As the local Seattle forecast predicts the mild weather to continue to hover in the low 40s and 50s, the Midwest and East Coast are slammed with temperatures far below freezing. Areas of Minnesota are expected to hit -65 degrees Fahrenheit with windchill. This morning New York’s Central Park saw a comparatively warm…
Posts published in January 2019
Depression is one of the most misunderstood concepts in society. So, to give a baseline, what is depression? To those who have not experienced it, depression might seem like the feelings from a bad situation like getting a bad grade, a breakup with a girlfriend, a bad day at work…
If you plan on taking any classes at Seattle Central College in Fall 2019 or beyond, prepare yourself for some major changes — the school is locking down. Approximately a year ago, Central’s administration decided to change the door policy for all Central-affiliated campuses. Instead of all doors staying unlocked…
A running joke in the cycling community is that we always have free parking. As long as there’s a sturdy pole in sight, cyclists can forego the hunt for parking spaces and evade the clutches of prowling meter maids. At a time when daily commutes are more daunting than ever,…
The recent success of Bird Box (2018) has made Netflix more popular than ever before; that film alone was watched by 45 million Netflix subscribers on its opening weekend, the highest debut of any Netflix film to date. The streaming giant has also managed to produce numerous quality TV shows…
In a mass email alert sent to students and staff the morning of Friday, January 18, Seattle Central’s Public Information Office (PIO) stated that “on Thursday [January 17], a person on our campus accessed secure areas and stole several items.” The message continues on to state that “surveillance video shows…
In November 2017, former Mayor Tim Burgess unveiled the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA), a plan to combat rising housing costs by creating 50,000 new residential units by 2025. HALA’s crown jewel is the Mandatory Housing Affordability program (MHA), a plan to rezone 27 of Seattle’s neighborhoods and impose…
At some point between the evening of Friday the 11th of January and the morning of Monday the 14th, an unidentified person or persons opened six gas valves in biology lab room 303 of the SAM building at Seattle Central’s Broadway campus. Around 6 am on Monday morning, the head…
You’ve been held hostage by the endless news coverage on #Realign99, the #SeattleSqueeze, and #Viadoom for the past several months. You’ve tried to tune it out. You can’t pick up your phone without seeing #Viadoomsday tips in your newsfeed or turn on your radio without hearing your favorite programming interrupted.…
On January 31, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Seattle Central will be hosting Engineering Mentor Night in the 1st floor atrium of the Science and Math (SAM) building. This event, which is co-sponsored by Seattle Central College and the Puget Sound Engineering Council, gives engineering and pre-engineering students the opportunity…
