Photo: Art by Brian Departee Artist Interview with Jacob Anderson-Kester Brian DePartee is a photographer whose primary artistic focus (at the moment) is the documentation of music throughout the Pacific Northwest. His project, Peach Fuzz Presents, functions as a photographic archive of shows in Olympia, Seattle, and beyond. Currently rounding about the end of his time at […]
White Emptiness: White People Experience a Distinct Sense of Emptiness Due to the Choices of Our Ancestors
by Luca Fiora Dalton “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” This quote is often credited to the Aboriginal activist and visual artist Lilla Watson. It is more accurately […]
Hey There! with @HeyMariah: Why Do I Keep Getting the World’s Shittiest Teachers?
I have gone to two different colleges: the University of Hawai’i Maui College and The Evergreen State College. I am about to receive my bachelor’s degree and I have had over 30 professors. They have all been total crap except for two. I’m told there are good teachers out there, […]
Evergreen’s Theater Community Facing Limitations after Budget Cuts
Photo: The Evergreen State College’s Communications Building, Shayna Clayton by Miette Deschenes In spring of 2018, the Experimental Theater, Costume Shop, and Scene Shop were shut down, and several faculty and staff lost their jobs, due to a budget cut in the performing arts department. Now, with only one full-time theater faculty remaining, students mostly have to rely on themselves […]
How to Advocate for Yourself: Campus Resources and Students Rights
Trigger Warning: This article mentions sexual assault, rape, and harm. by Mariah Guilfoil-Dovel As stated by the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (DOJ), one in four women experience sexual assault while in college. There are more than 19 million students enrolled in higher education in the United States of America, however, women make up the highest percentage of […]
Hey There! with @HeyMariah: Olympia Staycation Guide
With spring break right around the corner, I thought I’d take time this week to create a staycation guide for our great city. We’ll start on the West Side of Oly, head downtown, make our way out of a waterfall, stop by the beach, and end up back on the […]
Economic Insecurity Among College Students
Photo: A sign at The Evergreen State College, Shayna Clayton by Sheridan Turner In 2020, any quick visit to social media will show you that college students, almost universally, are broke. We make memes out of skipping meals, our mounting student debt, and living with an excessive number of roommates. Ramen is […]
Don’t Just Vote, Don’t Just Not Vote: A Guide to the 2020 Election
by Daniel Mootz The primary stage of the next presidential election is underway, and it’s worthwhile to clarify some key concepts involved in candidate selection. Washingtonians vote Mar. 10, in an open primary, which means you don’t have to be a registered Democrat, you can be Independent or have just registered […]
Archie Azamehr: Artist Interview with Jacob Anderson-Kester
Photo: Art by Archie Azamehr Archie Azarmehr is an Evergreen graduate and an active artist in Olympia. Their art often deals in opposites—in positives and negatives—and thus it was fitting when I learned that their other home is Austin, Texas, practically the opposite of Olympia’s climate. Much of their art featured in this […]
The Father of the Internet
Photo: “Philip Emeagwali” by InfoATemeagwaliDOTcom. CC BY-SA 4.0 / Desaturated & resized from original by Eden Staplefoote After the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite into orbit in 1957, the United States quickly realized that the ability to send information back and forth between computers at a distance had far reaching […]