by Justin Busby Before 1995, athletes attending Whatcom Community College either had to play for other colleges or not play at all. That changed when basketball became the first sport to represent Whatcom in the Northwest Athletic Conference. In anticipation of adding sports to the curriculum, a $3.3 million pavilion…
Month: June 2017
Bellingham Bells play ball this summer
By Justin Busby The Bellingham Bells welcomed the 2017 summer baseball season with a series win against the Gresham GreyWolves. The Bells kicked off the new season of baseball with two wins in their opening three game home stand of the year. The Bells are coming out swinging, attempting to…
Guest Column: Sun in here, grades in fear
by Dustin Chavira Summer’s slowly approaching, which means a good number of students are likely to take a break from Whatcom in order to pursue hobbies, work or other things. Speaking from experience, I can say that this is also the point in the quarter when I begin to relax…
Writers jam with musicians at Make.Shift
By Kai Veiera da Rosa Whatcom’s first Writers and Musicians show occurred Thursday, May 25 at the Make.Shift project space in downtown Bellingham. Dr. Melanie Sehman’s Contemporary Music Ensemble and Professor Joanna Kenyon’s creative writing class combined song and poetry to create WCC Writers and Musicians event. At the beginning…
Whatcom dancers en pointe
By Sophia Crossley Whatcom Running Start students, Delci Syvertson and Henry Winslow, were featured in The Portland Ballet Spring Concert recently. Syvertson and Winslow are both from Bellingham. Syvertson began dancing at age 4 and Winslow began dancing at age 10. The choreography pieces for the evening were a tribute…
ASWCC President reflects on final term
By Simon Thomas Jarrett Martin has attended Whatcom Community College for the past four years and has been the Associated Students of Whatcom Community College (ASWCC) president for the last year. Martin originally came to Washington from Arkansas to attend Digipen Institute of Technology, a private college in Redmond, Washington,…
I had the time of my life
by Alex Moreno Working on the Horizon student newspaper has been my best experience at Whatcom so far. I could not have foreseen my level of involvement in the Horizon when I started attending Whatcom. Throughout my time at the Horizon, I had great insight and development in a real-world…
Whatcom offers homes away from home
By Sophia Crossley To keep up with the increasing need for affordable living close to campus, Whatcom has subleased units within three different apartment complexes, Belleau Woods, Cascade Meadows, and The Village at Baker Creek, creating a total of 157 beds available. Chelsea Smiley, who works in the Residence Life…
Bellingham racing for another Ski to Sea
by Kai Vieira da Rosa Whatcom Events and the Whatcom County Chamber of Commerce hosted the 44th annual Ski to Sea Race and Blossomtime Parade. Whatcom President Kathi Hiyane-Brown was selected to lead the floats as the Grand Marshal for the Blossomtime Parade at the annual Ski to Sea event.