photos by BLAINE EWIG words by CASSANDRA JOHNSON Plants in the Northwest have officially woken up for spring. The dense “wall of green” that brackets every inch of cement on campus offers even more wonder for the keen observer or curious passerby. The following photo essay offers a few windows […]
Medical Marijuana Can Help You Shine
OWNER OF SONSHINE ORGANICS NETWORK SHARES HOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA HAS HELPED HER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY BY RAY STILL “I have seven doctors,” said Serena Haskins, the owner of Sonshine Organics Network. “Air, water, rest, exercise, diet, sunshine, and cannabis.” Sonshine is a non-profit member cooperative that opened in 2010. The different […]
“Les Flics Sont:” May Day in Paris
MAY DAY IN PARIS BY PATRICK STEWART It was drizzling lightly in Paris when I woke up at the crack of 11:00 a.m. on May the first. A full three hours passed when I had planned on meeting the Confederacion Nacional de Trabajo (National Confederation of Workers, or CNT), an […]
From Earth Day to May Day
BY JOSH WOLF AND RAY STILL Some came to demonstrate for workers and immigrant rights. Some came to celebrate the coming of spring. Whatever the reason, May Day in Olympia turned Sylvester Park into a small hub of music, community discussion, and activism for anybody aiming to reform local and […]
Beyond the Barbed Wire
“I’D PUT PRISON NEXT TO COLLEGE AS THE BEST PLACE FOR A MAN TO GO IF HE NEEDS TO DO SOME THINKING. IF HE’S MOTIVATED, IN PRISON HE CAN CHANGE HIS LIFE.” – MALCOLM X BY JAMES GUTSCH When I first heard about Gateways for Incarcerated Youth three years ago, […]
Comedian Hari Kondabolu is Waiting for 2042
BY SERENA IMANI KORN When comedian Hari Kondabolu performed at Evergreen in April of last year, there was a mad dash for tickets. They all sold out. But now, nobody has to fight for seats to Kondabolu’s shows. Kondabolu’s debut album, “Waiting for 2042,” brings his stand-up straight to your […]
Artist Profile: Galen Riggs
BY JAIME NADEL Student Galen Riggs has been taking art classes at Evergreen and has quickly progressed in the printmaking technique of intaglio while studying with faculty Lisa Sweet. Originally from San Francisco, the city which shaped him, where young people participate in a culture and environment where life is […]
Hot Tears: “the chorus”
Hot Tears holds an important place in Olympia’s music scene. In the midst of the city’s impressive music communities, it’s easy to break off into cliques. Different styles of music can sometimes feel unwelcoming and exclusive to outsiders, but Hot Tears evades genres and resists categorization. The group recently returned […]
Resisting the New Plantation
BLACK PANTHER SPEAKS ON PRISON INJUSTICE A Student Submission BY JOSEPH BULLINGTON What does he look like? That’s what a friend wondered when I told her that Robert H. King, a Black Panther and one of the Angola 3, would be speaking at Evergreen. I was curious too. What does […]
From France, With Love
BY PATRICK STEWART The sirens blared as they loaded the woman onto the ambulance. The twisted wreckage of her moped lay to the side, still making dying noises, while the woman herself made no noises at all. I could not tell for certain that she was dead, but with the […]
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