This past winter during this year’s legislative session, I went into the belly of the beast to lobby the state legislature on behalf of the Evergreen student body as a part of an organization known as the Washington Student Association (WSA). If you saw my article in the 2024 February […]
Editor Replies: The Biggest Story from 44 Years Ago
From the Editor: In response to Kathy Davis’ submission (read here) Dear Kathy, As a student of the archives, I deeply appreciate your article in outlining what it was like to be a student in the 80’s at the Cooper Point Journal. I found myself excited to read of your […]
Letter From M.E.S.A on Palestinan Solidarity on TESC
To all TESC Staff and Students, Our Ethical Statement Members of the Master of Environmental Studies Student Association (MESA) proclaim our deep grief and outrage in response to the ongoing siege and genocide in Gaza. We recognize the inextricable linkages between colonialism, white supremacy, war, and ecological destruction. Settler colonial […]
THE COPS DESERVE YOUR BURNING HATRED
reprinted submission courtesy of the Arcade Projects This article first appeared as a submission in the 2023-2024 Disorientation Manual: a student and working-class guide to the Evergreen State College, a compilation zine written and edited over the summer of 2023 and distributed by the Arcade Projects. The following introduction and […]
Hello Readers! And Apparently, Board of Trustees Members!
We attended the latest Board of Trustees meeting via zoom webinar on March 8th and discovered that certain members of the board are regular readers of the CPJ. This delighted us! We have always viewed the CPJ as a gathering place for student voices. If you want to get a […]
On Strategic Planning at Evergreen
River Scheuerell As some of you may know, Evergreen is in the process of developing the college’s next strategic plan. This plan will influence where the college chooses to focus time, effort, and resources over the next five years. As such, it is crucially important work, and to this point […]
A Second Open Letter To Vice President Dexter Gordon
By Rowan Utzinger Dr. Gordon, When I wrote to you in January, I was grieving, and I was furious. I was watching my friends grieve for someone they loved, and I was watching my community reel from a tragedy that was obviously senseless. More immediately, I had just attended the […]
Studying abroad by myself through an Evergreen ILC was one of the best decisions I have made at this school. I want to tell CPJ readers about it.
My first Dispatch from Greece Monday, October 9 I have been in Greece for three weeks: eleven days in Athens, and ten days on the island of Chios. In Athens, I went to a punk rock show at the Agricultural University of Athens and saw what Evergreen could be. The […]
Alpine Lichens; the Newest Victim of Climate Change?
Elise Grange Vascular plants, and fungal communities are experiencing big changes in alpine areas around the world. While the effects of warming temperatures in alpine zones has been documented in regards to vascular plants, little has been said on one of the region’s most common organisms, lichens! Lichens are a […]
Letter From Editor
Since the Cooper Point Journal last went to print, our community has been grieving the loss of Jonathan Rodriguez. Jon was 21 years old. He was a brother, son, lover, and friend. Jon was excited to graduate this spring. Jon, you are deeply cherished, deeply loved, deeply missed. We put […]