Letter to the Editor: Help Feed Students In Need
Help feed students in need. We are 55% of the way there. Dear Bellevue College, Last week, Help Feed Students In Need raised $1,779 towards its goal of $3,250, furthering …
Articles by Chris Toomey
Letter to the Editor: Help students in need: Fund the Hunger Relief Program
My name is Chris Toomey and I am a Bellevue College Alumni, and previous News Editor and reporter for the student run newspaper, The Watchdog. I am now writing to …
Hunger Relief Program terminated
The Hunger Relief Program will be ending its services at the end of the quarter, Bellevue College officials have announced. Since its inception over the summer, the program has grown …
Adjunct Executive Council candidates nominated
Three candidates accepted nomination to stand for election to the Bellevue College of Higher Education Executive Council according to an email addressed to the college from BCAHE President Douglas Brown. …
Metro proposal threatens to cut routes which will hinder students’ commute
Due to a lack of funds, Metro Transit has recently proposed a series of changes to its service that would be implemented in June 2014. The changes would cut 17 …
Fulfilling campaign promises
Since beginning their one-year terms on July 1, the 2013-2014 Bellevue College Associated Student Government has served 96 days in office. Elected ASG representatives campaigned on platforms related to increasing …
More than 30 women arrested at the GOP immigration protest
On Thursday, Nov. 7, a crowd protesting immigration reform began a march from Downtown Park in Bellevue to the Washington State Republican Headquarters, culminating in the arrest of 33 women. …
City of Bellevue to address housing ordinance on Nov. 4
On Monday, Nov. 4, the Bellevue City Council will hold a public hearing in order to consider the extension of Ordinance No. 6128. The public hearing will start of 8:00 …
BC Reads! 2013-2014 begins
The Library Media Center is now accepting entries for the 2013-2014 12th Annual BC Reads! after having chosen Rebecca Skloots’ “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” as this year’s selection. …
BC continues search for new VP of Human Resources
In the coming months, Bellevue College’s human resources department plans to hire a new vice president of human resources and dean of student services. To date, very little information can …
BC gets ready for AMATYC Student Math League competition
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, either at 2:30 p.m. in N201 or at 3:10 p.m. in B204, students looking to put their math skills to the test can compete in the …
New VP of Student Services appointed
On Oct. 8, 2013 Bellevue College President Dr. David Rule announced his appointment of Dr. Ata Karim as Vice President of Student Services. Karim had previously been serving as the …
BC wages war on hunger
For nearly a year now Bellevue College has been targeting hunger relief on campus by pursuing the necessary means to obtain an EBT terminal on campus. The goal is to …
Game: Valve Announcements
It’s official, “the universe is expanding in 2014,” and Valve is coming to a living room near you. In the first of three announcements rolled out last week, Gabe Newell …
Art department seeks competitive edge
Classroom space allocation and the inherent “space squeeze” that goes along with it is an issue that every growing college must address at some point. At Bellevue College, deciding which …
BC tests interim food program
Summer quarter has seen the introduction of Bellevue College’s Interim EBT Complementary Food Offering Program. This new program allows students and faculty currently receiving food stamps access to food on …
OSLA leaves legislative director position vacant
Following an extended application process, the Office of Student Legislative Affairs has officially hired Shawn Jafri as its organizing director and Joy Hoang as its community relations coordinator for the …
Beyond the classroom with Chad White
Following the straight and narrow path has never quite been his style, but wanting to be a photographer has long been a calling for one of Bellevue College’s photography instructors …
Fire damages C building
On Saturday, June 29, at around 2 pm, as many students were off for the weekend basking in the sun and enjoying a rare weekend without rain, a fire occurred …
“I don’t want her to see suffering anymore”
It was roughly 11 a.m. on March 31, 2013, when Aimee Gomez-Arce, 2, having suffered bouts of nausea, headaches and frequent vomiting for going on a couple of weeks, was …