Thang Nguyen | The Seattle Collegian March is here and full of hope – transfer students are submitting their university applications, COVID-19 cases are decreasing in Washington, and the Seattle Colleges is officially switching to the new system: ctcLink. After a long while of waiting for the system updates, Seattle Colleges will complete the ctcLink system transition at the beginning of…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian The Seattle Colleges Foundation Scholarship for Fall 2021 – Spring 2022 is now open for applications. There are tons of scholarship opportunities for current students, new students, international students, incoming students, and students transferring out to a 4-year university, who submit an online application by Apr 15. Awards range from $1,000 – $5,000. If this…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian Rooted in providing accessible public education to underrepresented communities, Seattle Central, which has a diverse racial makeup and takes pride in its mission to provide opportunities for the most marginalized demographics, prepared a lengthy agenda for this year’s Black History Month. As of the 2018-2019 demographic collection, 20% of Central’s student populous identifies as African…
yt.com The arrival of COVID-19 vaccinations has been long-awaited. But to most people in the U.S., they are unavailable. Anthony Fauci told CNN that “it may take until June, July and August to finally get everyone vaccinated.” This seems like a long time after we’ve all been stuck in quarantine for the better part of a…
Lolita Kim | The Seattle Collegian According to Britannica, Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is a festive holiday typically celebrated in China (Chinese Chunjie) and other Asian countries (Vietnamese Tet, Korean Solnal, Tibetan Losar) that begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends on the first full moon, 15 days later. The lunar calendar is based…
Gift Homsaen | The Seattle Collegian Studying and working from home fills my life with virtuality, whether personal or professional matters. I used to have a better relationship with hobbies. But these days, they are often absent from my schedule. Realizing how important it is for my mental health to take a break from working on a laptop, I try to…
Sonja Clark | The Seattle Collegian Grocery store employees (among various other frontline workers) are the glue holding this country together. So it comes as no surprise that the City of Seattle would approve a $4.00 Hazard Pay raise for them. This went into effect on February 3, 2021, and is set to remain through the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Harlow Poffenberger | The Seattle Collegian On Oct. 23, 2020, I published an article about the current issues surrounding the Financial Aid Office at SCC. Now, student comments and complaints, posted to the Seattle Central App, an app where students and faculty can communicate with one another in an open forum, suggest problems related to this office are getting worse. With…
Harlow Poffenberger | The Seattle Collegian January 20 was marked by Biden’s inauguration as president. It came and went relatively calmly, despite apprehensions following the Capitol invasion on January 6. But what can we expect from Biden’s presidency? Well, his campaign website lists 49 different plans. Here are some of those plans cherry-picked for optimum relevance to students. COVID – 19…
Gift Homsaen | The Seattle Collegian Did you know that Mitchell Activity Center (MAC) still runs and offers a bunch of activities virtually? Did you know that you can play Super Smash Bros with friends online or a classic game like Trivia? Did you realize that you can submit photos to win a prize? And seriously, did you know that you…