by Alice McIntyre “Red Dawn” (1984) is a delightful, paranoid trainwreck. The film, directed by John Milius and starring Patrick Swayze, depicts a group of high-school students at the outset of World War Three. Forming a guerrilla force named after their school mascot, the “Wolverines,” this plucky band tries to […]
Keeping in Contact During COVID-19
by Natalie “Lee” Arneson “It feels like Kraigslist’s Missed Connections.” – Anahí Garcia During these virtual times, it’s become increasingly harder to stay connected with the people that were once a daily part of our lives. Despite just about everything moving to an online platform (jobs, school, appointments, etc.), it’s […]
Off of Ensign, Out of Mind
by Jack Stroud In early October, the City of Olympia made the decision (it was ultimately City Manager Jay Burney’s decision) to clear the camp of houseless people parked along Ensign Rd, the main justification thereto being that Ensign residents impeded emergency vehicle traffic to Providence St. Peter’s Hospital. On […]
The Election
by Jack Stroud (This article was written on Nov. 6.) Four days after the 2020 Presidential Election votes began to be counted, we still do not know who the next President of the United States will be. Although most indicators point towards Biden winning, the results are still not official. […]
Social Media: The End of Free Thought
by Jillian Rockford Russia’s Internet Research Agency, also known as IRA, is currently using computational propaganda in order to misguide and control United States voters. Computational propaganda is the use of social networking algorithms along with human curation. The IRA strategically planned out a psychological war against the citizens of […]
The Olympia Waterfront: Past and Present
Photo: Aerial view of the Capital Campus in 1940, before the 5th Avenue dam was built, Washington State Digital Archives by Jack Stroud Percival Landing, Friday, Oct. 9, 7:30 a.m.–Red Road Rising, an Indigenous-led spiritual group open to all, stand in a socially distanced circle of eight people, drums in […]
The Evergreen Guide to Hustling: Getting the Bag with Anna Gompert
The number of unemployed Americans has risen by 14 million, from 6.2 million in February to 20.5 million in May of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by Pew Research. As college students, we are faced with a rather dreadful question: How we are to make […]
From My Kitchen to Yours: Pumpkin Bread, a Delicious Autumn Treat
Photo courtesy of the author. by Natalie “Lee” Arneson While there are many delicious Fall desserts and drinks that incorporate pumpkin, such as the classic pumpkin pie and the well-known Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks, a favorite in my house is pumpkin bread. My mother’s pumpkin bread is a staple […]
Spoiler Warning: The Man Who Fell to Earth
Photo: The Man Who Fell to Earth, British Lion Films, 1976 by Alice McIntyre The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring David Bowie, is a movie I constantly return to. Bowie plays an alien named Thomas Jerome Newton, who has arrived on Earth from […]
Sara Hoskins: Artist Interview by Theo Castañeda
Image courtesy of the artist. Sara Hoskins is a 21-year-old multimedia artist. She explores the intersection of digital and analog art, straddling the line between simplicity and complexity as she creates physical elements, edits them digitally, and further manipulates prints and photocopies of her art to create the final piece. […]