By Keenan Gray Whatcom Community College women’s soccer team capped off the 2018 season finishing second in the Northwest Athletic Conference North Division and clinched a playoff spot, only to lose it in the first round of the playoffs in double overtime to Tacoma Community College 3-2. The women’s soccer…
Month: March 2019
Women’s basketball hopes to break 4-year slump
By Keenan Gray For the last four years, the Whatcom Community College women’s basketball team has been at the bottom of the Northwest Athletic Conference, compiling an overall record of 32-80, with 18 conference wins. Anthony Slater was hired this year as the team’s new head coach. Slater has already…
Men’s basketball reaches new heights
By Keenan Gray Whatcom’s men’s basketball program is known for recruiting tall, post players from local high schools around Whatcom County. The men’s basketball team lacked the size last season and were unable to qualify for the conference tournament, finishing fifth in the North Division with an overall record of…
Film club expands its focus
By Sydney Mitchell In the past, film club only focused on filmmaking, but this year Noah Pierce, this quarter’s club president, wanted to introduce a new concept in order to draw in a larger variety of students. Pierce said, “Two teams to devote to two types of projects.” The film…
US government in time-out until Trump says so
By Apple Parry This story initially ran in Issue 6, published January 22, 2019. Today marks the 32nd day of the longest government shutdown yet, and there is no end in sight. Federal employees will not be paid until after appropriation bills, which allow government spending, are passed into…
Visions and Voices highlights women in film
By Eva Mo Film is indispensable in this visual media society, no matter in this generation or in the past. However, in the ever-augmenting filmmaker’s world, women haven’t been seen during the age of silent film, and not many people are aware of women filmmakers. The CASCADIA International Women’s Film…
ASWCC Senate gives students a voice
By Madison Roper The Associated Students of Whatcom Community College has a student senate, but what are they here for and who is behind it? The student senate is the primary body that represents students’ voices on campus. For Running Start student and senator, Elliot Saldivar, the senate is a…
Whatcom receives new grants
By Jeremy Clopton Whatcom Community College received $2.25 million from the Title III grant awarded by the United States Department of Education to be dispersed over a five-year period and is aimed at developing a student welcoming program as well faculty facilities, funding began Oct. 1, 2018 and ends Sept….