Blurb: Historic Moment Knee Deep in Controversy
A surprise forfeit by Iowa high school wrestling favorite, Joel Northrup, led to a win for female wrestler Cassy Herkelman. Herkelman, a Cedar Falls native, became the first girl to […]
February 2011
Gone but Never Forgotten
On February 18th, 2001, the city of Daytona Beach, Florida came together to welcome the arrival of world class racers to the 2001 Daytona 500; one of the biggest NASCAR […]
The Power of Virtual Exercise
As we speak, Bellevue College is forming an open alliance with the brand new Microsoft store that opened up next to the Apple store at Bellevue Square. Microsoft plans to […]
Washington State Legislature aims to take away college tuition funds
Traditionally, revenue raised through the tuition and fees paid by students is used to fund a college’s institutional costs. These vary from an assortment of payroll levels to other necessities […]
BC has tools for students to deal with stress
Transferring can put a lot of pressure on student’s lives. Researching a plethora of schools, filing out an application, spending hours on the personal essay and supplements and of course, […]
Application Anxiety: I guess I’ll stay at BC forever
Ahhh, transferring—another step in the staircase of life that gets us students closer to our dreams, aspirations and ultimately, our careers. Many say that all it takes is a little […]
TRiO BC’s road to success
Bellevue College, at the moment, is full of students whose minds are all focused on next quarter’s classes and tuition payments. With the budget cuts, along with the rumors that […]
Ian Birk resigns without charges – Demonstrators hit the Seattle Streets
Protesters took to the streets on both Wednesday and Friday nights, in response to the lack of action by prosecutors, against Officer Ian Birk. Officer Birk was permitted to resign […]
Hermes Festival Des Metiers: Un fete for fashion
Over the roadways and through the connector one goes to undergo a fashion experience unmatched by anything before. For one week only The Braven is hosting the “Festival Des Metiers” […]
Survival Tip: Goodbye BC
As the end of my second year is nearing, I have undergone a voyage of self discovery. What do I want to do with my life? Where will I go […]
Reality check: Captain Hook wasn’t that evil compared to the Somali pirates
Last week, four innocent Americans lost their lives when brutal and inhumane Somali pirates murdered them on the morning of Feb. 18. The United States Navy was unable to rescue […]
Top Colleges for Athletes to Transfer
As most of us are students getting an Associate’s degree and transferring into a 4 year college, it’s always nice to try and incorporate our amazing talents! Guess what, athletes? […]
What you need to know for Spring, fashionwise
No one can deny the fact that fashion is always ahead of time. Just when the anticipated vague vibe of spring is finally peeping its head from behind the […]
Online Streaming: your front row seat to Spring Fashion 2011
February can be a dull month. Christmas is long gone; New Year’s excitement has faded, and so has the determination of fulfilling your New Year’s Resolutions. For some who are […]
Roots in Royalty: paper-cutting traced back to times of ‘Han’
China has been credited with many things, from inventing the first astronomical seeing device, traveling the world, even being the first to discover North America. They also created several of […]
iPhone 4 + director: perfect combo for making movies
Set up scene. Actors to the floor. Take out your iPhone 4. Shoot!
Compact Comics: Webcomics
When you realize you’ve been reading graphic novels every hour you have time to spare, superhero movies are what keeps you breathing, and that the discovery of a new story […]
Walker DiTrani: playing part in local music community
The Puget Sound has and always will be famous for the music it and it’s cities produce. But saying we’re the musically inclined state of America and owning up to […]
Lethal Limelight: rehab synonymous with vacation
Two familiar figures are standing, holding a baby in their arms. It’s soft, helpless – perfectly amazing. Little does this baby know, however, that it’s been brought into a world […]
DC Origins: Kryptonite
Graphic Novel: Superman According to the novel, “The Physics of Superheroes”, by author and science professor James Kakalios, the key weakness to our super-inhuman-hero Superman was made in a rather […]