Spring Arts Walk weekend is Olympia’s claim to fame. This year, 96 official venues publicly displayed the visual and performing arts of local artists. Luminary Procession occurred on Friday night of Arts Walk weekend to celebrate the spirit element in nature. Thousands of people packed around Capitol Way and 5th Avenue to watch fluorescent jellyfish [...]
Glass blowers from the Museum of Glass came to South Puget Sound Community College to help students make their own glass-blown ornaments to keep for free. Tacoma’s Museum of Glass brought their mobile Hot Shop Team to the college, April 18 in front of Building 21. The team had two experienced glass blowers, Becca Chernow [...]
Freshman fast-pitch player, Jordanne Krumpols, has been named the winter Student Athlete of the Quarter by South Puget Sound Community College’s Athletic Department. Krumpols said she does not work hard to gain praise, but instead to only be successful. However, to her, this title exhibits the recognition her hard work has received. Krumpols became captain [...]
The South Puget Sound Community College winter choir concert highlighted many SPSCC students’ musical talent. Choir Director Molly McNamara said the choir has great potential. “It’s fascinating that SPSCC has such talent in its student body,” said SPSCC President Timothy Stokes. The choir is composed of two groups, volunteers who are part of the community [...]
B.R.I.C.K., Building Revolution by Increasing Community Knowledge, one of South Puget Sound Community Colleges’ most revered clubs, is taking a one-year hiatus for the 2013-2014 school year, because it will be without an advisor during that year. The current advisor, David Hyde, has been awarded a sabbatical for the next school year and will be [...]
The Campus Activities Board (CAB) and Queer Club are joining forces to create a prom unlike any high school dance, where everyone can feel welcome. The special programming coordinator for the CAB, Nhan Hoang, is doing what he can to get a bigger crowd coming to Queer Prom than there has been the last few [...]
The Rotaract Club started fall quarter at South Puget Sound Community College and works to improve the community. The club helps students find volunteer opportunities in the local community, said Club Advisor Corrie Martin. The club ran a coat drive on campus in which staff and students donated clothing. Clothing was collected by placing posters [...]
As youth homelessness continues, Community Youth Services (CYS) in downtown Olympia opened a 10-bed overnight shelter for youth ages 18-21 on Feb. 24. During the day, youth ages 18-21 can sign up at Rosie’s Place to come back at 9 p.m. for an overnight stay, said Shogren. There is a 10-bed capacity for the shelter [...]
Each year the Thurston County Economic Development Council (EDC) recognizes the county business and nonprofit community through its Annual Meeting & Business Recognition Awards. There are four categories for awards: nonprofit, new business, small business, and corporate employer. Each award winner receives recognition through press releases, a plaque commemorating their award, and a video of [...]
Interested parties may inquire within the Security Office to view security’s annual crime report of campus properties and adjacent properties. The report outlines incidents as well as guidelines for what to expect from security officers and what to do in case of incidents. Security patrols the campus looking for safety concerns and enforces the colleges [...]
South Puget Sound Community College director of security Lonnie Hatman said he believes violence will not be affected by the decision made on the proposed weapons policy revision. This recent discussion is about whether or not students should be allowed to carry a concealed weapon on campus with the correct permit. Campus security does not [...]
Actor Richard Portnow said that his career as a Hollywood actor over the last 25 years started as a way to get out of serving in Vietnam and to meet pretty girls. A veteran of stage and screen, Portnow has worked with some of the biggest film directors of our time, and has appeared on [...]
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Student Spotlight: Hongna Svay
Hongna Svay, 29, is currently studying computer programming at South Puget Sound Community College. He came to Olympia from his native country Cambodia to attend college and to be near his friends and relatives in the Olympia area. Svay first came to America in Aug. 2010. He started attending SPSCC right away, enrolling in English [...]
Student Spotlight: Hal Schrieve
After two years of frustration, new Running Start student, Hal Schrieve begins school in the hope that SPSCC will provide a more realistic transition into adulthood. “I felt as if I deserved more autonomy within my own education,” said Schrieve. Schrieve’s decision to participate in Running Start spawned, in part, from previous conflict with his [...]
After experiencing challenges at SPSCC, student Rebekah Hutson turns things around
Rebekah Hutson faced and overcame many challenges while at SPSCC. Graduating with an associate of arts this quarter, she said she started at the college unenthusiastically, feeling isolated as a black student on a mostly-white campus. Hutson said since then, she gained a passion for making the school more diverse and became very involved [...]
Mainstream media: biased and skewed
Recently, there was an ExxonMobil oil spill in Arkansas, according to NPR. However, there was very little media coverage on it. ExxonMobil threatened to arrest journalists who enter the area of the oil spill, because they didn’t want media coverage of the damage the oil spill has done. From Exxon’s point of view, it makes [...]
In 1997, the United Kingdom enacted strict legislation effectively banning almost all firearms across the country. This was in the wake of the Dunblane school massacre, which sent the entire nation into a panic over gun control. So, how did this ban affect gun crime in the United Kingdom? It rose, dramatically. The number of [...]
People are more likely to use a gun for harm if it is available to them. The easy accessibility of firearms, rather than people themselves, causes rising gun violence. Think of corruption in government. Politicians are more likely to abuse power because of their position. Their actions are not necessarily malicious. They are presented with [...]