Juan Miguel Jocom | The Seattle Collegian On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council voted 6-3 to align the city’s municipal code with a 2023 state law, making public drug use and possession a gross misdemeanor. The decision gives the Seattle City Attorney’s Office, led by Ann Davison, the authority to prosecute these offenses. Under the new law, penalties for public drug use…
Juan Miguel Jocom | The Seattle Collegian When asked what separates the EDM from other music scenes in Seattle, a local musician, DJ Macken, who started exploring electronic music at a young age with a keytar said “ P.L.U.R., peace, love, unity, respect. A power to behold.”
Universal Studios ★★☆☆☆ Saying I love Super Mario is an understatement. The globally admired Italian plumber has impacted many children’s lives, especially if you were born in the ‘90s, and it remains a cultural phenomena to this day. I remember playing the “Super Mario Bros” (1985) Nintendo Entertainment System version with my aunt’s counterfeit made-in-China gaming console…
Juan Miguel Jocom | The Seattle Collegian Friends and community members blocked the intersection of Broadway and Pine to call for justice in the recent road rage incident that took Elijah Lewis’ life and injured his 9 year old nephew.
Paramount Pictures (★★★★☆) Before I even start this review, I think I should acknowledge that I’m a huge Scream franchise fan. I’ve watched “Scream VI” at least four times since its release on Mar. 7. In an attempt to give a less-biased review, I think it’s best for me to rate this compared to its predecessors. From…
Universal Pictures (★★★1/2☆) Have you ever sat down with a stoner friend while they were high, and they started conceptualizing things that didn’t completely make sense because you were sober, but you just let them talk anyway because it was entertaining? I feel like Jimmy Warden was that stoner friend while writing the screenplay for “Cocaine Bear,”…
Juan Miguel Jocom | The Seattle Collegian I’m going to be honest with you – I don’t know a lot about Macklemore. I know that he’s a Grammy award-winning artist from Seattle, and one of the people behind the song “Thrift Shop,” but that’s all. So when photos announcing Macklemore’s free show at Neumos circulated my social media feed yesterday, I wasn’t too stoked to get out of bed.
Movieklub When I was in 6th grade, my brother and I used to bike to my great-grandma’s house. We would race back home after school and hop on our bikes as we headed to her neighborhood so we could hang out with our playmates. That is one of the last memories I have of doing something…
Juan Miguel Jocom | The Seattle Collegian On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council voted 6-1 to add caste discrimination to its anti-discrimination laws, making Seattle the first U.S. city to enact such a law and the first city globally outside South Asia. Caste discrimination, based on birth or descent, has become a growing concern within South Asian diaspora communities in the U.S.,…
Juan Miguel Jocom | The Seattle Collegian Jan. 7, 2023, The Nook, a house show organizer based in Seattle, partnered with Seattle Theater Group (STG) to bring Intergalactic Road Trip to The Neptune Theater. The lineup featured local artists like Sunfish, Balcony Bridge, and King Youngblood, along with touring bands like Blue Rain Boots from Utah and Wild Party from Texas. However,…