Normally, this time of year would have Bellingham’s Pickford Film Center busy with people lining up, ordering popcorn, and enjoying films entered in the CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival. But the COVID-19 lockdown changed all that. This year, the festival was forced to screen its official selections online. What makes…
Year: 2020
When freedom of the press is not what law enforcement wants to hear
In the past two weeks, the coronavirus toll in the U.S. surpassed 100,000 deaths, people around the world protested against the killing of George Floyd, and more than 400 journalists have had their First Amendment rights infringed upon. The unjustified deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, sparked…
Passing the time in a pandemic is all fun and games
As the pandemic continues, people have been forced to be creative and develop new ways to get together apart. In an effort to stay connected and ditch the gloomy COVID cloud hanging over everyone’s head, Kulshan Brewing Co. has moved its regular trivia night online. While veterans of this weekly…
Equality is not enough
Imagine you are facing a wall with two friends. This wall is 7 feet tall. You are about 6-foot-2 and your friends are 5-foot-10 and 5-foot-2. You need a stool to see over the wall, so you get yourself a box that is 10 inches tall. The principle of equality…
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…
What Does COVID-19 Mean for the WCC Campus Additions?
Due to the current pandemic, Whatcom Community College has been forced to slow construction and potentially postpone its opening of the Phyllis and Charles Self Learning Commons and Cedar Hall on-campus housing.
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…