Internship panel for students
On Wednesday, Nov. 18, a Corporate Internship Panel designed to help Bellevue College students learn about and participate in internships was held in room B228. Three companies were represented at …
November 2015
APISA Thanksgiving lunch
Rooted within this nation’s history, Thanksgiving is an American tradition that not many cultures around the world share. In order to teach the American holiday, Bellevue College’s Asian and Pacific …
BC community responds to Paris attacks
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Friday, Nov. 13, Bellevue College President David Rule asked “that you keep the people of Paris, Beirut and all those affected by …
Sweden experiments, subverting economic tradition
In today’s connected world the flow of money and ideas has become nearly instantaneous, and the globalized societies are dominating the poor and slow to adapt, largely through superior information …
Bethesda delivers a hit with Fallout 4
On Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 12:01 a.m. EST, Fallout 4 was released to fans and gamers alike and in the first 24 hours sold 12 million copies across PC, Xbox …
#Idiocracy: Upcoming IDS class
In Winter quarter 2015, three instructors are going to be teaching a class titled “#Idiocracy: Sex Race and Politics in the Media Age.” Tim Jones and Katherine Oleson had taught …
How to study abroad as a BC student
Observation of International Education Week started on Nov. 16. In honor of this, Bellevue College is having two events. One of the events that were held last week was an …
Preparing for BC’s 50th year
Bellevue College is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and to commemorate this, faculty and staff are organizing events to get students and the community involved. Students and faculty will …
Take a stand and put effort into changing the world
If my Facebook feed is any indication, there is no more pressing topic right now than immigration. Hunger, poverty, unemployment, war, economic illiteracy, scientific illiteracy, actual illiteracy, oppressive government regimes …
Mizzou protestors have the right to speak
College campuses have long been hubs of civil protest and demonstration. While anti-racism protests at Missouri University have been deemed dramatic and selfish by much of the media, they represent …
Non-western ISIS attacks
I don’t want to diminish the tragedy of the ISIS attacks in Paris. It was terrifying to watch coverage of the event and read about the aftermath. I can’t even …
Veterans tell their stories
In recognition of Veterans’ Day, the BC Association of Veterans held a “Veterans’ Stories” presentation in the Carlson Theater on Nov. 10. This event was to give veterans of the …
Signing for veterans’ success
As a commuter school, Bellevue College has a variety of resources to service a wide demographic of students. One of these tools is the Veterans’ Resource Office, which aims to …
KBCS series records commuter stories
Bellevue’s local radio station, KBCS, was recently selected for The American Independent Radio project Localore: Finding America. The storytelling experiment selects projects pitched by radio stations across the country then …
Rotaract club holds food drive
Bellevue College’s Rotaract Club has organized a food drive with the aid of Northwest Harvest. This food drive is the club’s November project. Students are encouraged to donate nonperishable food …
BC jazz night: Scat and horns
The fall Bellevue College Jazz Night was held in the Carlson theater on Friday Nov. 6. Featured acts were a jazz combo of six horns and a rhythm section, “Celebration,” …
Ending orca shows doesn’t stop mistreatment
There’s been a lot of talk about SeaWorld’s treatment of their animals for quite a few years. Most recently, SeaWorld stated that they plan to phase out their circus styled …
Poets at Seattle’s Hugo House
Local writers gathered together to share some of their new and works in progress at Hugo House Tuesday, Nov. 3. The event was sponsored by Seattle Arts and Lectures, and …
Lowering drinking age
In California, a proposed ballot initiative to lower the drinking age has been cleared to collect signatures. If it gets 365,880 signatures by April 26 of 2016, the drinking age …