On Wednesday, Jan. 28, a group of five students from Whatcom Community College (WCC) – Tristan Morrison, Keadon Lynn, Rhya Segault, Lluvia Quintero, and Eava Wood – walked the streets of downtown Bellingham, passing out care packages that included a sweets, jerky in each bag along with cooked spaghetti, and…
Author: Horizon Staff
Creation of the Creative Community Club
On Thursday, Jan. 29, WCC’s Creative Community Club (CCC) met for their inaugural meeting. This new beginning presents an exciting opportunity for anyone at WCC looking for more space to work with others on artistic projects, and it marks the first time since 2013 that there has been an art-related…
“What’s in the Media Center? A Look Into WCC’s Sound Studios”
If you’re a student at Whatcom Community College (WCC) with a story to tell, the Media Center is where your creativity can shine. Located in Learning Commons 120, the Media Center is a creative hub packed with tools for video and audio production. Whether students are working on a class…
Uncertainty Looms Over S&A Budget at WCC
So, here’s the deal—Whatcom Community College’s S&A Fee Budget Committee, made up of students like us, has been trying to get a straight answer about how much money is sitting in the Student Activities (S&A) fund. Shockingly, after several years of asking, nobody actually knows how much is in there. …
Students Coast Through Makerspace
Last Monday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Russ Nelson handed out free, custom-designed coasters, which were created using a 3D Printer, to students in the Learning Commons’ Makerspace. A handful of students and community members attended this Makerspace Monday event, one of those being Uyen Phan, who said she…
Growing Together: How Student Volunteers Are Changing Lives
Nestled in Bellingham, Washington, Gardenview Village stands as a beacon of hope for housing service models for the homeless community. Gardenview offers 35 tiny homes, each 8-by-12 feet in area and arranged in tight rows on their plot of land near Lakeway and the Bayview Cemetery. The village accepts seniors…
ASU: A Safe Space for Asian Students
The Asian Student Union continues to provide Asian students at Whatcom Community College with a safe space to exist in their identities. Coming off a successful Lunar New Year event last month, the ASU holds meetings in the Simpson Intercultural Center (SIC) on Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m. Co-President of the…
Jamming Gender Norms with Roller Derby
BELLINGHAM, Wash.—This past Saturday, March 1, the Whatcom Pavilion swapped dribbling basketballs and squeaking sneakers for the crescendoing rumble of roller skates, shriek of toe stops braking on the track, and raucous yells from tangled athletes pushing and shoving to score points during the double header roller derby event hosted…
Free Speech at WCC: Oppressed or Expressed?
Political activity on college campuses has been on the rise throughout many major institutions across the country, but has WCC’s campus followed those same trends? For a variety of reasons, WCC’s inclusion and support for free speech activities, also known as “expressive activities,” seems muted, with space and guidelines for…
A Message of Hope Amidst a Sea of Climate Doomism
During a lecture at Western Washington University on Tuesday, March 5, author and scholar Elin Kelsey, in collaboration with the Salish Sea Institute, shared the importance of maintaining a spirit of hope – evidence-based hope – amidst disheartening climate news. Media stories of climate change rarely feature a solution to…