By Kathryn Herron The results of the 2015 Winter Student Ballots are in. The Costantino Recreational Center (CRC) renovation fee was not approved, but the WashPIRG fee renewal vote and the Gwideq Student Union (GSU) fee advisory vote both passed. Roughly 42 percent of the students who were eligible to […]
George Bridges to Step in as New College President
By Issac Scott George Bridges will be Evergreen’s next college president. That was the word from the Board of Trustees on Monday, Mar. 16 at an announcement ceremony in the Longhouse, where Bridges appeared beside current president Thomas “Les” Purce. Bridges will officially start the job on October 1, […]
Track House Changes Hands After Years of Shows Olympia’s Busiest DIY Venue Loses Dedicated Show Organizer After Rent Dispute
By Josh Wolf In December of last year, Elena Kent realized her time as the Track House’s keeper was coming to an end. Over the past four years, Kent hosted over 400 events at her venue and home, the Track House. Before moving into the Track House in 2011, Kent had […]
Student-Led Campaign Saves Evergreen Gallery from Closure
By Zachary Newman The Evergreen Gallery has been saved from closure, after students and community members organized a campaign to keep it open, despite budgetary concerns. The gallery no longer faces the proposed December 2015 closure date, but funding has only been ensured for the next two years. “The good news […]
Blowing Clouds The Business of Vapor in the E-cig Scene
By Ira Zuckerman For the sole purpose of this article, I inhaled the vapors at the South Sound Vapor Lounge. Usually, all an outsider sees through the heavy fog are scattered crowds of hunched-over smokers. Once through the door, I entered a world of vapor. Now, it was the outside world […]
The Procession is Coming
By Phoebe Celeste Started in 1995 as a way to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Earth Day and the renewal of the Endangered Species Act, The Procession of the Species is a popular, uniquely Olympian event. The event essentially consists of a group of participants dressing up to represent creatures from […]
Local Stores Gear Up for Record Store Day
By Blaine Ewig This April 18 will mark the ninth annual Record Store Day in the US. Record stores all around the country will be hosting free in-store performances, throwing parties, having sales, and selling special Record Store Day releases. Inspired by Free Comic Book Day, Record Store Day aims to […]
Best Bets April 9-22
Friday, April 10th @ The Longhouse $0-10 Comedy Night with Aamer Rahman As part of Day of Presence, Aamer Rahman, an Australian comic of Bangladeshi descent is performing at Evergreen. He is best know as a former member of the comedy duo Fear of a Brown Planet, and a […]