As the school year comes to a close, SFCC welcomes its new president. On June 3, Kimberlee Messina stepped foot on campus for her first […]
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…
Women’s X-Country team takes home the gold
Spokane Falls’ womens cross-country team took home the championship…
Sadly signing off as editor-in-chief of The Communicator
I grew up a gifted kid. My friend group consists…
Christian Rap: Not afraid of being different
By Jason Dennis, sfcc.jason.dennis@gmail.com Christian rap is a musical genre that…
STA bus station construction begins
As students may have noticed in the last few weeks, the P9 parking lot has been going through many changes. What is going on with […]
Letter from the editor: Signing off
As I write this, my time on staff at The Communicator is coming to an end after two years. I’ve worked on 18 issues of […]
Stress relievers for finals week at SFCC
Finals are quickly approaching. This means stress for most students, and even faculty. There are so many things that are easy to stress over, from […]