Nhu Mai | The Seattle Collegian Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is hiring 6 new officers to serve the organization for the next academic year. The positions available are president, vice president, communication coordinator, project coordinator, secretary and outreach coordinator. In order to be eligible to apply students must be members of PTK, which currently costs $75 for a lifetime membership. PTK…
Sepia Katsoolis | The Seattle Collegian Ellen Forney, author of the one-of-a-kind graphic novels Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo and Me; Monkey Food (Eisner-nominated); I Love Led Zeppelin (Eisner-nominated) and Lust: Kinky Online Personal Ads. Forney, who wrote for decades for the Stranger, received The Stranger Genius Award in Literature in 2012 for her work. She releases her newest graphic novel Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from My Bipolar Life on May…
The Seattle Collegian is in need of five Editorial Board members for the 2018-2019 academic year. We are seeking individuals who believe in the importance of a free press and who are dedicated to carrying on Seattle Central’s tradition of student journalism. Previous journalism experience is not required. Editors work between four and ten hours…
Sepia Katsoolis | The Seattle Collegian On April 28 I had the pleasure of attending the Bemis ARTS Spring Art Show. The show featured over 50 local Seattle artists. It was held at the Bemis Building in downtown SoDo. The historic building is home to many artists and their studios on the upper floors as well as workspaces and a recording…
Taylor McManus | The Seattle Collegian Seattle Central Graphic Design students Jules Naujoks, Cole Williams and Mara Stokke have created a temporary museum exploring superheroes in society on the fifth floor of the Broadway Edison Building. The interactive exhibit is free to explore now through May 8. Superhero Academy is “a history lesson pretending to be entertainment” says Stokke. While the…
Joshua Scott | The Seattle Collegian Yesterday huge groups of Seattleites got out there in support of immigrant’s human rights and the protection of employees, especially those from underrepresented and vulnerable populations. Businesses boarded up and clamped down on their doors early in fear of minor property damage. Perhaps due to the legacy of WTO, Seattle seems especially responsive to protests….
Joshua Scott | The Seattle Collegian The Associated Student Council has extended their application deadline for the 2018 – 2019 academic year allowing potential applicants two more weeks to turn materials in. Last year, there were twelve candidates for the six ASC positions. In an attempt to draw more applicants links to online applications as well as general descriptions of open…
Taylor McManus | The Seattle Collegian Tomas Chatila, the president of Phi Theta Kappa at SCC, has received the International Distinguished Chapter Officer Hallmark Award at Phi Theta Kappa’s International Convention Conference, which was held in Kansas City, MO on April 20, 2018. The criteria for receiving this award is solely based on the recipients’ demonstration of leadership, promotion of Honors…
Nhu Mai | The Seattle Collegian Unity Fair is coming up and Spring Quarter is in full swing. That means it’s that time of the year again: Student Leadership will be looking for a new group of students with strong leadership and communication skills to serve on the boards for the continuing academic year. At the Info session on May 19th…
Joshua Scott | The Seattle Collegian As the Seattle Colleges move towards working as a unified district a College Integration Program has been proposed to merge the student governments in the three colleges. This process will involve modifying the constitutions and by-laws of the student governments so that each Associate Student Council (ASC) will function in the same way. Although each…