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Joker: A Review

Photo: TDK Wallpaper by Luke M. Schierholz is licensed under CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from original By Alice McIntyre Incel panic swept through the media in the days before the release of Joker. Some argued that the film, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, would inspire real-world harm. The film’s depiction of the descent of a mentally ill clown-for-hire into violence recalled […]

Evergreen Facing Labor & Industries Fines:

Facilities Services Program Set to Restructure

Photo: Courtesy of Britt Pierro By Allegra Simpkins The Evergreen State College’s Facilities Services program is currently undergoing significant changes within its organizational structure. Many issues have arisen over the last six months, generating massive concern regarding the program’s ability to serve its employees and the campus community. This past September, the college was […]

Evergreen Alumna Lynda Barry Receives Grant for Inspiring Engagement

Photo: A comic by Lynda Barry featured in The Cooper Point Journal in the 1970s, Marta Tahja-Syrett Cartoonist, teacher, and Evergreen alumna Lynda Barry has been awarded a $625,000 grant by the MacArthur Fellows Program. According to the MacArthur Foundation, her award is for “inspiring creative engagement through original graphic works and a teaching practice centered on the role of image making in communication.” “The […]

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UFCW Grocery Workers Negotiate for Improved Contracts

Photo: Olympia Safeway manager (right) and assistant (left), by Britt Pierro By Brittanyana Pierro Union representatives from popular chain grocery stores, including Safeway, Albertsons, and Fred Meyer, have recently finished negotiations with their shared company owners Kroger and Cerberus Capital for an improved workers contract. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) represents grocery store workers all over the nation, including right […]

Teaching for Social Justice Conference:

Students and Faculty Share Their Thoughts

Photo: Evergreen Students Callista Lahney and Zoe Chamberlain (left to right) at NWTSJ Conference, Khristine Sandwith By Khristine Sandwith On Oct. 19, 2019, Evergreen students attended the Northwest Teaching for Social Justice (NWTSJ) conference in Seattle, Washington. The conference ran for its 12th year at Chief Sealth International High School, teaching and inspiring educators to get involved in social justice through the education system to strengthen […]