By Erin Taylor If Fall quarter was your first here at Evergreen, you are probably familiar with the New Student Survey. The New Student Survey (NSS) is administered every two years by Evergreen’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment and inquires about a wide range of subjects such as students’ […]
White Supremacy and the Police
By Caro Gonzales On May 21, Andre and Bryson Chaplain, two unarmed young black men, were shot by white Olympia Police Officer Ryan Donald. Luckily they both lived, although their injuries resulted in ongoing medical complications. The Thurston County Sheriff Department investigation of the incident was incomplete and focused on […]
Clean Energy Committee Funding Awards
By Paisley Gallagher Clean Energy Committee Outreach Coordinator I would like to send out a big “thank you” to all who applied for Clean Energy Committee funding. We saw a variety of project proposals from research, building projects, and speakers. The applications that were awarded are as follows: Daron Williams, […]
Farmworkers and Students Picket at Olympia Grocery Store, Demand Boycott
By MEXA de Evergreen and the Evergreen Farmworker Solidarity Collective As students, members of the Olympia community, and consumers of food, we picketed in front of Safeway, on Saturday February 28th, 2015, to demand that the store respect the boycott of Driscoll Berries, Haagen Daazs and Yoplait. This boycott was […]
Our Fountain In The Desert
Student submission by Matthew Elswick A sustainability note to new students: your backgrounds in sustainability issues are likely to be rich and varied, and as undergrads at Evergreen, will no doubt become broader and deeper. This is one of the frequently touted benefits of an Evergreen education. In many ways, […]