Artist profile: The Decemberists
When you think of the traditional rock band, you probably think of a four-piece band with guitar, bass, drums and a vocalist. Portland rockers The Decemberists have made a niche …
2009
The place to be this summer
Live music brings the party, always has, always will. Live music at an outdoor venue, double so. Marymoor Park will be hosting many live shows this summer from June 27 …
Living in a Dark Globe
In 1993, two 10-year-old boys abducted and murdered a toddler in Liverpool, United Kingdom. According to the BBC, the toddler was a victim of “brutal and heinous violence”. This horrific …
The Ball’s in Your Court: Ken Griffey Jr.
The name Griffey, synonymous with memories of the Kingdome, Wheaties, and an era of Mariner’s baseball in which extravagance knew no limit (indoor fireworks after every win!), is once again a part …
Seahawks veteran: Matt Hasselbeck
Last month, at the NFL Draft, speculation was running wild that the Seattle Seahawks were going to draft University of Southern California quarterback Matt Sanchez as the future heir apparent …
Baseball captures NWAACC title
Bellevue wins dramatic NWAACC baseball tournament. The Bellevue Bulldogs won the fourth state baseball championship in school history and their second in three years with a win over Columbia Basin …
Light Rail to benefit sports fans
Seattle’s new Light Rail system is going to change the way you get to Safeco and Qwest Field. …
Vinyl vs Digital: a new side of old music
You’ve been to rock concerts, you’ve met up at Neumos, camped out at Sasquatch, flaunted your Kanye West shutter shades, and maybe you’ve got a vintage Smiths t-shirt you wear …
Keep going, there’s always a reason
May 23, 2008, almost one full year ago. A day that I will always remember. It didn’t start of as anything resembling particularly extraordinary for me, but by the end …
Board of Trustees decide on new laws, degrees
On Wednesday May 20, BC had one of its regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meetings. The board’s duties include setting the college’s strategic direction, establishing policy for the college, and …
A story of hope from the CEO Program
When one hears the letters ‘CEO’, a few things might come to mind: Power, success, or perhaps prestige. Anttimo Bennett, current President of the Associated Students of the University of …
Katie Curses: An open letter to Hollywood
Dear Hollywood, I know you filmmakers live the good life as directors, producers and so on, and living the good life lets you get kind of lazy, but what happened …
Aaron Curry: Emerald City’s new kid
Few people have a weekend quite as hectic or amazing as Aaron Curry had on NFL draft weekend 2009. For a formerly undersized kid from an impoverished family, his story …
Death will get you, or at least Charon will
Note: This opinion is part of a point-counterpoint responding to: “Every summer, hundreds of boating enthusiasts in the US drown as a direct result of drunken negligence. Is this Darwinism …
Tennis team captures fifth straight NWAACC title
For five straight years Bellevue College has been an overwhelming presence on the tennis court. The Lady Bulldogs wrapped up their fifth straight NWAACC Championship on May 17, and did …
A vanishing species in The Dining Room
Fifty-six characters, ten actors, six chairs and one pianist. Bellevue College Drama Dept.’s production of A.R Gurney’s The Dining Room chronicles through time the humor, drama, and human experience of …
Visiting alumni return to guide and inspire
The Business Leadership Club organized the Alumni Night on May 20 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Over 30 students and alumni attended in cafeteria rooms C120 A and B. …