Written by Nathan Welch and Miles Vander Vennet. WCC’s own Pickleball Club hosted an event in conjunction with Volli, a private recreation center just across the way from Cedar Hall that is dedicated to pickleball and a few other games. With attendance close to a dozen at this event, members…
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Open Mic Nights at the Simpson Intercultural Center
The Simpson Intercultural Center has started an Open Mic Night every Thursday from 4-5 p.m. in Syre 217 for Whatcom students who enjoy singing, poetry, storytelling, and more. Kunmi Ajiboye started Open Mic Nights to give students on campus “a place to perform and have fun.” She got the idea…
Fall quarter ends with a celebration
“Times are stressful for students with everyone just coming out of the pandemic and many students now having to get used to being on campus again. The Programming and Diversity Board (PDB) wanted to host an event to celebrate all of the hard work that students have put in and…
Campus event brings community together to honor dead and celebrate life
On Nov. 1, the Whatcom Community College Office of Student Life and Development and the Simpson Intercultural Center hosted a Dia De Los Muertos event in Syre Student Center Auditorium. “It’s a celebration of life and remembering those who have gone into another life. It’s a celebration of those that…
Bellingham Halloween Weekend Guide
The end of October is near and so starts the finale of the Halloween celebration. Bellingham will be hosting a number of Halloween-themed events for the community. On October 28th Bellingham Bells Annual Halloween party Swing by the Barkley Village Bellingham Bells store from 5-7 p.m. to participate in raffles,…
March on Seth Fleetwood
People are angry. There’s anger in the streets of Bellingham like I have never seen before. It almost feels like the city has reached a boiling point, and a whole lot of ugliness is about to bubble up and spill out. Several times it looked like violence would erupt on…
Trumpeter brings music to a distant audience
COVID-19 has canceled many things, and for the music industry, which relies heavily on in-person gatherings, some have found creative ways to engage their audiences and use music as a way to connect. For local musicians like trumpeter Pace Rubadeau, music has not been canceled – it’s just found a…
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…
Colleges coordinate Indigenous Peoples Day events
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 14, a day-long program of knowledge-sharing, celebration and community building, called “Language as Water: Honoring Our Relations,” was held as a collaborative event between Whatcom Community College, Northwest Indian College, and Western Washington University. The program celebrated the fifth annual Indigenous Peoples’…
Sexual violence awareness is goal of Red Zone program
Whatcom Community College is actively taking steps to prevent sexual violence on campus, through a variety of programs and events that focus on awareness, including holding a one-mile walk-run event focused on sexual assault awareness. The Red Zone walk-run challenged participants to “step up” and raise awareness of sexual violence….