About

Whatcom Community College’s student-run newspaper for all things Whatcom. 

The Horizon has been the student newspaper of Whatcom Community College since 1973. It is student-produced and funded primarily by S&A fees and advertising. The Horizon is considered a public forum and therefore, articles, commentaries, photographs, and cartoons are welcome from any enrolled students for possible publication (see below).

Editorials and reviews reflect the opinion of the author. Advertisements in the Horizon do not reflect the opinion of the newspaper. When funding allows, the print version of The Horizon is distributed free on and around campus, entitling each person to one copy.

Thank you for supporting democracy in education. Your paper, your voice!

Contact Us

We accept submissions for our magazine – comics, art, photography, articles, reviews. The audience for this publication is WCC students, staff, faculty, and the local community, so if you feel you have a piece that is relevant for that audience and provides nonfiction commentary or information, this might be the spot to send it! You may contact us at horizon@whatcom.edu, or contact the Faculty Advisor at jkenyon@whatcom.edu.

Fall 2025 Editors 

 

 

 

Fall 2025 Staff Reporters

 

 

 

Faculty Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noisy Water Review

Some of the Horizon editors also work on the Noisy Water Review, an annual anthology of outstanding WCC student writing and art. The NWR showcases the best academic and creative work done by WCC students, and provides you an opportunity to publish and get your work seen! All students who have attended WCC during the last two years are welcome to submit their work, which will be anonymously reviewed by student and faculty readers and published by the with dedicated funds from the S&A budget.

Submission for 2026 print edition. Here is a link to our early submissions form for the Noisy Water Review 2026 <https://forms.gle/ut7uv8NwJ748Hcbz7>. A second link will take its place in March 2026, for the later submission pieces. You may also reach out to us at noisywater@whatcom.edu for more information or confirmation of your submission. You may submit up to three times during the 2025-2026 school year. Here is more information about what you might send us:

• • Creative Writing—original poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, short plays
    • Submit as DOCX, include additional PDF if formatting matters
    • You may submit up to 5 pieces at a time, a mix of genres is fine
    • Space is limited for short stories or essays, so use discretion on length
  • Academic Writing from all disciplines—essays, articles, research papers
    • Same criteria as Creative Writing
  • Visual Art—photography, paintings, sketches, sculptures (photographs), graphic works
    • Submit as JPEG or PNG
    • You may submit up to 5 pieces at a time
  • Music—pieces composed for a class, spoken word, band recordings
    • Submit as MP3
    • You may submit up to 3 pieces at a time