Haylee Jarrett | The Seattle Collegian Vagina. Cunt. Coochie. It goes by many names, but its most infamous – and most influential – is Pussy. You may have gotten flushed, embarrassed, or even slightly excited when you saw it in the title. Pussy has a lot of definitions and even a mind of its own as a societal motif. Its vulgarity…
Haylee Jarrett | The Seattle Collegian The past five years have seen an explosion in period products that carry a higher social currency than their precursors. Organic cotton, sustainability, activism, and more mark an industry desperately aligning with the values of its customers. However, scientists have discovered per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), otherwise known as “forever chemicals”, that have been linked to…
Haylee Jarrett | The Seattle Collegian April is a slow “hello” to spring in the forms of daffodils, 7 p.m. sunshine, and only needing a light jacket. If you’re a student, something may be stopping you from embracing this time of new beginnings. That something is post-Winter Quarter burnout. Winter Quarter is hard enough, but its finale is brutal. All that’s…
Haylee Jarrett Valentine’s Day is a day to show love and appreciation. Seattle Central College’s (SCC) Clubs and Activities Board (CAB) celebrated with hot cocoa bombs; the closeness participants felt after attending outshined the sweet treats. According to Kano Cheng, the CAB lounge’s events and activities specialist, “Now that we’re back on campus, we need to let…
Haylee Jarrett Capitol Hill’s new Jewish deli, Ben & Esther’s Vegan Jewish Deli, opened last fall to excitement and curiosity. Seattle’s bagel scene gets a new fighter every year, but the cruelty-free brisket and fishless Gefilte fish makes Ben & Esther’s a strong candidate. Once inside, guests can expect the comforting nostalgia of homemade pickles and a…
Haylee Jarrett I turned my assignment in with the most confidence I had ever had. My confidence was not enough. After getting the assignment back, I realized that I only got two questions right. I was shaking, scared and panicking. Never in my life had I approached a class that humbled me so quickly. With a knot…
Haylee Jarrett Between Boylston and Belmont at 606 E Pine St. is El Lugar, a neighborhood market, bar, and cafe. When you’ve got so much homework, but so little time, all you want is somewhere to relax for a get-it-done mindset. El Lugar is the place. It is both comfy and vibrant and separates you from Seattle’s…
Gauthier DELECROIX - 郭天 “New changes are happening every day,” says an American living in Beijing. The lessening of restrictions in China is welcomed with open arms, though reopening has proven to be chaotic: “A lot of people are getting sick.”
Haylee Jarrett Every day, more and more research finds that being outside positively affects mental health. Several ideas have been suggested; one theory is that being outside awakens the connection to nature inside of us, which goes back to our first human ancestors.
CTIO/NOIRLab/SOAR/NSF/AURA/T. Kareta (Lowell Observatory), M. Knight (US Naval Academy)Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab) 66 million years ago, it was a humid spring day. A blinding light and a bang launched Earth into an extreme heat that flipped into a nuclear winter. A loss of 75% of all life on Earth resulted from the air becoming unbreathable and photosynthesis becoming obsolete. Hell was on Earth eons before its concept…