By Felix Asherah Chrome A new overnight emergency shelter is opening in downtown Olympia on Nov. 1. Interfaith Works is opening the year-round shelter, which will operate from the basement of the First Christian Church on Franklin Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues. According to their website, the new shelter […]
Search for New College President Raises Questions
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 […]
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 […]
Officers Question Legality of Dorm Walkthroughs
ADMINISTRATION PROMPTED TO CHANGE POLICY BY RAY STILL The threshold between public and private at Evergreen is only as thick as a doorway—college administration has said that students should not expect any privacy out in the hallways of their dorm. Resident advisors, resident directors, and campus police patrol the hallways […]
Israeli Supreme Court Hears Rachel Corrie Appeal
FAMILY APPEALS DECISION EXONERATING ISRAELI MILITARY IN STUDENT ACTIVIST’S DEATH BY ISSAC SCOTT Eleven years after Rachel Corrie’s death, the Israeli Supreme Court heard arguments appealing the decision that found the Israeli military was not responsible for the death of the Evergreen student in 2003. On May 21, the Corrie […]
Reproductive Health Vending Machines on Student Ballot
BY AMANDA FRANK AND SERENA IMANI KORN Geoduck Student Union ballots are open and available through MyEvergreen student accounts. Students have through week 10 to vote for their representatives and weigh in on different initiatives. One of those initiatives concerns access to emergency contraception and other sexual and reproductive health […]
‘Fruta Amarga’ in the Skagit Valley
WORKERS STRIKE AT WASHINGTON BERRY FARM BY EMILY McHUGH “Keep your hands upon the dollar, boys, and your eyes upon the scale” – 1930s union folk song The strawberry season in the Skagit Valley stretches for two weeks at the end of June. Workers on the West Coast circuit come […]
FCC Shifts Position on Net Regulation
NEW PROPOSAL ALLOWS PRICE DISCRIMINATION, THREATENS OPEN INTERNET BY SERENA IMANI KORN A new proposal of Internet regulation from the Federal Communications Commission could threaten the notion of an open and equal internet, known as net neutrality. The new proposed guidelines from the FCC allow content companies, like Netflix, to […]
Evergreen Wrestles with Budget Problems Amidst Dropping Enrollment
By ISSAC SCOTT Due to falling enrollment, Evergreen is in a budget crisis and will have to cut costs over the next several years. At a recent community meeting, Evergreen President Les Purce announced the crisis and lead a discussion by outlining the issues, the sources of the crisis, and […]
TEDX Event Highlights Sustainability
BY NICHOLAS BENSE “Ideas worth spreading,” is the focus of the TEDx events taking place all over the globe. The acronym refers to Technology, Entertainment, and Development. Topics concerning these subjects are presented by public speakers, often in narrative format. On April 21, the event came to The Evergreen State […]