BC’s Speech and Debate Society
The Speech and Debate Society is a highly competitive club that competes nine to 10 times out of a given year. As an example, in division three the debate club […]
February 2014
Gomez joins the ASG team
On Feb. 10, the new emerging technology and entrepreneurial representative, Adlai Gomez, began working for the Associated Student Government here at Bellevue College. The representative works with technology on campus […]
Planning committees convene to plan BC’s future
The Strategic Planning Committee and Academic Master Plan Committee officially convened on Feb. 10 for the first of many meetings to come in 2014. The committees serve separate but related […]
Generation of science and technology: “Twitter–world news in 140 characters or less”
While live-tweeting football games and awards shows has proven to be annoying as hell, Twitter truly has brought something new to the table. With its growing popularity over the last […]
Falun Gong
While waiting for a bus this old lady approached me and offered this pamplet. I have seen hundreds of these pamphlets before. What is driving these people to make such […]
NFL’s Michael Sam comes out
If you have been paying attention to sports news recently you most likely will have heard about Michael Sam and the controversy surrounding him. If you haven’t here is what […]
Beware: You may be breathing in toxic fumes
If the air smells bad, don’t just wait to adjust. Get out of the fumes if possible! Air pollution pollution is a serious modern human health hazard. It has […]
VP of human resources takes office
For most staff and faculty, there are days in between quarters to prepare for the future. However, Aaron Hilliard, the new vice president of Bellevue College’s human resources department, has […]
LGBTQ community seeks leadership
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer and Questioning Resource Center has effectively been without a director for months, ultimately leading to the resignation of Ron Rodriguez, former LGBTQ director, this […]
The DREAM Act is set to pass
On Jan. 31, 2014 the Washington State Senate passed their own version of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act titled the Real Educational Access Changing Lives Hope […]
Black History Month
Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month is an annual observed time in the month of February for remembrance of important people and events in history. At BC, […]
Minimum wage: Solution or problem?
Over the last six years, the economy has been in the news almost daily. The housing bubble, bailouts, taxes, Occupy, recession, recovery, too-big-to-fail and healthcare have been buzzwords that […]
New police surveillance
Every day it seems there is another publicized instance of police brutality. In the myriad of horror stories detailing senseless beatings, murder and rape, the line between protector and […]
The FARRM act: Inadequate solution
On Jan. 2 the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management, or FARRM Act, was passed in Congress, with about two-thirds of the committee voting yes. This act was designed to […]
Generation of science and technology: “Coffee: The college student’s remembrall”
Being a college student and a Starbucks barista, I know how important caffeine (mainly coffee, forget soda and caffeinated teas) is to function and maintain. I have to have some […]
Sochi: Not going so well
Pictures of Sochi last week look like they come from 1950’s dystopian novel and the Olympic signs seem covered in grime and dirt with rubble surrounding them. The streets look […]
Politics with buses and all that jazz
Recently, Metro Transit has announced a budget shortfall of about 75 million dollars, and is planning to cut 600,000 service hours in response to this. As of press time, Metro […]
That fine line
We are in deep this winter quarter. It’s colder than hell outside and with spring quarter creeping around the corner, midterms and college applications due by the end of the […]
Veterans will no longer wait for in-state tuition rates
A bill that would grant in-state tuition for veterans passed in the Washington State Senate on Jan. 31, 2014. The bill would do so by “removing the one-year waiting period […]
Seahawk fever spreads to Bellevue College
The past few weeks have been a flurry of Seahawks-related excitement for everyone in Washington state. From Bellingham to Vancouver, WA, fans have shown devotion to the Seattle Seahawks in […]