Magaly Aguayo wants to raise awareness about underreported natural disasters and bring attention to the ways that indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by natural disasters. “In Mexico, their voices are always quieted down,” she said. “There’s a huge split between indigenous people and the ones that colonized.” A magnitude 7.7…
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Student Club Fair offers “Little bit of everything”
After an extended interruption of on-campus life, the Associated Students of Whatcom Community College student government believes many students are eager to get back to normal. “I truly believe that students would like to engage with the campus community, and the only way we can achieve that is by simply…
Whatcom coach part of gold-medal team
We have a gold medalist among us. “I don’t think I went in thinking the US could take the gold…I’m still kind of processing, like my glory moment.” As part of Team USA competing in the 2022 IAU 100k world championships in Bernau, Germany on Aug. 27, Courtney Olsen became…
What does it mean to be safely prepared for wildfire smoke?
Whatcom Community College students write and produce news for local public radio station KMRE. This story originally aired on KMRE News Wednesday, Oct. 19. The Washington Smoke blogspot indicates fire locations for the state and current AQI levels for Western, Central and Eastern Washington. Dr. Sudhakar Karlapudi is the Network…
Colors of the Week
In Thailand, every day of the week has its own color. The color of the days is something that every kindergarten school and family teaches kids: yellow Monday, pink Tuesday, green Wednesday, orange Thursday, blue Friday, violet Saturday, and red Sunday. I am Thai, and I have been told about…
Putting the Student in “Student-Athlete”
The new Director for Athletics and Recreation at Whatcom Community College, Rob Pedicone, has high hopes and expectations for the athletic programs – including in the classroom. “I want to see one of our teams lift an NWAC trophy…the other thing is to improve our academic standards,” Pedicone said. Pedicone…
Students Expand Social Circles at Kick-off BBQ
The Office of Student Life and Development at Whatcom Community College hosted a Fall Welcome Back BBQ in the courtyard outside the Syre Student Center Sept. 22. “Last week’s event was an opportunity for me to expand my circle,” said Whatcom student Hei Suen Clare Wong. “I met many students…
Helping Students Get Oriented Back on Campus
After nearly two years of the campus being closed, the Office of Student Life and Development at Whatcom Community College is working diligently to increase engagement and get students involved again in campus life. “People don’t talk about it enough but being a student is hard,” Associated Students of Whatcom…
What to watch on Disney+ (Trailer Roundup)
Disney+ Day, the yearly celebration of the streaming service, on Sept. 8 brought two anticipated films to the lineup (“Thor: Love and Thunder” and “Pinocchio”) in addition to seeing the premiere of new trailers for “BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA” and “Andor”, the upcoming Disney+ Original series…
Pizza Oven Project Cooking Over Summer
Doreen Richmond, who works in transitional learning at Whatcom Community College, saw students struggling to connect. “I noticed this year more than any other time in my past 22 years teaching that there were just so many students that were very anxious coming back to campus,” Richmond said. So she…