The first floor of Seminar II B overflowed with students waiting to watch TEDx on February 26, forcing the excess to relocate into live webcast rooms around the school. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design), a nonprofit organization, lends its name to independently organized events worldwide that support their mission of […]
Basketball After Evergreen
Patrick Lewis may have graduated from Evergreen last year, but he’s not done with basketball just yet. After getting an honorable mention from the Cascade Conference his senior year, Lewis has continued to stay deeply entrenched in the local basketball scene. This season he has been playing for a new […]
Olympia Officially Bans Camping On Public Property
A new ordinance, passed by the City Council of Olympia, went into effect on February 8 making it illegal to camp on public property. The new Chapter of Olympia Municipal Code Title 12 states that “it shall be unlawful at all times to camp or construct camp facilities at or […]
Michael Meade at the Longhouse: Mythology for our Times
Michael Meade gave an elaborate lecture and Q&A session at the Longhouse at Evergreen on February 8, named “Why the World Doesn’t End” after the recently published book that he was promoting. Meade discussed mythological themes of eternity and the end of the world, proposing throughout the lecture that the […]
First Time Doing Standup
I had five minutes to prove I was funny. I’m pretty sure everyone thinks they’re funny in some sense, but it’s a little different when you have to prove it to complete strangers. I told roughly a dozen people I would be performing standup on Thursday night at Al Forno’s, […]
Coal Trains Gain Traction; Environmental Statement Under Review
With the scoping process over last January, the Gateway Pacific Terminal project is waiting for the environmental impact statement (EIS) to give the green light on a terminal proposal for a deepwater export facility that would export coal. The EIS, conducted by Whatcom County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, […]
Washington Citizens Petition to Overturn Citizens United
On January 17, thousands of signatures were delivered to the Washington State legislator buildings in support of overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling. Washington to Amend the Constitution (WAMEND), a coalition of lobbyists and special interest groups including WashPIRG, Washington Public Campaigns, and Move to Amend distributed over […]
Hump! Fest: Not Awkward
Porn and movie theatres – the image that used to come to my mind was that one scene from “The Departed”, with Jack Nicholson waving a rubber dick in Matt Damon’s face at a sketchy triple-x venue. They’re dirty, and above all, you’d never find me in one. However, Hump! […]
The “Forbidden Zone” Screening
AKA the time Danny Elfman’s brother told me to smoke pot. Trapped in a Closet Locked in a poorly lit, narrow side room of the Capitol Theater, the performers yelled at me to go find them some marijuana. The group of Olympians dressed in a variety of costumes—skeleton suits, devil […]
The 29th Annual Olympia Film Festival
This year, the Olympia Film Festival stepped up its game. The 29th annual film fest, running from November 9 to 18, has been hosting some high profile events and bringing in well-known names in the media industry. With Chantal Ackerman, Philip Kaufman, Fred Willard and Todd Hayes taking part, festival […]