• 2010-2019 - 2019 - Past Issues

    Artist Represents Marginalized People in Her Work

    By: Ritwan AbdinorStaff Writer Olivia Camarillo is a 26-year-old Hispanic artist from Yakima, WA, who works primarily with pen work art. Her journey as an artist began when her grandma discovered she had a knack for art. Camarillo recalled how her grandma would make her choose a book and an animal. “I loved zebras so I would draw that, and that’s when my grandma saw my skill and decided to invest in it,” Camarillo said. “She bought me pencil sets, and I would rip pages out of my books…and my grandma would say ‘we don’t have any more books’.” It…

  • 2010-2019 - 2019 - Past Issues

    The River Room: Gaming Students’ Home On Campus

    By: Austin ButlerStaff Writer The River Room on the second floor of the Student Union (SU) is known to some students as “The Game Room”. It has several TVs with HDMI inputs for students to bring their own consoles and play games, and plenty of table space to bring your own tabletop or card games. There are pool tables to play with, couches, and big comfy chairs for students to relax in . The gaming crowd at Green River has claimed it for their own, and it has become the go-to location for any kind of gaming activity. From Super…

  • 2010-2019 - 2019 - Past Issues

    The Tale of Green River’s Men’s Soccer Program

    By: Abdirizak AbdiStaff Writer Green River offers a diverse sports program with a variety of competitive and recreational sports teams, however, there is a notable absentee in Gator athletics: men’s soccer. Soccer has always been a popular sport in colleges, arguably being the number one sport worldwide. With rising popularity, soccer is steadily closing in on the big three American sports: basketball, baseball, and even football. Consequently, one may wonder why Green River College doesn’t have a competitive men’s soccer program. After doing some digging it turns out that the college did have one, up until a few years ago.…

  • 2010-2019 - 2019 - Past Issues

    KGRG Concert Rocks the Campus

    By: Ryan ChildressStaff Writer May 10, at Lindbloom Student Union (SU), Green River College’s radio station KGRG celebrated its 30th anniversary with a rock concert. The self-proclaimed modern rock station at Green River celebrated its anniversary on May 10 by hosting local bands, such as The Home team, The Lightweight Champs, Cashing in Karma. The station’s current format is contemporary rock n’ roll and has been going strong ever since 1989. They have stuck with the current rock n’ roll for longer than most students have been studying here, which is an accomplishment to celebrate with the college. KGRG started…

  • 2010-2019 - 2019 - Past Issues

    Mortal Kombat Violence Causes Concern

    By: Ryan Childress Staff Writer On April 23 after Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage beat each other to the brink of death, the famous words were uttered once more and then a gruesome act would take place. Finish him. These are the famous words uttered by the announcer of the wildly popular game series Mortal Kombat. These words are usually uttered after you have completely pummeled your opponent into the ground and have left them broken and bloody. The first Mortal Kombat game was released back in 1992 as an arcade cabinet. This game had the look of Streetfighter and…

  • 2010-2019 - 2019 - Past Issues

    Watching a Car Crash: How Biedler Finds Beauty in the Creepy

    By: Satchit DahalStaff Writer Photographer Jonica Biedler does not shy away from darker genres and captures the beauty of creepy in her photos.  Being the daughter of a photographer, playing with cameras has been both a passion and a hobby from an early age for Biedler. This youthful passion started to gain more structure when she received an old film camera from her dad: “It was at that point where my photos started to change from being just a picture,” said Biedler. Moving around a lot growing up, Biedler got to experience three different high schools, the last of which…

  • 2010-2019 - 2019 - Past Issues

    Archery Class Revives After Facing A Shut Down When Professor Resigns

    By: Austin ButlerStaff Writer Archery class is not often thought of when registering for PE classes, but it is viewed as a fun and stress-relieving class with no experience required. Many students at Green River College are unaware that an archery class is even offered as a one-credit PE course. It meets twice a week for an hour and is available to anyone every quarter except summer. If you were to talk to Professor Aubrey Kreitzmann about the class then you would get a sense of how fun and engaging the class is. The archery class almost disappeared from the…

  • 2010-2019 - 2019 - Past Issues

    Phi Theta Kappa Provides Opportunities to Students

    By: Ritwan AbdinorStaff Writer Green River College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society achieves to produce leaders. Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Fellowship. Four strong principles of an honor society. Dozens of students loom over their Emails in anticipation to get ‘the invitation’, an invitation that recognizes and exposes these students to a whirlwind of experiences and skills. Invitations to honor societies are typically earned through academic achievement which ultimately result in leadership qualities and communication skills. These are all characteristics required for one to succeed in life but are honor societies worth it? More specifically why should you consider joining the…

  • 2010-2019 - 2019 - Past Issues

    Avengers: Endgame Shatters Marvel Records With 95 Percent Rating

    By: Maclayne CredereStaff Writer The Marvel Cinematic Universe was an achievement that is unprecedented in the film industry. The film’s release does not play out as other movies do; the scale of the film is so grand that it feels like more of a highly-anticipated event or an experience. Many are choosing their preferred film between Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. For casual viewers, Infinity War would probably be the more entertaining movie. However, for dedicated Marvel fans, Endgame is as close as one can get to perfection. While Infinity War is a huge summer party, Endgame is more…

  • 2010-2019 - 2019 - Past Issues

    Running Start Students Voice Perspectives

    By: Steven Astere Staff Writer How do high schoolers feel about Running Start before they enroll? Are they overwhelmed? Nervous? Excited? The campus is home to many people from faculty to students. Even students from different continents and countries attend this college. Most of the college population is at least the age of 18. However, there are a few students that are still enrolled in a high school. These students are referred to as Running Start students. Some high schools have a program that gives students an opportunity to be enrolled dually and graduate with college credits and completion of…