Staff Picks: Bellevue College Courses We Love
Registration for spring quarter just opened up which means it’s time to plan your classes. It can be hard to choose what classes to take, so here are some of […]
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My Experience as a Deaf Student at Bellevue College
I am a new writer for the Watchdog. I intend on transferring to major in history, then continuing through a master’s degree to become a librarian. This may all sound […]
BC Extends Locke’s Interim Contract
Bellevue College’s Board of Trustees has announced that Governor Gary Locke’s contract as interim president has been extended for an additional two years. Locke was unanimously appointed interim president in […]
COVID Testing Available at BC
As cases of COVID-19 are on the rise, Bellevue College has a solution: a free drive-thru and walkup testing center. Starting on Tuesday, December 15, Bellevue College has hosted the […]
Talking Heads: BC Students on the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented event, spawning global lockdowns and requiring new patterns of life for people all over the world. It can be easy to get caught […]
Georgia Runoff Decides Senate Control
In order to be elected to a Senate seat in the state of Georgia, a candidate must beat their opponents with over 50 percent of the vote. During the general […]
Staff Picks: Professors We Love
When the Watchdog Staff aren’t working on getting news out to the Bellevue College community, most of us are in class. While in class, professors can make an outstanding impact […]
Fact Check: President Trump’s Election Claims
Over the week that has passed since Election Day, President Donald Trump has repeatedly taken to Twitter to dispute the results of the election. Many of President Trump’s claims have […]
OPINION: Why I voted for the first time in the 2020 election
As a 23-year-old, I had a chance to vote in the 2016 election, but I didn’t. I was ignorant to politics and convinced my voice didn’t matter. I lived a […]
Top Dawg’s Reason Comes Back with “New Beginnings”
Under the shadow of label mates Kendrick Lamar and SZA, Robert Gill Jr. has every “reason” to have a chip on his shoulder. As a follow up to his 2018 […]
Vice Presidential Debate Recap
On Oct. 7, the world saw the only vice presidential debate of the 2020 general election between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris. The debate was hosted by […]
The Battle to Ban TikTok: A Timeline
In December 2017, a technology company in Beijing called Bytedance acquired Musical.ly for up to US $1 billion. From there, Bytedance merged TikTok and Musical.ly together in August 2018 while […]
How to get virtually involved in the 2020 general election
Participating in the voting process is always essential, especially during a time when we have had to adapt to life virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Even with all the changes […]
Opinion: Washington’s Top-Two Primary system is blatantly counterproductive
Everyone knows our “Great American Democracy” is broken, having slowly devolved from a grand experiment in freedom to echo chambers and ever-increasing partisanship. Between gerrymandering, the electoral college, and our […]
Logic rides off into the sunset with “No Pressure”
Logic has come a long way from the streets of Baltimore, culminating with him recently inking an exclusive deal with streaming giant, Twitch. In the early 2010s, he put the […]
Best games to play with friends during quarantine
With COVID-19 seemingly going nowhere, it’s only natural to feel restless during these long months ostracized from a normal life. That being said, we live in a golden age of […]
College Cooking: fish tacos
Fish tacos are one of the best summer meals, using seasonal ingredients and giving an endless opportunity for fresh flavors. The only downside of this dish is that it often […]
The Equal Rights Amendment is almost there
The first section of The Equal Rights Amendment states, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on […]
“IDK and Friends” brings hyphy soundtrack to “Basketball Country” documentary
Wale isn’t the only MC making waves in the DMV. On June 26, Maryland-based rapper IDK dropped this new album as a sequel to 2014’s “IDK and Friends,” following up […]
Staff picks: favorite album of the year
With everything going in the world right now, we owe ourselves time to recharge. Here at The Watchdog when we’re not giving you the low down on what’s happening on […]