Review: BCC Jazz Band
By Emma Sargeant.Toes were tapping and heads were bopping at the Jazz Band Invitational, Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the Carlson Theatre. The event commenced with the young talent of Newport …
November 2008
Students simulate U.N countries at international conference in China
By Elizabeth BallingerFor 10 days in Xi’an China, Nathan Brown will be a Saudi Arabian. Brown, along with six other students from Aslam Khan’s Model United Nations class, left Saturday, …
Men defeat Portland 81-61
By Christopher Wood.The BCC men’s basketball team defeated Portland Community College (PCC) 81-61 last Friday, part of the annual Bulldog classic. “Bellevue is a good team,” said Kevin Collier, PCC …
When all glamour is lost
By Adam MagnoniRemember when you were but a child? Remember the long days playing as if you were an adult? I would create in my imagination that I was a …
BCC offers non-traditional courses
By Kimberly AbsherTwo programs within the umbrella of Continuing Education that offer non-credit courses are “Explore! Personal Enrichment” and Art Zones. Explore! offers a variety of classes, said Kristen McConaha, …
Volleyball team honored
Players and coach recieve awards from NWAACC By Stephen KingMembers of the BCC volleyball team were given a morale boost recently, and could feel confident about their success in the …
Chris’ Epic Column
By Christopher Wood.Last time I wrote in this fine column, I claimed that gaming was not a sport. For those with a brief memory of the past, or for those …
Only one life to live
By Takumi Torii Time goes by very fast. It has been already eight months since I started going to BCC, and all of a sudden, it is time to think …
From modest to massive: A brief history of BCC
By Machiko Kaya and Kaitlin StrohscheinBCC was opened on the campus of Newport High School on Jan. 3, 1966. Currently, the school owns a 96 acre, 11 building main campus, …
Women’s Basketball Preview
By Morgan HodderThe women’s basketball season kicked off Saturday, Nov. 22, with a tournament in Yakima. Their first home game will be on Dec. 2. Shadonda Palmer, shooting guard for …
New student fee for green projects
By Elizabeth BallingerA new fee will be added to registration costs beginning winter quarter, creating a pool of money for students to turn their campus green. The Student Environmental Sustainability …
Chris’ Awesome Athelets of the Week
Pete Harris (left) Pete is a sophomore on the BCC men’s basketball team. Last week Pete had one steal and scored six points against Portland. In his spare time, Pete …
Celebration! returns with new voices
BCC Jazz Choir performs in full swing at the Carlson Theatre By Emma Sargeant The Carlson Theatre was filled with an audience of the young and old Tuesday, Nov. 18. …
ASG funds open gym
By Adam MagnoniBCC’s Associated Student Government (ASG) met on Nov. 11 for the weekly Board of Directors (BOD) meeting. The board funded the open gym program, heard again from Katie …
Dale Lindman: Artist on Campus
By Morgan HodderDale Lindman is an abstract professional artist and art professor at BCC. His works can be found in private and public galleries in Microsoft, Nordstroms, Nieman-Marcus, Boeing, Safeco …
Nursing program provides practical training, careers
By Kimberly AbsherBCC’s Associates Degree in Nursing prepares students for entry level clinical practice as registered nurses and it prepares students to take the registered nurse examinaton, according to the …
Students, faculty, administration combat homophobia
By Kimberly Absher.In spite of efforts made by students, staff, Multi-Cultural Services’ LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, questioning) division, and the GSA club (gay-straight alliance), some students who are gay, …
Policy will cut textbook costs
By Elizabeth Ballinger. Textbook prices might not be as expensive for next year’s students. A motion to adopt a course material cost saving policy was passed at BCC’s board of …
“Circumstantial Stuff”
By Morgan HodderArchitect and designer Thom Faulders delievered a lecture titled “Circumstaintial Stuff” at BCC on Nov. 12. in front of interior design students and the interested public. He said …
Idioms: “As certain as death and taxes.”
By Kaitlin Strohschein. People pay taxes. Then, they die. The above idiom suggests that death and taxes are among life’s unpleasant inevitabilities. Two authors are credited with invention of the …