Over 270 alumni and students attended the Second Annual Return to Evergreen event on Oct. 19. Among the speakers and seminar leaders were Maia Bellon (’91), the director of the Department of Ecology for Washington State, Craig Chance (’81), a senior vice president at Columbia Bank, and Dan Black (’91) […]
Whistleblowing and the Fifth Estate
Ex-CIA analyst turned activist Ray McGovern spoke about government accountability and whistleblowing as an act of patriotism. “Do you know why the sun never sets on the British Empire?” Ray McGovern rhetorically asked his audience, re-enacting what he said was the first thing he ever learned about empires. “Because the […]
Composting Solutions with Cedar Creek
By Joe Anderson For the last ten months, The Evergreen State College has been in a struggle to manage the school’s food waste in a sustainable manner. The school is now investigating other community connections to handle this waste. Silver Springs, the commercial composting facility that previously received Evergreen’s compost, […]
Food Bank Satellite Challenges Misconceptions
Every Tuesday, from 4 pm to 6 pm, the Thurston County Food Bank Satellite opens it’s doors to Greeners and other community members. The satellite was launched on April 9, 2013, and is based in Seminar II, building E2115. “This project began in Police Services as the ‘Food Pantry’,” said […]
Oysters, Tides, and Boots (Knee High) – That’s What Shellfish Club Is Made Of
The beach was filled with the squish of boots wading through low-tide mud as the Shellfish Club hosted its first work party on the beach. On October 6, at midnight, the club took about twenty-five students to learn about how clams and oysters are farmed at the Evergreen State College, […]
Interview with an American Fourtracker
By Cassandra Johnson-Villalobos Independent artist and producer John Vanderslice is having an exceptional year. Throughout the first part of 2013, Vanderslice left his record label, self-released two albums, embarked on a “living room” tour, and began building a new recording studio in Oakland, Calif. Now the Bay Area-based musician is […]
A Journey to China, Evergreen Style
Sometimes a place calls you; sometimes you are lucky enough to answer the call. We don’t get to ask why and in not being able to ask, we certainly don’t always get an answer. The pull is there and so we end up in some distant land questioning, why am […]
Full Local Audio
Bob Schwenkler is an important force behind Olympia’s music scene. From founding Bicycle Records while a student at Evergreen, to recording some of the Northwest’s best bands, Schwenkler now helms K Record’s legendary Dub Narcotic studio. Schwenkler has made a lasting impact on the music Olympia listens to and the […]
Sem II Cafe Replaced by Einstein Bros. Bagels
For the first time in its 44-year history, The Evergreen State College will have a brand-name licensed store, Einstein Brothers Bagels. The bagel joint will be replacing the Seminar II (Sem II) Café plans to be open on September 30. “The perpetual problem with the Seminar II Café is that […]
Strike Brings Campus to a Standstill
FIRST LABOR UNION STRIKE IN 12 YEARS Imagine a college campus without student support staff – no Residential Directors, student advisors, or records and registration staff. Recruitment and admissions staff would be missing, the Counseling Center deserted, the Financial Aid office a ghost town. The Evergreen State College resembled this […]
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