by Cassandra Johnson-Villalobos All Freakin’ Night was born in 1989, during the 6th annual Olympia Film Festival[OFF] OFF just turned 30. This year and last year, the all-night horror and gore marathon kicked off the Capitol Theater’s largest annual event. Evergreen alumnus Kenrick Ward hosted All Freakin’ Night 2013, throwing […]
Iji – UNLTD. COOL DRINKS
by Issac Scott Iji is the project of Seattle multi-instrumentalist Zach Burba, whose idiosyncratic music is as brilliant as it is prolific. In October, Burba added another album to his catalogue, now an impressive total of eight records since 2008. Recorded at houses in Seattle and Phoenix, UNLTD. COOL DRINKS features […]
Let It Snow! Olympia Winter Fashion Guide
by Sara Fabian | photos by Blaine Ewig Drink coffee. Put on another layer of dry clothes. Repeat. This is the formula to warm inside and out. When the temperature starts to reach “winter hibernation” phase, it’s most common for citizens of Olympia to drink excessive amounts of coffee, turn all […]
Lore: A Story of Abandonment and Survival
by Sara Fabian Try to imagine a post-war apocalypse. Often Germany’s immediate post-World War II history has been largely ignored by filmmakers. A recent exception, “Lore,” feels terrifyingly real. This dark film is told from the point of view of defeated Germans after WWII. It’s Germany, 1945, and Hitler is […]
The Julie Ruin updates the Riot Grrrl sound
by Blaine Ewig “We played this stage sixteen years ago, facing the other direction,” so proclaimed Evergreen alumnus Kathleen Hanna Friday night at the kickoff to the Olympia Film Festival at the Capitol Theater, on Nov. 8. She was speaking about her and bandmate Kathi Wilcox’s time in Bikini Kill, […]
Dollarocracy vs. Democracy: The Political System of America
by Ray Still Evergreen alum Robert McChesney (class of ’77) and John Nichols, well known media critics/scholars, spoke to a filled library basement on Nov. 13 about their new book “Dollarocracy,” which explores the political power of the dollar. McChesney explained how the term dollarocracy captures the “crisis” in American […]
Student Art Gallery: A Look Inside Evergreen’s Student-Driven Art Space
by Josh Wolf \ photos by Issac Scott Over the past few months, The Student Art Gallery at The Evergreen State College has been trying to build momentum as a student-run art space. “The Evergreen Student Gallery seeks to connect creative students through the experience of curating, exhibiting, and promoting student-generated […]
Weed Crosses Border: An Interview with Vancouver’s Greenest Group
by Jamie Nadel J: How do you fit into the Vancouver music scene? Will: We don’t. Our shows in Vancouver go really poorly usually. We’ve been booed off the stage a couple times. J: Your new album is being released by Couple Skate. How did that come about? W: They […]
Extra Wasted Advice: 11/21/2013
Hello loyal (ha!) readers: We know you’ve been craving advice on all the trials and tribulations in your life, and that we haven’t delivered as of late, so here you go, an extra heaping bottle full of answers to guide you on this crazy journy we call “a hangover.” I’m […]
What Evergreen Alumni Say About Their Educational Experience 5 to 15 Years Later
by Shira Moch Alumni are letting us know how they feel about their time here at Evergreen… and they have had time to reflect. The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment here on campus just put out a report of the 5, 10, and 15-year undergraduate alumni survey they administered in […]
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