It took Jake Arthur six years to put himself through a college that should only take four. He emerged from the rubble with a degree in Computer Science, only to discover that all the good jobs were already taken. By white people. So he found the one job all the white people didn’t want anymore—he became a reporter—and that has made all the difference. He loves his job, he loves Seattle, he loves his girlfriend, and he loves music. When interviewed for his position at The Stranger, he was asked where he saw himself in ten years. “I see myself as a deejay in Paris,” he responded. “Someplace magical, you know? Just chillin’.”
Jake Arthur
Reporter for The Stranger