The International Workers of The World South Sound General Education Union will hold a rally Jan. 17 to share their demands, which call for the school to not hire another police officer and hire two new staff members.
Rifles on Campus: Why did 2008 proposal face more resistance? Transparency.
Photo: Law enforcement departments including the WA State Patrol, Olympia P.D. and Evergreen police officers gather with firefighter/emt’s for an active shooter police/fire training drill in C dorm on Weds., Jul. 23, 2014. The responders practiced approaching the scene safely before responding to a staged emergency with student actors. By […]
WashPIRG Asks Students To Approve 100% Renewable Plan
Students will vote for the school to generate its own green energy, but proposal needs Trustee support. By Daniel Evergreen students will vote on a plan for Evergreen State College to generate 100% of its power using renewable energy sources. The proposal comes from the Evergreen chapter of the Washington Public […]
Scholarships due February 1
Hey y’all, scholarships are due February 1! All materials need to be in by 5 p.m. at the Scholarship Office, located right next to Financial Aid in the library basement. If you haven’t started yet don’t fret — you still have time — but here’s a checklist of the things […]
IWW demands go unfulfilledLocal Gen Ed Union launches phone-zap campaign
BY DANIEL. Ed note: Article updated on Wed., Nov 28., to include a response from Evergreen. The International Workers of the World (IWW) South Sound General Education Union launched a “phone-zap” campaign this morning, after Evergreen State College administration did not meet demands presented at a recent rally. “Despite over […]
From PSU:Campus, Portland police on leave after man pronounced dead at hospital
BY CHRIS MAY via the PSU Vanguard. Four Portland State campus public safety officers and two Portland police officers are on administrative leave while an investigation is underway in the death of a man sent to the hospital after being restrained during a welfare check on Thanksgiving night. Campus public safety officers responded […]
Carpenters Call for Call-In Union urges boycott during dispute with local McDonald’s
BY DANIEL The South Puget Sound Carpenters Local 129 are involved in a labor dispute with area McDonald’s franchise owner Kim Presto. Organizers and union members have held a banner outside of local McDonald’s franchises for the past couple months. Presto allegedly hired area contractors EMPrecision to do remodel work. […]
“Profs Not Cops”: Community protests planned police hiring
BY FOREST HUNT & DANIEL VOGEL More than a hundred people gathered in front of the library on Wednesday, Nov. 7th to protest Evergreen’s intention to hire two new police officers while cutting faculty positions. The protestors spent forty minutes chanting and waving homemade signs in Red Square while students […]
Accreditation: What it means for your degree
By Zainab Ummie Sillah Evergreen is currently meeting with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities to renew its accreditation for another seven years. President, George Bridges and other staff will meet with the commission to receive a formal document granting the college continued accreditation in January. Shortly after this, […]
Rifles on Campus Community & Campus Responds
See the bottom of this article for a release of documents related to AR-15 purchases and President Bridges’ approval. BY FOREST HUNT In its last edition the Cooper Point Journal reported that Police Services quietly purchased rifles in fall of 2017, and that the purchase was quickly authorized by President […]