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…
Posts published by “Alexa Villatoro”
Alexa is an avid journalist seeking an A.A. with an emphasis on Global Studies at Seattle Central College. She's interested in pursuing investigative journalism to report on social struggles like immigration, civil rights, and access to education in South and North America. She is currently working to cover budget cut reforms at Central and civil rights movements in Seattle. Alexa is also a Youth Council Member at OneAmerica, advocating for greater access to quality education for immigrants and refugees in WA. She is a first-generation American who has travelled to 13 countries to explore world cultures and politics.
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…
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…
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…
College and district knew of positive Covid-19 case, still directed individual to come to campus
Alexa VillatoroOn 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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…