By Jules Prosser Dear readers, have you ever stepped into the Rare Books Collection? Do you know what it is? Well, it’s a room in the Library full of coolest, oldest, most mind-bending books you’ve never seen or heard of before before. Were you even aware that our humble institution […]
The Evergreen Food Systems Working GroupUpholding the Commitment to the Real Food Challenge
By Kristina Holtrop & Courtney Peetz, of the Food Service Working Group Since Evergreen’s inaugural class in 1971, the relationship between the students and the administration over the issue of food has been fragile. Our collective history holds the story of countless actions to reduce the hold of corporate food […]
Abortion Rights (Counter) Demo
By Anonymous Organizers of the Pro Abortion Rights Protest This January marks the twenty third anniversary of a feminist milestone; the Roe v Wade court case establishing legal abortion access for women in the United States. Though abortion access has always been heavily regulated, the past several years have seen […]
Everybody Pees A Conversation About the Importance of Gender Free Bathrooms
By Jamine Kozak Gilroy Having spent the break with two small children, with a household ban on “potty talk”, I’m coming back to the adult world, and I want to talk about bathrooms. Everybody pees, and I believe strongly that anywhere you take your pants off should be a safe […]
Body Party! Advice on Sex, Relationships, & More
Dear Body Party, I recently started back on antidepressants, and while I’ve stopped thinking about death so often (yay!) I’ve completely lost my sex drive and, worse yet, lost any ability to cum. Is there any ways I can get my sex drive back without dropping the SSRIs and plunging […]
How to Love Yourself After Encountering Your Shitty Relatives! A Quick Guide To Empowering Yourself After Being Torn Down
By Nix Chace While the holiday season can be a warm and wonderful time where families gather together to give love and support to their loved ones, it is all too often a time where marginalized groups need to shove themselves right back in that closet, or sit passively as […]
A Statement on the Killing of My Cousin During Paris Attacks
By Miriam Padilla My cousin, Nohemi González, was one of the victims killed during the attacks in Paris on November 13. Nohemi was a bright shining light in our family, a proud, outspoken, and talented first-generation Mexican American and first-generation college student, studying abroad for a semester at a French […]
Driscoll Berry Boycott Workshop Discussing the Ongoing Action
By Sarah Bradley Community members came out to show support, learn about, and act in solidarity with the ongoing boycott of Driscoll’s brand berries at a workshop and information session organized by Olympia Farmworkers Justice Collective and Familias Unidas por la Justicia at Obsidian on Sunday, November 8.The goal of […]
Green Tea & Green Dot Evergreen Workshop on Sexual Violence Prevention
By Aria Cummings On November 4, Kelly Schrader, the Coordinator for the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention (OSVP), moderated an event in the Library building called Green Tea & Green Dot, to open the conversation of sexual assault and prevention to students, faculty and staff. Students in attendance got to […]
Election News Endangered Species Trafficking Protection Initiative 1401 Passes
By Sara Fabian Washington residents overwhelmingly approved the statewide Initiative 1401 with nearly 72 percent of the vote. Washington is now the first state in the country to successfully ask voters to create new penalties under state law for those caught trafficking in products made from key endangered species. Washington […]
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