Due to the current global epidemic, all in-person events have been cancelled. This includes the commencement ceremony for Spring 2020, originally scheduled for June 25th. Any kind of social gathering is not recommended in the state of Washington as a stay-at-home order is in effect. Currently there are 1153 students…
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The economic crisis slowly blanketing the country isn’t being felt uniformly. The people who were poor or struggling before, are now poorer and the struggle has taken on new dimensions. Those with work from home access or paid furloughs from their jobs have mainly been burdened with inconvenience, not hardship.…
Carl Waluconis, who taught English and Coordinated Studies in the division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Seattle Central College until 2017, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020. The family planned to have the memorial when it was safe to do so publicly. Fellow faculty members, however, are…
Welcome Week is the first week of each quarter at Seattle Central set aside to bring every student, new and old, back into the school workflow. New students may find aides donning appropriately labeled sweatshirts in the hallways assisting them through the layout of the school. They also often find…
Covid-19 is all around us. It’s inescapable. Schools, hair salons, bars, restaurants, churches, and ‘non-essential” businesses are closed. Predictably, jails are still open. In a system that has abysmal healthcare, the virus is especially dangerous for imprisoned individuals with pre-existing health conditions, particularly HIV and COPD, older inmates, and pregnant…
For those who still need to get around the city during the recent stay at home order, public transportation is a viable option. King County Metro discontinued fare collection on March 21 until further notice. Free fare services include buses, water taxi, and Access paratransit. Riders are being directed to…
Seattle Central College Bookstore, located across Seattle Central’s Broadway Edison Building, has been providing Seattle Central College students access to get textbooks more conveniently on campus for years. On February 4th, 2020, the Associated Student Council of Seattle Central (ASC) sent an email to students stating the forthcoming closure of…
From the eerily smooth traffic to the glares one gets from a cough or sneeze instead of a “bless you,” it’s becoming clearer just how heavily the COVID-19 outbreak looms over the city of Seattle. As of this writing, Governor Jay Inslee is calling for a ban on events of…
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…
There is more than one germ to cause a panic… If you hadn’t heard, there is a possible infectious disease outbreak in the Pacific Northwest. Mainly affecting your respiratory system, this bacteria has been known to spread quickly and kill many. I am talking about Tuberculosis, obviously, and thanks to…
