The First of Three General Assemblies Opens Discourse on Student Issues BY AMANDA FRANK Students gathered on Jan. 13 for the first of several open forum student assemblies to share ideas and connect with other communities at Evergreen. The students discussed ways for the student population to work together to reclaim […]
Building Student Power
Working Toward Organizing and Democracy Within the University BY JAMES GUTSCH The plutocracy of higher education is so institutionalized that students are unable to have their voices heard within their own alma mater. Patrick St. John, a Pennsylvania native educated at Moravian College and currently residing in Boston, facilitated all […]
From Monkey-Wrenches to Politics
Balancing Direct Action & Political Pressure By Ray Still When Alyssa Estec was 12, she convinced some of her friends to destroy some construction equipment that was tearing up the forest in her hometown. Alyssa Estec: I lived in a rural area. The whole reason we lived there was because […]
New Monthly Open Mic at HCC
BY BLAINE EWIG Walking into the usually empty and harshly-lit Housing Community Center building for its first installment of a monthly open mic series, it was surprising to find a relaxing atmosphere complete with mood lighting, music and a good-sized crowd. The night kicked off with beatboxing and freestyle rapping […]
Radical Feminist Fights Sexual Violence
Andrea Smith of INCITE! Spoke on Sexual Violence and Mass Incarceration BY JOSH WOLF Student Groups Abolish Cops and Prisons, and Feminists In Solidarity Together hosted Andrea Smith, Ph.D to speak at Evergreen about sexual violence on Jan. 23. Smith currently teaches at the University of California, Riverside. Her award […]
Take Some, Leave Some
By Ray Still The philosophy of The Evergreen State College’s Free Store – take something, leave something – is meant to inspire Greeners to share and reuse their clothes, utensils, books, and even electronics. The Free Store reopened this year on Jan. 9, after being closed since spring quarter last […]
Open for Communication
After being closed for renovation since fall quarter of 2011, the Evergreen State College’s Communications Building reopened last quarter with some spiffy new technology labs and performance spaces. However, the recital hall isn’t scheduled to be fully renovated until the beginning of spring quarter at the earliest, said Performing Media […]
RAD Sustainability Turns Up The Heat With Greener Tech
Here is something you may not know about Residential and Dining Services at The Evergreen State College – they are the only student maintenance organization in the country that employs its students as project managers. Joe Martino, a project manager at RAD Sustainability, explained how environmental sustainability began to become […]
Transfix: Death is so relaxing when I’m high
by Josh Wolf Walking around Olympia’s Eastside, I spoke with Chris McDonnell of self-described “death rock” band Transfix about Kurt Cobain, sexual nihilism, and Olympia. Chris graduated from Evergreen in 2009, and is releasing his debut album on Dutch Tilt Records, a new local label started by Evergreen student Chapin […]
Revolution Girl Style Still
By Blaine Ewig Evergreen alumni Kathi Wilcox graciously agreed to do an interview with the Cooper Point Journal. While she was a student, Wilcox played in the band Bikini Kill. The group made waves in the world of punk music with their feminist messages and confrontational presence. Last month, Wilcox’s […]
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