By Kaylee Padilla In response to the 2020 George Floyd protests in Olympia, the Olympia City Council decided to repurpose their plans for a plot of land and create it into a park, naming it the Rebecca Howard Park. To many people in Olympia, Rebecca Howard is a name unknown, […]
The Kids are Alright: The Tumwater School District Student Struggle
On February 27 the Tumwater School Board voted 3-1 in favor of resolution 09-24-25 aiming to ban trans athletes from competing in girls’ sports as well as to create a league for trans/non-binary students. This resolution passed just weeks after 2 girls on the Tumwater highschool basketball team harassed and […]
Washington State House Recognizes Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, Senate Calls for Investigation into Her Killing
(OLYMPIA, WA – 4/23/2025) — Today, the Washington State House read a resolution recognizing Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi’s life and activism. Her family attended the reading of the resolution and spoke at a press conference afterward. On September 6, 2024, an Israeli sniper killed 26-year-old Washingtonian activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi as […]
INTRO//PRACTICE OF ORGANIC FARMING PROGRAM
The Organic Farm is one of Evergreen’s most iconic institutions, founded in 1972 as an answer to the back-to-the-land movement and concerns about industrial agriculture. It has always served as an outlet for hands-on learning, ecologicalstewardship, and community engagement. After a COVID-related lull, the farm is prospering anew. A host […]
May 7, 2025 Port Angeles, WA
Forest Defenders Blockade Against Clearcutting of Endangered Legacy Forest In the Elwha Watershed Port Angeles, WA — Forest defenders launched a blockade this morning in order to halt the clearcut logging of one of the last low-elevation mature forests in the Elwha Watershed. This century-old forest, located on the Olympic […]
Evergreen Alumni: Diana Arens
By: Ella Colwell The Olympia music scene is deeply saddened by the news of community member and Evergreen alumni Diana Arens passing. Arens was deeply respected as she started at KAOS as a live sound engineer in 1993, where she eventually became the KAOS Program Director as well as the […]
Interview With Michaela Anderson
I came to Evergreen because I was seeking structure and a sense of direction. Evergreen has helped me greatly as an artist by giving me access to resources, mentors, and an entire community of creatives that I didn’t have before. I get to work with talented artists like Meg Reed […]
Evergreen Media and Film Festival: Take 2
By Finn Manning (poster by Ava Monner) Almost a year ago, the first edition of the Evergreen Media and Film Festival took place in Purce Hall on June 6th. Amidst a drought of media courses, Evergreen filmmakers had a venue to share their work and make connections. I have made […]
Evergreen Media and Film Festival: Take 2
By Finn Manning (poster by Ava Monner) Almost a year ago, the first edition of the Evergreen Media and Film Festival took place in Purce Hall on June 6th. Amidst a drought of media courses, Evergreen filmmakers had a venue to share their work and make connections. I have made […]
Ouroboros Seinor Art Exhibit
On April 14th, 2025, Evergreen’s senior and graduating art students collaborated to open the second annual Ouroboros art exhibit, in the art gallery space on the main floor of Evans Hall.The first work I happened upon when visiting this gallery was a collection of six gelatin prints, what appear to […]