By Ken Johnson Community college helps to bridge the chasm between the American dream and the American reality. The United States, more than most other countries, prescribes a narrative over the lives of its citizens: grade school, university, career, retirement, and then an uncomfortable death at an unfamiliar hospital, doped…
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Whatcom digs archaeology
By Apple Parry Whatcom Community College held its fourth annual Archaeology Fair in the Syre Auditorium on Oct 30, where Whatcom’s anthropology faculty and the Association for Washington Archaeology welcomed students and staff from Whatcom and Western Washington University to show a variety of educational displays. The fair had tables…
At Whatcom, we dance if we want to
By Kaila Cove Hannah Andersen, a professor at Whatcom Community College, runs the dance program at Whatcom. Andersen grew up in Spokane, Washington, where she first learned how to dance. At the age of 11, in the midst of Andersen’s dancing career, she changed from ballet dancing to competitive Irish…
Support and service for Whatcom veterans
By Brock Seaman The veterans center is a campus resource for veterans and veteran’s dependents to receive help navigating through college. The veterans center is an area for veterans to study in groups or ask questions. It provides a safe space for all veterans. The aim of the center is…
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…
L’Editor: Matthew Whitaker: tall tales of toilets and time travel
By Ken Johnson Matthew Whitaker is the acting U.S. attorney general. He is a criminal, equal parts boner-pill hawker and H. H. Holmes. His antics are entertaining and stupid, but fundamentally Midwest horrible, like Chick-fil-A pumping legions of children to obesity. He is the personification of the land of all-American…
Remembering Fran Hudson
By Catherine Wallace Fran Hudson, who helped students navigate their network accounts, who calmed faculty when their computers crashed, and who warned the campus community as a whole NOT to click on that email, died Oct. 16, five days after suffering a stroke at her desk at Whatcom Community College….
“The Kissing Booth”: Creepy and condescending
By Apple Parry “The Kissing Booth” is truly the worst movie I’ve ever seen. Without analyzing the entire script, the side plot inconsistencies, or the incredibly overdone romantic plot, let’s talk about how sexist the film is. The opening scene shows Elle’s childhood and longtime friendship with Lee Flynn. It…
In the spotlight: Sylvia Center takes the stage
By Kia Vieira da Rosa The Sylvia Center for the Arts in downtown Bellingham provides space for artists of all levels to practice and present the performing arts. The Sylvia Center for the Arts is a nonprofit theater made to “provide affordable space for Whatcom County’s artists to rehearse, teach…
Street law provides free legal counsel
By Kaila Cove Street Law provides the community with free legal advice. Street Law, which is held by Law Advocates, a Bellingham nonprofit, gives counseling on a drop-in basis and is held several times a month in the Heiner Center at Whatcom Community College and at the Bellingham Public Library….