The Ebbtide

News Briefs – Vol 51 Issue 14

May 24, 2016

SunFest 2016 SCC will hold the annual SunFest event from 12:30-3 p.m. on May 25 and 26. On Wednesday, May 25, there will be food trucks, a limbo dancing contest, a pie eating contest, a lip syncing battle,...

2016 ASG election results: winners discuss their campaign

2016 ASG election results: winners discuss their campaign

May 24, 2016

Photo by Aaron Meliza Caption: SCC's new student body president, Winston Lee (left), and club affairs officer Ed Dilimulati (right). By Gregor Elgee The 2016 Associated Student Government (ASG) election...

Letter from the editor: the homeless issue

May 24, 2016

By Aaron Berry Homelessness isn’t new. But it often makes the news. Earlier this year, the Seattle homeless encampment known as the Jungle made headlines after two people were killed in a shooting....

Example of how unorthodox homelessness can be

May 24, 2016

Photo by Gregor Elgee Caption: CEO student Emanuel Morgan and his case manager Pratna Kao. Morgan has spent significant time homeless in Seattle. by Gregor Elgee Emanuel Morgan doesn’t hide the fact...

Nowhere to go: first-person stories of life without home

May 24, 2016

The breadgirl: buying interdependence loaf by loaf By Stephanie Olsen Before I was homeless, I thought homeless people became that way by some fault of their own, and that they were self-reliant – having...

The affordable housing scam

May 24, 2016

Screenshot by Ilona Kinnear Caption: The alleged scammer's text messages (number withheld) By Ilona Kinnear I had nearly given up on finding an apartment. I’d searched high and low on many apartment...

Urban camping and showering at school

May 24, 2016

By Randy Hatfield I often come across beat-up old RVs in my neighborhood which park there for days at time, drawing complaints from homeowners. I know that life on the streets is a challenge, so I wanted...

How to help

How to help

May 24, 2016

By Lydia Tam and Aaron Berry Homelessness is hard. For those who are not homeless, the Ebbtide has compiled a list of several ways to help. Whether it is donating food in the U-district, volunteering...

WPDSS: society of young economists

WPDSS: society of young economists

May 24, 2016

By Adelia Sindunata A group of students were busy doing some projects for Earth Week at SCC, from April 20-21. Wearing white t-shirts, some of them were welcoming the students who came to watch a movie...

WHIPPED: pitcher sharp on the mound

WHIPPED: pitcher sharp on the mound

May 24, 2016

Photo by Aaron Meliza Caption: SCC pitcher Payton Mackin winds down after practice By Calvin Li When Payton Mackin was eight and up at bat in a baseball game, he hit a line right back at the pitcher....

Randy tries: SCC dental hygiene

May 24, 2016

By Randy Hatfield Though somewhat plain, it’s clear when I walk in that it’s a waiting room: the walls are sparsely decorated with colorful posters depicting detailed renderings of teeth, people in...

Letter from the editor : The homeless issue

May 17, 2016

By Aaron Berry Homelessness isn’t new. But it often makes the news. Earlier this year, the Seattle homeless encampment known as the Jungle made headlines after two people were killed in a shooting....

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