During Spring Quarter 2024, the CPJ released a series of three articles in our physical editions documenting and reporting in greater detail on the carbon monoxide poisoning that occurred on campus last December, hospitalizing two and killing fellow student Jonathan Rodriguez. Here, this reporting is compiled into one. Part 1: […]
Evergreen Terrors: 2 Chibi Chibi Con
Ritual Festivity 15/03/2024 I don’t know, nor would I dare ponder, how it was Matcha came to ascend beyond the confines of printed paper. But I am certain they are now a force greater than those who willed it into existence. Ideas are such fickle things–one moment an extension of […]
My Dread and My Academics
Hello. I am the creative director of the CPJ, co-coordinator to the hard-working and fast-moving Sako Chapman. Where do I even begin? This issue of the CPJ is being assembled and laid-out in the second week of the spring quarter. The workload seemed to overwhelm me before it began. As […]
Archive Spotlight: DAY OF ABSENCE
by Sako Chapman A Historical Perspective on the Evergreen State College 2017 Protests ORIGINS: In 1972, Dr. Maxine Mimms, one of the first Black women hired at the Evergreen State College, began the grassroots outreach that would become Evergreen’s Tacoma Campus. Mimm’s program was designed to meet the needs of […]
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 […]
Writing Center Call for Ceasefire: Divestment
March 10, 2024 Staff of the Writing Center To the Evergreen Administration, We members of the tutoring staff at the Evergreen Writing Center are writing today as part of a wider student movement to proclaim our solidarity with the 2.2 million citizens of Palestine currently under siege, as well as […]
GSU Town hall
The GSU town hall happened last month, on February 28th, in the Daniel J. Evans Hall Lobby. Open for all students to join and to express comments, questions and concerns that they have regarding the school. No admin were invited in order to “hold a safe space for students to […]
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 […]
Cursed Items at the Trade Blanket? It’s More Likely than You Think…
by prize-winning teller of truths Hero Winsor At the most recent trade blanket, Greeners swapped a variety of items. Makeup palettes were exchanged for chachkies, chachkies were traded for ancient cassette tapes. This may seem harmless; however, according to a few students, more sinister items had been obtained during the […]
Shark Meat and the EU
by Troy Ritter One of the major hot topics in ocean conservation today, especially as it relates to seafood, is shark fin soup. Condemned by Humane Society International (HSI), the dish dates back as far as the Ming Dynasty (mid 1300s) as the soup of emperors. Still considered a delicacy, […]