By: Marian Mohamed Staff Writer French Montana, one of the biggest names in the rap genre, has for the past couple of years gotten himself in hot water with his latest album cover release. It started with a post created by Khaled Beydoun on Instagram calling out French Montana, a rapper, for objectifying Muslim women wearing the niqab on his new album cover. French Montana is sitting in the middle of the row of women wearing niqabs and red thigh high boots. Which other muslim women saw as Montana surrounded by strippers A niqab is an Islamic form of clothing…
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By: Kylee McManusStaff Writer As flu season enters peak activity, students should prepare to keep themselves healthy by getting a flu shot. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu is a virus that infects the respiratory tract. The flu is self-diagnosable and typically people will show symptoms such as a sore throat, fever, cough and nasal congestion. Many local pharmacies offer flu shots at different prices, sometimes even free, depending on whether or not the patient has insurance. Amber Tran, a nurse at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center, and KaraLynn LaValley, Dean of Nursing…
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By: Austin Butler Staff Writer Game of Thrones was one of the most popular shows in TV history up until its series finale, which finished a few weeks ago. It’s often regarded as one of the best recent TV shows and has been loved by fans for over eight years. However, as the series neared its end, the fan base started to turn against the show. Complaints about the show started getting louder and louder, culminating in season eight, which sparked outrage and debate. Fan opinions ranged from adoration to disappointment to unbridled rage at the fact that their favorite…
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By: Ritwan J. AbdinorStaff Writer The Green River Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Society hosted their last meeting for Spring quarter on Friday, May 31, at the Student Union Club Corner. The club had elected a new body of officers earlier this month and so far, have hosted three meetings. They are still getting to know more about their members and trying to incorporate fun activities in the club to familiarize themselves with their fellow members. Its first meeting was an icebreaker and the officers decided to engage in games with the members so as to get to know each other.…
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By: Lamar Toppin Staff Writer Tyler, the Creator, a well-known rapper, released his sixth album on May 17, and fans were beyond excited. Tyler made a name for himself not only in the music industry, but built himself up into as a social icon. Tyler’s album was such a huge hit with fans and non-fans alike that it recently made it to No. 1 on Billboard’s 200 Albums Chart, and eight of the songs from the album have been put on the Hot 100. The first song he had that was put onto the Hot 100 was being featured on…
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By: Lamar ToppinStaff Writer As the quarter comes to an end, it is time for a new editor-in-chief to step up and take charge for next year’s paper. Dakota Farnsworth is a student from Tahoma High School and is planning to graduate next Spring. Farnsworth was the former opinion editor for The Current. Now, they have decided to take the next step forward and take on the role as editor-in-chief for the newspaper. Farnsworth has some experience in the journalism field alongside being the former opinion editor. They have already started their job by shadowing the former editor-in-chief, allowing them…
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By: Abdirizak Abdi Staff Writer Since the beginning of May, millions of Muslims around the world have observed a month of introspection and abstinence from food and drink: Ramadan. Ramadan is an annual occurrence, which is based on the lunar calendar, that officially begins with the sighting of the new moon on the ninth month. Fasting starts then, and for the next 30 days, Muslims traditionally refrain from indulging in food and drink. Between Suhoor (the meal at dawn) and Iftar (the meal at dusk), nothing, not even water, is consumed. Here, in the Pacific Northwest, this period of internalization…
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By: Ryan Childress Staff Writer Sports bring students together as well as promotes good health and would benefit many student athletes if they continued their sport into college. In today’s world, it can be hard to balance the craziness that achieving an education can bring, friendships and occasionally a job. To make a student’s load even more grueling, many Green River students are athletes. To non-student athletes, this workload may seem crazy and unachievable, but these students have explained why they continue to work through the large amount of extra-curricular activities. To some student athletes, the first and foremost reason…
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By: Satchit DahalStaff Writer The area surrounding Green River College is a great place to go fishing during the summer. A fisherman might be seen equipped with a fishing rod, some bait and maybe even a boat, but what hides in plain sight is their plethora of patience. There are several things you need in order to go fishing: fishing rod, bait, hook, net, and patience. “Patience is definitely a requirement for fishing,” said Jennifer Gile, a student at Green River College who adopted fishing as a hobby. “You’re sitting around the table with everyone and you are eating what…
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By: Sarah DeesStaff Writer Several students were signed to play at four-year universities in the fall on sport scholarships, our own Alexis “Lucky” Backus being one of them. Backus played for the Green River girl’s soccer team, but is soon to be transferring to Evergreen State College come August. “It’s going to be a big change for me. I’ll be moving out on my own which will be a new experience and living in a brand-new city. I’ve grown up in Auburn since I was 2, so leaving will be a massive change,” Backus said. Backus started playing soccer in…