Opinion: Autopsy of a Political Revolution
Juan Páez
May 1, 2020
(Photo: Vidar Nordli-Mathisen via Unsplash) The events surrounding the 2020 democratic primary will likely be forgotten; cast aside as mere footnotes overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. But no one should forget the historic campaign waged by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sanders came remarkably close to becoming the democratic nominee. In fact, after his whopping 30-point victory in Nevada, the consen...
Opinion: America’s Missed Opportunity
May 1, 2020
(Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons) Like a number of people my age, I was disappointed to hear that Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out of the democratic primary. After suspending his campaign, Sanders began to work on a COVID-19 response, joining Seth Myers to speak on Medicare for All: a progra...
Opinion: COVID-19 and the College Experience
May 1, 2020
( Photo illustration: Tim Gouw via Unsplash) I’ve always had a bit of a fatalistic streak. I believe that my generation is doomed to confront mass extinction with global warming and that the U.S. political system is irrevocably broken. I believe that commercialization has confirmed that American soci...
Opinion: Democratic Primary Heads Into Decisive Phase
Juan Páez
February 21, 2020
The democratic and republican primaries stand in stark contrast. The democratic moderate establishment has yet to find a candidate to fully coalesce behind, while poll after poll shows that Bernie Sanders' momentum might prove too much to stop. Republicans, on the other hand, are either outright can...
Opinion: Privacy In Journalism — Where do we draw the line?
Jordan Ghita
February 9, 2020
On Jan. 26, 2020, the news of basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s death stunned the world. However, also shocking was the way in which this news was shared. TMZ was the first to report the news mere hours after the fatal helicopter crash, before law enforcement officials even had a chance to share the...
Letter to the Editor
February 9, 2020
Speaking as a member of the SCC community, the uncertainty of the future of the dental hygiene program poses a great concern. Faculty and students have been living in angst since the announcement was made by SCC’s administration to exclude the dental hygiene clinic from the proposed Allied Health, Sc...
Opinion: MLB Unwittingly Incentivizes Cheating
Ed Strong
February 9, 2020
If you follow sports even a little bit, you might have already heard about the sign-stealing scandal rocking Major League Baseball over the past month. What is Sign Stealing? Prior to every pitch, the catcher signals to the pitcher what pitch he’s recommending that the pitcher throw. The pitcher will no...
Opinion: The Australian Bushfires– More Than Meets The Eye
Jordan Ghita
January 24, 2020
The recent media coverage of Australia’s wildfires is leaving one question largely unanswered: How are the region’s First Nations people being affected? What is happening? Due to severe droughts, a series of bushfires beginning December 2019 have been burning across the continent. In her Jan. 8, ...
Letter From The Editor – Dec. 6, 2019
Azia Kelikoa’elakauaikekai Jaelyn Lualhati
December 6, 2019
DEAR SCC, Three years ago, I didn’t think that I’d be at your doorstep. My future after high school was unknown; riddled with countless choices — which is a nightmare for an indecisive person like me. A community college just north of Seattle wasn’t in the cards for me early on — until I...
Opinion: The Ebbtide Stands with The Observer
Ebbtide Staff
November 22, 2019
“I urge you to reconsider your stance toward student journalists on your campus.” This line opened up a letter sent last week by Beth Slovic, the Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators (PNAJE) president, to Central Washington University (CWU) regarding the ethical escapade tha...
Opinion: Check Your Costume at the Door
Azia Kelikoa’elakauaikekai Jaelyn Lualhati
October 25, 2019
How To Be Culturally Sensitive What’s scarier than cultural appropriation? When people do it consistently at the same time every year. Halloween features candy, children and costumes. The latter is what most people seem to enjoy the most: dressing up as something they’re not. Halloween is the peo...
Opinion: Keeping It Respectful
Morena Silvestroni
October 25, 2019
Cultural Appropriation at Home and Abroad Halloween tends to come with laughs and a couple of innocent scares, but some costumes can be offensive to certain cultures, religions and ethnicities. One way cultural appropriation can manifest is wearing a specific culture’s attire that isn’t one...
