BY FOREST HUNT & DANIEL VOGEL More than a hundred people gathered in front of the library on Wednesday, Nov. 7th to protest Evergreen’s intention to hire two new police officers while cutting faculty positions. The protestors spent forty minutes chanting and waving homemade signs in Red Square while students […]
Accreditation: What it means for your degree
By Zainab Ummie Sillah Evergreen is currently meeting with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities to renew its accreditation for another seven years. President, George Bridges and other staff will meet with the commission to receive a formal document granting the college continued accreditation in January. Shortly after this, […]
Rifles on Campus Community & Campus Responds
See the bottom of this article for a release of documents related to AR-15 purchases and President Bridges’ approval. BY FOREST HUNT In its last edition the Cooper Point Journal reported that Police Services quietly purchased rifles in fall of 2017, and that the purchase was quickly authorized by President […]
Dank’s Wonder Emporium Raided
BY ZAINAB UMMIE SILLAH On October 18th, Canada legalized recreational marijuana. It’s about time, eh? On that same Wednesday, State Police raided local dispensary Dank’s Wonder Emporium. Accompanied by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, the officers responded to complaints of a possible illegal marijuana smoking club operating at […]
POLICE SERVICES HAVE AR-15 RIFLES PRESIDENT BRIDGES QUIETLY APPROVED PURCHASE IN 2017
BY FOREST HUNT Emails obtained by the Cooper Point Journal and subsequent investigation show Evergreen’s Police Services quietly purchased AR-15 semi-automatic rifles in 2017 without notifying the campus community. On Aug. 1, 2017 then Director of Police Services Stacey Brown requested the purchase of AR-15 rifles for police services on […]
Equity & Arts Lounge Opens
BY MARTA TAHJA-SYRETT After the long awaited move from the Library Building, the Student Equity and Arts Lounge (SEAL) is now located in a naturally-lit room on the third floor of the College Activities Building. The SEAL celebrated its grand opening on Oct. 4. I met with Samuel Silvestro, the peer […]
Chaos In & Near City Hall: Dir. Simmons Did Not Communicate With 501c3s, Council
BY VINCENT AWKERMAN & DANIEL The Olympia Police Department (OPD) continues to clear camps on city property and enforce bans on sitting or lying on sidewalks, despite a ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which found anti-camping ordinances to violate the Eighth Amendment. According to the City’s […]
Student Conduct Code Revised: But Not By Students?
BY SAMANTHA LUNA-PATTERSON On Sep. 18, the revised Student Conduct Code — now titled the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities — came into effect. Over the course of the summer several a committee held several meetings in order to finalize the language and technicalities of the revisions to the […]
Yvonne McDonald: Community Organizes After Tragic Death
By Mason Soto & Marta Tahja-Syrett Candles and flowers shrouded a framed portrait of Yvonne McDonald at a vigil in her honor on Aug. 23. More than a hundred people came to commemorate her life and demand justice for the circumstances of her death. The vigil was one of many […]
City Closes Downtown Park “Indefinitely”Artesian Well, 24/7 Restroom Remain Open
By Daniel Only four years after its opening, the City of Olympia closed downtown’s Artesian Commons Park “indefinitely,” according to a August 24 press release. A chain link fence appeared before dawn that day, surrounding the main square and a section of sidewalk north of The Pet Works. The well […]