SORC, or the Student Organization Resource Council, is one of several facets of student leadership here at Seattle Central. Functioning as a middle-man between college facilities and student organizations, SORC reviews new club applications, funding requests and event proposals before approving them. Whether it’s planning a large event or tabling…
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This year Seattle Central will be implementing a mandatory key code system for all entrances of their buildings, with the exception of the 1701 Broadway doors closest to the Security Office and Buzz Cafe. The process has already begun at the Maritime and Tech buildings, with Broadway Edison still an…
The value which SCC’s honor society, the ALPHA CHI ZETA (ACZ) chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International (PTK), provides to the college is not being adequately supported. The contributions ACZ provides toward student development at the college are not fully acknowledged or celebrated. ACZ Officers are beginning the 2020 school…
Starting from 2019 Summer quarter, the International Education Programs Office (IEP) has decided to close one of their two student leader boards, International Student Advisory Council (ISAC). Meanwhile, another student leader board, Global Engagement Team (GET), will remain a student leadership board and stick to their roles of supporting both…
The Associated Student Council is “the official government of Seattle Central” according to the school’s website. Traditionally, a Student Council is elected by the student body in an open and democratic process, but here at Central the twelve-member board is hired through a “rigorous peer selection process” for each fall…
For as long as Seattle Central has existed, community has been an important element of the school’s foundation. Being in the middle of a historically pluralist neighborhood, bringing folks together from varying perspectives is crucial to bringing students together to learn from each other as well as from their classes.…
In an email dated July 16th, Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange, President of Seattle Central addressed the dire need for an updated emergency management system here on campus. She cited the June 24th lock-down and at least two false fire alarms in the preceding months that left many with cause for…
I will fully admit to it, I jumped on the soccer bandwagon. Soccer was a sport of my youth, mainly watching but never really a player. I had the chance to attend all the youth events set up for the 1994 Men’s World Cup out at the New York City…
Shannon Gatta is a Seattle local attending the University of Washington and a graduate from Seattle Central College with her Associates Degree. She is a queer, veteran woman working in the aerospace industry, and has worked with companies such as NASA and Ball Aerospace. A lifelong dream of Shannon’s is…
Block Party 2019 has come and gone, but I’d bet it wasn’t much more than a blacked out weekend on most Central Student calendars. Although the festival engulfs the hub of our home, it’s sometimes easy to feel that the party isn’t meant for us. Block Party offers a lucrative…