A Proper Propagandist & Instigator of Hedonia in America by Chase Patton The field of public relations is associated with the “engineering of consent” based on the Jeffersonian principle that “in a truly democratic society, everything depends upon the consent of the public.” However, is consent truly consent when systematically […]
A Night at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
by L. Kravit-Smith Olympia theater is back! After a long-awaited pandemic setback, shows at the Harlequin Theater are going steady once more. Harlequin has updated their regulations when it comes to seeing shows with a mandatory mask and vaccination requirement. They’re not allowing max capacity in their theater and are […]
Quo Vadis, Aida? – A Review
by Alden Nagel 9/10 Quo Vadis, Aida? is a piercing meditation on the nature of cultural and historical trauma as seen through the eyes of its perpetrators, the intermediary bureaucrats actively participating in the necessarily banality of evil while retaining their individuality, and the victims of such events in such […]
The Fantasies of Youth: an Interview with Artist Elayna Sturm
by Lee Arneson Hello! My name’s Elayna (she/her), I’ll be newly twenty-two by the time this is printed (yes, I’m a Sagittarius) and I’m always changing my favorite color but currently it’s cedar-branch-green. I grew up in Massachusetts and moved to Olympia to attend Evergreen, where I will be graduating […]
Dean Spade In Context
by Elise Grage Dean Spade is an emergent revolutionary author, focusing primarily on abolitionist and trans-feminist theory. For nearly two decades, Spade worked towards racial and economic justice while being a member of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, a collective organization focused on community building and legal service accessibility to […]
Bill 1202: For The People, by The People
by Michael Richards When looking at the major systemic changes that need to take place in our Washington State courts, there are far more than one can cover in just one article. But there is a particular act currently being consulted by Washington State representative My-Linh Thai that deserves the […]
Exploring Community in Olympia
by Caroline Keane Olympia is known as a place for radicals, queers, and weirdos. People are attracted from all over the country to move here or attend Evergreen. Olympia’s dwindling Evergreen population is transient by nature. Rents are rising, making this city less liveable. Any communities or public spaces that […]
History and Homoeroticism: Taking a Look at Queer Coding in Horror Media
by Melisa Ferati The LGBTQ+ community has had quite the long-term relationship with the villains of the horror genre. From the homoerotic sexuality of vampires to the sympathetic creation of Dr. Frankenstein, the antagonists of horror primarily served as a reflection of heteronormative society’s perception of those who fell outside […]
‘Geoengineered Transhumanism’, a Review
by Chase Patton “Geoengineered Transhumanism: How the Environment Has Been Weaponized by Chemicals, Electromagnetics, & Nanotechnology for Synthetic Biology” is the third book in a trilogy by Elana Freeland on the topic of geoengineering. It goes even further into depth about how humanity and the environment are being transformed to […]
Slouching Towards Evergreen
by Clara R. Riggio I’ve been spending a lot of time walking around campus lately, probably making up for the time I lost to the virus. I’ve also been reading a healthy serving of Joan Didion and her style of writing has influenced my own voice and the ways that […]