To our readers, School’s out for summer! Unless, of course, you, like the Seattle Collegian, are participating in summer quarter. In either case, the values and ideals of Seattle Central College – inclusivity, diversity, integrity and education – remain salient. In the name of those values, the Collegian remains committed…
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Cayla is from Oregon and a full-time student but does not not know that Seattle Central College (SCC) has a gym, even after studying here for three months. Cayla does not know that as an SCC student taking more than five credits, she could have access to the gym to…
A week ago, I received a message from a friend, asking me, “Is it great to study in America?” Since the definition of “great” varies from person to person, there cannot be one answer to that question. Instead I made a list of things I wish I had known before…
At a glance, the fact that my dad worked as a ramp agent for the airlines before I had, and that he’d worked in security before both my brother had and I do now, seemed highly coincidental, even a little flattering–the ability to bond with our estranged father over shared…
In the fall all counselors will move into a centralized space with the creation of a counseling center. The idea behind having a center is to give students the space to visit with privacy and confidentiality as well as more of an opportunity to meet with a counselor of their…
Written jointly by Riley Mai and Trang Nguyen, with additional reporting by Joshua Scott. For the past two years, Seattle Central College has been in the process of implementing a mobile app for the school in partnership with OOHLALA Mobile, a Quebec based mobile software company. Despite being available on…
Apparel design student Rachel Crane let me follow her in the process of constructing a bomber jacket from scratch. From moments of doubt to moments of success, her experience in the Seattle Central Apparel Design and Development program has been one that won’t leave her for the rest of her…
After a lengthy and thorough review process, Seattle Vocational Institute’s (SVI) cosmetology program is slated to be shut down today, marking the end of the spring quarter. Liliana Orbulescu is just one of four students graduating from the program this Tuesday. “We’re the last who made it through and it’s…
Expect the north elevators in the BE building to be out of service for repairs for an extended amount of time. Currently, elevator #2 is out of service, and though elevator #1 remains in service, facilities expects it to fail soon. It has already failed once the week of April…
I do a lot of walking. After bussing downtown, I walk about a mile to school each day, but the vast majority of the walking I do is in and around campus. My classes are often in various disparate locations, and it is not uncommon for me to have to…