With spring break right around the corner, I thought I’d take time this week to create a staycation guide for our great city. We’ll start on the West Side of Oly, head downtown, make our way out of a waterfall, stop by the beach, and end up back on the […]
Economic Insecurity Among College Students
Photo: A sign at The Evergreen State College, Shayna Clayton by Sheridan Turner In 2020, any quick visit to social media will show you that college students, almost universally, are broke. We make memes out of skipping meals, our mounting student debt, and living with an excessive number of roommates. Ramen is […]
Don’t Just Vote, Don’t Just Not Vote: A Guide to the 2020 Election
by Daniel Mootz The primary stage of the next presidential election is underway, and it’s worthwhile to clarify some key concepts involved in candidate selection. Washingtonians vote Mar. 10, in an open primary, which means you don’t have to be a registered Democrat, you can be Independent or have just registered […]
Archie Azamehr: Artist Interview with Jacob Anderson-Kester
Photo: Art by Archie Azamehr Archie Azarmehr is an Evergreen graduate and an active artist in Olympia. Their art often deals in opposites—in positives and negatives—and thus it was fitting when I learned that their other home is Austin, Texas, practically the opposite of Olympia’s climate. Much of their art featured in this […]
The Father of the Internet
Photo: “Philip Emeagwali” by InfoATemeagwaliDOTcom. CC BY-SA 4.0 / Desaturated & resized from original by Eden Staplefoote After the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite into orbit in 1957, the United States quickly realized that the ability to send information back and forth between computers at a distance had far reaching […]
Deltron 3030: How Colonialism, Racism, and Capitalism Make the Album Still Relevant in 2020
by Links Edwards Deltron 3030 is the self-titled album from the supergroup composed of Del The Funky Homosapien and Dan the Automator. It’s an Afrofuturist rap opera that follows the adventures of the titular Deltron Zero, who starts the story as an alienated mech soldier in an apartheid hypercapitalist Earth. From here, […]
The HCC: A Ticking Time Bomb
Photo courtesy of the author by Brittanyana Pierro On Jan. 28, the on-campus Housing Community Center (HCC) was issued an immediate closure by the Thurston County Fire Department. Matt Lebens, the environmental health and safety coordinator, sent out a mass email to all on-campus residents that same evening stating: “ … the fire department has issued […]
Birds of Prey: Review by Miette Deschenes
Photo: Birds of Prey logo created by Wikimedia Commons author FLC001. This photo is licensed under the public domain BIRDS OF PREY is an explosion of candy-colored violence. Like its full name, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is over-the-top, zany, and endless fun. Directed by […]
Kimya Dawson: Former Evergreen Student Makes Legacy for Herself
Photo: Photograph of Kimya Dawson taken by Steven Keys of KeysPhotography.com. This photo is licensed under CC BY 3.0 by Miette Deschenes “You’ve come a long, long way and you deserve to be really happy.” These are the lyrics of anti-folk artist, activist, and former Evergreen student, Kimya Dawson. With 179,000 monthly […]
Leaving Your Legacy at Evergreen with the NSSE
by Leviathan Davis The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) will be appearing in the emails of first-year and senior students Mar. 9. The survey is issued every two years and influences institutional changes surrounding Evergreen’s resource allocation. In addition, the survey informs how Evergreen organizes its curriculum in an effort to […]