Category: Student Spotlights
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Though Steben is a talented musician, she hopes to be a model. SuzAnne Steben, second year student at South Puget Sound Community College, has quite the gift for music. Steben also likes to dabble in modeling. Steben has been passionate about music “as long as [she] can remember.” According to her, the interest in [...]
South Puget Sound Community College student Stephanie Hoff hopes to one day open her own gallery and possibly an art studio as well. Hoff will be featured in the upcoming Postcard Exhibit as well as the end of the year Student Art Show. Enrolled at SPSCC since winter 2009, Hoff has taken the drawing, [...]
According to Andrew Soucy, a Running Start student at South Puget Sound Community College, most people never peg him as the dancing type. It wasn’t until more recently that some of his friends even knew about his love for dance. Yet, he’s been dancing for as long as he can remember, and is considering [...]
“There’s nothing quite like playing on a stage for an audience, it is an incredible rush,” said Jacob Crawford, a Running Start student at South Puget Sound Community College. Crawford has been playing guitar for about five years. Among other artists, Solo guitarist Joe Satriani inspired Crawford as he began creating his own sound. [...]
Ian Stauffer was born in the state of Texas and moved around from state to state in the very early years of his life. He was adopted and traveled with his family to Pennsylvania, Florida, eventually back to Pennsylvania where he was put into a foster home, and eventually came here to Washington. Stauffer [...]
When Mr. Technology stumps you and you scratch your head over a projector connection or an audio/video complication, Kevin Burch is the man with a plan. Burch (age 19), who is a first year South Puget Sound Community College student, runs a local business with his father. Unlike any typical “family business,” Spiritbourne Productions is [...]
Derek Fletcher, student body president of South Puget Sound Community College, lives to serve his community and works to meet the needs of the students. Fletcher is a second year majoring in economics and wants to continue his education after graduating from SPSCC. “I’ll be going for my master’s degree. I might go to law [...]
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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 [...]