Chinese Student Association re-emerges
The Chinese Student Association has merged with the Chinese Club, which allowed it to be re-chartered for the 2015-2016 school year. This is because of the efforts of Lin Zhu, …
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BC raises world class men
Bellevue College hosted a group of students from Cleveland High School on Tues., Dec. 1. They arrived in the morning by bus and were guided by Joel Allen into C130 …
Black Friday vs. Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter activists held a protest in Seattle on Black Friday. As if the shopping wasn’t chaotic enough, 700 people holding signs and chanting mobbed an already busy Westlake …
Experiential learning classes
Professional Networking and Job Shadowing: Exploring Jobs in the Tech Industry “Professional Networking and Job Shadowing: Exploring Jobs in the Tech Industry” is a new course that will be offered …
Preparing for BC’s 50th year
Bellevue College is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and to commemorate this, faculty and staff are organizing events to get students and the community involved. Students and faculty will …
Non-western ISIS attacks
I don’t want to diminish the tragedy of the ISIS attacks in Paris. It was terrifying to watch coverage of the event and read about the aftermath. I can’t even …
Rotaract club holds food drive
Bellevue College’s Rotaract Club has organized a food drive with the aid of Northwest Harvest. This food drive is the club’s November project. Students are encouraged to donate nonperishable food …
Lowering drinking age
In California, a proposed ballot initiative to lower the drinking age has been cleared to collect signatures. If it gets 365,880 signatures by April 26 of 2016, the drinking age …
Expression through writing
Author and University of Washington professor Shawn Wong spoke at Bellevue College on Nov. 5 about his work with veterans, the Red Badge Project. Program Chair of Cultural and Ethnic …
E. coli breakout leads to 43 Chipotle restaurant closures
Chipotle has recently closed 43 of its stores in Oregon and Washington due to an outbreak of E. coli. It’s kind of upsetting that it’s easier for foodborne illness to …
Research in the library
Bellevue College’s Research, Innovation, Service and Experiential Institute, RISE, and the Library Media Center are collaborating to bring students a new environment in which to study. The area being considered …
“The Martian” a unique film in 3-D
I recently saw the film “The Martian,” starring Matt Damon and directed by Ridley Scott. The movie is an adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel of the same title. The protagonist …
“Drag Becomes Him”
“Drag Becomes Him” is a documentary that follows the life of Jinkx Monsoon, drag queen and winner of the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Seattle based filmmaker Alex Berry …
Bob’s Corn Maze not spooky enough
Bob’s Corn Maze seemed like a festive autumn family-friendly activity. It wasn’t supposed to be something spooky or thrilling. It wasn’t a haunted maze. So when I was invited to …
Upcoming drone piloting course
A course on drone operation was recently taught at Bellevue College’s north campus. From Oct. 16-18, IT specialist John Stout, who has worked for Microsoft and Boeing in the past, …
Kicking off Latino History Month
Bellevue College’s El Centro Latino and Latin American Culture Club are celebrating Hispanic Heritage month with several events to help educate students on Latin American History. One of these events …
“These Shining Lives” radioactive drama
Tammi Doyle is the chair of the Theatre Arts Department of Drama and Dance at Bellevue College. She began as an adjunct professor at BC and taught American Studies and …
Analyzing gun control
Though mass shootings are often cited as a reason to increase gun control, they are random and infrequent enough to be a negligible risk to most of the population. High …
KBCS seeks volunteers
KBCS 91.3 is a nonprofit radio station located just east of BC’s parking garage, and they are currently looking for volunteers to aid their small staff in daily broadcast operations. …
LGBTQ Resource Center
Bellevue College’s LGBTQ Resource Center Coordinator, Marisol Lopez, said that if a student is searching for “a friendly LGBTQ counselor, doctor, renting facility, friends, job or simply something to do,” …