Alisha Allen The Communicator With so many hang-out destinations around the Spokane area it can be hard to pick a place to spend a Saturday […]
Public Camping: Banned
On October 27th, just eight days before Election Day, Spokane City Council unanimously passed the “Safe and Accessible Spaces” ordinance, giving Spokane Police officers discretion to offer services or citations to suspects found camping on or obstructing public property. During an interview, Spokane Chief of Police Kevin Hall discussed how the new ordinance changes officers’ standard procedures and, primarily, their discretion to issue disciplinary measures to violators. “With the previous ordinance, we had zero treatment engagements,”said Hall. “Since this ordinance came into effect…It’s been 10 days, we’ve had 34 successful engagements. I think that’s because they realize the expectations have changed.” While community members debate the policy’s effectiveness, Hall argues that enforcement must be measured against its human impact. “Most…
Cultivating Plant Community
Hands-on learning meets beauty at Spokane Community College’s plant shop:…
A Tribute to the Native Collective
The Spokane Tribe community has been struggling to cope with…
From Degree to Studio
Jenn Marquis’s “kodak,” a term photographers use to describe their…
Jerry O’Neal to retire after 45 years at SFCC
After teaching at SFCC since 1968, Anthropology instructor Jerry O’Neal…
Music fills the air this fall on campus
Music can elicit an emotional response of both joy and…
SFCC gym in athletics center now open
Great news for those students who have been finding it…
Veteran suicide
Gage Lewis The Communicator Jedadiah Zillmer’s was a student at SFCC who tragically died the 11th of February. The larger spokane community and the campus […]
Hidden technology of SFCC
Samuel Garinger The Communicator SFCC has spent thousands of dollars on technology for students, but some of that technology the students don’t even know […]