Story by Greg Lane Does not compute? Malfunctioning in mathematics? Fear no more, for from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, tutoring help is available to all Whatcom Community College students in the Math Center. Director Jason Babcock heads the Math Center, located in Cascade Hall, and encourages all…
Month: October 2013
Letter to the editor
Intersection of Cordata Parkway and Stuart Road unsafe The new WCC health professions Education Center is situated at the intersection of Cordata Parkway and Stuart Road. Opening this fall, the facility will attract both vehicle and pedestrian activity to an intersection which is already in need of traffic control. Traffic…
Letter from the Editor
by Taylor Nichols Many of you may have heard about the so-called “riot” that happened on Saturday night, October 12th. After a block party was broken up near Western Washington University’s campus, hundreds of college –aged kids flooded the streets and gathered around Laurel Park. The police came and in…
iLeader of the pack
Story by Kevin Doucette The iLEAD (Leadership Education and Development) Whatcom program at Whatcom Community College fosters personal and professional development for students, and helps them build leadership skills through a variety of workshops each year. “It’s a way for students to receive free professional development,” said Laura Singletary, Whatcom’s…
Local performance stars Whatcom grad
Story by Greg Lane How does one define another as “normal?” How different can someone be? Kuntz and Company, a Bellingham-based dance company, finished its second running of “Hello, my name is You,” an experimental performance about a woman’s journey with Asperger’s syndrome. The production, shown at the Firehouse Performing…
Victory on the horizon for Whatcom athletes
Story by Kevin Doucette School is back in session, the leaves are changing colors and the Washington rain is a reminder that fall is here, which means it is time for fall sports at Whatcom Community College. The men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and volleyball teams have begun league play. Both…
Student raises awareness of dolphin cruelty
Story by Taylor Nichols 18-year-old Giovanni Galarza, a student at Whatcom Community College, sat in the Syre courtyard Sept. 25 informing students of two issues which he is passionate about – the captivity of cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), and the yearly slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Galarza said…
October 15, 2013
Student Help Desk A student help desk staffed by the IT Professionals of Tomorrow, located in the Baker Hall foyer every Friday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. will do repairs, troubleshoot problems, and remove viruses from computers for students, staff and faculty. Scottish Highland Dance Competition The “Reel Competition”…
Affordable healthcare held hostage by government shutdown
by Andrew Edwards If you’ve tried to access any government websites, been unable to get tax forms for financial aid or paid attention to the news lately, you’ve probably noticed that the federal government has been mostly shut down. The reason for this is because the two houses of congress…
Whatcom Voices: Describe your summer vacation in three words
“Mexico, reading, family.” -Yelena Kashubin, 17 “Weather, haircut, v-neck.” -Jordan Hernandez, 18 Boring, busy, hectic. Andie Young, 19 “Working abroad, Norway.” -Jakob Pederson, 21