Evergreen’s Equity Symposium:

The Social Construction of AZN

Photo: Amira Caluya’s Equity Symposium presentation by Britt Pierro Workshop by Amira Caluya, Article by Miette Deschenes “There is no monolithic Asian American experience.” This was one of the most prominent messages of The Social Construction of AZN, a workshop that was held Friday morning during the Equity Symposium. The workshop was hosted by Amira Caluya, Trans & Queer Center coordinator at […]

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Pulp Fiction Blows, Actually

Photo: “Uma Thurman playing Mia in Pulp Fiction (1994)” by Davide Moroni is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 By Alice McIntyre On Oct. 13 of 1994, one Demian Parker reviewed what he called “the motherfucking movie of the decade,” Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, in the pages of the Cooper Point Journal.  25 years […]

Life After the Intellectual Dark Web

Photo: “Dr. Jordan Peterson delivering a lecture at the University of Toronto in 2017” by Adam Jacobs is licensed under CC BY 2.0 By Daniel Mootz Professors have always paved the way for discussion—for debate, doubt, and dialogics. It is what makes them invaluable to the learning process. They assert, assess, […]

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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 […]