Mayor of Bellevue empowers students
May 29, 2013, Mayor of Bellevue Conrad Lee visited Bellevue College to present to students in N-201 as part of this years recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The …
Articles by Chris Toomey
MCS celebrates students
On Thursday, May 30, 2013, in the Bellevue College Cafeteria, Multicultural Services held the Annual Graduation Celebration. This event celebrated and recognized the individual triumphs of those students whom Multicultural …
Legislative director appointed president of WACTSCA
Kristin Velez, Bellevue College’s current serving legislative director of the Office of Student Legislative Affairs, was appointed president of the Washington Community and Technical College Student Association on May 4. …
Review: There’s a yeti on the loose
I know, I know. You’ve had enough of the frozen yogurt craze. If you hear “froyo” or some other truncated name for that unsatisfactory substitute for ice cream you’re going …
Kim Wyman visits BC for Civics Week
On Wednesday May 8, Washington State Secretary of State Kim Wyman visited Bellevue College. Wyman has been visiting several colleges around Washington state, talking to students about how they can …
David Rule: 125 days in office
On the first day of winter quarter, Jan. 2 2013, Dr. David Rule took office as Bellevue College’s newly selected president. As of Tuesday, May 7, Rule has served in …
Chocolati Cafe: A chocolate lover’s paradise
I found this little taste of heaven a couple months ago while wandering Wallingford on a very, very cold and equally rainy day in Seattle. Having just escaped the torrential …
Indie game review: “And Yet it Moves”
Sometimes we all need a moment of Zen. We need to just take a deep breath, relax and do nothing. However, that’s kind of hard to do when you have …
BC announces decision to apply for EBT terminal
On Monday, April 15, 2013, Bellevue College announced it will be submitting an application that could potentially lead to the implementation of an Electronic Benefit Transfer terminal at the college. …
Date night for twenty dollars
We’ve all been there—there’s an important day coming up (anniversary, birthday, obscure holiday) and you have nearly zero dollars to take your significant other out on a nice date. But …
BC’s starving students
Every day he wears the same tan shorts and a green bandana, his handlebar mustache a dead giveaway. Rain or hail, he sports a smile and waves at every passerby …
Music department presents “From the Chamber”
On March 11, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. in the Carlson Theater Foyer, Dr. Brian Cobb and his students gathered for a night of musical performances for their “From the Chamber” …
Super Hexagon: Indie-gamer’s review
The creator of the retro indie platformer VVVVVV, Terry Cavanagh has concocted the most disorienting, hellishly addicting game I’ve seen yet. As I played it on my laptop, I found …
David Rule, “One of us”: The student’s champion
President of Bellevue College, Dr. David Rule, is a man of many degrees and infinite enthusiasm for education, holding an A.S. in Performing, a B.S. in Music Education, an M.S. …
El Centro Latino: “We can’t do it ourselves”
This past December 2012, the El Centro Latino Resource Center and the Latin American Culture Club addressed the Bellevue College community in a letter to all faculty and staff outlining …
Dear Esther An Indie-gamer’s review
It seems like once you get to college, you don’t have time to read anything you actually want to read anymore. By the time you’re done with what you have …
BC OneCard: One Card to rule them all
This week, Bellevue College will be launching its initial trial run for the long awaited BC OneCard. It will replace the current student ID with a new and improved card …
Latino Writers course for spring
This coming spring quarter 2013, Bellevue College, as made possible through the English department, has made available to students a new course ENGL&111 Introduction to Literature course, “Latino American Writers.” …
Air on, bretheren: Why vaping is the way to go
I was walking down the street in Seattle last week when I saw a man approaching, his hand raised near his mouth and the glint of a small silver tube …
“Showcase”: A review of the theatre dpt.’s setlist for festival
On Feb. 15, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in Carlson Theatre, the Bellevue College theatre arts department, chaired and directed by Tammi Doyle, put on an evening of showcase materials before …