Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian Rooted in providing accessible public education to underrepresented communities, Seattle Central, which has a diverse racial makeup and takes pride in its mission to provide opportunities for the most marginalized demographics, prepared a lengthy agenda for this year’s Black History Month. As of the 2018-2019 demographic collection, 20% of Central’s student populous identifies as African…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian After a Tacoma police officer drove into a group of pedestrians on Saturday, Jan. 23, running over at least one, demonstrators gathered in Downtown Tacoma the following night in response to the vehicular assault that made national headlines. The officer has since been placed on administrative leave as the Pierce County Force Investigation Team investigates…
Alexa Villatoro Awaiting an imminent sweep of houseless occupants residing in Cal Anderson park, homeless advocates who claim they are “here to advocate for people who are unsheltered” in King County, and particularly Seattle held a press conference on Thursday Dec. 17. Held in front of a foreclosed house on 11th and Denny currently occupied by demonstrators,…
Alexa Villatoro Early on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 10, opposing protest groups gathered at Olympia, WA in a confrontation anticipated by both groups and the city, where one man was shot. Conversations disclosed on Twitter show expected violence from at least one of the groups- Trump/“Stop the Steal” protestors. In opposition, anti-fascist-style protestors also organized with…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian On Wednesday, Nov. 18, a Seattle Colleges employee who tested positive for COVID-19 came into contact with a security officer at Seattle Central’s Broadway Edison building. Despite security protocol prohibiting anyone with COVID-19 from coming to campus, Christel Olsen, from the Environmental and Health Safety office at the district, directed the employee to pick up…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian On Saturday, November 7, the US woke up to find President-elect Joe Biden had narrowly won Nevada and Pennsylvania, making him the winner of the 2020 General Election. Though not yet official, the Biden-Harris presidential victory was called by various news agencies including Associated Press, CNN, and Fox. Seattle, like other cities across the country,…
Alexa Villatoro We might not have all drowned in the volatile waves of what nearly became a true authoritarian state, but today’s victory doesn’t mean the ocean of politics will stop thrashing. Though the Biden-Harris ticket claims victory, the night skies aren’t clear enough to follow the North star. I’m not convinced the blood-soaked hands of the…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian Gloomy skies poured over Seattle on Election Day, mirroring the uneasy atmosphere of what the day might bring. Volunteer students and staff from Seattle Central College organized support stations from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for last-minute voters needing to print their ballots or submit them at the ballot box located on campus. Despite rain…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian Though Seattle Colleges has been experiencing budget deficits for years, the district and its colleges today face unprecedented revenue and expenditure shortfalls. But amid efforts from college and district administrations to provide greater financial transparency, ethical questions surrounding budget cuts endure. At Seattle Central College, seven different programs have been under review for reductions and…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian In partnership with Washington State Women’s Commission and KD Hall Foundation, Seattle Central College hosted a Zoom webinar on Wed, Oct. 13 called Girls on the Rise: Black Women in the Suffrage Movement to “reflect on the untold stories of black women suffragettes” ahead of the 2020 election. Hosted by Central’s Executive of Legislative Affairs,…