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The ongoing joke is that this last presidential election was not merely a battle between democrats and republicans, but between math and ideology – math being represented by the self-described […]

Dear Letter to the Editor, I miss the Watchdog a lot. I was the News Editor for over a year, and I really miss how awesome you guys are. Seriously, […]

If you walk into the president’s office in A-201, you can pick up a pamphlet entitled “Don’t let the Haters Win,” which encourages students to report campus bias incidents and […]

I had the privilege of attending three of the four student-forums, including Dr. David Rule’s brief presentation and Q&A.  While the other two candidates that I met and talked with […]

Last week, Disney bought LucasFilm, the studio that produced “Star Wars” for $4.05 billion. From Disney classics such as “Snow White” and “Bambi” to “Hannah Montana,” Disney has made quite […]

Livestrong. That’s a strong statement that has rung a very bold and profound bell over the years. It came with a once thought as solid backbone from the cycling legend […]

On Nov. 4, 1979, a group of college students and rioters overran the U.S. embassy in Iran and held 52 of its American inhabitants hostage all the way through January […]

The ambition of a sustainable community is to establish local economic networks that are socially responsible, environmentally sound and economically feasible. Within such a communal economy, resources are not used […]

We can all probably agree that the winner of this year’s presidential election is going to be either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, so what’s the purpose of voting for […]

For the presidential election, there are only three names that will be on every candidate list on every ballot across the country.  There’s the Republican nominee, Governor Mitt Romney, there’s […]

What do soy beans, McDonalds menu items, papayas and potatoes have in common? They are widely produced genetically modified organism products. GMO are organisms whose genetic compositions have been manipulated […]

I started coming to Bellevue College at the age of 21, after three years of working odd jobs and generally just wasting time. I knew that when I graduated high […]

Most of the political candidates vying for your vote nowadays put a great deal of emphasis on their bipartisan methods for solving problems.  To me it comes across as mildly […]

My name is Ali Collucci. I have been a student employee of Bellevue College for a little over a year, working with Student Programs and Director of the Lesbian  Gay […]

The grizzly bear population used to thrive in a large portion of North America. It wasn’t until about halfway through the 20th century that the grizzly species began showing signs […]

It’s a Monday, not exactly my favorite day of the week. It’s raining, like usual and I think to myself, it’s noon and I’m starving. I stroll to the cafeteria […]

How would you feel if you had been working for something since you were a small child, spending years of your life away from your family, working for others, getting […]

Our increasingly homogenized world is a perfect example of the mere-exposure effect  which it claims that people develop an instinctual preference to something by merely familiarizing themselves with it. This […]