By Nicholas Bense Legitimate government exists to serve its constituents. When a legislative body fails to hold its people’s interests above their own, it ceases to function as it should. This holds especially true in times of crisis and financial need. As a current member of the Geoduck Student Union, […]
Washington Is Poised To Fight Against Fossil Fuels Lessons From the Keystone XL Movement, and What Washington Can Do
By Josh Wolf As massive fossil fuel proposals come to the Pacific Northwest, the region is poised to become the new focal point for environmentalists. With popular support, and political pressure, Washington could lead by example in denying construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure. There are currently 20 large fossil fuel […]
Editorial: Gallery Closure Should Be A Wake-Up Call Evergreen’s In Serious Crisis, Where’s Our Student Movement?
By Issac Scott Evergreen’s future is in real trouble as state budget cuts decimate programs we hold dear. Perhaps the most vivid example is the impending closure of the Evergreen Gallery, located in the library. It’s been there since 1971, quietly showing off world-renowned artists and the college’s awesome permanent […]
Modern American FootballThe 12th Man Rising
By Ira Zuckerman It will only get worse: as of writing this, you can’t go five yards without seeing a 12 in Seattle. Seahawks pride has been growing exponentially since the 2013 season, and strong faith ran up and down the Puget Sound long before. And yes, football is here […]
What Nicki Minaj and Tinder Taught Me About Sex and Love
By Kathryn L. Herron I’ve never met Nicki Minaj, but I trust her. Following the release of her latest album, The Pinkprint, Onika Tanya Maraj has been dubbed “the best rapper alive” by Complex.com. She broke the Billboard Record for the amount of No. 1 singles released by a female rapper—more […]
Black Lives Matter A Message to My Fellow White People
By Serena Imani Korn Several weeks ago, a grand jury in Ferguson, Mo. announced it would not indict officer Darren Wilson for the murder of Michael Brown, a black teenager. Protests erupted across the country and many solidarity protests were staged across the world. Not long after, a New York grand […]
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
By Kathryn L. Casterline There is an unhealthy stigma against depression and mental illness in this country. One that I’ll admit I used to subscribe to. My mother is bipolar and manic depressive. She has, over the years, attempted to take her own life more times than I can count with […]
Smoking Ban at Evergreen?
The Evergreen administration has signaled that a ban on smoking may be coming to the Evergreen campus. Smoking is currently only allowed in designated smoking areas, and plans are underway to reduce the number of smoking areas and relocate them all to the outskirts of campus. Discussions are now happening […]
Why We Should Vote
By Zachary Newman This past Election Day saw the lowest voter turnout for a midterm election since 1942. On November 4th, 36.3 percent of Americans mailed in ballots, waited in lines, did whatever they felt they needed to do to be heard. The voter turnout for the 1942 Federal Election […]
Woah, That Election Just Happened Here’s The Good News
By Issac Scott & Felix Chrome If you’re anything like 63.7 percent of eligible voters, you probably didn’t vote in the midterm elections this year—either because you forgot, couldn’t figure out how, didn’t care, or you think voting is just uncool/not part of the anarchist revolution. Hey, we here at the […]
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