Arts & Features

By Hannah Ander and Kaitlin Strohschien The BCC Library Media Center owns 47,525 volumes of printed books, 3,024 items of media materials and subscribes to 400 titles of print periodicals. […]

By Kaitlin Strohschein “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” is a pithy saying with such distinctly pious, Catholic origins that perhaps it is written in stained glass somewhere. […]

By Brook StallingsSteve Ferreira says lots of people know him at BCC. He is a 20 year old man with cerebral palsy who gets to class in an electric wheelchair. […]

By Kimberly AbsherThe BCC Public Safety Web site offers directions on what to do in a variety of emergency circumstances, from natural disasters to acts of violence. “The information on […]

By Alex Couture “BCC Reads!” is the title of the campus-wide reading program that aims to encourage students to read a particular book every year that can be discussed and […]

By Kaitlin Strohschein The next time you burn your tongue on a steaming cup of tea remember, “No pain, no gain!” Although this idiom and tea may at first appear […]

By Hannah Ander Bellevue Community College gives students a variety of study abroad opportunities in distant countries. A different study abroad location is offered each quarter, and the programs are […]

By Brook Stallings The Academic Success Center in room D204 has helped tens of thousands of students in the 29 years it has operated, according to Scott Bessho, co-director of […]

“Begging the question” is a trick to winning arguments without using logic; it is a logical fallacy. Encarta Encyclopedia defines a logical fallacy as “a mistake made in the process […]

By Kimberly Absher Bellevue Community College has made some major changes in recent years in order to become more environmentally-friendly. The whole construction of the R building was made with […]

By Kaitlin Strohschein In Bellevue, it is rather difficult to locate a haystack. Finding a needle within one is well nigh impossible. However, even under the best of circumstances, the […]

By Kali Clemans – Student Reporter With more than a few college students being short on cash because of the economy and living expenses, decorating an apartment may seem out […]

By Kimberly Absher The fashion design industry includes everything from women’s and men’s everyday attire, to children’s clothing, to footwear and accessories, as well as high fashion “haute couture,” or […]

By Kimberly Absher Sometimes the campus can seem a little creepy. Like at night, after your evening class gets out, or you just saw a play and you are walking […]

By Kaitlin Strohschein Merriam Webster Dictionary defines mud as, “soft, wet earth.” It is also the home of earthworms, an ideal substance in which to grow plants, and the main […]

By Martin Hickman Employing a total of 29 students – 28 of them international, the food services area of the cafeteria is a relatively large employer on campus. It’s also […]

By Britten Stark and Kaitlin Strohschein There are many coffee shops on campus. Though Tully’s coffee seems to dominate the BCC landscape, there are other options available. There are several […]

A helpful and easy guide for students By Kaitlin Strohschein If the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 777 points (as it did on September 29, 2008) for 14 days […]

Interview by Kaitlin Strohschein – Features Editor What would you prefer to be called by students? Jean. Describe a typical work day. The exhilarating and challenging part of my job […]

“Keep your nose to the grindstone” By Kaitlin Strohschein Stones are foundational to American society: figuratively and literally. We drive on them, place them in jewelry, and eat them. However, […]