Thomas McKenzie | The Seattle Collegian Quarantine is decidedly not fun, but all hope is not lost. Here are 25 things you can do for free online while the apocalypse rages. Happy hunting! Take an online tour of Blarney Castle in Cork County, Ireland. This castle was built nearly six hundred years ago by one of Ireland’s greatest chieftains, Cormac MacCarthy….
Thomas McKenzie | The Seattle Collegian For those who still need to get around the city during the recent stay at home order, public transportation is a viable option. King County Metro discontinued fare collection on March 21 until further notice. Free fare services include buses, water taxi, and Access paratransit. Riders are being directed to board and exit at the…
Thomas McKenzie | The Seattle Collegian In June of 2018, I retired from 22 years of active duty military service with the U.S. Coast Guard. My last assignment was a four-year position with a four-person disaster response unit that kept me on the road or in the air for 200 days of the year as I traveled between hurricanes, oil and chemical…
Thomas McKenzie | The Seattle Collegian The job of a security officer on an urban college campus is a stressful, highly visible position. High turn-over rates are not uncommon; finding people qualified for a position that requires composure under pressure along with cultural sensitivity and understanding can be difficult. In a city like Seattle, a rising cost of living and perpetually…
Thomas McKenzie | The Seattle Collegian “Sustainability is a term that gets overused and misrepresented a lot,” said Adam Maurer, the sustainment coordinator here at Seattle Central College since 2016. “It’s the intersection between the environment, economy, and people, and how those things work in partnership with one another.” Maurer, who earned his Master’s in Environmental Studies from SUNY ESF (State…
Thomas McKenzie | The Seattle Collegian Seattle Central College will be holding a competition to name a school mascot early next year, which will be used in advertising materials for the college. The winning entry will be awarded $1000 and automatically become the intellectual property of Seattle Central College, and the school’s marketing department will make the decision of how the…
Thomas McKenzie | The Seattle Collegian At a time in our nation’s history when mass shootings have become a near-weekly event, the “Run, Hide, Fight” triangle has reached the level of household mantra. Essentially, when faced with an active shooter incident in a public place, work place, or school setting, public safety and security proponents maintain that those trapped inside the…
Thomas McKenzie | The Seattle Collegian The mission of Seattle Central College’s Behavioral Intervention Team’s (BIT) is to provide a safe environment for the campus community through collaboration, information collection, risk assessment, and intervention. BIT’s history began in the Spring of 2011 as a way to address reports of students being disruptive, getting angry or being threatening — but also to…
Thomas McKenzie | The Seattle Collegian Thursday morning’s earthquake drill, managed by the Seattle Central College Campus and Security Office, was part of a nation-wide effort to better prepare people for earthquake emergencies. In the main cafeteria space of the Broadway Edison building, a 10:17 a.m. verbal alert sounded over the public announcement system. It was unintelligible over the rushing hiss…