Women’s Self Defense Club’s Tips for Campus Safety
For many women, the simple act of walking alone at night or through a parking garage on campus can be a frightening experience. Feeling this way isn’t without reason: while […]
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Derek Chauvin found guilty of murdering George Floyd
Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday in a trial that marked the culmination of ongoing protests since Floyd’s death last year on […]
Spring Break Recap: What We Missed While We Were Away
Infrastructure Bill On March 31, President Biden announced more details about his administration’s proposed infrastructure bill, revealing that the infrastructure bill would not only focus on building and remodeling roads […]
Bellevue College Sports Are Back
After a nearly year-long wait, Bellevue College sports have overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and officially kicked off the Spring quarter. Of course, it wouldn’t be Spring without baseball, and Bellevue […]
Weekly Reads: The Midnight Library
Book Content Warning: suicide, death, mental illness, drug use, and mild sexual content. “Between life and death there is a library,’ she said. ‘And within that library, the shelves go […]
Running Start Students Can Now Receive Cares Act Funds
Late last week, Bellevue College announced an amendment to the distribution of emergency relief funds to students. Prior to Spring 2021, students enrolled in Running Start or other high school […]
Talking Heads: How Have You Felt About Biden so Far in Office?
Biden has been in office for almost three months and many people have opinions on his term so far. People have a variety of different opinions on Biden including him […]
After 3 week search, missing BC student located in Zoom Abyss
Professor Byers of Bellevue College declared his students missing after asking his Zoom class three questions last month. In his statement to the Watchcat, Byers recounted that he “waited in […]
Student ignores entire unread bookshelf for spring break, buys ten new books. “I’ll read all of them after I look over this bestseller’s list,” they claim.
Here at The Watchcat, we encourage reading, especially during pandemic times when we cannot be going on actual spring break vacations. To find some good books to advertise, we track […]
George Orwell rose from Grave Tuesday, but shocked back into eternal slumber after reading Google’s Privacy Policy
George Orwell, the famous author of dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” died in 1950, well before the date his work was set in. But that didn’t stop him from rising from […]
Trump announces plans to build new Mar-a-lago resort on Exegol
In a press conference today, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans for a new Mar-a-Lago location on the hidden world of the Sith — Exegol. Trump explained that the […]
“Kelenic should refrain from baseball activities until about mid-April,” says newly minted doctor Kevin Mather
As Seattle Mariner prospect Jarred Kelenic was rehabilitating himself with batting practice, the Watchcat got the opportunity to talk with the doctor behind his recovery: Kevin Mather. A recently disgraced […]
BC Administration Outlines Plans for Summer Quarter and Internet Subsidy
In an interview with the Watchdog, Fmr. Washington Governor and current Bellevue College President Locke disclosed that his administration was considering a partial transition to hybrid online learning depending on […]
Planning a Career in the Age of Automation
Advancements in technology have changed the way the world works by streamlining production, increasing productivity and, as we’ve seen from the pandemic, making numerous traditional working environments obsolete. As automation […]
OPINION: The Devil Went Down to Utah
So… we need to talk. Just this Wednesday, Senator Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, called the national voting rights legislation H.R.1 a bill “written in hell by the devil […]
OPINION: Forget Waldo, Where’s Biden?
Every presidential administration has promised transparency and accountability, but controversies, scandals and hidden agendas have seemed to be inseparable from the White House since George Washington and won’t be going […]
American Rescue Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives, but Minimum Wage Increase Unlikely
On Feb. 27, the House passed the American Rescue Plan, a 1.9 trillion dollar effort to aid COVID-19 relief. No Republicans voted in favor of this plan, objecting due to […]
BC BSU’s Black History Month Celebration Features Ezell’s Famous Chicken
Last Friday, the Bellevue College Black Student Union held its annual celebration to close out Black History Month. This event is usually conducted in-person at the college, the event had […]
OPINION: It’s Risky to Trust Athletes on their Politics
Soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović, in an interview with Sweden’s Discovery+, spoke critically of LeBron James’ attempts to weave politics into his platform as a basketball player, saying that James should […]
New Mass Vaccination Site at Lumen Field
Partnering with Swedish, UW Medicine, First & Goal Inc. and state government, the city of Seattle announced plans to open a mass vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center in […]