Disney’s new film tells a new type of story
Disney’s newest movie “Queen of Katwe” makes headway for a new type of story that may diversify the multinational company’s library of magical tales. “Queen of Katwe” tells of Phiona […]
Articles by David Kook
Power outage halts classes
Classes were cancelled at Bellevue College’s main campus until 5 p.m. due to a widespread power outage on Thursday, Sept. 22. The cause was unknown, but according to the vice […]
New leadership for BC
In August, the Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Jill Wakefield as the new interim president. Wakefield’s experience in academic leadership are widespread, starting as a program assistant in the veterans’ […]
President David L. Rule resigns
Dr. David L. Rule has resigned as the president of Bellevue College. On Wednesday, Aug. 3, the Board of Trustees accepted Rule’s resignation and appointed Dr. Gita Bangera, interim vice […]
Pokemon Go is entertaining and motivating, but the app itself is still a work in progress
Blazing throughout the internet and the world is the long-awaited phone app Pokemon Go, which gives homebodies a solid reason to crawl out from their cozy abodes and get a […]
Bite of Seattle at Seattle Center
I love food more than anything, more than anyone. It brought me comfort during my transition to Washington’s gray skies and strongly left-winged individuals. It gave me a newfound hobby […]
“CSI Bellevue: Who Did It?”
In the 2014-2015 school year, Bellevue College awarded at least 79 percent of the 2,560 graduates with an associate’s degree that would allow them to transfer to other schools to […]
Guam deserves more respect than it gets
On a map or a globe, Guam is so small that the lettering is bigger than the actual island. Not many people can actually find the island let alone give […]
New health degree enrollment for fall 2016
In response to Governor Jay Inslee’s directive in 2014 that mandates “State Agencies with 50 or more employees are required to provide Employee Wellness Centers,” Bellevue College’s Health Sciences, Education […]
Deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were clearly unjustified
Last week was heartwrenching, to say the least. Two cases of police brutality occurred just a few hours apart from each other with disturbing video footage of both scattered throughout […]
BC playwright instructor launches new mystery novel
Bellevue College’s playwright professor Elena Hartwell celebrated the launch of her novel, “One Dead, Two to Go,” at the Stop Gap Theatre on Saturday, May 28. The launch party was […]
Campus diversity enhances the college experience
Being a Bellevue College student comes with a few perks. A few weeks ago, I took a free, private three-hour introductory lesson on Farsi at BC from a native Persian. […]
Celebration of African culture and triumph
On Friday, May 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. the Bellevue College cafeteria was transformed into a platform for education and experience of African culture. Hosted by the African Student […]
Thoughts from Rule on BC’s current and future affairs
The driving force for community colleges has remained strong since their inception in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Joliet Junior College, established in 1901, is the first community […]
Transitioning through life’s many phases
We live in a highly structured society. Skyscrapers appear to be soaring higher. New technology is released frequently. Jobs are becoming more competitive and specialized. There are new advancements constantly […]
Back to the past: Civil rights pilgrimage
From Feb. 26 to March 6, five Bellevue College students accompanied by the Program Chair for political science Dr. Tim Jones, attended a civil rights pilgrimage with a few students […]
BC Interior Design internationally ranked
Bellevue College has recently been ranked nationally as one of the top 10 schools for Interior Design. Internationally, BC’s Interior Design program places within the top 20 schools, recognized alongside […]
New ASG governance proposal focuses on bigger issues
A new governance structure of the Associated Student Government is being proposed, which will refocus the ASG’s responsibilities to larger student issues such as hunger, campus spaces, curriculum issues and […]
Hollywood is not black and white
On Feb. 28 was the much-anticipated 88th Academy Awards ceremony, where A-list celebrities, filthy rich moguls and random seat fillers who were lucky enough to get a ticket joined together […]
From Guam to the PNW
In order to ease the difficulties of change, one should seek out the old in the new. For example, when I moved to Seattle, I tried to find comfort in […]