Photo: The Evergreen State College’s Financial Aid Office by Shayna Clayton By Daniel Mootz Every year, millions of students across the U.S. choose to study at colleges and universities in hopes of earning a degree and landing a meaningful job. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), nearly 20 million people will enroll this fall at either a public […]
Playing Catch-Up: How to Get Caught up in Class
By Allegra Simpkins and Brittanyana Pierro For many students, approaching the middle of the quarter is a daunting and sometimes soul-crushing endeavor. As the missed work of past weeks and the upcoming work of midterms looms ever present in the subconsciousness, one’s ambition often dwindles away into the sea of untouched readings and unfinished papers. […]
Electoral Dysfunction: Campus Community Shares Political Perspectives
By a CPJ Staff Member The Cooper Point Journal (CPJ) recently conducted a survey asking people on campus how they identified politically and why. Respondents were given four options: liberal, conservative, neither, or apathetic. Out of 139 responses, 64 (46 percent) identified as liberal, 58 (41.7 percent) identified as neither liberal nor conservative, […]
Halloween Horror-scopes
By Your Cosmic Best Friend Aries (March 21 to April 19): The scariest thing for Aries??? Committing to one costume. Aries have great characteristics but deciding what to choose? Not on the top of the list. It’s okay if we know what you’ll go as, whichever costume you’ll be able to look the best […]
Down the Hobbit Hole: An Interview with Dean Shakked
Photo: Hobbit Hole by Jewel Martin By Jewel Martin Dean Shakked is a local musician and former Evergreen student who is firmly embedded in the local Olympia music scene. Along with his various musical projects that cover a wide range of genres, he also operates a music venue out of his house, called The Hobbit […]
A Glimpse into Evergreen’s Rare Books Room
Photo: Book available in the Rare Book Room by Allegra Simpkins By Allegra Simpkins Just across the top of the stairs, on the third floor of the library lives a calm and quiet room that oozes a welcoming ambiance. Framed poetry and artwork reside on the walls, the natural wooden shelves and warm lighting makes it almost impossible not to be coaxed […]
Halloween Stuff 2 Do
Photo: Fall Leaves on The Evergreen State College’s Campus by Shayna Clayton By Miette Deschenes It’s that time of year again. October has come around, bringing chills and thrills to everyone’s doorsteps. Halloween is just around the corner, and for many Greeners, it may be hard to find a good way to celebrate. Maybe you […]
Hey There! with @HeyMariah
THE TOP 10 HALLOWEEN COSTUMES YOU WILL SEE ON OCT. 31 Here’s a fun new game. When you go to your Halloween festivities play your own game of BINGO and whenever you see one of these costumes (which you will), then go ahead and take a shot of pumpkin juice […]
Greener Foundations: Your New GF
Photo: Greener Foundations by Shayna Clayton By Sonia Boeger During 2019 fall and winter quarters, first-year Greeners enrolled in specific 16 credit academic programs will take a pilot program called Greener Foundations (GF). This program is described by the Irrepressible Bodies-Greener Foundations Week 1 presentation as a “holistic first-year student success course.” It is […]
The Flaming Eggplant: Re-Opening on the Menu for Evergreen’s Beloved Restaurant
Photo: The Flaming Eggplant by Alice McIntyre By Allegra Simpkins A beloved Evergreen establishment, The Flaming Eggplant, will re-open its doors this coming Winter quarter, after a brief closure to implement some changes to the café. These changes are preceded by ten years of operating at a loss that ultimately generated a serious budget crisis and a debt […]