By Mason Soto and Daniel. The Industrial Workers of the World South Sound General Education Union, or the GEU, held a rally on Red Square last Wednesday, May 8, in a call to re-open the pool and fund the arts department at Evergreen. Union members went to the Board of […]
Opinion: No Equity Without Transparency
If Evergreen fails to resolve its public records problem, faculty, staff, students, and every citizen of this state should strongly consider a vote of “no confidence.”
Master in Teaching Program Will Resume in Spring 2020
By DJ Pfeifle. The Master in Teaching Program at The Evergreen State College is being suspended until spring of 2020. Students currently enrolled in the program will continue as normal with the current structure. The suspension is the result of the program being restructured, which includes (among other things) moving […]
Police Services Purchased Cameras Disguised as Smoke Detectors
Although police purchased the cameras in response to break-ins, the school has scant policies on covert surveillance use. Evergreen and Washington State Patrol documents obtained by public records requests used in this story are available at the bottom of this page. By Daniel. Evergreen Police Services purchased three surveillance cameras disguised as smoke detectors and […]
Activism at Shelton High: Students and admin clash over National Anthem
By Marta Tahja-Syrett. The Shelton High School community is debating whether or not it is appropriate to play the national anthem for a Native American veteran. On March 6, Shelton held an assembly honoring Billy Frank Jr., a Nisqually treaty rights activist and environmentalist. Prior to the event, several students […]
Gay Bar Scene Demands Accountability Resentment after assault outside Jake’s
On the evening of Jan. 30, four Olympia residents were assaulted outside of the downtown bar Jake’s On 4th, leading to a possible hate crime charge.
Olympia Sanctions Homeless Camp “It’s really the bare minimum.”
The project will accommodate 40 to 50 homeless people with its thirty homes
Evergreen closes pool GSU to hold meeting today
By Joshua Williams Evergreen Administration will suspend all open and lap swimming until early 2020. The pool website provides more details about the decision, saying, “Current resources, both fiscal and personnel, informed the difficult decision to suspend all open and lap swimming for the next twelve months.” Summer camps, new or current […]
Patriot Front Litters Puget Sound Mayor Selby, YWCA, SURJ, and others talk back
Olympia mayor Sheryl Selby was one of the South Capitol residents who received a leaflet outside their home,
Rifle Round-Up: Just when you thought it was over
Rifles were always only one part of a larger story.