By: Nathan Tippmann and Ella Colwell The Evergreen State College has always been considered a joke by conservatives, a useless place to get your education if you’re a so-called low-life, a hippie, or couldn’t get in anywhere else. Despite these negative connotations from those who simply don’t understand, students have […]
Album Review: Wicked
By Alex Kawaguchi I am the prime demographic for a Wicked movie adaptation. I watched it for the first time when I was 9 and kept a piece of confetti from that show in my keepsakes for over 10 years, and I could argue it was the beginning of my […]
Since the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump has charged onward with his nationwide, large-scale deportation operations. Ongoing rhetoric and Trump policies have caused widespread fear within the undocumented community, those with mixed family status, and those in the process of getting citizenship. In preparation, community members such as professor emeritus Anne Fischel and professor Catalina Ocampo Lndoño have taken this urgent matter and provided helpful resources on what to do in encounters with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Here are essential points from a presentation given by the two on January 16th, 2025.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 1) The 5th Amendment: the right to remain silent. No one has to answer questions about their country of origin or immigration status. If you are stopped on the street or on campus, you can say, “I am exercising my right to remain silent” (“Estoy ejerciendo mi […]
In Defense of Evergreen
By Alex Kawaguchi I think it is common among my peers to have a love/hate relationship with our institution of education. When someone I knew came to tour our beloved Evergreen, the first thing they asked me was, “What is the worst part about it?” and I laughed and said, […]
Riverwater At Summer’s End
By: Iggy Rey Cello Once upon a time in the 1980s there lived a car salesman who went to a conference about environmental science. This man lived in the Yelm school district, and talked up the idea of setting up a program to teach kids about the natural ecology of […]
Honoring Our Queer Ancestors!
by Aster Hall Having taken place on November 20th this year, I’d like to celebrate Trans Day of Remembrance by remembering the stories of Sylvia Rivera, and Marsha P. Johnson. Us gays owe whatever liberation from the closet we have to these fierce queens. They are both maybe best known […]
Washington Student Association Conference – Juniper Campbell Geoduck Student Union (GSU) Director of Legislative Affairs
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 […]