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.

Noisy Water Review – Student Work, Deadline Extended to May 15, 2025

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 Horizon editors with dedicated funds from the ASWCC.  If you are interested, you can submit your work here for consideration by the review board! You may also submit to noisywater@whatcom.edu. Here is more information about what you might submit:

• • Creative Writing—poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, short plays
    • Submit as DOCX, include 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 7 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
  • Cajitas—mixed media pieces from Dr. Romero or other classes in conjunction with Latine Studies
    • Submit as JPEG picture or contact the Horizon for photographs
    • You may submit a piece of writing to accompany the picture of your cajitas

Spring 2025 Editors 

Spring 2025 Staff Reporters

Faculty Advisor