Obamacare and apathy
The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) is, to put it lightly, a colossal failure. Characterized by broken promises, a comically inadequate rollout and seemingly daily reports of […]
2014
EBT fundraiser deadline e xtended
The deadline for donations to “Help Feed Students in Need” has been moved to March 14th. In January, Chris Toomey, BC alumnus and former news editor for the Watchdog started […]
Healthcare penalty deadline approaches
Under the Patient Protection Act and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as “Obamacare”, penalties for not having enrolled in an insurance policy go into effect as of March 31, […]
Intersections: Ethnicity and Education
On Feb. 26, BC’s fifth town hall meeting was help on the topic of “Intersections: Ethnicity and Education.” Discussion primarily surrounded issues of the changing demographics and needs of students, […]
BC Model United Nations
Model United Nations is a program Bellevue College takes part in each year, traveling to a different conference each quarter to collaborate and debate with delegates of schools around the […]
New Title IX Requirements
BC is now required to incorporate “acts of domestic violence, dating violence and stalking” in their annual crime reports as well as increase the transparency, accountability and education. These requirements […]
Scanning for opportunities
Thursday Feb. 20 had the star programs from schools from Washington state meet and greet to get exposure to the programs. Tables from last year that were a “huge hit” […]
BC Reads Scholarship winners announced
The winners of the 12th annual “BC Reads” scholarship have been announced. This years featured book was “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” The story of the tobacco farmer Henrietta […]
Inter- disciplinary courses offered winter quarter
Bellevue College offers various interdisciplinary courses each quarter. These courses allow students to take what is usually a total of 10 or 11 credits that count towards various subjects. Students […]
Marijuana banking
Washington Initiative 502 (I-502) appeared on ballots in November of 2012 along with Colorado’s Amendment 64. With the goal of defining and legalizing cannabis, they passed marginally with 56 percent […]
Brent Hartwig can do it all?
Brent Hartwig is one of many sports instructors in the Health and Physical Education Department at Bellevue College. Throughout his entire life, he has grown up with sports and has […]
Club fair: Get to know the clubs at BC
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, Bellevue College’s clubs got together in the cafeteria for the Club Fair. The Club Fair served to the club representative the Watchdog spoke to was Wichaphon […]
The endless wait for transportation
Once waiting for the 554 bus at King Street Station took over an hour. It was supposed to come every 20 minutes No matter how I did the math it […]
Generation of science and technology: “Then and now”
Due to a death in the family, I’ve been doing a lot of reminiscing lately. Talks about my childhood have brought upon fond memories and lots of laughs. Just ten […]
Avery Edison: the changing world of transgender rights
Recently in the world of transgender rights, we’ve seen two instances of supposed professionals blatantly disrespecting trans women of color: Laverne Cox and Carmen Carrera were subjected to invasive […]
“Titanfall” release less than a month away
Announced at the 2013 E3 expo, “Titanfall” is the first game to be released by Respawn Entertainment, founded by Jason West and Vince Zampella, co-founders of Infinity Ward, developer of […]
Sonic: New fans, new look
Sonic the Hedgehog is a familiar part of the childhood of many a college student. Hundreds of collective weekends spent back when Sega actually made platforms making that little blue […]
Disney’s “Frozen” impresses
“Frozen” is Disney’s latest animated movie and addition to their long line of “princess movies” However, unlike the past few films (excluding “Brave”), this is not one of those stereotypical […]
Women’s basketball: Airashay Rogers
Bellevue College women’s basketball is having one of their best seasons yet, being first place in the North Division and having a record of 9-1. They have lost only once […]
How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life
John Fahey was a guitarist who performed intricate fingerstyle and played a role in the revival of folk and blues throughout the nation. After years of little recognition, he saw […]