Story by Greg Lane The first TEDxBellingham event, called “Here by Choice,” will take place Nov. 12 at the Pickford Film Center in downtown Bellingham. Although tickets are sold out, several venues will be broadcasting the event live. TED is a nonprofit organization that invites people from around the world…
Month: November 2013
Whatcom Voices: Where would you go in Bellingham if there was a zombie apocalypse?
Where would you go in Bellingham if there was a zombie apocalypse? Courtney Martin, 21 “Sehome Arboretum, so I could be able to see from all sides and shoot downwards.” Andres Parra, 53 “Any place where I could find food and water.” Derek Quenneville, 19 “King Hill because…
November 12, 2013
Sandwich boards A motion was unanimously passed to spend $1,280 on 10 sandwich boards for student clubs. These will be purchased from a local sign company. Black and Brown Summit A motion was unanimously passed to spend $351.25 to send 17 students to Highline Community College to attend the “Black…
Toeing the line
Story by Anna Browne The parking operations at Whatcom Community College are slowly progressing in organization and aid, said Mark Lit, a parking monitor at Whatcom. While many students have voiced their concerns about the lack of available spaces in the parking lots, other issues have been brought up as…
Outdated law costs U.S. in international affairs
by Andrew Edwards The U.S. lost a considerable amount of the positive influence it had concerning world affairs Friday as it was stripped of its voting rights in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. The agency acts as the cultural arm of the United Nations and…
“Your story matters”
Story by Anna Browne Every year, hundreds of thousands of writers across the world celebrate their love of writing by committing to write a 50,000 word novel between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30. By writing at least a chapter every day, many people have completed this challenge known as NaNoWriMo,…
Seeing from their perspective
Story by Derek Langhorn Veterans, community members, and staff and students at Whatcom Community College are collaborating to create art and raise awareness of the struggles of veterans through Whatcom’sVet Art Project. The mission of the Vet Art Project, according to their website, is to provide opportunities for veterans and…
Letter to the Editor: “Gathering Fountain”
The “Gathering Fountain,” designed by artist Gerald Tsutakawa, was a commissioned piece of art by the Washington State Arts Commission in 1998. The artist, who apprenticed under his father, a local Seattle area resident, studied sculpture and fountain work for ten years before creating his own works of beauty. His…
Letter to the Editor: A Fine Neighbor
We are retired, and have lived in the Cordata neighborhood for about three years. Our first and current impressions of Whatcom Community College are identical: it is a fine neighbor. The physical campus resembles a carefully maintained park. Lawns, trees and shrubs surround the academic buildings. The architecture of these…
November 12, 2013
By Taylor Nichols I was fortunate enough to grow up in a home where anything I wanted to become, do, or believe was accepted without a second thought. I was never pressured to follow any certain religion by my family and friends, but was taught at a young age to…