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“Education is the most powerful weapon in which to change the world.” nelson mandela

“If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.” Malcolm X

On December 7, 1964 16,000 students and faculty filled Berkeley’s Greek Theatre as Mario Savio (leader of the Free Speech Movement) was pulled from the stage and drug away by police in an attempt to address the Berkeley student body. Students took the stage screaming “this is an example of what has been happening on campus” and what was supposed to be an administrative address to inspire an opposition to student groups on campus who were “interested in fomenting a crisis merely for the sake of crisis” became the last straw to an already fragile situation. John Searle, a student who participated in the movement, said “there was a power vacuum, who the hell was in charge? No one knew.”

The motivation of the movement came out of the activism of the Bay Area Civil Rights organizations and the movements of the South now spreading across the country. The youth who could see a little deeper than the older citizens of society understood that

America was operating within bigoted and racist customs. And while being involved in many different campaigns and struggles the baptism of the FSM came from the Missis-sippi Freedom Summer.

This was a campaign that aimed at get-ting African Americans within the state of Mississippi registered to vote. However af-ter years of trying and trying and violence being thrown down upon every effort Rob-ert Moses (member of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee and the leader of the Mississippi Campaign) came up with a new strategy. By following the footsteps of the sit-ins Moses utilized the youth but by bringing down white youth, the ones society cared about. By bringing down these students you would also bring down the attention of society. 1,000 stu-dents entered into the state of Mississippi as the police armed themselves as if they were being invaded by a militant revolution group and the media followed.

However on August 11 the idea of ro-manticized power fighting came to a close. Three civil rights workers had been killed and now the murders were not just left for

The Free Speech Movement and education reformby RICKY ZIPP

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SHREDS OF WISDOMPunctual Rock

Everyone has times when getting places exactly on time is just a nightmare. You hit every red light, traffic and arrive 10 minutes late, even though you left an hour early to drive 10 miles. Everyone makes mistakes. The human in us makes it impossible to be perfect all the time. Some hold everyone to an impossible standard of perfection in regard to punctuality. But, I have some ba-sic things you can do to keep your gigs and keep your reputation for being a prompt re-sponsible musician.

call ahead One thing no one will stand for, in this day of communications technol-ogy, is arriving late without a text, call or email letting everyone know you will be late. Even children have cell phones to let their parents know where they are, where they’ll be and when they’ll be home. Musi-cians have a reputation for being flakey, so we always have to spend a little time plan-ning our lives a little better than most to avoid being stereotyped and keep getting work. I agree, it’s difficult to teach lessons in one city, then get to a studio session that is in another city on time. But the call ahead, relieves some pressure on everyone. The bassist on the session might arrive early and be able to cut his tracks before you arrive. But if they’re waiting for you, that wastes time. Even in music, time is money. This is a business and people remember that guy who was late all the time.

Be awesome When You arrive What-ever the situation that causes your tardi-ness, no one cares. They’ve all been in those situations and any list of excuses (short of a medical emergency or a relative dying) will get you no sympathy. So, plan to have things go wrong. One of those plans is solid

preparation for your job. If it’s lessons, a studio session or a

performance, be well-oiled, warmed up and ready to rock when you show up. People are always more forgiving when it’s too good for words.

make a checklist for Your Jobs Before you leave make sure you have everything. A mental checklist helps, but an actual check list for the gig makes sure you have every-thing before you leave the house.

I used a physical checklist for years be-fore leaving for my gigs with Appetite for Deception because I forgot my guitar on a church gig. I had an Appetite gig the night before, arrived home at 3am, left for the Sunday morning church gig at 6:30 am. I didn’t even realize that I took my guitar in-side the house, until I was 5 minutes away from the 7am pre-service rehearsal. I had to borrow my friend’s guitar. But, I played per-fectly when I arrived, I had practiced thor-oughly for the performance and the show went off really well.

Keep a schedule Take your mode of transportation(feet, bike, car, bus, train) to Office Depot and get yourself a calendar right now. Use your phone, sync your calen-dar on your computer....whatever. Get orga-nized and do it now. A musician’s lifestyle is hectic, messy and just plain confusing. Most people cannot handle the constant changes, late nights and early mornings required to be good at this craft. I suggest getting a regular job if this doesn’t sound appealing to you. If you’re not on top of scheduling, professional and personal relationships will suffer and possible dry up and go away.

compassion for People If you’ve been late, give people a break. If you’ve never been late, educate. Get people on task. Berating someone for being late isn’t going to change the fact that the schedule has changed. Don’t waste 2 minutes reading the riot act, get ‘em into the planned situation quickly, efficiently and get to work. Odds are the person arriving late is embarrassed. Giv-ing them hell for being so will often make the situation worse by creating animosity and unnecessary tension. Wait until a time when you’ve calmed down

and the moment is passed to talk about the problem behavior. Listen to the tardy person’s reasoning for being

late, then depending on the behavior, set

up boundaries for fu-ture planning and make

suggestions for your em-ployee.

The bottom line here is Commu-nication works in the music biz too. The better you learn to communicate with others, the better your team for

creating becomes.

-Brandon Cook


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those of color. White workers had been murdered by local police and there was no more interest in dividing the lines upon race but now by affiliation and sup-port. This was a turning point because by going you were not just sacrificing for the cause you now had the chance of being killed.

And many Berkeley students found their strength in this summer. Mario Savio included, “This [Mississippi Free-dom Summer]…is the seminal event of the twentieth century. When you get past the Second World War, this is it. This is what determines the rest of the history of the country in this century…this partic-ular event…created the cadre of student activists for the whole country.”

After early attempts of protest and sit-ins the students hadn’t even gotten back to campus before the university set out to hold them off. However their attempts at ending the power of the students only gave them more.

the following fall term. Their idea of shut-ting these students down was the very idea the students were fighting against. After a few weeks of ban’s on political tables and then ignoring this ban one student was ar-rested and gave the movement its strength.

Jack Weinberg sat in the back of a cop car, arrested for refusing to identify himself at a peaceful rally, as hundreds of students circled around not allowing the car to move an inch. A microphone was placed at the top and a slam of ideas was given out to the audience that grew to 6,000 and the spirit, which was born early, now became legiti-mate. Suspensions, arrests and expulsions wouldn’t fear these students into giving up. And that determination, hard work and se-rious attitude were going to be needed for the administration of the University was not going to give up either.

This is what made the movement so inspiring. Jackie Goldberg, one of many leaders inside the FSM, talked of how the students would have 12-15 hour meet-ings discussing and hammering out school

freedoms being limited and still saw the need to fight.

This was a powerful uprising and lead to the Anti-Vietnam Movement and the counter culture of the sixties and radical movements of the seventies. I am not here saying you go to college to get into radi-cal politics. I am saying you go to college to grow as a human being, participate actively in society even if that action is against so-ciety.

These students and this movement were the product of an environment that saw educational institutions as a factory for in-tellectual production. You would produce knowledge and then send that off to the highest bidder. No longer was the com-munity facilitating the idea of an educated citizen, community was demanding an edu-cated worker and Universities stepped up to the plate. The need for knowledge as we entered the cold war restructured what we held as importance within the education system. Math and Science would get us to space so this is what was pushed. Arms and

ciety. Where college has been the goal and place for expansion of the individual today we demand the attendance of the youth for the real goal, work. Which is important, but as I have participated in discussions of needed budgets and fund-ing, for specifically community colleges, I have even received support from those in positions to give it but maybe support that is a little skewed.

Along with four other students I trav-eled to Newport to testify on the last stop of Oregon Legislatures Academic Ways and Means committee tour around the state. They were listening to community members on needs for budget and taking public account into the decision making process. I felt that while we are taking a larger interest in Oregon education we may have missed the step of learning for the sake of learning. College needs to be a temporary end point in which students have the chance to discover who they are as an individual before what job position they need to fill. And this I believe in

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Their idea was to squash organizations that practiced the ideas of civil disobedi-ence which, as students who were inter-viewed stated, were the left and the civil rights movements. The university banned everybody, now creating an alliance that they wouldn’t be able to hold back.

Rewind to the spring term of 1964. Berkeley students had protested the big-oted practices of hotel hiring in California and after a demonstration at the Sheraton Hotel in San Francisco they began to see that their efforts can actually create some type of effect. California law changed and required equal opportunity hiring at all levels and positions within the hotel in-dustry. Causing this change lead to a con-fidence that wasn’t able to be kept down, Jackie Goldberg, in the film Berkeley in the Sixties, said that “It was the first ma-jor victory of anything I have ever been involved in…we could have an effect on lives of people we would never know and we would never meet.”

However the University of California at Berkeley made sure to put the fire out be-fore it had a chance to spread and decided to implement their ideas of control during

policy. Students were sleeping at the table, waking up and then coming back. The work is the fight while the protests are the out-put. And they understood the importance of what they were doing. The strength they were able to obtain by the unity of the stu-dent body needed to stay together and since they came from all walks of life with many different ideologies attempting to reach the same goal any decision “…had to be by con-sensus”.

And as I was watching the clips in black and white of the microphone being pulled onto the cop car, students eagerly surround-ing the vehicle ready to sacrifice for their right to intervene in the unlawful arrest of Weinberg and sitting there for 36 hours be-fore being released I couldn’t help but think that this is why you went to college.

What was being fought for were civil rights. First those pertaining to treatment of human beings based upon race but now this was starting an idea that indecencies could be challenged everywhere and at ev-ery position within society. Berkeley was not the usual face of oppression. They were not the usual poor and mistreated but the educated middle class who still saw their

defense would keep us strong against the communists and newly developed power of atomic explosions so we would create this hole and then fill it accordingly.

And this was actually the main fight on part of the students of the FSM. Mario Savio is known for his speech about throw-ing yourself onto the gears of the machine and the cries against “odious operations” but before this much quoted piece he dis-cusses the idea of each student being spit out as a product for industry, government or whoever may be purchasing. And here is where I see a connection to our current ac-tions with the education system today.

As Oregon continues to struggle with unemployment calls of “put Oregon back to work” and “we need an educated workforce” has graced the minds of any politician at any simple level be that local or national. And we have looked to college (whether technical schools, community colleges or universities) to fill the unemployment gap.

Education has always been a matter of foundation within our country. And as time has gone on the hope for participation has now been deemed requirement for any at-tempts at suitable survival within our so-

whole heartedly. Our culture has used this push for an

educated people as means for produc-tion of a product. That product? Educated workers. As we slowly push this idea the need for an educated people slowly drifts off. Now I do not mean that we have no motivation for an educated population but the truth is that while we appreci-ate one, we would rather have the other. The cuts, the tuition raises, faculty and teacher fires, schools shutting down and programs that help in the development of sound human beings are faded out for the production of good test scores. And all this with the population of students rising each year, obviously there’s a problem.

As Mario Savio screamed atop the po-lice car, “The only reason I participated in this is because I like Cal very much, I would like to see it better.” The system is lacking, good but lacking, and the activ-ism comes in the motivation of improve-ment not destruction and revolution. This quote comes from passion for a cause but dedication and sacrifice as well.

As I have begun to participate with a


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The 21st century is descending on downtown corvallis in the form of a nightclub, called sub-Zero.

The lead man behind the project is cau-tious about releasing the details, but not shy about saying that even he, an industry insider for nearly 30 years, is going to be blown away by the finished product. The anticipated throbbing multimedia cavern of delight will suck guests into a vortex of audio-visual ecstasy the moment they slide down the wide staircase into the basement space on 4th street. corvallis is about to get a whole lot cooler this sum-mer.

George Kokolakis, a DJ and club pro-moter with New York City ties that go back to the glory days of American club culture, is one of three men behind Sub-Zero, a cut-ting edge video dance club slated to open its doors to the public this summer.

Kokolakis and his partners Keith Barnes and Barley Wood are a dream team of nightclub development, with decades of experience each. George as a DJ/promot-er, Keith as a bartender/bar manager, and Barley as the lighting designer/nightclub builder. Barley in fact, left country music artist Josh Turner’s tour to work on the Sub-Zero nightclub project.

The three hope to create a nightclub that will appeal to every community member, regardless of background, but especially those who may feel alienated by the current nightclub scene in Corvallis and Albany.

“You will not hear dub-step in here,” said Kokolakis. “We don’t want to compete with The Peacock, or do their format. We feel the people who want to hear that format can go to The Peacock... We want those people that don’t go out who feel like there is nowhere to go. People who like Depeche Mode, The

Cure, The Smiths, Cut Copy...those people, I don’t see them out.”

It’s those people, the crowd that eschews places like The Peacock, a local bar and dance club, that Kokolakis hopes will dust off their dancing shoes and feel at home at Sub-Zero.

“We just feel like there should be a place for people to go and dance and have a good time and not have to worry about if someone’s 40 years old feeling uncomfort-able because it’s a room filled with frat kids and everybody’s between 21-24 and they’re all getting stupid...they would like to have something to do but often feel awkward,” said Kokolakis.

For Kokolakis, nightclubs are more than just a place to dance. They are a hang-out where anyone from any background imag-inable can come, relax and mingle without barriers or restrictions.

One night when he was in his twenties, Kokolakis recalled dancing at the Cat Club in New York City when he looked over and saw Malcolm Forbes, the famous billionaire who was in his 70’s at the time, dancing ca-sually with drink in hand. It struck George, in that moment, that everyone likes to party in a place where they feel comfortable.

“That was the one thing [about night-clubs] in New York City: there was bound-aries, or ‘I’m too old.’ There was no such thing as being too old,” Kololakis said. “It didn’t matter how old you were.”

This experience stuck with Kololakis and he said he hopes to bring that same atmo-sphere into downtown Corvallis. He says he’s received a lot of feedback from local residents who feel there just isn’t anywhere for people to go at night that isn’t completely geared towards college students. “If someone in their 60s wants to come out, they should feel comfortable,” said Kololakis.

So what exactly will Sub-Zero look like? While Kokolakis is keeping some of the

more spectacular details under wraps, he did tell me that the DJ booth control moni-tors would look like “The Starship Enter-prise” and the walls of the club were crafted in a specific way to display high definition images in panorama. The theme of the club is the concept of being able to constantly change the appearance of the entire space.

“We want this to be not just another nightclub, we really want to impress peo-ple,” Kokolakis said. “We want people to come in here and say ‘Wow, these guys ac-tually took some time and effort and spent some money and are really taking this seri-ously.’”

With all the lighting, video, and sound extravagance, one might ask why Kokolakis and his partners chose Corvallis as the site for Sub-Zero instead of Portland. Kolola-kis is quick to answer, as this question has been posed to him by more than a few of his peers and colleagues.

“We feel like people here deserve some-where for the older crowd to go,” said Ko-lolakis.

He came out to see the town last sum-mer and fell in love. In Corvallis, he and his partners have found a place to make tangi-ble their creative vision for a nightclub. Ko-lolakis says he wants people to know they are here to stay. That’s why, he explains, that they aren’t playing strict hip-hop and going with trends to bring in the kids and rake in the cash for a quick turn-around.

And the proof of this is his extensive in-volvement with the local community. Kolo-lakis has partnered with local artist Patricia Smith to create a mural for the club as well as some yet to be disclosed other projects. But the real involvement has come from Kololakis getting out and listening to the

community’s needs for a nightclub that ca-ters to them.

“My neighbor, I don’t know how she heard about it, but she started asking us about [Sub-Zero]. She is in her 50s and said, ‘You know, I really wish there was somewhere to go here for people like me. Is this place going to be strictly for kids?’ and I told her, ‘No, we’re planning on doing a shake and bake night where it’s all 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music, where anything goes, from Led Zeppelin to James Brown to Casey and the Sunshine Band, Chuck Berry, and The Beatles.’”

The three nightclub gurus from the East coast have ventured West to create some-thing for themselves and the local commu-nity. Kololakis knows it’s going to be good because it’s a place he would be proud to invite his industry friends from all over the world to come and visit. But the most im-portant thing, more important than all of the bells and whistles, is the atmosphere.

“This club is for everyone,” Kokolakis said. “No one’s going to be made to feel like they don’t belong.”

Sub-Zero’s owners are busy bringing in gear and putting the finishing touches on what may become a staple of Corvallis nightlife for years to come. But they can only do so much. It’s the locals, those who constantly lament the fact that there isn’t anything to do at night in Corvallis, who will decide what kind of club Sub-Zero will become.

I heard in a movie once, ‘If you build it, they will come.’ Well, Corvallis... come out and support Sub-Zero. Make it your own and enjoy it. Because after this summer, you won’t be able to say there isn’t a place to go and trip the light fantastic.

From Zero to HeroNew club, Sub-Zero promises to be all about you.

by Stanley Tollett


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We categorize the places in which we live. We stereo-type ourselves and those

around us in order to describe our iden-tity and our culture. Where we have come from, what we like, how we work, who we are; that is our culture. now more than ever people are relocating to places that align with their own values, creating a more dichotomous society than ever be-fore. so why are we here in corvallis?

Portland is very laid back home of the young professional hipsters with college degrees, most of whom don’t actually have a job. Eugene is the place where former hippies go to start businesses and retire. Other notorious cities: New York: the cul-tural melting pot of the U.S., Beverly Hills: land of the rich and excessive, Chicago: the business hub of the midwest, and Detroit: a great city if you decide you no longer want your wallet, and yeah, cars are made there too.

All these cities are so identifiable but when we sit back and try to label the culture of Corvallis, nothing comes out. What is it? Obviously, if you say it is a college town, you’re right. But that could be anyone of a couple hundred cities around the United States. Beyond the University, what is Cor-vallis, does Oregon State University sum up the city as a whole, and what about the other half that makes up the population?

“As a recent transplant to Corvallis, I am rather confused about the culture,” said Courtney Nikolay, a current OSU grad student. “Oregon State University clearly dominates the town, and without it I’m not

sure Corvallis would even be on the map.”It is true that college towns are more like-

ly to lean to the left politically, as it is also true that in 2011, democrats tend to live near democrats and republicans want to live near other like-minded republicans. Is Cor-vallis that cut and dry though, can we just claim to live in a liberal-minded town, or is the town trending toward more conserva-tive viewpoints as the permanent residents (non-students) become older?

I will admit that in my attempt to uncov-er the culture of Corvallis, I spoke to many people. My goal was to speak to someone of every demographic: young, old, rich, poor, white, minority, migrant and native. Only, one problem arose from my quest to find these people. I found people of different ages, incomes, and ethnic backgrounds, but I could not find anyone who was a Corval-lis native. They exist, of course I know they exist, but I did not bump into a single one.

Perhaps that is the culture of Corvallis, a city of migrants, all with completely differ-ent cultural backgrounds hailing from dif-ferent places. But,does the lack of a large number of natives actually translate into more diversity? “The town is very, very white and could use a huge influx of di-versity in every sense of the word,” Nikolay said, “the city is dominated by upper middle to upper class white people who talk the talk of being accepting to the lower-income and homeless populations and to the LG-BTQQ communities, but I really don’t see arms being opened to diverse populations.”

A lot of the people I spoke with called out Corvallis as having false pretenses, saying

The culture of Corvallis

Our little petri dish of art...science...music...family...community...and everything else.

by Craig Wiroll

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Surely, this isn't all we are.


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the city boasts itself as far more innovative, accepting, and open-minded than it even comes close to actually being. Alan Calvert, a Corvallis resident for 16 years, stated that Corvallis, “wants to be a small town version of Portland.” The comparisons to Portland are inevitable, but nobody I talked with agreed they are actually anything alike.

Many of the people I spoke with com-plained about the amount of things to do in Corvallis, especially for youth, that did not involve drinking or partying. Although known for its beauty, many residents said they were disappointed with the dedication to outdoor activity development outside of possibly hiking Bald Hill.

“Besides the beautiful scenery, there re-ally isn’t much to do here besides eat medi-ocre tasting food after shopping at WinCo or Fred Meyer,” Nikolay said.

Like-minded people are migrating to-gether now more than ever in the history of America. Author Bill Bishop refers to this phenomenon as “The Big Sort” and states that it is, “not simply about political parti-sanship, about how Americans vote every couple of years. It is a division in what they value, in how they worship, and in what

they expect out of life.”In Corvallis, this division seems to be

happening within the community, as evi-denced by the recent backlash against the geographical expansion of student housing around the OSU area. A recent Gazette-Times article explained how record enroll-ment rates at OSU meant more students would be sprawling out into once solely residential parts of Corvallis. This article generated many comments and opinions about how this was causing many perma-nent Corvallis residents anguish by driving up rental rates and severely limiting hous-ing opportunities. One quote in the story even stated that students are “chasing” out non-students and long-term residents. This along with the stereotype of college stu-dents as incessant party animals tends to create a dichotomy between the two major residents of Corvallis, described by a new resident who has been here for 3 weeks as a, “mixture that combines college students with retirees but little in between.”

Although Corvallis relies on OSU eco-nomically, the students are often treated as visitors rather than members of the com-

Is this the culture of Corvallis?

Is this the culture of Corvallis?


ALCHYPICKS

[week of June 28th]

Saturday and Sunday | 9:00 amPhilomath and AlbanyAS AMERICAN AS MUSCLE

What is more American than talking about the heydays? “I remember when I was your age, gasoline was around $1.00 per gallon. In fact, back then, they used to make cars out of good ol’ American manu-factured steel. Today, you car is built out of synthetic plastic and composites.”

It’s true. The purity of the past certainly defines an age of innocence. Getting less than 10 miles per gallon was acceptable be-cause you had your four-barrel-carburetor wide open spraying BF Goodrich 50 feet behind your cherry red chick magnet. As the smoke from the tires and rumble of your large block consume your vehicle, you thought, “I doesn’t get much better than this.” You were right.

Sunday and MondayRiverfront Park, CorvallisRED, WHITE, BLUE, and YOU!

Even in this age of stalwart skepticism and political unrest, the rocket’s red glare and the bombs bursting in air still call out to the disgruntled and downcast every 4th of July and direct their attention to the anniversary of our country’s heady begin-ning towards the perfection of a demo-cratic nation. No matter how you judge our progress, this day is a day for Americans to remember and celebrate with pride that first step onto the road of setting human-ity free from tyranny and oppression. Two hundred and thirty-five years later we’re still fighting the fight that our forebears set upon, in arenas both foreign and domestic, and that alone is a reason for celebration.

In Corvallis, that celebration takes shape in the Red, White and Blue Festival, held on the downtown banks of the Willamette River. The Downtown Corvallis Associa-tion will be providing two days of fun for friends and family featuring live music, food and beverage vendors showcasing the bounty of the Willamette Valley, craft booths of every persuasion, and tons of fun activities for kids and adults alike.

CLASSIC CAR SHOWSAlbany and Philomath

In high school, I was fortunate enough to own a ’66 Ford Mustang, cherry red with a hopped up 289 small block. Over a two-month period, I binged on octane and drag racing. The party ended the night of my ex-girlfriend’s senior prom. I left her at the dance to race an orange ’77 Corvette. “I’ll be right back,” I assured her. Long story short, a highway patrolman had followed us to the racing spot, parked a couple hundred behind us at the starting line, headlights off.

We lined up and my buddy got out to start us off. As his arms went down, I had some tire spin that put the Mustang into dark horse standing right away. There was only one person at the finish line, but he claims I was able to edge the Corvette just at the end. The celebration was short lived as the gut wrenching red and blue lights lit up my review mirror. As I pulled over, the

‘Vette took off into the night. The high-way patrolman sped past to catch him. I assured myself that he must be happy with only getting one of us and whipped the car around to go pick up my buddy. In panic mode, I didn’t stop for my friend. I just kept going. I looked down at my speedom-eter. It read 50 mph. Not an exciting get away attempt. The highway patrolman had directed the Corvette to meet him at the police station in 20 minutes prior to catch-ing up with me. Expecting a field sobriety test, I was instead handcuffed and placed in the back of the cruiser for “attempt-ing to flee or elude an officer in a motor vehicle.” Oh, the glory days.

The dream of American muscle lives on this coming weekend during the Fourth of July celebrations in the area. On Saturday, July 2nd, Philomath hosts a classic car show at their City Park and Albany fol-lows suit on Sunday at Timber Linn Park with the Dare to Cruz Car Show. Both of the events start at 9:00 am and go to the afternoon.

If you’re looking to break out your Sunday driver for the show, remember the most important thing about your entry: Fire Extinguisher and First Aid Kit.

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Oregonians love their food and drink, and the Red, White and Blue Festival will shwocase much of what the valley has to offer. From Philly Cheesesteaks to Umpqua icecream as well as the traditional sno-cones, funnel cakes and hot dogs, the vendors along 1st Street will satisfy your palette. Also available to those of age will be a variety of those Oregon wines and mi-crobrews that everyone loves.

For those seeking the wares and crafts of Oregon, all manner of styling will be avail-able during the Festival; tie-dyed clothing, caricature art, unique beaded items, elegant hair braiding, handcrafted fantasy items and many more things with which to cel-ebrate our time honored capitalist joys.

And what festival would be complete without a parade? The Red, White and Blue Festival sports the somewhat prolixly dubbed “All American Everyone-Can-Join Fabulous Fantastic 4th of July Parade”

on Monday. Participants should gather at 10:00 am on 8th St. between Monroe and Jefferson. Parade begins around 10:30 noon with walkers 1st, animals 2nd and vehicles last. Parade should finish around 11:30 pm.

If you prefer running to parading then the 2011 Red White & Blue Riverfront Festival 5K Fun Run/Walk is just what you need. Occurring on Monday, the Walk starts promptly at 8:40 am; Run starts promptly at 9:00 am. Pre-registration up to July 3, 5 pm: $4. Race day, until 8:30 am: $6. Register at 5 Star Sports, 219 SW Madison Avenue, Corvallis OR.

The 5,000 meter course (3.1 miles) start line is near the intersection of 1st & Monroe, proceeds to 2nd Street to path-way alongside Corvallis Skate Park, onto walkway overpass heading to Avery Park, left into Avery Park, following bike path around the park, turns right at four-way stop sign into parking area, follows parking lot to dead end and turns around at dead end, heading back on same path back to start/finish line.

Come help Corvallis celebrate 235 years of freedom and the pursuit of happiness with the Red, White and Blue Festival! More information, registration forms, and additional vendor details available at http://www.downtowncorvallis.org.

~Jimbo Ivy

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CorvallisBEANERY ON 2ND Santino Cadiz, 8:00 pm, FREE [REGGAE]BOMBS AWAY CAFÉ Strange Dichotomy, 9:00 pm, FREE [GROOVE ROCK]CLOUD 9 Rainbow in the Clouds: Gaytriotic, 10:00 pm, $3 [DANCE PARTY] DEL ALMA Jazz First Trio, 7:30 pm [JAZZ]FIREWORKS Burning Truth Tribe Fire Dance Theater with SOLAR, 8:00 pm [FIRE]

LebanonDOWNTOWN DOG The Lucky Pups, 6:00 pm [JAZZ]

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CorvallisFARMER’S MARKET Jesse Meade, 9:30 am, FREE [BLUES]FIREWORKS Boreas, 8:00 pm [INDIE FOLK]

TangentDIXIE CREEK SALOON Blues Jam with Wild Bill, 7:00 pm [BLUES]

LebanonDOWNTOWN DOG Bluegrass Jam, 6:00 pm [BLUEGRASS]

AlbanyEAGLES LODGE Albany Senior Dance, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, $3 [DANCE]

CorvallisAPPLEBEE’S DJ Stoltz Dance Party, 9:00 pm, FREE [DANCE]PETER GYSEGEM’S STUDIO Argentine tango classes, 7:15 pm, $5 [DANCE]PEACOCK BAR & GRILL Main Stage: Karaoke, 9:00 pm, FREE [SING]; On the Top: Western Wed 9:00 pm, [DANCE]

LebanonMERLIN'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]

AlbanyALBANY CIVIC THEATER Oliver! 8:00 pm, $13 [MUSICAL]

CorvallisBENTON LIBRARY MEETING ROOM City Manager Retirement Reception, 4:00 pm, RSVP [MEET] CORVALLIS HYDROPONICS HydroLogic, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm [GARDEN]ENOTECA WINE Troon Vineyards Wine Tasting, 7:00 pm, $10 [WINE]FIRST STREET DOWNTOWN Corvallis Farmer’s Market, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, FREE [MARKET]

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LebanonDOWNTOWN LEBANON Farmer’s Market, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm [MARKET]

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CorvallisCENTRAL PARK Community Band Concert: Patriotic Favorite, 8:00 pm, FREE [BAND]CLOUD 9 OneWub Dubstep Night with DJ Heartburn, 9:30 pm [DUB]CHS MAIN STAGE Chintimini Chamber Music Festival Final Concert: Respighi and Stravinsk, 7:30 pm, $20 [CLASSICAL]FIREWORKS James Wilson, 8:00 pm [CELTIC]SUNNYSIDE UP CAFÉ Celtic Jam, 7:00 pm, FREE [LISTEN/PLAY]

CorvallisELKS LODGE Beginner Line Dance 7:00 pm, $3 [DANCE]IMPULSE BAR Cuban Salsa 7:30 pm FREE [DANCE]PEACOCK BAR & GRILL Main Stage: Karaoke with Sqwig-e-okie, 9:00 pm, FREE [SING]

Lebanon MERLIN'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]

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AlbanyCARNEGIE LIBRARY Jason Ropp’s Dragon Theatre Puppets [PUPPET]

CorvallisAPPLEBEE'S National Trivia Association Night, 9:00 pm, FREE [TRIVIA]ENOTECA WINE BAR Girls night out! Knit night, 7:00 pm [SHE'S CRAFTY]WINESTYLES Trivia Night Summer League Match #1, 6:00 pm, $10 per team [TRIVIA]

AlbanyEAGLES LODGE Line dance, 7:00 pm, $4 [DANCE]

CorvallisPEACOCK BAR & GRILL Main Stage: Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]; On the Top: DJ Mike, 9:00 pm [DANCE]

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CorvallisASHBROOK THEATRE Adventures in Acting: The Mirth of July! 7:30 pm [STAGE]CHS MAIN STAGE Sole Expressions Dance Studio: “Toy Story,” 7:00 pm [DANCE]FIRST ALT COOP SOUTH Wine tasting, 5:00 pm [WINE ME]OSU GOSS STADIUM Corvallis Knights vs. Wenatchee Applesox, 6:40 pm, $5 [BASEBALL]WINESTYLES Friday Flights, 5:00 pm [WINE]

Philomath13TH ST Downtown Association Street Party Celebration, 4:00 – 8:00 pm [PARTY!]

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CorvallisCLOUD 9 Ideal Nerve Tonic, 7:00 pm [JAZZ]CROWBAR ROOFTOP Creed and Deschutes Promo, 6:00 pm, FREE [ACOUSTIC ROCK]FIREWORKS Performers Spotlight: Erika Gabonay and Shilpi hosted by Gabriel Surley, 8:00 pm [SHOWCASE]

LebanonDOWNTOWN DOG Country Jam, 6:00 pm, FREE [COUNTRY]PEACOCK BAR & GRILL EAST Blues Jam, 7:00 pm, FREE [BLUES]

TangentDIXIE CREEK SALOON Jake Payne and Dixie Creek, 7:00 pm [AMERICANA]

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Albany RILEY'S BAR & GRILL Cutting Edge Production presents DJ Tray, FREE [DANCE]

Corvallis CORVALLIS DANCE CENTER CENTER Beginning Ballroom Lessons, 3:00 pm, Intermediate West Coast Swing Lessons, 4:00 pm, Beginning West Coast Swing, 6:00 pm [DANCE]ODDFELLOWS HALL Swing, 7:00 pm, Blues, 10:00 pm, $5 [DANCE]PEACOCK BAR & GRILL On the Top: DJ Heartburn, 9:00 pm [DANCE]

Lebanon DUFFY'S IRISH PUB Karaoke, 10:00 pm, FREE [SING]MERLIN'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]

AlbanyALBANY CIVIC THEATER Oliver! 8:00 pm, $13 [MUSICAL]CITY HALL Albany Farmer’s Market, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, FREE [MARKET]

CorvallisASHBROOK THEATRE Adventures in Acting: The Mirth of July! 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm [STAGE]AVALON WINE Wine tasting, 12:00 – 3:00 pm [WINE-IN]DOWNTOWN FIRST ST Corvallis Farmer’s Market, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, FREE [MARKET] Corvallis Artisan’s Market, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm [CRAFTS]ENOTECA WINE BAR Saketini Saturdays, 3:00 pm [SAKE-TO-ME]OSU GOSS STADIUM Corvallis Knights vs. Wenatchee Applesox, 6:40 pm, $5 [BASEBALL]WINESTYLES Wine Tasting, 4:00 pm, $10 [WINE TIME]

LebanonWILLAMETTE SPEEDWAY Operation Homefront Night at the Races, Dirt Car Super Late Models, Modified, Sportsman, Classic 6:00 pm, $14 [RACE DAY]

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LebanonCHEADLE LAKE COMMUNITY PARK Star Spangled Celebration, 6:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $10 per car, $3 for walk-in [CELEBRATE!]MERLIN'S BAR AND GRILL Karaoke, FREE [SING]STARLITE SPORTS BAR Willamette Poker Tour, 7:00 pm [POKER]WILLAMETTE SPEEDWAY Bump to Pass Trash Cars, Demolition Derby, School Bus Races, 6:00 pm, $14 [SMASH ‘EM]

AlbanyCALAPOOIA BREWING Blues Jam, 4:00 pm, FREE [BLUES]

CorvallisRIVERFRONT PARK Red, White, and Blue Festival with Ben Rice (2:30 pm) Norman (5:00 pm) and Fate 55 (8:00 pm) FREE [FESTIVAL]

TangentDIXIE CREEK SALOON Acoustic Jam, 7:00 pm, Bluegrass Jam, 7:00 pm, FREE [iPlay]

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CorvallisBEANERY ON 2nd Kalvin Ellis Benefit with Summit Underground, Hallucinogenic Toreador, Low Ground, Lucky Strangers, Inebriated//Tortoise, ALL AGES, 2:00 pm, $5 donation [FUNDRAISER]CROWBAR ROOFTOP Mike McLaren, 6:00 pm, FREE [OLD TIME]FARMER’S MARKET Cooper Hollow, 9:30 am, FREE [STRINGBAND]FIREWORKS Van Meyers Jazz, 8:00 pm [JAZZ]WESTMINSTER HOUSE Community Rhythm Circle, 7:00 pm, FREE [weDRUM]

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In Oregon we have hundreds of thou-sands of college students and the need for a properly funded education is a universal affect that all can become united around. When I participated in a march on the state capital there were around 500 students from many different universities and com-munity colleges. And while this is much ap-preciated and powerful, being in the middle of this march was amazing but more is needed. Actively participating in education is the only way to become properly edu-cated and I believe this both as a student and a future teacher. You must practice the knowledge that is being taught and ques-

tion that knowledge at the same time. Ex-perience is key and new experience at that. We have been going to class for 12 years as we move into college and seeking out those aspects that are available, and a little beyond just drinking, is something that is breaking from the routine that the educational sys-tem establishes in an individual.

The very functions of school are attempts at creating an individual trained for a cul-ture of work not a culture of intellect. Bells in schools were established for a smooth transfer to a factory, assignments on time and no later, competition and grading sys-tems also keep the fire of a cutthroat busi-ness world right behind us as we move down the timeline of life. And to some extent this is necessary. But at some point schools needed to be used for the growth of human beings not just students who are soon to be workers.

And there are two sides. Go to school to search and wander in who you may want to become. Find a path that is going to benefit you while also serving others and do not

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just enroll based off the common motivat-ing tool of increased pay when entered into the workforce. A responsibility lies with the students attending just as much as the schools. But you must cultivate an environ-ment that wishes this to be the goal.

I know of the necessities that other pro-grams advocate. Along with speakers from various schools around the state, and at ev-ery level from K-12 to college, the Com-

mittee in Newport saw many different peo-ple advocating for their particular cause and their own reasons why they should be given attention. I know of the need for sacrifice when times switch to become harder but I also feel education is very good at sacrific-ing and have already been doing this for many years and at some point it needs to be stopped and allowed to find a foundation as it continues to grow.

WORDcontinued from p. 7munity. They pay a hefty premium to live and study in this city and help the econo-my flourish, they pay for rents that are ri-diculously marked-up, and they work jobs around the city that would otherwise go unworked, yet often are not treated with the same amount of respect as permanent not-student residents.

On the other hand, the city of Corval-lis relies heavily on its long-term residents. Although students are becoming the ma-jority in the city, the turnover rate of those students is far too high to create any sus-tainable programs or long-term projects to better the city and community. A common opinion is that perhaps the university is get-ting too big, to the point where all culture that Corvallis did have at one time is being overshadowed. Many feel the small-town mentality that appealed to them several years ago no longer exists, with the expand-ing enrollment only making it worse.

Beyond all of the negative feedback, there is a glimmer of hope in the collective opti-mism of Corvallis residents. One thing that can be agreed upon in Corvallis is the safety. It is a very safe place to live, and it definitely feels like it. Some people may say this is due to the education of the residents while oth-ers will point to how it seems as if Corvallis has 5,000 police per capita. Whatever the city is doing, it’s working.

Rachel Karasick moved to Corvallis to work as an AmeriCorps*VISTA, and what started off as a 1 year job commitment has turned into 2 years and she sees no end in sight. “I keep running into folks who came to Corvallis on accident and stayed on be-cause it was too easy to live here to ever consider leaving,” Karasick said. She con-cedes that her commitment, “may just turn to 3, 4, 5, or 60 more years.”

So what does it mean that Corvallis is

easy to live in? Often touted as a prime lo-cation: 50 minutes to the coast, 90 minutes to Portland, 40 minutes to Eugene. There is just one problem; none of those things are innate Corvallis attributes, but rather, mere geographical coordinates. When asked what makes the town so great, Karasick said, “Maybe it’s the cutesy downtown, the friendly strangers, the smiling 30-some-things with dogs and babies, the lure of the Willamette, the snug feeling in a valley...maybe it's just the beer at Block 15.”

A Facebook group has been created to explore the culture of Corvallis (www.face-book.com/corvallisculture). On that group site, after going on a rant about all of the things Corvallis lacks, such as thought-ful expression and artist support, and how compared to Eugene, Corvallis feels in-credibly repressed, the message poster Dan Crall conceded: “I can't imagine living any-where else.”

Maybe there are too many cops, maybe artists aren’t getting enough exposure, and maybe the very school this city relies on in order to educate its population and provide jobs is causing the city to collapse into an abyss, but every city has its problems. It is we the citizens who make it what it is regardless of who is pulling the strings at the top. If you don’t like something about Corvallis, change it. Make this city great. While we may whine and moan about how Corvallis is not ideal, at the end of the day when we kick our feet up and look at the sun setting over the rolling valley, it’s really not so bad.

Karasick said it best, “I can't really put my finger on the sticking point, but it's here. I'll let you know when I figure it out.”

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Taurus (April 20-May 20): Indepen-

dence, what does it means to you Taurus? George Bernard Shaw said, “Indepen-dence? That’s middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.” Voltaire: “The true charac-ter of liberty is independence, maintained by force.” Steve Schmidt (Republican cam-paign strategist): “The price for indepen-dence is often isolation and solitude.” Good old Walt Disney: “Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.” In light of creativity and non-mainstream fluidity of thought, David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973, first Prime Minister of Israel) said, “Without moral and intellec-tual independence, there is no anchor for national independence.” Celebrate amalga-mation, Bull.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): Your air

energy leaves others reeling sometimes. You can toss and turn others without real-izing it, Gemini and they can’t find their own thoughts amidst the flow you gener-ate. Grounding is difficult for you. Watch and learn from others. Really take their ex-amples in so you will be less likely to cause tornados and hurricanes, windstorms, rapid evaporation, erosion, or firestorms.

Cancer ( June 21-July 22): You’ve been

asked to be the healer. You’ve been asked to remain integral. With the new Moon on Friday as well as a solar eclipse, being both the healer and the integrator might prove to be difficult if you talk too much. Put on a happy face and the world will shine back at you, after filtering through you.

Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22): Leo, remember

that the prune starts with a pit and grows from the inside towards the outside. If one forgets there is a pit and bites or chews too

rapidly, then ouch. Also, if one eats too many, then ouch. If one runs at the mouth, then one could find thus. Slow and easy energy does it for this week. Keep all rampancy to yourself, and watch.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Plumes

of pollen form dust banks of fertil-ity above the grass crops in the Valley. Virgo, they are like a storage unit for Truth--wavy, surreal, transparent, hov-ering. Too much Truth and we can’t breathe. Fantasize instead through the Dark Moon period at least until Venus moves into Cancer on Monday. Watery and sensual begets new adventure after this day.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): So you said

your piece, not because you loved some-body more, but because you felt a lack of power. Maybe you were out of line. Maybe you weren’t so much, but at least you spoke up and started the kind of conversation that can lead to deep talk. We are all cosmically responsible and relevant in our actions. Your act will lead to a growth spurt unlike you’ve ever experienced. Pat yourself all over. Dy-namic dialogue is headed your way.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Over cigars

and coffee, my uncle would tell stories of past mining and other exploits. One time he and my grandfather extracted enough gold from a small pond of water—enough to sink their boat. Now the pond is a fed-eral wildlife sanctuary (being the only wa-tering hole for 100 miles). Scorpio, there is a hidden treasure in your life that needs to remain hidden. Just knowing about will suf-fice. And as you ponder the idiosyncrasies of others, their Yahoo-ness, revel in the joy that your aren’t like them. Maybe some of your special qualities could rub off on them. Yahoo!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): While

pondering synchronicity, I rely upon the words of M.C. Richards who said, “An artist creates out of the materials of the moment, never again to be duplicated.” I see this as a moment where political fence-riders, with agendas, have no place. They should be off tending to their butt bunions, which means staying off the fence. Get rid of your butt bunions, Libra by staying away from the proverbial fence. Make some spirit choices. Examine your agenda of power. The posts will thank you and you will find the path clearer and more enlightened.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Most times

when humans smell odors on their tongue, we experience a gag reflex. Snakes use their tongues to smell and locate. Add their super sensitivity to motion and keen eye sight, you have the ultimate tracking unit. As we move into Summer, the very finest smell of summer is the odor of ditches drying in the sun—a sure sign warmer days are upon us. Every sea-son has its distinctive odor. I suggest that you make like the snake, smelling and tracking down all the Summer things you can possibly do, Cappi. Breathe deeply. You are more than ready to change with the season. Stimulate all your senses; it’s time to come alive.

Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb.18): Water Bearer you will be asked by the universe to be the douser when Mercury moves into Leo on Saturday. Most communications through Mercury will come from an ego-based center. With your watery influence you will quell the bridge-burning fires that drive humankind, but not too much. Know the difference between drama and drama-tized.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Sometimes you run like a river between all the humans you know, just listening to their rantings and ravings. They rely upon you for that and that makes you a great friend. When the rush of these doings gets too tough, how-ever, speak your mind, but do so gently, like a babbling brook, just, with enough energy to get your point across.

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it looked as though she was being care-ful to not let her pinkies touch—keeping them a slightly raised above the rest of their fingers, hovering over the convex curve of the young woman’s hips. her arms moved fluidly, like a dance. her partner’s hips shifted slightly when met—like a cat be-ing stroked with a feather. in-stead of the cultured sound of a studio piano they were dancing to the clattering of dishes.

Clattering of dishes—words that intone sounds that can arouse images of a busy din-er: wait staff rushing to and fro; diners nosing newspa-pers; coffee poured on the fly; classic rock cranking from the kitchen. The diner was awash with the Sunday morning break-fast crowd. The Formica playing field of tabletops and counters was buzzing with players. Servers passed food to the cus-tomers, who passed money to the cashier. Amidst this activity, one waitress sweetly dragged her thin hands down the hips of another. They might have been lovers—young enough to be undamaged by the consequences of mixing hormones and work. The way they touched was contrasted by the speed and din of what they were doing. They seemed to be surrounded by a bell of slow motion silence when they pressed past/into each other.

The Latino workers were careful to not make eye contact and stayed in perpetual motion—trading racks of washed mugs for bus bins full of dirty ones culled from the playing field. They could snake quietly

and quickly between the knees and elbows of servers hustling plates of hot food. They were a world away from the young men at the counter who looked right through them. These young men with eyeglasses too

modern for their hipster garb tracked the asses of the young women behind the counter

like they are watch-ing a parade. The

guys were speak-ing of some-

thing else, but they are all

looking at the same thing. The

w a i t r e s s e s offered them

no reaction—not on the menu.

The only timeout from the game was when

one dark haired waitress brushed against the other. That moment of electric still-ness was only for them, and only for a moment. Then, like a well-placed rest in a bar of music, in one beat the tempo picked up and they were back.

The rain kicked up outside and the new arrivals brought with them rain drops peal-ing off their clothes. They stomped at the door, knock-ing loose a couple drops before coming all the way in—a meek gesture of con-sideration toward those who would have to navigate a wet floor. The hostess was in control. She rang out the names of those to be seated and the chosen fell forth to be led. And it didn’t stop—but, only for a mo-

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Detective candy siempre made his way slowly down the street with his derby in hand, and his

jacket draped over an arm. his long sleeve white shirt clung to him in several sweaty places and bore the marks of several foot-ball strikes.

Before the semi-collapse of a game with the local boys, he had been refereeing while Mario Xander, power forward of the local major league team, had coached for both sides. To keep things going, Candy had joined one side and tried not to be discour-aged when every kid wanted to join Xander on the other team.

After an hour of what turned out to be a pretty even match, they'd called it quits and Xander went for a jog to burn off more energy.

Candy had resisted the urge to stop off for a drink on his way to the office and now arrived at the front door of his office just as Number 10 did.

"Here," Xander tossed him a canister baring the logo of the Cascadian 'Copias, ¨You look like you could use some water."

"Thanks."The detective´s secretary Susan fixed a

curiosity-filled stare on them as the two di-sheveled men crossed the lobby of Candy's office, but he waved the attention away as he sucked down some water.

"That was great fun," Xander said as he dropped into a chair and kicked off his shoes, "I'll have to do it more often."

"I'm sure the boys would love it," Candy replied as he got comfortable, "You'll have plenty of time to do it, too, if you keep get-ting suspended."

The detective chose not to go so far as quoting the coach's threat to drop Xander from the team if he got into another fight. After an afternoon of watching Xander in full control of himself, though, Candy was eager to keep snooping in the man´s dreams.

After a long draught of water Candy coaxed Xander into sleep and followed af-ter.

Ready for another silent beginning, the detective dropped to one knee on the

ground and nearly smacked himself in the head with a musket he didn't even realize was in his hand. Around him men fired at will across the battlefield. Xander was be-side him looking as bewildered as Candy felt. A short distance away a line of men in grey coats returned fire.

"Civil war," Candy murmured to himself as he took aim.

He set his sight on a soldier and fired. As the man crumpled to the ground his uni-form flickered green and yellow for a mo-ment, then returned to normal. The detec-tive's comrades were not so lucky with their shots and soon the enemy was advancing.

"What should we do?" shocked, Xander asked Candy.

"Fall back!" A voice yelled. Candy turned and recognized the face of Peel, team cap-tain of the 'Copias, under his slouch hat.

Beyond him was a mass of reserves wait-ing behind the general on his horse; even from a distance Candy recognized 'The Wonder.'

Amidst a hail of musket fire Candy, Xan-der and the troops fell back. The detective tried to stay concentrated on the battle, but around him his comrades' uniforms flick-ered orange and black, a white midfield line appeared across their path, then dis-appeared, and for just an instant the forest beyond the reserves winked out and in its place Candy saw fan-filled stadium bleach-ers.

"You haven't studied the Civil War much, have you?" Candy called out to Xander. He'd hoped to steady the man's confusing mix of Civil Wars, but a flash of the number '10' on Xander's back dashed the detective´s hopes.

With a glance back they saw the front man of the other side stumble, bringing men down around him.

"Now's our chance," Xander turned and dashed back towards the enemy with mus-ket ready.

"Charge!" Peel yelled as 'The Wonder' raised his saber.

Candy followed Xander down the field to the sound of reserves advancing behind them.

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