Brittyana Pierro Ruka Verbena is a local portrait artist based in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Though Verbena is originally from San Bernardino, CA, they have blessed the Pacific Northwest with their presence for the last five years. Verbena’s portrait style can be classified as abstract linework. It took time to develop […]
Local Art Studio Advocates for “True Community Inclusion”
On Feb. 2, Hummingbird Studio held a grand opening ceremony in honor of its move to Adams Street SE. Hummingbird Studio is a free art studio, described on Kokua Services’ website as a “space where art belongs to everyone!” The numerous, beautiful images hanging against the freshly painted white walls […]
Horoscopes: Hello, Pisces
Aries (March 21- April 20): Mars is moving into Capricorn and this means your ambitious go-getter spirit will be amplified. You already have a natural pioneering spirit, but this week it’s kicked into hyperspeed. Your desire to work out, to do ALL the homework, to facetime all your friends, and […]
Report on Student Food Insecurity: Hunger Problems Widespread
By Daniel. Washington Senator Patty Murray has decried rising student food insecurity following the publication of a Government Accountability Office Report she commissioned. “Being able to afford food is not an issue that affects few,” said Murray on a recent conference call. “It’s clear from this study, federal action needs to […]
Where did Lynda go?
By DJ Pfeifle. Until recently, Lynda.com was a service given freely to Evergreen students, under an agreement with the founder and Evergreen alumni Lynda Weinman. Sometime this year, however, after a recent buyout of the website by LinkedIn, the agreement was dropped and the service no longer available. Lynda.com is […]
Eggplant Facing Major Changes Closed for Spring, Re-opening in Fall
By Zainab Ummie Sillah Is this the end of the Flaming Eggplant Café, or a new beginning? A press release was sent out by Kayla Mahnke on Thursday, Feb. 8, discussing the Eggplant’s budget crisis and announcing the closure of the café. That same day, the café had its busiest […]
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.
Wasted Advice: isn’t it kinda meta that that?
Wasted advice is a column written by our editorial staff while legally drunk. Presented unedited, raw, and uncut. Send questions to https://ask.fm/wastedadvice. wsated advicse. eready? here. i’m going to dreank m.re I”mre not aready. ‘ how do i stop being sad? how did you stiop? stop? yeah are you still […]
Distraught Hot Spot A Lot Too Hot: You Ought Not Trot & Whatnot
“Human skin can be severely burned at these temperatures.”
Horoscopes: Valentine’s Matches!
Love is in the air, but we didn’t have to tell you that.