Ping Pong Club
By Christopher Wood Ping pong is played the around the world. It is an Olympic event and it is played here at BCC with our own ping pong club. Inhak …
October 2008
Mathletics proves to be a tough cookie
By Morgan Hodder We took a test. We ate some cookies. We were Mathletes. BCC competed in the AMATYC (American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges) national test on Oct. …
Madagascar sequel a feel-good flick
By Emma Sargeant The Uptown Cinema on Queen Anne in Seattle was packed with children and adults waiting the special early screening of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Children dragged their …
Congressional candidates debate trade and economy
By Elizabeth Ballinger Washington congressional candidates explained their stands on trade, economic and foreign policy to students and community members during the BCC-hosted Oct. 16 town hall discussion “Can We …
BCC faces major state funding cuts
By Elizabeth Ballinger Following an Oct. 7 governor’s announcement of across the board budget reductions for state agencies, BCC will be hit by a projected budget cut of $838,000 for …
Chris’ Awesome Atheletes of the Week
Krista Niklason This is Krista’s first year on the women’s soccer team at BCC. She scored two goals this week. She enjoys hanging out with friends and going out to …
Spouting off about the candidates: Barack Obama
By Lance Braud The presidential election is less than a week away, and I assume most of the student body has made up their mind. If you already support Obama, …
BCC offers academic success
By Brook Stallings The Academic Success Center in room D204 has helped tens of thousands of students in the 29 years it has operated, according to Scott Bessho, co-director of …
Editor’s Letter
By Adam Magnoni Greetings Bulldogs, There are many things to be afraid of out in this big spooky world
Freestylers win BCC talent show
By Martin Hickman BCC student Patrick Smith planned on sharing his poetry to win BCC’s Got Talent event last week, but it was an impromptu freestyle session with three friends …
Idioms: “Begging the question”
“Begging the question” is a trick to winning arguments without using logic; it is a logical fallacy. Encarta Encyclopedia defines a logical fallacy as “a mistake made in the process …
Women win big… Men lose first
Women Win Big in Longview Last wednesday, the fifth ranked BCC women’s soccer handily defeated Lower columbia college 6-0 in Longview. Goals: Niklason, Krista (Bellevue) at 11 min Niklason, Krista …
About the Artist
Cady Smola is a performer of the BCC stage whose most recent appearances include Shelly in “The Buried Child” and the saucy maid Petra in “A Little Night Music”. She …
Letter to the Editor
To the editor:
ASG awards funding for Center Directors
By Elizabeth Ballinger Shouts of “Yay for Ice Cream!” followed after the ASG finally awarded funding for the Ice Cream Club’s “Random Acts of Ice Cream,” during its Oct. 23 …
Spouting off about the candidates: John McCain
By Britten Kai Stark As Americans, we embrace our freedoms. We talk about our right to vote, and our right to vote for whomever we see fit. We also have …
Spouting off about the candidates: Bob Barr
By Chris Wood It is apparent that America is deciding its future between polar opposites of “change.” In one hand, we have McCain, the oldest man ever to run for …
How environmentally friendly is BCC?
By Kimberly Absher Bellevue Community College has made some major changes in recent years in order to become more environmentally-friendly. The whole construction of the R building was made with …
“Not Just Ramps” shown at Carlson Theatre
By Mikeya Jackson-Harper Anthony Paul Curry and Carrie Gibson’s Oct. 23 peformances of “Not Just Ramps” at the BCC Carlson Theatre explored issues, stereotypes, and societal fears that many disabled …
Chess Club, Go!
By Christopher Wood and Takumi Torii In the exciting world of sports around BCC, nothing beats the intellectual challenge of the Chess Club. “Chess promotes a lot of higher level …