By Eric Hermosada The Roe Art Studio on Whatcom Community College campus is named after Kathryn Roe, Whatcom’s art instructor from 1971-2007. Roe is the founder and director of Anansi Education, which is a nonprofit organization that funds high school education for students in Ghana, West Africa.
Month: May 2017
Whatcom offers career advice for students
By Sophia Crossley Advising and Career Services is a resource Whatcom Community College offers for students. Ana Nicolas-Perez is one Whatcom student who has benefitted from Advising and Career Services. “Whatcom has helped me so much, I feel more prepared. I wish I had gone to a community college first,”…
Immigration rights celebration on campus
By Justin Busby Whatcom hosted a celebration of Immigration Rights free to the public in Syre Student Center on Wednesday, May 3. Syre auditorium was filled with an audience of students and many Bellingham community members eager to hear the words of Hiroshi Motomura, a professor of law at UCLA,…
Plastic patients test patience
By Sophia Crossley The patient had her eyes closed and appeared to have vomited blood. It was announced that she will be taken to the intensive care unit for her hemorrhaging. Whatcom Community College nursing instructor, Mary Lou Papich, facilitated this simulation.
Whatcom is cooking up change in campus dining
By Kai Vieira da Rosa Whatcom Community College closed the proposal window for a new contract with on-campus food services on Friday, May 5. Whatcom Community College put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) on April 10, 2017. A RFP is used in instances in which a need for a…
France votes for the new and the EU
By Alex Moreno On May 7, 2017 the French elected new president Emmanuel Macron over opposing president elect Marine Le Pen. Macron is the youngest president in France’s history, has never held an elected government position, describes himself as neither left nor right, and founded his own political party in…
Whatcom names it’s first ever “Most Talented”
By Kai Vieira da Rosa The results are in, Jennifer Contreras is Whatcom’s most talented! On May 5, 2017 Contreras performed “Toxic” by Britney Spears and took home first place and a prize worth $500. Five performances took place that night in the Heiner Theater on the Whatcom Community College…
Whatcom exhibit featured at Old City Hall
By Eric Hermosada In celebration of Whatcom Community College’s 50th anniversary, an exhibit was made in downtown Bellingham at the Old City Hall. On April 15, and 26, tours were curated by Bob Winters, who taught English at Whatcom in 1985, is the Chair of the Arts and Humanities Division…
Students of Color Conference held in Yakima
By Eric Hermosada Students from all over Washington gathered in Yakima to attend the annual Students of Color Conference (SOCC), which was held by the Multicultural Student Services Directors’ Council (MSSDC) from April 6-8.
Bellingham hosts their first women’s film festival
By Simon Thomas Bellingham hosted the first ever CASCADIA Women’s Film Festival at the Pickford Film Center, Mt. Baker Theater, and Western Washington University from April 19-23. The festival booked 24 films to be shown across Bellingham, all of which were directed by women.