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Submitted by hueyphoto on Tue, 08/19/2008 - 3:04pm.

I took these photos of the Mud Bay race in 2008. I just now posting this, now after many months. forgive me Mud Bay Race

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Submitted by Just another voice on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 11:30pm.

Some of you may have read how SDS at Evergreen may have been planning to disrupt graduation tomorrow. Looks like that won't be the case. A faculty member involved in the mediation between the admins and SDS just released a brief on the conclusion of the sit-in and agreement between both SDS and the admins.

It is reproduced below:

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Submitted by Just another voice on Sat, 05/24/2008 - 12:23pm.
Earlier this week an e-mail was sent to all students, faculty and staff at Evergreen outlining the reasons SDS was suspended on campus.

Basically, the document shows how the SDS group failed to fully work with and disclose event details to administrators in charge of approving events during the moratorium.

It should also be noted that the event would have been in violation of College policy even if the concert moratorium were not in effect. The event they held was a benefit for a third-party, which is apparently a violation of student activities policy. I gather that you cannot use student activity fee resources to raise money for a non-college sponsored person(s) or group. SDS admits they knew that if they had the event, it would be in violation. I've heard from several folks that SDS at one point decided it may be better to hold the event off campus. I am unsure as to why this did not happen.

Administrators were notified when the benefit/concert event began, but did not stop the event while it was underway.

Attached: PDF Document.
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Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 2:56pm.

 

Goal is to eventually gather most everything on OlyBlog concerning The Evergreen State College here in one place.

For more follow tags such as Evergreen, also run searches on terms such as TESC, The Evergreen State College, and Evergreen.

 

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Submitted by Just another voice on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 8:06pm.

Today the Evergreen Police Services Community Review Board, which is made up of students, staff, and faculty at Evergreen released its report on the incident on Feb 14.

It is attached in PDF format on this thread.

Basically, these were the major findings of the Board:

  • that the Evergreen police followed protocol, but the officer should have attempted to leave sooner and park her vehicle so it could have a quicker exit route, and
  • the initial arrest was justified and was not based on racial profiling, given the evidence and witness statements the officer gathered at the scene, and that the officer went beyond what was necessary to attempt to gather more statements, even when the crowd was growing more hostile
  • their should not have been only one officer on campus, and back-up should have been called sooner
  • that event staff were not trained and/or did not follow protocol, an
  • their was little to no communication prior to the event, between the police on campus and the event staff/student activities people responsible for planning the event

It should be noted that this report is only for the campus police, and the scope can not include Olympia police actions.

Read this doc on Scribd: pscrb+final+report
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Submitted by Just another voice on Mon, 03/31/2008 - 1:55pm.

Greetings Friends! The new 'Nightline' transit schedule is now available. The Nightline starts this Friday!

Go to www.evergreen.edu/commute and click on 'Late-Night Transit Schedule.'

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Submitted by Sarah on Mon, 03/24/2008 - 8:51am.
A city film capturing a day in Olympia, Washington. Created by students in Mediaworks at The Evergreen State College.
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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 2:05am.
The Evergreen State College Beach on Eld Inlet, Puget Sound, Olympia, Washington - a panorama:
Evergreen Beach Panorama Crop
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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 9:36am.
Mar 5 2008 - 6:00pm

Drew Hendricks will host a "talk about Detention and Removal Operations, a division of ICE. It is entitled "The Order of Terror.""

According to Drew, it "will cover the overview of how this (order of terror) fits into the broader "war on Terra" and how that war (against us, our liberties, and the Constitution) is, in fact, terrorism."

It's in the SEM II A1107 building at Evergreen, 6PM Wednesday March 5th.

The talk may include a discussion of the Department of Homeland Security project Endgame, a detention and removal contingency.

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Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 4:01pm.
Feb 22 2008 - 7:30pm
Feb 23 2008 - 9:30pm
Check out The Phrontisterion's performance of Aristophenes' "The Birds" (translated by David Barrett). 7:30 pm tonight and tomorrow night at the recital hall in the COM (communications) building at Evergreen, it's free.

More information: facebook event page

Making a Speech
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