Photography Club: Spring has arrived
Spring, photography, fashion, free food and raffle. What’s not to love about these? On June 5-7, BC’s Photography Club is going to collaborate with Fashion Club to present “Spring. People. …
May 2012
First Nations Club highlighting Native American culture
The First Nations club on campus has hosted storytellers and even a tepee building project in front of the library, and on Tuesday, May 22, they hosted an all-day event …
Labor Union president discusses Occupy and social change
On Tuesday, May 22, the relatively new Political Economy Club hosted a speaker to talk about the future of the political economy through labor unions, globalization and the connection of …
Bulldogs ousted in Oregon, place fourth in tourney
The Bulldogs softball team traveled down to Delta Park, Oregon where they ended their season placing fourth in NWAACC championships. It is the second year in a row that the …
Pauline Christiansen: What a wonderful time it’s been
As one of the original faculty here at Bellevue College, Pauline Christiansen has had 45 years of experience teaching in the Arts and Sciences, a hand in nearly every technical …
Turnitin controversy brings legal discussion
Recently, several students have expressed concern over the use of the common essay submission website, Turnitin. Teachers have students submit their work on this website because part of the service …
Coffee, Tea, and Politics: The 2012 election
Coffee, Tea and Politics, an event held once a quarter on Bellevue College campus, capped off the 2012 school year with a special guest speaker this last Wednesday, May 23. …
The presidential search continues
Following up on the last open forum regarding the elongated process of the presidential search, a second open forum was held on Wednesday, May 23 in N201 to acknowledge the …
We really do need superheroes
I’ll admit it: I’ve already seen The Avengers twice. There is something about that movie that I just love. The plot is fun, the acting is great and the characters …
Being paid 100k to dropout won’t make you a millionaire
With the cost of higher education rising nearly twenty-five percent in the past thirty years, students are burdened with an average debt of $25,000 upon graduation. However, the oh-so-confident Peter …
BC Foundation awards exceptional faculty
On Wednesday, May 16, students and faculty gathered in the Carlson Theater to see the annual Margin of Excellence awards presentation, sponsored by the Bellevue College Foundation. Four members of …
El Centro Latino’s outreach galas
El Centro Latino, one of many clubs at Bellevue College, is teaming up with the Latino community to network and form relationships with prominent Latino business people in Washington State. …
Core leadership values recapped in final seminar
Who wouldn’t want to come to an informative session free of charge when there are Oreo cookies involved? Not to mention the opportunity to receive practical tips on various leaderships …
Can social media affect your job?
A lot of us are on Facebook every day commenting, messaging, liking and following. Many of us also have Twitter accounts on which we post random (or not so random) …
BC student runs for State House
One of our very own, Jacob Bond, a student here at Bellevue College, is running for the Washington State House of Representatives. He will be running against Democrat incumbent Rep. …
Quarter system vs. semester system
All my sisters are at home for summer. Yep, that’s right. They’re home for summer. As in, they’ve finished their finals and are home for summer break. They got back …
Be healthy, be inspired
It’s spring and because of the warmer weather, you have just been invited to a pool party. However, when it’s time to reveal your swimsuit body, you may be a …
Johanson talks about golf team success
Playing on both University of Washington’s and Bellevue College golf teams, Kirk Johanson isn’t new to the sport of golf. “I’ve coached the Men’s and Women’s golf team at BC …
New BC urban biking course and credits
All a student can ask from a teacher is that they truly care about the subject in which they teach. Students can tell when a teacher is going through the …
What the hell is YOLO?
It’s a Sunday night, and you receive a text from your friend to skip studying and go out and act wild. You politely decline, but then your friend replies, “There’s …