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You won't have Chris Townsend
to kick around anymore
Exposing Howard
Stern's "Private Parts"
Stem makes a movie and surprise,
surprise, he's a big ol' softy .
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You love him, you hate him ... well, mostly you hate him.
Chris Townsend's final salvo in the war on liberalism. *
"News and truth are not the same thing, and must be clearly distinguished." — Walter
Lippman
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Career Fair next month
The University of Washington
Bothell will host its seventh annual
Career and College Fair from
3:00PM to 6 : 0 0 P M on Thursday,
April 10 in the Commons. Representatives from more than 40
Puget Sound area businesses and
graduate school programs will be
available to talk with students,
alumni, and the community about
career and academic options.
Several one-hour workshops are
scheduled, focusing on various
aspects of career exploration and
the job search.
Ridematch
database
Students interested in sharing
rides to school can now participate in the Ridematch program
administered by Metro Transit.
The database, which encompasses King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, matches people
with similar commuting patterns,
so they can possibly carpool to
work or school. Applications are
available in the Student Affairs
office in room 103. Jason Lien,
who is works in Student Affairs, is
also available to answer any
questions,phone 685-5316, or em a i l a t |lien@u Washington edu
Pete Nye waits for his
millions
Business professor
Pete Nye is confidently waiting for
representatives from Publisher's
photo by Patrick Huvnh
Professor Pete Nye
Clearinghouse to show up to the
UW Bothell campus any day and
present him with a check for $6
million. Nye rece'vec a notice in
his UW Bothell mailbox from the
outfit last week claiming: "PETE
NYE! YOU -a, HAVE WON SIX
MILLION DOLLARS!" Nye sent in
a response card last week and is
patiently waiting for the check to
arrive No word on how Nye plans
to spend his new fortune.
Important dates to
remember
3/30 Last day to register tor classes
Aithout Late Registration Fee iS25)
charge. But you may still change
registration — drop add
3/31 First day of classes for
Spring quarter Deadline to enroll
m Tuition Payment Plan tor Spnng
4/1 UWB Commons closed 3 —
5 30 p m tor Aa. sory Board oi
Technology Management. Thank
you tor your patience and support
FREE coffee and munchies
available in the mam lobby
4/6 Last day to change — add/drop
— a course without a Late Fee
($20) It you need help from UW
Bothell staff, the last day is 4 4
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Judie Anderson
C o m m o n s Reporter
WTiL'ther in rain, fog, or .sunshine,
Education C^t;rtification students enrolled in the Wetlands Immersion
(bourse are given the opportunit}' to
put on their slickers and immerse
themselves in the wetland habitat
within a short walking distance of the
U W Bothell campus. Armed with pH
testing kits, data journals, and the
Scientific method, these future educators set out on a quarter-long journey to seek the answers to such group
imposed questions as "how wetland
water differs in pH level, turbidit)',
and organisms," and "the difference
in cattail density between the Bothell wetland and one found in Juanita."
"The class gives [usj a unic]ue opportunity to practice scientific investigations from a hands-on perspective," says Marci Lyle, an Education
Certification student. "The class is
one of the most innovative classes in
the program thus far."
Taught in this format for the first
time this quarter, the Wetlands Immersion program, gives students a
unique opportunity to work in teams
on authentic, self-generated questions, along with colleagues, scientists, and science/mathematics educators. According to the syllabus, the
focus of the course is to give future
e d u c a t o r s a c o n c r e t e experience
which they can use to obtain an understanding of the essential elements
needed in high qualit\' scientific and
mathematical activities.
The course is designed to help precertification students become more
familiar with, and motivated about,
science. In so doing, once these students become educators, thev will
S e e Wetlands
on page 2
photo by Marc studer
A m p h i b i a n e d u c a t o r s Brenda Wolf, Candice Duncan, and Angle McClure are three of the students
in UW Bothell's Teaching Certification program, exploring the wetlands that surround Canyon Park.
Absences force Hidde from ASUWB post
ings, violating the ASUWB constitution, which requires ASUWB officers to attend at least rwo-thirds of all
jim Hidde has been automatically
regular ASL'AXTi meetings during a
terminated from his position as Vice
given quarter.
President of .ASl'VC'B. effective
"We've e-mailed him and asked
.March .M. .According to A S l " ^ ' B
him to turn in his key. said Zeck.
President Donna Zeck. Hidde has
.\SU^X'B has attempted to contact
nii^M-d tive student covernnuiu meet
Middc b\' phone and e-mail several
times c>vcr the past few weeks,
but has not received any rcsjxjnse. Zeck said that .•^Sl'^X'B
will send 1 liddt a certified letter
also Asking him to turn in his ke\.
Last week A.sU^X'B ireasurer .May \ u e n resigned her
post, but later rescinded her
^ resignation upon learning that
Hiddes position would be terminated. .\s required by the
photc by Patr^k Huyn-^ .•^SL'^X'B constitution. ^'uen
Richard Huffman
C o m m o n s Editor
Qone Jim Hidde (center) at an ASUWB will now become the X'ice
meeting early in the quarter
President and .ASUWB rep.
Karman Kam will become the Treasurer. ASU^WB is currently taking applications to fill Kam's position.
Hidde was the subject of a L ^ '
Bothell C^ommons (February 4.
1997) investigation one month ago,
which revealed that nearly SiOO
worth (if long distance phone calK
were charged to his sthool-issued calling card. 1 lidde denied making most
(4 the calls, claiming that a friend had
ihtained his calling card number and
used it several hundred tinie^ over .i
SIX week period to call several ( aiiadi.ui businesses, as part of a busine s
deal that Hidde and his friend were
involved in. Ihe U ^ Bothell Commons storv' revealed se\eral inconsistencies in Hiddes account. Hidde
paid the fiill amount of the phone bill
the day the U W Bothell C o m m o n s
storv' went to press.
Hiddes respoase to tne story. Hidde was
given a Friday, February 7 deadline, and
then extended it to a Saturday night
(midnight) deadline. Hidde did not
submit any resfjonse that weekend.
In t h e U W Bothell s t u d e n t
iiewsgroup four days later, I lidde responded to a student s posted questions about the article "I have every
intention of writing a letter to fhe
editor and have made arrangements
to do so, wrote 1 lidde. "It may clear
up some of the (Questions fhe\ nc
glected to answer and left the audience wondering. Ihe I NX Bothell
(Commons has yet to receive any letter of explanation.
Hidde has Ixen conspicuousK ab
sent from campas over the last three
Aeeks. He has not a t t e n d e d an
ASL'WTi meeting since mid-Februarv
The C o m m o n s offered to print
See Hidde on page 2
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"We're in the business of hope" Wet in the wetlands
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Krista Turner
Commons Staff
llomelessiiess does not discriminate. It cares not al>out color, religions
or gender, a n d atllicts jx'ople ot a n v
.ige g r o u p . In f.»ct. . K c o r d i n g t o Bill
\ \ ippel. a former homeless person
himscll a n d now Hircvtor of C ! o m m u
nitv Relations IOT t h e U n i o n (.iOsjK-1
Mivsion. t h e average .jge of a h o m e less [HTson in -Seattle is 2 8 years old.
^ ip[X'l w.ts t h e guest sjx'aker at last
liicsdav e v e n i n g s 1 h i m a n Rights Ac
lion! C r o u p mcetitig Since his o w n
tidinelcss e \ | v r i e i K e . he has pulled his
life t o g e t h e r a n d directed his tocus tow a r d s h e l p i n g others.
I h e d i l e m m a of h o m e l e s s n e s s is
c"ver>'one's p n i b l e m , i n d i c a t e d Wip|X'l.
There are c u r a ' n t i v an estimated U)0(>
m e n . w o m e n , a n d c h i l d r e n living o n
thesircvtsof Seattle But who//rt-these
people? .Xccording t o W ipjxl, they're
p e o p l e w i t h a m u l t i t u d e o\ b a c k
!;r(nincls. I v e r v t h i i i g f r o m a ^ a l e
gr.uluate to even a former professional
football p l a \ e i . M a n \ ot these people
lived ver\- n o r m a l pKnluctive lives at
o n e t i m e , b u t d u e xo d e b t , a d d i c t i o n
or a n o t h e r crisis, f o u n d i h e m s e K e s o n
the streets l o o k i n g for a meal a n d a
w a r m p l . u e t o sleep. "1 ver\ situation
is different," said \ \ i p j x l .
. A c c o r d i n g t o VC'ippel,
the
U . C i . M . s P i o i u v r Square location is
Hidde's out
continued from page 1
Since t h e UNX B o i l u l l C o m m o n s
stor> a p p e a r e d , t h e . A S U W B has ex
tensiveh- l o o k e d i n t o t h e m i s u s e of
I l i d d e s u e d i t card. I h e U W Bothell
C " o m m o n s has l e a r n e d that d u r i n g a
b r i n g their e x c i t e m e n t for science i n t o
their f u t u r e c l a s s r o o m s .
Professor Pat K u b o t a h o p e s t h e
class will h e l p s t u d e n t s g r a s p a differe n t p e r s p e c t i v e o n science. ".Science
is n o t a b u n c h o f facts. I t s d y n a m i c
a n d always c h a n g i n g . I w a n t [future]
t e a c h e r s t o o b t a i n a different p i c t u r e
o n w h a t [science] is all a b o u t . "
ptioto by Patnck Huynh
Hopeful Bill Wippel, formerly homeless, and now the Director of
Community Relations for Seattle's United Gospel Mission, spoke at
UW Bothell last week.
cjuite possiblv the m o s t widely k n o w n
shelter in d o w n t o w n Seattle. I h e shel
ter, w h i c h was f o u n d e d o n s t r o n g religious Ixliefs, offers a m u l t i t u d e of services, all of w h i c h are geared t o give
h o m e l e s s people m o r e t h a n just a
w a r m me.il. Tor e x a m p l e , ^X'ippel said
that t h e r e are veterinar\ services for
pets of t h e homeless, as well .is d e n t a l
c a r e services for p e o p l e n e e d i n g a
c h e c k u p . There is even a m e n t o r i n g
s>^tem in place, a n d recoverv" p r o g r a m s
for jx'ople w i t h d r u g or alcohol addic
tion p r o b l e m s .
W h i l e the mission does offer s o m e
ot the most c o m p r e h e n s i v e services t o
t h e homeless in .Seattle, t h e U . C J . M .
closed executive session t h r e e w e e k s
ago.
m o s t , a n d possibly all. o t t h e
o t h e r officers o f A S U W B a s k e d
I l i d d e t o resign his p o s t . 1 le refused.
I h e ASl'^X'B .apparently h a s n o
bylaws c o v e r i n g t h e removal of a sitting officer. A c c o r d i n g to t h e A S U W B
c o n s t i t u t i o n , officers can o n l y b e rem o v e d from ofllce b y wa)' ot a s t u -
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By t h e e n d o f t h e q u a r t e r , t h e
g o a l is t o r s t u d e n t s t o h a v e c o m e
away with t h e definition a n d t h e
i m p o r t a n c e of w e t l a n d s . I n g e n e r ating the wetland investigations and
carrying them out, students should
have utilized appropriate mathematics, data collection, interpretation, a n d summarization techn i q u e s . A p p r o p r i a t e s c i e n c e skills,
p r o c e d u r e s a n d m e t h o d o l o g y are also
t o h a v e b e e n u s e d . Also, i n f o r m a t i o n
is t o h a v e b e e n p r e s e n t e d in a scientific m a n n e r . A m i n i - c o n v e n t i o n is
p l a n n e d at t h e e n d o f the q u a r t e r
w h e r e g r o u p s will p r e s e n t t h e i r investigations, conclusions, a n d further
q u e s t i o n s . " I t will b e like a n a c t u a l
scientific c o n v e n t i o n , " K u b o t a re-
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K u b o t a agrees. O n e t h i n g she has
g o t t e n from the n e w class f o r m a t is t h e
r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n it
c o m e s t o science, it is m o r e fim a n d
m o r e scientifically a u t h e n t i c t o let stud e n t s c o m e u p w i t h their o w n q u e s tions a n d c o n c l u s i o n s , t h a n s e t t i n g u p
q u e s t i o n s so K u b o t a will k n o w w h e r e
s t u d e n t s will e n d u p . "Real scientists,"
says K u b o t a , "don't have all t h e ansAvers
in t h e b a c k o f t h e b o o k . "
Downtown Bothell
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student
Shelley
W a n g e n r e c o m m e n d s t h e class to o t h ers. " T h e class m o d e l s w h a t we s h o u l d
b e t e a c h i n g in science; i n q u i r y a n d
i n v e s t i g a t i o n s . It allows s t u d e n t s t o
choose w h a t they w a n t t o study,
w h i c h is w h a t we s h o u l d d o in o u r
c l a s s r o o m s . 1 loved every m i n u t e ! "
" S t u d e n t s need t o take responsibility o n h o w they
photo by Marc Studer
conduct the experiments,"
All w e t UW Bothell Education students
Strickland remarks. " T h e
learning about local wetlands.
m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g (for
s t u d e n t s ] t o learn a b o u t science is n o t
facts, answers, o r c o n c e p t s , b u t it is t h e
method."
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We attempted to contact H i d d e
Sunday night, but he did not return
o u r call as of press t i m e .
Bellevue School District Transportation is accepting
applications and interviews for on-call / substitute
school bus drivers.
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d e n t - i n i t i a t e d recall election. T h e U W
Bothell C o m m o n s has b e e n tolci o f a
student signature-gathering campaign
t o force a recall election for H i d d e , b u t
t h e effort has b e e n r e n d e r e d m o o t b y
Hiddes automatic termination.
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UVIOIHElKOiiOHS
The Uni\efitt) o' Wci>/iinyitxi Bothell
CoiTimani IS the mdepenjeni newsi.Kipt'-i of
the itvdents of UW Bothell Ihe StiKieni
aovermrent o» UW Bothell o/ L'VV Bothell
adwiniitrat>on eftcae no editona' cc>riffo<
.jve' the C.on}mon\ An r'dniendent hoaid ->/
loi'i itj\icnty a"' admnut'-.itoi u hcvliy
membei and a Hxvlt'ncj /ou'rio'i't provides
i-iianc^df oveinght hi thi^ nev^ipoper ond
h'ndinQ ij provided tiy the ServKei and
Aci.\iht*s ^eei t^nd ..^rK^ supplemented vkith
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faces a n e n o r m o u s task everv' day. explained W i p p e l . H u n d r e d s o f people
volunteer t i m e , mone)', fcK>d, a n d s u p plies tc» t h e cause of homelessness, b u t
there is ne\'er e n o u g h to go a r o u n d , l l i e
shelter has created a p a m p h l e t (available in the ( C o m m o n s ) explaining over
4 0 \va\'s [leople c a n help: e v e r v t h i n g
from serving medals to grcx"er\' s h o p p i n g
for seniors. Even the simple task of baki n g a p i e is greatly a p p r e c i a t e d . "A
h o m e - b a k e d pie w o u l d rcMlly m e a n a
lot to a blameless person," said W i p p e l .
Hc>r further i n f o r m a t i o n o n h o w t o
h e l p , c o n t a c t p r o f e s s o r Bruce Kcxhis
b y p h o n e at 68S-5.Ki4 o r by email a t
bkochisi^u Washington edu
T o aid in this, Dr. K u b o t a has e m ployed t h e h e l p o f four scientists t o
help formulate the investigations, w o r k
w i t h t h e future teachers as g u i d e s , a n d
debrief t h e experience from a scientific perspective. T h e scientists g u i d e
students" q u e s t i o n s in t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n s b u t d o n ' t prcwide s t u d e n t s w i t h answers. O c e a n o g r a p h e r Richard Strickland,
a professor from t h e University o f W a s h i n g t o n ' s Seattle
c a m p u s , says his role is t o
h e l p p l a n t t h e seed o f t h e
q u e s t i o n b y often u s i n g t h e
Scxratic m e t h o d o f answering questions with m o r e
questions.
m a r k s , smiling, " b u t m u c h m o r e fiin!"
S t u d e n t s seem t o h a v e positive rea c t i o n s a b o u t t h e class t h u s far. Liz
Peterson, a n e d u c a t i o n s t u d e n t w o r k i n g o n t h e cattail i n v e s t i g a t i o n p o r t i o n , says, " 1 a m s t a r t i n g t o .see scie n c e n o t as f a c t - f i n d i n g b u t m o r e o f
q u e s t i o n i n g a n d investigation, w h i c h
is w h a t we w a n t c h i l d r e n t o be — lifelong questioners."
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Jungle 2 Jungle Directed by John
Pasquin Starring Tim Allen. Lolita
Davidovich. JoBeth Williams and Martin Shoh A type-A New York executive struggles to deal with his jungleborn son Rated "PG."
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Michele Holter
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B i g s o f t y Howard Stern gives a surprisingly
good performance
in his own bio-pic, Private
Michael O o m w e l l ( I'im Allen)
discovers he has a l.Vvear t>ld son,
Mimi-Siku (Sam 1 lungingti)n), when
he attempts to f mali/e divorce papers
with his estranged wife Pairicia
(JoBeth Williams) in order to m.iriv
C!harlotte (lolita IXividovich). Ir.iv
eling from New York to Vene/uela,
where wife and son reside among the
Pinare tribe in an isolated rain
forest village, Michael finds out
Patricia left him beiause of his
blind a m b i t i o n in the com
modities world (when he hail
the fifth phone line iiisulied al
home).
Under conditions that are a
real reality stietih, Michael is
forced to take M i m i Siku.
w h i c h m e a n s "cat piss" in
Pinari, to his New \'ork jungle,
where the kid is supposeil to
gather fire from the Statue of
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Parts.
Stern's privates on public display
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P r i v a t e P a r t s Directed by Betty
Thomas. Starring Howard Stern. l\Aaiy
McCormack, Robin Quivers. The truelife story of radio legend Howard
Stern's rise to the top. Rated "R" for
Nudity, vulgar language.
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Richard Huffman
C o m m o n s Editor
W o u l d n ' t you k n o w it: foulm o u t h e d New York radio "shockjock" Howard Stern is a big ol' sofry
at heart. Stern plays himself in the hilarious and surprisingly touching film
adaptation of his autobiography, "i'rivate Parts."
Stern has spent the past ten years
studiously earning a reputation as being the biggest radio bad-boy of them
all — accruing $1.7 million dollars
in "decency" fines from the F C C for
his on-air antics. "Private Parts" shows
this often crude, but always hilarious,
side of Stern, but balances it with a
portrait of an exceptionally loyal guy
and loving husband.
Stern's radio "family" play themselves in the movie as well, and it is
evident how devoted he is to them.
Stern's sidekicks Robin Quivers, Fred
N o r r i s , and Jackie M a r t l i n g are
brought along by Stern as he gets
bounced from station to station all
over America. In a movie that could
have been an ultimate testament to
Stern's ego, he instead chose to share
the credit for his success with his
friends.
Stern's wife, Alison, is played by
relative n e w c o m e r M a r y M c Cormack. She brings a sweetness and
honesty to her role that is a perfectly
believable. And this is a tougher sell
than one might imagine. As is pointed
out in the movie several times, for
many people Stern is the Antichrist.
J a m e s Brown's Movie Ratings:
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Stern more than lives up tt) fhe billing: joking on-air about his wife's
miscarriage the day after it happened,
receiving on-air massages from naked
women, and worse.
"Private Parts" treats Howard and
Alison's relationship with a warts and
all approach. Alison doesn't just let
Howard ofl when he discusses their
personal life on the air — and. in a
surprisingly honest nu)ve, the touchy
issue never gets fully resolved befi>re
the end of the movie. "Private Parts"
doesn't fall victim lo anv pat Holly
wood resolutions.
It is a te.stament to the ijiiality of this
movie that Alisons deep lo\e for Stern,
despite his antics, is s(» believable.
"Private Parts" will not disappoint
the Howard Stern fans expecting lo
see his crazy antics. What they probably aren't expecting is exactly what
makes "Private Parts" a great movie
— a warm and tt)uching love story.
I Feel G o o d !
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Hey!
loin c l o t h b e d e c k e d son w i t h
blowdarts stalking the streets ol New
Nork, a fashion conscious but shal
low fiancee, and his busine.ss part
ner Kiihatd (Martin Short) in a big
c o m m o d i t i e s deal g o n e s o m .
Michael learns what it means to be
a good father
if vou can believe
that IS possible in one week.
I lave vou ever g«»ne to see a lllm
becau.se the ptomotional clips were
.so funnv/good vou just naturally fig
ured they were representative i>l the
rest of the film, and then discoveied
those sienes weie the funniest/best
parts of the film altogether? Ihel.N'.
clips are the funniest sienes in this
movie: when M a r t i n Short sees
Mvteka for the first time in the front
seat of his car. and when lim Allen
shoots his fiancees cat. Ko Ko, with
a sleep dart. Ihe rest tails inuier the
things: a blowdart gun with plenty
of sleep-inducing ammunition, ami
Myteka, an Amazon bird-eating spi
der t h a t a t t a c k s a n y t h i n g t h a t
screams. Between dealing with a
* *
Hurt Myself!
classifliation ol "lUte.
lip: Ihis isn t a ilate movie, its .i
kid movie (.iges 7 l l ) ; kids will gloss
right over the lorny parts. Best bet:
wait lor the video release.
* G o o d G o d Almighty!
Greene's Travels with my Aunt: a trip worth avoiding
ay
eview
T r a v e l s W i t h My Aunt At the
Seattle Repertory
Theatre. Directed by David Saint. Adapted by
Giles Havergal from the novel by
Graham Greene. Starring Bill Kux.
Richmond
Hoxie. R.
Hamilton
Wright, and Margaret Hilton. Playing through March.
Michael L Geiger
Special t o t h e C o m m o n s
"Travels With My Aunt" adapted
by Giles Havergal in 1989 from the
novel by Graham Cjreene, has played
to enthusiastic audiences all over the
world, including Tokyo, Budapest,
Tel Aviv, Johannesburg, Brussels,
S t o c k h o l m , a n d the p r e s t i g i o u s
Sydney Festival. The London production won two Oliver Awards,
England's highest theatrical honor.
"Travels" has made its way across the
United States, garnering rave reviews,
such as (Hive Barnes' New York Post
review that characterized it as a
"cheeky, offbeat, and outrageously
delightful" comedy. .So why, then, is
this a trip that 1 wished I hadn't taken?
I^t me explain.
WTien the lights come up, three
identically clad, middle-aged men,
played by Bill Kux, Richmond Hoxie,
and Seattle native R. H a m i l t o n
Wright, assume their p>ositions within
a Magrittesque backdrop of painted
clouds and granite ornament. Their
manner, speech, and behavior are
carefully executed in unison. T h e
journey begins to unfold as the actors switch from character to character with minimal prop or costume
changes, crossing gender, race, age,
and even species boundaries
.\ d e l i g h t f u l p a r a d e of welldrawn characters, such as an .American C^IA agent, a pot-smoking oversexed hippie daughter, a portly old
past lover, and an Irish wolfhound.
photo by Patrick Bennett/Seattle Rep
B a d TWp Disastrous choices by the director result in a weak version
of Travels with my Aunt, a staged version Graham Greene's novel.
among others, provides a whirlwind
of verbal activity which helps the
audience navigate through Greene's
narrative peregrination of Henry
Pulling, a prematurely retired
banker awaiting his ultitnate demise
while planting his dahlia garden. A
strange mix-up with Pulling's
mother's funeral urn is the first in a
series of e v e n t s w h i c h takes us
a r o u n d the world, as we witness
Henry's impressions of some rather
fascinating people. "Travels W i t h
My Aunt" is Henry's story of transformation.
Enter Aunt Augusta, played by
Margaret Hilton, a woman. Wliy a
woman? Heretofore, the cast of "Travels With My Aunt" has been comprised of four men who assume a total
of over three dozen different characters without regard to gender. Henry's
impressions of these f>eople is key to
understanding Cireens conceptual notion of transformation. Unbridled
metamorphosis creates the anima of
Henr>'s recognition which shakes him
out of his state of staid inenia. David
Sajnt, Seanle Reps Ass<Kiatc Artistic
Director and "Travels With My Aunt'
director, works contrary to this end
with disastrous results.
After thirty minutes of false notes,
missed beats, and flat moments, the
actors struggle to avoid descending
into drag or camp as they try to erect
each of Cireene's impressions. Director Saint has his actors resort to pirouettes and elliptical strolls, Directing 101 no-no's, to represent character c h a n g e a n d t i m e passage.
Greene's vivid characters dissolve
before our eyes into Saint's offensive,
cliche-ridden caricatures. Saint's imposition of a female to play Aunt
Augusta, regardless of her credentials, creates an inexplicable chasm
of emptiness which reduces (jreene's
narrative flexibility to conventional
storytelling.
Scenic designer Brad Stokes and
lighting designer Joe Saint provide a
contemp<jrar)' interpretation of some
standard Rene .Magritte masterpiecc-s
Magrittes signature cloud motif men
in dark suits with bowler hats, and
use of landscape presented as symbols
of non-reality inundate the senses in
an attempt to provide atmosphirv to
"Travels With My Aunt. In true sur
realistic fashion, the sccnii elements
combine innnigrutnisobiii ts whiih,
by way of metamorphosis, change
people into objects or alien materi
als.
Director Saint's lack of unified vi
sion or control over the design team is
most obvious as the sienii emlnllish
ment l>ecomes the central character.
Dynamic lighting effects, vivid color
coitibinations, and the use of objects
to develop symbols overwhelm the
imp(»rtance of Greene's narrative of
revitalized tran.sformation. With a little
investigation into M.igritte's philoso
phy, director Saint might have Ix-en
able to utilizx- Magrittes faieless man
in the dark suit to his benefit.
Magrittes later works include a face
less man often wearing a l>owler deH)y,
portraying a sense of withdrawal into
harmless aminymity and refusing to
yield any information about character or perst)nality.
(Costume designer Deb Iroui adds
insult to injury on two occasions. The
three actors who play \ lenry at one
time or another
or sometimes, as
in the opening tableau, all at the same
time - are dressed as if they were
rejects from a consignment shop.
What should have been exotic, tropi
cal attire is rendered in off-white cash
mere with mauve colored accents.
Then begins the fashion parade of
Aunt Augusta. I h e character is writ
ten to be a vivacious, flaiTil>oyant septuagenarian who sweeps Henry into
a world of international intrigue, high
adventure, passion, and life. Dressed
as she is, she simply look-s like an old
lady with extremely bad taste. If it was
the intent of director Saint to utili/xthe Magritte influenie throughoui
this p r o d u c t i o n , these c o s t u m e s
might have been highly apropos But
frankly, I dont think so
What could have been a journey
through the wild adventure of trans
formation is merely another exaniple
of why the Se.ittk Kip is not one of
the leatlmg iigioii.il ilii.iires in ilu
Umteil St.ites. Il.ivrigals ' Travels
With My Aunt" brings actors and audience together into a game of "let s
pretend, relying on imagination .uul
the sheer magii of theatre to trans
form an intimate span- and tour
gentleman in suits into exotic locales
and over .^2 unforgettable iharaiters.
Director Saint's "Travels With My
Aunt' is misguided and unfocused,
lacking a clearly unified artisiit ion
cept whiih demonstrates an abseiue
of direi toral leadership and expertise.
1 suppose 1 might have recogin/xd
the pre show events of the evening .is
a barometer of what was toiome. Ymi
see, at 7:4'>l'M that evening (lurtain
time was scheduled for 7:;iOrM), a
rather [lortly usher requested tiiket
stubs from twoeldeily women sitting
next to me. As they seartheil through
their coats and purses with great re
solve, the usher told them she would
find other seats for the patrons who
held tickets for the seats the two
women occupied. Undaunted, the
women lontinued t<i searih for the
misplated stubs.
Bolting from her seat with a
screech and a smile while waving the
tickets high above her head for the
usher to see, one of the ladies pulled
from her satchel the stubs that had
eluded her and annoiiiued she had
found the tickets for seats numlxr I 5
and K) for March 26. 1997. Indeed,
the tickets she had were f«)r seats 15
and 16. "But it's only February," I said
quietly as I l(H>ked at her "You're here
a little early, arent you?"
With good-natured embarrassment, she at kiiowledged her mistake
as the lights slowly dirrinied to Inrgin
the first ail In retr«)S|Kct, the laugh
ler and |est that surrounded this pre
show discrjvery were probably the
t o m i i h i g h l i g h t s of the e n u r e
evening
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M A R C H 1
OPINION
1 . 1 9 9 7
What is "sexual harassment" anvwav?
Upon viewing the sexual harassment
viewed as harassment, we don't want to take
pamphlet handed out at the University of
any chances, and everyone must avoid eyeWashington, a number of questions crossed
contact at all costs.
my mind. I was curious about who exactly
T h e second rule states, "sexual teasing or
conjured up the rules and regulations? What
jokes," are considered sexual harassment.
exactly is sexual harassment and who can
Again we run into the problem of not really
really define it? W h y do we even need
knowing what this exactly means.
a sexual harassment policy? W h y
W h a t happens if two people hear
aren't the students informed — since
the same joke and one finds it
it is a public institution — when
hilarious and the other finds it
these stipulations are written? Finally,
offensive. Can the individual who
who decides if an incident is really
told the joke be brought up on
sexual harassment if many of the rules
charges by request of the offended
are so vague?
party? And what happens if the
joke-teller never knew that the
So, after reading the aforemenperson was going to be offended,
tioned pamphlet I decided to look up
and then only later, after he or she
the definition of harassment in the
/^|% '
gets called down to a counselor,
dictionary and this is what I found:
wliriS
"[T]o trouble, worry, or torment, as n / ^ j | j | % ^ A i v 4 finds out that the joke was unwith cares, repeated questions, etc ...
I wwwl l O d l U wanted? If the joke wasn't repeated
and was told just once, is that still "sexual
to trouble by repeated attacks."
harassment?" So, once again we encounter the
Now obviously the word "sexual" refers to
problem of different taste with different
someone's gender or could refer to behavior
people. How do you really know if a person
o f a sexual nature. So, using the above
will be offended before you have even opened
definition I decided to hold it up against a
your mouth?
number of items in the pamphlet which
register as sexual harassment.
T h e first rule states, "sexually suggestive
looks or gestures," are considered sexual
harassment. Now what exactly does that
mean and who really knows or can describe
what a "sexually suggestive look" really is? So,
using the first rule, if a man is sitting in class
and glances across the room at a young lady
in the first row instead of at the professor,
could this, if the women felt uncomfortable
about it, be construed as sexual harassment?
Or, if a man notices that a young lady
continues to look at him during lunch, and
even smiles when their eyes meet, could this
be considered harassment? If you use the
definition in the dictionary, the "sexually
suggestive look" would have to be a repeated
action in order to constitute harassment.
T h u s , after reading the first rule, we have
already hit a serious quagmire: What does it
mean to look at someone "sexually?"
WTiat we can infer from this is that during
a class everyone must look straight ahead at
the professor or down at their notes, and no
one, under any circumstances, must accidentally glance at another person, in fear of being
accused falsely. Since any "look" might be
influence his fiiture interaction with
everyone else on campus.
In communist societies, such as China and
Russia, individuals were encouraged to pass
the names around of people who weren't
"ideologically consistent," or who might in
any way pose a threat to the regime — even if
those people were completely innocent. I ask
you, what is the difference between that and
the U W harassment policy?
So now, after reading these three selected
items, we have concluded that we have a
campus where everyone looks straight ahead
at ail times; no one says anything funny to
another person and keeps their conversations
strictly to banalities; and finally, one's name
may be passed about as a "suspected
offender" without due process.
Now, at the end of the pamphlet, it states
that sex discrimination is, "the creation ... of
an intimidating, hostile or offensive working
or educational environment through verbal or
physical conduct ofa sexual nature." Well, I
began thinking of different things which
might make individuals uncomfortable —
either male or female — which weren't
thought of in the pamphlet. Could you
consider a woman who wears a short skirt or
a loose blouse creating an "intimidating or
offensive" environment? What happens if a
man can't concentrate during a lecture
because a woman's clothes are too "revealing?"
Even though he is trying to understand postWorld War II economic theory he just can't
seem to concentrate; thus his grade is
affected. Or, maybe he is a devout Christian
and finds her outfit "offensive" to his moral
sensibilities. Could those two incidents be
considered sexual harassment?
Logically then, if we were to take this rule
seriously, no one should ever open his or her
mouth for fear of possibly offending another
person. Thus, after the first two rules we find
students who must always look forward while
in class or in the hallways, and who never,
under any circumstances, can attempt to say
anything humorous for fear of sexual harassment charges being filed. In the absence o f a
clear definition this is the logical route
students should take.
Under the section entitled, "take action,"
we come across a suggestion which seems
somewhat unfair. T h e advice given to a
student who feels like they are being
"sexually harassed" is to "talk to other
students or coworkers to see if they had
similar experiences." So, if a young lady
thinks that a man has given her "sexually
suggestive looks" or is making her feel
uncomfortable by asking her out on a date,
should she then run around campus asking
other women if this man has ever sexually
harassed them? T h u s , she will, even if the
man is totally innocent and knows nothing
of the woman's feelings, be labeling him a
"sexual predator," which will directly
The same thing applies to a guy who has
really nice looking eyes, beautiful brown hair
and a great smile. The girl in the last row can't
stop thinking about him and she subsequently
fails her final. Can she file sexual harassment
charges against him for creating an "intimidating" working environment? I don't see why all
three individuals shouldn't be allowed to file
charges since the goal of sexual harassment
regulations is to create a "harassment-free"
atmosphere. What is the difference between a
look, a joke, or revealing clothes?
I would like to propose a solution to the
problem of sexual harassment. Let me
Elvis has left the building
Chris Townsend's tenure on the staff of the U W
Bothell C o m m o n s ends this week, with his graduation. Over the course of the past year, Chris has, to
put it mildly, raised eyebrows on the Bothell campus.
His conservative opinions have generated more letters
than everything else we have printed, combined.
Beginning in early February of last year with "If
Women Cant Stand the Heat..." through "Abortion =
Murder," "Political Correctness is Thought Control,"
"Vote Your Conscience, Vote Buchanan," and many
other articles, Townsend has given U W Bothell an
almost pure untapped vein of American conservativism. With a few minor exceptions, like in
Townsend's strong suppon of gun control ("Stop the
Violence: Ban All Guns," November 19, 1996),
Townsend has rarely strayed from his conservative roots.
If his opinions are the North Pole, then my
opinions are the South Pole — we couldn't possibly
be more diffeient. Despite all of this, I am going to
miss Chris Townsend. I consider him to be my
friend, and will miss having him around.
But more importantly, I think LTW Bothell will
miss having him around. WTiether U W Bothell
students want to admit is or not, Chris' opinions are
held by a significant percentage of Americans. Every
student who railed against Chris' relentless attacks on
liberalism should have looked at his columns as an
opportunity to, at the very least, understand how "the
other side' thinks. 1 have yet to figure how someone
thinks they can understand all sides to an argument
having only heard one side.
Many times over the past year I have heard
students complain that I only print Townsend's
articles to "stir up controversy." This, of course, is
completely wrong, and completely frustrating.
Townsend appeared in the C o m m o n s because he
represented the thoughts o f a portion of the LTW
Bothell community — nothing more.
Armed with a U W Bothell Liberal Studies degree,
Chris now heads off towards whatever career he
chooses to pursue. I wish Chris well.
Richard Huffman,
Editor, UW BotheU Commons
suggest that all men and women on campus
wear really baggy clothes, to hide and cover
all potentially offensive body parts, sunglasses, to hide their eyes, and a hat to hide
their potentially "offensive" hair. Then again,
someone might be "intimidated" by
someone's particular outfit. Perhaps the only
way to rid ourselves of all the confusion is to
have the school issue shapeless uniforms, say
in the color gray, which everyone is compelled to wear. That would surely be fair. T h e
school would of coiirse have to also provide
everyone with the same dark sunglasses and
the same white hats to ensure conformity.
We now have a place where everyone
looks the same, everyone looks ahead at all
times and never makes eye contact with
anyone, everyone speaks only about relevant
topics and never tells any jokes. Basically, a
campus of virtual robots. And to ensure this
constant behavior, students will be encouraged to squeal on their peers if one gets out
of line. If found guilty, which will always be
the case, they will be forced to attend
"reeducation" seminars where they will be
properly indoctrinated.
Considering the fact that it is virtually
impossible to have a completely "harassmentfree" environment, why not create a perfectly
safe place for everyone by simply getting rid
of all possible interaction between students.
Let everyone stay at home and take their
courses through e-mail. This would ensure
that no one could ever be offended by
someone else's behavior, speech, clothing,
hair, or whatever else might be psychologically damaging to that person. Still further,
what happens if, over e-mail, someone makes
a remark or describes something using
language which another person finds
offensive. In order in fix that it may be
necessary to stop all interaction completely
and only transmit information which the
professor finds pertinent.
And if the views of the professor somehow
offend someone, we can simply have the
government issue a statement and opinion on
every conceivable subject and give them to all
the universities and schools to pass on to the
students. T h e language and opinions of the
government might at first present a problem,
but after awhile everyone will have grown
used to it.
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor
Thank you for Professor Stan Slater's account of the challenges he faces as an
person living with multiple sclerosis ["Twelve years after diagnosis — life goes on,"
by Richard Huffman, March 4 U W Bothell Commons]. My twin sister, Jeanette,
has MS, so I sent her a copy of last week's U W Bothell Commons, hoping it will
encourage her, as it did me. Plus 1 wrote the article "Just Say 'No' to Disney,' so I
wanted her to read that, too. Getting back to Slater — we need more stories like
his; he trusted himself to follow his desires (he did not quit kayaking or skiing) and
I love his f)ersonal philosophy to "eat dessert first." My sister was diagnosed with
MS four years ago and 1 can still remember feeling like my heart was slipping down
into the ground when her doctor showed me her CAT scan results: eight lesions are
attacking her brain — and at the present, there isn't anything you or I can do to
stop this. She was amazing in her composure, but all I coidd think of as I kept
swallowing the lump in my throat was, "Why her? Wliy Jea? And why did 1 pick
this week to quit smoking!?" As 1 drove home from Northwest Hospital that night,
I kept telling myself that if I could get through this night and the shock of her
diagnosis, I could stay away from cigarettes the rest of my life, because nothing
could get any harder than seeing my twin in the hospital. Guess what? I have not
smoked since, she is living her life with a dessert-first anitude, and I do not take
our happy moments for granted.
Yours,
Lisa Weatherwax
Lisa is a Liberal Studies
Student
Tell^
Mkhele
What are your plans for
Spring break?
by mkhele
ikyi
Hoher
Jennifer Wilson Liberal Studies
"My man-friend is flying me down to
California for fiis company's 25th anniversary party."
Fredrica Bimmel
"I'm going to hook both earlobes up to a
battery charger and jump-start my brain '
Eric Berg Business
"Try and find something to do.