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Youtube helped popularize the video, “Quantitative Easing Explained,” an animation that explains the Federal Reserve’s plan to engage in quantitative easing again in order to try and stimulate the economy. […]

I’ve pulled THREE all-nighters this week but all’s good when you have good grades college. The only things I’ve had to drink this whole week is literally coffee.  Two quarters […]

Five weeks ago BC was hit with the reality of budget cuts and since then the rumor mill has been working non-stop. We get it, the budget cuts are going […]

Ahhh, transferring—another step in the staircase of life that gets us students closer to our dreams, aspirations and ultimately, our careers. Many say that all it takes is a little […]

Last week, four innocent Americans lost their lives when brutal and inhumane Somali pirates murdered them on the morning of Feb. 18. The United States Navy was unable to rescue […]

Could Donald Trump be running for president? His appearance at the CPAC conference in Washington seems to have stirred quite a few American voters. Could the business tycoon, reality TV […]

Government was always meant to be divided merely because opposing views fighting for ideals resulted in better policies with more thought and intention put into them. This is why the […]

I have never had a Valentine. I have never been a Valentine. And yet, every year, the nefarious holiday seems to creep back into my scheduling planner, and I think […]

I’m like the majority of girls out there. I like anything pink, I was once obsessed with Disney princesses, and I loved how Cinderella goes to the ball and instantly […]

As some of you already know, Governor Gregoire and Regents from both UW and WSU agreed that community colleges in the state are not only “over-enrolled,” but the quality of […]

Barack Obama’s alliance with big business has flipped once again. After two years of inconsistent dating, President Obama is once again trying to win the hearts of corporate America. This […]

Domestic violence; more formally known by men as the ‘my wife hit me, so let me blame this bruise on falling down the stairs’ act, that comes with marriage. Contrary […]

I hopped off a plane at LAX with a bong in my cardigan. Welcome to the land of drugs and sex (whoa), am I gonna fit in? Jumped in the […]

In America, the great debate of our generation has been playing out for half a century between two equally stubborn sides. It’s a battle over a name, one that has […]

I hated Forks before it was popular to do so. Back, long ago in the time before that asinine coagulation of fail known as “Twilight” hit the scene and made […]

Deep Water Drilling Ban: A Flimsy After-The-Fact BandAid On playgrounds everywhere, takebacks are looked down on, and the same should be said about the White House’s attempted ban on deep-water […]

Imagine what you could do with an extra $22,000. Maybe buy a car, go on a luxurious vacation, pay for one semester of college, or spend about $3.20 per gallon […]

Transgender bathroom options shouldn’t be “festival seating” In current American society, there are still misunderstandings and a lack of open-mindedness in terms of standards for gender roles and acceptance of […]

I am a student at Bellevue College and have been a reader of your publication for a long while and normally I find no issue with the content within. This […]

It was a rainy Wednesday morning in January and time was slipping by a quarter to nine. Soaked by the torrential downpour, a lost dog scampered along the side of […]