By Madison Roper Five red dresses in front of Baker Hall are meant to bring attention to the missing or murdered aboriginal women of Canada. The REDress Project, a project created by artist Jaime Black in 2011 was installed May 19. “It is an installation art project, based on an…
Category: EVENTS
Orca Day planning in full swing
By Elisa Espinoza Orca Day is a Whatcom Community College tradition that brings students together to celebrate the ending of the school year one week before finals, through activities and food. This year, Orca Day will happen on June 5th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will take place…
Foreign exchange students showcase cultures
By Eva Mo The Whatcom Office Student Life and Development hosted the Global Cultural Night on May 2 to celebrate the cultural diversity on campus. “We wanted to share cultural diversity on campus to Whatcom Community, build a campus community that celebrates diversity, and hope students make new friends on…
Poetry challenge in its 13th year
By Elisa Espinoza The Whatcom Community College Library carried out and sponsored the 13th edition of the Kumquat Poetry Challenge in celebration of the National Poetry Month held every April. Current and former students, faculty, and staff participated in this challenge, which consisted of writing a poem that must include…
Seminar discusses election process
By Katauna Loeuy The “Is There a Better Way to Elect the President?” forum is an educational event that covers topics regarding the current system of electing political candidates, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the process. The event was hosted at Whatcom Community College and ran by…
Forum designed to expose truth of plastics
By Katauna Loeuy “The Truth about Plastics,” a day-long educational forum hosted at Whatcom Community College, brought together a variety of experts and concerned citizens to study the hard truth about plastics and their environmental impact. The Mt. Baker chapter of the Sierra Club, Zero Waste Washington, and the Sustainability…
Find Your Pod helps students connect
By Sydney Mitchell Find Your Pod is a student-led conference that helps introduce students who are on the same academic pathways to each other. Joy Kumala, a student and the ASWCC director for Academic Success, and adviser Kunbi Ajiboye, the Associate Director for Student Life and Development are the organizers….
The Olde Fashioned Christmas shines
By Kaila Cove The Olde Fashioned Christmas, which is held at Pioneer Park, is an event that includes live performances, holiday cookies and refreshments, horse-drawn sleigh rides, games, arts and crafts, baking, and a visit from Santa to kick-start the holiday season for Whatcom County. This event is held by…
Sustainability Club hosts a fall festival
By Apple Parry In order to recruit new members, the Sustainability Club set up “Fall Fest,” a Halloween themed event in front of Heiner Center on Oct 30. Fall Fest included games like pumpkin bowling and tic-tac-toe with potatoes. Sustainability Club members go “pumpkin bowling” in front of Baker Hall…
Men’s soccer wins North Conference Title
By Kaila Cove The Whatcom men’s soccer team has won the North Conference title, a competition between regional community college soccer teams. The team has defended this championship title for the second year in a row. Bakary Dibba, a forward on the Whatcom men’s soccer team, is satisfied with the…