Winson Loh, a Green River student and recognized stop motion filmmaker within the Youtube community, has been named winner of the Quarantine Film Festival sponsored by The Current. For his winning entry, Loh received a $100 gift card. Loh was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but first discovered his passion and talent for animation when he arrived in the U.S. back in 2015. He learned about stop motion from various YouTube channels, but ultimately discovered filmmaking when he watched the 2007 Micheal Bay film, Transformers. “It was the first movie I watched in the theater and it turned…

Please enjoy the top three films submitted to our first online Quarantine Film Festival. First Place: Kitchen Chaos: Car Showdown Submitted by Green River student and youtube user Drift Shotz22, this action-packed stop motion film is so fluid that it is hard to tell between its animated and live action moments. The sound design and visual style is reminiscent of The “Fast and Furious” movie franchise, but the use of toy cars instills a juxtaposition that is irresistibly humorous and impressive. Second Place: The Life of a College Student in Quarantine Submitted by Green River Student and youtube user Noneur…

Gaming conventions are places where fans and developers can present new creative ideas. Image provided by IGN. The 2020 release schedule for television and film has changed drastically due to the Coronavirus outbreak in America that originated in early spring. With no clear end of the quarantine anytime soon, it is hard to imagine a moment where consumers are able to watch new and fresh projects of creativity in films and television.  Due to non-essential businesses closing, television and film production studios are shutting down and delaying highly anticipated projects such as “Wonder Woman 1984” and “The Batman”. Without the…

By: Madison Farnsworth Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many students believe that their mental health has been on the decline. In order to help those students Green River counseling services has offered advice regarding mental health. Focusing on mental health has always been important for people all across the globe, though it is crucial now more than ever to pay attention to it. Good mental health is already a struggle to maintain for many people and with this pandemic going on, it is definitely not making it easier for those individuals to keep themselves in good health. The main reason…

Suzanne Johnson, president of Green River College, responds to coronavirus concerns in The Current‘s first video interview. Johnson has been working tirelessly with the college’s faculty and staff since the first week of March in order to ensure students received a quality end to winter quarter and a proper beginning to start off the spring. Since Gov. Inslee mandated social isolation is March, Green River College has miraculously shifted to a strictly online format, leaving some students and teachers struggling to adjust to this new form of learning. Thankfully, Johnson and Green River College’s staff have helped each other learn…

Green River College’s award-winning newspaper, The Current, is hosting a special film festival to keep our community connected while coronavirus keeps us at home. With the world shutting down, businesses closing up, hospitals filled with the suffering and the press in a tempestuous haze, people need each other more than ever. But just because nearly everyone is stuck at home does not mean the Green River community is put on hold. The Current is proud to present the “Quarantined Film Festival,” where students produce and upload short films to YouTube and Vimeo. The films will be judged by a special…

The recent COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020 Track & Field and Baseball seasons, as well as other recreational activities at Green River College, forcing Gators to find different ways to stay active. It is necessary to stay at home to avoid the current spread of COVID-19, though that does not mean that we can or should give free rein to a sedentary lifestyle. Now more than ever as people are being forced to stay so many days stuck in their homes, it is necessary to enhance movement and exercise routines as they are infallible tools to avoid weight gain, maintain…

By Connor O’BoyleAE Editor  Once finals came to an end and spring break began, everything I did felt bitter and empty.  I found myself getting into a seemingly endless cycle of talking with my parents, checking the news to stay informed, and re-binging Netflix shows to try and convince myself that despite the torture and death thousands of people were going through, it would all be okay. I would live through this and one day tell my children about the one time in American history where people could re-sell rolls of Costco toilet paper for $50 on eBay. Unfortunately, my…

By: Madison FarnsworthOpinion Editor The Chinese prison camps that are detaining thousands of Uyghurs, Kazaks, Kyrgyz, and other ethnic Muslim groups are unethical and dehumanizing.  It started back in 2017 with the Chinese government insisting that all Uyghurs be put into what they call a “re-education camp.” However other countries quickly caught on to what was really happening and have called out the Chinese government. The Chinese government claims that they are imprisoning these people for protection against terrorism, but if the world has learned anything from history, it is that putting ethnic and religious minorities in prison camps is…