By Jasmine Kozak-Gilroy Recent events like the removal of the parklet in front of Burial Grounds and the wall a local business owner built around her neighboring spice shop have peaked my curiosity about the City of Olympia’s downtown Strategy and the city’s priorities for downtown. On Wednesday, April 12 […]
Rising Spring Convergence Conference Brings Discussion of Pipelines, Colonization to Campus
By Sylvie Chace The Black Cottonwood Collective is hosting the Rising Spring Convergence, an event spanning three days, from April 21 to the 23. The Rising SPRING (Stopping Pipelines and Resisting Infrastructure on Native Ground) Convergence is an event and opportunity to listen to and learn from indigenous water protectors. […]
Earth Month Kicks Off A Look Inside the Procession of the Species Studio
By Tari Gunstone On Saturday, April 1, environmental groups and earth-loving individuals gathered at the Capitol steps to kick-off Washington’s first official Earth Month celebration. The campaign to expand Earth Day, April 22, to the entire month of April was spearheaded by a father-daughter duo, David and Whitney Sederberg. The […]
Day of Absence Changes Form
By Chloe Marina Manchester Together, Day of Absence and Day of Presence make up an annual two day event for all members of the Evergreen community to explore issues of race, equality, allyship, inclusion, and privilege. This year’s theme is “Revolution is not a one-time event; your silence will not […]
“RE: Equity, Inclusion, Silence and Fear” Faculty Emails Reveal Controversy Over Race and Diversity at Evergreen
Here at The Cooper Point Journal we are very invested in sharing information relevant to our campus community and strive to hold the Evergreen administration, faculty and staff accountable for their words and actions. As the Evergreen State College social contract states, the college “governance system must rest on open […]
Alumni Follow “Wandering Paths” Mentoring Day Features Panel on Alumni Success
By Sylvie Chace March 8 was all-campus mentoring day at Evergreen. Mentoring day is a time where faculty, alumni, and students come together through various workshops and discuss how to make the most out of your Evergreen education and take it beyond the classroom. I had never participated in Mentoring […]
Community Spotlight Kokua Services’ Creative Community Programs for Adults with Disabilities
By Tari Gunstone Community Spotlight is a series that aims to celebrate the places in Olympia that advocate for the individuals and institutions that have been devalued and threatened by the Trump administration. Throughout Donald Trump’s campaign and during his first month as president, he has targeted immigrants, african-americans, latinos, […]
Bomb Threat Sparks Conversation TESC Students Respond to Threat at Jewish Center
By Rachel Carlson This week after the bomb threat at the Mercer Island Jewish community center brought the anti semitism closer to home I spoke with Jewish Student Union (JSU) coordinator Vered Serotta about the recent bomb threat in Mercer Island that put the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle on […]
Evergreen Updates Policies on Undocumented Students Administration Responds to Pressure from Students and Community
POC Talk was contacted by a student who has requested to remain anonymous, representing the undocumented student support group, an informal organization working on campus and with the Evergreen administration to support undocumented and immigrant students. Recently they have met with the president George Bridges to discuss their demands to […]
Faculty Hiring at Evergreen Hiring Continues as Planned Amidst Faculty Equity Drama
By Jasmine Kozak Gilroy The Evergreen State College is currently hiring eight regular faculty members to teach undergraduate programs. Parallel to the hiring process, the new Diversity and Equity council has released their Strategic Equity Plan, which has ignited underlying tensions among staff, culminating in an ongoing stream of passionate […]
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