Campus CSA program takes root

By Anne Elliott For the third year in a row, students at Whatcom Community College have the opportunity to receive fresh organic produce for a lower overall price, straight from the farm it was grown on. This opportunity is available through the program Workplace CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). In CSA…

Workshops introduce middle schoolers to new career paths

By Christina Latham Whatcom Community College is offering a chance for middle school students to explore non-traditional career paths for their future. The “Guys & Guts” and “Girls Go Tech” workshops, aimed towards youth ages 11 to 14, are all-day workshops held by the college to introduce male youth to…

Technological literacy key to reducing partisanship

by Jeremy Rick In his 1973 novel “Breakfast of Champions,” the late American author Kurt Vonnegut said, “Ideas on Earth were badges of friendship or enmity. Their content did not matter. Friends agreed with friends, in order to express friendliness. Enemies disagreed with enemies, in order to express enmity. Nothing…

College publication features creative and academic student work

By Anne Elliott “The Noisy Water Review,” an annual publication of Whatcom Community College students’ academic and creative works, is currently accepting pieces from students who wish to submit any form of academic or creative writing, visual art, or music. “The deadline is May 9, but we’d love to see…

The rockin’ role of music in society

By Zach Barlow Edward Chatterton, 62, got his master’s degree in history at Western Washington University and is now a history instructor at Whatcom Community College. What separates Chatterton from most other teachers, however, are not the steps he took to get to where he is. Chatterton’s uniqueness lies in…

Reading beyond the lines

By Jeremy Rick During the first half of March Whatcom Community College’s Community and Continuing Education (CCE) program offered a chance for people to discover and explore their psychic abilities in a course entitled “Developing Your Psychic Intelligence.” “We’re always looking for course trends. What’s ‘hot’ now?” said Linda Howson,…