By Alex Pierott Whatcom Community College’s gaming club on campus focuses on all aspects of gaming. Gaming Club started in 2017 to gather student gamers on campus in a community. “It’s a socially oriented club to help people meet new people and relax after classes,” said Robert “Bear” Kersey.
Gaming club: ‘If it’s a game, we play it’
L’editor: Financial insecurity
By Apple Parry Growing up chronically poor and having money insecurity…man, let me tell you how much of a soul-crushing combo that is. Money insecurity does not always call for someone to be “poor” to have it. In fact any one can have money insecurity, including children. Money insecurity is…
Accreditation: Educational quality assurance
By Lincoln Wallace Whatcom Community College is accredited, meaning it meets certain standards in the quality of its academics and student services. But that accreditation must be renewed every seven years, and Whatcom is going through that process this year. A crucial step of the accreditation process took place on…
Soccer season ends on high note
By Keenan Gray Whatcom Community College women’s soccer team capped off the 2018 season finishing second in the Northwest Athletic Conference North Division and clinched a playoff spot, only to lose it in the first round of the playoffs in double overtime to Tacoma Community College 3-2. The women’s soccer…
Women’s basketball hopes to break 4-year slump
By Keenan Gray For the last four years, the Whatcom Community College women’s basketball team has been at the bottom of the Northwest Athletic Conference, compiling an overall record of 32-80, with 18 conference wins. Anthony Slater was hired this year as the team’s new head coach. Slater has already…
Men’s basketball reaches new heights
By Keenan Gray Whatcom’s men’s basketball program is known for recruiting tall, post players from local high schools around Whatcom County. The men’s basketball team lacked the size last season and were unable to qualify for the conference tournament, finishing fifth in the North Division with an overall record of…
Film club expands its focus
By Sydney Mitchell In the past, film club only focused on filmmaking, but this year Noah Pierce, this quarter’s club president, wanted to introduce a new concept in order to draw in a larger variety of students. Pierce said, “Two teams to devote to two types of projects.” The film…
US government in time-out until Trump says so
By Apple Parry This story initially ran in Issue 6, published January 22, 2019. Today marks the 32nd day of the longest government shutdown yet, and there is no end in sight. Federal employees will not be paid until after appropriation bills, which allow government spending, are passed into…
Visions and Voices highlights women in film
By Eva Mo Film is indispensable in this visual media society, no matter in this generation or in the past. However, in the ever-augmenting filmmaker’s world, women haven’t been seen during the age of silent film, and not many people are aware of women filmmakers. The CASCADIA International Women’s Film…
ASWCC Senate gives students a voice
By Madison Roper The Associated Students of Whatcom Community College has a student senate, but what are they here for and who is behind it? The student senate is the primary body that represents students’ voices on campus. For Running Start student and senator, Elliot Saldivar, the senate is a…