Riding for Refugees
Stella Orechia has taught for 25 years, 15 of those at Bellevue College, as a physical education faculty member. 50 years have passed since she visited her birthplace in Burma …
August 2013
Undocumented students speak out
In March 2013, the Washington State Dream Act was approved by the state House, making undocumented immigrants eligible for state-college financial aid benefits. Bellevue College students have been working for …
Theatre Dept. presents: “Entanglement Theory”
There is no shortage of creativity in the Bellevue College theatre arts department. Endeavoring to impress the audience by constructing a devised theatre piece, the final production was one-of-a-kind. Within …
New health sciences building to be built
As the student population expands again for the fall quarter, so will the campus. The construction of the new T building, made specifically for health sciences, will soon be underway. …
Faculty original film: “Rocket Man”
This August, “Rocket Man and the Aerial Fortress,” the fourth installment in a series called “The Adventures of Rocket Man,” will premiere. The movie was co-written, directed and produced by …
Ramadan through the eyes of a student
Across the globe, some 1.5 billion Muslims are fasting for Ramadan; the Muslim population at BC is no exception. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and …
Bellevue College KIVA team brought back from stagnancy
Despite having been formed around four years ago and with over $8,000 given out by Bellevue College’s KIVA team to over 300 groups of people, recent years have not shown …
Trouble with English courses?
With an increasing reputation in many parts of the world and its very own International Student Programs, Bellevue College has a growing community of international students. The ease of the …
Vital Nature: Summer super foods
Rays of solar warmth, long days, and plenty of green trees to provide peaceful shade means it must be summer. This is the time of the year everyone whips …
Letter to the Editor: EBT Terminal
In Re: BC tests interim food program (The Watchdog, July 30, 2013) Thanks to those of you from The Watchdog for covering the efforts to establish an EBT terminal on …
Art department seeks competitive edge
Classroom space allocation and the inherent “space squeeze” that goes along with it is an issue that every growing college must address at some point. At Bellevue College, deciding which …
Game Review: Hotline Miami
If an 80s nightclub and a Quentin Tarantino movie had a child, that child would be “Hotline Miami.” It’s ultra-violent, disorienting and looks like someone painted each and every pixel …
Book Review: “The Cuckoo’s Calling”
Best-selling mystery novel “The Cuckoo’s Calling” had a surge of public interest with the reveal of the story’s true author. Under the name of Robert Galbraith, a military man working …