By Asa Kowals-Rose On January 11, Washington state legislators gathered in Olympia to begin the 2016 legislative session. They will remain in session until March 10, or longer if the session is extended. This will be significantly shorter than the 2015 session; sessions in odd-numbered years are longer to account […]
Gender Segregated Facilities Now Must be Accessible to Transgender PeopleThe Washington Human Rights Committee Policy Change Sparks Controversy
By Felix Chrome A new Washington state policy now means that businesses with gender segregated facilities, such as locker rooms, bathrooms, and dressing rooms, must let people use whichever facilities is “consistent with their gender identity.” The Washington Human Rights Commission made the policy in an effort to make these […]
A Shared Space: Darby’s Moves into Three Magnets Brewery
By Sara Fabian On my drive from SeaTac to Olympia I asked my friend if she had any new gossip to share about what I’ve missed since mid December. She thought about it for a second, and then told me Darby’s was gone. “gone?! GONE where?” I demanded. And as […]
Jules ProsserCover Artist
Hello, my name is Jules, I write for this newspaper, and now my artwork is in it (wowie!). I like to draw portraits and figures mostly, but I also draw still lifes and cityscapes. I am an extremely casual artist. I think perfection is dumb (but also really cool, who […]
Kept Out/Kept InNew Exhibits Coming to the Evergreen Campus
By Ruby Love The 2016 winter quarter marks the start of Kept Out/Kept In, an amazing series of exhibits and events coming to the Evergreen campus. Kept Out/Kept In, as the title suggests, deals with spaces of privilege and spaces of confinement. Addressing social and economic inequality, complexities of identity, […]
{Re}Discovering EvergreenWho Knew There Were Rare Books Here?
By Jules Prosser Dear readers, have you ever stepped into the Rare Books Collection? Do you know what it is? Well, it’s a room in the Library full of coolest, oldest, most mind-bending books you’ve never seen or heard of before before. Were you even aware that our humble institution […]
Driscoll Berry Boycott Workshop Discussing the Ongoing Action
By Sarah Bradley Community members came out to show support, learn about, and act in solidarity with the ongoing boycott of Driscoll’s brand berries at a workshop and information session organized by Olympia Farmworkers Justice Collective and Familias Unidas por la Justicia at Obsidian on Sunday, November 8.The goal of […]
Green Tea & Green Dot Evergreen Workshop on Sexual Violence Prevention
By Aria Cummings On November 4, Kelly Schrader, the Coordinator for the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention (OSVP), moderated an event in the Library building called Green Tea & Green Dot, to open the conversation of sexual assault and prevention to students, faculty and staff. Students in attendance got to […]
Election News Endangered Species Trafficking Protection Initiative 1401 Passes
By Sara Fabian Washington residents overwhelmingly approved the statewide Initiative 1401 with nearly 72 percent of the vote. Washington is now the first state in the country to successfully ask voters to create new penalties under state law for those caught trafficking in products made from key endangered species. Washington […]
New Olympia MayorThe City Elects Cheryl Selby
By Sara Fabian Since August Olympia City Councilwoman Cheryl Selby was leading the race for mayor by huge margins. Now, as the November 3 elections have closed, Selby has crossed the finish line to become Olympia’s new mayor, with 68 percent of the vote. Selby is the city’s first directly […]
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