By Daniel Pfeifle As a new student living on campus, there are a lot of rules you were supposed to have read, which you didn’t. Well you’re in luck, because we did! Some of the rules that will be covered include drug and alcohol regulations, housing rules, and fire safety. […]
CPJ staff reccomends foods & drinks
By Georgie Hicks, Morrissey Morrissey Welcome to Olympia! If you’re new in town you’ve probably already heard about some of the local favorite spots like the Reef, Vic’s and Old school. Your friendly CPJ staff are here to give you the scoop on other places we like to go for a […]
Sheriff Declares No Wrongdoing in Death of Olympia Woman
By Mason Soto On February 7, Vaneesa Hopson roamed outside her apartment building before dawn, barefoot, searching for help, frantic and out of her normal state. She pulled a fire alarm, and a neighbor called the police. Within hours, she was handcuffed and held down on her cement parking lot […]
Single Payer Health CareSecond Chance for Washington Reform
By Sebastian Lopez Two weeks ago in Texas, 38-year-old second grade teacher Heather Holland became the center of an ongoing discussion regarding healthcare costs after she died of the flu. According to Holland’s husband, the teacher died due to the out-of-pocket price of the antiviral medicine prescribed by her doctor […]
Joey Gibson announces Congressional bidPatriot Prayer founder sets sights on D.C.
By Jasmine Kozak-Gilroy On February 25, 2018 Joey Gibson, best known as founder and leader of right-wing group Patriot Prayer, announced his candidacy for Washington State Senator during an “indoor freedom rally” at the Red Cross Building at The Historic Reserve in Vancouver, Washington. At the event, advertised as “Indoor […]
Capitol Lake, Historic SwampHistory Behind Olympia’s Most Controversial Park
By Abbey Myrick Olympia’s Capitol Lake is a manmade body of water created when the Deschutes river was dammed in 1951. Environmentalists are calling for removal of the 5th Ave Dam and reversion to an estuary, citing such issues as invasive species and poor water quality being a direct result […]
CommunityFar Right News Outlet Targets Community Planned Event
By Georgie Hicks On April 27, a flier containing details for a Day of Absence / Day of Presence event at TESC was picked up by far-right news organization Breitbart. A community-run version of the event is being held in response to the official cancellation of the event by the […]
37th Annual Harvest Festival Autumn Sensations Hit the Evergreen Farm Again
By Tari Gunstone This year’s 37th Harvest Fest landed on a day that could not have felt more quintessentially Autumn. Saturday’s foggy sun shone through the mossy columns of big leaf Maples in their orange and yellow glory and the sound of mandolins and banjos carried through the pathway as […]
Crash Course in Social Justice Slang Part Two
By POC Talk Hey y’all, we are going to be doing a series on terms you should know! Because these terms cover complex issues the explanations given here do not and cannot cover the entirety of the concepts they describe. These are not complete definitions but more like a crash […]
Crash Course in Social Justice Slang This Week, POC Talk Talks Talk
Hey y’all, we are going to be doing a series on terms you should know! Things like, what or who is a TERF? What does white fragility really mean? Or, why am I getting such bad side eye because I’m using the dictionary definition of racism? This week we’ll be […]
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