By Sako Chapman, February 14th 2024 THE ORIGIN: Contemporary American Minority (Fall 1971 – Spring 1972) In the first year of Evergreen, 1971, a year-long ethnic studies-type program titled Contemporary American Minorities (CAM) was hosted by Rudy Martin, Medardo Delgado, and Darrell Phare. The faculty brought an emphasis on Black […]
Theatre Speaks Louder Than Words
tick, tick… boom, the performing arts at evergreen, etc. Tick, Tick… BOOM! is a show born out of passion and anger–anger at the systems that said it wasn’t possible, anger at the systems that provided empty praise and gave no support, anger at the systems that ignored. I’m not only […]
The Cat Who Took A Walk
By Lexis Sixel In a far far land, right down the street Where the oak trees and the golf course meet, If you go up to the door and knock You’ll find the cat who likes a walk The cat is large and she is hairy And when she’s hungry […]
A Frankenstein Mash-up of Old Drafts for my Grad School Personal Statements
Writing is an act of trickery. All my work is coming at you from the wrong direction – multiple wrong directions at once. I have two modes – ideas as abstract as a dream or words wielded as a blunt instrument. I do my best when I have either the […]
RE: On-campus Palestine Actions and Information Distribution – Beldaan Solidarity Network
The genocide in Gaza perpetrated by Israeli Occupation Forces has murdered, injured, and disappeared over 100,000 Palestinians since October 7th, 2023 (WHO). Palestinians, in occupied territory and diaspora, are experiencing the destruction of their homes, primary schools and universities, places of worship, orchards, and lifeways all while the world watches. […]
Evergreen Eye on Science
I Could Do this, I Could Do this as a Job… Some Personal Experiences from the ACS Career Event Hero Winsor Graduating college is scary. There’s no real way around it. You’re armed with a bachelor’s degree and a dream. As June grows closer you might be anxiously checking your […]
Ouroboros: Together/Apart A Retrospective of Graduating Seniors
During the foundational years of the class of 2024, artists created in isolation only to slowly be reintroduced to each other in person. As we prepare to graduate after four years of remote, hybrid, and in-person learning we finally have a shared space to exhibit our works together and collectively […]
Message from a GSU Representative
I am the Director of Legislative Affairs of the Geoduck Student Union, and the GSU Representative to the Board of Trustees, my name is Juniper Campbell, and below is a report on what’s up with the work I have been doing with the legislature. After years of being out of […]
A Second Open Letter To Vice President Dexter Gordon
By Rowan Utzinger Dr. Gordon, When I wrote to you in January, I was grieving, and I was furious. I was watching my friends grieve for someone they loved, and I was watching my community reel from a tragedy that was obviously senseless. More immediately, I had just attended the […]
February 5th Leadership Update Bulletin
By Hero Winsor On February 5th, Administration headed by president John Carmichael shared a set of leadership updates via a zoom webinar accessible to the Staff & Faculty DL email list. Requiring more in-depth reporting for subsequent issues, here is a brief bulletin of the topics discussed: