by Giulia Cole Stepping off of 5th ave and into Darby’s Café felt like teleportation into retro Olympia. A ceiling-to-floor mural of different colors covered one wall, another drenched in The Wizard of Oz memorabilia. Upon sitting down at a small table by the street-front window, the servers greeted me […]
SIXIS: New Beats for a New Mindset
When Ben Wyss – better known under his moniker SIXIS – sits down to talk about music, the thing that most comes across is his artistic vision. The up-and-coming electronic music wizard and DJ conjures tracks worth considering in an age of artless and unimaginative production. In his last year […]
Men’s Basketball Team Plays Final Home Games
Seniors are honored as they play final game of their college careers The Evergreen Men’s team had a tough weekend going against two of the top teams in the Cascade Conference last weekend. Playing a doubleheader against Oregon Tech (#7 in CC) and Southern Oregon (#3 in CC, #24 Nationally). […]
Indigenous New Zealander Activists Speak at Evergreen
February 6 holds great significance for the indigenous populations of New Zealand – collectively known as Aotearoa from post-colonial times. On this day, 173 years ago, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. In solidarity with the recent Idle No More movement that’s garnering global attention, New Zealanders Dr. Leonie Pilhama […]
Olympia Officially Bans Camping On Public Property
A new ordinance, passed by the City Council of Olympia, went into effect on February 8 making it illegal to camp on public property. The new Chapter of Olympia Municipal Code Title 12 states that “it shall be unlawful at all times to camp or construct camp facilities at or […]
Artist Profile: DANTE GARCIA
What’s your favorite material to work with? Easily a pencil or pen. I’m an old school doodler. Anytime I’m in class my pen or pencil is right at hand. It’s what I feel most natural with. Otherwise, I put a lot of energy into what I’m creating, so I like […]
Michael Meade at the Longhouse: Mythology for our Times
Michael Meade gave an elaborate lecture and Q&A session at the Longhouse at Evergreen on February 8, named “Why the World Doesn’t End” after the recently published book that he was promoting. Meade discussed mythological themes of eternity and the end of the world, proposing throughout the lecture that the […]
Community Season 4: A Parody of Community
“Community” has never been a popular show. On a national scale it has been widely ignored. During it’s third season no episode topped four million viewers, a relatively miniscule number. This rating is especially small for NBC’s Thursday night comedy line-up, a block that has held shows like “The Cosby […]
Women’s Basketball Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive
In final home game for seniors, the Geoducks hold on for dramatic win. Last weekend didn’t start off well for the Geoducks with a Friday night loss to #3 Oregon Tech at home, which pushed it 0.5 games behind Corban and Concordia, who now respectively hold the 7th and 8th […]
First Time Doing Standup
I had five minutes to prove I was funny. I’m pretty sure everyone thinks they’re funny in some sense, but it’s a little different when you have to prove it to complete strangers. I told roughly a dozen people I would be performing standup on Thursday night at Al Forno’s, […]
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