by Felix Chrome Saturday May 21 marked the one year anniversary of the shooting of Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin by Olympia Police Department Officer Ryan Donald. One year later, Officer Donald remains on the police force and Thompson and Chaplin are being charged with assault. Community member organized a […]
Andre & Bryson’s Trial Ends Jury Deliberation Began Friday, May 12
By Felix Chrome The trial for brothers Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin, which began Monday, April 10, has finally drawn to a close. Closing arguments wrapped up Thursday, May 11, and jury deliberation began Friday morning. As of the morning of Tuesday, May 16, no verdict has been announced. Thompson […]
Trial for Andre & Bryson Begins
By Chloe Marina Manchester The trial for brothers Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin, two young black men who were both shot by white Olympia Police Officer, Ryan Donald, in May 2015, finally began Monday, April 10, almost two years after they were shot. Both Thompson and Chaplin survived the shooting […]
Trial for Andre and Bryson Delayed
By Chloe Marina Manchester The trial for brothers Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin, two young black men who were both shot by white Olympia police officer, Ryan Donald, in May 2015, has been delayed again, with no new date set and no judge assigned. Thompson and Chaplin were shot by […]
A Discussion with Talauna Reed, Running for Olympia City Council
By Miguel Louis This is an interview with Talauna Reed, conducted on the night of the 18th of May, 2021. ML: If you could start by introducing yourself. TR: My name is Talauna Reed, I’m from Olympia. I am running for Olympia City Council Position 5. I am an organizer, […]
Updates: Inslee, Yvonne & Wobblies
By Mason Soto Washington Governor Running For President Governor Jay Inslee announced his plan to run for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination on March 1, in a one-and-a-half minute long video uploaded to Youtube. The video emphasizes his campaign to tackle climate change, with a montage of speeches Inslee has […]
Spring Arts Walk Olympia Welcomes Spring with the Weekend Long Event
By Ruby Love Photographs by Tari Gunstone Spring Arts Walk kicked off this past weekend, flooding downtown Olympia with crowds of people. A long-overdue break in the rain on Friday likely contributed to the crowds, as the city seemed to wake from its long hibernation. We started off our art-seeing, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Initiative-837 Rally for Safer Policing
By Tari Gunstone Around 200 people gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Thursday, October 22 to demand accountability for police violence, specifically against black lives and native lives in Washington state. The gathering focused on promoting Initiative-837 (I-837), which would rephrase a Washington statute that makes it incredibly […]
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