By Abbey Myrick Olympia’s Capitol Lake is a manmade body of water created when the Deschutes river was dammed in 1951. Environmentalists are calling for removal of the 5th Ave Dam and reversion to an estuary, citing such issues as invasive species and poor water quality being a direct result […]
Interview with VP/VP of Equity and DiversityChassity Talks Day of Absence/ Day of Presence
By Georgie Hicks On January 10 President George Bridges announced a new equity symposium that will be happening later this year. In the email Bridges states, “For almost 20 years, our college-wide program, Day of Absence/Day of Presence, provided a focal point for this important work each spring. This year, […]
Farmworkers Cultivate Resistance Immigrant Workers Push For Accountability in H-2A Program
By Mason Soto From a worker’s death over the summer in Sumas to a sexual harassment case against an agribusiness manager in Lacey, farmworker activists are working to expose experiences of exploitation happening behind the scenes of the local food supply chain. For the annual Farmworker’s Justice Day on January […]