Foreign exchange students showcase cultures

By Eva Mo The Whatcom Office Student Life and Development hosted the Global Cultural Night on May 2 to celebrate the cultural diversity on campus. “We wanted to share cultural diversity on campus to Whatcom Community, build a campus community that celebrates diversity, and hope students make new friends on…

Community garden project is growing

By Elisa Espinoza The Office of Student Life and Development and the Orca Food Pantry’s team have organized a new garden project funded by The Associated Students of Whatcom Community College student government. The project consists of weekly trips to the Cordata Neighborhood Garden, where students can learn how to…

Poetry challenge in its 13th year

By Elisa Espinoza The Whatcom Community College Library carried out and sponsored the 13th edition of the Kumquat Poetry Challenge in celebration of the National Poetry Month held every April. Current and former students, faculty, and staff participated in this challenge, which consisted of writing a poem that must include…

L’editor: a look behind the front page

By Apple Parry For every issue the Horizon prints, it is my responsibility to write a Letter from the Editor. A L’editor, we call it. I can write about almost whatever I want to. However, it’s currently 6:42 pm on production day, and what you see above is all I’ve…

Seminar discusses election process

By Katauna Loeuy The “Is There a Better Way to Elect the President?” forum is an educational event that covers topics regarding the current system of electing political candidates, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the process. The event was hosted at Whatcom Community College and ran by…

Forum designed to expose truth of plastics

By Katauna Loeuy “The Truth about Plastics,” a day-long educational forum hosted at Whatcom Community College, brought together a variety of experts and concerned citizens to study the hard truth about plastics and their environmental impact. The Mt. Baker chapter of the Sierra Club, Zero Waste Washington, and the Sustainability…

Travel: Japan’s temples have much to teach

By Madison Roper “You’ve been blessed by God for seeing that,” said Megumi Yoshihisa, after witnessing a monk bang a drum at a temple. Megumi and her husband Yasushi are part of my family, and a huge reason I was able to see so much of Japan. Out of everything…