Month: February 2014

By Zach Barlow Right across the street from the Greyhound Station in Fairhaven, there exists, quite literally, a circus. “The Circus Guild is a collective of circus arts enthusiasts. It’s a melting pot for people to come together to train, perform, and share their love for the arts in a…

By Max Singer Many may have walked past the empty tennis courts near the Pavilion and wondered why Whatcom Community College students don’t use them. Remy Acosta, 18, a student at Whatcom, wants to change that. “We have the equipment and we have the arenas,” Acosta said. “What’s stopping us?”…

By Jake Knight Whatcom Community College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams both earned victories Feb. 5 against the Skagit Valley Community College teams. The men’s win, coupled with the latest 64-63 win at Edmonds Community College, gave the men’s team a record of 8-2 in the Northwest Athletic Association of…

By Anne Elliott Megan Fortin, 21, is working as an intern at Fairhaven Middle School as well as taking 24 credits at Whatcom Community College this quarter. One credit comes from helping out in 7th grade social studies and English classes for 10 hours per week through Whatcom’s Cooperative Education…

By Caleb Remington “I really think when students actually step on the Capitol campus something happens and they all get the magnitude of how important it is to be engaged in the civic responsibility of being in a democracy,” said Student Life Director Kris Baier about the annual student rally…

By Trevor Randall Whatcom Community College’s Heiner Theater was filled with sounds from the thirteenth century during a medieval music performance given by flautist Norbert Rodenkirchen Feb. 7. The performance, which was put on by the Programming and Diversity Board as well as the German Club, featured a display of…

By Anne Elliott Mindport is a Bellingham museum where art, science, and technology come together in exhibits that are imagined and put together by its very own staff. “Our exhibits range from wild to whimsical,” said Warren Sheay, a museum guide at Mindport. “We are trying to muddy up the…

By Christina Latham Whatcom Community College’s drama class is busy preparing for its winter quarter play, a comedy by playwright Bryan Starchman called “No Signs of Intelligent Life.” The play is about “aliens coming to earth and they take human form because they are too beautiful for human eyes,” said…