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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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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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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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…
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For the past 50 years, The Current has been serving Green River College as a trusted news provider. The academic year 2016-17 brings a hope for stability after many key changes took place in the college administration. Along the same lines, The Current also foresees a big transition in its functioning this year. This time of the year is always tough as we bid farewell to our old staff and welcome the fresh faces. The Current has always had a vibrant atmosphere and this year we hope to continue the tradition. A noticeable change in our staff is the increasing…
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The GRC Foundation hosted a reception to honor its scholarship winners for academic year 2016-17. On September 29, scholarship recipients gathered in the River Room of Student Union building. It was a casual open-house style event with refreshments available for all attendees. Along with the students, the College and Foundation staff and the selection committee were present at the event. The scholarship was divided into several categories: General, need based, program based, single parent, veterans, and merit based. The awards ranged from $300 to $3,000 per student, with the total budget of $527,000. This amount was divided between 248 recipients. Among…
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The Fine Arts Faculty has elected Ao Hu, a 20 year old photography major, as the Artist Spotlight for the month of October. Ao Hu was raised in China and moved to Washington in the fall of 2013 to attend Green River College. He lives on campus in the Campus Corner Apartments and is hoping to transfer to another university to continue his education at schools like the School of Visual Arts in New York, or the California College of The Arts. Aside from photography he spends his free time playing computer games or studying. Hu has been interested in photography for about a year…
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The ASGRC is being led by a new president, Patricia Argie, 17, who is an international student. She has been on the public relations committee and judicial board for a month. She is partnered with Harjot Singh, 17, who is the vice president. He is a domestic student and was on the finance committee last year. They want to make Green River College a place where people communicate more. Argie said such a lack of communication was reflected in the Q5 movement last year. Having more communication among faculty, administration, and students would have made the problem a lot smaller, she said.…
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The PC Repair shop on the Green River Campus offers a quick and easy-to-use resource when it comes to computer issues. All students, staff, and faculty are invited to bring in their laptop or computer if they are ever experience any kind of problems. The shop is guaranteed to be open on Mondays and Wednesdays between noon and 2:00 PM, but a technitian can usually be found in the shop most days of the week. The shop is student-run and primarily deals with common computer problems such as virus removal and hardware replacement. Malware and cracked screens are the typical…