By Madison Roper Whatcom Community College’s Pride Club held a drag show in Syre Auditorium on May 24. Two drag queens, Betty Desire and Shanita Blough, both Whatcom alumni, hosted the event filled with multiple drag performers. The show raised over $600, which was divided to be donated to Queer…
Drag show represents LGBTQ on campus
ASWCC welcomes new executive council
By Madison Roper The Associated Students of Whatcom Community College Student Government held an end of year report and first ever succession ceremony for the ASWCC Executive Council on June 3. The ASWCC Executive Council will be almost entirely new in fall quarter. The only role not being passed down…
L’editor: Lessons learned in the lagoon
By Apple Parry I wish I could tell you this story is being overdramatized, or that some of it was made up, but, this actually happened to me. It’s been pretty hard to talk about, but I’m finally ready to share it. On March 9, 2019, my friend Maggie and…
Learning contracts give students academic flexibility
By Eva Mo For students who are interested in self-learning, Whatcom Community College offers a Learning Contract that will design individual course content, or possibly take a course from the catalog for students. This means students can have more control over their learning, such as negotiating the pace of learning, the learning methods and evaluation with a self-designed contract.
Open Space program AIMS to help students
By Katauna Loeuy The AIM Open Space program at Whatcom Community College provides a drop-in facility for students to connect with one-on-one mentoring or assistance for any aspect of the college experience, including academic help and personal well-being. Sara Purington, one of three AIM coaches and a Title III Student…
Global 6K: Running for clean water
By Eva Mo The Covenant Kids Congo 6K for Water held by the Bellingham Covenant Church, was held on May 19 at Lake Padden Park. The main organization of this event is World Vision. They have provided a website for people to register for the event by their own, and World…
Review: Bundy continues to manipulate in new film
By Madison Roper If you are unfamiliar with Ted Bundy, he was one of the most notorious serial killers in America. He was convicted of killing at least 30 women in multiple states in the 1970s. This past January was the 30-year anniversary of Bundy’s execution for the murders. The…
‘REDress Project’ on display at Whatcom
By Madison Roper Five red dresses in front of Baker Hall are meant to bring attention to the missing or murdered aboriginal women of Canada. The REDress Project, a project created by artist Jaime Black in 2011 was installed May 19. “It is an installation art project, based on an…
Tutors at math, writing centers ready to help
By Katauna Loeuy Whatcom Community College offers learning centers, one for writing and one for math, to students in need of academic assistance. “I make sure that getting access to academic support is as seamless a possible and that the support is high quality,” said Jason Babcock, director of the…
Orca Day planning in full swing
By Elisa Espinoza Orca Day is a Whatcom Community College tradition that brings students together to celebrate the ending of the school year one week before finals, through activities and food. This year, Orca Day will happen on June 5th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will take place…