El Centro Latino raises the bar
On Feb. 14-17, 11 members of Bellevue College’s El Centro Latino Resource Center and Latin American Culture Club attended the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute Conference in Chicago. The USHLI […]
March 2013
Shaking up BC
The ubiquitous “Harlem Shake” video has shaken up Bellevue College. A video surfaced on YouTube featuring five BC students and garnered around 40 views before it was removed by its […]
David Rule, “One of us”: The student’s champion
President of Bellevue College, Dr. David Rule, is a man of many degrees and infinite enthusiasm for education, holding an A.S. in Performing, a B.S. in Music Education, an M.S. […]
BC basketball team’s NWAACC result
March 2-5, 2013, Bellevue College’s Women’s basketball team headed to Kennewick, Wash., to participate in the annual Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges tournament. Representing Bellevue College proudly, the BC […]
SESF approves grant for hand dryers
Sustainability advocates from Bellevue College worked to gain Student Environmental Sustainability Fund approval to fund electric hand-dryers on campus. What began as a concern regarding current paper waste and the […]
El Centro Latino: “We can’t do it ourselves”
This past December 2012, the El Centro Latino Resource Center and the Latin American Culture Club addressed the Bellevue College community in a letter to all faculty and staff outlining […]
The political correctness screw makes another turn
Pop tarts are dangerous—or at least they seemed that way to faculty at Park Elementary School in Baltimore and ended up as such for 7-year-old Josh Welch. He was suspended […]
“Little Shop of Horrors”: The tale of a vociferous plant
Suddenly Seymour gets some attention on Skid Row. Mr. Mushnik’s Garden Shop is in danger of going out of business until Seymour Krelbourn reveals a plant that he found in […]
An athlete’s diet: Alison Mackey
Life as a student can get pretty hectic when there’s a lot of pressure and stress that comes with taking the step into furthering one’s education. On top of that, […]
Letter to the editor: Benedict XVI
This letter is not to excuse what has happened in the Roman Catholic Church. I do not in any way condone the abuse that happened nor the decades of church […]
The Weekly World: How bad is the sequester?
On March 1, the day the dreaded sequester budget cuts took effect, President Barack Obama prophesized that the cuts will “hurt our economy, they’ll cost us jobs, and to set […]
Vital Nature: Pollution, otters and whales
Since the “save the whales” movement popularized and trending onwards from around the ‘70s, a large chunk of environmental attention has been paid to both marine and fresh water creatures. […]
Depression in college needs more attention
Winter quarter has always felt like the longest quarter I’ve ever taken. Even in high school, it just felt like an endless cycle of going to school and going to […]
Dr. Jared Ball: African- Americans in the media
On Feb. 27, in N-201, Dr. Jared Ball gave a talk on the ideologies present on African-American communities in the films Django and Lincoln. Ball is an associate professor of […]
Getting the “college experience” at BC
When I ask older generations about what made their college experiences so great, the nearly unanimous consensus is always something about the community and intellectual immersion they went through during […]
BC earns “Educating the Masses” award
On Jan. 30, Bellevue College earned the Eastside Green Business Award from the Eastside Sustainability Business Alliance. BC was recognized for educating the masses after participating in the Eastside Green […]
Alternatives to transfering to a four year school
Transfer season is right around the corner. It is a stressful period for many students trying to finish up their applications. Although there are many schools students can apply to […]
“The Motel Life” author visits Bellevue College
On Feb. 7, author Willy Vlautin made an appearance in room C-120 to give students an in-depth look into his novel, “The Motel Life,” and to speak about the process […]
Putting BC’s gardening to action
Every Thursday this quarter, Bellevue College’s Bite Me Garden Club has been adamant about meeting up and working towards a more agricultural and environmental campus. Alex Clark, president of the […]
“The Gallery” inspires collegeites
Exposure to the repertoire from bands comprised of college-aged musicians can motivate students at Bellevue College to chase their artistic dreams. On Feb. 26, Los Angeles based band, The Gallery, […]