Dr. Bradley Lane’s journey mirrors the inspiring ethos of Seattle Central College, where the doors of opportunity swing open for all. From his beginnings as a first-generation college student to his current role as the…
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Strolling through the Emerald City on a fall afternoon, you’re sure to see homes adorned with signs that say, “SCIENCE IS REAL,” the all-caps lettering transforming the simple declaration into a cri de guerre. We’re…
You know when you go to an unfamiliar place and suddenly people do something that leaves you thinking… what the heck? Or maybe you were left speechless by a magnificent commotion, so you stand there…
Many elements of ballroom culture can be found in mainstream media. Programs like RuPaul’s Drag Race and Pose are sprinkled with moves that have derived from the culture. From the iconic dip to voguing, ballroom…
During the stagnant phases of the pandemic, the school suffered a brutal halt in extra-curricular activities for students. It adopted an almost completely online environment for classes and work. Many schools across the world experienced this…
The National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) has awarded Seattle Central College (SCC) a grant to build a curriculum for a veterans affairs course in the humanities department. One may ask why this is needed? On…
Sex, drugs, and death at the Seattle Opera: a timeless performance of Verdi’s “La Traviata” in all its grandeur
Sophia BruscatoWith its closing performance on May 21, the Seattle Opera featured Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s much loved tale, “La Traviata” (The Fallen Woman). The production featured South African singer Vuvu Mpofo and German singer Mané…
My curiosity went even further when I started working as an international ambassador for the International Programs department at Seattle Central. I’ve talked to people from so many places, and we shared very different and very similar stories, no matter our homes’ distances and differences.
It was one of the first sunny days in Seattle this year. I went for a short bike ride around Occidental Park in Pioneer Square to brainstorm story ideas to write. I’d drawn circles around…
Dan Gillman was raised in a very distinct cultural atmosphere that he can only characterize as “very religious, evangelical, and Christian nationalist.” This fundamentalist upbringing, he contends, accustomed him to a worldview that eulogized the principles of American exceptionalism, denounced the evils of communism, and drew imprecise lines regarding the separation of church and state. Gillman attributes the religious conditioning that defined the first third of his life as to why he complied when he was drafted by the United States Armed Forces in 1967.