By: Nathan Tippmann and Ella Colwell The Evergreen State College has always been considered a joke by conservatives, a useless place to get your education if you’re a so-called low-life, a hippie, or couldn’t get in anywhere else. Despite these negative connotations from those who simply don’t understand, students have […]
What Is CCTV? Meet The Coordinators!
“There’s nothing going on at this school!” How many times have you heard every Evergreener’s favorite complaint? We used to have culture. From stories about Kurt Cobain playing shows in the apartments to the empty spaces in the woods where treehouses used to be, it seems like everyone I meet […]
Musician Spotlight: Soren Januszewki
By: Ella Colwell 1. Introduce yourself! What name do you make music under? What genres? Where can we listen? Hi! I’m Soren, but I make music/DJ as “themonkey.” I make a sorta random blend of electronic music and love to play mostly house and techno. You can find my music […]
Those Who Can’t, Teach
By, Shem R.W I didn’t know if I was going to go to college until a few months before I went. I can remember the exact moment that I made the decision, actually; I was working as a grocery clerk at the Sno-Isle Food Co-Op, the summer after I graduated […]
Album Review: Wicked
By Alex Kawaguchi I am the prime demographic for a Wicked movie adaptation. I watched it for the first time when I was 9 and kept a piece of confetti from that show in my keepsakes for over 10 years, and I could argue it was the beginning of my […]
Since the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump has charged onward with his nationwide, large-scale deportation operations. Ongoing rhetoric and Trump policies have caused widespread fear within the undocumented community, those with mixed family status, and those in the process of getting citizenship. In preparation, community members such as professor emeritus Anne Fischel and professor Catalina Ocampo Lndoño have taken this urgent matter and provided helpful resources on what to do in encounters with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Here are essential points from a presentation given by the two on January 16th, 2025.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 1) The 5th Amendment: the right to remain silent. No one has to answer questions about their country of origin or immigration status. If you are stopped on the street or on campus, you can say, “I am exercising my right to remain silent” (“Estoy ejerciendo mi […]
Farmworkers Tribunal
On January 21st, 2025, the annual Farm Workers Tribunal took place for the 12th year in a row in downtown Olympia. The Farmworker’s Tribunal day has been known to be a day of bringing together farmworkers and speaking to congress members of their working conditions in hopes of enforcing policies […]
Washington State Legislature Headlines 2025
Cooper Point Journal January With the commencement of the new year, Washington State enters the 2025 legislative session. Two prominent figures enter the legislative session this year–Cyndy Jacobsen and Phil Fortunato. Cyndy Jacobsen is a State Representative for the 25th district whose prefiled bills seek to heavily attack trans rights […]
Introducing SEASME!
Hello! We are representing the new student group SESAME (Students Educating Students About The Middle East)! Coming winter quarter we will be a fully recognized group with Student Activities. First, an apology if you saw our flyers and couldn’t find us, much like the rest of the college, our marketing […]
Lilly Bay
January 12, 2025 January comes each year, renewing the land of sunlight one minute more each day. Resolutions are made, new habits adopted, sprouting life begins to incubate below the rigid ice of midwinter. As students start conceptualizing their next endeavors for the new year, they may ask themselves “What […]