By Madison Roper “You’ve been blessed by God for seeing that,” said Megumi Yoshihisa, after witnessing a monk bang a drum at a temple. Megumi and her husband Yasushi are part of my family, and a huge reason I was able to see so much of Japan. Out of everything…
Travel: Japan’s temples have much to teach
Girls Go Tech offers inspiring intro to STEM
By Katauna Loeuy The Girls Go Tech organization held their annual one-day workshop, which introduces middle school girls to STEM careers. When the Perking’s non-traditional grant was awarded to this program, the Girls Go Tech event had been offered annually since 2010. The grant reaches out to underrepresented populations, making…
International Programs celebrates diversity
By Elisa Espinoza Since it was established in 1967, Whatcom Community College’s founder Harold G. Heiner had the purpose of internationalizing the school. Heiner believed that by bringing in students from different countries and cultures, the college could achieve greater institutional diversity. Today, the International Programs staff works to preserve…
Gaming club: ‘If it’s a game, we play it’
By Alex Pierott Whatcom Community College’s gaming club on campus focuses on all aspects of gaming. Gaming Club started in 2017 to gather student gamers on campus in a community. “It’s a socially oriented club to help people meet new people and relax after classes,” said Robert “Bear” Kersey.
L’editor: Financial insecurity
By Apple Parry Growing up chronically poor and having money insecurity…man, let me tell you how much of a soul-crushing combo that is. Money insecurity does not always call for someone to be “poor” to have it. In fact any one can have money insecurity, including children. Money insecurity is…
Accreditation: Educational quality assurance
By Lincoln Wallace Whatcom Community College is accredited, meaning it meets certain standards in the quality of its academics and student services. But that accreditation must be renewed every seven years, and Whatcom is going through that process this year. A crucial step of the accreditation process took place on…
Soccer season ends on high note
By Keenan Gray Whatcom Community College women’s soccer team capped off the 2018 season finishing second in the Northwest Athletic Conference North Division and clinched a playoff spot, only to lose it in the first round of the playoffs in double overtime to Tacoma Community College 3-2. The women’s soccer…
Women’s basketball hopes to break 4-year slump
By Keenan Gray For the last four years, the Whatcom Community College women’s basketball team has been at the bottom of the Northwest Athletic Conference, compiling an overall record of 32-80, with 18 conference wins. Anthony Slater was hired this year as the team’s new head coach. Slater has already…
Men’s basketball reaches new heights
By Keenan Gray Whatcom’s men’s basketball program is known for recruiting tall, post players from local high schools around Whatcom County. The men’s basketball team lacked the size last season and were unable to qualify for the conference tournament, finishing fifth in the North Division with an overall record of…
Film club expands its focus
By Sydney Mitchell In the past, film club only focused on filmmaking, but this year Noah Pierce, this quarter’s club president, wanted to introduce a new concept in order to draw in a larger variety of students. Pierce said, “Two teams to devote to two types of projects.” The film…