Students were greeted with flags waving in the autumn air and a sea of blue shirts as they walked onto campus on Oct. 2. SFCC […]
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…
Running Start students earn college credit
One of the programs offered by Community Colleges of Spokane…
Oh no, Sodexo: students air grievances with SFCC’s café
Sodexo, SFCC’s campus café, recently made some management changes in SFCC’s cafeteria due to…
The Car Camping Experience
Without school, students may be left with copious amounts of free time. Car camping is a summertime activity many people enjoy, especially students who are […]
Climbing around SFCC
A brand new athletic feature, course and events are being added to the SFCC gym with its opening in fall of 2018. With the many […]
Student response to sexual harassment allegations
It feels like an earthquake. Years of silence and then suddenly, commotion out of nowhere. The ground moving, shaking, and changing right beneath our feet. […]