Michael Hope | The Seattle Collegian We are currently in the process of hiring for the fall 2020 quarter. You must be a Seattle Central student taking 10 or more credits and maintain a 2.5 GPA to apply for the Collegian. The campus, and our operations here at the Collegian are operating remotely currently. We know this will be the case…
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Lena Mercer | The Seattle Collegian It comes as no surprise that many facets of one’s livelihood are both temporarily and forever changed in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic. Individuals on a global scale from all walks of life are faced with a new reality that breeds new consequences, new decisions and new modalities of being. And in…
Jordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian A boarded up STT Sports Lettering Co. in Seattle’s Industrial District. Governor Jay Inslee’s March 23rd, “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” proclamation ordered all “non-essential” businesses to close effective on March 25th, 2020. A taped off playground in Seattle’s upper Queen Anne neighborhood. On March 12, 2020, Seattle Parks & Recreation closed all recreation facilities until…
With permission from itsgoingdown.org Not only has the coronavirus COVID 19 completely turned our lives upside down within the span of just a few weeks, but it has also exposed the various contradictions and hypocrisy prominent in the capitalist society. For a great number of working class people, life in the US is going to change rapidly. Several companies…
Jordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian Empty newspaper boxes case the streets of Seattle. A sole Seattle Times paper on display reads: “Inslee: ‘Hunker down in order to win this fight.’” On March 23rd Governor Jay Inslee issued a state-wide stay-at-home order as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Franklin High School’s message to Seattle’s south end inhabitants. On March 12th Governor…
Lena Mercer | The Seattle Collegian While the world seems to be ending as we know it, Seattle Central’s academic routine has also been thrown for a loop. With COVID-19 sweeping the city, SCC had to make some very big decisions very quickly. All classes have been moved to online platforms if possible, and there is still widespread confusion about what…
Jordan Somers | The Seattle Collegian “We don’t have that privilege to shutdown,” said Becca, an employee of Information Central. “I have two kids at home, so I have to make money regardless.” This was said in the wake of Seattle Central College’s move to remote operations on March 7th, 2020. The following week, Governor Jay Inslee extended the date to…
Lena Mercer | The Seattle Collegian Dear Governor Inslee, We are deeply concerned by the dangers the COVID-19 pandemic creates for our incarcerated population in Washington. We have already seen COVID-19s devastating impact on the residents at LifeCare. Our nursing homes house many of our older and often medically fragile community members and we recognize that social distancing measures are essential…
Lena Mercer | The Seattle Collegian Continuing Education classes on the Seattle Central Campus will finish out this week despite moving to mandatory on-line modalities for credited classes. Seattle Central offers a wide array of non-credit classes designed for working and older students. The classes are paid in full by the students and do not qualify for financial aid. The classes…