First Nations Club Holds Ceremony for New Indigenous Garden
June 5, 2017
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Members of the Tulalip tribe joined EvCC’s First Nations Club to celebrate the planting in the new indigenous garden on on May 31. According to Erik Sanchez, a member of the First Nations Club, the garden is “a celebration to earth and an honoring to the land.” The First Nations club held a comm...
This is Not About Politics
Adam Householder, Staff Writer
June 1, 2017
The appointment of Retired Army General H. R. McMaster to the position of U.S. National Security Advisor was a decision that had been applauded by members spanning the entire political spectrum, and rightfully so. McMaster has a long, illustrious and honorable military career. One, by every measure, of impermeable qualificat...
Fashion Through the Years at EvCC
Joanne Wu, Staff Writer
May 17, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Begin with the End in Mind
Rilee Louangphakdy, Staff Writer
May 15, 2017
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If you plan on transferring after graduation, then you’re part of the outnumbered crowd at EvCC. “Of new students who come into EvCC seeking a transfer degree, roughly 24% end up transferring to a four-year institution within four years.” This statistic, provided by Sean Gehrke, Director of...
Ideological Diversity Thrives at EvCC Republican Club
Nataya Foss, Staff Writer
May 15, 2017
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Americans are more polarized today than any time since the Civil War, and that was 150 years ago. It’s no secret that Seattle and the surrounding area is well-known for its liberal policies and championing the U.S. as far as social- and economic- issues. Forefront examples include Seattle being the first to estab...
A Look Inside this Spring’s Drama Production
Candice Day-Darby, Staff Writer
May 15, 2017
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College students everywhere constantly make excuses everyday about why they didn’t do their assignments or for why they missed class multiple days in a row and little do they know, but they are acting; acting out scenarios that may or may not have happened. Well, Beth Peterson puts together a stude...
Nursing Students Getting Ready for Medical Relief Trip
Candice Day-Darby and Nataya Foss
May 15, 2017
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Every year, a group of 22 EvCC nursing students and three nursing instructors venture to the Dominican Republic to provide medical relief for local communities. The nursing students spend a week inside a church where they provide vitamins, medicine and comfort to the local civilians who need medical...
Retail Horror Stories
Joanne Wu, Staff Writer
May 9, 2017
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We’ve all been there. Either you’ve had to deal with an angry mom or you were the angry mom, and it’s no fun either way. But regardless of whether you’re a former retail worker, current retail worker or just a shopper of retail stores, here are a few horrific retail stories from some EvCC...
Chloe Downs, EvCC Student and Cancer Survivor
Emilee Kyle, Staff Writer
May 8, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Three days before her high school graduation, Chloe Downs was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Downs had already completed two years of college at EvCC and was ready for her future. However, her big plans had to be put on hold. After realizing her high school courses weren’t c...
An Insider’s Look at the Servers Behind Your Lunch
Rilee Louangphakdy, Staff Writer
April 24, 2017
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'The Snohomish Bakery is the food service provider that cooks, sells, and serves food to EvCC students in the Parks Student Union building. Among the staff, a few of the workers are fellow EvCC students; they spend their time on campus attending classes or working in the bakery. Juno Valencia has worked...
Spring On Campus
Emilee Kyle, Staff Writer
April 24, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
It's been a rough and long winter for Washingtonians. EvCC students have seen a mix of rain, hail, snow, thunder, and just about everything, sometimes even all in one day. At EvCC, the walk from the parking lot to class can seem like an eternity when it's pouring rain or freezing cold. Some days it feels...
Emerald City Comicon
Katja Wahl, Managing Editor-Visuals
March 14, 2017
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Nerds, geeks and cosplayers, oh my! During four days in early March, this is all the eye could see in downtown Seattle near the convention center. Why, you ask? The yearly event known as Emerald City Comicon (ECCC) is the reason. Throughout the years, people of all age, race and background have gathe...