My first Dispatch from Greece Monday, October 9 I have been in Greece for three weeks: eleven days in Athens, and ten days on the island of Chios. In Athens, I went to a punk rock show at the Agricultural University of Athens and saw what Evergreen could be. The […]
On Cringe
A trans woman’s reflections on societal otherment By Maeve G. Howser In 2016, a year oft remembered by trans women my age for its online political culture, I was coming off the heels of being (mostly) open about my identity as a trans woman, a lesbian, and a furry, until […]
GSU Letter to Admin: Strengthening Transparency and Collaboration in Campus Governance
John Carmichael, Ph.D., President, The Evergreen State College Dexter Gordon, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, The Evergreen State College Board of Trustees – via A. Beattie – The Evergreen State College Introduction: The Geoduck Student Union Leadership Team, representing the student body of Evergreen State College, writes to express our unwavering […]
Hey, do you hear that? Sounds like… Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick… BOOM! That’s the sound of Evergreen students putting on a musical! That’s right, Evergreen Theatre Club did a showcase and now it’s time for the main event. If you haven’t heard of the musical Tick, Tick… BOOM! allow us to introduce you. It’s the mostly true tale of Jonathan Larson; a composer in New York as he struggles with gaining respect, notoriety, and maintaining his relationships. Okay that doesn’t sound as fun as it is. It’s fun, we promise! It’s about the guy who made the musical Rent! You gotta see this show! Support a student organized performance!
“Tick, Tick…Boom!” Feb.21st-23rd at 7pm and 24th at 3pm in COM 107 Recital Hall Tickets are $5; online purchase available, cash only at the door. TICK TICK BOOM is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Evergreen Housing Survey Report
“Olympia’s housing market is an inconvenient truth that the Evergreen administration has to face. Evergreen wants to enroll more students, but where are they supposed to live?” Grace McClarty in ‘Collecting Data on Evergreen’s Housing Crisis,’ published in the October 2023 CPJ Undergraduate Capstone Researchers Grace McClarty and Jaina Nehm […]
Shark Meat and the EU
by Troy Ritter One of the major hot topics in ocean conservation today, especially as it relates to seafood, is shark fin soup. Condemned by Humane Society International (HSI), the dish dates back as far as the Ming Dynasty (mid 1300s) as the soup of emperors. Still considered a delicacy, […]
On Love and Liberation
By Sofía Isabella Malo “At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love.” – Che Guevara When I was 18, I lost my best friend. They had also just turned 18 and had already used up more […]
Beef in El Barrio ; A notice from La Familia
Dear Evergreen Faculty, During one of La Familia’s weekly club meetings in El Barrio last month, there was an incident where a faculty member exited his classroom multiple times commenting on the noise level of a Familia meeting in progress. We obliged after he exited the first time by ceasing […]
Archive Spotlight: The CxPJ
By Sako Chapman Front page of the Counter Point Journal volume 1 Issue 2, May 2009. The story “Evergreen Under Military Occupation? Or… Criminal Charges and lawsuit threatened against street theater performance” reports on a Mock Israeli Defense Force (IDF) checkpoint set up by students in front of the clocktower […]
Horoscopes
Capricorn: Howdy, sea goat! The new fall season is upon us. Your excitement for the new school year is uplifting your spirit. Stay with that. Make sure to spend plenty of time outdoors before the days get darker sooner. Your ruling planet, Saturn’s, retrograde in Pisces is a reminder to […]