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by JASON SLOTKIN
Tuition will go up next year.
Before this month, students have
only been able to speculate by
how much. Now, Evergreen has
provided numbers for how much
every student, both out-of-state and
in-state, will have to pay.
Undergraduate students who pay
the in-state tuitition may have to
pay as much as 14% more for each
of the next two years.
Graduate students who are
Washington residents will pay 5%
more in tuition as will out-of-state
undergraduate students.
This tuition raise is part of Evergreen's budget for the next two
years. The latest draft was finished
on May 1 and will be presented to
the schools governing body, The
Board of Trustees, next week. The
board will have to approve the final
budget.
This draft is currently posted on
the Evergreen website and was
distributed to students, staff, and
faculty who attended a forum held
onMay6
Four-year colle es will be
receiving less money from the
state. According to Steve Trotter,
Executive Director of Operational
Planning and Budget, Evergreen
must raise it's tuition to keep, its
programs and operations, tuition
needed to be raised.
However, even with a tuition raise,
the school will still have to make
cuts,
These cuts include a nearly 50%
cut in funding centers such as The
Longhouse.
Les Puree - the college presidentsaid that even he was taking a cut in
his pay to forum attendees.
The actual cuts are less than
many
departments
expected.
Before this budget was released the
three school divisions- Academics, Advancement and Student
Affairs,- prepared for up to 20%
reduction in budgets.
Jason Slotkin is a senior enrolled
in an independent learning
contract.
by MADELINE BERMAN
Food and information at BAM
by IAN PEREIDA-PERRY
&
SIMONE FOWLER
The Flaming Eggplant held
its Big Annual Meeting (BAM)
Wednesday in Lecture Hall I.
The reason for this meeting was
to discuss the restaurant's progress and future plans. Before the
discussion everyone was served
a buffet style meal. The menu
included fresh eggplant parmesan, salad, scones, lemonade
and pie. After the meal the group
members read the Eggplant's
by-laws, restated their commitment to providing food that is
nutritious, locally and ethically
produced, and presented a slide
show about the creation of the
restaurant. Through the pictures
and accompanying comments, the
slideshow explained the struggle
and dedication it took to create
the restaurant.
The list of details and obligations
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that coordinators must be attend
to is enormous. From forming
relationships with local farmers to
fixing the two on campus trailers,
keeping the Eggplant functional
is a full time job.
But there are many payoffs
for all this hard work and the
coordinators spoke of the positive community based change
that is occurring because of the
see Eggplant, page 3
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The Police Services Community
Review Board (PSCRB) has
recommended against The Evergreen State College purchasing
AR-15 rifles for the Evergreen
Police Services. This recommendation was made after seven
months of information gathering,
which included a campus wide
survey, two forums and a presentation by the Washington State
Attorney General.
"It has been an interesting
process," says Tim Markus, chair
of the PSCRB, "I.t comes down to
what TESC stands for; our values
are not the same as UW or [other
Washington state colleges].
The PSCRB decided against
the rifles at a closed meeting two
weeks ago. The PSCRB chose
to keep their decision private
until they had time to create an
accompanying document about
their process and the different
sources of information that were
considered.
Now that the recommendation
has been made, Art Costantino,
ice resident of Student Affairs
must make the final decision
whether or not to purchase the
rifles. "We sent it to Art," says
Markus, "I'm not sure if he's seen
it yet, but the ball is in his court
now."
Markus also commented that
"[Costantino] did mention that
the police labor union might
get involved. This was a~ issue
during the original arming. They
decided it was unsafe for cops not
to have guns."
Accordin~ to Markus, next on the
agenda for the PSCRB is reviewing the current tazing procedure.
Costantino requested this review
almost a year ago, but the process
was halted over the summer when
the PSCRB lost several members.
Though the PSCRB had intended
to return to this issue sooner, the
rifle recommendation took priority. Markus hopes to finish the
tazing review before school gets
out for the summer.
Read the PSCRB recommendation at: https://www.evergreen.
edu/committee/policereview/
docs/rifie%20request%20final%2
Oreport.pdf
Madeline Berman is a sophomore
enrolled in Image & Sequence.
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Understanding AAVE
it's easy to pick up.
Contra dancing shares similar moves
This year, the Folk Dance Alliance has with square dancing, but the dancers
put on free contra dances every month. are arranged in long lines down a hall.
These dances are free and open to the A caller directs the dance, calling out
public as well as to Evergreen students. moves and directions to the rhythm of
Each month, between 80-150 students and music.
And what about the
community members
gather to participate ON MAY 15TH, THE music? Each band
brings a unique musiin this traditional folk
dance. The group has FOLK DANCE ALLI- cal mixture to every
dance; Celtic, Frenchmade a lot of friends
and contacts with musiANCE WILL HOLD Canadian, Old-Time;
cians, callers, dancers
sometimes even folkof all sorts, and oldITS LAST CONTRA punk. As long as it's
got a good beat, it can
time enthusiasts from
DANCE OF THE
be danced to. This is
the Pacific Northwest
not the square dancing
and beyond. Beside the
monthly dances, they
you were forced to do
SCHOOL YEAR.
have also put on workin middle school.
Want some more information?
shops in calling and dancing.
To see a couple videos of contra dancing
On May 15th, the Folk Dance Alliance will hold its last contra dance of in action, visit the Folk Dance Alliance's
the school year. In March, about 150 website, at http://sites.google.com/site/
people attended. The FDA hopes to meet evergreencontradance/. On the site, you
or exceed that number this month. The can also find pictures of previous dances,
Tacoma band McKassons will be play- directions, and a handy calender to keep
ing, and Olympia's own Warren Argo track of all contra dancing events in
South Puget Sound.
will be calling.
by NICOLE CIPRI
What is Contra Dancing?
It is a traditional form of dancing, an
amalgamation of French, English, and
Celtic folk dancing. It's high-energy,
friendly, and extremely fun. Beginners
are always welcomed into any dance - in
fact dancing is the only way to learn, and
Hope to see you there!
Nicole Cipri is a senior enrolled in an
independent learning contract.
The Closure Myth:
Critical Perspective s on the Death Penalty
May 11, 7pm
The Evergreen
State College
Lecture Hall 1
The Closure Myth is
the story of Aba
Gayle, a woman
whose daughter was
stabbed to death in
1900, yet who nnw
visits the murderer on
death row and
advocates on his
behalf.
Come join us for an
evening ot discussion
with Aba Gayle and a
shoti viewing of her
powerful
dncmnrmtary.
Hosted by:
Amnesty
International
TESC
All are welcome.
by JAH'DI LEVVI
societies to be that way, and in turn, their
language is perceived to have similar
attributes. Inversely, French culture is
perceived as high quality from their
cuisine to their fashion, so people who
speak with French accents are perceived
to be positive because their people are
perceived in the same way noted Texeira.
Language is a primary form of self expression and distinguishes ourselves from
others more than any other communication
apparatus. If black people were to give up
AAVE, they would be giving up a part of
themselves in a sense. A part of themselves
which has been intrinsic to their culture
since they first arrived in North America.
AAVE is the voice of a culture which has
survived massive displacement and oppression. The history of that displacement and
oppression is rooted in AAVE; for the
black community to erase their form of
linguistic communication is tantamount to
erasing much of that history, which would
be truly devastating. Language plays a role
in shaping a person's cultural identity says
Bierma, and for black people to consent
to the hegemony of mainstream society
by eliminating AAVE would prevent them
from understanding a sacred part of where
they come from, who they are, what their
ancestors went through, why they talk the
way they do, etc.
When I think about it, and this is purely
speculation, it makes sense as to how AAVE
developed in the first place. Typically in
areas with relatively large concentrations
of black people (call them inner cities,
projects, ghettos, slums, the 'hood,' etc.),
they have deficient education systems in
general. It's been that way ever since they
first arrived from Africa. If people don't
have an education system efficient enough
to teach them how to effectively communicate verbally, they will find a way to do
so on their own. It's human nature to adapt
to struggles. In the case of black people,
they ended up learning how to effectively
communicate with each other on the
basis of the language they already knew.
The bottom line is, AAVE is nothing more
than a variation, a dialect of the English
language. It has been stigmatized on
unjust grounds, so there is no reason why
it should be eradicated on the basis of
mainstream societies' biased ideologies.
AAVE sustains a substantial amount of
black culture and history within it in the ·
way it is used and in its characteristics
etc. It is central to the general population
of African-American's conception of who
they are, where they come from, and what
their ancestor's had to endure in order for
them to thrive, and survive in spite of mass
oppression, displacement, and disenfranchisement. For them to lose their language
would erase a pivotal part of their history
and culture.
In what ways does AAVE (African
American Vernacular English) sustain and
perpetuate black culture? I explored this
question via reading Language Loyalties
and newspaper articles that pertain to the
topic. I found the articles I reviewed didn't
really touch on why AAVE (classically
known as 'Ebonies.' Ebonies = 'ebony'
+ 'phonics,' and was coined by Robert
Williams in 1973) according to an article
written by William Weir, sustained the
culture, but they did touch on the characteristics of AAVE, what it's perceived to
be and what it's not. AAVE is a variation
of language that has been stigmatized in
contrast to Standard American English,
and this stigmatization is unjust. Many
people also connect slang and AAVE
together, thinking they are the same thing,
which is in fact incorrect. According to the
latest consensus among linguists, AAVE is
simply a dialect, a variation of the English
language and it is linguistically legitimate
like all languages. I believe this is definitely true, considering people who use this
variation of language effectively communicate with other people who understand it.
AAVE is not used by mainstream society,
but is an informal and casual communication used primarily by the poorer and lesser
educated; hence, it's considered to be an
unacceptable form of communication in the
professional and educational world according to Professor Crawford of the University
of Chicago. Even though that's true, that
does not mean it's an inferior variation of
language. It is not 'slang,' 'mutant,' 'lazy,'
'defective,' 'ungrammatical,' or 'broken
English'. Slang is typically associated with
AAVE, but slang is not a dialect. It is a
"vocabulary (i.e. "rad," "bitchin, '" "tight,"
"filthy," "phat") that enjoys sudden popularity, and then frequently disappears with
equal suddenness" says Merideth Burt.
In fact, there is no such thing as a 'better'
or 'worse' language, dialect or accent.
" .. .No one 'accent' or 'dialect' is more
morally correct than the other" according
to Villanueva. AAVE is different from
Standard American English in grammar,
vocabulary, syntax, and pronunciation,
but it is similar to it in ways as well. Like
Standard American English, AAVE is a
system, and it's features are describable
by rules. Some of these features include
r-lessness (not pronouncing "r's" correctly,
such as saying 'deah' instead of 'there')
and the invariant "be" ( "The keys be on
the counter" instead of saying, "The keys
are on the counter"). The only thing special
about Standard American English is that
we accept it more in formal contexts.
So, if AAVE is simply a dialect just like
Standard American English, why is it so
heavily stigmatized? The answer lies in
the roo~ of American history. Ever since
Jah'di
the white man discovered black people,
they have been stereotyped as ignorant, enrolled
primitive, inferior etc. Black people are
perceived around the world by dominan_t _ _ __
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Tacoma PMR activists arrested,
Including Evergreen students
by LAUREN TAKORES
midnight. PMR activists observed the
movements of the convoys of Strykers and
On Friday, May 1, anti-war organizers escort vehicles, and then formed spontanerevived the radical origins of International ous blockades where the convoys moved
Workers Day as Tacoma Port Militariza- along 1-5.
tion Resistance (PMR) and Olympia PMR
Between 9 and 11 people were arrested,
began a new campaign of
including at least two
direct action against the
BETWEEN 9
Evergreen
students,
ongoing wars in Afghaniwhile obstructing the
stan and Iraq.
AND 11 PEOPLE vehicles on suspicion
As news of outgoing
of reckless endangershipments of the armored WERE ARRESTED, ment, obstructing trafcombat vehicles called
fic, and on suspicion of
Strykers from Ft. Lewis,
INCLUDING AT
disorderly conduct. The
bound for the Port of
names of nine of the
Tacoma, reached Olympia LEAST TWO EVER- arrested were released
on Friday evening, Tacoma
in "The Olympian" on
and Olympia PMR activists GREEN STUDENTS, Monday. "The Seattle
Times" reported 11
gathered at Coffee Strong,
the GI coffeehouse in
were arrested.
No chemical weapons were used by the
Lakewood, to decide on a course of action.
This shipment of the 5th Stryker Brigade, police this time, although according to a
2nd Infantry Division is set to be the first PMR news release from Saturday night,
Stryker unit deployed in Afghanistan, as police used excessive force during the
part of President Obama's surge of troops arrests. "One woman was choked on the
strap of her messenger bag while another
in the area.
According to a PMR news release from demonstrator was dragged across the road
Friday night, police stopped vehicles and by his hair while he was shouting that he
detained and questioned their drivers and was non-violent."
passengers. Although the shipment of
Strykers temporarily stopped Friday night,
Tacoma and Olympia PMR were back at
Lauren Takores is a senior enrolled in
What Unions Do.
the scene on Saturday.
On Saturday, May 2, convoys of Stryker
vehicles moved between 9 p.m. and
GSU update s-6-o9
by MADELINE BERMAN
Slacker Evaluation
Workshop
WashPIRG representatives attended this
week's Geoduck Student Union (GSU) I Written diligently, evaluations can be
meeting to discuss the wording of their useful for putting one's learning into
initiative on the ballot for this year's elec- perspective, checking in with one's
tions. There was definite opposition from education as it develops, and making
WashPIRG supporters against the GSU's well informed choices from quarter to
proposed opt-in fee. There will be an emer- quarter. But come on, we're not all that
gency meeting held Thursday May 7 in the perfect. Focused for the put-it-off-untilbasement of the Library at 2pm to discuss next-week writer, the archetypal slacker,
and approve this and other ballot initiatives and the self-destructive perfectionist,
for the upcoming election.
this workshop will offer tested strateGSU representatives also agreed to review gies for not letting your hang-ups hang
the college's policy towards student media. you up, and for pulling fresh evaluations
Middle East Solidarity Project (MESP) from ancient learning. While we won't
coordinator Anna Marie Murano asked the provide schematics for a time machine,
GSU to do this in regards to the production we will offer advice for forgiving your
of the Counter Point Journal, a newspaper procrastination or perfectionism, and for
achieving more depth in your Evaluations
which ~ESP helped to publish.
"We wanted to continue to have dialogue with less angst. All this magic and more
with the GSU of reviewing the rules of The begins with a one-hour Slacker EvaluaEvergreen State College around the issue of tion workshop in The Writing Center on
what is considered media and what can be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in The Writing
Center. There's only one catch: you've
published by S&A funds." Said Murano.
Candidacy applications for this year's got to show up.
GSU election are available in the Student
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Madeline Berman is a sophomore enrolled
in Image & Sequence
Students get insights into Eggplant Operation
EGGPLANT, from cover
restaurant. The Flaming Eggplant is
currently buying coffee from Olympia
Coffee Roasters, which in turn buys
specially ordered coffee from a progressive Nicaraguan farm. This farm is
committed to responsible farming and has
worked with Evergreen students before.
Closer to home, the Eggplant buys the
parsnips for the fritter fratters from a
local family owned farm. The Olympia
Co-op is another local business that has
effected the operation of the Eggplant.
The power structure of both institutions
is similar. Both organizations are run by
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group members who are paid according
to a set scale that takes into account
seniority. Also, they buy from many of
the same farms.
The future plans of the restaurant are
tied to the CAB renovation project. In as
little as a year the Eggplant will occupy
the space vacated by KAOS. This move
will allow for more dining tables and
actual silverware. Other future plans
include hiring a permanent staff member.
One coordinator pointed out that this
would decrease student stress and allow
for more innovation. There was a discussion about the possib le negative effects
of having a staff member present in a
student run organization. An attendee
argued that this might take money and
power away fro m students. However, a
coordinator pointed out that every other
tier one organization has a staff member.
Near the meeting's close, attendees were
asked to submit ballots in order to help
decide some of the '09-' 10 positions.
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Here" flyer posted
around campus, I was
taken aback. Encounters with Evergreen
Police Services (EPS)
have not been positive for everyone in
the Evergreen community, regardless of
their "criminal status".
Here are some of the factors in favor of
my positive treatment:
I am white
I am male
I speak a common dialect of English
The complex issues around "profiling", broken-windows policing, gender
disparities, and the use of force do not
disappear with "keeping Evergreen a safe
and positive environment." I have difficulty with the claim that EPS are bogged
down by "negative propaganda, biased
reporting and undeserved stigma," when
minority students of all sorts (non-male,
non-white, non-Standard English-speaking) are approached, reacted to, and
treated differently than myself. Campus
issues concerning rape, "active-shooter
response" plans, sexual harassment, and
the responses of the PSCRB speak to
this, as I am sure EPS is well aware.
Concerning the "biased reporting" .. .
Yes, I am biased. I am biased towards
open, free communities in which
dialogue and cooperation are valued; and
discrimination and censorship are alien
concepts. When you attempt to negate
conversation with sweeping dismissals
of all those who might have issues with
the EPS at Evergreen, as I feel you, the
"Student I Serviceman Coalition," are
doing, then I do not see your coalition as
in favor of dialogue. There are ways to
rectify this, though.
I support proactive campus services
around campus issues, and Evergreen
officers.
That does not require me to blindly
support EPS' practices, tactics, strategies, or affiliations: "Servicing the
community" requires an understanding
of community wishes and dynamics
at all times. There must be a constant
back-and-forth.
In short, the "Student I Serviceman
Coalition" should emphasize discussion,
cooperation, and non-discriminatory
actions in our approaches as a peer-based
community of students, teachers, service
officers, and workers, and not mutely
assent to the wishes or demands of one
group. My goal is to engage in community discussion and debate here at TESC.
We all need discussion in our written
forums such as TESCtalk and the CPJ;
and at spoken forums such as debates,
community dialogues, and meetings. If
you claim "We support the brave men
and women in uniform," then we need
to talk.
Trevor Van dyke is a freshman enrolled
in Cultivating Voice.
May 7, 2009
The Left's
feigned moral
outrage is
torturous
by JARED R. TEER
In a previous article, r~~'m'·~~==~'""
I asserted that blacks
ally themselves with
Liberal
Democrats
mainly because of the
alleged racism of the
Republican Party. I
also stated that when there is no D or R
next to an issue and blacks are left to their
own faculties, they tend to oppose the
Liberal stance. So, when there are mixups and Liberals need blacks to side with
them, they need to make their position
clear to us.
The latest Liberal cause in need of some
reconciliation with black notions of
common sense is the torture debate. So
let me get this straight: We are to be upset
that water was poured on murderous,
religious fanatics in order to prevent (and
which led to preventing, as it seems from
reports) a terrorist attack. Really?
Let me get this straight. Scattering the
brains of three, teenage, minority pirates
to save ONE American life was great, but
pouring water on a terrorist which led to
information that prevented another terrorist attack which may have saved THOUSANDS was wrong?
"But the majority of Americans are
against torture." Really? I think that's
because they have been asked the broad
question, "Are you against torture?" How
about asking the WHOLE question: "Do
you think it was okay for the government
to water-board a terrorist (pour water
on his face to make it seem like he was
drowning) when he had information on an
imminent terrorist attack?" I'm certain
the answer will change.
Liberals said it goes against American
ideology and the moral authority we built
in WWII. Really? Pouring WATER on
someone tarnished our moral authority
from WWII? Didn't we NUKE Japan
in WWII? For those who think pouring
water on someone is torturous, consider
for a moment that you're walking to the
bus stop and your eyes, skin, and muscles
start to bum away before your body is
turned to ash and you blow away (all in
a relatively short time, not much shorter
than the amount of time we poured water
on the terrorist). They probably would
have welcomed water-boarding then.
"But we put Japanese to death in WWII
for water-boarding." But didn't we wage
war more aggressively then? If we fought
war now how we did in WWII, there would
be no terrorists alive to interrogate. Also,
the Japanese sneak-attacked us. We were
pissed. The Japanese would have been
put to death if their only contribution to
the war was fixing sushi on a battleship.
I am most confused by the indignation
regarding the morality of it all with Liberals now asking, "What Would Jesus Do?"
Really? Let me get this straight. Jesus
is okay with wanton fetus destruction
for reasons no better than "it's inconvenient," but He would be pissed about the
water-boarding (which was non-fatal) of
EVIL people in order to save INNOCENT
lives?
As you can tell, I need a little bit more
convincing before I go against what I think
is right and side with the Liberals. I guess
I can be convinced that Batman should
have been arrested when he roughed up
the Joker during interrogation, but I'm
not there yet. As it stands, I don't think
terrorists should be protected by the laws
of war because they don't abide by any
agreements themselves. They cut peoples'
heads off for God's sake. Dude, I know
some people don't care about dead fetuses,
but children die in terrorist attacks. If they
can be prevented, I think that's a good
thing and I don't lose sleep over a terrorist
getting water poured on him-I actually
sleep better.
Regardless, the terrorists (like our special
forces) will probably be trained to resist
water-boarding now, so even they won't
think it's a big deal.
Jared R. Teer is a senior enrolled in
Writer's Workshop.
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Hello there. It's
been a while hasn't
it? How are you?
Does that cigarette
fill your lungs with
smoky goodness? Or
if you don't smoke
(or aren't doing so at the moment),
how does that coffee/tea/juice/beer/
wine/ 151/water/bagel/tuna/salad/
sludge taste? Good? Bad? Mediocre? Is
it, by chance, a food/drink that happens
to be symbolic of another time when you
could eat whatever you wanted without
worrying about calories, processing,
animal parts, or free vs. fair trade?
Yeah? Well that's just great-no matter
what. Good job, you get a high five,
maybe a "high ten," if you will. Or-if
you happen to fall into that category so
cliched it's been around the bend a few
hundred times and now falls under the
"not cliched" category-a high 420,
hmm ...
Well besides all that... greetings and
salutations-you have arrived. It's not
completely certain as to where you
have arrived, but nonetheless, you have
arrived somewhere I'm sure. Whether
it's a smoking area, the SEM II coffee
haus, a lover's arms, Timbuktu, a fortune
teller's crystal ball, or maybe even a
brothel, there is no question that you
have arrived and, in fact, are constantly
arriving somewhere. If it's where you
want to be, amazing. if not, well damn,
get the hell out of there. If your current
destination is more of a state of mind, a
new dimension pulling you forth from
the monochromatic old, or something
wildly esoteric and subjective, that's
just fine as well- maybe even better.
Arrival, it would seem, tends to lead
one into a nostalgic remembrance of
the journey taken, and in this case, your
life is that journey, wow. Whatever you
are calling your current location, it is
positive that you're entire life up to the
moment you read the word "moment"
six words back has led you to it. Cool,
huh? I'm sure you are well aware of this
though, seeing as you are an intelligent
and enlightened being. You are, aren't
you? Yes, for all intents and purposes
you are. How nice.
Sorry about all the digression and
silliness, it's a habit of my fingers to
perpetually type if they come in contact
with a keyboard. They also tend to grasp
a pen indefinitely if the veins inside
them course with alcohol or Adderall.
It's a curse. They have a mind of their
own. Hmm... Imagine fingers having
brains inside of them. That would be
interesting indeed-oops.
Please hold your proverbial horses
while I subject my fingers to more
orderly functions (unless you have real
horses you can hold, but that's another
matter entirely).
Ok, here we go. My fingers are
prepped, warmed and not without some
adrenaline. Let us begin ...
The present ploy of a fear mongering
government is being called, "SwineMikey J. Badger is a sophomore enrolled
in an independent learning contract.
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Philippe Mazaud:
Photographer
Ro.~nanian
Na.D:les
by BRANDON J. CUSTY
"WOMEN MEN"
by JILL STORLIE
Phillipe Mazaud is a Seattle based fine
art photographer and mathematician of
French and American descent. He attended
art schools in Paris and Manhattan before
completing a PhD in mathematics at the
University ofMichigan at Ann Arbor.
Concentrating on black and white large
format photography for well over a decade
his work has recently incorporated painting,
as well as light boxes and panels. Mazaud
presented the fifth in a series of seven guest
lectures at The Evergreen State College.
The
ofMazaud's
after
theatricality
in
his
images, despite the lack
of human actors. In the
piece titled "Curtain"
Mazaud chose to flatten
the visual distance of the
landscape into an ahnost
painterly
background,
put in the context of a
stage by the horizontal
structure at the base of the
composition. The content
of the photograph distills
itself into a picturesque
diorama. Mazaudardently
refuses to give narratives
to these images, instead
relying on the viewer to
craft their own.
"I can't see much in the
ground glass," Mazaud
says of shooting with his
8x10 view camera, "I
feel my way in the darkness, it manifests itself in
unexpected details."
Mazaud also
spent
time during the lecture
"CURTAIN" ALL PHOTOS BY PHILIPPE MAZAUD responding tO queStiOnS
noon lecture focused on his longest running from the au<Jience on topics ranging from his
body of work, titled ''Nocturnals".
shooting methods to his preference of digital
Beginning in 1995 Mazaud has captured printing from fihn negatives. Of his analog
images of desolate and empty American days Mazaud said, "I always thought of it
suburbia that are "as much about fiction as a pain in the neck. I can't say I miss the
as they are documentary." He describes smelly darkroom."
his beautifully haunting photographs as a
Philippe Mazaud is currently at work on his
downgraded space odyssey, and discusses series ''Nocturnals" and "Sur l'Herbe" with
his interest in the staged appearance of banal the support of Artist Trust, a Seattle based
spaces. His early work in the series bears arts organization. He is represented by Foley
underlying themes of science fiction and GalleryinNewYorkandHautefeuilleinParis.
lunar landscapes. "The moon's color is that Mazaud's complete portfolio can be viewed
of your driveway" Mazaud quoted.
on his website, www.philippemazaud.com.
Mazaud 's later work focuses on more terres- More information on Artist Trust is available
trial aesthetics, including his attraction to the online at www.artisttrust.org.
ideas of stage and set. There is a nuanced
The Evergreen Guest Artist Series has also
"I CAN'T SEE MUCH IN THE GROUND
GLASS," MAZAUD SAYS OF SHOOTING
WITH HIS 8Xl0 VIEW CAMERA, "I FEEL MY
WAY IN THE DARKNESS, IT MANIFESTS
ITSELF IN UNEXPECTED DETAILS."
"STAGE"
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hosted lectures by Sarah Jane Lapp, Elizabeth Conner, Marie Sivak, and Stephanie
Maxwell. Be sure not to miss the last two
guest lectures of the quarter. The May 12
presentation will feature painter Shaw Osha,
to be followed the week after by inter-disciplinary artist Erica Lord. Lectures are held
Tuesdays at 4:00p.m. in Lecture Hall I.
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His new album, which drops May 19'h, is a
step up from his previous albums.
The twelve tracks take the listener on a
harmonious journey through ups and downs.
I The first song "Tremble and Tear" conveys a
hopeful harmony, introducing the relationship of contrast. "Fetal Horses" uses pleading
! lyrics "I live with another, I stole her from her
lover." The background vocals reinforce the
pleading lyrics escalating and moving with
the rest of the sound.
Vanderslice provides vocals, guitars, and
keyboard sounds. There is an array of sound
added by an assortment of instruments
including drums, violin, clarinet, nyckelI harpa, upright bass and a pump organ.
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The third Track "C&O Canal" is a happy
acceptance of wrong turns and bad luck. The
upbeat song uses a fast tempo.
"I tracked down your friend and won her
heart over slowly, then I walked away, hope
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it gets back to you use some day ... Things
are fucked up here behind my door."
Vanderslice employs his rather large accompanying band to help illustrate this happy
acceptance. The clever lyrics and soft vocals
form a smooth floating harmony.
"Too much time gone by and I can't find you
if I try." the fourth track "Too much Time"
repeats. Track 7, titled "Oblivion", presents
his poetic lyrics in full force. Hard Times, the
12'h and final track, is a perfect ending. The
emotional and rise and fall of the album is
dravm to a close.
Vanderslice's lyrics are intelligent and
they flow. Utilizing tempo variation, rhyme,
I repetition and alliteration, Vanderslice is able
to clearly convey the emotional landscape.
I Track 5, "D.I.A.L.O." is a subtle change
I in the albums format which makes it stand
out from the pack. The poetic and profound
lyrics are piled into the rest of the songs on
the album. This song however utilizes few
lyrics arranged and repeated beautifully.
"Forget about my home forget about
D.I.A.L.O." "I'll make it on my own." These
are the only words but along with the clever
musical selections and changes with the
[ guitar and keyboard sounds, he presents one
of the best songs on the album.
D.I.A.L.O. speaks of youthful yearning
for independence. Romanian Names will be
released on Tuesday May 19'\ only twelve
days from now.
Vanderslice will be in Portland, OR two
days after the release, May 21, at Mississippi
Studios with a special guest. Followed by a
concert at Easy Street in Seattle on the 22nd.
His national tour starts on May 17th in
Merced, CA at the Partisan and ends at the
Outside Lands Music Festival in San Fransisco on August 30'h.
Check out Johnvanderslice.com for more
information about the summer tour, select
downloads from Romanian Names, blogs
videos, and more.
v.,.andon J. Custy is the Arts and Entertainnt Coordinator ofthe CPJ and is currently
enrolled in an ILC entitled The Producers:
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Water Polo pickup
attheCRC
and abilities here at Evergreen. "Currently
the goal is to make these games of pickRecruitment has been on the minds of up into a club or at least an intramural
more than few club sport part1c1pants. sport," says Jacobson. "To achieve that
The more people who join club sports goal we need more players on an average
the less likely their budgets will be cut. basis. For example, if we have about nine
people show up all
However the major
hope is that with new EVERY MONDAY AND we can do generally
is passes and drills,
and fresh club sport
opportunities
for WEDNESDAY EVENING because we need
about fourteen for a
next year, there will
AN OPEN GAME OF game."
definitely be room for
"If anyone is interstudents to expand
ested in joining the
CO-ED PICK-UP IS
upon the skills they
fun, come to the
picked up in High
gym on Monday and
PLAYED AND IT'S
School and pass it on
VVednesday around
to Evergreen.
seven to play pickup.
In the coming year
OPEN TO ANYONE
It's free and were
Evergreen may see a
looking for people
WHO WISHES TO
new club or intramuof all skill levels!"
ral sport in its roster
of activities, but this PLAY IN THE WATER. adds Jacobson.
There
currently
time it's indoors.
Every Monday and VVednesday evening are no plans for the summer according to
an open game of co-ed pick-up is played Jacobson. Luckily since both Jacobson
and it's open to anyone who wishes to and LeBlanc are freshmen, there is plenty
play in the water. Just as VVilliam VVeath- of opportunity to recruit new people for
erford and Alexa Steele coordinated to next year. Hopefully next year there
create an Ultimate Frisbee club by attract- will be more opportunity for Evergreen
ing students to games of pick-up, which to see a full club sport, which definitely
gradually built up to be competitive, so could provide further incentive for other
could the case be for Freshmen Eli Jacob- students to create more outdoor and recreational club events.
son and Katelyn LeBlanc.
Jacobson and LeBlanc are two students
Nicholas Pace is a Junior enrolled in
who happened to play water polo in High
School and through coordination · and India: Tradition & Beyond
conversation decided to share their skills
Conference callings for
Uack and Field
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only mid-dis.tance runner to compete
in three events on the men's side, a~d
For Track and Field athletes this upcom- will put his efforts into the 1500-meter
ing weekend will be a major conclusion along with both the relays consisting of
for those competing in Nationals and Lara, Shoemaker, and Sophomore Alex
those who qualify. Evergreen may only Combs-Bachmann.
The woman's side once again has
have about a dozen registered teammates, but luckily most of them will high hopes for Senior Ana Casillas
be able to take a participatory position as she works to beat her personal best
she achieved at the
in the confereJilces.
They might have a
THEY MIGHT
last meet before
week off to train,
conference in the
but the wait until HAVE A WEEK OFF 500-meter. Freshman Britta Peterson
that trip to Mt. Hood
will be joining her,
TO TRAIN, BUT
still keeps everyone
and will also be
on their toes and
THE WAIT UNTIL competing in the
heels.
Steeplechase,
an
One the men's team,
event thought abanTHAT TRIP TO
Senior Eric Jones
doned since Junior
has been training for
MT. HOOD STILL Brian Rakestraw
the NAIA nationdecided to study
als during which he
made a qualifying KEEPS EVERYONE abroad and Emily
Uhlig
graduated.
mark two weeks
ON THEIR TOES Also competing is
ago at the Twilite
Karrisa Carlson in
Meet in Bellingham,
AND HEELS.
the 1500-meter. All
VVashington for the
5,000-meter
race
mentioned women's
with a time of 15:5 5 placing him in 11th team members with the exception of
place out of 20. As a result of Jones's Dianne Leo, are competing in the 4 x
accomplishments this season he plans to 400-meter relays.
run the marathon, which he's been trainThe aftermath of Track and Field is up
ing for with rigorous discipline.
for grabs at this point. VVill Evergreen
Another senior, Dianne Leo, will be have more participants in field events?
competing in long-distance running the VVill the majority of the track team
day after this issue's debut. Leo is the that's not graduating compete in crossonly Track and Field athlete who will country? VVill there be any promising
be competing in the 10,000-meter race recruitment? Time will tell.
(that's 26 laps if you were wondering).
Leo has been working particularly hard
Nick Pace is a junior enrolled in India:
prepping for this event, considering she Tradition and Beyond.
ran the half-marathon in the Race for
Roses a few months ago.
Another Track and Field athlete on the
sprinters side worth noting is Sophomore
Ryan Lara; he has qualified for both the
400-meter, the 800-meter, the 4 x 400
relay, and the 4 x I 00 relay, making him
the only athlete this season to compete
in four events this conference.
This will also be the last conference for
three-fifths of the sprinters at Evergreen.
Seniors Jason Shoemaker and Lindsey
Farah are graduating. Shoemaker will
be running the 100-meter and both the
400-meter and the 100-meter relays,
while Farah will be running the 800 and
400-meter, along with the 400-meter
relays.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thursday, May 7
Terra Commons and Edible Forrest
Gardening
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Lecture Hall 4
UniTEA with Wonder Collective
Bake sale, free tea, and a place to play
music!
12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Red Square
Ward Churchill speaks on Colonization, Genocide, and Education
Discussing controversy, academic freedom, and Native American Activism.
12p.m.
SPSCC Building 26 Room 161
Fair Trade Fashion Show
With free fair trade chocolate desserts!
7p.m.
Traditions Cafe 300 5th Ave SW
Friday. May 8
New exhibit opens at SPSCC art
gallery
The Annual Student Exhibit shows until
May 31, and the gallery is open Tuesdays
through Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Films beginning at Olympia Film
Society
"Gomorrah" and "Two Lovers" will begin
showing this weekend.
Capitol Theater
Freshmen Advising Day Academic
Fair
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
CRC
SEED Presents: Synergy Forestry
Panel
Discussion on northwest forestry practices
and economics.
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Sem II B1105
Synergy Presents an evening with
Hunter Lovins
Lovins will be speaking on Drivers of
Change: The Business Case for Sustainability and Protecting the Planet.
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Evergreen Library, Free!
Friday Block Party
MCs, DJs, dancers, and musicians: come
jam! Featuring the Evergreen Ska band
The Hungry MCs.
7:30p.m.
Lecture Hall Rotunda
Orissi Dance of the Spirit
Student tickets are $5 and available at
Rainy Day Records or the COMM Building box office.
8p.m.
Saturday. May 9
Films beginning at Olympia Film
Society
"Gomorrah" and "Two Lovers" will begin
showing this weekend.
Capitol Theater
14th Annual Prairie Appreciation Day
Bring a picnic and check out the 15 activity stations!
10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Glacial Heritage Preserve
Free!
Fair Trade Fair!
Beginning with free fair trade coffee, teas,
and chocolates, and progressing to fair
trade volleyball and Frisbee in Heritage
Park.
11 a.m.
Traditions Cafe 300 5th Ave SW
Epic-nic potluck picnic
Bring a blanket or chairs and enough food
to share.
2:30 p.m. until dark
Woodruff Park
Live Music at The 4th Ave
Features Sideways Reign and Publish the
Quest.
9p.m.
The 4th Ave.
$5
Tuesday. May 12
Creative approach to the essay workshop: "Frames"
Creating the framework of your writing.
2:30p.m.
LIB 2310
Sunday. May 10
Wednesday. May 13
Free Reiki workshop
CAB Solarium
Level I attunement workshop presented
by Healing Arts Collective.
10 a.m.- 4p.m.
Extreme Softball Team's first meeting
5p.m.
HCC
South sound clean clothes campaign
7p.m.
Traditions Cafe 300 5th Ave SW
Orissi Dance of the Spirit
Student tickets are $5 and available at
Rainy Day Records or the COMM Building box office.
8p.m.
Monday. May 11
MIT (Master in Teaching) Informational Workshop
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Semll E3123
The Closure Myth: Critical Perspectives on the Death Penalty
Amnesty International presents a movie
and discussion with Aba Gayle.
7p.m.
Lecture Hall 1
Orissi Dance of the Spirit
Student tickets are $5 and available at
Rainy Day Records or the COMM Building box office.
8p.m.
What does your community look like?
Community forum: what our city needs.
6p.m.
First Christian Church, 7th and Franklin
Tour kickoff show!
Featuring Black Tail Dear and GunMother's Head.
8p.m.
222 Percival St. NW
$3
LagB'Omer
Lecture, class, and acoustic musical
performance celebrating the Jewish holiday Lag B'Omer, presented by Hillel.
7:30p.m.- 10 p.m.
Sem IIA2107
Slacker Evaluation Workshop
Advice
for
procfastinators
perfectionists.
2p.m.
Lffi2310
and
Academic Fair for summer and fall
quarters
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
CRCGym
EQA Talent Show
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Sem II B2109
Holocaust, Israel, and Jewish Historical Memory
Lecture and discussion on the survival
of a homeless and unwanted minority,
presented by SIIA Shalom, Hillel, and
Chabad.
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Lecture Hall 1
Slowing Down for Good Digestion
Free class featuring holistic health counselors Ava Waits and Brook Elliott.
6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m.
2003 16thAve
Thursday. May 14
UniTEA with Wonder Collective
Free tea, bake sale, and student
performers.
12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Red Square
Student Conduct Code open forum
Students, faculty, and staff can all give
input on changes to the code.
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
HCC
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Cooper Point Journal CAB 316, 5 p.m
Hillel meeting CAB 320, 3:30p.m.
Men's Resource Center CAB Solarium, 6 - 8 p.m
S&ABoard CAB 320,3-5 p.m.
Thesdays
CapoeiraAngola CRC 316, 5:30p.m.
ERC Environmental Resoun:e Center CAB 320,
~:30p.m.
Folk Dance CAB 320 cubicle 4, I 0 am
Freedom of Consciousness CAB Solarium, 8:3010p.m
Greeners4ChristSEMIID 1107, 7-8:30p.m.
HABOO LIB 2147,4 p.m.
Men's Resource Center CAB Solarium, 1 - 2 p.m.
OuParaPo Sem ITA2109, 12:30-2 p.m.
S.T.A.RSemiTA3107, 7p.m.
Wednesdays
Amnesty International CAB Solarium, 1-2 p.m.
Anime Club HCC, 6-9 p.m.
Banier Breakers Club LIB 2318, 1-3 p.m.
Center 4 Sustainable Entrepreneurship SEM IT
A.2109,2p.m.
CENSE Nature Walks Clock tower, 1 p.m
Chemistry Club Lab IT2211, 1-2p.m.
Committee in Solidarity with the People of El
Salvador (CISPES) CAB 3rd Floor Lounge, 4 p.m.
Clean Energy Lab IT 1250, 3 p.m.
Evergreen Queer Alliance SEM ITA2109, 4 p.m.
Evergreen Queer Christian AJiiance Sem IT
A3116, 5:30p.m
ESSAA Evergreen Students for Sustainable
Animal Agriculture Sem llA31 09, 1 p.m.
FolkDance Alliance CAB 320 (cube4), 1 p.m
GeoduckStudentUnionSemiT 1105, 1-4p.m
Healing Arts Collective CAB 3rd Floor Pit, 5 p.m
Hip Hop Congress Lecture Hall Rotunda, 3:304:30p.m.
MEChA CAB 320 cube 12, 5~ p.m.
Middle East Solidarity Committee CAB 320, 2
p.m.
Pre-Health Society Lab I 3033, 3-4:30 p.m.
S&A Board Solarium 3-5 p.m.
Students at Evergreen for Ecological Design
(SEED)CAB320cube 17, !2:30p.m
Socialist Alternative SEMITB2107, 6 p.m
Synergy CAB 320, cube 17, 1:30 p.m
Women's Resource Center CAB 320, 1:30-3 p.m.
Thursdays
Common Bread Comm Building 3rd floor loilllge
5:30-8p.m.
Cooper Point Journal CAB 316, 5 p.m.
Gaming Guild CAB 320,5:30-9 p.m
Global Medical Brigade SEMIT E21 09, 4 p.m
Gun Club CAB 108, 5 p.m
Hip Hop Congress Board meetings: Lecture Hal
Rotunda, 5 p.m
Juggling Club CAB 2nd floor, 6 p.m.
Sabot Infoshoppe SemI 3rd Floor, 4 p.m
Fridays
Cooper Point Journal CAB 316, 12 p.m.
Carnival Club CAB 320, 4-5:30 p.m.
Evergreen Student Productions 3rd floor of thf
CAB (fV Lounge), 5: 15 p.m.
Men's Resource Center CAB Solarium, 1 - 2 p.m.
Saturdays
Anime Club HCC, 2-4 p.m
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