New Grant Expands Financial Aid
A new Washington College Grant will allow more students access to financial aid starting in 2020. The new Washington College Grant is a grant of $190 million in financial aid, […]
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BC’s influential Dr. Irey will be greatly missed in new endeavors
Bellevue College is home to some of the most amazing people in the world. The campus is filled with artists, activists, and academics of all disciplines. While many are interesting […]
Low candidate turnout for recent ASG election
Bellevue College held its annual election for Associated Student Government (ASG) president the week of April 29. Candidate turnout was low for this election; one student ran for the president […]
Joe Biden’s campaign announcement faces backlash and support
Joe Biden has officially announced his run for president in the 2020 Presidential election. Biden worked as an attorney before becoming the fifth youngest U.S. Senator in history, eventually breaking […]
Bellevue College holds demonstration to fund higher education
Bellevue College held a rally on Tuesday, April 16. Nearly 40 Bellevue College faculty, staff and administrators came out with signs reading “Attract and Keep Great Educators.” The rally was […]
Ban on transgender military personnel goes into effect
The Department of Defense (DOD) rolled out President Donald Trump’s Transgender Service Member Ban on April 12. This comes almost two years after President Donald Trump announced a similar transgender […]
New homeless shelter set to open near BC campus
The Bellevue City Council was tasked with building a permanent low-barrier men’s shelter, and a final consensus has been made on its grounded location. After looking at several potential sites […]
Amazon moves new headquarters to Bellevue
Amazon is planning to move its entire Worldwide Operations team from Seattle to Bellevue by 2023. According to an email acquired by GeekWire, Amazon is also planning to move thousands […]
A British exit: What’s happening with Brexit?
Brexit is a portmanteau of a British exit. People on both sides of parliament have wildly different views on how Brexit will go. The Tories (conservatives) say that Brexit will […]
Bellevue College receives positive accreditation report
Officials with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) gave an overall positive evaluation of Bellevue College during their accreditation visit in March, according to Bellevue College President Dr. […]
Boeing under criminal investigation following crashes
Boeing is under multiple investigations–including a federal criminal probe–following two recent crashes of its 737 MAX 8 planes. Lion Air Flight 620 took off from Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday, Oct. […]
City of Everett offers commercial flights from Paine Field
Though it has long been an open airfield for private aviation and a construction and testing facility for Boeing, Paine Field in Everett is now booking commercial flights via Alaskan […]
Supreme Court deems transgender ban constitutional
In 2016, a study was conducted by the Rand Corporation on transgender military personnel. This study focused on answering questions pertaining to transgender people openly serving in the military. The […]
Amazon retracts plans for a second headquarters in New York
For the last 12 years Seattle has been the home of Amazon. Since its headquarters in South Lake Union was built in 2010, the population of the Emerald City has […]
Tim Wise, prominent anti-racist writer, gives speech on BC campus
Tim Wise, a prominent anti-racist writer in the U.S., gave a talk on campus to celebrate the last day of Black History Month. Wise is the author of seven books, […]
Government reopens, national emergency declared
On Feb. 15, President Donald Trump made an address from the White House Rose Garden. The President declared a national emergency because of the alleged humanitarian crisis on the southern […]
BC’s Neurodiagnostic Technology Program needs volunteers
The Neurodiagnostic Technology program, or NDT, is looking for volunteers to have their brain scanned. This on-campus program is searching for people who are willing to help their fellow students […]
BC searches for new Associate Vice President of Student Affairs
There are three new candidates for the position of Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, according to an email sent by Kirsty Haining, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of […]
Dr. Tyrone Bledsoe comes to BC for Martin Luther King Day
On Jan. 24. Bellevue College welcomed Dr. Tyrone Bledsoe as keynote speaker of the celebration and remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bledsoe met Dr. King in his youth […]
Student Success Center sees new developments
Bellevue College students who may have questions, or need resources for success will soon have a place on campus where they can find answers. The Student Success Center is currently […]