Meetings take place every other Thursday in Syre 216/217 at 3 p.m. and are open to the public. The Students Leading Change conference is coming up on May 30 Students raised concerns that Cascade is not very wheelchair accessible. Whatcom’s Director of Facilities may be contacted. Students raised concerns that…
Student Senate Notes, April 23
April 28, 2015
Global Panel Event: World Impacts and Solutions to Climate Change A presentation held by Eli Loomis will cover recent developments of climate change throughout the world on Wednesday, May 13. Following the presentation will be an international student panel discussing impacts and solutions of climate change in their home countries.The…
Student Life searches for 23 new employees
Student Senate members meet every other Thursday to discuss issues on campus, such as funding student trips to conferences, granting clubs and organizations funds, and establishing gender-neutral bathrooms on campus. Photo by Meg Jackson.[/caption] The Student Life Office at Whatcom Community College is in search of qualified students to fill…
Saving Whatcom one tree at a time
Community members and students celebrate Earth Day by Tyler Bergen Each year, groups all over the world organize events to celebrate annual Earth Day, April 22. The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) in collaboration with other local groups organized a community clean-up project along Terrell Creek, located on the British…
Whatcom’s welcome back fair kicks off spring quarter
by Taylor Nichols Each quarter clubs and organizations around campus gather to celebrate the beginning of the new quarter. Whatcom’s spring welcome back fair included activities such as table-top tennis and badminton (left), and featured clubs such as the Indonesia Club, the Music Club (below), the Student Nurses of Whatcom…
Letter from the Editor
by Calvin Schoneck How many people can look back at their time at community college and honestly say that it was instrumental to their success or even what made them who they are? Is community college really a place for people to learn? Or is it just a place for…
May Horoscopes
by Gena Wynkoop Aries (March 21-April 19): No one can make the earth move like an Aries, and now you’re especially tuned into your personal drive. Even if you’re working a 9-to-5, you find a way to put your individual stamp on all that you do.
Gamer’s Corner: The Elderscrolls V: Skyrim
by Calvin Schoneck and Tyler Bergen Calvin’s rating: five stars The Elderscrolls is one of video-gaming’s most beloved franchises, and now that we find ourselves in the era of the fifth scroll, its fan-base is stronger than ever. Skyrim is hands down one of the best games ever made, I…
Bob Riesenberg announces retirement
by Isabel Loos At this point in the school year, most students are counting down the days left until summer. For Bob Riesenberg, June will not only bring the end of the school year but also the end of his career. After 23 years at Whatcom Community College as a…
Expression without borders
International art exhibit shown at WWU by Maddy Tanis The visual arts are generally seen as being created by a lone artist inspired by their own experiences, however “Crossover/Cruce de Vias” is a different story.