Chris Tanner Hello new friends, strangers, and those whom I should remember the name of by now but can’t quite seem to, preoccupied as my brain always is with whatever bubbles, broils or just rots inside it–for example, this ensuing nonsense. At the tail end of January, I went to […]
GSU Town hall
The GSU town hall happened last month, on February 28th, in the Daniel J. Evans Hall Lobby. Open for all students to join and to express comments, questions and concerns that they have regarding the school. No admin were invited in order to “hold a safe space for students to […]
Theatre Speaks Louder Than Words
tick, tick… boom, the performing arts at evergreen, etc. Tick, Tick… BOOM! is a show born out of passion and anger–anger at the systems that said it wasn’t possible, anger at the systems that provided empty praise and gave no support, anger at the systems that ignored. I’m not only […]
Studying abroad by myself through an Evergreen ILC was one of the best decisions I have made at this school. I want to tell CPJ readers about it.
My first Dispatch from Greece Monday, October 9 I have been in Greece for three weeks: eleven days in Athens, and ten days on the island of Chios. In Athens, I went to a punk rock show at the Agricultural University of Athens and saw what Evergreen could be. The […]
Cursed Items at the Trade Blanket? It’s More Likely than You Think…
by prize-winning teller of truths Hero Winsor At the most recent trade blanket, Greeners swapped a variety of items. Makeup palettes were exchanged for chachkies, chachkies were traded for ancient cassette tapes. This may seem harmless; however, according to a few students, more sinister items had been obtained during the […]
José Goméz Farmworkers Justice Day: Cultivating Community For Liberation
By Natalie “Lee” Arneson On May 3rd, The Evergreen State College celebrated the 16th José Gómez Farmworker Justice Day. The opening ceremony, beginning at 10am, was held in Evans Hall with speeches from Kara Briggs and Evergreen faculty members Prita Lal and Alice Nelson. Briggs’ speech was a timely and […]
Chibi Chibi Con Blurb
From my perspective at the tiny corner occupied by the CPJ table, this year’s Chibi Chibi Con, taking place on the Evergreen campus for over 20 years now, was as vibrant as ever. The sheer quantity of people in the campus’ fairly large auditorium was something that filled myself and […]
“Plaza Abierta, Palabra Pública: For the Right to Dream / Open Plaza, Public Words: Por el Derecho a Soñar”
Grace Selvig & Sako Chapman On Tuesday, October 25th, members of the El Camino: Latinx Studies, Latin American Studies, and ELL Education pathway hosted print makers of the Chilean feminist art duo Ser y Grafíca. They set up outside of Evans Hall pulling screen prints for and with students in […]
DECEMBER HOROSCOPES
DECEMBER HOROSCOPES It’s best to read the prediction for your ascendant/rising sign (your path) first, though you may find it helpful to read for your sun (how you see/conduct yourself) and moon (your emotional body) placements as well! If you do not know your rising sign or would like to […]
These Valley Girls Have Farmworker Solidarity
Over the years I have evolved my answer to the question “Where are you from?” Originally, I would name the nearest town to mine that people might actually recognize, but now I simply say, “Skagit Valley, Washington.” In all honesty, the valley itself is my home. I reside in and […]