We’re all burned out on Coronavirus. COVID-19, the ‘Rona, or whatever you want to call it has been hitting us from every side lately. Every news story, video social event, junk email, social media meme and shopping list since the week of March 5 have all had the same subject…
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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…
*Please Sir, can we have some more… Oh Steve Mnuchin, your name makes you sound like a bond villain but your glasses make us think you were terribly bullied in your ivy league prep school in NYC. And apparently you have not personally paid for anything since 1985. In a…
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…
It’s become a running joke among me and my fellow disabled students of Seattle Central: how hilariously, glaringly bad the location of the Disability Service Office is. It seems to perfectly sum up how inadequately our school provides for its disabled students, and how far it has to go. When…
Opinion: International students are concerned about their tuition
Lena Mercer | The Seattle Collegian
Lena Mercer | The Seattle CollegianAs a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Inslee announced that colleges and universities would transition to online operations starting from April 13th through May 4th, 2020. However at that time, Seattle Colleges (North, Central, and South campuses) noted that “students, faculty, and staff should prepare for online and alternative…
We are currently in the process of hiring for the fall 2020 quarter. You must be a Seattle Central student taking 10 or more credits and maintain a 2.5 GPA to apply for the Collegian. The campus, and our operations here at the Collegian are operating remotely currently. We know…
Seattle Central calling campaign aims to assuage student concerns
Lena Mercer | The Seattle Collegian
Lena Mercer | The Seattle CollegianIt comes as no surprise that many facets of one’s livelihood are both temporarily and forever changed in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic. Individuals on a global scale from all walks of life are faced with a new reality that breeds new consequences, new decisions and new…
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…