REVISITING THE CONTROVERSIAL STORY Part Three in a Three-Part Series Click here for part 1, click here for part 2 BY JOSH WOLF Six years ago last Valentine’s Day, an estimated 200 students surrounded Evergreen Police Services Officer April Meyers, after she arrested black breakdancer Kaylen Williams. The students blocked […]
A No-nonsense Guide to Net Neutrality
BY SERENA IMANI KORN Internet neutrality and regulation is complicated. Part of the complexity of the issue is that it is an ongoing process and debate. We do not have the position of retrospect as we do with past debates over regulation. There is a lot within this subject that […]
Johnson Reaches New Heights
Earns All-American Honors BY JAMES GUTSCH Geneva, Ohio – Anthony Johnson has finally etched himself into Greener legend, becoming the first track and field All-American in Evergreen history at the NAIA national championships this past Saturday. Johnson took fifth in his specialty – the high jump, after clearing 6’9 inches. […]
Quileute Tribe Brings Treaty Rights Dialogue to Campus
BY CASSANDRA JOHNSON-VILLALOBOS Panel of speakers gathered on campus Feb. 28 and discussed the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s treatment of treaty rights. The current agreements allow three non-Quileute tribes to hunt in Quileute game areas, which compromises Quileute access to food and resources. Organized by Evergreen State College […]
Artesian Rumble Arkestra plays the Brotherhood Lounge for Mardi Gras
The Artesian Rumble Arkestra took to the streets of downtown Olympia on March 4 to celebrate Mardi Gras. The marching band walked the streets between five bars downtown and serenaded the people of Olympia. The Arkestra ended their parade at the Brotherhood Lounge. Video by SERENA IMANI KORN
The Dead Prez Riot Part 2
Revisiting the Controversial Story BY JOSH WOLF Click here to read part 1 The Dead Prez riot has become commonly associated with The Evergreen State College. Yet, despite the number of students and police officers at the event, eyewitness reports are numerous and conflicting. Did Officer Meyers racially profile Kaylen […]
Falling Short of High Expectations
BY JAMES GUTSCH Competing against Olympic medalist Erik Kynard and former NCAA National Champion Dusty Jonas in the high jump, Evergreen Freshman Anthony Johnson couldn’t quite recreate the magic he has been showing all season. One of just two collegiate athletes invited to compete in the United States of America […]
Evergreen Grad Sues Olympia Police for False Imprisionment
BY JOSH WOLF I spoke with Evergreen alum Paul French (aka Strife) about why he is suing the Olympia Police Department. French spent two months in prison and argues that he was falsely convicted of assaulting an officer. He is currently suing the OPD for damages. His trial starts on […]
Network Outage on Campus
BY RAY STILL An unplanned network outage could be a college’s worst nightmare. Students would be unable to do their online work, teachers would be cut off from communicating with their students, and the main college website would be down for hours on end. Luckily, The Evergreen State College’s Network […]
The Dead Prez Riot
Revisiting the Controversial Story Part One in a Three-Part Series BY JOSH WOLF Six years ago this Valentine’s Day, an estimated 200 students surrounded Evergreen Police Services Officer April Meyers. Meyers had just arrested black breakdancer Kaylen Williams, who was watching the crowd gather from the back of Meyers’ patrol […]