The Seattle Mariners stunning season ended on Monday night, coming up one run shy of advancing to the World Series. Entering game seven of the American League Championship Series (ALCS), the Mariners needed one more victory to advance to their first-ever World Series.

However, that dream was halted with a 4-3 defeat to the American League’s number one ranked team, the Toronto Blue Jays.

Marking the fourth day of ThunderWeek, Highline’s Center for Leadership and Service along with the Center for Cultural and Inclusive Excellence hosted the Clubs’ Fair last week on the first floor of Building 8 to a sizable turnout. 

The event ran from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There were a total of around 24 clubs in attendance with their large colorful displays – covering the wide range of hobbies, interests, and communities among the students at Highline.

Fyre Festival was the 2017 event that promised to end all the others – a promise made by Billy McFarland. Promoted by the extremely successful advertising campaign with some of the most famous supermodels at the time, everyone was hooked, money was flowing into the project and word was spreading like wildfire.

The Ukrainian president approached the White House with a wide smile and reached out his hand. “You’re all dressed up today.” The U.S. president said as he shook the Ukrainians hand.  “Oh yes… How are you Mr. President?” “He’s all dressed up today. ” The U.S. president continued, turning to the press with a smile as he rests his hand on the Ukrainian president’s back.

The two were here to sign the minerals deal. As mentioned in Chapter I, the minerals deal was a declaration of cooperation between the United States and Ukraine, by creating a fund in which both countries could invest and profit from the rare earth minerals found in Ukraine. More importantly, this meeting was to continue the positive relationship between Ukraine and  America. Which, under President Biden, funded nearly half the effort towards Ukraine’s existential war.

While on the campaign trail, United States President Donald Trump made it his mission to end the ongoing war in Ukraine and establish peace in the region. It was unclear exactly how he would be able to do this, but potentially, with his experience of cooling down relations with North Korea to the point of being the first U.S. president to ever enter the country, or maybe his famous ability to ‘make a deal’, maybe he is the president that could end this war. 

In the late morning hours of Jan. 18, 2025, a few thousand protesters gathered in Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park for the purpose of marching through Seattle to show (in their own words) “a powerful call to action for those ready to make a difference.”

It was quite foggy out as I was riding the light rail up to make it to the march. I had no idea what to expect. The dates of when the ‘official’ event was going to be held was shaky at best. Some dates said ‘day of inauguration’ while this one was scheduled on the 18th. Turnout was hard to predict as well. I didn’t get the memo of Jan. 18, and the only way I found out was by personally looking into it and even then, I was given mixed signals.

With the election closed, analysis begins on voter turnout, demographics, and how we got to where we are. As the results of the election settle, and the reality of Donald Trump being elected to return to the presidency, some recent campaign events can be looked on with a clearer light. 

Perhaps most recently, Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke about Puerto Rico being an “island of garbage,” became the centerpiece of a national argument about what damage a joke can do, or not do in this case, on the political stage.

Around 140 of Highline’s students and staff gathered to celebrate this year’s Lunar New Year in the Building 8 Mt. Constance room this past Thursday. The festivities, meant to educate about the rich history of this holiday and to celebrate with the community, was hosted by Highline’s Global Student Ambassadors and the Inter-Cultural Center.

“The goal of this event was to assist students in comprehending the history of Lunar New Year and the many ways that people throughout the globe celebrate it,” said Linh Nguyen, one of the hosts of the event. “Through this we also desired to have students who must leave their homes in order to attend school during this time feel more connected and at ease in the event.”

Highline professor Helen Burns and her bandmate Pavel Shepp hosted Highline College’s climate “Just Us” open mic, as part of the college’s wider Climate Justice Week.

Climate Justice Week, held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, was a chance for the college to focus on climate initiatives and issues by offering a wide array of lectures and activities.

The Highline HOST program helped to arrange a trick-or-treating event in downtown Des Moines, Wash. The event, which was held from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 had several businesses that collaborated in handing out candy to eager trick-or-treaters.

The HOST department is Highline’s hospitality and tourism program. Last year, HOST held the same event for Halloween with over 2,500 community members in attendance. This holiday get-together made it easy for families to bring their kids somewhere safe and allow them to revel in all the magic Halloween has to offer.