Taking on hate and racism
Students and faculty joined together in the BC cafeteria on Monday, Feb. 29 to discuss racism and other types of hate. The discussion was mostly about hate against Muslims and […]
March 2016
T-building lockdown drills
On Tuesday, March 1, the Bellevue Police Department assisted the college in a lockdown drill in rooms T 208 and T 308, the Health Sciences, Education and Wellness Institute offices […]
From exclusion to inclusion: A workshop on feminism
To celebrate Women’s History Month, a workshop centered around feminism was presented to any Bellevue College students who wished to attend on Tuesday, March 1. In this workshop, organized by […]
Use Amazon’s ecodome to foster community
Amazon has become a major economic and cultural force in Seattle over the past few years. The company owns more than 10 million square feet of office space according to […]
Strive for consistency when judging others
Consistency in ideology, beliefs and actions are something everybody believes they strive for. I don’t know of a single person who goes out and lives life to be as inconsistent […]
Experiencing stories of domestic violence
Recently, the BC Center for Career Connections and Multi Cultural Services posted signs around campus to spread awareness of domestic violence. Each sign had a different indicator of an abusive […]
BC cafeteria offers healthy choices, but more options are needed
Everyone who has bought lunch at a public school or watched a high school movie or TV show knows that school cafeteria food sucks. In elementary school, kids in my […]
Mind your Language: The Psychology of Intercultural Communication
Bellevue College is offering a new interdiscplinary course this quarter. INTER 145: The Psychology of Intercultural Communication will be taught by instructors Deepti Karkhanis and Jennifer Anderson. The idea for […]
Hollywood is not black and white
On Feb. 28 was the much-anticipated 88th Academy Awards ceremony, where A-list celebrities, filthy rich moguls and random seat fillers who were lucky enough to get a ticket joined together […]
Sharing soul food with students
Bellevue College Multicultural Services along with the Black Student Union hosted a Soul Food history presentation and tasting on Thursday, Feb. 25 as a way to close Black History Month. […]
Meowtropolitan mingles coffee, cats and cat lovers
Upon walking into the cafe portion of Meowtropolitan, one will notice they are aiming to set a particular mood. It was small but open with a lot of natural light […]
BC Bulldogs men’s and women’s basketball
Women’s: The Bellevue College women’s basketball team has “had its ups and downs,” described Coach Mel Stubblefield, but he continued to say, “the girls are playing as a team most […]
DECA returns successful from Spokane
Bellevue DECA, a professional development program at Bellevue College, traveled to Spokane on Thursday, Feb. 18 to compete in the Pacific Northwest Career Development Conference. The competition was a success, […]
Unite and fight systemic inequality in the nation
In the wake of Officer Peter Liang’s conviction of manslaughter in the death of Akai Gurley, a wave of Chinese Americans have rallied across the country in his defense and […]
Climbing and bouldering the walls of Stone Gardens in Crossroads
My friend and I visited the Stone Gardens rock climbing gym in Crossroads, Bellevue and it was a totally new activity for me. The gym offers tall climbing courses but […]
BC is home to two local TV channels
As students go from the library to the N building they may not realize that they are passing by the home of two local TV channels. “The College Channel,” channel […]
The Internet: A tool to broaden knowledge, not reinforce established beliefs
We live in an amazing time of communication. The Internet has allowed people to get messages out at blistering speeds to staggering amounts of people. The ability to take in […]
Yoshiko Harden leaves her position to internal replacement
Yoshiko Harden has announced that she will resign her position as Bellevue College’s Vice President of Equity and Pluralism and move on to Seattle Central College as their new vice […]
Don’t trust Uber to keep you safe, trust yourself
Jason Brian Dalton, the Kalamazoo Killer, has been in the news lately due to his shooting rampage in Michigan. What makes his case stand out from other mass murderers is […]