Mizzou protestors have the right to speak
College campuses have long been hubs of civil protest and demonstration. While anti-racism protests at Missouri University have been deemed dramatic and selfish by much of the media, they represent […]
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Non-western ISIS attacks
I don’t want to diminish the tragedy of the ISIS attacks in Paris. It was terrifying to watch coverage of the event and read about the aftermath. I can’t even […]
Veterans tell their stories
In recognition of Veterans’ Day, the BC Association of Veterans held a “Veterans’ Stories” presentation in the Carlson Theater on Nov. 10. This event was to give veterans of the […]
Signing for veterans’ success
As a commuter school, Bellevue College has a variety of resources to service a wide demographic of students. One of these tools is the Veterans’ Resource Office, which aims to […]
KBCS series records commuter stories
Bellevue’s local radio station, KBCS, was recently selected for The American Independent Radio project Localore: Finding America. The storytelling experiment selects projects pitched by radio stations across the country then […]
Rotaract club holds food drive
Bellevue College’s Rotaract Club has organized a food drive with the aid of Northwest Harvest. This food drive is the club’s November project. Students are encouraged to donate nonperishable food […]
BC jazz night: Scat and horns
The fall Bellevue College Jazz Night was held in the Carlson theater on Friday Nov. 6. Featured acts were a jazz combo of six horns and a rhythm section, “Celebration,” […]
Ending orca shows doesn’t stop mistreatment
There’s been a lot of talk about SeaWorld’s treatment of their animals for quite a few years. Most recently, SeaWorld stated that they plan to phase out their circus styled […]
Poets at Seattle’s Hugo House
Local writers gathered together to share some of their new and works in progress at Hugo House Tuesday, Nov. 3. The event was sponsored by Seattle Arts and Lectures, and […]
Lowering drinking age
In California, a proposed ballot initiative to lower the drinking age has been cleared to collect signatures. If it gets 365,880 signatures by April 26 of 2016, the drinking age […]
Marvel Comics is not realizing their full potential
It has been around 45 years since mainstream comics have blossomed within American Literature. I spent a good amount of time following major series published by Marvel Comics. The appeal […]
Choose your weapon: Gun or can of Spam
After a string of well-publicized school shootings, the question has been raised of how to prevent further instances of violence or, failing that, how to react when a shooting occurs. […]
BC Rotaract bake sale raises money for playground
The Bellevue College Rotaract is a club based on the slogan “Service above Self.” They are connected to the bigger club known as Rotary of Bellevue which is connected to […]
BC student Whitney King wins technology award
At the end of the 2015 spring quarter, Whitney King, a Data Analytics major, won the Terry O’Banion Student Technology Champion award. Issued by the League of Innovation in the […]
Expression through writing
Author and University of Washington professor Shawn Wong spoke at Bellevue College on Nov. 5 about his work with veterans, the Red Badge Project. Program Chair of Cultural and Ethnic […]
New gluten-free and healthy offerings from T building cafe
Housed inside the $39 million, 70,000 square feet of the medically certified T building, is the Health Sciences, Education and Wellness Institute and their new nursing labs with 20 hospital […]
Affordable transportation is vital for Seattle’s city life
The voters of Seattle approved a measure on November 3 for $930 million to put towards infrastructure and transportation improvements in the city. The measure, called “Let’s Move Seattle” was […]
League of Legends world championships
On Oct. 31, the KOO Tigers and SK Telecom T1 clashed in a battle of the titans in the season five League of Legends World Championship to see who would […]
Preparation on campus for upcoming flu season
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, flu shots were offered in C120 to Bellevue College employees and their dependents. Workers from getaflushot.com were present and served an estimated 150 people, more than […]
BC faculty trains for dangerous intruder
With the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg serving as a warning for campus security, many colleges and universities in the Pacific Northwest have begun revamping their security efforts […]