Double Exposure: “The Conversation” (1974)
May 15, 2020
In the age of surveillance, Francis Ford Coppolla’s “The Conversation” dominated the box office. The film stars veteran actor Gene Hackman (“The French Connection,” “The Poseidon Adventure”) who steals the show as Harry, a down-and-out bachelor with a background in surveillance. Also ...
Former Phins MBB Star Thrives at Seattle U
Ed Strong
March 6, 2020
Once Brown finished his classes at SCC in the summer of 2018, he was at pre-season practice with his new team. (Photo courtesy of Seattle U Athletics) Terrell Brown didn’t think his path would lead him here. He was an important role player as part of two state championship teams at Garfield High S...
See Yourself in Science
Travis Tribble
March 6, 2020
Open Google Images on a smartphone and type in “popular scientist.” The bombardment of white hair and receding hairlines on old men may not come as a surprise. It has long been the stereotype of scientists in popular culture. Cultural icons like Albert Einstein, Rick and Morty, The Big Ban...
Sports Calendar – May 3, 2019
Ed Strong
May 6, 2019
Baseball 4 & 7 p.m., Fri. May 12; at Bellevue College 12 & 3 p.m., Sun. May 14; at Meridian Park (Shoreline), vs. Bellevue College Softball 12 & 2 p.m., Sat. May 4; at Douglas College (New Westminster, B.C., Canada) 12 & 2 p.m., Sun. May 5; at Meridian Park, vs. Pierce C...
Lunar New Year
February 20, 2018
DOG DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN Happy New Year! Lunar New Year, that is. Lunar New Year is most important festival on the Chinese calendar. It also known as the Spring Festival. Unlike American festivals, Chinese Lunar New Year doesn’t happen on a fixed date, because it is based on the lunar calendar. This year, it fe...
Students Dodge A Bullet
February 9, 2018
TAX PLAN GOES EASY ON EDUCATION When we left off in December, we were all on the edges of our seats waiting to see if the House and Senate could come to an agreement on a final bill to present to President Donald Trump for passage into law. Well, they were able to come to an agreement and send a bill...
Starry-Eyed and Travel-Bugged: Study Abroad Is For Everyone
December 9, 2017
You don’t have the money. You don’t speak the language. You don’t know where to start. As per usual, the solution to your problems was sitting at the PUB’s help desk, where Cory Anthony, SCC’s international programs manager, and Bjorn Myhre, the director of international recruitment at Green...
Active Shooter Prevention: SCC’s Plan in Place
December 9, 2017
Could SCC be doing more to prepare for a mass shooting? No matter how prepared we are, a shooting could still happen, so what are we doing for prevention? Mass shootings are often linked to domestic violence (or DV) incidents, and those incidents have happened to the SCC community. One such incident...
A Stroll Through the Wood – Seattle Transplant Weaves Natural With Industrial
Azia Kelikoa’elakauaikekai Jaelyn Lualhati
December 9, 2017
There’s a new gallery in town, featuring wildly colored, abstract woodblock prints. Artist Alex Boeschenstein “Fields of Irisarri” holds 14 solo, non-reproducible woodblock pieces available for students and faculty to view in the Administration Building. Boeschenstein was originally from Cleveland,...
Age Is Not Just A Number – Stop Sexualizing Children
Azia Kelikoa’elakauaikekai Jaelyn Lualhati
December 8, 2017
Innocence is lost when we normalize the idea of sexualizing children. Kids are the epitome of what we would define as “cute” or “adorable.” We get excited over babbling toddlers when they smile or drool or say their first words. We tease little kids for having their first crush, seeing it as...
Word On The Street – Vol 53 Issue 5, Dec. 1, 2017
December 7, 2017
“What Is Your Ritual Before Finals?” “I sleep eight hours to gain my energy for the finals.” - Xiaohu Shangguan “I usually play sports, basketball, before I face my final exam because it refreshes my mind and my body.” - Edward Halim “Read the study guides.” - Euginia Natalia Wong “I always have to drink Red Bull before I take...
