A long, long time ago in a faraway galaxy called Minneapolis, there lived a singer, songwriter,musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker named Prince. He was a guitar virtuoso,a legendary multi-instrumentalist known for eclectic genre-crossing work, a wildly flamboyantpersona and some of the absolutely greatest live shows in the business.…
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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…
“Hi everyone out there in Zoomland,” Student Leadership welcomed audience members as they entered into a special presentation with guest Tariq Touré, Wednesday afternoon, May 6. Tariq Touré is a poet, activist, painter, essayist, public speaker, and accomplished athlete. The audience was treated to poems interspersed with anecdotes and stories…
The West Seattle Bridge (officially the Jeanette Williams Memorial Bridge), is the primary route of access between West Seattle and the rest of the city. Constructed in 1924, then reconstructed between 1981 and 1984 after damage sustained in a 1978 vessel incident, the bridge spans the east and west channels…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Seattle Central College has already made the call that Summer quarter 2020 classes will be online. Many of the students are beginning to change their Summer plans. In a recent interview, when asked about his Summer plans, Running Start student Christoph Heller commented, “I had…
Little Richard, the self-described “king and queen” of rock ‘n’ roll, died Saturday at the age of 87 in Tullahoma, Tenn. Born Richard Wayne Penniman on December 5, 1932, in Macon, Georgia, Little Richard would become a pioneering powerhouse, inspiring generations of musicians like Prince, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Otis…
The coronavirus has taken several things away from us, especially from those of us who are still in school. Online learning has to scramble to the rescue when everyone from preschoolers to doctoral candidates is suddenly being forced to stay home. But is it working? Having everything transferred to the…
The sweeps keep coming On May 4th the City of Seattle Navigation Team swept another encampment in the Ballard neighborhood. The city does not like to call these forced removals sweeps, and does not like to say that the people in the area that was not-swept were displaced. The amount…
As we approach the midway point of Spring quarter, Seattle Central College continues to shift its communication methods and standards in an attempt to bridge the gap of uncertainty among its student body. The stay-at-home order remains in full effect (now through at least May 31st at the time of…
As Washington sees the Covid-19 stay-at-home orders extend towards the end of May while other states rush to re-open the economy, schools are faced with distance learning for potential quarters to come. Seattle Central faces uncertainty as accommodations to technology and expected budget cuts during quarantine become increasingly anticipated. As…