On May 29, 2021, protesters met at Occidental Park in Pioneer Square to commemorate George Floyd, who was murdered by Minneapolis police one year ago. Seattle residents marched to decry the continued systematic violence and…
Posts published in May 2021
An Intergenerational Panel on Asian Americans in the Struggle for Racial Justice Activism and Intersectional Resistance was held on Thursday, May 27th, via Zoom. The meeting started with Dr. Betsy Hasegawa reciting the Land Use…
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost When I first spoke to Carlos Hernandez, I knew…
A COSI talk on the misrepresentation of Juneteenth, the widely known date of June 19, was held via Zoom on May 27. The talk featured Carl Mack, former president of Seattle King County NAACP and…
New open-carry bill would ban firearms, other weapons from capitol and demonstrations
Alexa VillatoroIn this year’s legislative session, Washington State’s legislature successfully passed Senate Bill 5038, a law that bans open-carry of any firearm, explosive, or weapon that could cause death at the State Capitol or at any…
Just one day after it was reported that the Biden Administration approved the sale of $735 million in missile guided weapons to Israel, a Seattle rally was held to protest the Israeli occupation and deadly…
After a long wait to be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, I finally got the first Pfizer shot early in May and will get the second one by the end of the month. My experience…
The Seattle Collegian strives to give a voice to the community at Seattle Central by providing an outlet for journalism as well as opinion pieces and letters to the editor from students, staff, faculty, and…
The Seattle Central College NAMI Student Club is still new, developing through the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the impacts of multiple pandemics of racism, economic inequality, and mental health have risen to be unavoidably present (if…
Just as Seattle Central had preemptively closed its doors amid the COVID outbreak, artist and Seattle Central student Myron Curry had completed two murals for the bottom floor of the Mitchell Activity Center (MAC). The…