Not only are ESL students being affected by the recent ban, but international students as well. Yasin Najibi, 19, an international student from Iran, Shiraz, is feeling upset about Trump’s executive orders. His body language was quiet and scared during our interview. “Trump made everyone afraid of Muslims,” Najibi said looking down at the floor. This ban is causing Najibi to rethink his plans for the future and where he is going to attend university. Najibi is planning to apply to a university in Canada, since the future of the United States is looking so bleak. He never expected to ever consider…
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Aziza Ahmed is one of the hundreds of people whose families fled civil wars and famine in their countries to seek asylum in the United States. And since she is Somali, President Trump’s recent seven country travel ban directly affects her and her family. Ahmed’s family originally hails from Mogadishu, Somalia, but after the break out of the civil war they fled to Kenya, and there Ahmed was born. She is one of six siblings, out of 10, who made it to the US. Now 18 years old, she has lived in the USA since the age of five, when…
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A Green River student uses her personal story to explain the struggle and harsh reality of President Trump’s travel ban. Sumeya Arbi, 19, is originally from Somalia, but traveled to America for higher education. She lived in Norway for 12 years and completed her high school education there before coming to Green River. Her journey to America wasn’t easy. Sumeya’s parents fled the home they loved due to a civil war that occurred in Somalia. They lived in a refugee camp located in Kenya. After having children, they wanted a better lifestyle. Her parents migrated from Somalia when they had the…
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On Jan. 19, 2017 at 4 p.m., Green River College’s Board of Trustees met in the Administration Building Boardroom, all Trustees present. The meeting began with the nomination of Jeremy Grisham, a veteran student, for the Transforming Lives award. Grisham was nominated by Tim Lovitt, the Dean of Student Success and Retention on campus. The Transforming Lives award is for current or former students whose lives have changed due to attending a technical or community college. Lovitt nominated Grisham for his work in the Veterans Conservation Corps, a foundation that focuses on restoring Washington’s rivers, streams, lakes, and open lands…
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The result of the 2016 election has created turmoil on the usually peaceful Green River (GR) campus. In order to restore some peace and hope, interim President, Scott Morgan, sent out an email on November 18. The email promised that the college will always “stand by its core values and principles” and think for the betterment of the students. Within very short notice, the college staff, faculty, and students conducted an event on November 22 for the people of the GR community to come together and voice their concerns. The event was held in three different parts. From 10 a.m.…
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“Deon Sanders said it best,” said sophomore player, Cole Luckett. “If you look good, you feel good, if you feel good, you play good, they play good.” With basketball, there is a reaction to every movement. Sometimes, the slightest movement at any given time can alter a play. You could be dribbling across the court at one point and lose the ball in another. This year, the team consists of four sophomore players and eight incoming freshmen players. Practiced since early October and recently finished their last jamboree, the team now eagerly anticipates the preseason. “We have all new members and we…
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When figure drawing, an artist depends on movement for their drawing to take shape; the opposite is often true for their subjects. In Green River College’s Salish Hall, the intermediate and beginning drawing classes take to a silent focus, aside from the scribbling of pencils and new age music emitting from a boom box. Their live models only job is to stay still. Odie DeBlume, a professional art model and previous Green River student, sits still on a chair while a handful of eyes study her every detail. She has worked as an art model for over nine years. “I…
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The Artist’s Portfolio student exhibit comes to a close this week, holding its closing ceremony this Thursday, December 1, in the Helen S. Smith Gallery. The exhibit is the final project for ART180, a capstone class for students pursuing degrees in art or, in some cases, careers as an artist, art tech, art teacher, or simply chasing the passion. As part of the class, students assemble portfolios, websites, and eventually the design of the Artist’s Portfolio exhibit. Throughout the quarter, they are taught how to choose their best work, and arrange an effective gallery. Each of the artists featured in the…
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Closing out fall quarter with out last issue has brought a few things to the attention of The Current. The first order of business within our office is the promotion of former Managing Editor, Mariya Mubeen, to co-editor-in-chief. Riley Agnew has had some serious health issues this quarter and the duties of Editor-in-Chief were straining him. It was the best move for this student-run newspaper of Green River College and a much needed one. “Physically I am okay, but I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder in October. Having the paper to focus on helps, but the strain of it…
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As the wild Washington weather cancelled afternoon classes for a lot of students, attendance was remarkably high for last Friday’s Green River College Drag show commencing the end of the second annual National Coming Out week. Through out the second week of Fall Quarter, Green River College’s Student life implemented five events for each day of the week. On Monday, students were asked to click the like button on the Student Life Facebook page resulting in a free t-shirt giveaway. On Tuesday, over 300 cupcakes were distributed to students as well as with a large Halloween candy bowl with…