By Georgie Hicks The last issue of this publication included an interview of Stacy Brown, the new Evergreen chief of police. Within that article Brown made several comments that I found unacceptable and in need of dissection. Brown says that in her time as a student at Evergreen–she graduated in […]
Fuck Civility! Student Response to Police Chief Stacy Brown’s Comments on Campus Protest
By Georgie Hicks The last issue of this publication included an interview of Stacy Brown, the new Evergreen chief of police. Within that article Brown made several comments that I found unacceptable and in need of dissection. Brown says that in her time as a student at Evergreen–she graduated in […]
Evergreen “Welcomes” New Chief of Police Chief Brown Discusses Protests, Fears, and Plans for Future
By Jasmine Kozak-Gilroy On January 11, 2016, the new Evergreen chief of police, Stacy Brown, was set to be sworn in. Brown, who graduated from the college in 2006, was hired out of the Lewis County Deputy’s office where she had been working for 20 years, the last seven of […]
Police Program to Shed Light on Campus Safety Safer Steps Program Designed to Bring Awareness to Police Public Service
By Chloe Marina Manchester Safer Steps is a new program designed to raise awareness of the public services offered by campus police, such as unlocking doors, jumping cars, and escorting students who are afraid to walk alone around campus. Prior to the program, police already offered many of these services, […]
Nazi Truck Spotted in Olympia Only the Most Recent Illustration of White Supremacy in the Pacific Northwest
By Arash Muntazir Neo-Nazi activist Jimmy Marr has long been on the radars of national organizations on both ends of the political spectrum, from the Anti-Defamation League, an organization that monitors and combats anti semitism to the white supremacist hate group, The White Genocide Project. His flamboyant racism and anti-semitism, […]
Beezow Doo-Doo Zippitybop-Bop-Bop Arrested for Assaulting Campus Police OfficerThe Man was Allegedly Found Tearing Down Pro Trans-Rights Flyers Right Before the Incident
By Felix Chrome On the afternoon of January 31, there was a physical altercation between a campus police officer and a man he was attempting to detain. The incident took place after Officer Tim O’Dell confronted a man who was removing fliers in support of queer and trans visibility from […]
OPD Clears Officer Ryan DonaldActivists Look at What’s Next
By Felix Chrome On Wednesday, September 30, the Olympia Police Department (OPD) released a statement that exonerating Police Officer Ryan Donald in the shooting of two unarmed men, brothers Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin. According to their report, “no policies had been violated by Officer Ryan Donald during this incident. […]
White Supremacy and the Police
By Caro Gonzales On May 21, Andre and Bryson Chaplain, two unarmed young black men, were shot by white Olympia Police Officer Ryan Donald. Luckily they both lived, although their injuries resulted in ongoing medical complications. The Thurston County Sheriff Department investigation of the incident was incomplete and focused on […]
Thurston County Prosecutor Not Charging Police Officer For Shooting Two Men In May The Decision Garnered Widespread Public Backlash
By Felix Chrome Protests erupted once again after Thurston County Prosecutor Jon Tunheim announced that Officer Ryan Donald would not be prosecuted for the shooting of two unarmed black men, bothers Bryson Chaplin and Andre Thompson. He also announced that Chaplin and Thompson would face assault charges. On May 21st […]
Protests Erupt Over Shooting of Two Unarmed Black Men by Olympia Police Officer
By Felix Chrome & Issac Scott “Whose lives matter? Black lives matter!” was the chant ringing out in downtown Olympia Thursday evening as hundreds of protesters took to the streets in response to the shooting of two unarmed black men, stepbrothers Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin, by an Olympia police […]