Riding for Refugees
Stella Orechia has taught for 25 years, 15 of those at Bellevue College, as a physical education faculty member. 50 years have passed since she visited her birthplace in Burma …
Articles by Amanda Olson
Undocumented students speak out
In March 2013, the Washington State Dream Act was approved by the state House, making undocumented immigrants eligible for state-college financial aid benefits. Bellevue College students have been working for …
Vital Nature: Summer super foods
Rays of solar warmth, long days, and plenty of green trees to provide peaceful shade means it must be summer. This is the time of the year everyone whips …
Vital Nature: Schmeat
Meet “schmeat.” Years of stem-cell research and culinary concoctions have made it possible. Lab grown meat, which researchers from around the world have been experimenting with for years, is …
Interdisciplinary courses for fall 2013
Bellevue College offers an array of interdisciplinary studies each quarter, some of which are only offered once. These courses revolve around an integrative, innovative curriculum that meshes together multiple course …
Extinction of privacy
Privacy: the fundamental aspect of our nation’s Fourth Amendment and security rights and the foundation of respect and dignity. Since Sept. 11, 2001, efforts to stop terrorists in their tracks …
Vital Nature: Medical revelation
A recent medical revelation could lead to babies of the relatively near future having three biological parents. How, you might ask? The controversial technique is called IVF, which uses DNA …
Vital Nature: The forests and you
Trees and wildlife, the exponentially vast ecosystem that surrounds us is made up of millions of life forms, both plant and animal. Forest restoration and preservation groups work together as …
Vital Nature: Coal or oil?
Whether you’d like to save money on cleaning agents, cut back on your toxic load or decrease your exposure to carcinogens, this is a page for you. It’s a blatant …
Restaurant review: Sureshot Coffee
Pacing the streets of University District in Seattle, it’s deceivingly difficult to find a coffee shop not owned by Starbucks Coffee Company. Shops with funky green mermaid/siren logos sprawled down …
Vital Nature: Coal or oil?
Coal or oil? Pick your poison. The U.S.’s dash for gas has inadvertently spurred a boom of coal consumption globally. I’m sure you’ve heard of hydraulic fracking, a process that …
Vital Nature: High-strung seas
On May 23 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecasted an “active,” or “extremely active” hurricane season this year, which begins June 1. During the upcoming six-month …
School collects LGBTQ demographic info
As a result of the efforts of LGBTQ, pluralism activists and other Washington collegiate community members, an updated enrollment form that includes gender neutral options and self-announced pronouns will become …
Vital Nature: Bugs for dinner
The U.N. is fighting hunger, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions all in one shot. But this force of this triple-threat may be hard from some to swallow—entomophagy. OK, so …
Vital Nature: Metro budget cuts
King County’s Metro is projected to face tremendous budget shortfalls in 2014, with route reduction and deletions that will affect two out of three routes. Metro depends on sales tax …
Vital Nature: Combat allergy season naturally
Allergy season has struck. It may have slapped you in the face, hit you in the nose or punched your eyes. However it attacked, there’s no doubt you’re motivated to …
BC Art Gallery presents new exhibit: Peter Reiquam’s “Win or Lose”
Public-art sculptor, Peter Reiquam, displayed his miniature to-scale sculpture proposals and successes at a showcase titles, “Win or Lose!” on May 8 in the BC Gallery. Reiquam wanted to show …
State proposes surcharge for international students
Community colleges and universities in Washington state have been subjected to a proposed bill that would increase tuition cost for international students by 20 percent. They seek to raise revenues, …
Vital Nature: Let your voice be heard
Let your voice be heard, Washington! The work of legislative representatives has one key ambition: to represent you. Their objective is to reach consensus regarding a wide range of issues …
Faust: Review and disambiguation
Faust: an alluring masterpiece that encompasses humanity in nature, digging into the essence of soul to unveil magic, devilishness, thrill and earthen lust. Faust, a legendary play, was written over …