By Cody Byre A search is currently underway for a new president of The Evergreen State College and students can influence the outcome. The search is being led by the Presidential Search Disappearing Task Force, which is made up of representatives from the board of trustees, faculty, staff, students, and […]
Food and Education
By EMMA ROTOLO There is an increasing struggle among college students to afford and access food as well as maintain housing. In a research article by Dr. Danielle Gallegos and Kai Ong claim “There are different levels of food security from worrying about where your next meal is going to […]
EGYHOP
Olympia street outreach offers alternative model to charity
By Felix Asherah Chrome Any given night walking around in downtown Olympia one is likely to encounter a group of people gathered on a corner eating pizza or pastries, drinking coffee, and digging through piles of clothes and blankets. This is the scene surrounding the volunteers who ride for EGYHOP, or […]
Washington-based Activist Imprisoned in Mexico
By Miriam X. Padilla Nestora Salgado is a naturalized U.S. citizen who grew up in the small indigenous village of Olinala in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. She moved to the United States in 1991 at the age of 20, working as a maid, nanny, and waitress. She split her […]
Best Study Spots
Cooper Point Journal employee, Felix Chrome, studying at Caffe Vita downtown. BLAINE EWIG By SERENA IMANI KORN They call it “homework,” but for many students, studying and completing coursework can be challenging at home. I can’t seem to concentrate enough to finish work at home. There’s something too relaxed and […]
Evergreen Has a Rugby Team?
BY JAMES GUTSCH That was the running joke whenever we tried to advertise for the Evergreen Rugby Football Club. Despite having flyers across campus, bake sales on a regular basis as well as practices that left the Evergreen fields looking like Sasquatch had lost a contact—rugby could never quite get […]
What is an Evergreen Education Worth?
The Student and Alumni Perspective BY SERENA IMANI KORN and AMANDA FRANK The value of an Evergreen education rates differently on different scales. Some rank it as being worth more than you can study, and others say it’s a terrible return on investment. But Evergreen is such a unique educational […]
A Call to Imagine
STUDENT SUBMISSION BY ALI MEDIATE “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.” – Class Theme of 2014 I think imagination means staying curious about what’s possible. It implies an ability to think critically and to think independently from what’s considered “normal.” Imagination is used to think conceptually, beyond […]
Bridging East and West Through Experimental Theater
STUDENT SUBMISSION BY NICK McCORD Collaboration is an odd bird. Managing creative attitudes and predilections is tricky business, and here at Evergreen, it’s something we do often. One can easily find a handful of students to jump in with both feet on theater, music, and art projects. Yet, in all […]
Geoduck Student Union at Standstill
DISCUSSION OVER CONSTITUTION CONTINUES BY NICHOLAS BENSE Recently, there has been much discussion concerning the current structure and effectiveness of the Geoduck Student Union as a representative student body of power. Examining one of the GSU’s many websites, an observer would find outdated meeting locations and membership information, with a […]
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