By Josh Wolf The Keystone XL pipeline has become a monumental symbol for the environmentalist movement in the United States: should the world’s largest consumer of oil approve or reject the 830,000-barrel-per-day pipeline? Democrats and Republicans have debated Keystone XL on the national stage for years, and media outlets placed […]
Budgetocalypse 2015: State Budget Battle Could Have Big Impacts on Evergreen’s Future
By Issac Scott Evergreeners frustrated with the lack of program options this quarter should pay close attention as the State Legislature meets this month, where lawmakers face a multi-billion dollar budget crisis that could have lasting impacts on Evergreen. Washingtonians have already felt the second largest tuition hikes in the […]
What are Greeners Doing About Ocean Acidification? Sea Life Faces Impacts from Changing Ocean Chemistry
By Devon Merriman Some think of climate change as a crisis we will face in the future, but the shellfish industry and the organisms they depend on have already been feeling the effects. Shellfish farmers have witnessed mass die-offs of oyster larvae, with many concluding that at least part of […]
Hannah Swanson Artist Interview
By Felix Chrome Our interview hasn’t technically started yet, but Hannah Swanson has already pulled out her phone and asks if I want to see the new stuff she’s working on. She opens Instagram and scrolls through pictures of glass sculptural pieces against mirrors and black velvet, chatting about technique and […]
Chain & The Gang Inaugurate Northern’s New Home
By Blaine Ewig It was the Northern: Olympia All-Ages Project’s first night back at the Midnight Sun after moving from its Legion Way location. The night started late, but no one in the audience was phased by the lack of punctuality. The place was full of Olympia scene veterans greeting old […]
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 […]
Wasted Advice
Greetings. Welcome to Wasted Advice, wherein you ask for advice and a different member of our talented staff answers each week—drunk. We both win. You can ask us the questions you can’t ask your resident advisor. I need more friends. Where can I find some? i have no idea i […]