Nursing Program Graduates to be “Pinned”
On Dec. 4, Bellevue College will graduate its most recent class of nurses with a traditional pinning ceremony. At the ceremony, the graduates will recite the international pledge of nursing, …
November 2012
Student Programs Retreat
The Bellevue College Student Programs Mid-Year Leadership Seminar will take place on Dec. 4, 2012 in the cafeteria from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Leadership Seminar aims to accomplish …
Model UN represented in NW Conference
On Nov. 16-18, the Bellevue College Model United Nations club participated in Northwest Model United Nations conference in Seattle, Wash., alongside 12 colleges from the Pacific Northwest. The BC Model …
BC volleyball’s epic finale and reflection
Time waits for no one, not even the Bellevue College women’s volleyball team. But what time can’t take away is the experience and achievements the great spirited players presented every …
Will Canvas crash or soar?
Bellevue College is blazing the trail by being the first institution of higher education in Washington State to completely transition to the new Learning Management System, Canvas. The …
Say ho-ho: BC’s Holiday Pottery Sale
On Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Bellevue College is putting on a Holiday Pottery Sale in room C-210. This annual event is held to help raise funds …
Why college students should be reading fiction
In his novel “A Dance with Dragons,” George R. R. Martin says, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” Reading …
Sport of champions: Root beer pong
Down to the last cup, rebuttals for both sides, one good toss could win the match or lose the match. After a well placed trick shot, one feels in the …
BC’s Stage Fright Bake Sale
Stage Fright is a student-run drama program. The program is having a fundraising to fund for their future workshops and student run shows such as “DIRECTions,” an upcoming 10-minute play …
BSU represents BC in Chicago
It was a great experience for the students who were able to attend the 2012 Black Student Union Convention in Chicago, Ill. on Nov. 15 to the Nov. 18. There …
Winter Drives: Where to give
As we’re getting close to the end of the quarter, many of Bellevue College’s clubs and programs are conducting various different drives aimed to benefit the less fortunate and underprivileged. …
Problem in paradise: Gaza
While reading about the ongoing and escalating conflict in Gaza, I was reminded briefly of an old German advertisement skit in which two couples are walking towards each other in …
The Weekly World: Fascism’s New Spartan Face
In Germany, it was the mysterious visage of imagined ancient Nordic supremacy, a chiseled face both beautiful and determined, intricate and hard. In Japan, it was the compelling vision of …
Vital Nature: La Niña is over, La Nada may be next
La Niña, which is defined as colder than average sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern topical Pacific Ocean that impact global weather patterns, has ended. What may come next …
Gardening Club blooming at BC
Bellevue College not only has a designated sustainability department, but also two gardening clubs: Seeds of Hope, a faculty and staff-only club, and another one is student-based, known as Bite …
Consul warns students about North Korea
Last Wednesday, the Consul General for the Republic of Korea, Song Young Wan, gave a lecture to Bellevue College students about the rise of Asia as an economic powerhouse that …
Board finalizes president choice
Bellevue College’s Board of Trustees met on Nov. 14 as part of a regularly scheduled session which included the official Board vote to finalize Dr. David Rule’s contract for the …
Women’s soccer: A season for the books
The season for the women’s soccer team has reached its conclusion. It was a season full of ups and downs for the team and they ended with a great record, …
Gruen gets “Commute Smart” award
The recipients of the 2012 Governor’s Commute Smart Awards were chosen on Nov. 5, recognizing Bellevue College’s Sustainability and Resource Conservation Manager Deric Gruen. The award celebrates leaders who have …
Vital Nature: Seattle Tilth
The word “tilth” has dug its roots into traditional agriculture. It is used to describe the condition of tilled soil in respect to propriety for sowing seeds. It is a …