Issue Date 9/17/2008
It took singer-songwriter Jesse Goplen almost a year of research before he believed that the U.S. government carried out the September 11 attacks. "There's so much disinformation, it's hard to figure out what's real," he said.
Goplen performed at 9/11: Fast Track to Fascism last Thursday, the seventh anniversary of the attacks. He used his blend of acoustic blues and old-time country music to show his feelings about the alleged conspiracy in his song "Controlled Demolition." "It's up to me and you//to find out what went wrong//to find out what is true," Goplen sang.
Some of the songs Goplen played were about using your own judgment and research to find the truth in today's world. "I do talk a lot about 9/11 in my music right now, but I haven't always and hopefully my next album will be a sort of 9/12, getting beyond it," he said.
Goplen played pieces on different topics as well, including his current home, in "Humboldt County Rainbow." The independent artist is originally from Wisconsin, but after going to Germany and developing ideas about personal freedom, he came to Humboldt. Goplen now says he could never leave "the most beautiful place on earth."
Goplen covered songs by artists such as Willie Nelson and Reverend Gary Davis in addition to his original music.
The 9/11 Truth Club presented Fast Track to Fascism. It focused on holding those the club views as responsible for the tragedy accountable. Proceeds from the night were donated to the families of 9/11 victims.
During opening remarks, the 9/11 Truth Club highlighted how policies designed to protect us, such as the Patriot Act, take away our freedoms and violate our right to privacy. Then the club presented caricatures representing members of the Bush Administration. Some of the comics insinuated that they were directly responsible for the September 11th attacks, while others compared them to Nazis.
The final portion of the presentation was a screening of Jason Bermas's "Fabled Enemies." This film depicts the search for Osama Bin Laden as a scheme to scare the American people into supporting war in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Fabled Enemies" proposes that Bin Laden was a scapegoat and had no connection to the attacks.
A.S. Student Affairs Vice President Gabe Shames said he suggested that the 9/11 Truth Club hold an event on the anniversary. He said he understands why people resist the idea of being manipulated by their government. "I've seen some videos [about the conspiracy] that are just as baseless as the mainstream media's story," said Shames. Shames wanted a forum for people to weigh their personal research against the official report. Once people start talking, Shames said, they would probably agree that there is deception in the media.
Josh Roberts, an Arcata resident and a member of the 9/11 Truth Club, helped organize Fast Track to Fascism. He hopes the presentation brought awareness of dissent.
"Listen to everybody. Read everything. Believe absolutely nothing unless you can prove it with your own research."
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Students spend summer in Mexican oasis
My first article in the Lumberjack as a staff writer.
Issue Date 9/10/2008
This summer, Humboldt State University students participated in a cultural immersion program in the small community of Parras, Mexico. Although this program focuses on Spanish studies and appropriate technology, it was beneficial to students of all majors.
Dessie Woods, a political science and international studies senior, needed to travel abroad to fulfill her graduation requirements. The Parras program was less expensive and more community-based than some of the other abroad programs available to Humboldt State students, Woods said.
Woods learned that she could build bonds with people regardless of cultural or language barriers from working in an organic garden and teaching children about nutrition. "The world feels much more open now," she said.
Each student lived in a different household and participated in family events, birthday parties and reunions. Woods said she was nervous at first but her family ended up being the best part of her experience in Parras. "It was hard to adjust, but I would do it all over again in a heartbeat."
Students studied different appropriate technologies: things that can be sustained in some environments but not others. They worked in small groups on projects, such as a solar water pasteurizer and a rainwater catchment system. All of the students worked together on the continuous development of an adobe senior center. Those who come to Parras next summer will be completing the roof of the building.
"The opportunities to learn and pull examples from different cultures was probably the most important part of the trip for me," said Environmental Resources Engineering junior Joey Hiller.
Power is currently very expensive in Mexico, he said, and most people get electricity from coal and oil.
Hiller worked with other students on a prototype for a solar-operated refrigeration system. This technology is expensive now, but once it is produced on a larger scale, it can be used in warmer regions of the world.
The students also attended a one-week international conference with more than 100 scholars from around the world. People presented papers on social and scientific aspects of the desert including irrigation, anthropology and construction.
Spanish Literature instructor Francisco de la Cabada and Environmental Resources Engineering and Appropriate Technology lecturer Lonny Grafman created the Parras program five years ago. Grafman said the program has given students a heightened sense of culture and a greater understanding of the Spanish language.
"You go with preconceived notions and come back with new ideas," he said. He continued by saying that since Mexico is our neighbor, we should do our best to immerse ourselves in their culture and build ties with the communities there.
Grafman explained how adobe is an example of an appropriate technology in Mexico. "It is a fantastic material, but like most appropriate technologies, it is only right for certain situations," he said. For instance, Humboldt is too cold and wet for adobe houses to work, Grafman explained, so sustainably harvested wood or straw bale would be a better option.
De la Cabada said he now has the funding and resources to build CCCEED-H, the Spanish acronym for the Center for Scientific and Cultural Studies of the Desert-Humboldt. This educational center will be a replica of CCAT, and will be open to students, scholars and the entire Parras community, said de la Cabada. "Its main focus is developing technologies that can be applied and implemented by society at a low cost." He is welcoming new students and around 80 others who have gone to Parras in previous years to work at CCCEED-H.
The ten-week program is one of the most affordable opportunities for Humboldt State students to engage in a different culture. The experience gives one a new appreciation of sustainable living and the Spanish language. De la Cabada encourages students of all majors to take part in this continuous project.
TheJackOnline.org
Issue Date 9/10/2008
This summer, Humboldt State University students participated in a cultural immersion program in the small community of Parras, Mexico. Although this program focuses on Spanish studies and appropriate technology, it was beneficial to students of all majors.
Dessie Woods, a political science and international studies senior, needed to travel abroad to fulfill her graduation requirements. The Parras program was less expensive and more community-based than some of the other abroad programs available to Humboldt State students, Woods said.
Woods learned that she could build bonds with people regardless of cultural or language barriers from working in an organic garden and teaching children about nutrition. "The world feels much more open now," she said.
Each student lived in a different household and participated in family events, birthday parties and reunions. Woods said she was nervous at first but her family ended up being the best part of her experience in Parras. "It was hard to adjust, but I would do it all over again in a heartbeat."
Students studied different appropriate technologies: things that can be sustained in some environments but not others. They worked in small groups on projects, such as a solar water pasteurizer and a rainwater catchment system. All of the students worked together on the continuous development of an adobe senior center. Those who come to Parras next summer will be completing the roof of the building.
"The opportunities to learn and pull examples from different cultures was probably the most important part of the trip for me," said Environmental Resources Engineering junior Joey Hiller.
Power is currently very expensive in Mexico, he said, and most people get electricity from coal and oil.
Hiller worked with other students on a prototype for a solar-operated refrigeration system. This technology is expensive now, but once it is produced on a larger scale, it can be used in warmer regions of the world.
The students also attended a one-week international conference with more than 100 scholars from around the world. People presented papers on social and scientific aspects of the desert including irrigation, anthropology and construction.
Spanish Literature instructor Francisco de la Cabada and Environmental Resources Engineering and Appropriate Technology lecturer Lonny Grafman created the Parras program five years ago. Grafman said the program has given students a heightened sense of culture and a greater understanding of the Spanish language.
"You go with preconceived notions and come back with new ideas," he said. He continued by saying that since Mexico is our neighbor, we should do our best to immerse ourselves in their culture and build ties with the communities there.
Grafman explained how adobe is an example of an appropriate technology in Mexico. "It is a fantastic material, but like most appropriate technologies, it is only right for certain situations," he said. For instance, Humboldt is too cold and wet for adobe houses to work, Grafman explained, so sustainably harvested wood or straw bale would be a better option.
De la Cabada said he now has the funding and resources to build CCCEED-H, the Spanish acronym for the Center for Scientific and Cultural Studies of the Desert-Humboldt. This educational center will be a replica of CCAT, and will be open to students, scholars and the entire Parras community, said de la Cabada. "Its main focus is developing technologies that can be applied and implemented by society at a low cost." He is welcoming new students and around 80 others who have gone to Parras in previous years to work at CCCEED-H.
The ten-week program is one of the most affordable opportunities for Humboldt State students to engage in a different culture. The experience gives one a new appreciation of sustainable living and the Spanish language. De la Cabada encourages students of all majors to take part in this continuous project.
TheJackOnline.org
Friday, September 26, 2008
The Asylum (9/25)
Mostly Drum&Bass and DarkWave
"Outside Kick Ass Violin Solo" -Aphex Twin
"Transition" -DJ Krush
"Supermassive Black Hole" -Muse
"Bath Time" -Orbital
"Da Funk" -Daft Punk
"Everybody" -BassNecter
"Jungle Fat Beats" -EZ Rollers
"All Over Me" -Aphrodite
"Some Sing" -STS9
"How Gong I'm Gonna Be Lawn" -Facing New York*****
"Creator" -Santogold & Freq Nasty
"Heavyweight" -Infected Mushroom
"Kids" -MGMT*****
"Every Time We Live Together, We Die" -Hooverphonic
"Into The Sky" -Switchblade Symphony
"Hedwig's Lamet" & "Exquisite Corpse" -Hedwig and the Angry Inch
"Past Lives" -Babyland
"Temple of Love" -Sisters of Mercy
"Digital Bath" -Deftones
"Transfer" -Collide
"Nothing" -The Cruxshadows
"Coral Fang" -The Distillers
"Death By Porn" -ZeitGeist
"The Flipside" -Moloko
"The Flesh Failures" -Hair
*****Requests
"Outside Kick Ass Violin Solo" -Aphex Twin
"Transition" -DJ Krush
"Supermassive Black Hole" -Muse
"Bath Time" -Orbital
"Da Funk" -Daft Punk
"Everybody" -BassNecter
"Jungle Fat Beats" -EZ Rollers
"All Over Me" -Aphrodite
"Some Sing" -STS9
"How Gong I'm Gonna Be Lawn" -Facing New York*****
"Creator" -Santogold & Freq Nasty
"Heavyweight" -Infected Mushroom
"Kids" -MGMT*****
"Every Time We Live Together, We Die" -Hooverphonic
"Into The Sky" -Switchblade Symphony
"Hedwig's Lamet" & "Exquisite Corpse" -Hedwig and the Angry Inch
"Past Lives" -Babyland
"Temple of Love" -Sisters of Mercy
"Digital Bath" -Deftones
"Transfer" -Collide
"Nothing" -The Cruxshadows
"Coral Fang" -The Distillers
"Death By Porn" -ZeitGeist
"The Flipside" -Moloko
"The Flesh Failures" -Hair
*****Requests
Friday, September 19, 2008
The Asylum (9/18)
Underground Hip Hop n sich
"Things You Can Do" -Deltron
"Ya' Playin Yourself" -Jeru The Damaja
"Flashlight" -George Clinton
"Coward Of The Year" -Aesop Rock
"On & On" -Shyheim
"SLCK Talkin" -Breeze Brewin/Tame One
"Murder" -Gangstarr
"Bionix" and "Double Huey SKit" -De La Soul
"Gotta Lotta Walls" -Atmosphere
"Headaches & Woes" -Aceylone
"harpsicord" -Dust
"The Mad Scientist" -Large Professor
"Funky For You" -Nice and Smooth
"Trust RMX" - The Pharcyde
"Hold" and "Mad Izm" -KRS-One
"intermission" -OP
"Caught Out There" -Kelis
"Pick Up Lines" and "The Confrontation" -Ugly Duckling
"Monkey Bars" -Jurassic 5
"What" -A Tribe Called Quest
"Throw Your Hands in the Air" -Cypress Hill
"ooh" -De La Soul & Redman
"Rugged Ruff" -Bahamadia
"Jealousy Woes" -Eminem
"Jeah" -Copywrite
"Eye For A Eye" -Modd Deep
"Concerto" -Tame One
"Grafitti" -Digible Planets
"Things You Can Do" -Deltron
"Ya' Playin Yourself" -Jeru The Damaja
"Flashlight" -George Clinton
"Coward Of The Year" -Aesop Rock
"On & On" -Shyheim
"SLCK Talkin" -Breeze Brewin/Tame One
"Murder" -Gangstarr
"Bionix" and "Double Huey SKit" -De La Soul
"Gotta Lotta Walls" -Atmosphere
"Headaches & Woes" -Aceylone
"harpsicord" -Dust
"The Mad Scientist" -Large Professor
"Funky For You" -Nice and Smooth
"Trust RMX" - The Pharcyde
"Hold" and "Mad Izm" -KRS-One
"intermission" -OP
"Caught Out There" -Kelis
"Pick Up Lines" and "The Confrontation" -Ugly Duckling
"Monkey Bars" -Jurassic 5
"What" -A Tribe Called Quest
"Throw Your Hands in the Air" -Cypress Hill
"ooh" -De La Soul & Redman
"Rugged Ruff" -Bahamadia
"Jealousy Woes" -Eminem
"Jeah" -Copywrite
"Eye For A Eye" -Modd Deep
"Concerto" -Tame One
"Grafitti" -Digible Planets
Friday, September 12, 2008
The Asylum (9/11)
Tonight: Drum & Bass, Reggae, Hip Hop, Industrial, Darkwave, and some Goa Psy Trance
“Mr. Brown” DJ Spooky remix –Bob Marley
“This is Halloween” –Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack
“Skin Up Pin Up” -808 State & Mansun
“Boom” –The Bloodhound Gang & Rob Van Winkle
“The Irony of it All” –The Streets
“Mama Said Knock You Out” –The Waking Hours
“The Hand That Feeds” –Nine Inch Nails
“Mine Eyes” –Switchblade Symphony
“Dead Stars” –Covenant
“The Phantom of the Opera” –Nightwish
“E” –Wolfsheim
“Anarchy” –KMFDM
“Black Flowers” –Fishbone
“Futures” –MSI
“Torment Me” –Suicide Commando
“Tormentum” –ZeitGeist
“Hit With the Ugly Stick” –Little Miss Delirious
“Ty Jonathan Down” –Videodrone feat. Jon Davis
“Ringleader” –Porno Pandas
“Revelations” –Judgment Day
“Bleed Me An Ocean” –Acid Bath
“Nativity” –Babyland
“Fire Storm –DJ Pulse
“The Darkening” –The Doctor
“Voodoo People remix” –The Prodigy & Pendulum
"Tiny Rubberband" -Butthole Surfers & Moby
“Mr. Brown” DJ Spooky remix –Bob Marley
“This is Halloween” –Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack
“Skin Up Pin Up” -808 State & Mansun
“Boom” –The Bloodhound Gang & Rob Van Winkle
“The Irony of it All” –The Streets
“Mama Said Knock You Out” –The Waking Hours
“The Hand That Feeds” –Nine Inch Nails
“Mine Eyes” –Switchblade Symphony
“Dead Stars” –Covenant
“The Phantom of the Opera” –Nightwish
“E” –Wolfsheim
“Anarchy” –KMFDM
“Black Flowers” –Fishbone
“Futures” –MSI
“Torment Me” –Suicide Commando
“Tormentum” –ZeitGeist
“Hit With the Ugly Stick” –Little Miss Delirious
“Ty Jonathan Down” –Videodrone feat. Jon Davis
“Ringleader” –Porno Pandas
“Revelations” –Judgment Day
“Bleed Me An Ocean” –Acid Bath
“Nativity” –Babyland
“Fire Storm –DJ Pulse
“The Darkening” –The Doctor
“Voodoo People remix” –The Prodigy & Pendulum
"Tiny Rubberband" -Butthole Surfers & Moby
Friday, September 5, 2008
The Conventional Show
I didn't have time to be too creative with my playlist this week, so I spun these:
“Let Forever Be” –The Chemical Brothers
“Caught Out There” –Kelis
“I Think I’m Paranoid” –Garbage
“Rotten Banana Legs” –Skankin’ Pickle
“Pretty Vacant” –Sex Pistols
“Concerto for Me & Myself” –Lords of Acid
“Power” –KMFDM
“Blue Monday” –Orgy
“Change” –Deftones
“Plush” –Stone Temple Pilots
"The Hollow" -Perfect Circle
“Hypnotize” –SOAD
“War Party” -GWAR
“Skeletons of Society” –Slayer
“Scream of the Butterfly” –Acid Bath
“Depression” –Alcoholika La Christo
“Come Undone” –Batam
“Senses” –Mortal Love
“Misery Machine” –The Spooky Kids
“Before I’m Dead” –Kidney Thieves
“Not Hot To Trot” –Von Iva
“Highway to Hell” –AC/DC
“Fucking Hostile” –Pantera
“Tamadvn” –PissChrist
“American Psycho” –My Ruin
“Blood Pigs” –Otep
“Seneca Falls” –Distillers
“Chainsaw Massacre” –Koffin Kats
“Freaks” –Boys Against Girls
“Nativity” –Babyland
“Nice Day for a Resurection” -Nekromantix
“Freaks in Uniforms” –Horrorpops
“Let Forever Be” –The Chemical Brothers
“Caught Out There” –Kelis
“I Think I’m Paranoid” –Garbage
“Rotten Banana Legs” –Skankin’ Pickle
“Pretty Vacant” –Sex Pistols
“Concerto for Me & Myself” –Lords of Acid
“Power” –KMFDM
“Blue Monday” –Orgy
“Change” –Deftones
“Plush” –Stone Temple Pilots
"The Hollow" -Perfect Circle
“Hypnotize” –SOAD
“War Party” -GWAR
“Skeletons of Society” –Slayer
“Scream of the Butterfly” –Acid Bath
“Depression” –Alcoholika La Christo
“Come Undone” –Batam
“Senses” –Mortal Love
“Misery Machine” –The Spooky Kids
“Before I’m Dead” –Kidney Thieves
“Not Hot To Trot” –Von Iva
“Highway to Hell” –AC/DC
“Fucking Hostile” –Pantera
“Tamadvn” –PissChrist
“American Psycho” –My Ruin
“Blood Pigs” –Otep
“Seneca Falls” –Distillers
“Chainsaw Massacre” –Koffin Kats
“Freaks” –Boys Against Girls
“Nativity” –Babyland
“Nice Day for a Resurection” -Nekromantix
“Freaks in Uniforms” –Horrorpops
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