By Tari Gunstone It’s poignant that in America, we have to commercialize the giving of thanks in order to get our heads out of our asses for one moment. It doesn’t come naturally for us to celebrate the opportunities, resources, and luxuries we’ve been offered. Life is a hard road […]
Information from the Bias-Related Incident Response Team Letter to the Editor
This letter is in response to Forest Hunt’s article of October 12, “Protest Follows Year of Controversy over Racism at Evergreen,” in which the reporter provides information about the Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT). The article indicates that the BIRT is “Evergreen’s main body charged with confronting issues of oppression […]
Initiative-837 Rally for Safer Policing
By Tari Gunstone Around 200 people gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Thursday, October 22 to demand accountability for police violence, specifically against black lives and native lives in Washington state. The gathering focused on promoting Initiative-837 (I-837), which would rephrase a Washington statute that makes it incredibly […]
City Rejects Emergency Storm Shelter Volunteers Step in to Fill the gap in Services
By Jon Fitzgerald Last week, members of the community started contacting members of City Hall to open up a shelter for the coming wind and rainstorm, which was expected to have up to sixty mile an hour winds and large amounts of rain. Despite calls for a shelter to open […]
Return to Evergreen Attendees Discuss Evergreen’s History & Future
By Chloe Marina Manchester Return to Evergreen is an annual event entering its fifth year, gathering together Evergreen students, alumni, faculty, and retired faculty for a day of learning as a community, in true Evergreen fashion. The day begun with the President’s Scholarship Brunch. It’s supposed to be a time […]
Welcome to POC Talk Olympia Comedy with Summer Azim
Hello and welcome to POC Talk! A new column we’ve created for people of color (POC) by people of color! With issues of representation looming large on our minds lately (and who are we kidding, always) our goal is to focus on the unique experiences POC face at Evergreen and […]
Mental Health Help A Guide to Local Resources
By Sylvie Chace Student Wellness Services (360) 867-6200 The main resource on Evergreen’s campus for mental health is the Wellness Center. For other health needs the Student Health Center is also available in the same building. Both services are located in Seminar I, The Wellness Center in 2110, and the […]
Stuff To Do Halloween
Wednesday 10/26 Evergreen Costume Swap Student Activities. 2pm. Free. Not sure what your costume is going to be yet? Student Activities is hosting a costume swap this Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 2-6 p.m.! You can pick up someone’s past costume or get some final touches for one you’ve been working […]
Dirty Politics Make for Good Art Mark Peterson’s “Political Theater” Now Showing at Galerie Fotoland
By Ruby Love This month, Galerie Fotoland said goodbye to Jim Lommasson’s Exit Wounds (if you didn’t see it, you should look it up, although you have no excuse unless you’re an incoming freshman…it was up all spring and summer), which the Cooper Point Journal previously covered. On October 10, […]
Advice on Sex, Relationships, & More
Dear Body Party, I love my partner and they love me back. Our relationship is new, but it is strong- they are really supportive of me, which isn’t something I’ve felt in past relationships. But when they’re not around, I can’t help but stalk their ex on Instagram. I can’t […]