Opinions

Our increasingly homogenized world is a perfect example of the mere-exposure effect  which it claims that people develop an instinctual preference to something by merely familiarizing themselves with it. This […]

Once upon a time, the news media’s role was that of a public servant.  Journalists and editors fought tirelessly and selflessly to deliver relevant stories of politicians, events and policies […]

Let’s face it; not all of us are going to be picked in the National Football League amateur draft or be a starting pitcher in the World Series. That is […]

If there is one prediction both parties can agree came true of the first presidential debate in Denver last Tuesday, it’s Senator John McCain’s prediction that both candidates would be […]

It all began with a planet, billions of years in the making, finally ready to carry life. A swaying and oxygenated ocean served as home to microorganisms. The basis of […]

Several days ago, there was news about Gigi Chao, daughter of property tycoon Cecil Chao, who entered a civil partnership with her girlfriend of seven years in a ceremony in […]

The Butt-Huts. These little glass-walled hubs make up an underground social-network that extends across Bellevue College. Students gather in these makeshift lounges to talk about music, gripe about work-loads and […]

So you hear the word “college.”  You think of blue skies surrounded by friends, a sweet class schedule, maybe you don’t have to work this quarter. But then it hits […]

On October 2, the Office of Student Legislative Affairs (OSLA) at Bellevue College (BC) is conducting a voting registration drive to encourage college students to vote for the regional and […]

Like the United States, Indonesia is a democratic republic. Both nations have a government in which the people are able to represent themselves and vote directly for new laws and […]

Another typical day at Bellevue College, however typical that may be; However, an element is about to crash our education party. Snobby McSnobbery has just arrived. I ask you, students […]

English classes typically taught me to focus my writing on the body paragraphs and leave the afterthoughts to the introduction and conclusion, yet no matter how hard I’ve attempted to […]

Congratulations to everyone who graduated and are heading off to four-year colleges. Thank you so much for being my biggest supporters as I took the position of Editor-in-Chief winter quarter. […]

It’s been covered on every major news station in the country, each day a different angle coming out. The shooter dyed his hair orange and announced himself as the Joker […]

While the terms “warm” and “sunny” might fit perfectly to describe the summer season, it does not quite describe summer in Seattle. Within the three month time frame of summer […]

It’s always a good idea to be prepared for the worst of situations. Knowing self defense and other forms of protection against predators is one step that everyone should take […]

Everyone has heard the stories. Everyone has grown up with the rumors, the whispers passed from ear to ear, crossing state lines, country lines and vast oceans. There was an […]