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…
Men’s soccer wins North Conference Title
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…
Whatcom pulls for higher voter turnout
By Apple Parry The ASWCC is pushing for more students to vote in the November midterm elections. They started the #aswccROCKthevote campaign, which involves students finding painted rocks around campus and posting pictures of the rocks on social media with the hashtag “#aswccROCKthevote.” Whatcom voter registration is a key issue…
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…
Lummi Nation hosts truth panel
By Lincoln Wallace Tribal leaders and scholars from across the country came to the Northwest Indian College on the Lummi Nation as part of an event to discuss reconciliation for indigenous people in Washington State. The panel, which was held on Oct. 18 and co-hosted by Whiteswan Environmental, Northwest Indian…
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….
Whatcom soccer heads to playoffs
By Kaila Cove The Whatcom men’s and women’s soccer teams are doing well this year— both teams have earned themselves a top position in the playoffs in the NWAC division. These Whatcom teams encourage students to come out and support them as they head into the playoffs. Women’s Soccer: Kiley…
Bleedingham: the PNW’s Cannes of chills
By Brock Seaman Bellingham’s biggest horror film festival, Bleedingham, is back at the Pickford Film Center for the seventh year running. Filmmakers from all over the world show their short horror movies at Bleedingham — however, many of the people who submitted are locals from Washington State. Bleedingham has a…