The following is a live-stream text reaction to the State of the Union address given by President Trump earlier this week. Two people from the paper sat down at their computers in separate parts of the city, decided to imbibe in some spirits and rip on the President as a…
Posts published in February 2019
Record-breaking snowfall prompts road closures, is expected to continue into the week. This February has already been Seattle’s snowiest since 1949, and meteorologists say it’s just getting started. The most recent storm, which hit Friday night and continued into Saturday morning, blanketed the city with an astounding 7.9 inches…
If you’ve ever read the syllabus for any of your classes all the way through, you’ve probably noticed that somewhere in there is a class grade to GPA conversion; typically a chart, sometimes an equation. What you may not have noticed is that not all conversions are the same, professor…
2.5 STARS OUT OF 5 (Want to know what our star ratings mean? Check out our review formatting here) As the final installment of the Unbreakable trilogy, M. Night Shyamalan’s new film Glass gives an okay ending. As a stand-alone film, though, it’s pretty rough. Since the premiere of the film Unbreakable…
Our world is becoming increasingly accessible, both for those with disabilities and the able-bodied individuals who benefit from the accommodation needs set out by the Americans with Disabilities Act. We’ve come a long way since ramps and elevators. Ever since the late 1970s, when the Disability Rights Movement truly began…
On December 22nd of 2018, the Federal Government of the United States of America shut down. Depending on how your life and finances are organized you may not have felt the effects – directly. But if you are a federal worker or the family member of one, receive SNAP food…
The recent cold weather has claimed the life of a University of Washington student today. According to a statement released by Major Steve Rittereiser of the UW Campus Police, this morning at 10:31 am, both UW Police and Seattle Fire responded to a woman down on a sidewalk east of Drumheller…
If you’re familiar with the reviews that the Seattle Collegian has published until now, then you’ll notice that we’ve altered our formatting slightly — most importantly, we’re introducing a star rating format. This has been implemented to give readers (like you!) an easy understanding of our reviews from the get-go…
What rights do we have to express ourselves as students? The Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier decision specifically deals with school censorship of student-run newspapers. Students taking part in a journalism class at Hazelwood East High School helped to edit and write the school paper. Three students had written an…
This year has been a very good one for films, but it seems that Hollywood has been slacking on originality; in 2018 we have seen more sequels and remakes than ever before. Nonetheless, some of them were still quite worthwhile, and there were also a handful of phenomenal originals. Some…
