Opinions

If there is one prediction both parties can agree came true of the first presidential debate in Denver last Tuesday, it’s Senator John McCain’s prediction that both candidates would be […]

It all began with a planet, billions of years in the making, finally ready to carry life. A swaying and oxygenated ocean served as home to microorganisms. The basis of […]

Several days ago, there was news about Gigi Chao, daughter of property tycoon Cecil Chao, who entered a civil partnership with her girlfriend of seven years in a ceremony in […]

The Butt-Huts. These little glass-walled hubs make up an underground social-network that extends across Bellevue College. Students gather in these makeshift lounges to talk about music, gripe about work-loads and […]

So you hear the word “college.”  You think of blue skies surrounded by friends, a sweet class schedule, maybe you don’t have to work this quarter. But then it hits […]

On October 2, the Office of Student Legislative Affairs (OSLA) at Bellevue College (BC) is conducting a voting registration drive to encourage college students to vote for the regional and […]

Like the United States, Indonesia is a democratic republic. Both nations have a government in which the people are able to represent themselves and vote directly for new laws and […]

Another typical day at Bellevue College, however typical that may be; However, an element is about to crash our education party. Snobby McSnobbery has just arrived. I ask you, students […]

English classes typically taught me to focus my writing on the body paragraphs and leave the afterthoughts to the introduction and conclusion, yet no matter how hard I’ve attempted to […]

Congratulations to everyone who graduated and are heading off to four-year colleges. Thank you so much for being my biggest supporters as I took the position of Editor-in-Chief winter quarter. […]

It’s been covered on every major news station in the country, each day a different angle coming out. The shooter dyed his hair orange and announced himself as the Joker […]

While the terms “warm” and “sunny” might fit perfectly to describe the summer season, it does not quite describe summer in Seattle. Within the three month time frame of summer […]

It’s always a good idea to be prepared for the worst of situations. Knowing self defense and other forms of protection against predators is one step that everyone should take […]

Everyone has heard the stories. Everyone has grown up with the rumors, the whispers passed from ear to ear, crossing state lines, country lines and vast oceans. There was an […]

Last week while hanging with some friends, the name “Jim Caviezel” came up. Not only is Jim Caviezel one of my favorite actors, starring in movies like “The Passion of […]

Many local, instate students might not be aware that international students as well as out-of-state students pay as much as three times more than their tuition fees. Each quarter, they […]

With the recent revelation in the Miami cannibal case, it was discovered that Rudy Eugene, believed to be under the influence of bath salts, actually did not have any type […]

On July 1 of this year, the city of Seattle officially banned plastic bags.  In lieu of plastic bags, stores will be charging five cents per paper bag and will […]