Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian In 1962, the Seattle Monorail, built for the World’s Fair in Seattle was considered to be the future of transportation for crowded cities. Monorail systems can whisk passengers through town without interfering with street traffic or installing massive tunnels. There has been an ongoing debate in Seattle as to whether to expand the monorail system…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian On May 23rd, Seattle Central College hosted Unity Fair, a celebration of diversity featuring many of the student clubs and organizations on campus. The event featured musical performers, a rock climbing wall, and food served by several different clubs on campus. The school fully funded the event, and it was apparent that it was quite…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian The recent course cancellations came as a shock to most of my classmates. I saw students scrambling to try and find courses to replace those that they had already registered for, while some students had to leave Central and enroll in other programs. Others students decided to take a quarter off. This didn’t just impact…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian Students have been questioning the recent course cancellations for the current spring quarter. Towards the end of March, several classes were cut for the upcoming quarter and the administration had not provided any information to students regarding what’s behind these closures. Faculty members are up in arms regarding the type of courses targeted for cancellation….
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian Attending college can be stressful and challenging for most students. If you’re a student with disabilities, you face additional challenges unique to your abilities. College campuses nationwide strive to meet American’s With Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, which include things like elevators and ramps. But not all colleges are meeting the standards required for disabled students…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby and Tess Velo | The Seattle Collegian The following is a live-stream text reaction to the State of the Union address given by President Trump earlier this week. Two people from the paper sat down at their computers in separate parts of the city, decided to imbibe in some spirits and rip on the President as a way of dealing with their…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian The recent cold weather has claimed the life of a University of Washington student today. According to a statement released by Major Steve Rittereiser of the UW Campus Police, this morning at 10:31 am, both UW Police and Seattle Fire responded to a woman down on a sidewalk east of Drumheller Fountain. The 19-year-old sophomore was…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian Today Seattle schools are seeing the second weather-related closure this year. Some may question the reasoning behind today’s closures, but there are several factors that come into play when determining the safety of keeping schools open during inclement weather conditions. Even when the snow stops falling, there can still be dangers on icy roads, particularly side…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian 2017 saw the lowest number of live births in the United States in thirty years. Rates have been steadily declining for the past few years and 2018 birth rates are expected to be even lower. At this point, the US is inching further away from a viable replacement rate for the population. This means while…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian The new SR99 tunnel opened this morning after this weekend’s concurrent grand opening and farewell events. The tunnel to viaduct walk, run and ride introduced Seattleites to the new tunnel while allowing them to say goodbye to viaduct one last time. Governor Inslee was on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. If you were expecting an…