Photo: “Northern State Hospital” by Flickr user Cindy Shebley is licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Alice McIntyre I spent a week in a mental hospital. Most people should do the same. I say this without condescension and with only the slightest tinge of hyperbole. My time in inpatient mental care gave me valuable tools for emotional processing that everyone, even neurotypicals, can benefit […]
George Bridges Announces Upcoming Retirement
Photo: George Bridges, courtesy of the Evergreen Archives by Brittanyana Pierro On Feb. 25, President George Bridges formally announced that he will be retiring from his position at Evergreen. His term will officially end after the 2020-21 school year, when his current contract expires. Bridges stated in a letter written by himself and the Board of Trustees that his […]
Retrospective: An Archival Art Gallery
Photo: Retrospective Gallery. Shayna Clayton & Britt Pierro by Jacob Anderson-Kester Currently on display in Evergreen’s Gallery is an exhibit showcasing hidden pieces from Evergreen’s past, fittingly titled Retrospective. The exhibit’s works were curated from Evergreen’s art collection, with a particular focus to the 1970s Pacific Northwest art scene and the earliest days of the college. “A lot […]
Spoiler Warning: Star Wars Never Existed and Never Will Again
Photo: Wikimedia user KAMIKAZON. Original logo by Suzy Rice. by Alice McIntyre When one thinks of Star Wars, the mind perhaps wanders to the realm of lightsabers and pioneering special effects, to action figures and Lego sets, or to epic battles acted out on a playground hillside, cut short by a ringing bell. Mine flashes back to my childhood […]
Longhouse Closed for Repair
Photo: The Evergreen State College’s Longhouse, Shayna Clayton by Daniel Mootz The Evergreen Longhouse, tucked away on the edge of campus, is not allowing anyone in due to recent safety concerns. According to Christine Hoffman, Evergreen’s public relations outreach manager, a “heating and hot water utility failure” is to blame. The underground line in question connects the Longhouse […]
Brian Departee: Peach Fuzz Presents
Photo: Art by Brian Departee Artist Interview with Jacob Anderson-Kester Brian DePartee is a photographer whose primary artistic focus (at the moment) is the documentation of music throughout the Pacific Northwest. His project, Peach Fuzz Presents, functions as a photographic archive of shows in Olympia, Seattle, and beyond. Currently rounding about the end of his time at […]
White Emptiness: White People Experience a Distinct Sense of Emptiness Due to the Choices of Our Ancestors
by Luca Fiora Dalton “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” This quote is often credited to the Aboriginal activist and visual artist Lilla Watson. It is more accurately […]
Hey There! with @HeyMariah: Why Do I Keep Getting the World’s Shittiest Teachers?
I have gone to two different colleges: the University of Hawai’i Maui College and The Evergreen State College. I am about to receive my bachelor’s degree and I have had over 30 professors. They have all been total crap except for two. I’m told there are good teachers out there, […]
Evergreen’s Theater Community Facing Limitations after Budget Cuts
Photo: The Evergreen State College’s Communications Building, Shayna Clayton by Miette Deschenes In spring of 2018, the Experimental Theater, Costume Shop, and Scene Shop were shut down, and several faculty and staff lost their jobs, due to a budget cut in the performing arts department. Now, with only one full-time theater faculty remaining, students mostly have to rely on themselves […]
How to Advocate for Yourself: Campus Resources and Students Rights
Trigger Warning: This article mentions sexual assault, rape, and harm. by Mariah Guilfoil-Dovel As stated by the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (DOJ), one in four women experience sexual assault while in college. There are more than 19 million students enrolled in higher education in the United States of America, however, women make up the highest percentage of […]