BY DANIEL. Ed note: Article updated on Wed., Nov 28., to include a response from Evergreen. The International Workers of the World (IWW) South Sound General Education Union launched a “phone-zap” campaign this morning, after Evergreen State College administration did not meet demands presented at a recent rally. “Despite over […]
From PSU:Campus, Portland police on leave after man pronounced dead at hospital
BY CHRIS MAY via the PSU Vanguard. Four Portland State campus public safety officers and two Portland police officers are on administrative leave while an investigation is underway in the death of a man sent to the hospital after being restrained during a welfare check on Thanksgiving night. Campus public safety officers responded […]
Carpenters Call for Call-In Union urges boycott during dispute with local McDonald’s
BY DANIEL The South Puget Sound Carpenters Local 129 are involved in a labor dispute with area McDonald’s franchise owner Kim Presto. Organizers and union members have held a banner outside of local McDonald’s franchises for the past couple months. Presto allegedly hired area contractors EMPrecision to do remodel work. […]
“Profs Not Cops”: Community protests planned police hiring
BY FOREST HUNT & DANIEL VOGEL More than a hundred people gathered in front of the library on Wednesday, Nov. 7th to protest Evergreen’s intention to hire two new police officers while cutting faculty positions. The protestors spent forty minutes chanting and waving homemade signs in Red Square while students […]
Accreditation: What it means for your degree
By Zainab Ummie Sillah Evergreen is currently meeting with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities to renew its accreditation for another seven years. President, George Bridges and other staff will meet with the commission to receive a formal document granting the college continued accreditation in January. Shortly after this, […]
Body Party: No longer drunk, not in love
Hello! Welcome to BODY PARTY, a space to talk about sex, relationships, health, identity, and being a freak! Each week, our anonymous resident Body Partier will take YOUR questions and answer them, judgement free! To have your questions answered in print, send us a Q at ask.fm/CPJBodyParty! Dear Body Party, […]
Horoscopes: Deep in Scorpio
Scorpio (October 24- November 22): Week 1: We are deep in Scorpio season and you should be feeling all the feels. Keep living your best life. Your ability to question everything around you is your asset this week. Haters will try to come for you, but you aren’t here for […]
Artist Interview: Tim Williamson
BY BRITTANYANA PIERRO For Tim Williamson, drawing is a way to channel different emotions and re-connect to his heritage. Color is the only guide lines he uses to create his pieces, and everything else flows freely. “You can see that I’m using red, white black and yellow. Those are the […]
All Freakin’ Night celebrates 30-year anniversary
By Marta Tahja-Syrett All Freakin’ Night is an annual event where five horror movies play throughout the night. Put on by the Capitol Theater, this year marked the event’s 30th anniversary. I met with Ian Bracken, who has been hosting All Freakin’ Night for the past three years alongside his wife, […]
Omnia Exterrible: Letting all of Speedy hang out
BY DJ PFEIFLE Our mascot, Speedy the Geoduck (pronounced “Goo-ee-duk”) is actually based off a very large pacific northwest clam. The idea of using a clam as a mascot was to poke fun at other colleges’ often vicious, nasty and generic mascots. Using a clam also emphasizes Evergreen’s position as […]
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