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A group ofGeoduck Student Union
(GSU) reps coordinated to halt the
union by not attending this week's
meeting. Without these members,
the GSU did not have enough representatives present to make official
decisions. Members of this group
included representatives Dawn
Bradford, Alexandre Chateubriand,
Charles Loosen, Jake Mixon, and
Tez Stair.
The representatives who were
present chose to discuss what they
would like to see included in next
year's GSU budget, which must be
turned in to the S&A Board by next
Monday, March 16. This budget
is necessary for representatives
to attend mandatory retreats and
receive stipends.

In order to further address these
issues an emergency meeting will be
held at noon at representative Josie
Jarvis's house on Sunday, March
15.
A letter of resignation from representative Alexander Chateubriand
was also read. This resignation will
not take effect until the end of this
quarter. The letter can be read on
page 10.
Reps then chose to turn off the
recorder and attempted to close
the meeting. However, state law
RCW42.30.200 requires a student
governance body such as the GSU
to follow all state open-meeting
laws, including keeping a record or
minutes of the meeting. No one was
keeping minutes of the meeting once
the recorder was turned off.
The meeting was then moved to the
basement of the library. A portion of

the group split off in order to oversee the interviews of their Elections
Commissioner (EC) candidates.
The remaining three members,
Kate Schiffinan, Josie Jarvis, and
Cameron Morris stayed to discuss
their feelings about the ongoing
oppression they find present within
the GSU and possible ways to deal
with this issue.
"Ifwe build up that we feel targeted,
it gets dismissed," said Jarvis. "They
make it into a personal attack.
"I don't know what the best option
is [to address these issues]," said
Schiffinan.
Reconvening in CAB 320, GSU
reps engaged in heated discussions
with one another before talking
about EC candidates and solving
internal issues. The idea of bringing
in a third party to mediate between
members was introduced for the first
time this school year.
As a follow-up to last week's GSU
update, Sky Cohen was officially
appointed to the Police Services
Community Review Board at the
GSU meeting on March 4.

Madeline Berman is a sophomore
enrolled in Image and Sequence.

Student Rebecca Moorman
wants to be reimbursed for the
money she was charged by
faculty Jorge Gilbert for her
spring 2008 study-abroad trip
to Chile. Moorman said she has
consulted with an attorney to
determine the best way to get her
money back.
She and others in her class were
frustrated with the quality of
the trip and have complained
to the administration. An audit
shows Gilbert mishandling
money, substantiating students
complaints. Moorman estimates
she was overcharged about
$1000.
"Many of Moorman's classmates are interested in some kind
of reimbursement," she said," or
at least an apology."
"That money is so hard for

students to save," Moorman said.
She said that she and another
student plan to work with an
attorney to decide between filing
a claim with the state, or suing
Evergreen directly.
"We really want Evergreen to
take accountability for their
faculty," said Moorman. "I think
they are irresponsible, and Im
probably never going to take
classes there again."

To read more about
students' complaints
about Gilbert, and the
audit that substantiates
those complaints, go to
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Light schedule saves
Dloney and energy
Until further notice, the lights
along Evergreen Parkway will
be turned off at 11 :30 pm
nightly, coming back to life
every mommg at 6:00am.
Facing a 10% cut to the
Facilities and Services budget,
Director Paul Smith says that
the new lighting plan is meant
to reduce operating costs in
a manner that has "the least
impact possible, while keeping services at a high level."
The move isn't expected to
significantly affect students those taking night classes will
have ample time to find their
way home after class. Late
night traffic on the parkway is
considered to be sparse.

Smith didn't have any hard
estimates as to how much the
cuts would save, but ventured
several hundred dollars per
month as a ballpark figure.
Smith and colleagues are also
considering other lighting
options, such as cycling off
lights in parking lots, to "meet
the cuts without having to let
people go."
Figures showing the savings
from the plan should be available in April.

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"The budget cuts would
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Women targeted during
political actions
by ANNA-MARIE MURANO

Alive! , a coalition of students in
opposition to the current police
proposal to acquire rifles, and
There has been a rise in political Women's Resource Center
involvement in our community during (WRC) voiced their dissent.
winter quarter of 2009. Women play a The women carried cardboard
major part in two popular campaigns- cutouts of AR-l5s on campus
Middle East solidarity on campus and and handed out literature.
challenging the purchase of rifles by the
One of the women who passed
Evergreen police. By playmg prominent out leaflets approached a group
roles and taking on leadership positions, of three men who disagreed
women become more exposed during with her stance. They talked
public protests, most recently on the over her and laughed when
Evergreen campus and previously at the she asked them not to interPort of Olympia in 2007.
rupt her. Another male-bodied
Apparently, sexual harassment and student approached the group
intimidation have also increased when and singled her out, telling
these women have made their political her to "Shut up. You're talking
participation public.
way too much," and proceedOn Wednesday, February 25, there was ing to scream that she was an
a die-in in the CAB to educate people "anarchist idiot cunt" before
about the invasion of Gaza. Over 40 walking away, which made the
L!\MJSE SHAWAlliN
SOME WOMEN OF LAST MONTH'S DIE-IN WERE SEXUALLY
people participated. Participants who other men laugh.
HARASSED BY MEN IN THE CAB.
"played dead" laid down still for half an
These incidents do not
hour.
represent the only time Evergreen
"I was lying face down in front of the students have been targeted for their the Olympia city jail, they were forced feminist and more vocal as an activist. "
political dissent.
Israel display, one
to strip down to their bottom layers,
While the debate about freedom of
On November 11, leaving some of the women with trans- speech continues, true intimidation
WHILE THE DEBATE
table in," said Tessa
Wyllie de Echever2007 during the parent tops, while being visible to male exists for women expressing political
ria,anorganizerwith ABOUT FREEDOM OF Women's
Action guards.
dissent on our campus and beyond.
SESAME, regardOlympia
Port
Of the people who participated in the
Evergreen President Les Puree, in
ing her experience
SPEECH CONTINUES, Protests, pro-war Women's Action, 26 were charged by response to vandalism and the removal
during the protest
counter-protesters Thurston County Prosecutors Office of flyers, sent out a campus-wide email
"About
halfway
TRUE INTIMIDATION tried to intimidate nearly a year after the alleged offense. Of stating:
"This should be a place where all
through the die-in I
women demonstrat- these 26, over half are currently-enrolled
heard a male voice
EXISTS FOR WOMEN ing against the Evergreen students. The outcome of the serious ideas are welcome, even when
Iraq War by using case against the "Oly 26" is yet to be they challenge our beliefs or offend our
that I believe was
talking to two other
EXPRESSING POLITI- derogatory language determined. They continue to claim that sensibilities. Our response to these ideas
males. However, I
and threatening the their actions in November 2007 were should be to listen, seek to understand,
had my eyes closed CAL DISSENT ON OUR women physically. necessary to stop the use of the Port of and then to respond with our own ideas
The fact that many Olympia by the US military. They also and evidence .. . we should never seek to
and could not see
them. I heard one CAMPUS AND BEYOND of them were Ever- . are exploring the possibility of civil suits silence those we disagree with or treat
say 'we should grab
green students was pertaining to their mistreatment while each other disrespectfully."
The question remains of what kind of
the tits of all the
used to degrade and incarcerated. Although women face
challenges for political participation, statement will be made in response to
girls and see if they wake up."'
insult the women protesting.
After over 40 participants were arrested, none of the women recently targeted at threats and language used to silence
Another woman participant also heard
men talking to one another. She said that they were held in vans and Intercity Evergreen have ceased their political women of the Evergreen community.
one of the men said, "We should grab Transit buses. During this time, one of involvement. Rather, it has increased
Anna-Marie Murano is a senior focusing
their titties," and in response another man the counter-protesters exposed himself their desire to be involved.
"At first it's shocking, being silenced on organizational development.
to the bus full of women.
said, "Yeah go for it. It's free game."
When the women were transported to like that, and my immediate reaction was
On Wednesday, March 4, members of
a combination of anger, hurt, disbelief,
and paralysis," said Janae Choquette,
an organizer with SESAME who
participated in the anti-rifle flyering and
witnessed the attack on her friend. "But
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WashPIRG movin' on up

member gets
students' input
"OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE YOUR
INSIGHTS AND PREFERENCES ARE
HEARD BY THE ADMINISTRATION"
by MADELINE BERMAN

As a student member of the Budgetary
Planning Committee, Ben Anderson
wants students to be involved in and
informed about the budget process.
Working
with
other
committee
members such as Steve Trotter, Executive Director of Operational Planning
and Budget, Anderson organizes forums
and tables to try to keep the student
body engaged in creating the budget for
the next biennium.
"Our goal is to make sure your insights
and preferences are heard by the administration," said Anderson. "I want to be a
catalyst and try to get people involved."
One concern for Anderson is dispelling
rumors he's heard surrounding budget
cuts.
Anderson feels that "most students
seem ill-informed [about the budget
situation]."

He tries to get more students involved
by telling them the most extreme
scenarios that have been proposed, such
as scenarios in which all grad programs
or the Tacoma campus get cut.
"I just try to look at the most drastic
things and let them know what's going
on," Anderson said. "I try not to spread
rumors."
While nothing is for certain being
cut, all potential scenarios are being
considered.
"I want to tell [students] what's up and
get their input. .. Even if you can't see it,
you're going to pay more next year and
get 15% less," said Anderson.
For more information about the budget
or how to get involved, visit www.evergreen.edu/budget.

WashPIRG is working to create positive
change in the community and establish
itself on campus.
Last Thursday WashPIRG hosted a
dance-off at the HCC to raise awareness
about its campaign to combat hunger and
homelessness. The organization collected
fifty pounds of clothing at the dance-off,
which were subsequently donated to
Camp Quixote.
The following Saturday, WashPIRG
participated in a service-a-thon in which
students asked people to pledge money
for each hour they volunteered; and the
money was then donated to Bread &
Roses. Students were placed at three
locations in Olympia, including Bread
& Roses, the Community Kitchen, and
outside of the Westside Olympia Food

Co-op, where they asked patrons to
purchase an extra item of non-perishable
food to be donated to the Community
Kitchen. All in all, student volunteers
raised over $1,100 and collected three
large boxes of non-perishable food.
Currently, WashPIRG is collecting
signatures to be placed on the spring
ballot so that they can once again establish an official chapter here at Evergreen.
For more information about WashPIRG
and their current campaigns please visit
www. washpirgstudents.org.

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KARA HAMILTON

Madeline Berman is a sophomore
enrolled in Image and Sequence.

Parkway closure
Starting Monday March 16, parts of the
Evergreen Parkway will be closed from
the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
According to an email released to
TESCrier from Paul Smith, facilites will
be constructing a new welcome sign.
During these times, the 41 and 48 buses
will not stop at the Red Square loop, and
will stop only at housing.
Construction at the roundabout is
expected to continue until the end of
may.
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Rally at capitol
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by ANNA PEDERSON

Nearly 350 students and professors from
Washington state community colleges
gathered inside the rotunda of the capitol
building in Olympia on Thursday, March
5 at an organized rally against budget cuts
and enrollment capping on community
colleges.
Chanting and loud applause were quickly
hushed because the noise was interfering
with the legislature that was in session.
Michele Johnson, chancellor of Pierce
College, said that there are 24 community
and technical colleges in Washington, and
they serve half a million people statewide.
Individuals of countless backgrounds
utilize the resources that community
colleges provide; including those without
high school diplomas ( 1.5 million people
in Washington), as well as Running Start
students, those hoping to move on to fouryear universities, and those who may have
been laid off and wish to receive more
training.
It was clear that the main question the
speakers at the rally and of those in attendance was "how are these budget cuts going
to affect me?"
The current unemployment rate in the
United States is at 8.1 %, and many feel that
community colleges are the solution, not the
problem, in the current economic situation.
Seventeenth-district representative Debb

Wallace, who serves as chair of the house
of higher education, encouraged those in
attendance to advocate their representatives and senators to protect education in
Washington.
But a grim truth is that with the $8.2
billion deficit that Washington is facing, a
lot more than community colleges are being
offered up onto the chopping block. Wallace
mentioned discussions floating around the
legislature involving cutting back on health
care for children and seniors. Balancing the
cuuent state budget is not going to be easy.
There is support from legislators like Senator Derek Kilmer and Rep. Reuven Carlyle,
but higher taxes seem to be on the horizon
for all citizens during this slump.
All speakers at the rally undoubtedly
agreed that a heart of community lies in its
educators, and recognize the importance
of fostering greater thinking not only for
personal betterment, but for the betterment
of the country.
And proposals are being made to help
keep college affordable. Some proposals
Rep. Carlyle offered are increasing textbook availability at lower prices, bolstering
online class enrollment, and to keep enrollment where it is. It may not be much of a
step forward to lower prices, but at least it's
not backwards.

OLGA PETRUS

Beehive CoDective and
eco-conscious artwork
Beehive Collective is a Maine-based organization that educates
youth about current world problems through art and collective posters. Recently, Beehive has been focusing on the environment and
the effects of global warming. On March 10, 2009, Evergreen State
College students had a chance to attend a presentation about the effects
of coal and the artwork that goes with it.
~ OLGA PETRUS

Anna Pederson is a part of the Olympia
community.

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Be a part of it, A lesson in deep
Ever~een!
listening

Olympia community connections
by HILARY HACKER

person, appreciations volunteer, winter
retreat chaperones and Stonewall Activism Summer School host home. Volunteer
positions are flexible and can be adjusted
and negotiated to fit your needs. There is
also the possibility of creating your own
volunteer positions if you have other interests, ideas, or special skills you would like
to bring to the Stonewall community. For
more information on how to participate,
contact Katrina Stem at events@stonewallyouth.org.
Gear Up With Music gives students
the tools to create life-affirming poetry
and songs that examine the personal challenges they face at home, at school, and
with their peers. The program integrates
music into core curricula to increase individual academic achievement and improve
students' opportunities for future success.
The program focuses on topics such as
gang life, alcohol and drugs, cultural
awareness, and creating peaceable schools. ·
Gear Up With Music is now searching for
interns and volunteers. For more information contact Todd Denny at info@todddennymvp.com.
Volunteer for the 2009 Green Festival,
March 28-29. Green Festival is a two-day
event co-produced by Global Exchange
and Green America committed to the
movement towards a just and sustainable
society, featuring over 300 socially- and
environmentally-responsible enterprises,
over 150 leading speakers, live music, and
delicious organic food and drink. Volunteers are needed for the event and will
receive free admission, an organic cotton
T-shirt and free memberships; for more
information please visit www.greenfestivalvolunteers.org/seattle.
Parents Organizing for Welfare and
Economic Rights (POWER) is a grassroots coalition that monitors welfare
legislation and its implementation in the
Olympia area. POWER holds weekly
volunteer meetings Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
at the First Christian Church, downtown
Olympia at Seventh and Franklin. All are
welcome!
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.
While striving to better address these
needs, we would also like input from you,
the student body. If you have ideas about
Action Days or interests in particular organizations and would like to see them represented here in this column, please feel free
to add your thoughts by contacting Hilary
Hacker at hackerh@evergreen.edu or call
(360) 867- 6137.

So it's the end of the quarter and you don't
know what you're going to do? Come to
the CCBLA and find an internship at a
grassroots organization requesting your
help! We've got tons of different opportunities just waiting here for you to take
them on. We can look at your interests and
skills, and help you get connected to the
perfect organization for you. Be a part of
it; our community is asking for your help!
Action Days
Saturday, April 11 we'll be helping
Residential and Dining Services and the
Sustainability House to start an edible
forest garden in the housing area.
On-Campus Events
March 11 is CCBLA's fifth birthday!
"We have resources of folks dedicating
time and energy to our ongoing relationships, bringing more intentionality to the
work as· an institution because CCBLA
exists and supports work in the classroom
as well as work in community," says Alice
Nelson, Evergreen faculty. Come and
join us in Sem II E2125 from 5-7 p.m. to
celebrate five years connecting students
and community! "We have a home in the
CCBLA."
April 1: Farmworkers Awareness
Panel. More details still to come!
Community Requests
G.I. Voice is looking for interns or volunteers to work at its recently-opened Internet
cafe Coffee Strong, located in Lakewood
within blocks of Fort Lewis. Coffee Strong
is a G.I. coffeehouse owned and operated
by recent vets; it is the second G.I. Coffeehouse to open since the Vietnam War. In
addition to coffee, computers and free
Wi-Fi, they hold concerts, movie nights,
and other events. There are also resources
for active-duty soldiers, their families,
and veterans facing service-related issues
such as deployment, PTSD, sexual assault,
and command grievances. Coffee Strong
serves as a safe space to discuss issues
such as the war, deployment, PTSD, and
the hardships of life in the military. They
are seeking interns and volunteers to help
with outreach, promotion, fundraising, and
to work as baristas. If you are interested,
please contact Seth Manzel at (253) 2288912, or sethmanz@hotmail.com. The
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behind him we begin to hear it with each
pass and playback. Massenburg isolates
the section, zooming in and out, looping
the few seconds over and over, hands,
eyes, and ears fully engaged.
The visual interfaces for audio recording have become so realistic, accurate,
and interesting to look at; audio work
has become quite a staring marathon.
However, Massenburg is teaching
us-showing us- that nothing replaces
the human ear.
This tick had to be heard before it could
be seen.
He zoomed in even tighter until the
waves spread out to a single string of
sound wiggling across the screen; and
there it is. A hard, abrupt spike and steep
drop with a weird fizzle in the middle
jumps out at us.
"There it is," he says.
He zooms in closer, like a microsurgeon getting into position to make an
incision.
All the machines and gears in the world
do not replace the human touch that
ultimately controls the laser, needle, or
knife. In this case, it's a virtual pencil.
The pencil tool in Pro-Tools isn't one
I have used much, if at all. I sat in my
introduction to audio class pondering
when someone would ever need to draw
in a sound wave-now I was getting get
my answer.
He highlighted the area of the sound
spike, and drew in a reasonable, wavyyet-smooth line, manually re-writing the
sound itself. Amazing-and then he let
the two of us watch him do it again.
Terry Setter walked up the control room
stairs and I said with my eyes wide,
"Wow, you missed it."
The three days we spent in the 16-track
studio with Massenburg were like being
in an intensive care unit, and it left a
powerful impact. Evergreen has given
me the chance to learn by experiencing
in many ways. I had hands-on time pushing the faders, closing my eyes to focus
all of my brain's energy to my ears. This
was the chance of a lifetime, to study
with one of the greats of my major in a
one-on-one environment. I cherish the
type of learning environment we have at
Evergreen and will take this experience
with me as a story to tell, and as a lesson
in deep listening.

by SARAHJ. BLAND

Terry Setter told Advanced Audio
Production class ahead of time-be here
as much as possible. We cleared our
schedules.
George Massenburg would be here at
Evergreen for three days. Massenburg,
a master of audio technology, inventor
of the Parametric Equalizer, surroundsound guru, and founder of GML Inc.
is truly a distinguished pioneer in the
recording industry.
Massenburg has earned three Grammys,
one for producing, one for engineering,
and another for technical achievement;
he is also the only person in history to
do so. His musical discography covers
over 30 years of producing and mixing
for folks like Linda Ronstadt, Frank
Sinatra, Earth Wind and Fire, Cher, and
The Dixie Chicks, as well as soundtracks
for films such as Armageddon, Runaway
Bride, That Thing You Do, and American
Tale, among others.
Now that you're listening closely, or at
least reading intently, these three days
were a changing experience for me, one
I think I could only have experienced
here at Evergreen.
Early on the second day of our threeday workshop, I walked down the long,
echoing cement hallway at the back of
the COM building towards the 16-track
studio. Kevin Kent, the audio intern,
rounded the other end of the hall. The
doughnuts I brought and abandoned
at the classroom door were still warm.
Kevin and I walked up to the top of the
elevated control room.
Massenburg sat there, staring at the two
flat computer screens scrolling back and
forth with his darting trackball, sitting
as fixededly as though he had never left
from the day before. His glare cracked
with a kind smile and a "Good morning,
how are you today?" conversing for a
moment, then back to the screens.
Music broke from the speakers; The
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played, and then
stopped, play, stop, play, stop, play,
stop.
The doctor is in. The diagnosis is
terrible-but fixable, with minor
surgery. He is an engineer, an artist,
and a skilled practitioner trying to save
this recording's master copy that just so
happens to contain an offending "tick"
hidden among the jagged sound waves.
Sarah J. Bland is a senior at The EverFor Massenburg, the audible tick festers green State College.
with each playback. To the untrained,
the sound is so discrete and quiet that it
is unnoticeable. But for Massenburg it's
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'"free tattoos:

Why are images oftrees
such popular tattoo choices!
by ALISSA BENNETT

to them. All around the world, tattoos tell
stories, display desires, or even speak for
the death of a loved one.
There are many reasons behind tree
tattoos. People have always recognized
the deep importance of trees. We can identify with trees in terms of their growth and
stability, along with many other reasons.
Trees stand for regeneration and renewal,
because forests are constantly undergoing
change.
The transformation they go through,

wildlife. Many people also decide to
include the roots on their tree tattoo to
emphasize this connection, because the
Someone walks into
a tattoo shop, asks to
roots sink into the earth.
look at the artist's portPeople also respect trees for certain characteristics they possess or contributions
folio, and then asks
if the artist happens
they make. Trees supply us with things we
to do custom tattoos.
need in order to survive, like oxygen, food
After learning that this
like fruits and nuts, and wood for numerparticular shop does do custom designs,
ous uses. Other than apparent shelter, they
the customer asks how much it would cost
also give humans a sense of protection;
forests are our sanctuaries.
for a tattoo of a tree of a specific size.
Why are people inspired to get
Trees are also a source for healing
tattoos of trees? There is an assort- PEOPLE ALSO RESPECT TREES because of their medicinal properties.
Compounds and other parts from trees
ment of underlying motivations and
FOR CERTAIN CHARACTER- have provided treatments for a vast
values for getting tree tattoos. Tattoos
often convey something about the
number of diseases and health disorders.
IS TICS THEY POSSES OR
Many people have had loved ones who
person to whom the tattoo belongs.
In a way, tattoos have a voice. They
were saved because of trees, whether
silently vocalize something impor- CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE they are aware of it or not. Those who
tant. Everywhere, people are displayare mindful about the beneficence of
ing tattoos of trees, and I am fascinated losing and re-growing leaves, also reflects trees appreciate them and honor them in
with the significance behind these tattoos. how we go through phases of our lives. ways such as tattoos.
Humans have always had a meaningOriginating as a means of labeling, or as People often get tattoos of trees that are
a means of spiritual or ritual art, tattoos in the process of losing their leaves or ful relationship with trees. Not only do
have become a fad, though most still already have lost their leaves to show this we relate to them, we rely on them. The
embody deep meaning. Often people get alteration. They provide us with wisdom connection between trees and humans is
a deep correlation that can be recognized
tattoos to simply be deviant; other times and a feeling of protection, too.
Trees, because of their interplay with even through the art that people get
tattoos serve the purpose of symbolizing
something important to the owner. When air, water, fire, and earth also represent permanently on their bodies.
tattoo-wearers presents their tattoos to the popular idea that "everything is
Alissa Bennett is a freshman enrolled in
someone, often they will share a life expe- connected". All of these ideas are part
rience they were going through or some of the interconnectedness, along with Trees and Humans.
significant symbolic meaning that it has animals, since trees provide habitats for

lbe art of seeing
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by ZEBULUN BROWNE
Have you ever heard
of someone who is a
tracker? What do you
think of when you hear
the term "tracker?"
When you think of
tracking, what does it
mean to you? Is the goal simply to discover
the name of the animal who made it (if it
was an animal!), or is it to find that animal
at the end if its trail? Or is it neither, or
both? Every thing not only leaves a track,
a record of its existence, but effects and is
affected by everything within and around it,
on any type of terrain.
Trackers are those people who decode the
mysteries around them, who learn to read
the Earth like a story, an "open book." It
is an essential aspect of hunting-not only
being able to interpret and follow a trail, but
to be able to sign-track as well, reading the
overall landscape for clues as to the location
of animals. Trackers assist law-enforcement
in finding lost people, as well as fugitives.
But tracking can be used by anyone!
Awareness and tracking go hand in hand.
Knowing what places may be dangerous at
certain times of day, or in certain weather
conditions, knowing how long that chicken
salad has been out of the fridge, knowing
what the weather will be tomorrow by
looking at the sky today, tracking the flow
of the economy, tracking global and local
politics, being aware of when and why your
emotions shift throughout the day ... knowing where something will show up by
determining what happened previously.

' measurements (track length, width, stride,
This is tracking.
I have been developing my passion for number of toes, etc.), as well as location,
tracking for a few years now, and my time of day, weather conditions, etc.
The more information the better! That
interest has been increasing exponentially
as of late. The more I go out and get onto way, when you go back home, you can look
some tracks, becoming enraptured with up the specifics.
I find it best to look into the books at
them, the easier it is to get absorbed in their
adventures in the future. Initially it was home, as the tracks are too fascinating to
hard, because I would feel overwhelmed by ignore when I'm out in the field. Somehow much there was to track, how much times though, I'll be dying to look up what
is contained within a single track, and how animal it could have been, and will pull out
little I knew. But the more I do it, the easier my field guide while still in the field.
An essential aspect of tracking is focus.
it is to give myself to the track.
By focusing on individual tracks, we even- This aspect of sticking to one thing is essentually begin to understand how the maker tial, and I believe it is one of the greatest
of the track fits in with the world around stumbling blocks, one of the biggest walls
it, and eventually we are able to see and we have to push through when beginning
feel the animal moving within its tracks, something.
With tracking, it's all there in front of us.
and within ourselves. By going outside and
interacting with the tracks of animals, we We don't need to go somewhere else to find
slowly open up aspects of ourselves we tracks. We can practice anywhere, anytime.
may not have known we had.
Try looking at a track as close as you can,
We can develop a great interest, a passion scrutinizing every detail; then back up as
for learning. We will not only want to ' far as you can while still keeping an eye on
know, but need to know: what happened the track, and watch how it seems to change
here? What is this telling me? If we keep with distance.
asking these two questions, and create
Certainly we need to immerse ourselves
more of them, our understanding will grow. in an inspirational atmosphere such as
Eventually a deeper feeling of unity with the mountains, woods, or seashore, but
remember-tracks are everywhere. And
our world will develop.
It is important to have an understanding anywhere you go, there you are! You can
of what you may find when you go out into always study your own tracks. Use them
an area, so the use of field guides and other for determining height, weight, sex, age,
reference material is critical. I usually take emotional state, direction of travel. .. and on
a field guide with me, as well as a pencil, and on. It's all there. All too often we look,
drawing pad, and measuring tape when I but do not see.
go out tracking. I have found that drawing
Zebulun Browne is a sophomore enrolled
tracks helps me immensely in developing
my acuity. Remember to record accurate in an independent learning contract.

Open letter
to the S&A
board
by BEN CHASSLER LUCAL
I opened the S&A
survey when I received
it, curious to see what
it was all about. Right
away I had a feeling that
something was wrong.
The first question in
the survey reads, "Is sexual assault a likely
threat on the Evergreen campus?" This
seemed to come out of the blue.
I know that statistics regarding non-reporting clearly show that sexual violence is
a grossly under-reported crime. According to The Evergreen State College Rape
Response Team (RRT)'s "One in Three"
pamphlet, "12 rapes occur every hour, one
in three women is raped in their lifetime,
and the highest rape victimization rate is
for women between the ages of 16 and 19
-many first-year college students are in this
age group."
What is the message, I wondered, that
TESC is sending to victims/survivors and
perpetrators about reporting sexual assault,
and our commitment to response if (according to the survey questions) TESC doesn't
even seem to be sure that rape on campus is
a problem anymore!?
Obviously, stopping oppression-stopping
rape-''fits with the spirit and culture of
Evergreen", according to the S&A survey.
Do we truly believe that the S&A Board's
use of an insensitive survey can capture the
scope of the need for services such as those
provided by the Office of Sexual Assault
Prevention (OSAP)? And can we truly allow
the results of this survey to justifY either the
eradication or continuation of OSAP?
Please, use your voice. Be an ally. Tell
TESC and the S&A Board that preventing
sexual assault is a priority.
Additional issues with the S&A Board
Survey:
Students need support, not misleading
questions, to eradicate the epidemic of
sexual assault. I fear that this survey may
contribute to our cultural blindness to this
problem and may reinforce the phenomenon
that "rape is perceived by many as someone
else's problem" (TESC RRT's "One in
Three" pamphlet).
In addition, students must log in using
their Evergreen ID and password in order
to participate in the survey- which leaves
survey engineers with a means by which to
track respondents and responses. Compromised confidentiality, and further risk of
re-traumatize-ation, clearly contributes to
under-reporting.
This survey seems to lump recreational
equipment use and sexual violence among
the same caliper of student concern; is
it really likely to be the avenue through
which students choose to disclose their
use of services or experiences with sexual
violence?
If you are going to send out a survey asking
sensitive questions that have the potential to
trigger strong emotional reactions in some
people, it is probably a good idea to provide
information about where they can get
support. Some support networks include ...
Safeplace 24-hour crisis counseling line:
(360) 754-6300
Evergreen Counseling
Center:
(360)
867-6800
The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention:
(360) 867-5221

Ben Chassler Lucal is a fresh-person
enrolled in Imagining the Body.

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We say occupation; you say banana
by LAMISE AL-SHAWAHIN

If you've been on
campus lately, you
may have noticed
some flyers, posters
and handouts decrying
Arabs, Muslims, Iranians, and specifically
Palestinians of being misogynistic gaybashers who have little or no value for their
children's lives. These seemingly compelling pieces of propaganda declare Israel as
the lone bastion in the Middle East where
these groups of marginalized peoples stand
even half of a chance.
Personally, I'm so grateful that Israel is
concerned with women's rights and gay
rights. I bet they airlifted all the women,
children, and queer folks from Gaza
before the air and ground raids that killed
1300 people and injured over 5000 while
simultaneously destroying the already pitiful infrastructure of Gaza. No? Oh well, I
suppose they were rpilitants, because without an organized military all Palestinian
civilians are potential enemy combatants
and "human shields." Besides, according
to "Evergreen's own little 'Israel lobby"'
(Feb. 26), those numbers are exaggerated.
Unlike the campus groups that take their
arguments from the PR firm Stand with
Us*, I don't have a variety of organizations
that provide me with a list of non-sequitur
talking points aimed at distracting the
public from the actual issue at hand.
I have a more valuable resource at my
hands-the real stories of my family: survi-

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vors of the Israeli occupation.
SESAME's film festival was called "Roots
and Realities of Occupation." When I talk
about Palestine, I talk about the realities of
occupation.
I talk about my grandfather Yusuf. My
grandfather was a poet, not a "militant"
or a "terrorist". His pen was his weapon,
but it was no match for air raids. He was
forced out of his home in Beitunia (West
Bank) because of the occupation. sixty six
percent of that city, the city ofBeitunia that
my grandfather is from, now belongs to
the State oflsrael. My grandpa decided he
could afford to be a poet because he thought
that he would have the land he owned to
fall back on in his old age. My grandpa
is now landless, living in an apartment in
Chicago, thanks to the occupation.
When I talk about the occupation, I talk
about the PTSD that my family suffers.
My grandmother was in her early twenties
when an air and ground raid in the West
Bank in 1967 forced her to take her four
children, including my mother, into a dark
room full of dead bodies to hide from the
Israeli Defense Force (IDF). The only safe
place for her to take her children was a
mass grave. The bodies were piled up in
a narrow roqm near Ramallah because
people were being killed too fast to be
buried. My aunt was only 5 at the time,
but she still remembers the rancid smell of
rotting flesh.
When I talk about Gaza, I talk about the
occupation. I talk about the 1.5 million
people who are packed into the 140 square
miles of the Gaza strip, people who were

driven to Gaza from other villages and
cities in Palestine by the Israeli Army in
1948.
Israel controls imports, exports, the
movement of people, Gaza's air space, and
seacoast. Israel began its blockade of Gaza
in January 2006 when it started slowly
limiting access to fuel, electricity, food,
and water; essentially starving Palestinians
in Gaza and turning it into the world's largest open-air prison.
I talk about the fact that in Israel the
median household income is $37,000 US
dollars when half the population of Gaza
lives on $3 US dollars per day.
I talk about the Israeli settlements built
closer and closer to Palestinian cities
and towns; and the seizure of Palestinian
homes, land, and businesses to expand
these settlements.
I talk about the children who were denied
proper childhoods.
I talk about the parents who have to watch
their children starve.
When campus groups get their information
from Stand With Us as a way to respond to
all this, they often appropriate the struggles
of women and queer folks, which distract
from the roots and realities ofoccupation.
We say, "Occupation," they say, "Arabs
mistreat homosexuals."
We say, "Occupation," they say, "Arabs
mistreat their women."
Like my grandfather, my focus is also in
literature, and, in literature, this attempt to
mislead or distract the audience is called a
red herring. The arguments used in most
responses to Palestine are an attempt

to revive old Orientalist misrepresentations, as well as post 9/11 racist anti-Arab
Islam-ophobic sentiment in Americans to
legitimize as well as distract from the facts.
Their argument is that Arabs are misogynistic, homophobic, dirty, bad, and lecherous, so their deaths are trivial and even a
service to humanity. Completely irrelevant
arguments are constantly brought up in the
racist literature (more correctly described
as litter-ature) that SIIA Shalom distributes** in order to demonize Arabs and
Muslims to justify Israel's ethnic cleansing
in Gaza ... as if anything could justify what
is being done to the Palestinian people.
*If you'd like to respond to this article,
you can find a pre-packaged response on
www.StandWithUs.com that states Palestinians didn't lay claim to the land until the
1967 war when Israel "captured" the land
from Jordan and Egypt. I don't want to
spoil your fun, but be assured that I already
have a response to it.
** You can find it at www.StandWithUs.
com. Check out the pamphlets that liken
Arabs to Nazis or boldly assert that the
US, UK, and Israel are the only countries
in the world that have civil rights or, my
favorite, the one that talks about how
Israel is a champion of environmental
issues-"We plant trees, so it's okay if we
kill Palestinians!!!"

Lamise Al-Shawahin is a junior enrolled
in Decolonizing the Mind.

Fuckyou,
chicken McNuggets
by ERIN GRAY

We all have vices,
things we love but
that we know are
bad for us, things we
hide from others, and
only do when there is
no chance of being
caught.
My vice is Chicken McNuggets, a fact I
never thought I would be announcing the
masses of Evergreen, probably the leastfriendly place for the McNugget, but
here I am. I am not sharing this because
I wish to reveal my soul or even defend
my actions, but because the McNugget
and I had a falling-out.
The incident occurred last week, and
turned my love for the delicious goldenbrown McNugget to pure loathing.
Last week was a busy week, and on
one of the busiest days I was in my
car, hungry, and I didn't want to cook.
Cooking would have taken too much of
my precious time for homework. My
boyfriend, who is strictly against fast
food (as most people should be), was
going to be out of town for most of the
night.
So I saw an opportunity. I could just
drive through McDonalds, eat at home,
and get straight to my homework,
and my boyfriend (a.k.a. my external
conscience), would never know. The plan
was beneficial to all parties involved. I

get my McNuggets (served to me by a
guy who thought he was funny-he was
not) and drove home. I got started on my
homework as I ate.
Not five minutes after I finished my
grease-laden meal I got this horrible
headache. It was no run-of-the-mill
headache either, so I drank a huge glass
of milk and took some Tylenol, hoping
that would make it go away. It did not; it
was as if my brain was on the losing end
of a bad rugby match.
I couldn't concentrate at all. I gave up
trying to get some writing done, got into
bed, and did what reading I could. As I
lay in bed, I became very cold; I layered
and cranked the heat in my room to an
oven-like temperature, yet still I was
shivering under my covers.
At this point I realized I was very sick.
In the span of two hours I went from
perfectly healthy to a sick puddle; all I
could do was lie in bed and make pitiful
noises (which is very uncharacteristic of
me since I tend to despise whining). It
even got so bad that at one point I was
having trouble lifting a glass of water.
All of this during a week in which I
should have been staying up late and
getting up early. Instead, I was in bed
unable to do any of my homework. I
slept for 12 straight hours that night, and
woke up feeling better, but nowhere near
normal.
My hypothesis is that some jerk in
McDonalds was sick; he coughed or

sneezed on my McNuggets, and then I
ate them, which got me sick in a matter
of minutes. So now, needless to say, I
am bitter towards the chicken McNugget, and a plan that was meant to save
me time cost me more then I was willing
to spare.
There was some light in this dark cloud
of sickness-the story of a woman with
her own McNugget fiasco that puts mine
to shame. A woman from Fort Peirce,
Florida made a stop at her local MeDonaids and ordered McNuggets. After her
order was taken and she paid, she was
informed that the restaurant was out of
McNuggets, so she attempted to order
a McDouble, and, much to her chagrin,
was informed that the restaurant was out
of that, too. At this point, frustrated and
hungry, she asked for her money back,
and was told she couldn't get her money
back.
The woman now did what she thought
was necessary-she called 911 requesting the police be sent to her emergency.
She not only called 911, but called three
times, at which point the police did arrive
and cited her for misuse of emergency
services.
I just contracted the plague; there was
no police involvement, and I am glad
and relived to know that the McNugget
doesn't just have it in for me.

Erin Gray is a senior enrolled in an
independent learning contract.

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loader than words
A response to "It's an
issue of social control"

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byARRONLEE
This is in response to
"It's an issue of social
control", in which the
writer, Tez Stair, claims
his voice was silenced
by the pulling down of
posters in support of
Police Services' request for high-powered
rifles.
To claim that it silences voices to tear down
posters that are in support of a group who has
so much power and ability to reach people-a
group like police services-is just plain and
simply ridiculous. Having your voice silenced
requires that you lack power compared with
those who are silencing your voice. We can't
look at the college and say that radicals here
silence the voice of the powerful (the administration) or those who agree with them.
The voice of Police Services is a loud one,
and no matter how much we radicals tear
down posters that support the status quo,
spray slogans like "Call you parents, they
miss you" on the CRC, or protest; the fact of
the matter is that ours is a much quieter voice.
At least for now.
Radicals have a long and wonderful history
in this nation. They are the ones who fought
for the 40-hour workweek, and stood alongside those who fight for civil rights as they
were beaten and shot by the police. They
threw tea in to Boston Harbor; they freed
African and black slaves.
We have a long history of not only having
our voices silenced by the conservative
mainstream and the reactionary elements
within it, but also being killed for our radical
points of view.
Now, I am not claiming that we radicals
on this campus need fear assault or death by
those of you who are conservative (yet), but
ours is a long history of the State (and when
I say State I mean the government and all
those who serve them, the police, and military) trying to silence our voices by violence,
and we remember this daily.
It is ridiculous to claim that tearing down
posters that advocate the same side and
point of view as Police Services, an office
that receives direct funding from the State,
silences voices. Police Services has resources
far beyond that of any radical or liberal group
on campus that opposes them. They have
the backing of the college as well as any
number of other police departments and the
state of Washington. To silence their voice
would require more than tearing down a few
posters.
To those students who feel that we radicals
are silencing you, look back on what I just
said Ours is a struggle that has a long and
violent history and that violence did not
start when we threw a rock for the first time.
That violence started when we were beaten
and shot by police employed by the state for
advocating against an oppressive system. I
am speaking as an anarchis1, a radical; I have
seen my sisters and brothers in socialist and
communist struggles around this nation and
the world killed for opposing state oppression and repression.
You, and I'm talking to you now Tez, you
have not been silenced, but you have experienced a very small shift in power, and that is
what you are upset about. What is even more
telling for me is the loudest voices speaking
against rifles on this campus are women, and
those loudest in support of rifles are men.

Aaron Lee is a senior enrolled in Gateways:
Political Economy and Popular Education.

March 12, 2009

Power, propaganda and "violeJ•ce"
by C.V. ROTONDO
A revelation came at a
recent Geoduck Student
Union (GSU) meeting
that I had tom down
fliers; this was coupled
with selective journalism from the Cooper
Point Journal, accusations, condemnations,
and gestures of support that have come from
various areas of campus.
The most pronounced condemnation came
during the last GSU meeting from the student
group SIIA Shalom, who claimed that I had
threatened their right to free speech, citing
constitutional amendments and other supposedly equally-offensive fliers on campus,
predominantly those of the student group
Students Educating Students About the
Middle East (SESAME).
Since that meeting, Art Costantino has
sent out a "Freedom of Speech Memo" over
the GSU's listserv, stating "The concept of
academic freedom also recognizes that the
expression of opinions that provokes must
be protected if learning is to occur," followed
by "encouragement" that the student government "denounce efforts to curtail the free
expression of ideas."
Given these directed, political sentiments,
along with other recent conversations with
readers who express "disappointment" in my
actions, I feel that it's necessary to elucidate
my reasoning. Hopefully such an elaboration
will also serve to put the discourse of what
is ''violent" or "silencing" political action on
campus into context.
First of all, it's important to acknowledge
that even the regular reader of my writings
does not know me. If my actions shock or
"disappoint" you, consider that my words
cannot possibly carry the complexity of my
evolving political consciousness, nor are

they designed to. My writing is focused upon omtively developing amongst SESAME, the
particular issues at particular times, with Black Student Union, MeChA, and other
particular intent to engage, encourage, and student groups), but I stand by the action that
empower the reader to take his or her own I took. In order to put my action fully into
political action. My political actions beyond context, I want to tum now to the discourse of
the content of these words are understand- ''violence" on campus as well as the current
ably opaque to you. I ask you to recognize repressive political climate.
that such opacity is the result of inadequate
Let's begin with the concept of "free
context and limitations of the medium.
speech," one of those nearly-empty phrases
I saw the particular flier in question as inac- utilized in times of political expediency.
curate, silencing, and above all, racist. This As I stated when confronted in the Union
message is pervasive in our post 9/11 racist meeting, I do not support "free" speech that
state, engaged in the ambiguous "war on oppresses or seeks to justify violence on a
terror," in which Arab people are condemned massive scale, such as Israeli occupation. To
as violent religious extremists who threaten leap to the protection of "free" speech is a
core values of our Anglo-capitalist society. dubious gesture from someone like CostanThe message is not only sanctioned by a tino, whose political silencing of Students for
government complicit in the occupation of a Democratic Society (SDS) last year was
Palestine, in a historical time when public as politically convenient as denouncing my
dissidents such as Nonnan Finklestein and alleged "silencing."
Desmond Tutu are under constant threat of
Now let's deconstruct ''violence." One
political and economic suppression, but is "disappointed" reader stated that he saw my
brought to us at Evergreen by the wealthy action as ''violent." Tearing down a poster
and powerful Israeli lobby.
is not violence-occupying an area and
Bluestar PR is a public relations firm for the ruthlessly murdering its inhabitants through
state oflsrael and its policies (not for Jewish bullets or starvation is violence, tasing naked
people) and does not represent journalism, students on acid is violence, laying into a
but the public relations campaign for a brutal demonstrating crowd with pepper spray and
occupation. This group is boldly racist and batons is violence, vehemently pushing to
have inaccurate attempts to justify terror arm campus police with AR-15's is violence,
and bloodshed like the recent December and verbally berating female-identified
assault upon Gaza (which is just one highly politically-vocal students is violence. If we
publicized event in an ongoing military and are going to discuss the violent application
economic occupation).
of power, let's discuss those situations and
All of this makes me exceedingly angry, as not conflate removing an insidious, racist
did Tez Stair's pre-conclusive "experiment," flier with the violence regularly visited upon
to which I was responding when I made my our community and communities across the
now infamous admission that I took down world in the name of perpetuating exploitBluestar PR fliers put up by the student group ative relationships like those depicted on the
flier in question.
SIIA Shalom.
Certainly there are more productive, collective means by which to oppose blatantly racist
C. V. Rotondo is a senior enrolled in Nonand inaccurate propaganda on campus (illus- fiction Workshop.
trated by the proposed hate free zone collab-

Letter of resignation
by ALEXANDRE
CHATEAUBRIAND

times every representative has felt this
pressure, at no point has any one of them
stopped fighting for you and protecting
your interests throughout the college
On March 20 I will
resign my seat as a
and the state.
I am proud of the work accomplished
Student Representative in the Geoduck
by this year's GSU and the work that
Union (GSU).
will continue to be accomplished in the
I wanted to take a
future. Over the past months we have
moment to express
fought to bring your voice to every level
my thanks to all the students who 'of campus and sought to protect your
entrusted me with their voice in an interests during this financial crisis;
extraordinary opportunity to work on whether by removing the WashPIRG fee
their behalf. I hope you will find that I or placing students on committees like
was worthy of that trust.
Budgetary Planning, PSCRB. AmeriMy resignation comes after much cans with Disabilities Act Compliance,
reflection and conversation with my and many others.
friends and family. It is clear that I
Student representation is not a secure
cannot continue to work for the GSU installment at Evergreen. The GSU is
without injury to those I Jove and care only in its third year and is still buildfor and that is not something I can bare. ing a foundation. Yet it has proven to
I am well aware that the GSU has had be the strongest, most resilient form
quite a turbulent year. Though at many this school has ever seen. Through the

Geoduck Union, Evergreen now enjoys
the strength of student representation at
the legislature and has the benefits of
students' voices interacting with faculty,
staff, and administration on every topic
important to the quality of life we all
share.
Though my time as a GSU representative has come to an end, my work as
a student advocate is just beginning. I
hope to remain your student liaison to
our Board of Trustees and to keep working with the Law Society and Men's
Resource Center. It is my sincere desire
to continue working in the public service
of students for as long as you find me
able and worthy of doing so.
Thank you, Evergreen.
Rep. Alexandre Chateaubriand

Alexandre Chateaubriand is a sophomore enrolled in an independent learning contract.

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getting a library card and a group of intelreiterated this point: "I do selectively
ligent, motivated friends with common
Maybe it's just the
support free speech I don't think that
interests? (In the age of the Internet,
senioritis talking, but
free speech; as like a mandate across the
Zionism is the Jewish
this has never been easier.) There would
board works," (March 4). Other student I'm a quarter away
self-determination
rarely be need for professors, whose
reps echoed this sentiment, Shyam from graduating, yet
movement and as
existence is largely superfluous. (This is
Khanna, facilitating the meeting said,
I find myself pretty
such is an expression
demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt
"I'm pretty sure that's not a violation of hard-pressed to justify
of Judaic cultural/
by the prevalence of Evergreen ILCs [do
any ... of any first-amendment type shit." ,the last three years
religious ties to Israel.
(and tens of thousands of dollars) I gave you even need to meet your professor to
And "Everyone has the right to speak,
Zionists believe in the
to Evergreen. Perhaps it's my own dumb do one of those?], as well as the common
right of the state of Israel to exist. If you but like the messages that your group is
fault for electing philosophy, which situation of professors teaching a subject
think that Israel has a right to exist, then propagating is racist ... would we let the
Ku Klux Klan table and put up fliers? I means I can·become (1) a professor, (2) about which they know nothing.) For the
by definition, you are a Zionist.
a lawyer, or (3) a barista-so, financially, rare times when and expert would necesResponding to a question at Harvard don't see a difference, like, you're advoUniversity in 1968, Martin Luther King cating the extermination of a people and that's two parasites and one chump), but sary, well, there must be a more efficient
it's seeming more and more grotesquely way of finding one than keeping them on
said, "When people criticize Zionists so are they."
obvious that an undergraduate education retainer for $40K per year, as the current
A student critiquing SIIA Shalom spoke
they mean Jews, you are talking antiin the humanities is little more than a system does.
Semitism." Language like "Zionism is in support of censorship saying, "Umrn,
And, yeah, maybe this model would tum
souped-up reimagining of ye olde aristoracism," or "Israel is apartheid," fails in ok so just to make a clarifying statecratic practice of sending rich kids to be off some employers, but in the long run,
that respect; is untrue, and communicates ment, urnm, and really quick, sorry if not
that you don't understand the definition. everyone wants to indulge me on this but properly socialized for successful draw- any employer who rewards a diploma
ing-room discussions. (I don't mean to over talent is going to go bankrupt (hopeThe claim "Israel is apartheid" is untrue the whole like two state solution, your'
fully-this
might
imply that all students
because Israel not only provides equal second state would have involved the
just be my innerare rich, only that the
HOW DO THEY
rights to all citizens, and acts fairly in expulsion and killing of 750,000 natives
libertarian talking).
priorities of a BA
self-defense, but no other nation in the from their first state."
education are geared COMPETE? LIKE THIS: Plus, if getting a
These criticisms are both false and
world is held to the standard to which
good job was really
towards such.)
Isreal is held. A double standard for offensive. It is shocking that specific
One
interesting "OH, YEAH? WELL, WE the purpose ofeducaIsrael is anti-Semitic. There are plenty members of the student government
tion, then why aren't
side-effect of this
of legitimate criticisms of Israel to be would not support civil liberties and make
economic
situa- HAVE A SAUNA AND AN we all taking busimade; many are held by this author, but a biased claims without ever even talking
ness classes or some
tion is skyrocketing
double-standard is unfair and displays a to us as individuals or as a student group.
ANIME CLUB. AND A similarly careerlack of understanding. Dialogue needs to "you're advocating the extermination of ,tuition by dictate of
oriented program?
account for Jewish cultural and religious a people" and "your' second state would the laws of supply
and demand. As SCHOOL PANDA BEAR! Either college is
ties to Israel. Failure to do so shifts the have involved the expulsion and killing
for getting a job, in
college
education
rhetoric from policy critique to ethnicity of750,000 natives from their first state."
BEAT THAT!'' THIS
which case the fluffThese sentiments display the dire need has become a hotter
critique.
ier humanities have
Any analysis of the Middle East that for there to be a spoken pro Israel voice professional luxury
no place here, or it's
and status-symbolACCUMULATION OF
doesn't account for the existential on campus to address misunderstandings
one of those strange,
terrorist threat surrounding Israel and and lack of information that has been a sort of "thou art
PRETTY-BUT-SUPER- obscene monsters of
from the wider radical Islamic world is provided to the student body. With our educated" hall-pass
blind cultural evoluto get through closed
biased and one-dimensional. The grow- voices left unspoken and censored the
FLUOUS ADD-ONS IS tion, like suburbs
doors
and glass
ing influence of radical Islam profoundly conversation would become stale and as
and
Stairmaster
ceilings-an everaffects Middle-Eastern politics. Failure hateful as it has proven to be by people
widening swath of ACCELERATED AS THE machines (i.e. it's
to acknowledge its import is a denial of condoning the censoring of our group.
pointless).
SIIA Shalom was identified as making
reality. Accounting for radical Islamic
people invest their
All of this wouldn't
ORIGINAL GROUP OF
ideology significantly alters the picture Evergreen an "unsafe" space. In a time and money
all be so bad if
that is portrayed on campus and the prepared statement, Anne-marie Murano
into purchasing this
HIGH-END BUYERS
the institution of
allegedly indispens(SESAME coordinator), claimed that
context of the discussion.
college, • especially
able product. EvenHamas' charter is a case in point. Article SIIA Shalom was funded by Stand13 of Hamas reads, "There is no solu- WithUs and BlueStarPR, which she
tually, college ceases STARTS LOOKING FOR in the humanities (I
hear that the sciences
to be a conspicuous
tion for the Palestinian question except referred to as "DeathStarPR." She went
THE BEST COLLEGES have less want of
luxury and becomes
through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and on to say discuss "a national censorship
a normality. This
standards, goals, and
international conferences are all a waste campaign .. . a well-funded campaign
crowd of ravenous consumers inexorably coherence), did something which couldn't
nationally to end discourse on campus
of time and vain endeavors."
attracts merchants hawking their wares be gotten elsewhere. But I suspect that
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an around the Israel-Palestine conflict." In
'(e.g.
Evergreen), who have to compete just the opposite is true: because it's the
anti-Semitic forgery, is repeatedly cited order to protect the campus, she proposed
with each other for the substantial but default option for anyone who doesn't
by Hamas' charter as a historical text. making Evergreen a "hate-free zone."
want to "flip burgers for the rest of their
finite market.
Published in 1920 and distributed by the Meaning that material judged to be
How do they compete? Like this: "Oh, life," all the creativ ·mart people get
Russian secret service at the behest of offensive would be officially censored.
yeah? Well, we have a sauna and an substt 'led into the authority structure
Czar Nicholas II in order to scapegoat These are strong statements from an
the Jews to alleviate political pressure, it individual who refuses to meet with SIIA Anime Club. And a school panda bear! of undergraduate institutions. All of the
remains popular in the Arab press today. Shalom and won't engage in any kind of Beat that!" This accumulation of pretty- radical enlightenment and insight that
but-superfluous add-ons is accelerated happens in school isn't a product of the
These sentiments are largely left out of conversation on the matter.
as the original group of high-end buyers scho0l; it's a product of the students.
Working towards conflict resolution
the discussion on campus, even though
This tsn 't by any means an original obserstarts looking for the best colleges, so
they play an integral role in understand- requires discussion, not censorship in the
ing the context of Israel's actions and name of an unknown/abstract "power- as to differentiate themselves from the vation: Thoreau wrote, "Those things for
rabble who just went to a college. This which the most money is demanded are
relation". Moreover, if that power relapolitical decisions.
causes every institution to start look- never the things which the student most
At last week's GSU meeting (March tion is the alleged "Jewish conspiracy,"
ing even more desperately for a way to want;; Tuition, for instance, is an impor4) SIIA Shalom and those who s:upport then the claim is racist in itself. If you
differentiate themselves from the pack. tant item in the term btll, while for the far
Israel were called racists, likened to think that SIIA Shalom put up a flyer that
the KKK, and accused of supporting was offensive, then you should discuss it At the same time, someone has to pay for more valuable education which he gets
genocide by student reps and supporting with them, not mandate to silence them. this mountain of sparkling crap: some of by associating with the most cultivated of
students. SIIA Shalom came to respond The actual power-struggle is manifested the bill goes to the students who've been his contemporaries no charge is made."
On the other hand-ironically, obviduped into thinking they have to attendto comments made by student rep Chris in intolerance towards a few individuals
Rotondo that threatened their civil liber- voices based on political ideology of thus reinforcing the cycle of debt-slavery ously- ! couldn't have made any of the
among non-rich graduates-and some of arguments I just made without a college
ties, Rotondo said that "If you're talk- the many student-reps, coordinators and
the bill goes to Uncle Sam, thus giving education. So maybe it's good for one
ing about censorship you're not taking teachers here on campus.
him more authority (as the biggest inves- thing: understanding its own uselessness.
into the fact that power relation exists.
Russel Katz is a sophomore enrolled . tor) over how colleges are run.
I tear down flyers, I've tom down racist,
My question is, why? What's the point
Casey Jaywork is a senior enrolled in
bigoted fliers from campus, I've done in Advanced Foundations of Successof maintaining this centralized, towering Nietzsche: Life, Times, Work.
it. Like the Zionist...the pro Israel shit, ful and Sustainable Business and is the
edifice of power, knowledge, and money?
I tear that down" (Feb. 24). Rotondo coordinator for SIIA Shalom.
by RUSSEL KATZ

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Moonchildren
Riot to Follow's play runs this weekend
by CATHERINE KANA
Evergreen student group Riot to Follow
Productions will present Moonchildren this
weekend, directed by Stella Martin. This
comedic play takes place in the 1960s and
was written in the early 1970s by Michael
Weller.
The main characters include seven college
students, whose lives and relationships
reflect the social issues of their time. Their
interactions are a microcosm of love and
life and the greater context of the Vietnam
War and social revolution. This comedy
includes many moments of drama and

questions about the meaning of life.
Mark Alford and Allie Van Nostran are
co-producers and co-founders of Riot to
Follow Productions. Moonchildren is the
second play performed by this entirely
student-run organization.
This play was picked for its significance
today to a student body aware and active
about current wars and social tensions.
Additionally, Moonchildren emphasizes
the struggles and passions of real life.
Alford described the captivating and
"interesting pace" at which the each character is unraveled and presented to the
audience.

Riot to Follow Productions is an "ambitious enterprise," said Alford.
This student group is the only theatrical
outlet outside of the academic programs at
Evergreen and works to "fill a gap" where
there is not enough theatrical expression.
Three plays are chosen by the members
of the student group and performed each
academic year.
Riot to Follow struggles without adequate
theatre space and equipment to practice
and perform their plays. The communications building is reserved for performing
academic programs only.
In spring quarter Riot to Follow will pres-

ent a "one act festival" of six one-act plays.
This structure will enable room for creativity and increase the number of character
roles available to interested students. Auditions will be held in week two of spring
quarter.
Moonchildren is not only captivating and
entertaining, but FREE, and will take place
this weekend on March 13, 14, and 15. The
show starts at 7 p.m. in Lecture Hall 1.
Catherine Kana is a sophomore enrolled
in (Re)imagining the Middle East.

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if you want to give me your number,
if you want to go on a date,
what kind of music you like to listen to,
what youre studying in school,
what you like to do on the weekends,
and find out youre a bitch
and not worth my time.
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and maybe youll crack me.
Maybe Ill open you up
while you open me.
Maybe Ill slip by your defenses
Corrode your ammunition
Vault over your black walls
And embed in your mind
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where you hide your secrets and stow
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MARKS

1. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
2. Refugees -Unbound
3. Mirafi - {A)Spera
4. Bonnie 'Prince" Billy- Beware
5. Nextdoor Neighbors - Magic
Vs. The Machine
6. VIA- Dark Was the Night
7. Joanne Shenandoah and Michael
Bucher - Bitter Tears Sacred Ground
8. Ari Hest - Twelve Mondays
9. Robyn Hitchcock and ttle
Venus 3 - Goodnight Oslo
10. Halloween, Araska Champagne Downtown
11. Curs1ve - Mama, I'm Swollen
12. Morgan Grace- Valentine
13. Katfiy Boyd and Phoenix
Rising -Stories Never Told
14. Beirut -March of the Zapotec
and Real People Holland
15. Zion I - Take Over
16. End Times- SIT
17. Kinky- Barracuda
18. Maria Taylor - Lady Luck
19. June MaCirona- Battlegrounds
20. Coyote Poets - Callin' You Home
21. Thou - Peasant
22. M. Ward- Hold Time
23. Alice Dean- Beautiful Thief
24. Oreka Tx - Nomadak Tx
25. Violens - V
26. Willie Nelson and Asleep At the
Wheel - Willie and the Wheel
27. Bran Flakes - I Have Hands
28. Mark Delaney - Sidecar
29. Mulatto Patnot - Sonic Visuals
30. Jeffrey Foucault- Shoot the
Moon Rigflt Between the Eyes
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And they're off!

Sports
Inte.rooDea;iate

Evergreen's track season to start with its first meet, March Lf.
by NICK PACE

The back of one of the workout shirts
that Junior Brian Rakestraw wears occasionally at team practice reads, "our
sport is your sport's punishment".
If running is punishment, then the track
and field team, which includes almost
all of the cross-country runners of last
season, is routinely punished every day.
However, once you get into the groove
of running drills or, on alternate days,
just running for roughly about an hour
and fifteen minutes each weekday, it
becomes almost like a religious experience-a tradition that gets you into the
groove to the point where it becomes
like life times two, just whizzing by
even more quickly.
Jason McConnell, who has been the
assistant coach for'track and field since
last year, has been with the team since
the beginning of his undergrad years,
and has even developed a philosophical
interpretation to the art of running.
"To me, distance running takes a very
academic approach," said McConnell,
who is in the MIT program at Evergreen. "To study, one has to go through
the ordeals of working out with the team
each day, and coordinate their schedules.
The final exam is at the meets, and at the
end of whatever event you compete in,
you get your final grade based on what
you think you've accomplished."

As of now, everyone is doing a running
event this track season. The majority of
them run mid- to long-distance, and five
athletes specialize in sprinting events.
Training tactics for distance and sprinting are generally different, especially
considering how much energy is to be
rationed for an upcoming event.
Diet also changes, as with any college
sport. In fact, when practicing, one of

"COACH CRAIG HAS
GOOD WISDOM AND
ADVICE TO GIVE
TO ATHLETES BUT
ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS
HE EMPHASIZES IS
SELF-SUFFICIENCY"
the most common conversation-starters is about food, such as what athletes
made for dinner last night. After a race,
runners get a distinct craving for food,
particularly carbohydrates. Pasta is a
common meal two or three days before
a meet to store energy. Traditionally
the runners schedule a gathering for a

huge pasta potluck so that each athlete
remains physically on-track (no pun
intended).
With any of the Evergreen runners,
balancing athletics and academics is no
easy feat.
"Incorporating schedules can be difficult, especially if you have a job or
any extra activities you're passionate
about," said junior Ana Cassilias.
One challenge the entire track team has
faced in the initial period of the season
is the absence of Coach Craig Dickson,
who is teaching in Indonesia and Thailand, but will be back in a week or so.
To keep the ball afloat, Jim Seefeldt
and McConnell have been coaching this
week's drills and practices.
"I honestly miss meeting Coach to
discuss my athletic progression or what
I can do to keep fit," said Cassilias. "But
Coach Jim and Jason have done a good
job nonetheless."
Some athletes on the team share similar feelings, but in general, it hasn't
hindered their determination to make
the upcoming meet on Saturday worth
the drive to Mt. Hood.
"Coach Craig has good wisdom and
advice to give to athletes, but one of the
most important things he emphasizes is
self-sufficiency," McConnell said.
"It's an exciting feeling going to our
first meet of the season," said Cassilias.
For most of the trac~ runners, the
Mt. Hood meet will require getting up
around 6 to 6:30 a.m., eating a decent
breakfast-preferably something bland
like oatmeal and toast (you don't want
anything rich, spicy, or acidic), and
driving from the CRC in the team van
at 7:30 a.m. During the drive, many
team members will try to psychologically prepare themselves and suppress
anxiety by remembering what they have
each worked at to get to this meet based
on the previous weekdays.
"For me the first meet of the season
has always been the most exciting," said
McConnell. "The reason being that one
feels fresh after training consistently
and the hopes are high."
Ten Evergreen athletes are entered
in the Mt. Hood Community College
Saints Open, including four women and
s1x men.
On the women's team, senior Lindsey
Farah and freshman Evelyn Coleman
will be sprinting, while freshmen Emily
Baker and Karrissa Carlton will be

Other News

On the men's side, the sprinting events
will be represented by sophomores
Ryan Lara and Alex Combs-Bachman
and senior Jason Shoemaker. Middledistance will be represented by sophomore Liam Rockwell and junior Nicholas Pace while sophomore Tyler Wilks
Luce will be competing in both middle
distance and long distance.
It should be an interesting season for
track, considering there is a new roster
of athletes, as there was with crosscountry. Some athletes, such as distance
runner Brian Rakestraw, who plans to
study abroad in Equador, will not be
present for this year's season. Nevertheless, the team is determined to send
some athletes to nationals towards the
end of this season. Go Geoducks!
Nicholas Pace is a junior enrolled in
India: Tradition and Beyond.

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Thursday. March 12

Friday. March 13

Take back the weight room

Help out Olympia Salvage

Every Thursday, women and trans folk are
invited to exercise in the weight room.
2-5 p.m.
TheCRC

John Marzluff
University of Washington professor John
Marzluff, author ofln the Company of Crows
and Ravens, will be talking about the avian
creatures of delight, sponsored by the Center
for Ecological and Nature Skills Education
(CENSE).
6:30-8 p.m.
Lecture Hall 5

Inescapable Beauty, Elusive Sublime
art exhibition.
Finally, we get to see what everyone has
been up to in the program Inescapable Beauty,
Elusive Sublime! The program is putting on
an exhibit of the things they've been working
on at the place where Otto's Bagels used to
be. Opening night is on March 12 and it will
continue the next day from 10-5 p.m.
7 -9p.m.
Old Otto's Bagels in downtown Olympia on
4th and Washington
Free!

The Vibrarians record release party
The Vibrarians will be having a party about
their new CD that's being released on K
Records. Special guests will be there, too.
8- 11:45 p.m.
The Big Room 508 Legion
Free!
All ages

Students at Evergreen for Ecological Design
(SEED) will be sorting inventory, pulling
nails, sweeping floors, and generally helping out the Olympia Salvage. The Olympia
Salvage uses materials from landfills and
recycles those materials for new construction.
A carpool will be in the bus loop at 10 a.m.
11 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Olympia Salvage at 415 Olympia Avenue

Moonchildren
Michael Weller's play Moonchildren will
run this weekend. It's produced by Riot To
Follow and directed by Stella Martin.
7 -9p.m.
Everyday until Sunday, March 15
Lecture Hall 1

10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Le Voyeur Cafe and Lounge (404 4th Ave.
E)
21+

Saturday. March 14
Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance!
Dancing with DJs David Wolf, Harley, Luc,
and Guy.
9 p.m. - I :30 a.m.
The Phoenix House at 421 Pheonix Street
all ages

Improv show!
An improv show by the student group
Generation Friends Comedy Arts, performing
only for the TESC community.
11 - 11:45 p.m.
Lecture Hall 1

Sunday. March 15
Bound
The Evergreen Queer Alliance presents the
Wachowski brothers' first film, Bound.
7 -9p.m.
SEM2B1105

Second Annual Olympia Pie-Dol
Where bands bake pies that battle for pie
supremacy- afterwards, music with Marcy
Pepper, Sacuey, One Diuster Short of a Country Song, and If it Aint's Breakfast Why Fix
it? This is all at the Finger Complex.
8-11 p.m.
Finger Complex on Harrison and Rogers

Music at Le Voyeur
The Repeaters, Outdoor Voices, Vague
Prophets, and My Bones and Organs are
performing in the back ofLe Voyeur.

Remembering Rachel Corrie
A community potluck at the 0 lympia Center
to remember Rachel Corrie. You should definately bring a dish.
6- 8:30p.m.
The Olympia Center at 222 Columbia Street
room 101 and 102
Free!

Monday, March 16
Open gym basketball
Anyone can come to this.
7:30- 11:30 p.m.
CRC

STUDENT GROUP MEETING TIMES
Mondays
S&A Board CAB 320, 3-5 p.m.
Women of Color Coalition CAB 216, 3
p.m.
Hillel meeting CAB 320,3:30 p.m.
Greeners for Truth and Reconciliation
SemllB 3109,4p.m.
Cooper Point Journal CAB 316, 5 p.m.

Tuesdays
Folk Dance CAB 320 cubicle 4, 10 a.m.
Black Student Union CAB 3rd floor (TV
Lounge), 3 p.m.
HABOO LIB 2147,4 p.m.
Capoeira CRC 316,5:30 p.m.
Student Video Garners Association
CAB 3rd floor (TV lounge), 6-9 p.m.
Greeners 4 Christ SEMII D 1107, 7-8:30
p.m.

Wednesdays
Students at Evergreen for Ecological
Design (SEED) CAB 320 cube 17, 12:30
p.m.
Amnesty International CAB 320 Solarium,
lp.m.
Barrier Breakers club LIB 2318, 1-3 p.m.
CENSE Nature Walks Front of clock tower,
1p.m.
Chemistry Club Lab IT room 2211, 1-2
p.m.
Folk Dance Alliance CAB 320 (cube 4), 1
p.m.
Geoduck Student Union Sem IT Ell05, 1-4
p.m.
Synergy CAB 320, cube 17, 1:30 p.m.
Women's Resource Center CAB 320, 1:303p.m.
Black Student Union CAB 3rd floor (TV
Lounge), 2 p.m.
Center 4 Sustainable Entrepreneurship
SEMIIA2109, 2 p.m.
Students Educating Students About the
Middle East (SESAME) CAB 320, 2 p.m.
Clean Energy Lab IT 1250 (February 18), 3
p.m.

Pre-Health Society Lab I room 3033, 3-4:30
p.m.
Freedom of Consciousness Club CAB 3rd
floor (the pit), 3:30p.m.
Committee in Solidarity with the People
of El Salvador (CISPES) CAB 3rd floor, 4
p.m.
Evergreen Queer Alliance SEMII A2109,
4p.m.
Hip Hop Congress Lecture Hall Rotunda,
4-5:30p.m.
SIIA Shalom CAB 3rd floor, 4 p.m.
Writer's Guild LIB (Writing Center), 4 p.m.
Greener Organization HCC, 5:30p.m.
Anime Club HCC, 6-9 p.m.
Socialist Alternative SEMII C3109, 6 p.m.

Thursdays
Global Medical Brigade SEMII E2109, 4
p.m.
Sabot lnfoshoppe CAB Solarium, 4 p.m.
Cooper Point Journal CAB 316, 5 p.m.
Gun Club Sem IT C1107, 5 p.m.
Hip Hop Congress Board meetings in the
Lecture Rotunda, 5 p.m.
Common Bread Longhouse 1002 (Cedar
Room), 5:30-8 p.m.
Gaming Guild CAB 320, 5:30- 9 p.m.
Juggling Club Red Square, 6 p.m.

Fridays
Carnival club CAB 320, 4-5:30 p.m.
Evergreen Student Productions/MEl
3rd floor of the CAB (TV Lounge), 5:15
p.m.

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Wednesday. March 18
Ultimate frisbee
Ultimate frisbee (or "casual pickup") meets
every Wednesday in the soccer field.
3-5 p.m.
The Soccer field

Acrobaticalists
Nanda Acrobaticalists performance and
workshop is going to be held. Contact Seyia
Hongo at shongo@spscc.ctc.edu for more
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