iLeader of the pack

Story by Kevin Doucette The iLEAD (Leadership Education and Development) Whatcom program at Whatcom Community College fosters personal and professional development for students, and helps them build leadership skills through a variety of workshops each year. “It’s a way for students to receive free professional development,” said Laura Singletary, Whatcom’s…

Local performance stars Whatcom grad

Story by Greg Lane How does one define another as “normal?” How different can someone be? Kuntz and Company, a Bellingham-based dance company, finished its second running of “Hello, my name is You,” an experimental performance about a woman’s journey with Asperger’s syndrome. The production, shown at the Firehouse Performing…

Student raises awareness of dolphin cruelty

Story by Taylor Nichols 18-year-old Giovanni Galarza, a student at Whatcom Community College, sat in the Syre courtyard Sept. 25 informing students of two issues which he is passionate about – the captivity of cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), and the yearly slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Galarza said…

Affordable healthcare held hostage by government shutdown

by Andrew Edwards If you’ve tried to access any government websites, been unable to get tax forms for financial aid or paid attention to the news lately, you’ve probably noticed that the federal government has been mostly shut down. The reason for this is because the two houses of congress…