Photo: The Internationalist by Alice McIntyre The Cooper Point Journal has, over the course of several years, documented struggles against police violence in our community on and off campus. It has documented police surveillance of students and made the public aware of the increasing militarization of Police Services at Evergreen, […]
Downtown Protests Demand Justice for Victims of Police Brutality
Faces have been blacked out in order to protect the identities of protesters. by Jacob Anderson-Kester CW: Police Violence Protesters in Olympia have been organizing and responding to the broader national concern towards police brutality and discrimination against Black people and people of color. The protests come in light of […]
White Action: White People’s Only Chance at Collective Liberation Is Direct Action
This piece is the third and final part of the series “White Emptiness.” Click here for parts one and two. The universally dehumanizing experience of whiteness, white supremacy and white culture must be interrupted through anti-racist action. As I have discussed in the second edition of this series, we must […]
Alyssa Giannini: Artist Interview by Jacob Anderson-Kester
Photo: Art by Alyssa Giannini Alyssa Giannini is an artist based in Olympia whose sheer body of work so far into this life is incredibly prolific and diverse. I was struck by their true uptaking of what DIY ethos entails — hands in all types of art, big and small, […]
Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Commencement Goes Virtual
Photo: Former co-coordinators of the CPJ at Evergreen’s 2019 graduation. BRITT PIERRO by Miette Deschenes On April 15, Evergreen President George Bridges announced that this year’s commencement ceremony will be held online. This decision is not a particularly surprising one, considering Evergreen has switched to online remote learning for the […]
Spoiler Warning: “Fire Emblem: Three Houses” is Really Important to Me, Okay?
Photo: Nintendo Switch Online: Pros, Cons, and Unknows by BagoGames sourced from flickr.com is licensed under cc by 2.0 by Alice McIntyre I, like many other people, bought a Nintendo Switch towards the start of this pandemic. I literally haven’t spent more than an hour on any game aside from […]
White Supremacy: The Second Article of a Three-Part Series, titled ‘White Emptiness’
by Luca Fiora Dalton This piece is a follow-up to a previous article titled “White Emptiness.” White supremacy is everywhere in our society. Its stronghold is within we white people — it is my deeply held belief that all white people are racist, including myself. By racism, I don’t just […]
Onward: Movie Review by Miette Deschenes
Pixar’s latest feature film, Onward (2020), is a creative, funny, and entertaining addition to their long list of successes. Originally theatrically released in early March, the film was sent straight to digital on March 20 and released on Disney+ on April 3 since theaters nationwide have been closed due to […]
Shit Life Syndrome: Mental Health and Capitalist Decay
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 […]