By Kaylee Padilla In response to the 2020 George Floyd protests in Olympia, the Olympia City Council decided to repurpose their plans for a plot of land and create it into a park, naming it the Rebecca Howard Park. To many people in Olympia, Rebecca Howard is a name unknown, […]
The Kids are Alright: The Tumwater School District Student Struggle
On February 27 the Tumwater School Board voted 3-1 in favor of resolution 09-24-25 aiming to ban trans athletes from competing in girls’ sports as well as to create a league for trans/non-binary students. This resolution passed just weeks after 2 girls on the Tumwater highschool basketball team harassed and […]
Evergreen Alumni: Diana Arens
By: Ella Colwell The Olympia music scene is deeply saddened by the news of community member and Evergreen alumni Diana Arens passing. Arens was deeply respected as she started at KAOS as a live sound engineer in 1993, where she eventually became the KAOS Program Director as well as the […]
Interview With Michaela Anderson
I came to Evergreen because I was seeking structure and a sense of direction. Evergreen has helped me greatly as an artist by giving me access to resources, mentors, and an entire community of creatives that I didn’t have before. I get to work with talented artists like Meg Reed […]
Ouroboros Seinor Art Exhibit
On April 14th, 2025, Evergreen’s senior and graduating art students collaborated to open the second annual Ouroboros art exhibit, in the art gallery space on the main floor of Evans Hall.The first work I happened upon when visiting this gallery was a collection of six gelatin prints, what appear to […]
Evergreen Media and Film Festival: Take 2
By Finn Manning (poster by Ava Monner) Almost a year ago, the first edition of the Evergreen Media and Film Festival took place in Purce Hall on June 6th. Amidst a drought of media courses, Evergreen filmmakers had a venue to share their work and make connections. I have made […]
Evergreen Media and Film Festival: Take 2
By Finn Manning (poster by Ava Monner) Almost a year ago, the first edition of the Evergreen Media and Film Festival took place in Purce Hall on June 6th. Amidst a drought of media courses, Evergreen filmmakers had a venue to share their work and make connections. I have made […]
Americorps Firing
https://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43 https://apnews.com/article/americorps-volunteers-fema-doge-05b1d1cd53e0b5b9f64c17eaba7adf95 https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/us/5-things-to-know-for-april-30-hegseth-trumps-100-days-americorps-cpb-firings-auto-tariffs https://mailchi.mp/wwu.edu/2025waccstatementamericorps https://governor.wa.gov/news/2025/governor-ferguson-statement-termination-americorps-funding AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps, which enlists young volunteers from ages 18 to 26 to serve on projects with nonprofits, community organizations, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been discharged early in one of the Trump administration’s government efficiency cuts. This means that the […]
Musician Spotlight: Cooper Bryan
By: Ella Colwell Cooper Bryan is a freshman at The Evergreen State College focused on photography and the performing arts. He is currently taking Sean Williams and Devon Damonte’s class, ‘Bringing Ideas to Life: Practice! Practice! Practice!’, which is a 16-credit program that builds skill in creative work. Other than […]
Education Overseas
By: Ella Colwell The Evergreen Study Abroad program brought students from the Bittersweet: Cocoa andPermaculture in Jamaica class taught by Sarah Williams beginning in the fall and continuing inwinter quarter to Jamaica during their last three weeks of class to learn more in depth aboutagriculture. The original title of the […]