Julian

Wow oh wow….It is so wet out there. I knew that Spring in the NW was nothing like Cali, Florida, etc… But this is crazy. We get teased every so often with a taste of sunshine for a few short days and then it is back   behind a thin layer of clouds again and drops liquid sunshine instead. I know this is a temperate climate and that rain is a big part of that here in the NW but sometimes it gets to you.

On a more positive note….It is supposed to be real nice this weekend and on in to next week. But I’ll also tell you that I would hate to be a weatherman in this region. One day it looks like it’s going to be nice and then it rains….The next day it looks like it’s going to rain and then it’s sunny. Can mother nature make up her mind someday.  With climate change affecting global weather patterns so rapidly I wonder what this time of year will look like in ten years down the road. Will it already be t-shirt weather or will we be wearing down jackets, wooly hats, and scarves?

Hopefully with small and large changes in the way we as humans interact with the environment we can make a huge inmpact on an individual, county, state, country, continent, and worldwide level. And maybe, just maybe, we can turn this around in the right direction. Hopefully some of the many steps that we have taken as an instatution will drive some of this change and help create the future leaders of this movement.

If you haven’t already please Take the Sustainability Pledge.

Well well well, it was a great year to be a Geoduck basketball fan as the Men’s Basketball team made it to the National Tournament for the first time in six years. Advancing to the Sweet 16 after a very impressive comback win in the first round. The second game was a wake up call to the team. Proving that to get any further there is still much work to be done. On the up-side, that work looks very doable with a strong returning cast of players and new recruiting class for the 2009-10 campaign. Led by Cascade Conference Player of The Year http://cascadeconference.org/news/mbball/2009/3/2/030209_cccmenbk.asp?path=mbball and NAIA First Team All-American http://naia.ctv.com/sports/m-baskbl-div2/spec-rel/031709aam.html , Nate Menefree, The Evergreen State College Geoducks look to improve on a season of ups and downs and get further into the elimination rounds of the National Tourney. At the end of the season Evergreen had lost a handful of games by a total of 7 points and dashed their chances of a higher national seeding and a regular season CCC Championship (won by OIT). Competing in what many tab as the toughest conference in the country, nothing will come easy next season. The CCC sent four teams to the tourney this year in a field of 32 teams. Next year, some of the bubble teams from the CCC look to make huge gains in the standings with the addition of some highly touted recruits and the return of very solid players from previous seasons.

In the past two seasons Evergreen has won 40+ games and is loking to contiune the streak of 20+ wins a season next year. While this is only one of many goals, it certainly wouldn’t hurt our chances of advancing to the National Tourey for a second consecutive year.

I look forward to making some noise next year. We are also trying to organize groups of students and fans to caravan to all of the road games in support of the team. So if your into it let me know and I ‘ll get you some further info.

Until the next time……PEACE

E-STATE

Hello to all and a very Happy New Year in 2009. As always,  a lot has happened in the past few weeks. The most important of which is the move. We in the Office of Admissions, along with most all of the Student Services,  have moved in to our newly renovated offices in the The Daniel J. Evans Library building.  The big moving process was halted for over a week due to recent snow storms in much of the Pacific Northwest. Therefore, we are still getting the little things organized. I apologize to any of you whom might have visited in the past two weeks as we were still unpacking boxes. The new space is quite the step up from our previous office space although we no longer have windows looking out over Red Square. That certainly will take me some getting used to.  In the meantime I invite you all to stop by and see the new space so you know where to find us.

In another, just as important note, The Evergreen State College men’s basketball team received the #13 national ranking in the latest NAIA DIV II Top 25.  With wins over two Top 25 teams including  #1 ranked, conference rival, Oregon Institute of Technology. With a solid 6-2 record in conference play and an overall record of 10-5 we are looking good heading in to the final twelve games of the regular season. Pre- Season Conference Player of The Year and All-American candidate,  Junior Guard, Nate Menefee is the CCC’s leading scorer @ almost 24 point per game. He also ranks seventh nationally in scoring. We need all the support we can get for these guys. Come to home games, bring friends, and make some noise for the GEODUCKS. Let’s Go E-State!

Until next time,

PEACE- J

To the people who shaped who I am today,

Yes it’s true! I turned twenty-four years young yesterday. Wow, over the hill and down the other side. To be honest I don’t feel any older. Though I wasn’t expecting to anyways. Most all of my dear Friends and Family called, e-mailed, or facebooked me. It sure does feel good to hear from all of the people in your life who LOVE you. I am not a religious person, but at 3:15pm on December 9th (the time/day I was born) I sat down in my bedroom and made a prayer for all of those who have been with me through it all. From the good to the bad to the down right ugly. I reminisced all day about different moments in my life that made me the individual I am today at 24. Though my life has just begun, there are countless things that will remain with me no matter what happens to me in the future. From my memories of day care as a little one, to the times I spent in France growing up. From my high school days at Nathan Hale (Seattle, WA) as well as the four years at The Evergreen Sate College (Olympia, WA) and all of the life experiences in between. It’s hard for me to regret anything, even the bad times because of the lessons that will guide me the next time a similar situation arises.

I look forward with ambition at the coming years of my life. While looking backwards in thanks for all that my Friends and family have done for and with me in the blink of an eye that twenty-four years has been.

I LOVE each and everyone of you who have touched my life. If you are not with me now, may we meet again soon.

Sincerely,

Julian G.

Yo Yo Yo,

I hope you all have missed me as much as I have missed you. My computer has been in repair mode on and off for the past few weeks. I have constantly been playing catch up and have not had the time to get back to the blog. Here I am though. It has been some time since I last posted and a lot has happened since. First, we are about to move back in to the library building to our new digs. The new space is going to be real nice. Although there are no windows because we are on the ground level. So bye bye nice view. Other than that it will be super nice and new.

Secondly, and more importantly, Evergreens Men’s Basketball team is off to a great 5-1 start on the 2008-09 season. With a pre-saeson ranking of # 20 and a move to # 16 in the latest top 25, thing are looking up.

We have already beat Seattle U, Central Washington U. , and rivals Saint Martins University. All of which are NCAA Div II or better and two (CWU/SMU) of whom are ranked in the top 25 of their divisions. While Evergreen is only a NAIA Div II school. We also won the Lewis & Clark State College Cannon’s Building Materials Tournament, with last year Cascade Collegiate Conference Newcomer of The Year Nick Moore being named the MVP of the tournament. Pre-Season CCC player of the year, Nate Menefee is the second leading scorer in the country @ 24.56 points per game. We look good all around so far with contributions coming from everybody,even off the bench. Head Coach, Jeff Drinkwine has a deep bench to draw from. Four players have had 20+ point games this season giving the Geoducks many options. Keep posted for further updates. I hope to see all of you at the next home game on December 19th @ 7:00pm.

See y’all there.

PEACE- J