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First published May 4, 2020 On January 19, 2020, a man in Snohomish County, Washington, USA, presented at an urgent care clinic with symptoms he believed to be related to the novel coronavirus. He had recently returned from Wuhan, China after visiting family. The following day, on January 20th, it was confirmed that he had…

Jordan Johnson January 12, 2020 BISIA 410 I want to acknowledge the Duwamish people, on whose land I currently live. I want to acknowledge the Snohomish people, on whose land I previously lived. I want to acknowledge the Yakama people, on whose land I was born and raised. I want to acknowledge the Lenape and…

First published March 6, 2020 Group Members:Dawson BurgerMiriam BrukhisNicholas Della-GiustinaJordan Johnson Exploring a neurological disease – Alzheimer’s Data Collection Categories CLOSING SCRIPTS: 5 Slides Slide 1: Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease can be generalized under four categories: Behavioral, Lifestyle Choices, Pharmacological, and Experimental. Slide 2: Behavioral treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease often include but are not limited…

First published March 6, 2020 Writing used to be such a huge part of my life. I find myself having a twinge of sadness when I think about writing these days because it feels like a chore to me now. I feel like when I sit down to write, I had better write a masterpiece,…

First published November 5, 2019             Eighth grade was one of my favorite years of school. I was respected by my teachers and peers alike, I got good grades, and I actually enjoyed my classes. The middle school was within throwing distance of my parent’s house[1]  and so my days of school were always capped…

Under what circumstances do we consider  another person? Never. That is my initial reaction My mind is at war with itself. What if we could save everyone? Dangerous “No, I will not. Help someone, Because they won’t help me.” If we don’t, people die. If we do and do not succeed more people die. But…

First published March 6, 2020 Have you ever had to challenge everything you believe in? I have, more than once in my life. When I turned 18, I decided to drop out of college to pursue a life that my parents wanted for me. My decision was made by a combination of not knowing what…

First published February 5, 2020 ”One swing of the bat can change the world.” I learned through trial and error how true those words are. As a boy, I loved baseball. The instant that the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand, time slows to a crawl. The spin of the planet comes crashing to a halt.…

First published February 18, 202 Randy Carlyle Halpert Junior is a 55 year old white, non-religious, male from Bothell, Washington. Randy (as he prefers to be called) has lived his entire life with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Despite knowing what his medical condition has been, it has only been in recent years that doctors have…

First published February 25, 2020 During my junior and senior years of high school, I was able to attend the community college in Wenatchee through the school’s running start program. I felt completely overwhelmed by the idea of finishing my associate’s degree and then trying to transfer to a university. “What should I major in?…