Students demand lower tuition
On Feb. 8 and 18, students of Bellevue College left for Olympia, Wash. to represent BC in a march with Evergreen State College. Led by the Office of Student Legislative …
February 2013
ASG hosts “BC Thrift Shop”: Sustainable clothing exchange
It’s no secret that Faisal Jaswal, the Assistant Dean of Student Programs at Bellevue College, lent his DeLorean to Macklemore, a rapper and musician, for use in the music video …
Dr. Jaye Goosby Smith speaks about veteran outreach
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 in N-201, speaker Dr. Jaye Goosby Smith explored both the issues of veteran transition to college life and methods of inclusion in classrooms. This talk …
Rising tuition
When it comes to spending money, I’m pretty sure everybody can agree that the less that is coming out of your pocket, the better. I couldn’t agree more. I’m always …
The Awesome Ultimate Frisbee Club
Bellevue College is the home of a sports club called the Awesome Ultimate Frisbee Club. It is a fun club that recently started where anyone interested—whether they’ve been playing the …
BC students lobby for the environment
On Feb. 19, 2013 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Bellevue College students and 24 of the state’s leading conservation groups gathered in Olympia, Wash. to lobby for the safety …
Doing our part to fight eating disorders
February is National Eating Disorder Awareness month. According to the National Eating Disorder Association, one out of every five women suffers from disordered eating or an eating disorder. Like many …
“Showcase”: A review of the theatre dpt.’s setlist for festival
On Feb. 15, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in Carlson Theatre, the Bellevue College theatre arts department, chaired and directed by Tammi Doyle, put on an evening of showcase materials before …
The Weekly World: Ratzinger’s retirement
Rumors run rampant about the resignation of the recent pope, Mr. Joseph Ratzinger, aka Benedict XVI. Since he hasn’t officially stepped down yet—it’s more like a papal two-weeks notice, not …
Vital Nature: Caffeine and Aspartame
It’s no shock that of today’s non-sugar sweeteners, aspartame claims approximately 50% of all sales by United States consumers. Aspartame is roughly 200 times sweeter than conventional sugar thus providing …
Microsoft at Bellevue College
On Feb. 20, 2013, Bellevue College and BC’s Business Leadership Club, who sponsored this talk, welcomed Mike Koenig, a product unit manager from Microsoft, to campus. Room C-130 from 11:30 …
Sustainability “Open House”
On Feb. 19, 2013, Magenta Loera, advocate for the Sustainability Club at Bellevue College organized a rally where members got the chance to speak before state legislatures and represent District …
“Flash Back Flash Mob”
Black Student Union Director, Shayla Richardson and members regularly attend and table for the open houses, orientations, club bashes and caucuses every week. They have been more involved with Black …
“Red Beans and Ricely Yours”: Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy
On Feb. 12, 2013, Bellevue College opened the doors of N-201 to welcome a famous author, Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, to speak about her book and how it directly relates …
Dr. Darryl Brice presents “black masculinity”
On Feb.14 in N-201, Dr. Darryl Brice examined the stigmas and prejudices attached to black males in a talk under the title: “A curse and a curse: Black masculinity and …
MOE awards recognize faculty
On Wednesday, Feb. 6, Bellevue College staff, faculty, administrators, members of the BC Foundation, friends and family gathered to celebrate four of their colleague’s achievements during the Twenty-Ninth Annual Awards …
“FLASH MOB”: Spreading the word on rape-awareness
On Christmas day 2011, five-year old Lama al-Ghamdi was hospitalized with a crushed skull, broken back, broken arm, broken ribs, bruising, burns, and horrifying and indisputable evidence that she had …
Unprotected they stand: The problem with VAWA
Loopholes belong in business, not in matters of safety. Imagine this: you are a Native American woman married to a White man. You mutually decide to build a life together …
Office of Equity and Pluralism in action
“Bellevue College values a learning and working environment through its commitments to support a campus environment that is diverse, inclusive, open, safe and accessible; to model a college community that …
The privilege of calling out “male privilege”
If you are reading this article before 12:30 p.m., you can attend a lecture right here at Bellevue College in D-106 today about the pervasiveness of a somewhat ambiguous blight …