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It was spring quarter 2012, when I first washed up on Bellevue College campus. I had just met some new friends after coming down from Bellingham and flunking out of […]

  While talking with a housemate about college in his country, I realized how different my life would be in another country. It was interesting to imagine myself as a […]

  Tech geeks and spectacle-wearers alike have been waiting for the release of the anticipated Google Glass. To be able to record, take pictures, and even do something like get […]

  Everywhere you go, it’s guaranteed you’re going to see something about the “12th Man” or see at least 15 people sporting their Seahawks gear. My question is, where has […]

Help feed students in need. We are 55% of the way there. Dear Bellevue College, Last week, Help Feed Students In Need raised $1,779 towards its goal of $3,250, furthering […]

  There is a contrast between the U.S. and other countries in the realm of college tuition. I had known about this earlier. However, after questioning several housemates who happened […]

In my search for cultural knowledge I decided that it was high time I got myself a pen pal. Not just any old pen pal, not someone from the U.S. […]

  Okay, if it was up to me, I would so be done with paying for gas. Driving to school and work every day hurts my gas tank – and […]

If someone asked you what the most intriguing and complicated challenge you’ve ever faced was, how would you respond?  You might pause to ponder; you wouldn’t want to be hasty. […]

My name is Chris Toomey and I am a Bellevue College Alumni, and previous News Editor and reporter for the student run newspaper, The Watchdog. I am now writing to […]

Taking place from Jan. 7 to Jan. 10, with a preview on Jan. 5, the Consumer Electronics show hosted in Las Vegas has revealed some of the best, the dumbest, […]

It’s never too late to go back to school.  Even if you’re over 40, and even if you’re a hopeless drug addict.  I am both, and let me tell you, […]

I first came to Bellevue College a year ago. I was fresh out of high school and one of two in my graduating class not to go to a traditional […]

With our generation headed towards a time of Amazon Prime Air and other technological advances, it’s no wonder that online classes are taking the educational world by storm. The introduction […]

    Bellevue College is a highly reputable institution that offers a vast array of opportunities for both personal and academic growth. In 2010, the Office of Effectiveness and Strategic […]

My boyfriend smokes a lot of weed. Not daily, but a few times a week. I don’t smoke at all and I think it’s a health hazard and a really […]

    Here we are again, nearing the end of another quarter at Bellevue College. For some of us (and you know who you are), it’s crunch time. I know […]

This year, Thanksgiving was unique because  it fell out on the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. This phenomenon is the result of the Gregorian solar calendar overlapping with the  lunar calendar. […]

It’s never a good sign when there aren’t words to describe what has happened to you.  It’s never a good sign when scientists around the world stop trying to measure […]

It’s that lovely time of year again—college application time! I wasn’t a very active applicant in high school, mostly because I already knew I was going to go to BC. […]