that class?"
Erin Gray is a senior enrolled in Health
and Human Development, and an independent learning contract titled Homer and
His Wars.
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by GUY
MAGUIRE
I am going to be
perfectly clear: I
want to raise awareness about an environmental issue close to my heart. Before
you assume that I'm going to be arguing
emotionally and irrationally to make you
feel guilty about not caring enough, or that
I am going to make a stump speech, please
listen to what I have to say, and I assure
you that your time will not be wasted.
I grew up in Portland, Oregon. My childhood home was next to a wonderful little
urban forest. Growing up, my friends and I
spent countless summer hours exploring in
those woods. Then my family moved and
I no longer spent time in the forest. After
high school I went back and noticed that
the ivy-which in my childhood was only
found rarely-had been growing tremendously. In just a few years ivy had taken
over. All of the beautiful shrubs and flowers were gone, replaced with a dull-green
mat of ivy. Many trees had ivy growing on
them from top to roots, completely suffocated and no longer able to see the sun. It
was a moment of awakening for me.
After leaving college I started noticing
ivy-invaded forests everywhere I went,
even in the woods of Evergreen! This was
not a problem unique to my childhood
forest, but a serious threat to a majority of urban forests in the Northwest.
Ivy is considered a noxious or invasive
weed, which means it finds little or no
competition for habitat and resources in
its new home, allowing it to grow out of
control.
So, at this point you might be thinking,
"Well, if ivy wants to take over, then why not
let it? There's nothing unnatural about it."
Well, the difference that separates noxious
weeds like the English ivy from other naturally-migrating species is that humans are
the sole reason why the plant has spread
here. Saying that noxious weeds are natural and therefore we should not interfere
with them is like not cleaning your dishes
and then blaming the food for making the
plates dirty. What I am trying to say is that
as the species responsible for this error, it's
our responsibility to correct it.
Ivy's effects on ecosystem biodiversity
and function
Biodiversity signifies "the genetic, phylogenie, population, and functional variation
of organisms across all temporal and special
scales within and among ecosystems and
their communities" (Naeem 2006). Biodiversity is more than just the number of
different species present in an ecosystem,
but also the number of different ecosystem
functions being carried out. Ecosystem
functions are things like the cleaning and
recycling of water, decomposition, carbon
uptake and sequestration, oxygen production and nutrient cycling. Biodiversity is
thus a very important factor when determining ecosystems' health.
Now, how does this relate back to ivy? I'll
tell you: ivy reduces biodiversity. When ivy
invades a northwest forest ecosystem, it
encounters almost no resistance or competition. The ivy has free reign to grow. Ivy
begins out-competing the native vegetation
and ventually, ivy is all that remains.
Thus, ecosystem processes that the forest
once carried out are either reduced or gone
altogether. Water interception, retention,
and cleansing are reduced significantly.
Soil degradation due to erosion, nutrient
loss, and pollution increase drastically.
Ivy also reduces the productivity of a
forest ecosystem by eliminating the ability
of the forest to grow upwards. This results
in a reduced capacity, per area of land, to
Vandals' hateful assumptions
by VALERY
WILLIAMS
As a first-year
student at Evergreen, I chose this
school not only
because it was
affordable, close to
home, and offered a great curriculum, but
because students are encouraged to ,question the system, take charge of their futures,
increase independence and individuality,
and make a difference in the world. I was
under the impression when I started here
that equal opportunity, tolerance of differences, and promoting peace as opposed
to violence were important Evergreen
values. I have been sorely disappointed.
The third week of school my car was
vandalized in the parking lot while I was in
class. Needless to say, I was outraged and
went straight to the campus police to file
a report. I did not expect them to be able
to do much about it because there were no
witnesses, but I did ask why there were no
surveillance systems in place. According
to the officer I spoke to, when this issue
had been addressed in the past, there had
been extreme resistance to the idea because
students claimed setting up cameras in the
parking lots was "taking away their right to
privacy." I find this idea absurd and ridiculous! Not only is a parking lot a public
area, but having a surveillance system set
up actually protects our individual rights of
safety by discouraging would-be vandalizers, thieves, and possibly even people who
would attempt to do us bodily harm
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Upon further questioning of the officer,
I learned that vandalism is common, and
in most cases there is nothing they can do.
The officer proceeded to inform me that
the vehicles most often targeted are either
"really nice cars" or "larger vehicles that
are not gas-efficient or 'green'."
People, this is an outrage! We have to
put an end to this! Think about it: the only
students who are not going to want surveillance camems in the parking lots are the
people who are committmg or engaging
in prohibited acts. They don't want to get
caught! The rest of us are here to get an
education, minding our own business, and
we are the ones who end up the victims. Are
we just going to take it? By not supporting
this issue we are enabling and perpetuating tolerance of a form of "hate crime,"
which is supposed to be what Evergreen is
against!
I have been discriminated against because
of the type of vehicle I drive. I realize
that there are many groups here involved
in environmental activism. Activism is a
great thing when done in the right context,
such as public. education and awareness
or peaceful demonstration. But when it is
taken to a level of force or violence-or
beyond, you are no longer improving the
world, but lowering your standards to the
level of hate and crime that exists in the
very trenches of humanity. Compassion
and respect for our fellow students is
what sets us apart from mere animals. If
you want to change the world, you have
to convince people to change their minds
and their lives by leading by example,
not resorting to petty <:riminal acts.
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capture energy from the sun and use it to
create organic energy and sequester carbon.
If we allow ivy and other invasive species
to reduce earth's capacity to sequester
carbon then no amount of wind-turbines,
solar cells, or electric cars would amount
to anything.
Lastly, ivy crowds out many important
ecosystem "engineers", or plants that
perform key roles. One such plant is the red
alder tree (Alnus rubra), which has the rare
ability to supply the forest with nitrogen,
an essential component of photosynthesis.
Without alder, the ecosystem will run out
of available soil nitrogen very quickly and
nothing will be able to grow. No nitrogen,
no productivity. So by taking over, the ivy
would not only be killing all the other plant
species, but ensuring its own eventual
destruction as well.
A call to action
I would like to end with two important
points:
One: It's not the ivy's fault that it takes
over; it has no ability to reflect on the situation and reconsider its actions. However,
we have the ability to reflect on our actions,
so let's not waste this opportunity to use
our abilities to set things right.
Two: If you care about our native forests
like I do, or need community service hours,
then come to our Volunteer Restoration
Work-party Sunday, November 2 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will be working on
freeing the trees of ivy in the Garfield
Nature Trail, which is just three blocks
south of the Westside Co-op at Rogers and
Conger. Tools, food, and refreshments will
be provided! We'd love to see you there!
Send an email to magguy05@evergreen.
edu for details.
Guy Maguire is enrolled in the MES elective Ecology of Western Washington and
an independent learning contract.
by NATHAN
BROCKETT
Imagine a product
that people buy to
bum. OK. Now
imagine a product
that is addictive,
that people buy just to bum. If you know
anything about economics, this is a miracle
product. People always want more, always
bum what they have, and always want
more again. Perfect.
There is a reason that tobacco has been
commercially produced and marketed
aggressively since before The Declaration
oflndependence. Yes, the American tobacco
industry is older than the U.S. Government.
As you could imagine a baby government
would need an economic monster to suckle
on until it was strong enough to stand on
its own. This is why the government and
the tobacco industry have been such dear
friends since this nation began.
Have you ever wondered why tobacco
products are so unregulated? It's simple:
profits. The more the tobacco industry
makes the more the government makes.
Neither the tobacco companies nor the
government would think of sacrificing
profits for human life. Profits are sacred. - - - You should check out the gove.mment
regulations for safe lt:ve1s of chemical
consumption. It usually goes something
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NEITHER THE TOBACCO
COMPANIES NOR THE
GOVERNMENT WOULD
THINK OF SACRIFICING
PROFITS FOR HUMAN LIFE.
PROFITS ARE SACRED.
I would like to say to the person who did
this and others like them, "How do you
know why people drive cars that are 'really
nice' or 'not gas-efficient'? Maybe they are
low-income and that is all they have! Or
maybe they have worked hard most of their
life to own something so nice!"
When you judge a person by the vehicle
they drive you are assuming that they are
selfish or just don't care about the environment, and that, my friends, is a form of
discrimination. How do you know if that
person might be going to school so they
can get a better job and drive a greener
car? How do you know if just because
they drive a "nice car" means they don't
support or take care of the environment or
care about others? Let us not forget that
discrimination is merely a form of ignorance coming out as hate. Maybe if you left
a note on people's windshields stating why
the vehicle they are driving is inappropriate you would get your point across better.
What exactly are you trying to accomplish by destroying people's property?
And to everyone else: If you have been a
victim of this or know someone who has,
please speak up and make your voice heard!
If you haven't yet been directly affected
by this, but you don't want to be a victim
and you care about protecting our students
and our private property, you should speak
up, too! If we all keep our eyes open and
report anything suspicious, maybe we can
crack down on these incidences. After all,
it could be your car next time.
like this: "Chemical X must be below the
threshold of Y parts per billion. Except in
tobacco products." Most of these powerful
carcinogens and toxins are s~veral times
the maximum threshold recommended by
the FDA in everything "except tobacco
products."
So why grow tobacco? There are around
45.4 million smokers over the age of 16 in
the U.S. and the average smoker smokes
400 packs per year. That means America
consumes over 18 billion packs per year.
The government gains $0.39 per pack,
making profits around $7 billion a year.
Although that seems like a lot (enough
to make a stack of $1 bills tall enough
to go to the moon and back three-and-ahalf times, actually) compared with how
much the tobacco companies make$13,000,000,000,000-it is just enough to
keep th-e government an ally.
Growing tobacco would keep smokers
(you or someone you know) from accidentally supporting huge conglomerated
corporations, and might finally wean the
government of its old pal. Growing your
own would also help save money. Smokers are statistically mostly lower-class, and
give up around $2,000 a year to already
rich corporations. Home-grown would
prevent the rich from keeping the lower
class low; it would help keep "The Man"
from keeping the poor people poor.
Valery Williams is a junior enrolled in
Health and Human Development.
Nathan Brockett is a peer educator on
smoking.
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by GERALD
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A few nights ago, Mr.
Bull called me when
I was at a party. Like
always, those strange
emotions came flooding back to me and I wondered what he could
possibly have to say. He was telling me this
(and I hate to say it) sob story about wanting more. From this conversation, it gave
me insight into who Mr. Bull really is, who I
really am, and what I really want. It got me to
thinking: can people ever really get what they
want? Is it a selfish act to want something?
I firmly believe that we all deserve something wonderful; we shouldn't settle for just
anyone or anything; instead of going with
the obvious, we should go for the unknown.
During the conversation with Mr. Bull, he
basically confirmed that he believed this
too. He told me he could call someone up
and be settled within an instant (did he mean
me?) but that he wasn't going to, that he was
holding out. But judging by his rough, tired
voice, he was conflicted. Wanting more takes
the spirit out of you. It makes you want to
give up on the search for the wonderful feeling of being complete. He felt that he was too
old for this game, and I feel, although I am
young, that you are never too old to want life
to be good.
A few days later my friends and I are were
hanging out with some people. One of the
guys who was there was obviously into me.
My mind went back to the conversation I'd
had with Mr. Bull, and I knew that ifl were to
get with this new guy, I would be settling for
something less than what I actually wanted.
Is it easier to settle? My friend told me later
that we are not settling; we are just dating.
But is that really the case? I dislike the idea of
even trying to be with someone when there
is something cosmic missing. It leaves me
wanting more, and shouldn't I be wanting
High-heel feminism
The conversation with Mr. Bull turned sour
as he said he'd rather be alone than settleq.
My mind dropped and for a second I wasn't
sure how to respond. But, in my Gerald way
I replied with "Me too" and both of us stayed
quiet. I remember that silence the most; what
was not being said?
The guy I really dig at the moment is
great. I feel that with him I'm not settling
for anything less because he gives me that
cosmic feeling I'm always rambling about.
He's genuine, something that I really appreciate-that "more" that I've always dreamed
of. He's not perfect, of course (no one ever
is), but that's what makes him the great guy
that he is. Who knows what will happen to us;
those questions are unanswered. And that's
good, because if I knew all the answers right
now then I wouldn't be having too much fun.
Not fun at all.
Gerald Blanchard is a sophomore enrolled
in Acting and Directing: Queer Theory.
more? Is happiness really about just being
''fine" with a situation? No, it's not. That's
a fake happiness. Like Mr. Bull, I want to
cuddle with someone and feel that I can trust
and love that person completely; that the
warmth of his body will never go cold, and
that my hand will never slip from his with
unease.
You're probably thinking that I'm extremely
selfish. Well, you're right. Wanting more is a
selfish act. I compare it to food: do we really
need something gourmet? No, but we get it
because we are accustomed to something
greater. The whole time I was listening to
the bull I was thinking, "you're kind of selfish" but that thought reflected back on me,
because I know for a fact that I'm picky and
that it is hard for anyone to fit the image of
my Prince Charming. In truth, hardly few
people ever find their ideal match, because
we settle for less. I'm just one of those people
who doesn't want to settle for less. Like Mr.
Bull, I'm Mr. Selfish.
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by JAMES CASE
by R. YAZMIN
SHAH
A few days ago I had
settled on the lavatory
with a recent issue
of Newsweek. Eager
to find more reasons
to sneer at Sarah Palin, I was surprised to
discover an article on high heels, beginning
with a picture of a woman who seemed to be
wearing stilts that had swallowed her feet.
The article pondered why women--those
silly creatures--torment themselves with
high-heeled shoes. It noted all the medical
pains that came from wearing the things, and
made a few weak stabs to explain the terrific
urge women have to don them regardless.
Having worn high heels throughout high
school and well into college, I would be glad
to analyze the psychological power high
heels wield over women, drag queens, and
trannies, the power that makes all the pain
worth it.
First, let's note the most obvious thing
about high heels: they make you taller-at
least two inches taller if they're decent. And
there's something wonderful about being
tall. People vote for tall presidents. Studies
have insinuated a link between tallness and
intelligence, whether perceived (most likely)
or real. And what's the best thing about being
tall? More often than not, you are the one
looking down at people, not up. There's a
reason why Napoleon had a complex.
Second, high heels make noise. A distinct
click-click-click is heard as one traverses
an uncarpeted hallway. Thus, even when all
else is silent--or especially when all else
is silent-the high-heel wearer automatically receives attention. High heels act as a
little marching band: "Here I come!" They
announce, "You better make way!"
In order to wear high heels you must be
comfortable with people staring at you when
they hear the sound of your podiatric anthem.
Wallflowers and mousey people are instantly
disqualified. High heels demand confidence.
At least enough to not wilt when others
acknowledge your existence.
Finally, a high heel does for the female figure
what the suit does for the male physique. It
enhances it, shapes it so one is unmistakably of the female persuasion. Shoulders
are thrust back, boobs thrust forward, butt
and calves taut. High heels give the illusion
of elongating the legs, shrinking the feet,
and making one appear deadly seductive. It
replaces one's spirit animal-a squirrel, let's
say-with something more potent, like a
python.
This seamless blend of femininity and
power is why I elect the high heel as a symbol
of feminism. If you disagree, just take a look
at how the high heel is portrayed in the media
and pornography. The stiletto (the epitome
of the high heel) is never, ever worn by an
innocent virgin, a silly little kid; it is only
donned by sexually-aware, dangerous-looking women; women who know what they
want and are not afraid to get it; women who
don't wait around for the guy to make the
first move.
Many images featuring high heels focus
on the lethal-looking shoe and a perfectly
sculpted leg arising from it. One would have
to be in a groveling position to get such
a view, as it were. The power dynamic is
instantly inferred.
To those who make the sloppy comparison
between the high heels of today and the foot
binding of yore, let me point out the sea of
differences between the two. Foot binding
forced Chinese noblewomen to sit for a
majority of their lives. High heels not only
help one stand, but they make one stand as
a proud beacon of humanity: chest thrust
forward, shoulders back. To those who say
that high heels discourage women from walking, disabling them as foot-binding did, I cast
a hearty guffaw in your direction. High heels
don't discourage walking, but poorly-made
high heels very well might. I have walked,
run, jumped, and skipped everywhere in my
beloved high-heel boots: down dirt roads, on
Evergreen's pebbly beach, and over fences.
I stopped just short of hiking Evergreen's
forest in them. A high-heeled woman needs
as much help walking as a ballerina needs
dancing.
High heels have to be carefully selected for
a proper fit. Women often don't pay attention
to how wide their feet are, setting themselves
up for daily torture in their heels. High heels
also require grace and a certain amount of
athleticism to wear, which can take a while
to accumulate. And of course, high heels
shouldn't be worn every day, but should be
rotated amongst flat-soled shoes.
That said, there is nothing quite as
commanding as high heels. They instantly
transform you into somebody: they obliterate
slouching shoulders and a shuffling gait with
tall, even posture and a purposeful stride. On
a physiological level, they teach the wearer
to believe in herself. High heels will accept
no less.
R. Yazmin Shah is a junior enrolled in an
independent learning contract. Email her at
sharad23@evergreen.edu.
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first time you glanced over. That sort of
I biking results in a heavy amount of colliAs I was driving
home from class
today, I saw four cars
backed up around
two bicyclists riding
abreast, one in the
bike lane, the other in the road. The bicycles
weren't allowing enough space for the
motorists to get through safely. This is a
usual inconvenience in the experience of
driving in Olympia, but is becoming more
frequent. Due to speculation resulting in
rising fuel prices, the number of bicyclists
has risen.
I praise and respect this environmental
effort. However, I do not praise or respect
the general dangerously unaware mindset
under which a growing amount of bikers in
Olympia have been operating.
Since a considerable amount of
students here are from out-of-state, I feel
it is my duty to inform you of the laws
regarding your status as a biker in the
state of Washington. Shall we review?
"In the state of Washington, the safety of
a bicycle rider is a responsibility shared
by motorists and bicyclists." I agree with
this. This is why I am writing this article.
Let us continue.
"By law, bicycles are considered
vehicles, as cars are vehicles." This means
bikes and motorists are on equal grounds.
The only difference is that a motor vehicle
has an engine and is a lot bigger than a
bicycle. However, having rights carries an
implicit responsibility. More on that later.
"Bicycles share the same rights,
duties, and responsibilities as do automobile drivers." The "same rights, duties, and
responsibilities" entails that both motorists and bicyclists follow the same rules
and regulations. It means doing courteous
things, like not riding two abreast. Imagine
cars riding two abreast on a one-lane road
because· they wanted to have a friendly chat.
Sounds dangerous.
This means not riding your bicycle with
headphones on, because it is ludicrously
important to keep yow: senses sharp,
specifically ones like hearing, the ones that
let you know when a car is coming from
behind. That is something that bothers me
a lot. Take your fucking headphones out of
your ears so you don't get hit. It can wait.
What if drivers wore headphones all the
time? I bet an ambulance driving behind
would get mighty pissed off with them.
"Obey all traffic laws. Ride with the flow
of traffic." This means that you shouldn't
run every stop sign and red light you come
' sions, and I say collision because oftentimes
this sort of thing is inaccurately described
as an accident. An accident implies nobody
was at fault. Also, try to stay in your lane,
I and try moving on the side of the road going
/ the right direction. If you're confused and
angry, imagine a car that weaved around
its lane or went the wrong way because it
was convenient, simpler, or whatever lazy
excuse that's given. Sounds dangerous.
"Bicyclists can choose to ride in a bicycle
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lane or on the shoulder of the road, but
they are not required to do so. Motorists
and bicyclists who don't obey traffic laws
can be ticketed. All persons who use public
roads must understand state traffic laws
and use safe driving and riding habits."
Surprising amounts ofbicyclists in Olympia
do not understand or choose to ignore laws
regarding their movement. And I have never
seen a police officer give a bicyclist a ticket
for riding improperly. Respect is reciprocal.
If I see a biker riding properly, I slow down
and go around them with the respect for the
road that has been given. The people who
either don't know or choose to ignore road
rules are doing a disservice and are creating
a ·detrimental problem to the flow of traffie and to the safety of the road. Now I am
not pointing at every biker, only the guilty
parties described above.
I One final thing. Responsibility. !fbicyclists
share the same rights, duties and responsibilities as do automobile drivers, as the law
states, then why is it that only automobile
drivers have to prove proficiency, acquire a
license and have insurance? Why is it that
there is no bicycle test, bicycle license, or
bicycle insurance mandatory for bikers who
wish to ride on public roads?
I don't understand why we are granted
equal status-that there is a law regarding
equal responsibility-when the responsibilityontheroadisnotequal.Driversaretrained
properly and punished when they drive irresponsibly, yet bikers do not have an equal
corresponding situation. I will not take any
argument that regards bicyclists' rights senously until there is a mandatory bicyclist's
license and mandatory bicyclists insurance in place. Then equal rights can exist.
But what do I know? I can't even ride
a bike.
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Considered.
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Just a reminder from your friendly neighborhood newspaper...
ELECTION DAY IS
THIS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4!
This election season the young (and young-at-heart) are turning
out in record-breaking numbers to make their voices heard.
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their ballots by now. If you have received
yours or have lost it, but you are registered
in Thurston County, drop by the Thurston
Co. Courthouse and pick up ·a replacement .
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'Y"I day, November 4. Voting ends at 8 p.m.,
but this means that if you drop your ballot
in a mailbox on Tuesday ~fter the mail has
been picked up, your vote will not count.
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Thursday, October 30
Sunday, November 2
"Air Torture"
Let's flesh this out.
Amnesty International.
Red Square, starting at 12 p.m.
Guantanamo Bay
Demonstration
End terror with justice.
Red Square, from noon to 1 p.m.
Celebrate Samhain!
Common Bread's hosting this
Celtic New Year celebration:
potluck, Halloween fun, an
ancestral commemorative
altar, and more.
Longhouse, starting at 5 p.m.
Halloween Critical Mass
Bikes, horns and fancy clothes!
Starts at 5:30.p.m. in Red Square.
Diane Cluck, Knotpinebox,
Malcolm Rollick,
Polka Dot Dot
Hall of the Woods (3712 Sapp
Rd. SW), starting at 7 p.m. $5
Friday, October 31
DID YOU KNOW?
That a percentage of all sales
and tips on this day at:
Traditions Cafe, the
Brotherhood, Old School
Pizzeria, and Le Voyeur will
benefit Bread and Roses!
"Conversations w/ Willie
Baptist on Movement Building
for Economic Human Rights"
Longhouse, starting
at 10 a.m. Free.
Trick-or-Treat in the
Geoduck Village
(C) Andy Corn may be there!
Throughout Sem I
Annex, 2 to 4 p.m.
Evergreen Organic
Farm Fundraiser!
Any form of donations and
proceeds will go towards repairing
TESC's organic farm. There'll even
be a raffle, a costume contest (10
to 11 p.m.), and lots of locally
donated prizes. (FUN). The Mark
(409 Columbia St NW). 5 p.m.
to 1 a.m. 21 + past 10 p.m.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Century (Capital Mall) Theatres
(625 Black Lake Blvd.)
Tickets can be purchased in
advance at Fandango.com
or at the ticket booth.
Gory Halloween
Pumpkin Drop!
Don't nap on the tarp ~ there
won't be a pillow, just projectiles!
Housing (A-Dorm), 8 to 9 p.m.
Roving Street Party
- Halloween Mayhem!
Wander through the
town like real ghosts.
The freaky fun starts at the
Artesian well at 10 p.m.
Saturday, November 1
"Conversations w /Willie Baptist
on Movement Building for
Economic Human Rights"
Hosted by Camp Quixote.
Expect a potluck and a
speak-out afterwards!
At St. John's Episcopal
Church (114 20th Ave. SE)
Free! (So is the childcare.)
Day of the Dead celebration
at the Eagle's Ballroom!
All-ages benefit show, potluck,
and beer garden: proceeds
will go towards "Community
Sustaining Fund" and "Earthbound
Productions:' Music will include
Bevy, Planetary People, The
Excuses, Devil's Boots, and more.
Tickets $5-$15 at Rainy Day
Records and Traditions Cafe.
Eagle's Ballroom is located at 805
4th Ave at Plum St. Show starts at
7 p.m. and ends at 1 a.m.
American Ballet Theatre II
International American Ballet
Theatre handpicked young
dancers will AMAZE you.
At the Washington Center for
the Performing Arts - Stage 1
At 512 Washington SE starting
at 7:30p.m. ($15.75- $35.50)
"Night of the Living
Tribute Bands"
The Cars, the Doors, Tom Petty
and the Heartbreakers and Wings,
to name a few. All ages show
(21 + beer garden); all proceeds
go towards the Olympia Film
Society. Hosted by Necro Phylis.
At the Capitol Theatre (206 5th
Ave. SE), starting at 8 p.m. $5
with costume and $7 without.
"The Day After Bash"*
With music from Heliotroupe,
Z-Kamp and more.
*Must be a member/guest of a
member of the Eagle's Club
In the Eagle's Club Room (the
corner of Plum St. and 4th Ave),
starting at 9:30 p.m. 21 + $7
(Another) Day of the
Dead celebration at
Ben Moore's Cafe!
And FREE music ("No
Toy Boys;' for one).
At 1124 4th Ave. W from
10 p.m. to 1 a.m. 21+
Dine In or Call Ahead for Take Out
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Moon), Gun Outfit, C.O.C.O.,
November Witch
At the Brotherhood Lounge
(119 Capitol Way at State Ave),
starting at 9 p.m. 21 + $6.
Monday, November 3
Blood Drive
The Puget Sound Blood Center
will be here for your blood
(and you could be there to
help others in need of it).
In the CAB (the "pit" on the 3rd
floor) from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m.
(closed from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)
Campus-Wide Budget
Update Forum
Come check in and flesh
out the state's budget
outlook with Les Puree
In Lecture Hall 1 from 4 - 5 p.m.
Doom Metal for All Ages!
Phantom City Records presents
pre-election brutality with
Corrupted (Japan), Asunder
(Oakland), Samothrace (Kansas),
and Thrones (Joe Preston of
the Melvins) at the Big Room
(525 Cherry St. at Legion Way)
starting at 7:30p.m. $8
Tuesday, November 4
Watch the Election!
Lecture Hall1 (claim one of
those 300 seats and be one
of those people who get to
sit!) 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Free Show at the Royal Lounge
311 Capitol Blvd. Every
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. 21 +
Graduate School Fair
(They can sense your fear.) All
30+ groups of representatives.
But if you smile, they'll smile!
CRC, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Huge Selection of Fresh Toppings !
Vegan Plzza'a Available
Salads, Calzone, Fresh Bllked Goods
Micro Brews on Tap, Bottled Beers, Wine,
Wi-FI Available
Anti-Oppression Training
Pre-registration required.
In the Longhouse Cedar room
(1007) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 5
New York Style Hand Tossed Pizza
Pizza By The Slice & Whole Pie's
Free the Trees!
Various environmentalists
(and hopefully YOU) will be
saving trees on the Garfield
Nature Trail from noxious
English Ivy. Please come help.
Garfield Nature Trail is on
Rogers St. - a few blocks
South of the Westside Coop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Grammar Garden workshop
Exploring the catacombs of
verbs! Tenses, gerunds, adverbs,
and subject-verb agreement!
LIB 2310 in the classroom
connected to the Writing
Center, 2 to 3 p.m.
Lynda Barry: Cartoonist
and Author
Come listen to this magical
(alum) lady's readings
and see her artwork!
In the TESC Experimental Theatre
starting at 8 p.m. Tickets $5-$10
at Rainy Day Records, TESC
bookstore and BuyOlympia.com.
Thursday, November 6
"Women in Islam:
Stereotype and Reality"
Dr. Amy Aisha Winslow
and sponsors Lacey Islamic
Center and SESAME.
Longhouse, 7 p.m.
Dear Readers,
I'm just as clairvoyant as you.
So let's pool our superhero
powers together and make this a
team effort: Let's tell the future!
Send in any (upcoming)
event information. Please.
Sincerely,
Samantha
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