By Phoebe Celeste Started in 1995 as a way to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Earth Day and the renewal of the Endangered Species Act, The Procession of the Species is a popular, uniquely Olympian event. The event essentially consists of a group of participants dressing up to represent creatures from […]
Local Stores Gear Up for Record Store Day
By Blaine Ewig This April 18 will mark the ninth annual Record Store Day in the US. Record stores all around the country will be hosting free in-store performances, throwing parties, having sales, and selling special Record Store Day releases. Inspired by Free Comic Book Day, Record Store Day aims to […]
Best Bets April 9-22
Friday, April 10th @ The Longhouse $0-10 Comedy Night with Aamer Rahman As part of Day of Presence, Aamer Rahman, an Australian comic of Bangladeshi descent is performing at Evergreen. He is best know as a former member of the comedy duo Fear of a Brown Planet, and a […]
Wasted Advice
Greetings. Welcome to Wasted Advice, wherein you ask for advice and a different member of our talented staff answers each week—drunk. We both win. You can ask us the questions you can’t ask your resident advisor. What’s the best way to get rid of fleas? unlike unrequited love, fleas tend […]
One of these Four People Will Be Evergreen’s Next President
By Issac Scott & Josh Wolf The four Evergreen presidential candidates visited campus in February, and spoke about the challenges and opportunities for liberal arts education at public forums. The Board of Trustees expects to make a hiring decision at their next meeting on March 16. Here’s the highlights the candidates’ […]
New Proposal Would Limit Washington Tuition Rates ‘College Affordability Program’ Clears Senate Higher Education Committee
By Issac Scott College students in Washington may soon get a break. A new bill in the state senate would limit how much public colleges could charge for resident tuition, and make the state pay colleges the difference. Evergreen students could see savings of around $1,700 a year starting next year. […]
China May Ban the Import of US Shellfish Analysts Fear Damages to Washington Economy
By Seth Leuck Neighbors are tricky. Sometimes they borrow your hammer and don’t return it; sometimes they don’t cut their grass when they should and every once in a while they place a countrywide ban on your shellfish exports. According to the Food and Drug Administration, China is purportedly considering another […]
Broken Water Releases ‘Wrought’ Over beers at Le Voyeur, Broken Water talks about Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney, and Making Bros Cry
By Josh Wolf The show ended with the guitar screaming face down in the drums. Jon Hanna left his guitar lying nervously on Kanako Pooknyw’s drum, while Pooknyw yelled improv into the microphone and clashed down upon her bellowing drums. Hanna’s long grunge-blond hair veiled his ambivalent gaze as he […]
New Open-Mic Leading the Way in Olympia’s Comedy Scene
By Taylor Sikorski Olympia’s newest stand up comedy open-mic, Vomity, is successfully reviving our comedy scene as well as establishing new standards for local comedians. Olympia has a long-running comedy scene, but it’s been a struggle to keep shows going for a long period of time, mostly due to venues going […]
Luis Pedraja is Who We Need President Endorsement
By Issac Scott Evergreen’s new president will take office next year during a time of major transition for the college. Les Purce’s successor will be asked to steer Evergreen out of a multifaceted quagmire. Enrollment hasn’t been this low since the 1990’s, and needed state education funding is tangled in a […]
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