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The smell of freedom was all around. Smiles widened pearly teeth, explosives were distributed to and fro to young and old – five year olds with a knack for flame, […]

Last year my best friend went to Washington State University (WSU). This year she came back a full-fledged Cougar. Well, maybe “full-fledged” is an understatement. How about full grown, claws […]

The Student Programs provides many opportunities for students to get involved with the school activities and events. The Student Programs holds a range of activities and opportunities that allow students […]

Some people have organized group sports, but I, on the other hand had tennis. Yes, sometime you play doubles so you’re not completely alone, but most of the time it […]

Remember back in the day when your grandparents or parents were constantly reminding you to say please and thank you? You probably thought that vital life lesson of using manners […]

When it’s time for you to finally take flight away from under the wings of your parents and into a university environment, you’ll encounter something I like to call the […]

For those of us brave enough to tackle our education this quarter at Bellevue College, many are disheartened by the fact that we will be working much more strenuously due […]

Bellevue College once had the luxury of offering free parking to all students and faculty. After all, we pay enough as it is for tuition, textbooks and other college expenses. […]

What is the one place at Bellevue College that you will miss the most after you graduate? Everyone has their own favorite, and for more artsy souls, the BC Gallery […]

Spring has arrived, little by little, and now it’s here in full bloom. Sunny days and warm temperatures have finally returned to Seattle, and Bellevue College is finishing its last […]

I’ll admit it: I’ve already seen The Avengers twice. There is something about that movie that I just love. The plot is fun, the acting is great and the characters […]

With the cost of higher education rising nearly twenty-five percent in the past thirty years, students are burdened with an average debt of $25,000 upon graduation. However, the oh-so-confident Peter […]

All my sisters are at home for summer. Yep, that’s right. They’re home for summer. As in, they’ve finished their finals and are home for summer break. They got back […]

Driving and parking at BC every morning for nearly two years has given me countless trial and error opportunities to refine parking down to an exact science, and I am […]

“Did you hear anything from anywhere yet?”—This is the most asked and answered question I have come across since mid-March. Sure, a lot of you out there are getting this […]

After two years of asking your professor to “Wait, wait, don’t go to the next slide yet,” and “Wow, I never really needed to use my textbook this whole quarter,” […]

College kids, remember that day you found out about student loans? You know, right when your dream of getting a degree and that great job was tainted by the shattering […]

The cafeteria line was moving so slowly. The girl digging through her wallet just to find out she can’t afford her meal, the guy on the phone who seemingly takes […]

While boisterous music filled the Bellevue College campus, a lengthy line of anxious students prepared to stuff their faces with free food stood in the courtyard last Thursday, April 26 […]

Fun fact:  We are 11.6 miles from the first Starbucks ever created. Coffee addiction runs deep into the souls of Bellevue residents and Seattlites – and it’s necessary for anyone […]