Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian The Seattle Weekly, formerly a weekly tribune, discontinued their run as The Stranger’s predecessor and only alternative press rival, as of March 1, 2019. The last hard copy version of the paper was printed on Wednesday, February 27th. From their humble beginnings as an alternative to mainstream Seattle newspapers, the Weekly’s relevance as a print…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian On March 6th, a rainy Wednesday evening, The WildRose bar hosted a Seattle Tenants Rights Bootcamp for members of the Capitol Hill community from six to eight PM. Fitting for the venue itself, this workshop was curated specifically for LGBTQ tenants and citizens of Seattle living on Capitol Hill . Presented as an opportunity for…
Eugenia Montsaroff | The Seattle Collegian 3.5 STARS OUT OF 5 (Want to know exactly what our star ratings mean? Check out our explanations here.) Steve Blackman and Jeremy Slater’s Netflix showThe Umbrella Academy is based on a comic series of the same name which was created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá and was published by Dark Horse Comics. The…
Eugenia Montsaroff | The Seattle Collegian On February 27th, Seattle Central’s College Activities Board and the Northwest Film Forum co-hosted an event entitled “Black Future” in the Erickson Theatre. The event featured numerous speakers, including hip-hop artist and entrepreneur Raz Simone; Chef and community leader Tarik Abdullah; poet, organizer, and interdisciplinary creative Hanan Hassan; Editor-in-Chief of Seattle Collegian Astro Pittman; Librarian…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian On February 1st the Seattle Area Support Groups and Community Center, or SASG, moved from its previous space at 115 15th Ave. E. to its new location on Bellevue Ave., between Pine and Pike. SASG moved to their 15th Ave. E. space in late 2015; their former home at The Dunshee House was razed for…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian Stephanie Dyke’s Workshop Highlighting the Experience of Gender Variant Professionals: Seattle Colleges and Beyond On Wednesday, February 27th, the Seattle Central Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosted a transgender resource workshop for students and employees of Seattle Colleges. In room BE 3212, Stephanie Dykes, Ph.D, created a dialogue focusing on transgender topics in the…
Eugenia Montsaroff | The Seattle Collegian At 4:00 pm in the afternoon of Wednesday February 20, approximately 15 police officers arrived at Seattle Central in anticipation of a protest against Trump’s border wall. The protest never happened. In the wake of the president’s February 15 decision to declare a state of emergency to secure funding for his proposed wall without going…
Eugenia Montsaroff | The Seattle Collegian 4 STARS OUT OF 5 (Want to know what exactly our star ratings mean? Check out our explanations here) Russian Doll is an American comedy-drama web series created by Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler, and Leslye Headland. It premiered February 1, 2019 on Netflix. The series follows Nadia, a woman who repeatedly dies and relives the same night in an ongoing loop, and…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian Attending college can be stressful and challenging for most students. If you’re a student with disabilities, you face additional challenges unique to your abilities. College campuses nationwide strive to meet American’s With Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, which include things like elevators and ramps. But not all colleges are meeting the standards required for disabled students…
Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby | The Seattle Collegian Seattle is not built for snow. Despite generally being an accessible city for both disabled and able-bodied individuals, snow and ice throw us into an entirely different ball game. If you are able-bodied, it’s hard enough to manage our steep hills, public transit reroutes, and disruptions in service. For those with mobility issues, this can…