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North Seattle College Sports Denim Blue for Denim Day

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Trigger Warning: The following content will discuss Sexual Assault

On April 29, people around the globe wore denim in honor of sexual assault survivors. The significance of denim comes from a harrowing Supreme Court case in Italy in which a woman was sexually assaulted and the perpetrator was convicted. Years later, the man convicted in the case, won an appeal to the court, stating they had consensual sex. The man was released by the Italian Supreme court under the grounds that because the woman was wearing tight jeans, she must’ve helped him remove them, insinuating consent. Women in Italian parliament were outraged by this outcome. In solidarity with the survivor, the women in Italian parliament showed up to the steps of the Supreme Court in jeans in protest. This story was shared internationally and eventually, the California Senate did the same on the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento. The executive director of the organization Peace over Violence saw this and believed that everyone ought to wear jeans to protest the many egregious reasons why Sexual Assault is not taken seriously. The first official Denim Day was held in Los Angeles in April 1999 that day has been held annually ever since.

North Seattle College took part in Denim Day by calling to students on social media to post themselves wearing jeans and tag it with the hashtag, #NSCDenimDay. This was in order to raise awareness and show support for survivors of sexual assault. The North Seattle College Student Leadership Instagram account in particular facilitated this event. They announced it on both their main Instagram feed as well as their Instagram story, cautioning viewers of their Instagram account that this event involves some triggering themes. Many faculty members and students posted images of themselves sporting denim blues in jackets, hats, and of course, jeans. They also shared many Instagram posts on their story with information about sexual assault awareness and the importance of consent. On April 29th, anyone following the North Seattle College Student Leadership Instagram account was flooded with messages saying “believe survivors” and validating the feelings of all survivors of sexual assault. It was a beautiful display of awareness, solidarity, and validation showing an immense amount of love and support for all the survivors out there.

To see the North Seattle College community come together in such a way was truly inspiring. Such a vast amount of love, support, and information was spread during such an unprecedented time and thus, a sense of strength and unity was felt with among all that participated. Whether it was participation by sending in a post to the North Seattle College Student Leadership Instagram account, sharing the stories and posts about it on personal Instagram accounts, or simple starting a discussion about Denim Day with your family and peers, this year’s Denim Day at North Seattle College was positively remarkable, and it’s exciting to see how it will be celebrated in the years to come.

For more info on denim day:

https://www.denimdayinfo.org/

Emilia Valdez

Student Cabinet

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North’s Valentine’s Day Celebration

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Shawn Mendes’s “There’s Nothing Holding Back” plays over a speaker. Students eat cookies, celebrate winning bingo, and check out the library’s display at the Student Leadership’s free Valentine’s day celebration.  

Student Jock Litzinger had a one-word answer for why he attended. 

“Cookies,” Litzinger said. He immediately gravitated toward the cookie-decorating station, led by the International Program. People decorate their cookies with pink and red icing, sprinkles, and hearts.    

  • “I LOVE MYSELF” – Event participants could write why they love themselves.  
  • Our cookie decorating station, ready for action!
  • Participants busy at the card making station
  • Blind date with a book – Provided by the Library
  • Cupid’s arrow toss
  • Student Karinne Barbosa’s Valentine’s day card.
  • You Are Not Broken – Information on different types of romantic orientations

Students mulled about in the Grove, looking at the different displays for Valentine’s Day yesterday. One display explained the theme of the event, “You are not broken.” This is in reference to aromantic and asexual identities, people who do not experience romantic or sexual attraction.  

“Both … are full identities, not a lack of an identity,” the board said. Romantic and sexual attraction both lie on a spectrum, and each person falls somewhere on that spectrum.  

Student Karinne Barbosa naturally gravitated toward the card-making station.  

“I spend a lot of time [scrapbooking],” Barbosa said. Barbosa hopes to study psychology. She is in her first quarter. 

At Cupid’s arrow toss, Student Leadership Club Coordinator Angel Rodriguez scored the second highest. He originally thought that he won.  

“I walked away with pride and I came back, and my pride was shattered,” Student Leadership Club Coordinator Angel Rodriguez said. “Nicole [Winner of Cupid’s Arrow Toss] is now my arch nemesis.”  

The Library also doing something special for Valentine’s Day. They do “Blind Date with a Book.” Each book is wrapped, with a short description on the front. Students can “go on a blind date” by picking a book on a topic that interests them and reading it. The library is still running this program.  

Krista Cherry

Student Cabinet Member

Student Leadership Team #Equity

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Hey North! This week our featured student leader is… Raya!

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Raya is the Equity Board Coordinator and joined student leadership to help promote EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) in her community. She strives to help others and to make North as safe and equitable an environment for all people. Raya is most proud of her work in hosting equitable events around campus, making policy changes, as well as the advocacy projects she works on in the Equity and Welcome Center. Raya’s favorite thing about North Seattle College is the leaves that grow on the buildings, and watching them change color as the seasons change. Her favorite spot in Seattle is Carkeek Park and something that makes Raya unique is her love for stickers (especially the multidimensional ones that you can squish; I didn’t even know that was a thing!). Things that motivate Raya include Alexandria Ocsasio Cortez and rabbits. When Raya graduates from North Seattle, she plans to transfer to a 4-year university.


Thank you for making this school a place that’s open to all! Come by the Student Leadership office (CC1446, across from the Grove) to say hi!

Student Leadership Team #EventsCoordinator

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Welcome to Week 6 of the Fall Quarter! Mid-terms are about half-way through and the weather is beauuuutiful! With Halloween just around the corner, it seems like the perfect time to introduce you to… Eli!

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Eli is the Events Coordinator at the Student Leadership office! Eli is the Master Planner of events through the Student Leadership office as well as a master soccer ball juggler. Eli joined Student Leadership because he wants more students to be involved in the events on campus and wants to bring a sense of community to the school. His favorite spot on campus is The Student Learning Center and is motivated by the awesome people he’s surrounded by. Eli enjoys all the water and beautiful viewpoints around the city and Hope’s to transfer to either UW or UCLA after graduating from North (oohhh! Aaahhh!). Eli has a calm and cool demeanor, and always open to having great conversations and new friends!
Drop by the Student Leadership office (CC1446) across from The Grove to see what events are coming up next (or give him a couple of your own ideas)!

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Student Leadership Team #President

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Hey North! Hope you’re staying warm in this chiiiiiilly weather! This week I would like to introduce you to the one, the only… SARAH!

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Sarah is the STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT and serves to be the student voice for the college. She joined Student Leadership so she could be part of the solution for the problems she saw on campus (instead of just complaining). One of her greatest accomplishments was conducting a fancy research project where she successfully inserted the human insulin gene into a fast-growing mushroom and got it to express! Sarah is also obsessed with tacos and her favorite animal THIS week is the highland cow. Her favorite spot on campus is an exposed pipe on the North side which she did a photo project on last year. One unique thing about Sarah is that she’s diabetic and wears an insulin pump. “Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves, I wear my pancreas in my pocket.” When she graduates from NSC, Sarah hopes to transfer into the neurobiology program at the UW and adopt a highland cow!

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to this school! Come by the Student Leadership office across from The Grove (CC1446) to say Hello.

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Student Leadership Team #FeesBoard

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Hey North Seattle! As we said last week, every week we will be introducing you to one member of our Student Leadership team! On this beautiful second week of class, we introduce you to… Gigi!

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Gigi is the Finance Officer at the Student Leadership office focusing on where the student fees go to make this campus run smoooooothly. She is most proud of her coming back to school after a “looong break” and being willing to learn, make mistakes, persevere, and enjoy herself. She believes every meal should include carbs and is motivated by music and people. She joined Student Leadership so she could learn more about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and be in a place where people actively pursued conversations and actions centered around EDI. Gigi’s favorite spot in Seattle is Fremont, where she used to walk the canal and get free samples of Theo Chocolate. After graduating from NSC, Gigi plans to go to the UW to major in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts and minor in ASL.

Come by CC1446 to meet her anytime! Welcome to the team Gigi!

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