By Forest Hunt After students interrupted convocation in protest, the guest speaker, Naomi Oreskes, as well as George Bridges and the other administrators facilitating the convocation events chose to continue with the planned schedule and told the student protestors they could speak at the end. This did not sit well […]
Purce Hall Remains Unfinished Construction on the new Lecture Hall Slated to be Completed Soon Despite Delays
By Chloe Marina Manchester Construction of the new lecture hall, or rather, destruction of the old one, began July 2015. Originally, the new building, known as Purce Hall, was planned to be complete and ready for use by June 2016. However, current plans indicate the building will be ready by […]
Evergreen Queer and Trans Center Coming to Campus this Fall The Center is Being Created After Student Pressure
By Sylvie Chace The Queer and Trans Center (QTC) will open it doors week 3 of fall quarter on the second floor of the library building in room 2147. The center will occupy First People’s Multicultural Center’s old location, as First Peoples is relocating to library room 2151 on the […]
Confrontation at Convocation Student Protest Highlights How Evergreen Addresses Conversations About Race
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 […]
Protesters Demand Justice for Brothers Thompson and Chaplin and Other Victims of Police Violence
Protesters Demand Justice for Brothers Thompson and Chaplin and Other Victims of Police Violence
by Felix Chrome Saturday May 21 marked the one year anniversary of the shooting of Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin by Olympia Police Department Officer Ryan Donald. One year later, Officer Donald remains on the police force and Thompson and Chaplin are being charged with assault. Community member organized a […]
Washington’s 2016 Down-Ticket Races Where They Stand Ahead of the August Primary
By Asa Kowals-Rose With the presidential primary season wrapping up, voters around the country are turning their attention to the upcoming general election. Although most of the focus thus far has been on the on the presidential race, voters will also be electing a multitude of other political leaders in […]
Evergreen Draws Criticism for Handling of Bias Incident Students Allege School Mishandled Assault of Trans Student
By Nix Chace & Felix Chrome On Wednesday, April 13 in the library lobby a panel made up of trans-identified students, staff, and local activists addressed transphobia at Evergreen. One of the panel’s organizers and Coalition Against Sexual Violence (CASV) coordinator Hel Dastvan stated that the panel was organized specifically […]
Legal Weed Moves West Two New Recreational Marijuana Stores Open on Olympia’s Westside
By Danny Loose On Monday March 28, town hall held a public hearing for the approval to license two new recreational marijuana retail stores. Hearing Examiner Mark C. Scheibmeir approved the two prospective shops “Gypsy Greens” set to open on Division Street and “THC Olympia” on Martin Way after a […]
Legislature Passes Supplemental Budget, Punts on McCleary
By Asa Kowals-Rose On March 29, Washington lawmakers adjourned their 2016 legislative session. As with last year’s, this session ran longer than expected: it was scheduled to adjourn on March 10 until Governor Inslee called a special session so that legislators could pass a supplemental budget. The supplemental budget—meant to […]
Rally in Solidarity with Political PrisonersStudents Demand Release of Leonard Peltier and Nestora Salgado
By Chloe Marina Manchester “Obama don’t let Leonard die, for the crooked FBI” chanted the crowd, as students and community members gathered in Red Square to protest the continued imprisonment of Leonard Peltier, Nestora Salgado, and all political prisoners on February 24. This rally was organized by the Free Nestora […]