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 […]
Rifle Round-Up: Just when you thought it was over
Rifles were always only one part of a larger story.
Sheriff Declares No Wrongdoing in Death of Olympia Woman
By Mason Soto On February 7, Vaneesa Hopson roamed outside her apartment building before dawn, barefoot, searching for help, frantic and out of her normal state. She pulled a fire alarm, and a neighbor called the police. Within hours, she was handcuffed and held down on her cement parking lot […]
Campus Police: Not ‘Just Here to Help’
By Jasmine Kozak-Gilroy Police, on or off campus, are positioned as protectors of the safety of all citizens, an illusion that comes in conflict with the reality of violence routinely committed against protesters, regardless of the tactics protesters choose to employ. Instances of police aggression against protestors in the form […]
Students Questioned About Alleged Harassment Allegations of Anti-Black Racism Ensue
By Georgie Hicks On Sunday May 14 a student called the Evergreen Police on two Black students, after a May 10 post in the “The Evergreen State College Class of 2020” Facebook group sparked intense debate and allegations of racism, leading to an offline confrontation among involved students. The two […]
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 […]
WA “Blue Lives Matter” Bill Senate Passes Bill Including Police in Hate Crime Statute
By Jasmine Kozak-Gilroy On March 10 Senate Bill 5280 (SB 5280) passed in the Senate chamber with a 35–14 vote, allowing it to move forward into the House. SB 5280’s intended purpose is stated as “making crimes and threats against persons because of their occupation as a law enforcement officer […]
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 […]
Fuck Civility? Letter to the Editor
By Connor Quisenberry First off, let me say that I do not mean to offend anyone, or intentionally counter the opinions or beliefs of any group of people. I am writing this because I believe that the opinion piece from the February 1, 2017 issue of the Cooper Point Journal, […]
Police are Not Our Friends
By Georgie Hicks We received a letter to the editor by Connor Quisenberry in response to an opinion piece about the new Evergreen Chief of Police Stacy Brown. We do not want the discourse about whether or not police are bad to continue indefinitely, but did not want to publish […]