The campus community celebrated the opening of the new Orca Food Pantry in the Syre Student Center on Sept 23. The space, formally home to the Dockside Café, was revived through the efforts of Associated Students of Whatcom Community College (ASWCC). The opening of the Orca Food Pantry is one…
Month: September 2022
Helping Students Get Oriented Back on Campus
After nearly two years of the campus being closed, the Office of Student Life and Development at Whatcom Community College is working diligently to increase engagement and get students involved again in campus life. “People don’t talk about it enough but being a student is hard,” Associated Students of Whatcom…
Orca Athletics Rundown Sep 26
Whatcom Community College Orca Women’s Volleyball opened conference play at Everett Wednesday night, and it was a battle until the very end. It would end up going 5 sets, with the Trojans pulling away in the end and taking the final set 15-12. Maya Galley led the way with 16…
What to watch on Disney+ (Trailer Roundup)
Disney+ Day, the yearly celebration of the streaming service, on Sept. 8 brought two anticipated films to the lineup (“Thor: Love and Thunder” and “Pinocchio”) in addition to seeing the premiere of new trailers for “BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA” and “Andor”, the upcoming Disney+ Original series…
Pizza Oven Project Cooking Over Summer
Doreen Richmond, who works in transitional learning at Whatcom Community College, saw students struggling to connect. “I noticed this year more than any other time in my past 22 years teaching that there were just so many students that were very anxious coming back to campus,” Richmond said. So she…