Route 271 here to stay
In May of 2014, King County Metro announced a budget shortfall of 1.2 billion dollars for the six year period between 2009 and 2015. To make up for these […]
Articles by Brian Tockey
Rape-prevention nail polish receives negative response
Women everywhere recently were given a new tool to combat would-be rapists. This new product, a nail polish that changes color in the presence of date rape drugs allows women […]
“Tomfoolery” celebrates music of Tom Lehrer
“Tomfoolery” is a satirical musical based off of a compilation of songs by Tom Lehrer. It ran at the Stopgap Theatre from Aug. 7 to Aug. 10. According […]
International insurance soars
Upon becoming a registered and enrolled student at Bellevue College, international students are required to have insurance. Not only is the international student insurance pricey, but it doesn’t […]
VP of Economic and Workforce Development steps down
After thirteen and a half years as the vice president of economic and workforce development, Paula Boyum is leaving her position to become the associate dean of the […]
Umojafest, “Soul of Seafair” celebrates unity
This past week, a three-day-long African heritage festival called Umojafest was held at Judkins Park in Seattle. Primarily a festival to celebrate and empower those of African descent, […]
Mariner’s “buyers” at trade deadline
With the Seattle Mariners being a contender for the second wild card spot in the playoffs, they have decided to become “buyers” at the trade deadline. The Mariners […]
ACSA presents “Days and Nights”
The Arabic Culture Student Association is hosting what is to be the first annual Arab Summer Festival. The result of collaboration with the Arabic Culture Student Association and […]
Malaysia Airlines struggles over 2014
On July 17, a Malaysia Airline commercial jumbo jet flying over the Crimean warzone was shot down by rocket fire, killing nearly 300 civilians. The plane crashed near […]
College affordability and sexual assault prevention
On August 7, 2014, two members of the Associated Student Government, President Melantha Jenkins and Vice President of External Legislative Affairs Teague Crenshaw, joined other student governments across […]
Ebola causes scare
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has elicited some reactive fear here in America. The first cases were reported in Guinea in March, later cases were reported in Liberia […]
LGBTQ Hold It Day
Every era has its movement for social justice. In the 1910s, it was the movement for women’s suffrage; in the 1960s, it was the African American civil rights movement. Now […]
Social media campaigns
Community awareness of issues is a no-brainer when it comes to getting things done. If nobody understands what is going on, no change can possibly come. However, in this day […]
Where is the S&A fee going?
The 2014 – 2015 Services and Activities budget exceeded two million dollars cashing in at precisely $2,075,000. This money is distributed amongst various student programs including the Associated Student Government, […]
Final smashes in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
“Super Smash Bros. Brawl.” the third installment of the Super Smash Bros. franchise, was released on March 9, 2008. On opening day it sold nearly 875,000 copies, and within the […]
Alestorm plays “Pirate Metal”
Tales of the high seas, plunder and mutiny fill their Alestorm’s songs. Amongst the rum, wenches and epic ballads of debauchery, there’s a simple formula that works and works well. […]
Mens tennis returns to BC
Men’s tennis is set to return to Bellevue College after a 17-year gap. Women’s tennis Head Coach Jason Chapman is set to coach both men’s and women’s tennis for the […]
Wellness Center summer activities
The Bellevue College Wellness Center is continuing activities in summer quarter, with activities and equipment rentals. The Wellness Center “hopes to enrich the emotional, environmental, occupational, spiritual, intellectual, social and […]
Planetarium showcases wonder of universe
On Thursday, July 31, the Bellevue College planetarium hosted the third presentation in a series of public showings. This time, the focus of the show was on something a little […]
30th annual Bellevue Festival of the Arts
Streets lined with canopies and concessions were home to thousands of original works of art for the Bellevue Festival of the Arts 30th Anniversary, from July 25 to 27. The […]