From MoveOn.org:

There will be a peace vigil for Cindy Sheehan at the waterfront fountian near Bayview market tomorrow at 7:30pm. The vigil is hosted by Garth McMurtrey, and has 20 registered participants signed up so far.

Anybody want to take some pics and file a report?

I'm number 3! I'm number 3! If you don't remember those snapple commercials, then you don't get the joke so... Even though I think he'll get knocked for it, I found olyblog.net on the [tescrier] list, from an email that Rick McKinnon sent out. Wow, when I heard about someone setting up a... uhmmm... group blog, uhm... well, at least its a Drupal community? I think... Well, when I heard someone was setting up this (whateve it is) in Olympia I was all over it like things that get all over other things.

Saint Martin's College University is now the name of that little school established in 1895 by Benedictine monks near the Capitol shortly after statehood.

Why change the name? Clearly, prestige is the issue:

Trustees decided to adopt the "university" moniker to better reflect the school's breadth and to eliminate confusion with community colleges that are dropping the "community" from their names.

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"It feels good - it feels better than 'college,"' said student Alvena Willis, 21, Tacoma. "I am glad that it changed right before I graduated, because it's going to look more impressive on my resume."

How long before we have The Evergreen State University?

From TESCCRIER:

Gathering: Bringing IT Home: Organizing Local Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq

Saturday, August 20, 10-3, Olympia Community Center
About fifty people gathered on July 9 in Olympia to develop ways to say, through local actions, we don't support the U.S. military actions in Iraq. Six working groups formed and have been meeting, in these six areas: changing budget priorities at local, state and federal level; people-to-people campaign to talk more openly about the costs of this war; "know all you can"--an alternative to military recruitment; opposing racism within our community; organzing boycotts of companies that are benefiting from the war; organizing conversations with local churches.

Groups are going to meet again on Saturday, August 20, to share their progress, their ideas, and to engage in a workshop together to learn more about how to organize within a community. Everyone is welcome to join us as we learn together how to work for a community that affirms the lives of all.

More info or questions? Emily Lardner, 705-3678