Room for Improvement
April 24, 2019
NEW BUILDING SPELLS FRESH START FOR STEM A brand new project will unite SCC’s STEM programs with innovation and improvement. The Allied Health, Science & Advanced Manufacturing Complex will replace the current 2500 Building. Photo: Nova Clark The Allied Health, Science & Advanced Manufacturing Complex, which will replace the current 2500 Building and possibly the first fl...
All For Nothing
April 22, 2019
WHERE TEXTBOOKS FALL SHORT With a new quarter in full swing, an old problem may be facing students — and it comes in the form of a textbook. The pattern is familiar: Instructors will list required reading in the syllabus, and it will be purchased only to be returned later on. As a result, textbooks e...
New Year’s Resolutions: Don’t Bother
Natasha Sidik
January 19, 2019
DO SOMETHING, NOT EVERYTHING I’m a strong believer in the fact that resolutions just don’t work. The long list of things I want will continue to grow — heck, humans are known to have a tendency to want things they don’t have, aren’t we? If I continue making a new set of resolutions every 36...
New Year’s Goals: Why Stop at One?
Elizabeth Joyce
January 19, 2019
ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO MAKE REALIST RESOLUTIONS Making a Resolution can seem daunting — but it doesn’t have to be. Firstly, there is no reason they cannot be made further into the year. Secondly, be realistic and specific. Choose something you truly can and want to do; you probably will not...
Complimentary Television
January 19, 2019
WHAT TO WATCH WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE CABLE Cable television could be considered an obsolete expense for the present-day viewer. Who hasn’t heard the age-old reason for cancelling cable subscriptions that is, “I have so many channels that I don’t even watch?” For those lacking cable (o...
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 could risk your grades by working more hours or just quit school altogether so you can work even more. ...
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 miscarried and was once again hospitalized after failing to overdose on my medication. In 2018, I decide...
