BY CASSIE JOHNSON-VILLALOBOS Olympia’s history as a brewery town goes back to just seven years after Washington turned from United States territory to a state of its own. A relatively unbroken legacy spanned from the 1896 establishment of Capital Brewing Company by Leopold Schmidt until 1983, when Olympia Beer […]
Homelessness at Evergreen
Student Submission BY KATARZYNA SLIWINSKA, Homelessness Census intern at the City of Olympia My interest in homelessness among students of higher education was sparked by my work as an intern, contracted to conduct the Thurston County Homeless Census Report. As we were nearing the end of January, I began my research […]
It’s Time to Advocate for Your Own Education
Please Fill Out the National College Survey You Will Get Student Submission BY SHIRA MOCH Greeners have a reputation as students who are interested and involved in the decision-making process here at Evergreen. But what if this isn’t actually true? Only 20 percent of our first year students and 28 […]
Slices of Life in Occupied Palestine
Interview with a Palenstinian Student Student Sumbmission BY KRISTINA ERICKSON How many times have we heard the same first-world voice in every ‘free Palestine’ article? These articles, which set an academically pretentious tone, are a great way to deliver your best Lakshmi Singh impersonation, but they also repel the complacent […]
Glass Blowing: Not Just for Bongs
Student Submission BY SOPHIE KRAUZA Are you a student, staff, or faculty member interested in learning more about glass art? Well, you’re not alone. Anyone in the community interested in learning more about glass art should join in and help me persuade faculty, admissions, and the deans that a glass […]
Confessions of a Fangirl
My Unapologetic, Critical Love of Pop Music BY SERENA IMANI KORN For the first 10 years of my life, I was passionately dedicated to the boy bands and pop divas of the 1990s. I wasn’t ashamed that I could lay out an entire dance routine to my favorite Backstreet Boys […]
The Beef at The Reef: The Reuben vs. Tot-chos
We all know that the students and faculty at The Evergreen State College often have a penchant for disagreement. We sit in classrooms and heatedly debate politics, gender roles, colonialism and which fungi spores are the most essential. We are taught by faculty to not make assumptions but to research […]
Burrito Breakdown
Faculty Submission by Tom Womeldorff I’ve seen a lot at Evergreen since arriving as a sophomore transfer student in 1977 with the belief that there was a positive and causal relationship between late-night dorm behaviors and my learning. I lived through the years of the cheap black beans and rice […]
Our Fountain In The Desert
Student submission by Matthew Elswick A sustainability note to new students: your backgrounds in sustainability issues are likely to be rich and varied, and as undergrads at Evergreen, will no doubt become broader and deeper. This is one of the frequently touted benefits of an Evergreen education. In many ways, […]
How to ‘Barry’ Your Demons
Lynda Barry graduated in 1979 from the Evergreen State College, where Matt Groening (The Simpsons) previously published her comics during his term as Editor-in-Chief at the Cooper Point Journal. From the 1980s to present, Barry’s plays, novels, and cartoons have earned her and her alma mater considerable notoriety. Barry’s new […]
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