Getting lost on a river shows a lack of common sense
This has been a weird year. Come to think of it, weird may not be quite the right term. Depressing, worrying, an endless parade of suck, that more fits the […]
Articles by Brian Tockey
Vaporwave: Techno-nostalgia
When I first heard the term vaporwave, I had the same question that basically everybody else did – what the hell is vaporwave? I thought it was just a passing […]
67-year Seafair tradition still afloat
The 67th annual Seafair is about to start in earnest. Best known for hydroplane races, the Torchlight Parade, Fleet Week and air show, Seafair is a fixture of the summer […]
Pokemon Go shouldn’t interfere with safety and daily life
There is a time and there is a place for screwing around with one’s phone, and there is a time to put the phone away and pay attention to the […]
A flaw in the gun control argument
Another tragedy involving guns, another national discussion about gun control. However, one thing I noticed is that nobody on either side of the gun control debate is praising the current […]
Violence will not solve violence
Of all the possible reactions to police brutality, of all the possible solutions one can come up with to the problem that police seem to be killing Americans of every […]
Internet access is not expertise
As with most things, the Internet is both a blessing and a curse. Having basically the sum total of human knowledge at one’s fingertips that can be accessed anywhere in […]
Second annual BSU social
On Friday May 27, black student unions from high schools and colleges around the area met in D106 for the second annual black student union social, hosted by Bellevue College’s […]
KBCS hosts first Listening Lounge
Tuesday, May 17 saw the first Listening Lounge event at BC. Created and hosted by Student Liaison David Joseph of KBCS 93.1 FM, the lounge offered students the option to […]
Don’t tell other people what they can’t do with their bodies
Cosmetic surgery is nearly as old as human civilization. In India, the punishment for adultery was losing one’s nose and eventually people figured out how to get a flap of […]
Puget Sound Regional Archives
One of the more rarely frequented buildings on campus is the Puget Sound Regional Archives, located north of the N building entrance, close to the Eastgate Park and Ride. The […]
BC gets their hands dirty
On April 21 as part of Earth Week, about 60 students made up of Rick Glover’s environmental science class, along with several other classes and volunteers got together to sort […]
Overdose cures should be over the counter
We are lucky here in Washington to not bear the full brunt of the opioid epidemic like some places on the east coast. I’m sure there are heroin addicts and […]
PC vs. Mac: Apple is just better
I’ve always thought that trying to compare Microsoft and Apple products to determine which one is overall better than the other to be really no different than asking if Coke […]
Seeking volunteers for Earth Week
From April 19 to 22, Earth Week events will be held around BC campus. There are a variety of activities that all students can participate in during the week, including […]
Eastside’s 18-mile voltage lines
In 2013, Puget Sound Energy proposed an expansion to already existing infrastructure called Energize Eastside, which they state is required to ensure reliable power on the Eastside, taking into consideration […]
“The Lobster” far exceeds all expectations
When I first saw the premise of “The Lobster,” I thought it sounded absolutely absurd – single people are put into a hotel and given 45 days to find a […]
The value of being civil when protesting
On March 11, amid chants of “F-you Trump,” liberal progressives everywhere celebrated the shutting down of political discourse and self-expression. Neither side is blameless, neither side is innocent, and neither […]
Avoiding the problem with medication
We live in a heavily medicated country. It’s a fact of life at this point that a great deal of us are on innumerable pills for seemingly every problem under […]
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 […]