As of now, COVID-19 has infected over 3 million people worldwide and killed over 220,000. The virus has not only affected everyone’s lives but also drastically impacted the global economy. Stock markets have plummeted due to the outbreak, with oil stocks leading the decline. However, some companies have been moving…
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Seattle Central has a legacy of community outreach and programs that change lives. The latest installment in that glowing history is the medical assistant apprenticeship program at the HEC, or the Pacific Medical Center in Beacon Hill. According to the SCC News Center, the program “prepares students to support medical…
On February 29, the governor of Washington state, Jay Inslee, declared a state of emergency, with confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the rise. The virus, which started in Wuhan, China on December 1, 2019, has spread globally. Coronavirus is considered to be highly contagious and is spread…
Late on March 15 2020, Governor Jay Inslee released a new mandate on COVID-19 precautions. Bars were to close, restaurants would go to take-out service only and gatherings of over 50 people were banned. In King county, the effect took hold immediately and the rest of the state would wake…
It is evident that COVID-19 is impacting a lot of things in people’s daily lives but more so for the students that have traveled thousands of miles to be here. With the disease keeping them in the US, international students face uncertainty. Students from countries like China or Hong Kong…
The job of a security officer on an urban college campus is a stressful, highly visible position. High turn-over rates are not uncommon; finding people qualified for a position that requires composure under pressure along with cultural sensitivity and understanding can be difficult. In a city like Seattle, a rising…
For many Seattle Central students, mental health is an overlooked priority to success. Students are not taught coping skills prior to college, how to navigate the healthcare system for services, or to ask for help. Burnout is on the rise with millenials, and steadily been climbing for Gen-xers. The issue…
While every student eventually reaches a point where their workload intensifies, STEM and engineering students, in particular, experience this to an extreme degree. Not only is the workload to blame, but there is also a perceived commensurately greater inability to cope, as well as an inability to find help. So,…
Check out our campaign video for Rossa for Mascot! Vote for Rossa. Email mascot.central@seattlecolleges.edu by Friday, February 14th, using “Rossa for Mascot” as the subject line. Also, check out our article about Rossa, here. While you’re there, check out the rest of our YouTube channel, and don’t forget to like…
Meet your new mascot for Seattle Central Community College: Rossa Faun Leon, the unbearably adorable pitbull with a penchant for journalism and justice. Rossa has already scored a position as official mascot and beloved cuddle buddy of the Seattle Collegian newspaper, so expanding her resume to the whole of Seattle…
