There is a new energy in the women’s basketball team.The Gators have not had a winning season in 13 years under five different head coaches. This year the Gators have a new coaching staff and a new energy. Head coach, Demetrius McQuarn, a passionate and young coach, who specializes in player development, was described as, “Amazing, encouraging, and helpful towards players goals” by returning player Courtney Youngblood. Coach McQuarn did not come alone; he brought his good friend Markeith Brown, who is the Gators’ assistant coach. According to McQuarn, Brown has been his teammate since AAU basketball and they both…
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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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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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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…
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The Office of Diversity of Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) has open positions available for students for fall quarter. There are three parts of ODEI students can be a part of when applying for a position. The first position available is as an Office Assistant, where the employees main job is to help other students with questions they might have and provide support. They also plan and attend diversity-related programs and services. As an Office Assistant, employees are required to work up to 19 hours per week and attend a bi-weekly Office Assistant meeting. There is also training provided to employees on…