News Calendar
Kirk Meyers, News Editor
October 23, 2020
Multicultural Center Gametime 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Oct 23; Shoreline CC discord server The Multicultural Center is hosting an online game session for students to enjoy after a long week of schoolwork. Nursing Faculty "Drop-In" Advising via ZOOM 7 – 8 a.m./10 a.m., – 12 p.m./5 – 6 p.m., Oct ...
ASG In Review – Oct. 19, 2020
Kirk Meyers, News Editor
October 23, 2020
The Associated Student Government (ASG) is holding board meetings through Zoom for the rest of the spring quarter. As usual, meetings are held every other Monday. Students are welcome to join to voice concerns or speak to their representatives. This meeting was held on Oct. 19, with the next scheduled...
News Calendar
Nova Clark, Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2020
Experience Shoreline Virtual Information Session 3-4 p.m., Oct. 12; contact [email protected] for Zoom link Familiarize yourself with the in’s and out’s of applying for college, selecting courses and all things SCC! Paying for College Worker Retraining Funding Program 10-11:30 a.m., Oc...
SCC Braces for Third Round of Layoffs Amid COVID Shortfall
Joshua Groom, Copy Editor
October 9, 2020
The college seeks to trim $8.3 million from the budget through the elimination of 11% of faculty positions, 7 % of administrative and 8% of classified staff.
ASG In Review — Oct. 9, 2020
Kirk Meyers, News Editor
October 9, 2020
The Associated Student Government (ASG) is holding board meetings through Zoom for the rest of the spring quarter. As usual, meetings are held every other Monday. Students are welcome to join to voice concerns or speak to their representatives. This meeting was held on Oct. 5, with the next scheduled...
Spindrift Has Arrived
Joshua Groom, Copy Editor
October 9, 2020
Behold, Spindrift! SCC’s annual art and literary journal has hit the shelves, undeterred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Typically published in May, publication of this issue — the journal’s 54th — was delayed until September. “For months it was unclear when, how, or even if the journal would be...
Financial Problems at SCC Date Back 6 Years
June 12, 2020
For the past six years, SCC has netted losses every year as a result of increases in administrative staff along with planned overspending and understaffing in a key financial department. The college did not publicly acknowledge the financial losses until March 2019. SCC’s financial department is 30-50% small...
ASG In Review — June 12, 2020
Juan Páez, News Editor
June 12, 2020
The Associated Student Government (ASG) is holding board meetings through Zoom for the rest of the spring quarter. As usual, meetings are held every other monday, and students are welcome to join to voice concerns or speak to their representatives. This meeting was held on June 1 and was the last meet...
Falcon 9 Launch Summary: What you Need to Know
Nova Clark, Editor-In-Chief
June 12, 2020
It was a historic weekend for human spaceflight. On Saturday, May 30, SpaceX launched NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley en route to the International Space Station (ISS) in the first manned launch from U.S. soil since the shuttle program was discontinued in 2011. The goal of the...
Student Positions Face Furloughs Amid COVID Concerns
Kamryn Scurry, Staff Writer
May 29, 2020
As SCC transitioned to virtual learning to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, the college also moved a number of traditionally in-person services online. Due to that lack of on-campus presence, a number of student held jobs now face furloughs. SCC’s Ray Howard Library adapted to the ch...
The Ebbtide Wins Seven PNAJE Awards
Nova Clark, Editor-In-Chief
May 29, 2020
The Ebbtide won seven awards and one honorable mention at the 2020 Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators (PNAJE) contest. As a publication, The Ebbtide won second place for Best Website. The judges pointed specifically to the paper's "strong and rare editorial leadership." Edit...
State Finds SCC Lax on Accounting Standards
May 15, 2020
The Washington State Auditor’s Office (SAO) found SCC to be out of compliance with generally accepted accounting procedures in an audit of the college’s finances completed last month. A draft of those audits, obtained by The Ebbtide, stated that SCC had “material weaknesses in internal contr...
