Quarterly fairs help students navigate options for completing four-year degrees. According to the Whatcom Community College website, 79 percent of the student body is attending Whatcom for transfer degrees. To support those students, a quarterly Transfer Fair is held on campus where a multitude of major schools visit Whatcom. The…
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Learning Commons nearly complete
High tech media center, makerspace are highlights of new building set to open in fall 2020. In 2016, Whatcom Community College announced the construction of two new buildings on campus, a learning center and on-campus student housing. Now these two projects are nearing completion. “The Phyllis and Charles Self Learning…
Travel – My experiences as a foreigner in Japan
By Madison Roper “Baka gaijin!” is something my brother, Kyle, and I have been saying to each other at least once a week since coming to Japan at the beginning of April. In Japanese, ‘baka’ means idiot and ‘gaijin’ means foreigner or someone who’s non-Japanese. Kyle and I are Japanese…
Drag show represents LGBTQ on campus
By Madison Roper Whatcom Community College’s Pride Club held a drag show in Syre Auditorium on May 24. Two drag queens, Betty Desire and Shanita Blough, both Whatcom alumni, hosted the event filled with multiple drag performers. The show raised over $600, which was divided to be donated to Queer…
ASWCC welcomes new executive council
By Madison Roper The Associated Students of Whatcom Community College Student Government held an end of year report and first ever succession ceremony for the ASWCC Executive Council on June 3. The ASWCC Executive Council will be almost entirely new in fall quarter. The only role not being passed down…
Review: Bundy continues to manipulate in new film
By Madison Roper If you are unfamiliar with Ted Bundy, he was one of the most notorious serial killers in America. He was convicted of killing at least 30 women in multiple states in the 1970s. This past January was the 30-year anniversary of Bundy’s execution for the murders. The…
‘REDress Project’ on display at Whatcom
By Madison Roper Five red dresses in front of Baker Hall are meant to bring attention to the missing or murdered aboriginal women of Canada. The REDress Project, a project created by artist Jaime Black in 2011 was installed May 19. “It is an installation art project, based on an…
Travel: Japan’s temples have much to teach
By Madison Roper “You’ve been blessed by God for seeing that,” said Megumi Yoshihisa, after witnessing a monk bang a drum at a temple. Megumi and her husband Yasushi are part of my family, and a huge reason I was able to see so much of Japan. Out of everything…