By Monique Everett Nancy Pearl, a well-known icon in the literary world, was featured at Whatcom Thursday, Sept. 21, where she discussed her debut novel, “George & Lizzie.” The audience was composed of book lovers, writers, musicians, and fans of the Chuckanut Radio Hour, a variety radio show broadcast on KMRE,…
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Orca sports have historical roots at WCC
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…
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…
Get Local (Photo Spread)
Photos by Eric Hermosada The Bellingham Farmers Market happens every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 1100 Railroad Ave. Bellingham and boasts over 140 farmers, artisans, food producers, and service providers that sell everything from shaved ice to healing and rejuvenating soaps. The market is voted top 10…
A familiar face in a new place; interim Vice President Ed Harri
By Kai Vieira de Rosa Ed Harri, was selected Interim Vice President for Instruction on April 3, 2017 after Whatcom’s past Vice President for Instruction, Curt Freed, moved to Colorado to fill a presidency position at Morgan Community College.