OPINION: How Did COVID-19 Affect the Mental Health of Students?
As time goes by, we become more and more aware of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of students across the world. Time spent in disrupted routines, secluded […]
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OPINION: My Second Time With Coronavirus and Why You Should Vaccinate
The first time I had COVID-19, I didn’t know what was happening. It was early March 2020, and I remember thinking that my mononucleosis from years earlier had returned. I […]
How to Host a Virtual Thanksgiving
Traditionally, Thanksgiving has been a time to get together with family, reflect on what you’re grateful for and eat your favorite holiday foods. This year, Thanksgiving is going to look […]
New COVID Restrictions implemented in Washington State as cases surge
On Sunday, Nov. 15, Gov. Jay Inslee declared Washington State would be under new COVID-19 restrictions. During a press conference, Gov. Inslee stated, “Today, Sunday, November 15, 2020, is the […]
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine trials promising
The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the United States since March, reaching a toll of 10 million diagnosed cases and over 240,000 deaths this November. However, this week brought the potential […]
COVID-19 Cases Once Again Rising Across the Country
Days are growing shorter, the weather is getting colder and cases of COVID-19 are steadily rising. At the time of writing this article, over 74 thousand new cases had been […]
Governor Inslee loosens COVID restrictions across the state
Governor Jay Inslee has decided to allow the opening of more businesses and the lifting of restrictions for activities in Washington state. This decision was made while COVID-19 case numbers […]
$1 million in CARES Act funding available to BC students
Bellevue College students who have faced financial setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic can heave a sigh of relief, as the college will be able to financially support some students […]
The Trump administration’s fight over reopening schools explained
The Trump Administration is firmly committed to making schools reopen this fall. Many have brought into question the viability of this decision, but for the Trump Administration, there is only […]
BC students are using the Makerspace to 3D print PPE
In the past months, the United States rushed to implement a national response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The severity of this pandemic cannot be overstated, as the death toll has […]
King County granted modified phase 2 as the state recovers from pandemic
King County is now on Phase 1.5 of the Safe Start plan, which is, in simple terms, a modified Phase One. The decision was announced on June 5, making King […]
Corona Virus creates complications for the 2020 census
The U.S. census is a constitutionally mandated survey of the United States population taken every ten years. The 2020 census is unique because it is happening amid a global pandemic […]
Opinions: Is privatization the solution to struggling schools?
Public schools across the country have closed for the remainder of the school year due to the coronavirus pandemic, giving students and teachers no choice but to transition to remote […]
Jay Inslee’s phase 2 plans for reopening Washington state
Governor Jay Inslee announced new guidelines on Tuesday that would allow for the possibility of additional counties to move into phase two of his recovery plan. This new criterion would […]
FDA halts at-home Corona test kit program in Seattle
Seattle’s at-home test kits could have become a vital resource in testing individuals for the coronavirus until the FDA shut down the process. On May 12, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates […]
Opinion: As Amazon cuts hazard pay, why is Jeff Bezos making billions?
As American citizens, every day we are faced with new challenges and opportunities. Lately, there have been more challenges than opportunities. There is no making sense of the socioeconomic ladder […]
Opinion: We should stop listening to Elon Musk
Last month Elon Musk kicked the hornet’s nest when he demanded the country’s lockdown orders be removed. A month earlier, on March 6, the Tesla CEO tweeted that the “coronavirus […]
“A or Incomplete,” Seattle schools facing backlash over new CoronaVirus decision
In recent weeks, the decision for Seattle Public Schools to adopt a new “A or Incomplete” grading policy due to COVID-19 has received substantial backlash from parents and teachers. Some […]
Betsy Devos faces new lawsuit after failing to stop garnishing student wages
A new class-action lawsuit is claiming that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos failed to halt the collection of defaulted federal student loans from worker paychecks. The usual practice involves garnishing the […]
King County handing out alcohol and cigarettes to homeless to keep them in quarantine
In a Shoreline recovery facility, King County officials are giving COVID-19 patients beer and cigarettes as a means of harm reduction. According to the Communications Director at King County Dept. […]