By Jon Fitzgerald Before Orientation started, I had set out to write an article about DisOrientation Week, a series of student-organized workshops bringing social justice issues to the forefront that’s put on by the Black Cottonwood Collective, an anarchist student group. But I can’t talk about DisOrientation, or Orientation, without […]
Nazi Truck Spotted in Olympia Only the Most Recent Illustration of White Supremacy in the Pacific Northwest
By Arash Muntazir Neo-Nazi activist Jimmy Marr has long been on the radars of national organizations on both ends of the political spectrum, from the Anti-Defamation League, an organization that monitors and combats anti semitism to the white supremacist hate group, The White Genocide Project. His flamboyant racism and anti-semitism, […]
Evergreen’s Living Laboratory
By Tari Gunstone Also known as Evergreen’s “living laboratory,” the 700 acres of undeveloped forest and 3,000 feet of beach our school offers is right on the doorstep of campus. If you are new and haven’t had the chance to explore yet, you will soon discover the winding trails of […]
Janet Mock in Conversation with Talcott Broadhead Mock Comes to Evergreen for T*REX’s Queer-Trans Week
by Danny Loose On Saturday, May 21 feminist writer and media critic Janet Mock sat down with local writer and activist Talcott Broadhead for a conversation to conclude Evergreen’s first ever Queer Week. Queer Week was organized by Trans Resource & Education Extravaganza (T*REX), and included other talks Aydian Dowling […]
Students Work to Kick CAT off Campus Resolution Up fro Student Vote Would Reaffirm CAT Free Campus & Ban Other Boycotted Products
By Jamsine Kozak-Gilroy The current Student Government Vote includes an initiative to reinforce the 2010 vote to kick Caterpillar, Inc (stylized by the brand as CATerpillar and referred to as CAT) equipment off campus, alongside initiatives aimed at food services on campus, asking the college to formally de-shelve Sabra Hummus […]
‘FUCK TERF!’ Chalk On Campus Garners Backlash
By Nix Chace On May 2, Evergreen’s upper campus was covered in chalk. The phrases “Fuck TERFs!” and “Trans lives matter!” were written on the ground and walls around Red Square. TERF stands for ‘Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist’—usually meaning cis-woman who identify as feminists but misgender, exclude, and deny the womanhood […]
Empowering Survivors and Educating Allies Sexual violence awareness week at Evergreen
By Nix Chace The week of April 25 was Sexual Violence Awareness Week at Evergreen hosted by the Coalition Against Sexual Violence (CASV). This week is designed to bring awareness of the issue of sexual assault on this campus to the Evergreen community and to empower survivors on campus and […]
Data Breach at Olympia School District Employees personal information released in phishing scam
By Greg Mohan Olympia School District fell victim to a ‘phishing’ scheme on Tuesday, April 12. Phishing is a pervasive internet scam in which people impersonate someone online to trick others into giving out personal information. In this case, scammers tried to solicit information of employees from Olympia School District […]
George Bridges Inaugurated as President
By Aria Cummings n April 22, 2016, The Evergreen State College celebrated the inauguration of its sixth President, George S. Bridges. The celebration began with a procession featuring dancers from the Git-Hoan tribe from Southeast Alaska, faculty members, college and university delegates, the Board of Trustees, and Bridges himself. A […]
Spring ArtsWalk
By Chloe Marina Manchester I am not from Olympia, I got here in last fall to start my Sophomore year at Evergreen. The first Arts Walk I went to was the fall one and it was, for me, kind of an exciting bust. I didn’t know downtown. I didn’t know […]
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