By Allegra Simpkins Congratulations! You’ve been admitted. You’ve signed up for classes. You’re scared shitless and you have no friends…yet. But you’re interested in a lot and would like to meet like-minded students with similar interests and maybe even make some lifelong friendships. The question is, HOW? By joining or […]
Hey There! with @HeyMariah
Photo by @HeyMariah Welcome to Evergreen! Fall 2019 Whoop-Whoop! Is it just me or does it feel like it’s already been an entire school year since we last had classes? Probably because here at Evergreen our classes don’t start until OCTOBER, which just seems wild. It seems like every other student in […]
Guns Aren’t Just for White Conservative Men
How Gun Ownership Revolves Around Power, Self-Sufficiency — Not the Liberal and Conservative Divide By Marta Tahja-Syrett. When marginalized people are deterred from gun ownership, they are actually being deterred from a particular avenue of power. This same avenue has long been utilized by the United States government, and individual […]
Black Students in Low-Diversity Areas: High School Activism
By Brittanyana Pierro. The summer of 2014, I remember, was a good one. I was 15, gaining independence and had my best friend Samantha to spend the summer with. My sister Melodi was still in town before she left for college, and the two of us got to spend an entire month […]
Student Wellness: An Interview With Evergreen Therapist Leslie Johnson
By Marta Tahja-Syrett. Leslie Johnson’s position as a mental health therapist at The Evergreen State College requires her to play many roles. In addition to doing individual therapy sessions, Johnson co-facilitates and runs groups centered around mental health. Along with this, she works on staff at Evergreen’s Evaluation and Referral […]
Greeners Developing App to Help Blind Navigate
By Daniel In 2017, when Robert Kerekes Jr of Morris Plains New Jersey called Evergreen and threatened to “execute as many people on the campus as I can get ahold of,” the students in Senior Zack Hurtz’ program scattered. “Everyone was gone, and my professor is like, ‘hey, do you […]
Updates: Inslee, Yvonne & Wobblies
By Mason Soto Washington Governor Running For President Governor Jay Inslee announced his plan to run for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination on March 1, in a one-and-a-half minute long video uploaded to Youtube. The video emphasizes his campaign to tackle climate change, with a montage of speeches Inslee has […]
Art Feature: De’Ja Marshall
By Brittyana Pierro De’Ja Marshall is a sophomore here at Evergreen with a talent for photography and a passion for representation. “I’ve always been really interested in representing things visually,” Marshall explained. Coming from a family of artists, Marshall has been interested in using pictures as a form of expression […]
Food Hacks to Get You Through The Rest of This Endless Winter
The cheapest pho ever is at Capitol Market in the middle of the West Side.
Artist Interview: Ruka Verbena
Brittyana Pierro Ruka Verbena is a local portrait artist based in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Though Verbena is originally from San Bernardino, CA, they have blessed the Pacific Northwest with their presence for the last five years. Verbena’s portrait style can be classified as abstract linework. It took time to develop […]