Photo: Former co-coordinators of the CPJ at Evergreen’s 2019 graduation. BRITT PIERRO by Miette Deschenes On April 15, Evergreen President George Bridges announced that this year’s commencement ceremony will be held online. This decision is not a particularly surprising one, considering Evergreen has switched to online remote learning for the […]
Spoiler Warning: “Fire Emblem: Three Houses” is Really Important to Me, Okay?
Photo: Nintendo Switch Online: Pros, Cons, and Unknows by BagoGames sourced from flickr.com is licensed under cc by 2.0 by Alice McIntyre I, like many other people, bought a Nintendo Switch towards the start of this pandemic. I literally haven’t spent more than an hour on any game aside from […]
White Supremacy: The Second Article of a Three-Part Series, titled ‘White Emptiness’
by Luca Fiora Dalton This piece is a follow-up to a previous article titled “White Emptiness.” White supremacy is everywhere in our society. Its stronghold is within we white people — it is my deeply held belief that all white people are racist, including myself. By racism, I don’t just […]
Onward: Movie Review by Miette Deschenes
Pixar’s latest feature film, Onward (2020), is a creative, funny, and entertaining addition to their long list of successes. Originally theatrically released in early March, the film was sent straight to digital on March 20 and released on Disney+ on April 3 since theaters nationwide have been closed due to […]
Emiliano Monchilov: Artist Interview by Jacob Anderson-Kester
Photos: Art by Emiliano Monchilov Can you give me some background as to where you grew up, why you chose to go to Evergreen, what you have studied, and where you are in your life now? I grew up mostly in an isolated mining town in West Papua, Indonesia, where […]
Hey There! with @HeyMariah: 10 Ways to Be an Online Student During a Global Pandemic
With everything that is going on, I wanted to use my column to hopefully be helpful. Here are my top 10 ways to be a student online during a global pandemic. 1. Shift your mindset. Instead of thinking that you’re “stuck at home,” remind yourself that you’re “safe at home.” […]
Education in the Face of COVID-19: How Evergreen Students Are Faring
by Miette Deschenes Due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Washington, The Evergreen State College has decided to switch to remote online learning for the entirety of spring quarter. This is in compliance with Governor Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, which implores Washington citizens to stay at home except […]
Being Asian American in the Time of COVID-19
by Lee Arneson “Remember, when you go out, be careful. People are starting to harass Asians in the streets, in the grocery store, wherever, because of the virus.” “I know Dad, I will.” This is an exchange my father and I had in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 is […]
Spoiler Warning: Napoleon Dynamite’s Faded Jeans and Faded Dreams
Photo: Jon Heder, right, and Efren Ramirez appear in a scene from the 2004 movie “Napoleon Dynamite.” by Alice McIntyre Napoleon Dynamite (2004) is one of my favorite movies. The film, directed by Jared Hess and starring Jon Heder, is the dictionary definition of the American high school comedy. Our […]
Shit Life Syndrome: Mental Health and Capitalist Decay
Photo: “Northern State Hospital” by Flickr user Cindy Shebley is licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Alice McIntyre I spent a week in a mental hospital. Most people should do the same. I say this without condescension and with only the slightest tinge of hyperbole. My time in inpatient mental care gave me valuable tools for emotional processing that everyone, even neurotypicals, can benefit […]