Community Jubilant Over 4-year Learning Nod 8-17-66
Olympia's College-- It's In The Bag 3-8-67
Dan Evans Signs Olympia's College Into Law 3-21-67
Biologist-- Businessman-- Aeroplane Maker-- Who Will Our President Be? College Clues Drop Up As Candidates Culled 10-26-67
Olympia's Infant College : Where It's Going-- And Who Put It There 12-1-67
College Hopes : 6,000 By 1977 : But Actual Size Of Olympia's College Depends On 'Political' Money Decisions 1-19-68
Our College Gets A Colorful Name : Trustess Call Signals For Evergreen State 1-25-68
Our Three Colleges 8-1-69
From The Exotic To The Drab : How Will Our College Be Garbed? 11-21-69
Evans Will Have No Part Of Delaying Our College 2-19-71

After the College opened in the Fall of 1971, the sense of local ownership vanished from the headlines. During the 1971-72 time period, it was common to see Olympians give a sidelong glance and ask each other with a smug smile, "Been out there yet?" This would be followed by some witty observation like it was hard to tell the boys from the girls.

The fun was about to begin.