Opinions

The nastiest concussion I’ve ever had was a long time coming. It happened because I was stupid and excited to do something I loved. That’s a place everyone’s been, it’s […]

  Dear Rachelle, How do I deal with loss and keep up with my studies? There’s no right way to deal with a death. It’s an incredibly difficult thing to […]

I think it’s safe to say—even if you do happen to live under a rock—that just about every student at Bellevue College has heard about the ongoing government shutdown. It’s […]

It is commonly acknowledged that some of our best thoughts have come in the shower. This occurrence is what prompts writers, artists, and the like to keep pads of paper […]

It’s probably safe to say that most BC students intend to either transfer to a four-year university or stay and earn their credits here. While the end result can be […]

I talked with my roommate a month or so ago, at the end of summer. “The world’s gonna end!” he said with a smile on his face. “Huh?” “That’s what […]

This letter is in response to last weeks’s article, BC wages war on hunger.   First, to all those who seek to achieve a noble cause that is greater than […]

 College students are generally well informed that  the beginning of a new quarter  comes at a price—a very high price. With students having to drain either their own financial aid, […]

  By now, many students at Bellevue College have found out that parking at the college will be difficult for a while. Whether you get here early or late in […]

For a college student, the words “financial aid” is beautiful music to the ears. At least for me it is. Without financial aid, it’s safe to say that I wouldn’t […]

Miley Cyrus’ and Robin Thicke’s performance at this year’s MTV VMAs is a topic that frankly has been completely and utterly exhausted. The Internet and various other media outlets are […]

Across the globe, some 1.5 billion Muslims are fasting for Ramadan; the Muslim population at BC is no exception. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and […]

With an increasing reputation in many parts of the world and its very own International Student Programs, Bellevue College has a growing community of international students. The ease of the […]

  Rays of solar warmth, long days, and plenty of green trees to provide peaceful shade means it must be summer. This is the time of the year everyone whips […]

In Re: BC tests interim food program (The Watchdog, July 30, 2013) Thanks to those of you from The Watchdog for covering the efforts to establish an EBT terminal on […]

  Meet “schmeat.” Years of stem-cell research and culinary concoctions have made it possible. Lab grown meat, which researchers from around the world have been experimenting with for years, is […]

I’m sure if you heard the name Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, most of you would immediately know who I was talking about. The current suspect for the Boston bombings, this man is […]

In Egypt there is both rejoicing and mourning. There are Egyptians celebrating fulfilled demands and there are those who mourn, grieved with the departure of a democratic elective system that […]

Politics affects all of us. The decisions our government makes about taxes, alcohol limits and thousands of other things affects our daily lives. Recently I was invited to a barbeque […]

Privacy: the fundamental aspect of our nation’s Fourth Amendment and security rights and the foundation of respect and dignity. Since Sept. 11, 2001, efforts to stop terrorists in their tracks […]