BY JAMES GUTSCH That was the running joke whenever we tried to advertise for the Evergreen Rugby Football Club. Despite having flyers across campus, bake sales on a regular basis as well as practices that left the Evergreen fields looking like Sasquatch had lost a contact—rugby could never quite get […]
Israeli Supreme Court Hears Rachel Corrie Appeal
FAMILY APPEALS DECISION EXONERATING ISRAELI MILITARY IN STUDENT ACTIVIST’S DEATH BY ISSAC SCOTT Eleven years after Rachel Corrie’s death, the Israeli Supreme Court heard arguments appealing the decision that found the Israeli military was not responsible for the death of the Evergreen student in 2003. On May 21, the Corrie […]
What is an Evergreen Education Worth?
The Student and Alumni Perspective BY SERENA IMANI KORN and AMANDA FRANK The value of an Evergreen education rates differently on different scales. Some rank it as being worth more than you can study, and others say it’s a terrible return on investment. But Evergreen is such a unique educational […]
A Call to Imagine
STUDENT SUBMISSION BY ALI MEDIATE “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.” – Class Theme of 2014 I think imagination means staying curious about what’s possible. It implies an ability to think critically and to think independently from what’s considered “normal.” Imagination is used to think conceptually, beyond […]
‘I Learned Writing is Not Something I Have to do Alone’
Undergraduate Experiences with Writing at Evergreen STUDENT SUBMISSION BY ISOBEL BANG As a senior in college, and person passionate about writing, I decided I would do something different with my studies this year: an undergraduate research project. I worked with faculty member Emily Lardner to come up with a project […]
Bridging East and West Through Experimental Theater
STUDENT SUBMISSION BY NICK McCORD Collaboration is an odd bird. Managing creative attitudes and predilections is tricky business, and here at Evergreen, it’s something we do often. One can easily find a handful of students to jump in with both feet on theater, music, and art projects. Yet, in all […]
When The Power Was Yours, What Did You Do?
QUISNEY PROJECT ENCOUNTERS ACADEMIC CENSORSHIP Student Submission BY MATT EBARB What is Evergreen? I’m sure the admissions department has a brochure with the answer to that, but I researched that question before I transferred in. The most attractive thing about Evergreen for me was getting an education somewhere that wasn’t […]
Spring Week 9 Graduation Issue: May 29 2014
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Budget Crisis Advice for Evergreen from the CPJ Business Dept.
BY CASSANDRA JOHNSON-VILLALOBOS National college enrollment is down. At Evergreen, we lost 100 students between winter and spring. Student groups and student-run businesses, such as the Cooper Point Journal, are already feeling the lack of student activities funding. You see, the little bit of “tax” students pay with tuition allows […]
Academic Freedom Threatened at Evergreen
AN OPEN LETTER AND EXPRESSION OF CONCERN Faculty Submission [two_third]Facts and context: During spring quarter 2014, eight students have been writing and rehearsing, and are prepared to perform, an original work of musical theater entitled “The Quisney Project presents: O.U.T.: Once Upon a Time.” The project is registered for credit […]