BY SERENA IMANI KORN Internet neutrality and regulation is complicated. Part of the complexity of the issue is that it is an ongoing process and debate. We do not have the position of retrospect as we do with past debates over regulation. There is a lot within this subject that […]
An Island on the Sound
BY SARA FABIAN Many people move to Olympia because of its politics—the state capital can be seen as “progressive” due to its close knit community that are highly involved in political activism. Media Island is a house-turned-activism center that primarily consists of a “networking center for individuals, groups, and people […]
Johnson Reaches New Heights
Earns All-American Honors BY JAMES GUTSCH Geneva, Ohio – Anthony Johnson has finally etched himself into Greener legend, becoming the first track and field All-American in Evergreen history at the NAIA national championships this past Saturday. Johnson took fifth in his specialty – the high jump, after clearing 6’9 inches. […]
Geoducks to Start Offseason 0 for 2 After Latest Departure
BY JAMES GUSTCH Evergreen Basketball has another vacancy to fill as Men’s Head Coach Arvin Mosley Jr. announced his resignation last Wednesday. Mosley coached the Geoducks for four years and had an overall record of 15-91. Mosley inherited a team that had qualified for the post-season for four consecutive years […]
Deadline Nears for Lawmakers to make Education Reforms
BY ISSAC SCOTT Washington state lawmakers are working to increase education funding and enact other education reforms this legislative session, under pressure from the State Supreme Court and Governor to take decisive action to improve public education in the state. The State Legislature has until April 30 to offer a […]
Quileute Tribe Brings Treaty Rights Dialogue to Campus
BY CASSANDRA JOHNSON-VILLALOBOS Panel of speakers gathered on campus Feb. 28 and discussed the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s treatment of treaty rights. The current agreements allow three non-Quileute tribes to hunt in Quileute game areas, which compromises Quileute access to food and resources. Organized by Evergreen State College […]
Artesian Rumble Arkestra plays the Brotherhood Lounge for Mardi Gras
The Artesian Rumble Arkestra took to the streets of downtown Olympia on March 4 to celebrate Mardi Gras. The marching band walked the streets between five bars downtown and serenaded the people of Olympia. The Arkestra ended their parade at the Brotherhood Lounge. Video by SERENA IMANI KORN
Artist Profile: Allyson Yarrow Pierce
Children learn like this: creating, playing, thinking, mimicking, impressions, tactile wondering, repetitive characters, signs, and symbols. Sacred ancient forms of understanding. Physical feeling, wandering emotions. Repetitive situations and patterns; developmental behavior. This is how (good) stories are told. Fables have characters that carry the same steps and leave the same […]
Handwritings: ‘boring, dumb & fine’
BY BLAINE EWIG In Handwritings’ first album, lo-fi indie rock is brought back to its roots with sounds akin to those of Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. With prominent and purposeful feedback, they take what many listeners might perceive as flaws and make them into strengths. In Handwritings’ first album, lo-fi […]
Exploring Me: LGBTQ Style & Identity
BY SARA FABIAN Identity is one of the most compelling and controversial concepts within human nature. Fashion is inevitably intertwined in the constructions and reconstructions of identity—how we represent the contradictions within ourselves in our everyday lives. Through style, individuals announce who they are and who they hope to become. […]