William Sclabassi | The Seattle Collegian When I watched my first UFC match on TV, I honestly had no idea what was going on. I can’t remember who was in the Octagon, but I know it was at least two years before Connor McGregor would become a global household name. I had just started boxing, so when the fighters were exchanging…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian Indigenous culture is rooted firmly in traditions, land, people, song and visual art. There have been forces attempting to erase this culture, as well as wildly successful and diverse resistance to that erasure for the last 500 years. This refusal to be erased was clear at the Contemporary Native American Music Showcase presented by the…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian Community colleges across the country have long been a welcome home for non-traditional students. Typically, non-traditional students are defined as someone who is over the age of 25 and who has significant responsibilities in work and life. A study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics from 1995 to 2012 shows the overwhelming majority…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian On Tuesday, November 14, an ex-teacher and administrator at South Seattle College was arrested on charges of voyeurism. Gene Baker, the now ex-director of international marketing and outreach at South, rented out several rooms in his house to exchange students, all of whom were Asian women. According to one of these students, Baker had security…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian On Monday, November 12, 2018, we lost one of our greatest pop culture icons. Marvel comics writer and chairman Stan Lee, who passed away at the age of 95 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, was a leading pioneer in the comic book world. Lee, along with the late Jack Kirby, created some of Marvel…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian “I am glad that I grew up around the time that Hip Hop was forming”, Dr. Daudi Abe Seattle’s Hip Hop History goes beyond just rap music, as I learned today in the Hip Hop History forum at Broadway Performance Hall. Dr. Daudi Abe appeared along with DJ Vitamin D, Massive Monkees, B- Boy Fever…
Eugenia Montsaroff | The Seattle Collegian It’s that time of the year again when you start to plan for Winter vacation. You shop and stress while trying to plan the best holiday you can, but it’s important to take time for yourself too. I’m here to help you de-stress after a long day of planning. What I propose: when you get…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian When was the last time you were screened for sexually transmitted infections? If you can’t remember, it has been too long. Regardless of your age, gender identity, or sexual orientation if you are sexually active, you should be getting tested regularly. Regularly means every three months if you have multiple partners or twice a year…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian Seattle CityClub is a local nonprofit that provides members with political programs designed to engage residents of the Puget Sound region in topics related to civil health. Content is provided at meetings and via their website and social media platforms. Recently, CityClub opened up their programming to non-members through a scholarship program. One of the…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian In the wake of the midterm elections of November 6th and the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions by request of President Trump, and the subsequent appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting Attorney General, protests around the nation sprang up, including one on Thursday, the 8th, organized by the activist group No One Is Above…