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GSU Constitution on baDot
Summer Soundoff!
Some proposed
not yet
developed
by MADELINE BERMAN
Geoduck Student Union (GSU)
representatives Randal Hunt
and Patrick Walsh have been
unsatisfied with the current
constitution of the GSU. They
decided to draft a new constitutional model and have students
vote on it during this year's
GSU elections. Even though the
constitution is a 13 page document, a lot of the responsibilities
for developing the processes lies
on the shoulders of next year's
student body.
When asked about how various
bylaws in the constitution will be
upheld, Walsh and Hunt stated
that it will be up to the general
assembly to decide. The same
answer was given when asked
who will decide the budget of
the new union and how to hold
GSU officials accountable.
"That is for the union to figure
out" said Hunt when asked about
creating a budget and referenced
bylaw 3.3.4 which states that an
item for the popular assembly to
vote on is establishing dues and
payment modalities.
"I'm pretty sure it's up to the
popular assembly," said Walsh
when asked how the bodies
mentioned in bylaw 3.3.11 will
be congratulated or reprimanded
through a majority vote.
The constitution contains no
guidelines for how the assembly
will function, only when and
where it is expected to occur
each year.
"My hope is to have them
happen in Red Square and be
like a party," said Hunt "It would
help people plug in."
"I wish I could say," said Walsh
"but it will depend on who's
there. It's all up to the popular
assembly."
Though the official popular
assemblies
would
happen
once in fall and once in spring,
urgent assemblies can be called
throughout the year. There are
no guidelines to determine what
constitutes an urgent matter for
the assembly to be centered
around.
"If people want to change the
name of the school," Hunt cited
for <tn exampl , " f they can t
ten percent of the student body
to sign a petition to vote, great."
The constitution does not
describe how the ballot issues
will be implemented once the
see CONSTITUTION, page 3
PHOTOS BY SIMONE FOWLER
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Red Square was transformed into a mini-festival Wednesday afternoon. buzz with vendors,
balloons, live music and dancing. The Summer
oundoff was org niz ·d i t ndem by two stU<.l~nt
groups, the Folk Dance Alliance and the Digital
Audio Network, in an endeavor to put their leftover funds for the year to good use. The Greener
Organization also helped out financially so that
the bands could be paid. All the energy for the
event was derived from solar panels situated in
full visibility next to the stage. In addition to book
and gem sellers, the Summer Soundoff featured
seven musical acts (all of which had Evergreen
students in them): Russ London. Sierra Shafer,
Jungle Boss, Malicwus Dtscharge, hip-hop duo
The Elements, Flaming Mango, and Ben Hawks
with his band. More than 500 people were present at one point or another.
Flight of the Lawnchair Man Review
by NICOLE CIPRI
POLLS OPENED ON WEDNESDAY
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In 1982, Larry Walters of San
Pedro, CA, attached 45 heliuminflated weather balloons to a lawn
chair, packed some sandwiches and
a six-pack of Miller Light, and took
off into the air. He flew 16,000 feet
into the air, startled a few airline
pilots, caused a blackout in Long
Beach when he hit a power line,
and eventually garnered himself
a $1500 fine from the Federal
Aviation Agency. "I didn't think
that by fulfilling my goal in life-my dream--that I would create
such a stir," he told The LA Times
afterward.
Still, he might have passed on
as a footnote in history, were his
story not immortalized as "Flight
of the Lawnchair Man," a musical
written by Peter Ullian and Robert
Lindsey-Nassif and currently
being performed at Evergreen's
Experimental Theater. Directed
by Dr. Walter Eugene Grodzik and
performed by a cast of students, it's
a fantastic and surreal exploration
of the oddball dreamer archetype.
A fictionalized adaptation of
Larry Walters' story, the play
changes locales and names; from
San Pedro to Passaic, New Jersey,
and with a main character named
Jerry Gorman. Jerry has just passed
two dubious milestones in his life;
his 34th birthday and his first
promotion, to snack bar manager
at Passaic's Walmart. "Jesus had
already ascended by the time he
was my age," Jerry remarks. Less
than satisfied with his lot in life, he
realizes that what he wants most is
one of the ancient human desires:
to fly.
Turns out this isn't so easy:
between his mother's shameful
past as a nudist-activist and his
own dyslexia, neither NASA or
piloting school want anything to do
with him. So Jerry, with the help of
a few hundred balloons and a little
encouragement from his girlfriend
see FLIGHT OF LAWN CHAIR
MAN on page 18
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Arts & Entertainment: A review of The Producers. Page 8
Calendar: Find out what's happening around Olympia.
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In the upcoming campus-wide election WashPIRG will be seeking to reestablish an official chapter on The Evergreen State College
campus. The chapter will be funded by a six dollar fee which students may choose to opt out of if they wish.
WashPIRG, or the Washington Student Public Interest Research Group takes on powerful interests on behalf ofWashington. WashPIRG
accomplishes their goals using a network of researchers, advocates, organizers and students across the state. With the establishment of
a chapter at The Evergreen State College, WashPIRG will be better able to work towards its goals.
Some of the recent accomplishments ofWashPIRG at Evergreen include raising over $1100 for the National Student Campaign against
hunger and homelessness (half of which went to local advocacy group Bread and Roses) as well as hosting events where students have
donated clothing and non-perishable food items. WashPIRG collected 230 photo petitions in support of more and better public transit,
and petitioned in behalf of stabilizing tuition and increasing student aid.
I myself have worked with WashPIRG this quarter collecting signatures for a petition to stabilize tuition increases, delivering the
petition to a representative of Senator Patty Murray, promoting a canned food drive, and helping WashPIRG in its efforts to get reestablished on campus. I have found my work with WashPIRG interesting and have enjoyed the people I worked with. WashPIRG is a very
good organization for opening doors to community activism on the college, local, and national levels.
WashPIRG is asking students to support the reestablishment of a chapter at The Evergreen State College. For more information you
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What we do
paper production, leadership, and orga- wider ranger of content types. Secondly,
nization skills. Many newspapers are we can always use more input. What
going online and for students interested kind of content would you like to see?
in pursuing journalism as a career, they If you would like to know about the CPJ
will need to know how to utelize the web website or if there is something about
the CPJ you would like to see addressed
in conjunction with journalism.
One of the biggest priorities for next in the space, feel free to contact us by
year is engaging students with the phone, email, or in-person.
website. We are looking for different
ways to get students interested in the
Jason Sloktin
website. One thing we have discussed
Editor-in-chief, CPJ Co-coordinator
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this year is letting people know that there
is content on the site. To do this, we will
ing more bylaws to modifY 1he current model,
CONSTITUTION.from cover
be using resources such as TESCcrier
Walsh and Hunt spoke of 1he ~es of
and email listervs to let everyone know
about content and news that are avail- voteismade.
existing GSU cxmtitution.
'The current GSU makes peq>le cry;' said
able on the CPJ website.
AccordingtoHuntandWalsh, thiscomt:ituli.oowas
In the future, we hope to use these
during S{Xing quarter afier it was placed on who Im11ioned that he has seen a number of
resources more often to disseminate
ballot during 1he GSU meeting during 1he first fellow representatives reduced to tears during G
pertinent information that is available
of1he quarter. The model this constitution was meeting; throughout this past year.
on our website.
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We have also started accepting content Whenaskedwhytheyfehitwasabetterchoiceto
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Next year, we will also still have a
weekly print ·edition that will feature
content distilled from the website. This I
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website. It will contain a small amount
of the web content.
So what do we need from the students
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Firstly, we need content. As stated I
before, because of the multimedia nature
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Many of you may have seen a breaking news post on TESCcrier last week.
The post was· meant to alert students of a
news item on the CPJ website.
This was the first time that CPJ news
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Throughout the year, the CPJ has used
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has been limited to sending out an email
letting everyone know the newest CPJ is
online.
Throughout the year, we have added
more content to the website, including news stories, videos, and photo
galleries.
This is leading up to launching a CPJ
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our content will be available online and
the website will be updated five days a
week.
So why is the CPJ going online?
With a website, students can send in
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by ANNA ISAACS
Since my classmates and I returned from
Venezuela at the beginning of spring quarter,
we have been putting on events to share what
we learned with the community.
If you missed the three films at Traditions,
the story telling at Evergreen, or the Venezuela food sovereignty talk during Synergy,
Don't Worry! As a culmination of these
events, the students of the Venezuela program
along with the Latin American Solidarity
Group and CISPES are planning a weekend
of amazing events (Friday, May 29-Monday,
June 1) dubbed the Latin American Solidarity Conference.
After traveling to Venezuela, our class has
felt a responsibility to share what we learned
with the community, especially in response
to the media war the United States has waged
against Venezuela, where lies and inflated
stories are told daily, even in respected newspapers like The New York Times.
Since Hugo Chavez was democratically
elected as president of Venezuela in 1998,
leftist governments have been sprouting up
all over Latin America and are challenging
U.S. control over their old "backyard". Evo
Morales, president of Bolivia, and the ruling
party FMLN ofEl Salvador are very clear and
outspoken on anti U.S. imperialism, nearly
knocking Uncle Sam off his rocker and sending U.S. corporate media into a frenzy.
When Chavez started restructuring the
Venezuelan state oil company in 2003,
cutting the control of U.S. corporations like
Exxon Mobil, U.S. corporate media labeled
him as a dictator.
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in
the world and the U.S. is the primary buyer.
After Chavez won 10 elections, hailed as
democratic by international institutions, U.S.
corporate media has generously changed
their wording from dictator to autocrat.
What the media doesn't say is that the U.S.
backed the short-lived military coup against
Chavez in 2002 and the constant economic
sabotage. They also don't tell you that the
poverty rate in Venezuela has been cut in
half since Chavez came to office, through
social programs and the development oflocal
economies.
The Latin American Solidarity conference
is dedicated to telling Ia verdad, the truth,
that we observed first-hand.
To the Olympia and Evergreen community:
I cannot tell you how excited we are to be
able to present the guest speakers, Martin
Sanchez and Eva Golinger, as a kick off
to the conference! Martin Sanchez is the
Venezuelan Consul and creator of Apporrea.
org, a progressive Spanish-language news
source that combats the private media news
war in Venezuela. Eva Golinger is the author
of "The Chavez Code: Cracking U.S. Intervention in Venezuela".
Eva has worked through the freedom
of information act to expose covert U.S.
intervention in Venezuela and throughout
Latin America through organizations like
USAID and the National Endowment for
Democracy.
Come hear what they have to say at 7 p.m.
on Friday May 29in Sem 2 E1107!
There is something for everyone during this
conference!
On Saturday at Evergreen, there will be
three panels in Sem 2 D 1107 on U.S. intervention and media control, Venezuela's 21"
century socialism, and building Latin American solidarity.
On Sunday at Otto's downtown come enjoy
a day of art and culture. There will be stenciling workshops, a crafts sale, story telling and
poetry reading, music, and art inspired by
students' travels in Venezuela. On Monday at
Evergreen be a part ofEl Salvador's historic
inauguration of Mauricio Funes! Election
observers will be reporting back on El Salvador and there will be a live feed of the FMLN
inauguration.
And finally, on Monday night, come celebrate the inauguration at Otto's!
Anna Isaacs is a sophomore enrolled in
Venezuela: Building Economic and Social
Justice.
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by DANIEL MIES
Last year was a lot of fun. Friends were
made, friends were lost, and that damn 7ft
volcano was anticlimactic twice. For those
of you who don't remember or weren't here,
we had a lot of fun making one of the biggest
vinegar/baking soda volcanoes ever. It
looked really good, and it drew large crowds
to Red Square in both the Fall and the
Spring. The first time was really exciting
since no one had seen this elementary school
science project brought to such a scale. And
it didn't disappoint, unless you were
expecting to see it "erupt". Instead of an
eruption in the Fall we saw Chemistry Club
officers diving under the volcano's skirt
trying to save the reaction as 20 gallons of
vinegar and 12lbs. of baking soda spilled
over the trash can that was containing the
reaction. It was a blast. Spring had its own
fun, but this time the builders had learned a
thing or two about working on this scale and
was able to have some eruption, but at this
point the volcano was so hyped up that
somehow it didn't feel like enough.
Well I guess that's what makes science,
science. We may not get it right the first, or
second times but we keep at. So a new team
of builders has been recruited, and we are
set to do it a third time at this year's Science
Carnival.
The science of the reaction is this: It's an
Acid/Base reaction. Playing the part of the
base in this reaction is the baking soda (a.k.a.
sodium bicarbonate, NaHC03) and the part
of the acid goes to vinegar (a.k.a. 5% acetic
acid, H20 + CH3COOH). The actors do a
little dance, Acid donates a hydrogen to Base,
and carbon dioxide (C0 2) is produced. The
reaction happens in a 1: 1 ratio of reactants,
meaning if you use a lot, you get a lot of
C02.
This newly formed gas rapidly expands fore-
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Take the Usability Survey on My. evergreen.
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The survey is a way to identify common
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The solutions are limited to a reorganization of existing resources and a redoing the
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the tube, and everything erupts out the exit
pipe.
The question on everyone's mind will be,
how high? You'lljust have to come out and
see for yourself. Science carnival is on May
29th & 30th. It's going to be a lot of fun with
many presentations as well as the now infamous volcano. Hope to see you all there.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thursday. May 28
Evergreen Science Carnival
10:00 am.- 3:00p.m., Free!
Public Hearing for Proposed Rules/College Policies
Topic: Required and Emergency Medical Leave Policy.
3:30p.m.- 4:30p.m., Lib2207
Expressive Arts Senior Thesis Exhibit Opening
5:00p.m.- 8:00p.m., Lib2204
Play Day!
With balloon jumps and inflatable games. Presented by
S&AProductions.
l:OOp.m.- 4:00p.m.,Red Square
Herbalist Self-Care and Mental Health Workshop
Presented by Carnival.
3:00p.m.- 5:00p.m., CAB Solarium
Know Your Rights Workshop
Be infonned! Presented by MSP, featwing Lany Hildes.
5:00p.m. -7:00p.m., SemllC3109
Calling the Spirits: Mystical Mantra Music
With Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band
- 7:00p.m., CAB, Free!
The Birth Attendants: Prison Doula Project
The lst open fonnn, featwing speaker Makenna Bauder.
7:30p.m.- 9:00p.m., Traditions Cafe
Flight of the Lawnchair Man
(Continues through Saturday night)
8:00p.m., Experimental Theater, $5
Friday. May 29
Latin American Solidarity Conference
(For full schedule, see Features page 4.)
ArteFacto
Art found in and inspired by Venezuela
II :00 am.- 5:00p.m.., Otto's at Washington and 4th
"The Tempesf'
2:00p.m., CRC Amphitheater, Free!
Echoes of Ireland, the musical
Tickets at (360) 753-8586
7:30p.m., The Washington Center for the Performing
Arts (512 Washington St SE)
Songs ofHelp and Hope in Troubled Times
Presented by the Evergreen Singers.
8:00p.m., Recital Hall, Free!
Panorama
8:00p.m., Comm Building Room 209
Press Production
Featwing readings and wotKshops.
12:00 p.m.-6:00p.m., The Northern (3214thAve)
All Female Dual lmprov Show Monoscene
10:30 p.m., Lecture Hall!, Free!
Saturday. May 30
Spread the Wealth
Forum for sex w01kers' rights, featwing burlesque, DJs,
raffies, and speakers. Benefit for $pread
7:00p.m., Midnight Sun, $5-l 0
Panorama
8:00p.m., Comm Building Room 209
PawnkShow
Featwing Hail Seizures, Swordfem, Sundagger, The
Pasties, and more, presented by Free Space Project
9:00p.m., The Mad House (1430 Madison Ave.)
Westside Arts Walk
Downtown Olympia
Evergreen Science Carnival
10:00 am. -3:00p.m.
Alex Kajumulo and the Original Sound
9:00p.m., The 4th Ave Tav, $4, 21+
Artists' Garage Sale
Instruments and recordings for sale.
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Dreamdate performance
Oakland Cl\s powerpop sensations and more.
9:00p.m., Le Voyeur, donations encouraged
Wednesday. June 3
MIT (Master in Teaching) Informational Workshop
3:00p.m.- 5:00p.m., SemllE3123
Ghosts of the Mist: Multimedia Performance
Photography of the Pacific Northwest choreographed
to "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" by Henryk Gorecki.
Shows every halfhour for 10 minutes.
3:00p.m.- 6:00p.m., Recital Hall
Self-Evaluation Workshop
Presented by the Writing Center, featwing writing
prompts, discussion, and Q&A
6:30p.m., Primetime (A.OOnn)
Thursday, June 4
Show@ Eastside
Featwing Madraso, Kozo, and Von Snorken
10:00 p.m., The Eastside Club
Latin American Solidarity Conference
(For full schedule, see Features page 4.)
Thesday. June 2
Dream Job Workshop
Featwing tutorials on interviews and much more! Call
(360) 359-6473 to make a reservation and to confirm time
and place TBA. Cost is $30-$50 on a sliding scale.
"The Tempest"
2:00p.m., CRC Amphitheater, Free!
Gender Smash
$5 suggested donation. 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. for all ages, 10
p.m.- midnight for 21+.
LeVoyeur
A Room Called Remember with Jesta
9:00p.m., The 4th Ave., $4, 21+
Olympia All Ages show
Featuring Down with Liberty, Up with Chains, Chain
and the Gang, and more.
8:00p.m., The Northern (3214thAve). $6
Sunday. May 31
Free Film: "A Call to Action"
Presented by BRICK.
12:00 p.m., SPSCC Building 26 Room I02, Free!
ArteFacto
Art found in and inspired by Venezuela
ll :00 am. -5:00p.m., Otto's at Washington and 4th
Building an Anarchist Movement
Presented by Common Action.
5:30p.m.- 7:00p.m., Timberland Library
Latin American Solidarity Conference
(For full schedule, see Features page 4.)
"Tone Ousters"
A play by Joyce Carol Oates.
7:00p.m., Sem nC41 07
Afternoon with Books to Prisoners!
2:00p.m.- 5:00p.m., 1503 6th Ave SW
First Thursday Burlesque
Featwing Shotgun Party and dancers from the CanCan
Club.
9:00p.m., The 4th Ave., $4, 21+
Monday. June 1
Inauguration Celebration with CISPES
10 a.m. in Lecture Hall!, 8 p.m. at Otto's.
FOr student group meeting
times, check prior issues of
Latin American Solidarity Conference
(For full schedule, see Features page 4.)
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3.1.2. The Popular Assembly shall be composed of all registered students
TABLE OF CONTENTS
of the Evergreen State College.
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ARTICLE 1: GENERAL DESCRIPTION
3.1.3. The Popular Assembly must meet in the Spring of every year in
•
ARTICLE 2: MEMBERSHIP
order to adopt the budget for the upcoming year, appoint Summer Union
•
ARTICLE 3: POPULAR ASSEMBLY
positions, and bring forth the nominations for the RSC and GSU commit•
ARTICLE 4: UNION STEWARDS
tee offices.
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ARTICLE 5: REGIONAL STEWARD'S COUNCIL
3.1.4. The Union will host a Popular Assembly in the Fall of every year
•
ARTICLE 6: STUDENT GROUP COUNCIL
to Welcome Students, announce yearly campaign programs, certify any
ARTICLE 7: ACTION COMMITTEE
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decisions made by the Summer Union and to bring forward any ballot
•
ARTICLE 8: EMPOWERED STUDENTS PANEL
item proposals.
•
ARTICLE 9: NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
By-Law 3.2: INVOCATION
•
ARTICLE 10: SUMMER UNION
3.2.1. The Spring Popular Assembly shall be invoked, prepared and
•
ARTICLE 11: MODIFYING BY-LAWS ARTICLE 1: GENERAL DESCRIP- hosted by the ACT. The Secretary of Internal Relations will be the point
TION By-Law 1.1: NAME
person for this;
The name of this union is the Geoduck Student Union, also known as the
3.2.2. The Fall Popular Assembly shall be invoked, prepared, and hosted
GSU.
by the previous year's Summer Union.
By-Law 1.2: MANDATE
By-Law 3.3: POWERS
The GSU is a Union organization that seeks to promote, develop, and
The Popular Assembly has the power to bring forth ballot items for the
protect the interests of students;
Full Web Vote; these agenda items may include, but are not limited to:
By-Law 1.3: OBJECTIVES
3.3.1. Formulating the GSU's general policy, as well as its political and
The GSU seeks to unite the student body and to collectively defend ideological stances;
3.3.2. Deciding which campaigns to prioritize, and defining the main
students' interests through or by:
1.3 .1. The promotion, development, protection, by all means neces- points of the action plans;
3.3.3. Amending the GSU's By-Laws;
sary, of students' material, professional, cultural, academic and social
3.3.4. Establishing dues and payment modalities;
interests;
1.3.2. Democratizing this educational institution;
3.3.5. Adopting the budget and determining the distribution of
1.3.3. Bringing together Student Groups on campus, empowering funding;
collaboration, training, educating, informing, increasing awareness and
3.3.6. Electing the Action Committee;
mobilizing organizers;
3.3.8. Accepting or refusing Student Group membership applications;
1.3.4. Supporting struggles waged by its members and member organi3.3.9. Expelling a member Student Group;
zations, insofar as they share and are within the framework of the GSU's
3.3.10.
Relieving members of the Student Group Council;
principles;
3.3.11.
Congratulate or Reprimand all bodies, committees, stew1.3.5. Supporting the struggles of workers, women, native peoples, ards, or action committee members through a majority vote;
queer peoples, people of color, immigrants, and progressive struggles
3.3.12.
Overruling any DTF and Committee placements made by
everywhere;
any other body within the GSU and filling in the vacant positions;
1.3.6. Struggling against and working for liberation from oppression of
3.3.13.
Deciding on the feasibility and necessity of hiring permaall kinds;
nent GSU staff;
1.3.7. Building and maintaining a permanent system of education
3.3.14.
Voting on joining a coalition or organization which shares
promoting the empowerment of people and realizing their needs, before GSU's principles;
those of the economy;
3.3.15.
Create permanent and ad hoc committees who will be
1.3.8. Analyzing and understanding education in a global perspective;
directly and immediately accountable to the Popular Assembly, and the
1.3.9. Taking the material, economic, and people-powered means Acti6n Committee;
3.3.16.
Each agenda of the Popular Assembly Meetings, shall have
necessary to reach the GSU's goals;
1.3.10.
Establishing a democratic organization directly controlled at minimum one (1) anti-oppression item,
3.3.17.
The Popular Assembly is the supreme ruling body of the
by its
GSU and as such it may overridde and overule any decision by any other
members;
body within the GSU.
By-Law 1.4: PRINCIPLES
By-Law 3.4: ELIGIBILITY
The basic principles of the GSU are based on the principles of Student
All registered students of the Evergreen State College are members of
Unionism established by By-Law 1 of the 1946 Grenoble Charter, which
stipulates that a student is a young intellectual worker. It is in light of the Popular Assembly. In order to make nominations, propositions or
this conclusion that students should organize on trade union principles. vote, every attendant must:
3.4.1 Be a registered Student of the Evergreen State College and
The GSU believes in the importance of struggling in order to preserve the
3.4.2 Have a current Student ID, or another form of registration
rights and gains won by the student movements that came before us, and
in the struggle to win new concessions through permanent mobilization. verification.
Given that education is a right and not a privilege, the GSU believes in the
By-Law 3.5: URGENT ASSEMBLY: DEFINITION, POWERS AND TASKS
following principles:
3.5.1. To deal with urgent matters and policies, or lack therof, passed by
1.4.1. Free, public, egalitarian, progressive, accessible and non- discrimthe RSC, ESP, or ACT since the last Popular Assembly, an Urgent Assembly
inatory education;
1.4.2. An adequate financial aid system that seeks to guarantee that may be called for;
3.5.2. Its agenda must be limited to the urgent matter at the root issue
basic student needs are met and put an end to student indebtedness;
1.4.3. A public education system free of cooperate interference, includ- which prompted the call for said assembly;
3.5.3. The UA will debate on the merit of the issue and decide if a Full
ing subcontracting and non-unionized labor;
1.4.4. The democratization of this institution in the perspective of Web Vote is necessary, and if so, the UA will define the language for the
ballot.
student power;
3.5.4. The UA shall not in any way repeal decisions and general positions
ARTICLE 2: MEMBERSHIP
established by Popular Assembly or Full Web Vote, except if that partcuBy-Law 2.1: MEMBERSHIP
2 .1.1 All registered students of the Evergreen State College are standing lar Urgent Assembly was called regarding the removal or replacement of
persons holding seats in or appointed by the ESP, RSC, US, or ACT;
members of the GSU.
3.5.5 The UA shall verify replacements to seats on or appointed by the
By-Law 2.2: STUDENT GROUP AFFILIATION
All Student Groups that wish to join the GSU shall proceed in the follow- ESP, RSC, US or ACT by a Full Web Assembly Vote.
By-Law 3.6: CALLING AN Urgent Assembly
ing fashion:
3.6.1. The Action Committee may, if it so wishes, call an Urgent Assem2.2.1. Submit a letter to the Action Committee including the following:
bly with a minimum 24 hours notice.
(A)
How many students are members of said student group;
3.6.2. The Urgent Assembly must be announced through established
(B)
A-number, email and phone numbers of the coordinator(s)
(C)
A-number, email and phone numbers ofthe elected student group announcement procedures.
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3.6.3. The following bodies may also call an Urgent Assembly with a
student group representative(s)
(D)
Report on
the
process
of selecting
student group minimum 72 hours notice: the (A) Student Group Council, (B) Regional
Stewards Council,
representative(s)
3.6.4 In order for this call to be enacted a report containing the followBy-Law 2.3: DISAFFILIATION
Student groups who wish to disaffiliate from the GSU must proceed in ing information is required:
(A)
The names, and A-numbers of a full (1/3) one third of the counci l
the following fashion:
membership;
2.3.l.Communicate the dates and modalities of the disaffiliation
(B)
The names and contact information of those who will be organ·
campaign to the Action Committee;
ing the Urgent Assembly;
2.3.2. Conduct a vote on the disaffiliation of said groups membership.
(C)
The date, location and agenda of this Urgent Assembly;
Disaffiliation is accepted with a 2/3 majority;
(D)
The report detailing A-C must arrive a minimum of (72) h
2.3.3 Deliver a report detailing the election process and results.
before the assembly will be held;
ARTICLE 3: POPULAR ASSEMBLY (PA)
3.6:5. Any registered student may call for a UA by submitting tot
By-Law 3.1: COMPOSITION AND DEFINITION
3.1.1. Popular Assemblies are held in order to establish the yearly a petition containing signatures of registered students in number
to ten percent (10%) of enrolled students. The petition should incluo
campaign program, and policies to be voted on by the student body.
Proposed GSU Constitution
the following:
(A)Reason for calling UA;
(B)
Name of Student;
(C)
A-number of student;
(D)
Signature of student;
3.6.6. Once The Student Urgent Assembly Petition is received by the
Action Committee, they must verify the petition and hold a UA within 1
week.
By-Law 3.7: FULL WEB VOTE
3. 7.1 The Assmebly (either Popular or Urgent), after deciding its ballot
will hold an electronic voting period of one week. Every student gets
one vote. The Action Committee will maintain the means for the vote to
be secure and that each vote is traceable. The result of the vote will be
distributed by the Action Committee to the RSC, SGC, ESP, and US.
ARTICLE 4: UNION STEWARDS (US)
By-Law 4.1: COMPOSITION AND DEFINITION
4.1.1. Union Stewards seek to consistently represent the students of
their learning community when interacting with the GSU, and represent
the GSU within the learning community;
4.1.2. Union Stewards shall be elected representatives from any registered learning community;
By-Law 4.2: UNION STEWARD'S OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
4.2.l.Union Stewards are the direct representatives of each learning
community and, as such, are responsible for the following tasks:
(A)
Collect policy sentiments and suggestions from students within
their learning community and report these back to the Regional Steward
Council;
© Promote, as a top priority, the empowerment of students;
(D) Establish links between different student struggles;
(E)
Forward grievances and oppression reports to the appropriate
people within the Union;
(F)
Monitor and enforce the provisions of the any applicable covenants, to ensure both the faculty and students are not violating the terms
of the agreement;
(G)
Publicize committee and DTF openings and instruct interested
students on the appointment process;
(H)
Supporting students in any and all struggles waged against
oppression;
( I ) Communicate and disseminate official union policy, memos and
directives to students in the learning community;
( J ) Popularize and promote union consciousness and values within the
learning community;
(K) Ensure that the learning community is in compliance with all college
policies, and federal, state and local laws;
By-Law 4.3: UNION STEWARD ELECTION PROCESS
4.3.1. Union Stewards will be elected on a quarterly basis by their learning community. There should be one (1) US per twenty-three (23) students
in any given learning community. The vote requires a simple majority;
4.3.2 Union Stewards can be replaced by a majority vote.
4.3.2. The process election will be facilitated by the Secretary of Organization, who selects an US in lieu of candidates.
ARTICLE 5: THE REGIONAL STEWARDS COUNCIL (RSC)
By-Law 5.1: COMPOSITION AND DEFINITION
The Regional Stewards Council seeks to represent students and is responsible for executing, jointly with the Action Committee and the Student
Groups Committee, all Popular Assembly decisions. It must support the
Action Committee in its activities;
5.1.1. The Regional Steward Council is made up of one representative for
each academic region within the college. This list should be updated as
the curriculum of the college evolves, and currently includes:
(A)Programs for Freshmen Culture, (B)Text and Language,
©Environmental Studies, (D)Expressive Arts,(E) Native American and
World Indigenous Peoples' Studies, (F)Scientific Inquiry Society,
(G)Politics,
Behavior and Change
5.1.2. The Regional Stewards Council will also include positions representing the following campuses:
(A)
Three (3) Representatives from the Tacoma Campus;
(B)
Two (2) Representatives from the Night and Weekend programs;
(C)
Two (2) Representatives from the Reservation based programs;
5.1.3. The Action Committee, the Empowered Student Panel, and the
Newsletter Committee also have a right to make propositions.
By-Law 5.2: ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligtble, the candidate must:
5.2.1. Be a student of the Evergreen State College during the time of their
election and during the academic school year in which they are proposing
to hold their position;
5.2.2. Be elected by the Full Web Vote;
By-Law 5.3: REGIONAL STEWARD COUNCIL'S OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
5.3.1. The Regional Steward Council is the representative body of the
GSU and as such, must be a forum for exchange and discussion among
union stewards who seek to defend the interests of students. For this to
occur the Regional Steward Council's tasks are as follows:.
(A)
Coordinate the GSU's interim policy positions between Popular
Assemblies, paying close attention to the Popular Assembly's intentions
with regards to policy, sentiments, and yearly campaign program;
(B)
Develop and promote student unionism within each academic
region;
(C)
Promote as a top priority the empowerment of all students;
(D)
Establish the links between different student struggles;
(E)
Create unity between itself and all other GSU structures;
(F)
Provide guidance and training for Union Stewards;
(G)
Congratulate and recognize the work of Union Stewards;
(H)
Support the activities of the Action Committee;
( I ) Appoint the best qualified students to campus governance committees and disappearing task forces;
U)
Ensure that decisions taken during the Popular Assembly are
enacted;
(K)
Make resolutions and suggest campaigns, and policies to the
Action Committee;
(L)Work to strengthen and democratize the GSU;
(M)
Each agenda of the RSC, shall have at minimum one (1) antioppression item.
By-Law 5.4: REGIONAL STEWARD COUNCIL INVOCATION
5.4.1. The Regional Steward Council must meet at no less than once (1)
a month with no less than forty-five (45) days between each meeting;
5.4.2. The Regional Steward Council is responsible for calling its meeting, and in the event that it cannot, it is up to the Action Committee to do
so. In such an event, the meeting must be called with at least seven (7)
days notice.
By-Law 5.5: POWERS
The Regional Steward Council is responsible for interim policy and decision making between two Popular Assemblies. However, only a Popular
Assembly or can create agenda affecting decisions in regard to affiliation,
suspension, expulsion, by-laws, dues or dissolution. Decisions by the
RSC must be made in accordance with the general political and ideological stances adopted by the Popular Assembly. It cannot overturn decisions
taken by student votes. The powers which it is given are the following:
5.5.1. Establish its own internal functioning;
5.5.2. Make interim policy decisions between Popular Assemblies, based
upon the agenda put forth by students during the PA;
5.5.3. Make appointments to campus governance committees and
DTFs;
5.5.4. Draft its own publications and newsletters;
5.5.5. Create the permanent and ad hoc committees required to reach its
objectives; (mobilization, research, news, etc.)
5.5.6. Call for an Urgent Assembly and provide the necessary literature;
5.5.7. Make recommendations and propositions to the Popular
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Assembly;
5.5.8. Remove and replace Regional Stewards by a 2/3 vote.
5.5.9. Appoint interim members of the Empowered Students Panel
between meetings of the Popular Assembly.
By-Law 5.6: URGENT REGIONAL STEWARD COUNCIL:
5.6.1. Urgent Regional Steward Council meetings may be called by no
less than one-third (1/3) of the Regional Stewards. In order for such a
meeting to be called, a written statement must be forwarded to the Action
Committee containing the names of those Regional Stewards calling for
the meeting. The Action Committee shall notify all Regional Stewards of
said meeting which will take place no later than three (3) days following
Action Committee's receipt of the statement.
ARTICLE 6: THE STUDENT GROUP COUNCIL (SGC)
By-Law 6.1: COMPOSITION
The Student Group Council is made up of up to three (3) representatives elected by the respective Student Group. Each student group has
one vote. The Action Committee, the Empowered Student Panel, and the
Newsletter Committee also have a right to make propositions.
By-law 6.2: ELIGIBILITY
6.2.1 To be member of the Student Group Council, students must be
GSU member and be elected by their respective Student Group.
By-Law 6.3: OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
6.3.1. The Student Group Council seeks to link projects and struggles
being waged by member Student Groups and through this process, the
Council seeks to coordinate campus wide campaigns.The Student Group
Council is responsible for working jointly with the Action Committee and
the Regional Steward Council in executing the Popular Assembly's decisions. The Council must oversee the activities of the Action Committee
and support it in its tasks. The Student Group Council also holds the
following duties:
(A)
Compile a report of each member student groups activities, projects and campaigns at each Student Group Council meeting to be sent to
the Action Committee;
(B)
Promoting the GSU and student unionism;
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Work to strengthen and democratize the GSU;
(D)
Ensuring that Student Group Representatives report to their
respective Student Group;
(E)
Ensuring the Action Committee runs smoothly and properly;
(F)
Supporting students in any and all struggles waged against
oppression.
(G)
Ensure that decisions taken during the Popular Assembly are
enacted;
(H)
Each agenda of the SGC, shall have at minimum one (1) antioppression item,
(I)
Resolve differences of opinion between GSU and its many
components.
By-Law 6.4: INVOCATION
6.4.1 The Student Group Council must meet at least twice (2) a
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Mission Statement " The Geoduck Union is the
official representation of the student body at The
Evergreen State College. The Union is committed to unifying students across all Evergreen
campuses_1 serving their interests at the Tocall
state, ana national levels, and empowering al
students to participate in positive social change
while fostering a fair and dtverse community. Tfle
Union works tom improve students' quality of life
by advocating for students' rights and the needs
facilitating communication among students, and
ensuring a fair balance of power among faculty,
staff, administration, and students."
The Geoduck Union Constitution
Article 1: Name
The name is the Geoduck Union.
Article II: Scope
The Geoduck Union is the official representation of the
student body of The Evergreen State College.
Article Ill. Membership
All registered students at The Evergreen State
College are members of the Geoduck Union.
Article IV. Representation
The student body will elect 21 student representatives,
called Geoduck Union Representatives.
Article V. Elections
Representatives are elected by a student election held each
Spring Quarter. Every student may vote for 21 candidates. The
21 candidates receiving the most votes will be the Geoduck
Union Representatives. One representative seat is reserved for
a student from the Tacoma Campus and one seat is reserved
for a student from the Reservation-Based Campuses.
Article VI: Procedures for Removal
Representatives may be removed by consensus minus
one of the Geoduck Union Representatives.
Article VII: Meetings and Quorum
Geoduck Union Representatives meet weekly at a publiclyannounced time and place, and these meetings are open to the
public. To conduct business, Geoduck Union Representatives
must reach quorum, which is fifty percent plus one of the
current representatives. The Geoduck Union Representatives
will choose one Representative to facilitate the meeting(s).
Article VIII: Decision-Making
Geoduck Union Representatives make decisions by consensus.
If Geoduck Union Representatves fail to reach consensus, they
may suspend consensus by a two-thirds majority vote. While
consensus is suspended, Geoduck Union Representatives
may make decisions by two-thirds majority vote.
Article IX: Amendments
Amendments to this constitution may be proposed by Geoduck Union
Representatives, or by students who present a petition signed by 1096
of the student body. Proposed amendments come before the student
body for a vote. To pass, amendments must be approved by twothirds of those voting, with a minimum of 1096 of students voting.
Amendment X
Vacant Geoduck Union Representative Seats may be filled by petition.
Voting begins May 2 7 e my.evergr en.edu/vote
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CANDIDATE PROFILES
Graham Moore
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
Over the past years students of The Evergreen
State College have lost their voice and power
to the administration as well as to foreign influences. This is a unique institution that should
and will be at the hands of the student body
and their majority opinion. I would like to be a
part of the GU because the students collectively
create their own life and reality on campus and
this reality is something I believe I can change
for the better once elected.
Andrew Schawel
Ana Gauen-Fidler Wh.Y do you want to be a GU Rep?
I thmk that every member of the student body
is a part of the GU, I am just running to be a
Representative of it. I feel as though the GU
has moved away from advocating for the student
body. I would like to bring back our voices which
have been lost to an agenda. I want everyone to
be heard, not just seen.
Kent Reister
Olga Rocheeva
j Onah jacobson
Patrick T. Walsh
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
I am dedicated to being a teacher of high school
science and I hope to use what I have learned
during my journey to become a teacher to better
represent the students at this school.
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
With our powers combined ... we can defeat the
terrorists! By fighting oppression on our very
own campus we will save America. If you want
no clue as to what is going on at Evergreen and
at the same time feel like you are effectively
saving this country's integrity, te for me.
Colin Bartlett
icholas DehningWhy do you want to be a GU Rep?
Pro-Feminist, pro-lgbtqqi, pro-earth first, pro-Palestine
pro-Counter Point Journal, pro-Eggplant, pro-Labo
Center, pro-union, pro-commune,
pro-administration accountability, pro-direct action
pro-war resisters, pro-sanctuary city, pro-community
pro-critical mass, pro-keep Evergreen weird. Anti
oppression, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, antiracism
anti- sexism, anti-rifles, anti-cops, anti-war, anti-educa
tion cuts, anti-tuition hikes, anti-sweat shops, anti-nukes
anti-oppressive administration policies on students
anti-WTO, anti-gentrification of Evergreen.
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
I'm a coordinator of the Community Gardens. I'm th
guy behind the orchard in the Mods, and helped bring mor
funding for murals on campus. I believe in making Ever
green moreours: more public art, edible gru:dens, resource
for students with families, and generally more love for th
sort of batty, brilliant misfits that Evergreen was built t
accommodate. above all though, I want to make the Unio
more relevant and more accessible to students, by remov
ing the focus on TESCTalk Flame Wars and returning th
focus on, you know, students who need stuff from us.
Melissa Miller
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
It is important o reach out to all different types
of (potential) students. We need more academic
and financial resources for all students in order
to create an environment where a maximum
number of students can leave Evergreen a more
knowledgeable and academically successful
individual. I would like to bridge a gap between
those involved in student activities and those not.
The only way for a student union to be successful if to have input from all.
Amanda Kane
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
At Evergreen I found an academic system that
encouraged and enabled me to actually learn
from my education; I found my fit. I want to
return the focus of the Geoduck Union to enhancing its unique method of learning, the real heart
of The Evergreen State College. My hope is to
maintain Evergreen as a self sufficient learning
community by making more campus jobs more
available to students ..
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
Increased quality of life for all!! !
Make good anti-oppression training compulsory for
all faculty!!! More de-escalation/nonviolence training
for campus police!!! Regular meditation space/room
on campus!!! More intimate/comfortable spaces on
campus for poetry readings, reflection, quiet study,
etc.!!! More accessible free wall!!! Make sidewalk
chalk, bubbles, Frisbees, face-paints available on nice
outdoor days!!!
Why do you want to be a GU R~p?
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Above all else, I want to contmue working
on behalf of the students. That means actively
listening to students and connecting them to the
people and places where they can influence the
college's decisions.
Representative accountability and more student
involvement go hand in hand. So, let's circle
up and hear everyone's perspective. We need
democracy, we need you! What can I do to
empower you today?
Why do you want to b_e a GU Rep~
As a GU Representative, I cormmt to pursue a
spirit of volunteerism on the Evergreen campus and
its surrounding community. By creating a culture
of volunteerism, students will find increased labor
resources to pursue academic research projects and
events representing individuality and self-expression. These student-volunteer operated projects and
events will build community, offer crucial leadership
opportunities, enable progressive growth, reduce
operating budgets for the school and student groups,
and directly augment the educational environment at
Evergreen.
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
I would like to become a Geoduck Union
Representative because I know it's important
for us students to use our voice, and if we want
something done we have to take action. Evergreen is my new home and I just want to be part
of what goes on and help in any way I can so
that I and other students get (work) for what they
need to help getting an education.
Carl Davis
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
The student government as it stands now can onl
be described as a complete fucking mess. (oops) If
students we want to have a representative body tha
actually works in our interest - instead of dramati
cally imploding into a mangled, self-destructive
bureaucratic nightmare as it has this year - we nee
to make drastic changes. The proposed constitution fo
a new union as well as the proposed amendments t
the current constitution offer the potential to redefin
student government. I would like the opportunity t
participate in rebuilding a governing body that i
competent, accountable, and relevant.
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do you want to be a GU Rep?
Shannon Thompson IWhy
want to represent you, the student body, to the
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best of my afiility. To do this, I think it necessary
to, improve upon the abilities of the current student
government. I want to help bring this change about,
m the hopes that the GU might be strongly united.
In this way, we should be able to better respond to
campus issu~s- both faster and more efficiently.
The tssues I find pertinent to student life next year
are the budget, student activities, and the conifort
and safety of our residential community, of which
I am part. I believe I am qualified to represent youi
based on my current status as a GU Representative, I
as well as my extensive background in political:
I
activism and student government.
Aha Kiser
Rand Hunt
AmelieRay
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
GU at Evergreen provides opportunity for
students to engage in pertinent issues and give
voice to collaborative conversation. I want to
get involved and lend my abilities to listen and
discuss ideas which directly affect the livelihoods of the student body. I have a lot to say and
even more to learn- I am up to the challenging
and collaborative process that is sure to follow.
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
This year has been amazing, thank you for this opportunity. Last year I made a commitment to students that
I would enhance the relationships between students
and their union. This ballot contains a proposed {New
Union} constitution, which promises to do just that. I
also promised to increase transparency within the union,
and have worked to create a wiki to make accountability
easier and bring information to you. This has been a
real honor to work for you this year, and I really hope to
continue working to empower students and foster real
and positive change.
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
Evergreen is in dire need of true leaders on this
campus. Leaders who will do what's best on behalf of
the student body, not for themselves. Leaders who will
do what they say, and honor their pledges they will make
once they run. Most of all, we need leaders who will
conduct themselves professionally and work as hard as
they possibly can not just in the GU, but in school and
life as well. I'in that guy. I want to improve upon the
current meritocracy we seem to be stuck in. As a GU
Representative I will act as the flame in the night, and
the answer to all of those who cry out for change.
Tessa Reina Wyllie de Echeverria
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
I believe it is important for the student union
to hold the administration accountable. I would
like to see more transparencies in the actions of
the school to control student's actions . I think
the student union needs to play a larger role in
shedding light on silencing policies on campus.
This last year, many issues of freedom if speech
have been raised; it is very important that
students keep their voices on this campus.
Josie Jarvis
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
I would like to continue my involvement with Gl:J because
passing on the lessons I have learned will help the GU start
out stronger than we did this year. This year we lacked the
training, Institutional memory, and involvement from previous GU members necessary to be efficient and effective.
Students are facing big challenges in the next few years and
it's important that next year's GU starts out strong. I see my
involvement as more of a student servant and advocatethan
a representative. It is my job to create opportunities and
empower students to represent themselves. My voice should
not count more than any other student on this campus. Even
when it is time consuming and tedious bureaucratic work,
I'm fully prepared to commit the time and energy....
Trevor Van Dyke Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
I view this coming year as an important time
of transition, from the old GU constitution to
a new union in the GSU. I am interested and
concerned about the transition, and want to
facilitate actions towards direct democracy, and
community involvement.
I keep it fresh.
Julian Perry
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
Andrew N epstad
Sky Cohen
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
Foster more effective communication between
the student body and the TESC administration.
I am hoping to become a GU Representative in
order to create a Union, which seriously considers the qualms levy against the school's administration. I will work toward making our process
and decisions as transparent as possible.
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Why do you ~ant to be a GU Rep?
I want to work to make the GU a more effective
platform !o address students' issues. I believe
the GU should be reformed to allow the general
student populace to hold a greater stake in the
decision-making process. Let's hang on to
Evergreen's tradition of student power!
Because I am enthusiastic about student
government, and want to work with the GU as
it lives up to its original promise of serving as
a source of information about what is going on
in the decision making process and a source of
opportunities for student involvement.
Erin Brannigan
Why do you want to be a GU Rep?
My own interest in The Evergreen State College
is very deep and heartfelt. My father was among
the graduating class in 1972 and my sister will
be attending in the fall. If elected, I will do my
best to listen, serve and represent the interests
of the student body. For I believe we all have
a direct responsibility for determining what our
student government ought to be, and finding
ways of bringing about our own hopes.
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ELECTIONS
VOTING BEGINS MAY
27
Transportation Board
Do you support the creation of a Campus Transportation Board, as outlined in this election guide, to
manage student transit fees and promote alternative transportation projects on campus?
Bank of America
Should the Evergreen State College enact policies to divest from the Bank of America?
Marijuana
Should the Evergreen State College enact polices to end the prohibition and penalization of possession and use of Marijuana on campus?
AMENDMENTS
Should the following amendment(s) to the current Geoduck Union constitution be enacted:
Article V. Elections
Representatives are elected by a student election held each Spring Quarter. Every student may vote for 21 candidates. The 21 candidates
receiving the most votes will be the Geoduck Union Representatives. One representative seat is reserved for a student from the Tacoma Campus
and one seat is reserved for a student from the Reservation-Based Campuses. Two representative seats will be reserved for freshmanstudents
who wish to join in winter quarter. Elections for freshman representatives will be held by referendum week eight (8) of fall quarter.
Article VI: Procedures for Removal
Student representatives may be removed by a three-fourths majority vote of total Geoduck Union Representatives.
Student representatives must also be recallable by non-representative students. A formal recall/impeachment is instituted by a petition carrying the
amount of signatures equal to the minimum amount of votes needed to elect a representative in the Spring election plus one hundred signatures.
Article VII: Meetings and Quorum
(Proposal pt 1 of Article VII):
Geoduck Union Representatives meet weekly at a publicly-announced time and place, and these meetings are open to the public. Meetings
should be held in the CAB, Library Lobby, Red Square or Lecture Halls for visibility and easy access. To conduct business, Geoduck Union
Representatives must reach quorum, which is fifty percent of the current representatives. Whenever possible, meetings should be facilitated
by students who are not elected representatives in order to help create a fair dynamic. Simple majority confirms any facilitator.
(Proposal pt 2 of Article VII):
Meetings will begin with student-only recognition to discuss business without influence for approximately one hour. Advisors
are exempt from this policy. At least thirty minutes will be reserved for business with other parties. Representatives may invite
administrators, faculty, or other parties to meetings prior to their allotted time by a two-thirds majorityvote in favor.
Article VIII: Decision-Making
(Proposal pt 1 of Article VIII)
Geoduck Union Representatives make decisions by a two-thirds majority vote.
(Proposal pt 2 of Article VIII)
The Geoduck Union will reserve money to be used for at least one all-student online referendum per quarter. Non-representative
students may request a referendum by petition carrying the amount of signatures equal to the minimum amount of votes needed to
elect a representative.Referendums must be held before the end of week 8 of the quarter to allow for adequate implementation and
planning. Referendums are recognized with 10% student participation in a vote with simple 50% +1 majority deciding.
Article IX: Amendments Amendments to this constitution may be proposed by Geoduck Union Representatives, or by students
who present a petition signed by 10% of the student body. Proposed amendments come before the student bodyfor a vote.
To pass, amendments must be approved by two-thirds of those voting, with a minimum of 10% of students voting.
Article X: Communication and Continuity
Geoduck Union Representatives will elect a historian amongst themselves once per quarter. No elected historian may
serve for two consecutive quarters. The role of the historian is to chronicle the important discussions, issues, and
problems that the Geoduck Student Union faces in the quarter, and to create a narrative document at the end of the
quarter. This narrative document should not surpass seven (7) pages and will be advertised to the public.
Physical copies of the year's historical narratives, resolutions, statements and other important documents
will be compiled in a binder to be held in the Geoduck Union office and on the internet.
It shall be the duty of the Geoduck Student Union to compile and advertise an independent end-of-the-year report for
students. This report shall contain pertinent information and evaluations to address at least the following subjects:
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The year's resolutions
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Tuition/Budget
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Student social access to education
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Sexual violence, campus safety and emergency preparedness
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Administrative issues -Sustainability & Food -Labor (with an emphasis on student labor) -Anti-oppression
Article XI: Conftict of Interests
To avoid conflicts of interest, no representative may enroll in an internship or independent learning
contract for credit with the colleges' Vice-Presidents, President or Provost.
ANew Union
Do you approve the ratification of a new union constitution establishing the creation of union stewards, regional stewards council, popular assemble,
action committee, student group council, and empoweredstudents panel as outlined and defined in this election guide? (the passing of this initiative
would replace the current wording of the student unionconstitution which can be viewed in this election guide or online at anewunion.org)
Pro~osed
GSU Constitution
6.4.2 The Student Group Council is responsible for calling its meeting,
and in the event that it cannot, it is up to the Action Committee to do
so. In such an event, the meeting must be called with at least seven (7)
days notice.
By-Law 6.5: POWERS
6.5.1. Call and organize a Urgent Assembly and provide the relevant
and necessary literature ;
6.5.2. Make recommendations and propositions to the Popular
Assembly;
6.5 .3. Support and orient the Action Committee;
6.5.4. Form permanent or ad hoc committees or commissions to aid it
in its work;
6.5.5 . Establish its own rules of internal functioning;
6.5.6. Any and all powers regarding appointments or replacements to
the Student Activities Fee Allocation Board. By-Law 6.6: QUORUM
6.6.1 The quorum is set at 50% + 1.
By-Law 6. 7: URGENT STUDENT GROUP COUNCIL MEETING
6. 7.1 Urgent Student Group Council Meetings may be called by onethird (1/3) of the Student Groups.
6. 7.2 In order for such a meeting to be called, a written statement
must be forwarded to the Action Committee containing the names of
those who groups calling for the meeting. The Action Committee shall
notify all Student Groups of said meeting which will take place no more
than three (3) days following receipt of the statement.
ARTICLE 7: ACTION COMMITIEE (ACT)
By-Law 7.1: COMPOSITION
The Action Committee is composed of eight (8) positions elected by the
annual Popular Assembly for a duration of one (1) year. The positions
are credit generating. These positions are as follows:
7.1.1. Secretary of Coordination: Responsible for keeping minutes and
archives, for following the By-Laws and procedures, for coordinating the
work of the Action Committee, as well as calling and preparing the meetings of the latter Committee. The Secretary of Coordination also acts as
GSU's official spokesperson, and is thus responsible for coordinating
GSU's positions before the media. the Secretary of Coordination holds
automatic interim responsibilities for the Secretary of Organizing.
7.1.2. Secretary of External Relations: Responsible for representing the
GSU before non-member Student Groups and non-student organizations. The Secretary of External Relations also represents GSU before
other Student Unions and the SUN. The Secretary of External Relations
holds automatic interim responsibilities for the Secretry of Information.
7.1.3. Secretary of Finance: Signatory of every bank account, responsible for managing The GSU's assets, for preparing the budget and
balance sheet which must be presented at each Popular Assembly, and
for ensuring that the budget approved by Popular Assembly and other
financial directives are respected. The Secretary of Finance holds interim
responsibilities for the Secretary of Academic and Beurocratic Affairs.
7 .1.4. Secretary of Internal Relations: Responsible for maintaining ties
with Regional Stewards Council, and Student Group Council, recording grievances, complaints, etc. Responsible for calling and preparing
Regional Stewards Council meetings, Student Group Council meetings,
and the Spring Popular Assembly. The Secretary of Internal Relations
holds interim responsibilties for the Secretary of Finance.
7.1.5. Secretary of . Information: Responsible for coordinating the
production and distribution of information material (newspapers, flyers,
brochures, etc.) in collaboration with the Newspaper Committee. Also
responsible for research requests by Action Committee. The Secretary
of Information holds automatic interim responsibilities for the Secretary
of Web Management.
7 .1.6. Secretary of College Academic and Bureaucratic affairs: Responsible for facilitating the process of providing credit to credit generating positions within the Union. Evaluating college reform policies
and measures. Responsible for investigating college bureaucracy and
making that knowledge available to the student body. Also responsible
for allowing Union Stewards, Regional Union Stewards, and Student
Group Representatives to anonymously place grievances. Submitting
yearly report on education reform at the academic, bureaucratic, and
pedagogical levels. The Secretary of College Academic and Beurocratic
Affairs holds automatic interim responsibilities for the Secretry of
Coordination.
7.1. 7. Secretary of Organizing: Responsible for recruiting, training, and
maintaining a force of campus organizers. Responsible for organizing
and facilitating quarterly elections process within each learning community. The Secretary of Organizing holds automatic interim responsibilities for the Secretary of External Relations.
7 .1.8. Secretary of Web Management: Seeks to enhance the collaboration and democratization within the Union; ensures the collaboration
and general flow of information, and assuring the relationships between
the different bodies within the GSU operate effectively; also responsible
for the on-line presence of the Union, including but not limited to : The
web page, and web applications; also responsible for using the internet
to enhance the relationship between the Union and its members; means
for a Full Web Assembly Vote that is secure and traceble. The Secretary
of Web Management holds automatic interim responsibilities for the
Secretary of Internal Relations.
By-Law 7.2: ELIGIBILITY
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In order to be eligible, the candidate must:
7.2.1. Be a student of the Evergreen State College during the time of
their election and during the academic school year in which they are
proposing to hold the secrretary position;
7.2.2. Be elected to by the Popular Assembly;
7.2.3. Submit a written statement to the Secretary of Internal Relations
stating their agenda three weeks before the election.
7.2.4. Be willing and able to earn a minimum of twelve (12) credits for
full period of the office. By-Law 7.3: OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
The Action Committee must see to the execution of its mandates,
campaigns, and decisions taken by the Popular Assembly and the
Regional Steward Council.
More specifically, its tasks are to:
7.3.1. Create and coordinate the action of the permanent and ad hoc
committees;
7.3.2. Appoint three (3) of its members to be signatories of administrative documents;
7.3.3. Write press releases;
7.3.4. Report its activities, at a minimum of once each quarter, to the
Student Group Council, and the Regional Steward's Council and Union
Stewards;
7.3.5. Oversee the work of staff;
7.3.6. Authorize spending according to the norms established by the
Regional Steward Council and following the budget adopted by the
Popular Assembly;
7.3. 7. Coordinate the office space for which it is responsible;
7.3.8. Assure the proper functioning of Regional Stewards Council,
Student Group Council;
7.3.9. Supporting students in any and all struggles waged against
oppression;
7.3,10.
Facilitate the quarterly learning community elections
process of Union Stewards;
7.3.11.
Hold weekly meetings during campus governance hours
at a publicly-announced time and place;
7.3.12.
Each agenda of the ACT, shall have at minimum one (1)
anti- oppression item;
7.3.13.
Ensure that decisions taken during the Popular Assembly
are enacted.
7.3.14.
Maintain means for a Full Web Assembly Vote that is
secure and traceble. By-Law 7.4 Meeting Guidelines
7 .4.1. The Action Committee will make decisions by consensus. If the
committee members fail to reach consensus, they may suspend consensus and immediately hold a two-thirds majority vote. If consensus is
suspended the Secretary of Internal Relations will prepare and send a
report of consensus suspension to the Student Group Council and the
Regional Steward Council. This report should include a summary of
the situation and an explanation of both sides of the contention. The
report should also contain a listing of attending council members their
recorded votes.
7.4.2. The Action Committee will hold a weekly meeting at a publiclyannounced time and place, and these meetings are open to the public;
7.4.3. To conduct business, Action Committee members must reach
quorum, which is fifty percent plus one of the current body;
7.4;4. Beyond this the Action Committee will be responsible for its own
internal functioning. By-law 7.5: Powers
7.5.1. The Action Committee shall appoint interim Regional Stewards
between meetings of the Popular Assembly.
7.5.2. The Action Committee may hire temporary staff.
7.5.3. The Action Committee may make recommendations and propositions to the Popular Assembly;
ARTICLE 8: EMPOWERED STUDENT PANEL (ESP)
By-Law 8.1: COMPOSITION
8.1.1. The Empowered Student Panel shall be composed of five (5)
students elected by the Popular Assembly. These are credit generating
positions.
By-Law 8.2: ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible, candidates must:
8.2.1. Be a student of the Evergreen State College during the time of
their election and during the academic school year in which they are
proposing to hold their position;
8.2.2 . Hold the support of GSU's Popular Assembly;
8.2.3. Complete an anti-oppression and non-violent communication
training within forty-five (45) days of taking office;
8.2.4. Be willing and able to earn a minimum of four 4 credits for full
period of the office;
By-Law 8.3 : OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
The purpose of the Empowered Student Panel is to promote student
empowerment through proactive empowerment campaigns. It is the
body that responds to oppression reports.
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The ESP shall :
8.3.1. Proactively promote student empowerment through information
research and public information campaigns.
8.3.2. Receive and respond to oppression reports;
8.3.3. Educate the Union's membership through anti-oppression and
non-violent communication workshops. Initial workshops must be
held within 45 days of the beginning of the school year, and should be
repeated throughout the year.
8.3.4. Hold a seat on the Student Group Council, Regional Steward
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are enacted;
Council, and the Action Committee where it shall have a right to submit
10.3.6.
Work to strengthen and democratize the GSU;
proposals.
10.3.7.
Write press releases;
8.3.5.Call an Urgent Assembly regarding the removal of any individ10.~.8.
Coordinate the office space for which it is responsible;
ual from their position on the ACT, RSC, US or ESP upon the receipt
10.3.9.
Assure the proper functioning of Student Group Council;
of oppression reports from 23 unique Union members regarding that
10.3.10.
Supporting students in any and all struggles waged
individual.
against oppression;
8.3.6.Collect, analyze, and synthesize oppression reports and anti10.3.11.
Hold weekly meetings during campus governance hours
oppression suggestions from Union's membership into a comprehensive at a publicly-announced time and place;
yearly report with proposals to be submitted to the Union's membership
10.3.12.
Carry out necessary activities to maintain campaigns
one month before the Popular assembly.
through any part of the summer. By-Law 10.4: INVOCATION
This report should include but is not limited to:
The Summer Union will hold weekly meetings during campus
(A) Review of GSU Structures and activities seeking to end oppressive governance
forces within the union itself;
hours at a publicly-announced time and place
(B) Review of the colleges academics seeking to end oppressive forces
By-Law 10.5: POWERS
within the education itself;
10.5.1.
Establish its own internal functioning;
© Review of the colleges policies seeking to end oppressive forces
10.5.2.
Make interim policy decisions between Popular Assemwithin the institution;
blies, based upon the agenda put forth by students during the PA;
(D) A synthesis of oppression reports;
10.5.3.
Make appointments to campus governance committees
(F) Suggested proposals and campaigns to the Popular Assembly based and DTFs;
on the contents of this report;
10.5.4.
Draft its own publications and newsletters;
By-Law 8.4: MEETING AGENDAS
10.5.5.
Create the ad hoc committees required to reach its
8.4.1Each agenda of the Student Group Council, Regional Steward objectives;
Council, and Popular Assembly Meetings, with the exception of Special
(mobilization, research, news, etc.)
Meetings (unless these have been called to deal specifically with anti10.5.6.
Call for an Urgent Assembly and provide the necessary
oppression), must include at least one item related to anti-oppression.
literature;
By-Law 8.5: INVOCATION
10.5.8.
Make recommendations and propositions to the Popular
8.5.1 The Empowered Students Panel shall meet at least once per Assembly; By-Law 10.6: QUORUM
month.
10.6.1
The quorum is set at 50%+ 1.
By-law 8.6: POWERS
ARTICLE 11: MODIFYING BY-LAWS
8.6.1 The Empowered Students panel may appoint any interim Action
Any and all modifications of these By-Laws, with the exception of the
Committee positions.
amount of student dues, must be decided by a vote of two-thirds (2/3)
ARTICLE 9: NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
of the students who are voting during the Assembly. In order for the
By-Law 9.1: COMPOSITION
vote to be held:
The Newsletter Committee shall be composed of five (5) members
11.1.1.
A notice stipulating the proposed By-Law modifications
organized by the Secretary of Information and approved by the ACT.
can be submitted by any Union member to the Popular Assembly, or;
By-Law 9.2: ELIGIBILITY
11.1.2.
Be submitted by a member of: the Regional Steward CounTo be eligible, candidates must:
cil, Student Workers Council, Student Group Council, Action Committee,
9.2.1. Be a registered student of the Evergreen State College
Newsletter Committee or Empowered Students Panel at least four (4)
By-Law 9.3: OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
weeks prior to the said Popular Assembly;
The Newsletter Committee's purpose is to guarantee the production
11.1.3.
In both cases, proposed modifications must be included
and distribution of the GSU's newsletter. It may count on an unlimited with the invitation to attend the Popular Assembly put out by the Action
number of contributors and it shall work jointly with the Action Council. Committee;
More specifically, its duties are the following:
11.1.3.
Members of the Action Committee may modify these By9.3.1. Obtain funding for the newsletter;
laws by a vote of consensus. However the scope of the change is limited
9.3.2. Produce and distribute the newsletter;
to grammar, and diction. The ACT cannot in any way change the intent
9.3.3. Promote GSU in the newsletter's pages;
or meaning of any by-law;
9.3.4. Recruit and train reporters;
By-Law 11.2 TEMPORARY BY-LAW CREATION
9.3.5. Report on events tied to the student movement and to GSU's
11.1 The Regional Stewards Council can create a temporary by-law by
aims and principles;
a
9.3.6. Ensure the publication of the newsletter on a regular basis;
2/3 majority vote. This By-Law will remain effective until the next
9.3.7. Develop and promote a genuine student press within the student Popular Assembly when the By-Law can be placed on a ballot to be voted
upon by the Full Web Assembly. All temporary by-laws expire upon the
movement;
9.3.8. Communicate the opinions of GSU's bodies: including but not opening of the Popular Assembly.
11.2 The Summer Union shall pass no law preventing any meeting of
limited to the Popular Assembly, Regional Steward Council, Student
Group Council, and the Empowered Students Panel;
the Popular Assembly.
9.3.9. Inform readers of the GSU's activities;
9.3.10.
Inform students of education issues locally and globally with the aim of creating abroad based and well educated student
movement;
9.3.11
Forward all newsletters to the Secretary of Web Management and insure newsletters are posted on-line.
ARTICLE 10: SUMMER UNION (SU)
By-Law 10.1: COMPOSITION AND DEFINITION
10.1.1.
The Spring Popular Assembly will elect a Summer Union
board containing (5) members.
10.1.2.
The SU board is a hybrid of the RSC and ACT and simultaneously acts as the Union's policy making body as well as its action
committee.
By-Law 10.2: ELIGIBILITY
10.2.1.
In order to be a member of the Summer Union a candidate
must:
(A)
Be a registered student of The Evergreen State College
(B)
Be registered for summer classes
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Have attended evergreen for two quarters
By-Law 10.3: OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
10.3.1.
Coordinate the GSU's interim policy positions between
Popular Assemblies, paying close attention to the Popular Assembly's
intentions with regards to policy, sentiments, and yearly campaign
program;
10.3.2.
Promote as a top priority the empowerment of all
students;
10.3.3.
Inform Summer Union Stewards;
10.3.4.
Congratulate and recognize the work of Union Stewards;
10.3.5.
Appoint the best qualified students to any summertime
campus governance committees and disappearing task forces;
10.3.5.
Ensure that decisions taken during the Popular Assembly
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Afternearlyfiftyyears [
of economic sanctions
and animosity, it looks
like the United States
and Cuban governments are finally ready
to re-establish diplomatic relations. President Barack Obama
has lifted all restrictions on Americans
visiting their relatives in Cuba, as well
as their ability to send remittances to the
island. And it won't be long before the
heads of state of these two nations begin
discussing the matter of political prisoners, both in Cuba and the U.S.
The Angola 3 were named after the slave
plantation-turned prison in rural Louisiana where they've been confined for the
last four decades. Sent to Angola prison
for robbery convictions, Albert Woodfox,
Herman Wallace and Robert King became
politicized by the racism and barbaric
cruelty that existed th~re.
In the early 1970s, prisoners at Angola
were forced to work 96-hour weeks (16
hours a day/6 days a week) with two cents
an hour as minimum wage. Considered
the "bloodiest prison in the South",
Angola was a living hell for the people
imprisoned there. Violence from guards
and between prisoners was rampant. According to former prison warden Murray
Henderson, prison guards actually helped
facilitate a brutal system of sexual
slavery in which younger and weaker
prisoners were bought and sold by other
prisoners to be raped. Under this "trustee
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system", the state armed certain trusted had demonstrated for so many years. And
inmates with weapons, and those selected so it was now their turn to feel indignant,
inmates (de facto guards) were given the it was the states turn for reprisal: they
authority to terrorize the greater pJisoner began their "investigation" into the death
population. This state-sanctioned system of Brent Miller by rounding up every
of violence resulted in the murders of 40 black inmate in the vicinity and torturprisoners and the maiming of350 more in ing him for the confession they desired.
a three-year period (1972-75).
"You heard hollering and screaming and
It was against this backdrop of brutal- the bodies being slammed against the
ity that a group of prisoners formed the walls," said Billy Wayne Sinclair, a white
Angola chapter of the Black Panther inmate serving time at Angola. " ... you
Party. Fed up with the rapes, the beat- could smell tear gas bombs. They would
ings, the daily humiliations and injus- come in there and set them off. We heard
tices they were forced to endure, these the beatings that were going on for weeks
prisoners organized to end segregation after that."
The state never did obtain a confession,
and to improve conditions for inmates at
Angola. They protested for better wages because after a notorious jailhouse rat
in the cotton fields by organizing work named Hezekiah Brown came forward,
strikes and they protested the indignity they didn't need one. Brown, a serial
of cavity searches by carrying out hunger rapist serving a life sentence, initially
strikes. They mentored newly arrived told prison officials he didn't know
inmates so they wouldn't fall victim to anything. But a short time later, officials
the rape culture. In short, these politi- reported that Brown had in fact witnessed
cally conscious men were a big pain in the murder.
Later, Brown would testify that he was
the state's ass because they threatened the
power structure that the state created and alone with Miller that morning when
preferred. They were considered a threat, Albert Woodfox, Herman Wallace and
and they had to be silenced somehow.
Robert King (all members of the BPP)
On April 17, 1972, the rage and indig- suddenly entered the dormitory and
nation brewing at Angola had reached began stabbing Miller. An all-white
its breaking point and Brent Miller, a jury convicted the three men after less
white guard at the prison, was stabbed than two hours of deliberation. There
to death. The administration, naturally was no physical evidence tying the men
upset by the murder, had somehow not to the murder. The word of a jailhouse
anticipated such a violent reaction from informant, who was rewarded for his
the brutalized prisoners. For some testimony with a state pardon, was good
reason, they did not expect the prison- enough.
ers under their "care" to demonstrate the
Wallace and Woodfox were sentenced
same depravity that the prison authorities to life in prison and have spent the last
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36 years in solitary confinement, longer
than any other prisoner in modem
U.S. history. King received the same
sentence, but was released in 2001 after
his conviction was overturned. Though
the three continue to maintain their
innocence, the state of Louisiana refuses
to entertain the notion that the wrong
people were charged with Brent Miller's
murder. And the warden of Angola
refuses to release Woodfox and Wallace
back into the general population because
he's convinced they will convert other
prisoners to "black pantherism".
These men were framed for their political activism within Angola. The state
needed somebody to punish for a guard's
murder, and who better than a group of
revolutionary prisoners.
Revolution is defined as "a sudden, radical, or complete change." The inhumane
conditions that existed at Angola prison
in the 1970s demanded a revolution, a
complete change from the barbaric status
quo.
I sincerely hope President Obama does
the right thing by granting Leonard Peltier
clemency, that he frees the Cuban 5 and
the Angola 3. But until he does (or until
they are liberated through other means) I
urge you, the reader, to learn about and
support these political prisoners.
www.abcf.net/la,
www.angola3 .org,
www. freethefi ve. org, www.leonardpeltier.net
Dan Shelley is a sophomore enrolled in an
independent learning contract.
Saving Trees, Saving Water
by CASSIE ANDREOTTI
I have lived in Olympia for the majority of
my 27 years oflife and
have been a witness to
the massive growth
spurt the city has had.
Everywhere I look:
clear cut lots, scaffolding, larger than life
parking garages and strip-malls. I realize
compared to most urban areas Olympia
is an 'evergreen state,' but I can only
imagine what will happen 5 to 10 years
from now if nothing is done to prevent
the slaughter of our beautiful landscape.
Every day thousands of gallons of
pure, clean, precious water are lost to us
forever. Many may be puzzled by such
a severe statement and not understand
how that's possible when the world is
almost entirely covered with blue. The
truth is that "of the Earth's water, just 2.5
percent is fresh, and most of that is ice
and snow." (Jones, pl37) The majority
of the fresh water we rely on each day
is found underground and accumulates
from rain, melting snow and ice. Unfortunately, deforestation in urban areas
across the country, including in Olympia,
has drastically cut back the amount of
vital groundwater we depend upon.
Deforestation is occurring at an astounding rate; trees are being replaced by
homes, high rises, roads and highways.
"In the past few decades, San Diego
has lost 25% of its peak tree cover,
while Washington, D.C., has lost 50%,
the cover in cities in Michigan, North
Carolina and Florida has fallen to about
27% of what it once was; Chicago and
Philadelphia are just 16%." (TIME, Jan.
21, 2007) By clearing acres of trees and
replacing them with yards of concrete
we are interrupting nature's groundwater
replenishing process, which leads to the
loss of fresh water for us. Fortunately,
there are cities such as Olympia that are
beginning to do their part to preserve our
trees, and thus our water.
Recently, on my regular drive to work,
something caught my eye. There were
small groups of people out planting and
tending to the once ignored greenery
on the sides of Harrison hill. It seemed
somebody had noticed the slow trickle of
concrete and asphalt taking over the city.
Olympia had begun taking the necessary
steps for maintaining our lush, green
environment. Within the next 20 years
the city hopes to plant trees in at least
60% of the spaces available in residential and downtown streets with help from
public/private corporations.
There is also a program offered by the
city designed to include residents that
who not be able to afford trees for their
homes. The NeighborWoods Program
"gives free trees to residents, along with
free training in the care of those trees,
in exchange for planting and caring for
the trees." (City of Olympia, www.
ci.olympia.wa.us/) Since the Program
began in 1998, almost 3000 trees have
been planted and over 400 volunteers have
been trained through NeighborWoods.
(City of Olympia, www.ci.olympia.
wa.us/) It only takes four simple steps to
obtain your own free trees:
• You must live within the city limits of
Olympia
• You must attend a free 4 hour training
workshop
• Trees must be planted according to
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• You must make commitment to taking
care of the trees
The city's Water Resources Program
has also "designed and installed waterwise gardens at six South Sound elementary schools; each installation was
accompanied by weeks of environmental
education focusing on the role of plants
in protecting water resources." (Native
Plant Salvage Foundation)
Educating our youth about the importance of
preserving our trees is a huge step in the
right direction.
Take notice of the progress being
made here in Olympia, the plans for
the future of our town must be reached
and with any luck surpassed. Protecting the trees in Olympia-for the sake of
our water-and elsewhere, will have huge
impacts all across the board; economically, aesthetically and most importantly
environmentally.
Cassie Andreotti is a sophomore enrolled in
Academic Writing.
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I'll never
wankinthe
CRCagain
(alleged) game of one-eyed yogurt-slinging. Having known or known of TESC
faculty who sexually harass students, allow
All prudes are identihomophobic harassment of their students,
cal, but each pervert
give their blessing to cliff-side substance
is warped in their own
binges, smoke up/sleep with students, and
way.
conspired to create (a) cover up(s) of said
I speak from experiactivities, one has to wonder: what's the
ence. If flogging the
big deal? A professor embezzled tens of
bishop amidst lockerthousands of dollars from students earlier
room soap bubbles counts as a scandal, then this year, but it's monkey-spanking that
call me the Marquis de Sade. Only God rallies the defenders of society? Hell, last
(and the murdered souls of my unconceiv- year I advocated bestiality in this paper
ing semen) knows how many sleepy semi- (committing felony in the process) and
nars I've relieved with chicken-choking in John Law couldn't have cared less-but
the unisex. Though, surely, I am unique in now someone has an actual orgasm and
this respect, as it is hardly imaginable that suddenly the witch-hunt is on.
anyone else (and of course not you, dear
Maybe this is just pervy lil' me, but the
reader!) might ever furiously masturbate actual harm caused by publicly throtwith jackrabbit tempo and oozing genitals tling the turnip appears to be somewhere
outside the privacy of their own home.
between farting in a crowded elevator and
But recently I've required the relief, if speeding in a school zone. Voyeurism in
only to mitigate the raging storm of confu- a public shower is a little like littering in
sion and failure that has been my spring a dump or defacing a wrecked car- and
quarter. As inspiring as an Ansel Adams if Peeping Toms are so bad, why isn't the
and as taxing as a Clinton-democrat, my guy who was watching Walter jack-it also
program Algebra to
in trouble? Is this an
Algorithms became
MAYBE THIS IS JUST activity that's only
illegal if you enjoy
exponentially (not
PERVY LIL' ME, BUT
it?
to be confused with
Disregarding
the
geometrically, which
ersatz
eye-candy
has a differently
THE ACTUAL HARM
who is presumably
shaped
parabola)
CAUSED BY PUBLICLY pressing charges, and
more
interesting
the puritanical paterThursday
when
nalists of our penal
THROTTLING THE
the grapevine was
system, it is unclear
lit ablaze with talk
what anyone can do
TURNIP APPEARS
of our professor,
to remedy the situaBrian Walter, being
tion. (Side note: why
TO BE SOMEWHERE
arrested for jiggling
wasn't this handled
his sausage while
peeking in the boys BETWEEN FARTING IN in-house, since it
appears to be exactly
room at the CRC.
the kind of bad-butA CROWDED ELEVADetails came from
not-terrible situation
local news station
our on-campus restorTOR AND SPEEDING
and perpetual-insult
ative justice model
to Walter Cronkite
was designed for?)
IN A SCHOOL ZONE
KIRO-TV,
from
Clearly, Walter is
whose journalistic
excellence you may recall the sensationally facing felony charges and sex-offender (or,
doctored footage of last year's Valentine's more properly, 'SEX-OFFENDER!!! Grab
Day riot. True to form, their. coverage has your pitchforks!') status (and with a career
successfully portrayed Walter as a Hanni- in teaching!) for a crime that warrants the
bal-Lector-esque criminal mastermind and equivalent of a speeding ticket. If anyone
serial pedophile. Actually, the 'serial' part needed another reduction ad absurdum to
was explicitly accused by the prosecution demonstrate the injustice of our Justice
during Walter's arraignment, at which system (besides, y'know, drug laws and
he sported (via television, from a prison- most of our presidents), well, look upon
cell) classic shackles and a spring-edition these works, ye sane, and despair.
Since the justifiable-spermicide defense
Guantanamo Bay jumpsuit (off-orange).
How the prosecution might support these isn't likely to save him, and a Red-Square
allegations of recursive shower-skanking 'Bate-In would be redundant, the most you
(besides flatly assuming that all masturba- or I can do is look Brian in the eye and
tors are addicts-which, to be fair, my own say that we're against the load that's been
experience suggests) is unclear, as is what shot onto his chest, and we're right there
inspired Idiot Student #2 on the KIRO behind him, ready to suck it up alongside
video segment to imply that since children (but be careful not to stare when you tell
sometimes use the CRC, any sexual activ- him-it's a felony). The arm of the law
ity within it is de facto a threat to them. may be long, but th(;} arm of one's peer's
(Because, you know, there is vanilla sexu- is elephantine. Let's use that arm to form
ality, and then there is child molestation; a hug-after we've washed our hands, of
course.
no alternative exists between them.)
In addition to being offended that I wasn't
Casey Jaywork is a senior enrolled in
the voyee, I must admit bewilderment at the
reaction (i.e. felony charges) to Walter's Algebra to Algorithms.
by CASEY JAYWORK
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May28, 2009
Education and
exclusion
by CAITLIN MCNULTY
Higher
education
in the United States,
despite private scholarships and federally •·
subsidized grants and :.
loans, systematically
excludes those from
lower socioeconomic classes. From
great disparities in the quality of public
primary and secondary education to
unbelievably high tuition prices, those
whose families are not able to pay for
their education often are forced to go
straight into the work force. Even public
higher education in the United States
works to reinforce social classes rather
than promote income equality.
Venezuela seems to have found a solution to this perpetuation of the inequitable distribution of wealth and power.
Education is guaranteed as a right in. the
Venezuelan Constitution; Education is a
human right, a fundamental social right.
It will be free, democratic, and mandatory ... Every person will have access
to an education ... of equal quality and
providing equal opportunity (Bolivarian
Constitution of Venezuela 36)
In the Venezuelan system of higher
education, tuition is free for all, as is
housing, transportation, and meals in
an attempt to make higher education
inclusive and accessible for all sectors
of the population. In addition, a host of
social programs have been implemented
to improve the quality and accessibility
of the Venezuelan education system as a
whole. Mission Simoncito fosters early
education and brain development through
providing free comprehensive day care
and preschool to students aged 1-6, helping to ensure that all students are ready
to start school. Mission Robinson works
to improve adult literacy, and Mission
Ribas provides primary and secondary
edvcation to adults who dropped out of
school. Mission Sucre brings university
professors to smaller cities and towns to
make college accessible for those with
families to care for. In the next three
years, 29 new universities, traditional and
vocational, will be built in an effort to
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accommodate the large influx of students
coming from the improved educational
system. These programs have formed
a network that has nearly eradicated
illiteracy in Venezuela. They have also
contributed to the accessibility of higher
education, with the number of students
graduating public universities each year
soaring from 172,432 in 1998 to 504,958
in 2007. In addition, it is estimated that
over 70% of the new students entering
Venezuela's university system come from
families living below the poverty line.
Venezuelan students are also obligated
to give back to their communities. As
part of a new graduation requirement,
students must complete 120 hours of
community service in a field related to
their major. The hope is that this will
bridge the social gap between university
students and their communities to create
an ethic of compassion and involvement.
Julia, a student at la Universidad de los
Andes in Merida, was inspired to volunteer at Mission Robinson after witnessing
the sheer joy her grandmother felt when
the program taught her to read,
"My grandmother said she felt like a
whole new world was opened up to
her ... The first book she read was the
1999 constitution she helped to ratify. In
my
work I get to bring that kind of
power to people"
As a university student in the United
States, I would love to see our system of
higher education adopt any one of these
changes. Due to budget cuts in the state of
Washington, tuition at Evergreen will go
up thirty percent over the next two years,
excluding even more low and middleincome students from attending. We can
either allow this global financial crises to
perpetuate the current inequitable distribution of wealth, or we can learn from
the positive examples countries such as
Venezuela present and move towards an
ethic of community collaboration where
education is a right for all rather than a
privilege only a few are able to enjoy.
Caitlin McNulty is a student enrolled
in Venezuela: Building Economic and
Social Justice.
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PRESENTATION GHOSTS OF THE MIST
by NICHOLAS BARDONNER
On Wednesday, June 3, I would like to
invite the campus community to attend a
special performance of my first piece of
Photochoreography, Ghosts of the Mist.
The ten-minute piece will show every
half-hour starting at 3 p.m. in the Recital
Hall of the Communications building.
The last showing starts at 6 p.m.
There is no cost for admission.
Photochoreography is a unique multimedia art form fusing photographic
essays with evocative music.
GHOSTS OF THE MIST
Ghosts of the Mist involves the projection of hundreds of photographs touching
on the ephemeral qualities existing along
the coastal Pacific Northwest.
The imagery is choreographed to the
beautiful and haunting second movement of Henryk Gorecki's Symphony of
Sorrowful Songs.
I am a graduating senior from Los
Angeles.
Ghosts of the Mist is the culmination of
my work in Student Originated Studies:
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the principal photography, I traveled and
camped between Neah and Nehalem Bay
during the winter months.
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tendnls to. wave patterns photographed
from a helicopter.
Plea~e join me on June 3 to share in the
expenence.
Nicholas Bardonner is senior enrolled
in SOS: Visual Arts.
PRESS: Production is a six-hour renaissance of last year's three-day conference
extravaganza, PRESS: Activism and the
Avant-Garde. If you attended last year's
PRESS, you'll remember the slew of
panel discussions, workshops, readings
and performances that left participants
gleefully exhausted in its wake.
Production intends to localize the energy
of the original PRESS into something
more intimate and interactive, by drawing
on the creative talents of the audience, as
well as performers.
By blurring the distinction between
performers and spectators, we can flesh
out the importance of process and collaborati~n and invite comm':lnity memb~rs
to bmld and transform thetr own creative
outlets.
To be a part of PRESS: Production,
join us Saturday, May 30'h at Northern,
the new all-ages venue at 321 4'h Avenue
downtown. Our schedule is:
I 12pm-1pm: Reading by Derek Rain,
I Otis Pig, Alex Valin, Marie Landau and
others.
I 1-2: Loteria Text Generation workshop
with Kate Robinson.
2-3: Book-binding with Braekit ($8 sliding scale to bind and keep your own copy
of Braekit, a poetry compilation curated
by Alex Valin and Jenny Paris).
3-4: Performances by Ben Jones, Dan
Brittain and the Anti-Fun League.
\ 4-S: Experimental Text Generation
workshop with Grant Miller and Meghan
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To Eat, To Sleep, To lire.
by M.R. WEERTS
Beefy. The steam smelled beefy as it rose
up from the tub. The bills were getting
cleaner; just one final rinse and they would
be ready to dry. The young man considered
the state that he was in: fleece pants around
his ankles, face greasy from sleep with dried
scat trailing down his legs, and decided
to get into the shower with his money. He
quickly cleaned himself and stepped out
of the shower with $150 plastered to his
wet ankles. Peeling it off, he saw that there
was another $350 in the waste amongst his
pajamas. He decided that he had washed
enough poop off enough money for one day
and threw the entire mess into the trash. Still
naked and wet, he gathered the money from
the bathtub. He wrung out each individual
bill before arranging them into piles of$500.
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how expensive the clothes at the men's wear
house were as he blew through a red light.
He thought about what he was going to eat
after he got drunk: Lobsters, or steaks. When
Clayton arrived at the DMY, he could barely
keep focus long enough to give the woman
his information because he was only thinking of how hungry he was and how badly
he wanted to eat and drink. He waited for
his license to cool down before he opened
his wallet and slid it into an empty leather
pocket. This was the thickest his wallet
had been since he had all those one dollar
winner scratch off tickets inside and it made
him smile. He could feel it bounce in his
back pocket as he left the DMV and walked
toward the first restaurant he saw. It was a
steak house called "Parilla. Clayton felt
classy just walking into the place, although
he was underdressed for the occasion. The
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Manhattan octogenarians. Here, in this case,
being the South Puget Sound Community
Colleges' Kevin Meinhart Center for the
Arts, which is currently hosting Mel Brooks'
The Producers. Max Bialystock, inept
Broadway producer and woo-er of nymphomaniac widows everywhere, is played beat
for uproarious beat by Robert Coral. Meek,
thumb-sucking accountant Leo Bloom is
played to a tee by Harrison Fry and, boy-ohboy does Mandy Wickline make Ulla dance.
It's a riot, curtain to curtain.
You may remember this Tony Award
SOME CHEESECAKE AND A WHITE RUSSIAN I winning musical from its second stint on the
silver screen in 2002. For fans of either film
When he was all done there were ten piles. restaurant was completely empty, save for I it should be known: seeing it live is a refresh$5,000 in cash was more than he had ever a bartender polishing glasses in front of a ing experience. There's no substitute for the
held at one time. For minutes he stared at the wall of very well lit booze. Claytons mouth
piles of money, feeling happiet and happier watered as he slid onto a stool and contemas he realized just how much this meant for plated his order.
The design is intentionally surreal, with
"Hi there," said the bartender "Hi" said
him. He thought of how he should celebrate
Clayton "Wanna see my ID?" "You're Russian Neo-Realist at:t giving its retro
as he dried the mystery money in the oven.
Drinks: first he would drink fancy cock- old enough I can tell. What can I get you" cartooniness a subtle edge. From the flagtails, maybe go to a cigar bar or someplace Clayton scanned the wall of alcohol, the waving opening number, "Everything is
for sake--anywhere as long as it was expen- taps of beer, an abridged lunch menu and Perfect in Passaic", to the finale, there's a
sive. He would have to get another drivers started with his order." I will be having: hint of unease and menace.
license. His was lost after a date with his Two shrimp cocktails, a salty dog with grey
In less capable hands, "Flight of the Lawnex-girlfriend. Ever since then he had no way goose, two fingers of Johnny Walker black chair Man" could easily fall into the trap of
of proving that his name was Clayton Gel, label, neat, two pints of Guinness draught,
being overly saccharine, or degenerate into
he weighed 165 pounds, his eyes were HZL, A pint of Smith Wicks, some cheesecake
self-indulgent sarcasm, instead, the humor
and most importantly that he was of legal and a White Russian." The bartender was
age to drink, gamble, buy cigarettes and surprised, but it was a slow day so he just and meaning add depth to each other. The
view pornography. He locked the apartment went with it "Will that be all?" "I'm not play is fun, the actors are incredibly amusdoor, and descended the stairs. Clay thought sure. Just pour the drinks for now and keep ing to watch, and the music is silly and
catchy, but this isn't just an empty, vapid
about investing some money into the 1985 the tab open. I'm celebrating."
Jetta GT that he was about to get into; then he
MR .. Weerts is Michael Weerts is a former musical.
thought about shoes. He was thinking about Evergreen Student.
The effort put into this play is obvious,
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As for the highlight of last w~ek's premier
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resulting in one actor being rushed post-show
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Co-directors Don Welsh and Claudia Simpson-Jones craft Brooks' masterpiece into a
rolling-in-the-aisles good time. Be sure not
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