By Melisa Ferati Safety and freedom are two concepts often placed at opposite ends of a spectrum, whether in circumstances as frivolous as taking personality quizzes or as serious as surviving and navigating sociopolitical cycles determining the fate of human rights. Two states that should be able to feasibly coexist […]
That One Summer Day I Forgot Fruit in My Room
By Kaylee Padilla I remember a stench that summer creates under its hot sun. Something that was just as encapsulating of the skin, but not by warmth that every inch of flesh craved after the season’s long withdrawal, but it was fruit flies, fluttering specs that complied to their invasive […]
On Trans Liberation and the Origin of Transphobia
By Elise Grage So far in 2023, 492 anti-trans bills have been introduced in 47 states. 26 have passed, 422 are active, and 44 have failed. These bills range from bathroom bans, bans on drag in public, and banning trans youth from accessing life-saving medication. This sudden rise in hatred […]
Tessie Forster’s First Death by Maeve Howser
Compiler’s note: Compiled Evidence Regarding Tessie Forster’s First Death makes explicit mention of guns, police, weight/diet, misogyny, and mental illness. As the author, I can’t in good conscience recommend that you engage with this article if these are difficult points for you. Compiled Evidence Regarding Tessie Forster’s First Death Compiled […]
The Spring Egg Hunt is Decadent and Depraved
By Fiore Amore SATURDAY, APRIL 16 — The Evergreen State College attempted to inaugurate a new tradition, the Spring Egg Hunt. The Easter holiday, a divine ray through the oppressive atmosphere of Wet City, appealed to me deeply. I and many others were duped into this horrific exercise. The force […]
Feeding the Diaspora: That’s My Jam
For this installment of Feeding the Diaspora, I decided to clue you all into an interview I recently did with my mom, Maria, as part of another project I’ve been working on. While we mostly discussed gardening, we took a little detour to jam—something I remember Mom always making with […]
Evergreen Wrestling Team
In late December of 2022, The Evergreen State College introduced their first Men and Women’s wrestling teams. Along with the newly installed team also came new coaches Fan Zhang, head coach of the Women’s team, and Greg Ford, head coach of the Men’s team. Both Zhang and Ford share a […]
Shaping our work and Shaping Ourselves
A Program Spotlight: “Studio Projects: Rites of Passage” By Grace Selvig Studio Projects: Rites Of Passage is a 16 credit, 3 quarter program based in ceramics and ritual studies. The program is very structured with two theme projects a quarter as well as weekly readings, essays, lectures and skills assignments. […]
Psychiic Book Review: Walkaway by Corey Docotorow
By Jason Stone Hello, II’m a psychiic book reviiewer wiith a message from your future-self, “Thank you for readiing “Walkaway” by Cory Doctorow.” Now a briief pause iin psychiic channeliing to briing you another message. Readiing thiis book feels liike you are gettiing to see a secret gliimpse of the […]
Gigastohorrem aka The Creature
By L Colloquially known as “The Creature” to the students of the Evergreen State College, this monstrosity has been witnessed by an unfortunate few, lurking in the activities building under the cover of night, feasting on the Greenery’s produce. Name: Gigastohorrem Monikers: The Creature, Drain Eater, Slug Mother Diet: Omnivore […]