WCC Health and Wellness Services during COVID-19

Whatcom Community College’s Health and Wellness Committee will not be meeting this quarter due to necessary social distancing, but this does not mean the end of student aimed resources, says a partner and developer of Whatcom’s Orca Food Pantry. Catherine Chambers is an AmeriCorps Vista who has been partnered with…

Whatcom community forced to chart new territory online

As conditions with the Covid-19 virus took the world by storm, all non-essential local businesses have been ordered closed. This immediate change left little time for any transition, and students were thrown right into it. Teachers were not immune. “I’m learning from the experience,” said Whatcom Community College drama instructor…

When contact decreases, drivers see deliveries increase

Delivery drivers everywhere have found themselves to be more in demand than ever amid the COVID-19 crisis. As restaurants and bars remain closed, drivers have been forced to put in more work in half the time, while maintaining new sanitary standards to keep themselves and their customers safe. With less…

Whatcom welcomes new cross country program and coach

The Whatcom Community College Athletics program will include a cross country team for the fall 2020 season, and will be coached by Jay Sloane. Director for Athletics and Recreation at Whatcom, Danny Day, said the college was looking for new opportunities to provide to students, and cross country came up…

Welcome to the ‘new’ Horizon

“In these uncertain/unprecedented times.” “Now more than ever.” “We’re all in this together.” These are the refrains of our new reality. Zoom is how we hold meetings with colleagues and happy hour with friends. We are online with students, communicating fleetingly with video conferencing tools but mostly by email. Facebook…

Shutdown: a view of Bellingham’s parks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Throughout the past couple of weeks, parks and other public places have closed due to the stay at home orders. Others stay partially open, while also attempting to limit the number of people that are visiting them by blocking parking spaces. To take a closer look, I put on a…