A glimpse into the life of our pianomen
By Aaron Gordon. The piano in the C Building Lounge offers students a chance to let off steam and display their musical talents while on break between classes. This piano […]
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In a nutshell, the adroit Nate Jensen
By Morgan Hodder. Nate Jensen has performed as the lead in numerous plays hosted by BCC’s drama department, including the upcoming musical “Music Man,” as well as the newly acclaimed […]
Eric Swier “Arbitrarium”
By Morgan Hodder. This week’s showcase art is titled “Arbitrarium,” by Eric Swier. He said it’s like your own place in the universe to go to. He drew this because […]
Aspirin: the wonder drug
By Stephen King. One drug that can be found in every household is aspirin, and there’s a reason. Aspirin lowers blood pressure and wards off heart attacks. In 2002, Spanish […]
Cardinals punished
By James Storbeck. BCC men’s basketball team took care of business Wednesday night, defeating the Skagit Valley Cardinals 71 – 60, in a game that was never in any real […]
Bulldogs finish is lackluster
By Stephen King. Disappointment was last Wednesday’s word of the day for the BCC women’s basketball team. Playing against the Skagit Valley Cardinals, the Bulldogs failed to play to their […]
Tommy Lasorda delivers inspirational speech at BCC
By Stephen King. Last Friday the Bellevue Community College cafeteria no longer exhibited the bright lights and fast food that we have come to expect from the setting. Instead, floral […]
NewsBriefs: UW spring admissions, missing teacher, BCC’s name change
UW: Turning down spring applicants:The University of Wahsington (UW), due to a 13 percent expected state cut and current over-enrollment exceeding 1,000 students, will be closing it’s doors to all […]
ASG challenges Leg. leadership
By Brook Stalling. At Tuesday’s ASG Board of Directors meeting, ASG President Amanda Alva and other board members challenged ASG Director of Legislative Affairs Vanessa Pantley at length regarding her […]
College enrollment skyrockets in bad economy
By Chris Mongillo, University of Washington, Olympia Legislative Reporting Internship Program. As Washington’s unemployment rate swells past 6.4 percent, community college officials fear they will have to start turning away […]
Unemployed worker fund running out
By Elizabeth Ballinger. If BCC’s Worker Retraining program doesn’t get a raise in state funds, they’ll have to start turning unemployed people away. The program, which helps laid-off or displaced […]
Halls filled to see Obama inauguration
By Brook Stalling. On Tuesday, Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office of the President of the United States, becoming the nation’s 44th president. Over 400 BCC community members […]
Who’s watching the watchers?
By Elizabeth Ballinger. If the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer charged a few days ago with the New Year’s Eve murder of 22-year-old Oscar Grant is found guilty, […]
Take it easy Mozart
By Brook Stallings.Pianos. Not many people here at BCC know this about me, but I am a classically-trained singer, and a damn good one, too. No, really, I’m serious. I’ve […]
Global warming means wild weather, not necessarily warmer
By Lance Braud.Recent headlines this week report record low temperatures in many parts of the country. The wind chill in Chicago last week was 50 degrees below zero. It’s 11 […]
My Favorite Things… Exploring Bellevue
By Brittany Butterfield.Snow, floods, and freezing temperatures shouldn’t be stopping you from getting out of the house. There is no reason to go stir-crazy, our neighborhood is Bellevue, it’s full […]
BC’S First
By Morgan Hodder.On a cold Monday morning in the cafeteria, Stephano Balcer, comedian, stepped on stage, and began his act. “Only seven of you are with me?” Balcer said, after […]
Student Art Showcase: “Purge”
By Morgan Hodder.Randy Huynh said he made this piece on January 14 because he wanted a new desktop picture. Huynh has been doing graphic design ever since he was in […]
Hall of Famer to speak at BC
By James Storbeck, Student Reporter.Well, Santa and the holiday season have been and gone, but baseball season is right around the corner and Tommy Lasorda is coming to town. The […]
King’s Column: National hero Michael Phelps is a powerful marketing tool
By Stephen King, Sports Editor.Target never used to be such an ominous place. Not until the life-sized cardboard cutout of Michael Phelps arrived in the book section. At first glance, […]