The student news site of Everett Community College in Everett, Washington

The Clipper

The student news site of Everett Community College in Everett, Washington

The Clipper

The student news site of Everett Community College in Everett, Washington

The Clipper

Black History Month: Celebrating Pioneers of Freedom

Black History Month: Celebrating Pioneers of Freedom

Sydney Jackson, Managing Editor of Content February 17, 2021

In the fall of 1844, a band of weary travelers rested their wagons in Oregon Country. After migrating 2,000 miles along the Oregon Trail, they discovered they were not welcome. Over the previous...

Theres no shortage of style in 1813, as shown by Page.

Review of “Bridgerton”

Colin Burns, Staff Writer February 14, 2021

Listen, I know: I’m not Bridgerton’s target audience. I’m a four-eyed, pretentious man in his early twenties who has as much experience with romance novels as he has with actual romance: none. I’m...

The Perfect Playlist: Is Music the Key to Studying?

The Perfect Playlist: Is Music the Key to Studying?

Matthew Dollison, Staff Writer February 13, 2021

Whether it's a week before, the day before or the morning of a final, studying has a way of taking over student lives and setting nerves on edge. While all school work routines differ, many use music...

Garet Studer, EvCCs Athletic Director, poses in front of the fitness centers trophy case.

Q&A with Athletic Director Garet Studer

Taras McCurdie, Staff Writer February 12, 2021

How have teams dealt with the pandemic in the 2020-21 school year?  Talking with some coaches, they have been able to stay engaged through group chats and team meetings. Overall, I think things have been...

The Art of Self Acceptance

Madelyn Olson, Managing Editor Of Digital February 11, 2021

I studied myself in the AOC makeup tutorial video, comparing the strange angles to what I see in the mirror. It doesn’t match up. Poisonous criticisms maddeningly swirled around my head to the point...

Cedar Hall, 2021.

Local Professional Sports Teams May Fill Vacancies in EvCC Dorms

Kyle Ogle, Editor February 10, 2021

The City of Everett approved EvCC to lease Cedar Hall to non-students until Jan. 31, 2022. The decision was approved starting Feb. 1, 2021. EvCC submitted a proposal in December of 2020 to lease up to...

Empty EvCC gym after it was remodeled.

How the Extra Year of Eligibility is a Win for Student-Athletes

Joshua Amick, Editor in Chief January 29, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close down in late March of 2020, many student-athletes at EvCC wondered if they had played their final game for the school. Fortunately for them, this past...

Nicholas Cage is as over the top and bombastic as ever.

Review of “History of Swear Words”

Colin Burns, Staff Writer January 28, 2021

Do you remember when you were a kid, and you first learned swear words and you thought it was really funny to just say them all the time? Okay, maybe you didn’t, but I did, and I bet you knew a few kids...

Views from the Heather Meadows hike.

Making New Trails: Breaking the Pandemic Routine

Maxwell Morgan, Staff Writer January 27, 2021

Just months away from the milestone of an entire year of lockdowns and restrictions in Everett, some of us may be glued to our couches, stuck in a mindless scrolling atrophy. Itching for an escape, people...

Mens Basketball Captain Devin Smith dunking against Seattle Mountaineers on October 18, 2019.

EvCC Athletics: Rising Above the Occasion

Taras McCurdie, Staff Writer January 26, 2021

Even though it’s a new year, the pandemic is continuing to provide challenges for EvCC athletics. But, the sports seasons are looking promising, making coaches and athletes excited for the upcoming season.  The...

Cherishing Moments Made at a Distance

Cherishing Moments Made at a Distance

Xavior Crowley, Staff Writer January 22, 2021

As this new normalcy of staying in and working from home continues, meaningful moments are happening. For some students and staff, dialing into video calls outside the classroom is giving life to virtual...

One Year Behind the Zoom Screen

One Year Behind the Zoom Screen

Matthew Dollison, Staff Writer January 21, 2021

With the one year anniversary of online classes, Winter quarter to Winter quarter, the date of returning to full on-campus learning remains undetermined. In an email sent out on Jan. 11, EvCC’s President...

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