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New Transport Options for Phins

Natasha Sidik January 19, 2019

COMMUNITY VANS IN SHORELINE Students who rely on public transportation now have the option of using Community Vans. King County Metro, who operates the public buses at SCC (Routes 5, 345, 331, 330),...

Highly Rated

Highly Rated

Teshan Laucirica January 19, 2019

SCC ALUMNUS RETURNS THE GIFT OF WRITING Michael Overa never wanted to teach. He grew up in a middle-class Seattle family with both parents working full time. This allowed him plenty of time to enjoy...

SCC’s Short Story Winner

SCC’s Short Story Winner

Nova Clark January 19, 2019

ASPIRING SCREENWRITER GETS IN TUNE WITH HIS PAST What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “Crossing Borders?” That was what SCC’s recent short story contest asked the campus to write about,...

Seattle Gave Me the Cold Shoulder

DEALING WITH THE NOT-SO WARM WELCOME I’m a California girl and anything below 65 degrees is unbelievably cold. In the Bay Area, located in Northern California, I was spoiled not only with warm weather...

Bike to the Future

Bike to the Future

Forrest Baum January 18, 2019

AN ELECTRIC ALTERNATIVE See all those cars lined up from the four-way stop the whole way up to SCC’s parking lot? The problem is simple geometry. An electric lime bike sits on SCC's campus. Photo:...

International Education in the Shadow of 2016 Election

International Education in the Shadow of 2016 Election

Elliot Raven December 3, 2018

STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE ON STUDYING IN AMERICA In the fall of 2017, ASG President Denish Oleke left Uganda to study at SCC. He began his first quarter as a computer-science major, shivering under...

Help is Here

Teshan Laucirica December 2, 2018

MAKE THE MOST OF SCC'S BENEFITS HUB The rent on your apartment went up again, your ORCA card is running low on funds and your bank account is dwindling faster than the quarter is progressing. You...

Worth the Rate?

Tobias Hope-Young December 2, 2018

HOW TRUSTWORTHY IS RATE MY PROFESSOR Choosing the right classes can be difficult, while choosing the right teachers can be even more challenging but just as vital. With the new quarter dawning on...

Word on the Street: “What’s your kink?”

"Pesto, it's fresh (tongue click) and smooth." - Nico Shorack "Dominance; I'm just really into punishment." - Kaylee O'Malley "Let's just say it would involve maple syrup." -...

SCC Tesla Program Advisor Luke Thompson (second from left)
talks to prospective students. Photo: Forrest Baum

Electrical Education

Forrest Baum November 21, 2018

INNOVATIVE TESLA PROGRAM MAKES ITS DEBUT AT SCC One of only four Tesla training programs in the country is drumming up some interest in its first quarter at SCC. SCC adds Tesla to the list of Automotive...

A New Interface on Campus

Elizabeth Joyce November 21, 2018

STUDENT SERVICES GETS AN UPGRADE If you’ve visited the FOSS building this quarter to pay a bill or get an override for a class, you have definitely encountered the new ticketing interface that made...

Depression and Me

November 21, 2018

A PERSONAL INSIGHT INTO MENTAL ILLNESS In 2015, I contemplated my death and nearly walked into the path of an oncoming truck. In 2016, I was hospitalized for my first suicide attempt. In 2017, I...

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