By Nathan Welch and Miles Vander-Vennet An English-Language Learners class led by Catalina Hope ended in celebration, as students and ELL volunteers alike came together after the class successfully completed their English assessments for the quarter. During the class’s celebration, students spoke amongst their classmates, family members, and instructors, eating…
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Whatcom coach part of gold-medal team
We have a gold medalist among us. “I don’t think I went in thinking the US could take the gold…I’m still kind of processing, like my glory moment.” As part of Team USA competing in the 2022 IAU 100k world championships in Bernau, Germany on Aug. 27, Courtney Olsen became…
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…
On Campus Activities
After a year of being almost exclusively online, Whatcom Community College’s campus is starting to open again for spring quarter. While classes are still online, study pods have begun to open up at the new Phyllis and Charles Self Learning Commons and the Orca Food Pantry has reopened.
Bay to baker trail
Spring is alive with Summer around the corner here in Bellingham and across Whatcom county. Residents however are wondering about what to do outdoors during this pandemic. There is one activity that has not been limited or closed this entire time and that is outdoor trails. One New trail currently…
Disc Golfers During Covid-19
For the past fifteen years the Whatcom Disc Golf Club (WDGC) has worked hard to ensure our local disc golf courses stay groomed and ready for players. Within the past three years they’ve seen immense growth, held fundraisers, tournaments, and volunteer work parties. Ryan Klassen is the current president of…
Camp 210 early sweep
The City of Bellingham cleared the homeless encampment on the morning of Thursday, Jan 28th. It was located between city hall and Bellingham Public Library. Camp 210 began as an occupied protest in November 2020 against a lack of resources and shelter available for the homeless population of Whatcom County….
ORCA CROSS COUNTRY
With the Whatcom Community College cross-country team’s season justaround the corner, a group of young athletes are preparing to competefor the first time as an Orca runner. A collective of fourteen athletesmake up the team, six on the women’s and eight on the men’s. Since the unexpected outbreak of COVID-19,…
Martin luther king day
Ijeoma Olou appealed in an address to the students and faculty at Whatcom to be the root of change in the colleges we attend and work at during the “Awakening the Legacy” virtual event Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “If there is any place that could create…
What it’s like to be a Whatcom athlete in the time of COVID-19
Being a college athlete is hard as it is but being a student athlete in college might just be harder. During a regular season, the Whatcom volleyball team has a packed schedule, but who knew that during a worldwide pandemic, we are still working just as hard. I’m a returning…