Danika Djuanda Under the low, slate-gray sky of a Seattle winter, the Capitol Hill Station plaza vibrates with perpetual motion. Commuters funnel between light rail, buses, and the bustle of Broadway, head-down in a space defined by the transient logic of transit. But a geography of loss slices through that flow. Steel, glass, and concrete anchor a…
Satrn Abraha In Octavia Butler’s “Lilith’s Brood” trilogy, humankind has awakened from “extinction” to face a new, borderline-impossible choice: survive through change, or die with their humanity intact. First published in May 1987 under the series title “Xenogenesis”—later renamed “Lilith’s Brood”—the trilogy’s three novels, “Dawn,” “Adulthood Rites,” and “Imago,” form one of Butler’s most visionary, haunting works….
TRIO Student Support Services, U.S. Department of Education The Trump administration’s efforts to scale back the U.S. Department of Education have now reached Seattle Central. This fall, the administration did not renew millions of dollars in federal grants for Central’s TRIO Classic program, which supports disadvantaged students. Central is evaluating ways to fund the program and reallocate its resources, but students are already…
Maya Lee | The Seattle Collegian An anonymous person who lives with seasonal affective disorder says every spring, “I endured the winter and came out alive.” In December, at 4:30 p.m., Seattle has already slipped into darkness, even before most people leave work. They may want to walk in the park, but the short daylight doesn’t allow it. It’s as if…