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WINTER 2017
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WINTER 2017
International Students: Experiencing America
International Students: Experiencing America
Every airplane window view is different. Sunny, hot days may turn into cloudy days. Busy capital cities turn into small towns.
Taylor McKinney
Mar 29, 2017
An Exploration of Jazz in Portland, OR
An Exploration of Jazz in Portland, OR
What the Genre Adds to the Rose City
Ainslie Cromar
Mar 24, 2017
Student Athlete Chooses WSU Over Father’s PSU
Student Athlete Chooses WSU Over Father’s PSU
There are over 486,000 high school baseball players in the United States today. Of those players, only 2.1 percent will play NCAA Division…
Leonard Barry
Mar 24, 2017
Journalism in the New World
Journalism in the New World
Journalism in one form or another has been influencing societies since the beginning of time. People in their communities have always been…
Jeff Slagle
Mar 24, 2017
Sakura Sakura: A Dance to Welcome Spring
Sakura Sakura: A Dance to Welcome Spring
Moving as one, six students wearing traditional silk yukata robes and wielding paper fans carefully position their bodies as they weave…
Cobalt Sjogren
Mar 24, 2017
LGBTQ community losing protection and progress: the view from one Target store
LGBTQ community losing protection and progress: the view from one Target store
It had been a moderately slow day for Lauren Miller at the Target store in Hazel Dell, Washington. That is until a man ran out of the…
Jeff Slagle
Mar 24, 2017
Transgender Bathroom Policy Reversed
Transgender Bathroom Policy Reversed
The view from one Washington State high school
Brenden Baber
Mar 24, 2017
How Shoplifting Affects Walmart Employees
How Shoplifting Affects Walmart Employees
On the night of March 6th, 2017 at a Walmart in Battle Ground, Washington, a robbery took place. Three teens stole more than $300 dollars…
Brayden Clark
Mar 23, 2017
Black Pearls of Charity
Black Pearls of Charity
A young girl crouched down along the metal arena fencing. She held a small digital camera, trying to get better video than she could up in…
Amanda J
Mar 23, 2017
“Founding Mothers: Portraits of Progress”
“Founding Mothers: Portraits of Progress”
While brush strokes glide across the canvas, Hilarie Couture makes comfortable conversation with the audience and Tracy Fortmann, her…
Kiki Huntington
Mar 23, 2017
Foster Care in Vancouver
Foster Care in Vancouver
A 10-year-old boy whom Kris and Mandie Alexander fostered was expelled from two different schools in less than two months and was suspended…
Kaela Mesa
Mar 22, 2017
Police Positions Funded by Marijuana Taxes
Police Positions Funded by Marijuana Taxes
Sitting at a desk in the Vancouver Police Department, a police officer works on his given tasks. The room is busy with the bustle of…
Tayler Cearley
Mar 22, 2017
The faces of addiction: Addicts in Clark County continue to seek detox
The faces of addiction: Addicts in Clark County continue to seek detox
Jan Farr is a Clark County local, and a strong voice for the addiction community. She attends countless county meetings, works with schools…
Lexi Hanson
Mar 21, 2017
Clark College proves efficient in helping prepare students to transfer in two years
Clark College proves efficient in helping prepare students to transfer in two years
Caitlin Swee works as a part time child care provider at Jack and Jill, a daycare in the community of Minnehaha near Vancouver, Washington…
Allison Ford
Mar 21, 2017
Clark Cafeteria: Are We There Yet?
Clark Cafeteria: Are We There Yet?
More than a year ago, Clark College declared that their new cafeteria would open in summer of 2016. Clearly, this is not the case, as the…
Cobalt Sjogren
Mar 7, 2017
Recreation Renovation Fails at Clark College
Recreation Renovation Fails at Clark College
Clark College students have shown a lack of interest in a new recreation center. The idea to expand the center failed after a continuous…
Tayler Cearley
Mar 6, 2017
Minimum wage increase: Bad or good?
Minimum wage increase: Bad or good?
2017 started off with a lot of changes, including a raise in minimum wage. It went up from $9.35 to $11.00 an hour in Washington State…
Brenden Baber
Mar 6, 2017
Boxing Up the Arts
Boxing Up the Arts
President Trump’s plan to cut the NEA funds causes concern for the arts in education
Ainslie Cromar
Mar 5, 2017
Washington State Minimum Wage Increase — How will it affect the local economy?
Washington State Minimum Wage Increase — How will it affect the local economy?
As of January 1, 2017, the minimum wage in Washington state went up to $11 an hour. It’s now almost $4 more than the federal minimum wage.
Alec Burnside
Mar 5, 2017
Vancouver School Bond Approved
Vancouver School Bond Approved
As of Feb. 24th, the vote for the Vancouver School District has been confirmed as approved. The bond will provide funding to update, build…
Amanda J
Mar 5, 2017
Snow Days: More Impactful Than They Seem
Snow Days: More Impactful Than They Seem
This winter, many days of school were cancelled due to dangerous weather conditions. Clark College has not moved any days around its…
Payton Bissell
Mar 5, 2017
Wages Across Borders
Wages Across Borders
Abby Forsyth, a student-athlete at Clark College, earns $11.00 per hour at her job at Payless Shoes in Vancouver, Washington.
Kylee Williams
Mar 5, 2017
Catching Up: School Districts Make Up Lost Time From Snow Closures
Catching Up: School Districts Make Up Lost Time From Snow Closures
In December and January, school districts in Washington and Oregon missed multiple days of school. School days and bus routes were…
Taylor McKinney
Mar 5, 2017
Warming Shelter for the Homeless
Do you know anyone that is homeless and needs a place to stay when the temperature drops in the winter time? Look no further, the warming…
Kaela Mesa
Feb 21, 2017
Rucking Around in Vancouver
Rucking Around in Vancouver
At age 39, Scott Carstensen is many things: a husband, a father, and a self-described poet. He works for Timberline Controls and Marine, an…
Thomas
Mar 4, 2017
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