Alex Su | The Seattle Collegian Quite a lot has unfolded in this new year, and with the inauguration of a hopefully better president, it is understandable for us to need a moment of peace as we approach the middle of the quarter. Since spring 2020, Ruby Hansra, faculty counselor and Sharon Spence-Wilcox, faculty librarian have been hosting online meditation sessions…
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…
Danny Barber | The Seattle Collegian On Monday, December 7, and Tuesday, December 8, an unknown person used rocks and other objects to break through the windows of the MAC building on Seattle Central’s Campus. The incident took place on the Nagle Place side of the building, across from Cal Anderson park. The perpetrator caused roughly $30,000 worth of damage to…
Alex Su On December 3rd, the Associated Student Council (ASC) at Seattle Central hosted a student open forum via Zoom. It featured college president Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange; VP of Student Services, Dr. Yoshiko Harden; and the Dean of Student Development, Ricardo Leyva-Puebla. The event was hosted by Alex Roque, the Executive of Issues and Concerns for…
Jordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian Gloomy skies poured over Seattle on Election Day, mirroring the uneasy atmosphere of what the day might bring. Volunteer students and staff from Seattle Central College organized support stations from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for last-minute voters needing to print their ballots or submit them at the ballot box located on campus. Despite rain…
Jordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian The 150 Day March was held to commemorate the 150 days since the first Seattle gatherings in protest of George Floyd’s May 25th murder and general police brutality were held on May 29th. This date also marked what many consider to be the genesis of the uprising of the Black Lives Matter and racial justice…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian Though Seattle Colleges has been experiencing budget deficits for years, the district and its colleges today face unprecedented revenue and expenditure shortfalls. But amid efforts from college and district administrations to provide greater financial transparency, ethical questions surrounding budget cuts endure. At Seattle Central College, seven different programs have been under review for reductions and…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian As Seattle Colleges continues to implement budget cut strategies which began in 2020 July, staff union members organized to stand against furloughs and lay-offs at a Counter-Convocation event on Wednesday, September 25. With over 100 attendees collectively on Zoom and in person, the event ran simultaneously with the district’s official convocation event. Organizers and speakers…
Jordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian Amid active civil unrest in Capitol Hill, Seattle Central has been a witness to routine rallies at the 11th and Pine intersection near the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct. Located within a multicultural urban environment, Central has organized efforts to support students and faculty, alongside the Seattle community who are at the frontlines of fighting…
Lena Mercer | The Seattle Collegian By Alex Su and Alexa Villatoro The consequences of COVID-19 continue to show no mercy to the domestic and global economy. As of April 2020, the unemployment rate reached 14.7% in the U.S, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Shocking declines in the U.S. economy promise dramatic state budget reductions for the 2020-2021…