Lena Mercer | The Seattle Collegian The first death in the United States from the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 occured on February 29, 2020, at EvergreenHealth hospital in Kirkland, the Eastside suburb of Seattle. The victim was a Washington state man in his 50s who purportedly suffered from underlying health conditions. Since then, The New York Times has crowned Seattle…
New Case of Coronavirus at SCC On Thursday, December 10th, the college sent out an email about a new student case of COVID-19: “Today we received notice that a student attending an in-person program at the Broadway Edison building on Tuesday has tested positive for COVID-19. We have completed contact tracing, and another individual has…
Zuheera Ali | The Seattle Collegian There is more than one germ to cause a panic… If you hadn’t heard, there is a possible infectious disease outbreak in the Pacific Northwest. Mainly affecting your respiratory system, this bacteria has been known to spread quickly and kill many. I am talking about Tuberculosis, obviously, and thanks to a Microsoft vendor, nearly 150…
Jordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian On February 27th, a talk in the Conversations on Social Issues (COSI) series about restorative justice was held in Room A at the Seattle Central Library. The event featured Community and Youth Organizer of Washington Building Leaders of Change (WA-BLOC), Jerrell Davis,aka Rell Be Free. The talk focused on the importance of the trauma-informed approach…
Roy Nam Starting from February 3rd, 2020, South Annex building’s parking lot can no longer be utilized with the school’s parking permit. It used to be part of the South Annex building and while the building hasn’t been used for a while, students were still able to use the parking space of South Annex–up until the end…
Bianca Rathel | The Seattle Collegian Have you ever noticed targeted ads appearing in your Facebook or Instagram feeds after searching for a particular product online? Why are textbooks so costly? Dave Ellenwood, librarian, presented The Problem with Commodifying Information at Thursday’s COSI. The word commodity brings to mind tangible goods and raw materials for sale or trade. In the digital…
Jordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian More than 50 people filled conference room A on Thursday at noon. Opening and hosting the discussion was Clarence Moriwaki, who boasts many titles such as founder of the Japanese Exclusion Memorial, and former aide to U.S. President Bill Clinton. Moriwaki began the COSI talk with a brief history of Bainbridge Island, which for 11,000…
Jordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian “Lord, may your loving power take away all these autoimmune diseases this young lady has.” That’s what an alleged preacher spoke when I was accosted by his prayer in the dank prison of the Capitol Hill Light Rail station. What was I going to do, run? This man didn’t even know what an autoimmune disease…
Danny Barber | The Seattle Collegian The M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery will be hosting the Porches, Panthers and “Progress” exhibit from February 24, 2020 through March 25, 2020. An opening reception will be held Wednesday, February 26 from 5 to 7 pm. Presented by Unapologetic Artists and Creatives, the installation is actually several separate projects combined into one, spanning multiple…
Alex Su On February 22nd, A Very Queer Health Fair was held in the MAC from 10 AM to 4 PM. It was founded by iDENTity, the UW School of Dentistry’s LGBTQTSIA+ Organization. The fair was an opportunity for the members of the queer community to gain insight into the many different aspects of health, as well…