Marvel Comics is not realizing their full potential
It has been around 45 years since mainstream comics have blossomed within American Literature. I spent a good amount of time following major series published by Marvel Comics. The appeal […]
November 2015
Choose your weapon: Gun or can of Spam
After a string of well-publicized school shootings, the question has been raised of how to prevent further instances of violence or, failing that, how to react when a shooting occurs. […]
BC Rotaract bake sale raises money for playground
The Bellevue College Rotaract is a club based on the slogan “Service above Self.” They are connected to the bigger club known as Rotary of Bellevue which is connected to […]
BC student Whitney King wins technology award
At the end of the 2015 spring quarter, Whitney King, a Data Analytics major, won the Terry O’Banion Student Technology Champion award. Issued by the League of Innovation in the […]
Expression through writing
Author and University of Washington professor Shawn Wong spoke at Bellevue College on Nov. 5 about his work with veterans, the Red Badge Project. Program Chair of Cultural and Ethnic […]
New gluten-free and healthy offerings from T building cafe
Housed inside the $39 million, 70,000 square feet of the medically certified T building, is the Health Sciences, Education and Wellness Institute and their new nursing labs with 20 hospital […]
Affordable transportation is vital for Seattle’s city life
The voters of Seattle approved a measure on November 3 for $930 million to put towards infrastructure and transportation improvements in the city. The measure, called “Let’s Move Seattle” was […]
League of Legends world championships
On Oct. 31, the KOO Tigers and SK Telecom T1 clashed in a battle of the titans in the season five League of Legends World Championship to see who would […]
Preparation on campus for upcoming flu season
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, flu shots were offered in C120 to Bellevue College employees and their dependents. Workers from getaflushot.com were present and served an estimated 150 people, more than […]
BC faculty trains for dangerous intruder
With the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg serving as a warning for campus security, many colleges and universities in the Pacific Northwest have begun revamping their security efforts […]
Social justice on Tumblr
Tumblr is quite possibly the most venomous, myopic and fascist corner of the Internet that exists today. A hotbed of the absurdly ludicrous from the exponentially ballooning number of genders […]
iZombie: Detective show in Seattle
I took a gander at “iZombie” because it was based in Seattle, and with a new wave of comic book-based television shows, the adaptation of a police drama with an […]
E. coli breakout leads to 43 Chipotle restaurant closures
Chipotle has recently closed 43 of its stores in Oregon and Washington due to an outbreak of E. coli. It’s kind of upsetting that it’s easier for foodborne illness to […]
25th anniversary of ADA
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Carlson Theater held a celebration for the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Passed in 1990 by the U.S. Congress, […]
Afro-Latino Fest celebrates cultural intersections
On Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Thursday Oct. 29, multiple clubs on campus including El Centro Latino and the Black Student Union collaboratively hosted the second annual Afro-Latino Fest. Wednesday saw […]
American Sign Language Club hosts craft night
The American Sign Language club at Bellevue College hosted an arts and crafts club on Thursday, Oct. 29 as a chance for students to practice their conversational skills. The event […]
Research in the library
Bellevue College’s Research, Innovation, Service and Experiential Institute, RISE, and the Library Media Center are collaborating to bring students a new environment in which to study. The area being considered […]
Hot Club of Cowtown at Jazz Alley presented by KBCS
Hot Club of Cowtown played two shows last week at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley. The trio consists of of Elana James on violin and vocals, Whit Smith on guitar and vocals […]
New cyber security law invades personal freedom
The Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act on Oct. 27 with a 74 to 21 vote. The way it is written feels like a digital enhancement of the Patriot […]
Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse
The Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse is a restaurant located in downtown Bellevue, near Lunchbox Laboratory. I went there recently and I can say it was truly unique. The customer service was […]