By Josh Wolf Over the past few months, The Evergreen Bike Shop has revised and refocused its strategies. During September, volunteers released a new edition of their handbook.This new handbook, collaboratively written by members of the bike shop community, serves as a resource for volunteers, filled with “straightforward practices to […]
What Women Have Started Wars?
Local author Cate Montana talks about unleashing the feminine within. SF: Some may describe your journey to that of “Eat, Pray, Love”. Do you think there is any truth to that? What goals do you think you accomplished on your journey? CM: The book is similar to “Eat, Pray, […]
When It Comes To Permaculture, Evergreen Gets DEAP
By Jacklyn Hashimoto Hazelnuts, apples, quinces and jostaberries, blackberries, salmonberries, salal and zucchini, potatoes, hops, nasturtium and lavender, lovage, mallow and sage — all these and more grow in Demeter’s Garden, a project of the student group Developing Ecological Awareness Practices (DEAP) on campus. While the 2-acre plot once hosted […]
Return To Evergreen
Over 270 alumni and students attended the Second Annual Return to Evergreen event on Oct. 19. Among the speakers and seminar leaders were Maia Bellon (’91), the director of the Department of Ecology for Washington State, Craig Chance (’81), a senior vice president at Columbia Bank, and Dan Black (’91) […]
Whistleblowing and the Fifth Estate
Ex-CIA analyst turned activist Ray McGovern spoke about government accountability and whistleblowing as an act of patriotism. “Do you know why the sun never sets on the British Empire?” Ray McGovern rhetorically asked his audience, re-enacting what he said was the first thing he ever learned about empires. “Because the […]
The GMO Debate – What Do Greeners Think?
Initiative Measure Number 522 (I-522) is an initiative proposed in the General Election on Nov. 5. The initiative would require “most raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, and seeds and seed stocks if produced using genetic engineering, as defined, to be labeled as genetically engineered when offered for retail sale”, according […]