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 […]
Inside Evergreen Confessions
By Abraham Tadesse With over 2,150 comments already posted, the Evergreen Confessions Facebook page is taking the campus into a more honest place by the use of anonymous comments. Confessions range from No. 2135, “The hottest guys WORK in the greenery. Multiple.” to No. 2145: “shout out to my vibrator […]
Dollarocracy vs. Democracy: The Political System of America
by Ray Still Evergreen alum Robert McChesney (class of ’77) and John Nichols, well known media critics/scholars, spoke to a filled library basement on Nov. 13 about their new book “Dollarocracy,” which explores the political power of the dollar. McChesney explained how the term dollarocracy captures the “crisis” in American […]
Student Art Gallery: A Look Inside Evergreen’s Student-Driven Art Space
by Josh Wolf \ photos by Issac Scott Over the past few months, The Student Art Gallery at The Evergreen State College has been trying to build momentum as a student-run art space. “The Evergreen Student Gallery seeks to connect creative students through the experience of curating, exhibiting, and promoting student-generated […]
DIY Porn with Carey Christie and Kelly O
By Patrick Stewart HUMP! – now in its eighth year – is a DIY amateur porn film festival put on by The Stranger. The Olympia showings are at 9:30pm and midnight on Friday November 15. As of this writing, tickets are still available, and students can get in half price […]
WWSD? What Would Satan Do?
by Patrick Stewart When an individual decides that they are interested in a religion, it usually isn’t hard for them to figure out where to turn. There are support groups, online communities, and places of worship for most spiritualities, religions, sects and denominations. But say that you’ve tried God, Buddha, […]
The Evergreen Bike Shop: Creating A Safe Space
By Josh Wolf Over the past few months, The Evergreen Bike Shop has revised and refocused its strategies. During September, volunteers released a new edition of their handbook.This new handbook, collaboratively written by members of the bike shop community, serves as a resource for volunteers, filled with “straightforward practices to […]
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