By Jeremy Short Student athletes come from all around the globe to come play for Whatcom and represent the community the athletic program has built. Whatcom is much smaller than most colleges, making it hard to go out and recruit for their athletics program. Whatcom has three sports to offer…
Whatcom welcomes new division chair
By Monique Everett Rhonda Daniels, English teacher, and previous head of the English Department at Whatcom is the new Arts and Humanities division chair. “I’m excited about learning new things, and developing new relationships with people on campus that I haven’t worked with before,” Daniels said. Overlooking budgets, and…
Holocaust survivor speaks at DOCtober
By Holden Sandal As part of their month long documentary event Doctober, the Pickford Cinema brought back the 2016 historical documentary Big Sonia. The winner of six different film festival awards was shown on Oct. 14th. Directed by Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday, ‘Big Sonia’ is about 90-year-old Sonia Warshawski,…
Documentaries take over the Pickford
By Monique Everett Whether it’s endangered species, the melting ice caps, or holocaust deniers, Doctober, a film festival of documentaries, brings awareness to important issues in our world. With a lineup of 57 documentaries, the Pickford Film Center holds the annual event in October, while offering Doc-Ed, challenges, special guests, filmmaker…
Chuckanut Radio Hour is out of this world
By: Monique Everett In celebration of Whatcom’s 50-year anniversary Nathalia Holt spoke about her new book “Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars,” in Heiner theater on Oct. 5. “When your 200 miles above the planet looking out the window…
The real repercussions of fake news
By Kai Vieira da Rosa Las Vegas witnessed the largest mass shooting in recent American history Oct 1, 2017. Within hours, hundreds of reports had been uploaded or printed to the web. Some stories contained false news that could have endangered even more people. Fake news has always been around…
Whatcom shows support despite DACA termination
By Kai Vieira da Rosa Despite the chaos surrounding the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Whatcom is determined to show undocumented students they are not alone during this termination process. “As a collective community, Whatcom is standing with undocumented students,” said Amy Riedel, Associate Director for…
Food pantry looking back on one year anniversary
By Holden Sandal The Syre Student Center got a new attraction on Oct. 2016, the Orca food pantry. This service was created by the Associated Students of Whatcom Community College (ASWCC) and Jackie Rumble, Whatcom Director of Campus Advocacy. The pantry was created so students at Whatcom who are having…
Famous librarian visits Whatcom
By Monique Everett Nancy Pearl, a well-known icon in the literary world, was featured at Whatcom Thursday, Sept. 21, where she discussed her debut novel, “George & Lizzie.” The audience was composed of book lovers, writers, musicians, and fans of the Chuckanut Radio Hour, a variety radio show broadcast on KMRE,…
Orca sports have historical roots at WCC
by Justin Busby Before 1995, athletes attending Whatcom Community College either had to play for other colleges or not play at all. That changed when basketball became the first sport to represent Whatcom in the Northwest Athletic Conference. In anticipation of adding sports to the curriculum, a $3.3 million pavilion…