The fine arts faculty here at Green River College chose Jamie Parker, 34, to be the April artist spotlight. Parker was born and raised in Kennewick, Wash. and has been attending GRC since last spring. She is a stay-at-home mom with two sons ages 6 and 9. Currently she is earning her Associates in Fine Arts and is hoping to transfer to a four-year university to earn her Bachelors in Fine Arts. As far as outside hobbies go, art is her real hobby and besides that Parker and her husband are season ticket holders for University of Washington football. They…
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Green River College Associates Students President has named hard work, sacrifice and time as tools needed for the successful operations of the next leadership. Patricia Argie said for the next government to achieve its goals, the leaders must be willing to sacrifice their time and work extra hard to make the college a better place. Speaking to the Current Newspaper over the weekend, Argie said that it is not just about bearing the title but also representing the student body by connecting with administration and the different clubs. “The next leaders will have to work hard, sacrifice a lot and…
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Wednesday, April 26 was spring quarter’s advising day, students from all walks of life came from 9am to 6pm to plan their futures. If you’ve ever had any doubts about your future, advising day is for you. Students who attended advising day gained helpful advice on topics such as which classes to take and how to pay for college. Nobody wants to spend all their hard earned cash and sweat on a degree if it won’t help them to get the career that they want. Advising day is a good opportunity for students to find out if taking archery classes…
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Jan. 28 is the day when the New Year starts for the people of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and some other Asian countries. This is due to the calendar that Asian countries use. In western countries, people celebrate new year by solar calendar, but for some Asian countries, they celebrate it by lunar calendar dates. On Friday, Jan. 27, a lunar new year celebration will be held in the Student Union from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The college will provide a photo booth, and DJ for the dance party of the celebration. Food will be provided as well. Clubs will be…
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The Associated Students of Green River College held a meeting on March 2. The ASGRC is committed to helping students and the college’s needs. They focus on topics and interests that arise based on student complaints. The ASGRC takes these complaints, on behalf of the students, to the College of Administration and Board of Trustees. “[It] bridges that gap between the students and the administration.” ASGRC Vice Presdient Harjot Singh said. The student government is all about representing Green River’s students and addressing their concerns. The ASGRC addressed some issues regarding bus transportation that is provided for the students. The buses…
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Green River’s dance program is back with a strong instructor to lead it. Tesse George is the new dance instructor and is taking charge for the revived dance program. It is George’s first quarter at the college, however, she has been teaching for 20 years. She has previously taught at private studios and specialized in the dance styles of ballet, contemporary, modern, and jazz. George has been professionally training ever since the age of four. Growing up in Yakima, she learned the art of ballet. George got a full ride scholarship to Cornish College of the Arts and received her…
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Louise Nguyen, 19, is a fine arts major who has been selected by the fine arts faculty as January’s artist spotlight. Nguyen was born and raised in Vietnam before moving to Texas her senior year of high school for an exchange program. She then moved to Washington where she now attends Green River College. Nguyen lives in Auburn and shares a home with other international students. She has been attending GRC for about a year now and is working on earning her Associate of the Arts as well as her Associate of Fine Arts. After earning her degree at GRC…
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Registering for classes online at Green River College (GRC) is nothing new anymore. Registration for classes started on Jan. 31. Online registration used to be new and confusing for many students. Nowadays, it has become more of a normal thing, but there are still opinions on how it can be improved. Mohini Khanal, 23, a pre-nursing student, enjoys registering online since she does not have to fill out time-consuming forms. “Filling the forms might take too much time and might be difficult,” Khanal said. “The concern is when there is no teacher shown on the list.” There are often cases in which professors are not…
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Green River’s Jazz Voices is a group of very talented and hardworking students who use their unique voices to come together and create one beautiful sound. The choral group is an audition-only jazz choir that has 16 singers and is conducted by Kelly Eisenhour, who is well versed in the music field. She has won two Grammys and has also created albums including “Seek and Find” which became #14 on the JazzWeek national radio airplay charts in 2007. She has taught many classes and had an award winning choir called the Brigham Young University Jazz Voices. Eisenhour’s successes inspire the Green…
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Feb. 1, 2017 marked the first birthday of the Mel Lindbloom Student Union building. The Green River College celebrated its very own Student Union building’s first birthday, hosted by the Student Life Office. The event had free admission, as long as students brought their ID cards. There were bright rainbow balloons at the front entrance of the building, and happy students all around. The Student Life Office provided free cake, goodie bags and other freebies for the students. Seattle Balloon Decoration vendors made plenty of balloon creations for the students. Julez Lockridge, a GRC student, was very intrigued by the balloons and…