Western, Whatcom to share new Pavilion

By Alex George With Western Washington University’s Carver Gymnasium currently under renovation, the Vikings men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams will temporarily make their home at Whatcom Community College’s newly reopened Pavilion.

New classes fill needs at Whatcom

 Whatcom adds Mandarin Chinese and everyday math courses   By Meg Jackson Whatcom Community College is now offering new educational opportunities for students which include math classes for non-STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors and a Mandarin Chinese language course. 

Whatcom Celebrates Indigenous Peoples day

 By Joel Longnecker On October 12th, Whatcom Community college presented its 2nd annual Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremony. The event takes place as a way to acknowledge the presence of the native people in our county and across the country

Whatcom promotes computer science

By Tyler Bergen       Recent expansions to Whatcom Community College’s computer information systems (CIS) department, has led to more courses geared towards cyber defense. After being awarded 6.4 million dollars from the National Science Foundation, the department has taken step towards developing Whatcom’s first four year degree.

‘Doctober’: Local cinema to host film festival

  By Alex George               Over 50 documentaries, covering a range of topics from South Sudanese independence to climate change, will be screened at the Pickford Film Center during the month of October.              The annual event, known as Doctober,…

Financial aid information for 2015-16 school year

For the coming school year, students that are applying for financial aid must have their FAFSA (Federal Association of Financial Student Aid) submitted by March 15. Once an application has been submitted the FAFSA will determine which students are eligible and which ones will receive financial aid for the 2015-2016…

Letter from the editor: Boycott China

By Calvin Schoneck I doubt that there is a single person reading this letter who doesn’t own at least a handful of products that were manufactured in China. I know that I myself do, and unfortunately it is nearly unavoidable since almost every cellphone, computer, and appliance on the planet…