By Josh Wolf Some 200 environmentalists and activists gathered in front of the Red Lion Hotel, leading chants and singing songs to make their voices heard in opposition to an increase in oil trains traveling through Washington. Later in the evening of Oct. 30, more than 750 people gathered inside the […]
Evergreen Faces Lowest Ever State Funding, Ballooning Tuition Costs
State-Wide Budget Shortfalls May Spell Further Cuts
By Issac Scott After six years of sweeping reductions in state funding to The Evergreen State College, state support for the college is at a historic low and may now face major cuts next year, threatening staff layoffs, bigger class sizes, and even higher tuition rates. Governor Jay Inslee will release […]
New Homeless Shelter Coming to Downtown Olympia
By Felix Asherah Chrome A new overnight emergency shelter is opening in downtown Olympia on Nov. 1. Interfaith Works is opening the year-round shelter, which will operate from the basement of the First Christian Church on Franklin Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues. According to their website, the new shelter […]
Search for New College President Raises Questions
By Cody Byre A search is currently underway for a new president of The Evergreen State College and students can influence the outcome. The search is being led by the Presidential Search Disappearing Task Force, which is made up of representatives from the board of trustees, faculty, staff, students, and […]
Washington-based Activist Imprisoned in Mexico
By Miriam X. Padilla Nestora Salgado is a naturalized U.S. citizen who grew up in the small indigenous village of Olinala in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. She moved to the United States in 1991 at the age of 20, working as a maid, nanny, and waitress. She split her […]
Strike Brings Campus to a Standstill
FIRST LABOR UNION STRIKE IN 12 YEARS Imagine a college campus without student support staff – no Residential Directors, student advisors, or records and registration staff. Recruitment and admissions staff would be missing, the Counseling Center deserted, the Financial Aid office a ghost town. The Evergreen State College resembled this […]
Union Strike at The Evergreen State College
OLYMPIA – The Evergreen State College is at a standstill as members of the Student Support Services Staff Union (SSSSU) urge community members to join and observe the strike. Participants are gathered at all 12 entrances to the college to block traffic and encourage passengers to join the cause or […]
Clean Energy Committee Saves Bus Pass Program
The Geoduck Student Union (GSU) reported in an email on February 25 that, “the Bus Pass program has a $100,000 shortfall and will be shut down next quarter,” unless there is another way to cover that shortfall. On March 4, the Clean Energy Committee (CEC) voted to grant the necessary […]
Campus Compost Contaminated
Silver Springs, the commercial composting facility that turns Evergreen’s waste from food service areas into compost, is no longer accepting compostable serving utensils at their compost facility. Since 2008 Evergreen has been collecting food waste and other compostable items from the food service areas around campus, including compostable cups, plates, […]
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 […]
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