By Antonio Unpingco Military veterans and their stories document our history. There is a custom of writers interpreting their war experiences like Gertrude Stein, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Ernest Hemingway.
Category: FEATURES
Anime fans flock to Heiner Theater
By Tyler Howard Anime fans dressed up as their favorite characters and assembled at Whatcom Community College’s Heiner Building for the 2016 Bellingham Anime Convention (BA-CON) on Saturday, May 14.
Whatcom reaches out to Latino students
By Jenna Dennison Whatcom Community College has hired Tanya Zaragoza-Rosas as the new Hispanic/Latino Admissions Outreach Coordinator. Zaragoza-Rosas’ new position encompasses a variety of different tasks, as she does outreach in the community and to middle and high schools throughout Whatcom and Skagit counties.
Seattle artist visits WCC
By Cailean McLeod Seattle-based pottery artist Eva Funderburgh visited Whatcom Community College on May 13 and 14 to talk and show off her work.
Whatcom gets new Student Life director
By: Evan Leahy At the beginning of the Spring 2016 quarter, Hui-Ling Chan took the position of Whatcom Community College’s Director of Student Life, replacing Associate Director of Student Life and Interim Director of Student Life Laura Singletary. Before Hui-Ling Chan became Director of Student Life at Whatcom Community College…
Bellingham United kicks off 2016 season
By Antonio Unpingco, photo courtesy of David Willoughby Soccer culture in the Pacific Northwest is growing with professional teams like the Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, and Vancouver Whitecaps. In 2012 Bellingham got its own team to root for, the Bellingham United Football Club, known by their fans as the Hammers.
Writing center hosting ‘campus funnies’ contest
By Cailean McLeod Whatcom Community College’s writing center’s first-ever comic contest is accepting submissions from artsy and literature savvy students.
Whatcom offers classes on Japanese culture
By Cailean McLeod This quarter’s series of Japan Studies Seminars welcomes students who are interested in Japanese cultural issues.
Veteran services moves to larger office
By Jenna Dennison During the beginning of spring quarter, Whatcom Community College’s Veteran Services office moved from its old location in the Laidlaw Center to its new space in Cascade Hall.
Diversity discussed at Students Leading Change
By Evan Leahy Whatcom Community College Social Justice, Equity, and Pluralism committee presented the Students Leading Change Conference last Saturday, May 7 to address a variety of issues related to social justice.