Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian Since the dismantlement of protestors’ Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) Zone on Jul 1, protests challenging issues of democracy, police brutality, and racial inequity had begun losing significant momentum. A lack of extensively publicized protests in the Seattle area seemed to have caused reduced numbers as mass media outlets and social media shifted away from…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian Since the dismantlement of Capitol Hill’s Organized Protest zone on Jul 1, an encampment has occupied Seattle Central’s South Plaza. Central’s President Dr. Sheila Edwards-Lange had addressed the Central community in a statement last week, alleging the site was “taking on an aggressive and intimidating posture.” Dr. Edwards-Lange says the college has been receiving complaints…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian Last week, the federal government had announced new restrictions that directed international students on F-1/M-1 student visas to leave the country had they been registered for a fully online course load this fall. The July 6 directive also prohibited issuing visas to students enrolled in programs or schools that were fully online during the fall,…
Jordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian Our very own visual journalist, Jordan Somers, has made local mural artists’ labors of love his mission to document for posterity during the COVID-19 shutdown and the Black Lives Matter protests. We have previously presented some of his chronicles, and we have the pleasure of sharing more of his work with you below with more…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian Though Seattle Colleges has experienced financial challenges in the past, including Central’s consecutive years of monetary cuts, COVID-19 has created unprecedented budgetary issues. In order to face what may be devastating results district-wide, Seattle Colleges Chancellor Shouan Pan organized the Strategic Budget Reduction and Future Planning Taskforce, to guide decisions on district-wide financial strategy. In…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian Issued late night on June 30, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s executive order authorized all city departments to reply to “exigent life safety, public health, and property issues” in and around protestors’ CHOP (Capitol Hill Organized Protest) zone. Protestors established the zone on June 8, following nightly demonstrations that busied the 11th and Pine intersection with…