By Bahi’chi Castañeda A majority of the students and professional staff members that I spoke with, even those that no longer work for RAD, requested to remain anonymous for fear of further retaliation, so I’ve made the decision to keep everyone anonymous. With the exception of the Assistant Director, I’ll […]
“Our City”
By Jack Stroud NOV. 28th* Notice: This article contains profanity. It’s Small Business Saturday and I’m sitting on a bench in Sylvester Park wondering what makes Olympia how it is. A red Kia drives by and the driver, through a bullhorn, warns the citizens that there is a group of […]
Off of Ensign, Out of Mind
by Jack Stroud In early October, the City of Olympia made the decision (it was ultimately City Manager Jay Burney’s decision) to clear the camp of houseless people parked along Ensign Rd, the main justification thereto being that Ensign residents impeded emergency vehicle traffic to Providence St. Peter’s Hospital. On […]
Social Media: The End of Free Thought
by Jillian Rockford Russia’s Internet Research Agency, also known as IRA, is currently using computational propaganda in order to misguide and control United States voters. Computational propaganda is the use of social networking algorithms along with human curation. The IRA strategically planned out a psychological war against the citizens of […]
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 […]
A Matter of Life and Death: Facing Pandemic, Workers Fight for Health and Safety
“Strike-MayDay2020-Seattle” by Flickr user Backbone Campaign is licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Alice McIntyre The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the world into an unprecedented social and economic crisis. The Washington Post reports that bosses have responded to the economic downturn with massive layoffs and furloughs, resulting in a soar […]
Disproportionate Statistics Among Communities of Color Show the Effects of Systemic Racism Amid COVID-19
Photo: National Guard Members at COVID-19 testing clinic in New Orleans, Louisiana. DAN FARREL. U.S. Air Force. by Brittanyana Pierro and Natalie Arneson With nearly 1.3 million recorded cases, the United States now makes up over one-third of all global COVID-19 cases. Among the cases that have been tracked nationally, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]