In June 1972, Richard Nixon signed into law a series of educational amendments, the most wellknown of which is Title IX, prohibiting educational institutions that receive federal funding from discriminating on the basis of sex. This opened the doors of educational opportunity and participation in intercollegiate athletics for women. …
Posts published in May 2020
The CDC now recommends using a face covering whenever available while out and about, particularly while in proximity of other people. This is due to the droplets that COVID-19 can be spread through, coming from the nose and mouth, being blocked by the mask. A common misconception is that the…
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…
Photographer Jordan Somers captures the work that goes into making the abandoned store fronts of Seattle come alive. He has a documentary on the topic coming out in early June. Check back in for news on it’s debut.
Admittedly, our first attempt at a desert island playlist made it seem like we’d prefer to be marooned with a bunch of white men and Kimya Dawson, which I don’t think is the case. Not even for Kimya. Here’s our second mixtape. – LM Jimmy Cliff – “Sitting in Limbo” …
As higher education was immediately shut down in early spring amidst severe Covid-19 concerns, student support services such as the Disability Support Services at Seattle Central were confronted with nearly instantaneous transformation of accommodations for online classes. While the DSS office notes that the college is still working closely to…
As people around the world are self-distancing at home and practicing good social distancing behavior in public, the city of Seattle is making permanent the temporary closure of some of its streets to allow residents to use them for outdoor exercise opportunities while maintaining their distance. Continuing on after Gov.…
Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot or WTF is our new weekly column diving into the semi weird and confusing terrain of life as we know it currently. Is it news? We aren’t entirely sure, but we know it’s all important. Once a week our very own Thomas McKenzie will dive into a…
On May 15th, American filmmaker Lynn Shelton passed away at 54 due to a previously undiagnosed blood disorder. Shelton’s partner, Marc Maron, said that she collapsed on Friday after several days of ill health and clarified that it had not been COVID-19. Shelton was born in Ohio and grew up…
If you are fortunate to have spare time as the world ends nowadays, boredom is quite possibly your greatest enemy. There is nothing to do and it’s horrible and everything sucks. However, if you are anything like me and take solace in random bits of obscure information and fun facts,…
