Arsenic in 520 bridge raises concerns
As demolition of the old 520 bridge continues, concern is growing about the levels of the arsenic, asbestos and lead going into Lake Washington. 33 pontoons – the most toxic […]
October 2016
Explore bundles of flavor at Din Tai Fung
Located on the second floor of Lincoln Square right next to the sky bridge, Din Tai Fung my personal favorite restaurant in downtown Bellevue is a ridiculously popular Chinese dim […]
Homecoming Week connects BC with “healthy competition”
From Oct. 10 through 15, Bellevue College will be hosting its first Homecoming Week, a series of events to celebrate its 50th anniversary. With events and competitions such as Thriller […]
Student organizations connect with ASG at club caucus
The annual Club Caucus event was held on Wednesday, Oct. 5 in room C120 and was sponsored and put on by the Associated Student Government. Club Caucus aimed to unite […]
Larry Gosset: Minorities need to vote in elections
On Tuesday, October 4, Bellevue College students and faculty gathered to hear Councilman Larry Gossett speak about the importance of voting in elections, along with its connection to race. The […]
Creepy clown pranks need to stop
Recently there have been reports of people dressed up as clowns and with haunted house worthy clown makeup on their faces trying to lure children into the forest. The so-called […]
The broken window fallacy: Hurricane Matthew can not have good outcomes
As the U.S. East Coast gets hammered by a hurricane, the economically illiterate urge people to look on the bright side, as if hurricanes had silver lining. They say it’s […]
Disabled people should be treated as people first by the media
With the world being so vast, there is never enough time in a person’s life to see and experience it all. This leads to people often getting a lot of […]
Increased enrollment at Bellevue College
Bellevue College is the largest community college in the state, according to a ranking of the 25 largest community and technical colleges by the Puget Sound Business Journal. BC’s fall […]
Legislative candidates visit BC
On October 6 and 7, Bellevue College hosted a Legislative Candidate Q-and-A from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. so students could ask the candidates questions about issues pertaining to them. […]
Presidential debate: Two losers, no winners
In the aftermath of the first presidential debate, one thing is for certain – the absolute inadequacy of both Clinton and Trump. Even calling this rehearsed contest of stiff upper […]
Anti-Defamation League has no idea what memes are
At the beginning of the year, I thought that Trump being even considered to have a chance to be the Republican nominee for president was a comical enough idea that […]
WACTCSA restructures college regions
The Student Leadership Conference of the Washington Community and Technical Student Association, or WACTCSA, was held Sept. 7 through Sept. 9 in Olympia, Washington. WACTCSA is “a student run, student […]
BC hosts annual PrepareAthon
Living in Western Washington, there are several natural disasters that could affect the 5.2 million people residing in the area. Living on the Ring of Fire, earthquakes, tsunami and volcanoes […]
Die Antwoord’s new album a disappointment
Die Antwoord, the perennially weird South African rap-rave trio of Ninja, Yo-landi Visser and DJ Hi-Tek – now known as God – released their latest album, Mt. Ninji and Da […]
New governance promotes transparency and accountability
Bellevue College Governance is the school’s new system of policy development. Created with the goals of transparency and accountability, BCG replaces the previous means by which faculty, staff and students […]
Promoting sustainbility across PNW campuses
The Office of Sustainability is calling on the Bellevue College community to participate in the upcoming Washington Higher Education Sustainability Conference or WAHESC on February 16 – 17, 2017. The […]