Men’s soccer played three games this week: beating the Edmond Tritons 3-1, tying against the Everett Trojans, and losing to the Tacoma Titans 2-1. Their overall record is now 11-3-4 and 10-2-4 in conference play. They will play their last game of the regular season on Saturday, Oct. 29 as…
Month: October 2022
Bellingham Halloween Weekend Guide
The end of October is near and so starts the finale of the Halloween celebration. Bellingham will be hosting a number of Halloween-themed events for the community. On October 28th Bellingham Bells Annual Halloween party Swing by the Barkley Village Bellingham Bells store from 5-7 p.m. to participate in raffles,…
Open Court for New Sport
A new club and courts for pickleball. The Associated Students of Whatcom Community College Pickleball Club held their first drop-in session as an officially chartered club on the new pickleball courts at Whatcom Community College Oct. 20. The courts were previously serving as the campus tennis courts. Students used to…
Indigenous Disasters Matter
Magaly Aguayo wants to raise awareness about underreported natural disasters and bring attention to the ways that indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by natural disasters. “In Mexico, their voices are always quieted down,” she said. “There’s a huge split between indigenous people and the ones that colonized.” A magnitude 7.7…
Student Club Fair offers “Little bit of everything”
After an extended interruption of on-campus life, the Associated Students of Whatcom Community College student government believes many students are eager to get back to normal. “I truly believe that students would like to engage with the campus community, and the only way we can achieve that is by simply…
Orca Athletics Update 10/17-10/21
Men’s soccer traveled to face the Skagit Valley Cardinals and came away with a 2-1 win behind another stellar performance for Flavio Espinoza. He has five consecutive games with at least one goal and has scored two goals in a game six times so far this season. This latest victory…
Whatcom coach part of gold-medal team
We have a gold medalist among us. “I don’t think I went in thinking the US could take the gold…I’m still kind of processing, like my glory moment.” As part of Team USA competing in the 2022 IAU 100k world championships in Bernau, Germany on Aug. 27, Courtney Olsen became…
What does it mean to be safely prepared for wildfire smoke?
Whatcom Community College students write and produce news for local public radio station KMRE. This story originally aired on KMRE News Wednesday, Oct. 19. The Washington Smoke blogspot indicates fire locations for the state and current AQI levels for Western, Central and Eastern Washington. Dr. Sudhakar Karlapudi is the Network…
Whatcom Community College Orca Athletics Updates 10/9-10/16
Men’s soccer took on the Bellevue Bulldogs this past Saturday and it was a nail-biter all the way through. Nate Balauro kicked the scoring off for the Orcas in the 52nd minute. The Bulldogs would answer with 2 goals of their own to take a 2-1 lead late in the…
Colors of the Week
In Thailand, every day of the week has its own color. The color of the days is something that every kindergarten school and family teaches kids: yellow Monday, pink Tuesday, green Wednesday, orange Thursday, blue Friday, violet Saturday, and red Sunday. I am Thai, and I have been told about…