Back to the past: Civil rights pilgrimage
From Feb. 26 to March 6, five Bellevue College students accompanied by the Program Chair for political science Dr. Tim Jones, attended a civil rights pilgrimage with a few students …
March 2016
Sound Transit and Sounder fare increases in effect starting this month
On March 1, fares for Sound Transit buses and the Sounder train increased for travelers in the area. There is a 25 cent increase for the ST buses and Sounder …
Eastside’s 18-mile voltage lines
In 2013, Puget Sound Energy proposed an expansion to already existing infrastructure called Energize Eastside, which they state is required to ensure reliable power on the Eastside, taking into consideration …
“Staying spiritually healthy in a rotten world”
The Christian fellowship Chi Alpha met on Tuesday, Mar. 15 to bring a conclusion to this quarter’s theme: “Staying spiritually healthy in a rotten world.” Throughout the quarter, Chi Alpha …
Student access to fresh garden produce
School gardens help students learn about nutrition and maintaining a healthy diet, provide low cost nutritious produce for consumption, and increases social, academic and emotional health. If every school in …
“The Lobster” far exceeds all expectations
When I first saw the premise of “The Lobster,” I thought it sounded absolutely absurd – single people are put into a hotel and given 45 days to find a …
BC Interior Design internationally ranked
Bellevue College has recently been ranked nationally as one of the top 10 schools for Interior Design. Internationally, BC’s Interior Design program places within the top 20 schools, recognized alongside …
Don’t stop drinking coffee
Whenever someone who drinks coffee everyday tells me they don’t want to drink coffee anymore, I’m always so confused. Of course, caffeine is known to be addictive and there are …
Women on the Rise: A project that aims to motivate and support women
Bellevue College is playing a major role in supporting “The Movement: Women on the Rise,” a project being developed by the KD Hall Foundation. As women’s history month comes to …
The value of being civil when protesting
On March 11, amid chants of “F-you Trump,” liberal progressives everywhere celebrated the shutting down of political discourse and self-expression. Neither side is blameless, neither side is innocent, and neither …
Mock Debate: Sanders vs. Trump
The two winners of the BC OSLA-hosted mock cacus held on March 7 moved forward to the presidential debate held on March 14. Students representing the two leading candidates, Bernie …
Studying abroad is a positive experience
In the past few decades, studying abroad has become a lot more common. Now, most colleges and universities offer a variety of study abroad experiences ranging from short-term to quarter-long …
Bellevue College held a mock caucus to inform students on the process, demonstrate the importance of voting and prepare them for April
The Office of Student Legislative Affairs and Associated Student Government teamed up in support of the idea that students should be involved in the political process as actively as possible, …
Voting among young adults and the polarity of this year’s race
Voter turnout in the United States is historically low compared to other democratic nations. Many people are simply uninterested in the U.S. political system as it stands. This year’s election, …
New ASG governance proposal focuses on bigger issues
A new governance structure of the Associated Student Government is being proposed, which will refocus the ASG’s responsibilities to larger student issues such as hunger, campus spaces, curriculum issues and …
Selling Girl Scout cookies can be risky business
It’s happening again. In front of nearly every Safeway, Haggen and Fred Meyer store, young girls can be seen shivering in front of tables stacked high with boxes upon boxes …
Denmark to Washington
It seems to me like there’s not much of a community at community colleges. I’m an international student, and I hadn’t been taking classes at BC for more than a …
Preserving the Native American language
Language and culture preservation projects are vital to not only native communities, but to our overall wellbeing as a species. We can’t afford to lose the knowledge, and wisdom of …
Avoiding the problem with medication
We live in a heavily medicated country. It’s a fact of life at this point that a great deal of us are on innumerable pills for seemingly every problem under …
March is Women’s History Month
Since 1987, March has been Women’s History Month. Bellevue College is using the opportunity to raise awareness about a series of issues that typically affect women, such as domestic violence …