The GSU town hall happened last month, on February 28th, in the Daniel J. Evans Hall Lobby. Open for all students to join and to express comments, questions and concerns that they have regarding the school. No admin were invited in order to “hold a safe space for students to […]
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 […]
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:
You Are Loved, You Are Missed.
submitted anonymously First, To be accountable to friends and peers we should not use a sudden death for personal gain. I don’t want to use my friend’s death as an opportunity for attention. Or see his death, my grief, as a strategic moment for organizing. I am not saying that […]
Begonia
A/N: Abigail told me his favorite flower was a begonia. A begonia sits in our apartment, and is nurtured by her every day. To the administration at Evergreen, and the people who were supposed to keep Jonathan Rodriguez safe, I hope you feel immense amounts of shame for what you […]
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 […]
Letter From Editor
Since the Cooper Point Journal last went to print, our community has been grieving the loss of Jonathan Rodriguez. Jon was 21 years old. He was a brother, son, lover, and friend. Jon was excited to graduate this spring. Jon, you are deeply cherished, deeply loved, deeply missed. We put […]
Horoscopes
Hey Aries! You have been working hard and doing a lot these past few months. Remember to slow down and take care of yourself but also sit in some reflections. Ask yourself: What in my routine is working for me right now? What is getting in my way? Are there […]
Cursed Items at the Trade Blanket? It’s More Likely than You Think…
by prize-winning teller of truths Hero Winsor At the most recent trade blanket, Greeners swapped a variety of items. Makeup palettes were exchanged for chachkies, chachkies were traded for ancient cassette tapes. This may seem harmless; however, according to a few students, more sinister items had been obtained during the […]