Drag show fundraises for Bellingham’s Pride Festival

By: Lynette Martinez *Note: The Horizon editorial staff formally apologizes for the wrong inclusion and referal to ‘Betty Desire’ in the Article.* Men in high heels with long lashes and elegant dresses were placed center stage when Whatcom Community College’s Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA) presented its annual “Drag and Variety Show”…

The evolution of rock music (from the perspective of a (90s kid)

By: Tyler Kirk Those of us that grew up through the 1990s and 2000s have been a part of a very unique generation. The last two decades have been full of cultural shifts in all forms, and I’ve always felt that one of the most comprehensive and telling signs of…

Never be a beast of burden

By: Jeremy Rick The recent shootings at Santa Barbara Community College and Seattle Pacific University have sparked emotionally charged conversations concerning mental health care in the United States of America. The two gunmen, Elliot Rodger and Aaron Ybarra, displayed patterns of deep-seated anger and both received medical treatment that failed…

Whatcom students active in local music scene

By: Tyler Kirk The local music scene in Bellingham features an arguably extensive and diverse collection of musicians in the area. Two Whatcom Community College students, Henry Dotson, 18, and Teo Crider, 24, have been writing, recording, and performing music in the Bellingham area for years. “I’ve been playing music…