By Rachel Carlson This week after the bomb threat at the Mercer Island Jewish community center brought the anti semitism closer to home I spoke with Jewish Student Union (JSU) coordinator Vered Serotta about the recent bomb threat in Mercer Island that put the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle on […]
Rachel Carlson Cover Artist
By Ruby Love Rachel Carlson is a senior at Evergreen, focusing her studies in photography, and graduating this quarter (congratulations, Rachel!) We talked with Rachel about how she got her start in photography, the evolution of her Basque Country series, and what her plans are for after graduation. This issue […]
Making Gold Exhibit Celebrating Works by People of Color Opens in Evergreen’s Student Art Gallery
By Ruby Love Evergreen’s Student Art Gallery opened its newest show, Making Gold, on March 6, featuring the work of local artists of color including current and former Evergreen students! The exhibit features the work of more than twenty different artists, working in mediums ranging from written installations to photography […]
Stuff 2 Do March 15-April 8
By Sylvie Chace Friday, March 17 Making Gold: Grand Celebration Student Art Gallery. 6 p.m. Students of Color have showcased their art in the Student Art Gallery for the Making Gold exhibition that began March 6 and continued on until the 13th. This event is a celebration of the exhibit, […]
Body Party March 15
Dear Body Party, I got an irregular Pap Test, indicating that I most likely have human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV seems like a very big deal because it could lead to cervical cancer, but also like a very not big deal because I heard most people get it at some point […]
Horoscopes Week of March 15
By Sylvie Chace Last Sunday’s full moon in Virgo has us drawn into our work, leaving all the signs a space for big plans and new creative prospects. However, Venus is still stationed retrograde in the signs of Aries transitioning into Pisces. While our outward lives are being manifested, tended […]
Trial for Andre and Bryson Delayed
By Chloe Marina Manchester The trial for brothers Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin, two young black men who were both shot by white Olympia police officer, Ryan Donald, in May 2015, has been delayed again, with no new date set and no judge assigned. Thompson and Chaplin were shot by […]
Dreamer Arrested, Detained in North West Detention Center Lawyers Allege ICE Falsified Gang Affiliations to Justify Detainment
By Jasmine Kozak Gilroy On February 10 Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested and detained 23 year old Daniel Ramirez Medina, an immigrant and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient who has been living in the United States since he was seven years old. Ramirez Medina was first […]
Evergreen Updates Policies on Undocumented Students Administration Responds to Pressure from Students and Community
POC Talk was contacted by a student who has requested to remain anonymous, representing the undocumented student support group, an informal organization working on campus and with the Evergreen administration to support undocumented and immigrant students. Recently they have met with the president George Bridges to discuss their demands to […]
Faculty Hiring at Evergreen Hiring Continues as Planned Amidst Faculty Equity Drama
By Jasmine Kozak Gilroy The Evergreen State College is currently hiring eight regular faculty members to teach undergraduate programs. Parallel to the hiring process, the new Diversity and Equity council has released their Strategic Equity Plan, which has ignited underlying tensions among staff, culminating in an ongoing stream of passionate […]
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