by Taylor Nichols As a member of the young adults of the American middle class, I believe the youth of the U.S. has a significantly weaker work ethic than those who came before us.
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Picture Yourself in a Turban
Colorful red, orange and yellow turbans peppered the campus on March 10 for Turban Awareness Day. Members of the Sikh Motorcycle Club helped students tie turbans on their heads. A presentation was given on common misconceptions about cultures that wear turbans, and Taste of India provided traditional Indian food. The…
Lucas Nydam: The man around campus
by Alex Martinez Lucas Nydam, 21, former student body president at Whatcom Community College has been hired as the new Admission Outreach Recruiter. Nydam was born in Bellingham and raised in Lynden, went to Lynden High School and graduated in 2012, and started at Whatcom in the fall of 2012.
Mini computers for the masses
By: Greg Lane The IT Professionals Club at Whatcom Community College successfully assembled and disassembled a supercomputer made up of 32 Raspberry Pi (RPi) boards on May 30.
Drag show fundraises for Bellingham’s Pride Festival
By: Lynette Martinez *Note: The Horizon editorial staff formally apologizes for the wrong inclusion and referal to ‘Betty Desire’ in the Article.* Men in high heels with long lashes and elegant dresses were placed center stage when Whatcom Community College’s Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA) presented its annual “Drag and Variety Show”…
A spin on thespian
By: Max Singer Whatcom Community College’s drama classes are teaming up with the Drama Club again this year to produce both full-length productions and shorter segment plays. This spring quarter, Whatcom’s annual One-Act Play Festival was held June 5 through June 7.
Marine ecology class returns to Whatcom
By: Kelly Rockey After being discontinued ten years ago, Whatcom Community College once again offered its students a course in marine biology this spring, Intertidal Marine Ecology.
Make your miles count
By: Dylan Nelson Whatcom Smart Trips is a program created by the Whatcom Council of Governments to encourage Whatcom County citizens to walk, bicycle, carpool, or use public transportation instead of driving alone.
The evolution of rock music (from the perspective of a (90s kid)
By: Tyler Kirk Those of us that grew up through the 1990s and 2000s have been a part of a very unique generation. The last two decades have been full of cultural shifts in all forms, and I’ve always felt that one of the most comprehensive and telling signs of…