Hidden just across from QFC on the south end of Broadway is Steve Gilbert Studio. Visitors walk up the stairs and are greeted by a room of art under the sign “Wormhole Animism” before entering…
Posts published by “Sophia Bruscato”
Sophia is an internationally published author with her book Primeira Pessoa, as well as a young classical singer. Born and raised in Brazil, she believes the greatest role of a writer is to bring forth the truth, the honesty, and the humanity that echoes within each one of us.The gown Queen Marie of Romania wore to the 1896 coronation of her cousins Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia; more than 80 works by Auguste Rodin; nine sets of post-World War II…
It is Sept. 6, a Friday morning, and I prepare to leave my sunlit apartment and head to Seattle Central College, where I work. As I pour my first cup of coffee, I receive a…
VP assures Dean she will ‘not be terminated’ after alarming email, takes leave amid crisis
Sophia BruscatoAdditional reporting by Idaya Zyndra After an alarming email triggered concerns about Seattle Central College’s leadership, newly released emails reveal further correspondence between Dean of Student Development Kunbi Ajiboye and Vice President of Student Services…
Negarra A. Kudumu speaks of permanence, community, and art at Seattle Central’s gallery
Sophia BruscatoOn Wednesday, Oct. 29, the M. Rosetta Hunter Gallery hosted an hour of “Advice for Artists & Other Dreamers,” a conversation with Negarra A. Kudumu, an independent scholar and contemporary art curator. With extensive curatorial…
It may seem unwise to send an email mentioning firearms to coworkers at 12:44 a.m. on a Saturday. But that's exactly what Seattle Central’s Dean of Student Development, Dr. Kunbi Ajiboye, did on Aug. 31. What unfolded after the Dean’s message would not only shape the campus atmosphere for days to come but expose years of underlying issues at the college’s administrative level.
The on-campus bookstores of all three Seattle Colleges have effectively closed this summer, and will remain closed in the future. Follet, previous bookstore management vendor for Seattle Colleges, terminated its contract on Aug. 6. “Each…
53rd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival: a blooming of Seattle’s spirit under rainy weather
Sophia BruscatoAs a Seattle tradition since 1972, this year’s Northwest Folklife Festival took place from May 24-27 at the lively Seattle Center. Despite the rainy weather, the festival gathered thousands of people throughout all four days.…
Brazilian music group Choro Das 3 performed a free concert on May 9 at The Roadhouse, a community-focused performance venue located across from Angle Lake station in SeaTac. Choro Das 3, meaning “the cry of…
At only 18 years-old, Andre Bacon, a Seattle Central student majoring in Computer Science, operates the Seattle Monorail, which runs from Westlake Center to the base of the Space Needle.The structure was built for the…